GK History MCQ's




All Questions are from Year - 2018 or older

Question 841 :
No one is allowed to marry outside his own caste, or to exchange one profession of trade for another or to follow more than one business.' This observation was made by—

  1. Gajasataka
  2. Godhiya
  3. Hiranyadama
  4. Katishama
  

Question 842 :
An area which was relatively neglected by the Hindus, but where Muslim writers showed their skill, was —

  1. The Battle of Attack
  2. The Battle of Amritsar
  3. The Battle of Balakot
  4. The Battle of Charsadda
  

Question 843 :
The Jaunpuri or the Sharqi style of architecture developed during the reign of—

  1. Mubarak Shah Sharqi
  2. Shamsuddin Ibrahim Shah Sharqi
  3. Mahmud Shah Sharqi
  4. Hussain Shah Sharqi
  

Question 844 :
The architect of Taj Mahal belonged to?

  1. Italy
  2. France
  3. Turkey
  4. Egypt
  

Question 845 :
Dewan Velu Thampi of Travancore organised the Revolt in—

  1. Ionians
  2. Doreans
  3. Hellenes
  4. Corianths
  

Question 846 :
Who among the following was the painter who was given the title Nadir-uz-Zaman by Jahangir?

  1. Yavanas
  2. Shabaras
  3. Sudras
  4. Chandals
  

Question 847 :
Who among the following has his disciples as Ashtchap?

  1. Kabir
  2. Akbar
  3. Nanak
  4. Ramdas
  

Question 848 :
In 1946, upon persuasion of__________., Mahatma Gandhi reluctantly accepted the proposal of partition and independence offered by the British cabinet, in order to evade a civil war.

  1. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
  2. Rajguru
  3. Sukhdev
  4. Mohammed Ali Jinnah
  

Question 849 :
Baba Ram Chandra organised peasants in—

  1. V.V.Giri
  2. S. A.Dange
  3. Jawahar La! Nehru
  4. Lala Lajpat Rai
  

Question 850 :
During the reign of which ruler was Sri Lanka lost to the Cholas —

  1. Rajendra I
  2. Rajendra II
  3. Kullotunga
  4. Rajendra III
  

Question 851 :
Which one of the following led of the failure of the Cripps Mission?

  1. 1797
  2. 1798
  3. 1799
  4. 1796
  

Question 852 :
The Chola empire reached its zenith under

  1. Rudradaman
  2. Nahapana
  3. Vasisthiputra Pulumayi
  4. Maltendravartnan
  

Question 853 :
Mesopotamian civilization ended in

  1. Assyria
  2. Akkad
  3. Sumer
  4. Iran
  

Question 854 :
The moon god, Narnnar was the patron god of the city of

  1. Urban civilization
  2. Rural civilization
  3. Semi urban
  4. Semi rural as Heading
  

Question 855 :
The core of the middle class, which emerged in Bengal, was of—

  1. Zamindars
  2. Bankers
  3. Merchants
  4. None of these
  

Question 856 :
Which one of the following Buddhist sects insist on the ‘necessity of the monastic life, worship of the relics of Lord Buddha, attainment of-salvation by one-self alone and in the belief that Lord Buddha will no more be born?

  1. 1and 2
  2. 1,3and4
  3. 2and3
  4. 3and4
  

Question 857 :
The term Nadukal mentioned in the Sangam literature—

  1. Is a reference to a velir chief
  2. Means memorial stone
  3. Was a tax on nadus
  4. Was an item of export in Indo-Roman trade
  

Question 858 :
The Non-Cooperation Movement launched by _________had fanned the fire of this discontentment.

  1. Gandhi
  2. Jawaharlal Nehru
  3. Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
  4. 1919
  

Question 859 :
The celebrated author Kshemendra lived in—

  1. socialism
  2. communalism
  3. democracy
  4. dictatorship
  

Question 860 :
Which of the following were considered untouchable in early India? 1) Charamakara 2) Svarnakara 3) Paraiyar 4) Rathakara- Select the correct answer given below —

  1. 1, 2
  2. 1, 3
  3. 1, 4
  4. 3, 4
  

Question 861 :
One of the notable early writers of Hindi was —

  1. Alberuni
  2. Firdausi
  3. Farishta
  4. Utbi
  

Question 862 :
Which Session of Indian National Congress was presided by Subhash chandra Bose?

  1. Haripura
  2. Nagpur
  3. Lahore
  4. Delhi
  

Question 863 :
Chinese contributed to the field of science by giving the world

  1. Confucius
  2. Lao Tse
  3. Han rulers
  4. Huien Tsang
  

Question 864 :
The Ramosi - Gadkari revolts took place in—

  1. Land owners
  2. Aboriginal tribes
  3. Former rulers
  4. All of the above
  

Question 865 :
The first national news agency of India was—

  1. The Indian Review
  2. The Free Press of India
  3. The Hindustan Review
  4. The Associated Press of India
  

Question 866 :
The Greeks were also known as

  1. Solar
  2. Lunar
  3. Solar lunar
  4. Gregorian
  

Question 867 :
The Anglo-Afghan relations in the 19th century were determined because of fear of expansion towards India of—

  1. France
  2. Russia
  3. Persia
  4. Afghanistan
  

Question 868 :
Which of the following were not the new industries introduced by the Britishers?

  1. 12 July, 1789
  2. 13 July, 1789
  3. 14 July, 1789
  4. 16 July, 1790
  

Question 869 :
Which was the first book to deal with Music?

  1. It was widely practiced in the Indus valley civilization
  2. The Rigveda does not show any ac quaintance with it
  3. It is cleared referred to in the Buddhist Jatakas
  4. It come to be applied to several castes only in the post Gupta period
  

Question 870 :
The French East India Company was founded in—

  1. 1663
  2. 1664
  3. 1665
  4. 1666