GK History MCQ's




All Questions are from Year - 2018 or older

Question 61 :
The Egyptian calendar was a

  1. Vasumitra
  2. Nagarjuna
  3. Bhasa
  4. Asvagbosa
  

Question 62 :
Ashtaelic Gajangals were present in the courts of —

  1. Pictographic
  2. Phonetic
  3. Wedged shaped
  4. Calligraphic
  

Question 63 :
General Windham was defeated by the rebel forces in 1857 near—

  1. N. G.Ranga
  2. Swami Sahajananda Saraswati
  3. Vidya Nanda
  4. Baba Ramchandra
  

Question 64 :
Arrange in Chronological order— 1) Harshavardhana 2) Chandragupta Vikramaditya 3) Samudragupta 4) Chandragupta Maurya

  1. Narmada river
  2. Ganga
  3. Indus
  4. Saraswati
  

Question 65 :
The Rigvedic god of thunder was —

  1. Both the sides of Yamuna
  2. The land between 3anga - Yamuna
  3. Eastern Uttar Pradesh
  4. Punjab
  

Question 66 :
Consider the following events:- 1) Hunter Commission- 2) Charles Wood’s Despatch- 3) Sadler Commission- 4) Raleigh Commission - Their correct chronological sequence is

  1. 1900
  2. 1902
  3. 1904
  4. 1906
  

Question 67 :
Raushan Akhtar ascended the throne with the title—

  1. Uraiyur: Spices
  2. Korkai: Pearl
  3. Vanji: Silk
  4. Kanchi: Ivory
  

Question 68 :
Which one of the following pairs is I are not correctly matched? Persons Institutions Founded

  1. Logic
  2. Musicology
  3. Astronomy
  4. History
  

Question 69 :
The Swaraj Party decided to take part in the Reforms Scheme under the Government of India Act, 1919 because—

  1. It wanted to gain political experience by forming government
  2. It wanted to expose the hallow ness of the reforms provided in the Act
  3. It wanted to co-operate with the government
  4. It wanted to curtail the influence of ‘No changers’
  

Question 70 :
A hoard of copper images generally assigned to the Harrappan culture phase, has been found at—

  1. Epic story
  2. Drama
  3. Grammar
  4. Battle
  

Question 71 :
Who among the following historians does not belong to the Marxist School of thought

  1. D. D. Kosambi
  2. R . C Majumdar
  3. Romila Thaper
  4. Irfan Habib.
  

Question 72 :
Which one of the following vedic tribal assemblies involved in the selection of the tribal chief?

  1. Sabha
  2. Samiti
  3. Vidata
  4. Gana
  

Question 73 :
_______.is a specifically delineated duty-free enclave and shall be deemed to be foreign territory for the purposes of trade operations and duties and tariffs.

  1. SEZ
  2. Liberalization
  3. Privatization
  4. Privatization
  

Question 74 :
Sufi Saints and the saints of Hindu Bhakti movements differed on —

  1. Chaitanya
  2. Kabir
  3. Nanak
  4. None of these
  

Question 75 :
Which of the following regions were not known to even the later vedic people?

  1. The Kaveri Delta
  2. The two seas
  3. The entire gangetic valley
  4. The Vindhyas
  

Question 76 :
Where did Mahatma Gandhi first try the weapon of Satyagraha?

  1. Bhasa
  2. Vakpati
  3. Subaudhu
  4. Vatsyayan
  

Question 77 :
The Swaraj Party decided to take part in the Reforms Scheme under the Government of India Act, 1919 because—

  1. It wanted to gain political experience by forming government
  2. It wanted to expose the hollowness of the reforms provided in the Act
  3. It wanted to cooperate with the government
  4. It wanted to curtail the influence of ‘no changers’
  

Question 78 :
Abul Fazl was a historian in the court of

  1. Khalji
  2. Mughals
  3. Satavahanas
  4. Mauryas
  

Question 79 :
Which one of the following Sufi Saints saw the rule of seven Sultans but visited the court of none?

  1. Maharashtra
  2. Rajasthan
  3. Bengal
  4. Saurashtra
  

Question 80 :
Vidisha was on the bank of river—

  1. Henry VIII
  2. Elizabeth I
  3. James I
  4. Charles I
  

Question 81 :
Which of the following religions got spread in different parts of Asia?

  1. Buddhism
  2. Jainism
  3. Hinduism
  4. None of these
  

Question 82 :
The Brehadeshvara temple was built by —

  1. Rajaraja
  2. Rajendra Chola
  3. Vira Rajendra
  4. Kulottunga
  

Question 83 :
Who is the father of Indology?

  1. James Mill
  2. Jonathan Duncan
  3. William Bentick
  4. Anil Seal
  

Question 84 :
panishads, also known as the Vedantas, are in number.

  1. 96
  2. 105
  3. 108
  4. 112
  

Question 85 :
Kshatriyas were the people entrusted with

  1. Bombay Samachar
  2. Bengal Gazette
  3. Bengal Chronicle
  4. The Hindu
  

Question 86 :
Which among the following was regarded as a form of wealth during the vedic age?

  1. Gold
  2. Vedas
  3. Cattle
  4. Land.
  

Question 87 :
Boghazkai Inscription refers to—

  1. Aryavritta
  2. India
  3. Bharat
  4. Bharatvarsha
  

Question 88 :
Alexander the great defeated Porus in the year

  1. Pottery
  2. Porelain
  3. china-bone-glazed
  4. Lily china
  

Question 89 :
Who wrote Tarikh-ul-Hind?

  1. Hewanted to join the Congress Party and become its President.
  2. He was not satisfied with the constitutional reforms introduced by the Govt. of India Act, 1919.
  3. His heart lay torn with anguish over the atrocities of the British government in Pun- jab especially the massacre of innocent people by Dyer at Jallianwala Bagh massacre.
  4. He wished to participate in the Satyagraha movement started by Mahatma Gandhi.
  

Question 90 :
Who amongst the following kings defeated Harsha’ s army on the bank of river Narmada?

  1. Krishnadeva Raya
  2. Pulakesin II
  3. Rajendra I
  4. Rajendra Chola