GK History MCQ's




All Questions are from Year - 2018 or older

Question 991 :
Which of the following is incorrect?

  1. South Africa
  2. Champaran
  3. Bardoli
  4. Dandi
  

Question 992 :
Which one of the following cities was most extensive in area?

  1. Sravasti
  2. Kausambi
  3. Rajgriha
  4. Somnath
  

Question 993 :
The title Sultan-us-Sharq was assumed by the ruler of—

  1. Bijapur and Golconda
  2. Golconda
  3. Gujarat
  4. Ahmadnagar
  

Question 994 :
What was the name of the Paramar king, who wielded the pen with no less dexterity than the sword?

  1. Siddharaja
  2. Bhoja
  3. Vakpati-Munja
  4. Krishnaraja
  

Question 995 :
The Luck now Pact of 1916 was made between

  1. The moderates and extremists
  2. The British and the Indians
  3. the Hindus and the Muslims
  4. The Congress and the Muslim League
  

Question 996 :
Who separated centre state finance?

  1. age of rationalism
  2. age of reason
  3. age of positive thinking
  4. age of experimentation
  

Question 997 :
Prehistoric axes are found at—

  1. 1200—1000 B.C.
  2. 2500—800 B.C.
  3. 2500 B.C.
  4. 1000 BC.
  

Question 998 :
The French Queen, Marie Antonitte, was termed as

  1. empty headed
  2. hot headed
  3. high headed
  4. dumb headed
  

Question 999 :
Who was the most trusted Advisor of Emperor Bahaudur Shah during the Revolt of 1857?

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

Question 1000 :
Which of the following are the three landmarks of Dalhousie’s administration? - 1) Indian Railways - 2) Public Works Department - 3) English as a medium of instruction - 4) Telegraph

  1. Rice (Vribhi)
  2. Barley (Vajra)
  3. Wheat (Godhuma)
  4. Maize
  

Question 1001 :
Who is the author of the book An Introduction to the Study of History ?

  1. D.D.Kosambi
  2. R.S.Sharma
  3. Romila Thapar
  4. James Mill.
  

Question 1002 :
Who among the following Scholar declared that 'Sapt Sindhava' region was the home land of Aryans

  1. Dr A. C. Das
  2. Prof. Maxmuller
  3. Prof. Penka
  4. Dr K. K. Sharma
  

Question 1003 :
Who condemned Gandhism as a reactionary social philosophy?

  1. Gopalakrishna Gokhale
  2. M.N.Roy
  3. Nehru
  4. Lohia
  

Question 1004 :
On the ruins of which one of the following dynasties was the Chola empire established?

  1. Chalukyas of Venge
  2. Pahallavas of Kanchi
  3. Pandyas of Madurai
  4. Chalukyas of Kalyani
  

Question 1005 :
The contemporary source that provides satisfitical data immensely valuable to the study of economy of the Mughal Empire is the —

  1. Tabaqat-i-Akbari
  2. Ain-i-Akbari
  3. Tuhfah-i-Akbarshahi
  4. Badshahnama
  

Question 1006 :
During the period of Harshavardhana the fields were watered by the pots of the Ghatiyantra.' This is known from the writings of—

  1. Abul Hasan
  2. Mansur
  3. Bichitr
  4. Bishandas
  

Question 1007 :
‘Hijrat’ the Muslim era began in —

  1. 622 A.D.
  2. 612 A.D.
  3. 630 A.D.
  4. 600 A.D.
  

Question 1008 :
When did Akbar abolish the slavery and protected human rights?

  1. 1582
  2. 1583
  3. 1584
  4. 1585
  

Question 1009 :
Although, right from the beginning the Indian Constitution fully reflected the spirit of democratic socialism, it was only in ________. that the Preamble was amended to include the term ‘Socialism’.

  1. 1936
  2. 1946
  3. 1956
  4. 1950
  

Question 1010 :
The socialist stalwart _________.openly led a mass movement against her calling her corrupt and autocratic.

  1. Jaya Prakash Narayan
  2. Fakruddin Ali Ahmed
  3. EMS
  4. 1966
  

Question 1011 :
Who is the author of Prithviraj Raso?

  1. Chandabardai
  2. Gunadhya
  3. Amir Khusro
  4. Samdeva
  

Question 1012 :
Haidar Ali established a modem arsenal at—

  1. Mysore
  2. Srirangpattnam
  3. Dindigal
  4. Arcot
  

Question 1013 :
Egyptians were the first people in the world to build

  1. Kings
  2. Monarchs
  3. Pharaohs
  4. Czars
  

Question 1014 :
The original home of the Aryan, according to Lokmanya Balgangadhar Tilak, was—

  1. Assam
  2. Bengal
  3. Jaunpur
  4. Orissa
  

Question 1015 :
In which book did, Dadabhai Nauroji presents his ‘Drain of wealth theory’?

  1. Poverty and un-British rule in India
  2. Economic problems of India ‘
  3. British Rule and its consequences
  4. None of these
  

Question 1016 :
Under the farsighted leadership of _________the nation, the government and the public leaders became committed to the promotion of science and technology.

  1. Nehru,
  2. Narasimha Rao
  3. Prof. P.M.S Blackett
  4. 1948
  

Question 1017 :
The British Governor General , who formulated the policy of Subsidiary Alliance with regard to Indian powers was

  1. Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru
  2. Dr. Rajendra Prasad
  3. Mahatma Gandhi
  4. Annie Besant
  

Question 1018 :
In which of the following Council Jainism was divided into two?

  1. First Jain Council
  2. Second Jain Council
  3. Third Jain Council
  4. Fourth Jain Council
  

Question 1019 :
The earliest literate in India was in Sanskrit— it was learnt by

  1. Rama and Krishna
  2. Vishnu and Siva
  3. Brahma and Sun
  4. Brahma and Ganesha
  

Question 1020 :
Which among the following is not an endogamous group?

  1. Caste
  2. Varna
  3. Gotra
  4. Religion