GK History MCQ's




All Questions are from Year - 2018 or older

Question 1111 :
In ancient and early medieval India the uncultivated and untaxed land was called—

  1. C.R.Reddy Praja Mitra Mandali
  2. Jyotiba Fule Saty Shodhak Samaj
  3. B.R.Ambedkat: All India Depressed Classed Association
  4. Dr. Atmaram Prarthana Samaj Pandurang
  

Question 1112 :
who wrote the Vikramangadevacharita ?

  1. Kalhana
  2. Sudraka
  3. Bilhana
  4. Atula.
  

Question 1113 :
Which one of the following is oldest smriti?

  1. Arthashastra of Kautilya
  2. Ptolemy’s Geography
  3. Indica of Megasthenese
  4. Pliny’s Natural History
  

Question 1114 :
The constitution of India became fully operational with effect from 26thJanuary_____________

  1. 1905
  2. 1935
  3. 1947
  4. Afghanistan
  

Question 1115 :
Gandhism is not merely a political creed it is

  1. A programme of action
  2. A message
  3. theory
  4. Working class movement
  

Question 1116 :
Who wrote ‘Vasavadatta’?

  1. 650 BC
  2. 750 BC
  3. 850 BC
  4. 950 BC
  

Question 1117 :
Given below are two statements. One labelled is Assertion (a) and the other labelled as Reason (R) — Assertion (a): Despite initial victory the Sepoy Mutiny could not succeed in overthrowing the Raj. Reason (R): The rising middle class sided with the Raj. In the context of the above two statements which one of the following is correct?

  1. Santhal Insurrection
  2. Kuki Rebellion
  3. Peasant agitation against the indigo planters in Bengal
  4. Agitation against reduction of age-limits for entry into Civil Service
  

Question 1118 :
Which one of following denoted a series of coins?

  1. Gajasataka
  2. Gadhiya
  3. Hiranyadama
  4. Katisama
  

Question 1119 :
The novelty which Kabir added to the Bhakti movement was —

  1. Qutubuddin Bakhtiyar Kaki
  2. Baba Farid-ud-din Chishti
  3. Shaikh Nizamuddin Chishti
  4. Nasiruddin ‘Chiragh’ Delhvi
  

Question 1120 :
Which of the following is not true of both Buddhism - Jainism?

  1. Polity
  2. Economy
  3. Sociality
  4. None of these
  

Question 1121 :
The Romans were famous for fights between man-man and man-animal which took place in

  1. Illiad
  2. Odefus rex
  3. Electra
  4. Odyssey
  

Question 1122 :
Dadabhai Nauroji, the greatest exponent of the theory of ‘Drain of wealth’ called the economic exploitation of India—

  1. Evil of all evils
  2. A continuous fleecing
  3. A continuous British invasion
  4. None of these
  

Question 1123 :
Consider the following individuals — 1) N.M. Joshi 2) Dewan Chamanlal 3) Shiva Rao 4) V.V. Giri . Which movement amongst the following, were all of the above associated with?

  1. Writing books and articles on the subject
  2. Publishing newspapers for articulating their views
  3. Forming societies, associations and organisations to voice their grievances
  4. Resorting to armed resistance
  

Question 1124 :
Vedic Math was highly developed and had the knowledge of an important theorem

  1. Lagash
  2. Ur
  3. Eridu
  4. Akkad
  

Question 1125 :
Which one of the following inscriptions provides the earliest epigraphical evidence regarding sati?

  1. Situ
  2. Kharvataka
  3. Khilakshetra
  4. Sitadhyaksha
  

Question 1126 :
The main effect of the American War of Independence was

  1. establishment of a republic
  2. democracy
  3. socialism
  4. capitalism
  

Question 1127 :
Which one of the following statement is correct?

  1. The Indian Independence Act, 1947 gave unlimited powers to the Constitution Assembly of each Dominion to frame and adopt any Constitution and to repeal any act of the British Parliament
  2. The Indian Independence Act, 1947 came into force on the 15th August, 1947
  3. The Indian Independence Act, 1947 provided that the district of Silhet in Assam would form part of India
  4. The Indian Independence Act, 1947 made it mandatory that the Constituent Assemblies of India and Pakish should consist of members directly exected by the people
  

Question 1128 :
Irani System of ‘Sajda’ was started by?

  1. Balban
  2. Razia
  3. Iltutmish
  4. Mohammed Tughlaq
  

Question 1129 :
Clive introduced dual Govemm1t in Bengal because—

  1. He was afraid of hostile reaction from the people of Bengal
  2. The authorities of the East India Company in England did not allow him to establishment of de jure authority of the East India Company in Bengal
  3. The Mughal emperor was opposed to the establishment of de jure authority of the East India Company in Bengal
  4. He wanted to avoid the responsibility arising out of the establishment of de jure authority of the East India Company in Bengal.
  

Question 1130 :
The most important source of information for the municipal administrative system of the city of Pataliputra in the Mauryan empire is —

  1. Alauddin Khalji
  2. Balban
  3. Feroze Shah Tughlaq
  4. Sikandar Lodi
  

Question 1131 :
In which of the following years the Asiatic Society of Bengal was established

  1. 1684
  2. 1784
  3. 1884
  4. 1984
  

Question 1132 :
In Mughal period Zamindars were—

  1. Widow marriage was allowed among the Rigvedic Aryans
  2. The Parda system did not exist among the Rigvedic Aryans
  3. Sati custom was common among the Rigvedic Aryans
  4. Rigvedic women had a right to participate in religious ceremonies
  

Question 1133 :
Who is regarded as the pragmatic social reformer?

  1. Nehru
  2. Thilak
  3. Sree Narayana Guru
  4. Mahathma Gandhi
  

Question 1134 :
Baba Ram Chandra organized peasants in—

  1. Oudh
  2. Bihar
  3. Bengal
  4. Andhra
  

Question 1135 :
Jinnh’s Two –nation Theory was adopted on

  1. 1935
  2. 1940
  3. 1925
  4. 1947
  

Question 1136 :
In March 1925, who among the following became the President of the Central Legislative Assembly?

  1. Bihar
  2. Punjab
  3. Bengal
  4. Maharashtra
  

Question 1137 :
Intercaste marriages, during the Rajput age was possible among —

  1. Wheat, Barley, Mustard
  2. Barley, Groundnut, Rice
  3. Wheat, Rice, Sugarcane
  4. Wheat, Cotton, Sugarcane
  

Question 1138 :
Which one of the following sculptures does not belong to the Mauryan period?

  1. Pot-sherds
  2. Bronze-Icons
  3. Lamps
  4. Coins
  

Question 1139 :
The gold coins of Muhammad Ghori usually bear—

  1. Palas
  2. Senas
  3. Pratiharas
  4. King Yasovarman of Kannauj
  

Question 1140 :
Harsha Charita is written by which writer

  1. Bilhana
  2. Bana
  3. Jayanga
  4. Athulya