GK History MCQ's




All Questions are from Year - 2018 or older

Question 1231 :
In________, with the emergence of a new politically independent nation, India continued to march ahead pursuing a programme of using modern science and technology for national development.

  1. 1907
  2. 1917
  3. 1937
  4. Globalization
  

Question 1232 :
Which of the following believed in the worship of the Yakshas and, Yakshinis? 1) Brahmanism 2) The Kalamukha sect 3) Buddhism 4) Jainism

  1. Mathura inscription of Huvishka
  2. Allahabad pillar inscription of Samudragupta
  3. Junagarh inscription of Skanda Gupta
  4. Eran Pillar inscription of Bhanu Gupta
  

Question 1233 :
The Bharukuccha port lies near—

  1. Mir Qasim’s alliance with the Mughal Emperor and the Nawab of Oudh
  2. Abuse of Dastaks by the English
  3. Mir Quasim’s conspiracy with the French
  4. Mir Jafar’s conspiracy with the East India Company
  

Question 1234 :
In October 1943, Subhash Chandra Bose established the Arzee Humimati Hind at —

  1. They were atheists
  2. They were welcomed by the vaisyas
  3. They advocated ahimsa
  4. They believed in rigorous asceticism
  

Question 1235 :
Jain works were compiled in—

  1. Terracotta
  2. Faience
  3. Agate
  4. Steatite
  

Question 1236 :
Since___________., the Indian economy has pursued free market liberalisation , greater openness in trade and increase investment in infrastructure.

  1. 1961
  2. 1971
  3. 1981
  4. Sharad Yadav
  

Question 1237 :
Azad Muslim conference’ was formed in

  1. 1939
  2. 1940
  3. 1941
  4. 1947
  

Question 1238 :
Who among the following was called as ‘Father of Indian Renaissance’?

  1. B. G. Tilak
  2. Gopal Krishna Gokhale
  3. Lala Lajpat Rai
  4. Raja Ram Mohan Roy
  

Question 1239 :
The System of philosophy with which the name of, Kapila is prominently associated is

  1. Sultanate
  2. Bahmani
  3. Mughal
  4. Vijaynagar
  

Question 1240 :
Which of the following Acts was described by Jawaharlal Nehru as ‘Charter of Slavery’?

  1. Ripon
  2. Curzon
  3. Minto
  4. Lansdowne
  

Question 1241 :
The Montague-Chelmsford Reforms of __________ had brought a large scale discontentment among the people of India.

  1. 1909
  2. 1911
  3. 1916
  4. Sardar Vallabhai Patel
  

Question 1242 :
Doctrine of Total Revolution was expounded by

  1. Jayaprakas Narayanan
  2. M.N Roy
  3. Gandhiji
  4. Thilak
  

Question 1243 :
Who among the following was not a member of the Congress Socialist Party although he encouraged and blessed its formation?

  1. Painted pots
  2. Textiles from Kamarupa
  3. Canvas for Paintings
  4. Wall Paintings
  

Question 1244 :
Which Magadhan ruler is known as Amitrochates ?

  1. Samudragupta
  2. Bindusara
  3. Asoka
  4. Chandragupta
  

Question 1245 :
There is evidence of the proto-Australoid, the mediterranean, alpine and Mongoloid in the skeletal remains at—

  1. 6000-3000 B.C.
  2. 4000—3000 B.C.
  3. 5000—3000 B.C.
  4. 3000-1000 B.C.
  

Question 1246 :
Which of the following is/are true regarding Buddhism? 1) It did not reject Varna - Jati 2) It challenged highest social ranking of Brahmana Varna. 3) It regarded certain crafts as low . Choose the correct answer from the codes given below—

  1. Right speech, right action, right exertion, right mindedness
  2. Right meditation, right resolution, right view - right means livelihood
  3. Dukham (Misery) Dukh samudaya (thirst, attachment etc.) Nirodha (end of worldly existence) - Marga (Patha)
  4. All of above
  

Question 1247 :
Which one of the following places is known as its monumental temple architecture?

  1. l793
  2. 1794
  3. 1795
  4. 1799
  

Question 1248 :
The chief ideas of worship during the Rajput age were —

  1. Ram and Krishna
  2. Vishnu and Shiva
  3. Brahma and Sun
  4. Brahma and Ganesha
  

Question 1249 :
Which of the following universities was not established by Lord Dalhousie?

  1. Ramakrishna Paramhansa
  2. Raja Ram Mohan Roy
  3. Swami Dayanand Saraswati
  4. Swami Vivekananda
  

Question 1250 :
Religion-wise the sculptures found at Kankali Tila in Mathura are—

  1. It has an umbrella at the top
  2. It has a sanctum sanctorum
  3. It has a circumambulatory path (Pradakshinapatha)
  4. It has a fence surrounding it
  

Question 1251 :
Which of the following is incorrect?

  1. Khan Bahadur Khan
  2. Maulavi Ahmadullah
  3. Kunwar Singh
  4. Rao Sahib
  

Question 1252 :
Which of the following terms mentioned in early sources denoted land measure? 1) Nivartana 2) Kulyavapa 3) Dronavapa 4) Rathya . Choose the correct answer from the codes given below —

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

Question 1253 :
To which Sufi did the famous saint of Bihar, Makhdum Shrouding Maneri belong?

  1. stressed the rigidities of traditional rituals.
  2. opposed the practice of image worship.
  3. preached personal devotion of God as a means of salvation.
  4. advocated the austerities preached by the Buddhists and Jams.
  

Question 1254 :
The first international introduced

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

Question 1255 :
One of the most important kings who followed Buddhism

  1. Chandra Gupta
  2. Ashoka
  3. Bindusara
  4. None
  

Question 1256 :
Herodotus has been called the father of

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

Question 1257 :
The Zamindari in Mughal India was not—

  1. February 20, 1947
  2. June 3, 1947
  3. July 18, 1947
  4. August 15, 1947
  

Question 1258 :
The founder of the autonomous kingdom of Avadh was—

  1. Calcutta
  2. Madras
  3. Visakhapatanam
  4. Bombay
  

Question 1259 :
The revolt of the Khasis against the British was led by—

  1. Methods of distillation
  2. Working of telescope
  3. Principal of Gravitation
  4. Technique of Metal Casting
  

Question 1260 :
Who among the following was known as ‘Frontier Gandhi’?

  1. Sir Syed Ali khan
  2. Syed Amir Ali
  3. Abul Kalam Azad
  4. Abdul Gaffar Khan