GK History MCQ's

Question 1261 :
The King Kanishka held a great Buddhist Council under whose presidentship?

1. Desalpur - Surkotda
2. Rangpur - Rojadi
3. Allabadino - Balakot
4. Lothal - Surkotda

Question 1262 :
The account of the local Administration was written in—

1. Tardi Beg
2. Bairam Khan
3. Munim Khan
4. Shamsuddin Atka

Question 1263 :
Writing had first developed in

1. Primarily that Bhakti God
2. That of combining Bhakti with Jnan (Gyan)
3. That of Bhakti with Karma
4. That of combining of Bhakti, man (Gyan) and Karma

Question 1264 :
Which one of the following was a cause for the decline of the textile industry in Bengal during the 18th century?

1. Ashok Mehta
2. R. C. Majumdar
3. S. N. Sen
4. V. D. Savarkar

Question 1265 :
Which one of the following was not an item of export from India to the west during the early centuries of the Christian era?

1. Khyat
2. Bakhar
3. Burunji
4. Babi

Question 1266 :
Which of the following terms were used to refer to rural land holders in Eastern India during the Gupta period? (1) Agraharin (2) Kutumbin (3) Mahaltara (4) Bhogika

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

Question 1267 :
Dipavamsa was written in—

1. wars
2. imperalism
3. colonialism
4. exploitation

Question 1268 :
Which among the fol1owing constituted the novelty of the Art of Painting of Ravi Verma?

1. Portraits
2. Frescoes
3. Use of all colours in painting Indian Mythological
4. Water Colour Drawings

Question 1269 :
In ancient Indian social structure the term ‘anirvasta’ related to—

1. 7th century B.C.
2. 5th century B.C.
3. 3rd century B.C.
4. 2nd century A.D.

Question 1270 :
Who said that 'the Chola artists conceived like grants and finished like jewellers. ?

1. Percy Brawn
2. Furgusion
3. Pujarti
4. Dr. A. K. Mathas

Question 1271 :
Who among the following was the first leader to organize labour movement in India?

1. B. P. Wadia
2. Lala Lajpat Rai
3. N. M. Lokhandy
4. N. G. Ranga

Question 1272 :
One of the most important facts in the history of India during the 1st century of British rule is the decay of her flourishing—

1. Trade
2. Agriculture
3. Industry
4. A and B

Question 1273 :
Agriculture was the main occupation of the

1. Palestine
2. Phoenicia
3. Alexandria
4. Egypt

Question 1274 :
Who was the Chairman of Boundary Commission to define the boundaries of the dominions under the Indian Independence Act of 1947?

1. Lord Cornwallis -Subsidiary System
2. Lord Rippon -Local Self Government
3. Holt Mackenzie -Mahalwari Settlement in Northern India
4. Thomas Munro-Ryotwari System

Question 1275 :
The East-India Company began to use the term ‘Investments in India’ for—

1. Their bullion imports to purchase Indian goods
2. The loot from Buxar for purchasing Indian goods
3. The profits made from duty free inland trade and the surplus from Diwani revenue
4. The borrowed money from India moneylenders for purchases in India

Question 1276 :
‘Tol Kappiyam’ is a book on—

1. Millitary system
2. Agreement on loans - repayment
3. Agreements on lands
4. Repayment of irrigation loans

Question 1277 :
The chief feature of the temples constructed by the Cholas was their —

1. Emphasis on Bhakti to Rama
2. Tradition of family saints
3. Neglect of Sanskrit language
4. Efforts to bring about unity among the Hindus and the Muslims

Question 1278 :
The Predominant funerary practice at Harappa was —

1. Ramdas
2. Purandaradas
3. Vidyaranya
4. Appayya Dikshitar

Question 1279 :
The contemporary source that provides satisfitical data immensely valuable to the study of economy of the Mughal Empire is the —

1. Govinda II
2. Dhruva
3. Govinda Ill
4. Krishna II

Question 1280 :
In the elections of 1937 the Muslim League’s electoral performance in the Muslim majority provinces such as Sindh, Punjab and NorthWest Frontier had been —

1. Motilal Nehru and Tej Bahadur Sapru
2. Mrs Annie Besant and C.P. Ramaswami Iyer
3. Madan Mohan Malaviya and M.S. Aney
4. Surendranath Banerjee and C.R. Das

Question 1281 :
How did Akbar get rid of the authority of the Ulemas?

1. Vedic
2. Bhagvatism
3. Buddhism
4. Jainism