GK History MCQ's




All Questions are from Year - 2018 or older

Question 121 :
What is the correct chronological order of the following British Officials in India? 1) Sir John Sore 2) Marquis Cornwallis 3) Earl of Minto 4) Marquess of Wellesley .Select the correct answer using the codes given below—Codes:

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

Question 122 :
What is the significance of ‘Kayavarohan’ in the history of shaivism?

  1. Arikamedu — Choromandal
  2. Nelcynda — Malabar
  3. Masalia — Konkan
  4. Colchi (Korkai) — Pandya country
  

Question 123 :
During the Mauryan age ‘bhaga’ was

  1. House Tax
  2. Land Tax
  3. Water Tax
  4. Hiranya
  

Question 124 :
Madurai was the capital of

  1. surplus revenue
  2. land tax
  3. revenue from seaports
  4. currency system
  

Question 125 :
The Indian Association played an important role in arousing national consciousness through the formation of the—

  1. Indian National Congress
  2. Bengal British Indian Society
  3. Indian National Conference
  4. British India Association
  

Question 126 :
Which one of the following di- not happen during the reign of Vijayanagar king Ramaraya

  1. Rock Edict II
  2. Rock Edict XIII
  3. Pillar Edict VII
  4. Minor Rock Edicts
  

Question 127 :
Which one of following objects of roman manufacture has been most abundantly found in India?

  1. Sangam was held under royal patronage at Madurai.
  2. The didactic works of Sangam Literature are called Kilkanakku
  3. The narrative texts of Sangam Literature are called Melkannakku
  4. None of these
  

Question 128 :
The author of Natyashastra was—

  1. Life after death
  2. Soul living after death
  3. Migration of soul
  4. Rebirth
  

Question 129 :
The great French socialist Babeuf was executed in the year

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

Question 130 :
Indian Constitution consists of ________ Articles divided into 22 Parts with 12Schedules and 94 constitutional amendments.

  1. 295
  2. 305
  3. 388
  4. 1950
  

Question 131 :
Which of the following was the lowest unit of Chola administration?

  1. Parantakal 1
  2. Raja raja
  3. Rajendra Chola I
  4. Rajendra Chola II
  

Question 132 :
Mewar accepted the Suzerainty of the Mughals during the reign of—

  1. Jats
  2. Sultanates
  3. Marathas
  4. Rajputs
  

Question 133 :
In the committee which prepared the Nehru Report (1928) the Liberal Federation was by—

  1. M.R.Jayakar
  2. Tej Bahadur Sapru
  3. V. S. Srinivasa Sastri
  4. M.S.Aney
  

Question 134 :
What was considered as Varna-Samsakara?

  1. Pearls
  2. Five textiles
  3. Precious stones
  4. Silver
  

Question 135 :
It is stated that the incidents of Barrack pore were repeated at other plaThe place which remained unperturbed was—

  1. Ambala
  2. Meerut
  3. Lahore
  4. Lucknow
  

Question 136 :
The first writer to use Urdu as the medium of poetic expression was:

  1. Amir Khusrau
  2. Mirza Ghalib
  3. Bahadur Shah Zafar
  4. Faiz
  

Question 137 :
Who among the following could not attend the First meeting of Indian National Congress?

  1. Dadabhai Nauroji
  2. Surendra Nath Banerjee
  3. Badruddin Tyabji
  4. R.C.Dutt
  

Question 138 :
The Treaty of Allahabad was’ concluded by—

  1. Robert Clive, Mir Jafar and Raja Balwant Singh
  2. Robert Clive, Najam-ud-Daula and Shujaud-Daula
  3. Robert Clive, Siraj-ud-Daulah and Mir Kasim
  4. Shah Alam, Jafar and Shuja-ud-Daula
  

Question 139 :
The historical site wherein an early inscription referring to the five heroes of the Vrishnis is found is—

  1. Germany
  2. France
  3. Italy
  4. Holland
  

Question 140 :
The head of a guild in ancient and early medieval India was called—

  1. Govmda III
  2. Krishna III
  3. Bhoja I
  4. Gopala I
  

Question 141 :
What is the correct chronological sequence of the following rulers of Bengal? 1) Suja-ud-din 2) Murshid Quli Khan 3) Sarfaraz Khan 4) Ali Vardi Khan Codes:

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

Question 142 :
The famous conversation between uddalka Aruni - his son Svetaketu regarding the identity of the Brahman - the Atman figures in the—

  1. Harsha Vardhan
  2. Chandra Gupta Maurya
  3. Ashoka, the Great
  4. Chandra Gupta I
  

Question 143 :
Which one was the Port of Cheras?

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

Question 144 :
Socrates, the greatest Greek philosopher, was put to death by

  1. Pahallavas
  2. Cholas
  3. Kadambas
  4. Vijaynagar
  

Question 145 :
In the historic Lok Sabha election held in March 1977, _______.-led Congress lost power.

  1. Indira Gandhi
  2. JB Patnaik,
  3. Jyoti Basu,
  4. M Karunanidhi. 78. In the historic Lok Sabha election held in March 1977, ...............-led Congress
  

Question 146 :
The earliest example of a land grant is provided by an inscription of

  1. the Guptas
  2. the Mauryas
  3. the Satavahanas
  4. the Mahameghavahanas
  

Question 147 :
The Anti-Partition movement was initiated on

  1. 7 Aug. 1904
  2. 7 Aug. 1905
  3. 7 Aug. 1906
  4. 7 Aug. 1907
  

Question 148 :
The Kalyana-Mandapa was notable feature of temple architecture in the kingdom of—

  1. past
  2. Present
  3. Future
  4. Death
  

Question 149 :
The British established their trading centre in the following order—

  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 150 :
The Chalukya capital was shifted from Manyakheta to Kalyani by —

  1. Strabo
  2. Megasthenes
  3. Fa-hien
  4. Hiuen-Tsang