GK History (Ancient - Modern History,Social Science) MCQ's




All Questions are from Year - 2018 or older

Question 421 :
The ryotwari settlement was primarily introduced by the British government in—

  1. Bengal and Madras
  2. The gangetic valley
  3. United provinces
  4. Madras and Bombay
  

Question 422 :
The first battle of the American War of Independence took place in the year

  1. 1776, 4 July
  2. 1778, 14 August
  3. 1776, 28 July
  4. 1789, 14 July
  

Question 423 :
The Ramayana was composed by the great saint

  1. Brahma
  2. Vasisht
  3. Bana
  4. Valmik
  

Question 424 :
Ryotwari Settlement was started in?

  1. Madras
  2. Bombay
  3. Bengal
  4. Assam
  

Question 425 :
Scholar officials in Iron age of China were known as

  1. 202 BC
  2. 203 BC
  3. 204 BC
  4. 205 BC
  

Question 426 :
Industrial Revolution was started in which country did—

  1. England
  2. France
  3. Germany
  4. U.S.A.
  

Question 427 :
Which of the following were epics in early Tamil Literature?

  1. Anus
  2. Druhyns
  3. Bharats
  4. Sivis
  

Question 428 :
Of the four events mentioned below, which one was chronologically the last to take place?

  1. Seven hundred followers
  2. Seventy-five hundred followers
  3. Seventy-five followers
  4. Seventy-five thousands followers
  

Question 429 :
Under whose patronage was the Kailash temple of Ellora constructed?

  1. the revolutionary alliance
  2. triple alliance
  3. holy alliance
  4. triple entente
  

Question 430 :
After the Mauryas the most important kingdom in the Deccan and Central India was that of the:

  1. Vakatakas
  2. Cholas
  3. Satavahanas
  4. Pallavas
  

Question 431 :
The second international was the 100 years celebration of the

  1. American War of Independence
  2. French Revolution
  3. Italian Unification
  4. German Unification
  

Question 432 :
Which of the following is Correct?

  1. The permanent zamindari settlement of Lord Cornwallis vested the ownership of land in the zamindars
  2. The permanent zamindari settlement of Lord Cornwallis vested the ownership of land in the individual pents
  3. The permanent zamindari settlement of Lord Cornwallis vested the ownership of land in the villages communities
  4. The permanent zamindari settlement of Lord Cornwallis vested the ownership of land in the state
  

Question 433 :
Between which of the following was the ancient town of Takshasila located?

  1. Indus and Jehelum
  2. Jhelum and Chenab
  3. Chenab and Ravi
  4. Ravi and Beas
  

Question 434 :
The Iron Age Chinese explained the astronomical phenomenon called

  1. 16 parts
  2. 12 parts
  3. 10 parts
  4. 9parts
  

Question 435 :
Asvamedha Yajna from among Chalukya rulers was performed by —

  1. Al-uthi
  2. Alberuni
  3. Hasan-un-Nizami
  4. Minhajuddin-bin-Sirajuddin
  

Question 436 :
Shakuntalum was written by

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

Question 437 :
The Chinese calendar was

  1. Autocracy
  2. Democracy
  3. Dictatorship
  4. Oligarchy
  

Question 438 :
The Rajarajeshvar temple was constructed by —

  1. Parantaka Chola
  2. Mahendra Vermana Pahallava
  3. Rajaraja Chola
  4. Aditya Cholas
  

Question 439 :
Modernisation of Muslims in India was initiated by —

  1. Sir Syaid Ahmad Khan
  2. Abdul Latif
  3. Badruddin Taiyabji
  4. Syaid Amir Ali
  

Question 440 :
Who was the first Muslim writer to make use of Hindi words and adopt Indian poetric imagery and themes?

  1. Warren Hastings
  2. Lord Dalhousie
  3. Lord Wellesley
  4. Lord William Bentick
  

Question 441 :
Which of the following is a correct chronological sequence?

  1. Qutub Minar, Taj Mahal, Fatehpur Sikri
  2. Qutub Minar, Fatehpur Sikri, Taj Mahal
  3. Fatehpur Sikri, Taj Mahal, Qutub Minar
  4. Ta Mahal, Fatehpur Sikri, Qutub Miner
  

Question 442 :
Foreign capitalists were attracted by Indian industry for a variety of reasons. Which one of the following reasons was not one of them?

  1. Labour was extremely cheap
  2. Raw materials were readily and cheaply available
  3. Indian capitalist class wars well developed but unable to compete
  4. For many Indian products there was a ready demand the world over
  

Question 443 :
The full form of OBC is-

  1. Other Backward Class
  2. Other Backward Caste
  3. Over Backward Class
  4. Over Backward Caste
  

Question 444 :
Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

  1. Manu
  2. Narada
  3. Brihaspati
  4. Parasara
  

Question 445 :
The Valangai (right hand) and Idangai (left hand) division of South Indian society is first noticed in the —

  1. Elephanta
  2. Ellora
  3. Badami
  4. Mahabalipuram
  

Question 446 :
An anthropomorphic figure of copper has been reported from the Harrappan levels at—

  1. Timur
  2. Zain-ul-Abidin
  3. Malilc Kafur
  4. Hasan
  

Question 447 :
Male Spartans lived in military barracks from the age of

  1. The Greatest Bath
  2. Granary
  3. Assembly Hall
  4. Lothal Dockyard
  

Question 448 :
In the medieval period, Indian painting reached a high degree of perfection during the reign of

  1. Firoz Tughlaq
  2. Sher Shah
  3. Jehangir
  4. Aurangzeb
  

Question 449 :
Gandhiji was arrested before he could offer Satyagraha and Make salt at the Government Depot at —

  1. Singapore
  2. Rangoon
  3. Germany
  4. Japan
  

Question 450 :
In which of the following battles with the Sikhs did the Partisans of the holy war suffer a terrible defeat in which Sayyaid Ahamed lost his life?

  1. socialistic ideas
  2. divine right theory
  3. orthodox method
  4. oligarchy rules