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




All Questions are from Year - 2018 or older

Question 481 :
In March 1784 the treaty of Mangalore was concluded mainly at the insistence of—

  1. Warren Hastings
  2. Colonel Fullarton
  3. Tipu Sultan
  4. Lord McCartney
  

Question 482 :
Which among the following did not emerge as a new social class during the British rule in agrarian areas?

  1. Zamindars
  2. Absentee landlords
  3. Tenants under zamindars and absentee landlords
  4. Bourgeoise farm holders
  

Question 483 :
Mushakavamsa kavya deals with the dynastic history of the rulers of which region ?

  1. Valluvanadu
  2. Thiruvitamkur
  3. Kolathunadu
  4. Venadu
  

Question 484 :
How many incarnations of Vishnu according to Bhagvatism?

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

Question 485 :
The Congress ministries in the seven provinces of British India resigned in October 1939 because—

  1. The village court of justice
  2. An assembly of adult men in agraharas
  3. A Committee of People from all castes
  4. A Committee of nattars
  

Question 486 :
Brahmani bull for Indus valley people was—

  1. Venisamhara
  2. Mahaveercharita
  3. Uttar Ramcharita
  4. Maltimadhava
  

Question 487 :
Who among the following was selected by Gandhiji to be the Ist leader to offer Individual Civil Disobedience in 1940?

  1. The Sunga period
  2. The Kushana period
  3. The Gupta period
  4. The early Medieval period
  

Question 488 :
Which one of the following is the largest burnt-brick structure built in the entire range of the Harrappa culture?

  1. 324 BC
  2. 325 BC
  3. 326 BC
  4. 327 BC
  

Question 489 :
Sangam is meant for?

  1. Dynasty of South India
  2. Tamil religious literature
  3. Assemblies of Tamil Scholars
  4. Ancient name of South India
  

Question 490 :
Work on the Grand Trunk Road from Calcutta to Delhi was begun by the company in—

  1. 1839
  2. 1836
  3. 1840
  4. 1843
  

Question 491 :
What was considered as Varna Samkara?

  1. Illegitimate birth
  2. Revolt against the Varna system
  3. Transgression of Varna boundaries for marriage
  4. Championing the Varnasrama dharma
  

Question 492 :
The British Government decided and declared to leave India by June 1948 in—

  1. 1946A.D.
  2. February 1947A.D.
  3. April 1947A.D.
  4. June 1947 A.D.
  

Question 493 :
Sardinia was the strongest state of

  1. Decline in the quality of production
  2. Non-availability of raw material
  3. High tariff rates on export to Britain
  4. Charter-availability of Craftsmen
  

Question 494 :
Who was the last Governor General and First Viceroy of India?

  1. Lord Lawrence
  2. Lord Mayo
  3. Lord Canning
  4. Lord Lytton
  

Question 495 :
Which of the following ancient Indian states was an autonomous republic?

  1. Magadh
  2. Kosala
  3. Anga
  4. Sakya
  

Question 496 :
What is the correct chronological sequence of the following? 1) The founding of the Ghadar Party 2) The Chauri-Chaura incident 3) The execution of Khudiram Bose 4) Moplah Rebellion in Malabar - Choose the correct answer from the codes given below —

  1. Lord Pethic Lawrence, Sir Stafford cripps and Mr. Alexander
  2. Lord Wavell, Sir stafford Cripps and Mr. Alexander
  3. Lord Wavell, Lord Pethic Lawrence and Mr. Alexander
  4. Sir stafford Cripps, Lord Wavell and Lord Pethic Lawrence
  

Question 497 :
Which one of the following statements about the Indus culture is the least possible?

  1. Mohenjodaro
  2. Harrappa
  3. Dholavira
  4. Kalibanga
  

Question 498 :
Hazrat Mohammad was born at Mecca in Arabia in —

  1. 590 A.D.
  2. 570 A.D.
  3. 520 AD
  4. 500 A.D.
  

Question 499 :
Which one of the following adumbrated principles and Constitutional provisions which were later incorporated in the Montagu Chelmsford Reforms?

  1. Edwin Montagu’s announcement on 20 August 1917 in the House of Commons that the policy of the British Government would be the gradual development of self governing institutions with a view to the progressive realisation of responsible government in India
  2. Annie Besant became almost overnight a pro-Raj supporter after Montagu’s promise of responsible government in India
  3. B .G. Tilak departed for England in September 1918 to fight a libel suit against Valentine Chirol
  4. The British Raj passed the Rowlatt Act on 18 March 1919 to suppress the revolutionary movements against it
  

Question 500 :
Rajatarangini describes the history of—

  1. Primates
  2. Homeorachy
  3. Homeosapians
  4. Africany
  

Question 501 :
The first law giver of the world was

  1. Sanskrit
  2. Prakrit
  3. Pali
  4. Persian
  

Question 502 :
The Indian Independence Act, 1947 came into force on —

  1. Polity
  2. Economics
  3. Medicine
  4. Philosophy
  

Question 503 :
Kanchi was the capital of

  1. Rabin
  2. Hallaj
  3. Ghazali
  4. None of these
  

Question 504 :
The chief form of property in the Rigveda was —

  1. Sanskrit
  2. Prakrit
  3. Pali
  4. Arabic
  

Question 505 :
Consider the following events: 1) August Offer 2) Poona Pact 3) Third Round Table Conference 4) Communal Award ..The correct chronological sequence of these events is —

  1. M.N.Roy
  2. Jayaprakash Narayan
  3. Subhash Chandra Bose
  4. Jawaharlal Nehru
  

Question 506 :
However, __________ shocked everybody by declaring Lok Sabha elections in January 1977 bringing an end to draconian Emergency.

  1. Indira Gandhi
  2. Ramakrishna Hegde,
  3. HD Deve Gowda,
  4. LK Advani,
  

Question 507 :
It is stated that the incidents of Barrack pore were repeated at other plaThe place which remained unperturbed was—

  1. Lack of industries
  2. Exported food grains a lot
  3. First world war
  4. Exported the cotton and wool
  

Question 508 :
The Indus people achieved maximum amount of standardization in

  1. Pottery
  2. Seals
  3. Sculpture
  4. Bricks
  

Question 509 :
Under whom did Tulsidas write Ramcharitmanasa—

  1. Vedvyas
  2. Krishna Vasudev
  3. Valmiki
  4. Vatsyayan
  

Question 510 :
The first English factors India was established at—

  1. . Temples at Madura
  2. Temples of Tanjore
  3. Kailashnath temple of Ellora
  4. Rock-cut Nath temples at Mahabalipuram