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




All Questions are from Year - 2018 or older

Question 31 :
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 32 :
Mesopotamian math’s was called sexagesimal because they counted

  1. Constellations
  2. Eclipses
  3. The solar system
  4. 12 division of the sky
  

Question 33 :
The term Nadukal mentioned in the Sangam literature—

  1. Is a reference to a velir chief
  2. Means memorial stone
  3. Was a tax on nadus
  4. Was an item of export in Indo-Roman trade
  

Question 34 :
Ancient Monuments Preservation Act was passed daring the Viceroyalty of

  1. P. C. Joshi
  2. Acharya Narendra Dev
  3. B. R. Ambedkar
  4. Subhas Chandra Bose
  

Question 35 :
One of the notable early writers of Hindi was —

  1. Alberuni
  2. Firdausi
  3. Farishta
  4. Utbi
  

Question 36 :
Which one of the following denoted a series of coins?

  1. Ghoshundi
  2. Besnagar
  3. Dwarka
  4. Mathura
  

Question 37 :
The office of the Wakil-us saltanate was held during the first four years of Akbar’s reign by—

  1. Aryans
  2. Kushans
  3. Guptas
  4. Kushanas
  

Question 38 :
Which of the following is correctly matched?

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

Question 39 :
By which Act, Rule of East India Company ended in India?

  1. Regulating Act, 1773
  2. Pitt’s India Act, 1784
  3. Government of India Act,1858
  4. Morley-Minto Act, 1909
  

Question 40 :
No one is allowed to marry outside his own caste, or to exchange one profession of trade for another or to follow more than one business.' This observation was made by—

  1. Gajasataka
  2. Godhiya
  3. Hiranyadama
  4. Katishama
  

Question 41 :
That Bhagavatism first grew up around the Yarnuna in Mathura district is evident from the account of—

  1. Wall painting
  2. Inlay work
  3. Sculptures in Italian style
  4. A special type of turrets
  

Question 42 :
Author of Harshacharita ?

  1. Harsha
  2. Kalidasa
  3. Bana Bhatta
  4. Vagbhata
  

Question 43 :
Kautilya was the Prime Mjnister of which of the following Indian rulers?

  1. Chandragupta Maurya
  2. Chandragupta I
  3. Ashoka
  4. Harshavardhana
  

Question 44 :
Which of the following are correctly matched? - 1) Chittoo Pandey : Quit India Movement - 2) Lakshmi Swaminathan : INA - 3) Sasibhushan Ray Chudhri : Non-cooperation Movement - 4) Gurdit Singh : Anushilan Party - Choose the correct answer from the codes given below —

  1. Dandi March
  2. Civil Disobedience Movement
  3. Non-co-operation Movement
  4. Partition of Bengal
  

Question 45 :
Officially issued by President________ Ahmed under Article 352(1) of the Constitution for internal disturbance, the Emergency was in effect from 25 June1975 until its withdrawal on 21 March 1977.

  1. Fakhruddin Ali
  2. Dr. S. Radhakrishnan
  3. Dr. Rajendra Prasad
  4. Rajiv Gandhi
  

Question 46 :
Yahiya Sirhindi, the author of Tarikh-i-Mubarakshahi, lived during the period of

  1. Kanishka
  2. Harshavardhana
  3. Ashoka
  4. Chandragupta
  

Question 47 :
Who among the following is the author of Silent Spring?

  1. Ramachandra Guha
  2. Rachel Carlson
  3. John Muir
  4. J. C. Kumarappa.
  

Question 48 :
The moon god, Narnnar was the patron god of the city of

  1. Urban civilization
  2. Rural civilization
  3. Semi urban
  4. Semi rural as Heading
  

Question 49 :
Erotic sculpture in the temples are found at —

  1. Prince Bakht Khan
  2. Haqim Ahsanulla
  3. Queen Zeenat Mahal
  4. Prince Zawan Bakht
  

Question 50 :
Ramayan in Tamil was written by—

  1. Burhanpur and Sindh
  2. Gujarat
  3. Bengal and Orissa
  4. Bihar
  

Question 51 :
The British Government introduced Portfolio system for the first time in—

  1. Nana Sahib
  2. Bahadur Shah
  3. Tatyan Tope
  4. Birjis Qadr
  

Question 52 :
Who among the fol1owg rulers of the 18th century introduced new systems of calendar, coinage and weights and measures, organised disciplined standing army, removed illegal ceases, built up modem arsenal and promoted sericulture and trade?

  1. Separation of power between the judiciary and the legislature
  2. Jurisdiction of the central and provincial governments
  3. Jurisdiction of the Viceroy and the Governors of the provinces
  4. Powers of the Secretary of State for India and the Viceroy
  

Question 53 :
Which of the following is correct?

  1. Arikamedu
  2. Uraiyar
  3. Karkai
  4. Alangulam
  

Question 54 :
Which of the following were not the new industries introduced by the Britishers?

  1. 12 July, 1789
  2. 13 July, 1789
  3. 14 July, 1789
  4. 16 July, 1790
  

Question 55 :
Dilwara Temple is the example of?

  1. Buddhist architecture
  2. Jain architecture
  3. Mughal architecture
  4. Sultanate architecture
  

Question 56 :
The first international introduced

  1. Pictograph
  2. Cuniform script
  3. Aramaic
  4. Brahmi
  

Question 57 :
The theory of Sulh-i-Kul was propounded by—

  1. Point
  2. Borer
  3. Chopper and Chop1ng tools
  4. Razor
  

Question 58 :
Which of the following were considered untouchable in early India? 1) Charamakara 2) Svarnakara 3) Paraiyar 4) Rathakara- Select the correct answer given below —

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

Question 59 :
The Anglo-Afghan relations in the 19th century were determined because of fear of expansion towards India of—

  1. France
  2. Russia
  3. Persia
  4. Afghanistan
  

Question 60 :
Name the the philosopher who believed that freedom is the keynote of spiritual life.?

  1. Gopala Krishna Gokhale
  2. Nehru
  3. Ambedkar
  4. Vivekanada