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




All Questions are from Year - 2018 or older

Question 721 :
The four virtues which Buddha emphasized for practicing were—

  1. Bhadrabahu
  2. Panini
  3. Subandhu
  4. Patanjali
  

Question 722 :
We have now an open conspiracy to free the country from foreign rule and you, Comrades and all our countrymen and countrywomen are invited to join it.' Who among the following made this declaration?

  1. Nehru Report
  2. Wavell Plan
  3. Lucknow Pact
  4. Poona Pact
  

Question 723 :
‘Shankara’ was ……. a saint.

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

Question 724 :
The first ruler of India who defeated Muhammad of Ghor was —

  1. II, I, III, IV
  2. I, II, III, IV
  3. IV, II, I, III
  4. III, II, I, IV
  

Question 725 :
In which year the Chipko Movement began?

  1. 1970
  2. 1982
  3. 1992
  4. 1973
  

Question 726 :
Which sect of Bhudhism flourished in Ceylon?

  1. Mahayana
  2. Hinayana
  3. Vajrayana
  4. Mahayana and hinayana equally flourished
  

Question 727 :
Indira Gandhi became the prime minister in January ______. and then emerged victorious in the 1971 Lok Sabha elections.

  1. 1906
  2. 1916
  3. 1956
  4. 1975
  

Question 728 :
The Rig, yajur, sama vedas are together known as

  1. Samhita
  2. Sruti
  3. Trijana
  4. Tri veda
  

Question 729 :
Who wrote the book Economy of Permanence?

  1. M.K.Gandhi
  2. Sundarlal Bahuguna
  3. J.C. Kumarappa
  4. K.M.Munshi
  

Question 730 :
Abul Fazl was a historian in the court of

  1. Khalji
  2. Mughals
  3. Satavahanas
  4. Mauryas
  

Question 731 :
A lot of details regarding the village administration under the Cholas is provided by the inscriptions at

  1. beginning of 16th century
  2. end of 16th century
  3. beginning of 17th century
  4. later half of 17th century.
  

Question 732 :
The Indus valley civilization ended in

  1. 7 to 60
  2. 9 to 50
  3. 8 to 70
  4. 10 to 80
  

Question 733 :
Which of the following is incorrect?

  1. Direct Democracy
  2. Hereditary monarchy
  3. Military dictatorship
  4. Aristocratic republic
  

Question 734 :
Which of the following regions were not known to even the later vedic people?

  1. The Kaveri Delta
  2. The two seas
  3. The entire gangetic valley
  4. The Vindhyas
  

Question 735 :
Satavahanas belonged to

  1. Ajatashatru
  2. Bimbisara
  3. Agnimitra
  4. Pushyamitra
  

Question 736 :
Which one of the following European trading groups first established its factory at Surat?

  1. The Portuguese
  2. The Dutch
  3. The ‘English
  4. The French
  

Question 737 :
The British established their first trading centre at—

  1. Surat
  2. Bombay
  3. Madras
  4. Calcutta
  

Question 738 :
The main cause of the tribal wars among the early Aryan settlers, the most famous of Which is mentioned in Rigveda as 'Battle of Ten Kings', was:

  1. October
  2. Ju1y
  3. June
  4. December
  

Question 739 :
The Indus Valley Civilisation was spread over

  1. Indo- Gangetic divide and upper Gangetic plain
  2. Punjab Sind Gujarat Rajasthan and Baluchistan
  3. U.P. Haryana and neighbouring parts of Punjab and Rajasthan
  4. banks of river Indus Punjab Sind and Baluchistan
  

Question 740 :
Feristha serves as a historian under the .

  1. Khiljis
  2. Lodis
  3. Mughals
  4. Adil Shahis.
  

Question 741 :
UNESCO uplifted the Abu Simbel Temple in the year

  1. 1800
  2. 1805
  3. 1809
  4. 1811
  

Question 742 :
Which of the following were among the objects of terracotta fashioned by the Harrapans? 1) Bullal 2) Toys 3) Votive animals 4) Axe heads 5) Human forms 6) Pipal leaves

  1. Vedanta
  2. Sankhya
  3. Vaisheshik
  4. Yogachar
  

Question 743 :
Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched?

  1. Cotton
  2. Jute
  3. Iron, steel
  4. Ordinance
  

Question 744 :
The 23rd Thrithankara was

  1. Parswanath
  2. Mahavira
  3. Sidharth
  4. Rishaba
  

Question 745 :
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. Paleolithic and Mesolithic people practised painting.
  2. Pre-historic art appears at several places, but Bhimbetka is the most striking site with 500 painted rock shelters.
  3. Many birds, animals and human beings are painted.
  4. The paintings depict the religious beliefs of the people.
  

Question 746 :
Which among the following is not a work of Romila Thaper?

  1. Past and Prejudice
  2. Lineage to State
  3. Knowing India
  4. Indian Numismatics
  

Question 747 :
After the end of the Revolt of 1857 the general formula followed for Bombay - Madras Presidencies was that the proportion between the European - Indian troops should be—

  1. Arikkamedu
  2. Amaravati
  3. Gangaikondacholapuram
  4. Uttiramerur
  

Question 748 :
King Harshavardhana lived in

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

Question 749 :
‘Svayamvara’ was a special from of —

  1. Utter Pradesh
  2. Madhya Pradesh
  3. Andhra Pradesh
  4. Arunachal Pradesh
  

Question 750 :
Every Indian is corrupt.' Who said?

  1. Lord Conwallis
  2. Lord Wellesley
  3. Lord Hastings
  4. Lord Dalhousie