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




All Questions are from Year - 2018 or older

Question 781 :
The theory of the origin of the state not mentioned in the Vedic literature is—

  1. Ujjain
  2. Vaishali
  3. Ballabhi
  4. Vatapi
  

Question 782 :
Dahala in the early medieval period was the territory of the —

  1. Udiyanjeral: Chera King
  2. Nedunjeliyan: Pandya King
  3. Senganan: Chola King
  4. Pari: Pahallava King
  

Question 783 :
Who was the founder of Sunga dynasty?

  1. Raghulabhadra
  2. Upali
  3. Makkhli Gosala
  4. Anand
  

Question 784 :
The early images of the Buddha were made almost simultaneously at—

  1. Bengal
  2. Kashmir
  3. Maharashtra
  4. Gujarat
  

Question 785 :
Megasthenese States —'There was no slavery in India.' This statement must have been made because —

  1. There was absence of slavery in India
  2. Slavery was not prevalent in India in the extreme from as he be had seen in Greece
  3. He moved only with the king and elites in the capital
  4. He work this on hearsay
  

Question 786 :
Which one of the following Buddhist sects insists on the necessity of the monastic life, worship of the relics of Lord Buddha, attainment of salvation by oneself alone and in the belief that Lord Buddha will no more be born?

  1. Sati System
  2. Human Sacrifice
  3. Thagi
  4. Widow remarriage
  

Question 787 :
The great French socialist Babeuf was executed in the year

  1. 1797
  2. 1798
  3. 1799
  4. 1796
  

Question 788 :
Who wrote Urban Decay in India?

  1. R.S.Sharma
  2. Ranajith Guha
  3. D.N.Jha
  4. Romila Thapar
  

Question 789 :
The first to establish trade contacts with the Roman empire were:

  1. Dadabhai Nauroji
  2. Gandhiji
  3. Nehru
  4. Tilak
  

Question 790 :
How many puranas are there?

  1. 12
  2. 18
  3. 15
  4. 10
  

Question 791 :
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 792 :
Every pearl in the Royal Crown is but the crystallized drop of blood fallen from the tearful eyes of the poor peasant.' The above remark about the poverty of the Indian peasant during the Delhi sultanate was made by —

  1. Gwalior
  2. Agra
  3. Bhopal
  4. Kanpur
  

Question 793 :
Salaka-purusha is a concept associated with the—

  1. Simhala
  2. Avanti
  3. Gandhara
  4. Magadha
  

Question 794 :
Which of the following schools of paintings developed independently during the Mughal Period?

  1. The Bijapur School
  2. The Golconda School
  3. The Kangra School
  4. the Rajput School
  

Question 795 :
Consider the following leaders— 1) Balwant Rai Mehta 2) J. N. Sen Gupta 3) Sardool SinghKaveshar 4) SudhakarRao.Who among these were Not the Chief conveners of the All India State’s People Conference (AISPC)?-Codes:

  1. 2and3
  2. 1,2and4
  3. 1,3and4
  4. 2,3and4
  

Question 796 :
B.R. Ambedker was born in

  1. 1891
  2. 1893
  3. 1898
  4. 1901
  

Question 797 :
Sultan Balban was devoted to —

  1. By widows of the Brahmnical religion through periodic fasting
  2. By Buddhist monks in an assembly
  3. By the Kapalikas as symbolic renunciation of pleasure in external objects
  4. By the Tantrilcs as part of their worship of shakti
  

Question 798 :
The first dockyard in the world was excavated in

  1. Harsha
  2. Chandragupta-II
  3. Ashoka
  4. Kanishka
  

Question 799 :
In which Session, Congress demanded ‘Poorna Swaraj’?

  1. Lucknow Session 1916
  2. Calcutta Session 1917
  3. Kanpur Session 1925
  4. Lahore Session 1929
  

Question 800 :
All Indian Muslim League was started in :

  1. 1960
  2. 1906
  3. 1921
  4. 1928
  

Question 801 :
The term ‘Pre-history’ was first used by—

  1. Rajasthan
  2. Afghanistan
  3. Iran
  4. Romans
  

Question 802 :
Which was the first newspaper to be published in India?

  1. age of rationalism
  2. age of reason
  3. age of positive thinking
  4. age of experimentation
  

Question 803 :
The remittance problems from India was initially tackled by the East India Company Government through the—

  1. Development of more exports, of grains from India
  2. Exports of more cotton and silk goods to Europe
  3. Development of indigo and export of opium to China
  4. Development of jute and promotion of its export to Europe
  

Question 804 :
Who was the Hindu king shown playing on the Veena on ancient coins?

  1. Shivaji
  2. Samudragupta
  3. Ashoka
  4. Vikramaditya
  

Question 805 :
In reference of ancient India, what was Gandharva?

  1. Danes
  2. English
  3. Dutch
  4. French
  

Question 806 :
Which of the following known as ‘Jnani Manav’ —

  1. During the later Vedic age women enjoyed the right to upanayana ceremony
  2. During the later Vedic age there was no polygamy among aryans
  3. During the later Vedic age women were allowed to attend political assemblies
  4. During the later Vedic age the system of sati did not exist
  

Question 807 :
According to Shankaracharya the Primary means of Salvation was —

  1. Brahma Siddhanta
  2. Mahabharata
  3. Panchtantra
  4. Sursuta Samhita
  

Question 808 :
Which of the following metal (S) was/were not used by the Harrappans?

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

Question 809 :
In Krishnadevaraya’s court, Ashtadiggajas were the

  1. Lothal
  2. Kalibanga
  3. Harrappa
  4. Rojadi
  

Question 810 :
________ second son Sanjay Gandhi, who was just 29 years old then, took charge of the administration and started sending opposition leaders and workers to jails across India.

  1. Nanaji Deshmukh’s
  2. Morarji Desai’s
  3. ManmohanSingh
  4. , Subramanian Swamy’s,