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




All Questions are from Year - 2018 or older

Question 61 :
Author of The early History of Deccan

  1. R. G. Bhandarkar
  2. R. C. Majumdar
  3. Neelakants Sastri
  4. E. Sreedharan
  

Question 62 :
The author of Kalpasutra was—

  1. He was fond of feasting - drinking soma juice
  2. He was the destroyer of puras
  3. The largest number of hymns are addressed to Kim
  4. He was the upholder of the cosmic order
  

Question 63 :
Mahmud Gawan was a Prime Minister of the…kingdom.

  1. Sipahsalar
  2. Siqdar
  3. Vakil
  4. Kotwal
  

Question 64 :
The French East India Company was founded in—

  1. 1663
  2. 1664
  3. 1665
  4. 1666
  

Question 65 :
During the Gupta age, the caste system was—

  1. Bhakti
  2. Buddhist
  3. Jaina
  4. Sufi
  

Question 66 :
The Polygars were—

  1. Horse-traders from Afghanistan during the Mughal period
  2. A famous caste of bankers of Marwar
  3. Chiefs subordinate to the nayakas in the Vijayanagar kingdom
  4. Agents of the European companies for purchase of silk and muslin in Bengal
  

Question 67 :
The celebrated author Kshemendra lived in—

  1. socialism
  2. communalism
  3. democracy
  4. dictatorship
  

Question 68 :
Which was the first book to deal with Music?

  1. It was widely practiced in the Indus valley civilization
  2. The Rigveda does not show any ac quaintance with it
  3. It is cleared referred to in the Buddhist Jatakas
  4. It come to be applied to several castes only in the post Gupta period
  

Question 69 :
The Mughal Emperor, who built the Peacock Throne? – -

  1. Angula — Unit of linear measure
  2. Veli — Unit for measuring space
  3. Kalam — Unit of liquid measure
  4. Kalanju— Unit of weight
  

Question 70 :
During the Mauryan period Lakshanadhyaksha was

  1. An officer possessing knowledge of the characteristics of animals
  2. A professional astrologer
  3. An official in charge of road marks
  4. An official in charge of mint
  

Question 71 :
Who among the following had set up an association called Mitra Mela?

  1. P. Mitra
  2. V.D. Savarkar
  3. Barindra Kumar Ghosh
  4. Chapekar Brothers
  

Question 72 :
The communist manifesto appeared in the year

  1. 1849
  2. 1848
  3. 1850
  4. 1852
  

Question 73 :
Which Session of Indian National Congress was presided by Subhash chandra Bose?

  1. Haripura
  2. Nagpur
  3. Lahore
  4. Delhi
  

Question 74 :
Jivaka mentioned in the early Buddhist literature was a —

  1. Chariots
  2. Navy
  3. Accounts
  4. Infantry
  

Question 75 :
After the Mauryas the most important kingdom in the Deccan and Central India was that of the

  1. Thanjavur
  2. Uraiyur
  3. Kanthipuram
  4. Uttaramerrur
  

Question 76 :
The Greeks were also known as

  1. Solar
  2. Lunar
  3. Solar lunar
  4. Gregorian
  

Question 77 :
Consider the following events— 1) Cornwallis Code 2) North’s Regulating Act 3) Pitt’s India Act . The correct chronological sequence of these events is—

  1. Mirzapur
  2. Jagdishpur
  3. Patna
  4. Muzaffarpur
  

Question 78 :
The paintings of Palaeolithic age have not been found in—

  1. Central Asia
  2. Iran
  3. Europe
  4. Asia Minor
  

Question 79 :
Romila Thapar is a …........ historian

  1. Indian
  2. American
  3. .French
  4. British
  

Question 80 :
The communist manifesto appeared in the year

  1. Khilafat Wrong
  2. Rowlett Act
  3. Jallianwalla Bagh Massacre
  4. Dissatisfaction with the Government of India Act 1919
  

Question 81 :
Whom did Ashoka send for the propagations of Buddhism to foreign countries—

  1. Bhagvatism
  2. Saivism
  3. Buddhism
  

Question 82 :
The first national news agency of India was—

  1. The Indian Review
  2. The Free Press of India
  3. The Hindustan Review
  4. The Associated Press of India
  

Question 83 :
The Ramosi - Gadkari revolts took place in—

  1. Land owners
  2. Aboriginal tribes
  3. Former rulers
  4. All of the above
  

Question 84 :
Which of the following were terms used in early India for denoting measurement of land? (1) Pala (2) Nala (3) Kulyavapa (4) Nivartana

  1. Ram
  2. Krishna
  3. Vishnu
  4. Shiva
  

Question 85 :
Which one of the following statements about untouchability is not correct?

  1. He was the first tirthankar of the Jainas
  2. He was a Vedic Rishi
  3. He was a Buddhist monk
  4. He was the sixth guru of the Jainas
  

Question 86 :
When was the Cooperative Societies Act first passed in India?

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

Question 87 :
Which colour was commonly used in Harappan pottery?

  1. Blue
  2. Red
  3. Blue-green
  4. Buff
  

Question 88 :
Who said, 'I therefore want freedom immediately, this very night, before dawn if it can be had'?

  1. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
  2. J. B. Kripalani
  3. Jawahar1a1 Nehru
  4. Rajendra Prasad
  

Question 89 :
When was the Asiatic Society of Bengal was formed?

  1. 1784
  2. 1788
  3. 1885
  4. 1761
  

Question 90 :
Which one of the following Buddhist sects insist on the ‘necessity of the monastic life, worship of the relics of Lord Buddha, attainment of-salvation by one-self alone and in the belief that Lord Buddha will no more be born?

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