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




All Questions are from Year - 2018 or older

Question 871 :
In ancient and early medieval India the uncultivated and untaxed land was called—

  1. Not given any consideration
  2. Provided specific quarters in the township
  3. Allotted space outside the township
  4. Allotted space inside and outside the township
  

Question 872 :
Upanishads also known as the Vedantas are in number.

  1. 96
  2. 105
  3. 108
  4. 112
  

Question 873 :
Who was the noble serving Sultan Nasiruddin Mahmud who lost the top post due to the machinations of Balban?

  1. Mayurasarman
  2. Anantavarman Chodaganga
  3. Yayati Mahasivagupta I
  4. Vishnuvardhana
  

Question 874 :
Which among the following ruling dynasties, successfully obstructed the efforts of the Pratihars in establishing a strong empire in North India?

  1. 110
  2. 130
  3. 140
  4. 150
  

Question 875 :
The birthplace of Swami Vivekananda is in which of the following cities?

  1. Cotton only
  2. Cotton - silk
  3. Cotton - wool
  4. Cotton, wool - silk
  

Question 876 :
In which language did Kalidas compose his works?

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

Question 877 :
Who was the mother of Mahavira?

  1. Yasoda
  2. Trishla
  3. Anoja
  4. None of the above
  

Question 878 :
Among the Panchviras who belonged to the Vrisbni clan, samba was the son of—

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

Question 879 :
The number of the Zamindar’ retainers in Akbar’s reign according to Abul Fazi was—-

  1. 1868
  2. 1869
  3. 1870
  4. 1872
  

Question 880 :
Charak was the court physician of

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

Question 881 :
Which of the following was not one of the distinguished tribes of the later Vedic period?'

  1. Videhas
  2. Bharatas
  3. Panchalas
  4. Kurus
  

Question 882 :
The number of Vedas is

  1. Eight
  2. Four
  3. Ten
  4. Two
  

Question 883 :
Indications of pre- Harappan civilisation have come from the archaeological excavations at

  1. Ropar
  2. Kalibangan
  3. Lothal
  4. Kunal
  

Question 884 :
Chandragupta Maurya built the first great empire in India with the help of

  1. Seleucus
  2. Mahapadmananda
  3. Bindusara
  4. Kautilya
  

Question 885 :
Traces of which of the following has not been found in the Indus Civilisation?

  1. Barley
  2. Sesamum
  3. Mustard
  4. Sugarcane
  

Question 886 :
Megasthenes was at the court of

  1. Kanishka
  2. Ashoka
  3. Chandragupta Maurya
  4. Harsha
  

Question 887 :
The Rig-Veda is a book on

  1. sacrificial prayers
  2. praise of gods and goddesses
  3. mysticism and philosophy
  4. political social and religious life of the people of the Vedic age
  

Question 888 :
Which of the following Buddist Councils was held during the reign of Kanishka?

  1. First
  2. Second
  3. Third
  4. Fourth
  

Question 889 :
To which country Emperor Ashoka deputed his son Mahendra and daughter Sanghamitra to propagate Buddism?

  1. China
  2. Korea
  3. Egypt
  4. Ceylon (Sri Lanka)
  

Question 890 :
After Alexander's death which Indian king defeated his general Seleucus Nicator?

  1. Ambhi
  2. Porus
  3. Harshvardhana
  4. Chandragupta Maurya
  

Question 891 :
Kautilya's lArthasastra' is a great treatise on

  1. Economic Policy
  2. Ethics
  3. Morality
  4. Statecraft
  

Question 892 :
Of which of the following kingdoms was krishnadeva Raya one of the famous rulers?

  1. Bhamani
  2. Chola
  3. Pallava
  4. Vijaynagar
  

Question 893 :
The Dilwara Temple was built by

  1. Paramaras
  2. Palas
  3. Chalukyas
  4. Chandellas
  

Question 894 :
Alexander the Great died in 323 B.0 in

  1. Persia
  2. Babylon
  3. Macedonia
  4. Taxila
  

Question 895 :
Ajanta caves were built during whose period?

  1. Gupta
  2. Kushan
  3. Maurya
  4. Chalukya
  

Question 896 :
The great Indian philospher Sankara advocated

  1. Advaita
  2. Dvaita
  3. Vishistadvaita
  4. None of these
  

Question 897 :
The first sermon of Guatama Buddha was called

  1. Turning of the Wheel of Law
  2. Salvation through Meditation
  3. Ascerticism was not the Path to Salvation
  4. God was not essential to the Universe
  

Question 898 :
Codes of conduct of the Vedic Society are laid down in

  1. Puranas
  2. Vedas
  3. Brahmanas
  4. Smritis
  

Question 899 :
Eighfold Path (Ashtmarg) for elimination of human misery was prescribed by

  1. Mahavira
  2. Buddha
  3. Jesus Christ
  4. Krishna
  

Question 900 :
The Indus Valley Civilisation was discovered in

  1. 1902
  2. 1912
  3. 1922
  4. 1932