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




All Questions are from Year - 2018 or older

Question 991 :
Gupta dynasty was famous for

  1. Art and Architecture
  2. Imperialism
  3. Revenue and Law Reforms
  4. Patronage of Literary Works
  

Question 992 :
Harishena who wrote the Allahabad Pillar inscription was the court poet of

  1. Chandragupta I
  2. Samudragupta
  3. Mahendradutya
  4. Skandagupta
  

Question 993 :
Kautilya's lArthasastra' is a great treatise on

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

Question 994 :
Name the four volume book written by Megasthenes the Greek diplomat giving account of India?

  1. Indica
  2. Ancient India
  3. Glimpses of Maurian Empire
  4. Travelogues to India
  

Question 995 :
Which is the oldest Veda?

  1. Yajurveda
  2. Samaveda
  3. Atharaveda
  4. Rigveda
  

Question 996 :
Which language did Buddha preach in?

  1. Pali
  2. Magadhi
  3. Prakrit
  4. Sauraseni
  

Question 997 :
Which among the following is the oldest dynasty?

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

Question 998 :
Which one of the following is the earliest school of Indian philosophy?

  1. Vaisesika
  2. Samkhya
  3. Yoga
  4. Karma mimamsa
  

Question 999 :
The following names are of the same person in the Indian history. Which one of the following is an exception?

  1. Banabhatt
  2. Chanakya
  3. Vishnugupta
  4. Kautilya
  

Question 1000 :
Who preached the doctrine of lAshtanga Marg' or 'Eightfold Path'?

  1. Adi Shanaracharya
  2. Guru Nanak
  3. Mahavira
  4. Buddha
  

Question 1001 :
The Granary at Harappa was made of

  1. bricks only
  2. bricks and timber
  3. bricks and stones
  4. None of these
  

Question 1002 :
Which of the following is not related to Gandhara School of Art?

  1. Elephanta
  2. Khajuraho
  3. Ellora
  4. Ajanta
  

Question 1003 :
Whose philosophy is called the Advaita?

  1. Ramanujacharya
  2. Shankaracharya
  3. Nagarjuna
  4. Vasumitra
  

Question 1004 :
Buddha denounced

  1. Jainism
  2. Nature Worship
  3. Humanism
  4. Brahminism
  

Question 1005 :
After which war did Ashoka renounce war?

  1. Kalinga
  2. Avanti
  3. Magadha
  4. Malwa
  

Question 1006 :
Which of these Mauryan kings embraced 2 Jainism?

  1. Ashoka
  2. Bindusara
  3. Chandragupta Maurya
  4. Ajatshatru
  

Question 1007 :
Which of the following elements of Hinduism were practised in the Indus Valley Civilisation?

  1. Cult of Shiva
  2. Idol worship
  3. Worshipping cows
  4. Wearing sacred threads
  

Question 1008 :
Puranas date back to the age of

  1. Guptas
  2. Cholas
  3. Mauryas
  4. Mughals
  

Question 1009 :
The spititual leaders of which religion were known as `Tirthankaras?

  1. Sikhism
  2. Buddhism
  3. Jainism
  4. Hinduism
  

Question 1010 :
Which of the following Vedangas contains the Srautra the Grihya and the Dharma Sutras?

  1. Nirukta
  2. Shiksha
  3. Chhandas
  4. Kalpa
  

Question 1011 :
The great Bath of Indus Valley Civilisation belonged to

  1. Kalibangan
  2. Harappa
  3. Mohenjodaro
  4. Ropar
  

Question 1012 :
Thervada' is a sect of which religion?

  1. Jainism
  2. Buddhism
  3. Hinduism
  4. Shintoism
  

Question 1013 :
Iron Pillar at Mehrauli was built by the

  1. Guptas
  2. Mauryas
  3. Nandas
  4. Khiljis
  

Question 1014 :
Who among the following was sent by Ashoka to Ceylon to preach Buddhism?

  1. Pushmitra
  2. Kautilya
  3. Mahendra
  4. Banabhatta
  

Question 1015 :
did the maximum for the spread of Buddhism in foreign lands:

  1. Ashoka
  2. Kanishka
  3. Raj Raja Chola
  4. Harshvardhana
  

Question 1016 :
Who was the founder of the Gupta Dynasty?

  1. Chandragupta
  2. Samudragupta
  3. Kumaragupta
  4. Maharaja Sri Gupta
  

Question 1017 :
Dhanwantri a renowned physician of ancient India adorned the court of

  1. Kanishka
  2. Samudragupta
  3. Ashoka
  4. Chandragupta Vikramaditya
  

Question 1018 :
In the Vedic Society the term used to denote a group of families was

  1. gotra
  2. jana
  3. vish
  4. g ra ma
  

Question 1019 :
Of the following scholars who was the first to discover the traces of the Harappan Civilisation?

  1. Sir John Marshall
  2. R.D.Banerjee
  3. A.Cunningam
  4. Daya Ram Sahni
  

Question 1020 :
Bull' in Buddhism is associated with which event of Buddha's life?

  1. Birth
  2. Great departure
  3. Enlightenment
  4. Mahaparinirvan