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




All Questions are from Year - 2018 or older

Question 1051 :
The concept of Judicial Review in our Constitution has been taken from the Constitution of:

  1. England
  2. USA
  3. Canada
  4. Australia
  

Question 1052 :
Who of the following was the Permanent Chairman of the Constituent Assembly?

  1. Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
  2. Dr. Rajendra Prasad.
  3. Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru.
  4. Sardal Patel
  

Question 1053 :
In the field of religion Akbar's greatest contribution was in his

  1. founding of a new religion
  2. expansion of his father's religion
  3. the building of temples and mosques
  4. none of the above
  

Question 1054 :
India borrowed the concept of 'sovereignty of parliament' from

  1. China
  2. Russia
  3. France
  4. Britain
  

Question 1055 :
Who laid the foundation of Sri Harmandir Sahib at Amritsar?

  1. Guru Arjun Dev
  2. Mian Mir
  3. Guru Ram Das
  4. Bhai Gurdas
  

Question 1056 :
What is Gandhi's definition of Ram Raj?

  1. Sovereignty of the people based on pure moral authority
  2. The rule as it was during the time of Rama
  3. The greatest good of all
  4. The absolute power concentrated in the hands of a king
  

Question 1057 :
Who was the last ruler of the Mughal Empire?

  1. Bahadur Shah II
  2. Aurangzeb
  3. Jahandar Shah
  4. Alamgir II
  

Question 1058 :
In the Mughal court which of these was the hall for public audience?

  1. Diwan-e-Aam
  2. Diwan-e-khas
  3. Hauz-khas
  4. Hauz-Aam
  

Question 1059 :
Increased salary of Governor from 2008 is

  1. 36000
  2. 1.10 lakh
  3. 1,50,000
  4. None of these
  

Question 1060 :
Who was the first foreign Minister of free India?

  1. Jawahar Lal Nehru
  2. Gulzari Lal Nehru
  3. Lal Bahadur Shastri
  4. John Mathai
  

Question 1061 :
If the finance Minister fails to get the Annual budget passed in the Lok Sabha, the Prime Minister is expected to —

  1. Compel the Finance Minister to resign
  2. Submit the resignation of his/ her cabinet
  3. Refer it to the Joint session of both the Houses of Parliament.
  4. Form another cabinet with different members
  

Question 1062 :
Who is considered to be responsible for the decline of the Mughal Empire?

  1. Ibrahim Lodhi
  2. Mohammad Tughlak
  3. Bahadur Shah Zafar
  4. Aurangzeb
  

Question 1063 :
In a Parliamentary system the Executive is responsible:

  1. Directly to the people.
  2. To legislature.
  3. To judiciary.
  4. None of the above.
  

Question 1064 :
The Prime Minister, Union Cabinet Minister, Chief Minister and Council of Ministers are all (members of

  1. National Development Council
  2. Inter State Council
  3. Planning Commission
  4. State Integration Council
  

Question 1065 :
Sir Thomas Roe was sent by the British to India during the reign of

  1. Akbar
  2. Humayun
  3. Jahangir
  4. Aurangzeb
  

Question 1066 :
What was the name of the Paramar king, who wielded the pen with no less dexterity than the sword?

  1. Siddharaja
  2. Bhoja
  3. Vakpati-Munja
  4. Krishnaraja
  

Question 1067 :
The First Battle of Panipat (1526) was fought between Babar and

  1. Sikander Lodhi
  2. Rana Sanga
  3. Ibrahim Lodhi
  4. Daulat Khan Lodhi
  

Question 1068 :
Amir Khusrau was a musician and

  1. Sufi saint
  2. Persian and Hindi writer, and scholar
  3. historian
  4. All of the above
  

Question 1069 :
The Constitutional (74th) Amendment act,1993 mentions of the:

  1. Composition of the National Development Council
  2. Functions of the state Finance Commission
  3. Functions of the Kaveri Water Authority
  4. The Municipalities
  

Question 1070 :
The Slave Dynasty Sultans were

  1. Afghans
  2. Arabs
  3. Ilbari Turks
  4. Persians
  

Question 1071 :
When was the Second Battle of Panipat fought?

  1. 1556 AD
  2. 1761 AD
  3. 1857 AD
  4. 1757AD
  

Question 1072 :
`uland Darwaza' was built by Akbar to commemorate his victory over

  1. Gujarat
  2. Bengal
  3. Orissa
  4. None of these
  

Question 1073 :
The Slave dynasty in India was founded by

  1. Ghyas-ud-din
  2. Qutub-ud-din
  3. Iltomish
  4. Mohammad Gauri
  

Question 1074 :
Who is called the Price of Builders?

  1. Shahjahan
  2. Akbar
  3. Jhangir
  4. Babar
  

Question 1075 :
Ranthambhor was

  1. A Mughal palace
  2. A Rajpur fort
  3. Capital of the Khiljis
  4. A Buddhist pilgrimage centre
  

Question 1076 :
Recommendations to the President of India on the specificUnion-State fiscal relations are made by the —

  1. Finance Minister
  2. Reserve Bank of India
  3. Planning Commission
  4. Finance Commission
  

Question 1077 :
Who was the most distinguished Hindi poet of Akbar's court?

  1. Birbal
  2. Abdur Rahim Khan-I-Khana
  3. Raja Bhagwan Das
  4. Raja Man Singh
  

Question 1078 :
Who united all Sikhs to form a Sikh Kingdom in Punjab?

  1. Banda Bahaur
  2. Guru Gobind Singh
  3. Nawab Jassa Singh
  4. Maharaja Ranjit Singh
  

Question 1079 :
The famous financial adviser to Akbar was

  1. Todar Mal
  2. Abul Fazal
  3. Bairam Khan
  4. None of these
  

Question 1080 :
Tamerlane or sometimes called Timur was from

  1. India
  2. Mongolia
  3. Greece
  4. Persia