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




All Questions are from Year - 2018 or older

Question 91 :
After 1880, Railways were built during British rule in India through—

  1. Indian merchants or money-lenders
  2. Private enterprise
  3. State Agency
  4. A and B both
  

Question 92 :
Which of the following was the contemporary Bengal King during the time of Harsha of Kanauj?

  1. Rhaslcaravarman
  2. Divakaramitra
  3. Devagupta
  4. Sasanka
  

Question 93 :
Chinese contributed to the field of science by giving the world

  1. Confucius
  2. Lao Tse
  3. Han rulers
  4. Huien Tsang
  

Question 94 :
Who among the following rulers held a religious assembly at Prayag every five years?

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

Question 95 :
Who among the following is credited with the invention of Algebra?

  1. Bhaskra
  2. Apastamba
  3. Aryabhatta
  4. Medhatithi
  

Question 96 :
The core of the middle class, which emerged in Bengal, was of—

  1. Zamindars
  2. Bankers
  3. Merchants
  4. None of these
  

Question 97 :
The Chola empire reached its zenith under

  1. Rudradaman
  2. Nahapana
  3. Vasisthiputra Pulumayi
  4. Maltendravartnan
  

Question 98 :
During the reign of which of the following did Vijaynagar Empire come into existence

  1. Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
  2. Mohammed-bin-Tughlaq
  3. Firoze Shah Tughlaq
  4. Nasiruddin Mahmud Shah
  

Question 99 :
What was the specific motive of Mahmud Ghaznavi’s attack on India?

  1. Social life
  2. Economic life
  3. Political life
  4. King’s life
  

Question 100 :
The Fourth Buddhist Council was held by:

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

Question 101 :
Which one of the following was a cause for the decline of the textile industry in Bengal during the 18th century?

  1. Decline in the quality of production
  2. Non-availability of raw material
  3. High tariff rates on export to Britain
  4. Non-availability of craftsman
  

Question 102 :
The interests of Mohammad Ghori were not however confined to India.' Who said so?

  1. Communist Movement
  2. Kisan Sabha Movement
  3. Trade Union Movement
  4. State People’s Movement
  

Question 103 :
Which one of the following is a site of the Harrappan civilization wherein a Persian Gulf seal has been unearthed?

  1. Brahmanas and Kshatriyas
  2. Kshatriyas and Vaisyas
  3. Vaisyas and Sudras
  4. None of these
  

Question 104 :
Which one of the following led of the failure of the Cripps Mission?

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

Question 105 :
Independent India was founded by :

  1. Gopalakrishna Gokhale
  2. Thilak
  3. M.N. Roy
  4. Jayaprakas Narayanan
  

Question 106 :
1932—33 was perhaps the last year of British rule in India which the flames of orthodex terrorism leapt high and were then practically extinguished by repression particularly in —

  1. Dandi
  2. Dharasana
  3. Khera
  4. Bardoli
  

Question 107 :
Which one among the following is the oldest Stupa?

  1. Stupa of Sanchi
  2. Stupa of Piprawah
  3. Stupa of Bharahut
  4. Stupa of Amaravati
  

Question 108 :
Fatwa ­i ­ Jahandari is written in which language ?

  1. Arabic
  2. Hindi
  3. Persian
  4. Sanskrit
  

Question 109 :
Which of the following statement is incorrect?

  1. Clactonian Technique
  2. Levalloisean technique
  3. Stratigraphy technique
  4. Tool types technique
  

Question 110 :
Mesopotamian civilization ended in

  1. Assyria
  2. Akkad
  3. Sumer
  4. Iran
  

Question 111 :
Which Technique was known as prepared core technique?

  1. 1 and 2
  2. I and 3
  3. 2 and 3
  4. 1, 2 and 3
  

Question 112 :
During the reign of which ruler was Sri Lanka lost to the Cholas —

  1. Rajendra I
  2. Rajendra II
  3. Kullotunga
  4. Rajendra III
  

Question 113 :
Baba Ram Chandra organised peasants in—

  1. V.V.Giri
  2. S. A.Dange
  3. Jawahar La! Nehru
  4. Lala Lajpat Rai
  

Question 114 :
In 1946, upon persuasion of__________., Mahatma Gandhi reluctantly accepted the proposal of partition and independence offered by the British cabinet, in order to evade a civil war.

  1. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
  2. Rajguru
  3. Sukhdev
  4. Mohammed Ali Jinnah
  

Question 115 :
Who among the following has his disciples as Ashtchap?

  1. Kabir
  2. Akbar
  3. Nanak
  4. Ramdas
  

Question 116 :
The earliest Iron age occupation in India has been associated with—

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

Question 117 :
Who among the following was the painter who was given the title Nadir-uz-Zaman by Jahangir?

  1. Yavanas
  2. Shabaras
  3. Sudras
  4. Chandals
  

Question 118 :
Dewan Velu Thampi of Travancore organised the Revolt in—

  1. Ionians
  2. Doreans
  3. Hellenes
  4. Corianths
  

Question 119 :
The architect of Taj Mahal belonged to?

  1. Italy
  2. France
  3. Turkey
  4. Egypt
  

Question 120 :
The Jaunpuri or the Sharqi style of architecture developed during the reign of—

  1. Mubarak Shah Sharqi
  2. Shamsuddin Ibrahim Shah Sharqi
  3. Mahmud Shah Sharqi
  4. Hussain Shah Sharqi