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




All Questions are from Year - 2018 or older

Question 1261 :
Which of the following writs is issued by the court in case of illegal detention of a person?

  1. Quo Warranto
  2. Habeas Corpus
  3. Mandamus
  4. Certiorari
  

Question 1262 :
The Mughal painting reached its zenith during the reign of

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

Question 1263 :
When did Sher Shah Suri overthrow Humayun?

  1. 1540
  2. 1539
  3. 1526
  4. 1556
  

Question 1264 :
The first Muslim ruler (Sultan) who tried to conquer Deccan was

  1. Ala-ud-din-khilji
  2. Muhammad Tughlak
  3. Qutub-ud-din Aibek
  4. Iltutmish
  

Question 1265 :
The Constitution of India is —

  1. Rigid
  2. Flexible
  3. Very rigid
  4. Partly rigid, partly flexible
  

Question 1266 :
After the judgement of the Supreme Court in Mandal case, it has been observed that The poisonous weed of casteism has been replanted where it will trouble us a thousand years. Each age will have to consider it. This was observed by:

  1. Prof. Upendra Baxi.
  2. N.A. Palkhiwala.
  3. Ram Jethmalani.
  4. Justice P.N. Bhagwati.
  

Question 1267 :
Consider the following statements: 1.The number of the Members of Union Public service Commission is determined by the President of India 2.The Union Public Service Commission was constituted under the provisions in the Constitution of India .Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. 1 only
  2. 2 only
  3. Both 1 and 2
  4. Neither 1 nor 2
  

Question 1268 :
The military state of Greece was

  1. India
  2. China
  3. Egypt
  4. Iraq
  

Question 1269 :
The founder of Sikh religion was

  1. Guru Gobind Singh
  2. Guru Nanak Dev
  3. Banda Bahadur
  4. Guru Hargobind
  

Question 1270 :
The Zabtisystem was conceived by

  1. Ghiasuddin Tughlak
  2. Sikandar Lodhi
  3. Sher Shah Suri
  4. Akbar
  

Question 1271 :
Judges of the High Court are appointed by the

  1. Chief Justice of the High Court
  2. President
  3. Governor
  4. Chief Justice of India
  

Question 1272 :
Which of these queens died of battle wounds while fighting in male attire in the Battle of Kotah-ki-sarai?

  1. Rani of Jhansi
  2. Mumtaz Mahal
  3. Jodha Bhai
  4. Chand Bibi
  

Question 1273 :
The Mughal Emperor in India who gave Surat to the British East India Company was

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

Question 1274 :
What is the minimum age for appointment of w0a person as a Governor of a State?

  1. 35 years
  2. 40 years
  3. 25 years
  4. 30 years
  

Question 1275 :
To which of the following state the special Marriage Act 1954 does not apply?

  1. Meghalaya
  2. Nagaland
  3. Tripura
  4. Jammu and Kashmir
  

Question 1276 :
Which among the following is not a feature of tribal community?

  1. Common name
  2. Common language
  3. Common culture
  4. Exogamy
  

Question 1277 :
Who was the Prime Minister of India when the Anti Defection bill was passed?

  1. Indira Gandhi
  2. Rajiv Gandhi
  3. V.P. Singh
  4. H.D. Deve Gowda
  

Question 1278 :
99. Which one of the following statements about the Indus culture is the least possible?

  1. The Indus culture originated from the Kalibanga I culture
  2. The Indus culture originated from the peasant cultures of sind - Bluchistan
  3. The Indus culture is an expression of Sothi culture
  4. The Indus culture sprang directly as an urban culture
  

Question 1279 :
Which name, the Zahiruddin Muhammad took when he became the ruler was:

  1. Humayun
  2. Jahangir
  3. Babar
  4. Bahadurshah
  

Question 1280 :
How many members are nominated by the President in the Rajya Sabha?

  1. 2
  2. Y4 of the total strength
  3. 12
  4. 15
  

Question 1281 :
Of the following words in the Preamble of the Constitution of India which was not inserted through the Constitution (Forty SecoAmendment act, 1976?

  1. Socialist
  2. Secular
  3. Dignity
  4. Integrity
  

Question 1282 :
The Instrument of instructions contained in the Government of India Act, 1935 ha been incorporated in the Constitution of India in the year 1950 as —

  1. Fundamental Rights
  2. Directive Principles of the State Policy
  3. Fundamental Duties
  4. Emergency Provisions
  

Question 1283 :
Intercaste marriages, during the Rajput age was possible among —

  1. Wheat, Barley, Mustard
  2. Barley, Groundnut, Rice
  3. Wheat, Rice, Sugarcane
  4. Wheat, Cotton, Sugarcane
  

Question 1284 :
Which one of the following bills must be passed by each house of Indian parliament separately by special majority?

  1. Ordinary Bill
  2. Money Bill
  3. Finance Bill
  4. Constitution Amendment Bill
  

Question 1285 :
Our Constitution provides for the Constitution of the:

  1. Union.
  2. Union and all the States.
  3. Union and all the States except Jammu - Kashmir.
  4. Organs of Governments of Union and the States.
  

Question 1286 :
Who of the following became Prime Minister of India without becoming a Union Cabinet Minister?

  1. Chaudhary Charan Singh
  2. H.D. Deve Gowda
  3. Morarji Desai
  4. I.K. Gujral
  

Question 1287 :
The articles of the Constitution of India which deal with directive principles of state policy are —

  1. 26 to 11
  2. 30 to 45
  3. 36 to 51
  4. 40 to 55
  

Question 1288 :
We have now an open Conspiracy to free the country from foreign rule and you, Comrades, and all our countrymen and countrywomen are imated to join it.' Who among the following made this declaration?

  1. M.N.Roy
  2. Jayaprakash Narayan
  3. Subhash Chandra Bose
  4. Jawahar Lal Nehru
  

Question 1289 :
With what subject do the articles 5 to 11 of the Constitution of India deal?

  1. Indian Union and its territory
  2. Citizenship
  3. Fundamental Duties
  4. Union Executive
  

Question 1290 :
Tamil Nadu Reservation Act providing 69% reservation has been placed in which Schedule of the Constitutions?

  1. Sixth.
  2. Seventh.
  3. Eighth.
  4. Ninth.