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




All Questions are from Year - 2018 or older

Question 1681 :
Prohibition against discrimination under Article 15 is for:

  1. Persons.
  2. Citizens.
  3. Citizens as well as non-citizens.
  4. Persons except aliens.
  

Question 1682 :
TheoriginalConstitutionclassified Fundamental Rights into seven categories, but now

  1. there are six.
  2. there are five.
  3. there are eight.
  4. they have been regrouped in three categories-social, economic and political.
  

Question 1683 :
The first finance commission was constituted in:

  1. 1950
  2. 1951
  3. 1952
  4. 1954
  

Question 1684 :
The Indian Constitution recognizes minorities on the basis of:

  1. Religion
  2. Caste
  3. Colour
  4. Percentage of the population of the Group to the total population
  

Question 1685 :
The Constitution of India does not clearly provide for the Freedom of Press but this freedom is implicit in the article —

  1. 19 (i) a
  2. 19 (i) b
  3. 19 (i) c
  4. 19 (i) d
  

Question 1686 :
Which of the following were not the new industries introduced by the Britishers?

  1. Ur
  2. Sabha
  3. Nagaram
  4. Nadu
  

Question 1687 :
Buddhist scriptures were written in—

  1. Mularaja II of Gujarat
  2. Prathviraj Chauhan of Delhi
  3. Jayachandra of Kannauj
  4. Parmaldeva of Bundelkhanda
  

Question 1688 :
In whose time period, the Panchayats were given the constitutional status?

  1. Rajiv Gandhi.
  2. Chandrashekhar.
  3. V.P. Singh.
  4. P.V. Narsimha Rao.
  

Question 1689 :
Which one of the following was a cause for the decline of the textile industry in Bengal during the 18th century?

  1. Ashok Mehta
  2. R. C. Majumdar
  3. S. N. Sen
  4. V. D. Savarkar
  

Question 1690 :
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 1691 :
Italy was unified with the occupation of the city of Rome in

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

Question 1692 :
The President of the All India Kisan Sabha in 1936 was—

  1. The Madras Presidency and Orissa
  2. Maharashtra, Karnataka and the Central Provinces
  3. Kerala, Gujarat and Assam
  4. Bengal and Orissa
  

Question 1693 :
The text of the preamble of the Constitution of India aims to secure

  1. fundamental rights to all individuals.
  2. fundamental duties of citizens of India.
  3. dignity of the individual and unity and integrity of the nation.
  4. security of service to government servants.
  

Question 1694 :
Who is the author of Discovery of India?

  1. Gandhiji
  2. Vivekananda
  3. Nehru
  4. Gokhale
  

Question 1695 :
The Election commission holds election for

  1. The Parliament, State Legislature and the posts of the president and the Vice-President
  2. The parliament, State legislative Assemblies and the State Council
  3. The Parliament
  4. The parliament and the State Legislative Assemblies
  

Question 1696 :
Which one of the following is the correct sequence of persons who occupied the office of the president of India right from beginning?

  1. C. Rajagopalachari,
  2. C. Rajagopalchari, Rajendra Prasad, V.V.Giri, Zakir Hussain
  3. Rajendra Prasad, S. Radhakrishnan , Zakir Hussain, V.V. Giri,
  4. Rajendra Prasad, S. Radhakrishnan, V.V.Giri, Zakir Hussain
  

Question 1697 :
Which of the following pairs are correctly matched? 1) Rabbeting: Shipbuilding 2) Flintlock: Gun-making 3) ‘Wootz’: Textile 4) Filatures: Metallurgy.Choose the correct answer from the codes given below —Codes:

  1. l and 2
  2. 1 and 3
  3. 2 and4
  4. 3and4
  

Question 1698 :
Who is the author of historical work The Cholas?

  1. D. D. Kosambi
  2. Champakalakshmi
  3. K.A. Nilakanta Sastri
  4. Charles Allan
  

Question 1699 :
Who Coined the term Hydraulic Society

  1. Prof Max muller
  2. Karl August Wittfogel
  3. James mill
  4. Karl Marx
  

Question 1700 :
The first ruler of India who defeafed Muhammad of Ghor was —

  1. Mularaja II of Gujarat
  2. Prathviraj Chauhan of Delhi
  3. Jayachandra of Kannauj
  4. Parmaldeva of Bundelkhanda
  

Question 1701 :
The first President of Independent India hails from—

  1. U.P.
  2. Andhra Pradesh
  3. Bihar
  4. Tamil Nadu
  

Question 1702 :
To which of the following castes did Gautam Buddha belong?

  1. Three groups
  2. Four groups
  3. Five groups
  4. Six groups
  

Question 1703 :
wrong Consider the following Acts:

  1. The Regulating Act, 1773
  2. Pitt's India Act, 1784
  3. The Charter Act, 1793
  4. Indian Council Act,1861
  

Question 1704 :
Which one among the following has the power to regulate the right of citizenship in India?

  1. The Union Cabinet
  2. The Parliament
  3. The Supreme court
  4. The Law commission
  

Question 1705 :
Ziggurat was a temple in the city of

  1. 3, 2, 1, 4
  2. 4, 3, 2, 1
  3. 2, 4, 1, 3
  4. 4, 1, 3, 2
  

Question 1706 :
Which of the following is called ‘Yavanpria’?

  1. They are atheist
  2. They are welcomed by the vaishyas
  3. They advocated ahimsa
  4. They believed in rigorous asceticism
  

Question 1707 :
The term ‘dastak’ implies?

  1. Riot
  2. Duty free trade
  3. Post
  4. Market
  

Question 1708 :
Which among the fol1owing constituted the novelty of the Art of Painting of Ravi Verma?

  1. Portraits
  2. Frescoes
  3. Use of all colours in painting Indian Mythological
  4. Water Colour Drawings
  

Question 1709 :
Who was the first Deputy Prime Minster of India?

  1. L.K. Advani
  2. Morarji Desai
  3. Charan Singh
  4. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
  

Question 1710 :
The Theosophists advocated the revival and strengthening of—

  1. Hinduism, Zoroastrianism and Buddhism
  2. Hinduism, Buddhism and Islam
  3. Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism
  4. Hinduism and Buddhism only