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




All Questions are from Year - 2018 or older

Question 1741 :
. Every voter of ________.years or above of age is eligible to contest elections to the Lok Sabha.

  1. 21
  2. 23
  3. 24
  4. 18
  

Question 1742 :
Who built the Brihadeshwara temple at Gangai kondacholapuram—

  1. Raja-Raja Chola
  2. Rajendra Chola
  3. Vijayalaya
  4. Non of the above
  

Question 1743 :
‘Tol Kappiyam’ is a book on—

  1. Millitary system
  2. Agreement on loans - repayment
  3. Agreements on lands
  4. Repayment of irrigation loans
  

Question 1744 :
The East-India Company began to use the term ‘Investments in India’ for—

  1. Their bullion imports to purchase Indian goods
  2. The loot from Buxar for purchasing Indian goods
  3. The profits made from duty free inland trade and the surplus from Diwani revenue
  4. The borrowed money from India moneylenders for purchases in India
  

Question 1745 :
The Finance Commission is constituted underArticle .... of the Constitution of India?

  1. 275
  2. 280
  3. 282
  4. None of these
  

Question 1746 :
The Constitution of India was adopted by the Constituent Assembly of India on —

  1. 26th January, 1950
  2. 26th January, 1949
  3. 26th November, 1949
  4. 15th August, 1947
  

Question 1747 :
The Rajya Sabha is dissolved after —

  1. Every five years
  2. Every six years
  3. On the advice of the Prime minister
  4. None of these
  

Question 1748 :
The church was very corrupt and supported

  1. Robert Clive, Mir jafar and Raja Balwant Singh
  2. Robert Clive, Nijam-ud-Daula and Shuja-ud-Daula
  3. Robert Clive, Siraj-ud-Daula and Mir Kasim
  4. ‘Shah Alam, Mir Jafar and Shuja-ud-Daula
  

Question 1749 :
All the following are fundamental rights guaranteed by the Indian Constitution except

  1. Right to equality
  2. Right against exploitation
  3. Right to adequate means of livelihood
  4. None of these
  

Question 1750 :
`Liberty, Equality and Fraternity' is a slogan associated with

  1. American war of Independence.
  2. Chinese Revolution.
  3. French Revolution.
  4. Russian Revolution.
  

Question 1751 :
The system of competitive examination for Civil Service was accepted in principle in the year—

  1. Tolkappiyam and Tirukkural
  2. Ahananuru and Purananuru
  3. Padirruppattu and Maduraikkanchi
  4. Silappadikaram and Manimekhalai
  

Question 1752 :
Which one of the following is the mandatory minimum requirement for a functional federation?

  1. States should be represented in the Upper House of the National Legislature.
  2. Judicial Review.
  3. Distribution of legislative and administrative powers between the two sets of Governments, National and State, so as to ensure the Independence of the Governments within their respective spheres.
  4. Distribution of legislative and administrative power between the two sets of Governments, National and State, to ensure independent but coordinated exercise of powers of the Government.
  

Question 1753 :
Who said that 'the Chola artists conceived like grants and finished like jewellers. ?

  1. Percy Brawn
  2. Furgusion
  3. Pujarti
  4. Dr. A. K. Mathas
  

Question 1754 :
Which of the following non-member of Parliament has the right to address it?

  1. Attorney General of India
  2. Solicitor General of India
  3. Chief Justice of India
  4. Chief Election Commissioner
  

Question 1755 :
Arabs conquered Iran by

  1. Temples
  2. Pyramids with mummies
  3. Palaces
  4. Megaliths
  

Question 1756 :
As per the Constitution of India, if a President dies while in office, the Vice President can act as President for a maximum period of

  1. 1 years
  2. 3 months
  3. 6 months
  4. 2 years
  

Question 1757 :
The earliest of the Vedas

  1. Rig Veda
  2. Yajur Veda
  3. Sama Veda
  4. Atharva Veda
  

Question 1758 :
One of the most important facts in the history of India during the 1st century of British rule is the decay of her flourishing—

  1. Trade
  2. Agriculture
  3. Industry
  4. A and B
  

Question 1759 :
Who was the Chairman of Boundary Commission to define the boundaries of the dominions under the Indian Independence Act of 1947?

  1. Lord Cornwallis -Subsidiary System
  2. Lord Rippon -Local Self Government
  3. Holt Mackenzie -Mahalwari Settlement in Northern India
  4. Thomas Munro-Ryotwari System
  

Question 1760 :
Who among the following was the first leader to organize labour movement in India?

  1. B. P. Wadia
  2. Lala Lajpat Rai
  3. N. M. Lokhandy
  4. N. G. Ranga
  

Question 1761 :
Which of the following terms were used to refer to rural land holders in Eastern India during the Gupta period? (1) Agraharin (2) Kutumbin (3) Mahaltara (4) Bhogika

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

Question 1762 :
Which one of the following was not included in the Navratnas of Akbar?

  1. birbal
  2. Todarmal
  3. Mansingh
  4. Badaoni
  

Question 1763 :
Dipavamsa was written in—

  1. wars
  2. imperalism
  3. colonialism
  4. exploitation
  

Question 1764 :
Which of the following text refers Chandragupta Maurya as ‘Vrishal’ ?

  1. Mudrarakshasa
  2. Arthashastra
  3. Indica
  4. Mahavai
  

Question 1765 :
Which one of the following was not an item of export from India to the west during the early centuries of the Christian era?

  1. Khyat
  2. Bakhar
  3. Burunji
  4. Babi
  

Question 1766 :
The Kamasutra was written by—

  1. Iron
  2. Copper
  3. Bronze items
  4. Gold
  

Question 1767 :
Rabindra Nath Tagore gave up his knighthood because of—

  1. Jalianwalla Bagh tragedy
  2. Brutal Suppression of Civil Disobedience Movement
  3. Execution of Bhagat Singh
  4. Chauri-Chaura incident
  

Question 1768 :
The King Kanishka held a great Buddhist Council under whose presidentship?

  1. Desalpur - Surkotda
  2. Rangpur - Rojadi
  3. Allabadino - Balakot
  4. Lothal - Surkotda
  

Question 1769 :
Writing had first developed in

  1. Primarily that Bhakti God
  2. That of combining Bhakti with Jnan (Gyan)
  3. That of Bhakti with Karma
  4. That of combining of Bhakti, man (Gyan) and Karma
  

Question 1770 :
Which one of following denoted a series of coins?

  1. Gajasataka
  2. Gadhiya
  3. Hiranyadama
  4. Katisama