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




All Questions are from Year - 2018 or older

Question 1771 :
Who among the following was known as ‘Frontier Gandhi’?

  1. Sir Syed Ali khan
  2. Syed Amir Ali
  3. Abul Kalam Azad
  4. Abdul Gaffar Khan
  

Question 1772 :
Baba Ram Chandra organized peasants in—

  1. Oudh
  2. Bihar
  3. Bengal
  4. Andhra
  

Question 1773 :
The account of the local Administration was written in—

  1. Tardi Beg
  2. Bairam Khan
  3. Munim Khan
  4. Shamsuddin Atka
  

Question 1774 :
The revolt of the Khasis against the British was led by—

  1. Methods of distillation
  2. Working of telescope
  3. Principal of Gravitation
  4. Technique of Metal Casting
  

Question 1775 :
In March 1925, who among the following became the President of the Central Legislative Assembly?

  1. Bihar
  2. Punjab
  3. Bengal
  4. Maharashtra
  

Question 1776 :
Jinnh’s Two –nation Theory was adopted on

  1. 1935
  2. 1940
  3. 1925
  4. 1947
  

Question 1777 :
Biographies of Jaina Tirthankaras are found in—

  1. Bhagavati Sutra
  2. Kalpa Sutra
  3. Niryavali Sutra
  4. Uvasagadasao
  

Question 1778 :
Clive introduced dual Govemm1t in Bengal because—

  1. He was afraid of hostile reaction from the people of Bengal
  2. The authorities of the East India Company in England did not allow him to establishment of de jure authority of the East India Company in Bengal
  3. The Mughal emperor was opposed to the establishment of de jure authority of the East India Company in Bengal
  4. He wanted to avoid the responsibility arising out of the establishment of de jure authority of the East India Company in Bengal.
  

Question 1779 :
Who is the author of The Emergence of Indian Nationalism: Competition and Collaboration in the Later Nineteenth Century

  1. John Gallaghar
  2. Ronald Robinson
  3. Anil Seal
  4. Gordon Johnson
  

Question 1780 :
The title Sultan-us-Sharq was assumed by the ruler of—

  1. Bijapur and Golconda
  2. Golconda
  3. Gujarat
  4. Ahmadnagar
  

Question 1781 :
How many cities were in existence during Buddha’s time?

  1. Third century B .C.
  2. First century B.C.
  3. First century A.D.
  4. Third Century AD.
  

Question 1782 :
Glimpses of world History’ was written by

  1. Nehru
  2. Gandhiji
  3. Thilak
  4. Ambedkar
  

Question 1783 :
Who is the author of The Agrarian System of Mughal India ?

  1. Irfan Habib
  2. D.N.Jha
  3. R.S.Sharma
  4. Romila Thapar.
  

Question 1784 :
Who is regarded as the pragmatic social reformer?

  1. Nehru
  2. Thilak
  3. Sree Narayana Guru
  4. Mahathma Gandhi
  

Question 1785 :
In Mughal period Zamindars were—

  1. Widow marriage was allowed among the Rigvedic Aryans
  2. The Parda system did not exist among the Rigvedic Aryans
  3. Sati custom was common among the Rigvedic Aryans
  4. Rigvedic women had a right to participate in religious ceremonies
  

Question 1786 :
In which of the following years the Asiatic Society of Bengal was established

  1. 1684
  2. 1784
  3. 1884
  4. 1984
  

Question 1787 :
Who among the following Sufis advocated the theory of ‘Wahdat-ul-Suahud’?

  1. Logic
  2. Musicology
  3. Astronomy
  4. History
  

Question 1788 :
Which Gupta ruler had led a campaign to the south and was an expert ‘Veena’ player?

  1. Chandra Gupta I
  2. Samudragupta
  3. Chandra Gupta Vikramaditya
  4. Skanda Gupta
  

Question 1789 :
Which one of the following is a commentary on the ‘Arthashastra’?

  1. Brahmana
  2. Village Elders
  3. Sudras
  4. All of these
  

Question 1790 :
A highly advanced water management system of Harrapan times has been unearthed at—

  1. Dholavira
  2. Lothal
  3. Kalibanga
  4. Alamgirpur
  

Question 1791 :
Give the chronological order— I )Kautilya II )Jayadeva III )Banabhatta IV) Harisena - Code:

  1. Hasan Nizami
  2. Amir Khusaro
  3. Abul Fazal
  4. Abdul Qadir Badauni
  

Question 1792 :
Who among the Pala rulers established the University of Vikramsila?

  1. Dharampala
  2. Devapala
  3. Narayan Pala
  4. Mahipala I
  

Question 1793 :
The gold coins of Muhammad Ghori usually bear—

  1. Palas
  2. Senas
  3. Pratiharas
  4. King Yasovarman of Kannauj
  

Question 1794 :
Harsha Charita is written by which writer

  1. Bilhana
  2. Bana
  3. Jayanga
  4. Athulya
  

Question 1795 :
Religion-wise the sculptures found at Kankali Tila in Mathura are—

  1. It has an umbrella at the top
  2. It has a sanctum sanctorum
  3. It has a circumambulatory path (Pradakshinapatha)
  4. It has a fence surrounding it
  

Question 1796 :
Akbar’s buildings at Fatehpur Sikri are famous for—

  1. Synthesis of trabeate and accurate styles
  2. Construction of the first bulbous dome in India
  3. The use of marble on an extensive scale
  4. Frequent employment of pietra dura
  

Question 1797 :
Which of the following universities was not established by Lord Dalhousie?

  1. Ramakrishna Paramhansa
  2. Raja Ram Mohan Roy
  3. Swami Dayanand Saraswati
  4. Swami Vivekananda
  

Question 1798 :
The Bharukuccha port lies near—

  1. Mir Qasim’s alliance with the Mughal Emperor and the Nawab of Oudh
  2. Abuse of Dastaks by the English
  3. Mir Quasim’s conspiracy with the French
  4. Mir Jafar’s conspiracy with the East India Company
  

Question 1799 :
The Zamindari in Mughal India was not—

  1. February 20, 1947
  2. June 3, 1947
  3. July 18, 1947
  4. August 15, 1947
  

Question 1800 :
Herodotus has been called the father of

  1. Solar
  2. Lunar
  3. solar-lunar
  4. Gregorian