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




All Questions are from Year - 2018 or older

Question 1831 :
The Author who described the Revolt of 1857 as the ‘First War of Indepen4ence’ was—

  1. blood - iron
  2. holy wars
  3. holy alliance
  4. triple alliance
  

Question 1832 :
Jain works were compiled in—

  1. Terracotta
  2. Faience
  3. Agate
  4. Steatite
  

Question 1833 :
Which of the following believed in the worship of the Yakshas and, Yakshinis? 1) Brahmanism 2) The Kalamukha sect 3) Buddhism 4) Jainism

  1. Mathura inscription of Huvishka
  2. Allahabad pillar inscription of Samudragupta
  3. Junagarh inscription of Skanda Gupta
  4. Eran Pillar inscription of Bhanu Gupta
  

Question 1834 :
Who was Bhadrabahu?

  1. 16 - its multiples
  2. 12 - its multiples
  3. 8 - its multiples
  4. 4 - its multiples
  

Question 1835 :
Azad Muslim conference’ was formed in

  1. 1939
  2. 1940
  3. 1941
  4. 1947
  

Question 1836 :
The System of philosophy with which the name of, Kapila is prominently associated is

  1. Sultanate
  2. Bahmani
  3. Mughal
  4. Vijaynagar
  

Question 1837 :
Doctrine of Total Revolution was expounded by

  1. Jayaprakas Narayanan
  2. M.N Roy
  3. Gandhiji
  4. Thilak
  

Question 1838 :
In October 1943, Subhash Chandra Bose established the Arzee Humimati Hind at —

  1. They were atheists
  2. They were welcomed by the vaisyas
  3. They advocated ahimsa
  4. They believed in rigorous asceticism
  

Question 1839 :
The achievements of Samudragupta are described in the:

  1. Hathigumpha inscription
  2. Allahabad pillar inscription
  3. Girnar inscription
  4. Sarnath inscription
  

Question 1840 :
In________, with the emergence of a new politically independent nation, India continued to march ahead pursuing a programme of using modern science and technology for national development.

  1. 1907
  2. 1917
  3. 1937
  4. Globalization
  

Question 1841 :
Gandhara art all but one of the following was different from the West. Which was it?

  1. Kudoor
  2. Kanchipuram
  3. Vengadam
  4. Yerragudi
  

Question 1842 :
Which historian brought out the interdisciplinary method to study ancient indian history?

  1. R.C. Majumdar
  2. D.D. Kosambi
  3. R.S.Sharma
  4. D.N.Jha
  

Question 1843 :
The leaders of 1857 Mutineers who was caught - hanged was —

  1. Kunwar Singh
  2. Nana Saheb
  3. Tantya Tope
  4. Rani Laxmibai of Jhansi
  

Question 1844 :
Among the officers of Muhhammad of Ghor, Bihar and part of Bengal were conquered by—

  1. The Sthaviravada sect of Buddhism
  2. The Mahasangbika sect of Buddhism
  3. The Shwetamber sect of Jainism
  4. Purva-Mimamsakas
  

Question 1845 :
Which Bhakti Saint is known as the bridge between north and south?

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

Question 1846 :
Dadabhai Nauroji, the greatest exponent of the theory of ‘Drain of wealth’ called the economic exploitation of India—

  1. Evil of all evils
  2. A continuous fleecing
  3. A continuous British invasion
  4. None of these
  

Question 1847 :
Hieroglyphic script meant

  1. AD 657
  2. AD 650
  3. AD 652
  4. AD 658
  

Question 1848 :
Balwant Singh was the first Raja of—

  1. Jams
  2. Lingayatas
  3. Buddhist
  4. Bhagvatas
  

Question 1849 :
The Gupta feudatories who became strong and independent in Gujarat were known as

  1. Vakatakas
  2. Maitrakas
  3. Yaudheyas
  4. Vardhanas
  

Question 1850 :
Ptolemy built the best museum in

  1. Arts
  2. History
  3. Geography
  4. Metallurgy
  

Question 1851 :
In which age Brahmanas were inferior than Kshatriyas?

  1. Vedic age
  2. Buddha age
  3. Maurya age
  4. Post-Mauryan age
  

Question 1852 :
The Chola ruler who wrested tondaimandalam from the Rashtrakutas was—

  1. Language of the people was used
  2. No caste barriers
  3. Non-existence of sound
  4. Too much stress on morality
  

Question 1853 :
Which one of the following Sultans extended agricultural loans called sondhars to the poor peasants for promoting cultivation?

  1. Balban
  2. Alauddin Khalji
  3. Mohd. Bin Tughlaq
  4. Firoze Tughlaq
  

Question 1854 :
According to the Mahasanghikas, a being is composed of—

  1. . Five Dharmas
  2. Seven Dharmas
  3. Nine Dharmas
  4. Eighteen Dharmas
  

Question 1855 :
Which of the following regions was were well-known during the seventeenth century for simultaneous production of saltpetre, indigo and opium?

  1. Both (a) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (a)
  2. Both (a) and (R) are true but (R) is not a correct explanation of (a)
  3. (a) is true but (R) is false
  4. (a) is false but (R) is true
  

Question 1856 :
The Forward Bloc was formed by

  1. Kesari – B. G. Tilak
  2. New India – M. K. Gandhi
  3. Young India – Annie Besant
  4. Yugantar – Aurobindo Ghosh
  

Question 1857 :
The first Turkish Sultan to cross Vindhyachal ranges was?

  1. Iltutmish
  2. Balban
  3. Alauddin Khilji
  4. Firoz Shah Tughlaq
  

Question 1858 :
Indian Economic drain was described in the British Period by—

  1. Dadabhai Nauroji
  2. Surendra Nath Beneraji
  3. Balagangadhar Tilak
  4. Annie Besant
  

Question 1859 :
Which of the following are true of Jainism? 1) It has affinity with the Vedanta system of philosophy. 2) It has affinity with the Samkhya system of philosophy. 3) It completely rejected the concept of the 4) According to it the world consists of two eternal categories, viz, conscious(jiva) and unconscious (ajiva).

  1. Kerala
  2. Deccan
  3. The Chola kingdom
  4. Western India
  

Question 1860 :
Which one of the following pairs of persons and events is correctly matched?

  1. Bukka I: Conquest of Madurai
  2. Rama Ray: Battle of Raichur
  3. Krishnadeva Battle of Rakkas Ray Tangadi
  4. Tirumala Ray: Transfer of capital to Vallore