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




All Questions are from Year - 2018 or older

Question 1861 :
Which of the following was not responsible for the spread of Buddhism?

  1. Truth, non-violence, compassion and toleration
  2. Truth, compassion, toleration and love
  3. Truth, love, sacrifice and generosity
  4. Love, compassion, elation at others success and equanimity towards all beings
  

Question 1862 :
The term ‘Yavan priya’ refers to—

  1. 1, 2, and 3
  2. 1,3and4
  3. 1, 2, and 4
  4. 2,3and4
  

Question 1863 :
The first Maratha war took place during the Governor Generalship of—

  1. Warren Hestings
  2. Sir Robert Clive
  3. Lord Emherst
  4. Welleslley
  

Question 1864 :
Which one was the Port of Cheras?

  1. Kaveripattanam
  2. Muzisir
  3. Korkai
  4. Tandai
  

Question 1865 :
Who is the founder of the Nanda dynasty?

  1. Dhana nanda
  2. Mahapadma Nanda
  3. Mahipala
  4. Marthanda
  

Question 1866 :
Prussia was the strongest state of Germany before the unification was dominated by the

  1. Justin
  2. Arian
  3. Megasthenese
  4. Strabo
  

Question 1867 :
Which of the following was not one of the Rajas of South India to re the banner of revolt against the British?

  1. Lodis
  2. Saiyadas
  3. Tughlaqs
  4. Khaljis
  

Question 1868 :
The word Mesopotamia means the land

  1. Sheba
  2. Soonon
  3. Hamurabi
  4. Nannr
  

Question 1869 :
Asvamedha Yajna from among Chalukya rulers was performed by —

  1. 1000 BC
  2. 1200 BC
  3. 1500 BC
  4. 1300 BC
  

Question 1870 :
The principle of Panchsheel was declared by India and China in the year—

  1. 1952A.D.
  2. 1953A.D.
  3. 1954A.D.
  4. 1955A.D.
  

Question 1871 :
The largest number of seals of the Harrappan culture are made of—

  1. Himachal Pradesh
  2. West Bengal
  3. Uttar Pradesh
  4. Rajasthan
  

Question 1872 :
Which of the following falls into the category of quasi­histroy?

  1. Ballads
  2. Epics
  3. Annals of rulers
  4. All the above
  

Question 1873 :
Mesopotamian were the first to make

  1. Deciphered (translated)
  2. Not deciphered
  3. About to be deciphered
  4. Difficult to be deciphered
  

Question 1874 :
Salaka-Purusha is a concept associated with the—

  1. Ranjit Singh
  2. Mir Quasim
  3. Saadat Khan
  4. Tipu Sultan
  

Question 1875 :
The leaders of 1857 Mutineers who was caught - hanged was —

  1. Sindh
  2. Gujarat
  3. Punjab
  4. Both (a) and (b)
  

Question 1876 :
Among other nations it is usual, in the contests of war to ravage the soil; among Indians, the tillers of soil, even when battle is raging in their neighbourhood, are undisturbed by any sense of danger and remain unmolesteel'—-This statement was made by —

  1. Huien Tsang
  2. Herodotus
  3. Megasthenese
  4. Fa Hien
  

Question 1877 :
The Romans were famous for fights between man-man and man-animal which took place in

  1. Illiad
  2. Odefus rex
  3. Electra
  4. Odyssey
  

Question 1878 :
Which of the following is not true of both Buddhism - Jainism?

  1. Polity
  2. Economy
  3. Sociality
  4. None of these
  

Question 1879 :
Gandhism is not merely a political creed it is

  1. A programme of action
  2. A message
  3. theory
  4. Working class movement
  

Question 1880 :
Official stamping of weights and measures and their periodical inspection are prescribed by —

  1. Manu
  2. Narada
  3. Brihaspati
  4. Parasara
  

Question 1881 :
Homer, the great poet wrote

  1. Rocks
  2. Piece of stone
  3. Minerals
  4. Gold
  

Question 1882 :
The novelty which Kabir added to the Bhakti movement was —

  1. Qutubuddin Bakhtiyar Kaki
  2. Baba Farid-ud-din Chishti
  3. Shaikh Nizamuddin Chishti
  4. Nasiruddin ‘Chiragh’ Delhvi
  

Question 1883 :
Rigvedic people invoked Indra for—

  1. Only Brahmana girls
  2. Brahmana and Kshatriya girls
  3. Brahmana, Kshatriya and Vaisya girls
  4. Brahmana, Kshatriya, Vaisya and Sudra girls
  

Question 1884 :
Given below are two statements. One labelled is Assertion (a) and the other labelled as Reason (R) — Assertion (a): Despite initial victory the Sepoy Mutiny could not succeed in overthrowing the Raj. Reason (R): The rising middle class sided with the Raj. In the context of the above two statements which one of the following is correct?

  1. Santhal Insurrection
  2. Kuki Rebellion
  3. Peasant agitation against the indigo planters in Bengal
  4. Agitation against reduction of age-limits for entry into Civil Service
  

Question 1885 :
The Iqta under the Delhi Sultans was a territorial assignment and its holder was designated muqti who—

  1. The Sunga period
  2. The Kushana period
  3. The Gupta period
  4. The early medieval period
  

Question 1886 :
Who among the following Scholar declared that 'Sapt Sindhava' region was the home land of Aryans

  1. Dr A. C. Das
  2. Prof. Maxmuller
  3. Prof. Penka
  4. Dr K. K. Sharma
  

Question 1887 :
Vellore Mutiny took place in the year of?

  1. 1764
  2. 1806
  3. 1857
  4. 1935
  

Question 1888 :
The second international was the 100 years celebration of the

  1. Bhagvati sutra
  2. Kalpa sutra
  3. Niryavali sutra
  4. Uvasagadasao
  

Question 1889 :
Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

  1. Kshauma : Textile
  2. Pada : Coin denomination
  3. Adhaka : Architectural fragment
  4. Drona : Measure of rainfall
  

Question 1890 :
who wrote the Vikramangadevacharita ?

  1. Kalhana
  2. Sudraka
  3. Bilhana
  4. Atula.