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




All Questions are from Year - 2018 or older

Question 1891 :
Which one of the following is oldest smriti?

  1. Arthashastra of Kautilya
  2. Ptolemy’s Geography
  3. Indica of Megasthenese
  4. Pliny’s Natural History
  

Question 1892 :
The constitution of India became fully operational with effect from 26thJanuary_____________

  1. 1905
  2. 1935
  3. 1947
  4. Afghanistan
  

Question 1893 :
In ancient and early medieval India the uncultivated and untaxed land was called—

  1. C.R.Reddy Praja Mitra Mandali
  2. Jyotiba Fule Saty Shodhak Samaj
  3. B.R.Ambedkat: All India Depressed Classed Association
  4. Dr. Atmaram Prarthana Samaj Pandurang
  

Question 1894 :
Which of the following are the three landmarks of Dalhousie’s administration? - 1) Indian Railways - 2) Public Works Department - 3) English as a medium of instruction - 4) Telegraph

  1. Rice (Vribhi)
  2. Barley (Vajra)
  3. Wheat (Godhuma)
  4. Maize
  

Question 1895 :
Porus was defeated by Alexander at the Battle of …….

  1. Buxar
  2. Heart
  3. Kabul
  4. Hydaspes
  

Question 1896 :
The special feature of the financial system of Vijayanagara was

  1. Maharashtra
  2. Andhra region
  3. Konkan region
  4. Kalinga
  

Question 1897 :
What was the nationality of max muller?

  1. French
  2. English
  3. German
  4. Polish
  

Question 1898 :
In__________., the country experienced a balance of payments dilemma following the Gulf War and the downfall of the erstwhile Soviet Union.

  1. 1951
  2. 1961
  3. 1971
  4. 1991
  

Question 1899 :
Who propounded the theory of ‘Drain of wealth’?

  1. Lord Cornwallis
  2. Lord Mayo
  3. Lord Hardinge
  4. Lord Irwin
  

Question 1900 :
Which one of the following places was famous as a seat of Mahayana learning?

  1. Nalanda
  2. Taxila
  3. Varanasi
  4. Sarnath
  

Question 1901 :
Congress leaders, like Lokamanya Tilak and Mahatma Gandhi, viewed the __________as an opportunity to bring about Hindu-Muslim unity against British.

  1. Khalifat Movement
  2. Khudai Khidmatgars
  3. Peasant movement
  4. Womens’ movement
  

Question 1902 :
Buddhism - Jainism were totally against

  1. Bhakti
  2. Buddhist
  3. Jaina
  4. Sufi
  

Question 1903 :
Who was the most trusted Advisor of Emperor Bahaudur Shah during the Revolt of 1857?

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

Question 1904 :
Coconut cultivation in India was known from the period of the —

  1. Mauryas
  2. Satavahanas and Kshatrapas
  3. Guptas
  4. Pahallava and Western ranges
  

Question 1905 :
Which of the following pair is not correctly matched?

  1. Udiyanjeral : Cheraking
  2. Nedunjeliyan : Pandya king
  3. Senganan : Chola king
  4. Pan : Pallava king
  

Question 1906 :
Who among the following was/were in a group known as ‘responsivists’?

  1. Nationalist
  2. Marxist
  3. Imperialist
  4. (a) - (b) Both
  

Question 1907 :
The greatest painter of birds at Jahangir’s Court was—

  1. Chisti
  2. Kubrawi
  3. Suhrawardi
  4. Firdausi
  

Question 1908 :
The First English Captain to disembark at Surat and who also visited the court of Emperor Jahangir at Agra was—

  1. Thomas Stephens
  2. Hawkins
  3. Ralph Fitch
  4. Jon Mildenhall
  

Question 1909 :
In which of the following Council Jainism was divided into two?

  1. First Jain Council
  2. Second Jain Council
  3. Third Jain Council
  4. Fourth Jain Council
  

Question 1910 :
Malacca cannot live without Cambay, or Cambay without Malacca, if they are to be very rich and very prosperous.' This comment was made in the context of Asian trade by—

  1. Tome Pires
  2. Linschoten
  3. Varthemea
  4. Barbosa
  

Question 1911 :
Monopoly of the East India Company to trade with China was abolished by the Charter Act of—

  1. Rajatarangini
  2. Panchtantra
  3. Lekhapaddhati
  4. Sukraniti
  

Question 1912 :
The Ellora caves were built by—

  1. Chalukyas
  2. Pratiharas
  3. Rashtrakutas
  4. Palas
  

Question 1913 :
The Mausoleum of Rabia-ul Dauran was built at—

  1. Wheat
  2. Barley
  3. Gram
  4. Maize
  

Question 1914 :
The Vijayanagar king who employed skilled archers of the Turkish clan and raised the fighting capacity of his bowmen was —

  1. Dharanikota
  2. Mottuppalli
  3. Machilipattanam
  4. Nelluru
  

Question 1915 :
The Satnamis who rebelled in the time of Aurangazeb and occupied the town of Narnaul were followers of —

  1. Nizam, Mysore, Berar and Marwar
  2. Nizam, Berar, the Rohilas and the Marathas
  3. The Marathas, Mysore, Berar and Nizam
  4. Mysore, the Marathas, the Rohilas and Berar
  

Question 1916 :
The vision of Homi. _________also led to advanced research in nuclear energy and other fundamental areas through the creation of the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research which is now known as the Bhabha Atomic Research Center (BAR .

  1. J. Bhabha
  2. Vajpayee
  3. Jawaharlal Nehru
  4. Sardar Patel
  

Question 1917 :
Diarchy was introduced by the Act. Of ___________.

  1. 1908
  2. 1913
  3. 1915
  4. 1935
  

Question 1918 :
Consider the following passage : 'His records proclaim him as a feudatory of the emperor Somesvara III. He was his capitals at Talakad in the South and Bankpura in the North. It was in A. D. 1137 that he performed the great ceremony of Tulapurusha.' The above passage refers to —

  1. Mayursarman
  2. Ananta Varman Chodaganga
  3. Yayati Mahashivgupta-I
  4. Vishnuvardhana
  

Question 1919 :
Which Purana contains the information about the Sathavahanas

  1. Vayu purana
  2. Bhavishya purana
  3. Matsya pura
  4. Shiva Purana
  

Question 1920 :
Which one of the following Rashtrakuta kings defeated Pratihara ruler Nagabhatta I?

  1. Guru Nanak did not believe in rebirth
  2. Guru Nanak discarded idol worship
  3. Guru Nanak discarded the caste system
  4. Guru Nanak emphasised devotion to God as the means of attaining Salvation