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




All Questions are from Year - 2018 or older

Question 1951 :
Svayamvara was a special form of —

  1. Pahallavas
  2. Cholas
  3. Kadambas
  4. Vijaynagar
  

Question 1952 :
Which among the following is not an endogamous group?

  1. Caste
  2. Varna
  3. Gotra
  4. Religion
  

Question 1953 :
The socialist stalwart _________.openly led a mass movement against her calling her corrupt and autocratic.

  1. Jaya Prakash Narayan
  2. Fakruddin Ali Ahmed
  3. EMS
  4. 1966
  

Question 1954 :
The earliest literate in India was in Sanskrit— it was learnt by

  1. Rama and Krishna
  2. Vishnu and Siva
  3. Brahma and Sun
  4. Brahma and Ganesha
  

Question 1955 :
The Mesopotamian society was divided into

  1. Between two rivers
  2. Between two oceans
  3. Between two mountains
  4. Between two islands
  

Question 1956 :
Although, right from the beginning the Indian Constitution fully reflected the spirit of democratic socialism, it was only in ________. that the Preamble was amended to include the term ‘Socialism’.

  1. 1936
  2. 1946
  3. 1956
  4. 1950
  

Question 1957 :
The original home of the Aryan, according to Lokmanya Balgangadhar Tilak, was—

  1. Assam
  2. Bengal
  3. Jaunpur
  4. Orissa
  

Question 1958 :
When did Akbar abolish the slavery and protected human rights?

  1. 1582
  2. 1583
  3. 1584
  4. 1585
  

Question 1959 :
Haidar Ali established a modem arsenal at—

  1. Mysore
  2. Srirangpattnam
  3. Dindigal
  4. Arcot
  

Question 1960 :
Egyptians were the first people in the world to build

  1. Kings
  2. Monarchs
  3. Pharaohs
  4. Czars
  

Question 1961 :
Who is the author of Prithviraj Raso?

  1. Chandabardai
  2. Gunadhya
  3. Amir Khusro
  4. Samdeva
  

Question 1962 :
‘Hijrat’ the Muslim era began in —

  1. 622 A.D.
  2. 612 A.D.
  3. 630 A.D.
  4. 600 A.D.
  

Question 1963 :
On the ruins of which one of the following dynasties was the Chola empire established?

  1. Chalukyas of Venge
  2. Pahallavas of Kanchi
  3. Pandyas of Madurai
  4. Chalukyas of Kalyani
  

Question 1964 :
The contemporary source that provides satisfitical data immensely valuable to the study of economy of the Mughal Empire is the —

  1. Tabaqat-i-Akbari
  2. Ain-i-Akbari
  3. Tuhfah-i-Akbarshahi
  4. Badshahnama
  

Question 1965 :
During the period of Harshavardhana the fields were watered by the pots of the Ghatiyantra.' This is known from the writings of—

  1. Abul Hasan
  2. Mansur
  3. Bichitr
  4. Bishandas
  

Question 1966 :
Who condemned Gandhism as a reactionary social philosophy?

  1. Gopalakrishna Gokhale
  2. M.N.Roy
  3. Nehru
  4. Lohia
  

Question 1967 :
Prehistoric axes are found at—

  1. 1200—1000 B.C.
  2. 2500—800 B.C.
  3. 2500 B.C.
  4. 1000 BC.
  

Question 1968 :
The Luck now Pact of 1916 was made between

  1. The moderates and extremists
  2. The British and the Indians
  3. the Hindus and the Muslims
  4. The Congress and the Muslim League
  

Question 1969 :
The French Queen, Marie Antonitte, was termed as

  1. empty headed
  2. hot headed
  3. high headed
  4. dumb headed
  

Question 1970 :
Which of the following is correct?

  1. In the Chola kingdom the royal revenue from the peasants was collected by the officials appointed by the central govt.
  2. In the Chola kingdom the royal revenue from the peasants was collected by the village sabha
  3. In the Chola kingdom the royal revenue from the peasants was collected by the officials appointed by the district government
  4. In the Chola kingdom the royal revenue from the peasants was collected by the zamindars
  

Question 1971 :
Which Mughal Emperor increased more number of Rajput and Maratha Mansabdars in his reign?

  1. Akbar
  2. Jahangir
  3. Shajahan
  4. Aurangzeb
  

Question 1972 :
The earliest language of the Aryans. was

  1. Hinduism
  2. Jainism
  3. Buddhism
  4. Sikhism
  

Question 1973 :
The concept of the Eight fold path forms the theme of—

  1. Acihipati
  2. Gahapati
  3. Jetthaka
  4. Adhikari
  

Question 1974 :
Which one of the following iqtas was held by Sultan Iltutmish as its Muqta immediately before his accession?

  1. Badauni
  2. Shaikh Ahmad Sirhindi
  3. Abul Fazl
  4. Shaikh Abdul Haq Muhaddis
  

Question 1975 :
The subject matter of 'Tolkappiam' is—

  1. Aryavarta
  2. Brahanwarta
  3. Brahmashri Desa
  4. Madhya Desa
  

Question 1976 :
Under the Permanent settlement, the Zamindar’s share in the collected land revenue was —

  1. Bhasa
  2. Visakhadatta
  3. Asvaghosa
  4. Bhavabhuti
  

Question 1977 :
Ziauddin Barani served as an adviser to Sultan

  1. Firoshah Tuglaq
  2. Jalaudhin Khalji
  3. Ghiyasudhin Thuqlaq
  4. Muhammad Bin Thuglaq
  

Question 1978 :
The Asokan inscription which gives an account of the Kalinga war and its effects is

  1. Girnar Rock Edict
  2. Minor Rock Edict III
  3. Minor Rock Edict IV
  4. Minor Rock Edict XIII
  

Question 1979 :
The Kharosthi script was derived from—

  1. Sautrantika
  2. Sthaviravadins
  3. Sarvastivadin
  4. Sammitiya
  

Question 1980 :
The president of the All India Kishan Sabha in 1936 was—18th century has been correctly called theThe first Rashtrakuta-ruler who successfully invaded North India was —

  1. Knowledge
  2. Worship
  3. Visiting Tirthas
  4. None of these