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




All Questions are from Year - 2018 or older

Question 1981 :
Ghasiti Begam, Shaukat Jang, Rajballabh and Yar Latif Khan were sore enemies of—

  1. Pulkesin I
  2. Kirtivarman I
  3. Pulkesin II
  4. Vikramaditya I
  

Question 1982 :
Rand was killed by the militant nationalist—

  1. The treaty of Aix-Ia-Chapelle (1749)
  2. The Treaty of Pondicherry (1754)
  3. The Treaty of Salbai (1782)
  4. The Treaty of Mangalore (1784)
  

Question 1983 :
The book Akbar­nama was written by

  1. Abul Fazal
  2. Athula
  3. Kalhana
  4. Bana
  

Question 1984 :
In the Gandhara sculptures, the preaching mudra associated with the Buddha’s first sermon at Sarnath is

  1. Abhaya
  2. Bhumisparsa
  3. Dhyana
  4. Dharmachakra
  

Question 1985 :
Who said, 'The Hindus believed that there is no country like theirs, no nation like theirs, no king like theirs, no religion like theirs, no science like theirs.'

  1. republic
  2. capitalism
  3. nation
  4. sovereignty
  

Question 1986 :
Who among the following were the Kushana rulers whose coins bear either Shiva, Shiva - bull or one of the emblems of Shiva? 1) Huvishka 2) Kanishka I 3) Kujula Kadphisas 4) Wim Kadphises

  1. Dharma Chakra Pravartana sutta
  2. Divyavadana
  3. Dipavamsa
  4. Mahaparinibban sutta
  

Question 1987 :
Who among the following was not an eminent Orientalist?

  1. Dr BhahuDaji
  2. Dr R G Bhandarkar
  3. Balagangadhar Tilak
  4. Gopal krishna Gokhale
  

Question 1988 :
Under which of the following set of ruler were organised the 1st three Buddhist councils?

  1. Tamil
  2. Hindi
  3. Telugu
  4. Kannada
  

Question 1989 :
The Jaina system of thought closely re sembles —

  1. Gopala
  2. Mahipala
  3. Devapala
  4. Dharmapala
  

Question 1990 :
Chalukya ruler, Pulakesin II defeated

  1. Dharmpala
  2. Samudragupta
  3. Harshavardhana
  4. Chandragupta II
  

Question 1991 :
The Second International declared 1st May as

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

Question 1992 :
Which of the following were the social classes which emerged as a result of the economic and administrative changes between 1765 to 1856?

  1. Landlords
  2. Money-landers
  3. Government servants
  4. Business men
  

Question 1993 :
Which one of the following districts was not included in the Zamindari granted to the East India Company by Mir Qasim?

  1. Square
  2. Round
  3. Cylindrical
  4. Oval
  

Question 1994 :
Who was called by the British rulers as ‘the leader of Indian unrest’?

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

Question 1995 :
Ramanuja Acharya gave stress on —

  1. l,2 and 3
  2. l,2 and 4
  3. l,3 and 4
  4. 2,3 and 4
  

Question 1996 :
In the elections of 1937 the Muslim League’s electoral Performance in the Muslim Majority provinces such as Sindh. Punjab and North West Frontier had been—

  1. Extremely good
  2. Very good
  3. Good
  4. Very poor
  

Question 1997 :
The Bhakti literature by the Nayanmars and Alva

  1. Akbar
  2. Jahangir
  3. Shah Jahan
  4. None of these
  

Question 1998 :
Who is the chief exponent of Two nation theory

  1. Vivikananda
  2. Gokhale
  3. Gandhiji
  4. Mohammed Ali Jinnah
  

Question 1999 :
The sulva sutras deal with

  1. medicine
  2. astronomy
  3. geometry
  4. chemistry
  

Question 2000 :
The dynasty that excelled itself as a naval power was that of the

  1. Tukarain
  2. Ranidas
  3. Tulsidas
  4. Vidyaranya
  

Question 2001 :
According to the periplus sea voyages to India were taken in the mouth of Epiphi or —

  1. Rakhigarhi
  2. Gufkral
  3. Mehargarh
  4. Balakot
  

Question 2002 :
96. According to a late tradition, the spread of Jainism in Karnataka is attributed to—

  1. Chandragupta maurya
  2. Mahavira
  3. Ashoka
  4. Parashavanath
  

Question 2003 :
The ‘Kirti Stambha’ (Tower of Victory) at Chittor was built by

  1. Rana Pratap
  2. Rana Sanga
  3. Rana Kumbha
  4. Bappa Raval
  

Question 2004 :
Who were the Major Participants in the revolt from Orissa - Chhota Nagpur?

  1. Bows - arrows
  2. Axes
  3. Swords
  4. All of the above
  

Question 2005 :
What was the historical name of Ancient India?

  1. Krishna-Vasudeva
  2. Mandhata
  3. Manu-Vaivasvat
  4. Yudisthira
  

Question 2006 :
Who abolished the dual system of Government Bengal?

  1. Clive
  2. Spencer
  3. Warren Hastings
  4. Comwallis
  

Question 2007 :
Napoleon introduced a new set of laws called

  1. Napoleonic code
  2. French laws
  3. Europeon laws
  4. Prussian laws
  

Question 2008 :
Which Congress President said. ‘I am a socialist’ ?

  1. J.L.Nehru
  2. Motilal Nehru
  3. Subhash Chandra Bose
  4. M.N.Roy
  

Question 2009 :
The author of Anandmath was?

  1. Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
  2. Sharat Chandra Chatterjee
  3. Ravindra Nath Tagore
  4. S. C. Bose
  

Question 2010 :
Dhavanyaloka is —

  1. Romans and the Saka Kshatrapas
  2. Kushanas and Yaudheyas
  3. Kushanas and Saka Kshatrapas
  4. Romans and Kushanas