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This section includes 201 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Basic GK knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
Who founded the All India Muslim League? |
| A. | Syed Ahmed Khan |
| B. | Nawab Salimullah Khan |
| C. | Mohammad Iqbal |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» C. Mohammad Iqbal | |
| 2. |
Whose era is called the golden period of Mughal painting? |
| A. | Akbar |
| B. | Jahangir |
| C. | Shah Jahan |
| D. | Aurangzeb |
| Answer» D. Aurangzeb | |
| 3. |
Who declared himself a Khalifa? |
| A. | Mubarakshah Khalji |
| B. | Mahmud Ghaznavi |
| C. | Mubarakshah Khalji |
| D. | All these |
| Answer» D. All these | |
| 4. |
'Boston Tea Party' protest was associated with the revolution of |
| A. | America |
| B. | Italy |
| C. | France |
| D. | India |
| Answer» B. Italy | |
| 5. |
'Vande Mataram' became the top song of which Indian movement? |
| A. | Swadeshi Movement |
| B. | Non-cooperation Movement |
| C. | Champaran |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. Non-cooperation Movement | |
| 6. |
Who among the following is known as the 'Father of Unrest' in India? |
| A. | Mahatma Gandhi |
| B. | Dadabhai Naoroji |
| C. | Bal Gangadhar Tilak |
| D. | A. O. Hume |
| Answer» D. A. O. Hume | |
| 7. |
Which person of the 'Lal-Bal-Pal' trinity became the President of the Indian National Congress? |
| A. | Bipin Chandra Pal |
| B. | Bal Gangadhar Tilak |
| C. | Lala Lajpat Rai |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» D. none of these | |
| 8. |
I am the enemy of those who are enemies of painting - which Mughal ruler said? |
| A. | Jahangir |
| B. | Aurangzeb |
| C. | Shah Jahan |
| D. | Akbar |
| Answer» B. Aurangzeb | |
| 9. |
The period of which of the following rulers is called 'Marble Age'? |
| A. | Aurangzeb |
| B. | Jahangir |
| C. | Shah Jahan |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» D. none of these | |
| 10. |
Which medieval Indian ruler started the system of Patta and Qubliyyat? |
| A. | Sher Shah |
| B. | Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq |
| C. | Akbar |
| D. | Alauddin Khalji |
| Answer» B. Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq | |
| 11. |
Which one of the following states of Rajputana did not accept Akbar's sovereignty? |
| A. | Amer |
| B. | Bikaner |
| C. | Marwar |
| D. | Mewar |
| Answer» E. | |
| 12. |
Where did British first open their factories in Eastern part of India? |
| A. | Assam |
| B. | Orissa |
| C. | Bihar |
| D. | Sikim |
| Answer» C. Bihar | |
| 13. |
When East India Company was came into existence, England was ruled by |
| A. | Hanovarians |
| B. | Stuarts |
| C. | Normans |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 14. |
In Bengal, the headquarters of East India Company were located at |
| A. | Fort St David |
| B. | Fort William |
| C. | Fort St George |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. Fort St George | |
| 15. |
Goa was captured by Portuguese |
| A. | 1479 |
| B. | 1575 |
| C. | 1510 |
| D. | 1600 |
| Answer» D. 1600 | |
| 16. |
First Governor-General of Bengal was |
| A. | Robert Clive |
| B. | William Bentinck |
| C. | Wellesley |
| D. | Warren Hastings |
| Answer» E. | |
| 17. |
First Governor-General of India was |
| A. | Lord Amherst |
| B. | Lord William Bentinck |
| C. | Sir Charles Metcalfe |
| D. | Robert Clive |
| Answer» C. Sir Charles Metcalfe | |
| 18. |
Sati was declared illegal and punishable by |
| A. | Lord William Bentinck |
| B. | Lord Ripon |
| C. | Lord Canning |
| D. | Lord Dalhousie |
| Answer» B. Lord Ripon | |
| 19. |
The first session of the All India Congress held in Bombay in 1920, was presided over by |
| A. | J L Nehru |
| B. | VV Giri |
| C. | Lala Lajpat Rai |
| D. | MM Joshi |
| Answer» D. MM Joshi | |
| 20. |
Who founded Ferguson College at Pune in 1885 |
| A. | Decan Educational Society |
| B. | Bharatiya Sewak Samaj |
| C. | Samaj Sewa Sangh |
| D. | Theosophical Society |
| Answer» B. Bharatiya Sewak Samaj | |
| 21. |
First English newspaper in India |
| A. | The Bengal Gazette |
| B. | The Calcutta Gazette |
| C. | The Bengal Journal |
| D. | The Bombay Herald |
| Answer» B. The Calcutta Gazette | |
| 22. |
Who wrote the book "Babuvivah" |
| A. | Raja Rammohan Rai |
| B. | Pandit Rambai |
| C. | Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar |
| D. | Rabindranath Tagore |
| Answer» D. Rabindranath Tagore | |
| 23. |
Who first translated Bhagvad Gita to English |
| A. | William Jones |
| B. | Charles Wilkins |
| C. | Alexander Cunningham |
| D. | John Marshall |
| Answer» C. Alexander Cunningham | |
| 24. |
First census in India was conducted at the time of |
| A. | Lord Mayo |
| B. | Lord Lytton |
| C. | Lord Auckland |
| D. | Sir John Napier |
| Answer» B. Lord Lytton | |
| 25. |
Who was the Viceroy of India when the Rowlatt Act was Passed |
| A. | Lord Irwin |
| B. | Lord Reading |
| C. | Lord Chelmsford |
| D. | Lord Wavell |
| Answer» D. Lord Wavell | |
| 26. |
Who introduce English as official language |
| A. | Lord William Bentick |
| B. | Sir Charles Wood |
| C. | Dalhousie |
| D. | Allan Octawain Hume |
| Answer» C. Dalhousie | |
| 27. |
In which country is Godaway? |
| A. | Pakistan |
| B. | Sri Lanka |
| C. | Malaysia |
| D. | Indonesia |
| Answer» C. Malaysia | |
| 28. |
Pushkalavati, a city by the name of King Pushkal of King Bharata, was established in ancient India. Which city is that city at present? |
| A. | Panipat |
| B. | Pushkar |
| C. | Peshawar |
| D. | Ujjain |
| Answer» D. Ujjain | |
| 29. |
In which era was Rigveda written? |
| A. | Stone Age |
| B. | Iron Age |
| C. | Copper Age |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» C. Copper Age | |
| 30. |
Gautam was the king of Magadha at the time of Buddha's Mahaparinirvana:- |
| A. | Bimbisara |
| B. | Ajatashatru |
| C. | Udayin |
| D. | Shishunag |
| Answer» C. Udayin | |
| 31. |
The author of the secondary philosophy was:- |
| A. | Charak |
| B. | Nagarjuna |
| C. | Aryabhatta |
| D. | Brahmbhatt |
| Answer» C. Aryabhatta | |
| 32. |
Why was Uraiyur famous for the Chola dynasty? |
| A. | pearl |
| B. | port |
| C. | Cotton |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. port | |
| 33. |
Who was the President of 3rd Tamil Sangam? |
| A. | Naqqirar |
| B. | Elara |
| C. | Chintamani |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. Elara | |
| 34. |
Who composed the Prayag Prashasti during the Gupta period? |
| A. | Harishena |
| B. | Kalhan |
| C. | Aryabhatta |
| D. | Brahmbhatt |
| Answer» B. Kalhan | |
| 35. |
Which traveler came to India during Chandragupta II? |
| A. | Fahien |
| B. | Hiuen Tsang |
| C. | Ibn Battuta |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. Hiuen Tsang | |
| 36. |
Who got Sudarshan Lake revitalized again? |
| A. | Skandagupta |
| B. | Samudragupta |
| C. | Chandragupta |
| D. | Ashok |
| Answer» B. Samudragupta | |
| 37. |
Who among the following was among the Navaratnas of Chandragupta Vikramaditya? |
| A. | Amar Singh |
| B. | Harishena |
| C. | Kahapanak |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 38. |
The main capital of Kanishka was :- |
| A. | Purushpur |
| B. | Taxila |
| C. | Mathura |
| D. | Pataliputra |
| Answer» B. Taxila | |
| 39. |
Which dynasty was called the Brahmakshatriya dynasty? |
| A. | Sen |
| B. | Pal |
| C. | Pratihara |
| D. | Chalukya |
| Answer» B. Pal | |
| 40. |
To which place did the 23rd Jain Tirthankara belong? |
| A. | Vaishali |
| B. | Varanasi |
| C. | Pataliputra |
| D. | Vajji |
| Answer» C. Pataliputra | |
| 41. |
Which of the following statements about India by Megasthenes is not true? |
| A. | India has abundant gold, silver, copper and iron. |
| B. | There is a systematic caste system in India. |
| C. | There is frequent famine in India. |
| D. | Dionysius invaded India. |
| Answer» D. Dionysius invaded India. | |
| 42. |
What composed Kalpadrum? |
| A. | Kalidas |
| B. | Lakshmidhar |
| C. | Sarvesh |
| D. | Sadal Mishra |
| Answer» C. Sarvesh | |
| 43. |
What was the name of the only son of Gautam Buddha? |
| A. | Rahul |
| B. | Rohit |
| C. | Channa |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. Rohit | |
| 44. |
Which two Tirthankaras of Jainism are mentioned in Rigveda? |
| A. | Rishabhdev and Arishtanemi |
| B. | Rishabhdev and Mahavir |
| C. | Parshvanath and Mahavir |
| D. | Mahavira and Arishtanemi |
| Answer» B. Rishabhdev and Mahavir | |
| 45. |
Where did the second Jain council take place? |
| A. | Vallabhi |
| B. | Vaishali |
| C. | Pataliputra |
| D. | Rajgriha |
| Answer» B. Vaishali | |
| 46. |
Who was the emperor of China at the time of Harshavardhana? |
| A. | Tejong |
| B. | Wu Zetian |
| C. | Ruizong |
| D. | Gwanjong |
| Answer» B. Wu Zetian | |
| 47. |
In which year the Communist Party of India came into existence? |
| A. | 1912 |
| B. | 1915 |
| C. | 1918 |
| D. | 1925 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 48. |
The oldest civilization of the world is .. |
| A. | The Aztecs Civilization |
| B. | The Harappa Civilizaton |
| C. | The Mesopotamian Civilization |
| D. | The Ancient Egyptian civilization |
| Answer» D. The Ancient Egyptian civilization | |
| 49. |
What was the real name of Mumtaz Mahal? |
| A. | Arjumand Banu Begum |
| B. | Roshan Ara |
| C. | Ladli Begum |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. Roshan Ara | |
| 50. |
The map of which building made by Akbar is like a Buddhist vihara? |
| A. | Diwan-i-Khas |
| B. | Panchmahal |
| C. | Jodha Bai's palace |
| D. | Buland Darwaza |
| Answer» C. Jodha Bai's palace | |