Explore topic-wise MCQs in Basic GK.

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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