

MCQOPTIONS
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 | |