Explore topic-wise MCQs in Basic GK.

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151.

Tripitaka is a religious book?

A. Buddhist
B. Hindus
C. Sikh
D. Jain
Answer» B. Hindus
152.

Which one of the following was not simultaneous with the other three?

A. Gautam Buddha
B. Prasenjit
C. Milind
D. Bimbisara
Answer» D. Bimbisara
153.

The world's first republic was founded by whom in Vaishali?

A. Gupt
B. Licchavi
C. Maurya
D. Nanda
Answer» C. Maurya
154.

Banabhatta was the court poet of which emperor?

A. Kanishka
B. Kumargupta
C. HarshVardhan
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
155.

Was Mihirkul related?

A. Hun
B. Kushan
C. Mokhari
D. Gupt
Answer» B. Kushan
156.

Who among the following was the wife of Emperor Ashoka who influenced him?

A. Charulata
B. Chandalika
C. Karuwaki
D. Gautami
Answer» D. Gautami
157.

Which person is called the second Ashoka?

A. HarshVardhan
B. Chandragupta Maurya
C. Samudragupta
D. None of these
Answer» B. Chandragupta Maurya
158.

Who discovered zero?

A. Bhaskar
B. Aryabhata
C. Varahamihira
D. None of these
Answer» C. Varahamihira
159.

In which year did Timur Lung invade India?

A. 1350
B. 1600
C. 1398
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
160.

Which was the first fully color film of India?

A. aan
B. King Harishchandra
C. Alamara
D. Rani of Jhansi
Answer» E.
161.

Who was called Peshwa in Shivaji's administration?

A. Raksha Mantri
B. Minister of Religious Affairs
C. Chief Minister
D. Justice
Answer» D. Justice
162.

Who built the Red Fort of Delhi?

A. Humayun
B. Akbar
C. Shahjahan
D. Sher Shah
Answer» D. Sher Shah
163.

When did the battle of Buxar begin?

A. 1783
B. 1763
C. 1793
D. 1563
Answer» C. 1793
164.

First Indian Empire was established?

A. by Kanishka
B. Harsha
C. By sea covert
D. by Chandragupta Maurya
Answer» E.
165.

Due to whose samadhi is Nanded Guru considered sacred by Sikhs?

A. Guru Amardas
B. Guru Angad
C. Guru Arjun Dev
D. Guru Gobind Singh
Answer» E.
166.

Child marriage practice started?

A. In the Gupta period
B. In Kushan period
C. In the Mauryan period
D. None of these
Answer» B. In Kushan period
167.

During which period most gold coins were issued?

A. Gupta period
B. Kushan period
C. Mauryan period
D. era of Harshavardhana
Answer» B. Kushan period
168.

What was the Gupta dynasty famous for?

A. Imperialism
B. Art and Architecture
C. Revenue and Land Tax
D. All these
Answer» C. Revenue and Land Tax
169.

Mujaris was the major port of which state?

A. Cher
B. Kadamb
C. Chola
D. None of these
Answer» B. Kadamb
170.

Who was the founder of Gupta dynasty?

A. Shreegupta
B. Ghatotkachagupta
C. Chandragupta
D. None of these
Answer» B. Ghatotkachagupta
171.

Which was the official language of Gupta rulers?

A. Pali
B. Sanskrit
C. Hindi
D. Prakrit
Answer» C. Hindi
172.

In ancient India, which one of the following scripts was written to the left from the right?

A. Kharoshthi
B. Sharda
C. Nandanagari
D. None of these
Answer» B. Sharda
173.

Bhimbetka is famous for?

A. Minerals
B. The origin of the Son River
C. Rock paintings of caves
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
174.

Which one of the following was a corporation of traders in ancient India?

A. Council
B. Manigram
C. Ashtadiggaj
D. None of these
Answer» C. Ashtadiggaj
175.

What was the first grain used by humans?

A. Rice
B. Wheat
C. millet
D. Joe
Answer» B. Wheat
176.

Which ruler defeated the Gujars?

A. Rajyavardhan
B. Harshvardhan
C. Bhasa
D. Chandragupta Maurya
Answer» C. Bhasa
177.

Where was the Bhankuni Sangha founded by Gautama Buddha?

A. Sarnath
B. Kapilvastu
C. Vaishali
D. None of these
Answer» C. Vaishali
178.

Where did Gautama Buddha give his first sermon?

A. Kushinagar
B. Bodh Gaya
C. Vaishali
D. Sarnath
Answer» E.
179.

Under whose reign were the teachings of both Buddhism and Jainism given?

A. Ashoka
B. Bindusara
C. Akbar
D. Bimbisara
Answer» E.
180.

Where did Mahavira die?

A. Kulgumalai
B. Pavpuri
C. Lumbini
D. None of these
Answer» C. Lumbini
181.

Where did Siddhartha attain enlightenment?

A. Sarnath
B. Gaya
C. Varanasi
D. Kushinagar
Answer» C. Varanasi
182.

Mahatma Buddha belonged to which regional clan?

A. Jantrik
B. Kolli
C. Shakya
D. Kosal
Answer» D. Kosal
183.

Which of the following is the oldest dynasty?

A. Kushan
B. Maurya
C. Gupt
D. Kanva
Answer» C. Gupt
184.

Who founded the Maurya Empire?

A. Chandragupta Maurya
B. Ashoka
C. Bindusagar
D. All these
Answer» B. Ashoka
185.

What was the name of the currency prevalent in the Maurya Empire?

A. Weigh
B. Dinar
C. Gage
D. Kakani
Answer» D. Kakani
186.

Who built the Sompur Mahavihara?

A. Harsh
B. Dharmapala
C. Vijayasena
D. None of these
Answer» C. Vijayasena
187.

Who among the following used gold currencies on a large scale?

A. Maurya
B. Sungas
C. Greek people
D. Krishna rulers
Answer» E.
188.

Purushpur is another name of which of the following?

A. Pataliputra
B. Punjab
C. Peshawar
D. Patna
Answer» D. Patna
189.

Who was the founder of Kanva dynasty?

A. Narayan
B. Susarma
C. Vasudev
D. Bhumitra
Answer» D. Bhumitra
190.

Which Maurya ruler founded Sri Nagar?

A. Dasharatha
B. Bindusagar
C. Ashoka
D. None of these
Answer» B. Bindusagar
191.

Who composed Prakrit Prakash, the grammar of natural language?

A. Pingle
B. Yask
C. Varruchi
D. Shaunak
Answer» D. Shaunak
192.

Who composed Kalpadrum?

A. Kalidas
B. Lakshmidhar
C. Sarvesh
D. Sadal Mishra
Answer» C. Sarvesh
193.

Who is called Niganthana Niputa in Pali texts?

A. Ashok
B. Gautam Buddha
C. Chandragupta Maurya
D. Mahavir Swami
Answer» E.
194.

From which site of Indus Valley Civilization, Agnaveedikas have been obtained?

A. Mohenjodaro
B. Lothal
C. Kalibangan
D. Lothal
Answer» D. Lothal
195.

From where is the first evidence of rice cultivation obtained?

A. Ganges Valley
B. Jamuna Valley
C. Raman Valley
D. Valley of Himalayas
Answer» D. Valley of Himalayas
196.

Which Chola king conquered Sri Lanka first?

A. Elara
B. Rajendra Chola
C. Rajaraja Chola
D. none of these
Answer» C. Rajaraja Chola
197.

In which city is Humayun's tomb?

A. Delhi
B. Kabul
C. Agra
D. none of these
Answer» B. Kabul
198.

The real name of Mumtaz Mahal?

A. Arjumand Banu Begum
B. Roshan Ara
C. Ladli Begum
D. none of these
Answer» B. Roshan Ara
199.

The Faizi lived in the court of which of the following?

A. Dara Shikoh
B. Bahadur Shah
C. Akbar
D. Humayun
Answer» D. Humayun
200.

Was the movement popular in India during World War I?

A. separatist movement
B. Swadeshi and boycott
C. Homeland
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these