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This section includes 221 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your General Knowledge knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 51. |
*/*_The first Gupta ruler to assume the title of Maharajadhiraja was :? |
| A. | Chandragupta I |
| B. | Chandragupta II |
| C. | Samundra Gupta |
| D. | Kumargupta |
| Answer» B. Chandragupta II | |
| 52. |
*/*_The oldest among the spoken literary languages of South India is:? |
| A. | Kannada |
| B. | Malayalam |
| C. | Telugu |
| D. | Tamil Language |
| Answer» E. | |
| 53. |
*/*_The four important dynasties that stand out prominently in the sixth century B.C. are :? |
| A. | The Guptas, the Ikshvakus, the Pauravas and the Mauryas. |
| B. | The Haryankas, the Guptas, the Pauravas and Pradyotas. |
| C. | The Haryankas, the Ikshvakus, the Pauravas and the Mauryas. |
| D. | The Haryankas, the Ikshvakus, the Pauravas and Pradyotas. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 54. |
*/*_During modern history Martanda Verma emerged as the strong ruler of:? |
| A. | Karnataka |
| B. | Kerala |
| C. | Maharashtra |
| D. | Tamil Nadu |
| Answer» C. Maharashtra | |
| 55. |
*/*_The first notable Paramara ruler in medieval period of India was:? |
| A. | Sindhuraja |
| B. | Bhoja I |
| C. | Vakpati Munja |
| D. | Sindhuraja |
| Answer» D. Sindhuraja | |
| 56. |
*/*_Mahatma Gandhi laid down four preconditions for a Satyagrahi (Passive Resistor) to fulfill - namely :? |
| A. | Observe perfect Chastity, Adopt Poverty, Follow truth and Cultivated Fearlessness. |
| B. | Observe perfect Chastity, Gain Money, Follow truth and Cultivated Fearlessness. |
| C. | Observe perfect Chastity, Adopt Poverty, Follow truth and Cultivated Power. |
| D. | Observe perfect Chastity, Gain Money, Follow truth and Cultivated Power. |
| Answer» B. Observe perfect Chastity, Gain Money, Follow truth and Cultivated Fearlessness. | |
| 57. |
According to Ramayana, who was Bharat's wife? |
| A. | Sita |
| B. | Urmila |
| C. | Mandavi |
| D. | Shuthukeert |
| Answer» D. Shuthukeert | |
| 58. |
_ Which Sultan of Delhi established a separate agriculture department which planned rotation of crops?$? |
| A. | Mohammad Bin Tuglaq |
| B. | Qutbuddin Aibak |
| C. | Firoz Shah Tuglaq |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Qutbuddin Aibak | |
| 59. |
_ Ahar culture, Kayatha culture, Malwa culture, Savalda culture, Jorwe culture, Prabhas culture, Rangpur culture are all :$? |
| A. | Mesolithic cultures |
| B. | Palaeolithic cultures |
| C. | The Chalcolithic cultures of Ancient India |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» D. None of these | |
| 60. |
_ Who said "God knows man's virtues and inquires not his caste, in the next world there is no caste?"$? |
| A. | Mahatma Gandhi |
| B. | Guru Hari Krishan |
| C. | Kabir |
| D. | Rabindranath Tagore |
| Answer» D. Rabindranath Tagore | |
| 61. |
_ Who were called Barids in medieval period?$? |
| A. | The spy reporters |
| B. | Jamindaars |
| C. | Ghudswar |
| D. | Paidal Sainik |
| Answer» B. Jamindaars | |
| 62. |
_ The famous resolution on Non-Cooperation was adopted at a special session (September 1920) held at:$? |
| A. | Lahore |
| B. | Bombay |
| C. | Pune |
| D. | Calcutta |
| Answer» E. | |
| 63. |
_ Who founded the Servants of India Society in 1905?$? |
| A. | J. Joshi |
| B. | Gopal Krishna Gokhale |
| C. | Mahtma Gandhi |
| D. | Lala Lazpat Rai |
| Answer» C. Mahtma Gandhi | |
| 64. |
_ The only Indus site where the remains of a horse have actually been found is:$? |
| A. | Lothal |
| B. | Surkotada |
| C. | Kalibagan |
| D. | Banawali |
| Answer» C. Kalibagan | |
| 65. |
_ Katyayanaprakarna is book on grammar of:$? |
| A. | Sanskrit |
| B. | Pali Language |
| C. | Tamil |
| D. | Telgu |
| Answer» C. Tamil | |
| 66. |
_ The Vijayanagar Empire in the south came into existence in :$? |
| A. | A. D. 1236 |
| B. | A. D. 1336 |
| C. | A. D. 1136 |
| D. | A. D. 1390 |
| Answer» C. A. D. 1136 | |
| 67. |
_ "Early History of India" in 1904 was written by :$? |
| A. | J. Joshi |
| B. | Rakhal Das Bannerjee |
| C. | V. A. Smith |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» D. None of these | |
| 68. |
_ During the Indian Freedom Struggle why did Rowlatt Act passed in 1919 arouse popular indignation?$? |
| A. | To Kill Home Rule Movement |
| B. | To Kill the Punjab the protest movement. |
| C. | It authorized the government to imprison people without trial |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» D. None of these | |
| 69. |
_ 'Natya - Shastra' the main source of India's classical dances was written by$? |
| A. | Nara Muni |
| B. | Bharat Muni |
| C. | Abhinav Gupt |
| D. | Tandu Muni |
| Answer» C. Abhinav Gupt | |
| 70. |
_ Which of the following Academies is responsible for fostering the development of dance, drama and music in India?$? |
| A. | National School of Drama |
| B. | Sangeet Academy |
| C. | Sahitya Academy |
| D. | Lalit Kala Academy |
| Answer» C. Sahitya Academy | |
| 71. |
_ The Mughal Emperor Jahandar Shah's reign came to an end after he was:$? |
| A. | Sultan Ahmad III |
| B. | Aziz-ud-Din |
| C. | De Singh |
| D. | Wazir |
| Answer» E. | |
| 72. |
_ Under which Delhi Sultan's rule, was the Kharaj in the form of a proper land tax levied over large parts of northern India?$? |
| A. | Firoz Shah Tughluq |
| B. | Alaudin Khilji |
| C. | Qutbuddin Aibak |
| D. | Mahmood Shah |
| Answer» C. Qutbuddin Aibak | |
| 73. |
_ Balance of payment includes:$? |
| A. | Only Visible |
| B. | Only trade |
| C. | The Visible and Invisible |
| D. | Visible, invisible trade and debts |
| Answer» E. | |
| 74. |
_ The two independent states which emerged in the south during Muhammad Bin Tuglaq's reign (1325-51) were:$? |
| A. | The Vijayanagar and Bahamani |
| B. | The Mysore Kingdom and Bahamani |
| C. | The Hydrabad Kingdom and Bahamani |
| D. | The Mysore Kingdom and The Vijayanagar |
| Answer» B. The Mysore Kingdom and Bahamani | |
| 75. |
_ Jayadeva, composer of the Gita Govinda adorned the court of Lakshmanasena who was the last Hindu ruler of:$? |
| A. | Oddisa |
| B. | Bihar |
| C. | Bengal |
| D. | Gujrat |
| Answer» D. Gujrat | |
| 76. |
_ According to Ramayana, who was Bharat's wife?$? |
| A. | Sita |
| B. | Urmila |
| C. | Mandavi |
| D. | Shuthukeert |
| Answer» D. Shuthukeert | |
| 77. |
_ Kalchakra ceremony is associated with which of the following ceremonies?$? |
| A. | Hinduism |
| B. | Buddhism |
| C. | Jainism |
| D. | Islam |
| Answer» C. Jainism | |
| 78. |
_ The dance encouraged and performance from the temple of Tanjore was$? |
| A. | Kathakali |
| B. | Odissi |
| C. | Kathak |
| D. | Bharatanatyam |
| Answer» E. | |
| 79. |
_ The National Anthem was first sung in the year$? |
| A. | 1911 |
| B. | 1913 |
| C. | 1936 |
| D. | 1935 |
| Answer» B. 1913 | |
| 80. |
_ Sher Shah Suri emerged the new ruler of India after defeating Humayun in:$? |
| A. | 1450 |
| B. | 1540 |
| C. | 1600 |
| D. | 1650 |
| Answer» C. 1600 | |
| 81. |
_ During the Sultanate period the highest category of peasants were:$? |
| A. | The Khots and Muqaddams. |
| B. | Khud-kasht |
| C. | Pahi-kasht |
| D. | Muzarian |
| Answer» B. Khud-kasht | |
| 82. |
_ The Brahmanas, the Arayakas and the Upanishads are attached to one or the other of :$? |
| A. | The four Vedas. |
| B. | The Ramayana |
| C. | The Mahabharata |
| D. | The Purans |
| Answer» B. The Ramayana | |
| 83. |
_ The Indian ruler who spoke directly to the people through his inscriptions was :$? |
| A. | Asoka the Great |
| B. | Chandragupt Maurya |
| C. | Samundra Gupt |
| D. | Akber |
| Answer» B. Chandragupt Maurya | |
| 84. |
_ The most distinguishing feature of various Chalcolithic Cultures in ancient period is their :$? |
| A. | Black Polished Ware |
| B. | Seal |
| C. | Painted Grey Ware |
| D. | Painted Pottery |
| Answer» E. | |
| 85. |
_ When Alexander the great invaded India, the dynasty which was ruling over entire north India was :$? |
| A. | Gupta Dynasty |
| B. | Maurya Dynasty |
| C. | Sakya Dynasty |
| D. | Nanda Dynasty |
| Answer» E. | |
| 86. |
_ Who first applied the name India to the region watered by the Sindhu ?$? |
| A. | British |
| B. | Portuguese |
| C. | Dutch |
| D. | Achaemenid Persians |
| Answer» E. | |
| 87. |
_ Khan Abdul Ghaffar was the founder of:$? |
| A. | Samaj Khidmatgar Orgnisation |
| B. | Khudai Khidmatgar Orgnisation |
| C. | Dharm Khidmatgar Orgnisation |
| D. | Islam Khidmatgar Orgnisation |
| Answer» C. Dharm Khidmatgar Orgnisation | |
| 88. |
_ Akbarnama and Ain-e-Akbari have been written by :$? |
| A. | Abul Fazal |
| B. | Akber |
| C. | Rahim |
| D. | Niggar Khan |
| Answer» B. Akber | |
| 89. |
_ The department named Diwan-e-Amir-Kohi related to agriculture was established by :$? |
| A. | Firoz Shah Tughluq |
| B. | Muhammd Bin Tughlaq |
| C. | Akber |
| D. | Allaudin Khilji |
| Answer» C. Akber | |
| 90. |
__Which period is referred as the Classical Age or Golden Age of Ancient India?__ |
| A. | Gupta Period |
| B. | Maurya Period |
| C. | Satwahan Period |
| D. | Sakya Period |
| Answer» B. Maurya Period | |
| 91. |
__Asoka's inscriptions have been found at Maski, Yerragudi and Chitaldurga, These are in__ |
| A. | Kerala |
| B. | Karnataka |
| C. | Tamilnadu |
| D. | Maharastra |
| Answer» C. Tamilnadu | |
| 92. |
__The fundamental principles of Buddha's teachings are represented by the four Nobel Truths viz. :__ |
| A. | Dukkha, Dukkha Samuddaya, Dukkha Nirodha and Dukkha Nirodh-Gamini-Pratipada. |
| B. | Sukhkkha, Dukkha Samuddaya, Dukkha Nirodha and Dukkha Nirodh-Gamini-Pratipada. |
| C. | Suukkha, Sukkha Samuddaya, Dukkha Nirodha and Dukkha Nirodh-Gamini-Pratipada. |
| D. | None of Above |
| Answer» B. Sukhkkha, Dukkha Samuddaya, Dukkha Nirodha and Dukkha Nirodh-Gamini-Pratipada. | |
| 93. |
__The major towns namely Fatehabad, Hissar, Firozpur, Jaunpur and Firozabad were founded by :__ |
| A. | Firoz Shah Tughlaq |
| B. | Raziyat ud din Sultana |
| C. | Qutbuddin Aibak |
| D. | Aram Shah |
| Answer» B. Raziyat ud din Sultana | |
| 94. |
__Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb died in:__ |
| A. | 1743 A.D. |
| B. | 1720 A.D. |
| C. | 1707 A.D. |
| D. | 1727 A.D. |
| Answer» D. 1727 A.D. | |
| 95. |
__Annie Besant arrived in India in:__ |
| A. | 1878 |
| B. | 1885 |
| C. | 1893 |
| D. | 1900 |
| Answer» D. 1900 | |
| 96. |
Who was the first editor of the Yugantars?$? |
| A. | Upendra Nath Bandopadhyay |
| B. | Raja Subodh Mallik |
| C. | Barendra Ghosh |
| D. | Ambika Chakrobarty |
| Answer» D. Ambika Chakrobarty | |
| 97. |
Who wrote the book 'Early History of India' in 1904?$? |
| A. | V.A. Smith. |
| B. | Rakhal Das Bannerjee |
| C. | R. K. Mehta |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Rakhal Das Bannerjee | |
| 98. |
The Arab scholar/astronomer who studied Sanskrit and Astronomy for a decade at Varanasi?$? |
| A. | Alberuni |
| B. | Saddat Khan |
| C. | Daiva Alzajira |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Saddat Khan | |
| 99. |
The unit of measurement of land in Maratha domination was:$? |
| A. | Bigha |
| B. | Kanwa |
| C. | Ropani |
| D. | Kathi |
| Answer» E. | |
| 100. |
In which year were Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev hanged?$? |
| A. | In the year 1931 |
| B. | In the year 1925 |
| C. | In the year 1913 |
| D. | In the year 1905 |
| Answer» B. In the year 1925 | |