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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.
| 101. |
The Loyal Mohammadans of India was the newspaper brought out by :$? |
| A. | Sayyid Ahmad Khan |
| B. | Azim Jah Bahadur |
| C. | Aram Shah |
| D. | Azaam Khan |
| Answer» B. Azim Jah Bahadur | |
| 102. |
Lothal, Sutkagendor, Allahdino, Balakot and Kuntasi were the port cities of:$? |
| A. | Greek Civilization |
| B. | Eastern Civilization |
| C. | Indus Valley Civilization |
| D. | None of Above |
| Answer» D. None of Above | |
| 103. |
The three great Chinese pilgrims who visited India in search of knowledge, manuscripts and relics between the fifth and seventh centuries A. D. are:$? |
| A. | Meghasthanise, Huin-Tsang, and I-Tsing |
| B. | Fa-Hien, Huin-Tsang, and Meghasthanise |
| C. | Fa-Hien, Huin-Tsang, and I-Tsing |
| D. | Fa-Hien, Meghasthanise, and I-Tsing |
| Answer» D. Fa-Hien, Meghasthanise, and I-Tsing | |
| 104. |
The author of Tarikh-i-Mubaraks Shahi is :? |
| A. | Abu Bakr Shah |
| B. | Mir Muhammad Amin alias Saadat Khan |
| C. | Qutbuddin Aibak |
| D. | Yahya Sirhindi |
| Answer» E. | |
| 105. |
The Chief of Sukrchakiya Misl (a Sikh confederacy) was :$? |
| A. | Maharaja Ranjit Singh |
| B. | Maharaja Jagjeet Singh |
| C. | Maharaja Surjeet Singh |
| D. | None of Above |
| Answer» B. Maharaja Jagjeet Singh | |
| 106. |
Anektavada is a core a theory and Philosophy of which religion?$? |
| A. | Budhism |
| B. | Jainism |
| C. | Islam |
| D. | Hinduism |
| Answer» C. Islam | |
| 107. |
Rabindranath Tagore's 'Jana Gana Mana' has been adopted as India's National Anthem. How many stanzas of the said song were adopted?$? |
| A. | Only the first stanza |
| B. | The whole song |
| C. | Third and Fourth stanza |
| D. | First and Second stanza |
| Answer» B. The whole song | |
| 108. |
Which of the following folk dance forms is associated with Gujarat?$? |
| A. | Nautanki |
| B. | Garba |
| C. | Kathakali |
| D. | Bhangra |
| Answer» C. Kathakali | |
| 109. |
Alam Khan, one of those who invited Babur to invade India was an uncle of:$? |
| A. | Genghis Khan |
| B. | Ibrahim Lodhi |
| C. | Mirzā Muḥammad Haydar |
| D. | Chagatai Khan |
| Answer» C. Mirz∆í√Ö Mu¬∑‚àè‚Ä¢ammad Haydar | |
| 110. |
The emergence of two independent state in the south namely the Vijaynagar (A. D. 1336) and Bahamani (A. D. 1347) took place during the reign of:$? |
| A. | Firoz Shah Tughluq |
| B. | Qutbuddin Aibak |
| C. | Muhammad Bin Tughlaq |
| D. | Alauddin Khilji |
| Answer» D. Alauddin Khilji | |
| 111. |
The last ruler of Tughlaq dynasty was:$? |
| A. | Alam Shah |
| B. | Nasir Uddin Mahmood |
| C. | Firoz Shah Tuglaq |
| D. | Mahmood Shah |
| Answer» C. Firoz Shah Tuglaq | |
| 112. |
During the Vedic period the grains were collectively called:$? |
| A. | Yuva and Ann |
| B. | Yuva and Dhanya |
| C. | Ann and Dhan |
| D. | Dhan and Dhanya |
| Answer» C. Ann and Dhan | |
| 113. |
The Chalukyas or Solankis ruled over Gujarat:$? |
| A. | 950-1300 A.D. |
| B. | 1100-1300 A.D. |
| C. | 1200-1300 A.D. |
| D. | 600-1300 A.D. |
| Answer» B. 1100-1300 A.D. | |
| 114. |
Chanakya was the chief advisor of which ruler?$? |
| A. | Ashok |
| B. | Harshvardhan |
| C. | Chandragupta Maurya |
| D. | Kanishka |
| Answer» D. Kanishka | |
| 115. |
In which of the following festivals are boat races a special feature?$? |
| A. | Onam |
| B. | Rongali Bihu |
| C. | Navratri |
| D. | Pongal |
| Answer» B. Rongali Bihu | |
| 116. |
The head quarters of Sahitya Akademi is at$? |
| A. | Mumbai |
| B. | Chennai |
| C. | New Delhi |
| D. | Kolkata |
| Answer» D. Kolkata | |
| 117. |
Which of the following dances is a solo dance?$? |
| A. | Ottan Thullal |
| B. | Kuchipudi |
| C. | Yakshagana |
| D. | Odissi |
| Answer» B. Kuchipudi | |
| 118. |
Who died at Pawapuri in 468 B.C. at the age of seventy two?$? |
| A. | Gautam Buddha |
| B. | Chaitnya |
| C. | Mahavira Jain |
| D. | Rishabhdev |
| Answer» D. Rishabhdev | |
| 119. |
The Chalukyas or Solankis ruled over Gujrat for almost three and a half centuries between:$? |
| A. | The year 900-1300 A. D. |
| B. | The year 990-1300 A. D. |
| C. | The year 1000-1300 A. D. |
| D. | The year 950-1300 A. D. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 120. |
Among the four Vedas, which one is a collection of spells and charms?$? |
| A. | The Sama Veda |
| B. | The Atharvaveda |
| C. | The Rig Veda |
| D. | The Yajur Veda |
| Answer» C. The Rig Veda | |
| 121. |
Which ruler of Sultanate period was also known as lakh bakhsh (giver of lakhs) ?$? |
| A. | Aram Shah |
| B. | Nasir ud din Mahmud |
| C. | Ala ud din Masud |
| D. | Qutb- ub-din-Aibak |
| Answer» E. | |
| 122. |
The Harappa Civilization was discovered in 1920-21 by the excavations by :$? |
| A. | R.D. Bnerhee and by D.R. Sahni |
| B. | Mortimer Wheeler |
| C. | Sir Alexander Cunningham |
| D. | None of Above |
| Answer» B. Mortimer Wheeler | |
| 123. |
The person who established the state of Awadh is :$? |
| A. | Nizam-ul-Mulk Asaf-Jah |
| B. | Mir Muhammad Amin alias Saadat Khan |
| C. | Osman Ali Khan |
| D. | Qamaruddin Khan |
| Answer» C. Osman Ali Khan | |
| 124. |
The writer of Rajatarangini is :$? |
| A. | Banbhata |
| B. | Kalhana |
| C. | Abul Fazal |
| D. | Tulsi Das |
| Answer» C. Abul Fazal | |
| 125. |
Ibn-e-Batuta was a traveler from :$? |
| A. | China |
| B. | Japan |
| C. | Morocco |
| D. | Portugal |
| Answer» D. Portugal | |
| 126. |
The Ryatwari Settlement was primarily introduced by the British Government in ?$? |
| A. | Calcutta |
| B. | Jhansi |
| C. | Awadh |
| D. | Madras and Bombay |
| Answer» E. | |
| 127. |
Who was the in charge of Alauddin Khilji's market control system ?$? |
| A. | Shahan-e-Sahi |
| B. | Shahan-e-Rajukas |
| C. | Shahan-e-Mandi |
| D. | Diwan-e-Amir-Kohi |
| Answer» D. Diwan-e-Amir-Kohi | |
| 128. |
The Second Anglo- Maysore War took place between :$? |
| A. | 1780-84 A.D. |
| B. | 1680-84 A.D. |
| C. | 1580-84 A.D. |
| D. | 1880-84 A.D. |
| Answer» B. 1680-84 A.D. | |
| 129. |
Who wrote the play Mudrarakshasa ?$? |
| A. | Vishakha Dutta |
| B. | Banbhat |
| C. | Tunbhadra |
| D. | None of Above |
| Answer» B. Banbhat | |
| 130. |
Who attained Kaivalya (i.e., the supreme knowledge and final deliverance from the bonds of pleasure and pain) at the age of 42 ?$? |
| A. | Rishabhanath |
| B. | Aristhanemia |
| C. | Parsva Natha |
| D. | Vardhamana Mahavira |
| Answer» E. | |
| 131. |
The rise of two independent states in the South namely The Vijyanagar (A. D. 1336) and Bahamani (A. D. 1347) witnessed by:$? |
| A. | Firoz Shah Tughluq |
| B. | Qutbuddin Aibak |
| C. | Muhammad Bin Tughlaq |
| D. | Raziyat ud din Sultana |
| Answer» D. Raziyat ud din Sultana | |
| 132. |
Dhamma as propounded by Ashoka the great is not a religion but:$? |
| A. | A moral Law, a Common Code of Conduct or an Ethical Order. |
| B. | Message of religion |
| C. | Unavoidable Order of king |
| D. | None of Above |
| Answer» B. Message of religion | |
| 133. |
In 1724 the state of Hyderabad was founded by :$? |
| A. | Nizam-ul-Mulk Asaf-Jah |
| B. | Azim Jah Bahadur |
| C. | Osman Ali Khan |
| D. | Qamaruddin Khan |
| Answer» B. Azim Jah Bahadur | |
| 134. |
Where did the Tebhaga peasant Movement occur in 1946? |
| A. | Oddisa |
| B. | Bengal |
| C. | Bihar |
| D. | Uttar Pradesh |
| Answer» C. Bihar | |
| 135. |
Who was the first of decipher the inscriptions of Ashoka and the Brahmi script? |
| A. | James Princep |
| B. | V. Smith |
| C. | R. K. Mehta |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. V. Smith | |
| 136. |
Which Delhi Sultan styled himself Sikandare-Sani (the second Alexander) ? |
| A. | Firoz Shah Tughluq |
| B. | Qutbuddin Aibak |
| C. | Aram Shah |
| D. | Alauddin Khilji |
| Answer» E. | |
| 137. |
In which province of undivided India was a referendum held to ascertain whether it should join Pakistan or not? |
| A. | Ceded and Conquered Provinces |
| B. | North West Frontier province |
| C. | Sind |
| D. | Punjab |
| Answer» C. Sind | |
| 138. |
When were the High Courts in Calcutta, Madras and Bombay established? |
| A. | In the year 1865 |
| B. | In the year 1893 |
| C. | In the year 1931 |
| D. | In the year 1862 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 139. |
OCP (Ochre Coloured Pottery Culture) prevailed : |
| A. | Between1200 B.C.-1000 B.C. |
| B. | Between1300 B.C.-1000 B.C. |
| C. | Between1500 B.C.-1000 B.C. |
| D. | Between1800 B.C.-1000 B.C. |
| Answer» D. Between1800 B.C.-1000 B.C. | |
| 140. |
The capital cities of Indus Valley Civilization were: |
| A. | Harappa and Mohenjodaro |
| B. | Kalibangan |
| C. | Banawali |
| D. | Lothal |
| Answer» B. Kalibangan | |
| 141. |
The famous book of Huin-Tsang which forms an invaluable source to ancient Indian history is : |
| A. | Si-Yu-Ki |
| B. | Hi-Nu-Si |
| C. | Kitab-e-Hind |
| D. | None of Above |
| Answer» B. Hi-Nu-Si | |
| 142. |
The relics of Indus Valley (Harappa) civilization were first noticed in: |
| A. | Mohenjodaro |
| B. | Lothal |
| C. | Harappa |
| D. | Kalibagan |
| Answer» D. Kalibagan | |
| 143. |
The Sikh Khalsa was formed to instill a strong martial spirit in the Sikhs by: |
| A. | Guru Arjan |
| B. | Guru Hari Krishan |
| C. | Guru Amar Das |
| D. | Guru Gobind Singh |
| Answer» E. | |
| 144. |
The Founder of Sunga dynasty was: |
| A. | Pushyamitra Sunga |
| B. | Agnimitra |
| C. | Pulindaka |
| D. | Vajramitra |
| Answer» B. Agnimitra | |
| 145. |
The ratio of width of our National flag to its length is |
| A. | 3:5 |
| B. | 2:3 |
| C. | 2:4 |
| D. | 3:4 |
| Answer» C. 2:4 | |
| 146. |
Mohiniattam dance form developed originally in which state? |
| A. | Tamil Nadu |
| B. | Orissa |
| C. | Kerala |
| D. | Karnataka |
| Answer» D. Karnataka | |
| 147. |
Shivaji divided his kingdom into: |
| A. | Two Provinces |
| B. | Three Provinces |
| C. | Four Provinces |
| D. | Five Provinces |
| Answer» D. Five Provinces | |
| 148. |
The most important Bahamani ruler was: |
| A. | Firoz Shah Bahamani |
| B. | Mujahid Shah Bahmani |
| C. | Dawood Shah Bahmani |
| D. | Mahmood Shah Bahmani I |
| Answer» B. Mujahid Shah Bahmani | |
| 149. |
In which of the Vedas have magical charm and spells been described? |
| A. | Rig Veda |
| B. | Sama Veda |
| C. | Atharva Veda |
| D. | Yajur Veda |
| Answer» D. Yajur Veda | |
| 150. |
The famous Dasrajan war (the battle of ten kings) was mutual struggle of Aryans, fought on the bank of: |
| A. | Chenab |
| B. | Sindhu |
| C. | Purushani (Ravi) |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» D. None of these | |