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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.
| 201. |
Which Governor General is remembered for the annulment of the partition of Bengal ? |
| A. | Lord Hardinge |
| B. | Willium Bentick |
| C. | Warren Hastings |
| D. | Lord Curzon |
| Answer» B. Willium Bentick | |
| 202. |
Dhamma which Ashoka the Great tried to instill as the governing principle and enforced in every sphere of life was : |
| A. | A code for Economic and Judiciary |
| B. | A code for moral and virtuous life |
| C. | A code for religious reforms |
| D. | None of Above |
| Answer» C. A code for religious reforms | |
| 203. |
The eastern most outpost of Indus Valley Civilization (Akangirpur) was excavated by : |
| A. | J. Joshi |
| B. | B.B. Lai |
| C. | Y. D. Sharma |
| D. | S.R. Rao |
| Answer» D. S.R. Rao | |
| 204. |
The Asiatic Society of Bengal was set up in 1784 in Calcutta by: |
| A. | Charles Wilkins |
| B. | Sir Robert Chambers |
| C. | Alexander Hamilton |
| D. | Sir William Jones |
| Answer» E. | |
| 205. |
The two popular assemblies which seem to have formed an essential feature of the government during the Age of Rig Veda are: |
| A. | Arayans and Kalash |
| B. | Sabha and Samiti |
| C. | Kul and Kalash |
| D. | Arayans and Samiti |
| Answer» C. Kul and Kalash | |
| 206. |
Who founded the Haryank dynasty in Magadha ? |
| A. | Udayabhadra |
| B. | Ajatashatru |
| C. | Bimbisara |
| D. | None of Above |
| Answer» D. None of Above | |
| 207. |
Akbar the great Mughal Emperor proclaimed a new religion Din-e-Ilahi in: |
| A. | 1565 |
| B. | 1575 |
| C. | 1581 |
| D. | 1583 |
| Answer» D. 1583 | |
| 208. |
Khajuraho temples were built by: |
| A. | The Panchalas |
| B. | The Chandellas |
| C. | The Haryanks |
| D. | Nandas |
| Answer» C. The Haryanks | |
| 209. |
Who is known as Siladitya ? |
| A. | Chandragupta I |
| B. | Samundragupta |
| C. | Harshavardhana |
| D. | Ashoka |
| Answer» D. Ashoka | |
| 210. |
"Milind Panho" explaining the Buddhist doctrines in the form of a dialogue between Milind and his teacher Nagsena (the great Buddhist philosopher ) is in : |
| A. | Sanskrit |
| B. | Pali Language |
| C. | Hindi |
| D. | Santhali |
| Answer» C. Hindi | |
| 211. |
In Rig Vedic period, the basis of both social and political organization was : |
| A. | The Samaj |
| B. | The Smriti |
| C. | The Sabha |
| D. | The Kula (Family) |
| Answer» E. | |
| 212. |
Nizam-ul-Mulk Asaf Jah founded the state of Hyderabad in: |
| A. | 1524 |
| B. | 1624 |
| C. | 1724 |
| D. | 1824 |
| Answer» D. 1824 | |
| 213. |
The founder of the philosophy of Vedanta/Uttara-Mimansa was: |
| A. | Narayana |
| B. | Badarayana |
| C. | Aryabhat |
| D. | None of Above |
| Answer» C. Aryabhat | |
| 214. |
Vedic Literature includes: |
| A. | The Vedas |
| B. | The Brahmanas |
| C. | The Aranyakas |
| D. | The Upanishads. |
| E. | Above All |
| Answer» F. | |
| 215. |
The six famous Smiritis are : |
| A. | Manu Smriti, Yajnvalkya Smriti, Ram Smriti, Parashara Smriti, Brihaspati Smiriti Katyayana Smriti |
| B. | Kapil Smriti, Yajnvalkya Smriti, Narad Smriti, Parashara Smriti, Brihaspati Smiriti Katyayana Smriti |
| C. | Manu Smriti, Yajnvalkya Smriti, Narad Smriti, Parashara Smriti, Brihaspati Smiriti Katyayana Smriti |
| D. | Manu Smriti, Yajnvalkya Smriti, Narayan Smriti, Parashara Smriti, Brihaspati Smiriti Katyayana Smrit |
| Answer» D. Manu Smriti, Yajnvalkya Smriti, Narayan Smriti, Parashara Smriti, Brihaspati Smiriti Katyayana Smrit | |
| 216. |
The six famous Smiritis are : |
| A. | Manu Smriti, Yajnvalkya Smriti, Ram Smriti, Parashara Smriti, Brihaspati Smiriti Katyayana Smriti |
| B. | Kapil Smriti, Yajnvalkya Smriti, Narad Smriti, Parashara Smriti, Brihaspati Smiriti Katyayana Smriti |
| C. | Manu Smriti, Yajnvalkya Smriti, Narad Smriti, Parashara Smriti, Brihaspati Smiriti Katyayana Smriti |
| D. | Manu Smriti, Yajnvalkya Smriti, Narayan Smriti, Parashara Smriti, Brihaspati Smiriti Katyayana Smrit |
| Answer» D. Manu Smriti, Yajnvalkya Smriti, Narayan Smriti, Parashara Smriti, Brihaspati Smiriti Katyayana Smrit | |
| 217. |
Who wrote the book The Wonder that was India? |
| A. | J. Joshi |
| B. | Jawahar Lal Neharu |
| C. | R. K. Mehta |
| D. | A. L. Bansal |
| Answer» E. | |
| 218. |
Vedic literature Comprises literary productions namely |
| A. | The Samhitas of Vedas |
| B. | The Brahamans |
| C. | The Aranyakas |
| D. | The Upanishads |
| E. | All of the above |
| Answer» F. | |
| 219. |
Who was the commander of revolt of 1857 in Rohilkhand? |
| A. | Ahmadullah |
| B. | Luxmi Bai |
| C. | Kuwar Singh |
| D. | Bhadur Shah Jafar |
| Answer» B. Luxmi Bai | |
| 220. |
According to Max Muller, Aryans migrated to India from : |
| A. | South Asia |
| B. | Central Asia |
| C. | North Asia |
| D. | None of Above |
| Answer» C. North Asia | |
| 221. |
Swami Vivekananda was born : |
| A. | On January 2, 1863 in Calcutta. |
| B. | On January 12, 1863 in Calcutta. |
| C. | On January 18, 1863 in Calcutta. |
| D. | On January 28, 1863 in Calcutta. |
| Answer» C. On January 18, 1863 in Calcutta. | |