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This section includes 1003 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your General Knowledge knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 801. |
Hindustan Socialist Republican Association was founded by |
| A. | Subhash Chandra Bose |
| B. | Vinayak Damodar Savarkar |
| C. | Jayaprakash Narayan |
| D. | Bhagat Singh |
| Answer» E. | |
| 802. |
Harshacharita the biography of Harsha, was written by |
| A. | Banabhatta |
| B. | Sudraka |
| C. | Sri Harsha |
| D. | Gunadhva |
| Answer» B. Sudraka | |
| 803. |
Harsha moved his capital from _____ to _____ . |
| A. | Thanesar , Kanauj |
| B. | Delhi , Deogiri |
| C. | Kamboj , Kanauj |
| D. | Valabhi , Delhi |
| Answer» B. Delhi , Deogiri | |
| 804. |
Harsha was defeated  by |
| A. | Sasanka |
| B. | King of Valabhi |
| C. | Bhaskarvarman |
| D. | Pulkesin II |
| Answer» E. | |
| 805. |
Harsha was the last great royal parton of |
| A. | Jainism |
| B. | Buddhism |
| C. | Shaivism |
| D. | Bhagavatism |
| Answer» C. Shaivism | |
| 806. |
Harappan people did not worship one of the following God - |
| A. | Shiva |
| B. | Vishnu |
| C. | Pigeon |
| D. | Swastik |
| Answer» C. Pigeon | |
| 807. |
Hamida Banu Begum was the Mother of .........._x005F_x000D_ |
| A. | Emperor Humayun |
| B. | Emperor Babur |
| C. | Emperor Akbar |
| D. | Emperor Jahans |
| Answer» D. Emperor Jahans | |
| 808. |
Grey Revolution is associated with |
| A. | Cotton |
| B. | Fruits |
| C. | Fertilizers |
| D. | Oil seeds |
| Answer» D. Oil seeds | |
| 809. |
Ghatotkacha (who ruled in the years 290–305 B.C.) was a king from which dynasty? |
| A. | Gupta Dynasty |
| B. | Kanva Dynasty |
| C. | Shunga Dynasty |
| D. | Maurya Dynasty |
| Answer» B. Kanva Dynasty | |
| 810. |
Golconda Fort was built during ___. |
| A. | Vijayanagara Empire |
| B. | Qutb Shahi dynasty |
| C. | Satavahana dynasty |
| D. | Hoysala Dynasty |
| Answer» C. Satavahana dynasty | |
| 811. |
Goa got freedom from which rule? |
| A. | Portuguese |
| B. | Romans |
| C. | Britishers |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. Romans | |
| 812. |
Golden Revolution in India refers to growth of_x005F_x000D_ |
| A. | Rice |
| B. | Wheat |
| C. | Honey |
| D. | Fish |
| Answer» D. Fish | |
| 813. |
Gandhiji's first Satyagraha in India was held at __________ |
| A. | Champaran |
| B. | Ahmedabad |
| C. | Kheda |
| D. | Allahabad |
| Answer» B. Ahmedabad | |
| 814. |
Gautama Buddha was elevated to the position of God by the time of |
| A. | Ashoka |
| B. | Kanishka |
| C. | Chandragupta Vikramaditya |
| D. | Harsha |
| Answer» C. Chandragupta Vikramaditya | |
| 815. |
General Dyer, who was responsible for Jallianwalan Bagh massacre, was shot dead by? |
| A. | Hasrat Mohini |
| B. | Vir Savarkar |
| C. | Udham Singh |
| D. | Jatin Das |
| Answer» D. Jatin Das | |
| 816. |
Gateway of India was built by |
| A. | Frank Lloyd Wright |
| B. | George Wittet |
| C. | Frank Gehry |
| D. | Zaha Hadid |
| Answer» C. Frank Gehry | |
| 817. |
Gandhiji's 'Satyagraha' meant an attachment to the following two elements |
| A. | Knowledge and religion |
| B. | Truth and non-violence |
| C. | Truth and chastity |
| D. | Love of motherland and hate for colonial masters |
| Answer» C. Truth and chastity | |
| 818. |
Gandhara school of art came into existence in_x005F_x000D_ |
| A. | Hinayana sect |
| B. | Mahayana sect |
| C. | Vaishanava sect |
| D. | Shaiva sect |
| Answer» C. Vaishanava sect | |
| 819. |
Gandhi ji studied Law in _________. |
| A. | India |
| B. | United Kingdom |
| C. | South Africa |
| D. | Bhutan |
| Answer» C. South Africa | |
| 820. |
From which one of the  following places,remains of wells have been found in houses belonging to the development stage of the Indus Valley Civilization |
| A. | Harappa |
| B. | Kalibangan |
| C. | Lothal |
| D. | Mohenjodaro |
| Answer» E. | |
| 821. |
From whom did Vijayalaya Chola capture tanjore? |
| A. | Pallavas |
| B. | Pandyas |
| C. | Mughals |
| D. | None |
| Answer» C. Mughals | |
| 822. |
Gandhi Ji started the Non-Cooperation Movement in? |
| A. | 1880 |
| B. | 1900 |
| C. | 1920 |
| D. | 1940 |
| Answer» D. 1940 | |
| 823. |
First and Last Indian viceroys of India? |
| A. | Lord Mountbatten |
| B. | C Raj Gopalachari |
| C. | Bal Gangadhar Tilak |
| D. | Lala Lajpath Rai |
| Answer» C. Bal Gangadhar Tilak | |
| 824. |
First education minister of independent India? |
| A. | Indira Gandhi |
| B. | Durba Banerjee |
| C. | Maulana Abul Kalam Azad |
| D. | Sucheta Kripalani |
| Answer» D. Sucheta Kripalani | |
| 825. |
First Afghan War took place in the year |
| A. | 1849 |
| B. | 1839 |
| C. | 1858 |
| D. | 1869 |
| Answer» C. 1858 | |
| 826. |
For how many days did Mahatma Gandhi's volunteers of the Salt satyagrah walked? |
| A. | 24 |
| B. | 36 |
| C. | 12 |
| D. | 6 |
| Answer» B. 36 | |
| 827. |
Examine these two statements carefully and select the correct answer using the code given below._x005F_x000D_ Statement I :The Zamindars were an exploitative class in Mughal India._x005F_x000D_ Statement II :The Zamindars often received the support of the peasantry in a large number ofagrarian uprisings in North India in the seventeenth century. |
| A. | Both the Statements are individually true and Statement II is the correct explanation of Statement I |
| B. | Both the Statements are individually true but Statement II is not the correct explanation of Statement I |
| C. | Statement Iis true but Statement II is false |
| D. | Statement I is false but Statement II is true |
| Answer» C. Statement Iis true but Statement II is false | |
| 828. |
Fa Hien visited india during the reign of |
| A. | Harshavardhana |
| B. | Chandragupta Maurya |
| C. | Ashoka |
| D. | Chandragupta Vikramaditya |
| Answer» E. | |
| 829. |
Fatehpur Sikh or the 'City of Victory' was capital for 12 years._x005F_x000D_ |
| A. | Bahadur Shah's |
| B. | Babur's |
| C. | Akbar's |
| D. | Aurangzeb's |
| Answer» D. Aurangzeb's | |
| 830. |
Faizi lived in the court of _________._x005F_x000D_ |
| A. | Humayun |
| B. | Dara Shikoh |
| C. | Bahadur Shah Zafar |
| D. | Akbar |
| Answer» E. | |
| 831. |
Examine these two statements carefully and select the correct answer using the code given below._x005F_x000D_ Statement I :King Ashoka abolished capital punishment and disbanded his army._x005F_x000D_ Statement II :After Kalinga War, Ashoka was remorseful and become a Buddhist. |
| A. | Both the Statements are individually true and Statement II is the correct explanation of Statement I |
| B. | Both the Statements are individually true but Statement II is not the correct explanation of Statement I |
| C. | Statement I is true but Statement II is false |
| D. | Statement I is false but Statement II is true |
| Answer» E. | |
| 832. |
Early examples of art photography often imitated |
| A. | the brush strokes of Renaissance painters |
| B. | Leonardo da Vinci's painting of The Last Supper |
| C. | the narrative form of painting |
| D. | the Dada photographic collages of Hannah Hoch |
| Answer» D. the Dada photographic collages of Hannah Hoch | |
| 833. |
Eras are divided into |
| A. | Ages |
| B. | Epochs |
| C. | Periods |
| D. | Both B & C |
| Answer» E. | |
| 834. |
E.P. Ramaswamy Naicker is associated with which of the following movements? |
| A. | Self-respect movement |
| B. | Viacom movement |
| C. | Justice movement |
| D. | Ezhava movement |
| Answer» B. Viacom movement | |
| 835. |
East India Company was established in ________. |
| A. | 1400 |
| B. | 1500 |
| C. | 1600 |
| D. | 1700 |
| Answer» D. 1700 | |
| 836. |
English education was introduced in India by |
| A. | Curzon |
| B. | Macaulay |
| C. | Dalhousie |
| D. | Bentick |
| Answer» C. Dalhousie | |
| 837. |
During whose reign did Timur invaded India?_x005F_x000D_ |
| A. | Allauddin Khilji |
| B. | Bahlol Lodi |
| C. | Firoz Tughlaq |
| D. | Nasiruddin Mahmud Shah |
| Answer» E. | |
| 838. |
During their rule the British persuaded or forced cultivators in Punjab to grow __________. |
| A. | Jute |
| B. | Tea |
| C. | Sugarcane |
| D. | Wheat |
| Answer» E. | |
| 839. |
During their rule the British persuaded or forced cultivators in Madras to grow __________. |
| A. | Jute |
| B. | Tea |
| C. | Sugarcane |
| D. | Rice |
| Answer» E. | |
| 840. |
During which one of the following movements did Mahatma Gandhi write: 'Personally I am so sick of slavery that I am even prepared to take the rise of anarchy' ? |
| A. | Home Rule movement |
| B. | Non-Co-operaton movement |
| C. | Civil Disobedience movement |
| D. | Quit India movement |
| Answer» E. | |
| 841. |
During which period Non-Cooperation Movement gained momentum? |
| A. | 1910-1912 |
| B. | 1915-1917 |
| C. | 1921-1922 |
| D. | 1930-1932 |
| Answer» D. 1930-1932 | |
| 842. |
During their rule the British persuaded or forced cultivators in Bengal to grow __________. |
| A. | Jute |
| B. | Tea |
| C. | Sugarcane |
| D. | Wheat |
| Answer» B. Tea | |
| 843. |
During the reign of which Mughal ruler was the 'Jizya' re-imposed?_x005F_x000D_ |
| A. | Akbar |
| B. | Aurangzeb |
| C. | Jahangir |
| D. | Humayun |
| Answer» C. Jahangir | |
| 844. |
During the period of which Governor General / Viceroy was the Indian Civil Service introduced? |
| A. | Dalhousie |
| B. | Curzon |
| C. | Bentick |
| D. | Cornwallis |
| Answer» E. | |
| 845. |
During the Maratha period, who was the officer responsible for the village administration?_x005F_x000D_ Â _x005F_x000D_ |
| A. | Havaladar |
| B. | Patil |
| C. | Chaudhary |
| D. | Sardeshmukh |
| Answer» C. Chaudhary | |
| 846. |
During their rule the British persuaded or forced cultivators in Assam to grow __________. |
| A. | Jute |
| B. | Tea |
| C. | Sugarcane |
| D. | Wheat |
| Answer» C. Sugarcane | |
| 847. |
During the Middle Ages education was confined only to:- |
| A. | Kshatriyas |
| B. | Brahmins |
| C. | Peasants |
| D. | Shudras |
| Answer» C. Peasants | |
| 848. |
During the Independence Movement, Subhash Chandra Bose revamped the Indian National __________. |
| A. | Navy |
| B. | Army |
| C. | Defence |
| D. | Air Force |
| Answer» C. Defence | |
| 849. |
During the Indian Freedom struggle, the Khudai Khidmatgars, also known as Red Shirts (Lal Kurtis) called for _____ |
| A. | the pathan nationalist unity and a struggle against colonialism |
| B. | the union of Pasthun tribal areas in north-west with the Afghanistan |
| C. | the adoption of terrorist tactics and methods for terrorising and finally ousting the colonial rulers. |
| D. | the adoption of communist revolutionary ideology for political and social reform |
| Answer» B. the union of Pasthun tribal areas in north-west with the Afghanistan | |
| 850. |
During  the  mid  19th century  Industrial Revolution,  the  average  life  span  of workers in Manchester was |
| A. | 17 years |
| B. | 30 years |
| C. | 55 years |
| D. | 62 years |
| Answer» B. 30 years | |