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This section includes 198 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Basic GK knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 151. |
Tripitaka is a religious text? |
| A. | Jains |
| B. | Hindus |
| C. | Muslims |
| D. | Buddhists |
| Answer» E. | |
| 152. |
Who destroyed the famous Somnath temple? |
| A. | Mohammed bin Qasim |
| B. | Sultan Mehmood |
| C. | Qutubuddin Aibak |
| D. | Mohammed Ghori |
| Answer» C. Qutubuddin Aibak | |
| 153. |
Was the first Muslim invader in India? |
| A. | Mahmud Ghaznavi |
| B. | Qutubuddin Aibak |
| C. | Qutubuddin Aibak |
| D. | Mehmood Ghori |
| Answer» D. Mehmood Ghori | |
| 154. |
The people of Sindhughati believed? |
| A. | Mother power |
| B. | ritual |
| C. | soul |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. ritual | |
| 155. |
Vedic mathematics is an important part of? |
| A. | Upanishads |
| B. | Atharvaveda |
| C. | Formulas |
| D. | Shatapatha Brahmin |
| Answer» D. Shatapatha Brahmin | |
| 156. |
Who is called Adigranth of Indian music? |
| A. | Samaveda |
| B. | Rigveda |
| C. | Atharvaveda |
| D. | Yajurveda |
| Answer» B. Rigveda | |
| 157. |
Which Mughal ruler built the Red Fort in Delhi? |
| A. | Aurangzeb |
| B. | Jahangir |
| C. | Akbar |
| D. | Shahjahan |
| Answer» E. | |
| 158. |
Name the founder of Vikramashila Shiksha Kendra? |
| A. | Devpal |
| B. | Narendrapal |
| C. | Dharmapala |
| D. | Nayapal |
| Answer» D. Nayapal | |
| 159. |
The foundation of Lingaraja temple was laid? |
| A. | Narasimhadeva |
| B. | Yayati Kesari |
| C. | Pratap Rudra Dev |
| D. | Kesari |
| Answer» C. Pratap Rudra Dev | |
| 160. |
Where is the Dilwara temple located? |
| A. | Indore |
| B. | Parasnath Mountains |
| C. | Abu |
| D. | Abu Mountains |
| Answer» E. | |
| 161. |
Who was the most popular deity of Gupta period? |
| A. | Buddha |
| B. | Shiva |
| C. | Vishnu |
| D. | Sun |
| Answer» D. Sun | |
| 162. |
Who started the great silk route of Indians? |
| A. | Kumaragupta |
| B. | Kanishka |
| C. | Ashoka |
| D. | Maurya |
| Answer» D. Maurya | |
| 163. |
Who did Yavanika Shubhambha in Indian theater? |
| A. | Greeks |
| B. | Parthians |
| C. | Kushans |
| D. | Shakas |
| Answer» B. Parthians | |
| 164. |
Who introduced the first gold currencies in India? |
| A. | Kushan |
| B. | Suga |
| C. | Indo-Bactrian |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» D. None of these | |
| 165. |
Charaka was the regent? |
| A. | Ashoka |
| B. | Chandragupta |
| C. | Harshvardhan |
| D. | Kanishka |
| Answer» E. | |
| 166. |
Which statement about the economy of Rigvedic period is false? |
| A. | predominantly pastoral economy |
| B. | Cultivation of many grains |
| C. | Agro based society |
| D. | Excess of salary |
| Answer» E. | |
| 167. |
Which officer used to recover the revenue of the state during the Mauryan period? |
| A. | Sannidhatri |
| B. | Hid |
| C. | Code |
| D. | commander |
| Answer» D. commander | |
| 168. |
Which Gupta king was called Lichchavi Dauhitra? |
| A. | Shreegupta |
| B. | Chandragupta I |
| C. | Chandragupta II |
| D. | Samudragupta |
| Answer» E. | |
| 169. |
Which color was commonly used on Harappan pottery? |
| A. | blue green |
| B. | blue |
| C. | Pandu |
| D. | red |
| Answer» E. | |
| 170. |
Which one of the following crops was not produced by the Harappans? |
| A. | Barley |
| B. | Wheat |
| C. | Rice |
| D. | Pulses |
| Answer» E. | |
| 171. |
Where did the Jallianwala incident take place? |
| A. | Allahabad |
| B. | Amritsar |
| C. | Surat |
| D. | Lucknow |
| Answer» C. Surat | |
| 172. |
Who was the greatest king of the Pratihara dynasty? |
| A. | Nagabhatta |
| B. | Banquet |
| C. | Vatsaraja |
| D. | Dantidurga |
| Answer» D. Dantidurga | |
| 173. |
Harappan civilization belonged to which era? |
| A. | Neolithic Age |
| B. | Palaeolithic Age |
| C. | Iron Age |
| D. | Bronze Age |
| Answer» E. | |
| 174. |
Which deity is depicted in the currency of the Indus Civilization? |
| A. | Proto Shiva |
| B. | Adi Indra |
| C. | Prodigy Vishnu |
| D. | Proto Brahma |
| Answer» B. Adi Indra | |
| 175. |
Large baths have been found in the Indus civilization? |
| A. | Harappa |
| B. | Kalibanga |
| C. | Mohenjodaro |
| D. | Lothal |
| Answer» D. Lothal | |
| 176. |
What is the most appropriate name for the Indus Civilization? |
| A. | Indus Valley Civilization |
| B. | Harappan Civilization |
| C. | Indus Civilization |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» C. Indus Civilization | |
| 177. |
What was the social system of the Harappan people? |
| A. | Fair egalitarian |
| B. | caste based |
| C. | Character based |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. caste based | |
| 178. |
Which of the following Khalji rulers killed his father-in-law to sit on the throne of Delhi? |
| A. | Alauddin Khalji |
| B. | Jalaluddin Khalji |
| C. | Qutubuddin Aibak |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. Jalaluddin Khalji | |
| 179. |
During whose reign did most Mongol invasions take place? |
| A. | Firoz Tughlaq |
| B. | Balban |
| C. | Alauddin Khalji |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» D. none of these | |
| 180. |
Was the answer? |
| A. | State Law |
| B. | Agriculture related laws |
| C. | Matters relating to Hindus |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. Agriculture related laws | |
| 181. |
Under which of the following dynasty did the climax of Vijarat take place? |
| A. | Ilbury |
| B. | Lodi |
| C. | Tughlaq |
| D. | Khilji |
| Answer» D. Khilji | |
| 182. |
Mahmud Begada was the famous Sultan of which state? |
| A. | Malwa |
| B. | Jaunpur |
| C. | Khandesh |
| D. | Gujarat |
| Answer» E. | |
| 183. |
By whose teachings were the Bhakti sect spread in Maharashtra? |
| A. | Sant Tukaram |
| B. | Chaitanya Mahaprabhu |
| C. | Sant Dnyaneshwar |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» D. none of these | |
| 184. |
To which sect was Chaitanya Mahapurush associated? |
| A. | Gaudiya sect |
| B. | Sri Sampradaya |
| C. | Varkari sect |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. Sri Sampradaya | |
| 185. |
Adi Shankar, who later became Shankaracharya, was born in? |
| A. | Kashmir |
| B. | West Bengal |
| C. | Andhra Pradesh |
| D. | Kerala |
| Answer» E. | |
| 186. |
During the reign of which ruler was the Ashtapradhan Council of Ministers? |
| A. | Tipu Sultan |
| B. | Krishna Deva Raya |
| C. | Shivaji |
| D. | Akbar |
| Answer» D. Akbar | |
| 187. |
Who built the Charminar? |
| A. | Tipu Sultan |
| B. | Oli Qutub Shah |
| C. | Hyder Ali |
| D. | Aurangzeb |
| Answer» C. Hyder Ali | |
| 188. |
Who was the first ruler of Vijayanagara who made a treaty with the Portuguese? |
| A. | Harihara |
| B. | Krishna Deva Raya |
| C. | Devaraya |
| D. | Bukka |
| Answer» C. Devaraya | |
| 189. |
Where are the remains of the great empire of Vijayanagara found? |
| A. | Bijapur |
| B. | Baroda |
| C. | Hampi |
| D. | Golconda |
| Answer» D. Golconda | |
| 190. |
The ruler of Kashmir, who is known as Akbar of Kashmir, is |
| A. | Hydershah |
| B. | Zainul Abidin |
| C. | Alexander Butshikan |
| D. | Shamsuddin Shah |
| Answer» C. Alexander Butshikan | |
| 191. |
Which sultan wanted to start a new religion but the Ulemas objected? |
| A. | Balban |
| B. | Iltutmish |
| C. | Alauddin Khalji |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» D. none of these | |
| 192. |
In which state is the open museum of Hampi? |
| A. | Karnataka |
| B. | Tamil Nadu |
| C. | Andhra Pradesh |
| D. | Rajasthan |
| Answer» B. Tamil Nadu | |
| 193. |
Where is Golconda located? |
| A. | Bijapur |
| B. | Chennai |
| C. | Mysore |
| D. | Hyderabad |
| Answer» E. | |
| 194. |
Who among the following Sufis was against music? |
| A. | Chishti |
| B. | Suhrawardi |
| C. | Naqshbandi |
| D. | Qadiri |
| Answer» D. Qadiri | |
| 195. |
The Chauri-Chaura incident is related to? |
| A. | Non-cooperation movement |
| B. | Civil disobedience |
| C. | Swadeshi |
| D. | Jallianwala Bagh |
| Answer» B. Civil disobedience | |
| 196. |
By 1911, Bihar was under which of the following? |
| A. | Bengal State |
| B. | Northern Province |
| C. | Central Province |
| D. | Calcutta Region |
| Answer» B. Northern Province | |
| 197. |
What is the symbol of Buddha's renunciation? |
| A. | horse |
| B. | Sheep |
| C. | Bullock |
| D. | Elephant |
| Answer» B. Sheep | |
| 198. |
What was the original name of Mahavira? |
| A. | Vardhman |
| B. | Siddhartha |
| C. | Gautam |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. Siddhartha | |