Explore topic-wise MCQs in Basic GK.

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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