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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 | |