Explore topic-wise MCQs in Basic GK.

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1.

Krishna Deva Raya was contemporary with

A. Humayun
B. Sher Shah
C. Babur
D. Akbar
Answer» D. Akbar
2.

Considered the founder of Muslim Raj in India?

A. Iltutmish
B. Babur
C. Muhammad Ghori
D. Akbar
Answer» D. Akbar
3.

Rudramba was the famous female ruler of which dynasty?

A. Yadav
B. Hoysal
C. Kakatiya
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
4.

Which was the port city of Indus Civilization?

A. Lothal
B. Kalibangan
C. Ropar
D. none of these
Answer» B. Kalibangan
5.

The war with Mewar and the Treaty of Chittor is an important achievement of whose reign?

A. Aurangzeb
B. Akbar
C. Jahangir
D. Shah Jahan
Answer» D. Shah Jahan
6.

Whose book is 'Jatak'?

A. Vaishnav
B. Shaiva
C. Buddhist
D. Jain
Answer» D. Jain
7.

After winning which war, Sher Shah established Afghan power in Delhi?

A. Battle of Kalinjar
B. Battle of Chausa
C. Battle of Bilgram
D. none of these
Answer» D. none of these
8.

At which of the following places Nadir Shah did not climb?

A. Karnal
B. Kannauj
C. Delhi
D. Lahore
Answer» C. Delhi
9.

was the capital of the Pallavas?

A. Prakrit
B. Sanskrit
C. Tamil
D. None of these
Answer» C. Tamil
10.

Ellora caves were built?

A. Cholo
B. Pallavas
C. Palas
D. Rashtrakutas
Answer» E.
11.

Which was the first oldest city discovered in India?

A. Sindh
B. Harappa
C. Mohenjodaro
D. Punjab
Answer» C. Mohenjodaro
12.

In which year did the British government revoke the partition of Bengal?

A. 1919
B. 1927
C. 1938
D. 1945
Answer» B. 1927
13.

The war of Dharamat was fought between which of the following?

A. Muhammad Ghori and Jaichand
B. Aurangzeb and Dara Shikoh
C. Babur and the Afghan
D. none of these
Answer» C. Babur and the Afghan
14.

After winning which war, Sher Shah established the second Afghan kingdom in Delhi?

A. Battle of Bilgram
B. Battle of Kalinjar
C. Battle of Chausa
D. none of these
Answer» B. Battle of Kalinjar
15.

Gadkari was the center of rebellion?

A. Bihar Sharif
B. Sylhet
C. Surat
D. Kolhapur
Answer» E.
16.

Who was a prominent leader of the Ghadar Party?

A. P. Mitra
B. Bipin Chandra Pal
C. B. Ji. Tilak
D. Hardayal
Answer» E.
17.

Indian National Congress was established in?

A. 1865
B. 1867
C. 1885
D. 1887
Answer» D. 1887
18.

Who was the founder of the Indian Union?

A. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
B. Dadabhai Naoroji
C. Surendranath Banerjee
D. Madan Mohan Malviya
Answer» D. Madan Mohan Malviya
19.

The National Almanac of India is based on

A. Shak Samvat
B. Vikram Samvat
C. Kali Samvat
D. None of these
Answer» B. Vikram Samvat
20.

Who repealed the Vernacular Press Act of 1878?

A. Lord Minto
B. Lord Litton
C. Lord Curzon
D. Lord Ripon
Answer» E.
21.

Was the editor of 'Swadesh Vahini'?

A. C. N. Mudaliar
B. C.R. Reddy
C. K.R. Ramakrishna Pillai
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
22.

Who presided over the interim cabinet formed in the year 1946?

A. Vallabhbhai Patel
B. C. Rajagopalachari
C. Jawaharlal Nehru
D. Rajendra Prasad
Answer» D. Rajendra Prasad
23.

Jayaprakash Narayan was associated with which party?

A. Kisan Sabha
B. Communist Party
C. Justice Party
D. Socialist Party
Answer» E.
24.

Who organized the famous Chittagong armory raid?

A. J.R. M. Sengupta
B. Batukeshwar Dutt
C. Surya Sen
D. Lakshmi Sehgal
Answer» D. Lakshmi Sehgal
25.

Who had direct connection with the Poona Pact of 1932?

A. Indian farming class
B. Indian women
C. Indian working class
D. Indian Depressed Classes
Answer» E.
26.

Who said, 'The blow on my back will prove to be a nail in the coffin of the British Empire'?

A. Bhagat Singh
B. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
C. Chandrashekhar Azad
D. Lala Lajpat Rai
Answer» E.
27.

In the Hunter Commission report, whose development was given special emphasis?

A. Primary Education
B. Higher Education
C. Girl Child Education
D. None of these
Answer» B. Higher Education
28.

Who among the following first implemented press censorship?

A. John Adams
B. Dalhousie
C. Wellesley
D. Hastings
Answer» D. Hastings
29.

With whom was the Sadler Commission related?

A. Justice
B. Education
C. Police Administration
D. Revenue Administration
Answer» C. Police Administration
30.

In which year Orissa was separated from Bihar?

A. 1935
B. 1930
C. 1940
D. 1955
Answer» C. 1940
31.

Who demarcated India and Pakistan?

A. Mahatma Gandhi
B. Sir Cyril Radcliffe
C. Lawrence
D. None of these
Answer» C. Lawrence
32.

Who was the President of Congress at the time of India's independence?

A. Jawaharlal Nehru
B. G.R. B. Kripalani
C. Mahatma Gandhi
D. None of these
Answer» C. Mahatma Gandhi
33.

What was the main feature of the financial system of the Vijayanagara Empire?

A. Revenue from Ports
B. Land revenue
C. Currency System
D. Surplus rent
Answer» C. Currency System
34.

The poet Kalidasa was the poet of whom?

A. Chandragupta Maurya
B. Samudragupta
C. Chandragupta II Vikramaditya
D. Harsh
Answer» D. Harsh
35.

Who among the following is responsible for Kanishka being a Buddhist?

A. Vasumitra
B. Ashvaghosha
C. Nagarjuna
D. Banabhatta
Answer» C. Nagarjuna
36.

Which of the following Maurya kings conquered the Deccan?

A. Ashoka
B. Kunal
C. Bindusara
D. Chandragupta
Answer» E.
37.

When was the Vijayanagara Empire established?

A. 16th century
B. 15th century
C. 14th century
D. 13th century
Answer» D. 13th century
38.

Was the capital of Bahmani kings?

A. Bijapur
B. Gulbarga
C. Raichur
D. Belgaum
Answer» C. Raichur
39.

Who introduced 'Gajj-e-Sikandari', the scale of measuring land?

A. Alexander the Great
B. Alexander Lodi
C. Sikandarshah Sur
D. None of these
Answer» C. Sikandarshah Sur
40.

Who was the first Sultan of Delhi to build a canal?

A. Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
B. Firoz Tughlaq
C. Balban
D. None of these
Answer» B. Firoz Tughlaq
41.

Which Sultan built the Alai Darwaza?

A. Iltutmish
B. Alauddin Khalji
C. Balban
D. None of these
Answer» C. Balban
42.

Which dynasty was established in India after the invasion of Timur?

A. Syed dynasty
B. Khilji Dynasty
C. Tughlaq Dynasty
D. Lodhi Dynasty
Answer» B. Khilji Dynasty
43.

Muhammad Ghori belonged to which dynasty?

A. Shansabani
B. Slaves
C. Yamini
D. Khalji
Answer» B. Slaves
44.

When did Leylin announce the new economic policy?

A. 1935
B. 1921
C. 1915
D. 1929
Answer» C. 1915
45.

When did the Bolshevik revolution take place?

A. 1935
B. 1917
C. 1899
D. 1950
Answer» C. 1899
46.

The Arthashastra, composed by Kautilya, is divided into how many authorities?

A. 11
B. 12
C. 15
D. 17
Answer» D. 17
47.

Jain literature is called?

A. Corporation
B. revenue
C. Barkh
D. texts
Answer» C. Barkh
48.

The first Iranian ruler who subjugated some part of India?

A. Cyrus
B. Darius
C. Combesis
D. Xeris
Answer» C. Combesis
49.

By what other name is the Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara known in Mahayana Buddhism?

A. Manjushree
B. Vajrapani
C. Maitreya
D. Poetry
Answer» E.
50.

Who was the ruler who killed his elder brother Susie to sit on the throne?

A. Ashoka
B. Simuk
C. Kanishk
D. Ajatashatru
Answer» B. Simuk