

MCQOPTIONS
This section includes 248 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your GK knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
1. |
Which of the following was published by Gandhi when he was in South Africa? |
A. | Young India |
B. | Nav Jivan |
C. | Indian Opinion |
D. | None of these |
Answer» D. None of these | |
2. |
The Editor of Young India and Harijan was |
A. | Mahatma Gandhi |
B. | Subash Chandra Bose |
C. | Nehru |
D. | Ambedkar |
Answer» B. Subash Chandra Bose | |
3. |
Babur was originally the ruler of |
A. | Fargan |
B. | Kandahar |
C. | Takshshila |
D. | Punjab |
Answer» B. Kandahar | |
4. |
Who shifted the capital of Mughal Empire from Agra to Delhi? |
A. | Jahangir |
B. | Aurangzeb |
C. | Humayun |
D. | Shah Jahan |
Answer» E. | |
5. |
Who among the following defeated Muhammad Ghori near Mount Abu? |
A. | Bhimdev Solanki - I |
B. | Bhimdev Solanki - III |
C. | Bhimdev Solanki - II |
D. | Vijaya Dav |
Answer» D. Vijaya Dav | |
6. |
In which year, Ashoka invaded Kalinga? |
A. | 238 BC |
B. | 275 BC |
C. | 261 BC |
D. | 235 BC |
Answer» D. 235 BC | |
7. |
How many members of the Indian Army discovered World War II US Air Force aircraft? |
A. | 5 |
B. | 8 |
C. | 12 |
D. | 20 |
Answer» D. 20 | |
8. |
Who was the first interim President of the constitutional assembly, in whose leadership the first meeting of the constitutional assembly took place on 9 Dec 1946? |
A. | Sachidanand Sinha |
B. | JL Nehru |
C. | BR Ambedkar |
D. | Rajendra Prasad |
Answer» B. JL Nehru | |
9. |
India's first mission to the moon was launched in which year? |
A. | 1969 |
B. | 2005 |
C. | 2008 |
D. | 1998 |
Answer» D. 1998 | |
10. |
Which place is NOT associated with Gautama Buddha? |
A. | Kushinagar |
B. | Pawapuri |
C. | Saranath |
D. | Bodh Gaya |
Answer» C. Saranath | |
11. |
Tagore Centre for the Study of Culture and Civilization is located in __________. |
A. | West Bengal |
B. | Himachal Pradesh |
C. | Madhya Pradesh |
D. | Andhra Pradesh |
Answer» C. Madhya Pradesh | |
12. |
Which law was passed by the British to curtail the nationalist and revolutionary extremist activities especially for targeting Ghadr party activists? |
A. | Monte Marlo Reforms |
B. | GOI Act 1919 |
C. | Defence of India Act, 1915 |
D. | Public Safety Act, 1909 |
Answer» D. Public Safety Act, 1909 | |
13. |
Which Sufi Saint received the title of 'Sultan-i-Tariqni'? |
A. | Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti |
B. | Sheikh Hamiduddin Nagori |
C. | Kaji Hamiduddin Nagori |
D. | Sheikh Burhan Chishti |
Answer» C. Kaji Hamiduddin Nagori | |
14. |
Who was the founder of Nanda dynasty? |
A. | Dhanananda |
B. | Nandivardhan |
C. | Mahapadmananda |
D. | Shishunaga |
Answer» D. Shishunaga | |
15. |
Who presided the 7th All India States'Peoples' conference held at Udaipur? |
A. | K. M. Munshi |
B. | J. B. Kriplani |
C. | Jawahar Lal Nehru |
D. | Mahatma Gandhi |
Answer» D. Mahatma Gandhi | |
16. |
Which of the following tribes lives in the Bay of Bengal Islands of India? |
A. | Khasa |
B. | Jarawa |
C. | Kuki |
D. | Juang |
Answer» C. Kuki | |
17. |
At which place did Gautam Buddha gave his first sermon? |
A. | Rajgriha |
B. | Sarnath |
C. | Vaishali |
D. | Vallabhi |
Answer» C. Vaishali | |
18. |
Who among the following leaders is also known as Desh Ratna? |
A. | Dr. Rajendra Prasad |
B. | Bhagat Singh |
C. | Mahatma Gandhi |
D. | Dr. B.R. Ambedker |
Answer» B. Bhagat Singh | |
19. |
The British ruled India for nearly: |
A. | 50 years |
B. | 200 years |
C. | 100 years |
D. | 500 years |
Answer» C. 100 years | |
20. |
The Prime Minister who led India during the 1965 war with Pakistan is: |
A. | Morarji Desai |
B. | Lal Bahadur Shastri |
C. | Indira Gandhi |
D. | Jawaharlal Nehru |
Answer» C. Indira Gandhi | |
21. |
The reign of the____dynasty has been described as the golden ageofIndian civilization. |
A. | Porus |
B. | Harsha |
C. | Buddha |
D. | Gupta |
Answer» E. | |
22. |
Under whose leadership was the all-India Muslim League set up ? |
A. | Faisal Khan |
B. | Mohmmed Ali Jinnha |
C. | Sayyid Ahmed Khan |
D. | None of these |
Answer» D. None of these | |
23. |
Who among the following rulers had stamped the figure of Goddess Lakshmi on his coins and had his name inscribed in Nagari Characters? |
A. | Muhammad Bin Tughlaq |
B. | Iltutmish |
C. | Muhammad Ghazni |
D. | Muhammad Ghori |
Answer» E. | |
24. |
Rajatarangini, a book that generally recorded the heritage of Kashmir in the 12th Century, was written by: |
A. | Lalitapida |
B. | Kashyapa |
C. | Pravaragupta |
D. | Kalhana |
Answer» E. | |
25. |
Alexander the Great invaded India during the rule of? |
A. | Ajatshatru |
B. | Bimbisara |
C. | Mahapadma Nanda |
D. | Dhana Nanda |
Answer» E. | |
26. |
Gandhiji started Satyagraha in 1919 to protest against the ________. |
A. | Jallianwala Bagh Massacre |
B. | Act of 1909 |
C. | Salt Law |
D. | Rowlatt Act |
Answer» E. | |
27. |
Azad Hind Fauj was founded in 1943 in _______. |
A. | Midnapore |
B. | Kualalumpur |
C. | Mandalay |
D. | Singapore |
Answer» E. | |
28. |
Which was the first National News Agency of India? |
A. | The Free Press of India |
B. | The Associated Press of India |
C. | The Indian Review |
D. | None of the above |
Answer» B. The Associated Press of India | |
29. |
Under Buddhism Chaitya is __________. |
A. | holy book |
B. | holy premise |
C. | residence |
D. | prayer hall |
Answer» E. | |
30. |
Which of the following (Book - Author) is correctly matched? |
A. | India Divided - Maulana Azad |
B. | India Wins Freedom - Rajendra Prasad |
C. | Indian Struggle - Subhash Chandra Bose |
D. | Unhappy India - Jawaharlal Nehru |
Answer» D. Unhappy India - Jawaharlal Nehru | |
31. |
Which one of the following acts abolished the monopoly of tea trade and trade with China by the East India Company? |
A. | Regulating Act of 1773 |
B. | Pitts India Act 1784 |
C. | The Charter Act of 1813 |
D. | The Charter Act of 1833 |
Answer» D. The Charter Act of 1833 | |
32. |
Who founded all India Muslim league? |
A. | Maulana Ahmed Ali |
B. | Muhammad Ali Jinnah |
C. | Aga Khan |
D. | Hakim Ajmal Khan |
Answer» D. Hakim Ajmal Khan | |
33. |
Who among the following received both Bharat Ratna and Nishane-Pakistan? |
A. | Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad |
B. | Ayub Khan |
C. | Lal Bahadur Shastri |
D. | Morarji Desai |
Answer» E. | |
34. |
Which of the following college was established first? |
A. | Hindu college , Kolkata |
B. | Delhi College |
C. | Mayo college |
D. | Muslim Anglos Oriental College |
Answer» C. Mayo college | |
35. |
Which Rammat artist presented the book ' Swatantra Bawani ' to Mahatma Gandhi ? |
A. | Tulsiram |
B. | Sua Maharaj |
C. | Phagu Maharaj |
D. | Tej Kavi Jaisalmeri |
Answer» E. | |
36. |
Who among the following from the first cabinet of independent India was responsible for mass religious conversion? |
A. | Dr. S.P. Mukherjee |
B. | Dr. John Mathai |
C. | Sardar Baldev Singh |
D. | Dr . B.R. Ambedkar |
Answer» E. | |
37. |
The bone of contention between Bahmani and Vijayanagar kingdom was: |
A. | Krishna delta |
B. | Krishna-Tungabhadra doab |
C. | Kavery delta |
D. | Malabar parts |
Answer» D. Malabar parts | |
38. |
What was the childhood name of Gautam Buddha? |
A. | Siddhartha |
B. | Mool Shankar |
C. | Vishnu Dutt |
D. | None of these |
Answer» B. Mool Shankar | |
39. |
Which of the following is considered to be the origin of Rajasthani painting? |
A. | South Indian style |
B. | North-East Indian style |
C. | West Indian style |
D. | none of these |
Answer» D. none of these | |
40. |
Which one of the following is the correct chronological order? |
A. | Ramanuja-Caitanya-Sankaracharya |
B. | Shankaracharya-Caitanya-Ramanuja |
C. | Shankaracharya Ramanuja-Caitanya |
D. | Ramanuja-Sankaracharya-Caitanya |
Answer» D. Ramanuja-Sankaracharya-Caitanya | |
41. |
Which of the following was the first Law Minister of Independent India? |
A. | Jawaharlal Nehru |
B. | Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar |
C. | Abul Kalam Azad |
D. | Asaf Ali |
Answer» C. Abul Kalam Azad | |
42. |
Which one of the following dances consists of a solo dance? |
A. | Kuchipudi |
B. | Mohiniyattam |
C. | Bharatanatyam |
D. | Odyssey |
Answer» E. | |
43. |
During which dynasty was the 'Vikramshila' University established? |
A. | Pala dynasty |
B. | Chola dynasty |
C. | Pratihara dynasty |
D. | Rashtrakuta dynasty |
Answer» B. Chola dynasty | |
44. |
Who is known as 'Meera of South India' |
A. | Gawri Bai |
B. | Meera Bai |
C. | None of these |
D. | Devotee to the poetess Andal |
Answer» E. | |
45. |
Which of these help you to know about Indus Valley Civilization? |
A. | Coin inscriptions |
B. | Literary sources |
C. | Archaeological evidences |
D. | None of the above |
Answer» D. None of the above | |
46. |
The English established their first factory in India at |
A. | Sutanati |
B. | Madras |
C. | Bombay |
D. | Surat |
Answer» E. | |
47. |
In which of the following years, 26th January was celebrated as an Independence Day? |
A. | 1942 |
B. | 1946 |
C. | 1930 |
D. | 1929 |
Answer» D. 1929 | |
48. |
Permanent Revenue Settlement of Bengal was introduced by |
A. | Wellesley |
B. | Cornwallis |
C. | Clive |
D. | Hastings |
Answer» C. Clive | |
49. |
Who was the British political agent in Kota at the time of revolt in October 1867? |
A. | Richard |
B. | Major burton |
C. | Pathic lorence |
D. | George Lawrence |
Answer» C. Pathic lorence | |
50. |
Who was the founder of Mughal dynasty in medieval India? |
A. | Akbar |
B. | Humayu |
C. | Shahjahan |
D. | Babar |
Answer» B. Humayu | |