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This section includes 201 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 book? |
| A. | Buddhist |
| B. | Hindus |
| C. | Sikh |
| D. | Jain |
| Answer» B. Hindus | |
| 152. |
Which one of the following was not simultaneous with the other three? |
| A. | Gautam Buddha |
| B. | Prasenjit |
| C. | Milind |
| D. | Bimbisara |
| Answer» D. Bimbisara | |
| 153. |
The world's first republic was founded by whom in Vaishali? |
| A. | Gupt |
| B. | Licchavi |
| C. | Maurya |
| D. | Nanda |
| Answer» C. Maurya | |
| 154. |
Banabhatta was the court poet of which emperor? |
| A. | Kanishka |
| B. | Kumargupta |
| C. | HarshVardhan |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» D. None of these | |
| 155. |
Was Mihirkul related? |
| A. | Hun |
| B. | Kushan |
| C. | Mokhari |
| D. | Gupt |
| Answer» B. Kushan | |
| 156. |
Who among the following was the wife of Emperor Ashoka who influenced him? |
| A. | Charulata |
| B. | Chandalika |
| C. | Karuwaki |
| D. | Gautami |
| Answer» D. Gautami | |
| 157. |
Which person is called the second Ashoka? |
| A. | HarshVardhan |
| B. | Chandragupta Maurya |
| C. | Samudragupta |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Chandragupta Maurya | |
| 158. |
Who discovered zero? |
| A. | Bhaskar |
| B. | Aryabhata |
| C. | Varahamihira |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Varahamihira | |
| 159. |
In which year did Timur Lung invade India? |
| A. | 1350 |
| B. | 1600 |
| C. | 1398 |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» D. None of these | |
| 160. |
Which was the first fully color film of India? |
| A. | aan |
| B. | King Harishchandra |
| C. | Alamara |
| D. | Rani of Jhansi |
| Answer» E. | |
| 161. |
Who was called Peshwa in Shivaji's administration? |
| A. | Raksha Mantri |
| B. | Minister of Religious Affairs |
| C. | Chief Minister |
| D. | Justice |
| Answer» D. Justice | |
| 162. |
Who built the Red Fort of Delhi? |
| A. | Humayun |
| B. | Akbar |
| C. | Shahjahan |
| D. | Sher Shah |
| Answer» D. Sher Shah | |
| 163. |
When did the battle of Buxar begin? |
| A. | 1783 |
| B. | 1763 |
| C. | 1793 |
| D. | 1563 |
| Answer» C. 1793 | |
| 164. |
First Indian Empire was established? |
| A. | by Kanishka |
| B. | Harsha |
| C. | By sea covert |
| D. | by Chandragupta Maurya |
| Answer» E. | |
| 165. |
Due to whose samadhi is Nanded Guru considered sacred by Sikhs? |
| A. | Guru Amardas |
| B. | Guru Angad |
| C. | Guru Arjun Dev |
| D. | Guru Gobind Singh |
| Answer» E. | |
| 166. |
Child marriage practice started? |
| A. | In the Gupta period |
| B. | In Kushan period |
| C. | In the Mauryan period |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. In Kushan period | |
| 167. |
During which period most gold coins were issued? |
| A. | Gupta period |
| B. | Kushan period |
| C. | Mauryan period |
| D. | era of Harshavardhana |
| Answer» B. Kushan period | |
| 168. |
What was the Gupta dynasty famous for? |
| A. | Imperialism |
| B. | Art and Architecture |
| C. | Revenue and Land Tax |
| D. | All these |
| Answer» C. Revenue and Land Tax | |
| 169. |
Mujaris was the major port of which state? |
| A. | Cher |
| B. | Kadamb |
| C. | Chola |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Kadamb | |
| 170. |
Who was the founder of Gupta dynasty? |
| A. | Shreegupta |
| B. | Ghatotkachagupta |
| C. | Chandragupta |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Ghatotkachagupta | |
| 171. |
Which was the official language of Gupta rulers? |
| A. | Pali |
| B. | Sanskrit |
| C. | Hindi |
| D. | Prakrit |
| Answer» C. Hindi | |
| 172. |
In ancient India, which one of the following scripts was written to the left from the right? |
| A. | Kharoshthi |
| B. | Sharda |
| C. | Nandanagari |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Sharda | |
| 173. |
Bhimbetka is famous for? |
| A. | Minerals |
| B. | The origin of the Son River |
| C. | Rock paintings of caves |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» D. None of these | |
| 174. |
Which one of the following was a corporation of traders in ancient India? |
| A. | Council |
| B. | Manigram |
| C. | Ashtadiggaj |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Ashtadiggaj | |
| 175. |
What was the first grain used by humans? |
| A. | Rice |
| B. | Wheat |
| C. | millet |
| D. | Joe |
| Answer» B. Wheat | |
| 176. |
Which ruler defeated the Gujars? |
| A. | Rajyavardhan |
| B. | Harshvardhan |
| C. | Bhasa |
| D. | Chandragupta Maurya |
| Answer» C. Bhasa | |
| 177. |
Where was the Bhankuni Sangha founded by Gautama Buddha? |
| A. | Sarnath |
| B. | Kapilvastu |
| C. | Vaishali |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Vaishali | |
| 178. |
Where did Gautama Buddha give his first sermon? |
| A. | Kushinagar |
| B. | Bodh Gaya |
| C. | Vaishali |
| D. | Sarnath |
| Answer» E. | |
| 179. |
Under whose reign were the teachings of both Buddhism and Jainism given? |
| A. | Ashoka |
| B. | Bindusara |
| C. | Akbar |
| D. | Bimbisara |
| Answer» E. | |
| 180. |
Where did Mahavira die? |
| A. | Kulgumalai |
| B. | Pavpuri |
| C. | Lumbini |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Lumbini | |
| 181. |
Where did Siddhartha attain enlightenment? |
| A. | Sarnath |
| B. | Gaya |
| C. | Varanasi |
| D. | Kushinagar |
| Answer» C. Varanasi | |
| 182. |
Mahatma Buddha belonged to which regional clan? |
| A. | Jantrik |
| B. | Kolli |
| C. | Shakya |
| D. | Kosal |
| Answer» D. Kosal | |
| 183. |
Which of the following is the oldest dynasty? |
| A. | Kushan |
| B. | Maurya |
| C. | Gupt |
| D. | Kanva |
| Answer» C. Gupt | |
| 184. |
Who founded the Maurya Empire? |
| A. | Chandragupta Maurya |
| B. | Ashoka |
| C. | Bindusagar |
| D. | All these |
| Answer» B. Ashoka | |
| 185. |
What was the name of the currency prevalent in the Maurya Empire? |
| A. | Weigh |
| B. | Dinar |
| C. | Gage |
| D. | Kakani |
| Answer» D. Kakani | |
| 186. |
Who built the Sompur Mahavihara? |
| A. | Harsh |
| B. | Dharmapala |
| C. | Vijayasena |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Vijayasena | |
| 187. |
Who among the following used gold currencies on a large scale? |
| A. | Maurya |
| B. | Sungas |
| C. | Greek people |
| D. | Krishna rulers |
| Answer» E. | |
| 188. |
Purushpur is another name of which of the following? |
| A. | Pataliputra |
| B. | Punjab |
| C. | Peshawar |
| D. | Patna |
| Answer» D. Patna | |
| 189. |
Who was the founder of Kanva dynasty? |
| A. | Narayan |
| B. | Susarma |
| C. | Vasudev |
| D. | Bhumitra |
| Answer» D. Bhumitra | |
| 190. |
Which Maurya ruler founded Sri Nagar? |
| A. | Dasharatha |
| B. | Bindusagar |
| C. | Ashoka |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Bindusagar | |
| 191. |
Who composed Prakrit Prakash, the grammar of natural language? |
| A. | Pingle |
| B. | Yask |
| C. | Varruchi |
| D. | Shaunak |
| Answer» D. Shaunak | |
| 192. |
Who composed Kalpadrum? |
| A. | Kalidas |
| B. | Lakshmidhar |
| C. | Sarvesh |
| D. | Sadal Mishra |
| Answer» C. Sarvesh | |
| 193. |
Who is called Niganthana Niputa in Pali texts? |
| A. | Ashok |
| B. | Gautam Buddha |
| C. | Chandragupta Maurya |
| D. | Mahavir Swami |
| Answer» E. | |
| 194. |
From which site of Indus Valley Civilization, Agnaveedikas have been obtained? |
| A. | Mohenjodaro |
| B. | Lothal |
| C. | Kalibangan |
| D. | Lothal |
| Answer» D. Lothal | |
| 195. |
From where is the first evidence of rice cultivation obtained? |
| A. | Ganges Valley |
| B. | Jamuna Valley |
| C. | Raman Valley |
| D. | Valley of Himalayas |
| Answer» D. Valley of Himalayas | |
| 196. |
Which Chola king conquered Sri Lanka first? |
| A. | Elara |
| B. | Rajendra Chola |
| C. | Rajaraja Chola |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» C. Rajaraja Chola | |
| 197. |
In which city is Humayun's tomb? |
| A. | Delhi |
| B. | Kabul |
| C. | Agra |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. Kabul | |
| 198. |
The real name of Mumtaz Mahal? |
| A. | Arjumand Banu Begum |
| B. | Roshan Ara |
| C. | Ladli Begum |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. Roshan Ara | |
| 199. |
The Faizi lived in the court of which of the following? |
| A. | Dara Shikoh |
| B. | Bahadur Shah |
| C. | Akbar |
| D. | Humayun |
| Answer» D. Humayun | |
| 200. |
Was the movement popular in India during World War I? |
| A. | separatist movement |
| B. | Swadeshi and boycott |
| C. | Homeland |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» D. None of these | |