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This section includes 101 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Basic GK knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 51. |
Which dynasty was Mahmud Ghazni? |
| A. | Yamini |
| B. | Tughlaq |
| C. | Slaves |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Tughlaq | |
| 52. |
Which country is called the patient of Europe? |
| A. | France |
| B. | Germany |
| C. | Italy |
| D. | Turkey |
| Answer» E. | |
| 53. |
When was the Vienna Conference held? |
| A. | 1915 |
| B. | 1820 |
| C. | 1815 |
| D. | 1920 |
| Answer» D. 1920 | |
| 54. |
People of Indus Valley Civilization worshiped? |
| A. | Pashupati |
| B. | Brahma |
| C. | Vishnu |
| D. | Indra |
| Answer» B. Brahma | |
| 55. |
Which of the following is the oldest monument? |
| A. | Qutubminar |
| B. | Taj Mahal |
| C. | Ajanta Caves |
| D. | Khajuraho |
| Answer» D. Khajuraho | |
| 56. |
What does the word Arya literally mean? |
| A. | Veer |
| B. | Superior or noble |
| C. | Scholar |
| D. | Warrior |
| Answer» C. Scholar | |
| 57. |
Which of the following crops was not known to the people of Vedic period? |
| A. | Rice |
| B. | Wheat |
| C. | Tobacco |
| D. | All these |
| Answer» D. All these | |
| 58. |
In which Vedas are there information about the culture of ancient Vedic age? |
| A. | Rigveda |
| B. | Samaveda |
| C. | Atharvaveda |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Samaveda | |
| 59. |
What is the number of Vedas? |
| A. | 3 |
| B. | 4 |
| C. | 6 |
| D. | 8 |
| Answer» C. 6 | |
| 60. |
What was the main occupation of the Rigvedic Aryans? |
| A. | Education |
| B. | Animal Husbandry |
| C. | Agriculture |
| D. | Business |
| Answer» D. Business | |
| 61. |
Who is the first law maker? |
| A. | Seleucus |
| B. | Chanakya |
| C. | Manu |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» D. None of these | |
| 62. |
Which is the first and main book of Krishna devotion? |
| A. | Geetagovind |
| B. | Mahabharata |
| C. | Srimad Bhagwat Gita |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» D. None of these | |
| 63. |
What is the major form of property in the Rigveda? |
| A. | Land |
| B. | Godhan |
| C. | Docking and Land |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Docking and Land | |
| 64. |
Which of the following was the main feature of Vedic religion? |
| A. | Pashupati |
| B. | Nature |
| C. | Mother |
| D. | Trimurti |
| Answer» C. Mother | |
| 65. |
Ajaypal was the founder? |
| A. | Ajmer |
| B. | Bharatpur |
| C. | Alwar |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Bharatpur | |
| 66. |
Was the founder of the Pala dynasty? |
| A. | Dharmapala |
| B. | Devpal |
| C. | Gopal |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» D. None of these | |
| 67. |
was the founder of the Sena dynasty? |
| A. | Ballal Sen |
| B. | Samant Sen |
| C. | Vijay Sen |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Vijay Sen | |
| 68. |
What is the name of the ruler who built the Vijay Pillar? |
| A. | Rana Kumbha |
| B. | Rana Sanga |
| C. | Rana Hamir |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Rana Sanga | |
| 69. |
Who built the temple at Khujaraho? |
| A. | Bundela Rajput |
| B. | Scindia |
| C. | Chandel Rajput |
| D. | Holkar |
| Answer» D. Holkar | |
| 70. |
Who was the first Indian scholar who established mathematics as a separate subject? |
| A. | Dhanvantari |
| B. | Aryabhata |
| C. | Varahamihira |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Varahamihira | |
| 71. |
Who was the king of Gupta dynasty who prevented the Huns from invading India? |
| A. | Chandragupta |
| B. | Skandagupta |
| C. | Samudragupta |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Samudragupta | |
| 72. |
Which of the following dynasties is not mentioned in Sangam literature? |
| A. | Chola |
| B. | Cher |
| C. | Kadamb |
| D. | Pandya |
| Answer» D. Pandya | |
| 73. |
To whom is the chivalam of Tamil, the living organism Chintamani, related? |
| A. | Hindu |
| B. | Buddhist |
| C. | Christian |
| D. | Jain |
| Answer» E. | |
| 74. |
Which one of the following regularly circulated gold coins in ancient India? |
| A. | Kushan |
| B. | Satavahana |
| C. | Suga |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Satavahana | |
| 75. |
Which Chinese general defeated Kanishka? |
| A. | Pan yan |
| B. | Want a pen |
| C. | Ho t |
| D. | Xi Huang Ti |
| Answer» C. Ho t | |
| 76. |
Which dynasty ruled India after the Sunga dynasty? |
| A. | Kanva |
| B. | Secret |
| C. | Satavahana |
| D. | Kushan |
| Answer» B. Secret | |
| 77. |
Which Greek scholar has written about India in the following first? |
| A. | Herodotes |
| B. | Stacey |
| C. | Psylax |
| D. | Hiplus |
| Answer» D. Hiplus | |
| 78. |
Which is not true in the statements made by Megasthenes about India? |
| A. | India has abundant gold, silver, copper and iron. |
| B. | India has a well-organized caste system |
| C. | There is often a famine in India. |
| D. | Dinosius invaded India. |
| Answer» D. Dinosius invaded India. | |
| 79. |
Which word is used for the school of teaching the Vedas and the branches of Vedas? |
| A. | branch |
| B. | phase |
| C. | chariot |
| D. | Yajna |
| Answer» C. chariot | |
| 80. |
Who first read the Brahmi inscription of Ashoka? |
| A. | James Prinsep |
| B. | MaxMouler |
| C. | Corningham |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. MaxMouler | |
| 81. |
Which Chola king won the Maldives? |
| A. | Rajraj |
| B. | Rajendra Chola I |
| C. | Rajendra Chola II |
| D. | Rajraj II |
| Answer» B. Rajendra Chola I | |
| 82. |
"The king is the lord of all except the Brahmins." Whose idea was it? |
| A. | Manu |
| B. | Gautam |
| C. | Yajnavalkya |
| D. | diameter |
| Answer» C. Yajnavalkya | |
| 83. |
For which offense did Manu ask the Brahmin to punish him more than the other varna? |
| A. | theft |
| B. | murder |
| C. | abusive volleys |
| D. | treason |
| Answer» B. murder | |
| 84. |
Matranama was started by the rulers of which dynasty? |
| A. | Maurya |
| B. | Gupt |
| C. | Satavahana |
| D. | Kanva |
| Answer» D. Kanva | |
| 85. |
Who was the 22nd Tirthankara of Jainism? |
| A. | Rishabhdev |
| B. | Arishtanemi |
| C. | Parshvanath |
| D. | Mahaveer |
| Answer» C. Parshvanath | |
| 86. |
Which Indian king appointed Dharma Mahamatta in the following? |
| A. | Ashok |
| B. | Samudragupta |
| C. | Chandragupta I |
| D. | Chandragupta Maurya |
| Answer» B. Samudragupta | |
| 87. |
Pay attention to the following statements: - |
| A. | Only 1 |
| B. | only 2 |
| C. | Both 1 and 2 |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» D. None of these | |
| 88. |
Nabhivarsha is the historical name of which country: - |
| A. | India |
| B. | Myanmar |
| C. | China |
| D. | Egypt |
| Answer» B. Myanmar | |
| 89. |
What was the name of the only son of Gautama Buddha? |
| A. | Rahul |
| B. | Rohit |
| C. | Channa |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Rohit | |
| 90. |
At what age did Gautama Buddha attain enlightenment? |
| A. | 30 |
| B. | 35 |
| C. | 48 |
| D. | 38 |
| Answer» C. 48 | |
| 91. |
During which period did the third Buddhist music? |
| A. | Ashok |
| B. | Kalashok |
| C. | Kanishka |
| D. | Ajatashatru |
| Answer» B. Kalashok | |
| 92. |
Which of the following is not the eighth place? |
| A. | Lumbini |
| B. | Rajgriha |
| C. | Kushinagar |
| D. | Taxila |
| Answer» E. | |
| 93. |
What was the reason for the lack of gold coins during the Gupta period and the lack of coins after the Gupta period? |
| A. | Goods become cheaper. |
| B. | Gold mining was stopped. |
| C. | Mood of recession |
| D. | There was a decline in business |
| Answer» E. | |
| 94. |
Who started Pietra Dura? |
| A. | Jahangir |
| B. | Aurangzeb |
| C. | Shah Jahan |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» D. none of these | |
| 95. |
Whose daughter was Razia Sultan? |
| A. | Iltutmish |
| B. | Malik Kafur |
| C. | Nasiruddin |
| D. | Balban |
| Answer» B. Malik Kafur | |
| 96. |
Who has given a detailed account of the postal system prevalent in the Sultanate period? |
| A. | Amir Khusro |
| B. | Ziauddin Barani |
| C. | Ibn Battuta |
| D. | Angel |
| Answer» D. Angel | |
| 97. |
On the bank of which river is Vijayanagara situated? |
| A. | Kaveri |
| B. | Tungabhadra |
| C. | Wanganga |
| D. | Krishna |
| Answer» C. Wanganga | |
| 98. |
What was the full name of Sultan Balban of Delhi? |
| A. | Iltutmish Balban |
| B. | Jalaluddin Balban |
| C. | Ghiyasuddin Balban |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» D. none of these | |
| 99. |
Where is the Meenakshi Temple located? |
| A. | Madurai |
| B. | Kolkata |
| C. | Chennai |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. Kolkata | |
| 100. |
Who was the founder of Aligarh Muslim University? |
| A. | Maulana Azad |
| B. | Sir Syed Ahmed |
| C. | Muhammad Ali Jinnah |
| D. | Dr. Zakir Hussain |
| Answer» C. Muhammad Ali Jinnah | |