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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 | |