R4RIN – MCQs, Mock Tests | History GK HISTORY MCQ QUESTION SET 3

Mahavira Jaina breathed his last at

1. Samastipur
2. Pawapuri
3. Ranchi
4. Rajgir

✅ Correct Answer: 2

Where was the third Buddhist Council held?

1. Kashmir
2. Koshambi
3. Patliputra
4. Vatsa

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Who among the following taught the doctrine of Shunyata (Shunyavad)?

1. Vallabhacharya
2. Harisna
3. Shankaracharya
4. Nagarjuna

✅ Correct Answer: 4

Prabhasgiri is a pilgrim spot of

1. Vaishnavites
2. Saivites
3. Jains
4. Buddhists

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Who was the author of Buddha Charita ?

1. Vasumitra
2. Nagarjuna
3. Nagasena
4. Asvaghosha

✅ Correct Answer: 4

Gautama Buddha was elevated to the position of God by the time of

1. Ashoka
2. Kanishka
3. Chandragupta Vikramaditya
4. Harsha

✅ Correct Answer: 2

Which among the following is the sacred book of the Buddhists?

1. Agams
2. Tripitaka
3. Vedas
4. Upanishad

✅ Correct Answer: 2

The third vehicle in Buddhism was known as

1. Vajrayana
2. Zen
3. Mahasanghika
4. None of these

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Buddhas preachings were mainly related to

1. Idol worship
2. Purity of thought and conduct
3. Practice of rituals
4. Belief is one God

✅ Correct Answer: 2

Jivaka, the royal physician of Rajgrih, was the son of the Ganika named as

1. Amrapali
2. Basantsena
3. Ramaniya
4. Salavati

✅ Correct Answer: 4

The subject matter of Ajanta painting pertains to

1. Vaishnavism
2. Shavism
3. Buddhism
4. Jainism

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Which among the following is the oldest dynasty?

1. Kanva
2. Kushan
3. Gupta
4. Maurya

✅ Correct Answer: 4

When was the Panchtantra written?

1. Harsha Period
2. Gupta Period
3. Kanishka Period
4. Maurya Period

✅ Correct Answer: 2

What do the painting of Ajanta depict?

1. Mahabharat
2. Ramayana
3. Panchatantra
4. Jatakas

✅ Correct Answer: 4

Aranyani, Goddess of the forest in first mentioned in the

1. Atharva veda
2. Aranyaka texts
3. R.K. Samhita
4. Upmishadic text

✅ Correct Answer: 3

The National chemical Laboratory (India) is located in

1. Mumbai
2. Bengaluru
3. Hyderabad
4. Pune

✅ Correct Answer: 4

Which one of the following is not a member of ASEAN?

1. Cambodia
2. Malaysia
3. South Korea
4. Singapore

✅ Correct Answer: 3

India is not a member of

1. Antarctic Treaty
2. ADB
3. APEC
4. Colombo Plan

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Which one of the following countries is not a founder member of OPEC?

1. Algeria
2. Kuwait
3. Iraq
4. Iran

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Which one of the following is not a UN member country?

1. Taiwan
2. Portugal
3. Australia
4. Greece

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Where is the headquarters of Animal Welfare Board of India located?

1. Ahmedabad
2. Hyderabad
3. Kolkata
4. Chennai

✅ Correct Answer: 4

Where is the National Centre for Antarctic and Ocean Research located?

1. Ratnagiri, Maharashtra
2. Vasco-da-Gama, Goa
3. Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu
4. Alappuzha, Kerala

✅ Correct Answer: 2

Where is the Central Coffee Research Institute situated?

1. Thiruvananthapuram
2. Balehonnur, Karnataka
3. Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
4. Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh

✅ Correct Answer: 2

What is the number of the permanent members of the UN Security Council?

1. 3
2. 5
3. 7
4. 15

✅ Correct Answer: 2

The capital of IMF is made up by contribution of the

1. deficit financing
2. credit
3. member nations
4. borrowing

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Which one of the following is not a Baltic State?

1. Belarus
2. Lithuania
3. Estonia
4. Latvia

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Which one among the following statements regarding SAARC is correct?

1. The first SAARC Award was posthumously conferred upon late President Ziaur Rahman of Bangladesh
2. The present Secretary General of SAARC is from India
3. Myanmar is a member of SAARC
4. Headquarters of SAARC is located in Dhaka

✅ Correct Answer: 1

The UN Charter was signed in

1. The Hague
2. San Francisco
3. New York
4. Paris

✅ Correct Answer: 2

Where is Satish Dhawan Space Centre located?

1. Thiruvananthapuram
2. Chandipur-on-sea
3. Sriharikota
4. Thumba

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Where is the National Institute of Ocean Technology located?

1. Thiruvananthapuram
2. Chennai
3. Vishakhapatnam
4. Mangalore

✅ Correct Answer: 2

Who started the semi religious community in north Bengal

1. Arvind Gosh
2. C.R. Das
3. Ras Bihari Bosh
4. Karam Shah

✅ Correct Answer: 4

Which one of the following may be regarded as the first labour association in India?

1. The Printers Union, Calcutta
2. The Bombay Millhands Association
3. The Bombay workers Association
4. The Indian Workers Association

✅ Correct Answer: 2

Where did the Tebhaga Movement occur in 1946?

1. Bengal
2. Gujarat
3. Punjab
4. Bihar

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Who, among the following, was the founder of the Satya Shodhak Samaj?

1. B.R. Ambedkar
2. jyotiba Phule
3. Narayan Guru
4. Rama Swami Naiker

✅ Correct Answer: 2

Moplah Revolt of 1921 took place in

1. Assam
2. Kerala
3. Kashmir
4. N.W.F.P.

✅ Correct Answer: 2

Which Article of Indian Constitution is related with the protection of the interests of the minorities?

1. Article 17
2. Article 19
3. Article 29
4. Article 30

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Which amendment to the constitution inserted a new Article 21A providing Right to education in the constitution?

1. 84th Amendment
2. 87th Amendment
3. 88th Amendment
4. 89th Amendment

✅ Correct Answer: 1

The guardian of fundamental rights is

1. Parliament
2. Executive
3. Judiciary
4. None of the above

✅ Correct Answer: 3

The 91st amendment of the Indian constitution deals with the

1. Formation of Human Rights Commission
2. Organization of finance Commission
3. Disqualification on grounds of defection
4. None of these

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Which part of the Indian constitution deals with centre-state financial relations?

1. Part XV
2. Part XIV
3. Part XII
4. Part X

✅ Correct Answer: 3

How many members of the constituent assembly signed the constitution of India?

1. 284
2. 294
3. 274
4. 244

✅ Correct Answer: 3

India has borrowed the concept of fundamental Rights from the Constitution of

1. U.K.
2. Ireland
3. U.S.A.
4. Russia

✅ Correct Answer: 3

The Idea of organization of panchayats as a duty of state is mentioned in which part of Indian constitution?

1. Chapter I
2. Chapter II
3. Chapter III
4. Chapter IV

✅ Correct Answer: 4

How many members were assigned cabinet mission in constitution assembly?

1. 296
2. 300
3. 309
4. 450

✅ Correct Answer: 1

The federal system of India was inspired by the constitution of the following?

1. Ireland
2. U.S.A.
3. United kingdom
4. Canada

✅ Correct Answer: 4

The 73rd Amendment of the Indian constitution deals with

1. Minimum age of marriage
2. Nagar Palikas
3. Compulsory primary Education
4. Panchayati Raj

✅ Correct Answer: 4

Functions to be assigned to panchayats by 73rd amendment of the constitution are mentioned in

1. Tenth Schedule
2. Eleventh Schedule
3. Twelfth Schedule
4. Thirteenth Schedule

✅ Correct Answer: 2

Panchayati Raj is organized at the

1. Village, block and district level
2. Village and block level
3. Village, block, district and state level
4. Block level

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Who amongst the following developed the concept of Human Development Index

1. Mehboob-ul-Haq
2. Alva Myrdal
3. A.S. Kabir
4. Amartya Sen

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Which of the following is not included in Human development index (HDI)?

1. Adult Literacy
2. Social Inequality
3. Real per capital Income
4. Life Expectancy

✅ Correct Answer: 2