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GK HISTORY MCQ QUESTION SET 1
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1. Cholas capital city was ___
Kanchipuram
Madurai
Tiruchy
Tanjore
2. The Dilwara Jain Temples are found in ___
Khajuraho
Mount Abu
Delhi
Agra
3. The First Battle of Tarain took place in ___
A.D. 1191
A.D. 1193
A.D. 1194
A.D. 1195
4. The guardian of Akbar was ___
Rani Durgavathi
Sher Shah
Chand Bibi
Bairam Khan
5. The founder of the Sikh religion was ___
Guru Nanak
Tukaram
Ramanada
Kabir
6. The first reformer to preach in Hindi was ___
Tukaram
Gurunanak
Ramananda
Ramanuja
7. Chatrapati Shivaji was a follower of ___
Kabir
Ramdas
Ramanuja
Ramananda
8. The Pala King defeated by Rajendra Chola was ___
Dharmapala
Devapala
Gopala
Mahipala
9. Devapala was the son of ____
Gopala
Mahendrapala
Dharmapala
Mahipala
10. The Early Vedic period is known from ___
The Aranyakas
The Rig Veda
Upanishads
The Epics
11. Harappa was on the bank of the river ___
Beas
Ravi
Sutlej
Yamuna
12. The Indus Valley, civilization had overseas trade contacts with ____
Egypt
Spain
China
Russia
13. During the Later Vedic age, copper was obtained from ___
Kuru
Rajasthan
Malwa
Kasi
14. Buddha spoke about his religion in public for the first time at a place called ____
Sanchi
Saranath
Gaya
Vaisali
15. Alexanders desire was to become the master of ___
Afghanistan
Macedonia
India
Persia
16. Alexander died at ___
Avanti
Babylon
Rajagriha
Taxila
17. Alexander was the son of ___
Hercules
Porus
Aristotle
Philip of Macedonia
18. Asokas wife was __
A Persian Woman
Mura
Helen
Devi
19. The second Asoka was ___
Samudragupta
Kanishka
Satakarni
Harsha
20. Kallanai across the river Cauvery was built by ____
Senguttuvan
Karikala
Nedunchezhiyan
None of the above
21. Agnimitra was the hero of Kalidasas play ___
Raghu vamsam
Mega Dhutam
Malavikagnimitram
Sakunthalam
22. The court language of the Gupta was ___
Tamil
Pali
Prakrit
Sanskrit
23. Chola period is famous for ___
Bronze idols
Iron idols
Gold idols
Silver idols
24. The chola king who built Brahadeeswara temple was ___
Karikalan
Rajendran
Raja Rajan
Kulothunga
25. The holy book of the Sikhs is ___
Mahabharatham
Ramayanam
Gita
Granth Sahib
26. Which of the following is associated with Twelve Tables?
Arab Civilization
Iranian Civilization
Roman Civilization
Greek Civilization
27. Where is the Cathedral of Notre Dame located?
Paris
Genoa
Rome
London
28. Who is known as the father of modern political philosophy?
Erasmus
William Shakespeare
Francis Bacon
Machiavelli
29. When did the Christian Era start?
0 AD
1 AD
58 AD
78 AD
30. Which of the following was not a member of the Holy Alliance?
Russia
Austria
Prussia
Poland
31. Who wrote the book The Wealth of National?
Adam Smith
Carl Mane
Malthus
Robinson
32. Who described his policy of unification as one of blood and iron?
Hitler
Mazzini
Napoleon
Bismarck
33. When was the New Economic Policy introduced in Russia?
1918
1921
1928
1931
34. Which of the following was not the colony of Spain?
Central America
West indies
Mexico
Brazil
35. What was the name of the atom bomb dropped by USA on Hiroshima in Japan during the Second World War?
Little Devil
Little Fly
Little Boy
None of these
36. Who is known as the father of Modern Medicine?
Erastosthenes
Euclid
Pythagoras
Hippocrates
37. What was Portugals principal colony in Latin America?
Brazil
Chile
Mexico
Belize
38. Which of the following is the place of worship for Judaism?
Temple
Fire Temple
Chapel
Synagogue
39. Where is the Church St. Sophia located?
Constantinople
Rome
London
Paris
40. The worldwide economic crisis originating in USA began in
1927
1929
1931
1939
41. Who was the leader of revolution in Turkey after First World War?
Lenin
Mustapha Kemal
Francis Ferdinand
None of these
42. When was the Communist Party or China formed?
1917
1921
1924
1925
43. The basic unit of religious categorization in the ottoman Empire was
The millet
The umma
the exarchy
The parish
44. What is the meaning of Mesopotamia?
Oldest civilization
Large riverine islands
Land between two seas
Land between the rivers
45. Who among the following was associated with the Battle of Waterloo held in June 1815?
Giuseppe Mazzini
Hitler
Napoleon
Bismarck
46. Which of the following countries is associated with Mau Mau Rebellion ?
Ghana
Kenya
Uganda
Gambia
47. The Last Supper a famous renaissance painting was a master piece of
Leonardo da Vinci
Titian
Michael Angelo
Raphael
48. Which of the following was known as Siam?
Malaysia
Laos
Thailand
Vietnam
49. Who among the following was the main force behind the Protestant Revolution?
Martin Luther
Zwingli and John Calvin
Henry VIII
Queen Elizabeth I
50. What is the literal meaning of metropolis?
Large city
Mother Country
Metropolitan city
All of the above
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