History MCQ Question Answers

History Gk (quiz) MCQ question and answers. Suitable for aspirants preparing for SSC-CGL and State Level Examinations of all states and also Bank, SSC, Railway, UPSC conducted NDA/ CDS/ IFS/ IES / CSE etc. examinations.

History Vedic Age

Q. Which of the following rivers does not find frequent mention in Rigvedic Hymns?

A.
Sindhu
B.
Ganges
C.
Brahmaputra
D.
Saraswati

Answer

Correct Answer : Brahmaputra

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History Jainism And Buddhism

Q. Which of the following ruler was a contemporary of Buddha?

A.
Bimbisara
B.
Udayin
C.
Ajatshatru
D.
Mahapadma Nanda

Answer

Correct Answer : Bimbisara

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History Magadha Empire

Q. Which of the following ruler was responsible for the rise of Magadha?

A.
Ajatshatru
B.
Bindusara
C.
Bimbisara
D.
Vasudeva

Answer

Correct Answer : Bimbisara

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History Modern Indian

Q. Which of the following ruler was the first Indian native ruler to accept the system of Subsidiary Alliance?

A.
Nizam of Hyderabad
B.
Scindia of Gwalior
C.
Dalip Singh of Punjab
D.
Gaikwad of Baroda

Answer

Correct Answer : Nizam of Hyderabad

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History Jainism And Buddhism

Q. Which of the following rulers did not enter the Buddhist Cold?

A.
Samudragupta
B.
Harsha
C.
Kanishka
D.
Ashoka

Answer

Correct Answer : Samudragupta

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History Medieval History

Q. Which of the following saint wrote Sri-Bhasya?

A.
Vallabh
B.
Ramanuja
C.
Tukaram
D.
Eknath

Answer

Correct Answer : Ramanuja

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History Indus Valley Civilisation

Q. Which of the following scholars, who was the first to discover the Harappan Civilization?

A.
R.D. Banerjee
B.
Sir Johan Marshall
C.
A. Cunningham
D.
Daya Ram Sahani

Answer

Correct Answer : A. Cunningham

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History Vedic Age

Q. Which of the following School challenges the authority of the Vedas as well as the hegemony the Brahman priests?

A.
Ajivika School
B.
Charvaka Philosophy of Materialism
C.
Purva Mimamsa
D.
Vedanta

Answer

Correct Answer : Charvaka Philosophy of Materialism

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History Jainism And Buddhism

Q. Which of the following School of art noted for its vitality and assimilative character just because of Brahmanism, Jainism and Buddhism?

A.
Amaravati School of Art
B.
Gandhara School of Art
C.
Mathura School of art
D.
None of the above

Answer

Correct Answer : Mathura School of art

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Bhakti Movement History

Q. Which of the following sect is emphasised on nirguni Bhakti – devotion to a divine without Gunas (qualities or form), but it accepts both nirguni and saguni forms of the divine?

A.
Shaivism
B.
Sikhism
C.
Vaishanvism
D.
All of the above

Answer

Correct Answer : Sikhism

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