General Knowledge Question Answer: History GK Questions and Answers

General Knowledge History Questions, History Quiz for Competitive Exams, Important History MCQs for GK

Q. In which of the following relief sculpture inscriptions is Ranyo Ashoka (King Ashoka) mentioned along with the stone portrait of Ashoka?
1) Kanganahalli
2) Sanchi
3) Shahbazgarhi
4) Sohgaura

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Q. Consider the following statements :
1. Deification of the Buddha
2. Treading the path of Bodhisattvas
3. Image worship and rituals
Which of the above is/ are the feature/ features of Mahayana Buddhism?

1) 1 only
2) 1 and 2 only
3) 2 and 3 only
4) 1, 2 and 3

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Q. With reference to forced labour (Vishti) in India during the Gupta period, which one of the following statements is correct?
1) It was considered a source of income for the State, a sort of tax paid by the people
2) It was totally absent in the Madhya Pradesh and Kathiawar regions of the Gupta Empire
3) The forced labourer was entitled to weekly wages
4) The eldest son of the labourer was sent as the forced labourer

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Q. With reference to Mian Tansen, which one of the following statements is not correct?
1) Tansen was the title given to him by Emperor Akbar
2) Tansen composed Dhrupada on Hindu gods and goddesses
3) Tansen composed songs on his patrons
4) Tansen invented many Ragas

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Q. Who among the following Mughal Emperors shifted emphasis from illustrated manuscripts to album and individual portrait?
1) Humayun
2) Akbar
3) Jahangir
4) Shah Jahan

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Q. Who is called 'Crypto-Buddhist' ?
1) Shamkara
2) Kapil
3) Ramanuja
4) Patanjali

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Q. Which is called Lokayata Darshan?
1) Jain
2) Buddh
3) Charvaka
4) Samkhya

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Q. Who has advocated 'Practical Vedanta'?
1) Dayanand
2) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
3) Gandhi
4) Vivekananda

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Q. Samkaras philosophy is called as -
1) Monism
2) Integral Monism
3) Daulism
4) Non-daulism

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Q. Who advocated "Neo-Buddhism'?
1) Radhakrishnan
2) Tagore
3) Ambedkar
4) Vivekananda

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