Assamese G.K. – Indian Culture and History MCQ. Most importsnt qustions that are common in almost all competitive examinations are discussed in this article.
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Assamese G.K. – Indian Culture and History MCQ
101. The Sepoy mutiny took place –
(a) 1856
(6) 1857
(c) 1858
(d) 1855s
Ans. (b) 1857
102. When did Cabinet Mission come to India?-
(a) March 1944
(b) March 1945
(c) March 1946
(d) March 1947
Ans. (c) March 1946
103. Who is known as ‘Lok Nayak?
(a) Mahatma Gandhi
(b) Subhash Chandra Bose
(c) Jai Prakash Narayan
(d) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Ans. (c) Jai Prakash Narayan
104. The Civil Disobedience Movement was launched by Mahatma Gandhi in
(a) 1928
(b) 1930
(c) 1931
(d) 1922
Ans. (b) 1930
105. The Simon Commission was appointed when?
(a) Irwin was the Viceroy of India
(b) Labour Party had an office in Britain
(c) Birkhead was the British PM
(d) None of these
Ans. (a) Irwin was the Viceroy of India
106 Who was the First Woman President of the Indian National Congress?
(a) Annie Besant
(b) Aruna Asaf Ali
(C)Sarojini Naidu
(d) Vijayalakshmi Pandit
Ans. Annie Besant
107. Siraj-ud-daulah was defeated by Lord Clive in-
(a) Battle of Plassey
(b) Battle of Buxar
(c) Battle of Panipat
(d) Battle of Wandiwash
(a) Battle of Plassey
108. Who is rightly called the “Father of Local Self Government” in India?
(a) Lord Mayo
(b) Lord Ripon
(c) Lord Curzon
(d) Lord Clive
Ans. Lord Mayo
109. The first battle of Panipat was fought between
(a) Babur and Ibrahim Lodhi
(b) Akbar and Ibrahim Lodhi
(c) Humayun and Ibrahim Lodhi
(d) None of these
Ans. Babur and Ibrahim Lodhi
110. The second battle of Panipat was fought between
(a) Babur and Hem Chandra Vikramaditya
(b) Akbar and Hem Chandra Vikramaditya
(c) Humayun and Hem Chandra Vikramaditya
(d) None of these
Ans: Akbar and Hem Chandra Vikramaditya
111. The third battle of Panipat was fought between
(a) Maratha Empire and Durrani Afghan Empire
(6) English Empire and Durrani Afghan Empire
(c) Mughal Empire and Durrani Afghan Empiree
(d) None of these
Ans: Maratha Empire and Durrani Afghan
112. Todar Mal was associated with
(a) music
(b) literature
(c)finance
(d) laws
Ans. finance
113. Tipu sultan was the ruler of
(a) Hyderabad
(b) Madurai
(c) Mysore
(d) Vijayanagar
Ans. Mysore
114. The transfer of capital of British India from Calcutta to Delhi was
affected during the period of
(a) Lord Minto
(b) Lord Hardinge
(c) Lord Chelmsford
(d) Lord Reading
Ans. Lord Hardinge
115. Bengal was portioned in the year-
(a) 1908
(b) 1905
(c) 1906
(d) 1907
Ans. 1905
116. Rabindranath Tagore was born in
(a) 1863
(b) 1860
(c) 1861
(d) 1862
Ans. 1861
117. The first railway line in India was started in the year
(a) 1853
(b) 1850
(c) 1840
(d) 1890
Ans. 1853
118. Under whose leadership was the all India Muslim League set up?
(a) Mohammed Ali Jinnah
(b) Sayid Ahmed Khan
(c) Aga Khan
(d) All of the above
(e) None of the above
Ans. Aga Khan
119. Whose Birthday is celebrated as Children’s Day in India?
(a) Mahatma Gandhi
(b) Jawaharlal Nehru
(c) Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan Assamese G.K. – Indian Culture and History MCQ
(d) Zakir Hussain
Ans. Jawaharlal Nehru
120. Whose Birthday is celebrated as Teacher’s Day in India?
(a) Mahatma Gandhi
(b)Jawaharlal Nehru
(c) Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan
(d) Zakir Hussain
Ans. Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan
121. The Upanishads are
(a) a source of Hindu philosophy
(b) books of ancient Hindu laws
(c) books on social behavior of man
(d) prayers to God
Ans. (a) a source of Hindu philosophy
122. Where was Ashoka born?
(a) Kalinga
(b) Pataliputra
(c) Dwarka
(d) Taxila amit a)an
Ans. (b) Pataliputra
123. Where is Red Fort?
(a) New Delhi
(b) Allahabad
(d) Agra
d) Kanpur
Ans. New Delhi
124. Where is Taj Mahal?
(a) New Delhi
(b) Allahabad
(d) Agra
(d) Kanpur
Ans. Agra
125. Where is India Gate ?
(a) New Delhi
(b) Allahabad
(c) Agra
(d) Kanpur
Ans. New Delhi
126. Where is Gateway of India ?
(a) New Delhi
(b) Mumbai
(c) Agra
(d) Kolkata
Ans.(b) Mumbai
127. Where is Victoria Memorial ?
(a) New Delhi
(b) Mumbai
(d) Agra
(d) Kolkata
Ans. Kolkata
128. During whose reign, the historic Red Fort was constructed?
(a) Akbar
(b) Humayun
(c) Shah Jahan
(d) Jahangir
Ans. Shah Jahan
129. During whose reign, the historic Taj Mahal was constructed?
(a) Akbar
(b) Humayun
(c)Shah Jahan
(d) Jahangir
Ans. Shah Jahan
আপুনি যদি আমাৰ পেজ পঢ়ি ভাল পাইছে তেন্তে আমাৰ ‘নিউজলেটাৰ চাবস্ক্রাইব’ কৰক। নতুবা আমাৰ ‘ফেচবুক পৃষ্ঠা’ অনুসৰণ কৰক বা “টেলিগ্রাম চেনেল” ত জইন হওক “ইউটিউব চেনেল চাবস্ক্রাইব’ কৰক ।
130. Where is the historic Howrah Bridge?
(a) New Delhi
(b) Mumbai
(d) Agra
(d) Kolkata
Ans. Kolkata
131. Where is the historic Qutb Minar?
(a) New Delhi
(b) Allahabad
(c) Agra
(d) Kolkata
Ans. New Delhi
132. Where is Sun Temple located?
(a) Belgam
(a) Konark
(c) Sambalpur
(d) Rourkela
Ans. (a) Konark
133. Where is located Jantar Mantar in India?
(a) New Delhi
(b) Hyderabad
(c) Rajastan
(d) Jammu & Kashmir
Ans. New Delhi
134. Where is located ‘Shershah Suri’s Tomb in India?
(b) Assam
(a) Uttar Pradesh
(c) Rajasthan
(d) Bihar
Ans. (c) Bihar
135. Who is the founder of the Maratha empire?
(a) Sambhaji
(b) Shivaji
(c) Rajaram
(d) Santajii
Ans. Shivaji
136. Where is the historic Jallianwala Bagh?
(a) Chandigarh
(b) Ludhiana
(c) Mohali
(d) Amritsar
Ans. Amritsar
137. Where is the historic Golden Temple ?
(a) Amritsar
(b) Chandigarh
(c) Ludhiana
(d) Mohali
Ans. Amritsar
138. Which is the first colour movie produced in India ?
(a) Madhumati
(b) Mughal-e-Azam
(c) Kishan Kanya
(d) Do Bigha Zameen
Ans. Kishan Kanya
139. Who created the Fictional character Feluda?
(a) Satyajit Ray
(b) Bimal Roy
(c) Dada Saheb Phalke
(d) None of them
Ans. Satyajit Ray
140. The transfer of capital of British India from Calcutta to Delhi was affected during the period of
(a) Lord Minto
(b) Lord Hardinge
(c) Lord Chelmsford
(d) Lord Reading
Ans. Lord Hardinge
141. The Archaeological Survey of India was established in the period of
(a) Warren Hastings
(b) Lord Wellesley
(c) Lord Curzon S
(d) Lord William Bentinck
Ans. (c) Lord Curzon
142. The famous Jagannath Temple is in
(a) Cuttack
(b) Puri
(c) Bhubaneswar
(d) None of these
Ans. Puri
143. Who among the following attended all the Three Round Table Conferences?
(a) Bhimrao Ambedkar
(b) Mahatma Gandhi
(c) Vallabhbhai Patel
(d) Jawaharlal Nehru
Ans. Bhimrao Ambedkar
144. Who was the President of the Flag Committee?
(a) Jivatram Bhagwandas Kripalani
(b) Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar
(c) Kanhaiyalal Maneklal Munshi
(d) D.P. Khetan
Ans. Jivatram Bhagwandas Kripalani
145. After returning from South Africa, Gandhiji launched his first successful Satyagraha in
(a) Chauri Chaura
(b) Champaran
(c)Bardoli
(d) Dandi
Ans.(b) Champaran
146. Who was the Commander-in-Chief of INA before Subhash Chandra Bose?
(a) Captain Mohan Singh
(b) Gyani Pritam Singh
(c) Major Fuzihara
(d) Captain Suraj Mal
Ans. Captain Mohan Singh
147. Bal Gangadhar Tilak was given the epithet LokManya’ during
(a) Revolutionary Movement
(b) Swadeshi Movement
(c) Home Rule Movement
(d) Quit India Movement
Ans. Home Rule Movement
148. The leader of Bardoli Satyagrah was
(a) Mahatma Gandhi
(b) Lala Lajpat Rai
(c) Mahadev Desai
(d) Vallabhbhai Patel
Ans. Vallabhbhai Patel
149. Which one of the following parties was in power in UK when India
got Independence?
(a) Conservative Party
(b) Labour Party
(c)Liberal Party
(d) Socialist Party
Ans. Labour Party
150. Who hailed Gandhi’s call for ‘Quit India’ as an ‘Epic Movement?
(a) Jai Prakash Narayan
(b) Ram Manohar Lohia
(c) Subhash Chandra Bose
(d) Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel
Ans. Subhash Chandra Bose
151. Who, among the following, was aided and counseled by his chief minister Kautilya?
(a) Chandragupta Maurya
(b) Vikramaditya
(d) Bindusara
(c) Ashoka
Ans. Chandragupta Maurya
152. What was the capital of Maurya Empire?
(a) Magadha
(b) Pataliputra
(c) Kalinga
(d) Taxila
Ans. Pataliputra
153. Who succeeded Ashoka in the Maurya Dynasty?
(a) Dasharatha
(b) Bindusara
(c) Chandragupta
(d) Devavarmansod
Ans. Dasharatha
154. The founder of Khalji Dynasty was
(a) Alauddin Khalji
(b) Jalal-ud-din Khalji
(d) None of them
(c) Qutbud din Mubarak Shah
Ans. Jalal-ud-din Khalji
155. Which of the following pairs is/are correct?
A. Jana Gana Mana — Rabindranath Tagore
B. Vande Mataram- Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
C. Sare Jalha Se Achcha- Mohammmad lqbal
D. Jai Hind—- Mahatma Gandhi
Select the correct codes.
(a) A and B
(b) A, B and C
(c) A and D
(d) Only A
Ans. A, B and C
156. The editor of Young India and Harijan was
(a) B.R. Ambedkar Assamese G.K. – Indian Culture and History MCQ
(b) Mahatma Gandhi
(c)Jyotiba Phule
(d) Subhash Chandra Bose
Ans. Mahatma Gandhi
157. Who was the Viceroy when the Cripps Mission visited India in 1942?
(a) Lord Linlithgon
(b) Lord Wavell
(c) Lord Irwin
(d) Lord Willington
Ans. Lord Linlithgow
158. Who was the Prime Minister of England at the time of historic Quit
India Movement?
(a) Ramsay Mac Donald
(b) Neville Chamberlain
(c) Winston Churchill
(d) Clement Attlee
Ans. Winston Churchill
159. Who was the founder of Servants of India Society?
(a) Mahadev Govind Ranade
(b) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
(c) Vallabhbhai Patel
(d) Mahatma Gandhi
Ans. Gopal Krishrna Gokhale
160. The Salt March began on and continued till
(a) March 10, 1930, April 6, 19300
(b) March 12, 1930, April 6, 1930
(c) March 12, 1930, April 10, 1930
(d) March 10, 1930, April 4, 1930
Ans. March 12, 1930, April 6, 1930
161. Who of the following gave the slogan “Do or Die” during Quit India
Movement?
(a) Mahatma Gandhi
(b) Jawahar Lal Nehru
(c) Subhash Chandra Bose
(d) Lokmanya Tilak
Ans. Mahatma Gandhi
162. Nadir Shah invaded India during the reign of
(a) Shah Alam
(b) Bahadur Shah
(c) Muhammed Shah
(d) Farrukhsiyar
Ans. Muhammed Shah
163. The Lodhi dynasty was founded by
(a) Ibrahim Lodhi
(b) Sikandar Lodhi
(c) Bahlul Lodhi
(d) Khizr Khan
Ans. Bahlul Lodhi
164. The Bahmani Kingdom was founded by
(a) Timur
(b) Zain-ul-Abidin
(c) Malik Kafur
(d) Hasan
Ans. Hasan
165. Babur laid the foundation of Mughal Empire in 1526 by defeating
(a) Daulat Khan Lodhi
(b) Ibrahim Lodhi
(c) Rana Sanga
(d) Alauddin Khilji Assamese G.K. – Indian Culture and History MCQ
Ans. Tbrahim Lodhi
166. Who is called the ‘Father of Indian Archaeology’?
(a) Alexander Cunningham
(b) John Marshall
(c) Mortimer Wheeler
(d) James Prinsep
Ans. Alexander Cunninghamn
167. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
(a) Pitt’s India Act-Warren Hastings
(b) Doctrine of Lapse -Dalhousie
(c) Vernacular Press Act- Curzon
(d) Ilbert Bill – Ripon
Ans. Vernacular Press Act – Curzon
168. Who among the following Governor-Generals created the Covenanted Civil Service of India which later came to be known as the Indian Civil Service?
(a) Lord Warren Hastings
(b) Lord Wellesley
(c) Lord Cornwallis ioot04
(d) Lord William Bentinck
Ans. Lord Cornwallis
169. Who gave the slogan “Dilli Chollo”?
(a) Subhash Chandra Bose
(b)Vallabhbhai Patel
(c) Mahatma Gandhi
(d) Jawaharlal Nehru
Ans. Subhash Chandra Bose
170. Who, among the following, is called “The Grand Old Man of India” ?
(a) Motilal Nehru
(b) Mahatma Gandhi
(c) Dadabhai Naorojid
(d) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Ans. Dadabhai Naoroji
171.Mahatma Gandhi was influenced by the writings of
(a) Karl Marx
(b) Leo Tolstoy iA
(c) Charles Darwin
(b) Thomas Hobbes
Ans. Leo Tolstoy
172. In which year Gandhi started Satyagraha Movement?
(a) 1919
(b) 1921
(c) 1930
(d) 1942
Ans. 1919
173. Fatehpur Sikri is located in
(a) Uttar Pradesh
(b) New Delhi
(c) Jharkhand
(d) Rajastan
Ans. Uttar Pradesh
174. The Lingaraja Temple built during the medieval period is at
(a) Khajuraho
(b) Madurai
(c) Mount Abu
(d) Bhubaneswar
Ans. Bhubaneswar
175. Who among the following is known as the ‘Napoleon of India’?
(a) Samudragupta
(b) Chandragupta II
(c) Harshvardhan
(d) Chandragupta Maurya
Ans. Samudragupta
176. What is the important thing discovered by man in Paleolithic age?
(a) Fire
(b) Earthen wheel
(c) threading
(d) Metallic instrument
Ans. Fire
177. Which of the following metal is not used by the people of Indus valley?
(a) Iron
(b) Gold
(c) Lead
(d) Tin
Ans. Iron
178. Who is the founder of yoga philosophy?
(a) Gautam
(b) Patanjali
(c) Sankarcharya
(d) Jamini
Ans. Patanjali
179. Which number was generally used in measurement during Indus valley Civilişation?
(a) 10
(b)14
(c) 16
(d) 8
Ans. 16
180. The war of 10 kings, was fought on the bank of which river?
(a) Senab
(b) Porucini
(c)Bitstha
(d) Bipas
Ans. Porucini
181. When did first raise the concept of population?
(a) In Rigvedic era
(b) Before Vedic era
(c) Before Gupta age
(d) In Yajurvedic era
Ans. Before Vedic era
182. Which of the following state was not mentioned in Mahabharata and
Ramayana-
(a) Kasi
(b) Kausambi
(c) Magadh
(d) Panchal
Ans. Kausambi
183. Who is the famous Hindu creator of Law?
(a) Manu
(b) Kapil
(c) Ban Bhatta
(d) Kautilya
Ans. Manu
184. Which is called the group of family in Vedic society?
(a) Gotra
(b) Jana
(c) Dis
(d) Gramm
Ans. Jana
185. Who held the fourth Budha conference?
(a) Ashokaa
(b) Kanishka
(c) Chandragupta
(d) Harshabardhan
Ans. Kanishka
186. The total number of Puranas are
(a) 12
(b) 16
(c) 18
(d) 20
Ans. 18
187. Harishena was the poet-laureate of
(a) Samudragupta
(b) Ashoka
(c) Harshabardhan
(d) Chandragupta
Ans. Samudragupta
188. The Indus Valley people used lime and expensive burnt bricks in-stead of Sun dried bricks, because of
(a) Advanced technology
(b) Better planning
(c) A moist climate on account of the close proximity of the civilisation
to the valleys.
(d) Their knowledge of the manufacture of lime.
Ans. A moist climate on account of the close proximity of the civilisation
189.The Indus Valley Civilization specialised in
(a) Town Planning
(b) Architecture
(c) Craftsmanship
(d) All of these
(d) All of these
190. The famous vedic saying,”War begins in the minds of men” is stated
in the
(a) Sama- Veda
(b) Rig-Veda
(c) Mundaka Upanishad
(d) Atharva-Veda
Ans. Atharva-Veda
191. Name the Rig Vedic God who is believed to the upholder of the “Rita” or Cosmic Order.
(a) Agni
(b) Soma
(c) Indra
(d) Varuna
Ans. Varuna
192. The earliest tribal assembly was
(a) Gana
(b) Vidhata
(c) Samiti
(d) Sabha
Ans. Vidhata
193. To whom is the Gayatri Mantra dedicated?
(a) Savitri (a solar deity)
(b) Surya
(c) Soma (God of the intoxicating juice)
(d) Maruts (Storm gods)
Ans. Savitri (a solar deity)
194. The Mauryan Silver coin was called
(a) Nishka
(b) Pana
(c) Shatamana
(d) Kakini
Ans. Pana
195. Who was the Court physician of Kanishka?
(a) Nagasena
(b) Susruta
(c) Charaka
(d) Asvagosha
Ans. Charaka
196. Who was the founder of Sunga Dynasty?
(a) Pushyamitra
(b) Agnimitra
(c)Devabhuthi
(d) Kirtivarman
Ans. Pushyamitra
197. Who is the author of Buddha Charittra?
(a) Bana Bhatta
(b) Ashvagosha
(c)Parshava
(d) Vasumitra
Ans. Ashvagosha
198. Patanjali, the famous grammarian, was a contemporary of
(a) Agnimitra Sunga
(b) Puspamitra Sunga
(c) Parshava
(d) Vasumitra
Ans. Puspamitra Sunga
199. The founder of the Satavahana Dynasty is
(a) Shimukha
(b) Pushamitra Sunga
(c) Vasudev
(d) Gautamiputra Satakarni
Ans. Shimukha
200. Who were the first foreign ruler of North-Western India in the post-Mauryan period?
(a) Parthians
(b) Bacterian Greeks
(c) Sakas
(d) Kushanas
Ans.: Bacterian Greeks