General knowledge(GK) MCQ Quiz Hub

1. Which Bhakti saint preached the concept of Visitadvaita?
Sankara
Ramanuja
Madhava
Nimbarka

2. Who wrote Dasa Sloki, which deals with three realities (tri-tattava) ?Brahma (Krishna), soul (Chit) and matter (Achit)?
Nimbarka
Ramanuja
Madhva
Vallabhacharya

3. Who wrote a commentary on the Brahma sutras refuted Shari Kara and offered an interpretation based on the theistic ideas?
Nimbarka
Ramanuja
Madhva
Vallabhacharya

4. Which of the following Bhakti sect founded by Birbhan and their religious granth is revered like the Granth of the Sikhs?
Pothi
Satnamis
Vaishanavism
Shaivism

5. Which of the following Bhakti Saints poem is compiled in Sur Sagar, Sahitva Ratna and Sur Sarawali?
Sur Das
Kabirdas
Tulsidas
Kalidasa

6. Who among the following Bhakti Saints blended that the philosophical monist of the past with stress on Bhakti, the poetry and dignity of Valmiki?s Ramayana with the devotional fervour and humanism of Bhagvata?
Sur Das
Kabirdas
Tulsidas
Kalidasa

7. Who wrote Shiksha Ashtak which was called as the cream of the Shastras?
Mirabai
Tulsidas
Kabir
Chaitanya

8. Which Bhakti Saints known as Sri Gauranga, was a popular Vaishnava saint and reformer from Bengal?
Chaitanya
Mirabai
Sankaracharya
Kabir

9. Who strongly opposed sectarianism and rites and insisted on adoption of Hindi in place of Sanskrit?
Chaitanya
Ramanuja
Sankaracharya
Ramananda

10. Which Bhakti Saint did not believe in the qualified monism of Ramanuja and emphasised the doctrine of duality, based mainly upon the Bhagavata Purana?
Madhava
Ramananda
Vallabhacharya
Chaitnaya

11. Who wrote Vedanta-Parijatasourabha, a commentary on the Brahma Sutra, in simple language?
Nimbarka
Ramanuja
Madhva
Vallabhacharya

12. Which of the following causes Bhakti Movement in India?
Caste Division
Untouchability
Ritualism
All of the above

13. Which of the following statement (s) is/are not correct about Bhagavatism and Krishna Cult (Bhakti Cult)? 1. Bhagavatism is a branch of Vaishnavism, where the devotees worship the various avatars of Lord Vishnu. II. The origin of Bhagavatism or Vaishnavism has been sought in the Upanishadic period because in the ?Chandogya Upanishad? Krishna is described as a disciple of the sage Ghora. Code.
Only I
Only II
Both I & II
Neither I nor II

14. Find out the correct statement (s) related to the features of Bhakti Movement? I. Its proponents preached the ?unity of the god-head? and emphasized that ?devotion to God? and faith in him led to salvation. II. It laid stress on equality of all human beings and universal brotherhood. Code.
Only I
Only II
Both I & II
Neither I nor II

15. Who began the Achintayabhedabhedavada School of theology?
Chaitanya
Mirabai
Tulsidas
Surdas

16. Which of the following Bhakti Saint popularised Vaishnava cult in Gujarat?
Chaitanya
Narasi
Tulsidas
Sankar Dev

17. Who among the following Bhakti Saint created Vinaya-Patrika and Kavitavali?
Chaitanya
Shankar Dev
Tulsidas
Narasi

18. Who wrote biography of Chaitanya?
Krishnadasa Kaviraja
Namadeva
Shankar Dev
Both A & B

19. Rudra Sampradaya School was founded by:
Ramananda
Vallabhacharya
Narasi
Chaitanya

20. Which Bhakti Saint propounded Suddhadvaita Vedanta (Pure non-dualism) and philosophy called Pustimarga (the path of grace)?
Ramanuja
Ramananda
Vallabhacharya
Narasi

21. Which Pala ruler founded the famous Vikramashila University for the Buddhists??
Mahipala
Devapala
Gopala
Dharmapala

22. Which Pratihara ruler had the famous poet, Rajasekhara, at his court?
Vatsaraja
Mahipala
Nagahhatta-II
Mihira Bhoja

23. Which of the following is wrongly matched?
Sena dynasty ?Founded by Vijaya Sena
Pala dynasty ?Founded by Gopala
Prathihara dynasty ?Founded by Bhoja
Rastrakuta dynasty ?Founded by Amogavarsha

24. Name the Pala ruler who was the first to plunge into the tripartite struggle.
Devapala
Mahipala
Dharmapala
Gopala

25. The first invasion of India by Sultan Mahmud Ghazni was in
1004 (AD)
1001 (AD)
1000 (AD)
999 (AD)

26. Consider the following statements about Sudarshan Lake. Which of them is correct??
It was constructed by Pushyagupta, the Governor of Saurashtra region during Chandragupta Maurya
Tushaap constructed a darn on the lake during Ashoka Maurya
First reconstruction was undertaken by Governor Suvishakh during Saka satrap Rudradaman and 2nd by Chakrapalit during the reign of Skandgupta
All of the above

27. Arab merchant, Suleiman, came to India in 9th century in the kingdom of:
Vijaysena of Sena dynasty
Mihira Bhoja of Prathihara dynasty
Gopala of the Pala dynasty
Dantidurga of Rashtrakuta dynasty

28. The city of Dhillika (Delhi) was founded by the:
Chauhans
Tomars
Pawars
Pariharas

29. Which of the following are the four Agnikula classes of Rajputs?
Tomars, Pariharas, Chauhans, Pawars
Chandellas, Tornars, Solankis, Chauhans
Chandellas, Pariharas, Chauhans, Pawars
Pariharas, Chauhans, Pawars, Solankis

30. Which one of the following is considered the Magna Carta of the Indian people?
The Government of India Act, 1858
The Ilbert Bill
Indian Councils Act of 1892
Queen Victorias Proclamation

31. In what way did the early nationalists undermine the moral foundations of the British rule with great success?
By their agitation for Constitutional reforms
By advocating open revolt
By seeking foreign help against the British
By seeking the support of the Indians living abroad

32. Which of the following newspaper was started by Annie Besant?
The Hindu
Indian Express
The Times of India
New India

33. Who among the following was the real founder of the Aligarh Muslim University?
Nawab Salimullah
Syed Ahmad Khan
Abul Kalam Azad
Muhhammed Ali Jinnah

34. Which of the following statement is incorrect about the Act of 1919?
British India must an integral part of the British Empire.
Responsible government would be realised only by progressive stages.
Provincial subjects were classified into reserved subjects & transferred subjects.
The salary of the Secretary of State for India was drawn out of the revenues of Indian government.

35. Which of the following events inspired for the formation of the Home Rule Leagues?
First World War
Just before the First World War
After the First World War
After the passing of the Act of 1909

36. Which of the following leader was not associated with extremist leadership of Indian National Congress?
Lokmanya Tilak
Aurobindo Ghosh
Lala Lajpat Rai
A. O. Hume

37. Which of the following provision is a part of the Government of India Act of 1919?
Transfer of power to the Indians
The enlargement of the Viceroys Executive Council
Remodelling of the Central legislature
Doing away with the distinction between the regulation and non-regulation provinces

38. When was the famous Resolution on non-cooperation under the inspiration of Mahatma Gandhi was adopted in a special session of the Congress held in Calcutta?
September, 1920
December, 1922
October, 1924
November, 1925

39. Which of the following leader organised the Swaraja Party?
Lala Lajpat Rai and Feroz Shah Mehta
Sarojini Naidu and Annie Besant
C. R. Das and Motilal Nehru
C. Rajagopalachari and C. Y. Chintamani

40. Why was the Khilafat Movement started?
To protest against the injustice done to Egypt
To protest against the injustice done to Arabia
To protest against the injustice done to Persia
To protest against the injustice done to Turkey

41. Where did Gandhiji form the Satyagarh Sabha?
Bombay
Calcutta
Poona
Nagpur

42. Which of the following is not correctly matched?
Bhagat Singh: Meerut Conspiracy Case
Ram Prasad Bismil: Kakori Conspiracy Case
Chandra Shekhar Azad: New Delhi Conspiracy
Surya Sen: Chittagong Armoury Raid

43. Which of the following event was the reason for suspension of the Non-Cooperation Movement?
The non Co-operators were not enthusiastic
The leaders like Subhas Chandra Bose were against it
Gandhiji bowed to the pressure of the British government
Chauri Chaura incident

44. Which of the following trio leaders referred to as Lal, Bal and Pal during the freedom movement?
Lala Lajpat Rai, Bal Gangadhar Tilak and Bipin Chandra Pal
Lal Bahadur Shastri, Bal Gangadhar Tilak and Bipin Chandra Pal
Lal Bahadur Shastri, Bal Gangadhar Tilak and Gopala Krishna Gokhale
Lala Lajpat Rai, Bal Gangadhar Tilak and C. Rajagopalachari

45. Which of the following incident ended the historic fast of Gandhi?
Poona Pact
Issue of White Paper
Gandhi-Irwin Pact
Arrival of Simon Commission

46. Who led the Bardoli Satyagraha in 1928?
Morarji Desai
M. K. Gandhi
Mahadev Desai
Vallabhbhai Patel

47. Why was the Simon Commission boycotted?
Simon was not known to be a great supporter of the Indian cause.
All the members of the commission were Englishmen.
It was appointed before the expiry of the statutory period.
Peaceful demonstrators were severely beaten by the police.

48. What was the Ilbert Bill intended for?
To remove racial discrimination in employment
To enable India District Magistrates and Session Judges to try Europeans
To save Indians from racial humiliation
To change the method of recruitment in the Indian Civil Service

49. Which of the following statements about the Government of India Act of 1935 is not correct?
Diarchy was established in the provinces.
The Viceroy was given special powers.
The federal executive was to consist of the Viceroy, councillors and the ministers.
The federal legislature was to be bicameral.

50. Which of the following leader said that the Act of 1935 provided a machine with strong brakes but no engine?
Jawaharlal Nehru
Rajendra Prasad
Mahatma Gandhi
Vallabhbhai Patel