Indian GK MCQ is on “What is history?”.Which is very important for all type of competitive exam in Assam like Assam police SI / Constable exam , APSC,UPSC Guwahati high court exam , DHS and DHSFW Assam , DME exam etc. All the multiple choice question in the article will be about “ what is History, which includes Dating system and different eras in India etc.
Indian history Gk MCQ
1. History is the study of –
- Past
- Society
- Law
- Environment
Answer- A. Past
2. Who was the first Greek historian?
- Thucydides
- Herodotus
- Manetho
- Homer
Answer – B. Herodotus
3. Who is father of History?
- Herodotus
- Thucydides
- Euripides
- Socrates
Answer – A. Herodotus
4. Who says, “History repeats itself”?
- Herodotus
- Hegel
- Euripides
- Karl Marx
Answer – B. Hegel
5. “History repeats itself, first as tragedy, second as farce” was said by
- Hegel
- Karl Marx
- E H. Carr
- J. B. Bury
Answer – B. Karl Marx
6. Which one among the following sums up Marx’s view about history?
- History is a record of the wars between various people
- History is a succession of struggle between the oppressor and the oppressed classes
- History is a faithful record of the past events
- None of the above
Answer – B. History is a succession of struggle between the oppressor and the oppressed classes
7. Karl Marx explained the process of class struggle with the help of which one of the following theories?
- Empirical liberalism
- Existentialism
- Darwin’s theory of evolution
- Dialectical materialism
Answer – D. Dialectical materialism
8. “History is past politics”, who has held this view?
- Stubbs
- Seeley
- Trevelyn
- Carlyle
Answer – A. Seeley
9. Who said this, “History is an unending dialogue between past and present”?
- E. H. Carr
- Karl Marx
- Charlse Ferth
- V. A. Smith
Answer – A. E.H Carr
10. What is BC in dating system?
- Before Christ
- British Council
- British Columbia
- Booking Clerk
Answer – A. Before Christ
12. What is the full form of AD, in dating system?
- Assistant Director
- Acknowledgement Due
- Anno Domini
- After Date
Answer – C. Anno Domini
13. The year 1015 AD comes into which century?
- 10th century BC
- 10th century AD
- 11th century BC
- 11th century AD
Answer – D. 11th century AD
14. Saka Samvat has commenced in the reign of which king?
- Asoka
- Kanishka
- Samudragupta
- Harsha
Answer- B. Kanishka
15. National calendar of India is based on which Samvat era ?
- Kali Samvat
- Saka Samvat
- Vikrama Samvat
- None of these
Answer – B. Saka samvat
16. Chandragupta-I has commenced the Gupta Samvat –
- to commemorate his ascendency to the throne
- on the occasion of Sakas uprooting
- on the occasion of huns defeating
- None of these
Answer- A. to commemorate his ascendancy to the throne
17. Harshavardhana introduced Harsha Samvat in 606 AD on the occasion of
- his ascedence to the throne
- Kannauj accession
- Sindh victory
- victory over Eastern India
Answer- A. his ascedence to the throne
18. Among the following who is credited to commence a new Samvat (era)?
- Dharmapala
- Devpala
- Vijaya Sen
- Lakshman Sen
Answer- D. Lakshman sen
19. Which one of the following will be the year of Saka Samvat in December 2022?
- 1991
- 2001
- 2011
- 1944
Answer – D. 1944
20. In the following which is used to date of archaeological remains of wood, bone and shell?
- Carbon-14
- Argon-40
- Strontium-90
- Uranium-238
Answer- A. Carbon 14