History Advanced GK Question Paper

History Advanced GK Question Paper
MCQ Paper History Practice Test Paper

1.The Chola kingdom was divided into the following parts for administrative purpose —
1. Kottam
2. Mandalam
3. Nadu
4. Ur
The sequence, in descending order, of their sizes is —
(A) 1, 2, 4, 3
(B) 2, 3, 1, 4
(C) 1, 3, 2, 4
(D) 2, 4, 1, 3
Ans. (D)

2. Where is Pushkar Lake located?
(a) Rajasthan
(b) Uttar Pradesh
(c) Punjab
(d) Jammu & Kashmir
Ans: A

3. The Brihadeshvara temple was built by —
(A) Rajaraja
(B) Rajendra Chola
(C) Vira Rajendra
(D) Kullottunga
Ans. (A)

4. Which one of the following kingdoms of South India was well known for its naval power?
(A) Chalukya
(B) Hoyasala
(C) Chola
(D) Pandya
Ans. (C)

5.Who among the following was a mathematician of the Rajput age?
(A) Vagbhatta
(B) Vachaspati
(C) Haradatta
(D) Bhaskaracharya
Ans. (D)

6.Who among the following fixed his capital at Manyakheta?
(A) Indra III
(B) Govinda III
(C) Dantidurga
(D) Amoghavarsha
Ans. (C)

7. Match the following:
A. Prime spokesman of the Government
B. ‘Symbol of nation’s freedom and liberty’
C. First law officer of the Government
D. Most important office in the Constitution

1. President
2. Attorney General
3. Speaker
4: Prime Minister
5. Comptroller & Auditor General
A B C D
(a) 1 4 5 3
(b) 3 1 5 4
(c) 4 3 2 1
(d) 4 3 2 5
Ans: D

8. The biggest lake in India is
(a) Dal Lake
(b) Chilka lake
(c) Wular Lake
(d)Sambhar Lake
Ans: C

9. Which Indian state is known as ‘Land of Five Rivers’?
(a) U.P.
(b) Punjab
(c) Haryana
(d) Jammu & Kashthir
Ans: B

10. Which are the wests -flowing rivers of southern India which flow into Arabian Sea?
(a) Chambal and Betwa
(b) Damodar and Mahanadi
(c) Narmada and Tapti
(d) Krishna and Kaveri
Ans:- C

11. Which of the following rivers joins Ganga at Allahabad?
(a) Gandak
(b) Ghaghra
(c) Kosi
(d) Yamuna
Ans: D

12. Which one of the following states does not form part of the Narmada basin?
(a) Gujarat
(b) Maharashtra
(c) Rajasthan
(d) Madhya Pradesh
Ans: C

13. Gondwana Hills are located in
(a) Punjab
(b) Jammu & Kashmir
(c) Madhya Pradesh
(d) Nagaland
Ans: C

14. The highest mountain peak in India is
(a) Kanchenjunga
(b) Mount Everest
(c) Mt.K2
(d) Nanda Devi
(e) Nangaparbat
Ans: D

15. Hussain Sagar Lake is located in
(a) Jaipur
(b) Srinagar
(c) Bangalore
(d) Hyderabad
Ans: D

16. Which of the following types of erosion is responsible for the formation of
Chambal Ravines?
(a) Splash
(b) Sheet
(c) Rill
(d) Gully
Ans: D

17. Which one of the following rivers is not the tributary of Ganga?
(a) Indrawati
(b) Son
(c) Gomati
(d) Yamuna
Ans:-A
18. The Chhotanagpur plateau is a
(a) Depression
(b) Foredeep
(c) Peneplain
(d) Pediplain
Ans:-C

19………………….forms the western boundary of the Indian sub-continent.
(a) Aravalli
(b) Pirpanjal
(c) Karakoram
(d) Hindukush
Ans:-D

20. The river Brahmaputra drains not only the southern slopes of the Himalayan, but also the northern slopes and the watershed in much further north than the main axis of the great Himalayan range. Such drainage is called
(a) Resequent
(b) Superimposed
(c) Consequent
(d) Antecedent
Ans:-D

21. The Konkan Coast stretches between
(a) Goa and Cochin
(b) Goa and Bombay
(c) Goa and Daman
(d) Goa and Diu
Ans:-C

22. The source of river Chambal is in which district?
(a) Khargone
(b) Mandla
(c) Shahdol
(d) Indore
Ans:-D

23. By which name does the Brahmaputra enter into India?
(a) Manas
(b) Dhansisi
(c) Dihang
(d) Tsangpo
Ans:-D

24. In which state is Jog Falls located?
(a) Maharashtra
(b) Karnataka
(c) Tamil Nadu
(d) Kerala
Ans:-B

25. The Siachen Glacier is in
(a) Jammu
(b) Aksaichin
(c) Ladakh
(d) Garhwal
Ans:-C