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GK Questions in English for Class 10 Students
Who was the Portuguese who ruled Goa?
(a) Francis de Almeida
(b) Alphonso de Albuquerque
(c) Vasco de Gama
(d) Rabton de Novilli
Option b – Alphonso de Albuquerque
Who was the first Governor General of the East India Company in India? ( GK Questions in English for Class 10 MCQ )
(a) Robert Clive
(b) Sir John Shore
(c) Warren Hastings
(d) Lord McQuiz of Hastings
Option c – Warren Hastings
Which of the following Europeans first spread and influenced their trade in India?
(a) British
(b) French
(c) Dutch
(d) Portuguese
Option d – Portuguese
Where did Vasco de Gama land in India in the year 1498 AD? ( GK Questions in English for Class 10 MCQ )
(a) Goa
(b) Calicut
(c) Mangalore
(d) Cochin
Option b – Calicut
The Englishman who came to the court of Emperor Jahangir and presented a gift
(a) Sir Thomas Row
(b) Ralta Spent
(c) Sir Zand
(d) Sir John Shore
Option a – Sir Thomas Row
The sea route to India was discovered by ( GK Questions in English for Class 10 MCQ )
(a) the Portuguese
(b) The Sultan of Bijapur
(c) the Dutch
(d) the French
Option a – the Portuguese
Where did the Portuguese establish the first factory in India?
(a) Cochin
(b) Calicut
(c) Pulicat
(d) Cannanoor
Option a – Cochin
M wants to visit a place in a Union Territory, which is located at 34°N and 77°E. Which one of the following Union Territory must he have planned to visit? ( GK Questions in English for Class 10 MCQ )
(a) Andaman and Nicobar Islands
(b) Lakshadweep
(c) Puducherry
(d) Ladakh
Option d – Ladakh
The boundary line of Sundarbans was demarcated by
(a) Hamilton Saheb
(b) Major William Tolly
(c) Scott
(d) Dampier and Hodges
Option d – Dampier and Hodges
Siachen Glacier is located in the following range: ( GK Questions in English for Class 10 MCQ )
(a) Karakoram
(b) Zaskar
(c) Pir Panjal
(d) Shiwalik
Option a – Karakoram
In India, topographical map is published by the following organization:
(a) NATMO
(b) GSI
(c) SOI
(d) ZSI
Option c – SOI
The Tropic of Cancer does not pass through which one of the following States? ( GK Questions in English for Class 10 MCQ )
(a) Manipur
(b) West Bengal
(c) Gujarat
(d) Jharkhand
Option a – Manipur
The distance between which two cities has been reduced by the Atal Tunnel?
(a) Bagdogra to Gangtok
(b) Jammu to Srinagar
(c) Manali to Leh
(d) Itanagar to Tawang
Option c – Manali to Leh
With reference to the Mughal period’s revenue collection system, ‘Zabti’ means ( GK Questions in English for Class 10 MCQ )
(a) Estimate
(b) Yield per unit area
(c) Based on the yield of crops
(d) 1/3rd of the total yield
Option d – 1/3rd of the total yield
Kabuliyat and Patta as instruments of settlement were introduced by
(a) Sher Shah
(b) Ghiyasuddin Mahmud Shah
(c) Bahlul Khan Lodi
(d) Humayun
Option a – Sher Shah
In the Mughal administration ‘Madad i-Mash’ indicates ( GK Questions in English for Class 10 MCQ )
(a) toil tax
(b) revenue-free land given to learned persons
(c) pension to army persons
(d) cultivation tax
Option b – revenue-free land given to learned persons
The meaning of the word ‘Bantai’ during the medieval period was
(a) religious tax
(b) system of calculating revenue
(c) wealth tax
(d) property tax
Option b – system of calculating revenue
The Mansabdari system introduced by Akbar was borrowed from the system followed in ( GK Questions in English for Class 10 MCQ )
(a) Afghanistan
(b) Turkey
(c) Mongolia
(d) Persia
Option c – Mongolia
In Medieval India, why was the Mansabdari system introduced?
(a) For revenue collection
(b) Facilitating recruitment to the army
(c) To establish religious harmony
(d) Ensuring clean administration
Option d – Ensuring clean administration
Which revenue system among the following was also known as the Bandobast system? ( GK Questions in English for Class 10 MCQ )
(a) Zabti
(b) Dahsala
(c) Nasa
(d) Kankut
Option b – Dahsala
Which among the following systems of levying land revenue in Deccan was prevalent during the reign of Akbar?
(a) Kankut
(b) Number of ploughs
(c) Zabt
(d) Ghallabakshi
Option c – Zabt
The expounder of yoga philosophy is:
(a) Patanjali
(b) Gautam
(c) Jaimini
(d) Shankaracharya
Option a – Patanjali
The mediator between man and gods according to the Vedic people was:
(a) Indra
(b) Agni
(c) Marut
(d) Asvins
Option b – Agni
Which is the oldest Veda?
(a) Samaveda
(b) Yajurveda
(c) Atharvaveda
(d) Rigveda
Option d – Rigveda
The ninth mandala of the Rigveda Samhita is devoted wholly to:
(a) Urvashi and the Heaven
(b) ‘Soma’ and the god who is named after the drink
(c) Indra and his elephant
(d) Gods related to plants and drugs
Option b – ‘Soma’ and the god who is named after the drink
The Rigveda consists of ……… hymns.
(a) 512
(b) 1024
(c) 1028
(d) 2000
Option c – 1028
In Rigvedic society, which of the following was unknown?
(a) Polygamy
(b) Purdah system
(c) Polyandry
(d) Child marriage
Option d – Child marriage
The God not worshipped during the time of Rigvedic Aryans was:
(a) Indra
(b) Agni
(c) Marut
(d) Shiva
Option d – Shiva
‘The world is God and God is my soul’ is the philosophy contained in the:
(a) Vedas
(b) Puranas
(c) Brahamanas
(d) Upanishads
Option d – Upanishads
The learned lady who is said to have debated with the famous law-giver Yajnavalkya was:
(a) Gargi
(b) Maitreyi
(c) Kamala
(d) Kalindi
Option a – Gargi
In the Vedic age:
(a) polygamy was allowed
(b) child marriage became prominent
(c) widows could remarry
(d) Both (a) and (c)
Option d – Both (a) and (c)
In which one of the following does the word ‘gotra’ first appear:
(a) Rig Veda
(b) Atharva Veda
(c) Aitareya Brahmana
(d) Arthasastra
Option b – Atharva Veda
Which of the following craftsmanship was not practiced by the Aryans:
(a) Pottery
(b) Jewellery
(c) Carpentry
(d) Blacksmith
Option d – Blacksmith
The Puranas are ……… in number:
(a) 18
(b) 25
(c) 52
(d) 108
Option a – 18
Identify the metal that was not mentioned in the Rigveda:
(a) Gold
(b) Lead
(c) Copper
(d) Bronze
Option b – Lead
The Painted Grey Ware (PGW) belongs to:
(a) the Harappan civilization
(b) the Vedic age
(c) the Neolithic age
(d) None of these
Option b – the Vedic age
Vedic God ‘Indra’ has been referred to in various ways. Push the odd one out.
(a) Purandara, destroyer of forts
(b) Vrtrahan, the killers of vrtra (probably forces of drought and other human enemies of the Vedic people)
(c) Maghavan or the bounteous one
(d) Upholder of Rita, the entire moral, natural, and physical order
Option d – Upholder of Rita, the entire moral, natural, and physical order
Vedic philosophy, contained in the Vedas, carries many aspects. Point out which is not true.
(a) It is naturalistic polytheism
(b) It is a hieratic religious philosophy, with an emphasis on rituals and sacrifices
(c) It attempted to provide solutions to many profound metaphysical problems.
(d) All the above
Option d – All the above
Which of the following Rigvedic gods is said to be the upholder of Rita, the cosmic order?
(a) Indra
(b) Varuna
(c) Soma
(d) Agni
Option b – Varuna
Some of the earliest recorded discussions on philosophical issues like the transmigration of the soul, in the early Indian context, are mentioned in
(a) Aranyakas
(b) Chhandogya and Brihadaranyaka Upanishad
(c) Mundaka Upanishad
(d) Maitrayana Upanishad
Option b – Chhandogya and Brihadaranyaka Upanishad
Dasarajna is:
(a) one of the earliest known instances of a war in Indian history, which began by breaking a natural dyke on Indus for controlling rivers mentioned in Rigveda
(b) about the resounding victory of Bharata chief, Sudas, over the ten chiefs
(c) a prototype of the great Mahabharata battle at Kurukshetra
(d) all of the above
Option d – all of the above
The celebrated Nasadiya Sukta of the Rigveda is contained in which mandala?
(a) ninth
(b) tenth
(c) fourth
(d) fifth
Option b – tenth
The earliest texts on architecture are believed to be contained in:
(a) Sulva Sutra
(b) Shilpa Shastras
(c) Bija Ganita
(d) Siddhanta Shiromani
Option a – Sulva Sutra
Brahminism, as it is understood today, with the outlook and attitude of the superior caste, has its roots in:
(a) Rig Vedic period
(b) Gupta period
(c) Later Vedic period
(d) Early centuries of the Christian era
Option c – Later Vedic period
Which varna is mentioned for the first time in the Tenth mandala of the Rig Veda?
(a) Brahmin
(b) Kshatriya
(c) Vaishya
(d) Shudra
Option d – Shudra
Choose the incorrect statement regarding the agricultural practices of the Rig Vedic Aryans:
(a) Canals were excavated to help agriculture, and the use of manure was also known.
(b) They also possessed some knowledge of the seasons which promoted agriculture.
(c) There are references to plowing, sowing, reaping, threshing, and winnowing.
(d) The agricultural profession was not regarded as a respectable one.
Option d – The agricultural profession was not regarded as a respectable one
Which statement on the Aryans of the Rig Vedic period is not correct?
(a) The concept of the divine theory of kingship was not there.
(b) There was hardly any taboo on exogamous marriages.
(c) The Vedic tribes, though mainly pastoral and agricultural, were not indifferent to trade and industry.
(d) The Rig Vedic Aryans worshipped gods for their spiritual uplift or for ending the miseries of existence.
Option d – The Rig Vedic Aryans worshipped gods for their spiritual uplift or for ending the miseries of existence
In ancient India, a boy was considered as an animal before:
(a) Budhakarma Sanskara
(b) Jatakarma Sanskara
(c) Upanayana Sanskara
(d) Vidyarambha Sanskara
Option c – Upanayana Sanskara
The importance of the institutions of Sabha and Samiti diminished during the Later Vedic Period because:
(a) they were not required
(b) larger states came into existence
(c) the rulers became more autocratic
(d) they turned out to be unrepresentative
Option c – the rulers became more autocratic
Which of the following does not describe Vedic society?
(a) The different classes or professions of the society were not hereditary
(b) The Aryans maintained a distinction from the non-Aryans or aborigines
(c) Society in Rig-Vedic times was patriarchal
(d) Child marriage was prevalent
Option d – Child marriage was prevalent
Who was Pani?
(a) People who controlled trade
(b) Cattle-breeders
(c) Cowherds
(d) Ploughmen
Option a – People who controlled trade
Ganapati was the head of:
(a) Family
(b) Tribe
(c) Tribal republic
(d) Sabha
Option c – Tribal republic
Which of the following statements is false about the caste system?
(a) It meant a division of society into superior and inferior human beings.
(b) The division of society into castes was sanctified by Vedic literature.
(c) Different laws were proscribed for different castes.
(d) Marriage between a female of a higher caste and a male of a lower caste was generally permissible.
Option d – Marriage between a female of a higher caste and a male of a lower caste was generally permissible
The major difference between varna and jati is that:
(a) Varna was formed after jati
(b) Jati were derived from varna
(c) Varna are only four but jatis many are
(d) None of the above
Option c – Varna are only four but jatis are many
During the Vedic age:
(a) Monogamy was the general rule
(b) Polygamy was also prevalent
(c) There was no dowry system
(d) All the three above
Option d – All the three above
Which one of the following statements about the Harappan script is NOT correct?
(a) It has about four hundred signs
(b) It was written from right to left
(c) It has been found on bone rods and jewelry
(d) It refers to the people of Meluhha
Option d – It refers to the people of Meluhha
Which one of the following ancient towns is well-known for its elaborate system of water harvesting and management by building a series of dams and channelizing water into connected reservoirs?
(a) Dholavira
(b) Kalibangan
(c) Rakhigarhi
(d) Ropar
Option a – Dholavira
Which one of the following Harappan sites was a specialized center for making shell objects?
(a) Lothal
(b) Balakot
(c) Amri
(d) KotDiji
Option b – Balakot
From which one of the following factory sites were limestone and chert blades mass-produced and sent to various Harappan settlements in Sindh?
(a) Sukkur and Rohri Hills
(b) Khetri in Rajasthan
(c) Chagai Hills
(d) Hills of Baluchistan
Option a – Sukkur and Rohri Hills
Which of the following Indian Archaeologists first visited ‘Bhimbetka Caves’ and discovered the prehistoric significance of its rock paintings?
(a) Madho Swaroop Vatsa
(b) H.D. Sankalia
(c) V.S. Wakankar
(d) V.N. Mishra
Option c – V.S. Wakankar
Which one of the following is not a Harappan site?
(a) Chanhudaro
(b) Kot Diji
(c) Sohgaura
(d) Desalpur
Option c – Sohgaura
Which among the following places have given the earliest evidence of agriculture in the Indian sub-continent?
(a) Pratapgarh
(b) Mehrgarh
(c) Quetta
(d) Kalat
Option b – Mehrgarh
Which among the following sites provides evidence of the domestication of animals in the Mesolithic period?
(a) Odal
(b) Bori
(c) Bagor
(d) Lakhnia
Option c – Bagor
The prevalence of grain in Harappan sites indicated that
(a) Harappans ploughed their fields
(b) Harappans broadcast seed on their fields
(c) agriculture was prevalent in Harappan sites
(d) trade in bulk items like food grains was well-established in Harappan times
Option c – agriculture was prevalent in Harappan sites
Various causes have been suggested for the decline of Harappan culture. Consider the causes mentioned below and identify the weakest of them
(a) Due to constant incidents of naturally occurring floods
(b) Due to an increase in the salinity of the soil, fertility decreases there
(c) Earthquakes caused changes in the course of the Indus, which led to inundation
(d) The Aryans invaded and destroyed the Harappan culture
Option d – The Aryans invaded and destroyed the Harappan culture
The first excavated Indus site after the independence of India is
(a) Ropar
(b) Kalibangan
(c) Banavali
(d) Lothal
Option a – Ropar
The ruins of Harappa were first noticed by
(a) Charles Mason
(b) Dr. Sahni
(c) M. Wheeler
(d) M.S. Vats
Option a – Charles Mason
To make tools and weapons, the earliest inhabitants of India used
(a) stones
(b) bronze
(c) clay
(d) wood
Option a – stones
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