SSC CGL TOPIC WISE QUESTION PAPER : HISTORY
SSC CGL TOPIC WISE QUESTION PAPER : HISTORY
1. Arrange the following in chronological order : (SSC CGL, 2010)
1. Tughlaqs
2. Lodis 3. Saiyids
4. Ilbari Turks
5. Khiljis
(a) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
(b) 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
(c) 2, 4, 5, 3, 1
(d) 4, 5, 1, 3, 2
ANS (D)
2. Who was the founder of The Servants of India Society? (SSC CGL, 2010)
(a) G..K. Gokhale
(b) M.G. Ranade
(c) B.G. Tilak
(d) Bipin Chandra Pal
ANS (D)
3. Mahatma Gandhi was profoundly influenced by the writings of ? (SSC CGL, 2010)
(a) Bernard Shaw
(b) Karl Marx
(c) Lenin
(d) Leo Tolstoy
ANS (D)
4. The monk who influenced Ashoka to embrace Buddhism was? (SSC CGL, 2010)
(a) Vishnu Gupta
(b) Upa Gupta
(c) Brahma Gupta
(d) Brihadratha
ANS (B)
5. The Lodi dynasty was founded by ? (SSC CGL, 2010)
(a) Ibrahim Lodi
(b) Sikandar Lodi
(c) Bahlol Lodi
(d) Khizr Khan
ANS (C)
6. Harshvardhana was defeated by ? (SSC CGL, 2010)
(a) Prabhakaravardhana
(b) Pulakesin II
(c) Narasimhasvarma Pallava
(d) Sasanka
ANS (B)
7. Who among the following was an illiterate ? (SSC CGL, 2010)
(a) Jahangir
(b) Shah Jahan
(c) Akbar
(d) Aurangazeb
ANS (C)
8. Which Governor General is associated with Doctrine of Lapse ? (SSC CGL, 2010)
(a) Lord Ripon
(b) Lord Dalhousie
(c) Lord Bentinck
(d) Lord Curzon
ANS (B)
9. The Greek ambassador sent to Chandragupta Maurya's Court was : (SSC CGL, 2011)
(a) Kautilya
(b) Seleucus Nicator
(c) Megasthenes
(d) Justin
ANS (C)
10. Identify the European power from whom Shivaji obtained cannons and ammunition: (SSC CGL, 2011)
(a) The French
(b) The Portuguese
(c) The Dutch
(d) The English
ANS (B)
11. The call of "Back to the Vedas" was given by: (SSC CGL, 2011)
(a) Swami Vivekananda
(b) Swami Dayanand Saraswati
(c) Aurobindo Ghosh
(d) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
ANS (B)
12. Simon Commission was boycotted by the nationalist leaders of India because: (SSC CGL, 2011)
(a) they felt that it was only an eyewash
(b) all the members of the Commission were English
(c) the members of the Commission were biased against India
(d) it did not meet the demands of the Indians
ANS (B)
13. Who among the following British persons admitted the Revolt of 1857 as a national revolt? (SSC CGL, 2011
(a) Lord Dalhousie
(b) Lord Canning
(c) Lord Ellenborough
(d) Disraeli
ANS (D)
14. Which of the following is called the 'shrimp capital of India'? (SSC CGL, 2011)
(a) Mangalore
(b) Nagapatnam
(c) Kochi
(d) Nellore
ANS (D)
15. Mention the place where Buddha attained enlightenment ? (SSC CGL, 2011)
(a) Sarnath
(b) Bodh Gaya
(c) Kapilavastu
d) Rajgriha
ANS (B)
16. Coronation of Shivaji took place in (SSC CGL, 2011)
(a) 1627 A.D.
(b) 1674 A.D.
(c) 1680 A.D.
(d) 1670 A.D.
ANS (B)
17. The System of Dyarchy was introduced in India in (SSC CGL, 2011)
(a) 1909
(b) 1935
(c) 1919
(d) 1945
ANS (C)
18. The Editor of 'Young India' and 'Harijan' was (SSC CGL, 2011)
(a) Nehru
(b) Ambedkar
(c) Mahatma Gandhi
(d) Subash Chandra Bose
ANS (C)
19. Who of the following attended all the Three Round Table Conferences? (SSC CGL, 2011)
(a) B.R. Ambedkar
(b) M.M. Malavia
(c) Vallabhbhai Patel
(d) Gandhiji
ANS (A)
20. Which king is referred to as Devanampiya Piyadassi (Beloved of the Gods) in the inscriptions? (SSC CGL, 2012)
(a) Asoka
(b) Harsha
(c) Bindusara
(d) Chandragupta Maurya
ANS (A)
21. Name the Maratha Saint who was a contemporary of Shivaji. (SSC CGL, 2012)
(a) Saint Eknath
(b) Saint Tukaram
(c) Saint Dhyaneshwar
(d) Namdev
ANS (B)
22. Which of the following cereals was among the first to be used by man? (SSC CGL, 2012)
(a) Rye
(b) Wheat
(c) Barley
(d) Oat
ANS (B)
23. The treaty of Versailles restored Alsace-Lorraine to: (SSC CGL, 2012)
(a) Italy
(b) Britain
(c) France
(d) Belgiun
ANS (C)
24. The Asokan Edicts were deciphered first by: (SSC CGL, 2012)
(a) Sir John Marshall
(b) Sir William Jones
(c) Charles Wilkins
(d) James Princep
ANS (D)
25. Who favoured the Artic Home thoery of the Aryans? (SSC CGL, 2012)
(a) Pargiter
(b) A. C. Das
(c) B. G. Tilak
(d) Jacobi
ANS (C)
26. Who was the teacher of Gautama Buddha? (SSC CGL, 2012)
(a) Panini
(b) Alara Kalama
(c) Kapila
(d) Patanjali
ANS (B)
27. The prose collection of the vedic poems are: (SSC CGL, 2012)
(a) Samhitas
(b) Upanishads
(c) Aranyakas
(d) Brahmanas
ANS (A)
28. Non-violence as taught and practised by Mahatma Gandhi is rooted in the Indian Doctrine of (SSC CGL, 2012)
(a) Swaraj
(b) Swadeshi
(c) Satyagraha
(d) Ahimsa
ANS (D)
29. Who was the founder of the Aligarh Movement ? (SSC CGL, 2012)
(a) Syed Amir Ali
(b) Maulvi Chiragh Ali
(c) Sir Syed Ahmed Khan
(d) Abdul Halim Sharar
ANS (C)
30. 'Prince of Pilgrims' was the name attributed to (SSC CGL, 2012)
(a) Plutarch
(b) Hiuen Tsang
(c) Fa-Hien
(d) I-Tsing
ANS (B)
31. Where did Buddha deliver his first sermon ? (SSC CGL, 2012)
(a) Sarnath
(b) Rajagriha
(c) Kapilavastu .
(d) Bodh-Gaya
ANS (A)
32. Name the Mughal Prince, who translated Bhagavat Gita into Persian ? (SSC CGL, 2012)
(a) Dara Shukoh
(b) Sulaiman Shukoh
(c) Khusru
(d) Murad
ANS (A)
33. The surgery that was practised in ancient India is known from the works of which of the following scholars ? (SSC CGL, 2012)
(a) Atreya
(b) Sushruta
(c) Charaka
(d) Vagbhata
ANS (B)
34. Who among the following was the First Viceroy of India? (SSC CGL, 2012)
(a) Lord Ripon
(b) Lord Curzon
(c) Lord Mountbatten
(d) Lord Canning
ANS (D)
35. Prithvi Raj Chauhan was defeated in the Second Battle of Tarain by (SSC CGL, 2012)
(a) Mahmud Ghazni
(b) Muhammad Ghori
(c) Qutbuddin Aibak
(d) Yalduz
ANS (B)
36. The original name of Nana Phadnavis was (SSC CGL, 2012)
(a) Mahadaji Sindhia
(b) Tukoji Holkar
(c) Narayan Rao
(d) Balaji Janardan Bhanu
ANS (D)
37. Who among the following first propounded the idea of Basic Education? (SSC CGL, 2012)
(a) Jawahar Lal Nehru
(b) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
(c) Mahatma Gandhi
(d) Dayanand Saraswati
ANS (C)
38. Arrange the following in chronological order: (SSC CGL, 2012)
I. Dandi March
II. Simon Commission
III. Poona Pact
IV. Gandhi Irwin Pact
(a) II, I, III, IV
(b) II, I, IV, III
(c) IV, III, I, II
(d) IV, III, II, I
ANS (B)
39. The city of Prayag was named Allahabad - the city of Allah by? (SSC CGL, 2012)
(a) Aurangzeb
(b) Akbar
(c) Shahjahan
(d) Bahadur Shah Zafar
ANS (B)
40. Who gave the title of "Mahamana" to Madan Mohan Malviya ? (SSC CGL, 2013)
(a) Bal Gandadhar Tilak
(b) Dada Bhai Naurozi
(c) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
(d) Mahatma Gandhi
ANS (D)
41. Who was the Viceroy of the time of Quit India Movement ? (SSC CGL, 2013)
(a) Lord Irwin
(b) Lord Mountbatten
(c) Lord Wavell
(d) Lord Lin Lithgow
ANS (D)
42. Who was the other Congress leader who joined with Motilal Nehru to start the Swaraj Party in 1923? (SSC CGL, 2013)
(a) G.K. Gokhale
(b) B.G. Tilak
(c) Chittaranjan Das
(d) M.K. Gandhi
ANS (C)
43. What is the first sermon of Buddha called as ? (SSC CGL, 2013)
(a) Mahaparinivansutta
(b) Brahmajalasutta
(c) Dhammachakkapabattanasutta
(d) Kachchayanagottasutta
ANS (C)
44. From which of the following banks did Madan Mohan Malaviya take loans for financing "The Hindustan Times"? (SSC CGL, 2013)
(a) State Bank of India
(b) Punjab National Bank
(c) Bank of Maharashtra
(d) Bank of Baroda
ANS (B)
45. Where are the Todas found ? (SSC CGL, 2013)
(a) Madhya Pradesh
(b) Tamil nadu
(c) Rajasthan
(d) Aruncachal Pradesh
ANS (B)
46. Rowlatt Act 1919 was enacted during the period of ? (SSC CGL, 2013)
(a) Lord Chelmford
(b) Lord William
(c) Lord Minto
(d) Lord Bentinck
ANS (A)
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47. Panchayati Raj System was implemented first in the pair of states? (SSC CGL, 2013)
(a) Andhra Pradesh and Rajasthan
(b) Assam and Bihar
(c) Arunachal Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh
(d) Punjab and Chandigarh
ANS (A)
48. Which of the following tribes is associated with the "Tana Bhagat" movement? (SSC CGL, 2013)
(a) Uraon
(b) Munda
(c) Santhal
(d) Kondadora
ANS (A)
49. Who founded the Naujawan Bharat Sabha? (SSC CGL, 2013)
(a) B. C. Pal
(b) G. Subramania Iyer
(c) Sardar Bhagat Singh
(d) Rukmani Lakshmipathi
ANS (C)
50. The Narendra Mandal or Chamber of Princes was inaugurated in 1921 by? (SSC CGL, 2013)
(a) Lord Curzon
(b) Lord Wellesley
(c) Duke of Cannaught
(d) Duke of Wellingdon
ANS (C)
51. Buddha, Dhamma and Sangha together are known as ? (SSC CGL, 2013)
(a) Triratna
(b) Trivarga
(c) Trisarga
(d) Trimurti
ANS (A)
52. Who was called Lichchavi Dauhitra? (SSC CGL, 2013)
(a) Chandragupta I
(b) Skandagupta
(c) Kumaragupta
(d) Samudragupta
ANS (A)
53. Pulakesin II was the greatest ruler of the ? (SSC CGL, 2013)
(a) Chalukyas of Kalyani
(b) Pallavas of Kanchi
(c) Cholas of Tamil Nadu
(d) Chalukyas of Badami
ANS (B)
54. The Uttaramerur inscription provides information on the administration of the ? (SSC CGL, 2013)
(a) Pallavas
(b) Cholas
(c) Chalukyas
(d) Satavahanas
ANS (B)
55. Pitts India Act of 1784 was a/an ? (SSC CGL, 2013)
(a) Ordinance
(b) Resolution
(c) White paper
(d) Regulation Act
ANS (B)
56. Which one of the following statements is not true in respect of A.O. Hume? (SSC CGL, 2013)
(a) He founded the Indian National Congress.
(b) He presided over the Congress Annual Sessions twice.
(c) He was an ornithologist.
(d) He was a member of the Indian Civil Service.
ANS (B)
57. Which of the following movements saw the biggest peasant guerilla war on the eve of independence? (SSC CGL, 2013)
(a) Punnapra Vayalar Movement
(b) Telangana Movement
(c) Noakhali Movement
(d) Tebhaga Movement
ANS (B)
58. The founder of the Lodi Dynasty was ? (SSC CGL, 2013)
(a) Bahlol Lodi
(b) Sikandar Shah Lodi
(c) Jalal Khan Lodi
(d) Ibrahim Lodi
ANS (A)
59. The Gandharva School of art is also known as the ? (SSC CGL, 2013)
(a) Buddhist-Roman art
(b) Dravidian-Roman art
(c) Greco-Roman art
(d) Greco-Roman-Buddhist art
ANS (D)
60. The Bolshevik Revolution of Russia symbolized following: (SSC CGL, 2013)
(a) coming of the Communist Rule
(b) establishment of Republic of Russia
(c) establishment of Democracy in Russia
(d) overthrow of Romanov Dynasty
ANS (A)
61. Which General, who commanded the British forces against the Americans in their War of Independence later became Governor-General of India ? (SSC CGL, 2013)
(a) Dalhousie
(b) William Bentinck
(c) Wellesley
(d) Cornwallis
ANS (B)
62. Who established the Indian Civil Liberties Union in 1936? (SSC CGL, 2013)
(a) Subhash Chandra Bose
(b) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(c) Jawahar Lal Nehru
(d) Rajendra Prasad
ANS (C)
63. Which of the following was established first? (SSC CGL, 2013)
(a) Banaras Hindu University
(b) University of Bombay
(c) Aligarh Muslim University
(d) University of Allahabad
ANS (B)
64. The first Indian Satellite Aryabhatta was launched in : (SSC CGL, 2013)
(a) 1972
(b) 1975
(c) 1977
(d) 1979
ANS (B)
65. Where did Aurangzeb die? (SSC CGL, 2013)
(a) Pune
(b) Aurangabad
(c) Ahmad Nagar
(d) Mumbai
ANS (C)
66. Who gave the title of "Sardar" to Ballabh Bhai Patel? (SSC CGL, 2013)
(a) Mahatma Gandhi
(b) Vinoba Bhave
(c) Women of Bardoli
(d) Peasants of Gujrat
ANS (A)
67. What Satyagraha was held at Nagpur in 1923? (SSC CGL, 2013)
(a) Salt Satyagraha
(b) Individual Satyagraha
(c) Ryots Satyagraha
(d) Flag Satyagraha
ANS (D)
68. Which one of the following is not a sect of Buddhism? (SSC CGL, 2013)
(a) Mahayana
(b) Hinayana
(c) Digambar
(d) Theravad
ANS (C)
69. Who was the viceroy when Delhi became the capital of British India? (SSC CGL, 2013)
(a) Lord Curzon
(b) Lord Minto
(c) Lord Hardinge
(d) Lord Waveli
ANS (C)
70. Multan was named by the Arabs as (SSC CGL 2014)
(a) City of beauty
(b) City of wealth
(c) Cityof gold
(d) Pink city
ANS (C)
71. Which one of the following was the book written by Amoghvarsha, the Rashtrakuta King? (SSC CGL 2014)
(a) Adipurana
(b) Ganitasara Samgraha
(c) Saktayana
(d) Kavirajamarga
ANS (D)
72. Who built the Kailasanatha Temple at Ellora? (SSC CGL 2014)
(a) Rajendra I
(b) Mahendra Varman I
(c) Krishna I
(d) Govinda I
ANS (C)
73. The land measures of the Second Pandyan Empire was mentioned in : (SSC CGL 2014)
(a) Thalavaipuram Copper Plates
(b) Uttirameru Inscription
(c) Kudumiyammalai Inscription
(d) Kasakudi Copper Plates
ANS (A)
74. Who was the greatest ruler of the Satavahanas? (SSC CGL 2014)
(a) Satkarni I
(b) Gautamiputra Satkarni
(c) Simuka
(d) Hala
ANS (B)
75. The greatest king of the Pratihara dynasty was : (SSC CGL, 2015)
(a) Bhoj (Mihir-Bhoj)
(b) Dantidurga
(c) Nagbhatta II
(d) Vatsaraj
ANS (A)
76. In 1939 Subhash Chandra Bose was elected as President of the Congress Party defeating : (SSC CGL, 2015)
(a) Jawaharlal Nehru
(b) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
(c) V.B. Patel
(d) Pattabhi Sitharamayya
ANS (D)
77. Jallianwala incident took place at : (SSC CGL, 2015)
(a) Lucknow
(b) Surat
(c) Amritsar
(d) Allahabad
ANS (C)
78. Who was the founder of Lodhi dynasty ? (SSC CGL, 2015)
(a) Sikandar Lodhi
(b) Bahlol Lodhi
(c) Ibrahim Lodhi
(d) Daulat Khan Lodhi
ANS (B)
79. Which one of the following pair is not correctly matched ? (SSC CGL, 2015)
(a) Akbar - Todarmal
(b) Chanakya - Chandragupta
(c) Vikramaditya - Chaitanya
(d) Harshvardhan - Hiuen Tsang
ANS (C)
80. The South East trade winds are attracted towards the Indian sub continent in the rainy season due to (SSC CGL, 2015)
(a) the effect of easterlies
(b) the effect of Northern-East trade winds
(c) the presence of low atmospheric pressure over North- West India
ANS (C)
81. What is 'Reformation'? (SSC CGL, 2015)
(a) Revival of classical learning
(b) The revolt against authority of pope
(c) Rise of absolute monarchy
(d) Change in attitude of man
ANS (B)
82. Swaraj is my Birth Right and I shall have it. This was advocated by : (SSC CGL, 2015)
(a) Mahatma Gandhi
(b) Lala Lajpat Rai
(c) Sardar Patel
(d) Lokmanya Tilak
ANS (D)
83. Gandhiji's Famous Quit India Movement call to the British was given in : (SSC CGL, 2015)
(a) 1940
(b) 1942
(c) 1941
(d) 1943
ANS (B)
84. In which year was the Indian National Congress formed : (SSC CGL, 2015)
(a) 1901
(b) 1835
(c) 1875
(d) 1885
ANS (D)
85. Bangladesh was created in : (SSC CGL, 2015)
(a) 1973
(b) 1970
(c) 1972
(d) 1971
ANS (D)
86. Raja Ram Mohan Roy was the founder of : (SSC CGL, 2015)
(a) Brahmo Samaj
(b) Prathna Samaj
(c) Ram Krishna Mission
(d) Arya Samaj
ANS (A)
87. Who initiated the movement to form the Indian National Congress : (SSC CGL, 2015)
(a) Annie Besant
(b) A.O. Hume
(c) W.C. Banerjee
(d) Gandhi ji
ANS (B)
88. Kamarup is an ancient name of which region of India? (SSC CGL, 2016)
(a) Bihar
(b) Rajasthan
(c) Karnataka
(d) Assam
ANS (C)
89. Which battle led to the downfall of the Vijayanagar empire? (SSC CGL, 2016)
(a) Battle of Takkolam
(b) Battle of Talikota
(c) Battle of Kanwah
(d) Battle of Panipat
ANS (B)
90. Who introduced Mansabdari system in India? (SSC CGL, 2016)
(a) Babur
(b) Humayun
(c) Akbar
(d) Jahangir
ANS (C)
91. The 'Cabinet Mission' of 1946 was led by 1946 : (SSC CGL, 2016)
(a) Lord Linlithgow
(b) Lord Mountbatten
(c) Sir Pethic Lawrence
(d) Sir Mountford
ANS (C)
92. What did Gandhiji meant by 'Sarvodaya'? (SSC CGL, 2016)
(a) Non-violence
(b) Upliftment of untouchables or dalits
(c) The birth of a new society based on ethical values
(d) Satyagraha
ANS (C)
93. Harsha moved his capital from _____ to ____. (SSC CGL, 2016)
(a) Thanesar, Kanauj
(b) Delhi, Deogiri
(c) Kamboj, Kanauj
(d) Valabhi, Delhi
ANS (A)
94. A collective term used by the Jains for their sacred books is (SSC CGL, 2016)
(a) Prabandhas
(b) Agamas
(c) Nibandhas
(d) Charits
ANS (B)
95. Who propounded the "Doctrine of Passive Resistance"? (SSC CGL, 2016)
(a) Balgangadhar Tilak
(b) Aurobindo Ghosh
(c) Lala Lajpat Rai
(d) Bipin Chandra Pal
ANS (B)
96. The first Muslim to be elected President of 'Indian National Congress' was? (SSC CGL, 2016)
(a) Maulana Azad
(b) Mohammed Ali
(c) Badruddin Tyabji
(d) Shah Wali-ullah
ANS (C)
