Important Indian History Questions SSC CGL 2017 Quiz Set 3

(Q.1) Which one of the following Indus Civilisation Site gives evidence of a dockyard?

1. Harappa
2. Lothal
3. Mohenjodaro
4. Rakhigarhi

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Answer: (b)

(Q.2) Which among the following is the sacred book of the Buddhists?

1. Tripitaka
2. Vedas
3. Upanishad
4. Agams

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Answer: (a)

(Q.3) With whose reign is the Gandhara School of Art associated?

1. Chandragupta Vikramaditya
2. Ashoka
3. Kanishka
4. Harsha

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Answer: (c)

(Q.4) At which of the following places is the famous Kailasha Temple located?

1. Ajanta
2. Badami
3. Chittor
4. Ellora

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Answer: (d)

(Q.5) Where did the traveler Ibn Batuta come from?

1. Morocco
2. Persia
3. Turkey
4. Central Asia

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Answer: (a)

(Q.6) Who was the founder of Sufi Order in India?

1. Khwaja Qutubuddin Bakhtiyar Kaki
2. Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti
3. Shaikh Nizamuddin Auliya
4. Shaikh Nasiruddin Mahmud

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Answer: (b)

(Q.7) At the time when Nadir Shah attacked Delhi, the Mughal Emperor was:

1. Ahmad Shah
2. Bahadur Shah
3. Muhammad Shah
4. Shah Alam II

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Answer: (c)

(Q.8) The Battle of Khanwa in 1527 was fought between:

1. Ibrahim Lodi and Rana Sanga
2. Babur and Rana Sanga
3. Humayun and Sher Shah
4. Humayun and Nusrat Shah

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Answer: (b)

(Q.9) In Shivaji’s council of Ministers the Prime Minister was called:

1. Peshwa
2. Sachiv
3. Mantri
4. Sumanta

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Answer: (a)

(Q.10) Who were the first Europeans to reach India for trade?

1. British
2. Portuguese
3. French
4. Dutch

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Answer: (b)

(Q.11) Tipu Sultan took support of which one of the following powers to fight against the English?

1. Portuguese
2. Spanish
3. French
4. Dutch

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Answer: (c)

(Q.12) The British introduced the railways in India in order to:

1. promote heavy industries in India
2. facilitate British Commerce and Administrative Control
3. move foodstuff in case of famine
4. enable Indians to move freely within country

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Answer: (b)

(Q.13) According to Dadabhai Naoroji, Swaraj meant:

1. Complete Independence
2. Self Government
3. Economic Independence
4. Political Independence

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Answer: (b)

(Q.14) Who was the founder-editor of famous newspaper ‘Kesari’ during National Struggle?

1. Mahatma Gandhi
2. Lokmanya Tilak
3. Jawaharlal Nehru
4. Muhammad Iqbal

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Answer: (b)

(Q.15) Who led the Salt Satyagraha Movement with Mahatma Gandhi?

1. Annie Beasant
2. Mridula Sarabhai
3. Sarojini Naidu
4. Muthu Lakshmi

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Answer: (c)