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)

Questions Asked in Previous Years Exam from Ancient History

Previous Years Exam from Ancient History

1. The source of Swastika symbol  - Indus Valley
2. Who is considered as the father of Indian archaeoloy - Alexander Cunningham
3. Meter scale has been discovered from ......... -  Harappa
4. Weapon never used by the -Indus people - Sword
5. What was the major industry in Chanhudaro? - Bead making
6. The word ‘Sindhan’ used by the Indus people denoted - Cotton
7. Evidence of fractional burial has been excavated from - Harappa
8. The word ‘godhume’ used in the vedic period denote - Wheat
9. ‘Yava’ denoted - Barley
10. Term used to denote rice in the vedic text - Vrihi
11. Vedic term sita denoted - Ploughed field
12. Which veda mentions about wheel  - Rigveda
13. Vedi terms ‘Urvara’ or ‘kshetra’ denoted - Cultivated field
14. The famous frog hymn in Rig Veda throws light to - Vedic education
15. Who was considered as the god of the vedas? - Varuna
16. Rigvedic term ‘Duhitri’ denoted - Milker of cows
17. Method used to calculate the number of cows in the Vedic period - Ashtakarni
18. Part of which veda has prose part - Yajur Veda
19. Who spread Aryan religion in South India - Agasthya
20. Vedic term ‘Aghanya’ denotes - Cows
21. The term ‘Bharata’ and ‘Bharatavarsha’ were first used in - Rig Veda
22. Upanishad which mentions the four Ashramas of Vedic period - Jabala Upanishad
23. Largest number of hymns in Rigveda a are in praise of - Indra
24. Edict which mentions about the relation between India and China - Nagarjunakonda
25. First town in the vedic period to use burned bricks - Kausambi
26. First reference about lending money for interest can be found in - Satpatha Brahmana
27. Rigvedic paintings have been discovered from Bhagvanpura. It is in which state  - Haryana
28. Upanishad which mentions about police system  - Brihadaranyaka Upanishads
29. God who was considered as God of Gods - Varuna
30. Community which was considered as untouchables by the Buddhists. - Chandalas
31. The language used by the Jains to spread their religion  - Prakrit
32. Who is considered as the St.John of Buddhism  - Ananda
33. Who is considered as Devil by the Buddhists  - Mara
34. Three daughters of ‘Mara’ -  lust, emotion and desire
35. The ruler who persecuted Buddhists - Pushyamitrasunga
36. Major philosophic school of Bhagvatism  - Vishishtadvaita
37. Earliest reference about Srikrishna can be found in  - Chandoghya Upanishad
38. Hindu God who found place in Greek literature  - Sri Krishna
39. Jain Thirthankara, who was related to Sri Krishna -- Rishabhadeva (Ist Thirthankara)
40. Tamil god of the Sangham age for War and Victory - Kottavai
41. Saint who founded the Saivism  -Lakulisa
42. Tamil kingdom of the Sangham Age which sent an ambassador to the court of Roman Emperor -  Augusts Pandyas
43. First Sangham was founded by  - Saint Agasthya
44. Famous poetess of the Sangham period - Avvaiyar
45. Greeco-Roman traders who visited South India during the Sangham period were denoted with the term - Yavanas
46. Sangham work which describes about Buddhism - Manimekhalai
47. The word used by Ashoka to denote Buddha - Bhagavati
48. Ashokan inscriptions were desciphered by James prince in the year - 1837
49. Indo-Greek ruler who had his boundaries upto Pataliputra - Menander
50. Yuchi ruler who introduced gold coins for the first time - Vima Kadphesus

GK Questions: SSC CGL Set -2

1. The legislature in a democratic country can influence public opinion by?

(A) Granting rights

(B) Enacting non-controversial laws

(C) Defining the duties of the citizens

(D) Focusing attention on public issues

2. If the President wants to resign from his office, he may do so by writing to the?

(A) Vice President

(B) Chief Justice of India

(C) Prime Minister

(D) Speaker of Lok Sabha

3. Which of the following is not a Union Territory?

(A) Lakshadweep

(B) Puducherry

(C) Nagaland

(D) Dadra and Nagar Haveli

4. The greatest king of the Pratihara dynasty was?

(A) Bhoj (Mihir-Bhoj)

(B) Dantidurga

(C) Nagbhatta II

(D) Vatsaraj

Ans. (A) Bhoj (Mihir-Bhoj)

3. In 1939 Subhash Chandra Bose was elected as President of the Congress Party defeating?

(A) Jawaharlal Nehru

(B) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad

(C) V.B. Patel

(D) Pattabhi Sitharamayya

4. Jallianwala incident took place at?

(A) Lucknow

(B) Surat

(C) Amritsar

(D) Allahabad

 5. Who was the founder of Lodhi dynasty?

(A) Sikandar Lodhi

(B) Bahlol Lodhi

(C) Ibrahim Lodhi

(D) Daulat Khan Lodhi

6. Which one of the following pair is not correctly matched?

(A) Akbar - Todarmal

(B) Chanakya - Chandragupta

(C) Vikramaditya — Chaitanya

(D) Harshvardhan — Hiuen Tsang

7. Gross National Product - Depreciation Allowance=?
(A) Gross Domestic Product
(B) Personal Income
(C) Net National Product
(D) Per Capita Income

8. The Panchayat Samiti remains accountable for its functions to? 
(A) The Gram Panchayats and Gram Sabhas
(B) Zilla Parishads
(C) Anchal Panchayats
(D) Janpad Panchayats

9. The legislature gains a priority over the executive in? 
(A) A Federal Government
(B) An Authoritarian Government
(C) A Parliamentary Government
(D) A Presidential Government

10. Equilibrium price in the market is determined by the
(A) equality between total cost and total revenue.
(B) equality between average cost and average revenue.
(C) equality between marginal cost and marginal revenue.
(D) equality between marginal cost and average cost.

11. In the national context which of the following indicates Macro Approach
(A) Sales of Bata Shoe Company
(B) Exports of Mangoes to U.K.
(C) Income from Railways.
(D) Inflation in India.

12. Internal economies
(A) arise in an economy as it makes progress.
(B) accrue to a firm when it expands its output.
(C) arise when there is expansion in internal trade.
(D) arise when there is expansion in an industry.

13. One of the features of a free market economy is
(A) public ownership of factors of production
(B) rationing and price control
(C) consumer’s sovereignty
(D) active state intervention

14. The longest continental Railway in the world is? 
(A) Trans Siberian Railway
(B) Canadian Pacific Railway
(C) Canadian National Railway
(D) Trans Atlantic Railway

15. Photoperiodism affects
(A) Flowering
(B) Vegetative growth
(C) Fruiting
(D) All of these
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