SSC General Awareness Topic-wise LATEST 35 Solved Papers

164 Pages·2017·5.89 MB·English

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1. Arrange the following in chronological order : 12. Simon Commission was boycotted by the nationalist leaders
(SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2010) of India because: (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2011)
1. Tughlaqs 2. Lodis (a) they felt that it was only an eyewash
3. Saiyids 4. Ilbari Turks (b) all the members of the Commission were English
5. Khiljis (c) the members of the Commission were biased against
(a) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 (b) 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 India
(c) 2, 4, 5, 3, 1 (d) 4, 5, 1, 3, 2 (d) it did not meet the demands of the Indians
2. Who was the founder of The Servants of India Society? 13. Who among the following British persons admitted the
(SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2010) Revolt of 1857 as a national revolt?
(a) G..K. Gokhale (b) M.G. Ranade (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2011)
(c) B.G. Tilak (d) Bipin Chandra Pal (a) Lord Dalhousie (b) Lord Canning
3. Mahatma Gandhi was profoundly influenced by the writings (c) Lord Ellenborough (d) Disraeli
of (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2010) 14. Which of the following is called the 'shrimp capital of India'?
(a) Bernard Shaw (b) Karl Marx (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2011)
(c) Lenin (d) Leo Tolstoy
(a) Mangalore (b) Nagapatnam
4. The monk who influenced Ashoka to embrace Buddhism
(c) Kochi (d) Nellore
was (SSC CGL 2nd Sit. 2010)
15. Mention the place where Buddha attained enlightenment
(a) Vishnu Gupta (b) Upa Gupta
(SSC CGL 2nd Sit. 2011)
(c) Brahma Gupta (d) Brihadratha
(a) Sarnath (b) Bodh Gaya
5. The Lodi dynasty was founded by
(SSC CGL 2nd Sit. 2010) (c) Kapilavastu (d) Rajgriha
16. Coronation of Shivaji took place in
(a) Ibrahim Lodi (b) Sikandar Lodi
(c) Bahlol Lodi (d) Khizr Khan (SSC CGL 2nd Sit. 2011)
6. Harshvardhana was defeated by (SSC CGL 2nd Sit. 2010) (a) 1627 A.D. (b) 1674 A.D.
(a) Prabhakaravardhana (c) 1680 A.D. (d) 1670 A.D.
(b) Pulakesin II 17. The System of Dyarchy was introduced in India in
(c) Narasimhasvarma Pallava (SSC CGL 2nd Sit. 2011)
(d) Sasanka (a) 1909 (b) 1935
7. Who among the following was an illiterate ? (c) 1919 (d) 1945
(SSC CGL 2nd Sit. 2010) 18. The Editor of 'Young India' and 'Harijan' was
(a) Jahangir (b) Shah Jahan (SSC CGL 2nd Sit. 2011)
(c) Akbar (d) Aurangazeb
(a) Nehru (b) Ambedkar
8. Which Governor General is associated with Doctrine of Lapse ?
(c) Mahatma Gandhi (d) Subash Chandra Bose
(SSC CGL 2nd Sit. 2010)
19. Who of the following attended all the Three Round Table
(a) Lord Ripon (b) Lord Dalhousie
Conferences? (SSC CGL 2nd Sit. 2011)
(c) Lord Bentinck (d) Lord Curzon
(a) B.R. Ambedkar (b) M.M. Malavia
9. The Greek ambassador sent to Chandragupta Maurya's Court
was : (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2011) (c) Vallabhbhai Patel (d) Gandhiji
20. Which king is referred to as Devanampiya Piyadassi (Beloved
(a) Kautilya (b) Seleucus Nicator
of the Gods) in the inscriptions? (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2012)
(c) Megasthenes (d) Justin
10. Identify the European power from whom Shivaji obtained (a) Asoka (b) Harsha
cannons and ammunition: (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2011) (c) Bindusara (d) Chandragupta Maurya
(a) The French (b) The Portuguese 21. Name the Maratha Saint who was a contemporary of Shivaji.
(c) The Dutch (d) The English (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2012)
11. The call of "Back to the Vedas" was given by: (a) Saint Eknath (b) Saint Tukaram
(SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2011) (c) Saint Dhyaneshwar(d) Namdev
(a) Swami Vivekananda 22. Which of the following cereals was among the first to be
(b) Swami Dayanand Saraswati used by man? (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2012)
(c) Aurobindo Ghosh (a) Rye (b) Wheat
(d) Raja Ram Mohan Roy (c) Barley (d) Oat
HISTORY
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23. The treaty of Versailles restored Alsace-Lorraine to: 36. The original name of Nana Phadnavis was a
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(a) Italy (b) Britain (a) Mahadaji Sindhia (b) Tukoji Holkar b.
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24. The Asokan Edicts were deciphered first by: 37. Who among the following first propounded the idea of Basic p
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(SSC CGL 2nd Sit. 2012) Education? (SSC CGL 2nd Sit. 2012) es
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(a) Sir John Marshall (b) Sir William Jones (a) Jawahar Lal Nehru c
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25. Who favoured the Artic Home thoery of the Aryans? (c) Mahatma Gandhi
(SSC CGL 2nd Sit. 2012) (d) Dayanand Saraswati
(a) Pargiter (b) A. C. Das 38. Arrange the following in chronological order:
(c) B. G. Tilak (d) Jacobi (SSC CGL 2nd Sit. 2012)
I. Dandi March
26. Who was the teacher of Gautama Buddha?
(SSC CGL 2nd Sit. 2012) II. Simon Commission
III. Poona Pact
(a) Panini (b) Alara Kalama
IV. Gandhi Irwin Pact
(c) Kapila (d) Patanjali
(a) II, I, III, IV (b) II, I, IV, III
27. The prose collection of the vedic poems are:
(c) IV, III, I, II (d) IV, III, II, I
(SSC CGL 2nd Sit. 2012)
39. The city of Prayag was named Allahabad - the city of Allah
(a) Samhitas (b) Upanishads
by (SSC CGL 2nd Sit. 2012)
(c) Aranyakas (d) Brahmanas
(a) Aurangzeb (b) Akbar
28. Non-violence as taught and practised by Mahatma Gandhi
(c) Shahjahan (d) Bahadur Shah Zafar
is rooted in the Indian Doctrine of
40. Who gave the title of "Mahamana" to Madan Mohan
(SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2012) Malviya ? (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2013)
(a) Swaraj (b) Swadeshi
(a) Bal Gandadhar Tilak
(c) Satyagraha (d) Ahimsa
(b) Dada Bhai Naurozi
29. Who was the founder of the Aligarh Movement ?
(c) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
(SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2012)
(d) Mahatma Gandhi
(a) Syed Amir Ali
41. Who was the Viceroy of the time of Quit India Movement ?
(b) Maulvi Chiragh Ali
(SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2013)
(c) Sir Syed Ahmed Khan
(a) Lord Irwin
(d) Abdul Halim Sharar
(b) Lord Mountbatten
30. ‘Prince of Pilgrims’ was the name attributed to
(c) Lord Wavell
(SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2012)
(d) Lord Lin Lithgow
(a) Plutarch (b) Hiuen Tsang
42. Who was the other Congress leader who joined with Motilal
(c) Fa-Hien (d) I-Tsing
Nehru to start the Swaraj Party in 1923?
31. Where did Buddha deliver his first sermon ?
(SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2013)
(SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2012)
(a) G.K. Gokhale (b) B.G. Tilak
(a) Sarnath (b) Rajagriha
(c) Chittaranjan Das (d) M.K. Gandhi
(c) Kapilavastu . (d) Bodh-Gaya
43. What is the first sermon of Buddha called as ?
32. Name the Mughal Prince, who translated Bhagavat Gita into
(SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2013)
Persian ? (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2012)
(a) Mahaparinivansutta
(a) Dara Shukoh (b) Sulaiman Shukoh
(b) Brahmajalasutta
(c) Khusru (d) Murad
(c) Dhammachakkapabattanasutta
33. The surgery that was practised in ancient India is known
(d) Kachchayanagottasutta
from the works of which of the following scholars ?
44. From which of the following banks did Madan Mohan
(SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2012)
Malaviya take loans for financing "The Hindustan Times"?
(a) Atreya (b) Sushruta
(SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2013)
(c) Charaka (d) Vagbhata
(a) State Bank of India
34. Who among the following was the First Viceroy of India?
(b) Punjab National Bank
(SSC CGL 2nd Sit. 2012)
(c) Bank of Maharashtra
(a) Lord Ripon (b) Lord Curzon
(d) Bank of Baroda
(c) Lord Mountbatten (d) Lord Canning 45. Where are the Todas found ? (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2013)
35. Prithvi Raj Chauhan was defeated in the Second Battle of (a) Madhya Pradesh
Tarain by (SSC CGL 2nd Sit. 2012) (b) Tamil nadu
(a) Mahmud Ghazni (b) Muhammad Ghori (c) Rajasthan
(c) Qutbuddin Aibak (d) Yalduz (d) Aruncachal Pradesh
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(SSC CGL 2nd Sit. 2013) guerilla war on the eve of independence? o
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(c) Lord Minto (d) Lord Bentinck (a) Punnapra Vayalar Movement or
(b) Telangana Movement d
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47. Panchayati Raj System was implemented first in the pair of r
(c) Noakhali Movement e
states (SSC CGL 2nd Sit. 2013) (d) Tebhaga Movement ss.
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(a) Andhra Pradesh and Rajasthan 58. The founder of the Lodi Dynasty was o
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(b) Assam and Bihar (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2013)
(c) Arunachal Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh (a) Bahlol Lodi
(d) Punjab and Chandigarh (b) Sikandar Shah Lodi
(c) Jalal Khan Lodi
48. Which of the following tribes is associated with the “Tana
(d) Ibrahim Lodi
Bhagat” movement? (SSC CGL 2nd Sit. 2013)
59. The Gandharva School of art is also known as the
(a) Uraon (b) Munda (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2013)
(c) Santhal (d) Kondadora (a) Buddhist-Roman art
49. Who founded the Naujawan Bharat Sabha? (b) Dravidian-Roman art
(a) B. C. Pal (c) Greco-Roman art
(b) G. Subramania Iyer (d) Greco-Roman-Buddhist art
60. The Bolshevik Revolution of Russia symbolized following:
(c) Sardar Bhagat Singh
(SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2013)
(d) Rukmani Lakshmipathi
(a) coming of the Communist Rule
50. The Narendra Mandal or Chamber of Princes was
(b) establishment of Republic of Russia
inaugurated in 1921 by (SSC CGL 2nd Sit. 2013) (c) establishment of Democracy in Russia
(a) Lord Curzon (d) overthrow of Romanov Dynasty
(b) Lord Wellesley 61. Which General, who commanded the British forces against
the Americans in their War of Independence later became
(c) Duke of Cannaught
Governor-General of India ? (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2013)
(d) Duke of Wellingdon
(a) Dalhousie (b) William Bentinck
51. Buddha, Dhamma and Sangha together are known as
(c) Wellesley (d) Cornwallis
(SSC CGL 2nd Sit. 2013)
62. Who established the Indian Civil Liberties Union in 1936?
(a) Triratna (b) Trivarga (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2013)
(c) Trisarga (d) Trimurti (a) Subhash Chandra Bose
52. Who was called Lichchavi Dauhitra? (b) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(SSC CGL 2nd Sit. 2013) (c) Jawahar Lal Nehru
(d) Rajendra Prasad
(a) Chandragupta I (b) Skandagupta
63. Which of the following was established first?
(c) Kumaragupta (d) Samudragupta
(SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2013)
53. Pulakesin II was the greatest ruler of the
(a) Banaras Hindu University
(SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2013) (b) University of Bombay
(a) Chalukyas of Kalyani (c) Aligarh Muslim University
(b) Pallavas of Kanchi (d) University of Allahabad
(c) Cholas of Tamil Nadu 64. The first Indian Satellite Aryabhatta was launched in
(SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2013)
(d) Chalukyas of Badami
(a) 1972 (b) 1975
54. The Uttaramerur inscription provides information on the
(c) 1977 (d) 1979
administration of the (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2013) 65. Where did Aurangzeb die? (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2013)
(a) Pallavas (b) Cholas (a) Pune (b) Aurangabad
(c) Chalukyas (d) Satavahanas (c) Ahmad Nagar (d) Mumbai
55. Pitts India Act of 1784 was a/an (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2013) 66. Who gave the title of "Sardar" to Ballabh Bhai Patel?
(a) Ordinance (b) Resolution (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2013)
(c) White paper (d) Regulation Act (a) Mahatma Gandhi (b) Vinoba Bhave
(c) Women of Bardoli (d) Peasants of Gujrat
56. Which one of the following statements is not true in respect
67. What Satyagraha was held at Nagpur in 1923?
of A.O. Hume? (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2013)
(SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2013)
(a) He founded the Indian National Congress.
(a) Salt Satyagraha
(b) He presided over the Congress Annual Sessions twice.
(b) Individual Satyagraha
(c) He was an ornithologist.
(c) Ryots Satyagraha
(d) He was a member of the Indian Civil Service. (d) Flag Satyagraha
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68. Which one of the following is not a sect of Buddhism? 80. The South East trade winds are attracted towardsa the Indian
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69. Who was the viceroy when Delhi became the capital of British (b) the effect of Northern–East trade winds dp
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India? (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2013) (c) the presence of low atmospheric pressure over North– es
West India s.
(a) Lord Curzon (b) Lord Minto c
81. What is 'Reformation'? (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2015) o
(c) Lord Hardinge (d) Lord Waveli m
(a) Revival of classical learning
70. Multan was named by the Arabs as (SSC CGL 2014)
(b) The revolt against authority of pope
(a) City of beauty (b) City of wealth
(c) Rise of absolute monarchy
(c) City of gold (d) Pink city
(d) Change in attitude of man
71. Which one of the following was the book written by
82. Swaraj is my Birth Right and I shall have it. This was
Amoghvarsha, the Rashtrakuta King? (SSC CGL 2014)
advocated by : (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2015)
(a) Adipurana
(a) Mahatma Gandhi (b) Lala Lajpat Rai
(b) Ganitasara Samgraha
(c) Sardar Patel (d) Lokmanya Tilak
(c) Saktayana
83. Gandhiji's Famous Quit India Movement call to the British
(d) Kavirajamarga
was given in : (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2015)
72. Who built the Kailasanatha Temple at Ellora?
(a) 1940 (b) 1942
(SSC CGL 2014)
(c) 1941 (d) 1943
(a) Rajendra I
84. In which year was the Indian National Congress formed :
(b) Mahendra Varman I
(SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2015)
(c) Krishna I
(a) 1901 (b) 1835 (c) 1875 (d) 1885
(d) Govinda I
85. Bangladesh was created in : (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2015)
73. The land measures of the Second Pandyan Empire was
(a) 1973 (b) 1970 (c) 1972 (d) 1971
mentioned in (SSC CGL 2014)
86. Raja Ram Mohan Roy was the founder of :
(a) Thalavaipuram Copper Plates
(SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2015)
(b) Uttirameru Inscription
(a) Brahmo Samaj
(c) Kudumiyammalai Inscription
(b) Prathna Samaj
(d) Kasakudi Copper Plates
(c) Ram Krishna Mission
74. Who was the greatest ruler of the Satavahanas?
(d) Arya Samaj
(SSC CGL 2014)
87. Who initiated the movement to form the Indian National
(a) Satkarni I
Congress : (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2015)
(b) Gautamiputra Satkarni
(a) Annie Besant (b) A.O. Hume
(c) Simuka
(c) W.C. Banerjee (d) Gandhi ji
(d) Hala
88. Kamarup is an ancient name of which region of India?
75. The greatest king of the Pratihara dynasty was
(SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2016)
(SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2015)
(a) Bihar (b) Rajasthan
(a) Bhoj (Mihir–Bhoj) (b) Dantidurga
(c) Karnataka (d) Assam
(c) Nagbhatta II (d) Vatsaraj
89. Which battle led to the downfall of the Vijayanagar empire?
76. In 1939 Subhash Chandra Bose was elected as President of (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2016)
the Congress Party defeating (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2015)
(a) Battle of Takkolam (b) Battle of Talikota
(a) Jawaharlal Nehru
(c) Battle of Kanwah (d) Battle of Panipat
(b) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
90. Who introduced Mansabdari system in India?
(c) V.B. Patel (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2016)
(d) Pattabhi Sitharamayya
(a) Babur (b) Humayun
77. Jallianwala incident took place at (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2015)
(c) Akbar (d) Jahangir
(a) Lucknow (b) Surat
91. The ‘Cabinet Mission’ of 1946 was led by 1946
(c) Amritsar (d) Allahabad
(SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2016)
78. Who was the founder of Lodhi dynasty ?
(a) Lord Linlithgow (b) Lord Mountbatten
(a) Sikandar Lodhi (b) Bahlol Lodhi
(c) Sir Pethic Lawrence (d) Sir Mountford
(c) Ibrahim Lodhi (d) Daulat Khan Lodhi
92. What did Gandhiji meant by ‘Sarvodaya’?
79. Which one of the following pair is not correctly matched ?
(SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2016)
(SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2015)
(a) Non-violence
(a) Akbar – Todarmal
(b) Upliftment of untouchables or dalits
(b) Chanakya – Chandragupta
(c) The birth of a new society based on ethical values
(c) Vikramaditya – Chaitanya
(d) Satyagraha
(d) Harshvardhan – Hiuen Tsang
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93. Harsha moved his capital from _____ to ____. 104. Which one of the following is the most lasting coantribution
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(SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2016) of the Rastrakutas ? (SSC CHSbLo 2014)
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(a) Thanesar, Kanauj (b) Delhi, Deogiri (a) Kailasha Temple b.
(b) Pampa, Ponna, Ranna, the three writers of Kannadwa
(c) Kamboj, Kanauj (d) Valabhi, Delhi or
Poetry and Kailasha Temple d
94. A collective term used by the Jains for their sacred books is p
(SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2016) (c) Patronage of Jainism res
(d) Conquests s.
(a) Prabandhas (b) Agamas 105. Ravikirti, a Jain, who composed the Aihole Prashasti, was co
(c) Nibandhas (d) Charits patronized by (SSC CHSL 2014) m
95. Who propounded the "Doctrine of Passive Resistance"? (a) Pulakeshi I (b) Harsha
(SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2016) (c) Pulakeshi II (d) Kharavela
106. When did the reign of Delhi Sultanate came to an end ?
(a) Balgangadhar Tilak
(SSC CHSL 2014)
(b) Aurobindo Ghosh
(a) 1498 A.D. (b) 1526 A.D.
(c) Lala Lajpat Rai
(c) 1565 A. D. (d) 1600 A.D.
(d) Bipin Chandra Pal
107. The original founder of the Manuscripts and Editor of
96. The first Muslim to be elected President of 'Indian National Kautilya's Arthashastra was (SSC CHSL 2014)
Congress' was? (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2016) (a) Srikanta Shastri (b) Srinivasa lyangar
(a) Maulana Azad (b) Mohammed Ali (c) R. Shamashastri (d) William Jones
(c) Badruddin Tyabji (d) Shah Wali-ullah 108. Whose army did Alexander, the Greek ruler confront on the
banks of the river Jhelum ? (SSC CHSL 2015)
97. The Dandi March of Gandhi-is an example of
(a) Ambi (b) Chandragupta Maurya
(SSC CHSL 2013)
(c) Porus (d) Dhanananda
(a) Non-Coopefation (b) Direct Action 109. When was RTI Act enacted in India ? (SSC CHSL 2015)
(c) Boycott (d) Civil Disobedience (a) 15th August 2005 (b) 15th March 2005
(c) 15th June 2005 (d) 15th July 2005
98. Which one of the following inscriptions relate to the
110. The famous activist Medha Patakar is associated with which
Chalukya king, Pulakesin II ? (SSC CHSL 2013)
movement ? (SSC CHSL 2015)
(a) Nasik (b) Maski
(a) Narmada Bachao Andolan
(c) Hathigumpha (d) Aihole (b) Save the Tiger
99. Who among the following introduced the Mansabdari (c) Preserve the wet lands
system ? (SSC CHSL 2013) (d) Beti Padao Andolan
111. Who built the "Purana Quilla"? (SSC CHSL 2015)
(a) Jahangir (b) Shah Jahan
(a) Babar (b) Shershah
(c) SherShah (d) Akbar
(c) Aurangzeb (d) Akbar
100. Which one of the following cities and the personalities 112. Where did Chandragupta maurya spent his last days ?
associated with their establishment is wrongly matched ? (SSC CHSL 2015)
(SSC CHSL 2013) (a) Thaneshwar (b) Kanchi
(c) Patliputra (d) Shravanabelagola
(a) Calcutta - Robert Clive
113. Who is the author of 'Indica'? (SSC CHSL 2015)
(b) Pondicherry - Francis Martin
(a) Fa–Hien (b) Hiuen Tsang
(c) Ahmedabad Ahmad Shah I (c) Megasthanes (d) Seleucus
(d) Madras - Francis Day 114. Who built the famous Shiva temple at Ellora ?
(SSC CHSL 2015)
101. Which one of the following wars decided the fate of the
(a) Mauryan Emperor Ashoka
French in India ? (SSC CHSL 2013)
(b) Gupta King Samudra Gupta
(a) Battle of Plassey
(c) Chalukyan King Pulikeshi II
(b) Battle of Wandiwash
(d) Rashtrakuta Ruler Krishna I
(c) First Carnatic War
115. Who composed the Allahabad Pillar inscription ?
(d) Battle of Buxar
(SSC CHSL 2015)
102. The Crimean War came to an end by the (a) Mahasena (b) Veerasena
(SSC CHSL 2013) (c) Vishnusena (d) Harisena
(a) Treaty of St. Germain 116. Todar Mal, the brilliant revenue officer served under :
(b) Treaty of Trianon (SSC CHSL 2015)
(c) Treaty of Versailles (a) Bhagwan Das (b) Humayun
(d) Treaty of Paris (c) Baz Bahadur (d) Sher Shah
103. Tulsidas wrote Ramcharitmanas in the reign of 117. When was the League of Nations established ?
(SSC CHSL 2014) (SSC CHSL 2015)
(a) Babar (b) Akbar (a) In 1920 (b) In 1939
(c) Aurangzeb (d) Jahangir (c) In 1914 (d) In 1918
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130. To make tools and weapons, the earliest inhabitants of India d
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popularised by the Bhakti leader, Shankaradeva ? 131. Name an Indian Saint (priest) who, attended the "World
(SSC CHSL 2012) Congress of Religions" held at Chicago (U.S.) in 1893.
(a) Bengali (b) Brijbhasha (SSC Multitasking 2014)
(c) Avadhi (d) Assamese (a) Basaveshwara (b) Swami Vivekananda
120. The Mansabdari system was introduced by: (c) Ramanuja (d) Madhavacharya
(SSC CHSL 2012) 132. Chhatrapati Shivaji was a follower of
(a) Shah Jahan (b) Jahangir (SSC Multitasking 2014)
(c) Babur (b) Akbar (a) Madhava (b) Kabir
121. When and by whom were the Asokan inscriptions (c) Basava (d) Ramadasa
deciphered for the first time ? (SSC CHSL 2012) 133. Who was the greatest Kushan ruler?
(a) 1787 - John Tower (b) 1825 - Charles Metcalfe (SSC Multitasking 2014)
(c) 1837 - James Prinsep (d) 1810 - Harry Smith (a) Vashiska (b) Vasudeva
(c) Huvishka (d) Kanishka
122. Amuktamalyada is the work of : (SSC CHSL 2012)
134. Who was the founder of Arya Samaj?
(a) Krishnadeva Raya (b) Vachcharaj
(SSC Multitasking 2014)
(c) Kharavela (d) Allasani Peddana
(a) Kabir Das (b) Shankaracharya
123. Name the Commander of the Arab army who conquered the
(c) Ranade (d) Dayanand Saraswati
Sindh. (SSC Multitasking 2013)
135. The French challenge to British in India came to an end with
(a) Muhammad bin Qasim
(SSC Sub. Ins. 2012)
(b) Al Hazzaz
(a) Battle of Wandiwash
(c) Qutbuddin Aibak
(b) Battle of Srirangapattinam
(d) Allauddin Khilji
(c) Battle of Plassey
124. Who was the chairperson of the Chinese Communist Party
(d) Battle of Buxar
at the time of liberation of China?
136. Identify the medical trio of Ancient India from the following
(SSC Multitasking 2013)
names. (SSC Sub. Ins. 2012)
(a) Liu Shaoqi (b) Zhou Enlai
(a) Charaka, Susruta and Vagbhata
(c) Deng Xiaoping (d) Mao Zedong
(b) Charaka, Vatsyayana and Vagbhata
125. Who was regarded by Gandhiji as his political Guru?
(c) Charaka, Susruta and Bharata
(SSC Multitasking 2013)
(d) Charaka, Susruta and Patanjali
(a) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
137. Match the medieval travellers with their countries :
(b) Lala Lajpat Rai
(SSC Sub. Ins. 2012)
(c) Bipin Chandra Pal
A. Marco Polo 1. Spain
(d) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
B. Ibn Battuta 2. Balkh
126. Which among the following movements was not led by
C Antonio Monserrate 3. Italy
Mahatma Gandhi? (SSC Multitasking 2013)
D. Mahmud Wali Balkhi 4. Morocco
(a) Civil Disobedience Movement
A B C D A B C D
(b) Quit India Movement
(a) 4 3 1 2 (b) 3 1 4 2
(c) Swadeshi-Movement
(c) 3 4 1 2 (d) 1 3 2 4
(d) Non-Cooperation Movement
138. Match the following : (SSC Sub. Ins. 2012)
127. In which session of the Indian National Congress was the
A. Sarojini Naidu 1. Muslim League
“Poorna Swaraj” resolution adopted?
B. M.A. Jinnah 2. Indian National Congress
(SSC Multitasking 2013)
C. Sir Tej Bahadur Sapru 3. Hindu Mahasabha
(a) Karachi Session in 1931
D. V.D. Savarkar 4. Liberal Party
(b) Lucknow Session in 1916
A B C D A B C D
(c) Belgaum Session in 1924
(a) 2 1 4 3 (b) 2 1 3 4
(d) Lahore Session in 1929
(c) 2 4 1 3 (d) 4 1 3 2
128. The school of arts developed during the Kushan Period
139. Which Sultan received a robe of honour from the caliph?
with the mixture of Indian and Greek style is known as
(SSC Sub. Ins. 2013)
(SSC Multitasking 2013)
(a) Ala-ud-din Khilji (b) lltutmish
(a) Mughal art (b) Kushan art
(c) Persian art (d) Gandhara art (c) Balban (d) Qutub-ud-din Albak