Expected History Questions for SSC CGL and SSC CHSL Exams

Hi Aspirants, in this post we share with you some repeatedly asked History Questions in SSC CGL and SSC CHSL Exams. This will be very useful in you preparation. Click on the start quiz button to attempt the quiz in online mode and check you score.

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1. Who built the Grand Trunk Road?

Answer: Sher Shah Suri

2. How many days did the battle of Mahabharata last?

Answer:18

3. Who built the Agra Fort?

Answer: Akbar

4. Name the famous battle that Rana Pratap fought against Akbar's forces.

Answer: Haldighat

5. Who built the Red Fort in Delhi?

Answer: Shah Jahan

6. Where is the Deer Park where Buddha first preached his religion?

Answer: Sarnath

7. Which king had Chanakya as his minister?

Answer: Chandragupta Maurya

8. Which of Akbar's uncles served as his guardian and won the Delhi throne for Akbar?

Answer: Bairam Khan

9. Who built the famous Sanchi stupa?

Answer: Ashoka

10. Who was the last ruler of the Mughal dynasty?

Answer: Bahadur Shah Zafar
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History Quiz for SSC CGL 2016 Tier-1 Online Exam

Hi Aspirants, here are some useful History Quiz Questions for the upcoming SSC CGL 2016 Tier-1 Online Exam scheduled to be held from 27 August 2016 to 11 September 2016.

1. The Battle of Plassey was fought in

1757

2. Under Akbar, the Mir Bakshi was required to look after

military affairs

3. The theory of economic drain of India during British imperialism was propounded by

Dadabhai Naoroji

4. The system of competitive examination for civil service was accepted in principle in the year

1853

5. Under an agreement with which of the following countries did Subhas Chandra Bose organize the Indian soldiers, taken as prisoners by the Axis Powers, into the Azad Hind Fauj?

Japan

6. The troops raised by the emperor but not paid directly the state and place under the charge of mansabadars were know as

Dakhili

7. To which professions earlier leaders who struggled for freedom of India mainly belonged?

All of the above

8. The title of 'Viceroy' was added to the office of the Governor-General of India for the first time in

1858 AD

9. Two of the great Mughals wrote their own memories. There were

Babar and Jahangir

10. Velu Thampi led a revolt against the British in state of?

Travancore

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Gandhi Quiz for Quiz Competitions

Friends..On the eve of Gandhi Jayati, Here are some useful Quiz questions on Mahatma Gandhi for competitive Exams and Quiz competitions.

1) What was Gandhiji's nickname in childhood?

(A) Monu

(B) Manu or Moniya

(C)  Sonu

(D)  Mahu

2) Who described Gandhi's march to Dandi in the following words? "Like the historic march of Ramchandra to Lanka, the march of Gandhi will be memorable"

(A) Motilal Nehru

(B) Sarojini Naidu

(C) Jawaharlal Nehru

(D) Vallabhai Patel

3) The book "Unto This Last" greatly captivated and transformed Gandhiji. So much so that he translated it into Gujarati. Who was its author?

(A) Ruskin Bond

(B) John Ruskin

(C) Leo Tolstoy

(D) Louis Fisher

4) On being arrested for his "Quit India" programme, where was Gandhiji detained?

(A) Yeravda Jail

(B) Byculla Prison

(C) Agakhan Palace Jail

(D) Ahmedabad Prison

5) When was the Gandhi - Irwin Pact signed?

(A) March 1, 1932

(B) March 5, 1931

(C) March 10, 1935

(D) March 7, 1937

6) Gandhiji, the votary of nonviolence was shot dead on January 30, 1948 at Birla House, New Delhi, shortly after 5 p.m. while going to the prayer meeting. Which was that fateful day of the week?

(A) Saturday

(B) Wednesday

(C) Friday

(D) Monday

7) While holding a first-class ticket Gandhiji was ordered by a railway official to shift to the van compartment. On his refusal to comply with the unjust order, a constable was called to push him out with bag and baggage. Identify the railway station where this incident took place.

(A) Natal

(B) Johannesburg

(C) Maritzburg

(D) Durban

8) Lord Mountbatten arrived in India on 22nd March 1947 as the new Viceroy in the place of Lord Wavell to finalise the process of the transfer of power. His first act was to invite Gandhiji to meet him in that connection. When did Gandhiji meet him for the first time?

(a) March 29, 1947

(b) March 30, 1947

(c) March 31, 1947

(d) March 15, 1947

9) Gandhiji's "The Story of My Experiments with Truth" was originally written in Gujarati.  Who translated it into English?

(a) Maganlal Gandhi

(b) Mahadev Desai

(c) Pyarelalji

(d) Sushila Nayyar

10) Who worked a Private Secretary to Mahatma Gandhi?

(A) Pyarelalji

(B) Mahadev Desai

(C) Kishorilal Mashruwalla

(D) Sushila Nayyar
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History Quiz Questions for SSC CHSL Exam 2015

Friends.. Here are some useful History Questions repeatedly asked in SSC Exam for upcoming SSC Combined Higher Secondary Level Exam 2015 (CHSL) including Postal/Sorting Assistant Exam 2015. Attempt this Online History Quiz and share your score. 

1) Who founded the Social Service League in 1911?

(A) H.N Kunzru

(B) N.M Joshi

(C) Shri Ram Bajpai

(D) Ram Singh

2) Gandhiji's famous Quit India Movement call to the British was given in?

(A) 1942

(B) 1941

(C) 1940

(D) 1943

3) Who was the first muslim President of Indian National Congress?

(A) Muhammed Ali Jinnah

(B) Abdul Kalam Azad

(C) Badruddin Tyabji

(D) Khan Abdul Khafar Khan

4) 'Tatvabodhini Patrika' promoted the India's past, in which language?

(A) Bengali

(B) Gujarati

(C) Marathi

(D) English

5) Who planted "The Tree of Liberty at Srirangapattanam"?

(A) Tipu Sultan

(B) Hyder Ali

(C) Potti Sreeramalu

(D) Narasimha Wadayar

6) Raja Ram Mohan Roy was the founder of?

(A) Arya Samaj

(B) Prarthna Samaj

(C) Brahma Samaj

(D) Ram Krishna Mission

7) In which year was the Indian National Congress formed?

(A) 1901

(B) 1835

(C) 1885

(D) 1875

8) Who initiated the movement to form the Indian National Congress?

(A) Gandhiji

(B) A.O Hume

(C) Annie Besant

(D) WC Banerjee

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Daily GK Updates: 25 February 2015

1) Which is the only licensed flag production unit in India? - Karnataka Khadi Gramodyoga Samyukta Sangha in Hubli

2) Who is the founder of Banaras Hindu University (BHU) at Varanasi in 1916? - Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya

3) Who wrote ‘Indian War of Independence, 1857’? - V.D. Savarkar

4) Line demarcating the boundary between India and China is? - McMohan Line

5) The Civil Disobedience Movement was launched by Mahatma Gandhi in? - 1930

6) The most famous centre of learning during Maurya period was? - Taxila

7) Who is regarded as the 'Mother of the Indian Revolutionaries'? - Bhikaiji Cama

8) The East India Company was founded in? - 1600

9) Who introduced English in India? - Lord William Bentick

10) In November 1830 who traveled to the United Kingdom as an ambassador of the Mughal emperor to plead for his pension and allowances? - Raja Ram Mohan Roy

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History GK Questions for PA/SA Exam 2014

1) Delhi was declared as the Capital of India in the year __ ?

(A)1900

(B)1905

(C)1911

(D)1920

Ans. (C)1911

2) India’s first General Election was in the year __ ?

(A)1948 – 49

(B)1949 – 50

(C)1950 – 51

(D)1951 – 52

Ans. (D)1951 - 52

3) The Indigo Revolt taken place in __ ?

(A)Bengal

(B)Delhi

(C)Mumbai

(D)Surat

Ans. (A)Bengal (1859)

4) The main metal used by the Indus Valley people was

(A)Iron

(B)Copper

(C)Aluminum

(D)Bronze

Ans. (B)Copper

5) Gandhiji published ‘Hindi Swaraj’ in the year __ ?

(A)1903

(B)1905

(C)1911

(D)1908

Ans. (D)1908

6) Which place in India was Gandhi’s first Satyagraha held at

(A)Champaran

(B)Dandi

(C)Kheda

(D)Surat

Ans. (A)Champaran (1917)

7) Indian National Congress divided for the first time in __?

(A)1885

(B)1907 (Surat Session)

(C)1920

(D)1929 (Lahore session)

Ans. (B)1907 (Surat Session)

8) Which one of the following territories was not affected by the revolt of 1857 ?

(A)Lucknow

(B)Jagdishpur

(C)Jhansi

(D)Chittor

Ans. (D)Chittor

9) The capital of the Maurya Dynasty was __ ?

(A)Pataliputra

(B)Taxila

(C)Kalinga

(D)Mathura

Ans. (A)Pataliputra

10) The first acting Prime Minister of India was __ ?

(A)VV Giri

(B)Morarji Desai

(C)Gulsarilal Nanda

(D)Charan Singh

Ans. (C)Gulsarilal Nanda

11) The official language of the Satavahana dynasty was

(A)Sanskrit 

(B)Prakrit

(C)Bengali

(D)Konkani

Ans. (B)Prakrit

12) Who was the Chinese pilgrim who visited India during Harsha Vardhana’s period?

(A)Megastinis

(B)Nishka

(C)Hiuen Tsang

(D)Fa-hien

Ans. (C)Hiuen Tsang

13) The Second Session of the Indian National Congress (IN(C)was at

(A)Kolkata

(B)Surat

(C)Mumbai

(D)Delhi

Ans. (A)Kolkata

14) Young India is a journal published by

(A)Subash Chandra Bose

(B)Gandhi

(C)Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

(D)Swami Vivekananda

Ans. (B)Gandhi

15) Who started the ‘Home Rule’ Movement?

(A)Sarojini Naidu

(B)Mohammad Mi Jinnah

(C)Annie Besant

(D)Gopalakrishna Gokhale

Ans. . (C)Anne Besant

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History GK Questions for Postal/Sorting Assistant Exam

1) Tripitakas are sacred books of?

(A) Buddhists         

(B) Hindus

(C) Jains       

(D) None of the above

2) The title given by the British Government to Mahatma Gandhi which he surrendered during the non-cooperation movement was

(A) Hind Keasri

(B) Kaiser-e-Hind

(C) Rai Bahadur

(D) Rt. Honorable

3) The Vedic deity Indra was the Goddess of

(A) Wind

(B) Eternity

(C) Rain and thunder

(D) Fire

4) Under whose leadership was the all India Muslim League set up?

(A) Mohammed Ali Jinnah

(B) Sayyid Ahmed Khan

(C) Aga Khan

(D) All of the above

5) The Uprising of 1857 was described as the first Indian war of Independence by

(A) S.N. Sen

(B) R.C Mazumdar

(C) B.G. Tilak

(D) V.D Savakar

6) The two principles monuments of Alaud-din Khilji's reign - the Jama at Kana Masjid and Alai Darwaza - were constructed at

(A) Agra      

(B) Delhi

(C) Dhar      

(D) Gulbarga

7) The Vijayanagara king who employed skilled archers of the Turkish clan and raised the fighting capacity of his bowmen was

(A) Bukka I

(B) Devaraya I

(C) Krishnadevaraya

(D) Ramaraya

8) The title of 'Viceroy' was added to the office of the Governor-General of India for the first time in

(A) 1848 AD

(B) 1856 AD

(C) 1858 AD

(D) 1862 AD

9) To which king belongs the Lion capitol at Sarnath?

(A) Chandragupta

(B) Ashoka

(C) Kanishka          

(D) Harsha

10) Under an agreement with which of the following countries did Subhas Chandra Bose organize the Indian soldiers, taken as prisoners by the Axis Powers, into the Azad Hind Fauj?

(A) China    

(B) Germany

(C) Italy       

(D) Japan

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