History questions for SSC-CGL

Q1.Who has established first East India Company in India:

a.       British

b.      Dutch

c.       Portuguese

d.      French

Q2.By which treaty Tipu Sultan cede his half of territory to British:

a.       Treaty of Madras

b.      Treaty of Mangalore

c.       Treaty of Mysore

d.      Treaty of Seringapatnam

Q3.Indigo revolt was led by:

a.       Iswar Roy

b.      Baba Ramchandra

c.       Bishnu Biswas

d.      Madari Pasi

Q4.Who has introduced Permanent Settlement system in Bengal and Bihar:

a.       John Shore

b.      Lord Cornwallis

c.       Waren Hastings

d.      Munro

Q5.Which of the following is not correctly matched:

                 Organisation                       Founder

a.       Atmiya Sabha                  - Raja Rammohan Roy

b.      Tattvabodhini Sabha      - Keshab Chandra Sen

c.       Theosophical Sociiety    - Col H.S. Olcott

d.      Prathana Samaj               --Atmaram Pandurang

Q6.Who has said “Indian National Congress represents only a microscopic minorities”:

a.       Lord Curzon

b.      Lord Dufferin

c.       Lord Cornwallis

d.      Lord Bentic

Q7.The only Indian National Congress session where Gandhi became the President was at:

a.       Ahmedabad

b.      Nagpur

c.       Belgaum

d.      Faizpur

Q8.Cabinet Mission was sent to India under whose British Prime miniterialship:

a.       Winston Churchill

b.      Clement Atlee

c.       Ramsay Macdonald

d.      Stanley Baldwin

Q9.Who was the first individual satyagrahi to be arrested during Individual Civil Disobedience:

a.       Sardar Patel

b.      J.L. Nehru

c.       Maulana Azad

d.      Vinoba Bhave

Q10.During which movement Gandhi used ‘Hunger Strike ‘ as a weapon for the first time:

a.       Champaran Satyagraha

b.      Kheda Satyagraha

c.       Ahmedabad mill Strike

d.      Rowlatt Satyagraha

Q11.During whose reign Huns attacked Gupta empire:

a.       Kumaragupta I

b.      Skandagupta

c.       Samudragupta

d.      Chandargupta II

Q12.Which of the following is incorrect:

Modern name                                 Rigvedic name

a.       Indus                                     --         Sindhu

b.      Beas                                      --         Vipas

c.       Jhelum                                   --        Vitasta

d.      Chenab                                 --           Parushni

Q13.The ‘Great Bath’ during Harappan civilization was found at:

a.       Harappa

b.      Lothal

c.       Mohenjodaro

d.      Kalibanga

Q14.Which of the following Pali literature contains ‘monastic code’:

a.       Sutta Pitaka

b.      Vinay Pitaka

c.       Abhidambh Pitaka

d.      Milindapanho

Q15.Vikramshila university was established by:

a.       Kumargupta I

b.      Bhattarka

c.       Dharmapala

d.      Ramapala

Q16.Buddha’s first sermon at Sarnath is known as:

a.       Mahabhinishkramana

b.      Mahaparinirvana

c.       Sambodhi

d.      Dharmachakra pravartana

Q17.The fourth Buddhist council was held at:

a.       Kashmir

b.      Patliputra

c.       Vaishali

d.      Rajgriha

Q18.Megasthenese(the Greek ambassador) came to India during whose reign:

a.       Bindusar

b.      Chandragupta Mauraya

c.       Chandragupta II

d.      Bimbisar

Q19.’Saka era’,which is used by Government of India was started by:

a.       Kanishka

b.      Rudradaman

c.       Nahapana

d.      Ushavasdeva

Q20.Which Mughal emperor has introduced portrait painting during his reign:

a.       Akbar

b.      Shahjahan

c.       Jahangir

d.      Aurangzeb

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