General Awareness History- SSC CGL Tier 1 previous year questions

Here is the compilation of all previous year question of General Awareness History – with answers.

SSC CGL 2019 Questions

Ques 1) The Badami Chalukyas first had their capital at __ before they moved it to Badami.

  1. Aihole
  2. Hubli
  3. Bijapur
  4. Pattadakal

Correct Answer : Aihole

Ques 2) was the first Muslim ruler whose empire covered almost the whole of India up to its extreme south.

  1. Jalal-ud-din Khilji
  2. Ghiyas ud din Balban
  3. Alauddin Khilji
  4. Feroz Shah Tughlaq

Correct Answer : Alauddin Khilji

Ques 3) Who among the following was a slave of Muhammad Ghori? He became the ruler after the death of his master and founded the Slave Dynasty.

  1. Qutub-ud-din Aibak
  2. Iltutmish
  3. Ghiyas ud din Balban
  4. Nasir-ud-din Mahmud

Correct Answer : Qutub-ud-din Aibak

Ques 4) Which was the first Muslim dynasty that ruled India?

  1. Khilji dynasty
  2. Tughlaq dynasty
  3. Lodhi dynasty
  4. Slave dynasty

Correct Answer : Slave dynasty

Ques 4) Who founded the Sayyid dynasty?

  1. Bahlul Khan
  2. Nizam Shah
  3. Khizr Khan
  4. Muhammad-bin-Farid

Correct Answer : Khizr Khan

Ques 5) The invasion of Delhi by Timur in __ A.D marked the end of the Tughlaq empire.

  1. 1452
  2. 1645
  3. 1215
  4. 1398

Correct Answer : 1398

Ques 6) Who among the following was one of the Governors during the reign of Alauddin Khilji?

  1. Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
  2. Shams-ud-din Iltutmish
  3. Jalal-ud-din Khilji
  4. Nasiruddin Mahmud

Correct Answer : Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq

Ques.7) Who amongst the following succeeded the Mughal throne in the year 1556?

  1. Shah Jahan
  2. Sher Shah Suri
  3. Akbar
  4. Jehangir

Correct Answer : Akbar

Ques.8) was the first and only Muslim woman to ever sit on the throne of Delhi.

Options:

  1. Fatima Al Fihri
  2. Razia Begum
  3. Shajarat Al Durr
  4. Gevher Sultan

Correct Answer : Razia Begum

Ques 9) Which one of the following was NOT a condition laid down in the Gandhi-Irwin Pact?

Options

  1. Removal of salt tax; allowing to produce, trade and sell legally
  2. Participation in the Round Table Conference by the Indian National Congress
  3. Withdrawal of tax on khadi production
  4. The Indian National Congress should stop the civil disobedience movement

Correct Answer : Withdrawal of tax on khadi production

Ques 10) The _ was a group of seven Members of Parliament from the United Kingdom,constituted to suggest constitutional reforms for British India.

  1. Hunter Commission
  2. Fraser Commission
  3. Simon Commission
  4. Sargent Commission

Correct Answer : Simon Commission

SSC CGL 2017 Questions

Question:1)Who has built the Vijay Stambha (Tower of Victory) in Chittorgarh?[08-AUG-2017 Shift-1]

Options:
1) Maharana Pratap
2) Rana Kumbha
3) Rana Sanga
4) Kunwar Durjan Singh

Correct Answer: Rana Kumbha

Question:2)Who raised the slogan “Swaraj is my birthright and I shall have it”?[08-AUG-2017 Shift-1]

Options:
1) Mahatma Gandhi
2) Subhash Chandra Bose
3) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
4) Lala Lajpat Rai

Correct Answer: Bal Gangadhar Tilak

Question:3)Who gave the slogan ‘Back to the Vedas (Vedo ki aur lauto)’?[08-AUG-2017 Shift-2]

Options:
1) Guru Nanank Dev Ji
2) Dayanand Saraswati
3) Swami Vivekananda
4) Raja Ram Mohan Roy

Correct Answer: Dayanand Saraswat

Question:4)Todarmal was the famous revenue minister of which Mughal Emperor?[08-AUG-2017 Shift-2]

Options:
1) Shah Jahan
2) Bahadur Shah Jafar
3) Akbar
4) Aurangzeb

Correct Answer: Akbar

Question:5)Who was given the title of “The Ambassador of Hindu – Muslim Unity” for being the architect and mastermind of the historic Lucknow Pact?[08-AUG-2017 Shift-3]

Options:
1) Sir Sayyad Ahmad Khan
2) Fazl-ul-Haq
3) Syed Mohammad Sharfuddin Quadri
4) Muhammad Ali Jinnah

Correct Answer: Muhammad Ali Jinnah

Question:6)What is the name of the court poet of King Harshavardhana?[08-AUG-2017 Shift-3]

Options:
1) Tulsidas
2) Banabhatta
3) Surdas
4) Raskhan

Correct Answer: Banabhatta

Question:7)Which one is the correct chronological order of the following events?[09-AUG-2017 Shift-1]

 I. Quit India Movement

 II. Shimla Conference

 III. Poona Pact

 IV. Cabinet Mission

Options:
1) II, IV, I, III
2) III, IV,II, I
3) III, I, II, IV
4) IV, II, III, I 

Correct Answer: III, I, II, IV 

Question:8) In 1917, which movement was launched by Mahatma Gandhi from Champaran?[09-AUG-2017 Shift-1]

Options:
1) Satyagraha
2) Non co-operation movement
3) Quit India movement
4) Swadeshi Movement

Correct Answer: Satyagraha

Question:9) Who built the Konark”s Sun Temple? [09-AUG-2017 Shift-2]

Options:
1) Anantavarman Chodaganga Deva
2) Narasimhadeva I
3) Kapilendra Deva Routaray
4) Purushottam Dev

Correct Answer: Narasimhadeva I

Question:10)Who was the first Governor General of Bengal? [09-AUG-2017 Shift-2]

Options:
1) Robert Clive
2) William Bentick
3) Warren Hastings
4) Charles Cornawallis

Correct Answer: Warren Hastings

Question:11)Who was the founder of Banaras Hindu University? [09-AUG-2017 Shift-3]

Options:
1) Sukumar Dutt
2) Madan Mohan Malvia
3) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
4) Motilal Nehru

Correct Answer: Madan Mohan Malvia

Question:12)The second Battle of Tarain was fought between __________. [09-AUG-2017 Shift-3]

Options:
1) Alexander and Porus
2) Jai Chand and Mohammed Ghori
3) Akbar and Hemu
4) Mohammed Ghori and Prithviraj Chauhan

Correct Answer: Mohammed Ghori and Prithviraj Chauhan

Question:13) Which among the following Mughal Emperor was illiterate? [10-AUG-2017 Shift-1]

Options:
1) Shah Jahan
2) Aurangzeb
3) Akbar
4) Jahangir

Correct Answer: Akbar

Question:14)Where was the ‘Azad Hind Fauj’ founded?[10-AUG-2017 Shift-1]

Options:
1) Singapore
2) Thailand
3) Britain
4) Italy

Correct Answer: Singapore

Question:15)Who led the Bardoli Satyagraha movement?[10-AUG-2017 Shift-2]

Options:
1) Mahatma Gandhi
2) Rabindra Nath Tagore
3) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
4) Chittaranjan Das

Correct Answer: Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

Question:16)Who is known as the ‘Father of Indian Unrest’?[10-AUG-2017 Shift-2]

Options:
1) Anant Singh
2) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
3) Bhagat Singh
4) Dadabhai Naoroji

Correct Answer: Bal Gangadhar Tilak

Question:17)Who amongst the following was the successor of Sikh Guru Har Krishan? [10-AUG-2017 Shift-3]

Options:
1) Guru Angad Dev
2) Guru Tegh Bahadur
3) Guru Hargobind
4) Guru Amar Das

Correct Answer: Guru Tegh Bahadur

Question:18) Lord Cornwallis is known for _____.[10-AUG-2017 Shift-3]

Options:
1) permanent revenue settlement of Bengal
2) attacking the caste system
3) land revenue settlement of United States
4) ryotwari settlement of Madras

Correct Answer: permanent revenue settlement of Bengal

Question:19)Who was the founder of the Ghadar Party? [11-AUG-2017 Shift-2]

Options:
1) Basant Kumar Biswas
2) Sohan Singh Bhakna
3) Ram Prasad Bismil
4) Bhagat Singh

Correct Answer: Sohan Singh Bhakna

Question:20) In which year (in AD) was the East India Company established?[11-AUG-2017 Shift-2]

Options:
1) 1664
2) 1632
3) 1600
4) 1608

Correct Answer: 1600

Question:21) Which Sikh Guru initiated ‘The Khalsa’?[11-AUG-2017 Shift-2]

Options:
1) Guru Nanak Dev
2) Guru Gobind Singh
3) Guru Angad Dev
4) Guru Tegh Bahadur

Correct Answer: Guru Gobind Singh

Question:22)

[11-AUG-2017 Shift-3]

Options:
1) 1 – c, 2 – d, 3 – a, 4 – b
2) 1 – a, 2 – c, 3 – d, 4 – b
3) 1 – b, 2 – d, 3 – a, 4 – c
4) 1 – b, 2 – a, 3 – d, 4 – c

Correct Answer: 1 – b, 2 – d, 3 – a, 4 – c

Question:23) In which battle was Siraj ud–Daulah defeated by Lord Clive?[11-AUG-2017 Shift-3]

Options:
1) Battle of Plassey
2) Battle of Buxer
3) Battle of Panipat
4) Battle of Haldighati

Correct Answer: Battle of Plassey

Question:24)Which emperor wrote the play ‘Nagananda’ in Sanskrit language?[12-AUG-2017 Shift-1]

Options:
1) Prabhakaravardhana
2) Harshavadhana
3) Chandragupta II
4) Bindusara

Correct Answer: Harshavadhana

Question:25)

[12-AUG-2017 Shift-1]

Options:
1) 1-b , 2-a, 3-c , 4-d
2) 1-b , 2-a , 3-d , 4-c
3) 1-a , 2-b , 3-d , 4-c
4) 1-b , 2-d , 3-a , 4-c

Correct Answer: 1-b , 2-a , 3-d , 4-c

Question:26)– Who was the first female emperor of India?[12-AUG-2017 Shift-2]

Options:
1) Noor Jahan
2) Razia Sultana
3) Rani Rudrama Devi
4) Queen Didda

Correct Answer: Razia Sultana

Question:27)Who was the first Governor General of India?[12-AUG-2017 Shift-2]

Options:
1) Lord William Bentick
2) Lord Dalhousie
3) Lord Cornwallis
4) None of these

Correct Answer: Lord William Bentick

Question:28)Takshashila University was located between which two rivers?[12-AUG-2017 Shift-3]

Options:
1) Indus and Jhelum
2) Jhelum and Ravi
3) Beas and Indus
4) Satluj and Indus

Correct Answer: Indus and Jhelum

Question:29)Who is the most prominent god of ‘Rig Veda’?[12-AUG-2017 Shift-3]

Options:
1) Indra
2) Agni
3) Pashupati
4) Vishnu

Correct Answer: Indra

Question:30)Who shot dead John Saunders on 17th December 1927? [16-AUG-2017 Shift-1]

Options:
1) Bhagat Singh
2) Mangal Panday
3) Sukhdev
4) Bipin Chandra Pal Singh

Correct Answer: Bhagat Singh

Question:31)– Sardar Vallabhbai Patel was the leader of _______. [16-AUG-2017 Shift-1]

Options:
1) Bhoodan Movement
2) Rowlatt Satyagraha
3) Bardoli Satyagraha
4) Swadeshi Movement

Correct Answer: Bardoli Satyagraha

Question:32) Which act ended the “Trade Monopoly” of the East India Company?[16-AUG-2017 Shift-2]

Options:
1) Regulating Act of 1773
2) Pitt’s India Act of 1784
3) The Charter Act of 1833
4) The Charter Act of 1813

Correct Answer: The Charter Act of 1813

Question:33)

[16-AUG-2017 Shift-2]

Options
1) 1-c, 2-b, 3-a
2) 1-b, 2-c, 3-a
3) 1-b, 2-a, 3-c
4) 1-c, 2-a, 3-b

Correct Answer: 1-b, 2-c, 3-a

Question:34)ho was the pioneer of Chipko movement of 1973?[16-AUG-2017 Shift-2]

Options:
1) Sambaji
2) Baba Amte
3) Sunderlal Bahuguna
4) Medha Patkar

Correct Answer: Sunderlal Bahuguna

Question:35)The Poona Pact was signed between Mahatma Gandhi and __________.[16-AUG-2017 Shift-3]

Options:
1) Muhammad Ali Jinnah
2) Lord Irwin
3) Subhash Chandra Bose
4) B. R. Ambedkar

Correct Answer: B. R. Ambedkar

Question:36)Which Governor General abolished the ‘Sati System’ in India?[16-AUG-2017 Shift-3]

Options:
1) Lord Canning
2) Lord Ripon
3) Lord Wiliam Bentinck
4) Lord Dalhousie

Correct Answer: Lord Wiliam Bentinck

Question:37)– During their rule the British persuaded or forced cultivators in Madras to grow __________.[17-AUG-2017 Shift-1]

Options:
1) Jute
2) Tea
3) Sugarcane
4) Rice

Correct Answer: Rice

Question:38)The queen with the title Didda ruled over which part of India between 980 – 1003?[17-AUG-2017 Shift-1]

Options:
1) Avadh
2) Kashmir
3) Sindh
4) Bengal

Correct Answer: Kashmir

Question:39)Big landlords or warrior chiefs in the seventh century were acknowledged as _________ by the existing kings?[17-AUG-2017 Shift-2]

Options:
1) Rashtrakutas
2) Chalukya
3) Samantas
4) Brahmanas

Correct Answer: Samantas

Question:40)The Agra fort was built by ___________.[17-AUG-2017 Shift-2]

Options3
1) Shah Jahan
2) Akbar
3) Jahangir
4) Babur

Correct Answer: Akbar

Question:41) During their rule the British persuaded or forced cultivators in Punjab to grow __________.[17-AUG-2017 Shift-3]

Options:
1) Jute
2) Tea
3) Sugarcane
4) Wheat

Correct Answer: Wheat

Question:42)The Red fort in Delhi was the residence of emperors of which dynasty in the 16th century?[17-AUG-2017 Shift-3]

Options:
1) Rajput
2) Khalji
3) Tughluq
4) Mughal

Correct Answer: Mughal

Question:43)– During their rule the British persuaded or forced cultivators in Bengal to grow __________.[18-AUG-2017 Shift-1]

Options:
1) Jute
2) Tea
3) Sugarcane
4) Wheat

Correct Answer: Jute

Question:44)The Mongols under ___________ invaded Transoxiana in north-east Iran in 1219.[18-AUG-2017 Shift-1]

Options:
1) Timur Lang
2) Nadir Shah
3) Ahmed Shah Abdali
4) Genghis Khan

Correct Answer: Genghis Khan

Question:45) Indian Mughal paintings originated during the rule of which Mughal Emperor?[18-AUG-2017 Shift-1]

Options:
1) Humayun
2) Akbar
3) Jahangir
4) Shah Jahan

Correct Answer: Humayun

Question:46)Dara Shikoh was killed in conflict with his brother _______________.[18-AUG-2017 Shift-2]

Options:
1) Jahangir
2) Aurangzeb
3) Babur
4) Shah Jahan

Correct Answer: Aurangzeb

Question:47)The Arabic work of al-Biruni that gave an account of the subcontinent is called __________.[18-AUG-2017 Shift-2]

Options:
1) Kitab – Al Hind
2) Kitab – Al Bharat
3) Pustak – Al Hind
4) Pustak – Al Bharat

Correct Answer: Kitab – Al Hind

Question:48) Arrest of _________ in 1930 led to angry demonstrations in streets of Peshawar.[18-AUG-2017 Shift-3]

Options:
1) Abdul Ghaffar Khan
2) Abul Kalam Azad
3) Zakir Hussain
4) Muzaffar Ahmed

Correct Answer: Abdul Ghaffar Khan

Question:49)The _________ were the successors of Timur, the ruler of Iran, Iraq and modern-day Turkey.[18-AUG-2017 Shift-3]

Options:
1) Rajputs
2) Khaljis
3) Mughals
4) Tughluq

Correct Answer: Mughals

Question:50) Akbar was __________ years old when he became emperor.[19-AUG-2017 Shift-3]

Options:
1) 16
2) 19
3) 13
4) 10

Correct Answer: 13

Question:51)Sultan Mahmud was a ruler of_____.[19-AUG-2017 Shift-3]

Options:
1) Persia
2) Ghazni
3) Lahore
4) Arab

Correct Answer: Ghazni

Question:52)________ was imprisoned for the rest of his life by Aurangzeb.[20-AUG-2017 Shift-1]

Options:
1) Akbar
2) Shah Jahan
3) Jahangir
4) Babur

Correct Answer: Shah Jahan

Question:53)Name the Commission that came to India in 1928 to reform India’s constitutional system.[20-AUG-2017 Shift-1]

Options:
1) Rowlatt Act
2) Pitt’s India Act
3) Partition of Bengal
4) Simon Commission

Correct Answer: Simon Commission

Question:54) ________, succeeded to the throne of Ferghana in 1494 when he was only 12 years old.[20-AUG-2017 Shift-2]

Options:
1) Humayun
2) Akbar
3) Jahangir
4) Babur

Correct Answer: Babur

Question:55)Name the British General who was responsible for the Jallianwalla Bagh massacre.[20-AUG-2017 Shift-2]

Options:
1) Hastings
2) Cornwallis
3) Dyer
4) Dalhousie

Correct Answer: Dyer

Question:56) In 1916 Mahatma Gandhi travelled to _______________ to inspire the peasants to struggle against the oppressive plantation system.[20-AUG-2017 Shift-3]

Options:
1) Dandi
2) Sabarmati
3) Champaran
4) Chauri Chaura

Correct Answer: Champaran

Question:57)Mahatma Gandhi returned to India from ______________ in January 1915.[20-AUG-2017 Shift-3]

Options:
1) South Africa
2) England
3) USA
4) Russia

Correct Answer: South Africa

Question:58)According to the categories of land mentioned in the Chola inscriptions ___________ was known as the land for the maintenance of schools?[21-AUG-2017 Shift-1]

Options:
1) Vellanvagai
2) Brahmadeya
3) Shalabhoga
4) Devadana

Correct Answer: Shalabhoga

Question:59)Prince Salim was the name of the future Emperor _________.[21-AUG-2017 Shift-1]

Options:
1) Babur
2) Humayun
3) Jahangir
4) Akbar

Correct Answer: Jahangir

Question:60)According to the categories of land mentioned in the Chola inscriptions ___________ was known as the land donated to Jaina institutions?[21-AUG-2017 Shift-2]

Options:
1) Vellanvagai
2) Brahmadeya
3) Shalabhoga
4) Pallichchhandam

Correct Answer: Pallichchhandam

Question:61)Prince Khurram was the name of the future Emperor __________.[21-AUG-2017 Shift-2]

Options:
1) Shah Jahan
2) Jahangir
3) Babur
4) Akbar

Correct Answer: Shah Jahan

Question:62)In 1918, Mahatma Gandhi went to ______________ to organise a satyagraha movement amongst cotton mill workers.[21-AUG-2017 Shift-3]

Options:
1) Madras
2) Bombay
3) Surat
4) Ahmedabad

Correct Answer: Ahmedabad

Question:63)Murshid Quli Khan, Alivardi Khan and Sirajuddaullah were all nawabs of ___________?[21-AUG-2017 Shift-3]

Options:
1) Lucknow
2) Varanasi
3) Hyderabad
4) Bengal

Correct Answer: Bengal

Question:64)Who was the founder of the Theosophical Society?[27 August 2016 Evening Shift]

Options:
1) Justice Ranade
2) Madam Blavatsky
3) Annie Besant
4) Bal Gangadhar Tilak

Correct Answer: Madam Blavatsky

Question:65)India recently signed land boundary agreement with which country?[27 August 2016 Evening Shift]

Options:
1) China
2) Nepal
3) Bhutan
4) Bangladesh

Correct Answer: Bangladesh

Question:66)In which year did the Kakori conspiracy case take place?[27 August 2016 Morning Shift]

Options:
1) 1925
2) 1924
3) 1926
4) 1927

Correct Answer: 1925

Question:67)The Taj Mahal is called ‘a dream in marble’. Which monument is called as ‘a dream in stone’?[27 August 2016 Morning Shift]

Options:
1) The Rang Mahal
2) The Panch Mahal
3) The Red Fort
4) The Bahai temple

Correct Answer: The Panch Mahal

Question:68)Which title, given by the British Government to Mahatma Gandhi, was surrendered during the non- cooperation movement?[28 August 2016 Morning Shift]

Options:
1) Hind Kesari
2) Rai Bahadur
3) Rt. Honourable
4) Kaiser-e-Hind

Correct Answer: Kaiser-e-Hind

Question:69)Who referred to Mahatma Gandhi as “Father of the Nation” for the first time?[28 August 2016 Morning Shift]

Options:
1) Jawaharlal Nehru
2) Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel
3) C. Rajgopalachari
4) Subhash Chandra Bose

Correct Answer: Subhash Chandra Bose

Question:70)What was the immediate cause of the Mutiny of 1857?[28 August 2016 Morning Shift]

Options:
1) The discontentment of the soldiers
2) The use of greased cartridges in the new Enfield Rifle
3) The social conditions of India
4) The introduction of railways and telegraphs

Correct Answer: The use of greased cartridges in the new Enfield Rifle

Question:71)Who introduced the “Doctrine of Lapse” to expand British territories in India?[28 August 2016 Morning Shift]

Options:
1) Lord Hastings
2) Lord Wellesley
3) Lord William Bentinck
4) Lord Dalhousie

Correct Answer: Lord Dalhousie

Question:72).Which of the following periodicals is not correctly matched with its editor?[29 August 2016 Morning Shift]

Options:
1) Bande Mataram:Aurobindo Ghosh
2) New India:Bipin Chandra Pal
3) Yugantar:Bhupendranath Dutta
4) Sandhya:Barindra Ghosh

Correct Answer: Sandhya:Barindra Ghosh

Question:73)Which of the following is not guaranteed by Indian Constitution?[29 August 2016 Morning Shift]

Options:
1) Right to Equality
2) Right of religious freedom
3) Right to Constitutional remedies
4) Right to free education for all

Correct Answer: Right to free education for all

Question:74)Which of the following institutions was not founded by Mahatama Gandhi?[31 August 2016 Morning Shift]

Options:
1) Sabarmati Ashram
2) Sevagram Ashram
3) Vishwa Bharti
4) Phoenix Ashram

Correct Answer: Vishwa Bharti

Question:75)The people of the Indus valley civilisation worshipped ____________________.[31 August 2016 Morning Shift]

Options:
1) Vishnu
2) Pashupati
3) Indra
4) Brahma

Correct Answer: Pashupati

Question:76)The Upanishads are the ‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌______________________ .[31 August 2016 Morning Shift]

Options:
1) Great Epics
2) Story Books
3) Source of Hindu Philosophy
4) Law Books

Correct Answer: Source of Hindu Philosophy

Question:77)Which dynasty was ruling in Vijaynagar empire at the time of the Battle of Talikota?[01 September 2016 Morning Shift]

Options:
1) Sangam
2) Aniridu
3) Tuluva
4) Saluva

Correct Answer: Tuluva

Question:78)Which of the following Sultans died while playing Polo or Chaugan?[01 September 2016 Morning Shift]

Options:
1) Qutb-ud-din Aibak
2) Balban
3) Iltutmish
4) Nasiruddin Muhammad

Correct Answer: Qutb-ud-din Aibak

Question:79)Who among the following did Gandhiji regard as his political Guru?[01 September 2016 Morning Shift]

Options:
1) Mahadev Desai
2) Dayanand Saraswati
3) Acharya Narendra Dev
4) Gopal Krishna Gokhale

Correct Answer: Gopal Krishna Gokhale

Question:80)Who was the first Englishman to appear in the Mughal Court during Jahangir’s reign?[01 September 2016 Evening Shift]

Options:
1) Paul Canning
2) Captain William Hawkins
3) William Edward
4) Ralph Fitch

Correct Answer: Captain William Hawkins

Question:81)Gandhiji’s ‘Satyagraha’ meant an attachment to the following two elements[01 September 2016 Evening Shift]

Options:
1) Knowledge and religion
2) Truth and non-violence
3) Truth and chastity
4) Love of motherland and hate for colonial masters

Correct Answer: Truth and non-violence

Question:82)Who among the following Sikh Gurus had laid the foundation of Amritsar?[02 September 2016 Evening Shift]

Options:
1) Guru Amar Das
2) Guru Ram Das
3) Guru Arjan Dev
4) Guru Har Govind

Correct Answer: Guru Ram Das

Question:83)In the 42nd Constitutional Amendment 1976, which word was added to the Preamble?[02 September 2016 Evening Shift]

Options:
1) Democratic
2) Equality
3) Secular
4) Socialist

Correct Answer: Secular

Question:84)Which monument is known as “The National Monument of India”?[02 September 2016 Evening Shift]

Options:
1) India Gate
2) Gateway of India
3) Raj Ghat
4) Red fort

Correct Answer: India Gate

Question:85)Which script was used in Ashoka’s inscriptions?[02 September 2016 Evening Shift]

Options:
1) Brahmi
2) Devanagiri
3) Gurmukhi
4) Sanskrit

Correct Answer: Brahmi

Question:86)Which of the following writers has called Akbar’s Din-i-Ilahi as a monument of his folly, not of wisdom?[03 September 2016 Morning Shift]

Options:
1) Badayuni
2) Vincent Smith
3) Barni
4) W.Haig

Correct Answer: Vincent Smith

Question:87)Which one of the following party was founded by Subhash Chandra Bose?[03 September 2016 Morning Shift]

Options:
1) Abhinav Bharat
2) Azad Hind Sena
3) Revolutionary Army
4) Forward Block

Correct Answer: Forward Block

Question:88)During whose Viceroyalty, the capital of India was shifted from Calcutta to Delhi?[03 September 2016 Evening Shift]

Options:
1) Lord Canning
2) Lord Harding
3) Lord Lytton
4) Lord Clive

Correct Answer: Lord Harding

Question:89)Who among the following was the court physician of Kanishka?[03 September 2016 Evening Shift]

Options:
1) Vasumitra
2) Nagarjuna
3) Charaka
4) Patanjali

Correct Answer: Charaka

Question:90)The veda which deals with the rituals is known as_____________ [03 September 2016 Evening Shift]

Options:
1) Rigveda
2) Yajurveda
3) Samaveda
4) Atharvaveda

Correct Answer: Yajurveda

Question:91)Which one of the following papers was edited by Gandhiji in South Africa?[04 September 2016 Morning Shift]

Options:
1) Indian Opinion
2) Harijan
3) Young Indiaा
4) Indian Mirror

Correct Answer: Indian Opinion

Question:92)Which of the following Act introduced separate electorates (communal representation) for Muslims?[07 September 2016 Morning Shift]

Options:
1) 1892 Act
2) Act of 1909
3) Reforms of 1919
4) Government of India Act of 1935

Correct Answer: Act of 1909

Question:93)Where is the Brihadeshwar temple, built during the Chola period, located?[07 September 2016 Morning Shift]

Options:
1) Mysore
2) Mahabalipuram
3) Tanjavur
4) Kanyakumari

Correct Answer: Tanjavur

Question:94)Who coined the slogan “Inquilab Zindabad”?[07 September 2016 Morning Shift]

Options:
1) Subash Chandra Bose
2) Balagangadhar Tilak
3) Bhagat Singh
4) Sukhdev

Correct Answer: Bhagat Singh

Question:95)Who gave the title ‘Nightingale of India’ to Sarojini Naidu ? [08 September 2016 Evening Shift]

Options:
1) Jawaharlal Nehru
2) Rabindranath Tagore
3) Rajendra Prasad
4) Mahatma Gandhi

Correct Answer: Mahatma Gandhi

Question:96)The Preventive Detention Act curtailed [10 September 2016 Evening Shift]

Options:
1) Right to Freedom
2) Right to Equality
3) Right to Property
4) Education Right

Correct Answer: Right to Freedom

Question:97)To which ganarajya Gautam Buddha belonged?[10 September 2016 Evening Shift]

Options:
1) Shibi
2) Shakya
3) Saurasena
4) Shabara

Correct Answer: Shakya

Question:98)Chachnama records the history of which conquest?[10 September 2016 Evening Shift]

Options:
1) Kushanas
2) Hunas
3) Arabs
4) Greeks Correct Answer: Arabs

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