History · SSC CGL previous year questions

In 1908, __________ and Prafulla Chaki threw a bomb at a carriage that was occupied, they believed, by Kingsford, the unpopular judge of Muzzafarpur.

1. A.Bhagat Singh
2. B.Khudiram Bose
3. C.Rajguru
4. D.Jaitndranath Bose

Malik Ambar, who resisted Mughals in Deccan, was an able administrator of which state?

1. A.Bidar
2. B.Bijapur
3. C.Golconda
4. D.Ahmednagar

In which year was the Vernacular Press Act enacted in British India?

1. A.1876
2. B.1874
3. C.1872
4. D.1878

Who among the following Mauryan kings gave up war after the battle of Kalinga?

1. A.Chandragupta Maurya
2. B.Ashoka
3. C.Mahinda
4. D.Bindusara

Who among the following was the founder of the Aligarh Movement, which was largely responsible for the revival of Muslims in India?

1. A.Mirza Ghulam Ahmad
2. B.Muhammad Iqbal
3. C.Abdul Gaffar Khan
4. D.Sayyid Ahmad Khan

Sisodiya Rajput ruler of Mewar, Amar Singh accepted Mughal services during the reign of _________.

1. A.Akbar
2. B.Jahangir
3. C.Aurangzeb
4. D.Babur

The rule of the English East India company was ended in British India under the Government of India Act, ______.

1. A.1858
2. B.1857
3. C.1859
4. D.1856

Match the following countries with respect to their ranking on the Global Hunger Index 2022 out of 121 countries. Country Rank 1. India a. 99 2. Pakistan b. 107 3. Nepal c. 81

1. A.1 - c, 2 - a, 3 - b
2. B.1 - b, 2 - c, 3 - a
3. C.1 - a, 2 - b, 3 - c
4. D.1 - b, 2 - a, 3 - c

Name the French jeweller who travelled to India at least six times during the Mughal period.

1. A.Antonio Monserrate
2. B.Jean-Baptiste Tavernier
3. C.Seydi Ali Reis
4. D.Peter Mundy

Who led the English army in the Battle of Buxar?

1. A.Lord Clive
2. B.William Henry Sleeman
3. C.Hector Munro
4. D.Charles Eyrecoot

Which of the following reforming societies believed Vedas to be the fountain of all the knowledge?

1. A.Theosophical Society
2. B.Prarthana Samaj
3. C.Arya Samaj
4. D.Brahmo Samaj

Which of the following systems of the Delhi sultanate had a influence on the Bahmani and Vijayanagar kingdoms?

1. A.Walis
2. B.Cahalgani
3. C.Bitikchi
4. D.Iqtadari

During the reign of which of the following rulers did Hiuen Tsang, a Chinese traveller, come to India?

1. A.Chandragupta II
2. B.Samudragupta
3. C.Ashoka
4. D.Harshavardhana

What helps making the acidic food alkaline that is coming from the stomach?

1. A.Pepsin
2. B.Gastric juice
3. C.Hydrochloric acid
4. D.Bile juice

Who among the following was the slave-general of Alauddin Khilji, who led his army in the battle against Ramachandra of Devagiri?

1. A.Nusrat Khan
2. B.Malik Kafur
3. C.Ulugh Khan
4. D.Zafar Khan

‘BFSI’ stands for Banking, Financial Services and _____ in India. It is a broad term for industries that offer financial products and services.

1. A.Inflation
2. B.Investment
3. C.Insurance
4. D.Index Fund

The Vedic Aryans lived in the area called Sapt-Sindhu, which means area drained by seven rivers. One of the rivers among the seven is Jhelum. What was its ancient name?

1. A.Askini
2. B.Parushni
3. C.Vipash
4. D.Vitasta

Ryotwari system of revenue collection in India, introduced by the British, was based on the _______.

1. A.Smith’s theory of rent
2. B.Ricardian theory of rent
3. C.Malthusian theory of rent
4. D.Marx’s theory of rent

Who among the following was defeated in the battle of Chanderi in 1528?

1. A.Shershah Suri
2. B.Babur
3. C.Sikandar Lodi
4. D.Medini Rai

When was the Secretary of State for India made responsible for the Government of British India by bringing about changes in the Home Government?

1. A.1858
2. B.1833
3. C.1857
4. D.1813

____________ announced the bifurcation of the British Indian Empire into a secular India and Islamic Pakistan.

1. A.Lord Ripon
2. B.Lord Dalhousie
3. C.Lord Louis Mountbatten
4. D.Lord Curzon

The Shailendra kings who founded their empire in South-east Asia in the 8th Century AD were the followers of _____________.

1. A.Buddhism
2. B.Shaivism
3. C.Jainism
4. D.Hinduism

After the ______, Mahatma Gandhi called off the Non-Cooperation Movement.

1. A.Jallianwala Bagh massacre
2. B.Chauri Chaura incidence
3. C.Bengal partition
4. D.Round Table conferences

Who among the following gave up his traditional professions and took to arms, successfully established kingdom in Karnataka?

1. A.Vasudeva Kanva
2. B.Gurjara-Pratihara Harichandra
3. C.Pushyamitra Shunga
4. D.Kadamba Mayurasharman

The ________ and ________ determine the corridor for the daily movement in the weighted average call money rate.

1. A.Reverse repo, discount rate
2. B.Marginal standing facility, Reverse repo rate
3. C.Liquidity adjustment facility, repo rate
4. D.Bank rate, repo rate