History Quiz for SSC CGl/10+2 exam

1.Who was the first commoner to rule England under England’s only written constitution?

a) Oliver Cromwell

b) Charles de Gaule

c) Nicolous Copernus

d) Thomas Jefferson

2. Which is the largest rock-cut shrine in India?

a) Mahabodhi Temple

b) Kailash Temple

c) Jagannath Temple

d) Dilwara Temple

3. According to Hindi literature, period between 1050 and 1375 AD is called:

a) Bhaktiperiod

b) Virgathaperiod

c) Riti period

d) Modern period

4. Mughal Poetry

a) Danie Lak

b) Hadi Hasan

c) Majrul Hasan

d) D . Raghvan

5. Tenali Rama was in the court of:

a) Bahmani

b) Vijayanagra

c) Telengana

d) Maurya

6. Islamic architecture in India dates from:

a) 12th Century

b) 13th Century

c) 14th Century

d) 15th Century

7. The period of third Anglo-Mysore war:

a) 1799

b) 1790-92

c) 1780-84

d) 767-69

8. When was Indian Mirror published?

a) 1851

b) 1853

c) 1858

d) 1862

9. First educational reformer after independence:

a) ZakirHussain

b) Kothari

c) Ramakrishnan

d) Radhakrishnan

10.Which Governor General of India is credited for the suppression of thugi infanticide and abolition of Sati?

a) Lord William Bentinck

b) Lord Hasting

c) Lord Ellenborough

d) LordCurzon

ANSWER

1. a

2. b

3. b

4. a

5. b

6. b

7. b

8. d

9.  d

10. a