SSC CGL/CHSL 2015:- HISTORY

1. Which sikh guru called himself ‘Sacha Badshah’?
A.Guru Gobind Singh
B.Guru Hargobind
C.Guru Teg Bahadur
D.Guru Arjan Dev

2. Fahien visited India during the reign of-
A.Chandragupta I
B.Chandragupta II
C.Kumargupta
D.Ramagupta

3. Who is regarded as the ‘father of history’?
A.Euclid
B.Plato
C.Herodotus
D.Socrates

4. ‘Cultural Revolution’ is related to-
A.France
B.Japan
C.Britain
D.China

5. Shalimar Bagh in Kashmir was built by-
A.Akbar
B.Jahangir
C.Shahjahan
D.Aurangzeb

6. Who is called the Napolean of India?
A.Kanishka
B.Chandragupta II
C.Samundragupta
D.Harshvardhan

7. The founder of Pala dynasty in Bengal was-
A.Darampal
B.Gopal
C.Mahipal
D.Devapal

8. The rulers of which dynasty started the practice of granting tax-free villages to Brahmanas and Buddhist Monks?
A.Satavahanas
B.Mauryas
C.Guptas
D.Cholas

9. The most important text of Vedic Mathematic is-
A.Satapatha Brahman
B.Altharva Veda
C.Sulva Sutras
D.Chhandogya Upnishad

10. A portuguese traveller – Vasco-Da-gama reached India in the year-
A.1489
B.1498
C.1538
D.1598

11. Gautam Budha passed away at the age of-
A.70
B.80
C.82
D.75

12. Shivaji- The great Maratha became the king of Maratha Empire in the year-
A.1627
B.1664
C.1680
D.1674

13. Budha was born at-
A.Kushinagar
B.Bodh Gaya
C.Kapilvastu
D.Vaishali

14. Who said ‘Man is a social animal’?
A.Plato
B.Aristotle
C.Rousseau
D.None of these

15. Mahavira passed away at the age of-
A.82
B.72
C.62
D.52

16. Who abolished Sati system?
A.Lord Lyton
B.Lord Curzon
C.Lord Dalhousie
D.Lord William Bentick

17. Awadh annexed in British Empire on the pretext of-
A.Mis-government
B.Doctrine of lapse
C.Subsidiary alliance
D.None of these

18. Who of the following propounded Din-E-Elahi.
A.Aurangzeb
B.Jahangir
C.Humayun
D.Akbar

19. The Harrapan Civilization flourished during-
A.Iron age
B.Paleolithic age
C.Neolithic age
D.Bronze age

20. Whose achievements are recorded on the Allahabad pillar inscription?
A.Chandragupta Maurya
B.Samundra Gupta
C.Vikramaditya
D.Skand Gupta

ANSWER

1.      B

2.      B

3.      C

4.      C

5.      B

6.      C

7.      B

8.      A

9.      C

10.  B

11.  B

12.  D

13.  C

14.  B

15.  B

16.  D

17.  A

18.  D

19.  D

20.  B