SSC CGL/CHSL :- HISTORY

HISTORICAL EVENT DATE VISE

1311-04-24 – Gen Malik Kafur returns to Delhi after campaign in South India
1329-08-09 – Quilon the first Indian Diocese was erected by Pope John XXII and Jordanus was appointed the first Bishop
1459-05-12 – Sun City India founded by Rao Jodhpur
1497-07-08 – Vasco da Gama departs for trip to India
1498-05-20 – Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama arrives at Calcutta India
1500-03-09 – Pedro Cabral departs with 13 ships to India
1502-02-12 – Vasco da Gama sets sail from Lisbon, Portugal on his second voyage to India.
1509-02-02 – The Battle of Diu takes place near Diu, India, between Portugal and Turkey.
1509-02-03 – The Battle of Diu, between Portugal and the Ottoman Empire takes place in Diu, India.
1542-05-06 – Francis Xavier reaches Old Goa, the capital of Portuguese India at the time.
1556-03-28 – Origin of Fasli Era (India)
1565-01-25 – Battle at Talikota India: Moslems destroy Vijayanagar’s army
1575-03-03 – Indian Mughal Emperor Akbar defeats Bengali army at the Battle of Tukaroi.
1597-08-20 – 1st Dutch East India Company ships returned from Far East
1600-12-31 – British East India Company chartered
1601-02-13 – John Lancaster leads 1st East India Company voyage from London
1602-03-20 – United Dutch East Indian Company (VOC) forms
1608-08-24 – 1st English convoy lands at Surat India
1609-03-25 – Henry Hudson embarks on an exploration for Dutch East India Co
1612-08-29 – Battle at Surat India: English fleet beats Portuguese
1614-04-05 – American Indian princess Pocahontas, daughter of chief Powhatan marries English colonist John Rolfe
1621-06-03 – Dutch West India Company receives charter for “New Netherlands” (NY)
1622-03-22 – 1st American Indian (Powhattan) massacre of whites Jamestown Virginia, 347 slain
1633-10-22 – Ming dynasty fight with Dutch East India Company that Battle of southern Fujian sea (1633), Ming dynasty won great victory.
1639-08-22 – Madras (now Chennai), India, is founded by the British East India Company on a sliver of land bought from local Nayak rulers.
1641-01-14 – United East Indian Company conquerors city of Malakka, 7,000 killed
1641-08-26 – West India Company conquerors Sao Paulo de Loanda, Angola
1643-12-25 – Christmas Island founded and named by Captain William Mynors of the East India Ship Company vessel, the Royal Mary.
1658-12-09 – Dutch troops occupy harbor city Quilon (Coilan) India

SSC CGL/CHSL :- HISTORY

Part-1

Important Facts of Indian History

History of Medieval India

● Made in the times of Bhoj, an idol of ‘Vakdevi’ is at present preserved in the British Museum.
● The Jain temples of Dilwara were constructed during the period of Parmars.
● In Udaipur Prashasti, Munj is entitled ‘Kavi Vrish’ due to his literary attainments.
● Qutubuddin was purchased as a slave in his childhood by Qazi Fakruddin Abdul Aziz Koofi.
● Qutubuddin did not issue coins or got ‘Khutba’ read in his name after accession to Delhi throne.
● Qutubuddin Aibak was buried at Lahore after his death.
● Iltutmish established the Shamsi dynasty.
● Iltutmish organized the group of his 40 slaves which is famous in history as Turkan-i-Chahalgami.
● Yalduz and Nasiruddin Qubacha were prominent rivals of Iltutmish.
● Iltutmish organized the ‘Iqta army’.
● Iltutmish issued the coins—‘Taka’ of silver and ‘Jeetal’ of copper.
● Iltutmish was the first Sultan who issued pure Arabic coins.
● On 18th February, 1229, the representatives of the Caliph of Baghdad came to Delhi and they gave the Investiture of the Caliph to Iltutmish. The Caliph thus accepted him as the Sultan of Delhi. Now Delhi became a free state legitimately.
● According to Barni, Balban organized his Court on the Iranian pattern.
● Balban started the system of ‘Sijda’ and ‘Paibos’ during his reign.
● Balban’s theory of kingship was based upon—Power, Prestige and Justice. His main objective was to maintain his control upon the administrative officials.
● The Mongol leader Changez Khan was known as the ‘Curse of God’.
● The coronation of Jalaluddin Feroz Shah was done in 1290 at the Kilokhari Apurna Palace built by Kaikubad.
● At the time of his accession on the Delhi Sultanate, Alauddin Khalji assumed the title of Abul Mujaffar Sultan Alauddinia and Deen Mohammad Shah Khalji.
● Jalaluddin Feroz Shah Khalji granted to Alauddin Khalji, the post of Amir-i-Tujuk.
● During Alauddin’s time approximately 75 to 80 per cent of the peasant’s produce was charged as tax.
● The main tasks of Diwan-i-Ariz were to recruit the soldiers, to disburse the salary, to well equip the army, to make arrangements for inspection and to proceed with the Commander-in-Chief in times of war.
● The main tasks of the Diwan-i-Insha was to draft royal orders and letters and to maintain the govt. records. He also conducted correspondence with the local officers.
● Alauddin Khalji introduced market reforms and fixed the prices of various items and goods.
● Munhiyan or detectives were appointed to keep a watch over the market and report the Sultan of the same.
● Barid-i-Mandi was an employee who informed the Sultan of the quality of the material sold in the market.
● ‘Khams’ was the war booty. The 4/5 of the loot was submitted to the royal treasury. Only 1/5 was distributed among the soldiers.
● Alauddin Khalji established a new department Diwan-i-Mustakharaj in order to check the corruption of Revenue department and to maintain control on the concerned officers.
● Qutubuddin Mubarak Shah rejected the rigid rules of Alauddin Khalji and pursued the policy of forgive and forget.
● Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq Ghazi was a Qaruna turk.
● Mohammad Tughlaq has been called, an unfortunate idealist

SSC CGL/CHSL :-MATHS

RATIO AND PROPORTION

RATIO AND PROPORTION

1.If A:B = 3:2 B:C= 4:3 then A:B:C=?
A.6:4:3
B.3:2:3
C.3:4:3
D.3:2:1

2.Ratio between two numbers is 3:2 and their difference is 225, then the smaller number is:
A.90
B.675
c.135
D.450

3.If 2x = 3y = 4z, then x : y : z is :
A.4:3:2
B.6:3:4
C.3:4:2
D.6:4:3

4.The mean proportion between 9 & 36 is:
A.22.5
B.1 8
C.6
D.3 6

5.The fourth proportion to 3,6,15 is :
A.15
B.30
C.5
D.18

6.Two numbers are in the ratio 7:9. If 12 is subtracted from each of them, the ratio becomes 3:5. The product of the numbers is:
A.432
B.567
C.1575
D.1263

7.What must be added to each term of the ratio 7:13 so that the ratio becomes 2:3?
A.1
B.2
C.3
D.5

8.A total amount of Rs. 1800 is to be divided among A,B and C in such a way that half of A’s part, one third of B’s part and one- fourth of C’s part is equal. The A’s part is :
A.Rs.400
B.Rs.600
C.Rs.800
D.Rs.900

9.A sum of Rs. 53 is divided among A,B,C in such a way that A gets Rs. 7 more than B and B to gets Rs. 8 more than C.Then the ratio of their shares is :
A.10:18:25
B.18:25:10
C.25:18:10
D.15:18:20

10.The ratio of number of boys and girls in a school of 720 students is 7:5. How many more girls should be admitted to make the ratio 1:1?
A.90
B.120
C.220
D.240

11.The ratio of the number of boys and girls at a party was 1:2 but when 2 boys and 2 girls left,the ratio became 1:3.Then the number of persons initially in the party was :
A.24
B.36
C.12
D.15

12.A sum of Rs. 3400 has been divided among A,B and C in such a way that A gets of what B gets and B gets of what C gets.Then, B’s share is:
A.Rs.600
B.Rs.340
C.Rs.400
D.Rs.500

13.Two numbers are in the ratio 3:5, If 8 is subtracted from each, then they are in the ratio 1:3. Then, the second number is:
A.15
B.20
C.4
D.12

14.The proportion of copper and zinc in brass is 13:7. How much zinc will be there in 100 kg of brass?
A.20 kg
B.35 kg
C.45 kg
D.50 kg

15.The ratio of the father’s age to son’s age is 4:1. The product of their ages is 196. The ratio of their ages after 5 years will be:
A.3:1
B.10:3
C.11:4
D.14:5

16.The ages of Manoj and Amit are in the ratio 2:3. After 12 years, their ages will be in the ratio 11:15. The age of Amit is:
A.32 years
B.40 years
C.48 years
D.56 years

17.Rs.780 is divided among 2 men, 6 women and 8 boys so that the share of a man, a woman and a boy are in the ratio 3:2:1. Then, how much does a boy get?
A.Rs.130
B.Rs.60
C.Rs.240
D.Rs.40

18.The ratio between the annual incomes of A and B is 5:4 and between their expenditures is 4:3. If at the end of the year, A and B respectively save Rs. 400 and Rs. 500, then the income of A is:
A.Rs.4,000
B.Rs.3,200
C.Rs.3,700
D.Rs.4,800

19.A bag contains one rupee, 50 paise and 25 paise coins in the ratio 5:7:9. If the total amount in the bag is Rs. 430, find the number of coins of 25 paise.
A.200
B.280
C.360
D.300

20.A mixture contains milk and water in the ratio 3:2. If 4 liters of water is added to the mixture, milk and water in the mixture becomes equal. The quantity of milk in the mixture in liter is?
A.18
B.4
C.6
D.12

Answer

1. a

2. d

3. d

4. b

5. b

6. b

7. d

8. a

9. c

10. b

11. c

12. a

13. b

14.b

15. c

16. c

17. b

18. a

19. c

20. d