Description : Simon Commission was boycotted by the nationalist leaders of India because: (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2011) (a) they felt that it was only an eyewash (b) all the members of the Commission were English (c) the members of the Commission were biased against India (d) it did not meet the demands of the Indians
Last Answer : (b) all the members of the Commission were English
Description : Identify the European power from whom Shivaji obtained cannons and ammunition: (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2011) (a) The French (b) The Portuguese (c) The Dutch (d) The English
Last Answer : (b) The Portuguese
Description : Seismic sea waves which approach the coasts at greater force are known as (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2010) (a) Tides (b) Tsunami (c) Current (d) Cyclone
Last Answer : (b) Tsunami
Description : Jallianwala incident took place at (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2015) (a) Lucknow (b) Surat (c) Amritsar (d) Allahabad
Last Answer : (c) Amritsar
Description : In 1939 Subhash Chandra Bose was elected as President of the Congress Party defeating (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2015) (a) Jawaharlal Nehru (b) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (c) V.B. Patel (d) Pattabhi Sitharamayya
Last Answer : (d) Pattabhi Sitharamayya
Description : The greatest king of the Pratihara dynasty was (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2015) (a) Bhoj (Mihir–Bhoj) (b) Dantidurga (c) Nagbhatta II (d) Vatsaraj
Last Answer : (a) Bhoj (Mihir–Bhoj)
Description : Who was the greatest ruler of the Satavahanas? (SSC CGL 2014) (a) Satkarni I (b) Gautamiputra Satkarni (c) Simuka (d) Hala
Last Answer : (b) Gautamiputra Satkarni
Description : The land measures of the Second Pandyan Empire was mentioned in (SSC CGL 2014) (a) Thalavaipuram Copper Plates (b) Uttirameru Inscription (c) Kudumiyammalai Inscription (d) Kasakudi Copper Plates
Last Answer : (a) Thalavaipuram Copper Plates
Description : Who built the Kailasanatha Temple at Ellora? (SSC CGL 2014) (a) Rajendra I (b) Mahendra Varman I (c) Krishna I (d) Govinda I
Last Answer : (c) Krishna I
Description : Which one of the following was the book written by Amoghvarsha, the Rashtrakuta King? (SSC CGL 2014) (a) Adipurana (b) Ganitasara Samgraha (c) Saktayana (d) Kavirajamarga
Last Answer : (d) Kavirajamarga
Description : Multan was named by the Arabs as (SSC CGL 2014) (a) City of beauty (b) City of wealth (c) City of gold (d) Pink cit
Last Answer : (c) City of gold
Description : Which one of the following is not a sect of Buddhism? (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2013) (a) Mahayana (b) Hinayana (c) Digambar (d) Theravad
Last Answer : (c) Digambar
Description : What Satyagraha was held at Nagpur in 1923? (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2013) (a) Salt Satyagraha (b) Individual Satyagraha (c) Ryots Satyagraha (d) Flag Satyagraha
Last Answer : (d) Flag Satyagraha
Description : Who gave the title of "Sardar" to Ballabh Bhai Patel? (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2013) (a) Mahatma Gandhi (b) Vinoba Bhave (c) Women of Bardoli (d) Peasants of Gujrat
Last Answer : (a) Mahatma Gandhi
Description : Where did Aurangzeb die? (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2013) (a) Pune (b) Aurangabad (c) Ahmad Nagar (d) Mumbai
Last Answer : (c) Ahmad Nagar
Description : The first Indian Satellite Aryabhatta was launched in (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2013) (a) 1972 (b) 1975 (c) 1977 (d) 1979
Last Answer : (b) 1975
Description : Who established the Indian Civil Liberties Union in 1936? (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2013) (a) Subhash Chandra Bose (b) Bal Gangadhar Tilak (c) Jawahar Lal Nehru (d) Rajendra Prasad
Last Answer : (c) Jawahar Lal Nehru
Description : Which General, who commanded the British forces against the Americans in their War of Independence later became Governor-General of India ? (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2013) (a) Dalhousie (b) William Bentinck (c) Wellesley (d) Cornwallis
Last Answer : (b) William Bentinck
Description : The Bolshevik Revolution of Russia symbolized following: (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2013) (a) coming of the Communist Rule (b) establishment of Republic of Russia (c) establishment of Democracy in Russia (d) overthrow of Romanov Dynasty
Last Answer : (a) coming of the Communist Rule
Description : The Gandharva School of art is also known as the (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2013) (a) Buddhist-Roman art (b) Dravidian-Roman art (c) Greco-Roman art (d) Greco-Roman-Buddhist art
Last Answer : (d) Greco-Roman-Buddhist art
Description : The founder of the Lodi Dynasty was (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2013) (a) Bahlol Lodi (b) Sikandar Shah Lodi (c) Jalal Khan Lodi (d) Ibrahim Lodi
Last Answer : (a) Bahlol Lodi
Description : Which of the following movements saw the biggest peasant guerilla war on the eve of independence? (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2013) (a) Punnapra Vayalar Movement (b) Telangana Movement (c) Noakhali Movement
Last Answer : (b) Telangana Movement
Description : Which one of the following statements is not true in respect of A.O. Hume? (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2013) (a) He founded the Indian National Congress. (b) He presided over the Congress Annual Sessions twice. (c) He was an ornithologist. (d) He was a member of the Indian Civil Service.
Last Answer : b) He presided over the Congress Annual Sessions twice.
Description : Pitts India Act of 1784 was a/an (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2013) (a) Ordinance (b) Resolution (c) White paper (d) Regulation Act
Last Answer : (b) Resolution
Description : The Uttaramerur inscription provides information on the administration of the (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2013) (a) Pallavas (b) Cholas (c) Chalukyas (d) Satavahanas
Last Answer : (b) Cholas
Description : Pulakesin II was the greatest ruler of the (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2013) (a) Chalukyas of Kalyani (b) Pallavas of Kanchi (c) Cholas of Tamil Nadu (d) Chalukyas of Badami
Last Answer : (b) Pallavas of Kanchi
Description : Who was called Lichchavi Dauhitra? (SSC CGL 2nd Sit. 2013) (a) Chandragupta I (b) Skandagupta (c) Kumaragupta (d) Samudragupta 53. Pulakesin II was the greatest ruler of the
Last Answer : (a) Chandragupta I
Description : Buddha, Dhamma and Sangha together are known as (SSC CGL 2nd Sit. 2013) (a) Triratna (b) Trivarga
Last Answer : (a) Triratna
Description : The Narendra Mandal or Chamber of Princes was inaugurated in 1921 by (SSC CGL 2nd Sit. 2013) (a) Lord Curzon (b) Lord Wellesley (c) Duke of Cannaught (d) Duke of Wellingdon
Last Answer : (c) Duke of Cannaught
Description : Which of the following tribes is associated with the “Tana Bhagat” movement? (SSC CGL 2nd Sit. 2013) (a) Uraon (b) Munda (c) Santhal (d) Kondadora
Last Answer : (a) Uraon
Description : Panchayati Raj System was implemented first in the pair of states (SSC CGL 2nd Sit. 2013) (a) Andhra Pradesh and Rajasthan (b) Assam and Bihar (c) Arunachal Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh (d) Punjab and Chandigarh
Last Answer : (a) Andhra Pradesh and Rajasthan
Description : Rowlatt Act 1919 was enacted during the period of (SSC CGL 2nd Sit. 2013) (a) Lord Chelmford (b) Lord William (c) Lord Minto (d) Lord Bentinck
Last Answer : (a) Lord Chelmford
Description : Where are the Todas found ? (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2013) (a) Madhya Pradesh (b) Tamil nadu (c) Rajasthan (d) Aruncachal Pradesh
Last Answer : (b) Tamil nadu
Description : From which of the following banks did Madan Mohan Malaviya take loans for financing "The Hindustan Times"? (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2013) (a) State Bank of India (b) Punjab National Bank (c) Bank of Maharashtra (d) Bank of Baroda
Last Answer : (b) Punjab National Bank
Description : What is the first sermon of Buddha called as ? (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2013) (a) Mahaparinivansutta (b) Brahmajalasutta (c) Dhammachakkapabattanasutta (d) Kachchayanagottasutta
Last Answer : (c) Dhammachakkapabattanasutta
Description : Who was the other Congress leader who joined with Motilal Nehru to start the Swaraj Party in 1923? (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2013) (a) G.K. Gokhale (b) B.G. Tilak (c) Chittaranjan Das (d) M.K. Gandhi
Last Answer : (c) Chittaranjan Das
Description : Who was the Viceroy of the time of Quit India Movement ? (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2013) (a) Lord Irwin (b) Lord Mountbatten (c) Lord Wavell (d) Lord Lin Lithgow
Last Answer : (d) Lord Lin Lithgow
Description : Who gave the title of "Mahamana" to Madan Mohan Malviya ? (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2013) (a) Bal Gandadhar Tilak (b) Dada Bhai Naurozi (c) Gopal Krishna Gokhale (d) Mahatma Gandhi
Last Answer : (d) Mahatma Gandhi
Description : The city of Prayag was named Allahabad - the city of Allah by (SSC CGL 2nd Sit. 2012) (a) Aurangzeb (b) Akbar (c) Shahjahan (d) Bahadur Shah Zafar
Last Answer : (b) Akbar
Description : Arrange the following in chronological order: (SSC CGL 2nd Sit. 2012) I. Dandi March II. Simon Commission III. Poona Pact IV. Gandhi Irwin Pact (a) II, I, III, IV (b) II, I, IV, III (c) IV, III, I, II (d) IV, III, II, I
Last Answer : (b) II, I, IV, III
Description : Who among the following first propounded the idea of Basic Education? (SSC CGL 2nd Sit. 2012) (a) Jawahar Lal Nehru (b) Raja Ram Mohan Roy (c) Mahatma Gandhi (d) Dayanand Saraswati
Last Answer : (c) Mahatma Gandhi
Description : The original name of Nana Phadnavis was (SSC CGL 2nd Sit. 2012) (a) Mahadaji Sindhia (b) Tukoji Holkar (c) Narayan Rao (d) Balaji Janardan Bhanu
Last Answer : (d) Balaji Janardan Bhanu
Description : Prithvi Raj Chauhan was defeated in the Second Battle of Tarain by (SSC CGL 2nd Sit. 2012) (a) Mahmud Ghazni (b) Muhammad Ghori (c) Qutbuddin Aibak (d) Yalduz
Last Answer : (b) Muhammad Ghori
Description : Who among the following was the First Viceroy of India? (SSC CGL 2nd Sit. 2012) (a) Lord Ripon (b) Lord Curzon (c) Lord Mountbatten (d) Lord Cannin
Last Answer : b) Lord Curzon
Description : The surgery that was practised in ancient India is known from the works of which of the following scholars ? (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2012) (a) Atreya (b) Sushruta (c) Charaka (d) Vagbhata
Last Answer : (b) Sushruta
Description : . Name the Mughal Prince, who translated Bhagavat Gita into Persian ? (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2012) (a) Dara Shukoh (b) Sulaiman Shukoh (c) Khusru (d) Murad
Last Answer : (a) Dara Shukoh
Description : Where did Buddha deliver his first sermon ? (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2012) (a) Sarnath (b) Rajagriha (c) Kapilavastu . (d) Bodh-Gaya
Last Answer : (a) Sarnath
Description : Prince of Pilgrims’ was the name attributed to (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2012) (a) Plutarch (b) Hiuen Tsang (c) Fa-Hien (d) I-Tsing
Last Answer : (b) Hiuen Tsang
Description : Who was the founder of the Aligarh Movement ? (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2012) (a) Syed Amir Ali (b) Maulvi Chiragh Ali (c) Sir Syed Ahmed Khan (d) Abdul Halim Sharar
Last Answer : (c) Sir Syed Ahmed Khan
Description : Non-violence as taught and practised by Mahatma Gandhi is rooted in the Indian Doctrine of (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2012) (a) Swaraj (b) Swadeshi (c) Satyagraha (d) Ahimsa
Last Answer : (d) Ahimsa