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 : Which Governor General is associated with Doctrine of Lapse ? (SSC CGL 2nd Sit. 2010) (a) Lord Ripon (b) Lord Dalhousie (c) Lord Bentinck (d) Lord Curzon
Last Answer : (b) Lord Dalhousie
Description : Harshvardhana was defeated by (SSC CGL 2nd Sit. 2010) (a) Prabhakaravardhana (b) Pulakesin II (c) Narasimhasvarma Pallava (d) Sasanka
Last Answer : b) Pulakesin II
Description : The Lodi dynasty was founded by (SSC CGL 2nd Sit. 2010) (a) Ibrahim Lodi (b) Sikandar Lodi (c) Bahlol Lodi (d) Khizr Khan
Last Answer : (c) Bahlol Lodi
Description : The monk who influenced Ashoka to embrace Buddhism was (SSC CGL 2nd Sit. 2010) (a) Vishnu Gupta (b) Upa Gupta (c) Brahma Gupta (d) Brihadratha
Last Answer : b) Upagupta (c. 3rd Century BC) was a Buddhist monk. According to some stories in the Sanskrit text Ashokavadana, he was the spiritual teacher of the Mauryan emperor Ashoka.
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 : 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 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 : “Chauburji” in Lahore is one of the famous monuments belonging to the Mughal period. It was reportedly built as a gateway to a beautiful garden built for Princess Zebunissa. She was an accomplished daughter of which Mughal Emperor? A. Shah Jahan B. Akbar C. Jahangir D. Aurangzeb
Last Answer : ANSWER: D
Description : 93 “Chauburji” in Lahore is one of the famous monuments belonging to the Mughal period. It was reportedly built as a gateway to a beautiful garden built for Princess Zebunissa. She was an accomplished daughter of which Mughal Emperor? A. Shah Jahan B. Akbar C. Jahangir D. Aurangzeb
Description : Lahore “Chauburji” in Lahore is one of the famous monuments belonging to the Mughal period. It was reportedly built as a gateway to a beautiful garden built for Princess Zebunissa. She was an accomplished daughter of which Mughal Emperor? A. Shah Jahan B. Akbar C. Jahangir D. Aurangzeb
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 : 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 : 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 : The prose collection of the vedic poems are: (SSC CGL 2nd Sit. 2012) (a) Samhitas (b) Upanishads (c) Aranyakas (d) Brahmanas
Last Answer : (a) Samhitas
Description : Who was the teacher of Gautama Buddha? (SSC CGL 2nd Sit. 2012) (a) Panini (b) Alara Kalama (c) Kapila (d) Patanjali
Last Answer : (b) Alara Kalama
Description : Who favoured the Artic Home thoery of the Aryans? (SSC CGL 2nd Sit. 2012) (a) Pargiter (b) A. C. Das (c) B. G. Tilak (d) Jacobi
Last Answer : (c) B. G. Tilak
Description : The Asokan Edicts were deciphered first by: (SSC CGL 2nd Sit. 2012) (a) Sir John Marshall (b) Sir William Jones (c) Charles Wilkins (d) James Princep
Last Answer : (d) James Princep
Description : The treaty of Versailles restored Alsace-Lorraine to: (SSC CGL 2nd Sit. 2012) (a) Italy (b) Britain (c) France (d) Belgiun
Last Answer : (c) France
Description : Who of the following attended all the Three Round Table Conferences? (SSC CGL 2nd Sit. 2011) (a) B.R. Ambedkar (b) M.M. Malavia (c) Vallabhbhai Patel (d) Gandhiji
Last Answer : (a) B.R. Ambedkar
Description : The Editor of 'Young India' and 'Harijan' was (SSC CGL 2nd Sit. 2011) (a) Nehru (b) Ambedkar (c) Mahatma Gandhi (d) Subash Chandra Bose
Description : The System of Dyarchy was introduced in India in (SSC CGL 2nd Sit. 2011) (a) 1909 (b) 1935 (c) 1919 (d) 1945
Last Answer : (c) 1919
Description : Coronation of Shivaji took place in (SSC CGL 2nd Sit. 2011) (a) 1627 A.D. (b) 1674 A.D. (c) 1680 A.D. (d) 1670 A.D
Last Answer : (b) 1674 A.D
Description : Mention the place where Buddha attained enlightenment (SSC CGL 2nd Sit. 2011) (a) Sarnath (b) Bodh Gaya (c) Kapilavastu (d) Rajgriha
Last Answer : (b) Bodh Gaya
Description : Mahatma Gandhi was profoundly influenced by the writings of (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2010) (a) Bernard Shaw (b) Karl Marx (c) Lenin (d) Leo Tolstoy
Last Answer : (d) Leo Tolstoy
Description : Who was the founder of The Servants of India Society? (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2010) (a) G..K. Gokhale (b) M.G. Ranade (c) B.G. Tilak (d) Bipin Chandra Pal
Last Answer : (d) The Servants of India Society was formed in Pune, Maharashtra, on June 12, 1905 by Gopal Krishna Gokhale, who left the Deccan Education Society to form this association
Description : Arrange the following in chronological order : (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2010) 1. Tughlaqs 2. Lodis 3. Saiyids 4. Ilbari Turks 5. Khiljis (a) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 (b) 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 (c) 2, 4, 5, 3, 1 (d) 4, 5, 1, 3, 2
Last Answer : (d) 4, 5, 1, 3, 2
Description : Mahatma Gandhi was profoundly influenced by the writingsof (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2010)(a) Bernard Shaw(b) Karl Marx(c) Lenin(d) Leo Tolstoy
Description : Who was the founder of The Servants of India Society?(SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2010)(a) G..K. Gokhale(b) M.G. Ranade(c) B.G. Tilak(d) Bipin Chandra Pal
Last Answer : (d) Bipin Chandra Pal
Description : Arrange the following in chronological order :(SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2010)1.Tughlaqs2.Lodis3.Saiyids4.Ilbari Turks5.Khiljis(a) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5(b) 5, 4, 3, 2, 1(c) 2, 4, 5, 3, 1(d) 4, 5, 1, 3, 2
Last Answer : d) 4, 5, 1, 3, 2
Description : Which of the following cereals was among the first to be used by man? (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2012) (a) Rye (b) Wheat (c) Barley (d) Oat
Last Answer : (b) Wheat
Description : Who among the following British persons admitted the Revolt of 1857 as a national revolt? (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2011) (a) Lord Dalhousie (b) Lord Canning (c) Lord Ellenborough (d) Disraeli
Last Answer : (d) Disraeli
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 : 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