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 : 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 : 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 : 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 : 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 : 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 : 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 : 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 : 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
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 : 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 : 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 : 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 : On whose birth anniversary was the ‘Gram Uday se Bharat Uday Abhiyan launched? a. M.K. Gandhi b. Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru c. Dr. B.R.Ambedkar d. Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose
Last Answer : c. Dr. B.R.Ambedkar
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 : 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 : 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 : 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 : 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 : 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 : 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 : Who among the following was an illiterate ? (SSC CGL 2nd Sit. 2010) (a) Jahangir (b) Shah Jahan (c) Akbar (d) Aurangazeb
Last Answer : (c) Akbar
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 : Which of the following is called the 'shrimp capital of India'? (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2011) (a) Mangalore (b) Nagapatnam (c) Kochi (d) Nellore
Last Answer : (d) Nellore
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 : 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 : The call of "Back to the Vedas" was given by: (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2011) (a) Swami Vivekananda (b) Swami Dayanand Saraswati (c) Aurobindo Ghosh (d) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
Last Answer : (b) Swami Dayanand Saraswati
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 : The Greek ambassador sent to Chandragupta Maurya's Court was : (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2011) (a) Kautilya (b) Seleucus Nicator (c) Megasthenes (d) Justin
Last Answer : (c) Megasthenes
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 : 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 : 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 : 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 : 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 : Who described the Government of India Act, 1935 as a new charter of bondage? (1) Mahatma Gandhi (2) Rajendra Prasad (3) Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru (4) B. R. Ambedkar
Last Answer : (3) Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru Explanation: At the Faizpur Session of the Congress in December 1936, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, In his Presidential Address, referred to the Government of India Act 1935 as "The new ... said that the Congress was going to the Legislatures to combat the Act and seek to end it.
Description : Jallianwala incident took place at (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2015) (a) Lucknow (b) Surat (c) Amritsar (d) Allahabad
Last Answer : (c) Amritsar