Previous Year History Questions for SSC CGL 2017

Q2. Yavanika or curtain was introduced in Indian theatre by which of the following? 
(a) Shakas
(b) Parthians
(c) Greeks
(d) Kushans

Q3.Who among the following were the first to invade India?
(a)Afghans
(b)Turks
(c)Arabs
(d)Mongols

Q4. Where did Lord Buddha breathe his last? 
(a) Rajgir
(b) Bodh Gaya
(c) Sarnath
(d) Kushinagar

Q5. Where is Brihadeshwar Temple situated? 
(a) Kanchi
(b) Madurai
(c) ShriShailan
(d) Tanjore

Q6. Which rulers built the Ellora temples? 
(a) Chalukya
(b) Sunga
(c) Rashtrakuta
(d) Pallava

Q7. The subject-matter of Ajanta Paintings pertains to 
(a) Jainism
(b) Buddhism
(c) Vaishnavism
(d) Shaivism

Q8. The words “SatyamevaJayate” in the State Emblem of India were taken from 
(a) Upanishads
(b) Sama Veda
(c) Rig Veda
(d) Ramayana

Q9. Which among the following ‘MATH’ is related with Buddhism? 
(a) Dakhma
(b) Chaitya
(c) Khangah
(d) Angeri

Q10. The HarappanCivilisation was discovered in the year: 
(a) 1935
(b) 1942
(c) 1901
(d) 1922

Q11. Ashoka called the Third Buddhist Council at 
(a) Pataliputra
(b) Magadha
(c) Kalinga
(d) Sarnath

Q12. The first muslim women who ruled Northern India was
(a) Razia Sultana
(b) Mumtaz
(c) Nurjahan
(d) None of the above

Q13. Which among the following is the sacred book of the Buddhists? 
(a) Upanishad
(b) Vedas
(c) Tripitaka
(d) Jatakas

Q14. Upto where did Chandragupta Maurya’s empire extend in the north-west? 
(a) Ravi river
(b) Indus river
(c) Satluj river
(d) Hindukush range

Q15. With whom is ‘Junagarh Rock Inscription’ associated? 
(a) Rudradaman
(b) Bimbisara
(c) Chandragupta II
(d) GautamiputraSatakarni