Previous Year History Questions for SSC CGL 2017

Dear students, SSC CGL Tier-1 Exam is near, now you need to pace up your studies. In GA Section, generally, 5 to 6 questions are asked from HISTORY PORTION. So we are providing 15 previous year questions everyday. these questions will help in improving your GENERAL AWARENESS portion.

Q1. Who was the Delhi Sultan to impose Jizya even on the Brahmins?
(a) Ala-ud-din Khilji
(b) FiruzTughluq
(c) Muhammad Tughluq
(d) Balban

Q2. The famous Sun Temple at Konark was built by
(a) Prataparudra
(b) Anantavarman
(c) Narasimha-I
(d) Narasimha-II

Q3. The most powerful Peshwa was
(a) BalajiBajiRao
(b) BajiRao
(c) MadhavaRao
(d) BalajiVishwanath

Q4. When the rule of the Delhi Sultan began?
(a) 1106 A.D
(b) 1206 A.D
(c) 1306 A.D
(d) 1406 A.D

Q5. When did the reign of Delhi Sultanate came to an end?
(a) 1498 A.D.
(b) 1526 A.D.
(c) 1565 A.D.
(d) 1600 A.D.

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Q6. Who constructed Humayun’s tomb in Delhi?
(a) Babar
(b) Akbar
(c) Haji Begam
(d) Humayun

Q7. Who was the founder of Lodhi dynasty?
(a) Daulat Khan Lodhi
(b) SikandarLodhi
(c) BahlolLodhi
(d) Ibrahim Lodhi

Q8. The first Sultan of Delhi to is-sue regular currency and declare Delhi as the capital of his empire was :
(a) Iltutmish
(b) Alam Shah
(c) QutbuddinAibak
(d) Balban

Q9. Who was Akbar’s famous revenue minister?
(a) Tansen
(b) Todarmal
(c) RanaPratap Singh
(d) Humayun

Q10. Who was the first Vijayanagar ruler to wrest the important fort of Goa from the Bahamanis?
(a) RevaRayall
(b) Harihara I
(c) Harihara II
(d) Bukka I

Q11. When Mahatma Gandhi was arrested who among the following took over the leadership of Salt Satyagraha?
(a) VinobaBhave
(b) SardarVallabhBhai Patel
(c) Abbas Tyabji
(d) Maulana Abdul kalam Azad

Q12. Permanent Revenue settlement of Bengal was introduced by:
(a) Clive
(b) Hastings
(c) Wellesley
(d) Cornwallis

Q13. The first Indian selected for Indian Civil Service was :
(a) SurendraNathBanerji
(b) Sarojini Naidu
(c) LalaLajpatRai
(d) Satyendranath Tagore

Q14. Mahatma Gandhi was first arrested during ‘Satyagrah’ in the year-
(a) 1906
(b) 1908
(c) 1913
(d) 1917

Q15. “Go back to Vedas.” This call given by
(a) Ramakrishna Paramah-amsa
(b) Vivekananda
(c) JyotibaPhule
(d) DaynandSaraswati

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