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 every day. these questions will help in improving your GENERAL AWARENESS portion.

Q1. Who was the contemporary South Indian ruler of Harshavardhana?
(a) Krishnadevaraya
(b) Pulakeshin II
(c) Mayuravarma
(d) Chikkadevaraja Wodeyar

Q2. During the reign of Bindusara there was unrest at _______________.
(a) Ujjayani
(b) Pushkalavati
(c) Takshsila
(d) Rajagriha

Q3. The author of ‘Arthashastra’ was a contemporary of
(a) Ashoka
(b) Chandragupta Maurya
(c) Samudragupta
(d) Chandragupta Vikramaditya

Q4. Who built the Kailasanatha Temple at Ellora?
(a) Rajendra I
(b) Mahendra Varman I
(c) Krishna I
(d) Govinda I

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Q5. The word ‘Buddha’ means
(a) A Conqueror
(b) A Liberator
(c) A Enlibhtened one
(d) A Wanderer

Q6. Ajanta Caves were built during period of
(a) Gupta
(b) Kushana
(c) Maurya
(d) Chalukya

Q7. The first to invade India were the
(a) Aryans
(b) Greeks
(c) Persians
(d) Arabs

Q8. Who among the following Mughal rulers has been called the ‘Prince of Builders’?
(a) Akbar
(b) Jahangir
(c) Shah Jahan
(d) Babur

Q9. Who is considered founder of the Gupta Empire?

(a) Srigupta
(b) Samudra Gupta
(c) Chandra Gupta I
(d) Chandra Gupta II

Q10. One of the following Indus Valley sites is in Pakistan:
(a) Lothal
(b) Kalibangan
(c) Alamgirpur
(d) Harappa

Q11. The capital of the Yadava rulers was:
(a) Dwarasamudra
(b) Warangal
(c) Kalyani
(d) Devagiri

Q12. The capital city ‘Daydo” established by Kublai Khan is situated at—
(a) Samar qand
(b) Beijing
(c) Ulan Batto
(d) Alma Atta

Q13.”Rehla” was written by?
(a) Ibn Battuta
(b) kalidas
(c) Nikoli konti
(d) none of these

Q14.”My country my life” is written by ?
(a) Lal Krishn Advani
(b) Shobha Day
(c) Arundhati Bhattacharya
(d) none of these

Q15. The writer of Ram Charit Manas, Tulsidas, was related to which ruler?
(a) Chandragupta Maurya
(b) Nawab Vajid Ali Sah
(c) Harsha
(d) Akbar

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