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. The Mohemmadan Anglo-Oriental College at Aligarh was founded by
(a) Md. Ali Jinnah
(b) Mohammad Ali
(c) Saukat Ali
(d) Sir Syed Ahmed Khan
Q2. “India Wins Freedom” is the autobiography of
(a) Abdul Kalam Azad
(b) Muhammad Ali
(c) Zakir Hussain
(d) Syed Ahmad Khan
Q3. Which day was declared as the ‘Direct Action Day’ by the Muslim League?
(a) 3rd September, 1946
(b) 16th August, 1946
(c) 16th May, 1946
(d) 4th December, 1946
Q4. For which community were seats reserved by the Morley-Minto reforms?
(a) Jews
(b) Muslims
(c) Christians
(d) Sikhs
Q5. The Home Rule League was started by
(a) M. K. Gandhi
(b) B. G. Tilak
(c) Ranade
(d) K. T. Telang
Q6. The founder of the ‘Brahmo Samaj’ was
(a) Swami Dayananda Saraswati
(b) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
(c) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
(d) Swami Vivekananda
Q7. Muslim League was founded in the year
(a) 1900
(b) 1905
(c) 1906
(d) 1902
Q8. The first Viceroy of India was
(a) Lord Canning
(b) Lord Hardinge
(c) Lord Dalhousie
(d) Lord Elgin
Q9. Who was the advocate at the famous INA Trials?
(a) Bhulabhai Desai
(b) Asaf Ali
(c) Subhash Chandra Bose
(d) C. Rajagopalachari
Q10. In which year Salt Satyagraha took place?
(a) 1929
(b) 1930
(c) 1931
(d) 1932
Q11. The first telegraph line between Calcutta and Agra was opened in
(a) 1852
(b) 1853
(c) 1854
(d) 1855
Q12. When was the first passenger train run in India?
(a) January 1848
(b) April 1853
(c) May 1857
(d) April 1852
Q13. The 19th Century reawakening in India was confined to the
(a) Priestly class
(b) Upper middle class
(c) Rich peasantry
(d) Urban landlords
Q14. The ‘Doctrine of Lapse’ was first applied to the Princely State of
(a) Satara
(b) Jhansi
(c) Oudh
(d) Jaunpur
Q15. Who among the following controlled maximum trade in the western coastal region during 17th century?
(a) Portuguese
(b) Dutch
(c) The house of Jagat Seth
(d) Mulla Abdul Gaffar
Previous Year History Questions for SSC CGL 2017(solutions)
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