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SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: History - 3 - Question 1

Who was the founder of 'Vikramshila University'?      (SSC Subinspecter 2017)

Detailed Solution for SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: History - 3 - Question 1

Vikramshila was established by king Dharampala (783 to 820) in response to a supposed decline in the quality of scholarship at Nalanda.

SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: History - 3 - Question 2

When India got Independence, who was the Prime Minister of England?     (SSC Subinspecter 2017)

Detailed Solution for SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: History - 3 - Question 2

Clement Attlee was the Prime Minister of England when India got Indpendence.

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SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: History - 3 - Question 3

The Pallava dynasty had their capital at :     (SSC MTS 2017)

Detailed Solution for SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: History - 3 - Question 3

The Pallava Dynasty had their capital at Kancheepuram. It is an important pilgrim center for Hindu devotees and an important center of Tamil and Sanskrit studies.

SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: History - 3 - Question 4

Which of the following sultans adopted Persian customs and manners in court : (SSC MTS 2017)

Detailed Solution for SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: History - 3 - Question 4

Ghiyas Ud din Balban was the ninth Sultan of Mamluk dynasty of Delhi and He adopted Persian custom and manners in court.

SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: History - 3 - Question 5

Who convened the 'Congress of Vienna', 1815? (SSC MTS 2017)

Detailed Solution for SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: History - 3 - Question 5

Klemens Von Metternick Convened the ‘Congress of Vienna’ 1815.

SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: History - 3 - Question 6

Buland Darwaza is located in which fort?     (SSC MTS 2017)

Detailed Solution for SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: History - 3 - Question 6

Buland Darwaza or the “Gate of Magnificance”, was built in 1601 A. D. by Akbar to commemorate his victory over Gujarat. It is the main enterance to the place at Fatehpur Sikri.

SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: History - 3 - Question 7

Stories of Buddha's birth and his previous lives are contained in : (SSC MTS 2017)

Detailed Solution for SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: History - 3 - Question 7

The Jataka tales are a volumnous body of literature native to India concerning the previous births of Gautam Buddha, in both Human and Animal form.

SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: History - 3 - Question 8

Which of the following is considered as a port town of Indus Valley Civilization?    (SSC Stenographer 2017)

Detailed Solution for SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: History - 3 - Question 8

Lothal is a port town of Indus Valley Civilization where trade once flowes hed with other ancient civilizations

SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: History - 3 - Question 9

Krishnadevaraya was the ruler of which dynasty? (SSC Stenographer 2017)

Detailed Solution for SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: History - 3 - Question 9

Krishnadevaraya was the ruler of Vijayanagra dynasty. Who reigned from 1509–1529.

SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: History - 3 - Question 10

The details of coronation ceremony are narrated in which of the following scripture?    (SSC Stenographer 2017)

Detailed Solution for SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: History - 3 - Question 10

Aitareya Brahmana of the Rig veda has the details of the coronation ceremony.

SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: History - 3 - Question 11

Which among the following is correctly matched?     (SSC Stenographer 2017)
(i) Shamse Siraj Asif - Tarikh-e-Firozshahi
(ii) Ziyauddin Barni - Tarikh-e-Muhammadi
(iii) Amir Khusarau -Tabakat-e-Nasiri
(iv) Ibn Batuta-Fatawa-e-jahandari

Detailed Solution for SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: History - 3 - Question 11

Shamse Siraj Atif–Tarikn–e–Firozshahi

SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: History - 3 - Question 12

The original name of 'Mahabharata' is     (SSC Stenographer 2016)

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The original name of Mahabharata is ' JAI SAMHITA'. It was naratted by Sage Ved Vyasa and written by Lord Ganesha. Originally, it had only 8,800 slokas. Later more slokas were added to it. Now, Mahabharata has 100,100 slokas.

SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: History - 3 - Question 13

Sir Eyre Coote was associated with which of the following?     (SSC Stenographer 2016)

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Lieutenant-General Sir Eyre Coote's victory at the Battle of Wandiwash is considered a decisive turning point in the struggle for control in India between Britain and France.

SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: History - 3 - Question 14

Which among the following is related to Sadr-us-Sadr?     (SSC Stenographer 2016)

Detailed Solution for SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: History - 3 - Question 14

Judicial administration is related to sadr-us-sadr.

SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: History - 3 - Question 15

Which among the following inscription is known as Prayaga Prashasti ? (SSC Stenographer 2016)

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Allahabad Pillar Inscription (PrayagPrashasti) was issued by Samudragupta and was composed by Harisena. It lists achievements of Samudragupta

SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: History - 3 - Question 16

Which of the following pair is NOT correctly matched?     (SSC Stenographer 2016)

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Afanasy Nikitin was a Russian merchant of Tver and one of the first Europeans to travel to and document his visit to India. He described his trip in a narrative known as "The Journey Beyond Three Seas". Whereas Samarkand is a city in south-eastern Uzbekistan and one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in Central Asia.

SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: History - 3 - Question 17

Which of the following Pacts sought to be resolved the Hindu - Muslim differences?     (SSC Sub. Ins. 2016)

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The Lucknow Pact is an agreement between the Indian National Congress (INC) and the All India Muslim League reached at a joint session of both the parties held at Lucknow in 1916.

SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: History - 3 - Question 18

In which of the following year the Gandhi-Irwin Pact was signed?     (SSC Sub. Ins. 2016)

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The Gandhi Irwin Pact was a political agreement signed by Mahatma Gandhi and the then Viceroy of India, Lord Irwin on 5 March 1931 before the second Round Table Conference in London.

SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: History - 3 - Question 19

The Vedic literature was composed between     (SSC Sub. Ins. 2016)

Detailed Solution for SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: History - 3 - Question 19

The Vedic Literature was composed between 2500 B.C. and 500B.C. The term Vedic literature means the four Vedas in their Samhita and the allied literature based on or derived from the Vedas. We classify the Vedic literature into the following categories: The four Vedas (the Rig, Sama, Yajur and Atharva) and their Samhitas, the Brahmanas attached to each Samhita, the Aranyakas, the Upanishads.

SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: History - 3 - Question 20

Who among the following was the Prime Minister of England when India was given independence?     (SSC Sub. Ins. 2016)

Detailed Solution for SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: History - 3 - Question 20

Clement Attlee was the prime minister of Britain at the time of Freedom of India from British control. India got freedom by the act of "The Indian Independence Act 1947" which partitioned British India into the two new independent dominions of India and Pakistan

SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: History - 3 - Question 21

How many times did Babur invade India before 1526 A.D.?     (SSC Sub. Ins. 2016)

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The first attack of Babur in India was on Bajaur in 1519 with 2000 horsemen. It was followed by capture of Bhira on Jhelum River in Punjab. Gun Powder was used for the first time during his expedition to Bajaur. His fifth and final expedition was in November 1525 which ended in 1526 with victory at Delhi.

SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: History - 3 - Question 22

Which of the following countries has become the first country in the world to receive funds from United Nations for its fast growing Solar Home Systems?     (SSC Sub. Ins. 2016)

Detailed Solution for SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: History - 3 - Question 22

Bangladesh has become the first country in the world to receive funds from United Nations for its fast growing Solar Home Systems.

SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: History - 3 - Question 23

In Indian architecture 'Surkhi' was introduced by     (SSC Sub. Ins. 2016)

Detailed Solution for SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: History - 3 - Question 23

In indian architecture surkhi was introduced by Sultanate Sultans.

SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: History - 3 - Question 24

Which battle led to the downfall of the Vijayanagar empire?     (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2016)

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The Battle of Talikota (26 January 1565), a watershed battle fought between the Vijayanagara Empire and the Deccan sultanates, resulted in a defeat of Vijayanagara, and ended in greatly weakening one of the greatest Indian Empires originating from Southern India before the Maratha Empire.

SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: History - 3 - Question 25

Who introduced Mansabdari system in India?     (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2016)

Detailed Solution for SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: History - 3 - Question 25

The mansabdari system was of Central Asian origin and it was first introduced by Babur in North India. But it was Akbar who institutionalized it in Mughal military set up and civil administration.

SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: History - 3 - Question 26

The ‘Cabinet Mission’ of 1946 was led by 1946    (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2016)

Detailed Solution for SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: History - 3 - Question 26

Cabinet Mission was composed of three Cabinet Ministers of England Sir Pethick Lawrence, Secretary of State for India, Sir Stafford Cripps, President of the Board of Trade;

Alexander, the First Lord of the Admiralty. The mission arrived on March 24, 1946. The objective of this mission was to Devise a machinery to draw up the constitution of Independent India. Make arrangements for interim Government. Thus the mission was like a declaration of India's independence.

SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: History - 3 - Question 27

What did Gandhiji meant by ‘Sarvodaya’?     (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2016)

Detailed Solution for SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: History - 3 - Question 27

Sarvodaya is a Sanskrit term meaning 'universal uplift' or 'progress of all'. The term was used by Mahatma Gandhi as the title of his 1908 translation of John Ruskin's tract on political economy, Unto This Last, and Gandhi came to use the term for the ideal of his own political philosophy.

SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: History - 3 - Question 28

Harsha moved his capital from _____ to ____.       (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2016)

Detailed Solution for SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: History - 3 - Question 28

Prabhakar Vardhana was the first king of the Vardhana dynasty with his capital at Thaneswar. His son Harshavardhana was ruled North India from 606 to 647 CE. At the height of Harsha's power, his Empire covered much of North and Northwestern India, extended East till Kamarupa, and South until Narmada River. Harshavardhana moved his capital from Thanesar to Kannauj.

SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: History - 3 - Question 29

A collective term used by the Jains for their sacred books is     (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2016)

Detailed Solution for SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: History - 3 - Question 29

The collective term given by the Jainas to their Sacred literature is called Agamas written in Prakrit.

SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: History - 3 - Question 30

Who propounded the "Doctrine of Passive Resistance"?     (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2016)

Detailed Solution for SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: History - 3 - Question 30

Doctrine of Passive Resistance is authored by Aurobindo Ghosh. It is based on a series of articles by Aurobindo Ghosh which were published in April 1907 in the journal Bande Matram. The articles were written when the Bengal was burning with indignation after its partition October 16, 1905 by Viceroy Curzon. The main theme of the articles is the methods and ideology which could be adopted in face of oppression and injustice as perpetrated by the contemporary British rule in India.

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