SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: History - 9 - SSC CGL MCQ

Nellore is situated in the state of Andhra Pradesh.
Located on the banks of river Pennar, this city is famous for being a distinct part of famous empires, such as Cholas, Kakatiyas, Golconda, Vijayanagara. Nellore is also famous for quality rice production and aqua (prawn and fish) culture. Nellore district is called the "Shrimp capital of India" due to its high production of cultured shrimp.

Bodh Gaya is a religious site and place of pilgrimage associated with the Mahabodhi Temple Complex in Gaya district of Bihar. It is famous as it is the place where Gautama Buddha is said to have obtained Enlightenment under what became known as the Bodhi Tree. Bodh Gaya is the most important of the main four pilgrimage sites related to the life of Gautama Buddha.

Shivaji was coronated on June 6, 1674 at Raigad Fort. The ceremony was conducted as per the shastras by Vishweshwar or Gaga Bhatta of Varanasi. Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj is known as a warrior king whose bravery and chivalry enriched the history of Maratha empire and made him one of the best kings in the region.

Dyarchy, also spelled diarchy, system of double government was introduced by the Government of India Act (1919) for the provinces of British India.

The Editor of "Young India" and "Harijan" was Mahatma Gandhi. Young India was a weekly paper or journal in English published from 1919 to 1931. In 1933 Gandhiji started publishing a weekly newspaper Harijan in English. Harijan, which means "People of God", and was also Gandhi's term for the untouchable caste - lasted until 1948

B.R. Ambedkar and Tej Bahadur Sapru took part in all the three round table conferences. Mahatma Gandhi took part in Second Round Table Conference.

Ilbari Turks = AD 1206-1290
Khilji dynasty = AD 1290 - 1320
Tughluk dynasty = AD 1320 - 1413
Sayyid dynasty = AD 1414 - 1450
Lodi dynasty = AD 1451 – 1526

The Servants of India Society was formed in Pune, Maharashtra, on June 12, 1905 by Gopal Krishna Gokhale, who left the Deccan Education Society to form this association

Mahatma Gandhi was profoundly influenced by the writing of Leo Tolstoy natable works of Tolstoy that is war and peace , The kingdom of God. Gandhiji used to read different books written by Leo Tolstoy for gaining knowledge and inspiration.

Upagupta (c. 3rd Century BC) was a Buddhist monk. According to some stories in the Sanskrit text Ashokavadana, he was the spiritual teacher of the Mauryan emperor Ashoka

The Lodi dynasty in India arose around 1451 after the Sayyid dynasty. The Lodhi Empire was established by Bahlol Lodi, the Ghizlai tribe of the Afghans

Pulakeshin II defeated Harshavardhana on the banks of Narmada in the winter of 618-619. Pulakeshin II entered into a treaty with Harshavardhana, with the Narmada River designated as the border between the Chalukya Empire and that of Harshavardhana. The defeat of Harshavardhana marked the end of the Pushyabhuti dynasty

Akbar remained illiterate and uneducated all his life. He had to occupy the throne at the early age of 13 years after the untimely death of his father Humayun. He reigned from 1556 to 1605 and extended Mughal power over most of the Indian subcontinent.

The doctrine of lapse was an annexation policy purportedly devised by Lord Dalhousie, who was the Governor General for the East lndia Company in lndia between 1848 and 1856.