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 Pinnacle  History 
 Sol.519.(d)  Kashmir  .  Amad  Shah  I  was 
 the  ?rst  independent  sultan  of  Gujarat  , 
 who  founded  Ahmedabad  (1411).The 
 Chogyal  (king  who  governs  with 
 righteousness)  Palden  Namgyal  Thodup 
 was  crushed  in  1975  and  Sikkim  merged 
 with  India  as  its  22nd  state.  King 
 Mahabali ruled over  Kerala. 
 Q.520.  During  the  rule  of  which  dynasty 
 were  Nalanda  and  Vikramashila 
 universities founded? 
 SSC CGL 13/04/2022(Evening) 
 (a) The Palas  (b) The Senas 
 (c) The Pratihara  (d) The Rashtrakutas 
 Sol.520.(a)  The  Palas.  Kumargupta 
 founded  Nalanda  University  in  the  5th 
 century  A.D.  Vikramashila  was 
 established  by  the  Pala  emperor 
 Dharmapala . 
 Q.521.  Chandannagar  was  established 
 as  a  French  colony  in  1673,  obtaining 
 permission  from______  the  then  Nawab 
 of  Bengal,  to  establish  a  trading  post  on 
 the right bank of the river Hooghly. 
 SSC CGL 18/04/2022 (Evening) 
 (a) Mansur Ali Khan 
 (b) Murshid Quli Khan 
 (c) Ibrahim Khan 
 (d) Mir Zafar 
 Sol.521.(c)  Ibrahim  Khan  .  French 
 Colonies  In  India-  Pondicherry,  Karaikal, 
 Yanam  (Andhra  Pradesh)  on  the 
 Coromandel  Coast,  Mahe  on  the  Malabar 
 Coast and Chandernagor in Bengal. 
 Q.522.  Ha?z  (Hafez)  was  a  ______ 
 century  poet  whose  collection  of  poems 
 is  known  as  'Diwan'  or  'Diwan-e-Ha?z'. 
 SSC MTS 05/10/2021 (Morning) 
 (a) 14th  (b) 15th  (c) 16th    (d) 17th 
 Sol.522.(a)  14th-century  '.  Hafez  was  an 
 Iranian  poet.  His  collection  of  poems 
 ‘Diwan’  is  in  Persian  language.  Most  of 
 the parts of ‘Diwan’ are Ghazals. 
 Q.523.  In  the  context  of  Su?  traditions, 
 what  is  the  meaning  of  the  word  'sama'? 
 SSC MTS 05/10/2021 (Evening) 
 (a) recitation of sacred songs 
 (b) Magical feat 
 (c) disciple 
 (d) Ashram 
 Sol.523  .  (a)  recitation  of  sacred  songs. 
 Su?sm  (  tasawwuf)  is  a  mystic  sect  of 
 Islam  that  emphasizes  introspection  and 
 spiritual  closeness  with  God.  They 
 believe  in  inner  purity  rather  than 
 external conduct and rituals. 
 Q.524.  ______  was  one  of  the  ?rst  Indian 
 rulers  to  lead  an  armed  rebellion  against 
 the  British  East  India  Company  in  1824 
 against  the  implementation  of  the 
 Doctrine of Lapse. 
 SSC MTS 07/10/2021 (Morning) 
 (a) Kittur Chennamma  (b) Titumir 
 (c) Jayi Rajaguru  (d)  Pazhassi Raja 
 Sol.524.(a)  Kittur  Chennamma  was  one 
 of  the  ?rst  Indian  rulers  to  lead  an  armed 
 rebellion  against  the  British  East  India 
 Company  in  1824  against  the 
 implementation of the Doctrine of Lapse. 
 Q.525.  Which  of  the  following  cities 
 became  the  capital  of  Bahamani 
 sultanate  immediately  after  its 
 foundation? 
 SSC MTS 08/10/2021 (Afternoon) 
 (a) Devagiri  (b) Daulatabad 
 (c) Asanabad  (d) Berar 
 Sol.525.(c)  Ahsanabad.  Bahamani 
 Sultanate  (Sunni  Muslim  empire  that 
 ruled  the  Deccan)  -  Founded  in  1347  by 
 ?Ala?  al-Din  Bahman  Shah.  Between  1490 
 and  1518  dissolved  into  the  ?ve 
 successor  powers  of  Bijapur, 
 Ahmadnagar, Golconda, Berar, and Bidar. 
 Q.526.  Vikramaditya  VI,  whose  biography 
 was  composed  by  his  court  poet  Bilhana, 
 was a ruler of ______ dynasty. 
 SSC MTS 11/10/2021 (Evening) 
 (a) Chalukya  (b) Ganga 
 (c) Rashtrakuta  (d) Pallava 
 Sol.526.(a)  Chalukya.  Vikramaditya  VI, 
 whose  biography  was  composed  by  his 
 court  poet  Bilhana,  was  a  ruler  of 
 Chalukya  dynasty.  The  Chalukya  dynasty 
 was  established  by  Pulakeshin  I  in  543 
 AD. 
 Q.527.  'Rang  Ghar',  one  of  Asia's  oldest 
 amphitheatres,  was  built  by  the  king  of 
 the ___dynasty. 
 SSC MTS 18/10/2021 (Evening) 
 (a) Sen   (b) Ahom  (c) Mughal   (d) Gupta 
 Sol.527.(b)  Ahom  Dynasty.  Rang  Ghar, 
 constructed  by  the  Ahom  King 
 Swargadeo Promotta Singha. 
 Q.528.  Who  among  the  following  was  the 
 founder  of  the  Bhakti  sect  named 
 'Pushtimarg'? 
 SSC MTS 20/10/2021 (Morning) 
 (a) Vallabhacharya  (b) Kabir 
 (c) Shankaracharya  (d) Ramanuja 
 Sol.528.(a)  Vallabhacharya  founded  the 
 Krishna-centered  PushtiMarg  sect  of 
 Vaishnavism  in  the  Braj  region  of  India, 
 and  the  philosophy  of  Shuddha  advaita 
 (Pure  Nondualism).  Pushtimarg  is  a  form 
 of Krishna worship for adoration. 
 Q.529.  Who among the following was the 
 founder  of  the  Suryavamsi  Gajapati 
 dynasty  that  ruled  parts  of  Orissa  and 
 Andhra  Pradesh  in  the  15th  century? 
 SSC MTS 26/10/2021 (Morning) 
 (a) Bhanu Deva  (b) Vasu Deva 
 (c) Surendra Deva     (d) Kapilendra Deva 
 Sol.529  .  (d)  Kapilendra  Deva  was  the 
 founder  of  the  Suryavamsi  Gajapati 
 dynasty  that  ruled  parts  of  Orissa  and 
 Andhra  Pradesh  in  the  15th  century 
 (1434–66 CE). 
 Q.530.  Which  city  was  the  capital  of  the 
 French Colony in India? 
 SSC MTS 26/10/2021 (Evening) 
 (a) Cochin  (b) Tuticorin 
 (c) Pondicherry  (d) Panjim 
 Sol.530.(c)  Pondicherry  .  Five  French 
 colonies  are  Pondicherry,  Karaikal  in 
 Tamil  Nadu  and  Yanaon  in  Andhra 
 Pradesh  on  the  Coromandel  Coast,  Mahe 
 in  Kerala  on  the  Malabar  Coast  and 
 Chandernagore in West Bengal. 
 Q.531.  Who  among  the  following  was  the 
 Nizam of Hyderabad in 1947? 
 SSC CGL 16/08/2021 (Morning) 
 (a) Mir Mahbub Ali Khan    (b) Osman Ali 
 (c) Akbar Ali Khan               (d) Nasir Jung 
 Sol.531.(b)  Osman  Ali  .  He  was  the  last 
 Nizam  (ruler)  of  the  Princely  State  of 
 Hyderabad.  He  ruled  the  Kingdom  of 
 Hyderabad between 1911 and 1948. 
 Q.532.  Which  of  the  following  is  the 
 meaning  of  ‘Pishtaq’  in  the  context  of 
 medieval Indo-Islamic Architecture? 
 SSC CGL 16/08/2021 (Morning) 
 (a) Dome  (b) Tall gateway 
 (c) True arch  (d) Water tank 
 Sol.532.(b)  tall  gateway.  Pishtaq  is  a 
 Persian/Farsi  word  that  means  ‘front  of 
 arch’.  It  is  a  rectangular  frame  around  an 
 arched  opening  of  a  building  like 
 mosques and palaces. 
 Q.533.  Prophet  Muhammad  founded  the 
 faith of Islam in the ______ century. 
 SSC CGL 24/08/2021 (Morning) 
 (a) sixth  (b) eighth  (c) seventh  (d) ninth 
 Sol.533  .  (c)  Seventh  century.  Islam  is  the 
 2nd  largest  religion  in  the  world.  Largest 
 religion - Christianity. 
 Q.534.  Who  among  the  following  was 
 appointed  as  the  curator  of  ancient 
 monuments in 1880? 
 SSC CHSL 15/04/2021 (Morning) 
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 Pinnacle  History 
 Sol.519.(d)  Kashmir  .  Amad  Shah  I  was 
 the  ?rst  independent  sultan  of  Gujarat  , 
 who  founded  Ahmedabad  (1411).The 
 Chogyal  (king  who  governs  with 
 righteousness)  Palden  Namgyal  Thodup 
 was  crushed  in  1975  and  Sikkim  merged 
 with  India  as  its  22nd  state.  King 
 Mahabali ruled over  Kerala. 
 Q.520.  During  the  rule  of  which  dynasty 
 were  Nalanda  and  Vikramashila 
 universities founded? 
 SSC CGL 13/04/2022(Evening) 
 (a) The Palas  (b) The Senas 
 (c) The Pratihara  (d) The Rashtrakutas 
 Sol.520.(a)  The  Palas.  Kumargupta 
 founded  Nalanda  University  in  the  5th 
 century  A.D.  Vikramashila  was 
 established  by  the  Pala  emperor 
 Dharmapala . 
 Q.521.  Chandannagar  was  established 
 as  a  French  colony  in  1673,  obtaining 
 permission  from______  the  then  Nawab 
 of  Bengal,  to  establish  a  trading  post  on 
 the right bank of the river Hooghly. 
 SSC CGL 18/04/2022 (Evening) 
 (a) Mansur Ali Khan 
 (b) Murshid Quli Khan 
 (c) Ibrahim Khan 
 (d) Mir Zafar 
 Sol.521.(c)  Ibrahim  Khan  .  French 
 Colonies  In  India-  Pondicherry,  Karaikal, 
 Yanam  (Andhra  Pradesh)  on  the 
 Coromandel  Coast,  Mahe  on  the  Malabar 
 Coast and Chandernagor in Bengal. 
 Q.522.  Ha?z  (Hafez)  was  a  ______ 
 century  poet  whose  collection  of  poems 
 is  known  as  'Diwan'  or  'Diwan-e-Ha?z'. 
 SSC MTS 05/10/2021 (Morning) 
 (a) 14th  (b) 15th  (c) 16th    (d) 17th 
 Sol.522.(a)  14th-century  '.  Hafez  was  an 
 Iranian  poet.  His  collection  of  poems 
 ‘Diwan’  is  in  Persian  language.  Most  of 
 the parts of ‘Diwan’ are Ghazals. 
 Q.523.  In  the  context  of  Su?  traditions, 
 what  is  the  meaning  of  the  word  'sama'? 
 SSC MTS 05/10/2021 (Evening) 
 (a) recitation of sacred songs 
 (b) Magical feat 
 (c) disciple 
 (d) Ashram 
 Sol.523  .  (a)  recitation  of  sacred  songs. 
 Su?sm  (  tasawwuf)  is  a  mystic  sect  of 
 Islam  that  emphasizes  introspection  and 
 spiritual  closeness  with  God.  They 
 believe  in  inner  purity  rather  than 
 external conduct and rituals. 
 Q.524.  ______  was  one  of  the  ?rst  Indian 
 rulers  to  lead  an  armed  rebellion  against 
 the  British  East  India  Company  in  1824 
 against  the  implementation  of  the 
 Doctrine of Lapse. 
 SSC MTS 07/10/2021 (Morning) 
 (a) Kittur Chennamma  (b) Titumir 
 (c) Jayi Rajaguru  (d)  Pazhassi Raja 
 Sol.524.(a)  Kittur  Chennamma  was  one 
 of  the  ?rst  Indian  rulers  to  lead  an  armed 
 rebellion  against  the  British  East  India 
 Company  in  1824  against  the 
 implementation of the Doctrine of Lapse. 
 Q.525.  Which  of  the  following  cities 
 became  the  capital  of  Bahamani 
 sultanate  immediately  after  its 
 foundation? 
 SSC MTS 08/10/2021 (Afternoon) 
 (a) Devagiri  (b) Daulatabad 
 (c) Asanabad  (d) Berar 
 Sol.525.(c)  Ahsanabad.  Bahamani 
 Sultanate  (Sunni  Muslim  empire  that 
 ruled  the  Deccan)  -  Founded  in  1347  by 
 ?Ala?  al-Din  Bahman  Shah.  Between  1490 
 and  1518  dissolved  into  the  ?ve 
 successor  powers  of  Bijapur, 
 Ahmadnagar, Golconda, Berar, and Bidar. 
 Q.526.  Vikramaditya  VI,  whose  biography 
 was  composed  by  his  court  poet  Bilhana, 
 was a ruler of ______ dynasty. 
 SSC MTS 11/10/2021 (Evening) 
 (a) Chalukya  (b) Ganga 
 (c) Rashtrakuta  (d) Pallava 
 Sol.526.(a)  Chalukya.  Vikramaditya  VI, 
 whose  biography  was  composed  by  his 
 court  poet  Bilhana,  was  a  ruler  of 
 Chalukya  dynasty.  The  Chalukya  dynasty 
 was  established  by  Pulakeshin  I  in  543 
 AD. 
 Q.527.  'Rang  Ghar',  one  of  Asia's  oldest 
 amphitheatres,  was  built  by  the  king  of 
 the ___dynasty. 
 SSC MTS 18/10/2021 (Evening) 
 (a) Sen   (b) Ahom  (c) Mughal   (d) Gupta 
 Sol.527.(b)  Ahom  Dynasty.  Rang  Ghar, 
 constructed  by  the  Ahom  King 
 Swargadeo Promotta Singha. 
 Q.528.  Who  among  the  following  was  the 
 founder  of  the  Bhakti  sect  named 
 'Pushtimarg'? 
 SSC MTS 20/10/2021 (Morning) 
 (a) Vallabhacharya  (b) Kabir 
 (c) Shankaracharya  (d) Ramanuja 
 Sol.528.(a)  Vallabhacharya  founded  the 
 Krishna-centered  PushtiMarg  sect  of 
 Vaishnavism  in  the  Braj  region  of  India, 
 and  the  philosophy  of  Shuddha  advaita 
 (Pure  Nondualism).  Pushtimarg  is  a  form 
 of Krishna worship for adoration. 
 Q.529.  Who among the following was the 
 founder  of  the  Suryavamsi  Gajapati 
 dynasty  that  ruled  parts  of  Orissa  and 
 Andhra  Pradesh  in  the  15th  century? 
 SSC MTS 26/10/2021 (Morning) 
 (a) Bhanu Deva  (b) Vasu Deva 
 (c) Surendra Deva     (d) Kapilendra Deva 
 Sol.529  .  (d)  Kapilendra  Deva  was  the 
 founder  of  the  Suryavamsi  Gajapati 
 dynasty  that  ruled  parts  of  Orissa  and 
 Andhra  Pradesh  in  the  15th  century 
 (1434–66 CE). 
 Q.530.  Which  city  was  the  capital  of  the 
 French Colony in India? 
 SSC MTS 26/10/2021 (Evening) 
 (a) Cochin  (b) Tuticorin 
 (c) Pondicherry  (d) Panjim 
 Sol.530.(c)  Pondicherry  .  Five  French 
 colonies  are  Pondicherry,  Karaikal  in 
 Tamil  Nadu  and  Yanaon  in  Andhra 
 Pradesh  on  the  Coromandel  Coast,  Mahe 
 in  Kerala  on  the  Malabar  Coast  and 
 Chandernagore in West Bengal. 
 Q.531.  Who  among  the  following  was  the 
 Nizam of Hyderabad in 1947? 
 SSC CGL 16/08/2021 (Morning) 
 (a) Mir Mahbub Ali Khan    (b) Osman Ali 
 (c) Akbar Ali Khan               (d) Nasir Jung 
 Sol.531.(b)  Osman  Ali  .  He  was  the  last 
 Nizam  (ruler)  of  the  Princely  State  of 
 Hyderabad.  He  ruled  the  Kingdom  of 
 Hyderabad between 1911 and 1948. 
 Q.532.  Which  of  the  following  is  the 
 meaning  of  ‘Pishtaq’  in  the  context  of 
 medieval Indo-Islamic Architecture? 
 SSC CGL 16/08/2021 (Morning) 
 (a) Dome  (b) Tall gateway 
 (c) True arch  (d) Water tank 
 Sol.532.(b)  tall  gateway.  Pishtaq  is  a 
 Persian/Farsi  word  that  means  ‘front  of 
 arch’.  It  is  a  rectangular  frame  around  an 
 arched  opening  of  a  building  like 
 mosques and palaces. 
 Q.533.  Prophet  Muhammad  founded  the 
 faith of Islam in the ______ century. 
 SSC CGL 24/08/2021 (Morning) 
 (a) sixth  (b) eighth  (c) seventh  (d) ninth 
 Sol.533  .  (c)  Seventh  century.  Islam  is  the 
 2nd  largest  religion  in  the  world.  Largest 
 religion - Christianity. 
 Q.534.  Who  among  the  following  was 
 appointed  as  the  curator  of  ancient 
 monuments in 1880? 
 SSC CHSL 15/04/2021 (Morning) 
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 (a) Alfred Foucher   (b) HH Cole 
 (c) John Marshall    (d) Rajendra Lal Mitra 
 Sol.534.(b)  HH  Cole  .  He  was  a  British 
 civil  servant  and  inventor  who  facilitated 
 many  innovations  in  commerce  and 
 Education. 
 Q.535.  Which  of  the  following  dynasties 
 made  Kanauj  (Kanyakubja)  its  capital 
 city? 
 SSC CHSL 15/04/2021 (Afternoon) 
 (a) Pala dynasty  (b) Pratihara dynasty 
 (c) Sena dynasty  (d) Chola dynasty 
 Sol.535.(b)  Pratihara  dynasty  was  an 
 imperial  power  during  the  Late  Classical 
 period  on  the  Indian  subcontinent  that 
 ruled  much  of  Northern  India  from  the 
 mid-8th  to  the  11th  century.  They  ruled 
 ?rst at Ujjain and later at Kannauj. 
 Q.536.  Which  part  of  India  did  the 
 Nizams of Asaf Jahi dynasty rule? 
 SSC CHSL 10/08/2021 (Morning) 
 (a) Western kingdoms  (b) Eastern states 
 (c) Deccan provinces    (d) Northern India 
 Sol.536.(c)  Deccan  provinces.  The  Asaf 
 Jahi  was  a  Muslim  dynasty  that  ruled  the 
 Kingdom  of  Hyderabad.  It  was  founded 
 by  Nizam  al-Mulk  who  was  intermittently 
 viceroy  of  the  Deccan  (peninsular  India) 
 under  the  Mughal  emperors  from  1713  to 
 1721  and  who  resumed  the  post  again 
 under the title Aaf Jah in 1724. 
 Q.537.  Who  among  the  following  was  a 
 Portuguese  writer  who  wrote  about  the 
 trade and society in South India? 
 SSC CHSL 10/08/2021 (Morning) 
 (a) Niccolao Manucci 
 (b) Francois Bernier 
 (c) Jean-Baptiste Tavernier 
 (d) Duarte Barbosa 
 Sol.537.(d)  Duarte  Barbosa  was  the 
 Portuguese  writer  who  visited  India 
 during  (1500-1516)  and  wrote  about  the 
 trade  and  society  in  South  India  in  his 
 manuscript,  ‘The  Book  of  Duarte 
 Barbosa’. 
 Q.538  .  Who  among  the  following  foreign 
 travellers  is  NOT  correctly  matched  with 
 their respective country they hail from? 
 SSC CHSL 12/08/2021 (Evening) 
 (a) Marco Polo – Italy 
 (b) Peter Mundy – China 
 (c) Ibn Battuta – Morocco 
 (d) Al-Biruni – Uzbekistan 
 Sol.538.(b)  Peter  Mundy  (Britain)  was  a 
 seventeenth-century  British  merchant 
 trader,  traveller  and  writer.  He  was  the 
 ?rst  Briton  to  record,  in  his  Itinerarium 
 Mundi,  tasting  Chaa  (tea)  in  China  and 
 travelled  extensively  in  Asia,  Russia  and 
 Europe. 
 Q.539.  Who among the following was the 
 ?rst Portuguese viceroy of India? 
 SSC CPO 23/11/2020 (Evening) 
 (a) Alfonso de Albuquerque 
 (b) Duarte de Menezes 
 (c) Francisco de Almeida 
 (d) Lopo Soares de Albergaria 
 Sol.539.(c)  Francisco  de  Almeida  was 
 the  ?rst  Portuguese  viceroy  of  India  in 
 1505.  He  was  given  the  credit  of 
 Portuguese  possession  in  India.  His 
 policy  was  to  maintain  a  strong  naval 
 army over the Indian ocean. 
 Q.540.  Who  among  the  following  did 
 NOT  belong  to  the  Rajput  kingdom  of 
 Marwar? 
 SSC CPO 24/11/2020 (Morning) 
 (a) Rao Jodha  (b) Rao Chanda 
 (c) Rana Kumbha   (d) Maldeva 
 Sol.540.(c)  Rana  Kumbha  was 
 associated  with  the  Mewar  Kingdom.  He 
 belonged  to  the  Sisodia  clan.  He  Built 
 Vijaya  Stambha  (dedicated  to  lord 
 Vishnu)  within  Chittor  Fort  in  1448  to 
 commemorate  his  victory  over  the  army 
 of  Malwa  led  by  Mahmud  Khalji  in  the 
 Battle of Sarangpur. 
 Q.541.  Kalinjar  Fort,  which  was 
 strategically  important  during  medieval 
 times, is located in: 
 SSC CPO 24/11/2020(Morning) 
 (a) Uttar Pradesh    (b) Rajasthan 
 (c) Punjab  (d) Sind 
 Sol.541  .  (a)  Uttar  Pradesh  (Banda 
 district).  Kalinjar  Fort  -  Built  by  the 
 Chandelas.  Main  attraction  of  Kalinjar  is 
 the  Neelkanth  Temple  built  by  Chandela 
 ruler Paramaditya Dev. 
 Q.542.  In  which  year  Sanchi  was 
 discovered  after  being  abandoned  for 
 nearly 600 years? 
 SSC CGL 03/03/2020 (Morning) 
 (a) 1818  (b) 1816   (c) 1820   (d) 1814 
 Sol.542  .  (a)  1818  .  It  was  discovered  in 
 1818  by  General  Taylor.  Sanchi  is  a 
 Buddhist  complex,  famous  for  its  Great 
 Stupa,  on  a  hilltop  at  Sanchi  Town  in 
 Raisen  District  of  the  State  of  Madhya 
 Pradesh, India. 
 Q.543.  Who  was  the  Governor  General  of 
 Bengal during the 3rd Anglo-Mysore war? 
 SSC CGL 06/03/2020 (Evening) 
 (a) John Macpherson 
 (b) 2nd Earl Cornwallis 
 (c) John Shore 
 (d) Warren Hastings 
 Sol.543.(b)  2nd  Earl  Cornwallis.  The 
 resultant war lasted three years and was 
 a resounding defeat for Mysore. 
 Q.544.  In  which  year  did  the  Portuguese 
 capture Goa? 
 SSC CGL 09/03/2020 (Morning) 
 (a) 1510 AD  (b) 1540 AD 
 (c) 1610 AD  (d) 1475 AD 
 Sol.544  .  (a)  1510  AD.  Portuguese 
 Governor  Afonso  de  Albuquerque 
 captured  Goa  (became  the  capital  of  the 
 Portuguese)  from  the  Adil  Shahis.  The 
 Portuguese  were  the  ?rst  European  to 
 come  (1498)  and  the  last  one  to  leave 
 India (1961). 
 Modern History 
 The Revolt of 1857 
 Q.545.  Who  among  the  following  leaders 
 led the Revolt of 1857 in Bihar? 
 SSC MTS 04/09/2023 (3rd Shift) 
 (a) Rajendra Prasad   (b) Devi Singh 
 (c) Rajkumar Shukla   (d) Kunwar Singh 
 Sol.545.(d)  Kunwar  Singh.  He  belonged 
 to  a  family  of  the  Ujjainiya  clan  of  the 
 Parmar  Rajputs  of  Jagdishpur  (Bhojpur). 
 The  Revolt  of  1857  is  known  by  several 
 names:  the  Sepoy  Mutiny,  the  Indian 
 Mutiny,  the  Great  Rebellion,  and  the  First 
 War  of  Independence  (by  Vinayak 
 Damodar Savarkar). 
 Q.546.  From  which  place  did  the  Revolt 
 of 1857 start? 
 SSC CHSL 04/08/2023 (1st shift) 
 (a) Agra  (b) Meerut 
 (c) Kanpur  (d) Delhi 
 Sol.546.(b)  Meerut  (10  May  1857).  The 
 Revolt  of  1857  -  Also  called  Sepoy 
 Mutiny  (By  the  British  Historians),  First 
 War  of  Independence  (by  Vinayak 
 Damodar  Savarkar).  Lord  Canning  was 
 the  British  Governor  general  during  the 
 revolt. 
 Q.547.  Nana  Sahib,  a  rebel  at  Kanpur 
 was  the  son  of  which  of  the  following 
 Peshwas? 
 SSC CGL 17/07/2023 (4th shift) 
 (a) Baji Rao I  (b) Balaji Baji Rao 
 (c) Baji Rao II  (d) Balaji Vishwanath 
 Sol.547.(c) Bajirao II  (10 January 1775 – 
 28  January  1851)  was  the  last  Peshwa  of 
 the  Maratha  Empire.  Leaders  and  Places 
 of  the  revolt  of  1857:  Kunwar  singh  - 
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 Pinnacle  History 
 Sol.519.(d)  Kashmir  .  Amad  Shah  I  was 
 the  ?rst  independent  sultan  of  Gujarat  , 
 who  founded  Ahmedabad  (1411).The 
 Chogyal  (king  who  governs  with 
 righteousness)  Palden  Namgyal  Thodup 
 was  crushed  in  1975  and  Sikkim  merged 
 with  India  as  its  22nd  state.  King 
 Mahabali ruled over  Kerala. 
 Q.520.  During  the  rule  of  which  dynasty 
 were  Nalanda  and  Vikramashila 
 universities founded? 
 SSC CGL 13/04/2022(Evening) 
 (a) The Palas  (b) The Senas 
 (c) The Pratihara  (d) The Rashtrakutas 
 Sol.520.(a)  The  Palas.  Kumargupta 
 founded  Nalanda  University  in  the  5th 
 century  A.D.  Vikramashila  was 
 established  by  the  Pala  emperor 
 Dharmapala . 
 Q.521.  Chandannagar  was  established 
 as  a  French  colony  in  1673,  obtaining 
 permission  from______  the  then  Nawab 
 of  Bengal,  to  establish  a  trading  post  on 
 the right bank of the river Hooghly. 
 SSC CGL 18/04/2022 (Evening) 
 (a) Mansur Ali Khan 
 (b) Murshid Quli Khan 
 (c) Ibrahim Khan 
 (d) Mir Zafar 
 Sol.521.(c)  Ibrahim  Khan  .  French 
 Colonies  In  India-  Pondicherry,  Karaikal, 
 Yanam  (Andhra  Pradesh)  on  the 
 Coromandel  Coast,  Mahe  on  the  Malabar 
 Coast and Chandernagor in Bengal. 
 Q.522.  Ha?z  (Hafez)  was  a  ______ 
 century  poet  whose  collection  of  poems 
 is  known  as  'Diwan'  or  'Diwan-e-Ha?z'. 
 SSC MTS 05/10/2021 (Morning) 
 (a) 14th  (b) 15th  (c) 16th    (d) 17th 
 Sol.522.(a)  14th-century  '.  Hafez  was  an 
 Iranian  poet.  His  collection  of  poems 
 ‘Diwan’  is  in  Persian  language.  Most  of 
 the parts of ‘Diwan’ are Ghazals. 
 Q.523.  In  the  context  of  Su?  traditions, 
 what  is  the  meaning  of  the  word  'sama'? 
 SSC MTS 05/10/2021 (Evening) 
 (a) recitation of sacred songs 
 (b) Magical feat 
 (c) disciple 
 (d) Ashram 
 Sol.523  .  (a)  recitation  of  sacred  songs. 
 Su?sm  (  tasawwuf)  is  a  mystic  sect  of 
 Islam  that  emphasizes  introspection  and 
 spiritual  closeness  with  God.  They 
 believe  in  inner  purity  rather  than 
 external conduct and rituals. 
 Q.524.  ______  was  one  of  the  ?rst  Indian 
 rulers  to  lead  an  armed  rebellion  against 
 the  British  East  India  Company  in  1824 
 against  the  implementation  of  the 
 Doctrine of Lapse. 
 SSC MTS 07/10/2021 (Morning) 
 (a) Kittur Chennamma  (b) Titumir 
 (c) Jayi Rajaguru  (d)  Pazhassi Raja 
 Sol.524.(a)  Kittur  Chennamma  was  one 
 of  the  ?rst  Indian  rulers  to  lead  an  armed 
 rebellion  against  the  British  East  India 
 Company  in  1824  against  the 
 implementation of the Doctrine of Lapse. 
 Q.525.  Which  of  the  following  cities 
 became  the  capital  of  Bahamani 
 sultanate  immediately  after  its 
 foundation? 
 SSC MTS 08/10/2021 (Afternoon) 
 (a) Devagiri  (b) Daulatabad 
 (c) Asanabad  (d) Berar 
 Sol.525.(c)  Ahsanabad.  Bahamani 
 Sultanate  (Sunni  Muslim  empire  that 
 ruled  the  Deccan)  -  Founded  in  1347  by 
 ?Ala?  al-Din  Bahman  Shah.  Between  1490 
 and  1518  dissolved  into  the  ?ve 
 successor  powers  of  Bijapur, 
 Ahmadnagar, Golconda, Berar, and Bidar. 
 Q.526.  Vikramaditya  VI,  whose  biography 
 was  composed  by  his  court  poet  Bilhana, 
 was a ruler of ______ dynasty. 
 SSC MTS 11/10/2021 (Evening) 
 (a) Chalukya  (b) Ganga 
 (c) Rashtrakuta  (d) Pallava 
 Sol.526.(a)  Chalukya.  Vikramaditya  VI, 
 whose  biography  was  composed  by  his 
 court  poet  Bilhana,  was  a  ruler  of 
 Chalukya  dynasty.  The  Chalukya  dynasty 
 was  established  by  Pulakeshin  I  in  543 
 AD. 
 Q.527.  'Rang  Ghar',  one  of  Asia's  oldest 
 amphitheatres,  was  built  by  the  king  of 
 the ___dynasty. 
 SSC MTS 18/10/2021 (Evening) 
 (a) Sen   (b) Ahom  (c) Mughal   (d) Gupta 
 Sol.527.(b)  Ahom  Dynasty.  Rang  Ghar, 
 constructed  by  the  Ahom  King 
 Swargadeo Promotta Singha. 
 Q.528.  Who  among  the  following  was  the 
 founder  of  the  Bhakti  sect  named 
 'Pushtimarg'? 
 SSC MTS 20/10/2021 (Morning) 
 (a) Vallabhacharya  (b) Kabir 
 (c) Shankaracharya  (d) Ramanuja 
 Sol.528.(a)  Vallabhacharya  founded  the 
 Krishna-centered  PushtiMarg  sect  of 
 Vaishnavism  in  the  Braj  region  of  India, 
 and  the  philosophy  of  Shuddha  advaita 
 (Pure  Nondualism).  Pushtimarg  is  a  form 
 of Krishna worship for adoration. 
 Q.529.  Who among the following was the 
 founder  of  the  Suryavamsi  Gajapati 
 dynasty  that  ruled  parts  of  Orissa  and 
 Andhra  Pradesh  in  the  15th  century? 
 SSC MTS 26/10/2021 (Morning) 
 (a) Bhanu Deva  (b) Vasu Deva 
 (c) Surendra Deva     (d) Kapilendra Deva 
 Sol.529  .  (d)  Kapilendra  Deva  was  the 
 founder  of  the  Suryavamsi  Gajapati 
 dynasty  that  ruled  parts  of  Orissa  and 
 Andhra  Pradesh  in  the  15th  century 
 (1434–66 CE). 
 Q.530.  Which  city  was  the  capital  of  the 
 French Colony in India? 
 SSC MTS 26/10/2021 (Evening) 
 (a) Cochin  (b) Tuticorin 
 (c) Pondicherry  (d) Panjim 
 Sol.530.(c)  Pondicherry  .  Five  French 
 colonies  are  Pondicherry,  Karaikal  in 
 Tamil  Nadu  and  Yanaon  in  Andhra 
 Pradesh  on  the  Coromandel  Coast,  Mahe 
 in  Kerala  on  the  Malabar  Coast  and 
 Chandernagore in West Bengal. 
 Q.531.  Who  among  the  following  was  the 
 Nizam of Hyderabad in 1947? 
 SSC CGL 16/08/2021 (Morning) 
 (a) Mir Mahbub Ali Khan    (b) Osman Ali 
 (c) Akbar Ali Khan               (d) Nasir Jung 
 Sol.531.(b)  Osman  Ali  .  He  was  the  last 
 Nizam  (ruler)  of  the  Princely  State  of 
 Hyderabad.  He  ruled  the  Kingdom  of 
 Hyderabad between 1911 and 1948. 
 Q.532.  Which  of  the  following  is  the 
 meaning  of  ‘Pishtaq’  in  the  context  of 
 medieval Indo-Islamic Architecture? 
 SSC CGL 16/08/2021 (Morning) 
 (a) Dome  (b) Tall gateway 
 (c) True arch  (d) Water tank 
 Sol.532.(b)  tall  gateway.  Pishtaq  is  a 
 Persian/Farsi  word  that  means  ‘front  of 
 arch’.  It  is  a  rectangular  frame  around  an 
 arched  opening  of  a  building  like 
 mosques and palaces. 
 Q.533.  Prophet  Muhammad  founded  the 
 faith of Islam in the ______ century. 
 SSC CGL 24/08/2021 (Morning) 
 (a) sixth  (b) eighth  (c) seventh  (d) ninth 
 Sol.533  .  (c)  Seventh  century.  Islam  is  the 
 2nd  largest  religion  in  the  world.  Largest 
 religion - Christianity. 
 Q.534.  Who  among  the  following  was 
 appointed  as  the  curator  of  ancient 
 monuments in 1880? 
 SSC CHSL 15/04/2021 (Morning) 
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 (a) Alfred Foucher   (b) HH Cole 
 (c) John Marshall    (d) Rajendra Lal Mitra 
 Sol.534.(b)  HH  Cole  .  He  was  a  British 
 civil  servant  and  inventor  who  facilitated 
 many  innovations  in  commerce  and 
 Education. 
 Q.535.  Which  of  the  following  dynasties 
 made  Kanauj  (Kanyakubja)  its  capital 
 city? 
 SSC CHSL 15/04/2021 (Afternoon) 
 (a) Pala dynasty  (b) Pratihara dynasty 
 (c) Sena dynasty  (d) Chola dynasty 
 Sol.535.(b)  Pratihara  dynasty  was  an 
 imperial  power  during  the  Late  Classical 
 period  on  the  Indian  subcontinent  that 
 ruled  much  of  Northern  India  from  the 
 mid-8th  to  the  11th  century.  They  ruled 
 ?rst at Ujjain and later at Kannauj. 
 Q.536.  Which  part  of  India  did  the 
 Nizams of Asaf Jahi dynasty rule? 
 SSC CHSL 10/08/2021 (Morning) 
 (a) Western kingdoms  (b) Eastern states 
 (c) Deccan provinces    (d) Northern India 
 Sol.536.(c)  Deccan  provinces.  The  Asaf 
 Jahi  was  a  Muslim  dynasty  that  ruled  the 
 Kingdom  of  Hyderabad.  It  was  founded 
 by  Nizam  al-Mulk  who  was  intermittently 
 viceroy  of  the  Deccan  (peninsular  India) 
 under  the  Mughal  emperors  from  1713  to 
 1721  and  who  resumed  the  post  again 
 under the title Aaf Jah in 1724. 
 Q.537.  Who  among  the  following  was  a 
 Portuguese  writer  who  wrote  about  the 
 trade and society in South India? 
 SSC CHSL 10/08/2021 (Morning) 
 (a) Niccolao Manucci 
 (b) Francois Bernier 
 (c) Jean-Baptiste Tavernier 
 (d) Duarte Barbosa 
 Sol.537.(d)  Duarte  Barbosa  was  the 
 Portuguese  writer  who  visited  India 
 during  (1500-1516)  and  wrote  about  the 
 trade  and  society  in  South  India  in  his 
 manuscript,  ‘The  Book  of  Duarte 
 Barbosa’. 
 Q.538  .  Who  among  the  following  foreign 
 travellers  is  NOT  correctly  matched  with 
 their respective country they hail from? 
 SSC CHSL 12/08/2021 (Evening) 
 (a) Marco Polo – Italy 
 (b) Peter Mundy – China 
 (c) Ibn Battuta – Morocco 
 (d) Al-Biruni – Uzbekistan 
 Sol.538.(b)  Peter  Mundy  (Britain)  was  a 
 seventeenth-century  British  merchant 
 trader,  traveller  and  writer.  He  was  the 
 ?rst  Briton  to  record,  in  his  Itinerarium 
 Mundi,  tasting  Chaa  (tea)  in  China  and 
 travelled  extensively  in  Asia,  Russia  and 
 Europe. 
 Q.539.  Who among the following was the 
 ?rst Portuguese viceroy of India? 
 SSC CPO 23/11/2020 (Evening) 
 (a) Alfonso de Albuquerque 
 (b) Duarte de Menezes 
 (c) Francisco de Almeida 
 (d) Lopo Soares de Albergaria 
 Sol.539.(c)  Francisco  de  Almeida  was 
 the  ?rst  Portuguese  viceroy  of  India  in 
 1505.  He  was  given  the  credit  of 
 Portuguese  possession  in  India.  His 
 policy  was  to  maintain  a  strong  naval 
 army over the Indian ocean. 
 Q.540.  Who  among  the  following  did 
 NOT  belong  to  the  Rajput  kingdom  of 
 Marwar? 
 SSC CPO 24/11/2020 (Morning) 
 (a) Rao Jodha  (b) Rao Chanda 
 (c) Rana Kumbha   (d) Maldeva 
 Sol.540.(c)  Rana  Kumbha  was 
 associated  with  the  Mewar  Kingdom.  He 
 belonged  to  the  Sisodia  clan.  He  Built 
 Vijaya  Stambha  (dedicated  to  lord 
 Vishnu)  within  Chittor  Fort  in  1448  to 
 commemorate  his  victory  over  the  army 
 of  Malwa  led  by  Mahmud  Khalji  in  the 
 Battle of Sarangpur. 
 Q.541.  Kalinjar  Fort,  which  was 
 strategically  important  during  medieval 
 times, is located in: 
 SSC CPO 24/11/2020(Morning) 
 (a) Uttar Pradesh    (b) Rajasthan 
 (c) Punjab  (d) Sind 
 Sol.541  .  (a)  Uttar  Pradesh  (Banda 
 district).  Kalinjar  Fort  -  Built  by  the 
 Chandelas.  Main  attraction  of  Kalinjar  is 
 the  Neelkanth  Temple  built  by  Chandela 
 ruler Paramaditya Dev. 
 Q.542.  In  which  year  Sanchi  was 
 discovered  after  being  abandoned  for 
 nearly 600 years? 
 SSC CGL 03/03/2020 (Morning) 
 (a) 1818  (b) 1816   (c) 1820   (d) 1814 
 Sol.542  .  (a)  1818  .  It  was  discovered  in 
 1818  by  General  Taylor.  Sanchi  is  a 
 Buddhist  complex,  famous  for  its  Great 
 Stupa,  on  a  hilltop  at  Sanchi  Town  in 
 Raisen  District  of  the  State  of  Madhya 
 Pradesh, India. 
 Q.543.  Who  was  the  Governor  General  of 
 Bengal during the 3rd Anglo-Mysore war? 
 SSC CGL 06/03/2020 (Evening) 
 (a) John Macpherson 
 (b) 2nd Earl Cornwallis 
 (c) John Shore 
 (d) Warren Hastings 
 Sol.543.(b)  2nd  Earl  Cornwallis.  The 
 resultant war lasted three years and was 
 a resounding defeat for Mysore. 
 Q.544.  In  which  year  did  the  Portuguese 
 capture Goa? 
 SSC CGL 09/03/2020 (Morning) 
 (a) 1510 AD  (b) 1540 AD 
 (c) 1610 AD  (d) 1475 AD 
 Sol.544  .  (a)  1510  AD.  Portuguese 
 Governor  Afonso  de  Albuquerque 
 captured  Goa  (became  the  capital  of  the 
 Portuguese)  from  the  Adil  Shahis.  The 
 Portuguese  were  the  ?rst  European  to 
 come  (1498)  and  the  last  one  to  leave 
 India (1961). 
 Modern History 
 The Revolt of 1857 
 Q.545.  Who  among  the  following  leaders 
 led the Revolt of 1857 in Bihar? 
 SSC MTS 04/09/2023 (3rd Shift) 
 (a) Rajendra Prasad   (b) Devi Singh 
 (c) Rajkumar Shukla   (d) Kunwar Singh 
 Sol.545.(d)  Kunwar  Singh.  He  belonged 
 to  a  family  of  the  Ujjainiya  clan  of  the 
 Parmar  Rajputs  of  Jagdishpur  (Bhojpur). 
 The  Revolt  of  1857  is  known  by  several 
 names:  the  Sepoy  Mutiny,  the  Indian 
 Mutiny,  the  Great  Rebellion,  and  the  First 
 War  of  Independence  (by  Vinayak 
 Damodar Savarkar). 
 Q.546.  From  which  place  did  the  Revolt 
 of 1857 start? 
 SSC CHSL 04/08/2023 (1st shift) 
 (a) Agra  (b) Meerut 
 (c) Kanpur  (d) Delhi 
 Sol.546.(b)  Meerut  (10  May  1857).  The 
 Revolt  of  1857  -  Also  called  Sepoy 
 Mutiny  (By  the  British  Historians),  First 
 War  of  Independence  (by  Vinayak 
 Damodar  Savarkar).  Lord  Canning  was 
 the  British  Governor  general  during  the 
 revolt. 
 Q.547.  Nana  Sahib,  a  rebel  at  Kanpur 
 was  the  son  of  which  of  the  following 
 Peshwas? 
 SSC CGL 17/07/2023 (4th shift) 
 (a) Baji Rao I  (b) Balaji Baji Rao 
 (c) Baji Rao II  (d) Balaji Vishwanath 
 Sol.547.(c) Bajirao II  (10 January 1775 – 
 28  January  1851)  was  the  last  Peshwa  of 
 the  Maratha  Empire.  Leaders  and  Places 
 of  the  revolt  of  1857:  Kunwar  singh  - 
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 Bihar,  Rani  Lakshmibai  -  Jhansi,  Begum 
 Hazrat  Mahal  (wife  of  the  deposed 
 Nawab  of  Awadh,  Wajid  Ali  Shah)  - 
 Lucknow,  Bahadur  shah  Zafar  -  Delhi, 
 Tatya  tope  and  Nana  saheb  -  Kanpur, 
 Khan Bahadur Khan Rohilla - Bareilly. 
 Q.548.  Khan  Bahadur  led  the  revolt  of 
 1857 from: 
 SSC CGL 24/07/2023 (2nd shift) 
 (a) Delhi  (b) Kanpur 
 (c) Lucknow  (d) Bareilly 
 Sol.548.(d)  Bareilly.  Bahadur  Shah  II,  the 
 last  Mughal  Emperor  led  the  revolt  from 
 Delhi.  Nana  Sahib  led  the  revolt  from 
 Kanpur,  he  was  the  adopted  son  of 
 Peshwa Baji Rao II. 
 Q.549.  Which  Mughal  ruler  contributed  to 
 the revolt of 1857? 
 SSC CGL 25/07/2023( 4th shift) 
 (a) Shahalam II   (b) Bahadur shah I 
 (c) Alamgir II       (d) Bahadur shah II 
 Sol.549.(d)  Bahadur  Shah  II  (Bahadur 
 Shah  Zafar).  He  was  the  twentieth  and 
 last  Mughal  Emperor  of  India  .  In  1857 
 Bahadur  Shah  II  was  deposed  by  the 
 British  and  exiled  to  Rangoon.  Revolt  of 
 1857  (the  Sepoy  Mutiny)  is  called  the 
 First  War  of  Independence  by  V.D. 
 Savarkar.  Lord  Canning  was  the 
 Governor-General during the revolt. 
 Q.550.  The  sepoys  of  Meerut  arrived  at 
 the  Gates  of  Red  Fort  to  meet  the  Mughal 
 emperor, Bahadur Shah on _____________. 
 SSC MTS 16/05/2023 (Evening) 
 (a) 11 March, 1857  (b) 10 March, 1857 
 (c) 10 May, 1857      (d) 11 May, 1857 
 Sol.550.(d)  11  May,  1857.  The  Indian 
 Mutiny  began  from  Meerut  on  10  May 
 1857. 
 Q.551.  Mangal  Pandey  was  hanged  to 
 death  for  attacking  British  o?cers  in 
 Barrackpore on ______. 
 SSC MTS 13/07/2022 (Evening) 
 (a) 21 March 1857      (b) 23 March 1857 
 (c) 31 March 1857      (d) 29 March 1857 
 Sol.551.(d)  29  March  1857.  Mangal 
 Pandey  was  a  Sepoy  in  the  34th  Bengal 
 Native  Infantry  regiment  of  the  British 
 East India Company. 
 Q.552.  Whose  proclamation  of 
 November  1,  1858  declared  that 
 thereafter  India  would  be  governed  by 
 and  in  the  name  of  the  British  Monarch 
 through a Secretary of State? 
 SSC MTS 08/10/2021 (Morning) 
 (a) King Louis’          (b) King Philips’ 
 (c) Queen Victoria’s (d) Queen Elizabeth’s 
 Sol.552.(c)  Queen  Victoria’s 
 proclamation of November 1, 1858. 
 Governors and Viceroys 
 Q.553.  Match List-I with List-II. 
 List-I (Governor General)  List-II (Period) 
 A. Warren Hasting  1. 1772-1785 
 B. Lord Cornwallis  2. 1786-1793 
 C. Sir John Shore  3. 1793-1798 
 D. Lord Wellesley  4. 1798-1805 
 SSC CHSL Tier II  02/11/2023 
 (a) A – 4, B – 3, C – 2, D – 1 
 (b) A – 2, B – 1, C – 4, D – 3 
 (c) A – 1, B – 2, C – 3, D – 4 
 (d) A – 2, B – 1, C – 3, D – 4 
 Sol.553.(c)  A  –  1,  B  –  2,  C  –  3,  D  –  4. 
 The  ?rst  Governor  of  Bengal  -  Robert 
 Clive.  The  ?rst  Governor  General  of 
 Bengal  in  1773  -  Warren  Hastings 
 (1772-1785).  The  ?rst  Governor  General 
 of  India  -  William  Bentinck.  The  ?rst 
 Viceroy of India - Lord Canning. 
 Q.554.  Identify  the  INCORRECTLY 
 matched  pair(s)  of  the  British 
 Governor-Generals  of  India  and  the 
 events with which they are associated. 
 i) Lord Dalhousie - Revolt of 1857 
 ii) Lord Auckland - First Afghan War 
 iii) Lord Canning - Wood’s Despatch 1854 
 SSC CGL Tier II  26/10/2023 
 (a) Only (ii) and (iii)  (b) Only (ii) 
 (c) Only (i) and (iii)  (d) Only (i) 
 Sol.554.(c)  Only  (i)  and  (iii).  Governor 
 general  and  the  related  events:  Lord 
 Dalhousie  (1848-1856)  -  Doctrine  of 
 Lapse policy, Wood’s Despatch 1854. 
 Lord  Cornwallis  (1786  -  1793)  - 
 Introduction  of  the  Charter  Act  of  1793, 
 the  Third  Anglo-Mysore  War  began  and 
 ended  with  the  Treaty  of  Seringapatam. 
 Warren  Hastings  (1772  -1785)  - 
 Introduction  of  the  Regulating  Act  of 
 1773  by  the  British  Parliament,  First 
 Anglo-Maratha  War  began  (ended  with 
 the  Treaty  of  Salbai).  Lord  Wellesley 
 (1798–1805)  -  The  Second 
 Anglo-Maratha  War  began  and  ended 
 with multiple treaties. 
 Q.555.  Who  was  the  Governor-General 
 when the ?rst railway line was laid ? 
 SSC Stenographer 13/10/2023 (Evening) 
 (a) Lord Cornwallis 
 (b) Warren Hastings 
 (c) Lord William Bentinck 
 (d) Lord Dalhousie 
 Sol.555.(d)  Lord  Dalhousie  (Governor 
 -General  of  India  from  1848  to  1856).  He 
 was  also  known  as  the  father  of  Indian 
 Railways.  The  ?rst  railway  line  in  India 
 was  laid  in  1853  from  Bombay  (now 
 Mumbai)  to  Thane,  a  distance  of  21 
 miles  (34  km)  and  was  operated  by  the 
 Great  Indian  Peninsula  Railway  Company. 
 Warren  Hastings  (1772-1785)  -  First 
 Governor-General  of  Bengal.  Lord 
 Cornwallis  (Governor-General,  1786-93)  - 
 First  to  bring  into  existence  and  organize 
 civil  services.  Lord  William  Bentinck 
 (1828-1835)  -  First  Governor-general  of 
 India 
 Q.556.  Which  of  the  following  Governor 
 Generals,  under  the  British  rule  in  India, 
 professionalized,  bureaucratised  and 
 Europeanised  the  administration  of  East 
 India Company? 
 SSC CPO 03/10/2023 (Evening) 
 (a) Warren Hastings    (b) Lord Canning 
 (c) Lord Dalhousie       (d) Lord Cornwallis 
 Sol.556.(d)  Lord  Cornwallis  :  He 
 introduced  the  Permanent  settlement  of 
 Bengal  (1793).  Third  Mysore  War 
 (1790-92)  and  Treaty  of  Seringapatam 
 (1792)  took  place  during  his  time  period. 
 Warren  Hastings  -  First  Governor  General 
 of Bengal in 1773. 
 Q.557.  During  British  rule  in  India,  which 
 of  the  following  Governor  Generals 
 devised  the  'Doctrine  of  Lapse',  a  policy 
 of annexation ? 
 SSC CPO 04/10/2023 (Morning) 
 (a) Lord Dalhousie     (b) Warren Hastings 
 (c) Lord Cornwallis    (d) Lord Canning 
 Sol.557.(a)  Lord  Dalhousie  was  the 
 Governor-General  from  1848  to  1856. 
 The  doctrine  declared  that  if  an  Indian 
 ruler  died  without  a  male  heir  his 
 kingdom  would  “lapse”,  that  is,  become 
 part  of  Company  territory.  States 
 annexed  under  Doctrine  of  lapse:  Satara 
 (1848),  Sambalpur  (1850),  Udaipur 
 (1852),  Nagpur  (1853),  Jhansi  (1854)  and 
 Awadh (1856). 
 Q.558.  Who  among  the  following  was  the 
 viceroy  of  India  at  the  time  of  India's 
 independence  from  colonial  rule  on  15 
 August 1947 ? 
 SSC MTS 11/09/2023 (1st Shift) 
 (a) Lord Wavell             (b) Lord Willingdon 
 (c) Lord Mountbatten  (d) Lord Linlithgow 
 Sol.558.(c)  Lord  Mountbatten 
 (1947-1948):  Events  During  his  Regime  - 
 Redcliff  commission  (1947).  Lord  Wavell 
 (1944-1947)  -  C.  Rajagopalachari’s  CR 
 Formula  (1944),  Cabinet  Mission  (1946). 
 Lord  Willingdon  (1931-1936)  -  Communal 
 Award  (1932),  Third  Round  Table 
 Conference,  Poona  Pact  (1932).  Lord 
 Linlithgow  (1936-1944)  -  Tripuri  Crisis 
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 Sol.519.(d)  Kashmir  .  Amad  Shah  I  was 
 the  ?rst  independent  sultan  of  Gujarat  , 
 who  founded  Ahmedabad  (1411).The 
 Chogyal  (king  who  governs  with 
 righteousness)  Palden  Namgyal  Thodup 
 was  crushed  in  1975  and  Sikkim  merged 
 with  India  as  its  22nd  state.  King 
 Mahabali ruled over  Kerala. 
 Q.520.  During  the  rule  of  which  dynasty 
 were  Nalanda  and  Vikramashila 
 universities founded? 
 SSC CGL 13/04/2022(Evening) 
 (a) The Palas  (b) The Senas 
 (c) The Pratihara  (d) The Rashtrakutas 
 Sol.520.(a)  The  Palas.  Kumargupta 
 founded  Nalanda  University  in  the  5th 
 century  A.D.  Vikramashila  was 
 established  by  the  Pala  emperor 
 Dharmapala . 
 Q.521.  Chandannagar  was  established 
 as  a  French  colony  in  1673,  obtaining 
 permission  from______  the  then  Nawab 
 of  Bengal,  to  establish  a  trading  post  on 
 the right bank of the river Hooghly. 
 SSC CGL 18/04/2022 (Evening) 
 (a) Mansur Ali Khan 
 (b) Murshid Quli Khan 
 (c) Ibrahim Khan 
 (d) Mir Zafar 
 Sol.521.(c)  Ibrahim  Khan  .  French 
 Colonies  In  India-  Pondicherry,  Karaikal, 
 Yanam  (Andhra  Pradesh)  on  the 
 Coromandel  Coast,  Mahe  on  the  Malabar 
 Coast and Chandernagor in Bengal. 
 Q.522.  Ha?z  (Hafez)  was  a  ______ 
 century  poet  whose  collection  of  poems 
 is  known  as  'Diwan'  or  'Diwan-e-Ha?z'. 
 SSC MTS 05/10/2021 (Morning) 
 (a) 14th  (b) 15th  (c) 16th    (d) 17th 
 Sol.522.(a)  14th-century  '.  Hafez  was  an 
 Iranian  poet.  His  collection  of  poems 
 ‘Diwan’  is  in  Persian  language.  Most  of 
 the parts of ‘Diwan’ are Ghazals. 
 Q.523.  In  the  context  of  Su?  traditions, 
 what  is  the  meaning  of  the  word  'sama'? 
 SSC MTS 05/10/2021 (Evening) 
 (a) recitation of sacred songs 
 (b) Magical feat 
 (c) disciple 
 (d) Ashram 
 Sol.523  .  (a)  recitation  of  sacred  songs. 
 Su?sm  (  tasawwuf)  is  a  mystic  sect  of 
 Islam  that  emphasizes  introspection  and 
 spiritual  closeness  with  God.  They 
 believe  in  inner  purity  rather  than 
 external conduct and rituals. 
 Q.524.  ______  was  one  of  the  ?rst  Indian 
 rulers  to  lead  an  armed  rebellion  against 
 the  British  East  India  Company  in  1824 
 against  the  implementation  of  the 
 Doctrine of Lapse. 
 SSC MTS 07/10/2021 (Morning) 
 (a) Kittur Chennamma  (b) Titumir 
 (c) Jayi Rajaguru  (d)  Pazhassi Raja 
 Sol.524.(a)  Kittur  Chennamma  was  one 
 of  the  ?rst  Indian  rulers  to  lead  an  armed 
 rebellion  against  the  British  East  India 
 Company  in  1824  against  the 
 implementation of the Doctrine of Lapse. 
 Q.525.  Which  of  the  following  cities 
 became  the  capital  of  Bahamani 
 sultanate  immediately  after  its 
 foundation? 
 SSC MTS 08/10/2021 (Afternoon) 
 (a) Devagiri  (b) Daulatabad 
 (c) Asanabad  (d) Berar 
 Sol.525.(c)  Ahsanabad.  Bahamani 
 Sultanate  (Sunni  Muslim  empire  that 
 ruled  the  Deccan)  -  Founded  in  1347  by 
 ?Ala?  al-Din  Bahman  Shah.  Between  1490 
 and  1518  dissolved  into  the  ?ve 
 successor  powers  of  Bijapur, 
 Ahmadnagar, Golconda, Berar, and Bidar. 
 Q.526.  Vikramaditya  VI,  whose  biography 
 was  composed  by  his  court  poet  Bilhana, 
 was a ruler of ______ dynasty. 
 SSC MTS 11/10/2021 (Evening) 
 (a) Chalukya  (b) Ganga 
 (c) Rashtrakuta  (d) Pallava 
 Sol.526.(a)  Chalukya.  Vikramaditya  VI, 
 whose  biography  was  composed  by  his 
 court  poet  Bilhana,  was  a  ruler  of 
 Chalukya  dynasty.  The  Chalukya  dynasty 
 was  established  by  Pulakeshin  I  in  543 
 AD. 
 Q.527.  'Rang  Ghar',  one  of  Asia's  oldest 
 amphitheatres,  was  built  by  the  king  of 
 the ___dynasty. 
 SSC MTS 18/10/2021 (Evening) 
 (a) Sen   (b) Ahom  (c) Mughal   (d) Gupta 
 Sol.527.(b)  Ahom  Dynasty.  Rang  Ghar, 
 constructed  by  the  Ahom  King 
 Swargadeo Promotta Singha. 
 Q.528.  Who  among  the  following  was  the 
 founder  of  the  Bhakti  sect  named 
 'Pushtimarg'? 
 SSC MTS 20/10/2021 (Morning) 
 (a) Vallabhacharya  (b) Kabir 
 (c) Shankaracharya  (d) Ramanuja 
 Sol.528.(a)  Vallabhacharya  founded  the 
 Krishna-centered  PushtiMarg  sect  of 
 Vaishnavism  in  the  Braj  region  of  India, 
 and  the  philosophy  of  Shuddha  advaita 
 (Pure  Nondualism).  Pushtimarg  is  a  form 
 of Krishna worship for adoration. 
 Q.529.  Who among the following was the 
 founder  of  the  Suryavamsi  Gajapati 
 dynasty  that  ruled  parts  of  Orissa  and 
 Andhra  Pradesh  in  the  15th  century? 
 SSC MTS 26/10/2021 (Morning) 
 (a) Bhanu Deva  (b) Vasu Deva 
 (c) Surendra Deva     (d) Kapilendra Deva 
 Sol.529  .  (d)  Kapilendra  Deva  was  the 
 founder  of  the  Suryavamsi  Gajapati 
 dynasty  that  ruled  parts  of  Orissa  and 
 Andhra  Pradesh  in  the  15th  century 
 (1434–66 CE). 
 Q.530.  Which  city  was  the  capital  of  the 
 French Colony in India? 
 SSC MTS 26/10/2021 (Evening) 
 (a) Cochin  (b) Tuticorin 
 (c) Pondicherry  (d) Panjim 
 Sol.530.(c)  Pondicherry  .  Five  French 
 colonies  are  Pondicherry,  Karaikal  in 
 Tamil  Nadu  and  Yanaon  in  Andhra 
 Pradesh  on  the  Coromandel  Coast,  Mahe 
 in  Kerala  on  the  Malabar  Coast  and 
 Chandernagore in West Bengal. 
 Q.531.  Who  among  the  following  was  the 
 Nizam of Hyderabad in 1947? 
 SSC CGL 16/08/2021 (Morning) 
 (a) Mir Mahbub Ali Khan    (b) Osman Ali 
 (c) Akbar Ali Khan               (d) Nasir Jung 
 Sol.531.(b)  Osman  Ali  .  He  was  the  last 
 Nizam  (ruler)  of  the  Princely  State  of 
 Hyderabad.  He  ruled  the  Kingdom  of 
 Hyderabad between 1911 and 1948. 
 Q.532.  Which  of  the  following  is  the 
 meaning  of  ‘Pishtaq’  in  the  context  of 
 medieval Indo-Islamic Architecture? 
 SSC CGL 16/08/2021 (Morning) 
 (a) Dome  (b) Tall gateway 
 (c) True arch  (d) Water tank 
 Sol.532.(b)  tall  gateway.  Pishtaq  is  a 
 Persian/Farsi  word  that  means  ‘front  of 
 arch’.  It  is  a  rectangular  frame  around  an 
 arched  opening  of  a  building  like 
 mosques and palaces. 
 Q.533.  Prophet  Muhammad  founded  the 
 faith of Islam in the ______ century. 
 SSC CGL 24/08/2021 (Morning) 
 (a) sixth  (b) eighth  (c) seventh  (d) ninth 
 Sol.533  .  (c)  Seventh  century.  Islam  is  the 
 2nd  largest  religion  in  the  world.  Largest 
 religion - Christianity. 
 Q.534.  Who  among  the  following  was 
 appointed  as  the  curator  of  ancient 
 monuments in 1880? 
 SSC CHSL 15/04/2021 (Morning) 
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 (a) Alfred Foucher   (b) HH Cole 
 (c) John Marshall    (d) Rajendra Lal Mitra 
 Sol.534.(b)  HH  Cole  .  He  was  a  British 
 civil  servant  and  inventor  who  facilitated 
 many  innovations  in  commerce  and 
 Education. 
 Q.535.  Which  of  the  following  dynasties 
 made  Kanauj  (Kanyakubja)  its  capital 
 city? 
 SSC CHSL 15/04/2021 (Afternoon) 
 (a) Pala dynasty  (b) Pratihara dynasty 
 (c) Sena dynasty  (d) Chola dynasty 
 Sol.535.(b)  Pratihara  dynasty  was  an 
 imperial  power  during  the  Late  Classical 
 period  on  the  Indian  subcontinent  that 
 ruled  much  of  Northern  India  from  the 
 mid-8th  to  the  11th  century.  They  ruled 
 ?rst at Ujjain and later at Kannauj. 
 Q.536.  Which  part  of  India  did  the 
 Nizams of Asaf Jahi dynasty rule? 
 SSC CHSL 10/08/2021 (Morning) 
 (a) Western kingdoms  (b) Eastern states 
 (c) Deccan provinces    (d) Northern India 
 Sol.536.(c)  Deccan  provinces.  The  Asaf 
 Jahi  was  a  Muslim  dynasty  that  ruled  the 
 Kingdom  of  Hyderabad.  It  was  founded 
 by  Nizam  al-Mulk  who  was  intermittently 
 viceroy  of  the  Deccan  (peninsular  India) 
 under  the  Mughal  emperors  from  1713  to 
 1721  and  who  resumed  the  post  again 
 under the title Aaf Jah in 1724. 
 Q.537.  Who  among  the  following  was  a 
 Portuguese  writer  who  wrote  about  the 
 trade and society in South India? 
 SSC CHSL 10/08/2021 (Morning) 
 (a) Niccolao Manucci 
 (b) Francois Bernier 
 (c) Jean-Baptiste Tavernier 
 (d) Duarte Barbosa 
 Sol.537.(d)  Duarte  Barbosa  was  the 
 Portuguese  writer  who  visited  India 
 during  (1500-1516)  and  wrote  about  the 
 trade  and  society  in  South  India  in  his 
 manuscript,  ‘The  Book  of  Duarte 
 Barbosa’. 
 Q.538  .  Who  among  the  following  foreign 
 travellers  is  NOT  correctly  matched  with 
 their respective country they hail from? 
 SSC CHSL 12/08/2021 (Evening) 
 (a) Marco Polo – Italy 
 (b) Peter Mundy – China 
 (c) Ibn Battuta – Morocco 
 (d) Al-Biruni – Uzbekistan 
 Sol.538.(b)  Peter  Mundy  (Britain)  was  a 
 seventeenth-century  British  merchant 
 trader,  traveller  and  writer.  He  was  the 
 ?rst  Briton  to  record,  in  his  Itinerarium 
 Mundi,  tasting  Chaa  (tea)  in  China  and 
 travelled  extensively  in  Asia,  Russia  and 
 Europe. 
 Q.539.  Who among the following was the 
 ?rst Portuguese viceroy of India? 
 SSC CPO 23/11/2020 (Evening) 
 (a) Alfonso de Albuquerque 
 (b) Duarte de Menezes 
 (c) Francisco de Almeida 
 (d) Lopo Soares de Albergaria 
 Sol.539.(c)  Francisco  de  Almeida  was 
 the  ?rst  Portuguese  viceroy  of  India  in 
 1505.  He  was  given  the  credit  of 
 Portuguese  possession  in  India.  His 
 policy  was  to  maintain  a  strong  naval 
 army over the Indian ocean. 
 Q.540.  Who  among  the  following  did 
 NOT  belong  to  the  Rajput  kingdom  of 
 Marwar? 
 SSC CPO 24/11/2020 (Morning) 
 (a) Rao Jodha  (b) Rao Chanda 
 (c) Rana Kumbha   (d) Maldeva 
 Sol.540.(c)  Rana  Kumbha  was 
 associated  with  the  Mewar  Kingdom.  He 
 belonged  to  the  Sisodia  clan.  He  Built 
 Vijaya  Stambha  (dedicated  to  lord 
 Vishnu)  within  Chittor  Fort  in  1448  to 
 commemorate  his  victory  over  the  army 
 of  Malwa  led  by  Mahmud  Khalji  in  the 
 Battle of Sarangpur. 
 Q.541.  Kalinjar  Fort,  which  was 
 strategically  important  during  medieval 
 times, is located in: 
 SSC CPO 24/11/2020(Morning) 
 (a) Uttar Pradesh    (b) Rajasthan 
 (c) Punjab  (d) Sind 
 Sol.541  .  (a)  Uttar  Pradesh  (Banda 
 district).  Kalinjar  Fort  -  Built  by  the 
 Chandelas.  Main  attraction  of  Kalinjar  is 
 the  Neelkanth  Temple  built  by  Chandela 
 ruler Paramaditya Dev. 
 Q.542.  In  which  year  Sanchi  was 
 discovered  after  being  abandoned  for 
 nearly 600 years? 
 SSC CGL 03/03/2020 (Morning) 
 (a) 1818  (b) 1816   (c) 1820   (d) 1814 
 Sol.542  .  (a)  1818  .  It  was  discovered  in 
 1818  by  General  Taylor.  Sanchi  is  a 
 Buddhist  complex,  famous  for  its  Great 
 Stupa,  on  a  hilltop  at  Sanchi  Town  in 
 Raisen  District  of  the  State  of  Madhya 
 Pradesh, India. 
 Q.543.  Who  was  the  Governor  General  of 
 Bengal during the 3rd Anglo-Mysore war? 
 SSC CGL 06/03/2020 (Evening) 
 (a) John Macpherson 
 (b) 2nd Earl Cornwallis 
 (c) John Shore 
 (d) Warren Hastings 
 Sol.543.(b)  2nd  Earl  Cornwallis.  The 
 resultant war lasted three years and was 
 a resounding defeat for Mysore. 
 Q.544.  In  which  year  did  the  Portuguese 
 capture Goa? 
 SSC CGL 09/03/2020 (Morning) 
 (a) 1510 AD  (b) 1540 AD 
 (c) 1610 AD  (d) 1475 AD 
 Sol.544  .  (a)  1510  AD.  Portuguese 
 Governor  Afonso  de  Albuquerque 
 captured  Goa  (became  the  capital  of  the 
 Portuguese)  from  the  Adil  Shahis.  The 
 Portuguese  were  the  ?rst  European  to 
 come  (1498)  and  the  last  one  to  leave 
 India (1961). 
 Modern History 
 The Revolt of 1857 
 Q.545.  Who  among  the  following  leaders 
 led the Revolt of 1857 in Bihar? 
 SSC MTS 04/09/2023 (3rd Shift) 
 (a) Rajendra Prasad   (b) Devi Singh 
 (c) Rajkumar Shukla   (d) Kunwar Singh 
 Sol.545.(d)  Kunwar  Singh.  He  belonged 
 to  a  family  of  the  Ujjainiya  clan  of  the 
 Parmar  Rajputs  of  Jagdishpur  (Bhojpur). 
 The  Revolt  of  1857  is  known  by  several 
 names:  the  Sepoy  Mutiny,  the  Indian 
 Mutiny,  the  Great  Rebellion,  and  the  First 
 War  of  Independence  (by  Vinayak 
 Damodar Savarkar). 
 Q.546.  From  which  place  did  the  Revolt 
 of 1857 start? 
 SSC CHSL 04/08/2023 (1st shift) 
 (a) Agra  (b) Meerut 
 (c) Kanpur  (d) Delhi 
 Sol.546.(b)  Meerut  (10  May  1857).  The 
 Revolt  of  1857  -  Also  called  Sepoy 
 Mutiny  (By  the  British  Historians),  First 
 War  of  Independence  (by  Vinayak 
 Damodar  Savarkar).  Lord  Canning  was 
 the  British  Governor  general  during  the 
 revolt. 
 Q.547.  Nana  Sahib,  a  rebel  at  Kanpur 
 was  the  son  of  which  of  the  following 
 Peshwas? 
 SSC CGL 17/07/2023 (4th shift) 
 (a) Baji Rao I  (b) Balaji Baji Rao 
 (c) Baji Rao II  (d) Balaji Vishwanath 
 Sol.547.(c) Bajirao II  (10 January 1775 – 
 28  January  1851)  was  the  last  Peshwa  of 
 the  Maratha  Empire.  Leaders  and  Places 
 of  the  revolt  of  1857:  Kunwar  singh  - 
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 Bihar,  Rani  Lakshmibai  -  Jhansi,  Begum 
 Hazrat  Mahal  (wife  of  the  deposed 
 Nawab  of  Awadh,  Wajid  Ali  Shah)  - 
 Lucknow,  Bahadur  shah  Zafar  -  Delhi, 
 Tatya  tope  and  Nana  saheb  -  Kanpur, 
 Khan Bahadur Khan Rohilla - Bareilly. 
 Q.548.  Khan  Bahadur  led  the  revolt  of 
 1857 from: 
 SSC CGL 24/07/2023 (2nd shift) 
 (a) Delhi  (b) Kanpur 
 (c) Lucknow  (d) Bareilly 
 Sol.548.(d)  Bareilly.  Bahadur  Shah  II,  the 
 last  Mughal  Emperor  led  the  revolt  from 
 Delhi.  Nana  Sahib  led  the  revolt  from 
 Kanpur,  he  was  the  adopted  son  of 
 Peshwa Baji Rao II. 
 Q.549.  Which  Mughal  ruler  contributed  to 
 the revolt of 1857? 
 SSC CGL 25/07/2023( 4th shift) 
 (a) Shahalam II   (b) Bahadur shah I 
 (c) Alamgir II       (d) Bahadur shah II 
 Sol.549.(d)  Bahadur  Shah  II  (Bahadur 
 Shah  Zafar).  He  was  the  twentieth  and 
 last  Mughal  Emperor  of  India  .  In  1857 
 Bahadur  Shah  II  was  deposed  by  the 
 British  and  exiled  to  Rangoon.  Revolt  of 
 1857  (the  Sepoy  Mutiny)  is  called  the 
 First  War  of  Independence  by  V.D. 
 Savarkar.  Lord  Canning  was  the 
 Governor-General during the revolt. 
 Q.550.  The  sepoys  of  Meerut  arrived  at 
 the  Gates  of  Red  Fort  to  meet  the  Mughal 
 emperor, Bahadur Shah on _____________. 
 SSC MTS 16/05/2023 (Evening) 
 (a) 11 March, 1857  (b) 10 March, 1857 
 (c) 10 May, 1857      (d) 11 May, 1857 
 Sol.550.(d)  11  May,  1857.  The  Indian 
 Mutiny  began  from  Meerut  on  10  May 
 1857. 
 Q.551.  Mangal  Pandey  was  hanged  to 
 death  for  attacking  British  o?cers  in 
 Barrackpore on ______. 
 SSC MTS 13/07/2022 (Evening) 
 (a) 21 March 1857      (b) 23 March 1857 
 (c) 31 March 1857      (d) 29 March 1857 
 Sol.551.(d)  29  March  1857.  Mangal 
 Pandey  was  a  Sepoy  in  the  34th  Bengal 
 Native  Infantry  regiment  of  the  British 
 East India Company. 
 Q.552.  Whose  proclamation  of 
 November  1,  1858  declared  that 
 thereafter  India  would  be  governed  by 
 and  in  the  name  of  the  British  Monarch 
 through a Secretary of State? 
 SSC MTS 08/10/2021 (Morning) 
 (a) King Louis’          (b) King Philips’ 
 (c) Queen Victoria’s (d) Queen Elizabeth’s 
 Sol.552.(c)  Queen  Victoria’s 
 proclamation of November 1, 1858. 
 Governors and Viceroys 
 Q.553.  Match List-I with List-II. 
 List-I (Governor General)  List-II (Period) 
 A. Warren Hasting  1. 1772-1785 
 B. Lord Cornwallis  2. 1786-1793 
 C. Sir John Shore  3. 1793-1798 
 D. Lord Wellesley  4. 1798-1805 
 SSC CHSL Tier II  02/11/2023 
 (a) A – 4, B – 3, C – 2, D – 1 
 (b) A – 2, B – 1, C – 4, D – 3 
 (c) A – 1, B – 2, C – 3, D – 4 
 (d) A – 2, B – 1, C – 3, D – 4 
 Sol.553.(c)  A  –  1,  B  –  2,  C  –  3,  D  –  4. 
 The  ?rst  Governor  of  Bengal  -  Robert 
 Clive.  The  ?rst  Governor  General  of 
 Bengal  in  1773  -  Warren  Hastings 
 (1772-1785).  The  ?rst  Governor  General 
 of  India  -  William  Bentinck.  The  ?rst 
 Viceroy of India - Lord Canning. 
 Q.554.  Identify  the  INCORRECTLY 
 matched  pair(s)  of  the  British 
 Governor-Generals  of  India  and  the 
 events with which they are associated. 
 i) Lord Dalhousie - Revolt of 1857 
 ii) Lord Auckland - First Afghan War 
 iii) Lord Canning - Wood’s Despatch 1854 
 SSC CGL Tier II  26/10/2023 
 (a) Only (ii) and (iii)  (b) Only (ii) 
 (c) Only (i) and (iii)  (d) Only (i) 
 Sol.554.(c)  Only  (i)  and  (iii).  Governor 
 general  and  the  related  events:  Lord 
 Dalhousie  (1848-1856)  -  Doctrine  of 
 Lapse policy, Wood’s Despatch 1854. 
 Lord  Cornwallis  (1786  -  1793)  - 
 Introduction  of  the  Charter  Act  of  1793, 
 the  Third  Anglo-Mysore  War  began  and 
 ended  with  the  Treaty  of  Seringapatam. 
 Warren  Hastings  (1772  -1785)  - 
 Introduction  of  the  Regulating  Act  of 
 1773  by  the  British  Parliament,  First 
 Anglo-Maratha  War  began  (ended  with 
 the  Treaty  of  Salbai).  Lord  Wellesley 
 (1798–1805)  -  The  Second 
 Anglo-Maratha  War  began  and  ended 
 with multiple treaties. 
 Q.555.  Who  was  the  Governor-General 
 when the ?rst railway line was laid ? 
 SSC Stenographer 13/10/2023 (Evening) 
 (a) Lord Cornwallis 
 (b) Warren Hastings 
 (c) Lord William Bentinck 
 (d) Lord Dalhousie 
 Sol.555.(d)  Lord  Dalhousie  (Governor 
 -General  of  India  from  1848  to  1856).  He 
 was  also  known  as  the  father  of  Indian 
 Railways.  The  ?rst  railway  line  in  India 
 was  laid  in  1853  from  Bombay  (now 
 Mumbai)  to  Thane,  a  distance  of  21 
 miles  (34  km)  and  was  operated  by  the 
 Great  Indian  Peninsula  Railway  Company. 
 Warren  Hastings  (1772-1785)  -  First 
 Governor-General  of  Bengal.  Lord 
 Cornwallis  (Governor-General,  1786-93)  - 
 First  to  bring  into  existence  and  organize 
 civil  services.  Lord  William  Bentinck 
 (1828-1835)  -  First  Governor-general  of 
 India 
 Q.556.  Which  of  the  following  Governor 
 Generals,  under  the  British  rule  in  India, 
 professionalized,  bureaucratised  and 
 Europeanised  the  administration  of  East 
 India Company? 
 SSC CPO 03/10/2023 (Evening) 
 (a) Warren Hastings    (b) Lord Canning 
 (c) Lord Dalhousie       (d) Lord Cornwallis 
 Sol.556.(d)  Lord  Cornwallis  :  He 
 introduced  the  Permanent  settlement  of 
 Bengal  (1793).  Third  Mysore  War 
 (1790-92)  and  Treaty  of  Seringapatam 
 (1792)  took  place  during  his  time  period. 
 Warren  Hastings  -  First  Governor  General 
 of Bengal in 1773. 
 Q.557.  During  British  rule  in  India,  which 
 of  the  following  Governor  Generals 
 devised  the  'Doctrine  of  Lapse',  a  policy 
 of annexation ? 
 SSC CPO 04/10/2023 (Morning) 
 (a) Lord Dalhousie     (b) Warren Hastings 
 (c) Lord Cornwallis    (d) Lord Canning 
 Sol.557.(a)  Lord  Dalhousie  was  the 
 Governor-General  from  1848  to  1856. 
 The  doctrine  declared  that  if  an  Indian 
 ruler  died  without  a  male  heir  his 
 kingdom  would  “lapse”,  that  is,  become 
 part  of  Company  territory.  States 
 annexed  under  Doctrine  of  lapse:  Satara 
 (1848),  Sambalpur  (1850),  Udaipur 
 (1852),  Nagpur  (1853),  Jhansi  (1854)  and 
 Awadh (1856). 
 Q.558.  Who  among  the  following  was  the 
 viceroy  of  India  at  the  time  of  India's 
 independence  from  colonial  rule  on  15 
 August 1947 ? 
 SSC MTS 11/09/2023 (1st Shift) 
 (a) Lord Wavell             (b) Lord Willingdon 
 (c) Lord Mountbatten  (d) Lord Linlithgow 
 Sol.558.(c)  Lord  Mountbatten 
 (1947-1948):  Events  During  his  Regime  - 
 Redcliff  commission  (1947).  Lord  Wavell 
 (1944-1947)  -  C.  Rajagopalachari’s  CR 
 Formula  (1944),  Cabinet  Mission  (1946). 
 Lord  Willingdon  (1931-1936)  -  Communal 
 Award  (1932),  Third  Round  Table 
 Conference,  Poona  Pact  (1932).  Lord 
 Linlithgow  (1936-1944)  -  Tripuri  Crisis 
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 and  formation  of  Forward  Bloc  (1939), 
 Cripps  Mission  (1942),  Quit  India 
 Movement (1942). 
 Q.559.  English  as  the  o?cial  language  of 
 India  for  higher  education  was 
 incorporated  in  the  resolution 
 formulation by _______. 
 SSC CHSL 03/08/2023 (3rd shift) 
 (a) Lord Hastings  (b) Lord Wellesley 
 (c) Lord Macaulay    (d) Lord Dalhousie 
 Sol.559.(c)  Lord  Macaulay  -  Considered 
 to  be  the  founder  of  the  British  education 
 system  in  India.  He  was  also  the 
 chairman  of  the  ?rst  Law  Commission  of 
 pre - independent India. 
 Q.560.  The  Vernacular  Press  Act  was 
 enacted  during  the  regime  of  which 
 viceroy of India? 
 SSC CHSL 04/08/2023 (1st shift) 
 (a) Lord Dalhousie  (b) Lord Hastings 
 (c) Lord Ripon  (d) Lord Lytton 
 Sol.560.(d)  Lord  Lytton  (1876-1880)  . 
 Vernacular  Press  Act  (The  gagging  Act) 
 1878  -  Enacted  to  control  the  vernacular 
 press  and  effectively  punish  and  repress 
 seditious writing. 
 Q.561.  Who  among  the  following  signed 
 a  Tripartite  treaty  on  behalf  of  the  British 
 Government  to  interfere  in  the  affairs  of 
 Afghanistan? 
 SSC CHSL 07/08/2023 (2nd shift) 
 (a) Lord Mayo  (b) Lord Auckland 
 (c) Lord Wellesly  (d) Lord Canning 
 Sol.561.(b)  Lord  Auckland  (1836  - 
 42).Tripartite  treaty  (1838):  It  was 
 signed  between  Governor-General  Lord 
 Auckland  (British),  Maharaja  Ranjit  Singh 
 (Sikhs),  and  Shah  Shuja  (who  had  been 
 deposed  from  the  Afghan  throne  in  1809 
 and  had  been  living  since  then  as  a 
 British  pensioner  at  Ludhiana).  Lord 
 Mayo  (1869  -  1872)  -  He  ordered  the  ?rst 
 census  of  India  in  1871.  Lord  Wellesly 
 (1798  -  1805)  -  Subsidiary  Alliance  came 
 in  1798.  Lord  Canning  (1856  -  62)  -  First 
 Viceroy of India. 
 Q.562.  Which  of  the  following 
 Commissions  was  appointed  by  Lord 
 Curzon  to  enquire  into  the  working  of  the 
 police administration? 
 SSC CHSL 11/08/2023 (3rd shift) 
 (a) Kitchener Commission 
 (b) Hunter Commission 
 (c) Frazer Commission 
 (d) MacDonnell Commission 
 Sol.562.(c)  Frazer  Commission  (The 
 Indian  Police  Commission  of  1902-03  )  - 
 Established  by  the  British.  Headed  by  - 
 Sir  Andrew  Frazer  and  Lord  Curzon. 
 Hunter  Commission  of  1882  was 
 presided  over  by  Sir  William  Hunter  and 
 was  appointed  by  Lord  Ripon  to  examine 
 the  country's  educational  situation  at  the 
 time  and  make  recommendations  for 
 reforms.  The  Hunter  Commission  of 
 1919  (the  Disorders  Inquiry  Committee) 
 was  constituted  to  examine  and 
 scrutinize  the  horri?c  slaughter  at  the 
 Jallianwala  Bagh.  McDonnell 
 Commission  -  Following  famine  of  1899 
 -1900,  Lord  Curzon  appointed  a  famine 
 commission led by MacDonnell. 
 Q.563.  Who  among  the  following  was  the 
 Governor  General  of  India  when  the 
 Permanent  Settlement  was  introduced  in 
 Bengal  for  revenue  collection  by  the  East 
 India Company ? 
 SSC CHSL 14/08/2023 (2nd shift) 
 (a) Lord Cornwallis   (b) Lord Wellesly 
 (c) Lord Dalhousie    (d) Lord Canning 
 Sol.563.(a)  Lord  Cornwallis.  Provision  of 
 Permanent  Settlement  -  The  Zamindars' 
 proprietorship  would  stay  as  long  as  he 
 paid  the  ?xed  revenue  at  the  said  date  to 
 the  government.  Other  States  where 
 Permanent  Settlement  Implemented  - 
 Bihar,  Odisha.  Other  Settlements  Related 
 to  Agriculture  -  Ryotwari  System  (Sir 
 Thomas  Munro),  Mahalwari  System  (Holt 
 Mackenzie). 
 Q.564.  Who  among  the  following  has 
 been  accused  of  committing  the  judicial 
 murder of Raja Nand Kumar? 
 SSC CHSL 17/08/2023 (4th shift) 
 (a) Lord Wellesly       (b) Lord Dalhousie 
 (c) Lord Cornwallis   (d) Warren Hastings 
 Sol.564.(d)  Warren  Hastings.  Raja  Nand 
 Kumar  (Nuncomar)  was  an  Indian  tax 
 collector  and  He  was  the  ?rst  Indian  to 
 be  executed  by  hanging.  Lord  Wellesley  - 
 Established  the  Subsidiary  Alliance 
 system  that  brought  the  princely 
 kingdoms  under  British  rule.  Lord 
 Dalhousie  -  Introduced  Railway,  Electric 
 Telegraph,  Postal  Service.  Lord 
 Cornwallis  - Zamindari System. 
 Q.565.  ____________  announced  the 
 bifurcation  of  the  British  Indian  Empire 
 into a secular India and Islamic Pakistan. 
 SSC CGL 14/07/2023 (3rd shift) 
 (a) Lord Ripon 
 (b) Lord Dalhousie 
 (c) Lord Louis Mountbatten 
 (d) Lord Curzon 
 Sol.565.(c)  Lord  Louis  Mountbatten  (last 
 Viceroy  of  India)  .  Lord  Curzon  -  Viceroy 
 (1899  -  1905):  He  announced  the 
 partition  of  Bengal  Presidency  In  July 
 1905. 
 Q.566.  Under whom was CP Ilbert a law 
 member of the council? 
 SSC CGL 14/07/2023 (4th shift) 
 (a) Lord Lytton      (b) Lord Cornwallis 
 (c) Lord Ripon       (d) Lord Curzon 
 Sol.566.(c)  Lord  Ripon  (1880  -  1884)  - 
 He  repealed  the  Vernacular  Press  Act  of 
 1878  which  was  Introduced  by  Lord 
 Lytton  .  CP  Ilbert  introduced  the  IIbert  Bill 
 that  would  have  granted  the  right  of 
 Indian  judges  to  judge  Europeans  in 
 court. 
 Q.567.  Elphinstone  was  the  Governor  of 
 which province of India during 1819-27 ? 
 SSC CGL 20/07/2023 (1st shift) 
 (a) North West Frontier province 
 (b) Madras 
 (c) Bengal 
 (d) Bombay 
 Sol.567.(d)  Bombay.  Elphinstone:  Known 
 for  the  compilation  of  the  Elphinstone 
 code  (a  uniform  scheme  of  criminal  law). 
 In  1808  he  was  sent  to  negotiate  an 
 alliance  with  the  Afghan  ruler  Shah  Shoja 
 to  prevent  a  Napoleonic  advance  upon 
 India. 
 Q.568  .  Who  designed  the  administrative 
 code  to  separate  revenue  administration 
 from judicial administration? 
 SSC CGL 21/07/2023 (2nd shift) 
 (a) Lord Lytton        (b) Lord Cornwallis 
 (c) Lord Auckland  (d) Warren Hastings 
 Sol.568.(b)  Lord  Cornwallis.  He 
 introduced  Permanent  settlement  in 
 1793  in  Bengal.  He  is  known  as  'the 
 Father  of  civil  service  in  India',  Governor 
 general of Bengal (1786-93). 
 Q.569.  The  Viceroy  who  took  keen 
 interest  in  the  restoration  and  protection 
 of historical monuments was  . 
 SSC CGL 25/07/2023( 1st shift) 
 (a) Lord Ellenborough (b) Lord Auckland 
 (c) Lord Lytton              (d) Lord Curzon 
 Sol.569.(d)  Lord  Curzon  (1899-1905)  : 
 Passed  the  Ancient  Monuments 
 Preservation  Act  in  1904.  Archaeological 
 Survey  of  India  (ASI)  -  Founded  in  1861 
 by  Alexander  Cunningham; 
 Headquarters:  New  Delhi.  Lord 
 Ellenborough  (  1842-1844  )  -  Annexation 
 Of  Sindh  (1843).  Lord  Auckland  (1836  - 
 1842)  -  The  ?rst  Anglo-Afghan  war 
 occurred  during  his  reign.  Lord  Lytton 
 (1876-1880)  -  The  Great  Indian  Famine 
 of 1876-1878. 
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 Sol.519.(d)  Kashmir  .  Amad  Shah  I  was 
 the  ?rst  independent  sultan  of  Gujarat  , 
 who  founded  Ahmedabad  (1411).The 
 Chogyal  (king  who  governs  with 
 righteousness)  Palden  Namgyal  Thodup 
 was  crushed  in  1975  and  Sikkim  merged 
 with  India  as  its  22nd  state.  King 
 Mahabali ruled over  Kerala. 
 Q.520.  During  the  rule  of  which  dynasty 
 were  Nalanda  and  Vikramashila 
 universities founded? 
 SSC CGL 13/04/2022(Evening) 
 (a) The Palas  (b) The Senas 
 (c) The Pratihara  (d) The Rashtrakutas 
 Sol.520.(a)  The  Palas.  Kumargupta 
 founded  Nalanda  University  in  the  5th 
 century  A.D.  Vikramashila  was 
 established  by  the  Pala  emperor 
 Dharmapala . 
 Q.521.  Chandannagar  was  established 
 as  a  French  colony  in  1673,  obtaining 
 permission  from______  the  then  Nawab 
 of  Bengal,  to  establish  a  trading  post  on 
 the right bank of the river Hooghly. 
 SSC CGL 18/04/2022 (Evening) 
 (a) Mansur Ali Khan 
 (b) Murshid Quli Khan 
 (c) Ibrahim Khan 
 (d) Mir Zafar 
 Sol.521.(c)  Ibrahim  Khan  .  French 
 Colonies  In  India-  Pondicherry,  Karaikal, 
 Yanam  (Andhra  Pradesh)  on  the 
 Coromandel  Coast,  Mahe  on  the  Malabar 
 Coast and Chandernagor in Bengal. 
 Q.522.  Ha?z  (Hafez)  was  a  ______ 
 century  poet  whose  collection  of  poems 
 is  known  as  'Diwan'  or  'Diwan-e-Ha?z'. 
 SSC MTS 05/10/2021 (Morning) 
 (a) 14th  (b) 15th  (c) 16th    (d) 17th 
 Sol.522.(a)  14th-century  '.  Hafez  was  an 
 Iranian  poet.  His  collection  of  poems 
 ‘Diwan’  is  in  Persian  language.  Most  of 
 the parts of ‘Diwan’ are Ghazals. 
 Q.523.  In  the  context  of  Su?  traditions, 
 what  is  the  meaning  of  the  word  'sama'? 
 SSC MTS 05/10/2021 (Evening) 
 (a) recitation of sacred songs 
 (b) Magical feat 
 (c) disciple 
 (d) Ashram 
 Sol.523  .  (a)  recitation  of  sacred  songs. 
 Su?sm  (  tasawwuf)  is  a  mystic  sect  of 
 Islam  that  emphasizes  introspection  and 
 spiritual  closeness  with  God.  They 
 believe  in  inner  purity  rather  than 
 external conduct and rituals. 
 Q.524.  ______  was  one  of  the  ?rst  Indian 
 rulers  to  lead  an  armed  rebellion  against 
 the  British  East  India  Company  in  1824 
 against  the  implementation  of  the 
 Doctrine of Lapse. 
 SSC MTS 07/10/2021 (Morning) 
 (a) Kittur Chennamma  (b) Titumir 
 (c) Jayi Rajaguru  (d)  Pazhassi Raja 
 Sol.524.(a)  Kittur  Chennamma  was  one 
 of  the  ?rst  Indian  rulers  to  lead  an  armed 
 rebellion  against  the  British  East  India 
 Company  in  1824  against  the 
 implementation of the Doctrine of Lapse. 
 Q.525.  Which  of  the  following  cities 
 became  the  capital  of  Bahamani 
 sultanate  immediately  after  its 
 foundation? 
 SSC MTS 08/10/2021 (Afternoon) 
 (a) Devagiri  (b) Daulatabad 
 (c) Asanabad  (d) Berar 
 Sol.525.(c)  Ahsanabad.  Bahamani 
 Sultanate  (Sunni  Muslim  empire  that 
 ruled  the  Deccan)  -  Founded  in  1347  by 
 ?Ala?  al-Din  Bahman  Shah.  Between  1490 
 and  1518  dissolved  into  the  ?ve 
 successor  powers  of  Bijapur, 
 Ahmadnagar, Golconda, Berar, and Bidar. 
 Q.526.  Vikramaditya  VI,  whose  biography 
 was  composed  by  his  court  poet  Bilhana, 
 was a ruler of ______ dynasty. 
 SSC MTS 11/10/2021 (Evening) 
 (a) Chalukya  (b) Ganga 
 (c) Rashtrakuta  (d) Pallava 
 Sol.526.(a)  Chalukya.  Vikramaditya  VI, 
 whose  biography  was  composed  by  his 
 court  poet  Bilhana,  was  a  ruler  of 
 Chalukya  dynasty.  The  Chalukya  dynasty 
 was  established  by  Pulakeshin  I  in  543 
 AD. 
 Q.527.  'Rang  Ghar',  one  of  Asia's  oldest 
 amphitheatres,  was  built  by  the  king  of 
 the ___dynasty. 
 SSC MTS 18/10/2021 (Evening) 
 (a) Sen   (b) Ahom  (c) Mughal   (d) Gupta 
 Sol.527.(b)  Ahom  Dynasty.  Rang  Ghar, 
 constructed  by  the  Ahom  King 
 Swargadeo Promotta Singha. 
 Q.528.  Who  among  the  following  was  the 
 founder  of  the  Bhakti  sect  named 
 'Pushtimarg'? 
 SSC MTS 20/10/2021 (Morning) 
 (a) Vallabhacharya  (b) Kabir 
 (c) Shankaracharya  (d) Ramanuja 
 Sol.528.(a)  Vallabhacharya  founded  the 
 Krishna-centered  PushtiMarg  sect  of 
 Vaishnavism  in  the  Braj  region  of  India, 
 and  the  philosophy  of  Shuddha  advaita 
 (Pure  Nondualism).  Pushtimarg  is  a  form 
 of Krishna worship for adoration. 
 Q.529.  Who among the following was the 
 founder  of  the  Suryavamsi  Gajapati 
 dynasty  that  ruled  parts  of  Orissa  and 
 Andhra  Pradesh  in  the  15th  century? 
 SSC MTS 26/10/2021 (Morning) 
 (a) Bhanu Deva  (b) Vasu Deva 
 (c) Surendra Deva     (d) Kapilendra Deva 
 Sol.529  .  (d)  Kapilendra  Deva  was  the 
 founder  of  the  Suryavamsi  Gajapati 
 dynasty  that  ruled  parts  of  Orissa  and 
 Andhra  Pradesh  in  the  15th  century 
 (1434–66 CE). 
 Q.530.  Which  city  was  the  capital  of  the 
 French Colony in India? 
 SSC MTS 26/10/2021 (Evening) 
 (a) Cochin  (b) Tuticorin 
 (c) Pondicherry  (d) Panjim 
 Sol.530.(c)  Pondicherry  .  Five  French 
 colonies  are  Pondicherry,  Karaikal  in 
 Tamil  Nadu  and  Yanaon  in  Andhra 
 Pradesh  on  the  Coromandel  Coast,  Mahe 
 in  Kerala  on  the  Malabar  Coast  and 
 Chandernagore in West Bengal. 
 Q.531.  Who  among  the  following  was  the 
 Nizam of Hyderabad in 1947? 
 SSC CGL 16/08/2021 (Morning) 
 (a) Mir Mahbub Ali Khan    (b) Osman Ali 
 (c) Akbar Ali Khan               (d) Nasir Jung 
 Sol.531.(b)  Osman  Ali  .  He  was  the  last 
 Nizam  (ruler)  of  the  Princely  State  of 
 Hyderabad.  He  ruled  the  Kingdom  of 
 Hyderabad between 1911 and 1948. 
 Q.532.  Which  of  the  following  is  the 
 meaning  of  ‘Pishtaq’  in  the  context  of 
 medieval Indo-Islamic Architecture? 
 SSC CGL 16/08/2021 (Morning) 
 (a) Dome  (b) Tall gateway 
 (c) True arch  (d) Water tank 
 Sol.532.(b)  tall  gateway.  Pishtaq  is  a 
 Persian/Farsi  word  that  means  ‘front  of 
 arch’.  It  is  a  rectangular  frame  around  an 
 arched  opening  of  a  building  like 
 mosques and palaces. 
 Q.533.  Prophet  Muhammad  founded  the 
 faith of Islam in the ______ century. 
 SSC CGL 24/08/2021 (Morning) 
 (a) sixth  (b) eighth  (c) seventh  (d) ninth 
 Sol.533  .  (c)  Seventh  century.  Islam  is  the 
 2nd  largest  religion  in  the  world.  Largest 
 religion - Christianity. 
 Q.534.  Who  among  the  following  was 
 appointed  as  the  curator  of  ancient 
 monuments in 1880? 
 SSC CHSL 15/04/2021 (Morning) 
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 (a) Alfred Foucher   (b) HH Cole 
 (c) John Marshall    (d) Rajendra Lal Mitra 
 Sol.534.(b)  HH  Cole  .  He  was  a  British 
 civil  servant  and  inventor  who  facilitated 
 many  innovations  in  commerce  and 
 Education. 
 Q.535.  Which  of  the  following  dynasties 
 made  Kanauj  (Kanyakubja)  its  capital 
 city? 
 SSC CHSL 15/04/2021 (Afternoon) 
 (a) Pala dynasty  (b) Pratihara dynasty 
 (c) Sena dynasty  (d) Chola dynasty 
 Sol.535.(b)  Pratihara  dynasty  was  an 
 imperial  power  during  the  Late  Classical 
 period  on  the  Indian  subcontinent  that 
 ruled  much  of  Northern  India  from  the 
 mid-8th  to  the  11th  century.  They  ruled 
 ?rst at Ujjain and later at Kannauj. 
 Q.536.  Which  part  of  India  did  the 
 Nizams of Asaf Jahi dynasty rule? 
 SSC CHSL 10/08/2021 (Morning) 
 (a) Western kingdoms  (b) Eastern states 
 (c) Deccan provinces    (d) Northern India 
 Sol.536.(c)  Deccan  provinces.  The  Asaf 
 Jahi  was  a  Muslim  dynasty  that  ruled  the 
 Kingdom  of  Hyderabad.  It  was  founded 
 by  Nizam  al-Mulk  who  was  intermittently 
 viceroy  of  the  Deccan  (peninsular  India) 
 under  the  Mughal  emperors  from  1713  to 
 1721  and  who  resumed  the  post  again 
 under the title Aaf Jah in 1724. 
 Q.537.  Who  among  the  following  was  a 
 Portuguese  writer  who  wrote  about  the 
 trade and society in South India? 
 SSC CHSL 10/08/2021 (Morning) 
 (a) Niccolao Manucci 
 (b) Francois Bernier 
 (c) Jean-Baptiste Tavernier 
 (d) Duarte Barbosa 
 Sol.537.(d)  Duarte  Barbosa  was  the 
 Portuguese  writer  who  visited  India 
 during  (1500-1516)  and  wrote  about  the 
 trade  and  society  in  South  India  in  his 
 manuscript,  ‘The  Book  of  Duarte 
 Barbosa’. 
 Q.538  .  Who  among  the  following  foreign 
 travellers  is  NOT  correctly  matched  with 
 their respective country they hail from? 
 SSC CHSL 12/08/2021 (Evening) 
 (a) Marco Polo – Italy 
 (b) Peter Mundy – China 
 (c) Ibn Battuta – Morocco 
 (d) Al-Biruni – Uzbekistan 
 Sol.538.(b)  Peter  Mundy  (Britain)  was  a 
 seventeenth-century  British  merchant 
 trader,  traveller  and  writer.  He  was  the 
 ?rst  Briton  to  record,  in  his  Itinerarium 
 Mundi,  tasting  Chaa  (tea)  in  China  and 
 travelled  extensively  in  Asia,  Russia  and 
 Europe. 
 Q.539.  Who among the following was the 
 ?rst Portuguese viceroy of India? 
 SSC CPO 23/11/2020 (Evening) 
 (a) Alfonso de Albuquerque 
 (b) Duarte de Menezes 
 (c) Francisco de Almeida 
 (d) Lopo Soares de Albergaria 
 Sol.539.(c)  Francisco  de  Almeida  was 
 the  ?rst  Portuguese  viceroy  of  India  in 
 1505.  He  was  given  the  credit  of 
 Portuguese  possession  in  India.  His 
 policy  was  to  maintain  a  strong  naval 
 army over the Indian ocean. 
 Q.540.  Who  among  the  following  did 
 NOT  belong  to  the  Rajput  kingdom  of 
 Marwar? 
 SSC CPO 24/11/2020 (Morning) 
 (a) Rao Jodha  (b) Rao Chanda 
 (c) Rana Kumbha   (d) Maldeva 
 Sol.540.(c)  Rana  Kumbha  was 
 associated  with  the  Mewar  Kingdom.  He 
 belonged  to  the  Sisodia  clan.  He  Built 
 Vijaya  Stambha  (dedicated  to  lord 
 Vishnu)  within  Chittor  Fort  in  1448  to 
 commemorate  his  victory  over  the  army 
 of  Malwa  led  by  Mahmud  Khalji  in  the 
 Battle of Sarangpur. 
 Q.541.  Kalinjar  Fort,  which  was 
 strategically  important  during  medieval 
 times, is located in: 
 SSC CPO 24/11/2020(Morning) 
 (a) Uttar Pradesh    (b) Rajasthan 
 (c) Punjab  (d) Sind 
 Sol.541  .  (a)  Uttar  Pradesh  (Banda 
 district).  Kalinjar  Fort  -  Built  by  the 
 Chandelas.  Main  attraction  of  Kalinjar  is 
 the  Neelkanth  Temple  built  by  Chandela 
 ruler Paramaditya Dev. 
 Q.542.  In  which  year  Sanchi  was 
 discovered  after  being  abandoned  for 
 nearly 600 years? 
 SSC CGL 03/03/2020 (Morning) 
 (a) 1818  (b) 1816   (c) 1820   (d) 1814 
 Sol.542  .  (a)  1818  .  It  was  discovered  in 
 1818  by  General  Taylor.  Sanchi  is  a 
 Buddhist  complex,  famous  for  its  Great 
 Stupa,  on  a  hilltop  at  Sanchi  Town  in 
 Raisen  District  of  the  State  of  Madhya 
 Pradesh, India. 
 Q.543.  Who  was  the  Governor  General  of 
 Bengal during the 3rd Anglo-Mysore war? 
 SSC CGL 06/03/2020 (Evening) 
 (a) John Macpherson 
 (b) 2nd Earl Cornwallis 
 (c) John Shore 
 (d) Warren Hastings 
 Sol.543.(b)  2nd  Earl  Cornwallis.  The 
 resultant war lasted three years and was 
 a resounding defeat for Mysore. 
 Q.544.  In  which  year  did  the  Portuguese 
 capture Goa? 
 SSC CGL 09/03/2020 (Morning) 
 (a) 1510 AD  (b) 1540 AD 
 (c) 1610 AD  (d) 1475 AD 
 Sol.544  .  (a)  1510  AD.  Portuguese 
 Governor  Afonso  de  Albuquerque 
 captured  Goa  (became  the  capital  of  the 
 Portuguese)  from  the  Adil  Shahis.  The 
 Portuguese  were  the  ?rst  European  to 
 come  (1498)  and  the  last  one  to  leave 
 India (1961). 
 Modern History 
 The Revolt of 1857 
 Q.545.  Who  among  the  following  leaders 
 led the Revolt of 1857 in Bihar? 
 SSC MTS 04/09/2023 (3rd Shift) 
 (a) Rajendra Prasad   (b) Devi Singh 
 (c) Rajkumar Shukla   (d) Kunwar Singh 
 Sol.545.(d)  Kunwar  Singh.  He  belonged 
 to  a  family  of  the  Ujjainiya  clan  of  the 
 Parmar  Rajputs  of  Jagdishpur  (Bhojpur). 
 The  Revolt  of  1857  is  known  by  several 
 names:  the  Sepoy  Mutiny,  the  Indian 
 Mutiny,  the  Great  Rebellion,  and  the  First 
 War  of  Independence  (by  Vinayak 
 Damodar Savarkar). 
 Q.546.  From  which  place  did  the  Revolt 
 of 1857 start? 
 SSC CHSL 04/08/2023 (1st shift) 
 (a) Agra  (b) Meerut 
 (c) Kanpur  (d) Delhi 
 Sol.546.(b)  Meerut  (10  May  1857).  The 
 Revolt  of  1857  -  Also  called  Sepoy 
 Mutiny  (By  the  British  Historians),  First 
 War  of  Independence  (by  Vinayak 
 Damodar  Savarkar).  Lord  Canning  was 
 the  British  Governor  general  during  the 
 revolt. 
 Q.547.  Nana  Sahib,  a  rebel  at  Kanpur 
 was  the  son  of  which  of  the  following 
 Peshwas? 
 SSC CGL 17/07/2023 (4th shift) 
 (a) Baji Rao I  (b) Balaji Baji Rao 
 (c) Baji Rao II  (d) Balaji Vishwanath 
 Sol.547.(c) Bajirao II  (10 January 1775 – 
 28  January  1851)  was  the  last  Peshwa  of 
 the  Maratha  Empire.  Leaders  and  Places 
 of  the  revolt  of  1857:  Kunwar  singh  - 
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 Bihar,  Rani  Lakshmibai  -  Jhansi,  Begum 
 Hazrat  Mahal  (wife  of  the  deposed 
 Nawab  of  Awadh,  Wajid  Ali  Shah)  - 
 Lucknow,  Bahadur  shah  Zafar  -  Delhi, 
 Tatya  tope  and  Nana  saheb  -  Kanpur, 
 Khan Bahadur Khan Rohilla - Bareilly. 
 Q.548.  Khan  Bahadur  led  the  revolt  of 
 1857 from: 
 SSC CGL 24/07/2023 (2nd shift) 
 (a) Delhi  (b) Kanpur 
 (c) Lucknow  (d) Bareilly 
 Sol.548.(d)  Bareilly.  Bahadur  Shah  II,  the 
 last  Mughal  Emperor  led  the  revolt  from 
 Delhi.  Nana  Sahib  led  the  revolt  from 
 Kanpur,  he  was  the  adopted  son  of 
 Peshwa Baji Rao II. 
 Q.549.  Which  Mughal  ruler  contributed  to 
 the revolt of 1857? 
 SSC CGL 25/07/2023( 4th shift) 
 (a) Shahalam II   (b) Bahadur shah I 
 (c) Alamgir II       (d) Bahadur shah II 
 Sol.549.(d)  Bahadur  Shah  II  (Bahadur 
 Shah  Zafar).  He  was  the  twentieth  and 
 last  Mughal  Emperor  of  India  .  In  1857 
 Bahadur  Shah  II  was  deposed  by  the 
 British  and  exiled  to  Rangoon.  Revolt  of 
 1857  (the  Sepoy  Mutiny)  is  called  the 
 First  War  of  Independence  by  V.D. 
 Savarkar.  Lord  Canning  was  the 
 Governor-General during the revolt. 
 Q.550.  The  sepoys  of  Meerut  arrived  at 
 the  Gates  of  Red  Fort  to  meet  the  Mughal 
 emperor, Bahadur Shah on _____________. 
 SSC MTS 16/05/2023 (Evening) 
 (a) 11 March, 1857  (b) 10 March, 1857 
 (c) 10 May, 1857      (d) 11 May, 1857 
 Sol.550.(d)  11  May,  1857.  The  Indian 
 Mutiny  began  from  Meerut  on  10  May 
 1857. 
 Q.551.  Mangal  Pandey  was  hanged  to 
 death  for  attacking  British  o?cers  in 
 Barrackpore on ______. 
 SSC MTS 13/07/2022 (Evening) 
 (a) 21 March 1857      (b) 23 March 1857 
 (c) 31 March 1857      (d) 29 March 1857 
 Sol.551.(d)  29  March  1857.  Mangal 
 Pandey  was  a  Sepoy  in  the  34th  Bengal 
 Native  Infantry  regiment  of  the  British 
 East India Company. 
 Q.552.  Whose  proclamation  of 
 November  1,  1858  declared  that 
 thereafter  India  would  be  governed  by 
 and  in  the  name  of  the  British  Monarch 
 through a Secretary of State? 
 SSC MTS 08/10/2021 (Morning) 
 (a) King Louis’          (b) King Philips’ 
 (c) Queen Victoria’s (d) Queen Elizabeth’s 
 Sol.552.(c)  Queen  Victoria’s 
 proclamation of November 1, 1858. 
 Governors and Viceroys 
 Q.553.  Match List-I with List-II. 
 List-I (Governor General)  List-II (Period) 
 A. Warren Hasting  1. 1772-1785 
 B. Lord Cornwallis  2. 1786-1793 
 C. Sir John Shore  3. 1793-1798 
 D. Lord Wellesley  4. 1798-1805 
 SSC CHSL Tier II  02/11/2023 
 (a) A – 4, B – 3, C – 2, D – 1 
 (b) A – 2, B – 1, C – 4, D – 3 
 (c) A – 1, B – 2, C – 3, D – 4 
 (d) A – 2, B – 1, C – 3, D – 4 
 Sol.553.(c)  A  –  1,  B  –  2,  C  –  3,  D  –  4. 
 The  ?rst  Governor  of  Bengal  -  Robert 
 Clive.  The  ?rst  Governor  General  of 
 Bengal  in  1773  -  Warren  Hastings 
 (1772-1785).  The  ?rst  Governor  General 
 of  India  -  William  Bentinck.  The  ?rst 
 Viceroy of India - Lord Canning. 
 Q.554.  Identify  the  INCORRECTLY 
 matched  pair(s)  of  the  British 
 Governor-Generals  of  India  and  the 
 events with which they are associated. 
 i) Lord Dalhousie - Revolt of 1857 
 ii) Lord Auckland - First Afghan War 
 iii) Lord Canning - Wood’s Despatch 1854 
 SSC CGL Tier II  26/10/2023 
 (a) Only (ii) and (iii)  (b) Only (ii) 
 (c) Only (i) and (iii)  (d) Only (i) 
 Sol.554.(c)  Only  (i)  and  (iii).  Governor 
 general  and  the  related  events:  Lord 
 Dalhousie  (1848-1856)  -  Doctrine  of 
 Lapse policy, Wood’s Despatch 1854. 
 Lord  Cornwallis  (1786  -  1793)  - 
 Introduction  of  the  Charter  Act  of  1793, 
 the  Third  Anglo-Mysore  War  began  and 
 ended  with  the  Treaty  of  Seringapatam. 
 Warren  Hastings  (1772  -1785)  - 
 Introduction  of  the  Regulating  Act  of 
 1773  by  the  British  Parliament,  First 
 Anglo-Maratha  War  began  (ended  with 
 the  Treaty  of  Salbai).  Lord  Wellesley 
 (1798–1805)  -  The  Second 
 Anglo-Maratha  War  began  and  ended 
 with multiple treaties. 
 Q.555.  Who  was  the  Governor-General 
 when the ?rst railway line was laid ? 
 SSC Stenographer 13/10/2023 (Evening) 
 (a) Lord Cornwallis 
 (b) Warren Hastings 
 (c) Lord William Bentinck 
 (d) Lord Dalhousie 
 Sol.555.(d)  Lord  Dalhousie  (Governor 
 -General  of  India  from  1848  to  1856).  He 
 was  also  known  as  the  father  of  Indian 
 Railways.  The  ?rst  railway  line  in  India 
 was  laid  in  1853  from  Bombay  (now 
 Mumbai)  to  Thane,  a  distance  of  21 
 miles  (34  km)  and  was  operated  by  the 
 Great  Indian  Peninsula  Railway  Company. 
 Warren  Hastings  (1772-1785)  -  First 
 Governor-General  of  Bengal.  Lord 
 Cornwallis  (Governor-General,  1786-93)  - 
 First  to  bring  into  existence  and  organize 
 civil  services.  Lord  William  Bentinck 
 (1828-1835)  -  First  Governor-general  of 
 India 
 Q.556.  Which  of  the  following  Governor 
 Generals,  under  the  British  rule  in  India, 
 professionalized,  bureaucratised  and 
 Europeanised  the  administration  of  East 
 India Company? 
 SSC CPO 03/10/2023 (Evening) 
 (a) Warren Hastings    (b) Lord Canning 
 (c) Lord Dalhousie       (d) Lord Cornwallis 
 Sol.556.(d)  Lord  Cornwallis  :  He 
 introduced  the  Permanent  settlement  of 
 Bengal  (1793).  Third  Mysore  War 
 (1790-92)  and  Treaty  of  Seringapatam 
 (1792)  took  place  during  his  time  period. 
 Warren  Hastings  -  First  Governor  General 
 of Bengal in 1773. 
 Q.557.  During  British  rule  in  India,  which 
 of  the  following  Governor  Generals 
 devised  the  'Doctrine  of  Lapse',  a  policy 
 of annexation ? 
 SSC CPO 04/10/2023 (Morning) 
 (a) Lord Dalhousie     (b) Warren Hastings 
 (c) Lord Cornwallis    (d) Lord Canning 
 Sol.557.(a)  Lord  Dalhousie  was  the 
 Governor-General  from  1848  to  1856. 
 The  doctrine  declared  that  if  an  Indian 
 ruler  died  without  a  male  heir  his 
 kingdom  would  “lapse”,  that  is,  become 
 part  of  Company  territory.  States 
 annexed  under  Doctrine  of  lapse:  Satara 
 (1848),  Sambalpur  (1850),  Udaipur 
 (1852),  Nagpur  (1853),  Jhansi  (1854)  and 
 Awadh (1856). 
 Q.558.  Who  among  the  following  was  the 
 viceroy  of  India  at  the  time  of  India's 
 independence  from  colonial  rule  on  15 
 August 1947 ? 
 SSC MTS 11/09/2023 (1st Shift) 
 (a) Lord Wavell             (b) Lord Willingdon 
 (c) Lord Mountbatten  (d) Lord Linlithgow 
 Sol.558.(c)  Lord  Mountbatten 
 (1947-1948):  Events  During  his  Regime  - 
 Redcliff  commission  (1947).  Lord  Wavell 
 (1944-1947)  -  C.  Rajagopalachari’s  CR 
 Formula  (1944),  Cabinet  Mission  (1946). 
 Lord  Willingdon  (1931-1936)  -  Communal 
 Award  (1932),  Third  Round  Table 
 Conference,  Poona  Pact  (1932).  Lord 
 Linlithgow  (1936-1944)  -  Tripuri  Crisis 
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 and  formation  of  Forward  Bloc  (1939), 
 Cripps  Mission  (1942),  Quit  India 
 Movement (1942). 
 Q.559.  English  as  the  o?cial  language  of 
 India  for  higher  education  was 
 incorporated  in  the  resolution 
 formulation by _______. 
 SSC CHSL 03/08/2023 (3rd shift) 
 (a) Lord Hastings  (b) Lord Wellesley 
 (c) Lord Macaulay    (d) Lord Dalhousie 
 Sol.559.(c)  Lord  Macaulay  -  Considered 
 to  be  the  founder  of  the  British  education 
 system  in  India.  He  was  also  the 
 chairman  of  the  ?rst  Law  Commission  of 
 pre - independent India. 
 Q.560.  The  Vernacular  Press  Act  was 
 enacted  during  the  regime  of  which 
 viceroy of India? 
 SSC CHSL 04/08/2023 (1st shift) 
 (a) Lord Dalhousie  (b) Lord Hastings 
 (c) Lord Ripon  (d) Lord Lytton 
 Sol.560.(d)  Lord  Lytton  (1876-1880)  . 
 Vernacular  Press  Act  (The  gagging  Act) 
 1878  -  Enacted  to  control  the  vernacular 
 press  and  effectively  punish  and  repress 
 seditious writing. 
 Q.561.  Who  among  the  following  signed 
 a  Tripartite  treaty  on  behalf  of  the  British 
 Government  to  interfere  in  the  affairs  of 
 Afghanistan? 
 SSC CHSL 07/08/2023 (2nd shift) 
 (a) Lord Mayo  (b) Lord Auckland 
 (c) Lord Wellesly  (d) Lord Canning 
 Sol.561.(b)  Lord  Auckland  (1836  - 
 42).Tripartite  treaty  (1838):  It  was 
 signed  between  Governor-General  Lord 
 Auckland  (British),  Maharaja  Ranjit  Singh 
 (Sikhs),  and  Shah  Shuja  (who  had  been 
 deposed  from  the  Afghan  throne  in  1809 
 and  had  been  living  since  then  as  a 
 British  pensioner  at  Ludhiana).  Lord 
 Mayo  (1869  -  1872)  -  He  ordered  the  ?rst 
 census  of  India  in  1871.  Lord  Wellesly 
 (1798  -  1805)  -  Subsidiary  Alliance  came 
 in  1798.  Lord  Canning  (1856  -  62)  -  First 
 Viceroy of India. 
 Q.562.  Which  of  the  following 
 Commissions  was  appointed  by  Lord 
 Curzon  to  enquire  into  the  working  of  the 
 police administration? 
 SSC CHSL 11/08/2023 (3rd shift) 
 (a) Kitchener Commission 
 (b) Hunter Commission 
 (c) Frazer Commission 
 (d) MacDonnell Commission 
 Sol.562.(c)  Frazer  Commission  (The 
 Indian  Police  Commission  of  1902-03  )  - 
 Established  by  the  British.  Headed  by  - 
 Sir  Andrew  Frazer  and  Lord  Curzon. 
 Hunter  Commission  of  1882  was 
 presided  over  by  Sir  William  Hunter  and 
 was  appointed  by  Lord  Ripon  to  examine 
 the  country's  educational  situation  at  the 
 time  and  make  recommendations  for 
 reforms.  The  Hunter  Commission  of 
 1919  (the  Disorders  Inquiry  Committee) 
 was  constituted  to  examine  and 
 scrutinize  the  horri?c  slaughter  at  the 
 Jallianwala  Bagh.  McDonnell 
 Commission  -  Following  famine  of  1899 
 -1900,  Lord  Curzon  appointed  a  famine 
 commission led by MacDonnell. 
 Q.563.  Who  among  the  following  was  the 
 Governor  General  of  India  when  the 
 Permanent  Settlement  was  introduced  in 
 Bengal  for  revenue  collection  by  the  East 
 India Company ? 
 SSC CHSL 14/08/2023 (2nd shift) 
 (a) Lord Cornwallis   (b) Lord Wellesly 
 (c) Lord Dalhousie    (d) Lord Canning 
 Sol.563.(a)  Lord  Cornwallis.  Provision  of 
 Permanent  Settlement  -  The  Zamindars' 
 proprietorship  would  stay  as  long  as  he 
 paid  the  ?xed  revenue  at  the  said  date  to 
 the  government.  Other  States  where 
 Permanent  Settlement  Implemented  - 
 Bihar,  Odisha.  Other  Settlements  Related 
 to  Agriculture  -  Ryotwari  System  (Sir 
 Thomas  Munro),  Mahalwari  System  (Holt 
 Mackenzie). 
 Q.564.  Who  among  the  following  has 
 been  accused  of  committing  the  judicial 
 murder of Raja Nand Kumar? 
 SSC CHSL 17/08/2023 (4th shift) 
 (a) Lord Wellesly       (b) Lord Dalhousie 
 (c) Lord Cornwallis   (d) Warren Hastings 
 Sol.564.(d)  Warren  Hastings.  Raja  Nand 
 Kumar  (Nuncomar)  was  an  Indian  tax 
 collector  and  He  was  the  ?rst  Indian  to 
 be  executed  by  hanging.  Lord  Wellesley  - 
 Established  the  Subsidiary  Alliance 
 system  that  brought  the  princely 
 kingdoms  under  British  rule.  Lord 
 Dalhousie  -  Introduced  Railway,  Electric 
 Telegraph,  Postal  Service.  Lord 
 Cornwallis  - Zamindari System. 
 Q.565.  ____________  announced  the 
 bifurcation  of  the  British  Indian  Empire 
 into a secular India and Islamic Pakistan. 
 SSC CGL 14/07/2023 (3rd shift) 
 (a) Lord Ripon 
 (b) Lord Dalhousie 
 (c) Lord Louis Mountbatten 
 (d) Lord Curzon 
 Sol.565.(c)  Lord  Louis  Mountbatten  (last 
 Viceroy  of  India)  .  Lord  Curzon  -  Viceroy 
 (1899  -  1905):  He  announced  the 
 partition  of  Bengal  Presidency  In  July 
 1905. 
 Q.566.  Under whom was CP Ilbert a law 
 member of the council? 
 SSC CGL 14/07/2023 (4th shift) 
 (a) Lord Lytton      (b) Lord Cornwallis 
 (c) Lord Ripon       (d) Lord Curzon 
 Sol.566.(c)  Lord  Ripon  (1880  -  1884)  - 
 He  repealed  the  Vernacular  Press  Act  of 
 1878  which  was  Introduced  by  Lord 
 Lytton  .  CP  Ilbert  introduced  the  IIbert  Bill 
 that  would  have  granted  the  right  of 
 Indian  judges  to  judge  Europeans  in 
 court. 
 Q.567.  Elphinstone  was  the  Governor  of 
 which province of India during 1819-27 ? 
 SSC CGL 20/07/2023 (1st shift) 
 (a) North West Frontier province 
 (b) Madras 
 (c) Bengal 
 (d) Bombay 
 Sol.567.(d)  Bombay.  Elphinstone:  Known 
 for  the  compilation  of  the  Elphinstone 
 code  (a  uniform  scheme  of  criminal  law). 
 In  1808  he  was  sent  to  negotiate  an 
 alliance  with  the  Afghan  ruler  Shah  Shoja 
 to  prevent  a  Napoleonic  advance  upon 
 India. 
 Q.568  .  Who  designed  the  administrative 
 code  to  separate  revenue  administration 
 from judicial administration? 
 SSC CGL 21/07/2023 (2nd shift) 
 (a) Lord Lytton        (b) Lord Cornwallis 
 (c) Lord Auckland  (d) Warren Hastings 
 Sol.568.(b)  Lord  Cornwallis.  He 
 introduced  Permanent  settlement  in 
 1793  in  Bengal.  He  is  known  as  'the 
 Father  of  civil  service  in  India',  Governor 
 general of Bengal (1786-93). 
 Q.569.  The  Viceroy  who  took  keen 
 interest  in  the  restoration  and  protection 
 of historical monuments was  . 
 SSC CGL 25/07/2023( 1st shift) 
 (a) Lord Ellenborough (b) Lord Auckland 
 (c) Lord Lytton              (d) Lord Curzon 
 Sol.569.(d)  Lord  Curzon  (1899-1905)  : 
 Passed  the  Ancient  Monuments 
 Preservation  Act  in  1904.  Archaeological 
 Survey  of  India  (ASI)  -  Founded  in  1861 
 by  Alexander  Cunningham; 
 Headquarters:  New  Delhi.  Lord 
 Ellenborough  (  1842-1844  )  -  Annexation 
 Of  Sindh  (1843).  Lord  Auckland  (1836  - 
 1842)  -  The  ?rst  Anglo-Afghan  war 
 occurred  during  his  reign.  Lord  Lytton 
 (1876-1880)  -  The  Great  Indian  Famine 
 of 1876-1878. 
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 Q.570.  For  the  political  education  of  the 
 people  at  the  local  level,  who  brought  the 
 resolution on local self-government? 
 SSC CGL 25/07/2023( 3rd  shift) 
 (a) Lord Ripon  (b) Lord Mayo 
 (c) Lord Canning  (d) Lord Lytton 
 Sol.570.(a)  Lord  Ripon  (Father  of  local 
 self  Government,  1880-1884)  -  Hunter 
 Commission  on  Education  (1882).  Lord 
 Mayo  (1869  -1872)  -  Decentralization  of 
 ?nances;  Mayo  College  in  Ajmer  for 
 educating  children  of  the  aristocratic 
 families.  Lord  Canning  (1856-1862)  - 
 First  Viceroy  of  India;  Abolished  doctrine 
 of  lapse;  East  India  Company  was 
 abolished  and  powers  were  transferred 
 to  the  Crown.  Lord  Lytton  (1876  -1880)  - 
 Second  Afghan  war  (1878-1880);  Arms 
 Act  (1878);  The  Vernacular  Press  Act 
 (1878);  Tax  on  Cotton  was  abolished  for 
 the British traders. 
 Q.571.  The  policy  of  dual  system  of 
 government  of  Bengal  was  the  brainchild 
 of which Governor-General? 
 SSC CGL 26/07/2023 (4th shift) 
 (a) Lord Hastings   (b) Lord Clive 
 (c) Lord Lytton        (d) Lord Dalhousie 
 Sol.571.(b)  Lord  Clive  (First  governor  of 
 Bengal  in  1765).  Dual  system  -  The 
 administration  of  Bengal  was  divided  into 
 two  parts  :  Diwani  -  The  right  to  collect 
 revenue  was  given  to  the  company,  and 
 Nizamat  -  Administrative  rights  were 
 given  to  Nawab.  Warren  Hastings 
 abolished  this  system  in  Bengal  in  1772. 
 Lord  Hastings  (Governor  -  General  of 
 India,  1813  -  1823)  -  He  introduced  a  new 
 'paramountcy' policy. 
 Q.572.  Who  among  the  following 
 Governor  Generals  of  Bengal  outlawed 
 the practice of Sati? 
 SSC MTS 04/05/2023 (Afternoon) 
 (a) Charles Canning 
 (b) Charles Cornwallis 
 (c) Warren Hastings 
 (d) William Bentinck 
 Sol.572.(d) William Bentinck.  He was the 
 ?rst  Governor  General  of  India  from  1828 
 to  1835.  Lord  Cornwallis  -  Permanent 
 Settlement,  Mint  in  Calcutta.  Lord 
 Canning  -  Governor  general  during  the 
 revolt of 1857. 
 Q.573.  Governor  general  Lord  Dalhousie 
 described  the  Kingdom  of  _______"as  a 
 cherry  that  will  drop  into  our  mouth  one 
 day". 
 SSC MTS 08/05/2023 (Evening) 
 (a) Ahom  (b) Mysore 
 (c) Awadh  (d) Maratha 
 Sol.573.(c)  Awadh.  Lord  Dalhousie  said 
 this  in  1851.  Awadh  Kingdom  was 
 formally  annexed  to  the  British  Empire  in 
 1856.  The  doctrine  declared  that  if  an 
 Indian  ruler  died  without  a  male  heir  his 
 kingdom  would  “lapse”  ,  that  is,  become 
 part  of  Company  territory.  One  kingdom 
 after  another  was  annexed  simply  by 
 applying  this  doctrine:-  Satara  (1848), 
 Sambalpur  (1850),  Udaipur  (1852), 
 Nagpur (1853) and Jhansi (1854). 
 Q.574.  Under  ________  (Governor  General 
 from  1813  to  1823)  a  new  policy  of 
 "paramountcy"  was  initiated.  Now  the 
 Company  claimed  that  its  authority  was 
 paramount  or  supreme,  hence  its  power 
 was greater than that of Indian states. 
 SSC CHSL 17/03/2023 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) Lord Amherst      (b) Lord Cornwallis 
 (c) Lord Hastings     (d) Lord Auckland 
 Sol.574.(c)  Lord  Hastings  (  Anglo-Nepal 
 War  took  place  between  1814  and  1816  ). 
 Lord  Amherst  was  Governor-General  of 
 India from 1823 to 1828. 
 Q.575.  “A  History  of  British  India”  is  a 
 work published by ______. 
 SSC CGL 07/12/2022 (1st Shift) 
 (a) Lord Canning  (b) Lord Dalhousie 
 (c) James Mill          (d) Warren Hastings 
 Sol.575.(c)  James  Mill  in  1817,  a 
 Scottish  economist  and  political 
 philosopher,  published  a  massive 
 three-volume  work  "The  History  of  British 
 India".  In  his  book  history  was  divided 
 into  three  periods:  Hindu,  Muslim,  and 
 British. 
 Q.576.  Subsidiary  alliance  treaty  was 
 imposed on Awadh in ______. 
 SSC CGL 08/12/2022 (1st Shift) 
 (a) 1802   (b) 1803   (c) 1801   (d) 1804 
 Sol.576.(c)  1801.  Subsidiary  alliance, 
 drafted  by  Lord  Wellesley  (Governor 
 general  of  India  ,  1798  to1805)  was  a 
 treaty  between  the  British  East  India 
 Company  and  the  Indian  princely  states 
 that  gave  the  English  dominion  over  the 
 Indian  kingdoms.  Indian  states  annexed 
 under  Subsidiary  alliance:  Hyderabad 
 (1798),  Mysore  (1799),  Tanjore  (1799), 
 Peshwa  (1802),  ScIndia  (1803),  and 
 Gaekwad (1803). 
 Q.577.  Based  on  Macaulay’s  Minute,  the 
 English  Education  Act  was  introduced  in 
 ______. 
 SSC CGL 13/12/2022 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) 1875    (b) 1835   (c) 1855   (d) 1815 
 Sol.577.(b)  1835  by  Lord  William 
 Bentinck  .  Lord  Macaulay  presented  his 
 education  policy  titled  Minute  on  Indian 
 Education  in  1835.  Lord  Macaulay  was 
 India’s  First  Law  member  of  the 
 Governor-General's Council. 
 Q.578.  In  1856,  Governor-General  ______ 
 decided  that  Bahadur  Shah  Zafar  would 
 be  the  last  Mughal  king  and  after  his 
 death  none  of  his  descendants  would  be 
 recognised  as  kings  –  they  would  just  be 
 called princes. 
 SSC CPO 10/11/2022 (Afternoon) 
 (a) Canning  (b) Cornwallis 
 (c) Hastings  (d) Munro 
 Sol.578.(a)  Lord  Canning  (1856-1862)  - 
 (Last  Governor-General  and  ?rst  viceroy 
 of  India)  -  introduced  Indian  Penal  Code 
 (IPC), withdrew Doctrine of Lapse. 
 Q.579.  Who among the following was the 
 Viceroy  of  India  during  the  formation  of 
 the Indian National Congress? 
 SSC CPO 11/11/2022 (Evening) 
 (a) Lord Lytton  (b) Lord Ripon 
 (c) Lord Dufferin  (d) Lord Mayo 
 Sol.579.(c)  Lord  Dufferin  (1884-1888)  . 
 Indian  National  Congress  (INC)  was 
 formed  by  A.O  Hume  under  the 
 presidency  of  W.C.  Benerjee  in  1885.  The 
 First  session  of  INC  was  held  in 
 December  1885  at  Gokuldas  Tejpal 
 Sanskrit  College  in  Bombay,  attended  by 
 72 delegates. 1 
 st 
 woman president of INC 
 - Annie Besant (1917). 
 Q.580.  Which  of  the  following  Viceroys 
 of  British  India  took  the  ?rst  step  to 
 separate  provincial  ?nance  from  central 
 ?nance  and  introduced  ?nancial 
 dece-ntralisation in India in 1870? 
 Graduate Level 03/08/2022 (Shift - 3 ) 
 (a) Lord Chelmsford  (b) Lord Northbrook 
 (c) Lord Mayo  (d) Lord Dufferin 
 Sol.580.(c)  Lord  Mayo’s  Resolution  of 
 1870  on  Financial  Decentralisation 
 visualised  the  development  of  local 
 self-government institutions. 
 Q.581.  _________  introduced  the  daroga 
 system,  replacing  zamindari  thanedars 
 under the direct control of the district 
 head and on its payroll. 
 Graduate Level 05/08/2022 (Shift - 3) 
 (a) Lord Minto I  (b) Lord Cornwallis 
 (c) Lord Hastings    (d) Lord Wellesley 
 Sol.581.(b)  Lord  Cornwallis  -  Cornwallis 
 Code  (1793),  Father  of  Civil  Services  in 
 India,  Third  Anglo-Mysore  War  (1789  - 
 1792)  -  (Lord  Cornwallis  and  Tipu  sultan), 
 Permanent Settlement (1793) in Bengal. 
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