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In this post History MCQ Exercise 30 Important History Questions for SSC, UPSC, UPPSC, State PSC & Other Examinations are given. Most of these questions have previously been asked in SSC CGL and other examinations. Attempt these question.

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History MCQ Exercise for SSC, UPSC, UPPSC, State PSC & Other Examinations

1- Which of the following writers has called Akbar’s Din-1-Ilahi as a monument of his folly, not of wisdom?
a) Badayuni
b) Vincent Smith
c) Barni
d) W.Haig

2- Who among the following was the court physician of Kanishka ?
a) Vasumitra
b) Nagarjuna
c) Charaka
d) Patanjali

3- Who was the founder of the Satvahana Empire ?
a) Kanha
b) Simuka
c) Hala
d) Gautamiputra

4- The first Buddhist Council was held at
a) Kashmir
b) Rajgriha
c) Pataliputra
d) Vaishali

5- The Veda which deals with the rituals is known as
a) Rigveda
b) Yajurveda
c) Samaveda
d) Atharvaveda

6- Which script was used in Ashoka’s inscriptions ?
a) Brahmi
b) Devanagri
c) Gurmukhi
d) Sanskrit

7- The Upanishads are the
a) Great Epics
b) Story Books
c) Source of Hindu Philosophy
d) Law Books

8- The people of the Indus Valley civilisation worshipped
a) Vishnu
b) Indra
c) Pashupati
d) Brahma

9- The word ‘Satyameva Jayte‘ have been derived from which
Upanishad?
a) Akshi Upanishad
b) Mundaka Upanishad
c) Garuda Upanishad
d) Mahavakya Upanishad

10- Jama Masjid of Delhi was built by
a) Akbar
b) Humayun
c) Babur
d) Shah Jahan

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11- The Red Fort in Delhi was the residence of emperors of which
dynasty in the 16th century?
a) Rajput
b) Khalji
c) Tughluq
d) Mughal

12- Where is Humayun’s Tomb is located?
a) Hyderabad
b) New Delhi
c) Mumbai
d) Kolkata

13- Which Governor General abolished the ‘Sati System’ in India?
a) Lord Canning
b) Lord Ripon
c) Lord William Bentinck
d) Lord Dalhousie

14- The Poona Pact was signed between Mahatma Gandhi and
a) Muhammed Ali Jinnah
b) Lord Irwin
c) Subash Chandra Bose
d) B.R. Ambedkar

15- Big landlords or warrior chiefs in the 7th century were
acknowledged as ………. by the existing kings.
a) Rashtrakutas
b) Samantas
c) Chalukya
d) Brahmanas

16- Which Sikh Guru initiated ‘The Khalsa’?
a) Guru Nanak Dev
b) Guru Gobind Singh
c) Guru Angad Dev
d) Guru Tegh Bahadur

17- Epigraphy is the study of which of the following ?
a) Coins
b) Inscriptions
c) Temples
d) Birds

18- Who wrote Akbarnama?
a) Abul Fazal
b) Faizi
c) Abdur Rahim
d) Abdul Qadir

19- Who built the Konark’s Sun temple ?
a) Anantavarman Chodaganga Deva
b) Kapilendra Deva Routaray
c) Narshimadeva
d) Purushottam Dev

20- Who amongst the following was the successor of Sikh Guru Harai
a) Guru Angad Dev
b) Guru Tegh Bahadur
c) Guru Hargobind
d) Guru Amar Das

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21- The Agra fort was built by
a) Shah Jahan
b) Akbar
c) Jahangir
d) Babur

22- Dara Shikoh was killed in conflict with his brother …..
a) Jahangir
b) Aurangzeb
c) Babur
d) Shah Jahan

23- In which city of India is Charminar located ?
a) Pune
b) Delhi
c) Aurangabad
d) Hyderabad

24- The ……….. were the successors of Timur, the ruler of Iran, Iraq and modern-day Turkey.
a) Rajputs
b) Khaljis
c) Mughals
d) Tughluq

25- What is the name of court poet of king Harshavardhana ?
a) Tulsidas
b) Banabhatta
c) Surdas
d) Raskhan

26- Lord Cornwallis is known for
a) permanent revenue settlement of bengal
b) attacking the caste system
c) land revenue settlement of United States
d) ryotwari settlement of Madras

27- Who was given the title of “The Ambassador of Hindu-Muslim
Unity” for being the architect and mastermind of the historic
Lucknow Pact ?
a) Sir Sayed Ahmad Khan
b) Fazl-ul-Haq
c) Syed Mohammad Sharfuddin Quadri
d) Muhammed Ali Jinnah

28- Who was the first Governor General of India ?
a) Lord William Bentinck
b) Lord Dalhousie
c) Lord Cornwallis
d) None of the above

29- Who was the first Englishman to appear in the Mughal Court during Jahangir’s reign?
a) Paul Canning
b) Captain William Hawkins
c) Wiliam Edward
d) Ralph Fitch

30- The foreign traveller who visited India during the reign of Shah Jahan was
a) Thomas Roe
b) William Hawkins
c) Ibn Batuta
d) Manucci

Answers of Above History MCQ Exercise for SSC, UPSC, UPPSC, State PSC & Other Examinations

1(b), 2(c), 3(b), 4(b), 5(b), 6(a), 7(c), 8(c), 9(b), 10(d), 11(d), 12(b), 13(c), 14(d), 15(b), 16(b), 17(b), 18(a), 19(c), 20(b), 21(b), 22(b), 23(d), 24(c), 25(b), 26(a), 27(d), 28(a), 29(b), 30(d)

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In this post 30 Important History Questions for SSC, UPSC, UPPSC, State PSC & Other Examinations (30 History MCQ) with 4 choices are given. Most of these questions have previously been asked in SSC CGL and other examinations. Attempt these question. Answer of these History MCQ General Awareness Questions are available in the last of this post. Check how many of your answers are correct and share your score using comment section.

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History Questions for SSC, UPSC, UPPSC & Other Exams

1- Gandhiji’s Satyagraha’ meant an attachment to the following two elements
a) Knowledge and religion
b) Truth and non-violence
c) Truth and chastity
d) Love of motherland and hate for colonial masters

2- The First Woman President of the Indian National Congress was
a) Sarojini Naidu
b) Vijayalakshmi Pandit
c) Annie Besant
d) Kadambani Ganguli

3- Indian National Congress split for the first time in its session at
a) Allahabad
b) Calcutta
c) Surat
d) Lahore

4- Who among the following Sikh Gurus laid the foundation of
Amritsar?
a) Guru Amar Das
b) Guru Ram Das
c) Guru Arjun Dev
d) Guru Hargobind

5- Who presided over the first session of the Indian National Congress?
a) A.O. Hume
b) Surendranath Banerjee
c).W.C. Banerjee
d) Badruddin Tayyabji

6- Who is generally considered to be the father of the Indian Renaissance?
a) Rabindranath Tagore
b) Raja Rammohan Roy
c) Mahatma Gandhi
d) M.G. Ranade

7- The ideas of Liberty, Equality and Fraternity, which influenced the Indian National Movement, was taken from
a) American revolution
b) Russian revolution
c) Chinese revolution
d) French revolution

8- In which year did the Kakori conspiracy case take place?
a) 1925
b) 1924
c) 1926
d) 1927

9- Who was the founder of the Theosophical Society?
a) Justice Ranade
b) Madam Blavatsky.
c) Annie Besant
d) Bal Gangadhar Tilak

10-Who referred to Mahatma Gandhi as “Father of the Naiton” for the first time?
a) Jawaharlal Nehru
b) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
c) C. Rajgopalachari
d) Subhash Chandra Bose

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11-During which Viceroy the capital of India was shifted from Calcutta to Delhi?
a) Lord Canning
b) Lord Hardinge
c) Lord Lytton
d) Lord Clive

12-The only Viceroy to be assassinated in India was
a) Lord Hardinge
b) Lord Northbrook
c) Lord Ellenborough
e) Lord Mayo

13- Which one of the following papers was edited by Gandhiji in South Africa?
a) Indian Opinion
b) Harijan
c) Young India
d) Indian Mirror

14- Who introduced the “Doctrine of Lapse” to expand British
Territories in India?
a) Lord Hastings
b) Lord Wellesley
c) Lord William Bentinck
d) Lord Dalhousie

15- What was the immediate cause of the Mutiny of 1857?
a) The discontentment of the soldiers
b) The use of greased cartridges in the new Enfield Rifle
c) The social conditions of India
d) The introduction of railways and telegraphs

History GK MCQ contd…

16- Which of the following periodicals is not correctly matched with its editor?
a) Vande Mataram : Aurobindo Ghosh
b) New India : Bipin Chandra Pal
c) Yugantar : Bhupendranath Dutta
d) Sandhya : Barindra Ghosh

17- General Dyer, who was responsible for Jallianwala Bagh massacre, was shot dead by
a) Hasrat Mohini
b) Vir Savarkar
c) Udham Singh
d) Jatin Das

18- Birju Maharaj, is a well known exponent of
a) Manipuri dance
b) Kathak
c) Odissi
d) Kathakali

19- Sattriya is a classical dance form of
a) Manipur
b) Uttar Pradesh
c) Assam
d) Andhra Pradesh

20- What is the Mehrauli Pillar in the complex of Qutub Minar Primarily famous for ?
a) Proverbial height
b) Skilful stone cutting
c) Excellent quality steel
d) Statue of Buddha on top

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21- Chalukya temples (Jain temples) at Dilwara are situated in
a) Madhya Pradesh
b) Uttar Pradesh
c) Rajasthan
d) Haryana

22- Who is considered to be the founder of the Gupta empire?
a) Chandragupta II
b) Chandragupta I
c) Samundragupta
d) Srigupta

23- Lord Buddha gave his first sermon at
a) Sarnath in Uttar Pradesh
b) Bodhgaya in Bihar
c) Nalanda in Bihar
d) None of the above

24- A semi-circular structure with a dome-shaped roof erected over the sacred relics of Buddha is known as
a) Stupas
b) Edicts
c) Pillars
d) Monoliths

25- The Battle of Plassey was fought in year
a) 1757
b) 1775
c) 1576
d) 1761

26- Name the famous king of Kushan dynasty
a) Kanishka
b) Pulakesin
c) Harsha
d) Vikramaditya

27- What is the meaning of the word ‘Sangam’ in the Sangam age?
a) Royal Court
b) Assembly of poets
c) Assembly of religious leaders
d) Meeting of rivers

28- The first Mughal Emperor of India was
a) Shah Jahan
b) Humayun
c) Babur
d) Akbar

29- When did the British make English the medium of instruction in India?
a) 1813
b) 1833
c) 1835
d) 1844

30- Enumerate the Vedangas.
a) Eleven
b) Six
c) Four
d) Five

Answers of above History Questions for SSC, UPSC, UPPSC & Other Exams

1(b), 2(c), 3(c), 4(b), 5(c), 6(b), 7(d), 8(a), 9(b), 10(d), 11(b), 12(d), 13(a), 14(d), 15(b), 16(d), 17(c), 18(b), 19(c), 20(c), 21(c), 22(d), 23(a), 24(a), 25(a), 26(a), 27(b), 28(c), 29(c), 30(b)

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