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SSC CGL 2024 Tier 1 History MCQ [Part 2]
- Guru Ghasidas led which of the following movements to improve the social condition of leather workers in British India?
A) Nirankari Movement
B) Satnami Movement
C) Satyashodhak Samaj
D) Aravipuram Movement - In peninsular India, which of the following kingdoms was the local power that ruled over northern Maharashtra and Vidarbha?
A) Vakatakas
B) Maukharis
C) Maitrakas
D) Chalukyas - __________ is often touted as Tansen of the 20th century, this musical genius blended the best of classical music and created a unique style of his own.
A) Barkat Ali Khan
B) Bade Ghulam Ali Khan
C) Ustad Ali Baksh Khan
D) Mubarak Ali Khan - With reference to Ajivikas, consider the following statements:
a) Makkhali Gosala was the prominent teacher of this sect.
b) Ajivikas believed in fatalism.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
A) Both a and b
B) Only b
C) Neither a nor b
D) Only a - Deimachus, who was a Greek ambassador, came to India during the reign of the Mauryan king, _________.
A) Ashoka
B) Bindusara
C) Chandragupta Maurya
D) Shatadhanvan - Which among the following was NOT a part of the three sections of the Rigvedic tribe?
A) Craftsman
B) Ordinary people
C) Priests
D) Warriors - In the context of Mathura school of Art, during which of the following periods were a number of sculptures of Brahmanical deities, such as Kartikeya, Vishnu, and Kubera carved?
A) Satavahana
B) Kushana
C) Shaka
D) Parthian - Vasudeva I, who issued coins in gold (dinars and quarter dinars) and copper (single denomination), was a _________king.
A) Shaka
B) Kushana
C) Vakataka
D) Shunga - Vindhyashakti was the founder of which of the following dynasties?
A) Chalukya
B) Vakataka
C) Pallava
D) Maukhari - In the ancient temple of Mahadev at Mahabaleshwar, the spout emerging from the mouth of a cow statue is the source of which river basin?
A) Narmada
B) Krishna
C) Kaveri
D) Godavari - In which year was the temple entry movement started by Bhimrao Ambedkar?
A) 1935
B) 1918
C) 1927
D) 1922 - Who among the following rulers built five astronomical observatories at different places in north India?
A) Maharana Pratap
B) Sawai Jaisingh II
C) Madho Singh
D) Sawai Mansingh - After the death of Humayun, the 13-year-old Akbar was coronated in 1556 at Kalanaur in ________.
A) Gujarat
B) Punjab
C) Bengal
D) Rajasthan - British Parliament introduced Indian High Courts Act in which year?
A) 1860
B) 1861
C) 1858
D) 1859 - Which party formed the government in Britain in the year 1945?
A) Liberal Party
B) Labour Party
C) Democratic Party
D) Socialist Party - Rudrasena II of which of the following dynasties married Prabhavatigupta, the daughter of Chandragupta II of the Gupta dynasty?
A) Chalukya
B) Vakataka
C) Pushyabhuti
D) Pallava - Which of the following departments of the Delhi Sultanate was reorganized by Balban?
A) Diwan-i-Risalat
B) Diwan-i-Arz
C) Diwan-i-Ishtiaq
D) Diwan-i-Mustakhraj - Who among the following freedom fighters of India is the author of the book, ‘The Indian Struggle’?
A) Mahatma Gandhi
B) Subhas Chandra Bose
C) Motilal Nehru
D) Vallabhbhai Patel - According to which of the following foreign travellers, people of Delhi used to write letters containing abuses to the Sultan, therefore, in order to punish them, the Sultan decided to shift the capital?
A) Ibn Batuta
B) Isami
C) Hasan Nizami
D) Al Biruni - Mahendravarman I was the ruler of which of the following dynasties?
A) Pandya
B) Pallava
C) Chalukya
D) Chola - Which of the following was NOT one of the basic attributes of Ashoka’s Dhamma?
A) Ahimsa
B) Political unification
C) Secularism
D) Celibacy - According to the Ashrama system of Vedic life, which of the following was the third stage of life?
A) Brahmacharya
B) Vanaprastha
C) Grihastha
D) Sanyasa - The Vedangas are Hindu auxiliary disciplines that originated in ancient times and are linked to the study of the Vedas. These are _________ in number.
A) Seven
B) Six
C) Five
D) Four - Indian National Army was formed in which of the following countries?
A) Singapore
B) Japan
C) London
D) Germany - With reference to Morley-Minto Reforms of 1909, consider the following statements:
a) They are also called the Indian Councils Act, 1909.
b) They increased the strength of Legislative Councils.
c) The right to separate electorate was given to the Muslims.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
A) c, a
B) a, b, c
C) b, c
D) a, b
