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SSC CGL 2024 Tier 1 History MCQ [Part 3]
- Who established Shantiniketan and when?
A) Mahatma Gandhi, 1910
B) Ravindranath Tagore, 1901
C) Ravindranath Tagore, 1905
D) Devendranath Tagore, 1915 - Who among the following was the Vakil under the reign of Mughal Emperor Akbar, who received the title of Khan-i-Khanan?
A) Mulla do-Piyaza
B) Birbal
C) Raja Todar Mal
D) Bairam Khan - The Pratiharas who first had their capital at Bhinmal gained prominence during the rule of:
A) Nagabhatta I
B) Nagarjuna
C) Devpala
D) Kanishka - The Maukharis ruled over which of the following cities in western Uttar Pradesh that over time replaced Pataliputra as a political centre of north India?
A) Kannauj
B) Bareli
C) Agra
D) Kanpur - As per the Timurid tradition, Humayun had to share power with his brothers. Humayun had the control of Delhi, Agra, and Central India, while his brother Kamran controlled which of the following regions?
A) Afghanistan and Punjab
B) Deccan
C) Gujarat and Rajasthan
D) Bengal and Bihar - The first southern campaign of Alauddin Khilji in 1307-08 AD was led to which of the following regions?
A) Devagiri
B) Warangal
C) Dwar Samudra
D) Madura - Under the leadership of which of the following revolutionaries was Chittagong Armoury Raid conducted?
A) Rash Behari Bose
B) Badal Gupta
C) Hemu Kalani
D) Surya Sen - With reference to Sepoy Mutiny of 1857, on which of the following dates did the soldiers at Meerut start their journey to Delhi?
A) 10 May
B) 19 April
C) 2 June
D) 29 March - Which of the following animals was the emblem of the Chola dynasty?
A) Wolf
B) Horse
C) Elephant
D) Tiger - With reference to Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar, consider the following statements:
a) He protested child marriage and polygamy.
b) Due to his efforts, the first Hindu Widow Remarriage Act, 1856, was introduced.
c) He was primarily known for his scholarship in Persian language.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
A) a, b, c
B) a, b
C) a, c
D) b, c - The Pandya Kingdom was first mentioned by Megasthenes, who said that their kingdom was famous for pearls. Their capital was:
A) Thanjavur
B) Uraiyur
C) Madurai
D) Kaveripatnam - Who among the following devised the system of ‘Subsidiary Alliance’?
A) Lord Wellesley
B) Lord Canning
C) Lord William Bentinck
D) Lord Dalhousie - Which of the following plays was NOT written by Harshavardhana?
A) Vikramorvasiyam
B) Ratnavali
C) Nagananda
D) Priyadarshika - Who suggested the law that the British Government passed in 1856 to support widow remarriage?
A) Keshub Chandra Sen
B) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
C) Atmaram Pandurang
D) Raja Ram Mohan Roy - Ghiyas ud-din Balban had set up a _________ department called ‘Diwan-i-arz’.
A) military
B) commerce
C) education
D) agriculture - To promote agriculture, Muhammad Tughlaq founded which of the following new ministries?
A) Diwan-i-Arz
B) Diwan-i Amir-i Kohi
C) Diwan-i-Insha
D) Diwan-i-Risalat - A large number of words are derived from the word ‘Go’ meaning cow. A wealthy person was known as ________ in Vedic times.
A) Gomat
B) Gotra
C) Gabaksha
D) Gaveshana - Mahendravarman I who wrote Mattavilasa-prahasana is related to which of the following ruling dynasties?
A) Maitraka
B) Pallava
C) Pushyabhuti
D) Chalukya - The Daroga system in 1792 was introduced by whom among the following Governor-Generals in India?
A) Lord Cornwallis
B) Lord Minto
C) Lord Mayo
D) Lord William Bentinck - Who among the following founded the Atmiya Sabha in 1814?
A) Keshab Chandra Sen
B) Raja Rammohun Roy
C) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
D) Debendranath Tagore - Sido and Kanhu were leaders of which of the following tribal rebellions?
A) Moplah Rebellion
B) Santhal Rebellion
C) Kol Rebellion
D) Munda Rebellion - In which of the following Major Rock Edicts of Ashoka is the Kalinga war mentioned?
A) XII
B) X
C) XIII
D) XI - Who among the following has authored the play ‘Nil Darpan’?
A) Motilal Nehru
B) Chittaranjan Das
C) Dinabandhu Mitra
D) Sarojini Naidu - Who founded the Theosophical Society in New York in 1875?
A) Naoroji Furdunji and Satyendra Nath Bose
B) Baba Dayal Das and Madan Lal
C) Ramabai Ranade and GK Devadhar
D) Madame HP Blavatsky and Colonel Olcott - Which of the following battles is considered the formal beginning of the British Raj in India?
A) First Carnatic War
B) Battle of Plassey
C) Battle of Wandiwash
D) Battle of Buxar
