Indian History – 15 Hard PYQs for SSC CGL/CHSL/RRB NTPC
Test your Indian History preparation with these 15 challenging SSC CGL-level questions.
1. Which inscription provides detailed information about the achievements of Samudragupta?
A. Junagadh Inscription
B. Prayag Prashasti
C. Aihole Inscription
D. Nasik Inscription
2. Who was the author of the ancient Indian work ‘Milindapanho’?
A. Ashvaghosha
B. Nagasena
C. Banabhatta
D. Kalidasa
3. Which ruler introduced the silver coin called ‘Tanka’ and the copper coin called ‘Jital’?
A. Iltutmish
B. Balban
C. Alauddin Khalji
D. Muhammad bin Tughlaq
4. The Chinese traveller Xuanzang visited India during the reign of which ruler?
A. Chandragupta Maurya
B. Harshavardhana
C. Samudragupta
D. Kanishka
5. Which ruler is mainly associated with the introduction of the Mansabdari system in the Mughal Empire?
A. Babur
B. Humayun
C. Akbar
D. Aurangzeb
6. Who wrote the ‘Akbarnama’?
A. Abul Fazl
B. Badauni
C. Abdul Hamid Lahori
D. Faizi
7. The Battle of Talikota was fought in which year?
A. 1526
B. 1556
C. 1565
D. 1576
8. Who founded the Brahmo Samaj in 1828?
A. Swami Dayanand Saraswati
B. Raja Ram Mohan Roy
C. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
D. Swami Vivekananda
9. The Permanent Settlement was introduced in Bengal during the tenure of which Governor-General?
A. Warren Hastings
B. Lord Cornwallis
C. Lord Wellesley
D. Lord William Bentinck
10. The Pitt’s India Act was passed in which year?
A. 1773
B. 1784
C. 1813
D. 1833
11. Who led the revolt of 1857 in Kanpur?
A. Tantia Tope
B. Nana Sahib
C. Kunwar Singh
D. Begum Hazrat Mahal
12. At which session of the Indian National Congress was the goal of ‘Purna Swaraj’ adopted?
A. Lucknow Session, 1916
B. Calcutta Session, 1928
C. Lahore Session, 1929
D. Karachi Session, 1931
13. The Chauri Chaura incident led Mahatma Gandhi to withdraw which movement?
A. Civil Disobedience Movement
B. Non-Cooperation Movement
C. Quit India Movement
D. Swadeshi Movement
14. Who among the following founded the Servants of India Society?
A. Gopal Krishna Gokhale
B. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
C. Lala Lajpat Rai
D. Dadabhai Naoroji
15. Which Act is known as the first major constitutional step taken by the British Parliament to control the East India Company?
A. Regulating Act, 1773
B. Charter Act, 1813
C. Government of India Act, 1858
D. Indian Councils Act, 1861
Answer Key
1-B | 2-B | 3-A | 4-B | 5-C | 6-A | 7-C | 8-B | 9-B | 10-B | 11-B | 12-C | 13-B | 14-A | 15-A
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