Most Likely suggested History questions for SSC(CGL) to be Held in September 2025.

Most Likely Suggested History questions for SSC(CGL) to be Held in September 2025.

These are History Questions asked in last SSC(CGL) held in 2024. Based on the syllabus and Questions asked in last exams, here are 50 questions for last-minute read for History.

History Questions

Q.1 Who among the following is the hero of the Sanskrit historical poem, the ‘Ramacharita’ written by Sandhyakar Nandi?
✔ Raja Ramapala of Pala dynasty

Q.2 Which of the following organisations, divided into two branches, was established by Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak and Annie Besant?
✔ Home Rule League

Q.3 Which of the following places is related to Gandhi’s Satyagraha of the year 1917?
✔ Champaran

Q.4 The Doctrine of Lapse was an annexation policy devised by which of the following Governor-Generals of India?
✔ Lord Dalhousie

Q.5 The magnificent Kailasa temple at Ellora was built during the reign of which Rashtrakuta king?
✔ Krishna I

Q.6 (Repeated) Wood’s Dispatch of 1854 primarily dealt with which of the following subject matters?
✔ Education policy

Q.7 After the death of Humayun, the 13-year-old Akbar was coronated in 1556 at Kalanaur in ________.
✔ Punjab

Q.8 Which party formed the government in Britain in the year 1945?
✔ Labour Party

Q.9 With reference to Sepoy Mutiny of 1857, on which of the following dates did the soldiers at Meerut start their journey to Delhi?
✔ 10 May 1857

Q.10 Valabhi, a city of ancient India was the capital of the _________ dynasty from the 5th to 8th Century CE.
✔ ** Maitraka dynasty**

Q.11 (Repeated) An inscription, Takht-i-Bahi recovered from Mardan near Peshawar, indicates the rule of which of the following dynasties in north-western area of present Pakistan?
✔ Kushan dynasty

Q.12 Which Governor-General of British India helped Raja Ram Mohan Roy legally abolish the sati practice?
✔ Lord William Bentinck

Q.13 Vindhyashakti was the founder of which of the following dynasties?
✔ Vakataka dynasty

Q.14 Who among the following was the successor of Mughal Emperor, Babur?
✔ Humayun

Q.15 Who among the following was one of the Navratnas of Akbar?
✔ Tansen

Q.16 Mahabalipuram emerged as an important centre of temple architecture under which of the following kingdoms of south India?
✔ Pallava dynasty

Here are 50 suggested History questions based questions asked in SSC CGL 2024

History Questions

1. Who was the founder of the Maurya Empire?
   ✔ Chandragupta Maurya
2. The famous Buddhist monument, Sanchi Stupa, was commissioned by which emperor?
   ✔ Ashoka
3. Nalanda University was established during the rule of which dynasty?
   ✔ Gupta dynasty
4. Which Vedic text is considered the oldest?
   ✔ Rigveda
5. The Megalithic culture of India is primarily associated with which period?
   ✔ Iron Age
6. Who is credited with composing the Arthashastra?
   ✔ Chanakya (Kautilya)
7. The Gupta period is often called the Golden Age because of advances in:
   ✔ Science, arts, literature, and governance
8. The Ajanta and Ellora caves are located in which state of India?
   ✔ Maharashtra
9. Which dynasty was ruling at the time of the Chinese traveler Xuanzang’s visit to India?
   ✔ Harsha’s dynasty
10. The Kushan emperor, Kanishka, is known for promoting which religion?
    ✔ Buddhism

11. The Battle of Panipat in 1526 marked the beginning of which empire?
    ✔ Mughal Empire
12. The ‘Ain-i-Akbari’ was written by which court historian?
    ✔ Abul Fazl
13. Which ruler built the Red Fort in Delhi?
    ✔ Shah Jahan
14. The capital of the Vijayanagara Empire was:
    ✔ Hampi
15. The Bhakti movement in India emphasized:
    ✔ Devotion to God and equality
16. The famous frescoes in the Fatehpur Sikri palace were built during the reign of:
    ✔ Akbar
17. Which Mughal emperor is associated with religious tolerance and the Din-i-Ilahi faith?
    ✔ Akbar
18. The Battle of Talikota (1565) led to the downfall of which empire?
    ✔ Vijayanagara Empire
19. The medieval ruler Alauddin Khilji is known for his reforms in:
    ✔ Revenue and market control
20. The Chola dynasty was known for its dominance in:
    ✔ Southern India and naval expeditions

21. The Indian National Congress was founded in which year?
    ✔ 1885
22. Who started the Swadeshi Movement in 1905?
    ✔ Bal Gangadhar Tilak
23. Which act separated Bengal into East and West?
    ✔ The Bengal Partition (1905)
24. The Salt March led by Mahatma Gandhi took place in:
    ✔ 1930
25. Which Viceroy passed the Rowlatt Act in 1919?
    ✔ Lord Chelmsford
26. The Quit India Movement was launched in which year?
    ✔ 1942
27. The Champaran Satyagraha focused on:
    ✔ Indigo farmers’ grievances
28. The Non-Cooperation Movement was withdrawn after which event?
    ✔ Chauri Chaura incident (1922)
29. Who was the last Governor-General of British India?
    ✔ Lord Mountbatten
30. The Cabinet Mission arrived in India in:
    ✔ 1946

31. The Doctrine of Lapse was implemented by:
    ✔ Lord Dalhousie
32. The Hunter Commission was set up to investigate:
    ✔ The 1857 revolt and education reforms
33. The Indian Councils Act was passed in:
    ✔ 1909
34. The Government of India Act of 1935 introduced:
    ✔ Provincial autonomy
35. The Simon Commission faced protests because:
    ✔ It had no Indian members
36. The Constituent Assembly was chaired by:
    ✔ Dr. Rajendra Prasad
37. The first Indian to become the Governor-General of independent India was:
    ✔ C. Rajagopalachari
38. The Salt Act was repealed under the leadership of:
    ✔ Mahatma Gandhi
39. The first general elections in India were conducted in:
    ✔ 1951-52
40. The ‘Fundamental Rights’ in the Constitution are inspired by:
    ✔ The US Constitution

41. The Brihadeeswara Temple was built by which Chola ruler?
    ✔ Raja Raja Chola I
42. The ‘Geet Govind’ was written by:
    ✔ Jayadeva
43. The earliest evidence of urban civilization in India is found at:
    ✔ Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro
44. The famous frescoes in Ajanta caves are mostly related to:
    ✔ Buddhist Jataka tales
45. The architecture of Gol Gumbaz in Bijapur belongs to:
    ✔ Adil Shahi dynasty
46. The ‘Rajatarangini’, a history of Kashmir, was written by:
    ✔ Kalhana
47. The classical dance form ‘Kathak’ primarily evolved in which part of India?
    ✔ North India
48. The Qutub Minar was built by:
    ✔ Qutub-ud-din Aibak
49. The major trade center of the Satavahana dynasty was:
    ✔ Paithan
50. The Persian work ‘Baburnama’ is an autobiography of:
    ✔ Babur