Who built the Qutub Minar's first storey?
- AQutb-ud-din Aibak
- BFiroz Shah Tughlaq
- CIltutmish
- DAlauddin Khalji
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Answer: (A) Qutb-ud-din Aibak
SSC CHSL History Questions with Answers & Explanations
20 History questions from the General Awareness section of SSC CHSL, each with the correct answer and a worked explanation. Try each question first, then tap Show answer to check. When you're ready, take the timed chapter-wise test to see your all-India rank.
Who wrote "Arthashastra"?
- AKalidasa
- BPanini
- CBanabhatta
- DKautilya
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Answer: (D) Kautilya
Who was the first Governor-General of India under the Charter Act of 1833?
- ALord Dalhousie
- BLord Cornwallis
- CWarren Hastings
- DLord William Bentinck
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Answer: (D) Lord William Bentinck
Gautama Buddha delivered his first sermon at
- ASarnath
- BBodh Gaya
- CLumbini
- DKushinagar
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Answer: (A) Sarnath
Who founded the Maurya Empire?
- ABindusara
- BChandragupta Maurya
- CAshoka
- DBimbisara
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Answer: (B) Chandragupta Maurya
The Revolt of 1857 began at
- ADelhi
- BLucknow
- CKanpur
- DMeerut
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Answer: (D) Meerut
The Gupta ruler known as the "Napoleon of India" was
- AChandragupta I
- BChandragupta II
- CSamudragupta
- DSkandagupta
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Answer: (C) Samudragupta
Who founded the Indian National Army's "Azad Hind Government"?
- ASubhas Chandra Bose
- BRash Behari Bose
- CMohan Singh
- DBhagat Singh
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Answer: (A) Subhas Chandra Bose
The Harappan site of Dholavira is located in
- AGujarat
- BSindh
- CHaryana
- DRajasthan
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Answer: (A) Gujarat
Which Chinese traveller visited India during the reign of Harshavardhana?
- AMarco Polo
- BI-Tsing
- CHiuen Tsang
- DFa-Hien
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Answer: (C) Hiuen Tsang
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Who was the last Governor-General of independent India?
- ALord Wavell
- BRajendra Prasad
- CLord Mountbatten
- DC. Rajagopalachari
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Answer: (D) C. Rajagopalachari
The Indus Valley city of Lothal is located in which present-day state?
- AHaryana
- BPunjab
- CGujarat
- DRajasthan
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Answer: (C) Gujarat
Who was the first Governor-General of India under the Charter Act of 1833?
- AWarren Hastings
- BLord William Bentinck
- CLord Dalhousie
- DLord Cornwallis
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Answer: (B) Lord William Bentinck
Who founded the Arya Samaj?
- ASwami Dayananda Saraswati
- BRamakrishna Paramahamsa
- CSwami Vivekananda
- DRaja Ram Mohan Roy
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Answer: (A) Swami Dayananda Saraswati
Gandhi's first satyagraha in India was at
- ABardoli
- BKheda
- CAhmedabad
- DChamparan
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Answer: (D) Champaran
Which Mughal emperor introduced the Din-i-Ilahi?
- AJahangir
- BAurangzeb
- CShah Jahan
- DAkbar
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Answer: (D) Akbar
The Subsidiary Alliance system was introduced by
- ALord Wellesley
- BLord Ripon
- CLord Cornwallis
- DLord Dalhousie
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Answer: (A) Lord Wellesley
Who was the first President of the Indian National Congress?
- ADadabhai Naoroji
- BA. O. Hume
- CW. C. Bonnerjee
- DSurendranath Banerjee
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Answer: (C) W. C. Bonnerjee
Gandhi's Dandi March was undertaken in
- A1942
- B1919
- C1930
- D1920
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Answer: (C) 1930
The Taj Mahal was built by
- AShah Jahan
- BJahangir
- CHumayun
- DAkbar
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Answer: (A) Shah Jahan
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