Who built the Qutub Minar's first storey?
- AAlauddin Khalji
- BFiroz Shah Tughlaq
- CQutb-ud-din Aibak
- DIltutmish
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Answer: (C) Qutb-ud-din Aibak
SSC CPO History Questions with Answers & Explanations
20 History questions from the General Knowledge & General Awareness section of SSC CPO, 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.
The Kailasa temple at Ellora was built by the
- ACholas
- BRashtrakutas
- CChalukyas of Badami
- DPallavas
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Answer: (B) Rashtrakutas
Who gave the slogan "Do or Die"?
- AMahatma Gandhi
- BBhagat Singh
- CBal Gangadhar Tilak
- DSubhas Chandra Bose
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Answer: (A) Mahatma Gandhi
Gandhi's Dandi March was undertaken in
- A1942
- B1919
- C1930
- D1920
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Answer: (C) 1930
The Simon Commission came to India in
- A1919
- B1935
- C1928
- D1942
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Answer: (C) 1928
Who founded the Arya Samaj?
- ASwami Vivekananda
- BSwami Dayananda Saraswati
- CRamakrishna Paramahamsa
- DRaja Ram Mohan Roy
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Answer: (B) Swami Dayananda Saraswati
The Indian National Congress was founded in
- A1919
- B1857
- C1885
- D1905
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Answer: (C) 1885
Who is known as the "Iron Man of India"?
- ABal Gangadhar Tilak
- BLal Bahadur Shastri
- CSardar Vallabhbhai Patel
- DJawaharlal Nehru
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Answer: (C) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
The Quit India Movement was launched in
- A1942
- B1920
- C1947
- D1930
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Answer: (A) 1942
The Partition of Bengal took place in
- A1919
- B1905
- C1911
- D1885
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Answer: (B) 1905
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Who founded the Brahmo Samaj?
- ARaja Ram Mohan Roy
- BIshwar Chandra Vidyasagar
- CDayananda Saraswati
- DKeshab Chandra Sen
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Answer: (A) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
The Indus Valley city of Lothal is located in which present-day state?
- AGujarat
- BRajasthan
- CHaryana
- DPunjab
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Answer: (A) Gujarat
The Battle of Plassey was fought in
- A1857
- B1707
- C1764
- D1757
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Answer: (D) 1757
Which Mauryan emperor embraced Buddhism after the Kalinga war?
- AAshoka
- BBrihadratha
- CBindusara
- DChandragupta Maurya
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Answer: (A) Ashoka
The Revolt of 1857 began at
- AKanpur
- BMeerut
- CLucknow
- DDelhi
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Answer: (B) Meerut
Gautama Buddha delivered his first sermon at
- ASarnath
- BLumbini
- CKushinagar
- DBodh Gaya
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Answer: (A) Sarnath
Who was the 24th Tirthankara of Jainism?
- AMahavira
- BNeminatha
- CRishabhanatha
- DParshvanatha
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Answer: (A) Mahavira
Gandhi's Dandi March was undertaken in
- A1930
- B1942
- C1919
- D1920
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Answer: (A) 1930
The Battle of Buxar was fought in
- A1782
- B1757
- C1764
- D1761
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Answer: (C) 1764
The Vijayanagara Empire's greatest ruler, Krishnadeva Raya, belonged to the
- ATuluva dynasty
- BSangama dynasty
- CAravidu dynasty
- DSaluva dynasty
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Answer: (A) Tuluva dynasty
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