20 Most Repeated History MCQs in SSC Exams (Part - 03)

 📝 Are you preparing for SSC CGL, CHSL, MTS, or GD exams? In this post, we’ve compiled 20 most important History PYQs (Previous Year Questions) asked in various SSC exams from 2017 to 2024 . These questions are topic-wise, exam-tested, and come with correct answers. Practice daily to strengthen your General Awareness section and boost your score!

📚 SSC GK PYQs – History (Topic-wise MCQs)

👉 Includes questions from SSC CGL, CHSL, GD, MTS (2017 - 2024)👈

🧠 History PYQs – Set 3 (20 Questions)

1. Who was the founder of the Gupta Dynasty?

a) Samudragupta

b) Chandragupta I

c) Chandragupta II

d) Skandagupta

✅ Answer: b) Chandragupta I

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2. The capital of the Mauryan Empire was —

a) Taxila

b) Ujjain

c) Pataliputra

d) Vaishali

✅ Answer: c) Pataliputra

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3. Who was the founder of the Mughal Empire in India?

a) Akbar

b) Babur

c) Humayun

d) Shah Jahan

✅ Answer: b) Babur

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4. Who is known as the ‘Father of Indian Renaissance’?

a) Swami Vivekananda

b) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar

c) Raja Ram Mohan Roy

d) Dayanand Saraswati

✅ Answer: c) Raja Ram Mohan Roy

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5. In which language was the Buddhist literature 'Tripitaka' written?

a) Sanskrit

b) Pali

c) Prakrit

d) Tamil

✅ Answer: b) Pali

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6. The Revolt of 1857 started from —

a) Delhi

b) Meerut

c) Lucknow

d) Kanpur

✅ Answer: b) Meerut

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7. Who gave the slogan “Swaraj is my birthright”?

a) Subhas Chandra Bose

b) Bal Gangadhar Tilak

c) Bhagat Singh

d) Jawaharlal Nehru

✅ Answer: b) Bal Gangadhar Tilak

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8. The First Battle of Panipat was fought between —

a) Babur and Ibrahim Lodi

b) Akbar and Hemu

c) Sher Shah and Humayun

d) Ahmad Shah Abdali and Marathas

✅ Answer: a) Babur and Ibrahim Lodi

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9. Who was the first female ruler of Delhi?

a) Razia Sultana

b) Rani Durgavati

c) Rani Laxmi Bai

d) Noor Jahan

✅ Answer: a) Razia Sultana

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10. Who led the Salt Satyagraha from Tamil Nadu?

a) V.O. Chidambaram Pillai

b) K. Kamaraj

c) C. Rajagopalachari

d) Periyar

✅ Answer: c) C. Rajagopalachari

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11. Which Viceroy is associated with the Partition of Bengal (1905)?

a) Lord Curzon

b) Lord Ripon

c) Lord Wellesley

d) Lord Dalhousie

✅ Answer: a) Lord Curzon

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12. Who discovered the Indus Valley Civilization?

a) Alexander Cunningham

b) R.D. Banerjee

c) Dayaram Sahni

d) Mortimer Wheeler

✅ Answer: c) Dayaram Sahni

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13. The famous Bhakti saint “Kabir” was a disciple of —

a) Ramananda

b) Namdev

c) Guru Nanak

d) Tukaram

✅ Answer: a) Ramananda

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14. The Non-Cooperation Movement was withdrawn after which incident?

a) Chauri Chaura incident

b) Jallianwala Bagh

c) Civil Disobedience Movement

d) Simon Commission

✅ Answer: a) Chauri Chaura incident

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15. Who built the Grand Trunk Road?

a) Akbar

b) Babur

c) Sher Shah Suri

d) Jahangir

✅ Answer: c) Sher Shah Suri

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16. Who composed the National Song “Vande Mataram”?

a) Rabindranath Tagore

b) Bankim Chandra Chatterjee

c) Subhash Chandra Bose

d) Sarojini Naidu

✅ Answer: b) Bankim Chandra Chatterjee

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17. Who was the founder of the Sikh religion?

a) Guru Tegh Bahadur

b) Guru Nanak

c) Guru Gobind Singh

d) Guru Arjan Dev

✅ Answer: b) Guru Nanak

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18. The title ‘Mahatma’ was first given to Gandhi by —

a) Jawaharlal Nehru

b) Rabindranath Tagore

c) Subhash Chandra Bose

d) B.G. Tilak

✅ Answer: b) Rabindranath Tagore

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19. Who was the founder of the Indian National Army (INA)?

a) Rash Behari Bose

b) Subhas Chandra Bose

c) Lala Lajpat Rai

d) C. Rajagopalachari

✅ Answer: a) Rash Behari Bose

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20. The 'Home Rule Movement' was started by —

a) Annie Besant and Bal Gangadhar Tilak

b) Mahatma Gandhi and Tilak

c) Jawaharlal Nehru and Lala Lajpat Rai

d) Sardar Patel and Gokhale

✅ Answer: a) Annie Besant and Bal Gangadhar Tilak