20 Most Repeated History MCQs in SSC Exams (Part - 06)

  📝 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 6 (20 Questions)

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1. The Indus Valley Civilization is also known as —

a) Bronze Age Civilization

b) Iron Age Civilization

c) Stone Age Civilization

d) Chalcolithic Civilization

✅ Answer: a) Bronze Age Civilization

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2. The Rigveda is mainly a collection of —

a) Prayers

b) Rituals

c) Magical Spells

d) Philosophical Thoughts

✅ Answer: a) Prayers

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3. Ashoka’s inscriptions are written in which script?

a) Kharosthi

b) Brahmi

c) Sanskrit

d) Pali

✅ Answer: b) Brahmi

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4. The Great Bath is found at —

a) Harappa

b) Mohenjodaro

c) Lothal

d) Dholavira

✅ Answer: b) Mohenjodaro

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5. The capital of Magadha under Bimbisara was —

a) Pataliputra

b) Rajgir

c) Vaishali

d) Champa

✅ Answer: b) Rajgir

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6. Gautama Buddha attained enlightenment at —

a) Lumbini

b) Bodh Gaya

c) Sarnath

d) Kushinagar

✅ Answer: b) Bodh Gaya

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7. The Upanishads are books on —

a) Religion

b) Philosophy

c) Law

d) Politics

✅ Answer: b) Philosophy

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8. Who was the last Mauryan ruler?

a) Ashoka

b) Brihadratha

c) Bindusara

d) Dasaratha

✅ Answer: b) Brihadratha

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9. The first battle of Panipat was fought in —

a) 1526

b) 1556

c) 1761

d) 1707

✅ Answer: a) 1526

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10. The “Battle of Buxar” was fought in —

a) 1757

b) 1764

c) 1773

d) 1857

✅ Answer: b) 1764

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11. Who was the first Governor-General of India?

a) Lord Cornwallis

b) Lord Wellesley

c) Warren Hastings

d) Lord Mountbatten

✅ Answer: c) Warren Hastings

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12. Who was known as the “Napoleon of India”?

a) Chandragupta Maurya

b) Ashoka

c) Samudragupta

d) Harshavardhana

✅ Answer: c) Samudragupta

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13. The capital of the Pallava dynasty was —

a) Kanchipuram

b) Madurai

c) Tanjore

d) Trichy

✅ Answer: a) Kanchipuram

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14. Who founded the Sikh religion?

a) Guru Arjan Dev

b) Guru Nanak Dev

c) Guru Gobind Singh

d) Guru Ram Das

✅ Answer: b) Guru Nanak Dev

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15. The permanent settlement was introduced by —

a) Lord Cornwallis

b) Lord Wellesley

c) Lord Dalhousie

d) Lord Curzon

✅ Answer: a) Lord Cornwallis

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16. The Quit India Movement began in —

a) 1930

b) 1942

c) 1940

d) 1935

✅ Answer: b) 1942

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17. The Indian National Army (INA) was formed in —

a) 1939

b) 1942

c) 1945

d) 1947

✅ Answer: b) 1942

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18. The slogan “Inquilab Zindabad” was given by —

a) Bhagat Singh

b) Lala Lajpat Rai

c) Subhas Chandra Bose

d) Mahatma Gandhi

✅ Answer: a) Bhagat Singh

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19. The Jallianwala Bagh massacre took place in —

a) 1916

b) 1917

c) 1919

d) 1920

✅ Answer: c) 1919

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20. The first session of the Indian National Congress was held in —

a) Calcutta

b) Bombay

c) Delhi

d) Madras

✅ Answer: b) Bombay