Indian and World History General Studies Questions for SSC / upsc page 4

46 .According to the Poona Pact:

A. Depressed Classes wore to have separate electorates

B. Sikhs and Indian Christians would get minority status

C. the number of seats reserved for the Depressed Classes were nearly doubted

D. the candidates for the Depressed classes seats would be chosen by the Congress in consultation with the Depressed Classes Federation

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47 .Bombay was acquired by the English from the Portuguese in the year

A. 1662

B. 1612

C. 1600

D. 1595

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48 .Kanishka ruled over Afghanistan and part of north India from two capitals. One was Purushapura. Which was the other?

A. Ujjain

B. Pataliputra

C. Mathura

D. Taxila

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49 .Which of the following is/are Indus Valley site/s in India?
1. Rangpur
2. Banwali
3. Sutkagendor
4. Alamgirpur

A. 1 and 4

B. 1, 2 and 3

C. 1,2 and 4

D. 1, 2, 3 and 4

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50 .Who was the Governor-General when the Great Mutiny of 1857 broke out?

A. Lord Ripon

B. Lord Dalhousie

C. Lord Canning

D. Lord Hardinge

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51 .Who among the following gave asylum to Zoroastrians who fled by sea and by the coastal route from Persia to Western India in the early eighth century?

A. Chalukyas

B. Cholas

C. Hoysalas

D. Rashtrakutas

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52 .The Vedic deity Indra was the god of:

A. wind

B. eternity

C. rain and thunder

D. fire

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53 .Which of the following was/were associated with the formation of Federation of Indian Chambers, Commerce and Industries (FICCI)?

A. G.D. Birla

B. Thakurdas

C. Both of them

D. Neither of them

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54 .The first fort which the British constructed in India was :

A. Hooghly Fort

B. St. George Fort

C. Agra Fort

D. St. David Fort

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55 .Which sufi saint's dargah is at Ajmer?

A. Salim Chishti

B. Muinuddin Chishti

C. Baba Farid

D. Hazrat Nizamuddin

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56 .Goa was captured by the Portuguese in :

A. 1470 A.D

B. 1510 AD

C. 1570 AD

D. 1610 AD

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57 .During the time of Harshavardhana, a great Buddhist assembly was held at:

A. Patliputra

B. Nalanda

C. Prayag

D. Purushapura

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58 .Dhondu Pant is better known as:

A. Tantia Tope

B. Nana Saheb

C. Gangadhar Rao

D. Kunwar Singh

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59 .In 1717 which Mughal Emperor gave the English East India Company a 'Firman' granting trade privileges In India

A. Shah Alam II

B. Bahadur Shah

C. Jahandar Shah

D. Farrukhsiyar

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60 .Which one of the following upheavals took place in Bengal immediately after of the Revolt of 1857 ?

A. Sonyasi Rebellion

B. Santhal Rebellion

C. Indigo Disturbances

D. Patna Disturbances

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