History Quiz for SSC CGL 2016

Q1. The famous Kohinour diamond was produced from one of the mines in-

(a) Orissa

(b) Chhotanagpur

(c) Bijapur

(d) Golconda 

Q2. Who of the following Sikh Guru was started Gurumukhi script?

(a) Guru Nanak

(b) Guru Angad

(c) Guru Arjundev

(d) Guru Govind Singh

Q3. During the reign of which of the following Mughal emperors, was the Sikh leader Banda Bahadur captured and executed?

(a) Aurangzeb

(b) Bahadur Shah

(c) Jahandar Shah

(d) Farrukhsiyar

Q4. The Sikh Khalsa was founded by-

(a) Guru Nanak

(b) Guru Hargobind

(c) Guru Teg Bahadur

(d) Guru Govind Singh

Q5. The Maratha kingdom was founded by Shivaji during the reign of-

(a) Muhammad bin Tughlaq

(b) Akbar

(c) Shahjahan

(d) Aurangzeb

Q6. The largest number of Hindu mansabdars were in the period of-

(a) Akbar

(b) Jahangir

(c) Shahjahan

(d) Aurangzeb

Q7. In the third battle of Panipat, Marathas were defeated by-

(a) Mughals

(b) Rohillas

(c) Britishers

(d) Afghans

Q8. Roshan Akhtar was another name of-

(a) Ahmed Shah

(b) Muhammad Shah

(c) Jahandar Shah

(d) Shah Alam

Q9. Which of the following Rajput states was taken under direct control by Aurangzeb?

(a) Amber

(b) Jaisalmer

(c) Marwar

(d) Mewar

Q10. Which of the following was the last battle of Sher Shah which proved most fatal to him?

(a) Gaur

(b) Kannauj

(c) Kalinjar

(d) Raisen

Answers:

1. d
2. b
3. d
4. d
5. d
6. d
7. d
8. b
9. c
10. c