General Awareness Quiz – History
General Awareness Quiz Set 10 for SSC CGL, SSC CHSL and Railways exams. History Quiz for SSC CGL, SSC CHSL, Railways etc.
Topic: History
- Which of the following refers to a form of tax taken in the form of forced labour during time of Cholas?
A) bizzi
B) vetti
C) ponzi
D) rivvi
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Option B
Explanation: The inscriptions of the Cholas who ruled in Tamil Nadu refer to more than 400 terms for different kinds of taxes. The most frequently mentioned tax is vetti, taken not in cash but in the form of forced labour, and kadamai, or land revenue. There were also taxes on thatching the house, the use of a ladder to climb palm trees, a cess on succession to family property, etc.
- Who has written the book Kitab ul-Hind?
A) Al-Biruni
B) Sultan Mahmud
C) Sultan Muhammad Ghori
D) Malik ibn Dinar
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Option A
Explanation: Sultan Mahmud was also interested in finding out more about the people he conquered, and entrusted a scholar named Al-Biruni to write an account of the subcontinent. This Arabic work, known as the Kitab ul-Hind, remains an important source for historians.
- The idea of the “Three Orders” was first formulated in which country?
A) China
B) Japan
C) Australia
D) France
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Option D
Explanation: The idea of the “Three Orders” was first formulated in France in the early eleventh century. It divided society into three classes: those who prayed, those who fought, and those who tilled the land
- Who ruled Delhi during 1175-1192?
A) Tomaras
B) Chauhans
C) Prithviraj Chauhan
D) Ananga Pala
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Option C
Explanation: Tomaras Early twelfth century-1165; Ananga Pala 1130-1145; Chauhans 1165-1192; Prithviraj Chauhan 1175-1192
- Who amongst the following is the descendants of Genghis Khan and Timur?
A) Mughals
B) Tughluq
C) Lodi
D) Iltutmish
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Option A
Explanation: The Mughals were descendants of two great lineages of rulers. From their mother’s side they were descendants of Genghis Khan (died 1227), the Mongol ruler who ruled over parts of China and Central Asia. From their father’s side they were the successors of Timur (died 1404), the ruler of Iran, Iraq and modern-day Turkey.
- Humayun was the ____ Mughal Emperor.
A) first
B) second
C) third
D) fourth
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Option B
Explanation: First- Babur; Second- Humayun
- In which year was the ‘Gandhi-Irwin Pact’ signed?
A) 1929
B) 1931
C) 1933
D) 1935
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Option B
Explanation: The ‘Gandhi-Irwin Pact’ was a political agreement signed by Mahatma Gandhi and Lord Irwin, the then Viceroy of India, on 5 March 1931 before the second Round Table Conference in London.
- In which year Dandi March was done by Mahatma Gandhi?
A) 1925
B) 1928
C) 1930
D) 1932
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Option C
Explanation: On March 12, 1930, Mahatma Gandhi embarked a historic Salt March from Sabarmati Ashram in Gujarat’s Ahmedabad to the village of Dandi .
- Between the fourteenth and sixteenth centuries, Bengal was ruled by __________.
A) Sultans
B) Tughluq
C) Lodi
D) Iltutmish
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Option A
Explanation: From the eighth century, Bengal became the centre of a regional kingdom under the Palas. Between the fourteenth and sixteenth centuries, Bengal was ruled by Sultans who were independent of the rulers in Delhi
- Manipravalam refers to ______
A) literary style
B) tribal group
C) nomadic group
D) agricultural product
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Option A
Explanation: Manipravalam was a literary style used in medieval liturgical texts in South India, which used an admixture of Sanskrit and Tamil.
