General Awareness Quiz – History

General Awareness Quiz Set 59 for SSC CGL, SSC CHSL and Railways exams. History Quiz for SSC CGL, SSC CHSL, Railways etc.

Topic: History

1. Who was the first recipient of Nobel Prize for Literature in Asia?
   A) RabindraNath Tagore
   B) Sarojini Naidu
   C) Satyajit Ray
   D) Mother Teresa.
   
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     Option A.
   Explanation: RabindraNath Tagore.
2. When was Non-Cooperation Movement launched?
   A) 1919
   B) 1928
   C) 1920
   D) 1927
   
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     Option C.
   Explanation: 1920.
3. When was Simon Commission sent to India?
   A) 1919
   B) 1928
   C) 1920
   D) 1927
   
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   Option D.
   Explanation: 1927.
4. When was the Civil Disobedience Movement launched?
   A) 1935
   B) 1930
   C) 1927
   D) 1928
   
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   Option B.
   Explanation: 1930.
5. When was the Quit India Movement started?
   A) 1941
   B) 1942
   C) 1943
   D) 1944
   
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   Option B.
   Explanation: 1942.
6. Who organized the Indian National Army?
   A) Chandra Shekhar Azad
   B) Bhagat Singh
   C) Vallabh bhai Patel
   D) Subhash Chandra Bose
   
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   Option D.
   Explanation: Subhash Chandra Bose.
7. Who integrated 565 princely states into India?
   A) Vallabh bhai Patel
   B) Bhagat Singh
   C) Jawaharlal Nehru
   D) Chandra Shekhar Azad
   
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   Option A
   Explanation: Vallabh Bhai Patel.
8. Who was the first Governor-General of India?
   A) Robert Clive
   B) Lord William Bentinck
   C) Warren Hasting
   D) Edmun Burke
   
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   Option B
   Explanation: Lord William Bentinck.
9. When did Vasco da Gama discover the Indian sea route?
   A) 1460
   B) 1498
   C) 1500
   D) 1470
   
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   Option B.
   Explanation: 1498.
10. When did Hyder Ali attack the British?
    A) 1990
    B) 1970
    C) 1980
    D) 1960
    
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    Option C.
    Explanation:1980.

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