General Awareness Quiz – History
General Awareness Quiz Set 74 for SSC CGL, SSC CHSL and Railways exams. History Quiz for SSC CGL, SSC CHSL, Railways etc.
Topic: History
- The Battle of Plassey was fought in which year?
A) 1757
B) 1764
C) 1784
D) 1788
- The territory of Porus who offered strong resistance to Alexander was situated between the rivers of
A) Sutlej and Jhelum
B) Ravi and Chenab
C) Chenab and Jhelum
D) Sutlej and Beas
- Under Akbar, the Mir Bakshi was required to look after
A) Royal Household
B) State Treasury
C) Military Affairs
D) Land Revenue System
- Tripitakas are sacred books of
A) Jain
B) Hindus
C) Buddhists
D) All of the above
- The trident-shaped symbol of Buddhism does not represent
A) Sangha
B) Nirvana
C) Buddha
D) Dhamma
- The theory of economic drain of India during British imperialism was propounded by
A) Dadabhai Naoroji
B) RC Dutta
C) MK Gandhi
D) Jawaharlal Nehru
- The treaty of Srirangapatna was signed between Tipu Sultan and
A) DalHousie
B) Robert Clive
C) Warren Hasting
D) Cornwallis
- The system of competitive examination for civil service was accepted in principle in the year?
A) 1853
B) 1833
C) 1863
D) 1843
- Through which one of the following, the king exercised his control over villages in the Vijayanagar Empire?
A) Mahanayakachae
B) Nayaka
C) Sumanta
D) Dannayka
- The Vijayanagara ruler, Kirshnadev Raya’s work Amuktamalyada, was in
A) Tamil
B) Sanskrit
C) Telugu
D) Kannad