Welcome to your CGL 2022 Prelims All History Questions
When did the Mongol ruler Genghis Khan die?
Which of the following Dynasties established the kingdom of Vijayanagara?
Dadabhai Naoroji offered a scathing criticism of the economic impact of British rule through his book entitled ‘__________’.
Who was considered as last powerful Mughal ruler of India?
The Paramhans Mandali was founded in 1840 at ___________ to work for the abolition of caste.
The Ramakrishna Mission stressed the ideal of __________ through social service and selfless action.
Mirza Kamran was the brother of which Mughal emperor?
Merchants and migrants first brought the teachings of the holy Quran to India in the ______ century.
Ajmer became the suba headquarters under the ______.
Which of the following led English company in Battle of Plassey (1757)?
Vetti tax that is mentioned in the inscriptions of the Chola dynasty was taken in _____ form.
Where is the Sair-E-Gul Faroshan festival held?
Who was the Mughal emperor, when a massive rebellion against british rule broke out in 1857?
Who said the following words? “Sarfaroshi ki tamanna ab hamare dil me hai, dekhna hai zor kitna baazu-e-qaatil me hai”
The Revolutionary Socialist Party was established in ____.
Which company has set up a factory on the banks of river Hugli in 1651?
Dadabhai Naoroji was a ______.
In the early eleventh century, the Chola king Rajendra I built a Shiva temple and filled it with a Sun-pedestal seized from the ______.
The Chinese Buddhist pilgrim, Xuan Zang, came to the Indian subcontinent about _____ years ago.
Which of the following sequence is correct with respect to the Delhi Dynasties?
Whose birthday is celebrated as International Day of Non-Violence?
The first session of Indian National congress was held at ______.
Which of the following offices was NOT held by the poet Harishena?
Sultan Mahmud of Ghazni was a contemporary of which Chola king?
How many types of taxes were in the reign of the ruler Alauddin Khalji?
The ‘flag-raising’ ceremony by the Prime Minister of India on Independence Day is held at which of the following places in Delhi?
According to the Brihat Samhita, what do you call the process of making scents, mouth perfumes and bath powders?
Mughal ruler, Aurangzeb died in which year?
Which of the following revolts was led by Kanhu and Sidhu?
In 1600, the East India company acquired a charter from which ruler?
Some important administrative posts were hereditary during the Rashtrakuta and Chola dynasties. The post ‘nagara-shreshthi’ meant?
In which among the following period Catal Huyuk was one of the most famous sites?
In 1526, the battle of Panipat was fought between ______.
Who among the following belonged to the ancient chiefly family of the Cholas from Uraiyur, captured the Kaveri delta from the Muttaraiyar in the middle of the ninth century?
Sultan Mahmud came to India from which of the following city of Afghanistan?
Who among the following rulers appointed Ladha and Pira, two gardeners to high administrative post?
The British Parliament transferred the powers of the East India company to the British crown in ______.
Who among the following is supposed to compile both the Puranas and the Mahabharata?
In which of the following years was the Indian National Congress split into two groups named as Moderates and Extremists?
Which of the following was known as an organisation of merchants in the inscriptions of the Pallavas?
Chola inscriptions mention several categories of land, which of the following land was known as gifted to temples?
The birthday of Prophet Muhammad is also celebrated by the name of _____________.
The second volume of the Akbar Nama recorded the _____.
Who among the following ruler ruled before Prithviraj Chauhan over Delhi?
Sarojini Naidu was elected first Indian woman President of the Indian National Congress at __________.
According to the archaeologists, in Harappan cities the part to the west was smaller and higher, was known as______.
Who became the Nawab of Bengal in 1756 after the death of Alivardi Khan?
Thanjavur was the capital of which dynasty?
Ahmadnagar was finally annexed by the Mughals in _____.
Which of the following was “NOT” a main centre of Revolt of 1857?
Who among the following was the best-known Chahamana ruler?
“A History of British India” is a work Published by ______.
Warren Hastings became the first Governor General of India in which year?
Which of the following dynasty was not the part of "tripartite struggle", which fought for centuries to control over one particularly prized area Kanauj?
Battle of Plassey was fought between English company and Nawab of Bengal in which year?
‘Do or die’ slogan is given by which of the following freedom fighter?
Krishna III of Manyakheta belonged to which dynasty?
Which of the following Chola ruler built a temple for goddess Nishumbhasudini?
Dhondo Keshav Karve was an eminent Indian who championed the cause of _____________.
Which of the following metals was used to make weapons and tools in Harappan cities?
In 1840, the Paramhans Mandali was established to work for the abolition of ‘Caste’ at ______.
Nagabhata was the king of which of the following dynasty?
Established in 1867 at Bombay, the _________sought to remove caste restrictions, abolish child marriage, and encourage the education of women, etc.
Ravikirti was the court poet of which of the following dynasty ruler?
In which of the following languages did Jyotiba Phule write ‘Gulamgiri’ in 1873?
In which of the following Indian states, Harappan cities have NOT been found?
Raja Ram Mohan Roy founded a reform association known as Brahmo Sabha which was later known as ______.
Which of the following combinations of ‘Ruler – Predecessor’ is correct with respect to the Delhi Sultanate
The Tamil word ‘muvendar’ mentioned in the Sangam poems means _______.
The Anantraj Sagar Tank was built by the ______ rulers
The Hindu college was established in 1791 at ______.
Who among the following was the founder of the Kanva dynasty?
In 1498, Vasco da Gama, a Portuguese explorer had discovered a route to ______.
Identify the freedom fighter who, as a child, hated going to school and found it suffocating and oppressive.
Who released a special stamp entitled ‘Wheat Revolution’ in July 1968?
Who among the following defeated Mughal emperor Humayun at Chausa?
Minhaj-i-Siraj was a chronicler during the rule of ______.
Which of the following towns was grown as a temple town during the Chola dynasty?
Which of the following region was the capital of the Chalukyas?
In which Five-Year Plan, was the Mahalanobis Model started?
The early Turkish rulers ruled between _____ years over Delhi.
Chittaranjan Das was the political guru of which of the following personalities?
In the ____________, Sarojini Naidu persuaded Mahatma Gandhi to allow women to join the movement.
By which name is the historical road built by Sher Shah Suri known?
The Harappan brought Gold from present-day _______ in India.
Fa Xian began his journey back home from which of the following Indian state?
“All India Muslim League” was formed at Dacca in ______.
Wood's Despatch is related with ______.
The iron pillar situated at Mehrauli, Delhi is belonged to which of the following Gupta ruler?
Which of the following pairs of ‘Dynasty – Ruled region’ is correctly matched? I. Shakas – North west and north India II. Vakatakas – Central and western India
Subsidiary alliance treaty was imposed on Awadh in ______.
Which of the following statement is correct with respect to the Prashastis and land grants? I. Prashastis were composed by learned Brahmanas. II. Kings often rewarded Brahmanas by grants of land which were recorded on copper plates.
Which dynasty bronze statues were made using the “lost wax” technique?
Ziyauddin Barani wrote his chronicle first in 1356 and another version _____ years later.
In 1873, the Satyashodhak Samaj was established in ____________.
Which of the following pairs of ‘Ruler – Ruling period’ is correctly matched? I. Sher Shah Suri – 1540-1545 II. Akbar – 1556-1605
In which of the following years, did Subhas Chandra Bose refer to Mahatma Gandhi as the “Father of the Nation”?
Battle of Buxar was fought in ______.Battle of Buxar was fought in ______.
Quwwat al-Islam mosque and minaret, built during the last decade of the ______ century
Which of the following type of house remains were found in Mehrgarh site of Harappan civilization?
Prithviraja III defeated an Afghan ruler named ______ in 1191.
Which of the following statement is correct with respect to the Shaka dynasty? I. Some kingdoms of Shakas lasted for about 500 years. II. The Shakas were followed by the Kushanas about 2200 years ago.
Abhinav Bharat Society was a secret society of revolutionaries. It was established in __________.
Ashoka appointed ______ to solve the social problems in his region.
Which festival is celebrated on the last day of the holy month of Ramadan?
Against whom was the Battle of Plassey (1751) fought by the English Company led by Robert Clive?
Which of the following has discovered the sea route to India 1498?
Which of the following territories to the south and north were made part of the Chola kingdom by the successors of the ruler Vijayalaya?
Which of the following sites of Harappan civilization is located near Bolan Pass?
Babur ruled over Delhi till _____ year.
Who among the following gave up his traditional professions and took to arms, successfully established kingdom in Karnataka?
The first English Factory in Bengal set up on the banks of river “Hugli” in ______.
Which of the following cities became the capital of Bengal in 1704?
The duration of the Mesolithic period is from about ______ years ago to ______ years ago.
Samudragupta’s mother belonged to which of the following gana?
Puhar or Kaveripattinam, was the port of which of the following dynasty?
Choose the correct pair from the following options.
Who among the following ruled in India between 1266 and 1287?
After the ______, Mahatma Gandhi called off the Non-Cooperation Movement
The bill which provide for the trial of British or European person by Indians was ______.
Which of the following revolutionary groups’ members assassinated Assistant Superintendent of Police John Saunders in 1927?
