150 Most Important Questions for SSC CGL 2024

1. What was the script used in the earliest Tamil inscriptions? Brahmi
2. At which one place did Mahatma Gandhi first start his Satyagraha in India? Champaran
3. Who was called Zinda Pir (living saint) in Mughal India? Aurangazeb
4. Which school of paintings developed independently during the Mughal Period? The Bijapur School
5. Rig-Veda is divided into 10 books. Which books are the oldest? Second ansd seventh
6. Which site, where Ashokan pillars exist, has the bull capital? Rampurva
7. The ruler which was not invited to join the confederacy to fight against Vijaynagar in the battle of Talikota? Berar
8. Whose tomb is „Biwi Ka Maqbara‟? Aurangazeb’s wife
9. By whom was Shuddhi movement (conversion of non-Hindus to Hinduism) started? Swamy Dayanand Saraswathi
10. During India‟s Freedom Struggle, which led to the first „All India Hartal‟? Protest against Rowlatt act
11. Sirajuddaulah was defeated by Lord Clive in which battle? Plassey
12. Near the banks of which river excavations have brought to light that Indus Valley Civilization percolated to far south? Krishna
13. By whom was the „Shahnama‟ written? Firdausi 14. Which Mughal Emperor gave land for the construction of the Golden Temple at Amritsar? Akbar
14. When was the Indus Valley Civilization flourished? During 2500 – 1750 BC

15. In which country was Buddhism first propogated outside India? Sri Lanka
16. Who was well-known patron of the Mahayana of Buddhism? Kanishka
17. Who is most famous for” the establishment of an elaborate system of municipal administration? Chandragupta Maurya
18. During which reign was the East India Company founded in London? Akbar
19. Who was known as „Lady with Lamp‟? Florence Nightingale
20. By whom was Island of Bombay was given to the English Prince Charles II as dowry? Portugese
21. During which movement was „Mahatma‟ added before Gandhiji‟s name? Champaran Satyagraha
22. Which was the Prince who was responsible for the death of his father? Ajatasatru
23. Who was the first General-Secretary of the Indian National Congress Dadabhai Naoroji
24. By whom was the Home Rule Movement in India was started? Annie besant and Tilak
25. Who stated that there was no slavery in India? Megasthenes
26. Which ruler had granted Diwani to the East India company? Shah Alam II
27. On which thing did the Buddhism and Jainism both give stress? Non Violence
28. Who was the first Sultan of Delhi to introduce the practice of “Sijda‟? Balban
29. Who got the „Bharat Ratna‟ award, before becoming the President of India? Dr.Zakir Hussain
30. The Mansabdari system introduced by Akbar from which system was it borrowed from ? Mongolia
31. Which Land tenure systems was introduced by Lord Cornwallis? Zamindari
32. By whom was Swaraj as a national demand first made? Dadabhai Naoroji
33. Which reservoir is constructed on Chambal? Gandhi sagar
34. Who was the famous Indo-Greek king who embraced Buddhism? Menander
35. During which reign did both Vardhaman Mahavira and Gautama Buddha preach their doctrines? Bimbisara
36. By whom was the first estimate of national income in India made? Dadabhai Naoroji
37. Who destroyed the group of Forty Nobles? Balban 39. Who built Char Minar? Quli Qutb Shah
38. On the ruins of which Hindu kingdom was the kingdom of Golconda founded?Kakatiyas
39. In which year did the Peshwa became the official head of Maratha administration? 1748 A.D
40. Bhopal gas tragedy struck in the year 1984 due to the leakage of which gas? Methyl iso cyanate
41. Who was the Viceroy of India at the time of Jallianwala Bagh Massacre? Lord chelmsford
42. Who led the agitation against the Partition of Bengal (1905)? Surendranath Banerjee
43. Which dynasty was associated with Gandhara school of Art? Kushans
44. In India, where did the Dutch establish their earliest factory? Masulipattanam
45. Who is the Father of local self government in India? Lord Ripon
46. In ancient India, Nalanda University was a great centre for the study of which religion? Mahayana Buddism
47. Which was the medieval ruler who was the first to establish a ministry of agriculture? Mohammed bin Tughlaq
48. Why is Sher Shah is well known for his administrative skill,? Land revenue system
49. By whom was the practice of Sati was declared illegal? Lord William Bentinck
50. The world famous „Khajuraho‟ sculptures are located in which State? Madhya Pradesh
51. In the Interim Government formed in the year 1946, who held the portfolio of Defence? Baldev Singh 54. From where did Mahatma Gandhi start his historic Dandi March? Sabarmati Ashram
52. Who was responsible for the integration of Indian Princely States? Sardar Patel
53. Which element of Hinduism was practised in the Indus Valley Civilization? Cult of Shiva
54. What is the meaning of „Buddha‟? The Enlightened one
55. Before ascending the Maurya throne, Ashoka served as– As viceroy of Taxila
56. Who has been called the „Napoleon of India‟? Samudra gupta
57. Which battle was fought in 1192 A.D.? Second Battle of Tarain
58. During whose reign did the Mongols first invaded India? Iltumish
59. Which Sikh Guru called himself the „Sachcha Badshah‟? Guru Hargovind
60. Who was the first Indian to get selected in ICS? Surendranath Banerjee
61. What was the real name of Tantiya Tope? Ramchandra Panduranga
62. Which historical personality of India is also known as Vishnugupta? Chanakya
63. The English East India Company founded a permanent factory at Surat in which year? 1613
64. Which Harappan site had a dock? Lothal
65. Who was the founder of the Nanda dyansty? Mahapadma Nanda
66. Who was a great ruler of Kalinga in ancient times? Kharavela
67. Which ruler was adorned with the title of „Maharajadhiraja‟ (King of Kings)? Chandragupta 1 71. Under which Sultan, Khalisa land increased considerably? Alauddin khijli
68. In which year was Vande Mataram first sung at the session of the Indian National Congress?1896
69. Which State was first annexed by Lord Dalhousie under the Doctrine of Lapse? Satara
70. Which Chola ruler converted the Bay of Bengal into a „Chela lake‟? Rajendra 1
71. Which of the Vedas was divided into „White‟ and „Black‟ parts?

Yajur

76. Who earned the title of a „Liberator‟? Ashoka
77. Vatapi was the capital of the which reign? Chalukyas
78. Who was last Mughal emperor to sit on the peacock throne? Muhammed shah
79. Who was the first Muslim President of Indian National Congress? Badruddin Tyyabji
80. Which veda contains the Gayatri Mantra? Rig veda 81. Which ruler died while playing „Chaugan‟? Jalal ud din khilji
81. When Akbar was born, Humayun was under the shelter of which king? Raja of Amarkot
82. Who was the first European to translate the Bhagwad Gita into English? Charles Wilkins
83. Which reformer from Maharashtra was known as Lokhitavadi? Gopal hari Deshmukh
84. Where was the sepoys revolted openly in 1857? Meerut
85. Who was defeated at kannauj in the hands of Sher Shah in 1540? Humayun
86. Which is the God who is the most prominent in „Rigaveda‟? Indra
87. Who, according to Jains, was the founder of Jainism? Rishabha
88. Which Englishmen was honoured by Jahangir with the title of „Khan‟? Williamm Hawkins
89. Which rulers fought the fourth Anglo-Mysore in which he was killed? Tipu sultan
90. Which animal had the Stone Age people first? Sheep 92. Who was the Sikh Guru to be slaughtered by Aurangzeb? Teg Bahadur
91. In which period did iron come to be used by the Vedic people? In around 1000 BC
92. The title of Governor-General was changed to that of Viceroy in which year? 1858 AD
93. How was Akbar‟s land revenue system known? Zabti system
94. Crop sown soon after the onset of south-west monsoon in India, what is this called? Kharif
95. Who sent Hienu-Tsang as an envoy to Harsha‟s‟ court? Tai Tsung
96. How was the Gupta administration? Monor chial
97. By whom was Decimal system introduced? Bhaskara
98. Knowledge about the- existence of which animal is doubtful in the Indus VaElley Civilization? CAT
99. Who was the first winner of‟ Dada Saheb Phalke Award? Prithvi raj Kapoor
100. On the which bank of river is the site of Harappa located? Ravi
101. Who was defeated by Babur in the first battle of Panipat?Ibrahim Lodi
102. Who was the founder of the first Afghan dynasty in India?Bahlol Lodi
103. Which Sultan built the fifth storeys of Qutub Minar? Firoz shah tughlaq 106. In 1889 a British Committee of the Indian National Congress was started. Who was its Chairman?W. Wedderburn
104. Which was the most significant battle in the establishment of British supremacy in India?Buxar
105. Nalanda University flourished during the reign of which ruler? Harsha
106. Under which system of assessment, the British Government collected revenue directly from the farmers?Ryotwari
107. By the time of which ruler was Gautama Buddha elevated to the position of God?Kanishka
108. From which ruler did Humayun received the Kohinoor diamond?The Ruler of Gwalior
109. Which was initially the most powerful city state of Indian in the 6th century B.C ? Magadh
110. With whose reign is the Gandhara school of art associated? Kanishka
111. In which movements Vande Mataram was adopted as a slogan for agitation?Partition of Bengal in 1905 115. The First Anglo-Burmese War was concluded by a treaty Which is that?Treaty of Yandaboo
112. What is the mean of Epigraphy? The study of inscriptions
113. From which place did the Aryans came to India? Central Asia
114. Where is the tomb of Babar? Kabul
115. What was the crux of early Buddhism? Renunciation of desire
116. During whose Viceroyalty, Queen Victoria was crowned with „Kaiser-i-Hind‟ in Delhi Durbar? Lytton 121. Who built the temple of the Sun God at Konark? Narshimha
117. What was the greatest invention of man in Palaeolithic Age? Fire
118. Where was a Buddhisit council during the reign of Ashoka held?At Pataliputra
119. Who was the first Engish person who visited the court of Akbar? Ralph Fitch
120. Where was the Arya Samaj setup for the first time in 1875? Bombay
121. Where did Alexander die? Babylon
122. Which Emperor had the longest reign? Muhammad Shah
123. Which Sultan of Delhi introduced measures for improving the quality of fruits? Firoz shah Tughlaq 129. The words „Satyameva Jayate‟ in the state Emblem of India were taken from? Mundaka Upanishad
124. Gautama Buddha‟s birthplace is marked by whom? Rummindei pillar of Ashoka Maurya
125. Who was Mahavira? 24th Tirthankar
126. Which was the first stte to use elephants in their battles? Magadha
127. In which era, Kshatriya had their specific Identity? In the times of Buddha
128. Herodatus is considered as — Father of History 135. Which one scholar, challenged invinicible yajnavalkya far debate? Gargi
129. In which year, Kanishka took over the thrown? 78 AD
130. Tell the name of Arab military commander who conquered Sindh- Muhammad bin Qasim
131. The famous ruler who completed Kutubminar was? Iltutmish
132. Kalinga‟s ruler Kharvel gave his protection to – Jainism
133. Where was the Introductary capital of Harsha? Jhaneshwar
134. Which was attacked by Mahmud Ghazni? Somnath 142. When did the regime of Delhi sultan start? 1206 AD
135. Which Rajput king defeated Muhammad Ghori for the first

time? Baghel Bheem

144. Which book is written by Krishna Dev Ray? Amukta Malyad
145. Who built Gol Gumbaj? Muhammad Aadilshah II 146. The famous diamond „Kohinoar‟ was found from which mine? Golkunda
146. First battle of Panipat was fought in- 1526
147. How much part of actual production was fixed for states as their demand in seizure system? One third 149. Who was the regent of Akbar? Bairam khan
148. In whose reign Tulsidas wrote RamcharitManas? Akbar
149. Who was the regent of Akbar? Bairam khan
150. In whose reign Tulsidas wrote RamcharitManas? Akbar