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Here is Part 5 of the most repeated and important History questions for SSC CGL based on the last five years of analysis (2019–2024). Usefull For UPSC CSE Prelims too
These 500 questions are broken into batches for easy reading and revision.
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📚 SSC CGL History – Most Repeated & Important Questions

Set 5: Questions 401–500

🏛️ Ancient India (Q401–Q430)

  1. The earliest evidence of agriculture in the Indian subcontinent is found at – Mehrgarh

  2. The staple food of the Indus people was – Wheat and barley

  3. Harappan script is – Pictographic and undeciphered

  4. The Great Bath has been found at – Mohenjo-daro

  5. Lothal was an important – Dockyard town

  6. The term “Aryan” means – Noble

  7. Iron was first used in – Later Vedic period

  8. Vedic religion gave rise to – Hinduism

  9. The famous lawgiver of ancient India – Manu

  10. First Jain council was held at – Pataliputra

  11. Jain texts were written in – Prakrit

  12. Gautama Buddha’s clan – Shakya

  13. Buddhist text containing rules for monks – Vinaya Pitaka

  14. Hinayana and Mahayana are sects of – Buddhism

  15. Ajanta caves are associated with – Buddhist art

  16. Dhamma was propagated by – Ashoka

  17. Ashoka sent his son Mahinda to – Sri Lanka

  18. The Mauryan empire extended up to – Kabul in the west

  19. The Arthashastra was written by – Kautilya

  20. The capital of the Mauryas was – Pataliputra

  21. Kalinga war took place in – 261 BCE

  22. Mauryan empire declined due to – Weak successors

  23. The Satavahanas ruled over – Deccan

  24. The greatest ruler of Satavahana dynasty – Gautamiputra Satakarni

  25. The earliest inscription in Sanskrit – Junagarh inscription of Rudradaman I

  26. Gupta rulers issued coins made of – Gold

  27. Who is called the “Indian Napoleon”? – Samudragupta

  28. The Allahabad Pillar Inscription describes – Samudragupta’s conquests

  29. Decimal system was developed during – Gupta period

  30. Who composed the Prayag Prashasti? – Harisena

🕌 Medieval India (Q431–Q460)

  1. Bhakti Movement was led in South India by – Alvars and Nayanars

  2. Basava was associated with – Lingayat movement

  3. The founder of Vijayanagar empire – Harihara and Bukka

  4. Battle of Talikota (1565) was fought between – Vijayanagar and Deccan Sultanates

  5. Capital of Bahmani kingdom – Gulbarga

  6. Amir Khusrau was a court poet of – Alauddin Khilji

  7. Iqta system was introduced by – Iltutmish

  8. Zabt system was introduced by – Todar Mal

  9. Mansabdari system was introduced by – Akbar

  10. Akbar's policy of religious tolerance – Sulh-i-Kul

  11. Din-i-Ilahi was founded by – Akbar

  12. Shah Jahan’s wife – Mumtaz Mahal

  13. Aurangzeb imposed Jizya tax in – 1679

  14. Shivaji was crowned at – Raigarh

  15. Shivaji’s secretariat was known as – Chitnis

  16. Guru Nanak preached – Universal brotherhood

  17. Bhakti saint Kabir believed in – Nirguna Brahma

  18. Mirabai was a devotee of – Krishna

  19. Sufi saint Nizamuddin Auliya belonged to – Chishti order

  20. The Mughal Garden in Kashmir was built by – Jahangir

🇮🇳 Modern India (Q461–Q490)

  1. First Governor-General of Independent India – Lord Mountbatten

  2. First Indian Governor-General – C. Rajagopalachari

  3. Dual Government in Bengal was introduced by – Robert Clive

  4. First war of Indian independence (1857) began at – Meerut

  5. Rani Laxmi Bai died during the battle of – Gwalior

  6. Mangal Pandey was associated with – Barrackpore mutiny

  7. Doctrine of Lapse was not applied to – Hyderabad

  8. Vernacular Press Act was passed by – Lord Lytton

  9. Ilbert Bill controversy took place during – Lord Ripon

  10. Indian National Congress split in 1907 at – Surat

  11. The Lucknow Pact (1916) was between – Congress and Muslim League

  12. Satyagraha means – Truth force or non-violent resistance

  13. Champaran Satyagraha was related to – Indigo cultivators

  14. Jallianwala Bagh massacre was led by – General Dyer

  15. Khilafat Movement was supported by – Gandhiji

  16. Simon Commission did not include – Any Indian member

  17. Civil Disobedience Movement began in – 1930

  18. Gandhi-Irwin Pact was signed in – 1931

  19. Poona Pact (1932) was between – Gandhi and Ambedkar

  20. Subhash Chandra Bose became INC President in – 1938 (Haripura)

  21. Forward Bloc was founded by – Subhas Chandra Bose

  22. Azad Hind Fauj was formed in – Singapore

  23. Quit India Movement started on – 8 August 1942

  24. Cabinet Mission was headed by – Lord Pethick-Lawrence

  25. Indian National Army trials were held in – Red Fort

  26. Indian Constitution came into force on – 26 January 1950

  27. First Indian to join ICS – Satyendranath Tagore

  28. “Do or Die” slogan was given by – Mahatma Gandhi

  29. Indian Council Act of 1909 is also known as – Morley-Minto Reforms

  30. Governor-General during the 1857 revolt – Lord Canning

🏺 Culture, Art, Miscellaneous (Q491–Q500)

  1. Harappan seals were made of – Steatite

  2. Kumbh Mela is held at – 4 places in India

  3. Sangam literature is in – Tamil

  4. Ratha temples at Mahabalipuram were built by – Pallavas

  5. Ajanta paintings depict stories from – Jataka tales

  6. Indian musical instrument 'Veena' is associated with – Saraswati

  7. The oldest form of Indian music – Samaveda chants

  8. Kathakali is a dance form of – Kerala

  9. Rock-cut temples at Elephanta are dedicated to – Lord Shiva

  10. Yakshagana is a folk dance of – Karnataka