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I. Which of the following Buddhist sites is located in Uttar Pradesh? (SSC CGL 2020 Shift 3)

A) Sarnath

B) Sanchi

C) Amaravati

D) Karle

Answer: I) Sarnath

2. In which year was the Mughal Empire established by Babur? (SSC CGL 2020 Shift 2)

A) 1699

B) 1526

C) 1578

D) 1634

Answer: B) 1526

3. Which Mughal ruler is associated with the Revolt of 1857? (SSC CGL 2023 Shift 4)

A) Shah Alam II

B) Bahadur Shah I

C) Alamgir II

D) Bahadur Shah II

Answer: D) Bahadur Shah II

4. The period between which years is known as the Delhi Sultanate period? (SSC CGL 2019 Shift 3)

A) 1206–1526

B) 1526–1857

C) 745–1245

D) 1105–1445

Answer: A) 1206–1526

5. Who was the founder of the Chola dynasty? (SSC CGL 2023 All Shifts)

A) Vijayalaya

B) Karikala

C) Aditya I

D) Rajaraja I

Answer: A) Vijayalaya

6. Who is considered the greatest Chola ruler? (SSC CGL 2022 Shift 1)

A) Parantaka I

B) Rajaraja I

C) Vijayalaya

D) Kulottunga I

Answer: B) Rajaraja I

7. Which of the following is the only correctly matched pair according to Chola inscriptions? (SSC CGL 2020 Shift 3)

A) Shalabhoga — Land gifted to Brahmanas

B) Pallichchhandam — Land donated to Jain institutions

C) Brahmadeya — Land gifted to temples

D) Vellanvagai — Land of Brahmana peasant proprietors

Answer: B) Pallichchhandam — Land donated to Jain institutions

8. According to Chola inscriptions, which term referred to land gifted to Brahmanas? (SSC CGL 2017 Shift 3)

A) Vellanvagai

B) Brahmadeya

C) Shalabhoga

D) Devadana

Answer: B) Brahmadeya

9. Thanjavur was the capital of which dynasty? (SSC CGL 2022 Shift 2)

A) Pala

B) Chola

C) Vakataka

D) Parmara

Answer: B) Chola

10. Who was the last Sultan of the Delhi Sultanate? (SSC CGL 2024 Shift 2)

A) Firoz Shah Tughlaq

B) Sikandar Lodi

C) Muhammad bin Tughlaq

D) Ibrahim Lodi

Answer: D) Ibrahim Lodi

11. Who ruled India between 1266 and 1287? (SSC CGL 2022 Shift 3)

A) Qutb-ud-din Aibak

B) Aram Shah

C) Shams-ud-din Iltutmish

D) Ghiyasuddin Balban

Answer: D) Ghiyasuddin Balban

12. Minhaj-i-Siraj was a chronicler during the rule of which Sultan? (SSC CGL 2022 Shift 2)

A) Sultan Iltutmish

B) Qutbuddin Aibak

C) Ghiyasuddin Balban

D) Alauddin Khalji

Answer: A) Sultan Iltutmish

13. Which Sultan was the first Muslim ruler whose empire covered almost the whole of India up to the extreme south? (SSC CGL 2019 Shift 1)

A) Ghiyasuddin Balban

B) Jalal-ud-din Khalji

C) Alauddin Khalji

D) Firoz Shah Tughlaq

Answer: C) Alauddin Khalji

14. Who among the following was a governor during the reign of Alauddin Khalji? (SSC CGL 2019 Shift 2)

A) Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq

B) Nasiruddin Mahmud

C) Shams-ud-din Iltutmish

D) Jalal-ud-din Khalji

Answer: A) Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq

15. Which dynasty established the Vijayanagara Kingdom? (SSC CGL 2022 Shift 1)

A) Sangama Dynasty

B) Nagama Dynasty

C) Soma Dynasty

D) Tuluva Dynasty

Answer: A) Sangama Dynasty

16. Who was NOT a ruler of the Bahmani Kingdom? (SSC CGL 2023 Shift 1)

A) Ghiyasuddin Balban

B) Muhammad Shah

C) Mahmud Gawan

D) Ahmad Shah

Answer: A) Ghiyasuddin Balban

17. Which dynasty built the Pancha Rathas of Mahabalipuram? (SSC CGL 2020 Shift 1)

A) Chera

B) Chola

C) Pallava

D) Satavahana

Answer: C) Pallava

18. The Battle of Chausa was fought between Humayun and which ruler? (SSC CGL 2020 Shift 2)

A) Krishnadeva Raya

B) Sher Shah Suri

C) Nadir Shah

D) Hemu

Answer: B) Sher Shah Suri

19. Sir Thomas Roe visited the court of which Mughal ruler as the ambassador of the King of England? (SSC CGL 2019 Shift 3)

A) Jahangir

B) Shah Jahan

C) Humayun

D) Akbar

Answer: A) Jahangir

20. Who was the first Mughal emperor in India? (SSC CGL 2019 Shift 1)

A) Humayun

B) Babur

C) Akbar

D) Shah Jahan

Answer: B) Babur

21. Who succeeded to the Mughal throne in 1556? (SSC CGL 2019 Shift 3)

A) Shah Jahan

B) Jahangir

C) Sher Shah Suri

D) Akbar

Answer: D) Akbar

22. Humayun's heir, who was born in exile and was only 13 when his father died, was: (SSC CGL 2019 Shift 2)

A) Babur

B) Shah Jahan

C) Akbar

D) Jahangir

Answer: C) Akbar

23. During whose reign did the Mughal Empire reach its greatest territorial extent? (SSC CGL 2019 Shift 1)

A) Shah Jahan

B) Akbar

C) Jahangir

D) Aurangzeb

Answer: D) Aurangzeb

24. Who has been called the “Architect King” because of the development of Mughal art and architecture during his reign? (SSC CGL 2019 Shift 1)

A) Shah Jahan

B) Aurangzeb

C) Jahangir

D) Akbar

Answer: A) Shah Jahan

25. Which event occurred earliest? (SSC CGL 2021 Shift 1)

A) Lahore Session of Congress

B) Partition of Bengal

C) Chauri Chaura Incident

D) Gandhi-Irwin Pact

Answer: B) Partition of Bengal

26. Which Commission came to India in 1928 to reform the constitutional system? (SSC CGL 2017 Shift 1)

A) Rowlatt Act

B) Pitt's India Act

C) Partition of Bengal

D) Simon Commission

Answer: D) Simon Commission

27. The Battle of Plassey took place on: (SSC CGL 2022 Shift 1)

A) 23 June 1789

B) 23 June 1757

C) 24 June 1758

D) 25 June 1750

Answer: B) 23 June 1757

28. Which Nawab of Bengal was defeated by the British in the Battle of Plassey? (SSC CGL 2022 Shift 1)

A) Siraj-ud-daula

B) Mir Jafar

C) Mir Qasim

D) Sarfaraz Khan

Answer: A) Siraj-ud-daula

29. Against whom was the Battle of Plassey fought by the English Company led by Robert Clive? (SSC CGL 2022 Shift 3)

A) Nizam of Awadh

B) Siraj-ud-Daulah

C) Murshid Quli Khan

D) Shaan Nawab

Answer: B) Siraj-ud-Daulah

30. In which year was the Battle of Plassey fought? (SSC CGL 2022 Shift 3)

A) 1750

B) 1757

C) 1850

D) 1857

Answer: B) 1757

31. After the defeat at Plassey, who was made the Nawab of Bengal? (SSC CGL 2017 Shift 3)

A) Mir Jafar

B) Mir Qasim

C) Haider Ali

D) Tipu Sultan

Answer: A) Mir Jafar

32. The Battle of Buxar was fought in: (SSC CGL 2022 Shift 1)

A) 1767

B) 1757

C) 1764

D) 1774

Answer: C) 1764

33. Who led the English army in the Battle of Buxar? (SSC CGL 2023 Shift 2)

A) Lord Clive

B) William Henry Sleeman

C) Hector Munro

D) Charles Eyre Coote

Answer: C) Hector Munro

34. The Permanent Settlement came into operation in which year? (SSC CGL 2024 Shift 1)

A) 1890

B) 1790

C) 1789

D) 1793

Answer: D) 1793

35. The Subsidiary Alliance system was devised by: (SSC CGL 2024 Shift 3)

A) Lord Wellesley

B) Lord Canning

C) Lord William Bentinck

D) Lord Dalhousie

Answer: A) Lord Wellesley

36. The Subsidiary Alliance was imposed on Awadh in: (SSC CGL 2022 Shift 1)

A) 1802

B) 1803

C) 1801

D) 1804

Answer: C) 1801

37. The Doctrine of Lapse was devised by which Governor-General? (SSC CGL 2024 Shift 1)

A) Lord Wellesley

B) Lord Dalhousie

C) Lord Mayo

D) Lord Canning

Answer: B) Lord Dalhousie

38. Which movement was launched by Mahatma Gandhi from Champaran in 1917? (SSC CGL 2017 Shift 1)

A) Satyagraha

B) Non-Cooperation Movement

C) Quit India Movement

D) Swadeshi Movement

Answer: A) Satyagraha

39. The Jallianwala Bagh massacre took place on: (SSC CGL 2023 Shift 2)

A) 13 April 1919, at Amritsar

B) 12 April 1919, at Chauri Chaura

C) 13 May 1918, at Amritsar

D) 14 March 1919, at Amritsar

Answer: A) 13 April 1919, at Amritsar

40. Who was responsible for the Jallianwala Bagh massacre? (SSC CGL 2017 Shift 2)

A) Hastings

B) Cornwallis

C) Dyer

D) Dalhousie

Answer: C) Dyer

41. The Poona Pact was signed between Mahatma Gandhi and: (SSC CGL 2017 Shift 3)

A) Muhammad Ali Jinnah

B) Lord Irwin

C) Subhash Chandra Bose

D) B. R. Ambedkar

Answer: D) B. R. Ambedkar

42. The Non-Cooperation Movement was called off after which incident? (SSC CGL 2024 Shift 3)

A) First World War

B) Kakori Train Action

C) Chauri Chaura Incident

D) Komagata Maru Incident

Answer: C) Chauri Chaura Incident

43. Who gave the famous “Do or Die” slogan during the Quit India Movement? (SSC CGL 2023 Shift 1)

A) Abul Kalam Azad

B) Jawaharlal Nehru

C) Subhash Chandra Bose

D) Mahatma Gandhi

Answer: D) Mahatma Gandhi

44. Arrange the following events in chronological order (from earliest to latest): (SSC CGL 2017 Shift 1)

I. Quit India Movement

II. Shimla Conference

III. Poona Pact

IV. Cabinet Mission

A) II, IV, I, III

B) III, IV, II, I

C) III, I, II, IV

D) IV, II, III, I

Answer: C) III, I, II, IV

45. Which of the following was NOT an event of 1919? (SSC CGL 2020 Shift 2)

A) Rowlatt Act was passed

B) Jallianwala Bagh tragedy took place

C) Partition of Bengal took place

D) Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms were announced

Answer: C) Partition of Bengal took place

46. Who founded the Arya Samaj in 1875? (SSC CGL 2024 Shift 1)

A) Swami Dayanand Saraswati

B) Debendranath Tagore

C) Swami Vivekananda

D) Raja Ram Mohan Roy

Answer: A) Swami Dayanand Saraswati

47. Raja Ram Mohan Roy founded Brahmo Sabha, which later became known as: (SSC CGL 2022 Shift 1)

A) Dev Samaj

B) Arya Samaj

C) Brahmo School

D) Brahmo Samaj

Answer: D) Brahmo Samaj

48. Who wrote the book “Gift to Monotheists”? (SSC CGL 2022 Shift 3)

A) Swami Vivekananda

B) Dayanand Saraswati

C) Keshab Chandra Sen

D) Raja Ram Mohan Roy

Answer: D) Raja Ram Mohan Roy

49. Which Harappan site is located in Haryana? (SSC CGL 2021 Shift 1)

A) Rakhigarhi

B) Dholavira

C) Lothal

D) Kalibangan

Answer: A) Rakhigarhi

50. The main collections of Vedic hymns are called: (SSC CGL 2020 Shift 1)

A) Sutra

B) Pada

C) Samhita

D) Mukha

Answer: C) Samhita

📌 HIGH-YIELD SSC CGL HISTORY AREAS:

Indus Valley Civilization → Vedic Age → Buddhism → Mauryas → Gupta Age → Delhi Sultanate → Mughals → Vijayanagara → Cholas → British Expansion → Social Reform → Revolt of 1857 → Gandhian Era → Constitutional/Colonial Developments

I. ________ explains how much change in the price of one commodity leads to how much change in the demand for another commodity. (SSC CGL Tier-II 2023 Shift 2)

A) Cross elasticity of demand

B) Income elasticity of demand

C) Price elasticity of demand

D) Expense elasticity of demand

Answer: A) Cross elasticity of demand

2. Which of the following is NOT a feature of National Income? (SSC CGL 2022 Shift 1)

A) It is a macroeconomic concept

B) It is a flow concept

C) It is measured with reference to a period of time

D) It includes only intermediate goods

Answer: D) It includes only intermediate goods

3. The subject of the study of Macro Economics is based mainly on which principle? (SSC CGL 2022 Shift 1)

A) Principle of National Income

B) Principle of Consumer

C) Principle of Producer

D) Principle of Investment

Answer: A) Principle of National Income

4. Which of the following is added to National Income to obtain Personal Income of households? (SSC CGL 2022 Shift 2)

A) Net interest payments

B) Transfer payments from government and firms

C) Undistributed profits

D) Corporate tax

Answer: B) Transfer payments from government and firms

5. Which of the following is NOT one of the methods of National Income estimation? (SSC CGL 2022 Shift 1)

A) Banking method

B) Expenditure method

C) Product method

D) Income method

Answer: A) Banking method

6. Which of the following is NOT a method of measuring National Income? (SSC CGL 2022 Shift 4)

A) Intermediate goods method

B) Expenditure method

C) Income method

D) Product method

Answer: A) Intermediate goods method

7. Which of the following is the correct formula for NDP? (SSC CGL 2024 Shift 1)

A) GDP − Depreciation

B) GDP + Depreciation

C) GDP − Net Factor Income from Abroad

D) GDP + Net Factor Income from Abroad

Answer: A) GDP − Depreciation

8. What is subtracted from GDP to arrive at NDP? (SSC CGL 2024 Shift 2)

A) Subsidies

B) Depreciation

C) Net indirect taxes

D) Net factor income from abroad

Answer: B) Depreciation

9. The year whose prices are used to calculate Real GDP is called the ______. (SSC CGL 2022 Shift 4)

A) Current year

B) Constant year

C) Base year

D) Fiscal year

Answer: C) Base year

10. The value of GDP at current prevailing prices is called ______. (SSC CGL 2022 Shift 3)

A) Nominal GDP

B) Current GDP

C) Domestic GDP

D) Real GDP

Answer: A) Nominal GDP

11. GDP Deflator = ______. (SSC CGL 2023 Shift 3)

A) (Nominal GDP × Real GDP) × 100

B) (Nominal GDP + Real GDP) × 100

C) (Nominal GDP − Real GDP) × 100

D) (Nominal GDP ÷ Real GDP) × 100

Answer: D) (Nominal GDP ÷ Real GDP) × 100

12. Which statement is NOT correct regarding the history of calculating National Income in India? (SSC CGL 2024 Shift 1)

A) First attempt to compute NI was made by Dadabhai Naoroji

B) First official attempt was made by P. C. Mahalanobis

C) Dadabhai Naoroji divided the Indian economy into primary and secondary sectors

D) V. K. R. V. Rao used the first scientific method to estimate NI

Answer: C) Dadabhai Naoroji divided the Indian economy into primary and secondary sectors

13. If GNP is 16% higher than the previous year and inflation is 9%, production has grown by approximately: (SSC CGL 2024 Shift 1)

A) 4%

B) 6%

C) 5%

D) 7%

Answer: D) 7%

14. The relationship between which of the following is NOT the same? (SSC CGL 2024 Shift 3)

A) Nominal GDP and GDP at current prices

B) Base period and reference period

C) Changes in real GDP and GDP deflator

D) Real GDP and GDP at constant prices

Answer: C) Changes in real GDP and GDP deflator

15. Net investment plus depreciation gives an estimate of: (SSC CGL 2023 Shift 1)

A) Gross Domestic Product

B) Personal income

C) Gross investment

D) Private investment

Answer: C) Gross investment

16. Which of the following is NOT an example of factor payment? (SSC CGL 2023 Shift 4)

A) Interest

B) Wages

C) Rent

D) Pension

Answer: D) Pension

17. Which of the following is NOT included in domestic income? (SSC CGL 2023 Shift 4)

A) Income earned by residents within the country

B) Income earned by non-residents outside the country

C) Income earned by employees working in the country

D) Profits of industries operating in the country

Answer: B) Income earned by non-residents outside the country

18. Which of the following is a feature of public goods? (SSC CGL 2022 Shift 4)

A) They are more competitive

B) They are limited in supply

C) Consumption by one person does not reduce availability to another person

D) Only taxpayers can benefit from them

Answer: C) Consumption by one person does not reduce availability to another person

19. When a person benefits from public goods without paying for them, it is known as: (SSC CGL 2024 Shift 2)

A) Non-excludable

B) Rivalrous

C) Free rider

D) Private good

Answer: C) Free rider

20. If the interest rate goes up, the demand for money will generally: (SSC CGL 2023 Shift 2)

A) First rise and then fall

B) Rise

C) Remain the same

D) Fall

Answer: D) Fall

21. The central bank may ______ to discourage credit in the economy. (SSC CGL 2023 Shift 1)

A) Decrease CRR

B) Buy securities in the open market

C) Reduce SLR

D) Increase Bank Rate

Answer: D) Increase Bank Rate

22. Which of the following is NOT a function of the central bank? (SSC CGL 2022 Shift 3)

A) Controlling money supply

B) Acting as banker to the government

C) Accepting deposits from the public

D) Issuing currency

Answer: C) Accepting deposits from the public

23. Money supply is a ______ concept. (SSC CGL 2024 Shift 1)

A) Stock

B) Measurable

C) Non-measurable

D) Flow

Answer: A) Stock

24. Savings deposits with Post Office Savings Banks are included in which measure of money supply? (SSC CGL 2022 Shift 1)

A) M1

B) M4

C) M2

D) M3

Answer: C) M2

25. Which are known as narrow money in India? (SSC CGL 2022 Shift 4)

A) M1 and M2

B) M2 and M4

C) M3 and M2

D) M1 and M4

Answer: A) M1 and M2

26. The intervention of the government to expand or reduce aggregate demand constitutes which function of the government budget? (SSC CGL 2022 Tier-II Shift 2)

A) Speculative function

B) Redistribution function

C) Stabilisation function

D) Transaction function

Answer: C) Stabilisation function

27. Which combination determines the corridor for daily movement in the weighted average call money rate? (SSC CGL 2022 Shift 2)

A) Reverse Repo and Discount Rate

B) MSF and Reverse Repo Rate

C) Liquidity Adjustment Facility and Repo Rate

D) Bank Rate and Repo Rate

Answer: B) MSF and Reverse Repo Rate

28. Which of the following was established on the recommendation of the Hilton Young Commission? (SSC CGL 2023 Shift 3)

A) SEBI

B) RBI

C) SBI

D) NABARD

Answer: B) RBI

29. The Reserve Bank of India was created on the recommendation of which commission? (SSC CGL 2024 Shift 1)

A) Raja Chelliah Committee

B) Kothari Commission

C) Narasimham Committee

D) Hilton Young Commission

Answer: D) Hilton Young Commission

30. Which of the following is one of India's Domestic Systemically Important Banks? (SSC CGL 2020 Shift 1)

A) Axis Bank

B) Federal Bank

C) State Bank of India

D) RBL Bank

Answer: C) State Bank of India

31. Which of the following is NOT a scheduled public sector bank in India? (SSC CGL 2023 Shift 1)

A) Canara Bank

B) UCO Bank

C) Indian Overseas Bank

D) Bandhan Bank

Answer: D) Bandhan Bank

32. Which of the following is an example of a revenue receipt of the government? (SSC CGL 2023 Shift 3)

A) Receipts from sale of shares of PSUs

B) Recovery of loans

C) GST collected by the government

D) Borrowings from the public

Answer: C) GST collected by the government

33. If government revenue expenditure exceeds revenue receipts, it is called: (SSC CGL 2023 Shift 4)

A) Revenue deficit

B) Primary deficit

C) Capital deficit

D) Fiscal deficit

Answer: A) Revenue deficit

34. Which of the following is NOT a capital expenditure? (SSC CGL 2022 Shift 1)

A) Loans and advances by the Central Government

B) Expenditure on acquisition of land

C) Investment in shares

D) Subsidy payments

Answer: D) Subsidy payments

35. An annual statement of estimated receipts and expenditure of the government over a fiscal year is known as: (SSC CGL 2023 Shift 2)

A) Income Sheet

B) Plan

C) Account

D) Budget

Answer: D) Budget

36. ______ expenditure and ______ receipts are shown by the Government Budget. (SSC CGL 2023 Shift 4)

A) Estimated; actual

B) Actual; estimated

C) Actual; actual

D) Estimated; estimated

Answer: D) Estimated; estimated

37. GST is an example of: (SSC CGL 2023 Shift 3)

A) Compensation to employees

B) Direct tax

C) Transfer payment

D) Indirect tax

Answer: D) Indirect tax

38. Which of the following is an example of a non-tax revenue source for the government? (SSC CGL 2024 Tier-I Shift 3)

A) Fees and fines

B) Personal income tax

C) Corporate income tax

D) Value Added Tax

Answer: A) Fees and fines

39. Fisher's equation of exchange is: (SSC CGL 2024 Shift 3)

A) MV = PT

B) MT = VP

C) M = S + I

D) M/V = T/P

Answer: A) MV = PT

40. In which Five-Year Plan was the process of economic reforms introduced in India? (SSC CGL 2023 Shift 2)

A) Tenth

B) Fifth

C) Eighth

D) Sixth

Answer: C) Eighth

41. Which Five-Year Plan emphasised development of industries and the industrial base of India? (SSC CGL 2023 Shift 3)

A) Second

B) Fourth

C) Third

D) First

Answer: A) Second

42. When did the First Five-Year Plan start? (SSC CGL 2023 Shift 4)

A) 26 January 1950

B) 1 April 1951

C) 15 August 1948

D) 15 August 1947

Answer: B) 1 April 1951

43. What was the actual growth rate of the First Five-Year Plan? (SSC CGL 2024 Shift 2)

A) 4.2%

B) 2.6%

C) 3.6%

D) 2.1%

Answer: C) 3.6%

44. Which Five-Year Plan primarily focused on the “Garibi Hatao” initiative? (SSC CGL 2024 Shift 1)

A) Sixth

B) Fourth

C) Fifth

D) Third

Answer: C) Fifth

45. Which Five-Year Plan was prepared and launched by D. P. Dhar? (SSC CGL 2023 Shift 4)

A) Sixth

B) Seventh

C) Fourth

D) Fifth

Answer: D) Fifth

46. The Harrod-Domar model was the basis of which Five-Year Plan? (SSC CGL 2023 Shift 2)

A) First

B) Second

C) Fourth

D) Third

Answer: A) First

47. The Mahalanobis model was the basis for which Five-Year Plan? (SSC CGL 2024 Shift 3)

A) Fourth

B) Second

C) Sixth

D) First

Answer: B) Second

48. For the first time, the objective of self-reliance was incorporated in which Five-Year Plan? (SSC CGL 2022 Shift 2)

A) Third

B) Second

C) Fifth

D) First

Answer: A) Third

49. Achievement of self-reliance and removal of poverty were twin objectives of which Five-Year Plan? (SSC CGL 2022 Shift 4)

A) Third

B) Fifth

C) Fourth

D) Second

Answer: B) Fifth

50. Which of the following was the prime target of the First Five-Year Plan? (SSC CGL 2023 Shift 1)

A) Development of agriculture

B) Development of industries

C) Development of ports

D) Development of infrastructure

Answer: A) Development of agriculture

📌 SSC CGL ECONOMICS PYQ THEMES:

National Income → GDP/NDP/GNP → Money & Banking → RBI → Monetary Policy → Budget & Deficits → Taxation → Poverty → Unemployment → Five-Year Plans → Economic Reforms

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