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Modern History - MOST IMPORTANT SSC CGL Previous Year Questions

Practice real questions from previous year exams of SSC CGL.

šŸ“˜ The Revolt Of 1857šŸ“š Leaders of the Revolt
Q1
Who was the Mughal emperor, when a massive rebellion against British rule broke out in 1857?
šŸŽÆ SSC CGL 01/12/2022 (4th Shift)
šŸ“˜ The Revolt Of 1857šŸ“š Centers and Spread of the Revolt
Q2
Which of the following was "NOT" a main centre of Revolt of 1857?
šŸŽÆ SSC CGL 07/12/2022 (2nd Shift)
šŸ“˜ Peasant - Tribal and Other MovementsšŸ“š Peasant Movements
Q3
In which of the following years did the revolt in the countryside of the Bombay Deccan occur?
šŸŽÆ SSC CGL 16/08/2021 (Evening)
šŸ“˜ Peasant - Tribal and Other MovementsšŸ“š Tribal Movements
Q4
Who among the following was one of the leaders of the Santhal rebellion?
šŸŽÆ SSC CGL 20/08/2021 (Afternoon)
šŸ“˜ The Revolt Of 1857šŸ“š Centers and Spread of the Revolt
Q5
The Indian Mutiny began from Meerut on 10 May 1857 and ended in:
šŸŽÆ SSC CGL 23/08/2021 (Evening)
šŸ“˜ The Revolt Of 1857šŸ“š Leaders of the Revolt
Q6
Who among the following was NOT associated with the revolt of 1857?
šŸŽÆ SSC CGL 07/03/2020 (Afternoon)
šŸ“˜ The Revolt Of 1857šŸ“š Leaders of the Revolt
Q7
Veer Kunwar Singh Jayanti is celebrated in order to recognise the achievements of Kunwar Singh during the Indian rebellion of 1857.
šŸŽÆ SSC CGL 11/06/2019 (Morning)
šŸ“˜ Development of EducationšŸ“š Development of Vernacular- Technical Education
Q8
The Hindu college was established in 1791 at _.
šŸŽÆ SSC CGL 01/12/2022 (2nd Shift)
šŸ“˜ Administration before 1857šŸ“š Administration before 1857
Q9
In which of the following years was the first train run in India?
šŸŽÆ SSC CGL 05/12/2022 (2nd Shift)
šŸ“˜ Publications of Freedom struggles LeadersšŸ“š Different Publications and Journals
Q10
"A History of British India" is a work published by _.
šŸŽÆ SSC CGL 07/12/2022 (1st Shift)
šŸ“˜ Governor- Governor-Generals & Viceroys During British IndiašŸ“š Governor- Governor-Generals & Viceroys During British India
Q11
Warren Hastings became the first Governor General of Bengal in which year?
šŸŽÆ SSC CGL 07/12/2022 (3rd Shift)
šŸ“˜ British Expansion in IndiašŸ“š The Subsidiary Alliance System
Q12
Subsidiary alliance treaty was imposed on Awadh in _.
šŸŽÆ SSC CGL 08/12/2022 (1st Shift)
šŸ“˜ Development of EducationšŸ“š Development of Vernacular- Technical Education
Q13
Based on Macaulay's Minute, the English Education Act was introduced in _.
šŸŽÆ SSC CGL 13/12/2022 (2nd Shift)
šŸ“˜ Governor- Governor-Generals & Viceroys During British IndiašŸ“š Governor- Governor-Generals & Viceroys During British India
Q14
Which of the following Viceroys of British India took the first step to separate provincial finance from central finance and introduced financial decentralisation in India in 1870?
šŸŽÆ SSC CGL 03/08/2022 (Shift - 3)
šŸ“˜ Administration before 1857šŸ“š Administration before 1857
Q15
_ introduced the daroga system, replacing zamindari thanedars under the direct control of the district head and on its payroll.
šŸŽÆ SSC CGL 05/08/2022 (Shift - 3)
šŸ“˜ Indian National Movement - II (1918-1929)šŸ“š Rowlatt Act and Jallianwala Bagh Massacre
Q16
Which of the following British officers issued the infamous 'crawling order' whereby Indians had to crawl on all fours to pass an alley?
šŸŽÆ SSC CGL 21/04/2022(Afternoon)
šŸ“˜ British India Acts & PoliciesšŸ“š Social reform Acts
Q17
Who was the then Governor-General of British India when 'Sati Pratha' became illegal and punishable?
šŸŽÆ SSC CGL 04/03/2020 (Evening)
šŸ“˜ Governor- Governor-Generals & Viceroys During British IndiašŸ“š Governor- Governor-Generals & Viceroys During British India
Q18
Which of the following Viceroys of India addressed the Bengal famine of 1943 by ordering the army to distribute relief supplies to the starving rural Bengalis?
šŸŽÆ SSC CGL 05/03/2020 (Evening)
šŸ“˜ The Revolt Of 1857šŸ“š Aftermath of revolt
Q19
The British Parliament transferred the powers of the East India company to the British crown in _.
šŸŽÆ SSC CGL 05/12/2022 (1st Shift)
šŸ“˜ British India Acts & PoliciesšŸ“š Press Acts
Q20
Which act allows the government to confiscate the assets of newspaper in case of publishing anything "objectionable"?
šŸŽÆ SSC CGL 09/12/2022 (2nd Shift)