Are you preparing for the Odisha Sub-Ordinate Staff Selection Commission (OSSSC) Accountant or Data Entry Operator (DEO) exams? Mastering History is crucial for success in these competitive exams. To assist you in your preparation, we’ve compiled a list of the top 20 History Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) that commonly appear in these exams. Let’s dive in:
Top 20 History MCQS For OSSSC Accountant, DEO 26 March 2024
Q1. The Rigveda is divided into………..books or mandals.
(a) 34
(b) 10
(c) 8
(d) 12
S1.Ans.(b)
Sol. Rigveda is the oldest literature of the world and the basic scriptures of Hindus. It is divided into 10 mandals.
Q2. Where is the archaeological site Inamgaon situated?
(a) Karnataka
(b) Uttar Pradesh
(c) Gujrat
(d) Maharashtra
S2.Ans. (d)
Sol. The archaeological site Inamgaon is located in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is situated near Ghod, a tributary of river Bhima. The inhabitants of Inamgaon had special burial ritual Inamgaon is a midsized chalcolithic settlement.
Q3. Gita Govinda was written by
(a) Jayant
(b) Jayadeva
(c) Jayasimha
(d) Jayachandra
S3.Ans.(b)
Sol. Jayadeva is most known for his composition, the epic poem Gita Govinda, which depicts the divine love of Krishna, and his consort, Radha. This poem, which presents the view that Radha is greater than Hari, is considered an important text in the Bhakti movement of Hinduism.
Q4. The second Battle of Tarain was fought between __________.
(a) Alexander and Porus
(b) Jai Chand and Mohammed Ghori
(c) Akbar and Hemu
(d) Mohammed Ghori and Prithviraj Chauhan
S4. Ans.(d)
Sol. The Battles of Tarain were fought in 1191 and 1192 near the town of Tarain (Taraori), near Thanesar in present-day Haryana between a Ghurid force led by Mu’izz-Ud-Din Mohammed Ghori and a Chauhan Rajput army led by Prithviraj Chauhan.
Q5. Which Sikh Guru initiated ‘The Khalsa’?
(a) Guru Nanak Dev
(b) Guru Gobind Singh
(c) Guru Angad Dev
(d) Guru Tegh Bahadur
S5. Ans.(b)
Sol. The Khalsa tradition was initiated in 1699 by the last living Guru of Sikhism, Guru Gobind Singh. Its formation was a key event in the history of Sikhism. The founding of Khalsa is celebrated by Sikhs during the festival of Vaisakhi, the Sikh new year.
Q6.Indian Statutory Commission 1928 was headed by –
(a) Daniel RadCliffe
(b) Viceroy Lord Irwin
(c) Sir John Simon
(d) Viceroy Lord Chelmsford
S6.Ans. (c)
Sol.The Indian Statutory Commission, commonly referred to as the Simon Commission after its chairman Sir John Allsebrook Simon, was sent to India in 1928 to study potential constitutional reform.
Q7. In which of the following years was the Cornwallis Code enacted?
(a) 1857
(b) 1793
(c) 1805
(d) 1723
S7.Ans. (b)
Sol. Lord Cornwallis was a member of British army, a civil administrator and a harbinger diplomat. He was also known as the father of civil services in India. The Cornwalis Code was enacted in the year 1793.
Q8. The Harshacharita is a biography of Harshavardhana, the ruler of Kannauj, composed in Sanskrit by his court poet-
(a) Kamban
(b) Jinsena
(c) Banabhatta
(d) Dandin
S8.Ans. (c)
Sol. ‘Harshacharita’ is a biography of Harshavardhana, the ruler of Kannauj, composed in Sanskrit by his court poet Banabhatta.
Q9.Who among the following established the Rashtrakuta Kingdom?
(a) Dantidurga
(b) Krishna I
(c) Ashoka
(d) Amoghavarsha
S9.Ans. (a)
Sol. Rashtrakuta rulers governed the Deccan and neighbouring areas of India from around 753 to 975 CE. The foundation of Rashtrakuta kingdom was laid by Dantivarman or Dantidurga, after defeating the last Badami Chalukya ruler Keerthivarman II.
Q10. Zain-ul-Abdin, who prohibited cow slaughter, was a ruler of
(a) Bengal
(b) Gujarat
(c) Malwa
(d) Kashmir
S10.Ans.(d)
Sol. Zain-ul-Abidin, who prohibited cow-slaughter, was a ruler of Kashmir. Zain-ul-Abidin was very tolerant towards the Hindus and took into his service such men that deserved his patronage and recognition of merit. The Sultan remitted the Jaziya Poll Tax, banned the killing of cows and granted Jagirs to Hindus. He celebrated Hindu festivals and visited their Tirthas with great reverence.
Q11. The French East India Company was formed in-
(a) 1600
(b) 1660
(c) 1664
(d) 1668
S11.Ans(c)
Q12. Who founded Arya Samaj?
(a) Swami Dayananda Saraswati
(b) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(c) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
(d) Lala Lajpat Rai
S12. Ans.(a)
Q13. The English East India Company founded a permanent factory at Surat in the year–
(a) 1611
(b) 1613
(c) 1621
(d) 1626
S13.Ans(b)
Q14. Who among the following had written Kitab-ul-Hind that gave an incisive description of early 11th Century India?
(a) Al-Bukhari
(b) Al-Khwarizmi
(c) Al-Biruni
(d) Al-Kindi
S14. Ans.(c)
Sol. Al – Biruni had written Kitab-ul-Hind that gave an incisive description of early 11th Century India.
Q15. Vasco da Gama discovered the sea-route to India in which one of the following years?
(a) 1498
(b) 1492
(c) 1494
(d) 1453
S15.Ans(a)
Q16. Zain-ul-Abdin, who prohibited cow slaughter, was a ruler of
(a) Bengal
(b) Gujarat
(c) Malwa
(d) Kashmir
S16.Ans. (d)
Sol. Zain-ul-Abidin, who prohibited cow-slaughter, was a ruler of Kashmir. Zain-ul-Abidin was very tolerant towards the Hindus and took into his service such men that deserved his patronage and recognition of merit. The Sultan remitted the Jaziya Poll Tax, banned the killing of cows and granted Jagirs to Hindus. He celebrated Hindu festivals and visited their Tirthas with great reverence.
Q17. Who of the following Rajput rulers gave donation for the reconstruction of a mosque?
(a) Mihir Bhoja
(b) Bhoj Parmar
(c) Prithviraj III
(d) Jaisingh Siddharaj
S17.Ans. (d)
Sol. Jaya Singh Siddharaja, Chalukya king of Gujarat was the son of Kama and ascended the throne in 1094 A.D. He gave shelter to many scholars of different religion and castes. He was a Rajput ruler who gave donation of one lac Baltoras (coins) for rebuilding a mosque in Cambay.
Q18. Which one of the following works of Amir Khusro deals with the military expedition of Alauddin Khilji?
(a) Qairanus Sadain
(b) Miftah-ul-Futuh
(c) Nuh Siphar
(d) Khazain-ul-Futuh
S18.Ans. (d)
Sol. Khazain-ul-Futuh is written by Amir Khusro. It deals with the military expedition of Alauddin Khilji.
Q19. Dhangdev was the ruler of which dynasty?
(a) Chandelas of Jejakabhukti
(b) Parmar of malwa
(c) Kalchuri of Mahishmati
(d) Kalchuri of Tripuri
S19.Ans. (a)
Sol. Dhangadeva (950 – 999 CE) was a ruler of the Chandela dynasty of India. He ruled in the Jejakabhukti region. Dhanga established the sovereignty of the Chandelas, who had served as vassals to the Pratiharas until his reign. He is also notable for having commissioned magnificent temples at Khajuraho, including the Vishvanath temple.
Q20. Who was the last ruler of Jaunpur State?
(a) Muhammad Shah
(b) Hussain Shah
(c) Mubarak Shah
(d) Ibrahim Shah
S20.Ans. (b)
Sol. Hussain Shah was the last ruler of Jaunpur State. During the reign of Husain Shah (1456–76), the Jaunpur army was perhaps the biggest in India, and Husain decided to attempt a conquest of Delhi. However, he was defeated on three successive attempts by Bahlol Khan Lodi. Finally, under Sikandar Lodi, the Delhi Sultanate was able to reconquer Jaunpur in 1493, bringing that sultanate to an end.
