SSC General Knowledge MCQ

SSC General Knowledge MCQs are a great way to improve your preparation for various SSC exams. These multiple choice questions are carefully selected to cover important topics like History, Geography, Indian Constitution, General Science and Economics.

Whether you are just starting your SSC exam or are already preparing, these MCQs will help you in your SSC exam preparation. This set is designed for learning purpose, so read each question carefully and then look at the answer. This will strengthen your general knowledge base.

History

Q1. Who was the first President of India?

  • a) Rajendra Prasad
  • b) Jawaharlal Nehru
  • c) B. R. Ambedkar
  • d) Sardar Patel
Correct Answer: a) Rajendra Prasad

Q2. In which year did the Battle of Plassey take place?

  • a) 1761
  • b) 1757
  • c) 1857
  • d) 1764
Correct Answer: b) 1757

Q3. Who founded the Maurya Empire?

  • a) Ashoka
  • b) Bindusara
  • c) Chandragupta Maurya
  • d) Harsha
Correct Answer: c) Chandragupta Maurya

Q4. The Quit India Movement was launched in which year?

  • a) 1930
  • b) 1942
  • c) 1919
  • d) 1947
Correct Answer: b) 1942

Q5. Who was the last Governor-General of independent India?

  • a) Lord Mountbatten
  • b) C. Rajagopalachari
  • c) Jawaharlal Nehru
  • d) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
Correct Answer: b) C. Rajagopalachari

Q6. Who wrote the book *Discovery of India*?

  • a) Mahatma Gandhi
  • b) S. Radhakrishnan
  • c) Jawaharlal Nehru
  • d) B. R. Ambedkar
Correct Answer: c) Jawaharlal Nehru

Q7. The Harappan Civilization flourished on which river?

  • a) Ganga
  • b) Saraswati
  • c) Indus
  • d) Yamuna
Correct Answer: c) Indus

Q8. Who was known as the Iron Man of India?

  • a) Subhash Chandra Bose
  • b) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
  • c) Bhagat Singh
  • d) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Correct Answer: b) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

Q9. Who was the first woman ruler of Delhi?

  • a) Rani Lakshmi Bai
  • b) Razia Sultana
  • c) Chand Bibi
  • d) Nur Jahan
Correct Answer: b) Razia Sultana

Q10. Who introduced the Permanent Settlement in India?

  • a) Lord Cornwallis
  • b) Warren Hastings
  • c) Lord Wellesley
  • d) Lord Dalhousie
Correct Answer: a) Lord Cornwallis

Q11. Which Indian leader gave the slogan “Do or Die”?

  • a) Bhagat Singh
  • b) Subhash Chandra Bose
  • c) Mahatma Gandhi
  • d) Lala Lajpat Rai
Correct Answer: c) Mahatma Gandhi

Q12. Who among the following was a founder of the Indian National Congress?

  • a) Dadabhai Naoroji
  • b) A. O. Hume
  • c) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
  • d) Lala Lajpat Rai
Correct Answer: b) A. O. Hume

Q13. Who was the Mughal ruler during the 1857 revolt?

  • a) Akbar
  • b) Bahadur Shah Zafar
  • c) Shah Jahan
  • d) Aurangzeb
Correct Answer: b) Bahadur Shah Zafar

Q14. The capital of the Mauryan Empire under Ashoka was:

  • a) Ujjain
  • b) Patliputra
  • c) Magadha
  • d) Taxila
Correct Answer: b) Patliputra

Q15. Which movement was launched after the Jallianwala Bagh massacre?

  • a) Quit India Movement
  • b) Khilafat Movement
  • c) Non-Cooperation Movement
  • d) Civil Disobedience Movement
Correct Answer: c) Non-Cooperation Movement

Q16. Who was the first Sultan of Delhi?

  • a) Iltutmish
  • b) Balban
  • c) Qutb-ud-din Aibak
  • d) Alauddin Khilji
Correct Answer: c) Qutb-ud-din Aibak

Q17. Who was the founder of Sikhism?

  • a) Guru Arjan Dev
  • b) Guru Tegh Bahadur
  • c) Guru Nanak Dev
  • d) Guru Gobind Singh
Correct Answer: c) Guru Nanak Dev

Q18. The Simon Commission was boycotted because:

  • a) It had no Indian members
  • b) It recommended partition
  • c) It opposed independence
  • d) It abolished the Congress
Correct Answer: a) It had no Indian members

Q19. Who gave the slogan “Swaraj is my birthright and I shall have it”?

  • a) Lala Lajpat Rai
  • b) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
  • c) Bhagat Singh
  • d) Jawaharlal Nehru
Correct Answer: b) Bal Gangadhar Tilak

Q20. Where did Mahatma Gandhi begin his first Satyagraha in India?

  • a) Champaran
  • b) Dandi
  • c) Ahmedabad
  • d) Bardoli
Correct Answer: a) Champaran