D testbook.com SSC MTS HISTORY QUESTIONSSSC MTS History Questions Questions Latest SSC MTS History Questions Ramee lela) Start Complete Exam Preparation iGiees ok iw MasterClasses Exes D> Download App restora g Question 1: View this Question Online > Who is known as the "father of local self-government" in India? 1. Lord Dalhousie 2. Lord Canning 3. Lord Ripon 4, Lord Mayo Answer (Detailed'Solution Below) A. 3: Lord Riponeter Toda aT] India’s Super Teachers for all govt. exams Under One Roof Laer SSC MTS History Questions Question 1 Detailed Solution The correct answer is Lord Ripon, Key Points + Lord Ripon is known as the Father of Local Self Government in India. He passed a resolution of local self-government which laid the democratic forms of municipal governance in |netigain 1882. The scheme of local s @fityent would develop the municipal institutions which had been under the direct control #P*he British Crown. Additional Information rms such as the + Lord Dalhousie was responsible for introducing a variety of modem ref railways, telegraph and postal networks, and public works in Indi The Ganga Canal was completed during his tenure. But, he is most remembered for the Doctrine of Lapse policy which many hold directly responsible for the Indian Revolt of 1857. + Charles John Canning, 1st Earl Cenning, was an English statesman who vias the Governor General of India and later became the first Viceroy of India when power was transferred fram the East India Company to the British Crown following the end of the revolt of 1857. + Lord Mayo took interest in the Prison reforms, especially the convict settlements at the Andaman Islan The most important legal reform during his time was the pessage of the Indian Evidence Act in 1872 The act removed this anomaly and differentiation and introduced a standard set of laws applicable to all Indians. (OTUR Ame Rarely a Start Complete Exam Preparation SR Rote es ones ahaa lesen Caer a Ga Ty Download App Question 2: View this Question Online >, In which of the following regions did Baba Ramchandra mainly lead the peasant struggle during colonialirule? 2. Mysore 3. Jodhpur 4. Hyderabad Answer (Detailed Solution Below) Option 1: Awadh ‘SSC MTS History Questions Question 2 Detailed Solution The correct answer is Awadh, © Key Points + The peasant movement in A\ =; It was led bv Raha Ram “> 92 eanyaci who had earlier worked in Fiili as anindentured labourer. Hence, Option 1 is correct. + The movement here was against talukdars who were also known as landlords who demanded high rents from the peasants. + Jawaharlal Nehru mobilized the villagers and formed Oudh Kisan Sabha. Within a month, over 300 branches had been set up in the villages around the region. As the movement spread in 1921, the houses of talukdars and merchants were attacked, bazaars were looted and grain hoards were taken over. * Peasants started the protest because they had to work for long hours without any payment. In many places, nai-dhobi( barbers and washermen) bandhs were organised to deprive landlords of the services of even washermen and barbers. + Peasants had to beg and work at landlord's farms without any payments. + As tenants, they had no security of tenure and were regularly evicted so that they had no right over the leased land. * The peasant movement demanded a reduction of revenue, abolition of begar, and a social boycott of oppressive landlords. a UR Ame nr) LOC RE ee Start Complete Exam Preparation Gee Practice Pree corres Download App Question 3: View this Question Online > Which of the following options is INCORRECTLY paired? 1. Guavas - Telangana 2 — Pradesh 3. Oranges - Nagpur 4. Banana - Kerala Answer (Detailed Solution Below) Option 1: Guavas - Telanganz SSC MTS History Questions Question 3 Detailed SolutionThe correct answer is Guavas - Telangana. © Key Points + The list of state fruits with theip statevis giveti : Apples - Himachal Pradesh. + Oranges - Nag} + Mango - Telangar Hence the Guavas - Telangana is incorrectly matched. ? Important Points + The jackfruit was declared Kerala's official fruit on 21st March 2018. rs India's #1 Learning Platform AS Elam eC Melly Ree ooo Ghee: poe ens Peeters Cores eT Download App Question 4: View this Question Online > The Elephanta cave temples were so named during the times of which rulers? 1. The Palas 2. The Chalukyas 2) ~ 4. The Rashtrakutas Answer (Detailed Solution Below) Option 4: The RashtrakutasSSC MTS History Questions Question 4 Detailed Solution The correct answer is The Rashtrakutas, Key Points + The Elephanta Caves are located in Western India on Elephanta Island (otherwise known as the Island of Gharapuri), which features two hillocks separated by a narrow valley. ° The rock-cut Eley ute Caves wate constructed about the mid-5th ta 6th centuries AD. + The caves of Ellora Epes were built by the Rashtrakuta rulers who are known to built it by cutting the wa igh basalt steep rock walls. + The Elephanta site was first occupied by Hinayana Buddhists, before the arrival of the Brahmans to the island, to raise a large stupa to the Buddha with seven smaller stupas around it, probably eround the 2nd century BCE. © The Hindu caves contain sculptures of rock-cut stone, representing the Shaiva Hindu sect, dedicated to Lord Shiva. < In 1987, it was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site to conserve the artwork and is currently managed by India's Archeological Survey (ASI) A eee eee Sen ee Start Complete Exam Preparation (Wea road ran a Ce ( C3) eed D> Download App resin Game serie are Question 5: View this Question Online > Who established the International Society for Krishna Constiousness (ISKCON)? 4. Sri Chaitanya 2. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada’ 3. Sri Ramakrishna WBavvccccrans sarasyatiAnswer (Detailed Solution Below) Option 2: Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada SSC MTS History Questions Question 5 Detailed Solution The correct answer is Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. © Key Points + The International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), or the Hare Krishna movement, was founded b His Divine Grace Acharya Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada in New York City in the year 1966. + This Society includes major centers, temples, and rural communities, nearly one hllfdred affiliated vegetarian restaurants, thousands of local meeting groups (namahattas), awide variety of community projects, and millions of congregational members worldwide. + ISKCON belongs to the Gaudlya-Vaishnava sampradaya, a monotheistic tradition within the Vedic or Hindu culture. * hilosophicelly its based on the Sanskrit texts Bhagavad.Gita and the Bhagavat Purana, or Srimad Bhagavatam + These are the historic texts of the devotional bhakti yoga'tradition, which teaches that the ultimate goal forall living beings is to reawaken theif love for God, or Lord Krishna, the “all attractive one” + ISKCON devotees chant G: mes in)theform of the maha-mantra, or the great prayer for deliverance: "Hare Krishna, Krishna, Krishna Krishna, Hare Hare/Hare Rama Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare + Members of ISKCON practice bhakti-yoga in their homes and also worship in temples. + They also promote bhakti-yoga, or Krishna Consciousness, through festivals, the performing arts, yoga seminars, public chanting, and the distribution of the society's pieces of literature. + ISKCON members have also opened hospitals, schools, colleges, eco-villages, free food distribution projects, and other institutions as a practical application of the path of devotional yoga. Source- https://www.iskcon.org/about-us/what-is-iskcon.php eRe ae tert) Saya Start Complete Exam PreparationPra: reson Question 6: View this Question Online > Who among the following was fader who led a revolt against the British rule from North East India? »» <" Devi ‘2. Matangini Hazra 3. Pritilata Waddedar 4, Rani Gaidinliu Answer (Detailed Solution Below) Option 4: Rani Gaidinliu SSC MTS History Questions Question 6 Detailed Solution The correct answer is Rani Gaidinliu, © Key Points + Rani Gaidinliu + She was a leader who led a revolt agi i * Gaidinliu was a Naga spiritual and political leader who led a revolt against British rule in India. = At the age of 13, she joined the Heraka religious movement’ Rereéusin Haipou Jadonang. «The movement later turned into a politcal mole SENG to drive out the Br from Manipur and the surrounding Naga areas. © Additional Information $ + Durgawati Devi ~~” = Durgavati Devi popularly kn freedom fighter. + She was one of the few women revolutionaries who actively participated in the armed HepohiGAn acsiisk tie tikne Brwich Rak ‘Durga Bhabhi' was an Indian revolutionary anda+ Matangini Razra © Matangini Hazra was an Indian revolutionary who participated in the Indian independence movement until she was shot dead by the British Indian police in front of the Tamluk Police Station on 29 September 1942. * She was affectionately known as Gandhi bur, Bengali for old lady Gandhi, + Pritilata Waddedar + Pritilata Waddedar was a Bengali revolutionary nationalist from the Indian subcontinent who was influential in the Indian independence movement. After completing her education in Chittagong and Dhaka, she attended Bethune College in Kolkata. = She graduated in philosophy with distinction and became a school teacher. eee ae “SERy Sea awe rely 449# Students Gee oot] Steal Creeioncng D> Download App Question 7: View this Question Online > Green colour in Indian National Flag signifies 1. Valour 2. Sacrifice 3. Relation'to soil and prosperity ~ Answer (Detailed Solution Below) Option 3 : Relation to soil and prosperity ‘SSC MTS History Questions Question 7 Detailed Solution The correct answer is Relation to soil and prosperity. BK Kav Painte+ The national flag is a horizontal tricolour of deep saffron at the top, white in the middle, and dark green at the bottom in equal proportion. + Saffron stands for courage. + White stands for truth and purity. + Green is the symbol of life, abundance, relation to soil, and prosperity. + The ratio of the width of the flag to its length is + Its design is that of the wheel which appears on the abacus of the Sarath Lion Capital of Ashoka + Its diameter approximates the width of the white band)and it has 24 spokes. + The design was given by Pingali Venkaiya. + The design of the National Flag wasiadopted by the Constituent Assembly of India on 22 July 1947. + It is our Fundamental D bide by the Constitution and respect its ideals and institutions, the National Flag cea Anthem. @ & ee eer EC Start Complete Exam Preparation Cee oor aie ocaccs Pernt Bx D> Download App Question 8: View this Question Online > Swami Vivekananda attended the conference of World Religions in 1893 at 1. London 2. New York.ea 4. Chicago Answer (Detailed Solution Below) Option 4: Chicago SSC MTS History Questions Question 8 Detailed Solution The correct answer is Chicago, » Important Points + Swami Vivekananda participated at the Parliament of Religions held in Chicago (USA) on {1th September 1893 and raised the prestige of India and Hinduism very high, * He preached Vedantic Philosophy. He condemned the caSt2\system and the current Hindu emphasis on rituals and ceremonies. aed © Key Points + Swami Vivekananda founcied the Ramkrishna Mission at Belur in Howrah in 1897. It is a social service and te eh + The objectives of this Mi re providing humanitarian relief and social work through the establishment of schools, colleges, hospitals, and orphanages. + He asked the people to improve the lives of the poor and depressed classes. He believed that service to mankind is service to God. + The original name of Swami Vivekananda was Narendranath Dutta (1863-1902). + He became the most famous disciple of Shri Ramkrishna Paramahamsa + In 1886, Narendranath took the vow of Sanyasa and was given the name, Vivekananda, + Swami Vivekananda emphasized Man making education. + Man-making means a harmonious development of a child in respect to their morality, humanity, honesty, character health, etc. Therefore, a supportive environment to fuliill these aims of education should be created in our school. Ee er Cag Onn rae See CeCe) ieee oe Losses CreeiancnDownload App Question 9: View this Question Online > The third battle of Panipat was fought in “ 176 BE a> 3. 1526 4. 1556 Answer (Detailed Solution Below) Option 1: 1761 SSC MTS History Questions Question 9 Detailed Solution The correct answer is 1761. © Key Points + The Third Battle of Panipat took place on 14 January 1761 at Panipat betWeen the Maratha Empire and the invading Afghan army (of Ahmad’Shh Durrani), supported by four Indian allies. , + The Rohillas under the command of Najib-ud-daulah, Afghans of the Doab region, the Amb, Suba Khan and and the Nawab of Awadhi, Shuja-ud-Daula. + The Maratha army was led by Sadashivrao Bhau who was third in authority after the Chhatrapati (Maratha King) and the Peshwa (Maratha Prime Minister). + The main Maratha army w ned in Deccan with the Peshwa. ®; Additional Information Some important Battles: + First Battle of Terrain - 1191 + First Battle of Panipat - 1526 + Battle of Khanwa - 1527 + Battle of Chausa - 1639 + Battle of Kannauj - 1840+ Second Battle of Panipat - 1996 RAB Rare) AR ete Start Complete Exam Preparation iG Pn Cae’ irks laa ory reSioccag Download App Game Te Question 10: View this Question Online > Arya Samaj was established in 1. 1875 2. 1881 3. 1872 m™ Answer (Detailed Solution Below) Option 1: 1875 SSC MTS History Questions Question 10 Detailed Solution The correct answer is 1875. © Key Points + The Arya Samaj was founded by Swami Dayanand Saraswati at Bombay in 1875. + Swami Dayanand Saraswati (1224-82) was a scholar, a patriot, a social reformer, and a revivalist. + He believed the Vedas were the source of true knowledge. His motto was “Back to the Vedas". > He started the Suddhi movement to bring back those Hindus who had converted to other religions to its fold. + He wrote the book Satyartha Prakash which contains his ideas)& Addi nal Information Reform Program Founded By JRaja Ram Mohal IBrahmo Samaj ie ; Raja n latmiya Sabha Rey 3 foung Bengal Henry Vivian . Movement Derazio 5 [Dayanand [Arya Samaj Jsaraswati 187: ; Jatmaram IPrarthana Samaj bandurang ia . "esion Yami Ramakrishna Mission 27 | og i jeny Madam HP, [Theosophical Society [2/2021 | aTT UT aS Hifara Ararat Area chy dare, ay oi sireft chraa A | FCoE 7 KNW AY V/ PEO EGY Ue Download Testbook App lone tae