SSC CGL General Awareness PYQ Compilation (Memory-Based)

10 memory-based questions with answers and explanations for SSC CGL General Awareness.

Memory-based compilation of frequently asked questions. Verify with the official answer key.

Q1. Which was the famous dockyard (port city) of the Indus Valley Civilization?

  1. Lothal (Gujarat)
  2. Kalibangan (Rajasthan)
  3. Harappa (Punjab, Pakistan)
  4. Mohenjodaro (Sindh)

Answer: A — Lothal on the Bhogava river in Gujarat had a brick dockyard — the earliest known in the world.

Q2. Who founded the Slave (Mamluk) dynasty of the Delhi Sultanate?

  1. Qutb-ud-din Aibak
  2. Balban
  3. Razia Sultan
  4. Iltutmish

Answer: A — Qutb-ud-din Aibak founded the dynasty in 1206 after Muhammad Ghori's death.

Q3. The First Battle of Panipat (1526) was fought between Babur and:

  1. Ibrahim Lodi
  2. Hemu
  3. Rana Sanga
  4. Sher Shah Suri

Answer: A — Babur defeated Ibrahim Lodi, ending the Delhi Sultanate and founding Mughal rule.

Q4. Who was the first Governor-General of India (under the Charter Act 1833)?

  1. Warren Hastings
  2. Lord William Bentinck
  3. Lord Canning
  4. Lord Dalhousie

Answer: B — Warren Hastings was the first Governor-General of Bengal; Bentinck became the first Governor-General of India in 1833.

Q5. The Jallianwala Bagh massacre took place in which year?

  1. 1919
  2. 1921
  3. 1917
  4. 1905

Answer: A — It happened on 13 April 1919 in Amritsar under General Dyer.

Q6. Who gave the slogan 'Do or Die' during the Quit India Movement?

  1. Subhas Chandra Bose
  2. Bhagat Singh
  3. Mahatma Gandhi
  4. Jawaharlal Nehru

Answer: C — Gandhi gave 'Karo ya Maro' at Gowalia Tank, Bombay, on 8 August 1942.

Q7. Which Mauryan ruler embraced Buddhism after the Kalinga war?

  1. Bindusara
  2. Brihadratha
  3. Chandragupta Maurya
  4. Ashoka

Answer: D — The bloodshed at Kalinga (c. 261 BCE) led Ashoka to adopt Buddhism and Dhamma.

Q8. The Revolt of 1857 started from which place?

  1. Meerut
  2. Lucknow
  3. Delhi
  4. Kanpur

Answer: A — Sepoys at Meerut revolted on 10 May 1857 and marched to Delhi.

Q9. Dr. B.R. Ambedkar called which Article the 'Heart and Soul of the Constitution'?

  1. Article 21 (Right to Life)
  2. Article 14 (Right to Equality)
  3. Article 19 (Right to Freedom)
  4. Article 32 (Right to Constitutional Remedies)

Answer: D — Article 32 lets citizens move the Supreme Court directly to enforce Fundamental Rights.

Q10. Fundamental Duties were added to the Constitution by which amendment?

  1. 73rd Amendment, 1992
  2. 86th Amendment, 2002
  3. 42nd Amendment, 1976
  4. 44th Amendment, 1978

Answer: C — The 42nd Amendment added Part IV-A (Article 51A) on the Swaran Singh Committee's advice.