SSC CGL History & Culture Verified Practice Test 4

1. Who presided over the Lahore Session of the Congress in 1929?

• A. Mahatma Gandhi
• B. Subhas Chandra Bose
• C. Jawaharlal Nehru (Correct)
• D. Bal Gangadhar Tilak

Explanation: Jawaharlal Nehru presided over the Lahore Session of 1929.

2. Kathakali belongs to:

• A. Tamil Nadu
• B. Kerala (Correct)
• C. Karnataka
• D. Andhra Pradesh

Explanation: Kathakali is a classical dance-drama form of Kerala.

3. Who gave the call 'Do or Die'?

• A. Nehru
• B. Gandhi (Correct)
• C. Patel
• D. Tilak

Explanation: Mahatma Gandhi gave the call during the Quit India Movement.

4. Buland Darwaza is located at:

• A. Agra Fort
• B. Fatehpur Sikri (Correct)
• C. Red Fort
• D. Golconda

Explanation: Buland Darwaza is the grand gateway at Fatehpur Sikri.

5. The Cabinet Mission came to India in:

• A. 1942
• B. 1944
• C. 1946 (Correct)
• D. 1947

Explanation: The Cabinet Mission came to India in 1946.

6. Who started the Ramakrishna Mission?

• A. Swami Vivekananda (Correct)
• B. Dayanand Saraswati
• C. Raja Ram Mohan Roy
• D. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar

Explanation: Swami Vivekananda founded the Ramakrishna Mission.

7. Odissi dance belongs to:

• A. Odisha (Correct)
• B. Kerala
• C. Tamil Nadu
• D. Gujarat

Explanation: Odissi is the classical dance of Odisha.

8. 'India Wins Freedom' was written by:

• A. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (Correct)
• B. Nehru
• C. Gandhi
• D. Rajaji

Explanation: The book was written by Maulana Azad.

9. The Red Fort is located in:

• A. Agra
• B. Delhi (Correct)
• C. Jaipur
• D. Lucknow

Explanation: The Red Fort is in Delhi.

10. Who founded the Gupta Empire?

• A. Chandragupta I (Correct)
• B. Samudragupta
• C. Harsha
• D. Ashoka

Explanation: Chandragupta I is regarded as the founder of the Gupta Empire.

11. Garba is mainly associated with:

• A. Punjab
• B. Gujarat (Correct)
• C. Odisha
• D. Bihar

Explanation: Garba is the famous folk dance of Gujarat.

12. The Quit India Movement was launched in:

• A. 1940
• B. 1942 (Correct)
• C. 1945
• D. 1947

Explanation: It was launched in August 1942.

13. 'Geetanjali' is written by:

• A. Tagore (Correct)
• B. Premchand
• C. Nehru
• D. Bharati

Explanation: Rabindranath Tagore wrote Gitanjali.

14. The Taj Mahal is situated in:

• A. Jaipur
• B. Agra (Correct)
• C. Delhi
• D. Hyderabad

Explanation: The Taj Mahal is in Agra.

15. The Civil Disobedience Movement began with the:

• A. Dandi March (Correct)
• B. Non-Cooperation Movement
• C. Khilafat Movement
• D. Bardoli Satyagraha

Explanation: The movement began with Gandhi's Dandi March.