IMPORTANT INDIAN HISTORY (GK) QUESTIONS ASKED IN SSC / UPSC EXAM 2014

Indian History (GK) Important Questions

Asked in SSC/UPSC EXAM- 2014

Continue with our efforts this time we are going to share with you the most important Indian History GK Questions which are already asked in SSC/UPSC/IB Examination the years 2013, 2014 respectively. So read these Indian History GK question carefully if you are preparing for these examination. Every week we will share a new post related to these questions. Every post of our will contain 20 questions related to the Indian History GK Questions.

Question 1. What was the time period of Indus Civilization (OR) Harappan Civilization ?

A) 2400 BC - 1700 BC

B) 2400 BC - 1750 BC

C) 2500 BC - 1700 BC

D) 2500 BC - 1750 BC

Correct Answer - Option D

Question 2. Which was the largest site of Indus Civilization?

A) Mohenjodaro

B) Lothal

C) Chanhudaro

D) Dholavira

Correct Answer - Option A

Question 3. Which was the largest Indian site of Indus Civilization ?

A) Mohenjodaro

B) Lothal

C) Chanhudaro

D) Dholavira

Correct Answer - Option D

Question 4. Indus people were first to produce cotton in the world?

A) TRUE

B) FALSE

Correct Answer - Option A

Question 5. Which two Indus sites found in Afghanistan ?

A) Lothal and Daimabad

B) Shatughai and Dainabad

C) Shatughai and Mundigaq

D) Mundigaq and Daimabad

Correct Answer: Option C

Question 6. Which was the ancient port of Indus Civilization ?

A) Harappa

B) Lothal

C) Dholavira

D) Surkotada

Correct Answer : Option B

Question 7. Vedic Culture was from ____________

A) 1500 BC to 600 BC

B) 1450 BC to 550 BC

C) 1400 BC to 500 BC

D) 1300 BC to 400 BC

Correct Answer - Option A

Question 8. Which is the oldest text in the world?

A) Yajur Veda

B) Atharva Veda

C) Rig Veda

D) Sama Veda

Correct Answer -Option C

Question 9. How many Mandalas Rig Veda contains?

A. 9 Mandalas

B. 10 Mandalas

C. 11 Mandalas

D. 12 Mandalas

Correct Answer : Option B

Question 10. Which veda is important for Indian Music ?

A. Sama Veda

B. Yajur veda

C. Atharva Veda

D. Rig Veda

Correct Answer- Option A

Question 11. Which Veda contains cure of diseases?

A. Sama Veda

B. Atharva Veda

C. Rig Veda

D. Yajur Veda

Correct Answer :Option B

Question 12. Which of following was not a varna of Society ?

A. Shudra

B. Vaisya

C. Kshatriya

D. Vaiswik

Correct Answer  - Option D

Question 13. Mahajanapada Period was from ?

A. 700 BC to 375 BC

B. 650 BC to 350 BC

C. 625 BC to 350 BC

D. 600 BC to 325 BC

Correct Answer: Option D

Question 14. Ajatasatru was son of __________

A. Bimisara

B. Udayin

C. Shisunaga

D. None of above

Correct Answer: Option A

Question 15. The Shisunaga Dynasty was overthrown by?

A. Bimisara

B. Ajatashatru

C. Mahapadma

D. Chandragupta Maurya

Correct Answer -Option C

Question 16). Gautama Buddha renounced home at the age of ?

A. 26

B. 27

C. 28

D. 29

Correct Answer :Option D

Question 17. Who was Channa ?

A. Budhha's Horse

B. Budhha's Charioteer

C. Budhha's Cousin

D. Budhha's Deciple

Correct Answer -Option B

Question 18. Pali Texts are associated with _________?

A. Hiduism

B. Budhhaism

C. Islam

D. Jews

Correct Answer : Option B

Question 19. Where Gautama Buddha attained Nirvana (enlightenment) ?

A. Lumbini

B. Sarnath

C. Kusinagar

D. Bodh Gaya

Correct Answer:  Option D

Question 20. When was Mahavira born ?

A. 530 BC

B. 540 BC

C. 550 BC

D. 560 BC

Correct Answer:- Option B

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South Eastern Railway Recruitment 2015 for 660+ Apprentice Jobs

South Eastern Railway Recruitment 2015 for 

660+ Apprentice Vacancies

South Eastern Railway Recruitment 2015 for 663 Apprentice Jobs. South Eastern Railway has released an official notification for 660+ jobs / Vacancies. Eligible Indian candidates have to send the prescribed application format on or before 08th June 2015. Please read the below provided information such as educational qualification, application fees, selection procedure etc. carefully before applying for this job. 

South Eastern Railway Recruitment 2015 Details:

Profile Name -  Trade Apprentices

•    Kharagpur Workshop: 169 Posts

•    S&T(Workshop)/ Kharagpur: 87 Posts

•    Track Machine Workshop/ Kharagpur: 80 Posts

•    DEE (G)/ Chakradharpur: 93 Posts

•    Electric Traction Dept/ Chakradharpur: 40 Posts

•    C&W Dept/ Chakradharpur: 50 Posts

•    Workshop/SINI: 31 Posts

•    Track Machine Workshop/ SINI: 07 Posts

•    ELS/BONDAMUNDA: 50 Posts

•    DLS/BONDAMUNDA: 20 Posts

•    DEE/ ADRA: 11 Posts

•    Flash butt welding plant/ jharsuguda: 25 Posts

Total Number of Posts - 663 Posts

Education Details -

Matriculation (Matriculate or 10th class or 10+2 from a recognized Board with no less than 50% marks (excluding additional subjects) and ITI certificate in the relevant trade affiliated to NCVT compulsory in relevant trade

Age Limit -

The applicants should have completed 15 years of age and should not have completed 24 years of age as on 01.01.2015.Upper age limit is relaxable by 05 years in case of SC/ST applicants, 3 years in case of OBC candidates and 10 years for Physically Handicapped applicants.

Fee of Applying -

An account payee Bank Draft on any Nationalized  Bank or Postal order drawn in favour of FA & CAO, South Eastern Railway/Garden Reach, payable at Kolkata amounting  to Rs. 100/- as a processing fee which is not refundable / transferable under any circumstances should be enclosed along with the Application Form.

Selection Process - The selection process will be made on the performance in Academic year marks and interview. Selected candidates will get job in South Eastern Railway Recruitment 2015.

Applying Procedure -

Interested and eligible applicants from India may send the prescribed application format along with self – attested copies of the certificates in proof of educational qualifications, age, Caste and experience to to Workshop Personnel Officer, South Eastern Railway, Kharagpur, District-  Paschim Medinipur, Pin Code 721301, West Bengal on or before 08-06-2015.

IMPORTANT DATES

Last date for Applying Online: 8 June, 2015

IMPORTANT LINKS

For Official Notification: CLICK HERE

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Indian Coast Guard Recruitment 2015 - Various Officer Posts (GD, Pilot, Navigator, Technical, etc)

Indian Coast Guard Recruitment 2015

Jobs for Officers Posts

The Indian Coast Guard is going to recruit eligible Indian applicants challenging careers, who are not married and are young dynamic graduates. Indian Coast Guard under Ministry of defense of India has given an official notification for the various posts of officers like: General Duty Officers, Engineers and Pilots as Group 'A' Gazetted Officers. Additional details regarding this Government jobs under Indian Coast Guard services is provided below in this page. Read-out the details very carefully before applying online. 

#1. Post Name - General Duty (GD) for Men

#2. Post Name - General Duty (Pilot) for Men

#3. Post Name - General Duty (Navigator or Observer) for Men

#4. Post Name - General Duty Technical Branch (Mechanical, Aeronautical,       Electrical/Electronics) for Men

#5. Post Name - General Duty (Pilot (CPL Holders)) for Men and Women

#6. Post Name - General Duty for Women

Educational Qualification: Eligible Indian Applicants who have done Graduation are eligiblee for this Indian Coast Guard recruitment 2015. The official notification regarding qualification to the each post, and other details, please go through the below official link.

How To Apply - Indian candidates who are eligible, have to apply online from the Coast Guard Recruitment official site which is given below. (Remember: You only have 10 days between which you have to apply online for Indian Coast Guard Recruitment 2015)

IMPORTANT DATES

Start Date to apply online : 1 June, 2015

Last Date to Apply: 10 June, 2015

IMPORTANT LINKS

For Official Notification/ Details: CLICK HERE

For Applying Online: CLICK HERE

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FCI Recruitment 2015 - For 349 Management Trainee Posts

Food Corporation Of India (FCI) Recruitment Exam 2015

Recruitment of Management Trainee Posts

Food Corporation of India (F.C.I) has given an official notification in which they are inviting all eligible applicants to apply for this Food Corporation Of India Recruitment 2015. FCI is going to recruit Management Trainee for 5 different zones in India. The Post is under following (General /Depot /Movement /Accounts /Technical /Civil Engineering /Mechanical Engineering/ Electrical Engineering) and Manager (Hindi language) for manning posts in its Depots and Offices spread around India. Additional details related to this Food Corporation of India Recruitment 2015 is given below in this page. Read out the whole page very carefully before applying online. 

Post Name - Management Trainee 

Number of Posts Available: 349 Vacancies

Zone-Wise Post Details

#1) In North Zone: 67 Vacancies

#2) In South Zone: 113 Vacancies

#3) In East Zone: 66 Vacancies

#4) In West Zone: 57 Vacancies

#5) In North-East Zone: 46 Vacancies

Age Limit of Applicant- Candidates should not be more than 28 years and for some vacancies it's not more than 35 years.

Pay Scale - The starting salary after getting into FCI will be Rs. 16400 - 40500

Educational Qualification - B.Tech / Graduates / CA Applicants are eligible for this FCI Recruitment 2015.

How To Apply - Applicants need to apply-online through the link shared below before the last date. Simply, click on the link and you will be redirected to the online registration page of FCI.

USEFUL DATES

Start Date To Apply : 2 June, 2015

Last date to apply online : 2 July, 2015

USEFUL LINKS

For official notification: CLICK HERE

For applying online CLICK HERE 

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BSNL RECRUITMENT 2015-16 FOR 200+ TELECOM OPERATOR POSTS

BSNL RECRUITMENT MANAGEMENT TRAINEE 2015

TELECOM OPERATION AND FINANCE JOBS

BSNL has issued an official notification in which they are inviting all Eligible applicants for the recruitment of posts of Management trainee. Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) under Government of India is going to hire total 200 vacancies of Telecom Operations & Telecom Finance. More details related to these type of Government jobs in BSNL department is shown below in this article. Read the full post very carefully before applying online for this BSNL Recruitment 2015 for Management trainee.

1). Post Name - Telecom Operation

Total Vacancies - 150 posts.

Educational Qualification - All Indian applicants who have completed their BE/ B.Tech in Telecommunications/ Electronics/ Computer/ IT/ Electrical with 60% marks + MBA are eligible for these posts.

2). Post Name - Telecom Finance

Total No. of Vacancies - 50 Posts

Pay Scale - Rs.24,900 - 50,500/- with annual increment of 3% basic pay plus HRA, IDA, Perks as per company rules.

Selection Process - The Interested Indian applicants will be choosed on the basis of their marks in the Written Exam as well as Interview.

How To Apply - Eligible candidates have to apply-online through the official web site whose link is given below in the same post.

USEFUL DATES

Start Date for Applying Online: 25 May, 2015
Last Date for Applying Online: 14 June, 2015

USEFUL LINKS

For Official Notification: CLICK HERE

For Applyiong Online: CICK HERE

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Federal Bank Clerk Recruitment Exam 2014-15 is Out Now - Check It

Federal bank Recruitment 2014-15 for Clerks

Final Result of the Bank Exam is Out Now

Good News to all bankers who gave in the Federal Bank recruitment Exam for Clerical post. Today, Federal Bank introduce an official notification in which they said that the 'Final Result' for the Clerk post is out. They showed a file which includes all the Name of the applicants who are selected and hired for the Job. This On-line Aptitude Test held during month March, 2015 and the Group Discussion & personal Interview were held subsequently at various centers during the month of April & May, 2015.

IMPORTANT LINKS

For Checking Result: CLICK HERE

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Latest Syllabus of SBI PO Recruitment 2015 - Prelims and Mains Exam

New Syllabus of SBI PO 2015

SBI PO syllabus for recruitment 2015 is given below. Interested applicants who were preparing for the paper should check this SBI PO new syllabus 2015. In our website we have uploaded the PDF file of the SBI PO new exam syllabus 2015. You can also find the official SBI PO paper syllabus 2015 in the website www.sbi.co.in.

State bank of India (SBI) is a multinational banking organisation that provides investment banking, insurance, savings and many other services to the customers. More than 2.4 lakh employees have been working in this organisation. There are well known for their services and to provide such service they keep on recruiting applicants who were skilled and capable of working in any environment. They have been releasing such recruitment notifications from many years. After conducting several exams only the applicants will get selected. For the upcoming year the organisation were planning to recruit as many employees as possible.

SBI PO syllabus 2015

Recently they have released SBI PO recruitment 2015 for the probationary officer posts. This recruitment is valid for every region and the number of vacancies are also high in number i.e. - 2062. applicants have to submit their application form before the last date 2 may. We can expect some heavy competition for this paper so we suggest applicants to start their preparation. We also know that State bank Of India PO examination syllabus PDF is essential in preparing for the exam.

Recently the organisation has made some announcements that there will be some major changes in SBI PO paper pattern and State Bank Of India PO syllabus 2015. As they said the organisation after releasing the recruitment has mentioned the changes in the pattern through its notification. We have taken the responsibility in providing the SBI PO new syllabus 2015 who were searching for it. To sustain such competition applicants have to prepare for the exam from now onwards. The organisation will soon upload the State Bank Of India PO new examination syllabus 2015 in the official website www.sbi.co.in. Applicants who did not apply online SBI PO recruitment can do it before the last date expires. We have also given the complete SBI PO paper syllabus 2015 in our website below. Many more details about the SBI PO exam syllabus PDF were given below.

SBI PO Prelims & Mains Examination Syllabus 2015

Name of the bank: Stat bank of India (SBI)

Job Profile: Probationary officer (PO)

Work type: Banking

Posts Available: 2062

Work location: All over India

SBI PO selection procedure

• Phase-1 prelims exam
• Phase-2 mains exam
• Group discussion (GD)
• Personal interview

SBI PO exam pattern Exam Structure

1. Prelims

• Total questions: 100
• Total marks: 100
• Duration: 2 Hours
• Sections: 3
• Negative marking: 1/4^th of marks will be deducted

2. Mains

• Total questions: 200
• Total marks: 200
• Sections: 4
• Negative marking: 1/4^th of marks will be deducted
• Total time: 2 hours (Objective) + 1 Hour (Descriptive)
• Descriptive test of letter writing, essay and precise writing will be included in the main examination itself.

SBI PO new exam syllabus 2015 Prelims Mains

Preliminary (Prelims)

1. Reasoning

• Syllogism
• Seating Arrangement – Circular table and Line (North & South)
• Puzzle
• Blood Relation
• Inequality
• Data Sufficiency
• Logical Reasoning
• Input Output

2. Quantitative aptitude

• Number Series
• Simplification
• Average
• Profit & Loss
• Time & Work
• Time & Distance
• Partnership
• Ratio & Proportion
• Problem on Ages
• Mixtures and allegations
• Simple interest and compound interest
• Probability
• Boats and streams
• Data interpretation

3. English language

• Reading Comprehension
• Spotting Error
• Fill in the blank
• Cloze test
• Para-Jumbles

Mains examination

1. English language

• Reading Comprehension
• Spotting Error
• Fill in the blank
• Cloze test
• Para-Jumbles

2. General awareness/ Marketing/ Computer

a) General awareness:

• News related to Reserve Bank of India
• Banking Awareness
• Financial Awareness (Union Budget/ Railway Budget)
• Economics news
• Current Affairs – Questions can be asked from various fields such as: National, International, Awards, Sports, Defence, Summits, Appointment, Books & Authors and Obituary etc.

b) Marketing:

• Basics of Marketing
• Marketing Strategies
• Market Segmentation
• Marketing Management
• Marketing Mix
• Developing stage of organization
• Brand
• Advertising
• Products Life Cycle
• 4  P’s and 4 C’s of marketing

c) Computer:

• Basic of Computer
• Hardware and software
• Operating system
• MS Word and MS Excel
• Power Point
• Generation of Computer
• Internet, etc
• Short forms (Eg. Jpeg, mp3, pdf)
• Android and apple related news

3. Data analysis and interpretation

• Tables
• Pie – Charts
• Bar Graphs
• Data Analysis
• Line Graphs
• Case lets
• Combined data sets
• Probability/ Series

4. Reasoning (High level)

• Syllogism
• Seating Arrangement – Circular table and Line (North & South)
• Puzzle
• Blood Relation
• Inequality or Decision Making
• Data Sufficiency
• Logical Reasoning
• Input Output
• Number series
• Statement and argument
• Passage and conclusion
• Coding and decoding
• Order and ranking
• Making judgments

Descriptive examination

1. Letter writing (Formal and informal)
2. Essay writing
3. Precise writing

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