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Key Facts: Maharashtra HSC General Knowledge Exam

Code 32

MSBSHSE HSC subject code for General Knowledge

MSBSHSE HSC general subject codes

2 hours

Typical Maharashtra HSC General Knowledge theory paper duration

MSBSHSE HSC subject allocation table for General Knowledge

100 marks

Typical single theory paper total (no practical in standard table)

MSBSHSE HSC subject allocation table for General Knowledge

~35%

Common minimum pass floor for Maharashtra HSC subjects including General Knowledge

MSBSHSE HSC passing practice

Sainiki / Military schools

Primary pathway for which General Knowledge is listed under the HSC scheme

MSBSHSE Higher Secondary scheme of subjects

English MCQ adaptation

This free local bank is not the official HSC paper format

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Maharashtra MSBSHSE HSC General Knowledge (code 32) is a Class 12 public-exam theory subject for Military/Sainiki schools (~2 hours, 100 marks) with ~35% pass floor, covering History, Geography, Defence Studies, and General Ability (Constitution, awards, sports, science). This free 2026 bank is an English MCQ study adaptation — not the official mixed board paper.

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1The Harappan (Indus Valley) Civilisation is generally dated in school GK timelines to about:
A.2500–1800 BCE
B.600–400 CE only as a European medieval culture
C.1885–1905 CE as a British company phase
D.1947–1950 CE as a post-Independence plan period
Explanation: MSBSHSE General Knowledge History treats the Harappan Civilisation as an early urban phase commonly dated about 2500–1800 BCE, featuring planned cities, drainage, and trade.
2The Vedic period associated with the early Aryans in the Indian subcontinent is commonly placed around:
A.Only 1526–1707 CE under Mughal rule
B.1500–600 BCE in broad school timelines (early and later Vedic phases)
C.Only 1914–1918 during World War I
D.Only after the formation of the United Nations in 1945
Explanation: General Knowledge History units place the Vedic period roughly 1500–600 BCE, often split into early and later Vedic ages before the rise of new religious movements and Mahajanapadas.
3Jainism and Buddhism rose to prominence in ancient India mainly during which broad phase?
A.Only during Akbar’s reign as court religions of the Mughal empire
B.Only after India’s Independence in 1947
C.Around the later Vedic / early historic period (c. 6th century BCE context in school texts)
D.Only during the French Revolution in Europe
Explanation: School history units link the rise of Jainism and Buddhism to the later Vedic/early historic centuries (around the 6th century BCE), alongside social and philosophical change.
4Which dynasty is classically associated with Chandragupta Maurya and the empire often dated c. 321–185 BCE in school lists?
A.The Slave Dynasty of Delhi only
B.The Lodhi Dynasty only
C.The British East India Company Directorate
D.The Maurya Dynasty
Explanation: The Maurya Dynasty (commonly introduced with Chandragupta Maurya, Bindusara, and Ashoka) is a core Ancient Dynasties unit in the General Knowledge syllabus.
5The Gupta period (often dated c. 320–550 CE in school GK) is frequently described as a classical age mainly because of:
A.Advances in literature, science, art, and political consolidation remembered in textbook overviews
B.The first steam factories of the Industrial Revolution in Britain
C.The drafting of India’s 1950 Constitution
D.The founding of the United Nations
Explanation: School narratives highlight Gupta-era cultural and scientific achievements alongside imperial consolidation, which is why the period is often labelled a classical or golden age in introductory GK.
6Which of the following correctly orders early Delhi Sultanate dynasties as commonly listed in school history?
A.Lodi → Gupta → Maurya → Slave
B.Slave (Mamluk) → Khalji → Tughlaq → Sayyid → Lodi
C.Mughal → British → Harappan → Khalji
D.French → Russian → American → Slave
Explanation: Medieval India units typically sequence Delhi Sultanate dynasties as Slave (1206–1290), Khalji, Tughlaq, Sayyid, and Lodi (to 1526).
7Babur founded Mughal rule in India after victory at which famous battle commonly dated 1526?
A.Battle of Plassey (1757) only as a Mughal founding battle
B.Battle of Buxar only as Babur’s accession battle
C.First Battle of Panipat
D.Battle of Waterloo
Explanation: School Mughal units begin with Babur’s victory at the First Battle of Panipat (1526), opening Mughal rule in North India.
8Akbar is especially remembered in school GK for policies of:
A.Launching the Quit India Movement in 1942
B.Drafting the UN Charter in 1945
C.Abolishing the Indian National Congress in 1885
D.Administrative consolidation and relatively inclusive religious-political approaches (e.g., Sulh-i-Kul framing in textbooks)
Explanation: Akbar (1556–1605) is taught for empire-building, administrative reforms, and relatively pluralistic approaches often summarised with ideas such as Sulh-i-Kul.
9The Revolt of 1857 is significant in freedom-movement units mainly because it:
A.Marked a major widespread uprising against Company rule and a turning point toward Crown rule narratives
B.Created the United Nations
C.Ended World War I
D.Introduced the first Five-Year Plan in 1951
Explanation: The 1857 Revolt is a foundational freedom-movement topic: a major uprising against East India Company power, followed by transfer of power to the British Crown in textbook accounts.
10The Indian National Congress was founded in which year?
A.1857
B.1885
C.1920
D.1947
Explanation: The INC was founded in 1885 (early Moderate phase in school periodisation), a core date in Freedom Movement units.

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