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SSC CGL 2021 PYQ — Question 35

SSC CGL - 23 Aug 2021 - Shift 3 • General Awareness • Q35

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In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.
Essaouira's origins stretch back to prehistoric times, and this spot on Morocco's Atlantic
coast (1)______ a centre of culture and commerce ever since. (2)______ centuries, the harbour town was an important trading post (3)______ both a seaport and as the north-western terminus of a caravan (4)______ stretching across the desert to Timbuktu (5)______ Africa’s interior.

The Indian Mutiny began from Meerut on 10 May 1857 and ended in:

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Correct answer: A

Explanation

The correct answer is option 1 i.e. Gwalior on 20 June 1858

  • The revolt of 1857 forms one of the most important chapters in the history of the struggle of the Indian people for liberation from the British rule.
  • What started merely as a sepoy mutiny soon engulfed the peasantry and other civilian population over wide areas in northern India. The upsurge was so widespread that some of the contemporary observers called it - a - “national revolt”.