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1. Gandhi-Irwin Pact was signed on 15th March ______. (a) 1928(b) 1930(c) 1931(d) 1935 Ans: (c)

2. The famous resolution on Non-Cooperation under theinspiration of Mahatma Gandhi was adopted

in a specialsession of Congress held at Calcutta in (a) September 1920(b) December 1922(c) October

1924(d) November 1925 Ans: (a)

3. The Swaraj Party was organised by (a) Lala Lajapat Rai and Feroze Shah Mehta(b) Sarojini Naidu

and Annie Besant (c) CR Das and Motilal Nehru (d) C Rajagopalachari and CY Chintamani Ans: (c)

4. In what session did Congress declared completeIndependence (Poorna Swaraj) as its goal? (a)

Lahore session held in 1929(b) Madras session held in 1927 (c) Ahmadabad session held in 1921(d)

Gaya session held in 1922 Ans: (a)

5. When was the first Independence day unofficially celebratedbefore Independence? (a) On 26th

January 1929(b) On 26th January 1931 (c) On 26th January 1935(d) On 26th January 1930 Ans: (d)

6. Who was the British Prime Minister who convened the FirstRound Table Conference in London? (a)

Churchill(b) Ramsay McDonald(c) Chamberlain(d) Disraeli Ans: (b)

7. Who among the following did not attend the First RoundTable Conference? (a) MK Gandhi(b) Sir

Tej Bahadur Sapru(c) Dr Ambedkar(d) C V Chintamani Ans: (a)

8. Who opened the First Round Table Conference? (a) King George V(b) MK Gandhi(c) Lord Irwin(d)

Ramsay McDonald Ans: (a)

9. The historic fait by Gandhi came to an end as a result of the (a) Poona Pact(b) Issue of White

Paper(c) Gandhi-Irwin Pact(d) Arrival of Simon CommissionAns: (a)

10. 'My strongest bulwark is gone' lamented Gandhiji on thedeath of (a) Gopalakrishna Gokhale(b)

Motilal Nehru(c) Pheroze Shah Mehta(d) Bal Gangadhar Tilak Ans: (d)

11. When was the First Round Table Conference held? (a) 1933(b) 1931(c) 1930(d) 1903 Ans: (c)

12. Mahatma Gandhi participated In the Second Round Tableconference after (a) signing the Gandhi-

Irwin Pact of March 1931(b) refusing to hold direct talks with the Muslim League (c) being permitted

by the Congress(d) receiving assurance that independence was fast coming Ans: (a)

13. In 1930, Mahatma Gandhi started the Civil DisobedienceMovement from (a) Wardha(b)

Sevagram(c) Sabarmati(d) Dandi Ans: (c)

14. The idea of incorporating, safeguards In the IndianConstitution was inspired by the (a) Third

Round Table Conference(b) Gandhi-Irwin Pact(c) Visit of Simon Commission(d) Poona Pact Ans: (c)

15. Match List-I with List-U and select the correct answer usingthe codes given below the lists: List-I

List-II

A. Dadabhai Naoroji 1. Home Rule B. Annie Besant 2. Servants of India Society C. Gopalakrishna 3.

Thrice President Gokhale of IndianNational Congress D. Sri Aurobindo 4. Extremist Turned

Spiritualist Codes: A B C D(a) 1 3 4 2(b) 1 3 2 4(c) 3 1 2 4(d) 3 1 4 2Ans: (c)

16. Who founded the 'All India Harijan Samaj' in 1932? (a) B R Ambedkar (b) Acharya Narendra Dev

(c) Mahatma Gandhi (d) Jagjivan Ram Ans: (c)

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17. To which personality Gandhiji gave the title "DeenBandhu"? (a) Sri Aurobindo(b) CF Andrews(c)

Vinoba Bhave(d) CR DasAns: (b)

18. Which of the following leaders died as a result of Injuriessustained during a protest

demonstration against SimonCommission? (a) Bal Gangadhar Tilak(b) Dadabhai Naoroji(c)

Goplakrishna Gokhale(d) LaIa Lajpat RaiAns: (d)

19. Who gave the slogan 'Inquilab Zindabad'? (a) Bhagat Singh(b) Subhash Chandra Bose(c) Md

Iqbal(d) Chandra Shekhar AzadAns: (a)

20. Who said that the exploitative nature of British rule was'Bleeding India White'? (a) Tilak(b)

Dadabhai Naoroji(c) Hume(d) Annie BesantAns: (b)

21. "India for the Indiana" was the political message of (a) D E Wacha(b) Vivekanand(c) Dayanand(d)

HumeAns: (c)

22. Which of the following was the 'Newspaper' of AnnieBesant? (a) The Hindu(b) Indian Express(c)

The Times of India(d) New IndiaAns: (d)

23. Aligarh Muslim University was founded by (a) Jinnah(b) Syed Ahmed Khan(c) Abul Kalam Azad(d)

BhuttoAns: (b)

24. Match the following: List-I List-II A. Swaraj is my birth right 1. Moderates B. It is not reforms but

re-form 2. LajpatRai C. Asubject people has no soul 3. BC Pal D. Policy of petitions, prayers and

protests 4. Tilak Choose the correct answer from the codes given below: Codes: A B C D(a) 1 2 3 4(b)

4 3 2 1(c) 3 4 2 1(d) 2 1 3 4Ans: (b)

25. Who said that the constant 'drain of wealth' from India wasresponsible for Indla's economic

miseries? (a) BC Pal(b) BP Wadia(c) Dadabhai Naoroji(d) GS ArundaleAns: (c)

26. As per the Act of 1919 which of the following statements wasnot correct? (a) British India must

remain an integral part of the BritishEmpire. (b) Responsible Government would be realised only by

theprogressive stages. (c) Provincial subjects were classified into Reserved subjectsand Transferred

subjects. (d) The salary of the Secretary of State for India was not to bepaid by Parliament. Ans: (d)

27. As per the Act of 1919 which of the following was not aTransferred subject? (a) Education(b)

Museum(c) Medical Relief(d) Land RevenueAns: (d)

28. The Dyarchy which was introduced on 1921 In province awas in force till the year (a) 1927(b)

1935(c) 1937(d) 1947Ans: (c)

29. The Home Rule League was formed during the (a) First World War(b) Partition of Bengal(c)

Struggle following the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre (d) Implementation of Minto-Morley ReformsAns: (a)

30. The Secretary of State for India was given powers by (a) The Act of 1909(b) The Act of 1919(c)

The Act of 1858(d) The Act of 1861Ans: (b)

31. Of the following who was not the leader of the Extremists? (a) Lokamanya Tilak(b) Aurobindo

Ghose(c) Lala Lajpat Rai(d) HumeAns: (d)

32. Satyagraha Sabha was formed by Gandhi at (a) Bombay(b) Calcutta(c) Gujarat(d) PoonaAns: (a)

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33. Gandhi called for an all India Hartal (strike) to protestagainst Rowlatt Act on 6th April ______.

(a) 1918(b) 1919(c) 1926(d) 1925Ans: (b)

34. At Jallianwaia Bagh meeting ______ ordered the troops toopen fire. (a) Benn(b) Irwin(c) Dyer(d)

MontaguAns: (c)

35. The enquiry Committee on Jallianwaia Bagh incident washeaded by (a) Dyer(b) Irwin(c)

Hunter(d) SimonAns: (c)

36. Dyer was ______ by the Government of Britain. (a) sentenced for life(b) sentenced to death (c)

rewarded with honour(d) relieved of his serviceAns: (d)

37. Khilafat Movement was organised by (a) Jinnah(b) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad(c) Ali Brothers(d)

Agha KhanAns: (c)

38. Khilafat Movement was organised to protest against theinjustice done to (a) Persia(b) Turkey(c)

Arabia(d) EgyptAns: (b)

39. The Special Congress Session held in 1920 at Calcutta waspresided over by (a) Nehru(b) LaIa

Lajpat Rai(c) Bose(d) GandhiAns: (b)

40. Of the following who did not oppose the Non-cooperationresolution? (a) C R Das(b) Madan Mohan

Malaviya(c) Mrs Besant(d) NehruAns: (d)

41. Match the following: List-I List-II A. Moplah 1. Turkey B. Akali Movement 2. Education C. Kashi

Vidya Peeth 3. Punjab D. Khilafat Movement 4. Malabar Codes:A B C D(a) 4 3 2 1(b) 1 2 3 4(c) 3 2 1

4(d) 2 1 3 4Ans: (a)

42. Where did Gandhi call the Congress Working Committee toannounce the suspension of Non-

Cooperation movement? (a) Bardoli(b) Poona(c) Calcutta(d) MadrasAns: (a)

43. The first Swarajist Conference was held at (a) Ahmedabad(b) Allahabad(c) Madras(d) BardoliAns:

(b)

44. When the Simon Commission visited India the Viceroy was (a) Lloyd George(b) Lord Irwin(c) Lord

Reading(d) Lord RiponAns: (b)

45. The number of members in the Simon Commission/was_____. (a) 10(b) 20(c) 7(d) 12Ans: (c)

46. Of the following who died as political prisoner in Lahoreprison? (a) Bhagat Singh(b) Batukeshwar

Dutt(c) Jatin Das(d) Sukh DevAns: (c)

47. Purna Swaraj was declared as the goal of the Congress in theCongress session held at Lahore

under the Presidentship of (a) Jawaharala Nehru(b) CR Das(c) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad(d)

GokhaleAns: (a)

48. Dandi March started on _____ 1930. (a) 12th March(b) 12th April(c) 12th February(d) 12th

MayAns: (a)

49. Dandi March Started from _____ in 1930. (a) Surat(b) Sabarmati Ashram(c) Delhi Durbar Hall(d)

VedaranyanAns: (b)

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50. When Gandhi-Irwin Pact was signed, the Secretary of Statefor India was (a) Salisbury(b)

Curzon(c) Wedgwood Benn(d) MontaguAns: (c)

51. Which of the following was not one of the cardinal principlesof Mahatma Gandhiji doctrine of

Satyacraha? (a) Truthfulness(b) Non-Violence(c) Fearlessness(d) AbstinenceAns: (d)

52. After the failure of the Civil Disobedience Movement,Gandhiji laid emphasis on (a) compromise

with the British(b) limited use of Violence(c) constructive programme(d) None of the above Ans: (c)

53. With whom is the slogan "Do or Die" associated? (a) Subhas Chandra Bose (b) Lala Lajpat Rai (c)

Bal Gangadhar Tilak (d) Mahatma Gandhi Ans: (d)

54. In which of the following Satyagraha campaigns, Gandhiji did not participate directly? (a) Rajkot

Satyagraha (b) Non-Cooperation Movement (c) Kheda Satyagraha(d) Vaikom Satyagraha Ans: (a)

55. The Bardoli Satyagraha was led by (a) Rajendra Prasad (b) Mahatma Gandhi (c) Vallabhbhai Patel

(d) Morarji Desai Ans: (c)

56. The Second Round Table Conference failed over the question of (a) communal representation

(b) suspension of Civil Disobedience Movement (c) grant of dominion status (d) date of

transfer of power Ans: (a)

57. The sole representative of the Congress in the Second Round Table Conference was (a) Subhas

Chandra Bose (b) Sir Tej Bahadur Sapru (c) Mahatma Gandhi (d) Jawaharlal Nehru Ans: (c)

58. The Permanent settlement Introduced by Cornwallis is in Bengal is known as (a) Roytwari System

(b) Mahalwari System (c) Zamindari System (d) Iqtadari System Ans: (c)

59. Who was the first Indian ruler to apply the western methods to his administration? (a) Haider Ali

(b) Tipu Sultan (c) Murshid Quli Khan (d) Malhar Rao Holkar Ans: (b)

60. The capital of Tipu Sultan, where he died while fighting the Fourth Anglo-Mysore war in 1799,

was (a) Bangalore (b) Mysore (c) Seringapatam (d) Hellebid or Halebid Ans: (c)

61. Who of the following was for the first time designated as the Governor of India (a) Clive (b)

Comwallis (c) Warren Hastings (d) Wellesley Ans: (c)

62. The master stroke of Lord Wellesley to establish British paramountcy in India was (a) Doctrine of

Lapse (b) Subsidiary Alliance (c) Mediatisation (d) Annexation of Indian States Ans: (b)

63. The death of millions of Indiana In frequent famines which visited India during the 19th century,

were mainly due to (a) overall shortage of food and its improper distribution (b) commercialisation

of agriculture (c) poor purchasing power of the people due to their extreme poverty and rise in

prices (d) unremunerative agriculture and fall in agricultural production Ans: (c)

64. Har Bilas Sarda was Instrumental in the passage of the famous Sarda Act of 1930, which provided

for (a) enforcing monogamy (b) removal of restrictions on intercaste marriages (c) penalisation of

parties to a marriage in which the girl was below 14 or the boy was below 18 years of age (d) civil

marriages Ans: (c)

65. The Nawab of Awadh who permanently transferred his capital from Faizabad to Lucknow was (a)

Safdarjang (b) Shuja-ud-Daulah (c) Asaf-ud-daula (d) Saadat Khan Ans: (c)

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66. The Revolt of 1857 in Awadh and Lucknow was led by (a) Wajid Ali Shah (b) Begum Hazrat Mahal

(c) Asaf-ud-daula (d) Begum Zeenat Mahal Ans: (b)

67. Queen Victoria's famous proclamation, transferring authority from the East India Company to the

Crown , was

made from (a) London (b) Calcutta(c) Delhi (d) Allahabad Ans: (d)

68. Govind Dhondu Pant, popularly known was Nanasaheb, and one of the principal leaders of the

Revolt of 1857, was the adopted heir and successor of (a) Peshwa Baji Rao II (b) King of Jhansi (c)

Madhav Rao Sindhia (d) Malhar Rao Holkar Ans: (a)

69. During the first hundred years of the British rule In India, people's resentment and Opposition to

the British policies mainly surfaced In the form of (a) Tribal uprisings (b) Peasant uprisings (c) Civil

uprisings (d) Both (a) and (b) above Ans: (d)

70. The peasant movements, revolts, riots, struggles, etc. in 19thcentury, India remained mainly

localised because (a) they were mainly directed against enhancement in rent, evictions, usurious

practices of moneylenders, etc. (b) the peasants had no leadership and organization (c) they grew

out of local grievances (d) the big landlords were allies of the British Ans: (c)

71. The Deccan Riots of 1874-75 in Maharashtra were directed against (a) Big landlords (b)

Moneylenders (c) Revenue collectors d) British opium planters Ans: (b)

72. The main cause of the tribal uprisings of the 19th century was (a) the British land settlements

and land laws had created tension in the tribal society (b) Christian Missionary activities in the tribal

areas (c) the British Forest Laws (d) new excise regulations and police exactions Ans: (c)

73. One of the best known tribal rebellions In Bihar, known as Ulgulan (meaning Great Tumult), was

launched by the Mundas under the leadership ofm(a) Kanhu (b) Sidhu (c) Birsa Munda (d) Rampa

Munda Ans: (c)

74. In which of the following tribal rebellions did two tribal brothers, Kanhu and Sidhu, proclaim the

end of the Company's rule in their region, and to supress their rebellion the government had to use

military force? (a) Khasi Rebellion in Assam (1855) (b) Naika Tribal Uprising in Gujarat (1868) (c)

Munda Rebellion in Ranchi (1899) (d) Santhal Rebellion in Bihar (1855-56) Ans: (d)

75. One of the earliest and the best known mutinies before the Revolt of 1857 was (a) the Native

Infantry Mutiny (1824) (b) Indian Soldiers Mutiny at Vellore (1806) (c) Sholapur Mutiny (1838) (d)

Assam Soldiers Mutiny (1824) Ans: (b)

76. The first political association of India founded in 1891 was the (a) Landholders Society of

Calcutta (b) Indian Association (c) British Indian Association (d) Madras Native Association Ans: (a)

77. Match the persons/leaders of the Revolt of 1857 and the places and events with which they were

associated: List-I List-II A. Mangal Pandey (i) proclaimed him-self Peshwa atKanpur and was joined by

his able General Tatya Tope B. Bahadur Shah II (ii) proclaimed the ruler at Jhansi C. Nana Saheb (iii)

at Barrackpore, he refused to use the greased cartridges and killed the Adjutant D. Rani Lakshmi Bai

(iv) declared the Nawab of Awadh E. Birjis Kader (v) proclaimed the King emperor of India in Delhi

Codes:A B C D E (a) ii v i iii iv (b) i v ii iii iv (c) iii v i ii iv (d) iii ii iv v I Ans: (c)

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78. After the initial success of the Revolt of 1857, the objective for which the leaders of the Revolt

worked was (a) to restore the former glory to the Mughal empire (b) to form a Federation of Indian

States under the aegis of Bhadur Shah II (c) elimination of foreign rule and return of the old order (d)

each leader wanted to establish his own power in his respective region Ans: (c)

79. The Revolt of 1857 failed mainly because (a) of superior resources of the British empire (b) it

was poorly organised and the rebels had no common ideal (c) it had very little nationalist sentiment

(d) it was localised, restricted and scattered Ans: (b)

80. Match the following popular movements with the regions where they took place: List-I List-II A.

Wahabi (i) Punjab B. Kuka(ii) North-West Frontier Province C. Moplah (iii) Maharashtra D. Phadke (iv)

Kerala (Malabar) Codes: A B C D (a) i ii iii iv (b) ii i iv iii (c) iv iii ii I (d) i ii iv iii Ans: (b)

81. The earliest nationalist to commit political dacoities (a feature of the later revolutionary

movements) was (a) Jyotiba Phule (b) Chapekar brothers (c) Vasudev Balwant Phadke (d) Yatindra

Das Ans: (c)

82. The British colonial policies in India proved moat ruinous for Indian (a) agriculture (b) trade (c)

industry (d) handicrafts Ans: (d)

83. Indian handicrafts rapidly declined due to (a) lack of patronage (b) growing craze for imported

goods (c) stiff competition from the machine-made goods of England (d) All the above Ans: (d)

84. The main exponent of the theory of Drain of Wealth was (a) RC Dutt (b) Dadabhai Naoroji(c) DR

Gadoil (d) Karl Mane Ans: (b) 85. After 1893, when complete ban was imposed on all commercial

activities of the Company. India was left open to exploitation by (a) British officers in India (b)

Planters (c) British mercantile industrial capitalist class (d) Zamindars and big landlords Ans: (c)

86. After the ruin of India's trade, Industries and handicrafts, the burden of taxation in India had to

be mainly borne by (a) Zamindars (b) Peasantry (c) Income-tax payers (d) All the above Ans: (b)

87. The single biggest item of British capital investment in India was (a) railways (b) plantations and

mines (c) banking and insurance (d) shipping Ans: (a)

88. The new proletariat class which emerged in India on account of the British economic policies,

consisted of (a) money lenders (b) landlords (c) traders (d) All the above Ans: (d)

89. Match the following social reforms of modern India with the reform organisations founded by

them and the year of their foundation: List-I List-II A. Raja Ram Mohun Roy (i) Tatvabodhini Sabha

(1839) B. Devendra Nath Tagore (ii) Brahmo Samaj of India (1860) C. Keshav Chandra Sen (iii)

Brahmo Samaj (1828) D. MG Ranade (iv) Arya Samaj (1875) E. Dayanand Saraswati(v) Prarthana

Samaj (1867) Codes: A B C D E (a) ii i ii v iv (b) iii i ii v iv (c) iii ii i iv v (d) ii i iii v iv Ans: (b)

90. Match the following social reformers of modern India with the institutions they founded

(including year of their foundation): List-I List-II A. Vivekananda (i) Theosophical Society (1882) B. H

P Blavatsky (ii) Ramakrishna Mission (1887) C. Sir Syed Ahmad Khan (iii) Ahmadiya Movement (1891)

D. Mirza Ghulam Ahmad(iv) Aligarh Movement (1875) E. Annie Besant (v) Central Hindu College,

Varanasi (1898) Codes: A B C D E (a) v ii iii iv I (b) ii i iv iii v (c) ii v iii iv I (d) v ii iv iii I Ans: (b)

91. Match the following social reformers with the pioneering reforms they introduced: List-I List-II A.

Raja Ram Mohun Roy (i) opposed untouchability B. Keshab Chandra Sen (ii) widow remarriage C.

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Dayanand Saraswati (iii) abolition of purdah and child marriages D. Vivekananda (iv) female

education E. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar (v) socal service and service to humanity F. D K Karve (vi)

abolition of Sati

Codes: A B C D E F (a) ii iv iii v i vi (b) vi iii i v iv ii (c) vi iii i v ii iv (d) iii iv i v ii iv Ans: (c)

92. A 19th century social reformer who is regarded as the bridge between the past and the future is

(a) Keshab Chandra Sen (b) Devendra Nath Tagore (c) Ishwar Chandra (d) Raja Ram Mohun Roy Ans:

(d)

93. Which of the following was not a common social reform attempted by all the Hindu social

reformers of the 19thcentury (a) emancipation of women (b) monogamy(c) female education(d)

untouchability Ans: (d)

94. This social reformer most ardently worked for the removal of untouchability and uplift the

depressed classes before Gandhiji came on the scene (a) M G Ranade (b) Jyotiba Phule (c) Dayanand

Saraswati (d) Atmaram Panduranga Ans: (b)

95. Match the years In which the following social legislations were passed List-I List-II A. Abolition of

Sati (i) 1843 B. Legalisation of remarriage of widows (ii) 1804 C. Prohibition of female infanticide

(iii) 1829-30 D. Abolition of slavery (iv) 1856 Codes:m A B C D (a) i ii iii iv (b) ii i iv iii (c) iii iv ii I (d)

iii iv i ii Ans: (c)

96. Two great socio-religious reformers of the 19th century who provided Inspiration to the Indian

National Movement were m(a) Dayanand Saraswati and Vivekananda (b) Raja Ram Mohan Roy and

Debendra Nath Tagore (c) MG Ranade and DK Karve (d) Keshab Chandra Sen and Ishwar Chandra

Vidyasagar Ans: (a)

97. The social reformer of Maharashtra who became famous by his pen name lokhitwadi was (a)

Atmaram Panduranga (b) Bal Gangadhar Tilak (c) Gopal Hari Deshmukh (d) KS Chaplunkar Ans: (c)

98. Who played Socrates to the first generation of the English educated young men of Bengal (a)

Swami Vivekananda (b) Rai Narain Bose (c) Henry Vivian Derozio (d) Drinkwater Bethun Ans: (c)

99. The main cause for the Instant popularity of the Arya Samaj was that (a) It represented the

purified form of Hinduism (b) It supported and worded for the cause of western education (c) It

combined the opposition to the evil practices of Hinduism with an aggressive assertion of the

superiority of the Vedic religion and Indian thought over all other faiths (d) It gave a call to its

followers to go back to the Vedas Ans: (c)

100. The objective(s) of the Kuka Movement in the Punjab was/were (a) To purify Sikh religion of its

abuses and suprestitions (b) The revival of Sikh sovereignty (c) Both (a) and (b) above (d) The

revival of the Khalsa Ans: (c)

101. What was the main objective of the Wahabi movement which during 1852-70 was particularly

active in the Punjab, Bengal, Bihar and the NWFP? (a) To oust the British from India (b) To overthrow

the Sikhs in the Punjab and the British in Bengal and to restore Muslim power in India (c) To

eradicate religious corruption from Muslim society (d) To organise the Muslims into a nationalist

community Ans: (b)

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102. The Moplahs of Malabar (Kerala) who were largely Muslim leaseholders and cultivators, Indulged

in a series of rebellions in Kerala between 1836-1919. Which of the following regarding these

Moplah uprisings is not true? (a) They were mainly directed against the upper caste Hindu landlords

(b) These uprisings were a peculiar form of rural terrorism (c) Most of the Moplah martyrs were poor

peasants of landless lobourers (d) A small band of Moplahs committed collective suicides in the belief

of being called Shahids (martyrs) Ans: (d)

103. Jyotiba Phule, popularly known as Baba Phule, was a social reformer in Maharashtra. Which of

the Coli owing Is not true about him (a) He was the first to raise his voice against Brahmans in

Maharashtra in the 1870s (b) Phule through his book Ghulamagiri (1872) and his organization

Satyashodhak Mandal, proclaimed the need to save the lower castes from the hypocritical Brahmans

and their scriptures (c) His Satyashodhak Mandal contained both an elite based conservative trend

and a genuine mass-based radicalism (d) The urban educated Marathas were his most ardent

followers Ans: (d)

104. Which of the following literary personalities made the greatest contribution in arousing

patriotism in the 19thcentury? (a) Dinbandhu Mitra's exposure of Indigo planters in Nil Darpana (b)

Bankim Chandra with his historical novels culminating with Ananda Math (1882) (c) Vishnu Krishna

Chiplunkar's Journal Nibandhamaka (1874- 81) (d) Bharatendu Harishchandra (1850-85) through his

plays, poems and journals advocating use of Swadeshi articles and use of Hindi in courts Ans: (b)

105. The immediate forerunner of the Indian National congress was (a) Indian Association of

Calcutta (b) Indian National Conference (c) British India association (d) Indian Union Ans: (b)

106. At the Calcutta session of the Indian National Congress (INC) held in 1906 the flag of Swaraj for

India was unfuried by (a) AD Hume (b) Dadabhai Naoroji (c) GK Gokhale (d) BG Tilak Ans: (b)

107. The first weekly paper published by the INC (in 1889) was (a) Young India (b) India (c) Indian

People(d) Voice India Ans: (b)

108. From 1885 to 1905 (the moderate phase of the INC) the object before the INC was (a) wider

employment of Indians in higher public services (b) establishment of representative institutions (c)

self-government to India (d) Only (a) and (b) above Ans: (d)

109. Who said, "The Congress is tottering to its fall and one of my greatest ambitions while in India is

to assist it to a peaceful demise"? (a) Lord Dufferin (b) Lord Curzon (c) Lord Lansdowne (d) Lord Elgin

Ans: (b)

110. As a result of the partition of Bengal announced by Lord Curzon in 1905, Bengal was partitioned

into two provinces of (a) East Bengal and West Bengal (b) Bengal and Eastern Bengal & Assam (c)

Bengal and Assam (d) Bengal and Odisha and East Bengal and Assam Ans: (b)

111. The programme of Swadeshi and Boycott against the partition of Bengal was visualised by (a)

Surendra Nath Bennerjee (b) BC Pal (c) Aurobindo Ghose (d) Rash Behari Bose Ans: (c)

112. On October 16, 1905, when the partition of Bengal was enforced, the great poet Rabindranath

Tagore, to emphasise the unity of Bengal, Suggested the programme of (a) singing Bande Mataram (b)

tying of Rakhi on each other's wrists (c) composing of patriotic songs (d) establishing national

educational institutions Ans: (c)

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113. The INC for the first time passed the resolutions on Swaraj, Boycott and National Education at

its annual session held at (a) Banaras (1905) (b) Calcutta (1906) (c) Surat (1907) (d) Madras (1908)

Ans: (b)

114. The immediate cause of split In the INC at its Surat Session was (a) election of the President of

the INC (b) expulsion of Tilak from the INC (c) demand of Swaraj as the goal of the INC (d)

resolutions on Swaraj, Swadeshi, Boycott and National Education Ans: (a)

115. What was the charge against Bal Gangadhar Tilak, for which he was sentenced to six years'

transportation in July 1908? (a) for being the chief exponent of the cult of extremism (b) for

insiting violence during the Surat session of the INC (c) for seditious writings in his paper Kesari (d)

for being instrumental in the murder of the British Plaque commissioner in Poona. Ans: (c)

116. After Tilak's deportation which of the following extremist leaders was not similarly deported to

Mandalay prison in Burma? (a) Lala Lajpat Rai (b) Bipin Chandra Pal (c) Aswini Kumar Datta (d) CR Das

Ans: (d)

117. On what charge was Khudiram Bose, a boy of 18, sentenced to death on April 30, 1908? (a) for

being an active member of the Anushilan Samiti, the first revolutionary organisation in Bengal (b) for

participating in the Alipur Conspiracy (c) for murdering one Kennedy in Muzaffarpur (d) for

attempting to murder Kingsfords, the Chief Presidency Magistrate at Muzaffarpur, who had ordered

severe flogging to some young men for minor offences. Ans: (d)

118. Which of the following was not of the achievements of the Exteremist Group in the Congress?

(a) The partition of Bengal was annulled in 1911 (b) The Calcutta Corporation Act and the Indian

Universities Act were taken off the statute book (c) Nationalism took root among the progressive

sections of society (d) The Extremists taught people self-confidence and selfreliance and prepared

the social base of the nationalist movement Ans: (b)

119. The All India Muslim League was founded in December 1906 at (a) Karachi (b) Dacca (c) Calcutta

(d) Aligarh Ans: (b)

120. India Home Rule Society, founded in London in February 1905, was one of the earliest

revolutionary societies set up outside India. This society was founded by (a) Lala Har Dayal (b) VD

Savarkar (c) Shyamji Krishnavarma (d) Madan Lal Dhingra Ans: (c)

121. Who is regarded as 'the Mother of the Indian Revolution'? (a) Rani Lakshmi Bai (b) Sarojini Naidu

c) Madam Bhikaji Cama (d) Priti Lata Waddedar Ans: (c)

122. Madam Bhikajl Cama unfolded the National Flag of India in 1907 at (a) India House, London (b)

International Socialist Congress Stuttgart (c) Vande Mataram Office at San Francisco (d) Indian

Workers Meet Vancouver Ans: (b)

123. The Ghadar Party was founded (November 1913) at San Francisco USA by (a) Madam Bhikaji

Cama (b) Lala Har Dayal (c) Shyamji Krishana Verma (d) Both (a) and (b) above Ans: (b)

124. The Ghadar Party took the name Ghadar from (a) the Revolt of 1857 (b) its objective to wage

another revolt (c) a weekly paper Ghadar published in commemoration of the Revolt of 1857 (d) All

the above Ans: (c)

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125. The first truly revolutionary organisation in Bengal was (a) Anusilan Samiti (b) Yugantar (c)

Abhinava Bharata (d) Abhinava Bharat Society Ans: (a)

126. The leader of the Anuslian Samiti was (a) Barindra Kumar Ghosh (b) Pulin Das (c) Kanai Lal

Dutta(d) Prafulla Chaki Ans: (a)

127. The Alipore conspiracy case was launched against the revolutionary activities of (a) Anusilan

Samiti (b) Abhinava Bharat (c) Abhinava Bharat Society (d) Ghadar Party of India Ans: (a)

128. The main brain behind hurling a bomb at Lord Hardinge, while he was making his state entry

into Delhi was (a) Ras Behari Bose (b) Bhagat Singh (c) Sachindra Sanyal (d) Jatin Das Ans: (a)

129. The Lucknow Session of INC and the Lucknow Pact (1916)were significant on account of (a)

unity between the Moderates and the Extremists with the return of the Extremists to the Congress

(b) the pact between the Congress and Muslim League (c) Both (a) and (b) above (d) the beginning of

the tide of Indian Nationalism Ans: (c)

130. The idea of starting a Home Rule League in 1915 was first propounded by (a) B G Tilak (b) Gopal

Krishna Gokhale (c) Annie Besant (d) Both (a) and (b) above Ans: (c)

131. The Home Rule Movement was aimed at (a) complete independence for India (b) complete

autonomy to India (c) self-government for India within the British Commonwealth (d) larger

participation of Indians in India's administration Ans: (c)

132. To campaign for Home Rule, Mrs Annie Besant published the newspaper (s) (a) New India and

Commonweal (b) Young India and Home Rule News (c) Mahratta and Kesari (d) Home Rule Courier

Ans: (a)

133. Bal Gangadhar Tilak earned the epithet of Lokamanya during (a) his trial in 1907-08 (b) the

Lucknow pact of 1916 (c) the Home Rule Movement (d) the Congress Session in 1917 Ans: (c)

134. Mrs Annie Besant became the first woman President of the INC in (a) 1916 (b) 1917 (c) 1918 (d)

1920 Ans: (b)

135. The Khilafat Movement of the Indian Muslims related to (a) provision of separate electorate for

the Muslims in the Act of 1919 (b) restoration of territories to Turkey captured by Britain in the First

World War (c) restoration of the Sultan of Turkey who was Caliph of the Muslim World (d) lifting of

martial law in Punjab Ans: (c)

136. Mahatma Gandhi gave up the title of Kaiser-i-Hind and returned all the war medals which were

awarded to him by the British for his war services (during the First World War) (a) in protest against

the Jallianwala Bagh tragedy (b) during the Non-Cooperation Movement (c) in support of the Khilafat

demand when the Central Khilafat Committee organised a general all-India hartal on August 1, 1920

(d) during the Champaran Satyagraha Ans: (c)

137. The main objectives of the Non-Cooperation Movement were (a) restoration of the old status of

the Caliph (Khilafat Demand) and attainment of Swaraj for India (b) protest against the Punjab

wrongs and withdrawal of the Rowlatt Acts (c) lifting of martial law from Punjab and withdrawal of

repressive laws (d) None of the above Ans: (a)

138. Rabindranath Tagore surrendered his knighthood in protest against (a) Martial law in the Punjab

(b) Jallianwala Bagh tragedy (c) Rawlatt Acts (d) All the above Ans: (b)

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139. The Non-Cooperation Movement was suspended in February 1922 on account of (a) the Chauri

Chaura incident (b) Hindu Muslim riots (c) arrest of Gandhiji and his imprisonment for six years (d)

all the above Ans: (a)

140. The most Important feature of the Government of India Act of 1919 was (a) enlargement of

Indian Councils (b) provision for direct election (c) dyarchy in the Provinces (d) All the above Ans:

(d)

141. The Congressmen who wanted to contest the elections under the Act of 1919 and enter the

legislature, formed a party (1923) called (a) Swaraj Party (b) Congress Swarajya Party (c) Nationalist

Party (d) Liberal Party Ans: (a)

142. The main founder (s) of the Swaraj Party was/were (a) CR Das (b) Motilal Nehru (c) Madan

Mohan Malaviya (d) Only (a) and (b) above Ans: (d)

143. The Hindustan Republican Association, subsequently styled as the Hindustan Socialist

Republican Association (HSRA) was founded in 1924 by (a) Bhagat Singh (b) Chandra Shekhar Azad (c)

Jogesh Chandra Chatterji (d) Sachindra Sanyal Ans: (d)

144. In the famous Kakori Conspiracy Case (August 1925) which of the following revolutionaries was

not hanged? (a) Ram Prasad Bismil (b) Asafaqulla Khan (c) Snehlata (d) Suhasini Sarkar Ans: (c)

145. To avenge the brutal lathi charge on Lala Lajpat Rai (October 30, 1928), which was believed to

have caused his death subsequently, who murdered Saunders, the Assistant Superintendent of

Police, Lahore? (a) Batukeshwar Dutt (b) Bhagat Singh (c) Chandra Shekhar Azad(d) Sachindra

SanyalAns: (b)

146. The revolutionary who was an accused in Lahore Conspiracy Case and who died in Jail after 64

days fast was (a) Jatin Das (b) Sukh Dev (c) Raj Guru (d) Both (a) and (b) above Ans: (a)

147. Who threw two bombs on the Door of the Central Assembly in New Delhi on April 8, 1929? (a)

Bhagat Singh (b) Batukeshwar Dutt (c) Raj Guru (d) Both (a) and (b) above Ans: (d)

148. At midnight on December 31, 1929 who unfuried the tricolor flag on Indian Independence on

the banks of the Ravi at Lahore? (a) Mahatma Gandhi (b) Subhas Bose (c) Jawaharlal Nehru (d) Motilal

Nehru Ans: (c)

149. Which of the following was not one of the historic decisions of the Lahore Session (1929) of the

Indian National Congress? (a) Decision to launch a programme of civil disobedience (b) Complete

independence (Poorna Swaraj) as the goal of the Indian National Congress (c) Decision to observe

Januazy 26 as the Poorna Swaraj Day (d) To treat the communal problem as a national issue Ans: (d)

150. Mahatma Gandhi launched the Civil Disobedience Movement on March 12, 1930 by (a) asking

the Viceroy through a letter containing Eleven Points Programme to remove the evils of the British

rule (b) Dandi March to break the Salt Laws (c) asking the people to take Poorna Swaraj Pledge (d)

launching the non-payment of taxes campaign Ans: (b)

151. Match the dates of the following events: List-I List-II A. Publication of the Simon-Commission

Report 1. March 23, 1931 B. First Round Table Conference inaugurated 2.March 5, 1931

C. Signing of the Gandhi-Irwin Pact 3.November 12, 1930 D. Execution of Bhagat Singh, Sukh

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Dev and Raj Guru 4.June 7, 1930 Codes: A B C D (a) 1 2 3 4 (b) 4 3 1 2 (c) 4 3 2 1 (d) 2 1 4 3 Ans:

(c)

152. The Gandhi-lrwin Pact (1931) was vehemently criticised and opposed by the people on the

ground that (a) the Civil Disobedience Movement was suspended (b) the sufferings of thousands of

people in the Civil Disobedience Movement were wasted (c) It was contrary to the pledge of the

Congress for Poorna

Swaraj (d) Gandhi did nothing to save the lives of Bhagat Singh, Sukh

Dev and Raj Guru who had been awarded the death sentence

Ans: (d)

153. On September 20, 1932 Mahatma Gandhi began a fast unto death in Yeravada Jail against (a)

British repression of the satyagrahis (b) Violation of the Gandhi-Irwin pact (c) Communal Award of

Ramsay McDonald (d) All the above Ans: (d)

154. Mahatma Gandhi broke his epic fast unto death on September 26, 1932 after the Poona Pact,

which provided for (a) common electorate for all Hindus (b) reservation of 48 seats for the

depressed classes in different provincial legislatures(c) reservation of 18 per cent of the seats in the

CentralLegislature (d) All the aboveAns: (d)

155. The Civil Disobedience Movement was suspended after the Gandhi-Irwin Pact. Why did the

Congress decide to resume the movement In January 1932? (a) Failure of the Second Round Table

Conference (b) Repudiation of the Gandhi-Irwin Pact by the British Government (c) British policies of

repression (d) All the above Ans: (d)

156. In May 1933, Mahatma Gandhi began a fast of 21 days (a) to appeal to the Hindus to throw open

the temples and public wells to the Harijans (b) to launch a campaign against untouchability (c) for

his own purification and that of his associates for greater commitment to the cause of the Harijans

(d) For all the above Ans: (c)

157. On account of severe British repression the Civil Disobedience movement was again suspended

In July 1933 and people were asked to offer Satyagraha (a) individually(b) in groups(c) locally(d)

against liquor shops Ans: (a)

158. In 1934 Mahatma Gandhi withdrew from active politics and even resigned his membership of

the Congress because (a) of the failure of the Civil Disobedience Movement (b) the political climate

of India was unsuitable for any political movement (c) he wanted to devote himself fully to

constructive programme and Harijan welfare (d) of his opposition to the desire of congressmen to

enter legislatures under the Government of India Act of 1935 Ans: (c)

159. The first constitutional measure Introduced by the British in India which worked till the framing

of the Indian Constitution was (a) the Act of 1919 (b) the Act of 1935 (c) Indian Independence Bill (d)

Cabinet Mission Plan Ans: (b)

160. The Golden Jubilee of the Indian Rational Congress (1885-1935) fell in 1935, which was

observed during the sessionheld at(a) Karachib) Lucknow (c) Faizpur(d) Nowhere Ans: (d)

161. The most important feature of the Government of India Act nof 1935 was (a) proposed All India

Federation (b) Bicameral Legislature (c) Provincial Autonomy m(d) Communal representation Ans: (b)

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162. As a result of the elections held in early 1937 under the Act of 1935 the Congress formed

ministries in provinces. (a) 7 (b) 9 (c) 10 (d) 8 Ans: (d)

163. The Congress ministries cave up office in October 1939 over the issue of (a) constant

interference by Governors in day-to-day Administration (b) propaganda of the Muslim League against

the Congress (c) India having been unwillingly dragged into the Second WorldWar (d) failure of the

British to define their war aims Ans: (d)

164. At the historic Tripuri Session of the Congress (March 1939) Subhas Bose defeated Mahatma

Gandhi's official candidate for the Presidentship of the Congress. Who was Gandhiji's nominee? (a)

Abdul Kalam Azad (b) Jawaharlal Nehru (c) Pattabhi Sitaramayya (d) Vallabhbhai Patel Ans: (c)

165. On account of his differences with Gandhiji, Sub has Bose resigned the Presidentship of the

Congress (April 1939) and organised a new party called (a) Congress Socialist Party (b) Azad Hind

Fauz (c) Congress Liberal party (d) Forward Block Ans: (d)

166. The day (December 22, 1939) the Congress Ministries resigned in the Provinces the, Muslim

League observed (a) Deliverance Day (b) Direct Action Day (c) Victory Day (d) Alliance Day Ans: (a)

167. Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan, better known as Frontier Gandhi, organised the Red Shirt Movement

in the NorthWest Frontier Province (NWFP) for (a) countering the communal propaganda of the

Muslim League (b) establishing separate Pakhtoonistan (c) social and religious reforms (d) All the

above Ans: (c)

168. The members of Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan's Red Shirt mMovement were known as: (a)

Khidmatgars (Servants) (b) Insan-i-Khidmatgar (Servants of the people) (c) Khuda-i-Khidamatgar

(Servants of God) (d) Angels of Freedom Ans: (c)

169. The Frontier Gandhi actively participated in (a) Khilafat Movement(b) Non-Cooperation

Movement (c) Civil Disobedience Movement d) All the above Ans: (c)

170. The first definite and forceful expression of the concept of a separate homeland for the

Muslims came from (or the Cather of the idea of Pakistan was) (a) Sir Mohammad Iqbal(b) Rahmat

Ali(c) MAJinnah(d) Liaqat Ali Ans: (a)

171. The Muslim League demanded creation of Pakistan (Pakistan Resolution) in its session held on

March 24, 1940 At (a) Karachi (b) Lahorem (c) Islamabad (d) Aligarh Ans: (b)

172. Azad Hind Fauz or the Indian National Army (IRA) was founded by (a) Subhash Bose (b) Rash

Behari Bose (c) General Mohan Singh (d) Shah Nawaz Ans: (c)

173. The INA was largely composed of (a) Indian Revolutionaries (b) Overseas Indians (c) Indian

Prisoners of war under the Japanese (d) Deserters from the British Indian Army Ans: (c)

174. Subhash Bose established the Provisional Government of Free India at (a) Berlin (b) Bangkok (c)

Singapore (d) Tokyo Ans: (c)

175. Subhash Bose selected the best soldiers from the three existing brigades (named after Gandhi,

Azad and Nehru) and organised a new brigade which the soldiers themselves called (a) Himalayan

Brigade (b) Swatantra Bharat Brigade (c) Bhagat Singh Brigade (d) Subhash Brigade Ans: (d)

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176. In March 1942, British Prime Minister Winston Churchillm appointed the Cripps Mission to

resolve Indian political crisis because (a) he was under pressure from the US President Roosevelt (b)

of the gravity of the Japanese war menace on India's borders (c) both (a) and (b) above (d) of INA’s

initial success on India's eastern borders Ans: (c)

177. Kasturba Gandhi died in detention (in 1944) at (a) Yeravada Jail (b) Ahmedabad Prison (c) Aga

Khan Palace (d) Ahmednagar Fort Ans: (c) 178. In 1921, Mahatma Gandhi resolved to wear only a loin

cloth to propagate home spun cotton to signify (a) the poverty of the Indian people(b) the ruin of

India's handloom textiles(c) his identification with the Indian people (d) his resolve to wear tailored

clothes only when India became Independent Ans: (c)

179. The Working Committee of the Congress passed the Quit India resolution on (a) July 14, 1942

(b) August 10, 1942 (c) August 8, 1942 (d) June 30, 1942 Ans: (a)

180. Which of the following was not one of the points stressed by Mahatma Gandhi while exhorting

the people to join the Quit India Movement? (a) Forget the differences between the Hindus and

Muslims and think of yourselves as Indians only.(b) our quarrel is not with British people, we fight

their imperialism and we must purge ourselves of hatred. (c) Feel from today that you are a free

man and pot a dependent. Do or die. Either free India or die in the the attempt. (d) Freedom of

India is an end that will purify all means employed to achieve it. Ans: (d)

181. The Simla Conference called by Viceroy Lord Wavell (to discuss the so-called Wavell Plan) in

June 1945 failed on account of (a) Jinnah's demand that the Muslim League alone would nominate

Muslim members to the Executive Council (b) the demand of the Congress to include the members of all

communities in their quota to the Executive Council (c) the demand of the Scheduled Castes to

reserved seats in the Executive Council in Proportion to their population (d) All the aboveAns: (d)

182. The famous 'Ratings Mutiny' (Revolt of a section of Indian soldiers serving In the Royal Indian

Navy) in Bombay in February 1946 was calmed down largely by the efforts of (a) Mahatma Gandhi(b)

C Rajagopalachari(c) Jawahar Lal Nehru(d) Vallabhbhai PatelAns: (d)

183. Which of the following was not one of the recommendations of the Cabinet Minion (1946) about

the Constitution of India? (a) There should be a Union of India embracing both British India and the

States (b) The Muslim majority provinces should be separately constituted into a Union of Pakistan

(c) The provinces should enjoy autonomy for all subjects and should be free to form groups (d)

Three basic Groups proposed by the Mission were Group A (Hindumajority Provinces) Group B

(Muslim-majority Provinces) and Group C (Bengal and Assam) Ans: (b)

184. Mahatma Gandhi spent a year of complete silence in 1926 to (a) consolidate Khadi programme

(b) work for harijan welfare (c) cl do penance for Chauri-Chaura violence(d) write his autobiography

Ans: (b)

185. The Muslim League withdrew its acceptance of the Cabinet Minion Plan and decided to resort to

Direct Action Day on (a) August 16, 1946(b) September 2, 1946(c) October 15, 1946(d) July 29, 1946

Ans: (a)

186. On the Direct Action Day unprecedented bloodshed took place (as a result of Hindu-Muslim

riots) in (a) Dacca (b) Calcutta (c) Delhi (d) Meerut and Karachi Ans: (b)

187. The Interim Government which took office on September 2, 1946 was headed by (a) Rajendra

Prasad (b) Jawaharlal Nehru (c) Vallabhbhai Patel (d) C RajagopalachariAns: (b)

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188. After the elections to the Constituent Assembly were held in July 1946, the Constituent

Assembly met for the first time in New Delhi on (a) December 9, 1946 (b) January 15, 1947 (c)

February 10, 1947 (d) August 15, 1947 Ans: (a)

189. British Prime Minister Attlee made the historic announcement of the end of British rule in India

(and transfer of power to responsible Indian hands by a date notm later than June1948) on (a) May

16, 1946b) February 20, 1947 (c) March 10, 1946 (d) December 31, 1946 Ans: (b)

190. India was partitioned as a consequence of the formula contained in (a) Cabinet Mission Plan(b)

Attlee's Declarationc) June 3 Plan or Mountbatten Plan(d) Both (b) and (c) above Ans: (c)

191. Why did Mahatma Gandhi ultimately lend his support to the resolution passed by the Congress

Working Committee agreeing to the partition of India in spite of his personal, lifelong outspoken

disapproval of Pakistan? (a) There was no other go after he was presented with a fait Accompli (b)

Jawaharlal Nehru convinced him about the justification in favour of it (c) To prevent the loss of

prestige of the Congress Ministers who had agreed to the partition (d) The problem at home were far

too pressing to carp about a minor concession being conceded to the Muslim League Ans: (c)

192. The last constitutional provision (covering undivided India) passed by the House of Commons

was (a) Government of India Act 1935 (b) Cabinet Mission Plan (c) Mountabatten (or June 3) Plan (d)

Indian Independence Bill Ans: (a)

193. Match the national leaders with papers published by them List-I List-II\ A. The Maharatta and

Kesri (i) Annie Besant B. Bande Matram and The People (ii) B G Tilak C. Young India (iii) Lala Lajpat

Rai D. New India (iv) Mahatma Gandhi Codes: A B C D (a) iv iii ii I (b) ii i iv iii (c) i ii iii iv (d) ii iii iv I

Ans: (d)

194. The Servants of India Society was founded in 1905 by (a) BG Tilak(b) Lala Lajpat Rai(c) Gopal

Krishna Gokhale(d) Aurobindo GhoshAns: (c)

195. Match the national leaders with the epithets by which theywere known:List-I List-IIA. Lala

Lajpat Rai (i) Grand old man of IndiaB. BG Tilak (ii) Iron Man of IndiaC. CF Andrews (iii)

DeenabandhuD. Vallabhbhai Patel (iv) LokmanyaE. Dadabhai Naoroji (v) Lion of PunjabCodes:A B C D

E (a) i ii iii iv v (b) v iv i ii iii (c) v iv iii ii I (d) v iv ii iii I Ans: (c)

196. Mahatma Gandhi compared Pherozeshah Mehta with the Himalayas, Tilak with the Ocean and

Gokhale with (a) the Sky (b) the Ganges (c) the Gangotri (d) the Mansarovar Lake Ans: (b)

197. Who did Mahatma Gandhi recognise as his political Guru? (a) Pheroze Shah Mehta(b) BG Tilak(c)

Gopal Krishna Gokhale(d) Dadabhai NaorojiAns: (c)

198. The first Congress and nationalist leader to face repeated imprisonment was (a) Pheroze Shah

Mehta (b) Gopal Krishna Gokhale (c) Dadabhai Naoroji (d) BG Tilak Ans: (d)

199. Which of the following brought Aurobindo Ghose into the fold of the Indian National

Movement?m (a) The famines of 1896-97 and 1899-1900 (b) The partition of Bengal (c) The Surat

Split (d) The Jallianwala Bagh episode Ans: (b)

200. Which of the following was the main part of Aurobindo's programme to achieve

independence?(a) Organisation of secret societies(b) Passive resistance(c) Constitutional agitation(d)

TerrorismAns: (b)

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201. Where did Mahatma Gandhi first apply his technique of Satyagraha? (a) Dandi (b) Noakhali (c)

England (d) South Africa Ans: (d)

202. Which of the following statements about Mahatma Gandhi's views on Satyagraha is not correct?

(a) It denotes assertion of the power of the human soul against social, political and economic

dominance (b) It is the exercise of the purest soul force against all injustice, oppression and

exploitation (c) It is the best weapon of the weak against the strong (d) Mahatma Gandhi's theory of

Satayagraha was based on the acceptance of the concept of self-suffering Ans: (c)

203. Which of the following was not one of the techniques of 'Satyagraha' advocated by Mahatama

Gandhi? (a) Ahimsa(b) Fasting(c) Civil Disobedience(d) Non-CooperationAns: (a)

204. Which of the following is not one of the reasons why Mahatma Gandhi is known Ra the Father of

Nation? (a) He was universally adored, admired and respected by all castes, communities and classes

(b) Starting with opposition to the Rowlatt Acts, till the Quit India Movement he was the supreme

leader and the main spiritbehind the national movement (c) His social political, economic and

religious ideologies were based on Indian values with a very strong moral and ethical content (d) He

was the founder President of the Indian National Congress Ans: (a)

205. Which of the following writers did not have a profound influence on the thinking of Mahatma

Gandhi? (a) Tolstoy (b) Thoreau (c) Ruskin (d) Marx Ans: (d)

206. What was the single most significant contribution of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel to Indian History?

(a) he was responsible for the acceptance of the Mountbatten Plan by the Congress (b) As the Home

Minister of free India he brought about the integration of 600-odd Indian States with the Indian

Republic (c) He was the leading light of Mahatma Gandhi's NonCooperation and Civil Disobedience

Movements (d) As President of the Indian National Congress he engineered the passing of the Quit

India Resolution Ans: (b)

207. Which of the following songs was so dear to Gandhiji's heart, that he wrote: 'That one song is

enough to sustain me, even if I were to forget the 'Bhagwad Gita'. (a) Hare Ram (b) Raghupati Raghav

Raja Ram (c) Vaishnava Jana To Tene Kahiyen(d) Ishwar Allah Tero Nam Ans: (c)

208. Who is the author of Vande Mataram? (a) Mahatma Gandhi (b) Rabindranath Tagore (c) Bankim

Chandra Chatterjee (d) Sarat Chandra Chatterjee Ans: (c)

209. Who composed the song "Sare Jahan Se Achha Hindostan Hamara"? (a) Mohammed Iqbal (b) Josh

Malihabadi (c) Bhagat Singh (d) Chandra Shekhar Azad Ans: (a)

210. Who of the following has the distinction of having Authored the National Anthems of two

countries of the world? (a) TS Eliot (b) WB Yeats (c) Rabindranath Tagore (d) Mohammad Iqbal

211. Who contemptuously referred to Mahatma Gandhi as a halfnaked fakir? (a) Lord Wavell (b) Lord

Irwin (c) Lord Willingdon (d) Winston Churchill Ans: (d)

212. The British Governor General and Viceroy who served forthe longest period in India was (a)

Lord Irwin (b) Lord Dalhousie (c) Lord Curzon (d) Lord Linlithgow Ans: (b)

213. The Communist Party of India was founded in 1921 by (a) Hiren Mukherjee(b) SM Joshi(c) MN

Roy(d) RC Dutt Ans: (c)

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214. In December 1885, when the Indian National Congress wasfounded, AO Hume acted as its (a)

President(b) Vice-President(c) General Secretary(d) Member of the Working Committee Ans: (c)

215. The first Indian to be elected as a member of the British House of Commons was (a) Dadabhai

Naoroji(b) Surendra Nath Banerjee(c) Dr BR Ambedkar (d) C R Das Ans: (a)

216. Eminent Tamil Poet C Subramania Bharati was associated with which of the following

movements oC the Indian National Congress? (a) Extremist(b) Non-Cooperation(c) Civil

Disobedience(d) Quit India Ans: (a)

217. The song Jan-Gana-Mana composed by Rabindranath was first published in January 1912 under

the title of (a) Tatva Bodhini (b) Morning Song of India (c) Bharat Vidhata (d) Rashtra Jagrati Ans: (c)

218. Narain Malhar Joshi founded (a) the Social Service League in Bombay in 1911 (b) All India Trade

Union Congress 1920 (c) Both (a) and (b) above (d) The Deccan Education Society 1884 Ans: (c)

219. All India State's Peoples Conference formed in 1927 launched popular movements in (a)

Princely States (b) British Provinces (c) Hill Regions (d) Tribal Areas Ans: (a)

220. The actual name of Dayanand Saraawati, the founder of the Arya Samaj was (a) Daya Shankar

(b) Mula Shankar (c) Virjanand (d) Mool Chandra Ans: (b)

221. The President of the Constituent Assembly was (a) Dr BR Ambedkar (b) Dr Rajendra Prasad (c)

Jawahar Lal Nehru (d) Vallabhbhai Patel Ans: (b)

222. The slogan of 'Bande Matram' was first adopted during the Movements? (a) Non-cooperation (b)

Civil Disobedience (c) Swadeshi (d) Quit India Ans: (c)

223. During the freedom struggle a parallel movement launched in the Indian states (in the states

ruled by the Indian rulers such as Kashmir, Nizam's Hyderabad, Travancore, etc.) was/were (a) State

People's Movement (b) Praja Mandal Movement (c) Both (a) and (b) above (d) Swaraj Movement Ans:

(c)

224. The first elected Indian President of the Legislative Assembly was (a) Motilal Nehru (b)

Rangachariar (c) CR Das (d) VJ Patel Ans: (d)

225. Shree Narayan Guru was a great socio-religious reformer of (a) Kerala (b) Tamil Nadu (c) Andhra

Pradesh (d) Karnataka Ans: (a)

226. The youngest President of the Indian National Congress, who held that office at the age of 35,

was (a) Jawaharlal Nehru (b) Subhash Chandra Bose (c) Annie Besant (d) Abul Kalam Azad Ans: (d)

227. The first Indian to contest an election to the British House of Commons was (a) Dadabhai

Naoroji (b) Womesh Chandra Bannerjee (c) Surendranath Banerjee (d) Pheroze Shah Mehta Ans: (b)

228. Two socio-religious reform movements founded in India in 1875 were (a) Brahmo Samaj and

Prarthana Samaj b) Arya Samaj and Ramakrishna Mission (c) Theosophical Society and Arya Samaj (d)

Aligarh Movement and Servants of Indian Society Ans: (c)

229. The momentous decision to transfer the capital from Calcutta to Delhi, to annul the partition of

Bengal and toabolish Indian indentured labour were taken during theViceroyalty of Lord (a)

Hardinge(b) Minto(c) Chelmsford (d) Reading Ans: (a)

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230. The first Indian Governor of a British Province (Bihar) in India was (a) Sir SP Sinha(b) Sir Shaukat

Hayat(c) Sir Hari Singh Gaur(d) VJ PatelAns: (a)

231. The Headquarters of the Ramakrishna Math and Mission established by Vivekananda in 1898 are

at (a) Kanyakumari(b) Belur(c) Hyderabad(d) Murshidabad Ans: (b)

232. Who is regarded as the father and founder of the Indian National Congress? (a) Dadabhai

Naoroji(b) SN Banerjee(c) AO Hume(d) Pheroze Shah Mehta Ans: (c)

233. Who of the following was associated with the publication of alarge number of weeklies and

dailies such as Hindustan, Indian Union, Leader, Maryada, Kissan, Abhudaya etc.? (a) Motilal

Nehru(b) Jawaharlal Nehru(c) Madan Mohan Malaviya(d) Ganesh Shankar VidyarthiAns: (d)

234. Who declared that he would talk of religion only when he succeeded in removing poverty and

misery from the country,for religion could not appease hunger?(a) Swami Vivekananda(b) Mahatma

Gandhi(c) Jawaharlal Nehru(d) Dadabhai NaorojiAns: (a)

235. The most famous woman disciple of Vivekananda was(a) Madam Blavatsky(b) Annie Besant(c)

Sister Nivedita(d) Sarojini Naidu Ans: (c)

236. 'The Times of India' which celebrated its 150th anniversary in 1988, was first published in 1838

as(a) Bombay Chronicle (b) Bombay Times(c) Indian Times (d) National Times Ans: (b)

237. A focal point of all revolutionary activities in London was (a) India House (b) Kaiser House (c)

Singh Sabha Building (d) Dadabhai Naoroji's House Ans: (a)

238. The first President of the Ghadar Party-founded in 1913 in USA-was (a) Lata Hardayal (b) Sohan

Singh Bhakna (c) Bhai Parmanand (d) Sardar Ajit Singh Ans: (b)

239. Chandra Shekhar Azad was ______ of the Hinduatan Socialist Republican Army. (a) President

(b) Secretary(c) Commander-in-Chief (d) Field Marshal Ans: (c)

240. The Tokyo Conference which passed a resolution to form an Indian National Army or Azad Hind

Fauj was a conference Of (a) different associations of Indians living in South-East Asia (b) Indians

living in Tokyo (c) Indian prisoners of war in Japanese custody(d) Indian revolutionaries living

outside India Ans: (a)

241. The All India Muslim League was founded in 1906 primarily to promote among Indian Muslims

(a) mutual unity and goodwill(b) political consciousness(c) feeling of loyalty to the British

Government(d) hatred for the Congress Ans: (c)

242. The English who twice served as President of the IndianNational Congress was (a) George

Yule(b) Sir William Wedderburn(c) AO Hume(d) Mrs Annie BesantAns: (b)

243. When the Congress Ministries were formed in the provinces in June 1937, the Viceroy of India

was (a) Lord Willingdon(b) Lord Irwin(c) Lord Linlithgow(d) Viscount WavellAns: (c)

244. In which of the following provinces the Congress Ministrym was not formed in June 1937? (a)

United Provinces(b) Central Provinces(c) Madras(d) AssamAns: (d)

245. 'A day of deliverance and thanks giving' was celebrated in 1939 by (a) Congress Party (b) Muslim

League (c) Forward Bloc (d) Communist Party Ans: (b)

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246. August Offer 1940 was made by the Viceroy (a) Willingdonb) Linlithgow (c) Minto (d) Lytton

Ans: (b)

247. When the August Offer 1940 was offered to India the PrimeMinister of England was (a)

Chamberlain(b) Baldwin(c) Chruchill(d) Asquith Ans: (c)

248. Of the following who was a poet and political thinker?(a) Gandhi (b) Jinnah (c) Mohammed Iqbal

(d)PatelAns: (c)

249. The word Pakistan was coined by (a) Mohammed Iqbal (b) Jinnah (c) Abul Kalam Azad (d)

Rahmat Ali Ans: (d)

250. The Muslim League passed a resolution demanding the partition of India in the ______ session

held in 1940. (a) Lahore (b) Allahabad (c) Karachi (d) Dacca Ans: (a)

251. By the Act of 1773, Parliament granted a loan of ______ to the East India Company. (a) Rs

480,000 (b) Rs 400,000 (c) Rs 500,000 (d) Rs 300,000 Ans: (b)

252. The Regulating Act was passed in the year (a) 1793(b) 1773(c) 1763(d) 1783 Ans: (b)

253. According to the Regulating Act, Directors were to be elected for a period of(a) 5 years (b) 4

years (c) 6 years (d) 3 years Ans: (b)

254. As per the Regulating Act, a Governor-General and four Councilors were appointed for (a)

Bengal (b) Bombay (c) Madras (d) SuratAns: (a)

255. The term of office fixed by Regulating Act for Governor General was (a) 4 years(b) 5 years(c) 3

years (d) 2 years Ans: (b)

256. As per the Regulating Act a Supreme Court was established in (a) Bengal (b) Bombay (c) Delhi

(d) Madras Ans: (a)

257. According to the provisions of the Regulating Act the Supreme Court in Bengal consisted of the

Chief Justice and (a) Five Judges (b) Two Judges(c) Six Judges(d) Three Judges Ans: (d)

258. The first Carnatic War in India was an extension of the Anglo-French War in(a) Canada(b)

Europe(c) Africa(d) AmericaAns: (b)

259. During the first Carnatic War, the French Governor-General of Pondicherry was (a) La

Bourdonnais (b) Captain Paradise (c) Dupleix (d) Count-de-Lally Ans: (c)

260. To establish French political influence in Sothern India, Dupleix had an opportunity in the

disputed succession to the thrones of (a) Delhi and Awadh (b) Hyderabad and Carnatic (c) Travancore

(d) Vijayanagar and Ahmednagar Ans: (b)

261. In the Carnatic, the English supported the claims of (a) Anwaruddin (b) Chanda Sahib (c) Nasir

Jang (d) Muzaffar Jang Ans: (a)

262. Shuja-ud-Daulah was the Nawab of (a) Rampur (b) Arcot (c) Awadh (d) Surat Ans: (c)

263. Shuja-ud-Daulah wanted to acquire the territory of (a) Rohelas(b) Marathas(c) Sikhs(d)

TamilsAns: (a)

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264. Rohelas were of ______ origin. (a) Turkish (b) Afghan (c) British (d) Chinese Ans: (b)

265. The Rohelas helped the Afghan invaders in 1761 in the Battle of (a) Bauxar (b) Plassey (c) Arcot

(d) PanipatAns: (d)

266. To face the Maratha Army the Rohelas chief entered into a pact with (a) The Nawab of Awadh

(b) The French (c) The Portuguese (d) The Sikhs Ans: (a)

267. The 'Hero of Plassey' was (a) Warren Hastings (b) Dupleix (c) Clive (d) Shuja-ud-Daulah Ans: (c)

268. The use of the mother tongue in India in the law Court was permitted by (a) Lord Hastings (b)

Cornwallis (c) Lord Dalhousie (d) Bentinck Ans: (d)

269. The Diwani Adalat was presided over by (a) Collector (b) Governor (c) Resident (d) Nawabs Ans:

(a)

270. The first plans for an Indian railway system was made by (a) Minto(b) Amherst(c) Hardinge(d)

Cornwallis Ans: (c)

271. In 1831 Bentinck signed a treaty with Ranjit Singh to protect the British territories from (a)

Russian menace (b) Pindari menace (c) Rohelas (d) Attack by Burmese Ans: (a)

272. The Treaty of Bessein (1802) was signed between (a) The British and the Peshwa (b) The British

and the Nizam (c) The British and Sikh n(d) The British and Nawab of Arcot Ans: (a)

273. Sindhia's troops were defeated by General Wellesley atn (a) Bessein (b) Assaye (c) Tanjore (d)

Poona Ans: (b)

274. The Treaty between Ranjit Singh and the British was signed At (a) Allahabad (b) Amritsar (c)

Kashmir (d) Agra Ans: (b)

275. The Sikhs were defeated by the English at ______ in 1856.(a) Sobraon (b) Amritsar(c) Lahore

(d) Kashmir Ans(a)

276. The Treaty of Lahore was signed between the Sikhs and the British in India in the year(a) 1836

(b) 1846 (c) 1856 (d) 1866 Ans: (b)

277. The English established their first factory in Bengal in 1651 at ______.(a) Hugli(b)

Kassimbazar(c) Patna(d) Calcutta Ans: (a)

278. The privileges of free trade granted to the English East India Company were confirmed in 1717

by Emperor (a) Bahadur Shah (b) Farrukh-Siyar (c) Muhammad Shah (d) Aurangzeb Ans: (b)

279. Of the following who transferred the capital from Murshidabad to Monghyr? (a) Mir Kasim (b) Mir

Jaffar (c) Siraj-ud-Daulah (d) Mir Mudan Ans: (a)

280. Which of the following was not to be ceded by Mir Kasim to the Company as per the treaty

signed between Mir Kasim and Calcutta Council? (a) Burdwan (b) Midnapur (c) Chittagong (d) Monghyr

Ans: (d)

281. In the Battle of Buxar the English army was commanded by (a) Major Munro (b) Clive (c) Rojer

Drake (d) Boughton Ans: (a)

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282. The Battle of Buxar was fought between the combined armies (of the Nawab of Awadh, the

Mughal Emperor and Mir Kasim II) and the (a) French (b) Dutch (c) Portuguese (d) English Ans: (d)

283. Who designated the administrative head of the district as Collector? (a) Warren Hastings(b)

Cornwallis(c) Macpherson(d) CliveAns: (c)

284. Mahabandula was the great General of the (a) Marathas(b) Sikhs(c) Nepalese(d) BurmeseAns: (d)

285. Mahabandula was killed at _____.(a) Rangoon(b) Tenesserin(c) Danubyu(d) Prome Ans: (c)

286. ‘Confessions of Thug' was written by (a) Burke(b) Meadows Taylor(c) Havell(d) Moreland Ans:

(b)

287. The Hindu College was started in 1817 at (a) Calcutta (b) Bombay (c) Madras (d) Pondicherry

Ans: (a)

288. According to ______ the Mutiny was a popular rebellion. (a) V D Sarkar (b) V ASmith (c) L

Mukherjee (d) Chabbra Ans: (b)

289. The Mutiny was brought to an end with the fall of ______ into the hands of the British in India.

(a) Meerut (b) Awadh (c) Gwalior (d) Rohilkhand Ans: (c)

290. The Wahabis operated from (a) Hindukush (b) Khyber Pass (c) Western Ghat (d) Palghat Ans: (a)

291. The Indian Civil Service Act was passed during the Viceroyalty of (a) Elgin (b) Canning (c) Minto

(d) Lytton Ans: (b) 292. The first Indian to enter the Indian Civil Service was (a) Gokhale (b)

Satyendra Nath Tagore (c) Ramanuja (d) Rabindranath Tagore Ans: (b)

293. The first Famine Commission was constituted under (a) Sir Richard Strachey (b) Sir John

Strachey (c) Roberts (d) Chamberlain Ans: (a)

294. The Mayo College was started at (a) Delhi (b) Calcutta (c) Agra (d) Ajmer Ans: (d)

295. Arrange the following in chronological order: 1. Viceroy Lytton 2. Viceroy Mayo 3. Viceroy

Lansdowne 4. Viceroy Linlithgow (a) II, III, I, IV (b) II, I, III, IV (c) IV, III, II, I (d) III, IV, I, II Ans: (b)

296. When King George-V and Queen of India visited India, a magnificent Durbar was held at (a)

Calcutta (b) Delhi (c) Bombay (d) Madras Ans: (b)

297. The capital of British India was transferred from Calcutta to Delhi in the year (a) 1911 (b) 1912

(c) 1920 (d) 1925 mAns: (a) 298. The Tata Iron and Steel Works was completed with the aid of (a)

Japanese experts (b) Russian experts (c) American experts (d) French experts Ans: (c)

299. Rowlatt after whom Rowlatt Act was named was a (a) Justice(b) General(c) Member of

Parliament(d) Secretary of State for India Ans: (a)

300. Montagu who toured In India in 1918 was a (a) Member of Privy Council(b) Member of Viceroy's

Council (c) Secretary of State for India(d) Viceroy of India Ans: (c)

301. The Non-Cooperation Movement under Gandhi was in full swing during the Viceroyalty of (a)

Chelmsford (b) Irwin (c) Reading (d) Hardinge Ans: (c)

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302. A resolution declaring 'Purna Swaraj' was passed in the Congress Session held at (a) Lahore (b)

Calcutta (c) Gaya (d) Haripura Ans: (a)

303. SN Banerjee was appointed Professor in English in the Metropolitan Institute at (a) Bombay(b)

Madras(c) Calcutta(d) BangaloreAns: (c)

304. Tilak started his career as a (a) Writer (b) Professor (c) Journalist (d) Lawyer Ans: (b)

305. The Hindu of Madras started in 1868 as a weekly, became a Daily in (a) 1889 (b) 1899 (c) 1890

(d) 1855 Ans: (a)

306. The Indian National Congress was founded in the year (a) 1958 (b) 1977 (c) 1885 (d) 1909 Ans:

(c)

307. Match the following: List-I List-II A. Kesari 1. 1921 B. Maharatta 2. 1893 C. Ganapathi Festival

3. English Journal

D. Moplah Rebellion 4. Marathi Journal Codes: A B C D (a) 4 3 2 1(b) 1 2 3 4(c) 2 3 4 1d) 3 4 1 2 Ans:

(a)

308. According to _____ the Mutiny was a purely military outbreak. (a) VD Sarkar (b) VASmith (c) Sir

John Lawrence (d) Roberts Ans: (c)

309. Wahabis were ______ fanatics. (a) Hindu (b) Muslim (c) Christian (d) Sikh Ans: (b)

310. A Royal Commission on the Public Service was appointed in the year (a) 1912 (b) 1915 (c) 1910

(d) 1918 Ans: (a)

311. A resolution declaring Purna Swaraj (complete Independence as Indian's political goal was

passed in the Congress of 1929.(a) Shimla(b) Lahore (c) Madras (d) Calcutta Ans: (b)

312. In the Interim Government formed in 1946, the Minister for Education was (a) Patel (b) Rajaji

(c) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (d) Annie Besant Ans: (c)

313. The Pakistan panacea was sponsored by (a) Azad Kalam (b) Jinnah (c) Md Iqbal (d) Liyakat All

Khan Ans: (c)

314. The Indian Independence Act was passed in (a) July 1947 (b) August 1947 (c) June 1947 (d)

September 1947 Ans: (a)

315. AI Hilal was a (a) Mosque (b) Journal (c) Madrasah (d) Garden Ans: (b)

316. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad was the author of (a) India Wins Freedom (b) New India (c) Gita

Rahasya (d) Discovery of India Ans: (a)

317. Tilak called him the 'Diamond of India' the jewel of Maharashtra and the Prince of Workers'.

Who is referred in these words (a) Lajpat Rai (b) Shivaji (c) Gokhale (d) Madhava Rao Ans: (c)

318. Motilal presided over the Congress Session of 1919 held at (a) Lahore (b) Amritsar (c) Calcutta

(d) Bombay Ans: (b)

319. Swarajist Party was organised by (a) Motilal Nehru(b) Subash Chandra Bose (c) Annie Besant (d)

Gokhale Ans: (a)

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320. Match the following: List-I List-II A. Irish Home Rule Movement 1. Annie Besant B. Home Rule

Movement in India 2. Red Mond C. Ferguson College 3. Motilal Nehru D. Kashmir 4. Gokhale Codes: A

B C D (a) 2 1 4 3 (b) 4 3 2 1 (c) 3 4 1 2 (d) 1 2 3 4 Ans: (a)

321. The famine in Bihar and Bengal in 1873-74 was averted by the timely action of (a) Minto (b)

Morley (c) Northbrook (d) Hastings Ans: (c)

322. Lytton was selected as Viceroy to India to fulfill the ambitious plans of Disraeli in _____. (a)

Awadh (b) Afghanistan (c) Bengal (d) Burma Ans: (b)

323. The Rowlatt Act was passed in the year (a) 1919 (b) 1925 (c) 1927 (d) 1930 Ans: (a)

324. Narendra MandaI was inaugurated by Duke of Connaught in the year (a) 1920 (b) 1921 (c) 1931

(d) 1910 Ans: (b)

325. Servants of India Society was founded in (a) England (b) India (c) America (d) Burma Ans: (a)

326. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad was a Scholar in (a) Persian (b) Arabic (c) Sanskrit (d) French Ans: (b)

327. In 1946, the Interim Government was formed under (a) Patel (b) Gandhiji (c) Rajaji (d)

Jawaharlal Nehru Ans: (d)

328. The President of the Congress Sessions of 1898 and 1902 was a) Hume(b) Tilak(c) Dadabhai

Naoroji\ (d) S N Banerjee Ans: (d)

329. The National Liberal Federation was founded by(a) S N BanneIjee(b) Motilal Nehru(c) Abul

Kalam Azad (d) Mrs Annie Besant Ans: (a)

330. The Shivaji Festival was inaugurated in 1895 by (a) Hume(b) Morley (c) Tilak (d) Gokhale Ans:

(c)

331. The Sepoy Mutiny broke out on May 10, 1857 at _____. (a) Meerut(b) Gwalior (c) Jhansi (d)

Agra Ans: (a)

332. The immediate cause for the Mutiny was (a) Doctrine of Lapse (b) The Social Legislation of 1856

(c) The Episode of the Greased Cartridges (d) The fear of me Indians that they would be converted to

Christianity Ans: (c)

333. During the Viceroyalty of Sir John Lawrence the bone of contention between India and Bhutan

was (a) Duars (b) Jalpaiguri (c) Goalpara (d) Cooch Behar Ans: (a)

334. Queen Victoria became the Empress of India according to the Act of (a) 1858 (b) 1861 (c)

1876(d) 1909 Ans: (c)

335. The Viceroy who wanted to train Indian in the art of selfgovernment Was (a) Mountbatten (b)

Ripon (c) Northbrook (d) Curzon Ans: (b)

336. The ruler of Mysore who secured the rendition of Mysore was(a) Tippu(b) Hyder(c) Krishnaraja

III(d) Rajendra Wodiar Ans: (c)

337. Loamanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak hailed form (a) Bengal(b) Kashmir(c) Maharashtra(d) Tamil

NaduAns: (c)

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338. Tilak was sentenced and transported to(a) Mandalay(b) Malaya(c) Australia(d) AndamanAns: (b)

339. 'Anthology of the Bomb' was written by(a) Tilak(b) Bipin Chandra Pal(c) Gokhale(d) Annie

BesantAns: (b)

340. The author of 'A Nation in the Making' was (a) SN Banerjee (b) Mahatma Gandhi (c) Hume (d)

Tilak Ans: (a)

341. Till the end of the 17th Century the growth of the executive and legislative powers of the East

india Company depended on (a) Governor (b) Governor-General (c) Parliament (d) Crown Ans: (d)

342. In the 18th Century the Royal prerogative in the affairs of the East India Company was

controlled by (a) The Viceroy's Council (b) The Indian Legislature (c) The Parliament in England (d)

The Secretary of State Ans: (c)

343. Which of the following was not included in the early three English Settlements in India? (a)

Madras (b) The Punjab (c) Bombay (d) Calcutta Ans: (b)

344. Before the passing of the Act of 1773, each of the three English Settlement in India was

governed by (a) Viceroy (b) President (c) Secretary (d) Director Ans: (b)

345. Which of the following is one of the causes for the passing of the Act of 1773? (a) Failure of

Double Government (b) Success of Double Government (c) Agitation in India (d) Desire of the Indian

Merchants Ans: (a)

346. Provision was made in the Act of 1773, for the office of a Governor-General of (a) India (b) Fort

William (c) Madras (d) Bombay Ans: (b)

347. Pitt's India Bill was introduced by ______ in 1784. (a) Prime Minister Pitt (b) Governor-General

of India (c) Senior Merchants (d) East India CompanyAns: (a)

348. Commissioners for the Affairs of India were known as (a) Court of Directors(b) Board of

Directors(c) Board of Control(d) Board of MerchantsAns: (c)

349. The members of the Board of Control must be paid from (a) The Consolidated Fund of

England(b) Indian Revenues(c) Funds Voted by Parliament(d) The revenues of Princely States Ans: (b)

350. When the Governor-General was away from Bengal a VicePresident appointed by _____ would

Act for him. (a) Crown (b) Parliament (c) Board of Control (d) Governor-General Ans: (d)

351. The Charter Act of 1793 Renewed the Company's monopoly for _____ years. (a) 20 years (b) 10

years,(c) 30 years (d) 15 years Ans: (a)

352. By the Charter Act of 1813 the Indian trade except in ______ was thrown open to all British

subjects. (a) Tea (b) Spices(c) Coffee d) Cotton Ans: (a)

353. The Charter Act of 1813 left intact the Company's monopoly of ______ trade. (a) China (b)

Jawa (c) Ceylon (d) Japan Ans: (a)

354. Provision was made by the Charter Act of 1813 for the establishment of a Church at ______. (a)

Madras (b) Bombay (c) Calcutta (d) Pondicherry Ans: (c)

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355. The Charter Act of 1813 allotted Rupees _______ annually for Indian learning and spread of

Scientific knowledge. (a) One lakh (b) Two lakhs (c) £ 1000 (d) £ 500 Ans: (a)

356. The writers of the East India Company had their training in the college at ______ in England.

(a) London (b) Manchester (c) Liverpool(d) Haileybury Ans: (d)

357. The Company's monopoly of Trade was abolished by the Act Of (a) 1793(b) 1813 (c) 1833 (d)

Pitt's India Act Ans: (c)

358. The Act of 1833 concentrated the legislative powers in the hands of (a) Parliament (b)

Governor-General in Council (c) Board of Control (d) Crown Ans: (b) 359. The last of the Charter Act

concerning India was the Act of (a) 1773 (b) 1813 (c) 1853 (d) 1793 Ans: (c)

360. As per the Act of 1853 the Governor-General's Council was enlarged for the purpose of(a)

Defence(b) Legislation (c) Finance (d) Security Ans: (b)

361. Of the following who did not find a place in the Legislative Council as per the Act of 1853? (a)

The Governor-General (b) Additional Members (c) The Commander-in-Chief (d) The Lieutenant

Governor Ans: (d)

362. By the Act of 1858, India was to be governed (a) By the Company (b) In the name of the Crown

(c) By a Board of Directors (d) In the name of Governor-General of India Ans: (b)

363. The office of the Secretary of State for India was created by the Act of (a) 1853 (b) 1858 (c)

1861 (d) 1892 Ans: (b)

364. The strategy of 'divide and rule' had been actually practiced By (a) Lord Curzon (b) Lord

Wellesley (c) Lord Minto (d) Lord Dufferin Ans: (c)

365. With whom was the seven-year rule of' "missions, omissions and commissions' associated? (a)

Lord Dalhousie (b) Lord Curzon (c) Lord Lytton (d) Lord Mayo Ans: (b)

366. Who was the moving spirit behind the oganization of the Ghadar Party? (a) Lala Hardayal (b) V D

Savarkar (c) Mahatma Gandhi (d) Netaji Subhas Chandra Bosem Ans: (a)

367. What was the name of the Sabha started by Debendranath,Tagore? (a) Arya Samaj (b) Dharma

Sabha (c) Tattvabodhini Sabha ,(d) Tattvabodhini Samaj Ans: (c)

368. The doctrine of lapse had been put to much use by (a) Lord Dalhousie (b) Lord Bentickm (c)

Lord Curzon (d) Lord Ripon,,Ans: (a) 369. Who had succeeded Mir Jafar to the throne? (a) Haider Ali

(b) Chandra Sahib (c) Tipu Sultan (d) Mir Kasim Ans: (d)

370. In 1942, Europe had witnessed a great war between (a) Sweden and Russia (b) France and

Germany(c) France and England(d) Germany and Russia Ans: (d)

371. The Act of _______ had introduced the system of separate electorates. (a) 1874 (b) 1893 (c)

1909 (d) 1926 Ans: (c)

372. Who had paned the Vernacular Press Act into law? (a) Lord Mayo (b) Lord Hardinge (c) Lord

Dalhousie (d) Lord Lytton Ans: (d)

373. Lord Lytton had lowered the age limit for Indiana for the ICS from 21 year to (a) 20 years (b)

19 years(c) 18 years (d) 17 years Ans: (b)

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374. Vivian Derozio had been associated with the ______ movement. (a) Swadeshi (b) Back to the

Vedas (c) Young Bengal (d) Young India Ans: (c)

375. The first Indian national leader who began building, organizing and promoting the freedom

struggle was (a) Dadabhai Naoroji (b) Lala Lajpat Rai (c) Bal Gangadhar Tilak (d) Gopal Krishna

Gokhale Ans: (a)

376. Which of the following is not among the regions where the Britishers had first set up trading

posts? (a) Bengal (b) Goa (c) Coromandel Coast (d) Gujarat Ans: (b)

377. The 1857 revolt did not acquire much intensity in (a) Delhi (b) Awadh (c) Bombay (d) The

Chambal Region Ans: (c)

378. An effect of the 1857 revolt was that (a) The spirit of rebellion in Indian was crushed (b) The

British became totally demoralized (c) The British abandoned their repressive policies (d) Unity was

forged between the Hindus and Muslims Ans: (d)

379. The majority of the moderate leaders of India's freedom struggle may be traced to hail from (a)

Bengal (b) Rural areas (c) Urban areas (d) Both rurals as well as urban parts Ans: (c)

380. The passage of the Rowlatt Act had been almost immediately followed by the (a) Minto-Morley

Reforms (b) Khilafat Movement (c) Jallianwala Bagh Massacre (d) Chauri-Chaura Incident Ans: (c)

381. The United East India Company refers to the company in India formed by the (a) Portuguese (b)

Dutch (c) French (d) British Ans: (b)

382. Madras was returned by the French to the British in 1748 by the Treaty of (a) Paris (b) Delhi (c)

London (d) Aix-la-Chapelle Ans: (d)

383. What did the Rowlatt Act, 1919 empower the British government to do (a) Foment class and

caste strife (b) Shut down any industrial unit at will (c) Extend the period of imprisonment for

Indians (d) Detain a person for any duration without a trial Ans: (d)

384. After the 1935 elections, the only two provinces out of eleven which had non-Congress

ministries were (a) Bengal and Punjab (b) Assam and Kerala (c) Bengal and Assam (d) Punjab and

Kerala Ans: (a)

385. When did the Cripps Mission, which had practically repeated the August Offer 1940 visit India?

(a) 1941 (b) 1942 (c) 1943 (d) 1944 Ans: (b)

386. Despite holding a monopoly, the East India Company had faced competition from what it had

termed as the 'interlopers' represented by the(a) Portuguese(b) Indigenous merchants(c) British free

merchants(d) Dutch Ans: (c)

387. A letter to the Mughal emperor Jahangir from King James I had been presented by (a) Lord

Clive (b) Sir Thomas Roe (c) Lord Curzon (d) Captain Hawkins Ans: (b)

388. The Non-Cooperation movement had been launched by Gandhi in the year (a) 1916 (b) 1919 (c)

1920 (d) 1923 Ans: (c)

389. Who was the first Indian civil servant? (a) Motilal Nehru (b) S N Banerjee (c) C R Das (d) Bhagat

Singh Ans: (b)

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390. The decisive battle of the third Carnatic War was waged between the French and the British at

(a) Arcot (b) Jhansi(c) Plassey (d) Wandiwash Ans: (d)

391. Muslim communalism was lent an impetus by the activities Of (a) Ashfaqullah (b) Liaqat Hussain

(c) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (d) Sayyid Ahmad Khan Ans: (d)

392. The Nehru Report of 1928 with proposals for constitutional reforms had been prepared by (a)

Motilal Nehru (b) Jawaharlal Nehru (c) Kamla Nehru (d) All of the above Ans: (a)

393. In which year was the All India Muslim League founded? (a) 1903 (b) 1906 (c) 1909 (d) 1912

Ans: (b)

394. Who was not among the three revolutionaries who were hanged on March 23, 1931? (a) Bhagat

Singh (b) Azad (c) Rajguru (d) Sukhdev Ans: (b)

395. The Civil Disobedience Movement had been led in the North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) by

(a) Sheikh Mohammed Tyabji (b) Dr M AAnsari (c) Badruddin Tyabji (d) Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan Ans:

(d)

396. The Prime causes of the 1857 mutiny did not include (a) The new system of education (b) The

Widow Remarriage Act (c) The despatch of Indian Sepoys to Afghanistan (d) Laws forbidding

intermarriages between Indians and the British Ans: (d)

397. Nana Sahib the adopted son of Peshwa Baji Rao II had become a great enemy of the British

because (a) The Queen had humiliated him (b) He had lost his title (c) The British had stopped his

pension (d) His estate had been snatched from him Ans: (c)

398. Name the Mughal emperor occupying the throne of Delhi

when the revolt of 1857 took place (a) Shah Alam II (b) Jahandar Shah (c) Bahadur Shah Zafar (d)

Humayun Ans: (c)

399. Identify the revolutionary among the following who was not active in London? (a) Shyamji

Krishna Varma (b) Ashfaqullah (c) Lala Hardayal (d) V D Savarkar Ans: (b)

400. Where did the revolutionaries have their deliberations, which led to the formation of the

Hindustan Republican Association? (a) Calcutta (b) Kanpur (c) Madras (d) Allahabad, Ans: (b)

401. Who had scrapped the partition of Bengal? (a) Lord Hardinge (b) Lord Mountbatten (c) Lord

Lytton d) Lord Wellesley Ans: (a)

402. Mahatma Gandhi had been present at the Round Table Conference(s) held in London. (a) Third

(b) Second (c) First(d) All of the above Ans: (b)

403. The founder-president of India idependence League was (a) Rash Behari Bose (b) Subhas

Chandra Bose (c) MK Gandhi (d) Motilal Nehru Ans: (a)

404. In which year was the partition of Bengal scrapped? (a) 1908 (b) 1911(c) 1923 (d) 1931 Ans: (b)

405. The State, from among the following, which was not annexed by the 'doctrine of lapse' is (a)

Baghat (b) Gwalior (c) Sambalpur (d) Satara Ans: (b)

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406. Lord Mountbatten had held detailed discussions on the approaching partition of India with (a)

Mohammed Ali Jinnah (b) Jawaharlal Nehru (c) Mahatma Gandhi (d) All of the above Ans: (d)

407. What benefits did the Poona Pact offer to the depressed classes? (a) 44 seats in the central

legislature (b) 20% reservation in the provincial legislature (c) 18% seats in the central legislature

and 148 seats in the provincial legislature (d) 50% reservation in the ICS Ans: (c)

408. The Battle of Plassey is a particularly important event in Indian history because (a) The Nawab

of Bengal lost in it (b) It enabled the British to have power in Bengal (c) It laid the foundation for

British rule in India (d) It enabled the British to reap higher trade profits Ans: (c)

409. Whom would you associate with the Censorship of the Press Act 1794? (a) Charles Metcalfe (b)

Andrew Frazer(c) Lord Wellesly (d) Lord Auckland Ans: (c)

410. Who had founded the Deccan Educational Society? (a) Dadabhai Naoroji (b) CR Das (c) Swami

Vivekananda (d) Mahadeva Govind Ranade Ans: (d)

411. Champaran, the site of Gandhi's first experiment in Satyagraha, is located in the state of (a)

Bihar (b) Kerala (c) Gujarat (d) Punjab Ans: (a)

412. On which date was the announcement formally made that India and Pakistan would be made

free? (a) May 2, 1947 (b) June 3, 1947 (c) July 4, 1947 (d) August 5, 1957 Ans: (b)

413. In which year did the Indian National Congress hold its first meeting in Bombay? (a) 1832 (b)

1844 (c) 1885 (d) 1890 Ans: (c)

414. Who among the following had observed, upon Gandhi's assassination. "None will believe that a

man like this body and soul ever walked on this earth"? (a) Bertrand Russel(b) Nelson Mandela (c)

Albert Einstein (d) Leo Tolstoy Ans: (c)

415. Infanticide was completely banned by the (a) Bengal Regulation Act XVII of 1829 (b) Sharda Act,

1930\(c) Bengal Regulation Act XXI of 1795(d) Minto-Morley reforms Ans: (c)

416. Who had introduced the Indian Universities Act 1904? (a) Lord Ripon (b) Lord Hardinge (c) Lord

Curzon (d) Lord Auckland Ans: (c)

417. The Prarthana Samaj had been established by (a) Raja Ram Mohan Roy (b) Keshub Chandra Sen

(c) Swami Vivekananda (d) MN Roy Ans: (b)

418. With which of the following was Annie Besant Associated? (a) Ramakrishna Mission(b) Arya

Samaj (c) ISKCON (International Society for Krishna Consciousness)(d) Theosophical Society Ans: (d)

419. The Arya Samaj Movement had been started by (a) Swami Dayanand ( b) Devendranath

Tagore(c) Swami Vivekananda(d) Keshub Chandra Sen Ans: (a)

420. The Ilbert Bill introduced In Lord Ripon's reign is significant because (a) it limited the Britishers

political authority(b) it put restrictions on the vernacular press(c) it debarred Indians from entering

the civil services(d) it removed racial discrimination from the judicial servicesAns: (d)

421. Madame HP Blavatsky had laid the foundation of theTheosophical Society in the year(a) 1853(b)

1864(c) 1875(d) 1886Ans: (c)

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422. Who had conceived and founded the Ramakrishna Mission? (a) Swami Muktananda(b) Annie

Besant(c) CR Das(d) Swami VivekanandaAns: (d)

423. The Dandi March undertaken by Gandhi was (a) Aroutine March (b) Apart of the Quit India

Movement (c) Apart of the Civil Disobedience Movement (d) Ademonstration of Congress power Ans:

(c)

424. With which of the following would you associate Jyotiba Phule? (a) Satya Shodhak Mandal (b)

Theosophical Society (c) Tattvabodhini Samaj (d) Dharma Sabha Ans: (a)

425. What was Jagat Seth's claim to fame in Bengal? He was the (a) Diwan of Siraj-ud-Daulah (b)

Leading popular poet (c) Biggest banker in Bengal (d) Commander of the Nawab's troops Ans: (c)

426. The reformer from Maharashtra popularly known as 'Lokhitavadi' (For the well of others) was

(a) MG Ranade (b) Gopal Hari Deshmukh (c) Pt Ramabai (d) GK Gokhale Ans: (b)

427. What did Raja Ram Mohan Roy actively seek reforms in? (a) Promoting intercaste marriages (b)

Teaching the Vedas in schools (c) Ending the practice of Sati (d) Building more temples Ans: (c)

428. Who was the first leader to preside over the INC? (a) Ananda Charlu (b) S Subramanya Iyer (c)

WC Banerji (d) Surendranath Bannerjee Ans: (c)

429. The roots of the 1857 revolt lay in (a) Blatantly discriminatory policies (b) Exploitative land

revenue policy (c) The policy of greased cartridges (d) All of the above Ans: (d)

430. Where had civil rebellions against the British initially started? (a) Uttar Pradesh and Madhya

Pradesh (b) Bengal and Bihar (c) Odisha (d) Madras and Calcutta Ans: (a)

431. Lord Cornwallis had introduced the ______ land tenure system. (a) Zamindari (b) Ryotwari (c)

Mahalwari (d) Inamdari Ans: (a)

432. Swami Dayananda had translated the _______ into Hindi. (a) Rig Veda ad Yajur Veda (b) Four

Vedas(c) Sama Veda and Atharva Veda (d) Sama Veda and Yajur Veda Ans: (a)

433. 'AI Hilal' was a newspaper launched for propagating nationalism by (a) Syed Ahmed Khan (b)

Mahatma Gandhi (c) Abul Kalam Azad (d) DE Wacha Ans: (c)

434. The Asiatic Society had been established in Calcutta by (a) TB Macaulay (b) Sir William Jones (c)

GK Gokhale (d) Annie Besant Ans: (b)

435. The most Important cause for the outbreak of the Ghadar revolution was the (a)

Commencement of World War I (b) Hanging of Kartar Singh Sarabha (c) Komagata Maru Incident (d)

Arrest of Lala Hardayal Ans: (c)

436. The Shuddhi Movement, involving the conversion of nonHindus to Hinduism, was started by (a)

Swami Vivekanand (b) Raja Ram Mohan Roy (c) Swami Dayanand Saraswati (d) Aurobindo Ghosh Ans:

(c)

437. Who was the first to raise the slogan 'Inquilab zindabad'? (a) Bhagat Singh (b) M Kelappan (c)

Veer Savarkar (d) Shankaran Nair Ans: (a)

438. By whom among the following was the Paramdham Ashram established? (a) Acharya Kripalani

(b) Swami Vivekananda m(c) Acharya Vinoba Bhave (d) Ramakrishna Paramhansa ,Ans: (c)

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439. From which year did the Muslim League start demanding a separate nation for the Muslims? (a)

1942 (b) 1940 (c) 1929 (d) 1919 Ans: (b)

440. Who had propounded the Theory of Economic Drain of India during British Imperialism? (a)

Dadabhai Naoroji (b) Jawaharlal Nehru (c) Sarojini Naidu (d) Mahatma Gandhi Ans: (a)

441. Which of the following upheavals took place In Bengal Immediately after the revolt of 1857? (a)

Santhal rebellion (b) Indigo disturbances (c) Sanyasi rebellion (d) Pabna disturbances Ans: (b)

442. Identify the body among the following that was not founded by Dr B R Ambedkar? (a) Samaj

Samato Sangh (b) People's Education Society (c) Deccan Education Society (d) Depressed Classes

Institute Ans: (c)

443. The _____ were the first Europeans to start a Joint stock company trade with India? (a) French

(b) Portuguese (c) Danish (d) Dutch Ans: (b)

444. Who was the first European to translate the Bhapad Gita into English? (a) Alexander

Cunningham (b) William Jones (c) James Prinsep (d) Charles Wilkins Ans: (d)

445. The Cripps Offer was regarded as a 'post dated cheque' by (a) Nehru (b) Jinnah (c) Gandhi (d)

Rajaji Ans: (c)

446. Which of the following was not contained in the Cripps Offer?(a) Dominion Status to India (b)

Constituent Assembly (c) Control of Defence of India by the Indian National Government (d) Right to

take part in highest Counsels Ans: (c)

447. The Cripps Mission visited India in the year (a) 1940 (b) 1942 (c) 1945 (d) 1946 Ans: (b)

448. As per 'August Offer 1940' the Constitution of India would be drawn by (a) House of Commons

(b) House of Lords (c) Princely States (d) Indians Ans: (d)

449. The Governor of the East India Company was (a) appointed by the monarch of England (b)

appointed by the British Parliament (c) elected by the members of the East India Company (d)

nominated by the Mughal Emperor Ans: (c)

450. The exclusive right of trading between ______ was granted to the East India Company. (a)

North America and South America (b) Red Sea and Caspian Sea (c) The Cape of Good Hope and the

Straits of Magellan (d) France and Poland Ans: (c)

451. The Charter for the establishment of the East India Company was granted by (a) Queen

Elizabeth I (b) Queen Anbolin (c) Queen Mary (d) Queen Victoria Ans: (a)

452. The East India Company was established in the year (a) 1607 AD (b) 1600 AD (c) 1700 AD (d)

1669 AD Ans: (b)

453. When the East India Company was established India was ruled by (a) a Mughal Emperor (b) a

Gupta Emperor (c) a Mauryan Emperor (d) a Sunga Emperor Ans: (a)

454. The first Governor General of Bengal was (a) Warren Hastings(b) Clive (c) Canning (d) Minto Ans:

(a)

455. Gandhi wanted the students to spend their vacations in (a) Studies (b) Social service (c) Games

(d) Rebellious deeds Ans: (b)

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456. Upon whom was the title 'Punjab Kesari' conferred? (a) Bhagat Singh (b) Sardar Baldev Singh (c)

Lala Lajpat Rai (d) Ranjit Singh Ans: (c)

457. Who had observed that "Political freedom is the life-breath of a nation"? (a) BG Tilak (b) Annie

Besant (c) Sri Aurobindo Ghose (d) Rabindranath Tagore Ans: (c)

458. Who had strongly advocated the policy of abolishing\ princely states m free India? (a) Mahatma

Gandhi (b) Jawaharlal Nehru (c) C Rajagopalachari (d) Vallabhbhai Patel Ans: (c)

459. Who among the following had authored the book,'At the Feet of Mahatma Gandhi'?(a) JB

Kripalani (b) Rajendra Prasad (c) Jayaprakash Narayan (d) Vinoba Bhave Ans: (b)

460. The socialist group in the INC during, the 1930s had been led by (a) Bipin Chandra Pal (b)

Rajendra Prasad (c) Lala Lajpat Rai (d) Subhas Chandra Bose Ans: (d)

461. The first Indian who was elected to the leadership of the Communist International was (a)

SADange (b) SS Joshi(c) MN Roy (d) PC Joshi Ans: (c)

462. According to Gandhi, ahimsa could not be construed to Mean (a) truth (b) a positive state of law

(c) tolerance of the wrong and unjust (d) doing good even to the evildoers Ans: (c)

463. Which nationalist had stoutly preached "Be proud that you are an Indian, proudly claim I am an

Indian"? (a) MK Gandhi (b) Lala Lajpat Rai (c) Swami Vivekanand (d) Jawaharlal Nehru Ans: (c)

464. Who had, while fasting in the prison, written to the British governor, "The individual must die

so that the nation may live. Today, I must die so that India may win freedom and glory"? (a) Jatin Das

(b) Lala Lajpat Rai (c) MK Gandhi (d) SC Bose Ans: (a)

465. Mahatma Gandhi had been joined m the Champaran struggle by (a) Vallabhbhai Patel and

Vinoba Bhave (b) Rajendra Prasad and Anugraha Narayan Sinha (c) Mahadev Desai and Maniben Patel

(d) Rajendra Prasad and Jawaharlal Nehru Ans: (d)

466. The first Bengali Drama, written to highlight the brutality of the British indigo planters, was (a)

Rast Goftar (b) Neel Darpan (c) Shome Prakash (d) None of the above Ans: (b)

467. The Constituent Assembly was formed on the recommendations of the (a) Government of India

Act, 1935 (b) Cabinet Mission Plan (c) Cripps' Mission (d) Mountbatten Plan Ans: (b)

468. Rani Laxmi Bai died fighting the British in the Battle of (a) Jhansi (b) Kanpur (c) Gwalior (d)

Kalpi Ans: (c)

469. Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose had proclaimed the formation of the Provisional Government of

Independent India (Azad Hind I in 1943 in (a) Vienna (b) Rangoon (c) Tokyo (d) Singapore Ans: (d)

470. Who among the following was impeached in the UK for his actions in India? (a) Lord Wavell (b)

Lord Ripon (c) Lord Hastings (d) Lord Cornwallis Ans: (c)

471. Which of the following periods is considered as the revolutionary era in Indian history?

(a) 1857-60 (b) 1857-1947 (c) 1857-90 (d) 1845-1947 Ans: (c)

472. Who had first sought the legalisation of widow remarriage in India?

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(a) Raja Ram Mohan Roy (b) Badruddin Tyabji (c) Ishwar Chandra Vidayasagar (d) Swami Dayanand

Saraswati

Ans: (c)

473. Ram Prasad Bismil had been associated with the case?

(a) Alipore bomb (b) Kanpur conspiracy (c) Kokori bomb (d) Meerut conspiracy Ans: (c)

474. The inaugural issue of Bombay Darpan, a Marathi weekly, was published on November 12, 1832

started by a publisherreformer named (a) Jagannath Shankar (b) Vishnu Shastri (c) Bal Shastri (d)

Krishna Shastri Ans: (c)

475. Gandhi had been provoked into crusading for the lot of the Asians in South Africa by the British

law called the Act. (a) Apartheid (b) Blacks' Registration (c) cl Asiatic Registration (d) Subcitizens'

Licence Ans: (c)

476. Who was the founder of the Boy Scouts and Civil Guides Movement in India? (a) Richard Temple

(b) Baden Powell (c) Charles Andrew (d) Robert Montgomery Ans: (b)

477. The first session of Indian National Congress was held in (a) Sura (b) Calcutta (c) Bombay (d)

Lahore Ans: (c)

478. What was the name of the English weekly edited by Mahatma Gandhi? (a) Young India (b) Kesari

(c) Bombay Chronicle (d) Resurgent India Ans: (a)

479. The Woods Despatch of 1854 resulted in the (a) Founding of several Indian universities (b)

Introduction of the postal system (c) Establishment of the education system (d) Abolition of child

marriage Ans: (c)

480. The first national leader to decry the salt tax in the Indian legislature was (a) G K Gokhale (b)

M K Gandhi (c) J L Nehru (d) Netaji S C Bose Ans: (a)

481. The British attitude towards granting India independence changed partly owing to the (a)

Change in the government of the UK (b) Impact of World War II (c) Growing tide of Indian

Nationalism (d) All of the above Ans: (d)

482. An emigre (a person or thing who/which has emigrated) communist journal brought out by M N

Roy was (a) Anushilan (b) The Worker (c) Kisan Sabha (d) Vanguard Ans: (d)

483. Which reforms Act had created the office of the secretary of state for India? (a) Montague-

Chelmsford Reforms (b) The Government of India Act, 1858 (c) The Indian Councils Act, 1861 (d)

Minto-Morley Reforms, 1908 Ans: (b)

484. After the year 1853, a substantial amount of British capital had been invested in (a) Tea

Plantations (b) The Railways (c) Coal Mining (d) Jute Mills Ans: (b)

485. The Indian National Congress had adopted the famous Poorna Swaraj (Complete Independence)

resolution at its session held at (a) Karachi (b) Allahabad (c) Lahore (d) Calcutta Ans: (c)

486. In which year was the title of Governor general chanced to that of the Viceroy? (a) 1858 (b)

1861 (c) 1878 (d) 1885 Ans: (a)

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487. The name of the periodical published by Gandhi during his stay in South Africa was (a) Navjivan

(b) India Gazette (c) Afrikaner (d) Indian Opinion Ans: (d)

488. The revolutionary leader who had organized an attack on the armoury of Chittagong was (a)

Surya Sen (b) Jatin Das (c) Chandra Shekhar Azad (d) CR Das Ans: (a)

489. The Government of India Act of 1935 had divided India into provinces.(a) 5 (b) 8 (c) 11 (d) 14

Ans: (c)

490. The system of civil services had been introduced into India By (a) Lord Ripon (b) Lord Dalhousie

(c) Lord Bentick (d) Lord Hastings Ans: (c)

491. Whom had Gandhi named as Mira Behn? (a) Annie Besant (b) Kamla Devi (c) Indira Gandhi (d)

Madeline Slade Ans: (d)

492. The Mountbatten plan did not envisage the inclusion of the ____ province in the Indian

dominion. (a) Bihar (b) Sind (c) Madras (d) Bombay Ans: (b)

493. The process of the introduction of education in English had been initiated in India by Lord (a)

Curzon (b) Bentick (c) Hastings (d) Macaulay Ans: (d)

494. Which of the following institutions was not founded by Gandhi? (a) Sevagram Ashram (b)

Ramakrishna Mission (c) Phoenix Ashram (d) Sabarmati Ashram Ans: (b)

495. Which of the following Act(s) was/were passed in 1856? (a) The Religious Disabilities Act (b)

The Hindu Widow Remarriage Act (c) Both the above (d) None of the above Ans: (c)

496. The first interim government during the British rule in India was formed in (a) September, 1945

(b) November, 1945 (c) September, 1946 (d) January, 1947 Ans: (c)

497. The first vernacular paper, Samachar Darpan, was published during the tenure of (a) Lord

Hastings(b) Lord Minto (c) Lord Metcalfe (d) Lord Macaulay Ans: (a)

498. Gandhi had given out the stirring call of 'Do or Die' during the ______ Movement. (a) Non-

cooperation (b) Khilafat(c) Civil Disobedience (d) Quit India Ans: (d)

499. In which year was Burma separated from India? (a) 1863 (b) 1902 (c) 1937 (d) 1947 Ans: (c)

500. How many volunteers had accompanied Gandhi on the famous Dandi March of March 12, 1930?

(a) 13(b) 44 (c) 78 (d) 108 Ans: (c)

501. Who had observed that "Good government was never a good substitute for self-government"?

(a) Swami Vivekananda (b) Ramakrishna Paramahansa (c) Swami Dayananda (d) Aurobindo Ghose Ans:

(c)

502. Hindu-Muslim unity had been particularly reflected in the _____ Movement. (a) Swadeshi (b)

Quit India (c) Khilafat (d) Civil Disobedience Ans: (c)

503. The Home Rule Society, popularly called 'India House' , had been established in London to

promote the cause of Indian independence, by (a) Lala Hardayal (b) Madan Lal Dhingra (c) Shyamji

Krishna Varma (d) V D Savarkar Ans: (c)

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504. The leader who quit politics, retired to Pondicherry and set up an ashram there, was (a)

Lokmanya TiIak (b) Dadabhai Naoroji (c) Bhikaji Cama (d) Sri Aurobindo Ghose Ans: (d)

505. Jawaharlal Nehru had helped to start the newspaper (a) Pioneer (b) National Herald (c) Kesari

(d) Patriot Ans: (b)

506. Gandhi gave the call to reject all foreign goods during the ______ Movement. (a) Khilafat (b)

Non-cooperation (c) Swadeshi (d) Civil Disobedience Ans: (c)

507. Lord Mountbatten had replaced Lord ______ as the viceroy of India in 1947. (a) Wavell (b)

Lytton (c) Linlithgow (d) Cornwallis Ans: (a)

508. Sir Syed Ahmed Khan had started a reform movement among the Muslim, called the ______

Movement. (a) Sufi (b) Aligarh (c) Jaipur (d) Wahabi Ans: (b)

509. Who among the following had attended all the three Round Table Conferences in London? (a) M

K Gandhi (b) B R Ambedkar(c) J L Nehru(d) M M MalaviyaAns: (b)

510. The Act constituting the first legislative interference by the British Parliament in the affairs of

India was the (a) Fox's India Act, 1783 (b) Pitt's India Act, 1784 (c) Regulating Act, 1773 (d)

Declaratory Act, 1781 Ans: (c)

511. Who among the following had pioneered the Khilafat Movement? (a) The Ali brothers (b)

MAJinnah (c) Syed Ahmed Khan (d) RM Sayani Ans: (a)

512. Who had been the first to emphasise the instruction in literature and science through the

English Language was essential for building a modern India? (a) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar (b) GK

Gokhale (c) Raj Ram Mohun Roy (d) MM Malaviya Ans: (c)

513. The office of Governor-General of India was created by the (a) Government of India Act, 1833

(b) Government of India Act, 1858 (c) Charter Act, 1833 (d) Charter Act, 1813 Ans: (c)

514. Who had set up the Anti-Untouchability League for the eradication of the evil of

untouchability? (a) Jagjivan Ram (b) Dr BR Ambedkar (c) Acharya Kripalani (d) Mahatma Gandhi Ans:

(d)

515. In 1908, Bal Gangadhar Tilak was imprisoned for six years and sent to (a) Mandalay (b) Delhi (c)

Singapore (d) Andaman and Nicobar Island Ans: (a)

516. The Ancient Monuments Preservation Act was passed during the viceroyalty of (a) Ripon (b)

Curzon (c) Hastings (d) Dalhousie Ans: (b)

517. Who has been called the 'Heroine' of the 1942 Quit India Movement? (a) Annie Besant (b)

Sucheta Kripalarti (c) Sarojini Naidu (d) Aruna Asaf Ali Ans: (d)

518. In Bengal, the East India Company's headquarters were located at (a) Fort St George (b) Fort

William (c) Fort St David (d) Shantiniketan Ans: (b)

519. Who was the first to use the term 'Adivasi' to refer to the tribal people? (a) Jyotiba Phule (b)

Thakkar Bappa (c) M N Srinivas (d) B R Ambedkar Ans: (b)

520. Among the numerous followers of Gandhi's 'philosophy' was, were (a) Bertrand Russell (b)

Marshal Tito (c) Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan (d) All of the above Ans: (c)

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521. Who was the Congress President at the time when India become free? (a) Jawaharlal Nehru (b)

V L Pandit (c) Sardar Patel (d) J B Kripalani Ans: (d)

522. In the absence of Gandhi, the Quit India Movement had been led by (a) Jawaharlal Nehru (b)

Sarojini Naidu (c) Aruna Asaf Ali (d) Dadabhai Naoroji Ans: (c)

523. The Non-Cooperation Movement was withdrawn in 1920 because of (a) Gandhi's ill health (b)

The Congress' extremist policies (c) Afervent appeal by the government to do so (d) Violence

erupting at Chauri Chaura Ans: (d)

524. The revolutionary who died of a 64 days' hunger strike was (a) Sukh Dev (b) Batukeshwar Dutt

(c) Jatin Das (d) Raj Guru Ans: (c)

525. The Indian naval mutiny against the British took place in the year (a) 1857 (b) 1919 (c) 1946 (d)

1947 Ans: (c)

526. Who was in command or the nationalist movement before Gandhi had assumed leadership of

the Congress? (a) C R Das (b) Motilal Nehru (c) Lala Lajpat Rai (d) Lokmanya Tilak Ans: (d)

527. Who had rounded the first women's university in India? (a) Rani Ahilya Devi (b) Ishwar Chandra

Vidayasagar (c) Rani of Thomi (d) Dhondo Keshav Karve Ans: (d)

528. Who had given out the political message or 'India for the Indians’? (a) P ACharlu (b) Dayananda

Saraswati (c) AO Hume (d) Swami Vivekananda Ans: (b)

529. The All India Muslim League was formed in 1906 at (a) Lucknow (b) Dacca (c) Lahore (d) Aligarh

Ans: (b)

530. The upliftment or the backward classes had been the prime concern of the (a) Arya Samaj (b)

Prarthana Samaj (c) Satyashodhak Samaj (d) Ramakrishna Mission Ans: (c)

531. Rabindranath Tagore had renounced his knighthood because (a) He wanted to join the Congress

(b) Of a sense of solidarity with the Indian royalty robbed of its power and honour (c) Of the

Jallianwala Bagh tragedy (d) He was given to occasional eccentric quirks Ans: (c)

532. The Bhoodan Movement had been started by (a) M K Gandhi (b) Acharya Kripalani (c)

Jayaprakash Narayan (d) Vinoba Bhav Ans: (d)

533. During the Dandi March the song 'Raghupati Raghav Raja Ram ...' had been sung by the

renowned musician (a) Digambar Vishnu Paluskar (b) Onkar Nath Thakur (c) Mallikarjun Mansur (d)

Krishna Rao Shankar Pandit Ans: (a)

534. Who had stated with regard to the formation and raison d'etre of the Indian National Congress ,

"A safety valve for the escape of great and growing forces generated by our own action was urgently

needed"? (a) Lord Curzon (b) M AJinnah (c) Annie Beasnt (d) AO Hume Ans: (d)

535. Who among the following had been the leader of a number of anti-British revolts in Sambalpur?

(a) Kattabomman (b) Surendra Sai (c) Utirat Singh (d) Sayyid Ahmad Barelvi Ans: (b)

536. Who among the following had been a high court judge, aneconomist, a social reformer, among

the founders or the INC,besides being regarded by A O Hume as his political guru? (a) Surendranath

Banerjee (b) Pheroze Shah Mehta (c) Mahadev Gobind Ranade (d) Dadabhai Naoroji Ans: (c)

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537. The Communal Award, which was subsequently changed following Gandhi’s fast unto death in a

jail at Poona, had been given by (a) Ramsay Mcdonald (b) Lloyd George (c) Stanley Baldwin (d) AV

Alexander Ans: (a)

538. Who had become the first Governor-General of India after independence? (a) Dr Rajendra

Prasad (b) Jawaharlal Nehru (c) Lord Pethick Lawrence (d) Lord Mountbatten Ans: (d)

539. What had the Sir Charles Wood Despatch of 1854 primarily dealt with? (a) Social reforms (b)

Administrative reforms (c) Educational reforms (d) Political consolidation Ans: (c)

540. The landmarks or Dalhousie's administration did not include (a) Indian Railways (b) English as

the medium of instruction (c) Public works department (d) Telegraph Ans: (b)

541. The East India Company had taken Bombay from (a) The Dutch (b) Charles I (c) Charles II (d) The

Portuguese Ans: (c)

542. Who among the following had during his reign introduced a new calendar, a new system or

coinage, and new scales or weights and measures? (a) Tipu Sultan (b) Murshid Quli Khan (c)

Raghunath Rao (d) Lord Cornwallis Ans: (a)

543. During the Anglo-French struggle in the Carnatic, the French were finally defeated by the

English in the battle of (a) Trichinopoly (b) Arcot (c) Wandiwash (d) Pondicherry Ans: (c)

544. The English rounded Calcutta after obtaining the zamindari of three villages, viz Sutanuti,

Kalikata and Govindpur, from the Mughal Viceroy of Bengal in 1698. The nucleus of the British

settlement in Calcutta was (a) San Thome (b) Victoria Memeorial (c) Fort William (d) Howrah Port

Ans: (c)

545. The immediate cause of the Battle of Plassey was (a) The English attempts to strengthen their

fortifications at Fort William. (b) The English support and asylum to the political rivals of Nawab

Siraj-ud-Daulah (c) Misuse of Dastaks (passes for free trade) by the Company and its officials (d)

Siraj-ud-Daulah's attack on Fort William and capture of Calcutta (Alinagar) Ans: (d)

546. Nawab Siraj-ud-Daulah or Bengal was defeated by the English in the battle of Plassey, mainly

(a) because the English forces were much stronger than those of the Nawab

(b) because of Clive's conspiracy with the Nawab's Commanderin- Chief Mir Jafar and rich bankers of

Bengal

(c) because of Siraj-ud-Daulah's retirement from the battlefield

(d) because of the capture of a band of Frenchmen under the Nawab's service by the English Ans: (b)

547. PIassey is located near (a) Murshidabad in West Bengal (b) Rajashahi in Bangladesh (c) Calcutta

(d) Monghyr in Bihar Ans: (a)

548. By the Act of 1858, the powers of the Board of Control and the Court of Directors were

transferred to _______. (a) The Secretary of State (b) Parliament (c) Viceroy (d) Commander-in-

Chief Ans: (a)

549. The Governor-General was given power to issue ordinances by the act of (a) 1858 (b) 1861 (c)

1860 (d) 1871 Ans: (b)

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550. The maximum number of additional members for the council of Bengal was raised from 20 to

______. (a) 60 (b) 50 (c) 70 (d) 25 Ans: (b)

551. Communal Representation was for the first time given in the interest of Muslims by (a) The

Indian Council Act of 1909 (b) The Government of India Act of 1919,(c) The Government of India

Act of 1935 (d) The Act of 1858 Ans: (a)

552. Match the following: List-I List-II A. Montford Reforms 1. 1909 B. Morley Minto Reforms 2. 1919

C. Independence Act 3. 1946 D. Cabinet Mission 4. 1947 Codes: A B C D (a) 2 1 4 3 (b) 4 3 2 1 (c) 3 4

1 2 (d) 1 2 3 4 Ans: (a)

553. The Government of India Act of 1919 made provision for the appointment of a/an ______ for

India in the United Kingdom. (a) Ambassador (b) Counsul (c) High Commissioner (d) Indian Member in

the parliament of England Ans: (b)

554. The High Commissioner for India in the United Kingdom must be appointed by ______. (a)

Secretary of State for India (b) The Government of India (c) Parliament of England (d) By Indian

National Congress Ans: (b)

555. Bicameral Legislature was first provided to India by the (a) Pitt's India Act (b) Government of

India Act of 1935 (c) Government of India Act of 1919 (d) Council Act of 1861 Ans: (c)

556. As per Act of 1919 the lower house of the Central Legislature was known as ______. (a)

Legislative Council (b) Legislative Assembly(c) House of Representatives(d) House of CommonsAns:

(b)

557. Provision was made in the Act of 1919, for the appointment of a Commission in ______ to

investigate the working of the Constitution, (a) 1930(b) 1929 (c) 1939 (d) 1925 Ans: (b)

558. The Government of India Act of 1935 consists of ______ sections and 10 schedules. (a) 300 (b)

330 (c) 321 (d) 331 Ans: (c)

559. Which of the following statements is not correct? The materials for the Government of India Act

of 1935 weredrawn from (a) The Simon Commission Report (b) The Nehru Committee Report (c) The

White Paper issued by the British Government (d) Morley-Minto Reforms Ans: (d)

560. The Government of India Act of 1935 borrowed its preamble from (a) The Constitution of the

USA (b) The Constitution of Australia (c) From the Government of India Act of 1919 (d) From Pitt's

India Act Ans: (c)

561. Which of the following statements is not correct? Provision was made In the Act of 1935 for (a)

The Central Subjects (b) Provincial Subjects (c) Concurrent Lists (d) AList of Subjects for Princely

States Ans: (d)

562. A Federal Railway Authority was established by the Act of (a) 1909 (b) 1919 (c) 1935 (d) 1861

Ans: (c)

563. Which of the following statements is not correct? As per theAct of 1935, the Federal Court

would have jurisdiction to decide disputes between (a) The Fderating Units (b) The Frderating Units

and the Federal Government (c) The Federal Government and a Federating Units (d) The Secretary

of State and the Viceroy's Council Ans: (d)

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564. During the Second World War the British forces were defeated at ______.

(a) London (b) Dunkirk (c) Paris (d) Liverpool Ans: (b)

565. 'We do not seek our independence out of Britain's ruin' said

(a) Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru (b) Mahatma Gandhi (c) Gokhale (d) Rabindranath Tagore Ans: (b)

566. During the Second World War Churchill replaced _____ as Prime Minister of England.

(a) Chamberlain (b) Attlee (c) Disraeli (d) Asquith Ans: (a)

567. Who said that he had not become His Majesty's first Minister to preside over the liquidation of

the British

Empire? (a) Attlee (b) Churchill (c) Disraeli (d) Loyd George Ans: (b)

568. 'August Offer' was issued on ______ 1940.(a) 8 Augustb) 15 Augustc) 20 August(d) 30

AugustAns: (a)

569. 'August Offer' was issued by _____. (a) Crown (b) Parliament (c) Viceroy (d) Secretary of State

Ans: (c)

570. The Indians were allowed to frame their Constitution by (a) The Council Act of 1909 (b)

Montford Reforms (c) August Offer (d) The Government of India Act of 1935 Ans: (c)

571. Jinnah gave his opposition to Wavell's Plan in the Conference held at ______. (a) Delhi (b)

Shimla (c) Calcutta (d) Madras Ans: (b)

572. The Cabinet Mission which arrived Delhi in 1946 was headed by (a) Lord Pethrick Lawrence

(b) Sir Stafford Cripps (c) AV Alexander (d) Lord Attlee Ans: (a)

573. In the Provinces were allowed to form groups with common executives and legislatures. (a)

Wavell Plan (b) Dikie Bird Plan (c) Cabinet Mission Plan (d) Mountbatten Plan Ans: (c)

574. As per Cabinet Mission Plan, the strength of the Constituent Assembly would be (a) 389 (b) 289

(c) 250(d) 350 Ans: (a)

575. In the Cabinet Mission Plan, provision was made for the Commissioner's Provinces to represent

by ______ members in the Constituent Assembly. (a) 14 (b) 10 (c) 8 (d) 4 Ans: (d)

576. As per Cabinet Mission Plan, the Princely States would be represented by ______ members in

the Constituent Assembly. (a) 90 (b) 93 (c) 103 (d) 100 Ans: (b)

577. The Constitution drawn by the Constituent Assembly (provided in the Cabinet Mission Plan)

would be implemented by (a) Parliament (b) The British Government (c) Viceroy (d) Indian National

Congress Ans: (b)

578. Which of the following was not included in the Treaty to be negotiated as provided in the

Cabinet Mission Plan? (a) The Indian Union (b) Constituent Assembly (c) Indian National Congress (d)

The United Kingdom Ans: (c)

579. As per the Cabinet Mission Plan, the power would be first transferred to ______.

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(a) The Indian National Congress (b) The Interim Government (c) The Viceroy (d) The Princes of the

States Ans: (b)

580. The Province of Bengal Constituted by the Act of 1935 would cease to exist as per ______. (a)

The Cabinet Mission Plan (b) Wavell's Plan (c) The Indian Independence Act of 1947 (d) The Dikie

Bird Plan Ans: (c)

581. As per the Act of Indian Independence, the boundaries of East Bengal, West Bengal and Assam

would be determined by (a) The National Congress(b) The Muslim League(c) The Award of a

Boundary Commission

(d) The People living in those boundary areas Ans: (c)

582. Which of the following was not included in Pakistan by the Independence Act? (a) East Bengal

(b) The West Punjab (c) Sind (d) West Bengal Ans: (d)

583. As per Indian Independence Act, the Suzerainty of HisMajesty over the Indian State would come

to an end on

______. (a) 15 August, 1947 (b) 14 August, 1947 (c) 15 August, 1950 (d) 26 January, 1950 Ans: (b)

584. Who played an important role in bringing all the States In the Independent India Into the

country's unity? (a) Sardar Patel (b) Hume (c) Subhash Chandra Bose (d) Dr Rajendra Prasad Ans: (a)

585. Sardar Patel brought all the Indian States into the Country's unity (a) By a bloody revolution

(b) By using armed forces (c) By a bloodless revolution (d) With the help of the English Ans: (c)

586. On Cabinet Mission, _______ observed, "the proposals preserve the essential unity of India

which la threatened by the dispute between two major communities". (a) Lord Wavell (b) Nehru (c)

Patel (d) Mahatma Gandhi Ans: (a)

587. ______ was primarily responsible for making India a secular State. (a) Gandhi (b) Patel (c)

Jawaharlal Nehru (d) Gokhale Ans: (c)

588. Which of the following influenced the makers of Indian Constitution? (a) The Constitution of

China (b) The Constitution of USSR

(c) The Constitution of USA (d) The Constitution of Japan Ans: (c)

589. Of the following who are not given reserved seats in the Indian legislature? (a) Scheduled Caste

(b) Scheduled Tribes (c) Anglo-Indian (d) Landed Gentry Ans: (d)

590. India is in favour of ______ in the economic field. (a) Public Sector (b) Private Sector (c) Mixed

Economy (d) Capitalistic Economy Ans: (c)

591. Tashkent Agreement was signed between India and _______. (a) Pakistan (b) China (c) Tibet (d)

Afghanistan Ans: (a)

592. China invaded Indian frontiers in the year ______. (a) 1956 (b) 1960 (c) 1962 (d) 1965 Ans:

(c)

593. Tashkent Agreement was signed between India and Pakistan in the year a) 1960 (b) 1966 (c)

1970 (d) 1950 Ans: (b)

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594. Before the Regulating Act was passed in 1773, there was _____ at home to, administer the East

India Company. (a) ACommittee of 24 (b) ASecretary (c) ACouncil of Lords (d) ABoard of Revenue

Ans: (a)

595. The Presidents of early English Settlements (Madras, Bombay and Calcutta) were responsible to

_______. (a) The House of Common (b) The House of Lords (c) The Home Government of the

Company (d) The Council of Senior Merchants Ans: (c)

596. Which of the following statements is not correct? According to Pitt's India Act the Board of

Control would consist of (a) The Chancellor of the Exchequer (b) Secretary of State for India (c) Four

Privy Councillors (d) The Governor-General Ans: (d)

597. As per Pitt's India Act the Committee of Secrecy would consist of three members of

______.(a) The Board of Control (b) The Court of Directors (c) The House of Commons (d) The

House of Lords Ans: (b)

598. The Pitt's India Act empowered the Governor-General with (a) Power of vote (b) Acasting vote

(c) The power to dismiss the council (d) The power to add more members to the council Ans: (b)

599. Pitt's India Act brought the company in direct subordination to a body representing _______.(a)

The Parliament of Britain (b) The English Merchants in India(c) The Indian Merchants (d) Princely

States Ans: (a)

600. The Objective of Non-alignment of India's foreign policy means (a) To stand in isolation from

world affairs (b) To judge every international issue on its own merit (c).To interfere in the

internal matters of a country (d) Not to help any country Ans: (b)

601. The Indian Civil Service Examination was thrown open to all by the Act of (a) 1853 (b) 1858 (c)

1813 (d) 1784 Ans: (b)

602. Indirect election was introduced in India by the Act of (a) 1853 (b) 1858(c) 1892 (d) 1833

603. As per the Act of 1919, the Council of India would consist of a minimum of 8 and a maximum of

______ members. (a) 15 (b) 12 (c) 10 (d) 20 Ans: (b)

604. The term of office of member of the Council of India as per the act of 1919 was (a) 5 years (b) 4

years (c) 2 years (d) 6 years Ans: (a)

605. As per 'August Offer' the British objective for India was______. (a) Dominion Status (b) Puma

Swaraj (c) Responsible Government (d) Provincial Authority Ans: (a)

606. Wavell Plan was announced in the year (a) 1945 (b) 1942 (c) 1946 (d) 1940 Ans: (a)

607. As per Wavell's Plan the external affairs would be under the charge of ______. (a) Viceroy (b)

Parliament (c) An Indian Member of the Executive Council (d) Secretary of State Ans: (c)

608. The Cabinet Mission Plan ruled out the possibility of the formation of a) Union of India(b)

Pakistan(c) Constituent Assembly (d) Groups by Provinces Ans: (b)

609. The Shimla Conference which was convened as per Wavell's Plan ended in failure because of

the stiff opposition of (a) Gandhi (b) Jawaharlal Nehru (c) Jinnah (d) Rajaji Ans: (c)

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610. As per the Indian Independence Act of 1947, which of the following did not form a part of

Pakistan? (a) East Bengal and the West Punjab (b) Sind and British Baluchistan (c) The North West

Frontier (d) Assam Ans: (d)

611. Of the following, which did not influence the fathers of Indian Constitution? The Constitution of

(a) The USA (b) The USSR (c) Canada (d) Ireland Ans: (b)

612. The first strategically placed factory that the Britishers had fortified was at (a) Surat (b)

Bombay (c) Masulipatnam (d) Madras Ans: (d)

613. To whom is the statement "Cowardice and ahimsa do not go together any more than water and

fire" attributed? (a) Acharya Narendra Dev (b) M K Gandhi (c) Swami Vivekananda (d) Jayaprakash

Narayan Ans: (b)

614. The Indian National Congress had been formed with the knowledge and approval of Lord (a)

Dufferin (b) Mountbatten (c) Ripon (d) Curzon Ans: (a)

615. Lord is regarded to have been the father of local selfgovernment in India. (a) Ripon (b) Bentinck

(c) Curzon (d) Mayo Ans: (a)

616. The problem that exercised and evoked the reformists in the 19th century to the greatest

extent related to (a) Education (b) Caste restrictions (c) Religious revivalismi (d) Women's issues Ans:

(d)

617. Which of the following was the most important feature of the Montague-Chelmsford reforms?

(a) Self-government (b) The Factory Act (c) System of Dyarchy (d) Transfer of Power of Congress Ans:

(c)

618. The famous Quit India Resolution was passed on (a) August 8, 1942 (b) August 28, 1942 (c) April

4, 1928 (d) April 24, 1928 Ans: (a)

619. On which day had premier Attlee conceded that the British would quit India by June, 1948? (a)

January 26, 1947 (b) August 15, 1947 (c) January 26, 1948 (d) February 20, 1947 Ans: (d) 620. The

revolt of 1857 had its beginnings in (a) Meerut (b) Plassey (c) Madras (d) Bombay Ans: (a)

621. Who had formulated and perfected the use of the subsidiary alliance system? (a) Lord Mayo (b)

Lord Curzon (c) Lord Dalhousie (d) Lord Wellesley Ans: (d)

622. Whom had the rebels of 1857 enthroned as the emperor/emperess of India? (a) Rani Laxmi Bai

of Jhansi (b) Tantia Tope (c) Bahadur Shah Zafar (d) Faqir-ud-din Ans: (c)

623. Which great war was fought between the years 1914 and 1918? (a) The Battle of Tarain (b)

The First World War (c) The Battle of Plassey (d) The Second World War Ans: (b)

624. In which year was the Indian Home Rule Society founded?

(a) 1905(b) 1908(c) 1911(d) 1914Ans: (a)

625. Who had founded the Indian Home Rule Society?

(a) Madan Lal Dhingra (b) V D Savarkar (c) Lala Hardayal (d) Shyamji Krishna Varma Ans: (d)

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224 question

1.Which of the following organizations provided medical help to the Turkish troops in the Balkan War? [A] International Council of Nurses [B] Pax Romana [C] Global Humanitarian Forum [D] Red Crescent Society 2.Who was the first Muslim President of Indian National Congress? [A] Hakim Azmal Khan [B] Abul Kalam Azad [C] Rafi Ahmad Kidwai [D] Badruddin Taiyabji

3.Who was elected the President of Indian National Congress in the Surat Session 1907 famous for Surat Split? [A] Dr. Rash Bihari Ghosh [B] Lala Lajpat Rai [C] Dadabhai Naoroji [D] Pherozeshah Mehta 4.How many delegates had attended the first session of the Indian National Congress in 1885? [A] 75 [B] 92 [C] 112 [D] 72 5.The first Individual Satyagrahi, Acharya Vinoba Bhave offered Satyagraha in which among the following way? [A]By not paying taxes [B]By burning British Flag [C]By making an antiwar speech [D]By making a speech against the Viceroy of India 6. During British Era, the Duke Memorandum became the basis of which among the following? [A]Nehru Report [B]Mont-Ford Reforms[C]Indian Councils Act 1909 [D]Government of India Act 1935 .

7.The Battle of Chillianwalla was a part of? [A]Anglo-Maratha Wars [B]Anglo-Carnatic Wars [C]Anglo-French Wars [D]Anglo-Sikh Wars 8.In which year Jahangir issued the charter to East India Company for establishing the trade establishments in India? [A]1615 [B]1616 [C]1617[D]1618 9. August 9 1925 is known in the Indian History for which of the following incidences? [A]Chauri Chaura incidence [B]Kakori Train Robbery[C]Jallianwallah Bagh Incidence [D]The seize of Cawnpore 10. In which year, first nationwide elections were held in Afghanistan? [A]1952 [B]1958 [C]1965[D]1968 11. Which among the following rulers of Afghanistan was a Reformer Ruler and known to have established

diplomatic relations of Modern Afghanistan with many countries? [A]Abdur Rahman [B]Amanullah Khan[C]Habibullah Kalakani [D]None of them 12. Who among the following was Amir of Afghanistan, when Durand line was demarcated? [A]Dost Mohammad [B]Akbar Khan [C]Abdur Rahman[D]Habibulah 13. At which of the following places Dost Mohammad Khan was deported as a prisoner after the first Anglo Afghan War? [A]Dehradun [B]Bombay [C]Calcutta[D]Surat 14.Consider the following statements in context with the Objectives Resolution : 1. This resolution declared that all princely states would be essentially in the Union of India 2. The resolution declared that all power and authority of the Sovereign Independent India is derived from the British Crown

Which among the above statements hold correct? [A]1 only [B]2 only [C]both [D]none 15.Who among the following was the first president of Constituent Assembly? [A]Dr. Rajendra Prasad [B]Sachidanand Sinha [C]Jawahar Lal Nehru [D]B R Ambedkar 16. The Cabinet assembly which was elected for an undivided India met for the first time on______? [A]June 3, 1946 [B]June 6 1946 [C]June 9, 1946 [D]June 12, 1946 17. In which year constitution for India was drafted by Nehru Committee? [A]1917 [B]1926 [C]1928[D]1929 18.On which date Indian Independence Act 1947 got Royal Assent? [A]18 June 1947 [B]18 July 1947[C]18 March 1947 [D]18 April 1947 19.By which of the following for the first time, British government recognized the “Right of Dominion” for India?

[A]August Declaration [B]August Offer [C]Cripps Mission [D]Montague Declaration

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20. In the proposed federal polity of the Government of India act 1935, how many members had to be elected on communal basis for the Upper House of the bicameral legislature at the center?

[A]156 [B]150 [C]104 [D]125 . 21. Consider the following features of Government of India act 1935: 1. provision for Federation of India 2. Compulsory accession to Federation of India 3. Partial Reorganization of provinces Which among the above features hold correct ? [A]1 only [B]1 & 2 [C]2 & 3 [D]1 & 3 22.Which among the following act provided for the Public Service Commission in India for the first time? [A]Government of India Act 1919 [B]Indian Councils act 1909 [C]Government of India Act 1935 [D]Government of India act 1858 23.Which among the following acts had a separate preamble? [A]Government of India Act 1919[B]Indian Councils Act 1909 [C]Indian Councils Act 1904 [D]Indian

Councils Act 1892 24.“Increasing association of Indians in every branch of the administration and the gradual development of self-governing institutions with a view to the progressive realization of responsible government in India as an integral part of the British Empire”. The above statement is known as _____? [A]Montague declaration [B]August Offer [C]Queen Victoria’s Proclamation [D]None of them . 25.Which among the following led to Jallianwalla Bagh massacre? [A]The Arms Act [B]The Rowlatt Act[C]The Public Safety Act [D]Vernacular Press Act 26.The government of India act 1935 provided for: 1. Provincial autonomy 2. Establishment of federal court 3. all India federation at the center

Which among the above hold correct ? [A]1 only [B]1 & 2 only [C]2 & 3 only [D]all of them 27.The Montague-Chelmsford Report formed the basis of _______? [A]Indian Councils act 1909 [B]The Government of India Act 1919[C]The Government of India act 1935 [D]The Indian Independence Act 1947 28.Consider the following features in context with the Government of India act 1935: 1. Abolition of Dyarchy in the Governor’s provinces 2. Power of the Governors to veto legislative actions and legislate on their own 3. Abolition of principle of communal representation Which among the above hold correct ? [A]1 only [B]1 & 2 [C]2 & 3 [D]all 1, 2 & 3 .

29.Which among the following was NOT a provision of Charter act of 1833? [A]Trading activities of the East India Company were to be abolished [B]The designation of the supreme authority was to be changed as the Governor General of India in Council [C]All law making powers to be conferred on Governor General in council [D]An Indian to be appointed as law member in the Governor General in Council 30.Which of the following acts of the British India strengthened the Viceroy’s authority over his executive councils by substituting “portfolio” or departmental system for Corporate Functioning? [A]Indian Councils Act 1861 [B]Government of India Act 1858 [C]Indian Councils Act 1892 [D]Indian councils Act 1909 Indian Councils Act 1861

31. After returning from South Africa, which among the following was the first successful satyagraha of Mahatma Gandhi? [A]Chauri-Chaura [B]Dandi [C]Champaran[D]Bardoli 32 Who among the following was the governor general who followed a spirited “Forward” Policy towards Afghanistan? [A]Lord Dufferin [B]Lord Mayo [C]Lord Elgin [D]Lord Ellenborough 33. Where is located the “Hazur Sahib” Gurudwara, which is one of the five takhts of Sikhism?

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[A]Amritsar [B]Patna [C]Nanded[D]Bhatinda 34. What was the number of districts in Bombay Presidency?

[A]23 [B]24 [C]25 [D]26 35.Which among the following was also known as Western Presidency in early times of East India Company? [A]Bombay [B]Surat[C]Pune [D]Panji 36.Arrange the following events in their correct chronological order: 1. August Offer 2. Cripps India Mission 3. Bombay Mutiny 4. Quit India Movement [A]1234 [B]1243[C]1423 [D]3142 37. Which among the following act was known as the Anarchical and Revolutionary Crime act 1919? [A]Indian Arms Act [B]Pitts India Act [C]Ilbert Bill [D]Rowlatt Act Please note that this act triggered the Rowlatt Satyagraha. Gandhi ji called it a Black act and it took

away the Habeas Corpus which forms the basis of Civil Liberties in England. 38. Match the following Correctly : [A] Governor General of Presidency of Fort William in Bengal (Under Regulating Act 1773) 1. Lord Dalhousie [B] Governor General of India (Under Charter Act 1833) 2. Lord Minto [C] Governor General & Viceroy of India (under Indian Councils Act 1858) 3. Lord Cornwallis [D] Governor General & crown representative (Under Government of India Act 1935) 4. Lord Wavell [A]A-1, B-2 , C-3, D-4 [B]A-3, B-1, C-2, D-4[C]A-3, B-2 C-2, D-4 [D]A-3, B-1, C-4, D-3 39. Who among the following was the Vice president of the Interim Government formed in 1946? [A]Dr. S Radha Krishnan [B]Jawahar Lal Nehru[C]C Rajgopalachari [D]Dr. Rajendra Prasad

40. Which among the following acts is also known to be a beginning of the parliamentary System in India ? [A]Indian Councils Act 1892 [B]Indian Councils Act 1904 [C]Indian Councils Act 1909 [D]Government of India Act 1919 41. Who among the following is known to have started portfolio system in India? [A]Lord Dalhousie [B]Lord Caning[C]Lord Elgin [D]Sir John Lawrence 42. In which year “Poorna Swarajya” resolution was adopted by the Indian National Congress?

[A]1927 [B]1928 [C]1929[D]1930 43.Father of renaissance of Western India was__? [A] B.M. Malabari [B] M.G. Ranade [C] R. G. Bhandarkar [D] K.T. Telang . 44. Who is often called as Hindu Luther of Northern India ? [A] Dayanand Saraswati[B] Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar[C] Radhakant Dev [D] Keshav Chandra Sen 45.Who inspired the young Bengal Movement in the 19th century ? [A] Ram Tanu Lahiri [B] Henry Vivian Dorozev [C] Rasik Kumar Malik [D] Piyare Chand Mitra 46. Who is regarded as “Maker of Modern India”? [A] M. G. Ranade [B] Mahatma Gandhi [C] Keshav Chandra Sen [D] Ram Mohan Roy

47. Who among the following is known as ‘Mother of Indian Revolution’ ? [A] Rani Laxmi Bai of Jhansi [B] Bhikaji Rustam Kama[C] Annie Besant [D] Sarojini Naidu 48. Which of the following cities was capital of Maharaja Ranjit Singh? [A] Amritsar [B] Patiala [C] Lahore[D] Kapurthala 49.

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As per Warren Hastings reforms, which among the following court was set up as appeal court in criminal cases?

[A]Circuit court [B]Provincial Court [C]Sadar Diwani Adalat [D]Sadar Nizamat Adalat 50. "The most unqualified blunder committed in the whole history of the British India" This commentby JJ McLeod points to which among the following wars? [A]First Anglo Afghan War[B]Second Anglo-Afghan War [C]Third Anglo-Afghan War [D]First Anglo Sikh War 51. Which of the following act formally made the Governor General of Bengal as Governor General of India? [A]Regulating act 1773 [B]Pitts India act 1784 [C]Charter Act 1813 [D]Charter act 1833 52. Which among the following included the administrative /Judicial reforms of Warren Hastings?

1. Establishment of a Board of Revenue at Calcutta 2. Abolishing the judicial functions of the Zamindars 3. Appointment of Indian Judges in Criminal Courts Select the correct option from the codes given below: [A]Only 1 & 2 [B]Only 2 & 3 [C]Only 1 & 3 [D]1, 2 & 3 53. Under which among the following treaties, Clive had secured the grant of the diwani of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa from Mughal Emperor Shah Alam? [A]Treaty of Allahabad [B]Treaty of Buxar [C]Treaty of Bassein [D]Treaty of Sugauli 54. Clive's dual administration: 1. gave rise to immediate conflict between British and Nawab

2. led to Anglo Maratha clash 3. separated power from responsibility Which among the above is / are correct statements? [A]Only 1 & 2 [B]Only 2 & 3 [C]Only 3[D]1, 2 & 3 55. Which among the following is / are correct statements with respect to the French East India Company? 1. It was a private concern2. It was chartered by King Louis XIV3. It was abolished immediately after French Revolution Select the correct option from the codes given below: [A]Only 1 & 2 [B]Only 2 & 3 [C]Only 1 & 3 [D]Only 2 56.

With reference to the relative position of French and the Britishers on the eve of Carnatic wars, consider the following observations: 1. The position of the English East India Company was superior to that of the French East India Company 2. The Naval Power of Frech was superior to the British Which among the above is / are correct statements? [A]Only 1[B]Only 2 [C]Both 1 & 2 [D]Neither 1 nor 2 57. Which among the following was / were the consequences of the Third Battle of Panipat? 1. Decentralization of Maratha's Power 2. Consolidation of East India Company in north-western India 3. Attack of Nadir Shah

Select the correct option from the codes given below: [A]Only 1[B]Only 1 & 2 [C]Only 1 & 3 [D]1, 2 & 3 58. Who were the first to start a joint stock company to trade with India? [A] Portuguese [B] Dutch [C] French [D] Danish 59. Who was the first Indian ruler to join the subsidiary Alliance?

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[A] The Nawab of Oudh [B] The Nizam of Hyderabad[C] Sultan of Madurai [D] The king of Travancore 60.

The only licensed flag production unit in India in located at which among the following places? [A]Mysuru [B]Hubli[C]Dharwad [D]Nagpur 61.Karnataka Khadi Gramodyoga Samyukta Sangha in Hubli is the only licensed flag production unit in India. Which among the following organizations were founded by Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya? 1. Banaras Hindu University2. Pragya Hindu Samaj3. Hindu Mahasabha4. Bharat Dharma Mahamandal Chose the correct answer from the codes given below: [A]Only 1 & 2 [B]Only 2 & 4 [C]Only 1 & 3 [D]1, 2, 3 & 4 62. With reference to Atal Bihari Vajpayee, which among the following is NOT a correct statement? [A]He was one of the founders of Bhartiya Jan Sangh

[B]He served as political secretary to Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee [C]He is the first person to deliver a speech to the United Nations General Assembly in Hindi. [D]All the above are correct statements 63. Who among the following had founded the Central Hindu College at Varanasi, which was later converted into Banaras Hindu University? [A]Madan Mohan Malviya[B]Annie Besant [C]Bal Gangadhar Tilak [D]Jamna Lal Bajaj 64. The revolt of 1857 was described as a ‘National Rising’ by which of the following political leaders of Britain? [A] Canning[B] Gladstone[C] Palmerstone[D] Disraeli 65.

Which among the following tribal leaders was regarded as an incarnation of God and father of the world ? [A] Nanak Bhil[B] Jagia Bhagat[C] Birsa Munda[D] Siddhu Santha 66. The play ‘Neeldarpan’ is associated with which among the following revolts? [A] Santhal Revolt[B] Pabna Riots[C] Indigo Revolts[D] Champaran Satyagraha 67. Kunwar Singh was a leader of the revolt of 1857 in which among the following modern states? [A] Bihar[B] Jharkhand[C] Rajasthan[D] Uttarakhand 68.Which among the following leaders was instrumental in bringing the Extremists and the Moderates together at the Lucknow session of 1916 ? [A] Gopal Krishna Gokhale[B] Bal Gangadhar Tilak[C] Annie Besant[D] Mahatma Gandhi

69.On the suggestion of Rabindra Nath Tagore, the date of partition of Bengal (October 16, 1905) was celebrated as__? [A] Rakhi Bandhan Day[B] Brotherhood Day[C] Solidarity Day[D] Black Day 70.The Governor General of India at the time of formation of the Indian National Congress was __? [A] Lord Chelmsford[B] Lord Dalhousie[C] Lord Dufferin[D] None of these 71.Raja Yoga, Karma Yoga, Bhakti Yoga and Jnana Yoga are the works of which among the following social reformers of India? [A] M. G. Ranade[B] Swami Vivekanand[C] Ramkrishna Paramhansa[D] Raja Ram Mohan Roy 72.Which among the following was the most important reason for social and religious reforms in nineteenth century? [A] Scientific inventions[B] Industrial revolution[C] Western education and awakening[D] Influence of

Newspapers 73.With reference to the freedom struggle of India, who among the following was not a part of the “Bombay Triumvirate”? [A] Dadabhai Naoroji[B] K.T. Telang[C] Pherozeshah Mehta[D] Badruddin Tyabji 74.Who wrote ‘Indian War of Independence, 1857′? [A] R.C Majumdar[B] V.D. Savarkar[C] S.B. Chaudhary[D] S.N. Sen 75.Dalhousie’s worst political blunder was ___?

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[A] Annexation of Punjab [B] Occupation of lower Burma

[C] Abolition of the ‘Doctrine of Lapse’ [D] Annexation of Oudh 76.The Congress is in reality a civil war without arms. The above statement was made by ___? [A] W. Wedderburn[B] Sir Saiyid Ahmad Khan[C] D.W. Bethune[D] Lord Dufferin 77.Who among the following founded Theosophical Society in USA? [A] Dr. Annie Besant[B] A. O. Hume[C] Tilak and Gokhale[D] Madam Blavatsky and Olcott 78.The first President of the Indian Home Rule League (1916)was__? [A] Joseph Bapista[B] Annie Besant[C] N.C. Kelkar[D] B.G. Tilak 79.The founder of Satya Shodhak Samaj was ___? [A] Atmaram Pandurang[B] Gopal Hari Deshmukh[C] M. G. Ranade[D] Jyotiba Phule

80.Who among the following is known as Father of Muslim Renaissance in Bengal? [A] Syed Ahmad Khan[B] Ameer Ali[C] Nawab Abdul Latif Khan[D] Nawab Samiullah Khan 81.Who among the following was not one of the founding fathers of the All India Muslim League ? [A] Nawab Moshin-ul-Mulk[B] Maulana Abul KalamAzad[C] Aga Khan[D] Nawab Salimullah of Dacca 82.Which was the only session of Indian National Congress, presided by Mahatma Gandhi? [A] Allahaba[B] Guwahati[C] Belgaum[D] Kakinada 83.The resolution of Swadeshi was adopted in which session of Congress? [A] Madras session of 1903[B] Bombay session of 1904[C] Benaras session of 1905[D] Calcutta session of 1906 84.President of Indian National Congress at the time of independence was___? [A] J. B. Kripalani[B] Maulana Abul Kalam Azad[C] Dr. Rajendra Prasad[D] Jawahar Lal Nehru 85.Who is known as Father of Indian Unrest ?

[A] Dadabhai Nauroji[B] G. K. Gokhale[C] Mahatma Gandhi[D] Bal Gangadhar Tilak 86.The first Englishmen to preside over a Congress session was __? [A] George Yule[B] Dufferin[C] W. Wedderburn[D] None of these 87.Which among the following organizations merged with Congress in 1886? [A] East Indian Association[B] Indian National Association[C] British Indian Association[D] Indian League 88.The British empire is rotten to the core, corrupt in every direction and tyrannical and mean. The above statement was made by __? [A] Mrs. Annie Besant[B] W. Digby[C] Sister Nivedita[D] William Wedderburn 89.Which among the following was the venue of the INA trial? [A] Calcutta High Court[B] Supreme Court[C] Federal Court[D] Red Fort 90.Which among the following was the most revolutionary secret organization of Bengal?

[A] Abhinava Bharat[B] Mitra Mela[C] Ghadar Party[D] Anushilan Samiti 81.Who among the following was not one of the founding fathers of the All India Muslim League ? [A] Nawab Moshin-ul-Mulk[B] Maulana Abul KalamAzad[C] Aga Khan[D] Nawab Salimullah of Dacca 82.Which was the only session of Indian National Congress, presided by Mahatma Gandhi? [A] Allahabad[B] Guwahati[C] Belgaum[D] Kakinada 83.The resolution of Swadeshi was adopted in which session of Congress? [A] Madras session of 1903[B] Bombay session of 1904[C] Benaras session of 1905[D] Calcutta session of 1906 84.President of Indian National Congress at the time of independence was___? [A] J. B. Kripalani[B] Maulana Abul Kalam Azad[C] Dr. Rajendra Prasad[D] Jawahar Lal Nehru 85.Who is known as Father of Indian Unrest ?

[A] Dadabhai Nauroji[B] G. K. Gokhale[C] Mahatma Gandhi[D] Bal Gangadhar Tilak 86.The first Englishmen to preside over a Congress session was __? [A] George Yule[B] Dufferin[C] W. Wedderburn[D] None of these 87.Which among the following organizations merged with Congress in 1886? [A] East Indian Association[B] Indian National Association[C] British Indian Association[D] Indian League 88.The British empire is rotten to the core, corrupt in every direction and tyrannical and mean. The above statement was made by __?

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[A] Mrs. Annie Besant[B] W. Digby[C] Sister Nivedita[D] William Wedderburn 89.Which among the following was the venue of the INA trial?

[A] Calcutta High Court[B] Supreme Court[C] Federal Court[D] Red Fort 90.Which among the following was the most revolutionary secret organization of Bengal? [A] Abhinava Bharat[B] Mitra Mela[C] Ghadar Party[D] Anushilan Samiti 101.Who among the following established the Ved Samaj in Madras in 1864? [A] Keshabchandra Sen[B] Lokhitwadi[C] Shibnath Shastri[D] Debendranath Tagore 102.The magna carta of western education system in India is___? [A] The report of the Committee of Public Instruction, 1823 [B] The Charter Act of 1833 [C] Report of the Hunter Commission, 1862 [D] Wood’s Despatch, 1854 103.Who among the following preached the doctrine of “One religion, one caste and one God for

mankind“? [A] Jyotiba Phule[B] Vivekananda[C] Sri Narayan Guru[D] Dr. B. R. Ambedkar 104.The leader of revolt of 1857 in Lucknow was __? [A] Tatya Tope[B] Maulvi Ahmadullah Shah[C] Birjis Qadir[D] Begum Hazrat Mahal 105.Which among the following was NOT annexed into the East India territories via the Doctrine of Lapse? [A] Satara[B] Nagpur[C] Jhansi[D] Mysore 106.Who among the following entered into a triple alliance against Haider immediately before the first Anglo-Mysore war of 1767-69 ? 1. The English2. Nizam of Hyderabad3. The Marathas4. Raja of Travancore Choose the correct option from the codes given below: [A] 1, 2, 3[B] 1, 3, 4[C] 1, 2, 4[D] 2, 3, 4

107.Which among the following was the first Presidency of British East India Company in India ? [A] Madras[B] Masulipattam[C] Surat[D] Hugli 108.Who among the following was the founder of French East India Company for trade in India? [A] Colbert[B] Francois Martin[C] Francois Caron[D] De La Haye 109.Which among the following apparently impressed Jahangir to issue a farman in 1613 A.D. to the English to establish a factory at Surat ? [A] Reconciliation between the English and Portuguese [B] A secret offer of naval help to the Mughal emperor to oust the Portuguese [C] A heavy dose of bribe to Nur Jahan [D] The defeat of Portuguese naval squadrons by the English 110.On which among the following occasions, Bombay was handed over to Britishers by the Portuguese ?

[A] Freedom of Portuguese from the control of Spain [B] Marriage of Charles II with the Portuguese princess Catherine of Braganza [C] Crushing of Spanish Armada by British in 1588 [D] The Treaty of Madrid in 1630 111.Who among the following was the French explorer who visited court of Emperor Shah Jahan and left a detailed account of Takht-i-Taus (Peacock throne) ? [A] Jean-Baptiste Tavernier[B] Geronimo Verroneo[C] Pierre-Jean Grosley[D] Jean-Paul Dubois 112.Which among the following was the venue of the Second Round Table Conference at London? [A] St. James Palace[B] Kingsley Palace[C] Buckingham Palace[D] 10, Downing Street 113.“Springing Tiger: A Study of a Revolutionary” is a biographical work on __? [A] Bhagat Singh[B] Chandrashekhar Azad[C] Subhas Chandra Bose[D] Shyamji Krishna Verma

114.Consider the following events of Indian National Movement. 1. Gandhi Irwin Pact2. Poona Pact3. Karachi Session of Indian National Congress.4. Individual Satyagraha Select the correct chronological order of the events from the codes given below. Codes : [A] 1, 3, 2, 4[B] 2, 3, 4, 1[C] 3, 4, 2, 1[D] 4, 3, 2, 1 115.The first Indian woman to preside a session of Indian National Congress was__?

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[A] Rajkumari Amrit Kaur[B] Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit[C] Aruna Asaf Ali[D] Sarojini Naidu 116.The Congress and Muslim League had most cordial relationships in between which among the

following years? [A] 1906 to 1916[B] 1916 to 1922[C] 1922 to 1928[D] 1928 to 1934 117.The drain theory of Dadabhai Naoroji was formally accepted in which among the sessions of the Indian National Congress? [A] Benaras session, 1905[B] Calcutta session, 1906[C] Surat session, 1907[D] None of the above 118.Kumaran Asan is associated with the social renaissance in which among the following current states? [A] Kerala[B] Tamil Nadu[C] Andhra Pradesh 119.The annulment of Partition of Bengal was done by __?[A] Lord Curzon[B] Lord Minto[C] Lord Hardinge[D] Lord Chelmsford 120.Which among the following regions was most affected by the Revolution of 1857 ? [A] Punjab

[B] Maharashtra [C] Avadh [D] Madras 121.Mahalwari System of Revenue Settlement was introduced in which of the following? [A] Bengal[B] Bombay[C] Madras[D] North Western Provinces 122.What is the correct chronological order of setting up of the following Commissions ? 1. Macdonell Commission2. First Industrial Commission3. First Fiscal Commission Select the correct answer from the code given below. [A] 1, 2, 3[B] 2, 3, 1[C] 2, 1, 3[D] 1, 3, 2 123.The British East India Company ceased to be a trading Company via which among the following legislation? [A] Pitts India Act of 1784[B] Charter Act of 1833[C] Charter Act of 1813[D] Government of India Act

1858 124.Which one of the following native states was NOT annexed by the British on the basis of the Doctrine of Lapse? [A] Satara[B] Punjab[C] Jhansi[D] Karauli 125.Avadh was annexed into the British East India territories on which ground? [A] Doctrine of Lapse[B] Alleged misgovernment[C] Failure to pay subsidy[D] Maintenance of relations with foreign powers 126.Who said that British established a robber state in Bengal between 1765 and 1772 ? [A] G. W. Forrest[B] Lord Macaulay[C] K. M. Panikkar[D] Nand Lal Chatterji 127.The first victim of the British policy of Subsidiary Alliance was___? (A) Avadh[B] Mewar[C] Mysore[D] Hyderabad

128.The Peshwa accepted the Subsidiary Alliance with the British via which among the following treaties? [A] Treaty of Purandhar[B] Treaty of Bassein[C] Treaty of Salbai[D] Treaty of Surji Arjungaon 129.Under which among the following treaties, the British East India Company secured the Diwani right of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa ? [A] Alinagar[B] Faizabad[C] Allahabad[D] Benaras 130.“The Meerut outbreak was sudden and short-lived like a summer gale”. This statement with reference to 1857 mutiny was of __? [A] S. N. Sen[B] S. B. Chaudhari[C] V. D. Savarkar[D] R. C. Majumdar 131.Which among the following was the first establishment of Dutch in current territories of Odisha? [A] Calcutta[B] Chinsura[C] Pippli[D] Balasore Hide Answer

132.Which among the following British men tried to obtain a Firman for trade in Gujarat from Emperor Akbar? [A] Ralph Fitch[B] John Mildenhall[C] Sir Thomas Roe[D] Thomas Stephens 133.In which among the following years, Bombay transferred to the East India Company by Charles II ? [A] 1662 A.D.[B] 1664 A.D.[C] 1666 A.D.[D] 1668 A.D. 134.The most important reason for collection of “Chauth” and “Sardeshmukhi” by Marathas was __?

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[A] To increase the source of income[B] To expand his territories[C] To consolidate his political influence

[D] Because of the opposition of Muslim rulers 135.Who among the following was not included in the “Asta Pradhan” of Shivaji ? [A] Sumant[B] Majmudar[C] Vakiyanavis[D] Vakeel 136.Hind Swaraj, a book by Mahatma Gandhi in 1909 was originally written in __? [A] Hindi[B] Urdu[C] Gujarati[D] English 137.Fatehchand (one of the traitors of Plassey) was bestowed with the title of Jagath Seth by __? [A] Alivardi Khan[B] Sirajuddaula[C] Mir Zafar[D] Muhammad Shah 138.Who was the Nawab of Bengal when the incident of “Black Hole” took place ? [A] Mir Zafar[B] Mir Qasim[C] Alivardi Khan[D] Sirajuddaula 139.With reference to Bahadur Shah Zafar, which among the following statements is not true? [A] He was an emperor without empire[B] He was a warrior without any war experience

[C] Hassan Askari was his spiritual guide[D] He succeeded to the throne in 1845 A.D. 140.Who of the following wrote the first Indian poetic work in English? [A] Kashi Prasad Ghosh[B] Ramchandra Vidyavagish[C] Krishna Mohan Banerjee[D] Hariharanand 141.Who was the last Maratha chief to accept the Subsidiary Alliance of the British? [A] Gaikwad[B] Scindia[C] Holkar[D] Bhonsle 142.Which was the first State to be created on linguistic basis ? [A] Madras[B] Andhra Pradesh[C] Andhra State[D] Gujarat 143.The Bijauliya Movement is related to the agrarian struggle in the current state of __? [A] Kerala[B] Assam[C] Rajasthan[D] Orissa 144.Who was the President of the “Flag Committee” ? [A] B. R. Ambedkar[B] J. B. Kriplani[C] K. M. Munshi[D] Dr. Rajendra Prasad 145.Which one of the following leaders was not a part of Non cooperation movement ?

[A] M. A. Ansari[B] M. A. Zinnah[C] Abul Kalam Azad[D] Hakim Ajmal Khan 146.Who is considered the “Father of Muslim Renaissance in Bengal” in Bengal? [A] Abdul Latif[B] Mirza Ghulam Ahmed[C] Muhammad Qasim[D] Rashid Ahmed Gangohi 147.In which year English was made the medium of instruction in India ? [A] 1844 A.D.[B] 1835 A.D.[C] 1833 A.D.[D] 1813 A.D. 148.The most fervent supporter of Gandhi’s proposal for an all-out campaign of civil disobedience during Quit India Movement was ? [A] Ram Manohar Lohia[B] Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel[C] Subhash Chandra Bose[D] Jai Prakash Narayan 149.The biographical memoir of A. O. Hume was written by __? [A] W. Wederbirn[B] Lord Dufferin[C] J. Charles[D] None of the above 150.The Two Nation Theory was propounded in which session of the Muslim League?

[A] Lahore Session, 1940[B] Bombay Session, 1915[C] Delhi Session, 1918[D] Calcutta Session, 1917 151.The Treaty of Alinagar was signed in ___? [A] February 1756[B] September 1756[C] February 1757[D] April 1757 152.During the company rule, the Hindu Widows Remarriage Act was drafted by__ ? [A] Lord Canning[B] Lord Dalhousie[C] Lord Hardinge[D] None of the above 153.The statement “Like summer gale revolt of Meerut was unprecedented and short-lived” was made by __? [A] S. N. Sen[B] R. C. Majumdar[C] S. B. Chaudhuri[D] V. D. Savarkar 154.The First President of Muslim League was __? [A] Nawab Viqar-ul-Mulk Mustaq Hussain[B] Mian Abdul Aziz[C] Hidayat Hussain Khan[D] Mohammad Ali Jinnah

155.Which party observed the “Black Day” on July 3, 1947 against Partition of India? [A] Indian National Congress[B] Forward Bloc[C] Hindu Mahasabha[D] Communist Party of India 156.Who was elected the President of Indian National Congress in the famous Tripuri Session of 1939 ? [A] Acharya Narendra Deo[B] Sarat Chandra Bose[C] Subhash Chandra Bose[D] Maulana Abul Kalam Azad 157.The Hindu Mahasabha was organized for the first time in 1914 at ___: [A] Haridwar[B] Allahabad[C] Varanasi[D] None of the above 158.The “Quit India Resolution” was drafted by __?

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[A] Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel[B] Jawahar Lal Nehru[C] Mahatma Gandhi[D] Acharya Narendra Deo 159.Who among the following is known as Mother of Indian Revolutionaries ?

[A] Annie Besant[B] Sarojini Naidu[C] Madam Cama[D] Usha Mehta 160.Which Bengali writer suggested the adoption of Hindi as India’s National Language? [A] Bhudeva Mukherjee[B] Dinbandhu Mitra[C] Madhusudan Datta[D] Kali Prasanna Sinha 161.Who among the following had drafted the fundamental rights resolution at the Karachi Session, 1931 ? [A] Jawaharlal Nehru[B] Acharya Narendra Deo[C] Subhash Chandra Bose[D] Maulana Abul Kalam Azad 162.The name of the operation started by the British Government to arrest the leaders of Quit India Movement was__? [A] Operation Reander Paste[B] Operation Zero Hour [C] Operation Thunderbolt D] Operation Blue Star Thunderbolt 163.handas Gandhi’s call for immediate independence.

During which among the following movements, Mahatma Gandhi remarked: “on bended knees I asked for bread and received stone instead” ? [A] Khilafat Movement[B] Non-Cooperation Movement[C] Dandi March[D] Quit India Movement 164.Which one of the following Bengali drama was directed against Polygamy ? [A] Bhanumati Chittavikas[B] Kulin Kulasarvasva[C] Vidhva Vivaha[D] Nava Natak 165.100 years ago, the Hindustan Gadar Party was launched in which among the following cities in United States? [A]Chicago[B]San Francisco[C]Oregon City[D]New York 166.Which one of the following books is the official History of Revolt of 1857 published by publication division ,Ministry of Information and broadcasting ,Government of India? [A] Eighteen Fifty Seven[B] Theories of Indian Mutiny[C] The Sepoy Mutiny and the Revolt of 1857[D] None of the

167.The Special Calcutta Session, 1920, in which Mahatma Gandhi moved the Non cooperation resolution was presided by __? [A] C. R. Das[B] B. C. Pal[C] Lala Lajpat Rai[D] Motilal Nehru 168.The famous book “Ghulamgiri” was written by__: [A] B. R. Ambedkar[B] Narayan Guru[C] Jyotiba Phule[D] M. P. Pillai 169.Who among the following made the following statement? “The only lesson required in India at present is to learn how to die and the only way to teach is by dying ourselves. Therefore, I die and glory in my martyrdom” [A] Aurbindo Ghosh[B] Khudiram Bose[C] Chandra Shekhar Azad[D] Madan Lal Dhingra 170.Basumati, the oldest Bengali Daily paper was edited by ___: [A] Anand Mohan Bose[B] Surya Sen[C] Barinder Kumar Ghosh[D] V. D. Savarkar

171.Curzon Wyllie, who was murdered by Madan Lal Dhingra in London, was___? [A] Secretary of State for India[B] Adviser to the Secretary of State of India[C] Law Member[D] Governor of Bengal 172.Who was the only Indian prince who actively participated in the Revolutionary Movement within and outside India? [A] Raja Aridaman Singh[B] Raja Hari Singh[C] Raja Kumar Singh[D] Raja Mahendra Pratap 173.During which among the following events, Bal Gangadhar Tilak was given the epithet of ‘Lokmanya’? [A] Home Rule Movement[B] Surat Split[C] Swadeshi Movement[D] His imprisonment in 1908 174.Consider the famous movies relased during the early days of Indian Cinema: 1. Alam Ara 2. Shree Pundalik

3. Raja Harishchandra Which among the following is the correct order in which they were released? [A]1 2 3[B]1 3 2[C]3 2 1[D]2 3 1 175.The national anthem of India ‘Jana Gana Mana’ was first sung at __: [A]Calcutta, 1911[B]Calcutta, 1912[C]Delhi, 1911[D]Mumbai, 1912 176.Who among the following poet and dramatist pioneered the Bengali drama ? [A]Bankim Chandra Chatterjee[B]Michael Madhusudan Dutta[C]Rajnarayan Dutt[D]Aurobindo Ghosh

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177.With reference to the relations of the Princely states with British Crown, which among the following report said that “Paramountcy must remain paramount”?

[A]Hunter Commission Report[B]Strachey Commission Report[C]Butler Commission Report[D]Campbell Commission Report 178.The policy announcement of “progressive realization of responsible Government in India as an integral part of the British Empire” was embedded in __: [A]Montagu-Chelmsford Report[B]Motilal Nehru Report[C]Hartog Committee Report[D]Cabinet Mission Report 179.The objective of the Cripps Mission, headed by Sir Stafford Cripps was to __: [A]To prevent the launch of Quit India Movement [B]To persuade Indian Leaders to support the British War Efforts [C]To Convince the Congress Ministries to withdraw their resignations [D]To set up a Constitution making body

180.In context with the Constituent Assembly, which among the following observations is / are correct? 1. The members of Constituent Assembly were elected directly 2. The basis of seats allocation was population 3. Composition of the Constituent Assembly was roughly in line with the suggestions of the Cabinet Mission plan Choose the correct option from the codes given below: [A]Only 1 & 2 are correct[B]Only 2 & 3 are correct[C]Only 1 & 3 are correct[D]1, 2 & 3 are correct 181.Who among the following had drafted the “Declaration of Independence” pledge in 1930? [A]Motilal Nehru[B]Jawahar Lal Nehru[C]Mahatma Gandhi[D]C R Das 182.Which among the following is India’s first Oil refinery ? [A]Guwahati Refinery[B]Vishakhapatnam Refinery[C]Digboi Refinery[D]Barauni Refinery 183.In which among the following countries, Battaglione Azad Hindoustan, a legion unit of Indian

National Army (Azad Hind Fauj) was formed during the World War II ? [A]Japan[B]Germany[C]Italy[D]Singapore 184.“The Bengalee” Newspaper was started by which among the following activists in 1879? [A]Surendranath Banerjee[B]Anandmohan Bose[C]Nabagopal Mitra[D]Rajnarayan Basu 185.At which among the following places, Hindu Mela was started in 1867 by Nabagopal Mitra ? [A]Calcutta[B]Delhi[C]Allahabad[D]Varanasi 186.Who among the following played a dominant role in the famous Vaikom Satyagraha of 1924–25 ? [A]T. K. Madhavan[B]Muloor S.Padmanabha Panicker[C]Balarama Varma[D]K. Kelappan 187.At which among the following places, All India Muslim League was established in 1906? [A]Dhaka[B]Naypyidaw[C]Islamabad[D]Muscat Hide Answer

Dhaka 188.During the independence movement, newspaper ‘Kesari’ was published by_: [A]Subhash Chandra Bose[B]Bal Gangadhar Tilak[C]Mohammad Ali Jinnah[D] Lala Lajpat Rai 189.On which among the following dates, the Second Round Table Conference was held ? [A]November 17, 1932[B]November 12, 1930[C]September 7, 1931[D]September 7, 1932 190.Who among the following played a dominant role in establishing the All India Trade Union Congress ? [A]Basawon Singh (Sinha)[B]Subodh Banerjee[C]Lala Lajpat Rai[D]Ashok Mehta 191.Who among the following was the first Indian woman president to chair the Indian National Congress at Kanpur session of 1925 ? [A]Sarojini Naidu[B]Annie Beasant[C]Nellie Sengupta[D]Indira Gandhi 192.Which among the following Charter Acts ended the commercial monopoly of East India Company in

India ? [A]Charter Acts of 1793[B]Charter Acts of 1813[C]Charter Acts of 1833[D]Charter Acts of 1853 193.Who among the following introduced the subsidiary alliance system in India ? [A]Lord Clive[B]Lord Wellesley[C]Lord Cunningham[D]Lord Canning 194.Who among the following signed the Treaty of Bassein in 1802 with the British East India Company ? [A]Baji Rao II[B]Baji Rao I[C]Sultan Bahadur[D]None of the above

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195.Shivaji had formed a council of eight ministers that administered the Maratha empire. The council was named as:

[A]Nyaya Pradhan[B]Ashta Sena[C]Ashta Siddhi[D]Ashta Pradhan 196.Which among the following events was a major set back to Khilafat Movement? [A]Announcements of concession to Muslims by British Government [B]Pact signed between Indian National Congress and Muslim League [C]Revolution in Turkey[D]Violence in Chauri Chaura 197.Which among the following events took place immediately before the massacre at Jallianwalla Bagh? [A]Partition of Bengal[B]llbert Bill[C]Passage of the Rowlatt Act[D]Minto-Morley Reforms 198.Which among the following books was authored by Mahatma Gandhi? [A]Hindu View of Life[B]Hind Swaraj[C]Discovery of India[D]My Truth 199.Who among the following founded the Indian Society of Oriental Art to revive the ancient art traditions of India?

[A]Abanindranath Tagore[B]Ravindranath Tagore[C]Surendranath Ganguly[D]Mukul Dey 200.In which year, first census was conducted in India ? [A]1884 [B]1872 [C]1881 [D]1856 201.Martyrdom of Chandrashekhar Azad took place on which among the following dates? [A]February 27, 1931[B]February 11, 1931[C]April 13, 1931[D]August 14, 1931 202.In which of the following languages was the Ghadar Journal was first published ? [A]Urdu[B]English[C]Pushtu[D]Punjabi 203.On which among the following dates, Jallianwala Bagh Massacre took place ? [A]April 16,1919[B]April 13,1919[C]April 3,1919[D]April 14,1919

204.Who among the following resigned from the membership of the Viceroy’s Executive Council as a protest against Jallianwala Bagh Massacre ? [A]C. P. Ramaswami Iyer[B]Muhammad Ali Jinnah[C]B. N. Sarma[D]Shankaran Nair 205.Which among the following was the first registered Trade Union of India ? [A]Hindu Mazdoor Sabha[B]Bhartiya Mazdoor Sangh[C]Madras Labour Union[D]United Trade Union Congress 206.Who among the following founded the Madras Labour Union? [A]Subodh Banerjee[B]B.P. Wadia.[C]Lala Lajpat Rai[D]Bharat Bhushan Pandey 207.Who among the following presided over the Surat Session of Indian National Congress in 1907? [A]Dadabhai Naoroji[B]Gopal krishna Gokhale[C]Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya[D]Ras Bihari Ghosh 208.Who among the following introduced the Vernacular Press Act ?

[A]Sir Ashley Eden[B]Alexander John Arbuthnot[C]Lord Lytton[D]Lord Stanley 209.Who among the following started Ganapati Festival in 1893 and thereby gave it national character? [A]Ganesh Damodar Savarkar[B]Nana Patil[C]Lok manya Tilak[D]Vinoba Bhave 210.Which among the following observed the Direct Action Day on August 16, 1946 ? [A]Muslim League[B]Christian League[C]Sikh League[D]Hindu League 211.Who among the following was nominated as first Satyagrahi by Mahatma Gandhi for the Individual Satyagarha of 1940 ? [A]Vinoba Bhave[B]Jawarharlal Nehru[C]Lal Bahadur Shastri[D]S. Satyamurti 212.The Lucknow session of Indian National Congress that took place in 1916 was presided by__: [A]Rashbihari Ghosh[B]Ambika Charan Majumdar[C]Bhupendra Nath Bose[D]None of these 213.Who among the following presided the historic Lahore session of 1929 of Indian National Congress?

[A]Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru[B]Rajendra Prasad[C]Lala Lajpat Rai[D]Pandit Motilal Nehru 214.Who among the following leaders joined Gandhiji in the Champaran Satyagraha held on April 10, 1917 ? [A]Bal Gangadhar Tilak[B]Subhash Chandra Bose[C]Rajendra Prasad[D]None of these 215.Who among the following launched the Home Rule Movement in 1916 ? [A]Frank Besant[B]Helena Blavatsky[C]Charles Knowlton[D]Annie Besant 216.Who among the following presided the Karachi session of Indian National Congress in 1931?

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[A]Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel[B]Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru[C]Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya[D]Dr. M A Ansari 217.On which among the following dates, execution of Bhagat Singh took place ?

[A]March 19,1931[B]April 23, 1931[C]March 23, 1931[D]March 14, 1931 218.On which among the following dates, the Gandhi-Irwin Pact was signed? [A]5 March 1931[B]6 March 1941[C]4 March 1931[D]15 March 1931 219.Who among the following was the author of Anand Math? [A]Bankim Chandra Chatterjee[B]Ravindranath Tagore[C]Raja Ram Mohan Roy[D]Bal Gangadhar Tilak 220.On which among the following dates, National Development Council was set up? [A]9th August 1960[B]6th August 1952[C]15th September 1958[D]29th August 1960 221.The Indian National Association formed in Calcutta by whom among the following? [A]Dwarkanath Tagore[B]Surendranath Banerjee[C]Prasanno Kumar Tagore[D]Debendranath Tagore 222.Who among the following edited and published the newspaper Indian Mirror in 1861? [A]Amitava Ghosh[B]Ravindranath Tagore[C]Sumit Ganguly[D]Manmohan Ghosh and Devendranath

Tagore 223.The first meeting of Indian National Congress was held in Bombay in1885 A.D. under the leadership of __: [A]Dadabhai Naoroji[B]Sir C. Sankaran Nair[C]Vyomesh Chandra Banerjee[D]Badruddin Tyabji 224.During the times of Governor-General Lord Ellenborough, which among the following acts declared slavery as illegal? [A]Act VI[B]Act V[C]Act III[D]Act VIII

1. Who had moved a resolution for the Creation of Pakistan in the Muslim League session of 1940 ?

(A) M.A. Jinnah

(B) Mohammad Iqbal

(C) Rahmat Ali

(D) Khaliqujjaman

Answer: M.A. Jinnah

2. An anti British outfit 'Abhinava Bharat' was founded by—

(A) R.G. Bhandarkar

(B) V.D. Savarkar

(C) C.R. Das

(D) Sardar Bhagat Singh

Answer: V.D. Savarkar

3. Which of the followimg represented the Indian Christians in the First Round Table Conference held at London ?

(A) Rao Bahadur Srinivasan

(B) Sir Akbar Hydari

(C) Sir A.P. Patro

(D) K.T. Paul

Answer: Sir A.P. Patro

4. The 'Young India' was started as a weekly by—

(A) The Home Rule Party

(B) The Extremist Party

(C) Ghadar Party

(D) Swaraj Party

Answer: The Home Rule Party

5. Which of the following said that Mohammad Ali Jinnah was the ‘Ambassador of Hindu-Muslim unity’ ?

(A) Sarojini Naidu

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(B) Annie Besant

(C) Raj Kumari Amrit Kaur

(D) Aruna Asaf Ali

Answer: Sarojini Naidu

6. ‘Depressed Classes League’ was established by—

(A) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar

(B) Babu Jagjiwan Ram

(C) N.S. Kajrolkar

(D) Mahatma Jyotiba Phule

Answer: Dr. B.R. Ambedkar

7. Sir Thomas Munro is associated with the land revenue settlement—

(A) Permanent settlement

(B) Mahalwari settlement

(C) Rayotwari settlement

(D) None of the above

Answer: Rayotwari settlement

8. Persian weekly 'Miratul Akhbar' was published by—

(A) Lala Lajpat Rai

(B) Raja Ram Mohan Roy

(C) Sir Syed Ahmad Khan

(D) Maulana Shibli Nomani

Answer: xx

9. Which of the following occurred last ?

(A) Annexation policy

(B) Partition of Bengal

(C) Permanent settlement

(D) Subsidiary Alliance

Answer: Partition of Bengal

10. Karamchand Gandhi was a Dewan of—

(A) Porbandar

(B) Rajkot

(C) Wakaner

(D) All of the above states

Answer: All of the above states

11. Which one of the following persons called Irwin and Gandhiji ‘the two mahatmas’ ?

(A) Mira Benn

(B) Sarojini Naidu

(C) Madan Mohan Malviya

(D) Jawaharlal Nehru

Answer: Sarojini Naidu

12. Which one of the following was the first to impose censorship of the press ?

(A) Wellesley

(B) Hastings

(C) Johan Adams

(D) Dalhousie

Answer: Wellesley

13. On November 1, 1858, Queen Victoria Proclamation was read out at Allahabad by—

(A) Lord William Bentick

(B) Lord Canning

(C) Lord Bernham

(D) Sir Harcourt Butler.

Answer: Lord Canning

14. The prefix 'Mahatma' was added with the name of Gandhi—

(A) During Champaran satyagrah

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(C) In the Amritsar session of the Indian National Congress 1919

(D) At the beginning of khilafat movement

Answer: During Champaran satyagrah

15. Who was the first President of All India Trade Union Congress—

(A) Dewan Chaman Lal

(B) Lala Lajpat Rai

(C) N.G. Ranga

(D) Swami Sahajanand

Answer: Lala Lajpat Rai

16. Kanpur conspirarcy case was against leaders of—

(A) Khilafat movement

(B) Non-cooperation movement

(C) Communist movement

(D) Revolutionary movement

Answer: Communist movement

17. Of the following who was not a signatory to the historic Poona Pact of 1932 ?

(A) B.R. Ambedkar

(B) Madan Mohan Malviya

(C) C. Rajgopalachari

(D) M.K. Gandhi

Answer: Madan Mohan Malviya

18. The American publicist who was with Mahatma Gandhi during his ‘Quit India’ movement was—

(A) Louis Fischer

(B) William L. Shiver

(C) Web Miller

(D) Negley Farson

Answer: Web Miller

19. Who accused Indian National Congress of practising ‘politics’ of prayer, petition and protest—

(A) Lala Hardayal

(B) Bal Gangadhar Tilak

(C) Subhash Chandra Bose

(D) Sardar Bhagat Singh

Answer: Bal Gangadhar Tilak

20. The person who returned his token of honour to Government of India on May 30, 1919 was—

(A) Jamnalal Bajaj

(B) Tej Bahadur Sapru

(C) Mahatma Gandhi

(D) Rabindra Nath Tagore

Answer: Rabindra Nath Tagore

INDIAN NATIONAL MOVEMENT MCQs

1. Which Indian nationalist leader looked upon a war between Germany and Britain as a godsent opportunity which

would enable Indians to exploit the situation to their advantage? [1999]

(a) C. Rajagopalachari

(b) M.A. Jinnah

(c) Subhash Chandra Bose

(d) Jawaharlal Nehru

ANS:(c) SC Bose and the socialists argued that the war was an imperialist one since both sides are fighting for

gaining or defending colonial territories. Therefore the question of supporting either of the two sides did not arise.

Instead advantage should be taken of the situation to wrest freedom by immediately starting a civil disobedience

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2. Which one of the following leaders of the Congress was totally in favour of Cabinet Mission Plan? [1999]

(a) Mahatma Gandhi

(b) Jawaharlal Nehru

(c) Sardar Pate I

(d) MaulanaAbul Kalam Azad

ANS: (c) Cabinet mission plan came into being in may 1946

3. Which one of the following Indian leaders was dismissed by the British from the Indian Civil Service?[1999]

(a) Satyendranath Tagore

(b) Surendranath Banerji

(c) R.C. Dutt

(d) Subhash Chandra Bose

ANS: (b) Surendranath Banerji cleared the competitive examination in 1869, but was barred owing to a dispute over

his exact age. After clearing the matter in the courts, Banerjee cleared the exam again in 1871 and was posted as

assistant magistrate in Svlhet. However, Banerjee was dismissed soon from his job owing to racial discrimination.

Satye'ndranath Tagore in 1863 became the first Indian to qualify the ICS.

4. The term "imperial preference" was applied to the:[1999]

(a) special privileges on British imports in India

(b) racial discrimination by the Britishers

(c) subordination of Indian interest to that of the British

(d) preference given to British political agents over Indian Princes

ANS: (a) Imperial Preference (later Commonwealth Preference) was a proposed system of reciprocally-levelled

tariffs or free trade agreements between different Dominions and Colonies within the British Commonwealth of

Nations. The purpose of such practices was to promote the mutual prosperity, and thus unity, of allied imperial

nations. So best answer is a.

5. Assertion (A): Lord Linlithgow described the August Movement of 1942 as the most serious rebellion since Sepoy

Mutiny.

Reason (R): There was massive upsurge of the peasantry in certain areas. [1999]

(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A

(b) Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A

(c) A is true but R is true

(d) A is false but R is true

ANS:(a) This movement placed the demand for independence on the immediate agenda of national movement.

After Quit india, there could be no return. In this struggle, common people displayed unparalleled heroism. That's

why Lord linlithgow (1936-44) described the quit India movement as the most serious revolt after sepoy mutiny.

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6. The first venture of Gandhi in all-India politics was the:[1999]

(a) Non-Cooperation Movement

(b) Rowlatt Satyagraha

(c) Champaran Movement

(d) Dandi March

ANS: (b) Rowlatt satyagraha was the first venture of Gandhi on all India level. Satyagraha was to be launched on

April 6,1919. But after the Jallianwala bagh massacre, Gandhi ji was overwhelmed by the total atmosphere of

violence and withdrew the movement on April 18, 1919.

7. The Congress policy of pray and petition ultimately came to an end under the guidance of: [1999]

(a) Aurobindo Ghosh

(b) BalGangadhar Tilak

(c) Lala Lajpat Rai

(d) Mahatma Gandhi

ANS: (b) Bal Gangadhar Tilak described the method of three P's - Prayer, petition and protest as political

mendicancy. He propagated militancy and not mendicancy.

8. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists: [1999]

List I List II

A. Shyamji Krishna Varma 1. Bande Mataram

B. Madame Bhikaji Cama 2. Indian Sociologist

C. Annie Besant 3. The Talwar

D. Aurobindo Gosh 4. Commonwealth

Codes:

(a) A-2; B-3; C-4; D-1

(b) A-3; B-2; C-1; D-4

(c) A-2; B-3; C-1; D-4

(d) A-3; B-2; C-4;D-1

ANS: (a) Here the best possible answer is a. As M.B. Cama also wrote Bande Matram. Talvar was written by

Virendranath Chatropadhyay.

9. "In this instance we could not play off the Mohammdans against the Hindus."

To which one of the following events did this remark of Aitchison relate? [2000]

(a) Revolt of 1857

(b) Champaran Satyagraha (1917)

(c) Khilafat and Non-Cooperation Movement (1919-22)

(d) August Movement of 1942

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ANS: (c)

10. Which one of the following is not a feature of the Government of India Act of 1935? [2000]

(a) Diarchy at the Centre as well as in the provinces

(b) a bicameral legislature

(c) provincial autonomy

(d) an All-India Federatior

ANS: (a) In the Act of 193 5 provincial autonomy replaced diarchy. The GIA, 1919 provided for diarchy at the Centre

as well as in the provinces

11. The Indian National Army (I.N.A.) came into existence in 1943 in: [2000]

(a) Japan

(b) then Burma

(c) Singapore

(d) then Malaya

ANS: (c) During the second phase of INA came into existence in July 1943 under the leadership of S.C. Bose. The

idea of INA was first conceived in Sept 1942 by Mohan Singh in Malaya.

12. As an alternative to the partition oflndia, Gandhiji suggested to Mountbatten that he: [2000]

(a) postponed granting of independence

(b) invited Jinnah to form the government

(c) invited Nehru and Jinnah to form the government together

(d) invite the army to take over for some time

ANS: (b) Mountbatten plan came into existence on June 3, 1947. Gandhi ji suggested that he should invite Jinnah to

form the government rather than partition of India.

13. The native state of Tripura became involved in the Freedom movement early in the 20th century

because:[2000]

(a) the kings of Tripura were always anti-British

(b) the Bengal revolutionaries took shelter in Tripura

(c) the tribes of the state were fiercely freedom loving

(d) there were already some groups fighting against the kingship and its protector, the British

ANS: (d)

14. After returning from South Africa, Gandhiji launched his first successful Satyagraha in: [2000]

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(a) Chauri-Chaura

(b) Dandi

(c) Champaran

(d) Bardoli

ANS: (c) Gandhiji returned from South Africa in 1915 and in 1917 he launched his first successful Satyagraha in

Champaran in Bihar against the indigo planters at the request of Raj kumar shukla.

15. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists: [2000]

List I List II

A. Chittagong Armoury Raid 1. Kalpana Dutt

B. Abhinav Bharat 2. Guru RamSingh

C. Anushilan Samiti 3. Vikram Damodar Savarkar

D. Kuka Movement 4. Aurobindo Ghosh

Codes:

(a) A-1; B-3; C-4;D-2

(b) A-1; B-3; C-3;D-4

(c) A-3; B-1; C-2; D-4

(d) A-3; B- 1; C - 4; D-2

ANS: (a) Chittagong Armoury Raid-April 1930; Abhinav Bharat - 1904; Anushi Ian Samiti - (1902, Calcutta)

Directions: The following items consist of two statements, one labelled as 'Assertion A' and the other labelled

as 'Reason R', You are to examine these two statement carefully and decide if the Assertion' A' and the Reason'

R' are individually true and if so, whether the Reason is a correct explanation of the Assertion. Select your

answers to these items using the codes given below and mark your answer sheet accordingly.

Codes:



(c) A is true but R is false


16. Assertion (A): Lord Linlithgo described the August Movement of 1942 as the most serious revolt after the Sepoy

mutiny.

Reason (R): Peasants joined the movement in large number in some place [2000]

ANS: (a) This movement placed the demand for independence on the immediate agenda of national movement.

After Quit India, there could be no return. In this struggle, common people displayed unparalleled heroism. That's

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17. Assertion (A): The basic weakness of the early nationalist movement lay in its narrow social base

Reason (R): If fought for the narrow interests of the social groups which joined it. [2000]

ANS: (c) R is incorrect as early nationalists fought for the rights of common people.

18. While delivering the presidential address, the Congress President who advocated the introduction of Roman

script for Hindi language was: [2000]

(a) Mahatma Gandhi


(c) Abul KalamAzad

(d) Subhash Chandra Bose

ANS: (d) In 1938. Haripura session by S.C. Bose

19. At the time of partition of India, which one of the following provinces of British India came forward with a plan

for a united and independent existence? [2000]

(a) Punjab

(b) Assam

(c) Bengal

(d) Bihar

ANS: (a)

20. The Balkan Plan for fragmentation of India was the brain child of: [2000]

(a) W. Churchil

(b) M.A. Jinnah

(c) Lord Mountbatten

(d) V.P Menon

ANS: (c) Balkan Plan (1947) was the brain child of Mountbatten. This plan envisaged the transfer of power to

separate provinces with Punjab and Bengal given the option to vote for partition of their provinces. The various

units thus formed will have the choice to join India or Pakistan or remaining separate.

21. Consider the following statements about the Indian National Congress:

1. Saroj ini Naidu was the first woman to be the President of the Congress

2. C.R. Das was in prison when he functioned as the President of the Congress

3. The first Britisher to become the President of the Congress was Alan Octavian Hume

4. Alfred Webb was the President of the Congress in 1894. Which of these statements are correct? [2000]

(a) 1 and 3

(b) 2 and 4

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(c) 2, 3 and 4

(d) 1, 2, 3 and4

ANS: (b) Sarojini Naidu was the second woman to be the President of the Congress (1925, Kanpur) first being the

Annie Beasant (1917, Calcutta). A.O. Hume was the founder of INC in 1885. Alfred Webb was the President of the

Congress in 1894 at Madras. CR Das acted as the President in 1921 in Ahmedabad session.

22. The Hunter Commission was appointed after the:[2001]

(a) Black-hole incident

(b) Jalianwalla Bagh massacre

(c) Uprising of 1857

(d) Partition of Bengal

ANS: (b) Hunter Commission/committee was appointed after the Jallianwala Bagh massacre (13 April 1919).

Another Hunter commission (1882-83) emphsised on primary and secondary education.

23. Who among the following leaders proposed to adopt Complete Independence as the goal of the Congress in the

Ahmedabad session of 1920? [2001]

(a) Abdul Kalam Azad

(b) Hasrat Mohani

(c) Jawahar Lai Nehru.

(d) Mohandas Karamachand Gandhi

ANS: (b)

24. Who among the following organized the famous Chittagong armoury raid? [2001]

(a) Laxmi Sehgal

(b) Surya Sen

(c) Batukeshwar Datta

(d) J.M. Sengupta

ANS: (b) The raid was conductcd in April 1930 by Surya Sen and involved 65 activists under the banner of Indian

Republican army - Chittagong Branch. Surya Sen was arrested in Feb 1933 and hanged in Jan 1934.

25. A London branch of the All India Muslim League was published in 1908 under the presidency of: [2001]

(a) Aga Khan

(b) Ameer Ali

(c) Liaquat Ali Khan

(d) M.A. Jinnah

ANS: (b) Syed Ameer Ali established a branch of the League in London in 1908. supporting the same objectives.

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26. Who among the following was the President of the All India States' Peoples' Conference in 1939? [2001]

(a) Jaya Prakash Narayan

(b) Sheikh Abdullah

(c) Jawahar Lai Nehru

(d) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

ANS: (c) The All India Stales Peoples' Conference was a political organization'in India during the British Raj. The

first session of the organisation was held in Bombay in December 1927, Nehru was its president from 1935-1947.

27. With reference to the period of extremist nationalist movement in India with its spirit of Swadeshi, which one

of the following statements in not correct? [2002]

(a) Liakat Hussain led the Muslim peasants of Barisal in their agitations

(b) In 1889, the scheme of national education was formulated by Satish Chandra Mukherjee

(c) The Bengal National College was founded in 1906 with j Aurobindo as the Principal

(d) Tagore preached the cult of Atmasakti, the main plank I of which was social and economic regeneration of the

villages

ANS: (a)

28. With reference to the Indian freedom struggle, which one of the following statements is not correct? [2002]

(a) Hakim Ajmal Khan was one of the leaders to start a nationalist and militant Ahrar movement

(b) When the Indian National Congress was formed, Sayyid Ahmad Khan opposed it

(c) The All-India Muslim League which was formed in 1906 vehemently opposed the partition of Bengal and separate

electorates

(d) Maulana Barkataullah and Maulana Obeidullah Sindhi were among those who formed a Provisional Government

oflndia in Kabul.

ANS: (c) The All-India Muslim League founded at Dacca (now Dhaka, Bangladesh), in the Bengal Presidency, in 1906.

It supported the partition of Bengal to provide ma jority to the Muslims after partition.

29. The real intention of the British to include the princely states in the Federal Union proposed by the India Act of

1935 was to: [2002]

(a) exercise more and direct political and administrative

(b) involve the princes actively in the administration of the colony

(c) finally effect the complete political and administrative take-over of all the princely states by the British

(d) use the princes to counter-balance the anti-imperialist doctrines of the nationalist leaders

ANS: (d)

30. The President of Indian National Congress at the time of partition of India was: [2002]

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(a) C. Rajagopalachari

(b) J. B. Kripalani

(c) Jawaharlal Nehru

(d) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad

ANS: (b) Acharya JB Kriplani was the Indian National Congress President (Nov 1946- Dec 1947). In 1946, INC session

was held at Merrut.

31. With reference to colonial period of Indian history, match List I (Person) with List II (Event) and select the

correct answer using the codes given below the lists: [2002]

List I (Person) List II (Events)

A. Macdonald 1. Doctrine of Lapse

B. R Linlithgo 2. Communal Award

C. Dalhousie 3. August Offer

D. Chelmsford 4. Dyarchy

Codes:

(a) A-3; B-2; C-1; D-4

(b) A -3; B - 2; C -4; D -1

(c) A-2; B-3; C-1; D-4

(d) A - 2: B-3; C-4; D -1

ANS: (c) The communal award was announced by British PM, Ramsay McDonald in august 1932. August offer -1940;

Under Doctrine of lapse, Dalhousie annexed Satara. Jaitpur, Sambalpur. Udaipur, Jhansi, Nagpur and Awadh.

Governemnt of india Act 1919, introduced diarchy during the viceroyality of Chelmsford.

32. During the Indian freedom struggle, the Khudai Khidmatgars, also known as Red Shirts called for: [2002]

(a) the Union of Pakhtun tribal areas in north-west with the Afghanistan

(b) the adoption of terrorist tactics and methods for terrorising and finally ousting the colonial rulers

(c) the adoption of communist revolution ideology for political and social reform

(d) the Pathan regional nationalist unity and a struggle against colonialism.

ANS:(d) Khudai Khidmatgars were organized by Khan Abdul Gaffar khan (Frontier Gandhi). Khudai Khidmalgar

literally translates as the servants of God, represented a non-violent freedom struggle against the British Empire by

the Pashtuns (also known as Pathans. Pakhtuns or Afghans) of the North-West Frontier Province.

33. Assertion (A): The effect of labour participation in the Indian nationalist upsurge of the early 1930s was weak.

Reason (R): The abour leaders considered the ideology of Indian National Congress as bourgeois and

reactionary.[2002]




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ANS: (a) The labour leaders were influenced by communist ideology and they considered INC as bourgeoisie and

reactionary. That's why their participation in the Indian nationalist upsurge was weak.

34. The last opportunity to avoid the partition of India was lost with the rejection of: [2002]

(a) Cripps Mission

(b) Rajagopalachari Formula

(c) Cabinet Mission

(d) Wavell Plan

ANS: (c) Cabinet Mission (1946) was the last opportunity to avoid the partition of India with the formation of

interim Government. But Muslim league rejected the plan even though they won 73 out of 78 seats in the Interim

government. They did not attend the first meeting of constituent assembly on Dec 9, 1946.

35. The members of the Constituent Assembly which drafted the Constitution of India were: [2002]

(a) nominated by the British Parliament

(b) nominated by the Governor General

(c) elected by the Legislative Assemblies of various province

(d) elected by the Indian National Congress and Muslim League

ANS: (c) The members of the Constituent Assembly which drafted the Constitution of India were to be elected by

provincial assemblies by proportional representation.

36. Who headed the Interim Cabinet formed in the year 1946? [2003]

(a) Rajendra Prasad


(c) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

(d) Rajagopalachari

ANS: (b) Interim government was formed on Sept 2,1946 as per Cabinet mission proposal. It was headed by Jawahar

Lai Nehru.

37. The leader of the Bardoli Satyagraha (1928) was:[2003]

(a) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

(b) Mahatma Gandhi

(c) Vithalbhai J. Patel

(d) Mahadev Desai

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ANS: (a) The Bardoli Satyagraha of 1928, in the state of Gujarat was led by Vallabhbhai Patel. The women of

Bardoli gave him the title of Sardar.

38. Assertion (A): In 1916, Maulana Mohammad Ali and Abul Kalam Azad resigned from the Legislative Council.

Reason (R): The Rowlatt Act was passed by the Government in spite of being opposed by all Indian members of the

Legislative Council. [2003]





ANS: (d) Rowlatt act was passed in March 1919. The act authorized the government to imprison any person without

trial and conviction in a court of law. Maulana Mohd Ali and Abul Kalam Azad resigned from the legislative council

in 1919 during khilafat movement (not in 1916).

39. With reference to Indian freedom struggle, which one of the following statements is NOT correct? [2003]

(a) The Rowlatt Act aroused a wave of popular indignation and led to the Jallianwala Bagh massacre

(b) Subhas Chandra Bose formed the Forward Bloc

(c) Bhagat Singh was one of the founders of Hindustan Republican Socialist Association

(d) In 1931, the Congress Session at Karachi opposed Gandhi-lrwin Pact

ANS: (d) In 1931, the Congress Session at Karachi endorsed (not opposed) Gandhi-Irwin Pact. It was presided by

Vallabh Bhai Patel.

40. An important aspect of the Cripps Mission of 1942 was: [2003]

(a) that all Indian States should join the Indian Union as a condition to consider any degree of autonomy for India

(b) the creation of an Indian Union with Dominion status very soon after the Second World War

(c) the active participation and cooperation of the Indian people, communities and political parties in the British

war efforts as a condition for granting independence with full sovereign status to India after war

(d) the framing of a constitution for the entire Indian Union, with no separate constitution for any province, and a

Union Constitution to be accepted by all provinces

ANS: (b) Statement d is incorrect as any province not willing to join the Union could have a separate constitution

and form a separate Union. Cripps mission provides for an Indian Union with a dominion status after the Second

World War; which would be free to decide its relations with the Commonwealth and free to participate in the

United Nations and other International bodies.

41. When Congress leaders condemned the Montagu- Chelmsford Report, many moderates left the party to form

the: [2003]

(a) Swarajya Party

(b) Indian Freedom Party

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(c) Independence Federation of India

(d) Indian Liberal Federation

ANS: (d) When Congress leaders condemned the Montagu- Chelmsford Report (July 1918), many moderates led by

Surendra Nath Banerjea left the party to form Indian liberal federation in 1919.

42. Consider the following statements:

Some of the main features of the Government of India Act, 1935 were the:

1. Abolition of diarchy in the Governor's provinces

2. Power of the Governors to veto legislative action and to legislate on their own

3. Abolition of the principle of communal representation.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?[2004]

(a) 1 only

(b) 1 and 2

(c) 2 and 3

(d) 1, 2 and 3

ANS: (b) Provincial autonomy replaced diarchy. The Governor could refuse assent to bill, promulgate ordinances,

and enact governor's acts. Statement 3 is incorrect as Separate electorates based on communal representation

persisted in the GIA, 1935.


1. The First Session of the Indian National Congress was held in Calcutta

2. The Second Session of the Indian National Congress was held under the presidentship of Dadabhai Naoroji

3. Both Indian National Congress and Muslim League held their sessions at Lucknow in 1916 and concluded the

Lucknow Pact

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?[2004]

(a) 1 and 2

(b) 2 only

(c) 2 and 3

(d) 3 only

ANS: (c) Statement I is incorrect as first session was held in 1885 at Bombay (not in Calcutta) under the

Presidentship of W.C. Bonnerji. The second session was held in Calcutta. Lucknow session in 1916 was presided by

A.C. Majumdaar

44. Which one of the following statements is correct?[2004]

(a) The Constituent Assembly of India was elected by the Provincial Assemblies in the year 1946

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(b) Jawaharlal Nehru, M.A. Jinnah and Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel were members of the Constituent Assembly of India

(c) The First Session of the Constituent Assembly of India was held in January, 1947

(d) The Constitution of India was adopted on 26th January, 1950

The Montagu-Chelmsford Report formed the basis of:

(a) the Indian Councils Act, 1909 [2004]

(b) the Government of India Act, 1919

(c) the Government of India Act, 1935

(d) the Indian Independence Act, 1947

ANS: (b) Montagu-Chclmsford or Montford Refonns which were announced in July 1918 in line with the government

policy contained in Montagu's statement (August 1917) formed the basis of Gl A, 1919

46. During the Indian Freedom Struggle, who among the following proposed that Swaraj should be defined as

complete independence free from all foreign control?[2004]

(a) Mazharul Haque

(b) Maulana Hasrat Mohani

(c) Hakim Ajmal Khan

(d) Abul Kalam Azad

ANS: (b) Maulana Hasrat Mohani proposed that Swaraj should be defined as complete independence free from all

foreign control in 1921 when he was presiding the session of All India Muslim League in Lucknow.

47. The name of the famous person of India who returned the Knighthood conferred on him by the British

Government as a token of protest against the atrocities in Punjab in 1919 was: [2004]

(a) Tej Bahadur Sapru

(b)Ashutosh Mukherjee

(c) Rabindra Nath Tagore

(d) Syed Ahmed Khan

ANS: (c) Rabindra Nath Tagore returned the Knighthood conferred on him by the British Government as a token of

protest against the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre (April 13,1919).

48. Consider the following events during India's freedom struggle:

1. Chauri-Chaura Outrage

2. Minto-Morley Reforms

3. Dandi March

4. Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms

Which one of the following is the correct chronological order of the events above? [2004]

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(a) 1,3,2,4

(b) 2,4,1,3

(c) 1,4,2,3

(d) 2,3,1,4

ANS: (b) Chaura- Chari - Feb 1922; M into-Morley reforms -1909; Dandi March - 1930; Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms –

1918

49. Where were the Ghadar revolutionaries, who became active during the outbreak of the World War I

based?[2005]

(a) Central America

(b) North America

(c) West America

(d) South America.

ANS: (b) Ghadr revolutionaries were based at San Francisco and branches along the US Coast and in the far East.


On the eve of launch of Quit India Movement, Mahatma Gandhi:

1. Asked the government servants to resign.

2. Asked the soldiers to leave their posts.

3. Asked the Princes of the Princely states to accept the sovereignty of their own people.

Which of the statement given above is/are correct? [2005]

(a) 1 and 2

(b) 2 and 3

(c) 3 only

(d) 1, 2 and 3

ANS: (c) Gandhi Ji asked the government servants not to resign but declare your allegiance to the Congress.

Soldiers were asked not to leave their posts but do not fire.

NETAJI

1. Who is the Indian freedom fighter known as Netaji ?

Answer: Subhash Chandra Bose

2. When did Subhas Chandra Bose Born ?

Answer: 1897

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3. When did Subhash Chandra Bose first elected as president of Congress ?

Answer: 1938 (Haripura congress section)

4. When did Subhas Chandra Bose secondly elected as president of Congress ?

Answer: 1939 (by later he left the congress in the same year)

5. Who is the founder of Forward Block party ?

Answer: Subhash Chandra Bose

6. When did forward Block Party Founded ?

Answer: 1939 (in the same year he left the congress)

7. Who gave the slogan Jai hind to the nation ?

Answer: Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose

8. Who gave the slogan Dilli Chalo to the nation ?


9. Whose lines are these "Give me blood, I will give you freedom" ?


10. Who is known as patriots of patriots ?

Answer: Subhas Chandra Bose

11. Who called Subhash Chandra Bose as "patriots of patriots" ?

Answer: Gandhiji

12. Who is known as Desh nayk ?

Answer: Subhas Chandra Bose

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13. Who called Subhash Chandra Bose as "Desh nayak " ?

Answer: Rabindra Nath Tagore

14. Who is the political guru of Subhash Chandra Bose ?

Answer: Chita Ranjan Das

15. When did Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose was posthumously decorated with the Bharat Ratna ?

Answer: 1992

16. Which commission was Inquired the mysterious disappearance of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose

?Answer: Mukherjee Commission

Q1. When was Shubash Chandra Bose Born?

ANS. Subhas Chandra Bose was born in a Bengali family on January 23, 1897 in Cuttack, Orissa.

Q2. Where was the ancestral house of Subash Chandra Bose?

ANS. Subash’s ancestral house was at Kodalia village (near Baruipur; now known as Shubhashgram, South

24 Parganas, West Bengal).

Q3.Who were the parents of Subash Chandra Bose?

ANS. Janakinath Bose, an advocate and Prabhavati Devi.

Q4. How many were the siblings of Subash Chandra Bose?

ANS. Fourteen Siblings (9th child of his parents)

Q5. What was the purpose of Subash Chandra Bose to left india in 1919 with a promise to his father?

ANS. Subhas Chandra Bose left India in 1919 for England with a promise to his father that he would

appear in the Indian Civil Services Examination.

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Q6. In which year, he was elected the President of All India Youth Congress and also the Secretary of

Bengal State Congress.

ANS. In the year 1923, he was elected the President of All India Youth Congress and also the Secretary of

Bengal State Congress.

Q7. Subash was the editor of which news paper? And who was the founder of that?

ANS. He was also Editor of the newspaper "Forward", founded by Deshabandhu.

Q8. What was the slogan and quote of Subash?

ANS. His famous quote/slogan was " (Give me blood and I will give you freedom)”. His other famous

quote were, "(Dilli Chalo)", meaning "On to Delhi!"

Q9. The slogan “Inquilab Zindabad” coined by whom?

ANS. It was coined by Maulana Hasrat Mohani.

Q10. What is the name of Subash’s Daughter?

ANS. Anita Bose Pfaff (born 1942, in Vienna), who is a professor of economics in the University of

Augsburg.

Q11. What was the name of Subash’s wife?

ANS. Subhas Chandra Bose married (in Bad Gastein, Austria in 1937[22]) his Austrian secretary Emilie

Schenkl (26 December 1910 – March 1996)

Q12. Where is Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Museum?

ANS. Cuttack

1) When was Subhash Chandra Bose born?

c) 23 January 1897

2) Where was Subhash Chandra Bose born?

b) Cuttack

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3) From which college did Subhash Chandra Bose pass B.A.?

b) Presidency College

4) Which examination did Subhash Chandra Bose pass in England?

a) Indian Civil Service

5) Whom did Subhash Chandra Bose defeat in 1939 to win the election for President of Congress?

c) Pattabhi Sitaramaih

6) Which party was founded by Subhash Chandra Bose after he quit Congress?

d) Forward Bloc

7) Whom did Subhash Chandra Bose meet in Germany?

c) Adolf Hitler

8) Which army was headed by Subhash Chandra Bose?

a) Indian National Army

9) Which islands were freed by Indian National Army?

b) Andaman & Nicobar Islands

10) When did Subhash Chandra Bose die?

d) 18 August 1945

1. Father of our Nation Answer : Mohandas Karam Chand Gandhi

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2. Born on Answer : 2 October 1869 3. Born at Answer : Porbander

(Sudhamapuri) in Gujarath

4. Father Answer : Karam Chand 5. Mother Answer : Putilibai

6. WifeAnswer : Kasturba 7. Children's Answer : a. Harilal b. Manilal c.

Ramdas d. Devadas

8. House Name Answer : Keerthi Mandir

9. Gandhiji's age when he got married to Kasturba Answer : 13 years

10. The year which Gandhiji reached London Answer : 1888

11. Other names of Mohandas Karam Chand GandhiAnswer : Gandhiji,

mahatma Gandhi, Bapu

12. October 2 is oberved as Answer : International Day of Nonviolence

and Gandhi Jayanthi

13. The year which Gandhiji went to South Africa to Practice Law

Answer : 1893

14. Nattal Indian Congress was founded in Answer : 1894 (South Africa)

15. Name of the Weakly started by Gandhiji in South Africa Answer :

Indian Opinion

16. The place where Gandhiji's first Satyagraha was experimented

Answer : South Africa (1906) (against the Asiatic Ordinance)

17. Where did Gandhiji started Tolstoy Farm Answer : Johannesburg

(1910)(South Africa)

18. Where did Gandhiji started Phoenix Settlement Answer : Durban

(1904) (South Africa)

19. Name of the Railway Station where Gandhiji was thrown off a train

for riding first classAnswer : Pietermaritzburg

20. Gandhiji first imprisonment at Answer : Johannesburg - 1908 (South

Africa)

21. Gandhiji returned to India on Answer : 9 January 1915 January 9 -

Pravasi Bharathiya Divas

22. Gandhiji started Satyagraha Asramam in Answer : Ahmadabad

(1915)

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23. Champaran Satyagraha Gandhiji's first Satyagraha in India Year

=1917

District = Bihar For the right of Indigo workers in Champaran

24. Ahmadabad Mill Strike Year = 1918

state = Gujarath Gandhiji's first fast in India Reason = Demanding the

increase of Wages

25. Kheda Satyagraha Year = 1918 District = Gujarath Against = Land

revenue system of Government

26. Khilafat Movement Year = 1919 Reason = After First World War

British remove the khalifa from Power and fragmented Turkey

27. The main leaders of Khilafat CommitteeAnswer : Mohammad Ali

Shaukhat Ali Hakkim Ajmal Khan Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad Hasrat

MohaniGandhiji supported Khilafat Movement

28. Gandhiji visited kerala for the first time on Answer : 18 August

1920

Reason = Get support for Khilafat Movement and Non co-operation

movement

29. Rowlatt Satyagraha Year = 1919 Against = Rowlatt Act

30. Rowlatt Act Answer : Government had the power to arrest any

person with out any reason

31. The official name of Rawlatt Act Answer : Anarchical and

Revolutionary Crimes Act

Gandhiji decided to start Satyagraha against Rowlatt Act

32. The first date of National Wide Harthal was Called on Answer : 30

March 1919

33. National Wide Harthal postponed to Answer : 6 April 1919 Gandhiji

arrested

34. Non Co-operation Movement Started in = 1920 Leader = Gandhiji

The first mass based Political Movement under the leader ship of

Gandhiji

35. Which Movement was launched along with the Khalifat Movement

Answer : Non Co-operation Movement

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36. The reason for the withdrawal of Non Co-operation Movement

Answer : Chauri Chaura Incident Gorakhpur District (Uttar Pradesh) 5

February 1922

39. Gandhiji was arrested on Answer : 18 March 1922

40. The achievement of the Non Co-operation MovementAnswer : Get

some political right

41. The year which Gandhiji elected as the President of All India Home

Rule League Answer : 1920

42. Gandhiji become the President of Indian National Congress in

Answer : 1924-Belgam session

43. Civil Disobedience Movement

Leader = Gandhiji Started = 1930 Aim = The Government to accept

the demands of Indian People

44. Civil Disobedience Movement was started with Answer : Dandi

March

45. Civil Disobedience Movement is also known as Answer : Salt

Satyagraha and Salt March

46. The leader of Dandi March Answer : Gandhiji

47. Dandi March Started on Answer : 12 March 1930

48. Dandi March ended on Answer : 6 April 1930

49. Dandi March began from Answer : Sabarmati to Dandi (Gujarath) No

of followers = 78

50. Who said that Gandhiji's breaking of salt law as a "Storm in a Tea

Cup" Answer : Lord Irwin

51. Who said that "Salt suddenly became a mysterious word, a word of

power " Answer : Nehru

52. Who said that Gandhiji's March to Dandi "Like the historic March

of Ramachandra to Lanka, The march of Gandhi will be Memorable"

Answer : Motilal Nehru

53. The Political Guru of Gandhiji Answer : Gopalakrishnan Gokhale

54. The Spiritual Guru of Gandhiji Answer : Leo Tolstoy

54. The founder of All india Harijan Samaj Answer : Gandhiji (1932)

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55. Gandhian Era in Indian Independence Struggle Answer : 1915 to

1948

56. Who is known as Sage of Sabarmati Answer : Gandhiji

57. The founder of All india Harijan Samaj Answer : Gandhiji (1932)

58. Name of the place where Satyagraha by Gandhiji to protest against

Jallian Walla Bag Massacre

Answer : Mumbai 59.Sevagram Project was started by Answer :

Gandhiji

60. The place where Sevagram Ashram is situated Answer : Maharashtra

61. Wardha Ashram is situated in Answer : Maharashtra

62. The idea of Gramaswaraj was first proposed by Answer : Gandhiji

63. Private Secretary of Gandhiji Answer : Mahadeva Desai

64. The secretary of Gandhiji after Demise of Mahadeva Desai Answer :

Pyarelal

65. Gandhi on Non- violence is written by Answer : Thomas Merton

66. Who is called Gandhiji as Mahatma Answer : Tagore

67. Who gave the title Gurudev to Tagore Answer : Gandhiji

68. Who gave the title Abhay Sadak to Baba Amta Answer : Gandhiji

69. Who called Gandhiji as Father of Nation Answer : Subash Chandra

Boss

70. Who gave Gandhiji the title of Kesar-r-Hind Answer : Lord Hardinge

71. Who called Gandhiji as "A Half Naked Fakir" Answer : Winston

Churchill

72. "Generations to come, it may scarce to believe that such a one as

him ever walked on this earth in flesh and blood" who said this words

about Gandhiji Answer : Albert Einstein

75. Gandhiji and Nehru met for the first time in Answer : Lucknow INC

Committee

76. Who become the leader of Salt Satyagraha when Gandhiji was

arrested Answer : Abbas Tayabji

77. Name of the mythological character impressed Gandhiji in his life

Answer : Harichandra

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78. The year which Gandhiji-Irwin Pact signed in Answer : 5 March 1931

79. The Second Round Table Conference was held at Answer : London

80. The Second Round Table Conference was Held between Answer : 7

September and 2 December 1931

10. Where was Gandhiji’s first satyagraha in India?: It was for the right

of Indigo workers in Champaran in 1917 BUDHI GANDHI …..>

MATANGANI HAZARA

11. Where was gandhiji’s first fast (Gandhiji’s second satyagraha in

India)?Answer: In Ahmadabad

12. Which causes Gandhiji to abandoned his title Kaiser-I-Hind?

Answer: Jallianwalabagh Massacre (1919)

13. Who started weeklies named Young India and

Navjeevan?Answer: Mahatma Gandhi

17. When did Gandhiji started the weekly Harijan?Answer: 1933

18. Gandhiji called Subhash Chandra Bose as

_________?Answer: Patriot

20. Who gave the name ‘Gurudev’ to Tagore?Answer: Mahatma Gandhi

21. Who called Gandhiji as ‘Mahatma’?Answer: Tagore

25. What was called as 'Post Dated

Cheque'by Gandhiji ?Answer: Cripps's Mission (1942)

26. When did Gandhiji published 'Hind Swaraj' ?Answer: In the

year 1908

29. Where was Gandhiji’s third satyagraha in India?Answer: kheda

satyagraha

30. What is the real name of Gandhi's Autobiography ?Answer: Satya na

prayogo

31. What is the period that referred

in Gandhi's Autobiography ?Answer: 1869 - 1921

32. When did Autobiography of Gandhiji first

published ?Answer: 1927 (in Navajeevan)

33. In which language Gandhiji wrote his

Autobiography ?Answer: Gujarati

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34. Who translated Gandhi's autobiography into English

?Answer: Mahadev Desai

35. Who founded Satyagrah Sabha ?Answer: Mahatma Gandhi1919

37. What is the real name of Mira Behn, the disciple of Gandhiji

?Answer: Madeleine Slade

38. Who compared Gandhi's Dandi March to the legendary journey of

Sri Rama to Lanka ?Answer: Motilal Nehru

39. Who is known as Frontier Gandhi ?Answer: Khan Abdul Ghaffar

Khan

40. Who is known as BiharGandhi ?Answer: Dr. Rajendra Prasad

41. Who is known as Modern Gandhi ? Answer: Baba Amte

43. Who is known as American Gandhi ?Answer: Martin Luther King

46. Who is known as South African Gandhi ?Answer: Nelson Mandela

49. Who wrote the book "The words of Gandhi" ?Answer: Mahatma

Gandhi

51. "The Life Of Mahatma Gandhi" is written by?Answer:Louis Fischer

Books :-the Story of My Experiments with Truth, Hind swaraj or

Indian Home Rule.

11. When was Gandhi ji went to jail (First time) Answer: 1908 at

Johannesburg in South Africa

14. Which weekly news paper was established by Mahatma Gandhi?

Indian opinions (1904), Yang Indian and Navjeevan

48. Where is Memorial to Mahatma Gandhi ji?Answer: Raj Ghat (New

Delhi, India)

50. Gandhi's first fast in India?Answer: April; 1918 (03 Days) at

Ahmedabad

50. Gandhi's first Fast of his life? Answer February 1913 (7 days)

Which of the following was a revolutionary who later turned into a yogi and a philosopher?

A Lala Lajpat Rai

B Bal Gangadhar Tilak

C Agarkara

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D Aurodindo Ghosh

[D]

2 Delhi became the capital of India in :

A 1916

B 1910

C 1913

D 1911

Answer: Option [D]

3 With reference to Indian Freedom Struggle, who of the following was the lady representative of India

at the Second Round Table Conference?

A Sucheta Hriplani

B Aruna Asaf Ali

C Vijayalakshmi Pandit

D Sarojini Naidu

Answer: Option [D]

4 Which of the following institutions was not founded by Mahatma Gandhi?

A Sabarmati Ashram

B Sevagram Ashram

C Vishwa Bharati

D Phoenix Ashram

Answer: Option [C]

5 Swaraj as a national demand was first made by:

A Bal Gangadhar Tilak

B Dadabhai Naoraji

C Jawaharlal Nehru

D Chittaranjan Das

Ans Dadabhai Nauroji

6 Who was the Viceroy of India at the time of Jallianwala Bagh Massacre?

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A Lord Irwin

B Lord Chelmsford

C Lord Hardinge

D Lord Curzon

Answer: Option [B]

7 The Indian Independence League was set up by:

A Jayaprakash Narayan

B Aruna Asaf Ali

C S.M. Joshi

D Rash Behari Bose

Answer: Option [D]

8 Who among the following Urdu poets was invited to the Second and Third round Table Conference?

A Josh Malihabadi

B Muhammad Iqbal

C Faiz Ahmad Faiz

D Firaq Gorakhpuri

Answer: Option [B]

9 The first movement launched against the British in India was :

A Swadeshi Movement

B Khilafat Movement

C Quit India Movement

D Non-Cooperation Movement

Answer: Option [A]

10 The first women’s university in India was founded by :

A Dhondo Keshave Karve

B Rani Ahilya Devi

C J.C. Kumarappa

D Gandhiji

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Answer: Option [A]

11 Who among the following led vaikom Satyagraha in 1924 ?

A Periyar E. V. Ramasamy

B K.P. Kesava Menon

C N. Kumaran Asan

D Shri Narayana Guru

Answer: Option [A]

12 ‘Mahatma’ was added before Gandhiji’s name during :

A Rowlatt satyagraha

B Amritsar session of INC in 1919

C Initial stages of Khilafat movement

D Champaran Satyagraha

Answer: Option [D]

13 The name of the famous person of India who returned the knighthood conferred on him by the British

Government as a token of protest against the atrocities in Punjab in 1919 was:

A Syed Ahmed Khan

B Rabindra Nath Tagore

C Ashutosh Mukherjee

D Tej Bahadur Sapru

Answer: Option [B]

14 M.C. Setalvad, B.N. Rao and Alladi Krishnaswamy lyer were distinguished members of the :

A Madras Labour Union

B Swaraj Party

C All India National Liberal Federation

D Servants of India Society

Answer: Option [D]

15 At which congress session did Dadabhai Naoroji announce that Swaraj was the goal of India’s political

efforts?

A 1906 Calcutt session

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B 1905 Banaras session

C 1893 Lahore session

D 1906 Calcutta session

Answer: Option [A]

16 Who said “I therefore want freedom immediately, this very night, before dawn if it can be had”?

A Mahatma Gandhi

B Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru

C Annie Besant

D Dr. Rajendra Prasad

Answer: Option [A]

17 Ancient Monuments Preservation Act was passed during the Viceroyalty of :

A Curzon

B Ripon

C Lansdowne

D Monto

Answer: Option [A]

18 The Haripura Congress (1938) remains a milestone in Indian freedom struggles, because

A of the introduction of the idea of a planning commission

B of the acceptance of the Government of India Act, 1935 by the Congress

C it declared war on the British Empire

D it appointed Jawaharlal Nehru as the future Prime Minister of India

Answer: Option [A]

19 The birth and death years of Dr. B.R. Ambedker are :

A 1889, 1961

B 1877, 1961

C 1891, 1956

D 1886, 1951

Answer: Option [C]

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20 Who among the following was elected as the President of All-India Khilafat Conference when it met at

Delhi in 1919?

A Shaukat Ali

B M.A. Jinnah

C Mahatma Gandhi

D Motilal Nehru

Answer: Option [C

21 Who among the following pioneered Khilafat Movement?

A M.A. Jinnah

B Sir Syed Ahmed Khan

C Mahatma Gandhi

D Ali Brothers

Answer: Option [D]

22 Who was called by British rulers as ‘Father of Indian unrest’?

A M. K. Gandhi


C Subhash Chandra Bose

D Gopal Krishna Gokhale

Answer: Option [B]

23 Those who joined Mahatma Gandhi during the Champaran struggle included :

A Jawaharlal Nehru and Rajendra Prasad

B Vallabhbhai Patel and Vinoba Bhave

C Mahadev Desai and Maniben Patel

D Rajendra Prasad and Anugraha Narayan Sinha

Answer: Option [D]

24 In 1921, the session of the Indian National Congress was held when its President was in prison and

with some other leader acting as president, who was the Congress President in prison?

A Abul Kalam Azad

B Deshbandhu Chittaranjan Das

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C Mohammad Ali

D Mahatma Gandhi

Answer: Option [B]

25 Who amongst the following was involved in the Alipore Bomb case?

A Jatin Das

B Aurobindo Ghosh

C Bipin Chandra Pal

D S.N. Benerjee

Answer: Option [B]

26 The title ‘Punjab Kesari’ was conferred on :

A Sarder Baldev Singh

B Lala Lajpat Rai

C Bhagat Singh

D Ranjit Singh

Answer: Option [B]

27 Mahatma Gandhi’s first attempt at leading an All India struggle was his call for a satyagraha against

which one of the following ?

A Rowlatt Act

B The Public Safety Bill

C The Trade Disputes Act

D The Governmentof India Act, 1919

Answer: Option [A]

28 In March 1925, who of the following was elected as the President of the Central Legislative Assembly?

A Madan Mohan Malaviya

B CR Das

C Vithalbhai Patel

D Motilal Nehru

Answer: Option [C]

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29 Mahatma Gandhi returned to India, leaving South Africa for ever in :

A 1919

B 1916

C 1915

D 1914

Answer: Option [D]

30 Who among the following attended all the three Round Table Conferences?

A B.R. Ambedkar

B Mahatma Gandhi

C Annie Besant

D Madan Mohan Malviya

Answer: Option [A

41 Which of the following factors influenced the British to transfer power to the Indians?

A The Indian armed forces could no longer be relied upon for their loyalty to the British

B Revolutionary activities had affected law and order system

C Large scale labour unrest and hostile publicmood

D The second world war had weakened Britain economically and politically

Answer: Option [D]

42 Militant nationalism found expression for the first time on a large scale in the movement against :

A Non-Cooperation Movement

B Official Secret Act

C Partition of Bengal

D Rowlatt Act Agitation

Answer: Option [B]

43 During the Indian Freedom Struggle who of the following raised an army called Free Indian Legion?

A Subhas Chandra Bose

B V. D. Savarkar

C Lala Hardayal

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D Rashbehari Bose

Answer: Option [A]

44 “If a God were to tolerate untouchability I would not recognize him as God at all”. These words were

spoken by:

A Gandhi

B Tilak

C Vivekananda

D Gokhale

Answer: Option [A]

45 The Cripps Mission failed mainly because :

A there was nothing said about a constitution making body for India

B the Congress was no longer willing to trust the British

C it offered a clear programme for partitioning India

D the Congress demand for effective transfer of power to Indians was not met

Answer: Option [D]

46 Which revolutionary died after a 64-day fast in jail, demanding treatment not as criminals but as

political prisoners?

A Pulin Das

B Jatin Das

C Ananta Gupta

D Both (a) and (b)

Answer: Option [B]

47 When Gandhiji was arrested during Salt Satyagraha who took his place as the leader of movement?

A Abdul Kalam Azad

B Abbas Tyyabji

C Sardar Patel

D Jawaharlal Nehru

Answer: Option [B]

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48 Consider the following statement and identify with the help of the code given below the Viceroy who

made the statement and when :

In my belief, Congress is tottering to its fall one of my great ambitions while in India is to assist it to a

peaceful demise.

A Lord Minto, while addressing the Muslim delegation which met him at Simla in 1906

B Lord Dufferin, during the farewell speech at Calcutta

C Lord Curzon, while announcing the partition of Bengal

D Lord Curzon, in a letter to the Secretary of States in 1900

Answer: Option [D]

49 The Royal Indian Navy ratings revolted in February 1946 to protest against :

A the firing on some ratings of the HMS Talwar

B the Government’s suppression of Congress activities

C the punishment meted out to the INA officials

D the treatment meted out to them

Answer: Option [D]

50 The INA trials took place in the :

A Parliament House, Delhi

B Ahmednagar Fort

C Red Fort, Delhi

D Old Secretary, Delhi

Answer: Option [C]

61 Who among the following were considered constitutionalist within the Indian National Congress?

A Satyamurty and K.M. Munshi

B Subhash Chandra Bose and Maulana

C Sarojini Naidu and Annie Beasamt

D Jawaharlal Nehru and J.B.Kripalani

Answer: Option [A]

62 Moplah rebellion of 1921 took place in :

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A North-East Frontier Province

B Kerala

C Kashmir

D Assam

63 Who among the following Gandhian followers was a teacher by profession?

A Rajendra Prasad

B J.B. Kriplani

C Brajkishore Prasad

D A.N. Sinha

Answer: Option [B]

64 In 1943, Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose proclaimed the formation of the Provisional Government of

Independent India (Azad Hind) in :

A Singapore

B Tokyo

C Rangoon

D Vienna

Answer: Option [A]

65 Which one of the following was a journal brought out by Abul Kalam Azad?

A Comrade

B Al-Hilal

C Zamindar

D The Indian Sociologist

Answer: Option [B]

66 In the Interim Government formed in the year 1946, who of the following held the portfolio of

Defence?

A Jagjivan Ram

B Baldev Singh

C Asaf Ali

D Vallabhbhai Patel

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Answer: Option [B]

67 In 1917, at Champaran, the government forced farmers to undertake :

A land ceiling

B opium cultivation

C hallow cultivation

D indigo cultivation

Answer: Option [D]

68 From where did Mahatma Gandhi start his historic Dandi March?

A Sabarmati Ashram

B Chauri Chaura

C Dandi

D Champaran

Answer: Option [A]

69 Gandhi started Satyagraha movement in 1919 in protest against of the :

A Enactment of Rowlatt Act

B Champaran wrongs

C Simon Commission

D Colonial exploitation of India

Answer: Option [A]

70 The Prime Minister of Britain at the time of India’s independence was :

A Ramsay Macdonald

B Winston Churchill

C Lord Mountbatten

D Clement Attlee

Answer: Option [D]

71 All the three Round Table Conferences were held in :

A Manchester

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B Calcutta

C Bombay

D London

Answer: Option [D]

72 The Quit India Movement started at :

A Lahore on July 7, 1942

B Wardha on Aug, 7, 1942

C Bombay on Aug. 8, 1942

D Delhi on Aug. 15, 1942

Answer: Option [C]

73 The Civil Disobedience Movement was led in the North-West Frontier Province by :

A Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan

B Dr. M.A. Ansari

C Sewa Singh Thikriwala

D Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah

Answer: Option [A]

74 During the freedom struggle, who established ‘The Deccan Educational Society’?

A G.K. Gokhale

B M.G. Ranade

C Dadabhai Naoroji

D B. G. Tilak

Answer: Option [D]

75 Who among the following said “My boy, no, you are an Indian first and then a Muslim”?

A Mohammad Iqbal

B Jawaharlal Nehru

C Syed Ahmad Khan

D Mohammad Ali Jinnah

Answer: Option [D]

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76 Which one of the following events was characterised by Montague as ‘Preventive Murder’?

A Shooting of Curzon-Wythe

B Shooting of the Mahatma

C Massacre of Jallianwala Bagh

D Killing of INA activities

Answer: Option [C]

77 Which is true about Mahatma Gandhi at the time of India’s Independence ?

A the President of the Congress

B not a member of the congress

C the General Secretary of the Congress

D a member of Congress working committee

Answer: Option [B]

78 Who presided over the first session of the All India Kisan Sabha and which day is celebrated as the All

India Kishan Day?

A P.G. Joshi and 1st September

B Swami Sahajananda and 1st November

C P.C. Joshi and 1st November

D Swami Sahajanand Saraswati 23rd December

Answer: Option [D]

79 During the Indian Freedom Struggle, who of the following started the weekly Yugantar in April 1906?

A Krishna Kumar Mitra and Hemchandra Kanungo

B Aswini Kumar Dutta and Satishchandra Mukherji

C Barindra Kumar Ghosh and Bhupendranath Dutta

D Jnanendranath Basu and Bipin Chandra Pal

Answer: Option [C]

80 The author of the book ‘Hindu view of Life’ is ?

A Aurobindo Ghosh

B Dr. S. Radhakrishnan

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C Jawaharlal Nehru

D Maulana Abul Kalam Azad

Answer: Option [B]

81 Who of the following organized a National Planning Committee in 1938?

A Sardar Vallabhabhai Patel

B Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru

C Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose

D Dr. Rajendra Prasad

Answer: Option [C]

82 Which of the following revolutionaries had participated in the Non-Cooperation Movement and was

teacher in national school in Chittagong?

A Chandrasekhar Azad

B Bhagat Singh

C Surya Sen

D Jatin Das

Answer: Option [C]

83 Who is the author of the concept of Antyodaya ?

A Jayaprakash Narayan

B Sri Aurobindo

C Vinoba Bhave

D Mahatma Gandhi

Answer: Option [C]

84 Who was the leader of the Indian revolutionary activities in America ?

A Sardarsingh Rana

B V.D. Savarkar

C Lala Hardayal

D Shyamji Krishna Varma

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Answer: Option [C]

85 Paramdham Ashram was established by whom among the following ?

A Acharya Vinoba Bhave

B Acharya Kriplani

C Mahatma Gandhi

D None of the above

Answer: Option [A]

86 The clarion call ‘Dilli Chalo’ was given by:

A Lala Lajpat Rai

B Subhash Chandra Bose

C Jawaharlal Nehru

D Congress in 1942

Answer: Option [B]

87 When Subhash Chandra Bose resigned as the President of INC, who was appointed in his place?

A Pattabhi Sitaramish

B C. Rajgopalachari

C Abul Kalam Azad

D Rajendra Prasad

Answer: Option [D]

88 The President of the Indian National Congress at the time of Indian Independence was :

A Rajendra Prasad

B Jawaharlal Nehru

C J.B. Kriplani

D Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad

Answer: Option [C]

89 The Montague-Chelmsford Report formed the basis of :

A the Indian Independence Act, 1947

B the Government of India Act, 1935

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C the Government of India Act, 1919

D the Indian Council Act, 1909

Answer: Option [C]

90 The Congress policy of pray and petition ultimately came to an end under the guidance of :

A Mahatma Gandhi

B Lala Lajpat Rai

C Bal Gangadhar Tilak

D Aurobindo Ghosh

Answer: Option [C

1.

91 “Be proud that you are an Indian, proudly claim I am an Indian, every Indian is my brother.” Who had

said these words?

A Mahatma Gandhi

B Lala Lajpat Rai

C Vivekananda

D Jawaharlal Nehru

Answer: Option [C]

92 The first venture of Gandhi in all-India politics was the :

A Dandi March

B Champaran Movement

C Rowlatt Satyagraha

D Non-Cooperation Movement

Answer: Option [C]

93 During the reign of who of the following was Indian National Congress banned and over 1,20,000

person were arrested?

A Lord Linlithgow

B Lord Willingdon

C Lord Irwin

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D Lord Reading

Answer: Option [B]

94 Which one of the following was not authored by Annie Besant?

A How India Fought for Freedom

B The Case for India

C India Old and New

D The Future of Indian Politics

Answer: Option [C]

95 Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

A Simla Conference - 1945

B Formation of the Congress Socialist Party - 1931

C Martyrdom of Sardar Bhagat Singh - 1931

D Purna Swaraj Resolution - 1930

Answer: Option [B]

Congress Socialist Party(CSP) was founded in 1934

96 Who was named as Mira Ben by Mahatma Gandhi ?

A Maria Montessouri

B Kamla Devi

C Madeline Slade

D Annie Besant

Answer: Option [C]

97 Mahatma Gandhi gave the call ‘Do or Die’ during the :

A Quit India Movement

B Civil Disobedience Movement

C Non-Cooperation Movement

D Khilafat Movement

Answer: Option [A]

98 Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru was born in the year :

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A 1889

B 1899

C 1900

D 1908

Answer: Option [A]

99 Who was the Chairman of Boundary Commission to define the boundaries of the dominions under the

Indian Independence Act of 1947 ?

A Cyril Radcliffe

B Lord Mountbatten

C Stafford Cripps

D Lord Wavell

Answer: Option [A]

100 During the Indian Freedom Struggle, who among the following started a journal “The Indian

Sociologist”?

A Jatindranath Mukherjee

B Shyamji Krishna Varma

C Bhikaji Cama

D Dadabhai Naoroji

Answer: Option [B

101 What is the reason behind the shifting of the capital of British India Empire from Calcutta to Delhi?

A The climate of Delhi was more suitable for Europeans

B Delhi was located at the centre of the empire

C Delhi was the traditional seat for of Imperial powers

D Calcutta was the hotbed of revolutionaries

Answer: Option [D]

102 Who raised the slogan "Inquilab Zindabad" ?

A Chandrasekhar Azad

B M K Gandhi

C Loka Manya Tilak

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D Hasrat Mohani

Answer: Option [D]

103 In which year All India Trade Union Congress(AITUC) was formed ?

A 01 February 1917

B 31 December 1920

C 28 August 1921

D 14 November 1922

Answer: Option [B]

104 Jallianwala Bagh massacre occurred on :

A January 31, 1917

B August 12, 1918

C April 13, 1919

D December 25, 1922

Answer: Option [C]

105 Who commented that Cripps Mission was a postdated cheque on a crashing bank?

A Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

B Mahatma Gandhi


D Jawaharlal Nehru

Answer: Option [B]

106 Who founded the Banaras Hindu University ?

A Mahatma Gandhi

B Jawaharlal Nehru

C Madan Mohan Malaviya

D None of the above

Answer: Option [C]

107 Who conceived the idea of Pakistan ?

A Asaf Ali

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B Mohd. Ali Jinnah

C H.S. Suharwardhy

D Chowdhary Rahmat Ali

Answer: Option [D]

108 A series of articles by Aurobindo Ghosh known as ‘Doctrine of Passive Resistance’ are associated

with which one of the following movements ?

A Swadeshi and Boycott movement

B Non-Cooperation movement

C Young Bengal movement

D Civil Disobedience movement

Answer: Option [A]

109 Who was the President of Lahore session of INC at which the resolution of ‘Complete Independence’

was passed ?

A S.N. Banerjee

B Dadabhai Naoroji

C Jawaharlal Nehru

D Badruddin Tyabji

Answer: Option [C]

110 The Home Rule League Movement in India was started by:

A S.N. Banerjee and W.C. Banerjee

B Mahatma Gandhi and Motilal Nehru

C Annie Besant and Gokhale

D Annie Basant and Tilak

Answer: Option [D

111 Who of the following was the first President of the Indian Trade Union Congress in 1920 ?

A Dr. Rajendra Prasad

B Lala Lajpat Rai

C Chittaranjan Das

D Bipin Chandra Pal

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Answer: Option [B]

112 Who among the following were popularly known as Red Shirts ?

A People led by Rani Gaidinliu

B Members of the Azad Hind Fauj

C Khudai Khidmatgars

D Congress socialists

Answer: Option [C]

113 The Interim Government formed by INC in 2nd September 1946 was headed by:

A C. Rajgopalachari

B Mahatma Gandhi

C Dr. Rajendra Prasad

D Jawaharlal Nehru

Answer: Option [D]

114 Who among the following annulled the Partition of Bengal ?

A Lord Hardinge

B Lord Minto

C Lord Curzon

D Lord Chelmsford

Answer: Option [A]

115 The radical wing of the Congress Party, with Jawaharlal Nehru as one of main leaders, founded the

‘Independence for India League’1928 in opposition to:

A the Montford Reforms

B the Home Rule Movement

C the Gandhi-Irwin Pact

D the Nehru Report

116 To promote the cause of Indian independence, Home Rule society, an informal nationalist organisation

popularly called ‘India House’ was established in London between 1905 and 1910 by:

A Lala Hardayal

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B Shymaji Krishna Varma

C V.D. Savarkar

D Madan Lal Dhingra

Answer: Option [B]

117 With how many volunteers did Gandhi led his famous Dandi march on March 12, 1930 from his base

Sabarmati Ashram ?

A 20

B 50

C 78

D 103

Answer: Option [C]

118 Who among the following opposed Mahatma Gandhi’s association with the Khilafat movement ?

A Muhammad Ali Jinnah

B Abdul Kalam Azad

C Fazlul Haque

D Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan

Answer: Option [A]

119 Who was the British Prime Minister at the time of the Second Round Table Conference ?

A Neville Chamberlain

B Ramsay Macdonald

C Clement Attlee

D None of the above

Answer: Option [B]

120 Who was the Viceroy during the time Mr. Attlee of England declared the British intention to transfer

power to Indians ?

A Lord Wavell

B Lord Irwin

C Lord Linlithgow

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D Lord Mountbatten

121 The first Civil Disobedience Movement started before:

A Dandi march

B Gandhi Irwin pact

C the failure of Cripps Mission

D the adoption of a resolution declaring Poorna Swaraj as the objective of the Congress

Answer: Option [B]

122 The Indian National Congress represented the views of the microscopic minority in India.

The contention was maintained by:

A Lord Curzon

B Lord Elgin II

C Lord Lansdowne

D Lord Dufferin

Answer: Option [D]

123 Mahatma Gandhi was referred to ‘Father of the Nation’ first by:

A Jawaharlal Nehru

B Vallabhbhai Patel


D C. Rajagopalachari

Answer: Option [C]

124 The All India Muslim League was formed in December 30, 1906 at:

A Dhaka

B Lukhnow

C Lahor

D Aligard

Answer: Option [A]

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125 Who among the following had founded the Theosophical Society in the United States of America ?

A Madam Camas

B Lala Hardayal

C Madam Blavatsky and Olcott

D Swami Dayanand Saraswati

Answer: Option [C]

126 Mahatma Gandhi entered into freedom struggle in India in the year:

A 1911

B 1915

C 1917

D 1919

Answer: Option [B]

127 “At the stroke of midnight, when the world sleeps, India will awake to life and freedom” was said

by:

A Lord Mountbatten

B Dr. Rajendra Prasad

C Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru

D None of the above

Answer: Option [C]

128 With which one of the following did the Civil Disobedience Movement in India commence ?

A The Dandi March

B Mahatma Gandhi’s going on fast

C No Tax campaign by Sardar Patel

D The unfurling of the national flag by Nehru

Answer: Option [A]

129 Of the following, whose ideas had influenced Mahatma Gandhi’s thought ?

A Lenin

B Tolstoy

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C Hitler

D Karl Marx

Answer: Option [B]

130 The Viceroy upon whom a bomb was thrown but he did not change his attitude towards the Indians,

was:

A Lord Hardinge

B Warren Hastings

C Lord Curzon

D Lord Chelmsford

Answer: Option [A]

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131 With reference to Indian freedom struggle which one among the following events occurred earliest ?

A Lucknow Pact

B Gandhi-Irwin Pact

C Cripps Mission Proposals

D None of the above

Answer: Option [A]

132 The capital of India was shifted to Delhi during the reign of:

A Curzon

B Minto

C Hardinge

D Chelmsford

Answer: Option [C]

133 Before Delhi, where was the capital of India during the British India ?

A Calcutta

B Patna

C Lucknow



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D Bombay

Answer: Option [A]

134 Lord Mountbatten came to India as Viceroy along with specific instruction to:

A balkanize the Indian sub-continent

B keep India united if possible

C accept Jinnah’s demand for Pakistan

D persuade the Congress to accept partition

Answer: Option [B]

135 When the Indian Muslim League was inducted into the interim government in 1946, Liyaquat Ali Khan

was assigned the portfolio of:

A home

B defence

C finance

D foreign affairs

Answer: Option [C]

136 During India’s Freedom Struggle, which one of the following led to the first ‘All India Hartal’ on April

6, 1919 ?

A Arrival of Simon Commission

B Trial of Mahatma Gandhi

C Protest against Jallianwala Bagh massacre

D Protest against Rowlatt Act

Answer: Option [D]

137 According to Mountbatten Plan, which of the following provinces was not to be included in the

Indian dominion ?

A Madras

B Bombay

C Sind

D Bihar

Answer: Option [C]

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138 The Lucknow Pact of 1916 was made between:

A the Congress and the Muslim League

B the Hindus and the Muslims

C the British and the Indians

D the moderates and extremists

Answer: Option [A]

139 Quit India Movement started after the failure of:

A Cabinet Mission

B Cripps’ Mission

C Simon recommendations

D None of the above

Answer: Option [B]

140 The Gandhi-Irwin Pact proclaimed the suspension of:

A Dandi March

B Non-Cooperation Movement

C Civil Disobedience Movement

D None of the above

Answer: Option [C

Answer: Option [A]

141 On which one of following dates did Jawaharlal Nehru unfurl the tri-color national flag on the banks

of the Ravi as the clock struck the midnight ?

A 31st December, 192

B 26th January, 1930

C 31st December, 1931

D 26th January, 1933

Answer: Option [A]

142 Which of the following revolutionary leaders organized an attack on the armoury of Chittagong ?

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A C.R. Das

B Jatin Das

C Chandrashekhar Azad

D Surya Sen

Answer: Option [D]

143 General Michael O'Dwyer who was responsible for Jallianwala Bagh massacre was shot dead by:

A Udham Singh

B Hasrat Mohani

C V.V.S. Iyer

D Sohan Singh Bhakna

Answer: Option [A]

144 When Mahatma Gandhi set out on the Dandi march, he was accompanied, among others, by:

A Rajendra Prasad and Sarojini Naidu

B Jawaharlal Nehru and Rajendra Prasad

C Jawaharlal Nehru and Sarojini Naidu

D Vallabhabai Patel and Sarojini Naidu

Answer: Option [C]

145 The word Adivasi was used for the first time to refer to the tribal people by:

A Thakkar Bappa

B Jyotiba Phule

C Mahatma Gandhi

D B.R. Ambedkar

Answer: Option [A]

146 Annie Besant enjoyed the Presidentship of the INC at its session held in:

A 1916

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B 1917

C 1918

D 1920

Answer: Option [B]

147 Who was known as the political guru of Gandhiji ?

A Dadabhai Naoroji


C Lala Lajpat Rai

D Gopal Krishna Gokhle

Answer: Option [D]

148 On the death of Gandhiji, who said that “The light has gone out of our lives” ?

A Jawaharlal Nehru

B Dr. Rajendra Prasad

C Lord Mountbatten

D Dr. S. Radhakrishna

Answer: Option [A]

149 Which one of the following aroused a wave of popular indignation that led to the massacre by the

British at Jallianwala Bagh ?

A The Arms Act

B The Rowlatt Act

C The Vernacular Press Act

D The Public Safety Act

Answer: Option [B]

150 Swaraj was declared as the goal of the Congress at its session held in 1906 at:

A Lucknow

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B Bombay

C Madras

D Calcutta

Answer: Option [D]

151 Who coined the slogan “Jai Jawan Jai Kisan” ?

A Sadar Patel

B Lal Bahadur Shastri

C Jawaharlal Nehru

D Mahatma Gandhi

Answer: Option [B]

152 In the history of the freedom movement of India, the year 1930 is associated with:

A Chauri Chaura incident

B Jallianwala Bagh Massacre

C Dandi March

D Partition Bengal

Answer: Option [C]

153 Who among the following was not the member of the Cabinet Mission which visited India in 1946 ?

A Lord Mountbatten

B Sir Stafford Cripps

C A.V. Alexander

D Lord Pethick Lawrence

Answer: Option [A]

154 Mahatma Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru had fundamental difference of opinion regarding:

A mass mobilization

B non-violence as state policy

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C need for rapid industrialization of India

D protection of minorities and weaker sections of society

Answer: Option [C]

155 In which year did the Indian Naval Mutiny against the British take place ?

A 1857

B 1940

C 1942

D 1946

Answer: Option [D]

156 Which of the following struggles of Mahatma Gandhi was related to Industrial workers:

A Ahmedabad Struggle

B Kheda struggle

C Champaran Styagraha

D None of the above

Answer: Option [A]

157 Which Indian revolutionary helped Subhash Chandra Bose in raising ‘Indian National Army’ ?

A Surya Sen

B Ram Prasad Bismil

C Rash Behari Bose

D Batukeshwar Dutt

Answer: Option [C]

158 Who among the following was associated with Kakori Train Conspiracy case ?

A Abul Kalam Azad

B Shahnawaz Khan

C Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan

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D Ashfaqulla Khan

Answer: Option [D]

159 The Swadeshi Movement was launched:

A as a protest against division of Bengal

B as a protest against the massacre of Indian people at Jallianwala Bagh

C due to the failure of the British Government to introduce responsible Government in India

D with a view to improving the economic condition of the people by encouraging consumption of Indian

goods

Answer: Option [A]

160 Which party was founded by Subhash Chandra Bose in the year 1939 after he broke away from the

Congress ?

A Azad Hind Fauj

B Forward Block

C Revolutionary Front

D Indian freedom Party

Answer: Option [B

161 The resolution to start the Quit India Movement was adopted by INC at its session held at:

A Bombay

B Lahore

C Calcutta

D Karachi

Answer: Option [A]

162 Who was instrumental in bringing the Extremists and the Moderates together at Lukhnow ?

A Tilak

B Annie Besant

C Gopal Krishna Gokhale

D None of these

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Answer: Option [B]

163 The partition of Bengal was in reality:

A an attempt to split the Congress

B an act to appease Muslim sentiments

C a step taken for administrative convenience

D an attempt to weaken the nationalism in Bengal

Answer: Option [D]

164 Who headed the Cabinet Mission 1946 ?

A A.V. Alexander

B Sir Stafford Cripps

C Lord Pethick Lawrence

D None of the above

Answer: Option [C]

165 Who was the first Indian to raise the National Flag ?

A Madam Cama

B Annie Beasnt

C Mahatma Gandhi

D Sardar Patal

166 According to the Govt. of India ACT of 1935, India had been divided into …………… provinces.

A 9

B 11

C 12

D 14

Answer: Option [B]

167 The Khilafat Movement was started to protest against the:

A peace terms offered to Turkey by the allied powers in May, 1920

B atrocities committed by the British government on the Muslims

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C undue favors shown by the Viceroy of India towards the Hindus

D inadequate concessions granted to the Muslims in the Govt. of India Act, 1919

Answer: Option [A]

168 The Indian National Army (I.N.A.) came into existence in:

A Japan

B Burma

C Malaysia

D Singapore

Answer: Option [D]

169 Who first voiced the idea of a separate Muslim state in India ?

A Allama Iqbal

B M.A. Jinnah

C Syed Ahmad Khan

D None of the above

Answer: Option [A]

170 Who was responsible for the integration of Indian Princely States ?

A Lord Mountbatten

B Jawaharlal Nehru

C C. Rajagopalachari

D Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

Answer: Option [D

181 The Kheda peasants grievance was against:

A European planters

B Money-lenders

C The Government

D All of the above

Answer: Option [C]

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182 The Jallianwala Bagh massacre took place when Government troops fired on an unarmed assembly

of people who had gathered to protest against:

A the Rowlatt Act

B the material law imposed in Punjab

C against the high-handed behavior of General Dyer

D the arrest of two popular leaders Saifuddin Kitchlew and Satyapal

Answer: Option [D]

183 The main purpose of the Round Table Conference in 1930-32 was to:

A discuss the report of the Simon Commission

B get all the parties to agree to a constitution for India

C discuss ways and means of reducing communal disagreements

D discuss all the above

Answer: Option [A]

184 The Second Round Table Conference was deadlocked on:

A the minorities issue

B constitutional reforms

C the Congress demand for responsible government

D the Congress demand for control by Indians over defence, foreign affairs and finance

Answer: Option [A]

185 Who attended the Second Round Table Conference as the representative/s of the Congress ?

A Motilal Nehru

B Gandhiji

C Both (A) and (B)

D None of these

Answer: Option [B]

186 A women’s division of the Indian National Army was named after:

A Chand Bibi

B Ahilyabai

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C Rani Jhansi

D Rani Gaidinliu

Answer: Option [C]

187 On February 20, 1947, British Prime Minister Clement Attlee announced what deadline to solve

issues for granting of independence to India ?

A June, 1947

B August, 1947

C June, 1948

D August, 1948

Answer: Option [C]

188 Where were the Ghadar revolutionaries, who became active during the outbreak of the World War I

based ?

A North America

B South America

C West America

D Central America

Answer: Option [A]

189 Who among the following drafted the resolution on fundamental rights for the Karachi Session of

Congress in 1931 ?

A Dr. Rajendra Prasad

B Dr. B.R. Ambedkar

C Saedar Vallabhbhai Patel

D Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru

Answer: Option [D]

190 Who among the following was not associated with the formation of U.P. Kisan Sabha in February

1918 ?

A Gauri Shankar Misra

B Madan Mohan Malviya

C Jawaharlal Nehru

D Indra Narain Dwivedi

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Answer: Option [C]

191 In which one of the following provinces was a Congress ministry not formed under the Act of 1935 ?

A Bihar

B Madras

C Orissa

D Punjab

Answer: Option [D]

192 At which Congress Session was the Working Committee authorized to launch a programme of Civil

Disobedience ?

A Tripuri

B Lucknow

C Lahore

D Bombay

Answer: Option [C]

193 Who among the following started the newspaper Shome Prakash ?

A Raja Rammohan Roy

B Dayanand Saraswati

C Surendranath Banerjee

D Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar

Answer: Option [D]

194 Who among the following started the newspaper called “Voice of India” ?

A Dababhai Naoroji

B Bhikaji Cama

C V.D. Savarkar

D Lala Hardayal

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Answer: Option [A]

195 Who among the following organized the defence in the trial of I.N.A. officers Capt. P.K. Sehgal,

Capt. Shahnawaz Khan and Capt. G.S. Dhillon ?

A Ganesh Vasudeo Mavalankar

B Dr. Saifuddin Kitchlew

C Bhulabhai Desai


Answer: Option [C]

196 During the National Movement, the Congress passed a resolution on Fundamental Rights and

economic policy by way of major concession to placate the Left Wing at which one of the following

sessions ?

A Lucknow Session

B Amritsar Session

C Tripuri Session

D Karachi Session

Answer: Option [D]

197 In the 1907 Session of the Congress at Surat, whose name was proposed by extremists group as the

next President of the Congress ?

A Bal Gangadhar Tilak

B Lala Lajpat Rai

C Bipin Chandra Pal

D Aurobindo Ghosh

Answer: Option [B]

198 In the Nagpur Session of the Congress in the year 1920, who among the following moved the main

resolution on Non-Cooperation ?

A C.R. Das

B Motilal Nehru

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C C. Rajagopalachari


Answer: Option [A]

199 At the beginning of the twentieth century, who among the following published The Economic

History of India ?

A Mahadev Govind Ranade

B Gopal Krishna Gokhale

C Dababhai Naoroji

D Romesh Chandra Dutt

Answer: Option [D]

200 The Cabined Mission Plan for India envisaged a

A Federation

B Confederation

C Union of States

D Unitary form of Government

Answer: Option [A

nnexation of which one among the following Princely States into Indian Union ?

A Hyderabad

B Travancore

C Junagadh

D Kashmir

Answer: Option [A]

202 Who among the following leaders escaped from the prison and organized underground activities

during the ‘Quit India Movement’?

A Ram Manohar Lohia

B J.B. Kriplani

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C Jai Prakash Narayan

D Achyut Patwardhan

Answer: Option [C]

203 Who among the following had led the Swadeshi Movement in Delhi ?

A Ajit Singh

B Syed Haider Raza

C Lala Lajpat Rai

D Balgangadhar Tilak

tion [B]

204 Who among the following had moved the Non co-operation resolution in the Nagpur session of the Indian

National Congress in 1920 ?

A C.R. Das

B B.C. Pal

C Annie Besant

D Madan Mohan Malaviya

Answer: Option [A]

205 Which one of the following observations is not true about the Quit India Movement of 1942 ?

A It was a non–violent movement

B It was a spontaneous movement

C It was led by Mahatma Gandhi

D It did not attract the labour class in general

Answer: Option [A]

206 Give the correct chronological order of the following events:

I. Formation of Muslim League

II. Formation of All India Untouchability League

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III. All India Trade Union Congress

IV. Formation of Indian National Congress

A II, IV, I, III

B III, IV, I, II

C IV, III, I, II

D IV, I, III, II

Answer: Option [D]

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