Who was the first President of the All India Trade Union Congress ?
Lala Lajpat Rai
Bipin Chandra Pal
Muzaffar Ahmed
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Correct Option: A [ Lala Lajpat Rai ]
Remark:
During which Movement did Mahatma Gandhi give the slogan of Do or Die ?
Champaran Satyagraha
Non-Cooperation Movement
Civil Disobedience Movement
Quit India Movement
Correct Option: D [ Quit India Movement ]
Remark:
Who was the leader of the Bardoli Satyagraha of 1928?
Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel
Mahatma Gandhi
Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
Subhas Chandra Bose
Correct Option: A [ Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel ]
Remark:
When was the 'Azad Hind Fauj' formed ?
1st October, 1939
10 August, 1940
11th May, 1941
1st September, 1942
Correct Option: D [ 1st September, 1942 ]
Remark:
How many delegates had participated in the first session of the Indian National Congress held in 1885 ?
60
68
72
80
Correct Option: C [ 72 ]
Remark:
The Non-Cooperation Movement was withdrawn due to :
Chauri Chaura incident
Jallianwala Bagh tragedy
Introduction of the Rawlatt Act
Severe oppressive measure taken by the British Goverment
Correct Option: A [ Chauri Chaura incident ]
Remark:
The year 1919 is associated with
Chauri Chaura Incident
Partition of Bengal
Jallianwala Bagh Tragedy
Dandi March by Mahatma Gandhi
Correct Option: C [ Jallianwala Bagh Tragedy ]
Remark:
Mrs. Annie Besant was the first woman President of the Indian National Congress. Which session of the Congress did she preside over ?
Calcutta
NagPur
Madras
Bombay
Correct Option: A [ Calcutta ]
Remark:
Fahien came to India during the reign of
Harshavardhana
Kanishka
Chandragupta Vikramaditya
None of these
Correct Option: C [ Chandragupta Vikramaditya ]
Remark:
Third Round Table Conference was held in:
1929
1930
1932
1934
Correct Option: C [ 1932 ]
On reaching India in February, 1928, Simon Commission first visited:
Lahore
Bombay
Calcutta
Lucknow
Correct Option: B [ Bombay ]
Remark:
When was the Carlyle "Circular" issued?
1905
1901
1902
1906
Correct Option: A [ 1905 ]
Remark: the Carlyle Circular (1905) prohibiting students' participation in politics; and the partition of Bengal, sinisterly designed to fracture and cripple Bengal politically and culturally.
Who among the following had constructed the Red Fort in Delhi ?
Akbar
Shah Jahan
Aurangzeb
Jahangir
Correct Option: B [ Shah Jahan ]
Remark:
Which Chola king was known as "Arumolivarman" before his coronation?
Vira Rajendra
Rajaraja I
Kulottunga I
Rajaraja II
Correct Option: B [ Rajaraja I ]
Remark: The climax in Chola power was achieved under the successor of Parantaka II, Arumolivarman, who crowned himself as "Rajaraja I" in 985 A D the next thirty years of his rule formed the formative periodof Chola imperialism.
Who founded the Gadar Party in San Francisco in the USA ?
Lala Hardayal
Ajit Singh
Lala Lajpat Rai
P. Mitra
Correct Option: A [ Lala Hardayal ]
Remark:
Who founded All India Harijan Sangh?
B R Ambedkar
Gandhiji
Jayprakash Narayan
Raj Narayan
Correct Option: B [ Gandhiji ]
Remark:
Who led the 'Rani of Jhansi' regiment of the Indian National Army ?
Rani Laxmibai
Laxmi Sehgal
Latika Ghosh
Pritilata Wadeddar
Correct Option: B [ Laxmi Sehgal ]
Remark:
Who had said, Gandhi can die but not Gandhism ?
Jawaharlal Nehru
Rabindranath Tagore
Louis Fischer
Gandhi himself
Correct Option: D [ Gandhi himself ]
Remark:
who established Depressed class league?
Gandhiji
B R Ambedkar
Nehru
Subhash
Correct Option: B [ B R Ambedkar ]
Remark: Born:1891, 14 April
Who among the following was elected as the first President of the All-India Trade Union Congress?
Vallabhbhai Patel
Bipin Chandra Pal
Motilal Nehru
Lala Lajpat Rai
Correct Option: D [ Lala Lajpat Rai ]
Remark:
In which year Britain was conquered by the Romans?
42 BC
43 AD
47 AD
none of these
Correct Option: B [ 43AD ]
Remark: The Roman conquest of Britain was a gradual process, beginning effectively in AD 43 under Emperor Claudius
With which event did the Civil Disobedience Movement started
Prohibition of Wine
Breaking of Salt law
Protesting high land revenue
Boycotting foreign clothes
Correct Option: B [ Breaking of Salt law ]
Remark:
The Widow Remarriage Act was passed during the Governor-Generalship of:
Lawrence
Canning
Bentinck
Dalhousie
Correct Option: D [ Dalhousie ]
Remark:
Who is the composer of Allahabad Prasasti?
Harishena
Bishakhdutta
Kalidasa
Shudrak
Correct Option: A [ Harishena ]
Remark: Allahabad Pillar Inscription (Prayag Prasasti) on written by Harisena in Sanskrit and Brahmi script.
Who led the 'Rani of Jhansi' regiment of the Indian National Army ?
Rani Laxmibai
Laxmi Sehgal
Latika Ghosh
Pritilata Wadeddar
Correct Option: B [ Laxmi Sehgal ]
Remark:
The pact brought unity between Indian National Congress and Muslim League in 1916 was :
Poona Pactor
Madras Pact
Lahore Pact
Lucknow Pact
Correct Option: D [ Lucknow Pact ]
Remark:
Grand Trunk Road was built during the reign of ?
Sher Shah
Akbar
Shahjahan
none of these
Correct Option: A [ Sher Shah ]
Remark:
Direct Action Day was observed by the Muslim League to press its demand for Pakistan on:
12th August, 1946
14th August, 1946
16th August, 1946
28th August, 1946
Correct Option: C [ 16th August, 1946 ]
Remark:
General Dyer, who was responsible for Jallianwalan Bagh massacre, was shot dead by?
Hasrat Mohini
Vir Savarkar
Udham Singh
Jatin Das
Correct Option: C [ Udham Singh ]
Remark:
Who was the last governor general of India ?
Chakraborty Rajagopalachari
Lord Mountbatten
Rajendra Prasad
Maulana Abul Kamal Azad
Correct Option: A [ Chakraborty Rajagopalachari ]
Remark:
Who put an end to the system of Dual Government in Bengal ?
Robert Clive
Warren Hastings
British Parliament
None of these
Correct Option: B [ Warren Hastings ]
Remark:
Name the Revolutionary Society established by the Indians in America in 1913 against the British rule in India :
Indian Independent League
Indian National Army
Gadhar Party
None of these
Correct Option: C [ Gadhar Party ]
Remark:
In 1917, at Champaran, the government forced farmers to undertake
hallow cultivation
land ceiling.
opium cultivation
indigo cultivation
Correct Option: D [ indigo cultivation ]
Remark:
Who introduced Rupee in India?
Akbar
Babur
Lord Ripon
Sher Shah Suri
Correct Option: D [ Sher Shah Suri ]
Remark:
First Battle of Panipat was faught between:
Babur and Lodi
Akbar and Hemu
Mughal and British
Akbar and Lodi
Correct Option: A [ Babur and Lodi ]
Remark:
Who wrote Hind Swaraj ?
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Vinoba Bhave
Chandra Sekhar Azad
M. K. Gandhi
Correct Option: D [ M. K. Gandhi ]
Remark:
Netaji Subhash was born in the year
1897
1887
1869
1899
Correct Option: A [ 1897 ]
Remark:
Gandhi Irwin Pact signed on ?
1930
1932
1929
1931
Correct Option: D [ 1931 ]
Remark:
Dayananda Saraswati was the founder of
Brahmo Samaj
Arya Samaj
Theosophical Society
Prarthana Samaj
Correct Option: B [ Arya Samaj ]
Remark:
A public meeting was held on 13th April 1919 in Jallianwala Bagh to
organise a hartal
demand Swaraj
protest against the Rowlatt Act
protest against the arrest of popular leaders
Correct Option: D [ protest against the arrest of popular leaders ]
Remark:
Who was elected the President of Indian National Congress in the famous Tirupati session of 1939?
Subhas Chandra Bose
Sarat Chandra Bose
Parabhi Sitaramiya
Rash Behari Bose
Correct Option: A [ Subhas Chandra Bose ]
Remark:
"History of British India" is written by:
Charles Grant
Alexander Duff
E. Storrow
James Mill
Correct Option: D [ James Mill ]
Remark:
The Cabinet Mission, sent to India by the British Goverment, consistted of :
Three members
Five members
Six members
Two members
Correct Option: A [ Three members ]
Remark:
The Indian National Association was established in 1876 by _____________ in Calcutta.
Badruddin Tyabji
V K Chiplunkar
Anand Mohan Bose
Sisir kumar ghosh
Correct Option: C [ Anand Mohan Bose ]
Remark:
Who was the author of the concept of Antyodaya?
Sri Aurobindo
Vinoba Bhave
Mahatma Gandhi
W C banerjee
Correct Option: B [ Vinoba Bhave ]
Remark:
The Gupta King who destroyed Sakas was:
Samudra Gupta
Chandra Gupta-I
Kumara Gupta
Chandra Gupta-II
Correct Option: D [ Chandra Gupta-II ]
Remark: Chandragupta II Son of Samudragupta, We know about him from inscriptions and coins. He led an expedition to western India, where he overcame the last of the Shakas. His court was full of learned people, including Kalidasa the poet, and Aryabhata the astronomer.
Which among the following great revolutionaries was the brain behind in 'Chittagong Armoury Raid'?
Ganesh Ghosh
Chandrashekhar Azad
Surya Sen
Lala Hardayal
Correct Option: C [ Surya Sen ]
Remark:
When was the Non-Cooperation Movement suspended?
1920
1922
1930
1942
Correct Option: B [ 1922 ]
Remark:
Who led the 'Rani of Jhansi' regiment of the Indian National Army ?
Rani Laxmibai
Laxmi Sehgal
Latika Ghosh
Pritilata Wadeddar
Correct Option: B [ Laxmi Sehgal ]
Remark:
Who was tried and hanged for an attempt to kill Mr. Kingsford, the Presidency Magistrate ?
Khudiram Bose
Hari Natu
Prafulla Chaki
Bina Das
Correct Option: A [ Khudiram Bose ]
Remark:
French Revolution took place in the year :
1798
1787
1789
1776
Correct Option: C [ 1789 ]
Remark:
Who among the following was the provisional Chairman of the Constituent Assembly ?
Dr. S. N. Sinha
Dr. Rajendra Prasad
Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
Correct Option: A [ Dr. S. N. Sinha ]
Remark:
Who led the 'Rani of Jhansi' regiment of the Indian National Army ?
Rani Laxmibai
Laxmi Sehgal
Latika Ghosh
Pritilata Wadeddar
Correct Option: B [ Laxmi Sehgal ]
Remark:
Who was the Prime Minister of England at the time of India's Independence?
Sir Winston Churchill
Winston Churchill
Ramsay MacDonald
Clement Attlee
Correct Option: D [ Clement Attlee ]
Remark: belong to Labour Party
who said Gandhi and Lord Irwin two Mahatma
Subash
Rajendra Prasad
Sarojini Naidu
none of these
Correct Option: C [ Sarojini Naidu ]
Remark:
From where did the Quit India Movement begin?
Nagpur
Delhi
Calcutta
Bombay
Correct Option: D [ Bombay ]
Remark:
Fahien came to India during the reign of
Harshavardhana
Kanishka
Chandragupta Vikramaditya
None of these
Correct Option: C [ Chandragupta Vikramaditya ]
Remark:
Crimean war was fought between which countries?
Russia and Iran
Russia and Turkey
Greece and Turkey
none of these
Correct Option: B [ Russia and Turkey ]
Remark: The Crimean War (October 1853 - February 1856), also known in Russian historiography as the Easte
Who was the founder of Tattwabodhini Sabha in Bengal?
Dadoba Pandurang
Debendranath Tagore
Radha Kanta Deb
Keshab Chandra Sen
Correct Option: B [ Debendranath Tagore ]
Remark: On 6 October 1839, Debendranath Tagore, the father of Rabindranath Tagore, established Tattvaranjini Sabha which was shortly thereafter renamed the Tattwabodhini ("Truth-seeker") Sabha.
The Mont-Ford proposals in British India were related to
Constitutional Reforms
Educational Reforms
Police Administration Reforms
Socio-economic Reforms
Correct Option: A [ Constitutional Reforms ]
Remark:
Who was the Prime Minister of England when India got:
Earl Mountbatten
Winston Churchill
Lord Irwin
Lord Attlee
Correct Option: D [ Lord Attlee ]
Remark:
Which of the following movements truly reflected the spirit of Hindu-Muslim unity :
Khilafat Movement
Swadeshi Movement
Civil Disobedience Movement
none of these
Correct Option: A [ Khilafat Movement ]
Remark:
In which year Britain was conquered by the Romans?
42 BC
43 AD
47 AD
none of these
Correct Option: B [ 43AD ]
Remark: The Roman conquest of Britain was a gradual process, beginning effectively in AD 43 under Emperor Claudius
'Do or die' was one of the most powerful slogans of India's freedom movement. Who gave it ?
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Mahatma Gandhi
Jawaharlal Nehru
Subhash Chandra Bose
Correct Option: B [ Mahatma Gandhi ]
Remark:
The Second Round Table Conference was held in
1932
1930
1931
1935
Correct Option: C [ 1931 ]
Remark:
English Education was introduced in India by:
Curzon
Nehru
Maccaulay
Dalhausie
Correct Option: C [ Maccaulay ]
Remark:
Who was the founder-President of the Swaraj Party ?
Motilal Nehru
C. R. Das
Rajendra Prasad
Rajagopalachari
Correct Option: B [ C. R. Das ]
Remark:
Who among the following was not a moderate leader ?
Phiroze Shah Mehta
Rash Behari Ghose
Bipin Chandra Pal
Womesh Chandra Banerjee
Correct Option: C [ Bipin Chandra Pal ]
Remark:
The Forward Bloc was founded by:
Jawaharlal Nehru
Subhash Chandra Bose
Sardar Bhagat Singh
Chandra Shekhar Azad
Correct Option: B [ Subhash Chandra Bose ]
Remark:
Khudiram Bose was associated with
Anushilan Samiti
Bengal volunteers
Jugantar Dal
Mitra-Mela
Correct Option: C [ Jugantar Dal ]
Remark:
The pact brought unity between Indian National Congress and Muslim League in 1916 was :
Poona Pactor
Madras Pact
Lahore Pact
Lucknow Pact
Correct Option: D [ Lucknow Pact ]
Remark:
The only AICC session Gandhiji presided was held at:
Calcutta
Lahore
Belgaum
Madras
Correct Option: C [ Belgaum ]
Remark:
The tribal rebellion against the British Known as Ulgulan was organised by
Korra Mallya
Ranade
Birsa Munda
Konda Dora
Correct Option: C [ Birsa Munda ]
Remark:
Who was the first Muslim President of Indian National Congress?
Abul Kalam Azad
Syed Ahmed Khan
Badruddin Tyabji
Fazlul Haq
Correct Option: C [ Badruddin Tyabji ]
Remark:
Vande Mataram was first sung at the session of the Indian National Congress in
1892
1896
1886
1869
Correct Option: B [ 1896 ]
Remark:
Who was made the President of Indian National Congress when Subhas Chandra Bose resigned due to differences with Gandhiji ?
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
Dr. Rajendra Prasad
J. B. Kripalani
Purushottam Das Tandon
Correct Option: B [ Dr. Rajendra Prasad ]
Remark:
Who was the founder of Banaras Hindu University?
Sukumar Dutt
Madan Mohan Malvia
Dr. Rajendra Prasad
Motilal Nehru
Correct Option: B [ Madan Mohan Malvia ]
Remark:
Who abolished dual government in Bengal?
Sir John Shore
Warren Hastings
Lord Hastings
Lord Cornwallis
Correct Option: B [ Warren Hastings ]
Remark:
In which congress session was the Quit India Resolution ratified?
29th December 1929, Lahore
December 1920, Nagpur
11th February, 1922
8th August 1942, Bombay
Correct Option: D [ 8th August 1942, Bombay ]
Remark:
Which of the following is the oldest Veda ?
Atharvaveda
Samaveda
Rigveda
Yajurveda
Correct Option: C [ Rigveda ]
Remark:
The first sermon of Gautama Buddha is called:
Mahabhinishkraman
Dharmachakra Pravartana
Dhammaghos
Mahaparinirvaa
Correct Option: B [ Dharmachakra Pravartana ]
Remark:
When was the National Council of Education established?
1906
1903
1904
1905
Correct Option: A [ 1906 ]
Remark:
the act of 1919 is known as:
Rowlatt Act
Morley Minto Act
Mont Fort Act
Simon Act
Correct Option: A [ Rowlatt Act ]
Remark:
Who among the following established the Mukti Mission in Pune?
Pandita Ramabai
Swami Dayanand Saraswati
Savitribai Phule
Jyotiba Phule
Correct Option: A [ Pandita Ramabai ]
Remark:
English Education was introduced in India by:
Curzon
Nehru
Maccaulay
Dalhausie
Correct Option: C [ Maccaulay ]
Remark:
The repressive Vernacular Press Act of 1878 was repealed in 1882 by :
Lord Lytton
Lord Ripon
Lord Hastings
Lord Curzon
Correct Option: B [ Lord Ripon ]
Remark:
In which city was the All India Muslim League established in 1906?
Aligarh
Shimla
Dhaka
Karachi
Correct Option: C [ Dhaka ]
Remark:
Ram Mohan Roy was conferred with the title "Raja" by:
the British
the Mughals
the Hindus
Indian Women
Correct Option: B [ the Mughals ]
Remark:
'Swaraj is my birth right' Who said this?
Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel
Balgangadhar Tilak
Mahatma gandhi
Sarojini Naidu
Correct Option: B [ Balgangadhar Tilak ]
Remark:
Who among the following had constructed the Red Fort in Delhi ?
Akbar
Shah Jahan
Aurangzeb
Jahangir
Correct Option: B [ Shah Jahan ]
Remark:
Who was elected the President of Indian National Congress in the famous Tirupati session of 1939?
Subhas Chandra Bose
Sarat Chandra Bose
Parabhi Sitaramiya
Rash Behari Bose
Correct Option: A [ Subhas Chandra Bose ]
Remark:
Due to the leadership and success in which one of the following did Vallabhbhai Patel get the title 'Sardar' ?
Kheda Satyagrah
Non cooperation Movement
Bardoli Satyagrah
Civil Disobedience Movement
Correct Option: C [ Bardoli Satyagrah ]
Remark:
Who was the first Indian to become member of the British Parliament?
Badruddin Tyabji
Dadabhai Naoroji
W.C. Banerjee
None of these
Correct Option: B [ Dadabhai Naoroji ]
Remark:
The title given by the British government to Mahatma Gandhi which he surrendered during the Non-coopreation movement was:
Hind Keasari
Kaiser-e-Hind
Rai Bahadur
Rt Honorable
Correct Option: B [ Kaiser-e-Hind ]
Remark:
The practice of 'Sati Daha' was prohibited in India by :
Lord Bentinck
Lord Dalhousi
Lord Cornwallis
Lord Curzon
Correct Option: A [ Lord Bentinck ]
Remark:
Rabindranath Tagore gave up his Knight-hood in protest against the :
Rowlatt Act
Jallianwala Bagh incident
Partition of Bengal Proposal
Formation of All India Muslim League
Correct Option: B [ Jallianwala Bagh incident ]
Remark:
Who was the Sultan of Delhi who is reputed to have built the biggest network of canals in India ?
Nasir-ud-din-Mahmud
Sultan Zainul Abidin
Feroz Shah Tughlaq
None of these
Correct Option: C [ Feroz Shah Tughlaq ]
Remark:
The Non-cooperation Movement was launched by Mahatma Gandhi in:
1916
1920
1923
1926
Correct Option: B [ 1920 ]
Remark:
Which of the following pair is not properly matched?
A) Jallianwala Massacre - 1919
B) Mahatma Gandhi assassination - 1948
C) Tashkent Agreement - 1966
D) India first exploded nuclear device - 1975
Jallianwala Massacre - 1919
Mahatma Gandhi assassination - 1948
Tashkent Agreement - 1966
India first exploded nuclear device - 1975
Correct Option: D [ India first exploded nuclear device - 1975 ]
Remark: India first exploded nuclear device on 18 May 1974.
Who was the leader of the Bardoli Satyagraha of 1928?
Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel
Mahatma Gandhi
Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
Subhas Chandra Bose
Correct Option: A [ Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel ]
Remark:
Netaji inaugurated the Government of Free India in 1943 at :
Japan
Burma
Kabul
Singapore
Correct Option: D [ Singapore ]
Remark:
Who was the Governor General when the 1857 Revolt broke out:
Curzon
Lawrence
Canning
Dalhausie
Correct Option: C [ Canning ]
Remark:
Benaras Hindu University was founded by :
Madan Mohan Malviya
Matilal Nehru
Dr. Rajendra Prasad
Gobinda Ballabh Panth
Correct Option: A [ Madan Mohan Malviya ]
Remark:
Who among the following organized Abhinav Bharat as a secret society of revolutionaries?
Lala Lajpat Rai
V. D. Savarkar
Bhagat Singh
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Correct Option: B [ V. D. Savarkar ]
Remark: Abhinav Bharat Society (Young India Society) was an Indian Independence secret society founded by Vinayak Damodar Savarkar and his brother Ganesh Damodar Savarkar in 1904.
The Poona Pact (1932) was an agreement between:
Gandhi and Nehru
Nehru and Ambedkar
Gandhi and Ambedkar
Malaviya and Ambedkar
Correct Option: C [ Gandhi and Ambedkar ]
Remark:
The Moplah rebellion of 1921 broke out in?
Bengal
Kerala
Assam
Punjab
Correct Option: B [ Kerala ]
Remark:
The rating of Royal Indian Navy (RIN) rose in open mutiny in :
1946
1945
1943
None of these
Correct Option: A [ 1946 ]
Remark:
In which of the following inscriptions we find earliest reference to "Sati"?
Asokan inscription of Girnar
Aihole inscription
Eran inscription
Damodarpur inscription
Correct Option: C [ Eran inscription ]
Remark: The first epigraphical evidence of sati (immolation of widow) is found in an inscription at Eran, the Inscription of Bhanugupta. Eran is located on the south bank of Bina River in Madhya Pradesh.
With whose permission did the English set up their first factory in Surat ?
Akbar
Jahangir
Shahjhan
Aurangzeb
Correct Option: B [ Jahangir ]
Remark:
The Forward Bloc was founded by:
Jawaharlal Nehru
Subhash Chandra Bose
Sardar Bhagat Singh
Chandra Shekhar Azad
Correct Option: B [ Subhash Chandra Bose ]
Remark:
Who among the following was the founder of Khudai Khidmatgar Organisation ?
Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan
Abdul Rab Nishtar
Shaukatullah Ansari
Khan Abdul Quayumkhan
Correct Option: A [ Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan ]
Remark:
The practice of 'Sati Daha' was prohibited in India by :
Lord Bentinck
Lord Dalhousi
Lord Cornwallis
Lord Curzon
Correct Option: A [ Lord Bentinck ]
Remark:
Who started the first printed newspaper in India?
Lord Clive
J. A. Hickey
Raja Rammohan Roy
Jawaharlal Nehru
Correct Option: B [ J. A. Hickey ]
Remark:
The Non-cooperation Movement was launched by Mahatma Gandhi in:
1916
1920
1923
1926
Correct Option: B [ 1920 ]
Remark:
Who pioneered "Rakhi Bandhan" festival during partition of Bengal?
Chittaranjan Das
Rabindranath Tagore
Pramathanath Mitra
Pulin Behari Das
Correct Option: B [ Rabindranath Tagore ]
Remark: The British government passed the orders of Bengal partition in August 1905, which came into effect on October 16, 1905. Rabindranath Tagore used "Rakhi Bandhan" festival to celebrate concept of brotherhood, togetherness as a medium to protest against British’s partition policy.
Who was the Prime Minister of England at the time of India's Independence?
Sir Winston Churchill
Winston Churchill
Ramsay MacDonald
Clement Attlee
Correct Option: D [ Clement Attlee ]
Remark: belong to Labour Party
From where did the Quit India Movement begin?
Nagpur
Delhi
Calcutta
Bombay
Correct Option: D [ Bombay ]
Remark:
In which year was passed the Congress resolution on Fundamental Rights and National Economic Policy ?
1940
1931
1921
1935
Correct Option: B [ 1931 ]
Remark:
Rabindranath Tagore gave up his Knight-hood in protest against the :
Rowlatt Act
Jallianwala Bagh incident
Partition of Bengal Proposal
Formation of All India Muslim League
Correct Option: B [ Jallianwala Bagh incident ]
Remark:
'Swaraj is my birth right' Who said this?
Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel
Balgangadhar Tilak
Mahatma gandhi
Sarojini Naidu
Correct Option: B [ Balgangadhar Tilak ]
Remark:
The Moplah rebellion of 1921 broke out in?
Bengal
Kerala
Assam
Punjab
Correct Option: B [ Kerala ]
Remark:
The rating of Royal Indian Navy (RIN) rose in open mutiny in :
1946
1945
1943
None of these
Correct Option: A [ 1946 ]
Remark:
In 1885 the Indian National Congress met at Bombay under the presidency of :
Surrendranath Banerjee
Gopal Krishna Gokhle
Dadabhai Naoroji
W. C. Banerjee
Correct Option: D [ W. C. Banerjee ]
Remark:
Gandhiji started his Dandi March on:
12th March, 1930
10th March, 1930
5th March, 1930
6th April, 1930
Correct Option: A [ 12th March, 1930 ]
Remark:
Which Act provided for establishing a Public Service Commission for both the Union and each State ?
Government of India Act, 1909
Government of India Act, 1919
Government of India Act, 1935
Indian Independence Act, 1947
Correct Option: C [ Government of India Act, 1935 ]
Remark:
In which congress session was the Quit India Resolution ratified?
29th December 1929, Lahore
December 1920, Nagpur
11th February, 1922
8th August 1942, Bombay
Correct Option: D [ 8th August 1942, Bombay ]
Remark:
Seleucus was the General of
Chandragupta Mourya
Dhana Nanda
Alexander
Vikramaditya
Correct Option: C [ Alexander ]
Remark:
The person who known as 'Iron Man' of India?
Sardar Vallabbhai Patel
Lala Lajpat Rai
Ram Prasad Bismil
Motilal Nehru
Correct Option: A [ Sardar Ballabbhai Patel ]
Remark:
Who had said, Gandhi can die but not Gandhism ?
Jawaharlal Nehru
Rabindranath Tagore
Louis Fischer
Gandhi himself
Correct Option: D [ Gandhi himself ]
Remark:
The practice of 'Sati Daha' was prohibited in India by :
Lord Bentinck
Lord Dalhousi
Lord Cornwallis
Lord Curzon
Correct Option: A [ Lord Bentinck ]
Remark:
Who was the last governor general of India ?
Chakraborty Rajagopalachari
Lord Mountbatten
Rajendra Prasad
Maulana Abul Kamal Azad
Correct Option: A [ Chakraborty Rajagopalachari ]
Remark:
Where was the first conference of the Indian National Congress held on 28th December, 1885 ?
Poona
Bombay
Madras
Calcutta
Correct Option: B [ Bombay ]
Remark:
Who was the Prime Minister of England when India got:
Earl Mountbatten
Winston Churchill
Lord Irwin
Lord Attlee
Correct Option: D [ Lord Attlee ]
Remark:
Which is the correct chronological order of the following ?
P: Cripps Mission
Q: Gandhi -Irwin Pact
R: Simon Commission
S: Partition of the country
PQRS
RPQS
RQPS
PRQS
Correct Option: C [ RQPS ]
Remark:
The resolution of Purna Swaraj was adopted in:
Lahore Session, 1929
Calcutta Session, 1933
Lucknow Session, 1936
Tripuri Session, 1939
Correct Option: A [ Lahore Session, 1929 ]
Remark:
First elected President of the 'All India Kishan Sabha' was
Sahajananda Saraswati
N. G. Ranga
Bankim Mukherjee
None of them
Correct Option: A [ Sahajananda Saraswati ]
Remark:
Ajatasatru was son of:
Bimbisara
Udayin
Shisunaya
None of these
Correct Option: A [ Bimbisara ]
Remark:
Mountbatten plan
4rd June 1947
3rd May 1947
5th January
3rd June 1947
Correct Option: D [ 3rd June 1947 (creation of Pakistan) ]
Remark:
General Dyer, who was responsible for Jallianwalan Bagh massacre, was shot dead by?
Hasrat Mohini
Vir Savarkar
Udham Singh
Jatin Das
Correct Option: C [ Udham Singh ]
Remark:
Who started the first printed newspaper in India?
Lord Clive
J. A. Hickey
Raja Rammohan Roy
Jawaharlal Nehru
Correct Option: B [ J. A. Hickey ]
Remark:
Which act separated Burma from India?
Charter Act of 1858
Indian Councils Act 1861
Government of India Act 1935
Indian Independence Act 1947
Correct Option: C [ Government of India Act 1935 ]
Remark:
Under whose Chairmanship was the First Famine Commission constituted ?
Richard Strachey
Lord Mountbatten
Sir Cyril Radcliffe
James Lyall
Correct Option: A [ Richard Strachey ]
Remark:
The RED Fort was built by:
Akbar
Jahangir
Shahjhan
Sher Shah
Correct Option: C [ Shahjhan ]
Remark:
During the period of which Governor General / Viceroy was the Indian Civil Service introduced?
Dalhousie
Curzon
Bentick
Cornwallis
Correct Option: D [ Cornwallis ]
Remark:
The first great experiment of Gandhiji in 'Satyagraha' took place in
South Africa
Champaran
Dandi
Bardoli
Correct Option: A [ South Africa ]
Remark:
Who gave the slogan Back to the Vedas?
Dayanand Saraswati
Guru Nanank Dev Ji
Swami Vivekananda
Raja Ram Mohan Roy
Correct Option: A [ Dayanand Saraswati ]
Remark:
With whose permission did the English set up their first factory in Surat ?
Akbar
Jahangir
Shahjhan
Aurangzeb
Correct Option: B [ Jahangir ]
Remark:
On reaching India in February, 1928, Simon Commission first visited:
Lahore
Bombay
Calcutta
Lucknow
Correct Option: B [ Bombay ]
Remark:
Who started the first printed newspaper in India?
Lord Clive
J. A. Hickey
Raja Rammohan Roy
Jawaharlal Nehru
Correct Option: B [ J. A. Hickey ]
Remark:
Who was the first woman President of the Indian National Congress ?
Sarojini Naidu
Annie Besant
Vilaylakshmi Pandit
Nellie SenguPta
Correct Option: B [ Annie Besant ]
Remark:
The capital of India was shifted from Calcutta to Delhi in the year
1911
1912
1920
1909
Correct Option: A [ 1911 ]
Remark:
First Governor-General of pre-independent India was:
William Bentinck
Robert Clive
Warren Hastings
Sir Charles Metcalfe
Correct Option: A [ William Bentinck ]
Remark:
Which of the following Acts was nicknamed as the 'Gagging Act'?
Vernacular Press Act, 1878
Factory Act, 1911
Rowlatt Act, 1919
Workmen's Compensation Act, 1923
Correct Option: A [ Vernacular Press Act, 1878 ]
Remark:
The practice of Sati was abolished by Lord William Bentinck on:
December 4, 1826
November 4, 1827
November 4, 1828
December 4, 1829
Correct Option: D [ December 4, 1829 ]
Remark:
Who made an attempt on the life of Lord Hardinge in 1912 ?
Rash bihari Bose
Bhagat Singh
Khudiram Bose
Ajit Singh
Correct Option: A [ Rash bihari Bose ]
Remark:
Who transferred the capital of Bengal from Dhaka to Murshidabad?
Siraj-ud-Daullah
Mir Qasim
Mir Jafar
None of these
Correct Option: A [ Siraj-ud-Daullah ]
Remark:
'Neel-darpan' by Dinabandhu Mitra portrays the plight of:
Bengali artisans
Landless peasants
Indigo farmer
Mill workers
Correct Option: C [ Indigo farmer ]
Remark:
Aruna Asaf Ali was connected with which one of the following movements as a woman organiser of underground activity?
Civil Disobedience Movement
Swadeshi Movement
Non-cooperation Movement
Quit India Movement
Correct Option: D [ Quit India Movement ]
Remark:
The Swadeshi movement was started because
of de-industrialisation in India
Lord Curzon divided Bengal
the British massacred innocent people at Jallianwala Bagh
the British government did not grant responsible government in India
Correct Option: B [ Lord Curzon divided Bengal ]
Remark:
Lal Bahadur Shastri former Prime Minister of India died in :
Paris
London
Tashkent
Varanasi
Correct Option: C [ Tashkent ]
Remark: On 11 January 1966
Jama Masjid was build during the reign of:
Shahjahan
Sher Shah Suri
Ala-ud-din-Khilji
Aurangjeb
Correct Option: A [ Shahjahan ]
Remark:
The founder of Aligarh Anglo-oriental college was:
Sir Sayed Ahmed Khan
Theodore Beck
Muhammad Ali Jinnah
None of them
Correct Option: A [ Sir Sayed Ahmed Khan ]
Remark:
A public meeting was held on 13th April 1919 in Jallianwala Bagh to
organise a hartal
demand Swaraj
protest against the Rowlatt Act
protest against the arrest of popular leaders
Correct Option: D [ protest against the arrest of popular leaders ]
Remark:
'The Parliament of Religious' was held in 1893 in the city of
San Francisco
Chicago
New York
New York
Correct Option: B [ Chicago ]
Remark:
Who had said, Gandhi can die but not Gandhism ?
Jawaharlal Nehru
Rabindranath Tagore
Louis Fischer
Gandhi himself
Correct Option: D [ Gandhi himself ]
Remark:
Drain of Wealth theory was put forward by:
Tilak
Gandhi
Dadabhai Naroji
Gokhale
Correct Option: C [ Dadabhai Naroji ]
Remark:
Who introduced Rupee in India?
Akbar
Babur
Lord Ripon
Sher Shah Suri
Correct Option: D [ Sher Shah Suri ]
Remark:
Who gave the 'Communal Award' in India?
C. R. Attlee
Ramsay Macdonald
Stafford Cripps
M. K. Gandhi
Correct Option: B [ Ramsay Macdonald ]
Remark:
First Battle of Panipat was faught between:
Babur and Lodi
Akbar and Hemu
Mughal and British
Akbar and Lodi
Correct Option: A [ Babur and Lodi ]
Remark:
Who gave the slogan Back to the Vedas?
Dayanand Saraswati
Guru Nanank Dev Ji
Swami Vivekananda
Raja Ram Mohan Roy
Correct Option: A [ Dayanand Saraswati ]
Remark:
Name the movement started in 1906 as reaction against the proposal for partition of Bengal.
Young Bengal movement
Non-violence movement
Khilafat movement
Swadeshi movement
Correct Option: D [ Swadeshi movement ]
Remark:
In which of the following inscriptions we find earliest reference to "Sati"?
Asokan inscription of Girnar
Aihole inscription
Eran inscription
Damodarpur inscription
Correct Option: C [ Eran inscription ]
Remark: The first epigraphical evidence of sati (immolation of widow) is found in an inscription at Eran, the Inscription of Bhanugupta. Eran is located on the south bank of Bina River in Madhya Pradesh.
When was the All India Muslim League formed ?
1905
1907
1906
1911
Correct Option: C [ 1906 ]
Remark:
The First Factory Act (1881) was passed by:
Lord Curzon
Lord Wellesley
Lord Cornwallis
Lord Ripon
Correct Option: D [ Lord Ripon ]
Remark:
In which year Britain was conquered by the Romans?
42 BC
43 AD
47 AD
none of these
Correct Option: B [ 43AD ]
Remark: The Roman conquest of Britain was a gradual process, beginning effectively in AD 43 under Emperor Claudius
When was the Non-Cooperation Movement suspended?
1920
1922
1930
1942
Correct Option: B [ 1922 ]
Remark:
General Dyer, who was responsible for Jallianwalan Bagh massacre, was shot dead by?
Hasrat Mohini
Vir Savarkar
Udham Singh
Jatin Das
Correct Option: C [ Udham Singh ]
Remark:
Dayananda Saraswati was the founder of
Brahmo Samaj
Arya Samaj
Theosophical Society
Prarthana Samaj
Correct Option: B [ Arya Samaj ]
Remark:
The Lahore Resolution of 1940 is important in the history of Muslim League because here the :
(A) Pakistan resolution was adopted
(B) Resolution for 'Direct action' was adopted
(C) 'Communal Award' was announced
(D) 'Two-nation' theory was announced
Pakistan resolution was adopted
Resolution for 'Direct action' was adopted
'Communal Award' was announced
'Two-nation' theory was announced
Correct Option: A [ Pakistan resolution was adopted ]
Remark:
Who among the following was elected as the first President of the All-India Trade Union Congress?
Vallabhbhai Patel
Bipin Chandra Pal
Motilal Nehru
Lala Lajpat Rai
Correct Option: D [ Lala Lajpat Rai ]
Remark:
In which year was Khudiram hanged.
1905
1908
1911
1912
Correct Option: B [ 1908 ]
Remark:
The name of Pritilata Waddadar is associated with :
Quit India movement
Meerat Conspiracy case
Attack on Writers building
Chittagong youth revolt (1930-1934)
Correct Option: D [ Chittagong youth revolt (1930-1934) ]
Remark:
The Quit India campaign was launched by the National Congress after the failure of the
Cripps Mission
Simla Conference held at the instance of the Governor General, Lord Wavell
Cabinet Mission
none of the above
Correct Option: A [ Cripps Mission ]
Remark:
The Title given by the British Government to Mahatma Gandhi which he surrendered as a protest against Jallianwala bagh massacre:
Hind Kesari
Kaiser-e-Hind
Rai Bahadur
Knight
Correct Option: B [ Kaiser-e-Hind ]
Remark:
General Dyer, who was responsible for Jallianwalan Bagh massacre, was shot dead by?
Hasrat Mohini
Vir Savarkar
Udham Singh
Jatin Das
Correct Option: C [ Udham Singh ]
Remark:
Where did Swami Vivekananda attend the World Parliament of Religions?
Chicago
New York
Washington
Boston
Correct Option: A [ Chicago ]
Remark:
Who among the following was hanged for his involvement in the Chittagong Armoury Raid?
Surya Sen
Ashfaqullah Khan
Sachindra Nath Sanyal
Ram Prasad Bismil
Correct Option: A [ Surya Sen ]
Remark:
Which of the following is the oldest Veda ?
Atharvaveda
Samaveda
Rigveda
Yajurveda
Correct Option: C [ Rigveda ]
Remark:
Fahien came to India during the reign of
Harshavardhana
Kanishka
Chandragupta Vikramaditya
None of these
Correct Option: C [ Chandragupta Vikramaditya ]
Remark:
Puna Pact between Gandhi and Ambedkar was signed in the year:
1930
1931
1932
1935
Correct Option: C [ 1932 ]
Remark:
Which incident led to withdraw of Non Co-operation Movement:
Alipore Bomb Case
Meerut Conspiracy Case
Poona Pact
Chauri Chaura incident
Correct Option: D [ Chauri Chaura incident ]
Remark:
The First Factory Act (1881) was passed by:
Lord Curzon
Lord Wellesley
Lord Cornwallis
Lord Ripon
Correct Option: D [ Lord Ripon ]
Remark:
Who was the author of the concept of Antyodaya?
Sri Aurobindo
Vinoba Bhave
Mahatma Gandhi
W C banerjee
Correct Option: B [ Vinoba Bhave ]
Remark:
Who had said, Gandhi can die but not Gandhism ?
Jawaharlal Nehru
Rabindranath Tagore
Louis Fischer
Gandhi himself
Correct Option: D [ Gandhi himself ]
Remark:
Who founded the Gadar Party in San Francisco in the USA ?
Lala Hardayal
Ajit Singh
Lala Lajpat Rai
P. Mitra
Correct Option: A [ Lala Hardayal ]
Remark:
Fahien came to India during the reign of
Harshavardhana
Kanishka
Chandragupta Vikramaditya
None of these
Correct Option: C [ Chandragupta Vikramaditya ]
Remark:
Arya Samaj was founded in Bombay in 1875. Its headquarters was shifted in 1877 to:
Lahore
Calcutta
Madras
Amritsar
Correct Option: A [ Lahore ]
Remark:
Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev, Rajguru, Batukeshwar Dutta were hanged to death in relation to
Lahore Conspiracy case
Merut Conspiracy case
Nasik Conspiracy case
None of these
Correct Option: A [ Lahore Conspiracy case ]
Remark:
The Second Round Table Conference was held in
1932
1930
1931
1935
Correct Option: C [ 1931 ]
Remark:
In which year was the Vernacular Press Act passed ?
1876
1877
1878
1880
Correct Option: C [ 1878 ]
Remark:
Vande Mataram was first sung at the session of the Indian National Congress in
1892
1896
1886
1869
Correct Option: B [ 1896 ]
Remark:
The Moplah rebellion of 1921 broke out in?
Bengal
Kerala
Assam
Punjab
Correct Option: B [ Kerala ]
Remark:
Which famous revolutionary later turned into Mahayogi ?
Swami Dayananda Saraswati
Aurobinda Ghose
Acharya Narendra Dev
None of the above.
Correct Option: B [ Aurobinda Ghose ]
Remark:
In which year was Khudiram hanged.
1905
1908
1911
1912
Correct Option: B [ 1908 ]
Remark:
Netaji Subhash was born in the year
1897
1887
1869
1899
Correct Option: A [ 1897 ]
Remark:
Who ridiculed Gandhi as "seditious fakir"?
Winston Churchill
Ramsay MacDonald
Lord Irwin
Cripps
Correct Option: A [ Winston Churchill ]
Remark:
The prominent leader, sacrificed his life while agitating against Simon Commission is:
Batukeshwar Dutta
Bahga Jatin
Bhagat Singh
Lala Lajpat rai
Correct Option: D [ Lala Lajpat rai ]
Remark:
Who, apart from Mrs. Annie Besant, also launched the Home Rule Movement ?
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Balwant Phadke
Madan Mohan Malaviye
Lala Hardayal
Correct Option: A [ Bal Gangadhar Tilak ]
Remark:
Sarnath is a famous Buddhist pilgrimage, because
Gautama Buddha got enlightenment.
Mahaparinirvana at the age of 80
Gautama Buddha delivered his first sermon here
None of these
Correct Option: C [ Gautama Buddha delivered his first sermon here ]
Remark:
On September 20, 1932 Mahatma Gandhi began a fast unto death in Yerwada Jail against
communal riots in Calcutta
communal Award of Ramsay Macdonald
British repression of the satyagrahis
violation of the Gandhi-Irwin Pact
Correct Option: B [ communal Award of Ramsay Macdonald ]
Remark:
The Poona Pact aimed at:
Hindu-Muslim unity
representation of lower castes
privileges of the princes
review of the working of dyarchy
Correct Option: B [ representation of lower castes ]
Remark:
Which incident force Mahatma Gandhi to call for the suspension of the Non-Co-operation movement in 1922 ?
Mob violence in Chauri chaura
Jalianwalabagh massacre
Chittangong Armoury Raid
Foundation of the Swarajya Party
Correct Option: A [ Mob violence in Chauri chaura ]
Remark:
The capital of India was shifted from Calcutta to Delhi in the year
1911
1912
1920
1909
Correct Option: A [ 1911 ]
Remark:
Which viceroy passed the famous Indian Coinage and Paper Currency Act (1899) ?
Lord Curzon
Lord Minto
Lord Dufferin
None of them
Correct Option: A [ Lord Curzon ]
Remark:
Which one of the following began with Dandi March ?
Home Rule Movement
Non-Co-operation Movement
Civil Disobedience Movement
Quit India Movement
Correct Option: C [ Civil Disobedience Movement ]
Remark:
the act of 1919 is known as:
Rowlatt Act
Morley Minto Act
Mont Fort Act
Simon Act
Correct Option: A [ Rowlatt Act ]
Remark:
What was the real name of Chanakya ?
Bishnu Gupta
Ramtanu Mishra
Vishisht
Kautilya
Correct Option: A [ Bishnu Gupta ]
Remark:
Who pioneered "Rakhi Bandhan" festival during partition of Bengal?
Chittaranjan Das
Rabindranath Tagore
Pramathanath Mitra
Pulin Behari Das
Correct Option: B [ Rabindranath Tagore ]
Remark: The British government passed the orders of Bengal partition in August 1905, which came into effect on October 16, 1905. Rabindranath Tagore used "Rakhi Bandhan" festival to celebrate concept of brotherhood, togetherness as a medium to protest against British’s partition policy.
Where did the French establish their first factory in India?
Pondicherry
Musalipatam
Surat
Goa
Correct Option: C [ Surat ]
Remark:
The Indian National Association was established in 1876 by _____________ in Calcutta.
Badruddin Tyabji
V K Chiplunkar
Anand Mohan Bose
Sisir kumar ghosh
Correct Option: C [ Anand Mohan Bose ]
Remark:
Sarnath is a famous Buddhist pilgrimage, because
Gautama Buddha got enlightenment.
Mahaparinirvana at the age of 80
Gautama Buddha delivered his first sermon here
None of these
Correct Option: C [ Gautama Buddha delivered his first sermon here ]
Remark:
The Moplah rebellion of 1921 broke out in?
Bengal
Kerala
Assam
Punjab
Correct Option: B [ Kerala ]
Remark:
Who founded All India Harijan Sangh?
B R Ambedkar
Gandhiji
Jayprakash Narayan
Raj Narayan
Correct Option: B [ Gandhiji ]
Remark:
Whom did British Govt of India awarded 'Kaiser-I-Hind' on his birth day?
Netaji
Nehru
Gandiji
none of these
Correct Option: C [ Gandiji ]
Remark:
Lord Ripon assumed charge as Governor General of India in :
1880
1881
1883
1885
Correct Option: A [ 1880 ]
Remark:
Who is the composer of Allahabad Prasasti?
Harishena
Bishakhdutta
Kalidasa
Shudrak
Correct Option: A [ Harishena ]
Remark: Allahabad Pillar Inscription (Prayag Prasasti) on written by Harisena in Sanskrit and Brahmi script.
The famous Kushan ruler was:
Kanishka
Pulukesin
Pushyamita
Bimbisara
Correct Option: A [ Kanishka ]
Remark:
On September 20, 1932 Mahatma Gandhi began a fast unto death in Yerwada Jail against
communal riots in Calcutta
communal Award of Ramsay Macdonald
British repression of the satyagrahis
violation of the Gandhi-Irwin Pact
Correct Option: B [ communal Award of Ramsay Macdonald ]
Remark:
Which one of the following indicates the correct chronological order of the national movements?
(A) Non-cooperation movement, Civil Disobedience movement, Quit India movement, Swadeshi movement.
(B) Quit India movement, Non-cooperation movement, Swadeshi movement, Civil disobedience movement.
(C) Swadeshi movement, Non-cooperation movement, Civil disobedience movement, Quit India movement.
(D) Civil disobedience movement, Swadeshi movement, Quit India movement, Non-cooperation movement.
Non-cooperation movement, Civil disobedience movement, Quit India movement, Swadeshi movement.
Quit India movement, Non-cooperation movement, Swadeshi movement, Civil disobedience movement.
Swadeshi movement, Non-cooperation movement, Civil disobedience movement, Quit India movement.
Civil disobedience movement, Swadeshi movement, Quit India movement, Non-cooperation movement.
Correct Option: C [ Swadeshi movement, Non-cooperation movement, Civil disobedience movement, Quit India movement. ]
Remark:
The Poona Pact (1932) was an agreement between:
Gandhi and Nehru
Nehru and Ambedkar
Gandhi and Ambedkar
Malaviya and Ambedkar
Correct Option: C [ Gandhi and Ambedkar ]
Remark:
The Gandhi Irwin Pact was signed on:
July 5, 1931
June 5, 1931
March 5, 1931
January 5, 1931
Correct Option: C [ March 5, 1931 ]
Remark:
In which year Britain was conquered by the Romans?
42 BC
43 AD
47 AD
none of these
Correct Option: B [ 43AD ]
Remark: The Roman conquest of Britain was a gradual process, beginning effectively in AD 43 under Emperor Claudius
Who had said, Gandhi can die but not Gandhism ?
Jawaharlal Nehru
Rabindranath Tagore
Louis Fischer
Gandhi himself
Correct Option: D [ Gandhi himself ]
Remark:
In which year was the Vernacular Press Act passed ?
1876
1877
1878
1880
Correct Option: C [ 1878 ]
Remark:
Who founded the Gadar Party in San Francisco in the USA ?
Lala Hardayal
Ajit Singh
Lala Lajpat Rai
P. Mitra
Correct Option: A [ Lala Hardayal ]
Remark:
The Indian National Association was established in 1876 by _____________ in Calcutta.
Badruddin Tyabji
V K Chiplunkar
Anand Mohan Bose
Sisir kumar ghosh
Correct Option: C [ Anand Mohan Bose ]
Remark:
During which Movement did Mahatma Gandhi give the slogan of Do or Die ?
Champaran Satyagraha
Non-Cooperation Movement
Civil Disobedience Movement
Quit India Movement
Correct Option: D [ Quit India Movement ]
Remark:
Which of the following movements truly reflected the spirit of Hindu-Muslim unity :
Khilafat Movement
Swadeshi Movement
Civil Disobedience Movement
none of these
Correct Option: A [ Khilafat Movement ]
Remark:
Indo-China War broke out in:
1952
1971
1962
2001
Correct Option: C [ 1962 ]
Remark:
Which one of the following News papers was founded by Mahatma Gandhi in 1903 at South Africa ?
Harijan
Indian Voice
Indian Beat
Indian Opinion
Correct Option: D [ Indian Opinion ]
Remark:
After the battle of ________ in 1757, the British achieved political power in India
Buxar
Plassey
Aliwal
None of these
Correct Option: B [ Plassey ]
Remark:
The first Civil Disobedience Movement was started by Gandhiji after the
Arrival of Cripps' Mission in 1942
Rowlatt Act of 1919
Chauri Chaura incident in 1922
Jallianwala Bagh massacre in 1919
Correct Option: D [ Jallianwala Bagh massacre in 1919 ]
Remark:
Vande Mataram was first sung at the session of the Indian National Congress in
1892
1896
1886
1869
Correct Option: B [ 1896 ]
Remark:
Who was the Prime Minister of England when India got:
Earl Mountbatten
Winston Churchill
Lord Irwin
Lord Attlee
Correct Option: D [ Lord Attlee ]
Remark:
The name of Nawab Salimullah of Dacca is associated with the foundation of :
Indian National Congress
Muslim League
Home Rule League
Ghadar Party
Correct Option: B [ Muslim League ]
Remark:
Indian National Congress had appointed a Committee to investigate into the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre. The Chairman of this Committee was:
Motilal Nehru
Madan Mohan Malviya
C. R. Das
Mahatma Gandhi
Correct Option: A [ Motilal Nehru ]
Remark:
Which of the following pairs is properly matched?
Jallianwalabag Massacre - 1919
Civil Disobedient Movement - 1920
Partition of Bengal - 1908
None of the above
Correct Option: A [ Jallianwalabag Massacre - 1919 ]
Remark:
In which year did Lokmanya Tilak gave the slogan Swaraj is my birth right and I will have it.
1914
1915
1916
1917
Correct Option: C [ 1916 ]
Remark:
Mrs. Annie Besant was the first woman President of the Indian National Congress. Which session of the Congress did she preside over ?
Calcutta
NagPur
Madras
Bombay
Correct Option: A [ Calcutta ]
Remark:
When did Alexander raid North India ?
327 BC
328 BC
326 BC
325 BC
Correct Option: C [ 326 BC ]
Remark:
Which of the following pair is not properly matched?
A) Jallianwala Massacre - 1919
B) Mahatma Gandhi assassination - 1948
C) Tashkent Agreement - 1966
D) India first exploded nuclear device - 1975
Jallianwala Massacre - 1919
Mahatma Gandhi assassination - 1948
Tashkent Agreement - 1966
India first exploded nuclear device - 1975
Correct Option: D [ India first exploded nuclear device - 1975 ]
Remark: India first exploded nuclear device on 18 May 1974.
Who was the founder of Banaras Hindu University?
Sukumar Dutt
Madan Mohan Malvia
Dr. Rajendra Prasad
Motilal Nehru
Correct Option: B [ Madan Mohan Malvia ]
Remark:
Who first addressed Rabindranath Tagore as 'Gurudev' ?
Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose
Mahatma Gandhi
Deshabandhu Chittaranjan Das
Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
Correct Option: B [ Mahatma Gandhi ]
Remark:
Seleucus was the General of
Chandragupta Mourya
Dhana Nanda
Alexander
Vikramaditya
Correct Option: C [ Alexander ]
Remark:
Who attacked and looted the famous Somnath temple in 1026 AD?
Mahmud of Ghazni
Muhammad Gori
Genghis khan
Nadir shah
Correct Option: A [ Mahmud of Ghazni ]
Remark:
The resolution of Purna Swaraj was adopted in:
Lahore Session, 1929
Calcutta Session, 1933
Lucknow Session, 1936
Tripuri Session, 1939
Correct Option: A [ Lahore Session, 1929 ]
Remark:
With which event did the Civil Disobedience Movement started
Prohibition of Wine
Breaking of Salt law
Protesting high land revenue
Boycotting foreign clothes
Correct Option: B [ Breaking of Salt law ]
Remark:
Bengal Chemical and Pharmaceuticals Ltd, a public sector undertaking of the Govt. of India, was established in 1901 during Swadeshi movements, by :
Prafulla Chandra Roy
Rabindranath Tagore
Jagadish Chandra Basu
Surendra Nath Banerjee
Correct Option: A [ Prafulla Chandra Roy ]
Remark:
Grand Trunk Road was built during the reign of ?
Sher Shah
Akbar
Shahjahan
none of these
Correct Option: A [ Sher Shah ]
Remark:
Who said 'You give me blood, and I will give you freedom' ?
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose
Capt. Shah Nawaz Khan
Gurbaksh Singh Dhilon
Correct Option: B [ Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose ]
Remark:
Who founded All India Harijan Sangh?
B R Ambedkar
Gandhiji
Jayprakash Narayan
Raj Narayan
Correct Option: B [ Gandhiji ]
Remark:
Where was Chauri Chaura?
Patna
Bhagalpur
Gaya
Gorakhpur
Correct Option: D [ Gorakhpur ]
Remark: The Chauri Chaura incident occurred at Chauri Chaura in the Gorakhpur district of the United Province, (modern Uttar Pradesh) in British India on 4 February 1922. Mahatma Gandhi, who was strictly against violence, halted the Non-cooperation Movement on the national level on 12 February 1922, as a direct result of this incident.
Who made an attempt on the life of Lord Hardinge in 1912 ?
Rash bihari Bose
Bhagat Singh
Khudiram Bose
Ajit Singh
Correct Option: A [ Rash bihari Bose ]
Remark:
What proposals were made in the 'August Offer' ?
Complete independence of India gradually
Dominion Status
Provincial autonomy
Representative government at the centre
Correct Option: B [ Dominion Status ]
Remark:
Which of the following pairs is properly matched?
Jallianwalabag Massacre - 1919
Civil Disobedient Movement - 1920
Partition of Bengal - 1908
None of the above
Correct Option: A [ Jallianwalabag Massacre - 1919 ]
Remark:
Enfield was the name of a :
Place
Monument
Governor General
Rifle
Correct Option: D [ Rifle ]
Remark:
Who said 'You give me blood, and I will give you freedom' ?
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose
Capt. Shah Nawaz Khan
Gurbaksh Singh Dhilon
Correct Option: B [ Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose ]
Remark:
Who was the Sultan of Delhi who is reputed to have built the biggest network of canals in India ?
Nasir-ud-din-Mahmud
Sultan Zainul Abidin
Feroz Shah Tughlaq
None of these
Correct Option: C [ Feroz Shah Tughlaq ]
Remark:
Who was William Hunter ?
Chairman of the Education Commission of 1882-83
Chairman of the Education Commission of 1917-1919
Chairman of the Education Commission of 1929
Educational Advisor to the Goverment of India, appointed by the Central Advisory Board of Education, 1944.
Correct Option: A [ Chairman of the Education Commission of 1882-83 ]
Remark:
The first great experiment of Gandhiji in 'Satyagraha' took place in
South Africa
Champaran
Dandi
Bardoli
Correct Option: A [ South Africa ]
The First Factory Act (1881) was passed by:
Lord Curzon
Lord Wellesley
Lord Cornwallis
Lord Ripon
Correct Option: D [ Lord Ripon ]
Remark:
Who abolished dual government in Bengal?
Sir John Shore
Warren Hastings
Lord Hastings
Lord Cornwallis
Correct Option: B [ Warren Hastings ]
Remark:
Rabindranath Tagore gave up his Knighthood because of:
Jallianwala Bagh tragedy
brutal suppression of Civil Disobedience Movement
execution of Bhagat Singh
Chauri Chaura incident
Correct Option: A [ Jallianwala Bagh tragedy ]
Remark:
In October 1920, who of the following headed a group of Indians gathered at Tashkent to set up the Communist Party of India?
H. K. Sardar
M. C. Chagla
M. N. Roy
P. C. Joshi
Correct Option: C [ M. N. Roy ]
Remark:
Which of the following was not founded by Dr B. R. Ambedkar?
Depressed Classes Institute
Peoples Education Society
Deccan Education Society
Samaj Samata Sangh
Correct Option: C [ Deccan Education Society ]
Remark:
Who was William Hunter ?
Chairman of the Education Commission of 1882-83
Chairman of the Education Commission of 1917-1919
Chairman of the Education Commission of 1929
Educational Advisor to the Goverment of India, appointed by the Central Advisory Board of Education, 1944.
Correct Option: A [ Chairman of the Education Commission of 1882-83 ]
Remark:
Who said 'You give me blood, and I will give you freedom' ?
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose
Capt. Shah Nawaz Khan
Gurbaksh Singh Dhilon
Correct Option: B [ Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose ]
Remark:
The first sermon of Gautama Buddha is called:
Mahabhinishkraman
Dharmachakra Pravartana
Dhammaghos
Mahaparinirvaa
Correct Option: B [ Dharmachakra Pravartana ]
Remark:
Dayananda Saraswati was the founder of
Brahmo Samaj
Arya Samaj
Theosophical Society
Prarthana Samaj
Correct Option: B [ Arya Samaj ]
Remark:
English Education was introduced in India by:
Curzon
Nehru
Maccaulay
Dalhausie
Correct Option: C [ Maccaulay ]
Remark:
Who gave the 'Communal Award' in India?
C. R. Attlee
Ramsay Macdonald
Stafford Cripps
M. K. Gandhi
Correct Option: B [ Ramsay Macdonald ]
Remark:
When was the British East India Company formed ?
1600
1650
1770
1700
Correct Option: A [ 31 December, 1600 ]
Remark:
Who gave the title 'Mahatma' to M. K. Gandhi ?
Rabindra Nath Tagore
Subhas Chandra Bose
Jawaharlal Nehru
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Correct Option: A [ Rabindra Nath Tagore ]
Remark:
From where did the Quit India Movement begin?
Nagpur
Delhi
Calcutta
Bombay
Correct Option: D [ Bombay ]
Remark:
Which of the following Acts was nicknamed as the 'Gagging Act'?
Vernacular Press Act, 1878
Factory Act, 1911
Rowlatt Act, 1919
Workmen's Compensation Act, 1923
Correct Option: A [ Vernacular Press Act, 1878 ]
Remark:
The name of Nawab Salimullah of Dacca is associated with the foundation of :
Indian National Congress
Muslim League
Home Rule League
Ghadar Party
Correct Option: B [ Muslim League ]
Remark:
Crimean war was fought between which countries?
Russia and Iran
Russia and Turkey
Greece and Turkey
none of these
Correct Option: B [ Russia and Turkey ]
Remark: The Crimean War (October 1853 - February 1856), also known in Russian historiography as the Easte
How was Lord Canning redesignated by the Queen's proclamation of 1858 after the Great Revolt of 1857 ?
Governor General
Viceroy
Governor General of India
None of these
Correct Option: B [ Viceroy ]
Remark:
Who was the Viceroy when the Simon Commission visited India?
Irwin
Chelmsford
Wellington
Reading
Correct Option: A [ Irwin ]
Remark:
Who was the first Indian to join the Civil Service in 1863?
Surendra Nath Banerjee
Romesh Chandra Dutta
Satyendranath Tagore
Biharilal Gupta
Correct Option: C [ Satyendranath Tagore ]
Remark:
When was the All India Muslim League formed ?
1905
1907
1906
1911
Correct Option: C [ 1906 ]
Remark:
Indian National Congress had appointed a Committee to investigate into the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre. The Chairman of this Committee was:
Motilal Nehru
Madan Mohan Malviya
C. R. Das
Mahatma Gandhi
Correct Option: A [ Motilal Nehru ]
Remark:
Who among the following was elected as the first President of the All-India Trade Union Congress?
Vallabhbhai Patel
Bipin Chandra Pal
Motilal Nehru
Lala Lajpat Rai
Correct Option: D [ Lala Lajpat Rai ]
Remark:
Bengal Chemical and Pharmaceuticals Ltd, a public sector undertaking of the Govt. of India, was established in 1901 during Swadeshi movements, by :
Prafulla Chandra Roy
Rabindranath Tagore
Jagadish Chandra Basu
Surendra Nath Banerjee
Correct Option: A [ Prafulla Chandra Roy ]
Remark:
Identify the state that was annexed by Lord Dalhousie under the Doctrine of Lapse.
Awadh
Punjab
Jhansi
Mysore
Correct Option: C [ Jhansi ]
Remark:
What proposals were made in the 'August Offer' ?
Complete independence of India gradually
Dominion Status
Provincial autonomy
Representative government at the centre
Correct Option: B [ Dominion Status ]
Remark:
The tribal rebellion against the British Known as Ulgulan was organised by
Korra Mallya
Ranade
Birsa Munda
Konda Dora
Correct Option: C [ Birsa Munda ]
Remark:
Seleucus was the General of
Chandragupta Mourya
Dhana Nanda
Alexander
Vikramaditya
Correct Option: C [ Alexander ]
Remark:
Which portfolio was held by Dr. Rajendra Prasad in the Interim Government formed in the year 1946?
Defence
External Affairs and Commonwealth
Food and Agriculture
None
Correct Option: C [ Food and Agriculture ]
Remark:
Where did the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre occur:
Jalandhar
Amritsar
Ludhiana
Hoshiarpur
Correct Option: B [ Amritsar ]
Remark:
The Pact signed between Gandhiji and Dr. Ambedkar in 1932, for providing separate electorates for the depressed classes was :
The Delhi Pact
The Poona Pact
The Lucknow Pact
The Lahore Pact
Correct Option: B [ The Poona Pact ]
Remark:
Mangal Pandey was a sepoy at:
Royal Gorkha Rifle
34th Bengal Native Infantary
Sikh Regiment
None of these
Correct Option: B [ 34th Bengal Native Infantary ]
Remark:
The Cripps Mission visited India in the year:
1940
1941
1942
1945
Correct Option: C [ 1942 ]
Remark:
Lothal is a part of excavation site of which civilization ?
Vedic Aryans
Indus Valley
Sumerians
Mesopotamians
Correct Option: B [ Indus Valley ]
Remark:
Fa-hien visited India in 4th century BC during the reign of
Chandragupta Mourya
Harshavardhana
Bimbisara
None of these
Correct Option: A [ Chandragupta Mourya ]
Remark:
Who introduced the Railways system in India ?
Lord Dalhousie
Lord Ripon
Lord Lytton
Lord Canning
Correct Option: A [ Lord Dalhousie ]
Remark:
The first sermon of Gautama Buddha is called:
Mahabhinishkraman
Dharmachakra Pravartana
Dhammaghos
Mahaparinirvaa
Correct Option: B [ Dharmachakra Pravartana ]
Remark:
When was the British East India Company formed ?
1600
1650
1770
1700
Correct Option: A [ 31 December, 1600 ]
Remark:
Who was made the President of Indian National Congress when Subhas Chandra Bose resigned due to differences with Gandhiji ?
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
Dr. Rajendra Prasad
J. B. Kripalani
Purushottam Das Tandon
Correct Option: B [ Dr. Rajendra Prasad ]
Remark:
Who among the following was elected as the first President of the All-India Trade Union Congress?
Vallabhbhai Patel
Bipin Chandra Pal
Motilal Nehru
Lala Lajpat Rai
Correct Option: D [ Lala Lajpat Rai ]
Remark:
The First Factory Act (1881) was passed by:
Lord Curzon
Lord Wellesley
Lord Cornwallis
Lord Ripon
Correct Option: D [ Lord Ripon ]
Remark:
Which is the correct chronological order of the following developments?
1. Cripps Mission
2. Gandhi-Irwin pact
3. Simon Commission
4. Partition of the country Choose the correct order.
2, 1, 4, 3
3, 2, 1, 4
2, 1, 3, 4
1, 2, 3, 4
Correct Option: B [ 3, 2, 1, 4 ]
Remark:
Who was the last governor general of India ?
Chakraborty Rajagopalachari
Lord Mountbatten
Rajendra Prasad
Maulana Abul Kamal Azad
Correct Option: A [ Chakraborty Rajagopalachari ]
Remark:
In which year did Lokmanya Tilak gave the slogan Swaraj is my birth right and I will have it.
1914
1915
1916
1917
Correct Option: C [ 1916 ]
Remark:
Which one of the following indicates the correct chronological order of the national movements?
(A) Non-cooperation movement, Civil Disobedience movement, Quit India movement, Swadeshi movement.
(B) Quit India movement, Non-cooperation movement, Swadeshi movement, Civil disobedience movement.
(C) Swadeshi movement, Non-cooperation movement, Civil disobedience movement, Quit India movement.
(D) Civil disobedience movement, Swadeshi movement, Quit India movement, Non-cooperation movement.
Non-cooperation movement, Civil disobedience movement, Quit India movement, Swadeshi movement.
Quit India movement, Non-cooperation movement, Swadeshi movement, Civil disobedience movement.
Swadeshi movement, Non-cooperation movement, Civil disobedience movement, Quit India movement.
Civil disobedience movement, Swadeshi movement, Quit India movement, Non-cooperation movement.
Correct Option: C [ Swadeshi movement, Non-cooperation movement, Civil disobedience movement, Quit India movement. ]
Remark:
The last British Governor General of India was :
Lord Canning
Lord Ripon
Lord Mountbatten
None of them
Correct Option: C [ Lord Mountbatten ]
Remark:
Who used "Tulghumah"as a military tactic for the first time in India?
Alauddin Khilji
Muhammad bin Tughluq
Babur
Akbar
Correct Option: C [ Babur ]
Remark: The new war tactics introduced by Babur were the tulughma and the araba. Tulughma meant dividing the whole army into various units, viz. the Left, the Right and the Centre. The Left and Right divisions were further subdivided into Forward and Rear divisions.
Who among the following is called The Liberator of Newspapers of India ?
Charles Metcalfe
Lord Mayo
Lord Ripon
William Bentinck
Correct Option: A [ Charles Metcalfe ]
Remark:
The Indian National Congress was founded by
Annie Besant.
W. C. Bannerjee
A. O. Hume
Mahatma Gandhi
Correct Option: C [ A. O. Hume ]
Remark:
Aruna Asaf Ali was connected with which one of the following movements as a woman organiser of underground activity?
Civil Disobedience Movement
Swadeshi Movement
Non-cooperation Movement
Quit India Movement
Correct Option: D [ Quit India Movement ]
Remark:
In which year was the Vernacular Press Act passed ?
1876
1877
1878
1880
Correct Option: C [ 1878 ]
Remark:
From where did the Quit India Movement begin?
Nagpur
Delhi
Calcutta
Bombay
Correct Option: D [ Bombay ]
Remark:
Who played an important role in bringing the Congress and the Muslim League together (Lucknow Pact, 1916)?
Dadabhai Naoroji
Lokmanya Tilak
M.A.Jinha
Annie Besant
Correct Option: B [ Lokmanya Tilak ]
Remark:
Which was the first English ship that came to India ?
Arakan Yoma
Milpa
Red Dragon
Rampurva
Correct Option: C [ Red Dragon ]
Remark:
Who gave the slogan Back to the Vedas?
Dayanand Saraswati
Guru Nanank Dev Ji
Swami Vivekananda
Raja Ram Mohan Roy
Correct Option: A [ Dayanand Saraswati ]
Remark:
During which Movement did Mahatma Gandhi give the slogan of Do or Die ?
Champaran Satyagraha
Non-Cooperation Movement
Civil Disobedience Movement
Quit India Movement
Correct Option: D [ Quit India Movement ]
Remark:
The Non-Cooperation Movement was withdrawn due to :
Chauri Chaura incident
Jallianwala Bagh tragedy
Introduction of the Rawlatt Act
Severe oppressive measure taken by the British Goverment
Correct Option: A [ Chauri Chaura incident ]
Remark:
The Poona Pact (1932) was an agreement between:
Gandhi and Nehru
Nehru and Ambedkar
Gandhi and Ambedkar
Malaviya and Ambedkar
Correct Option: C [ Gandhi and Ambedkar ]
Remark:
Who was the author of the concept of Antyodaya?
Sri Aurobindo
Vinoba Bhave
Mahatma Gandhi
W C banerjee
Correct Option: B [ Vinoba Bhave ]
Remark:
In which congress session was the Quit India Resolution ratified?
29th December 1929, Lahore
December 1920, Nagpur
11th February, 1922
8th August 1942, Bombay
Correct Option: D [ 8th August 1942, Bombay ]
Remark:
Who among the following was the provisional Chairman of the Constituent Assembly ?
Dr. S. N. Sinha
Dr. Rajendra Prasad
Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
Correct Option: A [ Dr. S. N. Sinha ]
Remark:
Where did the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre occur:
Jalandhar
Amritsar
Ludhiana
Hoshiarpur
Correct Option: B [ Amritsar ]
Remark:
Who among the following was not a member of the Cabinet Mission?
P. Lawrence
Anthony Eden
Stafford Cripps
A. V. Alexander
Correct Option: B [ Anthony Eden ]
Remark:
Who enunciated his famous formula that "Swaraj" must be for the "masses" and not for the "classes" alone?
Motilal Nehru
Gandhiji
Subhas Chandra Bose
C.R. Das
Correct Option: D [ C.R. Das ]
Remark: At the Dehradun U.P. Provincial Conference two months before Gaya, C.R. Das enunciated his famous formula that "Swaraj" must be for the "masses" and not for the "classes".
The Mont-Ford proposals in British India were related to
Constitutional Reforms
Educational Reforms
Police Administration Reforms
Socio-economic Reforms
Correct Option: A [ Constitutional Reforms ]
Remark:
Which one of the following had presided over the Surat Session of Indian National Congress 1907?
Rash Bihari Bose
Dadabhai Naoroji
Madan Mohan Malaviya
Sir William Wedderburn
Correct Option: A [ Rash Bihari Bose ]
Remark:
The person who known as 'Iron Man' of India?
Sardar Vallabbhai Patel
Lala Lajpat Rai
Ram Prasad Bismil
Motilal Nehru
Correct Option: A [ Sardar Ballabbhai Patel ]
Remark:
The Indian National Association was established in 1876 by _____________ in Calcutta.
Badruddin Tyabji
V K Chiplunkar
Anand Mohan Bose
Sisir kumar ghosh
Correct Option: C [ Anand Mohan Bose ]
Remark:
Who was the first woman President of the Indian National Congress ?
Sarojini Naidu
Annie Besant
Vilaylakshmi Pandit
Nellie SenguPta
Correct Option: B [ Annie Besant ]
Remark:
Who among the Mughal Emperors/ Courtiers made arrangement for translation of Upanisadas into Farsi?
Babur
Akbar
Shah Jahan
Dara Sukoh
Correct Option: D [ Dara Sukoh ]
Remark: Dara Shikoh, Shah Jahan's eldest son and brother of Aurangzeb, Under his patronage, the Upanishads were translated into Persian and collectively named Sirr-i-Akbar.
Fahien came to India during the reign of
Harshavardhana
Kanishka
Chandragupta Vikramaditya
None of these
Correct Option: C [ Chandragupta Vikramaditya ]
Remark:
Who took arms and led an anti-British movement when the British tried to annex the State of Kitoor?
Sethu Lakshmi Bhai
Rudramadevi
Rani Channamma
Rani Lakshmi Bhai
Correct Option: C [ Rani Channamma ]
Remark:
Identify the state that was annexed by Lord Dalhousie under the Doctrine of Lapse.
Awadh
Punjab
Jhansi
Mysore
Correct Option: C [ Jhansi ]
Remark:
All India Trade Union Congress was established in :
1920
1924
1925
1930
Correct Option: A [ 1920 ]
Remark:
Rabindranath Tagore gave up his Knight-hood in protest against the :
Rowlatt Act
Jallianwala Bagh incident
Partition of Bengal Proposal
Formation of All India Muslim League
Correct Option: B [ Jallianwala Bagh incident ]
Remark:
Which movement was also famous as 'August Kranti' movement ?
Tebhaga
Santhal
Quit India
Champaran Non-Cooperation
Correct Option: C [ Quit India ]
Remark:
During which Movement did Mahatma Gandhi give the slogan of Do or Die ?
Champaran Satyagraha
Non-Cooperation Movement
Civil Disobedience Movement
Quit India Movement
Correct Option: D [ Quit India Movement ]
Remark:
Which portfolio was held by Dr. Rajendra Prasad in the Interim Government formed in the year 1946?
Defence
External Affairs and Commonwealth
Food and Agriculture
None
Correct Option: C [ Food and Agriculture ]
Remark:
Which dynasty built the Chariot temples at Mahabalipuram ?
Cholas
Pallavas
Pandyas
Chalukyas
Correct Option: B [ Pallavas ]
Remark:
Mangal Pandey was a sepoy at:
Royal Gorkha Rifle
34th Bengal Native Infantary
Sikh Regiment
None of these
Correct Option: B [ 34th Bengal Native Infantary ]
Remark:
The Indian National Congress was founded by
Annie Besant.
W. C. Bannerjee
A. O. Hume
Mahatma Gandhi
Correct Option: C [ A. O. Hume ]
Remark:
The Radcliffe Commission was appointed
to enquire into the Noakhali riots
for delimitation of boundaries during partition
to grant internal autonomy
None of the above
Correct Option: B [ for delimitation of boundaries during partition ]
Remark:
Fa-hien visited India in 4th century BC during the reign of
Chandragupta Mourya
Harshavardhana
Bimbisara
None of these
Correct Option: A [ Chandragupta Mourya ]
Remark:
Name the Revolutionary Society established by the Indians in America in 1913 against the British rule in India :
Indian Independent League
Indian National Army
Gadhar Party
None of these
Correct Option: C [ Gadhar Party ]
Remark:
When was the Carlyle "Circular" issued?
1905
1901
1902
1906
Correct Option: A [ 1905 ]
Remark: the Carlyle Circular (1905) prohibiting students' participation in politics; and the partition of Bengal, sinisterly designed to fracture and cripple Bengal politically and culturally.
Who founded the Indian National Party in Berlin during 1914?
Champakaraman Pillai
Subhash Chandra Bose
W.C. Banerjee
Correct Option: A [ Champakaraman Pillai ]
Remark:
The Non-Cooperation Movement was withdrawn due to :
Chauri Chaura incident
Jallianwala Bagh tragedy
Introduction of the Rawlatt Act
Severe oppressive measure taken by the British Goverment
Correct Option: A [ Chauri Chaura incident ]
Remark:
The RED Fort was built by:
Akbar
Jahangir
Shahjhan
Sher Shah
Correct Option: C [ Shahjhan ]
Remark:
On February 20, 1947, Prime Minister Attlee announced the British Government's decision to withdraw from India latest by
June, 1948.
August, 1948.
January, 1948.
August, 1947.
Correct Option: A [ June, 1948. ]
Remark:
'Quit India' movement started in
August, 1942
June, 1945
April, 1930
None of these
Correct Option: A [ August, 1942 ]
Remark:
Which incident led to withdraw of Non Co-operation Movement:
Alipore Bomb Case
Meerut Conspiracy Case
Poona Pact
Chauri Chaura incident
Correct Option: D [ Chauri Chaura incident ]
Remark:
The year 1919 is associated with
Chauri Chaura Incident
Partition of Bengal
Jallianwala Bagh Tragedy
Dandi March by Mahatma Gandhi
Correct Option: C [ Jallianwala Bagh Tragedy ]
Remark:
Which of the following was not founded by Dr B. R. Ambedkar?
Depressed Classes Institute
Peoples Education Society
Deccan Education Society
Samaj Samata Sangh
Correct Option: C [ Deccan Education Society ]
Remark:
The name of Nawab Salimullah of Dacca is associated with the foundation of :
Indian National Congress
Muslim League
Home Rule League
Ghadar Party
Correct Option: B [ Muslim League ]
Remark: