History: National Movemen

History: National Movement 

The post and telegraph system in India was introduced during the time of
(a) Lord Cornwallis
(b) Lord Canning
(c) Lord Hardinage
(d) Lord Dalhousie


Answer: Lord Dalhousie


The reform movement among the Muslims started by Sir Khan is known as ?? Movement.
(a) Khilafat
(b) Wahabi
(c) Aligarh
(d) Sufi


Answer: Aligarh


During whose Viceroyalty, Queen Victoria was crowned with Kaiser-i-Hind in Delhi Durbar ?
(a) Lytton
(b) Lord Minto
(c) Hastings
(d) Elgin


Answer: Lytton


The Communal Award which was later changed after Mahatma Gandhi's fast unto death in a jail at Poona, was given by
(a) Winston Churchill
(b) Stanley Baldwin
(c) Ramsay Macdonald
(d) Lloyd George


Answer: Ramsay Macdonald


The first Swarajist Conference was held at
(a) Madras
(b) Allahabad
(c) Bardoli
(d) Ahmedabad


Answer: Allahabad


Gandhiji started Satyagraha in 1919 in protest against
(a) Act of 1909
(b) Salt law
(c) Jallianwala Bagh massacre
(d) Rowlatt Act


Answer: Rowlatt Act


When the East India Company came into existence, England was ruled by the
(a) Hanovarians
(b) Tudors
(c) Normans
(d) Stuarts


Answer: Stuarts


Lord Mountbatten replaced?.as Viceroy of India in 1947.
(a) Lord Curzon
(b) Lord Linlithgow
(c) Lord Chelmsford
(d) Lord Wavell


Answer: Lord WavellWavell


Who presided over the Cabinet Mission ?
(a) A.V. Alexander
(b) Sir P. Lawrence
(c) Stafford Cripps
(d) Clement Attle


Answer: Sir P. Lawrence


The moderate and extremist sections of INC were reunited in the??? session
(a) 1920 Calcutta
(b) 1922 Karachi
(c) 1921 Bombay
(d) 1916 Lucknow


Answer: 1916 Lucknow


Who among the following attended all the Round Table Conferences ?
(a) Jawaharlal Nehru
(b) Madan Mohan Malaviya
(c) Mahatma Gandhi
(d) B.R. Ambedkar


Answer: B.R. Ambedkar


The author of the book Hindu way of Life is
(a) Aurobindo Ghosh
(b) Dr. S. Radhakrishnan
(c) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
(d) Jawaharlal Nehru


Answer: Dr. S. Radhakrishnan


The objective of the Cabinet Mission was
(a) None of these
(b) To help establish a Constituent Assembly to form the Constitution
(c) For partition of India
(d) To hand over power to Indians


Answer: To help establish a Constituent Assembly to form the Constitution


Which Act was the first legislative interference by the British Parliament in the affairs of India ?
(a) Fox's India Bill, 1783
(b) Pitt's India Act, 1784
(c) The Regulating Act, 1773
(d) The Declaratory Act, 1781


Answer: The Regulating Act, 1773


The last Governor General of India was
(a) C. Rajagopalachari
(b) Lord Mountbatten
(c) Lord Wavell
(d) Dr. Rajendra Prasad


Answer: C. Rajagopalachari


The Congress ministries that had been formed in several provinces in 1937 resigned in November 1939 in protest against the
(a) British policy of repression
(b) Interference of the Viceroy and the Governors, in administration
(c) Participation of India in the Second World War, without consulting the Indian National Congress
(d) Refusal of the British government to grant independence to India


Answer; Participation of India in the Second World War, without consulting the Indian National Congress


Who was the pioneer among the following social reformers ?
(a) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
(b) Swami Vivekanand
(c) Dayanand Saraswati
(d) Ramakrishna Paramhansa


Answer: Raja Ram Mohan Roy


Wood's Despatch of 1854 resulted in the
(a) Introduction of postal system
(b) Establishment of educational system
(c) Abolition of child marriage
(d) Establishment of Indian universites


Answer: Establishment of educational system


Who once remarked, Nehru is a patriot while Jinnah is a politician.


(a) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
(b) Mahatma Gandhi
(c) Sir Mohammad Iqbal
(d) Abdul Ghaffar Khan


Answer: Sir Mohammad Iqbal


When Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated, who said, None will believe that a man like this body and soul ever walked on this earth?
(a) Leo Tolstoy
(b) Bertrand Russel
(c) Jawaharlal Nehru
(d) Albert Einstein


Answer: Albert Einstein


Who initiated the greeting of Jai Hind ?
(a) Subhash Chandra Bose
(b) Jawaharlal Nehru
(c) Mahatma Gandhi
(d) B.G. Tilak


Answer: Subhash Chandra Bose


Satyagraha Sabha was formed by Mahatma Gandhi at
(a) Ahmedabad
(b) Bombay
(c) Poona
(d) Calcutta


Answer: Bombay


Which of the following enactments of British Parliament allowed Indian magistrates to try the cases of British nationals as well in India ?
(a) Bill of Rights
(b) Pitt's India Act
(c) Ilbert Bill
(d) Rowlatt Act


Answer: Ilbert Bill


Queen Victoria was appointed Empress of India in
(a) 1885
(b) 1877
(c) 1858
(d) 1876


Answer: 1877


The first Governor -General of India was appointed in
(a) 1911
(b) 1858
(c) 1774
(d) 1833


Answer: 1911


The Second Civil Disobedience Movement started with
(a) The adoption of a resolution declaring Poorna Swaraj as the objective of the Congress
(b) The failure of Cripps Mission
(c) Dandi march
(d) The passing of the Quit India Resolution


Answer: The failure of Cripps Mission


When did the Indian National Congress ask for the Dominion Status ?
(a) 1942
(b) 1947
(c) 1908
(d) 1929


Answer: 1908


The Cripps Mission visited India during the regime of
(a) Lord Wavell
(b) Lord Mountbatten
(c) Lord Wellington
(d) Lord Linlithgow


Answer: Lord Linlithgow


Who among the following was not the Viceroy of India during the 20th century ?
(a) Lord Minto
(b) Lord Dalhousie
(c) Lord Chelmsford
(d) Lord Irwin


Answer: Lord Minto


The slogan Inquilab Zindabad was given by
(a) Khudi Ram Bose
(b) Subhash Chandra Bosse
(c) Chandra Shekhar Azad
(d) Sardar Bhagat Singh


Answer: Sardar Bhagat Singh


Who was the Viceroy of India at the time of Quit India Movement ?
(a) Lord Mountbatten
(b) Lord Wellington
(c) Lord Wavell
(d) Lord Linlithgow


Answer: Lord Linlithgow


Bombay Samachar, the first newspaper started in Bombay, was a venture by the
(a) Parsees
(b) Sindhis
(c) Hindus
(d) Gujaratis


Answer: Parsees


Which of the folowing is correctly matched ?
(a) Non- Cooperation Movement : 1920
(b) Jallianwala Bagh Massacre : 1921
(c) Salt Satyagraha : 1929
(d) Surat split : 1905


Answer: Non- Cooperation Movement : 1920


The credit for forming an all India organisation of nationalist political workers goes to
(a) A.O. Hume
(b) W.C. Bonnerjee
(c) S.N. Banerjea
(d) Dadabhai Naoroji


Answer: A.O. Hume


Which reformer from Maharashtra was known as Lokhitavadi ?
(a) M.G. Ranade
(b) Gopal Hari Deshmukh
(c) Pandit Ramabai
(d) Gopal Krishna Gokhale


Answer: Gopal Hari Deshmukh


Who said : Bengal united is a power. Bengal divided will pull several different ways?.. ?
(a) Hardinge
(b) Risley
(c) Dufferin
(d) Curzon


Answer: Risley


Who among the following was not one of the founders of the Congress Socialist party set up in 1934 ?
(a) P.C. Joshi
(b) Acharya Narendra Dev
(c) Ashok Mehta
(d) Jaya Prakash Narayan


Answer: P.C. Joshi


The purpose of the Whitley Commission was
(a) To suggest measures to improve conditions of labourers
(b) None of these
(c) To look into the problem of minorities in India
(d) To enable political parties in India to reach a consensus on the constitutional question


Answer: To suggest measures to improve conditions of labourers


Identify the area where the Santhals proclaimed a government of their own in 1855-56 :
(a) Munger - Bhagalpur
(b) Gaya -Munger
(c) Bhagalpur-Rajmahal
(d) Shahabad- Gaya


Answer: Bhagalpur-Rajmahal

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Who among the following, analysed the cause of uprising of 1857 advocating a reconcilation between the British and the Muslims ?
(a) Syed Ahmed Khan
(b) Syed Ahmed Bardvi
(c) Syed Amir Ali
(d) Shah Wali- ullah


Answer: Syed Ahmed Khan


Who was the Viceroy of India at the time of Jallianwala Bagh Massacre ?
(a) Lord Hardinage
(b) Lord Irwin
(c) Lord Chelmsford
(d) Lord Curzon


Answer: Lord Chelmsford


Jallianwala Bagh massacre occurred on
(a) 43568
(b) 11142
(c) 43130
(d) 44057


Answer: 43568


The Civil Disobedience Movement was led in the North - West Frontier Province by
(a) Sewa Singh Thikriwala
(b) Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
(c) Shaikh Mohammad Abdullah
(d) Dr. M.A. Ansari


Answer: Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan


Which of the following Acts was known as Morley Minto reforms ?
(a) Indian Councils Act, 1892
(b) Government of India Act, 1919
(c) Government of India Act, 1915
(d) Government of India Act, 1909


Answer: Government of India Act, 1909


 Who among the following was impeached in England for his actions in India ?
(a) Lord Cornwallis
(b) Warren Hastings
(c) Lord Wavell
(d) Lord Ripon


Answer: Warren Hastings


The famous Pakistan resolution was passed at
(a) Delhi
(b) Calcutta
(c) Lahore
(d) Bombay


Answer: Lahore


Mahatma Gandhi started his Dandi march from
(a) Sabarmati Ashram
(b) Ahmedabad
(c) Dandi
(d) Porbandar


Answer: Ahmedabad


When was the monopoly of East India Company in trade brought under the control of the British Crowns ?
(a) 1784 A.D.
(b) 1813 A.D.
(c) 1793 A.D.
(d) 1773 A.D.


Answer: 1773 A.D.


Gandhi- Irwin Pact was signed in London in
(a) 1931
(b) 1925
(c) 1937
(d) 1930


Answer: 1931


The communal award declared in 1932 by Ramsay Macdonald provided a separate electorate for the
(a) Sikhs
(b) Anglo- Indians
(c) Muslims
(d) Depressed classes


Answer: Muslims


Who was the head of the Committee formed by the government to enquire into Jallianwala Bagh massacre ?
(a) General Dyer
(b) None of these
(c) John Simon
(d) Hunter


Answer: Hunter


Which of the following is considered as the Revolutionary Era ?
(a) None of these
(b) 1900-1913
(c) 1857-1890
(d) 1934-1942


Answer: 1900-1913


In 1943, Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose proclaimed the Independent India (Azad Hind) in
(a) Vienna
(b) Singapore
(c) Rangoon
(d) Tokyo


Answer: Singapore


Ryotwari was started by
(a) Hastings
(b) Dalhousie
(c) Munro
(d) Wellesley


Answer: Munro


The Great Mutiny of 1857 broke out during the Governor - General ship of
(a) Lord Dalhousie
(b) Lord Canning
(c) Lord Wellesley
(d) Lord Hardinage


Answer: Lord Canning


Who among the following worked for the upliftment of depressed classes before independence ?
(a) Ram Manohar Lohia
(b) Rajendra Prasad
(c) Jagjivan Ram
(d) Bhim rao Ambedkar


Answer: Bhim rao Ambedkar


Mahatma Gandhi Thoughts were greatly influenced by
(a) The Vedas
(b) None of these
(c) The upanishads
(d) Bhagwad Gita


Answer: Bhagwad Gita


The centenary celebration of Indian National Congress was held at
(a) Delhi
(b) Madras
(c) Calcutta
(d) Bombay


Answer: Bombay


 Which of the following movements truly reflected the spirit of Hindu - Muslim unity ?
(a) Civil Disobedience Movement
(b) Quit India Movement
(c) Swadeshi Movement
(d) Khilafat Movement


Answer: Khilafat Movement


Who played the prominent part in bringing about the Lucknow Pact ?
(a) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(b) Mahatma Gandhi
(c) Motilal Nehru
(d) Lajpat Rai


Answer: Bal Gangadhar Tilak


Moplah rebellion of 1921 took place in
(a) Kerala
(b) North - west Frontier Province
(c) Assam
(d) Kashmir


Answer: Kerala


Burma was seperated from India in
(a) 1935
(b) 1941
(c) 1939
(d) 1937


Answer: 1937


Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated on
(a) 18289
(b) 17562
(c) 17558
(d) 17928


Answer: 17562


The 19th Century reawakening in India was confined to be
(a) Upper middle classes
(b) Rich peasantry
(c) Urban landlords
(d) Priestly classes


Answer: Upper middle classes


Who founded the Scouts Movement ?
(a) Clement Attlee
(b) Lord Baden Powell
(c) Annie Besant
(d) Florence Nightingle


Answer: Lord Baden Powell


English as a media of education was introduced in India in
(a) 1835
(b) 1883
(c) 1838
(d) 1853


Answer: 1835


 To promote the cause of Indian independence Home Rule society, popularly called India House was established in London by
(a) Hardayal
(b) Shyamji Krishna Varma
(c) Madan Lal Dhingra
(d) V.D. Sarvarkar


Answer; Shyamji Krishna Varma


The East India Company assumed responsibility for the education of the Indian people by the Charter Act of
(a) 1774
(b) 1793
(c) None of these
(d) 1758


Answer: None of these


 With how many volunteers did Gandhiji start on his famous Dandi march on March 12, 1930?
(a) 78
(b) 108
(c) 12
(d) 58


Answer: 78


 The secret society of revolutionaries which was organised by V.D. Savarkar in 1904 was
(a) Abhinav Bharat
(b) Sandhya
(c) Yugantar
(d) Ghadar


Answer: Abhinav Bharat


Which of the following statements about Mahatma Gandhi's views on Satyagraha is not correct ?
(a) It is the best weapon of the week against the strong.
(b) It accepts the concept of self- suffering to wean away the evil doer by love and suffering.
(c) It denotes assertion and economic dominance.
(d) It is the exercise of the purest soul force against all types of injustice.


Answer:It is the best weapon of the week against the strong.


Rani Lakshmi Bai died fighting the British in the battle of
(a) Gwalior
(b) Kalpi
(c) Kanpur
(d) Jhansi


Answer: Gwalior


The Simon Commision visited India to
(a) Discuss the demand for the formation of Pakistan.
(b) None of these
(c) See the important historical places
(d) Enquire into the progress of responsible government in India.


Answer: Enquire into the progress of responsible government in India.


 Who said, Good government was never a good substitute for self government ?
(a) Swami Dayananda
(b) Swami Vivekanand
(c) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
(d) Ramakrishna Paramhansa


Answer: Swami Dayananda


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


Answer: India

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 The Muslim League demanded a separate nation for the Muslim in India from the year
(a) 1920
(b) 1940
(c) 1945
(d) 1930


Answer: 1940


 The resolution to start the Quit India Movement was adopted by INC at its session held at
(a) Bombay
(b) Karachi
(c) Lahore
(d) Calcutta


Answer: Bombay


 Which school of religion started in 1867, was basically anti-British ?
(a) Deoband
(b) Farazi
(c) Wahabi
(d) Aligarh


Answer: Deoband


 The first Indian Councils Act was passed in
(a) 1857
(b) 1892
(c) 1861
(d) 1853


Answer: 1861


Why were the Indians dissatified with the Simon Commission ?
(a) It recommended that Dyarchy in the provinces should be abolished.
(b) None of these
(c) There was no Indian member in the Commission.
(d) Indians never wanted the review of the working of the Act of 1919.


Answer: There was no Indian member in the Commission.


 By which law did the British Crown take over the power to rule over India from the East India Company ?
(a) Magna Carta of Rights
(b) None of these
(c) Indian Councils Act, 1861
(d) Ilbert Bill


Answer: Magna Carta of Rights


 Who founded the Indian National Social Congress in 1887 ?
(a) B.G. Tilak
(b) M.G. Ranade
(c) G.K. Gokhale
(d) Ram Prasad Bismil


Answer: M.G. Ranade


 Who was responsible for the introduction of English as the official language in India ?
(a) Lord William Bentick
(b) Allan Octavian Hume
(c) Marquess of Dalhousie
(d) Sir Charles Wood


Answer: Sir Charles Wood


Mahatma Gandhi gave the call Do or Die during the
(a) Quit India Movement
(b) Civil Disobedience Movement
(c) Khilafat Movement
(d) Non-cooperation Movement


Answer: Quit India Movement


 According to Mountbatten Plan, which of the following provinces was not to be included in the Indian dominion ?
(a) Bihar
(b) Madras
(c) Bombay
(d) Sind


Answer: Sind


British merchants were willing to invest in railways and mines but not in cotton textiles industry. The reason was
(a) Competition from the Indians
(b) Lack of Technology
(c) None of these
(d) Lack of raw material


Answer: None of these


 Who introduced the system of Civil Services ?
(a) Lord Hardinge
(b) William Bentick
(c) Warren Hastings
(d) Lord Dalhousie


Answer: William Bentick


Who was named as Mira Behn by Mahatma Gandhi ?
(a) Annie Besant
(b) Maria Montessouri
(c) Kamla Devi
(d) Madeline Slade


Answer: Madeline Slade


 Who was known as the Liberator of the Press?
(a) Bentick
(b) Macaulay
(c) Hastings
(d) Metcalfe


Answer: Metcalfe


 Who initiated the introduction of education in English in India?
(a) Lord Dalhousie
(b) Lord Bentick
(c) Lord Curzon
(d) Lord Macaulay


Answer: Lord Macaulay


 Which of the following institutions was not founded by Mahatma Gandhi ?
(a) Phoenix Ashram
(b) Sabarmati Ashram
(c) Sevagram Ashram
(d) Vishwa Bharati


Answer: Vishwa Bharati


Who commented that Cripps Mission was a post-dated cheque on a crashing bank ?
(a) Mahatma Gandhi
(b) Jawaharlal Nehru
(c) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
(d) Subhash Chandra Bose


Answer: Mahatma Gandhi


 Which of the following upheavals took place in Bengal immediately after the Revolt of 1857 ?
(a) Pabna Disturbances
(b) Indigo Disturbances
(c) Sanyasi Rebellion
(d) Santal Rebellion


Answer: Indigo Disturbances


 When was the first interim government formed during the British rule in India ?
(a) 17046
(b) 17015
(c) 16650
(d) 16681


Answer: 17046


 The major difference between the moderates and the extremists in the Congress session of 1907 was regarding
(a) Satyagraha
(b) Swaraj
(c) Education
(d) Boycott


Answer: Swaraj


Who after the Constitutional deadlock due to the Quit India Movement, gave the call - Back of Cripps ?
(a) C. Rajagopalachari
(b) Rajendra Prasad
(c) Mahatma Gandhi
(d) Jawaharlal Nehru


Answer: C. Rajagopalachari


The Arya Samaj was founded by Swami Dayanand Saraswati in
(a) 1875
(b) 1893
(c) 1874
(d) 1882


Answer: 1875


Cripps Mission aimed at
(a) Giving proportional representation to the Muslims under the framework of the new Constitution
(b) A compromise between Congress demand of united India and Muslim League's demand for a partitioned India.
(c) Giving complete independence to united India.
(d) Widening the gulf between the Congress and the Muslim League


Answer: Giving complete independence to united India.


 Whom did Lord Wavell invite to make proposal for formation of an interim government ?
(a) Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad
(b) Jawaharlal Nehru
(c) Mahatma Gandhi
(d) M.A. Jinnah


Answer: Jawaharlal Nehru


The author of Hind Swaraj was
(a) M.K. Gandhi
(b) Swami Sharddhanand
(c) V.D. Savarkar
(d) B.G. Tilak


Answer: M.K. Gandhi


 Who declared: The only hope for India is from the masses. The upper classes are physically and morally dead?
(a) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(b) Swami Vivekananda
(c) Mahatma Gandhi
(d) Gopal Krishna Gokhale


Answer: Swami Vivekananda


Who among the following characterised the Revolt of 1857 as a conspiracy?
(a) G.B. Malleson
(b) Sir John Kaye
(c) T.R. Holmes
(d) Sir Lawrence


Answer: Sir John Kaye


 Which of the following is not a provision of the Charter Act of 1853 ?
(a) Governor General was given the power to veto the bills passed by the Legislative Council.
(b) A provision was made for an open competitive examination for recruitment to Indian Civil Services.
(c) None of these
(d) Under thid Act, a legislative Council for India was created.


Answer: None of these


Lala Lajpat Rai did not write in
(a) English
(b) Urdu
(c) Hindi
(d) Punjabi


Answer: English


One of the most important activities of Mahatma Gandhi was the abolition of untouchability. For this purpose he founded the All India Harijan Sangh in
(a) 1931
(b) 1932
(c) 1928
(d) 1930


Answer: 1932


 Dadabhai Naoroji declared Swarajya as the aim of the INC at the Calcutta session in
(a) 1906
(b) 1905
(c) 1896
(d) 1901


Answer: 1906


 Non-Cooperation Movement was passed in which session of Indian National Congress ?
(a) Kanpur
(b) Nagpur
(c) Bombay
(d) Calcutta


Answer: Calcutta


 King George V visited India during the viceroyalty of
(a) Lorg Curzon
(b) Lord Rippon
(c) Lord Reading
(d) Lord Hardinge


Answer: Lord Hardinge


The first Governor - General of Bengal was
(a) Lord Clive
(b) Lord Wellesley
(c) Warren Hastings
(d) Lord Cornwallis


Answer: Warren Hastings


In whose regime during the British period was Samachar Darpan the first vernacular paper, published?
(a) Marquess of Hastings
(b) Lord Minto
(c) Lord Curzon
(d) Lord William Bentick


Answer: Marquess of Hastings


who among the following was not associated with Home Rule Movement ?
(a) Annie Besant
(b) M.A. Jinnah
(c) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(d) Bipin Chandra Pal


Answer: M.A. Jinnah


Who said the following of the Indian National Congress:A safety valve for the escape of great and growing forces generated by our own actions was urgently needed?
(a) A.O. Hume
(b) Lord Curzon
(c) Annie Besant
(d) Lord Rippon


Answer: A.O. Hume


The Revolt of 1857 affected Several town in Bihar. Which of the following entries gives the correct sequence of the outbreak of the revolt in different towns of Bihar ?
(a) Jagdishpur, Patna, Rohini, Muzaffarpur
(b) Rohini, Patna, Muzaffarpur, Jagdishpur
(c) Muzaffarpur, Patna, Jagdishpur, Rohini
(d) Patna, Muzaffarpur, Rohini, Jagdishpur


Answer: Rohini, Patna, Muzaffarpur, Jagdishpur


Who among the following was not one of the revolutionaries abroad who added a new dimension to our struggle for freedom ?
(a) Chidambaran Pillai
(b) Raja Mahendra Pratap
(c) Har Dayal
(d) Maulana Barkatullah


Answer: Chidambaran Pillai






Be proud that you are an Indian, proudly claim I am an Indian, every Indian is my brother? who had said these words ?
(a) Vivekananda
(b) Mahatma Gandhi
(c) Jawaharlal Nehru
(d) Lala Rajpat Rai


Answer: Vivekananda


What was the ultimate goal of Gandhi's Salt Satyagraha?
(a) Purna Swaraj for India
(b) Removal of economic hardship to the people
(c) Repeal of Salt Laws
(d) Abolition of Government monopoly on taxation


Answer: Purna Swaraj for India


Shuddhi Movement was started by
(a) Arya Samaj
(b) Brahma Samaj
(c) Theosophical Society
(d) Prarthana Samaj


Answer: Arya Samaj


Who introduced the railways and telegraphs in India ?
(a) Lord Dalhousie
(b) Lord Canning
(c) Lord Hardinage
(d) Lord Ripon


Answer: Lord Dalhousie


The Chauri-Chaura incident (during Non-Cooperation Movement) relates to
(a) Large scale looting of government property by Congress workers.
(b) A major offensive by underground revolutionaries
(c) Massive police firing on unarmed Satyagrahis.
(d) The burning of a police post by a mob.


Answer: The burning of a police post by a mob.


Who advocated the policy of abolishing princely states in free India ?
(a) Mahatma Gandhi
(b) Jawaharlal Nehru
(c) C.Rajagopalachari
(d) Vallabhbhai Patel


Answer: Jawaharlal Nehru


7 . All the three Round Table Conferences were held in
(a) London
(b) Manchester
(c) Calcutta
(d) Bombay


Answer: London


Which of the following Movements was started by the Indian National Congress during the course of the Second World War and formed a part of our freedom struggle ?
(a) Quit India
(b) Swadeshi
(c) Home Rule
(d) Civil Disobedience


Answer: Quit India


Who among the following was the leader of a number of anti-British revolts in Sambalpur ?
(a) Sayyid Ahmad Barelvi
(b) Surendra Sai
(c) Utirat Singh
(d) Kattabomman


Answer: Surendra Sai


The Cripps Mission visited India during the regime of
(a) Lord Wellington
(b) Lord Linlithgow
(c) Lord Wavell
(d) Lord Mountbatten


Answer: Lord Linlithgow


The system of budget was introduced in India during the viceroyalty of
(a) Ripon
(b) Canning
(c) Dalhousie
(d) Elgin


Answer: Canning


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: Bombay on Aug 8, 1942


Who was the Governor-General when the Great Mutiny of 1857 broke out ?
(a) Lord Dalhousie
(b) Lord Hardinge
(c) Lord Canning
(d) Lord Ripon


Answer: Lord Canning


Which one of the following was the most immediate factor for the spread of Swadeshi and boycott of foreign goods during the first decade of the present century ?
(a) Curzon's Partition of Bengal
(b) Curzon's plan to curb the growing popularity of the Indian National Congress.
(c) Curzon's design to curtail the sphere of local self government
(d) Curzon's attempt to control the universities


Answer: Curzon's plan to curb the growing popularity of the Indian National Congress.


Indian National Congress split for the first time in its session at
(a) Surat
(b) Calcutta
(c) Allahabad
(d) Lahore


Answer: Surat


The first Indian to be elected to the leadership of Communist International was
(a) Sohan Singh Josh
(b) M.N. Roy
(c) P.C. Joshi
(d) S.A. Dange


Answer: M.N. Roy


According to the Poona Pact signed in 1932,
(a) Hindus and Muslims patched up their differences
(b) None of these
(c) The strategy for elections was made.
(d) A joint electorate for the Scheduled castes with the Hindus was suggested.


Answer: A joint electorate for the Scheduled castes with the Hindus was suggested.


Who among the following was a prominent officer of the Azad Hind Fauj ?
(a) DR. M.A. Ansari
(b) Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
(c) Shah Nawaz Khan
(d) Aruna Asaf Ali


Answer: Shah Nawaz Khan


Sharada Act deals with
(a) Intercaste marriage
(b) Polygamy
(c) Child Marriage
(d) Widow remarriage


Answer: Child Marriage


Who among the following was associated with the Home Rule Movement from Madras in 1922 ?
(a) C. Rajagopalachari
(b) T.Prakasham
(c) Mahatma Gandhi
(d) Annie Besant


Answer: T.Prakasham


The first fort which the British constructed in India was
(a) Agra Fort
(b) St. David Fort
(c) St. George Fort
(d) Hoogly Fort


Answer: St. George Fort


Those who joined Mahatma Gandhi during the Champaran struggle included
(a) Rajendra Prasad and Anugraha Narayan Sinha
(b) Mahadev Desai and Maniben Patel
(c) Vallabh bhai Patel and Vinobha Bhave
(d) Jawaharlal Nehru and Rajendra Prasad


Answer: Vallabh bhai Patel and Vinobha Bhave


The Indian National Congress represented the views of the microscopic minority in India. This contention was maintained by
(a) Lord Curzon
(b) Lord Lansdowne
(c) Lord Dufferin
(d) Lord Ripon


Answer: Lord Dufferin


The first Indian university opened in 1857 was in
(a) Banaras
(b) Bombay
(c) Calcutta
(d) Madras


Answer: Calcutta


Between which periods were the three Round Table Confrences held in London ?
(a) 1906-1909
(b) 1914-1942
(c) 1929-1931
(d) 1930-1932


Answer: 1930-1932


The setting up of a Constituent Assembly of India was not acceptable to the Indian National Congress when it was proposed under the
(a) Mountbatten Plan
(b) Cabinet Mission Plan
(c) Cripps Plan
(d) Government of India Act, 1935


Answer: Cripps Plan


The Dual Government introduced by Robert Clive in Bengal was a failure because
(a) He was not a good administrator.
(b) Local people rose against Clive.
(c) Power was divorced from responsibility.
(d) The home government did not encourage it.


Answer: Power was divorced from responsibility.


Who among the following was responsible for the revival of Hinduism in the 19th century ?
(a) Swami Vivekananda
(b) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
(c) Swami Dayananda
(d) Guru Shankaracharya


Answer: Swami Vivekananda


What is not ahimsa according to Gandhiji ?
(a) It is tolerating the wrong.
(b) It is truth.
(c) It is a positive state of love.
(d) It is doing good even to the evil doer.


Answer: It is tolerating the wrong.


Who amongst the following Englishmen was fellow of Gandhiji in South Africa ?
(a) None of these
(b) Polak
(c) C.F. Andrews
(d) Peterson


Answer: Polak


The Interim Government formed by INC in September 1946 was headed by
(a) Jawaharlal Nehru
(b) C. Rajagopalachari
(c) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
(d) Mahatma Gandhi


Answer: Jawaharlal Nehru


In which of the sessions, Home Rule Leaguers were able at demonstrate their political strength ?
(a) The Lucknow Session of Congress in 1916
(b) The joint session of the ATTUC and NFTL in Nagpur in 1938
(c) The All India Trade Union Congress held in Bombay in 1920
(d) The first A.U.P. Kisan Sabha in 1918


Answer: The Lucknow Session of Congress in 1916


The first Bengali political drama which presented the story of the brutality of English indigo planters was
(a) Neel Darpan
(b) Shome Prakash
(c) Rast Goftar
(d) Indian Social Reformer


Answer: Neel Darpan


Who among the following was responsible for the revival of Hinduism in 19th century ?
(a) Swami Vivekananda
(b) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
(c) Guru Shankaracharya
(d) Swami Dayanand


Answer: Swami Dayanand


The main aim of forming the Indian National Congress in its initial stages was
(a) To reduce the military expenditure
(b) To improve the lot of peasants and indigo cultivators
(c) To secure the right of recruitment of Indians in the higher civil services under British administration
(d) To hold a simultaneous examination in India and England for the ICS


Answer: To secure the right of recruitment of Indians in the higher civil services under British administration


Jallianwala Bagh Massacre took place in the city of
(a) Bombay
(b) Hyderabad
(c) Lahore
(d) Amritsar


Answer: Amritsar


On whose recommendations was the Constituent Assembly formed ?
(a) Cabinet Mission Plan
(b) Govt. of India Act, 1935
(c) Mountbatten Plan
(d) Cripps Mission


Answer: Cabinet Mission Plan


Moderates and extremists of the Indian National Congress differed mainly on the issue of
(a) National education
(b) Swaraj
(c) Swadeshi
(d) Boycott


Answer: Swaraj


Who among the following were popularity known as Red Shirts ?
(a) Khudai Khidmatgars
(b) Mambers of the Azad Hind Fauj
(d) People led by Rani Gaidinliu


Answer: Khudai Khidmatgars


The Indian Independence League was set up by
(a) Jayaprakash Narayan
(b) Aruna Asaf Ali
(c) Rash Behari Bose
(d) S.M. Joshi


Answer: Rash Behari Bose