Modern History MCQ
1.When Mahatma Gandhi was arrested who among the following took over the leadership of Salt Satyagraha?
a.Vinoba bhave
b.Sardar vallabh bhai patel
c.Abbas tyabji
d.Maulana Abul kalam Azad
2.In which session of congress the demand of “Poorna Swaraj” was accepted as the aim of the congress?
a.Calcutta
b.Madras
c.Nagpur
d.Lahore
3.Who was the leader of the Bardoli Satyagraha?
a.Dr. Rajendra Prasad
b.Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
c.Sardar vallabh bhai Patel
d.Acharya J.B.Kripalani
4.“Go back to Vedas.” This call given by
a.Ramakrishna Paramah –amsa
b.Vivekananda
c.Jyotiba phule
d.Daynand Saraswati
5.Naokhali is situated in
a.West Bengal
b.Bangladesh
c.Tripura
d.Bihar
6.Mahatma Gandhi was first arrested during ‘Satyagrah’ in the year-
a.1906
b.1908
c.1913
d.1917
7.What was the basis of transfer of power to India on 15th August by?
a.On this day the Indian national congress had demanded “Poorna Swaraj”.
b.On this day mahatma Gandhi started ‘Quit India Movement’.
c.Anniversary of formation of Interim Government
d.Anniversary of the surrender of Japanese army before Admiral Mountbatten
8.Permanent Revenue settlement of Bengal was introduced by:
a.Clive
b.Hastings
c.Wellesley
d.Cornwallis
9.The father of extremist movement in India is:
a.Motilal Nehru
b.Gopal Krishna Gokhale
c.Vallabhbhai Patel
d.Bal Gangadhar Tilak
10.Through which principle or device did Gandhiji strive to bridge economic inequalities?
a.Abolition of machinery
b.Establishment of village industries
c.Trusteeship theory
d.None of the above
11. Mahatma Gandhi got his inspiration for civil disobedience from:
a.Tuoreau
b.Ruskin
c.Confucius
d.Tolstoy
12.The first Indian selected for Indian Civil Service was
a.Satyendra Nath tagore
b.Sarojini Naidu
c.Lala Lajpat Rai
d.C. R. Das
13.The system of communal electorate in India was first introduced by:
a.Indian council Act of 1892.
b.Minto-Morley reforms of 1909
c.Montagu-Chelmsford reforms of 1919
d.Government of India of 1935
14.Who represented India in the second Round table conference?
a.Aruna Asaf Ali
b.Sucheta Kripalani
c.Sarojini Naidu
d.Kalpana joshi
15.What was the ultimate goal of Mahatma Gandhi’s Salt Satyagraha?
a.Repeal of salt Satyagraha
b.Curtailment of the government’s power
c.Economic relief to the common people
d.‘Purna Swaraj’ for India
16.Who persuaded the ratings of the RIN to surrender on the 23rd February 1946?
a.Mahatma Gandhi
b.Jawaharlal Nehru and Maulana Abul kalam Azed
c.Vallabh Bhai Patel and M.A.Jinnah
d.Morarji Desai and J.B.Kripalani
17.On September 20, 1932 Mahatma Gandhi began a fast unto death in yervada jail against:
a.British repression of the satyagrahis.
b.Violation of the Gandhi-Irwin pact.
c.Communal award of Ramsay MacDonald.
d.Communal riots in Calcutta.
18.In 1939, for the first time, Gandhiji tried out his specific techniques of controlled mass struggle in a native state. He allowed a close associate of his to lead a Satyagraha. Who was he?
a.K. T. Bhashyam in Mysore
b.Jamnalal Bajaj in jaipur
c.Vallabh Bhai Patel in Rajkot
d.Nebakrushna chaudhri in Dhenkanal
19.One time associate of Mahatma Gandhi broke of from him and launched a radical movement called ‘self respect movement: who was he?
a.P. Thyagaraja Shetti
b.Chhatrapati Maharaj
c.E. V. Ramaswamy Naicker
d.Jyotirao Govindrao phule
20.The first attempt to introduce a representative and popular element in the governance of India was made through:
a.Indian Council Act, 1861
b.Indian Council Act, 1892
c.Indian Council Act, 1909
d.Government of India Act, 1919
21.What did Jyotiba Phule’s satyashodhak Samaj attempt in the last century?
a.Saving the lower casted from hypocritical Brahmans and their opportunistic scriptures
b.Attacking the caste system
c.Led an anti-landlord and antimahajan upsurge in Satara
d.Separate representation for untouchables
22. In which of the following movements did Mahatma Gandhi make the first use of Hunger strike as a weapon?
a.Non-Cooperation Movement, 1920-22
b.Rowlatt Satyagraha, 1919
c.Ahmadabad strike, 1918
d.Bardoli Satyagraha
23.Who lead the salt Satyagraha Movement with Gandhi
a.Annie Besant
b.Mridula Sarabhai
c.Muthu Lakshmi
d.Sarojini Naidu
24.Sati was prohibited by
a.Warren Hastings
b.Lord Wellesley
c.Lord William Bentinck
d.Lord Dalhousie
25.The Simon commission was formed to review
a.Legislatures in India
b.Fitness of India for further reforms
c.The position of the viceroy
d.A constitution for India
26.Where did Aurangzeb die?
a.Ahmednagar
b.Aurangabad
c.Allahabad
d.Lahore
27.When was the first train steamed off in India?
a.1848
b.1853
c.1875
d.1880
28.Which one of the following libraries has the largest collection of manuscripts of historical value?
a.Khuda Baksh oriental public library
b.Tanjavur Maharaja Serfoji Saraswati mahal library
c.Asiatic Society Library
d.Rampur Raza library
29.In which of the following systems of land settlement adopted by the English did provide more protection to the interests of farmers?
a.Permanent settlement of Madras
b.Ryotwari settlement of Madras
c.Zamindari settlement of central states
d.Malgujari setternent of united state
30.Which of the following pairs contributed significantly to integrate the princely states into Indian Union?
a.Sardar Patel and Jawaharlal Nehru
b.Sardar Patel and V. P. Menon
c.Sardar Patel and mahatma Gandhi
d.Sardar Patel and K. M Munsi
31.When was first telegraph line started in India?
a.1851
b.1875
c.1884
d.1900
32.The Home Rule leagu was started by
a.Mahatma Gandhi
b.Bal Gangadhar Tilak
c.Jawaharlal Nehru
d.Rajendra Prasad
33.When did the British Govt.start rulling India directly?
a.After the Battle of Plassey
b.After the Battle of panipat
c.After the war of Mysore
d.After sepoy Mutiny
34.What did the hunter commission appointed by the viceroy probe?
a.Bardoli Satayagraha
b.Khilafat Agitation
c.Jallianwala Bagh tragedy
d.Chauri Chaura incident
35.Who was the chairman of the union power committee of the constituent assembly of India?
a.Sardar vallabhbahi Patel
b.Dr.B.R. Ambedkar
c.Sir Alladi Krishna swami Ayya
d.Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru
36.From where did Acharya Vinoba Bhave start Individual Satyagraha in 1940?
a.Nadiad in Gujarat
b.Pavnar in Maharashtra
c.Adyar in Tamil nadu
d.Guntur in Andhra Pradesh
37.Which British Governor General introduced postage stamp in India?
a.Lord Dalhousie
b.Lord Auckland
c.Lord Canning
d.Lord William Bentinck
38.The first telegraph line between Calcutta and Agra was opened in
a.1852
b.1853
c.1854
d.1855
39.The original name of Swami Dayananda Sarawati was
a.Abhi Shankar
b.Gowri Shankar
c.Daya Shankar
d.Mula Shankar
40.The Swadeshi Movement was launched
a.As a protest against division of Bengal
b.With a view to improve the economic condition of the people by encouraging consumption of Indian goods
c.As a protest against the massacre of Indian people at jallianwala Bagh
d.Due to the failure of the British Government to introduce responsible Government in India
41.The 19th century reawak-ening in India was confined to the
a.Priestly class
b.Upper middle class
c.Rich peasantry
d.Urban landlords
42.Who was the first Indian to be selected to
the British Parliament?
a.Dadabhai Naoroji
b.Gopala Krishna Gokhale
c.Bipin Chandra Pal
d.Lala lajpat rai
43.Who introduced the permanent settlement in Bengal?
a.Lord Cornwallis
b.Lord Dalhousie
c.William Bentinck
d.Lord Curzon
44.When was the first passenger train run in India?
a.January 1848
b.April 1853
a.May 1857
b.April 1852
45.Who designed the national flag of independent India?
a.Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
b.Rabindranath tagore
c.Mahatma Gandhi
d.Pingali Venkaiah
46.Which of the following European Colonisers did not have a settlement on the Eastern Coast of India?
a.French
b.Portuguese
c.Dutch
d.Danish
47.In which session of Indian National Congress the tricolor flag was unfurled for the first time?
a.Calcutta session, 1920
b.Annual session of Congress at Nagpur, 1920
c.Lahore congress, 1929L
d.Haripura congress conference,1938
48.Which among the following regulations made English as a medium of education compulsory in government aided schools and colleges?
a.Pitts India Act, 1784
b.Educational Despatch, 1854
c.Macaulay Minute, 1835
d.Regulating Act,1773
49.During colonial period, British capital was mainly invested in:
a.Infra structure
b.Industry
c.Agriculture
d.Services
50.M. A. Jinnah, in his early political life-
a.Supported two nation theory
b.Initiated Hindu-Muslim unity
c.Imagined Pakistan as an in dependent state
d.Was a communalist
51. Dadabhai Naroji has described his theory of ‘Drain of Wealth’ in the book.
a.Poverty and un-British Rule in India
b.British Rule and its consequences
c.Exploitative Nature of British Rule in India
d.Nature of British colonial
52.When was the office of District collector created?
a.1786
b.1772
c.1771
d.1773
53.Who established the ‘Sharda Sadan’ a school for Indian Widows in colonial India?
a.Mahadev Govind Ranade
b.Sarojini Naidu
c.Dayanand Sarawati
d.Pandita Ramabai
54.Who is the founder of the concept “Sarvodaya”?
a.Vinobha Bhave
b.Mahatma Gandhi
c.Jai Prakash Narayan
d.K. G Mushroowala
55.The battle of Plassey was fought between
a.Sirajudduala and Robert Clive.
B.None of the options
c.Mir Kasim and Robert Clive.
d.Mir jafar and Robert Clive.
56.Who was the first Indian to become member of British Parliament?
a.D.N. Wacha
b.Surendranath Banerjee
c.Dadabhai naoroji
d.Firozshah Mehta
57.The non-cooperation movement was called off due to
a.Jallianwalla Bagh tragedy
b.Chauri chaura incident
c.Poona pact
d.Gandhi-Irwin pact
58.When was the railway system established in India?
a.1969
b.1753
c.1853
d.1953
59.Where did the Black hole tragedy took place?
a.Monghyr
b.Calcutta
c.Murshidabad
d.Dacca
60.Which Brigadier was associated with Jallianwalla Bagh tragedy?
a.General Dyer
b.Arthur Wellesly
c.General harris
d.Colonel Wellesly
61.Who is popularly known as the Grand old man of India?
a.Dadabhai Naoroji
b.Madan Mohan Malaviya
c.Mahadeva Govinda Ranade
d.Surendranath Banerjee
62.Who was the founder of the Indian National Army?
a.Nehru
b.Subhash Chandra Bose
c.Bal Gangadhar Tilak
d.Gandhiji
63.Who was referred to as the “Ambassador Hindu-Muslim Unity” by sarojini Naidu?
a.Muhammad Ali Jinnah
b.Abdul Ghaffar Khan
c.Shaukat Ali
d.Maulana Azad
64.‘Do or Die’ is associated with which of the movements in India’s freedom struggle?
a.Dandi March
b.Non-cooperation Movement
c.Khilafat Movement
d.Quit India Movement
65.Who was responsible for the integration of princely states into the Indian Union after Independence?
a.Sri Rajagopalachari
b.Pt.Jawaharlal Nehru
c.Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel
d.Maulana abul kalam Azad
66.Who was the first Governor General of free India?
a.Lord Mountbatten
b.V.V. Giri
c.C. Rajagopalachari
d.Lord Dalhousie
67.The Panchsheel agreement was between India and:
a.Russia
b.China
c.Brazil
d.Sri Lanka
68.Which of the following event in 1976 was an outcome of “Simla Agreement” between India and Pakistan?
a.End of indopak war over Kashmir.
b.Halt in production of nuclear weapon
c.Aries wars condition in both the countries
d.Aries conflicts in trade and mutual benefits between both the countries
69.Who introduced Mansabdari system in India?
a.Babur
b.Humayun
c.Akbar
d.Jahangir
70.during the period of which Governor General/Viceroy was the Indian civil service introduced?
a.Dalhousie
b.Curzon
c.Bentick
d.Cornwallis
71.The India Independence bill was first presented in the House of Commons in London on:
a.August 10, 1947
b.August 1, 1947
c.July 14, 1947
d.July 4, 1947
72.Who established the sadr-di-wani-Adalat during the British East India Company’s rule?
a.Wellesley
b.Warren Hastings
c.Dalhousie
d.Cornwallis
73.The quintessence of Gandhian thought is:
a.Satyagraha
b.Metaphysics
c.Spiritualism
d.Moksha
74.In which pact, warm relations were established between “Garam dal” and “Naram dal” the two group of the Indian national congress?
a.Gandhi-Irwin pact
b.Lucknow pact
c.Karachi agreement
d.Lahore declaration
75.In which year was the Morley minto reform passed?
a.1917
b.1902
c.1909
d.1912
76.Who was the founder of Kolkata’s first “Atmiya Sabha” held in 1815?
a.Ram Mohan Ray
b.Lala Lajpat rai
c.Rabindranath Tagore
d.Jawahar Lal Nehru
77.The only Viceroy to be assassinated in India was
a.Lord Harding
b.Lord Northbrook
c.Lord Ellenborough
d.Lord Mayo
78.Who was the founder of the theosophical Society?
a.Justice Ranade
b.Madam Blavatsky
c.Annie Besant
d.Bal Gangadhar Tilak
79.“Earth provides enough to satisfy everyman’s need but not everyman’s greed”. Who said this?
a.Guru Nanak Dev
b.Mahatma Gandhi
c.Pope paul VI
d.Smt. Indira Gandhi
80.The Kakori conspiracy was a train robbery that took place between Kakori and Lucknow in
a.1931
b.1919
c.1925
d.1929
81.Who is the first female governor of Independent India?
a.Vijayalakshmi Pandit
b.Sharda Mukherjee
c.Fathima Beevi
d.Sarojini Naidu
82.Who is generally considered to be the father of the Indian Renaissance?
a.Rabindranath Tagore
b.Raja Rammohan Roy
c.Mahatma Phule
d.M. G. Ranade
83.The ‘Blue Water Policy’ was introduced by the portugese leader
a.Franscisco-de-Almeida
b.Alfonso de Albuquerque
c.Francis Caron
d.Francis Martin
84.Which of the following institutions was not founded by Mahatma Gandhi?
a.Sabarmati Ashram
b.Sevagram Ashram
c.Vishwa Bhart
d.Phoenix Ashram
85.Who among the following did Gandhiji regard as his political Guru?
a.Mahadev Desai
b.Dayanand Saraswati
c.Acharya Narendra Dev
d.Gopal Krishna Gokhale
86.Who presided over the first session of the Indian national congress?
a.A. O. Hume
b.Surendranath Banerjee
c.W. C. Banerjee
d.Badruddin Tayyabji
87.Which one of the following party was founded by Subhash Chandra Bose?
a.Abhinav Bharat
b.Azad Hind Sena
c.Revolutionary army
d.Forward Block
88.Which one of the following papers was edited by Gandhiji in South Africa?
a.Indian opinion
b.Harijan
c.Young India
d.Indian Mirror
89.General Dyer, who was responsible for jallianwalla Bagh massacre, was shot dead by?
a.Hasrat Mohini
b.Vir Savarkar
c.Udham Singh
d.No one assassinated him
90.The first woman president of the Indian national congress was
a.Sarojini Naidu
b.Vijayalakshmi Pandit
c.Annie Besant
d.Kadambani Ganguli
91.Indian national congress split for the first time in its session at
a.Allahabad
b.Calcutta
c.Surat
d.Lahore
92.English education was introduced in India by
a.Curzon
b.Macaulay
c.Dalhousie
d.Bentick
93.Which Governor General was called as the ‘Father of Local Self Government’ in India?
a.Lord Wellesley
b.Lord Canning
c.Lord William Bentinck
d.Lord Ripan
94.What was the chief objective of the ‘Wahabi movement’?
a.Forge cordial relations with the British
b.Purify Islam
c.Improve the condition of women
d.Adopt rational education
95.Which of the following was published by Gandhiji during his stay in South Africa?
a.Young India
b.Indian Opinion
c.Nav jivan
d.None of these
96.Who is referred to as ‘Frontier Gandhi’?
a.Sheikh Abdullah
b.Manilal Gandhi
c.Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan
d.Gopal Krishna Gokhale
97.Who referred to Mahatma Gandhi as “Father of the Nation” for the first time?
a.Jawaharlal Nehru
b.Sardar vallabh Bhai Patel
c.C. Rajgopalachari
d.Subhash Chandra Bose
98.Which title, given by the British Government to Mahatma Gandhi was surrendered during the non-cooperation movement?
a.Hind Kesari
b.Rai Bahadur
c.Rt. Honourable
d.Kaisar-i-Hind
99.What was the immediate cause of the Mutiny of 1857?
a.The discontentment of the soldiers
b.The use of greased cartridges in the new Enfield rifle
c.The social conditions of India
d.The introduction of railways and telegraphs
100.Who introduced the “Doctrine of Lapse” to expand British territories in India?
a.Lord Hastings
b.Lord Wellesley
c.Lord William Bentinck
d.Lord Dalhousie
101.Where was the first session of the Indian national Congress held?
a.Lucknow
b.Calcutta
c.Bombay
d.Madras
102.Who was the first Muslim president of the Indian national congress?
a.Mohammad Ali Jinnah
b.Badruddin Tyabji
c.Sir Syed Ahmed khan
d.Abul Kalam Azad
103.Who led the armed raid on the government armoury at Chittagong in 1930?
a.Chandra Shekhar Azad
b.Bhagat Singh
c.Surya Sen
d.Sukhdev
104.The Indian tricolor was unfurled for the first time by Jawaharlal Nehru
a.At the ramparts of the Red fort in 1947
b.On the banks of Ravi at Lahore in 1920
c.When India become a democratic republic in 1950
d.When the government of India Act was passed in 1935
105.Morley-Minto Reforms were introduced in which of the following years?
a.1909
b.1919
c.1924
d.1935
106.In which region did Birsa Munda operate against the British?
a.Punjab
b.Chota Nagpur
c.Tarai
d.Manipur
107.The slogan of Quit India Movement was given by
a.Sardar Patel
b.Mahatma Gandhi
c.Subhash Chandra Bose
d.Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru
108.Which British Viceroy is associated with the partition of Bengal?
a.Lord Canning
b.Lord Curzon
c.Lord Hardings
d.Lord Wellesley
109.In which year did Gandhiji undertake the famous Dandi March?
a.1920
b.1930
c.1925
d.1935
110.Who was the governor –General of India at the time of Revolt of 1857?
a.Lord Dalhousie
b.Lord Bentinck
c.Lord Canning
d.Lord Lytton
111.Gandhiji opposed the Communal Award because he thought this would bring
a.Communal disunity
b.Division in the Hindu society
c.economic miseries to India
d.Destruction to handi- crafts
112.Which of the following authorized the British Government to imprison any person without trial and conviction in a court of law?
a.Rowlatt Act of 1999
b.Government of India Act of 1935
c.Indian Councils Act of 1909
d.Government of India Act of 1919
113.Gandhi-Irwin pact is associated with
a.Quit India movement
b.Civil Disobedience movement
c.Non-Cooperation Khilafat movement
d.Rowlatt Agitation
114.Who among the following was associated with the Ghadar movement?
a.Shyamaji Krishnavarma
b.M. N. Roy
c.Bhagat Singh
d.Lala Har Dayal
115.Which of the following movement was NOT led by Mahatma Gandhi?
a.Champaran Satyagraha
b.Wahabi movement
c.Non-cooperation movement
d.Civil disobedience movement
116.Who said “Give me Blood, I will give you Freedom”?
a.Subhash Chandra Bose
b.Lala Lajpat Rai
c.Bal Gangadhar Tilak
d.Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
117.Simon commission was sent by British Parliament to India to review the
a.Progress of English education
b.Social reforms
c.Working of dyarchy
d.Hindu-Muslim unity
118.Who was first governor General of Independent India?
a.Lord Attlee
b.Lord Mountbatten
c.C. Rajagopalachari
d.Rajendra Prasad
119.The Arya Samaj is against
a.Existence of god
b.Rituals and idol worship
c.Hinduism
d.Islam
120.Who among the following benefitted most by the British revenue system in India?
a.Sharecroppers
b.Peasants
c.Zamindars
d.Agriculture labour
121.Who among the following Europeans, established their trade and influence in India first?
a.British
b.French
c.Dutch
d.Portugues
122.Who was the leader of the young Bengal movement?
a.Raja rammohan rai
b.Debendranath Tagore
c.Henry Vivian Derozio
d.David Hare
123.When and where did the theosophical Society establish its headquarters in India?
a.1882-Adyar
b.1885- Belur
c.1890- Avadi
d.1895- Vellore
124.A prominent leader of the Ghadar party was
a.P. Mitra
b.Lala Har Dayal
c.B. G. Tilak
d.Bipin Chandra Pal
125.Who propounded the theory of ‘Drain of wealth’ from India to Great Britain?
a.Gopal Krishana Gokhale
b.Dadabahai Naoroji
c.Surendranth Banerjee
d.Lala Lajpat Rai
126.Swarajya was declared as the goal of the congress at its session held in 1906 at
a.Bombay
b.Calcutta
c.Lucknow
d.Madras
127.Gandhi started the Dandi March from
a.Ahmadabad
b.Allahabad
c.Dandi
d.Calcutta
128.The congress adopted the Quit India resolution in the year
a.1940
b.1938
c.1946
d.1942
129.The Asiatic Society of Bengal owes its origin to
a.Warren Hastings
b.Sir William Jones
c.Sir James Mackintosh
d.James Princep
130.The book “Prison Diary” was written by
a.Mahatma Gandhi
b.V. D. Savarkar
c.Jaya Prakash Narayan
d.Morarji Desai
131.“India House” is located in
a.New Delhi
b.Kolkata
c.London
d.New York
132.Who is called the Nightingale of India?
a.Vijay Lakshmi pandit
b.Sarojini Naidu
c.Aruna Asaf Ali
d.Sucheta Kriplani
133.The first governor general of the East India Company in India was
a.Robert Clive
b.Sir John Shore
c.Warren Hastings
d.Marquis of Hastings
134.Who among the following attended all the three Round table conferences?
a.Jawaharlal Nehru
b.Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
c.Vallabhbhai Patel
d.Dr. Rajendra Prasa
135.Find the correct match:
List 1 List 2
A. Abdul Gaffar Khan
B. Dadabhai Naoroji
C. Mohan das Karam chand Gandhi dia
D. Rabindra Nath Tagore
1. Mahatma
2. Frontier Gandhi
3. Grand old man of in
4. Gurudev
a. A-3, B-1, C-4, D-2
b. A-2, B-3, C-1, D-4
c. A-4, B-1, C-2, D-3
d. A-2, B-1 C-3, D-4
136.The gandhian economy was based on the principle of?
a.State control
b.Competition
c.Trusteeship
d.Rural co-operation
137.Who among following was instrumental in the abolition of sati in 1829?
a.Lord Hastings
b.Lord Ripon
c.Lord Bentick
d.Lord Irwin
138.Bengal was partitioned in 1905 under the viceroyalty of
a.Lord Curzon
b.Lord Dufferin
c.Lord Hardings
d.Lord Minto
139.Where did Mahatma Gandhi first apply his technique of Satyagraha?
a.Dandi
b.Champaran
c.England
d.South Africa
140.The Azad Hind Fauj was formed in
a.1937
b.1942
c.1943
d.1945
141.‘Deshbandhu’ is the title of
a.B. R. Ambedkar
b.C. R. Das
c.B. C. Pal
d.Rabindranath Tagore
142.The bhoodan movementa was launched by
a.Mahatma Gandhi
b.Jaiprakash Narain
c.Vinoba Bhave
d.Rammanohar Lohia
143.The Indian national congress had its first meeting in the city of
a.Calcutta
b.Bombay
c.Ahmedabad
d.Allahabad
144.Begum Hazrat Mahal led the 1857 revolt from:
a.Lucknow
b.Kanpur
c.Benares
d.Allahabad
145.The sati system was abolished in 1829 A. D. by
a.Lord Curzon
b.Lord Wellesley
c.Lord Lytton
d.Lord William Bentinck
146.The Poona pact signed in 1934 provided for
a.The creation of dominion status for IndiaL
b.Separate electorates for Muslims
c.Separate electorates for Harijans
d.Joint electorates with reservation for Harijans
147.Bardoli Satyagraha is associated with
a.Rajendra Prasad
b.Acharya vinoba bhave
c.Sardar vallabhbhai Patel
d.Jamnalal Bajaj
148.If
1)Dandi March
2)Tragedy of jallianwallah
3)Quit India movement and
4)Swadeshi movement
Are arranged in the chronological order then they come as-
a.2,1,3,4
b.4,3,1,2
c.4,2,1,3
d.3,4,1,2
149.Capt. Saunders, the English police officer was shot dead by
a.Batukeshwar Dutt
b.Ram Prasad
c.Chandra Shekar Azad
d.Bhagat Singh
150.The Muslim League adopted the resolution for a separate nation in the year
a.1907
b.1922
c.1931
d.1940
151.‘Kesari’ the Newspaper was started by:
a.G. K. Gokhale
b.B. G. Tilak
c.Sardar Patel
d.Raja Ram Mohan Roy
152.The third battle of panipat was fought in the year:
a.1526 A. D.
b.1556 A. D.
c.1761 A. D.
d.1776 A.D.
153.The ‘Poorna Swaraj’ resolution was adopted in the annual session of the Indian national congress held by
a.Bombay
b.Lahore
c.Calcutta
d.Madras
154.Whom did BAL Gangadhar Tilak refer to as his political Guru?
a.Swami Vivekananda
b.Ram mohan Roy
c.Sisir Kumar Ghosh
d.None of these
155.Who introduced ‘doctrine of lapse’?
a.Lord Wellesley
b.Lord Curzon
c.Lord Dalhousie
d.Lord Lytton
156.The Lahore conspiracy case was registered against whom?
a.V. D. Savarkar
b.Bhagat Singh
c.Chandrashekar Azad
d.Aurobindo Ghosh
157.Who among the following was the founder of the Dravida Kazhagam?
a.Periyar E. V. Ramaswamy Naicker
b.Acharya Vinoba Bhave
c.C. Rajagopalachari
d.Mahatma Gandhi
158.Aurobindo was arrested in connection with
a.Alipore Bomb Case
b.Kolhapur Bomb Case
c.Lahore conspiracy Case
d.Kakori Case
159.The National Anthem was first sung in the year 1911 at the Annual session of the Indian National congress held at:
a.Pune
b.Mumbai
c.Kolkata
d.Lucknow
160.Who is known as the ‘Indian Bismarck’?
a.Vallabhai Patel
b.Subhash Chandra Bose
c.Bhagat Singh
d.Bal Gangadhar Tilak
161.Which party was established by Subhash Chandra Bose after he came out of Indian national congress?
a.Indian national army
b.Republican party
c.Forward Block
d.Socialist Party
162.The Rama Krishna Mission was established by:
a.Vivekananda
b.Rama Krishna
c.M. G. Ranade
d.Keshab Chandra Sen
163.In 1937, the congress formed ministries in
a.7states
b.9 states
c.5 states
d.4 states
164.Which was the main cause for starting of the quit India movement in 1942?
a.Severe unrest among the people
b.Report of Simon commission
c.Failure of the Cripps Mission
d.British involved in the world was II
165.Which movement got the support both from Hindus and Muslims?
a.Non Cooperation Movement
b.Quit India Movement
c.Champaran Satyagraha
d.Anti-Partiton Movement
166.In which session of the Indian national congress was ‘Purna Swaraj’ adopted as its goal?
a.Bombay
b.Lucknow
c.Calcutta
d.Lahore
167.Name the Governor General who accepted the view of Macaulay to make English as the medium of instruction
a.Lord Canning
b.Lord Ripon
c.Lord Lytton
d.Lord William Bentinck
168.‘Give me blood’ I will give you freedom. These words are attributed to:
a.Subhash Chandra Bose
b.Khudiram Bose
c.Bhagat Singh
d.Veer Savarkar
169.Who was the first Muslim President of Indian National Congress?
a.Badruddin Tyabji
b.Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
c.Hassan Imam
d.M. A. Ansari
170.Who was the first Indian Governor General after Lord Mountbatten?
a.Jawaharlal Nehru
b.C. Rajagopalachari
c.Rajendra Prasad
d.Pattabi Sitaramayya
171.Where did the so-called ‘Black Hole Tragedy’ take place?
a.Dacca
b.Monghyr
c.Calcutta
d.Murshidabad
172.India was granted freedom during the British Prime Minister:
a.Clement Attlee
b.Winston Churchill
c.Ramsay Macdonald
d.William Pitt
173.Who are the three, among the following who fought against British in 1857 Revolt?
1.Kunwar Singh
2.Tantia Tope
3.Nana Saheb
4.Maulavi Ahmudullah
a.1,2 and 3
b.1,3 and 4
c.1,2 and 4
d.1,2,3 and 4
174.The Khilafat movement was launched to protest against the humiliation of
a.The Turkish Caliph
b.Aga Khan
c.Muhammad Ali Jinnah
d.Abul Kalam Azad
175.Who among the following founded the all India Muslim League?
a.Syed Ahmed Khan
b.Muhammad Ali
c.Aga Khan
d.Hamid Ali Khan
176.The first Satyagraha of Gandhiji for the cause of indigo farmers was observed at
a.Champaran
b.Chauri-Chaura
c.Bardoli
d.Sabarmati
177.The Portuguese Governor who abolished sati in Goa was
a.Albuquerque
b.Cabral
c.Almeida
d.De Braganza
178.According to Gandhi, the scope for class struggle and love for property can be reduced by
a.Decentralization
b.Participatory democracy
c.Separation of Judiciary from Executive
d.Trusteeship
179.The battle of Plassey was fought between
a.East India company and Shah Alam
b.East India company and Shujauddaula
c.East India company and Sirajuddaula
d.East India company and Anwaruddin
180.The Non – Cooperation movement started in
a.1870
b.1920
c.1921
d.1942
181.Who was the Nawab when Dalhousie annexed Awadh in 1856?
a.Nasiruddin Mahmud Shah
b.Wajid Ali Shah
c.Shujaud Daula
d.Alivardi Khan
182.In the integration of Princely states, the following played a major role:
a.Pannikar and Kunzru
b.S. K. Dhar and Fazal Ali
c.Vallabhbhai Patel and V. P. Menon
d.Vallabhbhai Patel and Jawaharlal Nehru
183.Who among the following viceroys becomes a victim of one of the convicts during his visit to the andamans?
a.Curzon
b.Mayo
c.Ripon
d.Lytton
184.The third battle of Panipat was fought between
a.The Marathas and the Afghans
b.The Marathas and the Mughals
c.The Mughals and the Afghans
d.The Marathas and the Rajputs
185.Who termed Cripps proposals as a post dated cheque in a crashing bank?
a.Ambedkar
b.Annie Besant
c.Patel
d.Gandhiji
186.The state Jhansi was made a part of the British Empire in India through
a.Doctrine of Lapse
b.Policy of Subsidiary Alliance
c.War against Rani Lakshmi Bai
d.None of the above
187.Mahatma Gandhi started his Dandi March from
a.Dandi
b.Porbandar
c.Ahmedabad
d.Sabarmati Ashram
188.Who founded the Servants of India Society?
a.Bal Gangadhar Tilak
b.V. O. Chidambaram Pillai
c.Gopal Krishna Gokhle
d.Surendranath Banerjee
189.Who said about Mahatma Gandhi that he is a “half naked fakir”?
a.Winston Churchill
b.Lord Mountbatten
c.Lord Wavell
d.Lord Linlithgow
190.Gandhi’s Dandi March is associated with
a.Khilafat Movement
b.Civil Disobedience movement
c.Non-Cooperation movement
d.Quit India movement
191.Who among the following is not a moderate?
a.Pherozeshah Mehta
b.Surendranath Banerjee
c.Womesh Chandra Banerjee
d.Bal Gangadhar Tilak
192.Permanent settlement of Bengal was done by British Governor General:
a.Lord Cornwallis
b.Lord Minto
c.Lord Wellesley
d.Lord Warren Hastings
193.Who gave the title of ‘Sardar’ to Vallabhbhai Patel?
a.Rajaji
b.Gandhiji
c.Nehru
d.M. A. Jinnah
194.In which session of the Indian national congress was the “Poorna Swaraj” resolution adopted?
a.Lucknow Session in 1916
b.Belgaum session in 1924
c.Lahore session in 1929
d.Karachi session in 1931
195.Who was regarded by Gandhiji as his political Guru?
a.Lala Lajpat Rai
b.Bipin Chandra Pal
c.Bal Gangadhar Tilak
d.Gopal Krishna Gokhale
196.Which among the following movements was not led by Mahatma Gandhi?
a.Quit India Movement
b.Swadeshi Movement
c.Non-cooperation movement
d.Civil Disobedience movement
197.Who among the following is known as the “Father of the Indian Renaissance”?
a.Raja Ram Mohan Roy
b.Rabindra Nath Tagore
c.Swami Dayanand Saraswati
d.Swami Vivekanand
198.Who wrote the song ‘Sare Jahan Se Accha Hindoostan Hamara’?
a.Ashafaqullah Khan
b.Sahir Ludhianvi
c.Mohammad Iqbal
d.Ramprasad Bismil
199.Who was called the “Father of Local Self- government” in India?
a.Lord Ripon
b.Lord Hardinge
c.Lord Dalhousie
d.Lord Lytton
200.Which among the following is correctly matched?
a.Non-Cooperation movement –Surendra Nath Banerjee
b.Swadeshi movement – Rabindra Nath Tagore
c.Indian national army – Subhash Chandra Bose
d.Swaraj Party – Mahatma Gandhi
201.In which session of the Indian national congress did the historic union of congress and Muslim league take place?
a.Surat
b.Bombay
c.Calcutta
d.Lucknow
202.Who attended the imperial Durbar of 1877 dressed I hand-spun Khadi?
a.M. K. Gandhi
b.Bal Gangadhar Tilak
c.Bipin Chandra Pal
d.Ganesh Vasudev joshi
203.Who was the founder –editor of the famous newspaper ‘Kesari’ during the national struggle?
a.Mahatma Gandhi
b.Jawaharlal Nehru
c.Lokmanya Tilak
d.Muhammad Iqbal
204.Match list-I with list-II and select the correct answer using code given below the lists:
LIST 1 LIST 2
A. Sarojini Naidu
B. M. A. Jinnah
C. Tej Bahadur Sapru
D. V. D. Savarkar
1) Muslim league
2) Indian national Congress
3) Hindu Mahasabha
4) Liberal Party
Code: A. B. C. D.
a.2 1 4 3
b.2 1 3 4
c.2 4 1 3
d.4 1 3 2
205.Who was the only Indian to be elected as President of the United nations General Assembly?
a.Vijayalakshmi Pandit
b.V. K. Krishna Menon
c.Jawaharlal Nehru
d.Rajeshwar Dayal
206.What was the reason for Gandhiji’s support to decentralization of power?
a.Decentralization ensures more participation of the people into democracy
b.India had decentralization of power in the past
c.Decentralization was essential for the economic development of the country
d.Decentralization can prevent communalism
207.Which of the following, according to Mahatma Gandhi, is the strongest force in the world?
a.Non-violence of the brave
b.Non-violence of the weak
c.Non-violence of the coward
d.Non-violence of the downtrodderi
208.Who among the following were members of the Swaraj Party?
A.Motilal Nehru
B.Sardar Patel
C.Gopal Krishna Gokhale
a.A and B
b.A only
c.B and C
d.A,B and C
209.Where are the traces of Portuguese culture found in order to
a.Goa
b.Calicut
c.Cannanore
d.Cochin
210.The British introduced the railways in India in order to
a.Promote heavy industries in India
b.Facilitate British commerce and adminis-trative control
c.Move foodstuff in case of famine
d.Enable Indians to move freely within the country
211.According to Dadabhai Naoroji ‘Swaraj’ meant
a.Complete independence
b.Self government
c.Economic independence
d.Political independence
212.Which religious reformer of Western India was known as ‘Lokhitwadi’?
a.Gopal Hari Deshmukh
b.R. G. Bhandarkar
c.Mahadev Govind Ranade
d.B. G. Tilak
213.Who was the first governor General of Bengal?
a.Robert Clive
b.Warren Hastings
c.William Bentinck
d.Cornwallis
214.Which scripture was called his ‘mother’ by Gandhiji?
a.Ramayana
b.The New Testament
c.Bhagwat Gita
d.The Holy Quran
215.The Quit India movement was launched in 1942 in the month of
a.January
b.March
c.August
d.December
216.Match the following:
COLUMN-1 COLUMN-2
A. Keshab Sen
B. Dayanand Saraswati
C. Atmaram Pandurang
D. Syed Ahmad Khan
1) Prarthana Samaj
2) Brahmo Samaj
3) Aligarh movement
4) Arya Samaj
Code: A B C D
a.4 1 3 2
b.1 4 2 3
c.2 4 1 3
d.3 2 4 1
217.Who was the first English president of the Indian national cogress?
a.George Yule
b.William Wedderburn
c.A. O. Hume
d.Henry Cotton
218.Which one of the following personalities is known as ‘Grand old Man of India’?
a.Bal Gangadhar Tilak
b.Dadabhai Naoroji
c.Motilal Nehru
d.Lala Lajpat Rai
219.The pledge for “Poorna Swaraj” was taken at the Congress session of
a.Calcutta
b.Lahore
c.Allahabad
d.Madras
220.Who was the founder of the ‘Servants of India Society’?
a.G. K. Gokhale
b.M. G. Ranade
c.B. G. Tilak
d.Bipin Chandra Pal
221.Mahatma Gandhi was profoundly influenced by the writings of
a.Benard Shaw
b.Karl Marx
c.Lenin
d.Leo Tolstoy
222.Who is rightly called the “father of local self government” in India?
a.Lord Mayo
b.Lord Ripon
c.Lord Curzon
d.Lord Clive
223.Which governor General is associated with Doctrine of lapse?
a.Lord Ripon
b.Lord Dalhousie
c.Lord Bentinck
d.Lord Curzon
224.India attained ‘Dominion status’ on
a.15th January, 1947
b.15th August, 1947
c.15th August, 1950
d.15th October, 1947
225.What is Gandhi’s definition Rama Raj?
a.The rule as it was during the time of Rama
b.Sovereignty of the people based on pure moral authority
c.The greatest good of all
d.The absolute power concentrated in the hands of a king
226.Who among the following was the first to sign the ‘Instruments of Accession’?
a.The Maharaja of Baroda
b.The Dewan of Travancore
c.The Nizam of Hyderabad
d.The Raja of Jodhpur
227.The decline of Indian Handicrafts industry in the 19th century was attributed to
a.Competition from British manufacturing industries only
b.Disappearance of Indian Princely Courts only
c.Establishment of alien rule only
d.All of the above
228.Why was the Simon Commission boycotted by the Indians?
a.It did not include any Indian as a member
b.It did not have any woman member
c.it was appointed before the stipulated time
d.it refused to meet prominent Indian leaders
229.Who among the following started the first newspaper in India?
a.Dadabhai Naoroji
b.W. C. Bonnerjee
c.Rabindranath Tagore
d.James A. Hickey
230.English education was introduced in India by
a.Lord Curzon
b.Jawaharlal Nehru
c.Lord Macaulay
d.Lord Dalhousie
231.Name the important French possession in India.
a.Goa
b.Pondicherry
c.Daman
d.Cochin
232.As per provisions of the charter Act of 1833, law commission was constituted under the chairmanship of
a.Lord Bentinck
b.Raja Rammohan Roy
c.Lord Macaulay
d.Lord Dalhousie
233.Who was first Indian to become member of British Parliament?
a.W. C. Bonnerjee
b.Behramji M. Malabari
c.D. N. Wacha
d.Dadabhai Naoroji
234.Who said “Patriotism is religion and religion is love for India”?
a.Raj Narain Bose
b.Bal Gangadhar Tilak
c.Swami Vivekananda
d.Bankim Chandra chatterjee
235.According to Gandhiji, which of the following are the major means of Satyagraha?
1)Non-Cooperation
2)Strike
3)Demonstration
4)Civil disobedience
a.1 and 2 are correct
b.1 and 4 are correct
c.2 and 4 are correct
d.3 and 4 are correct
236.Hardayal, an intellectual giant, was associated with
a.Home rule movement
b.Ghadar movement
c.Swadeshi movement
d.Non-Cooperation movement
237.The credit of discovering the sea route of India goes to the
a.French
b.Dutch
c.Portuguese
d.English
238.The song ‘Jana-Gana-Mana’ composed by Rabindra nath Tagore was first published in January 1912 under the title of
a.Jay He
b.Rashtra Jagriti
c.Bharat Vidhata
d.Matribhoomi
239.On imprisonment in 1908 by the Brities, Bal Gangadhar Tilak was sent to
a.Andaman and Nicobar
b.Rangoon
c.Singapore
d.Madalay
240.The Civil Disobedience movement was launched by Mahatma Gandhi in
a.1928
b.1930
c.1931
d.1922
241.At which place in Bengal was the east India Company given permission to trade and build a factory by the Mughals in 1651?
a.Calcutta
b.Qasim Bazar
c.Singur
d.Burdwan
242.Who gave the slogan “Inquilab Zindabad”?
a.Chandrashekhar Azad
b.Subhash Chandra Bose
c.Bhagat singh
d.Iqbal
243.The system of Dyarchy was introduced in India in
a.1909
b.1935
c.1919
d.1945
244.The Editor of ‘Young India’ and ‘Harijan’ was
a.Nehru
b.Ambedkar
c.Mahatma Gandhi
d.Subash Chandra Bose
245.Who of the following attended all the three Round Table conferences?
a.B. R. Ambedkar
b.M. M. Malavia
c.Vallabhbhai Patel
d.Gandhiji
246.The call of “Back to the Vedas” was given by:
a.Swami Vivekananda
b.Swami Dayanand Saraswati
c.Aurobindo Ghosh
d.Raja Ram Mohan Roy
247.Simon commission was boycotted by the nationalist leaders of India because:
a.They felt that it was only eyewash
b.All the members of the commission were English
c.The members of the commission were biased against India
d.It did not meet the demands of the Indians
248.Who among the following British persons admitted the Revolt of 1857 as a national revolt?
a.Lord Dalhousie
b.Lord Canning
c.Lord Ellenborough
d.Disraeli
249. The communal electorate was introduced for the first time in India in
a.1919
b.1935
c.1906
d.1909
250.The two states which had non-congress ministries in 1937 were
a.Bengal and Punjab
b.Punjab and NWFP
c.Madras and Central provinces
d.Bihar and Uttar Pradesh
251.“Long years ago we made a tryst with destiny, and now the time come when we shall redeem our pledge….? This was stated on the night of August 14, 1947 by
a.Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
b.C. Rajagopalachari
c.Jawaharlal Nehru
d.Dr. Rajendra Prasad
252.The Indian national congress had passed the famous resolution on “Non-Cooperation” in 1920 at its session held at
a.Lucknow
b.Delhi
c.Bombay
d.Calcutta
253.Who is known as the ‘Grand Old man of India’?
a.Dadabhai Naoroji
b.Gopal Krishna Gokhale
c.Bal Gangadhar Tilak
d.Surendranath Banerjee
254.Which of the following can be considered as the most useful and outstanding reforms made by lord Curzon, especially in respect of the people living in the undivided province of Punjab?
a.Educational Reforms
b.Police Reforms
c.Industrial Reforms
d.Agricultural Reforms
255.‘Dyarchy’ was introduced in the Government of India Act of
a.1909
b.1919
c.1935
d.None of these
256.The transfer of Government from the ‘Company’ to the Crown was pronounced by Lord Canning at
a.Calcutta
b.Delhi
c.Patna
d.Allahabad
257.The Indian national Congress and the Muslim league came closer to each other in
1916 at
a.Lahore
b.Amritsar
c.Lucknow
d.Haripura
258.Permanent Revenue Settlement of Bengal was introduced by
a.Clive
b.Hastings
c.Wellesley
d.Cornwallis
259.Who propounded the theory of ‘Economic Drain of India’ during British imperialism?
a.W. C. Bannerji
b.Dadabhai Naoroji
c.Gopalkrishna Gokhale
d.Gandhiji
260.Which is the oldest trade union organization in India?
a.Indian national Trade Union congress
b.Centre of Indian Trade Union
c.All India trade Union Congress
d.Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh
261.Sarvodaya stands for
a.Total revolution
b.Non-cooperation
c.Upliftment of all
d.Non-violence
262.In which city of South Africa was Gandhi beaten up and thrown off the pavement by the white people?
a.Cape Town
b.Durban
c.Johannesburg
d.Pretoria
263.Who attended the congress of oppressed nationalists Brussels in 1927, on behalf of the national congress?
a.Jawaharlal Nehru
b.Mahatma Gandhi
c.Dr. Ansari
d.Motilal Nehru
264.Who amongst the following made it possible for the Indians to enter the Indian civil service through an open competitive examination?
a.William Bentinck
b.Dalhousie
c.Mayo
d.Ripon
265.In which year Lala Lajpat Rai was deported to Mandalay for organizing the agrarian movement in Punjab?
a.1905
b.1907
c.1909
d.1911
266.Which governor general had entertained Ranjit Singh with great honour at Ropar?
a.Minto I
b.William Bentinck
c.Hastings
d.Auckland
267.The “Arya Samaj” was founded by
a.Swami Dayananda Saraswati
b.Swami Vivekananda
c.Keshav Chandra Sen
d.Iswar Chandra Vidya-sagar
268.Maulana Abul Kalam Azad started an Urdu Weekly, the al-hlal in 1912, but on its being banned by the Government, he founded at Al-Balagh in
a.1913
b.1914
c.1915
d.1916
269.High Courts were established in Calcutta, Bombay and Madras in
a.1935
b.1919
c.1892
d.1861
270.Who was the first women president of Indian national congress?
a.Sarojini Naidu
b.Sucheta Kripalani
c.Rajkumari Amrit Kaur
d.Annie Besant
271.Which of the following reform movements was the first to be started in the 19th century?
a.Prarthana Samaj
b.Brahmo Samaj
c.Arya Samaj
d.Rama Krishna Mission
272.Who was the president of Indian national congress when the Mountbatten plan of independence was accepted?
a.Jawaharlal Nehru
b.Sardar Patel
c.Maulana Azad
d.Acharya J. B. Kripalani
273.Who developed the idea that “means justify the ends”?
a.Kautilya
b.Raja Ram Mohan Roy
c.Swami Dayanand Saraswati
d.Mahatma Gandhi
274.Who said that ‘the real seat of taste is not the tongue, but the mind’?
a.Aurobindo Ghosh
b.Mahatma Gandhi
c.Bal Gangadhar Tilak
d.Swami Vivekananda
275.Provincial Autonomy was one of the important features of the Act of
a.1935
b.1919
c.1909
d.1858
276.Who was the Governor General of India during the Revolt of 1857?
a.Lord Dalhousie
b.Lord Canning
c.Lord Mayo
d.Lord Ripon
277.When mahatma Gandhi was assassinated, who said, “none will believe that a man like this in body ad soul ever walked on this earth”?
a.Bertrand Russell
b.Leo Tolstoy
c.Albert Einstein
d.Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
278.In violation of the Salt laws Gandhiji started a movement called
a.Non-cooperation movement
b.Swadeshi movement
c.Civil Disobedience movement
d.None of the above
279.The Cabinet mission came India in
a.1943
b.1944
c.1945
d.1946
280.The first to came and last leave India were
a.The Portuguese
b.The French
c.The English
d.The Dutch
281.Who was the first Muslim president of the Indian national congress?
a.Muhammed Ali Jinnah
b.Badruddin Tyabji
c.Sir Syed Ahmed Khan
d.Abul Kalam Azad
282.The administrative consequence of the Revolt of 1857 was transfer of power from
A.East India Company to the British crown
b.British crown to the East India Company
c.East India company to the Governor General
d.British crown to the Board of Directors
283.The issue on which the civil Disobedience movement of 1930 was launched was
a.Equal employment opportunities for Indians
b.The proposed execution of Bhagat Singh
c.Salt monopoly exercised by the British Government
d.Complete freedom
284.Who was the last Governor General of India?
a.Sir Cripps
b.Lord Mountbatten
c.C. Rajagopalachari
d.Sir Attle
285.Which Directive Principle bears the direct impact of Gandhi’s moral Philosophy?
a.Equal pay for equal work
b.Provision of free legal aid and advice
c.Prohibition of the slaughter of cows
d.Protection of the monuments of historical importance
286.Who represented India in the second Round Table conference?
a.Sarojani Naidu
b.Anne Besaint
c.Aruna Asaf Ali
d.None of these
287.Who declared as his ultimate aim the wiping of every tear from every eye?
a.Jawaharlal Nehru
b.Gandhiji
c.Bal Gangadhar Tilak
d.Sardar Patel
288.In ends and means relationship gandhiji believed
a.Means become good if they serve the end
b.Means and ends are water tight compartments
c.Means determine the end
d.End is everything, no matter what or how the means are
289.The first Victory & Governor General of British India was
a.Lord Dalhousie
b.Sir John Lawrence
c.Warren Hastings
d.Lord Canning
290.The split between the ‘Extremists’ and ‘Moderates’ came up in the open at the surat congress session in the year
a.1905
b.1906
c.1907
d.1910
291.Bhulabhai Desai’s most memorable achievement was his defence of the Indian national army personnel at the Red Fort Trial towards the end of
a.1943
b.1944
c.1945
d.1946
292.The First Viceroy of the Portuguese in the East was
a.Albuquerque
b.Joa de Castro
c.Francisco de Almedia
d.Nuno da Cunha
293.When was the all India women’s conference founded?
a.1924
b.1925
c.1926
d.1927
294.The kuka movement started in mid- Nineteenth century in
a.Western Punjab
b.Maharashtra
c.Bengal
d.Madhya Bharat
295.Mahatma Gandhi’s remark “a post-dated cheque on a crumbling bank” is regarding the proposals of
a.Simon Commission
b.Cripps Mission
c.Cabinet Mission
d.Wavel plan
296.Under whose leadership was the congress Socialist Party founded in 1934?
a.Jawaharlal Nehru and Mahatma Gandhi
b.Acharya Narendra Dev and Jai Prakash Narayan
c.Subhas Chandra Bose and P. C. Joshi
d.Saifuddin Kitchlew and Rajendra Prasad
297.Which one of the following is incorrectly matched?
a.Columbus – 1492
b.Vasco de Gama – 1498
c.Magellan – 1520
d.Balboa – 1530
298.When did the British make English the medium of instruction in India?
a.1813
b.1833
c.1835
d.1844
299.During whose veceroyship did the high courts come into existence at the three presidential cities of Calcutta, Madras and Bombay?
a.Warren Hastings
b.Lord Cornwallis
c.John Lawrence
d.Lord Dalhousie
300.Who was popularly known as ‘Nana Saheb”?
a.Baji Rai I
b.Balaji Baji Rao
c.Balaji Vishwanath
d.Madhav Rao
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ANSWER KEY
1)C, 2)D, 3)C, 4)D, 5)B, 6)B, 7)D, 8)D, 9)D,
10)C, 11)A12)A, 13)B, 14)C, 15)D, 16)C, 17)C,
18)C, 19)C, 20)C21)A, 22)C, 23)D, 24)C, 25)B,
26)B, 27)B, 28)A, 29)B, 30)B, 31)A, 32)B, 33)A,
34)C, 35)D, 36)B, 37)A, 38)B, 39)D, 40)A, 41)B,
42)A, 43)A, 44)B, 45)D, 46)D, 47)C,48)C, 49)C,
50)B, 51)A, 52)B, 53)D, 54)B, 55)A, 56)C,57)B,
58)C, 59)B, 60)A, 61)A, 62)B, 63)A, 64)D, 65)C,
66)A, 67)B, 68)D, 69)C, 70)D, 71)D, 72)B, 73)A,
74)B, 75)C, 76)A, 77)D, 78)B, 79)B, 80)C, 81)D,
82)B, 83)A, 84)C, 85)D, 86)C, 87)D, 88)A, 89)D,
90)C, 91)C, 92)B,93)D, 94)B, 95)B, 96)C, 97)D,
98)D, 99)B, 100)D, 101)C, 102)B, 103)C, 104)B,
105)A, 106)B, 107)B, 108)B, 109)B, 110)C,
111)B, 112)A, 113)B, 114)D,115)B, 116)A,
117)C, 118)B, 119)B, 120)C, 121)D, 122)C,
123)A, 124)B, 125)B, 126)B, 127)A, 128)D,
129)B, 130)C, 131)C, 132)B, 133)C, 134)B,
135)B, 136)C, 137)C, 138)A, 139)D, 140)B,
141)B, 142)C, 143)B, 144)A, 145)D, 146)D,
147)C, 148)C, 149)D, 150)D, 151)B, 152)C,
153)B, 154)D, 155)C, 156)B,157)A, 158)A,
159)C, 160)A, 161)C, 162)A, 163)A, 164)C,
165)A, 166)D, 167)D, 168)A, 169)A, 170)B,
171)C, 172)A, 173)D, 174)A, 175)C, 176)A,
177)A, 178)D, 179)C, 180)B, 181)B, 182)C,
183)B, 184)A, 185)D, 186)A, 187)D, 188)C,
189)A, 190)B, 191)D, 192)A, 193)B, 194)C,
195)D, 196)B, 197)A, 198)C, 199)A, 200)C,
201)D, 202)D, 203)C, 204)A, 205)A, 206)C,
207)A, 208)B, 209)A, 210)B, 211)B, 212)A,
213)B, 214)C, 215)C, 216)C, 217)A, 218)B,
219)B, 220)A, 221)D, 222)B, 223)B, 224)B,
225)C, 226)B, 227)D, 228)A, 229)D, 230)C,
231)B, 232)C, 233)D,234)D, 235)B, 236)B,
237)C, 238)C, 239)D, 240)B,241)B, 242)C,
243)C, 244)C, 245)A, 246)B, 247)B, 248)D,
249)D, 250)A, 251)C, 252)D, 253)A,
254)D,255)B, 256)D, 257)C, 258)D, 259)B,
260)C, 261)C, 262)B, 263)A, 264)B, 265)B,
266)B, 267)A, 268)C, 269)D, 270)D, 271)B,
272)D, 273)D, 274)B, 275)A, 276)B, 277)C,
278)C, 279)D, 280)A, 281)B, 282)A, 283)C,
284)C, 285)C, 286)A, 287)B, 288)C, 289)D,
290)C, 291)C, 292)C, 293)D, 294)A, 295)B,
296)B, 297)D, 298)C, 299)C, 300)B,