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| 101. |
Who was the chief inspirator of the kuka movement? |
| A. | Sant Singh |
| B. | Ram Singh |
| C. | Balak Singh |
| D. | Lal Singh |
| Answer» B. Ram Singh | |
| 102. |
Which movement was also known as the Namdhari Mission? |
| A. | Santhal |
| B. | Sanyasin |
| C. | Kuka |
| D. | Satwandi |
| Answer» C. Kuka | |
| 103. |
The kuka movement played a prominent role in arousing feelings of patriotism in -------- |
| A. | Oudh |
| B. | Bihar |
| C. | Sind |
| D. | Punjab |
| Answer» D. Punjab | |
| 104. |
Chand and Bharaeo were ------- of the santhal army |
| A. | Guide |
| B. | captains |
| C. | commander in chief |
| D. | informers |
| Answer» C. commander in chief | |
| 105. |
When did the third carnatic war came to an end |
| A. | 1765 |
| B. | 1759 |
| C. | 1761 |
| D. | 1763 |
| Answer» D. 1763 | |
| 106. |
Where did the British establish their first factory in Bengal? |
| A. | Hugli |
| B. | Kasimbazar |
| C. | Burdwan |
| D. | Sutanati |
| Answer» A. Hugli | |
| 107. |
The second carnatic war came to an end with the treaty of ------- |
| A. | Madra |
| B. | Pondicherry |
| C. | Vienna |
| D. | Paris |
| Answer» B. Pondicherry | |
| 108. |
How many carnatic wars were fought between the English and the French? |
| A. | One |
| B. | two |
| C. | three |
| D. | four |
| Answer» C. three | |
| 109. |
What was the period of the dual system of administration in Bengal? |
| A. | 1764-1770 |
| B. | 1764-1771 |
| C. | 1765 – 1772 |
| D. | 1765-1773 |
| Answer» C. 1765 – 1772 | |
| 110. |
When was the second carnatic war fought? |
| A. | 1742-45 |
| B. | 1745-48 |
| C. | 1752-56 |
| D. | 1749- 54 |
| Answer» D. 1749- 54 | |
| 111. |
When did the French establish their control over the Malabar Coast? |
| A. | 1722 |
| B. | 1724 |
| C. | 1726 |
| D. | 1720 |
| Answer» B. 1724 | |
| 112. |
Who wrote the book Indian Mutiny? |
| A. | T.R.Holme |
| B. | S.B.sen |
| C. | C.Raikes |
| D. | G.B.Malleson |
| Answer» D. G.B.Malleson | |
| 113. |
Tantia Tope escaped in to the jungles of ------- India in 1859 |
| A. | Central |
| B. | southern |
| C. | northern |
| D. | south western |
| Answer» A. Central | |
| 114. |
The leader of the revolt at Jhansi was ------- |
| A. | Lakshmi bai |
| B. | Bakht khan |
| C. | Tantia Tope |
| D. | Azimullah |
| Answer» A. Lakshmi bai | |
| 115. |
What was the number of major famines from 1770 to 1857? |
| A. | 15 |
| B. | 10 |
| C. | 12 |
| D. | 18 |
| Answer» C. 12 | |
| 116. |
Where was the quit India resolution passed by the congress working committee in July 1942 |
| A. | wardha |
| B. | Nasik |
| C. | Poona |
| D. | bardoli |
| Answer» A. wardha | |
| 117. |
Some hints of congress programme for the quit India movement was given in the paper |
| A. | Harijan |
| B. | Hindu |
| C. | New India |
| D. | states man |
| Answer» A. Harijan | |
| 118. |
In 1938 subhash Bose elected president of the congress at its --------- session |
| A. | Lucknow |
| B. | Haripura |
| C. | Faizpur |
| D. | Tripuri |
| Answer» B. Haripura | |
| 119. |
Which party decided to carry on the quit India movement in the absence of the congress |
| A. | Congress socialist Party |
| B. | Indian Liberal Party |
| C. | Indian labour Union |
| D. | Swantra Party |
| Answer» A. Congress socialist Party | |
| 120. |
The leader of the congress socialist party who played a key role in the quit India movement |
| A. | Jaya Prakash Narayanan |
| B. | J.B. Kripalani |
| C. | P.C. Joshi |
| D. | Gandhi |
| Answer» A. Jaya Prakash Narayanan | |
| 121. |
When was Subhas Chandra Bose Born? |
| A. | 1893 |
| B. | 1877 |
| C. | 1897 |
| D. | 1889 |
| Answer» C. 1897 | |
| 122. |
Gandhi went on a fast unto death in the --------- jail on 20 September 1932 |
| A. | Yeravada |
| B. | Bhopal |
| C. | Gwalior |
| D. | Nasik |
| Answer» A. Yeravada | |
| 123. |
The Indian struggle was the autobiography |
| A. | Subash Chandra Bose |
| B. | Lajpat Rai |
| C. | Annie Besant |
| D. | Desai |
| Answer» A. Subash Chandra Bose | |
| 124. |
The Chauri Chaura incidence occurred on ------- 1922 |
| A. | 5 February |
| B. | 12 February |
| C. | 12 March |
| D. | 1 April |
| Answer» A. 5 February | |
| 125. |
The khilafat committee launched a non co-operation movement on ----- ------- 1920 |
| A. | 31 August |
| B. | 4 May |
| C. | 16 October |
| D. | 23 June |
| Answer» A. 31 August | |
| 126. |
When was the HRA Founded? |
| A. | September 1923 |
| B. | May 1922 |
| C. | October 1924 |
| D. | December 1925 |
| Answer» C. October 1924 | |
| 127. |
When did the Chittagong armoury raid take place? |
| A. | March 1929 |
| B. | April 1930 |
| C. | May 1931 |
| D. | June 1933 |
| Answer» B. April 1930 | |
| 128. |
Surya Sen was arrested in ------- 1933 |
| A. | March |
| B. | June |
| C. | February |
| D. | October |
| Answer» C. February | |
| 129. |
The revolutionary who laid down his life after a 63 day fast |
| A. | Surya sen |
| B. | Sachin Sanyal |
| C. | Bhagat Singh |
| D. | Jatin Das |
| Answer» D. Jatin Das | |
| 130. |
When in1931 were Bhaagat Singh, Sukhdev and Raj Guru executed |
| A. | 23 March |
| B. | 28 April |
| C. | 2 June |
| D. | 30 May |
| Answer» A. 23 March | |
| 131. |
When did Gandhi go to South Africa? |
| A. | 1892 |
| B. | 1893 |
| C. | 1894 |
| D. | 1895 |
| Answer» B. 1893 | |
| 132. |
The Khudai Khidmatgars were also known as -------- shirts |
| A. | Black |
| B. | Yellow |
| C. | Red |
| D. | Green |
| Answer» C. Red | |
| 133. |
The faizpur session of the congress was held in ------ |
| A. | 1936 |
| B. | 1931 |
| C. | 1933 |
| D. | 1934 |
| Answer» A. 1936 | |
| 134. |
Gandhi went to England in ------ 1931 to attend the second round table conference |
| A. | October 1931 |
| B. | September 1931 |
| C. | November 1931 |
| D. | June 1931 |
| Answer» B. September 1931 | |
| 135. |
Where was the Quit India resolution passed? |
| A. | Nagpur |
| B. | Poona |
| C. | Madrass |
| D. | Bombay |
| Answer» D. Bombay | |
| 136. |
The INA joined the Japanese army in its march on India from ---- |
| A. | Singapore |
| B. | Burma |
| C. | China |
| D. | Bhutan |
| Answer» B. Burma | |
| 137. |
Which of the following was the first Indian governor general of India? |
| A. | Rajendra Prasad |
| B. | Radhakrishnan |
| C. | C. Rajagopalachari |
| D. | V.V. Giri |
| Answer» C. C. Rajagopalachari | |
| 138. |
Who among the following resorted to guerilla technique of warfare in the revolt of 1857? |
| A. | Nanasaheb |
| B. | Bhakt Khan |
| C. | Kanwar Singh |
| D. | Tantia Topi |
| Answer» D. Tantia Topi | |
| 139. |
“Give me blood in turn, I will give you freedom”. Whose words are these? |
| A. | Subhash Chandra Bose |
| B. | Bhagat Singh |
| C. | Arabindo Ghosh |
| D. | Chandrasekhar Azad |
| Answer» A. Subhash Chandra Bose | |
| 140. |
Safety valve theory is associated with |
| A. | De Industrialization |
| B. | Industrial Revolution |
| C. | Jallian Wala Bagh Massacre |
| D. | Indian National Congress |
| Answer» D. Indian National Congress | |
| 141. |
Drain theory was propounded by |
| A. | Naoroji |
| B. | D.D. Kosambi |
| C. | S.N. Banerji |
| D. | R.C. Dutt |
| Answer» A. Naoroji | |
| 142. |
Who was responsible for partition of Bengal? |
| A. | Lord Curzon |
| B. | Warren Hastings |
| C. | Lord Ripon |
| D. | Mayo |
| Answer» A. Lord Curzon | |
| 143. |
Which of the following was the secretary of state for India at the time of the foundation of Indian National Congress? |
| A. | Lord cros |
| B. | Lord Elgin |
| C. | Lord Hamilton |
| D. | Lord Morley |
| Answer» A. Lord cros | |
| 144. |
Which of the following was the first women president of the Indian national congress? |
| A. | Sarojini Naidu |
| B. | Sucheta Kripalani |
| C. | Annie Besant |
| D. | Raj Kumari Amrit Kaur |
| Answer» A. Sarojini Naidu | |
| 145. |
Which of the following was the year Lord Curzon partitioned Bengal |
| A. | 16th October 1905 |
| B. | 26th September 1905 |
| C. | 20th April 1905 |
| D. | 20th May 1905 |
| Answer» A. 16th October 1905 | |
| 146. |
King Emperor George V visited India in |
| A. | 1911 |
| B. | 1909 |
| C. | 1912 |
| D. | 1913 |
| Answer» A. 1911 | |
| 147. |
Who was the political guru of Gokhale? |
| A. | Ranade |
| B. | Tagore |
| C. | Raja Mohan Roy |
| D. | Ishwar Chandra vidya sagar |
| Answer» A. Ranade | |
| 148. |
The first Indian national congress consisted of |
| A. | 65 delegate |
| B. | 72 delegates |
| C. | 76 delegates |
| D. | 80 delegates |
| Answer» B. 72 delegates | |
| 149. |
The first split in congress occurred in 1907 at the |
| A. | Surat session |
| B. | Nagpur session |
| C. | Bombay session |
| D. | Lucknow session |
| Answer» A. Surat session | |
| 150. |
Which one of the following was not an Extremist Leader? |
| A. | Bipin Chandra Pal |
| B. | Lala Lajpat Rai |
| C. | Aurobindo Ghosh |
| D. | Pherozeshah Mehta |
| Answer» D. Pherozeshah Mehta | |
| 151. |
Who formed the gadar party in the United States of America in 1913? |
| A. | Lala Hardayal |
| B. | V.D. Savarkar |
| C. | Madame Gama |
| D. | Madan Lal Hingra |
| Answer» B. V.D. Savarkar | |
| 152. |
Who among the following concluded the Treaty of Srirangapatanam with Tipu Sultan? |
| A. | Hasting |
| B. | Cornwallis |
| C. | Dalhousie |
| D. | Wellesley |
| Answer» A. Hasting | |
| 153. |
Which of the following was the first proprietary holding of the English in India? |
| A. | Madra |
| B. | Masulipatanam |
| C. | Surat |
| D. | Hariharpur |
| Answer» A. Madra | |
| 154. |
What were calicoes? |
| A. | Indigo exported from India |
| B. | cotton exported from India |
| C. | Textile exported from India |
| D. | Precious stones exported from India |
| Answer» C. Textile exported from India | |
| 155. |
Which of the following British strong holds were fortified? |
| A. | Bombay |
| B. | Madras |
| C. | Calcutta |
| D. | All the above |
| Answer» C. Calcutta | |
| 156. |
The first article in which the English started trading was |
| A. | Indigo |
| B. | Saltpetre |
| C. | Pepper |
| D. | Cotton |
| Answer» B. Saltpetre | |
| 157. |
The first carnatic war ended with |
| A. | Treaty of aix la chappale |
| B. | Treaty of Paris |
| C. | Treaty of Ryswick |
| D. | Treaty of Bassein |
| Answer» A. Treaty of aix la chappale | |
| 158. |
Which one of the following European wars is associated with the Third Carnatic War? |
| A. | seven years war |
| B. | war of the Austrian succession |
| C. | War of Roses |
| D. | Austro Prussian war |
| Answer» A. seven years war | |
| 159. |
The first printing press in India was set up by |
| A. | Portuguese |
| B. | Dutch |
| C. | French |
| D. | English |
| Answer» A. Portuguese | |
| 160. |
The first modern arsenal was established at |
| A. | Dindigal |
| B. | Hyderabad |
| C. | Bengal |
| D. | Bombay |
| Answer» A. Dindigal | |
| 161. |
Clive returned to Bengal as its Governor in |
| A. | 1764 |
| B. | 1765 |
| C. | 1766 |
| D. | 1767 |
| Answer» B. 1765 | |
| 162. |
The first governor general of Bengal was |
| A. | Lord Clive |
| B. | Lord Warren Hastings |
| C. | Lord Cornwallis |
| D. | Lord John Shore |
| Answer» B. Lord Warren Hastings | |
| 163. |
Who said “our island has scarcely produced a man more truly great either in arms or in council |
| A. | John shore |
| B. | Cornwallis |
| C. | Macaulay |
| D. | Ellen borough |
| Answer» C. Macaulay | |
| 164. |
After return to Britain, Robert Clive died in 1774 due to |
| A. | a dreadful disease |
| B. | committed suicide |
| C. | was assassinated |
| D. | Died under mysterious circumstances |
| Answer» B. committed suicide | |
| 165. |
Which of the following did not hold the governorship of Bengal? |
| A. | Holwell |
| B. | Cartier |
| C. | Vansittart |
| D. | Macaulay |
| Answer» D. Macaulay | |
| 166. |
Lord Dalhousie proposed a railway system for the whole country in ---- ----- |
| A. | 1853 |
| B. | 1859 |
| C. | 1869 |
| D. | 1880 |
| Answer» A. 1853 | |
| 167. |
When did the English start draining Bengal of her wealth on a larger scale? |
| A. | 1757 |
| B. | 1765 |
| C. | 1770 |
| D. | 1793 |
| Answer» A. 1757 | |
| 168. |
Which one of the following destroyed the peasants’ rights over the land cultivated by them? |
| A. | Riot wari settlement |
| B. | Mahalwari settlement |
| C. | Permanent settlement |
| D. | Annual settlement |
| Answer» C. Permanent settlement | |
| 169. |
Permanent settlement was introduced in Bengal and Bihar in 1793 A.D. by |
| A. | Cornwalli |
| B. | John shore |
| C. | Hastings |
| D. | Clive |
| Answer» A. Cornwalli | |
| 170. |
With whom did the British government work out the riotwari settlement? |
| A. | Zamindar |
| B. | Cultivators |
| C. | Village communities |
| D. | Muqqadams |
| Answer» A. Zamindar | |
| 171. |
Who benefited most by under the British? |
| A. | Money lender |
| B. | Peasant |
| C. | Merchant |
| D. | Zamindar |
| Answer» A. Money lender | |
| 172. |
The book “History of British India” was written by |
| A. | James Mill |
| B. | Karl Marx |
| C. | John Marshal |
| D. | Elphinston |
| Answer» A. James Mill | |
| 173. |
Who belongs to nationalist school of economic historians? |
| A. | Altekar |
| B. | R.C. Dutt |
| C. | Naoroji |
| D. | Jayaswal |
| Answer» C. Naoroji | |
| 174. |
The Berlin revolution started by --------- |
| A. | Ranke |
| B. | Srivastava |
| C. | Majumdar |
| D. | Sardesai |
| Answer» A. Ranke | |
| 175. |
------ deals with the history of Indian economy from the Battle of Plassey up to 1900 |
| A. | Hunter |
| B. | Smith |
| C. | R.C.Dutt |
| D. | Karl Marx |
| Answer» C. R.C.Dutt | |
| 176. |
Who inaugurated the writing of history in a scientific way? |
| A. | Rousseau |
| B. | Ranke |
| C. | Carlyle |
| D. | Collingwood |
| Answer» B. Ranke | |
| 177. |
What has been described by V.A.Smith as the monument of Akbars Folly? |
| A. | Revenue policy |
| B. | Marriage relations |
| C. | Din – i- IIahi |
| D. | Rajput policy |
| Answer» B. Marriage relations | |
| 178. |
Myth and Reality in Indian History was written by |
| A. | D.D Kosambi |
| B. | R.C. Dutt |
| C. | Bipan Chandra |
| D. | Irfan habib |
| Answer» A. D.D Kosambi | |
| 179. |
Who was adopted the Marxian approach in the interpretation of Indian History |
| A. | Ranke |
| B. | Vincent Smith |
| C. | D.Kosambi |
| D. | R.C. Dutt |
| Answer» C. D.Kosambi | |
| 180. |
Who defines communalism as “the belief that because a group of people follow a particular religion, they have as a result common social political and economic interests?” |
| A. | Bipin Chandra |
| B. | Irfan Habib |
| C. | Marx |
| D. | William Logan |
| Answer» A. Bipin Chandra | |
| 181. |
“Sepoy Mutiny and the Revolt of 1857” was published by -------- |
| A. | R.C. Majumdar |
| B. | K.K. Datta |
| C. | Ray Chaudhari |
| D. | Sardesai |
| Answer» A. R.C. Majumdar | |
| 182. |
Where was the Panchayath Raj first introduced? |
| A. | Tamilnadu |
| B. | Gujarat |
| C. | Kerala |
| D. | Rajasthan. |
| Answer» D. Rajasthan. | |
| 183. |
The first English factory in India was established at |
| A. | Bombay |
| B. | Surat |
| C. | Hooghly |
| D. | Calcutta. |
| Answer» B. Surat | |
| 184. |
Who among the following were the pioneers in opening oceanic trade with India.? |
| A. | English |
| B. | Dutch |
| C. | Portuguese |
| D. | French. |
| Answer» C. Portuguese | |
| 185. |
Which of the following congress sessions adopted a resolution on Fundamental Rights and Economic Policy? |
| A. | Belgaum,1934 |
| B. | Culcutta,1928 |
| C. | Lahore,1929 |
| D. | Karachi, 1930. |
| Answer» D. Karachi, 1930. | |
| 186. |
Charles grant was a ............. historian? |
| A. | evangelical |
| B. | subaltern |
| C. | nationalist |
| D. | Marxist. |
| Answer» A. evangelical | |
| 187. |
Who the following was an administrative historian? |
| A. | Karl Marx |
| B. | R. Guha |
| C. | William Hunter |
| D. | James Mill. |
| Answer» C. William Hunter | |
| 188. |
Who wrote the book, Observation on State and Society? |
| A. | Karl Marx |
| B. | Charles Grant |
| C. | William Hunter |
| D. | James Mill. |
| Answer» B. Charles Grant | |
| 189. |
Indian antiquities was a work of ............? |
| A. | Christian Lassen |
| B. | William Hunter |
| C. | Naoroji |
| D. | Nehru. |
| Answer» A. Christian Lassen | |
| 190. |
The book entitled Indo-Aryans was authored by? |
| A. | R. Mitra |
| B. | R.C. Dutt |
| C. | Bipan Chandra |
| D. | Irfan Habib |
| Answer» A. R. Mitra | |
| 191. |
K.P Jayaswal wrote book entitled ...........? |
| A. | Indian antiquitie |
| B. | Hindu polity |
| C. | Carnaticwars |
| D. | India today. |
| Answer» B. Hindu polity | |
| 192. |
India today was considered as an authoritative ......... work? |
| A. | Marxist |
| B. | Nationalist |
| C. | Subaltern |
| D. | English. |
| Answer» A. Marxist | |
| 193. |
The Emergence 0f Indian Nationalism was written by ...........? |
| A. | J. Brown |
| B. | Anil Seal |
| C. | Washbrook |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Anil Seal | |
| 194. |
The important Indian subaltern writers are ...............? |
| A. | David Arnold |
| B. | Gyan Pandey |
| C. | Partha Chatterjee |
| D. | Shahid Amin |
| Answer» B. Gyan Pandey | |
| 195. |
The subaltern historians focussed on .............? |
| A. | Cultural |
| B. | Subjugated |
| C. | Women |
| D. | Workers. |
| Answer» B. Subjugated | |
| 196. |
The neo imperialist historians also known as.............? |
| A. | Cambridge |
| B. | Utilitarian |
| C. | Economic |
| D. | None of these. |
| Answer» A. Cambridge | |
| 197. |
The Nehru Report was finalized in ------- |
| A. | May 1928 |
| B. | June 1928 |
| C. | August 1928 |
| D. | October 1928 |
| Answer» A. May 1928 | |
| 198. |
Who brought out a daily called new India |
| A. | G |
| B. | Tilak b) Gandhi |
| C. | Annie Besant |
| D. | Bahadur Sapru |
| Answer» C. Annie Besant | |
| 199. |
Which was the shortest session of the congress? |
| A. | Belgam |
| B. | Bankipore |
| C. | Haripura |
| D. | Belur |
| Answer» C. Haripura | |
| 200. |
Congress leaders attended the last session of the congress |
| A. | 1915 |
| B. | 1919 |
| C. | 1913 |
| D. | 1912 |
| Answer» A. 1915 | |
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