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These multiple-choice questions (MCQs) are designed to enhance your knowledge and understanding in the following areas: Bachelor of Arts (BA) , Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) .
| 1. |
Who among the following opposed Gandhiji’s Satyagraha against the Rowlett Act? |
| A. | M.A Jinnah |
| B. | Abdulbari |
| C. | Annie Besant |
| D. | none of them |
| Answer» C. Annie Besant | |
| 2. |
Which of the following places witnessed the worst scenes of the violence in the wake of Rowlett Satyagraha? |
| A. | Bengal |
| B. | Delhi |
| C. | Punjab |
| D. | Maharashtra. 3. The Indian independence league was formed in 1942 in |
| Answer» C. Punjab | |
| 3. |
The president of all India Kisan sabhain1936 was............. |
| A. | N.G. Ranga |
| B. | Swami shahajananda saraswathi |
| C. | Vidyanand |
| D. | Baba Ramachandra. |
| Answer» C. Vidyanand | |
| 4. |
Who was the first commander of I.N.A? |
| A. | Rash behari Bose |
| B. | Mohan sing |
| C. | S.C. Bose |
| D. | Niranjan Sing Gill. |
| Answer» D. Niranjan Sing Gill. | |
| 5. |
The congress president who conducted negotiations with Cripps in 1942 and Wavell at Simla conference was .............. |
| A. | Abdul Kalam Azad |
| B. | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| C. | J.B. Kripalani |
| D. | C. Rajagopalachari |
| Answer» B. Jawaharlal Nehru | |
| 6. |
In1946 there was a mutiny of Indian ratings in... |
| A. | Calcutta |
| B. | Madras |
| C. | Visakhapattanam |
| D. | Bombay |
| Answer» B. Madras | |
| 7. |
What proved to be the chief instrument for spreading the message of nationalism? |
| A. | Railway |
| B. | English education |
| C. | Press |
| D. | Telegraph |
| Answer» C. Press | |
| 8. |
Which one of the following organizations was the first organised expression of the Indian national movement? |
| A. | Indian Association |
| B. | East India Association |
| C. | British India Association |
| D. | Indian National Congress. |
| Answer» D. Indian National Congress. | |
| 9. |
Lyton was not associated with the ----------- |
| A. | Arms Act |
| B. | Vernacular Press Act |
| C. | Ilbert bill |
| D. | Stratchey Commission. |
| Answer» C. Ilbert bill | |
| 10. |
The number of resolutions adopted by the first congress session |
| A. | 7 |
| B. | 9 |
| C. | 11 |
| D. | 13 |
| Answer» B. 9 | |
| 11. |
Which of the following sections of the Indian middle class dominated the congress in its early phase? |
| A. | Teacher |
| B. | Journalists |
| C. | Lawyers |
| D. | Big Zamindars. |
| Answer» C. Lawyers | |
| 12. |
Who was the first president of I.N.C.? |
| A. | Gokhale |
| B. | W.C. Banerjee. |
| C. | Naoroji. |
| D. | Tilak |
| Answer» B. W.C. Banerjee. | |
| 13. |
Amruta pritam was a ............. writer |
| A. | Punjabi |
| B. | Bengali |
| C. | Marathi |
| D. | Hindi |
| Answer» A. Punjabi | |
| 14. |
The quit India movement was in the year |
| A. | 1943 |
| B. | 1944 |
| C. | 1942 |
| D. | 1941. |
| Answer» C. 1942 | |
| 15. |
The famous battle cry chalo Delhi was given by .............. |
| A. | Azad |
| B. | Nehru |
| C. | Bose |
| D. | None of these. |
| Answer» C. Bose | |
| 16. |
Tebhaga movement was in the state of ................ |
| A. | Bengal |
| B. | Andhra |
| C. | Maharashtra |
| D. | Gujarat. |
| Answer» A. Bengal | |
| 17. |
Who was the leader of bardoli Satyagraha? |
| A. | Gandhiji. |
| B. | Patel |
| C. | Rajendra Prasad |
| D. | Sarojini Naidu |
| Answer» B. Patel | |
| 18. |
The Lahore Session of Muslim league was in the year |
| A. | 1940 |
| B. | 1946 |
| C. | 1947 |
| D. | 1921 |
| Answer» A. 1940 | |
| 19. |
Quit India resolution was passed on |
| A. | August 6 |
| B. | August 9 |
| C. | August 8 |
| D. | August 11 |
| Answer» C. August 8 | |
| 20. |
Indian independence act was passed on ............... |
| A. | July 14 |
| B. | June 14 |
| C. | August 15 |
| D. | January 26 |
| Answer» A. July 14 | |
| 21. |
R.I.N. Ratings was in ............. |
| A. | 1946. |
| B. | 1945 |
| C. | 1947 |
| D. | 1948 |
| Answer» A. 1946. | |
| 22. |
C.R. Formula was framed in the year |
| A. | 1944 |
| B. | 1942 |
| C. | 1943 |
| D. | 1940 |
| Answer» A. 1944 | |
| 23. |
Desai –Liaqat pact was concluded after ............. |
| A. | Gandhi -jinnah talk |
| B. | Quit India Movement |
| C. | Wavell plan |
| D. | None of these. |
| Answer» A. Gandhi -jinnah talk | |
| 24. |
The Wavell plan was announced in .............. |
| A. | June 1945 |
| B. | June1944 |
| C. | June 1946 |
| D. | June 1954 |
| Answer» A. June 1945 | |
| 25. |
The Simla conference was held under the viceroyalty of .............. |
| A. | Lytton |
| B. | Wavell |
| C. | Canning |
| D. | Mount Batten |
| Answer» B. Wavell | |
| 26. |
Cabinet mission was sent to India by............. |
| A. | Britain |
| B. | America |
| C. | Pakistan |
| D. | China. |
| Answer» A. Britain | |
| 27. |
A.V. Alexander was a member of ............... |
| A. | British Parliament |
| B. | Cripps Mission |
| C. | Cabinet Mission |
| D. | Simon Commission |
| Answer» C. Cabinet Mission | |
| 28. |
The direct action day of Muslim league was .................. |
| A. | 16 August 1946 |
| B. | 16 August 1940 |
| C. | 16 August 1936 |
| D. | None of these. |
| Answer» A. 16 August 1946 | |
| 29. |
The interim cabinet was headed by ................. |
| A. | Liaqat |
| B. | Nehru |
| C. | Jinnah |
| D. | Desai. |
| Answer» B. Nehru | |
| 30. |
Mount batten plan is also known as ................ |
| A. | June 3rd plan |
| B. | July 14th plan |
| C. | August 15th plan |
| D. | contingency plan. |
| Answer» A. June 3rd plan | |
| 31. |
Who was the ruler of Kashmir at the time of independence? |
| A. | Hari sing |
| B. | Farook Abdullah |
| C. | Muhammad Abdullah |
| D. | Sainul abidin. |
| Answer» A. Hari sing | |
| 32. |
Who was the home minister of free India? |
| A. | Patel |
| B. | Nehru |
| C. | Azad |
| D. | Ambedkar. |
| Answer» A. Patel | |
| 33. |
Who was the first deputy prime minister of India? |
| A. | Nehru |
| B. | Patel |
| C. | Banerjee |
| D. | Indira Gandhi |
| Answer» B. Patel | |
| 34. |
Who was in charge of the integration of princely states? |
| A. | Patel |
| B. | V.P Menon |
| C. | Syamaprasad |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» A. Patel | |
| 35. |
India wins freedom was written by ................... |
| A. | Azad |
| B. | Patel |
| C. | Sarojini Naidu |
| D. | Bipan Chandra |
| Answer» A. Azad | |
| 36. |
Who was the first governor general of Pakistan? |
| A. | Batten |
| B. | Jinnah |
| C. | Liaqat |
| D. | Ayyoob khan |
| Answer» B. Jinnah | |
| 37. |
Pinjar was written by ........... |
| A. | Amrita pro-am |
| B. | Amitav ghosh |
| C. | R,K. Narayan |
| D. | Attia Hussein |
| Answer» A. Amrita pro-am | |
| 38. |
The dark dancer, a novel authored by ............... |
| A. | Balachandrarajan |
| B. | Faiz ahammed |
| C. | Bapsi Sidhwa |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» A. Balachandrarajan | |
| 39. |
Freedom at midnight was co-authored with Dominique lapierre ........... |
| A. | H.S. Gill |
| B. | Larry Collins |
| C. | Raj Gill |
| D. | none of these. |
| Answer» B. Larry Collins | |
| 40. |
What was the role of East India Company in India from 1600 to 1757? |
| A. | Territorial power |
| B. | supplier of bullion |
| C. | supplier of ship |
| D. | trading corporation |
| Answer» D. trading corporation | |
| 41. |
When did the drain of wealth from Bengal Begin? |
| A. | 1764 |
| B. | 1759 |
| C. | 1757 |
| D. | 1755 |
| Answer» C. 1757 | |
| 42. |
Who founded the Fort William College at Calcutta? |
| A. | Lord Hasting |
| B. | Cornwallis |
| C. | Lord Wellesley |
| D. | John shore |
| Answer» C. Lord Wellesley | |
| 43. |
Wellesley came to India in ----------- |
| A. | 1801 |
| B. | 1802 |
| C. | 1800 |
| D. | 1798 |
| Answer» D. 1798 | |
| 44. |
Under the permanent settlement the zamindars could keep -------- of the rental |
| A. | 5/11 |
| B. | 4/11 |
| C. | 3/11 |
| D. | 1/11 |
| Answer» D. 1/11 | |
| 45. |
Who established a madrasa in Calcutta in 1781? |
| A. | Monson |
| B. | John Shore |
| C. | Cornwallis |
| D. | Warren Hastings |
| Answer» D. Warren Hastings | |
| 46. |
Who became the Chairman of the Board of Control in 1853? |
| A. | Sullivan |
| B. | Stephenson |
| C. | Charles wood |
| D. | Macaulay |
| Answer» C. Charles wood | |
| 47. |
Indian sepoys began to be recruited in the British army from |
| A. | 1746 |
| B. | 1749 |
| C. | 1740 |
| D. | 1742 |
| Answer» D. 1742 | |
| 48. |
Who was the nationalist leader associated with the paper Harijan |
| A. | J.L. Nehru |
| B. | Ambedkar |
| C. | Annie Besant |
| D. | Mahatma Gandhi |
| Answer» D. Mahatma Gandhi | |
| 49. |
When was the Sarada Act Passed? |
| A. | 1927 |
| B. | 1929 |
| C. | 1930 |
| D. | 1931 |
| Answer» C. 1930 | |
| 50. |
Where were universities established in Calcutta, Madras and Bombay? |
| A. | 1854 |
| B. | 1857 |
| C. | 1855 |
| D. | 1856 |
| Answer» B. 1857 | |
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