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| 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. | railways |
| 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. 11. the number of resolutions adopted by the first congress session |
| Answer» C. ilbert bill | |
| 10. |
Which of the following sections of the Indian middle class dominated the congress in its early phase? |
| A. | teachers |
| B. | journalists |
| C. | lawyers |
| D. | big zamindars. |
| Answer» C. lawyers | |
| 11. |
Who was the first president of I.N.C.? |
| A. | gokhale |
| B. | w.c. banerjee. |
| C. | naoroji. |
| D. | tilak |
| Answer» B. w.c. banerjee. | |
| 12. |
Amruta pritam was a ............. writer |
| A. | punjabi |
| B. | bengali |
| C. | marathi |
| D. | hindi |
| Answer» A. punjabi | |
| 13. |
A TRAIN TO PAKISTAN novel written by ............ |
| A. | amir sing |
| B. | milkha sing |
| C. | kushwant sing |
| D. | jaswant sing. |
| Answer» C. kushwant sing | |
| 14. |
The famous battle cry chalo Delhi was given by .............. |
| A. | azad |
| B. | nehru |
| C. | bose |
| D. | none of these. 18. tebhaga movement was in the state of ................ |
| Answer» C. bose | |
| 15. |
Who was the leader of bardoli Satyagraha? |
| A. | gandhiji. |
| B. | patel |
| C. | rajendra prasad |
| D. | sarojini naidu |
| Answer» B. patel | |
| 16. |
The Lahore Session of Muslim league was in the year |
| A. | 1940 |
| B. | 1946 |
| C. | 1947 |
| D. | 1921 |
| Answer» A. 1940 | |
| 17. |
Quit India resolution was passed on |
| A. | august 6 |
| B. | august 9 |
| C. | august 8 |
| D. | august 11 |
| Answer» C. august 8 | |
| 18. |
Indian independence act was passed on ............... |
| A. | july 14 |
| B. | june 14 |
| C. | august 15 |
| D. | january 26 |
| Answer» A. july 14 | |
| 19. |
R.I.N. Ratings was in ............. |
| A. | 1946. |
| B. | 1945 |
| C. | 1947 |
| D. | 1948 |
| Answer» A. 1946. | |
| 20. |
C.R. Formula was framed in the year |
| A. | 1944 |
| B. | 1942 |
| C. | 1943 |
| D. | 1940 |
| Answer» A. 1944 | |
| 21. |
Desai –Liaqat pact was concluded after ............. |
| A. | gandhi -jinnah talks |
| B. | quit india movement |
| C. | wavell plan |
| D. | none of these. 26. the wavell plan was announced in .............. |
| Answer» A. gandhi -jinnah talks | |
| 22. |
The Simla conference was held under the viceroyalty of .............. |
| A. | lytton |
| B. | wavell |
| C. | canning |
| D. | mount batten |
| Answer» B. wavell | |
| 23. |
Cabinet mission was sent to India by............. |
| A. | britain |
| B. | america |
| C. | pakistan |
| D. | china. |
| Answer» A. britain | |
| 24. |
A.V. Alexander was a member of ............... |
| A. | british parliament |
| B. | cripps mission |
| C. | cabinet mission |
| D. | simon commission |
| Answer» C. cabinet mission | |
| 25. |
The direct action day of Muslim league was .................. |
| A. | 16 august 1946 |
| B. | 16 august 1940 |
| C. | 16 august 1936 |
| D. | none of these. 31. the interim cabinet was headed by ................. |
| Answer» A. 16 august 1946 | |
| 26. |
The interim government was formed in the year |
| A. | 1950 |
| B. | 1946 |
| C. | 1947 |
| D. | none of these. |
| Answer» B. 1946 | |
| 27. |
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 | |
| 28. |
Who was the ruler of Kashmir at the time of independence? |
| A. | hari sing |
| B. | farook abdullah |
| C. | muhammad abdullah |
| D. | sainul abidin. 35. who was the home minister of free india? |
| Answer» A. hari sing | |
| 29. |
Who was the first deputy prime minister of India? |
| A. | nehru |
| B. | patel |
| C. | banerjee |
| D. | indira gandhi |
| Answer» B. patel | |
| 30. |
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 | |
| 31. |
India wins freedom was written by ................... |
| A. | azad |
| B. | patel |
| C. | sarojini naidu |
| D. | bipan chandra |
| Answer» A. azad | |
| 32. |
Who was the first governor general of Pakistan? |
| A. | batten |
| B. | jinnah |
| C. | liaqat |
| D. | ayyoob khan |
| Answer» B. jinnah | |
| 33. |
Pinjar was written by ........... |
| A. | amrita pro-am |
| B. | amitav ghosh |
| C. | r,k. narayan |
| D. | attia hussein |
| Answer» A. amrita pro-am | |
| 34. |
The dark dancer, a novel authored by ............... |
| A. | balachandrarajan |
| B. | faiz ahammed |
| C. | bapsi sidhwa |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» A. balachandrarajan | |
| 35. |
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 | |
| 36. |
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 | |
| 37. |
When did the drain of wealth from Bengal Begin? |
| A. | 1764 |
| B. | 1759 |
| C. | 1757 |
| D. | 1755 |
| Answer» C. 1757 | |
| 38. |
Who founded the Fort William College at Calcutta? |
| A. | lord hastings |
| B. | cornwallis |
| C. | lord wellesley |
| D. | john shore |
| Answer» C. lord wellesley | |
| 39. |
Wellesley came to India in ----------- |
| A. | 1801 |
| B. | 1802 |
| C. | 1800 |
| D. | 1798 |
| Answer» D. 1798 | |
| 40. |
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 | |
| 41. |
Who established a madrasa in Calcutta in 1781? |
| A. | monson |
| B. | john shore |
| C. | cornwallis |
| D. | warren hastings |
| Answer» D. warren hastings | |
| 42. |
Who became the Chairman of the Board of Control in 1853? |
| A. | sullivan |
| B. | stephenson |
| C. | charles wood |
| D. | macaulay |
| Answer» C. charles wood | |
| 43. |
Indian sepoys began to be recruited in the British army from |
| A. | 1746 |
| B. | 1749 |
| C. | 1740 |
| D. | 1742 |
| Answer» D. 1742 | |
| 44. |
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 | |
| 45. |
When was the Sarada Act Passed? |
| A. | 1927 |
| B. | 1929 |
| C. | 1930 |
| D. | 1931 |
| Answer» C. 1930 | |
| 46. |
Where were universities established in Calcutta, Madras and Bombay? |
| A. | 1854 |
| B. | 1857 |
| C. | 1855 |
| D. | 1856 |
| Answer» B. 1857 | |
| 47. |
Who wrote Neel Darpan? |
| A. | dinabandhu mitra |
| B. | warris shah |
| C. | sukumar sen |
| D. | nabin chandra sen |
| Answer» A. dinabandhu mitra | |
| 48. |
Who started the first textile mill in India? |
| A. | k.m. birla |
| B. | nanabhai puliskar |
| C. | j.r |
| D. | tata d) cowasjee nanabhoy |
| Answer» D. tata d) cowasjee nanabhoy | |
| 49. |
When did the revolt begin in 1857? |
| A. | 7 may |
| B. | 10 may |
| C. | 12 may |
| D. | 15 may |
| Answer» B. 10 may | |
| 50. |
Who brought the Bareilly troops to Delhi? |
| A. | bakht khan |
| B. | azimullah |
| C. | khan bahadur khan |
| D. | dunde khan |
| Answer» A. bakht khan | |
| 51. |
Who was the Lieutenant governor in 1858? |
| A. | hugh rose |
| B. | collin campbell |
| C. | lord dalhousie |
| D. | fredrick halliday |
| Answer» D. fredrick halliday | |
| 52. |
Who wrote the causes of the Indian Mutiny? |
| A. | v.d. savarkar |
| B. | t.r. holmes |
| C. | sayyid ahamed khan |
| D. | b. disraeli |
| Answer» C. sayyid ahamed khan | |
| 53. |
Who was the last Peshwa? |
| A. | shivaji ii |
| B. | balaji baji rao ii |
| C. | baji rao iii |
| D. | baji rao ii |
| Answer» D. baji rao ii | |
| 54. |
Who wrote the war which began for religion ended up as a war of independence? |
| A. | ashok mehta |
| B. | surendranath sen |
| C. | v |
| D. | savarkar d) dayanand saraswati |
| Answer» B. surendranath sen | |
| 55. |
When did the Indian Reforms Association come in to being? |
| A. | 1865 |
| B. | 1875 |
| C. | 1872 |
| D. | 1870 |
| Answer» D. 1870 | |
| 56. |
When was the widow Remarriage Act passed |
| A. | 1854 |
| B. | 1853 |
| C. | 1855 |
| D. | 1856 |
| Answer» D. 1856 | |
| 57. |
Where did B.R. Ambedkar form his Bahiskirt Hitakarini Sabha in 1924? |
| A. | bombay |
| B. | poona |
| C. | lucknow |
| D. | bhopal |
| Answer» A. bombay | |
| 58. |
When was English declared as the medium of instruction in India? |
| A. | 1833 |
| B. | 1835 |
| C. | 1832 |
| D. | 1834 |
| Answer» B. 1835 | |
| 59. |
Who was the chairman of the first Law Commission? |
| A. | metcalfe |
| B. | napier |
| C. | lord macaulay |
| D. | charles wood |
| Answer» C. lord macaulay | |
| 60. |
When was a supreme court established for the first time at Calcutta? |
| A. | 1771 |
| B. | 1773 |
| C. | 1775 |
| D. | 1778 |
| Answer» B. 1773 | |
| 61. |
Which Charter Act made provisions for education in India for the first time? |
| A. | 1813 |
| B. | 1805 |
| C. | 1834 |
| D. | 1830 |
| Answer» A. 1813 | |
| 62. |
Cornwallis code dealt with -------- matters |
| A. | revenue |
| B. | religious |
| C. | judicial |
| D. | cultural |
| Answer» C. judicial | |
| 63. |
What was the strength of Indians in the army of the East India Company in 1857? |
| A. | 100,000 |
| B. | 150,765 |
| C. | 265,900 |
| D. | 255, 879 |
| Answer» C. 265,900 | |
| 64. |
What was the percentage of Drain in India’s national income by the end of 19th century? |
| A. | 8% |
| B. | 5% |
| C. | 4% |
| D. | 6% |
| Answer» A. 8% | |
| 65. |
When was the permanent settlement introduced in Bengal and Bihar? |
| A. | 1790 |
| B. | 1792 |
| C. | 1793 |
| D. | 1791 |
| Answer» C. 1793 | |
| 66. |
When was the first railway line opened to traffic in India? |
| A. | 1853 |
| B. | 1851 |
| C. | 1854 |
| D. | 1852 |
| Answer» A. 1853 | |
| 67. |
Who introduced the permanent settlement of Land Revenue? |
| A. | wellesley |
| B. | john shore |
| C. | lord cornwallis |
| D. | warren hastings |
| Answer» A. wellesley | |
| 68. |
When was Mangal Pandey hanged in 1857? |
| A. | 25 march |
| B. | 21 march |
| C. | 29 march |
| D. | 27march |
| Answer» C. 29 march | |
| 69. |
The revolt of 1857 started with the mutiny of |
| A. | sepoys |
| B. | sanyasis |
| C. | native princes |
| D. | taluqdars |
| Answer» A. sepoys | |
| 70. |
The charter Act of -------- ended the monopoly of the East India Company in India |
| A. | 1809 |
| B. | 1811 |
| C. | 1812 |
| D. | 1813 |
| Answer» D. 1813 | |
| 71. |
The governor general council came in to being in the year |
| A. | 1784 |
| B. | 1782 |
| C. | 1785 |
| D. | 1783 |
| Answer» A. 1784 | |
| 72. |
When was the system of dual government ended in Bengal? |
| A. | 1770 |
| B. | 1772 |
| C. | 1774 |
| D. | 1776 |
| Answer» B. 1772 | |
| 73. |
What was the real name of Nana Saheb? |
| A. | p.r.pant |
| B. | s.g. pant |
| C. | dhondu pant |
| D. | motu pant |
| Answer» C. dhondu pant | |
| 74. |
What was the number of major rebellions from 1763 to 1856? |
| A. | 25 |
| B. | more than 30 |
| C. | 15 |
| D. | more than 40 |
| Answer» C. 15 | |
| 75. |
When did Rani Lakshmibai die in 1858? |
| A. | 15 june |
| B. | 25 june |
| C. | 17 june |
| D. | 30 june |
| Answer» C. 17 june | |
| 76. |
Who considered the revolt as a war of the orthodoxy against Christianity? |
| A. | l.e.r. rees |
| B. | g.b. malleson |
| C. | t.r. holmes |
| D. | c. raikes |
| Answer» A. l.e.r. rees | |
| 77. |
Who has written the book the Great Rebellion? |
| A. | s |
| B. | sen b) s.n. sen |
| C. | ashok mehta |
| D. | b.r. grover |
| Answer» C. ashok mehta | |
| 78. |
Who was the first viceroy of India? |
| A. | dalhousie |
| B. | charles woods |
| C. | lord canning |
| D. | lord curzon |
| Answer» C. lord canning | |
| 79. |
When was the vernacular press act passed? |
| A. | 1878 |
| B. | 1872 |
| C. | 1876 |
| D. | 1880 |
| Answer» A. 1878 | |
| 80. |
The title viceroy meant crown’s personal |
| A. | servant |
| B. | representative |
| C. | assistant |
| D. | administrator |
| Answer» B. representative | |
| 81. |
There were ------- medical colleges in the country in 1857 |
| A. | 5 |
| B. | 3 |
| C. | 9 |
| D. | 7 |
| Answer» B. 3 | |
| 82. |
When was the practice of sati out lawed? |
| A. | 1829 |
| B. | 1827 |
| C. | 1830 |
| D. | 1853 |
| Answer» A. 1829 | |
| 83. |
Who was the governor general in 1882? |
| A. | mayo |
| B. | ripon |
| C. | lytton |
| D. | canning |
| Answer» B. ripon | |
| 84. |
When did Queen Victoria assume the title of the Empress of India? |
| A. | 1872 |
| B. | 1878 |
| C. | 1876 |
| D. | 1880 |
| Answer» C. 1876 | |
| 85. |
Who wrote the book, the Discovery of India? |
| A. | subhash chandra bose |
| B. | gandhi |
| C. | nehru |
| D. | maulana abdul kalam azad |
| Answer» C. nehru | |
| 86. |
The revolt of 1857 mainly remained confined to ------- India |
| A. | eastern &southern |
| B. | western &eastern |
| C. | northern& central |
| D. | southern & coastal |
| Answer» C. northern& central | |
| 87. |
The Act of 1861 increased the strength of viceroy’s council to |
| A. | 65 |
| B. | 9 |
| C. | 13 |
| D. | 5 |
| Answer» D. 5 | |
| 88. |
With whose help did Lakshmibhai capture Gwalior |
| A. | dundee khan |
| B. | azimullah |
| C. | tantia tope |
| D. | khan bahadur |
| Answer» C. tantia tope | |
| 89. |
Who wrote the book Topics for Indian States Man? |
| A. | p.e. roberts |
| B. | j.b.norton |
| C. | n.a. smith |
| D. | john mill |
| Answer» B. j.b.norton | |
| 90. |
When was an Inam commission established? |
| A. | 1855 |
| B. | 1856 |
| C. | 1852 |
| D. | 1854 |
| Answer» C. 1852 | |
| 91. |
Who was the head of the East India Company in 1857? |
| A. | r.d.mangles |
| B. | charles peterson |
| C. | james duff |
| D. | thomas patterson |
| Answer» A. r.d.mangles | |
| 92. |
When was the congress socialist party formed? |
| A. | 1934 |
| B. | 1936 |
| C. | 1932 |
| D. | 1933 |
| Answer» A. 1934 | |
| 93. |
Where was the swaraj party formed in March, 1923? |
| A. | bombay |
| B. | lucknow |
| C. | madrass |
| D. | allahabad |
| Answer» D. allahabad | |
| 94. |
Siddhu, kanhu, chand, Bhareo were the leaders of --------- uprising |
| A. | gond |
| B. | koli |
| C. | kol |
| D. | santhal |
| Answer» D. santhal | |
| 95. |
Which British officer was given special command to suppress the santhals |
| A. | capt best |
| B. | colonel gough |
| C. | colonel bird |
| D. | gen. nicholson |
| Answer» C. colonel bird | |
| 96. |
When did the armed rebellion of the santhals take place? |
| A. | 1855-56 |
| B. | 1854 |
| C. | 1864 |
| D. | 1852-54 |
| Answer» A. 1855-56 | |
| 97. |
Which kuka leader appointed subedars and Naib Subedars |
| A. | ram singh |
| B. | shyam behari |
| C. | dena ram |
| D. | har charan singh |
| Answer» A. ram singh | |
| 98. |
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 | |
| 99. |
Which movement was also known as the Namdhari Mission? |
| A. | santhal |
| B. | sanyasin |
| C. | kuka |
| D. | satwandi |
| Answer» C. kuka | |
| 100. |
Chand and Bharaeo were ------- of the santhal army |
| A. | guides |
| B. | captains |
| C. | commander in chief |
| D. | informers |
| Answer» C. commander in chief | |
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