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This section includes 239 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Medieval History knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
Which one of the following books is the official History of Revolt of 1857? |
| A. | Theories of Indian Mutiny |
| B. | Eighteen Fifty Seven |
| C. | The Sepoy Muting and the Revolt of 1857 |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. The Sepoy Muting and the Revolt of 1857 | |
| 2. |
Who was the first Indian to have written in an Indian language on the causes of the Revolt of 1857? |
| A. | Bankim Chandra Chatterjee |
| B. | V.D. Savarkar |
| C. | Syed Ahmed Khan |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» D. None of these | |
| 3. |
Which one of the following is known as Mother of Indian Revolutionaries? |
| A. | Annie Besant |
| B. | Sarojini Naidu |
| C. | Madam Cama |
| D. | Usha Mehta |
| Answer» D. Usha Mehta | |
| 4. |
Where did Mangal Pandey for the first time learn from a Lashkar that cartridges to be used in Enfield Rifle were greased from the fat of cow and pork? |
| A. | Calcutta |
| B. | Barrackpur |
| C. | Dum Dum |
| D. | Ambala |
| Answer» D. Ambala | |
| 5. |
Who wrote the book entitled 'Ghulamgiri'? |
| A. | B.R. Ambedkar |
| B. | Narayan Guru |
| C. | Jyotiba Phule |
| D. | M.P. Pillai |
| Answer» D. M.P. Pillai | |
| 6. |
Who said, "Like summer gale revolt of Meerut was unprecedented and short-lived"? |
| A. | S.N. Sen |
| B. | R.C. Majumdar |
| C. | S.B. Chaudhari |
| D. | V.D. Savarkar |
| Answer» B. R.C. Majumdar | |
| 7. |
Which one of the following had presided over the Surat Session Of Indian National Congress 1907? |
| A. | Rash Bihari Bose |
| B. | Gopal Krishna Gokhale |
| C. | Feroz Shah Mehta |
| D. | Dadabhai Naoroji |
| Answer» B. Gopal Krishna Gokhale | |
| 8. |
Who had chaired the Indian Education Commision in 1882? |
| A. | Macaulay |
| B. | Sadler |
| C. | W.W. Hunter |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» D. None of these | |
| 9. |
Who called Bal Gangadhar Tilak "The Father of Indian Unrest"? |
| A. | Lord Curzon |
| B. | Vincent Smith |
| C. | Valentine Chirol |
| D. | Henry Cotton |
| Answer» D. Henry Cotton | |
| 10. |
Who was the first Muslim President of Indian National Congress? |
| A. | Maulana Abul Kalam Azad |
| B. | Shaukat Ali |
| C. | Badruddin Tyabji |
| D. | Muhammad Ali |
| Answer» D. Muhammad Ali | |
| 11. |
The system of separate electorates was introduced by the Act of |
| A. | 1813 |
| B. | 1835 |
| C. | 1895 |
| D. | 1909 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 12. |
Gopal Krishna Gokhale founded |
| A. | Poona Sarvajanik Sabha |
| B. | Bombay Presidency Association |
| C. | Servants of India Society |
| D. | Land Holders Society |
| Answer» D. Land Holders Society | |
| 13. |
'Abhinav Bharat' a secret society of revolutionaries was organised in 1904 by |
| A. | Aurobindo Ghosh |
| B. | Bipin Chandra Pal |
| C. | Rash Bihari Bose |
| D. | V.D. Savarkar |
| Answer» E. | |
| 14. |
Who was the first President of Indian National Congress? |
| A. | Dadabhai Naoroji |
| B. | William Wedderburn |
| C. | Allan Octavian Hume |
| D. | W.C. Banerjee |
| Answer» E. | |
| 15. |
During the tenure of which Governor General was the 'Ancient Monuments Preservation Act' passed? |
| A. | Lord Minto |
| B. | Lord Canning |
| C. | Lord Curzon |
| D. | Lord Linlithgo |
| Answer» D. Lord Linlithgo | |
| 16. |
Who among the following said, "India has to unite and conquer the whole world once again with its might"? |
| A. | Swami Dayanand |
| B. | Ram Krishna Param Hansha |
| C. | Swami Vivekanand |
| D. | Annie Besant |
| Answer» D. Annie Besant | |
| 17. |
In which of the following years, the Vernacular Press Act was Passed? |
| A. | 1875 |
| B. | 1878 |
| C. | 1882 |
| D. | 1884 |
| Answer» C. 1882 | |
| 18. |
Who was the President of Lucknow Session of Indian National Congress (1916)? |
| A. | Mohammad Ali Jinnah |
| B. | Ambika Charan Majumdar |
| C. | Madan Mohan Malaviya |
| D. | Annie Besant |
| Answer» C. Madan Mohan Malaviya | |
| 19. |
Rahnumai Mazdyasan Sabha is associated with |
| A. | Sikhs |
| B. | Parsis |
| C. | Sindhis |
| D. | Muslims |
| Answer» C. Sindhis | |
| 20. |
Who had hoisted the national flag of India at the International Socialist Congress held at Stuttgart? |
| A. | M.N. Roy |
| B. | V.D. Savarkar |
| C. | S.C. Bose |
| D. | Madam Bhikaji Cama |
| Answer» E. | |
| 21. |
The policy of 'Masterly Inactivity' was associated with |
| A. | Lord Wellesley |
| B. | Lord Dalhousie |
| C. | John Lawrence |
| D. | Lord Curzon |
| Answer» D. Lord Curzon | |
| 22. |
Which one of the following freedom fighters of first war of independence of 1857 was conferred the title of Mahak Pari? |
| A. | Zeenat Mahal |
| B. | Hazarat Mahal |
| C. | Lakshmi Bai |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Hazarat Mahal | |
| 23. |
Who was the first Chief Justice of Supreme Court of Calcutta? |
| A. | Hyde |
| B. | Elijah Impey |
| C. | Lemaistre |
| D. | Monson |
| Answer» C. Lemaistre | |
| 24. |
In which of the following years, Enfield Rifle was introduced in India? |
| A. | 1852 |
| B. | 1853 |
| C. | 1854 |
| D. | 1856 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 25. |
In which of the following session of Indian National Congress, the resolution of Swadeshi was adopted? |
| A. | Madras Session 1903 |
| B. | Bombay Session 1904 |
| C. | Banaras Session 1905 |
| D. | Calcutta Session 1906 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 26. |
The first Secretary of Indian National Congress was |
| A. | Allan Octavian Hume |
| B. | George Yule |
| C. | Feroz Shah Mehta |
| D. | William Wedderburn |
| Answer» B. George Yule | |
| 27. |
Who of the following termed the revolt of 1857 as Indian War of Independence for the first time? |
| A. | Ramesh Chandra Majumdar |
| B. | V.D. Sawarkar |
| C. | Ishwari Prasad |
| D. | Tara Chand |
| Answer» C. Ishwari Prasad | |
| 28. |
The number of delegates who attended the first session of the Indian National Congress, held in Bombay in 1885, was |
| A. | 72 |
| B. | 304 |
| C. | 556 |
| D. | 1500 |
| Answer» B. 304 | |
| 29. |
Who characterised the policies of moderate leaders as the political mendicancy? |
| A. | Bipin Chandra Pal |
| B. | Aurobindo Ghosh |
| C. | Lala Lajpat Rai |
| D. | Bal Gangadhar Tilak |
| Answer» E. | |
| 30. |
Who among the following never became President of Indian National Congress? |
| A. | Bal Gangadhar Tilak |
| B. | Gopal Krishna Gokhale |
| C. | Subhash Chandra Bose |
| D. | Mahatma Gandhi |
| Answer» B. Gopal Krishna Gokhale | |
| 31. |
The first President of Muslim league was |
| A. | Nawab Vakar-ul-Mulk |
| B. | Miyan Abdul Aziz |
| C. | Hidayat Hussian Khan |
| D. | Mohammed Ali Jinnah |
| Answer» B. Miyan Abdul Aziz | |
| 32. |
Which viceroy is regarded as the catalyst of Indian nationalism? |
| A. | Lord Minto |
| B. | Lord Dalhousie |
| C. | Lord Canning |
| D. | Lord Curzon |
| Answer» E. | |
| 33. |
Who is known as the father of Muslim Renaissance in Bengal? |
| A. | Abdul Latif |
| B. | Mirza Ghulam Ahmed |
| C. | Muhammad Qasim |
| D. | Rashid Ahmed Gangohi |
| Answer» E. | |
| 34. |
Who was the founder of India Association of Calcutta? |
| A. | Dadabhai Naoroji |
| B. | Womesh Chandra Banerjee |
| C. | Surendranath Banerjee |
| D. | Feroz Shah Mehta |
| Answer» D. Feroz Shah Mehta | |
| 35. |
Indian National Congress was founded by |
| A. | Womesh Chandra Banerjee |
| B. | Mahatma Gandhi |
| C. | Allan Octavian Hume |
| D. | Dadabhai Naoroji |
| Answer» D. Dadabhai Naoroji | |
| 36. |
Who was the founder of All India Muslim League? |
| A. | Syed Ahmed Khan |
| B. | Mohammad Iqbal |
| C. | Agha Khan |
| D. | Nawab Salimullah Khan |
| Answer» E. | |
| 37. |
Who founded Anushilan Samiti at Dhaka? |
| A. | Pulin Bihari Das |
| B. | Pramath Nath Mitra |
| C. | Swami Shraddhanand |
| D. | Barindra Kumar Ghosh |
| Answer» E. | |
| 38. |
Who was the Viceroy of India at the time of the formation of the Indian National Congress? |
| A. | Lord Canning |
| B. | Lord Curzon |
| C. | Lord Dufferin |
| D. | Lord Dalhausie |
| Answer» D. Lord Dalhausie | |
| 39. |
Who was called "Grand Old Man of India"? |
| A. | Dadabhai Naoroji |
| B. | Gopal Krishna Gokhle |
| C. | Bal Gangadhr Tilak |
| D. | Feroz Shah Mehta |
| Answer» B. Gopal Krishna Gokhle | |
| 40. |
In which one of the following cities, was the East India Association founded by Dadabhai Naoroji in 1866? |
| A. | Paris |
| B. | Londan |
| C. | New York |
| D. | Tokyo |
| Answer» C. New York | |
| 41. |
Who was the biographer of A.O. Hume? |
| A. | V. Chirol |
| B. | W. Wedderburn |
| C. | George Yule |
| D. | None of These |
| Answer» C. George Yule | |
| 42. |
Who said, "Swaraj is my birth right and I shall have it"? |
| A. | Gopal Krishna Gokhale |
| B. | Bal Gangadhar Tilak |
| C. | Bipin Chandra Pal |
| D. | Mahatma Gandhi |
| Answer» C. Bipin Chandra Pal | |
| 43. |
Who among the following was not present in the founding session of Indian National Congress? |
| A. | Dababai Naoroji |
| B. | G. Subramaniyam lyer |
| C. | Justice Ranade |
| D. | Surendranath Banerjee |
| Answer» E. | |
| 44. |
"Poverty and the Un- British Rule in India" was written by |
| A. | Dadabhai Naoroji |
| B. | Ramesh Chandra Dutta |
| C. | Gopal Krishna Gokhle |
| D. | Surendranath Banerjee |
| Answer» B. Ramesh Chandra Dutta | |
| 45. |
Satyartha Prakash was written by |
| A. | Swami Shraddhanand |
| B. | Swami Vivekanand |
| C. | Swami Dayanand Sarswati |
| D. | Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar |
| Answer» B. Swami Vivekanand | |
| 46. |
The Revolt of 1857 was witnessed by the poet |
| A. | Taqi Mir |
| B. | Zauq |
| C. | Ghalib |
| D. | Iqbal |
| Answer» D. Iqbal | |
| 47. |
Who of the following organized the East India association in London to mobilize public |
| A. | Ananda Mohan Bose |
| B. | Bhikaji Cama |
| C. | Dadabhai Naoroji |
| D. | Surendranath Banerjee |
| Answer» D. Surendranath Banerjee | |
| 48. |
The word 'Adivasi' was used for the first time to refer to the tribal people by |
| A. | Mahatma Gandhi |
| B. | Thakkar Bappa |
| C. | Jyotiba Phule |
| D. | B.R. Ambedkar |
| Answer» C. Jyotiba Phule | |
| 49. |
Who was the first Indian to become member of the British Parliament? |
| A. | Badruddin Tyabji |
| B. | W.C. Banerjee |
| C. | D.N.Wacha |
| D. | Dadabhai Naoroji |
| Answer» E. | |
| 50. |
Among the following viceroys of India in whose time, Indian Penal Code, Civil Procedure Code, and Criminal Code were passed? |
| A. | Lord Canning |
| B. | Lord Mayo |
| C. | Lord Lytton |
| D. | Lord Dufferin |
| Answer» B. Lord Mayo | |