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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