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51.

Who was the founder of Ram Krishna Mission?

A. Ram Krishna Paramahansa
B. Swami Dayanand Saraswati
C. Swami Vivekanand
D. Raja Ram Mohan Roy
Answer» D. Raja Ram Mohan Roy
52.

Babu Kunwar Singh who took part in great leader of Revolt of 1857 was Zamindar of

A. Gorakhpur
B. Jagdishpur
C. Rohilkhand
D. Raipur
Answer» C. Rohilkhand
53.

Who among the following British persons admitted the Revolt of 1857 as a national revolt?

A. Lord Dalhousie
B. Lord Canning
C. Lord Ellenborough
D. Disraelli
Answer» E.
54.

Who was the president of the provisional government formed in Kabul in 1915 by Indians?

A. Anand Mohan Sahay
B. Ras Bihari Bose
C. Shyamji Krishna Verma
D. Mahendra Pratap
Answer» E.
55.

Who among the following gave call to 'one religion, one creed and one God' for mankind?

A. Jyotiba Phule
B. Vivekanand
C. B.R. Ambedkar
D. Sri Narain Guru
Answer» E.
56.

Who among the following is known as 'Martin Luther' of India?

A. Swami Vivekanand
B. Swami Shraddhanand
C. Raja Ram Mohan Roy
D. Swami Dayanand Saraswati
Answer» E.
57.

The call of "Back to the Vedas" was given by

A. Swami Vivekanand
B. Swami Dayanand Saraswati
C. Aurobindo Ghosh
D. Vishnu Shastri Pandit
Answer» C. Aurobindo Ghosh
58.

Which one among the following was not a demand of the Prarthana Samaj?

A. Women education
B. Widow remarriage
C. Raising the age of marriage for boys and girls
D. Abolition of untouchability
Answer» E.
59.

Which part of India was silent when Revolt of 1857 was spreading in India?

A. South India
B. North India
C. Central India
D. Western India
Answer» B. North India
60.

The official historian of the movement of 1857 was

A. S.N.Sen
B. R.C.Majumdar
C. Dr.Tarachand
D. V.D.Savarkar
Answer» B. R.C.Majumdar
61.

Which one of the following historians has written about the nature of the movement of 1857 that ''It was neither first nor national nor a war of Independence''?

A. T.R Holmes
B. R.C Majumdar
C. S.B.Chudhari
D. G.B.Mallison
Answer» C. S.B.Chudhari
62.

Who was the founder of Seva Sadan in Bombay?

A. Shiva Narayan Agnihotri
B. Baharamji Malabari
C. R.G.Bhandarkar
D. B.K.Jayakar
Answer» C. R.G.Bhandarkar
63.

The Revolt of 1857 at Lucknow was led by

A. Begum Hazarat Mahal
B. Tantiya Tope
C. Rani Laxmi Bai
D. Nana Saheb
Answer» B. Tantiya Tope
64.

J.E.D. Bethune was closely associated with

A. Abolition of Pardah system
B. Female education
C. Widow remarraige
D. Abolition of slavery
Answer» C. Widow remarraige
65.

The Scientific Society was founded by

A. Wilton Oldham
B. Lord Cornwallis
C. Sir Syed Ahmed Khan
D. Raja Shiv Prasad
Answer» D. Raja Shiv Prasad
66.

Who among the following was not associated with Prarthana Samaj?

A. Atmaram Pandurang
B. R.G. Bhandarkar
C. M.G. Ranade
D. Devendra Nath Tagore
Answer» E.
67.

Who was not associated with the Gaddar Party?

A. Lala Hardayal
B. Kartar Singh
C. Ganesh Vishnu Pingle
D. Shyamji Krishna Verma
Answer» E.
68.

Which of the following places did Kunwar Singh, a prominent leader of the Revolt of 1857, belong to?

A. U.P.
B. M.P.
C. Rajasthan
D. Bihar
Answer» E.
69.

Who was the Governor General of India during the sepoy mutiny?

A. Lord Dalhousei
B. Lord Canning
C. Lord Hardinge
D. Lord Lytton
Answer» C. Lord Hardinge
70.

Who was the leader of Kanpur spear heading Revolt of 1857?

A. Birjis Quadir
B. Khan Bahadur
C. Nana Saheb
D. Kunwar Singh
Answer» D. Kunwar Singh
71.

Who propagated 'Jehad' against the Britishers during the Rebellion of 1857?

A. Maulvi Ahsanullah
B. Maulni Ahmadullah Shah
C. Maulvi Barkal Ali
D. Maulvi Kudrat Ali
Answer» C. Maulvi Barkal Ali
72.

Who was the propounder of the Drain Theory in India?

A. R.C. Dutta
B. Henry Cotton
C. S.N. Banerjee
D. Dadabhai Naoroji
Answer» E.
73.

In Whose viceroyalty, the white mutiny took place?

A. Lord Curzon
B. Lord Minto
C. Lord Hardinge
D. Lord Ripon
Answer» E.
74.

Which of the Acts wrote an epitaph on the grave of the East India Company?

A. Act of 1858
B. Act of 1861
C. Act of 1892
D. None of these
Answer» B. Act of 1861
75.

Who influenced Mahadev Govind Ranade to astablish Prathana Samaj in Bombay?

A. Raja Ram Mohan Roy
B. Devendra Nath Tagore
C. Keshav Chandra Sen
D. Tek Chand Mitra
Answer» D. Tek Chand Mitra
76.

Siddhu was associated with

A. Santhal Rebellion
B. Sanyasi Rebellion
C. Munda Rebellion
D. Kol Rebellion
Answer» B. Sanyasi Rebellion
77.

The first Indian Factory Act was passed by

A. Lord Ripon
B. Lord Cornwallis
C. Lord Wellesley
D. Lord Curzon
Answer» B. Lord Cornwallis
78.

The frist official history of Indian National Congress was written by

A. Pattabhi Sitaramaya
B. B.N.Pande
C. Dr.R.C.Magumdar
D. Dr.Tarachand
Answer» B. B.N.Pande
79.

Who among the following had founded the Theosophical Society in the United States of America?

A. Swami Dayanand Saraswati
B. Lala Hardayal
C. Madam Blavatsky
D. Madam Bhikaji Cama
Answer» D. Madam Bhikaji Cama
80.

Who among the following had repealed the Vernacular Press Act?

A. Lord Lytton
B. Lord Ripon
C. Lord Dufferin
D. Lord Lansdowne
Answer» C. Lord Dufferin
81.

Young Bengal Movement was started by

A. Alexander Duft
B. H.V. Derozio
C. Jonathan Duncan
D. Swami Vivekanand
Answer» C. Jonathan Duncan
82.

Vande Mataram the national song was a part of

A. Durgesh Nandini
B. Anand Math
C. Grihadaha
D. Bhagvad-Gita
Answer» B. Anand Math
83.

Devi Chaudharani patronised a historic movement of Bengal. Find out the correct answer among the options given below:

A. Weavers Movement
B. Sanyasi Movement
C. Indigo Growers Movement
D. Swadeshi Movement
Answer» C. Indigo Growers Movement
84.

Lord Curzon is best known for which of the following?

A. Universities Act 1904
B. Partition of Bengal in 1905
C. Indian Council Act 1892
D. Government of India Act 1909
Answer» C. Indian Council Act 1892
85.

"My own belief is that congress is tottering and one of my great ambitions is to assist it to peaceful death." Who said it?

A. Winston Churchill
B. Mohammad Ali Jinnah
C. Lord Curzon
D. Lord Dufferin
Answer» D. Lord Dufferin
86.

Who established the first Women's University of India?

A. D.K. Karve
B. Annie Besant
C. Ramabai Ranade
D. Hirabai Tata
Answer» B. Annie Besant
87.

In which of the following movements, Vande Mataram was adopted slogan for agitation?

A. Revolt of 1857
B. Partition of Bengal in 1905
C. Non-cooperation Movement in 1920
D. Quit India Movement in 1942
Answer» C. Non-cooperation Movement in 1920
88.

King George V visited India during the viceroyship of

A. Lord Hardinge
B. Lord Mayo
C. Lord Riponh
D. Lord Curzon
Answer» B. Lord Mayo
89.

Who is rightly called the 'Father of Local Self Government' in India?

A. Loard Curzon
B. Lord Hardinge
C. Lord Lytton
D. Lord Ripon
Answer» E.
90.

The 1909 Indian Council Act is also known as

A. The Chelmsford Reforms
B. The Pitts India Act
C. The August Offer
D. The Minto-Marley Reforms
Answer» E.
91.

In which of the following places, Hindu Mahasabha was for the first time organised in 1915?

A. Haridwar
B. Varanasi
C. Allahabad
D. None of these
Answer» B. Varanasi
92.

Who was the Viceroy of India when the British India's capital was shifted from Calcutta to Delhi?

A. Lord Curzon
B. Lord Hardinge
C. Lord Dalhousie
D. Lord Dufferin
Answer» C. Lord Dalhousie
93.

Maulavi Liaqat Ali who played a significant role during the freedom struggle of 1857 belonged to which of the following cities?

A. Bareilly
B. Faizabad
C. Allahabad
D. Lucknow
Answer» D. Lucknow
94.

Who among the following is remembered for the annulment of the Partition of Bengal?

A. Lord Chelmsford
B. Lord Hardings
C. Lord Minto
D. Lord Curzon
Answer» C. Lord Minto
95.

When did the Indian National Congress accept the theory of Drain of Wealths?

A. In 1896
B. In 1902
C. In 1906
D. In 1935
Answer» B. In 1902
96.

In which session of the Indian National Congress, Vande Mataram was first sung?

A. 1886
B. 1890
C. 1896
D. 1905
Answer» D. 1905
97.

The capital of India was shifted from Calcutta to Delhi in

A. 1910
B. 1911
C. 1912
D. 1913
Answer» D. 1913
98.

Where did the Indian National Congress get divided into two wings moderates and extremists?

A. Surat Session 1907
B. Lahor Session 1909
C. Calcutta Session 1911
D. Karachi Session 1913
Answer» B. Lahor Session 1909
99.

Who compared Curzon's administration in India to that of Aurangzeb?

A. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
B. Gopal Krishna Gokhale
C. Dadabhai Naoroji
D. Lala Lajpat Rai
Answer» C. Dadabhai Naoroji
100.

The conspiracy to divide Bengal was aimed at

A. To weaken the National Freedom Movement
B. To break the Hindu-Muslim Unity
C. To bring Hindu in minority in the new state
D. All of the above
Answer» E.