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This section includes 657 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Testing Subject knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
India today was considered as an authoritative ......... work? |
| A. | Marxist |
| B. | Nationalist |
| C. | Subaltern |
| D. | English. |
| Answer» B. Nationalist | |
| 2. |
Where did Bhagat Singh first attended the congress session at Calcutta |
| A. | Bombay |
| B. | Lucknow |
| C. | Calcutta |
| D. | Madras |
| Answer» D. Madras | |
| 3. |
Which of the following British strong holds were fortified? |
| A. | Bombay |
| B. | Madras |
| C. | Calcutta |
| D. | All the above |
| Answer» D. All the above | |
| 4. |
The charter Act of -------- ended the monopoly of the East IndiaCompany in India |
| A. | 1809 |
| B. | 1811 |
| C. | 1812 |
| D. | 1813 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 5. |
When was the system of dual government ended in Bengal? |
| A. | 1770 |
| B. | 1772 |
| C. | 1774 |
| D. | 1776 |
| Answer» C. 1774 | |
| 6. |
Which of the following congress sessions adopted a resolution on Fundamental Rights and Economic Policy? |
| A. | Belgaum,1934 |
| B. | Culcutta,1928 |
| C. | Lahore,1929 |
| D. | Karachi, 1930. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 7. |
Who was the nationalist leader associated with the paper Harijan |
| A. | J.L. Nehru |
| B. | Ambedkar |
| C. | Annie Besant |
| D. | Mahatma Gandhi |
| Answer» E. | |
| 8. |
Who was the ruler of Kashmir at the time of independence? |
| A. | Hari sing |
| B. | Farook Abdullah |
| C. | Muhammad Abdullah |
| D. | Sainul abidin. |
| Answer» B. Farook Abdullah | |
| 9. |
Who was the home minister of free India? |
| A. | Patel |
| B. | Nehru |
| C. | Azad |
| D. | Ambedkar. |
| Answer» B. Nehru | |
| 10. |
The Chauri Chaura incidence occurred on ------- 1922 |
| A. | 5 February |
| B. | 12 February |
| C. | 12 March |
| D. | 1 April |
| Answer» B. 12 February | |
| 11. |
The first English factory in India was established at |
| A. | Bombay |
| B. | Surat |
| C. | Hooghly |
| D. | Calcutta. |
| Answer» C. Hooghly | |
| 12. |
Who introduced the permanent settlement of Land Revenue? |
| A. | Wellesley |
| B. | John Shore |
| C. | Lord Cornwallis |
| D. | Warren Hastings |
| Answer» B. John Shore | |
| 13. |
Which kuka leader appointed subedars and Naib Subedars |
| A. | Ram Singh |
| B. | Shyam Behari |
| C. | Dena Ram |
| D. | Har charan singh |
| Answer» B. Shyam Behari | |
| 14. |
The first printing press in India was set up by |
| A. | Portuguese |
| B. | Dutch |
| C. | French |
| D. | English |
| Answer» B. Dutch | |
| 15. |
Who was adopted the Marxian approach in the interpretation of IndianHistory |
| A. | Ranke |
| Answer» D. | |
| 16. |
Tebhaga movement was in the state of ................ |
| A. | Bengal |
| B. | Andhra |
| C. | Maharashtra |
| D. | Gujarat. |
| Answer» B. Andhra | |
| 17. |
When did the armed rebellion of the santhals take place? |
| A. | 1855-56 |
| B. | 1854 |
| C. | 1864 |
| D. | 1852-54 |
| Answer» B. 1854 | |
| 18. |
Under the permanent settlement the zamindars could keep -------- ofthe rental |
| A. | 5/11 |
| B. | 4/11 |
| C. | 3/11 |
| D. | 1/11 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 19. |
Who was the Lieutenant governor in 1858? |
| A. | Hugh Rose |
| B. | Collin Campbell |
| C. | Lord Dalhousie |
| D. | Fredrick Halliday |
| Answer» E. | |
| 20. |
The dark dancer, a novel authored by ............... |
| A. | Balachandrarajan |
| B. | Faiz ahammed |
| C. | Bapsi Sidhwa |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Faiz ahammed | |
| 21. |
Which party decided to carry on the quit India movement in the absence of the congress |
| A. | Congress socialist Party |
| B. | Indian Liberal Party |
| C. | Indian labour Union |
| D. | Swantra Party |
| Answer» B. Indian Liberal Party | |
| 22. |
Which of the following was the first Indian governor general of India? |
| A. | Rajendra Prasad |
| B. | Radhakrishnan |
| C. | C. Rajagopalachari |
| D. | V.V. Giri |
| Answer» D. V.V. Giri | |
| 23. |
With whom did the British government work out the riotwarisettlement? |
| A. | Zamindar |
| B. | Cultivators |
| C. | Village communities |
| D. | Muqqadams |
| Answer» B. Cultivators | |
| 24. |
Which one of the following European wars is associated with the ThirdCarnatic War? |
| A. | seven years war |
| B. | war of the Austrian succession |
| C. | War of Roses |
| D. | Austro Prussian war |
| Answer» B. war of the Austrian succession | |
| 25. |
Which one of the following was not an Extremist Leader? |
| A. | Bipin Chandra Pal |
| B. | Lala Lajpat Rai |
| C. | Aurobindo Ghosh |
| D. | Pherozeshah Mehta |
| Answer» E. | |
| 26. |
When was the second carnatic war fought? |
| A. | 1742-45 |
| B. | 1745-48 |
| C. | 1752-56 |
| D. | 1749- 54 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 27. |
Indian sepoys began to be recruited in the British army from |
| A. | 1746 |
| B. | 1749 |
| C. | 1740 |
| D. | 1742 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 28. |
Which movement was also known as the Namdhari Mission? |
| A. | Santhal |
| B. | Sanyasin |
| C. | Kuka |
| D. | Satwandi |
| Answer» D. Satwandi | |
| 29. |
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» E. | |
| 30. |
Which of the following was the first women president of the Indiannational congress? |
| A. | Sarojini Naidu |
| B. | Sucheta Kripalani |
| C. | Annie Besant |
| D. | Raj Kumari Amrit Kaur |
| Answer» B. Sucheta Kripalani | |
| 31. |
Where did B.R. Ambedkar form his Bahiskirt Hitakarini Sabha in1924? |
| A. | Bombay |
| B. | Poona |
| C. | Lucknow |
| D. | Bhopal |
| Answer» B. Poona | |
| 32. |
Who wrote the book, the Discovery of India? |
| A. | Subhash Chandra Bose |
| B. | Gandhi |
| C. | Nehru |
| D. | Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad |
| Answer» D. Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad | |
| 33. |
The Hind Swaraj was originally written in |
| A. | Gujarati |
| B. | Marathi |
| C. | Hindi |
| D. | English |
| Answer» B. Marathi | |
| 34. |
The quit India movement was in the year |
| A. | 1943 |
| B. | 1944 |
| C. | 1942 |
| D. | 1941. |
| Answer» D. 1941. | |
| 35. |
Who was the first president of I.N.C.? |
| A. | Gokhale |
| B. | W.C. Banerjee. |
| C. | Naoroji. |
| D. | Tilak |
| Answer» C. Naoroji. | |
| 36. |
Which one of the following destroyed the peasants’ rights over the landcultivated by them? |
| A. | Riot wari settlement |
| B. | Mahalwari settlement |
| C. | Permanent settlement |
| D. | Annual settlement |
| Answer» D. Annual settlement | |
| 37. |
The important Indian subaltern writers are ...............? |
| A. | David Arnold |
| B. | Gyan Pandey |
| C. | Partha Chatterjee |
| D. | Shahid Amin |
| Answer» C. Partha Chatterjee | |
| 38. |
Who said “our island has scarcely produced a man more truly greateither in arms or in council |
| A. | John shore |
| B. | Cornwallis |
| C. | Macaulay |
| D. | Ellen borough |
| Answer» D. Ellen borough | |
| 39. |
Chandra Shekhar Azad was killed at the ------- Park in Allahabad |
| A. | Alfred |
| B. | Corbett |
| C. | Nobel |
| D. | Shalimar |
| Answer» B. Corbett | |
| 40. |
How many carnatic wars were fought between the English and theFrench? |
| A. | One |
| B. | two |
| C. | three |
| D. | four |
| Answer» D. four | |
| 41. |
Who was responsible for partition of Bengal? |
| A. | Lord Curzon |
| B. | Warren Hastings |
| C. | Lord Ripon |
| D. | Mayo |
| Answer» B. Warren Hastings | |
| 42. |
When did Subhas Bose Die? |
| A. | 1 September 1945 |
| B. | 7 June 1945 |
| C. | 13 November 1945 |
| D. | 18 August 1945 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 43. |
Which of the following was the year Lord Curzon partitioned Bengal |
| A. | 16th October 1905 |
| B. | 26th September 1905 |
| C. | 20th April 1905 |
| D. | 20th May 1905 |
| Answer» B. 26th September 1905 | |
| 44. |
When was the first railway line opened to traffic in India? |
| A. | 1853 |
| B. | 1851 |
| C. | 1854 |
| D. | 1852 |
| Answer» B. 1851 | |
| 45. |
Chand and Bharaeo were ------- of the santhal army |
| A. | Guide |
| B. | captains |
| C. | commander in chief |
| D. | informers |
| Answer» D. informers | |
| 46. |
In1946 there was a mutiny of Indian ratings in... |
| A. | Calcutta |
| B. | Madras |
| C. | Visakhapattanam |
| D. | Bombay |
| Answer» C. Visakhapattanam | |
| 47. |
Who wrote the book Topics for Indian States Man? |
| A. | P.E. Robert |
| B. | J.B.Norton |
| C. | N.A. Smith |
| D. | John Mill |
| Answer» C. N.A. Smith | |
| 48. |
When did the congress pass the famous Quit India Resolution? |
| A. | 8 August 1942 |
| B. | 9 August 1942 |
| C. | 7 August 1942 |
| D. | 5 August 1942 |
| Answer» B. 9 August 1942 | |
| 49. |
When was the vernacular press act passed? |
| A. | 1878 |
| B. | 1872 |
| C. | 1876 |
| D. | 1880 |
| Answer» B. 1872 | |
| 50. |
Lyton was not associated with the ----------- |
| A. | Arms Act |
| B. | Vernacular Press Act |
| C. | Ilbert bill |
| D. | Stratchey Commission. |
| Answer» D. Stratchey Commission. | |