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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. |
The Nehru Report was finalized in ------- |
| A. | May 1928 |
| B. | June 1928 |
| C. | August 1928 |
| D. | October 1928 |
| Answer» B. June 1928 | |
| 2. |
“Give me blood in turn, I will give you freedom”. Whose words arethese? |
| A. | Subhash Chandra Bose |
| B. | Bhagat Singh |
| C. | Arabindo Ghosh |
| D. | Chandrasekhar Azad |
| Answer» B. Bhagat Singh | |
| 3. |
Who defines communalism as “the belief that because a group of people follow a particular religion, they have as a result common social political and economic interests?” |
| A. | Bipin Chandra |
| B. | Irfan Habib |
| C. | Marx |
| D. | William Logan |
| Answer» B. Irfan Habib | |
| 4. |
When was an Inam commission established? |
| A. | 1855 |
| B. | 1856 |
| C. | 1852 |
| D. | 1854 |
| Answer» D. 1854 | |
| 5. |
The kuka movement played a prominent role in arousing feelings ofpatriotism in -------- |
| A. | Oudh |
| B. | Bihar |
| C. | Sind |
| D. | Punjab |
| Answer» E. | |
| 6. |
Who benefited most by under the British? |
| A. | Money lender |
| B. | Peasant |
| C. | Merchant |
| D. | Zamindar |
| Answer» B. Peasant | |
| 7. |
There were ------- medical colleges in the country in 1857 |
| A. | 5 |
| B. | 3 |
| C. | 9 |
| D. | 7 |
| Answer» C. 9 | |
| 8. |
The interim cabinet was headed by ................. |
| A. | Liaqat |
| B. | Nehru |
| C. | Jinnah |
| D. | Desai. |
| Answer» C. Jinnah | |
| 9. |
Which of the following sections of the Indian middle class dominatedthe congress in its early phase? |
| A. | Teacher |
| B. | Journalists |
| C. | Lawyers |
| D. | Big Zamindars. |
| Answer» D. Big Zamindars. | |
| 10. |
Who was the head of the East India Company in 1857? |
| A. | R.D.Mangle |
| B. | Charles Peterson |
| C. | James Duff |
| D. | Thomas Patterson |
| Answer» B. Charles Peterson | |
| 11. |
Desai –Liaqat pact was concluded after ............. |
| A. | Gandhi -jinnah talk |
| B. | Quit India Movement |
| C. | Wavell plan |
| D. | None of these. |
| Answer» B. Quit India Movement | |
| 12. |
Clive returned to Bengal as its Governor in |
| A. | 1764 |
| B. | 1765 |
| C. | 1766 |
| D. | 1767 |
| Answer» C. 1766 | |
| 13. |
Who among the following resorted to guerilla technique of warfare inthe revolt of 1857? |
| A. | Nanasaheb |
| B. | Bhakt Khan |
| C. | Kanwar Singh |
| D. | Tantia Topi |
| Answer» E. | |
| 14. |
Tantia Tope escaped in to the jungles of ------- India in 1859 |
| A. | Central |
| B. | southern |
| C. | northern |
| D. | south western |
| Answer» B. southern | |
| 15. |
The revolt of 1857 started with the mutiny of |
| A. | Sepoy |
| B. | Sanyasis |
| C. | Native princes |
| D. | Taluqdars |
| Answer» B. Sanyasis | |
| 16. |
After whose name did Subhas Bose raise a women detachment of theINA? |
| A. | Lakshmi Bai |
| B. | Draupadi |
| C. | Chand Bibi |
| D. | Ahilya Bai |
| Answer» B. Draupadi | |
| 17. |
Where did Gandhi organize a Satyagraha sabha in 1919? |
| A. | Bombay |
| B. | Delhi |
| C. | Madras |
| D. | Surat |
| Answer» B. Delhi | |
| 18. |
Where were universities established in Calcutta, Madras and Bombay? |
| A. | 1854 |
| B. | 1857 |
| C. | 1855 |
| D. | 1856 |
| Answer» C. 1855 | |
| 19. |
Which British officer was given special command to suppress the santhals |
| A. | Capt Best |
| B. | Colonel Gough |
| C. | Colonel Bird |
| D. | Gen. Nicholson |
| Answer» D. Gen. Nicholson | |
| 20. |
When in1931 were Bhaagat Singh, Sukhdev and Raj Guru executed |
| A. | 23 March |
| B. | 28 April |
| C. | 2 June |
| D. | 30 May |
| Answer» B. 28 April | |
| 21. |
Who became the congress president in 1938 and 1939? |
| A. | S.C. Bose |
| B. | Gandhi |
| C. | J.L. Nehru |
| D. | Abdul Kalam Azad |
| Answer» B. Gandhi | |
| 22. |
The khilafat committee launched a non co-operation movement on ------------ 1920 |
| A. | 31 August |
| B. | 4 May |
| C. | 16 October |
| D. | 23 June |
| Answer» B. 4 May | |
| 23. |
What was the period of the dual system of administration in Bengal? |
| A. | 1764-1770 |
| B. | 1764-1771 |
| C. | 1765 – 1772 |
| D. | 1765-1773 |
| Answer» D. 1765-1773 | |
| 24. |
What was the number of major rebellions from 1763 to 1856? |
| A. | 25 |
| B. | more than 30 |
| C. | 15 |
| D. | more than 40 |
| Answer» D. more than 40 | |
| 25. |
Where was the Hindu maha sabha established in 1915? |
| A. | Haridwar |
| B. | Dwaraka |
| C. | Ayodhya |
| D. | Benares |
| Answer» B. Dwaraka | |
| 26. |
In 1938 subhash Bose elected president of the congress at its --------- session |
| A. | Lucknow |
| B. | Haripura |
| C. | Faizpur |
| D. | Tripuri |
| Answer» C. Faizpur | |
| 27. |
Who coined the term Harijan for the depressed castes |
| A. | Gandhi |
| B. | Jyotibha Phule |
| C. | Ambedkar |
| D. | Nehru |
| Answer» B. Jyotibha Phule | |
| 28. |
When did the Indian Reforms Association come in to being? |
| A. | 1865 |
| B. | 1875 |
| C. | 1872 |
| D. | 1870 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 29. |
Who among the following concluded the Treaty of Srirangapatanam with Tipu Sultan? |
| A. | Hasting |
| B. | Cornwallis |
| C. | Dalhousie |
| D. | Wellesley |
| Answer» B. Cornwallis | |
| 30. |
Who among the following opposed Gandhiji’s Satyagraha against theRowlett Act? |
| A. | M.A Jinnah |
| B. | Abdulbari |
| C. | Annie Besant |
| D. | none of them |
| Answer» D. none of them | |
| 31. |
When did the Chittagong armoury raid take place? |
| A. | March 1929 |
| B. | April 1930 |
| C. | May 1931 |
| D. | June 1933 |
| Answer» C. May 1931 | |
| 32. |
The Emergence 0f Indian Nationalism was written by ...........? |
| A. | J. Brown |
| B. | Anil Seal |
| C. | Washbrook |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Washbrook | |
| 33. |
Who became the first Governor General of Pakistan? |
| A. | Suhrawardi Khan |
| B. | Muhammed Ali Jinnah |
| C. | Sikander Hyat Khan |
| D. | Mia Altaf Ali |
| Answer» C. Sikander Hyat Khan | |
| 34. |
King Emperor George V visited India in |
| A. | 1911 |
| B. | 1909 |
| C. | 1912 |
| D. | 1913 |
| Answer» B. 1909 | |
| 35. |
Indian independence act was passed on ............... |
| A. | July 14 |
| B. | June 14 |
| C. | August 15 |
| D. | January 26 |
| Answer» B. June 14 | |
| 36. |
Who wrote the book Indian Mutiny? |
| A. | T.R.Holme |
| B. | S.B.sen |
| C. | C.Raikes |
| D. | G.B.Malleson |
| Answer» E. | |
| 37. |
When did the British government enact the Indian Independence Act |
| A. | 11 July 1947 |
| B. | 2 June 1946 |
| C. | 18 July 1946 |
| D. | 20 July 1946 |
| Answer» B. 2 June 1946 | |
| 38. |
When did Gandhi go to South Africa? |
| A. | 1892 |
| B. | 1893 |
| C. | 1894 |
| D. | 1895 |
| Answer» C. 1894 | |
| 39. |
The subaltern historians focussed on .............? |
| A. | Cultural |
| B. | Subjugated |
| C. | Women |
| D. | Workers. |
| Answer» C. Women | |
| 40. |
Who was the chairman of the first Law Commission? |
| A. | Metcalfe |
| B. | Napier |
| C. | Lord Macaulay |
| D. | Charles Wood |
| Answer» D. Charles Wood | |
| 41. |
The title viceroy meant crown’s personal |
| A. | Servant |
| B. | Representative |
| C. | Assistant |
| D. | Administrator |
| Answer» C. Assistant | |
| 42. |
Which Charter Act made provisions for education in India for the firsttime? |
| A. | 1813 |
| B. | 1805 |
| C. | 1834 |
| D. | 1830 |
| Answer» B. 1805 | |
| 43. |
Who the following was an administrative historian? |
| A. | Karl Marx |
| B. | R. Guha |
| C. | William Hunter |
| D. | James Mill. |
| Answer» D. James Mill. | |
| 44. |
Where was the Quit India resolution passed? |
| A. | Nagpur |
| B. | Poona |
| C. | Madrass |
| D. | Bombay |
| Answer» E. | |
| 45. |
Who founded the Fort William College at Calcutta? |
| A. | Lord Hasting |
| B. | Cornwallis |
| C. | Lord Wellesley |
| D. | John shore |
| Answer» D. John shore | |
| 46. |
After return to Britain, Robert Clive died in 1774 due to |
| A. | a dreadful disease |
| B. | committed suicide |
| C. | was assassinated |
| D. | Died under mysterious circumstances |
| Answer» C. was assassinated | |
| 47. |
The book entitled Indo-Aryans was authored by? |
| A. | R. Mitra |
| B. | R.C. Dutt |
| C. | Bipan Chandra |
| D. | Irfan Habib |
| Answer» B. R.C. Dutt | |
| 48. |
When was Gandhi released from jail |
| A. | 2 May 1923 |
| B. | 10 August 1922 |
| C. | 5 February 1924 |
| D. | 2 May 1923 |
| Answer» D. 2 May 1923 | |
| 49. |
Jallian wala Bagh massacre took place on the day of ------ |
| A. | Pongal |
| B. | Bakrid |
| C. | Holi |
| D. | Baisakhi |
| Answer» E. | |
| 50. |
When did the French establish their control over the Malabar Coast? |
| A. | 1722 |
| B. | 1724 |
| C. | 1726 |
| D. | 1720 |
| Answer» C. 1726 | |