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This section includes 198 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your General Knowledge knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
1. |
“One Caste One Religion, One God for Man” is the teaching of ______? |
A. | Rajaram Mohan Roy |
B. | Sree Narayana Guru |
C. | C. Kesavan |
D. | Mahatma Gandhi |
Answer» C. C. Kesavan | |
2. |
In which year was the Hindustan Socialist Republican Association (HSRA) founded? |
A. | 1928 |
B. | 1926 |
C. | 1929 |
D. | 1930 |
Answer» B. 1926 | |
3. |
During the Indian freedom struggle, who among the following criticised the ‘moderates’ for their ‘politics of prayers’? |
A. | B R Ambedkar |
B. | Bal Gangadhar Tilak |
C. | Rajendra Prasad |
D. | Chakravarti Rajagopalachari |
Answer» C. Rajendra Prasad | |
4. |
At the time of Sepoy Mutiny, in Kanpur, Nana Sahib was proclaimed as the Peshwa and ________ led his troops. |
A. | Chandrashekhar Azad |
B. | Bakht Khan |
C. | Kanwar Singh |
D. | Tatya Tope |
Answer» E. | |
5. |
Nepali language is written in which script? |
A. | Uchen |
B. | Tirhuta |
C. | Devanagari |
D. | No option is correct. |
Answer» D. No option is correct. | |
6. |
"Give me blood and I shall give you freedom" is the slogan of which freedom fighter? |
A. | Subhas Chandra Bose |
B. | Bhagat Singh |
C. | Jawaharlal Nehru |
D. | Bal Gangadhar Tilak |
Answer» B. Bhagat Singh | |
7. |
After the battle of ________ in 1757, the British achieved political power in lndia. |
A. | Buxar |
B. | Plassey |
C. | Saragarhi |
D. | Aliwal |
Answer» C. Saragarhi | |
8. |
Mahatma Phule gave testimony in front of which commission regarding education? |
A. | Hunter Commission |
B. | Simon Commission |
C. | University Grants Commission |
D. | Macaulay commission |
Answer» B. Simon Commission | |
9. |
About the event of 1857, who said "It was far more than a mutiny ... yet much less than a first war of independence"? |
A. | Lord Canning |
B. | John Lawrence |
C. | Stanley Wolpert |
D. | None of the above |
Answer» D. None of the above | |
10. |
After his release from jail in 1909, Aurobindo Ghose started two weeklies namely ______ and ______. |
A. | Dainik Jagran in Hindi and Manorama in Malayali |
B. | Dainik Jagran in Hindi and Anandabazar Patrika in also Hindi |
C. | Karmayogin in English and Dharma in Bengali |
D. | Anandabazar Patrika in Hindi and Manorama in Malayali |
Answer» D. Anandabazar Patrika in Hindi and Manorama in Malayali | |
11. |
In which of the following order were the Satyagraha movements organised by Mahatma Gandhi? |
A. | Dandi March, Rowlatt, Champaran, Kheda |
B. | Dandi march, Champaran, Rowlatt, Kheda |
C. | Champaran, Kheda, Rowlatt, Dandi March |
D. | Champaran, Kheda, Dandi March, Rowlatt |
Answer» D. Champaran, Kheda, Dandi March, Rowlatt | |
12. |
In 1921, All India Khilafat conference was held at |
A. | Karachi |
B. | Bombay |
C. | Poona |
D. | Nagpur |
Answer» B. Bombay | |
13. |
1929 session of Congress that formalized the demand for 'Purna Swaraj' was held in __________. |
A. | Kolkata |
B. | Lahore |
C. | Amritsar |
D. | Delhi |
Answer» C. Amritsar | |
14. |
"Hounest, but a Bolshevik and for that reason very dangerous" - who said this about Gandhi? |
A. | Lord willington |
B. | Lord Irwin |
C. | General Smuts |
D. | Berkinhead |
Answer» B. Lord Irwin | |
15. |
In which year did the partition of Bengal take place? |
A. | 1910 |
B. | 1902 |
C. | 1903 |
D. | 1905 |
Answer» E. | |
16. |
In which session, the congress had accepted to start the freedom struggle in princely states? |
A. | Surat session - 1907 |
B. | Lucknow session - 1916 |
C. | Lahore session - 1929 |
D. | Haripura session - 1938 |
Answer» E. | |
17. |
In which of the following places was the Hindustan Socialist Republican Association (HSRA) founded in 1928? |
A. | Karachi |
B. | Lahore |
C. | Amritsar |
D. | None of the above |
Answer» E. | |
18. |
Aurobindo Ghose was born in Calcutta (now Kolkata) on _______ |
A. | 15th August,1972 |
B. | 29th October 1765 |
C. | 15th August.1872 |
D. | 25th September, 1860 |
Answer» D. 25th September, 1860 | |
19. |
Aruna Asaf Ali is remembered for hoisting the Indian National Congress Flag at |
A. | Non-cooperation Movement. |
B. | Civil Disobedience Movement. |
C. | Self-rule Movement. |
D. | Quit India Movement. |
Answer» E. | |
20. |
Jallianwala Bagh Massacre event took place in the year ______. |
A. | 1920 |
B. | 1981 |
C. | 1919 |
D. | 1891 |
Answer» D. 1891 | |
21. |
In which of the following years, East India Company was established? |
A. | 1400 |
B. | 1500 |
C. | 1600 |
D. | 1700 |
Answer» D. 1700 | |
22. |
Prior to independence which were the 'Thikanas' which had the status of non Salute State? |
A. | Lawa |
B. | Kushalgarh |
C. | Nimrana |
D. | All of above |
Answer» E. | |
23. |
In which year did Mahatma Gandhi give a call for a satyagraha against the Rowlatt Act that the British had passed? |
A. | 1915 |
B. | 1905 |
C. | 1919 |
D. | 1911 |
Answer» D. 1911 | |
24. |
Ramcharitmanas is an epic poem written in ________. |
A. | Santali |
B. | Magahi |
C. | Awadhi |
D. | Sanskrit |
Answer» D. Sanskrit | |
25. |
In which year Swadeshi Movement started? |
A. | 1900 |
B. | 1890 |
C. | 1905 |
D. | 1911 |
Answer» D. 1911 | |
26. |
___________ is known as the Iron Man of India. |
A. | Vallabhbhai Patel |
B. | Jawaharlal Nehru |
C. | Bal Gangadhar Tilak |
D. | Raja Rammohan Roy |
Answer» B. Jawaharlal Nehru | |
27. |
Indian National Army formed by _______ |
A. | Mohan Singh |
B. | Subhash Chandra Bose |
C. | Chandrasekhar Azad |
D. | Ras Bihari |
Answer» B. Subhash Chandra Bose | |
28. |
Murshid Quli Khan, Alivardi Khan and Sirajuddaullah were all nawabs of __________? |
A. | Lucknow |
B. | Varanasi |
C. | Hyderabad |
D. | Bengal |
Answer» E. | |
29. |
At the time of partition of India, which of the following provinces of British India came forward with a plan for United and Independent existence? |
A. | Assam |
B. | Punjab |
C. | Bengal |
D. | Bihar |
Answer» C. Bengal | |
30. |
Mahatma Gandhi in 1919 decided to launch a nationwide Satyagraha against the proposed _________. |
A. | Simon Commission |
B. | Rowlatt Act |
C. | Salt Act |
D. | Pitt's India Act |
Answer» C. Salt Act | |
31. |
In which city Mahatma Gandhi did successfully lead Millworker's strike in 1918 A.D? |
A. | Bombay |
B. | Madras |
C. | Ahmedabad |
D. | Calcutta |
Answer» D. Calcutta | |
32. |
In 15th century, who among the following was one of the leading proponents of Vaishnavism in Assam? |
A. | Jayadeva |
B. | Shankaradeva |
C. | Raidas |
D. | Ghasidas |
Answer» C. Raidas | |
33. |
M.K. Gandhi "the father of Nation" by profession was a ________. |
A. | Business man |
B. | Farmer |
C. | Freedom fighter |
D. | Lawyer |
Answer» E. | |
34. |
In 1921, during which one of the following tours, Gandhiji shaved his head and began wearing loincloth in order to identify with the poor? |
A. | Ahmadabad |
B. | Champaran |
C. | Chauri Chaura |
D. | South India |
Answer» E. | |
35. |
In which year English East India Company made its first appearance in India? |
A. | 1498 |
B. | 1615 |
C. | 1608 |
D. | 1650 |
Answer» D. 1650 | |
36. |
Consider the following statements regarding Subhash Chandra Bose when he endeavoured to consolidate the Muslim League Party in 1940.1. The agitation to remove the Holwell Monument erected by G Holwell during the short tenure of his Calcutta Governorship in 1760 to commemorate those deceased in the Black Hole.2. The Holwell Monument was a symbol representing the alleged savagery of the last Nawab of Bengal, Sirajuddowla and the bravery of the British soldiers who sacrificed their lives.Which of the statements given above is/are correct? |
A. | Only 2 |
B. | Both 1 and 2 |
C. | Only 1 |
D. | Neither 1 nor 2 |
Answer» C. Only 1 | |
37. |
In which year did Khudiram Bose tried to assassinate Kingsford in Muzaffarpur? |
A. | 1904 AD |
B. | 1906 AD |
C. | 1908 AD |
D. | 1910 AD |
Answer» D. 1910 AD | |
38. |
Match List-I and List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists: List-I(Historian)List-II (Book)A.Sumit Sarkar1. The Rise and growth of economic nationalism in IndiaB.Shahid Amin2. A Rule of Property for BengalC.Ranajit Guha3. The Swadeshi Movement in BengalD.Bipan Chandra4. Event, Metaphor, Memory - Chauri Chaura |
A. | A-3, B-4, C-2, D-1 |
B. | A-3, B-2, C-4, D-1 |
C. | A-1, B-2, C-4, D-3 |
D. | A-1, B-4, C-2, D-3 |
Answer» B. A-3, B-2, C-4, D-1 | |
39. |
In 1918, Mahatma Gandhi went to __________ to organise a satyagraha movement amongst cotton mill workers. |
A. | Madras |
B. | Bombay |
C. | Surat |
D. | Ahmedabad |
Answer» E. | |
40. |
Gandhi Ji started the Non-Cooperation Movement in ________ |
A. | 1880 |
B. | 1900 |
C. | 1920 |
D. | 1940 |
Answer» D. 1940 | |
41. |
Rabindra Nath Tagore gave up his 'Knighthood' in protest to which one of the following? |
A. | Rowlatt Act |
B. | Massacre at Jallianwala Bagh |
C. | Simon Commission |
D. | Cripps Mission |
Answer» C. Simon Commission | |
42. |
Before which of the following Round Table Conferences the pact between M.Gandhi and Lord Irwin was signed? |
A. | Third Round Table Conference |
B. | First Round Table Conference |
C. | Second Round Table Conference |
D. | None of the above |
Answer» D. None of the above | |
43. |
Even before East India Company consolidated power, India was exporting fine textiles made of: |
A. | Only cotton |
B. | only silk |
C. | only nylon |
D. | cotton and silk |
Answer» E. | |
44. |
Choose the correct chronological order of the following events:(i) Lucknow Pact(ii) Formation of the Swaraj Party(iii) Jallianwala Massacre(iv) Death of Bal Gangadhar TilakSelect the answer from the following code: |
A. | (i), (iv), (iii) & (ii) |
B. | (iv), (iii), (i) & (ii) |
C. | (i), (iii), (iv) & (ii) |
D. | (i), (ii), (iii) & (iv) |
Answer» D. (i), (ii), (iii) & (iv) | |
45. |
In which year was the East India Company incorporated for the exploitation of trade with East and Southeast Asia and India? |
A. | 1612 |
B. | 1600 |
C. | 1605 |
D. | 1596 |
Answer» C. 1605 | |
46. |
‘Purna Swaraj’ was announced in the Indian National Congress session of ______. |
A. | Nagpur |
B. | Poona |
C. | Calcutta |
D. | Lahore |
Answer» E. | |
47. |
Match the following (Leaders of Chhattisgarh imprisoned during Quit India Movement of 1942 and places)List - I(Leaders)List - II(Places)A. Tretanath Tiwari1. MalkapurB. Raghunandan Pd. Singhrol2. RaipurC. Amar Singh Sahgal3. BilaspurD. Pt. Ravishankar Shukla4. Durg |
A. | A - 4, B - 1, C - 3, D - 2 |
B. | A - 4, B - 2, C - 1, D - 3 |
C. | A - 3, B - 4, C - 2, D - 1 |
D. | A - 1, B - 2, C - 4, D - 3 |
Answer» D. A - 1, B - 2, C - 4, D - 3 | |
48. |
In which of the following peasant uprisings, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel took part? |
A. | Bardoli Satyagrah |
B. | Tebhaga Movement |
C. | Eka Movement |
D. | Kisan Sabha |
Answer» B. Tebhaga Movement | |
49. |
Prabodhankar Thakre in his letter published in 'Navshakti' on 20th August 1947 wrote that the flag of Shivaji at the time of coronation was _____ |
A. | very simple with no marks. |
B. | very simple with letter 'Om'. |
C. | very simple with words Jai Bhavani. |
D. | very simple with Swastik. |
Answer» B. very simple with letter 'Om'. | |
50. |
In 1908, Bal Gangadhar Tilak was imprisoned for six years and was sent to ________. |
A. | Madras |
B. | Yervada |
C. | Singapore |
D. | Mandalay |
Answer» E. | |