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This section includes 395 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your General Knowledge knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 351. |
At which one of the following Sessions of the Indian National Congress was the resolution on Fundamental Rights and Economic Policy passed? |
| A. | Tripuri Session |
| B. | Lahore Session |
| C. | Lucknow Session |
| D. | Karachi Session |
| Answer» E. | |
| 352. |
In 1920 during the Calcutta session of National Congress, non co-operation manifesto was accepted. ____ was the President of the session. |
| A. | Dr. Annie Besant |
| B. | Pandit Madanmohan Malviya |
| C. | Lala Lajpatrai |
| D. | Badruddin Tayyabji |
| Answer» D. Badruddin Tayyabji | |
| 353. |
In which area was Rahul Sankrityayan active in the Non-Cooperation Movement of 1920? |
| A. | Chhapra |
| B. | Delhi |
| C. | Lucknow |
| D. | Patna |
| Answer» B. Delhi | |
| 354. |
Dr. B.R. Ambedkar published three periodicals for the safeguard of Dalit rights. Which of the following is not one of them? |
| A. | Mook Nayak |
| B. | Wahishkrit Bharat |
| C. | Wahishkrit Samaj |
| D. | Equality Janta |
| Answer» D. Equality Janta | |
| 355. |
Calcutta Corporation Ad, 1899 which reduced the strength of elected members was passed by : |
| A. | Lord Lytton |
| B. | Lord Ripon |
| C. | Lord Curzon |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 356. |
How old was Bhagat Singh when he threw a bomb in the assembly in protest against the government? |
| A. | 21 years |
| B. | A little more than 21 years |
| C. | 25 years |
| D. | A little more than 25 years |
| E. | None of the above/More than one of the above |
| Answer» C. 25 years | |
| 357. |
In 1931, the Resolution on Fundamental Rights and Economic Programme was adopted at which session of the Indian National Congress? |
| A. | Calcutta |
| B. | Delhi |
| C. | Karachi |
| D. | Wardha |
| Answer» D. Wardha | |
| 358. |
‘Chipko Movement’ started from |
| A. | Jaunpur |
| B. | Reni |
| C. | Jakholi |
| D. | Ghuttu |
| Answer» C. Jakholi | |
| 359. |
A satyagrahi could win the battle with non-violence by: |
| A. | Appealing to the common people of the oppressors |
| B. | Appealing to the charity of the oppressors |
| C. | Appealing to the conscience of the oppressors |
| D. | Appealing to the leaders of the oppressors |
| Answer» D. Appealing to the leaders of the oppressors | |
| 360. |
Jayprakash Narayan was given the title of ‘______’. |
| A. | Deenbandhu |
| B. | Loknayak |
| C. | Jana Nayak |
| D. | Deshbandhu |
| Answer» C. Jana Nayak | |
| 361. |
In the elections to the provincial legislatures in 1937 in British India:1. Only about 10 to 12 percent of the population had the right to vote2. The untouchables had no right to vote3. The Congress won an absolute majority in five out of eleven provinces4. The Muslim League won more than 80 percent of the seats reserved for MuslimsSelect the correct answer using the code given below: |
| A. | 1, 3 and 4 |
| B. | 1 and 4 only |
| C. | 1 and 3 only |
| D. | 2, 3 and 4 |
| Answer» D. 2, 3 and 4 | |
| 362. |
Rabindranath Tagore renounced his knighthood in protest of the _____. |
| A. | Cabinet MIssion |
| B. | Jallianwala Bagh massacre |
| C. | Rowlatt Act |
| D. | Simon Commission |
| Answer» C. Rowlatt Act | |
| 363. |
By which Act, Burma had been separated from India? |
| A. | 1909 Act |
| B. | 1919 Act |
| C. | 1935 Act |
| D. | 1947 Act |
| Answer» D. 1947 Act | |
| 364. |
Aga Khan Palace, which served as a jail for Mahatma Gandhi and other freedom fighters during Quit India Movement, is located in which of the following states? |
| A. | Maharashtra |
| B. | Andhra Pradesh |
| C. | West Bengal |
| D. | Haryana |
| Answer» B. Andhra Pradesh | |
| 365. |
'Give me blood I will give you freedom' these statement are attributed to: |
| A. | Khudiram Bose |
| B. | Subhash Chandra Bose |
| C. | Bhagat Singh |
| D. | V. D. Savarkar |
| Answer» C. Bhagat Singh | |
| 366. |
Dyarchy was introduced in the provinces of India in accordance with the provisions of the: |
| A. | Indian Councils Act of 1892 |
| B. | Montague-Chelmsford Reforms of 1919 |
| C. | Minto- Morley Reforms of 1909 |
| D. | Government of India Act of 1935 |
| Answer» C. Minto- Morley Reforms of 1909 | |
| 367. |
On 8th August 1942, ‘Quit India’ Call was given at |
| A. | Calcutta |
| B. | Karachi |
| C. | Ahmedabad |
| D. | Bombay |
| Answer» E. | |
| 368. |
In which year Simon Commission came to India? |
| A. | 1919 |
| B. | 1925 |
| C. | 1928 |
| D. | 1932 |
| Answer» D. 1932 | |
| 369. |
Consider the following events and arrange these in chronological order.I. Cripps proposalII. August offerIII. Wavell planIV. C. R. FormulaSelect the correct answer from the codes given below.Codes: |
| A. | II, I, III, IV |
| B. | II, I, IV, III |
| C. | I, II, IV, III |
| D. | I, II, III, IV |
| Answer» C. I, II, IV, III | |
| 370. |
A leader of Bihar who left his lucrative practice during Non- Cooperation Movement was: |
| A. | Jai Prakash Narayan |
| B. | Rajendra Prasad |
| C. | Sahajanand Saraswati |
| D. | Raj Kumar Shukla |
| E. | None of the above/More than one of the above |
| Answer» C. Sahajanand Saraswati | |
| 371. |
Mahatma Gandhi's Hind Swaraj is essentially |
| A. | a critique of Western modernity |
| B. | an outline of his philosophy of Satyagraha |
| C. | an invocation to Indians to free themselves from the British |
| D. | A blueprint of Gram Swaraj |
| Answer» B. an outline of his philosophy of Satyagraha | |
| 372. |
Home Rule League Agitation was started by |
| A. | Vivekananda |
| B. | Sister Nivedita |
| C. | M.K. Gandhi |
| D. | Annie Besant |
| Answer» E. | |
| 373. |
Given below are two statements, one is labeled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R).Assertion (A): The Asiatic Society of Bengal was established in the period of Warren Hastings and he modestly declined the offer of Presidentship of that learned body in favor of Sir William Jones.Reason (R): Warren Hastings was himself a great scholar and an ardent orientalist who used to encourage the study of Sanskrit, Persian and Arabic.Select the correct answer from the codes given below:Codes: |
| A. | Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A) |
| B. | Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is not the correct explanation of (A) |
| C. | (A) is true, but (R) is false |
| D. | (A) is false, but (R) is true |
| Answer» C. (A) is true, but (R) is false | |
| 374. |
Chronologically arrange the following top level political negotiations that took place to conciliate the Muslim League position :(a) Bhulabhai Desai-Liaqat Ali Pact(b) Simla Conference(c) Gandhi-Jinnah talks(d) Rajaji (Raj Gopalachari) formulaSelect the correct answer from the code given below : |
| A. | (c), (a), (d), (b) |
| B. | b), (d), (c), (a) |
| C. | (a), (c), (b), (d) |
| D. | (d), (c), (a), (b) |
| Answer» E. | |
| 375. |
"I think that the policy of ________ alliances of the cold war has not brought any such results to the world" - NehruIn his speech, Nehru is pointing towards which alliance? |
| A. | Foreign Economic Alliances |
| B. | Military Alliances |
| C. | Nuclear Allliances |
| D. | Cultural Alliances |
| Answer» C. Nuclear Allliances | |
| 376. |
In which of following locations did the 1920 Indian National congress take place? |
| A. | Thiruvananthapuram |
| B. | Mumbai |
| C. | Tripura |
| D. | Nagpur |
| Answer» E. | |
| 377. |
Mountbatten Plan (June 1947) provided for a referendum in which of the following province(s)? |
| A. | Sindh |
| B. | Baluchistan |
| C. | North-West Frontier Province |
| D. | All of these |
| Answer» D. All of these | |
| 378. |
Bal Gangadhar Tilak came to be known as 'Lokmanya Tilak' when |
| A. | he became a popular teacher |
| B. | he started a popular newspaper |
| C. | the government accused him in the Rand Murder Case |
| D. | he started the Shivaji and Ganpati festivals |
| E. | None of the above/More than one of the above |
| Answer» D. he started the Shivaji and Ganpati festivals | |
| 379. |
‘Do or Die’ was the slogan of which famous movement in India? |
| A. | Quit India Movement |
| B. | Civil Disobedience Movement |
| C. | Non-cooperation Movement |
| D. | Rowlatt Movement |
| Answer» B. Civil Disobedience Movement | |
| 380. |
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:List – I(Founders)List – II(Newspapers)(A) C.R. Das(1) Bande Mataram(B) Lala Lajpat Rai(2) Samvad Komudi(C) Madan Mohan Malviya(3) Forward(D) Raja Ram Mohan Roy(4) Indian Union |
| A. | (A) - (2), (B) - (4), (C) - (1), (D) - (3) |
| B. | (A) - (3), (B) - (1), (C) - (4), (D) - (2) |
| C. | (A) - (2), (B) - (4), (C) - (3), (D) - (1) |
| D. | (A) - (3), (B) - (1), (C) - (2), (D) - (4) |
| Answer» C. (A) - (2), (B) - (4), (C) - (3), (D) - (1) | |
| 381. |
Identify the leader, who was not active in Jaipur Praja Mandal – |
| A. | Ram Karan Joshi |
| B. | Daulat Mal Bhandari |
| C. | Prayagraj Bhandari |
| D. | Devishankar Tiwari |
| Answer» D. Devishankar Tiwari | |
| 382. |
“Economic History of India” was written by |
| A. | Dadabhai Naoroji |
| B. | RC Dutt |
| C. | A O Hume |
| D. | MG Ranade |
| Answer» C. A O Hume | |
| 383. |
Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R).Assertion (A): In 1946, the Muslim League withdrew its acceptance of the Cabinet Mission Plan.Reason (R): The Muslim League joined the interim government formed in 1946.Select the correct answer from the codes given below: |
| A. | Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A) |
| B. | Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A) |
| C. | (A) is true, but (R) is false |
| D. | (A) is false, but (R) is true. |
| Answer» C. (A) is true, but (R) is false | |
| 384. |
Put the following Marathi Periodicals in chronological order.(a) Prabhakar(b) Darpan(c) Vividh Dnyanvistar(d) Nibandhmala |
| A. | (b), (a), (c), (d) |
| B. | (a), (b), (c), (d) |
| C. | (b), (c), (d), (a) |
| D. | (b), (a), (d), (c) |
| Answer» B. (a), (b), (c), (d) | |
| 385. |
‘Bibi ka Maqbara’ is a famous historical monument situated in __________. |
| A. | Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh |
| B. | Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh |
| C. | Aurangabad, Maharashtra |
| D. | Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh |
| Answer» D. Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh | |
| 386. |
Consider the following statements :1. The "Bombay Manifesto" signed in 1936 openly opposed the preaching of socialist ideals.2. It evoked support from a large section of the business community from all across India.Which of the statements given above is/are correct? |
| A. | 1 only |
| B. | 2 only |
| C. | Both 1 and 2 |
| D. | Neither 1 nor 2 |
| Answer» B. 2 only | |
| 387. |
During the freedom struggle of the Hyderabad State, who from the following made an attempt to assassinate the Nizam by throwing a bomb at him on 4th December 1947 ? |
| A. | Devisingh Chouhan |
| B. | Digambar Kulkarni |
| C. | Vinayak Vidyalankar |
| D. | Narayan Pawar |
| Answer» E. | |
| 388. |
Barrister Jaykar went for the First Round Table Conference as a _____ |
| A. | Hindu Liberal |
| B. | Hindu |
| C. | Representative of the Swaraj Party |
| D. | Representative of the National Congress |
| Answer» B. Hindu | |
| 389. |
Pick out the odd person from the following |
| A. | Shankarrao Deo |
| B. | Gangadharrao Deshpande |
| C. | Pundalikji Katgade |
| D. | Bhaskar Vishnu Kale |
| Answer» B. Gangadharrao Deshpande | |
| 390. |
In the first general elections to State Assembly of Rajasthan, the Political Party which secured second highest number of seats after Congress was |
| A. | Bharatiya Jansangh |
| B. | Ramarajya Parishad |
| C. | Kisan Majdoor Praja Party |
| D. | Hindu Mahasabha |
| Answer» C. Kisan Majdoor Praja Party | |
| 391. |
Consider the following statements about the Morley-Minto reforms of 1909:1. They were named after the British Parliamentarians, Minto and Morley.2. They provided for limited self-government by increasing the number of elected Indians in the Legislative Councils3. They contained provisions that ensured that British officials retained their majority in the Imperial Legislative CouncilWhich of the statements given above is / are correct? |
| A. | 1 only |
| B. | 2 and 3 only |
| C. | 1 and 3 only |
| D. | 1, 2 and 3 |
| Answer» C. 1 and 3 only | |
| 392. |
Bhavani Prasad Mishra's birthplace was |
| A. | Sagar |
| B. | Ujjain |
| C. | Indore |
| D. | Hoshangabad |
| Answer» E. | |
| 393. |
From 1906 to 1920, the role of Md. Ali Jinnah during freedom struggle of India was |
| A. | Separatist |
| B. | Fundamentalist |
| C. | Nationalist |
| D. | Nationalist and Secular |
| Answer» E. | |
| 394. |
In which year did Motilal Nehru (Chairman) and eight other Congress leaders draft a constitution for India? |
| A. | 1928 |
| B. | 1925 |
| C. | 1930 |
| D. | 1950 |
| Answer» B. 1925 | |
| 395. |
______ Novel of Anna Bhau Sathe is based on the life of Sarsenapati Prataprao Gujar. |
| A. | Makdicha Mal |
| B. | Fakira |
| C. | Agnidivya |
| D. | Vaijanta |
| Answer» D. Vaijanta | |