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This section includes 54 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. |
"All India Kisan Sabha" was founded in ________. |
| A. | 1936 AD |
| B. | 1939 AD |
| C. | 1942 AD |
| D. | 1945 AD |
| Answer» B. 1939 AD | |
| 2. |
In which year did the British establish control over Delhi? |
| A. | 1639 |
| B. | 1803 |
| C. | 1756 |
| D. | 1548 |
| Answer» C. 1756 | |
| 3. |
Among the following personalities, who was NOT associated with Prarthana Samaj? |
| A. | Ishwar Chand Vidyasagar |
| B. | Atmaram Pandurang |
| C. | R.G. Bhandarkar |
| D. | M.G. Ranade |
| Answer» B. Atmaram Pandurang | |
| 4. |
Consider the following statements related to Dayanand's idea of social reform:1) Dayanand's reform envisaged a social order, where different castes performed functions suitable to their status determined by merit.2) Dayanand's 'robust Vedic counterpart' challenged the masculine West that had enslaved the Aryavarta.Which of the statement/s given above is/are correct? |
| A. | 1 only |
| B. | 2 only |
| C. | Both 1 and 2 |
| D. | Neither 1 nor 2 |
| Answer» C. Both 1 and 2 | |
| 5. |
In which year did King George V assume the crown of India? |
| A. | 1917 |
| B. | 1923 |
| C. | 1906 |
| D. | 1911 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 6. |
Calcutta became the capital of British India in ________. |
| A. | 1765 |
| B. | 1727 |
| C. | 1756 |
| D. | 1772 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 7. |
In 19th century, the Satnami movement in central India was founded by ______. |
| A. | Narayan Guru |
| B. | Haridas Thakur |
| C. | Guru Ghasidas |
| D. | Keshab Chander Sen |
| Answer» D. Keshab Chander Sen | |
| 8. |
In _______ Winston Churchill sent one of his ministers Sir Stafford Cripps, to India to try and forge a compromise with Gandhiji and the Congress. |
| A. | 1945 |
| B. | 1944 |
| C. | 1942 |
| D. | 1940 |
| Answer» D. 1940 | |
| 9. |
According to the French traveller Tavernier, the majority of houses in Varanasi during the 17th century were made of ________. |
| A. | brick and mud |
| B. | stone and thatch |
| C. | wood and stone |
| D. | brick and stone |
| Answer» B. stone and thatch | |
| 10. |
How much water has been allowed to India for irrigation, power generation and transport purposes from Indus river? |
| A. | 10% |
| B. | 15% |
| C. | 20% |
| D. | 25% |
| Answer» D. 25% | |
| 11. |
Battle of Plassey was fought between ________. |
| A. | Marathas and British Army |
| B. | Siraj ud-daulah and British Army |
| C. | Alivardi Khan and British Army |
| D. | Ibrahim Lodi and Hemu |
| Answer» C. Alivardi Khan and British Army | |
| 12. |
During British rule in India, ‘gomastha’ was: |
| A. | a paid servant to supervise weavers, collect supplies, and examinethe quality of cloth |
| B. | an Indian soldier appointed as the in-charge of a cavalry |
| C. | a village-level official in the revenue-department |
| D. | an Indian officialin the intelligence department |
| Answer» B. an Indian soldier appointed as the in-charge of a cavalry | |
| 13. |
Gandhiji launched the Non-Cooperation Movement in a small village called Champaran. In which current Indian state is champaran located? |
| A. | Maharashtra |
| B. | West Bengal |
| C. | Gujarat |
| D. | Bihar |
| Answer» E. | |
| 14. |
Dayanand Saraswati was the founder of which of the following missions? |
| A. | Brahmo Samaj |
| B. | Chinmaya Mission |
| C. | Arya Samaj |
| D. | Prarthana Samaj |
| Answer» D. Prarthana Samaj | |
| 15. |
In 1945, the people's plan was prepared by _________. |
| A. | Jaiprakash Narayan |
| B. | M.N. Roy |
| C. | J.R.D. Tata |
| D. | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| Answer» C. J.R.D. Tata | |
| 16. |
In which year was the Ilbert Bill proposed? |
| A. | 1891 |
| B. | 1883 |
| C. | 1873 |
| D. | 1879 |
| Answer» C. 1873 | |
| 17. |
France ceded to India in full sovereignty the territory of the Establishments of ? |
| A. | Pondicherry |
| B. | Karikal |
| C. | Mahe |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 18. |
In 1936, Jawaharlal Nehru declared at the ______ of Indian National Congress that the solution to India's problems lay in the adoption of socialist ideas. |
| A. | Lucknow Session |
| B. | Dhaka Session |
| C. | Karachi Session |
| D. | Bhopal Session |
| Answer» B. Dhaka Session | |
| 19. |
From which site has the large idol of 'Jakh Baba' found? |
| A. | Noh |
| B. | Mathura |
| C. | Rangmahal |
| D. | Nand |
| Answer» B. Mathura | |
| 20. |
Ilbert Bill, which was introduced by ______, is a controversial measure proposed in 1883. |
| A. | Lord Curzon |
| B. | Lord Ripon |
| C. | Lord Dalhousie |
| D. | Lord Hastings |
| Answer» C. Lord Dalhousie | |
| 21. |
In which of the following years sea travel has been made mandatory for Indian soldiers? |
| A. | 1854 AD |
| B. | 1856 AD |
| C. | 1857 AD |
| D. | 1858 AD |
| Answer» C. 1857 AD | |
| 22. |
Mitra Mela was a revolutionary organisation founded by Vinayak Savarkar in the year ________. |
| A. | 1899 |
| B. | 1856 |
| C. | 1864 |
| D. | 1873 |
| Answer» B. 1856 | |
| 23. |
In which year East India Company was ceased to work and India was completely undertaken by British Govt.? |
| A. | 1838 |
| B. | 1919 |
| C. | 1858 |
| D. | 1898 |
| Answer» D. 1898 | |
| 24. |
Match the followingTerm Definitiona. Sadar 1. Military Commandersb. Faujdars 2. Town Police Commandersc. Kotwal 3. Minister in charge of religious and charitable patronage |
| A. | A-1, B-2, C-3 |
| B. | A-1, B-3, C-2 |
| C. | A-3, B-1, C-2 |
| D. | A-2, B-1, C-3 |
| Answer» D. A-2, B-1, C-3 | |
| 25. |
In which year Bengal was partitioned? |
| A. | 1900 |
| B. | 1905 |
| C. | 1895 |
| D. | 1890 |
| Answer» C. 1895 | |
| 26. |
In Rajasthan the temple of 'Mama-Bhanja' is establish in :- |
| A. | Banswara |
| B. | Baran |
| C. | Jodhapur |
| D. | Kota |
| Answer» C. Jodhapur | |
| 27. |
Name the first major voluntary association representing primarily Indian Landlord interests that was set up in Calcutta in 1851? |
| A. | British Indian Association |
| B. | Landholders Society |
| C. | Madras Native Association |
| D. | Bombay Association |
| Answer» B. Landholders Society | |
| 28. |
During the passage of the Royal Titles Act 1876, the office of the British Prime Minister was occupied by: |
| A. | John Russell |
| B. | William Ewart Gladstone |
| C. | Arthur Balfour |
| D. | Benjamin Disraeli |
| Answer» E. | |
| 29. |
In which year was the regulation passed to ban the practice of Sati? |
| A. | 1840 |
| B. | 1852 |
| C. | 1837 |
| D. | 1829 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 30. |
Raja Rammohan Roy is most remembered for helping ______ to declare the practice of Sati a punishable offence in 1829. |
| A. | Lord Lytton |
| B. | Lord Ripon |
| C. | Lord Bentinck |
| D. | Lord Curzon |
| Answer» D. Lord Curzon | |
| 31. |
Paper currency first started in India in the year________. |
| A. | 1542 |
| B. | 1601 |
| C. | 1680 |
| D. | 1861 |
| Answer» C. 1680 | |
| 32. |
Match List - I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:List - IList – II A. First Carnatic War 1. Ended by Treaty of Paris B. Third Carnatic War 2. Britishers Lost C. Second Carnatic War 3. Inconclusive War D. First Mysore War 4. Ended by Treaty of Aix La Chapelle |
| A. | A - 1, B - 3, C - 4, D - 2 |
| B. | A - 2, B - 4, C - 1, D - 3 |
| C. | A - 4, B - 1, C - 3, D - 2 |
| D. | A - 3, B - 1, C - 4, D - 2 |
| Answer» D. A - 3, B - 1, C - 4, D - 2 | |
| 33. |
"Mercantilist, Free Trade Mercantile Capitalism and Finance Imperialism are three successive phases of British Colonialism." This theory was first formulated by whom? |
| A. | Karl Marx |
| B. | Dadabhai Naoroji |
| C. | R. C. Dutt |
| D. | B. R. Ambedkar |
| Answer» B. Dadabhai Naoroji | |
| 34. |
In which year was the Non-Cooperation Movement launched? |
| A. | 1856 |
| B. | 1919 |
| C. | 1877 |
| D. | 1920 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 35. |
From whom did the French East India Company acquire Pondicherry? |
| A. | From the Portuguese |
| B. | The ruler of Golconda |
| C. | Sultan of Bijapur |
| D. | Snatching |
| Answer» D. Snatching | |
| 36. |
In 1862 the First Railway line that was constructed in Andhra? |
| A. | Bombay to Tanuku |
| B. | Kondapalli to Korukonda |
| C. | Kotipalli-Kakinada |
| D. | Puttur to Renigunta |
| Answer» E. | |
| 37. |
"Garha Katanga" was the kingdom of which of the following tribe? |
| A. | Baiga |
| B. | Bhil |
| C. | Kolis |
| D. | Gond |
| Answer» E. | |
| 38. |
In which year did Vasco De Gama land in Calicut (Kozikode)? |
| A. | 1458 |
| B. | 1498 |
| C. | 1442 |
| D. | 1472 |
| Answer» C. 1442 | |
| 39. |
In which of the following years was the ‘Caste Disabilities Act’ passed? |
| A. | 1850 |
| B. | 1860 |
| C. | 1863 |
| D. | 1876 |
| Answer» B. 1860 | |
| 40. |
In which of the following city Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II of Jaipur didn’t build the Jantar Mantar? |
| A. | Jaipur |
| B. | Ajmer |
| C. | Mathura |
| D. | New Delhi |
| Answer» C. Mathura | |
| 41. |
Before the advent of British rule, India had an independent economy. Which of the following was not a major occupation at that time? |
| A. | Agriculture |
| B. | Handicrafts |
| C. | Construction |
| D. | Tourism |
| Answer» E. | |
| 42. |
A Portuguese explorer, Vasco da Gama, discovered sea route to India in: |
| A. | 1444 |
| B. | 1498 |
| C. | 1731 |
| D. | 1600 |
| Answer» C. 1731 | |
| 43. |
First cotton mill in India was set up in which city? |
| A. | Ahmedabad |
| B. | Nashik |
| C. | Madras |
| D. | Bombay |
| Answer» E. | |
| 44. |
During the Swadeshi movement, a National College was started in Calcutta under the principalship of |
| A. | Rabindranath Tagore |
| B. | Aurobindo Ghosh |
| C. | Rajani Kant Sen |
| D. | Syed Abu Mohammad |
| Answer» C. Rajani Kant Sen | |
| 45. |
In which year the Communist Party was formed in India? |
| A. | 1927 |
| B. | 1925 |
| C. | 1930 |
| D. | 1922 |
| Answer» C. 1930 | |
| 46. |
In which year did the Third Round Table Conference take place? |
| A. | 1929 |
| B. | 1932 |
| C. | 1928 |
| D. | 1930 |
| Answer» C. 1928 | |
| 47. |
Henry T. Colebrooke was a Professor of Sanskrit in which one of the following institutions? |
| A. | Fort William College |
| B. | Serampore Mission |
| C. | Kashi Vidyapith |
| D. | Asiatic Society |
| Answer» B. Serampore Mission | |
| 48. |
Mountbatten Plan (June 1947) provided for a referendum in which of the following provinces? |
| A. | Sindh |
| B. | Punjab |
| C. | Baluchistan |
| D. | North-West Frontier Province |
| Answer» E. | |
| 49. |
In which year was Satya Shodhak Samaj founded by Jyotirao Phule? |
| A. | 1870 |
| B. | 1861 |
| C. | 1865 |
| D. | 1873 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 50. |
Chola State had to face the attack of which of the following Rashtrakuta's rulers? |
| A. | Dhruv |
| B. | Govind III |
| C. | Krishna III |
| D. | Amoghvarsha |
| Answer» D. Amoghvarsha | |