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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. |
Which of the following was not a common social reform attempted by all the Hindu social reformers of the 19th century |
| A. | emancipation of women |
| B. | monogamy |
| C. | female education |
| D. | untouchability |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2. |
Who attended the Imperial Durbar of 1877 dressed in hand-spun Khadi? |
| A. | M.K. Gandhi |
| B. | Bal Gangadhar Tilak |
| C. | Bipin Chandra Pal |
| D. | Ganesh Vasudev Joshi |
| Answer» E. | |
| 3. |
The enquiry Committee on Jallianwaia Bagh incident was headed by |
| A. | Dyer |
| B. | Irwin |
| C. | Hunter |
| D. | Simon |
| Answer» D. Simon | |
| 4. |
Mahatma Gandhi began his political activities in India first from |
| A. | Dandi |
| B. | Kheda |
| C. | Sabarmati |
| D. | Champaran |
| Answer» E. | |
| 5. |
Which one of the following was not a French settlement in India? |
| A. | Puducherry |
| B. | Mahe |
| C. | Goa |
| D. | Chandannagar |
| Answer» E. | |
| 6. |
Nirvruthi Panchakam was written by __________ |
| A. | C.Kesavan |
| B. | Chattambi Swamikal |
| C. | Brahmananda Sivayogi |
| D. | Sree Narayana Guru |
| Answer» E. | |
| 7. |
The Permanent settlement Introduced by Cornwallis is in Bengal is known as |
| A. | Roytwari System |
| B. | Mahalwari System |
| C. | Zamindari System |
| D. | Iqtadari System |
| Answer» D. Iqtadari System | |
| 8. |
Daiva Dasakam is a Malayalam work of __________ |
| A. | Sree Narayana Guru |
| B. | Chattambi Swamikal |
| C. | C.Kesavan |
| D. | T.K.Madhavan |
| Answer» B. Chattambi Swamikal | |
| 9. |
The All India Muslim league was founded by |
| A. | Maulana Ahmed Ali |
| B. | Mohammad Ali Jinnah |
| C. | Agha Khan |
| D. | Hakim Ajmal Khan |
| Answer» D. Hakim Ajmal Khan | |
| 10. |
Which governor General abolished the 'Sati System' in India? |
| A. | Lord Canning |
| B. | Lord Ripon |
| C. | Lord William Bentinck |
| D. | Lord Dalhousie |
| Answer» D. Lord Dalhousie | |
| 11. |
Who had succeeded Mir Jafar to the throne? |
| A. | Haider Ali |
| B. | Chandra Sahib |
| C. | Tipu Sultan |
| D. | Mir Kasim |
| Answer» E. | |
| 12. |
Whom did Bal Gangadhar Tilak refer to as his Political Guru? |
| A. | Swami Vivekananda |
| B. | Ram Mohan Roy |
| C. | Sisir Kumar |
| D. | Dadabhai Naoroji |
| Answer» B. Ram Mohan Roy | |
| 13. |
Who founded the Central Hindu School and College in Benares (now Varanasi)? |
| A. | Annie Besant |
| B. | Dr Bhagavan Das |
| C. | Govinda Das |
| D. | G. N. Chakravarti |
| Answer» B. Dr Bhagavan Das | |
| 14. |
Sardar Vallabhbai Patel was the leader of__________ |
| A. | Bhoodan Movement |
| B. | Rowlatt Satyagraha |
| C. | Bardbli Satyagraha |
| D. | Swadeshi Movement |
| Answer» D. Swadeshi Movement | |
| 15. |
Who is also known by the name of 'Tiger of 'Mysore'? |
| A. | Haidar Ali |
| B. | Tipu Sultan |
| C. | Yaduraya Wodeyar |
| D. | Krishna Devaraya |
| Answer» C. Yaduraya Wodeyar | |
| 16. |
In the Battle of Buxar the English army was commanded by |
| A. | Major Munro |
| B. | Clive |
| C. | Rojer Drake |
| D. | Boughton |
| Answer» B. Clive | |
| 17. |
My Experiments with Truth is the work of |
| A. | 1901 |
| B. | 1902 |
| C. | 1906 |
| D. | 1946 |
| Answer» D. 1946 | |
| 18. |
Who was the first propounder of the doctrine of Passive Resistance ? |
| A. | B. G Tilak |
| B. | Aurobindo Ghosh |
| C. | Lajpat Rai |
| D. | G.K. Gokhale |
| Answer» C. Lajpat Rai | |
| 19. |
Indian handicrafts rapidly declined due to |
| A. | lack of patronage |
| B. | growing craze for imported goods |
| C. | stiff competition from the machine-made goods of England |
| D. | All the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 20. |
The inaugural issue of Bombay Darpan, a Marathi weekly, was published on November 12, 1832 started by a publisherreformer named |
| A. | Jagannath Shankar |
| B. | Vishnu Shastri |
| C. | Bal Shastri |
| D. | Krishna Shastri |
| Answer» D. Krishna Shastri | |
| 21. |
Who established the 'Sharda Sadan', a school for Indian Widows in colonial India? |
| A. | Mahadev Govind Ranade |
| B. | Sarojini Naidu |
| C. | Dayanand Saraswati |
| D. | Pandita Ramabai |
| Answer» E. | |
| 22. |
The Idea of federation was first proposed in |
| A. | Indian Councils Act of 1892 |
| B. | Morley Minto Reforms |
| C. | Montague Chelmsford Reforms |
| D. | Nehru Report of 1928 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 23. |
Kasturba Gandhi died in detention (in 1944) at |
| A. | Yeravada Jail |
| B. | Ahmedabad Prison |
| C. | Aga Khan Palace |
| D. | Ahmednagar Fort |
| Answer» D. Ahmednagar Fort | |
| 24. |
The members of the Board of Control must be paid from |
| A. | The Consolidated Fund of England |
| B. | Indian Revenues |
| C. | Funds Voted by Parliament |
| D. | The revenues of Princely States |
| Answer» C. Funds Voted by Parliament | |
| 25. |
Who founded India House in London and guided other revolutionaries |
| A. | Sri Aurobindo |
| B. | Lokmanya Tilak |
| C. | Shyamji Krishna Varma |
| D. | Bhagat Singh |
| Answer» D. Bhagat Singh | |
| 26. |
Who among the following organised the " All India Depressed Classes Association." in colonial India? |
| A. | M. K. Gandhi |
| B. | Jyotiba Phule |
| C. | Pandita Ramabai |
| D. | B. R. Ambedkar |
| Answer» E. | |
| 27. |
The Woods Despatch of 1854 resulted in the |
| A. | Founding of several Indian universities |
| B. | Introduction of the postal system |
| C. | Establishment of the education system |
| D. | Abolition of child marriage |
| Answer» D. Abolition of child marriage | |
| 28. |
Why was the Simon Commission boycotted by the Indians? |
| A. | It did not include any Indian as a member |
| B. | It did not have any woman member |
| C. | It was appointed before the stipulated time |
| D. | If refused to meet prominent Indian leaders |
| Answer» B. It did not have any woman member | |
| 29. |
Where was the Royal Durbar Held on November 1st, 1858 to issue to Queen's proclamation? |
| A. | Lucknow |
| B. | Cawnpore |
| C. | Delhi |
| D. | Kanpur |
| Answer» E. | |
| 30. |
Tilak was sentenced and transported to |
| A. | Mandalay |
| B. | Mandalay |
| C. | Australia |
| D. | Andaman |
| Answer» C. Australia | |
| 31. |
Name the Commission that came to India in 1928 to reform India's constitutional system |
| A. | Rowaltt Act |
| B. | Pitt's India Act |
| C. | Partition of Bengal |
| D. | Simmon Commission |
| Answer» E. | |
| 32. |
In 1901 the State Census Manual of __________recorded Sree Narayana as a revered "Guru" and an erudite Sanskrit scholar |
| A. | Travancore |
| B. | Malabar |
| C. | Cochi |
| D. | Kottayam |
| Answer» B. Malabar | |
| 33. |
Which one of the following is considered the Magna Carta of the Indian people? |
| A. | A.The Government of India Act, 1858 |
| B. | The Ilbert Bill |
| C. | Indian Councils Act of 1892 |
| D. | Queen Victoria's Proclamation |
| Answer» E. | |
| 34. |
Nanu met Kunjan Pillai, who later came to be known as Chattampi Swamikal. Kunjan Pillai, who discovered and appreciated Nanu a?an's philosophical genius and passion for Yoga, introduced him to__________, a 'Hatha yogi' |
| A. | Madan Asan |
| B. | Thycattu Ayyaavu |
| C. | Krishnan Vaidyan |
| D. | Kumaran Asan |
| Answer» C. Krishnan Vaidyan | |
| 35. |
Tashkent Agreement was signed between India and Pakistan in the year |
| A. | 1960 |
| B. | 1966 |
| C. | 1970 |
| D. | 1950 |
| Answer» C. 1970 | |
| 36. |
Narain Malhar Joshi founded |
| A. | the Social Service League in Bombay in 1911 |
| B. | All India Trade Union Congress 1920 |
| C. | Both (a) and (b) above |
| D. | The Deccan Education Society 1884 |
| Answer» D. The Deccan Education Society 1884 | |
| 37. |
The first Famine Commission was constituted under |
| A. | Sir Richard Strachey |
| B. | Sir John Strachey |
| C. | Roberts |
| D. | Chamberlain |
| Answer» B. Sir John Strachey | |
| 38. |
Provision was made by the Charter Act of 1813 for the establishment of a Church at __________ |
| A. | Madras |
| B. | Bombay |
| C. | Calcutta |
| D. | Pondicherry |
| Answer» D. Pondicherry | |
| 39. |
__________co-edited 'the National Reformer' with Charles Bradlaugh and wrote many political and free-thought books and pamphlets from 1874-88 |
| A. | W. T. Stead |
| B. | S. N. Banerjee |
| C. | H. P. Blavatsky |
| D. | Annie Besant |
| Answer» E. | |
| 40. |
The main founder (s) of the Swaraj Party was/were |
| A. | CR Das |
| B. | Motilal Nehru |
| C. | Madan Mohan Malaviya |
| D. | Only (a) and (b) above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 41. |
Madam Bhikaji Cama unfolded the National Flag of India in 1907 at |
| A. | India House, London |
| B. | International Socialist Congress Stuttgart |
| C. | Vande Mataram Office at San Francisco |
| D. | Indian Workers Meet Vancouver |
| Answer» C. Vande Mataram Office at San Francisco | |
| 42. |
In 1908, Bal Gangadhar Tilak was imprisoned for six years and sent to |
| A. | Mandalay |
| B. | Delhi |
| C. | Singapore |
| D. | Andaman and Nicobar Island |
| Answer» B. Delhi | |
| 43. |
Assertion (A): English was taken as the medium of instruction in India by the William Bentinck. Reason (R): William Bentinck wanted to promote western culture in India |
| A. | Both A and R is true and R is the correct explanation of A |
| B. | Both A and R is true but R is not a correct explanation of A |
| C. | A is true but R is false |
| D. | A is false but R is true |
| Answer» B. Both A and R is true but R is not a correct explanation of A | |
| 44. |
The __________ were the first Europeans to start a Joint stock company trade with India? |
| A. | French |
| B. | Portuguese |
| C. | Danish |
| D. | Dutch |
| Answer» C. Danish | |
| 45. |
Tilak started his career as a |
| A. | Writer |
| B. | Professor |
| C. | Journalist |
| D. | Lawyer |
| Answer» C. Journalist | |
| 46. |
Who was the first to use the term 'Adivasi' to refer to the tribal people? |
| A. | Jyotiba Phule |
| B. | Thakkar Bappa |
| C. | M N Srinivas |
| D. | B R Ambedkar |
| Answer» C. M N Srinivas | |
| 47. |
Which amidst the following sites/monuments in India is NOT on the UNESCO's list of World Cultural Heritages? |
| A. | Ellora Caves |
| B. | Kashi Viswanath Temple |
| C. | Qutab Minar |
| D. | Manas Wildlife - Sancturary |
| Answer» C. Qutab Minar | |
| 48. |
Gandhi wanted the students to spend their vacations in |
| A. | Studies |
| B. | Social service |
| C. | Games |
| D. | Rebellious deeds |
| Answer» C. Games | |
| 49. |
What was the charge against Bal Gangadhar Tilak, for which he was sentenced to six years' transportation in July 1908? |
| A. | for being the chief exponent of the cult of extremism |
| B. | for insiting violence during the Surat session of the INC |
| C. | for seditious writings in his paper Kesari |
| D. | for being instrumental in the murder of the British Plaque commissioner in Poona. |
| Answer» D. for being instrumental in the murder of the British Plaque commissioner in Poona. | |
| 50. |
Shuja-ud-Daulah was the Nawab of |
| A. | Rampur |
| B. | Arcot |
| C. | Awadh |
| D. | Surat |
| Answer» D. Surat | |