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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. |
__Who was the Nawab of Bengal during "Battle of Plassey"?__ |
| A. | Mir Jafar |
| B. | Mir Qasim |
| C. | Sirajudduala |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» D. None of these | |
| 2. |
__Who was the first Governor General of the new Indian Dominion?__ |
| A. | Rajendra Prasad |
| B. | Vallabhbhai Patel |
| C. | Rajagopalachari |
| D. | Lord Mountbatten |
| Answer» E. | |
| 3. |
__In early 1898 Swami Vivekananda acquired a big plot of land on the western bank of the Ganga at a place called Belur to have a permanent abode for the monastery and monastic Order originally started at Baranagar, and got it registered as Ramakrishna Math after a couple of years__ |
| A. | Allahabad |
| B. | Lahore |
| C. | Amritsar |
| D. | Belur |
| Answer» E. | |
| 4. |
__Gandhi-Irwin Pact was signed on__ |
| A. | March 10, 1930 |
| B. | March 20, 1931 |
| C. | March 20,1931 |
| D. | March 5,1931 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 5. |
__Shuja-ud-Daulah wanted to acquire the territory of__ |
| A. | Rohelas |
| B. | Marathas |
| C. | Sikhs |
| D. | Tamils |
| Answer» B. Marathas | |
| 6. |
__The Asiatic Society had been established in Calcutta by__ |
| A. | TB Macaulay |
| B. | Sir William Jones |
| C. | GK Gokhale |
| D. | Annie Besant |
| Answer» C. GK Gokhale | |
| 7. |
__The Young Bengal group published the __________(Quest for Knowledge) for propagating their views__ |
| A. | Jnananvesan |
| B. | Parthenon |
| C. | Hesperus |
| D. | Enquirer |
| Answer» B. Parthenon | |
| 8. |
__What was the name of the English weekly edited by Mahatma Gandhi?__ |
| A. | Young India |
| B. | Kesari |
| C. | Bombay Chronicle |
| D. | Resurgent India |
| Answer» B. Kesari | |
| 9. |
__Before the passing of the Act of 1773, each of the three English Settlement in India was governed by__ |
| A. | Viceroy |
| B. | President |
| C. | Secretary |
| D. | Director |
| Answer» C. Secretary | |
| 10. |
__The immediate cause of split In the INC at its Surat Session was__ |
| A. | election of the President of the INC |
| B. | expulsion of Tilak from the INC |
| C. | demand of Swaraj as the goal of the INC |
| D. | resolutions on Swaraj, Swadeshi, Boycott and National Education |
| Answer» B. expulsion of Tilak from the INC | |
| 11. |
__Which of the following was not included in the early three English Settlements in India?__ |
| A. | Madras |
| B. | The Punjab |
| C. | Bombay |
| D. | Calcutta |
| Answer» C. Bombay | |
| 12. |
__The immediate cause of the Battle of Plassey was__ |
| A. | The English attempts to strengthen their fortifications at Fort William. |
| B. | The English support and asylum to the political rivals of Nawab Siraj-ud-Daulah |
| C. | Misuse of Dastaks (passes for free trade) by the Company and its officials |
| D. | Siraj-ud-Daulah's attack on Fort William and capture of Calcutta (Alinagar) |
| Answer» E. | |
| 13. |
__Who established the Indian Civil Liberties Union in 1936?__ |
| A. | Subhash Chandra Bose |
| B. | Bal Gangadhar Tilak |
| C. | Jawahar Lal Nehru |
| D. | Rajendra Prasad |
| Answer» D. Rajendra Prasad | |
| 14. |
__Cripps Mission came to India__ |
| A. | 1946 |
| B. | 1945 |
| C. | 1942 |
| D. | 1940 |
| Answer» D. 1940 | |
| 15. |
__Who, among the following, founded the 'All India Depressed Classes Federation' in 1920?__ |
| A. | M.K. Gandhi |
| B. | Jyotiba Phule |
| C. | G.K. Gokhale |
| D. | B.R. Ambedkar |
| Answer» E. | |
| 16. |
__The immediate cause for the Mutiny was__ |
| A. | Doctrine of Lapse |
| B. | The Social Legislation of 1856 |
| C. | The Episode of the Greased Cartridges |
| D. | The fear of me Indians that they would be converted to Christianity |
| Answer» D. The fear of me Indians that they would be converted to Christianity | |
| 17. |
__Who persuaded the ratings of the RIN (Royal India Navy) to surrender on the 23rd February 1946?__ |
| A. | Mahatma Gandhi |
| B. | Jawaharlal Nehru and Maulanav Abdul Kalam Azad |
| C. | Vallabh Bhai Patel and M.A. Jinnah |
| D. | Morarji desai and J.B.Kripalani |
| Answer» D. Morarji desai and J.B.Kripalani | |
| 18. |
__Who founded the Naujawan Bharat Sabha?__ |
| A. | B.C.Pal |
| B. | G.Subramania lyer |
| C. | Sardar Baghat Singh |
| D. | Rukmani Lakshmipth |
| Answer» D. Rukmani Lakshmipth | |
| 19. |
__On which date was the announcement formally made that India and Pakistan would be made free?__ |
| A. | May 2, 1947 |
| B. | June 3, 1947 |
| C. | July 4, 1947 |
| D. | August 5, 1957 |
| Answer» C. July 4, 1947 | |
| 20. |
__The famous revolutionary song' Sarfaroshi ki tamanna ab ham are dil mei hai ' was composed by__ |
| A. | Bhagat Singh |
| B. | Khudiram Bose |
| C. | Chandrasekhar Azad |
| D. | Ramprasad Bismil |
| Answer» E. | |
| 21. |
__The Servants of India Society was founded in 1905 by__ |
| A. | BG Tilak |
| B. | Lala Lajpat Rai |
| C. | Gopal Krishna Gokhale |
| D. | Aurobindo Ghosh |
| Answer» D. Aurobindo Ghosh | |
| 22. |
__The maximum number of additional members for the council of Bengal was raised from 20 to ____________ |
| A. | 60 |
| B. | 50 |
| C. | 70 |
| D. | 25 |
| Answer» C. 70 | |
| 23. |
__Which of the following pair of Congress Session is not correctly matched?__ |
| A. | Nagpur Session 1920: Changes in the Constitution of the Congress |
| B. | Madras Session 1927: Independence Resolution passed for the first time at the instance of Jawaharlal Nehru |
| C. | Calcutta Session 1928: Return of Gandhi to active politics after six years |
| D. | Lahore Session 1929: Resolution on Fundamental Rights and National Economic Policy |
| Answer» E. | |
| 24. |
__Krishnamohan started the __________ in 1831__ |
| A. | Enquirer |
| B. | Hindu Pioneer |
| C. | Quill |
| D. | Bengal Spectator |
| Answer» B. Hindu Pioneer | |
| 25. |
__Confessions of Thug' was written by__ |
| A. | Burke |
| B. | Meadows Taylor |
| C. | Havell |
| D. | Moreland |
| Answer» C. Havell | |
| 26. |
__The office of the Secretary of State for India was created by the Act of__ |
| A. | 1853 |
| B. | 1858 |
| C. | 1861 |
| D. | 1892 |
| Answer» C. 1861 | |
| 27. |
__The Government of India Act of 1935 had divided India into __________ provinces__ |
| A. | 5 |
| B. | 8 |
| C. | 11 |
| D. | 14 |
| Answer» D. 14 | |
| 28. |
__An emigre (a person or thing who/which has emigrated) communist journal brought out by M N Roy was__ |
| A. | Anushilan |
| B. | The Worker |
| C. | Kisan Sabha |
| D. | Vanguard |
| Answer» E. | |
| 29. |
__According to __________ the Mutiny was a popular rebellion__ |
| A. | V D Sarkar |
| B. | V ASmith |
| C. | L Mukherjee |
| D. | Chabbra |
| Answer» C. L Mukherjee | |
| 30. |
__After the ruin of India's trade, Industries and handicrafts, the burden of taxation in India had to be mainly borne by__ |
| A. | Zamindars |
| B. | Peasantry |
| C. | Income-tax payers |
| D. | All the above |
| Answer» C. Income-tax payers | |
| 31. |
__The English established their first factory in Bengal in 1651 at ____________ |
| A. | Hugli |
| B. | Kassimbazar |
| C. | Patna |
| D. | Calcutta |
| Answer» B. Kassimbazar | |
| 32. |
__Who is commonly known as the 'Iron Man'?__ |
| A. | Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel |
| B. | Vittal Bhai Patel |
| C. | Bal Gangadhar Tilak |
| D. | Bipin Chandra Pal |
| Answer» B. Vittal Bhai Patel | |
| 33. |
__Who was the first Indian ruler to apply the western methods to his administration?__ |
| A. | Haider Ali |
| B. | Tipu Sultan |
| C. | Murshid Quli Khan |
| D. | Malhar Rao Holkar |
| Answer» C. Murshid Quli Khan | |
| 34. |
_Which of the following is correctly matched?$? |
| A. | Third Battle of Panipat: 1764 |
| B. | Regulating Act: 1773 |
| C. | Pitt's India Act: 1761 |
| D. | Treaty of Allahabad: 1784 |
| Answer» C. Pitt's India Act: 1761 | |
| 35. |
_Who of the following has the distinction of having Authored the National Anthems of two countries of the world?$? |
| A. | TS Eliot |
| B. | WB Yeats |
| C. | Rabindranath Tagore |
| D. | Mohammad Iqbal |
| Answer» D. Mohammad Iqbal | |
| 36. |
_The last of the Charter Act concerning India was the Act of$? |
| A. | 1773 |
| B. | 1813 |
| C. | 1853 |
| D. | 1793 |
| Answer» D. 1793 | |
| 37. |
_In the Provinces were allowed to form groups with common executives and legislatures$? |
| A. | Wavell Plan |
| B. | Dikie Bird Plan |
| C. | Cabinet Mission Plan |
| D. | Mountbatten Plan |
| Answer» D. Mountbatten Plan | |
| 38. |
_In which of the following system of land settlement adopted by the English did provide more protectionto the interest of farmers?$? |
| A. | Permanent Settlement of Bengal |
| B. | Ryotwari Settlement of Madras |
| C. | Zamindari Settlement of Central States |
| D. | Malgujari (land revenue) Settlement of UnitedState |
| Answer» C. Zamindari Settlement of Central States | |
| 39. |
_What was Jagat Seth's claim to fame in Bengal? He was the$? |
| A. | Diwan of Siraj-ud-Daulah |
| B. | Leading popular poet |
| C. | Biggest banker in Bengal |
| D. | Commander of the Nawab's troops |
| Answer» D. Commander of the Nawab's troops | |
| 40. |
_Upon whom was the title 'Punjab Kesari' conferred?$? |
| A. | Bhagat Singh |
| B. | Sardar Baldev Singh |
| C. | Lala Lajpat Rai |
| D. | Ranjit Singh |
| Answer» D. Ranjit Singh | |
| 41. |
_Which of the following books were written by Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru? I. Discovery of IndiaII. Outline of HistoryIII. Glimpses of World HistoryIV. A Study of History$? |
| A. | I & IV |
| B. | II & IV |
| C. | I & III |
| D. | I, II, III & IV |
| Answer» C. I & III | |
| 42. |
_Education is the manifestation of the perfection already in man'.who said?$? |
| A. | Swami Vivekananda |
| B. | Sri Ramakrishna |
| C. | Chandra Sekhar Deb |
| D. | Sri Narayana Guru |
| Answer» B. Sri Ramakrishna | |
| 43. |
_Who among the following had authored the book, 'At the Feet of Mahatma Gandhi'?$? |
| A. | JB Kripalani |
| B. | Rajendra Prasad |
| C. | Jayaprakash Narayan |
| D. | Vinoba Bhave |
| Answer» C. Jayaprakash Narayan | |
| 44. |
_Pitt's India Bill was introduced by __________ in 1784$? |
| A. | Prime Minister Pitt |
| B. | Governor-General of India |
| C. | Senior Merchants |
| D. | East India Company |
| Answer» B. Governor-General of India | |
| 45. |
_Who was the Governor-General when Pindaris had created havoc in Central India by indulging in large-scale looting?$? |
| A. | Lord William Bentinck |
| B. | Lord Hastings |
| C. | Lord Cornwallis |
| D. | Lord Wellesley |
| Answer» C. Lord Cornwallis | |
| 46. |
_Who had rounded the first women's university in India?$? |
| A. | Rani Ahilya Devi |
| B. | Ishwar Chandra Vidayasagar |
| C. | Rani of Thomi |
| D. | Dhondo Keshav Karve |
| Answer» E. | |
| 47. |
_Who said "The Simmon Commission Report should be thrown on a heap of rubbish"?$? |
| A. | Mahatma Gandhi |
| B. | Shivaswami Iyer |
| C. | Mohammad Ali Jinnah |
| D. | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| Answer» C. Mohammad Ali Jinnah | |
| 48. |
_Baba Ram Singh passed away on November 29, __________$? |
| A. | 1885 |
| B. | 1887 |
| C. | 1889 |
| D. | 1923 |
| Answer» B. 1887 | |
| 49. |
_Which of the following leader organised the Swaraja Party?$? |
| A. | Lala Lajpat Rai and Feroz Shah Mehta |
| B. | Sarojini Naidu and Annie Besant |
| C. | R. Das and Motilal Nehru |
| D. | C. Rajagopalachari and C. Y. Chintamani |
| Answer» D. C. Rajagopalachari and C. Y. Chintamani | |
| 50. |
_Who is the author of Vande Mataram?$? |
| A. | Mahatma Gandhi |
| B. | Rabindranath Tagore |
| C. | Bankim Chandra Chatterjee |
| D. | Sarat Chandra Chatterjee |
| Answer» D. Sarat Chandra Chatterjee | |