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This section includes 1597 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your History knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 451. |
In 1893 __________ landed in India, made a tour of the country in the company of H. S. Olcott, and by her splendid presentation of Indian philosophy and her undisguised personal preference for the Indian spiritual heritage, won the support of orthodox Brahmins to Theosophy |
| A. | nnie Besant |
| B. | pendranath Basu |
| C. | . N. Gurtu |
| D. | eorge Thompson |
| Answer» B. pendranath Basu | |
| 452. |
Purna Swaraj was declared as the goal of the Congress in the Congress session held at Lahore under the Presidentship of |
| A. | awaharlal Nehru |
| B. | R Das |
| C. | aulana Abul Kalam Azad |
| D. | okhale |
| Answer» B. R Das | |
| 453. |
The All India Muslim League was founded in 1906 primarily to promote among Indian Muslims |
| A. | utual unity and goodwill |
| B. | olitical consciousness |
| C. | eeling of loyalty to the British Government |
| D. | atred for the Congress |
| Answer» D. atred for the Congress | |
| 454. |
__________in his book 'Economic history of India' wrote 'If India is poor today it is through the operation of economic causes' |
| A. | adhabai Naoroji |
| B. | .C. Dutt |
| C. | anade |
| D. | .P.Datt |
| Answer» C. anade | |
| 455. |
The Constituent Assembly was formed on the recommendations of the |
| A. | overnment of India Act, 1935 |
| B. | abinet Mission Plan |
| C. | ripps' Mission |
| D. | ountbatten Plan |
| Answer» C. ripps' Mission | |
| 456. |
China invaded Indian frontiers in the year __________ |
| A. | 956 |
| B. | 960 |
| C. | 962 |
| D. | 965 |
| Answer» D. 965 | |
| 457. |
On April 12, 1944 Subhash Chandra Bose hoisted the INA Flag in a town. In which State/Union Territory is that town now? |
| A. | ripura |
| B. | ulcutta |
| C. | anipur |
| D. | izoram |
| Answer» D. izoram | |
| 458. |
Which of the following is the correct chronological order of in modern Indian history? |
| A. | orley-Minto Reforms, Gandhi-Irwin Pact, August Offer, Jallianwala Bagh Massacre |
| B. | ugust Offer, Morley-Minto Reforms, Jallianwala Bagh Massacre, Gandhi-Irwin Pact |
| C. | orley-Minto Reforms, Jallianwala Bagh Massacre, Gandhi-Irwin Pact, August Offer |
| D. | allianwala Bagh Massacre, Gandhi-Irwin Pact, August Offer, Morley-Minto Reforms |
| Answer» D. allianwala Bagh Massacre, Gandhi-Irwin Pact, August Offer, Morley-Minto Reforms | |
| 459. |
Indirect election was introduced in India by the Act of |
| A. | 853 |
| B. | 858 |
| C. | 892 |
| D. | 833 |
| Answer» D. 833 | |
| 460. |
__________edited the journal of Poona Sarvajanik Sabha |
| A. | okhale |
| B. | .C.Banerjee |
| C. | anade |
| D. | .N.Banerjee |
| Answer» B. .C.Banerjee | |
| 461. |
The Minto Morley reforms was in the year __________ |
| A. | 906 |
| B. | 907 |
| C. | 909 |
| D. | 919 |
| Answer» D. 919 | |
| 462. |
Arrange in chronological order:1. Cabinet Mission2. Cripps Mission3. Montague-Chelmsford Reforms4. Minto-Morley Reforms |
| A. | ,2,4,1 |
| B. | ,2,3,4 |
| C. | ,3,2,1 |
| D. | ,3,4,1 |
| Answer» D. ,3,4,1 | |
| 463. |
One of the following was not involved in the Chittagong Armoury Raid, 1934. Who was he? |
| A. | alpana Dutt |
| B. | urya Sen |
| C. | ritialata Woddekar |
| D. | inesh Gupta |
| Answer» E. | |
| 464. |
Which of the following was not to be ceded by Mir Kasim to the Company as per the treaty signed between Mir Kasim and Calcutta Council? |
| A. | urdwan |
| B. | idnapur |
| C. | hittagong |
| D. | onghyr |
| Answer» E. | |
| 465. |
Which of the following event compel the Rabindranath Tagore to renounce his knighthood? |
| A. | o protest against the Jallianwalla Bagh incident |
| B. | o protest against lathi charge on Lala Lajpat Rai that caused his death |
| C. | o express solidarity with the leaders of Non-Cooperation Movement |
| D. | o express solidarity with the protestors against the arrival of Simon Commission |
| Answer» B. o protest against lathi charge on Lala Lajpat Rai that caused his death | |
| 466. |
The Muslim League withdrew its acceptance of the CabinetMission Plan and decided to resort to Direct Action Day on |
| A. | ugust 16, 1946 |
| B. | eptember 2, 1946 |
| C. | ctober 15, 1946 |
| D. | uly 29, 1946 |
| Answer» B. eptember 2, 1946 | |
| 467. |
Which of the following Government of India Act gave separate representation to the Muslims? |
| A. | ct of 1909 |
| B. | ct of 1919 |
| C. | ct of 1935 |
| D. | ct of 1947 |
| Answer» B. ct of 1919 | |
| 468. |
The Marathas were defeated in Panipat because |
| A. | he Marathas did not fight bravely |
| B. | he Marathas were not equal to Afghans instrength |
| C. | he Maratha army was short of food supplies |
| D. | he Marathas were considered alien by thelocal population |
| Answer» C. he Maratha army was short of food supplies | |
| 469. |
Who had set up the Anti-Untouchability League for the eradication of the evil of untouchability? |
| A. | agjivan Ram |
| B. | r BR Ambedkar |
| C. | charya Kripalani |
| D. | ahatma Gandhi |
| Answer» E. | |
| 470. |
Who designated the administrative head of the district as Collector? |
| A. | arren Hastings |
| B. | ornwallis |
| C. | acPherson |
| D. | live |
| Answer» D. live | |
| 471. |
The battle of Plassey was fought between |
| A. | ast India Company and Ahmad Shah |
| B. | ast India Company and Tipu Sultan |
| C. | ast India Company and Sirajuddaulla |
| D. | ast India Company and Anwaruddin |
| Answer» D. ast India Company and Anwaruddin | |
| 472. |
After reading Thomas Paine's famous book __________Jyotirao was greatly influenced by his ideas |
| A. | he Rights of Man |
| B. | rince |
| C. | topia |
| D. | dvaitha Deepika |
| Answer» B. rince | |
| 473. |
Which of the following statements is not correct? According to Pitt's India Act the Board of Control would consist of |
| A. | he Chancellor of the Exchequer |
| B. | ecretary of State for India |
| C. | our Privy Councillors |
| D. | he Governor-General |
| Answer» E. | |
| 474. |
At Jallianwala Bagh meeting __________ ordered the troops to open fire |
| A. | enn |
| B. | rwin |
| C. | yer |
| D. | ontagu |
| Answer» D. ontagu | |
| 475. |
Dandi March started on __________ 1930 |
| A. | 2th March |
| B. | 2th April |
| C. | 2th February |
| D. | 2th May |
| Answer» B. 2th April | |
| 476. |
Which of the following Governor-General introduced the services of Railway and telegraph systems? |
| A. | ord Cornwallis |
| B. | ord Dalhousie |
| C. | ord Wellesley |
| D. | ord Bentinck |
| Answer» C. ord Wellesley | |
| 477. |
The Peasant and the Raj is the work of __________ |
| A. | ric Stokes |
| B. | .R.Desai |
| C. | .N.Dhanagare |
| D. | hirin Mehta |
| Answer» B. .R.Desai | |
| 478. |
The first vernacular paper, Samachar Darpan, was published during the tenure of |
| A. | ord Hastings |
| B. | ord Minto |
| C. | ord metcalfe |
| D. | ord Macaulay |
| Answer» B. ord Minto | |
| 479. |
Which nationalist had stoutly preached "Be proud that you are an Indian, proudly claim I am an Indian"? |
| A. | K Gandhi |
| B. | ala Lajpat Rai |
| C. | wami Vivekanand |
| D. | awaharlal Nehru |
| Answer» D. awaharlal Nehru | |
| 480. |
Which of the following statement is related with the provision of the Charter Act of 1833? |
| A. | llowed the Company's monopoly of tea trade and trade with China |
| B. | ut an end to the Company's tea trade and trade with China |
| C. | as not interfered with Company's tea trade and trade with China |
| D. | llowed the Company's monopoly of tea trade and trade with China for ten years |
| Answer» C. as not interfered with Company's tea trade and trade with China | |
| 481. |
As per 'August Offer 1940' the Constitution of India would be drawn by |
| A. | ouse of Commons |
| B. | ouse of Lords |
| C. | rincely States |
| D. | ndians |
| Answer» E. | |
| 482. |
The Sepoy Mutiny broke out on May 10, 1857 at __________ |
| A. | eerut |
| B. | walior |
| C. | hansi |
| D. | gra |
| Answer» B. walior | |
| 483. |
Who among the following from the first cabinet of indepenent India was responsible of mass religious conversion? |
| A. | r. S. P. Mukherjee |
| B. | r. John Mathai |
| C. | ardar Baldeve Singh |
| D. | r.B. R. Ambedkar |
| Answer» E. | |
| 484. |
Which Directive Principal bears the direct impact of Gandhi's moral philosophy? |
| A. | qual pay for equal work |
| B. | rovision of free legal aid and advice |
| C. | rohibition of the slaughter of cows |
| D. | rotection of the mounments of historicalimportance |
| Answer» D. rotection of the mounments of historicalimportance | |
| 485. |
Mahatma Gandhi spent a year of complete silence in 1926 to |
| A. | onsolidate Khadi programme |
| B. | ork for harijan welfare |
| C. | l do penance for Chauri-Chaura violence |
| D. | rite his autobiography |
| Answer» C. l do penance for Chauri-Chaura violence | |
| 486. |
__________ started The Adyar Bulletin, which continued until 1929 |
| A. | nnie Besant |
| B. | . Krishnamurti |
| C. | urgabai Deshmukh |
| D. | amaladevi Chattopadhyaya |
| Answer» B. . Krishnamurti | |
| 487. |
Through which Educational Report Calcutta University came into existence? |
| A. | acaulay's Minute |
| B. | unter Commission |
| C. | harter Act |
| D. | ood's Despatch |
| Answer» E. | |
| 488. |
In 1907, after the passing of Col. H. S. Olcott, __________ became the second International President of the Theosophical Society |
| A. | nnie Besant |
| B. | arojini Naidu |
| C. | halya Rangnekar |
| D. | habani Charan Mitra |
| Answer» B. arojini Naidu | |
| 489. |
India is in favour of __________ in the economic field |
| A. | ublic Sector |
| B. | rivate Sector |
| C. | ixed Economy |
| D. | apitalistic Economy |
| Answer» D. apitalistic Economy | |
| 490. |
Which of the following European Colonisers did not have a settlement on the Eastern Coast of India ? |
| A. | rench |
| B. | ortuguese |
| C. | utch |
| D. | anish |
| Answer» E. | |
| 491. |
Assertion (A): Provincial autonomy was introduced in the Government of India Act, 1935. Reason (R): The Act itself made a clear-cut division of powers between the Centre and the Provinces |
| A. | oth A and R is true and R is the correct explanation of A |
| B. | oth A and R is true but R is not a correct explanation of A |
| C. | is true but R is false |
| D. | is false but R is true |
| Answer» D. is false but R is true | |
| 492. |
Permanent Revenue settlement of Bengal was introduced by |
| A. | live |
| B. | astings |
| C. | ellesley |
| D. | ornwallis |
| Answer» E. | |
| 493. |
The Portuguese build their first fort on India soil in the territory of the Raja of |
| A. | alicut |
| B. | ochin |
| C. | aman |
| D. | ijapur |
| Answer» C. aman | |
| 494. |
The first national leader to decry the salt tax in the Indian legislature was |
| A. | K Gokhale |
| B. | K Gandhi |
| C. | L Nehru |
| D. | etaji S C Bose |
| Answer» B. K Gandhi | |
| 495. |
What had the Sir Charles Wood Despatch of 1854 primarily dealt with? |
| A. | ocial reforms |
| B. | dministrative reforms |
| C. | ducational reforms |
| D. | olitical consolidation |
| Answer» D. olitical consolidation | |
| 496. |
The Congress ministries gave up office in October 1939 over the issue of |
| A. | onstant interference by Governors in day-to-day administration |
| B. | ropaganda of the Muslim League against the Congress |
| C. | ndia having been unwillingly dragged into the Second World War |
| D. | ailure of the British to define their war aims |
| Answer» E. | |
| 497. |
Who among the following has been given honorary status among the seven wonders of the modern world? |
| A. | aj Mahal |
| B. | reat Pyramid of Giza |
| C. | etra |
| D. | olosseum |
| Answer» C. etra | |
| 498. |
In 1905 __________ laid the foundation of the 'servants of India society', with a view to the training of national missionaries for the service of India, and to promote by all constitutional means, the true interest of the Indian people |
| A. | okhale |
| B. | adabai Naoroji |
| C. | . C. Dutt |
| D. | anade |
| Answer» B. adabai Naoroji | |
| 499. |
The 'Mohammadan Anglo-Oriental College' later became the |
| A. | smania University |
| B. | amiaMilia Muslim University |
| C. | araktullah University |
| D. | ligarh Muslim University |
| Answer» E. | |
| 500. |
The idea of incorporating, safeguards in the Indian Constitution was inspired by the |
| A. | hird Round Table Conference |
| B. | andhi-Irwin Pact |
| C. | isit of Simon Commission |
| D. | oona Pact |
| Answer» D. oona Pact | |