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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.
| 551. |
The Moplahs of Malabar (Kerala) who were largely Muslim leaseholders and cultivators, indulged in a series of rebellions in Kerala between 1836-1919. Which of the following regarding these Moplah uprisings is not true? |
| A. | hey were mainly directed against the upper caste Hindu landlords |
| B. | hese uprisings were a peculiar form of rural terrorism |
| C. | ost of the Moplah martyrs were poor peasants of landless lobourers |
| D. | small band of Moplahs committed collective suicides in the belief of being called Shahids (martyrs) |
| Answer» E. | |
| 552. |
Who said Ask not, Say not, Think not caste, Think only Gods |
| A. | ree Narayana Guru |
| B. | illiam Logan |
| C. | onnolly |
| D. | .N. Banerjee |
| Answer» B. illiam Logan | |
| 553. |
The revolutionary who was an accused in Lahore Conspiracy Case and who died in Jail after 64 days fast was |
| A. | atin Das |
| B. | ukh Dev |
| C. | aj Guru |
| D. | oth (a) and (b) above |
| Answer» B. ukh Dev | |
| 554. |
'A day of deliverance and thanks giving' was celebrated in 1939 by |
| A. | ongress Party |
| B. | uslim League |
| C. | orward Bloc |
| D. | ommunist Party |
| Answer» C. orward Bloc | |
| 555. |
As per the Act of 1919 which of the following statements was not correct? |
| A. | ritish India must remain an integral part of the British Empire. |
| B. | esponsible Government would be realised only by the progressive stages. |
| C. | rovincial subjects were classified into Reserved subjects and Transferred subjects. |
| D. | he salary of the Secretary of State for India was not to be paid by Parliament. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 556. |
The Charter Act of 1793 Renewed the Company's monopoly for __________ years |
| A. | 0 years |
| B. | 0 years |
| C. | 0 years |
| D. | 5 years |
| Answer» B. 0 years | |
| 557. |
Who is commonly known as the 'Iron Man'? |
| A. | ardar Vallabh Bhai Patel |
| B. | ittal Bhai Patel |
| C. | al Gangadhar Tilak |
| D. | ipin Chandra Pal |
| Answer» B. ittal Bhai Patel | |
| 558. |
The number of members in the Simon Commission/was __________ |
| A. | 0 |
| B. | 0 |
| C. | |
| Answer» D. | |
| 559. |
The All India Muslim League was formed in 1906 at |
| A. | ucknow |
| B. | acca |
| C. | ahore |
| D. | ligarh |
| Answer» C. ahore | |
| 560. |
Motilal presided over the Congress Session of 1919 held at |
| A. | ahore |
| B. | mritsar |
| C. | alcutta |
| D. | ombay |
| Answer» C. alcutta | |
| 561. |
The two states which had non Congress Ministries in 1937 were |
| A. | engal and Punjab |
| B. | unjab and NWFP |
| C. | adras and Central Provinces |
| D. | ihar and Uttar Pradesh |
| Answer» B. unjab and NWFP | |
| 562. |
In the Carnatic, the English supported the claims of |
| A. | nwaruddin |
| B. | handa Sahib |
| C. | asir Jang |
| D. | uzaffar Jang |
| Answer» B. handa Sahib | |
| 563. |
'Amar Shonar Bangla' the national anthem of Bangladesh was composed by whom? |
| A. | abindranath Tagore |
| B. | arojini Naidu |
| C. | urendranath Banerjee |
| D. | nand Mohan Bose |
| Answer» B. arojini Naidu | |
| 564. |
In Gandhian Socialism |
| A. | tate is required |
| B. | tate is not required |
| C. | tate is sometimes required and sometimesnot required |
| D. | tate is neither required |
| Answer» C. tate is sometimes required and sometimesnot required | |
| 565. |
In 1946, the Interim Government was formed under |
| A. | atel |
| B. | ahatma Gandhi |
| C. | ajaji |
| D. | awaharlal Nehru |
| Answer» E. | |
| 566. |
In which state was the first non-Congress Government set up in independent India? |
| A. | unjab |
| B. | ihar |
| C. | aharashtra |
| D. | erala |
| Answer» E. | |
| 567. |
Which town/city in India has got a tower (minar) named after Muhammad Ali Jinnah? |
| A. | umbai |
| B. | ligarh |
| C. | alicut |
| D. | untur |
| Answer» E. | |
| 568. |
The Round table conference at London met for the discussion of |
| A. | rovision of provincial autonomy |
| B. | future administration of India |
| C. | andhi's demands for calling off Civil Disobedience Movement |
| D. | ongress claim to be the sole representative of Indians |
| Answer» C. andhi's demands for calling off Civil Disobedience Movement | |
| 569. |
With which conspriracy case Aurobindo Ghosh's name is conected? |
| A. | akori Conspiracy Case |
| B. | ahore Conspiracy Case |
| C. | eerut Conspiracy Case |
| D. | lipore Conspiracy Case |
| Answer» E. | |
| 570. |
What is Gandhi's definition of Rama Raj? |
| A. | he rule as it was during the time of Rama |
| B. | overeignty of the people based on pure moralauthority |
| C. | he greatest good of all |
| D. | he absolute powerconcentrated in the hands ofaking |
| Answer» C. he greatest good of all | |
| 571. |
In 1884 __________founded the Indian National Union |
| A. | .O.Hume |
| B. | .M. Bose |
| C. | ord Dufferin |
| D. | .C. Banerjee |
| Answer» B. .M. Bose | |
| 572. |
The Regulating Act was passed in the year |
| A. | 793 |
| B. | 773 |
| C. | 763 |
| D. | 783 |
| Answer» C. 763 | |
| 573. |
Mahatma Gandhi was profoundly influenced by the writings of |
| A. | ernard Shaw |
| B. | arl Marx |
| C. | enin |
| D. | eo Tolstoy |
| Answer» E. | |
| 574. |
Who among of the following started Marathi fortnightly newspaper 'Bahishkrit Bharat'? |
| A. | r.B.R.Ambedkar |
| B. | ir Savarkar |
| C. | inobha Bhave |
| D. | okmanya Tilak |
| Answer» B. ir Savarkar | |
| 575. |
For the annexation of which Indian Kingdom, the "Doctrine of Lapse" was not followed? |
| A. | atara |
| B. | agpur |
| C. | hansi |
| D. | unjab |
| Answer» E. | |
| 576. |
As per the Act of 1919, the Council of India would consist of a minimum of 8 and a maximum of __________ members |
| A. | 5 |
| B. | 2 |
| C. | 0 |
| D. | 0 |
| Answer» C. 0 | |
| 577. |
The Dandi March undertaken by Gandhi was |
| A. | routine March |
| B. | part of the Quit India Movement |
| C. | part of the Civil Disobedience Movement |
| D. | demonstration of Congress power |
| Answer» D. demonstration of Congress power | |
| 578. |
Who was the Chairman of the Partition Council ? |
| A. | .A. Jinnah |
| B. | ord Mountbatten |
| C. | awaharlal Nehru |
| D. | .P. Menon |
| Answer» C. awaharlal Nehru | |
| 579. |
My strongest bulwark is gone lamented Mahatma Gandhi on the death of |
| A. | opalakrishna Gokhale |
| B. | otilal Nehru |
| C. | heroze Shah Mehta |
| D. | al Gangadhar Tilak |
| Answer» E. | |
| 580. |
Narayana Guru was born on August 22, 1856, in the village of __________ near Thiruvananthapuram |
| A. | hempazhanthi |
| B. | arunagapally |
| C. | ayamkulam |
| D. | annur |
| Answer» B. arunagapally | |
| 581. |
Mahabandula was killed at __________ |
| A. | angoon |
| B. | enesserin |
| C. | anubyu |
| D. | rome |
| Answer» D. rome | |
| 582. |
Which of the following reason that compel the Congress leader not to attend the Round Table Conference? |
| A. | he British government was not in favour of M. K. Gandhi's participation in it |
| B. | he British government wanted to give representation to communal organisations |
| C. | he British government did not give any assurance to the effect that the discussions would proceed on the basis of granting Poorna Swaraj |
| D. | azl-i-Hussain who was suspected of dislike towards the Muslims with leanings towards the Congress was to guide the British government in the choice of Muslim delegates to the conference |
| Answer» D. azl-i-Hussain who was suspected of dislike towards the Muslims with leanings towards the Congress was to guide the British government in the choice of Muslim delegates to the conference | |
| 583. |
Baba Ram Singh, born at Bhaini, in __________district in 1816 |
| A. | aryana |
| B. | odhpur |
| C. | ashmir |
| D. | udhiana |
| Answer» E. | |
| 584. |
Constituent Assembly of India was formulated on the recommendation of |
| A. | avel Plan |
| B. | ripps Mission |
| C. | ugust Offer |
| D. | abinet Mission |
| Answer» E. | |
| 585. |
Pazhassi Samarangal (Malayalam) was written by __________ |
| A. | .K.N.Kurup |
| B. | hattacharya Sabya |
| C. | .K.Kusuman |
| D. | .Sobhanan |
| Answer» B. hattacharya Sabya | |
| 586. |
Which of the following is not one of the reasons why Mahatma Gandhi is known as the Father of Nation? |
| A. | e was universally adored, admired and respected by all castes, communities and classes |
| B. | tarting with opposition to the Rowlatt Acts, till the Quit India Movement he was the supreme leader and the main spirit behind the national movement |
| C. | is social political, economic and religious ideologies were based on Indian values with a very strong moral and ethical content |
| D. | e was the founder President of the Indian National Congress |
| Answer» B. tarting with opposition to the Rowlatt Acts, till the Quit India Movement he was the supreme leader and the main spirit behind the national movement | |
| 587. |
Satyarth Prakash was written by __________ |
| A. | ala Lajpat Rai |
| B. | ala Hardyal |
| C. | ayanand Saraswati |
| D. | aja Ram Mohan Roy |
| Answer» D. aja Ram Mohan Roy | |
| 588. |
A letter to the Mughal emperor Jahangir from King James I had been presented by |
| A. | ord Clive |
| B. | ir Thomas Roe |
| C. | ord Curzon |
| D. | aptain Hawkins |
| Answer» C. ord Curzon | |
| 589. |
The 'political philosophy' was the work of __________ |
| A. | opala Krishna Gokhale |
| B. | adabai Naoroji |
| C. | . C. Dutt |
| D. | ala Lajpath Rai |
| Answer» B. adabai Naoroji | |
| 590. |
Which of the following personality is related with the "Deepavali Declaration"? |
| A. | ord Irwin in 1929 |
| B. | ord Linlithgow in 1940 |
| C. | andhiji in 1930 |
| D. | ubhas Chandra Bose in 1941 |
| Answer» B. ord Linlithgow in 1940 | |
| 591. |
The Hindustan Republican Association, subsequently styled as the Hindustan Socialist Republican Association (HSRA) was founded in 1924 by |
| A. | hagat Singh |
| B. | handra Shekhar Azad |
| C. | ogesh Chandra Chatterji |
| D. | achindra Sanyal |
| Answer» E. | |
| 592. |
Who He said, "I accept as Dharma whatever is in full conformity with impartial justice, truthfulness and the like; that which is not opposed to the teachings of God as embodied in the Vedas. Whatever is not free from partiality and is unjust, partaking of untruth and the like, and opposed to the teachings of God as embodied in the Vedas—that I hold as adharma".He also said "He, who after careful thinking, is ever ready to accept truth and reject falsehood; who counts the happiness of others as he does that of his own self, him I call just" |
| A. | aba Ram Singh |
| B. | anjit Singh |
| C. | al Singh |
| D. | ayananda Saraswathi |
| Answer» E. | |
| 593. |
M.A. Jinnah, in his early political life |
| A. | upported two nation theory |
| B. | nitiated Hindu-Muslim unity |
| C. | magined Pakistan as an independent State |
| D. | as a communalist |
| Answer» C. magined Pakistan as an independent State | |
| 594. |
The Tokyo Conference which passed a resolution to form an Indian National Army or Azad Hind Fauj was a conference of |
| A. | ifferent associations of Indians living in South-East Asia |
| B. | ndians living in Tokyo |
| C. | ndian prisoners of war in Japanese custody |
| D. | ndian revolutionaries living outside India |
| Answer» B. ndians living in Tokyo | |
| 595. |
The Theosophical Society is an organization formed in __________ to advance the spiritual principles and search for Truth known as Theosophy |
| A. | 842 |
| B. | 843 |
| C. | 845 |
| D. | 875 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 596. |
Provision was made in the Act of 1919, for the appointment of a Commission in __________ to investigate the working of the Constitution |
| A. | 930 |
| B. | 929 |
| C. | 939 |
| D. | 925 |
| Answer» C. 939 | |
| 597. |
The word Pakistan was coined by |
| A. | ohammed Iqbal |
| B. | innah |
| C. | bul Kalam Azad |
| D. | ahmat Ali |
| Answer» E. | |
| 598. |
Which of the following writers did not have a profound influence on the thinking of Mahatma Gandhi? |
| A. | olstoy |
| B. | horeau |
| C. | uskin |
| D. | arx |
| Answer» E. | |
| 599. |
Why was the Simon Commission boycotted? |
| A. | imon was not known to be a great supporter of the Indian cause |
| B. | ll the members of the commission were Englishmen |
| C. | t was appointed before the expiry of the statutory period |
| D. | eaceful demonstrators were severely beaten by the police |
| Answer» C. t was appointed before the expiry of the statutory period | |
| 600. |
Who was the first to raise the slogan 'Inquilab zindabad'? |
| A. | hagat Singh |
| B. | Kelappan |
| C. | eer Savarkar |
| D. | hankaran Nair |
| Answer» B. Kelappan | |