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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.
| 601. |
Who is regarded as 'the Mother of the Indian Revolution'? |
| A. | ani Lakshmi Bai |
| B. | arojini Naidu |
| C. | adam Bhikaji Cama |
| D. | riti Lata Waddedar |
| Answer» D. riti Lata Waddedar | |
| 602. |
The English established their first factory in India at |
| A. | ombay |
| B. | urat |
| C. | utanati |
| D. | adras |
| Answer» C. utanati | |
| 603. |
Which of the following is one of the causes for the passing of the Act of 1773? |
| A. | ailure of Double Government |
| B. | uccess of Double Government |
| C. | gitation in India |
| D. | esire of the Indian Merchants |
| Answer» B. uccess of Double Government | |
| 604. |
The United Nation's declared __________ as the International Year of Women |
| A. | 875 |
| B. | 878 |
| C. | 975 |
| D. | 956 |
| Answer» D. 956 | |
| 605. |
Who among the following leader headed the interim Government of 1946? |
| A. | . Rajagopalachari |
| B. | .K Gandhi |
| C. | awaharlal Nehru |
| D. | r. Rajendra Prasad |
| Answer» D. r. Rajendra Prasad | |
| 606. |
Who among the following was the first to sign the 'Instruments of Accession'? |
| A. | he Maharaja of Baroda |
| B. | he Dewan of Travancore |
| C. | he Nizam of Hyderabad |
| D. | he Raja of Jodhpur |
| Answer» C. he Nizam of Hyderabad | |
| 607. |
"Long years ago we made a tryst with destiny and now the time comes when we shall redeem our pledge" - this was stated on the night of August 14, 1947 by |
| A. | r B R Ambedkar |
| B. | Raja Gopalchari |
| C. | awaharlal Neheru |
| D. | r. Rajendra Prasad |
| Answer» D. r. Rajendra Prasad | |
| 608. |
Who was the first Indian civil servant? |
| A. | otilal Nehru |
| B. | N Banerjee |
| C. | R Das |
| D. | hagat Singh |
| Answer» C. R Das | |
| 609. |
Who was the founder of Swatantra Party? |
| A. | .G Tilak |
| B. | adabhai Naoroji |
| C. | opal Krishna Gokhale |
| D. | . Rajagopalachari |
| Answer» E. | |
| 610. |
Bal Gangadhar Tilak earned the epithet of Lokamanya during |
| A. | is trial in 1907-08 |
| B. | he Lucknow pact of 1916 |
| C. | he Home Rule Movement |
| D. | he Congress Session in 1917 |
| Answer» D. he Congress Session in 1917 | |
| 611. |
Who played Socrates to the first generation of the English educated young men of Bengal |
| A. | wami Vivekananda |
| B. | ai Narain Bose |
| C. | enry Vivian Derozio |
| D. | rinkwater Bethun |
| Answer» D. rinkwater Bethun | |
| 612. |
The INA was largely composed of |
| A. | ndian Revolutionaries |
| B. | verseas Indians |
| C. | ndian Prisoners of war under the Japanese |
| D. | eserters from the British Indian Army |
| Answer» D. eserters from the British Indian Army | |
| 613. |
The Mayo College was started at |
| A. | elhi |
| B. | alcutta |
| C. | gra |
| D. | jmer |
| Answer» E. | |
| 614. |
Jawaharlal Nehru had helped to start the newspaper |
| A. | ioneer |
| B. | ational Herald |
| C. | esari |
| D. | atriot |
| Answer» C. esari | |
| 615. |
The first Shivaji festival was held at Raigarh in __________ |
| A. | 890 |
| B. | 892 |
| C. | 895 |
| D. | 899 |
| Answer» D. 899 | |
| 616. |
When King George-V and Queen of India visited India, a magnificent Durbar was held at |
| A. | alcutta |
| B. | elhi |
| C. | ombay |
| D. | adras |
| Answer» C. ombay | |
| 617. |
In 1875, Sir Syed founded the Madarsatul Uloom in __________ |
| A. | elhi |
| B. | ligarh |
| C. | engal |
| D. | gra |
| Answer» C. engal | |
| 618. |
Annie Besant joined The Theosophical Society on 21 May __________ |
| A. | 867 |
| B. | 878 |
| C. | 879 |
| D. | 889 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 619. |
Jyotiba Phule, popularly known as Baba Phule, was a social reformer in Maharashtra. Which of the following is not true about him |
| A. | e was the first to raise his voice against Brahmans in Maharashtra in the 1870s |
| B. | hule through his book Ghulamagiri (1872) and his organization Satyashodhak Mandal, proclaimed the need to save the lower castes from the hypocritical Brahmans and their scriptures |
| C. | is Satyashodhak Mandal contained both an elite based conservative trend and a genuine mass-based radicalism |
| D. | he urban educated Marathas were his most ardent followers |
| Answer» E. | |
| 620. |
Against Lord and State was written by |
| A. | N Panikkar |
| B. | ri Ramakrishna |
| C. | handra Sekhar Deb |
| D. | hyama Charan Sen |
| Answer» B. ri Ramakrishna | |
| 621. |
In which year was the All India Muslim League founded? |
| A. | 903 |
| B. | 906 |
| C. | 909 |
| D. | 912 |
| Answer» C. 909 | |
| 622. |
The joint session of the Congress and Muslim League was held in 1916 at |
| A. | elhi |
| B. | anpur |
| C. | ucknow |
| D. | adras |
| Answer» D. adras | |
| 623. |
Which scripture was called his 'mother' by Gandhiji? |
| A. | amayana |
| B. | he New Testament |
| C. | hagwat Gita |
| D. | he Holy Quran |
| Answer» D. he Holy Quran | |
| 624. |
Aruvipuram installation was done by __________ |
| A. | ahatma Gandhi |
| B. | arayana Guru |
| C. | hattambi Swamikal |
| D. | .Kesavan |
| Answer» C. hattambi Swamikal | |
| 625. |
__________, second President of The Theosophical Society from 1907 to 1933, was described as a 'Diamond Soul', for she had many brilliant facets to her character |
| A. | nnie Besant |
| B. | rishnamohan Banerjee |
| C. | ari Mohan |
| D. | ovind Chandra Sen |
| Answer» B. rishnamohan Banerjee | |
| 626. |
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad was the author of |
| A. | ndia Wins Freedom |
| B. | ew India |
| C. | ita Rahasya |
| D. | iscovery of India |
| Answer» B. ew India | |
| 627. |
Of the following who transferred the capital from Murshidabad to Monghyr? |
| A. | ir Kasim |
| B. | ir Jaffar |
| C. | iraj-ud-Daulah |
| D. | ir Mudan |
| Answer» B. ir Jaffar | |
| 628. |
Who had been the first to emphasise the instruction in literature and science through the English Language was essential for building a modern India? |
| A. | shwar Chandra Vidyasagar |
| B. | K Gokhale |
| C. | aj Ram Mohun Roy |
| D. | M Malaviya |
| Answer» D. M Malaviya | |
| 629. |
Who is generally acknowledge as the pioneer of local self-government in modern India? |
| A. | ipon |
| B. | ayo |
| C. | ytton |
| D. | urzon |
| Answer» B. ayo | |
| 630. |
When Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated, who said, "None will believe that a man like this in body and soul ever walked on this earth."? |
| A. | ertrand Russell |
| B. | eo Tolstoy |
| C. | lbert Einstein |
| D. | han Abdul Ghaffar Khan |
| Answer» D. han Abdul Ghaffar Khan | |
| 631. |
The Mohammadan Anglo-Oriental College at Aligarh was founded by |
| A. | d. Ali Jinnah |
| B. | ohammad Ali |
| C. | aukat Ali |
| D. | ir Sayyed Ahmad Khan |
| Answer» E. | |
| 632. |
Who had founded the Deccan Educational Society? |
| A. | adabhai Naoroji |
| B. | R Das |
| C. | wami Vivekananda |
| D. | ahadeva Govind Ranade |
| Answer» E. | |
| 633. |
The first Indian who was elected to the leadership of the Communist International was |
| A. | A Dange |
| B. | S Joshi |
| C. | N Roy |
| D. | C Joshi |
| Answer» D. C Joshi | |
| 634. |
Who established Narayana Gurukulam in 1923 in the Nilgiri Hills with the blessings of Narayana Guru? |
| A. | ataraja Guru |
| B. | hattambi Swamikal |
| C. | .K.Madhavan |
| D. | r.Palpu |
| Answer» B. hattambi Swamikal | |
| 635. |
Gokhale was born in a Marathi Brahmin family at __________ |
| A. | atnagiri |
| B. | oona |
| C. | llahabad |
| D. | ssam |
| Answer» B. oona | |
| 636. |
Muslim League was founded in the year |
| A. | 900 |
| B. | 905 |
| C. | 906 |
| D. | 902 |
| Answer» D. 902 | |
| 637. |
Muslim League was established in December |
| A. | 906 |
| B. | 905 |
| C. | 925 |
| D. | 926 |
| Answer» B. 905 | |
| 638. |
Who from the following leaders was not assassinated? |
| A. | ahatma Gandhi |
| B. | iaqat Ali Khan |
| C. | uhammad Ali Jinnah |
| D. | ord Louis Mountbatten |
| Answer» D. ord Louis Mountbatten | |
| 639. |
The Communal Award, which was subsequently changed following Gandhi's fast unto death in a jail at Poona, had been given by |
| A. | amsay Mcdonald |
| B. | loyd George |
| C. | tanley Baldwin |
| D. | V Alexander |
| Answer» B. loyd George | |
| 640. |
Who had given out the political message or 'India for the Indians'? |
| A. | A Charlu |
| B. | ayananda Saraswati |
| C. | O Hume |
| D. | wami Vivekananda |
| Answer» C. O Hume | |
| 641. |
To which personality Mahatma Gandhi gave the title "Deen Bandhu"? |
| A. | ri Aurobindo |
| B. | F Andrews |
| C. | inoba Bhave |
| D. | R Das |
| Answer» C. inoba Bhave | |
| 642. |
The first organisation in the Madras Presidency to agitate for the rights of Indians was the Madras Native Association which was established by publicist __________ Chetty in 1849. This organisation did not survive for long and was eventually disbanded. |
| A. | azulu Lakshminarasu |
| B. | . Ramaswami Mudaliar |
| C. | . Anandacharlu |
| D. | . Balaji Rao |
| Answer» B. . Ramaswami Mudaliar | |
| 643. |
Which of the following was not one of the cardinal principles of Mahatma Gandhi doctrine of Satyagraha? |
| A. | ruthfulness |
| B. | on-Violence |
| C. | earlessness |
| D. | bstinence |
| Answer» E. | |
| 644. |
In May 1933, Mahatma Gandhi began a fast of 21 days |
| A. | o appeal to the Hindus to throw open the temples and public wells to the Harijans |
| B. | o launch a campaign against untouchability |
| C. | or his own purification and that of his associates for greater commitment to the cause of the Harijans |
| D. | or all the above |
| Answer» D. or all the above | |
| 645. |
The partition of Bengal was occurred in __________ |
| A. | 804 |
| B. | 805 |
| C. | 904 |
| D. | 905 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 646. |
The first elected Indian President of the Legislative Assembly was |
| A. | otilal Nehru |
| B. | angachariar |
| C. | R Das |
| D. | J Patel |
| Answer» E. | |
| 647. |
Who ruled that pilgrims could wear yellow clothes - the colour of the garments Sri Buddha wore |
| A. | .K.Kesavan |
| B. | ovindan Vaidyar |
| C. | .K.Divakara Panicker |
| D. | ree Narayana Guru |
| Answer» E. | |
| 648. |
The President of the Constituent Assembly was |
| A. | r BR Ambedkar |
| B. | r Rajendra Prasad |
| C. | awahar Lal Nehru |
| D. | allabhbhai Patel |
| Answer» C. awahar Lal Nehru | |
| 649. |
Who among the following did not attend the First Round Table Conference? |
| A. | K Gandhi |
| B. | ir Tej Bahadur Sapru |
| C. | r Ambedkar |
| D. | V Chintamani |
| Answer» B. ir Tej Bahadur Sapru | |
| 650. |
Which of the following leader did not attended the First Round Table Conference? |
| A. | . K. Gandhi |
| B. | ir Tej Bahadur Sapru |
| C. | r. Ambedkar |
| D. | . Chintamani |
| Answer» B. ir Tej Bahadur Sapru | |