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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.
| 751. |
*$_First Indian Commander-in-Chief was? |
| A. | Gen. K. S. Thimayya |
| B. | Gen. K.M. Kariappa |
| C. | S. H. F. J. Manekshaw |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. S. H. F. J. Manekshaw | |
| 752. |
*$_Queen Victoria became the Empress of India according to the Act of? |
| A. | 1858 |
| B. | 1861 |
| C. | 1876 |
| D. | 1909 |
| Answer» D. 1909 | |
| 753. |
*$_The Moplahs of Malabar (Kerala) who were largely Muslim leaseholders and cultivators, Indulged in a series of rebellions in Kerala between 1836-1919. Which of the following regarding these Moplah uprisings is not true?? |
| A. | They were mainly directed against the upper caste Hindu landlords |
| B. | These uprisings were a peculiar form of rural terrorism |
| C. | Most of the Moplah martyrs were poor peasants of landless lobourers |
| D. | A small band of Moplahs committed collective suicides in the belief of being called Shahids (martyrs) |
| Answer» E. | |
| 754. |
*$_The All India Muslim League was formed in 1906 at? |
| A. | Lucknow |
| B. | Dacca |
| C. | Lahore |
| D. | Aligarh |
| Answer» C. Lahore | |
| 755. |
*$_The Simon Commission was formed to review? |
| A. | Legislatures in India |
| B. | Fitness of India for further reforms |
| C. | The position of the viceroy |
| D. | A constitution for India |
| Answer» C. The position of the viceroy | |
| 756. |
*$_Who among the following had been a high court judge, an economist, a social reformer, among the founders or the INC, besides being regarded by A O Hume as his political guru?? |
| A. | Surendranath Banerjee |
| B. | Pheroze Shah Mehta |
| C. | Mahadev Gobind Ranade |
| D. | Dadabhai Naoroji |
| Answer» D. Dadabhai Naoroji | |
| 757. |
*$_The sole representative of the Congress in the Second Round Table Conference was? |
| A. | Subhas Chandra Bose |
| B. | Sir Tej Bahadur Sapru |
| C. | Mahatma Gandhi |
| D. | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| Answer» D. Jawaharlal Nehru | |
| 758. |
*$_The Sepoy Mutiny broke out on May 10, 1857 at __________? |
| A. | Meerut |
| B. | Gwalior |
| C. | Jhansi |
| D. | Agra |
| Answer» B. Gwalior | |
| 759. |
*$_Azad Hind Fauz or the Indian National Army (IRA) was founded by? |
| A. | Subhash Bose |
| B. | Rash Behari Bose |
| C. | General Mohan Singh |
| D. | Shah Nawaz |
| Answer» D. Shah Nawaz | |
| 760. |
*$_The Indians were allowed to frame their Constitution by? |
| A. | The Council Act of 1909 |
| B. | Montford Reforms |
| C. | August Offer |
| D. | The Government of India Act of 1935 |
| Answer» D. The Government of India Act of 1935 | |
| 761. |
*$_According to the Regulating Act, Directors were to be elected for a period of? |
| A. | 5 years |
| B. | 4 years |
| C. | 6 years |
| D. | 3 years |
| Answer» C. 6 years | |
| 762. |
*$_"Go back to Vedas. " This call given by? |
| A. | Ramakrishna Paramhansa |
| B. | Vivekananda |
| C. | Jyotiba Phule |
| D. | Dayanand Saraswati |
| Answer» E. | |
| 763. |
*$_Which of the following events inspired for the formation of the Home Rule Leagues?? |
| A. | First World War |
| B. | Just before the First World War |
| C. | After the First World War |
| D. | After the passing of the Act of 1909 |
| Answer» B. Just before the First World War | |
| 764. |
*$_In which ot the following places was the Ryotwari settlement Introduced by? |
| A. | Uttar Pradesh and Punjab |
| B. | North-West Provinces and Punjab |
| C. | Madras and Bombay |
| D. | Bengal and Bihar |
| Answer» D. Bengal and Bihar | |
| 765. |
*$_Swami Vivekananda's father, __________, was a successful attorney with interests in a wide range of subjects? |
| A. | Vishwanath Datta |
| B. | Narendra Nath Datta |
| C. | Sri Ramakrishna |
| D. | Rashik Krishna Mallik |
| Answer» B. Narendra Nath Datta | |
| 766. |
*$_Who founded the Ramakrishna Mission?? |
| A. | Derozio |
| B. | Satkari Datta |
| C. | SwamiVivekananda |
| D. | Sri Ramakrishna Parama Hamsar |
| Answer» D. Sri Ramakrishna Parama Hamsar | |
| 767. |
*$_After a few years Olcott and Blavatsky moved to India and established the International Headquarters at Adyar, in__________? |
| A. | New Zealand |
| B. | Canada |
| C. | Australia |
| D. | Madras |
| Answer» E. | |
| 768. |
*$_The battle of Tarain was fought between Prithviraj Chauhan and__________? |
| A. | Mahatma Gandhi |
| B. | Tara Chand |
| C. | Shankarlal Banker |
| D. | Mahadev Desai |
| Answer» B. Tara Chand | |
| 769. |
*$_Who was not among the three revolutionaries who were hanged on March 23, 1931?? |
| A. | Bhagat Singh |
| B. | Azad |
| C. | Rajguru |
| D. | Sukhdev |
| Answer» C. Rajguru | |
| 770. |
*$_The Mountbatten plan did not envisage the inclusion of the __________ province in the Indian dominion? |
| A. | Bihar |
| B. | Sind |
| C. | Madras |
| D. | Bombay |
| Answer» C. Madras | |
| 771. |
*$___________ is remembered as the 'Grand old man of India'? |
| A. | Ranade |
| B. | Dadabhai Naoroji |
| C. | Pulinbehari Sarkar |
| D. | Amaresh Chakravarty |
| Answer» C. Pulinbehari Sarkar | |
| 772. |
*$_Baba Ram Singh, born at Bhaini, in __________district in 1816? |
| A. | Haryana |
| B. | Jodhpur |
| C. | Kashmir |
| D. | Ludhiana |
| Answer» E. | |
| 773. |
*$_In Gandhian Socialism? |
| A. | State is required |
| B. | State is not required |
| C. | State is sometimes required and sometimesnot required |
| D. | State is neither required |
| Answer» C. State is sometimes required and sometimesnot required | |
| 774. |
*$_For the annexation of which Indian Kingdom, the "Doctrine of Lapse" was not followed?? |
| A. | Satara |
| B. | Nagpur |
| C. | Jhansi |
| D. | Punjab |
| Answer» E. | |
| 775. |
*$_The most Important feature of the Government of India Act of 1919 was? |
| A. | enlargement of Indian Councils |
| B. | provision for direct election |
| C. | dyarchy in the Provinces |
| D. | All the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 776. |
*$_As per the Act of 1919 which of the following statements was not correct?? |
| A. | British India must remain an integral part of the British Empire. |
| B. | Responsible Government would be realised only by the progressive stages. |
| C. | Provincial subjects were classified into Reserved subjects and Transferred subjects. |
| D. | The salary of the Secretary of State for India was not to be paid by Parliament. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 777. |
*$_The Communal Award, which was subsequently changed following Gandhi's fast unto death in a jail at Poona, had been given by? |
| A. | Ramsay Mcdonald |
| B. | Lloyd George |
| C. | Stanley Baldwin |
| D. | AV Alexander |
| Answer» B. Lloyd George | |
| 778. |
*$_The Hindustan Republican Association, subsequently styled as the Hindustan Socialist Republican Association (HSRA) was founded in 1924 by? |
| A. | Bhagat Singh |
| B. | Chandra Shekhar Azad |
| C. | Jogesh Chandra Chatterji |
| D. | Sachindra Sanyal |
| Answer» E. | |
| 779. |
*$_Satyarth Prakash was written by __________? |
| A. | Lala Lajpat Rai |
| B. | Lala Hardyal |
| C. | Dayanand Saraswati |
| D. | Raja Ram Mohan Roy |
| Answer» D. Raja Ram Mohan Roy | |
| 780. |
*$_Why was the Simon Commission boycotted?? |
| A. | Simon was not known to be a great supporter of the Indian cause |
| B. | All the members of the commission were Englishmen |
| C. | It was appointed before the expiry of the statutory period |
| D. | Peaceful demonstrators were severely beaten by the police |
| Answer» C. It was appointed before the expiry of the statutory period | |
| 781. |
*$_The Theosophical Society is an organization formed in __________ to advance the spiritual principles and search for Truth known as Theosophy? |
| A. | 1842 |
| B. | 1843 |
| C. | 1845 |
| D. | 1875 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 782. |
*$_"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. | Dr B R Ambedkar |
| B. | C Raja Gopalchari |
| C. | Jawaharlal Neheru |
| D. | Dr. Rajendra Prasad |
| Answer» D. Dr. Rajendra Prasad | |
| 783. |
*$_Which of the following is one of the causes for the passing of the Act of 1773?? |
| A. | Failure of Double Government |
| B. | Success of Double Government |
| C. | Agitation in India |
| D. | Desire of the Indian Merchants |
| Answer» B. Success of Double Government | |
| 784. |
*$_The first Shivaji festival was held at Raigarh in __________? |
| A. | 1890 |
| B. | 1892 |
| C. | 1895 |
| D. | 1899 |
| Answer» D. 1899 | |
| 785. |
*$_Who is called as the 'Prophet of New India'?? |
| A. | Dayanand Saraswati |
| B. | Sri Ramkrishna |
| C. | Raja Ram Mohan Roy |
| D. | Swami Vivekananda |
| Answer» C. Raja Ram Mohan Roy | |
| 786. |
*$_Mahabandula was the great General of the? |
| A. | Marathas |
| B. | Sikhs |
| C. | Nepalese |
| D. | Burmese |
| Answer» E. | |
| 787. |
*$_The system of civil services had been introduced into India by? |
| A. | Lord Ripon |
| B. | Lord Dalhousie |
| C. | Lord Bentick |
| D. | Lord Hastings |
| Answer» D. Lord Hastings | |
| 788. |
*$_India Home Rule Society, founded in London in February 1905, was one of the earliest revolutionary societies set up outside India. This society was founded by? |
| A. | Lala Har Dayal |
| B. | VD Savarkar |
| C. | Shyamji Krishnavarma |
| D. | Madan Lal Dhingra |
| Answer» D. Madan Lal Dhingra | |
| 789. |
*$_The Rowlatt Act was passed in the year? |
| A. | 1919 |
| B. | 1925 |
| C. | 1927 |
| D. | 1930 |
| Answer» B. 1925 | |
| 790. |
*$_High courts were established in Calcutta,Bombay and Madras in? |
| A. | 1935 |
| B. | 1919 |
| C. | 1862 |
| D. | 1861 |
| Answer» D. 1861 | |
| 791. |
*$_The Simmon Commission was boy-cotted by Indians because? |
| A. | It sought to curb civil liberties of the Indians |
| B. | It proposed to partition India |
| C. | It was an all-white commission without Indianrepresentation |
| D. | It proposed measures to contain nationalism |
| Answer» D. It proposed measures to contain nationalism | |
| 792. |
*$_The social reformer of Maharashtra who became famous by his pen name lokhitwadi was? |
| A. | Atmaram Panduranga |
| B. | Bal Gangadhar Tilak |
| C. | Gopal Hari Deshmukh |
| D. | KS Chaplunkar |
| Answer» D. KS Chaplunkar | |
| 793. |
*$_Gandhiji considered Khadi as a symbol of? |
| A. | Industrialisation |
| B. | Economic independence |
| C. | Economic growth |
| D. | Moral purity |
| Answer» C. Economic growth | |
| 794. |
*$_Which town/city in India has got a tower (minar) named after Muhammad Ali Jinnah?? |
| A. | Mumbai |
| B. | Aligarh |
| C. | Calicut |
| D. | Guntur |
| Answer» E. | |
| 795. |
*$_Who said that 'the real seat of taste is not the tongue but the mind.'?? |
| A. | Aurobindo Ghosh |
| B. | Mahatma Gandhi |
| C. | Bal Gangadhar Tilak |
| D. | Swami Vivekananda |
| Answer» C. Bal Gangadhar Tilak | |
| 796. |
*$_The Province of Bengal Constituted by the Act of 1935 would cease to exist as per __________? |
| A. | The Cabinet Mission Plan |
| B. | Wavell's Plan |
| C. | The Indian Independence Act of 1947 |
| D. | The Dikie Bird Plan |
| Answer» D. The Dikie Bird Plan | |
| 797. |
*$_Provision was made in the Act of 1773, for the office of a Governor-General of? |
| A. | India |
| B. | Fort William |
| C. | Madras |
| D. | Bombay |
| Answer» C. Madras | |
| 798. |
*$_Who played Socrates to the first generation of the English educated young men of Bengal? |
| A. | Swami Vivekananda |
| B. | Rai Narain Bose |
| C. | Henry Vivian Derozio |
| D. | Drinkwater Bethun |
| Answer» D. Drinkwater Bethun | |
| 799. |
*$_As per the Regulating Act, a Governor-General and four Councilors were appointed for? |
| A. | Bengal |
| B. | Bombay |
| C. | Madras |
| D. | Surat |
| Answer» B. Bombay | |
| 800. |
*$_The ruler of Mysore who secured the rendition of Mysore was? |
| A. | Tippu |
| B. | Hyder |
| C. | Krishnaraja III |
| D. | Rajendra Wodiar |
| Answer» D. Rajendra Wodiar | |