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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.
| 1051. |
_ To face the Maratha Army the Rohelas chief entered into a pact with$? |
| A. | The Nawab of Awadh |
| B. | The French |
| C. | The Portuguese |
| D. | The Sikhs |
| Answer» B. The French | |
| 1052. |
_ The Cabinet Mission which arrived Delhi in 1946 was headed by$? |
| A. | Lord Pethrick Lawrence |
| B. | Sir Stafford Cripps |
| C. | AV Alexander |
| D. | Lord Attlee |
| Answer» B. Sir Stafford Cripps | |
| 1053. |
_ I. Nasir Jang II. Muzaffar Jang III. Anwaruddin IV. Chanda Sahib Which of the above ruler(s) is/are associated with the French during the course of the Carnatic wars?$? |
| A. | I & II |
| B. | III & IV |
| C. | II & III |
| D. | II & IV |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1054. |
_ Who was the first leader to preside over the INC?$? |
| A. | Ananda Charlu |
| B. | S Subramanya Iyer |
| C. | WC Banerji |
| D. | Surendranath Bannerjee |
| Answer» D. Surendranath Bannerjee | |
| 1055. |
_ After Tilak's deportation which of the following extremist leaders was not similarly deported to Mandalay prison in Burma?$? |
| A. | Lala Lajpat Rai |
| B. | Bipin Chandra Pal |
| C. | Aswini Kumar Datta |
| D. | CR Das |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1056. |
_ To establish French political influence in Sothern India, Dupleix had an opportunity in the disputed succession to the thrones of$? |
| A. | Delhi and Awadh |
| B. | Hyderabad and Carnatic |
| C. | Travancore |
| D. | Vijayanagar and Ahmednagar |
| Answer» C. Travancore | |
| 1057. |
_ The first Congress and nationalist leader to face repeated imprisonment was$? |
| A. | Pheroze Shah Mehta |
| B. | Gopal Krishna Gokhale |
| C. | Dadabhai Naoroji |
| D. | BG Tilak |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1058. |
_ Who among the following was impeached in the UK for his actions in India?$? |
| A. | Lord Wavell |
| B. | Lord Ripon |
| C. | Lord Hastings |
| D. | Lord Cornwallis |
| Answer» D. Lord Cornwallis | |
| 1059. |
_ A new phase began in the Guru's life in 1904. He decided to give up his wandering life and settle down in a place to continue his Sadhana (spiritual practice). He chose__________, twenty miles north of Thiruvananthapuram$? |
| A. | Karunagapally |
| B. | Sivagiri |
| C. | Kayamkulam |
| D. | Kannur |
| Answer» C. Kayamkulam | |
| 1060. |
_ To avenge the brutal lathi charge on Lala Lajpat Rai (October 30, 1928), which was believed to have caused his death subsequently, who murdered Saunders, the Assistant Superintendent of Police, Lahore?$? |
| A. | Batukeshwar Dutt |
| B. | Bhagat Singh |
| C. | Chandra Shekhar Azad |
| D. | Sachindra Sanyal |
| Answer» C. Chandra Shekhar Azad | |
| 1061. |
_ The Pitt's India Act empowered the Governor-General with$? |
| A. | Power of vote |
| B. | A casting vote |
| C. | The power to dismiss the council |
| D. | The power to add more members to the council |
| Answer» C. The power to dismiss the council | |
| 1062. |
_ Which of the following national leaders did defended soldiers of the Indian National Army in 1945 case dealing with trial?$? |
| A. | Sir Tej Bahadur Sapru |
| B. | Bhula Bhai Desai |
| C. | Rajagopalachari |
| D. | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| Answer» D. Jawaharlal Nehru | |
| 1063. |
_ Who had given out the political message or 'India for the Indians'?$? |
| A. | P ACharlu |
| B. | Dayananda Saraswati |
| C. | AO Hume |
| D. | Swami Vivekananda |
| Answer» C. AO Hume | |
| 1064. |
_ In May 1933, Mahatma Gandhi began a fast of 21 days$? |
| A. | to appeal to the Hindus to throw open the temples and public wells to the Harijans |
| B. | to launch a campaign against untouchability |
| C. | for his own purification and that of his associates for greater commitment to the cause of the Harijans |
| D. | For all the above |
| Answer» D. For all the above | |
| 1065. |
_ Who ruled that pilgrims could wear yellow clothes - the colour of the garments Sri Buddha wore$? |
| A. | P.K.Kesavan |
| B. | Govindan Vaidyar |
| C. | P.K.Divakara Panicker |
| D. | Sree Narayana Guru |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1066. |
_ Which of the following leader did not attended the First Round Table Conference?$? |
| A. | M. K. Gandhi |
| B. | Sir Tej Bahadur Sapru |
| C. | Dr. Ambedkar |
| D. | Y. Chintamani |
| Answer» B. Sir Tej Bahadur Sapru | |
| 1067. |
_ Who was the founder of the, Ghadar Party?$? |
| A. | Basant Kumar Biswas |
| B. | Sohan Singh Bhakna |
| C. | Ram Prasad Bismil |
| D. | Bhagat Singh |
| Answer» C. Ram Prasad Bismil | |
| 1068. |
_ 'AI Hilal' was a newspaper launched for propagating nationalism by$? |
| A. | Syed Ahmed Khan |
| B. | Mahatma Gandhi |
| C. | Abul Kalam Azad |
| D. | DE Wacha |
| Answer» D. DE Wacha | |
| 1069. |
_ In 1848, an incident took place in his life that later sparked off the dalit-revolution in the Indian society. Jyotirao was invited to attend a wedding of one of his __________friends$? |
| A. | Brahmin |
| B. | Christian |
| C. | Pulaya |
| D. | Nayar |
| Answer» B. Christian | |
| 1070. |
_ The founder-president of India idependence League was$? |
| A. | Rash Behari Bose |
| B. | Subhas Chandra Bose |
| C. | MK Gandhi |
| D. | Motilal Nehru |
| Answer» B. Subhas Chandra Bose | |
| 1071. |
__Who scripted Gandhiji's favorite song 'Vaishnav Jan to __________ '?__ |
| A. | Narsi Mehta |
| B. | Premanand |
| C. | Chunilal |
| D. | Dharmiklal |
| Answer» B. Premanand | |
| 1072. |
__Which of the following provision is a part of the Government of India Act of 1919?__ |
| A. | Transfer of power to the Indians |
| B. | The enlargement of the Viceroy's Executive Council |
| C. | Remodelling of the Central legislature |
| D. | Doing away with the distinction between the regulation and non-regulation provinces |
| Answer» B. The enlargement of the Viceroy's Executive Council | |
| 1073. |
__Aurobindo was arrested in conection with__ |
| A. | Alipore Bomb case |
| B. | Kolhapur Bomb Case |
| C. | Lahore Conspiracy Case |
| D. | Kakori |
| Answer» B. Kolhapur Bomb Case | |
| 1074. |
__As per the Act of 1919 which of the following was not a Transferred subject?__ |
| A. | Education |
| B. | Museum |
| C. | Medical Relief |
| D. | Land Revenue |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1075. |
__Sati was declared a punishable offence in____________ |
| A. | 1727 |
| B. | 1729 |
| C. | 1829 |
| D. | 1834 |
| Answer» D. 1834 | |
| 1076. |
__By the Act of 1858, the powers of the Board of Control and the Court of Directors were transferred to ____________ |
| A. | The Secretary of State |
| B. | Parliament |
| C. | Viceroy |
| D. | Commander-in-Chief |
| Answer» B. Parliament | |
| 1077. |
__Who were called "Kukas"?__ |
| A. | Namdhari |
| B. | Nirankari |
| C. | Tilak |
| D. | Sri Aurobindo |
| Answer» B. Nirankari | |
| 1078. |
__In 1942, Europe had witnessed a great war between__ |
| A. | Sweden and Russia |
| B. | France and Germany |
| C. | France and England |
| D. | Germany and Russia |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1079. |
__After the elections to the Constituent Assembly were held in July 1946, the Constituent Assembly met for the first time in New Delhi on__ |
| A. | December 9, 1946 |
| B. | January 15, 1947 |
| C. | February 10, 1947 |
| D. | August 15, 1947 |
| Answer» B. January 15, 1947 | |
| 1080. |
__The hero of the Kakori 'Dacoity' case was__ |
| A. | Ramprasad Bismil |
| B. | Bhagat Singh |
| C. | Batukeshwar Datta |
| D. | Barkatulla |
| Answer» B. Bhagat Singh | |
| 1081. |
__Who had observed that "Political freedom is the life-breath of a nation"?__ |
| A. | BG Tilak |
| B. | Annie Besant |
| C. | Sri Aurobindo Ghose |
| D. | Rabindranath Tagore |
| Answer» D. Rabindranath Tagore | |
| 1082. |
__The main exponent of the theory of Drain of Wealth was__ |
| A. | RC Dutt |
| B. | Dadabhai Naoroji |
| C. | DR Gadoil |
| D. | Karl Mane |
| Answer» C. DR Gadoil | |
| 1083. |
__Subhash Bose selected the best soldiers from the three existing brigades (named after Gandhi, Azad and Nehru) and organised a new brigade which the soldiers themselves called__ |
| A. | Himalayan Brigade |
| B. | Swatantra Bharat Brigade |
| C. | Bhagat Singh Brigade |
| D. | Subhash Brigade |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1084. |
__The doctrine of lapse had been put to much use by__ |
| A. | Lord Dalhousie |
| B. | Lord Bentick |
| C. | Lord Curzon |
| D. | Lord Ripon |
| Answer» B. Lord Bentick | |
| 1085. |
__The President of the Congress Sessions of 1898 and 1902 was__ |
| A. | Hume |
| B. | Tilak |
| C. | Dadabhai Naoroji |
| D. | S N Banerjee |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1086. |
__The Act of 1833 concentrated the legislative powers in the hands of__ |
| A. | Parliament |
| B. | Governor-General in Council |
| C. | Board of Control |
| D. | Crown |
| Answer» C. Board of Control | |
| 1087. |
__Who started the Young Men's Indian Association in 1914?__ |
| A. | Annie Besant |
| B. | Swarnakumari Devi |
| C. | Devendranath Tagore |
| D. | Rabindranath Tagore |
| Answer» B. Swarnakumari Devi | |
| 1088. |
__In the Cabinet Mission Plan, provision was made for the Commissioner's Provinces to represent by __________ members in the Constituent Assembly__ |
| A. | 14 |
| B. | 10 |
| C. | 8 |
| D. | 4 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1089. |
__The first President of the Ghadar Party-founded in 1913 in USA-was__ |
| A. | Lata Hardayal |
| B. | Sohan Singh Bhakna |
| C. | Bhai Parmanand |
| D. | Sardar Ajit Singh |
| Answer» C. Bhai Parmanand | |
| 1090. |
__Narayana Guru started a Sanskrit school in ____________ |
| A. | Varkala |
| B. | Kottayam |
| C. | Mahi |
| D. | Calicut |
| Answer» B. Kottayam | |
| 1091. |
__Who represented India in The Second Round Table Conference?__ |
| A. | Aruna Asaf Ali |
| B. | Sucheta Kripalani |
| C. | Sarojini Naidu |
| D. | Kalpana Joshi |
| Answer» D. Kalpana Joshi | |
| 1092. |
__Arrange in chronological order:1. Cabinet Mission2. Cripps Mission3. Montague-Chelmsford Reforms4. Minto-Morley Reforms__ |
| A. | 3,2,4,1 |
| B. | 1,2,3,4 |
| C. | 4,3,2,1 |
| D. | 2,3,4,1 |
| Answer» D. 2,3,4,1 | |
| 1093. |
__Who was the founder of Banaras Hindu University?__ |
| A. | Sukumar Dutt |
| B. | Madan Mohan Malviya |
| C. | Dr. Rajendra Prasad |
| D. | Motilal Nehru |
| Answer» C. Dr. Rajendra Prasad | |
| 1094. |
__The Peasant and the Raj is the work of ____________ |
| A. | Eric Stokes |
| B. | A.R.Desai |
| C. | D.N.Dhanagare |
| D. | Shirin Mehta |
| Answer» B. A.R.Desai | |
| 1095. |
__Which of the following statements is not correct? According to Pitt's India Act the Board of Control would consist of__ |
| A. | The Chancellor of the Exchequer |
| B. | Secretary of State for India |
| C. | Four Privy Councillors |
| D. | The Governor-General |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1096. |
__The Muslim League withdrew its acceptance of the Cabinet Mission Plan and decided to resort to Direct Action Day on__ |
| A. | August 16, 1946 |
| B. | September 2, 1946 |
| C. | October 15, 1946 |
| D. | July 29, 1946 |
| Answer» B. September 2, 1946 | |
| 1097. |
__Which of the following statements about the Government of India Act of 1935 is not correct?__ |
| A. | Diarchy was established in the provinces |
| B. | The Viceroy was given special powers |
| C. | The federal executive was to consist of the Viceroy, councillors and the ministers |
| D. | The federal legislature was to be bicameral |
| Answer» B. The Viceroy was given special powers | |
| 1098. |
__Pitt's India Act brought the company in direct subordination to a body representing ____________ |
| A. | The Parliament of Britain |
| B. | The English Merchants in India |
| C. | The Indian Merchants |
| D. | Princely States |
| Answer» B. The English Merchants in India | |
| 1099. |
__The Rohelas helped the Afghan invaders in 1761 in the Battle of__ |
| A. | Bauxar |
| B. | Plassey |
| C. | Arcot |
| D. | Panipat |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1100. |
__Who called Sree Narayana Guru as 'The Second Buddha'?__ |
| A. | G. Sankara Kurup |
| B. | Swami Vivekananda |
| C. | Bodhananda Swamikal |
| D. | Moorkoth Kumaran |
| Answer» B. Swami Vivekananda | |