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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.
| 1551. |
Gandhi wanted to realise 'truth' through |
| A. | Ahimsa (Non-violence) |
| B. | Dharma (Religion) |
| C. | Karma (Service) |
| D. | Dhyana (Meditation) |
| Answer» B. Dharma (Religion) | |
| 1552. |
The death of millions of Indiana In frequent famines which visited India during the 19th century, were mainly due to |
| A. | overall shortage of food and its improper distribution |
| B. | commercialisation of agriculture |
| C. | poor purchasing power of the people due to their extreme poverty and rise in prices |
| D. | unremunerative agriculture and fall in agricultural production |
| Answer» D. unremunerative agriculture and fall in agricultural production | |
| 1553. |
The Government of India Act of 1919 made provision for the appointment of a/an __________ for India in the United Kingdom |
| A. | Ambassador |
| B. | Council |
| C. | High Commissioner |
| D. | Indian Member in the parliament of England |
| Answer» C. High Commissioner | |
| 1554. |
The first Indian national leader who began building, organizing and promoting the freedom struggle was |
| A. | Dadabhai Naoroji |
| B. | Lala Lajpat Rai |
| C. | Bal Gangadhar Tilak |
| D. | Gopal Krishna Gokhale |
| Answer» B. Lala Lajpat Rai | |
| 1555. |
Which of the following institutions was not founded by Gandhi? |
| A. | Sevagram Ashram |
| B. | Ramakrishna Mission |
| C. | Phoenix Ashram |
| D. | Sabarmati Ashram |
| Answer» C. Phoenix Ashram | |
| 1556. |
Which of the following statements is not correct? As per the Act of 1935, the Federal Court would have jurisdiction to decide disputes between |
| A. | The Fderating Units |
| B. | The Frderating Units and the Federal Government |
| C. | The Federal Government and a Federating Units |
| D. | The Secretary of State and the Viceroy's Council |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1557. |
The Constitution drawn by the Constituent Assembly (provided in the Cabinet Mission Plan) would be implemented by |
| A. | Parliament |
| B. | The British Government |
| C. | Viceroy |
| D. | Indian National Congress |
| Answer» C. Viceroy | |
| 1558. |
As per the Regulating Act a Supreme Court was established in |
| A. | Bengal |
| B. | Bombay |
| C. | Delhi |
| D. | Madras |
| Answer» B. Bombay | |
| 1559. |
The Third battle of Panipat was fought in the year |
| A. | 1526 A.D. |
| B. | 1556 A.D. |
| C. | 1761 A.D. |
| D. | 1776 A.D. |
| Answer» D. 1776 A.D. | |
| 1560. |
PIassey is located near |
| A. | Murshidabad in West Bengal |
| B. | Rajashahi in Bangladesh |
| C. | Calcutta |
| D. | Monghyr in Bihar |
| Answer» B. Rajashahi in Bangladesh | |
| 1561. |
Jyotiba Phule was one of the prominent __________ of the 19th century India |
| A. | Scientists |
| B. | Politicians |
| C. | Economists |
| D. | Social reformers |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1562. |
A resolution declaring 'Purna Swaraj' was passed in the Congress Session held at |
| A. | Lahore |
| B. | Calcutta |
| C. | Gaya |
| D. | Haripura |
| Answer» B. Calcutta | |
| 1563. |
Sir Saiyad breathed his last on Sunday, 27th March__________ |
| A. | 1878 |
| B. | 1898 |
| C. | 1901 |
| D. | 1906 |
| Answer» C. 1901 | |
| 1564. |
Rabindranath Tagore had renounced his knighthood because |
| A. | He wanted to join the Congress |
| B. | Of a sense of solidarity with the Indian royalty robbed of its power and honour |
| C. | Of the Jallianwala Bagh tragedy |
| D. | He was given to occasional eccentric quirks |
| Answer» D. He was given to occasional eccentric quirks | |
| 1565. |
When was the office of District Collector created? |
| A. | 1786 |
| B. | 1772 |
| C. | 1771 |
| D. | 1773 |
| Answer» C. 1771 | |
| 1566. |
Whose speeches at the World's Parliament of Religions held in September 1893 made him famous as an 'orator by divine right' and as a 'Messenger of Indian wisdom to the Western world' |
| A. | Swami Vivekananda |
| B. | Sri Ramakrishna |
| C. | Chandra Sekhar Deb |
| D. | Shyama Charan Sen |
| Answer» B. Sri Ramakrishna | |
| 1567. |
To campaign for Home Rule, Mrs Annie Besant published the newspaper (s) |
| A. | New India and Commonweal |
| B. | Young India and Home Rule News |
| C. | Mahratta and Kesari |
| D. | Home Rule Courier |
| Answer» B. Young India and Home Rule News | |
| 1568. |
Communal Representation was for the first time given in the interest of Muslims by |
| A. | The Indian Council Act of 1909 |
| B. | The Government of India Act of 1919 |
| C. | The Government of India Act of 1935 |
| D. | The Act of 1858 |
| Answer» B. The Government of India Act of 1919 | |
| 1569. |
After the defeat at Plassey, Siraj-ud-daullah was assassinated __________and was made the nawab |
| A. | Mir Jafar |
| B. | Mir Qasim |
| C. | Haider Ali |
| D. | Tipu Sultan |
| Answer» B. Mir Qasim | |
| 1570. |
Viewing the pathetic condition of widows and unfortunate children Jyotirao decided the open an orphanage called __________ |
| A. | Satya Shodhak Samaj |
| B. | Arya Samaj |
| C. | Brahma Samaj |
| D. | Ramakrishna Mission |
| Answer» B. Arya Samaj | |
| 1571. |
To whom is the statement "Cowardice and ahimsa do not go together any more than water and fire" attributed? |
| A. | Acharya Narendra Dev |
| B. | M K Gandhi |
| C. | Swami Vivekananda |
| D. | Jayaprakash Narayan |
| Answer» C. Swami Vivekananda | |
| 1572. |
Swarajist Party was organised by |
| A. | Motilal Nehru |
| B. | Subash Chandra Bose |
| C. | Annie Besant |
| D. | Gokhale |
| Answer» B. Subash Chandra Bose | |
| 1573. |
The Ghadar Party took the name Ghadar from |
| A. | the Revolt of 1857 |
| B. | its objective to wage another revolt |
| C. | a weekly paper Ghadar published in commemoration of the Revolt of 1857 |
| D. | All the above |
| Answer» D. All the above | |
| 1574. |
Of the following who died as political prisoner in Lahore prison? |
| A. | Bhagat Singh |
| B. | Batukeshwar Dutt |
| C. | Jatin Das |
| D. | Sukh Dev |
| Answer» D. Sukh Dev | |
| 1575. |
Prior to the Indian Association Sisir Kumar Ghosh along with Sambhu Charan Mukherjee founded __________in Calcutta on 25 September 1875 |
| A. | The India League' |
| B. | Indian National Congress |
| C. | Madras Mahajana Sabha |
| D. | Bombay Presidency Association |
| Answer» B. Indian National Congress | |
| 1576. |
Who was the French Governor of Pondicherry. Who tried to make the French Company as a powerful company? |
| A. | Thomas Arthur, Comte de Lally |
| B. | Godeheu |
| C. | La Bourdonnais |
| D. | Joseph Francois Dupleix |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1577. |
Lucknow pact' was a deal between |
| A. | Indians and the British about legislative seats |
| B. | Hindus and Muslims regarding seat sharingin legislatures |
| C. | Depressed castes and Brahmins about jobreservations |
| D. | Hindus and Sikhs about job reservations |
| Answer» C. Depressed castes and Brahmins about jobreservations | |
| 1578. |
India was partitioned as a consequence of the formula contained in |
| A. | Cabinet Mission Plan |
| B. | Attlee's Declaration |
| C. | June 3 Plan or Mountbatten Plan |
| D. | Both (b) and (c) above |
| Answer» D. Both (b) and (c) above | |
| 1579. |
The last constitutional provision (covering undivided India) passed by the House of Commons was |
| A. | Government of India Act 1935 |
| B. | Cabinet Mission Plan |
| C. | Mountabatten (or June 3) Plan |
| D. | Indian Independence Bill |
| Answer» B. Cabinet Mission Plan | |
| 1580. |
The Dyarchy which was introduced on 1921 In province a was in force till the year |
| A. | 1927 |
| B. | 1935 |
| C. | 1937 |
| D. | 1947 |
| Answer» D. 1947 | |
| 1581. |
Who was the founder-editor of the famous news paper 'Kesari' during the National Struggle? |
| A. | Mahatma Gandhi |
| B. | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| C. | Lokmanya Tilak |
| D. | Muhannad Iqbal |
| Answer» D. Muhannad Iqbal | |
| 1582. |
Which of the following incident ended the historic fast of Gandhi? |
| A. | Poona Pact |
| B. | Issue of White Paper |
| C. | Gandhi-Irwin Pact |
| D. | Arrival of Simon Commission |
| Answer» B. Issue of White Paper | |
| 1583. |
Land Revenue under Tipu__________ |
| A. | Was mainly collected through revenue officers |
| B. | Was mainly collected by Government officialsappointed by Tipu |
| C. | Was collected by interme-diaries |
| D. | Was not allowed to go into the hands of Sultan |
| Answer» C. Was collected by interme-diaries | |
| 1584. |
In the famous Kakori Conspiracy Case (August 1925) which of the following revolutionaries was not hanged? |
| A. | Ram Prasad Bismil |
| B. | Asafaqulla Khan |
| C. | Snehlata |
| D. | Suhasini Sarkar |
| Answer» D. Suhasini Sarkar | |
| 1585. |
The day (December 22, 1939) the Congress Ministries resigned in the Provinces the, Muslim League observed |
| A. | Deliverance Day |
| B. | Direct Action Day |
| C. | Victory Day |
| D. | Alliance Day |
| Answer» B. Direct Action Day | |
| 1586. |
Who among the following is known as the "Father of the Indian Renaissance"? |
| A. | Raja Ram Mohan Roy |
| B. | Rabindra Nath Tagore |
| C. | Swami Dayanand Saraswati |
| D. | Swami Vivekanand |
| Answer» B. Rabindra Nath Tagore | |
| 1587. |
Motilal Nehru and Chittaranjan Das were the founder members of the |
| A. | Communist Party of India |
| B. | Forward Block |
| C. | Socialist-Swarajist Party |
| D. | Swarajya Party |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1588. |
The second session of the congress met in Calcutta on December 1886, under the president ship of __________ |
| A. | Dadabhai Naoroji |
| B. | Kadambini Ganguli |
| C. | Pherozeshah Mehta |
| D. | D.Ewacha |
| Answer» B. Kadambini Ganguli | |
| 1589. |
By the Act of 1858, India was to be governed |
| A. | By the Company |
| B. | In the name of the Crown |
| C. | By a Board of Directors |
| D. | In the name of Governor-General of India |
| Answer» C. By a Board of Directors | |
| 1590. |
The only AICC session Gandhiji presided was held at |
| A. | Calcutta |
| B. | Madras |
| C. | Belgaum |
| D. | Lahore |
| Answer» D. Lahore | |
| 1591. |
Who was the first Indian to be made a fellow of the Royal Society of London? |
| A. | Srinivas Ramanujam |
| B. | A.C. Wadia |
| C. | C.V. Raman |
| D. | P.C. Mahalanobis |
| Answer» C. C.V. Raman | |
| 1592. |
The Indian tricolour was unfurled for the first time by Jawaharlal Nehru |
| A. | At the ramparts of the red ford in 1947 |
| B. | On the bank of Ravi at Lahore in 1929 |
| C. | When India became a democratic republic in 1950 |
| D. | When The Government of India Act waspassed in 1935 |
| Answer» C. When India became a democratic republic in 1950 | |
| 1593. |
Mahatma Gandhi returned to India from__________ in January 1915 |
| A. | South Africa |
| B. | England |
| C. | USA |
| D. | Russia |
| Answer» B. England | |
| 1594. |
The reformer from Maharashtra popularly known as 'Lokhitavadi' (For the well of others) was |
| A. | MG Ranade |
| B. | Gopal Hari Deshmukh |
| C. | Pt Ramabai |
| D. | GK Gokhale |
| Answer» C. Pt Ramabai | |
| 1595. |
As a result of the elections held in early 1937 under the Act of 1935 the Congress formed ministries in provinces |
| A. | 7 |
| B. | 9 |
| C. | 10 |
| D. | 8 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1596. |
Servants of India Society was founded in |
| A. | England |
| B. | India |
| C. | America |
| D. | Burma |
| Answer» C. America | |
| 1597. |
What benefits did the Poona Pact offer to the depressed classes? |
| A. | 44 seats in the central legislature |
| B. | 20% reservation in the provincial legislature |
| C. | 18% seats in the central legislature and 148 seats in the provincial legislature |
| D. | 50% reservation in the ICS |
| Answer» D. 50% reservation in the ICS | |