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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.
| 351. |
Who among the following started Bengal weekly newspaper 'SamvadKaumudi' in year 1821? |
| A. | aja Ram Mohan Roy |
| B. | urobindo Ghosh |
| C. | amkrishna Paramhans |
| D. | ebendranath Tagore |
| Answer» B. urobindo Ghosh | |
| 352. |
Which of the following newspaper was started by Annie Besant? |
| A. | he Hindu |
| B. | ndian Express |
| C. | he Times of India |
| D. | ew India |
| Answer» E. | |
| 353. |
The first statue of the Guru was conceived by __________ |
| A. | oorkoth Kumaran |
| B. | avaroli |
| C. | odhananda Swamikal |
| D. | okahale |
| Answer» B. avaroli | |
| 354. |
The first President of the Ghadar Party - founded in 1913 in USA was |
| A. | ata Hardayal |
| B. | ohan Singh Bhakna |
| C. | hai Parmanand |
| D. | ardar Ajit Singh |
| Answer» C. hai Parmanand | |
| 355. |
__________ made a whirlwind tour of the country in 1916 and in his speeches he said, "Swaraj is my birthright and I will have it." |
| A. | ilak |
| B. | ahatma Gandhi |
| C. | okhale |
| D. | awaharlal Nehru |
| Answer» B. ahatma Gandhi | |
| 356. |
As per the Cabinet Mission Plan, the power would be first transferred to __________ |
| A. | he Indian National Congress |
| B. | he Interim Government |
| C. | he Viceroy |
| D. | he Princes of the States |
| Answer» C. he Viceroy | |
| 357. |
When did M.K Gandhi participated in the Second Round Table Conference? |
| A. | igning the Gandhi-Irwin Pact of March, 1931 |
| B. | etting assurance from the Muslim League that it would not oppose his claim to represent the whole of India |
| C. | ruitful talks with Sapru |
| D. | eceiving assurances that independence was fast coming |
| Answer» B. etting assurance from the Muslim League that it would not oppose his claim to represent the whole of India | |
| 358. |
Who represented Indian women in The Second Round Table Conference? |
| A. | runa Asaf Ali |
| B. | ucheta Kripalani |
| C. | arojini Naidu |
| D. | alpana Joshi |
| Answer» D. alpana Joshi | |
| 359. |
Who shot dead John Saunder on 17th December 1928? |
| A. | hagat Singh |
| B. | angal Pandey |
| C. | ukhdev |
| D. | ipin Chandra Pal |
| Answer» B. angal Pandey | |
| 360. |
Hevarappathinkangal is a Tamil work of __________ |
| A. | hattambi Swamikal |
| B. | ree Narayana Guru |
| C. | .Ayyappan |
| D. | .madhvan Nair |
| Answer» C. .Ayyappan | |
| 361. |
As per Cabinet Mission Plan, the Princely States would be represented by __________ members in the Constituent Assembly |
| A. | 0 |
| B. | 3 |
| C. | 03 |
| D. | 00 |
| Answer» C. 03 | |
| 362. |
__________'s Darsana Mala is written in Sanskrit |
| A. | ree Narayana Guru |
| B. | hattambi Swamikal |
| C. | .Kesavan |
| D. | r.Palpu |
| Answer» B. hattambi Swamikal | |
| 363. |
The Mountbatten plan did not envisage the inclusion of the __________ province in the Indian dominion |
| A. | ihar |
| B. | ind |
| C. | adras |
| D. | ombay |
| Answer» C. adras | |
| 364. |
According to the provisions of the Regulating Act the Supreme Court in Bengal consisted of the Chief Justice and |
| A. | ive Judges |
| B. | wo Judges |
| C. | ix Judges |
| D. | hree Judges |
| Answer» E. | |
| 365. |
Krishnamohan started the __________ in 1831 |
| A. | nquirer |
| B. | indu Pioneer |
| C. | uill |
| D. | engal Spectator |
| Answer» B. indu Pioneer | |
| 366. |
The Pakistan panacea was sponsored by |
| A. | zad Kalam |
| B. | innah |
| C. | d Iqbal |
| D. | iyakat All Khan |
| Answer» D. iyakat All Khan | |
| 367. |
The Governor-General was given power to issue ordinances by the act of |
| A. | 858 |
| B. | 861 |
| C. | 860 |
| D. | 871 |
| Answer» C. 860 | |
| 368. |
Who said, The Congress is tottering to its fall and one ofmy greatest ambitions while in India is to assist it to apeaceful demise? |
| A. | ord Dufferin |
| B. | ord Curzon |
| C. | ord Lansdowne |
| D. | ord Elgin |
| Answer» C. ord Lansdowne | |
| 369. |
'Confessions of Thug' was written by |
| A. | urke |
| B. | eadows Taylor |
| C. | avell |
| D. | oreland |
| Answer» C. avell | |
| 370. |
In a message to the Sree Narayana Dharma Paripalana Yogam in 1926 __________ declared, no community can make progress except through organization |
| A. | hattambi Swamikal |
| B. | r.Palpu |
| C. | arayana Guru |
| D. | ajaram Mohan Roy |
| Answer» D. ajaram Mohan Roy | |
| 371. |
The __________ was run by Tarachand Chakravarty |
| A. | uill |
| B. | esperus |
| C. | nquirer |
| D. | engal Spectator |
| Answer» B. esperus | |
| 372. |
Mahatma Gandhi's remark, "A post-dated cheque on a crumbling bank" is regarding the proposals of |
| A. | immon Commission |
| B. | ripps Mission |
| C. | abinet Mission |
| D. | avel Plan |
| Answer» C. abinet Mission | |
| 373. |
The maximum number of additional members for the council of Bengal was raised from 20 to __________ |
| A. | 0 |
| B. | 0 |
| C. | 0 |
| D. | 5 |
| Answer» C. 0 | |
| 374. |
The Charter Act of 1813 allotted Rupees __________ annually for Indian learning and spread of Scientific knowledge |
| A. | ne lakh |
| B. | wo lakhs |
| C. | 10000 |
| D. | 5000 |
| Answer» B. wo lakhs | |
| 375. |
Whom would you associate with the Censorship of the Press Act 1794? |
| A. | harles Metcalfe |
| B. | ndrew Frazer |
| C. | ord Wellesly |
| D. | ord Auckland |
| Answer» D. ord Auckland | |
| 376. |
Which of the following Acts had provision of Indian Civil Services recruitment on the basis of competitive examination? |
| A. | harter Act of 1813 |
| B. | overnment of India Act, 1858 |
| C. | harter Act of 1853 |
| D. | harter Act of 1833 |
| Answer» D. harter Act of 1833 | |
| 377. |
The Servants of India Society was founded in 1905 by |
| A. | G Tilak |
| B. | ala Lajpat Rai |
| C. | opal Krishna Gokhale |
| D. | urobindo Ghosh |
| Answer» D. urobindo Ghosh | |
| 378. |
In __________ , Jyotiba Phule formed the Satya Shodhak Samaj (Society of Seekers of Truth) |
| A. | 773 |
| B. | 853 |
| C. | 873 |
| D. | 889 |
| Answer» D. 889 | |
| 379. |
Who among the following organised the "All India Depressed Classes Association" in colonial India? |
| A. | . K. Gandhi |
| B. | yotiba Phule |
| C. | andita Ramabai |
| D. | . R. Ambedkar |
| Answer» E. | |
| 380. |
Who among the following leader draws his inspiration from M.K Gandhi? |
| A. | awaharlal Nehru |
| B. | ayaprakash Narayan |
| C. | bdul Ghaffar Khan |
| D. | ubhas Chandra Bose |
| Answer» D. ubhas Chandra Bose | |
| 381. |
The Cripps Mission visited India in the year |
| A. | 940 |
| B. | 942 |
| C. | 945 |
| D. | 946 |
| Answer» C. 945 | |
| 382. |
Which of the following pair of Congress Session is not correctly matched? |
| A. | agpur Session 1920: Changes in the Constitution of the Congress |
| B. | adras Session 1927: Independence Resolution passed for the first time at the instance of Jawaharlal Nehru |
| C. | alcutta Session 1928: Return of Gandhi to active politics after six years |
| D. | ahore Session 1929: Resolution on Fundamental Rights and National Economic Policy |
| Answer» E. | |
| 383. |
The Muslim League demanded creation of Pakistan (Pakistan Resolution) in its session held on March 24, 1940 at |
| A. | arachi |
| B. | ahore |
| C. | slamabad |
| D. | ligarh |
| Answer» C. slamabad | |
| 384. |
The author of the "The Peri plus of the Erythraean Sea" was a |
| A. | istorian |
| B. | oet |
| C. | ailor |
| D. | usician |
| Answer» D. usician | |
| 385. |
Why was the Second Round Table Conference failed? |
| A. | riority to be given to communal question |
| B. | uspension of Civil Disobedience Movement |
| C. | rant of Dominion Status |
| D. | ate of transfer of power |
| Answer» B. uspension of Civil Disobedience Movement | |
| 386. |
Which of the following leader organised the Swaraja Party? |
| A. | ala Lajpat Rai and Feroz Shah Mehta |
| B. | arojini Naidu and Annie Besant |
| C. | .R. Das and Motilal Nehru |
| D. | . Rajagopalachari and C. Y. Chintamani |
| Answer» D. . Rajagopalachari and C. Y. Chintamani | |
| 387. |
"Sir Saiyad was a prophet of education" who said this? |
| A. | ahatma Gandhi |
| B. | ree Narayana Guru |
| C. | hattambi Swamikal |
| D. | ilak |
| Answer» B. ree Narayana Guru | |
| 388. |
The first definite and forceful expression of the concept of a separate homeland for the Muslims came from (or the Catcher of the idea of Pakistan was) |
| A. | ir Mohammad Iqbal |
| B. | ahmat Ali |
| C. | A Jinnah |
| D. | iaqat Ali |
| Answer» B. ahmat Ali | |
| 389. |
Among the numerous followers of Gandhi's 'philosophy' was/were |
| A. | ertrand Russell |
| B. | arshal Tito |
| C. | han Abdul Gaffar Khan |
| D. | ll of the above |
| Answer» D. ll of the above | |
| 390. |
Gandhi-Irwin Pact was signed on |
| A. | arch 10, 1930 |
| B. | arch 20, 1931 |
| C. | arch 20,1932 |
| D. | arch 5,1931 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 391. |
The Frontier Gandhi actively participated in |
| A. | hilafat Movement |
| B. | on-Cooperation Movement |
| C. | ivil Disobedience Movement |
| D. | ll the above |
| Answer» D. ll the above | |
| 392. |
In 1893 __________represented The Theosophical Society at the World Parliament of Religions in Chicago |
| A. | nnie Besant |
| B. | eorge Thompson |
| C. | F Remfry |
| D. | amgopal Ghosh |
| Answer» B. eorge Thompson | |
| 393. |
Calcutta medical college in__________ |
| A. | 735 |
| B. | 745 |
| C. | 832 |
| D. | 835 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 394. |
In early 1898 Swami Vivekananda acquired a big plot of land on the western bank of the Ganga at a place called . . . . . to have a permanent abode for the monastery and monastic order originally started at Baranagar, and got it registered as Ramakrishna Math after a couple of years |
| A. | llahabad |
| B. | ahore |
| C. | mritsar |
| D. | elur |
| Answer» E. | |
| 395. |
Who gave the title or "Mahamana" to Madan Mohan Malviya? |
| A. | ada Bhai Naoroji |
| B. | opal Krishna Gokhale |
| C. | abindra Nath Tagore |
| D. | al Gangadhar Tilak |
| Answer» D. al Gangadhar Tilak | |
| 396. |
On October 16, 1905, when the partition of Bengal was enforced, the great poet Rabindranath Tagore, to emphasise the unity of Bengal, suggested the programme of |
| A. | inging Bande Mataram |
| B. | ying of Rakhi on each other's wrists |
| C. | omposing of patriotic songs |
| D. | stablishing national educational institutions |
| Answer» C. omposing of patriotic songs | |
| 397. |
Who among the following controlled maximum trade in the western coastal region during 17th century? |
| A. | ortuguese |
| B. | utch |
| C. | he house of Jagat Seth |
| D. | ulla Abdul Gaffar |
| Answer» B. utch | |
| 398. |
Who was the first Governor General of the new Indian Dominion? |
| A. | ajendra Prasad |
| B. | allabhbhai Patel |
| C. | ajagopalachari |
| D. | ord Mountbatten |
| Answer» E. | |
| 399. |
The office of Governor-General of India was created by the |
| A. | overnment of India Act, 1833 |
| B. | overnment of India Act, 1858 |
| C. | harter Act, 1833 |
| D. | harter Act, 1813 |
| Answer» D. harter Act, 1813 | |
| 400. |
Subhash Bose established the Provisional Government of Free India at |
| A. | erlin |
| B. | angkok |
| C. | ingapore |
| D. | okyo |
| Answer» D. okyo | |