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This section includes 360 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your General Knowledge (GK) knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 301. |
On Aril 12, 1944 Subhash Chandra Bose hoisted the INA Flag in a town. In which State/Union Territory is that town now? |
| A. | Andaman and Nicobar Islands |
| B. | Tripura |
| C. | Manipur |
| D. | Mizoram |
| Answer» D. Mizoram | |
| 302. |
Wich Party was established by Subhash Chandra Bose after he came out of Indian National Congress? |
| A. | Indian National Army |
| B. | Republican Party |
| C. | Forward Block |
| D. | Socialist Party |
| Answer» D. Socialist Party | |
| 303. |
Swaraj is may Birth Right and I shall have it. This was advocated by - |
| A. | Mahatma Gandhi |
| B. | Sardar patel |
| C. | Lokmanya Tilak |
| D. | Lala Lajpat Rai |
| Answer» D. Lala Lajpat Rai | |
| 304. |
After leaving the Congress, Subhash Chandra Bose formed, in 1939, his own party, named - |
| A. | Socialist Bloc |
| B. | Revolutionary Socialist Bloc |
| C. | Forward Bloc |
| D. | Socialist-Congress Bloc |
| Answer» D. Socialist-Congress Bloc | |
| 305. |
hich rebellion in Bengal was highlighted by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee in his novel 'Anand Math'? |
| A. | Chaur Uprising |
| B. | Sanyasi Rebellion |
| C. | Kol Uprising |
| D. | Santhal Uprising |
| Answer» C. Kol Uprising | |
| 306. |
In 1939 Subhash Chandra Bose was elected as President of the Congress Party defeating - |
| A. | Pattabhi Sitharamayya |
| B. | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| C. | Maulana Abul Kalam Azad |
| D. | VB Patel |
| Answer» B. Jawaharlal Nehru | |
| 307. |
In 1937, the Congress formed ministries in - |
| A. | 7 states |
| B. | 9 states |
| C. | 5 states |
| D. | 4 states |
| Answer» B. 9 states | |
| 308. |
I which pact, warm relations were established between "Garam dal' and "Naram dal", the two groups of the Indian National Congress? |
| A. | Gandhi-Irwin Pact |
| B. | Lucknow Pact |
| C. | Karachi agreement |
| D. | Lahore declaration |
| Answer» B. Lucknow Pact | |
| 309. |
The Round table conference at London met for the discussion of - |
| A. | Provision of Provincial Autonomy |
| B. | A future Administration of India |
| C. | Gandhi's demands for calling off Civil Disobedience Movement |
| D. | Congress claim to be the sole representative of Indians |
| Answer» C. Gandhi's demands for calling off Civil Disobedience Movement | |
| 310. |
The two states which had non-Congress Ministries in 1937 were - |
| A. | Bengal and Punjab |
| B. | Punjab and NWFP |
| C. | Madras and Central Provinces |
| D. | Bihar and Uttar Pradesh |
| Answer» B. Punjab and NWFP | |
| 311. |
Subhash Chandra Bose set up the provisional Government of Free India in - |
| A. | Burma |
| B. | Singapore |
| C. | Thailand |
| D. | Indonesia |
| Answer» C. Thailand | |
| 312. |
Mahatma Gandhi's remark, "A post- dated cheque on a crumbling bank" is regarding the pro posals of - |
| A. | Simon Commission |
| B. | Cripps Mission |
| C. | Cabinet Mission |
| D. | Wavel Plan |
| Answer» C. Cabinet Mission | |
| 313. |
The Indian National Congress had its first meeting in the city of- |
| A. | Calcutta |
| B. | Bombay |
| C. | Ahmedabad |
| D. | Allahabad |
| Answer» C. Ahmedabad | |
| 314. |
The first meeting of the Indian National Congress held in 1885 was presided by - |
| A. | Shri P.M. Mehta |
| B. | Shri Womesh Chandra Barnnerjee |
| C. | D.E. Wacha |
| D. | S.N. Bannerjee |
| Answer» C. D.E. Wacha | |
| 315. |
After the Bardoli Satyagraha, the title of 'Sardar to Vallabhbhai Patel was given by - |
| A. | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| B. | Motilal Nehru |
| C. | Mahatma Gandhi |
| D. | Maulana Abul Kalam Azad |
| Answer» D. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad | |
| 316. |
Indian National Congress split for the first time in its session at- |
| A. | Allahabad |
| B. | Calcutta |
| C. | Surat |
| D. | Lahore |
| Answer» D. Lahore | |
| 317. |
Bardoli Satyagraha is associated with - |
| A. | Rajendra Prasad |
| B. | Acharya Vinoba Bhave |
| C. | Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel |
| D. | Jamnalal Bajaj |
| Answer» D. Jamnalal Bajaj | |
| 318. |
The First Victory & Governor General of British India was - |
| A. | Lord Dalhousie |
| B. | Sir John Lawrence |
| C. | Warren Hastings |
| D. | Lord Canning |
| Answer» E. | |
| 319. |
Swarajya was declared as the goal of the Congress at ifs session held in 1908 at - |
| A. | Bombay |
| B. | Calcutta |
| C. | Lucknow |
| D. | Madras |
| Answer» C. Lucknow | |
| 320. |
Mahatma Gandhi was profoundly influenced by the writings of - |
| A. | Bernard Shaw |
| B. | Karl Marx |
| C. | Lenirn |
| D. | Leo Tolstoy |
| Answer» E. | |
| 321. |
Who propounded the theory of Economic Drain of India' during British imperialism? |
| A. | W.C. Bannerji |
| B. | Dadabhai Naoroji |
| C. | Gopalkrishna Gokhale |
| D. | Gandhiji |
| Answer» C. Gopalkrishna Gokhale | |
| 322. |
What was the name of the Newspaper edited by Gandhiji till 1933? |
| A. | Sarvodaya |
| B. | Arya |
| C. | Times of India |
| D. | Young India |
| Answer» E. | |
| 323. |
Gandhiji was influenced by the writings of - |
| A. | Karl Marx |
| B. | Thomas Hobbes |
| C. | Charles Darwin |
| D. | Leo Tolstoy |
| Answer» E. | |
| 324. |
What did Gandhiji meant by Sarvodaya'? |
| A. | Non-violence |
| B. | Upliftment of untouchables or dalits |
| C. | The birth of a new society based on ethical values |
| D. | Satyagraha |
| Answer» D. Satyagraha | |
| 325. |
On September 20, 1932 Mahatma Gandhi began a fast unto death in Yervada Jail against - |
| A. | British repression of the Satyagrahis |
| B. | Violation of the Gandhi-Irwin Pact. |
| C. | Communal award of Ramsay MacDonald |
| D. | (4) Communal riots in Calcutta. |
| Answer» D. (4) Communal riots in Calcutta. | |
| 326. |
Who referred to Mahatma Gandhi as "Father of the Nation" for the first time? |
| A. | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| B. | Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel |
| C. | C. Rajgopalachari |
| D. | Subhash Chandra Bose |
| Answer» E. | |
| 327. |
Nme the Governor-General who accepted the view of Macaulay to make English as the medium of instruction. |
| A. | Lord Canning |
| B. | Lord Ripon |
| C. | Lord Lytton |
| D. | Lord William Bentinck |
| Answer» E. | |
| 328. |
Where did the so-called 'Black Hole Tragedy' take place? |
| A. | Dacca |
| B. | Monghyr |
| C. | Calcutta |
| D. | Murshidabad |
| Answer» D. Murshidabad | |
| 329. |
Lord Dalhousie annexed Oudh for the British Empire in India - |
| A. | through policy of subsidiary alliance |
| B. | through doctrine of lapse |
| C. | as the State being maladministered |
| D. | through wagging a war |
| Answer» D. through wagging a war | |
| 330. |
Gandhiji considered Khadi as a symbol of - |
| A. | industrialisation |
| B. | economic independence |
| C. | economic growth |
| D. | moral purity |
| Answer» C. economic growth | |
| 331. |
Gandhiji's 'Satyagraha' meant an attachment to the following two elements - |
| A. | Knowledge and religion |
| B. | Truth and non-violence |
| C. | Truth and chastity |
| D. | Love of motherland and hate for colonial masters |
| Answer» C. Truth and chastity | |
| 332. |
Which one of the following events did not take place during the Vice royalty of Lord Curzon? |
| A. | Establishment of the Department of Archaeology |
| B. | Second Delhi Durbar |
| C. | Formation of Indian National Congress |
| D. | Partition of Bengal |
| Answer» D. Partition of Bengal | |
| 333. |
Which scripture was called his mother by Gandhiji? |
| A. | Ramayana |
| B. | The New Testament |
| C. | Bhagwat Gita |
| D. | The Holy Quran |
| Answer» D. The Holy Quran | |
| 334. |
What was the reason for Gandhiji's support to decentralisation of power? |
| A. | Decentralisation ensures more participation of the people into democracy |
| B. | India had decentralisation of power in the past |
| C. | Decentralisation was essential for the economic development of the country |
| D. | Decentralisation can prevent commnunalism |
| Answer» D. Decentralisation can prevent commnunalism | |
| 335. |
Who was the pioneer of the western system of education in India? |
| A. | Dayanand Saraswati |
| B. | Lala Lajpat Rai |
| C. | Raja Ram Mohan Roy |
| D. | Surendranath Bannerjee |
| Answer» D. Surendranath Bannerjee | |
| 336. |
In 199, for the first time, Gandhiji tried out his specific techniques of controlled mass struggle in a native state. He allowed a close associate of his to lead a Satyagraha. Who was he? |
| A. | K. T. Bhashyam in Mysore |
| B. | Jamnalal Bajaj in Jaipur |
| C. | Vallabh Bhai Patel in Rajkot |
| D. | Nebakrushna Chaudhri in Dhenkanal |
| Answer» D. Nebakrushna Chaudhri in Dhenkanal | |
| 337. |
I which of its sessions did the Indian National Congress declare Purna Swaraj' as its specific goal? |
| A. | Lahore Session, 1929 |
| B. | Tripuri Session, 1939 |
| C. | Surat Session, 1905 |
| D. | Special Session in Calcutta, 1920 |
| Answer» B. Tripuri Session, 1939 | |
| 338. |
The issue on which the Civil Disobedience Movement of 1930 was launched was - |
| A. | equal employment opportunities for Indians |
| B. | the proposed execution of Bhagat Singh |
| C. | salt monopoly exercised by the British Government |
| D. | complete freedom |
| Answer» C. salt monopoly exercised by the British Government | |
| 339. |
The British Government intervened in the affairs of the Company and passed an Act in 1773 A.D., known as the - |
| A. | Regulating Act |
| B. | Pitt's India Act |
| C. | Charter Act |
| D. | Company Act |
| Answer» B. Pitt's India Act | |
| 340. |
In which session of the Indian National Congress was the "Poorna Swaraj resolution adopted? |
| A. | Lucknow Session in 1916 |
| B. | Belgaum Session in 1924 |
| C. | Lahore Session in 1929 |
| D. | Karachi Session in 1931 |
| Answer» D. Karachi Session in 1931 | |
| 341. |
The Congress adopted the Quit India Resolution' in the year - |
| A. | 1940 |
| B. | 1938 |
| C. | 1946 |
| D. | 1942 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 342. |
The system of Budget was introduced in India during the Viceroyalty of - |
| A. | Canning |
| B. | Dalhousie |
| C. | Ripon |
| D. | Elgin |
| Answer» B. Dalhousie | |
| 343. |
'Permanent Settlement, the system of revenue collection was introduced in India by |
| A. | Lord Curzon |
| B. | Lord Dalhousie |
| C. | Lord Hastings |
| D. | Lord Cornwallis |
| Answer» E. | |
| 344. |
In which year was the Morley Minto reform passed? (1) |
| A. | 1917 |
| B. | (3) 1909 |
| C. | (2) 1902 |
| D. | (4) 1912 |
| Answer» D. (4) 1912 | |
| 345. |
Which day was declared as the Direct Action Day' by the Muslim League? |
| A. | 3rd September, 1946 |
| B. | 16th August, 1946 |
| C. | 16th May, 1946 |
| D. | 4th December, 1946 |
| Answer» C. 16th May, 1946 | |
| 346. |
I which session of the Indian National Congress did the historic union of Congress and Muslim League take place? |
| A. | Surat |
| B. | Bombay |
| C. | Calcutta |
| D. | Lucknow |
| Answer» E. | |
| 347. |
The Muslim League adopted the resolution for a separate nation in the year - |
| A. | 1907 |
| B. | 1922 |
| C. | 1931 |
| D. | 1940 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 348. |
Who, among the following, founded the All India Depressed Classes Federation' in 1920? |
| A. | M.K. Gandhi |
| B. | Jyotiba Phule |
| C. | G.K. Gokhale |
| D. | B.R. Ambedkar |
| Answer» E. | |
| 349. |
Which one of the following cities and the personalities associated with their establishment is wrongly matched? |
| A. | Pondicherry - Francis Martin |
| B. | Ahmedabad - Ahmad Shah I |
| C. | Madras - Francis Day |
| D. | Calcutta - Robert Clive |
| Answer» E. | |
| 350. |
Durig whose Veceroyship did the High Courts come into existence at the three presidential cities of Calcutta, Madras and Bombay? |
| A. | Warren Hastings |
| B. | Lord Cornwallis |
| C. | John Lawrence |
| D. | Lord Dalhousie |
| Answer» D. Lord Dalhousie | |