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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.
| 251. |
Which was the earliest settlement of the Dutch in India? |
| A. | asulipatnam |
| B. | ulicat |
| C. | urat |
| D. | hmedabad |
| Answer» C. urat | |
| 252. |
A Federal Railway Authority was established by the Act of |
| A. | 909 |
| B. | 919 |
| C. | 935 |
| D. | 861 |
| Answer» D. 861 | |
| 253. |
The Tata Iron and Steel Works was completed with the aid of |
| A. | apanese experts |
| B. | ussian experts |
| C. | merican experts |
| D. | rench experts |
| Answer» D. rench experts | |
| 254. |
Aurobindo was arrested in connection with |
| A. | lipore Bomb case |
| B. | olhapur Bomb Case |
| C. | ahore Conspiracy Case |
| D. | akori |
| Answer» B. olhapur Bomb Case | |
| 255. |
According to __________ the mutiny was a purely military outbreak |
| A. | D Sarkar |
| B. | ASmith |
| C. | ir John Lawrence |
| D. | oberts |
| Answer» D. oberts | |
| 256. |
Federal form of governments at centre was introduced in India under |
| A. | overnment of India Act of 1909 |
| B. | ndian Councils Act of 1909 |
| C. | overnment of India Act of 1935 |
| D. | ndian Independence Act of 1947 |
| Answer» D. ndian Independence Act of 1947 | |
| 257. |
Provincial autonomy was introduced in India by the |
| A. | ndian Councils Act, 1909 |
| B. | ovemment of India Act, 1919 |
| C. | ovemment of India Act, 1935 |
| D. | ndian Independence Act, 1947 |
| Answer» D. ndian Independence Act, 1947 | |
| 258. |
As per the Act of 1919 which of the following was not a transferred subject? |
| A. | ducation |
| B. | useum |
| C. | edical Relief |
| D. | and Revenue |
| Answer» E. | |
| 259. |
At the historic Tripuri Session of the Congress (March 1939) Subhas Bose defeated Mahatma Gandhi's official candidate for the Presidentship of the Congress. Who was Mahatma Gandhi's nominee? |
| A. | bdul Kalam Azad |
| B. | awaharlal Nehru |
| C. | attabhi Sitaramayya |
| D. | allabhbhai Patel |
| Answer» D. allabhbhai Patel | |
| 260. |
'There are no politics devoid of religion' is stated by |
| A. | ehru |
| B. | andhi |
| C. | inoba Bhave |
| D. | aya Prakash Narayan |
| Answer» C. inoba Bhave | |
| 261. |
The famine in Bihar and Bengal in 1873-74 was averted by the timely action of |
| A. | into |
| B. | orley |
| C. | orthbrook |
| D. | astings |
| Answer» D. astings | |
| 262. |
Which of the following provision is a part of the Government of India Act of 1919? |
| A. | ransfer of power to the Indians |
| B. | he enlargement of the Viceroy's Executive Council |
| C. | emodelling of the Central legislature |
| D. | oing away with the distinction between the regulation and non-regulation provinces |
| Answer» B. he enlargement of the Viceroy's Executive Council | |
| 263. |
Who had paned the Vernacular Press Act into law? |
| A. | ord Mayo |
| B. | ord Hardinge |
| C. | ord Dalhousie |
| D. | ord Lytton |
| Answer» E. | |
| 264. |
The Battle of Plassey is a particularly important event in Indian history because |
| A. | he Nawab of Bengal lost in it |
| B. | t enabled the British to have power in Bengal |
| C. | t laid the foundation for British rule in India |
| D. | t enabled the British to reap higher trade profits |
| Answer» D. t enabled the British to reap higher trade profits | |
| 265. |
A Royal Commission on the Public Service was appointed in the year |
| A. | 912 |
| B. | 915 |
| C. | 910 |
| D. | 918 |
| Answer» B. 915 | |
| 266. |
Who scripted Gandhiji's favorite song 'Vaishnav Jan to __________ '? |
| A. | arsi Mehta |
| B. | remanand |
| C. | hunilal |
| D. | harmiklal |
| Answer» B. remanand | |
| 267. |
The Ganapati festival was started in __________ |
| A. | 792 |
| B. | 793 |
| C. | 893 |
| D. | 904 |
| Answer» D. 904 | |
| 268. |
Mahatma Gandhi compared Pherozeshah Mehta with the Himalayas, Tilak with the Ocean and Gokhale with |
| A. | he Sky |
| B. | he Ganges |
| C. | he Gangotri |
| D. | he Mansarovar Lake |
| Answer» C. he Gangotri | |
| 269. |
Who said "The Simmon Commission Report should be thrown on a heap of rubbish"? |
| A. | ahatma Gandhi |
| B. | hivaswami Iyer |
| C. | ohammad Ali Jinnah |
| D. | awaharlal Nehru |
| Answer» C. ohammad Ali Jinnah | |
| 270. |
Who declared "Swaraj is my birth right and I shall have it"? |
| A. | opal Krishna Gokhale |
| B. | al Gangadhara Tilak |
| C. | ala Lajpat Rai |
| D. | .T Telang |
| Answer» C. ala Lajpat Rai | |
| 271. |
The Wahabis operated from |
| A. | indukush |
| B. | hyber Pass |
| C. | estern Ghat |
| D. | alghat |
| Answer» B. hyber Pass | |
| 272. |
The High Commissioner for India in the United Kingdom must be appointed by __________ |
| A. | ecretary of State for India |
| B. | he Government of India |
| C. | arliament of England |
| D. | y Indian National Congress |
| Answer» C. arliament of England | |
| 273. |
The Shimla Conference which was convened as per Wavell's Plan ended in failure because of the stiff opposition of |
| A. | andhi |
| B. | awaharlal Nehru |
| C. | innah |
| D. | ajaji |
| Answer» D. ajaji | |
| 274. |
Sati was declared a punishable offence in__________ |
| A. | 727 |
| B. | 729 |
| C. | 829 |
| D. | 834 |
| Answer» D. 834 | |
| 275. |
As per Wavell's Plan the external affairs would be under the charge of __________ |
| A. | iceroy |
| B. | arliament |
| C. | n Indian Member of the Executive Council |
| D. | ecretary of State |
| Answer» D. ecretary of State | |
| 276. |
Whom had the rebels of 1857 enthroned as the emperor/emperess of India? |
| A. | ani Laxmi Bai of Jhansi |
| B. | antia Tope |
| C. | ahadur Shah Zafar |
| D. | aqir-ud-din |
| Answer» D. aqir-ud-din | |
| 277. |
Which of the following leader was associated with the formation of the Congress Socialist Party? |
| A. | .C. Joshi |
| B. | ubhas Chandra Bose |
| C. | charya Narendra Dev |
| D. | am Manohar Lohia |
| Answer» D. am Manohar Lohia | |
| 278. |
When was the famous Resolution on non-cooperation under the inspiration of Mahatma Gandhi was adopted in a special session of the Congress held in Calcutta? |
| A. | eptember, 1920 |
| B. | ecember, 1922 |
| C. | ctober, 1924 |
| D. | ovember, 1925 |
| Answer» B. ecember, 1922 | |
| 279. |
Nawab Siraj-ud-Daulah of Bengal was defeated by the English in the battle of Plassey, mainly |
| A. | ecause the English forces were much stronger than those of the Nawab |
| B. | ecause of Clive's conspiracy with the Nawab's Commanderin- Chief Mir Jafar and rich bankers of Bengal |
| C. | ecause of Siraj-ud-Daulah's retirement from the battlefield |
| D. | ecause of the capture of a band of Frenchmen under the Nawab's service by the English |
| Answer» C. ecause of Siraj-ud-Daulah's retirement from the battlefield | |
| 280. |
The revolutionary leader who had organized an attack on the armoury of Chittagong was |
| A. | urya Sen |
| B. | atin Das |
| C. | handra Shekhar Azad |
| D. | R Das |
| Answer» B. atin Das | |
| 281. |
Who among the following was the real founder of the Aligarh Muslim University? |
| A. | awab Salimullah |
| B. | yed Ahmad Khan |
| C. | bul Kalam Azad |
| D. | uhhammed Ali Jinnah |
| Answer» C. bul Kalam Azad | |
| 282. |
The death of millions of Indian in frequent famines which visited India during the 19th century, were mainly due to |
| A. | verall shortage of food and its improper distribution |
| B. | ommercialisation of agriculture |
| C. | oor purchasing power of the people due to their extreme poverty and rise in prices |
| D. | nremunerative agriculture and fall in agricultural production |
| Answer» D. nremunerative agriculture and fall in agricultural production | |
| 283. |
In 1917 Anasuya Sarabhai had led the __________textile workers' strike |
| A. | hmedabad |
| B. | ombay |
| C. | alcutta |
| D. | alabar |
| Answer» B. ombay | |
| 284. |
Which of the following reason compel the leaders of Muslim League to enter in the Interim Government? |
| A. | he Congress accepted their demand that it would not nominate a non-Muslim League Muslim to the Interim Government |
| B. | he Viceroy accepted its stand that it would not join the Constituent Assembly |
| C. | he Viceroy had accepted its stand that it would not take steps to rescind the League Council's resolution of July 29 |
| D. | he Muslim League wanted to get a foothold to fight for the cherished goal of Pakistan |
| Answer» E. | |
| 285. |
In 1921, Mahatma Gandhi resolved to wear only a loin cloth to propagate home spun cotton to signify |
| A. | he poverty of the Indian people |
| B. | he ruin of India's handloom textiles |
| C. | is identification with the Indian people |
| D. | is resolve to wear tailored clothes only when India became independent |
| Answer» D. is resolve to wear tailored clothes only when India became independent | |
| 286. |
Which of the following leader was associated with the Home Rule League? |
| A. | . G. Tilak |
| B. | . K. Gokhale |
| C. | . G. Ranade |
| D. | . K. Gandhi |
| Answer» B. . K. Gokhale | |
| 287. |
Who was the only Indian to be elected as President of the United Nations General Assembly? |
| A. | ijayalakshmi Pandit |
| B. | .K. Krishna Menon |
| C. | awaharlal Nehru |
| D. | ajeswar Dayal |
| Answer» B. .K. Krishna Menon | |
| 288. |
Dandi March started from __________ in 1930 |
| A. | urat |
| B. | abarmati Ashram |
| C. | elhi Durbar Hall |
| D. | edaranyan |
| Answer» C. elhi Durbar Hall | |
| 289. |
What was the name of the Sabha started by Debendranath Tagore? |
| A. | rya Samaj |
| B. | harma Sabha |
| C. | attvabodhini Sabha |
| D. | attvabodhini Samaj |
| Answer» D. attvabodhini Samaj | |
| 290. |
Under whose leadership was the Chittagong Armoury Raid organised? |
| A. | ukhdev |
| B. | hagat Singh |
| C. | urya Sen |
| D. | ajguru |
| Answer» D. ajguru | |
| 291. |
The Act of __________ had introduced the system of separate electorates |
| A. | 874 |
| B. | 893 |
| C. | 909 |
| D. | 926 |
| Answer» D. 926 | |
| 292. |
Who among the following visited Gandhiji in South Africa? |
| A. | .G. Tilak |
| B. | allabhbhai Patel |
| C. | .K. Gokhale |
| D. | .L. Nehru |
| Answer» D. .L. Nehru | |
| 293. |
Name the 'Political Guru' of Mahatma Gandhi |
| A. | opalkrishna Gokhle |
| B. | al Gangadhar Tilak |
| C. | urobindo Ghosh |
| D. | ala Lajpat Rai |
| Answer» B. al Gangadhar Tilak | |
| 294. |
The formation of the Self Employed Women's Association (SEWA) at the initiative of __________ in 1972 |
| A. | la Bhat |
| B. | oop Kanwar |
| C. | aja radhakant dev |
| D. | warkanath Tagore |
| Answer» B. oop Kanwar | |
| 295. |
Who was the first to give the call for Swarajya – "India for Indians"? |
| A. | ayanand Saraswati |
| B. | okmanya Tilak |
| C. | ri Aurobindo |
| D. | hagat Singh |
| Answer» B. okmanya Tilak | |
| 296. |
The Swaraj Party was organised by |
| A. | ala Lajapat Rai and Feroze Shah Mehta |
| B. | arojini Naidu and Annie Besant |
| C. | R Das and Motilal Nehru |
| D. | Rajagopalachari and CY Chintamani |
| Answer» D. Rajagopalachari and CY Chintamani | |
| 297. |
During the Dandi March the song 'Raghupati Raghav Raja Ram' had been sung by the renowned musician |
| A. | igambar Vishnu Paluskar |
| B. | nkar Nath Thakur |
| C. | allikarjun Mansur |
| D. | rishna Rao Shankar Pandit |
| Answer» B. nkar Nath Thakur | |
| 298. |
On the Direct Action Day unprecedented bloodshed took place (as a result of Hindu-Muslim riots) in |
| A. | acca |
| B. | alcutta |
| C. | elhi |
| D. | eerut and Karachi |
| Answer» C. elhi | |
| 299. |
All are of one Self-fraternity such being the dictum to avow, in such a light how can we take life and devoid of least pity go on to eat. Who said this? |
| A. | ilak |
| B. | hattambi Swamikal |
| C. | ajaram Mohan Roy |
| D. | ree Narayana Guru |
| Answer» E. | |
| 300. |
In 1904 the then Maharajaof . . . . . . exempted Narayana Guru from personal appearances in court, an honour recognizing the Guru as a distinguished living personality |
| A. | annur |
| B. | halassery |
| C. | ravancore |
| D. | ochi |
| Answer» D. ochi | |