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This section includes 415 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your History knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 251. |
_ Mahatma Gandhi launched the Civil Disobedience Movement in 1930 from$? |
| A. | Sabarmati Ashram |
| B. | Ahmedabad |
| C. | Porbandar |
| D. | Dandi |
| Answer» B. Ahmedabad | |
| 252. |
_ During the freedom struggle a parallel movement launched in the Indian states (in the states ruled by the Indian rulers such as Kashmir, Nizam's Hyderabad, Travancore, etc.) was/were$? |
| A. | State People's Movement |
| B. | Praja Mandal Movement |
| C. | Both (a) and (b) above |
| D. | Swaraj Movement |
| Answer» D. Swaraj Movement | |
| 253. |
_ In which year Lala Lajpat Rai was deported to Mandalay for organising the agrarian movement in Punjab?$? |
| A. | 1905 |
| B. | 1907 |
| C. | 1909 |
| D. | 1911 |
| Answer» C. 1909 | |
| 254. |
_ __________ was the Founder Father of Aligarh movement$? |
| A. | Sir Syed Ahmed Khan |
| B. | Maqsud Ali |
| C. | Abul kalam Azad |
| D. | Karim Ali |
| Answer» B. Maqsud Ali | |
| 255. |
_ I. The rebels lacked effective leadership.II. They did not get the support of the civilian people anywhere in the country.III. There was no central organisation to guide them.IV. Their military equipment was inferior to that of the English.Which of these statements is/are correct related the causes for the failure of the Great Revolt of 1857?$? |
| A. | I, III & IV |
| B. | I, II & III |
| C. | III & IV |
| D. | II, III & IV |
| Answer» B. I, II & III | |
| 256. |
_ After the initial success of the Revolt of 1857, the objective for which the leaders of the Revolt worked was$? |
| A. | to restore the former glory to the Mughal empire |
| B. | to form a Federation of Indian States under the aegis of Bhadur Shah II |
| C. | elimination of foreign rule and return of the old order |
| D. | each leader wanted to establish his own power in his respective region |
| Answer» D. each leader wanted to establish his own power in his respective region | |
| 257. |
_ Which Satyagraha was held at Nagpur in 1923?$? |
| A. | Salt Satyagraha |
| B. | Individual Satyagraha |
| C. | Ryots Satyagraha |
| D. | Flag Satyagraha |
| Answer» E. | |
| 258. |
_ When was the first Independence day unofficially celebrated before Independence?$? |
| A. | On 26th January 1929 |
| B. | On 26th January 1931 |
| C. | On 26th January 1935 |
| D. | On 26th January 1930 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 259. |
_ Who had given the slogan of 'Do or Die'during All India Congress Committee in Bombay and ratified the 'Quit India' resolution?$? |
| A. | Mahatma Gandhi |
| B. | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| C. | Subhash Chandra Bose |
| D. | Jayaprakash Narayan |
| Answer» B. Jawaharlal Nehru | |
| 260. |
_ Where did Moplah revolt took place?$? |
| A. | Bengal |
| B. | Bihar |
| C. | Uttar Pradesh |
| D. | Kerala |
| Answer» E. | |
| 261. |
_ In which of the following years 26th January was celebrated as an independence day?$? |
| A. | 1930 |
| B. | 1929 |
| C. | 1942 |
| D. | 1946 |
| Answer» B. 1929 | |
| 262. |
_ Who had written the book "poverty and un-British rule in India"$? |
| A. | R.C. Dutta |
| B. | Dadabhai Naoroji |
| C. | D.R. Gadgil |
| D. | P.C. Mahalnobis |
| Answer» C. D.R. Gadgil | |
| 263. |
_ The youngest President of the Indian National Congress, who held that office at the age of 35, was$? |
| A. | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| B. | Subhash Chandra Bose |
| C. | Annie Besant |
| D. | Abul Kalam Azad |
| Answer» E. | |
| 264. |
_ In which pact, warm relations were established between "Garam dal" and Naram dal" the two groups of the Indian National Congress?$? |
| A. | Gandhi-Irwin Pact |
| B. | Lucknow Pact |
| C. | Karachi agreement |
| D. | Lahore declaration |
| Answer» C. Karachi agreement | |
| 265. |
_ I. Eradication of all possible race, creed or provincial prejudices among all lovers of India.II. Promotion of personal intimacy among all the earnest workers in the cause of India.III. Formulation of popular demands.IV. Organisation of a violent struggle for the political emancipation of India. Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct related to the aims of the Indian National Congress in the early phases?$? |
| A. | I, II & III |
| B. | I, II & III |
| C. | III & IV |
| D. | II & III |
| Answer» B. I, II & III | |
| 266. |
_ __________ was prominent in the Labour and Socialist movements, a member of the Fabian Society and Social Democratic Federation, and took an active part in Trade Union work among unskilled labourers$? |
| A. | Annie Besant |
| B. | H. P. Blavatsky |
| C. | W. T. Stead |
| D. | H. S. Olcott |
| Answer» B. H. P. Blavatsky | |
| 267. |
_ The Indian National Congress was founded in December 1885 at__________$? |
| A. | Bombay |
| B. | Calcutta |
| C. | Madras |
| D. | Gujarat |
| Answer» B. Calcutta | |
| 268. |
_ The Indian National Congress was the first organized expression of Indian nationalism on an all India Scale; a retired English LC.S officer played an important rule in its formation$? |
| A. | A.O.Hume |
| B. | Man Mohan Gosh |
| C. | W.C. Banerjee |
| D. | S.N.Sen |
| Answer» B. Man Mohan Gosh | |
| 269. |
_ The English who twice served as President of the Indian National Congress was$? |
| A. | George Yule |
| B. | Sir William Wedderburn |
| C. | AO Hume |
| D. | Mrs Annie Besant |
| Answer» C. AO Hume | |
| 270. |
_ In which years did Gandhiji start Satyagraha Movement?$? |
| A. | 1919 |
| B. | 1917 |
| C. | 1934 |
| D. | 1909 |
| Answer» C. 1934 | |
| 271. |
_ Apart from the Quit India Movement which started on 9th August 1942, what other sensational activity of the freedom fighters was done on 9th August?$? |
| A. | Salt Satyagraha |
| B. | Boycott of Simon Commission |
| C. | Champaran Satyagraha |
| D. | Kakori Mail train "robbery" |
| Answer» E. | |
| 272. |
_ The Khilafat Movement was launched to protest against the humiliation of$? |
| A. | The Turkish Caliph |
| B. | Aga Khan |
| C. | Muhammad Ali Jinnah |
| D. | Abdul Kalam Azad |
| Answer» B. Aga Khan | |
| 273. |
_ What was the another name of 'Quit India movement'?$? |
| A. | Khilafat Movement |
| B. | Swadeshi Movement |
| C. | Home Rule Movement |
| D. | August Kranti |
| Answer» E. | |
| 274. |
_ In India, the Wahabi movement was started by __________$? |
| A. | 1901 |
| B. | 1906 |
| C. | 1915 |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» E. | |
| 275. |
__In 1918, Mahatma Gandhi went to__________ to organise a satyagraha movement amongstcotton mill workers__ |
| A. | Madras |
| B. | Bombay |
| C. | Surat |
| D. | Ahmedabad |
| Answer» E. | |
| 276. |
__Which of the following is the correct chronological order of the establishment of parties during Indian Struggle Movement?__ |
| A. | Indian National Congress, Justice Party, Swaraj party, Muslim League |
| B. | Indian National Congress, Muslim League, Swaraj Party, Justice Party |
| C. | Swaraj Party, Indian National Congress, Muslim League, Justice Party |
| D. | Swaraj Party, Indian National Congress, Justice Party, Muslim League |
| Answer» B. Indian National Congress, Muslim League, Swaraj Party, Justice Party | |
| 277. |
__The objective(s) of the Kuka Movement in the Punjab was/were__ |
| A. | To purify Sikh religion of its abuses and suprestitions |
| B. | The revival of Sikh sovereignty |
| C. | Both (a) and (b) above |
| D. | The revival of the Khalsa |
| Answer» D. The revival of the Khalsa | |
| 278. |
__Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan, better known as Frontier Gandhi, organised the Red Shirt Movement in the NorthWest Frontier Province (NWFP) for__ |
| A. | countering the communal propaganda of the Muslim League |
| B. | establishing separate Pakhtoonistan |
| C. | social and religious reforms |
| D. | All the above |
| Answer» D. All the above | |
| 279. |
____________ joined the National Secular Society in 1874 and worked in the free thought and radical movements led by Charles Bradlaugh, MP__ |
| A. | Annie Besant |
| B. | Tarachand Chakravarty |
| C. | D. R. Mukhopadhyaya |
| D. | Brojnath Dhar |
| Answer» B. Tarachand Chakravarty | |
| 280. |
__The Wahabi Movement named after its founder Abdul Wahab originated in Arabia in the 18th century with a view to restoring Islam to its pristine purity and order__ |
| A. | Manipal |
| B. | Arabia |
| C. | America |
| D. | Africa |
| Answer» C. America | |
| 281. |
__Which of the following brought Aurobindo Ghose into the fold of the Indian National Movement?__ |
| A. | The famines of 1896-97 and 1899-1900 |
| B. | The partition of Bengal |
| C. | The Surat Split |
| D. | The Jallianwala Bagh episode |
| Answer» C. The Surat Split | |
| 282. |
__Who, among the following, was the pioneer of social reform movements in 19th century India?__ |
| A. | Aurobin do Ghosh |
| B. | Raja Ram Mohan Roy |
| C. | Devendra Nath Tegore |
| D. | Keshav Chandra Sen |
| Answer» C. Devendra Nath Tegore | |
| 283. |
_The revolt of 1857 had its beginnings in$? |
| A. | Meerut |
| B. | Plassey |
| C. | Madras |
| D. | Bombay |
| Answer» B. Plassey | |
| 284. |
_The Non-Cooperation Movement was suspended in February 1922 on account of$? |
| A. | the Chauri Chaura incident |
| B. | Hindu Muslim riots |
| C. | arrest of Mahatma Gandhi and his imprisonment for six years |
| D. | all the above |
| Answer» B. Hindu Muslim riots | |
| 285. |
_Who said that Indian National Congress is a 'begging institute'?$? |
| A. | Mahatma Gandhi |
| B. | Bipin Chandra Pal |
| C. | Bal Gangadhar Tilak |
| D. | Aurobindo Ghosh |
| Answer» E. | |
| 286. |
_Which of the following statements is not correct with reference to the Indian Freedom Struggle?$? |
| A. | The Rowlatt Act aroused a wave popular indignation and led to the JalianwallaBagh Massacre |
| B. | Subhash Chandra Bose formed the Forward Bloc |
| C. | Bhagat Singh was one of the founders of Hindustan Republican Socialist Association |
| D. | In 1931, the Congress Session at Karachi opposed Gandhi-Irwin Pact |
| Answer» E. | |
| 287. |
_The leader who quit politics, retired to Pondicherry and set up an ashram there, was$? |
| A. | Lokmanya TiIak |
| B. | Dadabhai Naoroji |
| C. | Bhikaji Cama |
| D. | Sri Aurobindo Ghose |
| Answer» E. | |
| 288. |
_Which of the following committee and act is associated with the Sedition act?$? |
| A. | Rowlatt Committee |
| B. | Muddiman Committee |
| C. | Butler Committee |
| D. | Both A & B |
| Answer» B. Muddiman Committee | |
| 289. |
_Who had become the first Governor-General of India after independence?$? |
| A. | Dr Rajendra Prasad |
| B. | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| C. | Lord Pethick Lawrence |
| D. | Lord Mountbatten |
| Answer» E. | |
| 290. |
_Which of the following provision was not included in the Nehru Report?$? |
| A. | India must be given Dominion status |
| B. | The Governor General must be only the constitutional head |
| C. | There was to be no separate electorate |
| D. | Diarchy should be introduced both at the centre as well as provinces |
| Answer» E. | |
| 291. |
_Where did Gandhiji form the Satyagarh Sabha?$? |
| A. | Bombay |
| B. | Calcutta |
| C. | Poona |
| D. | Nagpur |
| Answer» B. Calcutta | |
| 292. |
_Who had written the book "Tuzuk-i- jahangiri"?$? |
| A. | Abul fazl |
| B. | Jahangir |
| C. | Mulla daud |
| D. | Abdul haq |
| Answer» C. Mulla daud | |
| 293. |
_The Home Rule Society, popularly called 'India House' , had been established in London to promote the cause of Indian independence, by$? |
| A. | Lala Hardayal |
| B. | Madan Lal Dhingra |
| C. | Shyamji Krishna Varma |
| D. | V D Savarkar |
| Answer» D. V D Savarkar | |
| 294. |
_Satyagraha finds expression in$? |
| A. | Sudden outbursts of violence |
| B. | Armed conflicts |
| C. | Non-Cooperation |
| D. | Communal riots |
| Answer» D. Communal riots | |
| 295. |
_The spark for the Swadeshi Movement was the __________ decision to partition Bengal$? |
| A. | French |
| B. | British |
| C. | Dutch |
| D. | Portuguese |
| Answer» C. Dutch | |
| 296. |
_Which of the following statements best explains the nature of revolt of 1857?$? |
| A. | The last effort of the old political order to regainpower |
| B. | Mutiny of a section of sepoys of the British Army |
| C. | A struggle of the common people to overthrowcommon rule |
| D. | An effort to establish a limited Indian nation |
| Answer» B. Mutiny of a section of sepoys of the British Army | |
| 297. |
_The peasant movements, revolts, riots, struggles, etc. in 19th century, India remained mainly localised because$? |
| A. | they were mainly directed against enhancement in rent, evictions, usurious practices of moneylenders, etc. |
| B. | the peasants had no leadership and organisation |
| C. | they grew out of local grievances |
| D. | the big landlords were allies of the British |
| Answer» D. the big landlords were allies of the British | |
| 298. |
_Eminent Tamil Poet C Subramania Bharati was associated with which of the following movements of the Indian National Congress?$? |
| A. | Extremist |
| B. | Non-Cooperation |
| C. | Civil Disobedience |
| D. | Quit India |
| Answer» B. Non-Cooperation | |
| 299. |
_Vivian Derozio had been associated with the __________ movement$? |
| A. | Swadeshi |
| B. | Back to the Vedas |
| C. | Young Bengal |
| D. | Young India |
| Answer» D. Young India | |
| 300. |
_Which of the following was the achieved milestone of the Non-Cooperation Movement of 1921?$? |
| A. | It stopped the injustice done to the Khilafat |
| B. | Indian obtains some political rights |
| C. | The Hindus and the Muslims came closer in political pursuit |
| D. | It avenged the Punjab atrocities |
| Answer» C. The Hindus and the Muslims came closer in political pursuit | |