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Making of Indian Nation | Set 2
1. When did the third carnatic war came to an end
A. 1765
B. 1759
C. 1761
D. 1763
Correct : D. 1763
2. Where did the British establish their first factory in Bengal?
A. hugli
B. kasimbazar
C. burdwan
D. sutanati
Correct : A. hugli
3. The second carnatic war came to an end with the treaty of -------
A. madras
B. pondicherry
C. vienna
D. paris
Correct : B. pondicherry
4. What was the period of the dual system of administration in Bengal?
A. 1764-1770
B. 1764-1771
C. 1765 – 1772
D. 1765-1773
Correct : C. 1765 – 1772
5. When was the second carnatic war fought?
A. 1742-45
B. 1745-48
C. 1752-56
D. 1749- 54
Correct : D. 1749- 54
6. When did the French establish their control over the Malabar Coast?
A. 1722
B. 1724
C. 1726
D. 1720
Correct : B. 1724
7. Who wrote the book Indian Mutiny?
A. t.r.holmes
B. s.b.sen
C. c.raikes
D. g.b.malleson
Correct : D. g.b.malleson
8. Tantia Tope escaped in to the jungles of ------- India in 1859
A. central
B. southern
C. northern
D. south western
Correct : A. central
9. The leader of the revolt at Jhansi was -------
A. lakshmi bai
B. bakht khan
C. tantia tope
D. azimullah
Correct : A. lakshmi bai
10. What was the number of major famines from 1770 to 1857?
A. 15
B. 10
C. 12
D. 18
Correct : C. 12
11. Where was the quit India resolution passed by the congress working committee in July 1942
A. wardha
B. nasik
C. poona
D. bardoli
Correct : A. wardha
12. Some hints of congress programme for the quit India movement was given in the paper
A. harijan
B. hindu
C. new india
D. states man
Correct : A. harijan
13. In 1938 subhash Bose elected president of the congress at its --------- session
A. lucknow
B. haripura
C. faizpur
D. tripuri
Correct : B. haripura
14. Which party decided to carry on the quit India movement in the absence of the congress
A. congress socialist party
B. indian liberal party
C. indian labour union
D. swantra party
Correct : A. congress socialist party
15. The leader of the congress socialist party who played a key role in the quit India movement
A. jaya prakash narayanan
B. j.b. kripalani
C. p.c. joshi
D. gandhi
Correct : A. jaya prakash narayanan
16. When was Subhas Chandra Bose Born?
A. 1893
B. 1877
C. 1897
D. 1889
Correct : C. 1897
17. Gandhi went on a fast unto death in the --------- jail on 20 September 1932
A. yeravada
B. bhopal
C. gwalior
D. nasik
Correct : A. yeravada
18. The Indian struggle was the autobiography
A. subash chandra bose
B. lajpat rai
C. annie besant
D. desai
Correct : A. subash chandra bose
19. The Chauri Chaura incidence occurred on ------- 1922
A. 5 february
B. 12 february
C. 12 march
D. 1 april
Correct : A. 5 february
20. The khilafat committee launched a non co-operation movement on ----- ------- 1920
A. 31 august
B. 4 may
C. 16 october
D. 23 june
Correct : A. 31 august
21. When was the HRA Founded?
A. september 1923
B. may 1922
C. october 1924
D. december 1925
Correct : C. october 1924
22. When did the Chittagong armoury raid take place?
A. march 1929
B. april 1930
C. may 1931
D. june 1933
Correct : B. april 1930
23. Surya Sen was arrested in ------- 1933
A. march
B. june
C. february
D. october
Correct : C. february
24. The revolutionary who laid down his life after a 63 day fast
A. surya sen
B. sachin sanyal
C. bhagat singh
D. jatin das
Correct : D. jatin das
25. When in1931 were Bhaagat Singh, Sukhdev and Raj Guru executed
A. 23 march
B. 28 april
C. 2 june
D. 30 may
Correct : A. 23 march
26. When did Gandhi go to South Africa?
A. 1892
B. 1893
C. 1894
D. 1895
Correct : B. 1893
27. The Khudai Khidmatgars were also known as -------- shirts
A. black
B. yellow
C. red
D. green
Correct : C. red
28. The faizpur session of the congress was held in ------
A. 1936
B. 1931
C. 1933
D. 1934
Correct : A. 1936
29. Gandhi went to England in ------ 1931 to attend the second round table conference
A. october 1931
B. september 1931
C. november 1931
D. june 1931
Correct : B. september 1931
30. Where was the Quit India resolution passed?
A. nagpur
B. poona
C. madrass
D. bombay
Correct : D. bombay
31. The INA joined the Japanese army in its march on India from ----
A. singapore
B. burma
C. china
D. bhutan
Correct : B. burma
32. Which of the following was the first Indian governor general of India?
A. rajendra prasad
B. radhakrishnan
C. c. rajagopalachari
D. v.v. giri
Correct : C. c. rajagopalachari
33. Who among the following resorted to guerilla technique of warfare in the revolt of 1857?
A. nanasaheb
B. bhakt khan
C. kanwar singh
D. tantia topi
Correct : D. tantia topi
34. “Give me blood in turn, I will give you freedom”. Whose words are these?
A. subhash chandra bose
B. bhagat singh
C. arabindo ghosh
D. chandrasekhar azad
Correct : A. subhash chandra bose
35. Safety valve theory is associated with
A. de industrialization
B. industrial revolution
C. jallian wala bagh massacre
D. indian national congress
Correct : D. indian national congress
36. Drain theory was propounded by
A. naoroji
B. d.d. kosambi
C. s.n. banerji
D. r.c. dutt
Correct : A. naoroji
37. Who was responsible for partition of Bengal?
A. lord curzon
B. warren hastings
C. lord ripon
D. mayo
Correct : A. lord curzon
38. Which of the following was the secretary of state for India at the time of the foundation of Indian National Congress?
A. lord cross
B. lord elgin
C. lord hamilton
D. lord morley
Correct : A. lord cross
39. Which of the following was the first women president of the Indian national congress?
A. sarojini naidu
B. sucheta kripalani
C. annie besant
D. raj kumari amrit kaur
Correct : A. sarojini naidu
40. Which of the following was the year Lord Curzon partitioned Bengal
A. 16th october 1905
B. 26th september 1905
C. 20th april 1905
D. 20th may 1905
Correct : A. 16th october 1905
41. King Emperor George V visited India in
A. 1911
B. 1909
C. 1912
D. 1913
Correct : A. 1911
42. Who was the political guru of Gokhale?
A. ranade
B. tagore
C. raja mohan roy
D. ishwar chandra vidya sagar
Correct : A. ranade
43. The first Indian national congress consisted of
A. 65 delegates
B. 72 delegates
C. 76 delegates
D. 80 delegates
Correct : B. 72 delegates
44. The first split in congress occurred in 1907 at the
A. surat session
B. nagpur session
C. bombay session
D. lucknow session
Correct : A. surat session
45. Which one of the following was not an Extremist Leader?
A. bipin chandra pal
B. lala lajpat rai
C. aurobindo ghosh
D. pherozeshah mehta
Correct : D. pherozeshah mehta
46. Who formed the gadar party in the United States of America in 1913?
A. lala hardayal
B. v.d. savarkar
C. madame gama
D. madan lal hingra
Correct : B. v.d. savarkar
47. Who among the following concluded the Treaty of Srirangapatanam with Tipu Sultan?
A. hastings
B. cornwallis
C. dalhousie
D. wellesley
Correct : A. hastings
48. Which of the following was the first proprietary holding of the English in India?
A. madras
B. masulipatanam
C. surat
D. hariharpur
Correct : A. madras
49. What were calicoes?
A. indigo exported from india
B. cotton exported from india
C. textile exported from india
D. precious stones exported from india
Correct : C. textile exported from india
50. Which of the following British strong holds were fortified?
A. bombay
B. madras
C. calcutta
D. all the above
Correct : C. calcutta
51. The first article in which the English started trading was
A. indigo
B. saltpetre
C. pepper
D. cotton
Correct : B. saltpetre
52. The first carnatic war ended with
A. treaty of aix la chappale
B. treaty of paris
C. treaty of ryswick
D. treaty of bassein
Correct : A. treaty of aix la chappale
53. Which one of the following European wars is associated with the Third Carnatic War?
A. seven years war
B. war of the austrian succession
C. war of roses
D. austro prussian war
Correct : A. seven years war
54. The first printing press in India was set up by
A. portuguese
B. dutch
C. french
D. english
Correct : A. portuguese
55. Clive returned to Bengal as its Governor in
A. 1764
B. 1765
C. 1766
D. 1767
Correct : B. 1765
56. The first governor general of Bengal was
A. lord clive
B. lord warren hastings
C. lord cornwallis
D. lord john shore
Correct : B. lord warren hastings
57. Who said “our island has scarcely produced a man more truly great either in arms or in council
A. john shore
B. cornwallis
C. macaulay
D. ellen borough
Correct : C. macaulay
58. After return to Britain, Robert Clive died in 1774 due to
A. a dreadful disease
B. committed suicide
C. was assassinated
D. died under mysterious circumstances
Correct : B. committed suicide
59. Which of the following did not hold the governorship of Bengal?
A. holwell
B. cartier
C. vansittart
D. macaulay
Correct : D. macaulay
60. Lord Dalhousie proposed a railway system for the whole country in ---- -----
A. 1853
B. 1859
C. 1869
D. 1880
Correct : A. 1853
61. When did the English start draining Bengal of her wealth on a larger scale?
A. 1757
B. 1765
C. 1770
D. 1793
Correct : A. 1757
62. Which one of the following destroyed the peasants’ rights over the land cultivated by them?
A. riot wari settlement
B. mahalwari settlement
C. permanent settlement
D. annual settlement
Correct : C. permanent settlement
63. Permanent settlement was introduced in Bengal and Bihar in 1793 A.D. by
A. cornwallis
B. john shore
C. hastings
D. clive
Correct : A. cornwallis
64. With whom did the British government work out the riotwari settlement?
A. zamindars
B. cultivators
C. village communities
D. muqqadams
Correct : A. zamindars
65. Who benefited most by under the British?
A. money lender
B. peasant
C. merchant
D. zamindar
Correct : A. money lender
66. The book “History of British India” was written by
A. james mill
B. karl marx
C. john marshal
D. elphinston
Correct : A. james mill
67. Who belongs to nationalist school of economic historians?
A. altekar
B. r.c. dutt
C. naoroji
D. jayaswal
Correct : C. naoroji
68. The Berlin revolution started by ---------
A. ranke
B. srivastava
C. majumdar
D. sardesai
Correct : A. ranke
69. ------ deals with the history of Indian economy from the Battle of Plassey up to 1900
A. hunter
B. smith
C. r.c.dutt
D. karl marx
Correct : C. r.c.dutt
70. Who inaugurated the writing of history in a scientific way?
A. rousseau
B. ranke
C. carlyle
D. collingwood
Correct : B. ranke
71. What has been described by V.A.Smith as the monument of Akbars Folly?
A. revenue policy
B. marriage relations
C. din – i- iiahi
D. rajput policy
Correct : B. marriage relations
72. Myth and Reality in Indian History was written by
A. d.d kosambi
B. r.c. dutt
C. bipan chandra
D. irfan habib
Correct : A. d.d kosambi
73. Who was adopted the Marxian approach in the interpretation of Indian History
A. ranke
B. vincent smith
C. d.kosambi
D. r.c. dutt
Correct : C. d.kosambi
74. “Sepoy Mutiny and the Revolt of 1857” was published by --------
A. r.c. majumdar
B. k.k. datta
C. ray chaudhari
D. sardesai
Correct : A. r.c. majumdar
75. Where was the Panchayath Raj first introduced?
A. tamilnadu
B. gujarat
C. kerala
D. rajasthan. 187. the first english factory in india was established at
Correct : D. rajasthan. 187. the first english factory in india was established at
76. Who among the following were the pioneers in opening oceanic trade with India.?
A. english
B. dutch
C. portuguese
D. french.
Correct : C. portuguese
77. Which of the following congress sessions adopted a resolution on Fundamental Rights and Economic Policy?
A. belgaum,1934
B. culcutta,1928
C. lahore,1929
D. karachi, 1930.
Correct : D. karachi, 1930.
78. Charles grant was a ............. historian?
A. evangelical
B. subaltern
C. nationalist
D. marxist.
Correct : A. evangelical
79. Who the following was an administrative historian?
A. karl marx
B. r. guha
C. william hunter
D. james mill.
Correct : C. william hunter
80. Who wrote the book, Observation on State and Society?
A. karl marx
B. charles grant
C. william hunter
D. james mill.
Correct : B. charles grant
81. Indian antiquities was a work of ............?
A. christian lassen
B. william hunter
C. naoroji
D. nehru.
Correct : A. christian lassen
82. The book entitled Indo-Aryans was authored by?
A. r. mitra
B. r.c. dutt
C. bipan chandra
D. irfan habib
Correct : A. r. mitra
83. K.P Jayaswal wrote book entitled ...........?
A. indian antiquities
B. hindu polity
C. carnaticwars
D. india today.
Correct : B. hindu polity
84. India today was considered as an authoritative ......... work?
A. marxist
B. nationalist
C. subaltern
D. english.
Correct : A. marxist
85. The Emergence 0f Indian Nationalism was written by ...........?
A. j. brown
B. anil seal
C. washbrook
D. none of these
Correct : B. anil seal
86. The important Indian subaltern writers are ...............?
A. david arnold
B. gyan pandey
C. partha chatterjee
D. shahid amin
Correct : B. gyan pandey
87. The subaltern historians focussed on .............?
A. cultural
B. subjugated
C. women
D. workers.
Correct : B. subjugated
88. The neo imperialist historians also known as.............?
A. cambridge
B. utilitarian
C. economic
D. none of these.
Correct : A. cambridge
89. The Nehru Report was finalized in -------
A. may 1928
B. june 1928
C. august 1928
D. october 1928
Correct : A. may 1928
90. Who brought out a daily called new India
A. g
B. tilak b) gandhi
C. annie besant
D. bahadur sapru
Correct : C. annie besant
91. Which was the shortest session of the congress?
A. belgam
B. bankipore
C. haripura
D. belur
Correct : C. haripura
92. Congress leaders attended the last session of the congress
A. 1915
B. 1919
C. 1913
D. 1912
Correct : A. 1915
93. Who presided over the Banaras session of the congress?
A. c.r.das
B. gokhale
C. ras behari bose
D. pheroze shah mehta
Correct : B. gokhale
94. Chandra Shekhar Azad was killed at the ------- Park in Allahabad
A. alfred
B. corbett
C. nobel
D. shalimar
Correct : A. alfred
95. Where did Bhagat Singh first attended the congress session at Calcutta
A. bombay
B. lucknow
C. calcutta
D. madras
Correct : C. calcutta
96. The ----- laws were broken at Dandi
A. salt
B. sugar
C. forest
D. chowkidari
Correct : A. salt
97. In ----- 1931, the Congress started a no rent no tax campaign
A. december
B. march
C. june
D. may
Correct : A. december
98. The congress condemned the ------ Act as totally Disappointing
A. 1935
B. 1947
C. 1919
D. 1909
Correct : A. 1935
99. Who became the congress president in 1938 and 1939?
A. s.c. bose
B. gandhi
C. j.l. nehru
D. abdul kalam azad
Correct : A. s.c. bose
100. When was the congress socialist party formed?
A. 1932
B. 1934
C. 1936
D. 1933
Correct : B. 1934