1. Mahatma Gandhi was first arrested during 'Satyagrah' in the year -
Correct : C. (2) 1908
2. The Indian Universities were first founded in the time of -
Correct : C. Lord Canning
3. One of the following was not involved in the Chittagong Armoury Raid, 1934. Who was he?
Correct : D. Dinesh Gupta
4. The first Viceroy of India was -
Correct : A. Lord Canning
5. From hich of the following Upanishads the words 'Satyameva Jayate' inscribed in Devanagari Script below the abacus of the State Emblem are?
Correct : B. Mundaka
6. The Home Rule League was started by -
Correct : B. B.G. Tilak
7. Which of the following reform movements was the first to be started in the 19th century?
Correct : B. Brahmo Samaj
8. Which one of the following personalities is known as Grand Old Man of India'?
Correct : B. Dadabhai Naoroji
9. The pledge for "Poorna Swaraj" was taken at the Congress Session of -
Correct : B. Lahore
10. Tricolour was adopted as the National Flag in -
Correct : A. Lahore Congress
11. Who presided over the first Session of the Indian National Congress?
Correct : B. W.C. Bannerjee
12. Who said "Give me Blood. I will give you Freedom"?
Correct : A. Subhash Chandra Bose
13. Simon Commission was sent by British Parliament to India to review the -
Correct : C. working of dyarchy
14. Who revived the Theosophical Society?
Correct : B. Annie Besant
15. Who was the pioneer of the western system of education in India?
Correct : C. Raja Ram Mohan Roy
16. Which movement got the support both from Hindus and Muslims?
Correct : A. Non Cooperation Movement
17. In which session of the Indian National Congress was ‘Purna Swaraj' adopted as its goal?
Correct : D. Lahore
18. ho was the other Congress leader who joined with Motilal Nehru to start the Swaraj Party in 1923?
Correct : B. Chittaranjan Das
19. Who is known for establishing the "Anand Van"?
Correct : C. Baba Amte
20. British Crown assumed sovereignty over India from the East India Company in the year -
Correct : B. 1858
21. The first woman President of Indian National congress was -
Correct : C. Annie Besant
22. who was referred to as the “Ambassador of Hindu-Muslim Unity" by Sarojini Naidu?
Correct : A. Muhammad Ali Jinnah
23. 'Do or Die' is associated with which of the movements in India's freedom struggle?
Correct : D. Quit India Movement
24. Who was responsible for the integration of princely states into the Indian Union after Independence?
Correct : C. Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel
25. Who gave the title Nightingale of India' to Sarojíni Naidu?
Correct : D. Mahatma Gandhi
26. The Swadeshi Boycott Movement is related to -
Correct : B. Partition of Bengal in 1905
27. Mutiny of 1857 was described as the First Indian War of Independence by -
Correct : D. V. D. Savarkar
28. "Abhinav Bharat" was founded in 1904 as a secoret society of revolutionaries by:
Correct : B. V. D. Savarkar
29. Who was the first Governor General of free India?
Correct : A. Lord Mountbatten
30. Who among the following was responsible for the revival of Hinduism in 19th century?
Correct : B. Swami Vivekanand
31. Who was the French Governor of Pondicherry. Who tried to make the French Company as a powerful company?
Correct : D. Joseph Francois Dupleix
32. Rowlatt Act 1919 was enacted during the period of -
Correct : A. Lord Chelmsford
33. Constituent Assembly of India was formulated on the recommendation of -
Correct : D. Cabinet Mission
34. Nme the Governor-General who accepted the view of Macaulay to make English as the medium of instruction.
Correct : D. Lord William Bentinck
35. 'Give me blood. I will give you 4 freedom'. These words are attributed to:
Correct : A. Subhash Chandra Bose
36. Who gave the slogan, Dilli Chalo'?
Correct : C. Subhash Chandra Bose
37. Lord Dalhousie annexed Oudh for the British Empire in India -
Correct : C. as the State being maladministered
38. Who was the first Governor-General of Independent India?
Correct : B. Lord Mountbatten
39. The Arya Samaj is against -
Correct : B. rituals and idol-worship
40. When was the Dandi March undertaken?
Correct : B. 12th March, 1930
41. Who was the first propounder of the Doctrine of Passive Resistance?
Correct : B. Aurobindo Ghosh
42. Who was the founder of the Servants of India Society?
Correct : A. G.K. Gokhale
43. Mahatma Gandhi was profoundly influenced by the writings of -
Correct : D. Leo Tolstoy
44. Who ws the President of Indian National Congress when the Mountbatten Plan of independence was accepted?
Correct : D. Acharya J. B. Kripalani
45. Who developed the idea that “means justify the ends"?
Correct : D. Mahatma Gandhi
46. The founder of the 'Brahmo Samaj' was -
Correct : C. Raja Ram Mohun Roy
47. Lahore was Ranjeet Singh's Political Capital. Which city was called his Religious Capital?
Correct : A. Amritsar
48. Which of the following events made the English East India Company the legitimate masters of the Bengal Suba?
Correct : A. Battle of Buxar, 1764
49. Permanent Revenue settlement of Bengal was introduced by:
Correct : D. Cornwallis
50. The father of extremist movement in India is:
Correct : D. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
51. Who was the first woman President of Congress?
Correct : A. Mrs. Annie Besant
52. The Revolt of 1857 was started by -
Correct : A. the Sepoys
53. Who said that 'the real seat of taste is not the tongue, but the mind'?
Correct : B. Mahatma Gandhi
54. Who is rightly called the "Father of Local Self Government" in India?
Correct : B. Lord Ripon
55. Which Governor General is associated with Doctrine of Lapse?
Correct : B. Lord Dalhousie
56. Who was the Congress President during 1940-46?
Correct : C. Maulana Azad
57. Who, among the following benefitted most by the British revenue system in India?
Correct : B. Peasants
58. Who, among the following Europeans, established their trade and influence in India first?
Correct : A. British
59. In which city did the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre take place?
Correct : D. Amritsar
60. Who is associated with the term Loknayak in India?
Correct : C. Jay Prakash Narayan
61. Through which principle or device did Gandhiji strive to bridge economic inequalities?
Correct : C. Trusteeship theory
62. Apat from the Quit India Movement which started on 9th August 1942, what other sensational activity of the freedom fighters were done on 9th August?
Correct : D. Kakori Mail train "robbery"
63. Which of the following treaties brought an end to the independent existence of Peshwa Baji Rao II?
Correct : C. Treaty of Bassein
64. 'Permanent Settlement, the system of revenue collection was introduced in India by
Correct : D. Lord Cornwallis
65. The correct chronological order in which the British established their trading centre in the places mentioned below is -
Correct : C. Surat, Madras, Bombay, Calcutta
66. Who was the first Muslim President of Indian National Congress?
Correct : A. Badruddin Tyabji
67. Who was the first Indian Governor General after Lord Mountbatten?
Correct : B. C. Rajagopalachari
68. Who said "Truth is the ultimate reality and it is God"?
Correct : C. M.K.Gandhi
69. Which of the following tribes is associated with the “Tana Bhagat" movement?
Correct : A. Uraon
70. he first Mysore War fought between the British and Hyder Ali in 1767 69 A.D., came to an end by the -
Correct : B. Treaty of Madras
71. The British Government intervened in the affairs of the Company and passed an Act in 1773 A.D., known as the -
Correct : A. Regulating Act
72. The Panchsheel agreement was between India and:
Correct : B. China
73. Which of the following event in 1976 was an outcome of “Simla Agreement" between India and Pakistan?
Correct : A. End of IndoPak war over Kashmir.
74. Who propounded the "Doctrine of Passive Resistance"?
Correct : B. Aurobindo Ghosh
75. The first Muslim to be elected President of 'Indian National Congress' was?
Correct : C. Badruddin Tyabji
76. Gandhiji's first Satyagraha in India was held at -
Correct : A. Champaran
77. Who introduced Mansabdari system in India?
Correct : C. Akbar
78. During the period of which Governor General/Viceroy was the Indian Civil Service introduced?
Correct : D. Cornwallis
79. hich rebellion in Bengal was highlighted by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee in his novel 'Anand Math'?
Correct : B. Sanyasi Rebellion
80. Who founded The Gadar Party in Sanfrancisco in the USA?
Correct : A. Lala Hardayal
81. Who founded the Naujawan Bhar at Sabha?
Correct : C. Sardar Bagat Singh
82. The Narendra Mandal or Chamber of Princes was inaugurated in 1921 by -
Correct : C. Duke of Cannaught
83. Where did the so-called 'Black Hole Tragedy' take place?
Correct : C. Calcutta
84. India was granted freedom during the British Prime Minister :
Correct : A. Clement Attlee
85. Gandhiji was the staunch supporter of
Correct : B. cottage industries
86. Who was the last Viceroy of India?
Correct : B. Lord Mountbatten
87. Who was the leader of the Young Bengal Movement?
Correct : C. Henry Vivian Derozio
88. When and where did the Theosophical Society establish its headquarters in India?
Correct : A. 1882-Adyar
89. What are the Morley-Minto Reforms of 1909 known for?
Correct : A. Separate Electorates
90. India attained 'Dominion Status' on -
Correct : B. 15th August, 1947
91. Provincial Autonomy was one of the important features of the Act of -
Correct : A. 1935
92. Who was the Governor-general of India during the Revolt of 1857?
Correct : B. Lord Canning
93. After leaving the Congress, Subhash Chandra Bose formed, in 1939, his own party, named -
Correct : C. Forward Bloc
94. hich Indian statesman usedthese magic words, "Long years ago we made a tryst with destiny, and now the time comes when we shall redeem our pledge .
Correct : D. Jawaharlal Nehru
95. Mahatma Gandhi got his inspiration for Civil Disobedience from
Correct : A. Tuoreau
96. The first Indian selected for Indian Civil Service was:
Correct : D. Satyendranath Tagore
97. The Simon Commission was formed to review -
Correct : B. fitness of India for further reforms
98. Satyagraha finds expression in -
Correct : C. Non-cooperation
99. The Muslim League advocated a separate Muslim State -
Correct : D. At the Lahore Session of 1940
100. Who was the Chairman of the Partition Council?