1. Which British Governor General introduced Postage Stamp in India?
Correct : A. Lord Dalhousie
2. The first telegraph line between Calcutta and Agra was opened in -
Correct : A. 1851
3. The former princely state Nahan is part of which State now?
Correct : D. Himachal Pradesh
4. Which town/city in India has got a tower (minaar) named after Muhammad Ali Jinnah?
Correct : D. Guntur
5. Which of the following Acts gave representation to the Indians for the first time in legislation?
Correct : A. Indian Councils Act, 1909
6. Punjab was annexed to the British empire during the reign of Governor-General
Correct : B. Lord Dalhousie
7. The Mohemmadan Anglo-Oriental College at Aligarh was founded by -
Correct : D. Sir Syed Ahmed Khan
8. Who among the following is generally regarded as the pioneer of Local Self- Government in Modern India?
Correct : A. Ripon
9. Who is known as the Grand Old Man of India'?
Correct : A. Dadabhai Naoroji
10. Bhulabhai Desai's most memorable achievement was his defence of the Indian National Army (I.N.A.) personnel at the Red Fort Trial towards the end of -
Correct : C. 1945
11. The First Viceroy of the Portuguese in the East was -
Correct : C. Francisco de Almedia
12. The system of communal electorate in India was first introduced by -
Correct : B. Minto-Morley reforms of 1909
13. The System of Dyarchy was introduced in India in -
Correct : C. 1919
14. The Editor of Young India and 'Harijan' was -
Correct : C. Mahatma Gandhi
15. 'Neel Darpan' a play depicting the revolt against the indigo planters was written by -
Correct : A. Dinbandhu Mitra
16. 'Deshbandhu' is the title of -
Correct : B. C.R. Das
17. The Bhoodan Movement was launched by -
Correct : C. Vinoba Bhave
18. The last Governor-General of the East India Company and the first Viceroy under the crown was
Correct : B. Lord Canning
19. The first Governor-General of Bengal was -
Correct : B. Lord Warren Hastings
20. Gandhi's 'Dandi March' is associated with:
Correct : B. Civil Disobedience Movement
21. Who among the following is not a moderate?
Correct : A. Pherozeshah Mehta
22. Dring British rule, who was instrumental for the introduction of the Ryotwari system in the then Madras Presidency?
Correct : C. Thomas Munro
23. Which one of the following novels was a source of inspiration for the freedom fighters in India?
Correct : B. Anandmath
24. Who initiated the movement to form the India Nations Congress:
Correct : B. A.O. Hume
25. Gandhiji's famous Quit India Movement call to the British was given in -
Correct : C. 1942
26. Which one of the following party was founded by Subhash Chandra Bose?
Correct : D. Forward Block
27. Which one of the following papers was edited by Gandhiji in South Africa?
Correct : A. Indian Opinion
28. General Dyer, who was responsible for Jallianwalan Bagh massacre, was shot dead by?
Correct : C. Udham Singh
29. Who was the first Indian Governor General of Independent India?
Correct : B. C. Rajagopalachari
30. Which of the following was not advocated by Mahatma Gandhi?
Correct : C. Village Panchayat
31. One of the following was not associated with the Gadar party?
Correct : B. Baba Gurdit Singh
32. Who was the first Indian to be elected as a Member of the British House of Commons?
Correct : B. Dada Bhai Naoroji
33. The first Woman President of the Indian National Congress was -
Correct : C. Annie Besant
34. Swaraj is may Birth Right and I shall have it. This was advocated by -
Correct : C. Lokmanya Tilak
35. Who was the Nawab of Bengal during Battle of Plassey"?
Correct : D. None of these
36. Name three important forms of Satyagraha.
Correct : A. Non-cooperation, civil disobedience and boycott
37. When the East India Company was formed, the Mughal emperor in India was -
Correct : D. Akbar
38. Permanent Settlement of Bengal was done by British Governor General:
Correct : A. Lord Cornwallis
39. Who gave the title of ‘Sardar' to Vallabhbhai Patel?
Correct : C. Nehru
40. On Aril 12, 1944 Subhash Chandra Bose hoisted the INA Flag in a town. In which State/Union Territory is that town now?
Correct : C. Manipur
41. Name the Political Guru' of Mahatma Gandhi.
Correct : A. Gopalakrishna Gokhale
42. The Indian National Congress had its first meeting in the city of-
Correct : B. Bombay
43. Begum Hazrat Mahal led the 1857 revolt from:
Correct : A. Lucknow
44. Champaran Satyagraha was related to
Correct : A. Indigo
45. Who among the following implemented the Doctrine of Lapse?
Correct : B. Lord Dalhousie
46. Who of the following attended all the Three Round Table Conferences?
Correct : A. B.R. Ambedkar
47. The call of "Back to the Vedas” was given by:
Correct : B. Swami Dayanand Saraswati
48. When was the All India Women's Conference founded -
Correct : D. 1927
49. The Kuka movement started in mid- Nineteenth century in -
Correct : A. Western Punjab
50. Which of the following can be considered as the most useful and outstanding reforms made by Lord Curzon, especially in respect of the people living in the undivided province of Punjab?
Correct : D. Agricultural Reforms
51. Who wrote : "Sarfaroshi Ki Tamanna Ab Hamaare Dil Mein Hai"?
Correct : B. Ramprasad Bismil
52. 'Dyarchy' was introduced in the Government of India Act of -
Correct : B. 1919
53. Which one of the following was not a French settlement in India?
Correct : C. Goa
54. Who from the following leaders was not assassinated?
Correct : C. Muhammed Ali Jinnah
55. The original name of Swami Dayananda Saraswati was -
Correct : D. Mula Shankar
56. Who represented India in the Second Round Table Conference?
Correct : C. Sarojini Naidu
57. What was the ultimate goal of Mahatma Gandhi's Salt Satyagraha?
Correct : D. 'Purna Swaraj' for India
58. Who persuaded the ratings of the RIN (Royal India Navy) to surrender on the 23rd February 1946?
Correct : C. Vallabh Bhai Patel and M.A Jinnah
59. On September 20, 1932 Mahatma Gandhi began a fast unto death in Yervada Jail against -
Correct : C. Communal award of Ramsay MacDonald
60. The Swadeshi Movement was launched
Correct : A. as a protest against division of Bengal
61. The 19th Century reawakening in India was confined to the
Correct : B. Upper middle class
62. The Government of India, 1919 is also known as -
Correct : B. Montague - Chelmsford Reforms
63. Who is called the 'Father of the Indian National Congress?
Correct : B. A.O. Hume
64. Gandhiji considered Khadi as a symbol of -
Correct : B. economic independence
65. "India Wins Freedom" is the autobiography of -
Correct : A. Abul Kalam Azad
66. Te transfer of Government from the Company' to the Crown' was pronounced by Lord Canning (November 1, 1858) at -
Correct : D. Allahabad
67. Mahatma Gandhi's remark, "A post- dated cheque on a crumbling bank" is regarding the pro posals of -
Correct : B. Cripps Mission
68. Under whose leadership was the Congress Socialist Party founded in 1934?
Correct : B. Acharya Narendra Dev and Jai Prakash Narayan
69. Simon Commission was boycotted by the nationalist leaders of India because:
Correct : B. all the members of the Commission were English
70. Who among the following British persons admitted the Revolt of 1857 as a national revolt?
Correct : D. Disraeli
71. The first newspaper which was published in India was -
Correct : D. The Bengal Gazette
72. The Portuguese built their first fort on Indian soil in the territory of the Raja of
Correct : B. Cochin
73. The Sati System was abolished in 1829 A.D. by -
Correct : D. Lord William Bentinck
74. The Poona Pact signed in 1934 provided for -
Correct : D. joint electorate with reservation for Harijans
75. Who said that "India's soul lives in villages"?
Correct : D. Mahatma Gandhi
76. What was the name of the Newspaper edited by Gandhiji till 1933?
Correct : D. Young India
77. In which session of the Indian National Congress was the "Poorna Swaraj” resolution adopted?
Correct : C. Lahore Session in 1929
78. Who was regarded by Gandhiji as his political Guru?
Correct : D. Gopal Krishna Gokhale
79. Which one of the following events did not take place during the Vice royalty of Lord Curzon?
Correct : C. Formation of Indian National Congress
80. Who among the following organised the "All India Depressed Classes Association." in colonial India?
Correct : D. B.R. Ambedkar
81. The only AICC session Gandhiji presided was held at:
Correct : C. Belgaum
82. Indian National Congress split for the first time in its session at-
Correct : C. Surat
83. What was Kuomintang?
Correct : D. A nationalist party in China
84. English education was introduced in India by -
Correct : B. Macaulay
85. Which Governor General was called as the 'Father of Local Self-Government' in India?
Correct : D. Lord Ripon
86. Who among the following was the first European to be selected as President of Indian National Congress?
Correct : B. George Yule
87. Which of the following pair is incorrect?
Correct : C. Young India-Lala Lajpat Rai
88. The sepoy mutiny of 1857 occurred during the Governor Generalship of -
Correct : D. Lord Canning
89. Who coined the term 'Satyagraha'?
Correct : A. Gandhi
90. Which among the following movements was not led by Mahatma Gandhi?
Correct : B. Swadeshi Movement
91. Who among the following is known as the "Father of the Indian Renaissance"?
Correct : A. Raja Ram Mohan Roy
92. Who among the following revolutionaries was executed by the British?
Correct : C. Rajguru
93. Who among the following was the first Viceroy of India?
Correct : C. Lord Canning
94. Bardoli Satyagraha is associated with -
Correct : C. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
95. Capt. Saunders, the English Police Officer was shot dead by -
Correct : D. Bhagat Singh
96. The partition of Bengal was revoked by the British in -
Correct : A. 1911
97. Who among the following, analysed the causes of the uprising of 1857 advocating a reconciliation between the British and the Muslims?
Correct : C. Syed Ahmed Khan
98. The communal electorate was introduced for the first time in India in -
Correct : D. 1909
99. The two states which had non-Congress Ministries in 1937 were -
Correct : A. Bengal and Punjab
100. Which one of the following is incorrectly matched?