1. Who founded the Home Rule League in Calcutta in 1916 A,D.?
Correct : D. Mrs. Annie Besant
2. Who was the first Indian to be elected to the British Parliament?
Correct : A. Dadabhai Naoroji
3. When did the British make English the medium of instruction in India?
Correct : C. 1835
4. The Indian National Congress and the Muslim League came closer to each other in 1916 at -
Correct : C. Lucknow
5. Permanent Revenue Settlement of Bengal was introduced by -
Correct : D. Cornwallis
6. Gandhi wanted to realize 'truth through
Correct : A. Ahimsa (Non-violence)
7. In 199, for the first time, Gandhiji tried out his specific techniques of controlled mass struggle in a native state. He allowed a close associate of his to lead a Satyagraha. Who was he?
Correct : C. Vallabh Bhai Patel in Rajkot
8. One tme associate of Mahatma Gandhi, broke off from him and launched a radical movement called 'self-respect movement. Who was he?
Correct : C. E.V. Ramaswamy Naicker
9. Who introduced the permanent settlement in Bengal?
Correct : A. Lord Cornwallis
10. When was the first passenger train run in India?
Correct : B. April 1853
11. Mahatma Gandhi owed his inspiration for civil disobedience and non-payment of taxes to -
Correct : A. Thoreau
12. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel was equated with -
Correct : D. Bismarck
13. Who propounded the theory of Economic Drain of India' during British imperialism?
Correct : B. Dadabhai Naoroji
14. Durig whose Veceroyship did the High Courts come into existence at the three presidential cities of Calcutta, Madras and Bombay?
Correct : C. John Lawrence
15. Who was popularly known as Nana Saheb"?
Correct : B. Balaji Baji Rao
16. Through which principle/device did Mahatma Gandhi strive to bridge economic inequalities?
Correct : D. Trusteeship theory
17. Which one of the following was the first English ship that came to India?
Correct : C. Red Dragon
18. Who created the Madras Presidency as it existed till Indian Independence?
Correct : B. Lord Hastings
19. The theory of economic drain' was propounded by -
Correct : C. Dadabhai Naoroji
20. The Muslim League adopted the resolution for a separate nation in the year -
Correct : D. 1940
21. The man behind the first railway line in India was:
Correct : A. William Dudley
22. Who among the following established the Ghadar Party?
Correct : C. Lala Hardayal
23. Mahatma Gandhi launched the Civil Disobedience Movement in 1930 from -
Correct : A. Sabarmati Ashranm
24. Who wrote the song 'Sare Jahan Se Accha Hindoostan Hamara'?
Correct : C. Mohammad Iqbal
25. Who was called the "Father of Local Self-government" in India?
Correct : A. Lord Ripon
26. India became independent during the viceroyalty of -
Correct : D. Mountbatten
27. The Ramakrishna Mission was founded by -
Correct : D. Vivekananda
28. With which conspiracy case Aurobindo Ghosh's name is connected?
Correct : D. Alipore Conspiracy Case
29. Who was the founder of Swatantra Party?
Correct : D. C. Rajagopalachari
30. What was the chief objective of the Wahabi movement?
Correct : B. Purify Islam
31. Which of the following was published by Gandhiji during his stay in South Africa?
Correct : B. Indian Opinion
32. Who is referred to as 'Frontier Gandhi’?
Correct : C. Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan
33. Who referred to Mahatma Gandhi as "Father of the Nation" for the first time?
Correct : D. Subhash Chandra Bose
34. The Political Guru of Mahatma Gandhi was -
Correct : B. Gopal Krishna Gokhale
35. Who among the following is known as the 'Napoleon of India'?
Correct : B. Samudragupta
36. Who was the founder of 'Ghadar Party'?
Correct : C. Lala Har Dayal
37. Socialism is essentially a movement of -
Correct : A. Intellectuals
38. Which among the following is correctly matched?
Correct : C. Indian National Army - Subhash Chandra Bose
39. In which year did the Indian National Congress split between moderates and extremists?
Correct : A. 1907
40. Kesari', the Newspaper was started by:
Correct : B. B. G. Tilak
41. The Third battle of Panipat was fought in the year:
Correct : C. 1761 A.D.
42. To end the III Anglo-Mysore War Tipu Sultan signed the following Treaty with the British
Correct : B. Treaty of Srirangapatnam
43. The original name of Swami Vivekananda was -
Correct : A. Narendranath Dutta
44. Where was the first session of the Indian National Congress held?
Correct : C. Bombay
45. Who was the first Muslim President of the Indian National Congress?
Correct : B. Badruddin Tyabji
46. The All India Muslim League was founded by -
Correct : C. Agha Khan
47. Gandhiji was influenced by the writings of -
Correct : D. Leo Tolstoy
48. I which session of the Indian National Congress did the historic union of Congress and Muslim League take place?
Correct : D. Lucknow
49. Who attended the Imperial Durbar of 1877 dressed in hand-spun Khadi?
Correct : D. Ganesh Vasudev Joshi
50. Which is the oldest trade union organisation in India?
Correct : C. All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC)
51. Who designed the national flag of Independent India?
Correct : D. Pingali Venkaiah
52. Sarvodaya stands for -
Correct : C. Upliftment of all
53. For which community were seats reserved by the Morley-Minto reforms?
Correct : B. Muslims
54. Morley-Minto Reforms were introduced in which of the following years?
Correct : A. 1909
55. In which region did Birsa Munda operate against the British?
Correct : B. Chota Nagpur
56. The British Governor-General who introduced the Postal system in India was -
Correct : A. Lord Dolhousie
57. The Communal Awared of 1932, gave separate representation to -
Correct : A. Harijans
58. The Poorna Swaraj' resolution was adopted in the annual session of the Indian National Congress held at -
Correct : B. Lahore
59. Whom did Bal Gangadhar Tilak refer to as his Political Guru?
Correct : C. Mahadev Govind Ranade
60. Gandhi-Irwin Pact was signed on -
Correct : D. March 5, 1931
61. Who was the first Indian to qualify for the Indian Civil Services?
Correct : B. Satyendra Nath Tagore
62. Who passed the Indian Universities Act?
Correct : B. Lord Curzon
63. Who among the following is the founder of the "Azad Hind Fauj"?
Correct : C. Vir Savarkar
64. Dadabhai Naroji has described his theory of Drain of Wealth' in the book.
Correct : A. Poverty and Un-British Rule in India
65. When was the office of District Collector created?
Correct : B. 1772
66. Which title, given by the British Government to Mahatma Gandhi, was surrendered during the non-cooperation movement?
Correct : D. Kaisar-i-Hind
67. The first attempt to introduce a representative and popular element in the governance of India was made through:
Correct : C. Indian Council Act, 1909
68. n which of the following movements did Mahatma Gandhi make the first use of Hunger Strike as a weapon?
Correct : C. Ahmedabad Strike, 1918
69. Which of the following European Colonisers did not have a settlement on the Eastern Coast of India?
Correct : D. Danish
70. In which session of Indian National Congress the tricolor flag was unfurled for the first time?
Correct : C. Lahore Congress, 1929
71. Who was the advocate at the famous INA Trials?
Correct : A. Bhulabhai Desai
72. Which year did Bankim Chandra Chatopadhyay write Anand math?
Correct : C. 1882
73. In Gandhian Socialism -
Correct : B. State is not required
74. Who said "The Simon Commission Report should be thrown on a heap of rubbish"?
Correct : B. Shivaswami Ayyar
75. In which city of South Africa was Gandhi beaten up and thrown off the pavement by the white people?
Correct : B. Durban
76. Who was the founder-editor of the famous newspaper 'Kesari’ during the National Struggle?
Correct : C. Lokmanya Tilak
77. Who was the only Indian to be elected as President of the United Nations General Assembly?
Correct : A. Vijayalakshmi Pandit
78. The Governor-General who abolished the practice of Sati was -
Correct : C. William Bentinck
79. In which year did Gandhiji start Satyagraha Movement?
Correct : A. 1919
80. Who led the armed raid on the government armory at Chittagong in 1930?
Correct : C. Surya Sen
81. Who introduced the "Doctrine of Lapse" to expand British territories in India?
Correct : D. Lord Dalhousie
82. The Sharda Act is related to -
Correct : C. Child Marriage
83. Who established the 'Sharda Sadan', a school for Indian Widows in colonial India?
Correct : D. Pandita Ramabai
84. Who is the founder of the concept "Sarvodaya"?
Correct : B. Mahatma Gandhi
85. Who is known as the Father of Indian Unrest'?
Correct : A. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
86. The first meeting of the Indian National Congress held in 1885 was presided by -
Correct : B. Shri Womesh Chandra Barnnerjee
87. Who founded the Indian National Party in Berlin during 1914?
Correct : D. Champakaraman Pillai
88. During Quit India Movement, Parallel Government' was constituted at:
Correct : D. Ballia
89. Who introduced 'doctrine of lapse?
Correct : C. Lord Dalhousie
90. The Lahore Conspiracy Case was registered against whom?
Correct : B. Bhagat Singh
91. Who among the following Portuguese captured Goa?
Correct : B. Alfonso de Albuquerque
92. The Indian National Congress was formed during the Governor-Generalship of -
Correct : C. Lord Dufferin
93. The slogan of Quit India Movement was given by -
Correct : B. Mahatma Gandhi
94. Where was the Royal Durbar held on November 1st, 1858 to issue the Queen's proclamation?
Correct : A. Lucknow
95. Who is called as the ‘Prophet of New India'?
Correct : B. Sri Ramakrishna
96. Which of the following, according to Mahatma Gandhi, is the strongest force in the world?
Correct : A. Non-violence of the brave
97. Who attended the Congress of Oppressed Nationalists at Brussels in 1927, on behalf of the National Congress?
Correct : A. Jawaharlal Nehru
98. ho amongst the following made it possible for the Indians to enter the Indian Civil Service through an open competitive examination?
Correct : B. Dalhousie
99. The Governor-General of India who initiated the introduction of English in India was -
Correct : C. Lord Bentinck
100. Which mong the following regulations made English as a medium of education compulsory in government aided schools and colleges?