2. Gandhiji withdraw the Non Cooperation Movement due to -
Correct : A. Chauri-Chaura Incident
3. Who was the founder of Satya Shodak Sabha in Maharashtra?
Correct : D. Jyothiba Phule
4. Cripps Mission came to India in -
Correct : C. 1942
5. The India Independence Bill was first presented in the House of Commons in London on:
Correct : D. July 4, 1947
6. Who established the Sadr-Diwani- Adalat during the British East India Company's rule?
Correct : B. Warren Hastings
7. Who was the founder of the Indian Reform Association in 1870?
Correct : B. Keshub Chandra Sen
8. Who was the founder of the Theosophical society of India?
Correct : A. Annie Besant
9. Who was the first Indian to be elected as the leader of the Communist International?
Correct : D. M.N Roy
10. The Cabinet Mission' of 1946 was led by -
Correct : C. Sir Pethic Lawrence
11. The quintessence of Gandhian thought is:
Correct : C. E. Jones
12. I which pact, warm relations were established between "Garam dal' and "Naram dal", the two groups of the Indian National Congress?
Correct : A. Gandhi-Irwin Pact
13. Who was the governor-general during the Second Anglo-Mysore War?
Correct : D. Warren Hastings
14. Gandhi's inspiration for Civil Disobedience came from the writings of -
Correct : A. Henry David Thoreau
15. Bal Gangadhar Tilak was given the epíthet of Lokamanya during -
Correct : B. Home Rule Movement
16. Do or Die' (Karenge ya Marenge) - Gandhiji gave this Mantra to the nation on the eve of which mass movement?
Correct : C. Quit India Movement
17. When Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated, who said, "None will believe that a man like this in body and soul ever walked on this earth"?
Correct : C. Albert Einstein
18. Who among the following was the first to sign the 'Instruments of Accession'?
Correct : B. The Dewan of Travancore
19. The decline of Indian Handicrafts industry in the 19th century was attributed to
Correct : D. All of the above
20. The joint session of the Congress and Muslim League was held in 1916 at -
Correct : C. Lucknow
21. A prominent leader of the Ghadar Party was -
Correct : B. Lala Har Dayal
22. Who propounded the theory of ‘Drain of wealth' from India to Great Britain?
Correct : B. Dadabahai Naoroji
23. The Swarajya Party was formed following the failure of -
Correct : A. Non-Cooperation Movement
24. Who was the founder of Aligarh Movement?
Correct : D. Sir Sayyid Ahmad Khan
25. The Khilafat Movement was launched to protest against the humiliation of -
Correct : A. The Turkish Caliph
26. Who among the following founded the All India Muslim League?
Correct : C. Aga Khan
27. The foundar of the ‘Arya Samaj' was -
Correct : C. Dayananda Saraswati
28. In 197, an educational conference endorsing Gandhi's proposals for 'basic education' through the vernacular medium was held at -
Correct : D. Wardha
29. Gandhi's Salt Satyagraha was a part of
Correct : D. Civil Disobedience Movement
30. The first Satyagraha of Gandhiji for the cause of indigo farmers was observed at -
Correct : A. Champaran
31. The Portuguese Governor who abolished Sati in Goa was -
Correct : A. Albuquerque
32. In which year, Gandhiji established Sabarmati Ashram in Guarat?
Correct : B. 1917
33. Where was the First Session of Indian National Congress held?
Correct : A. Bombay
34. Swarajya was declared as the goal of the Congress at ifs session held in 1908 at -
Correct : B. Calcutta
35. Gandhi started the ‘Dandi March’ from -
Correct : A. Ahmedalbad
36. Who, among the following, founded the All India Depressed Classes Federation' in 1920?
Correct : D. B.R. Ambedkar
37. The first Trading Centre which was established by the British was -
Correct : B. Surat
38. Who among the following started the first newspaper in India?
Correct : D. James A. Hickey
39. In violation of the Salt Laws, Gandhiji started a movement called
Correct : C. Civil Disobedience Move-ment
40. The Cabinet Mission came to India in -
Correct : D. 1946
41. Which of the following was established by B.R. Ambedkar?
Correct : C. All India Scheduled Castes Federation
42. The idea of Pakistan was first conceived by -
Correct : A. Muhammad Iqbal
43. Who scripted Gandhiji's favorite song “Vaishnav Jan To ”.
Correct : A. Narsinh Mehta
44. Where did Aurangzeb die?
Correct : B. Aurangabad
45. When was the first train steamed off in India?
Correct : B. 1853
46. Who was the Chairman of the Union Powers Committee of the Constituent Assembly of India?
Correct : D. Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru
47. From where did Acharya Vinoba Bhave start the Individual Satyagraha in 1940?
Correct : B. Pavnar in Maharashtra
48. The first to come and last to leave India were -
Correct : A. the Portuguese
49. What was the Wood's Despatch about?
Correct : C. Education
50. 'Sati' was abolished by -
Correct : D. William Bentinck
51. Who was the first Indian to be made a fellow of the Royal Society of London?
Correct : B. A.C. Wadia
52. Which of these battles proved decisive in the Anglo-French rivalry in India?
Correct : A. Battle of Wandiwash
53. Who is generally acknowledged as the pioneer of local self-government in modern India?
Correct : A. Ripon
54. After the Bardoli Satyagraha, the title of 'Sardar to Vallabhbhai Patel was given by -
Correct : C. Mahatma Gandhi
55. Who was in favour of a partyless democracy?
Correct : A. Jai Prakash Narain
56. Provincial autonomy was introduced in India by the -
Correct : C. Government of India Act, 1935
57. English education was introduced in India by -
Correct : C. Lord Macaulay
58. Name the important French possession in India.
Correct : B. Pondicherry
59. When and which Governor-General decided to make English the medium of instruction in India?
Correct : C. 1835-Lord William Bentick
60. Who among the following, is acknowledged as the pioneer of Local Self- Government in India?
Correct : A. Rippon
61. The Congress adopted the Quit India Resolution' in the year -
Correct : D. 1942
62. The Aslatic society of Bengal (founded in 1784) owes its origin to -
Correct : B. Sir William Jones
63. Gandhiji's movement of boycotting the foreign goods aimed at -
Correct : D. Promotion of cottage industries
64. Mangal Pandey fired the first shot of the Revalt of 1857 at -
Correct : A. Barrackpore
65. According to Gandhi, the scope for class struggle and love for property can be reduced by -
Correct : D. Trusteeship
66. The battle of Plassey was fought between -
Correct : C. East India Company and Sirajuddaula
67. The Peshwaship was abolished by the British at the time of Peshwa -
Correct : D. Baji Rao II
68. By which Charter Act, the East India Company's monopoly of trade with China came to an end?
Correct : C. Charter Act of 1833
69. Who among the following introduced Ryotwari system in Madras?
Correct : C. Sir Thomas Munro
70. Under whose leadership was the Chittagong Armoury Raid organised?
Correct : C. Surya Sen
71. In which year was the Morley Minto reform passed?
(1)
Correct : C. (2) 1902
72. ho was the founder of Kolkata's first "Atmiya Sabha" (philo-sophical discussion circle) held in 1815?
Correct : A. Ram Mohan Roy
73. What did Gandhiji meant by ‘Sarvodaya'?
Correct : C. The birth of a new society based on ethical values
74. Which of the following was not actively engaged in social and religious reforms in India?
Correct : D. Bharatendu Harishchandra
75. British achieved political power in India after which of the following?
Correct : A. Battle of Plassey
76. Which Governor General decided to make English as the medium of instruction in India?
Correct : D. Lord William Bentinck
77. The only Viceroy to be assassinated in India was -
Correct : D. Lord Mayo
78. Who was the founder of the Theosophical Society?
Correct : B. Madam Blavatsky
79. Wo was the ruler of Delhi when Ahmad Shah Abdali defeated the Marathas in the third Battle of Panipat in 1761?
Correct : D. Shah Alam II
80. The idea of federation was first proposed in -
Correct : D. Nehru Report of 1928
81. Pitts India Act of 1784 was a/an -
Correct : B. Regulating Act
82. The Non-Cooperation Movement started in -
Correct : B. 1920
83. Who was the Nawab when Dalhousie annexed Awadh in 1856?
Correct : B. Wajld Ali Shah
84. Who said Swaraj is my birthright and I shall have it'?
Correct : B. B.G. Tilak
85. After the Chauri -Chaura incident, Gandhiji suspended the -
Correct : C. Non-Cooperation Movement
86. The book “Prison Diary" was written by -
Correct : C. Jaya Prakash Narayan
87. "India House" is located in -
Correct : C. London
88. Who among the following is popularly known as Periyar?
Correct : C. E.V. Ramaswamy Naicker
89. In which of the following places was the Ryotwari settlement introduced?
Correct : C. Madras and Bombay
90. As er provisions of the Charter Act of 1833, a Law Commission (for consolidating, codifying and improving Indian laws) was constituted under the Chairmanship of -
Correct : C. Lord Macaulay
91. Who was the first Indian to become member of British Parliament?
Correct : D. Dadabhai Naoroji
92. Who was the first Muslim President of the Indian National Congress?
Correct : B. Badruddin Tyabji
93. The administrative consequence of the Revolt of 1857 was transfer of power from -
Correct : A. East India Company to the British Crown
94. Who was the first Indian Governor- General of India?
Correct : B. C. Rajagopalachari
95. Which of the following pairs contributed significantly to integrate the princely states into Indian Union?
Correct : B. Sardar Patel and V.P. Menon
96. Who represented India in the Second Round Table Conference?
Correct : A. Sarojani Nadu
97. The Azad Hind Fauj was formed in -
Correct : B. 1942
98. When was first telegraph line started in India?
Correct : A. 1851
99. The Home Rule Leagu was started by -
Correct : B. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
100. The English established their first factory in India at -