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This section includes 4894 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your History knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1601. |
1885 AD There were some immediate reasons behind the establishment of the Indian Congress - Which of the following was not included in it - |
| A. | The Arms Act of 1878 and the Indian Language Press Act |
| B. | 1870 - Second Anglo-Afghan War of 80 |
| C. | 1877 AD The royal court held in Delhi in AD, when the whole of India was in the grip of famine |
| D. | 1883 AD The Ilbert Bill Controversy |
| Answer» C. 1877 AD The royal court held in Delhi in AD, when the whole of India was in the grip of famine | |
| 1602. |
Who among the following was not known as a moderate leader in the Indian National Congress? |
| A. | Bal Gangadhar Tilak |
| B. | Dadabhai Naoroji |
| C. | M . G. ranade |
| D. | Gopal Krishna Gokhale |
| Answer» B. Dadabhai Naoroji | |
| 1603. |
What was the factor in the last quarter of the 19th century which played an important role in the rise of a common national outlook in India? |
| A. | Administrative and economic integration of the country |
| B. | Western thought and education |
| C. | Role of Press and Literature and Re-exploration of Indian Past |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1604. |
Indian National Congress was established in the year- |
| A. | in 1865 |
| B. | in 1867 |
| C. | in 1885 |
| D. | in 1887 |
| Answer» D. in 1887 | |
| 1605. |
Most of the moderate leaders were |
| A. | from rural areas |
| B. | from urban areas |
| C. | from both rural and urban areas |
| D. | from Punjab |
| Answer» C. from both rural and urban areas | |
| 1606. |
Who among the following was not among the Moderates? |
| A. | G. K. gokhale |
| B. | Bal Gangadhar Tilak |
| C. | R. C . Dutta |
| D. | W. C . Banerjee |
| Answer» C. R. C . Dutta | |
| 1607. |
Who presided over the Indian National Congress? |
| A. | Ganesh Agarkar |
| B. | Bal Gangadhar Tilak |
| C. | Dadabhai Naoroji |
| D. | Ferozeshah Mehta |
| Answer» D. Ferozeshah Mehta | |
| 1608. |
Which Viceroy did the partition of Bengal in 1905? |
| A. | lord harding |
| B. | Lord Curzon |
| C. | Lord Lytton |
| D. | Lord Minto |
| Answer» C. Lord Lytton | |
| 1609. |
Who said: Congress is faltering for its decline, my greatest desire, as long as I am in India, is to cooperate in the peaceful end of Congress - |
| A. | lord hamilton |
| B. | Lord Curzon |
| C. | lord dufferin |
| D. | Lord Minto |
| Answer» C. lord dufferin | |
| 1610. |
Who was the first Indian to contest the election of the British House of Commons? |
| A. | Dadabhai Naoroji |
| B. | Gopal Krishna Gokhale |
| C. | Ferozeshah Mehta |
| D. | W. C . Banerjee |
| Answer» B. Gopal Krishna Gokhale | |
| 1611. |
The founder of the Indian National Congress was |
| A. | civil servant |
| B. | military commander |
| C. | Social Worker |
| D. | Scientist |
| Answer» B. military commander | |
| 1612. |
Who was the President of the 1905 Banaras session of the Indian National Congress? |
| A. | Surendranath Banerjee |
| B. | Ferozeshah Mehta |
| C. | Gopal Krishna Gokhale |
| D. | Read Dinesh |
| Answer» D. Read Dinesh | |
| 1613. |
When was India's first public associationLad Holders Societyestablished? |
| A. | 1835 AD |
| B. | 1836 AD |
| C. | 1837 AD |
| D. | 1838 AD |
| Answer» D. 1838 AD | |
| 1614. |
Dadabhai Naoroji in 1866 AD. Where was the East India Association established? |
| A. | London |
| B. | Glasgow |
| C. | aberdeen |
| D. | Bombay |
| Answer» B. Glasgow | |
| 1615. |
The first Muslim President of the Indian National Congress was- |
| A. | Abul Kalam Azad |
| B. | Rafi Ahmed Kidwai |
| C. | M . a . Ansari |
| D. | Badruddin Tyabji |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1616. |
Who among the following was not present in the founding session of the Indian National Congress? |
| A. | Dadabhai Naoroji |
| B. | G. Subramaniam Iyer |
| C. | justim ranade |
| D. | Surendranath Banerjee |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1617. |
Land Holders Society was established for the welfare of- |
| A. | landlord |
| B. | Farmer |
| C. | Craftsman |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» B. Farmer | |
| 1618. |
Which nationalist party was founded by Surendranath Banerjee and Anand Mohan Bose before the birth of the Congress, which was the most important of the Congress' predecessor organizations? |
| A. | Madras Mahajan Sabha |
| B. | Indian Association |
| C. | Bengal Young Association |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» C. Bengal Young Association | |
| 1619. |
Who among the following presented a petition in the House of Commons in 1875 demanding direct representation of India in the British Parliament? |
| A. | The Deccan Association |
| B. | The Indian Association |
| C. | Madras Mahajan Sabha |
| D. | Poona Public Meeting |
| Answer» B. The Indian Association | |
| 1620. |
1870 AD Who founded the Poona Sarvajanik Sabha in |
| A. | Gopal Krishna Gokhale |
| B. | Mahadev Govind Ranade |
| C. | Bal Gangadhar Tilak |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» C. Bal Gangadhar Tilak | |
| 1621. |
When was theAll India National Conferenceorganized by the Indian Association in Calcutta - |
| A. | 1881 AD |
| B. | 1882 AD |
| C. | 1883 AD |
| D. | 1884 AD |
| Answer» D. 1884 AD | |
| 1622. |
When was the Indian Association merged with the Indian National Congress? |
| A. | 1885 AD |
| B. | 1886 AD |
| C. | 1892 AD |
| D. | 1895 AD |
| Answer» C. 1892 AD | |
| 1623. |
How many delegates attended the meeting of the first session of the Indian National Congress? |
| A. | 72 , |
| B. | 86 , |
| C. | 93 , |
| D. | 101 , |
| Answer» B. 86 , | |
| 1624. |
The founder of the Land Holders Society, Calcutta was |
| A. | Raja Ram Mohan Roy |
| B. | Dwarkanath Tagore |
| C. | Harishchandra Vidyasagar |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» C. Harishchandra Vidyasagar | |
| 1625. |
On which issue did the Indian Association first start the movement? |
| A. | To improve the rules of Indian Administrative Service and increase the maximum age for appearing in the examination |
| B. | Arms Act and Indian Language Press Act |
| C. | Cooperation with tenants harassed by Zamindars |
| D. | Pathetic condition of laborers engaged in tea cultivation by the British |
| Answer» B. Arms Act and Indian Language Press Act | |
| 1626. |
Who among the following presided over the Indian National Congress twice? |
| A. | George Yule |
| B. | Weatherburn |
| C. | Kadambini Ganguly |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» C. Kadambini Ganguly | |
| 1627. |
Who and when was the first to demand self-government under the British Empire? |
| A. | Dadabhai Naoroji in 1904 AD. In . |
| B. | Gopal Krishna Gokhale in 1905 AD. In . |
| C. | Dadabhai Naoroji in 1906 AD. In . |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. Gopal Krishna Gokhale in 1905 AD. In . | |
| 1628. |
Who said: British rule is a permanent, growing and ever-increasing foreign invasion which is slowly but completely destroying the country - |
| A. | Dadabhai Naoroji |
| B. | Gopal Krishna Gokhale |
| C. | Surendranath Banerjee |
| D. | a . O . Hume |
| Answer» B. Gopal Krishna Gokhale | |
| 1629. |
Who said: I am happy that the Congress is going downhill, it is a seditious organization and its leaders are people of dubious character - |
| A. | dufferin |
| B. | Elgin - II |
| C. | Lansdowne |
| D. | curzon |
| Answer» C. Lansdowne | |
| 1630. |
Who said: We should openly say like men that we are royal devotees till our marrow, we have knowledge of the benefits of the British state - |
| A. | Dadabhai Naoroji |
| B. | s . N. Banerjee |
| C. | Ferozshah Mehta |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. s . N. Banerjee | |
| 1631. |
Who said: India was won by the sword and it will be kept in British possession by the strength of the sword - |
| A. | dufferin |
| B. | elgin |
| C. | Lansdowne |
| D. | curzon |
| Answer» C. Lansdowne | |
| 1632. |
Who said about the liberals,In the movement they ran for more than 20 years for redressal of their grievances and to get concession, they got stones instead of rotis - |
| A. | Lala Lajpat Rai |
| B. | Bal Gangadhar Tilak |
| C. | Arvind Ghosh |
| D. | Bipin Chandra Pal |
| Answer» B. Bal Gangadhar Tilak | |
| 1633. |
The instruments of functioning of the liberals were – |
| A. | prayer, plea and protest |
| B. | Violence |
| C. | mass movement |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. Violence | |
| 1634. |
A new turning point came in the National Congress after whose arrest in 1897 - |
| A. | Bal Gangadhar Tilak |
| B. | Gopal Krishna Gokhale |
| C. | Madan Mohan Malviya |
| D. | Surendranath Banerjee |
| Answer» B. Gopal Krishna Gokhale | |
| 1635. |
What was the most foolish act of Lord Curzon's reign which gave rise to radical nationalism? |
| A. | Calcutta Municipal Corporation Act of 1899 |
| B. | Indian Universities Act of 1904 |
| C. | Administrative Secrets Act of 1904 |
| D. | Partition of Bengal in 1905 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1636. |
Which extremist leader said about the liberals, if we keep silent like frogs once a year, we will never get success in our efforts - |
| A. | Lala Lajpat Rai |
| B. | Bal Gangadhar Tilak |
| C. | Vipinna Chandra Pal |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» C. Vipinna Chandra Pal | |
| 1637. |
The period of Indian National Movement 1905 - 1917 is called - |
| A. | moderate stage |
| B. | militant phase |
| C. | Gandhi era |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» C. Gandhi era | |
| 1638. |
The most important contribution of liberals was |
| A. | Drawing public attention to British exploitation policy |
| B. | mass movement |
| C. | violent modus operandi |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. mass movement | |
| 1639. |
Who compared the administration of Lord Curzon in India with that of Aurangzeb? |
| A. | Gopal Krishna Gokhale |
| B. | Annie Bensett |
| C. | Dadabhai Naoroji |
| D. | Bal Gangadhar Tilak |
| Answer» B. Annie Bensett | |
| 1640. |
Madras Mahajan Sabha was established by |
| A. | in 1881 |
| B. | in 1882 |
| C. | in 1883 |
| D. | in 1884 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1641. |
A prominent leader of the Ghadar Party was – |
| A. | P . friend |
| B. | Hardayal |
| C. | b. G. Tilak |
| D. | Bipin Chandra Pal |
| Answer» C. b. G. Tilak | |
| 1642. |
The originator of militant nationalism in India and the first Indian to fearlessly express the pain of the nation was |
| A. | Lala Lajpat Rai |
| B. | Bipin Chandra Pal |
| C. | Bal Gangadhar Tilak |
| D. | Subhash Chandra Bose |
| Answer» D. Subhash Chandra Bose | |
| 1643. |
Which of the following means is not related to extremists? |
| A. | Swadeshi Movement |
| B. | Opposing western education and promoting national education |
| C. | Damaging government property and disturbing the government machinery |
| D. | Boycott of foreign goods, government jobs, establishments, titles and institutions and non-cooperation with the government |
| Answer» B. Opposing western education and promoting national education | |
| 1644. |
The first woman president of the National Congress in India was- |
| A. | Sarojini Naidu |
| B. | Bhikhaji Kama |
| C. | annie besant |
| D. | Vijay Lakshmi Pandit |
| Answer» D. Vijay Lakshmi Pandit | |
| 1645. |
Who among the following threw a bomb on the vehicle on the assumption that the Judge Kingsford of Muzaffarpur was sitting in it? |
| A. | Lala Lajpat Rai and Ajit Singh |
| B. | Bipin Chandra Pal and Aurobindo Ghosh |
| C. | Khudiram Bose and Prafulla Chaki |
| D. | Rajnarayan Bose and Ashwini Kumardutt |
| Answer» D. Rajnarayan Bose and Ashwini Kumardutt | |
| 1646. |
Who is known as the father of extremist movement in India? |
| A. | Motilal Nehru |
| B. | Gopal Krishna Gokhale |
| C. | Vallabh Bhai Patel |
| D. | Bal Gangadhar Tilak |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1647. |
The universal name of the Indian Councils Act, 1909 is - |
| A. | Parliament Act |
| B. | Montagu - Chelmsford Reform |
| C. | Moula - Minto Reforms |
| D. | judiciary act |
| Answer» D. judiciary act | |
| 1648. |
waraj is my birthright and I will have it - who said this - |
| A. | Arvind Ghosh |
| B. | Mahatma Gandhi |
| C. | Subhash Chandra Bose |
| D. | Bal Gangadhar Tilak |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1649. |
Marley-Minto Reforms was introduced in which year? |
| A. | 1909 , |
| B. | in 1919 |
| C. | 1935 , |
| D. | 1942 , |
| Answer» B. in 1919 | |
| 1650. |
In which year the Muslim League was established in India? |
| A. | 1908 AD In . |
| B. | 1903 AD In . |
| C. | 1906 AD In . |
| D. | 1905 AD In . |
| Answer» D. 1905 AD In . | |