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This section includes 302 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your History knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 101. |
%_Under the Government of India act 1935 it was decided to establish a federation consisting of :_% |
| A. | Governor’s provinces |
| B. | Princely states |
| C. | Governor’s provinces and princely states |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» D. None of these | |
| 102. |
%_Vivekanand established Ramakrishna Mission :_% |
| A. | In 1892 |
| B. | In 1897 |
| C. | In 1937 |
| D. | In 1939 |
| Answer» C. In 1937 | |
| 103. |
%_The term 'Yavanapriya' mentioned in ancient Sanskrit texts denoted_% |
| A. | Ivory |
| B. | Pepper |
| C. | A fine variety of Indian muslin |
| D. | Damsels sent to the Greek court for dance performance |
| Answer» C. A fine variety of Indian muslin | |
| 104. |
%_The system of Dual Government during the latter half of the 18th century AD is associated with the name of_% |
| A. | Clive |
| B. | Comwallis |
| C. | Waren Hastings |
| D. | William Bentinck |
| Answer» B. Comwallis | |
| 105. |
%_The title given by the British Government to Mahatma Gandhi which he surrendered during the non-cooperation movement was_% |
| A. | Hind Keasri |
| B. | Kaiser-e-Hind |
| C. | Rai Bahadur |
| D. | Rt. Honorable |
| Answer» C. Rai Bahadur | |
| 106. |
%_Tolkappiyam is associated with the_% |
| A. | first Sangam period |
| B. | second Sangam period |
| C. | third Sangam period |
| D. | post-third Sangam period |
| Answer» C. third Sangam period | |
| 107. |
%_Tulsidas, the author of Ramcharitmanas, was a contemporary of which of the following rulers?_% |
| A. | Akbar |
| B. | Humayun |
| C. | Shahjahan |
| D. | Sher Shah Suri |
| Answer» B. Humayun | |
| 108. |
%_The two principles monuments of Alaud-din Khilji's reign - the Jama at Kana Masjid and Alai Darwaza - were constructed at_% |
| A. | Agra |
| B. | Delhi |
| C. | Dhar |
| D. | Gulbarga |
| Answer» C. Dhar | |
| 109. |
%_We can know about early vedic period from_% |
| A. | archaeological excavations |
| B. | the Rig Veda |
| C. | Jatak Katha |
| D. | contemporary culture |
| Answer» C. Jatak Katha | |
| 110. |
%_The year 788 AD was a good one for Hinduism. Why?_% |
| A. | Shankracharya was born that year. |
| B. | Harsha Vardhana, the last Buddhist king, died. |
| C. | Samudragupta converted to Hinduism. |
| D. | All Muslim invaders were defeated. |
| Answer» B. Harsha Vardhana, the last Buddhist king, died. | |
| 111. |
%_Aurobindo Ghose, Barindra kumar Ghose B.P. Mitra abinash Bhattacharya and Bhupendranath Dutta were associated with the revolutionary organization :_% |
| A. | Anushilan Samiti (in Bengal). |
| B. | Satya Shodhak Samaj |
| C. | Bengal Society |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Satya Shodhak Samaj | |
| 112. |
%_Justice C. Y. Chintamani called Government of India Act 1935?_% |
| A. | Lazy Duck |
| B. | Lame Duck |
| C. | Lazy Federation |
| D. | Lame Federation |
| Answer» E. | |
| 113. |
%_In accordance with provisions of the Government of India Act 1935 elections to the Provincial Legislatures were held in :_% |
| A. | February 1925 |
| B. | February 1932 |
| C. | February 1935 |
| D. | February 1937 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 114. |
%_The organization of Khudai Khidmatgar was established:_% |
| A. | Under the leadership of Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan. |
| B. | Under the leadership of Abul Kalam Azad |
| C. | Under the leadership of M.A. Ansari |
| D. | Under the leadership of Syed Hasan Imam |
| Answer» B. Under the leadership of Abul Kalam Azad | |
| 115. |
%_Who said “Every blow on my body will prove a nail in the coffin of the British Empire?”_% |
| A. | Lala Lajpat Rai. |
| B. | Kunwar Singh |
| C. | Bal Gangadhar Tilak |
| D. | Chandra Sekhar Azaad |
| Answer» B. Kunwar Singh | |
| 116. |
%_The Indian National congress decided to launch an individual civil disobedience in place of Mass civil Disobedience in:_% |
| A. | 1942 |
| B. | 1935 |
| C. | 1933 |
| D. | 1928 |
| Answer» D. 1928 | |
| 117. |
%_Which report became the basis for enacting the Government of India Act 1935?_% |
| A. | Reading's report |
| B. | Montague Chelmsford Declaration |
| C. | Morley Minto Reforms |
| D. | Simon Commission’s report |
| Answer» E. | |
| 118. |
%_An English weekly called ‘New India’ was started by;_% |
| A. | K M Pannikar |
| B. | Devendra Nath Tagore |
| C. | Annie Besant |
| D. | Mahatma Gandhi |
| Answer» D. Mahatma Gandhi | |
| 119. |
%_“In this instance we could not play off the Mohammedans against the Hindus.” To which one of the following events did this remark of Aitchison relate?_% |
| A. | Bang Bhang |
| B. | Santhal Movement |
| C. | Kishan Andolan |
| D. | Revolt of 1857 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 120. |
%_Who led the revolt in 1857 in Bihar and defeated the British Army near Aara?_% |
| A. | Bahadur Shah Jafar |
| B. | Kunwar Singh |
| C. | Tatya Tope |
| D. | Mangal Pandey |
| Answer» C. Tatya Tope | |
| 121. |
%_The Vernacular press Act as a safety valve against vernacular newspapers was passed by Lord Lytton on_% |
| A. | April 14, 1878 |
| B. | March 14, 1878 |
| C. | March 14, 1876 |
| D. | March 14, 1870 |
| Answer» C. March 14, 1876 | |
| 122. |
%_The most outstanding representative of Militant Nationalist School of thought was_% |
| A. | Bal Gangadhar Tilak |
| B. | Bhagat Singh |
| C. | Bismil |
| D. | Lala Lajpat Rai |
| Answer» B. Bhagat Singh | |
| 123. |
%_Rehnumai Mazdayasan Sabha started in 1851 by Naoroji Furdonji Dadabahi Naroji, S.S. Bengalee and other was a_% |
| A. | Parsi Economical Reform Association |
| B. | Parsi education Reform Association |
| C. | Parsi culture Reform Association |
| D. | Parsi religious Reform Association |
| Answer» E. | |
| 124. |
_ Which revolutionary said - “freedom is objective of our life and the Hindu religion would led us to the attainment of this objective?”$? |
| A. | Vinoba Bhave |
| B. | Narayan Guru |
| C. | Dayanand Sarshwati |
| D. | Aurobindo Ghosh |
| Answer» E. | |
| 125. |
_ The language of discourses of Gautama Buddha was$? |
| A. | Bhojpuri |
| B. | Magadhi |
| C. | Pali |
| D. | Sanskrit |
| Answer» D. Sanskrit | |
| 126. |
_ Who said “Curzon’s partition of Bengal gave unwitting initiative to events of such magnitude which returned many years later to port with the cargo of freedom?”$? |
| A. | Syed Hasan Imam |
| B. | Dr. S.Gopal |
| C. | M.A. Ansari |
| D. | Bharat Kumar |
| Answer» C. M.A. Ansari | |
| 127. |
_ The Rowlatt Act was passed in :$? |
| A. | 1905 |
| B. | 1913 |
| C. | 1919 |
| D. | 1925 |
| Answer» D. 1925 | |
| 128. |
_ The year which is associated with the Gadar movement is:$? |
| A. | 1911 |
| B. | 1913 |
| C. | 1917 |
| D. | 1922 |
| Answer» C. 1917 | |
| 129. |
_ Who called the revolt of 1857 as a war between barbarism and civilization?$? |
| A. | V A Smith |
| B. | T. R. Holmes |
| C. | J K Hikki |
| D. | Sir Ahmed Khan |
| Answer» C. J K Hikki | |
| 130. |
_ Which Indian revolutionary was called by the Britishers as ‘The Father of Indian Disaffection and biggest traitor’?$? |
| A. | Lala Lajpat Rai |
| B. | Lala Hardyal |
| C. | Bal Gangadhar Tilak |
| D. | M G Ranade |
| Answer» D. M G Ranade | |
| 131. |
_ In 1906 Dadabhai Naoroji had passed a resolution approving the issues of swadeshi and national education in:$? |
| A. | The Calcutta Session of the Indian National congress |
| B. | The Lucknow Session of the Indian National congress |
| C. | The Meerut Session of the Indian National congress |
| D. | The Lahore Session of the Indian National congress |
| Answer» B. The Lucknow Session of the Indian National congress | |
| 132. |
_ In 1893 mahatma Gandhi went to South Africa in connection with the trial of a merchant:$? |
| A. | Hemu Kalani |
| B. | Sachindra Bakshi |
| C. | Manmath Nath Gupta |
| D. | Abdulla Seth |
| Answer» E. | |
| 133. |
_ Who said, “India is for Indians?”$? |
| A. | Syed Hasan Imam |
| B. | Mahatma Gandhi |
| C. | Dr. S.Gopal |
| D. | Dayanand Saraswati |
| Answer» E. | |
| 134. |
_ Which slogan was given by the Congress in opposition to British Government involving India in Second World War in 1939 without consulting the people of India ?$? |
| A. | Karo ya Maro |
| B. | Nahi Karenge, Nahi Ladenge |
| C. | Na koi bhai, na koi pai. |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» D. None of these | |
| 135. |
_ The Cabinet mission arrived in Delhi on:$? |
| A. | August 24, 1946 |
| B. | May 24, 1946 |
| C. | March 24, 1946 |
| D. | April 24, 1946 |
| Answer» D. April 24, 1946 | |
| 136. |
__Which of the following is not included in Mughal paintings?__ |
| A. | Portraits |
| B. | Islamic themes |
| C. | Flowers and plants |
| D. | Hunting scenes |
| Answer» C. Flowers and plants | |
| 137. |
__Which Viceroy of India had largest tenure during British rule:__ |
| A. | Lord Linlithgow |
| B. | Lord Mountbatten |
| C. | Lord Bentic |
| D. | None of above |
| Answer» B. Lord Mountbatten | |
| 138. |
__The Battle of Plassey was fought in__ |
| A. | 1757 |
| B. | 1782 |
| C. | 1748 |
| D. | 1764 |
| Answer» B. 1782 | |
| 139. |
__The theory of economic drain of India during British imperialism was propounded by__ |
| A. | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| B. | Dadabhai Naoroji |
| C. | R.C. Dutt |
| D. | M.K. Gandhi |
| Answer» C. R.C. Dutt | |
| 140. |
__Under an agreement with which of the following countries did Subhas Chandra Bose organize the Indian soldiers, taken as prisoners by the Axis Powers, into the Azad Hind Fauj?__ |
| A. | China |
| B. | Germany |
| C. | Italy |
| D. | Japan |
| Answer» E. | |
| 141. |
__The treaty of Mangalore was signed between__ |
| A. | the English East India Company and Haidar Ali |
| B. | the English East India Company and Tipu Sultan |
| C. | Haidar Ali and the Zamorin of Calicut |
| D. | the French East India Company and Tipu Sultan |
| Answer» C. Haidar Ali and the Zamorin of Calicut | |
| 142. |
__The title of 'Viceroy' was added to the office of the Governor-General of India for the first time in__ |
| A. | 1848 AD |
| B. | 1856 AD |
| C. | 1858 AD |
| D. | 1862 AD |
| Answer» D. 1862 AD | |
| 143. |
__In 1906 to protest discrimination against Indians in S. Africa Mahatma Gandhi started__ |
| A. | Satyagraha at Durban |
| B. | Satyagraha at Cape Town |
| C. | Satyagraha at Port Elizabeth |
| D. | Satyagraha at Johannesburg |
| Answer» E. | |
| 144. |
__Raja Rammohan Roy founded Brahma samaj on__ |
| A. | 20 August,1838 |
| B. | 20 August,1828 |
| C. | 20 August,1848 |
| D. | 20 August,1858 |
| Answer» C. 20 August,1848 | |
| 145. |
__Under which document was the separate electorate granted for muslims ?__ |
| A. | Charter Act of 1813 |
| B. | The Permanent Settlement |
| C. | Mahalwari System Reforms |
| D. | Morley Minto Reforms |
| Answer» E. | |
| 146. |
__The major Muslim organizations which opposed the partition of India were__ |
| A. | The Jamiat-Ulema-hind |
| B. | Khudai Khidmatgar |
| C. | Majlis-e-Ahrar –Hind |
| D. | All of these |
| Answer» E. | |
| 147. |
__Who led the revolt of 1857 in Lucknow?__ |
| A. | Bahadur Shah Jafar |
| B. | Jung Bahadur Rana |
| C. | Begum Hazrat Mahal |
| D. | Tatya Tope |
| Answer» D. Tatya Tope | |
| 148. |
__Bande Matram was a series of articles published in the year 1907 by :__ |
| A. | Bal Gangadhar Tilak |
| B. | Sri Auronbindo Ghosh |
| C. | Domadar Chapekar |
| D. | Balkrishana Chapekar |
| Answer» C. Domadar Chapekar | |
| 149. |
__Who called Government India Act 1935 a Charter of Slavery ?__ |
| A. | Mahatma Gandhi |
| B. | Subhash Chandra Bose |
| C. | Sardar Ballabh Bhai Patel |
| D. | Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru |
| Answer» E. | |
| 150. |
__Subhash Chandra Bose became the Supreme Commander of Indian National Army in :__ |
| A. | 1932 |
| B. | 1935 |
| C. | 1943 |
| D. | 1945 |
| Answer» D. 1945 | |