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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.
| 201. |
Quit India movement began on:$? |
| A. | August 9, 1940 |
| B. | August 9, 1941 |
| C. | August 8, 1942 |
| D. | August 9, 1944 |
| Answer» D. August 9, 1944 | |
| 202. |
Abhinav Bharat organized in 1904 was :$? |
| A. | Hindu Mahashabha |
| B. | A secret society of revolutionary activists |
| C. | All India Kisan Mahasabha |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. All India Kisan Mahasabha | |
| 203. |
What is called the magna carta of Western Education system in Indian?$? |
| A. | Dispatch of Charles wood secretary of state 1854 |
| B. | Slavery Bill for Education |
| C. | Wonder of Education refoms |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Slavery Bill for Education | |
| 204. |
Who established the Hindu Dharma Sangrakshini Sabha in the year 1893 by :? |
| A. | Bal Gangadhar Tilak |
| B. | Raja Ram Mohan Rai |
| C. | Dyanand Sarshawati |
| D. | Damodar and Balkrishana Chapekar |
| Answer» E. | |
| 205. |
The prominent leaders of Indian Association which was established in Bengal in July 26, 1876 were :$? |
| A. | Anand Mohan Bose and Surrendranath Bannerjee |
| B. | Sisir Kumar Ghosh and Kali Mohan Das |
| C. | Kali Mohan Das and Shambhuchand Mukherjee |
| D. | Shambhuchand Mukherjee and Jogesh Chandra Dutt |
| Answer» B. Sisir Kumar Ghosh and Kali Mohan Das | |
| 206. |
When Japan handed over Andaman Nicobar islands to Subhash Chandra Bose in Nov. 1943, he named these islands as :$? |
| A. | Shaheed Island and Samaj Island respectively |
| B. | Samaj Island and Swaraj Island respectively |
| C. | Swaraj Island and Shaheed Island respectively |
| D. | Shaheed Island and Swaraj Island respectively |
| Answer» E. | |
| 207. |
Sarojini Naidu was elected Congress President at :$? |
| A. | Haripura, 1938 |
| B. | Bombay, 1934 |
| C. | Madras Session, 1927 |
| D. | Kanpur Session ,1925 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 208. |
In 1915-16 the Home Rule League movement was launched under the leadership of :$? |
| A. | Mohammad Ali Jinnah and G. S. Khaparde |
| B. | G. S. Khaparde and Sir S. Subramania Iyer |
| C. | Annie Besant and Bal Gangadhar Tilak |
| D. | Sir S. Subramania Iyer and Mohammad Ali Jinnah |
| Answer» D. Sir S. Subramania Iyer and Mohammad Ali Jinnah | |
| 209. |
The congress nationalist party was formed to act as a powerful pressure group within the congress by:$? |
| A. | Madan Mohan Malviya and Bal Gangadhar Tilak |
| B. | Madan Mohan Malviya and M.S. Aney |
| C. | Annie Besant and Bal Gangadhar Tilak |
| D. | Annie Bessant and Md. Ali Jinha |
| Answer» C. Annie Besant and Bal Gangadhar Tilak | |
| 210. |
The Muslim League demanded a separate homeland for Indian Muslims for the first time at its :$? |
| A. | Lahore session in 1940. |
| B. | Lucknow session in 1916 |
| C. | Meerut Session 1946 |
| D. | Tripuri Session in 1939 |
| Answer» B. Lucknow session in 1916 | |
| 211. |
Who founded Tattvabodhini sabha in 1839 ?$? |
| A. | Dayanand Sarswati |
| B. | Maharishi Devendranath Tagore |
| C. | Raja Ram Mohan Roy |
| D. | Jogesh Chandra Dutt |
| Answer» C. Raja Ram Mohan Roy | |
| 212. |
The Gandhi-Irwin Pact was signed on :$? |
| A. | July 8, 1931 |
| B. | June 8, 1931 |
| C. | March 8, 1931 |
| D. | January 8, 1931 |
| Answer» D. January 8, 1931 | |
| 213. |
Subhash Chandra Bose formed Forward Block in :$? |
| A. | The Year 1935 |
| B. | The Year 1939 |
| C. | The Year 1937 |
| D. | The Year 1942 |
| Answer» C. The Year 1937 | |
| 214. |
Jallianwala Bagh Massacre in Amritsar took place on :$? |
| A. | March 13, 1919 |
| B. | April 13, 1919 |
| C. | May 13, 1919 |
| D. | June 13, 1919 |
| Answer» C. May 13, 1919 | |
| 215. |
Individual Satyagrah was started on:$? |
| A. | October 17, 1935 |
| B. | October 17, 1939 |
| C. | October 17, 1940 |
| D. | October 17, 1942 |
| Answer» D. October 17, 1942 | |
| 216. |
The first President of Indian National congress was :$? |
| A. | Sir Womesh Chunder Bonnerjee. |
| B. | Annie Besant |
| C. | Dadabhai Naoroji |
| D. | George Yule |
| Answer» B. Annie Besant | |
| 217. |
Under the Mountbatten Plan of 1947 the people of ___ were given the right to decide through a plebiscite whether they wished to join Pakistan or India.? |
| A. | Assam |
| B. | Punjab |
| C. | Bengal |
| D. | N.W.F.P and the Sylhet district of Assam |
| Answer» E. | |
| 218. |
The term Khalisa in Mughal administration signified the? |
| A. | entire Imperial establishment |
| B. | land owned by the emperor himself |
| C. | religious land grants |
| D. | land from where revenue was collected for the Imperial Treasury |
| Answer» C. religious land grants | |
| 219. |
To which of the republic of Buddha belong?? |
| A. | Licchavis |
| B. | Sakyas |
| C. | Mallas |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. Mallas | |
| 220. |
Ustad Mansur was a famous painter in the region of? |
| A. | Shajahan |
| B. | Akbar |
| C. | Humayun |
| D. | Jahangir |
| Answer» E. | |
| 221. |
To evolve a peaceful settlement of the conflict between India and China, which of the following non-aligned Afro-Asian nations participated in a conference held in December 1962?? |
| A. | Burma (now Myanmar), Combodia, Indonesia and UAR |
| B. | Burma, Sri Lanka, Combodia and Indonesia |
| C. | Burma, Indonesia, Ghana and Sri Lanka |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 222. |
The Vijayanagara king who employed skilled archers of the Turkish clan and raised the fighting capacity of his bowmen was? |
| A. | Bukka I |
| B. | Devaraya I |
| C. | Krishnadevaraya |
| D. | Ramaraya |
| Answer» C. Krishnadevaraya | |
| 223. |
Under whose leadership was the all India Muslim League set up?? |
| A. | Mohammed Ali Jinnah |
| B. | Sayyid Ahmed Khan |
| C. | Aga Khan |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 224. |
Under the Government of India, Provincial Legislatures consisted of two chambers, except in the case of? |
| A. | Assam |
| B. | Bihar |
| C. | Madras |
| D. | Punjab |
| Answer» E. | |
| 225. |
The first President of Indian National congress was :? |
| A. | Sir Womesh Chunder Bonnerjee. |
| B. | Annie Besant |
| C. | Dadabhai Naoroji |
| D. | George Yule |
| Answer» B. Annie Besant | |
| 226. |
Subhash Chandra Bose formed Forward Block in :? |
| A. | The Year 1935 |
| B. | The Year 1939 |
| C. | The Year 1937 |
| D. | The Year 1942 |
| Answer» C. The Year 1937 | |
| 227. |
Individual Satyagrah was started on:? |
| A. | October 17, 1935 |
| B. | October 17, 1939 |
| C. | October 17, 1940 |
| D. | October 17, 1942 |
| Answer» D. October 17, 1942 | |
| 228. |
Jallianwala Bagh Massacre in Amritsar took place on :? |
| A. | March 13, 1919 |
| B. | April 13, 1919 |
| C. | May 13, 1919 |
| D. | June 13, 1919 |
| Answer» C. May 13, 1919 | |
| 229. |
The Gandhi-Irwin Pact was signed on :? |
| A. | July 8, 1931 |
| B. | June 8, 1931 |
| C. | March 8, 1931 |
| D. | January 8, 1931 |
| Answer» D. January 8, 1931 | |
| 230. |
Swami Dayanand established the head quarters of Arya Samaj in:? |
| A. | Calcutta |
| B. | Lahore |
| C. | Mumbai |
| D. | Chennai |
| Answer» C. Mumbai | |
| 231. |
The Gandhi-Irvin pact under which Mahatma Gandhi agreed to suspend the civil Disobedience Movement was signed on? |
| A. | March 5, 1931 |
| B. | April 8, 1931 |
| C. | May 8, 1931 |
| D. | August 8, 1931 |
| Answer» B. April 8, 1931 | |
| 232. |
Who wrote in 1900 to the Secretary of state for India-‘It is my firm belief that the congress is staggering towards its downfall and it is my great desire that during my stay in India I should help in its peaceful demise?"? |
| A. | Lord Curzon |
| B. | Lord Hardinge |
| C. | Lord Chelmsford |
| D. | Lord Minto |
| Answer» B. Lord Hardinge | |
| 233. |
Who said - “patriotism is religion and religion is love for India?”? |
| A. | Bhagat Singh |
| B. | Bipin Chandra Pal |
| C. | Ashok Mehta |
| D. | Bankim Chandra Chatterjee |
| Answer» E. | |
| 234. |
Which revolutionary was associated with the foundation of the Punjab Navjivan Bharat Sabha in 1926?? |
| A. | Rasbihari Bose |
| B. | Amir Chand |
| C. | Basant Kumar Biswas |
| D. | Bhagat Singh. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 235. |
Which Act may be regarded as the beginning of representative system in modern India?? |
| A. | The Indian councils Act 1861 |
| B. | Government of India Act 1918 |
| C. | Government of India Act 1925 |
| D. | Government of India Act 1935 |
| Answer» B. Government of India Act 1918 | |
| 236. |
The Governor General who came to be known as father of communal electorate in India was? |
| A. | Lord Chelmsford |
| B. | Lord Hardinge |
| C. | Lord Lainthgo |
| D. | Lord Minto |
| Answer» E. | |
| 237. |
The demand for Swarajya or self- government within the British empire was made from the Congress platform by? |
| A. | Gopal Krishana Gokhle |
| B. | Dadabhai Naoroji |
| C. | Both Gopal Krishana Gokhle and Dadabhai Naoroji |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» D. None of these | |
| 238. |
Banga Darshan – a monthly magazine – was started in 1872 from Behrampur by:? |
| A. | Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar |
| B. | Umakant desai |
| C. | Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» D. None of these | |
| 239. |
To which king belongs the Lion capitol at Sarnath?? |
| A. | Chandragupta |
| B. | Ashoka |
| C. | Kanishka |
| D. | Harshavardhan |
| Answer» C. Kanishka | |
| 240. |
Sri Aurobindo Ghosh was born in the year :? |
| A. | 1872 |
| B. | 1982 |
| C. | 1884 |
| D. | 1892 |
| Answer» B. 1982 | |
| 241. |
The revolutionary like Ashfaqullah Khan, Chandra Shekhar Azad, Ram Prasad Bismil, Roshan Singh and Rajendra Lahiri were all associated with : |
| A. | The Kakori Conspircy case (1925) |
| B. | 1857 Revolt |
| C. | Chauri Chaura Case |
| D. | The Jallianwala Bagh massacre |
| Answer» B. 1857 Revolt | |
| 242. |
The two names which were associates with the publication of the paper ‘Yugantar’ are:$ |
| A. | Barindra kumar Ghose and Arbindo Ghosh |
| B. | Bhupendranath Dutta and Arbindo Ghosh |
| C. | Barindra kumar Ghose and Bhupendranath Dutta |
| D. | Arbindo Ghosh and V.D. Sawarkar |
| Answer» D. Arbindo Ghosh and V.D. Sawarkar | |
| 243. |
In the history of Indian National Movement Santhal Rebellin took place between : |
| A. | 1845-47 |
| B. | 1849-50 |
| C. | 1855-56 |
| D. | 1866-67 |
| Answer» D. 1866-67 | |
| 244. |
Lord Curzon announced the partition of Bengal on : |
| A. | 16 October , 1911 |
| B. | 16 October , 1896 |
| C. | 16 October , 1907 |
| D. | 16 October , 1905 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 245. |
The newspapers ‘The Punjabi and The pupil’ were published by :$ |
| A. | Bal Gangadhar Tilak |
| B. | Lala Lajpat Rai |
| C. | Bhagat Singh |
| D. | Lala Hardyal |
| Answer» C. Bhagat Singh | |
| 246. |
The first man after the revolt of 1857 who wanted to overthrow the British regime by means of an armed rebellion and establish self-government in India was: |
| A. | Bhakt Khan |
| B. | Nana Sahib |
| C. | Vasudeo Balwant Phadke |
| D. | Jung Bhadur Rana |
| Answer» D. Jung Bhadur Rana | |
| 247. |
When was Poona Pact between Mahatma Gandhi and Dr. B. R. Ambedkar signed? |
| A. | In 1920 |
| B. | In 1925 |
| C. | In 1928 |
| D. | In 1932 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 248. |
In 1942 who appealed the Britishers to leave India in God’s hands?$ |
| A. | Jawahar Lal Nehru |
| B. | Mohhamad Ali Jinnah |
| C. | Sardar patel |
| D. | Mahatma Gandhi |
| Answer» E. | |
| 249. |
Sisir Kumar Ghosh, Shambhuchand Mukherhee, Kali Mohan Das and Jogesh Chandra Dutt were editors of: |
| A. | Amrit Bazar Patrika |
| B. | Hindu |
| C. | Sudharak |
| D. | Yugantar |
| Answer» B. Hindu | |
| 250. |
The twenty-third Jaina teacher, Parsva, the immediate predecessor of Mahavira enjoined on his disciples four great vows. To these Mahavira addes which of the followings as the fifth vow? |
| A. | Abstention from stealing |
| B. | Non-injury |
| C. | Brahmacharya or continence |
| D. | Non-attachment |
| Answer» D. Non-attachment | |