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This section includes 313 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your History knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 51. |
The first modern arsenal was established at |
| A. | Dindigal |
| B. | Hyderabad |
| C. | Bengal |
| D. | Bombay |
| Answer» B. Hyderabad | |
| 52. |
Myth and Reality in Indian History was written by |
| A. | D.D Kosambi |
| B. | R.C. Dutt |
| C. | Bipan Chandra |
| D. | Irfan habib |
| Answer» B. R.C. Dutt | |
| 53. |
When was the Sarada Act Passed? |
| A. | 1927 |
| B. | 1929 |
| C. | 1930 |
| D. | 1931 |
| Answer» D. 1931 | |
| 54. |
The Wavell plan was announced in .............. |
| A. | June 1945 |
| B. | June1944 |
| C. | June 1946 |
| D. | June 1954 |
| Answer» B. June1944 | |
| 55. |
What was the real name of Nana Saheb? |
| A. | P.R.Pant |
| B. | S.G. Pant |
| C. | Dhondu Pant |
| D. | Motu Pant |
| Answer» D. Motu Pant | |
| 56. |
The first split in congress occurred in 1907 at the |
| A. | Surat session |
| B. | Nagpur session |
| C. | Bombay session |
| D. | Lucknow session |
| Answer» B. Nagpur session | |
| 57. |
Indian antiquities was a work of ............? |
| A. | Christian Lassen |
| B. | William Hunter |
| C. | Naoroji |
| D. | Nehru. |
| Answer» B. William Hunter | |
| 58. |
Railway workers in south India went on strike in ------ 1946 |
| A. | July |
| B. | June |
| C. | October |
| D. | August |
| Answer» E. | |
| 59. |
The faizpur session of the congress was held in ------ |
| A. | 1936 |
| B. | 1931 |
| C. | 1933 |
| D. | 1934 |
| Answer» B. 1931 | |
| 60. |
When was the HRA Founded? |
| A. | September 1923 |
| B. | May 1922 |
| C. | October 1924 |
| D. | December 1925 |
| Answer» D. December 1925 | |
| 61. |
When was the congress socialist party formed? |
| A. | 1934 |
| B. | 1936 |
| C. | 1932 |
| D. | 1933 |
| Answer» B. 1936 | |
| 62. |
Where was Gandhi imprisoned after being arrested in August 1942? |
| A. | Gwalior |
| B. | Delhi |
| C. | Poona |
| D. | Bhopal |
| Answer» D. Bhopal | |
| 63. |
When did the drain of wealth from Bengal Begin? |
| A. | 1764 |
| B. | 1759 |
| C. | 1757 |
| D. | 1755 |
| Answer» D. 1755 | |
| 64. |
Who was the woman revolutionary to attack a European Club? |
| A. | Usha Mehta |
| B. | Sunidhi Roy |
| C. | Preetilata Wadedar |
| D. | Indira Gandhi |
| Answer» D. Indira Gandhi | |
| 65. |
Amruta pritam was a ............. writer |
| A. | Punjabi |
| B. | Bengali |
| C. | Marathi |
| D. | Hindi |
| Answer» B. Bengali | |
| 66. |
Mount batten plan is also known as ................ |
| A. | June 3rd plan |
| B. | July 14th plan |
| C. | August 15th plan |
| D. | contingency plan. |
| Answer» B. July 14th plan | |
| 67. |
C.R. Formula was framed in the year |
| A. | 1944 |
| B. | 1942 |
| C. | 1943 |
| D. | 1940 |
| Answer» B. 1942 | |
| 68. |
The Act of 1861 increased the strength of viceroy’s council to |
| A. | 65 |
| B. | 9 |
| C. | 13 |
| D. | 5 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 69. |
The number of resolutions adopted by the first congress session |
| A. | 7 |
| B. | 9 |
| C. | 11 |
| D. | 13 |
| Answer» C. 11 | |
| 70. |
Who belongs to nationalist school of economic historians? |
| A. | Altekar |
| B. | R.C. Dutt |
| C. | Naoroji |
| D. | Jayaswal |
| Answer» D. Jayaswal | |
| 71. |
Who became the Chairman of the Board of Control in 1853? |
| A. | Sullivan |
| B. | Stephenson |
| C. | Charles wood |
| D. | Macaulay |
| Answer» D. Macaulay | |
| 72. |
The leader of the revolt at Jhansi was ------- |
| A. | Lakshmi bai |
| B. | Bakht khan |
| C. | Tantia Tope |
| D. | Azimullah |
| Answer» B. Bakht khan | |
| 73. |
Which of the following places witnessed the worst scenes of the violence in the wake of Rowlett Satyagraha? |
| A. | Bengal |
| B. | Delhi |
| C. | Punjab |
| D. | Maharashtra. 3. The Indian independence league was formed in 1942 in |
| Answer» D. Maharashtra. 3. The Indian independence league was formed in 1942 in | |
| 74. |
The congress president who conducted negotiations with Cripps in 1942 and Wavell at Simla conference was .............. |
| A. | Abdul Kalam Azad |
| B. | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| C. | J.B. Kripalani |
| D. | C. Rajagopalachari |
| Answer» C. J.B. Kripalani | |
| 75. |
What was the number of major famines from 1770 to 1857? |
| A. | 15 |
| B. | 10 |
| C. | 12 |
| D. | 18 |
| Answer» D. 18 | |
| 76. |
The Indian struggle was the autobiography |
| A. | Subash Chandra Bose |
| B. | Lajpat Rai |
| C. | Annie Besant |
| D. | Desai |
| Answer» B. Lajpat Rai | |
| 77. |
Siddhu, kanhu, chand, Bhareo were the leaders of --------- uprising |
| A. | gond |
| B. | Koli |
| C. | Kol |
| D. | Santhal |
| Answer» E. | |
| 78. |
The first carnatic war ended with |
| A. | Treaty of aix la chappale |
| B. | Treaty of Paris |
| C. | Treaty of Ryswick |
| D. | Treaty of Bassein |
| Answer» B. Treaty of Paris | |
| 79. |
When did Gandhiji call for a limited satyagraha by a few selectedindividuals |
| A. | November 1940 |
| B. | October 1940 |
| C. | July 1940 |
| D. | September 1940 |
| Answer» C. July 1940 | |
| 80. |
R.I.N. Ratings was in ............. |
| A. | 1946. |
| B. | 1945 |
| C. | 1947 |
| D. | 1948 |
| Answer» B. 1945 | |
| 81. |
The second carnatic war came to an end with the treaty of ------- |
| A. | Madra |
| B. | Pondicherry |
| C. | Vienna |
| D. | Paris |
| Answer» C. Vienna | |
| 82. |
Who was in charge of the integration of princely states? |
| A. | Patel |
| B. | V.P Menon |
| C. | Syamaprasad |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. V.P Menon | |
| 83. |
Who presided over the Banaras session of the congress? |
| A. | C.R.Da |
| B. | Gokhale |
| C. | Ras Behari Bose |
| D. | Pheroze Shah Mehta |
| Answer» C. Ras Behari Bose | |
| 84. |
Which act came to be known as Black Act? |
| A. | Rowlett act |
| B. | 1935 act |
| C. | 1919 act |
| D. | 1909 act |
| Answer» B. 1935 act | |
| 85. |
Drain theory was propounded by |
| A. | Naoroji |
| B. | D.D. Kosambi |
| C. | S.N. Banerji |
| D. | R.C. Dutt |
| Answer» B. D.D. Kosambi | |
| 86. |
The neo imperialist historians also known as.............? |
| A. | Cambridge |
| B. | Utilitarian |
| C. | Economic |
| D. | None of these. |
| Answer» B. Utilitarian | |
| 87. |
Who started the first textile mill in India? |
| A. | K.M. Birla |
| B. | Nanabhai Puliskar |
| C. | J.R |
| D. | Tata d) Cowasjee Nanabhoy |
| Answer» E. | |
| 88. |
When was the widow Remarriage Act passed |
| A. | 1854 |
| B. | 1853 |
| C. | 1855 |
| D. | 1856 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 89. |
The Lahore Session of Muslim league was in the year |
| A. | 1940 |
| B. | 1946 |
| C. | 1947 |
| D. | 1921 |
| Answer» B. 1946 | |
| 90. |
A.V. Alexander was a member of ............... |
| A. | British Parliament |
| B. | Cripps Mission |
| C. | Cabinet Mission |
| D. | Simon Commission |
| Answer» D. Simon Commission | |
| 91. |
The INA joined the Japanese army in its march on India from ---- |
| A. | Singapore |
| B. | Burma |
| C. | China |
| D. | Bhutan |
| Answer» C. China | |
| 92. |
Where was the quit India resolution passed by the congress workingcommittee in July 1942 |
| A. | wardha |
| B. | Nasik |
| C. | Poona |
| D. | bardoli |
| Answer» B. Nasik | |
| 93. |
Who was the last Peshwa? |
| A. | Shivaji II |
| B. | Balaji Baji Rao II |
| C. | Baji Rao III |
| D. | Baji Rao II |
| Answer» E. | |
| 94. |
Who was the political guru of Gokhale? |
| A. | Ranade |
| B. | Tagore |
| C. | Raja Mohan Roy |
| D. | Ishwar Chandra vidya sagar |
| Answer» B. Tagore | |
| 95. |
Pinjar was written by ........... |
| A. | Amrita pro-am |
| B. | Amitav ghosh |
| C. | R,K. Narayan |
| D. | Attia Hussein |
| Answer» B. Amitav ghosh | |
| 96. |
Freedom at midnight was co-authored with Dominique lapierre ........... |
| A. | H.S. Gill |
| B. | Larry Collins |
| C. | Raj Gill |
| D. | none of these. |
| Answer» C. Raj Gill | |
| 97. |
When was English declared as the medium of instruction in India? |
| A. | 1833 |
| B. | 1835 |
| C. | 1832 |
| D. | 1834 |
| Answer» C. 1832 | |
| 98. |
Lord Dalhousie proposed a railway system for the whole country in --------- |
| A. | 1853 |
| B. | 1859 |
| C. | 1869 |
| D. | 1880 |
| Answer» B. 1859 | |
| 99. |
The congress condemned the ------ Act as totally Disappointing |
| A. | 1935 |
| B. | 1947 |
| C. | 1919 |
| D. | 1909 |
| Answer» B. 1947 | |
| 100. |
Which of the following was the first proprietary holding of the Englishin India? |
| A. | Madra |
| B. | Masulipatanam |
| C. | Surat |
| D. | Hariharpur |
| Answer» B. Masulipatanam | |