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This section includes 1597 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your History knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 501. |
Who wrote the song 'Sare Jahan Se Accha Hindoostan Hamara'? |
| A. | shafaqullah Khan |
| B. | ahir Ludhianvi |
| C. | ohammad Iqbal |
| D. | amprasad Bisrnil |
| Answer» D. amprasad Bisrnil | |
| 502. |
When Ramakrishna Mission was founded? |
| A. | 795 |
| B. | 797 |
| C. | 894 |
| D. | 897 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 503. |
Who, among the following, has been known as the 'Frontier Gandhi'? |
| A. | han Abdul Ghaffar Khan |
| B. | han Saheb |
| C. | haudhary Shaukatullah |
| D. | iaquat Ali Khan |
| Answer» B. han Saheb | |
| 504. |
Who said that 'the real seat of taste is not the tongue but the mind.'? |
| A. | urobindo Ghosh |
| B. | ahatma Gandhi |
| C. | al Gangadhar Tilak |
| D. | wami Vivekananda |
| Answer» C. al Gangadhar Tilak | |
| 505. |
Mahatma Gandhi got his inspiration for Civil Disobedience from |
| A. | houreau |
| B. | uskin |
| C. | onfucius |
| D. | olstoy |
| Answer» B. uskin | |
| 506. |
In the . . . . . . Provinces were allowed to form groups with common executives and legislatures |
| A. | avell Plan |
| B. | ikie Bird Plan |
| C. | abinet Mission Plan |
| D. | ountbatten Plan |
| Answer» D. ountbatten Plan | |
| 507. |
The Province of Bengal was partitioned into two parts in 1905 by |
| A. | ord Lytton |
| B. | ord Ripon |
| C. | ord Dufferin |
| D. | ord Curzon |
| Answer» E. | |
| 508. |
The sole representative of the Congress in the Second Round Table Conference was |
| A. | ubhas Chandra Bose |
| B. | ir Tej Bahadur Sapru |
| C. | ahatma Gandhi |
| D. | awaharlal Nehru |
| Answer» D. awaharlal Nehru | |
| 509. |
Which day was declared as the 'Direct Action Day' by the Muslim League? |
| A. | rd September, 1946 |
| B. | 6th August, 1946 |
| C. | 6th May, 1946 |
| D. | th Decembar, 1946 |
| Answer» C. 6th May, 1946 | |
| 510. |
The last of the Charter Act concerning India was the Act of |
| A. | 773 |
| B. | 813 |
| C. | 853 |
| D. | 793 |
| Answer» D. 793 | |
| 511. |
A focal point of all revolutionary activities in London was |
| A. | ndia House |
| B. | aiser House |
| C. | ingh Sabha Building |
| D. | adabhai Naoroji's House |
| Answer» B. aiser House | |
| 512. |
Azad Hind Fauz or the Indian National Army (INA) was founded by |
| A. | ubhash Bose |
| B. | ash Behari Bose |
| C. | eneral Mohan Singh |
| D. | hah Nawaz |
| Answer» D. hah Nawaz | |
| 513. |
Swami Vivekananda was born in an affluent family in __________ on 12 January 1863 |
| A. | ombay |
| B. | jmer |
| C. | olkata |
| D. | rrisa |
| Answer» D. rrisa | |
| 514. |
In which of the following system of land settlement adopted by the English did provide more protectionto the interest of farmers? |
| A. | ermanent Settlement of Bengal |
| B. | yotwari Settlement of Madras |
| C. | amindari Settlement of Central States |
| D. | algujari (land revenue) Settlement of UnitedState |
| Answer» C. amindari Settlement of Central States | |
| 515. |
Rowlatt after whom Rowlatt Act was named was a |
| A. | ustice |
| B. | eneral |
| C. | ember of Parliament |
| D. | ecretary of State for India |
| Answer» B. eneral | |
| 516. |
Assertion (A): English was taken as the medium of instruction in India by the William Bentinck. Reason (R): William Bentinck wanted to promote western culture in India |
| A. | oth A and R is true and R is the correct explanation of A |
| B. | oth A and R is true but R is not a correct explanation of A |
| C. | is true but R is false |
| D. | is false but R is true |
| Answer» B. oth A and R is true but R is not a correct explanation of A | |
| 517. |
The Simon Commission was formed to review |
| A. | egislatures in India |
| B. | itness of India for further reforms |
| C. | he position of the viceroy |
| D. | constitution for India |
| Answer» C. he position of the viceroy | |
| 518. |
Who had first sought the legalisation of widow remarriage in India? |
| A. | aja Ram Mohan Roy |
| B. | adruddin Tyabji |
| C. | shwar Chandra Vidayasagar |
| D. | wami Dayanand Saraswati |
| Answer» D. wami Dayanand Saraswati | |
| 519. |
Who of the following has the distinction of having Authored the National Anthems of two countries of the world? |
| A. | S Eliot |
| B. | B Yeats |
| C. | abindranath Tagore |
| D. | ohammad Iqbal |
| Answer» D. ohammad Iqbal | |
| 520. |
As per Pitt's India Act the Committee of Secrecy would consist of three members of __________ |
| A. | he Board of Control |
| B. | he Court of Directors |
| C. | he House of Commons |
| D. | he House of Lords |
| Answer» C. he House of Commons | |
| 521. |
Who was given the title of "The Ambassador of Hindu - Muslim Unity" for being the architect and mastermind of the historic Lucknow Pact? |
| A. | ir Sayyid Ahmad Khan |
| B. | azl-ul-Haq |
| C. | ayyid Mohammad Sharfuddin Quadri |
| D. | uhammad Ali Jinnah |
| Answer» E. | |
| 522. |
The Home Rule League was started by |
| A. | .K.Gandhi |
| B. | .G. Tilak |
| C. | anade |
| D. | .T. Telang |
| Answer» C. anade | |
| 523. |
Which among the following is correctly matched? |
| A. | on-Cooperation Movement-Surendra NathBanerjee |
| B. | wadeshi Movement-Rabindra Nath Tagore |
| C. | ndian National Army- Subhash Chandra Bose |
| D. | waraj Party-Mahatma Gandhi |
| Answer» D. waraj Party-Mahatma Gandhi | |
| 524. |
Who among the following had been a high court judge, an economist, a social reformer, among the founders or the INC, besides being regarded by A O Hume as his political guru? |
| A. | urendranath Banerjee |
| B. | heroze Shah Mehta |
| C. | ahadev Gobind Ranade |
| D. | adabhai Naoroji |
| Answer» D. adabhai Naoroji | |
| 525. |
During the first Carnatic War, the French Governor-General of Pondicherry was |
| A. | a Bourdonnais |
| B. | aptain Paradise |
| C. | upleix |
| D. | ount-de-Lally |
| Answer» D. ount-de-Lally | |
| 526. |
Noakhali is situated in |
| A. | est Bengal |
| B. | angladesh |
| C. | ripura |
| D. | ihar |
| Answer» C. ripura | |
| 527. |
Who threw two bombs on the Door of the Central Assembly in New Delhi on April 8, 1929? |
| A. | hagat Singh |
| B. | atukeshwar Dutt |
| C. | aj Guru |
| D. | oth (a) and (b) above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 528. |
The most Important feature of the Government of India Act of 1919 was |
| A. | nlargement of Indian Councils |
| B. | rovision for direct election |
| C. | yarchy in the Provinces |
| D. | ll the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 529. |
Who played an important role in bringing all the states in the independent India into the country's unity? |
| A. | ardar Patel |
| B. | ume |
| C. | ubhash Chandra Bose |
| D. | r Rajendra Prasad |
| Answer» B. ume | |
| 530. |
Who instituted Scientific Society in 1863 to create a scientific temperament among the Muslims and to make the Western knowledge available to Indians in their own language? |
| A. | ohammad Iqbal |
| B. | ir Syed Ahmed Khan |
| C. | arim Ali |
| D. | nayat Ali |
| Answer» C. arim Ali | |
| 531. |
First Indian Commander-in-Chief was |
| A. | en. K. S. Thimayya |
| B. | en. K.M. Kariappa |
| C. | . H. F. J. Manekshaw |
| D. | one of the above |
| Answer» C. . H. F. J. Manekshaw | |
| 532. |
The system of communal electorate in India was first introduced by |
| A. | ndian Council Act of 1892 |
| B. | into-Morley reforms of 1909 |
| C. | ontagu-Chelmsford reforms of 1919 |
| D. | overnment of India of 1935 |
| Answer» C. ontagu-Chelmsford reforms of 1919 | |
| 533. |
The office of the Secretary of State for India was created by the Act of |
| A. | 853 |
| B. | 858 |
| C. | 861 |
| D. | 892 |
| Answer» C. 861 | |
| 534. |
Who said that "India's Soul live in villages"? |
| A. | inoba Bhave |
| B. | ayaprakash Narayan |
| C. | awahar Lal Nehru |
| D. | ahatma Gandhi |
| Answer» E. | |
| 535. |
Who had introduced the Indian Universities Act 1904? |
| A. | ord Ripon |
| B. | ord Hardinge |
| C. | ord Curzon |
| D. | ord Auckland |
| Answer» D. ord Auckland | |
| 536. |
The National Anthem was first sung in year 1911 at the Annual session of the India National Congress held at |
| A. | une |
| B. | umbai |
| C. | olkata |
| D. | ucknow |
| Answer» D. ucknow | |
| 537. |
The first political association of India founded in 1891 was the |
| A. | andholders Society of Calcutta |
| B. | ndian Association |
| C. | ritish Indian Association |
| D. | adras Native Association |
| Answer» B. ndian Association | |
| 538. |
Queen Victoria became the Empress of India according to the Act of |
| A. | 858 |
| B. | 861 |
| C. | 876 |
| D. | 909 |
| Answer» D. 909 | |
| 539. |
Who designed the national flag of Independent India? |
| A. | ankim Chandra Chatterjee |
| B. | abindranath Tagore |
| C. | ahatma Ghandhi |
| D. | ingali Venkaiya |
| Answer» E. | |
| 540. |
An emigre (a person or thing who/which has emigrated) communist journal brought out by M N Roy was |
| A. | nushilan |
| B. | he Worker |
| C. | isan Sabha |
| D. | anguard |
| Answer» E. | |
| 541. |
The Diwani Adalat was presided over by |
| A. | ollector |
| B. | overnor |
| C. | esident |
| D. | awabs |
| Answer» B. overnor | |
| 542. |
After leaving the Congress, Subhash Chandra Bose formed, in 1939, his own party, named |
| A. | ocialist Bloc |
| B. | evolutionary Socialist Bloc |
| C. | orward Bloc |
| D. | ocialist-Congress Bloc |
| Answer» D. ocialist-Congress Bloc | |
| 543. |
'Swaathanthrya gadha' – was written by the great poet __________ |
| A. | herusseri |
| B. | .N.V.Kurup |
| C. | .Sankara kurup |
| D. | umaranaasan |
| Answer» E. | |
| 544. |
The English established their first factory in Bengal in 1651 at __________ |
| A. | ugli |
| B. | assimbazar |
| C. | atna |
| D. | alcutta |
| Answer» B. assimbazar | |
| 545. |
Who of the following was for the first time designated as the Governor of India |
| A. | live |
| B. | omwallis |
| C. | arren Hastings |
| D. | ellesley |
| Answer» D. ellesley | |
| 546. |
The First World Conference on Women in __________, generated a new interest in and debate on women's issues |
| A. | elhi |
| B. | yderabad |
| C. | exico |
| D. | openhagen |
| Answer» D. openhagen | |
| 547. |
The idea of starting a Home Rule League in 1915 was first propounded by |
| A. | G Tilak |
| B. | opal Krishna Gokhale |
| C. | nnie Besant |
| D. | oth (a) and (b) above |
| Answer» D. oth (a) and (b) above | |
| 548. |
According to __________ the Mutiny was a popular rebellion |
| A. | D Sarkar |
| B. | ASmith |
| C. | Mukherjee |
| D. | habbra |
| Answer» C. Mukherjee | |
| 549. |
One of the best known tribal rebellions in Bihar, known as Ulgulan (meaning Great Tumult), was launched by the Mundas under the leadership of |
| A. | anhu |
| B. | idhu |
| C. | irsa Munda |
| D. | ampa Munda |
| Answer» D. ampa Munda | |
| 550. |
Nanu met Kunjan Pillai, who later came to be known as Chattampi Swamikal. Kunjan Pillai, who discovered and appreciated Nanu's philosophical genius and passion for Yoga, introduced him to__________, a 'Hatha yogi' |
| A. | adan Asan |
| B. | hycattu Ayyaavu |
| C. | rishnan Vaidyan |
| D. | umaran Asan |
| Answer» C. rishnan Vaidyan | |