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This section includes 360 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your General Knowledge (GK) knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 101. |
The famous revolutionary song Sarfaroshi ki tamanna ab hamare dil main hai was composed by - |
| A. | Bhagat Singh |
| B. | Khudiram Bose |
| C. | Chandrasekhar Azad |
| D. | Ramprasad Bismil |
| Answer» E. | |
| 102. |
India became independent during the viceroyalty of - |
| A. | William Bentinck |
| B. | Wellesley |
| C. | Wavell |
| D. | Mountbatten |
| Answer» E. | |
| 103. |
Bengal was partitioned in 1905 under the viceroyalty of - |
| A. | Lord Curzon |
| B. | Lord Dufferin |
| C. | Lord Hardings |
| D. | Lord Minto |
| Answer» B. Lord Dufferin | |
| 104. |
Permanent Revenue Settlement of Bengal was introduced by - |
| A. | Clive |
| B. | Hastings |
| C. | Wellesley |
| D. | Cornwallis |
| Answer» E. | |
| 105. |
Which was the main cause for starting of the Quit India Movement in 1942? |
| A. | Severe unrest among the people |
| B. | Report of Simon Commission |
| C. | Failure of the Cripps Mission |
| D. | British involved in the World War II |
| Answer» D. British involved in the World War II | |
| 106. |
The pledge for "Poorna Swaraj" was taken at the Congress Session of - |
| A. | Calcutta |
| B. | Lahore |
| C. | Allahabad |
| D. | Madras |
| Answer» C. Allahabad | |
| 107. |
In which session of the Indian National Congress was Purna Swaraj' adopted as its goal? |
| A. | Bombay |
| B. | Lucknow |
| C. | Calcutta |
| D. | Lahore |
| Answer» E. | |
| 108. |
In which session of Congress the demand of "Poorna Swaraj" was accepted as the aim of the Congress? |
| A. | Calcutta |
| B. | Madras |
| C. | Nagpur |
| D. | Lahore |
| Answer» E. | |
| 109. |
'Porna Swaraj' (Complete Independence) was declared to be the goal of the Indian National Congress in its Session of |
| A. | Lucknow, 1916 |
| B. | Lahore, 1929 |
| C. | Tripuri, 1939 |
| D. | Lahore, 1940 |
| Answer» C. Tripuri, 1939 | |
| 110. |
The first Woman President of the Indian National Congress was - |
| A. | Sarojini Naidu |
| B. | Vijayalakshmi Pandit |
| C. | Annie Besant |
| D. | Kadambani Ganguli |
| Answer» D. Kadambani Ganguli | |
| 111. |
The first woman President of Indian National congress was - |
| A. | Kamala Devi Chattopadhyaya |
| B. | Sarojini Naidu |
| C. | Annie Besant |
| D. | Rajkumari Amrit Kaur |
| Answer» D. Rajkumari Amrit Kaur | |
| 112. |
Who among the following was the first European to be selected as President of Indian National Congress? |
| A. | Annie Besant |
| B. | George Yule |
| C. | A.O. Hume |
| D. | Alfred Webb |
| Answer» C. A.O. Hume | |
| 113. |
British Crown assumed sovereignty over India from the East India Company in the year - |
| A. | 1857 |
| B. | 1858 |
| C. | 1859 |
| D. | 1860 |
| Answer» C. 1859 | |
| 114. |
Te transfer of Government from the Company' to the Crown' was pronounced by Lord Canning (November 1, 1858) at - |
| A. | Calcutta |
| B. | Delhi |
| C. | Patna |
| D. | Allahabad |
| Answer» E. | |
| 115. |
Which of the following authorized the British Government to imprison any person without trial and conviction in a court of law? |
| A. | Rowlatt Act of 1999 |
| B. | Government of India Act of 1935 |
| C. | Indian Councils Act of 1909 |
| D. | Government of India Act of 1919 |
| Answer» B. Government of India Act of 1935 | |
| 116. |
he first Mysore War fought between the British and Hyder Ali in 1767 69 A.D., came to an end by the - |
| A. | Treaty of Pondicherry |
| B. | Treaty of Madras |
| C. | Treaty of Mysore |
| D. | Treaty of Aix - la - Chapelle |
| Answer» C. Treaty of Mysore | |
| 117. |
Which religious reformer of Western India was known as Lokhitwadi ? |
| A. | Gopal Hari Deshmukh |
| B. | R.G. Bhandarkar |
| C. | Mahadev Govind Ranade |
| D. | B.G. Tilak |
| Answer» B. R.G. Bhandarkar | |
| 118. |
The slogan of Quit India Movement was given by - |
| A. | Sardar Patel |
| B. | Mahatma Gandhi |
| C. | Subhash Chandra Bose |
| D. | Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru |
| Answer» C. Subhash Chandra Bose | |
| 119. |
Gandhi's inspiration for Civil Disobedience came from the writings of - |
| A. | Henry David Thoreau |
| B. | David Ricardo |
| C. | Henry Kissinger |
| D. | Bertrand Russell |
| Answer» B. David Ricardo | |
| 120. |
The Khilafat Movement was launched to protest against the humiliation of - |
| A. | The Turkish Caliph |
| B. | Aga Khan |
| C. | Muhammad Ali Jinnah |
| D. | Abul Kalam Azad |
| Answer» B. Aga Khan | |
| 121. |
Begum Hazrat Mahal led the 1857 revolt from: |
| A. | Lucknow |
| B. | Kanpur |
| C. | Benares |
| D. | Allahabad |
| Answer» B. Kanpur | |
| 122. |
The Quit India Movement was launched in 1942 in the month of - |
| A. | January |
| B. | March |
| C. | August |
| D. | December |
| Answer» D. December | |
| 123. |
The administrative consequence of the Revolt of 1857 was transfer of power from - |
| A. | East India Company to the British Crown |
| B. | British Crown to the East India Company |
| C. | East India Company to the Governor General |
| D. | British Crown to the Board of Directors |
| Answer» B. British Crown to the East India Company | |
| 124. |
The Revolt of 1857 was started by - |
| A. | the Sepoys |
| B. | the Zamindars |
| C. | the Peasants |
| D. | the Plantation Workers |
| Answer» B. the Zamindars | |
| 125. |
The correct chronological order in which the British established their trading centre in the places mentioned below is - |
| A. | Calcutta, Bombay, Madras, Surat |
| B. | Bombay, Madras, Surat, Calcutta |
| C. | Surat, Madras, Bombay, Calcutta |
| D. | Surat, Madras, Calcutta Bombay |
| Answer» D. Surat, Madras, Calcutta Bombay | |
| 126. |
The sepoy mutiny of 1857 occurred during the Governor Generalship of - |
| A. | Lord Dalhousie |
| B. | Lord Lytton |
| C. | Lord William Bentinck |
| D. | Lord Canning |
| Answer» E. | |
| 127. |
The 'Mohammadan Anglo-Oriental College' later became the - |
| A. | Osamania University |
| B. | Jam a-Milia Muslim University |
| C. | Baraktullah University |
| D. | Aligarh Muslim University |
| Answer» E. | |
| 128. |
Gandhiji's first Satyagraha in India was held at - |
| A. | Champaran |
| B. | Ahmedabad |
| C. | Kheda |
| D. | Allahabad |
| Answer» B. Ahmedabad | |
| 129. |
The first Satyagraha of Gandhiji for the cause of indigo farmers was observed at - |
| A. | Champaran |
| B. | Chauri-Chaura |
| C. | Bardoli |
| D. | Sabarmati |
| Answer» B. Chauri-Chaura | |
| 130. |
Who among the following, is acknowledged as the pioneer of Local Self- Government in India? |
| A. | Rippon |
| B. | Mayo |
| C. | Lytton |
| D. | Curzon |
| Answer» B. Mayo | |
| 131. |
English education was introduced in India by - |
| A. | Lord Curzon |
| B. | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| C. | Lord Macaulay |
| D. | Lord Dalhousie |
| Answer» D. Lord Dalhousie | |
| 132. |
Which mong the following regulations made English as a medium of education compulsory in government aided schools and colleges? |
| A. | Pitts India Act, 1784 |
| B. | Educational Dispatch, 1854 |
| C. | Macaulay Minute, 1835 |
| D. | Regulating Act, 1773 |
| Answer» D. Regulating Act, 1773 | |
| 133. |
Which of the following was not actively engaged in social and religious reforms in India? |
| A. | Raja Ram Mohan Roy |
| B. | Pandit Iswar Chandra Vidyasagar |
| C. | Jotiba Phule |
| D. | Bharatendu Harishchandra |
| Answer» E. | |
| 134. |
Provincial autonomy was introduced in India by the - |
| A. | Indian Councils Act, 1909 |
| B. | Govenmment of India Act, 1919 |
| C. | Government of India Act, 1935 |
| D. | Indian Independence Act, 1947 |
| Answer» D. Indian Independence Act, 1947 | |
| 135. |
Mahatma Gandhi started his Dandi March from - |
| A. | Dandi |
| B. | Porbandar |
| C. | Ahmedabad |
| D. | Sabarmati Ashranm |
| Answer» E. | |
| 136. |
When the East India Company was formed, the Mughal emperor in India was - |
| A. | Jehangir |
| B. | Humayun |
| C. | Aurangzeb |
| D. | Akbar |
| Answer» E. | |
| 137. |
The Political Guru of Mahatma Gandhi was - |
| A. | Dadabhai Naoroji |
| B. | Gopal Krishna Gokhale |
| C. | Mahadev Govind Ranade |
| D. | Bal Gangadhar Tilak |
| Answer» C. Mahadev Govind Ranade | |
| 138. |
The Governor-General of India who initiated the introduction of English in India was - |
| A. | Lord Curzon |
| B. | Lord Macaulay |
| C. | Lord Bentinck |
| D. | Lord Hastings |
| Answer» D. Lord Hastings | |
| 139. |
The hero of the Kakori 'Dacoity' case was - |
| A. | Ramprasad Bismil |
| B. | Bhagat Singh |
| C. | Batukeshwar Datta |
| D. | Barkatulla |
| Answer» B. Bhagat Singh | |
| 140. |
After the Chauri -Chaura incident, Gandhiji suspended the - |
| A. | Civil Disobedience Movement |
| B. | Khilafat Movement |
| C. | Non-Cooperation Movement |
| D. | Quit India Movement |
| Answer» D. Quit India Movement | |
| 141. |
Constituent Assembly of India was formulated on the recommendation of - |
| A. | Wavel Plan |
| B. | Cripps Mission |
| C. | August Offer |
| D. | Cabinet Mission |
| Answer» E. | |
| 142. |
The Kakori conspiracy was a train robbery that took place between Kakori and Lucknow in - |
| A. | 1931 |
| B. | 1919 |
| C. | 1925 |
| D. | 1929 |
| Answer» D. 1929 | |
| 143. |
Jallianwala incident took place at - |
| A. | Allahabad |
| B. | Lucknow |
| C. | Surat |
| D. | Amritsar |
| Answer» E. | |
| 144. |
The Gandhi's 'Dandi March' was a part of - |
| A. | Non-Cooperation Movement |
| B. | Home Rule League |
| C. | Civil Disobedience Movement |
| D. | Quit India Movement |
| Answer» D. Quit India Movement | |
| 145. |
Gandhi started the Dandi March from - |
| A. | Ahmedalbad |
| B. | Allahabad |
| C. | Dandi |
| D. | Calcutta |
| Answer» B. Allahabad | |
| 146. |
The Dandi March of Gandhi is an example of - |
| A. | Direct Action |
| B. | Boycott |
| C. | Civil Disobedience |
| D. | Non-Cooperation |
| Answer» B. Boycott | |
| 147. |
Who was the Nawab when Dalhousie annexed Awadh in 1856? |
| A. | Nasiruddin Mahmud Shah |
| B. | Wajld Ali Shah |
| C. | Shujaud Daula |
| D. | Alivardi Khan |
| Answer» C. Shujaud Daula | |
| 148. |
Who ws the President of Indian National Congress when the Mountbatten Plan of independence was accepted? |
| A. | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| B. | Sardar Patel |
| C. | Maulana Azad |
| D. | Acharya J. B. Kripalani |
| Answer» E. | |
| 149. |
What was the chief objective of the Wahabi movement? |
| A. | Forge cordial relations with the British |
| B. | Purify Islam |
| C. | Improve the condition of women |
| D. | Adopt rational education |
| Answer» C. Improve the condition of women | |
| 150. |
Socialism is essentially a movement of - |
| A. | Intellectuals |
| B. | The poor people |
| C. | The middle classes |
| D. | The workers |
| Answer» B. The poor people | |