[1] The Battle of Plassey was fought in year -
A.
1775
B.
1757
C.
1761
D.
1576
Ans:
1757
Explanation :
The Battle of Plassey was a decisive victory of the British East India Company over the Nawab of Bengal and his French allies on 23 June 1757. The battle established the Company rule in Bengal which expanded over much of India for the next hundred years.
[2] The Dandi March of Gandhi is an example of -
A.
Direct Action
B.
Boycott
C.
Civil Disobedience
D.
Non-Cooperation
Ans:
Direct Action
Explanation :
The Salt March which began with the Dandi March on 12 March 1930 was an important part of the Indian independence movement. It was a direct a campaign of tax resistance and nonviolent protest against the British salt monopoly in colonial India.
[3] The Third Battle of Panipat was fought between -
A.
the Marathas and the Afghans
B.
the Marathas and the Mughals
C.
the Mughals and the Afghans
D.
the Marathas and the Rajputs
Ans:
the Marathas and the Afghans
Explanation :
The Third Battle of Panipat was fought between the Marathas and the Afghans in 1761. Ahmad Shah Abdali defeated Marathas.
[4] Who termed Cripps' proposals as a post dated cheque in a crashing bank'?
A.
Ambedkar
B.
Annie Besant
C.
Patel
D.
Gandhiji
Ans:
Gandhiji
Explanation :
Mahatma Gandhi thought Cripps's proposals as inadequate and treated them as post-dated cheque.
[5] Which place among the following was the headquarters of-the Portuguese in India?
A.
Cochin
B.
Goa
C.
Calicut
D.
Cannanore
Ans:
Goa
Explanation :
In 1510, Afonso de Albuquerque defeated the Bijapur sultans with the help of Timayya, on behalf of the Hindu Vijayanagara Empire, leading to the establishment of a permanent settlement in Velha Goa (or Old Goa).
[6] Bal, Pal and Lal were the most prominent leaders of the -
A.
Swaraj Party
B.
Militant National Party
C.
Gadar Party
D.
Congress Party
Ans:
Congress Party
Explanation :
Lal Bal Pal, (Lala Lajpat Rai, Bal Gangadhar Tilak and Bipin Chandra Pal) were assertive nationalists- atriumvirate who advocated the Swadeshi movement involving the boycott of all imported items and the use of Indian-made goods in 1907.
[7] Who among the following attended all the three Round Table Conferences?
A.
Jawaharlal Nehru
B.
Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
C.
Vallabhbhai Patel
D.
Dr. Rajendra Prasad
Ans:
Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
Explanation :
In 1929, Ambedkar made the controversial deci-sion to co-operate with the all-British Simon Commission which was to look into setting up a responsible Indian Government in India. The Congress decided to boycott the Commission and drafted its own version of a constitution for free India.
[8] The Gandhian economy was based on the principle of -
A.
State control
B.
Competition
C.
Trusteeship
D.
Rural co-operation
Ans:
Trusteeship
Explanation :
Trusteeship is a socio-economic philosophy that was propounded by Mahatma Gandhi. It provides a means by which the wealthy people would be the trustees of trusts that looked after the welfare of the people in general. This concept was condemned by socialists as being in favor of the landlords, feudal princes and the capitalists.
[9] Who among the following was famous for framing the education minute?
A.
Lord Elgin
B.
Lord Macaulay
C.
Sadler
D.
None of these
Ans:
Lord Macaulay
Explanation :
Lord Macaulay introduced English education in India through his famous minute of February 1835. He called an educational system that would crate a class of anglicised Indians who would serve as cultural intermediaries between the British and the Indans.
[10] Who, among the following, has been known as the 'Frontier Gan-dhi'?
A.
Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
B.
Khan Saheb
C.
Chaudhary Shaukatullah
D.
Liaquat Ali Khan
Ans:
Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
Explanation :
Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan was a Pashtun political and spiritual leader of British India known for his non- violent opposition to British Rule in what is now Pakistan and India. A lifelong pacifist, and a close friend of Mohandas Gandhi, he was also known as Fakhr-e-Afghan (The Afghan pride"), Badshah Khan (also Bacha Khan) and Sarhaddi Gandhi ('Frontier Gandhi’).
[11] The credit of discovering the sea route of India goes to the -
A.
French
B.
Dutch
C.
Portuguese
D.
English
Ans:
Portuguese
Explanation :
Vasco da Gama was a Portuguese explorer, one of the most successful in the Age of Discovery and the commander of the first ships to sail directly from Europe to India. After decades of sailors trying to reach India with thousands of lives and dozens of vessels lost in shipwrecks and attacks, Gama landed in Calicut on the 20 May, 1498.
[12] The song ‘Jana-Gana-Mana' composed by Rabindra Nath Tagore was first published in January 1912 under the title of -
A.
Jay He
B.
Rashtra Jagritu
C.
Bharat Vidhata
D.
Matribhoomi
Ans:
Bharat Vidhata
Explanation :
Jana Gana Mana was first published under the title “Bharat Vidhata” in the Tatvabodhini Patrika, the official organ of Maharishi Devendranath Tagore’s Brahmo Samaj in January 1912. The song was subtitled Brahmo-Sangeet. However, the English translation of the original in Bengali was published earlier, on December 28, 1911, in the Bengalee. Much later, it was included in Tagore’s Dharma Sangeet, a collection of religious hymns.
[13] Which Directive Principle bears the direct impact of Gandhi's moral philosophy?
A.
Equal pay for equal work
B.
Provision of free legal aid and advice
C.
Prohibition of the slaughter of cows
D.
Protection of the monuments of historical importance
Ans:
Prohibition of the slaughter of cows
Explanation :
Two Directive Principles of State Policy which are based on the Gandhian ideals are: (i) promotion of cottage industries on an individual and co-operative basis in rural areas; and (ii) prevention of slaughter of cows and calves and other milch cattle.
[14] Who represented India in the Second Round Table Conference?
A.
Sarojani Nadu
B.
Anne Besaint
C.
Aruna Asaf Ali
D.
None of these
Ans:
Sarojani Nadu
Explanation :
On August 29, 1931, Gandhi sailed for England in the SS Rajputana to attend the Second Round Table Conference, He went as the sole representative of the Indian National Congress. He was accompanied by Sarojini Naidu and also Madan Mohan Malaviy Ghanshyam Das Birla, Muhammad Iqbal, Sir Mirza Ismail Diwan of Mysore, S.K. Dutta and Sir Syed Ali Imam.
[15] The first General Secretary of the Indian National Congress was -
A.
Dadabhai Naoroji
B.
A.O. Hume
C.
Ferozeshah Mehta
D.
Badruddin Tyabji
Ans:
A.O. Hume
Explanation :
The Indian National Congress was established in 1885 due to the efforts of A.O. Hume. He not only became its first General Secretary but continued to serve and guide it till his death in 1912.
[16] 'Poorna 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
Ans:
Lahore, 1929
Explanation :
The annual session of Indian National Congress was held on the banks of river Ravi at Lahore in December 1929, Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru was the Congress President. The place where this session held was named as the Lajpat Rai Nagar. Nehru drafted the Indian declaration of independence.
[17] Permanent Revenue Settlement of Bengal was introduced by -
A.
Clive
B.
Hastings
C.
Wellesley
D.
Cornwallis
Ans:
Cornwallis
Explanation :
In 1784 British Prime Minister Pitt the Younger tried to alter the Calcutta Administration with Pitt's India Act and in the year 1786 Charles Cornw was sent out to India to supervise the alteration.
[18] When did the British Govt. start ruling India directly?
A.
After the Battle of Plassey
B.
After the Battle of Panipat
C.
After the War of Mysore
D.
After Sepoy Mutiny
Ans:
After the Battle of Plassey
Explanation :
The British-administered territories in India were expanded in three successive waves. The first wave A.D. 1757-66) brought under [direct] British rule Bengal, Bihar, and the Northern Circars along the north-west shore of the Bay of Bengal; the second (A.D. 1790-1818) brought the Carnatic, the Upper Ganges Basin, and the Western Deccan; the third (A.D. 1843-9) brought the Indus Basin.
[19] The Aslatic society of Bengal (founded in 1784) owes its origin to -
A.
Warren Hastings
B.
Sir William Jones
C.
Sir James Mackintosh
D.
James Princep
Ans:
Sir William Jones
Explanation :
The Asiatic Society was founded by Sir William Jones on January 15, 1784 in a meeting presided over by Sir Robert Chambers, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court at the Fort William in Calcutta, then capital of the British Raj, to enhance and further the cause of Oriental research.
[20] Who was the ruler of Delhi when Ahmad Shah Abdali defeated the Marathas in the third Battle of Panipat in 1761?
A.
AlamgirI
B.
Muhammad Shalh
C.
Jahandar Shalh
D.
Shah Alam II
Ans:
Shah Alam II
Explanation :
The Third Battle of Panipat was fought in 1761 between the Afghan invader Ahmad Shah Abdali and the Marathas. Ali Gauhar, better known as Shah Alam II (October 1760 - November 1806) was the Mughal Emperor then.
[21] Who started the first English newspaper in India?
A.
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
B.
Raja Rammohan Roy
C.
J.A. Hickey
D.
Lord William Bentinck
Ans:
J.A. Hickey
Explanation :
The first major newspaper in India-The Bengal Gazette-was started in 1780 under the British Raj by James Augustus Hickey. Other newspapers such as The India Gazette, The Calcutta Gazette, The Madras Courier (1785), The Bombay Herald (1789) soon followed.
[22] Who was the author of the book My Experiments with Truth?
A.
Aurobindo
B.
Tilak
C.
Gandhi
D.
Vinoba
Ans:
Gandhi
Explanation :
The Story of My Experiments with Truth is the autobiography of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, covering his life from early childhood through to 1921. It was written in weekly installments and published in his journal Navjivan from 1925 to 1929.
[23] Motilal Nehru and Chittaranjan Das were the founder members of the -
A.
Communist Party of India
B.
Forward Block
C.
Socialist-Swarajist Party
D.
Swarajya Party
Ans:
Swarajya Party
Explanation :
The Swaraj Party, established as the Congress-Khilafat Swarajaya Party, was a political party formed in India in 1923 that sought greater self-government and political freedoms for the Indian people from the British Raj.
[24] What did the Hunter Commission appointed by the Viceroy probe?
A.
Bardoli Satayagraha
B.
Khilafat Agitation
C.
Jallianwala Bagh tragedy
D.
Chauri Chaura incident
Ans:
Jallianwala Bagh tragedy
Explanation :
On 14 October, 1919, after orders issued by the Secretary of State for India, Edwin Montagu, the Government of India announced the formation of a comtee of inquiry into the Jallianwala Bagh massacre referred to as the Disorders Inquiry Committee; it was later more widely known as the Hunter Commission.
[25] Who spoke: "At the stroke of midnight, when the world sleeps, India awakes to life and freedom"?
A.
Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
B.
Mahatma Gandhi
C.
Jawaharlal Nehru
D.
C. Rajagopalachari
Ans:
Jawaharlal Nehru
Explanation :
Jawaharlal Nehru, gave this following speech as India's first Prime Minister to the Constituent Assembly in New Delhi at midnight on August 14, 1947: "At the stroke of midnight hour, when the world sleeps, India will awake to life and freedom.
Explanation :
The Battle of Plassey was a decisive victory of the British East India Company over the Nawab of Bengal and his French allies on 23 June 1757. The battle established the Company rule in Bengal which expanded over much of India for the next hundred years.
[2] The Dandi March of Gandhi is an example of -
A.
Direct Action
B.
Boycott
C.
Civil Disobedience
D.
Non-Cooperation
Ans:
Direct Action
Explanation :
The Salt March which began with the Dandi March on 12 March 1930 was an important part of the Indian independence movement. It was a direct a campaign of tax resistance and nonviolent protest against the British salt monopoly in colonial India.
[3] The Third Battle of Panipat was fought between -
A.
the Marathas and the Afghans
B.
the Marathas and the Mughals
C.
the Mughals and the Afghans
D.
the Marathas and the Rajputs
Ans:
the Marathas and the Afghans
Explanation :
The Third Battle of Panipat was fought between the Marathas and the Afghans in 1761. Ahmad Shah Abdali defeated Marathas.
[4] Who termed Cripps' proposals as a post dated cheque in a crashing bank'?
A.
Ambedkar
B.
Annie Besant
C.
Patel
D.
Gandhiji
Ans:
Gandhiji
Explanation :
Mahatma Gandhi thought Cripps's proposals as inadequate and treated them as post-dated cheque.
[5] Which place among the following was the headquarters of-the Portuguese in India?
A.
Cochin
B.
Goa
C.
Calicut
D.
Cannanore
Ans:
Goa
Explanation :
In 1510, Afonso de Albuquerque defeated the Bijapur sultans with the help of Timayya, on behalf of the Hindu Vijayanagara Empire, leading to the establishment of a permanent settlement in Velha Goa (or Old Goa).
[6] Bal, Pal and Lal were the most prominent leaders of the -
A.
Swaraj Party
B.
Militant National Party
C.
Gadar Party
D.
Congress Party
Ans:
Congress Party
Explanation :
Lal Bal Pal, (Lala Lajpat Rai, Bal Gangadhar Tilak and Bipin Chandra Pal) were assertive nationalists- atriumvirate who advocated the Swadeshi movement involving the boycott of all imported items and the use of Indian-made goods in 1907.
[7] Who among the following attended all the three Round Table Conferences?
A.
Jawaharlal Nehru
B.
Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
C.
Vallabhbhai Patel
D.
Dr. Rajendra Prasad
Ans:
Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
Explanation :
In 1929, Ambedkar made the controversial deci-sion to co-operate with the all-British Simon Commission which was to look into setting up a responsible Indian Government in India. The Congress decided to boycott the Commission and drafted its own version of a constitution for free India.
[8] The Gandhian economy was based on the principle of -
A.
State control
B.
Competition
C.
Trusteeship
D.
Rural co-operation
Ans:
Trusteeship
Explanation :
Trusteeship is a socio-economic philosophy that was propounded by Mahatma Gandhi. It provides a means by which the wealthy people would be the trustees of trusts that looked after the welfare of the people in general. This concept was condemned by socialists as being in favor of the landlords, feudal princes and the capitalists.
[9] Who among the following was famous for framing the education minute?
A.
Lord Elgin
B.
Lord Macaulay
C.
Sadler
D.
None of these
Ans:
Lord Macaulay
Explanation :
Lord Macaulay introduced English education in India through his famous minute of February 1835. He called an educational system that would crate a class of anglicised Indians who would serve as cultural intermediaries between the British and the Indans.
[10] Who, among the following, has been known as the 'Frontier Gan-dhi'?
A.
Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
B.
Khan Saheb
C.
Chaudhary Shaukatullah
D.
Liaquat Ali Khan
Ans:
Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
Explanation :
Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan was a Pashtun political and spiritual leader of British India known for his non- violent opposition to British Rule in what is now Pakistan and India. A lifelong pacifist, and a close friend of Mohandas Gandhi, he was also known as Fakhr-e-Afghan (The Afghan pride"), Badshah Khan (also Bacha Khan) and Sarhaddi Gandhi ('Frontier Gandhi’).
[11] The credit of discovering the sea route of India goes to the -
A.
French
B.
Dutch
C.
Portuguese
D.
English
Ans:
Portuguese
Explanation :
Vasco da Gama was a Portuguese explorer, one of the most successful in the Age of Discovery and the commander of the first ships to sail directly from Europe to India. After decades of sailors trying to reach India with thousands of lives and dozens of vessels lost in shipwrecks and attacks, Gama landed in Calicut on the 20 May, 1498.
[12] The song ‘Jana-Gana-Mana' composed by Rabindra Nath Tagore was first published in January 1912 under the title of -
A.
Jay He
B.
Rashtra Jagritu
C.
Bharat Vidhata
D.
Matribhoomi
Ans:
Bharat Vidhata
Explanation :
Jana Gana Mana was first published under the title “Bharat Vidhata” in the Tatvabodhini Patrika, the official organ of Maharishi Devendranath Tagore’s Brahmo Samaj in January 1912. The song was subtitled Brahmo-Sangeet. However, the English translation of the original in Bengali was published earlier, on December 28, 1911, in the Bengalee. Much later, it was included in Tagore’s Dharma Sangeet, a collection of religious hymns.
[13] Which Directive Principle bears the direct impact of Gandhi's moral philosophy?
A.
Equal pay for equal work
B.
Provision of free legal aid and advice
C.
Prohibition of the slaughter of cows
D.
Protection of the monuments of historical importance
Ans:
Prohibition of the slaughter of cows
Explanation :
Two Directive Principles of State Policy which are based on the Gandhian ideals are: (i) promotion of cottage industries on an individual and co-operative basis in rural areas; and (ii) prevention of slaughter of cows and calves and other milch cattle.
[14] Who represented India in the Second Round Table Conference?
A.
Sarojani Nadu
B.
Anne Besaint
C.
Aruna Asaf Ali
D.
None of these
Ans:
Sarojani Nadu
Explanation :
On August 29, 1931, Gandhi sailed for England in the SS Rajputana to attend the Second Round Table Conference, He went as the sole representative of the Indian National Congress. He was accompanied by Sarojini Naidu and also Madan Mohan Malaviy Ghanshyam Das Birla, Muhammad Iqbal, Sir Mirza Ismail Diwan of Mysore, S.K. Dutta and Sir Syed Ali Imam.
[15] The first General Secretary of the Indian National Congress was -
A.
Dadabhai Naoroji
B.
A.O. Hume
C.
Ferozeshah Mehta
D.
Badruddin Tyabji
Ans:
A.O. Hume
Explanation :
The Indian National Congress was established in 1885 due to the efforts of A.O. Hume. He not only became its first General Secretary but continued to serve and guide it till his death in 1912.
[16] 'Poorna 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
Ans:
Lahore, 1929
Explanation :
The annual session of Indian National Congress was held on the banks of river Ravi at Lahore in December 1929, Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru was the Congress President. The place where this session held was named as the Lajpat Rai Nagar. Nehru drafted the Indian declaration of independence.
[17] Permanent Revenue Settlement of Bengal was introduced by -
A.
Clive
B.
Hastings
C.
Wellesley
D.
Cornwallis
Ans:
Cornwallis
Explanation :
In 1784 British Prime Minister Pitt the Younger tried to alter the Calcutta Administration with Pitt's India Act and in the year 1786 Charles Cornw was sent out to India to supervise the alteration.
[18] When did the British Govt. start ruling India directly?
A.
After the Battle of Plassey
B.
After the Battle of Panipat
C.
After the War of Mysore
D.
After Sepoy Mutiny
Ans:
After the Battle of Plassey
Explanation :
The British-administered territories in India were expanded in three successive waves. The first wave A.D. 1757-66) brought under [direct] British rule Bengal, Bihar, and the Northern Circars along the north-west shore of the Bay of Bengal; the second (A.D. 1790-1818) brought the Carnatic, the Upper Ganges Basin, and the Western Deccan; the third (A.D. 1843-9) brought the Indus Basin.
[19] The Aslatic society of Bengal (founded in 1784) owes its origin to -
A.
Warren Hastings
B.
Sir William Jones
C.
Sir James Mackintosh
D.
James Princep
Ans:
Sir William Jones
Explanation :
The Asiatic Society was founded by Sir William Jones on January 15, 1784 in a meeting presided over by Sir Robert Chambers, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court at the Fort William in Calcutta, then capital of the British Raj, to enhance and further the cause of Oriental research.
[20] Who was the ruler of Delhi when Ahmad Shah Abdali defeated the Marathas in the third Battle of Panipat in 1761?
A.
AlamgirI
B.
Muhammad Shalh
C.
Jahandar Shalh
D.
Shah Alam II
Ans:
Shah Alam II
Explanation :
The Third Battle of Panipat was fought in 1761 between the Afghan invader Ahmad Shah Abdali and the Marathas. Ali Gauhar, better known as Shah Alam II (October 1760 - November 1806) was the Mughal Emperor then.
[21] Who started the first English newspaper in India?
A.
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
B.
Raja Rammohan Roy
C.
J.A. Hickey
D.
Lord William Bentinck
Ans:
J.A. Hickey
Explanation :
The first major newspaper in India-The Bengal Gazette-was started in 1780 under the British Raj by James Augustus Hickey. Other newspapers such as The India Gazette, The Calcutta Gazette, The Madras Courier (1785), The Bombay Herald (1789) soon followed.
[22] Who was the author of the book My Experiments with Truth?
A.
Aurobindo
B.
Tilak
C.
Gandhi
D.
Vinoba
Ans:
Gandhi
Explanation :
The Story of My Experiments with Truth is the autobiography of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, covering his life from early childhood through to 1921. It was written in weekly installments and published in his journal Navjivan from 1925 to 1929.
[23] Motilal Nehru and Chittaranjan Das were the founder members of the -
A.
Communist Party of India
B.
Forward Block
C.
Socialist-Swarajist Party
D.
Swarajya Party
Ans:
Swarajya Party
Explanation :
The Swaraj Party, established as the Congress-Khilafat Swarajaya Party, was a political party formed in India in 1923 that sought greater self-government and political freedoms for the Indian people from the British Raj.
[24] What did the Hunter Commission appointed by the Viceroy probe?
A.
Bardoli Satayagraha
B.
Khilafat Agitation
C.
Jallianwala Bagh tragedy
D.
Chauri Chaura incident
Ans:
Jallianwala Bagh tragedy
Explanation :
On 14 October, 1919, after orders issued by the Secretary of State for India, Edwin Montagu, the Government of India announced the formation of a comtee of inquiry into the Jallianwala Bagh massacre referred to as the Disorders Inquiry Committee; it was later more widely known as the Hunter Commission.
[25] Who spoke: "At the stroke of midnight, when the world sleeps, India awakes to life and freedom"?
A.
Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
B.
Mahatma Gandhi
C.
Jawaharlal Nehru
D.
C. Rajagopalachari
Ans:
Jawaharlal Nehru
Explanation :
Jawaharlal Nehru, gave this following speech as India's first Prime Minister to the Constituent Assembly in New Delhi at midnight on August 14, 1947: "At the stroke of midnight hour, when the world sleeps, India will awake to life and freedom.
Explanation :
The Third Battle of Panipat was fought between the Marathas and the Afghans in 1761. Ahmad Shah Abdali defeated Marathas.
[4] Who termed Cripps' proposals as a post dated cheque in a crashing bank'?
A.
Ambedkar
B.
Annie Besant
C.
Patel
D.
Gandhiji
Ans:
Gandhiji
Explanation :
Mahatma Gandhi thought Cripps's proposals as inadequate and treated them as post-dated cheque.
[5] Which place among the following was the headquarters of-the Portuguese in India?
A.
Cochin
B.
Goa
C.
Calicut
D.
Cannanore
Ans:
Goa
Explanation :
In 1510, Afonso de Albuquerque defeated the Bijapur sultans with the help of Timayya, on behalf of the Hindu Vijayanagara Empire, leading to the establishment of a permanent settlement in Velha Goa (or Old Goa).
[6] Bal, Pal and Lal were the most prominent leaders of the -
A.
Swaraj Party
B.
Militant National Party
C.
Gadar Party
D.
Congress Party
Ans:
Congress Party
Explanation :
Lal Bal Pal, (Lala Lajpat Rai, Bal Gangadhar Tilak and Bipin Chandra Pal) were assertive nationalists- atriumvirate who advocated the Swadeshi movement involving the boycott of all imported items and the use of Indian-made goods in 1907.
[7] Who among the following attended all the three Round Table Conferences?
A.
Jawaharlal Nehru
B.
Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
C.
Vallabhbhai Patel
D.
Dr. Rajendra Prasad
Ans:
Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
Explanation :
In 1929, Ambedkar made the controversial deci-sion to co-operate with the all-British Simon Commission which was to look into setting up a responsible Indian Government in India. The Congress decided to boycott the Commission and drafted its own version of a constitution for free India.
[8] The Gandhian economy was based on the principle of -
A.
State control
B.
Competition
C.
Trusteeship
D.
Rural co-operation
Ans:
Trusteeship
Explanation :
Trusteeship is a socio-economic philosophy that was propounded by Mahatma Gandhi. It provides a means by which the wealthy people would be the trustees of trusts that looked after the welfare of the people in general. This concept was condemned by socialists as being in favor of the landlords, feudal princes and the capitalists.
[9] Who among the following was famous for framing the education minute?
A.
Lord Elgin
B.
Lord Macaulay
C.
Sadler
D.
None of these
Ans:
Lord Macaulay
Explanation :
Lord Macaulay introduced English education in India through his famous minute of February 1835. He called an educational system that would crate a class of anglicised Indians who would serve as cultural intermediaries between the British and the Indans.
[10] Who, among the following, has been known as the 'Frontier Gan-dhi'?
A.
Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
B.
Khan Saheb
C.
Chaudhary Shaukatullah
D.
Liaquat Ali Khan
Ans:
Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
Explanation :
Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan was a Pashtun political and spiritual leader of British India known for his non- violent opposition to British Rule in what is now Pakistan and India. A lifelong pacifist, and a close friend of Mohandas Gandhi, he was also known as Fakhr-e-Afghan (The Afghan pride"), Badshah Khan (also Bacha Khan) and Sarhaddi Gandhi ('Frontier Gandhi’).
[11] The credit of discovering the sea route of India goes to the -
A.
French
B.
Dutch
C.
Portuguese
D.
English
Ans:
Portuguese
Explanation :
Vasco da Gama was a Portuguese explorer, one of the most successful in the Age of Discovery and the commander of the first ships to sail directly from Europe to India. After decades of sailors trying to reach India with thousands of lives and dozens of vessels lost in shipwrecks and attacks, Gama landed in Calicut on the 20 May, 1498.
[12] The song ‘Jana-Gana-Mana' composed by Rabindra Nath Tagore was first published in January 1912 under the title of -
A.
Jay He
B.
Rashtra Jagritu
C.
Bharat Vidhata
D.
Matribhoomi
Ans:
Bharat Vidhata
Explanation :
Jana Gana Mana was first published under the title “Bharat Vidhata” in the Tatvabodhini Patrika, the official organ of Maharishi Devendranath Tagore’s Brahmo Samaj in January 1912. The song was subtitled Brahmo-Sangeet. However, the English translation of the original in Bengali was published earlier, on December 28, 1911, in the Bengalee. Much later, it was included in Tagore’s Dharma Sangeet, a collection of religious hymns.
[13] Which Directive Principle bears the direct impact of Gandhi's moral philosophy?
A.
Equal pay for equal work
B.
Provision of free legal aid and advice
C.
Prohibition of the slaughter of cows
D.
Protection of the monuments of historical importance
Ans:
Prohibition of the slaughter of cows
Explanation :
Two Directive Principles of State Policy which are based on the Gandhian ideals are: (i) promotion of cottage industries on an individual and co-operative basis in rural areas; and (ii) prevention of slaughter of cows and calves and other milch cattle.
[14] Who represented India in the Second Round Table Conference?
A.
Sarojani Nadu
B.
Anne Besaint
C.
Aruna Asaf Ali
D.
None of these
Ans:
Sarojani Nadu
Explanation :
On August 29, 1931, Gandhi sailed for England in the SS Rajputana to attend the Second Round Table Conference, He went as the sole representative of the Indian National Congress. He was accompanied by Sarojini Naidu and also Madan Mohan Malaviy Ghanshyam Das Birla, Muhammad Iqbal, Sir Mirza Ismail Diwan of Mysore, S.K. Dutta and Sir Syed Ali Imam.
[15] The first General Secretary of the Indian National Congress was -
A.
Dadabhai Naoroji
B.
A.O. Hume
C.
Ferozeshah Mehta
D.
Badruddin Tyabji
Ans:
A.O. Hume
Explanation :
The Indian National Congress was established in 1885 due to the efforts of A.O. Hume. He not only became its first General Secretary but continued to serve and guide it till his death in 1912.
[16] 'Poorna 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
Ans:
Lahore, 1929
Explanation :
The annual session of Indian National Congress was held on the banks of river Ravi at Lahore in December 1929, Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru was the Congress President. The place where this session held was named as the Lajpat Rai Nagar. Nehru drafted the Indian declaration of independence.
[17] Permanent Revenue Settlement of Bengal was introduced by -
A.
Clive
B.
Hastings
C.
Wellesley
D.
Cornwallis
Ans:
Cornwallis
Explanation :
In 1784 British Prime Minister Pitt the Younger tried to alter the Calcutta Administration with Pitt's India Act and in the year 1786 Charles Cornw was sent out to India to supervise the alteration.
[18] When did the British Govt. start ruling India directly?
A.
After the Battle of Plassey
B.
After the Battle of Panipat
C.
After the War of Mysore
D.
After Sepoy Mutiny
Ans:
After the Battle of Plassey
Explanation :
The British-administered territories in India were expanded in three successive waves. The first wave A.D. 1757-66) brought under [direct] British rule Bengal, Bihar, and the Northern Circars along the north-west shore of the Bay of Bengal; the second (A.D. 1790-1818) brought the Carnatic, the Upper Ganges Basin, and the Western Deccan; the third (A.D. 1843-9) brought the Indus Basin.
[19] The Aslatic society of Bengal (founded in 1784) owes its origin to -
A.
Warren Hastings
B.
Sir William Jones
C.
Sir James Mackintosh
D.
James Princep
Ans:
Sir William Jones
Explanation :
The Asiatic Society was founded by Sir William Jones on January 15, 1784 in a meeting presided over by Sir Robert Chambers, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court at the Fort William in Calcutta, then capital of the British Raj, to enhance and further the cause of Oriental research.
[20] Who was the ruler of Delhi when Ahmad Shah Abdali defeated the Marathas in the third Battle of Panipat in 1761?
A.
AlamgirI
B.
Muhammad Shalh
C.
Jahandar Shalh
D.
Shah Alam II
Ans:
Shah Alam II
Explanation :
The Third Battle of Panipat was fought in 1761 between the Afghan invader Ahmad Shah Abdali and the Marathas. Ali Gauhar, better known as Shah Alam II (October 1760 - November 1806) was the Mughal Emperor then.
[21] Who started the first English newspaper in India?
A.
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
B.
Raja Rammohan Roy
C.
J.A. Hickey
D.
Lord William Bentinck
Ans:
J.A. Hickey
Explanation :
The first major newspaper in India-The Bengal Gazette-was started in 1780 under the British Raj by James Augustus Hickey. Other newspapers such as The India Gazette, The Calcutta Gazette, The Madras Courier (1785), The Bombay Herald (1789) soon followed.
[22] Who was the author of the book My Experiments with Truth?
A.
Aurobindo
B.
Tilak
C.
Gandhi
D.
Vinoba
Ans:
Gandhi
Explanation :
The Story of My Experiments with Truth is the autobiography of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, covering his life from early childhood through to 1921. It was written in weekly installments and published in his journal Navjivan from 1925 to 1929.
[23] Motilal Nehru and Chittaranjan Das were the founder members of the -
A.
Communist Party of India
B.
Forward Block
C.
Socialist-Swarajist Party
D.
Swarajya Party
Ans:
Swarajya Party
Explanation :
The Swaraj Party, established as the Congress-Khilafat Swarajaya Party, was a political party formed in India in 1923 that sought greater self-government and political freedoms for the Indian people from the British Raj.
[24] What did the Hunter Commission appointed by the Viceroy probe?
A.
Bardoli Satayagraha
B.
Khilafat Agitation
C.
Jallianwala Bagh tragedy
D.
Chauri Chaura incident
Ans:
Jallianwala Bagh tragedy
Explanation :
On 14 October, 1919, after orders issued by the Secretary of State for India, Edwin Montagu, the Government of India announced the formation of a comtee of inquiry into the Jallianwala Bagh massacre referred to as the Disorders Inquiry Committee; it was later more widely known as the Hunter Commission.
[25] Who spoke: "At the stroke of midnight, when the world sleeps, India awakes to life and freedom"?
A.
Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
B.
Mahatma Gandhi
C.
Jawaharlal Nehru
D.
C. Rajagopalachari
Ans:
Jawaharlal Nehru
Explanation :
Jawaharlal Nehru, gave this following speech as India's first Prime Minister to the Constituent Assembly in New Delhi at midnight on August 14, 1947: "At the stroke of midnight hour, when the world sleeps, India will awake to life and freedom.
Explanation :
In 1510, Afonso de Albuquerque defeated the Bijapur sultans with the help of Timayya, on behalf of the Hindu Vijayanagara Empire, leading to the establishment of a permanent settlement in Velha Goa (or Old Goa).
[6] Bal, Pal and Lal were the most prominent leaders of the -
A.
Swaraj Party
B.
Militant National Party
C.
Gadar Party
D.
Congress Party
Ans:
Congress Party
Explanation :
Lal Bal Pal, (Lala Lajpat Rai, Bal Gangadhar Tilak and Bipin Chandra Pal) were assertive nationalists- atriumvirate who advocated the Swadeshi movement involving the boycott of all imported items and the use of Indian-made goods in 1907.
[7] Who among the following attended all the three Round Table Conferences?
A.
Jawaharlal Nehru
B.
Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
C.
Vallabhbhai Patel
D.
Dr. Rajendra Prasad
Ans:
Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
Explanation :
In 1929, Ambedkar made the controversial deci-sion to co-operate with the all-British Simon Commission which was to look into setting up a responsible Indian Government in India. The Congress decided to boycott the Commission and drafted its own version of a constitution for free India.
[8] The Gandhian economy was based on the principle of -
A.
State control
B.
Competition
C.
Trusteeship
D.
Rural co-operation
Ans:
Trusteeship
Explanation :
Trusteeship is a socio-economic philosophy that was propounded by Mahatma Gandhi. It provides a means by which the wealthy people would be the trustees of trusts that looked after the welfare of the people in general. This concept was condemned by socialists as being in favor of the landlords, feudal princes and the capitalists.
[9] Who among the following was famous for framing the education minute?
A.
Lord Elgin
B.
Lord Macaulay
C.
Sadler
D.
None of these
Ans:
Lord Macaulay
Explanation :
Lord Macaulay introduced English education in India through his famous minute of February 1835. He called an educational system that would crate a class of anglicised Indians who would serve as cultural intermediaries between the British and the Indans.
[10] Who, among the following, has been known as the 'Frontier Gan-dhi'?
A.
Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
B.
Khan Saheb
C.
Chaudhary Shaukatullah
D.
Liaquat Ali Khan
Ans:
Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
Explanation :
Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan was a Pashtun political and spiritual leader of British India known for his non- violent opposition to British Rule in what is now Pakistan and India. A lifelong pacifist, and a close friend of Mohandas Gandhi, he was also known as Fakhr-e-Afghan (The Afghan pride"), Badshah Khan (also Bacha Khan) and Sarhaddi Gandhi ('Frontier Gandhi’).
[11] The credit of discovering the sea route of India goes to the -
A.
French
B.
Dutch
C.
Portuguese
D.
English
Ans:
Portuguese
Explanation :
Vasco da Gama was a Portuguese explorer, one of the most successful in the Age of Discovery and the commander of the first ships to sail directly from Europe to India. After decades of sailors trying to reach India with thousands of lives and dozens of vessels lost in shipwrecks and attacks, Gama landed in Calicut on the 20 May, 1498.
[12] The song ‘Jana-Gana-Mana' composed by Rabindra Nath Tagore was first published in January 1912 under the title of -
A.
Jay He
B.
Rashtra Jagritu
C.
Bharat Vidhata
D.
Matribhoomi
Ans:
Bharat Vidhata
Explanation :
Jana Gana Mana was first published under the title “Bharat Vidhata” in the Tatvabodhini Patrika, the official organ of Maharishi Devendranath Tagore’s Brahmo Samaj in January 1912. The song was subtitled Brahmo-Sangeet. However, the English translation of the original in Bengali was published earlier, on December 28, 1911, in the Bengalee. Much later, it was included in Tagore’s Dharma Sangeet, a collection of religious hymns.
[13] Which Directive Principle bears the direct impact of Gandhi's moral philosophy?
A.
Equal pay for equal work
B.
Provision of free legal aid and advice
C.
Prohibition of the slaughter of cows
D.
Protection of the monuments of historical importance
Ans:
Prohibition of the slaughter of cows
Explanation :
Two Directive Principles of State Policy which are based on the Gandhian ideals are: (i) promotion of cottage industries on an individual and co-operative basis in rural areas; and (ii) prevention of slaughter of cows and calves and other milch cattle.
[14] Who represented India in the Second Round Table Conference?
A.
Sarojani Nadu
B.
Anne Besaint
C.
Aruna Asaf Ali
D.
None of these
Ans:
Sarojani Nadu
Explanation :
On August 29, 1931, Gandhi sailed for England in the SS Rajputana to attend the Second Round Table Conference, He went as the sole representative of the Indian National Congress. He was accompanied by Sarojini Naidu and also Madan Mohan Malaviy Ghanshyam Das Birla, Muhammad Iqbal, Sir Mirza Ismail Diwan of Mysore, S.K. Dutta and Sir Syed Ali Imam.
[15] The first General Secretary of the Indian National Congress was -
A.
Dadabhai Naoroji
B.
A.O. Hume
C.
Ferozeshah Mehta
D.
Badruddin Tyabji
Ans:
A.O. Hume
Explanation :
The Indian National Congress was established in 1885 due to the efforts of A.O. Hume. He not only became its first General Secretary but continued to serve and guide it till his death in 1912.
[16] 'Poorna 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
Ans:
Lahore, 1929
Explanation :
The annual session of Indian National Congress was held on the banks of river Ravi at Lahore in December 1929, Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru was the Congress President. The place where this session held was named as the Lajpat Rai Nagar. Nehru drafted the Indian declaration of independence.
[17] Permanent Revenue Settlement of Bengal was introduced by -
A.
Clive
B.
Hastings
C.
Wellesley
D.
Cornwallis
Ans:
Cornwallis
Explanation :
In 1784 British Prime Minister Pitt the Younger tried to alter the Calcutta Administration with Pitt's India Act and in the year 1786 Charles Cornw was sent out to India to supervise the alteration.
[18] When did the British Govt. start ruling India directly?
A.
After the Battle of Plassey
B.
After the Battle of Panipat
C.
After the War of Mysore
D.
After Sepoy Mutiny
Ans:
After the Battle of Plassey
Explanation :
The British-administered territories in India were expanded in three successive waves. The first wave A.D. 1757-66) brought under [direct] British rule Bengal, Bihar, and the Northern Circars along the north-west shore of the Bay of Bengal; the second (A.D. 1790-1818) brought the Carnatic, the Upper Ganges Basin, and the Western Deccan; the third (A.D. 1843-9) brought the Indus Basin.
[19] The Aslatic society of Bengal (founded in 1784) owes its origin to -
A.
Warren Hastings
B.
Sir William Jones
C.
Sir James Mackintosh
D.
James Princep
Ans:
Sir William Jones
Explanation :
The Asiatic Society was founded by Sir William Jones on January 15, 1784 in a meeting presided over by Sir Robert Chambers, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court at the Fort William in Calcutta, then capital of the British Raj, to enhance and further the cause of Oriental research.
[20] Who was the ruler of Delhi when Ahmad Shah Abdali defeated the Marathas in the third Battle of Panipat in 1761?
A.
AlamgirI
B.
Muhammad Shalh
C.
Jahandar Shalh
D.
Shah Alam II
Ans:
Shah Alam II
Explanation :
The Third Battle of Panipat was fought in 1761 between the Afghan invader Ahmad Shah Abdali and the Marathas. Ali Gauhar, better known as Shah Alam II (October 1760 - November 1806) was the Mughal Emperor then.
[21] Who started the first English newspaper in India?
A.
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
B.
Raja Rammohan Roy
C.
J.A. Hickey
D.
Lord William Bentinck
Ans:
J.A. Hickey
Explanation :
The first major newspaper in India-The Bengal Gazette-was started in 1780 under the British Raj by James Augustus Hickey. Other newspapers such as The India Gazette, The Calcutta Gazette, The Madras Courier (1785), The Bombay Herald (1789) soon followed.
[22] Who was the author of the book My Experiments with Truth?
A.
Aurobindo
B.
Tilak
C.
Gandhi
D.
Vinoba
Ans:
Gandhi
Explanation :
The Story of My Experiments with Truth is the autobiography of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, covering his life from early childhood through to 1921. It was written in weekly installments and published in his journal Navjivan from 1925 to 1929.
[23] Motilal Nehru and Chittaranjan Das were the founder members of the -
A.
Communist Party of India
B.
Forward Block
C.
Socialist-Swarajist Party
D.
Swarajya Party
Ans:
Swarajya Party
Explanation :
The Swaraj Party, established as the Congress-Khilafat Swarajaya Party, was a political party formed in India in 1923 that sought greater self-government and political freedoms for the Indian people from the British Raj.
[24] What did the Hunter Commission appointed by the Viceroy probe?
A.
Bardoli Satayagraha
B.
Khilafat Agitation
C.
Jallianwala Bagh tragedy
D.
Chauri Chaura incident
Ans:
Jallianwala Bagh tragedy
Explanation :
On 14 October, 1919, after orders issued by the Secretary of State for India, Edwin Montagu, the Government of India announced the formation of a comtee of inquiry into the Jallianwala Bagh massacre referred to as the Disorders Inquiry Committee; it was later more widely known as the Hunter Commission.
[25] Who spoke: "At the stroke of midnight, when the world sleeps, India awakes to life and freedom"?
A.
Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
B.
Mahatma Gandhi
C.
Jawaharlal Nehru
D.
C. Rajagopalachari
Ans:
Jawaharlal Nehru
Explanation :
Jawaharlal Nehru, gave this following speech as India's first Prime Minister to the Constituent Assembly in New Delhi at midnight on August 14, 1947: "At the stroke of midnight hour, when the world sleeps, India will awake to life and freedom.
Explanation :
In 1929, Ambedkar made the controversial deci-sion to co-operate with the all-British Simon Commission which was to look into setting up a responsible Indian Government in India. The Congress decided to boycott the Commission and drafted its own version of a constitution for free India.
[8] The Gandhian economy was based on the principle of -
A.
State control
B.
Competition
C.
Trusteeship
D.
Rural co-operation
Ans:
Trusteeship
Explanation :
Trusteeship is a socio-economic philosophy that was propounded by Mahatma Gandhi. It provides a means by which the wealthy people would be the trustees of trusts that looked after the welfare of the people in general. This concept was condemned by socialists as being in favor of the landlords, feudal princes and the capitalists.
[9] Who among the following was famous for framing the education minute?
A.
Lord Elgin
B.
Lord Macaulay
C.
Sadler
D.
None of these
Ans:
Lord Macaulay
Explanation :
Lord Macaulay introduced English education in India through his famous minute of February 1835. He called an educational system that would crate a class of anglicised Indians who would serve as cultural intermediaries between the British and the Indans.
[10] Who, among the following, has been known as the 'Frontier Gan-dhi'?
A.
Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
B.
Khan Saheb
C.
Chaudhary Shaukatullah
D.
Liaquat Ali Khan
Ans:
Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
Explanation :
Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan was a Pashtun political and spiritual leader of British India known for his non- violent opposition to British Rule in what is now Pakistan and India. A lifelong pacifist, and a close friend of Mohandas Gandhi, he was also known as Fakhr-e-Afghan (The Afghan pride"), Badshah Khan (also Bacha Khan) and Sarhaddi Gandhi ('Frontier Gandhi’).
[11] The credit of discovering the sea route of India goes to the -
A.
French
B.
Dutch
C.
Portuguese
D.
English
Ans:
Portuguese
Explanation :
Vasco da Gama was a Portuguese explorer, one of the most successful in the Age of Discovery and the commander of the first ships to sail directly from Europe to India. After decades of sailors trying to reach India with thousands of lives and dozens of vessels lost in shipwrecks and attacks, Gama landed in Calicut on the 20 May, 1498.
[12] The song ‘Jana-Gana-Mana' composed by Rabindra Nath Tagore was first published in January 1912 under the title of -
A.
Jay He
B.
Rashtra Jagritu
C.
Bharat Vidhata
D.
Matribhoomi
Ans:
Bharat Vidhata
Explanation :
Jana Gana Mana was first published under the title “Bharat Vidhata” in the Tatvabodhini Patrika, the official organ of Maharishi Devendranath Tagore’s Brahmo Samaj in January 1912. The song was subtitled Brahmo-Sangeet. However, the English translation of the original in Bengali was published earlier, on December 28, 1911, in the Bengalee. Much later, it was included in Tagore’s Dharma Sangeet, a collection of religious hymns.
[13] Which Directive Principle bears the direct impact of Gandhi's moral philosophy?
A.
Equal pay for equal work
B.
Provision of free legal aid and advice
C.
Prohibition of the slaughter of cows
D.
Protection of the monuments of historical importance
Ans:
Prohibition of the slaughter of cows
Explanation :
Two Directive Principles of State Policy which are based on the Gandhian ideals are: (i) promotion of cottage industries on an individual and co-operative basis in rural areas; and (ii) prevention of slaughter of cows and calves and other milch cattle.
[14] Who represented India in the Second Round Table Conference?
A.
Sarojani Nadu
B.
Anne Besaint
C.
Aruna Asaf Ali
D.
None of these
Ans:
Sarojani Nadu
Explanation :
On August 29, 1931, Gandhi sailed for England in the SS Rajputana to attend the Second Round Table Conference, He went as the sole representative of the Indian National Congress. He was accompanied by Sarojini Naidu and also Madan Mohan Malaviy Ghanshyam Das Birla, Muhammad Iqbal, Sir Mirza Ismail Diwan of Mysore, S.K. Dutta and Sir Syed Ali Imam.
[15] The first General Secretary of the Indian National Congress was -
A.
Dadabhai Naoroji
B.
A.O. Hume
C.
Ferozeshah Mehta
D.
Badruddin Tyabji
Ans:
A.O. Hume
Explanation :
The Indian National Congress was established in 1885 due to the efforts of A.O. Hume. He not only became its first General Secretary but continued to serve and guide it till his death in 1912.
[16] 'Poorna 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
Ans:
Lahore, 1929
Explanation :
The annual session of Indian National Congress was held on the banks of river Ravi at Lahore in December 1929, Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru was the Congress President. The place where this session held was named as the Lajpat Rai Nagar. Nehru drafted the Indian declaration of independence.
[17] Permanent Revenue Settlement of Bengal was introduced by -
A.
Clive
B.
Hastings
C.
Wellesley
D.
Cornwallis
Ans:
Cornwallis
Explanation :
In 1784 British Prime Minister Pitt the Younger tried to alter the Calcutta Administration with Pitt's India Act and in the year 1786 Charles Cornw was sent out to India to supervise the alteration.
[18] When did the British Govt. start ruling India directly?
A.
After the Battle of Plassey
B.
After the Battle of Panipat
C.
After the War of Mysore
D.
After Sepoy Mutiny
Ans:
After the Battle of Plassey
Explanation :
The British-administered territories in India were expanded in three successive waves. The first wave A.D. 1757-66) brought under [direct] British rule Bengal, Bihar, and the Northern Circars along the north-west shore of the Bay of Bengal; the second (A.D. 1790-1818) brought the Carnatic, the Upper Ganges Basin, and the Western Deccan; the third (A.D. 1843-9) brought the Indus Basin.
[19] The Aslatic society of Bengal (founded in 1784) owes its origin to -
A.
Warren Hastings
B.
Sir William Jones
C.
Sir James Mackintosh
D.
James Princep
Ans:
Sir William Jones
Explanation :
The Asiatic Society was founded by Sir William Jones on January 15, 1784 in a meeting presided over by Sir Robert Chambers, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court at the Fort William in Calcutta, then capital of the British Raj, to enhance and further the cause of Oriental research.
[20] Who was the ruler of Delhi when Ahmad Shah Abdali defeated the Marathas in the third Battle of Panipat in 1761?
A.
AlamgirI
B.
Muhammad Shalh
C.
Jahandar Shalh
D.
Shah Alam II
Ans:
Shah Alam II
Explanation :
The Third Battle of Panipat was fought in 1761 between the Afghan invader Ahmad Shah Abdali and the Marathas. Ali Gauhar, better known as Shah Alam II (October 1760 - November 1806) was the Mughal Emperor then.
[21] Who started the first English newspaper in India?
A.
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
B.
Raja Rammohan Roy
C.
J.A. Hickey
D.
Lord William Bentinck
Ans:
J.A. Hickey
Explanation :
The first major newspaper in India-The Bengal Gazette-was started in 1780 under the British Raj by James Augustus Hickey. Other newspapers such as The India Gazette, The Calcutta Gazette, The Madras Courier (1785), The Bombay Herald (1789) soon followed.
[22] Who was the author of the book My Experiments with Truth?
A.
Aurobindo
B.
Tilak
C.
Gandhi
D.
Vinoba
Ans:
Gandhi
Explanation :
The Story of My Experiments with Truth is the autobiography of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, covering his life from early childhood through to 1921. It was written in weekly installments and published in his journal Navjivan from 1925 to 1929.
[23] Motilal Nehru and Chittaranjan Das were the founder members of the -
A.
Communist Party of India
B.
Forward Block
C.
Socialist-Swarajist Party
D.
Swarajya Party
Ans:
Swarajya Party
Explanation :
The Swaraj Party, established as the Congress-Khilafat Swarajaya Party, was a political party formed in India in 1923 that sought greater self-government and political freedoms for the Indian people from the British Raj.
[24] What did the Hunter Commission appointed by the Viceroy probe?
A.
Bardoli Satayagraha
B.
Khilafat Agitation
C.
Jallianwala Bagh tragedy
D.
Chauri Chaura incident
Ans:
Jallianwala Bagh tragedy
Explanation :
On 14 October, 1919, after orders issued by the Secretary of State for India, Edwin Montagu, the Government of India announced the formation of a comtee of inquiry into the Jallianwala Bagh massacre referred to as the Disorders Inquiry Committee; it was later more widely known as the Hunter Commission.
[25] Who spoke: "At the stroke of midnight, when the world sleeps, India awakes to life and freedom"?
A.
Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
B.
Mahatma Gandhi
C.
Jawaharlal Nehru
D.
C. Rajagopalachari
Ans:
Jawaharlal Nehru
Explanation :
Jawaharlal Nehru, gave this following speech as India's first Prime Minister to the Constituent Assembly in New Delhi at midnight on August 14, 1947: "At the stroke of midnight hour, when the world sleeps, India will awake to life and freedom.
Explanation :
Lord Macaulay introduced English education in India through his famous minute of February 1835. He called an educational system that would crate a class of anglicised Indians who would serve as cultural intermediaries between the British and the Indans.
[10] Who, among the following, has been known as the 'Frontier Gan-dhi'?
A.
Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
B.
Khan Saheb
C.
Chaudhary Shaukatullah
D.
Liaquat Ali Khan
Ans:
Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
Explanation :
Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan was a Pashtun political and spiritual leader of British India known for his non- violent opposition to British Rule in what is now Pakistan and India. A lifelong pacifist, and a close friend of Mohandas Gandhi, he was also known as Fakhr-e-Afghan (The Afghan pride"), Badshah Khan (also Bacha Khan) and Sarhaddi Gandhi ('Frontier Gandhi’).
[11] The credit of discovering the sea route of India goes to the -
A.
French
B.
Dutch
C.
Portuguese
D.
English
Ans:
Portuguese
Explanation :
Vasco da Gama was a Portuguese explorer, one of the most successful in the Age of Discovery and the commander of the first ships to sail directly from Europe to India. After decades of sailors trying to reach India with thousands of lives and dozens of vessels lost in shipwrecks and attacks, Gama landed in Calicut on the 20 May, 1498.
[12] The song ‘Jana-Gana-Mana' composed by Rabindra Nath Tagore was first published in January 1912 under the title of -
A.
Jay He
B.
Rashtra Jagritu
C.
Bharat Vidhata
D.
Matribhoomi
Ans:
Bharat Vidhata
Explanation :
Jana Gana Mana was first published under the title “Bharat Vidhata” in the Tatvabodhini Patrika, the official organ of Maharishi Devendranath Tagore’s Brahmo Samaj in January 1912. The song was subtitled Brahmo-Sangeet. However, the English translation of the original in Bengali was published earlier, on December 28, 1911, in the Bengalee. Much later, it was included in Tagore’s Dharma Sangeet, a collection of religious hymns.
[13] Which Directive Principle bears the direct impact of Gandhi's moral philosophy?
A.
Equal pay for equal work
B.
Provision of free legal aid and advice
C.
Prohibition of the slaughter of cows
D.
Protection of the monuments of historical importance
Ans:
Prohibition of the slaughter of cows
Explanation :
Two Directive Principles of State Policy which are based on the Gandhian ideals are: (i) promotion of cottage industries on an individual and co-operative basis in rural areas; and (ii) prevention of slaughter of cows and calves and other milch cattle.
[14] Who represented India in the Second Round Table Conference?
A.
Sarojani Nadu
B.
Anne Besaint
C.
Aruna Asaf Ali
D.
None of these
Ans:
Sarojani Nadu
Explanation :
On August 29, 1931, Gandhi sailed for England in the SS Rajputana to attend the Second Round Table Conference, He went as the sole representative of the Indian National Congress. He was accompanied by Sarojini Naidu and also Madan Mohan Malaviy Ghanshyam Das Birla, Muhammad Iqbal, Sir Mirza Ismail Diwan of Mysore, S.K. Dutta and Sir Syed Ali Imam.
[15] The first General Secretary of the Indian National Congress was -
A.
Dadabhai Naoroji
B.
A.O. Hume
C.
Ferozeshah Mehta
D.
Badruddin Tyabji
Ans:
A.O. Hume
Explanation :
The Indian National Congress was established in 1885 due to the efforts of A.O. Hume. He not only became its first General Secretary but continued to serve and guide it till his death in 1912.
[16] 'Poorna 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
Ans:
Lahore, 1929
Explanation :
The annual session of Indian National Congress was held on the banks of river Ravi at Lahore in December 1929, Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru was the Congress President. The place where this session held was named as the Lajpat Rai Nagar. Nehru drafted the Indian declaration of independence.
[17] Permanent Revenue Settlement of Bengal was introduced by -
A.
Clive
B.
Hastings
C.
Wellesley
D.
Cornwallis
Ans:
Cornwallis
Explanation :
In 1784 British Prime Minister Pitt the Younger tried to alter the Calcutta Administration with Pitt's India Act and in the year 1786 Charles Cornw was sent out to India to supervise the alteration.
[18] When did the British Govt. start ruling India directly?
A.
After the Battle of Plassey
B.
After the Battle of Panipat
C.
After the War of Mysore
D.
After Sepoy Mutiny
Ans:
After the Battle of Plassey
Explanation :
The British-administered territories in India were expanded in three successive waves. The first wave A.D. 1757-66) brought under [direct] British rule Bengal, Bihar, and the Northern Circars along the north-west shore of the Bay of Bengal; the second (A.D. 1790-1818) brought the Carnatic, the Upper Ganges Basin, and the Western Deccan; the third (A.D. 1843-9) brought the Indus Basin.
[19] The Aslatic society of Bengal (founded in 1784) owes its origin to -
A.
Warren Hastings
B.
Sir William Jones
C.
Sir James Mackintosh
D.
James Princep
Ans:
Sir William Jones
Explanation :
The Asiatic Society was founded by Sir William Jones on January 15, 1784 in a meeting presided over by Sir Robert Chambers, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court at the Fort William in Calcutta, then capital of the British Raj, to enhance and further the cause of Oriental research.
[20] Who was the ruler of Delhi when Ahmad Shah Abdali defeated the Marathas in the third Battle of Panipat in 1761?
A.
AlamgirI
B.
Muhammad Shalh
C.
Jahandar Shalh
D.
Shah Alam II
Ans:
Shah Alam II
Explanation :
The Third Battle of Panipat was fought in 1761 between the Afghan invader Ahmad Shah Abdali and the Marathas. Ali Gauhar, better known as Shah Alam II (October 1760 - November 1806) was the Mughal Emperor then.
[21] Who started the first English newspaper in India?
A.
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
B.
Raja Rammohan Roy
C.
J.A. Hickey
D.
Lord William Bentinck
Ans:
J.A. Hickey
Explanation :
The first major newspaper in India-The Bengal Gazette-was started in 1780 under the British Raj by James Augustus Hickey. Other newspapers such as The India Gazette, The Calcutta Gazette, The Madras Courier (1785), The Bombay Herald (1789) soon followed.
[22] Who was the author of the book My Experiments with Truth?
A.
Aurobindo
B.
Tilak
C.
Gandhi
D.
Vinoba
Ans:
Gandhi
Explanation :
The Story of My Experiments with Truth is the autobiography of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, covering his life from early childhood through to 1921. It was written in weekly installments and published in his journal Navjivan from 1925 to 1929.
[23] Motilal Nehru and Chittaranjan Das were the founder members of the -
A.
Communist Party of India
B.
Forward Block
C.
Socialist-Swarajist Party
D.
Swarajya Party
Ans:
Swarajya Party
Explanation :
The Swaraj Party, established as the Congress-Khilafat Swarajaya Party, was a political party formed in India in 1923 that sought greater self-government and political freedoms for the Indian people from the British Raj.
[24] What did the Hunter Commission appointed by the Viceroy probe?
A.
Bardoli Satayagraha
B.
Khilafat Agitation
C.
Jallianwala Bagh tragedy
D.
Chauri Chaura incident
Ans:
Jallianwala Bagh tragedy
Explanation :
On 14 October, 1919, after orders issued by the Secretary of State for India, Edwin Montagu, the Government of India announced the formation of a comtee of inquiry into the Jallianwala Bagh massacre referred to as the Disorders Inquiry Committee; it was later more widely known as the Hunter Commission.
[25] Who spoke: "At the stroke of midnight, when the world sleeps, India awakes to life and freedom"?
A.
Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
B.
Mahatma Gandhi
C.
Jawaharlal Nehru
D.
C. Rajagopalachari
Ans:
Jawaharlal Nehru
Explanation :
Jawaharlal Nehru, gave this following speech as India's first Prime Minister to the Constituent Assembly in New Delhi at midnight on August 14, 1947: "At the stroke of midnight hour, when the world sleeps, India will awake to life and freedom.
Explanation :
Vasco da Gama was a Portuguese explorer, one of the most successful in the Age of Discovery and the commander of the first ships to sail directly from Europe to India. After decades of sailors trying to reach India with thousands of lives and dozens of vessels lost in shipwrecks and attacks, Gama landed in Calicut on the 20 May, 1498.
[12] The song ‘Jana-Gana-Mana' composed by Rabindra Nath Tagore was first published in January 1912 under the title of -
A.
Jay He
B.
Rashtra Jagritu
C.
Bharat Vidhata
D.
Matribhoomi
Ans:
Bharat Vidhata
Explanation :
Jana Gana Mana was first published under the title “Bharat Vidhata” in the Tatvabodhini Patrika, the official organ of Maharishi Devendranath Tagore’s Brahmo Samaj in January 1912. The song was subtitled Brahmo-Sangeet. However, the English translation of the original in Bengali was published earlier, on December 28, 1911, in the Bengalee. Much later, it was included in Tagore’s Dharma Sangeet, a collection of religious hymns.
[13] Which Directive Principle bears the direct impact of Gandhi's moral philosophy?
A.
Equal pay for equal work
B.
Provision of free legal aid and advice
C.
Prohibition of the slaughter of cows
D.
Protection of the monuments of historical importance
Ans:
Prohibition of the slaughter of cows
Explanation :
Two Directive Principles of State Policy which are based on the Gandhian ideals are: (i) promotion of cottage industries on an individual and co-operative basis in rural areas; and (ii) prevention of slaughter of cows and calves and other milch cattle.
[14] Who represented India in the Second Round Table Conference?
A.
Sarojani Nadu
B.
Anne Besaint
C.
Aruna Asaf Ali
D.
None of these
Ans:
Sarojani Nadu
Explanation :
On August 29, 1931, Gandhi sailed for England in the SS Rajputana to attend the Second Round Table Conference, He went as the sole representative of the Indian National Congress. He was accompanied by Sarojini Naidu and also Madan Mohan Malaviy Ghanshyam Das Birla, Muhammad Iqbal, Sir Mirza Ismail Diwan of Mysore, S.K. Dutta and Sir Syed Ali Imam.
[15] The first General Secretary of the Indian National Congress was -
A.
Dadabhai Naoroji
B.
A.O. Hume
C.
Ferozeshah Mehta
D.
Badruddin Tyabji
Ans:
A.O. Hume
Explanation :
The Indian National Congress was established in 1885 due to the efforts of A.O. Hume. He not only became its first General Secretary but continued to serve and guide it till his death in 1912.
[16] 'Poorna 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
Ans:
Lahore, 1929
Explanation :
The annual session of Indian National Congress was held on the banks of river Ravi at Lahore in December 1929, Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru was the Congress President. The place where this session held was named as the Lajpat Rai Nagar. Nehru drafted the Indian declaration of independence.
[17] Permanent Revenue Settlement of Bengal was introduced by -
A.
Clive
B.
Hastings
C.
Wellesley
D.
Cornwallis
Ans:
Cornwallis
Explanation :
In 1784 British Prime Minister Pitt the Younger tried to alter the Calcutta Administration with Pitt's India Act and in the year 1786 Charles Cornw was sent out to India to supervise the alteration.
[18] When did the British Govt. start ruling India directly?
A.
After the Battle of Plassey
B.
After the Battle of Panipat
C.
After the War of Mysore
D.
After Sepoy Mutiny
Ans:
After the Battle of Plassey
Explanation :
The British-administered territories in India were expanded in three successive waves. The first wave A.D. 1757-66) brought under [direct] British rule Bengal, Bihar, and the Northern Circars along the north-west shore of the Bay of Bengal; the second (A.D. 1790-1818) brought the Carnatic, the Upper Ganges Basin, and the Western Deccan; the third (A.D. 1843-9) brought the Indus Basin.
[19] The Aslatic society of Bengal (founded in 1784) owes its origin to -
A.
Warren Hastings
B.
Sir William Jones
C.
Sir James Mackintosh
D.
James Princep
Ans:
Sir William Jones
Explanation :
The Asiatic Society was founded by Sir William Jones on January 15, 1784 in a meeting presided over by Sir Robert Chambers, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court at the Fort William in Calcutta, then capital of the British Raj, to enhance and further the cause of Oriental research.
[20] Who was the ruler of Delhi when Ahmad Shah Abdali defeated the Marathas in the third Battle of Panipat in 1761?
A.
AlamgirI
B.
Muhammad Shalh
C.
Jahandar Shalh
D.
Shah Alam II
Ans:
Shah Alam II
Explanation :
The Third Battle of Panipat was fought in 1761 between the Afghan invader Ahmad Shah Abdali and the Marathas. Ali Gauhar, better known as Shah Alam II (October 1760 - November 1806) was the Mughal Emperor then.
[21] Who started the first English newspaper in India?
A.
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
B.
Raja Rammohan Roy
C.
J.A. Hickey
D.
Lord William Bentinck
Ans:
J.A. Hickey
Explanation :
The first major newspaper in India-The Bengal Gazette-was started in 1780 under the British Raj by James Augustus Hickey. Other newspapers such as The India Gazette, The Calcutta Gazette, The Madras Courier (1785), The Bombay Herald (1789) soon followed.
[22] Who was the author of the book My Experiments with Truth?
A.
Aurobindo
B.
Tilak
C.
Gandhi
D.
Vinoba
Ans:
Gandhi
Explanation :
The Story of My Experiments with Truth is the autobiography of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, covering his life from early childhood through to 1921. It was written in weekly installments and published in his journal Navjivan from 1925 to 1929.
[23] Motilal Nehru and Chittaranjan Das were the founder members of the -
A.
Communist Party of India
B.
Forward Block
C.
Socialist-Swarajist Party
D.
Swarajya Party
Ans:
Swarajya Party
Explanation :
The Swaraj Party, established as the Congress-Khilafat Swarajaya Party, was a political party formed in India in 1923 that sought greater self-government and political freedoms for the Indian people from the British Raj.
[24] What did the Hunter Commission appointed by the Viceroy probe?
A.
Bardoli Satayagraha
B.
Khilafat Agitation
C.
Jallianwala Bagh tragedy
D.
Chauri Chaura incident
Ans:
Jallianwala Bagh tragedy
Explanation :
On 14 October, 1919, after orders issued by the Secretary of State for India, Edwin Montagu, the Government of India announced the formation of a comtee of inquiry into the Jallianwala Bagh massacre referred to as the Disorders Inquiry Committee; it was later more widely known as the Hunter Commission.
[25] Who spoke: "At the stroke of midnight, when the world sleeps, India awakes to life and freedom"?
A.
Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
B.
Mahatma Gandhi
C.
Jawaharlal Nehru
D.
C. Rajagopalachari
Ans:
Jawaharlal Nehru
Explanation :
Jawaharlal Nehru, gave this following speech as India's first Prime Minister to the Constituent Assembly in New Delhi at midnight on August 14, 1947: "At the stroke of midnight hour, when the world sleeps, India will awake to life and freedom.
Explanation :
Two Directive Principles of State Policy which are based on the Gandhian ideals are: (i) promotion of cottage industries on an individual and co-operative basis in rural areas; and (ii) prevention of slaughter of cows and calves and other milch cattle.
[14] Who represented India in the Second Round Table Conference?
A.
Sarojani Nadu
B.
Anne Besaint
C.
Aruna Asaf Ali
D.
None of these
Ans:
Sarojani Nadu
Explanation :
On August 29, 1931, Gandhi sailed for England in the SS Rajputana to attend the Second Round Table Conference, He went as the sole representative of the Indian National Congress. He was accompanied by Sarojini Naidu and also Madan Mohan Malaviy Ghanshyam Das Birla, Muhammad Iqbal, Sir Mirza Ismail Diwan of Mysore, S.K. Dutta and Sir Syed Ali Imam.
[15] The first General Secretary of the Indian National Congress was -
A.
Dadabhai Naoroji
B.
A.O. Hume
C.
Ferozeshah Mehta
D.
Badruddin Tyabji
Ans:
A.O. Hume
Explanation :
The Indian National Congress was established in 1885 due to the efforts of A.O. Hume. He not only became its first General Secretary but continued to serve and guide it till his death in 1912.
[16] 'Poorna 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
Ans:
Lahore, 1929
Explanation :
The annual session of Indian National Congress was held on the banks of river Ravi at Lahore in December 1929, Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru was the Congress President. The place where this session held was named as the Lajpat Rai Nagar. Nehru drafted the Indian declaration of independence.
[17] Permanent Revenue Settlement of Bengal was introduced by -
A.
Clive
B.
Hastings
C.
Wellesley
D.
Cornwallis
Ans:
Cornwallis
Explanation :
In 1784 British Prime Minister Pitt the Younger tried to alter the Calcutta Administration with Pitt's India Act and in the year 1786 Charles Cornw was sent out to India to supervise the alteration.
[18] When did the British Govt. start ruling India directly?
A.
After the Battle of Plassey
B.
After the Battle of Panipat
C.
After the War of Mysore
D.
After Sepoy Mutiny
Ans:
After the Battle of Plassey
Explanation :
The British-administered territories in India were expanded in three successive waves. The first wave A.D. 1757-66) brought under [direct] British rule Bengal, Bihar, and the Northern Circars along the north-west shore of the Bay of Bengal; the second (A.D. 1790-1818) brought the Carnatic, the Upper Ganges Basin, and the Western Deccan; the third (A.D. 1843-9) brought the Indus Basin.
[19] The Aslatic society of Bengal (founded in 1784) owes its origin to -
A.
Warren Hastings
B.
Sir William Jones
C.
Sir James Mackintosh
D.
James Princep
Ans:
Sir William Jones
Explanation :
The Asiatic Society was founded by Sir William Jones on January 15, 1784 in a meeting presided over by Sir Robert Chambers, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court at the Fort William in Calcutta, then capital of the British Raj, to enhance and further the cause of Oriental research.
[20] Who was the ruler of Delhi when Ahmad Shah Abdali defeated the Marathas in the third Battle of Panipat in 1761?
A.
AlamgirI
B.
Muhammad Shalh
C.
Jahandar Shalh
D.
Shah Alam II
Ans:
Shah Alam II
Explanation :
The Third Battle of Panipat was fought in 1761 between the Afghan invader Ahmad Shah Abdali and the Marathas. Ali Gauhar, better known as Shah Alam II (October 1760 - November 1806) was the Mughal Emperor then.
[21] Who started the first English newspaper in India?
A.
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
B.
Raja Rammohan Roy
C.
J.A. Hickey
D.
Lord William Bentinck
Ans:
J.A. Hickey
Explanation :
The first major newspaper in India-The Bengal Gazette-was started in 1780 under the British Raj by James Augustus Hickey. Other newspapers such as The India Gazette, The Calcutta Gazette, The Madras Courier (1785), The Bombay Herald (1789) soon followed.
[22] Who was the author of the book My Experiments with Truth?
A.
Aurobindo
B.
Tilak
C.
Gandhi
D.
Vinoba
Ans:
Gandhi
Explanation :
The Story of My Experiments with Truth is the autobiography of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, covering his life from early childhood through to 1921. It was written in weekly installments and published in his journal Navjivan from 1925 to 1929.
[23] Motilal Nehru and Chittaranjan Das were the founder members of the -
A.
Communist Party of India
B.
Forward Block
C.
Socialist-Swarajist Party
D.
Swarajya Party
Ans:
Swarajya Party
Explanation :
The Swaraj Party, established as the Congress-Khilafat Swarajaya Party, was a political party formed in India in 1923 that sought greater self-government and political freedoms for the Indian people from the British Raj.
[24] What did the Hunter Commission appointed by the Viceroy probe?
A.
Bardoli Satayagraha
B.
Khilafat Agitation
C.
Jallianwala Bagh tragedy
D.
Chauri Chaura incident
Ans:
Jallianwala Bagh tragedy
Explanation :
On 14 October, 1919, after orders issued by the Secretary of State for India, Edwin Montagu, the Government of India announced the formation of a comtee of inquiry into the Jallianwala Bagh massacre referred to as the Disorders Inquiry Committee; it was later more widely known as the Hunter Commission.
[25] Who spoke: "At the stroke of midnight, when the world sleeps, India awakes to life and freedom"?
A.
Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
B.
Mahatma Gandhi
C.
Jawaharlal Nehru
D.
C. Rajagopalachari
Ans:
Jawaharlal Nehru
Explanation :
Jawaharlal Nehru, gave this following speech as India's first Prime Minister to the Constituent Assembly in New Delhi at midnight on August 14, 1947: "At the stroke of midnight hour, when the world sleeps, India will awake to life and freedom.
Explanation :
The Indian National Congress was established in 1885 due to the efforts of A.O. Hume. He not only became its first General Secretary but continued to serve and guide it till his death in 1912.
[16] 'Poorna 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
Ans:
Lahore, 1929
Explanation :
The annual session of Indian National Congress was held on the banks of river Ravi at Lahore in December 1929, Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru was the Congress President. The place where this session held was named as the Lajpat Rai Nagar. Nehru drafted the Indian declaration of independence.
[17] Permanent Revenue Settlement of Bengal was introduced by -
A.
Clive
B.
Hastings
C.
Wellesley
D.
Cornwallis
Ans:
Cornwallis
Explanation :
In 1784 British Prime Minister Pitt the Younger tried to alter the Calcutta Administration with Pitt's India Act and in the year 1786 Charles Cornw was sent out to India to supervise the alteration.
[18] When did the British Govt. start ruling India directly?
A.
After the Battle of Plassey
B.
After the Battle of Panipat
C.
After the War of Mysore
D.
After Sepoy Mutiny
Ans:
After the Battle of Plassey
Explanation :
The British-administered territories in India were expanded in three successive waves. The first wave A.D. 1757-66) brought under [direct] British rule Bengal, Bihar, and the Northern Circars along the north-west shore of the Bay of Bengal; the second (A.D. 1790-1818) brought the Carnatic, the Upper Ganges Basin, and the Western Deccan; the third (A.D. 1843-9) brought the Indus Basin.
[19] The Aslatic society of Bengal (founded in 1784) owes its origin to -
A.
Warren Hastings
B.
Sir William Jones
C.
Sir James Mackintosh
D.
James Princep
Ans:
Sir William Jones
Explanation :
The Asiatic Society was founded by Sir William Jones on January 15, 1784 in a meeting presided over by Sir Robert Chambers, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court at the Fort William in Calcutta, then capital of the British Raj, to enhance and further the cause of Oriental research.
[20] Who was the ruler of Delhi when Ahmad Shah Abdali defeated the Marathas in the third Battle of Panipat in 1761?
A.
AlamgirI
B.
Muhammad Shalh
C.
Jahandar Shalh
D.
Shah Alam II
Ans:
Shah Alam II
Explanation :
The Third Battle of Panipat was fought in 1761 between the Afghan invader Ahmad Shah Abdali and the Marathas. Ali Gauhar, better known as Shah Alam II (October 1760 - November 1806) was the Mughal Emperor then.
[21] Who started the first English newspaper in India?
A.
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
B.
Raja Rammohan Roy
C.
J.A. Hickey
D.
Lord William Bentinck
Ans:
J.A. Hickey
Explanation :
The first major newspaper in India-The Bengal Gazette-was started in 1780 under the British Raj by James Augustus Hickey. Other newspapers such as The India Gazette, The Calcutta Gazette, The Madras Courier (1785), The Bombay Herald (1789) soon followed.
[22] Who was the author of the book My Experiments with Truth?
A.
Aurobindo
B.
Tilak
C.
Gandhi
D.
Vinoba
Ans:
Gandhi
Explanation :
The Story of My Experiments with Truth is the autobiography of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, covering his life from early childhood through to 1921. It was written in weekly installments and published in his journal Navjivan from 1925 to 1929.
[23] Motilal Nehru and Chittaranjan Das were the founder members of the -
A.
Communist Party of India
B.
Forward Block
C.
Socialist-Swarajist Party
D.
Swarajya Party
Ans:
Swarajya Party
Explanation :
The Swaraj Party, established as the Congress-Khilafat Swarajaya Party, was a political party formed in India in 1923 that sought greater self-government and political freedoms for the Indian people from the British Raj.
[24] What did the Hunter Commission appointed by the Viceroy probe?
A.
Bardoli Satayagraha
B.
Khilafat Agitation
C.
Jallianwala Bagh tragedy
D.
Chauri Chaura incident
Ans:
Jallianwala Bagh tragedy
Explanation :
On 14 October, 1919, after orders issued by the Secretary of State for India, Edwin Montagu, the Government of India announced the formation of a comtee of inquiry into the Jallianwala Bagh massacre referred to as the Disorders Inquiry Committee; it was later more widely known as the Hunter Commission.
[25] Who spoke: "At the stroke of midnight, when the world sleeps, India awakes to life and freedom"?
A.
Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
B.
Mahatma Gandhi
C.
Jawaharlal Nehru
D.
C. Rajagopalachari
Ans:
Jawaharlal Nehru
Explanation :
Jawaharlal Nehru, gave this following speech as India's first Prime Minister to the Constituent Assembly in New Delhi at midnight on August 14, 1947: "At the stroke of midnight hour, when the world sleeps, India will awake to life and freedom.
Explanation :
In 1784 British Prime Minister Pitt the Younger tried to alter the Calcutta Administration with Pitt's India Act and in the year 1786 Charles Cornw was sent out to India to supervise the alteration.
[18] When did the British Govt. start ruling India directly?
A.
After the Battle of Plassey
B.
After the Battle of Panipat
C.
After the War of Mysore
D.
After Sepoy Mutiny
Ans:
After the Battle of Plassey
Explanation :
The British-administered territories in India were expanded in three successive waves. The first wave A.D. 1757-66) brought under [direct] British rule Bengal, Bihar, and the Northern Circars along the north-west shore of the Bay of Bengal; the second (A.D. 1790-1818) brought the Carnatic, the Upper Ganges Basin, and the Western Deccan; the third (A.D. 1843-9) brought the Indus Basin.
[19] The Aslatic society of Bengal (founded in 1784) owes its origin to -
A.
Warren Hastings
B.
Sir William Jones
C.
Sir James Mackintosh
D.
James Princep
Ans:
Sir William Jones
Explanation :
The Asiatic Society was founded by Sir William Jones on January 15, 1784 in a meeting presided over by Sir Robert Chambers, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court at the Fort William in Calcutta, then capital of the British Raj, to enhance and further the cause of Oriental research.
[20] Who was the ruler of Delhi when Ahmad Shah Abdali defeated the Marathas in the third Battle of Panipat in 1761?
A.
AlamgirI
B.
Muhammad Shalh
C.
Jahandar Shalh
D.
Shah Alam II
Ans:
Shah Alam II
Explanation :
The Third Battle of Panipat was fought in 1761 between the Afghan invader Ahmad Shah Abdali and the Marathas. Ali Gauhar, better known as Shah Alam II (October 1760 - November 1806) was the Mughal Emperor then.
[21] Who started the first English newspaper in India?
A.
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
B.
Raja Rammohan Roy
C.
J.A. Hickey
D.
Lord William Bentinck
Ans:
J.A. Hickey
Explanation :
The first major newspaper in India-The Bengal Gazette-was started in 1780 under the British Raj by James Augustus Hickey. Other newspapers such as The India Gazette, The Calcutta Gazette, The Madras Courier (1785), The Bombay Herald (1789) soon followed.
[22] Who was the author of the book My Experiments with Truth?
A.
Aurobindo
B.
Tilak
C.
Gandhi
D.
Vinoba
Ans:
Gandhi
Explanation :
The Story of My Experiments with Truth is the autobiography of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, covering his life from early childhood through to 1921. It was written in weekly installments and published in his journal Navjivan from 1925 to 1929.
[23] Motilal Nehru and Chittaranjan Das were the founder members of the -
A.
Communist Party of India
B.
Forward Block
C.
Socialist-Swarajist Party
D.
Swarajya Party
Ans:
Swarajya Party
Explanation :
The Swaraj Party, established as the Congress-Khilafat Swarajaya Party, was a political party formed in India in 1923 that sought greater self-government and political freedoms for the Indian people from the British Raj.
[24] What did the Hunter Commission appointed by the Viceroy probe?
A.
Bardoli Satayagraha
B.
Khilafat Agitation
C.
Jallianwala Bagh tragedy
D.
Chauri Chaura incident
Ans:
Jallianwala Bagh tragedy
Explanation :
On 14 October, 1919, after orders issued by the Secretary of State for India, Edwin Montagu, the Government of India announced the formation of a comtee of inquiry into the Jallianwala Bagh massacre referred to as the Disorders Inquiry Committee; it was later more widely known as the Hunter Commission.
[25] Who spoke: "At the stroke of midnight, when the world sleeps, India awakes to life and freedom"?
A.
Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
B.
Mahatma Gandhi
C.
Jawaharlal Nehru
D.
C. Rajagopalachari
Ans:
Jawaharlal Nehru
Explanation :
Jawaharlal Nehru, gave this following speech as India's first Prime Minister to the Constituent Assembly in New Delhi at midnight on August 14, 1947: "At the stroke of midnight hour, when the world sleeps, India will awake to life and freedom.
Explanation :
The Asiatic Society was founded by Sir William Jones on January 15, 1784 in a meeting presided over by Sir Robert Chambers, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court at the Fort William in Calcutta, then capital of the British Raj, to enhance and further the cause of Oriental research.
[20] Who was the ruler of Delhi when Ahmad Shah Abdali defeated the Marathas in the third Battle of Panipat in 1761?
A.
AlamgirI
B.
Muhammad Shalh
C.
Jahandar Shalh
D.
Shah Alam II
Ans:
Shah Alam II
Explanation :
The Third Battle of Panipat was fought in 1761 between the Afghan invader Ahmad Shah Abdali and the Marathas. Ali Gauhar, better known as Shah Alam II (October 1760 - November 1806) was the Mughal Emperor then.
[21] Who started the first English newspaper in India?
A.
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
B.
Raja Rammohan Roy
C.
J.A. Hickey
D.
Lord William Bentinck
Ans:
J.A. Hickey
Explanation :
The first major newspaper in India-The Bengal Gazette-was started in 1780 under the British Raj by James Augustus Hickey. Other newspapers such as The India Gazette, The Calcutta Gazette, The Madras Courier (1785), The Bombay Herald (1789) soon followed.
[22] Who was the author of the book My Experiments with Truth?
A.
Aurobindo
B.
Tilak
C.
Gandhi
D.
Vinoba
Ans:
Gandhi
Explanation :
The Story of My Experiments with Truth is the autobiography of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, covering his life from early childhood through to 1921. It was written in weekly installments and published in his journal Navjivan from 1925 to 1929.
[23] Motilal Nehru and Chittaranjan Das were the founder members of the -
A.
Communist Party of India
B.
Forward Block
C.
Socialist-Swarajist Party
D.
Swarajya Party
Ans:
Swarajya Party
Explanation :
The Swaraj Party, established as the Congress-Khilafat Swarajaya Party, was a political party formed in India in 1923 that sought greater self-government and political freedoms for the Indian people from the British Raj.
[24] What did the Hunter Commission appointed by the Viceroy probe?
A.
Bardoli Satayagraha
B.
Khilafat Agitation
C.
Jallianwala Bagh tragedy
D.
Chauri Chaura incident
Ans:
Jallianwala Bagh tragedy
Explanation :
On 14 October, 1919, after orders issued by the Secretary of State for India, Edwin Montagu, the Government of India announced the formation of a comtee of inquiry into the Jallianwala Bagh massacre referred to as the Disorders Inquiry Committee; it was later more widely known as the Hunter Commission.
[25] Who spoke: "At the stroke of midnight, when the world sleeps, India awakes to life and freedom"?
A.
Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
B.
Mahatma Gandhi
C.
Jawaharlal Nehru
D.
C. Rajagopalachari
Ans:
Jawaharlal Nehru
Explanation :
Jawaharlal Nehru, gave this following speech as India's first Prime Minister to the Constituent Assembly in New Delhi at midnight on August 14, 1947: "At the stroke of midnight hour, when the world sleeps, India will awake to life and freedom.
Explanation :
The first major newspaper in India-The Bengal Gazette-was started in 1780 under the British Raj by James Augustus Hickey. Other newspapers such as The India Gazette, The Calcutta Gazette, The Madras Courier (1785), The Bombay Herald (1789) soon followed.
[22] Who was the author of the book My Experiments with Truth?
A.
Aurobindo
B.
Tilak
C.
Gandhi
D.
Vinoba
Ans:
Gandhi
Explanation :
The Story of My Experiments with Truth is the autobiography of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, covering his life from early childhood through to 1921. It was written in weekly installments and published in his journal Navjivan from 1925 to 1929.
[23] Motilal Nehru and Chittaranjan Das were the founder members of the -
A.
Communist Party of India
B.
Forward Block
C.
Socialist-Swarajist Party
D.
Swarajya Party
Ans:
Swarajya Party
Explanation :
The Swaraj Party, established as the Congress-Khilafat Swarajaya Party, was a political party formed in India in 1923 that sought greater self-government and political freedoms for the Indian people from the British Raj.
[24] What did the Hunter Commission appointed by the Viceroy probe?
A.
Bardoli Satayagraha
B.
Khilafat Agitation
C.
Jallianwala Bagh tragedy
D.
Chauri Chaura incident
Ans:
Jallianwala Bagh tragedy
Explanation :
On 14 October, 1919, after orders issued by the Secretary of State for India, Edwin Montagu, the Government of India announced the formation of a comtee of inquiry into the Jallianwala Bagh massacre referred to as the Disorders Inquiry Committee; it was later more widely known as the Hunter Commission.
[25] Who spoke: "At the stroke of midnight, when the world sleeps, India awakes to life and freedom"?
A.
Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
B.
Mahatma Gandhi
C.
Jawaharlal Nehru
D.
C. Rajagopalachari
Ans:
Jawaharlal Nehru
Explanation :
Jawaharlal Nehru, gave this following speech as India's first Prime Minister to the Constituent Assembly in New Delhi at midnight on August 14, 1947: "At the stroke of midnight hour, when the world sleeps, India will awake to life and freedom.
Explanation :
The Swaraj Party, established as the Congress-Khilafat Swarajaya Party, was a political party formed in India in 1923 that sought greater self-government and political freedoms for the Indian people from the British Raj.
[24] What did the Hunter Commission appointed by the Viceroy probe?
A.
Bardoli Satayagraha
B.
Khilafat Agitation
C.
Jallianwala Bagh tragedy
D.
Chauri Chaura incident
Ans:
Jallianwala Bagh tragedy
Explanation :
On 14 October, 1919, after orders issued by the Secretary of State for India, Edwin Montagu, the Government of India announced the formation of a comtee of inquiry into the Jallianwala Bagh massacre referred to as the Disorders Inquiry Committee; it was later more widely known as the Hunter Commission.
[25] Who spoke: "At the stroke of midnight, when the world sleeps, India awakes to life and freedom"?
A.
Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
B.
Mahatma Gandhi
C.
Jawaharlal Nehru
D.
C. Rajagopalachari
Ans:
Jawaharlal Nehru
Explanation :
Jawaharlal Nehru, gave this following speech as India's first Prime Minister to the Constituent Assembly in New Delhi at midnight on August 14, 1947: "At the stroke of midnight hour, when the world sleeps, India will awake to life and freedom.
Explanation :
Jawaharlal Nehru, gave this following speech as India's first Prime Minister to the Constituent Assembly in New Delhi at midnight on August 14, 1947: "At the stroke of midnight hour, when the world sleeps, India will awake to life and freedom.