[1] "Long years ago we made a tryst with destiny, and now the time comes when we shall redeem our pledge …….” This was stated on the night of August 14, 1947 by -
A.
Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
B.
C. Rajagopalachari
C.
Jawaharlal Nehru
D.
Dr. Rajendra Prasad
Ans:
Jawaharlal Nehru
Explanation :
India won independence from Britain by the Indian Independence Act 1947, ending the British Raj. This act, passed in June and receiving royal assent in July, took effect on 15 August 1947. On 15 August 1947, Jawaharlal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of free India, addressed the Constituent Assembly.
[2] Who declared as his ultimate aim the wiping of every tear from every eye?
A.
Jawaharlal Nehru
B.
Gandhiji
C.
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
D.
Sardar Patel
Ans:
Gandhiji
Explanation :
Gandhiji had said that his mission in life was "to wipe every tear from every eye.”
[3] In ends and means relationship, Gandhijí believed -
A.
Means become good if they serve the end
B.
Means and ends are watertight compartments
C.
Means determine the end
D.
End is everything, no matter what or how the means are
Ans:
Means determine the end
Explanation :
The theory of Satyagraha sees means and ends as inseparable. The means used to obtain an end are wrapped up in and attached to that end. Therefore, it is contradictory to try to use unjust means to obtain justice or to try to use violence to obtain peace.
[4] The First Victory & Governor General of British India was -
A.
Lord Dalhousie
B.
Sir John Lawrence
C.
Warren Hastings
D.
Lord Canning
Ans:
Lord Canning
Explanation :
Lord Canning was the first Viceroy of India. The title of Viceroy was created in 1858 after the mutiny of 1857. Before 1858, East India Company was ruing large parts of India and the head of administration of the East India Company was called Governor General.
[5] On imprisonment in 1908 by the Brities, Bal Gangadhar Tilak was sent to -
A.
Andaman and Nicobar
B.
Rangoon
C.
Singapore
D.
Mandalay
Ans:
Mandalay
Explanation :
On 30 April 1908, two Bengali youths, Prafulla Chaki and Khudiram Bose, threw a bomb on a carriage at Muzaffarpur, in order to kill the Chief Presidency Magistrate Douglas Kingsford of Calcutta fame but erroneously killed some women travelling in it.
[6] The Civil Disobedience Movement was launched by Mahatma Gandhi in -
A.
1928
B.
1930
C.
1931
D.
1922
Ans:
1930
Explanation :
The Civil Disobedience Movement led by M K Gandhi, in the year 1930 was an important milestone in the history of Indian Nationalism.
[7] Swami Dayanand Saraswati established the first Arya Samaj in 1875 at -
A.
Bombay
B.
Lahore
C.
Nagpur
D.
Ahmadnagar
Ans:
Bombay
Explanation :
Arya Samaj is a Hindu reform movement founded by Swami Dayananda in Bombay on 7 April, 1875. The membership amounted to 100 persons, including wami Dayanand. On the 24th of June, 1877, the second major Arya Samaj was established at Lahore.
[8] Who, among the following, was the pioneer of social reform movements in 19th century India?
A.
Aurobindo Ghosh
B.
Raja Ram Mohan Roy
C.
Devendra Nath Tagore
D.
Keshav Chandra Sen
Ans:
Raja Ram Mohan Roy
Explanation :
Ram Mohan Roy was an Indian religious and educational reformer who challenged tradition Hindu culture and indicated the lines of progress for Indian society under British rule. He is also called the "Maker of Modern India and 'Father of Modern India".
[9] Who among the following was instrumental in the abolition of Sati in 1829?
A.
Lord Hastings
B.
Lord Ripon
C.
Lord Bentick
D.
Lord Irwin
Ans:
Lord Bentick
Explanation :
It was on 4 December, 1829, when the practice was formally banned in all the lands under Bengal Presidency by Lord William Bentinck. By this regulation, the people who abetted sati were declared guilty of "culpable homicide."
[10] Bengal was partitioned in 1905 under the viceroyalty of -
A.
Lord Curzon
B.
Lord Dufferin
C.
Lord Hardings
D.
Lord Minto
Ans:
Lord Curzon
Explanation :
The decision to effect the Partition of Bengal was announced in July 1905 by the Viceroy of India, Lord Curzon. The partition took effect in October 1905.
[11] Where did Mahatma Gandhi first apply his technique of Satyagraha?
A.
Dandi
B.
Champaran
C.
England
D.
South Africa
Ans:
South Africa
Explanation :
In 1908, the Transvaal government promulgated the Asiatic Registration Act, compelling registration of the colony's Indian population. At a mass protest meeting held in Johannesburg on September 11 that year, Gandhi adopted his methodology of satyagraha (devotion to the truth), or non-violent protest, for the first time, calling on his fellow Indians to defy the new law and suffer the punishments for doing so, rather than resist through violent means.
[12] The Governor General of India impeached by the House of Commons in England was:
A.
Waren Hastings
B.
Cornwallis
C.
Wellesley
D.
William Bentinct
Ans:
Waren Hastings
Explanation :
Warren Hastings was famously accused of corruption in an impeachment in 1787. He was impeached for crimes and misdemeanors during his time in India in the House of Commons upon his return to Ergland.
[13] What is the name of the Fort built by the English in Calcutta?
A.
Fort St. David
B.
Fort St. Andrew
C.
Fort William
D.
Fort Victoria
Ans:
Fort William
Explanation :
Fort William is a fort built in Calcutta on the Eastern banks of the River Hooghly, the major distributary of the River Ganges, during the early years of the Bengal Presidency of British India. It was named after King William III of England and Ireland and II of Scotland.
[14] The State Jhansi was made a part of the British Empire in India through -
A.
Doctrine of Lapse
B.
Policy of Subsidiary Alliance
C.
War against Rani Lakshmi Bai
D.
None of the above
Ans:
Doctrine of Lapse
Explanation :
The Doctrine of Lapse was based on the presumption that the East India Company was the Supreme Power in India and that all native states were subordinate to it.
[15] Mahatma Gandhi started his Dandi March from -
A.
Dandi
B.
Porbandar
C.
Ahmedabad
D.
Sabarmati Ashranm
Ans:
Sabarmati Ashranm
Explanation :
Mahatma Gandhi started his Dandi March with a band of 79 trained and disciplined workers from Sabarmati Ashram to the sea-shore on March 12, 1930.
[16] Which one of the following cities and the personalities associated with their establishment is wrongly matched?
A.
Pondicherry - Francis Martin
B.
Ahmedabad - Ahmad Shah I
C.
Madras - Francis Day
D.
Calcutta - Robert Clive
Ans:
Calcutta - Robert Clive
Explanation :
Job Charnock (1630 – 1692) is traditionally regarded as the founder of the city of Calcutta. He was servant and administrator of the English East India Company. Robert Clive established the military and political supremacy of the East India Company in Bengal.
[17] Which one of the following wars decided the fate of the French in India?
A.
Battle of Wandiwash
B.
First Carnatic War
C.
Battle of Buxar
D.
Battle of Plassey
Ans:
Battle of Wandiwash
Explanation :
Battle of Wandiwash, fought in January 1760, was a confrontation between the French, under Comte de Lally, and the British, under Sir Eyre Coote. It was the decisive battle in the Anglo-French struggle in outhern India during the Seven Years' War (1756-63). The French were thoroughly beaten and were thereafter confined to Pondicherry.
[18] For the annexation of which Indian Kingdom, the "Doctrine of Lapse" was not followed?
A.
Satara
B.
Nagpur
C.
Jhansi
D.
Punjab
Ans:
Punjab
Explanation :
The East India Company took over the princely states of Satara (1848), Jaitpur and Sambalpur (1849), Nagpur and Jhansi (1854), Tanjore and Arcot (1855), Udaipur and Awadh (1856) using the Doctrine of Lapse. The Doctrine of Lapse was an annexation policy purportedly devised by Lord Dalhousi.
[19] Mahatma Gandhi began his political activities in India first from:
A.
Dandi
B.
Kheda
C.
Sabarmati
D.
Champaran
Ans:
Champaran
Explanation :
After Gandhi returned to India from South Africa in January 1915, the Champaran Satyagraha (1916) was his first major struggle. Gandhi took up the cause of the Champaran indigo cultivators against the European indigo planters under the Teenkathia system. It was Gandhi's first major political work in India.
[20] Raja Ram Mohan Roy was the founder of -
A.
Arya Samaj
B.
Ram Krishna Mission
C.
Brahmo Samaj
D.
Prathna Samaj
Ans:
Brahmo Samaj
Explanation :
Brahmo Samaj was begun at Calcutta on 20 August 1828 by Raja Ram Mohan Roy and Debendranath Tagore. It started as reformation of the prevailing Brahmanism of the time (specifically Kulin practices) and began the Bengal Renaissance of the 19th century.
[21] The 'Blue Water Policy' was introduced by the Portugese leader
A.
Franscisco-de-Almeida
B.
Alfonso de Albuquerque
C.
Francis Caron
D.
Francis Martin
Ans:
Franscisco-de-Almeida
Explanation :
The "Blue Water" policy is attributed to Don Francisco de Almeida, the first Viceroy of the Portuguese possessions in India. As per this policy, the Portuguese should be the sole trade power in the Arabian sea and the Indian Ocean. It called for the Portuguese to be powerful at the sea instead of building fortresses on Indian mainland.
[22] Which of the following institutions was not founded by Mahatma Gandhi?
A.
Sabarmati Ashram
B.
Sevagram Ashram
C.
Vishwa Bharti
D.
Phoenix Ashram
Ans:
Vishwa Bharti
Explanation :
Visva Bharati was founded by Rabindranath Tagore in 1921 with proceeds from the prize money of the Nobel Prize he received in 1913 for the publication of his book of poems Gitanjali.Until India's independence it was a college. Soon after independence, in 1951, the institution was given the status of a university and was renamed Visva Bharati University.
[23] Who was known as the 'Father of Indian Renaissance'?
A.
Vivekananda
B.
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
C.
Raja Ram Mohan Roy
D.
Surendranath Banerjee
Ans:
Raja Ram Mohan Roy
Explanation :
Raja Ram Mohan Roy is regarded as the "Father of the Indian Renaissance". His efforts to protect Hinduism and Indian rights and his closeness with the British government earned him the title. He was the creator of the mental climate which contributed to the birth of Indian renaissance and was the pioneer of religious and social reforms.
[24] In which of its sessions did the Indian National Congress declare ‘Purna Swaraj' as its specific goal?
A.
Lahore Session, 1929
B.
Tripuri Session, 1939
C.
Surat Session, 1905
D.
Special Session in Calcutta, 1920
Ans:
Lahore Session, 1929
Explanation :
The Lahore session of the Congress passed a resolution declaring Poorna Swaraj to be its objective on 31 December 1929. It established the goal of the Congress as Purna Swaraj, or complete independence rather than limited autonomy or dominion status.
[25] Motilal Nehru and C.R. Das were the founders of a party known as the:
A.
Gadar Party
B.
Forward Bloc
C.
Swarajya Party
D.
Socialist Congress
Ans:
Swarajya Party
Explanation :
The Swaraj Party or Swarajaya Party was established by Motilal Nehru and C.R. Das in January 1923 after the Gaya annual conference in December 1922 of the National Congress, which sought greater self-government and political freedom for the Indian people from the British Raj. It was inspired by the concept of Swaraj.
Explanation :
India won independence from Britain by the Indian Independence Act 1947, ending the British Raj. This act, passed in June and receiving royal assent in July, took effect on 15 August 1947. On 15 August 1947, Jawaharlal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of free India, addressed the Constituent Assembly.
[2] Who declared as his ultimate aim the wiping of every tear from every eye?
A.
Jawaharlal Nehru
B.
Gandhiji
C.
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
D.
Sardar Patel
Ans:
Gandhiji
Explanation :
Gandhiji had said that his mission in life was "to wipe every tear from every eye.”
[3] In ends and means relationship, Gandhijí believed -
A.
Means become good if they serve the end
B.
Means and ends are watertight compartments
C.
Means determine the end
D.
End is everything, no matter what or how the means are
Ans:
Means determine the end
Explanation :
The theory of Satyagraha sees means and ends as inseparable. The means used to obtain an end are wrapped up in and attached to that end. Therefore, it is contradictory to try to use unjust means to obtain justice or to try to use violence to obtain peace.
[4] The First Victory & Governor General of British India was -
A.
Lord Dalhousie
B.
Sir John Lawrence
C.
Warren Hastings
D.
Lord Canning
Ans:
Lord Canning
Explanation :
Lord Canning was the first Viceroy of India. The title of Viceroy was created in 1858 after the mutiny of 1857. Before 1858, East India Company was ruing large parts of India and the head of administration of the East India Company was called Governor General.
[5] On imprisonment in 1908 by the Brities, Bal Gangadhar Tilak was sent to -
A.
Andaman and Nicobar
B.
Rangoon
C.
Singapore
D.
Mandalay
Ans:
Mandalay
Explanation :
On 30 April 1908, two Bengali youths, Prafulla Chaki and Khudiram Bose, threw a bomb on a carriage at Muzaffarpur, in order to kill the Chief Presidency Magistrate Douglas Kingsford of Calcutta fame but erroneously killed some women travelling in it.
[6] The Civil Disobedience Movement was launched by Mahatma Gandhi in -
A.
1928
B.
1930
C.
1931
D.
1922
Ans:
1930
Explanation :
The Civil Disobedience Movement led by M K Gandhi, in the year 1930 was an important milestone in the history of Indian Nationalism.
[7] Swami Dayanand Saraswati established the first Arya Samaj in 1875 at -
A.
Bombay
B.
Lahore
C.
Nagpur
D.
Ahmadnagar
Ans:
Bombay
Explanation :
Arya Samaj is a Hindu reform movement founded by Swami Dayananda in Bombay on 7 April, 1875. The membership amounted to 100 persons, including wami Dayanand. On the 24th of June, 1877, the second major Arya Samaj was established at Lahore.
[8] Who, among the following, was the pioneer of social reform movements in 19th century India?
A.
Aurobindo Ghosh
B.
Raja Ram Mohan Roy
C.
Devendra Nath Tagore
D.
Keshav Chandra Sen
Ans:
Raja Ram Mohan Roy
Explanation :
Ram Mohan Roy was an Indian religious and educational reformer who challenged tradition Hindu culture and indicated the lines of progress for Indian society under British rule. He is also called the "Maker of Modern India and 'Father of Modern India".
[9] Who among the following was instrumental in the abolition of Sati in 1829?
A.
Lord Hastings
B.
Lord Ripon
C.
Lord Bentick
D.
Lord Irwin
Ans:
Lord Bentick
Explanation :
It was on 4 December, 1829, when the practice was formally banned in all the lands under Bengal Presidency by Lord William Bentinck. By this regulation, the people who abetted sati were declared guilty of "culpable homicide."
[10] Bengal was partitioned in 1905 under the viceroyalty of -
A.
Lord Curzon
B.
Lord Dufferin
C.
Lord Hardings
D.
Lord Minto
Ans:
Lord Curzon
Explanation :
The decision to effect the Partition of Bengal was announced in July 1905 by the Viceroy of India, Lord Curzon. The partition took effect in October 1905.
[11] Where did Mahatma Gandhi first apply his technique of Satyagraha?
A.
Dandi
B.
Champaran
C.
England
D.
South Africa
Ans:
South Africa
Explanation :
In 1908, the Transvaal government promulgated the Asiatic Registration Act, compelling registration of the colony's Indian population. At a mass protest meeting held in Johannesburg on September 11 that year, Gandhi adopted his methodology of satyagraha (devotion to the truth), or non-violent protest, for the first time, calling on his fellow Indians to defy the new law and suffer the punishments for doing so, rather than resist through violent means.
[12] The Governor General of India impeached by the House of Commons in England was:
A.
Waren Hastings
B.
Cornwallis
C.
Wellesley
D.
William Bentinct
Ans:
Waren Hastings
Explanation :
Warren Hastings was famously accused of corruption in an impeachment in 1787. He was impeached for crimes and misdemeanors during his time in India in the House of Commons upon his return to Ergland.
[13] What is the name of the Fort built by the English in Calcutta?
A.
Fort St. David
B.
Fort St. Andrew
C.
Fort William
D.
Fort Victoria
Ans:
Fort William
Explanation :
Fort William is a fort built in Calcutta on the Eastern banks of the River Hooghly, the major distributary of the River Ganges, during the early years of the Bengal Presidency of British India. It was named after King William III of England and Ireland and II of Scotland.
[14] The State Jhansi was made a part of the British Empire in India through -
A.
Doctrine of Lapse
B.
Policy of Subsidiary Alliance
C.
War against Rani Lakshmi Bai
D.
None of the above
Ans:
Doctrine of Lapse
Explanation :
The Doctrine of Lapse was based on the presumption that the East India Company was the Supreme Power in India and that all native states were subordinate to it.
[15] Mahatma Gandhi started his Dandi March from -
A.
Dandi
B.
Porbandar
C.
Ahmedabad
D.
Sabarmati Ashranm
Ans:
Sabarmati Ashranm
Explanation :
Mahatma Gandhi started his Dandi March with a band of 79 trained and disciplined workers from Sabarmati Ashram to the sea-shore on March 12, 1930.
[16] Which one of the following cities and the personalities associated with their establishment is wrongly matched?
A.
Pondicherry - Francis Martin
B.
Ahmedabad - Ahmad Shah I
C.
Madras - Francis Day
D.
Calcutta - Robert Clive
Ans:
Calcutta - Robert Clive
Explanation :
Job Charnock (1630 – 1692) is traditionally regarded as the founder of the city of Calcutta. He was servant and administrator of the English East India Company. Robert Clive established the military and political supremacy of the East India Company in Bengal.
[17] Which one of the following wars decided the fate of the French in India?
A.
Battle of Wandiwash
B.
First Carnatic War
C.
Battle of Buxar
D.
Battle of Plassey
Ans:
Battle of Wandiwash
Explanation :
Battle of Wandiwash, fought in January 1760, was a confrontation between the French, under Comte de Lally, and the British, under Sir Eyre Coote. It was the decisive battle in the Anglo-French struggle in outhern India during the Seven Years' War (1756-63). The French were thoroughly beaten and were thereafter confined to Pondicherry.
[18] For the annexation of which Indian Kingdom, the "Doctrine of Lapse" was not followed?
A.
Satara
B.
Nagpur
C.
Jhansi
D.
Punjab
Ans:
Punjab
Explanation :
The East India Company took over the princely states of Satara (1848), Jaitpur and Sambalpur (1849), Nagpur and Jhansi (1854), Tanjore and Arcot (1855), Udaipur and Awadh (1856) using the Doctrine of Lapse. The Doctrine of Lapse was an annexation policy purportedly devised by Lord Dalhousi.
[19] Mahatma Gandhi began his political activities in India first from:
A.
Dandi
B.
Kheda
C.
Sabarmati
D.
Champaran
Ans:
Champaran
Explanation :
After Gandhi returned to India from South Africa in January 1915, the Champaran Satyagraha (1916) was his first major struggle. Gandhi took up the cause of the Champaran indigo cultivators against the European indigo planters under the Teenkathia system. It was Gandhi's first major political work in India.
[20] Raja Ram Mohan Roy was the founder of -
A.
Arya Samaj
B.
Ram Krishna Mission
C.
Brahmo Samaj
D.
Prathna Samaj
Ans:
Brahmo Samaj
Explanation :
Brahmo Samaj was begun at Calcutta on 20 August 1828 by Raja Ram Mohan Roy and Debendranath Tagore. It started as reformation of the prevailing Brahmanism of the time (specifically Kulin practices) and began the Bengal Renaissance of the 19th century.
[21] The 'Blue Water Policy' was introduced by the Portugese leader
A.
Franscisco-de-Almeida
B.
Alfonso de Albuquerque
C.
Francis Caron
D.
Francis Martin
Ans:
Franscisco-de-Almeida
Explanation :
The "Blue Water" policy is attributed to Don Francisco de Almeida, the first Viceroy of the Portuguese possessions in India. As per this policy, the Portuguese should be the sole trade power in the Arabian sea and the Indian Ocean. It called for the Portuguese to be powerful at the sea instead of building fortresses on Indian mainland.
[22] Which of the following institutions was not founded by Mahatma Gandhi?
A.
Sabarmati Ashram
B.
Sevagram Ashram
C.
Vishwa Bharti
D.
Phoenix Ashram
Ans:
Vishwa Bharti
Explanation :
Visva Bharati was founded by Rabindranath Tagore in 1921 with proceeds from the prize money of the Nobel Prize he received in 1913 for the publication of his book of poems Gitanjali.Until India's independence it was a college. Soon after independence, in 1951, the institution was given the status of a university and was renamed Visva Bharati University.
[23] Who was known as the 'Father of Indian Renaissance'?
A.
Vivekananda
B.
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
C.
Raja Ram Mohan Roy
D.
Surendranath Banerjee
Ans:
Raja Ram Mohan Roy
Explanation :
Raja Ram Mohan Roy is regarded as the "Father of the Indian Renaissance". His efforts to protect Hinduism and Indian rights and his closeness with the British government earned him the title. He was the creator of the mental climate which contributed to the birth of Indian renaissance and was the pioneer of religious and social reforms.
[24] In which of its sessions did the Indian National Congress declare ‘Purna Swaraj' as its specific goal?
A.
Lahore Session, 1929
B.
Tripuri Session, 1939
C.
Surat Session, 1905
D.
Special Session in Calcutta, 1920
Ans:
Lahore Session, 1929
Explanation :
The Lahore session of the Congress passed a resolution declaring Poorna Swaraj to be its objective on 31 December 1929. It established the goal of the Congress as Purna Swaraj, or complete independence rather than limited autonomy or dominion status.
[25] Motilal Nehru and C.R. Das were the founders of a party known as the:
A.
Gadar Party
B.
Forward Bloc
C.
Swarajya Party
D.
Socialist Congress
Ans:
Swarajya Party
Explanation :
The Swaraj Party or Swarajaya Party was established by Motilal Nehru and C.R. Das in January 1923 after the Gaya annual conference in December 1922 of the National Congress, which sought greater self-government and political freedom for the Indian people from the British Raj. It was inspired by the concept of Swaraj.
Explanation :
The theory of Satyagraha sees means and ends as inseparable. The means used to obtain an end are wrapped up in and attached to that end. Therefore, it is contradictory to try to use unjust means to obtain justice or to try to use violence to obtain peace.
[4] The First Victory & Governor General of British India was -
A.
Lord Dalhousie
B.
Sir John Lawrence
C.
Warren Hastings
D.
Lord Canning
Ans:
Lord Canning
Explanation :
Lord Canning was the first Viceroy of India. The title of Viceroy was created in 1858 after the mutiny of 1857. Before 1858, East India Company was ruing large parts of India and the head of administration of the East India Company was called Governor General.
[5] On imprisonment in 1908 by the Brities, Bal Gangadhar Tilak was sent to -
A.
Andaman and Nicobar
B.
Rangoon
C.
Singapore
D.
Mandalay
Ans:
Mandalay
Explanation :
On 30 April 1908, two Bengali youths, Prafulla Chaki and Khudiram Bose, threw a bomb on a carriage at Muzaffarpur, in order to kill the Chief Presidency Magistrate Douglas Kingsford of Calcutta fame but erroneously killed some women travelling in it.
[6] The Civil Disobedience Movement was launched by Mahatma Gandhi in -
A.
1928
B.
1930
C.
1931
D.
1922
Ans:
1930
Explanation :
The Civil Disobedience Movement led by M K Gandhi, in the year 1930 was an important milestone in the history of Indian Nationalism.
[7] Swami Dayanand Saraswati established the first Arya Samaj in 1875 at -
A.
Bombay
B.
Lahore
C.
Nagpur
D.
Ahmadnagar
Ans:
Bombay
Explanation :
Arya Samaj is a Hindu reform movement founded by Swami Dayananda in Bombay on 7 April, 1875. The membership amounted to 100 persons, including wami Dayanand. On the 24th of June, 1877, the second major Arya Samaj was established at Lahore.
[8] Who, among the following, was the pioneer of social reform movements in 19th century India?
A.
Aurobindo Ghosh
B.
Raja Ram Mohan Roy
C.
Devendra Nath Tagore
D.
Keshav Chandra Sen
Ans:
Raja Ram Mohan Roy
Explanation :
Ram Mohan Roy was an Indian religious and educational reformer who challenged tradition Hindu culture and indicated the lines of progress for Indian society under British rule. He is also called the "Maker of Modern India and 'Father of Modern India".
[9] Who among the following was instrumental in the abolition of Sati in 1829?
A.
Lord Hastings
B.
Lord Ripon
C.
Lord Bentick
D.
Lord Irwin
Ans:
Lord Bentick
Explanation :
It was on 4 December, 1829, when the practice was formally banned in all the lands under Bengal Presidency by Lord William Bentinck. By this regulation, the people who abetted sati were declared guilty of "culpable homicide."
[10] Bengal was partitioned in 1905 under the viceroyalty of -
A.
Lord Curzon
B.
Lord Dufferin
C.
Lord Hardings
D.
Lord Minto
Ans:
Lord Curzon
Explanation :
The decision to effect the Partition of Bengal was announced in July 1905 by the Viceroy of India, Lord Curzon. The partition took effect in October 1905.
[11] Where did Mahatma Gandhi first apply his technique of Satyagraha?
A.
Dandi
B.
Champaran
C.
England
D.
South Africa
Ans:
South Africa
Explanation :
In 1908, the Transvaal government promulgated the Asiatic Registration Act, compelling registration of the colony's Indian population. At a mass protest meeting held in Johannesburg on September 11 that year, Gandhi adopted his methodology of satyagraha (devotion to the truth), or non-violent protest, for the first time, calling on his fellow Indians to defy the new law and suffer the punishments for doing so, rather than resist through violent means.
[12] The Governor General of India impeached by the House of Commons in England was:
A.
Waren Hastings
B.
Cornwallis
C.
Wellesley
D.
William Bentinct
Ans:
Waren Hastings
Explanation :
Warren Hastings was famously accused of corruption in an impeachment in 1787. He was impeached for crimes and misdemeanors during his time in India in the House of Commons upon his return to Ergland.
[13] What is the name of the Fort built by the English in Calcutta?
A.
Fort St. David
B.
Fort St. Andrew
C.
Fort William
D.
Fort Victoria
Ans:
Fort William
Explanation :
Fort William is a fort built in Calcutta on the Eastern banks of the River Hooghly, the major distributary of the River Ganges, during the early years of the Bengal Presidency of British India. It was named after King William III of England and Ireland and II of Scotland.
[14] The State Jhansi was made a part of the British Empire in India through -
A.
Doctrine of Lapse
B.
Policy of Subsidiary Alliance
C.
War against Rani Lakshmi Bai
D.
None of the above
Ans:
Doctrine of Lapse
Explanation :
The Doctrine of Lapse was based on the presumption that the East India Company was the Supreme Power in India and that all native states were subordinate to it.
[15] Mahatma Gandhi started his Dandi March from -
A.
Dandi
B.
Porbandar
C.
Ahmedabad
D.
Sabarmati Ashranm
Ans:
Sabarmati Ashranm
Explanation :
Mahatma Gandhi started his Dandi March with a band of 79 trained and disciplined workers from Sabarmati Ashram to the sea-shore on March 12, 1930.
[16] Which one of the following cities and the personalities associated with their establishment is wrongly matched?
A.
Pondicherry - Francis Martin
B.
Ahmedabad - Ahmad Shah I
C.
Madras - Francis Day
D.
Calcutta - Robert Clive
Ans:
Calcutta - Robert Clive
Explanation :
Job Charnock (1630 – 1692) is traditionally regarded as the founder of the city of Calcutta. He was servant and administrator of the English East India Company. Robert Clive established the military and political supremacy of the East India Company in Bengal.
[17] Which one of the following wars decided the fate of the French in India?
A.
Battle of Wandiwash
B.
First Carnatic War
C.
Battle of Buxar
D.
Battle of Plassey
Ans:
Battle of Wandiwash
Explanation :
Battle of Wandiwash, fought in January 1760, was a confrontation between the French, under Comte de Lally, and the British, under Sir Eyre Coote. It was the decisive battle in the Anglo-French struggle in outhern India during the Seven Years' War (1756-63). The French were thoroughly beaten and were thereafter confined to Pondicherry.
[18] For the annexation of which Indian Kingdom, the "Doctrine of Lapse" was not followed?
A.
Satara
B.
Nagpur
C.
Jhansi
D.
Punjab
Ans:
Punjab
Explanation :
The East India Company took over the princely states of Satara (1848), Jaitpur and Sambalpur (1849), Nagpur and Jhansi (1854), Tanjore and Arcot (1855), Udaipur and Awadh (1856) using the Doctrine of Lapse. The Doctrine of Lapse was an annexation policy purportedly devised by Lord Dalhousi.
[19] Mahatma Gandhi began his political activities in India first from:
A.
Dandi
B.
Kheda
C.
Sabarmati
D.
Champaran
Ans:
Champaran
Explanation :
After Gandhi returned to India from South Africa in January 1915, the Champaran Satyagraha (1916) was his first major struggle. Gandhi took up the cause of the Champaran indigo cultivators against the European indigo planters under the Teenkathia system. It was Gandhi's first major political work in India.
[20] Raja Ram Mohan Roy was the founder of -
A.
Arya Samaj
B.
Ram Krishna Mission
C.
Brahmo Samaj
D.
Prathna Samaj
Ans:
Brahmo Samaj
Explanation :
Brahmo Samaj was begun at Calcutta on 20 August 1828 by Raja Ram Mohan Roy and Debendranath Tagore. It started as reformation of the prevailing Brahmanism of the time (specifically Kulin practices) and began the Bengal Renaissance of the 19th century.
[21] The 'Blue Water Policy' was introduced by the Portugese leader
A.
Franscisco-de-Almeida
B.
Alfonso de Albuquerque
C.
Francis Caron
D.
Francis Martin
Ans:
Franscisco-de-Almeida
Explanation :
The "Blue Water" policy is attributed to Don Francisco de Almeida, the first Viceroy of the Portuguese possessions in India. As per this policy, the Portuguese should be the sole trade power in the Arabian sea and the Indian Ocean. It called for the Portuguese to be powerful at the sea instead of building fortresses on Indian mainland.
[22] Which of the following institutions was not founded by Mahatma Gandhi?
A.
Sabarmati Ashram
B.
Sevagram Ashram
C.
Vishwa Bharti
D.
Phoenix Ashram
Ans:
Vishwa Bharti
Explanation :
Visva Bharati was founded by Rabindranath Tagore in 1921 with proceeds from the prize money of the Nobel Prize he received in 1913 for the publication of his book of poems Gitanjali.Until India's independence it was a college. Soon after independence, in 1951, the institution was given the status of a university and was renamed Visva Bharati University.
[23] Who was known as the 'Father of Indian Renaissance'?
A.
Vivekananda
B.
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
C.
Raja Ram Mohan Roy
D.
Surendranath Banerjee
Ans:
Raja Ram Mohan Roy
Explanation :
Raja Ram Mohan Roy is regarded as the "Father of the Indian Renaissance". His efforts to protect Hinduism and Indian rights and his closeness with the British government earned him the title. He was the creator of the mental climate which contributed to the birth of Indian renaissance and was the pioneer of religious and social reforms.
[24] In which of its sessions did the Indian National Congress declare ‘Purna Swaraj' as its specific goal?
A.
Lahore Session, 1929
B.
Tripuri Session, 1939
C.
Surat Session, 1905
D.
Special Session in Calcutta, 1920
Ans:
Lahore Session, 1929
Explanation :
The Lahore session of the Congress passed a resolution declaring Poorna Swaraj to be its objective on 31 December 1929. It established the goal of the Congress as Purna Swaraj, or complete independence rather than limited autonomy or dominion status.
[25] Motilal Nehru and C.R. Das were the founders of a party known as the:
A.
Gadar Party
B.
Forward Bloc
C.
Swarajya Party
D.
Socialist Congress
Ans:
Swarajya Party
Explanation :
The Swaraj Party or Swarajaya Party was established by Motilal Nehru and C.R. Das in January 1923 after the Gaya annual conference in December 1922 of the National Congress, which sought greater self-government and political freedom for the Indian people from the British Raj. It was inspired by the concept of Swaraj.
Explanation :
On 30 April 1908, two Bengali youths, Prafulla Chaki and Khudiram Bose, threw a bomb on a carriage at Muzaffarpur, in order to kill the Chief Presidency Magistrate Douglas Kingsford of Calcutta fame but erroneously killed some women travelling in it.
[6] The Civil Disobedience Movement was launched by Mahatma Gandhi in -
A.
1928
B.
1930
C.
1931
D.
1922
Ans:
1930
Explanation :
The Civil Disobedience Movement led by M K Gandhi, in the year 1930 was an important milestone in the history of Indian Nationalism.
[7] Swami Dayanand Saraswati established the first Arya Samaj in 1875 at -
A.
Bombay
B.
Lahore
C.
Nagpur
D.
Ahmadnagar
Ans:
Bombay
Explanation :
Arya Samaj is a Hindu reform movement founded by Swami Dayananda in Bombay on 7 April, 1875. The membership amounted to 100 persons, including wami Dayanand. On the 24th of June, 1877, the second major Arya Samaj was established at Lahore.
[8] Who, among the following, was the pioneer of social reform movements in 19th century India?
A.
Aurobindo Ghosh
B.
Raja Ram Mohan Roy
C.
Devendra Nath Tagore
D.
Keshav Chandra Sen
Ans:
Raja Ram Mohan Roy
Explanation :
Ram Mohan Roy was an Indian religious and educational reformer who challenged tradition Hindu culture and indicated the lines of progress for Indian society under British rule. He is also called the "Maker of Modern India and 'Father of Modern India".
[9] Who among the following was instrumental in the abolition of Sati in 1829?
A.
Lord Hastings
B.
Lord Ripon
C.
Lord Bentick
D.
Lord Irwin
Ans:
Lord Bentick
Explanation :
It was on 4 December, 1829, when the practice was formally banned in all the lands under Bengal Presidency by Lord William Bentinck. By this regulation, the people who abetted sati were declared guilty of "culpable homicide."
[10] Bengal was partitioned in 1905 under the viceroyalty of -
A.
Lord Curzon
B.
Lord Dufferin
C.
Lord Hardings
D.
Lord Minto
Ans:
Lord Curzon
Explanation :
The decision to effect the Partition of Bengal was announced in July 1905 by the Viceroy of India, Lord Curzon. The partition took effect in October 1905.
[11] Where did Mahatma Gandhi first apply his technique of Satyagraha?
A.
Dandi
B.
Champaran
C.
England
D.
South Africa
Ans:
South Africa
Explanation :
In 1908, the Transvaal government promulgated the Asiatic Registration Act, compelling registration of the colony's Indian population. At a mass protest meeting held in Johannesburg on September 11 that year, Gandhi adopted his methodology of satyagraha (devotion to the truth), or non-violent protest, for the first time, calling on his fellow Indians to defy the new law and suffer the punishments for doing so, rather than resist through violent means.
[12] The Governor General of India impeached by the House of Commons in England was:
A.
Waren Hastings
B.
Cornwallis
C.
Wellesley
D.
William Bentinct
Ans:
Waren Hastings
Explanation :
Warren Hastings was famously accused of corruption in an impeachment in 1787. He was impeached for crimes and misdemeanors during his time in India in the House of Commons upon his return to Ergland.
[13] What is the name of the Fort built by the English in Calcutta?
A.
Fort St. David
B.
Fort St. Andrew
C.
Fort William
D.
Fort Victoria
Ans:
Fort William
Explanation :
Fort William is a fort built in Calcutta on the Eastern banks of the River Hooghly, the major distributary of the River Ganges, during the early years of the Bengal Presidency of British India. It was named after King William III of England and Ireland and II of Scotland.
[14] The State Jhansi was made a part of the British Empire in India through -
A.
Doctrine of Lapse
B.
Policy of Subsidiary Alliance
C.
War against Rani Lakshmi Bai
D.
None of the above
Ans:
Doctrine of Lapse
Explanation :
The Doctrine of Lapse was based on the presumption that the East India Company was the Supreme Power in India and that all native states were subordinate to it.
[15] Mahatma Gandhi started his Dandi March from -
A.
Dandi
B.
Porbandar
C.
Ahmedabad
D.
Sabarmati Ashranm
Ans:
Sabarmati Ashranm
Explanation :
Mahatma Gandhi started his Dandi March with a band of 79 trained and disciplined workers from Sabarmati Ashram to the sea-shore on March 12, 1930.
[16] Which one of the following cities and the personalities associated with their establishment is wrongly matched?
A.
Pondicherry - Francis Martin
B.
Ahmedabad - Ahmad Shah I
C.
Madras - Francis Day
D.
Calcutta - Robert Clive
Ans:
Calcutta - Robert Clive
Explanation :
Job Charnock (1630 – 1692) is traditionally regarded as the founder of the city of Calcutta. He was servant and administrator of the English East India Company. Robert Clive established the military and political supremacy of the East India Company in Bengal.
[17] Which one of the following wars decided the fate of the French in India?
A.
Battle of Wandiwash
B.
First Carnatic War
C.
Battle of Buxar
D.
Battle of Plassey
Ans:
Battle of Wandiwash
Explanation :
Battle of Wandiwash, fought in January 1760, was a confrontation between the French, under Comte de Lally, and the British, under Sir Eyre Coote. It was the decisive battle in the Anglo-French struggle in outhern India during the Seven Years' War (1756-63). The French were thoroughly beaten and were thereafter confined to Pondicherry.
[18] For the annexation of which Indian Kingdom, the "Doctrine of Lapse" was not followed?
A.
Satara
B.
Nagpur
C.
Jhansi
D.
Punjab
Ans:
Punjab
Explanation :
The East India Company took over the princely states of Satara (1848), Jaitpur and Sambalpur (1849), Nagpur and Jhansi (1854), Tanjore and Arcot (1855), Udaipur and Awadh (1856) using the Doctrine of Lapse. The Doctrine of Lapse was an annexation policy purportedly devised by Lord Dalhousi.
[19] Mahatma Gandhi began his political activities in India first from:
A.
Dandi
B.
Kheda
C.
Sabarmati
D.
Champaran
Ans:
Champaran
Explanation :
After Gandhi returned to India from South Africa in January 1915, the Champaran Satyagraha (1916) was his first major struggle. Gandhi took up the cause of the Champaran indigo cultivators against the European indigo planters under the Teenkathia system. It was Gandhi's first major political work in India.
[20] Raja Ram Mohan Roy was the founder of -
A.
Arya Samaj
B.
Ram Krishna Mission
C.
Brahmo Samaj
D.
Prathna Samaj
Ans:
Brahmo Samaj
Explanation :
Brahmo Samaj was begun at Calcutta on 20 August 1828 by Raja Ram Mohan Roy and Debendranath Tagore. It started as reformation of the prevailing Brahmanism of the time (specifically Kulin practices) and began the Bengal Renaissance of the 19th century.
[21] The 'Blue Water Policy' was introduced by the Portugese leader
A.
Franscisco-de-Almeida
B.
Alfonso de Albuquerque
C.
Francis Caron
D.
Francis Martin
Ans:
Franscisco-de-Almeida
Explanation :
The "Blue Water" policy is attributed to Don Francisco de Almeida, the first Viceroy of the Portuguese possessions in India. As per this policy, the Portuguese should be the sole trade power in the Arabian sea and the Indian Ocean. It called for the Portuguese to be powerful at the sea instead of building fortresses on Indian mainland.
[22] Which of the following institutions was not founded by Mahatma Gandhi?
A.
Sabarmati Ashram
B.
Sevagram Ashram
C.
Vishwa Bharti
D.
Phoenix Ashram
Ans:
Vishwa Bharti
Explanation :
Visva Bharati was founded by Rabindranath Tagore in 1921 with proceeds from the prize money of the Nobel Prize he received in 1913 for the publication of his book of poems Gitanjali.Until India's independence it was a college. Soon after independence, in 1951, the institution was given the status of a university and was renamed Visva Bharati University.
[23] Who was known as the 'Father of Indian Renaissance'?
A.
Vivekananda
B.
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
C.
Raja Ram Mohan Roy
D.
Surendranath Banerjee
Ans:
Raja Ram Mohan Roy
Explanation :
Raja Ram Mohan Roy is regarded as the "Father of the Indian Renaissance". His efforts to protect Hinduism and Indian rights and his closeness with the British government earned him the title. He was the creator of the mental climate which contributed to the birth of Indian renaissance and was the pioneer of religious and social reforms.
[24] In which of its sessions did the Indian National Congress declare ‘Purna Swaraj' as its specific goal?
A.
Lahore Session, 1929
B.
Tripuri Session, 1939
C.
Surat Session, 1905
D.
Special Session in Calcutta, 1920
Ans:
Lahore Session, 1929
Explanation :
The Lahore session of the Congress passed a resolution declaring Poorna Swaraj to be its objective on 31 December 1929. It established the goal of the Congress as Purna Swaraj, or complete independence rather than limited autonomy or dominion status.
[25] Motilal Nehru and C.R. Das were the founders of a party known as the:
A.
Gadar Party
B.
Forward Bloc
C.
Swarajya Party
D.
Socialist Congress
Ans:
Swarajya Party
Explanation :
The Swaraj Party or Swarajaya Party was established by Motilal Nehru and C.R. Das in January 1923 after the Gaya annual conference in December 1922 of the National Congress, which sought greater self-government and political freedom for the Indian people from the British Raj. It was inspired by the concept of Swaraj.
Explanation :
Arya Samaj is a Hindu reform movement founded by Swami Dayananda in Bombay on 7 April, 1875. The membership amounted to 100 persons, including wami Dayanand. On the 24th of June, 1877, the second major Arya Samaj was established at Lahore.
[8] Who, among the following, was the pioneer of social reform movements in 19th century India?
A.
Aurobindo Ghosh
B.
Raja Ram Mohan Roy
C.
Devendra Nath Tagore
D.
Keshav Chandra Sen
Ans:
Raja Ram Mohan Roy
Explanation :
Ram Mohan Roy was an Indian religious and educational reformer who challenged tradition Hindu culture and indicated the lines of progress for Indian society under British rule. He is also called the "Maker of Modern India and 'Father of Modern India".
[9] Who among the following was instrumental in the abolition of Sati in 1829?
A.
Lord Hastings
B.
Lord Ripon
C.
Lord Bentick
D.
Lord Irwin
Ans:
Lord Bentick
Explanation :
It was on 4 December, 1829, when the practice was formally banned in all the lands under Bengal Presidency by Lord William Bentinck. By this regulation, the people who abetted sati were declared guilty of "culpable homicide."
[10] Bengal was partitioned in 1905 under the viceroyalty of -
A.
Lord Curzon
B.
Lord Dufferin
C.
Lord Hardings
D.
Lord Minto
Ans:
Lord Curzon
Explanation :
The decision to effect the Partition of Bengal was announced in July 1905 by the Viceroy of India, Lord Curzon. The partition took effect in October 1905.
[11] Where did Mahatma Gandhi first apply his technique of Satyagraha?
A.
Dandi
B.
Champaran
C.
England
D.
South Africa
Ans:
South Africa
Explanation :
In 1908, the Transvaal government promulgated the Asiatic Registration Act, compelling registration of the colony's Indian population. At a mass protest meeting held in Johannesburg on September 11 that year, Gandhi adopted his methodology of satyagraha (devotion to the truth), or non-violent protest, for the first time, calling on his fellow Indians to defy the new law and suffer the punishments for doing so, rather than resist through violent means.
[12] The Governor General of India impeached by the House of Commons in England was:
A.
Waren Hastings
B.
Cornwallis
C.
Wellesley
D.
William Bentinct
Ans:
Waren Hastings
Explanation :
Warren Hastings was famously accused of corruption in an impeachment in 1787. He was impeached for crimes and misdemeanors during his time in India in the House of Commons upon his return to Ergland.
[13] What is the name of the Fort built by the English in Calcutta?
A.
Fort St. David
B.
Fort St. Andrew
C.
Fort William
D.
Fort Victoria
Ans:
Fort William
Explanation :
Fort William is a fort built in Calcutta on the Eastern banks of the River Hooghly, the major distributary of the River Ganges, during the early years of the Bengal Presidency of British India. It was named after King William III of England and Ireland and II of Scotland.
[14] The State Jhansi was made a part of the British Empire in India through -
A.
Doctrine of Lapse
B.
Policy of Subsidiary Alliance
C.
War against Rani Lakshmi Bai
D.
None of the above
Ans:
Doctrine of Lapse
Explanation :
The Doctrine of Lapse was based on the presumption that the East India Company was the Supreme Power in India and that all native states were subordinate to it.
[15] Mahatma Gandhi started his Dandi March from -
A.
Dandi
B.
Porbandar
C.
Ahmedabad
D.
Sabarmati Ashranm
Ans:
Sabarmati Ashranm
Explanation :
Mahatma Gandhi started his Dandi March with a band of 79 trained and disciplined workers from Sabarmati Ashram to the sea-shore on March 12, 1930.
[16] Which one of the following cities and the personalities associated with their establishment is wrongly matched?
A.
Pondicherry - Francis Martin
B.
Ahmedabad - Ahmad Shah I
C.
Madras - Francis Day
D.
Calcutta - Robert Clive
Ans:
Calcutta - Robert Clive
Explanation :
Job Charnock (1630 – 1692) is traditionally regarded as the founder of the city of Calcutta. He was servant and administrator of the English East India Company. Robert Clive established the military and political supremacy of the East India Company in Bengal.
[17] Which one of the following wars decided the fate of the French in India?
A.
Battle of Wandiwash
B.
First Carnatic War
C.
Battle of Buxar
D.
Battle of Plassey
Ans:
Battle of Wandiwash
Explanation :
Battle of Wandiwash, fought in January 1760, was a confrontation between the French, under Comte de Lally, and the British, under Sir Eyre Coote. It was the decisive battle in the Anglo-French struggle in outhern India during the Seven Years' War (1756-63). The French were thoroughly beaten and were thereafter confined to Pondicherry.
[18] For the annexation of which Indian Kingdom, the "Doctrine of Lapse" was not followed?
A.
Satara
B.
Nagpur
C.
Jhansi
D.
Punjab
Ans:
Punjab
Explanation :
The East India Company took over the princely states of Satara (1848), Jaitpur and Sambalpur (1849), Nagpur and Jhansi (1854), Tanjore and Arcot (1855), Udaipur and Awadh (1856) using the Doctrine of Lapse. The Doctrine of Lapse was an annexation policy purportedly devised by Lord Dalhousi.
[19] Mahatma Gandhi began his political activities in India first from:
A.
Dandi
B.
Kheda
C.
Sabarmati
D.
Champaran
Ans:
Champaran
Explanation :
After Gandhi returned to India from South Africa in January 1915, the Champaran Satyagraha (1916) was his first major struggle. Gandhi took up the cause of the Champaran indigo cultivators against the European indigo planters under the Teenkathia system. It was Gandhi's first major political work in India.
[20] Raja Ram Mohan Roy was the founder of -
A.
Arya Samaj
B.
Ram Krishna Mission
C.
Brahmo Samaj
D.
Prathna Samaj
Ans:
Brahmo Samaj
Explanation :
Brahmo Samaj was begun at Calcutta on 20 August 1828 by Raja Ram Mohan Roy and Debendranath Tagore. It started as reformation of the prevailing Brahmanism of the time (specifically Kulin practices) and began the Bengal Renaissance of the 19th century.
[21] The 'Blue Water Policy' was introduced by the Portugese leader
A.
Franscisco-de-Almeida
B.
Alfonso de Albuquerque
C.
Francis Caron
D.
Francis Martin
Ans:
Franscisco-de-Almeida
Explanation :
The "Blue Water" policy is attributed to Don Francisco de Almeida, the first Viceroy of the Portuguese possessions in India. As per this policy, the Portuguese should be the sole trade power in the Arabian sea and the Indian Ocean. It called for the Portuguese to be powerful at the sea instead of building fortresses on Indian mainland.
[22] Which of the following institutions was not founded by Mahatma Gandhi?
A.
Sabarmati Ashram
B.
Sevagram Ashram
C.
Vishwa Bharti
D.
Phoenix Ashram
Ans:
Vishwa Bharti
Explanation :
Visva Bharati was founded by Rabindranath Tagore in 1921 with proceeds from the prize money of the Nobel Prize he received in 1913 for the publication of his book of poems Gitanjali.Until India's independence it was a college. Soon after independence, in 1951, the institution was given the status of a university and was renamed Visva Bharati University.
[23] Who was known as the 'Father of Indian Renaissance'?
A.
Vivekananda
B.
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
C.
Raja Ram Mohan Roy
D.
Surendranath Banerjee
Ans:
Raja Ram Mohan Roy
Explanation :
Raja Ram Mohan Roy is regarded as the "Father of the Indian Renaissance". His efforts to protect Hinduism and Indian rights and his closeness with the British government earned him the title. He was the creator of the mental climate which contributed to the birth of Indian renaissance and was the pioneer of religious and social reforms.
[24] In which of its sessions did the Indian National Congress declare ‘Purna Swaraj' as its specific goal?
A.
Lahore Session, 1929
B.
Tripuri Session, 1939
C.
Surat Session, 1905
D.
Special Session in Calcutta, 1920
Ans:
Lahore Session, 1929
Explanation :
The Lahore session of the Congress passed a resolution declaring Poorna Swaraj to be its objective on 31 December 1929. It established the goal of the Congress as Purna Swaraj, or complete independence rather than limited autonomy or dominion status.
[25] Motilal Nehru and C.R. Das were the founders of a party known as the:
A.
Gadar Party
B.
Forward Bloc
C.
Swarajya Party
D.
Socialist Congress
Ans:
Swarajya Party
Explanation :
The Swaraj Party or Swarajaya Party was established by Motilal Nehru and C.R. Das in January 1923 after the Gaya annual conference in December 1922 of the National Congress, which sought greater self-government and political freedom for the Indian people from the British Raj. It was inspired by the concept of Swaraj.
Explanation :
It was on 4 December, 1829, when the practice was formally banned in all the lands under Bengal Presidency by Lord William Bentinck. By this regulation, the people who abetted sati were declared guilty of "culpable homicide."
[10] Bengal was partitioned in 1905 under the viceroyalty of -
A.
Lord Curzon
B.
Lord Dufferin
C.
Lord Hardings
D.
Lord Minto
Ans:
Lord Curzon
Explanation :
The decision to effect the Partition of Bengal was announced in July 1905 by the Viceroy of India, Lord Curzon. The partition took effect in October 1905.
[11] Where did Mahatma Gandhi first apply his technique of Satyagraha?
A.
Dandi
B.
Champaran
C.
England
D.
South Africa
Ans:
South Africa
Explanation :
In 1908, the Transvaal government promulgated the Asiatic Registration Act, compelling registration of the colony's Indian population. At a mass protest meeting held in Johannesburg on September 11 that year, Gandhi adopted his methodology of satyagraha (devotion to the truth), or non-violent protest, for the first time, calling on his fellow Indians to defy the new law and suffer the punishments for doing so, rather than resist through violent means.
[12] The Governor General of India impeached by the House of Commons in England was:
A.
Waren Hastings
B.
Cornwallis
C.
Wellesley
D.
William Bentinct
Ans:
Waren Hastings
Explanation :
Warren Hastings was famously accused of corruption in an impeachment in 1787. He was impeached for crimes and misdemeanors during his time in India in the House of Commons upon his return to Ergland.
[13] What is the name of the Fort built by the English in Calcutta?
A.
Fort St. David
B.
Fort St. Andrew
C.
Fort William
D.
Fort Victoria
Ans:
Fort William
Explanation :
Fort William is a fort built in Calcutta on the Eastern banks of the River Hooghly, the major distributary of the River Ganges, during the early years of the Bengal Presidency of British India. It was named after King William III of England and Ireland and II of Scotland.
[14] The State Jhansi was made a part of the British Empire in India through -
A.
Doctrine of Lapse
B.
Policy of Subsidiary Alliance
C.
War against Rani Lakshmi Bai
D.
None of the above
Ans:
Doctrine of Lapse
Explanation :
The Doctrine of Lapse was based on the presumption that the East India Company was the Supreme Power in India and that all native states were subordinate to it.
[15] Mahatma Gandhi started his Dandi March from -
A.
Dandi
B.
Porbandar
C.
Ahmedabad
D.
Sabarmati Ashranm
Ans:
Sabarmati Ashranm
Explanation :
Mahatma Gandhi started his Dandi March with a band of 79 trained and disciplined workers from Sabarmati Ashram to the sea-shore on March 12, 1930.
[16] Which one of the following cities and the personalities associated with their establishment is wrongly matched?
A.
Pondicherry - Francis Martin
B.
Ahmedabad - Ahmad Shah I
C.
Madras - Francis Day
D.
Calcutta - Robert Clive
Ans:
Calcutta - Robert Clive
Explanation :
Job Charnock (1630 – 1692) is traditionally regarded as the founder of the city of Calcutta. He was servant and administrator of the English East India Company. Robert Clive established the military and political supremacy of the East India Company in Bengal.
[17] Which one of the following wars decided the fate of the French in India?
A.
Battle of Wandiwash
B.
First Carnatic War
C.
Battle of Buxar
D.
Battle of Plassey
Ans:
Battle of Wandiwash
Explanation :
Battle of Wandiwash, fought in January 1760, was a confrontation between the French, under Comte de Lally, and the British, under Sir Eyre Coote. It was the decisive battle in the Anglo-French struggle in outhern India during the Seven Years' War (1756-63). The French were thoroughly beaten and were thereafter confined to Pondicherry.
[18] For the annexation of which Indian Kingdom, the "Doctrine of Lapse" was not followed?
A.
Satara
B.
Nagpur
C.
Jhansi
D.
Punjab
Ans:
Punjab
Explanation :
The East India Company took over the princely states of Satara (1848), Jaitpur and Sambalpur (1849), Nagpur and Jhansi (1854), Tanjore and Arcot (1855), Udaipur and Awadh (1856) using the Doctrine of Lapse. The Doctrine of Lapse was an annexation policy purportedly devised by Lord Dalhousi.
[19] Mahatma Gandhi began his political activities in India first from:
A.
Dandi
B.
Kheda
C.
Sabarmati
D.
Champaran
Ans:
Champaran
Explanation :
After Gandhi returned to India from South Africa in January 1915, the Champaran Satyagraha (1916) was his first major struggle. Gandhi took up the cause of the Champaran indigo cultivators against the European indigo planters under the Teenkathia system. It was Gandhi's first major political work in India.
[20] Raja Ram Mohan Roy was the founder of -
A.
Arya Samaj
B.
Ram Krishna Mission
C.
Brahmo Samaj
D.
Prathna Samaj
Ans:
Brahmo Samaj
Explanation :
Brahmo Samaj was begun at Calcutta on 20 August 1828 by Raja Ram Mohan Roy and Debendranath Tagore. It started as reformation of the prevailing Brahmanism of the time (specifically Kulin practices) and began the Bengal Renaissance of the 19th century.
[21] The 'Blue Water Policy' was introduced by the Portugese leader
A.
Franscisco-de-Almeida
B.
Alfonso de Albuquerque
C.
Francis Caron
D.
Francis Martin
Ans:
Franscisco-de-Almeida
Explanation :
The "Blue Water" policy is attributed to Don Francisco de Almeida, the first Viceroy of the Portuguese possessions in India. As per this policy, the Portuguese should be the sole trade power in the Arabian sea and the Indian Ocean. It called for the Portuguese to be powerful at the sea instead of building fortresses on Indian mainland.
[22] Which of the following institutions was not founded by Mahatma Gandhi?
A.
Sabarmati Ashram
B.
Sevagram Ashram
C.
Vishwa Bharti
D.
Phoenix Ashram
Ans:
Vishwa Bharti
Explanation :
Visva Bharati was founded by Rabindranath Tagore in 1921 with proceeds from the prize money of the Nobel Prize he received in 1913 for the publication of his book of poems Gitanjali.Until India's independence it was a college. Soon after independence, in 1951, the institution was given the status of a university and was renamed Visva Bharati University.
[23] Who was known as the 'Father of Indian Renaissance'?
A.
Vivekananda
B.
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
C.
Raja Ram Mohan Roy
D.
Surendranath Banerjee
Ans:
Raja Ram Mohan Roy
Explanation :
Raja Ram Mohan Roy is regarded as the "Father of the Indian Renaissance". His efforts to protect Hinduism and Indian rights and his closeness with the British government earned him the title. He was the creator of the mental climate which contributed to the birth of Indian renaissance and was the pioneer of religious and social reforms.
[24] In which of its sessions did the Indian National Congress declare ‘Purna Swaraj' as its specific goal?
A.
Lahore Session, 1929
B.
Tripuri Session, 1939
C.
Surat Session, 1905
D.
Special Session in Calcutta, 1920
Ans:
Lahore Session, 1929
Explanation :
The Lahore session of the Congress passed a resolution declaring Poorna Swaraj to be its objective on 31 December 1929. It established the goal of the Congress as Purna Swaraj, or complete independence rather than limited autonomy or dominion status.
[25] Motilal Nehru and C.R. Das were the founders of a party known as the:
A.
Gadar Party
B.
Forward Bloc
C.
Swarajya Party
D.
Socialist Congress
Ans:
Swarajya Party
Explanation :
The Swaraj Party or Swarajaya Party was established by Motilal Nehru and C.R. Das in January 1923 after the Gaya annual conference in December 1922 of the National Congress, which sought greater self-government and political freedom for the Indian people from the British Raj. It was inspired by the concept of Swaraj.
Explanation :
In 1908, the Transvaal government promulgated the Asiatic Registration Act, compelling registration of the colony's Indian population. At a mass protest meeting held in Johannesburg on September 11 that year, Gandhi adopted his methodology of satyagraha (devotion to the truth), or non-violent protest, for the first time, calling on his fellow Indians to defy the new law and suffer the punishments for doing so, rather than resist through violent means.
[12] The Governor General of India impeached by the House of Commons in England was:
A.
Waren Hastings
B.
Cornwallis
C.
Wellesley
D.
William Bentinct
Ans:
Waren Hastings
Explanation :
Warren Hastings was famously accused of corruption in an impeachment in 1787. He was impeached for crimes and misdemeanors during his time in India in the House of Commons upon his return to Ergland.
[13] What is the name of the Fort built by the English in Calcutta?
A.
Fort St. David
B.
Fort St. Andrew
C.
Fort William
D.
Fort Victoria
Ans:
Fort William
Explanation :
Fort William is a fort built in Calcutta on the Eastern banks of the River Hooghly, the major distributary of the River Ganges, during the early years of the Bengal Presidency of British India. It was named after King William III of England and Ireland and II of Scotland.
[14] The State Jhansi was made a part of the British Empire in India through -
A.
Doctrine of Lapse
B.
Policy of Subsidiary Alliance
C.
War against Rani Lakshmi Bai
D.
None of the above
Ans:
Doctrine of Lapse
Explanation :
The Doctrine of Lapse was based on the presumption that the East India Company was the Supreme Power in India and that all native states were subordinate to it.
[15] Mahatma Gandhi started his Dandi March from -
A.
Dandi
B.
Porbandar
C.
Ahmedabad
D.
Sabarmati Ashranm
Ans:
Sabarmati Ashranm
Explanation :
Mahatma Gandhi started his Dandi March with a band of 79 trained and disciplined workers from Sabarmati Ashram to the sea-shore on March 12, 1930.
[16] Which one of the following cities and the personalities associated with their establishment is wrongly matched?
A.
Pondicherry - Francis Martin
B.
Ahmedabad - Ahmad Shah I
C.
Madras - Francis Day
D.
Calcutta - Robert Clive
Ans:
Calcutta - Robert Clive
Explanation :
Job Charnock (1630 – 1692) is traditionally regarded as the founder of the city of Calcutta. He was servant and administrator of the English East India Company. Robert Clive established the military and political supremacy of the East India Company in Bengal.
[17] Which one of the following wars decided the fate of the French in India?
A.
Battle of Wandiwash
B.
First Carnatic War
C.
Battle of Buxar
D.
Battle of Plassey
Ans:
Battle of Wandiwash
Explanation :
Battle of Wandiwash, fought in January 1760, was a confrontation between the French, under Comte de Lally, and the British, under Sir Eyre Coote. It was the decisive battle in the Anglo-French struggle in outhern India during the Seven Years' War (1756-63). The French were thoroughly beaten and were thereafter confined to Pondicherry.
[18] For the annexation of which Indian Kingdom, the "Doctrine of Lapse" was not followed?
A.
Satara
B.
Nagpur
C.
Jhansi
D.
Punjab
Ans:
Punjab
Explanation :
The East India Company took over the princely states of Satara (1848), Jaitpur and Sambalpur (1849), Nagpur and Jhansi (1854), Tanjore and Arcot (1855), Udaipur and Awadh (1856) using the Doctrine of Lapse. The Doctrine of Lapse was an annexation policy purportedly devised by Lord Dalhousi.
[19] Mahatma Gandhi began his political activities in India first from:
A.
Dandi
B.
Kheda
C.
Sabarmati
D.
Champaran
Ans:
Champaran
Explanation :
After Gandhi returned to India from South Africa in January 1915, the Champaran Satyagraha (1916) was his first major struggle. Gandhi took up the cause of the Champaran indigo cultivators against the European indigo planters under the Teenkathia system. It was Gandhi's first major political work in India.
[20] Raja Ram Mohan Roy was the founder of -
A.
Arya Samaj
B.
Ram Krishna Mission
C.
Brahmo Samaj
D.
Prathna Samaj
Ans:
Brahmo Samaj
Explanation :
Brahmo Samaj was begun at Calcutta on 20 August 1828 by Raja Ram Mohan Roy and Debendranath Tagore. It started as reformation of the prevailing Brahmanism of the time (specifically Kulin practices) and began the Bengal Renaissance of the 19th century.
[21] The 'Blue Water Policy' was introduced by the Portugese leader
A.
Franscisco-de-Almeida
B.
Alfonso de Albuquerque
C.
Francis Caron
D.
Francis Martin
Ans:
Franscisco-de-Almeida
Explanation :
The "Blue Water" policy is attributed to Don Francisco de Almeida, the first Viceroy of the Portuguese possessions in India. As per this policy, the Portuguese should be the sole trade power in the Arabian sea and the Indian Ocean. It called for the Portuguese to be powerful at the sea instead of building fortresses on Indian mainland.
[22] Which of the following institutions was not founded by Mahatma Gandhi?
A.
Sabarmati Ashram
B.
Sevagram Ashram
C.
Vishwa Bharti
D.
Phoenix Ashram
Ans:
Vishwa Bharti
Explanation :
Visva Bharati was founded by Rabindranath Tagore in 1921 with proceeds from the prize money of the Nobel Prize he received in 1913 for the publication of his book of poems Gitanjali.Until India's independence it was a college. Soon after independence, in 1951, the institution was given the status of a university and was renamed Visva Bharati University.
[23] Who was known as the 'Father of Indian Renaissance'?
A.
Vivekananda
B.
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
C.
Raja Ram Mohan Roy
D.
Surendranath Banerjee
Ans:
Raja Ram Mohan Roy
Explanation :
Raja Ram Mohan Roy is regarded as the "Father of the Indian Renaissance". His efforts to protect Hinduism and Indian rights and his closeness with the British government earned him the title. He was the creator of the mental climate which contributed to the birth of Indian renaissance and was the pioneer of religious and social reforms.
[24] In which of its sessions did the Indian National Congress declare ‘Purna Swaraj' as its specific goal?
A.
Lahore Session, 1929
B.
Tripuri Session, 1939
C.
Surat Session, 1905
D.
Special Session in Calcutta, 1920
Ans:
Lahore Session, 1929
Explanation :
The Lahore session of the Congress passed a resolution declaring Poorna Swaraj to be its objective on 31 December 1929. It established the goal of the Congress as Purna Swaraj, or complete independence rather than limited autonomy or dominion status.
[25] Motilal Nehru and C.R. Das were the founders of a party known as the:
A.
Gadar Party
B.
Forward Bloc
C.
Swarajya Party
D.
Socialist Congress
Ans:
Swarajya Party
Explanation :
The Swaraj Party or Swarajaya Party was established by Motilal Nehru and C.R. Das in January 1923 after the Gaya annual conference in December 1922 of the National Congress, which sought greater self-government and political freedom for the Indian people from the British Raj. It was inspired by the concept of Swaraj.
Explanation :
Fort William is a fort built in Calcutta on the Eastern banks of the River Hooghly, the major distributary of the River Ganges, during the early years of the Bengal Presidency of British India. It was named after King William III of England and Ireland and II of Scotland.
[14] The State Jhansi was made a part of the British Empire in India through -
A.
Doctrine of Lapse
B.
Policy of Subsidiary Alliance
C.
War against Rani Lakshmi Bai
D.
None of the above
Ans:
Doctrine of Lapse
Explanation :
The Doctrine of Lapse was based on the presumption that the East India Company was the Supreme Power in India and that all native states were subordinate to it.
[15] Mahatma Gandhi started his Dandi March from -
A.
Dandi
B.
Porbandar
C.
Ahmedabad
D.
Sabarmati Ashranm
Ans:
Sabarmati Ashranm
Explanation :
Mahatma Gandhi started his Dandi March with a band of 79 trained and disciplined workers from Sabarmati Ashram to the sea-shore on March 12, 1930.
[16] Which one of the following cities and the personalities associated with their establishment is wrongly matched?
A.
Pondicherry - Francis Martin
B.
Ahmedabad - Ahmad Shah I
C.
Madras - Francis Day
D.
Calcutta - Robert Clive
Ans:
Calcutta - Robert Clive
Explanation :
Job Charnock (1630 – 1692) is traditionally regarded as the founder of the city of Calcutta. He was servant and administrator of the English East India Company. Robert Clive established the military and political supremacy of the East India Company in Bengal.
[17] Which one of the following wars decided the fate of the French in India?
A.
Battle of Wandiwash
B.
First Carnatic War
C.
Battle of Buxar
D.
Battle of Plassey
Ans:
Battle of Wandiwash
Explanation :
Battle of Wandiwash, fought in January 1760, was a confrontation between the French, under Comte de Lally, and the British, under Sir Eyre Coote. It was the decisive battle in the Anglo-French struggle in outhern India during the Seven Years' War (1756-63). The French were thoroughly beaten and were thereafter confined to Pondicherry.
[18] For the annexation of which Indian Kingdom, the "Doctrine of Lapse" was not followed?
A.
Satara
B.
Nagpur
C.
Jhansi
D.
Punjab
Ans:
Punjab
Explanation :
The East India Company took over the princely states of Satara (1848), Jaitpur and Sambalpur (1849), Nagpur and Jhansi (1854), Tanjore and Arcot (1855), Udaipur and Awadh (1856) using the Doctrine of Lapse. The Doctrine of Lapse was an annexation policy purportedly devised by Lord Dalhousi.
[19] Mahatma Gandhi began his political activities in India first from:
A.
Dandi
B.
Kheda
C.
Sabarmati
D.
Champaran
Ans:
Champaran
Explanation :
After Gandhi returned to India from South Africa in January 1915, the Champaran Satyagraha (1916) was his first major struggle. Gandhi took up the cause of the Champaran indigo cultivators against the European indigo planters under the Teenkathia system. It was Gandhi's first major political work in India.
[20] Raja Ram Mohan Roy was the founder of -
A.
Arya Samaj
B.
Ram Krishna Mission
C.
Brahmo Samaj
D.
Prathna Samaj
Ans:
Brahmo Samaj
Explanation :
Brahmo Samaj was begun at Calcutta on 20 August 1828 by Raja Ram Mohan Roy and Debendranath Tagore. It started as reformation of the prevailing Brahmanism of the time (specifically Kulin practices) and began the Bengal Renaissance of the 19th century.
[21] The 'Blue Water Policy' was introduced by the Portugese leader
A.
Franscisco-de-Almeida
B.
Alfonso de Albuquerque
C.
Francis Caron
D.
Francis Martin
Ans:
Franscisco-de-Almeida
Explanation :
The "Blue Water" policy is attributed to Don Francisco de Almeida, the first Viceroy of the Portuguese possessions in India. As per this policy, the Portuguese should be the sole trade power in the Arabian sea and the Indian Ocean. It called for the Portuguese to be powerful at the sea instead of building fortresses on Indian mainland.
[22] Which of the following institutions was not founded by Mahatma Gandhi?
A.
Sabarmati Ashram
B.
Sevagram Ashram
C.
Vishwa Bharti
D.
Phoenix Ashram
Ans:
Vishwa Bharti
Explanation :
Visva Bharati was founded by Rabindranath Tagore in 1921 with proceeds from the prize money of the Nobel Prize he received in 1913 for the publication of his book of poems Gitanjali.Until India's independence it was a college. Soon after independence, in 1951, the institution was given the status of a university and was renamed Visva Bharati University.
[23] Who was known as the 'Father of Indian Renaissance'?
A.
Vivekananda
B.
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
C.
Raja Ram Mohan Roy
D.
Surendranath Banerjee
Ans:
Raja Ram Mohan Roy
Explanation :
Raja Ram Mohan Roy is regarded as the "Father of the Indian Renaissance". His efforts to protect Hinduism and Indian rights and his closeness with the British government earned him the title. He was the creator of the mental climate which contributed to the birth of Indian renaissance and was the pioneer of religious and social reforms.
[24] In which of its sessions did the Indian National Congress declare ‘Purna Swaraj' as its specific goal?
A.
Lahore Session, 1929
B.
Tripuri Session, 1939
C.
Surat Session, 1905
D.
Special Session in Calcutta, 1920
Ans:
Lahore Session, 1929
Explanation :
The Lahore session of the Congress passed a resolution declaring Poorna Swaraj to be its objective on 31 December 1929. It established the goal of the Congress as Purna Swaraj, or complete independence rather than limited autonomy or dominion status.
[25] Motilal Nehru and C.R. Das were the founders of a party known as the:
A.
Gadar Party
B.
Forward Bloc
C.
Swarajya Party
D.
Socialist Congress
Ans:
Swarajya Party
Explanation :
The Swaraj Party or Swarajaya Party was established by Motilal Nehru and C.R. Das in January 1923 after the Gaya annual conference in December 1922 of the National Congress, which sought greater self-government and political freedom for the Indian people from the British Raj. It was inspired by the concept of Swaraj.
Explanation :
Mahatma Gandhi started his Dandi March with a band of 79 trained and disciplined workers from Sabarmati Ashram to the sea-shore on March 12, 1930.
[16] Which one of the following cities and the personalities associated with their establishment is wrongly matched?
A.
Pondicherry - Francis Martin
B.
Ahmedabad - Ahmad Shah I
C.
Madras - Francis Day
D.
Calcutta - Robert Clive
Ans:
Calcutta - Robert Clive
Explanation :
Job Charnock (1630 – 1692) is traditionally regarded as the founder of the city of Calcutta. He was servant and administrator of the English East India Company. Robert Clive established the military and political supremacy of the East India Company in Bengal.
[17] Which one of the following wars decided the fate of the French in India?
A.
Battle of Wandiwash
B.
First Carnatic War
C.
Battle of Buxar
D.
Battle of Plassey
Ans:
Battle of Wandiwash
Explanation :
Battle of Wandiwash, fought in January 1760, was a confrontation between the French, under Comte de Lally, and the British, under Sir Eyre Coote. It was the decisive battle in the Anglo-French struggle in outhern India during the Seven Years' War (1756-63). The French were thoroughly beaten and were thereafter confined to Pondicherry.
[18] For the annexation of which Indian Kingdom, the "Doctrine of Lapse" was not followed?
A.
Satara
B.
Nagpur
C.
Jhansi
D.
Punjab
Ans:
Punjab
Explanation :
The East India Company took over the princely states of Satara (1848), Jaitpur and Sambalpur (1849), Nagpur and Jhansi (1854), Tanjore and Arcot (1855), Udaipur and Awadh (1856) using the Doctrine of Lapse. The Doctrine of Lapse was an annexation policy purportedly devised by Lord Dalhousi.
[19] Mahatma Gandhi began his political activities in India first from:
A.
Dandi
B.
Kheda
C.
Sabarmati
D.
Champaran
Ans:
Champaran
Explanation :
After Gandhi returned to India from South Africa in January 1915, the Champaran Satyagraha (1916) was his first major struggle. Gandhi took up the cause of the Champaran indigo cultivators against the European indigo planters under the Teenkathia system. It was Gandhi's first major political work in India.
[20] Raja Ram Mohan Roy was the founder of -
A.
Arya Samaj
B.
Ram Krishna Mission
C.
Brahmo Samaj
D.
Prathna Samaj
Ans:
Brahmo Samaj
Explanation :
Brahmo Samaj was begun at Calcutta on 20 August 1828 by Raja Ram Mohan Roy and Debendranath Tagore. It started as reformation of the prevailing Brahmanism of the time (specifically Kulin practices) and began the Bengal Renaissance of the 19th century.
[21] The 'Blue Water Policy' was introduced by the Portugese leader
A.
Franscisco-de-Almeida
B.
Alfonso de Albuquerque
C.
Francis Caron
D.
Francis Martin
Ans:
Franscisco-de-Almeida
Explanation :
The "Blue Water" policy is attributed to Don Francisco de Almeida, the first Viceroy of the Portuguese possessions in India. As per this policy, the Portuguese should be the sole trade power in the Arabian sea and the Indian Ocean. It called for the Portuguese to be powerful at the sea instead of building fortresses on Indian mainland.
[22] Which of the following institutions was not founded by Mahatma Gandhi?
A.
Sabarmati Ashram
B.
Sevagram Ashram
C.
Vishwa Bharti
D.
Phoenix Ashram
Ans:
Vishwa Bharti
Explanation :
Visva Bharati was founded by Rabindranath Tagore in 1921 with proceeds from the prize money of the Nobel Prize he received in 1913 for the publication of his book of poems Gitanjali.Until India's independence it was a college. Soon after independence, in 1951, the institution was given the status of a university and was renamed Visva Bharati University.
[23] Who was known as the 'Father of Indian Renaissance'?
A.
Vivekananda
B.
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
C.
Raja Ram Mohan Roy
D.
Surendranath Banerjee
Ans:
Raja Ram Mohan Roy
Explanation :
Raja Ram Mohan Roy is regarded as the "Father of the Indian Renaissance". His efforts to protect Hinduism and Indian rights and his closeness with the British government earned him the title. He was the creator of the mental climate which contributed to the birth of Indian renaissance and was the pioneer of religious and social reforms.
[24] In which of its sessions did the Indian National Congress declare ‘Purna Swaraj' as its specific goal?
A.
Lahore Session, 1929
B.
Tripuri Session, 1939
C.
Surat Session, 1905
D.
Special Session in Calcutta, 1920
Ans:
Lahore Session, 1929
Explanation :
The Lahore session of the Congress passed a resolution declaring Poorna Swaraj to be its objective on 31 December 1929. It established the goal of the Congress as Purna Swaraj, or complete independence rather than limited autonomy or dominion status.
[25] Motilal Nehru and C.R. Das were the founders of a party known as the:
A.
Gadar Party
B.
Forward Bloc
C.
Swarajya Party
D.
Socialist Congress
Ans:
Swarajya Party
Explanation :
The Swaraj Party or Swarajaya Party was established by Motilal Nehru and C.R. Das in January 1923 after the Gaya annual conference in December 1922 of the National Congress, which sought greater self-government and political freedom for the Indian people from the British Raj. It was inspired by the concept of Swaraj.
Explanation :
Battle of Wandiwash, fought in January 1760, was a confrontation between the French, under Comte de Lally, and the British, under Sir Eyre Coote. It was the decisive battle in the Anglo-French struggle in outhern India during the Seven Years' War (1756-63). The French were thoroughly beaten and were thereafter confined to Pondicherry.
[18] For the annexation of which Indian Kingdom, the "Doctrine of Lapse" was not followed?
A.
Satara
B.
Nagpur
C.
Jhansi
D.
Punjab
Ans:
Punjab
Explanation :
The East India Company took over the princely states of Satara (1848), Jaitpur and Sambalpur (1849), Nagpur and Jhansi (1854), Tanjore and Arcot (1855), Udaipur and Awadh (1856) using the Doctrine of Lapse. The Doctrine of Lapse was an annexation policy purportedly devised by Lord Dalhousi.
[19] Mahatma Gandhi began his political activities in India first from:
A.
Dandi
B.
Kheda
C.
Sabarmati
D.
Champaran
Ans:
Champaran
Explanation :
After Gandhi returned to India from South Africa in January 1915, the Champaran Satyagraha (1916) was his first major struggle. Gandhi took up the cause of the Champaran indigo cultivators against the European indigo planters under the Teenkathia system. It was Gandhi's first major political work in India.
[20] Raja Ram Mohan Roy was the founder of -
A.
Arya Samaj
B.
Ram Krishna Mission
C.
Brahmo Samaj
D.
Prathna Samaj
Ans:
Brahmo Samaj
Explanation :
Brahmo Samaj was begun at Calcutta on 20 August 1828 by Raja Ram Mohan Roy and Debendranath Tagore. It started as reformation of the prevailing Brahmanism of the time (specifically Kulin practices) and began the Bengal Renaissance of the 19th century.
[21] The 'Blue Water Policy' was introduced by the Portugese leader
A.
Franscisco-de-Almeida
B.
Alfonso de Albuquerque
C.
Francis Caron
D.
Francis Martin
Ans:
Franscisco-de-Almeida
Explanation :
The "Blue Water" policy is attributed to Don Francisco de Almeida, the first Viceroy of the Portuguese possessions in India. As per this policy, the Portuguese should be the sole trade power in the Arabian sea and the Indian Ocean. It called for the Portuguese to be powerful at the sea instead of building fortresses on Indian mainland.
[22] Which of the following institutions was not founded by Mahatma Gandhi?
A.
Sabarmati Ashram
B.
Sevagram Ashram
C.
Vishwa Bharti
D.
Phoenix Ashram
Ans:
Vishwa Bharti
Explanation :
Visva Bharati was founded by Rabindranath Tagore in 1921 with proceeds from the prize money of the Nobel Prize he received in 1913 for the publication of his book of poems Gitanjali.Until India's independence it was a college. Soon after independence, in 1951, the institution was given the status of a university and was renamed Visva Bharati University.
[23] Who was known as the 'Father of Indian Renaissance'?
A.
Vivekananda
B.
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
C.
Raja Ram Mohan Roy
D.
Surendranath Banerjee
Ans:
Raja Ram Mohan Roy
Explanation :
Raja Ram Mohan Roy is regarded as the "Father of the Indian Renaissance". His efforts to protect Hinduism and Indian rights and his closeness with the British government earned him the title. He was the creator of the mental climate which contributed to the birth of Indian renaissance and was the pioneer of religious and social reforms.
[24] In which of its sessions did the Indian National Congress declare ‘Purna Swaraj' as its specific goal?
A.
Lahore Session, 1929
B.
Tripuri Session, 1939
C.
Surat Session, 1905
D.
Special Session in Calcutta, 1920
Ans:
Lahore Session, 1929
Explanation :
The Lahore session of the Congress passed a resolution declaring Poorna Swaraj to be its objective on 31 December 1929. It established the goal of the Congress as Purna Swaraj, or complete independence rather than limited autonomy or dominion status.
[25] Motilal Nehru and C.R. Das were the founders of a party known as the:
A.
Gadar Party
B.
Forward Bloc
C.
Swarajya Party
D.
Socialist Congress
Ans:
Swarajya Party
Explanation :
The Swaraj Party or Swarajaya Party was established by Motilal Nehru and C.R. Das in January 1923 after the Gaya annual conference in December 1922 of the National Congress, which sought greater self-government and political freedom for the Indian people from the British Raj. It was inspired by the concept of Swaraj.
Explanation :
After Gandhi returned to India from South Africa in January 1915, the Champaran Satyagraha (1916) was his first major struggle. Gandhi took up the cause of the Champaran indigo cultivators against the European indigo planters under the Teenkathia system. It was Gandhi's first major political work in India.
[20] Raja Ram Mohan Roy was the founder of -
A.
Arya Samaj
B.
Ram Krishna Mission
C.
Brahmo Samaj
D.
Prathna Samaj
Ans:
Brahmo Samaj
Explanation :
Brahmo Samaj was begun at Calcutta on 20 August 1828 by Raja Ram Mohan Roy and Debendranath Tagore. It started as reformation of the prevailing Brahmanism of the time (specifically Kulin practices) and began the Bengal Renaissance of the 19th century.
[21] The 'Blue Water Policy' was introduced by the Portugese leader
A.
Franscisco-de-Almeida
B.
Alfonso de Albuquerque
C.
Francis Caron
D.
Francis Martin
Ans:
Franscisco-de-Almeida
Explanation :
The "Blue Water" policy is attributed to Don Francisco de Almeida, the first Viceroy of the Portuguese possessions in India. As per this policy, the Portuguese should be the sole trade power in the Arabian sea and the Indian Ocean. It called for the Portuguese to be powerful at the sea instead of building fortresses on Indian mainland.
[22] Which of the following institutions was not founded by Mahatma Gandhi?
A.
Sabarmati Ashram
B.
Sevagram Ashram
C.
Vishwa Bharti
D.
Phoenix Ashram
Ans:
Vishwa Bharti
Explanation :
Visva Bharati was founded by Rabindranath Tagore in 1921 with proceeds from the prize money of the Nobel Prize he received in 1913 for the publication of his book of poems Gitanjali.Until India's independence it was a college. Soon after independence, in 1951, the institution was given the status of a university and was renamed Visva Bharati University.
[23] Who was known as the 'Father of Indian Renaissance'?
A.
Vivekananda
B.
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
C.
Raja Ram Mohan Roy
D.
Surendranath Banerjee
Ans:
Raja Ram Mohan Roy
Explanation :
Raja Ram Mohan Roy is regarded as the "Father of the Indian Renaissance". His efforts to protect Hinduism and Indian rights and his closeness with the British government earned him the title. He was the creator of the mental climate which contributed to the birth of Indian renaissance and was the pioneer of religious and social reforms.
[24] In which of its sessions did the Indian National Congress declare ‘Purna Swaraj' as its specific goal?
A.
Lahore Session, 1929
B.
Tripuri Session, 1939
C.
Surat Session, 1905
D.
Special Session in Calcutta, 1920
Ans:
Lahore Session, 1929
Explanation :
The Lahore session of the Congress passed a resolution declaring Poorna Swaraj to be its objective on 31 December 1929. It established the goal of the Congress as Purna Swaraj, or complete independence rather than limited autonomy or dominion status.
[25] Motilal Nehru and C.R. Das were the founders of a party known as the:
A.
Gadar Party
B.
Forward Bloc
C.
Swarajya Party
D.
Socialist Congress
Ans:
Swarajya Party
Explanation :
The Swaraj Party or Swarajaya Party was established by Motilal Nehru and C.R. Das in January 1923 after the Gaya annual conference in December 1922 of the National Congress, which sought greater self-government and political freedom for the Indian people from the British Raj. It was inspired by the concept of Swaraj.
Explanation :
The "Blue Water" policy is attributed to Don Francisco de Almeida, the first Viceroy of the Portuguese possessions in India. As per this policy, the Portuguese should be the sole trade power in the Arabian sea and the Indian Ocean. It called for the Portuguese to be powerful at the sea instead of building fortresses on Indian mainland.
[22] Which of the following institutions was not founded by Mahatma Gandhi?
A.
Sabarmati Ashram
B.
Sevagram Ashram
C.
Vishwa Bharti
D.
Phoenix Ashram
Ans:
Vishwa Bharti
Explanation :
Visva Bharati was founded by Rabindranath Tagore in 1921 with proceeds from the prize money of the Nobel Prize he received in 1913 for the publication of his book of poems Gitanjali.Until India's independence it was a college. Soon after independence, in 1951, the institution was given the status of a university and was renamed Visva Bharati University.
[23] Who was known as the 'Father of Indian Renaissance'?
A.
Vivekananda
B.
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
C.
Raja Ram Mohan Roy
D.
Surendranath Banerjee
Ans:
Raja Ram Mohan Roy
Explanation :
Raja Ram Mohan Roy is regarded as the "Father of the Indian Renaissance". His efforts to protect Hinduism and Indian rights and his closeness with the British government earned him the title. He was the creator of the mental climate which contributed to the birth of Indian renaissance and was the pioneer of religious and social reforms.
[24] In which of its sessions did the Indian National Congress declare ‘Purna Swaraj' as its specific goal?
A.
Lahore Session, 1929
B.
Tripuri Session, 1939
C.
Surat Session, 1905
D.
Special Session in Calcutta, 1920
Ans:
Lahore Session, 1929
Explanation :
The Lahore session of the Congress passed a resolution declaring Poorna Swaraj to be its objective on 31 December 1929. It established the goal of the Congress as Purna Swaraj, or complete independence rather than limited autonomy or dominion status.
[25] Motilal Nehru and C.R. Das were the founders of a party known as the:
A.
Gadar Party
B.
Forward Bloc
C.
Swarajya Party
D.
Socialist Congress
Ans:
Swarajya Party
Explanation :
The Swaraj Party or Swarajaya Party was established by Motilal Nehru and C.R. Das in January 1923 after the Gaya annual conference in December 1922 of the National Congress, which sought greater self-government and political freedom for the Indian people from the British Raj. It was inspired by the concept of Swaraj.
Explanation :
Raja Ram Mohan Roy is regarded as the "Father of the Indian Renaissance". His efforts to protect Hinduism and Indian rights and his closeness with the British government earned him the title. He was the creator of the mental climate which contributed to the birth of Indian renaissance and was the pioneer of religious and social reforms.
[24] In which of its sessions did the Indian National Congress declare ‘Purna Swaraj' as its specific goal?
A.
Lahore Session, 1929
B.
Tripuri Session, 1939
C.
Surat Session, 1905
D.
Special Session in Calcutta, 1920
Ans:
Lahore Session, 1929
Explanation :
The Lahore session of the Congress passed a resolution declaring Poorna Swaraj to be its objective on 31 December 1929. It established the goal of the Congress as Purna Swaraj, or complete independence rather than limited autonomy or dominion status.
[25] Motilal Nehru and C.R. Das were the founders of a party known as the:
A.
Gadar Party
B.
Forward Bloc
C.
Swarajya Party
D.
Socialist Congress
Ans:
Swarajya Party
Explanation :
The Swaraj Party or Swarajaya Party was established by Motilal Nehru and C.R. Das in January 1923 after the Gaya annual conference in December 1922 of the National Congress, which sought greater self-government and political freedom for the Indian people from the British Raj. It was inspired by the concept of Swaraj.
Explanation :
The Swaraj Party or Swarajaya Party was established by Motilal Nehru and C.R. Das in January 1923 after the Gaya annual conference in December 1922 of the National Congress, which sought greater self-government and political freedom for the Indian people from the British Raj. It was inspired by the concept of Swaraj.