[1] Who among the following was responsible for the revival of Hinduism in 19th century?
A.
Swami Dayanand
B.
Swami Vivekanand
C.
Guru Shankaracharya
D.
Raja Ram Mohan Roy
Ans:
Swami Vivekanand
Explanation :
In the 19th century Vivekananda played a major role in the revival of Hinduism, and the spread of Advaita Vedanta to the west via the Ramakrishna Mission. His interpretation of Advaita Vedanta has been called "Neo-Vedanta.”
[2] Who was the French Governor of Pondicherry. Who tried to make the French Company as a powerful company?
A.
Thomas Arthur, Comte de Lally
B.
Godeheu
C.
La Bourdonnais
D.
Joseph Francois Dupleix
Ans:
Joseph Francois Dupleix
Explanation :
Joseph Francois Dupleix, the first French governor of Pondicherry, tried to make the French company as powerful as the trading company. He was conmpelled to embark for Erance on 12 October 1754.
[3] Rowlatt Act 1919 was enacted during the period of -
A.
Lord Chelmsford
B.
Lord William
C.
Lord Minto
D.
Lord Bentinck
Ans:
Lord Chelmsford
Explanation :
The Rowlatt Act was passed by the Imperial Legislative Council in London on 10 March 1919, indefinitely extending "emergency measures" enacted during the First World War in order to control public unrest and root out conspiracy. Lord Chelmsford (1916 to 1921) was the Viceroy of India then.
[4] Constituent Assembly of India was formulated on the recommendation of -
A.
Wavel Plan
B.
Cripps Mission
C.
August Offer
D.
Cabinet Mission
Ans:
Cabinet Mission
Explanation :
The Constituent Assembly was set up while India was still under British rule, following negotiations between Indian leaders and members of the 1946 Cabinet Mission to India from the United Kingdom. The announcement of the Plan on May 16, 1946 was preceded by the Shimla Conference of 1945.
[5] Name the Governor-General who accepted the view of Macaulay to make English as the medium of instruction.
A.
Lord Canning
B.
Lord Ripon
C.
Lord Lytton
D.
Lord William Bentinck
Ans:
Lord William Bentinck
Explanation :
Lord Macaulay's views were accepted and embodied in a Resolution of March 7, 1835 by Lord Willam Bentinck.
[6] 'Give me blood. I will give you 4 freedom'. These words are attributed to:
A.
Subhash Chandra Bose
B.
Khudiram Bose
C.
Bhagat Singh
D.
Veer Savarkar
Ans:
Subhash Chandra Bose
Explanation :
Subhash Chandra Bose was President of Indian National Congress (1938), founded Forward Bloc and formed Indian National Army (Azad Hind Fauj).
[7] Who gave the slogan, Dilli Chalo'?
A.
Lal Bahadur Shastri
B.
Jawaharlal Nehru
C.
Subhash Chandra Bose
D.
G.К. Gokhale
Ans:
Subhash Chandra Bose
Explanation :
Dilli Chalo was a slogan of Subhas Chandra Bose. The ultimate goal of the Azad Hind Fauz during the freedom struggle was to capture Delhi and establish Swaraj.
[8] Lord Dalhousie annexed Oudh for the British Empire in India -
A.
through policy of subsidiary alliance
B.
through doctrine of lapse
C.
as the State being maladministered
D.
through wagging a war
Ans:
as the State being maladministered
Explanation :
The British took over Awadh (Oudh) (1856) claiming that the local ruler was not ruling properly despite the fact that the British relations with the state of Awadh went back to the Treaty of Allahabad in 1765. In 1851, William Sleeman, Resident at Lucknow, reported on the "spectacle of human misery and careless misrule".
[9] Who was the first Governor-General of Independent India?
A.
Lord Attlee
B.
Lord Mountbatten
C.
C. Rajagopalachari
D.
Rajendra Prasad
Ans:
Lord Mountbatten
Explanation :
Louis Mountbatten was the last Viceroy of India (1947) and the first Governor-General of the independent Union of India (1947-48), from which the modern Republic of India emerged in 1950.
[10] The Arya Samaj is against -
A.
existence of God
B.
rituals and idol-worship
C.
Hinduism
D.
Islam
Ans:
rituals and idol-worship
Explanation :
Arya Samaj unequivocally condemned practices such as polytheism, iconolatry, animal sacrifice, ancestor worship, pilgrimage, priestcraft, the belief in Avatars or incarnations of God, the hereditary caste system, untouchability and child marriage on the grounds that all these lack Vedic sanction.
[11] When was the Dandi March undertaken?
A.
31st December, 1929
B.
12th March, 1930
C.
5th April, 1930
D.
5th May, 1930
Ans:
12th March, 1930
Explanation :
On March 12, 1930, Gandhi and 78 satyagra his many of them were scheduled castes, set out on foot for the coastal village of Dandi, Gujarat, over 390 kilometres from their starting point at Sabarmati ashram.
[12] Who was the first propounder of the Doctrine of Passive Resistance?
A.
B.G. Tilak
B.
Aurobindo Ghosh
C.
Lajpat Rai
D.
G. K. Gokhale
Ans:
Aurobindo Ghosh
Explanation :
Sri Aurobindo wrote The Doctrine of Passive Resistance as a series of articles first appearing in the Indian daily Bande Mataram under the general title of New Thought from April 11 to April 23, 1907. It was here that the doctrine was enunciated and explaine. It was brought out in 1948 in book form and named The Doctrine of Passive Resistance.
[13] Who was the founder of the Servants of India Society?
A.
G.K. Gokhale
B.
M.G. Ranade
C.
B.G. Tilak
D.
Bipin Chandra Pal
Ans:
G.K. Gokhale
Explanation :
The Servants of India Society was formed in Pune, Maharashtra, on June 12, 1905 by Gopal Krishna Gokhale, who left the Deccan Education Society to form this association.
[14] Mahatma Gandhi was profoundly influenced by the writings of -
A.
Bernard Shaw
B.
Karl Marx
C.
Lenirn
D.
Leo Tolstoy
Ans:
Leo Tolstoy
Explanation :
When Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi starte practice law in South Africa as a young barriste the 1890s, he was confronted with glaring racial discrimination as well as various other injustices.
[15] Who was the President of Indian National Congress when the Mountbatten Plan of independence was accepted?
A.
Jawaharlal Nehru
B.
Sardar Patel
C.
Maulana Azad
D.
Acharya J. B. Kripalani
Ans:
Acharya J. B. Kripalani
Explanation :
Jivatram Bhagwandas Kripalani, popularly known as Acharya Kripalani, was an Indian politician, noted particularly for holding the presidency of the Indian National Congress during the transfer of power in 1947
[16] Who developed the idea that “means justify the ends"?
A.
Kautilya
B.
Raja Ram Mohan Roy
C.
Swami Dayanand Saraswati
D.
Mahatma Gandhi
Ans:
Mahatma Gandhi
Explanation :
Gandhi firmly believed that the means always justify the end. So he chose only good means to drive away the British from India. He never resorted to violence. He said, “For me it is enough to know the means.
[17] The founder of the 'Brahmo Samaj' was -
A.
Swami Dayananda Saraswati
B.
Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
C.
Raja Ram Mohun Roy
D.
Swami Vivekananda
Ans:
Raja Ram Mohun Roy
Explanation :
Brahmo Samaj was conceived at Kolkata in 1830 by Devendranath Tagore and Ram Mohan Roy as reformation of the prevailing Brahmanism of the time (specifically Kulin practices) and began the Bengal Renaissance of the 19th century pioneering all religious, social and educational advance of the Hindu community in the 19th century.
[18] Lahore was Ranjeet Singh's Political Capital. Which city was called his Religious Capital?
A.
Amritsar
B.
Anandpur Shahib
C.
Gujranwala
D.
Peshawar
Ans:
Amritsar
Explanation :
Ranjit Singh, chief of the Sukerchakia misl, who first occupied Lahore (1799), the traditional capital of the Punjab, declaring himself Maharaja in 1801, extended his hegemony to Amritsar in 1805 when he took over the town from his traditional rivals, the Bhangi chiefs. Already in 1809 he had constructed the Gobindgarh Fort outside Lahauri Gate complete with a formidable moat, three lines of defence and several bastions and emplacements for heavy guns.
[19] Which of the following events made the English East India Company the legitimate masters of the Bengal Suba?
A.
Battle of Buxar, 1764
B.
Battle of Plassey, 1757
C.
Farrukh Siyar's Farman, 1717
D.
Ibrahim Khan's Farman, 1690
Ans:
Battle of Buxar, 1764
Explanation :
The Battle of Buxar was fought on 23 October 1764 between the forces under the command of the British East India Company led by Hector Munro, and the combined Muslim army of Mir Qasim, the Nawab of Bengal; Shuja-ud-Daula the Nawab of Awadh and the Mughal King Shah Alam II.
[20] Permanent Revenue settlement of Bengal was introduced by:
A.
Clive
B.
Hastings
C.
Wellesley
D.
Cornwallis
Ans:
Cornwallis
Explanation :
The Permanent Settlement also known as the Permanent Settlement of Bengal was an agreement between the East India Company and Bengali land lords to fix revenues to be raised from land, with far reaching consequences for both agricultural methods and productivity in the entire Empire and the political realities of the Indian countryside. It was concluded in 1793, by the Company administration headed by harles, Earl Cornwallis. It formed one part of a larger body of legislation enacted known as the Cornwallis Code.
[21] The father of extremist movement in India is:
A.
Motilal Nehru
B.
Gopal Krishna Gokhale
C.
Vallabhbhai Patel
D.
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Ans:
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Explanation :
Lokmanya Tilak, born as Keshav Gangadhar Tilak (23 July 1856 1 August 1920), was an Indian nationalist, journalist, teacher, social reformer, lawyer and independence fighter who was the first popular leader of the Indian Independence Movement. The British colonial authorities derogatorily called him "Father of the Indian unrest". Tilak professed a different ethics from that of Gandhi and followed a trend of extremism and violence, which earned him the appellation of the father of Indian unrest'. He advocated violence as the higher duty' based on his interpretation of the Bhagavad-Gita ('Song of the Lord').
[22] Who was the first woman President of Congress?
A.
Mrs. Annie Besant
B.
Mrs. Sarojini Naidu
C.
Mrs. Nellie Sengupta
D.
Aruna Asaf Ali
Ans:
Mrs. Annie Besant
Explanation :
Annie Besant was a prominent British socialist, Theosophist, women's rights activist. Writer and ora for and supporter of Irish and Indian self rule. When World War I broke out in 1914 she helped launch the Home Rule League to campaign for democracy in In-dia and dominion status within the Empire as a result of which she became the first woman President of the Indian National Congress at its Calcutta session in 1917.
[23] The Revolt of 1857 was started by -
A.
the Sepoys
B.
the Zamindars
C.
the Peasants
D.
the Plantation Workers
Ans:
the Sepoys
Explanation :
The Indian Rebellion of 1857 began as a mutiny of sepoys of the East India Company's army on 10 May 1857, in the town of Meerut, and soon escalated into other mutinies and civilian rebellions largely in the upper Gangetic plain and central India, with the major hostilities confined to present-day Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, northern Madhya Pradesh, and the Delhi region.
[24] Who said that 'the real seat of taste is not the tongue, but the mind'?
A.
Aurobindo Ghosh
B.
Mahatma Gandhi
C.
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
D.
Swami Vivekananda
Ans:
Mahatma Gandhi
Explanation :
The Story of My Experiments with Truth An Auto-biography' brings out that all of his life, experiments ith food were to be part of Gandhi's experiments with truth. While in England, where food is some times tasteless anyway, he decided he could do with out condiments, for "the real seat of taste [is] not the tongue but the mind.
[25] Who is rightly called the "Father of Local Self Government" in India?
A.
Lord Mayo
B.
Lord Ripon
C.
Lord Curzon
D.
Lord Clive
Ans:
Lord Ripon
Explanation :
Lord Ripon is known as the father of local self government in India. The advent of Lord Ripon (1880-84) marked a new chapter in the history of local self-government in India. Before him, the condition of the local bodies was far from satisfactory.
Explanation :
In the 19th century Vivekananda played a major role in the revival of Hinduism, and the spread of Advaita Vedanta to the west via the Ramakrishna Mission. His interpretation of Advaita Vedanta has been called "Neo-Vedanta.”
[2] Who was the French Governor of Pondicherry. Who tried to make the French Company as a powerful company?
A.
Thomas Arthur, Comte de Lally
B.
Godeheu
C.
La Bourdonnais
D.
Joseph Francois Dupleix
Ans:
Joseph Francois Dupleix
Explanation :
Joseph Francois Dupleix, the first French governor of Pondicherry, tried to make the French company as powerful as the trading company. He was conmpelled to embark for Erance on 12 October 1754.
[3] Rowlatt Act 1919 was enacted during the period of -
A.
Lord Chelmsford
B.
Lord William
C.
Lord Minto
D.
Lord Bentinck
Ans:
Lord Chelmsford
Explanation :
The Rowlatt Act was passed by the Imperial Legislative Council in London on 10 March 1919, indefinitely extending "emergency measures" enacted during the First World War in order to control public unrest and root out conspiracy. Lord Chelmsford (1916 to 1921) was the Viceroy of India then.
[4] Constituent Assembly of India was formulated on the recommendation of -
A.
Wavel Plan
B.
Cripps Mission
C.
August Offer
D.
Cabinet Mission
Ans:
Cabinet Mission
Explanation :
The Constituent Assembly was set up while India was still under British rule, following negotiations between Indian leaders and members of the 1946 Cabinet Mission to India from the United Kingdom. The announcement of the Plan on May 16, 1946 was preceded by the Shimla Conference of 1945.
[5] Name the Governor-General who accepted the view of Macaulay to make English as the medium of instruction.
A.
Lord Canning
B.
Lord Ripon
C.
Lord Lytton
D.
Lord William Bentinck
Ans:
Lord William Bentinck
Explanation :
Lord Macaulay's views were accepted and embodied in a Resolution of March 7, 1835 by Lord Willam Bentinck.
[6] 'Give me blood. I will give you 4 freedom'. These words are attributed to:
A.
Subhash Chandra Bose
B.
Khudiram Bose
C.
Bhagat Singh
D.
Veer Savarkar
Ans:
Subhash Chandra Bose
Explanation :
Subhash Chandra Bose was President of Indian National Congress (1938), founded Forward Bloc and formed Indian National Army (Azad Hind Fauj).
[7] Who gave the slogan, Dilli Chalo'?
A.
Lal Bahadur Shastri
B.
Jawaharlal Nehru
C.
Subhash Chandra Bose
D.
G.К. Gokhale
Ans:
Subhash Chandra Bose
Explanation :
Dilli Chalo was a slogan of Subhas Chandra Bose. The ultimate goal of the Azad Hind Fauz during the freedom struggle was to capture Delhi and establish Swaraj.
[8] Lord Dalhousie annexed Oudh for the British Empire in India -
A.
through policy of subsidiary alliance
B.
through doctrine of lapse
C.
as the State being maladministered
D.
through wagging a war
Ans:
as the State being maladministered
Explanation :
The British took over Awadh (Oudh) (1856) claiming that the local ruler was not ruling properly despite the fact that the British relations with the state of Awadh went back to the Treaty of Allahabad in 1765. In 1851, William Sleeman, Resident at Lucknow, reported on the "spectacle of human misery and careless misrule".
[9] Who was the first Governor-General of Independent India?
A.
Lord Attlee
B.
Lord Mountbatten
C.
C. Rajagopalachari
D.
Rajendra Prasad
Ans:
Lord Mountbatten
Explanation :
Louis Mountbatten was the last Viceroy of India (1947) and the first Governor-General of the independent Union of India (1947-48), from which the modern Republic of India emerged in 1950.
[10] The Arya Samaj is against -
A.
existence of God
B.
rituals and idol-worship
C.
Hinduism
D.
Islam
Ans:
rituals and idol-worship
Explanation :
Arya Samaj unequivocally condemned practices such as polytheism, iconolatry, animal sacrifice, ancestor worship, pilgrimage, priestcraft, the belief in Avatars or incarnations of God, the hereditary caste system, untouchability and child marriage on the grounds that all these lack Vedic sanction.
[11] When was the Dandi March undertaken?
A.
31st December, 1929
B.
12th March, 1930
C.
5th April, 1930
D.
5th May, 1930
Ans:
12th March, 1930
Explanation :
On March 12, 1930, Gandhi and 78 satyagra his many of them were scheduled castes, set out on foot for the coastal village of Dandi, Gujarat, over 390 kilometres from their starting point at Sabarmati ashram.
[12] Who was the first propounder of the Doctrine of Passive Resistance?
A.
B.G. Tilak
B.
Aurobindo Ghosh
C.
Lajpat Rai
D.
G. K. Gokhale
Ans:
Aurobindo Ghosh
Explanation :
Sri Aurobindo wrote The Doctrine of Passive Resistance as a series of articles first appearing in the Indian daily Bande Mataram under the general title of New Thought from April 11 to April 23, 1907. It was here that the doctrine was enunciated and explaine. It was brought out in 1948 in book form and named The Doctrine of Passive Resistance.
[13] Who was the founder of the Servants of India Society?
A.
G.K. Gokhale
B.
M.G. Ranade
C.
B.G. Tilak
D.
Bipin Chandra Pal
Ans:
G.K. Gokhale
Explanation :
The Servants of India Society was formed in Pune, Maharashtra, on June 12, 1905 by Gopal Krishna Gokhale, who left the Deccan Education Society to form this association.
[14] Mahatma Gandhi was profoundly influenced by the writings of -
A.
Bernard Shaw
B.
Karl Marx
C.
Lenirn
D.
Leo Tolstoy
Ans:
Leo Tolstoy
Explanation :
When Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi starte practice law in South Africa as a young barriste the 1890s, he was confronted with glaring racial discrimination as well as various other injustices.
[15] Who was the President of Indian National Congress when the Mountbatten Plan of independence was accepted?
A.
Jawaharlal Nehru
B.
Sardar Patel
C.
Maulana Azad
D.
Acharya J. B. Kripalani
Ans:
Acharya J. B. Kripalani
Explanation :
Jivatram Bhagwandas Kripalani, popularly known as Acharya Kripalani, was an Indian politician, noted particularly for holding the presidency of the Indian National Congress during the transfer of power in 1947
[16] Who developed the idea that “means justify the ends"?
A.
Kautilya
B.
Raja Ram Mohan Roy
C.
Swami Dayanand Saraswati
D.
Mahatma Gandhi
Ans:
Mahatma Gandhi
Explanation :
Gandhi firmly believed that the means always justify the end. So he chose only good means to drive away the British from India. He never resorted to violence. He said, “For me it is enough to know the means.
[17] The founder of the 'Brahmo Samaj' was -
A.
Swami Dayananda Saraswati
B.
Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
C.
Raja Ram Mohun Roy
D.
Swami Vivekananda
Ans:
Raja Ram Mohun Roy
Explanation :
Brahmo Samaj was conceived at Kolkata in 1830 by Devendranath Tagore and Ram Mohan Roy as reformation of the prevailing Brahmanism of the time (specifically Kulin practices) and began the Bengal Renaissance of the 19th century pioneering all religious, social and educational advance of the Hindu community in the 19th century.
[18] Lahore was Ranjeet Singh's Political Capital. Which city was called his Religious Capital?
A.
Amritsar
B.
Anandpur Shahib
C.
Gujranwala
D.
Peshawar
Ans:
Amritsar
Explanation :
Ranjit Singh, chief of the Sukerchakia misl, who first occupied Lahore (1799), the traditional capital of the Punjab, declaring himself Maharaja in 1801, extended his hegemony to Amritsar in 1805 when he took over the town from his traditional rivals, the Bhangi chiefs. Already in 1809 he had constructed the Gobindgarh Fort outside Lahauri Gate complete with a formidable moat, three lines of defence and several bastions and emplacements for heavy guns.
[19] Which of the following events made the English East India Company the legitimate masters of the Bengal Suba?
A.
Battle of Buxar, 1764
B.
Battle of Plassey, 1757
C.
Farrukh Siyar's Farman, 1717
D.
Ibrahim Khan's Farman, 1690
Ans:
Battle of Buxar, 1764
Explanation :
The Battle of Buxar was fought on 23 October 1764 between the forces under the command of the British East India Company led by Hector Munro, and the combined Muslim army of Mir Qasim, the Nawab of Bengal; Shuja-ud-Daula the Nawab of Awadh and the Mughal King Shah Alam II.
[20] Permanent Revenue settlement of Bengal was introduced by:
A.
Clive
B.
Hastings
C.
Wellesley
D.
Cornwallis
Ans:
Cornwallis
Explanation :
The Permanent Settlement also known as the Permanent Settlement of Bengal was an agreement between the East India Company and Bengali land lords to fix revenues to be raised from land, with far reaching consequences for both agricultural methods and productivity in the entire Empire and the political realities of the Indian countryside. It was concluded in 1793, by the Company administration headed by harles, Earl Cornwallis. It formed one part of a larger body of legislation enacted known as the Cornwallis Code.
[21] The father of extremist movement in India is:
A.
Motilal Nehru
B.
Gopal Krishna Gokhale
C.
Vallabhbhai Patel
D.
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Ans:
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Explanation :
Lokmanya Tilak, born as Keshav Gangadhar Tilak (23 July 1856 1 August 1920), was an Indian nationalist, journalist, teacher, social reformer, lawyer and independence fighter who was the first popular leader of the Indian Independence Movement. The British colonial authorities derogatorily called him "Father of the Indian unrest". Tilak professed a different ethics from that of Gandhi and followed a trend of extremism and violence, which earned him the appellation of the father of Indian unrest'. He advocated violence as the higher duty' based on his interpretation of the Bhagavad-Gita ('Song of the Lord').
[22] Who was the first woman President of Congress?
A.
Mrs. Annie Besant
B.
Mrs. Sarojini Naidu
C.
Mrs. Nellie Sengupta
D.
Aruna Asaf Ali
Ans:
Mrs. Annie Besant
Explanation :
Annie Besant was a prominent British socialist, Theosophist, women's rights activist. Writer and ora for and supporter of Irish and Indian self rule. When World War I broke out in 1914 she helped launch the Home Rule League to campaign for democracy in In-dia and dominion status within the Empire as a result of which she became the first woman President of the Indian National Congress at its Calcutta session in 1917.
[23] The Revolt of 1857 was started by -
A.
the Sepoys
B.
the Zamindars
C.
the Peasants
D.
the Plantation Workers
Ans:
the Sepoys
Explanation :
The Indian Rebellion of 1857 began as a mutiny of sepoys of the East India Company's army on 10 May 1857, in the town of Meerut, and soon escalated into other mutinies and civilian rebellions largely in the upper Gangetic plain and central India, with the major hostilities confined to present-day Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, northern Madhya Pradesh, and the Delhi region.
[24] Who said that 'the real seat of taste is not the tongue, but the mind'?
A.
Aurobindo Ghosh
B.
Mahatma Gandhi
C.
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
D.
Swami Vivekananda
Ans:
Mahatma Gandhi
Explanation :
The Story of My Experiments with Truth An Auto-biography' brings out that all of his life, experiments ith food were to be part of Gandhi's experiments with truth. While in England, where food is some times tasteless anyway, he decided he could do with out condiments, for "the real seat of taste [is] not the tongue but the mind.
[25] Who is rightly called the "Father of Local Self Government" in India?
A.
Lord Mayo
B.
Lord Ripon
C.
Lord Curzon
D.
Lord Clive
Ans:
Lord Ripon
Explanation :
Lord Ripon is known as the father of local self government in India. The advent of Lord Ripon (1880-84) marked a new chapter in the history of local self-government in India. Before him, the condition of the local bodies was far from satisfactory.
Explanation :
The Rowlatt Act was passed by the Imperial Legislative Council in London on 10 March 1919, indefinitely extending "emergency measures" enacted during the First World War in order to control public unrest and root out conspiracy. Lord Chelmsford (1916 to 1921) was the Viceroy of India then.
[4] Constituent Assembly of India was formulated on the recommendation of -
A.
Wavel Plan
B.
Cripps Mission
C.
August Offer
D.
Cabinet Mission
Ans:
Cabinet Mission
Explanation :
The Constituent Assembly was set up while India was still under British rule, following negotiations between Indian leaders and members of the 1946 Cabinet Mission to India from the United Kingdom. The announcement of the Plan on May 16, 1946 was preceded by the Shimla Conference of 1945.
[5] Name the Governor-General who accepted the view of Macaulay to make English as the medium of instruction.
A.
Lord Canning
B.
Lord Ripon
C.
Lord Lytton
D.
Lord William Bentinck
Ans:
Lord William Bentinck
Explanation :
Lord Macaulay's views were accepted and embodied in a Resolution of March 7, 1835 by Lord Willam Bentinck.
[6] 'Give me blood. I will give you 4 freedom'. These words are attributed to:
A.
Subhash Chandra Bose
B.
Khudiram Bose
C.
Bhagat Singh
D.
Veer Savarkar
Ans:
Subhash Chandra Bose
Explanation :
Subhash Chandra Bose was President of Indian National Congress (1938), founded Forward Bloc and formed Indian National Army (Azad Hind Fauj).
[7] Who gave the slogan, Dilli Chalo'?
A.
Lal Bahadur Shastri
B.
Jawaharlal Nehru
C.
Subhash Chandra Bose
D.
G.К. Gokhale
Ans:
Subhash Chandra Bose
Explanation :
Dilli Chalo was a slogan of Subhas Chandra Bose. The ultimate goal of the Azad Hind Fauz during the freedom struggle was to capture Delhi and establish Swaraj.
[8] Lord Dalhousie annexed Oudh for the British Empire in India -
A.
through policy of subsidiary alliance
B.
through doctrine of lapse
C.
as the State being maladministered
D.
through wagging a war
Ans:
as the State being maladministered
Explanation :
The British took over Awadh (Oudh) (1856) claiming that the local ruler was not ruling properly despite the fact that the British relations with the state of Awadh went back to the Treaty of Allahabad in 1765. In 1851, William Sleeman, Resident at Lucknow, reported on the "spectacle of human misery and careless misrule".
[9] Who was the first Governor-General of Independent India?
A.
Lord Attlee
B.
Lord Mountbatten
C.
C. Rajagopalachari
D.
Rajendra Prasad
Ans:
Lord Mountbatten
Explanation :
Louis Mountbatten was the last Viceroy of India (1947) and the first Governor-General of the independent Union of India (1947-48), from which the modern Republic of India emerged in 1950.
[10] The Arya Samaj is against -
A.
existence of God
B.
rituals and idol-worship
C.
Hinduism
D.
Islam
Ans:
rituals and idol-worship
Explanation :
Arya Samaj unequivocally condemned practices such as polytheism, iconolatry, animal sacrifice, ancestor worship, pilgrimage, priestcraft, the belief in Avatars or incarnations of God, the hereditary caste system, untouchability and child marriage on the grounds that all these lack Vedic sanction.
[11] When was the Dandi March undertaken?
A.
31st December, 1929
B.
12th March, 1930
C.
5th April, 1930
D.
5th May, 1930
Ans:
12th March, 1930
Explanation :
On March 12, 1930, Gandhi and 78 satyagra his many of them were scheduled castes, set out on foot for the coastal village of Dandi, Gujarat, over 390 kilometres from their starting point at Sabarmati ashram.
[12] Who was the first propounder of the Doctrine of Passive Resistance?
A.
B.G. Tilak
B.
Aurobindo Ghosh
C.
Lajpat Rai
D.
G. K. Gokhale
Ans:
Aurobindo Ghosh
Explanation :
Sri Aurobindo wrote The Doctrine of Passive Resistance as a series of articles first appearing in the Indian daily Bande Mataram under the general title of New Thought from April 11 to April 23, 1907. It was here that the doctrine was enunciated and explaine. It was brought out in 1948 in book form and named The Doctrine of Passive Resistance.
[13] Who was the founder of the Servants of India Society?
A.
G.K. Gokhale
B.
M.G. Ranade
C.
B.G. Tilak
D.
Bipin Chandra Pal
Ans:
G.K. Gokhale
Explanation :
The Servants of India Society was formed in Pune, Maharashtra, on June 12, 1905 by Gopal Krishna Gokhale, who left the Deccan Education Society to form this association.
[14] Mahatma Gandhi was profoundly influenced by the writings of -
A.
Bernard Shaw
B.
Karl Marx
C.
Lenirn
D.
Leo Tolstoy
Ans:
Leo Tolstoy
Explanation :
When Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi starte practice law in South Africa as a young barriste the 1890s, he was confronted with glaring racial discrimination as well as various other injustices.
[15] Who was the President of Indian National Congress when the Mountbatten Plan of independence was accepted?
A.
Jawaharlal Nehru
B.
Sardar Patel
C.
Maulana Azad
D.
Acharya J. B. Kripalani
Ans:
Acharya J. B. Kripalani
Explanation :
Jivatram Bhagwandas Kripalani, popularly known as Acharya Kripalani, was an Indian politician, noted particularly for holding the presidency of the Indian National Congress during the transfer of power in 1947
[16] Who developed the idea that “means justify the ends"?
A.
Kautilya
B.
Raja Ram Mohan Roy
C.
Swami Dayanand Saraswati
D.
Mahatma Gandhi
Ans:
Mahatma Gandhi
Explanation :
Gandhi firmly believed that the means always justify the end. So he chose only good means to drive away the British from India. He never resorted to violence. He said, “For me it is enough to know the means.
[17] The founder of the 'Brahmo Samaj' was -
A.
Swami Dayananda Saraswati
B.
Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
C.
Raja Ram Mohun Roy
D.
Swami Vivekananda
Ans:
Raja Ram Mohun Roy
Explanation :
Brahmo Samaj was conceived at Kolkata in 1830 by Devendranath Tagore and Ram Mohan Roy as reformation of the prevailing Brahmanism of the time (specifically Kulin practices) and began the Bengal Renaissance of the 19th century pioneering all religious, social and educational advance of the Hindu community in the 19th century.
[18] Lahore was Ranjeet Singh's Political Capital. Which city was called his Religious Capital?
A.
Amritsar
B.
Anandpur Shahib
C.
Gujranwala
D.
Peshawar
Ans:
Amritsar
Explanation :
Ranjit Singh, chief of the Sukerchakia misl, who first occupied Lahore (1799), the traditional capital of the Punjab, declaring himself Maharaja in 1801, extended his hegemony to Amritsar in 1805 when he took over the town from his traditional rivals, the Bhangi chiefs. Already in 1809 he had constructed the Gobindgarh Fort outside Lahauri Gate complete with a formidable moat, three lines of defence and several bastions and emplacements for heavy guns.
[19] Which of the following events made the English East India Company the legitimate masters of the Bengal Suba?
A.
Battle of Buxar, 1764
B.
Battle of Plassey, 1757
C.
Farrukh Siyar's Farman, 1717
D.
Ibrahim Khan's Farman, 1690
Ans:
Battle of Buxar, 1764
Explanation :
The Battle of Buxar was fought on 23 October 1764 between the forces under the command of the British East India Company led by Hector Munro, and the combined Muslim army of Mir Qasim, the Nawab of Bengal; Shuja-ud-Daula the Nawab of Awadh and the Mughal King Shah Alam II.
[20] Permanent Revenue settlement of Bengal was introduced by:
A.
Clive
B.
Hastings
C.
Wellesley
D.
Cornwallis
Ans:
Cornwallis
Explanation :
The Permanent Settlement also known as the Permanent Settlement of Bengal was an agreement between the East India Company and Bengali land lords to fix revenues to be raised from land, with far reaching consequences for both agricultural methods and productivity in the entire Empire and the political realities of the Indian countryside. It was concluded in 1793, by the Company administration headed by harles, Earl Cornwallis. It formed one part of a larger body of legislation enacted known as the Cornwallis Code.
[21] The father of extremist movement in India is:
A.
Motilal Nehru
B.
Gopal Krishna Gokhale
C.
Vallabhbhai Patel
D.
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Ans:
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Explanation :
Lokmanya Tilak, born as Keshav Gangadhar Tilak (23 July 1856 1 August 1920), was an Indian nationalist, journalist, teacher, social reformer, lawyer and independence fighter who was the first popular leader of the Indian Independence Movement. The British colonial authorities derogatorily called him "Father of the Indian unrest". Tilak professed a different ethics from that of Gandhi and followed a trend of extremism and violence, which earned him the appellation of the father of Indian unrest'. He advocated violence as the higher duty' based on his interpretation of the Bhagavad-Gita ('Song of the Lord').
[22] Who was the first woman President of Congress?
A.
Mrs. Annie Besant
B.
Mrs. Sarojini Naidu
C.
Mrs. Nellie Sengupta
D.
Aruna Asaf Ali
Ans:
Mrs. Annie Besant
Explanation :
Annie Besant was a prominent British socialist, Theosophist, women's rights activist. Writer and ora for and supporter of Irish and Indian self rule. When World War I broke out in 1914 she helped launch the Home Rule League to campaign for democracy in In-dia and dominion status within the Empire as a result of which she became the first woman President of the Indian National Congress at its Calcutta session in 1917.
[23] The Revolt of 1857 was started by -
A.
the Sepoys
B.
the Zamindars
C.
the Peasants
D.
the Plantation Workers
Ans:
the Sepoys
Explanation :
The Indian Rebellion of 1857 began as a mutiny of sepoys of the East India Company's army on 10 May 1857, in the town of Meerut, and soon escalated into other mutinies and civilian rebellions largely in the upper Gangetic plain and central India, with the major hostilities confined to present-day Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, northern Madhya Pradesh, and the Delhi region.
[24] Who said that 'the real seat of taste is not the tongue, but the mind'?
A.
Aurobindo Ghosh
B.
Mahatma Gandhi
C.
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
D.
Swami Vivekananda
Ans:
Mahatma Gandhi
Explanation :
The Story of My Experiments with Truth An Auto-biography' brings out that all of his life, experiments ith food were to be part of Gandhi's experiments with truth. While in England, where food is some times tasteless anyway, he decided he could do with out condiments, for "the real seat of taste [is] not the tongue but the mind.
[25] Who is rightly called the "Father of Local Self Government" in India?
A.
Lord Mayo
B.
Lord Ripon
C.
Lord Curzon
D.
Lord Clive
Ans:
Lord Ripon
Explanation :
Lord Ripon is known as the father of local self government in India. The advent of Lord Ripon (1880-84) marked a new chapter in the history of local self-government in India. Before him, the condition of the local bodies was far from satisfactory.
Explanation :
Lord Macaulay's views were accepted and embodied in a Resolution of March 7, 1835 by Lord Willam Bentinck.
[6] 'Give me blood. I will give you 4 freedom'. These words are attributed to:
A.
Subhash Chandra Bose
B.
Khudiram Bose
C.
Bhagat Singh
D.
Veer Savarkar
Ans:
Subhash Chandra Bose
Explanation :
Subhash Chandra Bose was President of Indian National Congress (1938), founded Forward Bloc and formed Indian National Army (Azad Hind Fauj).
[7] Who gave the slogan, Dilli Chalo'?
A.
Lal Bahadur Shastri
B.
Jawaharlal Nehru
C.
Subhash Chandra Bose
D.
G.К. Gokhale
Ans:
Subhash Chandra Bose
Explanation :
Dilli Chalo was a slogan of Subhas Chandra Bose. The ultimate goal of the Azad Hind Fauz during the freedom struggle was to capture Delhi and establish Swaraj.
[8] Lord Dalhousie annexed Oudh for the British Empire in India -
A.
through policy of subsidiary alliance
B.
through doctrine of lapse
C.
as the State being maladministered
D.
through wagging a war
Ans:
as the State being maladministered
Explanation :
The British took over Awadh (Oudh) (1856) claiming that the local ruler was not ruling properly despite the fact that the British relations with the state of Awadh went back to the Treaty of Allahabad in 1765. In 1851, William Sleeman, Resident at Lucknow, reported on the "spectacle of human misery and careless misrule".
[9] Who was the first Governor-General of Independent India?
A.
Lord Attlee
B.
Lord Mountbatten
C.
C. Rajagopalachari
D.
Rajendra Prasad
Ans:
Lord Mountbatten
Explanation :
Louis Mountbatten was the last Viceroy of India (1947) and the first Governor-General of the independent Union of India (1947-48), from which the modern Republic of India emerged in 1950.
[10] The Arya Samaj is against -
A.
existence of God
B.
rituals and idol-worship
C.
Hinduism
D.
Islam
Ans:
rituals and idol-worship
Explanation :
Arya Samaj unequivocally condemned practices such as polytheism, iconolatry, animal sacrifice, ancestor worship, pilgrimage, priestcraft, the belief in Avatars or incarnations of God, the hereditary caste system, untouchability and child marriage on the grounds that all these lack Vedic sanction.
[11] When was the Dandi March undertaken?
A.
31st December, 1929
B.
12th March, 1930
C.
5th April, 1930
D.
5th May, 1930
Ans:
12th March, 1930
Explanation :
On March 12, 1930, Gandhi and 78 satyagra his many of them were scheduled castes, set out on foot for the coastal village of Dandi, Gujarat, over 390 kilometres from their starting point at Sabarmati ashram.
[12] Who was the first propounder of the Doctrine of Passive Resistance?
A.
B.G. Tilak
B.
Aurobindo Ghosh
C.
Lajpat Rai
D.
G. K. Gokhale
Ans:
Aurobindo Ghosh
Explanation :
Sri Aurobindo wrote The Doctrine of Passive Resistance as a series of articles first appearing in the Indian daily Bande Mataram under the general title of New Thought from April 11 to April 23, 1907. It was here that the doctrine was enunciated and explaine. It was brought out in 1948 in book form and named The Doctrine of Passive Resistance.
[13] Who was the founder of the Servants of India Society?
A.
G.K. Gokhale
B.
M.G. Ranade
C.
B.G. Tilak
D.
Bipin Chandra Pal
Ans:
G.K. Gokhale
Explanation :
The Servants of India Society was formed in Pune, Maharashtra, on June 12, 1905 by Gopal Krishna Gokhale, who left the Deccan Education Society to form this association.
[14] Mahatma Gandhi was profoundly influenced by the writings of -
A.
Bernard Shaw
B.
Karl Marx
C.
Lenirn
D.
Leo Tolstoy
Ans:
Leo Tolstoy
Explanation :
When Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi starte practice law in South Africa as a young barriste the 1890s, he was confronted with glaring racial discrimination as well as various other injustices.
[15] Who was the President of Indian National Congress when the Mountbatten Plan of independence was accepted?
A.
Jawaharlal Nehru
B.
Sardar Patel
C.
Maulana Azad
D.
Acharya J. B. Kripalani
Ans:
Acharya J. B. Kripalani
Explanation :
Jivatram Bhagwandas Kripalani, popularly known as Acharya Kripalani, was an Indian politician, noted particularly for holding the presidency of the Indian National Congress during the transfer of power in 1947
[16] Who developed the idea that “means justify the ends"?
A.
Kautilya
B.
Raja Ram Mohan Roy
C.
Swami Dayanand Saraswati
D.
Mahatma Gandhi
Ans:
Mahatma Gandhi
Explanation :
Gandhi firmly believed that the means always justify the end. So he chose only good means to drive away the British from India. He never resorted to violence. He said, “For me it is enough to know the means.
[17] The founder of the 'Brahmo Samaj' was -
A.
Swami Dayananda Saraswati
B.
Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
C.
Raja Ram Mohun Roy
D.
Swami Vivekananda
Ans:
Raja Ram Mohun Roy
Explanation :
Brahmo Samaj was conceived at Kolkata in 1830 by Devendranath Tagore and Ram Mohan Roy as reformation of the prevailing Brahmanism of the time (specifically Kulin practices) and began the Bengal Renaissance of the 19th century pioneering all religious, social and educational advance of the Hindu community in the 19th century.
[18] Lahore was Ranjeet Singh's Political Capital. Which city was called his Religious Capital?
A.
Amritsar
B.
Anandpur Shahib
C.
Gujranwala
D.
Peshawar
Ans:
Amritsar
Explanation :
Ranjit Singh, chief of the Sukerchakia misl, who first occupied Lahore (1799), the traditional capital of the Punjab, declaring himself Maharaja in 1801, extended his hegemony to Amritsar in 1805 when he took over the town from his traditional rivals, the Bhangi chiefs. Already in 1809 he had constructed the Gobindgarh Fort outside Lahauri Gate complete with a formidable moat, three lines of defence and several bastions and emplacements for heavy guns.
[19] Which of the following events made the English East India Company the legitimate masters of the Bengal Suba?
A.
Battle of Buxar, 1764
B.
Battle of Plassey, 1757
C.
Farrukh Siyar's Farman, 1717
D.
Ibrahim Khan's Farman, 1690
Ans:
Battle of Buxar, 1764
Explanation :
The Battle of Buxar was fought on 23 October 1764 between the forces under the command of the British East India Company led by Hector Munro, and the combined Muslim army of Mir Qasim, the Nawab of Bengal; Shuja-ud-Daula the Nawab of Awadh and the Mughal King Shah Alam II.
[20] Permanent Revenue settlement of Bengal was introduced by:
A.
Clive
B.
Hastings
C.
Wellesley
D.
Cornwallis
Ans:
Cornwallis
Explanation :
The Permanent Settlement also known as the Permanent Settlement of Bengal was an agreement between the East India Company and Bengali land lords to fix revenues to be raised from land, with far reaching consequences for both agricultural methods and productivity in the entire Empire and the political realities of the Indian countryside. It was concluded in 1793, by the Company administration headed by harles, Earl Cornwallis. It formed one part of a larger body of legislation enacted known as the Cornwallis Code.
[21] The father of extremist movement in India is:
A.
Motilal Nehru
B.
Gopal Krishna Gokhale
C.
Vallabhbhai Patel
D.
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Ans:
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Explanation :
Lokmanya Tilak, born as Keshav Gangadhar Tilak (23 July 1856 1 August 1920), was an Indian nationalist, journalist, teacher, social reformer, lawyer and independence fighter who was the first popular leader of the Indian Independence Movement. The British colonial authorities derogatorily called him "Father of the Indian unrest". Tilak professed a different ethics from that of Gandhi and followed a trend of extremism and violence, which earned him the appellation of the father of Indian unrest'. He advocated violence as the higher duty' based on his interpretation of the Bhagavad-Gita ('Song of the Lord').
[22] Who was the first woman President of Congress?
A.
Mrs. Annie Besant
B.
Mrs. Sarojini Naidu
C.
Mrs. Nellie Sengupta
D.
Aruna Asaf Ali
Ans:
Mrs. Annie Besant
Explanation :
Annie Besant was a prominent British socialist, Theosophist, women's rights activist. Writer and ora for and supporter of Irish and Indian self rule. When World War I broke out in 1914 she helped launch the Home Rule League to campaign for democracy in In-dia and dominion status within the Empire as a result of which she became the first woman President of the Indian National Congress at its Calcutta session in 1917.
[23] The Revolt of 1857 was started by -
A.
the Sepoys
B.
the Zamindars
C.
the Peasants
D.
the Plantation Workers
Ans:
the Sepoys
Explanation :
The Indian Rebellion of 1857 began as a mutiny of sepoys of the East India Company's army on 10 May 1857, in the town of Meerut, and soon escalated into other mutinies and civilian rebellions largely in the upper Gangetic plain and central India, with the major hostilities confined to present-day Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, northern Madhya Pradesh, and the Delhi region.
[24] Who said that 'the real seat of taste is not the tongue, but the mind'?
A.
Aurobindo Ghosh
B.
Mahatma Gandhi
C.
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
D.
Swami Vivekananda
Ans:
Mahatma Gandhi
Explanation :
The Story of My Experiments with Truth An Auto-biography' brings out that all of his life, experiments ith food were to be part of Gandhi's experiments with truth. While in England, where food is some times tasteless anyway, he decided he could do with out condiments, for "the real seat of taste [is] not the tongue but the mind.
[25] Who is rightly called the "Father of Local Self Government" in India?
A.
Lord Mayo
B.
Lord Ripon
C.
Lord Curzon
D.
Lord Clive
Ans:
Lord Ripon
Explanation :
Lord Ripon is known as the father of local self government in India. The advent of Lord Ripon (1880-84) marked a new chapter in the history of local self-government in India. Before him, the condition of the local bodies was far from satisfactory.
Explanation :
Dilli Chalo was a slogan of Subhas Chandra Bose. The ultimate goal of the Azad Hind Fauz during the freedom struggle was to capture Delhi and establish Swaraj.
[8] Lord Dalhousie annexed Oudh for the British Empire in India -
A.
through policy of subsidiary alliance
B.
through doctrine of lapse
C.
as the State being maladministered
D.
through wagging a war
Ans:
as the State being maladministered
Explanation :
The British took over Awadh (Oudh) (1856) claiming that the local ruler was not ruling properly despite the fact that the British relations with the state of Awadh went back to the Treaty of Allahabad in 1765. In 1851, William Sleeman, Resident at Lucknow, reported on the "spectacle of human misery and careless misrule".
[9] Who was the first Governor-General of Independent India?
A.
Lord Attlee
B.
Lord Mountbatten
C.
C. Rajagopalachari
D.
Rajendra Prasad
Ans:
Lord Mountbatten
Explanation :
Louis Mountbatten was the last Viceroy of India (1947) and the first Governor-General of the independent Union of India (1947-48), from which the modern Republic of India emerged in 1950.
[10] The Arya Samaj is against -
A.
existence of God
B.
rituals and idol-worship
C.
Hinduism
D.
Islam
Ans:
rituals and idol-worship
Explanation :
Arya Samaj unequivocally condemned practices such as polytheism, iconolatry, animal sacrifice, ancestor worship, pilgrimage, priestcraft, the belief in Avatars or incarnations of God, the hereditary caste system, untouchability and child marriage on the grounds that all these lack Vedic sanction.
[11] When was the Dandi March undertaken?
A.
31st December, 1929
B.
12th March, 1930
C.
5th April, 1930
D.
5th May, 1930
Ans:
12th March, 1930
Explanation :
On March 12, 1930, Gandhi and 78 satyagra his many of them were scheduled castes, set out on foot for the coastal village of Dandi, Gujarat, over 390 kilometres from their starting point at Sabarmati ashram.
[12] Who was the first propounder of the Doctrine of Passive Resistance?
A.
B.G. Tilak
B.
Aurobindo Ghosh
C.
Lajpat Rai
D.
G. K. Gokhale
Ans:
Aurobindo Ghosh
Explanation :
Sri Aurobindo wrote The Doctrine of Passive Resistance as a series of articles first appearing in the Indian daily Bande Mataram under the general title of New Thought from April 11 to April 23, 1907. It was here that the doctrine was enunciated and explaine. It was brought out in 1948 in book form and named The Doctrine of Passive Resistance.
[13] Who was the founder of the Servants of India Society?
A.
G.K. Gokhale
B.
M.G. Ranade
C.
B.G. Tilak
D.
Bipin Chandra Pal
Ans:
G.K. Gokhale
Explanation :
The Servants of India Society was formed in Pune, Maharashtra, on June 12, 1905 by Gopal Krishna Gokhale, who left the Deccan Education Society to form this association.
[14] Mahatma Gandhi was profoundly influenced by the writings of -
A.
Bernard Shaw
B.
Karl Marx
C.
Lenirn
D.
Leo Tolstoy
Ans:
Leo Tolstoy
Explanation :
When Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi starte practice law in South Africa as a young barriste the 1890s, he was confronted with glaring racial discrimination as well as various other injustices.
[15] Who was the President of Indian National Congress when the Mountbatten Plan of independence was accepted?
A.
Jawaharlal Nehru
B.
Sardar Patel
C.
Maulana Azad
D.
Acharya J. B. Kripalani
Ans:
Acharya J. B. Kripalani
Explanation :
Jivatram Bhagwandas Kripalani, popularly known as Acharya Kripalani, was an Indian politician, noted particularly for holding the presidency of the Indian National Congress during the transfer of power in 1947
[16] Who developed the idea that “means justify the ends"?
A.
Kautilya
B.
Raja Ram Mohan Roy
C.
Swami Dayanand Saraswati
D.
Mahatma Gandhi
Ans:
Mahatma Gandhi
Explanation :
Gandhi firmly believed that the means always justify the end. So he chose only good means to drive away the British from India. He never resorted to violence. He said, “For me it is enough to know the means.
[17] The founder of the 'Brahmo Samaj' was -
A.
Swami Dayananda Saraswati
B.
Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
C.
Raja Ram Mohun Roy
D.
Swami Vivekananda
Ans:
Raja Ram Mohun Roy
Explanation :
Brahmo Samaj was conceived at Kolkata in 1830 by Devendranath Tagore and Ram Mohan Roy as reformation of the prevailing Brahmanism of the time (specifically Kulin practices) and began the Bengal Renaissance of the 19th century pioneering all religious, social and educational advance of the Hindu community in the 19th century.
[18] Lahore was Ranjeet Singh's Political Capital. Which city was called his Religious Capital?
A.
Amritsar
B.
Anandpur Shahib
C.
Gujranwala
D.
Peshawar
Ans:
Amritsar
Explanation :
Ranjit Singh, chief of the Sukerchakia misl, who first occupied Lahore (1799), the traditional capital of the Punjab, declaring himself Maharaja in 1801, extended his hegemony to Amritsar in 1805 when he took over the town from his traditional rivals, the Bhangi chiefs. Already in 1809 he had constructed the Gobindgarh Fort outside Lahauri Gate complete with a formidable moat, three lines of defence and several bastions and emplacements for heavy guns.
[19] Which of the following events made the English East India Company the legitimate masters of the Bengal Suba?
A.
Battle of Buxar, 1764
B.
Battle of Plassey, 1757
C.
Farrukh Siyar's Farman, 1717
D.
Ibrahim Khan's Farman, 1690
Ans:
Battle of Buxar, 1764
Explanation :
The Battle of Buxar was fought on 23 October 1764 between the forces under the command of the British East India Company led by Hector Munro, and the combined Muslim army of Mir Qasim, the Nawab of Bengal; Shuja-ud-Daula the Nawab of Awadh and the Mughal King Shah Alam II.
[20] Permanent Revenue settlement of Bengal was introduced by:
A.
Clive
B.
Hastings
C.
Wellesley
D.
Cornwallis
Ans:
Cornwallis
Explanation :
The Permanent Settlement also known as the Permanent Settlement of Bengal was an agreement between the East India Company and Bengali land lords to fix revenues to be raised from land, with far reaching consequences for both agricultural methods and productivity in the entire Empire and the political realities of the Indian countryside. It was concluded in 1793, by the Company administration headed by harles, Earl Cornwallis. It formed one part of a larger body of legislation enacted known as the Cornwallis Code.
[21] The father of extremist movement in India is:
A.
Motilal Nehru
B.
Gopal Krishna Gokhale
C.
Vallabhbhai Patel
D.
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Ans:
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Explanation :
Lokmanya Tilak, born as Keshav Gangadhar Tilak (23 July 1856 1 August 1920), was an Indian nationalist, journalist, teacher, social reformer, lawyer and independence fighter who was the first popular leader of the Indian Independence Movement. The British colonial authorities derogatorily called him "Father of the Indian unrest". Tilak professed a different ethics from that of Gandhi and followed a trend of extremism and violence, which earned him the appellation of the father of Indian unrest'. He advocated violence as the higher duty' based on his interpretation of the Bhagavad-Gita ('Song of the Lord').
[22] Who was the first woman President of Congress?
A.
Mrs. Annie Besant
B.
Mrs. Sarojini Naidu
C.
Mrs. Nellie Sengupta
D.
Aruna Asaf Ali
Ans:
Mrs. Annie Besant
Explanation :
Annie Besant was a prominent British socialist, Theosophist, women's rights activist. Writer and ora for and supporter of Irish and Indian self rule. When World War I broke out in 1914 she helped launch the Home Rule League to campaign for democracy in In-dia and dominion status within the Empire as a result of which she became the first woman President of the Indian National Congress at its Calcutta session in 1917.
[23] The Revolt of 1857 was started by -
A.
the Sepoys
B.
the Zamindars
C.
the Peasants
D.
the Plantation Workers
Ans:
the Sepoys
Explanation :
The Indian Rebellion of 1857 began as a mutiny of sepoys of the East India Company's army on 10 May 1857, in the town of Meerut, and soon escalated into other mutinies and civilian rebellions largely in the upper Gangetic plain and central India, with the major hostilities confined to present-day Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, northern Madhya Pradesh, and the Delhi region.
[24] Who said that 'the real seat of taste is not the tongue, but the mind'?
A.
Aurobindo Ghosh
B.
Mahatma Gandhi
C.
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
D.
Swami Vivekananda
Ans:
Mahatma Gandhi
Explanation :
The Story of My Experiments with Truth An Auto-biography' brings out that all of his life, experiments ith food were to be part of Gandhi's experiments with truth. While in England, where food is some times tasteless anyway, he decided he could do with out condiments, for "the real seat of taste [is] not the tongue but the mind.
[25] Who is rightly called the "Father of Local Self Government" in India?
A.
Lord Mayo
B.
Lord Ripon
C.
Lord Curzon
D.
Lord Clive
Ans:
Lord Ripon
Explanation :
Lord Ripon is known as the father of local self government in India. The advent of Lord Ripon (1880-84) marked a new chapter in the history of local self-government in India. Before him, the condition of the local bodies was far from satisfactory.
Explanation :
Louis Mountbatten was the last Viceroy of India (1947) and the first Governor-General of the independent Union of India (1947-48), from which the modern Republic of India emerged in 1950.
[10] The Arya Samaj is against -
A.
existence of God
B.
rituals and idol-worship
C.
Hinduism
D.
Islam
Ans:
rituals and idol-worship
Explanation :
Arya Samaj unequivocally condemned practices such as polytheism, iconolatry, animal sacrifice, ancestor worship, pilgrimage, priestcraft, the belief in Avatars or incarnations of God, the hereditary caste system, untouchability and child marriage on the grounds that all these lack Vedic sanction.
[11] When was the Dandi March undertaken?
A.
31st December, 1929
B.
12th March, 1930
C.
5th April, 1930
D.
5th May, 1930
Ans:
12th March, 1930
Explanation :
On March 12, 1930, Gandhi and 78 satyagra his many of them were scheduled castes, set out on foot for the coastal village of Dandi, Gujarat, over 390 kilometres from their starting point at Sabarmati ashram.
[12] Who was the first propounder of the Doctrine of Passive Resistance?
A.
B.G. Tilak
B.
Aurobindo Ghosh
C.
Lajpat Rai
D.
G. K. Gokhale
Ans:
Aurobindo Ghosh
Explanation :
Sri Aurobindo wrote The Doctrine of Passive Resistance as a series of articles first appearing in the Indian daily Bande Mataram under the general title of New Thought from April 11 to April 23, 1907. It was here that the doctrine was enunciated and explaine. It was brought out in 1948 in book form and named The Doctrine of Passive Resistance.
[13] Who was the founder of the Servants of India Society?
A.
G.K. Gokhale
B.
M.G. Ranade
C.
B.G. Tilak
D.
Bipin Chandra Pal
Ans:
G.K. Gokhale
Explanation :
The Servants of India Society was formed in Pune, Maharashtra, on June 12, 1905 by Gopal Krishna Gokhale, who left the Deccan Education Society to form this association.
[14] Mahatma Gandhi was profoundly influenced by the writings of -
A.
Bernard Shaw
B.
Karl Marx
C.
Lenirn
D.
Leo Tolstoy
Ans:
Leo Tolstoy
Explanation :
When Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi starte practice law in South Africa as a young barriste the 1890s, he was confronted with glaring racial discrimination as well as various other injustices.
[15] Who was the President of Indian National Congress when the Mountbatten Plan of independence was accepted?
A.
Jawaharlal Nehru
B.
Sardar Patel
C.
Maulana Azad
D.
Acharya J. B. Kripalani
Ans:
Acharya J. B. Kripalani
Explanation :
Jivatram Bhagwandas Kripalani, popularly known as Acharya Kripalani, was an Indian politician, noted particularly for holding the presidency of the Indian National Congress during the transfer of power in 1947
[16] Who developed the idea that “means justify the ends"?
A.
Kautilya
B.
Raja Ram Mohan Roy
C.
Swami Dayanand Saraswati
D.
Mahatma Gandhi
Ans:
Mahatma Gandhi
Explanation :
Gandhi firmly believed that the means always justify the end. So he chose only good means to drive away the British from India. He never resorted to violence. He said, “For me it is enough to know the means.
[17] The founder of the 'Brahmo Samaj' was -
A.
Swami Dayananda Saraswati
B.
Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
C.
Raja Ram Mohun Roy
D.
Swami Vivekananda
Ans:
Raja Ram Mohun Roy
Explanation :
Brahmo Samaj was conceived at Kolkata in 1830 by Devendranath Tagore and Ram Mohan Roy as reformation of the prevailing Brahmanism of the time (specifically Kulin practices) and began the Bengal Renaissance of the 19th century pioneering all religious, social and educational advance of the Hindu community in the 19th century.
[18] Lahore was Ranjeet Singh's Political Capital. Which city was called his Religious Capital?
A.
Amritsar
B.
Anandpur Shahib
C.
Gujranwala
D.
Peshawar
Ans:
Amritsar
Explanation :
Ranjit Singh, chief of the Sukerchakia misl, who first occupied Lahore (1799), the traditional capital of the Punjab, declaring himself Maharaja in 1801, extended his hegemony to Amritsar in 1805 when he took over the town from his traditional rivals, the Bhangi chiefs. Already in 1809 he had constructed the Gobindgarh Fort outside Lahauri Gate complete with a formidable moat, three lines of defence and several bastions and emplacements for heavy guns.
[19] Which of the following events made the English East India Company the legitimate masters of the Bengal Suba?
A.
Battle of Buxar, 1764
B.
Battle of Plassey, 1757
C.
Farrukh Siyar's Farman, 1717
D.
Ibrahim Khan's Farman, 1690
Ans:
Battle of Buxar, 1764
Explanation :
The Battle of Buxar was fought on 23 October 1764 between the forces under the command of the British East India Company led by Hector Munro, and the combined Muslim army of Mir Qasim, the Nawab of Bengal; Shuja-ud-Daula the Nawab of Awadh and the Mughal King Shah Alam II.
[20] Permanent Revenue settlement of Bengal was introduced by:
A.
Clive
B.
Hastings
C.
Wellesley
D.
Cornwallis
Ans:
Cornwallis
Explanation :
The Permanent Settlement also known as the Permanent Settlement of Bengal was an agreement between the East India Company and Bengali land lords to fix revenues to be raised from land, with far reaching consequences for both agricultural methods and productivity in the entire Empire and the political realities of the Indian countryside. It was concluded in 1793, by the Company administration headed by harles, Earl Cornwallis. It formed one part of a larger body of legislation enacted known as the Cornwallis Code.
[21] The father of extremist movement in India is:
A.
Motilal Nehru
B.
Gopal Krishna Gokhale
C.
Vallabhbhai Patel
D.
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Ans:
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Explanation :
Lokmanya Tilak, born as Keshav Gangadhar Tilak (23 July 1856 1 August 1920), was an Indian nationalist, journalist, teacher, social reformer, lawyer and independence fighter who was the first popular leader of the Indian Independence Movement. The British colonial authorities derogatorily called him "Father of the Indian unrest". Tilak professed a different ethics from that of Gandhi and followed a trend of extremism and violence, which earned him the appellation of the father of Indian unrest'. He advocated violence as the higher duty' based on his interpretation of the Bhagavad-Gita ('Song of the Lord').
[22] Who was the first woman President of Congress?
A.
Mrs. Annie Besant
B.
Mrs. Sarojini Naidu
C.
Mrs. Nellie Sengupta
D.
Aruna Asaf Ali
Ans:
Mrs. Annie Besant
Explanation :
Annie Besant was a prominent British socialist, Theosophist, women's rights activist. Writer and ora for and supporter of Irish and Indian self rule. When World War I broke out in 1914 she helped launch the Home Rule League to campaign for democracy in In-dia and dominion status within the Empire as a result of which she became the first woman President of the Indian National Congress at its Calcutta session in 1917.
[23] The Revolt of 1857 was started by -
A.
the Sepoys
B.
the Zamindars
C.
the Peasants
D.
the Plantation Workers
Ans:
the Sepoys
Explanation :
The Indian Rebellion of 1857 began as a mutiny of sepoys of the East India Company's army on 10 May 1857, in the town of Meerut, and soon escalated into other mutinies and civilian rebellions largely in the upper Gangetic plain and central India, with the major hostilities confined to present-day Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, northern Madhya Pradesh, and the Delhi region.
[24] Who said that 'the real seat of taste is not the tongue, but the mind'?
A.
Aurobindo Ghosh
B.
Mahatma Gandhi
C.
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
D.
Swami Vivekananda
Ans:
Mahatma Gandhi
Explanation :
The Story of My Experiments with Truth An Auto-biography' brings out that all of his life, experiments ith food were to be part of Gandhi's experiments with truth. While in England, where food is some times tasteless anyway, he decided he could do with out condiments, for "the real seat of taste [is] not the tongue but the mind.
[25] Who is rightly called the "Father of Local Self Government" in India?
A.
Lord Mayo
B.
Lord Ripon
C.
Lord Curzon
D.
Lord Clive
Ans:
Lord Ripon
Explanation :
Lord Ripon is known as the father of local self government in India. The advent of Lord Ripon (1880-84) marked a new chapter in the history of local self-government in India. Before him, the condition of the local bodies was far from satisfactory.
Explanation :
On March 12, 1930, Gandhi and 78 satyagra his many of them were scheduled castes, set out on foot for the coastal village of Dandi, Gujarat, over 390 kilometres from their starting point at Sabarmati ashram.
[12] Who was the first propounder of the Doctrine of Passive Resistance?
A.
B.G. Tilak
B.
Aurobindo Ghosh
C.
Lajpat Rai
D.
G. K. Gokhale
Ans:
Aurobindo Ghosh
Explanation :
Sri Aurobindo wrote The Doctrine of Passive Resistance as a series of articles first appearing in the Indian daily Bande Mataram under the general title of New Thought from April 11 to April 23, 1907. It was here that the doctrine was enunciated and explaine. It was brought out in 1948 in book form and named The Doctrine of Passive Resistance.
[13] Who was the founder of the Servants of India Society?
A.
G.K. Gokhale
B.
M.G. Ranade
C.
B.G. Tilak
D.
Bipin Chandra Pal
Ans:
G.K. Gokhale
Explanation :
The Servants of India Society was formed in Pune, Maharashtra, on June 12, 1905 by Gopal Krishna Gokhale, who left the Deccan Education Society to form this association.
[14] Mahatma Gandhi was profoundly influenced by the writings of -
A.
Bernard Shaw
B.
Karl Marx
C.
Lenirn
D.
Leo Tolstoy
Ans:
Leo Tolstoy
Explanation :
When Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi starte practice law in South Africa as a young barriste the 1890s, he was confronted with glaring racial discrimination as well as various other injustices.
[15] Who was the President of Indian National Congress when the Mountbatten Plan of independence was accepted?
A.
Jawaharlal Nehru
B.
Sardar Patel
C.
Maulana Azad
D.
Acharya J. B. Kripalani
Ans:
Acharya J. B. Kripalani
Explanation :
Jivatram Bhagwandas Kripalani, popularly known as Acharya Kripalani, was an Indian politician, noted particularly for holding the presidency of the Indian National Congress during the transfer of power in 1947
[16] Who developed the idea that “means justify the ends"?
A.
Kautilya
B.
Raja Ram Mohan Roy
C.
Swami Dayanand Saraswati
D.
Mahatma Gandhi
Ans:
Mahatma Gandhi
Explanation :
Gandhi firmly believed that the means always justify the end. So he chose only good means to drive away the British from India. He never resorted to violence. He said, “For me it is enough to know the means.
[17] The founder of the 'Brahmo Samaj' was -
A.
Swami Dayananda Saraswati
B.
Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
C.
Raja Ram Mohun Roy
D.
Swami Vivekananda
Ans:
Raja Ram Mohun Roy
Explanation :
Brahmo Samaj was conceived at Kolkata in 1830 by Devendranath Tagore and Ram Mohan Roy as reformation of the prevailing Brahmanism of the time (specifically Kulin practices) and began the Bengal Renaissance of the 19th century pioneering all religious, social and educational advance of the Hindu community in the 19th century.
[18] Lahore was Ranjeet Singh's Political Capital. Which city was called his Religious Capital?
A.
Amritsar
B.
Anandpur Shahib
C.
Gujranwala
D.
Peshawar
Ans:
Amritsar
Explanation :
Ranjit Singh, chief of the Sukerchakia misl, who first occupied Lahore (1799), the traditional capital of the Punjab, declaring himself Maharaja in 1801, extended his hegemony to Amritsar in 1805 when he took over the town from his traditional rivals, the Bhangi chiefs. Already in 1809 he had constructed the Gobindgarh Fort outside Lahauri Gate complete with a formidable moat, three lines of defence and several bastions and emplacements for heavy guns.
[19] Which of the following events made the English East India Company the legitimate masters of the Bengal Suba?
A.
Battle of Buxar, 1764
B.
Battle of Plassey, 1757
C.
Farrukh Siyar's Farman, 1717
D.
Ibrahim Khan's Farman, 1690
Ans:
Battle of Buxar, 1764
Explanation :
The Battle of Buxar was fought on 23 October 1764 between the forces under the command of the British East India Company led by Hector Munro, and the combined Muslim army of Mir Qasim, the Nawab of Bengal; Shuja-ud-Daula the Nawab of Awadh and the Mughal King Shah Alam II.
[20] Permanent Revenue settlement of Bengal was introduced by:
A.
Clive
B.
Hastings
C.
Wellesley
D.
Cornwallis
Ans:
Cornwallis
Explanation :
The Permanent Settlement also known as the Permanent Settlement of Bengal was an agreement between the East India Company and Bengali land lords to fix revenues to be raised from land, with far reaching consequences for both agricultural methods and productivity in the entire Empire and the political realities of the Indian countryside. It was concluded in 1793, by the Company administration headed by harles, Earl Cornwallis. It formed one part of a larger body of legislation enacted known as the Cornwallis Code.
[21] The father of extremist movement in India is:
A.
Motilal Nehru
B.
Gopal Krishna Gokhale
C.
Vallabhbhai Patel
D.
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Ans:
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Explanation :
Lokmanya Tilak, born as Keshav Gangadhar Tilak (23 July 1856 1 August 1920), was an Indian nationalist, journalist, teacher, social reformer, lawyer and independence fighter who was the first popular leader of the Indian Independence Movement. The British colonial authorities derogatorily called him "Father of the Indian unrest". Tilak professed a different ethics from that of Gandhi and followed a trend of extremism and violence, which earned him the appellation of the father of Indian unrest'. He advocated violence as the higher duty' based on his interpretation of the Bhagavad-Gita ('Song of the Lord').
[22] Who was the first woman President of Congress?
A.
Mrs. Annie Besant
B.
Mrs. Sarojini Naidu
C.
Mrs. Nellie Sengupta
D.
Aruna Asaf Ali
Ans:
Mrs. Annie Besant
Explanation :
Annie Besant was a prominent British socialist, Theosophist, women's rights activist. Writer and ora for and supporter of Irish and Indian self rule. When World War I broke out in 1914 she helped launch the Home Rule League to campaign for democracy in In-dia and dominion status within the Empire as a result of which she became the first woman President of the Indian National Congress at its Calcutta session in 1917.
[23] The Revolt of 1857 was started by -
A.
the Sepoys
B.
the Zamindars
C.
the Peasants
D.
the Plantation Workers
Ans:
the Sepoys
Explanation :
The Indian Rebellion of 1857 began as a mutiny of sepoys of the East India Company's army on 10 May 1857, in the town of Meerut, and soon escalated into other mutinies and civilian rebellions largely in the upper Gangetic plain and central India, with the major hostilities confined to present-day Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, northern Madhya Pradesh, and the Delhi region.
[24] Who said that 'the real seat of taste is not the tongue, but the mind'?
A.
Aurobindo Ghosh
B.
Mahatma Gandhi
C.
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
D.
Swami Vivekananda
Ans:
Mahatma Gandhi
Explanation :
The Story of My Experiments with Truth An Auto-biography' brings out that all of his life, experiments ith food were to be part of Gandhi's experiments with truth. While in England, where food is some times tasteless anyway, he decided he could do with out condiments, for "the real seat of taste [is] not the tongue but the mind.
[25] Who is rightly called the "Father of Local Self Government" in India?
A.
Lord Mayo
B.
Lord Ripon
C.
Lord Curzon
D.
Lord Clive
Ans:
Lord Ripon
Explanation :
Lord Ripon is known as the father of local self government in India. The advent of Lord Ripon (1880-84) marked a new chapter in the history of local self-government in India. Before him, the condition of the local bodies was far from satisfactory.
Explanation :
The Servants of India Society was formed in Pune, Maharashtra, on June 12, 1905 by Gopal Krishna Gokhale, who left the Deccan Education Society to form this association.
[14] Mahatma Gandhi was profoundly influenced by the writings of -
A.
Bernard Shaw
B.
Karl Marx
C.
Lenirn
D.
Leo Tolstoy
Ans:
Leo Tolstoy
Explanation :
When Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi starte practice law in South Africa as a young barriste the 1890s, he was confronted with glaring racial discrimination as well as various other injustices.
[15] Who was the President of Indian National Congress when the Mountbatten Plan of independence was accepted?
A.
Jawaharlal Nehru
B.
Sardar Patel
C.
Maulana Azad
D.
Acharya J. B. Kripalani
Ans:
Acharya J. B. Kripalani
Explanation :
Jivatram Bhagwandas Kripalani, popularly known as Acharya Kripalani, was an Indian politician, noted particularly for holding the presidency of the Indian National Congress during the transfer of power in 1947
[16] Who developed the idea that “means justify the ends"?
A.
Kautilya
B.
Raja Ram Mohan Roy
C.
Swami Dayanand Saraswati
D.
Mahatma Gandhi
Ans:
Mahatma Gandhi
Explanation :
Gandhi firmly believed that the means always justify the end. So he chose only good means to drive away the British from India. He never resorted to violence. He said, “For me it is enough to know the means.
[17] The founder of the 'Brahmo Samaj' was -
A.
Swami Dayananda Saraswati
B.
Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
C.
Raja Ram Mohun Roy
D.
Swami Vivekananda
Ans:
Raja Ram Mohun Roy
Explanation :
Brahmo Samaj was conceived at Kolkata in 1830 by Devendranath Tagore and Ram Mohan Roy as reformation of the prevailing Brahmanism of the time (specifically Kulin practices) and began the Bengal Renaissance of the 19th century pioneering all religious, social and educational advance of the Hindu community in the 19th century.
[18] Lahore was Ranjeet Singh's Political Capital. Which city was called his Religious Capital?
A.
Amritsar
B.
Anandpur Shahib
C.
Gujranwala
D.
Peshawar
Ans:
Amritsar
Explanation :
Ranjit Singh, chief of the Sukerchakia misl, who first occupied Lahore (1799), the traditional capital of the Punjab, declaring himself Maharaja in 1801, extended his hegemony to Amritsar in 1805 when he took over the town from his traditional rivals, the Bhangi chiefs. Already in 1809 he had constructed the Gobindgarh Fort outside Lahauri Gate complete with a formidable moat, three lines of defence and several bastions and emplacements for heavy guns.
[19] Which of the following events made the English East India Company the legitimate masters of the Bengal Suba?
A.
Battle of Buxar, 1764
B.
Battle of Plassey, 1757
C.
Farrukh Siyar's Farman, 1717
D.
Ibrahim Khan's Farman, 1690
Ans:
Battle of Buxar, 1764
Explanation :
The Battle of Buxar was fought on 23 October 1764 between the forces under the command of the British East India Company led by Hector Munro, and the combined Muslim army of Mir Qasim, the Nawab of Bengal; Shuja-ud-Daula the Nawab of Awadh and the Mughal King Shah Alam II.
[20] Permanent Revenue settlement of Bengal was introduced by:
A.
Clive
B.
Hastings
C.
Wellesley
D.
Cornwallis
Ans:
Cornwallis
Explanation :
The Permanent Settlement also known as the Permanent Settlement of Bengal was an agreement between the East India Company and Bengali land lords to fix revenues to be raised from land, with far reaching consequences for both agricultural methods and productivity in the entire Empire and the political realities of the Indian countryside. It was concluded in 1793, by the Company administration headed by harles, Earl Cornwallis. It formed one part of a larger body of legislation enacted known as the Cornwallis Code.
[21] The father of extremist movement in India is:
A.
Motilal Nehru
B.
Gopal Krishna Gokhale
C.
Vallabhbhai Patel
D.
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Ans:
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Explanation :
Lokmanya Tilak, born as Keshav Gangadhar Tilak (23 July 1856 1 August 1920), was an Indian nationalist, journalist, teacher, social reformer, lawyer and independence fighter who was the first popular leader of the Indian Independence Movement. The British colonial authorities derogatorily called him "Father of the Indian unrest". Tilak professed a different ethics from that of Gandhi and followed a trend of extremism and violence, which earned him the appellation of the father of Indian unrest'. He advocated violence as the higher duty' based on his interpretation of the Bhagavad-Gita ('Song of the Lord').
[22] Who was the first woman President of Congress?
A.
Mrs. Annie Besant
B.
Mrs. Sarojini Naidu
C.
Mrs. Nellie Sengupta
D.
Aruna Asaf Ali
Ans:
Mrs. Annie Besant
Explanation :
Annie Besant was a prominent British socialist, Theosophist, women's rights activist. Writer and ora for and supporter of Irish and Indian self rule. When World War I broke out in 1914 she helped launch the Home Rule League to campaign for democracy in In-dia and dominion status within the Empire as a result of which she became the first woman President of the Indian National Congress at its Calcutta session in 1917.
[23] The Revolt of 1857 was started by -
A.
the Sepoys
B.
the Zamindars
C.
the Peasants
D.
the Plantation Workers
Ans:
the Sepoys
Explanation :
The Indian Rebellion of 1857 began as a mutiny of sepoys of the East India Company's army on 10 May 1857, in the town of Meerut, and soon escalated into other mutinies and civilian rebellions largely in the upper Gangetic plain and central India, with the major hostilities confined to present-day Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, northern Madhya Pradesh, and the Delhi region.
[24] Who said that 'the real seat of taste is not the tongue, but the mind'?
A.
Aurobindo Ghosh
B.
Mahatma Gandhi
C.
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
D.
Swami Vivekananda
Ans:
Mahatma Gandhi
Explanation :
The Story of My Experiments with Truth An Auto-biography' brings out that all of his life, experiments ith food were to be part of Gandhi's experiments with truth. While in England, where food is some times tasteless anyway, he decided he could do with out condiments, for "the real seat of taste [is] not the tongue but the mind.
[25] Who is rightly called the "Father of Local Self Government" in India?
A.
Lord Mayo
B.
Lord Ripon
C.
Lord Curzon
D.
Lord Clive
Ans:
Lord Ripon
Explanation :
Lord Ripon is known as the father of local self government in India. The advent of Lord Ripon (1880-84) marked a new chapter in the history of local self-government in India. Before him, the condition of the local bodies was far from satisfactory.
Explanation :
Jivatram Bhagwandas Kripalani, popularly known as Acharya Kripalani, was an Indian politician, noted particularly for holding the presidency of the Indian National Congress during the transfer of power in 1947
[16] Who developed the idea that “means justify the ends"?
A.
Kautilya
B.
Raja Ram Mohan Roy
C.
Swami Dayanand Saraswati
D.
Mahatma Gandhi
Ans:
Mahatma Gandhi
Explanation :
Gandhi firmly believed that the means always justify the end. So he chose only good means to drive away the British from India. He never resorted to violence. He said, “For me it is enough to know the means.
[17] The founder of the 'Brahmo Samaj' was -
A.
Swami Dayananda Saraswati
B.
Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
C.
Raja Ram Mohun Roy
D.
Swami Vivekananda
Ans:
Raja Ram Mohun Roy
Explanation :
Brahmo Samaj was conceived at Kolkata in 1830 by Devendranath Tagore and Ram Mohan Roy as reformation of the prevailing Brahmanism of the time (specifically Kulin practices) and began the Bengal Renaissance of the 19th century pioneering all religious, social and educational advance of the Hindu community in the 19th century.
[18] Lahore was Ranjeet Singh's Political Capital. Which city was called his Religious Capital?
A.
Amritsar
B.
Anandpur Shahib
C.
Gujranwala
D.
Peshawar
Ans:
Amritsar
Explanation :
Ranjit Singh, chief of the Sukerchakia misl, who first occupied Lahore (1799), the traditional capital of the Punjab, declaring himself Maharaja in 1801, extended his hegemony to Amritsar in 1805 when he took over the town from his traditional rivals, the Bhangi chiefs. Already in 1809 he had constructed the Gobindgarh Fort outside Lahauri Gate complete with a formidable moat, three lines of defence and several bastions and emplacements for heavy guns.
[19] Which of the following events made the English East India Company the legitimate masters of the Bengal Suba?
A.
Battle of Buxar, 1764
B.
Battle of Plassey, 1757
C.
Farrukh Siyar's Farman, 1717
D.
Ibrahim Khan's Farman, 1690
Ans:
Battle of Buxar, 1764
Explanation :
The Battle of Buxar was fought on 23 October 1764 between the forces under the command of the British East India Company led by Hector Munro, and the combined Muslim army of Mir Qasim, the Nawab of Bengal; Shuja-ud-Daula the Nawab of Awadh and the Mughal King Shah Alam II.
[20] Permanent Revenue settlement of Bengal was introduced by:
A.
Clive
B.
Hastings
C.
Wellesley
D.
Cornwallis
Ans:
Cornwallis
Explanation :
The Permanent Settlement also known as the Permanent Settlement of Bengal was an agreement between the East India Company and Bengali land lords to fix revenues to be raised from land, with far reaching consequences for both agricultural methods and productivity in the entire Empire and the political realities of the Indian countryside. It was concluded in 1793, by the Company administration headed by harles, Earl Cornwallis. It formed one part of a larger body of legislation enacted known as the Cornwallis Code.
[21] The father of extremist movement in India is:
A.
Motilal Nehru
B.
Gopal Krishna Gokhale
C.
Vallabhbhai Patel
D.
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Ans:
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Explanation :
Lokmanya Tilak, born as Keshav Gangadhar Tilak (23 July 1856 1 August 1920), was an Indian nationalist, journalist, teacher, social reformer, lawyer and independence fighter who was the first popular leader of the Indian Independence Movement. The British colonial authorities derogatorily called him "Father of the Indian unrest". Tilak professed a different ethics from that of Gandhi and followed a trend of extremism and violence, which earned him the appellation of the father of Indian unrest'. He advocated violence as the higher duty' based on his interpretation of the Bhagavad-Gita ('Song of the Lord').
[22] Who was the first woman President of Congress?
A.
Mrs. Annie Besant
B.
Mrs. Sarojini Naidu
C.
Mrs. Nellie Sengupta
D.
Aruna Asaf Ali
Ans:
Mrs. Annie Besant
Explanation :
Annie Besant was a prominent British socialist, Theosophist, women's rights activist. Writer and ora for and supporter of Irish and Indian self rule. When World War I broke out in 1914 she helped launch the Home Rule League to campaign for democracy in In-dia and dominion status within the Empire as a result of which she became the first woman President of the Indian National Congress at its Calcutta session in 1917.
[23] The Revolt of 1857 was started by -
A.
the Sepoys
B.
the Zamindars
C.
the Peasants
D.
the Plantation Workers
Ans:
the Sepoys
Explanation :
The Indian Rebellion of 1857 began as a mutiny of sepoys of the East India Company's army on 10 May 1857, in the town of Meerut, and soon escalated into other mutinies and civilian rebellions largely in the upper Gangetic plain and central India, with the major hostilities confined to present-day Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, northern Madhya Pradesh, and the Delhi region.
[24] Who said that 'the real seat of taste is not the tongue, but the mind'?
A.
Aurobindo Ghosh
B.
Mahatma Gandhi
C.
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
D.
Swami Vivekananda
Ans:
Mahatma Gandhi
Explanation :
The Story of My Experiments with Truth An Auto-biography' brings out that all of his life, experiments ith food were to be part of Gandhi's experiments with truth. While in England, where food is some times tasteless anyway, he decided he could do with out condiments, for "the real seat of taste [is] not the tongue but the mind.
[25] Who is rightly called the "Father of Local Self Government" in India?
A.
Lord Mayo
B.
Lord Ripon
C.
Lord Curzon
D.
Lord Clive
Ans:
Lord Ripon
Explanation :
Lord Ripon is known as the father of local self government in India. The advent of Lord Ripon (1880-84) marked a new chapter in the history of local self-government in India. Before him, the condition of the local bodies was far from satisfactory.
Explanation :
Brahmo Samaj was conceived at Kolkata in 1830 by Devendranath Tagore and Ram Mohan Roy as reformation of the prevailing Brahmanism of the time (specifically Kulin practices) and began the Bengal Renaissance of the 19th century pioneering all religious, social and educational advance of the Hindu community in the 19th century.
[18] Lahore was Ranjeet Singh's Political Capital. Which city was called his Religious Capital?
A.
Amritsar
B.
Anandpur Shahib
C.
Gujranwala
D.
Peshawar
Ans:
Amritsar
Explanation :
Ranjit Singh, chief of the Sukerchakia misl, who first occupied Lahore (1799), the traditional capital of the Punjab, declaring himself Maharaja in 1801, extended his hegemony to Amritsar in 1805 when he took over the town from his traditional rivals, the Bhangi chiefs. Already in 1809 he had constructed the Gobindgarh Fort outside Lahauri Gate complete with a formidable moat, three lines of defence and several bastions and emplacements for heavy guns.
[19] Which of the following events made the English East India Company the legitimate masters of the Bengal Suba?
A.
Battle of Buxar, 1764
B.
Battle of Plassey, 1757
C.
Farrukh Siyar's Farman, 1717
D.
Ibrahim Khan's Farman, 1690
Ans:
Battle of Buxar, 1764
Explanation :
The Battle of Buxar was fought on 23 October 1764 between the forces under the command of the British East India Company led by Hector Munro, and the combined Muslim army of Mir Qasim, the Nawab of Bengal; Shuja-ud-Daula the Nawab of Awadh and the Mughal King Shah Alam II.
[20] Permanent Revenue settlement of Bengal was introduced by:
A.
Clive
B.
Hastings
C.
Wellesley
D.
Cornwallis
Ans:
Cornwallis
Explanation :
The Permanent Settlement also known as the Permanent Settlement of Bengal was an agreement between the East India Company and Bengali land lords to fix revenues to be raised from land, with far reaching consequences for both agricultural methods and productivity in the entire Empire and the political realities of the Indian countryside. It was concluded in 1793, by the Company administration headed by harles, Earl Cornwallis. It formed one part of a larger body of legislation enacted known as the Cornwallis Code.
[21] The father of extremist movement in India is:
A.
Motilal Nehru
B.
Gopal Krishna Gokhale
C.
Vallabhbhai Patel
D.
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Ans:
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Explanation :
Lokmanya Tilak, born as Keshav Gangadhar Tilak (23 July 1856 1 August 1920), was an Indian nationalist, journalist, teacher, social reformer, lawyer and independence fighter who was the first popular leader of the Indian Independence Movement. The British colonial authorities derogatorily called him "Father of the Indian unrest". Tilak professed a different ethics from that of Gandhi and followed a trend of extremism and violence, which earned him the appellation of the father of Indian unrest'. He advocated violence as the higher duty' based on his interpretation of the Bhagavad-Gita ('Song of the Lord').
[22] Who was the first woman President of Congress?
A.
Mrs. Annie Besant
B.
Mrs. Sarojini Naidu
C.
Mrs. Nellie Sengupta
D.
Aruna Asaf Ali
Ans:
Mrs. Annie Besant
Explanation :
Annie Besant was a prominent British socialist, Theosophist, women's rights activist. Writer and ora for and supporter of Irish and Indian self rule. When World War I broke out in 1914 she helped launch the Home Rule League to campaign for democracy in In-dia and dominion status within the Empire as a result of which she became the first woman President of the Indian National Congress at its Calcutta session in 1917.
[23] The Revolt of 1857 was started by -
A.
the Sepoys
B.
the Zamindars
C.
the Peasants
D.
the Plantation Workers
Ans:
the Sepoys
Explanation :
The Indian Rebellion of 1857 began as a mutiny of sepoys of the East India Company's army on 10 May 1857, in the town of Meerut, and soon escalated into other mutinies and civilian rebellions largely in the upper Gangetic plain and central India, with the major hostilities confined to present-day Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, northern Madhya Pradesh, and the Delhi region.
[24] Who said that 'the real seat of taste is not the tongue, but the mind'?
A.
Aurobindo Ghosh
B.
Mahatma Gandhi
C.
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
D.
Swami Vivekananda
Ans:
Mahatma Gandhi
Explanation :
The Story of My Experiments with Truth An Auto-biography' brings out that all of his life, experiments ith food were to be part of Gandhi's experiments with truth. While in England, where food is some times tasteless anyway, he decided he could do with out condiments, for "the real seat of taste [is] not the tongue but the mind.
[25] Who is rightly called the "Father of Local Self Government" in India?
A.
Lord Mayo
B.
Lord Ripon
C.
Lord Curzon
D.
Lord Clive
Ans:
Lord Ripon
Explanation :
Lord Ripon is known as the father of local self government in India. The advent of Lord Ripon (1880-84) marked a new chapter in the history of local self-government in India. Before him, the condition of the local bodies was far from satisfactory.
Explanation :
The Battle of Buxar was fought on 23 October 1764 between the forces under the command of the British East India Company led by Hector Munro, and the combined Muslim army of Mir Qasim, the Nawab of Bengal; Shuja-ud-Daula the Nawab of Awadh and the Mughal King Shah Alam II.
[20] Permanent Revenue settlement of Bengal was introduced by:
A.
Clive
B.
Hastings
C.
Wellesley
D.
Cornwallis
Ans:
Cornwallis
Explanation :
The Permanent Settlement also known as the Permanent Settlement of Bengal was an agreement between the East India Company and Bengali land lords to fix revenues to be raised from land, with far reaching consequences for both agricultural methods and productivity in the entire Empire and the political realities of the Indian countryside. It was concluded in 1793, by the Company administration headed by harles, Earl Cornwallis. It formed one part of a larger body of legislation enacted known as the Cornwallis Code.
[21] The father of extremist movement in India is:
A.
Motilal Nehru
B.
Gopal Krishna Gokhale
C.
Vallabhbhai Patel
D.
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Ans:
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Explanation :
Lokmanya Tilak, born as Keshav Gangadhar Tilak (23 July 1856 1 August 1920), was an Indian nationalist, journalist, teacher, social reformer, lawyer and independence fighter who was the first popular leader of the Indian Independence Movement. The British colonial authorities derogatorily called him "Father of the Indian unrest". Tilak professed a different ethics from that of Gandhi and followed a trend of extremism and violence, which earned him the appellation of the father of Indian unrest'. He advocated violence as the higher duty' based on his interpretation of the Bhagavad-Gita ('Song of the Lord').
[22] Who was the first woman President of Congress?
A.
Mrs. Annie Besant
B.
Mrs. Sarojini Naidu
C.
Mrs. Nellie Sengupta
D.
Aruna Asaf Ali
Ans:
Mrs. Annie Besant
Explanation :
Annie Besant was a prominent British socialist, Theosophist, women's rights activist. Writer and ora for and supporter of Irish and Indian self rule. When World War I broke out in 1914 she helped launch the Home Rule League to campaign for democracy in In-dia and dominion status within the Empire as a result of which she became the first woman President of the Indian National Congress at its Calcutta session in 1917.
[23] The Revolt of 1857 was started by -
A.
the Sepoys
B.
the Zamindars
C.
the Peasants
D.
the Plantation Workers
Ans:
the Sepoys
Explanation :
The Indian Rebellion of 1857 began as a mutiny of sepoys of the East India Company's army on 10 May 1857, in the town of Meerut, and soon escalated into other mutinies and civilian rebellions largely in the upper Gangetic plain and central India, with the major hostilities confined to present-day Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, northern Madhya Pradesh, and the Delhi region.
[24] Who said that 'the real seat of taste is not the tongue, but the mind'?
A.
Aurobindo Ghosh
B.
Mahatma Gandhi
C.
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
D.
Swami Vivekananda
Ans:
Mahatma Gandhi
Explanation :
The Story of My Experiments with Truth An Auto-biography' brings out that all of his life, experiments ith food were to be part of Gandhi's experiments with truth. While in England, where food is some times tasteless anyway, he decided he could do with out condiments, for "the real seat of taste [is] not the tongue but the mind.
[25] Who is rightly called the "Father of Local Self Government" in India?
A.
Lord Mayo
B.
Lord Ripon
C.
Lord Curzon
D.
Lord Clive
Ans:
Lord Ripon
Explanation :
Lord Ripon is known as the father of local self government in India. The advent of Lord Ripon (1880-84) marked a new chapter in the history of local self-government in India. Before him, the condition of the local bodies was far from satisfactory.
Explanation :
Lokmanya Tilak, born as Keshav Gangadhar Tilak (23 July 1856 1 August 1920), was an Indian nationalist, journalist, teacher, social reformer, lawyer and independence fighter who was the first popular leader of the Indian Independence Movement. The British colonial authorities derogatorily called him "Father of the Indian unrest". Tilak professed a different ethics from that of Gandhi and followed a trend of extremism and violence, which earned him the appellation of the father of Indian unrest'. He advocated violence as the higher duty' based on his interpretation of the Bhagavad-Gita ('Song of the Lord').
[22] Who was the first woman President of Congress?
A.
Mrs. Annie Besant
B.
Mrs. Sarojini Naidu
C.
Mrs. Nellie Sengupta
D.
Aruna Asaf Ali
Ans:
Mrs. Annie Besant
Explanation :
Annie Besant was a prominent British socialist, Theosophist, women's rights activist. Writer and ora for and supporter of Irish and Indian self rule. When World War I broke out in 1914 she helped launch the Home Rule League to campaign for democracy in In-dia and dominion status within the Empire as a result of which she became the first woman President of the Indian National Congress at its Calcutta session in 1917.
[23] The Revolt of 1857 was started by -
A.
the Sepoys
B.
the Zamindars
C.
the Peasants
D.
the Plantation Workers
Ans:
the Sepoys
Explanation :
The Indian Rebellion of 1857 began as a mutiny of sepoys of the East India Company's army on 10 May 1857, in the town of Meerut, and soon escalated into other mutinies and civilian rebellions largely in the upper Gangetic plain and central India, with the major hostilities confined to present-day Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, northern Madhya Pradesh, and the Delhi region.
[24] Who said that 'the real seat of taste is not the tongue, but the mind'?
A.
Aurobindo Ghosh
B.
Mahatma Gandhi
C.
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
D.
Swami Vivekananda
Ans:
Mahatma Gandhi
Explanation :
The Story of My Experiments with Truth An Auto-biography' brings out that all of his life, experiments ith food were to be part of Gandhi's experiments with truth. While in England, where food is some times tasteless anyway, he decided he could do with out condiments, for "the real seat of taste [is] not the tongue but the mind.
[25] Who is rightly called the "Father of Local Self Government" in India?
A.
Lord Mayo
B.
Lord Ripon
C.
Lord Curzon
D.
Lord Clive
Ans:
Lord Ripon
Explanation :
Lord Ripon is known as the father of local self government in India. The advent of Lord Ripon (1880-84) marked a new chapter in the history of local self-government in India. Before him, the condition of the local bodies was far from satisfactory.
Explanation :
The Indian Rebellion of 1857 began as a mutiny of sepoys of the East India Company's army on 10 May 1857, in the town of Meerut, and soon escalated into other mutinies and civilian rebellions largely in the upper Gangetic plain and central India, with the major hostilities confined to present-day Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, northern Madhya Pradesh, and the Delhi region.
[24] Who said that 'the real seat of taste is not the tongue, but the mind'?
A.
Aurobindo Ghosh
B.
Mahatma Gandhi
C.
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
D.
Swami Vivekananda
Ans:
Mahatma Gandhi
Explanation :
The Story of My Experiments with Truth An Auto-biography' brings out that all of his life, experiments ith food were to be part of Gandhi's experiments with truth. While in England, where food is some times tasteless anyway, he decided he could do with out condiments, for "the real seat of taste [is] not the tongue but the mind.
[25] Who is rightly called the "Father of Local Self Government" in India?
A.
Lord Mayo
B.
Lord Ripon
C.
Lord Curzon
D.
Lord Clive
Ans:
Lord Ripon
Explanation :
Lord Ripon is known as the father of local self government in India. The advent of Lord Ripon (1880-84) marked a new chapter in the history of local self-government in India. Before him, the condition of the local bodies was far from satisfactory.
Explanation :
Lord Ripon is known as the father of local self government in India. The advent of Lord Ripon (1880-84) marked a new chapter in the history of local self-government in India. Before him, the condition of the local bodies was far from satisfactory.