[1] Which Governor General is associated with Doctrine of Lapse?
A.
Lord Ripon
B.
Lord Dalhousie
C.
Lord Bentinck
D.
Lord Curzon
Ans:
Lord Dalhousie
Explanation :
The Doctrine of Lapse was an annexation policy purportedly devised by Lord Dalhousie, who was the Governor General for the East India Company in India between 1848 and 1856.
[2] Who was the Congress President during 1940-46?
A.
Jawaharlal Nehru
B.
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
C.
Maulana Azad
D.
Rajendra Prasad
Ans:
Maulana Azad
Explanation :
Abul Kalam Azad served as Congress President from 1940 to 1945, during which the Quit India rebellion was launched and Azad was imprisoned with the entire Congress leadership for three years. Azad became the most prominent Muslim opponent of the demand for a separate Muslim state of Pakistan and served in the interim national government.
[3] Who, among the following benefitted most by the British revenue system in India?
A.
Sharecroppers
B.
Peasants
C.
Zamindars
D.
Agriculture-labour
Ans:
Peasants
Explanation :
By the Permanent Settlement Act of 1793, the Zamindars class became more powerful than they were in the Mughal period. Earlier zamindars in Bengal, Bihar and Orissa had been functionaries who held the right to collect revenue on behalf of the Mugha emperor and his representative or diwan in Bengal.
[4] Who, among the following Europeans, established their trade and influence in India first?
A.
British
B.
French
C.
Dutch
D.
Portuguese
Ans:
British
Explanation :
Near the end of the 15th century, Portuguese sailor Vasco da Gama became the first European to reestablish direct trade links with India since Roman times by being the first to arrive by circumnavigating Africa (1497-1499). His subsequent visits laid the foundation of Portuguese rule in India.
[5] In which city did the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre take place?
A.
Jallandhar
B.
Patiala
C.
Bhatinda
D.
Amritsar
Ans:
Amritsar
Explanation :
Jallianwala Bagh is a public garden in Amritsar in the Punjab state of India, and houses a memorial of national importance, established in 1951 to commemorate the murder of peaceful celebrators on the occasion of the Punjabi New Year on April 13, 1919 ín the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre
[6] Who is associated with the term Loknayak in India?
A.
Lala Lajpat Rai
B.
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
C.
Jay Prakash Narayan
D.
Madan Mohan Malviya
Ans:
Jay Prakash Narayan
Explanation :
Jayaprakash Narayan was fondly called as Lok Nayak or public leader. He was an Indian independence activist and political leader, remembered especially for leading the opposition to Indira Gandhi in the 1970s and for giving a call for peaceful Total Revolution.
[7] Through which principle or device did Gandhiji strive to bridge economic inequalities?
A.
Abolition of machinery
B.
Establishment of village industries
C.
Trusteeship theory
D.
None of the above
Ans:
Trusteeship theory
Explanation :
Trusteeship is a socio-economic philosophy that was propounded by Mahatma Gandhi. It provides a means by which the wealthy people would be the trustees of trusts that looked after the welfare of the people in general. This concept was condemned by socialists as being in favor of the landlords, feudal prinond the capitalists. Gandhi believed that the rich people could be persuaded to part with their wealth to help the poor. The founder of the Tata group, JRD Tata was influenced by Gandhi's idea of trusteeship. He developed his personal and professional life based on this idea.
[8] Apart from the Quit India Movement which started on 9th August 1942, what other sensational activity of the freedom fighters were done on 9th August?
A.
Salt Satyagraha
B.
Boycott of Simon Commission
C.
Champaran Satyagraha
D.
Kakori Mail train "robbery"
Ans:
Kakori Mail train "robbery"
Explanation :
Kakori conspiracy (also called the Kakori train robbery or Kakori Case) was a train robbery that took place between Kakori and Alamnagar, near Lucknow on 9 August 1925 during the Indian Independence Movement against the British Indian Government.
[9] Which of the following treaties brought an end to the independent existence of Peshwa Baji Rao II?
A.
The Treaty of Purandhar
B.
Convention of Wadgaon
C.
Treaty of Bassein
D.
Treaty of Salbai
Ans:
Treaty of Bassein
Explanation :
The Treaty of Bassein (Now called Vasai) was pact signed on December 31, 1802 between the British East India Company and Baji Rao II, the Maratha Peshwa of Pune (Poona) in India after the Battle of Poona.
[10] 'Permanent Settlement, the system of revenue collection was introduced in India by -
A.
Lord Curzon
B.
Lord Dalhousie
C.
Lord Hastings
D.
Lord Cornwallis
Ans:
Lord Cornwallis
Explanation :
Lord Cornwallis concluded the Permanent Settles, anent Act of 1793, permanent Settlement was and contract between the East India Company and the Landholders of Bengal (Zaminciars and independent Talukdars of all designations). Under this act, the landholders and Zamindars were admitted as the ab. solute owners of landed property to the colonial state system.
[11] The correct chronological order in which the British established their trading centre in the places mentioned below is -
A.
Calcutta, Bombay, Madras, Surat
B.
Bombay, Madras, Surat, Calcutta
C.
Surat, Madras, Bombay, Calcutta
D.
Surat, Madras, Calcutta Bombay
Ans:
Surat, Madras, Bombay, Calcutta
Explanation :
1613-14: British East India Company set up trading post at Surat; 1639: The local king of Madras granted the Company a lease; 1662: King Charles II of England was given Bombay as dowry after marrying the Portuguese princess: and, 1667: The English obtained the royal farman to trade in Bengal from the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb.
[12] Who was the first Muslim President of Indian National Congress?
A.
Badruddin Tyabji
B.
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
C.
Hassan Imam
D.
M.A.Ansari
Ans:
Badruddin Tyabji
Explanation :
Badruddin Tyabji was the first Muslim President of Indian National Congress. He presided over the third session of Indian National Congress held in 1 in Madras.
[13] Who was the first Indian Governor General after Lord Mountbatten?
A.
Jawaharlal Nehru
B.
C. Rajagopalachari
C.
Rajendra Prasad
D.
Pattabi Sitaramayya
Ans:
C. Rajagopalachari
Explanation :
C. Rajagopalachari was the first and the last Indian Governor-General.
[14] Who said "Truth is the ultimate reality and it is God"?
A.
Swamy Vivekananda
B.
Rabindra Nath Tagore
C.
M.K.Gandhi
D.
Radhakrishnan
Ans:
M.K.Gandhi
Explanation :
Gandhi was known to have considered truth something similar to that. Baruch Spinoza considered ultimate truth as the ultimate reality of a rationally ordered system that is God. This ultimate truth is Goods God is also Truth) and morality - the moral laws and code - its basis.
[15] Which of the following tribes is associated with the “Tana Bhagat" movement?
A.
Uraon
B.
Munda
C.
Santhal
D.
Kondadora
Ans:
Uraon
Explanation :
Just like the Birsa's religious movement among the Mundas, a similar religious movement gained among the Oraon known as Tana Bhagat. The movement was apparently initiated in 1914 by a young Oraon tribesman known as Jatra Oraon.
[16] The first Mysore War fought between the British and Hyder Ali in 1767 69 A.D., came to an end by the -
A.
Treaty of Pondicherry
B.
Treaty of Madras
C.
Treaty of Mysore
D.
Treaty of Aix - la - Chapelle
Ans:
Treaty of Madras
Explanation :
The Treaty of Madras was a peace agreement signed in 1769 between Mysore and the British East India Company which brought an end to the First Anglo-Mysore War. The Treaty contained a clause requiring the British to assist Hyder Ali if he was attacked by his neighbours.
[17] The British Government intervened in the affairs of the Company and passed an Act in 1773 A.D., known as the -
A.
Regulating Act
B.
Pitt's India Act
C.
Charter Act
D.
Company Act
Ans:
Regulating Act
Explanation :
The Regulating Act of 1773 was an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain intended to overhaul the management of the East India Company's rule in India. The Act elevated Governor of Bengal, Warren Hastings to Governor-General of Bengal and subsumed the presidencies of Madras and Bombay under Bengal's control.
[18] The Panchsheel agreement was between India and:
A.
Russia
B.
China
C.
Brazil
D.
Sri Lanka
Ans:
China
Explanation :
The Panchsheel (Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence) agreement was signed between China and India in 1954. It formed part the preamble to the Agreement on trade and intercourse between Tibet Region of China and India", which was signed in Pe king on 29 April 1954.
[19] Which of the following event in 1976 was an outcome of “Simla Agreement" between India and Pakistan?
A.
End of IndoPak war over Kashmir.
B.
Halt in production of nuclear weapon
C.
Aries wars condition in both the countries
D.
Aries conflicts in trade and mutual benefits between both the countries
Ans:
End of IndoPak war over Kashmir.
Explanation :
Two of the options (3 and 4) in the question, in their present form, are incomprehensible. The steps toward normalization envisaged in the Simla Agreement of 1972 led to resumption of diplomatic relations at the level of Ambassador in July 1976.
[20] Who propounded the "Doctrine of Passive Resistance"?
A.
Balgangadhar Tilak
B.
Aurobindo Ghosh
C.
Lala Lajpat Rai
D.
Bipin Chandra Pal
Ans:
Aurobindo Ghosh
Explanation :
The Doctrine of Passive Resistance was propounded by Aurobindo Ghosh in a series of articles that were published in the journal Bande Mataram in April 1907. As a political leader and writer Aurobindo made an intense and passionate appeal of passive resistance, or, as it could be more comprehensively termed defensive resistance.
[21] The first Muslim to be elected President of 'Indian National Congress' was?
A.
Maulana Azad
B.
Mohammed Ali
C.
Badruddin Tyabji
D.
Shah Waliullah
Ans:
Badruddin Tyabji
Explanation :
Badruddin Tyabji served as the first Muslim President of the Indian National Congress. He became the Congress President at its Madras session in 1887. One of the prominent leaders of the Congress in its earliest phase, he, along with Pherozshah Mehta, Kashinath Trimbak Telang and others, had formed the Bombay Presidency Association in 1885.
[22] Gandhiji's first Satyagraha in India was held at -
A.
Champaran
B.
Ahmedabad
C.
Kheda
D.
Allahabad
Ans:
Champaran
Explanation :
The Champaran Satyagraha of 1917 was Mahatma Gandhi's first Satyagraha in India. Gandhi took up the cause of hapless indigo peasants under the ‘Tinkathia system' and waged Satyagraha against the European indigo planters. Champaran Satyagraha was the first to be started, but the word Satyagraha was used for the first time in Anti Rowlatt Act agitation.
[23] Who introduced Mansabdari system in India?
A.
Babur
B.
Humayun
C.
Akbar
D.
Jahangir
Ans:
Akbar
Explanation :
The Mansabdari system' was the administrative system of the Mughal Empire introduced by Akbar in 1595-96 A.D. The word mansab is of Arabic origin meaning rank or position. The system, hence, determined the rank of a government official.
[24] During the period of which Governor General/Viceroy was the Indian Civil Service introduced?
A.
Dalhousie
B.
Curzon
C.
Bentick
D.
Cornwallis
Ans:
Cornwallis
Explanation :
Lord Cornwallis started the Civil Service in Indian to effectively administer British territories in India. He introduced strict regulations for the officials, raised their salaries and linked promotion to seniority. He is called the "Father of Indian Civil Service.
[25] Which rebellion in Bengal was highlighted by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee in his novel 'Anand Math'?
A.
Chaur Uprising
B.
Sanyasi Rebellion
C.
Kol Uprising
D.
Santhal Uprising
Ans:
Sanyasi Rebellion
Explanation :
Anandamath is set in the background of the Sanyasi Rebellion and the devastating Bengal famine of the late 18th century. In the novel, Bankim Chandra dreamt of an India rid of the British. In this dream he imagined untrained Sanyasi soldiers fighting and beating the highly experienced Royal Army.
Explanation :
The Doctrine of Lapse was an annexation policy purportedly devised by Lord Dalhousie, who was the Governor General for the East India Company in India between 1848 and 1856.
[2] Who was the Congress President during 1940-46?
A.
Jawaharlal Nehru
B.
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
C.
Maulana Azad
D.
Rajendra Prasad
Ans:
Maulana Azad
Explanation :
Abul Kalam Azad served as Congress President from 1940 to 1945, during which the Quit India rebellion was launched and Azad was imprisoned with the entire Congress leadership for three years. Azad became the most prominent Muslim opponent of the demand for a separate Muslim state of Pakistan and served in the interim national government.
[3] Who, among the following benefitted most by the British revenue system in India?
A.
Sharecroppers
B.
Peasants
C.
Zamindars
D.
Agriculture-labour
Ans:
Peasants
Explanation :
By the Permanent Settlement Act of 1793, the Zamindars class became more powerful than they were in the Mughal period. Earlier zamindars in Bengal, Bihar and Orissa had been functionaries who held the right to collect revenue on behalf of the Mugha emperor and his representative or diwan in Bengal.
[4] Who, among the following Europeans, established their trade and influence in India first?
A.
British
B.
French
C.
Dutch
D.
Portuguese
Ans:
British
Explanation :
Near the end of the 15th century, Portuguese sailor Vasco da Gama became the first European to reestablish direct trade links with India since Roman times by being the first to arrive by circumnavigating Africa (1497-1499). His subsequent visits laid the foundation of Portuguese rule in India.
[5] In which city did the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre take place?
A.
Jallandhar
B.
Patiala
C.
Bhatinda
D.
Amritsar
Ans:
Amritsar
Explanation :
Jallianwala Bagh is a public garden in Amritsar in the Punjab state of India, and houses a memorial of national importance, established in 1951 to commemorate the murder of peaceful celebrators on the occasion of the Punjabi New Year on April 13, 1919 ín the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre
[6] Who is associated with the term Loknayak in India?
A.
Lala Lajpat Rai
B.
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
C.
Jay Prakash Narayan
D.
Madan Mohan Malviya
Ans:
Jay Prakash Narayan
Explanation :
Jayaprakash Narayan was fondly called as Lok Nayak or public leader. He was an Indian independence activist and political leader, remembered especially for leading the opposition to Indira Gandhi in the 1970s and for giving a call for peaceful Total Revolution.
[7] Through which principle or device did Gandhiji strive to bridge economic inequalities?
A.
Abolition of machinery
B.
Establishment of village industries
C.
Trusteeship theory
D.
None of the above
Ans:
Trusteeship theory
Explanation :
Trusteeship is a socio-economic philosophy that was propounded by Mahatma Gandhi. It provides a means by which the wealthy people would be the trustees of trusts that looked after the welfare of the people in general. This concept was condemned by socialists as being in favor of the landlords, feudal prinond the capitalists. Gandhi believed that the rich people could be persuaded to part with their wealth to help the poor. The founder of the Tata group, JRD Tata was influenced by Gandhi's idea of trusteeship. He developed his personal and professional life based on this idea.
[8] Apart from the Quit India Movement which started on 9th August 1942, what other sensational activity of the freedom fighters were done on 9th August?
A.
Salt Satyagraha
B.
Boycott of Simon Commission
C.
Champaran Satyagraha
D.
Kakori Mail train "robbery"
Ans:
Kakori Mail train "robbery"
Explanation :
Kakori conspiracy (also called the Kakori train robbery or Kakori Case) was a train robbery that took place between Kakori and Alamnagar, near Lucknow on 9 August 1925 during the Indian Independence Movement against the British Indian Government.
[9] Which of the following treaties brought an end to the independent existence of Peshwa Baji Rao II?
A.
The Treaty of Purandhar
B.
Convention of Wadgaon
C.
Treaty of Bassein
D.
Treaty of Salbai
Ans:
Treaty of Bassein
Explanation :
The Treaty of Bassein (Now called Vasai) was pact signed on December 31, 1802 between the British East India Company and Baji Rao II, the Maratha Peshwa of Pune (Poona) in India after the Battle of Poona.
[10] 'Permanent Settlement, the system of revenue collection was introduced in India by -
A.
Lord Curzon
B.
Lord Dalhousie
C.
Lord Hastings
D.
Lord Cornwallis
Ans:
Lord Cornwallis
Explanation :
Lord Cornwallis concluded the Permanent Settles, anent Act of 1793, permanent Settlement was and contract between the East India Company and the Landholders of Bengal (Zaminciars and independent Talukdars of all designations). Under this act, the landholders and Zamindars were admitted as the ab. solute owners of landed property to the colonial state system.
[11] The correct chronological order in which the British established their trading centre in the places mentioned below is -
A.
Calcutta, Bombay, Madras, Surat
B.
Bombay, Madras, Surat, Calcutta
C.
Surat, Madras, Bombay, Calcutta
D.
Surat, Madras, Calcutta Bombay
Ans:
Surat, Madras, Bombay, Calcutta
Explanation :
1613-14: British East India Company set up trading post at Surat; 1639: The local king of Madras granted the Company a lease; 1662: King Charles II of England was given Bombay as dowry after marrying the Portuguese princess: and, 1667: The English obtained the royal farman to trade in Bengal from the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb.
[12] Who was the first Muslim President of Indian National Congress?
A.
Badruddin Tyabji
B.
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
C.
Hassan Imam
D.
M.A.Ansari
Ans:
Badruddin Tyabji
Explanation :
Badruddin Tyabji was the first Muslim President of Indian National Congress. He presided over the third session of Indian National Congress held in 1 in Madras.
[13] Who was the first Indian Governor General after Lord Mountbatten?
A.
Jawaharlal Nehru
B.
C. Rajagopalachari
C.
Rajendra Prasad
D.
Pattabi Sitaramayya
Ans:
C. Rajagopalachari
Explanation :
C. Rajagopalachari was the first and the last Indian Governor-General.
[14] Who said "Truth is the ultimate reality and it is God"?
A.
Swamy Vivekananda
B.
Rabindra Nath Tagore
C.
M.K.Gandhi
D.
Radhakrishnan
Ans:
M.K.Gandhi
Explanation :
Gandhi was known to have considered truth something similar to that. Baruch Spinoza considered ultimate truth as the ultimate reality of a rationally ordered system that is God. This ultimate truth is Goods God is also Truth) and morality - the moral laws and code - its basis.
[15] Which of the following tribes is associated with the “Tana Bhagat" movement?
A.
Uraon
B.
Munda
C.
Santhal
D.
Kondadora
Ans:
Uraon
Explanation :
Just like the Birsa's religious movement among the Mundas, a similar religious movement gained among the Oraon known as Tana Bhagat. The movement was apparently initiated in 1914 by a young Oraon tribesman known as Jatra Oraon.
[16] The first Mysore War fought between the British and Hyder Ali in 1767 69 A.D., came to an end by the -
A.
Treaty of Pondicherry
B.
Treaty of Madras
C.
Treaty of Mysore
D.
Treaty of Aix - la - Chapelle
Ans:
Treaty of Madras
Explanation :
The Treaty of Madras was a peace agreement signed in 1769 between Mysore and the British East India Company which brought an end to the First Anglo-Mysore War. The Treaty contained a clause requiring the British to assist Hyder Ali if he was attacked by his neighbours.
[17] The British Government intervened in the affairs of the Company and passed an Act in 1773 A.D., known as the -
A.
Regulating Act
B.
Pitt's India Act
C.
Charter Act
D.
Company Act
Ans:
Regulating Act
Explanation :
The Regulating Act of 1773 was an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain intended to overhaul the management of the East India Company's rule in India. The Act elevated Governor of Bengal, Warren Hastings to Governor-General of Bengal and subsumed the presidencies of Madras and Bombay under Bengal's control.
[18] The Panchsheel agreement was between India and:
A.
Russia
B.
China
C.
Brazil
D.
Sri Lanka
Ans:
China
Explanation :
The Panchsheel (Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence) agreement was signed between China and India in 1954. It formed part the preamble to the Agreement on trade and intercourse between Tibet Region of China and India", which was signed in Pe king on 29 April 1954.
[19] Which of the following event in 1976 was an outcome of “Simla Agreement" between India and Pakistan?
A.
End of IndoPak war over Kashmir.
B.
Halt in production of nuclear weapon
C.
Aries wars condition in both the countries
D.
Aries conflicts in trade and mutual benefits between both the countries
Ans:
End of IndoPak war over Kashmir.
Explanation :
Two of the options (3 and 4) in the question, in their present form, are incomprehensible. The steps toward normalization envisaged in the Simla Agreement of 1972 led to resumption of diplomatic relations at the level of Ambassador in July 1976.
[20] Who propounded the "Doctrine of Passive Resistance"?
A.
Balgangadhar Tilak
B.
Aurobindo Ghosh
C.
Lala Lajpat Rai
D.
Bipin Chandra Pal
Ans:
Aurobindo Ghosh
Explanation :
The Doctrine of Passive Resistance was propounded by Aurobindo Ghosh in a series of articles that were published in the journal Bande Mataram in April 1907. As a political leader and writer Aurobindo made an intense and passionate appeal of passive resistance, or, as it could be more comprehensively termed defensive resistance.
[21] The first Muslim to be elected President of 'Indian National Congress' was?
A.
Maulana Azad
B.
Mohammed Ali
C.
Badruddin Tyabji
D.
Shah Waliullah
Ans:
Badruddin Tyabji
Explanation :
Badruddin Tyabji served as the first Muslim President of the Indian National Congress. He became the Congress President at its Madras session in 1887. One of the prominent leaders of the Congress in its earliest phase, he, along with Pherozshah Mehta, Kashinath Trimbak Telang and others, had formed the Bombay Presidency Association in 1885.
[22] Gandhiji's first Satyagraha in India was held at -
A.
Champaran
B.
Ahmedabad
C.
Kheda
D.
Allahabad
Ans:
Champaran
Explanation :
The Champaran Satyagraha of 1917 was Mahatma Gandhi's first Satyagraha in India. Gandhi took up the cause of hapless indigo peasants under the ‘Tinkathia system' and waged Satyagraha against the European indigo planters. Champaran Satyagraha was the first to be started, but the word Satyagraha was used for the first time in Anti Rowlatt Act agitation.
[23] Who introduced Mansabdari system in India?
A.
Babur
B.
Humayun
C.
Akbar
D.
Jahangir
Ans:
Akbar
Explanation :
The Mansabdari system' was the administrative system of the Mughal Empire introduced by Akbar in 1595-96 A.D. The word mansab is of Arabic origin meaning rank or position. The system, hence, determined the rank of a government official.
[24] During the period of which Governor General/Viceroy was the Indian Civil Service introduced?
A.
Dalhousie
B.
Curzon
C.
Bentick
D.
Cornwallis
Ans:
Cornwallis
Explanation :
Lord Cornwallis started the Civil Service in Indian to effectively administer British territories in India. He introduced strict regulations for the officials, raised their salaries and linked promotion to seniority. He is called the "Father of Indian Civil Service.
[25] Which rebellion in Bengal was highlighted by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee in his novel 'Anand Math'?
A.
Chaur Uprising
B.
Sanyasi Rebellion
C.
Kol Uprising
D.
Santhal Uprising
Ans:
Sanyasi Rebellion
Explanation :
Anandamath is set in the background of the Sanyasi Rebellion and the devastating Bengal famine of the late 18th century. In the novel, Bankim Chandra dreamt of an India rid of the British. In this dream he imagined untrained Sanyasi soldiers fighting and beating the highly experienced Royal Army.
Explanation :
By the Permanent Settlement Act of 1793, the Zamindars class became more powerful than they were in the Mughal period. Earlier zamindars in Bengal, Bihar and Orissa had been functionaries who held the right to collect revenue on behalf of the Mugha emperor and his representative or diwan in Bengal.
[4] Who, among the following Europeans, established their trade and influence in India first?
A.
British
B.
French
C.
Dutch
D.
Portuguese
Ans:
British
Explanation :
Near the end of the 15th century, Portuguese sailor Vasco da Gama became the first European to reestablish direct trade links with India since Roman times by being the first to arrive by circumnavigating Africa (1497-1499). His subsequent visits laid the foundation of Portuguese rule in India.
[5] In which city did the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre take place?
A.
Jallandhar
B.
Patiala
C.
Bhatinda
D.
Amritsar
Ans:
Amritsar
Explanation :
Jallianwala Bagh is a public garden in Amritsar in the Punjab state of India, and houses a memorial of national importance, established in 1951 to commemorate the murder of peaceful celebrators on the occasion of the Punjabi New Year on April 13, 1919 ín the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre
[6] Who is associated with the term Loknayak in India?
A.
Lala Lajpat Rai
B.
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
C.
Jay Prakash Narayan
D.
Madan Mohan Malviya
Ans:
Jay Prakash Narayan
Explanation :
Jayaprakash Narayan was fondly called as Lok Nayak or public leader. He was an Indian independence activist and political leader, remembered especially for leading the opposition to Indira Gandhi in the 1970s and for giving a call for peaceful Total Revolution.
[7] Through which principle or device did Gandhiji strive to bridge economic inequalities?
A.
Abolition of machinery
B.
Establishment of village industries
C.
Trusteeship theory
D.
None of the above
Ans:
Trusteeship theory
Explanation :
Trusteeship is a socio-economic philosophy that was propounded by Mahatma Gandhi. It provides a means by which the wealthy people would be the trustees of trusts that looked after the welfare of the people in general. This concept was condemned by socialists as being in favor of the landlords, feudal prinond the capitalists. Gandhi believed that the rich people could be persuaded to part with their wealth to help the poor. The founder of the Tata group, JRD Tata was influenced by Gandhi's idea of trusteeship. He developed his personal and professional life based on this idea.
[8] Apart from the Quit India Movement which started on 9th August 1942, what other sensational activity of the freedom fighters were done on 9th August?
A.
Salt Satyagraha
B.
Boycott of Simon Commission
C.
Champaran Satyagraha
D.
Kakori Mail train "robbery"
Ans:
Kakori Mail train "robbery"
Explanation :
Kakori conspiracy (also called the Kakori train robbery or Kakori Case) was a train robbery that took place between Kakori and Alamnagar, near Lucknow on 9 August 1925 during the Indian Independence Movement against the British Indian Government.
[9] Which of the following treaties brought an end to the independent existence of Peshwa Baji Rao II?
A.
The Treaty of Purandhar
B.
Convention of Wadgaon
C.
Treaty of Bassein
D.
Treaty of Salbai
Ans:
Treaty of Bassein
Explanation :
The Treaty of Bassein (Now called Vasai) was pact signed on December 31, 1802 between the British East India Company and Baji Rao II, the Maratha Peshwa of Pune (Poona) in India after the Battle of Poona.
[10] 'Permanent Settlement, the system of revenue collection was introduced in India by -
A.
Lord Curzon
B.
Lord Dalhousie
C.
Lord Hastings
D.
Lord Cornwallis
Ans:
Lord Cornwallis
Explanation :
Lord Cornwallis concluded the Permanent Settles, anent Act of 1793, permanent Settlement was and contract between the East India Company and the Landholders of Bengal (Zaminciars and independent Talukdars of all designations). Under this act, the landholders and Zamindars were admitted as the ab. solute owners of landed property to the colonial state system.
[11] The correct chronological order in which the British established their trading centre in the places mentioned below is -
A.
Calcutta, Bombay, Madras, Surat
B.
Bombay, Madras, Surat, Calcutta
C.
Surat, Madras, Bombay, Calcutta
D.
Surat, Madras, Calcutta Bombay
Ans:
Surat, Madras, Bombay, Calcutta
Explanation :
1613-14: British East India Company set up trading post at Surat; 1639: The local king of Madras granted the Company a lease; 1662: King Charles II of England was given Bombay as dowry after marrying the Portuguese princess: and, 1667: The English obtained the royal farman to trade in Bengal from the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb.
[12] Who was the first Muslim President of Indian National Congress?
A.
Badruddin Tyabji
B.
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
C.
Hassan Imam
D.
M.A.Ansari
Ans:
Badruddin Tyabji
Explanation :
Badruddin Tyabji was the first Muslim President of Indian National Congress. He presided over the third session of Indian National Congress held in 1 in Madras.
[13] Who was the first Indian Governor General after Lord Mountbatten?
A.
Jawaharlal Nehru
B.
C. Rajagopalachari
C.
Rajendra Prasad
D.
Pattabi Sitaramayya
Ans:
C. Rajagopalachari
Explanation :
C. Rajagopalachari was the first and the last Indian Governor-General.
[14] Who said "Truth is the ultimate reality and it is God"?
A.
Swamy Vivekananda
B.
Rabindra Nath Tagore
C.
M.K.Gandhi
D.
Radhakrishnan
Ans:
M.K.Gandhi
Explanation :
Gandhi was known to have considered truth something similar to that. Baruch Spinoza considered ultimate truth as the ultimate reality of a rationally ordered system that is God. This ultimate truth is Goods God is also Truth) and morality - the moral laws and code - its basis.
[15] Which of the following tribes is associated with the “Tana Bhagat" movement?
A.
Uraon
B.
Munda
C.
Santhal
D.
Kondadora
Ans:
Uraon
Explanation :
Just like the Birsa's religious movement among the Mundas, a similar religious movement gained among the Oraon known as Tana Bhagat. The movement was apparently initiated in 1914 by a young Oraon tribesman known as Jatra Oraon.
[16] The first Mysore War fought between the British and Hyder Ali in 1767 69 A.D., came to an end by the -
A.
Treaty of Pondicherry
B.
Treaty of Madras
C.
Treaty of Mysore
D.
Treaty of Aix - la - Chapelle
Ans:
Treaty of Madras
Explanation :
The Treaty of Madras was a peace agreement signed in 1769 between Mysore and the British East India Company which brought an end to the First Anglo-Mysore War. The Treaty contained a clause requiring the British to assist Hyder Ali if he was attacked by his neighbours.
[17] The British Government intervened in the affairs of the Company and passed an Act in 1773 A.D., known as the -
A.
Regulating Act
B.
Pitt's India Act
C.
Charter Act
D.
Company Act
Ans:
Regulating Act
Explanation :
The Regulating Act of 1773 was an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain intended to overhaul the management of the East India Company's rule in India. The Act elevated Governor of Bengal, Warren Hastings to Governor-General of Bengal and subsumed the presidencies of Madras and Bombay under Bengal's control.
[18] The Panchsheel agreement was between India and:
A.
Russia
B.
China
C.
Brazil
D.
Sri Lanka
Ans:
China
Explanation :
The Panchsheel (Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence) agreement was signed between China and India in 1954. It formed part the preamble to the Agreement on trade and intercourse between Tibet Region of China and India", which was signed in Pe king on 29 April 1954.
[19] Which of the following event in 1976 was an outcome of “Simla Agreement" between India and Pakistan?
A.
End of IndoPak war over Kashmir.
B.
Halt in production of nuclear weapon
C.
Aries wars condition in both the countries
D.
Aries conflicts in trade and mutual benefits between both the countries
Ans:
End of IndoPak war over Kashmir.
Explanation :
Two of the options (3 and 4) in the question, in their present form, are incomprehensible. The steps toward normalization envisaged in the Simla Agreement of 1972 led to resumption of diplomatic relations at the level of Ambassador in July 1976.
[20] Who propounded the "Doctrine of Passive Resistance"?
A.
Balgangadhar Tilak
B.
Aurobindo Ghosh
C.
Lala Lajpat Rai
D.
Bipin Chandra Pal
Ans:
Aurobindo Ghosh
Explanation :
The Doctrine of Passive Resistance was propounded by Aurobindo Ghosh in a series of articles that were published in the journal Bande Mataram in April 1907. As a political leader and writer Aurobindo made an intense and passionate appeal of passive resistance, or, as it could be more comprehensively termed defensive resistance.
[21] The first Muslim to be elected President of 'Indian National Congress' was?
A.
Maulana Azad
B.
Mohammed Ali
C.
Badruddin Tyabji
D.
Shah Waliullah
Ans:
Badruddin Tyabji
Explanation :
Badruddin Tyabji served as the first Muslim President of the Indian National Congress. He became the Congress President at its Madras session in 1887. One of the prominent leaders of the Congress in its earliest phase, he, along with Pherozshah Mehta, Kashinath Trimbak Telang and others, had formed the Bombay Presidency Association in 1885.
[22] Gandhiji's first Satyagraha in India was held at -
A.
Champaran
B.
Ahmedabad
C.
Kheda
D.
Allahabad
Ans:
Champaran
Explanation :
The Champaran Satyagraha of 1917 was Mahatma Gandhi's first Satyagraha in India. Gandhi took up the cause of hapless indigo peasants under the ‘Tinkathia system' and waged Satyagraha against the European indigo planters. Champaran Satyagraha was the first to be started, but the word Satyagraha was used for the first time in Anti Rowlatt Act agitation.
[23] Who introduced Mansabdari system in India?
A.
Babur
B.
Humayun
C.
Akbar
D.
Jahangir
Ans:
Akbar
Explanation :
The Mansabdari system' was the administrative system of the Mughal Empire introduced by Akbar in 1595-96 A.D. The word mansab is of Arabic origin meaning rank or position. The system, hence, determined the rank of a government official.
[24] During the period of which Governor General/Viceroy was the Indian Civil Service introduced?
A.
Dalhousie
B.
Curzon
C.
Bentick
D.
Cornwallis
Ans:
Cornwallis
Explanation :
Lord Cornwallis started the Civil Service in Indian to effectively administer British territories in India. He introduced strict regulations for the officials, raised their salaries and linked promotion to seniority. He is called the "Father of Indian Civil Service.
[25] Which rebellion in Bengal was highlighted by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee in his novel 'Anand Math'?
A.
Chaur Uprising
B.
Sanyasi Rebellion
C.
Kol Uprising
D.
Santhal Uprising
Ans:
Sanyasi Rebellion
Explanation :
Anandamath is set in the background of the Sanyasi Rebellion and the devastating Bengal famine of the late 18th century. In the novel, Bankim Chandra dreamt of an India rid of the British. In this dream he imagined untrained Sanyasi soldiers fighting and beating the highly experienced Royal Army.
Explanation :
Jallianwala Bagh is a public garden in Amritsar in the Punjab state of India, and houses a memorial of national importance, established in 1951 to commemorate the murder of peaceful celebrators on the occasion of the Punjabi New Year on April 13, 1919 ín the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre
[6] Who is associated with the term Loknayak in India?
A.
Lala Lajpat Rai
B.
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
C.
Jay Prakash Narayan
D.
Madan Mohan Malviya
Ans:
Jay Prakash Narayan
Explanation :
Jayaprakash Narayan was fondly called as Lok Nayak or public leader. He was an Indian independence activist and political leader, remembered especially for leading the opposition to Indira Gandhi in the 1970s and for giving a call for peaceful Total Revolution.
[7] Through which principle or device did Gandhiji strive to bridge economic inequalities?
A.
Abolition of machinery
B.
Establishment of village industries
C.
Trusteeship theory
D.
None of the above
Ans:
Trusteeship theory
Explanation :
Trusteeship is a socio-economic philosophy that was propounded by Mahatma Gandhi. It provides a means by which the wealthy people would be the trustees of trusts that looked after the welfare of the people in general. This concept was condemned by socialists as being in favor of the landlords, feudal prinond the capitalists. Gandhi believed that the rich people could be persuaded to part with their wealth to help the poor. The founder of the Tata group, JRD Tata was influenced by Gandhi's idea of trusteeship. He developed his personal and professional life based on this idea.
[8] Apart from the Quit India Movement which started on 9th August 1942, what other sensational activity of the freedom fighters were done on 9th August?
A.
Salt Satyagraha
B.
Boycott of Simon Commission
C.
Champaran Satyagraha
D.
Kakori Mail train "robbery"
Ans:
Kakori Mail train "robbery"
Explanation :
Kakori conspiracy (also called the Kakori train robbery or Kakori Case) was a train robbery that took place between Kakori and Alamnagar, near Lucknow on 9 August 1925 during the Indian Independence Movement against the British Indian Government.
[9] Which of the following treaties brought an end to the independent existence of Peshwa Baji Rao II?
A.
The Treaty of Purandhar
B.
Convention of Wadgaon
C.
Treaty of Bassein
D.
Treaty of Salbai
Ans:
Treaty of Bassein
Explanation :
The Treaty of Bassein (Now called Vasai) was pact signed on December 31, 1802 between the British East India Company and Baji Rao II, the Maratha Peshwa of Pune (Poona) in India after the Battle of Poona.
[10] 'Permanent Settlement, the system of revenue collection was introduced in India by -
A.
Lord Curzon
B.
Lord Dalhousie
C.
Lord Hastings
D.
Lord Cornwallis
Ans:
Lord Cornwallis
Explanation :
Lord Cornwallis concluded the Permanent Settles, anent Act of 1793, permanent Settlement was and contract between the East India Company and the Landholders of Bengal (Zaminciars and independent Talukdars of all designations). Under this act, the landholders and Zamindars were admitted as the ab. solute owners of landed property to the colonial state system.
[11] The correct chronological order in which the British established their trading centre in the places mentioned below is -
A.
Calcutta, Bombay, Madras, Surat
B.
Bombay, Madras, Surat, Calcutta
C.
Surat, Madras, Bombay, Calcutta
D.
Surat, Madras, Calcutta Bombay
Ans:
Surat, Madras, Bombay, Calcutta
Explanation :
1613-14: British East India Company set up trading post at Surat; 1639: The local king of Madras granted the Company a lease; 1662: King Charles II of England was given Bombay as dowry after marrying the Portuguese princess: and, 1667: The English obtained the royal farman to trade in Bengal from the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb.
[12] Who was the first Muslim President of Indian National Congress?
A.
Badruddin Tyabji
B.
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
C.
Hassan Imam
D.
M.A.Ansari
Ans:
Badruddin Tyabji
Explanation :
Badruddin Tyabji was the first Muslim President of Indian National Congress. He presided over the third session of Indian National Congress held in 1 in Madras.
[13] Who was the first Indian Governor General after Lord Mountbatten?
A.
Jawaharlal Nehru
B.
C. Rajagopalachari
C.
Rajendra Prasad
D.
Pattabi Sitaramayya
Ans:
C. Rajagopalachari
Explanation :
C. Rajagopalachari was the first and the last Indian Governor-General.
[14] Who said "Truth is the ultimate reality and it is God"?
A.
Swamy Vivekananda
B.
Rabindra Nath Tagore
C.
M.K.Gandhi
D.
Radhakrishnan
Ans:
M.K.Gandhi
Explanation :
Gandhi was known to have considered truth something similar to that. Baruch Spinoza considered ultimate truth as the ultimate reality of a rationally ordered system that is God. This ultimate truth is Goods God is also Truth) and morality - the moral laws and code - its basis.
[15] Which of the following tribes is associated with the “Tana Bhagat" movement?
A.
Uraon
B.
Munda
C.
Santhal
D.
Kondadora
Ans:
Uraon
Explanation :
Just like the Birsa's religious movement among the Mundas, a similar religious movement gained among the Oraon known as Tana Bhagat. The movement was apparently initiated in 1914 by a young Oraon tribesman known as Jatra Oraon.
[16] The first Mysore War fought between the British and Hyder Ali in 1767 69 A.D., came to an end by the -
A.
Treaty of Pondicherry
B.
Treaty of Madras
C.
Treaty of Mysore
D.
Treaty of Aix - la - Chapelle
Ans:
Treaty of Madras
Explanation :
The Treaty of Madras was a peace agreement signed in 1769 between Mysore and the British East India Company which brought an end to the First Anglo-Mysore War. The Treaty contained a clause requiring the British to assist Hyder Ali if he was attacked by his neighbours.
[17] The British Government intervened in the affairs of the Company and passed an Act in 1773 A.D., known as the -
A.
Regulating Act
B.
Pitt's India Act
C.
Charter Act
D.
Company Act
Ans:
Regulating Act
Explanation :
The Regulating Act of 1773 was an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain intended to overhaul the management of the East India Company's rule in India. The Act elevated Governor of Bengal, Warren Hastings to Governor-General of Bengal and subsumed the presidencies of Madras and Bombay under Bengal's control.
[18] The Panchsheel agreement was between India and:
A.
Russia
B.
China
C.
Brazil
D.
Sri Lanka
Ans:
China
Explanation :
The Panchsheel (Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence) agreement was signed between China and India in 1954. It formed part the preamble to the Agreement on trade and intercourse between Tibet Region of China and India", which was signed in Pe king on 29 April 1954.
[19] Which of the following event in 1976 was an outcome of “Simla Agreement" between India and Pakistan?
A.
End of IndoPak war over Kashmir.
B.
Halt in production of nuclear weapon
C.
Aries wars condition in both the countries
D.
Aries conflicts in trade and mutual benefits between both the countries
Ans:
End of IndoPak war over Kashmir.
Explanation :
Two of the options (3 and 4) in the question, in their present form, are incomprehensible. The steps toward normalization envisaged in the Simla Agreement of 1972 led to resumption of diplomatic relations at the level of Ambassador in July 1976.
[20] Who propounded the "Doctrine of Passive Resistance"?
A.
Balgangadhar Tilak
B.
Aurobindo Ghosh
C.
Lala Lajpat Rai
D.
Bipin Chandra Pal
Ans:
Aurobindo Ghosh
Explanation :
The Doctrine of Passive Resistance was propounded by Aurobindo Ghosh in a series of articles that were published in the journal Bande Mataram in April 1907. As a political leader and writer Aurobindo made an intense and passionate appeal of passive resistance, or, as it could be more comprehensively termed defensive resistance.
[21] The first Muslim to be elected President of 'Indian National Congress' was?
A.
Maulana Azad
B.
Mohammed Ali
C.
Badruddin Tyabji
D.
Shah Waliullah
Ans:
Badruddin Tyabji
Explanation :
Badruddin Tyabji served as the first Muslim President of the Indian National Congress. He became the Congress President at its Madras session in 1887. One of the prominent leaders of the Congress in its earliest phase, he, along with Pherozshah Mehta, Kashinath Trimbak Telang and others, had formed the Bombay Presidency Association in 1885.
[22] Gandhiji's first Satyagraha in India was held at -
A.
Champaran
B.
Ahmedabad
C.
Kheda
D.
Allahabad
Ans:
Champaran
Explanation :
The Champaran Satyagraha of 1917 was Mahatma Gandhi's first Satyagraha in India. Gandhi took up the cause of hapless indigo peasants under the ‘Tinkathia system' and waged Satyagraha against the European indigo planters. Champaran Satyagraha was the first to be started, but the word Satyagraha was used for the first time in Anti Rowlatt Act agitation.
[23] Who introduced Mansabdari system in India?
A.
Babur
B.
Humayun
C.
Akbar
D.
Jahangir
Ans:
Akbar
Explanation :
The Mansabdari system' was the administrative system of the Mughal Empire introduced by Akbar in 1595-96 A.D. The word mansab is of Arabic origin meaning rank or position. The system, hence, determined the rank of a government official.
[24] During the period of which Governor General/Viceroy was the Indian Civil Service introduced?
A.
Dalhousie
B.
Curzon
C.
Bentick
D.
Cornwallis
Ans:
Cornwallis
Explanation :
Lord Cornwallis started the Civil Service in Indian to effectively administer British territories in India. He introduced strict regulations for the officials, raised their salaries and linked promotion to seniority. He is called the "Father of Indian Civil Service.
[25] Which rebellion in Bengal was highlighted by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee in his novel 'Anand Math'?
A.
Chaur Uprising
B.
Sanyasi Rebellion
C.
Kol Uprising
D.
Santhal Uprising
Ans:
Sanyasi Rebellion
Explanation :
Anandamath is set in the background of the Sanyasi Rebellion and the devastating Bengal famine of the late 18th century. In the novel, Bankim Chandra dreamt of an India rid of the British. In this dream he imagined untrained Sanyasi soldiers fighting and beating the highly experienced Royal Army.
Explanation :
Trusteeship is a socio-economic philosophy that was propounded by Mahatma Gandhi. It provides a means by which the wealthy people would be the trustees of trusts that looked after the welfare of the people in general. This concept was condemned by socialists as being in favor of the landlords, feudal prinond the capitalists. Gandhi believed that the rich people could be persuaded to part with their wealth to help the poor. The founder of the Tata group, JRD Tata was influenced by Gandhi's idea of trusteeship. He developed his personal and professional life based on this idea.
[8] Apart from the Quit India Movement which started on 9th August 1942, what other sensational activity of the freedom fighters were done on 9th August?
A.
Salt Satyagraha
B.
Boycott of Simon Commission
C.
Champaran Satyagraha
D.
Kakori Mail train "robbery"
Ans:
Kakori Mail train "robbery"
Explanation :
Kakori conspiracy (also called the Kakori train robbery or Kakori Case) was a train robbery that took place between Kakori and Alamnagar, near Lucknow on 9 August 1925 during the Indian Independence Movement against the British Indian Government.
[9] Which of the following treaties brought an end to the independent existence of Peshwa Baji Rao II?
A.
The Treaty of Purandhar
B.
Convention of Wadgaon
C.
Treaty of Bassein
D.
Treaty of Salbai
Ans:
Treaty of Bassein
Explanation :
The Treaty of Bassein (Now called Vasai) was pact signed on December 31, 1802 between the British East India Company and Baji Rao II, the Maratha Peshwa of Pune (Poona) in India after the Battle of Poona.
[10] 'Permanent Settlement, the system of revenue collection was introduced in India by -
A.
Lord Curzon
B.
Lord Dalhousie
C.
Lord Hastings
D.
Lord Cornwallis
Ans:
Lord Cornwallis
Explanation :
Lord Cornwallis concluded the Permanent Settles, anent Act of 1793, permanent Settlement was and contract between the East India Company and the Landholders of Bengal (Zaminciars and independent Talukdars of all designations). Under this act, the landholders and Zamindars were admitted as the ab. solute owners of landed property to the colonial state system.
[11] The correct chronological order in which the British established their trading centre in the places mentioned below is -
A.
Calcutta, Bombay, Madras, Surat
B.
Bombay, Madras, Surat, Calcutta
C.
Surat, Madras, Bombay, Calcutta
D.
Surat, Madras, Calcutta Bombay
Ans:
Surat, Madras, Bombay, Calcutta
Explanation :
1613-14: British East India Company set up trading post at Surat; 1639: The local king of Madras granted the Company a lease; 1662: King Charles II of England was given Bombay as dowry after marrying the Portuguese princess: and, 1667: The English obtained the royal farman to trade in Bengal from the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb.
[12] Who was the first Muslim President of Indian National Congress?
A.
Badruddin Tyabji
B.
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
C.
Hassan Imam
D.
M.A.Ansari
Ans:
Badruddin Tyabji
Explanation :
Badruddin Tyabji was the first Muslim President of Indian National Congress. He presided over the third session of Indian National Congress held in 1 in Madras.
[13] Who was the first Indian Governor General after Lord Mountbatten?
A.
Jawaharlal Nehru
B.
C. Rajagopalachari
C.
Rajendra Prasad
D.
Pattabi Sitaramayya
Ans:
C. Rajagopalachari
Explanation :
C. Rajagopalachari was the first and the last Indian Governor-General.
[14] Who said "Truth is the ultimate reality and it is God"?
A.
Swamy Vivekananda
B.
Rabindra Nath Tagore
C.
M.K.Gandhi
D.
Radhakrishnan
Ans:
M.K.Gandhi
Explanation :
Gandhi was known to have considered truth something similar to that. Baruch Spinoza considered ultimate truth as the ultimate reality of a rationally ordered system that is God. This ultimate truth is Goods God is also Truth) and morality - the moral laws and code - its basis.
[15] Which of the following tribes is associated with the “Tana Bhagat" movement?
A.
Uraon
B.
Munda
C.
Santhal
D.
Kondadora
Ans:
Uraon
Explanation :
Just like the Birsa's religious movement among the Mundas, a similar religious movement gained among the Oraon known as Tana Bhagat. The movement was apparently initiated in 1914 by a young Oraon tribesman known as Jatra Oraon.
[16] The first Mysore War fought between the British and Hyder Ali in 1767 69 A.D., came to an end by the -
A.
Treaty of Pondicherry
B.
Treaty of Madras
C.
Treaty of Mysore
D.
Treaty of Aix - la - Chapelle
Ans:
Treaty of Madras
Explanation :
The Treaty of Madras was a peace agreement signed in 1769 between Mysore and the British East India Company which brought an end to the First Anglo-Mysore War. The Treaty contained a clause requiring the British to assist Hyder Ali if he was attacked by his neighbours.
[17] The British Government intervened in the affairs of the Company and passed an Act in 1773 A.D., known as the -
A.
Regulating Act
B.
Pitt's India Act
C.
Charter Act
D.
Company Act
Ans:
Regulating Act
Explanation :
The Regulating Act of 1773 was an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain intended to overhaul the management of the East India Company's rule in India. The Act elevated Governor of Bengal, Warren Hastings to Governor-General of Bengal and subsumed the presidencies of Madras and Bombay under Bengal's control.
[18] The Panchsheel agreement was between India and:
A.
Russia
B.
China
C.
Brazil
D.
Sri Lanka
Ans:
China
Explanation :
The Panchsheel (Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence) agreement was signed between China and India in 1954. It formed part the preamble to the Agreement on trade and intercourse between Tibet Region of China and India", which was signed in Pe king on 29 April 1954.
[19] Which of the following event in 1976 was an outcome of “Simla Agreement" between India and Pakistan?
A.
End of IndoPak war over Kashmir.
B.
Halt in production of nuclear weapon
C.
Aries wars condition in both the countries
D.
Aries conflicts in trade and mutual benefits between both the countries
Ans:
End of IndoPak war over Kashmir.
Explanation :
Two of the options (3 and 4) in the question, in their present form, are incomprehensible. The steps toward normalization envisaged in the Simla Agreement of 1972 led to resumption of diplomatic relations at the level of Ambassador in July 1976.
[20] Who propounded the "Doctrine of Passive Resistance"?
A.
Balgangadhar Tilak
B.
Aurobindo Ghosh
C.
Lala Lajpat Rai
D.
Bipin Chandra Pal
Ans:
Aurobindo Ghosh
Explanation :
The Doctrine of Passive Resistance was propounded by Aurobindo Ghosh in a series of articles that were published in the journal Bande Mataram in April 1907. As a political leader and writer Aurobindo made an intense and passionate appeal of passive resistance, or, as it could be more comprehensively termed defensive resistance.
[21] The first Muslim to be elected President of 'Indian National Congress' was?
A.
Maulana Azad
B.
Mohammed Ali
C.
Badruddin Tyabji
D.
Shah Waliullah
Ans:
Badruddin Tyabji
Explanation :
Badruddin Tyabji served as the first Muslim President of the Indian National Congress. He became the Congress President at its Madras session in 1887. One of the prominent leaders of the Congress in its earliest phase, he, along with Pherozshah Mehta, Kashinath Trimbak Telang and others, had formed the Bombay Presidency Association in 1885.
[22] Gandhiji's first Satyagraha in India was held at -
A.
Champaran
B.
Ahmedabad
C.
Kheda
D.
Allahabad
Ans:
Champaran
Explanation :
The Champaran Satyagraha of 1917 was Mahatma Gandhi's first Satyagraha in India. Gandhi took up the cause of hapless indigo peasants under the ‘Tinkathia system' and waged Satyagraha against the European indigo planters. Champaran Satyagraha was the first to be started, but the word Satyagraha was used for the first time in Anti Rowlatt Act agitation.
[23] Who introduced Mansabdari system in India?
A.
Babur
B.
Humayun
C.
Akbar
D.
Jahangir
Ans:
Akbar
Explanation :
The Mansabdari system' was the administrative system of the Mughal Empire introduced by Akbar in 1595-96 A.D. The word mansab is of Arabic origin meaning rank or position. The system, hence, determined the rank of a government official.
[24] During the period of which Governor General/Viceroy was the Indian Civil Service introduced?
A.
Dalhousie
B.
Curzon
C.
Bentick
D.
Cornwallis
Ans:
Cornwallis
Explanation :
Lord Cornwallis started the Civil Service in Indian to effectively administer British territories in India. He introduced strict regulations for the officials, raised their salaries and linked promotion to seniority. He is called the "Father of Indian Civil Service.
[25] Which rebellion in Bengal was highlighted by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee in his novel 'Anand Math'?
A.
Chaur Uprising
B.
Sanyasi Rebellion
C.
Kol Uprising
D.
Santhal Uprising
Ans:
Sanyasi Rebellion
Explanation :
Anandamath is set in the background of the Sanyasi Rebellion and the devastating Bengal famine of the late 18th century. In the novel, Bankim Chandra dreamt of an India rid of the British. In this dream he imagined untrained Sanyasi soldiers fighting and beating the highly experienced Royal Army.
Explanation :
The Treaty of Bassein (Now called Vasai) was pact signed on December 31, 1802 between the British East India Company and Baji Rao II, the Maratha Peshwa of Pune (Poona) in India after the Battle of Poona.
[10] 'Permanent Settlement, the system of revenue collection was introduced in India by -
A.
Lord Curzon
B.
Lord Dalhousie
C.
Lord Hastings
D.
Lord Cornwallis
Ans:
Lord Cornwallis
Explanation :
Lord Cornwallis concluded the Permanent Settles, anent Act of 1793, permanent Settlement was and contract between the East India Company and the Landholders of Bengal (Zaminciars and independent Talukdars of all designations). Under this act, the landholders and Zamindars were admitted as the ab. solute owners of landed property to the colonial state system.
[11] The correct chronological order in which the British established their trading centre in the places mentioned below is -
A.
Calcutta, Bombay, Madras, Surat
B.
Bombay, Madras, Surat, Calcutta
C.
Surat, Madras, Bombay, Calcutta
D.
Surat, Madras, Calcutta Bombay
Ans:
Surat, Madras, Bombay, Calcutta
Explanation :
1613-14: British East India Company set up trading post at Surat; 1639: The local king of Madras granted the Company a lease; 1662: King Charles II of England was given Bombay as dowry after marrying the Portuguese princess: and, 1667: The English obtained the royal farman to trade in Bengal from the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb.
[12] Who was the first Muslim President of Indian National Congress?
A.
Badruddin Tyabji
B.
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
C.
Hassan Imam
D.
M.A.Ansari
Ans:
Badruddin Tyabji
Explanation :
Badruddin Tyabji was the first Muslim President of Indian National Congress. He presided over the third session of Indian National Congress held in 1 in Madras.
[13] Who was the first Indian Governor General after Lord Mountbatten?
A.
Jawaharlal Nehru
B.
C. Rajagopalachari
C.
Rajendra Prasad
D.
Pattabi Sitaramayya
Ans:
C. Rajagopalachari
Explanation :
C. Rajagopalachari was the first and the last Indian Governor-General.
[14] Who said "Truth is the ultimate reality and it is God"?
A.
Swamy Vivekananda
B.
Rabindra Nath Tagore
C.
M.K.Gandhi
D.
Radhakrishnan
Ans:
M.K.Gandhi
Explanation :
Gandhi was known to have considered truth something similar to that. Baruch Spinoza considered ultimate truth as the ultimate reality of a rationally ordered system that is God. This ultimate truth is Goods God is also Truth) and morality - the moral laws and code - its basis.
[15] Which of the following tribes is associated with the “Tana Bhagat" movement?
A.
Uraon
B.
Munda
C.
Santhal
D.
Kondadora
Ans:
Uraon
Explanation :
Just like the Birsa's religious movement among the Mundas, a similar religious movement gained among the Oraon known as Tana Bhagat. The movement was apparently initiated in 1914 by a young Oraon tribesman known as Jatra Oraon.
[16] The first Mysore War fought between the British and Hyder Ali in 1767 69 A.D., came to an end by the -
A.
Treaty of Pondicherry
B.
Treaty of Madras
C.
Treaty of Mysore
D.
Treaty of Aix - la - Chapelle
Ans:
Treaty of Madras
Explanation :
The Treaty of Madras was a peace agreement signed in 1769 between Mysore and the British East India Company which brought an end to the First Anglo-Mysore War. The Treaty contained a clause requiring the British to assist Hyder Ali if he was attacked by his neighbours.
[17] The British Government intervened in the affairs of the Company and passed an Act in 1773 A.D., known as the -
A.
Regulating Act
B.
Pitt's India Act
C.
Charter Act
D.
Company Act
Ans:
Regulating Act
Explanation :
The Regulating Act of 1773 was an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain intended to overhaul the management of the East India Company's rule in India. The Act elevated Governor of Bengal, Warren Hastings to Governor-General of Bengal and subsumed the presidencies of Madras and Bombay under Bengal's control.
[18] The Panchsheel agreement was between India and:
A.
Russia
B.
China
C.
Brazil
D.
Sri Lanka
Ans:
China
Explanation :
The Panchsheel (Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence) agreement was signed between China and India in 1954. It formed part the preamble to the Agreement on trade and intercourse between Tibet Region of China and India", which was signed in Pe king on 29 April 1954.
[19] Which of the following event in 1976 was an outcome of “Simla Agreement" between India and Pakistan?
A.
End of IndoPak war over Kashmir.
B.
Halt in production of nuclear weapon
C.
Aries wars condition in both the countries
D.
Aries conflicts in trade and mutual benefits between both the countries
Ans:
End of IndoPak war over Kashmir.
Explanation :
Two of the options (3 and 4) in the question, in their present form, are incomprehensible. The steps toward normalization envisaged in the Simla Agreement of 1972 led to resumption of diplomatic relations at the level of Ambassador in July 1976.
[20] Who propounded the "Doctrine of Passive Resistance"?
A.
Balgangadhar Tilak
B.
Aurobindo Ghosh
C.
Lala Lajpat Rai
D.
Bipin Chandra Pal
Ans:
Aurobindo Ghosh
Explanation :
The Doctrine of Passive Resistance was propounded by Aurobindo Ghosh in a series of articles that were published in the journal Bande Mataram in April 1907. As a political leader and writer Aurobindo made an intense and passionate appeal of passive resistance, or, as it could be more comprehensively termed defensive resistance.
[21] The first Muslim to be elected President of 'Indian National Congress' was?
A.
Maulana Azad
B.
Mohammed Ali
C.
Badruddin Tyabji
D.
Shah Waliullah
Ans:
Badruddin Tyabji
Explanation :
Badruddin Tyabji served as the first Muslim President of the Indian National Congress. He became the Congress President at its Madras session in 1887. One of the prominent leaders of the Congress in its earliest phase, he, along with Pherozshah Mehta, Kashinath Trimbak Telang and others, had formed the Bombay Presidency Association in 1885.
[22] Gandhiji's first Satyagraha in India was held at -
A.
Champaran
B.
Ahmedabad
C.
Kheda
D.
Allahabad
Ans:
Champaran
Explanation :
The Champaran Satyagraha of 1917 was Mahatma Gandhi's first Satyagraha in India. Gandhi took up the cause of hapless indigo peasants under the ‘Tinkathia system' and waged Satyagraha against the European indigo planters. Champaran Satyagraha was the first to be started, but the word Satyagraha was used for the first time in Anti Rowlatt Act agitation.
[23] Who introduced Mansabdari system in India?
A.
Babur
B.
Humayun
C.
Akbar
D.
Jahangir
Ans:
Akbar
Explanation :
The Mansabdari system' was the administrative system of the Mughal Empire introduced by Akbar in 1595-96 A.D. The word mansab is of Arabic origin meaning rank or position. The system, hence, determined the rank of a government official.
[24] During the period of which Governor General/Viceroy was the Indian Civil Service introduced?
A.
Dalhousie
B.
Curzon
C.
Bentick
D.
Cornwallis
Ans:
Cornwallis
Explanation :
Lord Cornwallis started the Civil Service in Indian to effectively administer British territories in India. He introduced strict regulations for the officials, raised their salaries and linked promotion to seniority. He is called the "Father of Indian Civil Service.
[25] Which rebellion in Bengal was highlighted by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee in his novel 'Anand Math'?
A.
Chaur Uprising
B.
Sanyasi Rebellion
C.
Kol Uprising
D.
Santhal Uprising
Ans:
Sanyasi Rebellion
Explanation :
Anandamath is set in the background of the Sanyasi Rebellion and the devastating Bengal famine of the late 18th century. In the novel, Bankim Chandra dreamt of an India rid of the British. In this dream he imagined untrained Sanyasi soldiers fighting and beating the highly experienced Royal Army.
Explanation :
1613-14: British East India Company set up trading post at Surat; 1639: The local king of Madras granted the Company a lease; 1662: King Charles II of England was given Bombay as dowry after marrying the Portuguese princess: and, 1667: The English obtained the royal farman to trade in Bengal from the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb.
[12] Who was the first Muslim President of Indian National Congress?
A.
Badruddin Tyabji
B.
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
C.
Hassan Imam
D.
M.A.Ansari
Ans:
Badruddin Tyabji
Explanation :
Badruddin Tyabji was the first Muslim President of Indian National Congress. He presided over the third session of Indian National Congress held in 1 in Madras.
[13] Who was the first Indian Governor General after Lord Mountbatten?
A.
Jawaharlal Nehru
B.
C. Rajagopalachari
C.
Rajendra Prasad
D.
Pattabi Sitaramayya
Ans:
C. Rajagopalachari
Explanation :
C. Rajagopalachari was the first and the last Indian Governor-General.
[14] Who said "Truth is the ultimate reality and it is God"?
A.
Swamy Vivekananda
B.
Rabindra Nath Tagore
C.
M.K.Gandhi
D.
Radhakrishnan
Ans:
M.K.Gandhi
Explanation :
Gandhi was known to have considered truth something similar to that. Baruch Spinoza considered ultimate truth as the ultimate reality of a rationally ordered system that is God. This ultimate truth is Goods God is also Truth) and morality - the moral laws and code - its basis.
[15] Which of the following tribes is associated with the “Tana Bhagat" movement?
A.
Uraon
B.
Munda
C.
Santhal
D.
Kondadora
Ans:
Uraon
Explanation :
Just like the Birsa's religious movement among the Mundas, a similar religious movement gained among the Oraon known as Tana Bhagat. The movement was apparently initiated in 1914 by a young Oraon tribesman known as Jatra Oraon.
[16] The first Mysore War fought between the British and Hyder Ali in 1767 69 A.D., came to an end by the -
A.
Treaty of Pondicherry
B.
Treaty of Madras
C.
Treaty of Mysore
D.
Treaty of Aix - la - Chapelle
Ans:
Treaty of Madras
Explanation :
The Treaty of Madras was a peace agreement signed in 1769 between Mysore and the British East India Company which brought an end to the First Anglo-Mysore War. The Treaty contained a clause requiring the British to assist Hyder Ali if he was attacked by his neighbours.
[17] The British Government intervened in the affairs of the Company and passed an Act in 1773 A.D., known as the -
A.
Regulating Act
B.
Pitt's India Act
C.
Charter Act
D.
Company Act
Ans:
Regulating Act
Explanation :
The Regulating Act of 1773 was an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain intended to overhaul the management of the East India Company's rule in India. The Act elevated Governor of Bengal, Warren Hastings to Governor-General of Bengal and subsumed the presidencies of Madras and Bombay under Bengal's control.
[18] The Panchsheel agreement was between India and:
A.
Russia
B.
China
C.
Brazil
D.
Sri Lanka
Ans:
China
Explanation :
The Panchsheel (Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence) agreement was signed between China and India in 1954. It formed part the preamble to the Agreement on trade and intercourse between Tibet Region of China and India", which was signed in Pe king on 29 April 1954.
[19] Which of the following event in 1976 was an outcome of “Simla Agreement" between India and Pakistan?
A.
End of IndoPak war over Kashmir.
B.
Halt in production of nuclear weapon
C.
Aries wars condition in both the countries
D.
Aries conflicts in trade and mutual benefits between both the countries
Ans:
End of IndoPak war over Kashmir.
Explanation :
Two of the options (3 and 4) in the question, in their present form, are incomprehensible. The steps toward normalization envisaged in the Simla Agreement of 1972 led to resumption of diplomatic relations at the level of Ambassador in July 1976.
[20] Who propounded the "Doctrine of Passive Resistance"?
A.
Balgangadhar Tilak
B.
Aurobindo Ghosh
C.
Lala Lajpat Rai
D.
Bipin Chandra Pal
Ans:
Aurobindo Ghosh
Explanation :
The Doctrine of Passive Resistance was propounded by Aurobindo Ghosh in a series of articles that were published in the journal Bande Mataram in April 1907. As a political leader and writer Aurobindo made an intense and passionate appeal of passive resistance, or, as it could be more comprehensively termed defensive resistance.
[21] The first Muslim to be elected President of 'Indian National Congress' was?
A.
Maulana Azad
B.
Mohammed Ali
C.
Badruddin Tyabji
D.
Shah Waliullah
Ans:
Badruddin Tyabji
Explanation :
Badruddin Tyabji served as the first Muslim President of the Indian National Congress. He became the Congress President at its Madras session in 1887. One of the prominent leaders of the Congress in its earliest phase, he, along with Pherozshah Mehta, Kashinath Trimbak Telang and others, had formed the Bombay Presidency Association in 1885.
[22] Gandhiji's first Satyagraha in India was held at -
A.
Champaran
B.
Ahmedabad
C.
Kheda
D.
Allahabad
Ans:
Champaran
Explanation :
The Champaran Satyagraha of 1917 was Mahatma Gandhi's first Satyagraha in India. Gandhi took up the cause of hapless indigo peasants under the ‘Tinkathia system' and waged Satyagraha against the European indigo planters. Champaran Satyagraha was the first to be started, but the word Satyagraha was used for the first time in Anti Rowlatt Act agitation.
[23] Who introduced Mansabdari system in India?
A.
Babur
B.
Humayun
C.
Akbar
D.
Jahangir
Ans:
Akbar
Explanation :
The Mansabdari system' was the administrative system of the Mughal Empire introduced by Akbar in 1595-96 A.D. The word mansab is of Arabic origin meaning rank or position. The system, hence, determined the rank of a government official.
[24] During the period of which Governor General/Viceroy was the Indian Civil Service introduced?
A.
Dalhousie
B.
Curzon
C.
Bentick
D.
Cornwallis
Ans:
Cornwallis
Explanation :
Lord Cornwallis started the Civil Service in Indian to effectively administer British territories in India. He introduced strict regulations for the officials, raised their salaries and linked promotion to seniority. He is called the "Father of Indian Civil Service.
[25] Which rebellion in Bengal was highlighted by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee in his novel 'Anand Math'?
A.
Chaur Uprising
B.
Sanyasi Rebellion
C.
Kol Uprising
D.
Santhal Uprising
Ans:
Sanyasi Rebellion
Explanation :
Anandamath is set in the background of the Sanyasi Rebellion and the devastating Bengal famine of the late 18th century. In the novel, Bankim Chandra dreamt of an India rid of the British. In this dream he imagined untrained Sanyasi soldiers fighting and beating the highly experienced Royal Army.
Explanation :
C. Rajagopalachari was the first and the last Indian Governor-General.
[14] Who said "Truth is the ultimate reality and it is God"?
A.
Swamy Vivekananda
B.
Rabindra Nath Tagore
C.
M.K.Gandhi
D.
Radhakrishnan
Ans:
M.K.Gandhi
Explanation :
Gandhi was known to have considered truth something similar to that. Baruch Spinoza considered ultimate truth as the ultimate reality of a rationally ordered system that is God. This ultimate truth is Goods God is also Truth) and morality - the moral laws and code - its basis.
[15] Which of the following tribes is associated with the “Tana Bhagat" movement?
A.
Uraon
B.
Munda
C.
Santhal
D.
Kondadora
Ans:
Uraon
Explanation :
Just like the Birsa's religious movement among the Mundas, a similar religious movement gained among the Oraon known as Tana Bhagat. The movement was apparently initiated in 1914 by a young Oraon tribesman known as Jatra Oraon.
[16] The first Mysore War fought between the British and Hyder Ali in 1767 69 A.D., came to an end by the -
A.
Treaty of Pondicherry
B.
Treaty of Madras
C.
Treaty of Mysore
D.
Treaty of Aix - la - Chapelle
Ans:
Treaty of Madras
Explanation :
The Treaty of Madras was a peace agreement signed in 1769 between Mysore and the British East India Company which brought an end to the First Anglo-Mysore War. The Treaty contained a clause requiring the British to assist Hyder Ali if he was attacked by his neighbours.
[17] The British Government intervened in the affairs of the Company and passed an Act in 1773 A.D., known as the -
A.
Regulating Act
B.
Pitt's India Act
C.
Charter Act
D.
Company Act
Ans:
Regulating Act
Explanation :
The Regulating Act of 1773 was an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain intended to overhaul the management of the East India Company's rule in India. The Act elevated Governor of Bengal, Warren Hastings to Governor-General of Bengal and subsumed the presidencies of Madras and Bombay under Bengal's control.
[18] The Panchsheel agreement was between India and:
A.
Russia
B.
China
C.
Brazil
D.
Sri Lanka
Ans:
China
Explanation :
The Panchsheel (Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence) agreement was signed between China and India in 1954. It formed part the preamble to the Agreement on trade and intercourse between Tibet Region of China and India", which was signed in Pe king on 29 April 1954.
[19] Which of the following event in 1976 was an outcome of “Simla Agreement" between India and Pakistan?
A.
End of IndoPak war over Kashmir.
B.
Halt in production of nuclear weapon
C.
Aries wars condition in both the countries
D.
Aries conflicts in trade and mutual benefits between both the countries
Ans:
End of IndoPak war over Kashmir.
Explanation :
Two of the options (3 and 4) in the question, in their present form, are incomprehensible. The steps toward normalization envisaged in the Simla Agreement of 1972 led to resumption of diplomatic relations at the level of Ambassador in July 1976.
[20] Who propounded the "Doctrine of Passive Resistance"?
A.
Balgangadhar Tilak
B.
Aurobindo Ghosh
C.
Lala Lajpat Rai
D.
Bipin Chandra Pal
Ans:
Aurobindo Ghosh
Explanation :
The Doctrine of Passive Resistance was propounded by Aurobindo Ghosh in a series of articles that were published in the journal Bande Mataram in April 1907. As a political leader and writer Aurobindo made an intense and passionate appeal of passive resistance, or, as it could be more comprehensively termed defensive resistance.
[21] The first Muslim to be elected President of 'Indian National Congress' was?
A.
Maulana Azad
B.
Mohammed Ali
C.
Badruddin Tyabji
D.
Shah Waliullah
Ans:
Badruddin Tyabji
Explanation :
Badruddin Tyabji served as the first Muslim President of the Indian National Congress. He became the Congress President at its Madras session in 1887. One of the prominent leaders of the Congress in its earliest phase, he, along with Pherozshah Mehta, Kashinath Trimbak Telang and others, had formed the Bombay Presidency Association in 1885.
[22] Gandhiji's first Satyagraha in India was held at -
A.
Champaran
B.
Ahmedabad
C.
Kheda
D.
Allahabad
Ans:
Champaran
Explanation :
The Champaran Satyagraha of 1917 was Mahatma Gandhi's first Satyagraha in India. Gandhi took up the cause of hapless indigo peasants under the ‘Tinkathia system' and waged Satyagraha against the European indigo planters. Champaran Satyagraha was the first to be started, but the word Satyagraha was used for the first time in Anti Rowlatt Act agitation.
[23] Who introduced Mansabdari system in India?
A.
Babur
B.
Humayun
C.
Akbar
D.
Jahangir
Ans:
Akbar
Explanation :
The Mansabdari system' was the administrative system of the Mughal Empire introduced by Akbar in 1595-96 A.D. The word mansab is of Arabic origin meaning rank or position. The system, hence, determined the rank of a government official.
[24] During the period of which Governor General/Viceroy was the Indian Civil Service introduced?
A.
Dalhousie
B.
Curzon
C.
Bentick
D.
Cornwallis
Ans:
Cornwallis
Explanation :
Lord Cornwallis started the Civil Service in Indian to effectively administer British territories in India. He introduced strict regulations for the officials, raised their salaries and linked promotion to seniority. He is called the "Father of Indian Civil Service.
[25] Which rebellion in Bengal was highlighted by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee in his novel 'Anand Math'?
A.
Chaur Uprising
B.
Sanyasi Rebellion
C.
Kol Uprising
D.
Santhal Uprising
Ans:
Sanyasi Rebellion
Explanation :
Anandamath is set in the background of the Sanyasi Rebellion and the devastating Bengal famine of the late 18th century. In the novel, Bankim Chandra dreamt of an India rid of the British. In this dream he imagined untrained Sanyasi soldiers fighting and beating the highly experienced Royal Army.
Explanation :
Just like the Birsa's religious movement among the Mundas, a similar religious movement gained among the Oraon known as Tana Bhagat. The movement was apparently initiated in 1914 by a young Oraon tribesman known as Jatra Oraon.
[16] The first Mysore War fought between the British and Hyder Ali in 1767 69 A.D., came to an end by the -
A.
Treaty of Pondicherry
B.
Treaty of Madras
C.
Treaty of Mysore
D.
Treaty of Aix - la - Chapelle
Ans:
Treaty of Madras
Explanation :
The Treaty of Madras was a peace agreement signed in 1769 between Mysore and the British East India Company which brought an end to the First Anglo-Mysore War. The Treaty contained a clause requiring the British to assist Hyder Ali if he was attacked by his neighbours.
[17] The British Government intervened in the affairs of the Company and passed an Act in 1773 A.D., known as the -
A.
Regulating Act
B.
Pitt's India Act
C.
Charter Act
D.
Company Act
Ans:
Regulating Act
Explanation :
The Regulating Act of 1773 was an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain intended to overhaul the management of the East India Company's rule in India. The Act elevated Governor of Bengal, Warren Hastings to Governor-General of Bengal and subsumed the presidencies of Madras and Bombay under Bengal's control.
[18] The Panchsheel agreement was between India and:
A.
Russia
B.
China
C.
Brazil
D.
Sri Lanka
Ans:
China
Explanation :
The Panchsheel (Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence) agreement was signed between China and India in 1954. It formed part the preamble to the Agreement on trade and intercourse between Tibet Region of China and India", which was signed in Pe king on 29 April 1954.
[19] Which of the following event in 1976 was an outcome of “Simla Agreement" between India and Pakistan?
A.
End of IndoPak war over Kashmir.
B.
Halt in production of nuclear weapon
C.
Aries wars condition in both the countries
D.
Aries conflicts in trade and mutual benefits between both the countries
Ans:
End of IndoPak war over Kashmir.
Explanation :
Two of the options (3 and 4) in the question, in their present form, are incomprehensible. The steps toward normalization envisaged in the Simla Agreement of 1972 led to resumption of diplomatic relations at the level of Ambassador in July 1976.
[20] Who propounded the "Doctrine of Passive Resistance"?
A.
Balgangadhar Tilak
B.
Aurobindo Ghosh
C.
Lala Lajpat Rai
D.
Bipin Chandra Pal
Ans:
Aurobindo Ghosh
Explanation :
The Doctrine of Passive Resistance was propounded by Aurobindo Ghosh in a series of articles that were published in the journal Bande Mataram in April 1907. As a political leader and writer Aurobindo made an intense and passionate appeal of passive resistance, or, as it could be more comprehensively termed defensive resistance.
[21] The first Muslim to be elected President of 'Indian National Congress' was?
A.
Maulana Azad
B.
Mohammed Ali
C.
Badruddin Tyabji
D.
Shah Waliullah
Ans:
Badruddin Tyabji
Explanation :
Badruddin Tyabji served as the first Muslim President of the Indian National Congress. He became the Congress President at its Madras session in 1887. One of the prominent leaders of the Congress in its earliest phase, he, along with Pherozshah Mehta, Kashinath Trimbak Telang and others, had formed the Bombay Presidency Association in 1885.
[22] Gandhiji's first Satyagraha in India was held at -
A.
Champaran
B.
Ahmedabad
C.
Kheda
D.
Allahabad
Ans:
Champaran
Explanation :
The Champaran Satyagraha of 1917 was Mahatma Gandhi's first Satyagraha in India. Gandhi took up the cause of hapless indigo peasants under the ‘Tinkathia system' and waged Satyagraha against the European indigo planters. Champaran Satyagraha was the first to be started, but the word Satyagraha was used for the first time in Anti Rowlatt Act agitation.
[23] Who introduced Mansabdari system in India?
A.
Babur
B.
Humayun
C.
Akbar
D.
Jahangir
Ans:
Akbar
Explanation :
The Mansabdari system' was the administrative system of the Mughal Empire introduced by Akbar in 1595-96 A.D. The word mansab is of Arabic origin meaning rank or position. The system, hence, determined the rank of a government official.
[24] During the period of which Governor General/Viceroy was the Indian Civil Service introduced?
A.
Dalhousie
B.
Curzon
C.
Bentick
D.
Cornwallis
Ans:
Cornwallis
Explanation :
Lord Cornwallis started the Civil Service in Indian to effectively administer British territories in India. He introduced strict regulations for the officials, raised their salaries and linked promotion to seniority. He is called the "Father of Indian Civil Service.
[25] Which rebellion in Bengal was highlighted by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee in his novel 'Anand Math'?
A.
Chaur Uprising
B.
Sanyasi Rebellion
C.
Kol Uprising
D.
Santhal Uprising
Ans:
Sanyasi Rebellion
Explanation :
Anandamath is set in the background of the Sanyasi Rebellion and the devastating Bengal famine of the late 18th century. In the novel, Bankim Chandra dreamt of an India rid of the British. In this dream he imagined untrained Sanyasi soldiers fighting and beating the highly experienced Royal Army.
Explanation :
The Regulating Act of 1773 was an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain intended to overhaul the management of the East India Company's rule in India. The Act elevated Governor of Bengal, Warren Hastings to Governor-General of Bengal and subsumed the presidencies of Madras and Bombay under Bengal's control.
[18] The Panchsheel agreement was between India and:
A.
Russia
B.
China
C.
Brazil
D.
Sri Lanka
Ans:
China
Explanation :
The Panchsheel (Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence) agreement was signed between China and India in 1954. It formed part the preamble to the Agreement on trade and intercourse between Tibet Region of China and India", which was signed in Pe king on 29 April 1954.
[19] Which of the following event in 1976 was an outcome of “Simla Agreement" between India and Pakistan?
A.
End of IndoPak war over Kashmir.
B.
Halt in production of nuclear weapon
C.
Aries wars condition in both the countries
D.
Aries conflicts in trade and mutual benefits between both the countries
Ans:
End of IndoPak war over Kashmir.
Explanation :
Two of the options (3 and 4) in the question, in their present form, are incomprehensible. The steps toward normalization envisaged in the Simla Agreement of 1972 led to resumption of diplomatic relations at the level of Ambassador in July 1976.
[20] Who propounded the "Doctrine of Passive Resistance"?
A.
Balgangadhar Tilak
B.
Aurobindo Ghosh
C.
Lala Lajpat Rai
D.
Bipin Chandra Pal
Ans:
Aurobindo Ghosh
Explanation :
The Doctrine of Passive Resistance was propounded by Aurobindo Ghosh in a series of articles that were published in the journal Bande Mataram in April 1907. As a political leader and writer Aurobindo made an intense and passionate appeal of passive resistance, or, as it could be more comprehensively termed defensive resistance.
[21] The first Muslim to be elected President of 'Indian National Congress' was?
A.
Maulana Azad
B.
Mohammed Ali
C.
Badruddin Tyabji
D.
Shah Waliullah
Ans:
Badruddin Tyabji
Explanation :
Badruddin Tyabji served as the first Muslim President of the Indian National Congress. He became the Congress President at its Madras session in 1887. One of the prominent leaders of the Congress in its earliest phase, he, along with Pherozshah Mehta, Kashinath Trimbak Telang and others, had formed the Bombay Presidency Association in 1885.
[22] Gandhiji's first Satyagraha in India was held at -
A.
Champaran
B.
Ahmedabad
C.
Kheda
D.
Allahabad
Ans:
Champaran
Explanation :
The Champaran Satyagraha of 1917 was Mahatma Gandhi's first Satyagraha in India. Gandhi took up the cause of hapless indigo peasants under the ‘Tinkathia system' and waged Satyagraha against the European indigo planters. Champaran Satyagraha was the first to be started, but the word Satyagraha was used for the first time in Anti Rowlatt Act agitation.
[23] Who introduced Mansabdari system in India?
A.
Babur
B.
Humayun
C.
Akbar
D.
Jahangir
Ans:
Akbar
Explanation :
The Mansabdari system' was the administrative system of the Mughal Empire introduced by Akbar in 1595-96 A.D. The word mansab is of Arabic origin meaning rank or position. The system, hence, determined the rank of a government official.
[24] During the period of which Governor General/Viceroy was the Indian Civil Service introduced?
A.
Dalhousie
B.
Curzon
C.
Bentick
D.
Cornwallis
Ans:
Cornwallis
Explanation :
Lord Cornwallis started the Civil Service in Indian to effectively administer British territories in India. He introduced strict regulations for the officials, raised their salaries and linked promotion to seniority. He is called the "Father of Indian Civil Service.
[25] Which rebellion in Bengal was highlighted by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee in his novel 'Anand Math'?
A.
Chaur Uprising
B.
Sanyasi Rebellion
C.
Kol Uprising
D.
Santhal Uprising
Ans:
Sanyasi Rebellion
Explanation :
Anandamath is set in the background of the Sanyasi Rebellion and the devastating Bengal famine of the late 18th century. In the novel, Bankim Chandra dreamt of an India rid of the British. In this dream he imagined untrained Sanyasi soldiers fighting and beating the highly experienced Royal Army.
Explanation :
Two of the options (3 and 4) in the question, in their present form, are incomprehensible. The steps toward normalization envisaged in the Simla Agreement of 1972 led to resumption of diplomatic relations at the level of Ambassador in July 1976.
[20] Who propounded the "Doctrine of Passive Resistance"?
A.
Balgangadhar Tilak
B.
Aurobindo Ghosh
C.
Lala Lajpat Rai
D.
Bipin Chandra Pal
Ans:
Aurobindo Ghosh
Explanation :
The Doctrine of Passive Resistance was propounded by Aurobindo Ghosh in a series of articles that were published in the journal Bande Mataram in April 1907. As a political leader and writer Aurobindo made an intense and passionate appeal of passive resistance, or, as it could be more comprehensively termed defensive resistance.
[21] The first Muslim to be elected President of 'Indian National Congress' was?
A.
Maulana Azad
B.
Mohammed Ali
C.
Badruddin Tyabji
D.
Shah Waliullah
Ans:
Badruddin Tyabji
Explanation :
Badruddin Tyabji served as the first Muslim President of the Indian National Congress. He became the Congress President at its Madras session in 1887. One of the prominent leaders of the Congress in its earliest phase, he, along with Pherozshah Mehta, Kashinath Trimbak Telang and others, had formed the Bombay Presidency Association in 1885.
[22] Gandhiji's first Satyagraha in India was held at -
A.
Champaran
B.
Ahmedabad
C.
Kheda
D.
Allahabad
Ans:
Champaran
Explanation :
The Champaran Satyagraha of 1917 was Mahatma Gandhi's first Satyagraha in India. Gandhi took up the cause of hapless indigo peasants under the ‘Tinkathia system' and waged Satyagraha against the European indigo planters. Champaran Satyagraha was the first to be started, but the word Satyagraha was used for the first time in Anti Rowlatt Act agitation.
[23] Who introduced Mansabdari system in India?
A.
Babur
B.
Humayun
C.
Akbar
D.
Jahangir
Ans:
Akbar
Explanation :
The Mansabdari system' was the administrative system of the Mughal Empire introduced by Akbar in 1595-96 A.D. The word mansab is of Arabic origin meaning rank or position. The system, hence, determined the rank of a government official.
[24] During the period of which Governor General/Viceroy was the Indian Civil Service introduced?
A.
Dalhousie
B.
Curzon
C.
Bentick
D.
Cornwallis
Ans:
Cornwallis
Explanation :
Lord Cornwallis started the Civil Service in Indian to effectively administer British territories in India. He introduced strict regulations for the officials, raised their salaries and linked promotion to seniority. He is called the "Father of Indian Civil Service.
[25] Which rebellion in Bengal was highlighted by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee in his novel 'Anand Math'?
A.
Chaur Uprising
B.
Sanyasi Rebellion
C.
Kol Uprising
D.
Santhal Uprising
Ans:
Sanyasi Rebellion
Explanation :
Anandamath is set in the background of the Sanyasi Rebellion and the devastating Bengal famine of the late 18th century. In the novel, Bankim Chandra dreamt of an India rid of the British. In this dream he imagined untrained Sanyasi soldiers fighting and beating the highly experienced Royal Army.
Explanation :
Badruddin Tyabji served as the first Muslim President of the Indian National Congress. He became the Congress President at its Madras session in 1887. One of the prominent leaders of the Congress in its earliest phase, he, along with Pherozshah Mehta, Kashinath Trimbak Telang and others, had formed the Bombay Presidency Association in 1885.
[22] Gandhiji's first Satyagraha in India was held at -
A.
Champaran
B.
Ahmedabad
C.
Kheda
D.
Allahabad
Ans:
Champaran
Explanation :
The Champaran Satyagraha of 1917 was Mahatma Gandhi's first Satyagraha in India. Gandhi took up the cause of hapless indigo peasants under the ‘Tinkathia system' and waged Satyagraha against the European indigo planters. Champaran Satyagraha was the first to be started, but the word Satyagraha was used for the first time in Anti Rowlatt Act agitation.
[23] Who introduced Mansabdari system in India?
A.
Babur
B.
Humayun
C.
Akbar
D.
Jahangir
Ans:
Akbar
Explanation :
The Mansabdari system' was the administrative system of the Mughal Empire introduced by Akbar in 1595-96 A.D. The word mansab is of Arabic origin meaning rank or position. The system, hence, determined the rank of a government official.
[24] During the period of which Governor General/Viceroy was the Indian Civil Service introduced?
A.
Dalhousie
B.
Curzon
C.
Bentick
D.
Cornwallis
Ans:
Cornwallis
Explanation :
Lord Cornwallis started the Civil Service in Indian to effectively administer British territories in India. He introduced strict regulations for the officials, raised their salaries and linked promotion to seniority. He is called the "Father of Indian Civil Service.
[25] Which rebellion in Bengal was highlighted by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee in his novel 'Anand Math'?
A.
Chaur Uprising
B.
Sanyasi Rebellion
C.
Kol Uprising
D.
Santhal Uprising
Ans:
Sanyasi Rebellion
Explanation :
Anandamath is set in the background of the Sanyasi Rebellion and the devastating Bengal famine of the late 18th century. In the novel, Bankim Chandra dreamt of an India rid of the British. In this dream he imagined untrained Sanyasi soldiers fighting and beating the highly experienced Royal Army.
Explanation :
The Mansabdari system' was the administrative system of the Mughal Empire introduced by Akbar in 1595-96 A.D. The word mansab is of Arabic origin meaning rank or position. The system, hence, determined the rank of a government official.
[24] During the period of which Governor General/Viceroy was the Indian Civil Service introduced?
A.
Dalhousie
B.
Curzon
C.
Bentick
D.
Cornwallis
Ans:
Cornwallis
Explanation :
Lord Cornwallis started the Civil Service in Indian to effectively administer British territories in India. He introduced strict regulations for the officials, raised their salaries and linked promotion to seniority. He is called the "Father of Indian Civil Service.
[25] Which rebellion in Bengal was highlighted by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee in his novel 'Anand Math'?
A.
Chaur Uprising
B.
Sanyasi Rebellion
C.
Kol Uprising
D.
Santhal Uprising
Ans:
Sanyasi Rebellion
Explanation :
Anandamath is set in the background of the Sanyasi Rebellion and the devastating Bengal famine of the late 18th century. In the novel, Bankim Chandra dreamt of an India rid of the British. In this dream he imagined untrained Sanyasi soldiers fighting and beating the highly experienced Royal Army.
Explanation :
Anandamath is set in the background of the Sanyasi Rebellion and the devastating Bengal famine of the late 18th century. In the novel, Bankim Chandra dreamt of an India rid of the British. In this dream he imagined untrained Sanyasi soldiers fighting and beating the highly experienced Royal Army.