[1] The 'Mohammadan Anglo-Oriental College' later became the -
A.
Osamania University
B.
Jamía-Milia Muslim University
C.
Baraktullah University
D.
Aligarh Muslim University
Ans:
Aligarh Muslim University
Explanation :
Aligarh Muslim University was established by Sir Syed Ahmed Khan as Madrasatul Uloom Musalman-an- e-Hind, in 1875 which later became Mohamme-an Anglo-Oriental College (MAO College). It was designed to train Muslims for government service in India and prepare them for advanced training in British universities.
[2] In which state was the first Non-Congress Government set up in independent India?
A.
Punjab
B.
Bihar
C.
Maharashtra
D.
Kerala
Ans:
Kerala
Explanation :
India had non-Congress governments in some states even in 1951, with the first communist government under E.M.S. Namboodiripad in Kerala and a coalition in the Patiala and Eastern Punjab States Union (later merged with Punjab, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh).
[3] Who was the last Governor-General of India?
A.
Sir Cripps
B.
Lord Mountbatten
C.
C. Rajagopalachari
D.
Sir Attlee
Ans:
C. Rajagopalachari
Explanation :
C. Rajagopalachari was the last Governor-General of India from 1948 to 1950. Later he was Home Minister from 1951 to 1952 and as Chief Minister of Madras state from 1952 to 1954.
[4] Who said "Patriotism is religion and religion is love for India"?
A.
Raj Narain Bose
B.
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
C.
Swami Vivekananda
D.
Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
Ans:
Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
Explanation :
It was uttered by Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay or Bankim Chandra Chatterjee. He was the first to initiate the slogan "Vande Mataram".
[5] Hardayal, an intellectual giant, was associated with -
A.
Home Rule Movement
B.
Ghadar Movement
C.
Swadeshi Movement
D.
Non-Cooperation Movement
Ans:
Ghadar Movement
Explanation :
Lala Har Dayal was a Indian nationalist revolutionary who founded the Ghadar Party in America. He was a polymath who turned down a career in the Indian Civil Service. His simple living and intellectual acumen inspired many expatriate Indians living in Canada and the USA to fight against British Imperialism during the First World War.
[6] Which among the following places, was not an important centre of the Revolt of 1857?
A.
Agra
B.
Kanpu
C.
Jhansi
D.
Lucknow
Ans:
Agra
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 escalat 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.
[7] Who, among the following, abolished the Dual System of Government in Bengal?
A.
Lord Clive
B.
Lord Cornwallis
C.
Spencer
D.
Lord Warren Hastings
Ans:
Lord Warren Hastings
Explanation :
Warren Hastings became the Governor of Bengal in 1772 and in 1774. He became the first Governor General of Bengal. He put an end to the dual system of government in Bengal which was established by Robert Clive in 1765.
[8] Who is called the 'Nightingale of India'?
A.
Vijay Lakshmi Pandit
B.
Sarojini Naidu
C.
Aruna Asaf Ali
D.
Sucheta Kriplaní
Ans:
Sarojini Naidu
Explanation :
Sarojini Naidu, also known by the sobriquet The Nightingale of India, was a child prodigy, Indian was independence activist and poet, Naidu was one of the framers of the Indian Constitution.
[9] The first Governor General of the East India Company in India was -
A.
Robert Clive
B.
Sir John Shore
C.
Warren Hastings
D.
Marquis of Hastings
Ans:
Warren Hastings
Explanation :
Warren Hastings became the Governor of Bengal in 1772 and in 1774. He became the first Governor- General of Bengal. He was the first Governor-Gener-al of India, from 1773 to 1785.
[10] Who expounded “The Theory of Drain”?
A.
Tilak
B.
Dadabhai Nauroji
C.
Gokhale
D.
Govinda Ranade
Ans:
Dadabhai Nauroji
Explanation :
The acknowledged high priest of the drain theory was Dadabhai Naoroji. It was in 1867 that Dadabhai Naoroji put forward the idea that Britain was draining India.
[11] In the integration of Princely States, the following played a major role :
A.
Pannikar and Kunzru
B.
S.K. Dhar and Fazal Ali
C.
Vallabhbhai Patel and V.P. Menon
D.
Vallabhbhai Patel and Jawahar Lal Nehru
Ans:
Vallabhbhai Patel and V.P. Menon
Explanation :
In July 1947, States Ministry was set up in Delhi under stewardship of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. Mr. VP Menon acted as the Secretary of this department.
[12] Who among the following Viceroys became a victim of one of the convicts during his visit to the Andamans?
A.
Curzon
B.
Mayo
C.
Ripon
D.
Lyttor
Ans:
Mayo
Explanation :
Lord Mayo (1869-1872) was stabbed to death by a Pathan convict in the Andamans.
[13] Which one of the following statements is not true in respect of A.O. Hume?
A.
He was an ornithologist.
B.
He was a member of the Indian Civil Service.
C.
He founded the Indian National Congress,
D.
He presided over the Congress Annual Sessions twice.
Ans:
He was an ornithologist.
Explanation :
Allan Octavian Hume was a civil servant, political reformer and amateur ornithologist and horticulturalist in British India. He was one of the founders of the Indian National Congress. Though it was he who emerged as the founder of the Congress, it had some how never happened to Hume to preside over a plenary session even once
[14] Which of the following movements saw the biggest peasant guerilla war on the eve of independence?
A.
Noakhali Movement
B.
Tebhaga Movement
C.
Punnapra Vayalar Movement
D.
Telangana Movement
Ans:
Telangana Movement
Explanation :
0
[15] Who was the ruler of Delhi when Ahmad Shah Abdali defeated the Marathas in the third Battle of Panipat in 1761?
A.
Alamgir I
B.
Muhammad Shah
C.
Jahandar Shah
D.
Shah Alam II
Ans:
Shah Alam II
Explanation :
The Third Battle of Panipat was fought in 1761 between the Afghan invader Ahmad Shah Abdali and the Marathas. Ali Gauhar, better known as Shah Alam II (October 1760- November 1806) was the Mughal Emperor then. He was installed on the throne of Delhi under the Maratha suzerainty.
[16] In 1939 Subhash Chandra Bose was elected as President of the Congress Party defeating -
A.
Pattabhi Sitharamayya
B.
Jawaharlal Nehru
C.
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
D.
VB Patel
Ans:
Pattabhi Sitharamayya
Explanation :
Subhash Chandra Bose was elected Congress President in 1938 and 1939. At the end of his first term the presidential election to the Tripuri Congress session took place early in 1939. Netaji was re – elected by defeating Dr Pattabhi Sitaramayaa who had been backed by the Mahatma Gandhi and the Congress Working Committee.
[17] "Earth provides enough to satisfy everyman's need but not everyman's greed". Who said this?
A.
Guru Nanak Dev
B.
Mahatma Gandhi
C.
Pope Paul VI
D.
Smt. Indira Gandhi
Ans:
Mahatma Gandhi
Explanation :
Mahatma Gandhi said, "Earth provides enough to satisfy every man's need, but not every man's greed." What Gandhi meant was that the nature earth has enough resources and means to meet the basic requirements of a man but it can't serve the endless greed of man.
[18] The Kakori conspiracy was a train robbery that took place between Kakori and Lucknow in -
A.
1931
B.
1919
C.
1925
D.
1929
Ans:
1925
Explanation :
The Kakori Conspiracy was a train robbery that took place between Kakorí near Lucknow, on 9 August 1925 during the Indian Independence Movement against the British Indian Government. The robbery was carried out by Ram Prasad Bismil, Ashfaqulla Khan, Rajendra Lahiri, Chandrashekhar Azad and others.
[19] What was 'Komagata Maru'?
A.
An army unit
B.
A harbour
C.
A ship
D.
An industrial township
Ans:
A ship
Explanation :
Komagata Maru was a Japanese ship that travelled from Hong Kong to Vancouver in 1914, carrying economic migrants who did not like their living conditions back in India. However, a majority of the pasengers was not allowed to disembark in Canada, and the ship was forced to return to India.
[20] Who was the reformer of oppressed and backward classes?
A.
Dayanand Saraswati
B.
Raja Ram Mohan Roy
C.
Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
D.
Mahatma Gandhi
Ans:
Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
Explanation :
B. R. Ambedkar campaigned against social discrimination against Untouchables (Dalits) and other oppressed classes. He injected a degree of self-respect to the backward communities and brought them into the national movement.
[21] What was the Wood's Despatch about?
A.
Industry
B.
Army
C.
Education
D.
Agriculture
Ans:
Education
Explanation :
Wood's Despatch was a scheme of education that was proposed by Sir Charles Wood, the President of the Board of Control of the East India Company, in 1854. It repudiated the "downward filtration theory" and emphasized on the education of the masses and announced the duty and responsibility of the Government to provide education for the people of India. It is known as the Magna Carta of English Education in India.
[22] Khilafat Movement was connected with which of the following?
A.
Turkey
B.
Egypt
C.
Saudi Arabia
D.
Iran
Ans:
Turkey
Explanation :
The Khilafat movement was an agitation by Indian Muslims, allied with Indian nationalists, to pressure the British government to preserve the authority of the Ottoman Sultan of Turkey as Caliph of Islam after World War I. The movement occurred simultaneously with the Non-cooperation movement and was focused on increasing Hindu Muslim unity.
[23] Who is the first female governor of Independent India?
A.
Vijayalakshmi Pandit
B.
Sharda Mukherjee
C.
Fathima Beevi
D.
Sarojini Naidu
Ans:
Sarojini Naidu
Explanation :
Sarojini Naidu was the first woman to become the governor of a state in India after India's independence. She held the post of Governor of Uttar Pradesh from 15 August 1947 to 2 March 1949. Her daughter Padmaja Naidu was the second woman to be the Governor of any Indian state when she held the position of West Bengal Governor during 1956-1967.
[24] Who is generally considered to be the father of the Indian Renaissance?
A.
Rabindranath Tagore
B.
Raja Rammohan Roy
C.
Mahatma Phule
D.
M.G. Ranade
Ans:
Raja Rammohan Roy
Explanation :
Raja Ram Mohan Roy, the founder of Brahmo Samaj, is considered to be the father of Indian renaissance due to his modernistic influence on Indian politics, public administration and education as well as religion
[25] Jallianwala incident took place at -
A.
Allahabad
B.
Lucknow
C.
Surat
D.
Amritsar
Ans:
Amritsar
Explanation :
The Jallianwala incident took place on 13 April 1919 when a crowd of nonviolent protesters, who had gathered in Jallianwala Bagh, Amritsar, were fired upon by troops of the British Indian Army under the command of Reginald Dyer. It is also known as the Amritsar massacre.
Explanation :
Aligarh Muslim University was established by Sir Syed Ahmed Khan as Madrasatul Uloom Musalman-an- e-Hind, in 1875 which later became Mohamme-an Anglo-Oriental College (MAO College). It was designed to train Muslims for government service in India and prepare them for advanced training in British universities.
[2] In which state was the first Non-Congress Government set up in independent India?
A.
Punjab
B.
Bihar
C.
Maharashtra
D.
Kerala
Ans:
Kerala
Explanation :
India had non-Congress governments in some states even in 1951, with the first communist government under E.M.S. Namboodiripad in Kerala and a coalition in the Patiala and Eastern Punjab States Union (later merged with Punjab, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh).
[3] Who was the last Governor-General of India?
A.
Sir Cripps
B.
Lord Mountbatten
C.
C. Rajagopalachari
D.
Sir Attlee
Ans:
C. Rajagopalachari
Explanation :
C. Rajagopalachari was the last Governor-General of India from 1948 to 1950. Later he was Home Minister from 1951 to 1952 and as Chief Minister of Madras state from 1952 to 1954.
[4] Who said "Patriotism is religion and religion is love for India"?
A.
Raj Narain Bose
B.
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
C.
Swami Vivekananda
D.
Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
Ans:
Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
Explanation :
It was uttered by Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay or Bankim Chandra Chatterjee. He was the first to initiate the slogan "Vande Mataram".
[5] Hardayal, an intellectual giant, was associated with -
A.
Home Rule Movement
B.
Ghadar Movement
C.
Swadeshi Movement
D.
Non-Cooperation Movement
Ans:
Ghadar Movement
Explanation :
Lala Har Dayal was a Indian nationalist revolutionary who founded the Ghadar Party in America. He was a polymath who turned down a career in the Indian Civil Service. His simple living and intellectual acumen inspired many expatriate Indians living in Canada and the USA to fight against British Imperialism during the First World War.
[6] Which among the following places, was not an important centre of the Revolt of 1857?
A.
Agra
B.
Kanpu
C.
Jhansi
D.
Lucknow
Ans:
Agra
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 escalat 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.
[7] Who, among the following, abolished the Dual System of Government in Bengal?
A.
Lord Clive
B.
Lord Cornwallis
C.
Spencer
D.
Lord Warren Hastings
Ans:
Lord Warren Hastings
Explanation :
Warren Hastings became the Governor of Bengal in 1772 and in 1774. He became the first Governor General of Bengal. He put an end to the dual system of government in Bengal which was established by Robert Clive in 1765.
[8] Who is called the 'Nightingale of India'?
A.
Vijay Lakshmi Pandit
B.
Sarojini Naidu
C.
Aruna Asaf Ali
D.
Sucheta Kriplaní
Ans:
Sarojini Naidu
Explanation :
Sarojini Naidu, also known by the sobriquet The Nightingale of India, was a child prodigy, Indian was independence activist and poet, Naidu was one of the framers of the Indian Constitution.
[9] The first Governor General of the East India Company in India was -
A.
Robert Clive
B.
Sir John Shore
C.
Warren Hastings
D.
Marquis of Hastings
Ans:
Warren Hastings
Explanation :
Warren Hastings became the Governor of Bengal in 1772 and in 1774. He became the first Governor- General of Bengal. He was the first Governor-Gener-al of India, from 1773 to 1785.
[10] Who expounded “The Theory of Drain”?
A.
Tilak
B.
Dadabhai Nauroji
C.
Gokhale
D.
Govinda Ranade
Ans:
Dadabhai Nauroji
Explanation :
The acknowledged high priest of the drain theory was Dadabhai Naoroji. It was in 1867 that Dadabhai Naoroji put forward the idea that Britain was draining India.
[11] In the integration of Princely States, the following played a major role :
A.
Pannikar and Kunzru
B.
S.K. Dhar and Fazal Ali
C.
Vallabhbhai Patel and V.P. Menon
D.
Vallabhbhai Patel and Jawahar Lal Nehru
Ans:
Vallabhbhai Patel and V.P. Menon
Explanation :
In July 1947, States Ministry was set up in Delhi under stewardship of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. Mr. VP Menon acted as the Secretary of this department.
[12] Who among the following Viceroys became a victim of one of the convicts during his visit to the Andamans?
A.
Curzon
B.
Mayo
C.
Ripon
D.
Lyttor
Ans:
Mayo
Explanation :
Lord Mayo (1869-1872) was stabbed to death by a Pathan convict in the Andamans.
[13] Which one of the following statements is not true in respect of A.O. Hume?
A.
He was an ornithologist.
B.
He was a member of the Indian Civil Service.
C.
He founded the Indian National Congress,
D.
He presided over the Congress Annual Sessions twice.
Ans:
He was an ornithologist.
Explanation :
Allan Octavian Hume was a civil servant, political reformer and amateur ornithologist and horticulturalist in British India. He was one of the founders of the Indian National Congress. Though it was he who emerged as the founder of the Congress, it had some how never happened to Hume to preside over a plenary session even once
[14] Which of the following movements saw the biggest peasant guerilla war on the eve of independence?
A.
Noakhali Movement
B.
Tebhaga Movement
C.
Punnapra Vayalar Movement
D.
Telangana Movement
Ans:
Telangana Movement
Explanation :
0
[15] Who was the ruler of Delhi when Ahmad Shah Abdali defeated the Marathas in the third Battle of Panipat in 1761?
A.
Alamgir I
B.
Muhammad Shah
C.
Jahandar Shah
D.
Shah Alam II
Ans:
Shah Alam II
Explanation :
The Third Battle of Panipat was fought in 1761 between the Afghan invader Ahmad Shah Abdali and the Marathas. Ali Gauhar, better known as Shah Alam II (October 1760- November 1806) was the Mughal Emperor then. He was installed on the throne of Delhi under the Maratha suzerainty.
[16] In 1939 Subhash Chandra Bose was elected as President of the Congress Party defeating -
A.
Pattabhi Sitharamayya
B.
Jawaharlal Nehru
C.
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
D.
VB Patel
Ans:
Pattabhi Sitharamayya
Explanation :
Subhash Chandra Bose was elected Congress President in 1938 and 1939. At the end of his first term the presidential election to the Tripuri Congress session took place early in 1939. Netaji was re – elected by defeating Dr Pattabhi Sitaramayaa who had been backed by the Mahatma Gandhi and the Congress Working Committee.
[17] "Earth provides enough to satisfy everyman's need but not everyman's greed". Who said this?
A.
Guru Nanak Dev
B.
Mahatma Gandhi
C.
Pope Paul VI
D.
Smt. Indira Gandhi
Ans:
Mahatma Gandhi
Explanation :
Mahatma Gandhi said, "Earth provides enough to satisfy every man's need, but not every man's greed." What Gandhi meant was that the nature earth has enough resources and means to meet the basic requirements of a man but it can't serve the endless greed of man.
[18] The Kakori conspiracy was a train robbery that took place between Kakori and Lucknow in -
A.
1931
B.
1919
C.
1925
D.
1929
Ans:
1925
Explanation :
The Kakori Conspiracy was a train robbery that took place between Kakorí near Lucknow, on 9 August 1925 during the Indian Independence Movement against the British Indian Government. The robbery was carried out by Ram Prasad Bismil, Ashfaqulla Khan, Rajendra Lahiri, Chandrashekhar Azad and others.
[19] What was 'Komagata Maru'?
A.
An army unit
B.
A harbour
C.
A ship
D.
An industrial township
Ans:
A ship
Explanation :
Komagata Maru was a Japanese ship that travelled from Hong Kong to Vancouver in 1914, carrying economic migrants who did not like their living conditions back in India. However, a majority of the pasengers was not allowed to disembark in Canada, and the ship was forced to return to India.
[20] Who was the reformer of oppressed and backward classes?
A.
Dayanand Saraswati
B.
Raja Ram Mohan Roy
C.
Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
D.
Mahatma Gandhi
Ans:
Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
Explanation :
B. R. Ambedkar campaigned against social discrimination against Untouchables (Dalits) and other oppressed classes. He injected a degree of self-respect to the backward communities and brought them into the national movement.
[21] What was the Wood's Despatch about?
A.
Industry
B.
Army
C.
Education
D.
Agriculture
Ans:
Education
Explanation :
Wood's Despatch was a scheme of education that was proposed by Sir Charles Wood, the President of the Board of Control of the East India Company, in 1854. It repudiated the "downward filtration theory" and emphasized on the education of the masses and announced the duty and responsibility of the Government to provide education for the people of India. It is known as the Magna Carta of English Education in India.
[22] Khilafat Movement was connected with which of the following?
A.
Turkey
B.
Egypt
C.
Saudi Arabia
D.
Iran
Ans:
Turkey
Explanation :
The Khilafat movement was an agitation by Indian Muslims, allied with Indian nationalists, to pressure the British government to preserve the authority of the Ottoman Sultan of Turkey as Caliph of Islam after World War I. The movement occurred simultaneously with the Non-cooperation movement and was focused on increasing Hindu Muslim unity.
[23] Who is the first female governor of Independent India?
A.
Vijayalakshmi Pandit
B.
Sharda Mukherjee
C.
Fathima Beevi
D.
Sarojini Naidu
Ans:
Sarojini Naidu
Explanation :
Sarojini Naidu was the first woman to become the governor of a state in India after India's independence. She held the post of Governor of Uttar Pradesh from 15 August 1947 to 2 March 1949. Her daughter Padmaja Naidu was the second woman to be the Governor of any Indian state when she held the position of West Bengal Governor during 1956-1967.
[24] Who is generally considered to be the father of the Indian Renaissance?
A.
Rabindranath Tagore
B.
Raja Rammohan Roy
C.
Mahatma Phule
D.
M.G. Ranade
Ans:
Raja Rammohan Roy
Explanation :
Raja Ram Mohan Roy, the founder of Brahmo Samaj, is considered to be the father of Indian renaissance due to his modernistic influence on Indian politics, public administration and education as well as religion
[25] Jallianwala incident took place at -
A.
Allahabad
B.
Lucknow
C.
Surat
D.
Amritsar
Ans:
Amritsar
Explanation :
The Jallianwala incident took place on 13 April 1919 when a crowd of nonviolent protesters, who had gathered in Jallianwala Bagh, Amritsar, were fired upon by troops of the British Indian Army under the command of Reginald Dyer. It is also known as the Amritsar massacre.
Explanation :
C. Rajagopalachari was the last Governor-General of India from 1948 to 1950. Later he was Home Minister from 1951 to 1952 and as Chief Minister of Madras state from 1952 to 1954.
[4] Who said "Patriotism is religion and religion is love for India"?
A.
Raj Narain Bose
B.
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
C.
Swami Vivekananda
D.
Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
Ans:
Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
Explanation :
It was uttered by Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay or Bankim Chandra Chatterjee. He was the first to initiate the slogan "Vande Mataram".
[5] Hardayal, an intellectual giant, was associated with -
A.
Home Rule Movement
B.
Ghadar Movement
C.
Swadeshi Movement
D.
Non-Cooperation Movement
Ans:
Ghadar Movement
Explanation :
Lala Har Dayal was a Indian nationalist revolutionary who founded the Ghadar Party in America. He was a polymath who turned down a career in the Indian Civil Service. His simple living and intellectual acumen inspired many expatriate Indians living in Canada and the USA to fight against British Imperialism during the First World War.
[6] Which among the following places, was not an important centre of the Revolt of 1857?
A.
Agra
B.
Kanpu
C.
Jhansi
D.
Lucknow
Ans:
Agra
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 escalat 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.
[7] Who, among the following, abolished the Dual System of Government in Bengal?
A.
Lord Clive
B.
Lord Cornwallis
C.
Spencer
D.
Lord Warren Hastings
Ans:
Lord Warren Hastings
Explanation :
Warren Hastings became the Governor of Bengal in 1772 and in 1774. He became the first Governor General of Bengal. He put an end to the dual system of government in Bengal which was established by Robert Clive in 1765.
[8] Who is called the 'Nightingale of India'?
A.
Vijay Lakshmi Pandit
B.
Sarojini Naidu
C.
Aruna Asaf Ali
D.
Sucheta Kriplaní
Ans:
Sarojini Naidu
Explanation :
Sarojini Naidu, also known by the sobriquet The Nightingale of India, was a child prodigy, Indian was independence activist and poet, Naidu was one of the framers of the Indian Constitution.
[9] The first Governor General of the East India Company in India was -
A.
Robert Clive
B.
Sir John Shore
C.
Warren Hastings
D.
Marquis of Hastings
Ans:
Warren Hastings
Explanation :
Warren Hastings became the Governor of Bengal in 1772 and in 1774. He became the first Governor- General of Bengal. He was the first Governor-Gener-al of India, from 1773 to 1785.
[10] Who expounded “The Theory of Drain”?
A.
Tilak
B.
Dadabhai Nauroji
C.
Gokhale
D.
Govinda Ranade
Ans:
Dadabhai Nauroji
Explanation :
The acknowledged high priest of the drain theory was Dadabhai Naoroji. It was in 1867 that Dadabhai Naoroji put forward the idea that Britain was draining India.
[11] In the integration of Princely States, the following played a major role :
A.
Pannikar and Kunzru
B.
S.K. Dhar and Fazal Ali
C.
Vallabhbhai Patel and V.P. Menon
D.
Vallabhbhai Patel and Jawahar Lal Nehru
Ans:
Vallabhbhai Patel and V.P. Menon
Explanation :
In July 1947, States Ministry was set up in Delhi under stewardship of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. Mr. VP Menon acted as the Secretary of this department.
[12] Who among the following Viceroys became a victim of one of the convicts during his visit to the Andamans?
A.
Curzon
B.
Mayo
C.
Ripon
D.
Lyttor
Ans:
Mayo
Explanation :
Lord Mayo (1869-1872) was stabbed to death by a Pathan convict in the Andamans.
[13] Which one of the following statements is not true in respect of A.O. Hume?
A.
He was an ornithologist.
B.
He was a member of the Indian Civil Service.
C.
He founded the Indian National Congress,
D.
He presided over the Congress Annual Sessions twice.
Ans:
He was an ornithologist.
Explanation :
Allan Octavian Hume was a civil servant, political reformer and amateur ornithologist and horticulturalist in British India. He was one of the founders of the Indian National Congress. Though it was he who emerged as the founder of the Congress, it had some how never happened to Hume to preside over a plenary session even once
[14] Which of the following movements saw the biggest peasant guerilla war on the eve of independence?
A.
Noakhali Movement
B.
Tebhaga Movement
C.
Punnapra Vayalar Movement
D.
Telangana Movement
Ans:
Telangana Movement
Explanation :
0
[15] Who was the ruler of Delhi when Ahmad Shah Abdali defeated the Marathas in the third Battle of Panipat in 1761?
A.
Alamgir I
B.
Muhammad Shah
C.
Jahandar Shah
D.
Shah Alam II
Ans:
Shah Alam II
Explanation :
The Third Battle of Panipat was fought in 1761 between the Afghan invader Ahmad Shah Abdali and the Marathas. Ali Gauhar, better known as Shah Alam II (October 1760- November 1806) was the Mughal Emperor then. He was installed on the throne of Delhi under the Maratha suzerainty.
[16] In 1939 Subhash Chandra Bose was elected as President of the Congress Party defeating -
A.
Pattabhi Sitharamayya
B.
Jawaharlal Nehru
C.
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
D.
VB Patel
Ans:
Pattabhi Sitharamayya
Explanation :
Subhash Chandra Bose was elected Congress President in 1938 and 1939. At the end of his first term the presidential election to the Tripuri Congress session took place early in 1939. Netaji was re – elected by defeating Dr Pattabhi Sitaramayaa who had been backed by the Mahatma Gandhi and the Congress Working Committee.
[17] "Earth provides enough to satisfy everyman's need but not everyman's greed". Who said this?
A.
Guru Nanak Dev
B.
Mahatma Gandhi
C.
Pope Paul VI
D.
Smt. Indira Gandhi
Ans:
Mahatma Gandhi
Explanation :
Mahatma Gandhi said, "Earth provides enough to satisfy every man's need, but not every man's greed." What Gandhi meant was that the nature earth has enough resources and means to meet the basic requirements of a man but it can't serve the endless greed of man.
[18] The Kakori conspiracy was a train robbery that took place between Kakori and Lucknow in -
A.
1931
B.
1919
C.
1925
D.
1929
Ans:
1925
Explanation :
The Kakori Conspiracy was a train robbery that took place between Kakorí near Lucknow, on 9 August 1925 during the Indian Independence Movement against the British Indian Government. The robbery was carried out by Ram Prasad Bismil, Ashfaqulla Khan, Rajendra Lahiri, Chandrashekhar Azad and others.
[19] What was 'Komagata Maru'?
A.
An army unit
B.
A harbour
C.
A ship
D.
An industrial township
Ans:
A ship
Explanation :
Komagata Maru was a Japanese ship that travelled from Hong Kong to Vancouver in 1914, carrying economic migrants who did not like their living conditions back in India. However, a majority of the pasengers was not allowed to disembark in Canada, and the ship was forced to return to India.
[20] Who was the reformer of oppressed and backward classes?
A.
Dayanand Saraswati
B.
Raja Ram Mohan Roy
C.
Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
D.
Mahatma Gandhi
Ans:
Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
Explanation :
B. R. Ambedkar campaigned against social discrimination against Untouchables (Dalits) and other oppressed classes. He injected a degree of self-respect to the backward communities and brought them into the national movement.
[21] What was the Wood's Despatch about?
A.
Industry
B.
Army
C.
Education
D.
Agriculture
Ans:
Education
Explanation :
Wood's Despatch was a scheme of education that was proposed by Sir Charles Wood, the President of the Board of Control of the East India Company, in 1854. It repudiated the "downward filtration theory" and emphasized on the education of the masses and announced the duty and responsibility of the Government to provide education for the people of India. It is known as the Magna Carta of English Education in India.
[22] Khilafat Movement was connected with which of the following?
A.
Turkey
B.
Egypt
C.
Saudi Arabia
D.
Iran
Ans:
Turkey
Explanation :
The Khilafat movement was an agitation by Indian Muslims, allied with Indian nationalists, to pressure the British government to preserve the authority of the Ottoman Sultan of Turkey as Caliph of Islam after World War I. The movement occurred simultaneously with the Non-cooperation movement and was focused on increasing Hindu Muslim unity.
[23] Who is the first female governor of Independent India?
A.
Vijayalakshmi Pandit
B.
Sharda Mukherjee
C.
Fathima Beevi
D.
Sarojini Naidu
Ans:
Sarojini Naidu
Explanation :
Sarojini Naidu was the first woman to become the governor of a state in India after India's independence. She held the post of Governor of Uttar Pradesh from 15 August 1947 to 2 March 1949. Her daughter Padmaja Naidu was the second woman to be the Governor of any Indian state when she held the position of West Bengal Governor during 1956-1967.
[24] Who is generally considered to be the father of the Indian Renaissance?
A.
Rabindranath Tagore
B.
Raja Rammohan Roy
C.
Mahatma Phule
D.
M.G. Ranade
Ans:
Raja Rammohan Roy
Explanation :
Raja Ram Mohan Roy, the founder of Brahmo Samaj, is considered to be the father of Indian renaissance due to his modernistic influence on Indian politics, public administration and education as well as religion
[25] Jallianwala incident took place at -
A.
Allahabad
B.
Lucknow
C.
Surat
D.
Amritsar
Ans:
Amritsar
Explanation :
The Jallianwala incident took place on 13 April 1919 when a crowd of nonviolent protesters, who had gathered in Jallianwala Bagh, Amritsar, were fired upon by troops of the British Indian Army under the command of Reginald Dyer. It is also known as the Amritsar massacre.
Explanation :
Lala Har Dayal was a Indian nationalist revolutionary who founded the Ghadar Party in America. He was a polymath who turned down a career in the Indian Civil Service. His simple living and intellectual acumen inspired many expatriate Indians living in Canada and the USA to fight against British Imperialism during the First World War.
[6] Which among the following places, was not an important centre of the Revolt of 1857?
A.
Agra
B.
Kanpu
C.
Jhansi
D.
Lucknow
Ans:
Agra
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 escalat 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.
[7] Who, among the following, abolished the Dual System of Government in Bengal?
A.
Lord Clive
B.
Lord Cornwallis
C.
Spencer
D.
Lord Warren Hastings
Ans:
Lord Warren Hastings
Explanation :
Warren Hastings became the Governor of Bengal in 1772 and in 1774. He became the first Governor General of Bengal. He put an end to the dual system of government in Bengal which was established by Robert Clive in 1765.
[8] Who is called the 'Nightingale of India'?
A.
Vijay Lakshmi Pandit
B.
Sarojini Naidu
C.
Aruna Asaf Ali
D.
Sucheta Kriplaní
Ans:
Sarojini Naidu
Explanation :
Sarojini Naidu, also known by the sobriquet The Nightingale of India, was a child prodigy, Indian was independence activist and poet, Naidu was one of the framers of the Indian Constitution.
[9] The first Governor General of the East India Company in India was -
A.
Robert Clive
B.
Sir John Shore
C.
Warren Hastings
D.
Marquis of Hastings
Ans:
Warren Hastings
Explanation :
Warren Hastings became the Governor of Bengal in 1772 and in 1774. He became the first Governor- General of Bengal. He was the first Governor-Gener-al of India, from 1773 to 1785.
[10] Who expounded “The Theory of Drain”?
A.
Tilak
B.
Dadabhai Nauroji
C.
Gokhale
D.
Govinda Ranade
Ans:
Dadabhai Nauroji
Explanation :
The acknowledged high priest of the drain theory was Dadabhai Naoroji. It was in 1867 that Dadabhai Naoroji put forward the idea that Britain was draining India.
[11] In the integration of Princely States, the following played a major role :
A.
Pannikar and Kunzru
B.
S.K. Dhar and Fazal Ali
C.
Vallabhbhai Patel and V.P. Menon
D.
Vallabhbhai Patel and Jawahar Lal Nehru
Ans:
Vallabhbhai Patel and V.P. Menon
Explanation :
In July 1947, States Ministry was set up in Delhi under stewardship of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. Mr. VP Menon acted as the Secretary of this department.
[12] Who among the following Viceroys became a victim of one of the convicts during his visit to the Andamans?
A.
Curzon
B.
Mayo
C.
Ripon
D.
Lyttor
Ans:
Mayo
Explanation :
Lord Mayo (1869-1872) was stabbed to death by a Pathan convict in the Andamans.
[13] Which one of the following statements is not true in respect of A.O. Hume?
A.
He was an ornithologist.
B.
He was a member of the Indian Civil Service.
C.
He founded the Indian National Congress,
D.
He presided over the Congress Annual Sessions twice.
Ans:
He was an ornithologist.
Explanation :
Allan Octavian Hume was a civil servant, political reformer and amateur ornithologist and horticulturalist in British India. He was one of the founders of the Indian National Congress. Though it was he who emerged as the founder of the Congress, it had some how never happened to Hume to preside over a plenary session even once
[14] Which of the following movements saw the biggest peasant guerilla war on the eve of independence?
A.
Noakhali Movement
B.
Tebhaga Movement
C.
Punnapra Vayalar Movement
D.
Telangana Movement
Ans:
Telangana Movement
Explanation :
0
[15] Who was the ruler of Delhi when Ahmad Shah Abdali defeated the Marathas in the third Battle of Panipat in 1761?
A.
Alamgir I
B.
Muhammad Shah
C.
Jahandar Shah
D.
Shah Alam II
Ans:
Shah Alam II
Explanation :
The Third Battle of Panipat was fought in 1761 between the Afghan invader Ahmad Shah Abdali and the Marathas. Ali Gauhar, better known as Shah Alam II (October 1760- November 1806) was the Mughal Emperor then. He was installed on the throne of Delhi under the Maratha suzerainty.
[16] In 1939 Subhash Chandra Bose was elected as President of the Congress Party defeating -
A.
Pattabhi Sitharamayya
B.
Jawaharlal Nehru
C.
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
D.
VB Patel
Ans:
Pattabhi Sitharamayya
Explanation :
Subhash Chandra Bose was elected Congress President in 1938 and 1939. At the end of his first term the presidential election to the Tripuri Congress session took place early in 1939. Netaji was re – elected by defeating Dr Pattabhi Sitaramayaa who had been backed by the Mahatma Gandhi and the Congress Working Committee.
[17] "Earth provides enough to satisfy everyman's need but not everyman's greed". Who said this?
A.
Guru Nanak Dev
B.
Mahatma Gandhi
C.
Pope Paul VI
D.
Smt. Indira Gandhi
Ans:
Mahatma Gandhi
Explanation :
Mahatma Gandhi said, "Earth provides enough to satisfy every man's need, but not every man's greed." What Gandhi meant was that the nature earth has enough resources and means to meet the basic requirements of a man but it can't serve the endless greed of man.
[18] The Kakori conspiracy was a train robbery that took place between Kakori and Lucknow in -
A.
1931
B.
1919
C.
1925
D.
1929
Ans:
1925
Explanation :
The Kakori Conspiracy was a train robbery that took place between Kakorí near Lucknow, on 9 August 1925 during the Indian Independence Movement against the British Indian Government. The robbery was carried out by Ram Prasad Bismil, Ashfaqulla Khan, Rajendra Lahiri, Chandrashekhar Azad and others.
[19] What was 'Komagata Maru'?
A.
An army unit
B.
A harbour
C.
A ship
D.
An industrial township
Ans:
A ship
Explanation :
Komagata Maru was a Japanese ship that travelled from Hong Kong to Vancouver in 1914, carrying economic migrants who did not like their living conditions back in India. However, a majority of the pasengers was not allowed to disembark in Canada, and the ship was forced to return to India.
[20] Who was the reformer of oppressed and backward classes?
A.
Dayanand Saraswati
B.
Raja Ram Mohan Roy
C.
Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
D.
Mahatma Gandhi
Ans:
Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
Explanation :
B. R. Ambedkar campaigned against social discrimination against Untouchables (Dalits) and other oppressed classes. He injected a degree of self-respect to the backward communities and brought them into the national movement.
[21] What was the Wood's Despatch about?
A.
Industry
B.
Army
C.
Education
D.
Agriculture
Ans:
Education
Explanation :
Wood's Despatch was a scheme of education that was proposed by Sir Charles Wood, the President of the Board of Control of the East India Company, in 1854. It repudiated the "downward filtration theory" and emphasized on the education of the masses and announced the duty and responsibility of the Government to provide education for the people of India. It is known as the Magna Carta of English Education in India.
[22] Khilafat Movement was connected with which of the following?
A.
Turkey
B.
Egypt
C.
Saudi Arabia
D.
Iran
Ans:
Turkey
Explanation :
The Khilafat movement was an agitation by Indian Muslims, allied with Indian nationalists, to pressure the British government to preserve the authority of the Ottoman Sultan of Turkey as Caliph of Islam after World War I. The movement occurred simultaneously with the Non-cooperation movement and was focused on increasing Hindu Muslim unity.
[23] Who is the first female governor of Independent India?
A.
Vijayalakshmi Pandit
B.
Sharda Mukherjee
C.
Fathima Beevi
D.
Sarojini Naidu
Ans:
Sarojini Naidu
Explanation :
Sarojini Naidu was the first woman to become the governor of a state in India after India's independence. She held the post of Governor of Uttar Pradesh from 15 August 1947 to 2 March 1949. Her daughter Padmaja Naidu was the second woman to be the Governor of any Indian state when she held the position of West Bengal Governor during 1956-1967.
[24] Who is generally considered to be the father of the Indian Renaissance?
A.
Rabindranath Tagore
B.
Raja Rammohan Roy
C.
Mahatma Phule
D.
M.G. Ranade
Ans:
Raja Rammohan Roy
Explanation :
Raja Ram Mohan Roy, the founder of Brahmo Samaj, is considered to be the father of Indian renaissance due to his modernistic influence on Indian politics, public administration and education as well as religion
[25] Jallianwala incident took place at -
A.
Allahabad
B.
Lucknow
C.
Surat
D.
Amritsar
Ans:
Amritsar
Explanation :
The Jallianwala incident took place on 13 April 1919 when a crowd of nonviolent protesters, who had gathered in Jallianwala Bagh, Amritsar, were fired upon by troops of the British Indian Army under the command of Reginald Dyer. It is also known as the Amritsar massacre.
Explanation :
Warren Hastings became the Governor of Bengal in 1772 and in 1774. He became the first Governor General of Bengal. He put an end to the dual system of government in Bengal which was established by Robert Clive in 1765.
[8] Who is called the 'Nightingale of India'?
A.
Vijay Lakshmi Pandit
B.
Sarojini Naidu
C.
Aruna Asaf Ali
D.
Sucheta Kriplaní
Ans:
Sarojini Naidu
Explanation :
Sarojini Naidu, also known by the sobriquet The Nightingale of India, was a child prodigy, Indian was independence activist and poet, Naidu was one of the framers of the Indian Constitution.
[9] The first Governor General of the East India Company in India was -
A.
Robert Clive
B.
Sir John Shore
C.
Warren Hastings
D.
Marquis of Hastings
Ans:
Warren Hastings
Explanation :
Warren Hastings became the Governor of Bengal in 1772 and in 1774. He became the first Governor- General of Bengal. He was the first Governor-Gener-al of India, from 1773 to 1785.
[10] Who expounded “The Theory of Drain”?
A.
Tilak
B.
Dadabhai Nauroji
C.
Gokhale
D.
Govinda Ranade
Ans:
Dadabhai Nauroji
Explanation :
The acknowledged high priest of the drain theory was Dadabhai Naoroji. It was in 1867 that Dadabhai Naoroji put forward the idea that Britain was draining India.
[11] In the integration of Princely States, the following played a major role :
A.
Pannikar and Kunzru
B.
S.K. Dhar and Fazal Ali
C.
Vallabhbhai Patel and V.P. Menon
D.
Vallabhbhai Patel and Jawahar Lal Nehru
Ans:
Vallabhbhai Patel and V.P. Menon
Explanation :
In July 1947, States Ministry was set up in Delhi under stewardship of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. Mr. VP Menon acted as the Secretary of this department.
[12] Who among the following Viceroys became a victim of one of the convicts during his visit to the Andamans?
A.
Curzon
B.
Mayo
C.
Ripon
D.
Lyttor
Ans:
Mayo
Explanation :
Lord Mayo (1869-1872) was stabbed to death by a Pathan convict in the Andamans.
[13] Which one of the following statements is not true in respect of A.O. Hume?
A.
He was an ornithologist.
B.
He was a member of the Indian Civil Service.
C.
He founded the Indian National Congress,
D.
He presided over the Congress Annual Sessions twice.
Ans:
He was an ornithologist.
Explanation :
Allan Octavian Hume was a civil servant, political reformer and amateur ornithologist and horticulturalist in British India. He was one of the founders of the Indian National Congress. Though it was he who emerged as the founder of the Congress, it had some how never happened to Hume to preside over a plenary session even once
[14] Which of the following movements saw the biggest peasant guerilla war on the eve of independence?
A.
Noakhali Movement
B.
Tebhaga Movement
C.
Punnapra Vayalar Movement
D.
Telangana Movement
Ans:
Telangana Movement
Explanation :
0
[15] Who was the ruler of Delhi when Ahmad Shah Abdali defeated the Marathas in the third Battle of Panipat in 1761?
A.
Alamgir I
B.
Muhammad Shah
C.
Jahandar Shah
D.
Shah Alam II
Ans:
Shah Alam II
Explanation :
The Third Battle of Panipat was fought in 1761 between the Afghan invader Ahmad Shah Abdali and the Marathas. Ali Gauhar, better known as Shah Alam II (October 1760- November 1806) was the Mughal Emperor then. He was installed on the throne of Delhi under the Maratha suzerainty.
[16] In 1939 Subhash Chandra Bose was elected as President of the Congress Party defeating -
A.
Pattabhi Sitharamayya
B.
Jawaharlal Nehru
C.
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
D.
VB Patel
Ans:
Pattabhi Sitharamayya
Explanation :
Subhash Chandra Bose was elected Congress President in 1938 and 1939. At the end of his first term the presidential election to the Tripuri Congress session took place early in 1939. Netaji was re – elected by defeating Dr Pattabhi Sitaramayaa who had been backed by the Mahatma Gandhi and the Congress Working Committee.
[17] "Earth provides enough to satisfy everyman's need but not everyman's greed". Who said this?
A.
Guru Nanak Dev
B.
Mahatma Gandhi
C.
Pope Paul VI
D.
Smt. Indira Gandhi
Ans:
Mahatma Gandhi
Explanation :
Mahatma Gandhi said, "Earth provides enough to satisfy every man's need, but not every man's greed." What Gandhi meant was that the nature earth has enough resources and means to meet the basic requirements of a man but it can't serve the endless greed of man.
[18] The Kakori conspiracy was a train robbery that took place between Kakori and Lucknow in -
A.
1931
B.
1919
C.
1925
D.
1929
Ans:
1925
Explanation :
The Kakori Conspiracy was a train robbery that took place between Kakorí near Lucknow, on 9 August 1925 during the Indian Independence Movement against the British Indian Government. The robbery was carried out by Ram Prasad Bismil, Ashfaqulla Khan, Rajendra Lahiri, Chandrashekhar Azad and others.
[19] What was 'Komagata Maru'?
A.
An army unit
B.
A harbour
C.
A ship
D.
An industrial township
Ans:
A ship
Explanation :
Komagata Maru was a Japanese ship that travelled from Hong Kong to Vancouver in 1914, carrying economic migrants who did not like their living conditions back in India. However, a majority of the pasengers was not allowed to disembark in Canada, and the ship was forced to return to India.
[20] Who was the reformer of oppressed and backward classes?
A.
Dayanand Saraswati
B.
Raja Ram Mohan Roy
C.
Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
D.
Mahatma Gandhi
Ans:
Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
Explanation :
B. R. Ambedkar campaigned against social discrimination against Untouchables (Dalits) and other oppressed classes. He injected a degree of self-respect to the backward communities and brought them into the national movement.
[21] What was the Wood's Despatch about?
A.
Industry
B.
Army
C.
Education
D.
Agriculture
Ans:
Education
Explanation :
Wood's Despatch was a scheme of education that was proposed by Sir Charles Wood, the President of the Board of Control of the East India Company, in 1854. It repudiated the "downward filtration theory" and emphasized on the education of the masses and announced the duty and responsibility of the Government to provide education for the people of India. It is known as the Magna Carta of English Education in India.
[22] Khilafat Movement was connected with which of the following?
A.
Turkey
B.
Egypt
C.
Saudi Arabia
D.
Iran
Ans:
Turkey
Explanation :
The Khilafat movement was an agitation by Indian Muslims, allied with Indian nationalists, to pressure the British government to preserve the authority of the Ottoman Sultan of Turkey as Caliph of Islam after World War I. The movement occurred simultaneously with the Non-cooperation movement and was focused on increasing Hindu Muslim unity.
[23] Who is the first female governor of Independent India?
A.
Vijayalakshmi Pandit
B.
Sharda Mukherjee
C.
Fathima Beevi
D.
Sarojini Naidu
Ans:
Sarojini Naidu
Explanation :
Sarojini Naidu was the first woman to become the governor of a state in India after India's independence. She held the post of Governor of Uttar Pradesh from 15 August 1947 to 2 March 1949. Her daughter Padmaja Naidu was the second woman to be the Governor of any Indian state when she held the position of West Bengal Governor during 1956-1967.
[24] Who is generally considered to be the father of the Indian Renaissance?
A.
Rabindranath Tagore
B.
Raja Rammohan Roy
C.
Mahatma Phule
D.
M.G. Ranade
Ans:
Raja Rammohan Roy
Explanation :
Raja Ram Mohan Roy, the founder of Brahmo Samaj, is considered to be the father of Indian renaissance due to his modernistic influence on Indian politics, public administration and education as well as religion
[25] Jallianwala incident took place at -
A.
Allahabad
B.
Lucknow
C.
Surat
D.
Amritsar
Ans:
Amritsar
Explanation :
The Jallianwala incident took place on 13 April 1919 when a crowd of nonviolent protesters, who had gathered in Jallianwala Bagh, Amritsar, were fired upon by troops of the British Indian Army under the command of Reginald Dyer. It is also known as the Amritsar massacre.
Explanation :
Warren Hastings became the Governor of Bengal in 1772 and in 1774. He became the first Governor- General of Bengal. He was the first Governor-Gener-al of India, from 1773 to 1785.
[10] Who expounded “The Theory of Drain”?
A.
Tilak
B.
Dadabhai Nauroji
C.
Gokhale
D.
Govinda Ranade
Ans:
Dadabhai Nauroji
Explanation :
The acknowledged high priest of the drain theory was Dadabhai Naoroji. It was in 1867 that Dadabhai Naoroji put forward the idea that Britain was draining India.
[11] In the integration of Princely States, the following played a major role :
A.
Pannikar and Kunzru
B.
S.K. Dhar and Fazal Ali
C.
Vallabhbhai Patel and V.P. Menon
D.
Vallabhbhai Patel and Jawahar Lal Nehru
Ans:
Vallabhbhai Patel and V.P. Menon
Explanation :
In July 1947, States Ministry was set up in Delhi under stewardship of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. Mr. VP Menon acted as the Secretary of this department.
[12] Who among the following Viceroys became a victim of one of the convicts during his visit to the Andamans?
A.
Curzon
B.
Mayo
C.
Ripon
D.
Lyttor
Ans:
Mayo
Explanation :
Lord Mayo (1869-1872) was stabbed to death by a Pathan convict in the Andamans.
[13] Which one of the following statements is not true in respect of A.O. Hume?
A.
He was an ornithologist.
B.
He was a member of the Indian Civil Service.
C.
He founded the Indian National Congress,
D.
He presided over the Congress Annual Sessions twice.
Ans:
He was an ornithologist.
Explanation :
Allan Octavian Hume was a civil servant, political reformer and amateur ornithologist and horticulturalist in British India. He was one of the founders of the Indian National Congress. Though it was he who emerged as the founder of the Congress, it had some how never happened to Hume to preside over a plenary session even once
[14] Which of the following movements saw the biggest peasant guerilla war on the eve of independence?
A.
Noakhali Movement
B.
Tebhaga Movement
C.
Punnapra Vayalar Movement
D.
Telangana Movement
Ans:
Telangana Movement
Explanation :
0
[15] Who was the ruler of Delhi when Ahmad Shah Abdali defeated the Marathas in the third Battle of Panipat in 1761?
A.
Alamgir I
B.
Muhammad Shah
C.
Jahandar Shah
D.
Shah Alam II
Ans:
Shah Alam II
Explanation :
The Third Battle of Panipat was fought in 1761 between the Afghan invader Ahmad Shah Abdali and the Marathas. Ali Gauhar, better known as Shah Alam II (October 1760- November 1806) was the Mughal Emperor then. He was installed on the throne of Delhi under the Maratha suzerainty.
[16] In 1939 Subhash Chandra Bose was elected as President of the Congress Party defeating -
A.
Pattabhi Sitharamayya
B.
Jawaharlal Nehru
C.
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
D.
VB Patel
Ans:
Pattabhi Sitharamayya
Explanation :
Subhash Chandra Bose was elected Congress President in 1938 and 1939. At the end of his first term the presidential election to the Tripuri Congress session took place early in 1939. Netaji was re – elected by defeating Dr Pattabhi Sitaramayaa who had been backed by the Mahatma Gandhi and the Congress Working Committee.
[17] "Earth provides enough to satisfy everyman's need but not everyman's greed". Who said this?
A.
Guru Nanak Dev
B.
Mahatma Gandhi
C.
Pope Paul VI
D.
Smt. Indira Gandhi
Ans:
Mahatma Gandhi
Explanation :
Mahatma Gandhi said, "Earth provides enough to satisfy every man's need, but not every man's greed." What Gandhi meant was that the nature earth has enough resources and means to meet the basic requirements of a man but it can't serve the endless greed of man.
[18] The Kakori conspiracy was a train robbery that took place between Kakori and Lucknow in -
A.
1931
B.
1919
C.
1925
D.
1929
Ans:
1925
Explanation :
The Kakori Conspiracy was a train robbery that took place between Kakorí near Lucknow, on 9 August 1925 during the Indian Independence Movement against the British Indian Government. The robbery was carried out by Ram Prasad Bismil, Ashfaqulla Khan, Rajendra Lahiri, Chandrashekhar Azad and others.
[19] What was 'Komagata Maru'?
A.
An army unit
B.
A harbour
C.
A ship
D.
An industrial township
Ans:
A ship
Explanation :
Komagata Maru was a Japanese ship that travelled from Hong Kong to Vancouver in 1914, carrying economic migrants who did not like their living conditions back in India. However, a majority of the pasengers was not allowed to disembark in Canada, and the ship was forced to return to India.
[20] Who was the reformer of oppressed and backward classes?
A.
Dayanand Saraswati
B.
Raja Ram Mohan Roy
C.
Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
D.
Mahatma Gandhi
Ans:
Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
Explanation :
B. R. Ambedkar campaigned against social discrimination against Untouchables (Dalits) and other oppressed classes. He injected a degree of self-respect to the backward communities and brought them into the national movement.
[21] What was the Wood's Despatch about?
A.
Industry
B.
Army
C.
Education
D.
Agriculture
Ans:
Education
Explanation :
Wood's Despatch was a scheme of education that was proposed by Sir Charles Wood, the President of the Board of Control of the East India Company, in 1854. It repudiated the "downward filtration theory" and emphasized on the education of the masses and announced the duty and responsibility of the Government to provide education for the people of India. It is known as the Magna Carta of English Education in India.
[22] Khilafat Movement was connected with which of the following?
A.
Turkey
B.
Egypt
C.
Saudi Arabia
D.
Iran
Ans:
Turkey
Explanation :
The Khilafat movement was an agitation by Indian Muslims, allied with Indian nationalists, to pressure the British government to preserve the authority of the Ottoman Sultan of Turkey as Caliph of Islam after World War I. The movement occurred simultaneously with the Non-cooperation movement and was focused on increasing Hindu Muslim unity.
[23] Who is the first female governor of Independent India?
A.
Vijayalakshmi Pandit
B.
Sharda Mukherjee
C.
Fathima Beevi
D.
Sarojini Naidu
Ans:
Sarojini Naidu
Explanation :
Sarojini Naidu was the first woman to become the governor of a state in India after India's independence. She held the post of Governor of Uttar Pradesh from 15 August 1947 to 2 March 1949. Her daughter Padmaja Naidu was the second woman to be the Governor of any Indian state when she held the position of West Bengal Governor during 1956-1967.
[24] Who is generally considered to be the father of the Indian Renaissance?
A.
Rabindranath Tagore
B.
Raja Rammohan Roy
C.
Mahatma Phule
D.
M.G. Ranade
Ans:
Raja Rammohan Roy
Explanation :
Raja Ram Mohan Roy, the founder of Brahmo Samaj, is considered to be the father of Indian renaissance due to his modernistic influence on Indian politics, public administration and education as well as religion
[25] Jallianwala incident took place at -
A.
Allahabad
B.
Lucknow
C.
Surat
D.
Amritsar
Ans:
Amritsar
Explanation :
The Jallianwala incident took place on 13 April 1919 when a crowd of nonviolent protesters, who had gathered in Jallianwala Bagh, Amritsar, were fired upon by troops of the British Indian Army under the command of Reginald Dyer. It is also known as the Amritsar massacre.
Explanation :
In July 1947, States Ministry was set up in Delhi under stewardship of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. Mr. VP Menon acted as the Secretary of this department.
[12] Who among the following Viceroys became a victim of one of the convicts during his visit to the Andamans?
A.
Curzon
B.
Mayo
C.
Ripon
D.
Lyttor
Ans:
Mayo
Explanation :
Lord Mayo (1869-1872) was stabbed to death by a Pathan convict in the Andamans.
[13] Which one of the following statements is not true in respect of A.O. Hume?
A.
He was an ornithologist.
B.
He was a member of the Indian Civil Service.
C.
He founded the Indian National Congress,
D.
He presided over the Congress Annual Sessions twice.
Ans:
He was an ornithologist.
Explanation :
Allan Octavian Hume was a civil servant, political reformer and amateur ornithologist and horticulturalist in British India. He was one of the founders of the Indian National Congress. Though it was he who emerged as the founder of the Congress, it had some how never happened to Hume to preside over a plenary session even once
[14] Which of the following movements saw the biggest peasant guerilla war on the eve of independence?
A.
Noakhali Movement
B.
Tebhaga Movement
C.
Punnapra Vayalar Movement
D.
Telangana Movement
Ans:
Telangana Movement
Explanation :
0
[15] Who was the ruler of Delhi when Ahmad Shah Abdali defeated the Marathas in the third Battle of Panipat in 1761?
A.
Alamgir I
B.
Muhammad Shah
C.
Jahandar Shah
D.
Shah Alam II
Ans:
Shah Alam II
Explanation :
The Third Battle of Panipat was fought in 1761 between the Afghan invader Ahmad Shah Abdali and the Marathas. Ali Gauhar, better known as Shah Alam II (October 1760- November 1806) was the Mughal Emperor then. He was installed on the throne of Delhi under the Maratha suzerainty.
[16] In 1939 Subhash Chandra Bose was elected as President of the Congress Party defeating -
A.
Pattabhi Sitharamayya
B.
Jawaharlal Nehru
C.
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
D.
VB Patel
Ans:
Pattabhi Sitharamayya
Explanation :
Subhash Chandra Bose was elected Congress President in 1938 and 1939. At the end of his first term the presidential election to the Tripuri Congress session took place early in 1939. Netaji was re – elected by defeating Dr Pattabhi Sitaramayaa who had been backed by the Mahatma Gandhi and the Congress Working Committee.
[17] "Earth provides enough to satisfy everyman's need but not everyman's greed". Who said this?
A.
Guru Nanak Dev
B.
Mahatma Gandhi
C.
Pope Paul VI
D.
Smt. Indira Gandhi
Ans:
Mahatma Gandhi
Explanation :
Mahatma Gandhi said, "Earth provides enough to satisfy every man's need, but not every man's greed." What Gandhi meant was that the nature earth has enough resources and means to meet the basic requirements of a man but it can't serve the endless greed of man.
[18] The Kakori conspiracy was a train robbery that took place between Kakori and Lucknow in -
A.
1931
B.
1919
C.
1925
D.
1929
Ans:
1925
Explanation :
The Kakori Conspiracy was a train robbery that took place between Kakorí near Lucknow, on 9 August 1925 during the Indian Independence Movement against the British Indian Government. The robbery was carried out by Ram Prasad Bismil, Ashfaqulla Khan, Rajendra Lahiri, Chandrashekhar Azad and others.
[19] What was 'Komagata Maru'?
A.
An army unit
B.
A harbour
C.
A ship
D.
An industrial township
Ans:
A ship
Explanation :
Komagata Maru was a Japanese ship that travelled from Hong Kong to Vancouver in 1914, carrying economic migrants who did not like their living conditions back in India. However, a majority of the pasengers was not allowed to disembark in Canada, and the ship was forced to return to India.
[20] Who was the reformer of oppressed and backward classes?
A.
Dayanand Saraswati
B.
Raja Ram Mohan Roy
C.
Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
D.
Mahatma Gandhi
Ans:
Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
Explanation :
B. R. Ambedkar campaigned against social discrimination against Untouchables (Dalits) and other oppressed classes. He injected a degree of self-respect to the backward communities and brought them into the national movement.
[21] What was the Wood's Despatch about?
A.
Industry
B.
Army
C.
Education
D.
Agriculture
Ans:
Education
Explanation :
Wood's Despatch was a scheme of education that was proposed by Sir Charles Wood, the President of the Board of Control of the East India Company, in 1854. It repudiated the "downward filtration theory" and emphasized on the education of the masses and announced the duty and responsibility of the Government to provide education for the people of India. It is known as the Magna Carta of English Education in India.
[22] Khilafat Movement was connected with which of the following?
A.
Turkey
B.
Egypt
C.
Saudi Arabia
D.
Iran
Ans:
Turkey
Explanation :
The Khilafat movement was an agitation by Indian Muslims, allied with Indian nationalists, to pressure the British government to preserve the authority of the Ottoman Sultan of Turkey as Caliph of Islam after World War I. The movement occurred simultaneously with the Non-cooperation movement and was focused on increasing Hindu Muslim unity.
[23] Who is the first female governor of Independent India?
A.
Vijayalakshmi Pandit
B.
Sharda Mukherjee
C.
Fathima Beevi
D.
Sarojini Naidu
Ans:
Sarojini Naidu
Explanation :
Sarojini Naidu was the first woman to become the governor of a state in India after India's independence. She held the post of Governor of Uttar Pradesh from 15 August 1947 to 2 March 1949. Her daughter Padmaja Naidu was the second woman to be the Governor of any Indian state when she held the position of West Bengal Governor during 1956-1967.
[24] Who is generally considered to be the father of the Indian Renaissance?
A.
Rabindranath Tagore
B.
Raja Rammohan Roy
C.
Mahatma Phule
D.
M.G. Ranade
Ans:
Raja Rammohan Roy
Explanation :
Raja Ram Mohan Roy, the founder of Brahmo Samaj, is considered to be the father of Indian renaissance due to his modernistic influence on Indian politics, public administration and education as well as religion
[25] Jallianwala incident took place at -
A.
Allahabad
B.
Lucknow
C.
Surat
D.
Amritsar
Ans:
Amritsar
Explanation :
The Jallianwala incident took place on 13 April 1919 when a crowd of nonviolent protesters, who had gathered in Jallianwala Bagh, Amritsar, were fired upon by troops of the British Indian Army under the command of Reginald Dyer. It is also known as the Amritsar massacre.
Explanation :
Allan Octavian Hume was a civil servant, political reformer and amateur ornithologist and horticulturalist in British India. He was one of the founders of the Indian National Congress. Though it was he who emerged as the founder of the Congress, it had some how never happened to Hume to preside over a plenary session even once
[14] Which of the following movements saw the biggest peasant guerilla war on the eve of independence?
A.
Noakhali Movement
B.
Tebhaga Movement
C.
Punnapra Vayalar Movement
D.
Telangana Movement
Ans:
Telangana Movement
Explanation :
0
[15] Who was the ruler of Delhi when Ahmad Shah Abdali defeated the Marathas in the third Battle of Panipat in 1761?
A.
Alamgir I
B.
Muhammad Shah
C.
Jahandar Shah
D.
Shah Alam II
Ans:
Shah Alam II
Explanation :
The Third Battle of Panipat was fought in 1761 between the Afghan invader Ahmad Shah Abdali and the Marathas. Ali Gauhar, better known as Shah Alam II (October 1760- November 1806) was the Mughal Emperor then. He was installed on the throne of Delhi under the Maratha suzerainty.
[16] In 1939 Subhash Chandra Bose was elected as President of the Congress Party defeating -
A.
Pattabhi Sitharamayya
B.
Jawaharlal Nehru
C.
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
D.
VB Patel
Ans:
Pattabhi Sitharamayya
Explanation :
Subhash Chandra Bose was elected Congress President in 1938 and 1939. At the end of his first term the presidential election to the Tripuri Congress session took place early in 1939. Netaji was re – elected by defeating Dr Pattabhi Sitaramayaa who had been backed by the Mahatma Gandhi and the Congress Working Committee.
[17] "Earth provides enough to satisfy everyman's need but not everyman's greed". Who said this?
A.
Guru Nanak Dev
B.
Mahatma Gandhi
C.
Pope Paul VI
D.
Smt. Indira Gandhi
Ans:
Mahatma Gandhi
Explanation :
Mahatma Gandhi said, "Earth provides enough to satisfy every man's need, but not every man's greed." What Gandhi meant was that the nature earth has enough resources and means to meet the basic requirements of a man but it can't serve the endless greed of man.
[18] The Kakori conspiracy was a train robbery that took place between Kakori and Lucknow in -
A.
1931
B.
1919
C.
1925
D.
1929
Ans:
1925
Explanation :
The Kakori Conspiracy was a train robbery that took place between Kakorí near Lucknow, on 9 August 1925 during the Indian Independence Movement against the British Indian Government. The robbery was carried out by Ram Prasad Bismil, Ashfaqulla Khan, Rajendra Lahiri, Chandrashekhar Azad and others.
[19] What was 'Komagata Maru'?
A.
An army unit
B.
A harbour
C.
A ship
D.
An industrial township
Ans:
A ship
Explanation :
Komagata Maru was a Japanese ship that travelled from Hong Kong to Vancouver in 1914, carrying economic migrants who did not like their living conditions back in India. However, a majority of the pasengers was not allowed to disembark in Canada, and the ship was forced to return to India.
[20] Who was the reformer of oppressed and backward classes?
A.
Dayanand Saraswati
B.
Raja Ram Mohan Roy
C.
Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
D.
Mahatma Gandhi
Ans:
Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
Explanation :
B. R. Ambedkar campaigned against social discrimination against Untouchables (Dalits) and other oppressed classes. He injected a degree of self-respect to the backward communities and brought them into the national movement.
[21] What was the Wood's Despatch about?
A.
Industry
B.
Army
C.
Education
D.
Agriculture
Ans:
Education
Explanation :
Wood's Despatch was a scheme of education that was proposed by Sir Charles Wood, the President of the Board of Control of the East India Company, in 1854. It repudiated the "downward filtration theory" and emphasized on the education of the masses and announced the duty and responsibility of the Government to provide education for the people of India. It is known as the Magna Carta of English Education in India.
[22] Khilafat Movement was connected with which of the following?
A.
Turkey
B.
Egypt
C.
Saudi Arabia
D.
Iran
Ans:
Turkey
Explanation :
The Khilafat movement was an agitation by Indian Muslims, allied with Indian nationalists, to pressure the British government to preserve the authority of the Ottoman Sultan of Turkey as Caliph of Islam after World War I. The movement occurred simultaneously with the Non-cooperation movement and was focused on increasing Hindu Muslim unity.
[23] Who is the first female governor of Independent India?
A.
Vijayalakshmi Pandit
B.
Sharda Mukherjee
C.
Fathima Beevi
D.
Sarojini Naidu
Ans:
Sarojini Naidu
Explanation :
Sarojini Naidu was the first woman to become the governor of a state in India after India's independence. She held the post of Governor of Uttar Pradesh from 15 August 1947 to 2 March 1949. Her daughter Padmaja Naidu was the second woman to be the Governor of any Indian state when she held the position of West Bengal Governor during 1956-1967.
[24] Who is generally considered to be the father of the Indian Renaissance?
A.
Rabindranath Tagore
B.
Raja Rammohan Roy
C.
Mahatma Phule
D.
M.G. Ranade
Ans:
Raja Rammohan Roy
Explanation :
Raja Ram Mohan Roy, the founder of Brahmo Samaj, is considered to be the father of Indian renaissance due to his modernistic influence on Indian politics, public administration and education as well as religion
[25] Jallianwala incident took place at -
A.
Allahabad
B.
Lucknow
C.
Surat
D.
Amritsar
Ans:
Amritsar
Explanation :
The Jallianwala incident took place on 13 April 1919 when a crowd of nonviolent protesters, who had gathered in Jallianwala Bagh, Amritsar, were fired upon by troops of the British Indian Army under the command of Reginald Dyer. It is also known as the Amritsar massacre.
Explanation :
The Third Battle of Panipat was fought in 1761 between the Afghan invader Ahmad Shah Abdali and the Marathas. Ali Gauhar, better known as Shah Alam II (October 1760- November 1806) was the Mughal Emperor then. He was installed on the throne of Delhi under the Maratha suzerainty.
[16] In 1939 Subhash Chandra Bose was elected as President of the Congress Party defeating -
A.
Pattabhi Sitharamayya
B.
Jawaharlal Nehru
C.
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
D.
VB Patel
Ans:
Pattabhi Sitharamayya
Explanation :
Subhash Chandra Bose was elected Congress President in 1938 and 1939. At the end of his first term the presidential election to the Tripuri Congress session took place early in 1939. Netaji was re – elected by defeating Dr Pattabhi Sitaramayaa who had been backed by the Mahatma Gandhi and the Congress Working Committee.
[17] "Earth provides enough to satisfy everyman's need but not everyman's greed". Who said this?
A.
Guru Nanak Dev
B.
Mahatma Gandhi
C.
Pope Paul VI
D.
Smt. Indira Gandhi
Ans:
Mahatma Gandhi
Explanation :
Mahatma Gandhi said, "Earth provides enough to satisfy every man's need, but not every man's greed." What Gandhi meant was that the nature earth has enough resources and means to meet the basic requirements of a man but it can't serve the endless greed of man.
[18] The Kakori conspiracy was a train robbery that took place between Kakori and Lucknow in -
A.
1931
B.
1919
C.
1925
D.
1929
Ans:
1925
Explanation :
The Kakori Conspiracy was a train robbery that took place between Kakorí near Lucknow, on 9 August 1925 during the Indian Independence Movement against the British Indian Government. The robbery was carried out by Ram Prasad Bismil, Ashfaqulla Khan, Rajendra Lahiri, Chandrashekhar Azad and others.
[19] What was 'Komagata Maru'?
A.
An army unit
B.
A harbour
C.
A ship
D.
An industrial township
Ans:
A ship
Explanation :
Komagata Maru was a Japanese ship that travelled from Hong Kong to Vancouver in 1914, carrying economic migrants who did not like their living conditions back in India. However, a majority of the pasengers was not allowed to disembark in Canada, and the ship was forced to return to India.
[20] Who was the reformer of oppressed and backward classes?
A.
Dayanand Saraswati
B.
Raja Ram Mohan Roy
C.
Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
D.
Mahatma Gandhi
Ans:
Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
Explanation :
B. R. Ambedkar campaigned against social discrimination against Untouchables (Dalits) and other oppressed classes. He injected a degree of self-respect to the backward communities and brought them into the national movement.
[21] What was the Wood's Despatch about?
A.
Industry
B.
Army
C.
Education
D.
Agriculture
Ans:
Education
Explanation :
Wood's Despatch was a scheme of education that was proposed by Sir Charles Wood, the President of the Board of Control of the East India Company, in 1854. It repudiated the "downward filtration theory" and emphasized on the education of the masses and announced the duty and responsibility of the Government to provide education for the people of India. It is known as the Magna Carta of English Education in India.
[22] Khilafat Movement was connected with which of the following?
A.
Turkey
B.
Egypt
C.
Saudi Arabia
D.
Iran
Ans:
Turkey
Explanation :
The Khilafat movement was an agitation by Indian Muslims, allied with Indian nationalists, to pressure the British government to preserve the authority of the Ottoman Sultan of Turkey as Caliph of Islam after World War I. The movement occurred simultaneously with the Non-cooperation movement and was focused on increasing Hindu Muslim unity.
[23] Who is the first female governor of Independent India?
A.
Vijayalakshmi Pandit
B.
Sharda Mukherjee
C.
Fathima Beevi
D.
Sarojini Naidu
Ans:
Sarojini Naidu
Explanation :
Sarojini Naidu was the first woman to become the governor of a state in India after India's independence. She held the post of Governor of Uttar Pradesh from 15 August 1947 to 2 March 1949. Her daughter Padmaja Naidu was the second woman to be the Governor of any Indian state when she held the position of West Bengal Governor during 1956-1967.
[24] Who is generally considered to be the father of the Indian Renaissance?
A.
Rabindranath Tagore
B.
Raja Rammohan Roy
C.
Mahatma Phule
D.
M.G. Ranade
Ans:
Raja Rammohan Roy
Explanation :
Raja Ram Mohan Roy, the founder of Brahmo Samaj, is considered to be the father of Indian renaissance due to his modernistic influence on Indian politics, public administration and education as well as religion
[25] Jallianwala incident took place at -
A.
Allahabad
B.
Lucknow
C.
Surat
D.
Amritsar
Ans:
Amritsar
Explanation :
The Jallianwala incident took place on 13 April 1919 when a crowd of nonviolent protesters, who had gathered in Jallianwala Bagh, Amritsar, were fired upon by troops of the British Indian Army under the command of Reginald Dyer. It is also known as the Amritsar massacre.
Explanation :
Mahatma Gandhi said, "Earth provides enough to satisfy every man's need, but not every man's greed." What Gandhi meant was that the nature earth has enough resources and means to meet the basic requirements of a man but it can't serve the endless greed of man.
[18] The Kakori conspiracy was a train robbery that took place between Kakori and Lucknow in -
A.
1931
B.
1919
C.
1925
D.
1929
Ans:
1925
Explanation :
The Kakori Conspiracy was a train robbery that took place between Kakorí near Lucknow, on 9 August 1925 during the Indian Independence Movement against the British Indian Government. The robbery was carried out by Ram Prasad Bismil, Ashfaqulla Khan, Rajendra Lahiri, Chandrashekhar Azad and others.
[19] What was 'Komagata Maru'?
A.
An army unit
B.
A harbour
C.
A ship
D.
An industrial township
Ans:
A ship
Explanation :
Komagata Maru was a Japanese ship that travelled from Hong Kong to Vancouver in 1914, carrying economic migrants who did not like their living conditions back in India. However, a majority of the pasengers was not allowed to disembark in Canada, and the ship was forced to return to India.
[20] Who was the reformer of oppressed and backward classes?
A.
Dayanand Saraswati
B.
Raja Ram Mohan Roy
C.
Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
D.
Mahatma Gandhi
Ans:
Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
Explanation :
B. R. Ambedkar campaigned against social discrimination against Untouchables (Dalits) and other oppressed classes. He injected a degree of self-respect to the backward communities and brought them into the national movement.
[21] What was the Wood's Despatch about?
A.
Industry
B.
Army
C.
Education
D.
Agriculture
Ans:
Education
Explanation :
Wood's Despatch was a scheme of education that was proposed by Sir Charles Wood, the President of the Board of Control of the East India Company, in 1854. It repudiated the "downward filtration theory" and emphasized on the education of the masses and announced the duty and responsibility of the Government to provide education for the people of India. It is known as the Magna Carta of English Education in India.
[22] Khilafat Movement was connected with which of the following?
A.
Turkey
B.
Egypt
C.
Saudi Arabia
D.
Iran
Ans:
Turkey
Explanation :
The Khilafat movement was an agitation by Indian Muslims, allied with Indian nationalists, to pressure the British government to preserve the authority of the Ottoman Sultan of Turkey as Caliph of Islam after World War I. The movement occurred simultaneously with the Non-cooperation movement and was focused on increasing Hindu Muslim unity.
[23] Who is the first female governor of Independent India?
A.
Vijayalakshmi Pandit
B.
Sharda Mukherjee
C.
Fathima Beevi
D.
Sarojini Naidu
Ans:
Sarojini Naidu
Explanation :
Sarojini Naidu was the first woman to become the governor of a state in India after India's independence. She held the post of Governor of Uttar Pradesh from 15 August 1947 to 2 March 1949. Her daughter Padmaja Naidu was the second woman to be the Governor of any Indian state when she held the position of West Bengal Governor during 1956-1967.
[24] Who is generally considered to be the father of the Indian Renaissance?
A.
Rabindranath Tagore
B.
Raja Rammohan Roy
C.
Mahatma Phule
D.
M.G. Ranade
Ans:
Raja Rammohan Roy
Explanation :
Raja Ram Mohan Roy, the founder of Brahmo Samaj, is considered to be the father of Indian renaissance due to his modernistic influence on Indian politics, public administration and education as well as religion
[25] Jallianwala incident took place at -
A.
Allahabad
B.
Lucknow
C.
Surat
D.
Amritsar
Ans:
Amritsar
Explanation :
The Jallianwala incident took place on 13 April 1919 when a crowd of nonviolent protesters, who had gathered in Jallianwala Bagh, Amritsar, were fired upon by troops of the British Indian Army under the command of Reginald Dyer. It is also known as the Amritsar massacre.
Explanation :
Komagata Maru was a Japanese ship that travelled from Hong Kong to Vancouver in 1914, carrying economic migrants who did not like their living conditions back in India. However, a majority of the pasengers was not allowed to disembark in Canada, and the ship was forced to return to India.
[20] Who was the reformer of oppressed and backward classes?
A.
Dayanand Saraswati
B.
Raja Ram Mohan Roy
C.
Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
D.
Mahatma Gandhi
Ans:
Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
Explanation :
B. R. Ambedkar campaigned against social discrimination against Untouchables (Dalits) and other oppressed classes. He injected a degree of self-respect to the backward communities and brought them into the national movement.
[21] What was the Wood's Despatch about?
A.
Industry
B.
Army
C.
Education
D.
Agriculture
Ans:
Education
Explanation :
Wood's Despatch was a scheme of education that was proposed by Sir Charles Wood, the President of the Board of Control of the East India Company, in 1854. It repudiated the "downward filtration theory" and emphasized on the education of the masses and announced the duty and responsibility of the Government to provide education for the people of India. It is known as the Magna Carta of English Education in India.
[22] Khilafat Movement was connected with which of the following?
A.
Turkey
B.
Egypt
C.
Saudi Arabia
D.
Iran
Ans:
Turkey
Explanation :
The Khilafat movement was an agitation by Indian Muslims, allied with Indian nationalists, to pressure the British government to preserve the authority of the Ottoman Sultan of Turkey as Caliph of Islam after World War I. The movement occurred simultaneously with the Non-cooperation movement and was focused on increasing Hindu Muslim unity.
[23] Who is the first female governor of Independent India?
A.
Vijayalakshmi Pandit
B.
Sharda Mukherjee
C.
Fathima Beevi
D.
Sarojini Naidu
Ans:
Sarojini Naidu
Explanation :
Sarojini Naidu was the first woman to become the governor of a state in India after India's independence. She held the post of Governor of Uttar Pradesh from 15 August 1947 to 2 March 1949. Her daughter Padmaja Naidu was the second woman to be the Governor of any Indian state when she held the position of West Bengal Governor during 1956-1967.
[24] Who is generally considered to be the father of the Indian Renaissance?
A.
Rabindranath Tagore
B.
Raja Rammohan Roy
C.
Mahatma Phule
D.
M.G. Ranade
Ans:
Raja Rammohan Roy
Explanation :
Raja Ram Mohan Roy, the founder of Brahmo Samaj, is considered to be the father of Indian renaissance due to his modernistic influence on Indian politics, public administration and education as well as religion
[25] Jallianwala incident took place at -
A.
Allahabad
B.
Lucknow
C.
Surat
D.
Amritsar
Ans:
Amritsar
Explanation :
The Jallianwala incident took place on 13 April 1919 when a crowd of nonviolent protesters, who had gathered in Jallianwala Bagh, Amritsar, were fired upon by troops of the British Indian Army under the command of Reginald Dyer. It is also known as the Amritsar massacre.
Explanation :
Wood's Despatch was a scheme of education that was proposed by Sir Charles Wood, the President of the Board of Control of the East India Company, in 1854. It repudiated the "downward filtration theory" and emphasized on the education of the masses and announced the duty and responsibility of the Government to provide education for the people of India. It is known as the Magna Carta of English Education in India.
[22] Khilafat Movement was connected with which of the following?
A.
Turkey
B.
Egypt
C.
Saudi Arabia
D.
Iran
Ans:
Turkey
Explanation :
The Khilafat movement was an agitation by Indian Muslims, allied with Indian nationalists, to pressure the British government to preserve the authority of the Ottoman Sultan of Turkey as Caliph of Islam after World War I. The movement occurred simultaneously with the Non-cooperation movement and was focused on increasing Hindu Muslim unity.
[23] Who is the first female governor of Independent India?
A.
Vijayalakshmi Pandit
B.
Sharda Mukherjee
C.
Fathima Beevi
D.
Sarojini Naidu
Ans:
Sarojini Naidu
Explanation :
Sarojini Naidu was the first woman to become the governor of a state in India after India's independence. She held the post of Governor of Uttar Pradesh from 15 August 1947 to 2 March 1949. Her daughter Padmaja Naidu was the second woman to be the Governor of any Indian state when she held the position of West Bengal Governor during 1956-1967.
[24] Who is generally considered to be the father of the Indian Renaissance?
A.
Rabindranath Tagore
B.
Raja Rammohan Roy
C.
Mahatma Phule
D.
M.G. Ranade
Ans:
Raja Rammohan Roy
Explanation :
Raja Ram Mohan Roy, the founder of Brahmo Samaj, is considered to be the father of Indian renaissance due to his modernistic influence on Indian politics, public administration and education as well as religion
[25] Jallianwala incident took place at -
A.
Allahabad
B.
Lucknow
C.
Surat
D.
Amritsar
Ans:
Amritsar
Explanation :
The Jallianwala incident took place on 13 April 1919 when a crowd of nonviolent protesters, who had gathered in Jallianwala Bagh, Amritsar, were fired upon by troops of the British Indian Army under the command of Reginald Dyer. It is also known as the Amritsar massacre.
Explanation :
Sarojini Naidu was the first woman to become the governor of a state in India after India's independence. She held the post of Governor of Uttar Pradesh from 15 August 1947 to 2 March 1949. Her daughter Padmaja Naidu was the second woman to be the Governor of any Indian state when she held the position of West Bengal Governor during 1956-1967.
[24] Who is generally considered to be the father of the Indian Renaissance?
A.
Rabindranath Tagore
B.
Raja Rammohan Roy
C.
Mahatma Phule
D.
M.G. Ranade
Ans:
Raja Rammohan Roy
Explanation :
Raja Ram Mohan Roy, the founder of Brahmo Samaj, is considered to be the father of Indian renaissance due to his modernistic influence on Indian politics, public administration and education as well as religion
[25] Jallianwala incident took place at -
A.
Allahabad
B.
Lucknow
C.
Surat
D.
Amritsar
Ans:
Amritsar
Explanation :
The Jallianwala incident took place on 13 April 1919 when a crowd of nonviolent protesters, who had gathered in Jallianwala Bagh, Amritsar, were fired upon by troops of the British Indian Army under the command of Reginald Dyer. It is also known as the Amritsar massacre.
Explanation :
The Jallianwala incident took place on 13 April 1919 when a crowd of nonviolent protesters, who had gathered in Jallianwala Bagh, Amritsar, were fired upon by troops of the British Indian Army under the command of Reginald Dyer. It is also known as the Amritsar massacre.