[1] 'Dyarchy' was introduced in the Government of India Act of -
A.
1909
B.
1919
C.
1935
D.
None of these
Ans:
1919
Explanation :
Dyarchy was the system of double government introduced by the Government of India Act (1919) for the provinces of British India. It marked the first in troduction of the democratic principle into the execu tive branch of the British administration of India.
[2] Which one of the following was not a French settlement in India?
A.
Puducherry
B.
Mahe
C.
Goa
D.
Chandarnagar
Ans:
Goa
Explanation :
Goa is a former Portuguese colony; the Portuguese overseas territory of Portuguese India existed for about 450 years until it was annexed by India in 1961. In 1510, the Portuguese defeated the ruling Bijapur kings with the help of a local ally, Timayya, leading to the establishment of a permanent settlement in Velha Goa (or Old Goa).
[3] Who from the following leaders was not assassinated?
A.
Mahatma Gandhi
B.
Liaqat Ali Khan
C.
Muhammed Ali Jinnah
D.
Lord Louis Mountbatten
Ans:
Muhammed Ali Jinnah
Explanation :
Muhammad Ali Jinnah died at age 71 in September 1948, just over a year after Pakistan gained independence from the British Raj. He died from tuberculosis.
[4] The original name of Swami Dayananda Saraswati was -
A.
Abhi Shankar
B.
Gowri Shankar
C.
Daya Shankar
D.
Mula Shankar
Ans:
Mula Shankar
Explanation :
Dayananda Saraswati was an important Hindu religious scholar, reformer, and founder of the Arya Samaj, a Hindu reform movement. He was the first to give the call for Swarajya- "India for Indians" – in 1876, later taken up by Lokmanya Tilak. Since he was born under Mul Nakshatra, he was named Moolshankar, and led a comfortable early life, studying Sanskrit, the Vedas and other religious texts to prepare himself for a future as a Hindu priest.
[5] Who represented India in the Second Round Table Conference?
A.
Aruna Asaf Ali
B.
Sucheta Kripalani
C.
Sarojini Naidu
D.
Kalpana Joshi
Ans:
Sarojini Naidu
Explanation :
The Gandhi-Irwin Pact opened the way for Congress participation in this conference. Mahatma Gandhi was invited from India and attended as the sole official Congress representative accompanied by Sarojini Naidu and also Madan Mohan Malaviya, Ghanshyam Das Birla, Muhammad Iqbal, Sir Mirza Ismail Diwan of Mysore, S.K. Dutta and Sir Syed Ali Imam Gandhi claimed that the Congress alone represented political India; that the Untouchables were Hindus and should not be treated as a "minority"; and that there should be no separate electorates or special safeguards for Muslims or other minorities. These claims were rejected by the other Indian participants
[6] What was the ultimate goal of Mahatma Gandhi's Salt Satyagraha?
A.
repeal of Salt Satyagraha
B.
curtailment of the Government's power
C.
economic relief to the common people
D.
'Purna Swaraj' for India
Ans:
'Purna Swaraj' for India
Explanation :
The Salt Satyagraha started on March 12, 1930, with the undertaking of the Dandi Yatra (Dandi March). The triggering factor for this movement was the British monopoly of salt trade in India and the imposition of a salt tax. According to the contemporary British laws, the sale or production of salt by anyone but the British government was a criminal offense.
[7] Who persuaded the ratings of the RIN (Royal India Navy) to surrender on the 23rd February 1946?
A.
Mahatma Gandhi
B.
Jawaharlal Nehru and Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
C.
Vallabh Bhai Patel and M.A Jinnah
D.
Morarji Desai and J.B. Kripalani
Ans:
Vallabh Bhai Patel and M.A Jinnah
Explanation :
In February 1946, the Royal Indian Navy (RIN) experienced a major mutiny, on a magnitude rare among modern navies. The Second Battalion of the Black watch was called from their barracks in Karachi to deal with this mutiny on Manora Island. Both Muhammad Ali Jinnah and Sardar Patel successfully persuaded the ratings to surrender. Patel wrote, "Discipline in the army cannot be tampered with. We will want [the] army even in free India".
[8] On September 20, 1932 Mahatma Gandhi began a fast unto death in Yervada Jail against -
A.
British repression of the Satyagrahis
B.
Violation of the Gandhi-Irwin Pact.
C.
Communal award of Ramsay MacDonald
D.
Communal riots in Calcutta.
Ans:
Communal award of Ramsay MacDonald
Explanation :
In 1932, a round table conference was organized and Ambedkar, an eminent lawyer and a Dalit leader was invited to attend the same. Through his campaigning, the government granted untouchables separate electorates under the new constitution. In protest Gandhi began a fast-unto-death while imprisoned in the Yerwada Central Jail of Pune in 1932 against the separate electorate for untouchables only.
[9] The Swadeshi Movement was launched -
A.
as a protest against division of Bengal
B.
with a view to improve the economic condition of the people by encouraging consumption of Indian goods
C.
as a protest against the massacre of Indian people at Jallianwala Bagh
D.
due to the failure of the British Government to introduce responsible Government in India
Ans:
as a protest against division of Bengal
Explanation :
The Swadeshi movement, part of the Indian indepenndence movement and the developing Indian nationalism, was an economic strategy aimed at removing the economic conditions in India by following the principles of swadeshi (self-sufficiency), which had some success.
[10] The 19th Century reawakening in India was confined to the -
A.
Priestly class
B.
Upper middle class
C.
Rich peasantry
D.
Urban landlords
Ans:
Upper middle class
Explanation :
The 19th century awakening in India was on the hand led by the very presence of the British rule in India and the education of the middle classes.
[11] The Government of India, 1919 is also known as -
A.
Morley-Minto Reforms
B.
Montague - Chelmsford Reforms
C.
Regulating Act
D.
Pitts India Act
Ans:
Montague - Chelmsford Reforms
Explanation :
The Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms were reforms introduced by the British Government in India to introduce self -governing institutions gradually to India, The reforms take their name from Edwin Samuel Montagu, the Secretary of State for India during the latter parts of World War I and Lord Chelmsford, Viceroy of India between 1916 and 1921.
[12] Who is called the 'Father of the Indian National Congress?
A.
Mahatma Gandhi
B.
A.O. Hume
C.
Lokmanya Tilak
D.
Surendra Nath Banerjee
Ans:
A.O. Hume
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 for which he is known as the 'Father of the Indian National Congress'. A nota-ble ornithologist, Hume has also been called "the Father of Indian ornithology."
[13] Gandhiji considered Khadi as a symbol of -
A.
industrialisation
B.
economic independence
C.
economic growth
D.
moral purity
Ans:
economic independence
Explanation :
The Khadi movement aimed at boycotting foreign goods and promoting Indian goods, thereby improving India's economy. Mahatma Gandhi began promoting the spinning of khadi for rural self- employment and self-reliance (instead of using cloth manufactured industrially in Britain) in 1920s India thus making khadian integral part and icon of the Swadeshi movement.
[14] "India Wins Freedom" is the autobiography of -
A.
Abul Kalam Azad
B.
Muhammad Ali
C.
Zakir Hussain
D.
Syed Ahmad Khan
Ans:
Abul Kalam Azad
Explanation :
Abul Kalam Azad spent the final years of his life focusing on writing his book India Wins Freedom, an exhaustive account of India's freedom struggle and its leaders, which was published in 1957.
[15] The transfer of Government from the Company' to the Crown' was pronounced by Lord Canning (November 1, 1858) at -
A.
Calcutta
B.
Delhi
C.
Patna
D.
Allahabad
Ans:
Allahabad
Explanation :
The first Viceroy of India Lord Canning organized Durbar at Allahabad on in November 1, 1858, in which he legally declared the assumption of power by Queen Victoria. It was in this durbar that authority was transferred from the East India Company to the Crown.
[16] Mahatma Gandhi's remark, "A post-dated cheque on a crumbling bank" is regarding the pro posals of -
A.
Simon Commission
B.
Cripps Mission
C.
Cabinet Mission
D.
Wavel Plan
Ans:
Cripps Mission
Explanation :
Early in 1942, Sir Stafford Cripps, a member of the War Cabinet of Winston Churchill, was sent to make a definite offer to India on behalf of the British Government. The proposals gave a severe blow to Indian unity as the provinces could not opt to join the federation and this tantamounted to the acceptance of Pakistan in principle.
[17] Under whose leadership was the Congress Socialist Party founded in 1934?
A.
Jawaharlal Nehru and Mahatma Gandhi
B.
Acharya Narendra Dev and Jai Prakash Narayan
C.
Subhas Chandra Bose and Р.С. Joshi
D.
Saifuddin Kitchlew and Rajendra Prasad
Ans:
Acharya Narendra Dev and Jai Prakash Narayan
Explanation :
The Congress Socialist Party (CSP) was founded in 1934 as a socialist caucus within the Indian National Congress. Its members rejected what they saw as the anti-rational mysticism of Mohandas Gandhi as well as the sectarian attitude of the Communist Part of India towards the Congress Party.
[18] Simon Commission was boycotted by the nationalist leaders of India because:
A.
they felt that it was only an eyewash
B.
all the members of the Commission were English
C.
the members of the Commission were biased against India
D.
it did not meet the demands of the Indians
Ans:
all the members of the Commission were English
Explanation :
Simon Commission was primarily boycotted because it had no Indian members. The Commission was a group of seven British Members of Parlia that had been dispatched to India in 1927 to study constitutional reform in India.
[19] Who among the following British persons admitted the Revolt of 1857 as a national revolt?
A.
Lord Dalhousie
B.
Lord Canning
C.
Lord Ellenborough
D.
Disraeli
Ans:
Disraeli
Explanation :
Benjamin Disraeli, the leader of the conservative party of England has called it a "National revolt." "The motives of leadership of revolt, geographical extent of the sway of revolt, its loose organizational infrastructure and the fragile basis of national consciousness at that moment do not provide substance to the so-called characterization of sepoy mutiny as 'National struggle."
[20] The first newspaper which was published in India was -
A.
The Calculatta Gazette
B.
The Calculatta Gazette
C.
The Oriental Magazine of Calcutta
D.
The Bengal Gazette
Ans:
The Bengal Gazette
Explanation :
Hicky's Bengal Gazette was an English newspaper published from Kolkata (then Calcutta), India. It was the first major newspaper in India, started in 1780 It was published for two years.
[21] The Portuguese built their first fort on Indian soil in the territory of the Raja of
A.
Calicut
B.
Cochin
C.
Daman
D.
Bijapur
Ans:
Cochin
Explanation :
Afonso de Albuquerque was an exceedingly energetic commander of Portuguese India, who established a Portuguese fort at Cochin in 1503 on his initial voyage. It was a timber fortress, the first fortress erected by the Portuguese in India.
[22] The Sati System was abolished in 1829 A.D. by -
A.
Lord Curzon
B.
Lord Wellesley
C.
Lord Lytton
D.
Lord William Bentinck
Ans:
Lord William Bentinck
Explanation :
It was on 4 December, 1829, when the practice was formally banned in all the lands under Bengal Presidency by Lord William Bentinck.
[23] The Poona Pact signed in 1934 provided for -
A.
the creation of dominion status for India
B.
separate electorates for Muslims
C.
separate electorates for the Harijans
D.
joint electorate with reservation for Harijans
Ans:
joint electorate with reservation for Harijans
Explanation :
A compromise between the leaders of caste Hindu and the depressed classes was reached on September 24,1932, popularly known as Poona Pact. The resolution announced in a public meeting on September 25 in Bombay confirmed -" henceforth, amongst Hindus no one shall be regarded as an untouchable by reason of his birth and they will have the same rights in all the social institutions as the other Hindus have".
[24] Who said that "India's soul lives in villages"?
A.
Vinoba Bhave
B.
Jayaprakash Narayan
C.
Jawahar Lal Nehru
D.
Mahatma Gandhi
Ans:
Mahatma Gandhi
Explanation :
Gandhi had said: India's "soul" lives in villages. He, therefore, in his constructive work programme gave primacy to rural work. He wanted workers to go to villages and work with the people. His special emphasis was to improve the status of rural women.
[25] What was the name of the Newspaper edited by Gandhiji till 1933?
A.
Sarvodaya
B.
Arya
C.
Times of India
D.
Young India
Ans:
Young India
Explanation :
Young India was brought out in English by Mahatma Gandhi from 1919 to 1932. Gandhi wrote various quotations in this journal that inspired many. He used the Young India to spread his unique ideology and thoughts regarding independence.
Explanation :
Dyarchy was the system of double government introduced by the Government of India Act (1919) for the provinces of British India. It marked the first in troduction of the democratic principle into the execu tive branch of the British administration of India.
[2] Which one of the following was not a French settlement in India?
A.
Puducherry
B.
Mahe
C.
Goa
D.
Chandarnagar
Ans:
Goa
Explanation :
Goa is a former Portuguese colony; the Portuguese overseas territory of Portuguese India existed for about 450 years until it was annexed by India in 1961. In 1510, the Portuguese defeated the ruling Bijapur kings with the help of a local ally, Timayya, leading to the establishment of a permanent settlement in Velha Goa (or Old Goa).
[3] Who from the following leaders was not assassinated?
A.
Mahatma Gandhi
B.
Liaqat Ali Khan
C.
Muhammed Ali Jinnah
D.
Lord Louis Mountbatten
Ans:
Muhammed Ali Jinnah
Explanation :
Muhammad Ali Jinnah died at age 71 in September 1948, just over a year after Pakistan gained independence from the British Raj. He died from tuberculosis.
[4] The original name of Swami Dayananda Saraswati was -
A.
Abhi Shankar
B.
Gowri Shankar
C.
Daya Shankar
D.
Mula Shankar
Ans:
Mula Shankar
Explanation :
Dayananda Saraswati was an important Hindu religious scholar, reformer, and founder of the Arya Samaj, a Hindu reform movement. He was the first to give the call for Swarajya- "India for Indians" – in 1876, later taken up by Lokmanya Tilak. Since he was born under Mul Nakshatra, he was named Moolshankar, and led a comfortable early life, studying Sanskrit, the Vedas and other religious texts to prepare himself for a future as a Hindu priest.
[5] Who represented India in the Second Round Table Conference?
A.
Aruna Asaf Ali
B.
Sucheta Kripalani
C.
Sarojini Naidu
D.
Kalpana Joshi
Ans:
Sarojini Naidu
Explanation :
The Gandhi-Irwin Pact opened the way for Congress participation in this conference. Mahatma Gandhi was invited from India and attended as the sole official Congress representative accompanied by Sarojini Naidu and also Madan Mohan Malaviya, Ghanshyam Das Birla, Muhammad Iqbal, Sir Mirza Ismail Diwan of Mysore, S.K. Dutta and Sir Syed Ali Imam Gandhi claimed that the Congress alone represented political India; that the Untouchables were Hindus and should not be treated as a "minority"; and that there should be no separate electorates or special safeguards for Muslims or other minorities. These claims were rejected by the other Indian participants
[6] What was the ultimate goal of Mahatma Gandhi's Salt Satyagraha?
A.
repeal of Salt Satyagraha
B.
curtailment of the Government's power
C.
economic relief to the common people
D.
'Purna Swaraj' for India
Ans:
'Purna Swaraj' for India
Explanation :
The Salt Satyagraha started on March 12, 1930, with the undertaking of the Dandi Yatra (Dandi March). The triggering factor for this movement was the British monopoly of salt trade in India and the imposition of a salt tax. According to the contemporary British laws, the sale or production of salt by anyone but the British government was a criminal offense.
[7] Who persuaded the ratings of the RIN (Royal India Navy) to surrender on the 23rd February 1946?
A.
Mahatma Gandhi
B.
Jawaharlal Nehru and Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
C.
Vallabh Bhai Patel and M.A Jinnah
D.
Morarji Desai and J.B. Kripalani
Ans:
Vallabh Bhai Patel and M.A Jinnah
Explanation :
In February 1946, the Royal Indian Navy (RIN) experienced a major mutiny, on a magnitude rare among modern navies. The Second Battalion of the Black watch was called from their barracks in Karachi to deal with this mutiny on Manora Island. Both Muhammad Ali Jinnah and Sardar Patel successfully persuaded the ratings to surrender. Patel wrote, "Discipline in the army cannot be tampered with. We will want [the] army even in free India".
[8] On September 20, 1932 Mahatma Gandhi began a fast unto death in Yervada Jail against -
A.
British repression of the Satyagrahis
B.
Violation of the Gandhi-Irwin Pact.
C.
Communal award of Ramsay MacDonald
D.
Communal riots in Calcutta.
Ans:
Communal award of Ramsay MacDonald
Explanation :
In 1932, a round table conference was organized and Ambedkar, an eminent lawyer and a Dalit leader was invited to attend the same. Through his campaigning, the government granted untouchables separate electorates under the new constitution. In protest Gandhi began a fast-unto-death while imprisoned in the Yerwada Central Jail of Pune in 1932 against the separate electorate for untouchables only.
[9] The Swadeshi Movement was launched -
A.
as a protest against division of Bengal
B.
with a view to improve the economic condition of the people by encouraging consumption of Indian goods
C.
as a protest against the massacre of Indian people at Jallianwala Bagh
D.
due to the failure of the British Government to introduce responsible Government in India
Ans:
as a protest against division of Bengal
Explanation :
The Swadeshi movement, part of the Indian indepenndence movement and the developing Indian nationalism, was an economic strategy aimed at removing the economic conditions in India by following the principles of swadeshi (self-sufficiency), which had some success.
[10] The 19th Century reawakening in India was confined to the -
A.
Priestly class
B.
Upper middle class
C.
Rich peasantry
D.
Urban landlords
Ans:
Upper middle class
Explanation :
The 19th century awakening in India was on the hand led by the very presence of the British rule in India and the education of the middle classes.
[11] The Government of India, 1919 is also known as -
A.
Morley-Minto Reforms
B.
Montague - Chelmsford Reforms
C.
Regulating Act
D.
Pitts India Act
Ans:
Montague - Chelmsford Reforms
Explanation :
The Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms were reforms introduced by the British Government in India to introduce self -governing institutions gradually to India, The reforms take their name from Edwin Samuel Montagu, the Secretary of State for India during the latter parts of World War I and Lord Chelmsford, Viceroy of India between 1916 and 1921.
[12] Who is called the 'Father of the Indian National Congress?
A.
Mahatma Gandhi
B.
A.O. Hume
C.
Lokmanya Tilak
D.
Surendra Nath Banerjee
Ans:
A.O. Hume
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 for which he is known as the 'Father of the Indian National Congress'. A nota-ble ornithologist, Hume has also been called "the Father of Indian ornithology."
[13] Gandhiji considered Khadi as a symbol of -
A.
industrialisation
B.
economic independence
C.
economic growth
D.
moral purity
Ans:
economic independence
Explanation :
The Khadi movement aimed at boycotting foreign goods and promoting Indian goods, thereby improving India's economy. Mahatma Gandhi began promoting the spinning of khadi for rural self- employment and self-reliance (instead of using cloth manufactured industrially in Britain) in 1920s India thus making khadian integral part and icon of the Swadeshi movement.
[14] "India Wins Freedom" is the autobiography of -
A.
Abul Kalam Azad
B.
Muhammad Ali
C.
Zakir Hussain
D.
Syed Ahmad Khan
Ans:
Abul Kalam Azad
Explanation :
Abul Kalam Azad spent the final years of his life focusing on writing his book India Wins Freedom, an exhaustive account of India's freedom struggle and its leaders, which was published in 1957.
[15] The transfer of Government from the Company' to the Crown' was pronounced by Lord Canning (November 1, 1858) at -
A.
Calcutta
B.
Delhi
C.
Patna
D.
Allahabad
Ans:
Allahabad
Explanation :
The first Viceroy of India Lord Canning organized Durbar at Allahabad on in November 1, 1858, in which he legally declared the assumption of power by Queen Victoria. It was in this durbar that authority was transferred from the East India Company to the Crown.
[16] Mahatma Gandhi's remark, "A post-dated cheque on a crumbling bank" is regarding the pro posals of -
A.
Simon Commission
B.
Cripps Mission
C.
Cabinet Mission
D.
Wavel Plan
Ans:
Cripps Mission
Explanation :
Early in 1942, Sir Stafford Cripps, a member of the War Cabinet of Winston Churchill, was sent to make a definite offer to India on behalf of the British Government. The proposals gave a severe blow to Indian unity as the provinces could not opt to join the federation and this tantamounted to the acceptance of Pakistan in principle.
[17] Under whose leadership was the Congress Socialist Party founded in 1934?
A.
Jawaharlal Nehru and Mahatma Gandhi
B.
Acharya Narendra Dev and Jai Prakash Narayan
C.
Subhas Chandra Bose and Р.С. Joshi
D.
Saifuddin Kitchlew and Rajendra Prasad
Ans:
Acharya Narendra Dev and Jai Prakash Narayan
Explanation :
The Congress Socialist Party (CSP) was founded in 1934 as a socialist caucus within the Indian National Congress. Its members rejected what they saw as the anti-rational mysticism of Mohandas Gandhi as well as the sectarian attitude of the Communist Part of India towards the Congress Party.
[18] Simon Commission was boycotted by the nationalist leaders of India because:
A.
they felt that it was only an eyewash
B.
all the members of the Commission were English
C.
the members of the Commission were biased against India
D.
it did not meet the demands of the Indians
Ans:
all the members of the Commission were English
Explanation :
Simon Commission was primarily boycotted because it had no Indian members. The Commission was a group of seven British Members of Parlia that had been dispatched to India in 1927 to study constitutional reform in India.
[19] Who among the following British persons admitted the Revolt of 1857 as a national revolt?
A.
Lord Dalhousie
B.
Lord Canning
C.
Lord Ellenborough
D.
Disraeli
Ans:
Disraeli
Explanation :
Benjamin Disraeli, the leader of the conservative party of England has called it a "National revolt." "The motives of leadership of revolt, geographical extent of the sway of revolt, its loose organizational infrastructure and the fragile basis of national consciousness at that moment do not provide substance to the so-called characterization of sepoy mutiny as 'National struggle."
[20] The first newspaper which was published in India was -
A.
The Calculatta Gazette
B.
The Calculatta Gazette
C.
The Oriental Magazine of Calcutta
D.
The Bengal Gazette
Ans:
The Bengal Gazette
Explanation :
Hicky's Bengal Gazette was an English newspaper published from Kolkata (then Calcutta), India. It was the first major newspaper in India, started in 1780 It was published for two years.
[21] The Portuguese built their first fort on Indian soil in the territory of the Raja of
A.
Calicut
B.
Cochin
C.
Daman
D.
Bijapur
Ans:
Cochin
Explanation :
Afonso de Albuquerque was an exceedingly energetic commander of Portuguese India, who established a Portuguese fort at Cochin in 1503 on his initial voyage. It was a timber fortress, the first fortress erected by the Portuguese in India.
[22] The Sati System was abolished in 1829 A.D. by -
A.
Lord Curzon
B.
Lord Wellesley
C.
Lord Lytton
D.
Lord William Bentinck
Ans:
Lord William Bentinck
Explanation :
It was on 4 December, 1829, when the practice was formally banned in all the lands under Bengal Presidency by Lord William Bentinck.
[23] The Poona Pact signed in 1934 provided for -
A.
the creation of dominion status for India
B.
separate electorates for Muslims
C.
separate electorates for the Harijans
D.
joint electorate with reservation for Harijans
Ans:
joint electorate with reservation for Harijans
Explanation :
A compromise between the leaders of caste Hindu and the depressed classes was reached on September 24,1932, popularly known as Poona Pact. The resolution announced in a public meeting on September 25 in Bombay confirmed -" henceforth, amongst Hindus no one shall be regarded as an untouchable by reason of his birth and they will have the same rights in all the social institutions as the other Hindus have".
[24] Who said that "India's soul lives in villages"?
A.
Vinoba Bhave
B.
Jayaprakash Narayan
C.
Jawahar Lal Nehru
D.
Mahatma Gandhi
Ans:
Mahatma Gandhi
Explanation :
Gandhi had said: India's "soul" lives in villages. He, therefore, in his constructive work programme gave primacy to rural work. He wanted workers to go to villages and work with the people. His special emphasis was to improve the status of rural women.
[25] What was the name of the Newspaper edited by Gandhiji till 1933?
A.
Sarvodaya
B.
Arya
C.
Times of India
D.
Young India
Ans:
Young India
Explanation :
Young India was brought out in English by Mahatma Gandhi from 1919 to 1932. Gandhi wrote various quotations in this journal that inspired many. He used the Young India to spread his unique ideology and thoughts regarding independence.
Explanation :
Muhammad Ali Jinnah died at age 71 in September 1948, just over a year after Pakistan gained independence from the British Raj. He died from tuberculosis.
[4] The original name of Swami Dayananda Saraswati was -
A.
Abhi Shankar
B.
Gowri Shankar
C.
Daya Shankar
D.
Mula Shankar
Ans:
Mula Shankar
Explanation :
Dayananda Saraswati was an important Hindu religious scholar, reformer, and founder of the Arya Samaj, a Hindu reform movement. He was the first to give the call for Swarajya- "India for Indians" – in 1876, later taken up by Lokmanya Tilak. Since he was born under Mul Nakshatra, he was named Moolshankar, and led a comfortable early life, studying Sanskrit, the Vedas and other religious texts to prepare himself for a future as a Hindu priest.
[5] Who represented India in the Second Round Table Conference?
A.
Aruna Asaf Ali
B.
Sucheta Kripalani
C.
Sarojini Naidu
D.
Kalpana Joshi
Ans:
Sarojini Naidu
Explanation :
The Gandhi-Irwin Pact opened the way for Congress participation in this conference. Mahatma Gandhi was invited from India and attended as the sole official Congress representative accompanied by Sarojini Naidu and also Madan Mohan Malaviya, Ghanshyam Das Birla, Muhammad Iqbal, Sir Mirza Ismail Diwan of Mysore, S.K. Dutta and Sir Syed Ali Imam Gandhi claimed that the Congress alone represented political India; that the Untouchables were Hindus and should not be treated as a "minority"; and that there should be no separate electorates or special safeguards for Muslims or other minorities. These claims were rejected by the other Indian participants
[6] What was the ultimate goal of Mahatma Gandhi's Salt Satyagraha?
A.
repeal of Salt Satyagraha
B.
curtailment of the Government's power
C.
economic relief to the common people
D.
'Purna Swaraj' for India
Ans:
'Purna Swaraj' for India
Explanation :
The Salt Satyagraha started on March 12, 1930, with the undertaking of the Dandi Yatra (Dandi March). The triggering factor for this movement was the British monopoly of salt trade in India and the imposition of a salt tax. According to the contemporary British laws, the sale or production of salt by anyone but the British government was a criminal offense.
[7] Who persuaded the ratings of the RIN (Royal India Navy) to surrender on the 23rd February 1946?
A.
Mahatma Gandhi
B.
Jawaharlal Nehru and Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
C.
Vallabh Bhai Patel and M.A Jinnah
D.
Morarji Desai and J.B. Kripalani
Ans:
Vallabh Bhai Patel and M.A Jinnah
Explanation :
In February 1946, the Royal Indian Navy (RIN) experienced a major mutiny, on a magnitude rare among modern navies. The Second Battalion of the Black watch was called from their barracks in Karachi to deal with this mutiny on Manora Island. Both Muhammad Ali Jinnah and Sardar Patel successfully persuaded the ratings to surrender. Patel wrote, "Discipline in the army cannot be tampered with. We will want [the] army even in free India".
[8] On September 20, 1932 Mahatma Gandhi began a fast unto death in Yervada Jail against -
A.
British repression of the Satyagrahis
B.
Violation of the Gandhi-Irwin Pact.
C.
Communal award of Ramsay MacDonald
D.
Communal riots in Calcutta.
Ans:
Communal award of Ramsay MacDonald
Explanation :
In 1932, a round table conference was organized and Ambedkar, an eminent lawyer and a Dalit leader was invited to attend the same. Through his campaigning, the government granted untouchables separate electorates under the new constitution. In protest Gandhi began a fast-unto-death while imprisoned in the Yerwada Central Jail of Pune in 1932 against the separate electorate for untouchables only.
[9] The Swadeshi Movement was launched -
A.
as a protest against division of Bengal
B.
with a view to improve the economic condition of the people by encouraging consumption of Indian goods
C.
as a protest against the massacre of Indian people at Jallianwala Bagh
D.
due to the failure of the British Government to introduce responsible Government in India
Ans:
as a protest against division of Bengal
Explanation :
The Swadeshi movement, part of the Indian indepenndence movement and the developing Indian nationalism, was an economic strategy aimed at removing the economic conditions in India by following the principles of swadeshi (self-sufficiency), which had some success.
[10] The 19th Century reawakening in India was confined to the -
A.
Priestly class
B.
Upper middle class
C.
Rich peasantry
D.
Urban landlords
Ans:
Upper middle class
Explanation :
The 19th century awakening in India was on the hand led by the very presence of the British rule in India and the education of the middle classes.
[11] The Government of India, 1919 is also known as -
A.
Morley-Minto Reforms
B.
Montague - Chelmsford Reforms
C.
Regulating Act
D.
Pitts India Act
Ans:
Montague - Chelmsford Reforms
Explanation :
The Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms were reforms introduced by the British Government in India to introduce self -governing institutions gradually to India, The reforms take their name from Edwin Samuel Montagu, the Secretary of State for India during the latter parts of World War I and Lord Chelmsford, Viceroy of India between 1916 and 1921.
[12] Who is called the 'Father of the Indian National Congress?
A.
Mahatma Gandhi
B.
A.O. Hume
C.
Lokmanya Tilak
D.
Surendra Nath Banerjee
Ans:
A.O. Hume
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 for which he is known as the 'Father of the Indian National Congress'. A nota-ble ornithologist, Hume has also been called "the Father of Indian ornithology."
[13] Gandhiji considered Khadi as a symbol of -
A.
industrialisation
B.
economic independence
C.
economic growth
D.
moral purity
Ans:
economic independence
Explanation :
The Khadi movement aimed at boycotting foreign goods and promoting Indian goods, thereby improving India's economy. Mahatma Gandhi began promoting the spinning of khadi for rural self- employment and self-reliance (instead of using cloth manufactured industrially in Britain) in 1920s India thus making khadian integral part and icon of the Swadeshi movement.
[14] "India Wins Freedom" is the autobiography of -
A.
Abul Kalam Azad
B.
Muhammad Ali
C.
Zakir Hussain
D.
Syed Ahmad Khan
Ans:
Abul Kalam Azad
Explanation :
Abul Kalam Azad spent the final years of his life focusing on writing his book India Wins Freedom, an exhaustive account of India's freedom struggle and its leaders, which was published in 1957.
[15] The transfer of Government from the Company' to the Crown' was pronounced by Lord Canning (November 1, 1858) at -
A.
Calcutta
B.
Delhi
C.
Patna
D.
Allahabad
Ans:
Allahabad
Explanation :
The first Viceroy of India Lord Canning organized Durbar at Allahabad on in November 1, 1858, in which he legally declared the assumption of power by Queen Victoria. It was in this durbar that authority was transferred from the East India Company to the Crown.
[16] Mahatma Gandhi's remark, "A post-dated cheque on a crumbling bank" is regarding the pro posals of -
A.
Simon Commission
B.
Cripps Mission
C.
Cabinet Mission
D.
Wavel Plan
Ans:
Cripps Mission
Explanation :
Early in 1942, Sir Stafford Cripps, a member of the War Cabinet of Winston Churchill, was sent to make a definite offer to India on behalf of the British Government. The proposals gave a severe blow to Indian unity as the provinces could not opt to join the federation and this tantamounted to the acceptance of Pakistan in principle.
[17] Under whose leadership was the Congress Socialist Party founded in 1934?
A.
Jawaharlal Nehru and Mahatma Gandhi
B.
Acharya Narendra Dev and Jai Prakash Narayan
C.
Subhas Chandra Bose and Р.С. Joshi
D.
Saifuddin Kitchlew and Rajendra Prasad
Ans:
Acharya Narendra Dev and Jai Prakash Narayan
Explanation :
The Congress Socialist Party (CSP) was founded in 1934 as a socialist caucus within the Indian National Congress. Its members rejected what they saw as the anti-rational mysticism of Mohandas Gandhi as well as the sectarian attitude of the Communist Part of India towards the Congress Party.
[18] Simon Commission was boycotted by the nationalist leaders of India because:
A.
they felt that it was only an eyewash
B.
all the members of the Commission were English
C.
the members of the Commission were biased against India
D.
it did not meet the demands of the Indians
Ans:
all the members of the Commission were English
Explanation :
Simon Commission was primarily boycotted because it had no Indian members. The Commission was a group of seven British Members of Parlia that had been dispatched to India in 1927 to study constitutional reform in India.
[19] Who among the following British persons admitted the Revolt of 1857 as a national revolt?
A.
Lord Dalhousie
B.
Lord Canning
C.
Lord Ellenborough
D.
Disraeli
Ans:
Disraeli
Explanation :
Benjamin Disraeli, the leader of the conservative party of England has called it a "National revolt." "The motives of leadership of revolt, geographical extent of the sway of revolt, its loose organizational infrastructure and the fragile basis of national consciousness at that moment do not provide substance to the so-called characterization of sepoy mutiny as 'National struggle."
[20] The first newspaper which was published in India was -
A.
The Calculatta Gazette
B.
The Calculatta Gazette
C.
The Oriental Magazine of Calcutta
D.
The Bengal Gazette
Ans:
The Bengal Gazette
Explanation :
Hicky's Bengal Gazette was an English newspaper published from Kolkata (then Calcutta), India. It was the first major newspaper in India, started in 1780 It was published for two years.
[21] The Portuguese built their first fort on Indian soil in the territory of the Raja of
A.
Calicut
B.
Cochin
C.
Daman
D.
Bijapur
Ans:
Cochin
Explanation :
Afonso de Albuquerque was an exceedingly energetic commander of Portuguese India, who established a Portuguese fort at Cochin in 1503 on his initial voyage. It was a timber fortress, the first fortress erected by the Portuguese in India.
[22] The Sati System was abolished in 1829 A.D. by -
A.
Lord Curzon
B.
Lord Wellesley
C.
Lord Lytton
D.
Lord William Bentinck
Ans:
Lord William Bentinck
Explanation :
It was on 4 December, 1829, when the practice was formally banned in all the lands under Bengal Presidency by Lord William Bentinck.
[23] The Poona Pact signed in 1934 provided for -
A.
the creation of dominion status for India
B.
separate electorates for Muslims
C.
separate electorates for the Harijans
D.
joint electorate with reservation for Harijans
Ans:
joint electorate with reservation for Harijans
Explanation :
A compromise between the leaders of caste Hindu and the depressed classes was reached on September 24,1932, popularly known as Poona Pact. The resolution announced in a public meeting on September 25 in Bombay confirmed -" henceforth, amongst Hindus no one shall be regarded as an untouchable by reason of his birth and they will have the same rights in all the social institutions as the other Hindus have".
[24] Who said that "India's soul lives in villages"?
A.
Vinoba Bhave
B.
Jayaprakash Narayan
C.
Jawahar Lal Nehru
D.
Mahatma Gandhi
Ans:
Mahatma Gandhi
Explanation :
Gandhi had said: India's "soul" lives in villages. He, therefore, in his constructive work programme gave primacy to rural work. He wanted workers to go to villages and work with the people. His special emphasis was to improve the status of rural women.
[25] What was the name of the Newspaper edited by Gandhiji till 1933?
A.
Sarvodaya
B.
Arya
C.
Times of India
D.
Young India
Ans:
Young India
Explanation :
Young India was brought out in English by Mahatma Gandhi from 1919 to 1932. Gandhi wrote various quotations in this journal that inspired many. He used the Young India to spread his unique ideology and thoughts regarding independence.
Explanation :
The Gandhi-Irwin Pact opened the way for Congress participation in this conference. Mahatma Gandhi was invited from India and attended as the sole official Congress representative accompanied by Sarojini Naidu and also Madan Mohan Malaviya, Ghanshyam Das Birla, Muhammad Iqbal, Sir Mirza Ismail Diwan of Mysore, S.K. Dutta and Sir Syed Ali Imam Gandhi claimed that the Congress alone represented political India; that the Untouchables were Hindus and should not be treated as a "minority"; and that there should be no separate electorates or special safeguards for Muslims or other minorities. These claims were rejected by the other Indian participants
[6] What was the ultimate goal of Mahatma Gandhi's Salt Satyagraha?
A.
repeal of Salt Satyagraha
B.
curtailment of the Government's power
C.
economic relief to the common people
D.
'Purna Swaraj' for India
Ans:
'Purna Swaraj' for India
Explanation :
The Salt Satyagraha started on March 12, 1930, with the undertaking of the Dandi Yatra (Dandi March). The triggering factor for this movement was the British monopoly of salt trade in India and the imposition of a salt tax. According to the contemporary British laws, the sale or production of salt by anyone but the British government was a criminal offense.
[7] Who persuaded the ratings of the RIN (Royal India Navy) to surrender on the 23rd February 1946?
A.
Mahatma Gandhi
B.
Jawaharlal Nehru and Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
C.
Vallabh Bhai Patel and M.A Jinnah
D.
Morarji Desai and J.B. Kripalani
Ans:
Vallabh Bhai Patel and M.A Jinnah
Explanation :
In February 1946, the Royal Indian Navy (RIN) experienced a major mutiny, on a magnitude rare among modern navies. The Second Battalion of the Black watch was called from their barracks in Karachi to deal with this mutiny on Manora Island. Both Muhammad Ali Jinnah and Sardar Patel successfully persuaded the ratings to surrender. Patel wrote, "Discipline in the army cannot be tampered with. We will want [the] army even in free India".
[8] On September 20, 1932 Mahatma Gandhi began a fast unto death in Yervada Jail against -
A.
British repression of the Satyagrahis
B.
Violation of the Gandhi-Irwin Pact.
C.
Communal award of Ramsay MacDonald
D.
Communal riots in Calcutta.
Ans:
Communal award of Ramsay MacDonald
Explanation :
In 1932, a round table conference was organized and Ambedkar, an eminent lawyer and a Dalit leader was invited to attend the same. Through his campaigning, the government granted untouchables separate electorates under the new constitution. In protest Gandhi began a fast-unto-death while imprisoned in the Yerwada Central Jail of Pune in 1932 against the separate electorate for untouchables only.
[9] The Swadeshi Movement was launched -
A.
as a protest against division of Bengal
B.
with a view to improve the economic condition of the people by encouraging consumption of Indian goods
C.
as a protest against the massacre of Indian people at Jallianwala Bagh
D.
due to the failure of the British Government to introduce responsible Government in India
Ans:
as a protest against division of Bengal
Explanation :
The Swadeshi movement, part of the Indian indepenndence movement and the developing Indian nationalism, was an economic strategy aimed at removing the economic conditions in India by following the principles of swadeshi (self-sufficiency), which had some success.
[10] The 19th Century reawakening in India was confined to the -
A.
Priestly class
B.
Upper middle class
C.
Rich peasantry
D.
Urban landlords
Ans:
Upper middle class
Explanation :
The 19th century awakening in India was on the hand led by the very presence of the British rule in India and the education of the middle classes.
[11] The Government of India, 1919 is also known as -
A.
Morley-Minto Reforms
B.
Montague - Chelmsford Reforms
C.
Regulating Act
D.
Pitts India Act
Ans:
Montague - Chelmsford Reforms
Explanation :
The Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms were reforms introduced by the British Government in India to introduce self -governing institutions gradually to India, The reforms take their name from Edwin Samuel Montagu, the Secretary of State for India during the latter parts of World War I and Lord Chelmsford, Viceroy of India between 1916 and 1921.
[12] Who is called the 'Father of the Indian National Congress?
A.
Mahatma Gandhi
B.
A.O. Hume
C.
Lokmanya Tilak
D.
Surendra Nath Banerjee
Ans:
A.O. Hume
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 for which he is known as the 'Father of the Indian National Congress'. A nota-ble ornithologist, Hume has also been called "the Father of Indian ornithology."
[13] Gandhiji considered Khadi as a symbol of -
A.
industrialisation
B.
economic independence
C.
economic growth
D.
moral purity
Ans:
economic independence
Explanation :
The Khadi movement aimed at boycotting foreign goods and promoting Indian goods, thereby improving India's economy. Mahatma Gandhi began promoting the spinning of khadi for rural self- employment and self-reliance (instead of using cloth manufactured industrially in Britain) in 1920s India thus making khadian integral part and icon of the Swadeshi movement.
[14] "India Wins Freedom" is the autobiography of -
A.
Abul Kalam Azad
B.
Muhammad Ali
C.
Zakir Hussain
D.
Syed Ahmad Khan
Ans:
Abul Kalam Azad
Explanation :
Abul Kalam Azad spent the final years of his life focusing on writing his book India Wins Freedom, an exhaustive account of India's freedom struggle and its leaders, which was published in 1957.
[15] The transfer of Government from the Company' to the Crown' was pronounced by Lord Canning (November 1, 1858) at -
A.
Calcutta
B.
Delhi
C.
Patna
D.
Allahabad
Ans:
Allahabad
Explanation :
The first Viceroy of India Lord Canning organized Durbar at Allahabad on in November 1, 1858, in which he legally declared the assumption of power by Queen Victoria. It was in this durbar that authority was transferred from the East India Company to the Crown.
[16] Mahatma Gandhi's remark, "A post-dated cheque on a crumbling bank" is regarding the pro posals of -
A.
Simon Commission
B.
Cripps Mission
C.
Cabinet Mission
D.
Wavel Plan
Ans:
Cripps Mission
Explanation :
Early in 1942, Sir Stafford Cripps, a member of the War Cabinet of Winston Churchill, was sent to make a definite offer to India on behalf of the British Government. The proposals gave a severe blow to Indian unity as the provinces could not opt to join the federation and this tantamounted to the acceptance of Pakistan in principle.
[17] Under whose leadership was the Congress Socialist Party founded in 1934?
A.
Jawaharlal Nehru and Mahatma Gandhi
B.
Acharya Narendra Dev and Jai Prakash Narayan
C.
Subhas Chandra Bose and Р.С. Joshi
D.
Saifuddin Kitchlew and Rajendra Prasad
Ans:
Acharya Narendra Dev and Jai Prakash Narayan
Explanation :
The Congress Socialist Party (CSP) was founded in 1934 as a socialist caucus within the Indian National Congress. Its members rejected what they saw as the anti-rational mysticism of Mohandas Gandhi as well as the sectarian attitude of the Communist Part of India towards the Congress Party.
[18] Simon Commission was boycotted by the nationalist leaders of India because:
A.
they felt that it was only an eyewash
B.
all the members of the Commission were English
C.
the members of the Commission were biased against India
D.
it did not meet the demands of the Indians
Ans:
all the members of the Commission were English
Explanation :
Simon Commission was primarily boycotted because it had no Indian members. The Commission was a group of seven British Members of Parlia that had been dispatched to India in 1927 to study constitutional reform in India.
[19] Who among the following British persons admitted the Revolt of 1857 as a national revolt?
A.
Lord Dalhousie
B.
Lord Canning
C.
Lord Ellenborough
D.
Disraeli
Ans:
Disraeli
Explanation :
Benjamin Disraeli, the leader of the conservative party of England has called it a "National revolt." "The motives of leadership of revolt, geographical extent of the sway of revolt, its loose organizational infrastructure and the fragile basis of national consciousness at that moment do not provide substance to the so-called characterization of sepoy mutiny as 'National struggle."
[20] The first newspaper which was published in India was -
A.
The Calculatta Gazette
B.
The Calculatta Gazette
C.
The Oriental Magazine of Calcutta
D.
The Bengal Gazette
Ans:
The Bengal Gazette
Explanation :
Hicky's Bengal Gazette was an English newspaper published from Kolkata (then Calcutta), India. It was the first major newspaper in India, started in 1780 It was published for two years.
[21] The Portuguese built their first fort on Indian soil in the territory of the Raja of
A.
Calicut
B.
Cochin
C.
Daman
D.
Bijapur
Ans:
Cochin
Explanation :
Afonso de Albuquerque was an exceedingly energetic commander of Portuguese India, who established a Portuguese fort at Cochin in 1503 on his initial voyage. It was a timber fortress, the first fortress erected by the Portuguese in India.
[22] The Sati System was abolished in 1829 A.D. by -
A.
Lord Curzon
B.
Lord Wellesley
C.
Lord Lytton
D.
Lord William Bentinck
Ans:
Lord William Bentinck
Explanation :
It was on 4 December, 1829, when the practice was formally banned in all the lands under Bengal Presidency by Lord William Bentinck.
[23] The Poona Pact signed in 1934 provided for -
A.
the creation of dominion status for India
B.
separate electorates for Muslims
C.
separate electorates for the Harijans
D.
joint electorate with reservation for Harijans
Ans:
joint electorate with reservation for Harijans
Explanation :
A compromise between the leaders of caste Hindu and the depressed classes was reached on September 24,1932, popularly known as Poona Pact. The resolution announced in a public meeting on September 25 in Bombay confirmed -" henceforth, amongst Hindus no one shall be regarded as an untouchable by reason of his birth and they will have the same rights in all the social institutions as the other Hindus have".
[24] Who said that "India's soul lives in villages"?
A.
Vinoba Bhave
B.
Jayaprakash Narayan
C.
Jawahar Lal Nehru
D.
Mahatma Gandhi
Ans:
Mahatma Gandhi
Explanation :
Gandhi had said: India's "soul" lives in villages. He, therefore, in his constructive work programme gave primacy to rural work. He wanted workers to go to villages and work with the people. His special emphasis was to improve the status of rural women.
[25] What was the name of the Newspaper edited by Gandhiji till 1933?
A.
Sarvodaya
B.
Arya
C.
Times of India
D.
Young India
Ans:
Young India
Explanation :
Young India was brought out in English by Mahatma Gandhi from 1919 to 1932. Gandhi wrote various quotations in this journal that inspired many. He used the Young India to spread his unique ideology and thoughts regarding independence.
Explanation :
In February 1946, the Royal Indian Navy (RIN) experienced a major mutiny, on a magnitude rare among modern navies. The Second Battalion of the Black watch was called from their barracks in Karachi to deal with this mutiny on Manora Island. Both Muhammad Ali Jinnah and Sardar Patel successfully persuaded the ratings to surrender. Patel wrote, "Discipline in the army cannot be tampered with. We will want [the] army even in free India".
[8] On September 20, 1932 Mahatma Gandhi began a fast unto death in Yervada Jail against -
A.
British repression of the Satyagrahis
B.
Violation of the Gandhi-Irwin Pact.
C.
Communal award of Ramsay MacDonald
D.
Communal riots in Calcutta.
Ans:
Communal award of Ramsay MacDonald
Explanation :
In 1932, a round table conference was organized and Ambedkar, an eminent lawyer and a Dalit leader was invited to attend the same. Through his campaigning, the government granted untouchables separate electorates under the new constitution. In protest Gandhi began a fast-unto-death while imprisoned in the Yerwada Central Jail of Pune in 1932 against the separate electorate for untouchables only.
[9] The Swadeshi Movement was launched -
A.
as a protest against division of Bengal
B.
with a view to improve the economic condition of the people by encouraging consumption of Indian goods
C.
as a protest against the massacre of Indian people at Jallianwala Bagh
D.
due to the failure of the British Government to introduce responsible Government in India
Ans:
as a protest against division of Bengal
Explanation :
The Swadeshi movement, part of the Indian indepenndence movement and the developing Indian nationalism, was an economic strategy aimed at removing the economic conditions in India by following the principles of swadeshi (self-sufficiency), which had some success.
[10] The 19th Century reawakening in India was confined to the -
A.
Priestly class
B.
Upper middle class
C.
Rich peasantry
D.
Urban landlords
Ans:
Upper middle class
Explanation :
The 19th century awakening in India was on the hand led by the very presence of the British rule in India and the education of the middle classes.
[11] The Government of India, 1919 is also known as -
A.
Morley-Minto Reforms
B.
Montague - Chelmsford Reforms
C.
Regulating Act
D.
Pitts India Act
Ans:
Montague - Chelmsford Reforms
Explanation :
The Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms were reforms introduced by the British Government in India to introduce self -governing institutions gradually to India, The reforms take their name from Edwin Samuel Montagu, the Secretary of State for India during the latter parts of World War I and Lord Chelmsford, Viceroy of India between 1916 and 1921.
[12] Who is called the 'Father of the Indian National Congress?
A.
Mahatma Gandhi
B.
A.O. Hume
C.
Lokmanya Tilak
D.
Surendra Nath Banerjee
Ans:
A.O. Hume
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 for which he is known as the 'Father of the Indian National Congress'. A nota-ble ornithologist, Hume has also been called "the Father of Indian ornithology."
[13] Gandhiji considered Khadi as a symbol of -
A.
industrialisation
B.
economic independence
C.
economic growth
D.
moral purity
Ans:
economic independence
Explanation :
The Khadi movement aimed at boycotting foreign goods and promoting Indian goods, thereby improving India's economy. Mahatma Gandhi began promoting the spinning of khadi for rural self- employment and self-reliance (instead of using cloth manufactured industrially in Britain) in 1920s India thus making khadian integral part and icon of the Swadeshi movement.
[14] "India Wins Freedom" is the autobiography of -
A.
Abul Kalam Azad
B.
Muhammad Ali
C.
Zakir Hussain
D.
Syed Ahmad Khan
Ans:
Abul Kalam Azad
Explanation :
Abul Kalam Azad spent the final years of his life focusing on writing his book India Wins Freedom, an exhaustive account of India's freedom struggle and its leaders, which was published in 1957.
[15] The transfer of Government from the Company' to the Crown' was pronounced by Lord Canning (November 1, 1858) at -
A.
Calcutta
B.
Delhi
C.
Patna
D.
Allahabad
Ans:
Allahabad
Explanation :
The first Viceroy of India Lord Canning organized Durbar at Allahabad on in November 1, 1858, in which he legally declared the assumption of power by Queen Victoria. It was in this durbar that authority was transferred from the East India Company to the Crown.
[16] Mahatma Gandhi's remark, "A post-dated cheque on a crumbling bank" is regarding the pro posals of -
A.
Simon Commission
B.
Cripps Mission
C.
Cabinet Mission
D.
Wavel Plan
Ans:
Cripps Mission
Explanation :
Early in 1942, Sir Stafford Cripps, a member of the War Cabinet of Winston Churchill, was sent to make a definite offer to India on behalf of the British Government. The proposals gave a severe blow to Indian unity as the provinces could not opt to join the federation and this tantamounted to the acceptance of Pakistan in principle.
[17] Under whose leadership was the Congress Socialist Party founded in 1934?
A.
Jawaharlal Nehru and Mahatma Gandhi
B.
Acharya Narendra Dev and Jai Prakash Narayan
C.
Subhas Chandra Bose and Р.С. Joshi
D.
Saifuddin Kitchlew and Rajendra Prasad
Ans:
Acharya Narendra Dev and Jai Prakash Narayan
Explanation :
The Congress Socialist Party (CSP) was founded in 1934 as a socialist caucus within the Indian National Congress. Its members rejected what they saw as the anti-rational mysticism of Mohandas Gandhi as well as the sectarian attitude of the Communist Part of India towards the Congress Party.
[18] Simon Commission was boycotted by the nationalist leaders of India because:
A.
they felt that it was only an eyewash
B.
all the members of the Commission were English
C.
the members of the Commission were biased against India
D.
it did not meet the demands of the Indians
Ans:
all the members of the Commission were English
Explanation :
Simon Commission was primarily boycotted because it had no Indian members. The Commission was a group of seven British Members of Parlia that had been dispatched to India in 1927 to study constitutional reform in India.
[19] Who among the following British persons admitted the Revolt of 1857 as a national revolt?
A.
Lord Dalhousie
B.
Lord Canning
C.
Lord Ellenborough
D.
Disraeli
Ans:
Disraeli
Explanation :
Benjamin Disraeli, the leader of the conservative party of England has called it a "National revolt." "The motives of leadership of revolt, geographical extent of the sway of revolt, its loose organizational infrastructure and the fragile basis of national consciousness at that moment do not provide substance to the so-called characterization of sepoy mutiny as 'National struggle."
[20] The first newspaper which was published in India was -
A.
The Calculatta Gazette
B.
The Calculatta Gazette
C.
The Oriental Magazine of Calcutta
D.
The Bengal Gazette
Ans:
The Bengal Gazette
Explanation :
Hicky's Bengal Gazette was an English newspaper published from Kolkata (then Calcutta), India. It was the first major newspaper in India, started in 1780 It was published for two years.
[21] The Portuguese built their first fort on Indian soil in the territory of the Raja of
A.
Calicut
B.
Cochin
C.
Daman
D.
Bijapur
Ans:
Cochin
Explanation :
Afonso de Albuquerque was an exceedingly energetic commander of Portuguese India, who established a Portuguese fort at Cochin in 1503 on his initial voyage. It was a timber fortress, the first fortress erected by the Portuguese in India.
[22] The Sati System was abolished in 1829 A.D. by -
A.
Lord Curzon
B.
Lord Wellesley
C.
Lord Lytton
D.
Lord William Bentinck
Ans:
Lord William Bentinck
Explanation :
It was on 4 December, 1829, when the practice was formally banned in all the lands under Bengal Presidency by Lord William Bentinck.
[23] The Poona Pact signed in 1934 provided for -
A.
the creation of dominion status for India
B.
separate electorates for Muslims
C.
separate electorates for the Harijans
D.
joint electorate with reservation for Harijans
Ans:
joint electorate with reservation for Harijans
Explanation :
A compromise between the leaders of caste Hindu and the depressed classes was reached on September 24,1932, popularly known as Poona Pact. The resolution announced in a public meeting on September 25 in Bombay confirmed -" henceforth, amongst Hindus no one shall be regarded as an untouchable by reason of his birth and they will have the same rights in all the social institutions as the other Hindus have".
[24] Who said that "India's soul lives in villages"?
A.
Vinoba Bhave
B.
Jayaprakash Narayan
C.
Jawahar Lal Nehru
D.
Mahatma Gandhi
Ans:
Mahatma Gandhi
Explanation :
Gandhi had said: India's "soul" lives in villages. He, therefore, in his constructive work programme gave primacy to rural work. He wanted workers to go to villages and work with the people. His special emphasis was to improve the status of rural women.
[25] What was the name of the Newspaper edited by Gandhiji till 1933?
A.
Sarvodaya
B.
Arya
C.
Times of India
D.
Young India
Ans:
Young India
Explanation :
Young India was brought out in English by Mahatma Gandhi from 1919 to 1932. Gandhi wrote various quotations in this journal that inspired many. He used the Young India to spread his unique ideology and thoughts regarding independence.
Explanation :
The Swadeshi movement, part of the Indian indepenndence movement and the developing Indian nationalism, was an economic strategy aimed at removing the economic conditions in India by following the principles of swadeshi (self-sufficiency), which had some success.
[10] The 19th Century reawakening in India was confined to the -
A.
Priestly class
B.
Upper middle class
C.
Rich peasantry
D.
Urban landlords
Ans:
Upper middle class
Explanation :
The 19th century awakening in India was on the hand led by the very presence of the British rule in India and the education of the middle classes.
[11] The Government of India, 1919 is also known as -
A.
Morley-Minto Reforms
B.
Montague - Chelmsford Reforms
C.
Regulating Act
D.
Pitts India Act
Ans:
Montague - Chelmsford Reforms
Explanation :
The Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms were reforms introduced by the British Government in India to introduce self -governing institutions gradually to India, The reforms take their name from Edwin Samuel Montagu, the Secretary of State for India during the latter parts of World War I and Lord Chelmsford, Viceroy of India between 1916 and 1921.
[12] Who is called the 'Father of the Indian National Congress?
A.
Mahatma Gandhi
B.
A.O. Hume
C.
Lokmanya Tilak
D.
Surendra Nath Banerjee
Ans:
A.O. Hume
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 for which he is known as the 'Father of the Indian National Congress'. A nota-ble ornithologist, Hume has also been called "the Father of Indian ornithology."
[13] Gandhiji considered Khadi as a symbol of -
A.
industrialisation
B.
economic independence
C.
economic growth
D.
moral purity
Ans:
economic independence
Explanation :
The Khadi movement aimed at boycotting foreign goods and promoting Indian goods, thereby improving India's economy. Mahatma Gandhi began promoting the spinning of khadi for rural self- employment and self-reliance (instead of using cloth manufactured industrially in Britain) in 1920s India thus making khadian integral part and icon of the Swadeshi movement.
[14] "India Wins Freedom" is the autobiography of -
A.
Abul Kalam Azad
B.
Muhammad Ali
C.
Zakir Hussain
D.
Syed Ahmad Khan
Ans:
Abul Kalam Azad
Explanation :
Abul Kalam Azad spent the final years of his life focusing on writing his book India Wins Freedom, an exhaustive account of India's freedom struggle and its leaders, which was published in 1957.
[15] The transfer of Government from the Company' to the Crown' was pronounced by Lord Canning (November 1, 1858) at -
A.
Calcutta
B.
Delhi
C.
Patna
D.
Allahabad
Ans:
Allahabad
Explanation :
The first Viceroy of India Lord Canning organized Durbar at Allahabad on in November 1, 1858, in which he legally declared the assumption of power by Queen Victoria. It was in this durbar that authority was transferred from the East India Company to the Crown.
[16] Mahatma Gandhi's remark, "A post-dated cheque on a crumbling bank" is regarding the pro posals of -
A.
Simon Commission
B.
Cripps Mission
C.
Cabinet Mission
D.
Wavel Plan
Ans:
Cripps Mission
Explanation :
Early in 1942, Sir Stafford Cripps, a member of the War Cabinet of Winston Churchill, was sent to make a definite offer to India on behalf of the British Government. The proposals gave a severe blow to Indian unity as the provinces could not opt to join the federation and this tantamounted to the acceptance of Pakistan in principle.
[17] Under whose leadership was the Congress Socialist Party founded in 1934?
A.
Jawaharlal Nehru and Mahatma Gandhi
B.
Acharya Narendra Dev and Jai Prakash Narayan
C.
Subhas Chandra Bose and Р.С. Joshi
D.
Saifuddin Kitchlew and Rajendra Prasad
Ans:
Acharya Narendra Dev and Jai Prakash Narayan
Explanation :
The Congress Socialist Party (CSP) was founded in 1934 as a socialist caucus within the Indian National Congress. Its members rejected what they saw as the anti-rational mysticism of Mohandas Gandhi as well as the sectarian attitude of the Communist Part of India towards the Congress Party.
[18] Simon Commission was boycotted by the nationalist leaders of India because:
A.
they felt that it was only an eyewash
B.
all the members of the Commission were English
C.
the members of the Commission were biased against India
D.
it did not meet the demands of the Indians
Ans:
all the members of the Commission were English
Explanation :
Simon Commission was primarily boycotted because it had no Indian members. The Commission was a group of seven British Members of Parlia that had been dispatched to India in 1927 to study constitutional reform in India.
[19] Who among the following British persons admitted the Revolt of 1857 as a national revolt?
A.
Lord Dalhousie
B.
Lord Canning
C.
Lord Ellenborough
D.
Disraeli
Ans:
Disraeli
Explanation :
Benjamin Disraeli, the leader of the conservative party of England has called it a "National revolt." "The motives of leadership of revolt, geographical extent of the sway of revolt, its loose organizational infrastructure and the fragile basis of national consciousness at that moment do not provide substance to the so-called characterization of sepoy mutiny as 'National struggle."
[20] The first newspaper which was published in India was -
A.
The Calculatta Gazette
B.
The Calculatta Gazette
C.
The Oriental Magazine of Calcutta
D.
The Bengal Gazette
Ans:
The Bengal Gazette
Explanation :
Hicky's Bengal Gazette was an English newspaper published from Kolkata (then Calcutta), India. It was the first major newspaper in India, started in 1780 It was published for two years.
[21] The Portuguese built their first fort on Indian soil in the territory of the Raja of
A.
Calicut
B.
Cochin
C.
Daman
D.
Bijapur
Ans:
Cochin
Explanation :
Afonso de Albuquerque was an exceedingly energetic commander of Portuguese India, who established a Portuguese fort at Cochin in 1503 on his initial voyage. It was a timber fortress, the first fortress erected by the Portuguese in India.
[22] The Sati System was abolished in 1829 A.D. by -
A.
Lord Curzon
B.
Lord Wellesley
C.
Lord Lytton
D.
Lord William Bentinck
Ans:
Lord William Bentinck
Explanation :
It was on 4 December, 1829, when the practice was formally banned in all the lands under Bengal Presidency by Lord William Bentinck.
[23] The Poona Pact signed in 1934 provided for -
A.
the creation of dominion status for India
B.
separate electorates for Muslims
C.
separate electorates for the Harijans
D.
joint electorate with reservation for Harijans
Ans:
joint electorate with reservation for Harijans
Explanation :
A compromise between the leaders of caste Hindu and the depressed classes was reached on September 24,1932, popularly known as Poona Pact. The resolution announced in a public meeting on September 25 in Bombay confirmed -" henceforth, amongst Hindus no one shall be regarded as an untouchable by reason of his birth and they will have the same rights in all the social institutions as the other Hindus have".
[24] Who said that "India's soul lives in villages"?
A.
Vinoba Bhave
B.
Jayaprakash Narayan
C.
Jawahar Lal Nehru
D.
Mahatma Gandhi
Ans:
Mahatma Gandhi
Explanation :
Gandhi had said: India's "soul" lives in villages. He, therefore, in his constructive work programme gave primacy to rural work. He wanted workers to go to villages and work with the people. His special emphasis was to improve the status of rural women.
[25] What was the name of the Newspaper edited by Gandhiji till 1933?
A.
Sarvodaya
B.
Arya
C.
Times of India
D.
Young India
Ans:
Young India
Explanation :
Young India was brought out in English by Mahatma Gandhi from 1919 to 1932. Gandhi wrote various quotations in this journal that inspired many. He used the Young India to spread his unique ideology and thoughts regarding independence.
Explanation :
The Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms were reforms introduced by the British Government in India to introduce self -governing institutions gradually to India, The reforms take their name from Edwin Samuel Montagu, the Secretary of State for India during the latter parts of World War I and Lord Chelmsford, Viceroy of India between 1916 and 1921.
[12] Who is called the 'Father of the Indian National Congress?
A.
Mahatma Gandhi
B.
A.O. Hume
C.
Lokmanya Tilak
D.
Surendra Nath Banerjee
Ans:
A.O. Hume
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 for which he is known as the 'Father of the Indian National Congress'. A nota-ble ornithologist, Hume has also been called "the Father of Indian ornithology."
[13] Gandhiji considered Khadi as a symbol of -
A.
industrialisation
B.
economic independence
C.
economic growth
D.
moral purity
Ans:
economic independence
Explanation :
The Khadi movement aimed at boycotting foreign goods and promoting Indian goods, thereby improving India's economy. Mahatma Gandhi began promoting the spinning of khadi for rural self- employment and self-reliance (instead of using cloth manufactured industrially in Britain) in 1920s India thus making khadian integral part and icon of the Swadeshi movement.
[14] "India Wins Freedom" is the autobiography of -
A.
Abul Kalam Azad
B.
Muhammad Ali
C.
Zakir Hussain
D.
Syed Ahmad Khan
Ans:
Abul Kalam Azad
Explanation :
Abul Kalam Azad spent the final years of his life focusing on writing his book India Wins Freedom, an exhaustive account of India's freedom struggle and its leaders, which was published in 1957.
[15] The transfer of Government from the Company' to the Crown' was pronounced by Lord Canning (November 1, 1858) at -
A.
Calcutta
B.
Delhi
C.
Patna
D.
Allahabad
Ans:
Allahabad
Explanation :
The first Viceroy of India Lord Canning organized Durbar at Allahabad on in November 1, 1858, in which he legally declared the assumption of power by Queen Victoria. It was in this durbar that authority was transferred from the East India Company to the Crown.
[16] Mahatma Gandhi's remark, "A post-dated cheque on a crumbling bank" is regarding the pro posals of -
A.
Simon Commission
B.
Cripps Mission
C.
Cabinet Mission
D.
Wavel Plan
Ans:
Cripps Mission
Explanation :
Early in 1942, Sir Stafford Cripps, a member of the War Cabinet of Winston Churchill, was sent to make a definite offer to India on behalf of the British Government. The proposals gave a severe blow to Indian unity as the provinces could not opt to join the federation and this tantamounted to the acceptance of Pakistan in principle.
[17] Under whose leadership was the Congress Socialist Party founded in 1934?
A.
Jawaharlal Nehru and Mahatma Gandhi
B.
Acharya Narendra Dev and Jai Prakash Narayan
C.
Subhas Chandra Bose and Р.С. Joshi
D.
Saifuddin Kitchlew and Rajendra Prasad
Ans:
Acharya Narendra Dev and Jai Prakash Narayan
Explanation :
The Congress Socialist Party (CSP) was founded in 1934 as a socialist caucus within the Indian National Congress. Its members rejected what they saw as the anti-rational mysticism of Mohandas Gandhi as well as the sectarian attitude of the Communist Part of India towards the Congress Party.
[18] Simon Commission was boycotted by the nationalist leaders of India because:
A.
they felt that it was only an eyewash
B.
all the members of the Commission were English
C.
the members of the Commission were biased against India
D.
it did not meet the demands of the Indians
Ans:
all the members of the Commission were English
Explanation :
Simon Commission was primarily boycotted because it had no Indian members. The Commission was a group of seven British Members of Parlia that had been dispatched to India in 1927 to study constitutional reform in India.
[19] Who among the following British persons admitted the Revolt of 1857 as a national revolt?
A.
Lord Dalhousie
B.
Lord Canning
C.
Lord Ellenborough
D.
Disraeli
Ans:
Disraeli
Explanation :
Benjamin Disraeli, the leader of the conservative party of England has called it a "National revolt." "The motives of leadership of revolt, geographical extent of the sway of revolt, its loose organizational infrastructure and the fragile basis of national consciousness at that moment do not provide substance to the so-called characterization of sepoy mutiny as 'National struggle."
[20] The first newspaper which was published in India was -
A.
The Calculatta Gazette
B.
The Calculatta Gazette
C.
The Oriental Magazine of Calcutta
D.
The Bengal Gazette
Ans:
The Bengal Gazette
Explanation :
Hicky's Bengal Gazette was an English newspaper published from Kolkata (then Calcutta), India. It was the first major newspaper in India, started in 1780 It was published for two years.
[21] The Portuguese built their first fort on Indian soil in the territory of the Raja of
A.
Calicut
B.
Cochin
C.
Daman
D.
Bijapur
Ans:
Cochin
Explanation :
Afonso de Albuquerque was an exceedingly energetic commander of Portuguese India, who established a Portuguese fort at Cochin in 1503 on his initial voyage. It was a timber fortress, the first fortress erected by the Portuguese in India.
[22] The Sati System was abolished in 1829 A.D. by -
A.
Lord Curzon
B.
Lord Wellesley
C.
Lord Lytton
D.
Lord William Bentinck
Ans:
Lord William Bentinck
Explanation :
It was on 4 December, 1829, when the practice was formally banned in all the lands under Bengal Presidency by Lord William Bentinck.
[23] The Poona Pact signed in 1934 provided for -
A.
the creation of dominion status for India
B.
separate electorates for Muslims
C.
separate electorates for the Harijans
D.
joint electorate with reservation for Harijans
Ans:
joint electorate with reservation for Harijans
Explanation :
A compromise between the leaders of caste Hindu and the depressed classes was reached on September 24,1932, popularly known as Poona Pact. The resolution announced in a public meeting on September 25 in Bombay confirmed -" henceforth, amongst Hindus no one shall be regarded as an untouchable by reason of his birth and they will have the same rights in all the social institutions as the other Hindus have".
[24] Who said that "India's soul lives in villages"?
A.
Vinoba Bhave
B.
Jayaprakash Narayan
C.
Jawahar Lal Nehru
D.
Mahatma Gandhi
Ans:
Mahatma Gandhi
Explanation :
Gandhi had said: India's "soul" lives in villages. He, therefore, in his constructive work programme gave primacy to rural work. He wanted workers to go to villages and work with the people. His special emphasis was to improve the status of rural women.
[25] What was the name of the Newspaper edited by Gandhiji till 1933?
A.
Sarvodaya
B.
Arya
C.
Times of India
D.
Young India
Ans:
Young India
Explanation :
Young India was brought out in English by Mahatma Gandhi from 1919 to 1932. Gandhi wrote various quotations in this journal that inspired many. He used the Young India to spread his unique ideology and thoughts regarding independence.
Explanation :
The Khadi movement aimed at boycotting foreign goods and promoting Indian goods, thereby improving India's economy. Mahatma Gandhi began promoting the spinning of khadi for rural self- employment and self-reliance (instead of using cloth manufactured industrially in Britain) in 1920s India thus making khadian integral part and icon of the Swadeshi movement.
[14] "India Wins Freedom" is the autobiography of -
A.
Abul Kalam Azad
B.
Muhammad Ali
C.
Zakir Hussain
D.
Syed Ahmad Khan
Ans:
Abul Kalam Azad
Explanation :
Abul Kalam Azad spent the final years of his life focusing on writing his book India Wins Freedom, an exhaustive account of India's freedom struggle and its leaders, which was published in 1957.
[15] The transfer of Government from the Company' to the Crown' was pronounced by Lord Canning (November 1, 1858) at -
A.
Calcutta
B.
Delhi
C.
Patna
D.
Allahabad
Ans:
Allahabad
Explanation :
The first Viceroy of India Lord Canning organized Durbar at Allahabad on in November 1, 1858, in which he legally declared the assumption of power by Queen Victoria. It was in this durbar that authority was transferred from the East India Company to the Crown.
[16] Mahatma Gandhi's remark, "A post-dated cheque on a crumbling bank" is regarding the pro posals of -
A.
Simon Commission
B.
Cripps Mission
C.
Cabinet Mission
D.
Wavel Plan
Ans:
Cripps Mission
Explanation :
Early in 1942, Sir Stafford Cripps, a member of the War Cabinet of Winston Churchill, was sent to make a definite offer to India on behalf of the British Government. The proposals gave a severe blow to Indian unity as the provinces could not opt to join the federation and this tantamounted to the acceptance of Pakistan in principle.
[17] Under whose leadership was the Congress Socialist Party founded in 1934?
A.
Jawaharlal Nehru and Mahatma Gandhi
B.
Acharya Narendra Dev and Jai Prakash Narayan
C.
Subhas Chandra Bose and Р.С. Joshi
D.
Saifuddin Kitchlew and Rajendra Prasad
Ans:
Acharya Narendra Dev and Jai Prakash Narayan
Explanation :
The Congress Socialist Party (CSP) was founded in 1934 as a socialist caucus within the Indian National Congress. Its members rejected what they saw as the anti-rational mysticism of Mohandas Gandhi as well as the sectarian attitude of the Communist Part of India towards the Congress Party.
[18] Simon Commission was boycotted by the nationalist leaders of India because:
A.
they felt that it was only an eyewash
B.
all the members of the Commission were English
C.
the members of the Commission were biased against India
D.
it did not meet the demands of the Indians
Ans:
all the members of the Commission were English
Explanation :
Simon Commission was primarily boycotted because it had no Indian members. The Commission was a group of seven British Members of Parlia that had been dispatched to India in 1927 to study constitutional reform in India.
[19] Who among the following British persons admitted the Revolt of 1857 as a national revolt?
A.
Lord Dalhousie
B.
Lord Canning
C.
Lord Ellenborough
D.
Disraeli
Ans:
Disraeli
Explanation :
Benjamin Disraeli, the leader of the conservative party of England has called it a "National revolt." "The motives of leadership of revolt, geographical extent of the sway of revolt, its loose organizational infrastructure and the fragile basis of national consciousness at that moment do not provide substance to the so-called characterization of sepoy mutiny as 'National struggle."
[20] The first newspaper which was published in India was -
A.
The Calculatta Gazette
B.
The Calculatta Gazette
C.
The Oriental Magazine of Calcutta
D.
The Bengal Gazette
Ans:
The Bengal Gazette
Explanation :
Hicky's Bengal Gazette was an English newspaper published from Kolkata (then Calcutta), India. It was the first major newspaper in India, started in 1780 It was published for two years.
[21] The Portuguese built their first fort on Indian soil in the territory of the Raja of
A.
Calicut
B.
Cochin
C.
Daman
D.
Bijapur
Ans:
Cochin
Explanation :
Afonso de Albuquerque was an exceedingly energetic commander of Portuguese India, who established a Portuguese fort at Cochin in 1503 on his initial voyage. It was a timber fortress, the first fortress erected by the Portuguese in India.
[22] The Sati System was abolished in 1829 A.D. by -
A.
Lord Curzon
B.
Lord Wellesley
C.
Lord Lytton
D.
Lord William Bentinck
Ans:
Lord William Bentinck
Explanation :
It was on 4 December, 1829, when the practice was formally banned in all the lands under Bengal Presidency by Lord William Bentinck.
[23] The Poona Pact signed in 1934 provided for -
A.
the creation of dominion status for India
B.
separate electorates for Muslims
C.
separate electorates for the Harijans
D.
joint electorate with reservation for Harijans
Ans:
joint electorate with reservation for Harijans
Explanation :
A compromise between the leaders of caste Hindu and the depressed classes was reached on September 24,1932, popularly known as Poona Pact. The resolution announced in a public meeting on September 25 in Bombay confirmed -" henceforth, amongst Hindus no one shall be regarded as an untouchable by reason of his birth and they will have the same rights in all the social institutions as the other Hindus have".
[24] Who said that "India's soul lives in villages"?
A.
Vinoba Bhave
B.
Jayaprakash Narayan
C.
Jawahar Lal Nehru
D.
Mahatma Gandhi
Ans:
Mahatma Gandhi
Explanation :
Gandhi had said: India's "soul" lives in villages. He, therefore, in his constructive work programme gave primacy to rural work. He wanted workers to go to villages and work with the people. His special emphasis was to improve the status of rural women.
[25] What was the name of the Newspaper edited by Gandhiji till 1933?
A.
Sarvodaya
B.
Arya
C.
Times of India
D.
Young India
Ans:
Young India
Explanation :
Young India was brought out in English by Mahatma Gandhi from 1919 to 1932. Gandhi wrote various quotations in this journal that inspired many. He used the Young India to spread his unique ideology and thoughts regarding independence.
Explanation :
The first Viceroy of India Lord Canning organized Durbar at Allahabad on in November 1, 1858, in which he legally declared the assumption of power by Queen Victoria. It was in this durbar that authority was transferred from the East India Company to the Crown.
[16] Mahatma Gandhi's remark, "A post-dated cheque on a crumbling bank" is regarding the pro posals of -
A.
Simon Commission
B.
Cripps Mission
C.
Cabinet Mission
D.
Wavel Plan
Ans:
Cripps Mission
Explanation :
Early in 1942, Sir Stafford Cripps, a member of the War Cabinet of Winston Churchill, was sent to make a definite offer to India on behalf of the British Government. The proposals gave a severe blow to Indian unity as the provinces could not opt to join the federation and this tantamounted to the acceptance of Pakistan in principle.
[17] Under whose leadership was the Congress Socialist Party founded in 1934?
A.
Jawaharlal Nehru and Mahatma Gandhi
B.
Acharya Narendra Dev and Jai Prakash Narayan
C.
Subhas Chandra Bose and Р.С. Joshi
D.
Saifuddin Kitchlew and Rajendra Prasad
Ans:
Acharya Narendra Dev and Jai Prakash Narayan
Explanation :
The Congress Socialist Party (CSP) was founded in 1934 as a socialist caucus within the Indian National Congress. Its members rejected what they saw as the anti-rational mysticism of Mohandas Gandhi as well as the sectarian attitude of the Communist Part of India towards the Congress Party.
[18] Simon Commission was boycotted by the nationalist leaders of India because:
A.
they felt that it was only an eyewash
B.
all the members of the Commission were English
C.
the members of the Commission were biased against India
D.
it did not meet the demands of the Indians
Ans:
all the members of the Commission were English
Explanation :
Simon Commission was primarily boycotted because it had no Indian members. The Commission was a group of seven British Members of Parlia that had been dispatched to India in 1927 to study constitutional reform in India.
[19] Who among the following British persons admitted the Revolt of 1857 as a national revolt?
A.
Lord Dalhousie
B.
Lord Canning
C.
Lord Ellenborough
D.
Disraeli
Ans:
Disraeli
Explanation :
Benjamin Disraeli, the leader of the conservative party of England has called it a "National revolt." "The motives of leadership of revolt, geographical extent of the sway of revolt, its loose organizational infrastructure and the fragile basis of national consciousness at that moment do not provide substance to the so-called characterization of sepoy mutiny as 'National struggle."
[20] The first newspaper which was published in India was -
A.
The Calculatta Gazette
B.
The Calculatta Gazette
C.
The Oriental Magazine of Calcutta
D.
The Bengal Gazette
Ans:
The Bengal Gazette
Explanation :
Hicky's Bengal Gazette was an English newspaper published from Kolkata (then Calcutta), India. It was the first major newspaper in India, started in 1780 It was published for two years.
[21] The Portuguese built their first fort on Indian soil in the territory of the Raja of
A.
Calicut
B.
Cochin
C.
Daman
D.
Bijapur
Ans:
Cochin
Explanation :
Afonso de Albuquerque was an exceedingly energetic commander of Portuguese India, who established a Portuguese fort at Cochin in 1503 on his initial voyage. It was a timber fortress, the first fortress erected by the Portuguese in India.
[22] The Sati System was abolished in 1829 A.D. by -
A.
Lord Curzon
B.
Lord Wellesley
C.
Lord Lytton
D.
Lord William Bentinck
Ans:
Lord William Bentinck
Explanation :
It was on 4 December, 1829, when the practice was formally banned in all the lands under Bengal Presidency by Lord William Bentinck.
[23] The Poona Pact signed in 1934 provided for -
A.
the creation of dominion status for India
B.
separate electorates for Muslims
C.
separate electorates for the Harijans
D.
joint electorate with reservation for Harijans
Ans:
joint electorate with reservation for Harijans
Explanation :
A compromise between the leaders of caste Hindu and the depressed classes was reached on September 24,1932, popularly known as Poona Pact. The resolution announced in a public meeting on September 25 in Bombay confirmed -" henceforth, amongst Hindus no one shall be regarded as an untouchable by reason of his birth and they will have the same rights in all the social institutions as the other Hindus have".
[24] Who said that "India's soul lives in villages"?
A.
Vinoba Bhave
B.
Jayaprakash Narayan
C.
Jawahar Lal Nehru
D.
Mahatma Gandhi
Ans:
Mahatma Gandhi
Explanation :
Gandhi had said: India's "soul" lives in villages. He, therefore, in his constructive work programme gave primacy to rural work. He wanted workers to go to villages and work with the people. His special emphasis was to improve the status of rural women.
[25] What was the name of the Newspaper edited by Gandhiji till 1933?
A.
Sarvodaya
B.
Arya
C.
Times of India
D.
Young India
Ans:
Young India
Explanation :
Young India was brought out in English by Mahatma Gandhi from 1919 to 1932. Gandhi wrote various quotations in this journal that inspired many. He used the Young India to spread his unique ideology and thoughts regarding independence.
Explanation :
The Congress Socialist Party (CSP) was founded in 1934 as a socialist caucus within the Indian National Congress. Its members rejected what they saw as the anti-rational mysticism of Mohandas Gandhi as well as the sectarian attitude of the Communist Part of India towards the Congress Party.
[18] Simon Commission was boycotted by the nationalist leaders of India because:
A.
they felt that it was only an eyewash
B.
all the members of the Commission were English
C.
the members of the Commission were biased against India
D.
it did not meet the demands of the Indians
Ans:
all the members of the Commission were English
Explanation :
Simon Commission was primarily boycotted because it had no Indian members. The Commission was a group of seven British Members of Parlia that had been dispatched to India in 1927 to study constitutional reform in India.
[19] Who among the following British persons admitted the Revolt of 1857 as a national revolt?
A.
Lord Dalhousie
B.
Lord Canning
C.
Lord Ellenborough
D.
Disraeli
Ans:
Disraeli
Explanation :
Benjamin Disraeli, the leader of the conservative party of England has called it a "National revolt." "The motives of leadership of revolt, geographical extent of the sway of revolt, its loose organizational infrastructure and the fragile basis of national consciousness at that moment do not provide substance to the so-called characterization of sepoy mutiny as 'National struggle."
[20] The first newspaper which was published in India was -
A.
The Calculatta Gazette
B.
The Calculatta Gazette
C.
The Oriental Magazine of Calcutta
D.
The Bengal Gazette
Ans:
The Bengal Gazette
Explanation :
Hicky's Bengal Gazette was an English newspaper published from Kolkata (then Calcutta), India. It was the first major newspaper in India, started in 1780 It was published for two years.
[21] The Portuguese built their first fort on Indian soil in the territory of the Raja of
A.
Calicut
B.
Cochin
C.
Daman
D.
Bijapur
Ans:
Cochin
Explanation :
Afonso de Albuquerque was an exceedingly energetic commander of Portuguese India, who established a Portuguese fort at Cochin in 1503 on his initial voyage. It was a timber fortress, the first fortress erected by the Portuguese in India.
[22] The Sati System was abolished in 1829 A.D. by -
A.
Lord Curzon
B.
Lord Wellesley
C.
Lord Lytton
D.
Lord William Bentinck
Ans:
Lord William Bentinck
Explanation :
It was on 4 December, 1829, when the practice was formally banned in all the lands under Bengal Presidency by Lord William Bentinck.
[23] The Poona Pact signed in 1934 provided for -
A.
the creation of dominion status for India
B.
separate electorates for Muslims
C.
separate electorates for the Harijans
D.
joint electorate with reservation for Harijans
Ans:
joint electorate with reservation for Harijans
Explanation :
A compromise between the leaders of caste Hindu and the depressed classes was reached on September 24,1932, popularly known as Poona Pact. The resolution announced in a public meeting on September 25 in Bombay confirmed -" henceforth, amongst Hindus no one shall be regarded as an untouchable by reason of his birth and they will have the same rights in all the social institutions as the other Hindus have".
[24] Who said that "India's soul lives in villages"?
A.
Vinoba Bhave
B.
Jayaprakash Narayan
C.
Jawahar Lal Nehru
D.
Mahatma Gandhi
Ans:
Mahatma Gandhi
Explanation :
Gandhi had said: India's "soul" lives in villages. He, therefore, in his constructive work programme gave primacy to rural work. He wanted workers to go to villages and work with the people. His special emphasis was to improve the status of rural women.
[25] What was the name of the Newspaper edited by Gandhiji till 1933?
A.
Sarvodaya
B.
Arya
C.
Times of India
D.
Young India
Ans:
Young India
Explanation :
Young India was brought out in English by Mahatma Gandhi from 1919 to 1932. Gandhi wrote various quotations in this journal that inspired many. He used the Young India to spread his unique ideology and thoughts regarding independence.
Explanation :
Benjamin Disraeli, the leader of the conservative party of England has called it a "National revolt." "The motives of leadership of revolt, geographical extent of the sway of revolt, its loose organizational infrastructure and the fragile basis of national consciousness at that moment do not provide substance to the so-called characterization of sepoy mutiny as 'National struggle."
[20] The first newspaper which was published in India was -
A.
The Calculatta Gazette
B.
The Calculatta Gazette
C.
The Oriental Magazine of Calcutta
D.
The Bengal Gazette
Ans:
The Bengal Gazette
Explanation :
Hicky's Bengal Gazette was an English newspaper published from Kolkata (then Calcutta), India. It was the first major newspaper in India, started in 1780 It was published for two years.
[21] The Portuguese built their first fort on Indian soil in the territory of the Raja of
A.
Calicut
B.
Cochin
C.
Daman
D.
Bijapur
Ans:
Cochin
Explanation :
Afonso de Albuquerque was an exceedingly energetic commander of Portuguese India, who established a Portuguese fort at Cochin in 1503 on his initial voyage. It was a timber fortress, the first fortress erected by the Portuguese in India.
[22] The Sati System was abolished in 1829 A.D. by -
A.
Lord Curzon
B.
Lord Wellesley
C.
Lord Lytton
D.
Lord William Bentinck
Ans:
Lord William Bentinck
Explanation :
It was on 4 December, 1829, when the practice was formally banned in all the lands under Bengal Presidency by Lord William Bentinck.
[23] The Poona Pact signed in 1934 provided for -
A.
the creation of dominion status for India
B.
separate electorates for Muslims
C.
separate electorates for the Harijans
D.
joint electorate with reservation for Harijans
Ans:
joint electorate with reservation for Harijans
Explanation :
A compromise between the leaders of caste Hindu and the depressed classes was reached on September 24,1932, popularly known as Poona Pact. The resolution announced in a public meeting on September 25 in Bombay confirmed -" henceforth, amongst Hindus no one shall be regarded as an untouchable by reason of his birth and they will have the same rights in all the social institutions as the other Hindus have".
[24] Who said that "India's soul lives in villages"?
A.
Vinoba Bhave
B.
Jayaprakash Narayan
C.
Jawahar Lal Nehru
D.
Mahatma Gandhi
Ans:
Mahatma Gandhi
Explanation :
Gandhi had said: India's "soul" lives in villages. He, therefore, in his constructive work programme gave primacy to rural work. He wanted workers to go to villages and work with the people. His special emphasis was to improve the status of rural women.
[25] What was the name of the Newspaper edited by Gandhiji till 1933?
A.
Sarvodaya
B.
Arya
C.
Times of India
D.
Young India
Ans:
Young India
Explanation :
Young India was brought out in English by Mahatma Gandhi from 1919 to 1932. Gandhi wrote various quotations in this journal that inspired many. He used the Young India to spread his unique ideology and thoughts regarding independence.
Explanation :
Afonso de Albuquerque was an exceedingly energetic commander of Portuguese India, who established a Portuguese fort at Cochin in 1503 on his initial voyage. It was a timber fortress, the first fortress erected by the Portuguese in India.
[22] The Sati System was abolished in 1829 A.D. by -
A.
Lord Curzon
B.
Lord Wellesley
C.
Lord Lytton
D.
Lord William Bentinck
Ans:
Lord William Bentinck
Explanation :
It was on 4 December, 1829, when the practice was formally banned in all the lands under Bengal Presidency by Lord William Bentinck.
[23] The Poona Pact signed in 1934 provided for -
A.
the creation of dominion status for India
B.
separate electorates for Muslims
C.
separate electorates for the Harijans
D.
joint electorate with reservation for Harijans
Ans:
joint electorate with reservation for Harijans
Explanation :
A compromise between the leaders of caste Hindu and the depressed classes was reached on September 24,1932, popularly known as Poona Pact. The resolution announced in a public meeting on September 25 in Bombay confirmed -" henceforth, amongst Hindus no one shall be regarded as an untouchable by reason of his birth and they will have the same rights in all the social institutions as the other Hindus have".
[24] Who said that "India's soul lives in villages"?
A.
Vinoba Bhave
B.
Jayaprakash Narayan
C.
Jawahar Lal Nehru
D.
Mahatma Gandhi
Ans:
Mahatma Gandhi
Explanation :
Gandhi had said: India's "soul" lives in villages. He, therefore, in his constructive work programme gave primacy to rural work. He wanted workers to go to villages and work with the people. His special emphasis was to improve the status of rural women.
[25] What was the name of the Newspaper edited by Gandhiji till 1933?
A.
Sarvodaya
B.
Arya
C.
Times of India
D.
Young India
Ans:
Young India
Explanation :
Young India was brought out in English by Mahatma Gandhi from 1919 to 1932. Gandhi wrote various quotations in this journal that inspired many. He used the Young India to spread his unique ideology and thoughts regarding independence.
Explanation :
A compromise between the leaders of caste Hindu and the depressed classes was reached on September 24,1932, popularly known as Poona Pact. The resolution announced in a public meeting on September 25 in Bombay confirmed -" henceforth, amongst Hindus no one shall be regarded as an untouchable by reason of his birth and they will have the same rights in all the social institutions as the other Hindus have".
[24] Who said that "India's soul lives in villages"?
A.
Vinoba Bhave
B.
Jayaprakash Narayan
C.
Jawahar Lal Nehru
D.
Mahatma Gandhi
Ans:
Mahatma Gandhi
Explanation :
Gandhi had said: India's "soul" lives in villages. He, therefore, in his constructive work programme gave primacy to rural work. He wanted workers to go to villages and work with the people. His special emphasis was to improve the status of rural women.
[25] What was the name of the Newspaper edited by Gandhiji till 1933?
A.
Sarvodaya
B.
Arya
C.
Times of India
D.
Young India
Ans:
Young India
Explanation :
Young India was brought out in English by Mahatma Gandhi from 1919 to 1932. Gandhi wrote various quotations in this journal that inspired many. He used the Young India to spread his unique ideology and thoughts regarding independence.
Explanation :
Young India was brought out in English by Mahatma Gandhi from 1919 to 1932. Gandhi wrote various quotations in this journal that inspired many. He used the Young India to spread his unique ideology and thoughts regarding independence.