Modern History MCQ- A Power Packed Questions for Competitive Exams

Updated December 21, 2022

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1. Which of the following statements is incorrect about the Poona Pact?

[A] It was the agreement between Jawaharlal Nehru and Dr. B R. Ambedkar

[B] The depressed classes agreed to adhere to the principle of Joint Electorate

[C] Seats were to be allotted to the depressed classes in the provincial legislatures

[D] It provided for adequate representation of the depressed classes in the civil services

Correct Answer: [It was the agreement between Jawaharlal Nehru and Dr. B R. Ambedkar]

2. The Treaty of Seringapatam is associated with which of the following wars?

[A] Second Anglo-Maratha War

[B] Third Anglo-Mysore War

[C] Third Anglo-Maratha War

[D] Fourth Anglo–Mysore War

Correct Answer: [Third Anglo-Mysore War]

3. Who among the following was also known as Maratha Machiavelli?

[A] Nana Phadnavis

[B] Balaji Vishwanath

[C] Narayanrao Bajirao

[D] Sambhaji

Correct Answer: [Nana Phadnavis]

4. Which Viceroy passed the famous Indian Coinage and Paper Currency act (1899)?

[A] Lord Minto

[B] Lord Hardinge

[C] Lord Curzon

[D] Lord Dufferin

Correct Answer: [Lord Curzon]

5. Lord Ripon appointed Hunter commission for:

[A] combating terrorism and other anti-national activities

[B] educational reforms in India

[C] appointment of Indian Judges in higher judiciary

[D] None of the Above

Correct Answer: [educational reforms in India]

6. Who was the only Viceroy of India to be murdered in office?

[A] Lord Mayo

[B] Lord Auckland

[C] Lord Lawrence

[D] Lord Northbrook

Correct Answer: [Lord Mayo]

7. Which Viceroy passed the Vernacular Press Act and the Arms Act of 1878?

[A] Lord Lytton

[B] Lord Mayo

[C] Lord Dalhousie

[D] Lord Hardinge

Correct Answer: [Lord Lytton]

8. Which of the following is also known as Magna Carta of Indian Education?

[A] Wood’s Despatch

[B] Sadler Commission

[C] Indian Universities Act 1904

[D] Raleigh commission

Correct Answer: [Wood’s Despatch]

9. The Battle of Buxar was fought between British East India Company and:

[A] Mir Qasim

[B] Saadat Ali Khan II

[C] Ali Vardi Khan

[D] Siraj ud-Daulah

Correct Answer: [Mir Qasim]

10. Treaty of Salbai is associated with which of the following wars?

[A] First Anglo–Mysore War

[B] First Anglo-Maratha War

[C] Second Anglo-Maratha War

[D] Second Anglo-Mysore War

Correct Answer: [First Anglo-Maratha War]

11. Which of the following kingdoms granted the “Golden Farman” to Holland to trade freely in the state?

[A] Hyderabad

[B] Bijapur

[C] Golkunda

[D] Ahmednagar

Correct Answer: [Golkunda]

12. At which of the following places was the first ever European township constructed in India?

[A] Kochi

[B] Chinsurah

[C] Surat

[D] Chennai

Correct Answer: [Kochi]

13. Who inspired the young Bengal Movement in the 19th century?

[A] Ram Tanu Lahiri

[B] Henry Vivian Dorozev

[C] Rasik Kumar Malik

[D] Piyare Chand Mitra

Correct Answer: [Henry Vivian Dorozev]

14. Who is regarded as “Maker of Modern India”?

[A] M. G. Ranade

[B] Mahatma Gandhi

[C] Keshav Chandra Sen

[D] Ram Mohan Roy

Correct Answer: [Ram Mohan Roy]

15. Which of the following cities was capital of Maharaja Ranjit Singh?

[A] Amritsar

[B] Patiala

[C] Lahore

[D] Kapurthala

Correct Answer: [Lahore]

16. Which among the following Congress sessions was known for concession of separate electorates for the Muslims by the Congress Party?

[A] 1913 Karachi Session

[B] 1915 Bombay Session

[C] 1916 Lucknow Session

[D] 1917 Calcutta Session

Correct Answer: [1916 Lucknow Session]

17. During Freedom Struggle, Rabindranath Tagore renounced his Knighthood in protest for?

[A] Partition of Bengal

[B] Jallianwalla Bagh Massacre

[C] Execution of Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev

[D] None of them

Correct Answer: [Jallianwalla Bagh Massacre]

18. Which of the following is NOT a correct statement with respect to Surendranath Banerjee?

[A] He was co-founder of Indian National Association

[B] He was founder of Ripon College in Kolkata

[C] He is known to have evolved National Consciousness as a formal concept

[D] He co-founded Sadharan Brahmo Samaj with Anandmohan Bose

Correct Answer: [He co-founded Sadharan Brahmo Samaj with Anandmohan Bose]

19. The Cartaz system with reference to naval trade was used by which of the following?

[A] Dutch

[B] French

[C] English

[D] Portuguese

Correct Answer: [Portuguese]

20. Which of the following Governor Generals was called “Liberator of India Press”?

[A] Lord William Bentinck

[B] Sir Charles Metcalfe

[C] Lord Auckland

[D] Lord Ellenborough

Correct Answer: [Sir Charles Metcalfe]

21. Mahad Satyagraha was led by:

[A] Mahatma Gandhi

[B] Dr. B. R. Ambedkar

[C] Acharya Vinoba Bhave

[D] Bal Gangadhar Tilak

Correct Answer: [Dr. B. R. Ambedkar]

21. In which year, East India Company acquired Bombay from Portuguese?

[A] 1663

[B] 1668

[C] 1670

[D] 1689

Correct Answer: [1668]

23. Who among the following has written Ghoolamgiri?

[A] Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar

[B] Acharya Vinoba Bhave

[C] Jyotiba Phule

[D] Dadu Dayal

Correct Answer: [Jyotiba Phule]

24. Rabindranath Tagore got Knighthood in the year:

[A] 1910

[B] 1915

[C] 1920

[D] 1925

Correct Answer: [1915]

25. Who was the president of INC at the time of independence?

[A] Gandhi

[B] JB Kripalani

[C] Sarojini Naidu

[D] None of the above

Correct Answer: [JB Kripalani]

26. In which year Archaeological Survey of India was made a permanent body?

[A] 1902

[B] 1861

[C] 1906

[D] 1910

Correct Answer: [1906]

27. In which year, Interim Government of India (Arzi Hukumat-i-Hind) was formed by Subhash Chandra Bose?

[A] 1941

[B] 1942

[C] 1943

[D] 1945

Correct Answer: [1943]

28. Which among the following movement started with “breaking the salt law”?

[A] Non-cooperation Movement

[B] Civil Disobedience Movement

[C] Quit India Movement

[D] Home Rule Movement

Correct Answer: [Civil Disobedience Movement]

29. Who among the following was the socialist leader, who ran away from the Hazaribagh Prison and joined the Quit India Movement?

[A] Ram Manohar Lohia

[B] Minoo Masani

[C] Jayprakash Narayan

[D] Achyut Patwardhan

Correct Answer: [Jayprakash Narayan]

30. Who among the following was placed on the throne of Nawab of Bengal after the Battle of Buxar?

[A] Shiraj-ud-daula

[B] Mir Kasim

[C] Mir Jafar

[D] Najimuddin Ali Khan

Correct Answer: [Mir Jafar]

31. Who among the following established Swadesh Bandhab Samiti?

[A] Ashwini Kumar Datta

[B] Bagha Jatin

[C] Bhavabhushan Mitra

[D] Narendranath Bhattacharya

Correct Answer: [Ashwini Kumar Datta]

32. During the 1857 Mutiny, who among the following was Governor General of India?

[A] Lord Canning

[B] Lord Elgin

[C] Lord Dalhousie

[D] Lord Elleborough

Correct Answer: [Lord Canning]

33. “Swaraj ha maza janmasidha adhikar aahe ani to mi milavinach”.

The word Swaraj was first of all used by Balgangadhar Tilak. Where did Balgangadhar Tilak made the above declaration in Marathi?

[A] In Pune Jail

[B] In Yavarda Jail

[C] In Court

[D] In Mandalay Jail

Correct Answer: [In Court]

34. Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev along with Jaigopal were involved in which among the following conspiracy case?

[A] kanpur Conspiracy Case

[B] Lahore Conspiracy Case

[C] Bhagalapur Conspiracy Case

[D] Alipore Bomb case

Correct Answer: [Lahore Conspiracy Case]

35. Azad Hind Fauz was formed in which among the following countries?

[A] India

[B] Singapore

[C] Japan

[D] Germany

Correct Answer: [Singapore]

36. Which among the following Sikh Gurus introduced the Gurmukhi Script?

[A] Guru Angad

[B] Guru Gobind Singh

[C] Guru Arjun Singh

[D] Guru Harrai

Correct Answer: [Guru Angad]

37. The name of Barindra Ghosh is associated with which among the following newspapers?

[A] Indian Opinion

[B] Jugantar

[C] Ghadar

[D] Maharatta

Correct Answer: [Jugantar]

38. The ‘Tebhega’ movement of 1946 is associated with which among the following current states of India?

[A] Andhra Pradesh

[B] West Bengal

[C] Bihar

[D] Odishna

Correct Answer: [West Bengal]

39. The chief base of Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) is in which among the following states of India?

[A] Tamil Nadu

[B] Kerala

[C] Uttar Pradesh

[D] Jammu & Kashmir

Correct Answer: [Kerala]

40. At which among the following places, Indian National Congress adopted the resolution of ‘Poorna Swaraj’?

[A] Calcutta

[B] Lahore

[C] Delhi

[D] Karachi

Correct Answer: [Lahore]

41. Ahsan Manzil Palace in Dhaka, is known for which among the following landmarks in Modern Indian History?

[A] Establishment of All India Muslim League

[B] Pakistan Resolution

[C] Jinnah-Gandhi Talks

[D] None of the above

Correct Answer: [Establishment of All India Muslim League]

42. The name of P Mitra (Pramathanath Mitra) is associated with the foundation of which among the following revolutionary organizations?

[A] Anushilan Samiti

[B] India House

[C] Jugantar

[D] None of the above

Correct Answer: [Anushilan Samiti]

43. Who among the following is known to have founded the “Academic Association”?

[A] Henry Vivian Derozio

[B] Madhusudan Datta

[C] Madan Mohan Tarkalankar

[D] Surendranath Tagore

Correct Answer: [Henry Vivian Derozio]

44. Who among the following is considered to be the last Independent Nawab of Bengal?

[A] Siraj ud Daula

[B] Mir Kasim

[C] Mir Jafar

[D] Shujaud daula

Correct Answer: [Siraj ud Daula]

45. Which among the following was the first state in India in the pre-independence times, when the compulsory primary education was launched for the first time?

[A] Baroda

[B] Arcot

[C] Coorg

[D] Hyderabad

Correct Answer: [Baroda]

46. The 1896 session of Indian National Congress is best known for which among the following?

[A] India’s national song was sung for the first time

[B] India’s national anthem was sung for the first time

[C] India’s tricolor flag was hoisted for the first time

[D] None of the above

Correct Answer: [India’s national song was sung for the first time]

47. Which among the following was the correct title of National Anthem of India, when it was originally penned by Rabindranath Tagore?

[A] Jana Gana Mana

[B] Bharat Bhagya

[C] Bharat Bhagya Vidhata

[D] Bharat Vidhata

Correct Answer: [Bharat Vidhata]

48. In which year and at which place, India’s national anthem was sung for the first time?

[A] 1911, Kolkata

[B] 1912, Lucknow

[C] 1913, Delhi

[D] 1914, Bombay

Correct Answer: [1911, Kolkata]

49. Plassey, which is famous for the Battle of Plassey, is located in which among the following current states of India?

[A] West Bengal

[B] Bihar

[C] Chhattisgarh

[D] Jharkhand

Correct Answer: [West Bengal]

50. The famous Vidyasagar Setu is located in which among the following cities?

[A] Patna

[B] Kolkata

[C] Lucknow

[D] Chennai

Correct Answer: [Kolkata]

51. “Go Back to Vedas” Who among the following gave this motto?

[A] Swami Vivekananda

[B] Swami Dayananda Saraswati

[C] Ramkrishna Paramahansa

[D] None of the above

Correct Answer: [Swami Dayananda Saraswati]

52. Simon Commission had visited India during the times of which among the following Viceroys?

[A] Lord Irwin

[B] Lord Chelmsford

[C] Lord Willingdon

[D] Lord Wood

Correct Answer: [Lord Irwin]

53. At which among the following sessions of the Muslim League, Mohammed Ali Jinnah had invented a new slogan “Divide and Quit”?

[A] Lucknow Session 1931

[B] Karachi Session 1933

[C] Lahore Session 1940

[D] Karachi Session 1943

Correct Answer: [Karachi Session 1943]

54. At which among the following sessions, the All India Muslim league passed the Pakistan Resolution on 23 March 1940?

[A] Karachi

[B] Hyderabad

[C] Lahore

[D] Lucknow

Correct Answer: [Lahore]

55. At which of the following places, Green Pamphlet was issued by Mahatma Gandhi?

[A] Calcutta

[B] Surat

[C] Rajkot

[D] Sabarmati

Correct Answer: [Rajkot]

56. In which among the following years, Sabarmati Ashram was established by Mahatma Gandhi?

[A] 1910

[B] 1912

[C] 1915

[D] 1917

Correct Answer: [1917]

57. Which among the following towns / cities of Karnataka is most famous for monuments of Vijayanagar Empire?

[A] Gulbarga

[B] Belgaum

[C] Gadag

[D] Hampi

Correct Answer: [Hampi]

58. The Chauri Chaura Incident paved the way for end of which among the following movements?

[A] Civil Disobedience Movement

[B] Non-Cooperation Movement

[C] Quit India Movement

[D] Kheda Satyagraha

Correct Answer: [Non-Cooperation Movement]

59. The birth name of which among the following famous mystics was Gadadhar Chattopadhyay?

[A] Swami Vivekananda

[B] Ram Krishna Paramhansa

[C] Sri Aurobindo

[D] Swami Prabhupada

Correct Answer: [Ram Krishna Paramhansa]

60. Which among the following was the ONLY session of Indian National Congress that was presided by Mahatma Gandhi?

[A] Amaravati

[B] Belgaum

[C] Nagpur

[D] Karachi

Correct Answer: [Belgaum]

61. Who among the following was called by Jahangir as “English Khan”?

[A] Sir Thomas Roe

[B] William Hawkins

[C] Henry Middleton

[D] None of the above

Correct Answer: [William Hawkins]

62. During the times of Governor-General Lord Ellenborough, which among the following acts declared slavery as illegal?

[A] Act VI

[B] Act V

[C] Act III

[D] Act VIII

Correct Answer: [Act V]

63. The first meeting of Indian National Congress was held in Bombay in 1885 A.D. under the leadership of __:

[A] Dadabhai Naoroji

[B] Sir C. Sankaran Nair

[C] Woomesh Chandra Banerjee

[D] Badruddin Tyabji

Correct Answer: [Woomesh Chandra Banerjee]

64. Who among the following edited and published the newspaper Indian Mirror in 1861?

[A] Amitava Ghosh

[B] Ravindranath Tagore

[C] Sumit Ganguly

[D] Manmohan Ghosh and Devendranath Tagore

Correct Answer: [Manmohan Ghosh and Devendranath Tagore]

65. The Indian National Association formed in Calcutta by whom among the following?

[A] Dwarkanath Tagore

[B] Surendranath Banerjee

[C] Prasanno Kumar Tagore

[D] Debendranath Tagore

Correct Answer: [Surendranath Banerjee]

66. On which among the following dates, National Development Council was set up?

[A] 9th August 1960

[B] 6th August 1952

[C] 15th September 1958

[D] 29th August 1960

Correct Answer: [6th August 1952]

67. Who among the following was the author of Anand Math?

[A] Bankim Chandra Chatterjee

[B] Ravindranath Tagore

[C] Raja Ram Mohan Roy

[D] Bal Gangadhar Tilak

Correct Answer: [Bankim Chandra Chatterjee]

68. On which among the following dates, the Gandhi-Irwin Pact was signed?

[A] 5 March 1931

[B] 6 March 1931

[C] 7 March 1931

[D] 8 March 1931

Correct Answer: [5 March 1931]

69. On which among the following dates, execution of Bhagat Singh took place?

[A] March 19,1931

[B] April 23, 1931

[C] March 23, 1931

[D] March 14, 1931

Correct Answer: [March 23, 1931]

70. Who among the following presided the Karachi session of Indian National Congress in 1931?

[A] Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

[B] Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru

[C] Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya

[D] Dr. MA Ansari

Correct Answer: [Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel]

71. Who among the following launched the Home Rule Movement in 1916?

[A] Frank Besant

[B] Helena Blavatsky

[C] Charles Knowlton

[D] Annie Besant

Correct Answer: [Annie Besant]

72. Who among the following leaders joined Gandhiji in the Champaran Satyagraha held on April 10, 1917?

[A] Bal Gangadhar Tilak

[B] Subhash Chandra Bose

[C] Rajendra Prasad

[D] None of these

Correct Answer: [Rajendra Prasad]

73. Who among the following presided the historic Lahore session of 1929 of Indian National Congress?

[A] Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru

[B] Rajendra Prasad

[C] Lala Lajpat Rai

[D] Pandit Motilal Nehru

Correct Answer: [Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru]

74. The Lucknow session of Indian National Congress that took place in 1916 was presided by__:

[A] Rashbihari Ghosh

[B] Ambika Charan Majumdar

[C] Bhupendra Nath Bose

[D] None of the above

Correct Answer: [Ambika Charan Majumdar]

75. Who among the following was nominated as first Satyagrahi by Mahatma Gandhi for the Individual Satyagarha of 1940?

[A] Vinoba Bhave

[B] Jawarharlal Nehru

[C] Lal Bahadur Shastri

[D] S. Satyamurti

Correct Answer: [Vinoba Bhave]

76. Which among the following observed the Direct-Action Day on August 16, 1946?

[A] Muslim League

[B] Christian League

[C] Sikh League

[D] Hindu League

Correct Answer: [Muslim League]

77. Who among the following started Ganapati Festival in 1893 and thereby gave it national character?

[A] Ganesh Damodar Savarkar

[B] Nana Patil

[C] Lok manya Tilak

[D] Vinoba Bhave

Correct Answer: [Lok manya Tilak]

78. Who among the following introduced the Vernacular Press Act?

[A] Sir Ashley Eden

[B] Alexander John Arbuthnot

[C] Lord Lytton

[D] Lord Stanley

Correct Answer: [Lord Lytton]

79. Who among the following presided over the Surat Session of Indian National Congress in 1907?

[A] Dadabhai Naoroji

[B] Gopal krishna Gokhale

[C] Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya

[D] Ras Bihari Ghosh

Correct Answer: [Ras Bihari Ghosh]

80. Who among the following played a dominant role in the famous Vaikom Satyagraha of 1924–25?

[A] T. K. Madhavan

[B] Muloor S.Padmanabha Panicker

[C] Balarama Varma

[D] K. Kelappan

Correct Answer: [K. Kelappan]

81. At which among the following places, All India Muslim League was established in 1906?

[A] Dhaka

[B] Naypyidaw

[C] Islamabad

[D] Muscat

Correct Answer: [Dhaka]

82. During the independence movement, newspaper ‘Kesari’ was published by_:

[A] Subhash Chandra Bose

[B] Bal Gangadhar Tilak

[C] Mohammad Ali Jinnah

[D] Lala Lajpat Rai

Correct Answer: [Bal Gangadhar Tilak]

83. On which among the following dates, the Second Round Table Conference was held?

[A] November 17, 1932

[B] November 12, 1930

[C] September 7, 1931

[D] September 7, 1932

Correct Answer: [September 7, 1931]

84. Who among the following played a dominant role in establishing the All India Trade Union Congress?

[A] Basawon Singh (Sinha)

[B] Subodh Banerjee

[C] Lala Lajpat Rai

[D] Ashok Mehta

Correct Answer: [Lala Lajpat Rai]

85. Who among the following was the first Indian woman president to chair the Indian National Congress at Kanpur session of 1925?

[A] Sarojini Naidu

[B] Annie Beasant

[C] Nellie Sengupta

[D] Indira Gandhi

Correct Answer: [Sarojini Naidu]

86. Which among the following Charter Acts ended the commercial monopoly of East India Company in India?

[A] Charter Act of 1793

[B] Charter Act of 1813

[C] Charter Act of 1833

[D] Charter Act of 1853

Correct Answer: [Charter Act of 1813]

87. Who among the following introduced the subsidiary alliance system in India?

[A] Lord Clive

[B] Lord Wellesley

[C] Lord Cunningham

[D] Lord Canning

Correct Answer: [Lord Wellesley]

88. Who among the following signed the Treaty of Bassein in 1802 with the British East India Company?

[A] Baji Rao II

[B] Baji Rao I

[C] Sultan Bahadur

[D] None of the above

Correct Answer: [Baji Rao II]

89. Shivaji had formed a council of eight ministers that administered the Maratha empire. The council was named as:

[A] Nyaya Pradhan

[B] Ashta Sena

[C] Ashta Siddhi

[D] Ashta Pradhan

Correct Answer: [Ashta Pradhan]

90. Which among the following events was a major set-back to Khilafat Movement?

[A] Announcements of concession to Muslims by British Government

[B] Pact signed between Indian National Congress and Muslim League

[C] Revolution in Turkey

[D] Violence in Chauri Chaura

Correct Answer: [Revolution in Turkey]

91. Which among the following events took place immediately before the massacre at Jallianwalla Bagh?

[A] Partition of Bengal

[B] llbert Bill

[C] Passage of the Rowlatt Act

[D] Minto-Morley Reforms

Correct Answer: [Passage of the Rowlatt Act]

92. Which among the following books was authored by Mahatma Gandhi?

[A] Hindu View of Life

[B] Hind Swaraj

[C] Discovery of India

[D] My Truth

Correct Answer: [Hind Swaraj]

93. Who among the following founded the Indian Society of Oriental Art to revive the ancient art traditions of India?

[A] Abanindranath Tagore

[B] Ravindranath Tagore

[C] Surendranath Ganguly

[D] Mukul Dey

Correct Answer: [Abanindranath Tagore]

94. In which year, first census was conducted in India?

[A] 1884

[B] 1872

[C] 1881

[D] 1891

Correct Answer: [1872]

95. Martyrdom of Chandrashekhar Azad took place on which among the following dates?

[A] February 27, 1931

[B] February 11, 1931

[C] April 13, 1931

[D] August 14, 1931

Correct Answer: [February 27, 1931]

96. In which of the following languages was the Ghadar Journal was first published?

[A] Urdu

[B] English

[C] Punjabi

[D] Pushtu

Correct Answer: [Urdu]

97. On which among the following dates, Jallianwala Bagh Massacre took place?

[A] April 16,1919

[B] April 13,1919

[C] April 3,1919

[D] April 14,1919

Correct Answer: [April 13,1919]

98. Who among the following resigned from the membership of the Viceroy’s Executive Council as a protest against Jallianwala Bagh Massacre?

[A] C. P. Ramaswami Iyer

[B] Muhammad Ali Jinnah

[C] B. N. Sarma

[D] Shankaran Nair

Correct Answer: [Shankaran Nair]

99. Which among the following was the first registered Trade Union of India?

[A] Hindu Mazdoor Sabha

[B] Bhartiya Mazdoor Sangh

[C] Madras Labour Union

[D] United Trade Union Congress

Correct Answer: [Madras Labour Union]

100. Who among the following founded the Madras Labour Union?

[A] Subodh Banerjee

[B] B.P. Wadia

[C] Lala Lajpat Rai

[D] Bharat Bhushan Pandey

Correct Answer: [B.P. Wadia]

101. Which one of the following Bengali drama was directed against Polygamy?

[A] Bhanumati Chittavikas

[B] Kulin Kulasarvasva

[C] Vidhva Vivaha

[D] Nava Natak

Correct Answer: [Kulin Kulasarvasva]

102. 100 years ago, the Hindustan Gadar Party was launched in which among the following cities in United States?

[A] Chicago

[B] San Francisco

[C] Oregon City

[D] New York

Correct Answer: [San Francisco]

103. The Special Calcutta Session, 1920, in which Mahatma Gandhi moved the Non-cooperation resolution was presided by __?

[A] C. R. Das

[B] B. C. Pal

[C] Lala Lajpat Rai

[D] Motilal Nehru

Correct Answer: [Lala Lajpat Rai]

104. The famous book “Ghulamgiri” was written by__:

[A] B. R. Ambedkar

[B] Narayan Guru

[C] Jyotiba Phule

[D] M. P. Pillai

Correct Answer: [Jyotiba Phule]

105. Who among the following made the following statement?

“The only lesson required in India at present is to learn how to die and the only way to teach is by dying ourselves. Therefore, I die and glory in my martyrdom”

[A] Aurbindo Ghosh

[B] Khudiram Bose

[C] Chandra Shekhar Azad

[D] Madan Lal Dhingra

Correct Answer: [Madan Lal Dhingra]

106. Basumati, the oldest Bengali Daily paper was edited by ___:

[A] Anand Mohan Bose

[B] Surya Sen

[C] Barinder Kumar Ghosh

[D] V. D. Savarkar

Correct Answer: [Barinder Kumar Ghosh]

107. Curzon Wyllie, who was murdered by Madan Lal Dhingra in London, was___?

[A] Secretary of State for India

[B] Adviser to the Secretary of State of India

[C] Law Member

[D] [Window Title]

Correct Answer: [Adviser to the Secretary of State of India]

108. Who was the only Indian prince who actively participated in the Revolutionary Movement within and outside India?

[A] Raja Aridaman Singh

[B] Raja Hari Singh

[C] Raja Kumar Singh

[D] Raja Mahendra Pratap

Correct Answer: [Raja Mahendra Pratap]

109. During which among the following events, Bal Gangadhar Tilak was given the epithet of ‘Lokmanya’?

[A] Home Rule Movement

[B] Surat Split

[C] Swadeshi Movement

[D] His imprisonment in 1908

Correct Answer: [Home Rule Movement]

110. The national anthem of India ‘Jana Gana Mana’ was first sung at __:

[A] Calcutta, 1911

[B] Calcutta, 1912

[C] Delhi, 1911

[D] Mumbai, 1912

Correct Answer: [Calcutta, 1911]

111. Who among the following poet and dramatist pioneered the Bengali drama?

[A] Bankim Chandra Chatterjee

[B] Michael Madhusudan Dutta

[C] Rajnarayan Dutt

[D] Aurobindo Ghosh

Correct Answer: [Michael Madhusudan Dutta]

112. With reference to the relations of the Princely states with British Crown, which among the following report said that “Paramountcy must remain paramount”?

[A] Hunter Commission Report

[B] Strachey Commission Report

[C] Butler Commission Report

[D] Campbell Commission Report

Correct Answer: [Butler Commission Report]

113. The policy announcement of “progressive realization of responsible Government in India as an integral part of the British Empire” was embedded in __:

[A] Montagu-Chelmsford Report

[B] Motilal Nehru Report

[C] Hartog Committee Report

[D] Cabinet Mission Report

Correct Answer: [Montagu-Chelmsford Report]

114. Which of the following was the primary objective of the Cripps Mission?

[A] To prevent the launch of Quit India Movement

[B] To persuade Indian Leaders to support the British War Efforts

[C] To Convince the Congress Ministries to withdraw their resignations

[D] To set up a Constitution making body

Correct Answer: [To persuade Indian Leaders to support the British War Efforts]

115. In context with the Constituent Assembly, which among the following observations is / are correct?

I. The members of Constituent Assembly were elected directly

II. The basis of seats allocation was population

III. Composition of the Constituent Assembly was roughly in line with the suggestions of the Cabinet Mission                      planChoose the correct option from the codes given below:

[A] Only I & II are correct

[B] Only II & III are correct

[C] Only I & III are correct

[D] I, II and III are correct

Correct Answer: [Only II & III are correct]

116. Who among the following had drafted the “Declaration of Independence” pledge in 1930?

[A] Motilal Nehru

[B] Jawahar Lal Nehru

[C] Mahatma Gandhi

[D] C R Das

Correct Answer: [Mahatma Gandhi]

117. Which among the following is India’s first Oil refinery?

[A] Guwahati Refinery

[B] Vishakhapatnam Refinery

[C] Digboi Refinery

[D] Barauni Refinery

Correct Answer: [Digboi Refinery]

118. In which among the following countries, Battaglione Azad Hindoustan, a legion unit of Indian National Army (Azad Hind Fauj) was formed during the World War II?

[A] Japan

[B] Germany

[C] Italy

[D] Singapore

Correct Answer: [Italy]

119. “The Bengalee” Newspaper was started by which among the following activists in 1879?

[A] Surendranath Banerjee

[B] Anandmohan Bose

[C] Nabagopal Mitra

[D] Rajnarayan Basu

Correct Answer: [Surendranath Banerjee]

120. At which among the following places, Hindu Mela was started in 1867 by Nabagopal Mitra?

[A] Calcutta

[B] Delhi

[C] Allahabad

[D] Varanasi

Correct Answer: [Calcutta]

121. During which among the following movements, Mahatma Gandhi remarked: “on bended knees I asked for bread and received stone instead”?

[A] Khilafat Movement

[B] Non-Cooperation Movement

[C] Dandi March

[D] Quit India Movement

Correct Answer: [Dandi March]

122. The name of the operation started by the British Government to arrest the leaders of Quit India Movement was__?

[A] Operation Reander Paste

[B] Operation Zero Hour

[C] Operation Thunderbolt

[D] Operation Blue Star

Correct Answer: [Operation Thunderbolt]

123. Who among the following had drafted the fundamental rights resolution at the Karachi Session, 1931?

[A] Jawaharlal Nehru

[B] Acharya Narendra Deo

[C] Subhash Chandra Bose

[D] Maulana Abul Kalam Azad

Correct Answer: [Jawaharlal Nehru]

124. Which Bengali writer suggested the adoption of Hindi as India’s National Language?

[A] Bhudeva Mukherjee

[B] Dinbandhu Mitra

[C] Madhusudan Datta

[D] Kali Prasanna Sinha

Correct Answer: [Bhudeva Mukherjee]

125. Who among the following is known as Mother of Indian Revolutionaries?

[A] Annie Besant

[B] Sarojini Naidu

[C] Madam Cama

[D] Usha Mehta

Correct Answer: [Madam Cama]

126. The Hindu Mahasabha was organized for the first time in 1914 at ___:

[A] Haridwar

[B] Allahabad

[C] Varanasi

[D] None of the above

Correct Answer: [Haridwar]

127. Who was elected the President of Indian National Congress in the famous Tripuri Session of 1939?

[A] Acharya Narendra Deo

[B] Sarat Chandra Bose

[C] Subhash Chandra Bose

[D] Maulana Abul Kalam Azad

Correct Answer: [Subhash Chandra Bose]

128. Which party observed the “Black Day” on July 3, 1947 against Partition of India?

[A] Indian National Congress

[B] Forward Bloc

[C] Hindu Mahasabha

[D] Communist Party of India

Correct Answer: [Hindu Mahasabha]

129. Which party observed the “Black Day” on July 3, 1947 against Partition of India?

[A] Indian National Congress

[B] Forward Bloc

[C] Hindu Mahasabha

[D] Communist Party of India

Correct Answer: [Hindu Mahasabha]

130. The First President of Muslim League was __?

[A] Nawab Viqar-ul-Mulk Mustaq Hussain

[B] Mian Abdul Aziz

[C] Hidayat Hussain Khan

[D] Mohammad Ali Jinnah

Correct Answer: [Nawab Viqar-ul-Mulk Mustaq Hussain]

131. The statement “Like summer gale revolt of Meerut was unprecedented and short-lived” was made by __?

[A] S. N. Sen

[B] R. C. Majumdar

[C] S. B. Chaudhuri

[D] V. D. Savarkar

Correct Answer: [S. N. Sen]

132. During the company rule, the Hindu Widows Remarriage Act was drafted by__?

[A] Lord Canning

[B] Lord Dalhousie

[C] Lord Hardinge

[D] None of the above

Correct Answer: [Lord Dalhousie]

133. The Treaty of Alinagar was signed in ___?

[A] February 1756

[B] September 1756

[C] February 1757

[D] April 1757

Correct Answer: [February 1757]

134. The Two Nation Theory was propounded in which session of the Muslim League?

[A] Lahore Session, 1940

[B] Bombay Session, 1915

[C] Delhi Session, 1918

[D] Calcutta Session, 1917

Correct Answer: [Lahore Session, 1940]

135. The biographical memoir of A. O. Hume was written by __?

[A] W. Wederbirn

[B] Lord Dufferin

[C] J. Charles

[D] None of the above

Correct Answer: [W. Wederbirn]

136. The most fervent supporter of Gandhi’s proposal for an all-out campaign of civil disobedience during Quit India Movement was?

[A] Ram Manohar Lohia

[B] Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

[C] Subhash Chandra Bose

[D] Jai Prakash Narayan

Correct Answer: [Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel]

137. In which year English was made the medium of instruction in India?

[A] 1844 A.D.

[B] 1835 A.D.

[C] 1833 A.D.

[D] 1813 A.D.

Correct Answer: [1835 A.D.]

138. Who is considered the “Father of Muslim Renaissance in Bengal” in Bengal?

[A] Abdul Latif

[B] Mirza Ghulam Ahmed

[C] Muhammad Qasim

[D] Rashid Ahmed Gangohi

Correct Answer: [Abdul Latif]

139. Which one of the following leaders was not a part of Non-cooperation movement?

[A] M. A. Ansari

[B] M. A. Zinnah

[C] Abul Kalam Azad

[D] Hakim Ajmal Khan

Correct Answer: [M. A. Zinnah]

140. Who was the President of the “Flag Committee”?

[A] B. R. Ambedkar

[B] J. B. Kriplani

[C] Hakim Ajmal Khan

[D] Dr. Rajendra Prasad

Correct Answer: [Dr. Rajendra Prasad]

141. The Bijauliya Movement is related to the agrarian struggle in the current state of __?

[A] Kerala

[B] Assam

[C] Odisha

[D] Rajasthan

Correct Answer: [Rajasthan]

142. Which was the first State to be created on linguistic basis?

[A] Madras

[B] Andhra Pradesh

[C] Andhra State

[D] Gujarath

Correct Answer: [Andhra State]

143. Who was the last Maratha chief to accept the Subsidiary Alliance of the British?

[A] Gaikwad

[B] Scindia

[C] Holkar

[D] Bhonsle

Correct Answer: [Holkar]

144. Who of the following wrote the first Indian poetic work in English?

[A] Kashi Prasad Ghosh

[B] Ramchandra Vidyavagish

[C] Krishna Mohan Banerjee

[D] Hariharanand

Correct Answer: [Kashi Prasad Ghosh]

145. With reference to Bahadur Shah Zafar, which among the following statements is not true?

[A] He was an emperor without empire

[B] He was a warrior without any war experience

[C] Hassan Askari was his spiritual guide

[D] He succeeded to the throne in 1845 A.D.

Correct Answer: [He succeeded to the throne in 1845 A.D.]

146. Fatehchand (one of the traitors of Plassey) was bestowed with the title of Jagath Seth by __?

[A] Alivardi Khan

[B] Sirajuddaula

[C] Mir Zafar

[D] Muhammad Shah

Correct Answer: [Muhammad Shah]

147. Hind Swaraj, a book by Mahatma Gandhi in 1909 was originally written in __?

[A] Hindi

[B] Urdu

[C] Gujarati

[D] English

Correct Answer: [Gujarati]

148. Who among the following was not included in the “Asta Pradhan” of Shivaji?

[A] Sumant

[B] Majmudar

[C] Vakiyanavis

[D] Vakeel

Correct Answer: [Vakeel]

149. The most important reason for collection of “Chauth” and “Sardeshmukhi” by Marathas was __?

[A] To increase the source of income

[B] To expand his territories

[C] To consolidate his political influence

[D] Because of the opposition of Muslim rulers

Correct Answer: [To increase the source of income]

150. In which among the following years, Bombay transferred to the East India Company by Charles II?

[A] 1662 A.D.

[B] 1664 A.D.

[C] 1666 A.D.

[D] 1668 A.D.

Correct Answer: [1668 A.D.]

151. Which among the following British men tried to obtain a Firman for trade in Gujarat from Emperor Akbar?

[A] Ralph Fitch

[B] John Mildenhall

[C] Sir Thomas Roe

[D] Thomas Stephens

Correct Answer: [John Mildenhall]

152. Which among the following was the first establishment of Dutch in current territories of Odisha?

[A] Calcutta

[B] Chinsura

[C] Pippli

[D] Balasore

Correct Answer: [Pippli]

153. Under which among the following treaties, the British East India Company secured the Diwani right of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa?

[A] Alinagar

[B] Faizabad

[C] Allahabad

[D] Benaras

Correct Answer: [Allahabad]

154. The Peshwa accepted the Subsidiary Alliance with the British via which among the following treaties?

[A] Treaty of Purandhar

[B] Treaty of Bassein

[C] Treaty of Salbai

[D] Treaty of Surji Arjungaon

Correct Answer: [Treaty of Bassein]

155. The first victim of the British policy of Subsidiary Alliance was___?

[A] Avadh

[B] Mewar

[C] Mysore

[D] Hyderabad

Correct Answer: [Hyderabad]

156. Who said that British established a robber state in Bengal between 1765 and 1772?

[A] G. W. Forrest

[B] Lord Macaulay

[C] K. M. Panikkar

[D] Nand Lal Chatterji

Correct Answer: [K. M. Panikkar]

157. Avadh was annexed into the British East India territories on which ground?

[A] Doctrine of Lapse

[B] Alleged misgovernment

[C] Failure to pay subsidy

[D] Maintenance of relations with foreign powers

Correct Answer: [Alleged misgovernment]

158. Which one of the following native states was NOT annexed by the British on the basis of the Doctrine of Lapse?

[A] Satara

[B] Punjab

[C] Jhansi

[D] Karauli

Correct Answer: [Punjab]

159. The British East India Company ceased to be a trading Company via which among the following legislation?

[A] Pitts India Act of 1784

[B] Charter Act of 1833

[C] Charter Act of 1813

[D] Government of India Act 1858

Correct Answer: [Charter Act of 1833]

160.What is the correct chronological order of setting up of the following Commissions?   

I. Macdonell Commission

II. First Industrial Commission

III. First Fiscal commission

[A] I, II & III

[B] II, III & I

[C] II, I & III

[D] I, II & III

Correct Answer: [I, II & III]

161. Mahalwari System of Revenue Settlement was introduced in which of the following?

[A] Bengal

[B] Bombay

[C] Madras

[D] North west provinces

Correct Answer: [North west provinces]

162. Which among the following regions was most affected by the Revolution of 1857?

[A] Punjab

[B] Maharastra

[C] Avadh

[D] Madras

Correct Answer: [Avadh]

163. The annulment of Partition of Bengal was done by __?

[A] Lord Curzon

[B] Lord Minto

[C] Lord Hardinge

[D] Lord Chelmsford

Correct Answer: [Lord Hardinge]

164. Kumaran Asan is associated with the social renaissance in which among the following current states?

[A] Kerala

[B] Tamil Nadu

[C] Andhra Pradesh

[D] None of the above

Correct Answer: [Kerala]

165. The Congress and Muslim League had most cordial relationships in between which among the following years?

[A] 1906 to 1916

[B] 1916 to 1922

[C] 1922 to 1928

[D] 1928 to 1934

Correct Answer: [1916 to 1922]

166. The first Indian woman to preside a session of Indian National Congress was__?

[A] Rajkumari Amrit Kaur

[B] Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit

[C] Aruna Asaf Ali

[D] Sarojini Naidu

Correct Answer: [Sarojini Naidu]

67. Consider the following events of Indian National Movement.

I. Gandhi Irwin Pact

II. Poona Pact

III. Karachi Session of Indian National Congress.

IV. Individual Satyagraha

Select the correct chronological order of the events from the codes given below.Codes:

[A] I, III, II & IV

[B] II, III, IV & I

[C] III, IV, II & I

[D] IV, III, II & I

Correct Answer: [I, III, II & IV]
168. “Springing Tiger: A Study of a Revolutionary” is a biographical work on __?

[A] Bhagat Singh

[B] Chandrashekhar Azad

[C] Subhas Chandra Bose

[D] Shyamji Krishna Verma

Correct Answer: [Subhas Chandra Bose]

169. Which among the following was the venue of the Second Round Table Conference at London?

[A] St. James Palace

[B] Kingsley Palace

[C] Buckingham Palace

[D] 10, Downing Street

Correct Answer: [St. James Palace]

170. Who among the following was the French explorer who visited court of Emperor Shah Jahan and left a detailed account of Takht-i-Taus (Peacock throne)?

[A] Jean-Baptiste Tavernier

[B] Geronimo Verroneo

[C] Pierre-Jean Grosley

[D] Jean-Paul Dubois

Correct Answer: [Jean-Baptiste Tavernier]

171. On which among the following occasions, Bombay was handed over to Britishers by the Portuguese?

[A] Freedom of Portuguese from the control of Spain

[B] Marriage of Charles II with the Portuguese princess Catherine of Braganza

[C] Crushing of Spanish Armada by British in 1588

[D] The Treaty of Madrid in 1630

Correct Answer: [Marriage of Charles II with the Portuguese princess Catherine of Braganza]

172. Which among the following apparently impressed Jahangir to issue a farman in 1613 A.D. to the English to establish a factory at Surat?

[A] Reconciliation between the English and Portuguese

[B] A secret offer of naval help to the Mughal emperor to oust the Portuguese

[C] A heavy dose of bribe to Nur Jahan

[D] The defeat of Portuguese naval squadrons by the English

Correct Answer: [The defeat of Portuguese naval squadrons by the English]

173. Which among the following was the first Presidency of British East India Company in India?

[A] Madras

[B] Masulipattam

[C] Surat

[D] Hungli

Correct Answer: [Surat]

174. Who among the following entered into a triple alliance against Haider immediately before the first Anglo-Mysore war of 1767-69?

I. The English

II. Nizam of Hyderabad

III. The Marathas

IV. Raja of Travancore

Choose the correct option from the codes given below:

[A] I, II & III

[B] I, III & IV

[C] I, II & IV

[D] II, III & IV

Correct Answer: [I, II & III]

175. Which among the following was NOT annexed into the East India territories via the Doctrine of Lapse?

[A] Satara

[B] Nagpur

[C] Jhansi

[D] Mysore

Correct Answer: [Mysore]

176. The leader of revolt of 1857 in Lucknow was __?

[A] Tatya Tope

[B] Maulvi Ahmadullah Shah

[C] Birjis Qadir

[D] Begum Hazrat Mahal

Correct Answer: [Begum Hazrat Mahal]

177. Who among the following preached the doctrine of “One religion, one caste and one God for mankind”?

[A] Jyotiba Phule

[B] Vivekananda

[C] Sri Narayan Guru

[D] Dr. B. R. Ambedkar

Correct Answer: [Sri Narayan Guru]

178. The magna carta of western education system in India is___?

[A] The report of the Committee of Public Instruction, 1823

[B] The Charter Act of 1833

[C] Report of the Hunter Commission, 1862

[D] Wood’s Despatch, 1854

Correct Answer: [Wood’s Despatch, 1854]

179. Who among the following established the Ved Samaj in Madras in 1864?

[A] Keshabchandra Sen

[B] Lokhitwadi

[C] Shibnath Shastri

[D] Debendranath Tagore

Correct Answer: [Keshabchandra Sen]

180. The founder of Satya Shodhak Samaj was ___?

[A] Atmaram Pandurang

[B] Gopal Hari Deshmukh

[C] M. G. Ranade

[D] Jyotiba Phule

Correct Answer: [Jyotiba Phule]

181. Who among the following is known as Father of Muslim Renaissance in Bengal?

[A] Syed Ahmad Khan

[B] Ameer Ali

[C] Nawab Abdul Latif Khan

[D] Nawab Samiullah Khan

Correct Answer: [Nawab Abdul Latif Khan]

182. Who among the following was not one of the founding fathers of the All India Muslim League?

[A] Nawab Moshin-ul-Mulk

[B] Maulana Abul KalamAzad

[C] Aga Khan

[D] Nawab Salimullah of Dacca

Correct Answer: [Maulana Abul KalamAzad]

183. Which was the only session of Indian National Congress, presided by Mahatma Gandhi?

[A] Allahabad

[B] Guwahati

[C] Belgaum

[D] Kakinada

Correct Answer: [Belgaum]

184. The resolution of Swadeshi was adopted in which session of Congress?

[A] Madras session of 1903

[B] Bombay session of 1904

[C] Benaras session of 1905

[D] Calcutta session of 1906

Correct Answer: [Calcutta session of 1906]

185. President of Indian National Congress at the time of independence was___?

[A] J. B. Kripalani

[B] Maulana Abul Kalam Azad

[C] Dr. Rajendra Prasad

[D] Jawahar Lal Nehru

Correct Answer: [J. B. Kripalani]

186. Who is known as Father of Indian Unrest?

[A] Dadabhai Nauroji

[B] G. K. Gokhale

[C] Mahatma Gandhi

[D] Bal Gangadhar Tilak

Correct Answer: [Bal Gangadhar Tilak]

187. The first Englishmen to preside over a Congress session was __?

[A] George Yule

[B] Dufferin

[C] W. Wedderburn

[D] None of the above

Correct Answer: [George Yule]

188. Which among the following organizations merged with Congress in 1886?

[A] East Indian Association

[B] Indian National Association

[C] British Indian Association

[D] Indian League

Correct Answer: [Indian National Association]

189. The British empire is rotten to the core, corrupt in every direction and tyrannical and mean. The above statement was made by __?

[A] Mrs. Annie Besant

[B] W. Digby

[C] Sister Nivedita

[D] William Wedderburn

Correct Answer: [Sister Nivedita]

190. Which among the following was the venue of the INA trial?

[A] Calcutta High Court

[B] Supreme Court

[C] Federal Court

[D] Red Fort

Correct Answer: [Red Fort]

191. Which among the following was the most revolutionary secret organization of Bengal?

[A] Abhinava Bharat

[B] Mitra Mela

[C] Ghadar Party

[D] Anushilan Samiti

Correct Answer: [Anushilan Samiti]

192. The Grand Old Man of Indian politics was__?

[A] Bipin Chandra Pal

[B] Dadabhai Naoroji

[C] Surendra Nath Bannerjee

[D] Rasbehari Bose

Correct Answer: [Dadabhai Naoroji]

193. Moderates and the Extremists in the Indian National Congress split in 1907 at __?

[A] Surat

[B] Calcutta

[C] Nagpur

[D] Madras

Correct Answer: [Surat]

194. Who among the following defended Aurbindo Ghosh in the Alipore conspiracy case?

[A] Tej Bahadur Sapru

[B] Motilal Nehru

[C] Jawahar Lal Nehru

[D] Chitranjan Das

Correct Answer: [Chitranjan Das]

195. Which city is known for the “Jhanda Satyagraha” or “Flag Satyagraha” and observance of the All India Flag Day on June 18, 1923?

[A] Kanpur

[B] Nagpur

[C] Nainital

[D] Bhopal

Correct Answer: [Nagpur]

196. Which among the following was the venue of All India Khilafat Conference, 1919?

[A] Lucknow

[B] Delhi

[C] Aligarh

[D] Porbandar

Correct Answer: [Delhi]

197. Who among the following were the main leaders of Khilafat Movement?

[A] Syed Ahmad Khan and Agha khan

[B] Mohammad Ali and Shaukat Ali

[C] Muhammad Iqbal and Salimullah Khan

[D] Muhammad Ali Jinnah and Sikandar Hayat Khan

Correct Answer: [Mohammad Ali and Shaukat Ali]

198. Which among the following marks Mahatma Gandhi’s first fast unto death?

[A] Kheda Satyagraha

[B] Champaran Satyagraha

[C] Ahmedabad Mill Strike

[D] Jallianwala Bagh tragedy

Correct Answer: [Ahmedabad Mill Strike]

199. Who among the following is said to have hatched the Delhi Conspiracy 1912?

[A] Rasbehari Bose

[B] Bhai Paramanand

[C] Sachindranath Sanyal

[D] Sohan Lal Pathak

Correct Answer: [Rasbehari Bose]

200. Who among the following established the Bhil Seva Mandal in 1922?

[A] Narain Malhar Joshi

[B] Amritlal Vitthaldas Thakkar

[C] Jyotiba Phule

[D] Baba Amte

Correct Answer: [Amritlal Vitthaldas Thakkar]

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