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1. Gandhi - Irwin Pact was in __________ .
(A) 1921 (B) 1931 (C) 1929 (D) 1932
Ans: B
2. Who is the author of ‘Neel Darpan’ ?
(A) Arabindo Gosh (B) Bal Gangadhar Tilak (C) Deenbandhu Mitra (D) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
Ans: C
3. Which one of the following was not the aim of Non-Co-operation Movement ?
(A) Attainment of Complete Independence (B) Attainment of Swaraj (C) Solution to Punjab problem (D) Solution to Khilafath Issue
Ans: A
4. Who among the following is not the leader of Khilafath Movement ?
(A) Moulana Mohamedali (B) Moulana Shoukathali (C) Hakim Ajmal Khan (D) Sir Syed Ahmed Khan
Ans: D
5. Which one of the following was not the feature of India Act of 1935 ?
(A) All India Federation (B) Provincial Autonomy (C) Provincial Dyarchy (D) Separate Electorate
Ans: C
6. The first Non-Alignment Summit was held at
(A) Brion (B) Belgrade
(C) Bandung (D) Delhi
Ans: B
7. Indian National Congress declared Poorna Swaraj in which conference ?
(A) Lahore, 1929 (B) Surat, 1916
(C) Calcutta, 1920 (D) Bombay, 1941
Ans: A
8. 15th Vice President of India
(A) Shekhavat (B) K.R. Narayanan
(C) Hamid Ansari (D) Venkaiya Naidu
Ans: D
9. Choury – Chaura incident in which year ?
(A) 1923 (B) 1924
(C) 1925 (D) 1922
Ans: D
10. When did the Prime Minister made announcement of replacing the planning commission ?
(A) August 15, 2014 (B) August 15, 2016
(C) August 15, 2015 (D) August 15, 2013
Ans: A
11. Mandal Commission deals with
(A) SC reservation (B) Women’s reservation (C) OBC reservation (D) Minority reservation
Ans: C
(A) 1921 (B) 1931 (C) 1929 (D) 1932
Ans: B
2. Who is the author of ‘Neel Darpan’ ?
(A) Arabindo Gosh (B) Bal Gangadhar Tilak (C) Deenbandhu Mitra (D) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
Ans: C
3. Which one of the following was not the aim of Non-Co-operation Movement ?
(A) Attainment of Complete Independence (B) Attainment of Swaraj (C) Solution to Punjab problem (D) Solution to Khilafath Issue
Ans: A
4. Who among the following is not the leader of Khilafath Movement ?
(A) Moulana Mohamedali (B) Moulana Shoukathali (C) Hakim Ajmal Khan (D) Sir Syed Ahmed Khan
Ans: D
5. Which one of the following was not the feature of India Act of 1935 ?
(A) All India Federation (B) Provincial Autonomy (C) Provincial Dyarchy (D) Separate Electorate
Ans: C
6. The first Non-Alignment Summit was held at
(A) Brion (B) Belgrade
(C) Bandung (D) Delhi
Ans: B
7. Indian National Congress declared Poorna Swaraj in which conference ?
(A) Lahore, 1929 (B) Surat, 1916
(C) Calcutta, 1920 (D) Bombay, 1941
Ans: A
8. 15th Vice President of India
(A) Shekhavat (B) K.R. Narayanan
(C) Hamid Ansari (D) Venkaiya Naidu
Ans: D
9. Choury – Chaura incident in which year ?
(A) 1923 (B) 1924
(C) 1925 (D) 1922
Ans: D
10. When did the Prime Minister made announcement of replacing the planning commission ?
(A) August 15, 2014 (B) August 15, 2016
(C) August 15, 2015 (D) August 15, 2013
Ans: A
11. Mandal Commission deals with
(A) SC reservation (B) Women’s reservation (C) OBC reservation (D) Minority reservation
Ans: C
12. Name the movement started by Gandhiji against Indigo Planters.
(A) Kheda (B) Ahmedabad Mill Strike (C) Champaran (D) N.C. Movement
Ans: C
13. Saka Era was started in
(A) A.D. 326 (B) A.D. 87 (C) A.D. 78 (D) A.D. 236
Ans: C
14. Jawahar Rojgar Yojana was launched in which plan ?
(A) 5th Five Year Plan (B) 6th Five Year Plan (C) 7th Five Year Plan (D) 8th Five Year Plan
Ans: C
15. Which Five Year Plan was given the slogan of ‘Garibi Hatao’ ?
(A) 5th Five Year Plan (B) 6th Five Year Plan (C) 7th Five Year Plan (D) 4th Five Year Plan
Ans: A
16. Who is known as ‘Prince of Martyr’s’ in Indian History ?
(A) Sukh Dev (B) Raj Guru (C) Mangal Pandey (D) Bhagat Singh
Ans: D
17. Name the ‘heroine of 1942 Quit India Movement’.
(A) Sarojini Naidu (B) Aruna Asif Ali (C) Amrit Kaur (D) Annie Besant
Ans: B
(A) Kheda (B) Ahmedabad Mill Strike (C) Champaran (D) N.C. Movement
Ans: C
13. Saka Era was started in
(A) A.D. 326 (B) A.D. 87 (C) A.D. 78 (D) A.D. 236
Ans: C
14. Jawahar Rojgar Yojana was launched in which plan ?
(A) 5th Five Year Plan (B) 6th Five Year Plan (C) 7th Five Year Plan (D) 8th Five Year Plan
Ans: C
15. Which Five Year Plan was given the slogan of ‘Garibi Hatao’ ?
(A) 5th Five Year Plan (B) 6th Five Year Plan (C) 7th Five Year Plan (D) 4th Five Year Plan
Ans: A
16. Who is known as ‘Prince of Martyr’s’ in Indian History ?
(A) Sukh Dev (B) Raj Guru (C) Mangal Pandey (D) Bhagat Singh
Ans: D
17. Name the ‘heroine of 1942 Quit India Movement’.
(A) Sarojini Naidu (B) Aruna Asif Ali (C) Amrit Kaur (D) Annie Besant
Ans: B
18.Which of the following was the main reason for the outbreak of 1857 revolt ?
(A) Introduction of Enfield rifle (B) Introduction of Doctrine of Lapse (C) Introduction of Subsidiary alliance (D) Both (A) and (B)
Ans: B
19. The revolt of 1857 started at
(A) Madras (B) Poona (C) Surat (D) Meerut
Ans: D
20. Which movement does the song ‘Balikudeerangale....’ memorize?
(A) Quit India (B) The Revolt of 1857 (C) Punnapra-Vayalar (D) Karivellur
Ans: B
(A) Introduction of Enfield rifle (B) Introduction of Doctrine of Lapse (C) Introduction of Subsidiary alliance (D) Both (A) and (B)
Ans: B
19. The revolt of 1857 started at
(A) Madras (B) Poona (C) Surat (D) Meerut
Ans: D
20. Which movement does the song ‘Balikudeerangale....’ memorize?
(A) Quit India (B) The Revolt of 1857 (C) Punnapra-Vayalar (D) Karivellur
Ans: B
21. The revolt of 1857 started at ____________
A) Meerut B) Delhi C) Lucknow D) Kanpur
Ans: A
22. Who was the Principal of National College started in Calcutta during the time of Swadeshi movement ?
A) Rabindranath Tagore B) Rajani Kant Sen C) Aurobindo Ghosh D) Mukunda das
Ans: C
23. How many policemen died in the Chauri Chaura incident ?
A) 12 B) 22 C) 28 D) 30
Ans: B
24. The followers of Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan were known as ____________
A) Brown Shirts B) Black Shirts C) Red Shirts D) Grey Shirts
Ans: C
A) Meerut B) Delhi C) Lucknow D) Kanpur
Ans: A
22. Who was the Principal of National College started in Calcutta during the time of Swadeshi movement ?
A) Rabindranath Tagore B) Rajani Kant Sen C) Aurobindo Ghosh D) Mukunda das
Ans: C
23. How many policemen died in the Chauri Chaura incident ?
A) 12 B) 22 C) 28 D) 30
Ans: B
24. The followers of Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan were known as ____________
A) Brown Shirts B) Black Shirts C) Red Shirts D) Grey Shirts
Ans: C
25:-The hero in the Sanskrit drama Mudra Rakshasa of Visaghadatta.
A:-Chanakya
B:-Ashoka
C:-Chandra Gupta Maurya
D:-Samudra Gupta
Ans: A
26:-The adopted son of Peshwa Baji Rao II was fought in the Revolt of 1857
A:-Kunwar Singh
B:-Mangal Panday
C:-Nana Sahib
D:-Thantia Topi
Ans: C
27:-Ram Muhammed Singh Azad is famous in Indian freedom struggle as
A:-Chandra Sekhar Azad
B:-Khudiram Bose
C:-Udam Singh
D:-Muhammed Iqbal
Ans: C
A:-Chanakya
B:-Ashoka
C:-Chandra Gupta Maurya
D:-Samudra Gupta
Ans: A
26:-The adopted son of Peshwa Baji Rao II was fought in the Revolt of 1857
A:-Kunwar Singh
B:-Mangal Panday
C:-Nana Sahib
D:-Thantia Topi
Ans: C
27:-Ram Muhammed Singh Azad is famous in Indian freedom struggle as
A:-Chandra Sekhar Azad
B:-Khudiram Bose
C:-Udam Singh
D:-Muhammed Iqbal
Ans: C
28. Which foreign traveller has been called “Prince of Medieval Travellers” ?
(A) Ibn Babuta (B) Abdur Razzaq (C) Marco Polo (D) Nicolo Canti
Ans: C
29. The poet Laureate of Krishnadevaraya of Vijayanagar was :
(A) Nandi Timmanna (B) Dhurjati
(C) Allasani Peddanna (D) Bhattu Murti
Ans: C
30. Name the Governor-General when the 1857 revolt broke out :
(A) Dalhousie (B) Canning (C) Lawrence (D) Curzon
Ans: B
31. The Poona Pact aimed at :
(A) Hindu Muslim unity (B) Representation of lower castes
(C) Privileges of the prices (D) Review of the working of dyarchy
Ans: B
32. Dadabhai Naoroji first put forward his theory of Drain of Wealth in his paper :
(A) The wants and means of India (B) Poverty and Un-British Rule in India
(C) On the commerce of India (D) England’s Debt to India
Ans: D
(A) Ibn Babuta (B) Abdur Razzaq (C) Marco Polo (D) Nicolo Canti
Ans: C
29. The poet Laureate of Krishnadevaraya of Vijayanagar was :
(A) Nandi Timmanna (B) Dhurjati
(C) Allasani Peddanna (D) Bhattu Murti
Ans: C
30. Name the Governor-General when the 1857 revolt broke out :
(A) Dalhousie (B) Canning (C) Lawrence (D) Curzon
Ans: B
31. The Poona Pact aimed at :
(A) Hindu Muslim unity (B) Representation of lower castes
(C) Privileges of the prices (D) Review of the working of dyarchy
Ans: B
32. Dadabhai Naoroji first put forward his theory of Drain of Wealth in his paper :
(A) The wants and means of India (B) Poverty and Un-British Rule in India
(C) On the commerce of India (D) England’s Debt to India
Ans: D
33. Who was called ‘Father of Indian unrest’ ?
A) M. K. Gandhi B) Dadabhai Navaroji C) Bala Gangadhara Tilak D) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
Ans: C
34. Who was the author of ‘Poverty and Un British Rule in India’ ?
A) R. S. Sharma B) Dadabhai Navaroji C) M. K. Gandhi D) A. R. Desai
Ans: B
35. Mahatma Gandhi gave the call ‘Do or Die’ during
A) Non Co-operation Movement B) Lahore Congress C) Dandi March D) Quit India Movement
Ans: D
36. In which year Indian National Congress declared ‘Poorna Swaraj’ as its goal ?
A) 1906 B) 1920 C) 1929 D) 1942
Ans: C
37. Who was made the leader of 1857 revolt ?
A) Bahadur Shah II B) Jhansi Rani C) Nana Saheb D) Mangal Pandey
Ans: A
38. Which historian made the following argument while analyzing the character of the Revolt of 1857 ? “The revolt of 1857 cannot be regarded as national in the full modern sense of the word. Though the sentiment was anti-foreign, there was no positive national content in it.”
(A) Susobhan Sarkar (B) A.R. Desai (C) S.B. Chaudhuri (D) P.C. Joshi
Ans: B
39. The ‘Quit India’ resolution was passed by the Bombay session of the AICC on __________.
(A) 9th August 1942 (B) 8th August 1942 (C) 6th August 1942 (D) 7th August 1942
Ans: B
40. Who formed a Samiti namely Swadesh Bandhab Samiti in Barisal to spread swadeshi messages among the masses after the partition of Bengal in 1905 ?
(A) Bipin Chandra Pal (B) Mukunda Das (C) Ashwin Kumar Dutt (D) Lala Lajpat Rai
Ans: C
41. Who among the following freedom fighter was NOT associated with the Ghadar movement ?
(A) Lala Hardayal (B) Ram Chandra (C) Barkathullah (D) B.K. Dutt
Ans: D
42. Who played a leading role in drafting the Five Year Plan of 1956-61 ?
(A) Prof. P.C. Mahalanobis (B) Prof. K.N. Raj (C) V.K.R.V. Rao (D) Raj Chandra Bose
Ans: A
A) M. K. Gandhi B) Dadabhai Navaroji C) Bala Gangadhara Tilak D) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
Ans: C
34. Who was the author of ‘Poverty and Un British Rule in India’ ?
A) R. S. Sharma B) Dadabhai Navaroji C) M. K. Gandhi D) A. R. Desai
Ans: B
35. Mahatma Gandhi gave the call ‘Do or Die’ during
A) Non Co-operation Movement B) Lahore Congress C) Dandi March D) Quit India Movement
Ans: D
36. In which year Indian National Congress declared ‘Poorna Swaraj’ as its goal ?
A) 1906 B) 1920 C) 1929 D) 1942
Ans: C
37. Who was made the leader of 1857 revolt ?
A) Bahadur Shah II B) Jhansi Rani C) Nana Saheb D) Mangal Pandey
Ans: A
38. Which historian made the following argument while analyzing the character of the Revolt of 1857 ? “The revolt of 1857 cannot be regarded as national in the full modern sense of the word. Though the sentiment was anti-foreign, there was no positive national content in it.”
(A) Susobhan Sarkar (B) A.R. Desai (C) S.B. Chaudhuri (D) P.C. Joshi
Ans: B
39. The ‘Quit India’ resolution was passed by the Bombay session of the AICC on __________.
(A) 9th August 1942 (B) 8th August 1942 (C) 6th August 1942 (D) 7th August 1942
Ans: B
40. Who formed a Samiti namely Swadesh Bandhab Samiti in Barisal to spread swadeshi messages among the masses after the partition of Bengal in 1905 ?
(A) Bipin Chandra Pal (B) Mukunda Das (C) Ashwin Kumar Dutt (D) Lala Lajpat Rai
Ans: C
41. Who among the following freedom fighter was NOT associated with the Ghadar movement ?
(A) Lala Hardayal (B) Ram Chandra (C) Barkathullah (D) B.K. Dutt
Ans: D
42. Who played a leading role in drafting the Five Year Plan of 1956-61 ?
(A) Prof. P.C. Mahalanobis (B) Prof. K.N. Raj (C) V.K.R.V. Rao (D) Raj Chandra Bose
Ans: A
81. Who among the following leaders is not associated with the formation of the Congress Socialist Party in 1934 ?
(A) Sardar Vallabhai Patel (B) Jayaprakash Narayanan (C) Achyuth Patwardhan (D) R.M. Lohya
Ans: A
82. The code name “Operation Barbarosa” is associated with the following countries in the Second World War :
(A) England and France (B) France and Germany (C) Germany and Soviet Union (D) U.S.A. and Japan
Ans: C
83. Who among the following is the author of “Prince of the folly” ?
(A) Erasmus (B) Machiavelly (C) Thomas More (D) Boccassio
Ans: A
85. Which National leader of India is nicknamed as “Prince of workers” ?
(A) Dadabhai Naoroji (B) Gopalakrishna Gokhale (C) Bal Gangadhara Tilak (D) Surendra Natha Bannarjee
Ans: B
86. “New India” is the Newspaper published by :
(A) Mahatma Gandhi (B) Annie Beasant (C) Syed Ahammed Khan (D) Lala Lajpath Rai
Ans: B
87. The Indian Independence Act Passed by the British Parliament in :
(A) August 14, 1947 (B) July 1, 1947 (C) February 12, 1947 (D) July 18, 1947
Ans: D
90. Who among the following ruler built the famous “Charminar” ?
(A) Firus Shah Tuglak (B) Shahjahan (C) Aurangazeb (D) Quli Qutub Shah
Ans: D
(A) Sardar Vallabhai Patel (B) Jayaprakash Narayanan (C) Achyuth Patwardhan (D) R.M. Lohya
Ans: A
82. The code name “Operation Barbarosa” is associated with the following countries in the Second World War :
(A) England and France (B) France and Germany (C) Germany and Soviet Union (D) U.S.A. and Japan
Ans: C
83. Who among the following is the author of “Prince of the folly” ?
(A) Erasmus (B) Machiavelly (C) Thomas More (D) Boccassio
Ans: A
85. Which National leader of India is nicknamed as “Prince of workers” ?
(A) Dadabhai Naoroji (B) Gopalakrishna Gokhale (C) Bal Gangadhara Tilak (D) Surendra Natha Bannarjee
Ans: B
86. “New India” is the Newspaper published by :
(A) Mahatma Gandhi (B) Annie Beasant (C) Syed Ahammed Khan (D) Lala Lajpath Rai
Ans: B
87. The Indian Independence Act Passed by the British Parliament in :
(A) August 14, 1947 (B) July 1, 1947 (C) February 12, 1947 (D) July 18, 1947
Ans: D
90. Who among the following ruler built the famous “Charminar” ?
(A) Firus Shah Tuglak (B) Shahjahan (C) Aurangazeb (D) Quli Qutub Shah
Ans: D
91. Swaraj Party was the outcome of which of the following incident ?
(A) Chauri-Chaura (B) Quit India (C) Simon Commision (D) Bardoli Satyagraha
Ans: A
92. Who among the following is the President of Karachi Session of INC in 1931 ?
(A) Sardar Vallabhai Patel (B) Mothilal Nehru
(C) Jawaharlal Nehru (D) Annie Besant
Ans: A
93. Who among the following raised the slogan “Inquilab Zindabad” for the first time ?
(A) Surya Sen (B) Bhagat Singh
(C) V.D. Savarkar (D) Chandrasekhar Azad
Ans: B
94. The Revolt of 1857 broke out at :
(A) Kanpur (B) Delhi (C) Meerut (D) Jhansi
Ans: C
95. When was the Jallianwala Bagh massacre ?
(A) April 13, 1918 (B) April 13, 1919 (C) April 19, 1913 (D) April 18, 1919
Ans: B
96. Who gave Indian National Congress its name ?
(A) Dadabhai Naoroji (B) A.O. Hume
(C) W.C. Banerjee (D) Firoz Shah Mehta
Ans: A
97. Who coined the term ‘PAKISTAN’ for the first time ?
(A) Muhammad Iqbal (B) Muhammad Ali Jinnah
(C) Choudhry Rahmat Ali (D) Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
Ans: C
98. At where the congress met in 1920, which decided to conduct a Non-Co-operation movement against the British ?
(A) Bombay (B) Calcutta (C) Nagpur (D) Chauri Chaura
Ans: B
99. Who is known as ‘Bardoli Gandhi’ ?
(A) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel (B) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
(C) C. Rajagopalachari (D) Baba Amte
Ans: A
100. The Prime Minister of India, who implemented the Twenty Point Programme in 1975 ?
(A) Rajiv Gandhi (B) Indira Gandhi
(C) Dr. P.V. Narasimha Rao (D) Dr. Manmohan Singh
Ans: B
(A) Chauri-Chaura (B) Quit India (C) Simon Commision (D) Bardoli Satyagraha
Ans: A
92. Who among the following is the President of Karachi Session of INC in 1931 ?
(A) Sardar Vallabhai Patel (B) Mothilal Nehru
(C) Jawaharlal Nehru (D) Annie Besant
Ans: A
93. Who among the following raised the slogan “Inquilab Zindabad” for the first time ?
(A) Surya Sen (B) Bhagat Singh
(C) V.D. Savarkar (D) Chandrasekhar Azad
Ans: B
94. The Revolt of 1857 broke out at :
(A) Kanpur (B) Delhi (C) Meerut (D) Jhansi
Ans: C
95. When was the Jallianwala Bagh massacre ?
(A) April 13, 1918 (B) April 13, 1919 (C) April 19, 1913 (D) April 18, 1919
Ans: B
96. Who gave Indian National Congress its name ?
(A) Dadabhai Naoroji (B) A.O. Hume
(C) W.C. Banerjee (D) Firoz Shah Mehta
Ans: A
97. Who coined the term ‘PAKISTAN’ for the first time ?
(A) Muhammad Iqbal (B) Muhammad Ali Jinnah
(C) Choudhry Rahmat Ali (D) Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
Ans: C
98. At where the congress met in 1920, which decided to conduct a Non-Co-operation movement against the British ?
(A) Bombay (B) Calcutta (C) Nagpur (D) Chauri Chaura
Ans: B
99. Who is known as ‘Bardoli Gandhi’ ?
(A) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel (B) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
(C) C. Rajagopalachari (D) Baba Amte
Ans: A
100. The Prime Minister of India, who implemented the Twenty Point Programme in 1975 ?
(A) Rajiv Gandhi (B) Indira Gandhi
(C) Dr. P.V. Narasimha Rao (D) Dr. Manmohan Singh
Ans: B
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