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Q.1
The immediate cause of the Battle of Plassey was
The English attempts to strengthen their fortifications at Fort William
The English support and asylum to the political rivals of Nawab Siraj-ud-Daulah
Misuse of Dastaks (passes for free trade) by the Company and its officials
Siraj-ud-Daulah's attack on Fort William and capture of Calcutta (Alinagar)
Q.2
Which one of the following wars decided the fate of the French in India?
Battle of Wandiwash
First Carnatic War
Battle of Buxar
Battle of Plassey
Q.3
Whom did Bal Gangadhar Tilak refer to as his Political Guru?
Swami Vivekananda
Ram Mohan Roy
Sisir Kumar
Dadabhai Naoroji
None of these
Q.4
The Deccan Educational Society founded by
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Jyotiba Phule
Firoz Shah Mehta
Gopal Ganesh Agarkar
Q.5
Who had succeeded Mir Jafar to the throne?
Haider Ali
Chandra Sahib
Tipu Sultan
Mir Kasim
Q.6
On June 14, 1927 __________consecrated a mirror - with the message "Om shanti" written on the surface - in a temple in Kalavankode
Rajaram Mohan Roy
T. K. Madhavan
Sree Narayana Guru
Govindan Vaidyar
Q.7
The immediate cause of split in the INC at its Surat Session was
election of the President of the INC
expulsion of Tilak from the INC
demand of Swaraj as the goal of the INC
resolutions on Swaraj, Swadeshi, Boycott and National Education
Q.8
The Home Rule League was formed during the
First World War
Partition of Bengal
Struggle following the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre
Implementation of Minto-Morley Reforms
Q.9
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel was the leader of__________
Bhoodan Movement
Rowlatt Satyagraha
Bardoli Satyagraha
Swadeshi Movement
Q.10
Who founded as Mohammedan Anglo Oriental College (MAO) at Aligarh in 1875?
Sir Saiyad Ahmed Khan
Mirza Mohammad
Maulana Qasim Nanotvi
Maulana Abdullah Ansari
Q.11
Who founded the Central Hindu School and College in Banaras (now Varanasi)?
Annie Besant
Dr. Bhagavan Das
Govinda Das
G. N. Chakravarti
Q.12
The Sikhs were defeated by the English at __________ in 1856
Sobraon
Amritsar
Lahore
Kashmir
Q.13
Which of the following was not included in the early three English Settlements in India?
Madras
The Punjab
Bombay
Calcutta
Q.14
In which of the following tribal rebellions did two tribal brothers, Kanhu and Sidhu, proclaim the end of the Company's rule in their region, and to supress their rebellion the government had to use military force?
Khasi Rebellion in Assam (1855)
Naika Tribal Uprising in Gujarat (1868)
Munda Rebellion in Ranchi (1899)
Santhal Rebellion in Bihar (1855-56)
Q.15
To avenge the brutal lathi charge on Lala Lajpat Rai (October 30, 1928), which was believed to have caused his death subsequently, who murdered Saunders, the Assistant Superintendent of Police, Lahore?
Batukeshwar Dutt
Bhagat Singh
Chandra Shekhar Azad
Sachindra Sanyal
Q.16
In 1916 Mahatma Gandhi travelled to__________ to inspire the peasants to struggle against the oppressive plantation system
Dandi
Sabarmati
Champaran
Chauri Chaura
Q.17
Which of the following pair is incorrect?
Comrade - Mohammed Ali
Indian Sociologist - Lala Har Dayal
Young India - Lala Lajpat Rai
Common Weal - Annie Besant
Q.18
The Young Bengal group published the __________(Quest for Knowledge) for propagating their views
Jnananvesan
Parthenon
Hesperus
Enquirer
Q.19
"India Wins Freedom" is the autobiography of
Abdul Kalam Azad
Muhammad Ali
Zakir Hussain
Sayyed Ahmad Khan
Q.20
The Asiatic Society had been established in Calcutta by
TB Macaulay
Sir William Jones
GK Gokhale
Annie Besant
Q.21
A 19th century social reformer who is regarded as the bridge between the past and the future is
Keshab Chandra Sen
Devendra Nath Tagore
Ishwar chandra
Raja Ram Mohan Roy
Q.22
Which of the following treaty ended the First Carnatic War?
Salbai
Bassein
Aix-Ia-Chapelle
Paris
Q.23
The immortal national Song 'Vande Mataram' has been written by
Rabindranath Tagore
Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyaya
Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyaya
Surendranath Bandopadhyaya
Q.24
Before the passing of the Act of 1773, each of the three English Settlement in India was governed by
Viceroy
President
Secretary
Director
Q.25
Which of the following was the most important feature of the Montague-Chelmsford reforms?
Self-government
The Factory Act
System of Dyarchy
Transfer of Power of Congress
Q.26
In November 1881, Narendra went to meet __________who was staying at the Kali Temple in Dakshineshwar
Sri Ramakrishna
Rashik Krishna Mallik
Dakhinaranjan Mukhopadhyay
Ramgopal Ghose
Q.27
What was the name of the English weekly edited by Mahatma Gandhi?
Young India
Kesari
Bombay Chronicle
Resurgent India
Q.28
The ruler of Mysore who secured the rendition of Mysore was
Tippu
Hyder
Krishnaraja III
Rajendra Wodiar
Q.29
Which governor General abolished the 'Sati System' in India?
Lord Canning
Lord Ripon
Lord William Bentinck
Lord Dalhousie
Q.30
The Golden Jubilee of the Indian National Congress (1885-1935) fell in 1935, which was observed during the session held at
Karachi
Lucknow
Faizpur
Nowhere
Q.31
Which of the following leaders was one of the founding member of the Muslim League?
Muhammad Ali Jinnah
Shaukat Ali
Nawab Salimullah
Aga Khan
Q.32
Which of the following was not one of the cardinal principles of Mahatma Gandhi doctrine of Satyagraha?
Truthfulness
Non-Violence
Fearlessness
Abstinence
Q.33
The Indian Universities were first founded in the time of
Macaulay
Warren Hastings
Lord Canning
Lord William Bentinck
Q.34
Rohelas were of __________ origin
Turkish
Afghan
British
Chinese
Q.35
Who said this message, the name Ezhava does not denote a caste or a religion and he made temple rights to everyone. Therefore people can be admitted to this organization without paying heed to differences of caste
Chattambi Swamikal
T. K. Madhavan
Narayana Guru
Rajaram Mohan Roy
Q.36
__________ is the acknowledged high priest of the drain theory
Dadabhai Naoroji
S. N. Bose
J. N. Ghosh
J. N. Mukherjee
Q.37
Who started the Sharda Sadan in Bombay?
Ramabai Saraswati
Sarala Devi Chaudhurani
Lord Edwin Montague
Dorothy Jinarajadasa
Q.38
Shuja-ud-Daulah wanted to acquire the territory of
Rohelas
Marathas
Sikhs
Tamils
Q.39
On what charge was Khudiram Bose, a boy of 18, sentenced to death on April 30, 1908?
for being an active member of the Anushilan Samiti, the first revolutionary organisation in Bengal
for participating in the Alipur Conspiracy
for murdering one Kennedy in Muzaffarpur
for attempting to murder Kingsfords, the Chief Presidency Magistrate at Muzaffarpur, who had ordered severe flogging to some young men for minor offences.
Q.40
Mahatma Gandhi had been joined the Champaran struggle by
Vallabhbhai Patel and Vinoba Bhave
Rajendra Prasad and Anugraha Narayan Sinha
Mahadev Desai and Maniben Patel
Rajendra Prasad and Jawaharlal Nehru
Q.41
Guru died on 20 September, __________
1902
1908
1918
1928
Q.42
In 1913 . . . . . founded the Advaita Ashram at Aluva.
Narayana Guru
Mahatma Gandhi
Chattambi Swamikal
K.Madhavan
Q.43
Gandhi-Irwin Pact was signed on 5th March __________
1928
1930
1931
1935
Q.44
The only AICC session Gandhiji presided was held at
Calcutta
Madras
Belgaum
Lahore
Q.45
Who opened the First Round Table Conference?
King George V
MK Gandhi
Lord Irwin
Ramsay McDonald
Q.46
The first organisation in the Madras Presidency to agitate for the rights of Indians was the Madras Native Association which was established by publicist __________ Chetty in 1849. This organisation did not survive for long and was eventually disbanded.
Gazulu Lakshminarasu
S. Ramaswami Mudaliar
P. Anandacharlu
R. Balaji Rao
Q.47
The first elected Indian President of the Legislative Assembly was
Motilal Nehru
Rangachariar
CR Das
VJ Patel
Q.48
Who was the first Indian to be made a fellow of the Royal Society of London?
Srinivas Ramanujam
A. C. Wadia
C. V. Raman
P. C. Mahalanobis
Q.49
The name of the periodical published by Gandhi during his stay in South Africa was
Navjivan
India Gazette
Afrikaner
Indian Opinion
Q.50
The majority of the moderate leaders of India's freedom struggle may be traced to hail from
Bengal
Rural areas
Urban areas
Both rurals as well as urban parts
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