A.
Sarat Chandra Chatterjee
B.
Rabindranath Tagore
C.
Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
D.
Premendra Mitra
Answer:
Option C: Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
2. Tipu Sultan was defeated and killed in the __________ Anglo-Mysore War.
A.
First
B.
Second
C.
Third
D.
Fourth
Answer:
Option D: Fourth
3. The Champaran Satyagraha was associated with the cultivation of which plant?
A.
Spices
B.
Opium
C.
Bamboo
D.
Indigo
Answer:
Option D: Indigo
4. The Indian National Association was founded by Surendranath Banerjee and _________________ in 1876.
A.
Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
B.
Debendranath Tagore
C.
Ananda Mohan Bose
D.
Syed Ahmad Khan
Answer:
Option C: Ananda Mohan Bose
5. Which commission was formed to study constitutional reform in India?
A.
Hunter Commission
B.
Simon Commission
C.
Campbell Commission
D.
Raleigh Commission
Answer:
Option B: Simon Commission
6. Who among the below died before India got independence?
A.
Morarji Desai
B.
Muhammad Ali Jinnah
C.
Subhas Chandra Bose
D.
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Answer:
Option C: Subhas Chandra Bose
7. Which one of the below battles was not fought in the 18th century?
A.
Battle of Buxar
B.
Battle of Ambur
C.
Battle of Talikota
D.
Battle of Wandiwash
Answer:
Option C: Battle of Talikota
8. What happened in Bihar on 15 January 1934 when Rajendra Prasad was in jail?
A.
Earthquake
B.
Massacre
C.
Storm
D.
Bomb blast
Answer:
Option A: Earthquake
9. Who was the first Governor-General of British India?
A.
Lord Dalhousie
B.
Lord William Bentinck
C.
Lord Canning
D.
Lord Mountbatten
Answer:
Option B: Lord William Bentinck
10. The English East India Company was established in which year?
A.
1550
B.
1600
C.
1650
D.
1700
Answer:
Option B: 1600
11. What is the other name of Salt march?
A.
August Movement
B.
Dandi March
C.
Khilafat Movement
D.
Quit India Movement
Answer:
Option B: Dandi March
12. The Servants of India Society was formed in Pune by?
A.
Rajendra Prasad
B.
B. R. Ambedkar
C.
Gopal Krishna Gokhale
D.
Sarojini Naidu
Answer:
Option C: Gopal Krishna Gokhale
13. Which one of the below was not a newspaper started by Mahatma Gandhi?
A.
Indian Opinion
B.
Young India
C.
Navjivan
D.
New India
Answer:
Option D: New India
14. Who was the first Indian woman president of the Indian National Congress?
A.
Sucheta Kripalani
B.
Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit
C.
Aruna Asaf Ali
D.
Sarojini Naidu
Answer:
Option D: Sarojini Naidu
15. Who introduced Dual Government in Bengal?
A.
John Malcolm
B.
Robert Clive
C.
Eyre Coote
D.
Thomas Pasley
Answer:
Option B: Robert Clive
16. Who gave the title “The Father of the Nation” to Mahatma Gandhi?
A.
Sarojini Naidu
B.
Subhas Chandra Bose
C.
Jawaharlal Nehru
D.
B. R. Ambedkar
Answer:
Option B: Subhas Chandra Bose
17. The Vernacular Press Act of 1878 was proposed by?
A.
Lord Dalhousie
B.
Lord Canning
C.
Lord William Bentinck
D.
Lord Lytton
Answer:
Option D: Lord Lytton
18. The Revolt of 1857 was started by?
A.
Zamindars
B.
Peasants
C.
Sepoys
D.
Labourers
Answer:
Option C: Sepoys
19. Who is the author of the book “India Divided”?
A.
C. Rajagopalachari
B.
Rajendra Prasad
C.
B. R. Ambedkar
D.
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Answer:
Option B: Rajendra Prasad
20. The Third Anglo-Mysore War came to an end with the _______________ in 1792.
A.
Treaty of Seringapatam
B.
Treaty of Madras
C.
Treaty of Bassein
D.
Treaty of Purandar
Answer:
Option A: Treaty of Seringapatam
21. The Permanent Settlement was introduced in Bengal by?
A.
Lord Dalhousie
B.
Lord Canning
C.
Lord Cornwallis
D.
Lord William Bentinck
Answer:
Option C: Lord Cornwallis
22. The Indian Statutory Commission was also known as?
A.
Hunter Commission
B.
Raleigh Commission
C.
Campbell Commission
D.
Simon Commission
Answer:
Option D: Simon Commission
23. The Brahmo Samaj was founded by?
A.
Annie Besant
B.
Ramakrishna
C.
Dayananda Saraswati
D.
Raja Rammohan Roy
Answer:
Option D: Raja Rammohan Roy
24. Who among the below died in Lucknow?
A.
Jawaharlal Nehru
B.
Motilal Nehru
C.
Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit
D.
Kamala Nehru
Answer:
Option B: Motilal Nehru
25. Which among the below freedom fighters was not awarded Bharat Ratna?
A.
B. R. Ambedkar
B.
Mahatma Gandhi
C.
Jawaharlal Nehru
D.
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Answer:
Option B: Mahatma Gandhi
26. Who was the first winner of the International Gandhi Peace Prize?
A.
Julius Nyerere
B.
Nelson Mandela
C.
John Hume
D.
Gerhard Fischer
Answer:
Option A: Julius Nyerere
27. Jhansi is located in which Indian state?
A.
Uttarakhand
B.
Uttar Pradesh
C.
Madhya Pradesh
D.
Maharashtra
Answer:
Option B: Uttar Pradesh
28. The Jallianwala Bagh massacre took place on?
A.
13 May 1919
B.
13 April 1919
C.
13 March 1919
D.
13 October 1919
Answer:
Option B: 13 April 1919
29. Who renounced the British knighthood in protest against the Jallianwala Bagh massacre?
A.
Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
B.
Surendranath Banerjee
C.
Muhammad Iqbal
D.
Rabindranath Tagore
Answer:
Option D: Rabindranath Tagore
30. Champaran Satyagraha was the _____ Satyagraha movement led by Gandhiji in India.
A.
First
B.
Second
C.
Third
D.
Fourth
Answer:
Option A: First
31. The National Herald was a newspaper started by?
A.
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
B.
Motilal Nehru
C.
Jawaharlal Nehru
D.
C. Rajagopalachari
Answer:
Option C: Jawaharlal Nehru
32. Who played the role of Rani Lakshmi Bai in the movie Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi(2019)?
A.
Taapsee Pannu
B.
Deepika Padukone
C.
Priyanka Chopra
D.
Kangana Ranaut
Answer:
Option D: Kangana Ranaut
33. Who was known as the second founder of the Maratha empire?
A.
Baji Rao I
B.
Balaji Vishwanath
C.
Balaji Bajirao
D.
Madhav-Rao I
Answer:
Option B: Balaji Vishwanath
34. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’s statue in Gujarat is also known as?
A.
Statue of Freedom
B.
Statue of Diversity
C.
Statue of Liberty
D.
Statue of Unity
Answer:
Option D: Statue of Unity
35. Who among the below obtained the site of Madras from the Raja of Chandragiri?
A.
Thomas Roe
B.
Francis Day
C.
William Hawkins
D.
William Foster
Answer:
Option B: Francis Day
36. The Hindu Widows’ Remarriage Act was enacted in which year?
A.
1836
B.
1846
C.
1856
D.
1866
Answer:
Option C: 1856
37. Name the author of the book “Gandhi in Champaran”?
A.
D.G. Tendulkar
B.
Mahatma Gandhi
C.
Rabindranath Tagore
D.
Eknath Easwaran
Answer:
Option A: D.G. Tendulkar
38. Hyder Ali died during the __________ Anglo-Mysore War.
A.
First
B.
Second
C.
Third
D.
Fourth
Answer:
Option B: Second
39. Annie Besant was born in?
A.
Rome
B.
Paris
C.
London
D.
Moscow
Answer:
Option C: London
40. What was the name of the party formed by Motilal Nehru and Chittaranjan Das in 1923?
A.
Swatantra Party
B.
All India Forward Bloc
C.
Congress Socialist Party
D.
Swaraj Party
Answer:
Option D: Swaraj Party
41. In which year Simon Commission arrived in British India?
A.
1928
B.
1930
C.
1932
D.
1934
Answer:
Option A: 1928
42. Which one of the following is not a movement started by Mahatma Gandhi?
A.
Quit India
B.
Salt Satyagraha
C.
Swadeshi
D.
Non-cooperation
Answer:
Option C: Swadeshi
43. Which among the following was the capital of Chhatrapati Shivaji?
A.
Raigad
B.
Gwalior
C.
Indore
D.
Pune
Answer:
Option A: Raigad
44. The French East India Company was established in which year?
A.
1600
B.
1644
C.
1664
D.
1690
Answer:
Option C: 1664
45. The Blue Water Policy was associated with?
A.
Afonso de Albuquerque
B.
Vasco da Gama
C.
Francisco Barreto
D.
Francisco de Almeida
Answer:
Option D: Francisco de Almeida
46. In which year India’s capital shifted from Calcutta to Delhi?
A.
1908
B.
1909
C.
1910
D.
1911
Answer:
Option D: 1911
47. The British separated Burma Province from British India in which year?
A.
1927
B.
1937
C.
1947
D.
1950
Answer:
Option B: 1937
48. Mahadev Desai was a personal secretary of?
A.
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
B.
Jawaharlal Nehru
C.
Mahatma Gandhi
D.
B. R. Ambedkar
Answer:
Option C: Mahatma Gandhi
49. Name the newspaper started by Gopal Krishna Gokhale?
A.
The Independent
B.
Hitavada
C.
Kesari
D.
Harijan
Answer:
Option B: Hitavada
50. In which year Mahatma Gandhi became the President of the Indian National Congress?
A.
1922
B.
1923
C.
1924
D.
1925
Answer:
Option C: 1924