A.
Raghunath Rao
B.
Shiv Hari Rao
C.
Gangadhar Rao
D.
Damodar Rao
Answer:
Option C: Gangadhar Rao
2. Kasturba Gandhi died in detention in 1944 at?
A.
Ahmednagar Fort
B.
Yeravada Jail
C.
Ahmedabad Prison
D.
Aga Khan Palace
Answer:
Option D: Aga Khan Palace
3. How many Members of Parliament from the United Kingdom were there in the Simon Commission?
A.
4
B.
5
C.
6
D.
7
Answer:
Option D: 7
4. The sons of Bahadur Shah II were shot dead by?
A.
William Hodson
B.
Thomas Roe
C.
Francis Day
D.
William Foster
Answer:
Option A: William Hodson
5. Who is popularly known as the ‘Grand Old Man of India’?
A.
Mahatma Gandhi
B.
Dadabhai Naoroji
C.
Raja Ram Mohan Roy
D.
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Answer:
Option B: Dadabhai Naoroji
6. Which one of the below acts was passed in British India under East India Company rule in 1843?
A.
Indian Contract Act
B.
Indian Slavery Act
C.
Bengal Regulation Act
D.
Transfer of Property Act
Answer:
Option B: Indian Slavery Act
7. “India Wins Freedom” is the autobiography of?
A.
Abul Kalam Azad
B.
Muhammad Ali Jinnah
C.
Aruna Asaf Ali
D.
Abdul Ghaffar Khan
Answer:
Option A: Abul Kalam Azad
8. The First Anglo-Mysore War came to an end with the _______________ in 1769.
A.
Treaty of Seringapatam
B.
Treaty of Bassein
C.
Treaty of Madras
D.
Treaty of Mangalore
Answer:
Option C: Treaty of Madras
9. Who was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom at the time of India’s independence?
A.
Anthony Eden
B.
Winston Churchill
C.
Clement Attlee
D.
Stanley Baldwin
Answer:
Option C: Clement Attlee
10. Who was chosen by Mahatma Gandhi to be the first individual Satyagrahi against British rule?
A.
Kasturba Gandhi
B.
Morarji Desai
C.
Jawaharlal Nehru
D.
Vinoba Bhave
Answer:
Option D: Vinoba Bhave
11. Who fought for the abolition of Sati?
A.
Raja Ram Mohan Roy
B.
Mahatma Gandhi
C.
Bhagat Singh
D.
Chandrashekhar Azad
Answer:
Option A: Raja Ram Mohan Roy
12. Who among the below was not assassinated?
A.
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
B.
Mahatma Gandhi
C.
Lord Mountbatten
D.
Indira Gandhi
Answer:
Option A: Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
13. Dandi is located in which Indian state?
A.
Rajasthan
B.
Maharashtra
C.
Gujarat
D.
Karnataka
Answer:
Option C: Gujarat
14. When did Mahatma Gandhi launch Quit India Movement?
A.
08 August 1942
B.
08 August 1945
C.
12 March 1930
D.
17 April 1917
Answer:
Option A: 08 August 1942
15. Where did Madam Bhikaji Cama hoist the Indian flag on August 22, 1907?
A.
United Kingdom
B.
Germany
C.
France
D.
Japan
Answer:
Option B: Germany
16. Which act redesignated the Governor-General of Bengal as the Governor-General of India?
A.
Charter Act of 1793
B.
Charter Act of 1813
C.
Charter Act of 1833
D.
Charter Act of 1853
Answer:
Option C: Charter Act of 1833
17. In which year did Mahatma Gandhi launch Champaran Satyagraha?
A.
1915
B.
1917
C.
1919
D.
1921
Answer:
Option B: 1917
18. Who estimated the National Income for the first time in India?
A.
Dadabhai Naoroji
B.
Allan Octavian Hume
C.
Womesh Chandra Bonnerjee
D.
Surendranath Banerjee
Answer:
Option A: Dadabhai Naoroji
19. Chauri Chaura is located in which Indian state?
A.
Madhya Pradesh
B.
Gujarat
C.
Maharashtra
D.
Uttar Pradesh
Answer:
Option D: Uttar Pradesh
20. Goa was ruled by?
A.
British
B.
Portuguese
C.
French
D.
Dutch
Answer:
Option B: Portuguese
21. Who led the Salt Satyagraha Movement with Mahatma Gandhi?
A.
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
B.
Annie Besant
C.
Jawaharlal Nehru
D.
Sarojini Naidu
Answer:
Option D: Sarojini Naidu
22. Who was the first Governor-General of independent India?
A.
Lord Mountbatten
B.
C. Rajagopalachari
C.
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
D.
Lord Wavell
Answer:
Option A: Lord Mountbatten
23. The Battle of Plassey was fought in which year?
A.
1737
B.
1747
C.
1757
D.
1767
Answer:
Option C: 1757
24. Who among the below attended all the Three Round Table Conferences?
A.
B.R. Ambedkar
B.
Mahatma Gandhi
C.
Jawaharlal Nehru
D.
Sarojini Naidu
Answer:
Option A: B.R. Ambedkar
25. In which year did Mahatma Gandhi attend the first congress session?
A.
1900
B.
1901
C.
1905
D.
1909
Answer:
Option B: 1901
26. Who among the following started the newspaper “Bande Mataram” in 1905?
A.
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
B.
C. Rajagopalachari
C.
Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
D.
Bipin Chandra Pal
Answer:
Option D: Bipin Chandra Pal
27. Who is known for the quote “Swaraj is my birthright and I shall have it”?
A.
Mahatma Gandhi
B.
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
C.
Jawaharlal Nehru
D.
Bhagat Singh
Answer:
Option B: Bal Gangadhar Tilak
28. Who played the role of Nehru in the 1982 film ‘Gandhi’?
A.
Roshan Seth
B.
Ben Kingsley
C.
Martin Sheen
D.
Edward Fox
Answer:
Option A: Roshan Seth
29. Who was the adopted son of Maharaja Gangadhar Rao and Rani Laxmibai?
A.
Raghunathrao
B.
Krishna Rao
C.
Shiv Hari Rao
D.
Damodar Rao
Answer:
Option D: Damodar Rao
30. Who said Cripps’ offer of Dominion Status after the war was a “post-dated cheque drawn on a failing bank”?
A.
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
B.
Lord Mountbatten
C.
Mahatma Gandhi
D.
Jawaharlal Nehru
Answer:
Option C: Mahatma Gandhi
31. Name the fort built by the British in Calcutta?
A.
Fort St. George
B.
Fort William
C.
Fort Louis
D.
Fort St. David
Answer:
Option B: Fort William
32. Who was the first Indian to join the Indian Civil Service?
A.
Subhash Chandra Bose
B.
C. Rajagopalachari
C.
Satyendranath Tagore
D.
Surendranath Banerji
Answer:
Option C: Satyendranath Tagore
33. The Child Marriage Restraint Act, 1929 is popularly known as?
A.
Sharda Act
B.
Pitt’s India Act
C.
Official Secrets Act
D.
Rowlatt Act
Answer:
Option A: Sharda Act
34. “The History of British India” is a book written by?
A.
Adam Smith
B.
James Mill
C.
Alexander Bain
D.
David Hartley
Answer:
Option B: James Mill
35. In which year Madan Mohan Malaviya was awarded the Bharat Ratna?
A.
1955
B.
1975
C.
1995
D.
2015
Answer:
Option D: 2015
36. Which commission investigated the massacre at Jallianwala Bagh?
A.
Simon Commission
B.
Campbell Commission
C.
Raleigh Commission
D.
Hunter Commission
Answer:
Option D: Hunter Commission
37. Naujawan Bharat Sabha was founded by?
A.
Bhagat Singh
B.
Chandra Shekhar Azad
C.
Udham Singh
D.
Batukeshwar Dutt
Answer:
Option A: Bhagat Singh
38. Who among the below was not a cabinet member of Cabinet Mission 1946?
A.
Stafford Cripps
B.
John Simon
C.
A.V. Alexander
D.
Pethick-Lawrence
Answer:
Option B: John Simon
39. In which princely state was the Doctrine of Lapse applied first?
A.
Satara
B.
Jaitpur
C.
Sambalpur
D.
Udaipur
Answer:
Option A: Satara
40. Who was the last Governor-General of independent India?
A.
B. R. Ambedkar
B.
Lord Mountbatten
C.
Jawaharlal Nehru
D.
C. Rajagopalachari
Answer:
Option D: C. Rajagopalachari
41. The French settlement in India began in which year?
A.
1664
B.
1674
C.
1684
D.
1694
Answer:
Option B: 1674
42. What is the other name of the Quit India Movement?
A.
Salt March
B.
Civil Disobedience Movement
C.
Indian Independence Movement
D.
August Movement
Answer:
Option D: August Movement
43. Who took the title of Empress of India after the 1857 revolt?
A.
Queen Anne
B.
Queen Elizabeth II
C.
Queen Victoria
D.
Queen Mary
Answer:
Option C: Queen Victoria
44. Where was Mahatma Gandhi’s first fast in India?
A.
Ahmedabad
B.
Allahabad
C.
Porbandar
D.
New Delhi
Answer:
Option A: Ahmedabad
45. In which year Gandhiji resigned from the Congress party?
A.
1932
B.
1934
C.
1936
D.
1938
Answer:
Option B: 1934
46. Who was the director of the film Gandhi released in the year 1982?
A.
Christopher Nolan
B.
John Attenborough
C.
Richard Attenborough
D.
Andrew Dominik
Answer:
Option C: Richard Attenborough
47. Who resigned as the President of INC in 1939?
A.
Rajendra Prasad
B.
Subhash Chandra Bose
C.
Abul Kalam Azad
D.
Jawaharlal Nehru
Answer:
Option B: Subhash Chandra Bose
48. Which battle was fought between Hyder Ali of Mysore and the British East India Company on 1 July 1781?
A.
Battle of Wandiwash
B.
Battle of Talikota
C.
Battle of Khanwa
D.
Battle of Porto Novo
Answer:
Option D: Battle of Porto Novo
49. Who is known as the “Father of Revolutionary thoughts”?
A.
Lala Lajpat Rai
B.
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
C.
Bipin Chandra Pal
D.
Gopal Krishna Gokhale
Answer:
Option C: Bipin Chandra Pal
50. The Indian Partnership Act was enacted in India in which year?
A.
1926
B.
1928
C.
1930
D.
1932
Answer:
Option D: 1932