A.
Lal Bahadur Shastri
B.
Jawaharlal Nehru
C.
Rajendra Prasad
D.
B. R. Ambedkar
Answer:
Option B: Jawaharlal Nehru
2. The Second Anglo-Mysore War came to an end with the _______________ in 1784.
A.
Treaty of Seringapatam
B.
Treaty of Bassein
C.
Treaty of Madras
D.
Treaty of Mangalore
Answer:
Option D: Treaty of Mangalore
3. Rajendra Prasad was not the President of Congress in which one of the following years?
A.
1934
B.
1935
C.
1939
D.
1942
Answer:
Option D: 1942
4. Who among the below died in Tokyo?
A.
Rash Behari Bose
B.
Subhas Chandra Bose
C.
Annie Besant
D.
Allan Octavian Hume
Answer:
Option A: Rash Behari Bose
5. Who was the first winner of the Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding?
A.
Mother Teresa
B.
Martin Luther King Jr.
C.
U Thant
D.
Aruna Asaf Ali
Answer:
Option C: U Thant
6. Where did Jawaharlal Nehru hoist the flag of India on 31 December 1929?
A.
Delhi
B.
Karachi
C.
Lahore
D.
Calcutta
Answer:
Option C: Lahore
7. Jammu and Kashmir became an integral part of India on?
A.
26 October 1947
B.
15 August 1947
C.
14 August 1947
D.
26 January 1948
Answer:
Option A: 26 October 1947
8. In which year Goa was captured by the Portuguese?
A.
1495
B.
1500
C.
1505
D.
1510
Answer:
Option D: 1510
9. Which one of the below was formed in 1934?
A.
Congress Socialist Party
B.
Swatantra Party
C.
All India Forward Bloc
D.
Swaraj Party
Answer:
Option A: Congress Socialist Party
10. Who hoisted India’s tricolour flag at the Red Fort in Delhi on 15th August 1947?
A.
Mahatma Gandhi
B.
Rajendra Prasad
C.
B. R. Ambedkar
D.
Jawaharlal Nehru
Answer:
Option D: Jawaharlal Nehru
11. Whose famous slogan is “Give me blood and I will give you freedom”?
A.
Mahatma Gandhi
B.
Sarojini Naidu
C.
Subhas Chandra Bose
D.
Rani Lakshmibai
Answer:
Option C: Subhas Chandra Bose
12. Bhanu Athaiya won Academy Award under which category for the Gandhi film released in 1982?
A.
Best Film Editing
B.
Best Cinematography
C.
Best Visual Effects
D.
Best Costume Design
Answer:
Option D: Best Costume Design
13. Which rebellion in Bengal was highlighted by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee in his novel ‘Anand Math’?
A.
Chuar Rebellion
B.
Paika Rebellion
C.
Malabar Rebellion
D.
Sannyasi Rebellion
Answer:
Option D: Sannyasi Rebellion
14. Who was the Commander-in-Chief of INA before Subhash Chandra Bose?
A.
Badan Singh
B.
Mohan Singh
C.
Ratan Singh
D.
Giani Pritam Singh
Answer:
Option B: Mohan Singh
15. The Aga Khan Palace was built by?
A.
Aga Khan I
B.
Aga Khan II
C.
Aga Khan III
D.
Aga Khan IV
Answer:
Option C: Aga Khan III
16. How many delegates attended the first session of the Indian National Congress in 1885?
A.
30
B.
60
C.
72
D.
84
Answer:
Option C: 72
17. Which treaty was signed between the Mughal Emperor Shah Alam II and Robert Clive in 1765?
A.
Treaty of Purandar
B.
Treaty of Surat
C.
Treaty of Allahabad
D.
Treaty of Seringapatam
Answer:
Option C: Treaty of Allahabad
18. Who is the author of the book “A Passage to India”?
A.
D. H. Lawrence
B.
Joseph Conrad
C.
E. M. Forster
D.
Thomas Hardy
Answer:
Option C: E. M. Forster
19. Who among the below Indian independence activists died in the Aga Khan Palace?
A.
Mahadev Desai
B.
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
C.
Morarji Desai
D.
Bipin Chandra Pal
Answer:
Option A: Mahadev Desai
20. Who among the below founded Abhinav Bharat Society?
A.
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
B.
Bhagat Singh
C.
Lala Lajpat Rai
D.
Vinayak Damodar Savarkar
Answer:
Option D: Vinayak Damodar Savarkar
21. Who was the founder of the Ramakrishna Mission?
A.
Swami Vivekananda
B.
Dayananda Saraswati
C.
Sri Ramakrishna
D.
Sister Nivedita
Answer:
Option A: Swami Vivekananda
22. The Santhal rebellion was not led by?
A.
Sidhu
B.
Kanhu
C.
Madhav
D.
Bhairav
Answer:
Option C: Madhav
23. The Sepoy Mutiny took place in which year?
A.
1837
B.
1847
C.
1857
D.
1867
Answer:
Option C: 1857
24. When did Mahatma Gandhi arrive in Champaran?
A.
13 November 1917
B.
01 April 1917
C.
10 March 1917
D.
10 April 1917
Answer:
Option D: 10 April 1917
25. Who was the Governor-General and Viceroy of India during Champaran Satyagraha?
A.
Lord Irwin
B.
Lord Reading
C.
Lord Chelmsford
D.
Lord Hardinge
Answer:
Option C: Lord Chelmsford
26. All India Kisan Sabha was formed in which year?
A.
1906
B.
1916
C.
1926
D.
1936
Answer:
Option D: 1936
27. Ram Prasad Bismil was associated with which one of the below conspiracies?
A.
Meerut conspiracy
B.
Kakori conspiracy
C.
Kanpur conspiracy
D.
Howrah-Sibpur conspiracy
Answer:
Option B: Kakori conspiracy
28. Which book written by Gandhiji was banned by the British government in 1910?
A.
Hind Swaraj
B.
The Story of My Experiments with Truth
C.
Key to Health
D.
Satyagraha in South Africa
Answer:
Option A: Hind Swaraj
29. Who was the founder of the newspaper “Swadesamitran”?
A.
Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
B.
Debendranath Tagore
C.
Syed Ahmad Khan
D.
G. Subramania Iyer
Answer:
Option D: G. Subramania Iyer
30. Who popularized the slogan “Satyameva Jayate”?
A.
Madan Mohan Malaviya
B.
Mahatma Gandhi
C.
Jawaharlal Nehru
D.
Bhagat Singh
Answer:
Option A: Madan Mohan Malaviya
31. Who played the role of Bhagat Singh in the movie “The Legend of Bhagat Singh” (2002)?
A.
Akshay Kumar
B.
Anil Kapoor
C.
Ajay Devgan
D.
Ranbir Kapoor
Answer:
Option C: Ajay Devgan
32. Who killed Lord Mayo?
A.
Udham Singh
B.
Bhagat Singh
C.
Nathuram Godse
D.
Sher Ali Afridi
Answer:
Option D: Sher Ali Afridi
33. Which monument was built in India to commemorate the visit of King George V and Queen Mary?
A.
Bombay Castle
B.
India Gate
C.
Gateway of India
D.
Victoria Terminus
Answer:
Option C: Gateway of India
34. How many miles were covered by Gandhiji during Salt March?
A.
200
B.
240
C.
275
D.
311
Answer:
Option B: 240
35. Which British Prime Minister introduced the Communal Award?
A.
Bonar Law
B.
Stanley Baldwin
C.
Ramsay MacDonald
D.
David Lloyd George
Answer:
Option C: Ramsay MacDonald
36. Which freedom fighter was known as Kappalottiya Tamizhan or “The Tamil Helmsman”?
A.
Subramanya Bharathiyar
B.
Veerapandiya Kattabomman
C.
Puli Thevar
D.
V. O. Chidambaram Pillai
Answer:
Option D: V. O. Chidambaram Pillai
37. The Pitt’s India Act in 1784 was also known as?
A.
Indian Slavery Act
B.
Hindu Widow’s Remarriage Act
C.
East India Company Act
D.
Bengal Regulation Act
Answer:
Option C: East India Company Act
38. Who among the below led the revolt of 1857 in Jhansi?
A.
Rani Lakshmibai
B.
Bahadur Shah II
C.
Nana Sahib
D.
Kunwar Singh
Answer:
Option A: Rani Lakshmibai
39. Whose autobiography is “A Nation in Making”?
A.
Satyendranath Tagore
B.
Surendranath Banerjee
C.
Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
D.
B. R. Ambedkar
Answer:
Option B: Surendranath Banerjee
40. Who abolished the dual system of government in Bengal which was started by Robert Clive?
A.
John Macpherson
B.
John Shore
C.
Richard Wellesley
D.
Warren Hastings
Answer:
Option D: Warren Hastings
41. In which year was the first telegraph line started in India?
A.
1831
B.
1841
C.
1851
D.
1861
Answer:
Option C: 1851
42. Who among the below died in England?
A.
Satyendranath Tagore
B.
Raja Ram Mohan Roy
C.
B. R. Ambedkar
D.
Surendranath Banerjee
Answer:
Option B: Raja Ram Mohan Roy
43. Who was not among the three revolutionaries who were hanged on March 23, 1931?
A.
Bhagat Singh
B.
Sukhdev Thapar
C.
Shivaram Rajguru
D.
Chandra Shekhar Azad
Answer:
Option D: Chandra Shekhar Azad
44. The Black Hole tragedy took place at?
A.
Fort Louis
B.
Fort St. David
C.
Fort William
D.
Fort St. George
Answer:
Option C: Fort William
45. When was ‘Direct Action Day’ declared by Muhammad Ali Jinnah?
A.
16 August 1945
B.
16 August 1946
C.
20 August 1946
D.
16 July 1946
Answer:
Option B: 16 August 1946
46. In which year Portuguese rule in Goa was ended?
A.
1961
B.
1947
C.
1941
D.
1955
Answer:
Option A: 1961
47. Which one of the following leaders belonged to the extremist wing of the Congress?
A.
A.O. Hume
B.
Aurobindo Ghosh
C.
Gopal Krishna Gokhale
D.
Dadabai Naoroji
Answer:
Option B: Aurobindo Ghosh
48. Who was the first Governor-General of Bengal?
A.
John Macpherson
B.
John Shore
C.
John Adam
D.
Warren Hastings
Answer:
Option D: Warren Hastings
49. The English East India Company was dissolved in which year?
A.
1874
B.
1875
C.
1876
D.
1877
Answer:
Option A: 1874
50. Who was responsible for the Jallianwala Bagh massacre?
A.
John Macpherson
B.
Richard Wellesley
C.
Reginald Dyer
D.
John Shore
Answer:
Option C: Reginald Dyer