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Indian History Multiple Choice Questions set 1

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1. Who is the founder of Haryanka Dynasty?




2. The revolutionary like Ashfaqullah Khan, Chandra Shekhar Azad, Ram Prasad Bismil, Roshan Singh and Rajendra Lahiri were all associated with :




3. The Moplah Rebellion in 1921 in Malabar was Muslim Peasants Rabellion against :




4. The Rowlatt Act was passed in :




5. Mahatma Gandhi launched Kheda Satyagrah on Gujrat in 1918 to support the cause of :




6. Two of the great Mughals wrote their own memories. They were




7. What was the major cause of discontent among soldiers before the revolt of 1857?




8. Lala Lajpat Rai was also known as :




9. To which king belongs the Lion capital at Sarnath?




10. The use of spinning wheel (,) became common during the




11. The use of spinning wheel (,) became common during the




12. Banga Darshan – a monthly magazine – was started in 1872 from Behrampur by:




13. Who said about the British Government these words – “You do not realize how strong the government is if the congress challenges the government the government would finish it in five minutes?




14. Sri Aurobindo Ghosh was born in the year :




15. Doctrine of Passive Resistance was published in the daily Vande Mataram in:




16. The language of discourses of Gautama Buddha was A.




17. There were widespread risings against the British in the 1820s. Which one of the following did not revolt in the 1820s?




18. Which revolutionary said – “freedom is objective of our life and the Hindu religion would led us to the attainment of this objective?”




19. Who was the commander of 1857 revolt in Rohilkhand?




20. Who said “Curzon’s partition of Bengal gave unwitting initiative to events of such magnitude which returned many years later to port with the cargo of freedom”?




21. The Hindu Dharma Sangrakshini Sabha was formed in :




22. The East India Association was set up in




23. Who established the Hindu Dharma Sangrakshini Sabha in the year 1893 by :




24. Bande Matram was a series of articles published in the year 1907 by :




25. Who called Subhash Chandra Bose as Desh Nayak ?




26. Who founded Anushulin Samiti in 1907 in Dhaka?




27. Who was admired as tempestuous Hindu in 1893 in the World Parliament of Religious in Chicago ?




28. Who were associated with Indian league established in 1875 in Calcutta (now Kolkata) ?




29. Sarojini Naidu was elected Congress President at :




30. In 1918 who founded Ahmedabad Textile Labour Association ?




31. In 1918 who founded Ahmedabad Textile Labour Association ?




32. The third person who presented himself for individual Satyagrah launched by Mahatma Gandhi in October 1940 was:




33. Who called Government India Act 1935 a Charter of Slavery ?




34. Who called Government India Act 1935 a Charter of Slavery ?




35. The Indian National Congress passed Quit India Resolution at :




36. In 1942, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill sent :




37. When Japan handed over Andaman Nicobar islands to Subhash Chandra Bose in Nov. 1943, he named these islands as :




38. Subhash Chandra Bose became the Supreme Commander of Indian National Army in :




39. Wavell Plan- essentially dealing with Indian demand of self-rule and reconstitution of Viceroy’s Council was put forth by Lord Wavell in:




40. The demand officially made by the Congress for a Constituent Assembly to frame the Constitution of India was accepted in principal by the British government in what is known as :




41. Lord Mountbatten put forth the plan proposing the partition of India and the creation of Pakistan :




42. When quit India Resolution was passed in 1942, the Viceroy of India was :




43. By which act of British India, was the Governor General empowered to issue ordinance ?




44. In 1915-16 the Home Rule League movement was launched under the leadership of :




45. In 1932, Poona Pact was signed between:




46. Indian Dyarchy was started by :




47. Which movement was started by Mahatma Gandhi on March 12, 1930?




48. Who presided over the Karachi session of Indian National Congress in 1931 ?




49. The congress nationalist party was formed to act as a powerful pressure group within the congress by:




50. Rani Gaidinliu was a rebel leader against the Britishers from:




51. An interim cabinet headed by Jawaharlal Nehru was formed by the congress in :




52. The revolutionary who was associated with the Indian Independence League was :




53. In which session of the Indian National congress did the historic union of congress and Muslim League take place?




54. The Muslim League demanded a separate homeland for Indian Muslims for the first time at its :




55. Indian War of independence 1857 was written by :




56. Which revolutionary was sentenced to death on August 17, 1909?




57. Under the Government of India act 1935 it was decided to establish a federation consisting of :




58. Who called Government of India Act 1935 as thoroughly rotten, fundamentally bad and totally unacceptable?




59. Who founded Tattvabodhini sabha in 1839 ?




60. The eminent Bengali novelist and composer of national song Vande Mataram who aroused a new consciousness in the 19th century Bengal Society was :




61. Vivekanand established Ramakrishna Mission :




62. For the cause of national liberation Swami Dayananda stressed on :




63. Who brought out a paper with the title of the ‘loyal Muhammadanans of India’ ?




64. Individual Satyagrah was started on:




65. In order to secure co-operation of Indians the British government in the midst of worsening wartime international situation sent Cripps Mission to India:




66. In accordance with provisions of the Government of India Act 1935 elections to the Provincial Legislatures were held in :




67. The First Round Table Conference was held on:




68. Dr. B. R. Ambedkar organized a Bhishkrit Hitkari Sabha, (The Depressed Classes Institute) in : B. C. D.




69. Who founded Satya Shodhak Samaj in 1873 ?




70. The Gandhi-Irwin Pact was signed on :




71. In July 1933 the Congress decided to launch:




72. The first President of Indian National congress was :




73. Who conveyed to the Indians – “I am with you wholeheartedly and in terms of culture I am one of you”?




74. Who said “Every blow on my body will prove a nail in the coffin of the British Empire”?




75. In March 1923 Chittranjan Das along with Motilal Nehru formed :




76. After the suspension of the Non-Cooperation Movement, who were called pro-changers in the Congress?




77. Aurobindo Ghose, Barindra Kumar Ghose, B.P. Mitra, Abinash Bhattacharya and Bhupendranath Dutta were associated with the revolutionary organization :




78. Subhash Chandra Bose formed Forward Block in :




79. The main centre of Gadar Movement of 1915 was :




80. Who called the 1857 revolt as ‘Student Farmer-Middle class Revolt’?