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- Question 1 of 50
1. Question
Which of these battles proved decisive in the Anglo-French rivalry in India?
Hint
The Battle of Wandiwash was a battle in India between the French and the British in 1760. The battle was part of the Third Carnatic War fought between the French and British colonial empires, which itself was a part of the global Seven Years War.
- Question 2 of 50
2. Question
‘Do or Die’ is the famous slogan given by:
Hint
The Quit India speech is a speech made by Mahatma Gandhi on 8 August 1942, on the eve of the Quit India movement. He called for determined, but passive resistance that signified the certitude that Gandhi foresaw for the movement, best described by his call to Do or Die.
- Question 3 of 50
3. Question
The English established their first factory in India at:
Hint
By January 1613, the first East India Company factory had come up at Surat.
- Question 4 of 50
4. Question
In which of the following years 26th January was celebrated an independence day?
Hint
January 26 was celebrated as India’s Independence Day in 1930. January 26, 1930, was set as the date for independence after the Congress, led by Jawaharlal Nehru, declared “Purna Swaraj”, or Complete Independence, as its ultimate goal in Lahore in December 1929.
- Question 5 of 50
5. Question
Permanent Revenue Settlement of Bengal was introduced by:
Hint
Permanent Settlement was introduced in Bengal and Bihar in 1793 by Lord Cornwallis. It had two special features. Firstly, the zamindars and revenue collectors were converted into so many landlords.
- Question 6 of 50
6. Question
Who spoke, “At the stroke of midnight, when the world sleeps, India awakes to life and freedom”?
Hint
This speech was delivered by Jawaharlal Nehru to the Indian Constituent Assembly in The Parliament on the eve of India’s Independence on 14 August 1947.
- Question 7 of 50
7. Question
Who started the first English newspaper in India?
Hint
Hicky’s Bengal Gazette was the first English-language newspaper published on the Indian subcontinent. It was founded in Calcutta, capital of British India at the time, by Irishman James Augustus Hicky in 1779.
- Question 8 of 50
8. Question
Punjab was annexed to the British empire during the reign of Governor-General:
Hint
The state of Punjab was annexed by Lord Dalhousie in 1849 by defeating Sikh forces in the 2nd Anglo-Sikh war fought during 1848-49.
- Question 9 of 50
9. Question
Who among the following is referred to as ‘Desert Fox’?
Hint
Johannes Erwin Eugen Rommel was a German general and military theorist. Popularly known as the Desert Fox, he served as field marshal in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II, as well as serving in the Reichswehr of the Weimar Republic, and the army of Imperial Germany.
- Question 10 of 50
10. Question
Place chronologically the following treaties:
- Treaty of Amritsar
- Treaty of Bassein
- Treaty of Seringapatam
- Treaty of Salbai
Hint
4. Treaty of Salbai (17 May 1782)
3. Treaty of Seringapatam (18 March 1792)
2. Treaty of Bassein (31 Dec 1802)
1. Treaty of Amritsar (16 March 1846) - Question 11 of 50
11. Question
The Delhi General who successfully advanced up to Madurai was:
Hint
Malik Kafur (died 1316), also known as Taj al-Din Izz al-Dawla, was a prominent slave-general of the Delhi Sultanate ruler Alauddin Khalji. Kafur occupied Madurai on 24 April and reached Delhi in triumph on 18 October 1311.
- Question 12 of 50
12. Question
The Government of India, 1919 is also known as:
Hint
In 1918, Edwin Montagu, the Secretary of State, and Lord Chelmsford, the Viceroy, produced their scheme of constitutional reforms, known as the Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms, which led to the enactment of the Government of India Act of 1919.
- Question 13 of 50
13. Question
Who is called the ‘Father of the Indian National Congress’?
Hint
A.O Hume (Allan Octavian Hume) is called the father of the Indian National Congress. Retired British Indian Civil Service (ICS) officer A.O Hume founded the Indian National Congress in 1885.
- Question 14 of 50
14. Question
Who founded the Home Rule League in Madras in 1916 A.D.?
Hint
Bal Gangadhar Tilak found the first home rule league at the Bombay provincial congress at Belgaum in April 1916. Then after this Annie Besant founded the second league at Adyar Madras in September 1916.
- Question 15 of 50
15. Question
Mahatma Gandhi owed his inspiration for civil disobedience and non-payment of taxes to:
Hint
Mahatma Gandhi got the inspiration of Civil Disobedience and non-payment of taxes by reading a book of David Thoreau who was an American author, poet, philosopher.
- Question 16 of 50
16. Question
Who among the following visited Gandhiji in South Africa?
Hint
Gopal Krishna Gokhale met Gandhiji in South Africa. He was the political Guru of Mahatma Gandhi.
- Question 17 of 50
17. Question
Who was the Constitutional Adviser to the Constituent Assembly of India?
Hint
Sir B.N. Rau was appointed as the Constitutional Adviser on the establishment of the Constituent Assembly on July 1, 1946, which he accepted to serve on an honorary basis.
- Question 18 of 50
18. Question
Who was the First Speaker of Independent India’s Lok Sabha?
Hint
On 15 May 1952, after the first general elections in independent India, Mavalankar, who was representing Ahmedabad for Congress, was elected the Speaker of the first Lok Sabha.
- Question 19 of 50
19. Question
In which year Salt Satyagraha took place?
Hint
The Salt March, also known as the Salt Satyagraha, Dandi March, was an act of nonviolent civil disobedience in colonial India led by Mahatma Gandhi in March–April 1930.
- Question 20 of 50
20. Question
Through which Educational Report Calcutta University came into existence?
Hint
The Wood’s Despatch of 1854 recommended the establishment of universities at Calcutta, Bombay and Madras.
- Question 21 of 50
21. Question
Cabinet Mission came to India in the year:
Hint
Cabinet Mission was a high-powered mission sent in February 1946 to India by the Atlee Government (British Prime Minister). The mission came to India aiming to discuss the transfer of powers from the British government to the Indian leadership, with the aim of preserving India’s unity and granting its independence.
- Question 22 of 50
22. Question
Muslim League was founded in the year:
Hint
The All India Muslim League was established in the year 1906 in Dhaka Bangaladesh in Britsh ruled India. The founders of the Muslim League were: Khwaja Salimullah, Vikar-ul-Mulk, Syed Amir Ali, Syed Nabiullah, Khan Bahadur Ghulam and Mustafa Chowdhury.
- Question 23 of 50
23. Question
The first Viceroy of India was:
Hint
Government of India Act 1858 passed which changed the name of post-Governor General of India by Viceroy of India. The Viceroy was appointed directly by the British government. The first Viceroy of India was Lord Canning.
- Question 24 of 50
24. Question
‘Permanent Settlement, the system of revenue collection was introduced in India by:
Hint
The Permanent Settlement of Bengal was brought into effect by the East India Company headed by the Governor-General Lord Cornwallis in 1793.
- Question 25 of 50
25. Question
Who was the first woman President of Congress?
Hint
Annie Besant was the first woman to have presided the Congress session held at Calcutta in 1917. Sarojini Naidu was the first Indian woman President of Congress. She was elected as the President of the Indian National Congress Party in 1925.
- Question 26 of 50
26. Question
The Simon Commission which came to India in February 1928 was boycotted because:
Hint
The Commission was strongly opposed by many Indians. It was opposed by Nehru, Gandhi, Jinnah, the Muslim League and Indian National Congress because it contained seven members of the British Parliament but no Indians. Indians saw it as a violation to their right of self-determination and insult to their self-respect.
- Question 27 of 50
27. Question
Who was the Chairman of the Partition Council?
Hint
Partition Committee was formed which was chaired by Lord Mountbatten. Its members were Vallabh Bhai Patel, Dr. Rajendra Prasad, Liaqat Ali Khan and Abdur Rab Nishtar.
- Question 28 of 50
28. Question
Gandhi’s inspiration for Civil Disobedience came from the writings of:
Hint
Mahatma Gandhi got the inspiration of Civil Disobedience and non-payment of taxes by reading a book of David Thoreau who was an American author, poet, philosopher.
- Question 29 of 50
29. Question
The idea of Pakistan was first conceived by:
Hint
Muhammad Ali Jinnah became disillusioned with politics after the failure of his attempt to form a Hindu-Muslim alliance, and he spent most of the 1920s in Britain. The leadership of the League was taken over by Sir Muhammad Iqbal, who in 1930 first put forward the demand for a separate Muslim state in India.
- Question 30 of 50
30. Question
Who is generally acknowledged as the pioneer of local self-government in modern India?
Hint
Lord Ripon is known as the Father of Local Self Government in India. His scheme of local self-government developed the Municipal institutions which had been growing up in the country ever since.
- Question 31 of 50
31. Question
After the Bardoli Satyagraha, the title of ‘Sardar’ to Vallabhbhai Patel was given by:
Hint
Mahatma Gandhi gave Vallabhbhai Patel the title of ‘Sardar’.
- Question 32 of 50
32. Question
‘Sati’ was abolished by:
Hint
The Bengal Sati Regulation which banned the Sati practice in all jurisdictions of British India was passed on December 4, 1829 by the then Governor-General Lord William Bentinck.
- Question 33 of 50
33. Question
Mohan Das Karamchand Gandhi was called as ‘Mahatma’ by:
Hint
Rabindranath Tagore is said to have used this title for Gandhi on 6 March 1915.
- Question 34 of 50
34. Question
The Mohammadan Anglo-Oriental College later became the:
Hint
Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College was founded in 1875 by Sir Syed Ahmad Khan. It became Aligarh Muslim University in 1920, following the Aligarh Muslim University Act.
- Question 35 of 50
35. Question
‘Poorna Swaraj’ (Complete Independence) was declared to be the goal of the Indian National Congress in its Session of:
Hint
The Indian National Congress, on 19 December 1929, passed the historic ‘Purna Swaraj’ (Complete Independence) resolution at its Lahore session.
- Question 36 of 50
36. Question
What did the Hunter Commission appointed by the Viceroy probe?
Hint
The Hunter Commission of 1882 was the first Indian Education Commission and the Hunter Commission of 1920 investigated the massacre at Jallianwala Bagh.
The government formed a committee of inquiry to investigate the Jallianwala Bagh shootings. The committee was commonly known as Hunter Commission after the name of the chairman, Lord William Hunter. - Question 37 of 50
37. Question
From where did Acharya Vinoba Bhave start the Individual Satyagraha in 1940?
Hint
Acharya Vinobha Bhave Start individual Satyagraha from Pavnar in Maharashtra in 1940. He was the first individual Satyagrahi and Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru was the Second one.
- Question 38 of 50
38. Question
The Swadeshi Movement was launched:
Hint
The Swadeshi Movement was launched against the decision of the British Government (Lord Curzon) to divide Bengal along communal lines. This movement was formally started from Town Hall Calcutta on 7 August 1905 to curb foreign goods by relying on domestic production. Swadeshi was a focus of Mahatma Gandhi, who described it as the soul of swaraj (self-rule).
- Question 39 of 50
39. Question
Who was the first Indian to be elected to the British Parliament?
Hint
Dadabhai Naoroji was elected for the Liberal Party in Finsbury Central at the 1892 general election, he was the first British Indian MP.
- Question 40 of 50
40. Question
Who introduced the permanent settlement in Bengal?
- Question 41 of 50
41. Question
Which British Governor General introduced Postage Stamp in India?
Hint
He served as Governor-General of India from 1848 to 1856. He established the foundations of the modern educational system in India by adding mass education in addition to elite higher education. Lord Dalhousie introduced Postage stamp, he also introduced Railway, Telegram and PWD.
- Question 42 of 50
42. Question
The first telegraph line between Calcutta and Agra was opened in:
Hint
British India’s first telegraph line and office was opened in October 1851, between Calcutta and Diamond Harbour along the busy shipping route on the Hooghly. Telegraph line between Calcutta and Agra was started in 1853, and this was further connected to Bombay and Madras.
- Question 43 of 50
43. Question
Which of the following European Colonisers did not have a settlement on the Eastern Coast of India?
Hint
Danish India was the name given to the colonies of Denmark (Denmark–Norway before 1814) in India, forming part of the Danish colonial empire. Danish was the one who had not any settlement on the eastern coast of India whereas French settlement in Pondicherry, Portugese have Goa and Dutch in Kochi.
- Question 44 of 50
44. Question
In which session of Indian National Congress the tricolour flag was unfurled for the first time?
Hint
The Indian National Congress, on 19 December 1929, passed the historic ‘Purna Swaraj’ – (total independence) resolution – at its Lahore session. The newly adopted tricolour flag was unfurled at this session of the Indian National Congress.
- Question 45 of 50
45. Question
Which among the following regulations made English as a medium of education compulsory in government-aided schools and colleges?
Hint
On this day in 1835, Lord Macaulay successfully westernised education in India; English was made the official language for the government and courts, and was adopted as the official medium of instruction.
- Question 46 of 50
46. Question
M.A. Jinnah in his early political life:
Hint
Muhammad Ali Jinnah in his early life was a symbol of Hindu – Muslim unity and also in favour of Gandhiji’s policies for swaraj. Jinnah served as the leader of the All-India Muslim League from 1913 until the inception of Pakistan on 14 August 1947.
- Question 47 of 50
47. Question
Who among the following controlled maximum trade in the western coastal region during 17th century?
Hint
Portuguese controlled maximum trade in western coastal region during 17th century. By the middle of the 17th century, there were several thousand Portuguese and Indo Portuguese in India and a relatively small population of other Indo Europeans.
- Question 48 of 50
48. Question
Match the following:
A. Jayprakash Narayan 1. Dinbandhu B. CF Andrew 2. Grand old man of india C. Dadabhai Nauroji 3. Lok Nayak D. Lala Lajpat Rai 4. Punjab Kesari 5. Raja Jee Hint
The correct match is as follows:
A. Jayprakash Narayan 3. Lok Nayak B. CF Andrew 1. Dinbandhu C. Dadabhai Nauroji 2. Grand old man of India D. Lala Lajpat Rai 4. Punjab Kesari Chakravarti Rajagopalachari 5. Raja Jee - Question 49 of 50
49. Question
Given below are the names of prominent leaders and their respective operational areas during the revolt period. Select the incorrect pair:
Hint
Lakshmibai, the Rani of Jhansi, was the Maharani consort of the Maratha princely state of Jhansi from 1843 to 1853 as the wife of Maharaja Gangadhar Rao. She was one of the leading figures of the Indian Rebellion of 1857 and became a symbol of resistance to the British Raj for Indian nationalists.
- Question 50 of 50
50. Question
The Muslim league advocated a separate Muslim State:
Hint
The resolution for the establishment of a separate homeland for the Muslims of British India passed in the annual session of the All India Muslim League held in Lahore on 22–24 March 1940 is a landmark document of Pakistan’s history.