Modern Indian History and Freedom
Struggle Practice Questions
1.
Which was the first State to be
created on linguistic basis ?
[A] Madras
[B] Andhra Pradesh
[C] Andhra State
[D] Gujarat
[A] Madras
[B] Andhra Pradesh
[C] Andhra State
[D] Gujarat
Andhra State
The congress in its Jaipur session
appointed a three member committee also popularly known as JVP committee after
the name of its leaders – Jawaharlal Nehru,Vallabh Bhai Patel and Pattabhai
Sitaramaya.The committee rejected language as the bass of reorganization of
states.. Potti Sreeramulu, one of the activists demanding the formation of a
Telugu-majority state, died on 16 December 1952 after undertaking a
fast-unto-death. This resulted in the creation of the first state on linguistic
basis for Telugu speaking people called Andhra State on October 1, 1953. It was
later renamed Andhra Pradesh.
2.
The Bijauliya Movement is related to
the agrarian struggle in the current state of __?
[A] Kerala
[B] Assam
[C] Rajasthan
[D] Orissa
[A] Kerala
[B] Assam
[C] Rajasthan
[D] Orissa
Rajasthan
Bijoliya Kisaan Andolan- It was a
pioneer agrarian movement in the Mewar State in present Udaipur District.The
Jagirdar of Bijolia was a Parmar Rajput having 96 villages in his jagir. There
were 86 different taxes on peasants against which peasants revolted in 1905.
The initial leadership was provided by Sitaram Das. The movement got linked to
national movement.
Vijay (Bijoy) Singh Pathik and Manik Lal Verma (future Chief Minister of Rajasthan) led a no tax movement in 1916. It was called Bijolia movement. The peasants refused to do begar and held back the taxes. The movement continued through 1920s and spread over to other States of Rajputana.
Vijay (Bijoy) Singh Pathik and Manik Lal Verma (future Chief Minister of Rajasthan) led a no tax movement in 1916. It was called Bijolia movement. The peasants refused to do begar and held back the taxes. The movement continued through 1920s and spread over to other States of Rajputana.
3.
Who was the President of the “Flag
Committee” ?
[A] B. R. Ambedkar
[B] J. B. Kriplani
[C] K. M. Munshi
[D] D. P. Khetan
[A] B. R. Ambedkar
[B] J. B. Kriplani
[C] K. M. Munshi
[D] D. P. Khetan
J. B. Kriplani
When the Indian constitution drafted
, The flag committee worked under J.B.Kripalani. The flag of the congress party
accepted as the National Flag with few changes on July 22, 1974. The new flag
code of India gives freedom to individual to hoist the flag on all days, but
with due respect to the flag.
4.
Which one of the following leaders
was not a part of Non cooperation movement ?
[A] M. A. Ansari
[B] M. A. Zinnah
[C] Abul Kalam Azad
[D] Hakim Ajmal Khan
[A] M. A. Ansari
[B] M. A. Zinnah
[C] Abul Kalam Azad
[D] Hakim Ajmal Khan
M. A. Zinnah
5.
Who is considered the “Father of Muslim
Renaissance in Bengal” in Bengal?
[A] Abdul Latif
[B] Mirza Ghulam Ahmed
[C] Muhammad Qasim
[D] Rashid Ahmed Gangohi
[A] Abdul Latif
[B] Mirza Ghulam Ahmed
[C] Muhammad Qasim
[D] Rashid Ahmed Gangohi
Abdul Latif
Nawab Abdul Latif Khan: (1828-1893)
a prominent personality of mid 19th century Bengal, the pioneer of Muslim
modernization and the architect of the Muslim Renaissance, was one of those
great men who appeared as saviours of their frustrated, humiliated, demoralized
and disorganised fellow countrymen under colonial rule His chief contribution
was in the field of education. He was among the first to understand that young
Bengali Muslims should receive modern education. He understood that the Muslims
of Bengal had fallen behind in everything because of their prejudices against
modern education. He devoted his whole life to removing this self-destructive
prejudice from their minds.
6.
In which year English was made the
medium of instruction in India ?
[A] 1844 A.D.
[B] 1835 A.D.
[C] 1833 A.D.
[D] 1813 A.D.
[A] 1844 A.D.
[B] 1835 A.D.
[C] 1833 A.D.
[D] 1813 A.D.
1835 A.D.
The English Education Act was a
legislative Act of the Council of India in 1835 giving effect to a decision in
1835 by William Bentinck, the Governor-General of British India to reallocate
funds the East India Company was required by the British Parliament to spend on
education and literature in India. In the same year, British Government
designated English as the medium of education for schools and universities
7.
The most fervent supporter of
Gandhi’s proposal for an all-out campaign of civil disobedience during Quit
India Movement was ?
[A] Ram Manohar Lohia
[B] Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
[C] Subhash Chandra Bose
[D] Jai Prakash Narayan
[A] Ram Manohar Lohia
[B] Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
[C] Subhash Chandra Bose
[D] Jai Prakash Narayan
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel- known as
the “Iron Man of India” or “Bismarck of India”. Patel was most fervent
supporter of Gandhi’s proposal for an all-out campaign of civil disobedience to
force the British to Quit India. He participated in Gandhi’s call for individual
disobedience, and was arrested in 1940 and imprisoned for nine months. He also
opposed the proposals of the Cripps’ mission in 1942.
8.
The biographical memoir of A. O.
Hume was written by __?
[A] W. Wederbirn
[B] Lord Dufferin
[C] J. Charles
[D] None of the above
[A] W. Wederbirn
[B] Lord Dufferin
[C] J. Charles
[D] None of the above
W. Wederbirn
Sir William Wedderburn, or W.
Wederbirn was a Scottish civil servant in India and a politician. He wrote a
biographical memoir of A. O. Hume who died in 1912. (A. O. Hume was the founder
of the Indian National Congress).
9.
The Two Nation Theory was propounded
in which session of the Muslim League?
[A] Lahore Session, 1940
[B] Bombay Session, 1915
[C] Delhi Session, 1918
[D] Calcutta Session, 1917
[A] Lahore Session, 1940
[B] Bombay Session, 1915
[C] Delhi Session, 1918
[D] Calcutta Session, 1917
Lahore Session, 1940
Fazlul Haq, the premier of Bengal,
who along with Muslim League had formed the government of Bengal Province
,moved a resolution ,which was passed by Muslim League. In this session ,Jinnah
in his presidential address gave the famous Two.Nation Theory as fellows:
“India cannot be assumed today to be Unitarian and homogeneous nation,but on
the contrary ,there are two nations in the main- the Hindus and Muslims”. The
term Pakistan was not used in this session. Gandhiji rejected the two nation
theory.
10.
The Treaty of Alinagar was signed in
___?
[A] February 1756
[B] September 1756
[C] February 1757
[D] April 1757
[A] February 1756
[B] September 1756
[C] February 1757
[D] April 1757
February 1757
February
9, 1757 the treaty of Alinagar (changed name of Calcutta) was signed between
Robert Clive of the British East India Company and the Nawab of Bengal, Mirza
Muhammad Siraj Ud Daula. According to this treaty
a) All preivileges granted by Farrukshiyar were confirmed.
b) All goods under the british dastak went to be duty free.
c) The british were given right of making coin in Bengal.
The signing of the treaty was one of the events leading up to the famous Battle of Plassey.
a) All preivileges granted by Farrukshiyar were confirmed.
b) All goods under the british dastak went to be duty free.
c) The british were given right of making coin in Bengal.
The signing of the treaty was one of the events leading up to the famous Battle of Plassey.
11.
During the company rule, the Hindu
Widows Remarriage Act was drafted by__ ?
[A] Lord Canning
[B] Lord Dalhousie
[C] Lord Hardinge
[D] None of the above
[A] Lord Canning
[B] Lord Dalhousie
[C] Lord Hardinge
[D] None of the above
Lord Dalhousie
The Hindu Widows’ Remarriage Act,
1856, also Act XV, 1856, enacted on 25 July 1856, legalized the remarriage of
Hindu widows in all jurisdictions of India under East India Company rule was
drafted by Lord Dalhousie.
12.
The statement “Like summer gale
revolt of Meerut was unprecedented and short-lived” was made by __?
[A] S. N. Sen
[B] R. C. Majumdar
[C] S. B. Chaudhuri
[D] V. D. Savarkar
[A] S. N. Sen
[B] R. C. Majumdar
[C] S. B. Chaudhuri
[D] V. D. Savarkar
S. N. Sen
The Merrut 1857 Uprising was
described by Dr.Surendra Nath Sen-“ Like summer gale revolt of Meerut was
unprecedented and short-lived”. He was the author of a number of major works,
mostly on the history of the Marathas.In 1956, the Indian government commissioned
him to write a history of the Indian Popular Uprising of 1857–59; the work,
entitled Eighteen Fifty-seven, was published in 1957.
13.
The First President of Muslim League
was __?
[A] Nawab Viqar-ul-Mulk Mustaq Hussain
[B] Mian Abdul Aziz
[C] Hidayat Hussain Khan
[D] Mohammad Ali Jinnah
[A] Nawab Viqar-ul-Mulk Mustaq Hussain
[B] Mian Abdul Aziz
[C] Hidayat Hussain Khan
[D] Mohammad Ali Jinnah
Nawab Viqar-ul-Mulk Mustaq Hussain
Muslim League, a political
organization of India and Pakistan, founded in 1906 as the All-India Muslim
League by Aga Khan III. Its original purpose was to safeguard the political
rights of Muslims in India. Nawab Mushtaq Husain Viqar-ul-Mulk also known as
Mushtaq Hussain, was a Muslim politician and one of the founders of All India
Muslim League. He is also known for his involvement in the Aligarh Movement.
14.
Which party observed the “Black Day”
on July 3, 1947 against Partition of India?
[A] Indian National Congress
[B] Forward Bloc
[C] Hindu Mahasabha
[D] Communist Party of India
[A] Indian National Congress
[B] Forward Bloc
[C] Hindu Mahasabha
[D] Communist Party of India
Hindu Mahasabha
. 3 June Plan or Mountbatten Plan
was the partition of British India on the basis of religious demographics. This
led to the creation of the sovereign states of the Dominion of Pakistan.
15.
Who was elected the President of
Indian National Congress in the famous Tripuri Session of 1939 ?
[A] Acharya Narendra Deo
[B] Sarat Chandra Bose
[C] Subhash Chandra Bose
[D] Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
[A] Acharya Narendra Deo
[B] Sarat Chandra Bose
[C] Subhash Chandra Bose
[D] Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
Subhash Chandra Bose
52nd Session : Subhash Chandra Bose
was re-elected the President of INC at the Tripuri Session in 1939 by defeating
the Gandhi ji’s Candidate Pattabhai Sitaramaiyya. He demanded that the Congress
should deliver a six-months’ ultimatum to Britain and in the event of its
rejection a country-wide struggle for ‘Poorna Swaraj’ should be launched. His
warning and advice went unheeded, his powers as President were sought to be
curtailed. He, therefore, resigned in April 1939, and announced, in May 1939,
the formation of the Forward Bloc within the Congress.
16.
The Hindu Mahasabha was organized
for the first time in 1915 at ___:
[A] Haridwar
[B] Allahabad
[C] Varanasi
[D] None of the above
[A] Haridwar
[B] Allahabad
[C] Varanasi
[D] None of the above
Haridwar
Hindu Mahasabha was founded in 1915
by Madan Mohan Malvi.It work with Arya Samaj and other Hindu communal
organizations. It was directly link with Rashtriya Swam Sevak Sangh founded in
1925 at Nagpur by K.B.Hegewar.The first All India Hindu Mahasabha Conference
was organized at Hardwar in 1915. The Sabha ecame more aggressive after 1929
and started propagating Hindu Rashtra which was totally differ from Gandhiji’s
Ram Rajya.
17.
The “Quit India Resolution” was
drafted by __?
[A] Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
[B] Jawahar Lal Nehru
[C] Mahatma Gandhi
[D] Acharya Narendra Deo
[A] Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
[B] Jawahar Lal Nehru
[C] Mahatma Gandhi
[D] Acharya Narendra Deo
Jawahar Lal Nehru
“Do or die’ call in the historic
session on 7th August 1942 The historic session of Indian National Congress was
held from 7th August 1942 at Gowalia Tank Maidan, Mumbai. The resolution was
drawn up and passed the meeting for presentation to the Government. Quit India
Resolution was drafted by Jawaharlal Nehru and it was moved by him on 8th
August 1942 and Sardar Patel seconded it. The Quit India Movement (Bharat
Chhodo Andolan or the August Movement (August Kranti)) was a civil disobedience
in response to Mohandas Gandhi’s call for immediate independence. Gandhi hoped
to bring the British government to the negotiating table. Reference: Quit India Movement
18.
Who among the following is known as Mother
of Indian Revolutionaries ?
[A] Annie Besant
[B] Sarojini Naidu
[C] Madam Cama
[D] Usha Mehta
[A] Annie Besant
[B] Sarojini Naidu
[C] Madam Cama
[D] Usha Mehta
Madam Cama
Bhikaiji Rustom Cama,or Madam Cama
was born on 24 September 1861 in Bombay. She was an outstanding lady of great
courage, fearlessness, integrity, perseverance and passion for freedom.and is
considered as the mother of Indian revolution because of her contributions to
Indian freedom struggle. She was credited with designing India’s first
tricolour flag with green, saffron and red stripes bearing the immortal words –
Vande Matram. After fighting tirelessly for India’s freedom struggle on foreign
land for several years, she came back to India and died on August 13, 1936.
19.
Which Bengali writer suggested the
adoption of Hindi as India’s National Language?
[A] Bhudeva Mukherjee
[B] Dinbandhu Mitra
[C] Madhusudan Datta
[D] Kali Prasanna Sinha
[A] Bhudeva Mukherjee
[B] Dinbandhu Mitra
[C] Madhusudan Datta
[D] Kali Prasanna Sinha
Bhudeva Mukherjee
The factors that enhanced the Status
of Hindi:
The contribution of Bhudeva Mukherjee ,well-known educationist and writer,played a key role in establishing the Nagari script in Bihar schools and law courts before 1892.
Nagari Pracharni Sabha was founded in 1893 to promote the cause of Hindi and Nagari script.The Language policy of Indian National congress in the end of 1920’s paved the way of Hindi as the Mother tongue of Hindustan.
The contribution of Bhudeva Mukherjee ,well-known educationist and writer,played a key role in establishing the Nagari script in Bihar schools and law courts before 1892.
Nagari Pracharni Sabha was founded in 1893 to promote the cause of Hindi and Nagari script.The Language policy of Indian National congress in the end of 1920’s paved the way of Hindi as the Mother tongue of Hindustan.
20.
Who among the following had drafted
the fundamental rights resolution at the Karachi Session, 1931 ?
[A] Jawaharlal Nehru
[B] Acharya Narendra Deo
[C] Subhash Chandra Bose
[D] Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
[A] Jawaharlal Nehru
[B] Acharya Narendra Deo
[C] Subhash Chandra Bose
[D] Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
Jawaharlal Nehru
The
Congress met at Karachi in March 1931 to endorse the Gandhi-Irwin or the Delhi
Pact.It was presided over by Sardar Patel. This session became memorable for
its resolution on the Fundamental Rights and the National Economic
Programs.In short , It set the parameters of
the Swaraj was reflecting the then dominant leftwing ting of the national
movements.It was drafted by the Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru.
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21.
The name of the operation started by
the British Government to arrest the leaders of Quit India Movement was__?
[A] Operation Reander Paste
[B] Operation Zero Hour
[C] Operation Thunderbolt
[D] Operation Blue Star
[A] Operation Reander Paste
[B] Operation Zero Hour
[C] Operation Thunderbolt
[D] Operation Blue Star
Operation Thunderbolt
The Quit India Movement , or the
August Movement (August Kranti) was a civil disobedience movement launched in
India in August 1942 in response to Mohandas Gandhi’s call for immediate
independence.
22.
During which among the following
movements, Mahatma Gandhi remarked: “on bended knees I asked for bread and
received stone instead” ?
[A] Khilafat Movement
[B] Non-Cooperation Movement
[C] Dandi March
[D] Quit India Movement
[A] Khilafat Movement
[B] Non-Cooperation Movement
[C] Dandi March
[D] Quit India Movement
Dandi March
Dandi March(12th March 1930) also
known as the Salt Satyagraha, was undertaken by Gandhiji . He led the Dandi
march from his base, Sabarmati Ashram near Ahmedabad, to the sea coast near the
village of Dandi. The triggering factor for this movement was the British
monopoly of salt trade in India and the imposition of a salt tax. It was a
direct action campaign of tax resistance and nonviolent protest against the
British salt monopoly in colonial India, and triggered the wider Civil
Disobedience Movement. “On bended knees I asked for bread and I have received
stone instead”, was a remark made by Gandhi ji in the beginning of the march.
23.
Which one of the following Bengali
drama was directed against Polygamy ?
[A] Bhanumati Chittavikas
[B] Kulin Kulasarvasva
[C] Vidhva Vivaha
[D] Nava Natak
[A] Bhanumati Chittavikas
[B] Kulin Kulasarvasva
[C] Vidhva Vivaha
[D] Nava Natak
Kulin Kulasarvasva
It was Kulin Kulasarvasva(“All about
a Kulin Clan”) by Pandit Ramnarayan Tarkaratnan. A social satire against the
practice of polygamy. It was the first social drama in a regional language(Bengali)
attacking Brahmin polygamy, was presented by an aristocratic family in 1857.
24.
100 years ago, the Hindustan Gadar
Party was launched in which among the following cities in United States?
[A]Chicago
[B]San Francisco
[C]Oregon City
[D]New York
[A]Chicago
[B]San Francisco
[C]Oregon City
[D]New York
San Francisco
To mark the centenary of the Gadar
movement, the Indian Government is planning to fund the conversion of the Gadar
Memorial in San Francisco into a museum and library. The Hindustan Gadar Party,
when founded in 1913, begun its operation from 436 Hill Street of the northern
Californian city. It came to be known as ‘Yugantar Ashram’ and it was from here
that the freedom fighters were active from 1913 to 1917. From this place they
published a weekly magazine called Gadar to propagate the cause of Indian
independence.
25.
Which one of the following books is
the official History of Revolt of 1857 published by publication division
,Ministry of Information and broadcasting ,Government of India?
[A] Eighteen Fifty Seven
[B] Theories of Indian Mutiny
[C] The Sepoy Mutiny and the Revolt of 1857
[D] None of the above
[A] Eighteen Fifty Seven
[B] Theories of Indian Mutiny
[C] The Sepoy Mutiny and the Revolt of 1857
[D] None of the above
Eighteen Fifty Seven
Eighteen Fifty Seven was written by
well known Indian Historian Dr.Surendra Nath Sen ,with a foreward by Abdul
Kalam Azad. Published on May 1957 by the publication division ,Ministry of
Information and broadcasting ,Government of India.
26.
The Special Calcutta Session, 1920,
in which Mahatma Gandhi moved the Non cooperation resolution was presided by
__?
[A] C. R. Das
[B] B. C. Pal
[C] Lala Lajpat Rai
[D] Motilal Nehru
[A] C. R. Das
[B] B. C. Pal
[C] Lala Lajpat Rai
[D] Motilal Nehru
Lala Lajpat Rai
Special Calcutta Session, 1920, in
which Mahatma Gandhi moved the Non cooperation resolution was presided by Lala
Lajpat Rai and it was supported by others.
Non cooperation movement was launched for two major issues :
1. The British Government’s attitude towards the Khilafat Movement .
2. Its’ failure to protect the innocent people of the Punjab and punish the officers guilty of barbarous behavious towards them.
Reference: Non-cooperation Movement
Non cooperation movement was launched for two major issues :
1. The British Government’s attitude towards the Khilafat Movement .
2. Its’ failure to protect the innocent people of the Punjab and punish the officers guilty of barbarous behavious towards them.
Reference: Non-cooperation Movement
27.
The famous book “Ghulamgiri” was
written by__:
[A] B. R. Ambedkar
[B] Narayan Guru
[C] Jyotiba Phule
[D] M. P. Pillai
[A] B. R. Ambedkar
[B] Narayan Guru
[C] Jyotiba Phule
[D] M. P. Pillai
Jyotiba Phule
Jyotirao Govindrao Phule (Mahatma)
was born in Pune,was a great social reformer. He dedicated his book Gulamgiri
to the American movement to free slaves, he linked the conditions of the black
slaves in America with those of the lower castes in India. This comparison
contains an expression of hope that one day, like the end of slavery in
America, there would be an end to all sorts of caste discriminations in Indian
society.
28.
Who among the following made the
following statement?
“The only lesson required in India at present is to learn how to die and the only way to teach is by dying ourselves. Therefore, I die and glory in my martyrdom”
[A] Aurbindo Ghosh
[B] Khudiram Bose
[C] Chandra Shekhar Azad
[D] Madan Lal Dhingra
“The only lesson required in India at present is to learn how to die and the only way to teach is by dying ourselves. Therefore, I die and glory in my martyrdom”
[A] Aurbindo Ghosh
[B] Khudiram Bose
[C] Chandra Shekhar Azad
[D] Madan Lal Dhingra
29.
Basumati, the oldest Bengali Daily
paper was edited by ___:
[A] Anand Mohan Bose
[B] Surya Sen
[C] Barinder Kumar Ghosh
[D] V. D. Savarkar
[A] Anand Mohan Bose
[B] Surya Sen
[C] Barinder Kumar Ghosh
[D] V. D. Savarkar
Barinder Kumar Ghosh
Barinder Kumar Ghosh was born at
Norwood near London on 5th January in 1880.He was a younger brother of
Aurobindo Ghosh.
In 1906, to spread the revolutionary ideas and to provide fervor to Swadeshi movement ,he started a Bengali weekly-“the jugantar”.
In 1907, he started the Maniktala group with Bagha Jatin and a few young revolutionary activists for the collection of arms and ammunitions and manufacturing explosives.He was sentenced to death by the trial known as Alipore Bomb Case. Later the sentence was commuted to life imprisonment and was sent to the Cellular Jail in Andaman in 1909. In 1920, Barindra Kumar Ghose was released.
In 1933 Barindra Kumar Ghose launched English weekly, The Dawn of India. He was also associated with The Statesman newspaper and earned the title as a columnist. In 1950, he became the editor of the Bengali daily Dainik Basumati.
In 1906, to spread the revolutionary ideas and to provide fervor to Swadeshi movement ,he started a Bengali weekly-“the jugantar”.
In 1907, he started the Maniktala group with Bagha Jatin and a few young revolutionary activists for the collection of arms and ammunitions and manufacturing explosives.He was sentenced to death by the trial known as Alipore Bomb Case. Later the sentence was commuted to life imprisonment and was sent to the Cellular Jail in Andaman in 1909. In 1920, Barindra Kumar Ghose was released.
In 1933 Barindra Kumar Ghose launched English weekly, The Dawn of India. He was also associated with The Statesman newspaper and earned the title as a columnist. In 1950, he became the editor of the Bengali daily Dainik Basumati.
30.
Curzon Wyllie, who was murdered by
Madan Lal Dhingra in London, was___?
[A] Secretary of State for India
[B] Adviser to the Secretary of State of India
[C] Law Member
[D] Governor of Bengal
[A] Secretary of State for India
[B] Adviser to the Secretary of State of India
[C] Law Member
[D] Governor of Bengal
Adviser to the Secretary of State of
India
Madan Lal Dhingra was a great
revolutionary from Punjab,associated with the Indian Home Rule Society, The
Abhinav Bharat Society and the Indian House in London. On July 1, 1909 he shot
dead Curzon Wyllie an adviser to the secretary of state of India, and Cowas
Lolcaca at the meeting of the Indian National Association in London to avenge
the atrocities committed by the British in India.
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31.
Who was the only Indian prince who
actively participated in the Revolutionary Movement within and outside India?
[A] Raja Aridaman Singh
[B] Raja Hari Singh
[C] Raja Kumar Singh
[D] Raja Mahendra Pratap
[A] Raja Aridaman Singh
[B] Raja Hari Singh
[C] Raja Kumar Singh
[D] Raja Mahendra Pratap
Raja Mahendra Pratap
Raja Mahendra Pratap(PETER PEER PRATAP)
was a Muslim freedom fighter, journalist, writer, and Marxist revolutionary
social reformist of India. He believed in the religious unity and racial
equality.
- He started two paper-“Prem”in Hindi and “Nirbal Sewak” in Hindi and Urdu.
- In 1915, he formed the first government outside India in Afghanistan. He returned to India after 32 years of exile and became the member of the second Lok Sabha in 1957-1962.
- He was elected as an independent candidate from Mathura constituency. He was president of Indian Freedom Fighters’ Association and also the president of All India Jat Mahasabha .He died on 29 April 1979
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32.
During which among the following
events, Bal Gangadhar Tilak was given the epithet of ‘Lokmanya’?
[A] Home Rule Movement
[B] Surat Split
[C] Swadeshi Movement
[D] His imprisonment in 1908
[A] Home Rule Movement
[B] Surat Split
[C] Swadeshi Movement
[D] His imprisonment in 1908
Home Rule Movement
The name of Tilak became a household
name during Homerule Movement and this let him earn the epithet Lokmanya. Home
rule movement has been taken from Ireland.The two Home Rule League were set up
in April 1916 by Bal Gangadhar Tilak and in Sept 1916 by Annie Besant.The main
objective of Home Rule League were:-
- Self Government in the British Empire.
- Work for National education ,social and political reforms.
- Abolition of untouchability
33.
The national anthem of India ‘Jana
Gana Mana’ was first sung at __:
[A]Calcutta, 1911
[B]Calcutta, 1912
[C]Delhi, 1911
[D]Mumbai, 1912
[A]Calcutta, 1911
[B]Calcutta, 1912
[C]Delhi, 1911
[D]Mumbai, 1912
Calcutta, 1911
“Jana Gana Mana ” is the national
anthem of India. Written in highly Sanskritised (Tatsama) Bengali, it is the
first of five stanzas of a Brahmo hymn composed and scored by Nobel laureate
Rabindranath Tagore. It was first sung in [1] Calcutta Session of the Indian
National Congress on 27 December 1911. “Jana Gana Mana” was officially adopted
by the Constituent Assembly as the Indian national anthem on 24 January 1950.
27 December 2011 marked the completion of 100 years of Jana Gana Mana since it
was sung for the first time.The original poem written by Rabindranath Tagore
was translated into Hindi by Abid Ali.
34.
In which among the following
countries, Battaglione Azad Hindoustan, a legion unit of Indian National Army
(Azad Hind Fauj) was formed during the World War II ?
[A]Japan
[B]Germany
[C]Italy
[D]Singapore
[A]Japan
[B]Germany
[C]Italy
[D]Singapore
Italy
The Indian National Army ( Azad Hind
Fauj) was an armed force formed by Indian nationalists in 1942 in Southeast
Asia during World War II. The aim of the army was to secure Indian independence
with Japanese assistance. Initially formed in 1942 immediately after the fall
of Singapore under Mohan Singh, the
first INA collapsed in December that year before it was revived under the leadership of Subhas Chandra Bose in 1943 and proclaimed the army of Bose’s Arzi Hukumat-e-Azad Hind .
The Battaglione Azad Hindoustan (Italian: “Free India Battalion”) was a foreign legion unit formed in Italy in July 1942. It was headed by Mohammad Iqbal Shedai
first INA collapsed in December that year before it was revived under the leadership of Subhas Chandra Bose in 1943 and proclaimed the army of Bose’s Arzi Hukumat-e-Azad Hind .
The Battaglione Azad Hindoustan (Italian: “Free India Battalion”) was a foreign legion unit formed in Italy in July 1942. It was headed by Mohammad Iqbal Shedai
35.
Communal Awards to grant separate
electorates to minority communities in India, including Muslims, Sikhs and
Dalits was given by_:
[A]Ramsay MacDonald
[B]Winston Churchill
[C]Stanley Baldwin
[D]Austen Chamberlain
[A]Ramsay MacDonald
[B]Winston Churchill
[C]Stanley Baldwin
[D]Austen Chamberlain
Ramsay MacDonald
The Communal Award was given by the
then British Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald on 16 August 1932. According to
it, separate representation was to be provided for the Muslims, Sikhs,
Christians, Anglo- Indian, etc. The depressed classes were assigned a number of
seats to be filled by election from special constituencies in which voters
belonging to the depressed classes could only vote.
36.
“The Bengalee” Newspaper was started
by which among the following activists in 1879?
[A]Surendranath Banerjee
[B]Anandmohan Bose
[C]Nabagopal Mitra
[D]Rajnarayan Basu
[A]Surendranath Banerjee
[B]Anandmohan Bose
[C]Nabagopal Mitra
[D]Rajnarayan Basu
Surendranath Banerjee
Surendranath Banerjee was one of the
earliest political leaders during the British Rule. He founded the newspaper
“The Bengalee” in 1879 and founded the Indian National Association with
Anandmohan Bose, the first Indian political organization of its kind on July
26, 1876. He is renowned today as pioneer leader of Indian politics. He
published an important work, A Nation in Making, which was widely acclaimed.
The British respected him and referred to him during his later years as
“Surrender Not Banerjee”.
37.
At which among the following places,
Hindu Mela was started in 1867 by Nabagopal Mitra ?
[A]Calcutta
[B]Delhi
[C]Allahabad
[D]Varanasi
[A]Calcutta
[B]Delhi
[C]Allahabad
[D]Varanasi
38.
Who among the following played a
dominant role in the famous Vaikom Satyagraha of 1924–25 ?
[A]T. K. Madhavan
[B]Muloor S.Padmanabha Panicker
[C]Balarama Varma
[D]K. Kelappan
[A]T. K. Madhavan
[B]Muloor S.Padmanabha Panicker
[C]Balarama Varma
[D]K. Kelappan
K. Kelappan
Vaikom Satyagraha (1924–25) was a
satyagraha (movement) in Travancore, India (now part of Kerala) against
untouchability in Hindu society. The movement was centered at the Shiva temple
at Vaikom, near Kottayam.The Satyagraha aimed at securing freedom of movement
for all sections of society through the public roads leading to the Sri
Mahadevar Temple at Vaikom. K. Kelappan played a dominant role in the famous
Vaikom Satyagraha and was the leader of the Guruvayur Satyagraha in 1932. It
was at Gandhiji’s request that he ended his fast at Guruvayur.
39.
During freedom struggle, who among
the following led the Salt march in the Eastern Coast in Tiruchirappalli to the
coastal village of Vedaranyam ?
[A]Sri Prakasa
[B]C. Rajagopalachari
[C]P. S. Kumaraswamy Raja
[D]None of these
[A]Sri Prakasa
[B]C. Rajagopalachari
[C]P. S. Kumaraswamy Raja
[D]None of these
C. Rajagopalachari
C. Rajagopalachari, also known as,
Rajaji or C.R., was an Indian lawyer, independence activist, politician, writer
and statesman. Rajagopalachari was the last Governor-General of India. While
Gandhi marched along India’s west coast, his close associate C.
Rajagopalachari, who later became independent India’s first Governor-General,
did a salt march in parallel on the east coast. His group started from
Tiruchirappalli, in Madras Presidency (now part of Tamil Nadu), to the coastal
village of Vedaranyam.
40.
At which among the following places,
All India Muslim League was established in 1906?
[A]Dhaka
[B]Naypyidaw
[C]Islamabad
[D]Muscat
[A]Dhaka
[B]Naypyidaw
[C]Islamabad
[D]Muscat
Dhaka
The All India Muslim League was
rooted in 1906 at Dhaka. It emerged from the Aligarh Movement, formed
originally to promote a modern education for Muslims. Muslim League, political
organization of India and Pakistan, founded 1906 as the All-India Muslim League
by Aga Khan III. Its original purpose was to safeguard the political rights of
Muslims in India.
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41.
During the independence movement,
newspaper ‘Kesari’ was published by_:
[A]Subhash Chandra Bose
[B]Bal Gangadhar Tilak
[C]Mohammad Ali Jinnah
[D] Lala Lajpat Rai
[A]Subhash Chandra Bose
[B]Bal Gangadhar Tilak
[C]Mohammad Ali Jinnah
[D] Lala Lajpat Rai
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Kesari is a newspaper founded in
1881 by Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak, a prominent leader of the Indian
Independence movement. Bal Gangadhar Tilak used to run his two newspapers, the
Kesari, in Marathi and Maratha in English from Kesari Wada. The Wada still has
the offices of Kesari, and mementos of Tilak, including his writing desk
original letters and documents
42.
On which among the following dates,
the Second Round Table Conference was held ?
[A]November 17, 1932
[B]November 12, 1930
[C]September 7, 1931
[D]September 7, 1932
[A]November 17, 1932
[B]November 12, 1930
[C]September 7, 1931
[D]September 7, 1932
September 7, 1931
The second session opened on
September 7, 1931. There were three major differences between the first and
second Round Table Conferences. By the second namely Congress Representation,
National Government and Financial Crisis.
43.
Who among the following played a
dominant role in establishing the All India Trade Union Congress ?
[A]Basawon Singh (Sinha)
[B]Subodh Banerjee
[C]Lala Lajpat Rai
[D]Ashok Mehta
[A]Basawon Singh (Sinha)
[B]Subodh Banerjee
[C]Lala Lajpat Rai
[D]Ashok Mehta
Lala Lajpat Rai
The All India Trade Union Congress
is the oldest trade union federations in India and one of the five largest. It
was founded on 31 October 1920 in Bombay by Lala Lajpat Rai and Joseph
Baptista. It was the primary trade union organization in India. Since then it
has been associated with the Communist Party of India.
44.
Who among the following was the
first woman president to chair the Indian National Congress at Kanpur session
of 1925 ?
[A]Sarojini Naidu
[B]Annie Beasant
[C]Nellie Sengupta
[D]Indira Gandhi
[A]Sarojini Naidu
[B]Annie Beasant
[C]Nellie Sengupta
[D]Indira Gandhi
Sarojini Naidu
Sarojini Naidu presided the Indian
National Congress at Kanpur session in 1925.
45.
Which among the following Charter
Acts ended the commercial monopoly of East India Company in India ?
[A]Charter Acts of 1793
[B]Charter Acts of 1813
[C]Charter Acts of 1833
[D]Charter Acts of 1853
[A]Charter Acts of 1793
[B]Charter Acts of 1813
[C]Charter Acts of 1833
[D]Charter Acts of 1853
Charter Acts of 1813
Charter Acts of 1813 was an Act of
the Parliament of the United Kingdom which renewed the charter issued to the
British East India Company, and continued the Company’s rule in India. However,
the Company’s commercial monopoly was ended, except for the tea trade and the
trade with China. Reflecting the growth of British power in India.
46.
Who among the following introduced
the subsidiary alliance system in India ?
[A]Lord Clive
[B]Lord Wellesley
[C]Lord Cunningham
[D]Lord Canning
[A]Lord Clive
[B]Lord Wellesley
[C]Lord Cunningham
[D]Lord Canning
Lord Wellesley
The doctrine of subsidiary alliance
was introduced by Lord Wellesley, British Governor-General of India from 1798
to 1805.The Nizam of Hyderabad was the first to enter into such an alliance in
1798.Tipu Sultan of Mysore refused to do so, but after the British victory in
the Fourth Anglo-Mysore War, Mysore was forced to become a subsidiary state in
1799.The Nawab of Awadh was the next to accept the Subsidiary Alliance, in 1801
47.
Who among the following signed the Treaty
of Bassein in 1802 with the British East India Company ?
[A]Baji Rao II
[B]Baji Rao I
[C]Sultan Bahadur
[D]None of the above
[A]Baji Rao II
[B]Baji Rao I
[C]Sultan Bahadur
[D]None of the above
Baji Rao II
The Treaty of Bassein (Now called
Vasai) was a pact signed on December 31, 1802 between the British East India
Company and Baji Rao II, the Maratha peshwa of Pune (Poona) in India after the
Battle of Poona. The treaty was a decisive step in the dissolution of the
Maratha Confederacy, which led to the East India Company’s usurpation of the
peshwa’s territories in western India in 1818.
48.
Which among the following was the
first municipal corporation set up in India in the year 1687 ?
[A]Madras Municipal Corporation
[B]Bombay Municipal Corporation
[C]Delhi Municipal Corporation
[D]None of the above
[A]Madras Municipal Corporation
[B]Bombay Municipal Corporation
[C]Delhi Municipal Corporation
[D]None of the above
Madras Municipal Corporation
The first municipal corporation was
set up in India in 1687 at Madras preceding the Bombay and Delhi municipal
corporations.
49.
Which among the following events was
a major set back to Khilafat Movement?
[A]Announcements of concession to Muslims by British Government
[B]Pact signed between Indian National Congress and Muslim League
[C]Revolution in Turkey
[D]Violence in Chauri Chaura
[A]Announcements of concession to Muslims by British Government
[B]Pact signed between Indian National Congress and Muslim League
[C]Revolution in Turkey
[D]Violence in Chauri Chaura
Revolution in Turkey
50.
Which among the following events
took place immediately before the massacre at Jallianwalla Bagh?
[A]Partition of Bengal
[B]llbert Bill
[C]Passage of the Rowlatt Act
[D]Minto-Morley Reforms
[A]Partition of Bengal
[B]llbert Bill
[C]Passage of the Rowlatt Act
[D]Minto-Morley Reforms
Passage
of the Rowlatt Act
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Modern Indian History and Freedom
Struggle Practice Questions
51.
In 1953, under whose chairmanship
was the first OBC Commission formed ?
[A]Joachim Alva
[B]Kaka Kalelkar
[C]Hardekar Manjappa
[D]K. K. Shetty
[A]Joachim Alva
[B]Kaka Kalelkar
[C]Hardekar Manjappa
[D]K. K. Shetty
Kaka Kalelkar
52.
Which among the following books was
authored by Mahatma Gandhi?
[A]Hindu View of Life
[B]Hind Swaraj
[C]Discovery of India
[D]My Truth
[A]Hindu View of Life
[B]Hind Swaraj
[C]Discovery of India
[D]My Truth
Hind Swaraj
53.
In which year, first census was
conducted in India ?
[A]1884
[B]1872
[C]1881
[D]1856
[A]1884
[B]1872
[C]1881
[D]1856
1872
54.
Martyrdom of Chandrashekhar Azad
took place on which among the following dates?
[A]February 17, 1931
[B]February 11, 1931
[C]April 13, 1931
[D]August 14, 1931
[A]February 17, 1931
[B]February 11, 1931
[C]April 13, 1931
[D]August 14, 1931
February 17, 1931
55.
In which of the following languages
was the Ghadar Journal was first published ?
[A]Urdu
[B]English
[C]Pushtu
[D]Punjabi
[A]Urdu
[B]English
[C]Pushtu
[D]Punjabi
Urdu
56.
On which among the following dates,
Jallianwala Bagh Massacre took place ?
[A]April 16,1919
[B]April 13,1919
[C]April 3,1919
[D]April 14,1919
[A]April 16,1919
[B]April 13,1919
[C]April 3,1919
[D]April 14,1919
April 13,1919
57.
Who among the following resigned
from the membership of the Viceroy’s Executive Council as a protest against
Jallianwala Bagh Massacre ?
[A]C. P. Ramaswami Iyer
[B]Muhammad Ali Jinnah
[C]B. N. Sarma
[D]Shankaran Nair
[A]C. P. Ramaswami Iyer
[B]Muhammad Ali Jinnah
[C]B. N. Sarma
[D]Shankaran Nair
Shankaran Nair
58.
Which among the following was the
first registered Trade Union of India ?
[A]Hindu Mazdoor Sabha
[B]Bhartiya Mazdoor Sangh
[C]Madras Labour Union
[D]United Trade Union Congress
[A]Hindu Mazdoor Sabha
[B]Bhartiya Mazdoor Sangh
[C]Madras Labour Union
[D]United Trade Union Congress
Madras Labour Union
59.
Who among the following founded the
Madras Labour Union?
[A]Subodh Banerjee
[B]B.P. Wadia.
[C]Lala Lajpat Rai
[D]Bharat Bhushan Pandey
[A]Subodh Banerjee
[B]B.P. Wadia.
[C]Lala Lajpat Rai
[D]Bharat Bhushan Pandey
B.P. Wadia along with V.
Kalyanasundaram Mudaliar
60.
Who among the following presided
over the Surat Session of Indian National Congress in 1907?
[A]Dadabhai Naoroji
[B]Gopal krishna Gokhale
[C]Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya
[D]Ras Bihari Ghosh
[A]Dadabhai Naoroji
[B]Gopal krishna Gokhale
[C]Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya
[D]Ras Bihari Ghosh
Ras
Bihari Ghosh
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61.
Who among the following introduced
the Vernacular Press Act ?
[A]Sir Ashley Eden
[B]Alexander John Arbuthnot
[C]Lord Lytton
[D]Lord Stanley
[A]Sir Ashley Eden
[B]Alexander John Arbuthnot
[C]Lord Lytton
[D]Lord Stanley
Lord Lytton
62.
Who among the following started
Ganapati Festival in 1893 and thereby gave it national character?
[A]Ganesh Damodar Savarkar
[B]Nana Patil
[C]Lok manya Tilak
[D]Vinoba Bhave
[A]Ganesh Damodar Savarkar
[B]Nana Patil
[C]Lok manya Tilak
[D]Vinoba Bhave
Lok manya Tilak
63.
Which among the following observed
the Direct Action Day on August 16, 1946 ?
[A]Muslim League
[B]Christian League
[C]Sikh League
[D]Hindu League
[A]Muslim League
[B]Christian League
[C]Sikh League
[D]Hindu League
Muslim League
64.
Who among the following was nominated
as first Satyagrahi by Mahatma Gandhi for the Individual Satyagarha of 1940 ?
[A]Vinoba Bhave
[B]Jawarharlal Nehru
[C]Lal Bahadur Shastri
[D]S. Satyamurti
[A]Vinoba Bhave
[B]Jawarharlal Nehru
[C]Lal Bahadur Shastri
[D]S. Satyamurti
Vinoba Bhave
65.
The Lucknow session of Indian
National Congress that took place in 1916 was presided by__:
[A]Rashbihari Ghosh
[B]Ambika Charan Majumdar
[C]Bhupendra Nath Bose
[D]None of these
[A]Rashbihari Ghosh
[B]Ambika Charan Majumdar
[C]Bhupendra Nath Bose
[D]None of these
Ambika Charan Majumdar
66.
Who among the following presided the
historic Lahore session of 1929 of Indian National Congress?
[A]Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
[B]Rajendra Prasad
[C]Lala Lajpat Rai
[D]Pandit Motilal Nehru
[A]Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
[B]Rajendra Prasad
[C]Lala Lajpat Rai
[D]Pandit Motilal Nehru
Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
67.
Who among the following leaders
joined Gandhiji in the Champaran Satyagraha held on April 10, 1917 ?
[A]Bal Gangadhar Tilak
[B]Subhash Chandra Bose
[C]Rajendra Prasad
[D]None of these
[A]Bal Gangadhar Tilak
[B]Subhash Chandra Bose
[C]Rajendra Prasad
[D]None of these
Rajendra Prasad
68.
Who among the following launched the
Home Rule Movement in 1916 ?
[A]Frank Besant
[B]Helena Blavatsky
[C]Charles Knowlton
[D]Annie Besant
[A]Frank Besant
[B]Helena Blavatsky
[C]Charles Knowlton
[D]Annie Besant
Annie Besant
69.
Who among the following presided the
Karachi session of Indian National Congress in 1931?
[A]Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
[B]Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
[C]Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya
[D]Dr. M A Ansari
[A]Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
[B]Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
[C]Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya
[D]Dr. M A Ansari
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
70.
On which among the following dates,
execution of Bhagat Singh took place ?
[A]March 19,1931
[B]April 23, 1931
[C]March 23, 1931
[D]March 14, 1931
[A]March 19,1931
[B]April 23, 1931
[C]March 23, 1931
[D]March 14, 1931
March
23, 1931.
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71.
On which among the following dates,
the Gandhi-Irwin Pact was signed?
[A]5 March 1931
[B]6 March 1941
[C]4 March 1931
[D]15 March 1931
[A]5 March 1931
[B]6 March 1941
[C]4 March 1931
[D]15 March 1931
5 March 1931
72.
Who among the following was the
author of Anand Math?
[A]Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
[B]Ravindranath Tagore
[C]Raja Ram Mohan Roy
[D]Bal Gangadhar Tilak
[A]Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
[B]Ravindranath Tagore
[C]Raja Ram Mohan Roy
[D]Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
73.
The Indian National Association
formed in Calcutta by whom among the following?
[A]Dwarkanath Tagore
[B]Surendranath Banerjee
[C]Prasanno Kumar Tagore
[D]Debendranath Tagore
[A]Dwarkanath Tagore
[B]Surendranath Banerjee
[C]Prasanno Kumar Tagore
[D]Debendranath Tagore
Surendranath Banerjee
74.
Who among the following edited and
published the newspaper Indian Mirror in 1861?
[A]Amitava Ghosh
[B]Ravindranath Tagore
[C]Sumit Ganguly
[D]Manmohan Ghosh and Devendranath Tagore
[A]Amitava Ghosh
[B]Ravindranath Tagore
[C]Sumit Ganguly
[D]Manmohan Ghosh and Devendranath Tagore
Manmohan Ghosh and Devendranath
Tagore
75.
The first meeting of Indian National
Congress was held in Bombay in1885 A.D. under the leadership of __:
[A]Dadabhai Naoroji
[B]Sir C. Sankaran Nair
[C]Vyomesh Chandra Banerjee
[D]Badruddin Tyabji
[A]Dadabhai Naoroji
[B]Sir C. Sankaran Nair
[C]Vyomesh Chandra Banerjee
[D]Badruddin Tyabji
Vyomesh Chandra Banerjee
76.
During the times of Governor-General
Lord Ellenborough, which among the following acts declared slavery as illegal ?
[A]Act VI
[B]Act V
[C]Act III
[D]Act VIII
[A]Act VI
[B]Act V
[C]Act III
[D]Act VIII
Act V
77.
What was the title of the famous
work of Dadabhai Naoroji, via which he made important observations about the
decline of Indian Economy during the British Era?
[A]Poverty Under British Rule in India
[B]Poverty in British Rule in India
[C]Poverty and Un British Rule in India
[D]Indian Poverty and British Rule
[A]Poverty Under British Rule in India
[B]Poverty in British Rule in India
[C]Poverty and Un British Rule in India
[D]Indian Poverty and British Rule
Poverty
and Un British Rule in India
