Indian History MCQ GK Set-10

Indian History MCQ GK Set-10

Q.1 Which of the following conspiracy is related to the attack on Lord Hardinge?

A. Delhi Conspiracy

B. Gadhar Conspiracy

C. Hindu German Conspiracy

D. None of these

Answer: A. Delhi Conspiracy

Note: The Delhi Conspiracy case, also known as the Delhi-Lahore Conspiracy, refers to a conspiracy in 1912 to assassinate the then Viceroy of India, Lord Hardinge, on the occasion of transferring the capital of British India from Calcutta to Delhi.

Q.2 Rash Behari Bose is known for:

A. Delhi Conspiracy

B. Gadhar Conspiracy

C. Only A

D. Both A & B

Answer: D. Both A & B

Note: Following the attempt to assassinate Lord Hardinge, Rash Behari was forced to go into hiding. Later,  he became extensively involved as one of the leading figures of the Gadar Revolution that attempted to trigger a mutiny in India in February 1915 and fled to Japan after that incident.

Q.3 The principle of diarchy introduced by the Government of India Act, 1919 refers to which of the following?

A. Separation of Judiciary and Legislature

B. Parallel government at India and London

C. Division of subjects transferred to provinces into two categories

D. Rule by both British and Indian

Answer: C. Division of subjects transferred to provinces into two categories

Note: Under the diarchy system, the subjects of legislation were divided into central and provinces categories. The subjects delegated to the provinces were further divided into ‘reserved’ and ‘transferred’ categories.

Q.4 Mahatma Gandhi launched the Salt March from which of the following location?

A. Bombay

B. Champran

C. Sabaramati Ashram

D. Lahore

Answer: C. Sabaramati Ashram

Note:  The twenty five day march of Last March lasted from 12 March 1930 to 5 April 1930 as a direct action campaign of tax resistance and nonviolent protest against the British salt monopoly.

Q.5 Who among the following termed the Government of India Act, 1935 as the “Charter of Slavery”?

A. Mahatma Gandhi

B. Subhash Chandra Bose

C. Jawaharlal Nehru

D. Maulana Azad

Answer: C. Jawaharlal Nehru

Note: As per the Government of India Act of 1935 special powers were vested to the Governor-General and for that reason, Jawaharlal Nehru termed this situation as “Charter of Slavery”.

Q.6 Who among the following conceived the idea of Pakistan?

A. Muhammad Ali Jinnah

B. Muhammad Iqbal

C. Aga Khan

D. None of these

Answer: B. Muhammad Iqbal

Q.7 Swadeshi Movement started as a consequence of:

A. Partition of Bengal

B. Rowlatt Act

C. Champaran Satyagraha

D. None of these

Answer: A. Partition of Bengal

Q.8 Who among the following was the first Indian native ruler to accept the system of Subsidiary Alliance?

A. Nizam of Hyderabad

B. Scindia of Gwalior

C. Gaikwad of Baroda

D. None of these

Answer: A. Nizam of Hyderabad

Q.9 Lala Lajpat Rai died during the protest of:

A. Rowlatt Act

B. Simon Commission

C. Massacre of Jalliwanwala Bagh

D. None of these

Answer: B. Simon Commission

Q.10 Simon Commission was rejected by India because:

A. It was an all-white commission with Indian representation

B. It emphasized on sedition charges of protesters

C. It proposed partition of India

D. None of these

Answer: A. It was an all-white commission with Indian representation

Indian History MCQ GK Set-9

Indian History MCQ GK Set-9

Q.1 Who among the following was responsible for the first lawful widow remarriage among Hindu upper castes in India?

A. Raja Rammohan Roy

B. Mahadev Govind Ranade

C. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar

D. Dayananda Saraswati

Answer: C. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar

Q.2 Who among the following is known as the “Father of Bengali Prose”?

A. Rabindranath Tagore

B. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar

C. Chittaranjan Das

D. Sanjib Chattopadhay

Answer: B. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar

Q.3 Who among the following led the Theosophical society in India?

A. Dadabhai Naroji

B. Annie Besant

C. Dayananda Saraswati

D. Motilal Nehru

Answer: B. Annie Besant

Q.4 Which among the following idea was popularized through the Theosophical society?

I. Reincarnation, karma and drew inspiration from philosophy from Upanishads, Samkhya, Vedanta and Yoga school

II. Universal brotherhood among various religions

III. Abstaining from consumption of meat

A. Only I

B. Only II

C. Only II

D. Both I & II

Answer: A. Only I

Q.5 Which among the following was/were the primary philosophy of the Satyashodhak Samaj?

I. Spread of Service

II. Spread of education among women and lower castes

III. Complete abolition of caste system and inequalities 

A. Only I

B. Only II

C. Only III

D. I, II & III

Answer: D. I, II and III

Note: Satyashodhak Samaj (Truth-seekers’ Society) was a social reform society founded by Jyotirao Phule in Pune, Maharashtra, on 24 September 1873.

Q.6 Who among the following is regarded as the first female teacher of India?

A. Savitribai Phule

B. Satyavati Devi

C. Sarojini Naidu

D. Ela Bhatt

Answer: A. Savitribai Phule

Q.7 Brahmo Samaj was created for which of the following purpose?

I. Purify Hinduism and preach monotheism

II. Criticize social evils, oppose idolatry and emphasize human dignity

III. To make faith in doctrine of Karma

A. Only I

B. Only II

C. Only III

D. I, II and III

Answer: D. I, II and III

Q.8 Who among the following was the founder of the “Brahmo Samaj”?

A. Raja Ram Mohan Roy

B. Dwarkanath Tagore

C. Debendranath Tagore

D. None of these

Answer: A. Raja Ram Mohan Roy

Q.9 Who among the following was the founder of the “Young Bengals” a free-thinker group of Hindu College, Calcutta?

A. Henry Louis Vivian Derozio

B. Alexander Duff

C. Lal Behari Dey

D. Brajendra Nath Seal

Answer: A. Henry Louis Vivian Derozio

Note: 

Q.10 Which of the following reform is a legislative contribution of Raja Ram Mohan Roy?

A. Abolition of Sati

B. Establishment of Hindu Marriage Law

C. Demolishment of Caste System

D. None of these

Answer: A. Abolition of Sati

Note: Bengal Sati Regulation Act, 1829 legally abolished the sati system in India. Even after passing the law, in 1830, Ram Mohan Roy travelled to the United Kingdom as an ambassador of the Mughal Empire to ensure that Lord William Bentinck’s Bengal Sati Regulation, 1829 banning the practice of Sati was not overturned.

Indian History MCQ GK Set-8

Indian History MCQ GK Set-8

Q.1 Which of the following incident compelled Mahatma Gandhi to withdraw the nation’s cooperation from the British Government?

A. Jallianwala Bagh Massacre

B. Hanging of Bhagat Singh

C. Passing of Rowlatt Act

D. Both A and C

Answer: A. Both A & C

Q.2 Which of the following incident led to withdrawal of the Non-Cooperation Movement?

A. Chauri Chaura Incident

B. Khilafat Movement

C. Introduction of Civil Disobedience Movement

D. None of these

Answer: A. Chauri Chaura Incident

Note: The Chauri Chaura incident took place on 4 February 1922 at Chauri Chaura in the Gorakhpur district of the United Provinces (modern-day Uttar Pradesh), where protesters has clashed with policemen leading to death and Gandhi was against of violence.

Q.3 Which of the following is CORRECT about the Quit India Movement?

I. It was launched by Mahatma Gandhi on the Bombay Session of the All India Congress

II. It was launched on 9th August, 1942

III. It was started after the failure of Cripps’ Mission

A. Only I

B. Only II

C. Only III

D. I, II & III

Answer: D. I, II and III

Note: Cripps’ Mission was a mission to negotiate with the Indian National Congress a deal to obtain total co-operation during the World War II.

Q.4 Which of the following is the another name of the Quit India Movement?

A. August Movement

B. Purna Swaraj Movement

C. Cripps’ Movement

D. World War Movement

Answer: A. August Movement

Note: The Quit India Movement was also known as “August Kranti or August Movement” as it was started on 9th August, 1942.

Q.5 Who among the following is recognized as the youngest martyr of the Quit India Movement?

A. Kanaklata Barua

B. Tileswari Barua

C. Bhagat Singh

D. None of these

Answer: B. Tileswari Barua

Note: Tileswari Barua of Dhekiajuli, Assam died hoisting the national flag at the age of 12.

Q.6 Who among the following had given the slogan “Do or Die” at the Bombay session of the All India Congress and ratified the Quit India Movement?

A. Subhash Chandra Bose

B. Jawaharlal Nehru

C. Mahatma Gandhi

D. Vallabhbhai Patel

Answer: C. Mahatma Gandhi

Q.7 Who among the following was NOT a organizing member of the Champaran Satyagraha, the first Satyagraha led by Gandhi?

A. Jawaharlal Nehru

B. Rajendra Prasad

C. J.B. Kripalani

D. Brajkishore Prasad

Answer: A. Jawaharlal Nehru

Q.8 Who among the following has written the book “Poverty and Un-British Rule in India”, that brought the theory of wealth-drain to British?

A. Jawaharlal Nehru

B. Gopal Krishna Gokhale

C. Bal Gangadhar Tilak

D. Dadabhai Naroji

Answer: D. Dadabhai Naroji

Q.9 Who among the following is known as the “Beacon of light of Asia”?

A. Subhash Chandra Bose

B. Mahatma Gandhi

C. Dayananda Saraswati

D. Dadabhai Naroji

Answer: A. Subhash Chandra Bose

Q.10 The first Indian National Army was formed under who among the following?

A. Subhash Chandra Bose

B. Mohan Singh

C. Jaganath Rao Bhonsale

D. Prem Sahgal

Answer: B. Mohan Singh

Indian History MCQ GK Set-7

Indian History MCQ GK Set-7

Q.1 Who among the following is known as the “Grand Old Man of India”?

A. Dadabhai Naroji

B. Bal Gangadhar Tilak

C. Motilal Nehru

D. Gopal Krishna Gokhale

Answer: A. Dadabhai Naroji

Note: Dadabhai Naroji was known as the “Grand Old Man of India” and “Unofficial Ambassador of India”.

Q.2 Who among the following  was the first Asian to became a British Member of Parliament?

A. Motilal Nehru

B. Annie Besant

C. Dadabhai Naroji

D. Jawaharlal Nehru

Answer: C. Dadabhai Naroji

Note: Dadabhai Naroji was a Liberal Party Member of Parliament for Finsbury Central in the United Kingdom House of Commons between 1892 and 1895.

Q.3 Who among the following was the founding president of the Indian National Congress?

A. Dadabhai Naroji

B. Womesh Chandra Bonnerjee

C. George Yule

D. Gopal Krishna Gokhale

Answer: B. Womesh Chandra Bonnerjee

Q.4 Who among the following is NOT a founding member of the Indian National Congress?

A. Dadabhai Naroji

B. Lalmohan Ghosh

C. Surendranath Banerjee

D. Mahatma Gandhi

Answer: D. Mahatma Gandhi

Note: In 1885, Dadabhai Naroji, Womesh Chandra Bonnerjee, Surendranath Banerjee, A.C. Hume, Monomohun Ghose, Badaruddin Tyabji, M.G. Rande and others formed the Indian National Congress.

Q.5 Mahatma Gandhi became the president of the Indian National congress in which of the following year?

A. 1919

B. 1924

C. 1934

D. 1940

Answer: B. 1924

Q.6 Who among the following is the founder-leader of the Swaraj Party?

A. Motilal Nehru

B. Chittaranjan Das

C. Gopal Krishna Gokhale

D. Mahatma Gandhi

Answer: B. Chittaranjan Das

Note: Chittaranjan Das and Motilal Nehru founded the Swaraj Part of the Congress-Khilafat Swaraj Party on 1st January, 1923.

Q.7 Who among the following was the first Indian Native to be appointed as a Judge?

A. Madhav Govind Ranade

B. Thiruvarur Muthuswamy Iyer

C. Pramada Charan Banerjee

D. None of these

Answer: B. Thiruvarur Muthuswamy Iyer

Note: Thiruvarur Muthuswamy Iyer became the first Indian native judge on 1877 at the Madras High Court and he  also acted as the Chief Justice of the Madras High Court in 1893.

Q.8 Who among the following used the term “Swaraj” for self-governance for the first time in India?

A. Maharshi Dayananda Saraswati

B. Dadabhai Naroji

C. Mahatma Gandhi

D. Jayprakash Narayan

Answer: A. Maharshi Dayananda Saraswati

Q.9 Which among the following is CORRECT about the Birla House?

I. The house was built in 1928 by Ghanshyamdas Birla.

II. It was purchased by the Government of India in 1971.

III. On 15 August 1973, renamed the Gandhi Smriti.

A. Only I

B. Only II

C. Both I & III

D. I, II & III

Answer: D. I, II & III

Q.10 Which of the following event compelled Rabindranath Tagore to denounce Knighthood?

A. Massacre of Jallianwala Bagh

B. Hanging of Bhagat Singh

C. Lathi charge on Lala Lajpat Rai that caused his death

D. None of these

Answer: A. Massacre of Jallianwala Bagh

Indian History MCQ GK Set-6

Indian History MCQ GK Set-6

Q.1 Which of the following is the first printed newspaper of India?

A. Bengal Gazette

B. New India

C. The Times of India

D. None of these

Answer: A. Bengal Gazette

Note: An Irishman called James Augustus Hicky gave Calcutta and India its first printed newspaper in 1780 called as Bengal Gazette.

Q.2 Which of the following newspaper was published by Annie Besant to highlight the India’s freedom struggle?

A. The Time of India

B. New India

C. The Indian Express

D. None of these

Answer: B. New India

Q.3 Which among the following event inspired the formation of the Indian Home Rule League?

A. World War I

B. The Government of India Act, 1909

C. World War II

D. None of these

Answer: A. World War I

Q.4 Who among the following found the first home rule league in India?

A. Bal Gangadhar Tilak

B. Annie Besant

C. Mahatma Gandhi

D. Muhammad Ali Jinnah

Answer: A. Bal Gangadhar Tilak

Note: Bal Gangadhar Tilak organized the first home rule league of India at the Bombay province, then after this Annie Besant founded second league at Adyar Madras in September 1916.

Q.5 Mahatma Gandhi formed the Satyagraha Sabha in order to protest against:

A. Rowlatt Act

B. The Government of India Act, 1919

C. Both A & B

D. None of these

Answer: A. Rowlatt Act

Q.6 Mahatma Gandhi formed the Satyagraha Sabha in which of the following location?

A. Poona

B. Anand

C. Bombay

D. Calcutta

Answer: C. Bombay

Q.7 For which of the following reason, Khilafat movement started in India?

A. To protest against the sanctions placed on the caliph in Ottoman Empire

B. To protest against the injustice done to Muslims of Persia

C. To protest against the injustice done to Muslims of Arab

D. None of these

Answer: A. To protest against the sanctions placed on the caliph in Ottoman Empire, Modern day Turkey

Q.8 Which among the following is CORRECT about the Bardoli Satyagraha?

I. It was started in Gujarat

II. It was led by Mahatma Gandhi

III. It was led by Vallabhbhai Patel

IV. It was started on June, 1928

A. Only I

B. Both I & II

C. Both I & III

D. I, III & IV

Answer: D. I, III & IV

Q.9 Which among the following is considered as the first popular Satyagraha movement?

A. Champaran Satyagraha

B. Bardoli Satyagraha

C. Kheda Satyagraha

D. None of these

Answer: A. Champaran Satyagraha

Q.10 Who among the following is described as the Gandhi’s Boswell?

A. Gopal Krishna Gokhale

B. Mahadev Desai

C. Mohanlal Pandya

D. Vallabhbhai Patel

Answer: B. Mahadev Desai

Note: Mahadev Desai, the personal secretary to Mahatma Gandhi is popularly described as “Gandhi’s Boswell, a Plato to Gandhi’s Socrates, as well as an Ananda to Gandhi’s Buddha”.