WBCS MAIN 2017 P-3 HISTORY MCQ
WBCS MAIN 2017 P-3 HISTORY One Liner Questions
TOPIC 1: ANCIENT INDIA
(Questions 1-30)
1. Who is the author of the book “Asoka and Decline of the Mauryas”? – Romila Thapar
2. Who composed the Aihole Inscription? – Ravikirti
3. King “Chandra” of the Mehrauli Iron Pillar inscription has been identified with which ruler? – Chandragupta II (Gupta)
4. Who first noticed the ruins of Harappa? – Charles Mason
5. Both Lord Buddha and Mahavira died during the reign of which king? – Ajatasatru
6. Who was the propounder of the ‘Ajivaka’ sect? – Makkali Gosala
7. Which of the following is NOT a representative of Buddhist art? – Gopuram
8. Which period was considered by Gordon Childe as a period of “revolution”? – Neolithic
9. Among the Bronze Age Civilizations, which was undoubtedly the largest in extent? – Harappan
10. Around what time did the urban centres of the Harappan Civilisation fade out? – 1800-1750 BC
11. Who was the most prominent deity in the Rigveda? – Indra
12. Which areas were viewed as impure by the later Vedic authors? – All of the above (Anga, Magadha, Vanga)
13. Which was the most celebrated river in the Rigveda? – Saraswati
14. Which geographical region witnessed the maximum concentration of Mahajanapadas in the 6th century BC? – North India
15. Which event of Buddha’s life did NOT take place on a full moon day (Purnima)? – Renunciation
16. Which pair is NOT matched correctly? – Bilhana – Prithvirajacharita (Bilhana wrote Vikramankadevacharita)
17. According to Wenke, which was the earliest animal to be domesticated? – Dog
18. Microliths are typical of which age? – Mesolithic Age
19. From where does the earliest evidence of settled agriculture in the subcontinent come? – Mehargarh
20. In which state is Ataranjikheda situated? – Uttar Pradesh
21. Who were the first Indian rulers to issue gold coins on the Roman pattern? – Indo-Greeks
22. Which 7th century Chinese traveller lived for ten years in the Nalanda monastery? – Hiuen Tsang
23. Which is considered the earliest Indian text on music? – Sama Veda
24. From where have the earliest known stone tools in the Indian subcontinent been discovered? – Potwar plateau in Pakistan
25. What is the oldest deciphered script of the Indian subcontinent? – Brahmi
26. In Buddhism, which term refers to texts containing what the Buddha himself said? – Sutta
27. How many parts does each Veda have? – Four (Samhita, Brahmana, Aranyaka, Upanishad)
28. The Rummindei pillar of Ashoka was erected to mark which event in Buddha’s life? – Birth
29. D.D. Kosambi is a pioneer of which historiography? – Marxist historiography
30. Who is the author of ‘Panchatantra’ and ‘Svapna-Vasavadatta’? – Bhasa
TOPIC 2: MEDIEVAL INDIA
(Questions 31-70)
31. Who was popularly known as Nana Saheb? – Balaji Baji Rao
32. Which Mughal building is said to be exactly equal in length and breadth? – Taj Mahal
33. How many Mughal provinces were there under Akbar and Aurangzeb respectively? – 15 and 21
34. Which Mughal ruler conferred the title of ‘Raja’ on Ram Mohan Roy? – Akbar II
35. By which Act did education officially come under Indian control for the first time? – Government of India Act of 1919
36. Which Delhi Sultan’s slave officers formed the “Crop of Forty” (Chahalgani)? – Iltutmish
37. Which Mughal emperor first divided the empire into provinces? – Akbar
38. Which Mughal emperor introduced the royal ritual of ‘Jharokha Darshan’? – Akbar
39. The Mughal ‘Jagir’ is equal to which Sultanate period unit? – Iqta
40. Which type of painting made remarkable progress during Jahangir’s reign? – Portrait painting
41. Who was known as ‘Lakh Buksh’ (giver of lakhs)? – Qutbuddin Aibak
42. On the bank of which river did Muhammad bin Tughlaq live in camp ‘Swarqdavari’? – Yamuna
43. During whose reign was Jizya collected even from Brahmins? – Firuz Tughlaq
44. Policemen of Vijayanagar were paid out of taxes collected from which source? – Prostitutes
45. The Battle of Panipat (1761) resulted in the defeat of which power? – The Marathas
46. Which style of architecture was developed by the Chalukyas of Badami? – Vesara
47. Who gave official sanction to the education of girls in India? – Lord Dalhousie
48. Who first propounded the ‘Drain Theory’? – Dadabhai Naoroji
49. Jayadev’s “Gita Govinda” deals with the cult of which deity? – Krishna
50. From which countries did Tipu Sultan seek help to expel the British? – All of the above (France, Turkey, Arabia and Afghanistan)
51. Which dynasty described itself as ‘Brahman-Kshatriya’? – Rashtrakutas
52. Which dynasty did Harshavardhan belong to? – Pushyabhutis
53. The Iqtadaras during the Sultanate period were also known as – muqtis
54. Who started the kulinism system in Bengal? – Ballalasena
55. Who was the first Muslim President of the Indian National Congress? – Badruddin Tyabji
56. Which phase is considered the liberal phase in the history of INC? – 1885-1905
57. The 96-year-old man captured and beheaded at Talikota (1565) was – Rama Raya
58. The term ‘Malaimandalam’ refers to which coast? – Malabar coast
59. Which was NOT a storm-centre of the Revolt of 1857? – Madras
60. Which Bahamani ruler shifted the capital from Gulbarga to Bidar? – Ahmad Shah Wali
61. Who among the following was greatly influenced by Islam? – Ramananda
62. Which Mughal emperor prohibited Sati unless voluntarily desired by the widow? – Akbar
63. During whose reign was tobacco introduced in India? – Jahangir
64. According to legend, whom did Sikandar Lodi try to kill by various means? – Kabir
65. By whom and when was the Gupta era started? – Chandragupta I in 319-320 CE
66. Who was the first to describe Sudras as a class of agriculturists? – Hiuen Tsang
67. Which Gupta ruler embraced Buddhism and founded Nalanda University? – Kumaragupta I
68. Which Governor General created the Covenanted Civil Service (later ICS)? – Lord Cornwallis
69. Which Delhi Sultan styled himself “The Second Alexander” (Sikandar-i-Sani)? – Sikandar Lodi
70. Which Chalukya ruler repelled the Arab invasion of South Gujarat? – Vikramaditya II
TOPIC 3: MODERN INDIA (FREEDOM STRUGGLE & INDIAN NATIONAL CONGRESS)
(Questions 71-100)
71. What was the 1934 country-wide tour of Mahatma Gandhi (covering 12504 miles) known as? – Harijan Yatra
72. When did British Prime Minister Attlee make the historic announcement of the end of British rule in India? – February 20, 1947
73. On August 11, 1947, who told the Pakistan Constituent Assembly that religion has nothing to do with the business of state? – Mohammad Ali Jinnah
74. In how many provinces did Congress form ministries in July 1937? – 07
75. The ‘Khudai Khidmatgars’ organized by Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan were popularly known as – Red Shirts
76. Who wrote from prison: “The individual must die so that the nation may live. Today I must die so that India may win Freedom and glory.”? – Bhagat Singh
77. Lord Mountbatten’s Declaration on the Freedom of India and its partition is known as – The June 3rd Plan
78. In 1903, which leader ridiculed the idea of Swaraj by calling it a madman’s thought? – Pheroz Shah Mehta
79. Who presided over the Lahore Session of INC in 1929 that adopted the ‘Poorna Swaraj’ resolution? – Jawaharlal Nehru
80. Which Mughal ruler became the unifying symbol of the Revolt of 1857? – Bahadur Shah Zafar
81. Who was the founder president of the Gadar Party in USA? – Lala Hardayal
82. Under whose overall leadership was the Quit India Movement carried on? – Mahatma Gandhi
83. Which statement about the RIN mutiny is NOT correct? – The mutiny started in Calcutta (It started in Bombay)
84. Among Cripps Mission, Simla Conference, Cabinet Mission Plan, and Ratings Mutiny, which was the last to take place? – The Ratings Mutiny (1946)
85. The worst communal carnage as a result of the Muslim League’s ‘Direct Action Day’ took place in which city? – Calcutta
86. “The Indian Struggle” is the autobiography of which leader? – Subhas Chandra Bose
87. Which parties/organizations did NOT support the Quit India Movement of 1942? – All of the above (Hindu Mahasabha, Communist Party of India, RSS)
88. In which year was the Congress-Khilafat Swarajya Party formed with C.R. Das as President? – 1922
89. Which organizations raised objections on the Nehru Report at the All Party Convention (1928)? – All of the above (Muslim League, Hindu Mahasabha, Sikh League)
90. Who presided over the inaugural session of the All-India Trade Union Congress in 1920? – Mrs. Annie Besant
91. When did Mohammad Ali Jinnah leave India for Karachi (Pakistan)? – August 07, 1947
92. Which movement was suspended by Gandhiji after the Chauri Chaura incident? – Non-cooperation movement
93. When did the open mutiny in the Royal Indian Navy (RIN) take place? – February, 1946
94. Which resolution of the Muslim League formally proclaimed Indian Muslims as a nation? – Lahore Resolution (1940)
95. To which struggles did Gandhiji associate himself during 1916-1918? – Both Champaran and Kheda
96. Which fund was started to finance the Non-cooperation Movement? – Tilak Swaraj Fund
97. When did the historic Dandi March of Gandhi begin? – March 12, 1930
98. After the creation of Sind and Orissa through the Govt. of India Act, 1935, how many provinces were there in British India? – 11
99. The ‘Safety Valve’ theory is related to the foundation of which organization? – The Indian National Congress
100. During which period did Jamia Millia Islamia, Bihar Vidyapith, Kashi Vidyapith and Gujarat Vidyapith come into existence? – Non-cooperation Movement, 1921-1922
WBCS MAIN 2017 P-3 HISTORY MCQ
TOPIC 1: ANCIENT INDIA
(Questions 1-30)
1. Who is the author of the Book “Asoka and Decline of the Mauryas”?
(A) D.N. Jha
(B) Romila Thapar
(C) R.S. Sharma
(D) A.L. Basham
Answer: (B) Romila Thapar
2. Who composed the Aihole Inscription?
(A) Ravikirti
(B) Harisen
(C) Bilhan
(D) None of the above
Answer: (A) Ravikirti
3. King “Chandra” of Mehrauli Iron Pillar inscription has been identified with
(A) Chandragupta Maurya
(B) Chandragupta I (Gupta)
(C) Chandrasen
(D) Chandragupta II (Gupta)
Answer: (D) Chandragupta II (Gupta)
4. The ruins of Harappa were first noticed by
(A) M.S. Vats
(B) M. Wheeler
(C) B.B. Lal
(D) Charles Mason
Answer: (D) Charles Mason
5. Both Lord Buddha and Mahavira died in the reign of
(A) Bimbisara
(B) Ajatasatru
(C) Udayin
(D) Dasratha
Answer: (B) Ajatasatru
6. Who was the propounder of the ‘Ajivaka’ sect?
(A) Purana Kassap
(B) Pakudha Kaccayana
(C) Makkali Gosala
(D) Ajit Kesakambalin
Answer: (C) Makkali Gosala
7. Which of the following is not a representative of the Buddhist art?
(A) Stupa
(B) Gopuram
(C) Vihara
(D) Chaitya
Answer: (B) Gopuram
8. Which of the following periods was considered by Gordon Childe as a period of “revolution”?
(A) Palaeolithic
(B) Mesolithic
(C) Neolithic
(D) Harappan
Answer: (C) Neolithic
9. Among the Bronze Age Civilizations which one was undoubtedly the largest in extent?
(A) Egyptian
(B) Mesopotamian
(C) Harappan
(D) Mehgargh
Answer: (C) Harappan
10. The urban centres of the Harappan Civilisation faded out around
(A) 2200 BC
(B) 2100-2000 BC
(C) 2000-1900 BC
(D) 1800-1750 BC
Answer: (D) 1800-1750 BC
11. The most prominent deity in the Rigveda was
(A) Agni
(B) Indra
(C) Vishnu
(D) Shiva
Answer: (B) Indra
12. Which of the following areas were viewed as impure by the later Vedic authors?
(A) Anga
(B) Magadha
(C) Vanga
(D) All of the above
Answer: (D) All of the above
13. The most celebrated river in the Rigveda was
(A) Ganga
(B) Saraswati
(C) Sindhu (Indus)
(D) Yamuna
Answer: (B) Saraswati
14. Which geographical region of India witnessed the maximum concentration of the Mahajanapadas in the 6th century BC?
(A) North India
(B) Godavari valley
(C) Malwa plateau
(D) North-West frontier of the subcontinent
Answer: (A) North India
15. Which one of the following events of Buddha’s life did not take place on a full moon day (Purnima)?
(A) Birth
(B) Death
(C) Enlightenment
(D) Renunciation
Answer: (D) Renunciation
16. Which of the following pairs is not matched correctly?
(A) Sandhyakarnandi – Ramacharita
(B) Jaysimha – Kumarapalacharita
(C) Gaudavaho – Vakpati
(D) Bilhana – Prithvirajacharita
Answer: (D) Bilhana – Prithvirajacharita (Bilhana wrote Vikramankadevacharita)
17. In the long history of domestication of animals, according to Wenke which was the earliest animal to be domesticated?
(A) Goat
(B) Pig
(C) Horse
(D) Dog
Answer: (D) Dog
18. Microliths are typical of
(A) Paleolithic Age
(B) Mesolithic Age
(C) Neolithic Age
(D) Chalcolithic Age
Answer: (B) Mesolithic Age
19. The earliest evidence of settled agriculture in the subcontinent comes from
(A) Mehargarh
(B) Amri
(C) Kalibangan
(D) Dholavira
Answer: (A) Mehargarh
20. In which State of India Ataranjikheda is situated?
(A) Bihar
(B) Madhya Pradesh
(C) U.P.
(D) Gujarat
Answer: (C) U.P.
21. The first Indian rulers to issue gold coins on the Roman pattern were
(A) Sungas
(B) Kushanas
(C) Indo-Greeks
(D) Vakatakas
Answer: (C) Indo-Greeks
22. Which of the following 7th century Chinese travellers lived for ten years in the great monastery of Nalanda?
(A) Fa Hien
(B) Hiuen Tsang
(C) Yijing
(D) Arrian
Answer: (B) Hiuen Tsang
23. Which of the following is considered to be the earliest Indian text on music?
(A) Krishna Yajurveda
(B) Atharva Veda
(C) Sama Veda
(D) Purusha Shukta
Answer: (C) Sama Veda
24. The earliest known stone tools in the Indian subcontinent have been discovered from
(A) Potwar plateau in Pakistan
(B) Hungsi Valley (Karnataka)
(C) Didwana (Rajasthan)
(D) Bhimbetka (M.P.)
Answer: (A) Potwar plateau in Pakistan
25. The oldest deciphered script of the Indian subcontinent is
(A) Brahmi
(B) Harappan
(C) Prakrit
(D) Devanagari
Answer: (A) Brahmi
26. In the Buddhist context, which one refers to texts that are supposed to contain what the Buddha himself said?
(A) Sutta
(B) Vinaya
(C) Abhidharma
(D) Milindapanha
Answer: (A) Sutta
27. There are Four Vedas and each Veda has _ parts.
(A) two
(B) three
(C) four
(D) six
Answer: (C) four (Samhita, Brahmana, Aranyaka, Upanishad)
28. Rummindei pillar of Ashoka is put up to mark Buddha’s
(A) Birth
(B) Enlightenment
(C) First Sermon
(D) Death
Answer: (A) Birth
29. D.D. Kosambi (1907-66) is a pioneer of
(A) Nationalist historiography
(B) Marxist historiography
(C) Subaltern historiography
(D) Imperialist historiography
Answer: (B) Marxist historiography
30. Name the author of ‘Panchatantra’ and ‘Svapna-Vasavadatta’.
(A) Kalidasa
(B) Bhasa
(C) Ashvaghosha
(D) Kalhan
Answer: (B) Bhasa
TOPIC 2: MEDIEVAL INDIA
(Questions 31-70)
31. Who was popularly known as Nana Saheb?
(A) Baji Rao I
(B) Balaji Baji Rao
(C) Balaji Biswanath
(D) Sawai Madhav Rao
Answer: (B) Balaji Baji Rao
32. Which Mughal building is said to possess the unique feature of being exactly equal in length and breadth?
(A) Red fort
(B) Agra fort
(C) Taj Mahal
(D) Buland Darwaja
Answer: (C) Taj Mahal
33. How many Mughal provinces were there under Akbar and Aurangzeb respectively?
(A) 15 and 21
(B) 17 and 19
(C) 14 and 20
(D) 16 and 19
Answer: (A) 15 and 21
34. Which Mughal ruler conferred the title of ‘Raja’ on Ram Mohan Roy and requested him to go to England to plead for a hike in the Emperor’s pension?
(A) Shah Alam II
(B) Akbar II
(C) Bahadur Shah II
(D) None of the above
Answer: (B) Akbar II
35. By which Act did education officially come under Indian control for the first time?
(A) Indian Council Act of 1892
(B) Indian Council Act of 1909
(C) Govt. of India Act of 1919
(D) Govt. of India Act of 1935
Answer: (C) Govt. of India Act of 1919
36. An elite body formed by the slave officers of which Delhi Sultan is popularly known in history as “Crop of Forty” (Chahalgani/Chihalgani)?
(A) Qutbuddin Aibak
(B) Iltutmish
(C) Raziya
(D) Balban
Answer: (B) Iltutmish
37. Which Mughal emperor for the first time divided the empire into provinces?
(A) Babur
(B) Humayun
(C) Jahangir
(D) Akbar
Answer: (D) Akbar
38. The royal ritual of ‘Jharokha Darshan’ was introduced by the Mughal emperor
(A) Akbar
(B) Shahjahan
(C) Aurangzeb
(D) Bahadur Shah
Answer: (A) Akbar
39. The ‘Jagir’ of the Mughals is equal to which of the following units of Sultanate period?
(A) Waqf
(B) Khalisa
(C) Inam
(D) Iqta
Answer: (D) Iqta
40. The type of painting which made remarkable progress during the reign of Jahangir was
(A) Fresco painting
(B) Battle scenes
(C) Portrait painting
(D) Miniature painting
Answer: (C) Portrait painting
41. Who was known as ‘Lakh Buksh’?
(A) Qutbuddin Aibak
(B) Iltutmish
(C) Balban
(D) Raziya
Answer: (A) Qutbuddin Aibak
42. Muhammad bin Tughlaq lived in a camp called ‘Swarqdavari’ for 2½ years on the bank of which river was this camp located?
(A) Sutlej
(B) Indus
(C) Yamuna
(D) Ganges
Answer: (C) Yamuna
43. During the reign of which Delhi sultan was ‘Jizya’ collected even from Brahmins?
(A) Ghiyas-ud-din Tughlaq
(B) Balban
(C) Muhammad-bin Tughlaq
(D) Firuz Tughlaq
Answer: (D) Firuz Tughlaq
44. Policemen of Vijayanagar were paid out of taxes collected from
(A) Wine shops
(B) Land revenue
(C) Taxes on goods
(D) Prostitutes
Answer: (D) Prostitutes
45. The Battle of Panipat (1761) resulted in the defeat of
(A) The Marathas
(B) Ahmad Shah Abdali
(C) The East India Company
(D) Nadir Shah
Answer: (A) The Marathas
46. Which style of architecture was developed by the Chalukyas of Badami?
(A) Vesara
(B) Dravida
(C) Nagara
(D) Gopuram
Answer: (A) Vesara
47. Who among the following gave official sanction to the education of girls in India?
(A) William Bentinck
(B) Hardinge I
(C) Lord Dalhousie
(D) Lord Canning
Answer: (C) Lord Dalhousie
48. The ‘Drain Theory’ was first propounded by
(A) Womesh Chandra Bonerjee
(B) G.V. Joshi
(C) Dadabhai Naoroji
(D) Romesh Chandra Dutt
Answer: (C) Dadabhai Naoroji
49. Jayadev’s “Gita Govinda” deals with the cult of
(A) Rama
(B) Shiva
(C) Krishna
(D) Shakti
Answer: (C) Krishna
50. From which of the following countries did Tipu Sultan seek help to expel the British from India?
(A) France
(B) Turkey
(C) Arabia and Afghanistan
(D) All of the above
Answer: (D) All of the above
51. Which dynasty described itself as the ‘Brahman-Kshatriya’?
(A) Senas
(B) Palas
(C) Rashtrakutas
(D) Pratiharas
Answer: (C) Rashtrakutas
52. The dynasty which Harshavardhan belonged to was
(A) Varmans
(B) Maukharis
(C) Pushyamitras
(D) Pushyabhutis
Answer: (D) Pushyabhutis
53. The Iqtadaras during the Sultanate period were also known as
(A) maliks
(B) muqtis
(C) mamlatdars
(D) munhias
Answer: (B) muqtis
54. By whom was the kulinism (system of nobility among Brahmins and kayasthas) in Bengal started?
(A) Gopal
(B) Dharmapal
(C) Vijayasena
(D) Ballalasena
Answer: (D) Ballalasena
55. The first Muslim President of the Indian National Congress was
(A) Hakim Azmal Khan
(B) Abul Kalam Azad
(C) Rafi Ahmad Kidwai
(D) Badruddin Tyabji
Answer: (D) Badruddin Tyabji
56. Which phase is considered to be the liberal phase in the history of Indian National Congress?
(A) 1880-1885
(B) 1885-1905
(C) 1905-1915
(D) 1905-1925
Answer: (B) 1885-1905
57. The 96 years old man who was captured and beheaded at Talikota (Bannihatti) in 1565 was
(A) Rama Raya
(B) Krishna Deva Raya
(C) Bukka I
(D) Saluva Narsimha
Answer: (A) Rama Raya
58. The term ‘Malaimandalam’ refers to
(A) Coromandal coast
(B) Malabar coast
(C) Pandya coast
(D) Konkan coast
Answer: (B) Malabar coast
59. Which of the following was not a storm-centre of the Revolt of 1857?
(A) Madras
(B) Arrah
(C) Jhansi
(D) Bareilly
Answer: (A) Madras
60. Which Bahamani ruler shifted the capital from Gulbarga to Bidar?
(A) Ala-ud-din II
(B) Ahmad Shah Wali
(C) Muhammad Shah I
(D) Muhammad III
Answer: (B) Ahmad Shah Wali
61. Who among the following was greatly influenced by Islam?
(A) Namadeva
(B) Chaitanya
(C) Ramananda
(D) Ramanuja
Answer: (C) Ramananda
62. Which Mughal is credited with prohibiting ‘Sati’ unless the widow herself, on her own free will, persistently desired it?
(A) Babur
(B) Humayun
(C) Akbar
(D) Aurangzeb
Answer: (C) Akbar
63. During the reign of which Mughal was tobacco introduced in India?
(A) Aurangzeb
(B) Jahangir
(C) Akbar
(D) Shahjahan
Answer: (B) Jahangir
64. According to a legend, whom did Sikandar Lodi, the Sultan of Delhi, try to kill by various means?
(A) Nanak
(B) Mirabai
(C) Kabir
(D) Chaitanya
Answer: (C) Kabir
65. By whom and when was the Gupta era started?
(A) Kumaragupta I in 324 CE
(B) Srigupta in 309-10 CE
(C) Chandragupta I in 319-320 CE
(D) Samudragupta in 324 CE
Answer: (C) Chandragupta I in 319-320 CE
66. Who among the following was the first to describe Sudras as a class of agriculturists?
(A) Manu
(B) Fa Hien
(C) Hiuen Tsang
(D) Narad
Answer: (C) Hiuen Tsang
67. Which of the following Gupta rulers is said to have embraced Buddhism towards the end of his life and also founded the Nalanda University?
(A) Skandagupta
(B) Buddhagupta
(C) Purugupta
(D) Kumaragupta I
Answer: (D) Kumaragupta I
68. Which Governor General created the Covenanted Civil Service of India, which came to be known as Indian Civil Service from 1861 onwards?
(A) William Bentinck
(B) Lord Wellesley
(C) Lord Cornwallis
(D) Warren Hastings
Answer: (C) Lord Cornwallis
69. The Delhi Sultan who styled himself “The Second Alexander” (Sikandar-i-Sani) was
(A) Balban
(B) Alauddin Khilji
(C) Sikandar Lodi
(D) Sikandar Khan
Answer: (C) Sikandar Lodi
70. Which Chalukya ruler is credited with repelling the Arab invasion of South Gujarat?
(A) Vikramaditya I
(B) Pulakesin I
(C) Pulakesin II
(D) Vikramaditya II
Answer: (D) Vikramaditya II
TOPIC 3: MODERN INDIA (FREEDOM STRUGGLE & INDIAN NATIONAL CONGRESS)
(Questions 71-100)
71. In 1934, Mahatma Gandhi withdrew himself from all political activities and made a country-wide tour covering a distance of 12504 miles. This tour is known as
(A) Jan Jagaran Yatra
(B) Harijan Yatra
(C) Samaj Samta Yatra
(D) Swaraj Yatra
Answer: (B) Harijan Yatra
72. The British Prime Minister Attlee made the historic announcement of the end of the British rule in India on
(A) February 20, 1947
(B) August 16, 1946
(C) March 07, 1947
(D) December 09, 1946
Answer: (A) February 20, 1947
73. On August 11, 1947, who told the Constituent Assembly of Pakistan — “You may belong to any religion or caste or creed — that has nothing to do with the business of state”?
(A) The Nawab of Junagadh
(B) The Nizam of Hyderabad
(C) Mohammad Ali Jinnah
(D) Liyaqat Ali Khan
Answer: (C) Mohammad Ali Jinnah
74. Out of eleven, in how many provinces Congress Ministries were formed in July, 1937?
(A) 05
(B) 06
(C) 07
(D) 08
Answer: (C) 07
75. The society of ‘Khudai Khidmatgars’ organized by the Pathans under the leadership of Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan is popularly known as
(A) Blue Shirts
(B) Green Shirts
(C) Red Shirts
(D) Pathan Shirts
Answer: (C) Red Shirts
76. Who wrote to the Governor from prison: “The individual must die so that the nation may live. Today I must die so that India may win Freedom and glory.”?
(A) Jatin Das
(B) Bhagat Singh
(C) Subhas Bose
(D) Ram Prasad ‘Bismil’
Answer: (B) Bhagat Singh
77. Lord Mountbatten’s Declaration on the Freedom of India and its partition is known as
(A) The June 3rd Plan
(B) The June 2nd Plan
(C) The August Plan
(D) The Partition Plan
Answer: (A) The June 3rd Plan
78. In 1903, which leader ridiculed the idea of Swaraj by saying—”Only mad men outside lunatic asylums could think or talk of independence”?
(A) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
(B) Pheroz Shah Mehta
(C) A.O. Hume
(D) Mrs. Annie Besant
Answer: (B) Pheroz Shah Mehta
79. By whom was the Lahore Session of the Indian National Congress presided over in 1929, which adopted the ‘Poorna Swaraj’ resolution?
(A) Motilal Nehru
(B) Subhas Chandra Bose
(C) Jawahar Lal Nehru
(D) Bipin Chandra Pal
Answer: (C) Jawahar Lal Nehru
80. Which Mughal ruler became the unifying symbol of the Revolt of 1857?
(A) Bahadur Shah I
(B) Bahadur Shah Zafar
(C) Shah Alam I
(D) None of the above
Answer: (B) Bahadur Shah Zafar
81. The founder president of the Gadar Party in USA was
(A) Lala Hardayal
(B) Bhai Parmanand
(C) Sohan Singh Bakhna
(D) Ramchandra Bharadwaj
Answer: (A) Lala Hardayal
82. Under whose overall leadership was the ‘Quit India Movement’ carried on?
(A) Mahatma Gandhi
(B) Jawaharlal Nehru
(C) Sardar Patel
(D) None of the above
Answer: (A) Mahatma Gandhi
83. Which of the following statements about RIN mutiny is not correct?
(A) Socialists like Aruna Asaf Ali sympathised with the rebels.
(B) Gandhiji condemned the violence.
(C) Sardar Patel persuaded the ratings to surrender all.
(D) The mutiny started in Calcutta.
Answer: (D) The mutiny started in Calcutta (It started in Bombay)
84. Of the four events mentioned below, which was the last to take place?
(A) The Cripps Mission
(B) Simla Conference
(C) Cabinet Mission Plan
(D) The Ratings Mutiny
Answer: (D) The Ratings Mutiny (1946)
85. The worst communal carnage as a result of the Muslim League’s call for ‘Direct Action Day’ took place in
(A) Calcutta
(B) Bombay
(C) Dacca
(D) Lahore
Answer: (A) Calcutta
86. “The Indian Struggle” is the autobiography of
(A) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
(B) Chittaranjan Das
(C) Jawaharlal Nehru
(D) Subhas Chandra Bose
Answer: (D) Subhas Chandra Bose
87. Which of the following parties/organizations did not support the Quit India Movement of 1942?
(A) The Hindu Mahasabha
(B) The Communist Party of India
(C) The R.S.S.
(D) All of the above
Answer: (D) All of the above
88. The Congress-Khilafat Swarajya Party with C.R. Das as its President was formed in
(A) 1922
(B) 1925
(C) 1926
(D) 1927
Answer: (A) 1922
89. Leaders of which organizations raised objections on the Nehru Report at the All Party Convention held at Calcutta in December, 1928?
(A) Muslim League
(B) Hindu Mahasabha
(C) Sikh League
(D) All of the above
Answer: (D) All of the above
90. The inaugural session of the All-India Trade Union Congress in 1920, was presided over by
(A) Lala Lajpat Rai
(B) Motilal Nehru
(C) Mrs. Annie Besant
(D) Acharya Narendra Dev
Answer: (C) Mrs. Annie Besant
91. Mohammad Ali Jinnah left India for Karachi (Pakistan) on
(A) March 07, 1947
(B) July 07, 1947
(C) August 07, 1947
(D) August 11, 1947
Answer: (C) August 07, 1947
92. Which movement was suspended by Gandhiji after the Chauri Chaura incident?
(A) Bardoli Satyagraha
(B) Champaran Satyagraha
(C) Non-cooperation movement
(D) Salt Satyagraha
Answer: (C) Non-cooperation movement
93. The open mutiny in the Royal Indian Navy (RIN) took place in
(A) February, 1946
(B) February, 1945
(C) August, 1946
(D) August, 1947
Answer: (A) February, 1946
94. Which resolution of the Muslim League did formally proclaim the Indian Muslims as a nation?
(A) Lahore Resolution (1929)
(B) Karachi Resolution (1930)
(C) Lahore Resolution (1940)
(D) Direct Action Day Resolution
Answer: (C) Lahore Resolution (1940)
95. To which of these struggles did Gandhiji associate himself during 1916-1918?
(A) Champaran struggle
(B) Kheda struggle
(C) Rowlatt satyagraha
(D) Both (A) and (B)
Answer: (D) Both (A) and (B)
96. Which of the following funds was started to finance the Non-cooperation Movement?
(A) Tilak Swaraj Fund
(B) Non-cooperation Fund
(C) Non-cooperation-Khilafat Fund
(D) None of the above
Answer: (A) Tilak Swaraj Fund
97. The historic Dandi March of Gandhi began on
(A) January 31, 1930
(B) January 26, 1930
(C) March 12, 1930
(D) April 06, 1930
Answer: (C) March 12, 1930
98. After the creation of two new provinces of Sind and Orissa through the Govt. of India Act, 1935, the total no. of provinces in British India became
(A) 10
(B) 11
(C) 12
(D) 13
Answer: (B) 11
99. The ‘Safety Valve’ theory is related to the foundation of which organization?
(A) The Indian Association
(B) The Indian National Conference
(C) The British Indian Association
(D) The Indian National Congress
Answer: (D) The Indian National Congress
100. The Jamia Millia Islamia of Aligarh, the Bihar Vidyapith, the Kashi Vidyapith and Gujarat Vidyapith came into existence during the period of
(A) Swadeshi and Boycott Movement, 1905-1908
(B) Non-cooperation Movement, 1921-1922
(C) Civil Disobedience Movement, 1930-1934
(D) Quit India Movement, 1942-1943
Answer: (B) Non-cooperation Movement, 1921-1922