History MCQ Flashcards
1
Q
In 1528, ________ defeated the Rajputs at Chanderi?
1) Humayun
2) Akbar
3) Kahangir
4) Babur
A
In 1528 Babar defeated Medini Rai of Chanderi. The battle of Chanderi took place in the aftermath of the battle of Khanwa, 1527. In the battle of Khanwa, Mughal emperor Babar had defeated Rajputs and Afghans which was headed by Rana Sanga of Mewar
2
Q
Which off the following was the leader of Hindustan Socialist Republican army founded in 1928?
1) Khudiram Bose
2) Mahatama Gandhi
3) Chandra Shekhar Azad
4) Subash Chandra Bose
A
Hindustan Socialist Republican Army established in 1928 at Ferozeshah Kotla by Chandrashekar Azaad , Bhagat Singh
3
Q
When did Vasco Da Gama discover the Indian Sea route?
- > 1460
- > 1498
- > 1519
- > 1524
A
1498
4
Q
The third Anglo Mysore War was fought between?
- > British and Tipu Sultan
- > British and Hyder Ali
- > British and French Army
- > None of the above
A
British and Tipu Sultan
5
Q
The Battle of Plassey was fought between British East India company and?
- > Mir Jafar
- > Siraj-ud-Daulah
- > Shuja-ud-Daulah
- > Shah Alam II
A
Siraj-ud-Daulah
6
Q
Who was the British Governor General during the 3rd Anglo Mysore War?
- > Lord Cornwallis
- > Lord Dalhousie
- > Lord Warren Hasting
- > Lord Wellesley
A
Lord Cornwallis
7
Q
Who was the British Governor General during the 4th Anglo-Mysore War?
- > Sir John Shore
- > Sir John Macphenson
- > Lord Warren Hasting
- > Lord Wellesley
A
Lord Wellesley
8
Q
When was Battle of Buxar fought?
- > 1764
- > 1757
- > 1857
- > 1790
A
1764
9
Q
The Treaty of Shreerangapatnam was between Tipu Sultan and?
- > Cornwallis
- > Clive
- > Hardinge
- > Warren Hasting
A
Cornwallis - 3rd Anglo Mysore War
10
Q
Sati was abolished by?
- > Lord Ripon
- > Warren Hasting
- > Lord Cornwallis
- > William Bentinck
A
William Bentinck
11
Q
Widow Remarriage act was passed by?
- > Lord Ripon
- > Warren Hasting
- > Lord Cornwallis
- > William Bentinck
A
don’t know
12
Q
Indian Railways and Telegraph services were started suring the reign of?
- > Lord Cornwallis
- > Lord Ripon
- > Lord Canning
- > Lord Dalhousie
A
Lord Dalhousie - father of Telegraph services in India - first railway from Thane to Bombay
13
Q
Which British Governor General founded the Public Work Department (OWD) in India?
- > Lord Ellenborough
- > Lord Auckland
- > Lord Dalhousie
- > Lord Hardonge
A
Lord Dalhousie
14
Q
Consider the following statements
1> Robert Clive was the first Governor General of India
2> William Bentinck was the first Governor General of India
- > 1 only
- > 2 only
- > Both
- > neither
A
2nd Only
15
Q
Who was the first governor general of Bengal
A
get option and answer
16
Q
Which governor general was called the liberator of press?
A
get option and answer
17
Q
Which of the following was the main reason of 1857 revolt?
- > Introduction of Enfield Rifle
- > Introduction of Doctrine of Laps
- > Introduction of Subsidiary Alliance
- > Both A and B
A
Both A and B
18
Q
Why did the revolt of 1857 fail?
A> It was not joined by certain groups and classes
B> Modern educated Indians looked at it as backward looking
C> Indian soldiers were well equipped
D> There was a coherent ideology during the revolt
- > All of the above
- > A,B and C
- > Only D
- > A and B
A
A and B
19
Q
Which among the following is not true about the revolt?
A> The revolt was marred by Communal riots
B> There was complete cooperation between Hindus and Muslims at all levels:people, soldiers and leaders
C> Cow slaughter was banned
D> Rebels acknowledged Bahadur Shah Zafar, as the emperor
A
A
20
Q
Why were the Sepoys discontents?
A> They had to cross seas to serve
B> Lesser emoluments compared to the British counterparts
C> Racial discrimination
D> They were allowed to wear sectarian marks and hence religions were supported in the army
A
A, B and C
21
Q
Which of the following was not the social and religious reason for the Revolt of 1857?
A> Adoption of free trade imperialism from 1800, de-industrialization and drain of wealth
B> Abolition of Sati in 1829
C> Hindu widow remarriage act of 1856
D> Doctrine of Lapse
A
Adoption of free trade imperialism from 1800, de-industrialization and drain of wealth
22
Q
Who was the Viceroy of India during the starting of Swadeshi Movement?
- > Lord Curzon
- > Lord Irwin
- > Lord Willindon
- > Lord Lansdowne
A
Swadeshi Movement started in 1905 -> Lord Curzon
23
Q
Morley Minto reforms were rolled out in?
- > 1906
- > 1907
- > 1908
- > 1909
A
1909 - Separate electorates introduced for Muslims
1906 - formation of Muslim League
1907 - Surat Split
24
Q
Partition of Bengal came into force on?
- > October 16, 1905
- > October 17, 1906
- > October 16, 1906
- > October 17, 1905
A
October 16, 1905
25
Who among the following was not an extremist?
- > Bipin Chandra Pal
- > Aurbindo Ghosh
- > Bal Gangadhar Tilka
- > Gopal Krishna Gokhale
Gopal Krishna Gokhale
26
Who was elected as the President of INC which led to Surat Split?
- > Ras Behari
- > Lala Rajpat Rai
- > Dadabhai Naoraji
- > Gopal Krishna Gokhale
Ras Bahari - 1907
27
The annulment of partition of Bengal was done in the year?
- > 1910
- > 1911
- > 1912
- > 1913
1911 - Delhi Darbar - Viceroy Lord Harding
28
Find the correct order:
1) Satyagraha against Rowlatt Act
2) Jallianwala Bagh massacre
3) Khilafat and Non Co-operation movement
- > 123
- > 213
- > 312
- > 132
123
29
Who among the following launched the Home Rule Movement in 1916?
- > Frank Besant
- > Helena Blavatsky
- > Charles Knowlton
- > Annie Besant
Annie Besant
30
First Civil Disobedience by Gandhiji was started in?
- > Champaran
- > Kheda
- > Ahmedabad
- > Surat
First Civil Disobedience - Champaran
First Non Cooperation - Kheda
First Hunger Strike - Allahabad
31
The Champaran Satyagraha was strated by Mahatama Gandhi in the year?
- > 1915
- > 1917
- > 1919
- > 1930
1917
32
Who ordered the Jallianwala Bagh massacre?
- > Michael O' Dwyer
- > Nigel Collett
- > Reginald Dyer
- > Saiffuddin Kitchlew
General Dyer
33
All India Khilafat Conference was held in Delhi in?
- > January 1920
- > November 1919
- > July 1920
- > January 1919
November 1919
34
Who was the president of INC during the Lucknow Pact 1916?
| What is the name of the system which was practiced for Indigo cultivation in Champaran?
- > A C Mazumdar
| - > Tinkhathiya System
35
Who was the architect of Taj Mahal?
1) Ustas Ahmad Lahouri
2) Norman Foater
3) Henry Irwin
4) Ustaad Ghani Utbuddin
Ustad Ahmed Lahouri was from Persia, who was the chief architect behind the construction of the magnificent Taj Mahal. While designing Taj Mahal he has tried to combine the Persian, Islamic and Mogul architecture to keep its lenders look, and its construction took place from 1632 to 1648.
36
Name the first Europeans which came in power in Pondicherry?
1) Portuguese
2) French
3) English
4) None of these
Portuguese
37
The famous court poet of Akbar was?
1) Birbal
2) Tulsidas
3) Rahim Khan
4) Babiram Khan
Abdul Rahim Khan was a poet who lived during the rule of Mughal emperor Akbar. He was one of the nine important ministers in his court, also known as the Navaratnas.
38
Who among the following was popularly known as the “ Secretary of Mahatma Gandhi”?
1) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
2) Sushila Nayyar
3) Mahadev Desai
4) Madeleine Slade
Mahadev Desai was popularly known as the secretary of Mahatma Gandhi.
Madeleine Slade What a British woman who left Britain to join the movement led by Mahatma Gandhi. She was also known as Mirabehn or Meera Behn
39
Shalimar Garden located in Lahore, Pakistan, was built by which Mogul emperor?
1) Jahangir
2) Shah Jahan
3) Akbar
4) Aurangzeb
Shah Jahan
Aurangzeb- Moti Masjid, Delhi
40
"The Philosophy of Bombs" book, written by B C Vohra reveals the events of the life of?
- > Bhagat Singh
- > Motilal Nehru
- > Lala Lajpat Rai
- > Mahatma Gandhi
Bhagat Singh
41
Who started the Non-Cooperation Movement during British India?
- > Mahatma Gandhi
- > Dada Bhai Naoroji
- > Gopal Krishna Gokhle
- > Bal Ganga Dhar Tilak
Mahatma Gandhi
42
Who was the head of the Chittagong raid on the Police armoury?
- > Subhash Chandra Bose
- > Roshan Singh
- > Chandra Shekhar
- > Surya Sen
Surya Sen
43
In the police station of Chura, near Gorakhpur, UP, was attacked by a mob of peasants. The mob burnt the police station and in those nearly 22 policemen died. This violent event disturbed the soul of Gandhi and he ordered for immediate suspension of the movement on ______.
- > Feb 1992
- > Mar 1922
- > Jan 1922
- > Feb 1920
Feb 1922
44
The Kakori Train conspiracy was organised by which of the following revolutionary organisation?
- > Anushilan Ssamiti
- > Gadar Party
- > Hindustan Republican Association (HRA)
- > Hindustan Socialist Republican Association (HSRA)
Hindustan Republican Association in Aug, 1925
45
Which of the following incident was the driver of subsequent withdrawal of non-cooperation movement?
- > Creation of Bengal Presidency
- > Partition of Bengal
- > Jallianwala Bagh Massacre
- > Chauri Chaura Incident
Chauri Chaura Incident
Jallianwala Bagh Massacre - due to this event Non Cooperation Movement started.
46
Who among the following was the founder of "Khudai Khidmatgars"?
1) Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan
2) P Krishna Pillai
3) K Kelappan
4) C Rajagopalachari
Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan - NWFP (North West Frontier Province) - established Khudai Khidmatgars. This organisation was also known as 'Red Shirts'.
47
Who among the following was called the as " Frontier Gandhi"?
1) Lala Lajpat Rai
2) Khudai Ram Bose
3) Prapulla Chapekar
4) Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan
Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan - monthly magazine - Pukhtoon - NWFP (area of Peshawar)
48
In which of the following session Indian National Congress passed the resolution of Fundamental Rights and the Economic Policy?
1) Karachi Session of March 1931
2) Bombay Session of August 1942
3) Delhi Session of September 1938
4) Lahore Session of July 1930
Karachi Session of March 1931
49
Who was the Viceroy when Motilal Nehru drafted resolution on constitution?
1) Lord Dalhousie
2) Lord Birkenhead
3) Lord Cornwallis
4) Lord Minto
Lord Birkinhead
50
Who presided over the Lahore Session of Congress of 1929?
1) Lala Lajpat Rai
2) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
3) Jawaharlal Nehru
4) C. R. Das
Jawaharlal Nehru - Jan 26, 1930 will be celebrated as Poorna Swaraj Day
-> Indian Flag unfurled on the banks of River Ravi on December 31, 1929
51
Which of the following congress session declared the complete Independence as the goal of congress?
1) Lahore Session of 1929
2) Banaras Session of 1905
3) Nagpur Session of 1920
4) Surat Session of 1907
Lahore Session of 1929
52
Gandhi-Irwin Pact was concluded in ____
1) 1943
2) 1931
3) 1936
4) 1942
1931 - also known as Delhi Pact
1) Britishers accepted all 11 demands of Gandhi except Public inquiry into Police access and Commutation of Death Sentence to Life Imprisonment of Bhagat Singh and others
53
Which commodity was chosen to garner support for Civil Disobedience Movement?
Salt
54
When did Gandhi reached Dandi and broke the Salt Law?
search options and find answer
55
Quit India Movement was launched in the year?
1) August, 1942
2) August, 1941
3) January, 1942
4) January, 1941
August 1942 - this movement is also known as "August Kranti"
56
"Do or Die" was the mantra by Gandhi for____
1) Civil-Disobedience
2) Non-Cooperation
3) Quit India Movement
4) None
Quit India Movement
57
Wavell Plan came in June in the year ____
1) 1945
2) 1946
3) 1948
4) 1944
1945
58
In July 1945, Labour Party of England formed the government with ______ as the PM?
1) Clement Attle
2) Winston Churchill
3) Woodraw Wilson
4) None
Clement Attlee
59
The second world war period was from?
1) 1939-45
2) 1940-1942
3) 1919-39
4) 1942-45
1939-45
60
Arrange in chronological order
1) Linlithglow Offer
2) August Offer
3) Cripps Mission
4) Wavel Plan
- > 1,2,4,3
- > 1,4,2,3
- > 1,2,3,4
- > 4,2,3,1
1,2,3,4
61
Who were the 1st and the 2nd person to offer Individual Satyagraha?
1) Vinobha Bhave and J L Nehru
2) B R Ambedkar and C Rajagopalachari
3) Vinbha Bhave and Mahatma Gandhi
4) Mahatma Gandhi and J L Nehru
Vinobha Bhave and J L Nehru
62
Cabinet Mission included:
1) Pathick Lawrence
2) Stefford Cripps
3) A V Alexander
4) Clement Attlee
1) Pathick Lawrence
2) Stefford Cripps
3) A V Alexander
63
Which of the following is correct?
1) Mountbatten Plan come on June, 1947
2) As per the plan, freedom would come on August 15, 1947
3) Indian Independence Act was passed on July 18, 1947
- > Only C and A
- > Only B and C
- > Only A and B
- > All of the above
All of the above
64
Under whose Governor Generalship (Viceroy) was the hated Vernacular Press Act passed in 1878?
1) Lord Canning
2) Lord Ripon
3) Lord Lytton
4) Lord Minto
Lord Lytton
| -> repealed by Lord Rippon
65
With whom did Mahatma Gandhi signed a pact to suspend the civil disobidience movement and take part in the Round Table Conference?
1) Lord Wavell
2) Lord Lytton
3) Lord Irwin
4) Lord Canning
Lord Irwin - Gandhi Irwin Pact or Delhi Pact
66
Who among the following is known as the Father of Local Self Government in India?
1) Lord Dalhousie
2) Lord Ripon
3) Lord Minto
4) Lord Reading
Lord Ripon
67
Who was the last British Viceroy of India?
1) Lord Linlithgow
2) Lord Wavell
3) Lord Mountbatten
4) Lord Irwin
Lord Mounbatten
68
The partition of Bengal in 1905 was effected by?
1) Lord Linlithgow
2) Lord Ripon
3) Lord Minto
4) Lord Curzon
Lord Curzon
69
The title of 'Viceroy' was added to the center office of the Governor-General of India for the first time in?
1) 1848 AD
2) 1858 AD
3) 1862 AD
4) 1856 AD
1858 - the term came after revolt of 1857
70
What was the committee appointed by the Lord Curzon to reform police department?
1) Fraizer Committee
2) Thomas Committee
3) Releigh Committee
4) Hunter Committee
Fraizer Committee
71
Hunter Committee is related to?
find in notes
72
Who is the known as the 'Father of Indian Renaissance'?
1) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
2) David Hare
3) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
4) Rabindra Nath Tagore
Raja Ram Mohan Roy
73
Which of the following is associated with the 'Young Bengal Movement'?
1) Derozians
2) Mitra Bandhu
3) Native Marriage Act
4) Bethune School
Derozians - followers of Henry Derozian
| Bethune School - education of women
74
Find the incorrect option
1) Theosophical Society was founded in United States in 1875
2) It was led by Blavatsky and Olcott
3) In India, the movement was popularized by Annie Besant
4) As religious revivalists, Theosophists brought many reforms in Hindu Religion
As religious revivalists, Theosophists brought many reforms in Hindu Religion - Incorrect because this movement failed in India
75
Who wrote the book 'A Gift to Monotheists'?
1) David Hare
2) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
3) Mahadev Govind Ranade
4) Ramkrishna Bhandarkar
Raja Ram Mohan Roy
76
Who established the Ramakrishna Mission?
1) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
2) Swami Dayanand
3) Swami Shraddhanand
4) Swami Vivekanand
Swami Vivekanand - to spread the teachings of Ramakrishnan Paramhansha
77
Who was the founder of Arya Samaj?
1) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
2) Swami Dayanand
3) Swami Shraddhanand
4) Swami Vivekanand
Swami Dayanand
78
Who founded Brahmo Samaj?
1) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
2) Dayanand Saraswati
3) Raja Rammohan Roy
4) Swami Vivekanand
Raja Rammohan Roy
79
Who founded Satyasodhak Samaj?
find in notes
80
What was the greatest contribution of Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar in the social reforms in India?
1) He ensured the widow's marriage and girls education
2) He helped in abolition of Sati Pratha
3) He established the Brahmo Samaj
4) He adopted 100 villages to reocate them from Andhra Pradesh to Bengal for better life.
He ensured the widow's marriage and girls education
Raja Ram Mohan Roy - He helped in abolition of Sati Pratha and He established the Brahmo Samaj
81
Dadabhai Naoroji propogated Parsi Reforms in a journal known as?
find in notes
82
Which among the following Mughal Emperor was illiterate?
1) Shah Jahan
2) Aurangzeb
3) Akbar
4) Jahangir
Aqaba is Mont to be the most successful and the best Mogul emperor who was illiterate.
Some historians say that he added a physical disorder called Alex yeah, in which a person is unable to learn to read or write.
Most of the other Mogul emperors were well educated. Akbar reigned from 1556 to 1605.
83
Where was the ‘Azad Hind Fauz’ founded?
1) Singapore
2) Thailand
3) Britain
4) Italy
Indian National Army, also known as Azad Hind Fauz came into existence on 21 October 1943 in Singapore.
This organisation was based on the concept of Subhas Chandra Bose, who was the founder of Azad Hind.
84
In which year was the East India company established?
1) 1664
2) 1632
3) 1600
4) 1608
Haste India company also known as the honourable is India company as per the British East India company was in English and later British joint stock company, established on 31st December 1600. It was mainly form to trade with the East Indies. However, it ended up creating and leave it in China in Siwan control of major parts of the Indian subcontinent.
85
Who was the first governor general of India?
1) Lord William Bentick
2) Lord Dalhousie
3) Lord Cornwallis
4) None of these
1st to be designated as the Governor general of India in 1828 was Lord William Bentinck. He served as governor general of India from 1828 to 1835. He outlawed the practice of Satti and also introduced English education in India.
86
Who shot dead John Saunders on 17 December 1927?
1) Bhagat Singh
2) Mangal Pandey
3) Sukhdev
4) Bipin Chandra pal Singh
Bhagat Singh, Rajguru, Sukhdev and Chandrashekar Azad conspired to kill James Scott but John Saunders was killed mistakenly by Bhagat Singh and Rajguru because of which they were hanged till death. Mangle Pandey was in walled in the Sequoia met any of 1857.
87
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel was the leader of ____
1) Bhoodan Movement
2) Rowlatt Satyagraha
3) Bardoli Satyagraha
4) Swadeshi Movement
Bardoli Satyagraha , started in 1928 againt the increase in taxes by Britishers
88
During their rule the British persuaded or force cultivators in Madras to grow _______.
1) Jute
2) Tea
3) Sugarcane
4) Rice
Increase the revenue the British decided that they could use Indian villages to grow crops like rice, wheat, Tea and Jute that were in demand in Britain. The forced the farmers to grow jute in Bengal, Tea in Assam, sugar cane in Uttar Pradesh, Wheat in Punjab, cotton in Maharashtra and Punjab, Rice in madras.
89
Jana Masjid of Delhi was built in which century?
1) 15th
2) 16th
3) 17th
4) 18th
Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan - 1644 to 1656
90
Prince Salim was the name of future Emperor _____
1) Babur
2) Humayun
3) Jahangir
4) Akbar
Jahangir - Mirza Nur-ud-din Beig Mohammad Khan Salim
91
Charminar was built by
1) Humayun
2) Mohammed Quli Qutab Shah
3) Ashoka
4) Narasimha
Charminar was built by Mohammed Quli Qutab Shah in 1591. It was built to commemorate the end of cholera that I played the city of Hyderabad for a long time.
92
Akbar was ______ years old when he became emperor.
1) 16
2) 19
3) 13
4) 10
13 years
93
Sultan Mahmud was the ruler of ______
1) Persia
2) Ghazni
3) Lahore
4) Arab
The very first ruler in history to assume the title of “Sultan” was Mahmud of Ghazni, founder of the Ghaznavid Empire.
94
Gol Gumbaz was designed by?
1) Ustaad Ahmad of Lahouri
2) George Wittet
3) Henry Irwin
4) Yaqut of Dabul
GOL Gumbaz is the mausoleum of king Mohammad Adil Shah, Sultan of Bijapur. The tomb, located in Bijapur, Karnataka in India, was completed in 1656 by the architect Yaqut of Dabul
