Events on Independence

1.
Chauri-Chaura incident is related to
(a) Non-co-operation movement
(b) Quit India movement
(c) Civil disobedience movement
(d) None of these
ANS: A
2.
On 23rd March1931, Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev were hanged in ...... jail by
British rulers
(a) Bellari (b) Thihar (c) Calcutta (d) Lahore
ANS: D
3.
Who was the political guru of M.K. Gandhi?
(a) Dadabhai Naoroji (b) Gopalkrishna Gokhale
(c) Lala Lajpat Rai (d) Lokamanya Tilak
ANS: B
4.
Who formed Indian Ambulance Corps to nurse the wounded soldiers in Boer war?
(a) Martin Luther king (b) Mahatma Gandhi
(c) Annie Besent (d) Acharya Vinoba Bhave
ANS: B
5.
Who was the president of Indian National Congress on 15th August 1947
(a) J.B. Kripalani (b) Pattabhi Sitaramaiah (c) Jawaharlal Nehru (d) Abudul Kalam
Azad
ANS: A
6.
When was Bengal partitioned by Curzon
(a) 1905 (b) 1901 (c) 1919 (d) 1947
ANS: A

7.
Who led the 'Quit India Movement' in the absence of Mahatma Gandhi?
(a) Sardar Patel (b) Sarojini Naidu (c) Jawaharlal Nehru (d) Aruna Asaf Ali
ANS: D
8.
Who among the following Congress leaders was called the 'Grand Old Man of India?
(a) Mahatma Gandhi (b) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(c) Dadabhai Naoroji (d) Madan Mohan Malaviya
ANS: C
9.
The Indian National Army (INA) came into existence in 1943 in
(a) Japan (b) Then Burma (c) Singapore (d) Then Malaya
ANS: C
10.
Which was the first among the following?
(a) Doctrine of Lapse (b) Subsidiary Alliance
(c) Permanent Settlement (d) Double Government
ANS: D
11.
'Abhinav Bharat' was organized by
(a) Bhai Parmanand (b) Khudiram Bose (c) Vir Savakar (d) None of these
ANS: C
12.
Who among the following were popularly known as Red Shirts?
(a) Congress Socialists (b) Members of Azad Hind Fauj
(c) Khudai Khidmatgars (d) People led by Rani Gaidinliu
ANS: C
13.
The Barrah dacoity was the first major venture of the revolutionary terrorists of the
freedom movement in:
(a) The Madras Presidency (b) Punjab (c) Bombay-Karnataka (d) East Bengal
ANS: D

14.
In the first manifesto of the Indian National Congress, which General Secretary
referred to it as forming the "Germ of a native Parliament"?
ANS: Allan Octavian Hume
15.
Who was the Constitutional Advisor to the Constituent Assembly of India?
(a) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
(b) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
(c) Sir. B.N. Rau
(d) Shri K.M. Munshi
ANS: C
16.
Who gave the salutation "JAI HIND" to the nation?
(a) Mahatma Gandhi
(b) Rabindranath Tagore
(c) Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
(d) Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru
ANS: C
17.
Which of the following Acts of British Parliament envisaged for the first time a
closer association of Indians with the administration?
(a) Indian Councils Act, 1861
(b) Indian Councils Act, 1892
(c) Indian Councils Act, 1909
(d) Government of India Act, 1919
ANS: C
18.
Dyarchy as the form of Government at the provincial level was introduced by the
(a) Government of India Act, 1919
(b) Minto-Moreley Reforms
(c) Montague-Chelmsford Reforms
(d) Government of India Act, 1935
ANS: A
19.

Which of the following events made Gandhiji to launch, for the first time, Civil
Disobedience Movement ?
(a) Jallianwala Bagh massacre in 1919
(b) Killing of peaceful agitators at Chauri Chaura by the British troops in 1922
(c) Promulgation of the Rowlatt Act of 1919
(d) Failure of talks with the Cripps Mission in 1942
ANS: C
20.
In how many provinces did the Indian National Congress form governments after
the elections to the Assemblies held under the Government of India Act of 1935 ?
(a) 5 (b) 7 (c) 9 (d) 10
ANS: B
21.
The Cabinet Mission to India was headed by
(a) A.V Alexander (b) Hugh Gaitskell
(c) Stafford Cripps (d) Lord Pethick Lawrence
ANS: D
22.
Following the famous Quit India resolve, the top Congress leaders were arrested on
(a) August 8, 1942 (b) August 9, 1942
(c) August 11, 1942 (d) August 12, 1942
ANS: B
23.
The Indian National Union was formed in 1854 by
(a) A.O Hume (b) Henry Cotton
(c) Dadabhai Nauroji (d) Badruddin Tyabji
ANS: A
24.
Which of the following states was not annexed by Lord Dalhousie by using the
Doctrine of Lapse?
(a) Nagpur (b) Udaipur (c) Mysore (d) Satara
ANS: C
25.

The objective of the Morley-Minto Reforms was

(a) extension of Provincial Assemblies
(b) to give more powers to local government
(c) to abolish the post of Secretary of State for India
(d) to establish dyarchy in provinces
ANS: A
26.
In 1921, a session of the Indian National Congress was held when its President was
in prison and with some other leader acting as its President. Who was the Congress
President in prison?
(a) Mohammad Ali (b) C.R Das
(c) Abul Kalam Azad (d) Mahatma Gandhi
ANS: B
27.
Which Indian freedom fighter served as the first president of the All India Trade
Union Congress?
ANS: Lala Lajpat Rai
28.
Consider the following events during India's freedom struggle:
1. Chauri-Chaura Outrage 2. Minto- Morley Reforms
3. Dandi March

4. Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms

Which one of the following is the correct chronological order of the events gives
above?
(a) 1-3-2-4 (b) 2-4-1-3 (c) 1-4-2-3 (d) 2-3-1-4
ANS: B
29.
Consider the following Viceroys of India during the British rule
1. Lord Curzon 2. Lord Chelmsford 3. Lord Hardinge 4. Lord Irwin
Which one of the following is the correct chronological order of their tenure?
(a) 1-3-2-4 (b) 2-4-1-3 (c) 1-4-2-3 (d) 2-3-1-4
ANS: A
30.
The name of the famous person of India who returned the Knighthood conferred on
him by the British Government as a token of protest against the atrocities in Punjab
in 1919 was

(a) Tej Bahadur Sapru (b) Ashutosh Mukherjee

(c) Rabindranath Tagore (d) Syed Ahmad Khan
ANS: C
31.
During the Indian Freedom struggle, who among the following proposed that
Swaraj should be defined as complete independence free from all foreign controls?
(a) Mazharul Haque (b) Maulana Hasrat Mohani
(c) Hakim Ajmal Khan (d) Abul Kalam Azad
ANS: D
32.
The Montagu-Chelmsford Report formed the basis of
(a) the Indian Councils Act, 1909
(b) the Government of India Act, 1919
(c) the Government of India Act, 1935
(d) the Government of India Act, 1947
ANS: B
33.
The first session of the Indian National Congress was shifted from Poona to Bombay
almost at the eleventh hour because
(a) the leaders of the Bombay Presidency Association were against holding the first
meeting of the Congress at Poona.
(b) the Bombay Governor agreed to A.O. Hume's proposal to act as first President of
the Congress.
(c) Bombay as the capital of the Presidency would help the conference attract more
attention if it was held there.
(d) an outbreak of cholera in Poona forced the organisers of the first session of the
Congress to shift its venue from Poona to Bombay.
ANS: D
34.
After elections in 1937, the Congress ministers tendered their resignations because
(a) the British Government declared India a party to World War II without consulting
them.
(b) of undue interference in their working by the Government.
(c) of paucity of financial resources which hampered all developmental works.
(d) of their inexperience to run the administration.
ANS: A

35.
The introduction of local self-government in the modern period of India is
associated with the administration of
(a) Lord Ripon (b) Lord Irwin (c) Lord Dufferin (d) Lord Canning
ANS: A
36.
Who succeeded Robert Clive to lead the East India Company?
(a) Lord Bentinck (b) Lord Cornwallis (c) Lord Hastings (d) Lord Wellesley
ANS: C
37.
Who was the first woman President of the Indian National Congress?
(a) Annie Besant (b) Aruna Asaf Ali (c) Sarojini Naidu (d) Vijayalakshmi Pandit
ANS: A
38.
The slogan "Inquilab Zindabad" was first raised by
(a) Lokmanya Tilak (b) Veer Savarkar (c) Chandra Shekhar Azad (d) Bhagat singh
ANS: D
39.
Who introduces in 1870 the scheme of decentralisation of finances?
(a) Canning (b) Lawrence (c) Mayo (d) Lytton
ANS: C
40.
Atmiya Sabha was established in the year
ANS: 1814
41.
Rajaram Mohan Roy was related to the activities of Atmiya Sabha. True or False
ANS: True
42.
What was the real name of 'Tantya Tope'

ANS: Ramachandra Panduranga

43.
Who was called as the father of local self government in India
ANS: Lord Ripon
44.
The term Congress was derived from
ANS: The history of North America
45.
The Sepoys revolted openly in 1857 at
ANS: Meerut
46.
Who among the following never became the President of the Indian National
Congress
(a) G.K. Gokhale (b) S.C. Bose (c) Bahruddin Tyabji (d) B.G. Tilak
ANS: D
47.
Where the Communist Party of India was founded in December 1925
ANS: Kanpur
48.
The Bardoli no tax campaign was led by
ANS: Sardar Vallabhai Patel
49.
Mahatma Gandhi was first referred as the father of nation by
(a) Subhas Chandra Bose (b) Rajagopalachari (c) Vallabhai Patel (d) Jawaharlal Nehru
ANS: A
50.
In which of the following cities, Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose laid the foundation of
Indian National Army
(a) Singapore (b) Rangoon (c) Delhi (d) Bombay

ANS: A
51.
The British Viceroy who was assassinated in India
ANS: Lord Mayo
52.
The Governor General of India known as the Maker of Modern India
ANS: Lord Dalhousie
53.
The Ryotwari System in India was introduced by
ANS: Thomas Munro
54.
Sarada Act sought to abolish
ANS: Child marriage
55.
Who is known as man of masses
ANS: Kumaraswami Kamaraj
56.
Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated by
ANS: Nathuram Godse
57.
The Ryotwari settlement was introduced by the British in the
a. Madras and Bombay Presidencies
b. Bengal Presidency
c. Madras Presidency
d. Bombay Presidency
ANS: A
58.
Which year Subhash Chandra Bose resigned the Presidentship of Congress
ANS: 1939

59.
Why did Subhas Chandra Bose resign the Presidentship of the Indian National
Congress in 1939
a. Opposition of Gandhiji
b. Ill health
c. Desire to form a new party
d. Wanted to make room for Pattabhi Sitaramayya
ANS: A
60.
When did Cabinet Mission come into India
ANS: 24th March 1946
61.
Hunter commission on education was appointed during the period of
a. Lord Dufferin
b. Lord Lytton
c. Lord Curzon
d. Lord Ripon
ANS: D
62.
The Khilafat movement was started by
ANS: Ali brothers
63.
Who introduced the subsidiary alliance system
ANS: Wellesley
64.
Who said the following: We could have preferred a united India. We couldnt get it,
though we tried hard
ANS: Clement Atlee
65.
What was often referred as the steel frame of the British Raj
ANS: The Indian Civil Service
66.
The congress observed as INA week during the period

ANS: November 5-11, 1945

67.
Indias last war of Independence has begun, ..... Father of our Nation! In this holy
war of Indias liberation, we ask for your blessing and good wishes. Who said this
ANS: Subhash Chandra Bose on Azad Hind Radio (6th July 1944)
68.
The women regiment formed by the Indian National Army was known as
ANS: Rani Jhansi Regiment
69.
Where did Subhash Chandra Bose setup the Provincial Government of Free India in
1943
ANS: Singapore
70.
Which woman was an important member of the small group, that operated the
Congress Ratio in 1942
ANS: Usha Mehta
71.
Which political party did not support the Quit India Movement
ANS: Communists
72.
A Jatiya Sarkar was established by the people during the Quit India Movement in
ANS: Midnapur (Bengal)
73.
In which year the Cripps mission came to India
ANS: 1942
74.
The Delhi Chalo movement was associated with
ANS: Individual Satyagraha

75.
Who was the first person to perform the Individual Satyagraha in 1940
ANS: Vinoba Bhave (Nehru was the second one)
76.
Who was elected as the President of Indian National Congress in 1939, after the
resignation of Subhash Chandra Bose
ANS: Dr. Rajendra Prasad
77.
Who was referred to as The Ambassador of Hindu-Muslim Unity
ANS: Muhammad Ali Jinnah
78.
Who represented the Indian National Congress in the International Congress against
colonial oppression and imperialism held in Brussels in 1927
ANS: Jawaharlal Nehru
79.
In which year the Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry was
established
ANS: 1927
80.
The group of paramilitary force used by the Nizam of Hyderabad to attack the
struggle by the people of the state was known as
ANS: Razakars
81.
In which year, the congress appointed the National Planning Committee
ANS: 1938
82.
How long did the provincial congress ministries formed in 1937 in power
ANS: 28 months

83.
Which act by the British, provided for an All India Federation
ANS: Govt. of India Act 1935
84.
Which political party was formed by Subhash Chandra Bose in 1939
ANS: Forward Block
85.
In 1934, which party was organized under the leadership of Jayaprakash Narayan,
Acharya Narendra Dev and Minno Masani
ANS: Congress Socialist Party
86.
Which organization was founded by Gandhiji to propagate the removal of
untouchability
ANS: Harijan Sewak Sangh
87.
The Poona Pact was signed between
ANS: Gandhiji and Ambedkar
88.
Which Round Table Conference was attended by Gandhiji
ANS: Second
89.
Which session of the Indian National Congress, approved the resolution on
Fundamental Rights and the National Economic program
ANS: 1931, Karachi
90.
Which nationalist leader formed a band of revolutionaries known as Khudai
Khidmatgars (Red Shirts)
ANS: Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan (Frontier Gandhi)
91.

Which congress leader led a march from Trichanapally to Vedaranyam to break the
Salt Law
ANS: C. Rajagopalachari
92.
On which day, Gandhiji broke the Salt law
ANS: 6th April 1930
93.
From which place, Gandhiji has started his Dandi March to break the Salt law
ANS: Sabarmathi Ashramam
94.
Who proposed the fourteen points in objection to the Nehru report framed by
Motilal Nehru in 1928
ANS: M.A Jinnah
95.
Which commission was setup by the British in 1927, to look into whether India was
ready for further constitutional progress and on which lines?'
ANS: Simon Commission
96.
Which foreign power ruled over Pondicherry before 1954, when it was ceded to
India
ANS: French
97.
The Dewan of Junagadh who invited the Government of India to intervene in
Junagadh was
ANS: Shah Nawaz Bhuto
98.
Which three Princely States, did not accede to India by 15th August 1947
ANS: Junagadh, Jammu & Kashmir and Hyderabad
99.

Who played the lead role, in the integration of the Princely States to India
ANS: Sardar Patel
100.
Which office had been called by Nehru as the Linchpin of Government
ANS: Prime Minister
101.
Which speech of Jawaharlal Nehru is known as the Tryst with Destiny speech
ANS: Speech on the eve of Independence (14th August, 1947)
102.
Where did Gandhiji start his first struggle (Satyagraha) in India
ANS: Champaran
103.
Name the British Prime Minister during whose period independence was granted to
India
ANS: Clement Attlee
104.
Asiatic society was established by
ANS: Sir William Jones
105.
Ghadar Party was organized by
ANS: Lala Hardayal
106.
Muslim League was formed in the year
ANS: 1906
107.
Which revolutionary led the Chittagong Armory raid
ANS: Surya Sen

108.
Which revolutionary died after a 64 day hunger strike in 1931
ANS: Jatin Das
109.
To avenge whose death, Bhagat Singh, Azad and Rajguru assassinated Saunders, a
police officer
ANS: Lala Lajpat Rai
110.
Which national leader was known as Sher-e-Punjab
ANS: Lala Lajpat Rai
111.
The Hindustan Socialist Republican Association (HSRA) was formed in the year
ANS: 1928
112.
Which organization was formed by Ramprasad Biamil, Jogesh Chartejee and
Sachidranath Sanyal in 1924
ANS: Hindustan Republican Association
113.
During 1923-24, Jawaharlal Nehru became the Mayor of which municipality
ANS: Allahabad
114.
Who gave the title Mahatma to Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
ANS: Rabindranath Tagore
115.
What was the name of the political party, formed by C.R. Das and Motilal Nehru in
1923
ANS: Swaraj Party
116.
The Akali Movement (Gurdwara Reform Movement) in the 1920s in Punjab had the

objective of freeing the Gurdwaras from the control of

ANS: Corrupt Mahants (Priests)
117.
Who gave the title Sardar to Vallabhai Patel
ANS: Women of Bardoli (during Bardoli Satyagraha in 1928)
118.
Which incident in 1922 made Gandhiji to withdraw the non-cooperation movement
ANS: Chauri-Chaura incident
119.
In which year, Khadi became the uniform of the National movement
ANS: 1921
120.
What was the name of ashram, setup by Gandhiji in South Africa
ANS: Tolstoy Farm
121.
Which Newspaper was started by Gandhi in South Africa
ANS: Indian Opinion
122.
With whom the congress entered into the Lucknow pact in 1916
ANS: Muslim League
123.
The Home Rule Society was organized by Annie Besant in the year
ANS: 1916
124.
Annie Besant was elected as the President of Indian National Congress in the year
ANS: 1917
125.

Who is the founder of Central Hindu College at Varanasi in 1898

ANS: Annie Besant
126.
Which were the Newspapers published by Annie Besant
ANS: New India & Commonwealth
127.
The Theosophical Society had its Headquarters in India at
ANS: Adayar (Chennai)
128.
The Headquarters of the Ghadar (Revolt) movement was at
ANS: San Francisco
129.
Which newspaper was started by the nationalist leader, Tarak Nath Das in
Vancouver
ANS: Free Hindustan
130.
Which revolutionaries threw bomb on Lord Hardinge in 1912 on his way to Delhi
ANS: Rash Behari Bose & Sachin Sanyal
131.
Who organized Abhinav Bharat a secret society of revolutionaries in 1904
ANS: V.D. Savarkar
132.
Which section of the Indian society did not support the Swadeshi Movement
ANS: Muslims
133.
The Bengal Chemicals Factory was founded by
ANS: Acharya P.C. Ray

134.
Which song written by Rabindranath Tagore during the Swadeshi Movement later
became the National anthem of Bangladesh
ANS: Amar Sonar Bangla
135.
Who was the principal of the Bengal National College, founded during the Swadeshi
Movement
ANS: Aurobindo Ghosh
136.
Which organization was started by Ashwini Kumar Dutt during the Swadeshi
Movement
ANS: Swadesh Bandhav Samiti
137.
What was the theme song of the Swadeshi Movement
ANS: Vande Mataram
138.
Which movement was organized against the partition of Bengal
ANS: Swadeshi Movement
139.
Who has been considered by Gandhiji as his political guru
ANS: Gopal Krishna Gokhale
140.
Who assassinated Rand, the chairman of the Plague Committee in Poona and Lt.
Ayerst in 1898
ANS: Chaphekar Brothers
141.
Which festivals were started by Bal Gangadhar Tilak to propagate nationalist ideas
and to stimulate nationalism
ANS: Ganpathi festival and Shivaji feastival

142.
What was the name of the English Newspaper started by Tilak
ANS: Maratta
143.
The proposals for the partitions of India into the states of India and Pakistan were
formally mooted in
ANS: Mountbatten plan
144.
Indian Independence League was founded by
ANS: Rash Behari Bose
145.
Jalianwalabagh massacre took place in which city
ANS: Amritsar
146.
Who was the first Muslim President of the INC
ANS: Rahimulla Sayani
147.
In 1757, Siraj-Ud-daula was defeated by
ANS: Robert Clive
148.
Who first voiced the idea of a separate Muslim state in India
ANS: Mohammed Iqbal
149.
Which Governor General introduced the doctrine of lapse
ANS: Lord Dalhousie
150.
In 1921, the session of the Indian National Congress was held when its President
was in prison and with some other leader acting as the President. Who was the
Congress President in prison

ANS: C.R. Das

151.
The famous 1935 Minutes on education is associated with
a. M.G. Ranade
b. Sir William Jones
c. Lord McCaulay
d. Warren Hastings
ANS: C
152.
In 1930 Mahatma Gandhi started Civil Disobedience Movement from
ANS: Sabarmati
153.
The pledge India is my country, all Indians are my brothers and sisters . Was
recommended by which committee
ANS: Emotional Integration Committee
154.
Who was the founder leader of Swaraj party
ANS: Motilal Nehru
155.
Who was the British Governor General at time of Bengal Partition
ANS: Lord Curzon
156.
In the battle of Kulachal was fought between Marthanda Varma and the Dutch in the
year
ANS: 1741
157.
In which year was English recommended as the medium of instruction for higher
education in India by Lord Macaulay
ANS: 1835
158.

Which one of the Universities was not established by Lord Dalhousie

a. Bombay
b. Delhi
c. Calcutta
d. Madras
ANS: B
159.
The kingdom of French-India was
a. Pondicherry
b. Yanam
c. Madras
d. Karaikal
ANS: B
160.
Of the following events which one did not take place during the period of Lord
William Bentinck
a. Rohilla war
b. Suppression of Thugs
c. Judicial Reforms
d. Abolition of Sati
ANS: A
161.
Who said the following when the Rowlatt Act was passed If the bill goes through, I
do not believe there is any one here who would be doing his duty if he did not join
the agitation
ANS: Srinivasa Sastri
162.
The Governor General of Bengal who abolished Suttee (Sati)
ANS: Lord William Cavendish Bentinck
163.
Lord William Cavendish Bentinck became first Governor General of Bengal in the
year
ANS: 1833
164.
The first Governor General of Bengal

ANS: Lord William Cavendish Bentinck

165.
Who was known as Quaid-I-Azam
ANS: Mohammed Ali Jinnah
166.
Who among the following was not associated with the formation of U.P Kisan Sabha
in February 1918
a. Gauri Shankar Misra
b. Jawaharlal Nehru
c. Indra Narain Dwivedi
d. Madan Mohan Malavya
ANS: D
167.
Who among the following repealed the Vernacular Act
a. Lord Ripon
b. Lord Curzon
c. Lord Dufferin
d. Lord Hardinge
ANS: A
168.
Which one of the following states did Kunwar Singh, a prominent leader of the
Revolt of 1857 belong to
a. Uttar Pradesh
b. Bihar
c. Madhya Pradesh
d. Rajasthan
ANS: B
169.
In October 1920, which of the following person headed a group of Indians gathered
at Tashkent to setup a Communist Party of India
a. P.C. Joshi
b. H.K. Sarkar
c. M.N. Roy
d. M.C. Chagla
ANS: C
170.
At which congress session was the working committee authorized to launch the
program of Civil Disobedience

ANS: Lahore
171.
Gandhis famous Harijan-uplift tour started from
a. Wardha
b. Dandi
c. Varanasi
d. Porbandar
ANS: A
172.
Which of the following slogan is associated with Gandhiji
a. Jai Hind
b. Vande Mataram
c. Inquilab Zindabad
d. Do or Die
ANS: D
173.
Who was the Governor General in India during the revolt of 1857
ANS: Lord Canning
174.
Which British Prime Minister declared that the British would quit India by June 1948
ANS: Clement Atlee
175.
Who gave the slogan Jai Hind
ANS: Subash Chandra Bose
176.
Who organized the Public Works Department in India in 1854-55
a. Lord Dalhousie
b. Lord Mayo
c. Lord Canning
d. Robert Clive
ANS: A
177.
The first organized revolt against the British authority in Kerala
a. Attingal revolt

b. Pazhassi revolt
c. Kurichiya revolt
d. Malabar revolt
ANS: D
178.
Among the following who became the last Governor General and the first Viceroy of
India
a. Lord Mayo
b. Lord Canning
c. Warren Hasting
d. William Bentick
ANS: B
179.
The leader who adopted guerilla tactics in the Great revolt of 1857
a. Rani Lakshmi
b. Tantia Tope
c. Bahadur shah
d. Nanasahib
ANS: B
180.
The British officer who partitioned Bengal in 1905
ANS: Lord Curzon
181.
The place where Britain (East India company) established the first factory in India is
at
a. Bombay
b. Chennai
c. Surat
d. Cochin
ANS: C
182.
The proponent of the Two Nation Theory is
ANS: Mohammed Ali Jinnah
183.
Who introduced English education in India
ANS: William Bentinck

184.
The well-known Indian revolutionary who died while on hunger strike for 63 days in
the British jail was
ANS: Jatin Das
185.
Which bill, during the British Rule was nick named as Black Bill
ANS: Rowlatt Act
186.
Gandhiji raised the slogan Do or Die during which movement
ANS: Quit India Movement
187.
General Dyer who was responsible for Jalianwala Bagh massacre was shot dead by
ANS: Udham Singh
188.
The last opportunity to avoid the partition of India was lost with the rejection of
ANS: Cabinet Mission
189.
For which among the following reasons Bengal was divided
a. Fulfill the facility of Muslims
b. Divide the Hindus in Western and Eastern Bengal and aggravate the tension
between Hindus and Muslims
c. Subdue the revolution
d. For the satisfaction of Hindus and Muslims
ANS: B
190.
The Regulating Act of 1773 was passed by the British Government to control
ANS: The British East India Company
191.
Which British Prime Minister proclaimed the communal award in 1932
ANS: Ramsay Mac Donald

192.
Which one of the following was not the result of Dandi march
a. The British decided to leave India
b. People started violating all the repressive laws
c. Important leaders were arrested
d. Congress was declared an illegal organization
ANS: A
193.
Servants of India Society was founded by
ANS: Gopal Krishna Gokhale
194.
The Indian who attended all the three round table conferences
ANS: Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
195.
Who was the president of Indian National Congress at the time of Indian
independence
ANS: J.B Kripalani
196.
The foundation of modern educational system in India was laid by
ANS: Macaulays minutes of 1835
197.
Who imposed restrictions on vernacular press
ANS: Lord Rippon
198.
General Dyer was related with the event
ANS: Jalian Wala Bagh massacre
199.
All of the persons are extremists of Independence, except
a. Lala Lajpat Rai
b. Bipin Chandrapal
c. Goplakrishana Ghokale

d. Aurobindo Ghosh
ANS: C
200.
The first Portuguese Governor in India was
ANS: De Almeida