History Pyq Analysis Final

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MODERN INDIA ANALYSIS
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HOW TO READ THE MOST ACCEPTED BOOK – SPECTRUM
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INDEX FOR UPSC PYQ BASED ON SPECTRUM (25TH EDITION)
An Approach – How To Read Your Favourite Spectrum For Modern India
TOPICS/CHAPTERS TOPIC NAME/CHAPTER NUMBER OF
QUESTIONS
Chapter 1 Sources Of The History Of Modern India 0
Chapter 2 Major Approaches To The History Of Modern India 0
Chapter 3 Advent Of The Europeans In India 2
Chapter 4 India On The Eve Of British Conquest 0
Chapter 5 Expansion And Consolidation Of British Power In India 0
Chapter 6 People’s Resistance Against British Before 1857 1
Chapter 7 The Revolt Of 1857 1
Chapter 8 And Socio -Religious Reform Movements: General Features And 5
Chapter 9 A General Survey Of Socio-Cultural Reform Movements
Chapter 10 Beginning Of Modern Nationalism In India 3

Chapter 11 Indian National Congress: Foundation And The Moderate 1
Phase
Chapter 12 Era Of Militant Nationalism (1905-1909) 5
Chapter 13 First Phase Of Revolutionary Activities (1907-1917) 2
Chapter 14 First World War And Nationalist Response 2
Chapter 15 Emergence Of Gandhi 5
Chapter 16 Non-Cooperation Movement And Khilafat Aandolan 0
Chapter 17 Emergence Of Swarajists, Socialist Ideas, Revolutionary 1
Activites And Other New Forces
Chapter 18 Simon Commission And The Nehru Report 2
Chapter 19 Civil Disobedience Movement And Round Table 5
Conferences
Chapter 20 Debates On The Future Strategy After Civil Disobedience 0
Movement
Chapter 21 Congress Rule In Provinces 1
Chapter 22 Nationalist Response In The Wake Of World War Ii 2
Chapter 23 Quit India Movement, Demand For Pakistan, And The Ina 4
Chapter 24 Post-War National Scenario 3
Chapter 25 Independence With Partition 1
Chapter 26 Constitutional, Administrative And Judicial Developments 11
Chapter 27 Survey Of British Policies In India 1
Chapter 28 Economic Impact Of British Rule In India 8
Chapter 29 Development Of Indian Press 0
Chapter 30 Development Of Education 3
Chapter 31 Peasant Movements (1857-1947) 2
Chapter 32 The Movement Of The Working Class 0
Chapter 33 Challenges Before The New-Born Nation Not Needed
For Prelims
Chapter 34 The Indian States 2

Chapter 35 Making Of The Constitution For India Not Needed
For Prelims
(Covered In
Laxmikanth)
Chapter36 The Evolution Of Nationalist Foreign Policy Not Needed
For Prelims
Chapter 37 First General Elections Not Needed
For Prelims
Chapter 38 Developments Under Nehru’s Leadership (1947-64) Not Needed
For Prelims
Chapter 39 After Nehru Not Needed
For Prelims
Topic 40 Appendices 6

HISTORY PYQ ANALYSIS
How to use this pdf
Simply follow the step-by-step procedure
1. Before reading any chapter, first read the Previous Year Question asked from the
chapter. At this stage, do not see the solution for maximum benefit
2. Read the Instructions related to the chapter before reading the actual chapter which
has been prepared by me based on the analysis of 2011-2023 UPSC Question. You
must read the chapter as per the instruction
3. Now read the actual chapter from the book keeping in mind the PYQ questions and
my instructions
4. Read the additional information supplied in the Appendix section. The questions are
the collection of various questions from UPSC and STATE PSCs for the last 25 YEARS.
This will strength your knowledge for Modern India and you can rely on this document
completely apart from your book - SPECTRUM. To make the choice easy, I have
categorized the topics in various portions. You can simply make a choice of topics from
the related chapters while reading spectrum. It will help you in recalling facts with
much ease due to practice and since, they have been asked in various exams, they will
serve as a good question bank for UPSC Prelims Modern History Portion. There are
1777 questions for practicing and organizing your knowledge.
5. Come back to the original questions again and then solve the question.
6. See the solution and see how many you solved correctly.
7. Work on your weak areas if any in the chapter as per your attempt
8. Congratulations, now you are the master of this chapter
Please note – When I say, some part as important, it does not mean that you should
completely ignore other things in the chapter. It is just that, you must not leave those
things which I instruct specially. Prepare those things in more details which I instruct.
Hence, the final source for the Modern India should be

1. Spectrum
2. This PYQ Document + Appendix in the end
Remember that, Modern History is easy but you need to limit your sources. In the
current scenario, there sources are enough for Modern History both for Prelims as well
as Mains.
I am not including the unnecessary details since most of the things are already covered
in either Spectrum or this PYQ Document. And for exceptional questions, no one can
actually do anything except applying common sense at times. So, stick to your sources.
Unnecessary explanation will only add to the bulkiness of the document which you can
easily cover from Spectrum and the Appendix. So, do not look beyond those documents.

SOURCES FOR THE HISTORY OF MODERN INDIA
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My Instruction This chapter is not important. At best you may have the brief
related to this reading and move forward. It has very limited utility. You may also
Unit/Chapter leave it safely.
Solution of the N/A

Questions
Your own remarks finally
MAJOR APPROACHES TO THE HISTORY OF MODERN INDIA

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My Instruction This chapter is also not important. You can simply read the
related to this summary for understanding and move forward
Unit/Chapter
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Questions

ADVENT OF THE EUROPEANS IN INDIA
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Previous Year 1) In the first quarter of seventeenth century, in which of the
Questions following was/were the factory/factories of the English East
Asked India Company located? (2021)
1. Broach
2. Chicacole
3. Trichinopoly
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
a. 1 only
b. 1 and 2
c. 3 only
d. 2 and 3
2) With reference to Indian history, consider the following

statements: (2022)
1. The Dutch established their factories/warehouses on the east
coast on lands granted to them by Gajapati rulers
2. Alfonso de Albuquerque captures Goa from the Bijapur
Sultanate
3. The English East India Company established a factory at
Madras on a plot of land leased from a representative of the
Vijayanagara empire.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
a. 1 and 2 only
b. 2 and 3 only
c. 1 and 3 only
d. 1, 2 and 3
My Instruction This chapter is important. Read it focusing especially on summary.

related to this Do multiple revisions of summary. Club the information given in
Unit/Chapter this chapter with the Information given in the Appendix. This is
enough for this section.
Solution of the 1. Answer - a

Questions By 1st quarter of 17th century, English East India Company had
established factories at Surat, Broach, Ahmedabad, Agra, and
Masulipatnam and not at Chicacole and Tichinopoly.

2. Answer – b
Statement 1 is incorrect. Dutch East India Company established
factories in India at Masulipatnam in 1605 AD, Pulicat (1610 AD),
Surat (1616 AD), Bimlipatam (1641 AD), Karaikal (1645 AD).
However, Gajapati rulers ruled over Kalinga and on parts of
Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal, Madhya Pradesh and Jharkhand
from 1435 to 1541 AD.
Statement 2 is correct. In 1510 AD, Alfonso de Albuquerque

captured Goa from the Sultan of Bijapur, Ismail Adil Shah with the
help of Krishna Devaraya, ruler of Vijayanagar.
Statement 3 is correct. In 1639, when the British East India
Company sought to set up a factory, D V Nayaka, who was in
charge of Madras, gave the British a piece of land. On that land
English built Fort St.George, a settlement of British factory
workers, merchants and other British residents.
Please note these facts

1. The sequence of arrival of Europeans in India is - Portuguese, Dutch, English,
Danish, French, Swedish
INDIA ON THE EVE OF BRITISH CONQUEST

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My Instruction Though no question has been asked from it still you are advised
related to this to have the reading. Also remember about the weak rulers after
Unit/Chapter Aurangzeb.
This chapter remains an important one.
Solution of the N/A

Questions

EXPANSION AND CONSOLIDATION OF BRITISH POWER IN INDIA

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My Instruction This chapter is also an important one though no question is asked

related to this from here. You must keep revising summary esp. the various
Unit/Chapter treaties names after each British Conquest.
Solution of the N/A

Questions
PEOPLE’S RESISTANCE AGAINST BRITISH BEFORE 1857

Total Number
of Questions
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from 1
Previous Year 1) After the Santhal Uprising subsided, what was/were the
Questions measure/measures taken by the colonial government? (2018)
Asked 1. The territories called ‘Santhal paraganas’ were created.
2. It became illegal for a Santhal to transfer land to a non-
Santhal.
a. 1 only
b. 2 only
c. Both 1 and 2
d. Neither 1 nor 2
My Instruction Read the basics i.e. reasons of resistance.
related to this Important civil uprisings you should focus more
Unit/Chapter 1. Sanyasi Revolt
2. Poligars Revolt
3. Diwan Velu Thampi Revolt
4. Paika Rebellion
5. Ahom Revolt
6. Wahabi Movement
7. Kuka Movement
Important Peasant Movements
1. Pagal Panthi
2. Faraizi Revolt
3. Moplah Uprising
Important Tribal Movements
- It Is fully important
In this chapter, focus more on the person who started which
revolt and cause or any special fact.
Solution of the 1. Answer- C

Questions The Santhal Revolt took place in 1855-56. Santhals are a tribal
group concentrated in the state of Jharkhand. On 30th June 1855,
two years before the Great Revolt of 1857, two Santhal brothers
Sidhu and Kanhu Murmu organised 10,000 Santhals and
proclaimed a rebellion against the British.
After the rebellion was suppressed, the British Government
passed the Santhal Paragana Tenancy Act, which prohibits the
transfer of land to a non-Santhal.
THE REVOLT OF 1857

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Previous Year 1) What was/were the object/objects of Queen Victoria’s
Questions Proclamation (1858)? (2014)
Asked 1. To disclaim any intention to annex Indian States
2. To place the Indian Administration under the British Crown

3. To regulate East India Company’s trade with India
a. 1 and 2 only
b. 2 only
c. 1 and 3 only
d. 1, 2 and 3
My Instruction This chapter is important. Remember the centre of revolt and the
related to this leaders associated with each centre.
Unit/Chapter
Solution of the 1) Answer - a
Questions As per Queen Victoria’s proclamation of November 1, 1858, the
era of annexations and expansions had ended. The declaration
expressed faith in the rights, dignity and status of the native
princes.
It also placed the Indian Administration under the British Crown.
Charter Act of 1833 ended the activities of the East India
Company as a commercial body which became a purely
administrative body. So, 3rd option is incorrect while option 1 and
2 are correct.
SOCIO-RELIGIOUS MOVEMENT: GENERAL FEATURES AND A GENERAL SURVEY OF

SOCIO-CULTURAL REFORM MOVEMENTS
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Previous Year 1) Which of the following statements is/are correct regarding
Questions Brahmo Samaj? (2012)
Asked 1. It opposed idolatry
2. It denied the need for a priestly class for interpreting the
religious texts
3. It popularized the doctrine that the Vedas are infallible
Select the correct answer using the codes given below
a. 1 only
b. 1 and 2 only
c. 3 only
d. 1, 2 and 3
2) Satya Sodhak Samaj organized (2016)
a. A movement for upliftment of tribals in Bihar
b. A temple-entry movement in Gujarat
c. An anti-caste movement in Maharashtra
d. A peasant movement in Punjab
3) Consider the following (2016)

1. Calcutta Unitarian Committee
2. Tabernacle of New Dispensation
3. Indian Reforms Association
Keshab Chandra Sen is associated with the establishment of
which of the above?
a. 1 and 3 only
b. 2 and 3 only
c. 3 only
d. 1, 2 and 3
4) In the context of Indian history, the Rakhmabai case of 1884

revolved around (2020)
1. Women’s right to gain education
2. Age of Consent
3. Restitution of Conjugal rights
a. 1 and 2 only
b. 2 and 3 only
c. 1 and 3 only
d. 1, 2 and 3
5) Who among the following was associated as Secretary with

Hindu Female School which later came to be known as Bethune
Female School? (2021)
a. Annie Besant
b. Debendranath Tagore
c. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
d. Sarojini Naidu
My Instruction These two chapters are important but 2nd chapter is more
related to this important. More important reform movements are
Unit/Chapter 1. Brahmo Samaj (vvvi – remember its ideologies)
2. Prarthana Samaj
3. Young Bengal Movement
4. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
5. Paramhansa Mandali
6. Satyasodhak Samaj

7. Servants of India Society
8. Ramakrishna Movement
9. Arya Samaj
10. SNDP Movement
11. Self respect Movement
12. Temple Entry Movement
13. Indian Social Conference
14. Wahabi Movement
15. Faraizi Movement
16. Aligarh Movement
17. Deoband School
18. Sikh reform Movements
19. Theosophical Movement
Solution of the 1) Answer- b

Questions The following doctrines, as noted in Renaissance of Hinduism, are
common to all varieties and offshoots of the Brahmo Samaj:
- Brahmo Samajists denied that any scripture (including Vedas)
could enjoy the status of ultimate authority transcending human
reason and conscience.
- Brahmo Samajists have no faith in Avatars (incarnations)
- Brahmo Samajists denounce polytheism and idol-worship.
- Brahmo Samajists are against caste system.
- Brahmo Samajists took no definite stand on the doctrine of
karma and transmigration of soul (Rebirth) and left it to individual
Brahmos to believe either way
2) Answer - c
Jyotiba Phule founded Satyashodhak Samaj in Pune, Maharashtra,
on 24th September 1873. It was a reformational society that
promoted education, increased social rights, justice and political
access in the deprived sections. Jyotirao established it to stand
against the unfair caste system and orthodox, illogical brahminical
status in the society.
3) Answer - b
The Calcutta Unitarian Committee was established by Raja Ram
Mohan Roy. And rest of the above were established by Keshab
Chandra Sen. You can go for the detailing of this question, but I
would not suggest. Some topics are to be treated as dummy, as
they have very low cost-to-benefit ratio

4) Answer - b
Dr. Rukhmabai (1864 –1955) was an Indian physician and feminist.
She is best known for being one of the first practicing women
doctors in colonial India as well as being involved in a landmark
legal case involving her marriage as a child bride between 1884
and 1888.
She was married off at the young age of eleven with Dadaji Bhikaji,
who was nineteen years old. She stayed at her parent’s house and
she educated herself under the guidance of her stepfather. In
1885, after 12 years of marriage, Bhikaji filed a petition in the court
and sought “restitution of conjugal rights”.
Rakhmabai Defense Committee was formed by Behramji Malabari
and Pandita Ramabai in her defence. The case continued for 4
years until Dadaji was compensated in 1888, outside of court. The
case was instrumental in the drafting of the Age of Consent Act in
1891
5) Answer - c
What began as Hindu Female School in 1849 was renamed
Bethune School in 1856. In 1856, the Government took charge of
the Hindu Female School, later renamed Bethune School. The
Managing Committee of the school was then formed and Pandit
Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar was made the Secretary.
Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar was a social reformer, educationist,
and ardent supporter of the women’s social upliftment. He
worked tirelessly for social emancipation and as a social reformer,
he is remembered for his contribution towards the removal of
social injustice, upliftment of women, allowing widow remarriage
and advocating against polygamy

THE SECTIONS STARTING AFTER
IT ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT
PORTION FOR MODERN INDIA.
ALMOST ALL THE QUESTIONS
RELATED TO PRELIMS AS WELL
AS MAINS HAVE BEEN ASKED
FROM THE UPCOMING
SECTION. SO, YOU MUST NOW
BE VERY VIGILANT WITH THE
CHAPTERS. YOU ARE ENTERING
THE MOST IMPORTANT
PORTION OF MODERN INDIA.
BEGINNING OF MODERN NATIONALISM IN INDIA

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Previous Year 1) During Indian Freedom struggle, the National Social
Questions Conference was formed. What was the reason for its formation?
Asked (2012)
a. Different social reform groups or organizations of Bengal region
united to form a single body to discuss the issues of larger interest
and to prepare appropriate petitions/representations to the
government
b. Indian National Congress did not want to include social reforms
in its deliberations and decided to form a separate body for such
a purpose.
c. Behramji Malabari and M G Ranade decided to bring together
all the social reform groups of the country under one
organizations.
d. None of the statements a, b and c given above is correct in this
context.
2) The Ilbert Bill Controversy was related to the (2013)

a. Imposition of certain restrictions to carry arms by the Indians
b. Imposition of restrictions on newspapers and magazines
published in Indian language
c. Removal of disqualification imposed on the Indian magistrates
with regard to the trial of the Europeans

d. Removal of a duty on imported cotton cloth.
3) Consider the following pairs (2017)

1. Radhakanta Deb – First President of the British Indian
Association
2. Gazulu Lakshminarasu Chetty – Founder of the Madras
Mahajana Sabha
3. Surendranath Banerjee – Founder of the Indian Association
Which of the above pairs is/are correctly matched?
a. 1 only
b. 1 and 3 only
c. 2 and 3 only
d. 1, 2 and 3
My Instruction This is an important chapter. You must remember about the

related to this political associations formed before Congress given in spectrum
Unit/Chapter and their founders along with their demands.
Solution of the 1) Answer - b

Questions Indian (National) Social Conference was founded by M.G. Ranade
and Raghunath Rao. It was virtually the social reform cell of the
Indian National Congress. Its first session was held in Madras in
December 1887. The Conference met annually as a subsidiary
convention of the Indian National Congress, at the same venue, and
focused attention on social reform. The Conference advocated
inter-caste marriages and opposed kulinism and polygamy. It
launched the famous “Pledge Movement” to inspire people to take
an oath to prohibit child marriage.
2) Answer – c
Ilbert Bill was introduced in 1883.
The contents of the bill stated that from now on, British and
Europeans subjects would be tried in session courts by Indian
judges, who were senior enough in the civil service to preside over
such proceedings. It was this provision that caused resentment
among the European community.
3) Answer: b
Madras Mahajana Sabha was an Indian nationalist organization
based in the Madras Presidency. Along with the Poona Sarvajanik
Sabha, Bombay Presidency Association and the Indian Association,
it is considered to be a predecessor of the Indian National Congress.

Madras Mahajan Sabha was formed in 1884. In May 1884, M.
Veeraraghavachariar, G. Subramania Iyer and P. Anandacharlu
established the Madras Mahajana Sabha.
Rest of the above are correct. Just go through the
Associations/Organizations and their founders thoroughly, as these
kinds of questions are asked frequently in UPSC.
INDIAN NATIONAL CONGRESS: FOUNDATION AND THE MODERATE PHASE

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Previous Year 1) What was the purpose with which Sir William Wedderburn and
Questions W S Caine had set up the Indian Parliamentary Committee in
Asked 1893? (2011)
a. To agitate for Indian political reforms in the House of Commons
b. To campaign for the entry of Indian into the Imperial Judiciary
c. To facilitate a discussion on India’s Independence in the British
Parliament
d. To agitate for the entry of eminent Indians into the British
Parliament
My Instruction This chapter is very important. Read it full.

related to this
Unit/Chapter

Questions Sir William Wedderbern and W S Caine, members of liberal party in
the House of Commons, tied to put the Indian problems in the
Parliament in its true shape. They had set up the Indian
Parliamentary Committee in 1893. The purpose of the Indian
Parliamentary Committee was to agitate for the Indian Political
Reforms in the house of Commons.

ERA OF MILITANT NATIONALISM
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Previous Year 1) The Partition of Bengal made by Lord Curzon in 1905 lasted
Questions until (2014)
Asked a. The First World War when Indian troops were needed by the
British and the partition was ended
b. King George V abrogated Curzon’s Act at the royal Durbar in
Delhi in 1911
c. Gandhiji launched his Civil Disobedience Movement
d. The Partitions of India in 1947 when East Bengal became East
Pakistan
2) The ‘Swadeshi’ and ‘Boycott’ adopted as methods of struggle

for the first time during the (2016)
a. Agitation against the Partition of Bengal
b. Home Rule Movement
c. Non-Cooperation Movement
d. Visit of the Simon Commission to India
3) With reference to Swadeshi Movement consider the following

statements: (2019)
1. It contributed to the revival of the indigenous artisan crafts
and industries
2. The National Council of Education was established as a part of
Swadeshi Movement
Which of the statement given above is/are correct?
a. 1 only
b. 2 only
c. Both 1 and 2
d. Neither 1 nor 2
4) What was the main reason for the split in the Indian National
Congress at Surat in 1907? (2016)
a. Introduction of communalism into Indian Politics by Lord Minto
b. Extremists lack of faith in the capacity of the moderates to
negotiate with the British Government
c. Foundation of Muslim League
d. Aurobindo Ghosh’s inability to be elected as the President of
the Indian National Congress

5) Which one of the following movements has contributed to a
split in the Indian National Congress resulting in the emergence
of Moderates and Extremists? (2015)
a. Swadeshi Movement
b. Quit India Movement
c. Non-Cooperation Movement
d. Civil Disobedience Movement
My Instruction This chapter is very very important. Esp. read Swadeshi and
related to this Boycott movement in great details, difference between
Unit/Chapter Moderates and Extremist, Surat split and Morley Minto reform

Questions The Partition of Bengal was made in 1905, to form new provinces,
one was “Bengal” (comprising Western Bengal as well as the
province of Bihar and Orissa) and “East Bengal and Assam” with
Dacca (Dhaka) being the capital of latter. It separated largely
Muslim eastern areas from the largely Hindu western areas.
King George V in 1911 held a durbar in Calcutta and announced
the reversal of partition move and also announced the transfer of
capital to New Delhi.
2) Answer - a
Swadeshi and Boycott were the methods which people adopted
against the Partition of Bengal. The formal proclamation of the
Swadeshi movement was made on August 7, 1905 with the
passing of the ‘Boycott’ resolution in a meeting at the Calcutta
Town Hall which brought about the unification of the hitherto
dispersed leadership. On the day the partition was put into effect
i.e. October 16, 1905, a hartal was called in Calcutta and a day of
mourning was declared. People fasted and no fire was lit in the
cooking hearth.
3) Answer – c
Swadeshi movement involved boycotting British products and the
revival of domestic products. The movement had a positive impact
on handloom industry which resulted in revival of handloom, silk
weaving and some other traditional artisan crafts. During this
time, various cotton mills were also set up.
The National Council of Education was an organization founded by
Satish Chandra Mukherjee and other nationalists in Bengal in 1906

to promote science and technology as a part of Swadeshi
Movement.
4) Answer - b
Surat split (1907) refers to the splitting of the Congress party into
‘Moderates’ and ‘Extremists’ after a violent clash at the session.
Moderates believed in the policy of settlement on issues with the
government by deliberations. But the extremists believed in
agitation, strikes and boycotts to force their demands.
5) Answer - a
During the Swadeshi movement, there was the difference of
opinion on the way of taking forward this movement between the
extremists and the moderates. The former one wanted to extend
the Swadeshi and Boycott movements to the rest of the country
and to every form of associations with the colonial government.
The moderates wanted to confine the Boycott Movement to
Bengal.
FIRST PHASE OF REVOLUTIONARY ACTIVITIES

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Previous Year 1) The Ghadr (Ghadar) was a (2014)
Questions a. Revolutionary association of Indian with headquarters at San
Asked Francisco
b. Nationalist organization operating from Singapore
c. Militant organization with headquarters at Berlin
d. Communist Movement for India’s freedom with head-quarters
at Tashkent
2) Consider the following freedom fighters (2022)

1. Barinder Kumar Ghosh
2. Jogesh Chandra Chatterjee
3. Rash Behari Bose

Who of the above was/were actively associated with the Ghadr
Party?
a. 1 and 2
b. 2 only
c. 1 and 3
d. 3 only
My Instruction This is also very important chapter. Read it full

related to this
Unit/Chapter

Questions The Ghadar Party, initially named as the Pacific Coast Hindustan
Association was formed on 15 July 1913 in the United States, being
San Francisco as its capital, under the leadership of Lala Har Dayal,
Sant Baba Wasakha Singh Dadehar, Baba Jawala Singh, Santokh
Singh and Sohan Singh Bhakna as its president. The Ghadar party
found a large support base among Indian expatriates living in the
United States, Canada, East Africa and Asia.
2) Answer - d
Ras Behari Bose was an Indian revolutionary leader against the
British Raj. He was one of the key organizers of the Ghadar Mutiny.
After the failed mutiny in 1915, he left for Japan and founded the
First Indian National Army during World war II. Rest were not
associated with the Ghadr Party.
Key participants in the Ghadar Movement included Bhai
Parmanand, Vishnu Ganesh Pingle, Sohan Singh Bhakna, Bhagwan
Singh Gyanee, Har Dayal, Tarak Nath Das, Bhagat Singh Thind,
Kartar Singh Sarabha, Abdul Hafiz Mohamed Barakatullah,
Rashbehari Bose, and Gulab Kaur.
FIRST WORLD WAR AND NATIONALIST RESPONSE

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Previous Year 1) Annie Besant was (2013)
Questions 1. Responsible for starting the Home Rule Movement
Asked 2. The founder of the Theosophical Society
3. Once the President of Indian National Congress
Select the correct statement/statements using the codes given
below
a. 1 only
b. 2 and 3 only
c. 1 and 3 only
d. 1, 2 and 3
2) In 1920, which of the following changed its name to “Swarajya

Sabha”? (2018)
a. All India Home Rule League
b. Hindu Mahasabha
c. South Indian Liberal Federation
d. The Servants of India Society
My Instruction This chapter is fully important. Read it properly

related to this
Unit/Chapter
Solution of the 1) Answer- c

Questions The Theosophical Society was founded by Madame Blavatsky and
Col. Olcott in 1875 in New York. In 1882, they shifted their
headquarter to Adyar, on the outskirts to Madras. So, option 2 is
incorrect.
Annie Besant and Bal Gangadhar Tilak started the Home Rule
Movement in India.
Annie Besant was the President of Indian National Congress only
once in 1917 in the Calcutta Session.
So, only statement 1 and 3 is correct.
2) Answer - a
The Indian Home Rule Movement was a movement in British India
on the lines of Irish Home Rule movement and other home rule
movements. The movement lasted around two years between
1916-1918 and is believed to have set the stage for the
independence movement under the leadership of Annie Besant
and B.G.Tilak. In 1920, the league changed its name to “Swarajya
Sabha”.

EMERGENCE OF GANDHI
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Previous Year 1) Which one of the following is a very significant aspect of the
Questions Champaran Satyagraha? (2018)
Asked a. Active all-India participation of lawyers, students and women in
the National Movement
b. Active involvement of Dalit and Tribal communities of India in
the National Movement
c. Joining of peasant unrest to India’s National Movement
d. Drastic decrease in the cultivation of plantation crops and
commercial crops.
2) Mahatma Gandhi said that some of his deepest convictions

were reflected in a book titled, “Unto this Last” and the book
transformed his life. What was the message from the book that
transformed Mahatma Gandhi? (2011)
a. Uplifting the oppressed and poor is the moral responsibility of
an educated man.
b. The good of individual is contained in the good of all.
c. The life of celibacy and spiritual pursuits are essential for a
noble life.
d. All the statements a, b and c are correct in this context
3) What was the reason for Mahatma Gandhi to organize a

satyagraha on behalf of the peasants of Kheda? (2011)
1. The Administration did not suspend the land revenue
collection in spite of a drought
2. The Administration proposed to introduce Permanent
Settlement in Gujarat
a. 1 only
b. 2 only
c. Both 1 and 2
d. Neither 1 nor 2
4) The Rowlatt Act aimed at (2012)

a. Compulsory economic support to war efforts
b. Imprisonment without trial and summary procedures for trial
c. Suppression of the Khilafat Movement
d. Imposition of restrictions on freedom of the press

5) With reference to Rowlatt Satyagraha, which of the following
statements is/are correct? (2015)
1. The Rowlatt Act was based on the recommendations of the
‘Sedition Committee’
2. In Rowlatt Satyagraha, Gandhiji tried to utilize the Home Rule
League
3. Demonstrations against the arrival of Simon Commission
coincided with Rowlatt Satyagraha
Select the correct answer using the code given below
a. 1 only
b. 1 and 2 only
c. 2 and 3 only
d. 1, 2 and 3
My Instruction Very important chapter. GANDHIAN PHASE is Most important

related to this portion of Modern History apart from the other sections. You
Unit/Chapter must read all chapters related to it properly
Solution of the 1) Answer - c

Questions The Champaran Satyagraha (1917) was a peasant uprising, led by
Mahatma Gandhi in the Champaran district of Bihar. The farmers
in the region resented the Tinkathia system of cultivation. They
were forced to cultivate indigo. They could not grow the food they
needed, nor did they receive adequate payment for the indigo
which intensified their misery.
2) Answer: b
Gandhi summarized Unto This Last's teachings in these three
points:
That the good of the individual is contained in the good of all.
That a lawyer's work has the same value as the barber's, in as
much as all have the same right of earning their livelihood from
their work.
That a life of labour, i.e., the life of the tiller of the soil and the
handicraftsman, is the life worth living
3) Answer – a
In 1918, the British authorities had increased the taxes of Kheda
region by 23% while it was hit by Chappania famine and others
leading to cholera and plague. Nadiad collector refused any aid
from 'Anavari' system of taxes in spite of Sardar Patel and
Mahatma's meetings. Patel and his colleagues organized a major
tax revolt, and all the different ethnic and caste communities of

(Kheda) rallied around it. The peasants of Kheda signed a petition
calling for the tax for this year to be scrapped in wake of the
famine. The government in Bombay rejected the charter. They
warned that if the peasants did not pay, the lands and property
would be confiscated and many arrested.
4) Answer - b
The Rowlatt Act was passed by the British government to increase
their grip on power over the common folk. This law was passed in
March 1919 by the Imperial Legislative Council which gave them
the power to arrest any person without any trial. To abolish this
act, Gandhi and the other leaders called for a Hartal (suspension
of work) to show Indians’ objection to this rule, which was known
as the Rowlatt Satyagraha.
5) Answer - b
The Act was passed by the Rowlatt Committee (Sedition
Committee), presided by Sir Sydney Rowlatt. It authorized the
arrest, for 2 years without trial, of any person suspected of
terrorism living in British India.
The Rowlatt Satyagraha was started by Mahatma Gandhi in 1919.
The movement was carried out as a nonviolent response to the
British government's imposition of the “Anarchic and
Revolutionary Offenses Act of 1919”, also known as the Rowlatt
Act. Gandhiji went from place to place and urged people to join
the Satyagraha movement.
Simon Commission arrived much later in India on 3 February,
1928.
NON-COOPERATION MOVEMENT AND KHILAFAT ANDOLAN

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EMERGENCE OF SWARAJISTS, SOCIALIST IDEAS, REVOLUTIONARY ACTIVITIES AND

OTHER NEW FORCES
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Previous Year 1) The Trade Disputes Act of 1929 provided for (2017)
Questions a. The participation of workers in the management of Industries
Asked b. Arbitrary powers to the management to quell industrial
disputes
c. An intervention by the British Court in the event of a trade
dispute
d. A system of tribunals and a ban on strikes

related to this portion of Modern History. You must read all chapters related to
Unit/Chapter it properly
Solution of the 1) Answer: d

Questions The Trade Disputes Act, 1929 imposed a system of Tribunals, and
tried to ban strikes ‘undertaken for objects rather than furtherance
of a trade dispute or if designed to coerce government and/or
inflict hardship on the community’.

SIMON COMMISSION AND THE NEHRU REPORT
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Previous Year 1) With reference to the period of Indian Freedom struggle,
Questions which of the following was/were recommended by the Nehru
Asked Report? (2011)
1. Complete Independence for India
2. Joint electorates for reservation of seats for minorities
3. Provision of fundamental rights for the people of India in the
constitution
a. 1 only
b. 2 and 3 only
c. 1 and 3 only
d. 1, 2 and 3
2) The people of India agitated against the arrival of Simon

Commission because (2013)
a. Indians never wanted the review of the working of the Act of
1919
b. Simon Commission recommended the abolition of Dyarchy in
the Provinces
c. There was no Indian Member in the Simon Commission
d. The Simon Commission suggested the partition of the country.


Questions Recommendations of Nehru Report
- India should be given Dominion Status with the Parliamentary
form of Government with bi-cameral legislature that consists of
senate and House of Representatives.
- It recommended Responsible government at the Centre and in
provinces.
- There should be Federal form of Government in India with
Residuary powers to be vested in Centre.

- There were to be no separate electorate for minorities because
it awakens communal sentiments therefore it should be scrapped
and joint electorate should be introduced.
- It recommended Nineteen fundamental rights including equal
rights for women, right to form unions, and universal adult
suffrage
- Full protection to cultural and religious interests of Muslims
- Complete dissociation of State from religion
2) Answer - c
The Indian Statutory Commission also known as Simon
Commission’, was a group of seven Members of Parliament under
the chairmanship of Sir John Simon. The commission arrived in
British India in 1928 to study constitutional reform in Britain’s
largest and most important possession. But it was opposed as
there was no Indian member included in the Commission
CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE MOVEMENT AND ROUND TABLE CONFERENCE

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Previous Year 1) Mahatma Gandhi undertook fast unto death in 1932, mainly
Questions because (2012)
Asked a. Round Table Conference failed to satisfy Indian Political
aspiration
b. Congress and Muslim League had differences of opinion
c. Ramsay Macdonald announced the Communal Award
d. None of the statements a, b and c given above is correct in this
context.
2) The Lahore Session of the Indian National Congress (1929) is

very important in history, because
1. The Congress passed a resolution demanding complete
independence
2. The rift between the extremists and moderates was resolved
in the session.

3. A resolution was passed rejecting the two-nation theory in
that session.
a. 1 only
b. 2 and 3
c. 1 and 3
d. None of the above
3) The 1929 Session of the Indian National Congress is of

significance in the history of the Freedom Movement because
the (2014)
a. Attainment of Self – Government was declared as the objective
of the Congress
b. Attainment of Poorna Swaraj was adopted as the goal of the
Congress
c. Non-Cooperation Movement was launched
d. Decision to participate in the Round Table Conference in
London was taken
4) Who of the following organized a march on the Tanjore coast

to break the Salt Law in April 1930? (2015)
a. V O Chidambaram Pillai
b. C Rajagopalachari
c. K Kamaraj
d. Annie Besant
5) The Gandhi-Irwin Pact included which of the following? (2020)

1. Invitation of Congress to participate in the Round Table
Conference
2. Withdrawal of Ordinance promulgated in connection with the
Civil Disobedience Movement
3. Acceptance of Gandhiji’s suggestion for enquiry into police
excesses
4. Release of only those prisoners who were not charged with
violence
a. 1 only
b. 1, 2 and 4
c. 3 only
d. 2, 3 and 4


Questions Ramsay Macdonald announced the Communal Award to further
divide the Indian Masses.
In September 1932, Mahatma Gandhi began a fast unto death to
protest British support of a new Indian Constitution that would
separate the Indian electorate by caste. After just six days, the
British accepted an alternate proposal and he was able to break
the fast.
2) Answer -a
1929 Congress Session was held in Lahore under the presidency of
Jawahar Lal Nehru. Under him, Congress passed the resolution of
Poorna Swaraj or Complete Independence. It was decided that
Civil Disobedience Movement for the complete independence
would be launched. Congress decided to observe 26th January as
the total Independence of Purna Swaraj Day.
The rift between the extremists and moderates was resolved at
the Lucknow Session, 1916. The president of this session was A C
Majumdar.
It was Muslim League who passed the Lahore Resolution in 1940,
sometimes also called as Pakistan Resolution. This was later
rejected by the Cabinet Mission recommending the undivided
India. So, statement 3 is incorrect.
3) Answer - b
The Lahore session of the INC was held in 1929, under the
Presidentship of Jawaharlal Nehru. It holds special significance as
in this session “Purna Swaraj” was declared as the goal of INC. 26
January 1930 was declared as “Purna Swaraj Diwas”.
4) Answer - b
In Madras, C. Rajagoplachari led a column of salt satyagrahis from
Trichinopoly to Vedaraniyam on the Tanjore coast. He was
arrested on 30 April 1930, but the flag of the Satyagraha was kept
flying even in his absence.
5) Answer - b
Proposed conditions:
- Discontinuation of the Salt March by the Indian National
Congress.
- Participation by the Indian National Congress in the Second
Round Table Conference.
- Withdrawal of all ordinances issued by the Government of India
imposing curbs on the activities of the Indian National Congress.

- Withdrawal of all prosecutions relating to several types of
political offenses (Rowlatt Act) except those involving violence.
- Release of prisoners arrested for participating in the Salt March.
- Withdraw all ordinances and end prosecutions.
- Release all political prisoners, except those guilty of violence.
DEBATES ON THE FUTURE STRATEGY AFTER CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE MOVEMENT

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CONGRESS RULE IN PROVINCES

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Previous Year 1) The Congress ministries resigned in the seven provinces in
Questions 1939, because (2012)
Asked a. The Congress could not form ministries in the other four
provinces

b. Emergence of a left wing in the Congress made the working of
the ministries impossible
c. There were widespread communal disturbances in their
provinces
d. None of the statements a, b and c given above is correct

Solution of the 1) Answer - d

Questions The Congress ministries resigned in 1939, in protest against Viceroy
Lord Linlithgow's action of declaring India to be a belligerent in the
Second World War without consulting the Indian people. The
British Government felt relieved by the resignation of the Congress
Ministers because they controlled eight out of the eleven provinces
and had the power to impair the war efforts of the Government.
NATIONALIST RESPONSE IN THE WAKE OF WORLD WAR II

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Previous Year 1) The plan of Sir Stafford Cripps envisaged that after the Second
Questions World War (2016)
Asked a. India should be granted complete Independence
b. India should be partitioned into two before granting
independence
c. India should be made a republic with the condition that she will
join the Commonwealth
d. Indian should be given Dominion status
2) With reference to the proposal of Cripps Mission, consider the

following statements: (2022)
1. The Constituent Assembly would have members nominated by
the Provincial Assemblies as well as the Princely States

2. Any Province, which is not prepared to accept the new
Constitution would have the right to sign a separate agreement
with British regarding its future status.
a. 1 only
b. 2 only
c. Both 1 and 2
d. Neither 1 nor 2


Questions The Cripps Mission was sent by the British government to India in
March 1942 to obtain Indian cooperation for the British war
efforts in the 2nd World War.
Proposals:
- Setting up of an Indian dominion. This dominion would have the
freedom to remain with the British Commonwealth or to secede
from it. It would also be at liberty to take part in international
organizations.
- A Constituent Assembly would be formed to frame a new
constitution for the country. This Assembly would have members
elected by the provincial assemblies and also nominated by the
princes.
- Any province unwilling to join the Indian dominion could form a
separate union and have a separate constitution.
- The transfer of power and the rights of minorities would be
safeguarded by negotiations between the Constituent Assembly
and the British government.
- In the meantime, until this new constitution came into force,
India’s defense would be controlled by the British and the powers
of the Governor-General would remain unaltered
2) Answer - b
The Constituent Assembly would have members elected (not
nominated) by the provincial assemblies and also nominated by
the princes. So, statement 1 is not correct.
The statement 2 is correct, as any province unwilling to join the
Indian Dominion could form a separate union and have a separate
constitution.

QUIT INDIA MOVEMENT, DEMAND FOR PAKISTAN AND THE INA

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Previous Year 1) Which one of the following observations is not true about the
Questions Quit India Movements? (2011)
Asked a. It was a non-violent movement
b. It was led by Mahatma Gandhi
c. It was a spontaneous movement
d. It did not attract the labor class in general
2) Quit India Movement was launched in response to (2013)

a. Cabinet Mission Plan
b. Cripps Proposals
c. Simon Commission Report
d. Wavell Plan
3) With reference to 8th August 1942, in Indian History, which

one of the following statements is correct? (2021)
a. The Quit India Resolution was adopted by the AICC
b. The Viceroy’s Executive Council was expanded to include more
Indians
c. The Congress ministries resigned in seven provinces
d. Cripps proposed an Indian Union with full Dominion Status once
the Second World War was over
4) With reference to Indian Freedom struggle, Usha Mehta is

well-known for (2011)
a. Running the secret Congress Radio in the wake of Quit India
Movement
b. Participating in the Second Round Table Conference
c. Leading a contingent of Indian National Army
d. Assisting in the formation of Interim Government under Pandit
Jawahar Lal Nehru


Questions The QIM was launched in August 1942 in response to Gandhi’s call
for immediate independence. Gandhiji urged the people to be
non-violent, despite that many instances of violence can be
noticed during the movement. It was not led by Gandhi ji since he
was arrested along with other senior leaders. So, the younger
members of the Congress were left to lead the movement.
2) Answer - b
Cripps Mission was sent to India in March 1942 to seek Indian
support for the Second World War. The QIM was launched in
response to Cripps proposals.
- Dominion status was too little and Congress demanded
complete independence.
- Congress rejected the idea of nominated members to the
constitution-making body and sought elections in the Princely
States as in provinces.
- Option available with provisions of the Cripps Mission to have a
separate constitution was seen as a blueprint for India’s partition
3) Answer – a
The All-India Congress Committee met at Bombay on August 8,
1942, and passed the famous ‘Quit India’ resolution, proposing to
start non-violent mass struggle to achieve this aim. On this event
Gandhi gave a call “Do or die”.
Read the Quit India Movement in detail from your source, these
are the pet sections of UPSC and State PSCs.
4) Answer - a
Dr. Usha Mehta, popularly known as Ushaben, is well known for
organizing the Congress radio. It was on 14th August 1942, that
Usha and some of her close associates began the Secret Congress
Radio, a clandestine radio station that went on air on 27 August
1942. The radio broadcasted the recorded messages from
Gandhiji, nationalistic songs, and stirring speeches by
revolutionaries and other eminent leaders from across India.

POST-WAR NATIONAL SCENARIO

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Previous Year 1) With reference to the Cabinet Mission, which of the following
Questions statements is/are correct? (2015)
Asked 1. It recommended a federal government
2. It enlarged the powers of the Indian courts
3. It provided for more Indians in the ICS
Select the correct answers using the code below:
a. 1 only
b. 2 and 3
c. 1 and 3
d. None
2) With reference to Indian Freedom Struggle, consider the

following events: (2017)
1. Mutiny in Royal Indian Navy
2. Quit India Movement Launched
3. Second Round Table Conference
What is the correct chronological sequence of the above events?
a. 1-2-3
b. 2-1-3
c. 3-2-1
d. 3-1-2
3) In the context of Colonial India, Shah Nawaz Khan, Prem

Kumar Sehgal and Gurbaksh Singh Dhillon are remembered as
(2021)
a. Leaders of Swadeshi and Boycott Movement
b. Members of the Interim Government in 1946
c. Members of the Drafting Committee in the Constituents
Assembly
d. Officers of the Indian National Army


Questions The Attlee government announced in February 1946 the decision
to send a high-powered mission of three British cabinet members
(Pethick Lawrence, Secretary of State for India; Stafford Cripps,
President of the Board of Trade; and A.V. Alexander, First Lord of
Admiralty) to India to find out
ways and means for a negotiated, peaceful transfer of power to
India. (Pethick Lawrence was the chairman of the mission.)
Please go through its recommendations from your original sources
2) Answer - c
Second Round Table Conference was held in London in September
7, 1931 in which Gandhiji was elected as the sole representative
of Congress.
Quit India Movement also known as the August Kranti was
launched by Gandhiji on August 8, 1942.
Royal Indian Navy Mutiny was a rebellion launched by Seamen on
HMIS Talwar on 18 Feb, 1946.
3) Answer - d
The Indian National Army (Also known as the Azad Hind Fauj) was
an armed force formed by Indian Nationalists in 1942, through the
patronage of the Imperial Japanese Army, to secure the
Independence of India. Indian National Army (INA) was first
established by Mohan Singh in 1942. It was revived by Netaji
Subhas Chandra Bose on October 21, 1943, during the Second
World War to secure India’s complete independence from British
Raj.
Shah Nawaz Khan, Prem Kumar Sehgal and Gurbaksh Singh Dhillon
were the officers of the INA.
INDEPENDENCE WITH PARTITION

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Previous Year 1) The Radcliffe Committee was appointed to (2014)
Questions a. Solve the problem of minorities in India
Asked b. Give effect to the Independence Bill
c. Delimit the boundaries between India and Pakistan
d. Enquire into the riots in East Bengal


Questions Boundary Commission, consultative committee created in July
1947 to recommend how the Punjab and Bengal regions of the
Indian subcontinent were to be divided between India and Pakistan
shortly before each was to become independent from Britain. The
commission—appointed by Lord Mountbatten, the last viceroy of
British India—was chaired by Sir Cyril Radcliffe.
CONSTITUTIONAL, ADMINISTRATIVE AND JUDICIAL DEVELOPMENTS

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Previous Year 1) Consider the following statements about ‘the Charter Act of
Questions 1813’ (2019)
Asked 1. It ended the trade monopoly of the East India Company in
India except the trade in tea and trade with China.
2. It asserted the sovereignty of the British Crown over the
Indian territories held by the Company.
3. The revenues of India were now controlled by the British
Parliament.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
a. 1 and 2 only
b. 2 and 3 only
c. 1 and 3 only
d. 1, 2 and 3

2) By which one of the following Acts was the Governor General
of Bengal designated as the Governor General of India? (2023)
(a) The Regulating Act
(b) The Pitt’s India Act
(c) The Charter Act of 1793
(d) The Charter Act of 1833
3) The Montague-Chelmsford Proposals were related to (2016)

a. Social reforms
b. Educational reforms
c. Reforms in police administration
d. Constitutional reforms
4) In the context of Indian History, the principle of dyarchy refers

to (2017)
a. Division of the central legislature into two houses
b. Introduction of double government i.e., Central and State
Governments
c. Having two sets of rulers; one in London and another in Delhi
d. Division of the subjects delegated to the provinces into two
categories
5) Which of the following is/are the principal features(s) of the

Government of India Act, 1919? (2012)
1. Introduction of dyarchy in the executive government of the
provinces
2. Introduction of separate communal electorates for Muslims
3. Devolution of legislative authority by the centre to the
province
a. 1 only
b. 2 and 3 only
c. 1 and 3 only
d. 1, 2 and 3
6) Consider the following statements: (2021)

1. The Montagu – Chelmsford Reforms of 1919 recommended
granting voting rights to all the women above the age of 21.
2. The Government of India Act of 1935 gave women reserved
seats in legislature.
a. 1 only
b. 2 only
c. Both 1 and 2

d. Neither 1 nor 2
7) In the Government of India Act 1919, the functions of

Provincial Government were divided into ‘Reserved’ and
‘Transferred’ subjects. Which of the following were treated as
‘Reserved’ subjects? (2022)
1. Administration of Justice
2. Local Self Government
3. Land Revenue
4. Police
a. 1, 2 and 3
b. 2, 3 and 4
c. 1, 3 and 4
d. 1, 2 and 4
8) The Government of India Act of 1919 clearly defined (2015)

a. The separation of powers between the judiciary and the
legislature
b. The jurisdiction of the central and provincial governments
c. The powers of the Secretary for India and the Viceroy
9) In the Federation established by the Government of Indian Act

of 1935, residuary powers were given to the (2018)
a. Federal legislature
b. Governor General
c. Provincial Legislature
d. Provincial Governors
10) The distribution of powers between the Centre and the

States in the Indian Constitutions is based on the scheme
provided in the (2012)
a. Morley – Minto Reforms, 1909
b. Montague – Chelmsford Act, 1919
c. Government of India Act 1935
d. Indian Independence Act, 1947
11) With reference to Indian History, the Members of the

Constituent Assembly from the Provinces were (2013)
a. Directly elected by the people of those provinces
b. Nominated by the Indian National Congress and the Muslim
League
c. Elected by the Provincial Legislature Assemblies

d. Selected by the Government for their expertise in constitutional
matters
12) Wellesley established the Fort William College at the

Calcutta because (2020)
a. He was asked by the Board by Directors at London to do so.
b. He wanted to revive interest in oriental learning in India.
c. He wanted to provide William Carey and his associates with
employment.
d. He wanted to train British civilians for administrative purpose
in India
My Instruction This is one of the most important chapter. It has overlapping with
related to this polity. You should keep revisiting it again and again
Unit/Chapter

Questions - Charter act of 1813 ended the monopoly of the East India
Company in India, the company’s monopoly in trade with China
and trade in tea with India was kept intact.
- The company’s rule was extended to another 20 years.
- It allowed the Christian Missionaries to come to India for the
purpose of enlighten the people
- The company’s dividend was fixed at 10.5% per annum.
- There was also a provision that Company should invest Rs. 1 Lakh
every year on the education for Indians.
- It empowered the Local Governments in India to impose taxes
on persons and to punish those who did not pay them
2) Answer – d
The Charter Act of 1833 was an Act of the Parliament of the United
Kingdom which renewed the charter of the British East India
Company, and continued the Company’s administration of the
British territories in India. The Act also made the Governor-
General of Bengal the Governor-General of India, and
3) Answer – d
Also known as Government of India Act, 1919. Kindly go through
your source for the detailed reading
4) Answer - d
Dyarchy system of double government introduced by the
Government of India Act (1919) for the provinces of British India.
The provincial subjects were divided into two categories viz.

reserved and transferred. The reserved subjects were kept with
the Governor and its Executive Council and transferred subjects
were kept with Governor acting with the Indian Ministers chosen
from the elected members of the Legislative Council.
5) Answer - c
Separate communal electorates for Muslims was introduced by
Morley-Minto Reforms or Indian Councils Act, 1909. Rest of the
statements are true.
6) Answer- b
- In GoI Act, 1919, women were not granted voting rights, nor the
right to stand in elections but it allowed Provincial Councils to
determine if women could vote, provided they met stringent
property, income, or educational levels.
- The GoI Act, 1935 incorporated for the provision of special
quotas for women and ethnic groups in provincial legislatures.
Please go in detail to all the Charter Acts and GoI Acts, as questions
are asked many times, especially regarding their provisions or
changes if any
7) Answer - c
In GoI Act 1919, the functions of Provincial Government were
divided into ‘Reserved’ and ‘Transferred’ subjects.
- The reserved list, under which the subjects were to be
administered by the governor through his executive council of
bureaucrats.
- It included subjects such as law and order, finance, land revenue,
irrigation etc.
- All-important subjects were kept in the reserved subjects of the
Provincial Executive.
- The transferred subjects were to be administered by ministers
nominated from among the elected members of the legislative
council.
- It included subjects such as education, health, local government,
industry, agriculture, excise, etc.
8) Answer - b
The Govt. of India Act 1919, also known as Montagu-Chelmsford
Reforms, came as a relaxation of the central control over the
provinces by demarcating and separating the central and
provincial subjects.

9) Answer - b
In GOI Act 1935, there was three-fold division under the Federal
List, Provincial List and Concurrent List. The residuary powers were
vested with the Governor General
10) Answer - c
Government of India Act, 1935 introduced Federation and
Provincial autonomy. It had provision of distribution of power
between Centre and States.
11) Answer- c
The members of the Constituent Assembly were elected by the
provincial assemblies by a single, transferable-vote system of
proportional representation. The total membership of the
Constituent Assembly was 389 of which 292 were representatives
of the provinces, 93 represented the princely states and four were
from the chief commissioner provinces of Delhi, Ajmer-Merwara,
Coorg and British Baluchistan
12) Answer - d
The initial attempt to train the Civil Servants locally was done by
Lord Wellesley. Within the campus of the Fort William, he founded
Fort Williams College on 10 July 1800. The idea was to teach the
British rookies, understand the Oriental culture, tradition, law and
administration to better coordinate in the “governance”.
SURVEY OF BRITISH POLICES IN IDNIA

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Questions introduction of the land settlement system of Lord Cornwallis in
Asked 1793. The reason for this is normally traced to which of the
following provisions? (2011)
a. Making Zamindar’s position stronger vis-à-vis the ryot
b. Making East India Company an overlord of Zamindars
c. Making judicial more efficient

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related to this
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Questions Cornwallis abolished the court-fees which adversely affected the
earnings of the company and at the same time resulted into
unprecedented increase in the number of cases. In other words,
abolition of court-fees encouraged litigation without any restraints.
ECONOMIC IMPACT OF BRITISH RULE IN INDIA

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Previous Year 1) Consider the following statements: (2012)
Questions The most effective contribution made by Dadabhai Naoroji to
Asked the cause of Indian National Movement was that he
1. Exposed the economic exploitation of India by the British
2. Interpreted the ancient Indian texts and restored the self-
confidence of Indians
3. Stressed the need for eradication of all the social evils before
anywhere else.
a. 1 only
b. 2 and 3 only
c. 1 and 3 only
d. 1, 2 and 3
2) With reference to the period of colonial rule in India, “Home

Charges” formed an important part of drain of wealth from India.
Which of the following funds constituted Home Charges? (2011)
1. Funds used to support the India Office in London
2. Funds used to pay salaries and pensions of British Personnel
engaged in India
3. Funds used for waging wars outside India by the British

a. 1 only
b. 1 and 2 only
c. 2 and 3 only
d. 1, 2 and 3
3) With reference to Ryotwari Settlement, consider the

1. The rent was paid directly by the peasant to the Government
2. The government gave Pattas to the Ryots
3. The lands were surveyed and assessed before being taxed
a. 1 only
b. 1 and 2 only
c. 1, 2 and 3
d. None
4) Who among the following was/were associated with the

introduction of Ryotwari Settlement in India during the British
Rule? (2017)
1. Lord Cornwallis
2. Alexander Read
3. Thomas Monroe
a. 1 only
b. 1 and 3 only
c. 2 and 3 only
d. 1, 2 and 3
5) The staple commodities of export by the English East India

Company from Bengal in the middle of the 18th century were
(2018)
a. Raw cotton, oil-seeds and opium
b. Sugar, salt, zinc and lead
c. Copper, silver, gold, spices and tea
d. Cotton, silk, saltpetre and opium
6) Economically, one of the results of the British rule in India in

the 19th century was the (2018)
a. Increase in the export of Indian Handicrafts
b. Growth in the number of Indian owned factories
c. Commercialization of Indian agriculture
d. Rapid increase in the urban population

7) Who of the following was/were economic critic/critics of
colonialism in India? (2015)
1. Dadabhai Naoroji
2. G Subramania Iyer
3. R C Dutt
a. 1 only
b. 1 and 2 only
c. 2 and 3 only
d. 1, 2 and 3
8) Which of the following statements correctly explains the

impact of the Industrial Revolution on India during the first half
of the nineteenth century? (2020)
a. Indian Handicraft were ruined
b. Machines were introduced in the Indian textile industry in large
numbers
c. Railway lines were laid in many parts of the country
d. Heavy duties were imposed
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related to this
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Questions One of the greatest contributions of Dadabhai Naoroji in the
history of Indian National Movement was the ‘Drain Theory’,
which contained facts and figures to illustrate systematic drain of
wealth and resources from India to Britain without any adequate
return. His opinions were put together in a book entitled “Poverty
and Un-British Rule in India”.
2) Answer – b
Drain of wealth refers to the economic critique of colonial rule in
India that was popularized by Dadabhai Naoroji. It primarily
described the constant one-way flow of wealth from India to
England for which India received no returns as a ‘Drain of Wealth’.
With reference to the period of colonial rule in India, ‘ Home
Charges’ formed an important part of the drain of wealth from
India. Home Charges refers to the expenditure incurred in Britain
by the Secretary of State on behalf of India. They include:
- Funds used to support the India Office in London. So, statement
1 is correct

- Funds used to pay salaries and pensions of British personnel
engaged in India. Hence statement 2 is correct
- There is no clear reference to using these funds for waging wars
outside India by the British. Hence, statement 3 is not correct
- Dividends on East India Stock
- To pay the interest on the Home debt
- Forlough and retired pay to members of the Indian Military and
Civil Services when at Home
- Charges of all descriptions paid in this country connected with
the British troops serving in India and a portion of the cost of
transporting the British troops to and from India
3) Answer - c
In this system, the peasants or cultivators were regarded as the
owners of the land. They had ownership rights, could sell,
mortgage or gift the land. The taxes were directly collected by the
government from the peasants. Here there were no middlemen as
in the Zamindari system. But, since high taxes had to be paid only
in cash (no option of paying in kind as before the British) the
problem of moneylenders came into the show. They further
burdened the peasants with heavy interests. This was practiced in
the Madras and Bombay areas, as well as Assam and Coorg
provinces
4) Answer - c
A system that came to be known as the Ryotwari System, was
devised by Captain Alexander Read and Sir Thomas Munro at the
end of the 18th century and introduced by the latter when he was
governor of Madras Presidency (1819–26). Under the Ryotwari
system, the land revenue was paid by the farmers directly to the
state. In this system, the Individual cultivator called Ryot had full
rights regarding sale, transfer, and leasing of the land. It was
prevalent in most of southern India, first introduced in Tamil
Nadu. It was later extended to Maharashtra, Berar, East Punjab,
Coorg and Assam.
5) Answer - d
The East India Company was formed to trade with the East Indies
in South East Asia. But in fact, it ended up trading mainly with the
Indian subcontinent and China where the main items of trade
were cotton, silk, tea, opium and saltpetre (potassium nitrate).

6) Answer - c
Commercialization of the India agriculture was done primarily to
feed the British industries. For example, production of cotton was
increased to meet the demand of the British cotton-textile
industry. Even Indigo, tea & coffee production can also be taken
as example of commercialization of agriculture.
British policies negatively affected Indian industries and the
handicrafts, resulting their decline.
7) Answer - d
All of the above were the Economic critics of colonialism in India.
8) Answer - a
Prior to the industrial revolution, India had an internationally
acclaimed cotton textile industry and exported to different parts
of the world including Europe, Middle East and the Americas
among others. After the Industrial Revolution, Britain started
producing machine-made goods and textiles that were much
cheaper than the Indian goods. They were also often better in
quality. Indian handicrafts slowly died because they could not
compete against the cheaper products from Britain that were
flooding the Indian markets.
DEVELOPMENT OF INDIAN PRESS

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related to this Focus on
Unit/Chapter 1. Metcalfe Act
2. Vernacular Press Act 1878
3. Newspaper (Incitement to offences) Act, 1908

DEVELOPMENT OF EDUCATION
Total Number
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Previous Year 1) Regarding Wood’s Dispatch, which of the following
Questions statements are true? (2018)
Asked 1. Grant-in-Aid system was introduced
2. Established of Universities was recommended
3. English as a medium of instruction at all levels of education
was recommended
a. 1 and 2 only
b. 2 and 3 only
c. 1 and 3 only
d. 1, 2 and 3
2) Which of the following led to the introduction of English

Education in India? (2018)
1. Charter Act of 1813
2. General Committee of Public Instruction 1823
3. Orientalist and Anglicist Controversy
a. 1 and 2 only
b. 2 only
c. 1 and 3 only
d. 1, 2 and 3
3) With reference to educational institutions during colonial rule

in India, consider the following pairs: (2018)
Institute Founder
1. Sanskrit College at William Jones
Banaras
2. Calcutta Madarsa Warren Hastings
3. Fort William College Arthur Wellesley
Which of the pairs given above is/are correct?
a. 1 and 2
b. 2 only
c. 1 and 3
d. 3 only
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related to this
Unit/Chapter

Questions Wood’s Dispatch also called “Magna Carta of English Education in
India”, holds a unique position in English education in India. In this
question, statement 1 and 2 are correct.
Statement 3 is false, as the medium of instruction at the primary
level was to be vernacular, while at the higher levels it would be
English
2) Answer - d
The Charter Act, 1813 permitted Christian missionaries to
propagate English and preach their religion. This was the first
official move on Education in India by British where a dedicated
grant for education was provided. That’s why the Charter Act of
1813 is regarded as foundation stone of English Education in India.
In 1823, an official agency known as General Committee of Public
Instruction was created to deal with educational matters,
particularly the expenditure of sum of one lakh of rupees. Even this
Committee was not able to decide the medium of instruction, as
five out of ten members were in support of English language or
Anglicist. This turns out to be famous Anglicist and Orientalist
controversy. As a president of Committee, Lord Macaulay on
February 2, 1835, wrote a minute in which he stressed the
implementation of the English language as a medium of instruction.
3) Answer- b
Sanskrit College was started by Sir Jonathan Duncan in1791 to
promote the study of Hindu Laws and philosophy in Banaras.
Calcutta Madrasah, the first Education institution in British India,
was set up in October,1780 A.D. by Warren Hastings,the first
Governor General of Bengal.
Fort William College (also known as the College of Fort William) was
an academy of oriental studies and a center of learning, founded on
18 August 1800 by Lord Wellesley, then Governor-General of British
India, located within the Fort William complex in Calcutta.
Wellesley started the Fort William College to train the European
Administrators.

PEASANT MOVEMENTS
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Previous Year 1) The demand for the Tebhaga Peasant Movement in Bengal
Questions was for (2012)
Asked a. The reduction of the share of the landlords from one-half of the
crop to one-third
b. The grant of ownership of land to peasants as they were the
actual cultivators of the land
c. The uprooting of Zamindari system and the end of serfdom
d. Writing off all peasant debts
2) Indigo cultivation in India declined by the beginning of the 20th

century because of (2020)
a. Peasant resistance to the oppressive conduct of Planters
b. Its unprofitability in the world market because of new
inventions
c. National leaders’ opposition to the cultivation of indigo
d. Government control over the planters
My Instruction This chapter is also important. Focus more on

related to this 1. Indigo Revolt
Unit/Chapter 2. Pabna Agrarian Leagues
3. Decaan Riots
4. Kisan Sabha Movement
5. Eka movement
6. Mappila revolt
7. Bardoli satyagraha
8. All India Kisan Congress/Sabha
9. Tebhaga Movement

Questions Tebhaga movement (1946–1947) was significant peasant
agitation, initiated in Bengal by the All-India Kisan Sabha of
peasant front, of the Communist Party of India.

It was an intense peasant movement in the history of India. It was
a fierce peasant uprising on the eve of India’s independence and
the partition of Bengal.
Tebhaga, simply put, meant that two-thirds of the crops, tilled by
the bargadars and adhiyars would have to go to them.
2) Answer - b
Indigo was referred as the ‘Blue gold’ because of its high value as
a trading commodity. But with the advancement of scientific
technique and invention of synthetic dyes, the demand for the
natural indigo came down. And as a result, it became unprofitable
to cultivate indigo.
MOVEMENT OF THE WORKING CLASS

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My Instruction This chapter is also important. But, you should focus more on
related to this 1. AITUC
Unit/Chapter 2. TRADE UNION ACT
3. MEERUT CONSPIRACY CASE
INDIAN STATES
Total Number
of Questions
asked
2011-2023
from 2
Previous Year 1) The object of the Butler Committee of 1927 was to (2017)
Questions a. Define the jurisdiction of the Central and Provincial
Asked Governments
b. Define the powers of the Secretary of State for India
c. Impose Censorship on National Press
d. Improve the relationship between the Government of India and
the Indian states
2) Which one of the following statements does not apply to the

system of Subsidiary Alliance introduced by Lord Wellesley?
(2018)
a. To maintain a large standing army at other’s expense
b. To keep India safe from Napolean danger
c. To secure a fixed income for the company
d. To establish British paramountcy over the Indian States.
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Questions The Harcourt Butler Committee under the chairmanship of Sir
Harcourt Butler was appointed in 1927 to investigate and clarify the
relationship between the paramount power of the British Raj in
India, and the rulers of Princely States. There were two other
members, William Searle Holdsworth and Sidney Peel. The
committee visited 16 States and submitted its report in 1929.
2) Answer - c
Subsidiary Alliance was basically a treaty between the British East
India Company and the Indian princely states, by virtue of which
the Indian kingdoms lost their sovereignty to the English. The
subsidiary alliance in India was planned by Lord Wellesley.
An Indian ruler entering into Subsidiary Alliance with the British had
to dissolve his own armed forces and accept British forces in his
territory. He also had to pay for the British army’s maintenance. If
he failed to make the payment, a portion of his territory would be
taken away and ceded to the British.
The Indian state could not enter into any alliance with any other
foreign power. He could also not employ any other foreign
nationals other than Englishmen in his service. And, if he were
employing any, on the signing of the alliance, he had to terminate
them from his service. The idea was to curb the influence of the
French.

The Indian state could also not enter into any political connection
with another Indian state without British approval. The Indian ruler,
thus, lost all powers in respect of foreign affairs and the military.
He virtually lost all his independence and became a British
‘protectorate’.
APPENDICES
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of Questions
asked
2011-2023
from 4
Previous Year 1) Consider the following statements: (2015)
Questions 1. The first woman President of the Indian National Congress
Asked was Sarojini Naidu
2. The first Muslim President of the Indian National Congress
was Badruddin Tyabji
a. 1 only
b. 2 only
c. Both 1 and 2
d. Neither 1 nor 2
2) He wrote biographies of Mazzini, Garibaldi, Shivaji and

Shrikrishna; stayed in America for some time; and was also
elected to the Central Assembly. He was (2018)
a. Aurobindo Ghosh
b. Bipin Chandra Pal
c. Lala Lajpat Rai
d. Motilal Nehru
3) Consider the following pairs (2019)

Movement Organization Leader
1. All India Anti- Mahatma Gandhi
Untouchability League
2. All India Kisan Sabha Swami Sahajanand
Saraswati
3. Self-Respect EV Ramaswami Naicker
Movement
Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?
a. 1 only
b. 1 and 2 only
c. 2 and 3 only
d. 1, 2 and 3
4) The Vital-Vidhvansak, the first monthly journal to have the

untouchable people as its target audience was published by
(2020)
a. Gopal Baba Walangkar
b. Jyotibha Phule
c. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
d. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar
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related to this
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Questions The first women President of INC was Annie Besant, who presided
over the Calcutta Session, 1917. Sarojini Naidu was the first Indian
women President of INC.
Statement b is correct. The first Muslim President of Indian
National Congress was Badruddin Tyabji who presided over third
session of Congress held in Madras In 1887.
2) Answer - c
Lala Lajpat Rai was not merely an outstanding politician, but also
an able writer. He wrote the biographies of the patriots Mazzini
and garibaldi who unified Italy. He also wrote outstanding books
about great Indian men Shri Krishna, Shivaji, Dayanand Saraswati,
etc.
3) Answer - d
- The All India Harijan Sevak Sangh is an independent national-
level non-profit voluntary Organization, also known as the All-
India Anti-Untouchability League. It was founded on September
30, 1932, in the wake of Gandhiji's Epic Fast at Yervada Jail, Pune,
resulting in the historic Poona Pact.
- The Kisan Sabha movement was started in Bihar. In 1929,
Sahajanand Saraswati formed Bihar Provincial Kisan Sabha (BPKS).
Sahajanand Saraswati who was the pioneer of Bihar Kisan Sabha
Movement and founder of Bihar Provincial Kisan Sabha (BPKS) was
the first President of the All India Kisan Sabha.

- Self-Respect Movement was started by E.V. Ramaswamy Naicker
in Tamil Nadu in 1925. It was an egalitarian movement that
propagated the ideologies of breaking down of the Brahminical
hegemony, equal rights for the backward classes and women in
the society and revitalization of the Dravidian languages like
Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, and Malayalam.
4) Answer - a
Gopal Baba Walangkar, an activist working to release the
untouchable people of India from their historic socio-economic
oppression and is generally considered to be the pioneer of that
movement.
In 1888, Walangkar began publishing the monthly journal titled
“Vital Vidhvansak” (Destroyer of Brahmanical or Ceremonial
Pollution), which was first to have the untouchable people as its
target audience. He also wrote articles for Marathi-language
newspapers such as Sudharak and Deenbandhu, as well as
composing couplets in Marathi that were intended to inspire the
people.
MISCELLANEOUS
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of Questions
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2011-2023
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Previous Year 1) Consider the following: (2012)
Questions 1. Assessment of land revenue on the basis of nature of the soil
Asked and quality of crops
2. Use of mobile cannons in warfare
3. Cultivation of tobacco and red chilies
Which of the above was/were introduced into India by the
English?
a. 1 only
b. 1 and 2
c. 2 and 3
d. None

2) Consider the following statements (2017)
1. The Factories Act, 1881 was passed with the view to fix the
wages of industrial workers and to allow the workers to form
trade unions
2. N M Lokhande was a pioneer in organizing the labor
movement in British India
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
a. 1 only
b. 2 only
c. Both 1 and 2
d. Neither 1 nor 2
3) Who among the following is associated with ‘Songs from
Prisons’, a translation of ancient Indian religious lyrics in English?
(2021)
a. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
b. Jawaharlal Nehru
c. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
d. Sarojini Naidu
4) With reference to the Madanapalle of Andhra Pradesh, which

of the following statements is correct? (2021)
a. Pingali Venkayya designed the tricolour Indian National Flag
here
b. Pattabhi Sitaramaiah led the Quit India Movement of Andhra
region from here
c. Rabindranath Tagore translated the National Anthem from
Bengali to English here
d. Madame Blavatsky and Colonel Olcott set up headquarters of
Theosophical Society first here
5) With Reference to Congress Socialist Party, consider the

1. It advocated the boycott of British goods and evasion of taxes
2. It wanted to establish the dictatorship of proletariat
3. It advocated separate electorate for minorities and oppressed
classes
a. 1 and 2 only
b. 3 only
c. 1, 2 and 3
d. None

6) Who among the following were the founders of the “Hind
Mazdoor Sabha” established in 1948? (2018)
a. B Krishna Pillai, EMS Namboodiripad and K C George
b. Jayaprakash Narayan, Deen Dayal Upadhyay and M N Roy
c. C P Ramaswamy Iyer, K Kamaraj and Veeresalingam Pantulu
d. Ashok Mehta, T S Ramanujam and G G Mehta
7) Which of the following parties were established by Dr B R

Ambedkar? (2012)
1. The Peasants and Worker Party of India
2. All India Schedule Caste Federation
3. The Independent Labour Party
a. 1 and 2 only
b. 2 and 3 only
c. 1 and 3 only
d. 1, 2 and 3
8) Which among the following events happened earliest? (2018)

a. Swami Dayanand established Arya Samaj
b. Dinabandhu Mitra Wrote Neeldarpan
c. Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyaya wrote Anandmath
d. Satyendranath Tagore became the first Indian to succeed in the
Indian Civil Services Examination
9) With reference to the British Colonial rule in India, consider

the following statements: (2019)
1. Mahatma Gandhi was instrumental in the abolition of the
system of ‘indentured labour’
2. In Lord Chelmford’s ‘War Conference’, Mahatma Gandhi did
not support the resolution on recruiting Indians for World War
3. Consequent upon the breaking of Salt Law by Indian people,
the Indian National Congress was declared illegal by the colonial
rulers.
a. 1 and 2 only
b. 1 and 3 only
c. 2 and 3 only
d. 1, 2 and 3

10) With reference to the Indian National Movement, consider
the following pairs: (2019)
Person Position Held
Sir Tej Bahadur Sapru President, All India Liberal
Federation
K C Neyogi Member, the Constituent
Assembly
P C Joshi General Secretary,
Communist Party of India
Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?
a. 1 only
b. 1 and 2 only
c. 3 only
d. 1, 2 and 3
11) With reference to land reforms in Independent India, which

one of the following statements is correct? (2019)
a. The ceiling laws were aimed at family holdings and not
individual holdings
b. The major aim of land reforms was providing agricultural land
to all the landless
c. It resulted in cultivation of cash crops as a predominant form of
cultivation
d. Land reforms permitted no exemption to the ceiling limits
12) Consider the following events: (2018)

1. The first democratically elected communist party government
formed in a State in India
2. India’s then largest bank, ‘Imperial Bank of India’. Was
renamed ‘State Bank of India’
3. Air India was nationalized and became the national carrier
4. Goa became a part of Independent India
Which of the following is the correct chronological sequence of
the above events?
a. 4-1-2-3
b. 3-2-1-4
c. 4-2-1-3
d. 3-1-2-4
13) One common agreement between Gandhism and Marxism is

(2020)
a. The final goal of a stateless society
b. Class struggle
c. Abolition of private property

d. Economic determinism
14) With reference to the book ‘Deshar Katha’ written by

Sakharam Ganesh Deuskar during the freedom struggle, consider
the following statements: (2020)
1. It warned against the Colonial State’s hypnotic conquest of the
mind
2. It inspired the performance of Swadeshi Street plays and folk
songs
3. The use of ‘desh’ by Deuskar was in the specific context of the
region of Bengal
a. 1 and 2 only
b. 2 and 3 only
c. 1 and 3 only
d. 1, 2 and 3
15) Consider the following statements (2023)

Statement-I: 7th August is declared as the National Handloom
Day.
Statement-II: It was in 1905 that the Swadeshi Movement was
launched on the same day.
Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above
statements?
(a) Both Statement-I and Statement-2 are correct and Statement-
II is the correct explanation for Statement-1
(b)Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct and Statement-
II is not the correct explanation for Statement-I
(c) Statement-I is correct and Statement-II is incorrect
(d) Statement-I is incorrect but Statement-II is correct
My Instruction These questions were normally not getting fit into chapters and
related to this so are in miscellaneous. Do not run behind them. As we cannot
Unit/Chapter read all. Instead, what is predictable and often asked should be
prepared. You can read only these topics separately but with
limitations. You cannot know everything. So, don’t get stressed if
you do not find them in Spectrum

Questions Assessment of the land revenue on the basis of the nature of soil
and the quality of crops was introduced into India by Sher Shah
Suri.
Use of mobile cannons in warfare was first done by Babur.

Cultivation of tobacco and red chillies started during Mughal
period and these crops are originally from South America.
2) Answer - b
Promulgation of First Indian Factory Act 1881 to improve the
labour condition- It primarily deals with the problem of child
labour between the age of 7 to 12 year.
The significant provisions of the act were:
- The employment of children under the age 7 years of age
prohibited.
- Working hours were restricted to 9 hours per day for children.
- Children to get four holidays in a month.
- Hazardous machinery to be properly fenced off.
Statement 2 is correct
3) Answer - c
‘Songs from Prison’ was written by Gandhi, while he was detained
in the the Yervada Jail, Pune. The original matter being taken
partly from the Upanishads and other Sanskrit scriptures, and
partly from the poets of the Bhakti school of thought.
4) Answer - c
Madanapalle is a town in Chitoor district, which was then a part of
the Madras Presidency and is now in Andhra Pradesh. It is also the
birthplace of the philosopher Jiddu Krishnamurthy. Here
Rabindranath Tagore translated the National Anthem from
Bengali to English
5) Answer - d
The Congress Socialist Party (CSP) was a socialist caucus within the
Indian National Congress. It was founded in 1934 by Congress
members who rejected what they saw as the anti-rational
mysticism of Gandhi as well as the sectarian attitude of the
Communist Party of India towards the Congress. The CSP
advocated decentralized socialism in which co-operatives, trade
unions, independent farmers, and local authorities would hold a
substantial share of the economic power.
6) Answer - d
The HMS was founded in Howrah in West Bengal on 29 December
1948, by socialists, Forward Bloc followers and independent
unionists. Its founders included Basawon Singh (Sinha), Ashok
Mehta, R.S. Ruikar, Maniben Kara, Shibnath Banerjee, R.A.
Khedgikar, T.S. Ramanujam, V.S. Mathur, G.G. Mehta.

R.S. Ruikar was elected president and Ashok Mehta general
secretary. HMS absorbed the Royist Indian Federation of Labour
and the Hind Mazdoor Panchayat, which was formed in 1948 by
socialists leaving the increasingly communist dominated AITUC
7) Answer - b
The Peasants and Workers party of India is a Marxist political party
in Maharashtra, India. The party was founded in 1949, having its
roots from the Pre-Independence period and has around 10000
members. The influence of the party is largely limited in three
districts. The party was founded in Maharashtra by Keshavrao
Jedhe of Pune, Shankarrao More, Bhausaheb Raut
of Mumbai, Nana Patil of Satara, Tulshidas
Jadhav of Solapur, Dajiba Desai of Belgaum, Madhavrao
Bagal of Kolhapur, P K Bhapkar and Datta Deshmukh
of Ahmednagar, Vithalrao Hande and others
The rest of the parties given above, were established By Dr. B R
Ambedkar
8) Answer - b
Arya samaj was founded by Dayanand Saraswati on 7th April, 1875.
‘Neeldarpan’ was a Bengali play written by Dinbandhu Mitra in
1858-59. The play was essential to Neel Vidroh, or Indigo revolt of
1859 in Bengal, when farmers refused to sow indigo in their fields
as a protest against exploitative farming under the British Raj.
Anandmath was written by Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay and
published in 1882.
Satyendranath Tagore was the first Indian who passed the Indian
Civil Service Examination in June 1863. He was the brother of
Rabindranath Tagore.
9) Answer - b
During his stay in South Africa, Gandhiji agitated for the abolition
of indentured labour, for the emigrants who left their home to
work on the plantation agriculture.
Mahatma Gandhi was invited to Delhi by Lord Chelmsford at a War
Conference. In order to gain the trust of the British empire, Gandhi
agreed to move people to enlist in the army for World war I.
As the Salt March ended in April, 1930, between June and August,
several leaders were arrested and Congress as a political party was
declared illegal by the British Administration

10) Answer - d
Sir Tej Bahadur Sapru was the leader and President of All India
Liberal Federation. He was an eminent lawyer, freedom fighter
and politician.
K C Neyogi was the member of the Constituent Assembly, and the
Chairman of the first Finance Commission.
P C Joshi, was the prominent communist leader, and the General
Secretary of Communist party of India.
11) Answer - b
Land is the basis of all economic activity and for a largely agrarian
society like India; this carries a lot of import. Indian rural society is
symbolized by a rich landowning minority (zamindars/landlords)
and an impoverished landless majority (peasants). Redistribution
of land across society so that land is not held in the hands of a few
people, and given to landless and marginal farmers. Therefore,
land reforms are a vital step towards economic and social equality.
12) Answer - b
- In 1957, the people of the Indian State of Kerala became the first
group in the world to democratically elect a Communist
government.
- The Imperial Bank of India was the oldest and largest commercial
bank of the Indian sub-continent, and was subsequently
transformed into State bank of India in 1955.
- Air India has its origin as Tata Air Services later renamed Tata
Airlines. In 1953, the Government of India passed the Air
Corporation Act and purchased a majority stake in the carrier from
Tata Sons. The company was renamed as Air India International
Limited and the domestic services were transferred to Indian
Airlines as a part of its restructuring.
- When India became independent in 1947, Goa remained under
Portuguese Control. On 19 December 1961, Goa became part of
India officially.
13) Answer - a
Karl Marx’s and Mahatma Gandhi’s goal was to form a stateless
and classless society. But the means to achieve this goal were
different, Gandhi wanted to achieve this with non-violent path,
whereas Marx was ready to achieve this even with the violent
means. Under Marxism, classless society is the ultimate condition
of social organization, which is expected to occur when true
communism is achieved.

14) Answer - a
Sakharam Ganesh Deuskar was a close associate of Sri Aurobindo.
He published the book 'Desher Katha' and described in detail the
British commercial and industrial exploitation of India. It informed
the people about Swadeshi street plays and folk songs and got the
status of a must-read for the entire generation of Swadeshi
activists. Desh word was symbolizing the whole nation, not Bengal
only.
15) Answer – a
Both Statement-I and Statement-2 are correct and Statement-II is
the correct explanation for Statement-1.
Statement-I is correct because the Government of India declared

7th August as the National Handloom Day in 2015.
Statement-II is also correct because the Swadeshi Movement was
launched on 7th August 1905. The Swadeshi Movement was a
boycott of British goods in protest against the partition of Bengal.
The movement was led by Mahatma Gandhi and it helped to revive
the Indian handloom industry.
Statement-II is the correct explanation for Statement-I because
the National Handloom Day was declared to commemorate the
Swadeshi Movement, which helped to revive the Indian handloom
industry.

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APPENDIX FOR VALUE ADDITION
What is this Appendix?
This appendix is the collection of Modern India MCQ questions that were asked by UPSC
and various State PSC in India till December 2022. They can come handy anytime. All you
need to do is to revise them in your free time as many times as possible. It will enable you
to recall the facts and structure the idea, sequence etc. in your mind, so that, you can
solve the few more questions UPSC asks.
I hope you will like the efforts.
Let us look at the division of topics and the collected questions.
S. No. Name of the Topic Number of one liner
questions for practice
1 The Advent Of The Europeans 43
2 EXPANSION OF BRITISH POWER (In The Context Of 46
Bengal, Mysore, Punjab Etc)
3 Sikhism 17
4 Maratha State And Confederation 29
5 Governer/Governer General/Viceroy 107
6 Revolution Of 1857 67
7 Movements In The Other Parts Of India 47
8 Social And Religious Movements 92
9 Political Institutions Before Congress 16
10 Indian Freedom Struggle 746
11 Revolutionary Movement In India 64
12 Revolutionary Activities Outside India 28
13 Impact Of British Rule On Indian Economy 17
14 Development Of Press In Modern India 57
15 Educational Development In Modern India 28
16 Indian Princely States 9
17 Peasant Movement And Kisan Sabha 25
18 Trade Union And Communist Party 14
19 Books, Magazines, Journals, Weekly And Their Author 176
20 Modern History: Miscellaneous 135
21 India After Independence 14
Total 1777 Questions from Past years for Pratice. Some information may seem to you irrelevant at
times, but due to the changing trend of UPSC each year, prepare yourself for the unknown.
Apart from Your spectrum, the PYQs and this Appendix, you do not need to do anything.
Simply keep revising these.

THE ADVENT OF THE EUROPEANS
1. Who were the first Europeans to come to India for trade – Portuguese
2. Who were the first Europeans to set up sea trade centres in India – Portuguese
3. In which year Vasco-da-Gama arrived at Calicut – 1498 AD
4. When did Vasco-da-Gama come to India – 1498
5. Who welcomed Vasco-da-Gama at Calicut – Zamorin
6. Who was the real founder of Portuguese power in India- Albuquerque
7. Who was the first Portuguese viceroy in India- Almeida
8. Where did Portuguese established their factory in Bengal- Hooghly
9. Hooghly was used as a base for piracy in the Bay of Bengal by – Portuguese
10. Bombay was taken over by the English East India company from the –
Portuguese
11. In which place did the Portuguese build their first fortress in India- Cochin
12. Which British company got the first charter permitting them to trade in India-
Levant Company (Please note that this company got the charter for trading with
India by land routes in 1593)
13. Who founded Calcutta – Job Charnock
14. Who was the emperor in India when British East India Company was formed in
London – Akbar
15. During whose reign did English East India company established its first factory in
India- Jahangir
16. Which English governor of East India Company in India was expelled by
Aurangzeb- Sir John Child
17. Where did Britishers set up their first factory (trading port) In 1613 in India –
Surat
18. Consider the following statements. Which of the following was introduce in India
by the British (Answer-none of them)
a. Assessment of land revenue on the basis of the soil and the quality of crops
b. Use of mobile cannons in warfare
c. Cultivation of tobacco and red chillies
19. Which European trading company was the first to establish its factory at Surat –
The English
20. Which British official defeated Portuguese at Swally (Suvali) – Thomas Best
21. The secret of success of East India Company was
a. Absence of nationalism in India
b. The company army received western training and they had modern arms
c. Indian soldiers were lacking in nationalism, due to which whosoever could pay
them better wages could get their services
22. The first to start a joint stock company to trade with India were the – Dutch
23. Out of Bandel, Chinsura, Hooghly and Srirampur, which factory in Bengal was
established by the Dutch – Chinsura
24. In India, out of Surat, Pulicut, Cochin and Kasim Bazar, the Dutch established
their earliest factory at – Pulicut (Please note that In India, Dutch established the
first factory in Masulipattanam in 1605, followed by Pulicat in 1610, Surat in 1616,
Bimilipatam in 1641 and Chinsura in 1653)
25. Who was the first European to initiate a policy of taking part in the quarrels of
Indian princes with a view to acquire territory – Dupleix
26. French East India company was constituted during the reign of – Louis XIV
27. Who is considered the founder of French Company in India – Colbert
28. Which European power was the last to come to pre-independence India as
traders- French
29. Carnatic war was fought between – English and French
30. What was the immediate cause of the First Carnatic War – Capture of French
ships by the British
31. Given below is correctly matched
a. First Carnatic War – Ended by the treaty of Aix-La-Chapalle
b. Second Carnatic War – Inconclusive war
c. Third Carnatic War- Ended by the treaty of Paris
d. First Mysore War – Britishers lost
32. The French failed to establish power in the Deccan because – The English had a
very strong army (further the French had very weak navy in comparison to British)
33. The European powers entered into Indian trade at one time or the other. Their
correct chronological order is – Portuguese—Dutch—English--French
34. During British rule which region of Indi was famous for the production of opium
– Bihar
35. The region from where the Europeans got best saltpeter and opium in India –
Bihar
a. Pondicherry – French
b. Goa – Portuguese
c. Tranquebar – Danish (Dane)
d. Sadras – Dutch
37. Consider the following statements (Only statement b is correct. Rest are wrong)
a. The modern Kochi was a Dutch colony till India’s independence
b. The Dutch defeated the Portuguese and built Fort Williams in the modern
Kochi

c. The modern Kochi was first a Dutch colony before the Portuguese took over
from them
d. The modern Kochi never became a part of the British colony
38. Given below is correctly matched – (Voyagers and countries to which they
belong)
a. Vasco da Gama – Portugal
b. Christopher Columbus – Spain
c. Captain Cook – Great Britain
d. Tasman – Holland
39. Statements given below are correct
a. The first European power to occupy Pondicherry were the Portuguese
b. The second European power to occupy Pondicherry were the Dutch (and not
French)
c. English captured Pondicherry in 1793 but later in 1814 gave its control to
French under the provision of Treaty of Paris
40. With reference of the entry of European powers into India , given statement are
correct
a. The Portuguese captured Goa in 1510 AD (and not 1499 AD)
b. The English opened their first factory in South India at Masulipatnam
c. In eastern India, the English company opened its first factory in Orissa in 1633
d. Under the leadership of Dupleix, the French occupied Madras in 1746
41. Peter Mundy was the 17th century British traveller who came to India during the
Mughal Rule (Shahjahan).
42. The first Municipal corporation in Modern India was established in 1688 AD in the
former Presidency of Madras.
43. G B Macaulay, the British Politician and historian once remarked – “The company
is in anomaly but it is part of a system where everything is in anomaly”.
EXPANSION OF BRITISH POWER (In the

context of Bengal, Mysore, Punjab etc)
1. The last subedar of Bengal who was appointed by Mughal emperor was –
Murshid Quli Khan
2. Who was the founder of British power in India- Lord Robert Clive
3. Who has been called as the “heaven born general”- Robert Clive
4. The battlefield of Plassey is situated in – West Bengal
5. The battle of Plassey was fought in the year -1757
6. Sirajuddaula was defeated by Lord Clive in the battle of- Plassey
7. Which was the battle which stated the British supremacy over India- Battle of
Plassey
8. The most decisive battle(most significant) that led to the establishment of
supremacy of the British in India was(most decisive battle fought by the English
East India Company) – The battle of Buxar
9. Who was the Nawab of Bengal when the battle of Buxar was fought – Mir Jafar
10. Who was the ruler of Delhi at the time of Battle of Buxar – Shah Alam II
11. Out of Nawab of Bengal, Mughal Emperor, British Monarch and The Afghan King,
who granted the Diwani of Bengal to the East India Company in 1765 – Mughal
Emperor
12. Which Mughal ruler granted Diwani rights of Bengal to East India Company in
1765– Shah Alam II
13. Emperor Shah Alam II gave the Diwani of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa to East India
Company on – 12 August. 1765
14. In which governor tenure, Diwani rights of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa was granted
to East India Company by emperor Shah Alam II – Lord Clive
15. Which mountain tribe did the British come into contact first after the grant of
Diwani in the year 1765 – Khasi
16. Who was appointed as the deputy Diwan of Murshidabad by Robert Clive after
the Allahabad treaty – Mohammad Raza Khan
17. Who shifted his capital from Murshidabad to Munger – Mir Qasim
18. Who was the last governer of Bengal appointed by the Mughal emperor –
Murshid Quli Khan
19. In the battle of Wandiwash (1760) – British defeated French
20. The correct chronological order of the battle fought in India in the 18th century is
– Battle of Ambur (1749) -- Battle of Plassey (1757) -- Battle of Wandiwash (1760) -
-Battle of Buxar(1764)
21. Out of Maratha, Mughal, Rajputana and Sikh who opposed the British to the
maximum extent – Maratha
22. Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched (Ans- b)
a. Battle of Buxar – Mir Jafar vs Clive
b. Battle of Wandiwash – French vs East India Company
c. Battle of Chilianwala – Dalhousie vs Maratha
d. Battle of Khurda – Nizam vs East India Company
23. Who emerged victorious in the first Anglo-Mysore war (1766-69)- Haider Ali
24. Who established a modern armory in Dindigul Mysore in 1755? – Haider Ali
25. British general who defeated Haider Ali in the battle of Porto Novo was – Sir Eyer
Coot
26. Tipu Sultan defeated the British Army in 1780 at – Pollilur
27. Which Indian ruler established foreign embassies in foreign countries on modern
lines- Tipu Sultan
28. Tipu Sultan set up his capital at – Seringapatam (Srirangapatinam)
29. Englishmen made the treaty of Seringapatam with –Tipu Sultan
30. When did Tipu Sultan died at war with British – 1799
a. First Anglo-Mysore War – Haider Ali defeated British. Resulted into the treaty
of Madras
b. Second Anglo-Mysore War – Haider Ali was defeated by the British
c. Third Anglo-Mysore War – British defeated Tipu Sutan and he ceded half his
territory to the British by the treaty of Seringapatam
d. Fourth Anglo-Mysore War – Tipu was defeated and died during the battle
32. Who said, “God intended me to look upon on religion with one eye, that is why
he took away the light from the other” – Maharaja Ranjit Singh
33. To which Misl did Ranjit Singh belong – Sukerchakia
34. Capital of the kingdom of Maharaja Ranjit Singh was – Lahore
35. Raja Ranjit Singh set up the Adalat-i-Ala at - Lahore
36. Ranjit Singh got the famout Kohinoor diamond from – Shah Shuja
37. Out of Delhi, Kabul, Makran and Srinagar, the kingdom of Ranjit Singh included –
Srinagar
38. Successor of Maharaja Ranjit Singh was – Khadag Singh
39. Who was the last king of the Sikh empire – Duleep Singh
40. Given statement about Duleep Singh the ex-Maharaja of Punjab is true – He died
in Paris on 23 October, 1893
41. Given were the members of the “Board of Three” to administer the state of
Punjab after its annexation – Sir Henry Lawrence(chairman) , John Lawrence and
Charles Grenville Mansel
a. In the third battle of Panipat, Ahmad Shah Abdali defeated Marathas
b. Tipu Sultan was killed in the fourth Anglo-Mysore War
c. Mir Jafar entered in a conspiracy with the English for the defeat of Nawab
Siraj-ud-Daulah in the battle of Plassey
43. Statements given below are correct –
a. Murshid Quli Khan introduced the system of revenue farming in Bengal
b. Maharaja Ranjit Singh set up modern foundries to manufacture canons at
Lahore
c. Sawai Jai Singh of Amber had Euclid’s Element of Geometry translated into
Sanskrit

d. Sultan Tipu of Mysore gave money for the construction of the idol of Goddess
Sarda in the Shringeri temple
44. Begum Samru constructed a very famous church at – Sardhana
45. Given below is correctly matched (Year-Event)
a. 1775 - First Anglo-Maratha War
b. 1780 - Second Anglo-Mysore War
c. 1824 - First Anglo-Burmese war
d. 1838 - First Anglo-Afghan War
46. Which of the given pairs are correctly matched (Period- Wars)(Ans- only b and c)
a. AD 1767-69 – First Anglo-Maratha War
b. AD 1790-92 – Third Mysore War
c. AD 1824-26 – First Anglo-Burmese War
d. AD 1845-46 – Secnd Sikh War
SIKHISM
1. Whom did Guru Nanak appoint his successor – Guru Angad
2. The city of Amritsar in Punjab was established by – Guru Ramdas
3. To which Sikh Guru Akbar donated 500 Bighas of land – Ramdas
4. Which Sikh Guru helped the rebel price Khusrau with shelter and wealth – Guru
Arjun Dev
5. Who compiled “Adi Granth or Guru Granth Sahib” – Guru Arjun Dev
6. Aurangzeb is responsible for which Sikh Guru death – Guru Teg Bahadur
7. Which Sikh Gurus were penalized with death by the rulers of their time Guru
Arjun Dev and Guru Teg Bahadur
8. Which Sikh Guru was born in Patna – Guru Govind Singh
9. Guru Govind Singh’s greatness lies in the face that is – He formed a military order
of Sikhs
10. Which Sikh Guru started the Khalsa Panth – Guru Govind Singh
11. How many years ago Khalsa Panth started – 300 years ago
12. Due to whose mausoleum, Nanded is considered sacred by Sikhs- Guru Govind
Singh
13. Who was the last Guru/Prophet of Sikhs – Guru Govind Singh
14. The original name of Banda Bahadur was – Lachhman Dev
15. The last king of the Sikh Kingdom was – Duleep Singh
16. Out of Roop Kund, Hem Kund, Tara Kund and Brahm Kund where is a famous
Sikh Gurudwara located – Hemkund
17. Which of the following pairs is correctly matched (Ans- b)
a. Guru Amar Das- Miri and Piri
b. Guru Arjun Dev- Adi Granth

c. Guru Ramdas – Dal Khalsa
d. Guru Gobind Singh - Manji
MARATHA STATE AND CONFEDERATION

1. When was Shivaji born and when did he assume the title of Chhatrapati –
1627,1674
2. Where was Shivaji formally crowned as Chhatrapati – Raigarh
3. Where was the capital of Shivaji – Raigarh
4. What was the name of Shivaji Guru – Ramdas
5. In which city was Shivaji interned when he escaped from the custody of Mughals
– Agra
6. Ashtapradhan – the council of ministers helped in discharge of state affairs to –
Shivaji
7. Ashtapradhan were the council of ministers – in the Maratha Administration
8. The member of Ashtapradhan who looked after foreign affairs(foreign minister)
was – Sumant
9. Consider the following statements(a is correct and b is false)
a. In matters of state Shivaji was advised by a Council of Ministers
b. Each minister held independent charge of his department
10. At the time of Shivaj, the post of Sarnobat was related with – Military
Administration
11. Who was the commander sent by the Sultan of Bijapur for repression of Shivaji
in 1659- Afzal Khan
12. Shivaji defeated Mughals in the battle of – Salher
13. Saranzami system was related to – Land revenue system of Marathas
14. The correct reason of Maratha’s rise is –Religious consciousness, geographical
security, political awakening and high quality of leadership
15. Who streamlined the Maratha administration after Sambhaji – Balaji
Vishwanatha
16. Consider the given statements (both a and b are correct and b is the correct
explanation of a)
a. By 1750 the Maratha kingdom had become a confederation presided over by
the Peshwa
b. The successors of Shahu depended on the will of the Peshwa
17. The Modi script was employed in the documents of the –Marathas
18. The Maratha King became a non-entity and the Peshwa the virtual ruler from the
time of –Balaji Bajirao

19. The chronological order is – Sambhaji – Rajaram --Shivaji II -- Chhatrapati Shahuji
20. The correct chronological order is – Balaji Vishwanath -- Bajirao -- Balaji Bajirao --
Madhav Rao
21. Which Maratha woman led struggle against the Mughal empire from 1700 AD
onwards – Tarabai
22. At the time of Aurangzeb’s death the Maratha leadership was in the hands of –
Tarabai
23. Which Rohilla chief was the confidant of Ahmad Shah Abdali – Najib Khan
24. What was the immediate reason for Ahmad Shah Abdali to invade India and
fight the Third Battle of Panipat –He wanted to avenge the expulsion of his
viceroy Timur Shah from Lahore by Marathas
25. The third battle of Panipat was fought between- Marathas and Ahmad Shah
Abdali
26. When was the third battle of Panipat fought – 14 January 1761 (or 1761 AD)
27. In the third battle of Panipat, Marathas were defeated by – Ahmad Shah Abdali
28. Between whom the “Treaty of Bassein” signed in 1802 – English and Bajirao II
29. Which historian witnessed the third battle of Panipat himself – Kashiraj Pandit
GOVERNER/GOVERNER GENERAL/VICEROY
1. Robert Clive is widely considered as the founder of British Empire in India.
2. The dual system of governance in Bengal was enforced by – Robert Clive
3. The first Governor General of India was- Warren Hastings
4. At the time of establishment of Asiatic Society of Calcutta who was the Governor
General of Bengal – Lord Warren Hastings
5. Who abolished “Dual Government” system in Bengal – Warren Hastings
6. The policy of Ring Fence is associated with – Warren Hastings
7. Which Governor General was prosecuted for impeachment by the British
Parliament - Warren Hastings
8. The tomb of Lord Cornwallis is situated at – Ghazipur
9. The enforcement of the Public Service was done in the tenure of- Cornwallis
10. Which Governor General created the covenanted Civil Services of India which
later came to be known as the Indian Civil Service – Cornwallis
11. Who established the judicial organization in India – Lord Cornwallis
12. Permanent Settlement was introduced during the reign of - Lord Cornwallis
13. The Permanent Settlement was introduced by – Lord Cornwallis

14. Which Governor-General introduced the permanent Land revenue in India? -
Lord Cornwallis
15. Out of Landlords, Peasants, Workers and Traders, Permanent Settlement was
made with – Landlords
16. Out of Zamindars, Village Communities, Muqaddams and Peasants, the
permanent settlement was made with – Zamindars
17. Permanent Settlement of Lord Cornwallis was introduced in the year – 1793 AD
18. The correct statement about the permanent settlement introduced in Bihar. -
The right of ownership of land was made hereditary and transferable for the
Zamindars
19. Under the Permanent Settlement, 1793, the Zamindars were required to issue
pattas to the farmer which were not issued by many of the Zamindars. The
reason was: - There was no official check upon the Zamindars.
20. The tendency for increased litigation was visible after the introduction of the
land settlement system of Lord Cornwallis in 1793. The reason for this is
normally traced to which of the following provisions? (Ans - d)
a. Making Zamindar’s position stronger visàvis the ryot.
b. Making East India Company an overlord of Zamindars.
c. Making judicial system more efficient.
d. None of the a, b and c above
21. Which Governor General of Bengal was associated with third Anglo-Mysore War
– Lord Cornwallis
22. The export of slaves from Bengal was banned in which year – 1789
23. Sir Thomas Munro is associated with the land revenue settlement: - Ryotwari
Settlement.
24. Who started Ryotwari system? - Thomas Munro.
25. Who was associated with the Ryotwari Settlement of Madras? - Munro
26. The Ryotwari settlement was introduced by British in the – Madras & Bombay
Presidency
27. The English introduced Ryotwari System for the first time in – Madras Presidency
28. In Indian context, the attitude of ‘Paternalism in Governance’ is associated with -
Thomas Munro
29. In British System Ryotwari land revenue collection was prevalent in – South India
30. With reference to Ryotwari Settlement, the given statement(s) given above are
correct?
a. The rent was paid directly by the peasants to the Government.
b. The Government gave Pattas to the Ryots.
c. The lands were surveyed and assessed before being taxed

31. At a time when empires in Europe were crumbling before the might of
Napoleon, which Governor General kept the British flag flying high in India –
Lord Wellesley
32. Subsidiary Alliance was introduced in the administration to establish British
Power over the Indian states during the reign of –Lord Wellesley
33. First Indian native ruler to accept the system of the subsidiary alliance – Nizam
of Hyderabad
34. The first Indian ruler who joined the Subsidiary Alliance was – The Nawab of
Awadh (if the question is about ruler who joined the first the subsidiary alliance of
Lord Wellesley then answer would be Nizam of Hyderabad. Please note that
Subsidiary Alliance system was already in existence. It was just given a proper
establishment by Lord Wellesley. Hence the question)
35. First Maratha Sardar to accept the subsidiary alliance of Lord Wellesley was –
Peshwa Bajirao II
36. The correct chronological order in which subsidiary alliance was concluded with
Lord Wellesley by the Indian Rulers is – Hyderabad > Mysore > Awadh > Scindhia
37. Who introduced the Subsidiary Alliance System in the administration to
establish the British power over the Indian states – Lord Wellesley
38. The main aim of East India Company to make subsidiary alliance with Rajput
states was – to establish the sovereignty of the British
39. Out of the Nizam of Hyderabad, the Holkar State of Indore, the Rajput state of
Jodhpur and the Ruler of Mysore, the Subsidiary Alliance was not accepted by –
The Holkar state of Indore
40. Anglo-Nepal War took place during the reign of – Lord Hastings
41. Third Anglo Maratha War is related to – Lord Hastings
a. Hector Munro – Battle of Buxar
b. Lord Hastings – Anglo-Nepal War
c. Lord Wellesley –Fourth Anglo-Mysore War
d. Lord Hastings – Third Anglo-Maratha War (and not Lord Cornwallis)
43. When was Peshwaship abolished – 1818 (during Lord Hastings tenure. Please
note Lord Hastings is different person from Warren Hastings)
44. Sir Thomas Munro was Governor of Madras during which years – 1820-1827 AD
45. On the basis of alleged maladministration which Governor General had taken
the administration of Mysore state – Lord William Bentinck
46. Sati system was abolished by – Lord William Bentinck
47. In which year Sati system was abolished by William Bentinck – 1829 AD
a. Warren Hastings was the first Governor General of Bengal
b. William Bentinck was the first Governor General of India
49. Who was associated with suppression of thugs – Captain Sleeman
50. Which Governor General had abolished slavery – Lord Ellenborough (abolished
slavery in 1843)
51. During the period of Lord Ellenborough (1842-1844), the state of Sindh (Sind)
was fully merged by Charles Napier in the British Empire in August 1842. It was
the main reason of the first Anglo-Afghan War.
52. Awadh was annexed to British Empire by Lord Dalhousie on context of –
Maladministration ( or Misgovernance)
53. The ruler of which state was removed from power by the British on the pretext
of misgovernance – Awadh
54. Awadh was amalgated into the British Empire in the year – 1856
55. Who was the British resident in Awadh at the time of its annexation into British
empire – James Outram
56. Who formulated and implemented the “Doctrine of Lapse” - Dalhousie
57. Which state was the first victim to the Lord Dalhousie policy of ‘Doctrine of
Lapse’- Satara
a. 1848- Merger of Satara
b. 1849- Merger of Punjab
c. 1856 – Merger of Awadh
d. 1853- Merger of Jhansi
59. The correct order of annexation of princely states into the British Empire by
Doctrine of Lapse is – Satara -- Sambhalpur – Jhansi (Please note that the order of
states annexed under Doctrine of Lapse was Satara (1848), Jaitpur and
Sambhalpur (1849), Baghat (1850), Udaipur (1852), Jhansi (1853), Nagpur (1854),
Karauli (1855))
60. Who merged Sikkim in India? - Dalhousie
61. Public Works Department was organized in 1845-1855 by – Lord Dalhousie
62. The last major extension of British Indian territory took place during the reign of
– Dalhousie
63. The first company which started during the First Railway Service in India- Great
Indian Peninsula Railway
64. The first railway in India was laid during the period of – Lord Dalhousie (Between
Bombay and Thane in the year 1853)
65. Which one of the following statements is not true (Ans- c)
a. The foundation of the system of civil administration was firmly laid down by
Warren Hastings on which the superstructure was raised by Cornwallis

b. Clive was responsible for reforming the East India Company’s Civil and Military
Services
c. Lord William Bentinck was one of the greatest British rulers as he consolidated
the British Empire in India
d. Lord Dalhousie added rich lemitones to the British Empire on the basis of the
Doctrine of Lapse
66. The conquest of Sindh by British was completed during the period of – Lord
Ellenborough
67. Sindh was annexed by the British in the year – 1843
68. In whose rule the Widow Remarriage Act was implemented – Lord Canning
69. Who was the first Viceroy of India – Lord Canning
a. Lord Cornwallis – Permanent Settlement
b. Lord Wellesley – Subsidiary Alliance
c. John Lawrence – Masterly Inactivity
d. Lord Dufferin – Formation of Indian National Congress
(I have corrected all options here to make the question more useful)
71. Who is associated with the policy of Masterly Inactivity – John Lawrence
72. On November 1, 1858 Queen Victoria Proclamation was read out at Allahabad at
– Lord Canning
73. Queen Victoria ‘s Proclamation was read out by Lord Canning on 1st November
1858 at – Allahabad
74. The right to adopt heir in place of one’s own son was reestablished by –
Queens’s announcement of 1858
75. Queen Victoria was appointed as the Emperor of India in – 1858
76. Given below is correctly matched (Governor General and Event)
a. Warren Hastings– Regulating Act
b. Lord Cornwallis – Permanent Settlement
c. Lord Ellenborough – Annexation of Sindh
d. Lord Aukland – First Afghan War
a. Lord Ellenborough – Annexation of Sindh
b. Lord Dalhousie – Annexation of Awadh
c. Lord Wellesley – Fourth Anglo-Mysore War
d. Lord Hastings – Third Anglo Maratha War
(I have corrected all options to make the question more useful)
c. Lord Dalhousie – Doctrine of Lapse
d. John Lawrence – Masterly Inactivity
a. Lord Dalhousie- Annexation of Awadh
b. Lord Dufferin – Establishment of Indian National Congress
c. Lord William Bentinck – Passing of the Charter Act , 1833
d. Lord Auckland – Beginning of the first Anglo-Afghan War
a. Lord Cornwallis- Permanent Settlement
c. Lord Wellesley – Second Anglo-Maratha War
d. Lord William Bentinck – Seventeenth Regulation of 1829
b. Lord Wellesley - Subsidiary Alliance System
c. Lord Hastings – Anglo Nepal War
d. Lord Hastings – Third Anglo Maratha War
82. Which Viceroy of India was murdered by a convict in Andaman and Nicobar
Island while he was on tour – Lord Mayo
83. Who introduced ‘Financial Decentralisation’ in India – Lord Mayo
84. Which viceroy was murdered in his tenure – Lord Mayo
85. The Ist census in India during the British period was held during the tenure of –
Lord Mayo
86. The Governor General who followed a spirited “Forward “ policy towards
Afghanistan was – Lytton
87. The first Factory Act for restricting the working hours of women and children
and authorizing local government to make necessary rules was adopted during
whose time – Lord Ripon
88. Local self government institutions in India were strengthen in 1882 by – Lord
Ripon
89. Who was responsible for encouraging the local self government in India – Lord
Ripon
90. Who is considered as the Father of “Local Self Government” in India – Lord Ripon
91. The Ilbert Bill controversy was related to the - removal of disqualifications
imposed on the Indian Magistrates about the trail of the Europeans
a. Suppression of Thuggee – William Bentinck
b. Ilbert Bill –Ripon
c. Ring Fence Policy – Warren Hastings
d. Vernacular Press Act - Lytton
a. Clive – Dual Government in Bengal
b. Bentinck – English Education
c. Charles Metcalfe – Removal of restriction of press
d. Curzon – Partition of Bengal
94. The Archaeological Survey of India was established during the period of – Lord
Curzon
95. During which Governor General tenure was the “Ancient Monument
Preservation Act” passed – Lord Curzon
96. The strategy of “Divide and Rule” was adopted by – Lord Curzon
97. Who established Imperial Cadet Corps – Lord Curzon
98. Who compared Curzon’s administration in India to that of Aurangzeb- G K
Gokhale
99. Out of Lord Curzon, Lord Dufferin, Lord Hardinge and Lord Mayo, which viceroy
had the longest tenure in India – Lord Curzon
a. Lord Dalhousie – Doctrine of Lapse
b. Lord William Bentinck – Prohibition of Sati
c. Lord Ripon – Local self government
d. Lord Curzon – Division of Bengal
a. Doctrine of Lapse – Dalhousie
b. Partition of Bengal- Lord Curzon
c. Dual Government in Bengal – Clive
d. Social reforms0 Bentinck
a. Pitt’s India Act – Warren Hastings
b. Doctrine of Lapse – Dalhousie
c. Vernacular Press Act – Lord Lytton
d. Ilbert Bill - Ripon
103. Which Governor General used the system of separate electoral college to win
Muslims and make them against Congress – Lord Minto
104. The transfer of capital of British India from Calcutta to Delhi was effected
during the period of – Lord Hardinge
105. Who was the only Jewish Viceroy of India – Lord Reading
a. Governor General of Presidency of Fort William in Bengal (Under Regulating
Act, 1773)-Charles Cornwallis 2nd Earl and First Marquess of Cornwallis
b. Governor General of India (Under Charter Act, 1833) – James Andrew Broun-
Ramsay, Earl and Marquess of Dalhousie
c. Governor General and Viceroy of India (Under Indian Council Act, 1858) – Louis
Mountbatten, Earl Mountbatten of Burma
d. Governor General and Crown Representative (Under Government of India Act,
1935)- Archibald Percival Wavell, Viscount and Earl Wavell
107. The given chronological order of the Viceroys in India during the British Rule is
correct- Lord Curzon --Lord Hardinge -- Lord Chelmsford -- Lord Irwin
REVOLUTION OF 1857
1. Who was the British Prime Minister during the revolt of 1857- Palmerston
2. Who was the Governor General of India during the revolt of 1857(Sepoy Mutiny)
– Lord Canning
3. Symbol of 1857 independence struggle was – Lotus and Chapastis
4. Mangal Pandey was the sepoy of – 34TH Native Infantry
5. With which uprising is Mangal Pandey associated – Barrackpore
6. At the time of 1857 revolt who was the British Commanding Officer at
Barrackpore- Hearsey
7. The first war of Independence (1857) started from – Meerut
8. The first event relating to the war of Independence of 1857 was – Marching of
Sepoys to Delhi’s Red Fort
9. The main cause of 1857 revolt was – Policy of British Empire
10. The immediate cause of India’s first war of Independence was – Suspicion about
British inference in religion
11. Who termed the uprising of 1857 as the first war of independence? – V D
Savarkar
12. When was the new Enfield Rifle with greased cartridge introduced in the British
Indian Army – December,1856
13. The revolt of 1857 was witnessed by the poet – Ghalib
14. The native place of the famous Urdu poet Ghalib was- Agra
15. Out of Chandrasekhar Azad, Ramprasad Bismil, Shahdat Khan and Makhan Lal
Chaturvedi who had struggled against Britishers in 1857- Shahdat Khan
16. Out of Begum Hazrat Mahal, Kunwar Singh, Uddham Singh and Maulvi
Ahmadullah who was not associated with the revolt of 1857 – Uddham Singh
17. Out of Tantia Tope, Rani Laxmibai, Bahadur Shah Jafar and Bhagat Singh, who
was not associated with the revolt of 1857- Bhagat Singh

18. Out of Jhansi, Chittor, Jagdishpur and Lucknow which territory was not affected
by the revolt of 1857 – Chittor
19. The real name of which leader of 1857 was Ram Chandra Pandurang – Tantia
Tope
20. Who was the ‘commander-in-chief’ of Nana Saheb – Tantia Tope
21. With reference to the revolt of the year 1857 who was betrayed by a ‘friend’ and
hence was captured and put to death by the British – Tantia Tope
22. Azimullah Khan was an advisor to – Nana Saheb
23. The birthplace of Maharani Laxmi Bai, the heroine of the 1857 freedom struggle
is – Varanasi
24. Where is the Samadhi of Maharani Laxmibai situated – Gwalior
25. Maharani Laxmibai had combated in the last battle against – Hugh Rose
26. Who was bestowed with the title of Saheb-e-Alam Bahadur by Bahadur Shah
during the uprising of 1857- Bakht Khan
27. Who was the leader of the revolution of 1857 in Assam- Diwan Maniram Dutta
28. Who was the leader of the 1857 uprising at Allahabad – Maulvi Liyaqat Ali
29. Who has made Allahabad the emergency headquarter in 1857 – Lord Canning
30. Who defeated the joint army of British and Jodhpur during the revolt of 1857-
Thakur Kushal Singh of Auwa
31. Out of Ajmer, Jaipur, Neemuch and Auwa, which place was not a centre of the
revolution of 1857 in Rajasthan – Jaipur
32. Who was the leader of the revolt during 1857 at Bareilly – Khan Bahadur
33. The largest number of soldiers participated in the struggle of 1857 came from -
Awadh
34. The revolt of 1857 at Lucknow was led by – Begum of Awadh
35. The revolutionary woman who lead the revolution of 1857 in Oudh was – Begum
Hazrat Mahal
36. Who was the leader of 1857 struggle for freedom in Lucknow – Hazrat Mahal
37. Which British officers lost their lives at Lucknow- General Neil, Major Havelock,
Sir Henry Lawrence
38. Which place did Kunwar Singh a prominent leader of the Revolt of 1857 belong
to – Bihar
39. Who led the Revolt of 1857 in Bihar – Kunwar Singh
40. The centre of 1857 revolt in Bihar from 15th July 1857 to 20th January 1858 was –
Jagdishpur
41. Which person of Jagdishpur took the lead of revolutionaries during the revolt of
1857 AD – Kunwar Singh
42. The king of Jagdishwar was – Kunwar Singh

43. The mutiny of 1857 at Patna was led by a dynamic old person known as – Rajput
Kunwar Singh
44. Out of Danapur, Patna, Arrah, Muzaffarpur and Munger which part of Bihar was
not affected by the revolt of 1857 – Munger
45. Out of Ajmer, Jaipur, Neemuch and Auwa which place is not a centre of the
revolt of 1857- Jaipur
46. Out of Maulavi Ahmadullah Shah, Maulavi Imadatullah, Maulana Fazi-i-Haq
Khairabadi and Nawab Liaquat Ali who was the bitterest enemy of the British
during the Revolt of 1857- Maulavi Ahmadullah Shah
47. Which dynasty supported maximum to the British during the 1857 Freedom
Movement- Scindhia of Gwalior
48. Out of Agriculture labour, Sahukar, Farmers and Landlords which groups did not
participate in the revolt of 1857 – Sahukar and Landlords
49. The educated middle class in India – Remained neutral to the revolt of 1857
50. Where did Jhansi Ki Rani Laxmibai died? – Gwalior
51. Given below is correctly matched (Leasers of the revolt of 1857- their areas of
operation) (Please note that I Have combined questions of many years to make
one table to avoid repetition)
a. Nawab Hamid Ali Khan - Delhi
b. Bakht Khan – Delhi
c. Azimullah Khan – Kanpur
d. Nana Saheb – Kanpur
e. Maulvi Ahmadullah – Awadh / Faizabad / Lucknow (in different exams
different options were used for him)
f. Kunwar Singh – Arrah
g. Rani Laxmibai – Jhansi
h. Begum Hazrat Mahal –Lucknow
i. Mani Ram Diwan – Assam
52. Out of Jhansi, Meerut, Delhi and Kanpur, which centre of uprising of 1857 was
recaptured first by the English –Delhi
53. The British were able to suppress the uprising of 1857 in Rajput States because –
the local Rajput rulers did not support revolutionary
54. First War of Independence 1857 failed because
a. There was lack of unity of purpose in Indian Sepoys
b. Generally Native Kings supported British
c. British soldiers were better equipped and organized than Indians
55. What was the main cause of the failure of the revolt of 1857- Lack of common
strategy and central organization

56. Consider the following statements (both assertion and reason are true and
reason is the correct explanation of assertion)
Assertion:- The first war of Independence in 1857 failed to secure freedom from
the British Government
Reason:- The leadership of Bahadur Shah Zafar did not have popular support and
most of the Indian rulers of important States sided away from the struggle
57. Official historian of Indian Freedom Struggle was – S N Sen
58. Modern Historian who called the revolt(uprising) of 1857 as the first War of
Independence – V.D. Savarkar
59. The first Indian to write in Indian language on the causes of the uprising of 1857
was – Syed Ahmad Khan
60. The statement “the so-called first national war of Independence was neither
first, nor national, nor a war of Independence “ is associated with – R C
Mazumdar
61. Who called the revolt of 1857 a conspiracy – Sir James Outram and W. Taylor
62. Which conception is true about the Revolt of 1857- it gave a death blow to the
system of East India Company’s rule in India
63. When did Queen Victoria declare the taking over of Indian administration under
British crown – Ist November, 1858
64. What was/were the objective/objectives of Queen Victoria’s
Proclamation(1858) (Ans-only a and b)
a. To disclaim any intention to annex the Indian States
b. To place the Indian administration under the British Crown
c. To regulate East India Company’s trade with India
65. Indians were assured of many things in the declaration of Queen Victoria in
1858. Which assurance was fulfilled by the British Government – Policy of
annexation of states will be abandoned
66. After the revolt of 1857, the British recruited the soldiers from the – Gurkha,
Sikhs, and Punjabis in the North
67. Which commission is associated with the Army Reorganization after the
suppression of the revolt of 1857 – Peel Commission
MOVEMENTS IN THE OTHER PARTS OF INDIA

1. The word Adivasi was used for the first time to refer to the tribal people by –
Thakkar Bappa
2. The theme of the novel Anandmath is based on - Sanyasi Revolt
3. Which revolt was made famous by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee in the novel
‘Anand Math’(theme of Bankim Chandra Chatterjee) – Sanyasi Rebellion
4. Mundas rose in revolt in – 1895
5. Who was the leader of Munda rebellion – Birsa Munda
6. Which tribal leader known as ‘Dharti Aaba’ (Father of World) – Birsa Munda
7. Which was the working area of Birsa Munda – Ranchi
8. Out of Jharkhand, Uttaranchal and Chhattisgarh, Birsa Munda was in favour of –
None of them (as he was not in favour of any state)
9. Ulgulan Revolt was related to – Birsa Munda
10. Who had led Kol revolt – Budhu Bhagat
11. Who led the revolt of Santhals – Siddhu-Kanhu and Bhairav Chand
12. Which British commander was defeated by the Santhals in 1855 – Major
Burrough
13. Kuka Movement was organized by –Guru Ram Singh
14. Chief centre of Wahabi Movement during 19th century was – Patna
15. Who were the Faraizis – Followers of Haji Shariatullah
16. Who was the leader of the Faraizi rebellion- Dadu Miyan
17. Who founded Ramosi Krishak Jatha in Maharashtra – Vasudev Balwant Phadke
18. The correct geographical location for the Ramosi Uprising was – Western Ghats
19. Which uprising occurred in Maharashtra – Bhil Uprising
20. Bhils revolted against the British in – Madhya Pradesh (MP) and Maharashtra
21. Who launched the Lasodia Movement for social reforms amongst the Bhils of
Mewar, Bagar and nearby regions – Govind Giri
22. The tribe that rebelled against the British because human sacrifice system was
banned- Khond
23. The Hoz revolt took place during- 1820-21
24. When did Khairwar Tribal Movement occur- 1874
25. In which year did Oraon started the Tana Bhagat Movement- 1914
26. Which upheaval took place in Bengal immediately after Revolt of 1857- Indigo
Disturbances
27. The indigo rebellion was about – the peasant not wanting to grow indigo but
being forced to grow at a price that was unacceptable
28. Who is the author of ‘Neel Darpan’ a book written on the miserable condition of
indigo farmers – Dinabandhu Mitra
29. What was the purpose of Barhiyataal resistance in Munger – Demand of Bakast
Land Restoration
30. The Pagalpanthi rebellion was indeed was a rebellion of – Garos
31. Who founded the “Pagal Panth”- Karam Shah
32. Velu Thampi led a rebellion against British in- Kerela
33. Out of Bihar Sharif, Kolhapur, Surat and Sylhet, which place was the centre of
the Garhakari rebellion – Kolhapur
34. The Waghera uprising happened in – Baroda
35. When did Chota Nagpur Tribal Revolt occur – 1820
36. Who was the leader of some anti-British revolts in Sambhalpur – Surendra Sai
37. Moplah Rebellion of 1921 took place in - Malabar (Kerala)
38. Moplah rebellion in 1921 was an offshoot of – Khilafat Movement
39. The first tribal leader who was inspired by Mahatma Gandhi and his ideology
was - Jodanang
40. The correct chronological order of uprisings against the British colonial power in
India prior to 1857 in the various parts of the country is – Sepoy Mutiny on
Bengal (1764) -- Sepoy Mutiny at Vellore (1806) -- Kutch Rebellion(1819-31) -- Kol
Uprising (1831-32) -- Santhal Uprising(1855-56)
41. The correct order is – Santhal Rebellion (1856) --Mutiny of the Sepoys (1857)--
Indigo Revolt (1860) -- Deccan Riot (1875) (Please note that I have added the year
to make the question more useful)
42. Who took the lead of the Santhal Rebellion of 1855 AD – Sidhu and Kanhu
43. With reference to ‘Santhal Hool’ of 1855, the given statements are correct –
a. Major Baroz lost the battle with Santhals near Bhagalpur
b. Gokko was an important leader of Godda
c. Mahajan Deen Dayal Rai is also an important name in this context
44. Given below is correctly matched (I have clubbed questions of many years here to
avoid repetition)
a. Moplah Revolt – Kerela
b. Pabna Revolt – Bengal
c. Eka Movement – Awadh
d. Munda/Birsa Munda Rebellion – Bihar (now Jharkhand)
e. Kuka Revolt – Punjab
f. Kuki Revolt – Tripura
g. Koli Revolt – Maharashtra
h. Chuar revolt – West Bengal
i. Pabna Peasant Uprising - Bengal
45. Which is the common factor/reason for the tribal insurrection in India in the 19th
century – the complete disruption of the old agrarian order of the tribal
communities
46. Given pairs are correctly matched
a. Munda – Birsa
b. Santhal- Kanhu
c. Ahom- Gomdhar Kunwar
d. Oraon saints- Tana Bhagat
47. Given below are correctly matched (events and dates)
a. Barrackpore Mutiny- Nov 1824
b. Behrampur Revolt – February 1857
c. Santhal Revolt – 1855- 56
d. Vellore Mutiny- July 1806
SOCIAL AND RELIGIOUS MOVEMENTS

1. Who is called as the ‘Father of Indian Renaissance’ – Raja Ram Mohan Roy
2. Who was the leading envoy of renaissance movement in India- Ram Mohan Roy
3. Who is considered as the first modern man of India- Raja Ram Mohan Roy
4. Who is considered as the Prophet of Nationalism – Ram Mohan Roy
5. Who is considered as the ‘Father of Indian Nationalism’- Raja Ram Mohan Roy
6. The first society founded by Raja Ram Mohan Roy was – Atmiya Sabha
7. Who was the founder of the Atmiya Sabha – Raja Ram Mohan Roy
8. Brahmo Samaj was founded by - Raja Ram Mohan Roy
9. Brahmo Samaj was founded in the year -1828 AD
10. Which of the given statements is/are correct regarding Brahmo Samaj (Ans –
only a and b)
a. It opposed Idolatry
b. It denied the need for a priestly class for interpreting the religious texts
c. It popularized the doctrine that the Vedas are infallible
11. Out of child marriage, sati system, western education and idolatry, which was
not protested by Raja Ram Mohan Roy – Western Education
12. Which social reformer strongly opposed Jury Act of 1826? – Raja Ram Mohan Roy
13. The Brahmo Samaj is based on the principle of – Monotheism
14. Who gave Ram Mohan Roy the title of ‘Raja’- Akbar II
15. The Samadhi of Ram Mohan Roy is in – Bristol, England
16. The founder of Brahmo Samaj of India was – Keshav Chandra Sen
17. Who had played an important role in passing of the Native Marriage Act of 1872-
Keshav Chandra Sen
18. The Civil Marriage Act of 1872 had sought to curb the practice of child marriage
by placing the minimum age of girls at -14 years
19. Keshav Chandra Sen is associated with the establishment of which of the options
given below (Ans- only b and c)
a. Calcutta Unitarian Committee
b. Tabernacle of New Dispensation
c. Indian Reforms Association
20. Which class has been influenced by Western Civilization firstly – Educated Hindu
Middle Class

21. The Bengali leader who opposed the socio-religious reforms and supported
orthodoxy was – Radhakant Deb
22. Who was the founder of Radha Swami Satsang- Shiv Dayal Sahab
23. Which of the following acts was passed in 1856? (Ans- a and c only)
a. Religious Disabilities Act
b. Sati Prohibition Act
c. Hindu Widow Remarriage Act
d. Principle to grab state
24. In 1873 who founded the Satyashodhak Samaj – Jyotibha Phule
25. Out of Gopal Mandal, Sri Narayan Sabha, Satyashodhak Samaj and Mahajan
Sabha, which organization was established by Mahatma Jyotibha Phule –
Satyashodhak Samaj
26. Whose main aim was to uplift the backward classes – Satyashodhak Samaj
27. Satyashodhak Samaj organized - An anti caste movement in Maharashtra
28. Out of Padmabai Ranade, Annie Besant, Sarojini Naidu and Jyotibha Phule, the
women’s movement in India started largely under inspiration of – Jyotibha Phule
29. Who was the author of Gulamgiri – Jyotibha Phule
30. Who is known as the ‘Martin Luther of India’ – Swami Dayanand Saraswati
31. Dayanand Saraswati founded – Arya Samaj (in 1875)
32. The slogan ‘Go Back to the Vedas’ was raised by - Swami Dayanand Saraswati
33. Who is responsible for the revival of Vedas – Swami Dayanand Saraswati
34. Who first used the word ‘Swaraj’ and accepted Hindi as the national language -
Swami Dayanand
35. Satyarth Prakash was written by – Swami Dayanand Saraswati
36. ‘Satyarth Prakash’ is a sacred book of – Arya Samaj
37. Which organization supported Shuddhi Movement – Arya Samaj
38. Who has said, “Good government is no substitute for self-government “ – Swami
Dayanand
39. Who famous reformer wrote the book on Jnana Yoga, Karma Yoga, and Raja
Yoga – Swami Vivekanand
40. The best representative of Neo-Hindustan in the second half of the nineteenth
century was – Swami Vivekanand
41. Vivekanand attended the ‘Parliament of World’s Religions’ held at Chicago in-
1893
42. When did Swami Vivekanand deliver his speech in ‘World Religion Conference’ in
Chicago – 1893
43. Who represented India at the World Parliament of Religions at Chicago in 1893 –
Swami Vivekanand
44. Who has advocated ‘Practical Vedanta’? – Swami Vivekanand
45. Who was Sharadamani- Wife of Ramakrishna Paramhansa
46. Who was the founder of Ram Krishna Mission- Swami Vivekanand (in the year
1897 AD)
47. The correct chronological order is – Tulsidas -- Raja Ram Mohan Roy -- Swami
Dayanand -- Swami Vivekanand
48. The campaign for widow remarriage in Maharashtra was led by – Vishnu
Parashuram Pandit
49. Who was the founder of ‘Dev Samaj’ – Shiv Narayan Agnihotri
50. Who was the founder of ‘Prarthana Samaj’- Atmaram Pandurang
51. The chief editor of Prarthana Samaj in Maharashtra was – M G Ranade (Please
note that Prarthana Sanaj was founded by Atmaram Pandurang having inspirations
from Keshav Chandra Sen in 1867 in Bombay. M G Ranade joined the organization
later and gave it an all India character.)
52. His principle forte was social and religious reform. He relied upon legislation to
do away with social ills and worked unceasingly for the eradication of child
marriage and the purdah system. To encourage consideration of social problems
on a national scale, he inaugurated the Indian National Social Conference, which
for many years met for its annual session budgets alongside the Indian National
Congress. The reference in this passage is to – Mahadev Govind Ranade
53. During the Indian Freedom Struggle, the National Social Conference was formed.
What was the reason for its formation – Indian National Congress did not want to
include social reforms in its deliberations and hence suggested to form a separate
body for such a purpose.
54. Which reformer of Maharashtra is known as ‘Lokhitavadi’- Gopal Hari Deshmukh
55. The greatest Parsi Social Reformer of the 19th century was – Behramji M Malabari
56. “Born in 1853 he was a Parsi from Western India. He was the editor of ‘Indian
Spectator’ and ‘Voice of India’. He was a social reformer and was the chief
crusader for the Age of Consent Act 1891. Who is being described in this
paragraph- B M Malabari
57. In which year ‘The Age of Consent’ Act was passed- 1891
58. The name of D K Karve of Western India figures in the context of – Woman
Education and Widow Remarriage (Please note that out of two options, we had to
choose one. But UPPSC gave two options correct and made this question
controversial. I supplied both the correct options.)
59. What did the Act V of 1843 made illegal – Slavery
60. Given statements are correct (Please note that I have corrected the options to
make the question more useful)
a. Arya Samaj was founded in 1875
b. Lala Lajpat Rai was one of the members of Arya Samaj
c. Under Keshav Chndra Sen, the Brahmo Samaj campaigned for the women’s
education
d. Vinoba Bhave founded the Sarvodaya Samaj to work among refugees
61. Who prominently fought for and got widow remarriage legalized- Ishwar
Chandra Vidyasagar
62. Given statement are correct
a. In 1829, William Bentinck declared Sati System an offence by law
b. The government had passed an Act in 1856 under which Hindu widows could
remarry
c. Swami Dayanand Saraswati founded Arya Samaj in 1875
d. Raja Ram Mohan Roy was not the supporter of the Sati System
63. What was the minimum marriageable age fixed under Sharda Act for boys and
girls- 14 and 18
64. Sharda Act relates to- Prevention of Child Marriage
65. Who put demand of right to enter into temples that caused a terrible riot in
Tirunevali in 1899 – Nadars
66. Who said,”If God were to tolerate untouchability, I would not recognize him as
God at all “- Bal Gangadhar Tilak
67. Servants of India Society was founded by – G K Gokhale
68. M.C. Setalvad, BN Rao and Alladi Krishnaswamy Iyer were distinguished
members of – Servants of India Society
69. Who founded the ‘Theosophical Society’- Madama H.P. Blavatsky
70. The success of Theosophical Society in India was mainly due to – Annie Besant
71. THE Tarkeshwar Movement of 1924 in Bengal was against – Corruption In
Temples
72. Hali system concerns – Bonded labour
73. Who was the founder of Bahujan Samaj – Mukund Rao Patil
74. Dar-ul-Ulam was established by- Maulavi Hussain Ahmad
75. The Deoband Movement in UP (United Province) started in the year – 1866 AD
76. Name the Deoband scholar who played a significant role in the freedom
movement? – Abul Kalam Azad
77. What was common among Brahmo Samaj, Ram Krishna Mission and Arya Samaj
– None of these three has a political mission, but they helped to develop a spirit of
patriotism
78. Consider the following statements. Which of them is correct (Ans- only a and b)
a. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar founded the Bethune School at Calcutta with the
main aim of encouraging education for women
b. Bankin Chandra Chattopadhyay was the first graduate of the Calcutta
University.
c. Keshav Chandra Sen’s campaign against sati led to the enactment of law to ban
sati by the then Governor General.
79. Given statements are correct
a. Annie Besant was a Theosophist
b. The international Headquarter of Theosophical Society is in Madras
c. Swami Dayanand founded Arya Samaj
d. Mahatma Gandhi was born in Porbandar
80. Given social reformers were known for proficiency in Sanskrit language
a. Dayanad Saraswati
b. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
c. Raja Ram Mohan Roy
a. Brahmo Samaj – Kolkata
b. Manav Dharma Sabha – Surat
c. Arya Samaj – Mumbai
d. Nadwah-ul-Ulama - Lucknow
a. Theosophical society – Annie Besant
b. Ramakrishna Mission- Vivekananda
c. Brahmo Samaj – Raja Ram Mohan Roy
d. Arya Samaj – Dayanand Saraswati
83. Given pair is correctly matched
a. Raja Ram Mohan Roy- Brahmo Samaj
b. Swami Dayanand Saraswati- Arya Samaj
c. Swami Vivekanand – Ramakrishna Mission
d. Madame H P Blavatsky- Theosophical Society
a. Prarthana Samaj – M G Ranade
b. Brahmo Samaj- Raja Ram Mohan Roy
c. Arya Samaj – Dayanand Saraswati
d. Ram Krishna Mission- Vivekanand
a. Prarthana Samaj – Dr Atmaram Pandurang
b. Atmiya Sabha – Raja Ram Mohan Roy
c. Brahmo Samaj of India – Keshav Chandra Sen
d. Radhaswami Satsang – Tulsi Ram
a. Brahmo Samaj of India – Keshav Chandra Sen
b. Tattvabodhini Sabha – Devendranath Tagore
c. Satyasodhak Samaj – Jyotibha Phule
d. Servants of India society – Gopal Krishna Gokhale
a. A Pandurang – Prarthana Samaj
b. Dayanand Saraswati- Arya Samaj
c. Devendra Nath Tagore – Adi Brahmo Samaj
d. Vivekanand – Ramkrishna Mission
a. Prarthana Samaj – Mahadev Govind Ranade
b. Ramkrishna Mission – Swami Vivekanand
c. Satyasodhak Samaj – Jyotibha Phule
d. Muhammad Anglo Oriental College Aligarh – Sir Syed Ahmed Khan
a. Raja Ram Mohan Roy – Purest form of Hinduism is contained in Upnishads
b. Keshav Chandra Sen – said that Brahmovad should be made the religion of the
world
c. Dayanand Saraswati – Identified Hinduism with religion instituted in Vedas
d. Ramkrishna Paramhansa – Emphasized that there are several ways to reach
the God
a. Brahmo Samaj supported Monotheism
b. Arya Samaj contributed for the development of education
c. Swami Vivekanand founded Ramakrishna Mission
91. Out of the options given below, which category of population were primarily
attracted by Religious Reform Movements of the nineteenth century? (Ans- a, b,
d)
a. Intellectuals
b. Urban Upper Class
c. Ordinary Poor Class
d. Liberal Princes
92. Given assertion and reason are correct but reason is not the correct explanation
of assertion
Assertion- Socio-religious reform movements of the 19th century resulted in the
modernization of India
Reason- Rationalism, scientific temper and other such ideas which are the basis of
modernization were at the core of the socio-religious movements

POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS BEFORE
CONGRESS
1. The first political organization established in India in 1838 was known as –
Zamindari Association
2. Which organization submitted in 1875 a petition to the House of Commons
demanding India’s direct representation in the British Parliament – The Poona
Sarvajanik Sabha
3. Who was the first Indian to resist political reforms – Surendranath Banerjee
4. Which was the organization formed by Surendranath Banerjee which merged
with the Indian National Congress in 1886 – Indian National Conference
5. The most important of the pre-Congress Nationalist organization was the –
Indian Association of Calcutta
6. Who was the founder of the Indian Association – Surendra Nath Banerjee
7. Which Indian leader was dismissed by the British from the Indian Civil Service –
Surendranath Banerjee
8. The Madras Mahajan Sabha was established in the year – 1884 (All the options
were wrong as provided in question. I just supplied the right year to make the
question useful)
9. Who was the founder of the Bombay Presidency Association in 1885 – Firoz Shah
Mehta
10. The correct chronological order on basis of formation is – Bombay Association --
Indian League -- Indian Association -- Madras Mahajan Sabha
11. Given below is correctly matched (organization and their founders)
a. British Indian Association – Radha Kant Deb
b. Bombay Presidency Association – K T Telang
c. Central Mohammadan National Association – Sayyid Amit Ali
d. Servants of India Society – Gopal Krishna Gokhale
a. Indian League- Shishir Kumar Ghosh
b. Indian Association – Anand Mohan Bose
c. Indian National Liberal Federation – Surendra Nath Banerjee
d. United Indian Patriotic Association – Sir Syed Ahmad Khan
a. Land Holder’s Society – Dwarkanath Tagore
b. British India Society – William Adams
c. Indian Society – Anand Mohan Bose
d. Indian Association – S N Banerjee

14. The correct chronological order of the founding of the organizations is
Bangabhasha Prakashika Sabha -- Landholders Society -- Bengal British India
Society -- Indian League
15. Given below are correctly matched (Associations and their foundation place)
a. British India Society – London
b. East India Association – London
c. National India Association – London
d. Indian Association- Kolkata
a. Asiatic Society of Bengal – 1784 AD
b. Asiatic Society of Bombay – 1804 AD
c. Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain – 1823 AD
d. Land Holder’s Society of Bengal – 1833 AD
INDIAN FREEDOM STRUGGLE

1. Indian National Congress was set up in – 1885
2. The founder of the Indian National Congress was- Civil Servant
3. Indian National Congress was established by – A O Hume
4. The General Secretary of the Indian National Congress in the year 1885 was – A O
Hume
5. The first president of Indian National Congress/presided over the first meeting of
Indian National Congress/president of Indian National Congress in 1885 -
Womesh Chandra Banerjee (W C Banerjee)
6. How many representatives took part in the first session of the Indian National
Congress - 72
7. Where was the First Session of the Indian National Congress held in December
1885 –Mumbai
8. Out of Dadabhai Naoroji, G Subramaniya Iyer, Justice Ranade and Sudendranath
Banerjee who was not present at the founding session of the Indian National
Congress - Surendranath Banerjee
9. The Indian National Congress was established during the viceroyalty of – Lord
Dufferin
10. Who had ridiculed the Congress as representing only a short-sighted minority of
people- Lord Dufferin
11. Which Governor General ridiculed Congress as representing only a ‘microscopic
minority’ of people? – Lord Dufferin
12. Who presided over the second session of the Indian National Congress -
Dadabhai Naoroji
13. First Muslim president of Indian National Congress was – Badruddin Tyabji
14. In 1889, a committee was set up in Britain to gain support from the Congress.
Who was its President – Mr Digby
15. Most of the moderate leaders hailed from- Urban areas
16. Who continuously from 1904 onwards emphasized on the grant of ‘self-rule’ to
India- DadaBhai Naoroji
17. Out of Annexation Policy, Partition of Bengal, Permanent Settlement and
Subsidiary Alliance which occurred last – Partition of Bengal
18. Anti partition movement of Bengal was initiated on – 7TH August 1905
19. In the context of the Indian Freedom Struggle, 16th October 1905 is well known
for – Partition of Bengal took effect
20. Who was the leader of the Swadeshi Movement in Madras – Chidambaram Pillai
21. Who led the Swadeshi Movement at Delhi- Syed Haider Raza
22. Name of the Viceroy of India concerned with partition of Bengal/Governor-
General who partitioned Bengal - Lord Curzon (Please note that under
Government of India Act 1858, designation of Governor-General of India was
changed to the Viceroy of India. So, basically both designations are same with
different names )
23. The Lieutenant Governor of Bengal at the time of Partition of Bengal – Sir
Andrew Frazer
24. Partition of Bengal was done mainly for – To weaken the growth of Nationalism
in Bengal
25. Boycott of the British goods was adopted as a national policy in -1905
26. Out of the four forms of political protests Boycott, Seige, Shut-down and Strike,
which one is derived from the name of the person who used it as a political
weapon for the first time – Boycot
27. Which movement started after the Partition of Bengal- Swadeshi Movement
28. The British Journalist H W Nevinson was associated with the – Swadeshi
Movement
29. Vande Matram became the theme song of the Indian National Movement during
– Swadeshi Movement
30. Who was the composer of the song ‘Vande Matram’ – Bankim Chandra
Chatterjee
31. Which is not the correct statement regarding ‘Swadeshi Movement’ (Ans- d)
a. Some specific Muslims were joined in it
b. Women’s actively participated in this Movement
c. Neither this movement affected Bengal farmers nor they joined
d. It was limited to Bengal

32. What are the immediate cause for the launch of the Swadeshi Movement- The
partition of Bengal done by Lord Curzon
33. The ‘Swadeshi’ and ‘Boycott’ were adopted as method of struggle for the first
time during the – agitation against the Partition of Bengal
34. Out of Boycott, Swadeshi, Non-Cooperation and National Education, the
programmes that were launched by the nationalist against the partition of
Bengal include- Boycott, Swadeshi, National Education
35. Who led the agitation against the partition of Bengal (1905) –Surendranath
Banerjee
36. Who was the first to suggest the boycott of British goods in Bengal- Krishna
Kumar Mitra
37. Bengal was partitioned in 1905 A.D. and following in resulting protest, it was
repartitioned in- 1911
38. In which year did Lord Curzon cancel the partition of Bengal – 1911
39. When was Bengal reunited due to the protests by Indians – 1911
40. The Partition of Bengal made by Lord Curzon in 1905 lasted until – King George V
Abrogated Curzon’s Act at Royal Darbar in Delhi in 1911
41. Out of women, farmers, Muslims and intellectuals, which class was mainly
unaffected by the Swadeshi Movement of 1905 – Farmers, Muslims
42. Who was the critic of Swadeshi movement and pleaded for a better
understanding between the East and the West – Rabindra Nath Tagore
43. Which Indian is known as Gurudev? : - Rabindra Nath Tagore.
44. Who had called Rabindra Nath Tagore as ‘The Great Sentinel’? - Maulana Abul
Kalam Azad
45. The method of protest of the moderate leaders of the Congress was –
Constitutional Agitation
46. Which statement defines extremist ideology during the early phase of the Indian
freedom movement- Obtaining self government by aggressive means in place of
petition and constitutional ways
47. Out of Gopal Krishna Gokhale, Bipin Chndra Pal, Lokmanya Tilak and Lala Lajpat
Rai who was not an outstanding leader of Militant Nationalism – Gopal Krishna
Gokhale
48. With reference to the period of extremist nationalist movement in India with its
spirit of Swadeshi, given statements are correct
a. M Abdul Rasool (and not Liaquat Hussain) led the Muslim peasant of Barisal in
their agitation
b. In 1898 the scheme of national education was formulated by Satish Chandra
Mukharjee

c. The Bengal National College was founded in 1906 with Aurobindo as its
Principal
d. Tagore preached the cult of AtmaShakti, the main plank of which was social
and economic regeneration of the villages
49. Who accused the Indian National Congress of practicing the politics of pray,
petition and protest- Bal Gangadhar Tilak
50. The Congress policy of pray and petition ultimately came to an end under the
guidance of – Bal Gangadhar Tilak
51. Who called the Indian National Congress as a “Begging Institute “ – Tilak
52. Bal Gangadhar Tilak was given the epithet of Lokmanya during – Revolutionary
Movement.
53. Out of Lala Lajpat Rai, Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Gopal Krishna Gokhale and Subhash
Chandra Bose, Bal Gangadhar Tilak never presided a session of Indian National
Congress.
54. Who is popularly known as Sher-e- Punjab- Lala Lajpat Rai
55. To whom was the title of ‘Punjab Kesari’ conferred – Lala Lajpat Rai
56. Who was considered by Lala Lajpat Rai as his political guru – Mazzini
57. Out of Pherozeshah Mehta, DadaBhai Naoroji, Gopal Krishna Gokhale and Lala
Lajpat Rai, who was not associated with the moderates in the Indian National
Congress – Lala Lajpat Rai
58. Who called the Congress Conference as the ‘Annual National Festival of
Educated Indians’? – Lala Lajpat Rai
59. Out of Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Madan Lal, Uddham Singh and G K Gokhale who was
not an extremist – G K Gokhale
60. Out of Bipin Chndra Pal, B.G. Tilak, Lala Lajpat Rai and G.K. Gokhale, which was
not an extremist nationalist leader – G.K. Gokhale
61. Out of Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Dadabhai Naoroji, M G Ranade and Gopal Krishna
Gokhale, who was not known as a moderate in the National Movement – Bal
Gangadhar Tilak
62. Out of Gopal Krishna Gokhale, Bal Gangadhar Tilak, A.O. Hume and Madan
Mohan Malviya, who was not a moderate – Bal Gangadhar Tilak
63. “A graduate at 18, professor and associate editor of the Sudharak at 20,
Secretary of the Sarvjanik Sabha and of the Provincial Conference at 25,
Secretary of the National Congress at 29, leading witness before an important
Royal Commission at 31, Provincial legislator at 34, Imperial legislator at 36,
President of the Indian National Congress at 39, a patriot whom Mahatma
Gandhi himself regarded as his master”. This is how a biographer describes –
Gopal Krishna Gokhale
64. Gopal Krishna Gokhale presided over the session of the Congress in-1905
65. Who presided over the Banaras Session of the Indian National Congress in 1905
– Gopal Krishna Gokhale
66. Congress passed the ‘Swaraj’ Resolution in the year 1905. The purpose of the
resolution was – to secure self rule
67. Which leader presided over the Congress session at Calcutta in 1906- Dada Bhai
Naoroji
68. Swaraj as a national demand was first made by – Dadabhai Naoroji
69. Dadabhai Naoroji was formally known as – Grand Old Man of India
70. Who was called the ‘ Grand Old Man of India’ – Dadadbhai Naoroji
71. Who was the first Indian to be elected to the British Parliament- Dadabhai
Naoroji
72. Given statements about Dadabhai Naoroji are correct
a. He wrote a book ‘Poverty and Un-British Rule in India’
b. He worked as a Professor of Gujarati in the University College, London
c. He laid the foundation of woman’s education in Bombay
d. He was the elected as a member of the British Parliament on the ticket of the
Liberal party
73. Given statements about Dadabhai Naoroji are correct
a. He was the first Indian to be appointed as Professor of Mathematics and
Physics at Elphinstone College, Bombay
b. He was elected as the member of the British Parliament in 1892
c. He started a Gujarati Journal ‘Rast Goftar’
d. For three times he had presided over Indian National Congress
74. In which session of Indian National Congress, the word ‘Swaraj’ was uttered for
the first time – Calcutta Session, 1906
75. The first leader to use word Swaraj was –Dayanand Saraswati (Although Bal
Gangadhar Tilak made this word popular through use of statement “Swaraj is my
birthright and I shall have it “)
76. Four resolutions were passed at the famous Calcutta Session of the Indian
National Congress in 1906. The question of either retention or rejection of these
four resolutions became the cause of a split in Congress at the next Congress
Session held in Surat in 1907. Out of the following which was not one of those
resolutions (Ans-a)
a. Annulment of partition of Bengal
b. Boycott
c. National Education
d. Swadeshi

77. Out of Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Dada Bhai Naoroji, M G Ranade and Gopal Krishna
Gokhale who was not known as a moderate in the National Movement – Bal
Gangadhar Tilak
78. Who is known as the father of Indian Unrest – Lokmanya Tilak (Bal Gangadhar
Tilak)
79. Who called Bal Gangadhar Tilak as the “Father of Indian Unrest”- Indian
National Congress – Valentine Chirol
80. Who said, “Tilak is the Father of Indian Unrest” – V. Chirol
81. Who has been called as the ‘Father of Indian Unrest’ – B.G. Tilak
82. Ganpati Festival in Maharashtra was started by – Bal Gangadhar Tilak
83. Who transformed the traditional Ganapati festival of Maharashtra into a
national festival and gave it a political character – Bal Gangadhar Tilak
84. Which extremist leader of the freedom movement was given 6 years jail
punishment in 1908- Bal Gangadhar Tilak
85. Out of Feroz Shah Mehta, Gopal Krishna Gokhale, Bipin Chandra Pal, who was an
extremist – Bipin Chandra Pal
86. Which movement has contributed to a split in the Indian National Congress
resulting in the emergence of ‘Moderates’ and ‘Extremists’ – Swadeshi
Movement
87. The process of split in the Congress in the early years of the twentieth century
began over
a. Strategies of the Congress Movement
b. Objectives of the Congress
c. Participation of the people in the Congress Movement
88. ‘Split of Surat’ in Indian National Congress was held in – 1907
89. When was the first partition of Indian National Congress was held – 1907
90. The President of the Surat Session of Indian National Congress(1907) was – R B
Bose (Rash Behari Bose)
91. Where did the Indian National Congress got divided into two wings: Moderates
and Extremist – Surat Session 1907
92. At which session of the Indian National Congress, it got divided into two groups-
‘Naram Dal’ and ‘Garam Dal’ – Surat
93. Out of Hume, Dufferin, Tilak and Gandhiji, Surat Split was led by- Tilak
94. What was the main reason for the split in the Indian National Congress at Surat
in 1907- Extremist lack of faith in the capacity of the moderates to negotiate with
the British Government
95. In 1908, Bal Gangadhar Tilak was imprisoned for – 6 years
96. After the sentencing of B G Tilak who had pleaded for mercy on him and
said,”My interest in Tilak is that of a Sanskrit Scholar “- Max Muller
97. Consider the following statements (a is false but b is correct)
a. Bal Gangadhar Tilak was a communalist
b. He used the religion as a political weapon
98. The Indian Muslims, in general, were not attracted to the extremist movement
because of the – Extremist policy on harping of the Hindu Part
99. Out of Aurobindo Ghosh, Ferozshah Mehta, Dadabhai Naoroji and Subhash
Chandra Bose, which leader was the supporter of Swadeshi – Aurobindo Ghosh
100. Out of Aurobindo Ghosh, Dadabhai Naoroji, G K Gokhale and S N Banerjee
which leader belonged to the Extremist Wing of the Congress – Aurobindo Ghosh
101. Who propounded the doctrine of ‘Passive Resistance’ – Aurobindo Ghosh
102. Who said “Political Freedom is the life breath of a nation”? :- Aurobindo Ghosh.
103. ‘New lamps for Old’ was a series of articles (1893-94) that criticized the
Congress for being out of touch with the ‘Proletariat’. Who was the author of
these articles? : - Aurobindo Ghosh
104. Indian National Congress came to be dominated by the extremist after – 1906
105. The first European to be elected as the President of the Indian National
Congress was – George Yule
106. On which session was “Jana-Gana Mana” first sung – 1911 Session of INC
107. Who was the founder of All India Muslim League- Nawab Salimullah Khan
108. In 1906 Muslim League was founded at – Dhaka
109. All India Muslim League was founded in the year – 1906
110. Who was the first President of the Muslim League – Agha Khan
111. The Muslim deputation met Minto in 1906 at Shimla and pleaded for –
Separate electorate for Muslims
112. The annual session of Muslim League in the year 1907 was held at – Karachi
113. A London branch of all the All India Muslim League was published in 1908
under the presidency of – Ameer Ali
114. Morley-Minto Reform Bill was passed in – 1909
115. Seeds of discord were present in which event during National Movement and
which eventually divided the country was- Reservation of Seats and separate
electorates for Muslims in legislative assemblies
116. The Indian Council Act of 1909 was provided for –Communal Representation
117. With reference to the Indian freedom struggle the given statements are correct
a. Hakim Ajmal Khan was one of the leaders to start a nationalist and militant
Ahrar Movement
b. When the Indian Nationalist Movement was formed, Sayyid Ahmad Khan
opposed it
c. The All-India Muslim League which was formed in 1906 supported the
partition of Bengal and separate electorates
d. Maulana Barkat Ullah and Maulana Obeidullah Sindhi were among those who
formed a Provisional Government of India in Kabul
118. Consider the following statements (a is correct and b is false)
a. League refused to accept the rights of the Muslims related to Congress for the
aim to be achieved
b. Only the Muslim League has the right to do so
119. Out of Lala Lajpat Rai, Annie Besant, Moti Lal Nehru and Bal Gangadhar Tilak
who was never elected as a President of the ‘Indian National Congress ‘- Bal
Gangadhar Tilak
120. Out of Sucheta Kripalani, Aruna Asaf Ali, Annie Besant and Vijay Laxmi Pandit,
who became the President of Indian National Congress - Annie Besant
121. What was the capital of India before Delhi under British period- Calcutta
122. Delhi became the capital of India in – 1911
123. Out of 1901, 1905, 1911 and 1912, in which year the capital of India has been
transferred from Calcutta to Delhi – 1912 (Please note that King George Vth
proclaimed to transfer the capital from Calcutta to Delhi, but this transfer actually
took place in 1912. So, if the options contain both 1911 and 1912, then choosing
1912 would be better. In case 1912 is not given, you can choose 1911)
124. The transfer of capital of British India from Calcutta to Delhi was affected
during the period of-Lord Hardinge (in 1911)
125. A bomb was thrown on the occasion of his state entry from Delhi at – Lord
Hardinge
126. Bihar became a separate state during the British rule in the year – 1912
127. At which place was the 27th session of the Indian National Congress held Indian
National Congress – Bankipur
128. One Governor General of India took part in one of the Congress sessions.
Identify the Governor General and place where the session was held – Lord
Wellington-Bombay (1915)
129. Given statements about Annie Besant are correct
a. Annie Besant was responsible for starting the Home Rule Movement
b. Annie Besant was not the founder of the Theosophical Society (its founders
were Madame Blavatsky and Henry Olcott)
c. Annie Besant was once the president of Indian National Congress
130. Two Home Rule Leagues were started in 1915-16 under the leadership of – Tilak
and Annie Besant
a. The first woman president of the Indian National Congress was Annie Besant
b. The first Muslim President of the Indian National Congress was Badruddin
Tyabji
132. Home Rule Movement was symbol of starting a new phase of freedom
movement in India because – It put a perfect project for the self-government
before the nation
133. Who launched the first Home Rule League Movement- Annie Besant
134. Annie Besant was mostly associated with – Home Rule Movement
135. Out of C R Das, S. Subrahmaniyam, Annie Besant and B G Tilak, who is not
associated with the Home Rule League – C R Das
136. Out of Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Annie Besant, S. Subrahmaniyam Ayer and T S
Olcott who did not contribute to Home Rule League – T S Olcott
137. The movement which became popular during the first World War was the –
Home Rule League
138. In which conference could the Home Rule supported demonstrate their
political power successfully – Lucknow Conference of Congress in 1916
139. Which of the following statements is not correct about the Home Rule League
(Ans- d)
a. The Plan was first presented in 1914-15 by Annie Besant
b. The Home Rule League of Tilak was confined to Maharashtra, Karnataka,
Central Provinces and Berar
c. The Home Rule League founded by Tilak was much stronger
d. Despite the differences between Tilak and Besant, both the leagues continued
to exist
140. The Home Rule Leagues of Tilak and Annie Besant were merged into one in –
1918
141. Who was the proponent of Fabianism as a movement- Annie Besant
142. In which session of the Indian National Congress Bal Gangadhar Tilak had
expressed,“Swaraj is my birthright and I shall have it”.- Lucknow Session , 1916
143. ‘Swaraj is my birthright and I will have it’. This statement is concerned
with/said by – Bal Gangadhar Tilak
144. In December 1916 both the Indian National Congress and Indian Muslim League
held their sessions at – Lucknow
145. The Lucknow session of the Indian National Congress took place in 1916 was
presided over by – A C Mazumdar
146. Who was the chief architect of reconciliation between the Extremist and the
Moderates- Annie Besant (Please note that both Annie Besant and Bal Gangadhar
Tilak tried to bring to a compromise between Extremist and Moderates. So, both
were the architects. But the question had only Annie Besant in option, so we have
to be satisfied with Annie Besant only.)
147. The famous Lucknow Pact was signed between Congress and Muslim League in
-1916
148. Who made the agreement between Muslim League and Congress in 1916- B G
Tilak
149. What is the period of unanimity between Indian National Congress and Muslim
League – 1916-1922
150. The Congress for the first time accepted the system of separate electorate for
Muslims in the year – 1916
151. What implication was taken in Lucknow session of Congress in 1916- Separate
electorate demand of Muslim League was accepted
152. In which session of Indian National Congress, Mahatma Gandhi was apprised of
the problems of Champaran peasants – Lucknow Session 1916
153. Who was the first lady(woman) president of the Indian National Congress -
Annie Besant
154. For which session, the Congress elected its first women President – Calcutta
Session, 1917
155. Which international events influenced the course of the national movement in
India before the advent of Mahatma Gandhi
a. Italian-Abyssinian War 1898
b. Boxer Movement in China
c. Revolutionary Movement in Ireland
d. Victory of Japan in the Russo-Japanese War
156. Karamchand Gandhi was the Diwan of – Porbandar, Rajkot and Bikaner
157. Given statements are correct about Mahatma Gandhi
a. He received his early education in Rajkot
b. He married Kasturba at the age of 13
c. He studies Law at the Inner Temple, London
d. He was most influenced by Ruksin’s bond Unto the Last
158. Mahatma Gandhi said that some of his deepest convictions were reflected in a
book titled “Unto the Last” and the book transformed his life. What was the
message from the book that transformed Mahatma Gandhi- The good of the
individual is contained in the good of all
159. Who used to say, “ Wrong means can never take us to right end” – M K Gandhi
160. Who was the strong supporter of the principle that “Which is morally wrong
can never be politically right “ - M K Gokhale
161. Whose works have influenced Gandhian concept – Ruskin, Thoreau, Tolstoy
162. What does ‘Gandhian Innovation’ mean – To produce more output from less
input for more people
163. Out of South Africa -1903, London -1904, Delhi- 1905 and Ahmedabad – 1906
which pair is correctly matched regarding propounding the principle of
Trusteeship of Mahatma Gandhi – South Africa -1903
164. Who was the ‘Political Guru’of Mahatma Gandhi – G K Gokhale
165. Who commanded Mahatma Gandhi to spend the first year in India ‘with his ear
open but his mouth shut’ – Gopal Krishna Gokhale
166. Who had advised Gandhiji to be an observer and student in the country for one
year before entering in Indian Politics – Gopal Krishna Gokhale
167. Which idea is given by Gandhiji for family planning – Self-Control
168. Which of the following statements is not correct about Gandhian economy
(Ans-d)
a. He laid emphasis on the economy based on non-violence
b. Centralisation lead to exploitation and inequality, hence centralisation is
opponent of formation of non violent society
c. He was not in favor of mechanization of India
d. He did not favor mechanisation in USA
169. Mahatma Gandhi was a supporter of – Philosophical Anarchism
170. As per Mahatma Gandhi, politics meant – Activity for public welfare
171. Who coined the word ‘Satyagraha’- Mahatma Gandhi
172. Gandhiji started his first satyagraha against – Payment of Low Wages to workers
173. Mahatma Gandhi delivered his first public speech in Indian at –Varanasi
174. From where did Gandhiji launched his mission of freeing bonded labour –
Champaran (near Patna)
175. After returning from South Africa, Gandhiji launched his first successful
Satyagraha in – Champaran
176. At which place in Bihar, Gandhiji had his first statyagraha – Champaran
177. In which farmers’ movement did Mahatma Gandhi participated first of all –
Champaran
178. Who is associated with the Champaran Satygraha of Mahatma Gandhi – Raj
Kumar Shukla
179. Who invited Mahatma Gandhi to Champaran in connection with the Indigo
Cultivation – Raj Kumar Shukla
180. At which place in Bihar, Gandhiji started Satyagraha movement for the first
time in India- Champaran
181. Out of Ahmedabad, Bardoli, Champaran and Kheda, at which place did
Mahatma Gandhi first start his Satyagraha in India – Champaran
182. Tinkatiya system in Champaran meant – Cultivation of Indigo by the peasant on
3/20TH area of the land
183. With which place and cultivation ‘Teen Kathia’ Kanoon is related – Champaran-
Indigo(Neel)
184. Out of Izaradari, Tinkathia and Zenmis, Champaran Satyagraha was related to –
Tinkathia
185. Gandhiji’s Champaran Movement was for – Solving the problem of Indigo
workers
186. Those who joined Mahatma Gandhi during the Champaran Satyagraha included
– Rajendra Prasand and Anugraha Narayan Sinha
187. Who was the National leader of Champaran Indigo Movement- Mahatma
Gandhi
188. Who had opposed the Champaran Satyagraha of Mahatma Gandhi – N G Ranga
189. Given statements are correct about Champaran Satyagraha
a. It was connected with the peasants
b. It was launched against the Tinkatiya System
c. Dr Rajendra Prasand and J.B. Kripalani co-operated with M.K. Gandhi in it
d. It was not the first movement launched by Mahatma Gandhi at All India Level
(it was Rowlatt Act. Champaran was localised)
190. Out of Rajendra Prasad, Anugrah Narayan Sinha, JB Kripalani and Jai Prakash
Narayan who was not connected with the Champaran movement – Jai Prakash
Narayan
191. During India’s struggle for independence who was the first to start
‘Satyagraha’- Mahatma Gandhi
a. Raj Kumar Shukla persuaded Mahatma Gandhi to come to Champaran to
investigate the problem of peasants
b. Acharya J B Kripalani was one of the Mahatma Gandhi’s colleagues in his
Champaran investigation
193. In which movements did Mahatma Gandhi make the first use of hunger strike
as a weapon – Ahmedabad Strike
194. Who participated in ‘Satyagraha’ started by Gandhiji at Ahmedabad in 1917-18
– Labourers
195. Which struggle of Mahatma Gandhi was related to industrial workers-
Ahmedabad Satyagraha
196. For whom was Ahmedabad Satyagraha launched- Cotton Mill Workers
197. Which statement describes Gandhi and is true about him – An individualist
among Socialist and a Marxist among Socialist
198. According to Gandhiji, Non Violence is – A way to attain truth
199. Mahatma Gandhi is best known for –the use of passive resistance to achieve
Indian Independence
200. Out of ethics, religion, humanity and authority which is not a feature of the
Gandhian Model –Authority
201. Given statements are true as per Gandhian Principles
a. The aim of Satyagrahi is not to defeat the enemy
b. The weapon of Satyagraha is Ahimsa
c. Satyagrahi should be firm in his belief
d. Satyagrahi should have no ill feeling towards his enemies
202. Given statements about Gandhi are correct
a. Fought hard to improve the status of casteless untouchables
b. Launched the Non-Cooperation Movement
c. Began the Civil Disobedience Movement
203. The twin principle of Mahatma’s Gandhi Ram Rajya were – Truth and Non-
Violence
204. What was the last step in the Gandhian Strategy of Satyagraha – Strike
205. Who told, “Destruction is the best method of dealing with the foreign clothes”-
Mahatma Gandhi
206. Who regarded burning of the foreign clothes as an insensate waste during the
Non-Cooperation Movement – Rabindranath Tagore
207. Who opposed the burning of the foreign clothes during the Non-Cooperation
Movement- Rabindranath Tagore
208. Which of the given statements is not correct about Rabindranath Tagore (Ans -
d)
a. He sang the glories of ancient India and its culture
b. He considered Shivaji and Guru Govind Singh as a nation builder
c. Many of his songs refute the heroism of Marathas
d. He favored the economic aspects of Swadeshi Movement
209. Gandhi’s boycott of British made products was effective because British
considered India a major – Market for manufactured goods
210. According to Gandhiji, the cruelest form of violence is – Persistence of Poverty
211. Which Magazine was published by Mahatma Gandhi during his stay in South
Africa- Indian Opinion
212. Where is Phoenix Farm- Durban(South Africa)
213. Where did Gandhiji adopted ‘Seva Dharma’ – South Africa
214. In which railway station of South Africa, Mahatma Gandhi was thrown out of
the train – Pietermaritzburg
215. How many years did Gandhiji live in South Africa – 21 years
216. In which year Gandhi returned from South Africa – 1915
217. Given statements are correct about the Congress Session of Lucknow, 1916
a. Ambika Charan Majumdar was the President of this session
b. In this session the reunion between the liberal and the extremist was
established
c. Mahatma Gandhi was apprised of the problems of the peasants of Champaran
for the first time

218. Who called Gandhiji as ‘Mahatma’ for the first time – Rabindra Nath Tagore
219. The prefix ‘Mahatma’ was added with the name of Gandhi- During Champaran
Satyagraha
220. Which Gandhian follower was a teacher by profession – Rajendra Prasad
221. Which session of the Indian National Congress was for the first time attended
by M K Gandhi- Calcutta Session, 1901
222. When did Gandhiji come to Chhattisgarh first – 20 December 1920
223. Who was the secretary of Mahatma Gandhi during Naokhali – Pyare Lal
224. Out of Rajkot Satyagraha, Kheda Satyagraha, Vaikom Satyagraha and Non-
cooperation movement, in which satyagraha Gandhiji did not participate directly
– Vaikom Satyagraha
225. The given statements are correct related to Vaikom Satyagraha
a. It was a satyagraha against untouchability and caste discrimination
b. Mahatma Gandhi participated in this satyagraha
(The Vaikom Satyagraha was a significant social protest movement that
took place in the princely state of Travancore (present-day Kerala, India)
during the early 1920s. It was one of the pioneering movements against
untouchability and for the rights of lower-caste people to access public
roads and temples without any discrimination.The movement was initiated
primarily to challenge the discriminatory practices prevalent at the famous
Mahadeva Temple in Vaikom, where lower-caste individuals were denied
entry. Led by social reformers like K. P. Kesava Menon, K. Kelappan, and T.
K. Madhavan, as well as Mahatma Gandhi, the Vaikom Satyagraha gained
widespread support from various sections of society.)
226. Out of Sabarmati, Phoenix, Wardha and Sadaqat, which Ashram related to
Mahatma Gandhi is the oldest – Phoenix
227. Sabarmati Ashram established by Mahatma Gandhi during India’s
independence Movement is located on the outskirts of – Ahmedabad
228. Mahatma Gandhi set up an Ashram on the banks of Sabarmati near
Ahmedabad is known as – Satyagraha Ashram
229. The correct chronological order is – Champaran Satyagraha -- Ahmedabad Mill
Strike -- Kheda Satyagraha – Satyagraha Against Rowlatt Act - Non-Cooperation
Movement
230. What was the reason for Mahatma Gandhi to organize a Satyagraha on behalf
of the peasants of Kheda (Ans- only a)
a. The administration did not suspend the land revenue collection in spite of a
drought.
b. The administration proposed to introduce permanent settlement in Gujarat.

231. Among Kheda Satygraha, Civil Disobedience, Non-cooperation movement and
Champaran Satyagraha, which event occurred first – Champaran Satyagraha
232. Out of Swadeshi Movement, Khilafat Movement, Individual Satyagraha and
Quit India Movement, which movement is not related with Gandhiji – Swadeshi
Movement
233. Out of Quit India Movement, Civil Disobedience, Bardoli, and Kheda which was
not lead by Mahatma Gandhi – Bardoli
234. Which capitalist served as an AICC treasurer for many years and went to jail in
1930 – Jamnalal Bajaj
235. According to M K Gandhi, socio-economic improvement of untouchables can be
brought about – by establishing cottage industry for them
236. ‘Indian Cotton Merchant, Banker, Congressman and a close associate of
Mahatma Gandhi’. The description fits with – Jamnalal Bajaj
237. Out of Thomas Moore, A O Hume, Reverand Charlie Andrews and William
Wavell, Mahatma Gandhi’s close English compatriot during the freedom
movement was – Reverend Charlie Andrews
a. The first session of the Indian National Congress was held in Bombay
b. The second session of the Indian National Congress was held under the
presidentship of Dadabhai Naoroji
c. Both Indian National Congress and Muslim League held their sessions at
Lucknow in 1916 and concluded the Lucknow Pact
239. Who said that, “Congress Movement was neither inspired by the people, nor
devised or planned by them”- Sir Syed Ahmed
240. Out of Pherozeshah Mehta, Hakim Ajmal Khan, Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan and Sir
Syed Ahmed, which among them never concerned with Indian National Congress
– Sir Syed Ahmed
241. “The Congress is faltering to its fall and one of my greatest ambitions while in
India is to assist it to a peaceful demise.” This declaration was made by – Lord
Curzon
242. When was the Rowlatt Act passed- 1919
243. The Anarchical and Revolutionary Crime Act (1919) was popularly known as-
Rowlatt Act
244. Who was the Viceroy of India when Rowlatt Act was passed – Lord Chelmsford
245. The first venture of Gandhi in all India politics was the – Rowlatt Satyagraha
246. Who suggested launching of no tax campaign as a protest against Rowlatt Act -
Swami Shraddhanand
247. With reference to Rowlatt Satyagraha, which of the following statements is/are
correct? (Ans- only a and b)
a. The Rowlatt Act was based on the recommendations of the ‘Sedition
Committee’
b. In Rowlatt Satyagraha, Gandhiji tried to utilize the Home Rule League
c. Demonstrations against the arrival of Simon Commission coincided with
Rowlatt Satyagraha.
248. During the Indian Freedom Struggle why did Rowlatt Act arouse popular
indignation – It authorized the Government to imprison people without trial
249. The Rowlatt Act was passed to – Curtail the National and Revolutionary
Activities
250. The Rowlatt act aimed at –Imprisonment without trial and summary procedures
for trial
251. Which event aroused a wave of popular indignation that led to the massacre by
the British a Jallianwala Bagh – Rowlatt Act
252. Indian National Congress opposed the Rowlatt Act because it aimed – to limit
the individual liberty
253. Which important event immediately preceded Jalliawala Bagh Massacre-
Enactment of Rowlatt Act
254. Who was the Viceroy of India at the time of the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre in
1919 – Lord Chelmsford
255. Which event was characterized by Montague as ‘Preventive Murder’ –
Massacre of Jallianwala Bagh
256. The year 1919 in India history is related to – the tragedy of the Jallianwala Bagh
Massacre
257. General Dyer’s Name is associated with which event –Jallianwala Bagh
Massacre
258. Who killed General Dyer responsible for Jallianwala Bagh Massacre - Uddham
Singh
259. Uddham Singh killed in London – Sir Michael O’Dyer
260. The Hunter Commission was appointed after the - Jallianwala Bagh Massacre
261. During the Indian freedom struggle, a large unarmed crowd gathered in the
Jalliawala Baghat Amritsar on April 13, 1919 to protest against the arrest of – Dr
Saifuddin Kitchlew and Dr Satyapal
262. Jalliawala Bagh Massacre took place in the city – Amritsar
263. The massacre of the crowd at Jalliawala Bagh at Amritsar took place on – April
13, 1919
264. The year 1919 in Indian history is related to – For the tragedy of Jallianwala
Bagh Massacre
265. Who has founded the ‘Indian Society of Oriental Art’ to revive ancient art
tradition of India – Abanindranath Tagore
266. 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 (Jallianwala Bagh Massacre)was- Rabindra Nath
Tagore
267. Who gave up the title of ‘Sir’ in protest against the Jalliawala Bagh incident –
Rabindranath Tagore
268. The person who returned his honor to Indian Government on May 30, 1919
was- Rabindranath Tagore
269. As a means of protest against which incident, Rabindranath Tagore gave up his
honor of Knighthood – Jallianwala Bagh Massacre
270. Who resigned from the membership of Viceroy’s Executive Council as a protest
against Jallianwala Bagh Massacre – Sir Shankaran Nair
271. The task of drafting the Congress Inquiry Committee report on Jallianwala Bagh
Massacre was entrusted to – Mahatma Gandhi
272. The correct chronological order of the events is- Dr Satyapal’s Incarceration --
Jalliawala Bagh Massacre -- Amritsar Congress Session, 1919
273. The last session of Indian National Congress attended by Bal Gangadhar Tilak
was – Amritsar Session 1919
274. Out of B.G. Tilak, N.C. Kelkar, C.R. Das, I.B. Sen, who were elected to
collaborate with Mahatma Gandhi who was to author the new constitution of
the Congress as per the resolutions of Indian National Congress at Amritsar
Session, 1919 – N.C. Kelkar and I.B. Sen
275. Which of the following were the main objectives of the Khilafat movement?
(Ans – a and d only
a. To rouse anti-British feelings among the Muslim of India
b. To reform the Muslim society
c. To demand separate electorates and preserve the Khilafat
d. To save the Ottoman empire and preserve the Khilafat
276. The Congress supported the Khilafat Movement mainly for (Ans- a and c)
a. Reinstatement of Caliph
b. Removal of Caliph
c. Getting the sympathy of the Muslims
d. Marginalising Jinnah in the Congress
277. Khilafat Movement was supported by - Gandhiji
278. Why did Mahatma Gandhi support the Khilafat Movement – Gandhiji wanted to
win the support of the Indian Muslims against the British
279. Who viewed the Khilafat Movement as an opportunity for integrating Hindus
and Muslims which will not appear again within coming hundred years -
Mahatma Gandhi
280. Which Indian leader did not support the Khilafat Movement – Madan Mohan
Malviya
281. Who denounced the participation of Mahatma Gandhi in the Khilafat
Movement – M.A. Jinnah
282. Who warned Gandhiji not to encourage fanaticism of Muslim religious leaders
and their followers- Muhammad Ali Jinnah
283. Who was elected as the President of the All India Khilafat Conference in 1919 –
Mahatma Gandhi
284. The person who on April 4, 1919 delivered a speech on Hindu-Muslim unity
from the pulpit of Jama Masjid in Delhi was – Swami Shraddhanand
285. Who renounced the title of Haziq-ul-Mulk during the Khilafat agitation- Hakim
Ajmal Khan
286. Out of Shaukat Ali, Muhammad Ali, Shariatullah and Abul Kalam Azad, who had
started the Khilafat Movement – Shaukat Ali and Muhammad Ali
287. Who were the prominent leaders of the ‘Khilafat Movement’ – Maulana
Mohammad Ali and Saukat Ali
288. What was the result of the Khilafat Movement- Hindu-Muslim differences were
narrowed down
289. In which city was the conference of Khilafat Committee in 1920 held which
requested Gandhiji to assume the leadership of No-Cooperation Movement -
Allahabad
290. The correct chronological order of the events is -- Lucknow Pact -- Champaran
Satyagraha -- Jallianwala Bagh Massacre -- Khilafat Movement
291. ‘In this instance, we could not play off the Mohammedans against the
Hindus.”To which events did this remark of Aitchison relate – Khilafat and Non-
Cooperation Movement (1919-22)
292. Along with the Mahatma Gandhi, which Muslim leader lifted the bier of Bal
Gangadhar Tilak – Shaukat Ali
293. Which session of the Indian National Congress was presided over by C. Vijay
Raghav Chariar – Nagpur Session (1920)
294. In which session, the Congress declared its policy towards the Indian states for
the first time- Nagpur Session
295. Who moved the Non-Co-operation resolution in the Nagpur Session of the
Indian National Congress in 1920 – C.R. Das
296. Who gave up his legal practice during the Non-cooperation Movement –
Chittaranjan Das
297. Who supported the Non-cooperation Movement but could not see it’s result -
Bal Gangadhar Tilak

298. The title given by the British Government to Mahatma Gandhi which he
surrendered during the Non-Cooperation Movement was - Kaiser-i-Hind
299. ‘To attain Swaraj in a year’ was the aim of – Non-cooperation Movement
300. When did Gandhiji gave the slogan,”Swaraj in a year” – During Non-
Cooperation Movement
301. In which year the first Non-Cooperation movement was launched by the Indian
National Congress – 1920
302. Gandhiji launched the Non-Cooperation Movement in – 1920
303. When did the Non-cooperation Movement start on the question of the
Caliphate – 1920
304. Out of Non-Cooperation Movement, Salt Movement, Quit India Movement and
Neel Movement, the first Mass movement launched by Mahatma Gandhi was –
Non-Cooperation Movement
305. Identify the correct statements. The Non-cooperation Movement led to the
(Ans – only a, b and c)
a. Congress becoming a mass movement for the first time
b. Growth of the Hindu-Muslim Unity
c. Removal of fear of the British Might from the minds of the people
d. British Government’s willingness to grant political concessions to Indians
306. Given statements are correct about Non-cooperation Movement
a. The period of the Movement was from 1920-1922
b. Attainment of Swaraj within a year was its motto
c. It comprised the programme of boycott
d. M.A. Jinnah had not supported this movement
307. In which area was Rahul Sankrityanan active in the Non-cooperation
Movement of 1920 – Chhapra
308. In which district is Chauri Chaura situated –Gorakhpur
309. The Chauri-Chaura episode took place on – 5TH February 1922
310. Mahatma Gandhi suspended the Non-cooperation Movement because of – the
violent incident at Chauri Chaura
311. Non-cooperation Movement was launched in 1920. When it was ended – 1922
312. Where was Mahatma Gandhi when the Chauri Chaura incident took place-
Calcutta
313. After which incident, Mahatma Gandhi called the Non-cooperation Movement
as his “Himalayan Blunder”- Chauri Chaura
314. Indicate true sequence of events concerning the postponement of the Non-
cooperation Movement (Ans- sequence is a, b, c, d)
a. Police firing in Chauri Chaura
b. Burning of the police station by annoyed crowd
c. Postponement of movement by Gandhiji
d. Arresting of Gandhiji
315. Due to which event, Mahatma Gandhi halted the Non-cooperation Movement -
Chauri Chaura Incident
316. The correct chronological order is -- Champaran Movement -- Jallianwala Bagh
Massacre -- Moplah Rebellion -- Chauri-Chaura Incident
317. The correct chronological order is -- Champaran movement -- Amritsar Case –
Moplah Revolt -- Chauri-Chaura Case
318. Who tabled a vote of censure against Gandhiji for calling off the Non-
cooperation Movement at the meeting of All India Congress Committee held on
February 24, 1922 at Delhi - Dr Moonje
319. Consider the following statements (both a and b are correct but b is not the
correct explanation of a)
a. Mahatma Gandhi postponed the Non-Cooperation Movement in 1922
b. The postponement was opposed by C.R. Das and Motilal Nehru
320. What was the main outcome of 1921-22 Non Cooperation Movement – Hindu-
Muslim Unity
321. Lala Lajpat Rai was not in favor or non-cooperation movement initially but later
he joined in favor with Gandhi.
322. The sequence given below is correct
Chauri Chaura incident -- Bardoli Resolutions -- Suspension of Non-Cooperation
Movement
323. Out of Kashi Vidyapeeth, Gujarat Vidyapeeth, Jamil Milia and Kashi Hindu
Vishva Vidyalaya,the institutions that were founded during the Non-Cooperation
Movement include - Kashi Vidyapeeth, Gujarat Vidyapeeth, Jamia Milia
324. Who was the president of Gaya Session of the Indian National Congress held
in 1922- Chittaranjan Das
325. Who resigned from the Presidency of the Congress for making the Swaraj Party
–C.R. Das
326. The famous slogan ‘Swaraj should be for the common people not only for the
classes’ was given by - C.R. Das
327. Who is also known as Deshbandhu- Chittranjan Das
328. Swaraj Party was formed by - C.R. Das (Chittaranjan Das)and Motilal Nehru
329. Out of Subhash Chandra Bose, C.R. Das, Jawaharlal Nehru and Motilal Nehru,
who were associated with the formation of ‘Swaraj Party’ – C.R. Das and Motilal
Nehru
330. What was the name of the party formed by Motilal Nehru and C.R. Das in 1923
A.D. - Swaraj Party
a. Annie Besant was the first woman to be the President of the Congress
b. C R Das was in prison when he functioned as the president of the Congress
c. AO Hume was the founder of Indian National Congress but he never presided
over it
d. Alfred Webb was the president of the Congress in 1894
332. Swaraj Party was formed after the failure of the – Non-Cooperation Movement
333. Out of Motilal Nehru , C.R. Das, N.C. Kelkar and Rajendra Prasad, who was not
associated with the Swaraj Party - Rajendra Prasad
334. Motilal Nehru was the leader of Swaraj Party. Out of Srinivas Iyer, Chittaranjan
Das, Vithalbhai Patel and C. Rajagopalachari, who was not in the Party- C.
Rajagopalachari
335. For which of the following reason/reasons, Swaraj Party was founded in India
(Ans- only a and b)
a. Withdrawl of Non-Cooperation Movement by Mahatma Gandhi
b. Entering in the council and restricting the Government of India’s Act of
1919 by not letting it work
c. Repression by the British Government
d. It is believed by the Indian’s that they should feel the experience of
administration
336. Who decided to launch the Independent Party on 16 December 1922.- Madan
Mohan Malviya and Motilal Nehru
337. When Congress leaders condemned the Montague-Chelmsford Report, many
moderates left the party to form the – Indian Liberation Front
338. The National Leader who was elected President (Speaker) of the Central
Legislative Assesmbly in 1925 was – Vithalbhai Patel
339. Who was the President of the Central Legislative Assembly in August 1925-
Vithalbhai Patel
340. Who was the first Indian Speaker in the Central Legislative Assembly –
Vithalbhai J. Patel
341. During 1923-28 the revival of revolutionary activities in Indian politics was due
to – Postponement of Non-Cooperation movement by Gandhiji
342. Who was the first Indian Woman President of the Congress – Sarojini Naidu
343. Simon Commission was appointed in – 1927
344. When did Simon Commission visit India- 1928
345. Which member of the Simon Commission belonged to the Liberal Party – Sir
John Simon
346. Simon Commission in 1928 came to India with the purpose - To consider
administrative reforms

347. The people of India agitated against the arrival of Simon Commission because -
There was no Indian member in the Simon Commission
348. Simon Commission of 1927 was boycotted because – There was no Indian
member in the Commission
349. Consider the following statement. (Both a and b are correct and b is the correct
explanation of a)
a. The Congress boycotted the Simon Commission
b. The Simon Commission did not have a single Indian Member
350. On whose suggestions were the Indian kept out of the Simon Commission-
Lord Irwin
351. With reference to the Simon Commission’s recommendation given statement is
correct - It recommended the replacement of diarchy with responsible
government in the provinces
352. Given statements are true about the Simon Commission
a. It was appointed to enquire into the working of the 1919 Act
b. It was headed by Sir John Simon
c. It recommended a Federal Form of Government
d. It was opposed by the Indian Leaders
353. Lala Lajpat Rai was injured - In lathi charge in protest to Simon Commission
354. Who among the trio-Lal, Bal, Pal became president of the Indian National
Congress – Lala Lajpat Rai
355. Consider the following statements. (Both a and b are individually true but b is
the correct explanation of a)
a. Protest, led by Lala Lajpat Rai was organized in Lahore in 1928 against
Simon Commission
b. Simon Commission did not have a single Indian member in it
356. Who demanded first the dominion status for India- Sir Tej Bahadur Sapru and
Jaykar
357. Nehru Report was prepared by – Motilal Nehri (M.L. Nehru)
358. The Nehru Report was drafted by a committee headed by Motilal Nehru and
the subject was Constitutional arrangement in India
359. With reference to the period of Indian Freedom struggle, which of the
following was/were recommended by the ‘Nehru Report’ (Ans- only b and c)
a. Complete Independence of India
b. Joint electorates for reservation of seats for minorities
c. Provision of fundamental rights for the people of India in the Constitution
360. Out of Jawahar Lal Nehru, Subhash Chandra Bose, Acharya Narendra Dev and
Jaya Prakash Narayan, who was/were responsible for the formation of the

Independence of India League in 1928 – Jawahar Lal Nehru, Subhash Chandra
Bose
361. The radical wing of the Congress Party with Jawaharlal Nehru as one of its main
leaders founded the Independence for India League in opposition to – The Nehru
Report
362. In which sessions of Muslim League, M.A. Jinnah put forth his 14 point proposal
– 1929
363. Which leader proposed to adopt Complete Independence as the goal of
Congress in the Ahmedabad Session of 1921- Hasrat Mohani
364. The ‘Deepavali Declaration’ issued in the year 1929 was related to the? –
Dominion status
365. Who raised the demand of ‘Complete Independence’ for the first time in 1921 -
Maulana Hasrat Mohani
366. During the Indian Freedom Struggle, who proposed that Swaraj should be
defined as Complete Independence free from all foreign control - Maulana
Hasrat Mohani
367. The proposal of Purna Swaraj was passed in Lahore Session of Congress in the
year – 1929
368. When did Congress pass the proposal of independence of India for the first
time- 1929
369. The 1929 session of the Indian National Congress is of significance in the history
of the Freedom Movement because the – Attainment of Poorna Swaraj was
adopted as the goal of the Congress
370. For the first time, Purna Swaraj was declared by the Congress at – Lahore
371. Who declared the aim of Congress as Purna Swarajya in the Lahore Session of
Congress in 1929 - JawaharLal Nehru
372. Who was the president of the Indian National Congress when the resolution of
Purna Swaraj was passed- Jawaharlal Nehru
373. The Poorna Swaraj Resolution adopted at the Lahore Session of the Indian
National Congress was moved by – J.L. Nehru
374. Which session of the Indian National Congress was presided by Jawaharlal
Nehru for the first time- Lahore Session 1929
375. The correct chronological order of the list of persons who became Presidents of
Indian National Congress is – Mahatma Gandhi(1924) – Sarojini Naidu (1925) –
Jawahar Lal Nehru (1929)—Vallabh Bhai Patel (1931)
376. In which session of the Indian National Congress Purna Swaraj was declared as
the goal of the Congress- Lahore 1929
377. The President of Lahore session of Indian National Congress (1929) was -
Jawaharlal Nehru
378. The Lahore Session of Indian National Congress (1929)is very important in
history because (Ans-only a)
a. The Congress passed a resolution demanding the complete independence
b. Rift between the extremists and moderates was resolved in that session
c. A resolution was passed rejecting two nation theory in that session
379. Who hoisted the Indian flag at midnight of December 1929 - Jawaharlal Nehru
380. When was the newly adopted tri-colour flag of freedom first hoisted - 31st
December 1929
381. Which of the following was not included in the resolutions of Lahore Session of
Congress in 1929 (Ans-d)
a. Declaration of India’s foreign Policy
b. Declaration of Complete Independence
c. Preparation to launch civil disobedience movement
d. Abolition of Untouchability
382. At which Congress Session was the working Committee authorized to launch a
programme of Civil Disobedience- Lahore
383. Gandhiji started Dandi March from-Sabarmati
384. Dandi March was started to – Break the salt law
385. In 1930, Mahatma Gandhi started Civil Disobedience Movement from - Dandi
386. The historic ‘Dandi March’ is associated with – Violation of Salt Law
387. The Civil Disobedience Movement followed the – Dandi March
388. Dandi Movement was undertaken/begun in -12 March, 1930
389. The date April 6, 1930 is known in Indian history for – Dandi March of Mahatma
Gandhi (Please note that 12 March 1930 is start date and 6 April 1930 is end date)
390. Which movement began with Dandi March – Civil Disobedience Movement
391. Out of Non-Cooperation Movement, Salt Satyagraha, Bardoli March and Quit
India Movement, in which movements women’s participation is considered to be
the highest - Salt Satyagraha
392. The correct chronological order of the events are – Morley-Minto Reforms --
Montague-Chelmsford Reforms -- Chauri-Chaura Outrage – Dandi Dandi March
393. The correct chronological order of the events in the history of the
Independence Movement of India is -- Swadeshi Movement -- Home Rule
Movement -- Non-Cooperation Movement -- Civil Disobedience Movement
394. The correct chronological order is -- Gandhi’s Champaran Movement --
Jalianwala Bagh Massacre -- Non-Cooperation Movement -- Civil Disobedience
Movement
395. The correct chronological order is – Lucknow Pact – Gandhi-Irwin Pact – Poona
Pact -- Final Withdrawal of Civil Disobedience Movement

396. Which one of the following statements is not correct about Mahatma Gandhi’s
Dandi March (Ans- c)
a. It was started from Sabarmati Ashram
b. The March terminated at Dandi, a village beside the sea
c. Mahatma Gandhi prepared salt at the sea shore
d. It was altogether a pedestrian march
397. Which one of the following statements is not correct about Mahatma Gandhi’s
Dandi March? (Ans- d)
a. It was altogether a pedestrian march
b. It started from Sabarmati Ashram and ended at Dandi
c. The entire march from Sabarmati was covered in 24 days
d. The march was started on 15 March, 1930
398. The statement,” I want world sympathy in this battle of Right against Might” is
associated with – Gandhiji’s Dandi March
a. Mahatma Gandhi – Dandi March
b. Jawaharlal Nehru -- Demand for Complete Independence in Lucknow Session
c. Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan -- Red Shirt Movement
d. Vallabhbhai Patel – Bardoli Satyagraha
400. Consider the following statements about salt agitation (a is correct and b is
false)
a. The salt agitation was launched by Mahatma Gandhi in 1930
b. Mahatma Gandhi’s objective was to make salt available to the poor free of
cost
401. Out of Bihar, Gujarat, Maharashtra and Bengal, which province had the highest
number of Satyagrahis in Mahatma Gandhi’s Dandi March - Gujarat
402. Where was Mahatma Gandhi when a raid was made by Congress Volunteers on
Darsana Salt Depot- In Yervada Jail
403. Which Jail was named as ‘Mandir’ by Gandhiji –Yervada
404. When Gandhiji was arrested in Salt Satyagraha, who took his place as the
leader of the movement - Abbas Tyabji
405. Which foreign journalist stayed with Gandhiji in his Sabarmati Ashram during
Dandi March - Webb Miller
406. Which American was with Mahatma Gandhi during his ‘Dandi March’ – Webb
Miller
407. Out of Dandi March, Quit India Movement, Arrival of Simon Commission and
Gandhi-Irwin Pact, which event occurred first - Arrival of Simon Commission
408. Acharya Vinoba Bhave was arrested for the first time for taking part in - Civil
Disobedience Movement

409. Who organized a march on the Tanjore coast to break the Salt Law in April in
1930- C. Rajagopalachari
410. The leader of ‘Lal Kurti’ Movement was - Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan
411. During the Indian freedom struggle, the Khudai Khidmatgars, also known as
Red Shirts, called for - The Pathan regional national unity and a struggle against
colonialism
412. The correct chronological order is – Surat Split – Simon Commission – Civil
Disobedience Movement – Khudai Khidmatgar
413. ‘Red Shirts’ organization was founded to – Take away the Britishers
414. Agitation against Chaukidari Tax in Begusarai was a part of - Civil Disobedience
Movement
415. Whose name is associated with the ‘Peshawar Incident’ of 1930 - Veer Chandra
Singh Garhwali
416. The soldiers of the Garhwal Regiment refused to fire on the revolutionaries in -
Civil Disobedience Movement
417. Jiatarang Movement started in - Manipur
418. Prabhavati Devi was the freedom fighter of which field- Patna
419. After the failure of the Civil Disobedience Movement, Gandhiji gave
importance to- Constructive Programmes
420. Gandhi-Irwin Pact was signed/took in – 1931
421. Who called Irwin and Gandhi as “The Two Mahatma’ – Sarojini Naidu
422. Who played an important role in the signing of Gandhi-Irwin Pact- Tej Bahadur
Sapru
423. The main purpose of Gandhi-Irwin pact was - To make the participation of
Congress easier in Round Table Conference
424. Whose adjournment was proposed in the Gandhi-Irwin Pact - Civil
425. When was the first Round Table Conference of Indian leaders summoned in
London by the British Government – 1930
426. Which Indian leaders attended the First Round Table Conference in London –
Maulana Mohammad Ali
427. Who represented Indian Christians in the first Round Table Conference held in
London- K.T. Paul
428. Given statements are true about first Round Table Conference
a. It was held in 1930
b. It was held to discuss the Report of Simon Commission
c. It was held in London
d. It was not attended by the Congress delegation

429. The Second Round Table Conference in London was held in the backdrop of
the– Irwin-Gandhi Pact
430. In which Round Table Conference the representative of the Indian National
Congress participated for the first time – Second Round Table Conference
431. Which Round Table Conference was represented by the Indian National
Congress – Second Round Table Conference
432. Who represented Congress in the second Round Table Conference - Mahatma
Gandhi
433. At which Round Table Conference held in London was Mahatma Gandhi
present – Only Second
434. Mahatma Gandhi when he visited London to participate in the Round Table
Conference stayed at - Kingsley Hall
435. Mahatma Gandhi left Bombay for London to participate in the Second Round
Table Conference as a Congress representative in the ship known as - S.S.
Rajputana
436. Who suggested the winding up of the Indian National Congress after India
attained independence – Mahatma Gandhi
437. Consider the following statements (a is false and b is true)
a. Jawaharlal Nehru represented Congress in the Indian National Congress in
the second Round Table Conference (1932)
b. It was implied in the Gandhi Irwin Pact (1931) that the Indian National
Congress will participate in the Second Round Table Conference(1932)
438. Mahatma Gandhi returned to India in December 1931 empty- handed from –
London
439. Out of Mahatma Gandhi, Sarojini Naidu, Madan Mohan Malviya and Maulana
Azad, which leaders participated in the 2nd Round Table Conference – Mahatma
Gandhi, Sarojini Naidu, Madan Mohan Malviya
440. On which issue did the Second Round Table Conference fail- Communal
Delegation
441. Which Round Table Conference was held in 1932 – Third
442. Given statements are correct about the Round Table Conferences
a. In the first Round Table Conference Dr. Ambedkar demanded separate
electorates for the depressed classes
b. In the Poona Pact, special provisions for representations of the depressed
people in the local bodies and civil services were made
c. The Indian National Congress did not participate in the Third Round Table
Conference
443. The meeting of Indian and British political leaders during 1930-32 in London
has often been referred to as the First, Second and Third Round Table
Conference. It would be incorrect to refer to them as such because - It was an
instance of a Conference held in three sessions and not that of three separate
conference
444. Who took Mahatma Gandhi’s gain in the Gandhi-Irwin Pact as “Consolation
Prize”- Alan Campbell Johnson
445. The correct chronological order is -- Home Rule Movement -- Rowlatt Act --
Simon Commission -- Gandhi-Irwin Pact
446. What was the name of the Indian who participated in all three Round Table
Conference – B.R. Ambedkar
447. Who regarded the Karachi Session of Indian National Congress(1931) as the
pinnacle of Mahatma Gandhi’s popularity and prestige - S.C. Bose
448. In which session of the Indian National Congress, Mahatma Gandhi said,
“Gandhi may die but Gandhiasm will remain forever” – Karachi Session, 1931
449. The correct Chronological order connected with India’s struggle for
independence is – Gandhi-Irwin Pact -- Execution of Bhagat Singh -- Karachi
Session of Indian National Congress-- Second Round Table Conference -- Poona
Pact (Please note that our of these 5 events, chronological order of various events
was asked in different combinations. I combined all of them to make a single
question to make the question more useful and to avoid confusions.)
450. The correct chronological order is -- Martyrdom of Chandra Shekhar Azad --
Gandhi-Irwin Pact -- Execution of Bhagat Singh -- Karachi Session of Indian
National Congress
451. The correct chronological order is -- Lahore Session of Indian National Congress
(1929) -- Gandhi-Irwin Pact -- Execution of Rajguru -- Karachi Session of Indian
National Congress
452. The correct chronological order is -- Nehru Report -- Civil Disobedience
Movement -- Gandhi-Irwin Pact – Poona Pact
453. The correct chronological order is – Simon Commission -- Dandi March --
Gandhi-Irwin Pact -- Poona Pact
454. Who drafted the resolution on fundamental rights for the Karachi Session of
Congress In 1931- Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru
455. Who presided over the Karachi Session of the Indian National Congress-
Vallabhbhai Patel
456. Given below is correctly matched (I have clubbed questions to avoid confusion
and make the question more useful)
a. 1885- Foundation of the Indian National Congress
b. 1905- The Partition of Bengal
c. 1909- Morley-Minto Reforms
d. 1919- Rowlatt Satygraha
e. 1920- Commencement of Non-Cooperation Movement
f. 1929- Lahore Session of Indian National Congress
g. 1931- Execution of Rajguru
457. Mahatma Gandhi presided over only in one session of the Indian National
Congress in 1924. Where was the session held- Belgaon (in 1924)
458. A separate electoral group was made by the communal Tribunal of Ramsay
MacDonald first time in August, 1932 - for Untouchables.
459. Who issued the 'Communal Award'? - Ramsay Macdonald.
460. When did Mahatma Gandhi start first fast unto death? - At the time of
Communal Award.
461. Mahatma Gandhi undertook fast unto death in 1932, mainly because – Ramsay
MacDonald announced the Communal Award.
462. Which were not allocated separate electorate and reserved seats by Communal
Award of MacDonald? - Buddhists.
463. How many seats were given to depressed classes under Communal Award and
Poona Pact? – 71 and 147 respectively
464. Out of Lucknow Pact, Karachi Agreement, Lahore Agreement and Poona Pact,
which among the given pacts/agreements was implemented after
announcement of “Communal Award “? – Poona Pact.
465. Dr. Ambedkar and Gandhiji had a Pact called: - Poona Pact.
466. Poona Pact was signed between: - Gandhiji and Dr B.R Ambedkar (Please note
that actually Gandhiji did not sign the Poona Pact. It was signed between followers
of Gandhiji and Dr B.R. Ambedkar)
467. Out of B.R. Ambedkar, Madan Mohan Malviya, C. Rajagopalachari and M.K.
Gandhi, who did not sign on historical Poona Pact of 1932? - M. K. Gandhi.
468. The Poona Pact was concerned with: - Depressed classes.
469. The purpose of Poona Pact was: - To provide representation of untouchables.
470. Consider the following statements (Both a and b are correct and b is the correct
explanation of a)
a. The Poona Pact defeated the purpose of Communal Award.
b. It paved the way for reservation of seats in the Parliament and the State
Assemblies for the SC and ST people.
471. Who established All India Harijan Sewak Sangh? – M K Gandhi
472. After Poona Pact of 1932, Harijan Sewak Sangh was established. Its President
was – Ghanshyam Das Birla
473. Who was the first President of all India Anti-Untouchability League (later
changed to Harijan Sevak Samaj)? - G D. Birla.
474. The first President of the All India Anti-Untouchability League formed in 1932,
was – G D. Birla.
475. The former name of Harijan Sewak Sangh was – All –India Anti-Untouchability
League
476. Out of Mahatma Gandhi, Dr B.R. Ambedkar, G.D. Birla, Swami Vivekanand,
Harijan Sevak Samaj was organized by – Mahatma Gandhi.
477. 'Depressed Classes League' was established by – Dr. B.R. Ambedkar.
478. Who said, “Mahatma Gandhi like fleeting phantom raises dust but not level?” -
Dr. B.R. Ambedkar.
479. Who is known as "Loknayak"? - Jayprakash Narayan.
480. By which name is Jay Prakash Narayan known? - Loknayak.
481. Jay Prakash diwas was celebrated in: - April, 1946.
482. Congress Socialist Party was organized in 1934 by: - Jai Prakash Narayan and
Acharya Narendra Dev
483. Who was a prominent leader of the Congress Socialist Party? - Acharya
Narendra Dev.
484. Who was the Convenor of All India Congress Socialist Party at Patna in 1934? -
Jaya Prakash Narayan
485. Jaya prakash Narayan was associated with the Party: - Congress Socialist Party.
486. The first session of Congress Socialist Party was held in year – 1934.
487. The first meeting of the Congress Socialist Party was held in – Patna.
488. With reference to Congress Socialist Party, which of the statements given
above is/are incorrect? (Ans – None of them)
a. It advocated the boycott of British goods and evasion of taxes.
b. It wanted to establish the dictatorship of the proletariat.
c. It advocated separate electorate for minorities and oppressed classes.
489. Bihar Socialist Party was founded by – J.P. Narayan.
490. Shri Narsingh Narayan was – Socialist
491. Which of the following statements are correct? (Ans- both a and b)
a. The “Bombay Manifesto” signed in 1936 openly opposed the preaching of
socialist ideals.
b. It evoked support from a large section of the business community from all
across India.
492. In which session of the Indian National Congress Jawahar Lal Nehru spoke of
socialism as the key to the solution of India’s problems- Lucknow (1936)
493. The Provincial Governments were constituted under the Act of – 1935.
494. In 1937 elections, Congress secured a clear majority in the State numbering. -
Six.
495. In how many provinces was the Congress ministry formed in the election of the
year 1937? - 6.

496. Out of the provinces of British India i.e. Central Province, Orissa, Bengal and
Punjab, identify those where the-Indian National Congress did not form a
ministry in 1937? – Bengal & Punjab.
497. Out of Bengal, Bihar, Madras, Orissa, the province where Indian National
Congress did not form ministry after general elections of 1937 was – Bengal.
498. About which act, Jawahar Lal Nehru said, “ We were provided with a car with
all brakes and no engine”? – Act of 1935
499. Which act introduced the principal of constitutional autocracy? – The
Government of India Act, 1935
500. Out of Madras, Bihar, Orissa and Bengal, in which state Congress did not won
an absolute majority in the election for the Legislative Assemblies which were
held under the 1935 Act? - Bengal.
501. Out of Central Province, Bihar, Punjab and Madras, in which province Indian
National Congress had not obtained a full majority in provincial Legislature
election held in 1937? - Punjab.
502. Out of Bihar, Madras, Orissa and Punjab, in which province was a Congress
ministry not formed under the Act of 1935? - Punjab.
503. Out of Bombay, Assam, Orissa and Bihar, the province where the Indian
National Congress could not get absolute majority during the general election of
1937 was — Assam.
504. The Tenure of the Congress ministries formed in the elections of 1937 after the
Act of 1935 was: - 28 Months.
505. After the formation of ministries in the province in 1937, Congress rule lasted
for: - 28 months.
506. In which Working Committee did the Congress adopted the policy of abolishing
land ownership? - Working Committee, 1937.
507. Who was entrusted with finance portfolio in the ministry formed in U.P after
the election of 1937? - Rafi Ahmad Kidwai.
508. The correct chronological order of the reports connected with Muslim
grievances in the Congress administered province is – Pirpur Report – Shareef
Report – Muslim Sufferings under Congress Rule
509. Muslim League celebrated the day of Deliverance in: - 1939.
510. Who was elected the President of Indian National Congress in 1938? - Subhash
Chandra Bose.
511. Who presided over the Haripura session of the Indian National Congress? - S.C.
Bose.
512. The Haripura session of Indian National Congress, 1938 was presided over by –
Subhash Chandra Bose

513. The president of the Indian National Congress for the year 1938 was – Subhash
Chandra Bose
514. ‘Haripura’ where annual session of Indian National Congress was held under
the Presidentship of Subhash Chandra Bose in 1937 is situated in the State of –
Gujarat.
515. Subhash Chandra Bose was chosen President of Congress in Tripuri Session of
Indian National Congress in the year 1939. Where is Tripuri? - Jabalpur.
516. In which session of Indian National Congress, Subhash Chandra Bose was
elected as President for the second time? - Tripuri Session.
517. Subhash Chandra Bose defeated Pattabhi Sitaramaiya and became President of
Indian National Congress at: - Tripuri Session, 1939.
518. Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose became the President of India National Congress
by defeating which leader? - P. Sitaramaiya.
519. Who was the first person to call Mahatma Gandhi ,”Father of Nation”- Subhash
Chandra Bose
520. While delivering the presidential address, the Congress President who
advocated the introduction of Roman Script for the Hindi language was –
Subhash Chandra Bose
521. The whole dispute between Subhash Chandra Bose and right wing, after the
Tripuri session Of Congress, centered round to the question of – Formation of
Congress Working Committee.
522. Which party was founded by Subhash Chandra Bose in the year 1939 after he
broke away from the Congress? - Forward Bloc.
523. Subhash Chandra Bose had founded ‘Forward bloc’ in the year – 1939 A.D.
524. Who formed the Forward Bloc? - Subhash Chandra Bose.
525. Who had written,”India’s salvation will not be achieved under the leadership of
Mahatma Gandhi”? :- Subhash Chandra Bose.
526. Who became the President of the Indian National Congress after the
resignation of Subhash Chandra Bose. - Rajendra Prasad.
527. Which Indian nationalist leader looked upon a war between Germany and
Britain as a god sent opportunity which would enable Indians to exploit the
situation to their advantage? - Subhash Chandra Bose.
528. What was the policy of Indian National Congress during 2nd World War? -
Cooperation of Britain in the case of assurance of Complete Independence.
529. Consider the following statements (Both a and b are individually true and b is
a. The Congress Ministries in all the provinces resigned in the year 1939.
b. The congress did not accept the decision of Viceroy to declare was against
Germany in the context of the Second World War.
530. Consider the following statements (both are false)
a. Indian National Congress had collaborated/assisted British in 2ND World War
b. Because they were expecting to gain complete independence
531. The congress ministries resigned in the seven provinces in 1939, because (Ans-
d)
a. The Congress could not form ministries in the other four provinces
b. Emergence of a ‘left wing’ in the Congress made the working of the ministries
impossible
c. There were widespread communal disturbances in their provinces.
d. None of the statements (a), (b) and (c) given below is correct.
532. Who was the British Prime Minister of Britain during Second World War? -
Winston Churchill.
533. When did the second World War end? - 1945.
534. Out of Sir Mohammad Iqbal, Sir Aga Khan, M.A. Jinnah and Chaudhary Rehmat
Ali and his friends, who had primarily used the word `Pakistan' for separate
State for Indian Muslims? - Chaudhary Rehmat Ali and his friends.
535. Who first put forward the proposal for a separate Muslim state in India? -
Mohammad Iqbal.
536. The Idea of a separate Nation for Muslims was given by – Sir Mohammad Iqbal.
537. The remark 'Nehru is a patriot, while Jinnah is a politician' was made by: - Sir
Mohammad Iqbal.
538. A separate homeland for Muslims found for the first time a definite expression:
- In the Presidential Speech of Iqbal at the Allahabad Session of Muslim League
(1930).
539. Out of Aga Khan, Nawab Salim Ullah, Liaqat Ali Khan and Md Ali Jinnah, who
led the movement for the separate State Pakistan? - Md. Ali Jinnah.
540. Who did the Chairmanship of Lahore Session (1940) of Muslim League? - Mohd.
Ali Jinnah.
541. Who called Mohammad Ali Jinnah as ‘Ambassador of Hindu-Muslim Unity’? -
Sarojini Naidu
542. Who has moved a resolution for the creation of Pakistan is the Muslim League
Session of 1940: - Khaliquzzaman.
543. The resolution demanding the formation of Pakistan was passed by Muslim
league in the year of — 1940.
544. The Pakistan Resolution was adopted by the Muslim League in: - March, 1940.
545. The Muslim League Annual Session which gave effect to Jinnah's Two Nation
Theory was held in: - Lahore.
546. Muslim League had put their proposal of division of India in the session of: -
Lahore.

547. Which of the following statements is not true about Muhammad Ali Jinnah
(Ans-d)
a. He was the supporter of two-nation theory
b. He presided over the Lahore Session of Muslim League in 1940
c. He had not participated in the Non-Cooperation Movement
d. He always kept a diary
548. When did the Muslim League celebrate the 'Pakistan Day'? - 23rd March, 1943.
549. Whom did Rajendra Prasad consider as the father of Pakistan? – Lord Minto
(since Lord Minto was the part of Minto Morley reforms of 1909 which introduced
communal electorate in India and thus sowed the seeds of partition in India)
550. Given below is correctly matched (President – Places where meeting of Indian
National Congress was held)
a. Abul Kalam Azad- Ramgarh (1940)
b. Sarojini Naidu – Kanpur (1925)
c. Motilal Nehru – Amritsar (1919)
d. Dr Rajendra Prasad – Bombay (1934)
551. Who was selected as first Satyagrahi in Individual Satyagraha Movement by
Mahatma Gandhi – Vinoba Bhave.
552. Who started the Individual Civil Disobedience? - Vinobe Bhave.
553. In the ‘Individual Satyagraha’, Vinoba bhave was chosen as the first Satyagrahi.
Who was the second? - Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru.
554. Who was the third Satyagrahi of Individual Satyagraha launched by Mahatma
Gandhi in 1940 – Brahma Dutt
555. The word ‘Sarvodya’ was primarily used by – Mahatma Gandhi.
556. In which year did the Cripps Mission come to India? - 1942
557. Which Prime Minister sent Cripps mission to India? - Winston Churchill.
558. The plan of Sir Stafford Cripps envisaged that after the Second World War –
India should be given Dominion status.
559. An important aspect of the Cripps Mission of 1942 was: - The creation of an
Indian Union with Dominion. Status will be soon after the Second World War.
560. Who said ‘Here is a revolution taking place and we should move quickly’? – Sir
Stafford Cripps
561. Choose the correct answer from the code given below. Sir Stafford Cripps came
to India with a draft declaration of proposals of British Government included
that (Ans – all of them)
a. India should be given a dominion status.
b. All provinces and States must be merged to make the Indian Union.
c. Any Province or the State can take the decision to live outside of the Indian
Union.
d. Indian Constitution must be constituted by the people of India.

562. Which one of the following is not true about the Cripps Mission? (Ans - c)
a. Dominion status at the end of the war
b. Acceptance of the Constitution framed by Constituent Assembly
c. The formation of new working Council with equal representation for both
Hindus and Muslims
d. Any province could remain outside the Indian Union
563. Choose the correct options. The ‘Cripps’ proposal include the provision for
(Ans-only b)
a. Full independence for India
b. Creation of Constitution-making body
564. Who among the following were official Congress negotiators with Cripps
Mission? - Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru and Maulana Azad.
565. Who viewed the Cripps proposal as a post-dated cheque upon a crashing bank?
- Mahatma Gandhi.
566. Who called Movements of Gandhiji as ‘Political Blackmail’? - Lord Linlithgow.
567. Where did the congress Working Committee meet to pass the “Govt Indian
Resolution” of 14th July, 1942? - Wardha.
568. On 6th July, 1942, at the Working Committee of the Congress, Mahatma Gandhi
discusses for the first time his ‘Quit India Policy’. The president of the Committee
at that was – Maulana Abul Kalam Azad.
569. Quit India Movement was launched in response to – Cripps Proposals.
570. ‘Quit India Movement’ was reaction of ? (Ans- a, b and d only)
a. The disappointment of Indians against Cripps Mission
b. The threat of Japanese attack on India
c. To provoke countrymen to adopt violent means by Gandhiji’s articles
d. Due to passing the proposal of August 1942, by AICC
571. The Prime Minister of England during Quit India Movement was – Churchill
572. Quit India movement began on – 9th August, 1942.
573. Why is the year 1942 important? - Quit India Movement.
574. The Quit India Movement against British was launched in – 1942.
575. In which ground of Bombay the proposal was passed for ‘Quit India
Movement’? – Gowalia Tank
576. Quit India Movement was primarily launched at – Bombay
577. Where did the Congress launch the Quit India Movement on August 8, 1942? -
Bombay
578. The statement. “We shall either free India or die in the attempt” is associated
with – Quit India Movement.
579. The draft of the “Quit India” Resolution was prepared by – Mahatma Gandhi.
580. The slogan ‘Do or Die’ was given by – Mahatma Gandhi.
581. The slogan ‘Do or Die’ was related with – Quit India Movement

582. ‘Do or Die’ call was given by Gandhiji during – Quit India Movement.
583. The correct chronological order of the national movements is - Champaran
Satyagraha -- Non-Cooperation Movement -- Dandi March -- Quit India Movement
584. The correct chronological order is – Civil Disobedience Movement -- Individual
Satyagraha -- Cripps Mission -- Quit India Movement
585. The correct chronological order of the events associated with the history of
Independence Movement of India – Home Rule Movement -- Non-Cooperation
Movement -- Civil Disobedience Movement -- Quit India Movement
586. The correct chronological order is – Khilafat Movement – Non-Cooperation
Movement – Civil Disobedience Movement – Quit India Movement
587. The correct chronological order is -- Swadeshi Movement -- Jallianwala Bagh
Massacre -- Dandi March -- Quit India Movement
explanation of a)
a. Quit India Movement succeeded in awakening and encouraging people
b. People have assimilated the slogan of ‘Do or Die’
589. On the eve of launch of Quit India Movement, Mahatma Gandhi
a. Asked the government servants to resign.
b. Asked the soldiers to leave their posts
c. Asked the Princes of the Princely States to accept the sovereignty of their own
people.
590. Consider the following statements (a is true but b is false)
a. Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) was separate from Quit India Movement,
1942.
b. It thought that the freedom of India will be delayed due to this Movement.
591. Who was the president of the Indian National Congress when it passed the Quit
India’ resolution? - Maulana Abul Kalam Azad.
592. The correct match is (Movement - Person)
a. Khilafat Movement – Ali Brothers
b. Home Rule Movement – Bal Gangadhar Tilak
c. Civil Disobedience Movement – Khan Brothers
d. Quit India Movement – B.R. Ambedkar
a. Vinoba Bhave – Individual Satyagraha
b. B.G. Tilak – Home Rule Movement
c. Aruna Asaf Ali – Quit India Movement
d. Sarojini Naidu – Dharsana Raid
594. When did Baldev Sahai resigned from the post of Advocate General? - 1942.
595. The Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Army during Quit India Movement was –
Lord Wavell.

a. The Quit India Movement marked the culmination of Indian National Movement
b. After the Quit India Movement it was a need of time to find a suitable
mechanism for transfer of power
a. As a result of Quit India Movement, British and Muslims came closer to each
other due to similar hatred for Congress.
b. Jinnah had worked as staunch ally of the British Government and asked the
Muslims to stay away from Congress’s Movement of 1942
598. Which one of the following had seconded the Quit India Resolution’ of 1942? -
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.
599. Sachchidananda Sinha was associated with: - Quit India Movement.
600. By whom the Quit India Resolution was moved in the Bombay Session of the
congress in the year 1942? - Jawaharlal Nehru.
601. Who of the following was the President of Indian National Congress for
consecutive/continuously six years? - Abul Kalam Azad.
602. Out of Aruna Asaf Ali, Jai Prakash Narayan, Usha Mehta, who ran ‘Congress
Radio’ during the Quit-India movement – Usha Mehta.
603. During the freedom struggle, Aruna Asaf Ali was a major woman organizer of
underground activities in -Quit India Movement.
604. With which Movement is Aruna Asaf Ali associated? - Quit India Movement.
605. With reference to Indian Freedom struggle, Usha Mehta is well known for –
Running the secret Congress Radio in the wake of Quit India Movement.
606. Out of Jaya Prakash Narayan, Subhash Chandra Bose, Ram Manohar Lohia and
Sucheta Kripalani, who made regular broadcasted on Congress Radio operated
during Quit India Movement? - Ram Manohar Lohia.
607. Out of J.B. Kripalani, Ram Manohar Lohia, Achyut Patwardhan and Jai Prakash
Narayan, who had secretly escaped from the jail and organized underground
activities during Quit India Movement? - Jai Prakash Narayan.
608. In which context did Jai Prakash Narayan get the recognition of national
leader? - Quit India Movement.
609. Out of Ballia, Satara, Hazaribagh and Meerut, name those places where parallel
Governments were established during ‘Quit India Movement.’ - Ballia & Satara.
610. Out of Allahabad, Lucknow, Ballia and Faizabad, in which district of Uttar
Pradesh, Parallel Government was established during Quit India Movement? -
Ballia.

611. Out of Jaunpur, Azamgarh, Ballia and Ghazipur, which district of Uttar Pradesh,
parallel Government was established during Quit India Movement – Ballia
612. Where was Mahatma Gandhi arrested in connection with Quit India
Movement? - Bombay
613. After passing the resolution of ‘Quit India Movement’ Gandhiji was kept in – In
Aga Khan Palace.
614. . Dr. Rajendra Prasad was arrested on 9th August, 1942 and was sent to –
Bankipur Jail.
615. The American publicist who was with Mahatma Gandhi during his ‘Quit India’
movement was – Louis Fischer
616. Out of Champaran Movement, Non-Cooperation Movement, Quit India
Movement and Dandi March, which stands third in the chronological order –
Dandi March (Please note that the correct chronological order of the events is
Champaran Movement, Non-Cooperation Movement, Dandi March, Quit India
Movement)
617. The correct chronological order is – Non-cooperation movement, Simon
Commission, Nehru Report, Quit India Movement
618. Which journalist is the biographer of Mahatma Gandhi? - Louis Fischer.
619. Louis Fischer was the biographer of Mahatma Gandhi, he was – An American
Journalist.
620. Louis Fischer, the biographer of Mahatma Gandhi, was associated with the
movement of – Quit India Movement.
621. Which area was affected widest with the communal riots due to ‘Quit India’
Movement? - Bihar & United Province.
622. Out of B.R. Ambedkar, Jawahar Lal Nehru, Mahatma Gandhi and None of them,
Quit India Movement was led by – None of them (Please note that though Quit
India Movement was launched by Mahatma Gandhi but in the early hours of
August 9, in a single sweep, all the top leaders of the Congress were arrested and
taken to unknown destination. Removal of leaders left the younger and militant
elements at their own initiative leading to violence at various places. So, though
Gandhiji launched the movement but couldn’t lead the movement due to his
arrest.)
623. Which one of the following observations is not true about the Quit India
Movement of 1942? (Ans-b as per UPSC Official Answer key)
a. It was a non-violent Movement
b. It was led by Mahatma Gandhi
c. It was a spontaneous movement
d. It did not attract the labour class in general
624. The given parties did not support ‘Quit India Movement’?

a. The Hindu Mahasabha
b. The Communist Party of India
c. The Unionist Party of Punjab
explanation of a)
a. Lord Linlithgow described the August Movement of 1942 as the most serious
rebellion since Sepoy Mutiny
b. There was a massive upsurge of the peasantry in certain areas.
626. After Quit India Movement, C. Rajagopalachari issued a pamphlet entitled “The
Way Out” Which one of the following was a proposal in this pamphlet? - A
solution to the Constitutional deadlock.
627. About Kanaklata Barua (Kanaklata Barua was a brave Indian freedom fighter
and a symbol of women's participation in the struggle for independence from
British rule. She was born on December 22, 1924, in Assam, India. Kanaklata Barua
is best remembered for her role in the Quit India Movement and her sacrifice for
the cause of freedom.During the Quit India Movement of 1942, which was a
nationwide civil disobedience movement against British rule, Kanaklata Barua
played a significant role in Assam. She was a member of the Women's Volunteer
Corps and took part in various protest activities and marches.One of the most
remarkable events associated with Kanaklata Barua's life is the "Oxomiya Bharat
Nirman Dal" rally that she led on September 20, 1942. The rally was organized to
hoist the national flag in front of the local police station in Gohpur, Assam, as a
part of the Quit India Movement. Unfortunately, the police opened fire on the
peaceful protesters, and Kanaklata Barua, holding the national flag, was mortally
wounded and died on the spot.
Kanaklata Barua's sacrifice and courage became an inspiration for many, and she
is remembered as a symbol of the Indian spirit of freedom and resistance. She is
particularly celebrated in Assam for her significant contribution to the struggle for
independence and for challenging gender norms by actively participating in the
fight for India's freedom.)
628. Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose was born in the city of – Cuttack.
629. Out of Gyani Pritam Singh, Mohan Singh, Subhash Chandra Bose and Major
Iwaichi Fujiwara, I.N.A. was the brain child of – Gyani Pritam Singh and Major
Iwaichi Fujiwara
630. Out of Subhash Chandra Bose, Mohan Singh, Chandra Shekhar Azad and Bhagat
Singh, the result of whose brain is I.N.A. and who founded it? - Mohan Singh
631. Out of Mohan Singh, Niranjan Singh Gill, Shahnawaz and Subhash Chandra
Bose, who suggested the idea of the Indian National Army – Mohan Singh.
632. The first commander of “Azad Hind Fauj” was – Mohan Singh.

633. The ‘Azad Hind Fauj Day’ was observed on – 12 November, 1945.
634. In which year was the Indian National Army founded? – 1942 (Please note that
The Indian National Army (also known as Azad Hind Fauz) was an armed force
formed by Indian nationalists in 1942 in Southeast Asia during World War II. Its
aim was to secure Indian independence from British rule. It formed an alliance
with Imperial Japan in the latter's campaign in the Southeast Asian theatre of
WWII. The army was first formed in 1942 under Mohan Singh, by Indian PoWs of
the British-Indian Army captured by Japan in the Malayan campaign and at
Singapore. This first INA collapsed and was disbanded in December that year after
differences between the INA leadership and the Japanese military over its role in
Japan's war in Asia. It was revived under the leadership of Subhash Chandra
Bose after his arrival in Southeast Asia in 1943).
635. Organization of Azad Hind Fauj was declared on – 21 October, 1943.
636. Subhash Chandra Bose announced the establishment of Provisional
Government of Free India on – 21 October, 1943.
637. Who said “Tum mujhe Khoon do, Mai tumhe Azadi Dunga”? - Subhash Chandra
Bose.
638. Who gave the slogan ‘Jai Hind’? - Subhash Chandra Bose.
639. During the Indian Freedom Struggle, who of the following raised an army called
‘The Free Indian Legion’? - Subhash Chandra Bose.
640. Who established Rani Laxmibai Regiment? - Subhash Chandra Bose.
641. Which Indian revolutionary helped Subhash Chandra Bose in the establishment
of Azad Hind Fauj? - Ras Behari Bose.
642. Who called Subhash Chandra Bose as ‘Desh Nayak’? - Rabindranath Tagore.
643. Out of Japan, Burma, Singapore and Malaya, where was Azad Hind Fauj set up
in 1943? - Malaya.
644. Out of Tokyo, Rangoon, Berlin and Delhi, the head office of ‘Azad Hind Fauj’ is
situated at – Rangoon.
645. Which soldier of Azad Hind Fauj was sentenced to seven years imprisonment? -
Rashid Ali.
646. Out of Gurdayal Singh, Prem Sehgal, Mohan Singh and Shahnawaz, which
officer of Azad Hind Fauj did not face famous Red Fort trials? - Mohan Singh.
647. The famous I.N.A. trials took place in the Red Fort, Delhi in – 1945
648. Out of Bhulabhai Desai, Kailash Nath Katju, Sir Tej Bahadur Sapru and Jawahar
Lal Nehru, who had headed the group of advocates to argue the case on behalf
of The Indian National Army in 1945 in the Red Fort trials? - Bhulabhai Desai.
649. Out of Subhash Chandra Bose, C. Rajagopalachari, Aruna Asaf Ali and Bhulabhai
Desai, who was the advocate at the famous ‘I.N.A. trial’? - Bhulabhai Desai.

650. Out of Bhulabhai Desai, Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru, Sardar Vallabh Patel and Dr
Kailash Nath Katju, who had not advocated in INA Red Fort Trial in 1945? -
Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel.
651. Out of C.R. Das, Motilal Nehru, M.A. Jinnah and Sir T.B. Sapru, who has pleaded
on the side of the Indian National Army officers in their Red Fort trial? - Sir T.B.
Sapru
652. At the Congress Working Committee meeting at Allahabad, who was able to
secure a majority for his plan of a Guerrilla War against Japanese due to India’s
unequivocal stand against Nazism, Fascism and imperialism? - Jawaharlal Nehru.
653. Out of Cripps Mission, Cabinet Mission, Wavell Mission and Simon Commission,
which mission arrived in India, in 1946 after Second World War? - Cabinet
Mission.
654. The ‘Cabinet-Mission’ of 1946 was led by – Sir Pethick-Lawrence.
655. Cabinet Mission was presided over by – Sir P. Lawrence
656. Who headed the 1946 Cabinet Mission? - Sir Pethick-Lawrence
657. Out of Pethick Lawrence, John Simon, Stafford Cripps and A.V. Alexander, who
was not a member of the Cabinet Mission – John Simon
658. Out of William Wood, Pethick Lawrence, Sir Stafford Cripps and A.V. Alexander,
who was not a member of Cabinet Mission – William Wood
659. Out of Lord Pethick Lawrence, A.V. Alexander, Sir Stafford Cripps and Lord
Emery, who was not the member of the three-membered Cabinet Mission, 1946
– Lord Emery
660. Which mission had proposed a three-tier polity for India? - Cabinet Mission.
661. ‘It made its proposals in May. It still wanted a United India. There was to be the
Federal Union composed of British Provinces’. The above quotation is related to
- Cabinet Mission.
662. Which mission suggested the reconstitution of the Viceroy’s Executive Council
in which all the portfolios including that of War Members were to be held by the
Indian Leaders? - Cabinet Mission, 1946
663. Out of Mahatma Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru, Sardar Patel and Maulana Abul
Kalam Azad, which leader of the Congress was totally in favour of Cabinet
Mission Plan – Mahatma Gandhi
664. With reference to the Cabinet Mission, which of the following statements
is/are correct? (Ans- only a)
a. It recommended a federal government.
b. It enlarged the powers of the Indian courts.
c. It provided for more Indians in the ICS.
665. Which one of the following is not correct about the Cabinet Mission Plan (Ans-
c)
a. Provincial Grouping
b. Interim Cabinet of Indians
c. Acceptance of Pakistan
d. Constitution Framing Right
666. Who was the president of Indian National Congress during the visit of Cabinet
Mission to India? - Maulana Abul Kalam Azad.
667. The correct chronological order is -- The August Offer -- The Cripps Mission Plan -
- The Wavell Plan -- The Cabinet Mission Plan
668. The correct chronological order associated with National Movement is -- Cripps
Mission -- Quit India Movement -- Wavell Offer -- Cabinet Mission Plan
669. The correct chronological order of the events is -- C. R. Formula -- Gandhi-Jinnah
Dialogue – Wavell Plan – Cabinet Mission
670. The correct chronological order is -- Simon Commission -- Poona Pact -- Cripps
Commission – Cabinet Mission
671. The correct chronological order is -- Poona Pact – Quit India Movement – Simla
Conference – Cabinet Mission
672. Which Congress President negotiated with both Cripps Mission and Lord
Wavell? - Abul Kalam Azad.
673. In which year was the Wavell Plan presented? – 1945
674. Who prepared the ‘C R Formula’ to remove the political deadlock between
Muslim League and Indian National Congress? – C Rajagopalachari
675. Out of Simon Commission, Rajaji Formula, Cabinet Mission Plan and Wavell
Plan, who gave the idea of Constituent Assembly for India – Cabinet Mission Plan
676. Under the Cabinet Mission Plan, the total number of seats allotted to each
province in the Constituent Assembly was roughly in the ratio of one
representative to the population of – 10 lakh persons.
677. The Constituent Assembly that framed India’s constitution was set up – Under
The Cabinet Mission Plan
678. The last opportunity to avoid the partition of India was lost with the rejection
of: - Cabinet mission.
679. The correct chronological order is – Simon Commission -- Gandhi-Irwin Pact --
Cripps Mission -- Partition of the Country
680. Out of Swaraj Party in 1935, Congress Party in 1936, Muslim League in 1942 and
All Parties Conference in 1946, who first mooted the idea of a Constituent
Assembly to frame a Constitution for India? - Congress Party in 1936.
681. Consider the following statement: which of the following statements are
correct? (Ans- only b)
a. Indian Navy Revolt, 1946 took place when Shimla Conference took place.

b. Indian Navy Revolt, 1946 took place when Indian sailors in the Royal Navy at
Bombay and Karachi rose against the Government
682. The first session of the Constituent Assembly was held on: - 9th December,
1946.
683. Who was the President of the Indian Constituent Assembly? - Dr. Rajendra
Prasad.
684. The first President of the Sovereign Constituent Assembly for the Dominion of
India was - Rajendra Prasad.
685. Which one of the following statements is correct? (Ans- a)
a. The Constituent Assembly of India was elected by the Provincial Assemblies in
the year 1946.
b. Jawaharlal Nehru, M.A. Jinnah and Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel were members of
the Constituent Assembly of India.
c. The First Session of the Constituent Assembly of India was held in January, 1947.
d. The Constitution of India was adopted on 26th January, 1950.
686. Who held the Office of Speaker in Central Legislative Assembly of British era
and the Parliament of free India? – G.V. Mavlankar.
687. Who headed the Interim Cabinet formed in the year 1946? - Jawaharlal Nehru.
688. In the leadership of Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru interim Government formed in-
September, 1946.
689. In the interim Governmet (1946) who held the Railways Portfolio?-Asaf Ali.
690. Which portfolio was held by Dr. Rajendra Prasad in the interim Government
formed in the year 1946?-Food and Agriculture.
691. When the Indian Muslim League was inducted into the Interim Government in
1946, Liaquat Ali Khan was assigned the Portfolio of - Finance.
692. In which province Muslim League formed their Government after 1946 election
– Bengal
693. Who was the Finance Minister in Nehru’s interim Government in 1946 - Liaquat
Ali Khan.
694. Out of Jawaharlal Nehru, Liaquat Ali Khan, Abul Kalam Azad and Rajendra
Prasad, who was not the minister in interim Government formed on 2ND
September, 1946 – Abul Kalam Azad
695. Out of Jawaharlal Nehru, Baldev Singh, Ali Zaher and B.R. Ambedkar, who was
not the member of interim Cabinet – B.R. Ambedkar
696. Who appointed the first Prime Minister of India - Governor General
697. Muslim League observed the ‘Direct Action Day’ on:-16 August, 1946.
698. President of the Indian National Congress at the time of Independence was – J
B Kripalani
699. Who was the President of the India National Congress on 15th August, 1947? : -
J B Kripalani.
700. Who was the Congress President at the time of transfer of power in 1947 to
India by the British? :- J B Kripalani
701. The President of Indian National Congress at the time of partition of India was
– J B Kripalani.
702. Who presided over the 1946 Session of the Indian National Congress held at
Meerut - J B Kripalani
703. Which party was in power in U.K. when India got Independence?- Labour Party.
704. Who was the Prime Minister of England when India attained Independence?-
Clement Attlee.
705. “The British Government is not responsible for the partition of India”. The
above statement is attributed to: - Lord Attlee
706. Who said “Imperialism” is dead as ‘Dodo’? – Clement Attlee
707. The British Government declared to leave India by June, 1948 in:-February,
1947.
708. Lord Mountbatten came to India as a Viceroy along with specific instruction to-
Keep India United if possible.
709. Which plan became the Platform of Indian Independence?-Mountbatten plan.
710. The Mountbatten Plan became the basis for - Partition of the country.
711. The correct chronological orde is -- Cripps Plans -- Wavell Plan -- Cabinet Mission
Plan -- Mountbatten Plan
712. The correct chronological order is -- C. Rajagopalachari Formula -- Wavell Plan --
Cabinet Mission Plan -- Mountbatten Plan
713. The Balkan Plan for fragmentation of India was the brain child of: - Lord
Mountbatten.
714. As an alternative to the partition of India, Gandhiji suggested to Mountbatten
that he – Invite Jinnah to form the Government.
715. Who has hailed Mohd. Ali Jinnah most responsible for the partition of India? -
Lord Mountbatten
716. The Radcliffe Committee was appointed to - Demarcate the boundaries
between India and Pakistan.
717. Who headed the Boundary Commission appointed in 1947 in the context of
India’s partition? : - Radcliffe.
718. The Indian National Congress agreed in 1947 to the partition of the country
mainly because- They wanted to avoid large-scale communal riots.
719. Consider the following statements (a is true but b is false)
a. The Indian National Congress accepted the Mountbatten Plan
b. It believed in two-nation theory
720. The formula for transfer of sovereignty to India in 1947 was known as-
Mountbatten plan.
721. Who addressed Gandhiji as ‘One Man Boundary Force “- Mountbatten
722. Who had seconded the resolution on the partition in the meeting of All India
Congress Committee held in New Delhi in 1947? - Abul Kalam Azad.
723. Who took the passing of a resolution on the partition in the meeting of the
Congress Committee (1947) as a “Surrender of Nationalism in favour of
Communalism”? : - Dr. Kitchlew.
724. The British Parliament passed the Indian Independence Act in - July, 1947
725. .”Mountbatten plan” regarding the partition on India was officially declared
on:-June 03, 1947.
726. Who was the Chairman of the Congress Session of Delhi wherein resolution of
divided India was passed on June 14, 1947? : - Acharya J.B Kripalani.
727. Who presided over the Delhi session of Indian National Congress in 1947? : -
J.B. Kripalani.
728. Who represented the Indian National Congress in the Partition council headed
by Lord Mountbatten - Jawaharlal Nehru and Sardar Patel.
729. In the meeting of All India Congress Committee on June 14, 1947, who voted
against the partition of India? - Khan Abdul Gaffar khan.
730. The Indian Independence Bill received the Royal Assent on: - July 18TH 1947.
731. The Indian Independence Act, 1947 came into force on-July 18, 1947.
732. Consider the following statements (Both a and b are correct but b is not the
correct explanation of a)
a. British made India free in 1947
b. Britain had become weak during the Second World War
733. Consider the following statements (a is false but b is true)
a. The British sovereignty continued to exist in free India
b. The British sovereign appointed the last Governor General of free India
734. Which assumed sovereign power at mid-night of 14/15 August, 1947
provisionally - Constituent Assembly
735. Who sang ’Hindustan Hamara’ of Iqbal and ‘Jana-Gana-Mana’ in the Central
Assembly at midnight of 14/15 August, 1947 - M.S. Subbulakshmi.
736. At the time of India’s Independence, Mahatma Gandhi was –Not a member of
Congress
737. In August 1947, which leaders did not participate anywhere in Independence
Day celebration? :- Mahatma Gandhi.
738. Who was the first Governor General of Independent India? :- Lord
Mountbatten. (MPPSC PRE 2006,
739. Out of Lord Wavell, Lord Mountbatten, Lord Linlithgow and Aitchison, who was
the last viceroy of India – Lord Mountbatten
740. Who was the last Governor-General of Independent India? : - C. Rajagopalachari

741. The first and last Indian Governor General of India was – C.Rajagopalachari
742. The first Indian to hold office as Governor-General of independent India is – C.
Rajagopalachari
743. January 26, 1950 had chosen for the enforcement of the Constituent because-
Congress had celebrated 26 January, 1930 as the first Independence day.
744. Who was the first Law Minister of India – Dr B.R. Ambedkar
745. On the death of Mahatma Gandhi who said, “ The light has gone out of our
lives” - Lord Mountbatten
a. Dr M.A. Ansari – Madras
b. Purushottam Das Tandon – Nasik
c. Sarojini Naidu – Kanpur
d. Subhash Chandra Bose – Haripura
REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENT IN INDIA

1. The revolutionary association “Abhinav Bharat” was set up in 1905 in –
Maharashtra.
2. ‘Abhinav Bharat’ a secret society of revolutionaries was organized by – V.D.
Savarkar (Vinayak Damodar Savarkar)
3. An anti-British outfit `Abhinav Bharat' was founded by – V.D. Savarkar.
4. The Secret Society founded by V.D. Savarkar was – Abhinav Bharat.
5. Who started the `Mitra Mela' union? - Vinayak Damodar Savarkar.
6. Given statements are true about V.D. Savarkar
a. He founded Abhinav Bharat – A revolutionary organization
b. In order to inspire Indian nationalist, he wrote the biography of Mazzini
c. He also authored "The Indian War of Independence-1857" which provides a
nationalist view of the revolt of 1857
d. He jumped into the sea from the sailing ship in order to escape British captivity
7. Activities of Barindra Ghosh had given birth to secret revolutionary organization
named as – Anushilan Samiti.
8. Barindra Ghosh was associated with – Anushilan Samiti.
9. The ‘Anushilan Samiti’ was – A revolutionary organization.
10. Who had founded the `Anushilan Samiti'? - P. Mitra.
11. The Barrah Dacoity was the first major venture of the revolutionary terrorists of
the freedom movement in – East Bengal.
12. Yugantar Party was led by — Jatindranath Mukherjee.
13. When did the attempt of murder of Kingsford was made at Mujaffarpur? - 1908.

14. Muzaffarpur Bomb case (1908) is associated with – Prafulla Chaki.
15. Khudiram Bose and Praffula Chaki tried to kill Kingsford at - Muzaffarpur
16. Aurobindo Ghosh was brilliantly defended in the Alipur Conspiracy case by –
Chittaranjan Das
17. Which year ‘Hindustan Republican Association’ was set up – 1924.
18. The ‘Hindustan Republican Association’ was founded at – Kanpur
19. In the year 1928, where Hindustan Socialist Republic Association was established
– In Delhi.
20. Out of Bhagat Singh, Chandra Shekhar Azad, Ram Prasad Bismil and Shiv Verma,
who was not the member of the Hindustan Republican Association (HRA)? - Shiv
Verma.
21. In which year the Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh was founded by Hedgewar? -
1925
22. Who penned the following lines – ‘Sarfaroshi ki tamanna ab hamare dil me hai,
Dekhna hai zor kitna baju-e-qatil me hai’ – Bismil
23. “Daro-deewar pe hasrat ki nazar karte hain, Khush raho ahle-vatan ham to safar
karte hain.” was said by – Wazid Ali Shah
24. Which revolutionary refused to drink the given milk on the eve of his execution
and said “Now, I shall take my mother’s milk only.”? - Ramprasad Bismil.
25. Kakori Conspiracy case took place in the year – 1925.
26. Who was hanged in Kakori conspiracy case by English Government – Ram Prasad
Bismil
27. Out of Ram Prasad Bismil, Rajendra Lahiri, Roshan Singh and Asfaqullah Khan,
which revolutionary was hanged in the Gorakhpur Jail – Ram Prasad Bismil
28. In which prison Pt. Ram Prasad Bismil was hanged? – Gorakhpur
29. Out of Sachindra Nath Bakshi, Mukundi Lal, Chandra Shekhar Azad and
Mamathnath Gupta, who among the given revolutionaries escaped from the
Kakori Case? - Chandra Shekhar Azad.
30. Who was the sole revolutionary of the “Kakori Conspiracy Case” who escaped
from arrest by the police? - Chandrashekhar Azad.
31. Hindustan Socialist Republican Army was formed by – Chandra Shekhar Azad.
32. Who changed the name of Hindustan Republic Association established by
Sachindra Nath Sanyal to Hindustan Socialist Republican Association – Chandra
Shekhar Azad.
33. Out of Ram Prasad Bismil, Roshan Singh, Bhagat Singh and Asfakullah Khan,
which among the given revolutionaries is not associated with Kakori Conspiracy
– Bhagat Singh
34. Who was the Government advocate in Kakori Conspiracy Case? - Jagat Narain
Mulla.
35. Who threw a bomb in the Central Legislative Assembly on April 8, 1929, to make
the deaf British Government hear? - Bhagat Singh And Batukeshwar Datta.
36. Bhagat Singh in Central Assembly threw a bomb with – Batukeshwar Dutt.
37. How revolutionary Chandra Shekhar Azad was killed by the Britishers – By Bullets
in the encounter.
38. Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev and Rajguru were sentenced to death in – Lahore
conspiracy case.
39. Bhagat Singh was executed along with two of his comrades, on 23RD March of
1931. Who were those two? - Rajguru and Sukhdev.
40. Lahore conspiracy case resulted in the hanging of – Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev and
Rajguru.
41. Bhagat Singh, Rajguru, and Sukhdev were executed on – 23 March, 1931.
42. Who gave the ‘Inquilab Zindabad’ slogan? – Sardar Bhagat Singh
43. The slogan ‘Long Live Revolution’ is associated with – Sardar Bhagat Singh.
44. Who said, “Criticism and independent thought are the two characteristics of a
revolutionary”? - Bhagat Singh.
45. Bhagat Singh’s memorial is situated at – Ferozpur.
46. Out of Batukeshwar Dutt, Sukhdev, Sardar Bhagat Singh and Rajguru, which
revolutionary was not hanged for Lahore Conspiracy – Batukeshwar Dutt.
47. Name the first recorded Muslim who was hanged for Indian Freedom – Ashfaq
Ullah Khan.
48. The correct chronological order is- Lahore Case – Kanpur Case – Kakori Case –
Meerut Case
49. Under whose chairmanship a committee was formed to defend the accused in
Kakori Case? - Govind Ballabh Pant.
50. Muzaffar Ahmad, S.A. Dange, Shaukat Usmani and Nalini Gupta were jailed for
which conspiracy? - Kanpur Bolshevik conspiracy case.
51. Martyr of least age in the war of Independence was — Khudiram Bose.
a. Subhash Chandra Bose formed the Forward Bloc
b. Bhagat Singh was one of the founders of Hindustan Republican Socialist
Association
53. Who organized the famous Chittagong armory raid? - Surya Sen.
54. On what charge was Jatin Das arrested – Lahore Conspiracy.
55. The freedom fighter who died in jail due to hunger strike was – Jatin Das.
56. Who female revolutionary fired at the English Governor (Chancellor) while
receiving her degree at the convocation? - Bina Das.

57. Out of Abhinav Bharat, Anushilan Samiti, New Nationalist Party and Indian
Patriot Association, which organizations were engaged in revolutionary activities
– Abhinav Bharat and Anushilan Samiti
List-I List-II
(Organizations) (Founders)
A. Abhinava Bharat - GD. Savarkar
B. Mitra Mela - V.D. Savarkar
C. Indian Republican Army - S. Sen
D. Hindustan Republic- S.N. Sanyal
List-I (Associations) List-II (Founders)
A. Revolt group - Surya Sen
B. Hindustan Republican Association - Ram Prasad Bismil
C. Hindustan Socialist republication Association - Chandra
Shekhar Azad
D. Punjab Naujawan Bharat Sabha - Bhagat Singh
List- I List- II
A. Abhinav Bharat Society - V.D. Savarkar
B. Anushilan Samiti - Sri Aurobindo Ghosh
C. Gadar Party - Lala Hardayal
D. Swaraj Party - C.R. Das
List-I List-II
A. Chittagoan Armoury raid - Surya Sen
B. Kakori Conspiracy - Ram Prasad Bismil
C. Lahore Conspiracy - Jatin Das
D. Ghadar Party - Lala Hardayal
List-I List-II
A. Chittagaon Armoury Raid - Kalpana Dutt
B. Abhinav Bharat - Vinayak Damodar Savarkar
C. Anushilan Samiti - Aurobindo Ghosh
D. Kuka Movement - Guru Ram Singh
63. Which one of the following pairs in not correctly matched (Ans- d)
a. Howrah Conspiracy Case – 1910
b. Victoria Conspiracy Case – 1914
c. Lahore Conspiracy Case – 1916 and 1930
d. Kakori Conspiracy Case - 1924
64. Given below is correctly matched on the basis of the end of lives of the following
revolutionaries –
A. Jatin Das - Hunger strike
B. Chandrashekhar Azad - During encounter
C. Bhagat Singh - Hanged
D. Kalpana Datt - During life imprisonment
Revolutionary Activities Outside India

1. The 'Indian Home Rule Society' was founded in – 1905 A.D.
2. Shyamji Krishna Verma established Indian Home Rule Society in – London
3. The Indian Home Rule in London was started by – Shyamji Krishna Verma.
4. India House in London was established by – Shyamji Krishna Verma.
5. Out of Central America, North America, West America and South America, where
were the Ghadar revolutionaries, who became active during the outbreak of the
World War I based? - West America.
6. Ghadar Party was founded in — United States of America (USA)
7. The Ghadr (Ghadar) was a— Revolutionary Association of Indians with
headquarters at San Francisco
8. The headquarters of the Ghadar Party was in – San Francisco
9. Out of Ajit Singh, Lala Hansraj, Lala Hardayal and Sohan Singh Bhakhana, the
Ghadar Movement was founded by – Sohan Singh Bhakhana (Please note that
Original name of Ghadar Party was Pacific Coast Hindustan Association.
The founding president of Ghadar Party was Sohan Singh Bhakna and Lala
Hardayal was the co-founder of this party. Headquarters of the movement
were set up at Yugantar Ashram in San Francisco)
10. About Major Kartar Singh (Major Kartar Singh was a prominent figure in the
Indian independence movement and a member of the Ghadar Party, a
revolutionary organization that aimed to overthrow British colonial rule in India.
He was born on December 14, 1896, in Rawalpindi, which is now in Pakistan.
Kartar Singh was deeply involved in revolutionary activities against British rule and
was known for his dedication to the cause of Indian independence. He played a
significant role in organizing and leading revolutionary efforts, including planning
and executing acts of rebellion against the British authorities.
One of the most notable events associated with Major Kartar Singh was his
involvement in the Kakori Train Robbery of 1925. This robbery was orchestrated by
the Hindustan Socialist Republican Association (HSRA), a revolutionary
organization that aimed to overthrow British rule through armed struggle. Kartar
Singh was one of the key conspirators in this operation, in which the HSRA
members looted a train to obtain funds for their revolutionary activities.
Kartar Singh's commitment to the cause of Indian independence led him to become
a prominent figure in the revolutionary movement, but he faced challenges and

hardships due to his involvement. He was arrested and faced imprisonment for his
activities. Unfortunately, he passed away at a young age in 1927 while in prison.)
11. Who was the first Chairman of the Ghadar Party? - Sohan Singh Bhakhna.
12. Out of Lala Hardayal, Lala Lajpat Rai, Bhagat Singh and Barkhatullah, who
founded the ‘Gadar Party'? - Lala Hardayal.
13. Out of V.D. Savarkar, Ras Behari Bose, Madan Lal Dhingra and Lala Hardayal,
who organized the Ghadar Party – Lala Hardayal
14. Who was the leader of the Ghadar Party? - Lala Hardayal.
15. Ghadar Party was established in the year: - 1913.
16. What was the cause of outbreak of Ghadar Revolution — Beginning of first World
War
17. Where did Madam Cama hoist the first tricolour flag in 1907? - Stuttgart.
18. Who is regarded as the "Mother of Indian Revolution" – Bhikaji Rustam Cama
19. Out of Rajguru and Sukhdev, Khudiram Bose and Surya Sen, Madan Lal Dhingra
and Uddham Singh, Kartar Singh Sharaba and Ashfaquallah, which pair got
sentence to be hanged for assassination of the British officers in England –
Madan Lal Dhingra and Uddham Singh
20. Consider the following statements about Madam Bhikaji Cama
a. Madam Cama unfurled the National Flag at the International Socialist
Conference in Paris in the year 1907.
b. Madam Cama served as private secretary to Dadabhai Naoroji
c. Madam Cama was born to Parsi.
21. What is common among Madam Bhikaji Cama, M. Barkatulla, V.V.S. Iyer and
M.N. Roy ? - All of them were among the prominent revolutionaries outside India
operating in different countries during the Freedom Movement
22. Who had established “India Independence League”? - Rashbihari Bose
23. Out of Mahendra Pratap, Subhash Chandra Bose, Ras Behari Bose, ho
established a Republican Government abroad - Mahendra Pratap (Please note
that during the World War-I, Raja Mahendra Pratap established the first provincial
Government of India at Kabul in Afghanistan in 1915.)
24. A provisional Government of India with Raja Mahendra Pratap as its President
was established during the First World War in? – Afghanistan
25. What was Komagata Maru? - A naval ship of Voyage to Canada.
26. “Komagata Maru” is famous for – Being a Ship.
27. Out of Sardar Ajit Singh, Baba Gurdip Singh, V.D. Savarkar and Sardar Bhagat
Singh, which one of the following was associated with ‘Komagata Maru
episode’? - Baba Gurdip Singh.
28. Udham Singh (born Sher Singh; 26 December 1899 — 31 July 1940) was an Indian
revolutionary belonging to Ghadar Party and HSRA, best known for assassinating

Michael O'Dwyer, the former lieutenant governor of the Punjab in India, on 13
March 1940. The assassination was done in revenge for the Jallianwala Bagh
massacre in Amritsar in 1919, for which O'Dwyer was responsible.[1] Singh was
subsequently tried and convicted of murder and hanged in July 1940. While in
custody, he used the name Ram Mohammad Singh Azad, which represents the
three major religions in India and his anti-colonial sentiment.
IMPACT OF BRITISH RULE ON INDIAN

ECONOMY
1. There was no independent development of industries in India during British
Rule because of the – Absence of heavy Industries.
2. The term “Imperial Preference” was applied to the – Special privileges on
British imports in India.
3. Who is the exponent of the Theory of “Economic Drain” of India during the
British Rule? - Dadabhai Naoroji.
4. Which of the following propounded the 'Drain Theory'? - Dadabhai Naoroji.
5. Who authored the book "Poverty and the Unbritish Rule in India"? - Dadabhai
Naoroji.
6. Who wrote a book describing the theory of economic drain of India during
British rule? - Dadabhai Naoroji.
7. Which statement correctly define the term 'Drain theory' as propounded by
Dadabhai Naoroji? - That a part of Indians national wealth or total annual
product was being exported to Britain for which India got no material returns.
8. The most effective contribution made by Dadabhai Naoroji to the cause of
Indian National movement was that he (Ans – only a)
a. Exposed the economic exploitation of India by the British
b. Interpreted the ancient Indian texts stored and restored the self-confidence
of Indians
c. Stressed the need for eradication of all the social evils before anything else.
9. “Kings are made for Public, Public is not made for the King”. Who made this
statement during the National Movement – Dadabhai Naoroji
10. With reference to the period of colonial rule in India, “Home Charges” formed
an important part of drain of wealth from India. Which of the following funds
constituted “Home Charges’’? – (Ans – only a and b)
a. Funds used to support the India office in London.
b. Funds used to pay salaries and pensions of British personnel engaged in
India.
c. Funds used for waging wars outside India by the British
11. Given leaders were economic critic/critics of colonialism in India – Dadabhai
Naoroji, G. Subramania Iyer, R.C. Dutt
12. Out of B.G. Tilak, R.C. Dutt, M.G. Ranade and Sir Syed Ahmad Khan, who
among the following leaders did not believe in the drain theory of Dadabhai
Naoroji? - Sir Syed Ahmad Khan.
13. Fill in the blanks - In……………………..the rights of the tenants on land in Bengal
and Bihar were given by the Bengal Tenancy Act. - 1885.
14. Who applied IST e-Marari settlement? - Lord Cornwallis
15. When was the first tea company in Assam established? - 1839.
16. Out of 1842, 1845, 1850 and 1854, In which year was the first cloth mill
established in Bombay?-1854
17. Who considered that "British Economic Policy is disgusting in India” - Karl
Marx.
DEVELOPMENT OF PRESS IN MODERN INDIA

1. Who have introduced the printing press in India and in which year? – Portuguese
in 1556
2. The first newspaper published in India was – Bengal Gazette
3. Persian weekly ‘Miratul Akhbar’ was published by – Raja Ram Mohan Roy.
4. The first Hindi Newspaper ‘Udant Martand’ (30th May, 1826) was published from
– Kolkata (Please note that Udant Martand was the first Hindi Newspaper
published in India)
5. The first Newspaper published by the Indians in the English language was –
Hindu Patriot
6. The editor of the ‘Hindu Patriot’ was strongly supported the Indigo movement
was – Harish Chandra Mukherjee.
7. From where the ‘Indian Mirror’ newspaper was published in 1880? - Calcutta
8. Who started the newspaper ‘Som Prakash’? - Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar.
9. Who in America started to issue newspaper ‘Free Hindustan’? - Tarak Nath Das
10. The journal `Ghadar' of Ghadar Party was a – Weekly Journal
11. In which language was the first issue of the Journal Ghadar published? - Urdu
12. Which Urdu newspaper was started by Lajpat Rai from Lahore in 1920? - Bande
Mataram.
13. Out of Aurobindo Ghosa, M.G. Ranade, S.C. Bose and Lokmanya Tilak, who
affiliated himself with the English Journal ‘Bande Matram’? - Aurobindo Ghosh
14. Who was the editor of the revolutionary paper ‘ Bande Mataram’? - Bipin
Chandra Pal followed by Sri Aurobindo Ghosh and Hardayal.
15. The English Newspaper ‘Independent’ was associated to – Motilal Nehru

16. Who founded the 'Amrit Bazar Patrika’? - Shishir Kumar Ghosh
17. Through which newspaper published from Kanpur, Vijay Singh Pathik made the
Bijoliya movement the subject of discussion throughout India. - Pratap.
18. The ‘Young India’ was started as a weekly by – The Home Rule Party
19. Out of Indian Nation, Punjab Kesari, Prabhakar and Dawn, which newspaper
used to be published from Patna? - Indian Nation.
20. Out of Al-Hilal, Comrade, The Indian Socialist, Zamindar, Which one of the
following was a journal brought out by Abdul Kalam Azad? - Al-Hilal
21. To whom Common Weal is related – Annie Besant.
22. Out of Commonweal, New India, New Hindu and The Aryans, which were the
two newspapers published by Annie Besant – Commonweal and New India
23. The first issue of a weekly paper ‘Harijan’ started by Gandhiji was published on
February 11, 1933 from which city - Poona (now Pune)
24. Who had launched the paper ‘Qaumi Awaz’? - Jawaharlal Nehru.
25. ‘Harijan’ was started by – Gandhiji
26. The Marathi fortnightly ‘Bahishkrit Bharat’ was started by – B.R. Ambedkar.
27. Out of Atmaram Pandurang, Jyotibha Phule, Bal Gangadhar Tilak and B.R.
Ambedkar, who was related to Bahishkrit Bharat – Jyotiba Phule.
28. Out of C.V. Raman Pillai, C.N. Maduliar, K. Ram Krishna Pillai and C.R. Reddy, the
‘Swadesh Vahini’ was edited by – K. Ram Krishna Pillai
29. What was the name of the newspaper published by Mahatma Gandhi in South
Africa – Indian Opinion (its first editor being Mansukh Lal Nazar)
30. The first editor of the journal ‘Indian Opinion’ was – Mansukh Lal Nazar
31. Out of English, Gujarati, Tamil and Urdu, which was not the language in which
‘Indian Opinion’ paper was published? - Urdu
32. Which newspaper was started by Lokmanya Balgangadhar Tilak to serve the
cause of India’s freedom struggle? – Kesari
33. Out of Wellesley, Hastings, John Adams and Dalhousie, who had primarily
implemented the Press Censorship? - Wellesley.
34. Who was the first Indian to go to jail in performance of his duty as a journalist –
Bal Gangadhar Tilak.
35. Who introduced the Vernacular Press Act? - Lord Lytton.
36. Who repealed the Vernacular Press Act of 1878? - Lord Ripon.
37. Under whose Governor-General ship was the Vernacular Act repealed? - Lord
Ripon.
38. Out of New India, Leader, Young India and Free Press Journal, which paper was
essentially the mouth-piece of the policies of liberals? - Leader
39. The popular magazines of the revolutionary period which criticized the Congress
for various reasons were – Bangawasi, Kaal, Kesari
40. The given newspapers advocated revolutionary terrorism during the period of
Indian Freedom Struggle - Sandhya, Yugantar, Kaal
41. Who was the correspondent of the newspaper ‘Times’ published from London in
1857 who wrote that “Nobody in the North India looks at white man’s car with
friendly view”? – Sir William Howard Russel
42. Who had proposed ‘Party Less Democracy’ in India – Jay Prakash Narayan
43. Annie Besant said - I am an Indian Tom Tom waking up all the sleepers so that
they may wake and work for their Motherland
(Newspaper) (Founder)
a. Dainik Aaj - Shiv Prasad Gupta
b. The Leader - Madan Mohan Malviya
c. The National- Jawahar Lal Nehru
d. The Pioneer - George Allen
(Newspaper) (Person who started it)
a. Bombay - Pheroz Shah Mehta
b. Common Weal- Annie Besant Chronicle
c. Leader - Madan Mohan Malviya
d. Search Light - Sachindanand Singh
a. Bipin Chandra Pal - New India
b. Aurobindo Ghosh - Vande Mataram
c. Brahmobandhab Upadhyay- Sandhya
d. Mohammad Ali - Comrade
(Newspaper) (Launcher/Publisher)
a. Leader - Madan Mohan Malviya
b. Bombay Chronicle - Pherozeshah Mehta
c. Independent - Motilal Nehru
d. Justice - T.M. Nair
48. Given list is correctly matched (Editors and Papers/Magazines they were editing)
a. S.A. Dange – The Socialist
b. Muzaffar Ahmed – Navyug
c. Gulam Hussain – Inquilab
d. M. Singarvelu – Labour Kisan Gazette
(Newspaper) (Editor)
a. Hindu - G. Subramaniya Iyer
b. Sudharak - Gopal Krishna Gokhale
c. Voice of India - Dadabhai Nauroji
d. Bengali - Surendra Nath Banerjee

(Newspaper) (Language)
a. Bharat Mitra- Hindi
b. Rastra Mata - Marathi
c. Prajamitra - Gujarati
d. Nayak - Bengali
a. Abdul Kalam Azad - Al-Hilal
b. Pherozeshah Mehta - Bombay Chronicle
c. Annie Besant - New India
d. Mahatma Gandhi - Young India
a. Mahatma Gandhi – Young India
b. Bal Gangadhar Tilak – Kesari
c. Annie Besant – Commonweal
d. B.R. Ambedkar – Mook Nayak
a. Annie Besant – New India
b. Mahatma Gandhi – Young India
c. Bal Gangadhar Tilak – Kesari
d. Bal Gangadhar Tilak - Maratha
54. Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched (Ans - d)
a. Naujivan – Mahatma Gandhi
b. Swarajya – T. Prakasham
c. Prabhat – N.C. Kelkar
d. Qaumi Azad – Abul Kalam Azad
55. Given Below are the names of freedom fighters and the newspapers started by
them. Among these which combination is incorrect ? (Ans - d)
a. Maulana Azad – Al-Hilal
b. Lokmanya Tilak – Kesari
c. Jawahar Lal Nehru – National Herald
d. Mahatma Gandhi – The Pioneer
a. Andrew Frazer – Police Commission
b. Antony Macdonell – Famine Commission
c. Colin Scott Moncrieff – Irrigation Commission
d. Thomas Robertson – Railway Commission
57. Which one of the following is not correctly matched (Ans - a)
a. B.R. Ambedkar – Independent
b. Bal Gangadhar Tilak – Kesari
c. Annie Besant – New India
d. Dadabhai Naoroji – Rast Goftar

EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN MODERN
INDIA
1. The Asiatic Society of Bengal was founded by – Sir William Jones
2. Who was the first to translate Kalidasa's famous work 'Shakuntala' into English?
- Sir William Jones.
3. Out of Dadabhai Naoroji, Michael Madhusudan Datta, Raja Rammohan Roy and
Vivekanand, who was offered membership of the Royal Asiatic Society of Paris? -
Michael Madhusudan Dutta
4. Who founded First Sanskrit Mahavidyalaya at Varanasi? - Jonathan Duncan
5. Which Englishman first translated Bhagavad-Gita into English? - Charles Wilkins
6. Out of Hindu College, Calcutta, Delhi College, Mayo College and Muslim- Anglo
Oriental College, which of the following was established first? - Hindu College,
Calcutta
7. In collaboration with David Hare and Alexander Duff, who established Hindu
College at Calcutta? - Raja Ram Mohan Roy
8. Where was the first Madarsa set up by British in India? - Calcutta
9. Which Act of British Government granted Rs One lakh for education in India for
the first time? - Charter Act, 1813.
10. In whose reign was English Education introduced in India? - Lord William
Cavendish Bentinck.
11. Lord Macaulay was related to – English education
12. The foundation of modern education system in India was laid by – Macaulay’s
Minutes of 1835.
13. The propounder of “Filtration Theory” in India’s education policy was –
Macaulay.
14. During India’s colonial period, the theory of downward filtration was related to –
Education.
15. Charles Wood's Despatch was related to - Education
16. The first three universities in India (Calcutta, Madras, and Bombay) were
established in which year? - 1857
17. In the Hunter Commission report, special emphasis was laid on the development
of: - Primary Education
18. In 1902, Lord Curzon appointed the University Commission including two Indian
members. Who were they? – Syed Hussain Bilgrami and Justice Gurudas Banerjee
19. Sadler Commission was related to – Education
20. The establishment of the first Women’s University in Mumbai was the result of
the effort of – D.K. Karve

21. When did British Government appoint Sadler University Commission for reforms
in education – 1917
22. The main reason for the British Government to spread modern education in
India during pre-independence period was – The need for educated Indians in
minor administrative posts
23. When was the National Council of Education established - 15th August, 1906
24. Who was associated with the formation of the Deccan Educational Society? -
B.G. Tilak
25. Out pf Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Swami Vivekanand, Mahatma Gandhi and Madan
Mohan Malviya, who had vigorously advocated for religious education in the
Indian Universities? - Madan Mohan Malviya.
26. Out of Aligarh Muslim University (Aligarh), Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar University
(Lucknow), Banaras Hindu University (Varanasi) and University of Allahabad,
which university was the first to be declared as Central University? - Banaras
Hindu University of Varanasi
27. Out of Madan Mohan Malviya, Maharaja Vibhuti Narayan Singh, Lord Hardinge
and Annie Besant, who laid the foundation stone of Banaras Hindu University –
Lord Hardinge.
28. With reference to the Fort William College Calcutta, the given statements are
correct
a. It was founded on 10 July 1800 AD within the Fort Willim Complex in Calcutta
by Lord Wellesly
b. The main purpose of establishing this college was to teach Indian languages to
British Officers for administrative purpose in India.
INDIAN PRINCELY STATES

1. All India State-Peoples Conference was set-up — December 1927
2. Who among the following was the President of the All India States Peoples
Conference in 1939? - Jawaharlal Nehru.
3. The purpose of Butler Committee, 1927 - Improvement of relationships between
Indian Provinces and the Crown.
4. More integration of India state in the Union of India had taken place in which
year? - 1947.
5. Integration of States was done under the leadership of – Sardar Patel.
6. Out of Punjab, Assam, Bengal and Bihar, at the times of Partition of India, which
province of British India came forward with a plan for a Union and Independent
existence? - Punjab.
7. Which three Indian States delayed accession to India even after other princely
states had joined India? - Junagarh, Mysore, Jammu and Kashmir.
8. Which native State was a party to the ‘Stand-still’ Agreement – Hyderabad.
9. Jammu and Kashmir became an integral part of India on – 26th October, 1947.
PEASANT MOVEMENT AND KISAN

SABHA
1. The first peasant movement of India was – Bijolia
2. In the 1930s, peasant movements were started in different parts of the country
at the instance of various leaders.
a. Sahajanand Saraswati - Bihar
b. Khudai Khidmatgars - NWFP
c. Swami Ramanand - Hyderabad
d. Abdul Hamid Khan - Southern Assam
3. What was the aim of Eka Movement in Awadh? - Transformation of rent into
cash.
4. ‘Nai-Dhobi Band’ was form of Social boycott in 1919 which – Was started by the
farmers of Pratapgarh district
5. The demand for the Tebhaga Peasant Movement in Bengal was for – The
reduction of the share of the landlords from one-half of the crop to one–third
6. The leader of the Bardoli Satyagraha (1928) was – Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.
7. In which movement Sardar Patel played an important role? - Bardoli Satyagraha
8. Mahatma Gandhi gave the tittle of ‘Sardar’ to Vallabhbhai Patel for his great
organization skills in – The Bardoli Satyagraha
9. The Sarabandi Campaign (no-tax) was led by – Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel
10. Who gave Vallabhbhai Patel the title of ‘Sardar’? - Mahatma Gandhi
11. Who gave the Slogan ‘Jai Jawan, Jai kisan’? Lal Bahadur Sashtri.
12. Out of Indra Narain Dwivedi, Gauri Shankar Mishra, Jawahar Lal Nehru and
Madan Mohan Malviya, who was not associated with the formation of U.P Kisan
Sabha in February, 1918? - Jawaharlal Nehru.
13. “Everything else can wait, but not agriculture”. The above statement is
attributed to - Jawaharlal Nehru.
14. Where had Baba Ramchandra organized the farmers? - Awadh
15. Who was linked closely with Kisan Sabha Movement in the 1930s? - Swami
Sahajanand
16. Who presided over the first session of All India Kisan Sabha? - Swami
Sahajananda.

17. The founder President of All India Kisan Sabha was – Swami Sahajananda
Saraswati.
18. Where was the first All India Kisan Maha Sabha formed? – Lucknow
19. Out of Tribal Movement in Bihar, Caste Movement in Bihar, Farmer Movement
in Bihar and Labour Movement in Bihar, Swami Sahajanand was related with –
Farmers Movement in Bihar.
20. Swami Sahajananda Saraswati formed the All India United Kisan Sabha with the
demand for the ‘Nationalization of Land and Waterways’ – Just before his death
21. Out of Rajendra Prasad, C.R. Das, Motilal Nehru and Bhagat Singh, who was
associated with Kisan Movement in Bihar? - Rajendra Prasad
a. Bardoli Satyagraha - Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
b. Bhartiya Kisan Vidyalaya- N.G. Ranga
c. Bengal Praja Party - Fazlul Haq
d. Bakashat Agitation - Swami Shraddhananda Saraswati
23. Who started Bhoodan movement? - Vinoba Bhave
24. Which places was associated with Acharya Vinoba Bhave’s Movement at the
beginning of the movement? - Pochampalli
25. The ‘Bhoodan Movement’ made its beginning in the state of – Andhra Pradesh
TRADE UNION AND COMMUNIST PARTY

1. The first Trade Union was founded in India in the year 1918 by – B.P. Wadia
2. Who was the first President of All India Trade Union Congress? - Lala Lajpat Rai
3. When was All India Trade Union Congress established in Bombay? - 1920
4. The first session of All India Trade Union Congress held at Bombay in 1920 was
presided over by – Lala Lajpat Rai
5. Who had presided over the All India Trade Union Congress held at Nagpur in
1929? - Jawaharlal Nehru.
6. The Militant phase of the Trade Union Movement in India was – 1926-39.
7. Who founded the Ahmedabad Textile Labour Association? - Mahatma Gandhi (
8. Who was the first Indian to be the member of Communist International? - M.N.
Roy
9. In October, 1920, who headed a group of Indians gathered at Tashkent to set up
a Communist Party of India? - M.N. Roy.
10. Who formed the Radical Democratic Party in 1940? - M.N. Roy
11. Kanpur conspiracy case was against the leader of – Communist Movement.

12. What is the name of the party founded by Saumyendra Nath Tagore? -
Revolutionary Communist Party
13. Out of BP Walia, Lala Lajpat Rai, N M Lokhande and N G Ranga, N M Lokhande
was the first leader to organize labour movement in India.
14. Who was sent as representative of labourers by Indian Government in the
Washington Summit of ILO in the year 1919 – N M Joshi
BOOKS, MAGAZINES, JOURNALS, WEEKLY AND

THEIR AUTHOR
1. The first historian who wrote about ‘Feudalism’ in Rajasthan during the 19th
Century was – Col. James Tod
2. The famous book “Das Capital” was written by: - Karl Marx
3. Which was an emigree Communist journal of M.N. Roy - Vanguard
4. Who wrote the book “A Passage to India” - E.M. Foster
5. The Editor of “Congress Presidential Addresses” was: - G.A. Natesan
6. The report ‘Journey through the Kingdom of Oudh in the year 1849-50’ was
written by: - W.H. Sleeman
7. Who was the author of ‘Indian Unrest’ – Valentine Chirol
8. ‘The Roots of Ancient India’ was written by - W.A. Fairservis
9. Who wrote ‘The Untold Story’ - General Kaul
10. The famous book “The Alphabet” was written by - David Diringer
11. The book ‘The Proudest Day’ was authored by - Anthony Read and David Fisher
12. Who wrote the book named ‘Baiga’? - Verrier Elwin
13. Hans Christian Andersen has authored: - Story of Fairies
14. Who is the author of the book “The Problems of the Far East” - Curzon
15. The author of ‘Malgudi days’ is: - R.K. Narayan
16. ‘Godan’ and ‘Gaban’ are the works of the same author. What is the name of the
author - Munshi Premchand
17. The author of ‘Nirmala’ is - Munshi Premchand
18. ‘Soj-e-Vatan’ is the book written by - Premchand
19. Out of Gitanjali, Anandmath, Satyarth Prakash and Gita Rahasya, which book is
associated with the rise of the National Movement in India – Anand Math
20. Which books was known as “Bible of Bengali Patriotism” - Anand Math
21. The song of Vande Mataram which served as a great inspiration to the patriotic
song of India in their freedom struggle is given in the book - Anand Math
22. The novel ‘Durgesha Nandini’ is written by: - Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
23. Who wrote the book ‘Bahuvivah’ - Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar

24. Out of Charitraheen, Rangbhumi, Srikant and Shesh Prashna, which novel is not
written by Sharat Chandra - Rangbhumi
25. Who was the author of the book ‘Bandi Jiwan’? : - Sachindra Nath Sanyal
26. The famous book “Foundation of Indian Culture” is authorised by: - Shri
Aurobindo
27. The author of ‘Poverty and Un-British Rule in India’ is – Dadabhai Naoroji
28. Who wrote the book ‘A Nation in the Making’? – Surendra Nath Bannerjee
29. ‘Indian War of Independence 1857’ is written by - V.D Savarkar
30. Who has written the book named ‘Gita Rahasya’ – Bal Gangadhar Tilak
31. ‘Srimad Bhagavat Gita Rahasya’ was written by: - Bal Gangadhar Tilak
32. The English edition of ‘Gitanjali’ was published in the year - 1912
33. The song ‘Amar Sonar Bangla’ was written during the Swadeshi Movement of
India inspired the liberation struggle of Bangladesh and was adopted as the
National Anthem of Bangladesh. Who wrote the song - Rabindranath Tagore
34. Who composed “Jana Gana Mana” - Rabindranath Tagore
35. The Journal ‘Tehzeeb-ul-Akhlaq’ was published by – Sir Syed Ahmed Khan
36. Out of India in Transition, Gita Rahasya, Gokhale-My Political Guru and
Discovery of India, which book has been written by Tilak – Gita Rahasya
37. Aurobindo Ghosh wrote: - The Life Divine
38. ‘New India’ is the book written by – Annie Besant
39. The book ‘An Introduction to the Dreamland’ was written by – Bhagat Singh
40. The pamphlet entitled ‘Why I Am an Atheist’ was written by - Bhagat Singh
41. Who is the author of a collection of a poem called ‘Golden Threshold’ - Sarojini
Naidu
42. Poet Iqbal who wrote “Sare Jahan Se Achcha” was related to which State -
Punjab
43. Who wrote the famous song ‘Saare Jahan Se Achcha Hindustan Humara” - Sir
Muhammad Iqbal
44. “Mazjab Nahi Sikhata Aapas Main Bair Rakhna” who wrote these lines in his
works - Muhammad Iqbal
45. The book entitled ‘Indian Struggle’ on Indian National Movement was written
by: - Subhash Chandra Bose
46. The book “Springing Tiger” is the biography of - Subhash Chandra Bose
47. The book ‘Springing Tiger’ was written by: - Hugh Toye.
48. The author of ‘Hind Swaraj’ was: - Mahatma Gandhi
49. “Hind Swaraj” was written by Mahatma Gandhi in - Gujrati
50. In which year M.K. Gandhi wrote “Hind Swaraj”? - 1909
51. In which of the following books did Mahatma Gandhi call British Parliament as
sterile and prostitute - Hind Swaraj
52. Who wrote the book “Gokhale- My Political Guru” - M.K. Gandhi
53. Who was the author of “My Experiments with Truth” - Mahatma Gandhi
54. Mahatma Gandhi wrote his autobiography originally in - Gujrati
55. The memoirs entitled ‘Bapu : My Mother’ was written by: - Manu Behn
56. Who is the author of “Annihilation of Caste” - Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
57. The book ‘India Wins Freedom’ is written by - A.K. Azad
58. The book ‘The Man Who Divided India’ was written by: - Rafiq Zakaria
59. The book ‘Guilty Man of India’s Partition’ was authored by: - Dr. Ram Manohar
Lohia
60. The author of the novel ‘Chandrakanta’ is - Devkinandan Khatri
61. Who was the author of revolutionary creation “Chetavani Ra Chugatiya”? : -
Kesari Singh Barahath
62. The book ‘India Wins Freedom’ is the autobiography of - Maulana Abul Kalam
Azad
63. The author of the book ‘India Divided’ was: - Dr. Rajendra Prasad
64. The author of the book ‘Towards Struggle’ was - Jai Prakash Narayan
65. Who wrote the book ‘Prison Diary’ - Jai Prakash Narayan
66. Who drafted the ‘Sarvodaya Plan'? - Jai Prakash Narain
67. The writer of the book ‘India’s Second Freedom’ is - M.G. Devasahayam (Please
note that this book is written on Jai Prakash Narayan)
68. Who is the author of the book “Discovery of India” - Jawaharlal Nehru
69. In which jails the book, “Discovery of India” was written by Jawaharlal Nehru -
Ahmadnagar Fort Jail
70. The book ‘Jawaharlal Nehru- A Biography’ was written by – Frank Moraes
71. Who is the author of flag song (Jhanda Geet) of India? : - Shyamlal Parshad Gupta
72. Who wrote ‘Jhanda Geet’? : - Shyamlal Parshad
73. Who wrote the book ‘The Story of The Integration of the Indian States’ - V.P.
Menon
74. Who translated the autobiography of Madam Curie in Hindi? - Lal Bahadur
Shastri
75. Who assumed the title ‘Rashtrakavi’ for emphatical cooperation in Indian
Independence struggle by his literacy creation - Maithili Sharan Gupta
76. Who is the author of ‘Bharat Bharati’? : - Maithili Sharan Gupta
77. Who wrote the poem, Subh-e Azadi - Faiz Ahmed Faiz
78. The Nationalist song ‘Ae Mere Watan Ke Logo’ had been written by poet -
Pradeep
79. What is the name of Khushwant Singh’s autobiography – Truth Love and a Little
Malice
80. Subramanian Bharati was the poet of which language - Tamil
81. The famous work of ‘Bharatendu Harishchandra’ is: - Bharat Durdasha
82. Who wrote the play “Andher Nagari Chaupat Raja” - Bharatendu Harishchandra
83. Who is the author of the book “Out of Print - Newspapers, Journalism and the
Business of News in the Digital Age” - Professor George Brock
84. The Book ‘Mother India’ was written by - Catherine Mayo
85. The book “Mountbatten and the Partition of India” was written by - Larry Collins
and Dominique Lapierre
86. Who is the author of the book, ‘Landmark in Indian Constitutional and National
Development” - Gurumukh Nihal Singh
87. The author of the book entitled ‘Planning and the Poor’ is: - B.S. Minhas
88. The book ‘India’s struggle for Independence’ was authored by: - Bipin Chandra
89. The writer of “Indian National Movement- The Long-Term Dynamics” is: - Bipin
Chandra
90. The book entitled “India from Curzon to Nehru and After” is written by: - Durga
Das
91. Whose autobiography is the book ‘My Music, My Life’ - Pandit Ravi Shankar
92. The correct chronological order of the poems of Late Harivanshrai Bacchan is –
Madhusala, Madhubala, Madhukalash
93. Author of the book "One-day Wonders" is — Sunil Gavaskar
94. The author of ‘Love and Longing in Bombay is - Vikram Chandra
95. The author of ‘The Golden Gate’ is: - Vikram Seth
96. Who has written ‘An Equal Music’ - Vikram Seth
97. The writer of ‘Bikhre Moti’ is: - Subhadra Kumari Chauhan
98. What is the name of the writer of ‘Naukar ki Kameez’ - Vinod Kumar Shukla
99. Who wrote the ‘Kamayani’? - Jai Shankar Prasad
100. Who wrote the book ‘Geographical Factors, in Indian History’ - K.M. Panikkar
101. Out of Indravati, Padmavati, Madhumalti and Mrigavati, which Hindi work was
written first – Mrigavati
102. The story of the book named ‘The Proudest Day’ is related to – The
Independence of India
103. “Two Years Eight Months and Twenty-Eight Nights” is a book written by: -
Salman Rushdie
104. Who wrote ‘The Satanic Verses’? : - Salman Rushdie
105. Which journalist has written his autobiography entitled the “Lucknow Boy”? -
Vinod Mehta
106. The book ‘Lucknow Boy’ was written by: - Vinod Mehta
107. Who is the author of the book ‘Namesake’ - Jhumpa Lahiri
108. The author of ‘Manas ke Hans’ is - Amritlal Nagar
109. ‘The Pakistan paper’ is the book written by – Manishankar Aiyer
110. Pakistan: The Formative Phase is written by - Khalid B. Sayeed
111. The author of the book ‘Lajja’ is: - Taslima Nasrin
112. What is the name of the controversial novel written by Taslima Nasrin? : - Lajja
113. Out of Lajja, Utol Hawa, Amar Meye Bela and Amar Sonar Bangla, Taslima
Nasrin is not the author of – Amar Sonar Bangla
114. Who wrote the fiction ‘The God of Small Things’ in English? : - Arundhati Roy
115. Who is the author of ‘Mrignayani’? : - Vrindavan Lal Verma
116. Who wrote the book entitled ‘Romancing with Life: An Autobiography” -
Devanand
117. Who is the author of the book named ‘The Post-American World’? - Fareed
Zakaria
118. Who wrote the book named ‘Ayodhya : 6 December, 1992’ - P.V. Narasimha Rao
119. ‘World of All Human Rights : Soli J Sorabjee, a Festschrift’ is the book written by
– R.N. Trivedi (Please note that actual question was for the book ‘World of All
Human Rights’ and R.N. Trivedi was not given in option. The name of the book was
incomplete and name of Soli J Sorabjee was given among options which made the
question incorrect. I gave the name of actual book and actual writer)
120. Who is the author of the book ‘New Dimensions of India’s Foreign Policy’ - A.B.
Vajpayee
121. Who authored the book 'Politics in India' - Rajni Kothari
122. The author of ‘Ignited Minds’ is – A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
123. Who is the author ‘Andha Yug' - Dharam Veer Bharti
124. Who authored the book ‘Planned Economy for India’? – M Visvesvarya
125. Who has authored the book ‘Gandhian Constitution for Free india’? – Shriman
Narayan Agarwal
126. Who is the ghost writer of Parvez Musharraf’s biography “In the Line of Fire"? -
Humayun Gohar
127. Elizabeth Haley is well-known for her writings related to - Himalayan
Expeditions
128. Who is the author of "The Audacity of Hope" - Barack Obama
129. The book ‘Bullet for Bullet: My Life as a Police Officer’ is authored by: -Julius
Rebeiro
130. The author of the book “The Road Ahead” is - Bill Gates
131. The correct pair of Author and Book is – Hillary Clinton – Living History
132. The correct pair of Auhor and Book is - D.P. Mishra – Living an Era
133. “Silent Spring” was written by: - Rachel Carson
134. The author of ‘Dyna: A Tribute’ is: - Julia Delano
135. Who has written the book ‘Heart of India’? : - Mark Tully
136. The Book” Nineteen Eighty-Four” is written by: - George Orwell
137. Who was the writer of the novel ‘David Copperfield’? - Charles Dickens
138. Who is Cornelius Fudge in the novel ‘Harry Potter’? : - The Minister of Magic
139. Sumitra Nandan Pant is famous for being : - Chhayavadi poet
140. Who is the author of the book ‘Sankriti ke Char Adhyay’ – Ramdhari Singh
Dinkar
141. ‘The Rise and Growth of Economic Nationalism in India’ was written by – Bipin
Chandra
142. What was the name of the poet who write the popular poem ‘Firangiya’ in
Bhojpur against British Colonialism – Manoranjan
143. The given newspaper and the journal are correctly matched
a. Bengalee – Surendra Nath Banerjee
b. Bangbasi – Jogendra Nath Bose
c. Vande Matra – Arvind Ghosh
d. Amrit Bazar Patrika – Motilal Ghosh
144. Given Authors and books are correctly matched
a. V D Savarkar – The Indian War of Independence
b. R C Majumdar – The sepoy mutiny and the revolt of 1857
c. S B Chaudhari – Civil Rebellion in the Indian Mutinies
d. Ashok Mehta – The Great Rebellion
a. Surendranath Banerjee - A Nation in Making
b. M.K. Gandhi - Hind Swaraj
c. Subhash Chandra Bose - The Indian Struggle
d. Lajpat Rai - Autobiographical Writings
a. India Wins Freedom - Abul Kalam Azad
b. Runs and Ruins - Sunil Gavaskar
c. Young India - Mahatma Gandhi
d. New India - Annie Besant
a. Larry Collins and Dominique Lapierre – Freedom at Midnight
b. Durga Das – India from Curzon to Nehru and After
c. Dr. Rafiq Zakaria – The Man Who Divided India (and not K.K. Aziz)
d. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad – India Wins Freedom
a. Unhappy India – Lala Lajpat Rai (and not Bal Gangadha Tilak)
b. Durgesh Nandini - Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
c. India Wins Freedom - Abul Kalam Azad
d. Poverty and Un-British Rule in India - Dadabhai Naoroji
a. Shyamji Krishna Verma – The Indian Sociologist (and Bhagat Singh)
b. Sachindranath Sanyal - Bandi Jeewan
c. Lala Ram Saran Das – Dreamland
d. Bhagwati Charan Vohra - The Philosophy of Bomb
a. Amrit Lal Nagar - Amrit aur Vish
b. Sumitra Nandan Pant – Chidambara
c. Sharat Chandra Chatterjee – Devdas
d. Jaidev – Geet Govind
a. Mahatma Gandhi – Hind Swaraj (and Jawahar Lal Nehru)
b. Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad - India Wins Freedom
c. Subhash Chandra Bose - Indian Struggle
d. Lala Lajpat Rai - Unhappy India
a. S.C. Bose - Indian Struggle
b. Dadabhai Nairobi - Poverty and Un-British Rule in India
c. Rajendra Prasad - India Divided
d. Durga Das – India from Curzon to Nehru and After (and not Frank Moraes)
a. V.D. Savarkar - The Indian War of Independence
b. R.C. Majumdar - The Sepoy Mutiny and Revolt of 1857
c. Rudrangshu Mukharjee – Awadh in Revolt (1857-1858)(and not Radha Kamal
Mukharjee)
d. S.B. Chaudhuri - Civil Rebellions in the Indian Mutinies (1857-1859)
a. History of the Freedom Movement in India - Tara Chand
b. History of the Freedom Movement in Bihar - K. K. Dutta
c. Anand Math - Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
d. Precepts of Jesus - Raja Rammohan Roy
e. Our Indian Musalmans - W.W. Hunter
a. Lady Catherine Mayo - Mother India
b. Larry Collins and Dominique Lapierre - Freedom at Midnight
c. Ram Manohar Lohia - Guilty Men of India’s Partition
d. Jawaharlal Nehru - Discovery of India
a. Priya Pravas - Ayodhya Prasad
b. Gaban - Prem Chand
c. Eternal India - Indira Gandhi
d. Shah Nama - Firdausi
a. Munshi Insha Alla Khan - Udaibhan Charit
b. Babu Devki Nandan Khatri - Kajar ki Kothri

c. Pt. Pratap Narain Misra - Hathi Hamir
d. Jai Shankar Prasad - Kankal
158. Given below is correctly matched (Author – Books)
a. Rajendra Prasad - India Divided
b.Dilip Mukharjee – Terrorists
c. S.N. Banerjee - Nation in Making
d. Mahatma Gandhi - My Experiments with Truth
159. Given below is correctly matched (Author - Books)
a. Mahatma Gandhi - Hind Swaraj
b. Ram Manohar Lohia - The Wheel of History
c. Dr. Rajendra Prasad - India Divided
d. Abul Kalam Azad - India Wins Freedom
160. Given below is correctly matched (Author - Works)
a. Bankim Chandra Chatterjee – Anand Math
b. Michael Madhusudan Dutt – Captive Lady
c. Rabindranath Tagore – Gora
d. Sarojini Naidu - The Broken Wing
161. Given below is correctly matched (Author - Works)
a. Bankim Chandra - Debi Chaudhrani
b. Dinabandhu Mitra –Neel Darpan
c. Prem Chand - Shatranj Ke Khiladi
162. Given below is correctly matched (Books - Authors)
a. Shashi Tharoor - Show Business
b. Amitabh Ghosh - Circle of Reasons
c. Anita Desai - Clear light of Day
d. Vikram Chandra - Love and Longing in Bombay
a. The first Indian War of Independence - Vinayak Damodar Savarkar
b. Anand Math - Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
c. Life Divine - Shri Aurobindo
d. Sadhana - Rabindranath Tagore
164. Given below is correctly matched (Books – Authors)
a. My Music My Life - Ravi Shankar
b. Adha Gaon - Rahi Masoom Raza
c. Radha - Ramakanta Rath
d. The Pilferer - Laxman Gaikwad
a. The Struggle in My Life - Nelson Mandela
b. The Struggle and the Triumph - Leeh Walesa
c. Friends and Foes - Sheikh Mujibur Rehman
d. Rebirth - Leonid Brezhnev
a. Autobiography of an Unknown Indian - Nirad C. Chaudhari
b. India: A Wounded Civilization - V.S. Naipaul
c. Confession of a Lover - Mulk Raj Anand
d. The English Teacher - R.K. Narayan
a. V.S Naipaul - In a Free State
b. Salman Rushdie - Midnight’s Children
c. Paul Scott - Staying On
d. J.G. Farrell - The Siege of Krishnapur
a. In Custody - Anita Desai
b. Sea of Poppies - Amitav Ghosh
c. The Argumentative Indian - Amartya Sen
d. Unaccustomed Earth - Jhumpa Lahiri
a. Price of Partition - Rafiq Zakaria
b. Anand Math – Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
c. India 2020 – A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
d. Pathology of Corruption - S.S. Gill
a. Gandhian Constitution for India - Sriman Narayan
b. The Republic of India - A. Gledhill
c. The White Umbrella - D. Mackenzie Brown
d. The Politics of India Since Independence - Paul. R. Brass
a. Half A Life - V.S. Naipaul
b. Worshipping False Gods - Arun Shourie
c. Agni ki Udaan - A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
d. Jeet Apki - Shiv Khera
a. Ghar Aur Adalat - Leila Seth
b. Jhopri Se Rashtrapati Bhawan tak - Mahendra Kulshrestha
c. Imagining India - Nandan Nilekani
d. Journey through Babudom and Neta Land - T.S.R. Subramanian
a. The Price of Partition - Rafiq Zakaria
b. Ulysses - James Joyce
c. India 2020 - Abdul Kalam
d. Pathology - S.S. Gill
a. R.C. Dutt - The Economic History of India under Early British Rule
b. J.R. McLane - Indian Nationalism and the Early Congress
c. B.N. Ganguli - Indian Economic Thought - 19th Century Perspectives
d. Bipin Chandra – The Rise and Growth of Economic Nationalism in India

175. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched? (Ans - c)
a. Baki Itihas - Badal Sarkar
b. Sita Swayamvar - Vishnu Das Bhave
c. Yayati – Girish Karad
d. Giddha - Jabbar Patel
176. Which one of the following statements is not correct? (Ans -c)
a. ‘Neel Darpan’ was play based on the exploitation of the Indigo farmers
b. The author of the play ‘Ghashiram Kotwal’s is Vijay Tendulkar
c. The play ‘Navann’ by Nabin Chandra Das was based on the famine of Bengal
d. Urdu theatre used to depend heavily on Parsi Theatre
MODERN HISTORY: MISCELLANEOUS

1. The Anglo-Afghan relations in the 19th century were influenced by the fear of whose
expansion towards India? – Russia
2. Which famine of the 19th century in India has been described as ‘Sea of Calamity’? - Orissa
Famine of 1866-67
3. The Indian Famine Code, 1883 was prepared by - Strachey Commission
4. The year of Bengal Famine in which millions of people died is - 1943.
5. Which two leaders visited India and served for social regeneration: - Gandhi, Tilak
6. Who was the first Speaker to discard the official wig and presided over the house wearing
the Gandhi cap? - G.V. Mavlankar
7. In which year Rabindranath Tagore died – 1941
8. Rajendra Prasad belonged to – Bihar
9. Subhash Chandra Bose renamed the Nicobar Island as – Swaraj Island
10. Who attacked on Dr. B.R.Ambedkar by saying “Ambedkar has had his leadership thrust
upon him by a benign British Government because his services were necessary to
embarrass the Nationalist leaders” - Dr. B.S. Moonje
11. Who said,” Freedom is almost within reach, we have to seize it”? - Mahatma Gandhi
12. The statement, “I am a socialist and a republican and am no believer Kings and Princess”
is associated with - Jawaharlal Nehru.
a. Lahore Proposal – Fazl ul Haq
b. Pirpur Report – Raj Mohammad Mehdi
c. People’s Plan – M N Roy
d. Gandhian Plan – S N Agarwal
14. The "Now or Never" pamphlet was written by Choudhary Rahmat Ali, a Pakistani
nationalist, in 1933. The pamphlet is notable for coining the term "Pakistan" as an acronym
representing the proposed Muslim-majority regions in the Indian subcontinent: Punjab,
Afghania (North-West Frontier Province), Kashmir, Sindh, and Baluchistan.In the pamphlet,
Rahmat Ali outlined his vision for a separate nation for Muslims, distinct from the Hindu-
majority areas of India. He advocated for the creation of Pakistan to safeguard the political
and cultural interests of the Muslim population.This pamphlet laid the groundwork for the
eventual demand and creation of the separate nation of Pakistan in 1947 when India
gained independence from British rule.
15. Out of Frank Moraes, Dom Moraes, Louis Fischer and Webb Miller, who is the biographer
of Jawaharlal Nehru – Frank Moraes
16. Who had been described as the high priest of communism in India? - Jawaharlal Nehru
17. Which of the following statements is not true for Jawaharlal Nehru? (Ans-d)
a. He was influenced by Socialism

b. He was influenced by British Liberalism
c. He was influenced by Mahatma Gandhi
d. He was influenced by German Nationalism
18. The given statements about Dr. B R Ambedkar are correct –
a. He founded the Siddharth College
b. He started his journal Mook Nayak in 1920
c. He founded the Depressed Class Institute in 1922
19. Given statements about Jawahar Lal Nehru are incorrect
a. He was the president of Congress Party in 1947
b. He presided over the Constituent Assembly
c. He formed the first Congress Ministry in United Province before India’s
independence
20. Who amongst the following presided over the All Parties Muslim Conference held
at Delhi on 31st December, 1928 - Aga Khan
21. The native state of Tripura became involved in the Freedom movement early in
the 20th century because - The Bengal revolutionaries took shelter in Tripura
22. Who opposed the planned development in India? – Mahatma Gandhi
23. The following advertisement:
THE MARVEL OF THE CENTURY
THE WONDER OF THE WORLD
LIVING PHOTOGRAPHIC PICTURES
IN
LIFE-SIZED REPRODUCTIONS
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A FEW EXHIBITIONS WILL BE GIVEN
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Appeared in the Times of India dated 7th July: - 1896.
24. With Reference to Indian freedom Struggle, which one of the following
statements is not correct? (Ans- d)
a. The Rowlatt Act aroused a wave of popular indignation and led to the Jallianwala
Bagh Massacre.
b. Subhash Chandra Bose formed the Forward Bloc.
c. Bhagat Singh was one of the founders of Hindustan Republican Socialist
Association.
d. In 1931, the congress session opposed Gandhi-Irwin Pact.
25. Which of the given statements are correct
a. The Arya Samaj was founded in 1875
b. ‘Al-Hilal’ was published by Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
c. Lala Lajpat Rai was not associated with the paper ‘The People’
d. The famous Presidency College (former Hindu College) of Calcutta was
established by Raja Ram Mohan Roy
26. The founder of Boys Scouts and Girl Guides Movement in India was – Baden
Powell
27. Which trial attracted world wide publicity and drew sympathetic comments from
Albert Einstein, H G Wells, Harold Laski and Roosevelt in the favor of the
convicts? – Meerut Conspiracy Case
28. The first Indian to contest and election to the British House of Commons/British
Parliament was? – W.C. Banerjee
29. Out of Bhumihar, Rajputs, Kayasthas and Kurmi, which was not a dominant caste
in Bihar during the pre-independent period? - Kurmi
30. Who was the author of the official history of Congress? - Pattabhi Sitaramayya.
31. What was the common relationship between Katherine Mayo, Aldous Huxley,
Charles Andrews and William Digby? - They wrote commentaries on the condition
of India during the British rule
32. During the colonial period in India, what was the purpose of the Whitley
Commission? - To report on existing conditions of labour and to make
recommendations
33. “It will be our blunder if we leave people of Bihar and their Government unsafe
before the violence and uncivilized attacks of league leaders”. In the year 1946
who told this? - Sardar Patel
34. Identify the years those are closet to the founding of the Communist Party of
India and the RSS respectively: - 1925, 1925
35. The Banaras Session of August, 1923 of the Hindu Mahasabha was presided over
by - Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya
36. The Great poet Rabindranath Tagore emerged as a great painter, when he was -
Fifty years
37. The first Indian to win Nobel Prize was: - Rabindranath Tagore

38. Who was the chairperson of first All India Socialist Youth Congress? – Jawahar Lal
Nehru
39. Who was the Prime Minister of England when the Montague Chelmsford Act was
passed in 1919 – David Lloyd George
40. Who are known as ‘Bombay Trimurti’ – Firozshah Mehta, K T Telang, Badruddin
Tyabji
41. The correct chronological order is – Dramatic Performances (1876) – Vernacular
Press Act (1878) – Bengal Tenancy Act (1885) – North-Western Provinces and Oudh
Act (1890)
42. The correct chronological order is – Starting of ‘Kesari’ by Bal Gangadhar Tilak –
Execution of Khudiram Bose – Assassination of Curzon Wyllie – Starting of Al Hilal
by Abul Kalam Azad
43. The correct chronological order is - Jinnah’s wrecking of Shimla Conference -- The
arrival of the Cabinet Mission -- Muslim league launches Direct Action -- Formation
of the Interim Government
44. The correct chronological order is - Rowlatt Act -- Jallianwala Bagh Massacre –
Amritsar Session of Indian National Congress (1919) -- Khilafat Movement
45. The correct chronological order is - Regulating Act -- Partition of Bengal –
Establishement of Muslim League – Surat Split
46. The correct chronological order is -- Decision for Partition of Bengal -- Formal
declaration of Swadeshi Movement – Acceptance of Swaraj as the goal of the
Congress – Surat Split
47. The correct chronological order of the national events is - The Partition of Bengal
– The Lucknow Pact – The Rowlatt Act – The introduction of Dyarchy
48. The correct chronological order is -- Champaran Satyagraha -- Rowlatt Satyagraha -
- Jallianwala Bagh Massacre -- Chauri-Chaura Episode
49. The correct chronological order of the events associated with Indian National
Movement is -- Passing of Rowlatt Bill as an Act -- Jallianwala Bagh Massacre --
Amritsar Session of Indian National Congress, 1919 -- Demise of B.G. Tilak
Movement is – Home Rule Movement -- Champaran Satyagraha -- Jallianwala Bagh
Massacre -- Amritsar Session of Indian National Congress
Movement is -- Rowlatt Act, 1919 -- Rowlatt Satyagraha, 1919 -- Jallianwala Bagh
Massacre, 1919 – Amritsar Session of Indian National Congress, 1919
52. The correct chronological order of the events associated with the Indian National
Movement is -- Mahatma Gandhi’s Dandi March -- Gandhi-Irwin Pact -- Communal
Award -- Poona Pact

53. The correct chronological order of the events associated with India’s struggle for
independence is -- Home Rule Movement -- Champaran Satyagraha -- Rowlatt
Satyagraha -- Jallianwala Bagh Massacre
54. The correct chronological order is -- The Jallianwala Bagh Tragedy -- Formation of
Swarajist Party – Formation of Naujawan Bharat Sabha -- The Dandi March
55. The correct chronological order is – Kamagatamaru Incident -- Mahtma Gandhi’s
arrival in India -- Tilak’s Home Rule League
56. The correct chronological order is -- Champaran Satyagraha -- Death of Tilak --
Dandi March -- Shimla Pact
57. The correct chronological order is – Constitution of Simon Commission – Nehru
Report – Sharda Act – Dandi March
58. The correct chronological order is – The August Affair -- The Quit India Movement -
- The I.N.A. trial -- The Royal Indian Naval Ratings Revolt
59. The correct chronological order is – Communal Award – Poona Pact – Third Round
Table Conference – August Offer
60. The correct chronological order is – Nehru Report – Gandhi Irwin Pact – Second
Round Table Conference – Communal Award
61. The correct chronological order is – Nehru Report – August Offer – Cripps Mission
– Wavell Plan
62. The correct chronological order is – Wood’s Despatch – Hunter Commission –
Saddler Commission – Sargeant Plan
63. The correct chronological order is – Civil Disobedience Movement – Gandhi Irwin
Agreement – Poona Pact – Cripps Mission
64. Which of the given statements are correct (Ans- a, b and d)
a. Asaf Ali looked after the work of Railway Ministry in the interim Government
(1946)
b. ’Ancient Monuments Preservation Act’ was passed when Lord Curzon was the
Governor-General
c. The Haripura Session of the Indian National Congress was presided over by C.R.
Das
d. Swami Shraddhanand suggested no-tax campaign as a protest against Rowlatt
Act
a. Awadh Kisan Sabha -- Jawahar Lal Nehru
b. United Indian Patriotic Association – Sir Syed Ahmad Khan
c. All India Kisan Sabha -- Acharya Narendra Dev
d. Radical Democratic Party – M.N Roy
a. Bardoli Satyagraha – Sardar Patel
b. Champaran Satyagraha – Gandhiji

c. Kuka Movement – Ram Singh
d. Lal Kurti – Gaffar Khan
67. Given below is correctly matched (Movement - Person)
a. Home Rule Movement – Annie Besant
b. Bardoli Satyagraha – Vallabhbhai Patel
c. Non-Cooperation Movement – M.K.Gandhi
d. Establishment of Swaraj Party – C.R. Das
68. Given below is correctly matched (Party – Founder)
a. Azad Muslim Conference – Allah Baksh
b. Khaksar Party – Allama Mashriqi
c. Khudai Khidmatgar – Abdul Gaffar Khan
d. Krishak Praja Party – Fazlul Haq
a. Motilal Nehru – Nehru Report
b. M.K. Gandhi – Champaran Movement
c. S.C. Bose – Forward Block
d. Ali Brothers – Khilafat Movement (and not M.A. Jinnah)
a. Madan Mohan Malviya - Founder of Banaras Hindu University
b. Motilal Nehru – Established Swaraj Party with others
c. Mrs. Annie Besant - Founder of Home Rule League
d. Gopal Krishna Gokhale - He launched Servant of India Society
71. With reference to the colonial period of Indian history, the given list is correctly
matched (Person - Events)
a. Macdonald – Communal Award
b. Linlithgow – August Offer
c. Dalhousie – Doctrine of Lapse
d. Chelmsford - Dyarchy
72. The correct match of the female rulers with their state/capital is as given below
a. Rani Durgawati -- Gara Mandal
b. Maharani Ahilya Bai -- Holkar State
c. Maharani Lakshmi Bai – Jhansi
d. Begum Razia Sultan -- Delhi
73. Which of the given pairs is not correctly matched (Ans-d)
a. Jamnalal Bajaj -- Satyagraha Ashram at Wardha
b. Dadabhai Naoroji -- Bombay Association
c. Lala Lajpat Rai -- National School at Lahore
d. Bal Gangadhar Tilak – Satya Sodhak Sabha
74. Which of the given pairs is not correctly matched (Ans - a)
a. Gadar Party – Lala Lajpat Rai
b. Frontier Gandhi – Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan
c. Indian National Army – Subhash Chandra Bose
d. First President of India – Dr Rajendra Prasad
75. Which of the given pairs are correctly matched (Ans – a, b and c)
a. Theodore Beck - Mohammadan Anglo-Oriental College, Aligarh
b. Ilbert Bill – Ripon
c. Pherozhshah Mehta – Indian National Congress
d. Badruddin Tyabji – Muslim League
a. Annie Besant – Home Rule Movement
b. Dr. Rajendra Prasad - Champaran Satyagraha
c. Jawaharlal Nehru - Lahore Session of Indian National Congress, 1929
d. Ambika Charan Majumdar - Lucknow Session of Indian National Congress, 1916
a. Subhash Chandra Bose - Haripura Session of Indian National Congress
b. Vallabhbhai Patel – Operation Polo
c. Iqbal - Allahabad Session of Muslim League, 1930
d. Batukeshwar Dutt - Throwing of the bomb in Central Assembly
78. Given list is correctly matched (Organization - Leaders)
a. Home Rule League - Lokmanya Tilak
b. Nationalist Party - Madan Mohan Malviya
c. National Liberation Front - Tej Bahadur Sapru
d. Swaraj Party - Chittranjan Das
79. Which of the following pairs are correctly matched (Movemet/Satyagraha –
Person Actively Associated With) (Ans – a and c)
a. Champaran – Rajendra Prasad
b. Ahmedabad Mill Workers – Morarji Desai
c. Kheda – Vallabhbhai Patel
80. Given below is correctly matched (Event - Results)
a. Morley-Minto Reform -- Communal Electorates
b. Simon Commission -- National Wide Movement
c. The Chauri-Chaura Incident -- Withdrawal of a Movement
d. The Dandi March -- Illegal Manufacture of Salt
a. August Declaration – Montague
b. August Offer -- Lord Linlithgow
c. August Resolution – Mahatma Gandhi
d. Direct Action Day – Mohammad Ali Jinnah
82. Given below is correctly matched (Period -- Event)
a. 1883 - First session of National Conference at Kolkata
b. 1906 – Foundation of Muslim League at Dhaka
c. 1927 - Formation of All India State People Conference
d. 1932 - Announcement of Communal Award from Whitehall
a. The Government of India Act – 1935
b. Cripps Porposal – 1942
c. August Offer – 1940
d. Wavell Plan -- 1945
a. Simon Commission – 1927
b. Quit India Movement – 1942
c. Foundation of Indian National Congress – 1885
d. Minto Morley Reforms - 1909
a. Surat Split – 1907
b. Communal Award – 1932
c. All Party Convention – 1928
d. Poorna Swaraj Resolution - 1929
86. Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched (Ans - b)
a. Battle of Buxar – 1764
b. Subsidiary Alliance – 1863
c. Monopoly of East India Company in India – 1833
d. Opening of Trades for British Civilians and Companies in India - 1813
87. Given below is correctly matched (Event - Year)
a. Commencement of Separate electorate – 1909
b. Congress League Agreement – 1916
c. Communal Award – 1932
d. Deliverance Day - 1939
88. Given below is correctly matched (Event - Year)
a. Non-Cooperation Movement – 1920
b. Civil Disobedience Movement – 1930
c. Formation of Congress Ministries – 1937
d. Quit India Movement - 1942
89. Given list is correctly matched (Event- Occasion)
a. Complete Independence Resolution of Congress – 31ST December, 1929
b. Purna Swaraj Day – 26 January, 1930
c. Dandi March - 12th March, 1930
d. Second Round Table Conference – September, 1931 (7 September to 1
December, 1931)
a. Indian Council Act, 1909 – Lord Minto
b. Government of India Act, 1935 - Provincial Autonomy
c. Lucknow Pact – 1916
d. The Government of India Act, 1919 - Beginning of Dyarchy System
a. Bardoli – Gujarat
b. Chauri-Chaura – Uttar Pradesh
c. Yerwada – Maharashtra
d. Naokhali – West Bengal

92. Which one of the following is not correctly matched (Ans-d)
a. The first Newspaper published from India -- The Bengal Gazette
b. Founder of All India Harijan Sangh -- Mahatma Gandhi
c. Active participants of Gadar Movement -- Hardayal, Baba Harnam Singh Tundalat
d. Governor General of Bengal at the time of the passing of Pitt’s India Act – Lord
Minto
93. Given below is correctly matched (Act – Mostly Based on)
a. Indian Council of Act, 1909 – Morley-Minto Reform
b. Government of India Act, 1919 – Montague Chelmsford Reform
c. Government of India Act, 1935 – Simon Commission Report and
Recommendation of Joint Select Committee
d. Indian Independence Act, 1947 – Mountbatten Plan
a. Butler Committee Report -- Relationship between the Indian State and
Paramount Power
b. Hartog Committee Report – The growth of education in British India and
potentialities of its further progress
c. Hunter Inquiry Committee -- Jallianwala Bagh Massacre
d. Muddiman Committee Report -- Working of Dyarchy as laid down in the
Montague-Chelmsford Reforms
95. The given movements drew women out from the seclusion of home – Swadeshi
Movement, Home Rule Movement, Non-Cooperation Movement, Civil
96. Consider the flowing statements (a is false and b is true)
a. Nehru had no reverence towards Upanishads
b. He had a scientific point of view
97. Which of the given statements are correct (Ans – a and c)
a. Jawaharlal Nehru was in his fourth term as the Prime Minister of India at the
time of his death
b. Jawaharlal Nehru represented Rae Bareilley constituency as a member of
Parliament
c. The first non-Congress Prime Minister of India assumed the office in the year
1977
98. Which of the following statements is not correct (Ans-a)
a. The National Song Vande Matram was composed by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
originally in Bengali
b. The National Calendar of India based on Saka era has its 1st Chaitra on 22nd
March normally & 21st March in a leap year
c. The design of the National Flag of India was adopted by the Constituent
Assembly on 22nd July, 1947
d. The song Jana-Gana-Mana, composed originally in Bengali by Rabindranath
Tagore was adopted in its Hindi version by Constituent Assembly on 24 January,
1950 as the National Anthem
99. Jagat Narayan Lal was sent to - Hazaribagh Jail
100. The real name of the ‘Frontier Gandhi’ is – Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan.
101. That was the name of the movement started by Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan against
British? - Red Shirt
102. The Samadhis of Kasturba and Mahadev Desai are situated in the premises of :-
Agha Khan Palace, Poona.
103. The tomb of Kasturba Gandhi is situated in the premises of - Agha Khan Palace,
Poona.
104. Alipur Central Jail is situated at: - Kolkata
105. People known as ‘Kallar’ in the context of the rebellions in British India
belonged to which region – Madurai
106. The nomenclature of rural local governments as ‘Panchayati Raj’ was the result
of the suggestions of which Indian leader? – Mahatma Gandhi
107. The ‘Secretariat Building’ of which State is known as “Writer’s Building”? – West
Bengal
108. Out of Truth, Non-violence, Untouchability and Heavy-industrialisation, which
was favoured by Nehru but not favoured by Gandhi? – Heavy-Industrialization
109. The correct chronological order of the events occurred during the post-
independence period is -- India visit of Khrushchev and Bulganin -- Dalai Lama fled
to India -- Chou-en-Lai visited India -- Liberation of Goa
110. The correct chronological order is - Submission of unanimous reports on
Jallianwala Bagh Massacre by Congress Committee -- Announcement of Peace
terms to Turkey -- Demise of B.G. Tilak -- Special Session of Indian National
Congress, Calcutta
a. Gandhiji took to Yerwada Prison -- The Civil Disobedience Movement
b. He undertook fast unto death -- Against Communal Award
c. He was confronted with black flags on way to Karachi – For endorsing Delhi Pact
d. He call the defeat more mine than theirs – Congress Crisis of 1939
112. Which of the given statements are correct (Ans- only b anc c)
a. Warren Hastings was the first Governor General who established a regular police
force in India on the British pattern
b. A Supreme Court was established at Calcutta by the Regulating Act, 1773.
c. The Indian Penal Code came into effect in the year 1860.
113. Examine following statements. Select the correct answer by using given code
below (Ans – only a, b and c)
a. Kunwar Singh led the struggle in Bihar against British while Khan Bahadur khan
led in Ruhelkhand in First Independence Struggle, 1857.
b. Muslim League observed Deliverance Day on 22 December, 1939.

c. Tatya topey took the lead of armies in Kanpur for the patronage of Nana Saheb
and Zeenat Mahal assumed leadership in Faizabad.
d. Ghadar Party was formed by Sardar Bhagat Singh
114. Which of the given statements are not correct (Ans-d)
a. Mahatma Gandhi’s autobiography was originally written in the Gujarati Language
b. Saddler Commission is associated with Education
c. Hindu College Calcutta is the first institution to help in spreading of English
Education in India
d. Lala Lajpat Rai was never elected as the President of Indian National Congress
115. Which of the given pairs in not correctly matched (Ans- d)
a. To set Jizya again – Farrukhsiyar
b. Capture of Masulipatnam – Forde
c. Prohibition of Sati Act – Lord William Bentinck
d. Suppression of Slavery - Malcolm
a. Child Marriage – M.G. Ranade
b. Suppressing Thuggee Activity – Colonel Sleiman
c. Widow’ Remarriage – Ishwarchandra Vidyasagar
d. Suppression of Pindaris – Lord Hastings
117. Karl Marx explained the process of class struggle with the help of which one of
the following theories? – Dialectical materialism
118. Which of the given statements is not true about Mother Teresa (Ans-c)
a. She was born in Albania
b. She became a nun at the age of 18 years
c. She was not an Indian citizen at the time of her birth
d. She was once a teacher in Calcutta
119. Religious Organization established by Mother Teresa is called: - Missionaries of
Charity
120. Who is credited with making of real paper in China? – Tsai-lun
121. ‘Falun Gong’ is becoming a popular movement in: - China
122. The first lady, Prime Minister in the world, was: - Sirmao Bhandarnaike
123. The main cause of Italian Renaissance was: - Freedom to express ideas
124. Which country is concerned to Bishop Desmond Tutu? – South Africa
125. ‘Apartheiv’ is (none of these)
a. A system related to gender discrimination
b. A system related to age set
c. A system of South Africa of institutionalized racial segregation
d. A caste-based system
(Please note that none of the options are correct for Apartheiv. Do not get
confused Apartheiv with Apartheid. MPPSC considered this question as bonus in its
revised answer key.)
126. Which statement is correct among the following: (Ans- b)

a. Socrates was disciple of Plato
b. Plato was disciple of Socrates
c. Plato was disciple of Aristotle
d. Socrates and Plato were disciple of Aristotle
127. China occupied Tibet in: - 1959
128. First President of United States of America was: - George Washington
129. The main cause of participation of the USA in 2nd world War, 1941 was: -
Invasion at Pearl Harbour
130. In which city the first atomic bomb was exploded? – Hiroshima (Japan)
131. Which was the President of United States of America who have resigned from
the post of President? – Richard Nixon (Please note that President Nixon resigned from
the post of President due to his involvement in Watergate scandal)
132. The French revolution started in - 1789
133. Bangladesh was established as an independent nation after the Indo-Pakistan
war of – December 1971
134. Unification of Germany occurred in – 3 October, 1990
135. In which year did the USSR become Russia: - 1991
INDIA AFTER INDEPENDENCE

1. The first Industrial Policy of Independent India was announced in the year of? –
1948
2. The first communist Government of India was established in the province of? –
Kerala
3. The first Communist State Government in Kerala was formed in? – 1957
4. On which date the maker of the Constitution of India Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar had
died? - December 6, 1959.
5. Which death anniversary of Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar will fall in 2016? : - 61st
6. Out of Aruna Asaf Ali, Kamla Rani Singh, Tarkeshwari Sinha and Rabari Devi, which
lady contributed the largest in the Indian Politics after 1947 – Aruna Asaf Ali
7. Which part of India remained under Portuguese control after 15th August, 1947? -
Goa
8. Against which colonial power freedom struggle had to be continued in India even
after 15 August, 1947? - Portuguese
9. “Operation Polo” is associated/connected with: - Military Action in Hyderabad State
10. To establish global peace and cooperation among the peoples, which concept was
introduced by the Jawaharlal Nehru? - Non-alignment.
11. Kisan Diwas is celebrated on: - 23rd December
12. Shimla agreement between India and Pakistan was signed in : - 1972
13. ‘Operation Vijay’ was conducted against which nation? – Pakistan
14. The Bharatiya Kisan Union was established in: - 1986

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Chapter 10 Beginning Of Modern Nationalism In India 3

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MAJOR APPROACHES TO THE HISTORY OF MODERN INDIA

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2) With reference to Indian history, consider the following

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INDIA ON THE EVE OF BRITISH CONQUEST

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EXPANSION AND CONSOLIDATION OF BRITISH POWER IN INDIA

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PEOPLE’S RESISTANCE AGAINST BRITISH BEFORE 1857

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THE REVOLT OF 1857

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SOCIO-RELIGIOUS MOVEMENT: GENERAL FEATURES AND A GENERAL SURVEY OF

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4) In the context of Indian history, the Rakhmabai case of 1884

5) Who among the following was associated as Secretary with

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BEGINNING OF MODERN NATIONALISM IN INDIA

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3) Consider the following pairs (2017)

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INDIAN NATIONAL CONGRESS: FOUNDATION AND THE MODERATE PHASE

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2) The ‘Swadeshi’ and ‘Boycott’ adopted as methods of struggle

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