Free Online quiz on History Of India

Free Online quiz on History Of India
1. The Asiatic Society was established in Calcutta by

(a) Warren Hastings
(b) Sir William Jones
(c) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
(d) T.B. Macaulay

Ans:-B


2. Mahatma Gandhi returned to India, leaving South Africa for ever in
(a) 1914
(b) 1915
(c) 1916
(d) 1919
Ans:-A


3. Who among the following said ‘Do or Die”?
(a) Mahatma Gandhi
(b) Jawaharlal Nehru
(c) Vallabhbhai Patel
(d) None of these

Ans:-A

4. The most important cause for the outbreak of the Ghadar revolution was the
(a) Arrest of Lala Har Dayal
(b) Outbreak of World War I
(c) Hanging of Kartar Singh Sarabha
(d) Kamagata Maru incident
Ans:-D

5. Arrange the following in chronological order:
I. Dandi March
II. Simon Commission
III. Poona Pact
IV. Gandhi-Irwin Pact
(a) II, I, III, IV
(b) II, I, IV, III
(c) IV, Ill, I, II
(d) IV, III, II, I

Ans:-B

6. Who among the early nationalists worked in England to mobilize public opinion in favour of the Indian National Movement?
(a) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
(b) D.E. Wacha
(c) Lala Lajpat Rai
(d) Dadabhai Naoroji
Ans:-D

7. The Governor General of Fort William became the Governor General of India under the Charter Act of
(a) 1781
(b) 1973
(c) 1813
(d) 1833

Ans:-D

8. The Non-Cooperation Movement was launched by
(a) Jawaharlal Nehru
(b) Dadabhai Naoroji
(c) Chittaranjan Das
(d) Mahatma Gandhi

Ans:-D


9. Which one of the following was a revolutionary who later turned into a yogi and a philosopher?
(a) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(b) Aurobindo Ghosh
(c) Lala Lajpat Rai
(d) Agarkar
Ans:-B

10. To encourage British investments in India, Dalhousie
(a) Encouraged industries
(b) Patronized agriculture
(c) Introduced railways and telegraphs
(d) Introduced postal system

Ans:-C


11 A bill in the Imperial Legislative Council for compulsory and free primary education was introduced by
(a) Ferozeshah Mehta
(b) Shankaran Nair
(c) Mohammad Shall
(d) G. K. Gokhale

Ans:-D

12. The Cripps Mission visited India in
(a) 1927
(b) 1939
(c) 1942
(d) 1946

Ans:-C

13. The most important feature of the Government of India Act of 1919 was the introduction of
(a) Dyarchy
(b) Provincial autonomy
(c) Separate electorates
(d) Adult franchise
Ans:-B


14. The Champaran Satyagraha was started by Mahatma Gandhi in the year
(a) 1915
(b) 1917
(c) 1919
(d) 1930

Ans:-B

15. The slogan ‘Inqualab Zindabad’ was first raised by
(a) Lokmanya Tilak
(b) Veer Savarkar
(c) Chandrashekhar Azad
(d) Bhagat Singh

Ans:-D

16. Paramdham Ashram was established by whom among the following?
(a) Mahatma Gandhi
(b) Acharya Kriplani
(c) Acharya Vinoba Bhave
(d) None of these

Ans:-C

17. Who is the author of the concept of Antyodaya?
(a) Mahatma Gandhi
(b) Vinoba Bhave
(c) Sri Aurobindo
(d) Jayaprakash Narayan
Ans:-B

18. Minto Morley Reforms aimed at
(a) Grant of Dominion status to Indians
(b) Separate electorates for the Muslims
(c) Special powers to the Government to deal with anti-Government elements
(d) Full development of education

Ans:-B

19 Which of the following statements correctly defines the term ‘drain theory’ as propounded by Dadabhai Naoroji?
(a) That the resources of the country were being utilized in the interest of Britain.
(b) That a part of India’s national wealth or total annual product was being exported to Britain for which India got no material returns.
(c) That the British industrialists were being given an opportunity to invest in India under
the protection of the imperial power.
(d) That the British goods were being imported to the country making it poorer day by day.

Ans:-A


20. Gandhiji launched the struggle in Ahmedabad in 1917-18 which involved the
(a) Peasants
(b) Industrial waters
(c) Masses
(d) Laborers

Ans:-A