Quiz questions on Indian National Movement

Quiz questions on Indian National Movement

1. The Rowlett Act led to
(a) Communal riots in Bengal
(b) Massacre at Amritsar
(c) Social legislation in Madras
(d) Economic reforms in U.P.

Ans:-B


2. Satyagraha Ashram was established by who among the following?
(a) Mahatma Gandhi
(b) Acharya Kripalani
(c) Lokanayak Jayaprakash Narayan
(d) Acharya Vinoba Bhave
(e) None of these

Ans:-A


3. Ram Prasad Bismil was associated with .
(a) Kakori Bomb case
(b) Alipore Bomb case
(c) Meerut Conspiracy case
(d) Kanpur Conspiracy case

Ans:-A


4. Who was the founder of the Muslim League in India?
(a) Sir Syed Ahmad Khan
(b) M.A. Jinna
(c) Nawab Salimulla
(d) None of these

Ans:-C



5 The first woman President of the Indian National Congress was (a) Kasturba Gandhi
(b) Annie Besant
(c) Sarojini Naidu
(d) Vijayalakshmi Pandit

Ans:-B


6. Who was the Governor General of India when the Indian National Congress was formed?
(a) Lord Dufferin
(b) Lord Cornwallis
(c) Lord Lytton
(d) Lord Mountbatten

Ans:-A



7. The first session of the Indian, National Congress was held under the President ship of
(a) A. O. Hume
(b) B. Malabari
(c) Badruddin Tyabji
(d) W.C. Banerjee

Ans:-D


8. Regarding the freedom struggle, which of the following events is/are not true?
(a) The partition of Bengal was done in 1905.
(b) Muslim League was founded in 1907.
(c) Morley-Minto reforms granted Muslim demands in 1909.
(d) Transfer of India’s capital from Calcutta to Delhi was announced in 1910.

Ans:-B


9. Which was the first newspaper to be published in India?
(a) Bombay Samachar
(b) Bengal Gazette
(c) Bengal Chronicle
(d) The Hindu

Ans:-B


10. Uplift of the backward classes was the main programme of the
(a) Prarthana Samaj
(b) Satyashodhak Samaj
(c) Arya Sainaj
(d) Ramakrishna Mission

Ans:-B


11. Which of the following are correctly matched?
I Keshab Chandra Sen-Prarthana Samaj
II Mahadev Gobind Ranade-Brahmo Samaj
III Swami Vivekanand-Ramakrishna Mission
(a) I only
(b) I and III
(c) II and III
(d) III only

Ans:-B

12. Permanent Revenue System of Lord Cornwallis proved oppressive to the ‘tenants because they were
(a) forced to produce more
(b) Exploited by the zamindars
(c) Asked to pay yearly revenue in advance
(d) Asked to pay under military pressure

Ans:-B

13. Legalisation of widow remarriage in India was first secured by
(a) Pandit Ramabai
(b) K. Natarajan
(c) Maharishi Karve
(d) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar

Ans:-D


14. The Doctrine of Lapse was introduced by
(a) Lord Wellesley
(b) Warren Hastings
(c) Lord Canning
(d) Lord Dalhousie

Ans:-D


15. Who among the following analyzed the causes of the uprising of 1857 advocating
a reconciliation between the British and the Muslims?
(a) Syed Amir Ali
(b) Syed Ahmed Khan
(c) Syed Ahmed Bardvi
(d) Shah Wali-Ullah

Ans:-B


16. During the British rule, first partition of Bengal was done in
(a) 1885
(b) 1903
(c) 1905
(d) 1908

Ans:-C


17. The British law which provoked Mahatma Gandhi to crusade for the Asians in South Africa was called
(a) The Blacks Registration Act
(b) The Asiatic Registration Act
(c) The Coloured’s License Act
(d) The Apartheid Act

Ans:-B

18. When did the British Parliament pass the Indian Independence Bill?
(a) 20th February, 1947
(b) 24th March, 1947
(c) 1st July, 1947
(d) 14th August, 1947

Ans:-C


19. Vallabhbhai Patel was born at
(a) Nadiad
(b) Ahmedabad
(c) Baroda
(d) Borsad

Ans:-A


20. The founder of Boy Scouts and Civil Guides Movement in India was
(a) Charles Andrews
(b) Baden Powell
(c) Richard Temple
(d) Robert Montgomery

Ans:-B