History Quiz

Q. Who among the following organised the famous Chittagong armoury raid? (a) Laxmi Sehgal (b) Surya Sen (c) Batukeshwar Datta  (d) J.M. Sengupta Ans: (b) Surya Sen Explanation: The Chittagong armoury raid, also known as the Chittagong uprising, was an attempt on 18 April 1930 to raid the armoury of police and auxiliary forces from the Chittagong armoury in the Bengal Presidency of British India (now […]

Q. Consider the following statements about the Indian National Congress: 1. Sarojini Naidu was the first woman to be the President of the Congress. 2. C.R. Das was in prison when he functioned as the President of the Congress. 3. The first Britisher to become the President of the Congress was Alan Octavian Hume. 4.

Q. Which one of the following is not a feature of the Government of India Act of 1935? (a) Diarchy at the Centre as well as in the provinces (b) A bicameral legislature (c) Provincial autonomy (d) An All-India Federation Ans: (b) A bicameral legislature

Q. That the per capita income in India was Rs. 20 in 1867-68, was ascertained for the first time by (a) M. G. Ranade (b) Sir W. Hunter (c) R. C. Dutta (d) Dadabhai Naoroji Ans: (d) Dadabhai Naoroji Explanation: The per capita income in India was Rs. 20 in 1867-68, was ascertained for the

Q. Assertion (A): The basic weakness of the early nationalist movement lay in its narrow social base. Reason (R): It fought for the narrow interests of the social groups which joined it. (a) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A (b) Both A and R are true, but

Q. Assertion (A): Lord Linlithgo described the August Movement of 1942 as the most serious revolt after the Sepoy mutiny. Reason (R): Peasants joined the movement in large number in some places. (a) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A (b) Both A and R are true, but

Q. After returning from South Africa, Gandhiji launched his first successful Satyagraha in (a) Chauri-Chaura (b) Dandi (c) Champaran (d) Bardoli Ans: (c) Champaran

Q. The native State of Tripura became involved in the Freedom Movement early in the 20th century because (a) the kings of Tripura were always anti-British (b) the Bengal revolutionaries took shelter in Tripura (c) the tribes of the State were fiercely freedom loving (d) there were already some groups fighting against the kingship and

Q. As an alternative to the partition of India, Gandhiji suggested to Mountbatten that he (a) postpone granting of independence (b) invite Jinnah to form the government (c) invite Nehru and Jinnah to form the government together (d) invite the army to take over for some time Ans: (b) invite Jinnah to form the government

Q. The last major extension of British Indian Territory took place during the time of (a) Dufferin (b) Dalhousie (c) Lytton (d) Curzon Ans: (b) Dalhousie Explanation: The last major extension of British Indian Territory took place during Dalhousie under his Doctrine of Lapse (Jhansi, Satara, Jaitpur, Sambalpur, Udaipur and Nagpur) and on the basis