History Quiz

Q. Who amongst the following Englishmen was a fellow of Gandhiji in South Africa? (a) C. F. Andrews (b) Polak (c) Peterson (d) None of these Ans: (b) Polak Explanation: Henry Salomon Leon Polak (1882 — 31 January 1959) was a British-born lawyer, journalist and activist in South Africa who worked in collaboration with Mohandas Gandhi […]

Q. Who was not a moderate among the freedom fighters? (a) Bipin Chandra Pal (b) Gopal Krishna Gokhale (c) W. C. Bannerjee (d) None of these Ans: (a) Bipin Chandra Pal  Explanation: Among the given options, Bipin Chandra Pal was not a moderate among the freedom fighters. Bipin Chandra Pal was one of the prominent

Q. Which of the following statements is correct about the Satyagraha Movement? (a) It was started by Mahatma Gandhi. (b) Its objective was to offer peaceful resistance to cruel and unjust laws. (c) Sunday, the 6 April 1919, was observed as the Satyagraha Day and there was an all India hartal. (d) All the above

Q. Which of the following sections remained largely unaffected by the Swadeshi Movement of 1905? A. Women B. Peasantry C. Muslims D. Intelligentsia (a) A and B (b) B and C (c) A and D (d) A, B and C Ans: (b) B and C

Q. Which of the following national leaders powerfully stressed Swaraj as the goal of the Indian People? (a) Dadabhai Naoroji (b) W. C. Bannerjee (c) Badruddin Tyabji (d) R. M. Sayani Ans: (a) Dadabhai Naoroji Explanation: Among the given options, the national leader who powerfully stressed Swaraj as the goal of the Indian people was

Q. When and where was the Gadar Party organised by the Indian revolutionaries? (a) In 1913, by the Indian soldiers serving the British Empire outside India. (b) In 1913, by the Indians living in Canada and America. (c) In 1912, when a bomb was thrown by the revolutionaries on the Viceroy Lord and Lady Harding.

Q. The Swadeshi Shipping Corporation in India was founded by (a) Chidambaram Sharma (b) Jamshedji Tata (c) Dadabhai Naoroji (d) Chidambaram Pillai. Ans: (d) Chidambaram Pillai. Explanation: The Swadeshi Shipping Corporation in India was founded by Chidambaram Pillai. Chidambaram Pillai, also known as V.O. Chidambaram Pillai or VOC, was a prominent Indian freedom fighter and

Q. The Swadeshi Movement began in 1905, mainly because of Lord Curzon’s attempt to (a) reform the education system (b) curtail the scope of local self-government  (c) reserve all high powers for Englishmen (d) partition of the province of Bengal. Ans: (d) partition of the province of Bengal. Explanation: The Swadeshi Movement began in 1905

Q. The most important cause for the outbreak of the Gadar revolution was the (a) arrest of Lala Hardayal (b) outbreak of World War I (c) hanging of Kartar Singh Sarabha (d) Kamagata Maru incident. Ans: (d)  Kamagata Maru incident. Explanation: The most important cause for the outbreak of the Gadar revolution was the Kamagata

Q. Swarajya was declared as the goal of the Congress at its session held in 1906, at (a) Mumbai (b) Kolkata (c) Lucknow (d) Chennai. Ans: (b) Kolkata Explanation: Swarajya was declared as the goal of the Congress at its session held in 1906 in Kolkata. The session, known as the Kolkata session of the