Q. Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru was born in the year (a) 1889 (b) 1899 (c) 1900 (d) 1914. Ans: (a) 1889 Explanation: Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru was born in the year (a) 1889. Jawaharlal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of independent India, was born on November 14, 1889, in Allahabad (now Prayagraj), Uttar Pradesh, British India. He […]
Q. Out of the following, who was the President of the Indian National Congress? (a) Vijayalakshami Pandit (b) Annie Besant (c) Sucheta Kripalani (d) Aruna Asaf Ali Ans: (b) Annie Besant Explanation: Among the options provided, the correct answer is (b) Annie Besant. Annie Besant served as the President of the Indian National Congress. She
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Q. The Indian National Congress held its first session at (a) Lucknow (b) Lahore (c) Chennai (d) Mumbai. Ans: (d) Mumbai. Explanation: The first session of the Indian National Congress was held in (d) Mumbai. The inaugural session of the Indian National Congress took place from December 28 to December 31, 1885, in Gokuldas Tejpal
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Q. In which year was the Indian National Congress formed? (a) 1835 (b) 1885 (c) 1901 (d) 1875 Ans: (b) 1885 Explanation: The Indian National Congress was formed in (b) 1885. The Indian National Congress, often referred to as the Congress Party, was founded on December 28, 1885, in Bombay (now Mumbai), India. The first
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Q. What was the objective of the constitution of Sir Harcourt Butler Committee? (a) To make sure that the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes had proportionate representation. (b) To give suggestions for the protection of the minorities. (c) It was constituted to investigate the relations between the British Empire and the Indian states. (d) To
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Q. Which of the following day was suggested for remembering the date of partition of Bengal (16 October 1905) by Rabindranath Tagore? (a) Rakhi-bandhan day (b) Partition Day (c) Black day (d) Brothers day Ans: (a) Rakhi-bandhan day Explanation: The correct answer is (a) Rakhi-bandhan day. Rabindranath Tagore, the renowned poet, philosopher, and nationalist, suggested
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Q. Which of the following statement(s) regarding the features of Act, 1947 is/ are found to be incorrect? I. The respective Constituent Assemblies of India and Pakistan would be fully sovereign bodies but with a choice to sever their link from the British Commonwealth of Nations. II. The Governor General, appointed by the British throne,
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Q. Which of the following was not among the issues of protests undertaken by the Indian Intelligentsia against the colonial policies, during the second half of the nineteenth century? (a) Writing articles (b) Publishing newspapers for expressing their opinions (c) Constituting societies and organizations. (d) Adopting violent methods. Ans: (d) Adopting violent methods Explanation: The
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Q. Arrange the following Indian leaders in the correct chronological order in which they appeared on the national scene: A. Raja Ram Mohan Roy C. Dadabhai Naoroji B. Mahatma Gandhi D. Motilal Nehru. (a) A, C, D, B (b) B, A, D, C (c) A, B, C, D (d) C, A, D, B Ans: (a)
Q. A leading nationalist leader while undertaking fast in the prison wrote to the British Governor, ‘The individual must die so that the nation may live. Today, I must die so that India may win freedom and glory.’ Who wrote this statement? (a) Mahatma Gandhi (b) Jawaharlal Nehru (c) Jatin Das (d) Subhas Chandra Bose
