History Quiz

Q. Who among the following attended all the three Round Table Conferences? (a) Mahatma Gandhi (b) Bhimrao Ambedkar (c) Vallabhbhai Patel (d) Jawaharlal Nehru Ans: (b) Bhimrao Ambedkar Explanation: The correct answer is (b) Bhimrao Ambedkar. Bhimrao Ambedkar, a prominent social reformer, jurist, and politician, attended all three Round Table Conferences. The Round Table Conferences […]

Q. Who is the author of the book entitled ‘A Nation in the Making’? (a) Raja Ram Mohan Roy (b) Surendranath Banerjee (c) Bal Gangadhar Tilak (d) Subhas Chandra Bose Ans: (b) Surendranath Banerjee Explanation: The correct answer is (b) Surendranath Banerjee. Surendranath Banerjee, an eminent Indian nationalist and political leader, authored the book titled

Q. Where was Mahatma Gandhi when a raid was made by Congress Volunteers on Dharsana Salt Depot? (a) In Yervada Jail (b) In Sabarmati Jail (c) In Agha Khan Palace Poona (d) In Ahmadanagar Fort Jail Ans: (a) In Yervada Jail Explanation: Mahatma Gandhi was (a) in Yervada Jail when a raid was made by

Q. Who out of the following had told “ Destruction is the best method of dealing with the foreign clothes”? (a) Ravindranath Tagore (b) Mahatma Gandhi (c) Chittaranjan Das (d) Subhas Chandra Bose Ans: (b) Mahatma Gandhi Explanation: The statement “Destruction is the best method of dealing with the foreign clothes” was made by (b)

Q. A Provisional Government of India with Raja Mahendra Pratap as its president was established during the First World War in  (a) Afghanistan (b) Germany (c) Singapore (d) Turkey Ans: (a) Afghanistan

Q. Aruna Asaf Ali was connected with which one of the following movements as a woman organiser of underground activity? (a) Civil Disobedience Movement (b) Non-cooperation Movement (c) Quit India Movement (d) Swadeshi Movement Ans: (c) Quit India Movement Explanation: Aruna Asaf Ali was connected with the (c) Quit India Movement as a woman organizer

Q. Jiatrang Movement started in (a) Nagaland (b) Tripura (c) Manipur (d) Mijoram Ans: (c) Manipur Explanation: The Jiatrang Movement started in (c) Manipur. The Jiatrang Movement, also known as the Meitei Nationalist Movement, was a political movement in Manipur, a state in northeastern India. The movement aimed to assert the ethnic identity and demands

Q. In which of the following sessions of Indian National Congress, Mahatma Gandhi had said, “Gandhi may die but Gandhism will remain forever”? (a) Calcutta Session 1928 (b) Lahore Session 1929 (c) Karachi Session 1931 (d) Ramgarh Session 1940 Ans: (c) Karachi Session 1931 Explanation: The statement “Gandhi may die but Gandhism will remain forever”

Q. Which one of the following had supported the Noncooperation Resolution of Mahatama Gandhi in the special session of the Indian National Congress at Calcutta in 1920? (a) C.R. Das (b) B.C. Pal (c) Madan Mohan Malviya (d) Moti Lal Nehru Ans: (d) Moti Lal Nehru

Q. Where was the ‘Jatiya Sarkar’ formed during the Quit India Movement? (a) Ballia (b) Nagpur (c) Satara (d) Tamluk Ans: (d) Tamluk Explanation: The Tamralipta Jatiya Sarkar or Tamluk National Government was an independent parallel government established in the areas of Tamluk and Contai subdivisions, now in Purba Medinipur, West Bengal, India, during the