upsc history quiz

Q. What is common among Madam Bhikaji Cama, M. Barkatulla, V. V. S. Iyer and M. N. Roy? (a) All of them were leading members of the International Communist Movement. (b) M. Barkatulla was the Prime Minister and the rest were ministers in the Privisional Government of free India established by a group of revolutionaries […]

Q. Morley–Minto Reforms aimed at (a) great for the Dominion status to the Indians. (b) separate electorates for the Muslims. (c) special powers to the Government to deal with anti-Government elements. (d) full development of education. Ans: (b) separate electorates for the Muslims. Explanation: The Morley-Minto Reforms aimed at (b) separate electorates for the Muslims.

Q. Who was the first Indian to use the word Swaraj in 1906? (a) B. G. Tilak, at the Kolkata session of the Congress. (b) Dadabhai Naoroji, at the Kolkata session of the Congress. (c) Gopal Krishan Gokhale, at Mumbai in 1885. (d) Lala Lajpat Rai, in the first session of Indian National Congress. Ans:

Q. Who was the first Indian to raise the National Flag? (a) Sardar Patel (b) Mahatma Gandhi (c) Annie Besant (d) Madam Cama Ans: (d) Madam Cama Explanation: The first Indian to raise the National Flag was Madam Cama (also known as Madame Bhikaji Cama). Madam Cama was a prominent Indian independence activist and a

Q. Who was the political guru of the Father of the Nation? (a) Madan Mohan Malviya (b) Gopal Krishna Gokhale (c) Dadabhai Naoroji (d) None of these Ans: (b) Gopal Krishna Gokhale Explanation: The political guru of the Father of the Nation, Mahatma Gandhi, was Gopal Krishna Gokhale. Gokhale was a prominent social and political

Q. Who exclaimed, ‘When the queen desires that none should die, when the governor declares that all should live… will you kill yourselves by timidity and starvation’? (a) Bipin Chandra Pal (b) Dadabhai Naoroji (c) Bal Gangadhar Tilak (d) Gokhale Ans: (c) Bal Gangadhar Tilak Explanation: The person who exclaimed, “When the queen desires that

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