QUIZ ON HISTORY
Q.1 - British achieved political power in India after which of the following ?
A. Battle of Plassey
B. Battle of Panipat
C. Battle of Buxar
D. Battle of Wandiwash
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Correct Answer: A
Q.2 - What did Gandhiji meant by ‘Sarvodaya’?
A. Non-violence
B. Upliftment of untouchables or dalits
C. The birth of a new society based on ethical values
D. Satyagraha
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Correct Answer: C
Q.3 - Gandhiji’s first Satyagraha in India was held at __________
A. Champaran
B. Ahmedabad
C. Kheda
D. Allahabad
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Correct Answer: A
Q.4 - Who gave the title ‘Nightingale of India’ to Sarojini Naidu ?
A. Jawaharlal Nehru
B. Rabindranath Tagore
C. Rajendra Prasad
D. Mahatma Gandhi
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Correct Answer: D
Q.5 - Who was the President of Indian National Congress at the time of Indian independence ?
A. Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad
B. J. B. Kriplani
C. Jawahar Lal Nehru
D. Rajendra Prasad
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Correct Answer: B
Q.6 - The system of Budget was introduced in India during the Viceroyalty of
A. Canning
B. Dalhousie
C. Ripon
D. Elgin
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Correct Answer: A
Q.7 - Who introduced Western education?
A. Raja Ram Mohan Roy
B. Lal Bahadur Shastri
C. Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose
D. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
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Correct Answer: A
Q.8 - Who coined the slogan “Inquilab Zindabad�
A. Subash Chandra Bose
B. Balagangadhar Tilak
C. Bhagat Singh
D. Sukhdev
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Correct Answer: C
Q.9 - British Crown assumed sovereignty over India from the East India Company in the year
A. 1857
B. 1858
C. 1859
D. 1860
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Correct Answer: B
Q.10 - The first woman President of Indian National congress was
A. Kamala Devi Chattopadhyaya
B. Sarojini Naidu
C. Annie Besant
D. Rajkumari Amrit Kaur
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Correct Answer: C
Q.11 - Who among the following was responsible for the revival of Hinduism in 19th century?
A. Swami Dayanand
B. Swami Vivekanand
C. Guru Shankaracharya
D. Raja Ram Mohan Roy
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Correct Answer: B
Q.12 - The foundar of the ‘Arya Samaj’ was
A. Annie Besant
B. Raja Ram Mohan Roy
C. Dayananda Saraswati
D. Vivekananda
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Correct Answer: C
Q.13 - Jallianwala incident took place at
A. Allahabad
B. Lucknow
C. Surat
D. Amritsar
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Correct Answer: D
Q.14 - The Battle of Plassey was fought in year
A. 1775
B. 1757
C. 1761
D. 1576
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Correct Answer: B
Q.15 - Mahatma Gandhi began his political activities in India first from :
A. Dandi
B. Kheda
C. Champaran
D. Sabarmati
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Correct Answer: C
Q.16 - Raja Ram Mohan Roy was the founder of :
A. Arya Samaj
B. Ram Krishna Mission
C. Brahmo Samaj
D. Prathna Samaj
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Correct Answer: C
Q.17 - In which year was the Indian National Congress formed :
A. 1885
B. 1875
C. 1901
D. 1835
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Correct Answer: A
Q.18 - Gandhiji’s famous Quit India Movement call to the British was given in –
A. 1943
B. 1941
C. 1942
D. 1940
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Correct Answer: C
Q.19 - Swaraj is may Birth Right and I shall have it. This was advocated by :
A. Mahatma Gandhi
B. Sardar patel
C. Lokmanya Tilak
D. Lala Lajpat Rai
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Correct Answer: C
Q.20 - The Political Guru of Mahatma Gandhi was
A. Dadabhai Naoroji
B. Gopal Krishna Gokhale
C. Mahadev Govind Ranade
D. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
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Correct Answer: B
Q.21 - ‘Do or Die’ is associated with which of the movements in India’s freedom struggle?
A. Dandi March
B. Non-Cooperation Movement
C. Khilafat Movement
D. Quit India Movement
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Correct Answer: D