GENERAL KNOWLEDGE- Questions and Answers -7
1201. The Indus valley site ...... is in Haryana.
(a) Lothal (b) Kalibangan
(c) Banawali (d) Ropar
Answer: (c)
1202. The first eco-town in India:
(a) Gurgaon (b) Karnal
(c) Hissar (d) Panipat
Answer: (d)
1203. The first rock garden in India:
(a) Chandigarh (b) Panipat
(c) Ambala (d) Mahendragarh
Answer: (a)
1204. Haryana is known as the...... of India.
(a) Sugar bowl (b) Rice bowl
(c) Frurit basket (d) Milk pail
Answer: (d)
1205. The headquarters of Maruti Udyog Limited is in .....
(a) Chandigarh (b) Gurgaon
(c) Panipat (d) Karnal
Answer: (b)
1206. Which is not a planned city?
(a) New Delhi (b) Chandigarh
(c) Gandhinagar (d) Varanasi
Answer: (d)
1207. Chandigarh was designed by ......
(a) Edwin Lutyens (b) Herbert Baker
(c) Le Coubusier (d) None of these
Answer: (c)
1208. The Tribune is published from......
(a) Gurgaon (b) Chandigarh
(c) Faridabad (d) Panipat
Answer: (b)
1209. First in the state to link all villages with all weather roads:
(a) Punjab (b) H.P.
(c) Haryana (d) UP
Answer: (c)
1210. Who is known as ‘Haryana Hurricane’?
(a) Kapil Dev (b) Abhinav Bhindra
(c) Nek Chand (d) Le Corbusier
Answer: (a)
1211. Which of the following is a regional language in Himachal Pradesh?
(a) Pahari (b) Dogri
(c) Bodo (d) Santhali
Answer: (a)
1212. Which place is known as ‘Little Lhasa’?
(a) Shimla (b) Dharamsala
(c) Kulu (d) Manali
Answer: (b)
1213. The Switzerland of Himachal Pradesh :
(a) Dharamsala (b) Kulu
(c) Khajjiar (d) Dalhousie
Answer: (c)
1214. ..... people belong to Himachal Pradesh:
(a) Santhals (b) Gaddis
(c) Bhutias (d) Bhils
Answer: (b)
1215. For which mineral Himachal Pradesh is famous?
(a) Uranium (b) Copper
(c) Rock salt (d) Gold
Answer: (c)
1216. Indian Institute of Advanced Studies is in:
(a) Kulu (b) Shimla
(c) Chamba (d) Solan
Answer: (b)
1217. ......was the summer capital of British India:
(a) Dharamsala (b) Kangra
(c) Dalhousie (d) Shimla
Answer: (d)
1218. The asylum of Dalai Lama:
(a) Dalhousie (b) Dharamsala
(c) Kulu (d) Manali
Answer: (b)
1219. Himachal Pradesh is known as:
(a) Mineral State (b) Tiger state
(c) All seasons state (d) Forest state
Answer: (c)
1220. Manmade lake in Himachal Pradesh:
(a) Govind Sagar (b) Indira Sagar
(c) Sardar Sarovar (d) Jawahar Sagar
Answer: (a)
1221. .......Hydel Project is in Himachal Pradesh.
(a) Kosi (b) Giri
(c) Uri (d) Baghlihar
Answer: (b)
1222. In which state Kangra Valley, Lahul Valley are situated?
(a) Uttarakhand (b) Haryana
(c) Punjab (d) Himachal Pradesh
Answer: (d)
1223. Himachal Pradesh is known as:
(a) Fruit basket of India (b) Rice bowl of India
(c) Sugar bowl of India (d) Granary of India
Answer: (a)
1224. The Simla Conference was a meeting between Viceroy Archibald Wavell
and the major political leaders of India at Simla. It was in the year....
(a) 1944 (b) 1945
(c) 1946 (d) 1947
Answer: (b)
1225. Himachal Pradesh is known as:
(a) Tea garden of India (b) Heart of India
(c) Apple state of India (d) Granary of India
Answer: (c)
1226. The Simla Agreement was signed between India and Pakistan on July 2,.....
(a) 1969 (b) 1970
(c) 1971 (d) 1972
Answer: (d)
1227. Central Potato Research Institute is at:
(a) New Delhi (b) Kanpur
(c) Shimla (d) Dharamsala
Answer: (c)
1228. ......is a dance form in Himachal Pradesh.
(a) Bhangra (b) Luddi Dance.
(c) Kuchipudi (d) Bharatnatyam
Answer: (b)
1229. Nathpa Jhakri Project (1500 MW) in ......river.
(a) Sutlej (b) Beas
(c) Jhulum (d) Chenab
Answer: (a)
1230. The first state in India to ban plastic:
(a) Punjab. (b) Himachal Pradesh
(c) Haryana (d) Goa
Answer: (b)
1231. Himachal Pradesh is the state where the polling for the first general election was started. It was in.....
(a) 1949 (b) 1950
(c) 1951 (d) 1952
Answer: (c)
1232. India’s first carbon-free state:
(a) MP (b) UP
(c) Haryana (d) HP
Answer: (d)
1233. The main language of Himachal Pradesh:
(a) Hindi (b) Dogri
(c) Punjabi (d) Bodo
Answer: (a)
1234. The highest post office in the world:
(a) Kulu (b) Hikkim
(c) Manali (d) Shimla
Answer: (b)
1235. The highest state capital in India:
(a) Srinagar (b) Lucknow
(c) Shimla (d) Lucknow
Answer: (c)
1236. India’s first large scale Iron & steel factory was established at
(a) Jamshedpur. (b) Ranchi
(c) Sindri (d) Dhanbad
Answer: (a)
1237. The headquarters of the National Coal Development Corporation:
(a) Dhanbad (b) Ranchi
(c) Jamshedpur (d) Sindri
Answer: (b)
1238. Which tiger reserve is in Jharkhand?
(a) Palamau (b) Sariska
(c) Nagarjuna (d) None of these
Answer: (a)
1239. The first fertilizer factory in independent India was established at:
(a) Ranchi (b) Sindri
(c) Hazaribagh (d) Jamshedpur
Answer: (b)
1240. The first ISO 9005 certified city in India:
(a) Chandigarh (b) Bangalore
(c) Ranchi (d) Jamshedpur.
Answer: (d)
1241. ...... is a Uranium mine in Jharkhand:
(a) Jharia (b) Banduhurang
(c) Koderma (d) Raniganj
Answer: (b)
1242. The only town in India whose municipality is governed by a corporate house.
(a) Jamshedpur (b) Ranchi
(c) Hasaribagh (d) Dhanbad
Answer: (a)
1243. The first well-planned industrial city of India:
(a) Palamau (b) Dhanbad
(c) Ranchi (d) Jamshedpur
Answer: (d)
1244. India’s biggest explosives factory is at:
(a) Ranchi (b) Gomia
(c) Sindri (d) Jamshedpur
Answer: (b)
1245. Which city is commonly called “Tata Nagar”?
(a) Ranchi (b) Dhanbad
(c) Jamshedpur (d) Sindri
Answer: (c)
1246. Koderma mines is famous for:
(a) Mica (b) Gold
(c) Silver (d) Zinc
Answer: (a)
1247. Jharkhand is known as the ...... state of India:
(a) Tiger (b) Mineral
(c) Forest (d) Gold
Answer: (b)
1248. What is mainly obtained from Jharia mines?
(a) Uranium (b) Iron
(c) Coal (d) Petroleum
Answer: (c)
1249. Jharkhand is the ..... state of India:
(a) 25th (b) 26th
(c) 27th (d) 28th
Answer: (d)
1250. Jaduguda mines is related to:
(a) Uranium (b) Coal
(c) Petroleum (d) Mica
Answer: (a)
1251. Jharkhand was formed by the bifurcation of :
(a) Madhya Pradesh (b) Bihar
(c) UP (d) West Bengal
Answer: (b)
1252. ........was the other proposed name of Jharkhand area
(a) Telangana (b) Vindhya Pradesh
(c) Vananchal (d) Vidharbha
Answer: (c)
1253. Central Mining Research Station is in:
(a) Ranchi (b) Dhanbad
(c) Jamshedpur (d) Bokaro
Answer: (b)
1254. The country supported to set up Bokaro Steel Plant:
(a) former USSR (b) Britain
(c) Germany (d) China
Answer: (a)
1255. Which is known as Steel city in India?
(a) Jamshedpur (b) Ranchi
(c) Hasaribagh (d) Dhanbad
Answer: (a)
1256. City of Waterfalls:
(a) Jamshedpur (b) Ranchi
(c) Dhanbad (d) Hasaribagh
Answer: (b)
1257. City of thousand gardens:
(a) Dhanbad (b) Jamshedpur
(c) Hasaribagh (d) Ranchi
Answer: (c)
1258. Coal capital of India:
(a) Hasaribagh (b) Ranchi
(c) Dhanbad (d) Jamshedpur
Answer: (c)
1259. Pittsburg of India:
(a) Ranchi (b) Hasaribagh
(c) Koderma (d) Jamshedpur
Answer: (d)
1260. Jharkhand was formed on 15th November2000 through the ..... th amendment of the Constitution.
(a) 81 (b) 82
(c) 83 (d) 84
Answer: (d)
1261. During the Indian freedom struggle who of the following founded the Prarthana Samaj ?
(A) Atmaram Pandurang (B) Gopal Hari Deshmukh
(C) Ishwar Chand Vidya Sagar (D) Keshab Chandra Sen
Answer: (a)
1262. Which one of the following periodicals was published by Mahatma Gandhi during his stay in South Africa ?
(A) Afrikanes (B) Indian opinion
(C) India Gazette (D) Navjivan
Answer: (b)
1263. Who of the following was considered by the British to be The Father of Indian Unrest?
(A) Gopal Krishna Gokhale (B) Lokmanya Tilak
(C) Lala Lajpat Rai (D) Madan Mohan Malaviya
Answer (b)
1264. Who succeeded Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel as the 2nd Home minister of India?
(A) Abul Kalam Azad (B) Madan Mohan Malaviya
(C) C Rajagopalachari (D) None of the above
Answer (c)
1265. In which session of the congress was the resolution passed stating that “there should be equality before law irrespective of caste, creed or sex.” ?
(A) Calcutta session, 1906 (B) Lucknow session, 1916
(C) Lahore session, 1929 (D) Karachi session, 1931
Answer: (d)
1266. During the Civil Disobedience movement, who led the ‘Red Shirts’ of North-Western India ?
(A) Abul Kalam Azad (B) Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
(C) Mohammad Ali Jinnah (D) Shaukat Ali
Answer: (b)
1267. Gyan Prasarak Mandali, an organization dedicated to the education of the adult was formed by –
(A) G K Gokhale (B) M M Malviya
(C) Dadabhai Naoroji (D) Lokmanya Tilak
Answer (c)
1268. In which language was Kesari, a newspaper started by Bal Gangadhar Tilak published?
(A) Marathi (B) Hindi
(C) English (D) Both (B) and (C)
Answer (a)
1269. Who among the following was associated with the foundation of Gadar party ?
(A) Lala Lajpat Rai (B) Lala Hardyal
(C) C. R. Das (D) Bipin Chandra Pal
Answer: (b)
1270. Who among the following were the leaders of the Indigo Revolt ?
(A) Buddhu Bhagat and Jhindari Monak
(B) Digambar Biswas and Bishnu Biswas
(C) Dinbandhu Mitra and Madhusudan Dutta
(D) Birsa Munda and Gaya Munda
Answer: (b)
1271. Hitavada, the newspaper started by Gopal Krishna Gokhale in 1911 was initially published from –
(A) Mumbai (B) Pune
(C) Sholapur (D) Nagpur
Answer (d)
1272. Do or Die was one of the most powerful slogans of India’s freedom struggle. Who gave it?
(A) Gandhiji (B) J. L. Nehru
(C) Bal Gangadhar Tilak (D) Subhash Chandra Bose
Answer (a)
1273. In the year 1946, who among the following joined the viceroy's executive council with the finance Portfolio?
(A) Mohammad Ali Jinnah (B) Liaqat Ali Khan
(C) Nawab Salimullah (D) Shaukat Ali
Answer: (b)
1274. During whose tenure as the viceroy of India were the great Martyrs Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev and Rajguru hanged?
(A) Lord Curzon (B) Lord Irwin
(C) Lord Minto (D) Lord Chelmsford
Answer: (b)
1275. Dadabhai Naoroji was the first Indian to be appointed as a Professor at Elphinstone College in
(A) Mumbai (B) London
(C) Delhi (D) Stuttgart
Answer (a)
1276. Who founded the Deccan Education Society to impart teachings about India culture to India’s youth?
(A) Dadabhai Naoroji (B) Lokmanya Tilak
(C) Motilal Nehru (D) C Rajagopalachari
Answer (b)
1277. Who was the first woman President of Congress ?
(A) Mrs. Annie Besant (B) Mrs. Sarojini Naidu
(C) Mrs. Nellie Sengupta (D) Aruna Asaf Ali
Answer: A
1278. Who was the Chairman of the Partition Council ?
(A) M. A. Jinnah (B) Lord Mountabatten
(C) Jawaharlal Nehru (D) V. P. Menon
Answer: B
1279. Which of the following newspapers was started by Motilal Nehru in 1919?
(A) Voice of India (B) The Leader
(C) Young India (D) Independent
Answer (D)
1280. Three of the following were awarded the Bharat Ratna in the same year. Who was awarded much later?
(A) C Rajagopalachari (B) S Radhakrishnan
(C) Abul Kalam Azad (D) CV Raman
Answer (c)
1281. The Simon Commission which came to India in February 1928 was boycotted because?
(A) All its members were Englishmen
(B) At that time a large number of Nationalist leaders were in prison
(C) The Chairman Sir John Simon was very unpopular
(D) The Montague-Chelmsford reforms had failed
Answer: A
1282. Simon Commission was boycotted by Indian, because—
(A) None of the members was Indian
(B) There was no representative of the labour party
(C) It was meant for the division of India
(D) It was headed by General Dyer
Answer: A
1283. In which year was the Banaras Hindu University established by Pt Madan Mohan Malviya?
(A) 1914 (B) 1916
(C) 1919 (D) 1920
Answer (b)
1284. Who was the chairman of All Parties Conference which put up a draft constitution recommending full dominion status for India?
(A) Motilal Nehru (B) Dadabhai Naoroji
(C) Lala Lajpat Rai (D) Rajagopalachari
Answer (a)
1285. Which of the following is not correctly matched ?
(A) The Government of India Act, 1919 — Minto-Morley Reforms
(B) The Cripps Mission—year 1942
(C) The Government of India Act, 1935 — Provincial Autonomy
(D) The Cabinet Mission Plan year, 1946
Answer: A
1286. Which one of the following towns was captured by the Indian National Army in March, 1944 ?
(A) Agartala (B) Aizwal
(C) Digboi (D) Kohima
Answer: D
1287. The Constituent Assembly was set up under the—
(A) Cripps Mission (B) Cabinet Mission Plan
(C) Wavell Plan (D) Nehru Report
Answer: B
1288. In 1923, who of the following became the youngest person to be elected the President of the Indian National Congress?
(A) Motilal Nehru (B) Abul Kalam Azad
(C) Lala Lajpat Rai (D) M M Malaviya
Answer (b)
1289. Who was elected the first President of All India Trade Union Congress in 1920?
(A) Gopal Krishna Gokhale (B) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(C) Lala Lajpat Rai (D) Dadabhai Naoroji
Answer (c)
1290. In 1905, who founded the Servants of India Society, aimed at promoting education, sanitation, health care as well as fighting social evils?
(A) Lokmanya Tilak (B) G K Gokhale
(C) Frontier Gandhi (D) Lala Lajpat Rai
Answer: (b)
1291. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched ?
(A) Ghadar Movement — Shohan Singh Bhakna
(B) Kisan Movement — Lala Lajpat Rai
(C) Hindustan Republic Association — Sachendra Nath Sanyal
(D) Hindu Dharma Sanrakshini Sabha — Madan Mohan Malviya
Answer: (b)
1292. Consider the following statements—
1. Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru hoisted the National Flag on 31st December, 1929 at Lahore.
2. Independence day was observed on 26th January, 1930 all over India.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(A) 1 only (B) 2 only
(C) Both 1 and 2 (D) Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: (c)
1293. Lala Lajpat Rai died as a result of injuries during the protest against the visit of –
(A) King George V (B) Simon Commission
(C) Cripps Mission (D) Queen Victoria
Answer (b)
1294. Who of the following was considered by the British to be The Father of Indian Unrest?
(A) Gopal Krishna Gokhale (B) Lokmanya Tilak
(C ) Lala Lajpat Rai (D) Madan Mohan Malaviya
Answer (b)
1295. Who succeeded Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel as the 2nd Home minister of India?
(A) Abul Kalam Azad (B) Madan Mohan Malaviya
(C) C Rajagopalachari (D) None of the above
Answer (c)
1296. Who was one of the main organizers of the Dharasana Satyagraha in 1931, which was a non-violent raid on Dharasana Salt Works?
(A) Madan M Malaviya (B) Lokmanya Tilak
(C) Abul Kalam Azad (D) C Rajagopalachari
Answer (c)
1297. Gyan Prasarak Mandali, an organization dedicated to the education of the adult was formed by –
(A) G K Gokhale (B) M M Malviya
(C) Dadabhai Naoroji (D) Lokmanya Tilak
Answer (c)
1298. In which language was Kesari, a newspaper started by Bal Gangadhar Tilak published?
(A) Marathi (B) Hindi
(C) English (D) Both (B) and (C)
Answer (a)
1299. Hitavada, the newspaper started by Gopal Krishna Gokhale in 1911 was initially published from –
(A) Mumbai (B) Pune
(C) Sholapur (D) Nagpur
Answer (d)
1300. From which place did Madan Mohan Malaviya publish his famous newspaper The Leader?
(A) Allahabad (B) Banaras
(C) Aligarh (D) Delhi
Answer (a)
1301. Whose death coincided with the launch of the Non-cooperation Movement in 1920?
(A) Dadabhai Naoroji (B) Lokmanya Tilak
(C) GK Gokhale (D) Motilal Nehru
Answer (b)
1302. After the Bardoli Satyagraha, the title of ‘Sardar’ to Vallabhbhai Patel was given by
(A) Jawaharlal Nehru (B) Motilal Nehru
(C) Mahatma Gandhi (D) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
Answer (c)
1303. Do or Die was one of the most powerful slogans of India’s freedom struggle. Who gave it?
(A) Gandhiji (B) J. L. Nehru
(C) Bal Gangadhar Tilak (D) Subhash Chandra Bose
Answer (a)
1304. Dadabhai Naoroji was the first Indian to be appointed as a Professor at Elphinstone College in
(A) Mumbai (B) London
(C) Delhi (D) Stuttgart
Answer (a)
1305. Who founded the Deccan Education Society to impart teachings about Indian culture to India’s youth?
(A) Dadabhai Naoroji (B) Lokmanya Tilak
(C) Motilal Nehru (D) C Rajagopalachari
Answer (b)
1306. With which of the following leaders is Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel equated?
(A) Martin Luther (B) Bismarck
(C) Cavour (D) Garibaldi
Answer (b)
1307. Aruna Asaf Ali was associated with which one of the following?
(A) Bardoli Satyagraha (B) Civil Disobedience Movement
(C) Khilafat Movement (D) Quit India Movement
Answer (d)
1308. Which of the following newspapers was started by Motilal Nehru in 1919?
(A) Voice of India (B) The Leader
(C) Young India (D) Independent
Answer (d)
1309. Three of the following were awarded the Bharat Ratna in the same year.
Who was awarded much later?
(A) C Rajagopalachari (B) S Radhakrishnan
(C) Abul Kalam Azad (D) C V Raman
Answer (c)
1310. In which year was the Banaras Hindu University established by Pt Madan
Mohan Malviya?
(A)1914 (B) 1916
(C) 1919 (D) 1920
Answer (b)
1311. When was First War of Independence fought?
(a) 1757 (b) 1857
(c) 1957 (d) None of these
Answer (b)
1312. What is 1757 famous for?
(a) Battle of Panipat (b) Battle of Plassey
(c) First War of Independence (d) Birth of Mahatma Gandhi
Answer (b)
1313. Who was the chairman of the All Parties Conference which put up a draft
constitution recommending full dominion status for India?
(a) Motilal Nehru (b) Dadabhai Naoroji
(c) Lala Lajpat Rai (d) Rajagopalachari
Answer (a)
1314. Who was elected the first President of All India Trade Union Congress in 1920?
(a) Gopal Krishna Gokhale (b) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(c) Lala Lajpat Rai (d) Dadabhai Naoroji
Answer (c)
1315. Whom did Mahatma Gandhi regard as his heir?
(a) Indira Gandhi (b) Subhas Chandra Bose
(c) Jawaharlal Nehru (d) Rajagopalachari
Answer (c)
1316. Who is the hero of Quit India Movement?
(a) Mahatma Gandhi (b) Jawaharlal Nehru
(c) Subhash Chandra Bose (d) Jaiprakash Narain
Answer (d)
1317. In 1905, who founded the Servants of India Society, aimed at promoting
education, sanitation, health care as well as fighting social evils?
(a) Lokmanya Tilak (b) G K Gokhale
(c) Frontier Gandhi (d) Lala Lajpat Rai
Answer (b)
1318. Lala Lajpat Rai died as a result of injuries during the protest against the visit of –
(a) King George V (b) Simon Commission
(c) Cripps Mission (d) Queen Victoria
Answer (b)
1319. Who did not agree with Mahatma Gandhi's policy of non-violence?
(a) Jaiprakash Narain (b) Subhash Chandra Bose
(c) Bhagat Singh (d) All of the above
Answer (b)
1320. Whose father also became President of the Indian National Congress?
(a) Mahatma Gandhi (b) Subhash Chandra Bose
(c) Jawaharlal Nehru (d) None of the above
Answer (c)
1321. Which lady became the President of the Indian National Congress?
(a) Kasturba Gandhi (b) Sucheta Kriplani
(c) Sarojini Naidu (d) None of the above
Answer (c)
1322. Which Englishmen are responsible for the independence of India?
(a) Elmund Burke (c) Hume
(b) Macaulay (d) All of the above
Answer (d)
1323. Match the parties with their founders
Party Founder
1. Swatantra Party a. Lala Lajpat Rai
2. Congress Independence Party b. Motilal Nehru
3. Swaraj Party c. C Rajagopalachari
(A) 1-c; 2-b; 3-c (B) 1-b; 2-a; 3-c
(C) 1-a; 2-c; 3-b (D) 1-c; 2-a; 3-b
Answer (d)
1324. Who was one of the main organizers of the Dharasana Satyagraha in 1931, which was a non-violent raid on Dharasana Salt Works?
(a) Madan M Malaviya (b) Lokmanya Tilak
(c) Abul Kalam Azad (d) C Rajagopalachari
Answer (c)
1325. Who were the predecessors of the Indian National Congress?
(a) Indian Association (b) British Indian Association
(c) Both (d) Neither
Answer (c)
1326. The Home Rule League was started by
(A) M. K. Gandhi (B) B. G. Tilak
(C) Ranade (D) Veer Savarkar
Answer (b)
1327. When was First War of Independence fought?
(a) 1757 (b) 1857
(c) 1957 (d) None of these
Answer(b)
1328. Who was a great leader of the Freedom Movement?
(a) Bal Gangadhar Tilak (b) Bipin Chandra Pal
(c) Lala Lajpat Rai (d) All of the above
Answer(d)
1329. Who helped the British in their policy of divide and rule?
(a) Sir Syed Ahmed (b) M.A. Jinnah
(c) Aga Khan (d) All of the above
Answer(d)
1330. What is 1757 famous for?
(a) Battle of Panipat (b) Battle of Plassey
(c) First War of Independence (d) Birth of Mahatma Gandhi
Answer (b)
1331. Whom did Mahatma Gandhi regard as his heir?
(a) Indira Gandhi (b) Subhas Chandra Bose
(c) Jawaharlal Nehru (d) Rajagopalachari
Answer(C)
1332. Who is the hero of Quit India Movement?
(a) Mahatma Gandhi (b) Jawaharlal Nehru
(c) Subhash Chandra Bose (d) Jaiprakash Narain
Answer (D)
1333. Who did not agree with Mahatma Gandhi's policy of non-violence?
(a) Jaiprakash Narain (b) Subhash Chandra Bose
(c) Bhagat Singh (d) All of the above
Answer (B)
1334. Who was born in 1847?
(a) Independence of India (b) Annie Besant
(c) Mahatma Gandhi (d) None of these
Answer (B)
1335. Who was Annie Besant?
(a) A member of Fabian Society (b) A member of Theosophical Society
(c) President of Indian National Congress (d) All of the above
Answer (D)
1336. Whose father also became President of the Indian National Congress?
(a) Mahatma Gandhi (b) Subhash Chandra Bose
(c) Jawaharlal Nehru (d) None of the above
Answer (C)
1337. Which lady became the President of the Indian National Congress?
(a) Kasturba Gandhi (b) Sucheta Kriplani
(c) Sarojini Naidu (d) None of the above
Answer: (C)
1338. Which woman was not the President of the Indian National Congress?
(a) Annie Besant (b) Sarojini Naidu
(c) Indira Gandhi (d) None of the above
Answer: (D)
1339. Who was Annie Besant?
(a) A South Indian (b) An English Lady
(c) A Bengali woman (d) None of the above
Answer: (B)
1340. Which Englishmen are responsible for the independence of India?
(a) Elmund Burke (c) Hume
(b) Macaulay (d) All of the above
Answer: (D)
1341. Who was Annie Besant?
(a) Many times traveller all over the world
(b) A rebel and reformer
(c) A great orator and inspired leader
(d) All of the above
Answer: (D)
1342. Who said, "Without Hinduism Indian has no future"?
(a) Mahatma Gandhi (b) Max Mueller
(c) Annie Besant (d) Guruji Golwalker
Answer: (C)
1343. Who were predecessors of the Indian National Congress?
(a) Indian Association (b) British Indian Association
(c) Both (d) Neither
Answer: (C)
1344. What was the result of the revolt of 1857?
(a) The passionate claim of the Europeans to dominate
(b) The passionate claim of the Indians to equality
(c) Both
(d) Neither
Answer: (C)
1345. Who has acquired a permanent niche within the heart-temple or "Hridaya mandir" of the Indian Nation?
(a) Kasturba Gandhi (b) Sarojini Naidu
(c) Annie Besant (d) All of the above
Answer: (D)
1346. About whom did Mahatma Gandhi say? "She is one of the greatest orators of the world, because she speaks what she believes, acts according to what she speaks".
(a) Sarojini Naidu (b) Indira Gandhi
(c) Annie Besant (d) None of these
Answer: (C)
1347. Who was Allan Octavian Hume?
(a) A benevolent. British civilian
(b) Founder of the Indian National Congress
(c) Both
(d) Neither
Answer: (C)
1348. When was the first session of the Indian National Congress held?
(a) December 27, 1885 (b) December 25, 1885
(c) December 31, 1885 (d) None of the above
Answer: (A)
1349. When was Mahatma Gandhi born?
(a) October 2, 1869 (b) October 2, 1879
(c) October 2, 1859 (d) None of the above
Answer: (A)
1350. Where was the first session of the Indian National Congress held?
(a) Kolkata (b) Mumbai
(c) Chennai (d) Delhi
Answer: (B)
1351. Who is the founder of the Indian National Congress?
(a) Gandhiji (b) WC Bannerjee
(c) AO Hume (d) SN Bannerjee
Answer: (C)
1352. Who was called the Bismark of India?
(a) Gandhji (b) Sardar Patel
(c) BR Ambedkar (d) VP Menon
Answer: (b)
1353. Who was the Viceroy when the Archaeological Survey of India was established?
(a)Lytton (b) Dufferin
(c) Curzon (d) Ripon
Answer: (C)
1354. Who popularised the worship of Ganapathi in Maharashtra?
(a) BR Ambedkar (b) BG Tilak
(c) KT Telang (d) VD Savarkar
Answer: (b)
1355. The candidate whom Gandhiji supported when election was conducted to the post of president of Indian National Congress in 1939?
(a) Nehru (b) Rajendraprasad
(c) JB Kripalani (d) Pattabhi Seetharamaiah
Answer: (d)
1356. The first muslim to become the president of Indian National Congress:
(a) Jinnah (b) Badruddin Tyabji
(c) Syed Ahmed Khan (d) Maulana Azad
Answer: (b)
1357. Gandhiji conducted Champaran Satyagraha for:
(a) Cotton farmers (b) Indigo farmers
(c) Ground nut farmers (d) Jute farmers
Answer: (b)
1358. Who founded the Benarus Hindu University?
(a)Gandhiji (b) Raja Ram Mohun Roy
(c) Madan Mohan Malavya (d) PD Tandon
Answer: (C)
1359. Who got lathi blows while protesting against Simon Commission, which became fatal to him?
(a) Netaji Bose (b) Lajpath Rai
(c) Bhagat Singh (d) Jatin Das
Answer: (b)
1360. Who was called the Grand old man of India’?
(a) Gandhiji (b) Nehru
(c) Dadabhai Navroji (d) WC Bannerjee
Answer: (C)
1361. Who gave the slogan ‘Inquilab Zindabad’?
(a)Bhagat Singh (b) Ajith Singh
(c) Muhammad Ali (d) Muhammad Iqbal
Answer: (d)
1362. Who raised the slogan ‘Inquilab Zindabad’ for the first time?
(a)Lajpath Rai (b) Subhas Chandra Bose
(c) Bhagat Singh (d) Motilal Nehru
Answer: (c)
1363. Who was defeated by Subhas Chandra Bose in 1939 when he was elected to the post of Congress president?
(a)Rajendraprasad (b) Jawaharlal Nehru
(c) Pattabhi Seetharamaiah (d) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
Answer: (c)
1364. Who was elected the president of INC when Subhas Chandra Bose resigned?
(a)Jawaharlal Nehru (b) C.Rajagopalachari
(c) Rajendraprasad (d) Jawaharlal Nehru
Answer: (c)
1365. Who was the president of INC when it split in the Surat session in 1907?
(a)Rash Behari Ghosh (b) GK Gokhale
(c) AC Majumdar (d) MM Malavya
Answer: (a)
1366. Why Gandhiji called for the boycott of the Simon Commission?
(a) None of the members was Indian
(b) India was dragged into the Second World War
(c) The Commission refused to come to India
(d) None of these
Answer: (a)
1367. Who gave the slogan ‘Jai Hind’?
(a) Tagore (b) Gandhiji
(c) Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose (d) Nehru
Answer: (c)
1368. Who presided over the all-party conference in 1928?
(a)Motilal Nehru (b) MA Ansari
(c) Rajendraprasad (d) Jawaharlal Nehru
Answer: (b)
1369. Who was the Viceroy when the Naval Mutiny (1946) was held?
(a)Wavell (b) Mountbatten
(c) Irwin (d) Linlithgo
Answer: (a)
1370. Who authored ‘India wins Freedom’?
(a) Rajendraprasad (b) Rajagopalachari
(c) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (d) Sardar Patel
Answer: (c)
1371. Who was known as the ‘spiritual heir’ of Mahathma Gandhi?
(a) Vinoba Bhave (b) Jawaharlal Nehru
(c) Abbas Tyabji (d) Jamnalal Bajaj
Answer: (a)
1372. Name the revolutionary leader who turned into an ascetic in the later years of his life:
(a) BG Tilak (b) Bhagat Singh
(c) Bipin Chandra Pal (d) Aurobindo Ghosh
Answer: (d)
1373. Whom Gandhiji called ‘the great sentinel’?
(a) Rajendraprasad (b) Subhas Chandra Bose
(c) Rabindranath Tagore (d) Jawaharlal Nehru
Answer: (c)
1374. The Viceroy who introduced financial decentralisation?
(a)Dufferin (b) Lytton
(c) Mayo (d) Hardinge I
Answer: (c)
1375. Who founded the ‘Servants of India society’?
(a) MG Ranade
(b) Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
(c) GK Gokhale (d) MK Gandhi
Answer: (c)
1376. In which year Gopala Krishana Gokhale, the political guru of Gandhiji, passed away?
(a) 1913 (b) 1914
(c) 1915 (d) 1916
Answer: (c)
1377. The first and last Indian to become the Governor-General of independent India:
(a)Mountbatten (b) Rajendraprasad
(c) Rajagopalachari(d) S Radhakrishnan
Answer: (c)
1378. India Councils Act of 1861 was passed during the tenure of:
(a)Dufferin (b) Dalhousie
(c) Canning (d) Mayo
Answer: (c)
1379. Name the nationalist leader who was born in Mecca:
(a)Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (b) Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
(c) Muhammad Ali Jinnah (d) Muhammad Iqbal
Answer: (a)
1380. Who led the activities of the Theosophical Society in India?
(a)Aurobindo (b) Gandhiji
(c) Annie Besant (d) Vinoba Bhave
Answer: (c)
1381. Who was instumental in the integration of princely states after the independence?
(a) Sardar Patel (b) BR Ambedkar
(c) Baldev Singh (d) Lal Bahadur Shastri
Answer: (a)
1382. Who wrote ‘Gitarahasya’?
(a) Sardar Patel (b) Gandhiji
(c) Aurobindo (d) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Answer: (d)
1383. Who was the founder of the Muslim League?
(a) Muhammad Ali Jinnah (b) Agha Khan
(c) Liaqat Ali Khan (d) Muhammad Iqbal
Answer: (b)
1384. The first foreigner to become the president of INC?
(a)AO Hume (b) William Wedderburn
(c) George Yule (d) Alfred Webb
Answer: (c)
1385. The Viceroy who established two colleges for the education and political training of the Indian Princes:
(a)Dufferin (b) Mayo
(c) Minto(d) Curzon
Answer: (b)
1386. The Viceroy during the Dandi March of Gandhiji:
(a)Wellington (b) Chelmsford
(c) Linlithgo (d) Irwin
Answer: (d)
1387. Who said ‘Swarajya is my birth right’?
(a) Sardar Patel (b) Gandhiji
(c) Nehru (d) BG Tilak
Answer: (d)
1388. Who was called the hero of the Bardoli satyagraha?
(a) Gandhiji (b) Nehru
(c) Vinoba Bhave (d) Sardar Patel
Answer: (d)
1389. Who was popularly called Rajaji?
(a)Rajendraprasad (b) Rajagopalachari
(c) Raja Ram Mohun Roy (d) Raj Guru
Answer: (b)
1390. Who was the political guru of Gopala Krishna Gokhale?
(a) Dadabhai Navroji (b) WC Bannerjee
(c) SN Bannerjee (d) MG Ranade
Answer: (d)
1391. Who was the president of the Indian National Congress when it launched Quit India Movement?
(a) Subash Bose (b) JB Kripalani
(c) Jawaharlal Nehru (d) Abul Kalam Azad
Answer: (d)
1392. Who was the Viceroy when the grand coronation of George V was held at Delhi?
(a)Hardinge I (b) Hardinge II
(c) Minto II (d) Chelmsford
Answer: (b)
1393. The leader of a national movement whose birthday is August 15:
(a)Vinoba Bhave (b) Bhagat Singh
(c) Sardar Patel (d) Aurobindo Ghosh
Answer: (d)
1394. The Viceroy when the Doctrine of Lapse was officially withdrawn:
(a)Mayo (b) Dufferin
(c) Canning (d) Curzon
Answer: (c)
1395. In which jail Gandhiji was imprisoned when he was arrested for salt satyagraha?
(a) Pune (b) New Delhi
(c) Kolkata (d) Chennai
Answer: (a)
1396. In which year Gandhiji was arrested for the first time in India?
(a) 1917 (b) 1918
(c) 1919 (d) 1920
Answer: (a)
1397. Whom Gandhiji called Rajarshi?
(a) Vinoba Bhave (b) D.K.Karve
(c) Purushotham Das Tandon (d) Gokhale
Answer: (c)
1398. Who was the Viceroy when Diarchy was introduced in provinces as per the Govt of India Act, 1919?
(a)Reading (b) Hardinge II
(c) Wellington (d) Chelmsford
Answer: (d)
1399. Who is called the ‘mother of Indian nationalism’?
(a) Sarojini Naidu (b) Annie Besant
(c) Madam Bhikaji Cama (d) Aruna Asaf Ali
Answer: (c)
1400. Who was known as ‘the lion of Punjab’?
(a)Bhagat Singh (b) Lajpat Rai
(c) Ajith Singh (d) Chandrasekhar Azad
Answer: (b)
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