501. The ‘Rani of Jhansi’ was known for her valor during which war?
A) First War of Indian Independence (1857)
B) Second Anglo-Maratha War
C) First Battle of Panipat
D) Battle of Plassey
Answer: A
502. The famous ‘Bardoli Satyagraha’ was led by:
A) Mahatma Gandhi
B) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
C) Jawaharlal Nehru
D) Subhas Chandra Bose
Answer: B
503. The ‘First Battle of Panipat’ was fought between:
A) Babur and Ibrahim Lodi
B) Akbar and Rana Pratap
C) Humayun and Sher Shah
D) Mughals and Marathas
Answer: A
504. Who was the first Indian woman to win a Nobel Prize?
A) Sarojini Naidu
B) Mother Teresa
C) Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay
D) Amartya Sen
Answer: B
505. The ‘Revolt of 1857’ was also known as:
A) First War of Indian Independence
B) Sepoy Mutiny
C) Both A and B
D) None of the above
Answer: C
506. The ‘First Battle of Panipat’ was fought in:
A) 1526
B) 1565
C) 1757
D) 1857
Answer: A
507. Who was the first woman to receive the Bharat Ratna?
A) Sarojini Naidu
B) Lata Mangeshkar
C) Indira Gandhi
D) Mother Teresa
Answer: C
508. Who was the first Indian to get the Nobel Prize in Physics?
A) C. V. Raman
B) Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar
C) Jagdish Chandra Bose
D) Har Gobind Khorana
Answer: A
509. The famous ‘Indian National Army’ (INA) was formed in 1942 under the leadership of:
A) Mahatma Gandhi
B) Jawaharlal Nehru
C) Subhas Chandra Bose
D) Lala Lajpat Rai
Answer: C
510. Who was the first woman to climb Mount Everest?
A) Bachendri Pal
B) Santosh Yadav
C) Arunima Sinha
D) Kalpana Chawla
Answer: A
511. The first woman President of India was:
A) Sarojini Naidu
B) Pratibha Patil
C) Indira Gandhi
D) Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay
Answer: B
512. The ‘Lahore Resolution’ of 1940 called for:
A) A free and independent India
B) A united India
C) Partition of India
D) Creation of a new constitution
Answer: C
513. The ‘Permanent Settlement’ in Bengal was introduced by:
A) Lord Cornwallis
B) Lord Wellesley
C) Lord Dalhousie
D) Lord Curzon
Answer: A
514. Who is known as the ‘Father of the Indian Constitution’?
A) Jawaharlal Nehru
B) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
C) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
D) Rajendra Prasad
Answer: B
515. The famous ‘Battle of Haldighati’ was fought between:
A) Akbar and Rana Pratap
B) Maharana Pratap and Mughal Army
C) Sher Shah Suri and Mughals
D) Mughals and Rajputs
Answer: B
516. The first Indian to join the Indian Civil Services (ICS) was:
A) Satyendranath Tagore
B) Subhas Chandra Bose
C) Lala Lajpat Rai
D) Mahatma Gandhi
Answer: A
517. The famous ‘Jalianwala Bagh Massacre’ took place in:
A) 1919
B) 1920
C) 1930
D) 1942
Answer: A
518. The Indian National Congress was founded in the year:
A) 1885
B) 1905
C) 1920
D) 1942
Answer: A
519. The famous ‘Dandi March’ was organized by Mahatma Gandhi in the year:
A) 1920
B) 1925
C) 1930
D) 1935
Answer: C
520. The famous ‘Quit India Movement’ was launched by Mahatma Gandhi in:
A) 1930
B) 1942
C) 1947
D) 1950
Answer: B
521. The famous ‘First Battle of Panipat’ was fought between the forces of:
A) Babur and Ibrahim Lodi
B) Akbar and Rana Pratap
C) Sher Shah Suri and Humayun
D) Mughals and Marathas
Answer: A
522. The ‘Non-Cooperation Movement’ was launched by Mahatma Gandhi in the year:
A) 1920
B) 1921
C) 1930
D) 1942
Answer: A
523. Who was the first woman Governor of an Indian state?
A) Indira Gandhi
B) Sarojini Naidu
C) Vijayalakshmi Pandit
D) Rajkumari Amrit Kaur
Answer: B
524. The ‘Khadi Movement’ was started by Mahatma Gandhi in:
A) 1917
B) 1915
C) 1920
D) 1930
Answer: C
525. The ‘Chauri Chaura’ incident took place in:
A) 1921
B) 1919
C) 1920
D) 1922
Answer: A
526. The ‘Swadeshi Movement’ was launched in 1905 in protest against:
A) Partition of Bengal
B) Jallianwala Bagh Massacre
C) British salt taxes
D) Quit India Movement
Answer: A
527. The famous ‘Bose Subhas Chandra’ was the leader of the:
A) Indian National Congress
B) All India Muslim League
C) Indian National Army (INA)
D) Hindustan Socialist Republican Association
Answer: C
528. Who was the first to introduce the ‘Permanent Settlement’ system in Bengal?
A) Lord Dalhousie
B) Lord Cornwallis
C) Lord Curzon
D) Lord Wellesley
Answer: B
529. The ‘Bardoli Satyagraha’ was led by:
A) Mahatma Gandhi
B) Jawaharlal Nehru
C) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
D) Subhas Chandra Bose
Answer: C
530. The famous ‘Lal-Bal-Pal’ trio consisted of:
A) Lala Lajpat Rai, Bipin Chandra Pal, Bal Gangadhar Tilak
B) Lala Lajpat Rai, Subhas Chandra Bose, Jawaharlal Nehru
C) Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Mahatma Gandhi, Bipin Chandra Pal
D) Subhas Chandra Bose, Mahatma Gandhi, Lala Lajpat Rai
Answer: A
531. The first Indian to win the Nobel Prize in Literature was:
A) Rabindranath Tagore
B) Subramania Bharati
C) R. K. Narayan
D) Mulk Raj Anand
Answer: A
532. The famous ‘Salt March’ was undertaken by Mahatma Gandhi in the year:
A) 1930
B) 1920
C) 1925
D) 1942
Answer: A
533. Who was the first to give the slogan ‘Inquilab Zindabad’?
A) Bhagat Singh
B) Subhas Chandra Bose
C) Lala Lajpat Rai
D) Rajguru
Answer: A
534. The ‘Indian National Congress’ was founded in:
A) 1885
B) 1905
C) 1920
D) 1942
Answer: A
535. Who was the first Indian to join the Indian Civil Services (ICS)?
A) Satyendranath Tagore
B) Subhas Chandra Bose
C) Lala Lajpat Rai
D) Mahatma Gandhi
Answer: A
536. The ‘Jallianwala Bagh Massacre’ took place in the year:
A) 1919
B) 1920
C) 1925
D) 1930
Answer: A
537. The ‘Quit India Movement’ was launched by Mahatma Gandhi in:
A) 1930
B) 1942
C) 1947
D) 1950
Answer: B
538. The ‘Simla Agreement’ was signed between India and Pakistan in:
A) 1965
B) 1947
C) 1971
D) 1972
Answer: D
539. The ‘First War of Indian Independence’ is also known as:
A) Sepoy Mutiny
B) First War of Indian Liberation
C) Revolt of 1857
D) All of the above
Answer: D
540. The ‘Indian National Army’ was established by:
A) Jawaharlal Nehru
B) Subhas Chandra Bose
C) Lala Lajpat Rai
D) Rajendra Prasad
Answer: B
541. The famous ‘Battle of Plassey’ was fought in 1757 between:
A) Siraj-ud-Daula and Robert Clive
B) Akbar and Rana Pratap
C) Babur and Ibrahim Lodi
D) Mughals and Rajputs
Answer: A
542. Who was the first Indian to receive the Bharat Ratna?
A) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
B) Jawaharlal Nehru
C) Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
D) C. Rajagopalachari
Answer: C
543. The famous ‘Dandi March’ was a part of which movement?
A) Quit India Movement
B) Non-Cooperation Movement
C) Salt Satyagraha
D) Civil Disobedience Movement
Answer: D
544. The ‘Indian National Congress’ split into two factions in 1907 at the:
A) Surat Session
B) Lucknow Session
C) Calcutta Session
D) Lahore Session
Answer: A
545. The famous ‘Battle of Buxar’ was fought in 1764 between the British and the forces of:
A) Mir Qasim
B) Siraj-ud-Daula
C) Shuja-ud-Daula
D) Both A and C
Answer: D
546. The famous ‘Khilafat Movement’ was launched by:
A) Mahatma Gandhi
B) Muhammad Ali Jinnah
C) Maulana Mohammad Ali and Shaukat Ali
D) Jawaharlal Nehru
Answer: C
547. The ‘Lucknow Pact’ was signed between:
A) Indian National Congress and Muslim League
B) Hindu Mahasabha and Muslim League
C) British Government and Congress
D) Congress and Rajputs
Answer: A
548. The ‘Champaran Satyagraha’ was led by Mahatma Gandhi in:
A) 1916
B) 1917
C) 1918
D) 1920
Answer: B
549. The famous ‘First Battle of Panipat’ was fought in:
A) 1526
B) 1556
C) 1565
D) 1757
Answer: A
550. The ‘Simla Conference’ of 1945 was held between the British and:
A) Congress leaders
B) Muslim League
C) Hindu Mahasabha
D) All of the above
Answer: A