651. The famous ‘Salt March’ of 1930 was initiated by Mahatma Gandhi in:
A) Ahmedabad
B) Dandi
C) Delhi
D) Calcutta
Answer: B
652. The famous ‘Rani of Jhansi’ was a warrior queen during which war?
A) First War of Indian Independence
B) Second Anglo-Maratha War
C) Battle of Plassey
D) First Battle of Panipat
Answer: A
653. The ‘Indian National Congress’ was established in 1885 under the leadership of:
A) Lala Lajpat Rai
B) Dadabhai Naoroji
C) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
D) A.O. Hume
Answer: D
654. The ‘Quit India Movement’ was launched by Mahatma Gandhi in the year:
A) 1930
B) 1942
C) 1947
D) 1950
Answer: B
655. Who was the founder of the ‘Indian National Army’?
A) Subhas Chandra Bose
B) Mahatma Gandhi
C) Jawaharlal Nehru
D) Lala Lajpat Rai
Answer: A
656. The famous ‘Bardoli Satyagraha’ was held in the year:
A) 1915
B) 1920
C) 1925
D) 1930
Answer: C
657. The ‘Lahore Resolution’ in 1940 called for:
A) Self-government for India
B) Pakistan as a separate state
C) Independence for India
D) Federation of India and Pakistan
Answer: B
658. The famous ‘Jallianwala Bagh Massacre’ occurred during the tenure of:
A) Lord Wellesley
B) Lord Chelmsford
C) Lord Curzon
D) Lord Dalhousie
Answer: B
659. The first woman President of the Indian National Congress was:
A) Sarojini Naidu
B) Kasturba Gandhi
C) Vijayalakshmi Pandit
D) Indira Gandhi
Answer: A
660. The famous ‘Chakravarti Rajagopalachari’ was the last Governor-General of India. He succeeded Lord Mountbatten in:
A) 1947
B) 1948
C) 1950
D) 1952
Answer: B
661. The first woman to become the Prime Minister of India was:
A) Sarojini Naidu
B) Indira Gandhi
C) Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay
D) Vijayalakshmi Pandit
Answer: B
662. The famous ‘Rani of Jhansi’ was a warrior queen during the:
A) First War of Indian Independence
B) Battle of Plassey
C) Second Anglo-Maratha War
D) Battle of Panipat
Answer: A
663. The famous ‘Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms’ were introduced in:
A) 1909
B) 1917
C) 1919
D) 1935
Answer: B
664. The ‘Quit India Movement’ was launched in the year:
A) 1930
B) 1942
C) 1947
D) 1950
Answer: B
665. The first Indian to be awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature was:
A) Rabindranath Tagore
B) Sarojini Naidu
C) R. K. Narayan
D) Mulk Raj Anand
Answer: A
666. The famous ‘Gandhi-Irwin Pact’ was signed in:
A) 1930
B) 1931
C) 1932
D) 1935
Answer: B
667. The ‘Salt March’ of 1930 was initiated by Mahatma Gandhi to protest against:
A) British rule in India
B) Salt tax
C) Racial discrimination
D) Partition of Bengal
Answer: B
668. The famous ‘First War of Indian Independence’ is also known as:
A) First War of Independence
B) Sepoy Mutiny
C) Indian Rebellion of 1857
D) All of the above
Answer: D
669. The famous ‘Bombay High Court’ was built during the tenure of:
A) Lord Curzon
B) Lord Wellesley
C) Lord Dalhousie
D) Lord Minto
Answer: A
670. The first Indian woman to win a gold medal at the Olympics was:
A) Mary Kom
B) P. T. Usha
C) Karnam Malleswari
D) Saina Nehwal
Answer: C
671. The famous ‘Bose Subhas Chandra’ was associated with which of the following?
A) Indian National Congress
B) All India Muslim League
C) Indian National Army
D) Hindustan Socialist Republican Association
Answer: C
672. The ‘First Battle of Panipat’ was fought in the year:
A) 1526
B) 1556
C) 1761
D) 1857
Answer: A
673. Who was the first President of the Indian National Congress?
A) Allan Octavian Hume
B) Dadabhai Naoroji
C) Womesh Chunder Bonnerjee
D) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
Answer: C
674. Who was the founder of the Indian National Congress?
A) Subhas Chandra Bose
B) Dadabhai Naoroji
C) A.O. Hume
D) Jawaharlal Nehru
Answer: C
675. The ‘Salt March’ of 1930 was a march towards:
A) Lahore
B) Dandi
C) Delhi
D) Mumbai
Answer: B
676. The famous ‘Chauri Chaura Incident’ took place during which movement?
A) Quit India Movement
B) Civil Disobedience Movement
C) Non-Cooperation Movement
D) Salt Satyagraha
Answer: C
677. The ‘Quit India Movement’ was launched in the year:
A) 1930
B) 1939
C) 1942
D) 1947
Answer: C
678. Who was the first Governor-General of independent India?
A) C. Rajagopalachari
B) Lord Mountbatten
C) Jawaharlal Nehru
D) Rajendra Prasad
Answer: B
679. The first person to sign the ‘Indian Independence Bill’ was:
A) Jawaharlal Nehru
B) Lord Mountbatten
C) Mahatma Gandhi
D) Rajendra Prasad
Answer: B
680. The famous ‘Salt Satyagraha’ of 1930 was led by:
A) Subhas Chandra Bose
B) Jawaharlal Nehru
C) Lala Lajpat Rai
D) Mahatma Gandhi
Answer: D
681. The first Indian to join the Indian Civil Services was:
A) Satyendranath Tagore
B) Jawaharlal Nehru
C) C. Rajagopalachari
D) Subhas Chandra Bose
Answer: A
682. The famous ‘Champaran Satyagraha’ was held in the year:
A) 1915
B) 1916
C) 1917
D) 1920
Answer: C
683. The famous ‘Swadeshi Movement’ was started by the Indian National Congress in the year:
A) 1905
B) 1915
C) 1920
D) 1947
Answer: A
684. Who was the first woman to become the President of the Indian National Congress?
A) Sarojini Naidu
B) Kasturba Gandhi
C) Indira Gandhi
D) Vijayalakshmi Pandit
Answer: A
685. Who was the first woman Prime Minister of India?
A) Sarojini Naidu
B) Kasturba Gandhi
C) Indira Gandhi
D) Vijayalakshmi Pandit
Answer: C
686. The famous ‘Jallianwala Bagh Massacre’ occurred in the year:
A) 1900
B) 1919
C) 1947
D) 1942
Answer: B
687. Who was the first woman to be awarded the Bharat Ratna?
A) Indira Gandhi
B) Sarojini Naidu
C) Kasturba Gandhi
D) Mother Teresa
Answer: D
688. The famous ‘Quit India Resolution’ was passed at the:
A) Lucknow Session
B) Bombay Session
C) Kolkata Session
D) August Session
Answer: D
689. The first Indian to be awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics was:
A) C. V. Raman
B) Satyendra Nath Bose
C) Homi J. Bhabha
D) Jagdish Chandra Bose
Answer: A
690. The famous ‘Dandi March’ of 1930 was initiated by Mahatma Gandhi to protest against the:
A) Salt tax
B) Racial discrimination
C) British rule in India
D) Partition of Bengal
Answer: A
691. Who was the first Governor-General of independent India?
A) Jawaharlal Nehru
B) C. Rajagopalachari
C) Lord Mountbatten
D) Rajendra Prasad
Answer: C
692. The ‘Battle of Plassey’ was fought in the year:
A) 1556
B) 1717
C) 1757
D) 1818
Answer: C
693. The ‘Salt March’ took place between March and April in the year:
A) 1927
B) 1930
C) 1932
D) 1940
Answer: B
694. Who was the first woman ruler of India?
A) Razia Sultana
B) Indira Gandhi
C) Sarojini Naidu
D) Kasturba Gandhi
Answer: A
695. The first woman to be the President of the Indian National Congress was:
A) Sarojini Naidu
B) Kasturba Gandhi
C) Indira Gandhi
D) Vijayalakshmi Pandit
Answer: A
696. The famous ‘Rani of Jhansi’ was associated with which war?
A) First War of Indian Independence
B) Battle of Plassey
C) Battle of Buxar
D) Second Anglo-Maratha War
Answer: A
697. The ‘Bose Subhas Chandra’ was the leader of which of the following?
A) Indian National Congress
B) All India Muslim League
C) Indian National Army
D) Hindustan Socialist Republican Association
Answer: C
698. The famous ‘Chauri Chaura Incident’ led to the suspension of which movement?
A) Quit India Movement
B) Civil Disobedience Movement
C) Non-Cooperation Movement
D) Swaraj Movement
Answer: C
699. The first person to sign the ‘Indian Independence Bill’ was:
A) Jawaharlal Nehru
B) Lord Mountbatten
C) Mahatma Gandhi
D) Rajendra Prasad
Answer: B
700. The ‘Indian National Army’ was established in the year:
A) 1941
B) 1942
C) 1943
D) 1945
Answer: C