701. Who was the first Indian to join the Indian Civil Services?
A) Satyendranath Tagore
B) Lala Lajpat Rai
C) Jawaharlal Nehru
D) Subhas Chandra Bose
Answer: A
702. Who was the founder of the ‘Brahmo Samaj’?
A) Raja Rammohun Roy
B) Swami Vivekananda
C) Dayanand Saraswati
D) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Answer: A
703. The first Indian woman to become the President of the Indian National Congress was:
A) Sarojini Naidu
B) Kasturba Gandhi
C) Indira Gandhi
D) Vijayalakshmi Pandit
Answer: A
704. The famous ‘Jallianwala Bagh Massacre’ took place during the tenure of:
A) Lord Curzon
B) Lord Chelmsford
C) Lord Wellesley
D) Lord Minto
Answer: B
705. The first woman Governor of an Indian state was:
A) Sarojini Naidu
B) Vijayalakshmi Pandit
C) Indira Gandhi
D) Rajkumari Amrit Kaur
Answer: A
706. The first Indian to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature was:
A) Rabindranath Tagore
B) Sarojini Naidu
C) R. K. Narayan
D) Mulk Raj Anand
Answer: A
707. The famous ‘Champaran Satyagraha’ of 1917 was led by:
A) Subhas Chandra Bose
B) Mahatma Gandhi
C) Jawaharlal Nehru
D) Lala Lajpat Rai
Answer: B
708. The famous ‘Battle of Buxar’ was fought in:
A) 1700
B) 1757
C) 1764
D) 1800
Answer: C
709. The ‘First Battle of Panipat’ was fought in:
A) 1526
B) 1576
C) 1600
D) 1761
Answer: A
710. The famous ‘Salt March’ of 1930 was led by:
A) Subhas Chandra Bose
B) Jawaharlal Nehru
C) Mahatma Gandhi
D) Lala Lajpat Rai
Answer: C
711. The first woman Prime Minister of India was:
A) Sarojini Naidu
B) Kasturba Gandhi
C) Indira Gandhi
D) Vijayalakshmi Pandit
Answer: C
712. The famous ‘Lahore Resolution’ was passed in the year:
A) 1919
B) 1929
C) 1940
D) 1947
Answer: C
713. Who was the first President of independent India?
A) Jawaharlal Nehru
B) C. Rajagopalachari
C) Rajendra Prasad
D) Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
Answer: C
714. The first Indian Governor-General of independent India was:
A) Lord Mountbatten
B) C. Rajagopalachari
C) Rajendra Prasad
D) Jawaharlal Nehru
Answer: B
715. The first woman to receive the Bharat Ratna was:
A) Sarojini Naidu
B) Kasturba Gandhi
C) Indira Gandhi
D) Mother Teresa
Answer: D
716. 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
717. The famous ‘Rani of Jhansi’ was associated with:
A) First War of Indian Independence
B) Second Anglo-Maratha War
C) Battle of Plassey
D) Battle of Panipat
Answer: A
718. The famous ‘Jallianwala Bagh Massacre’ took place in which year?
A) 1900
B) 1919
C) 1947
D) 1930
Answer: B
719. 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
720. The famous ‘Chauri Chaura Incident’ took place during which movement?
A) Quit India Movement
B) Non-Cooperation Movement
C) Civil Disobedience Movement
D) Salt Satyagraha
Answer: B
721. The famous ‘First Battle of Panipat’ was fought between the Mughal Emperor Babur and:
A) Lodi
B) Sher Shah Suri
C) Humayun
D) Rana Sanga
Answer: A
722. The famous ‘Azad Hind Fauj’ was formed by:
A) Subhas Chandra Bose
B) Lala Lajpat Rai
C) Jawaharlal Nehru
D) Bhagat Singh
Answer: A
723. The ‘First Battle of Plassey’ was fought between:
A) Robert Clive and Siraj-ud-Daula
B) Warren Hastings and Mir Qasim
C) Lord Cornwallis and Tipu Sultan
D) Mir Jafar and Shuja-ud-Daula
Answer: A
724. The ‘Dandi March’ was organized to protest against:
A) British tax on salt
B) The partition of Bengal
C) Racial discrimination
D) British monopoly over trade
Answer: A
725. Who led the ‘Non-Cooperation Movement’ in India?
A) Jawaharlal Nehru
B) Subhas Chandra Bose
C) Mahatma Gandhi
D) Lala Lajpat Rai
Answer: C
726. Who was the first Emperor of the Mughal dynasty?
A) Akbar
B) Babur
C) Humayun
D) Shah Jahan
Answer: B
727. The ‘Battle of Buxar’ was fought between the British East India Company and:
A) Shuja-ud-Daula, Mir Jafar, and Mir Qasim
B) Tipu Sultan
C) Marathas
D) Rajputs
Answer: A
728. The famous ‘Bose Subhas Chandra’ was associated with which army?
A) Indian National Army
B) Mughal Army
C) Maratha Army
D) Bengal Army
Answer: A
729. Who was the first Governor-General of the Dominion of India?
A) Lord Mountbatten
B) C. Rajagopalachari
C) Jawaharlal Nehru
D) Rajendra Prasad
Answer: A
730. The ‘Quit India Resolution’ was passed by the Indian National Congress in the year:
A) 1942
B) 1940
C) 1947
D) 1930
Answer: A
731. Who was the first Governor-General of the Republic of India?
A) Rajendra Prasad
B) Jawaharlal Nehru
C) C. Rajagopalachari
D) Lord Mountbatten
Answer: C
732. The famous ‘Jallianwala Bagh Massacre’ took place under the British rule in the year:
A) 1915
B) 1920
C) 1919
D) 1930
Answer: C
733. The famous ‘Battle of Plassey’ was fought between the British East India Company and:
A) Siraj-ud-Daula
B) Marathas
C) Rajputs
D) Mughals
Answer: A
734. The ‘Indian National Army’ was formed during the tenure of:
A) Subhas Chandra Bose
B) Mahatma Gandhi
C) Jawaharlal Nehru
D) Rajendra Prasad
Answer: A
735. The famous ‘Salt March’ took place in which year?
A) 1930
B) 1927
C) 1929
D) 1932
Answer: A
736. The ‘Quit India Movement’ was launched in the year:
A) 1930
B) 1942
C) 1947
D) 1940
Answer: B
737. Who was the founder of the ‘Brahmo Samaj’?
A) Raja Rammohun Roy
B) Dayanand Saraswati
C) Swami Vivekananda
D) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Answer: A
738. The famous ‘Bose Subhas Chandra’ was associated with which army?
A) Maratha Army
B) Indian National Army
C) Bengal Army
D) Rajput Army
Answer: B
739. The Simon Commission was sent to India in the year:
A) 1925
B) 1927
C) 1928
D) 1930
Answer: B
740. Who was the Viceroy of India during the Quit India Movement?
A) Lord Linlithgow
B) Lord Mountbatten
C) Lord Irwin
D) Lord Wavell
Answer: A
741. The Poona Pact of 1932 was signed between Mahatma Gandhi and:
A) Jawaharlal Nehru
B) B. R. Ambedkar
C) Motilal Nehru
D) Subhas Chandra Bose
Answer: B
742. The Rowlatt Act was passed in:
A) 1917
B) 1918
C) 1919
D) 1920
Answer: C
743. The capital of British India was shifted from Calcutta to Delhi in the year:
A) 1905
B) 1911
C) 1920
D) 1931
Answer: B
744. The Civil Disobedience Movement was started in:
A) 1929
B) 1930
C) 1931
D) 1932
Answer: B
745. Who wrote the book Hind Swaraj?
A) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
B) Mahatma Gandhi
C) Jawaharlal Nehru
D) Dadabhai Naoroji
Answer: B
746. Who was popularly known as the ‘Grand Old Man of India’?
A) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
B) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
C) Dadabhai Naoroji
D) Lala Lajpat Rai
Answer: C
747. The Home Rule Movement was launched by:
A) Jawaharlal Nehru
B) Annie Besant and Tilak
C) Gokhale and Gandhi
D) Subhas Chandra Bose
Answer: B
748. The Khilafat Movement was started to protest against:
A) British education system
B) British suppression of Indian press
C) Disrespect to Caliph of Turkey
D) Jallianwala Bagh massacre
Answer: C
749. Who gave the slogan “Swaraj is my birthright and I shall have it”?
A) Mahatma Gandhi
B) Subhas Chandra Bose
C) Jawaharlal Nehru
D) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Answer: D
750. The Indian National Congress was founded in:
A) 1880
B) 1885
C) 1890
D) 1905
Answer: B