251. The Battle of Plassey was fought in the year:
A) 1757
B) 1761
C) 1775
D) 1780
Answer: A
252. The main objective of the Indian National Congress during the early 20th century was:
A) Independence from Britain
B) Equality for all Indians
C) Reforms within the British system
D) Education for all Indians
Answer: C
253. Who introduced the Permanent Settlement in Bengal?
A) Lord Wellesley
B) Lord Cornwallis
C) Lord Dalhousie
D) Lord Irwin
Answer: B
254. The Battle of Buxar was fought between:
A) British and Marathas
B) British and Rajputs
C) British and Nawabs
D) British and Mughals
Answer: C
255. Who was the last ruler of the Gupta dynasty?
A) Skandagupta
B) Kumaragupta
C) Vishnugupta
D) Chandragupta II
Answer: A
256. The first-ever freedom struggle of 1857 is also called:
A) The Indian Mutiny
B) The Sepoy Mutiny
C) The First War of Indian Independence
D) All of the above
Answer: D
257. Who was the leader of the revolt in Kanpur during the First War of Indian Independence?
A) Rani Lakshmibai
B) Mangal Pandey
C) Begum Hazrat Mahal
D) Nana Saheb
Answer: D
258. The first person to use the term ‘Swaraj’ was:
A) Lala Lajpat Rai
B) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
C) Subhas Chandra Bose
D) Jawaharlal Nehru
Answer: B
259. The Indian National Congress split into two factions in 1907 at:
A) Surat
B) Lucknow
C) Calcutta
D) Madras
Answer: A
260. Who was the founder of the Sikh Khalsa Panth?
A) Guru Nanak
B) Guru Gobind Singh
C) Guru Arjan
D) Guru Angad
Answer: B
261. The Battle of Haldighati was fought between:
A) Rana Pratap and Akbar
B) Rana Sanga and Babur
C) Marathas and Mughals
D) Marathas and British
Answer: A
262. Who was the first Governor-General of Independent India?
A) Lord Mountbatten
B) Jawaharlal Nehru
C) C. Rajagopalachari
D) Rajendra Prasad
Answer: A
263. The famous Hawa Mahal is located in:
A) Jaipur
B) Delhi
C) Agra
D) Mumbai
Answer: A
264. The Quit India Movement was launched in the year:
A) 1930
B) 1935
C) 1942
D) 1947
Answer: C
265. The Father of the Indian Renaissance was:
A) Swami Vivekananda
B) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
C) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
D) Lala Lajpat Rai
Answer: B
266. The first woman to become the Prime Minister of India was:
A) Indira Gandhi
B) Sarojini Naidu
C) Rajkumari Amrit Kaur
D) Sucheta Kriplani
Answer: A
267. Who wrote the famous book ‘Discovery of India’?
A) Jawaharlal Nehru
B) Gandhi
C) Subhas Chandra Bose
D) Rabindranath Tagore
Answer: A
268. The ‘Mangal Pandey’ incident took place at:
A) Delhi
B) Kanpur
C) Meerut
D) Lucknow
Answer: C
269. The founder of the Maratha Empire was:
A) Shivaji
B) Sambhaji
C) Shahu
D) Balaji Vishwanath
Answer: A
270. The first Governor-General of Bengal was:
A) Warren Hastings
B) Robert Clive
C) Charles Cornwallis
D) Lord Wellesley
Answer: A
271. The famous Indian freedom fighter who was hanged at the age of 23 was:
A) Bhagat Singh
B) Chandrashekhar Azad
C) Subhas Chandra Bose
D) Rajguru
Answer: A
272. Who established the All India Muslim League?
A) Muhammad Ali Jinnah
B) Syed Ahmad Khan
C) Allama Iqbal
D) Liaquat Ali Khan
Answer: B
273. The Champaran Satyagraha was led by:
A) Jawaharlal Nehru
B) Sardar Patel
C) Mahatma Gandhi
D) Lala Lajpat Rai
Answer: C
274. The famous Indian leader known as the ‘Iron Man of India’ was:
A) Lala Lajpat Rai
B) Jawaharlal Nehru
C) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
D) Subhas Chandra Bose
Answer: C
275. Who was the first Muslim ruler of Delhi?
A) Qutb-ud-Din Aibak
B) Alauddin Khilji
C) Ibrahim Lodi
D) Babur
Answer: A
276. Who started the Deoband Movement?
A) Sir Syed Ahmed Khan
B) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
C) Rashid Ahmad Gangohi
D) Shah Waliullah
Answer: C
277. Who was the first woman in India to become a doctor?
A) Sarojini Naidu
B) Anandibai Joshi
C) Kamini Roy
D) Begum Roquiah
Answer: B
278. The famous ‘Jallianwala Bagh Massacre’ took place in the year:
A) 1919
B) 1920
C) 1921
D) 1922
Answer: A
279. The famous ‘Lal Chowk’ is located in:
A) Srinagar
B) Delhi
C) Lucknow
D) Amritsar
Answer: A
280. The revolt of 1857 began in:
A) Meerut
B) Delhi
C) Kanpur
D) Lucknow
Answer: A
281. Who wrote the book ‘Indian Struggle’?
A) Subhas Chandra Bose
B) Jawaharlal Nehru
C) Lala Lajpat Rai
D) Bhagat Singh
Answer: A
282. Who was the first President of India?
A) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
B) Dr. Zakir Husain
C) Jawaharlal Nehru
D) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
Answer: A
283. Who was the first ruler of the Delhi Sultanate?
A) Qutb-ud-Din Aibak
B) Iltutmish
C) Raziya Sultana
D) Muhammad Ghori
Answer: A
284. The first battle of Panipat was fought in:
A) 1526
B) 1556
C) 1761
D) 1857
Answer: A
285. The Lahore Session of the Indian National Congress in 1929 declared:
A) Complete Independence
B) Dominion status
C) Reforms for Indians
D) Home Rule
Answer: A
286. Who is known as the ‘Father of Indian Cinema’?
A) Dadasaheb Phalke
B) Satyajit Ray
C) Raj Kapoor
D) Bimal Roy
Answer: A
287. The Khilafat Movement was led by:
A) Muhammad Ali Jauhar
B) Lala Lajpat Rai
C) Subhas Chandra Bose
D) Gandhiji
Answer: A
288. The first Indian to join the Indian Civil Services was:
A) Satyendranath Tagore
B) Surendranath Banerjee
C) Rajendra Prasad
D) Subhas Chandra Bose
Answer: A
289. The famous ‘Salt March’ led by Gandhiji was to protest against:
A) The British taxes on salt
B) The Quit India Movement
C) The Indian Rebellion of 1857
D) The Rowlatt Act
Answer: A
290. Who was the first to call the Indian National Congress a ‘cradle of the nation’?
A) Jawaharlal Nehru
B) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
C) Lala Lajpat Rai
D) Subhas Chandra Bose
Answer: B
291. Who was the first woman to lead a movement against British rule in India?
A) Sarojini Naidu
B) Rani Lakshmibai
C) Aruna Asaf Ali
D) Begum Hazrat Mahal
Answer: D
292. The famous ‘Swaraj’ resolution was passed by the Indian National Congress in the year:
A) 1916
B) 1929
C) 1942
D) 1947
Answer: B
293. The headquarters of the Indian National Congress is located in:
A) Mumbai
B) Delhi
C) Lucknow
D) Kolkata
Answer: B
294. Who was the first Governor-General of India under British rule?
A) Robert Clive
B) Warren Hastings
C) Lord Canning
D) Lord Mountbatten
Answer: B
295. Who was the first woman ruler of India?
A) Rani Lakshmibai
B) Razia Sultana
C) Noor Jahan
D) Indira Gandhi
Answer: B
296. The Brahmo Samaj was founded by:
A) Dayanand Saraswati
B) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
C) Swami Vivekananda
D) Keshab Chandra Sen
Answer: B
297. The Mughal emperor who was the most successful in his religious policies and military conquests was:
A) Akbar
B) Jahangir
C) Shah Jahan
D) Aurangzeb
Answer: A
298. Who was the founder of the East India Company?
A) Robert Clive
B) John Clendon
C) Sir Thomas Roe
D) Queen Elizabeth I
Answer: D
299. The Revolt of 1857 is also known as:
A) First War of Independence
B) The Sepoy Mutiny
C) The Indian Rebellion
D) All of the above
Answer: D
300. Who was the first President of the Indian National Congress?
A) Lala Lajpat Rai
B) Dadabhai Naoroji
C) Womesh Chunder Bonnerjee
D) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Answer: C