751. The first organized political expression of Indian nationalism came through:
A. Revolt of 1857
B. Formation of Indian Association
C. Establishment of Indian National Congress
D. Swadeshi Movement
Ans: B
752. The first session of the Indian National Congress (1885) was attended by:
A. 72 delegates
B. 56 delegates
C. 104 delegates
D. 87 delegates
Ans: A
753. Who was called the “Grand Old Man of India”?
A. Surendranath Banerjee
B. Dadabhai Naoroji
C. Pherozeshah Mehta
D. Gopal Krishna Gokhale
Ans: B
754. The journal “Indian Sociologist” was published by:
A. Bhikaji Cama
B. Shyamji Krishna Verma
C. Savarkar
D. Aurobindo Ghosh
Ans: B
755. The famous revolutionary slogan “Swaraj is my birthright and I shall have it” was first used in:
A. Calcutta Session, 1906
B. Home Rule Movement
C. Surat Split
D. Lucknow Pact
Ans: B
756. Ghadar Party was primarily active among Indians in:
A. Canada and USA
B. England and France
C. East Africa
D. Burma and Thailand
Ans: A
757. The Berlin Committee (Indian Independence Committee) was founded during:
A. Swadeshi Movement
B. Home Rule Movement
C. World War I
D. World War II
Ans: C
758. The Kheda Satyagraha (1918) was related to:
A. Forest rights
B. Tax relief during famine
C. Indigo plantations
D. Land resettlement
Ans: B
759. Gandhiji’s first imprisonment in India occurred in:
A. Champaran
B. Kheda
C. Ahmedabad
D. South Africa
Ans: C
760. The Chauri Chaura incident (1922) resulted in:
A. The arrest of Gandhi
B. Gandhi going underground
C. Withdrawal of Non-Cooperation Movement
D. A split in Congress
Ans: C
761. The book “India Wins Freedom” was written by:
A. Jawaharlal Nehru
B. Rajendra Prasad
C. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
D. Sardar Patel
Ans: C
762. The Congress boycotted the Simon Commission because:
A. It recommended partition
B. It had no Indian members
C. It was against civil liberties
D. It dissolved the Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms
Ans: B
763. The “Young India” and “Harijan” were newspapers started by:
A. Jawaharlal Nehru
B. Annie Besant
C. Mahatma Gandhi
D. Sardar Patel
Ans: C
764. The “Purna Swaraj” resolution was passed at which INC session?
A. Calcutta, 1928
B. Lahore, 1929
C. Karachi, 1931
D. Lucknow, 1916
Ans: B
765. The Salt March ended at:
A. Surat
B. Porbandar
C. Dandi
D. Bardoli
Ans: C
766. The Dharasana Salt Raid was led by:
A. Jawaharlal Nehru
B. Mahatma Gandhi
C. Abbas Tyabji
D. Sardar Patel
Ans: C
767. The Karachi Session (1931) is significant for:
A. Demanding complete independence
B. Declaration of Fundamental Rights
C. Gandhi-Irwin Pact
D. Boycott of Simon Commission
Ans: B
768. B.R. Ambedkar led which political party during colonial India?
A. Scheduled Castes Federation
B. Depressed Classes League
C. Swaraj Party
D. Harijan Sabha
Ans: A
769. The Poona Pact (1932) was a compromise on:
A. Communal electorates
B. Separate electorate for Dalits
C. Provincial autonomy
D. Press freedom
Ans: B
770. The Indian National Army (INA) trials were held at:
A. Delhi
B. Bombay
C. Calcutta
D. Madras
Ans: A
771. Who presided over the 1940 Ramgarh session of INC where Gandhi’s leadership was reaffirmed?
A. Abul Kalam Azad
B. Subhas Chandra Bose
C. Maulana Azad
D. Jawaharlal Nehru
Ans: C
772. The term “Quit India” was coined by:
A. Gandhi
B. Yusuf Meherally
C. Jawaharlal Nehru
D. Subhas Chandra Bose
Ans: B
773. Cabinet Mission Plan recommended:
A. Partition of India
B. Grouping of provinces
C. Abolition of monarchy
D. Federal state under British Crown
Ans: B
774. The Mountbatten Plan was announced on:
A. 3 June 1947
B. 15 August 1947
C. 26 January 1947
D. 12 June 1947
Ans: A
775. The last Viceroy of British India was:
A. Lord Linlithgow
B. Lord Mountbatten
C. Lord Wavell
D. Lord Irwin
Ans: B
776. Who was President of the Constituent Assembly?
A. Jawaharlal Nehru
B. Dr. Rajendra Prasad
C. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
D. B.R. Ambedkar
Ans: B
777. The Objective Resolution in the Constituent Assembly was moved by:
A. Sardar Patel
B. B.R. Ambedkar
C. Jawaharlal Nehru
D. K.M. Munshi
Ans: C
778. The Indian Constitution adopted the idea of Directive Principles from:
A. USA
B. UK
C. Ireland
D. Russia
Ans: C
779. Article 370 gave special status to:
A. Jammu and Kashmir
B. Nagaland
C. Mizoram
D. Sikkim
Ans: A
780. The first law minister of independent India was:
A. Jawaharlal Nehru
B. Sardar Patel
C. Rajendra Prasad
D. B.R. Ambedkar
Ans: D
781. The Indian Republic was formally established on:
A. 15 August 1947
B. 26 January 1949
C. 26 January 1950
D. 15 August 1950
Ans: C
782. Who was the first Deputy Prime Minister of India?
A. Rajendra Prasad
B. B.R. Ambedkar
C. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
D. Morarji Desai
Ans: C
783. The first amendment to the Indian Constitution was made in:
A. 1951
B. 1952
C. 1953
D. 1954
Ans: A
784. The 16th Amendment was related to:
A. Anti-defection
B. Curbing secessionist activities
C. Right to property
D. Panchayati Raj
Ans: B
785. The Planning Commission was replaced by NITI Aayog in:
A. 2013
B. 2014
C. 2015
D. 2016
Ans: C
786. The Emergency of 1975 was declared under:
A. Article 352
B. Article 356
C. Article 360
D. Article 365
Ans: A
787. The 42nd Constitutional Amendment (1976) is also called the:
A. Gandhian Amendment
B. Mini-Constitution
C. Judicial Amendment
D. Political Reform Act
Ans: B
788. The slogan “Total Revolution” was given by:
A. Ram Manohar Lohia
B. Jayaprakash Narayan
C. Morarji Desai
D. Charan Singh
Ans: B
789. The first woman President of India was:
A. Indira Gandhi
B. Pratibha Patil
C. Sarojini Naidu
D. Meira Kumar
Ans: B
790. The Kesavananda Bharati case (1973) is related to:
A. Right to Education
B. Basic structure doctrine
C. Religious conversion
D. Reservation policy
Ans: B
791. The Right to Property was removed from Fundamental Rights by:
A. 24th Amendment
B. 42nd Amendment
C. 44th Amendment
D. 52nd Amendment
Ans: C
792. The RTI Act (2005) is related to:
A. Article 19
B. Article 14
C. Article 21A
D. Article 25
Ans: A
793. Who gave the term “Unity in Diversity” about India?
A. Jawaharlal Nehru
B. Sardar Patel
C. Indira Gandhi
D. Rajendra Prasad
Ans: A
794. The Operation Flood movement was related to:
A. Drought relief
B. White Revolution
C. Irrigation reform
D. Poultry exports
Ans: B
795. The first nuclear test of India was conducted in:
A. 1971
B. 1974
C. 1998
D. 1999
Ans: B
796. The Panchsheel Agreement (1954) was signed between:
A. India and Pakistan
B. India and USSR
C. India and China
D. India and Nepal
Ans: C
797. The term “Hindutva” was coined by:
A. Aurobindo
B. Dayananda
C. Savarkar
D. Tilak
Ans: C
798. The first state to be bifurcated after 2000 was:
A. Uttarakhand
B. Jharkhand
C. Chhattisgarh
D. Telangana
Ans: B
799. The National Flag was adopted by the Constituent Assembly on:
A. 15 August 1947
B. 22 July 1947
C. 26 January 1950
D. 26 November 1949
Ans: B
800. The National Emblem of India is taken from:
A. Ashokan Pillar at Sanchi
B. Lion Capital at Sarnath
C. Bull Capital at Rampurva
D. Bharhut Stupa
Ans: B