901. The Simon Commission (1927) was boycotted because:
A. It proposed partition
B. It had no Indian members
C. It was pro-Congress
D. It demanded dominion status
Ans: B
902. The main recommendation of the Simon Commission was:
A. Separate electorate for Muslims
B. Dominion status for India
C. Federal Constitution
D. Complete independence
Ans: C
903. The Nehru Report (1928) rejected:
A. Fundamental rights
B. Dominion status
C. Separate electorates
D. Bicameral legislature
Ans: C
904. The Round Table Conferences were held in:
A. Bombay
B. London
C. Delhi
D. Madras
Ans: B
905. Gandhiji attended which Round Table Conference?
A. First
B. Second
C. Third
D. None
Ans: B
906. The Purna Swaraj resolution (1929) was passed at:
A. Calcutta
B. Lahore
C. Lucknow
D. Karachi
Ans: B
907. The Lahore Session of Congress (1929) was presided over by:
A. Gandhi
B. Nehru
C. Patel
D. Rajendra Prasad
Ans: B
908. The Civil Disobedience Movement was launched in:
A. 1928
B. 1930
C. 1932
D. 1935
Ans: B
909. The Salt March (1930) began from:
A. Dandi
B. Sabarmati
C. Wardha
D. Bardoli
Ans: B
910. The Dandi March lasted for:
A. 15 days
B. 24 days
C. 30 days
D. 40 days
Ans: B
911. The Gandhi-Irwin Pact (1931) was signed before which session?
A. Lahore
B. Karachi
C. Delhi
D. Allahabad
Ans: B
912. The Karachi Session (1931) was important for:
A. Fundamental Rights resolution
B. Communal harmony resolution
C. Civil Disobedience withdrawal
D. Participation in 3rd RTC
Ans: A
913. The British Prime Minister who oversaw Indian independence was:
A. Ramsay MacDonald
B. Winston Churchill
C. Clement Attlee
D. Harold Wilson
Ans: C
914. The Indian Independence Act was passed in:
A. British Parliament
B. Indian Legislature
C. Constituent Assembly
D. Indian National Congress
Ans: A
915. The last British Governor-General of India was:
A. Lord Mountbatten
B. Lord Wavell
C. C. Rajagopalachari
D. Lord Linlithgow
Ans: A
916. The first Indian Governor-General was:
A. Sardar Patel
B. Nehru
C. Rajendra Prasad
D. C. Rajagopalachari
Ans: D
917. The first state to join Indian Union by military action was:
A. Junagadh
B. Hyderabad
C. Kashmir
D. Goa
Ans: A
918. The integration of princely states was led by:
A. Jawaharlal Nehru
B. Rajendra Prasad
C. Sardar Patel
D. B.R. Ambedkar
Ans: C
919. The Instrument of Accession was signed by Kashmir in:
A. August 1947
B. September 1947
C. October 1947
D. November 1947
Ans: C
920. The States Reorganisation Commission (1953) was headed by:
A. Fazl Ali
B. Nehru
C. K.M. Munshi
D. H.N. Kunzru
Ans: A
921. The first linguistic state formed in India was:
A. Maharashtra
B. Andhra Pradesh
C. Kerala
D. Gujarat
Ans: B
922. The Green Revolution focused on:
A. Oil crops
B. Horticulture
C. Food grains
D. Milk production
Ans: C
923. The Father of the White Revolution in India was:
A. Norman Borlaug
B. Dr. Verghese Kurien
C. C. Subramaniam
D. M.S. Swaminathan
Ans: B
924. Operation Flood was launched to improve:
A. Irrigation
B. Dairy production
C. Rice exports
D. Fertilizer supply
Ans: B
925. The nationalisation of banks in India occurred in:
A. 1967
B. 1969
C. 1971
D. 1975
Ans: B
926. The first nuclear test (Pokhran-I) was conducted in:
A. 1972
B. 1974
C. 1975
D. 1998
Ans: B
927. The emergency of 1975 was declared by:
A. Rajiv Gandhi
B. Indira Gandhi
C. Morarji Desai
D. Charan Singh
Ans: B
928. The 44th Amendment Act (1978) removed:
A. Secularism
B. Fundamental Rights
C. Right to Property
D. Directive Principles
Ans: C
929. The Janata Party was formed in response to:
A. Green Revolution
B. Emergency
C. Nationalisation
D. Bangladesh war
Ans: B
930. The first non-Congress government at Centre was led by:
A. Charan Singh
B. V.P. Singh
C. Morarji Desai
D. Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Ans: C
931. The Mandir-Mandal issue in 1990s was related to:
A. Ayodhya temple and caste reservation
B. Partition
C. Kashmir issue
D. Punjab insurgency
Ans: A
932. The Second Backward Classes Commission is known as:
A. Mandal Commission
B. Kaka Kalelkar Commission
C. Sachar Committee
D. Narsimhan Committee
Ans: A
933. The Babri Masjid demolition took place in:
A. 1988
B. 1990
C. 1992
D. 1996
Ans: C
934. Panchayati Raj system was given constitutional status in:
A. 1987
B. 1989
C. 1992
D. 1996
Ans: C
935. The Right to Education (RTE) became enforceable in:
A. 2002
B. 2005
C. 2009
D. 2010
Ans: D
936. The Goods and Services Tax (GST) was introduced in India in:
A. 2015
B. 2016
C. 2017
D. 2018
Ans: C
937. The NITI Aayog replaced the Planning Commission in:
A. 2014
B. 2015
C. 2016
D. 2017
Ans: B
938. The Ayushman Bharat scheme was launched in:
A. 2016
B. 2017
C. 2018
D. 2019
Ans: C
939. The UDAN scheme is related to:
A. Dairy development
B. Rural roads
C. Air connectivity
D. Urban housing
Ans: C
940. Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao scheme was launched in:
A. 2014
B. 2015
C. 2016
D. 2017
Ans: B
941. The Make in India campaign was launched in:
A. 2014
B. 2015
C. 2016
D. 2017
Ans: A
942. The first Digital India Week was launched in:
A. 2014
B. 2015
C. 2016
D. 2018
Ans: B
943. The National Education Policy (NEP 2020) replaced which policy?
A. NEP 1985
B. NEP 1986
C. NEP 1992
D. NEP 2000
Ans: B
944. The first Indian woman to go to space was:
A. Kalpana Chawla
B. Sunita Williams
C. Ritu Karidhal
D. Tessy Thomas
Ans: A
945. The first Indian satellite launched in 1975 was:
A. Bhaskara
B. INSAT-1A
C. Aryabhata
D. Rohini
Ans: C
946. The founder of ISRO was:
A. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
B. K. Radhakrishnan
C. Vikram Sarabhai
D. Homi Bhabha
Ans: C
947. The Green Revolution in India began during the time of:
A. Nehru
B. Indira Gandhi
C. Lal Bahadur Shastri
D. Morarji Desai
Ans: C
948. The first woman Prime Minister of India was:
A. Indira Gandhi
B. Sarojini Naidu
C. Vijayalakshmi Pandit
D. Sonia Gandhi
Ans: A
949. India’s first general elections were held in:
A. 1947
B. 1948
C. 1950
D. 1951–52
Ans: D
950. The First Five-Year Plan (1951–56) emphasized:
A. Industry
B. Agriculture
C. Trade
D. Infrastructure
Ans: B