Indian History by K. Krishna Reddy – UPSC MCQ Series (Set 20)

951. The Rampa Rebellion (1922–24) was led by:
A. Veerapandya Kattabomman
B. Alluri Sitarama Raju
C. Uyyalawada Narasimha Reddy
D. Kittur Rani Chennamma
Ans: B


952. The Rowlatt Act (1919) was passed to:
A. Introduce separate electorates
B. Curb press freedom
C. Arrest without trial
D. Divide Bengal
Ans: C


953. The Jallianwala Bagh massacre occurred in:
A. 1918
B. 1919
C. 1920
D. 1921
Ans: B


954. General Dyer was removed from service due to:
A. Salt Satyagraha
B. Non-Cooperation protests
C. Jallianwala Bagh incident
D. Chauri Chaura incident
Ans: C


955. The Hunter Committee was set up to investigate:
A. Champaran Satyagraha
B. Jallianwala Bagh massacre
C. Dandi March
D. INA trials
Ans: B


956. The Khilafat Movement merged with:
A. Civil Disobedience
B. Non-Cooperation
C. Home Rule
D. Quit India
Ans: B


957. The Anushilan Samiti was founded in:
A. Bombay
B. Bengal
C. Madras
D. Punjab
Ans: B


958. Barindra Ghosh and Aurobindo Ghosh were associated with:
A. Revolutionary press
B. Home Rule League
C. Anushilan Samiti
D. Congress Socialist Party
Ans: C


959. The Delhi Conspiracy Case (1912) targeted:
A. Lord Curzon
B. Lord Minto
C. Lord Hardinge
D. Lord Ripon
Ans: C


960. The Ghadar Movement started among Indians in:
A. Africa
B. USA & Canada
C. Middle East
D. Fiji
Ans: B


961. The Alipore Bomb Case (1908) involved:
A. Bhagat Singh
B. Aurobindo Ghosh
C. Chittaranjan Das
D. S.C. Bose
Ans: B


962. Bhagat Singh, Rajguru, and Sukhdev were hanged in:
A. 1929
B. 1930
C. 1931
D. 1932
Ans: C


963. The Kakori Conspiracy (1925) was led by:
A. Bhagat Singh
B. Chandrashekhar Azad
C. Surya Sen
D. Ram Prasad Bismil
Ans: D


964. The Chittagong Armoury Raid (1930) was led by:
A. Chandrashekhar Azad
B. Jatin Das
C. Surya Sen
D. Subhas Bose
Ans: C


965. The Young India and Navjivan were newspapers published by:
A. Nehru
B. Gandhi
C. Tagore
D. Tilak
Ans: B


966. The editor of Bande Mataram (journal) was:
A. Aurobindo Ghosh
B. Tilak
C. Nehru
D. Subhas Bose
Ans: A


967. The “Doctrine of Lapse” was introduced by:
A. Lord Curzon
B. Lord Ripon
C. Lord Dalhousie
D. Warren Hastings
Ans: C


968. The Queen’s Proclamation of 1858 guaranteed:
A. Racial equality
B. Religious freedom
C. Civil services to Indians
D. End of company rule
Ans: D


969. The first Viceroy of British India was:
A. Lord Ripon
B. Lord Canning
C. Lord Dalhousie
D. Lord Wellesley
Ans: B


970. The Indian National Congress (INC) was formed in:
A. 1884
B. 1885
C. 1886
D. 1890
Ans: B


971. The first session of INC was held in:
A. Delhi
B. Calcutta
C. Bombay
D. Madras
Ans: C


972. The first Muslim President of INC was:
A. Syed Ahmed Khan
B. Badruddin Tyabji
C. Maulana Azad
D. Rahmatullah Sayani
Ans: B


973. The Surat Split (1907) divided:
A. Congress and Muslim League
B. Moderates and Extremists
C. Congress and Revolutionaries
D. Swarajists and Liberals
Ans: B


974. The first Home Rule League was founded by:
A. Annie Besant
B. Tilak
C. Motilal Nehru
D. Dadabhai Naoroji
Ans: B


975. Annie Besant’s Home Rule League was established in:
A. Bombay
B. Madras
C. Calcutta
D. Delhi
Ans: B


976. The Lucknow Pact (1916) was signed between:
A. Congress and British
B. Congress and Muslim League
C. Congress and Socialists
D. League and Khilafat
Ans: B


977. The Montagu Declaration (1917) promised:
A. Partition
B. Responsible government
C. New constitution
D. Separate electorates
Ans: B


978. The Government of India Act (1919) introduced:
A. Dyarchy
B. Provincial autonomy
C. Separate electorate
D. Communal award
Ans: A


979. The Government of India Act (1935) introduced:
A. Federal structure
B. Provincial autonomy
C. Bicameralism
D. All of the above
Ans: D


980. The Indian Constitution borrowed Directive Principles from:
A. USA
B. USSR
C. Ireland
D. Germany
Ans: C


981. The Constitution was enacted and adopted in:
A. 1950
B. 1949
C. 1947
D. 1951
Ans: B


982. The Chairman of the Drafting Committee was:
A. Rajendra Prasad
B. Ambedkar
C. Nehru
D. Sardar Patel
Ans: B


983. The word “Secular” was added to the Preamble by:
A. 42nd Amendment
B. 44th Amendment
C. 52nd Amendment
D. 61st Amendment
Ans: A


984. The President is elected by:
A. People directly
B. Rajya Sabha only
C. Electoral college
D. Lok Sabha only
Ans: C


985. The first President of India was:
A. Rajendra Prasad
B. Nehru
C. Sardar Patel
D. Radhakrishnan
Ans: A


986. The first Vice President of India was:
A. Ambedkar
B. Radhakrishnan
C. Zakir Hussain
D. G.B. Pant
Ans: B


987. Indian Planning Commission was set up in:
A. 1948
B. 1949
C. 1950
D. 1951
Ans: C


988. The Father of Indian Planning is:
A. Nehru
B. B.N. Gadgil
C. M. Visvesvaraya
D. K.N. Raj
Ans: C


989. The Second Five-Year Plan emphasized:
A. Agriculture
B. Heavy industries
C. Green Revolution
D. Transport
Ans: B


990. The first general election in India used:
A. Paper ballot
B. EVMs
C. Voice vote
D. Online polling
Ans: A


991. The anti-corruption movement of 2011 was led by:
A. Arvind Kejriwal
B. Anna Hazare
C. Baba Ramdev
D. Prashant Bhushan
Ans: B


992. The Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act was passed in:
A. 2011
B. 2012
C. 2013
D. 2014
Ans: C


993. GST came into effect on:
A. 1 Jan 2017
B. 1 July 2017
C. 1 April 2016
D. 1 Jan 2016
Ans: B


994. Article 370 was abrogated in:
A. 2017
B. 2018
C. 2019
D. 2020
Ans: C


995. The Census 2011 recorded India’s population at:
A. 1.15 billion
B. 1.21 billion
C. 1.28 billion
D. 1.35 billion
Ans: B


996. The NFSA (National Food Security Act) was passed in:
A. 2011
B. 2012
C. 2013
D. 2015
Ans: C


997. The Smart Cities Mission was launched in:
A. 2014
B. 2015
C. 2016
D. 2017
Ans: B


998. The BharatNet Project relates to:
A. Roadways
B. Rural internet
C. Medical connectivity
D. Digital payment
Ans: B


999. The Startup India Mission was launched in:
A. 2015
B. 2016
C. 2017
D. 2018
Ans: B


1000. The Digital India Programme aims to:
A. Boost tourism
B. Provide internet access
C. Curb black money
D. Build housing
Ans: B

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