401. The Indian National Congress was founded in:
A. 1883
B. 1885
C. 1887
D. 1890
Ans: B

402. Who presided over the first session of the Indian National Congress?
A. Dadabhai Naoroji
B. Surendranath Banerjee
C. W.C. Bonnerjee
D. Gopal Krishna Gokhale
Ans: C

403. The first session of the Congress was held in:
A. Calcutta
B. Bombay
C. Madras
D. Pune
Ans: B

404. The founder of the Arya Samaj was:
A. Raja Ram Mohan Roy
B. Swami Dayanand Saraswati
C. Swami Vivekananda
D. Keshab Chandra Sen
Ans: B

405. The motto of Arya Samaj was:
A. Back to the Vedas
B. Truth Alone Triumphs
C. Liberty, Equality, Fraternity
D. Spiritual Unity
Ans: A

406. Aligarh Movement was started by:
A. Sir Syed Ahmed Khan
B. Syed Amir Ali
C. Maulana Azad
D. Shah Waliullah
Ans: A

407. The Theosophical Society was founded in India at:
A. Calcutta
B. Pune
C. Adyar
D. Allahabad
Ans: C

408. The Theosophical Society was founded by:
A. Annie Besant and Tilak
B. Madame Blavatsky and Colonel Olcott
C. Annie Besant and Aurobindo
D. Swami Vivekananda and Besant
Ans: B

409. Swami Vivekananda represented Hinduism in:
A. The Congress of Religions at Chicago
B. The World Peace Summit, London
C. The Oxford Parliament of Faiths
D. The Paris Religious Assembly
Ans: A

410. The Brahmo Samaj was founded in:
A. 1815
B. 1828
C. 1832
D. 1836
Ans: B

411. Ramakrishna Mission was founded by:
A. Ramakrishna Paramhansa
B. Swami Vivekananda
C. Dayananda Saraswati
D. Gopal Krishna Gokhale
Ans: B

412. Indian Association was founded in 1876 by:
A. W.C. Bonnerjee
B. Surendranath Banerjee
C. Dadabhai Naoroji
D. Justice Ranade
Ans: B

413. The term “Drain of Wealth” was popularized by:
A. Dadabhai Naoroji
B. R.C. Dutt
C. Gopal Krishna Gokhale
D. M.G. Ranade
Ans: A

414. The book Poverty and Un-British Rule in India was written by:
A. Tilak
B. Naoroji
C. Lala Lajpat Rai
D. Gokhale
Ans: B

415. The Servants of India Society was founded by:
A. Tilak
B. Annie Besant
C. Gopal Krishna Gokhale
D. Ranade
Ans: C

416. The Partition of Bengal was announced in:
A. 1903
B. 1905
C. 1907
D. 1911
Ans: B

417. The partition of Bengal was carried out by:
A. Lord Curzon
B. Lord Minto
C. Lord Ripon
D. Lord Hardinge
Ans: A

418. The Swadeshi Movement emerged after:
A. Formation of INC
B. Revolt of 1857
C. Partition of Bengal
D. Simon Commission
Ans: C

419. The extremist leaders of INC included:
A. Surendranath, Naoroji, Gokhale
B. Tilak, Bipin Chandra, Lala Lajpat Rai
C. Annie Besant, C.R. Das, Nehru
D. Gandhi, Tilak, Gokhale
Ans: B

420. Tilak gave the slogan:
A. India for Indians
B. Freedom is my birthright
C. Back to the Vedas
D. Swaraj is our aim
Ans: B

421. Kesari and Maratha were newspapers founded by:
A. Naoroji
B. Tilak
C. Gokhale
D. Vivekananda
Ans: B

422. The first split in Congress occurred in:
A. 1885
B. 1905
C. 1907
D. 1916
Ans: C

423. The 1907 split of Congress took place at:
A. Surat
B. Calcutta
C. Bombay
D. Madras
Ans: A

424. The Muslim League was founded in:
A. 1905
B. 1906
C. 1907
D. 1909
Ans: B

425. The first president of the Muslim League was:
A. Aga Khan
B. Nawab Salimullah
C. Syed Ahmed Khan
D. Liaquat Ali
Ans: A

426. The Morley-Minto Reforms were passed in:
A. 1905
B. 1907
C. 1909
D. 1911
Ans: C

427. The 1909 Act introduced:
A. Diarchy
B. Separate Electorates
C. ICS recruitment
D. Hindu-Muslim pact
Ans: B

428. The Home Rule Movement was launched in:
A. 1914
B. 1916
C. 1919
D. 1920
Ans: B

429. The leaders of Home Rule Movement were:
A. Gandhi and Nehru
B. Tilak and Annie Besant
C. Gokhale and Lala Lajpat Rai
D. Tagore and Ranade
Ans: B

430. The Lucknow Pact was signed in:
A. 1914
B. 1915
C. 1916
D. 1917
Ans: C

431. The Lucknow Pact was an agreement between:
A. Congress and British
B. Congress and Muslim League
C. Extremists and Moderates
D. India and Burma
Ans: B

432. Tilak passed away in:
A. 1915
B. 1920
C. 1922
D. 1930
Ans: B

433. The Montagu Declaration was issued in:
A. 1915
B. 1917
C. 1919
D. 1921
Ans: B

434. The Rowlatt Act was passed in:
A. 1917
B. 1918
C. 1919
D. 1920
Ans: C

435. The Rowlatt Act was also called the:
A. Press Act
B. Black Act
C. Sedition Act
D. Emergency Act
Ans: B

436. The Jallianwala Bagh massacre occurred in:
A. March 1919
B. April 1919
C. May 1919
D. June 1919
Ans: B

437. The Jallianwala massacre took place in:
A. Lahore
B. Amritsar
C. Delhi
D. Lucknow
Ans: B

438. The Hunter Commission was appointed to investigate:
A. Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms
B. Jallianwala Bagh Massacre
C. Khilafat Movement
D. Press Censorship
Ans: B

439. The Khilafat Movement was launched by:
A. Mahatma Gandhi
B. Maulana Azad
C. Ali Brothers
D. Badruddin Tyabji
Ans: C

440. The Non-Cooperation Movement was launched in:
A. 1919
B. 1920
C. 1921
D. 1922
Ans: B

441. The Chauri Chaura incident took place in:
A. 1920
B. 1921
C. 1922
D. 1923
Ans: C

442. The Non-Cooperation Movement was withdrawn due to:
A. Death of Tilak
B. Gandhi’s arrest
C. Chauri Chaura violence
D. Lack of support
Ans: C

443. The Swaraj Party was founded in:
A. 1920
B. 1922
C. 1923
D. 1924
Ans: C

444. The founders of Swaraj Party were:
A. Gandhi and Nehru
B. C.R. Das and Motilal Nehru
C. Tilak and Annie Besant
D. Patel and Bose
Ans: B

445. Hindustan Republican Association was formed in:
A. 1918
B. 1920
C. 1924
D. 1928
Ans: C

446. The Kakori conspiracy took place in:
A. 1924
B. 1925
C. 1926
D. 1927
Ans: B

447. The Simon Commission came to India in:
A. 1925
B. 1926
C. 1927
D. 1928
Ans: D

448. The slogan Simon Go Back was given by:
A. Gandhi
B. Nehru
C. Lala Lajpat Rai
D. Subhas Bose
Ans: C

449. Lala Lajpat Rai died due to injuries in:
A. 1927
B. 1928
C. 1929
D. 1930
Ans: B

450. The Nehru Report was prepared under the chairmanship of:
A. Jawaharlal Nehru
B. Motilal Nehru
C. M.A. Ansari
D. C.R. Das
Ans: B