Q76. During the freedom struggle, Aruna Asaf Ali was a major woman organizer of underground activity in:
(a) Civil Disobedience Movement
(b) Non-Cooperation Movement
(c) Quit India Movement
(d) Swadeshi Movement
Answer: (c) Quit India Movement
Explanation: There was an award of Rs. 5000 on her arrest. Later she was called the grand old lady of the independence movement.
Q77. In which year Lala Lajpat Rai was deported to Mandalay for organizing the agrarian movement in Punjab?
(a) 1905
(b) 1907
(c) 1909
(d) 1911
Answer: (b)
Explanation: After joining the Congress Party and taking part in political agitation in the Punjab, Lajpat Rai was deported to Mandalay, Burma (Myanmar), without trial, in May 1907. In November, however, he was allowed to return when the viceroy, Lord Minto, decided that there was insufficient evidence to hold him for subversion.
Q78. With which one of the following movements is the slogan “Do or die” associated?
(a) Swadeshi Movement
(b) Non-Cooperation Movement
(c) Civil Disobedience Movement
(d) Quit India Movement
Answer: (d) Quit India Movement
Explanation: Gandhiji gave a call for do or die in 1942 during the Quit India Movement. He said we shall either free India or die in the attempt; we shall not live to see the perpetuation of our slavery.
Q79. Regarding the entry of European powers into India, which one of the following statements is not correct?
(a) The Portuguese captured Goa in 1499
(b) The English opened their first factory in South India at Masulipatam
(c) In Eastern India, the English Company opened its first factory in Orissa in 1633
(d) Under the leadership of Dupleix, the French occupied Madras in 1746
Answer: (a)
Explanation: The Portuguese conquest of Goa occurred when the governor of Portuguese India Afonso de Albuquerque captured the city in 1510.
Q80. The “Arya Samaj” was founded by
(a) Swami Dayananda Saraswati
(b) Swami Vivekananda
(c) Keshav Chandra Sen
(d) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
Answer: (a)
Explanation: Arya Samaj is a Hindu reform movement founded by Swami Dayananda on 10 April 1875. On the 24th of June, 1877, the second major Arya Samaj was established at Lahore.
Q81. In India, the first Bank of Limited Liability managed by Indians and founded in 1881 was:
(a) Hindustan Commercial Bank
(b) Oudh Commercial Bank
(c) Punjab National Bank
(d) Punjab and Sind Bank
Answer: (b) Oudh Commercial Bank
Explanation: The first entirely Indian joint stock bank was the Oudh Commercial Bank, established in 1881 in Faizabad. It collapsed in 1958. The next was the Punjab National Bank was established in Lahore in 1895, and has survived to the present and is now one of the largest banks in India.
Q82. Which of the following pairs are correctly matched?
List-I (Period)
List-II
1. AD 1767–69
First Anglo-Maratha War
2. AD 1790–92
Third Mysore War
3. AD 1824–26
First Anglo-Burmese War
4. AD 1845–46
Second Sikh War
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
Codes:
(a) 2 and 4
(b) 3 and 4
(c) 1 and 2
(d) 2 and 3
Answer:(d) 2 and 3
Explanation: First Anglo-Maratha War – 1775-1782; First Anglo – Sikh War – 1845-1846; Second Anglo – Sikh War – 1848-1849;
Q83. At which place in Bengal was the East India Company permitted to trade and build a factory by the Mughals in 1651?
(a) Calcutta
(b) Qasim Bazar
(c) Singur
(d) Burdwan
Answer: (b)
Explanation: The first factory in the interior of Bengal was established in 1651 at Hughli. This was followed by other factories at Patna and Qasim Bazar. The correct answer to this question should be Hughli, but since the option is not given, the correct answer will be Qasim Bazar. Calcutta was established by Job Charnock, in the late 17th century.
Q84. Who gave the slogan “Inquilab Zindabad”?
(a) Chandrashekhar Azad
(b) Subhash Chandra Bose
(c) Bhagat Singh
(d) Iqbal
Answer: (c)
Explanation: Inquilab Zindabad is an Urdu phrase that translates to “Long Live the Revolution!”It was a revolutionary chant during the British rule over India. It was popularized in the activities of the Hindustan Socialist Republican Association by socialist revolutionaries such as Ashfaqulla Khan, Bhagat Singh, and Chandrashekhar Azad, who used it to urge future generations to endorse and support the political party’s rebellious actions. Bhagat Singh’s call, Inquilab Zindabad became the war cry of the fight for freedom.
Q85. Consider the following Viceroys of India during the British rule:
Lord Curzon
Lord Chelmsford
Lord Hardinge
Lord Irwin
Which one of the following is the correct chronological order of their tenure?
(a) 1, 3, 2, 4
(b) 2, 4, 1, 3
(c) 1, 4, 2, 3
(d) 2, 3, 1, 4
Answer:(a) 1, 3, 2, 4
Explanation: Lord Curzon (1899-1905); Lord Chelmsford (1916- 1921); Lord Hardinge (1910-1916); Lord Irwin (1926-1931)
Q86. Who founded the Ahmedabad Textile Labour Association? [2009]
(a) Mahatma Gandhi
(b) SardarVallabhbhai Patel
(c) N.M. Joshi
(d) J.B. Kripalani
Answer: (a) Mahatma Gandhi
Explanation: The Ahmedabad Textile Labour Association was founded in 1917.
Q87. Consider the following statements:
In the Third Battle of Panipat, Ahmed Shah Abdalidefeated Ibrahim Lodi
Tipu Sultan was killed in the Third Anglo-Mysore War
Mir Jafar entered into a conspiracy with the English during the defeat of NawabSiraj-ud-Daulah in the Battle of Plassey
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 3 only
(c) 2 and 3
(d) None
Answer: (b) 3 only
Explanation: In the first Battle of Panipat (1526), Ibrahim Lodi was defeated by Babur. In the Third Battle of Panipat(1761), Ahmed Shah Abdali defeated the Marathas. Tipu Sultan was killed in the fourth Anglo-Mysore War (1799).
Q88. What was the immediate cause for the launch of the Swadeshi movement?
(a) The partition of Bengal done by Lord Curzon
(b) A sentence of 18 months rigorous imprisonment imposed on Lokmanya Tilak
(c) The arrest and deportation of Lala Lajpat Rai and Ajit Singh and the passing of the Punjab Colonization Bill
(d) Death sentence pronounced on the Chapekar brothers.
Answer: (a) The partition of Bengal done by Lord Curzon
Explanation: The government’s decision to partition Bengal was made public in December 1903. The official reason given was that Bengal with a population of 78 million was too big to be administered. The government announced partition in July 1905. To boycott this, on Aug 7, 1905, the formal proclamation of the Swadeshi movement was made from the Calcutta town hall.
Q89. The System of Dyarchy was introduced in India in
(a) 1909
(b) 1935
(c) 1919
(d) 1945
Answer: (c)
Explanation: The Government of India Act 1919 provided a dual form of government (a “dyarchy”) for the major provinces. In each such province, control of some areas of government, the “transferred list”, was given to a Government of Ministers answerable to the Provincial Council. The ‘transferred list’ included Agriculture, supervision of the local government, Health, and Education. The Provincial Councils were enlarged. At the same time, all other areas of government (the ‘reserved list’) remained under the control of the Viceroy. The ‘reserved list’ included Defence (the military), Foreign Affairs, and Communications.
Q90. The Editor of ‘Young India’ and ‘Harijan’ was
(a) Nehru
(b) Ambedkar
(c) Mahatma Gandhi
(d) Subash Chandra Bose
Answer: (c)
Explanation: Indian Opinion, Young India, and Harijan were famous weeklies of Gandhi. Mahatma Gandhi, in a journalistic career spanning nearly four decades, edited six journals. Between 1933 and 1940, Harijan (English), Harijan Bandu (Gujarati) and Harijan Sevak (Hindi) became the Mahatma’s voice to the people of India. These newspapers found the Mahatma concentrating on social and economic problems.
Q91. Which one of the following places did Kunwar Singh, a prominent leader of the Revolt of 1857 belong to?
(a) Bihar
(b) Madhya Pradesh
(c) Rajasthan
(d) Uttar Pradesh
Answer:(a) Bihar
Explanation: Kunwar Singh belonged to a royal Ujjaini house of Jagdispur, currently a part of Bhojpur district, Bihar state.
Q92. Who among the following repealed the Vernacular Press Act?
(a) Lord Dufferin
(b) Lord Ripon
(c) Lord Curzon
(d) Lord Hardinge
Answer: (b) Lord Ripon
Explanation: Lord Lytton brought Vernacular Press Act came into force in 1878. It was repealed by Lord Ripon in 1882.
Q93. Who was the first Muslim President of the Indian National Congress?
(a) Mohammad Ali Jinnah
(b) Badruddin Tyabji
(c) Sir Syed Ahmed Khan
(d) Abul Kalam Azad
Answer: (b)
Explanation: Badruddin Tyabji was an Indian lawyer who served as the third President of the Indian National Congress at the Madras session in 1887. He was the first Muslim President of the Congress. He is considered to be one of the most moderate Muslims during the freedom movement in India.
Q94. . In which region did Birsa Munda operate against the British?
(a) Punjab
(b) Chota Nagpur
(c) Tarai
(d) Manipur
Answer: (b)
Explanation: Birsa Munda was a tribal leader and a folk hero, belonging to the Munda tribe who was behind the millenarian movement that rose in the tribal belt of Jharkhand during the British Raj, in the late 19th century. To the twin challenges of agrarian breakdown and culture change, Birsa along with the Munda responded through a series of revolts and uprisings under his leadership. The movement sought to assert the rights of the Mundas as the real proprietors of the soil, and the expulsion of middlemen and the British.
Q95. In which year did Gandhiji undertake the famous Dandi March?
(a) 1920
(b) 1930
(c) 1925
(d) 1935
Answer: (b)
Explanation: Salt March, also called Dandi March or Salt Satyagraha was a major nonviolent protest action in India led by Mohandas K. Gandhi in March–April 1930. It was the first act in the larger campaign of civil disobedience (Satyagraha) Gandhi waged against British rule in India.
Q96. Assertion (A): The basic weakness of the early nationalist movement lay in its narrow social base
Reason (R): If fought for the narrow interests of the social groups that joined it.
(a) Both A and R are true but R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A
(c) A is true but R is false
(d) A is false but R is true
Answer: (c) A is true but R is false
Explanation: R is incorrect as early nationalists fought for the rights of common people.
Q97. Consider the following statements:
Warren Hastings was the first Governor General who established a regular police force in India on the British pattern.
A Supreme Court was established at Calcutta by the Regulating Act, of 1773.
The Indian Penal Code came into effect in the year 1860.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 1 and 3
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Answer: (b) 2 and 3
Explanation: Statement 1 is incorrect as Lord Curzon was the first Governor General who established a regular police force in India on the British pattern. A Supreme Court was established at Fort Williams by the Regulating Act, 1773 with jurisdiction over Bengal, Bihar, and Orissa.
Q98. Gandhi-Irwin Pact is associated with
(a) Quit India Movement
(b) Civil Disobedience Movement
(c) Non-Cooperation Khilafat Movement
(d) Rowlatt Agitation
Answer: (b)
Explanation: The Gandhi–Irwin Pact was a political agreement signed by Mahatma Gandhi and the then Viceroy of India, Lord Irwin on 5 March 1931 before the second Round Table Conference in London. One of the proposed conditions for the conference was the discontinuation of the civil disobedience movement by the Indian National Congress.
Q99. Which of the following movements was NOT led by Mahatma Gandhi?
(a) Champaran Satyagraha
(b) Wahabi Movement
(c) Non-Cooperation Movement
(d) Civil Disobedience Movement
Answer: (b)
Explanation: Wahhabism was a popular revivalist movement instigated by an eighteenth-century theologian, Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab (1703–1792) from Najd, Saudi Arabia. He began his movement through peaceful discussions with attendees of various shrines and eventually gained popular support by convincing the local Amir, Uthman ibn Mu’ammar, to help him in his struggle.
Q100. Which one of the following is the correct chronological order of the battles fought in India in the 18th Century?
(a) Battle of Wandiwash–Battle of Buxar–Battle of Ambur–Battle of Plassey
(b) Battle of Ambur–Battle of Plassey–Battle of Wandiwash–Battle of Buxar
(c) Battle of Wandiwash–Battle of Plassey–Battle ofAmbur–Battle of Buxar
(d) Battle of Ambur–Battle of Buxar–Battle of Wandiwash–Battle of Plassey
Answer: (b) Battle of Ambur–Battle of Plassey–Battle of Wandiwash–Battle of Buxar
Explanation: Battle of Ambur-1749, Battle of Plassey-1757, Battle of Wandiwash-1760, Battle of Buxar-1764
