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In which of the conference could the Home Rule supporters demonstrate their political power successfully?
(a) Lucknow Conference of Congress in 1916
(b) All India Trade Union Conference held in Bombay in 1920.
(c) First Farmers Association held in 1918.
(d) Joint AITUC and NTU Sabha at Nagpur in 1938.
Option a – Lucknow Conference of Congress in 1916
Which of the following is not correct about the Home Rule League? ( History Questions for Entrance Exam )
(a) The plan was first presented in 1914-15 by Annie Besant.
(b) The Home Rule League of Tilak was confined to Maharashtra, Karnataka, Central Provinces, and Berar.
(c) The Home Rule League founded by Tilak was much stronger.
(d) Despite the differences between Tilak and Besant, both the league continued to exist.
Option d – Despite the differences between Tilak and Besant, both the league continued to exist
The Home Rule Movement was a symbol of starting a new phase of the freedom movement in India because
(a) it put a perfect project for self-government before the nation
(b) the leadership of the movement came into the hands of Gandhiji.
(c) Hindus and Muslims started to struggle Jointly.
(d) it established coordination between extremists and moderates.
Option a – it put a perfect project for self-government before the nation
Modi script was employed in the documents of the ( History Questions for Entrance Exam )
(a) Wodeyars
(b) Zamorins
(c) Hoysalas
(d) Marathas
Option d – Marathas
Maratha tactics of Guerilla Warfare were borrowed from
(a) Malik Amber
(b) Abdur Razzak
(c) Ibrahim Adil Shah
(d) Rumi Khan
Option a – Malik Amber
Referring to Shivaji who wrote, “He made it a rule that his followers do not harm the mosques, the book of God or anyone’s women”? ( History Questions for Entrance Exam )
(a) Aurangzeb
(b) Raja Jai Singh
(c) Khaifi Khan
(d) Abdul Hamid Lahori
Option c – Khaifi Khan
The Mughal General who forced Shivaji to sign the Treaty of Purandhar in 1665 was
(a) Jai Singh
(b) Man Singh
(c) Ajit Singh
(d) Jaswant Singh
Option a – Jai Singh
Which among the following statements related to Marathas is not correct? ( History Questions for Entrance Exam )
(a) The development of the Maratha movement initiated Shahji’s establishment of a defacto independent Kingdom in Orrisa.
(b) Baji Rao’s accession to the post of Peshwa took place in 1720.
(c) Marathas made a bid for domination of Rajasthan, parts of Doab, and Punjab in 1741.
(d) The Maratha movement was a movement led by Maratha sardars.
Option a – The development of the Maratha movement initiated Shahji’s establishment of a defacto independent Kingdom in Orrisa
Who was called the ‘Chanakya of Maratha Politics’?
(a) Baji Rao II
(b) Balaji Vishwanath
(c) Nana Phadnavis
(d) Mahadaji Shindie
Option c – Nana Phadnavis
Arya Samaj criticised ( History Questions for Entrance Exam )
(a) child marriage
(b) idolatry and polytheism
(c) the taboo on foreign travel
(d) All of the above
Option d – All of the above
The movements launched by Dayananda Saraswati, which proved to be very controversial were
(a) cow protection and Shuddhi Movement.
(b) call to go back to the Vedas and completely discard of caste system.
(c) Shuddhi Movement and complete rejection of the caste system.
(d) challenging the conservative Hinduism and admitting the non-Hindus to the fold of Hinduism.
Option a – cow protection and Shuddhi Movement
Who among the following is known as ‘Martin Luther’ of India? ( History Questions for Entrance Exam )
(a) Swami Dayananda Saraswati
(b) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
(c) Swami Vivekananda
(d) Swami Shraddhanand
Option a – Swami Dayananda Saraswati
Who was the author of ‘Satyarth Prakash?
(a) Swami Shraddhanand
(b) Maharshi DK Karve
(c) Swami Dayananda Saraswati
(d) Pt Shri Ram Sharma Acharya
Option c – Swami Dayananda Saraswati
‘Satyarth Prakash’ is a sacred book of ( History Questions for Entrance Exam )
(a) Arya Samaj
(b) Brahmo Samaj
(c) Theosoptical Society
(d) Prarthana Samaj
Option a – Arya Samaj
Which among the following organizations supported the Shuddhi Movement?
(a) Arya Samaj
(b) Brahmo Samaj
(c) Dev Samaj
(d) Prarthana Samaj
Option a – Arya Samaj
Who of the following said ‘Good Government is no substitute for Self-Government’? ( History Questions for Entrance Exam )
(a) Lokmanya Tilak
(b) Swami Vivekananda
(c) Swami Dayananda
(d) Rabindranath Tagore
Option c – Swami Dayananda
The Arya Samajists split on the issue of
(a) Meat eating vs Vegetarianism
(b) Anglicised VS Sanskrit based education
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(d) Neither (a) nor (b)
Option c – Both (a) and (b)
Who was responsible for the enactment of the Age of Consent Act 1891? ( History Questions for Entrance Exam )
(a) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
(b) Devendranath Tagore
(c) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
(d) B M Malabari
Option d – B M Malabari
Sharada Act fixed the minimum age of marriage of girls and boys respectively as
(a) 12 and 16
(b) 14 and 18
(c) 15 and 21
(d) 16 and 22
Option b – 14 and 18
With regard to Singh Sabha Management, which of the following statements is/are correct? ( History Questions for Entrance Exam )
(a) It aimed for the Modern Western Education for Sikhs.
(b) It was formed to counter proselytizing activities in Sikhs by Hindu revivalists.
(c) The Akali Movement was an offshoot of this movement.
(d) All of the above
Option d – All of the above
Who among the following started the newspaper ‘Some Prakash’?
(a) Dayananda Saraswati
(b) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
(c) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
(d) Surendranath Banerjee
Option b – Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
Who among the following wrote the book Bahuvivah?
(a) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
(b) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
(c) Pandita Ramabai
(d) Rabindranath Tagore
Option b – Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
He was a great scholar and reformer who rose in 1851 to the position of the principalship of the Sanskrit College. He opened the gates of the Sanskrit College to non-Brahmin students and introduced the study of Western thought in the Sanskrit college so as to free Sanskrit from the harmful effects of self-imposed isolation. The social reformer associated with these achievements is
(a) Dayananda Saraswati
(b) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
(c) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
(d) Ramakrishna Paramahamsa
Option c – Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
During the Indian Freedom Struggle ‘The Deccan Educational Society’ was founded by
(a) Vishnu Shastri Chiplunkar
(b) Dadabhai Naoroji
(c) GK Gokhale
(d) MG Ranade
Option a – Vishnu Shastri Chiplunkar
Which one of the following was the first to be declared as Central University?
(a) Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh
(b) Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Lucknow.
(c) Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi
(d) University of Allahabad
Option c – Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi
Which Act of the British Government granted one lakh for education in India for the first time?
(a) Wood’s despatch, 1854
(b) Charter Act, 1813
(c) Charter Act, 1853
(d) Indian Council Act, 1892
Option b – Charter Act, 1813
Henry T Colebrooke was a professor of Sanskrit in which of the following Institutions?
(a) Fort William College
(b) Serampore Mission
(c) Kashi Vidyapith
(d) Asiatic Society
Option a – Fort William College
In 1943, Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose proclaimed the formation of the Provisional Government of Independent India (Azad Hind) in :
(a) Rangoon
(b) Tokyo
(c) Singapore
(d) Vienna
Option c – Singapore
Which one of the following was a journal brought out by Abul Kalam Azad?
(a) Al-Hilal
(b) Comrade
(c) The Indian Sociologist
(d) Zamindar
Option a – Al-Hilal
The song ‘Jana-gana-mana’ composed by Rabindranath Tagore, was first published in January 1912 under the title of :
(a) Rashtra Jagrati
(b) Tatva Bodhini
(c) Bharat Vidhata
(d) None of these
Option c – Bharat Vidhata
In the Interim Government formed in the year 1946, who of the following held the portfolio of Defence?
(a) Vallabhbhai Patel
(b) Jagjivan Ram
(c) Baldev Singh
(d) Asaf Ali
Option c – Baldev Singh
What did Gandhiji do to practice the ideals of truth and non-violence in 1916?
(a) He founded the Gujarat Vidyapeeth
(b) He joined the Indian National Congress
(c) He started an all-India Satyagraha
(d) He founded Sabarmati Ashram near Ahmedabad
Option d – He founded Sabarmati Ashram near Ahmedabad
The moplah rebellion of 1921 took place in :
(a) Assam
(b) Kashmir
(c) Kerala
(d) North-West Frontier Province
Option c – Kerala
Who among the following Gandhian followers was a teacher by profession?
(a) A. N. Sinha
(b) Braj Kishore Prasad
(c) J. B. Kripalani
(d) Rajendra Prasad
Option c – J. B. Kripalani
Gandhiji was arrested and sentenced to six years imprisonment:
(a) during the Non-Cooperation movement
(b) after the suspension of the Non-Cooperation movement
(c) as soon as the Non-cooperation resolution was adopted by the Congress
(d) to make sure that the Non-cooperation movement would fail
Option b – after the suspension of the Non-Cooperation movement
Who among the following was associated with the Kakori Conspiracy case?
(a) Abul Kalam Azad
(b) Shahnawaz Khan
(c) Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
(d) Ashfaqulla
Option d – Ashfaqulla
The Swadeshi Movement was launched:
(a) as a protest against the division of Bengal
(b) with a view to improving the economic condition of the people by encouraging consumption of Indian goods
(c) as a protest against the massacre of Indian people at Jallianwala Bagh
(d) due to the failure of the British Government to introduce responsible Government in India
Option a – as a protest against the division of Bengal
Which Indian revolutionary helped Subhash Chandra Bose in raising the ‘Indian National Army’?
(a) Batukeshwar Dutt
(b) Rasbehari Bose
(c) Ram Prasad Bismil
(d) Surya Sen
Option b – Rasbehari Bose
From which of the following places Komagata Maru started its journey?
(a) Singapore
(b) Japan
(c) Kolkata
(d) Hong Kong
Option d – Hong Kong
“No Indian could have started the Indian National Congress…if an Indian had come forward to start such a movement embracing all Indians, the officials in India would not have allowed the movement to come into existence” The above famous statement was given by which among the following leaders?
(a) Jawahar Lal Nehru
(b) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(c) Dada Bhai Naoroji
(d) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
Option d – Gopal Krishna Gokhale
The Manikya dynasty ruled which N.E. state from the late 13th century until the signing of the Instrument of Accession with the Indian government in 1949.
(a) Assam
(b) Tripura
(c) Arunachal Pradesh
(d) Mizoram
Option b – Tripura
In which of the following session of Congress, Dadabhai Naoroji was elected president for the first time?
(a) Bombay
(b) Calcutta
(c) Lucknow
(d) Karachi
Option b – Calcutta
Who among the following is best known for defending three Indian National Army soldiers accused of treason during World War II?
(a) Asaf Ali
(b) Bhulabhai Desai
(c) Subhash Chandra Bose
(d) C Rajgopalachari
Option b – Bhulabhai Desai
Which one of the following statements about the Revolt of 1857 is correct?
(a) It was a Revolt carefully organized and planned by the Rajas, Nawabs and Taluqdars
(b) Rumours and prophecies did not play a role in its outbreak and spread
(c) The rebel proclamations in 1857 repeatedly appealed to all sections of the population irrespective of their caste and creed.
(d) The British succeeded in quickly and easily controlling the rebels
Option c – The rebel proclamations in 1857 repeatedly appealed to all sections of the population irrespective of their caste and creed
Which of the following was preached by the Kherwar or Sapha Har movement of the 1870s?
(a) Acceptance of the Hindu pantheonic order
(b) Monotheism and internal social reform
(c) Philosophy of Yoga and Mimansa
(d) Polytheism
Option b – Monotheism and internal social reform
In which one of the following years was the Poona Sarvajanik Sabha established?
(a) 1884
(b) 1876
(c) 1869
(d) 1870
Option d – 1870
Swami Dayanand Saraswati took inspiration from
(a) Puranas
(b) Vedas
(c) Medieval saints
(d) Sufism
Option b – Vedas
What was Damin-1 Koh in the Rajmahal area?
(a) A large area of land demarcated and declared to be the land of the Santhals
(b) The land of the Paharias cultivated exclusively for paddy
(c) The British territory marked for their military camp
(d) The land earmarked for locating settled agriculturists
Option a – A large area of land demarcated and declared to be the land of the Santhals
The Tattvabodhini Sabha’ was established by
(a) Devendranath Tagore in 1839
(b) Keshab Chandra Sen in 1857
(c) Akshay Kumar Datta in 1850
(d) Dwarakanath Tagore in 1840
Option a – Devendranath Tagore in 1839
Who founded the ‘Seva Samiti’ in Allahabad in 1914?
(a) Hridayanath Kunzru
(b) G.K. Gokhale
(c) Shri Ram Bajpai
(d) T.B. Sapru
Option a – Hridayanath Kunzru
In which one of the following places was the Ahmadiyya Movement started by Mirza Gulam Ahmad?
(a) Patna
(b) Aligarh
(c) Bhopal
(d) Gurdaspur
Option d – Gurdaspur
During the 19th century, who among the following wrote the Satapatra Series?
(a) M. G. Ranade
(b) B. G. Tilak
(c) Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
(d) G. H. Deshmukh
Option d – G. H. Deshmukh
Who among the following formed the Seva Samiti Boy Scouts Association in 1914?
(a) HridayNath Kunzru
(b) S. G. Vaze
(c) Annie Besant
(d) Shri Ram Bajpai
Option d – Shri Ram Bajpai
The Atmiyal Sabha strove to disseminate religious truth, as :
(a) the members believed in Karma Yoga
(b) David Hare was a member of Atmiya Sabha
(c) It was based on the idea of pure monotheism
(d) all the above
Option c – It was based on the idea of pure monotheism
Who among the following was known during the days of the Revolt of 1857 as ‘Danka Shah’?
(a) Shah Mal
(b) Maulavi Ahmadullah Shah
(c) Nana Sahib
(d) Tantia Tope
Option b – Maulavi Ahmadullah Shah
With reference to the history of India, “Ulgulan” or the Great Tumult is the description of which of the following events?
(a) The Revolt of 1857
(b) The Mappila Rebellion of 1921
(c) The Indigo Revolt of 1859-60
(d) Birsa Munda’s Revolt of 1899-1900
Option d – Birsa Munda’s Revolt of 1899-1900
The Vital-Vidhvansak, the first monthly journal to have the untouchable people as its target audience was published by
(a) Gopal Baba Walangkar
(b) Jyotiba Phule
(c) Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
(d) Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar
Option b – Jyotiba Phule
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