General knowledge: History of India
1. Q: Delhi became the capital of India in
A. 1910
B. 1911
C. 1916
D. 1923
Ans: B. 1911
2. Q: Which of the following institutions was not founded by Mahatma Gandhi?
A. Phoenix Ashram
B. Vishwa Bharati
C. Sevagraam Ashram
D. Sabarmati Ashram
Ans: B. Vishwa Bharati
3. Q: Lord Curzon is best known for which of the following?
A. University Act of 1904
B. Partition of Bengal in 1905
C. Indian Councils Act of 1892
D. Government of India Act of 1909
Ans: B. Partition of Bengal in 1905
4. Q: ‘ Mahatma’ was added before Gandhiji’s Name during
A. Champaran Satygraha
B. Rowlatt Satyagrah
C. Amritsar session of INC in 1919
D. Initial stages of Khilafat movement
Ans: A. Champaran Satyagrah
5. Q: Name of the famous person of India. Who returned the knighthood conferred on him by the British Government as a token of protest against the atrocities in Punjab in 1919 was
A. Tej Bahadur Sapru
B. Ashutosh Mukherjee
C. Rabindra Nath Tagore
D. Sayyid Ahmed Khan
Ans: C. Rabindra Nath Tagore
6. Q: Who among the following pioneered Khilafat Movement?
A. Sir Sayyid Ahmed Khan
B. MA Jinnah
C. Mahatma Gandhi
D. Ali Brothers
Ans: D. Ali Brothers
7. Q: The Non-Coorperation Movement was lunched by
A. Jawaharlal Nehru
B. Dadabhai Naoroji
C. Chittaranjan Das
D. Mahatma Gandhi
Ans: D. Mahatma Gandhi
8. Q: Who among the following attended all the three round Table Conference?
A. Madan Mohan Malviya
B. Annie Besant
C. Mahatma Gandhi
D. BR Ambedkar
Ans: D. BR Ambedkar
9. Q: Who was the Peshwa when the Third Battle of Panipath (AD 1761) was Fought between the Marathas and the Afghans?
A. Balaji Baji Rao
B. Abji Rao
C. Narayan Rao
D. Madho Rao
Ans: A. Balaji Baji Rao
10. Q: Where was the first cotton mill in India established?
A. Surat
B. Bombay
C. Ahemedabad
D. Coimbatore
Ans: B. Bombay