Indian History GK MCQ
Q61. The Simon Commission visited India in the year
(a) 1926
(b) 1927
(c) 1929
(d) 1930
Answer: (b) 1927
Q62. The "Inquilab Zindabad" slogan was given by
(a) Chandra Sekhar Azad
(b) Subhash Chandra Bose
(c) Bhagat Singh
(d) Iqbal
Answer: (d) Iqbal
Q63. Who wrote the book "Hind Swaraj"
(a) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(b) Vinoba Bhave
(c) Chandra Sekhar Azad
(d) M. K. Gandhi
Answer: (d) M. K. Gandhi
Q64. Who among the following was not a member of Cabinet Mission
(a) Lord Pethick-Lawrence
(b) Anthony Eden
(c) Stafford Cripps
(d) A. V. Alexander
Answer: (b) Anthony Eden
Q65. Who said "India is not one but two nations"
(a) Mohammad Iqbal
(b) Mohammad Ali Jinnah
(c) Syed Ahmed Khan
(d) Maulana Abul Kalam
Answer: (a) Mohammad Iqbal
Q66. The Poona Pact aimed at
(a) Indu-Muslim unity
(b) representation of lower castes
(c) privileges of princes
(d) review of the working of dyarchy
Answer: (b) representation of lower castes
Q67. From where did the Quit India Movement begin
(a) Nagpur
(b) Delhi
(c) Calcutta
(d) Bombay
Answer: (d) Bombay
Q68. Who headed the interim government in 1946
(a) Lord Wavell
(b) Lord Mountbatten
(c) Mohammad Ali Jinnah
(d) Clement Atlee
Answer: (a) Lord Wavell
Q69. The East India company was established on 31st December, 1600 as per the Royal Charter issued by
(a) Queen Victoria
(b) Henry VII
(c) Queen Elizabeth I
(d) British Parliament
Answer: (c) Queen Elizabeth I
Q70. By which Act, was the governance of India passed to the British Crown
(a) Rowlatt Act, 1919
(b) Dominion Land Act, 1872
(c) Government of India Act, 1858
(d) Official Secrets Act, 1923
Answer: (c) Government of India Act, 1858
Q71. Who among the following kings was credited with establishing the equivalent of a modern postal delivery system in India
(a) Humayun
(b) Ashoka
(c) Quli Qutub Shah
(d) Sher Shah Suri
Answer: (d) Sher Shah Suri
Q72. Who was the Viceroy of India at the time of Jallianwala Bagh Massacre
(a) Lord Irwin
(b) Lord Chelmsford
(c) Lord Hardinge
(d) Lord Curzon
Answer: (b) Lord Chelmsford
Q73. In which of the following, "Vande Mataram" was adopted as a slogan for agitation
(a) Quit India Movement, 1942
(b) Non-Cooperation Movement, 1922
(c) Partition of Bengal, 1905
(d) Revolt of 1857
Answer: (c) Partition of Bengal, 1905
Q74. Who was called "Grand old lady of Indian Nationalism"
(a) Sarojini Naidu
(b) Dr. Muthulakshmi Reddy
(c) Kasturba Gandhi
(d) Dr. Annie Besant
Answer: (d) Dr. Annie Besant
Q75. In 1857 Revolt, Rani Lakshmi bai of Jhansi was defeated by
(a) General Anson
(b) General Neill
(c) General Wilson
(d) General Hugh Rose
Answer: (d) General Hugh Rose
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