CGPSC 2024 Practice Test – Prelims Paper 1 – Part 1 – Topic 1 – Set 1 (Questions in English)

CGPSC 2024 Practice Test. Free test in English, Part 1 – General Studies: History of India and India’s freedom movement

Part 1 – General Studies: History of India and India’s freedom movement

CGPSC Practice test 2024 English
QuestionCorrect Answer
In which year did the Indian Independence movement officially start?1857
When was the Indian National Congress founded?1885
Who led the Dandi March in the Indian freedom struggle?Mahatma Gandhi
In which year did the Quit India Movement begin?1942
When did the Jallianwala Bagh massacre take place?1919
Who was the founder of the Ghadar Party?Lala Hardayal
The Non-Cooperation Movement was called off by Gandhi after which incident?Chauri Chaura
Who was the first woman president of the Indian National Congress?Annie Besant
The Bengal Partition was annulled in which year?1911
Who started the newspaper ‘Kesari’ during the freedom struggle?Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Who led the Swadeshi Movement during the partition of Bengal in 1905?Bipin Chandra Pal
The Simon Commission was boycotted becauseIt had no Indian members
Who was the last Governor-General of free India?C. Rajagopalachari
The Rowlatt Act was passed in which year?1919
Who founded the Indian Independence League?Rash Behari Bose
The first session of the Indian National Congress was held in which city?Bombay (Mumbai)
Who was known as the ‘Grand Old Man of India’?Dadabhai Naoroji
The Salt Satyagraha ended with the Gandhi-Irwin Pact in which year?1931
Who was the first Indian to be elected as the President of the Indian National Congress?Womesh Chunder Bonnerjee
The Indian National Army (INA) was originally founded byCaptain Mohan Singh



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Question 1: In which year did the Indian Independence movement officially start?
Option 1: 1857
Option 2: 1947
Option 3: 1905
Option 4: 1885

Correct Answer: 1857

Question 2: When was the Indian National Congress founded?
Option 1: 1885
Option 2: 1905
Option 3: 1857
Option 4: 1942

Correct Answer: 1885

Question 3: Who led the Dandi March in the Indian freedom struggle?
Option 1: Mahatma Gandhi
Option 2: Jawaharlal Nehru
Option 3: Subhas Chandra Bose
Option 4: Bhagat Singh

Correct Answer: Mahatma Gandhi

Question 4: In which year did the Quit India Movement begin?
Option 1: 1942
Option 2: 1930
Option 3: 1920
Option 4: 1857

Correct Answer: 1942

Question 5: When did the Jallianwala Bagh massacre take place?
Option 1: 1919
Option 2: 1947
Option 3: 1857
Option 4: 1905

Correct Answer: 1919

Question 6: Who was the founder of the Ghadar Party?
Option 1: Lala Hardayal
Option 2: Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Option 3: Bhagat Singh
Option 4: Vinayak Damodar Savarkar

Correct Answer: Lala Hardayal

Question 7: The Non-Cooperation Movement was called off by Gandhi after which incident?
Option 1: Chauri Chaura
Option 2: Jallianwala Bagh
Option 3: Dandi March
Option 4: Partition of Bengal

Correct Answer: Chauri Chaura

Question 8: Who was the first woman president of the Indian National Congress?
Option 1: Sarojini Naidu
Option 2: Annie Besant
Option 3: Indira Gandhi
Option 4: Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit

Correct Answer: Annie Besant

Question 9: The Bengal Partition was annulled in which year?
Option 1: 1911
Option 2: 1905
Option 3: 1947
Option 4: 1920

Correct Answer: 1911

Question 10: Who started the newspaper ‘Kesari’ during the freedom struggle?
Option 1: Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Option 2: Mahatma Gandhi
Option 3: Bipin Chandra Pal
Option 4: Lala Lajpat Rai

Correct Answer: Bal Gangadhar Tilak

Question 11: Who led the Swadeshi Movement during the partition of Bengal in 1905?
Option 1: Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Option 2: Rabindranath Tagore
Option 3: Bipin Chandra Pal
Option 4: Aurobindo Ghosh

Correct Answer: Bipin Chandra Pal

Question 12: The Simon Commission was boycotted because
Option 1: It had no Indian members
Option 2: It supported the partition of India
Option 3: It was against the Congress
Option 4: It favored the British

Correct Answer: It had no Indian members

Question 13: Who was the last Governor-General of free India?
Option 1: Lord Mountbatten
Option 2: C. Rajagopalachari
Option 3: Lord Dalhousie
Option 4: Warren Hastings

Correct Answer: C. Rajagopalachari

Question 14: The Rowlatt Act was passed in which year?
Option 1: 1919
Option 2: 1920
Option 3: 1931
Option 4: 1942

Correct Answer: 1919

Question 15: Who founded the Indian Independence League?
Option 1: Subhas Chandra Bose
Option 2: Rash Behari Bose
Option 3: Jawaharlal Nehru
Option 4: Mahatma Gandhi

Correct Answer: Rash Behari Bose

Question 16: The first session of the Indian National Congress was held in which city?
Option 1: Bombay (Mumbai)
Option 2: Calcutta (Kolkata)
Option 3: Madras (Chennai)
Option 4: Delhi

Correct Answer: Bombay (Mumbai)

Question 17: Who was known as the ‘Grand Old Man of India’?
Option 1: Dadabhai Naoroji
Option 2: Gopal Krishna Gokhale
Option 3: Motilal Nehru
Option 4: MG Ranade

Correct Answer: Dadabhai Naoroji

Question 18: The Salt Satyagraha ended with the Gandhi-Irwin Pact in which year?
Option 1: 1931
Option 2: 1930
Option 3: 1929
Option 4: 1942

Correct Answer: 1931

Question 19: Who was the first Indian to be elected as the President of the Indian National Congress?
Option 1: Womesh Chunder Bonnerjee
Option 2: Dadabhai Naoroji
Option 3: Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Option 4: Gopal Krishna Gokhale

Correct Answer: Womesh Chunder Bonnerjee

Question 20: The Indian National Army (INA) was originally founded by
Option 1: Subhas Chandra Bose
Option 2: Rash Behari Bose
Option 3: Captain Mohan Singh
Option 4: Jawaharlal Nehru

Correct Answer: Captain Mohan Singh

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