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

Question | Correct Answer |
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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 because | It 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 by | Captain Mohan Singh |
Choose the correct answer
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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