| Sr. No. |
Questions |
Answers |
| 1 |
Guru Gobind Singh created ‘Khalsa’ on ______, at ______. |
30th March 1699, Anandpur |
| 2 |
Which was the first newspaper in India and when was it published? |
The Bengal Gazette, 1780 |
| 3 |
Who advocated the ‘drain of wealth’ theory? |
Dadabhai Naoroji |
| 4 |
Who laid the foundation of railways in India? |
Lord Dalhousie |
| 5 |
Which Act put an end to the monopoly of the East India Company over the India Trade? |
Charter Acts of 1813 |
| 6 |
English was introduced as medium of instruction in ______. |
1835 |
| 7 |
First Indian railway train service from Bombay to Thane was started on ______. |
16th April, 1853 |
| 8 |
British crown took over the Indian Government to end the rule of East India Company in the year ______. |
1858 |
| 9 |
Rabindranath Tagore was born on ______. |
7th May 1861 |
| 10 |
The date of Birth of M. K. Gandhi. is ______. |
2nd October 1869 |
| 11 |
First war of Indian Independence, termed Sepoy Riots was attempted in ______. |
1857 |
| 12 |
The first telegram line in India was started between ______. |
Agra and Calcutta. |
| 13 |
Who introduced the Widow Remarriage Act? |
Lord Dalhousie |
| 14 |
He was the first Viceroy of India and abolished The Doctrine of Lapse. |
Lord Cunning |
| 15 |
Who introduced The Vernacular Press Act, to curb the freedom of Indian Press? |
Lord Lytton |
| 16 |
Who was known as the father of Local Self Government? |
Lord Ripon |
| 17 |
Which Viceroys of India had passed the Ancient Monuments Preservation Act and Indian University Act in 1904? |
Lord Curzon |
| 18 |
Indian National Congress was formed in the year ______. |
1885 |
| 19 |
The Minto Morley reforms also known as Indian Council Act was passed in ______ during the tenure of Lord Minto. |
1909 |
| 20 |
The Jallianwala Bagh massacre took place on ______. |
13th April 1919 |
| 21 |
Who passed the Government of India Act of 1919; popularly know as Montague Chelmsford reform? |
Lord Chelmsford |
| 22 |
Which famous freedom movement was started in the year 1920? |
Non-Cooperation movement, (Asahayog Andolan) |
| 23 |
Rowlatt Act, also called the Black Bill, was passed in ______. |
1919 |
| 24 |
All India Muslim League was formed in the year ______. |
1906 |
| 25 |
The event of first war of independence in India relates with which fact? |
Mangal Pandey killedtwo British sepoys at Barrackpore. |
| 26 |
The Simon commission visited India in 1928 during the reign of ______. |
Lord Irwin |
| 27 |
Civil Disobedience movement was started in India by ______. |
Mahatma Gandhi |
| 28 |
Irwin pact was signed in ______. |
1931 |
| 29 |
The First Round Table Conference was held at ______. |
London |
| 30 |
In 1932 the Poona pact was signed between ______. |
Dr. B R Ambedker and Mahatma Gandhi |
| 31 |
During the reign of which Viceroy of India elections were held for the first time in 11 Indian states? |
Lord Linlithgow |
| 32 |
The first meeting of the Constituent Assembly was held on ______. |
9th December, 1946. |
| 33 |
Who was the last British Governor General of independent India? |
Lord Mountbatten |
| 34 |
Partition of Bengal was announced in 1905 by ______. |
Viceroy of India, Lord Curzon. |
| 35 |
Minto-Morley Reforms Act was introduced in the year ______. |
1909 |
| 36 |
World War I started in ______. |
1914 |
| 37 |
The Swaraj Party was founded by ______ in the year ______. |
Motilal Nehru and C.R. Das., 1923 |
| 38 |
Who was the founder of Brahmo Samaj? |
Raja Ram Mohan Roy |
| 39 |
World War II started in ______. |
1939 |
| 40 |
National Anthem was adopted by the constituent assembly on ______. |
24th January 1950 |
| 41 |
‘Jana Gana Mana’ was composed by ______. |
Rabindranath Tagore |
| 42 |
Who was the first president of the Indian National congress? |
W. C. Bannerjee |
| 43 |
Who became the first woman President of Indian National congress in 1917? |
Annie Besant |
| 44 |
“Swaraj is my birth right and I shall have it”. This was advocated by |
Lokmanya Tilak |
| 45 |
The slogan “Inquilab Zindabad”, was raised by |
Bhagat Singh |
| 46 |
What was the objective of Dandi March started by M. K. Gandhi? |
to break the salt law |
| 47 |
Who was the political guru of M. K. Gandhi? |
Gopal Krishna Gokhale |
| 48 |
Dandi March was started from where? |
Sabarmati Ashram |
| 49 |
Which freedom fighter is known as ‘Desh Bandhu”? |
Chittranjan Das |
| 50 |
Who was known as the Punjab Kesari (Lion of the Punjab)? |
Lala Lajpat Rai |
