Saturday 18 April 2015

Indian history quiz - online GK quiz

1. Who founded the famous weekly newspaper Al-Hilal?
a.) Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan
b.) Mohammad Ali Jinnah
c.) Abul Kalam Azad
d.) Maulana Kidwai
ANSWER - Abul Kalam Azad

2. Mahatma Gandhi was the editor of:
a.) National Herald
b.) Deccan Herald
c.) Young India
d.) Independence
ANSWER - Young India

3. Satyagraha was started by Gandhiji in 1919 to protest against which event?
a.) Rowlatt Act
b.) Salt Act
c.) Jallian Walla Bagh
d.) World war
ANSWER - Rowlatt Act

4. Who was the first person to refer to Mahatama Gandhi as Father of Nation?
a.) Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel
b.) Subhas Chandra Bose
c.) Maulana Abdul Kalam Azaad
d.) Lala Lajpat Rai
ANSWER - Subhas Chandra Bose

5. Who propounded the theory of economic drain of India during British Imperialism?
a.) C.V. Raman
b.) C. Rajgopalachari
c.) Dadbhai Naroji
d.) W.C. Bannerjee
ANSWER - Dadbhai Naroji

6. The Indian National Army formed by Subhas Chandra Bose was first recognised in:
a.) Tokyo
b.) Berlin
c.) Singapore
d.) Rangoon
ANSWER - Singapore

7. When was “Panchsheel” agreement signed by India and China?
a.) 1950
b.) 1951
c.) 1952
d.) 1954
ANSWER - 1954

8. When were the Calcutta, Madras and Bombay High Courts established?
a.) 1857
b.) 1861
c.) 1932
d.) 1945
ANSWER - 1861

9. Which was the first irrigation canal completed during British Rule?
a.) Lower Chenab Canal
b.) Lower Gangotri Canal
c.) The Ganges Canal
d.) Agra Canal
ANSWER - Agra Canal

10. Who founded the Muslim League in India?
a.) Mohd. Ali Jinnah
b.) Nawab Salimulla
c.) Mohd. Bakhtiyar
d.) Asif Ali Kidwai
ANSWER - Nawab Salimulla

11. When was Muslim League formed?
a.) 1905
b.) 1906
c.) 1916
d.) 1921
ANSWER - 1906

12. When was the direct telegraph line between India and England established?
a.) 1865
b.) 1870
c.) 1872
d.) 1875
ANSWER - 1870

13. When was the Public Service Commission for recruitment to Public Services formed?
a.) 1920
b.) 1922
c.) 1925
d.) 1947
ANSWER - 1925

14. When was the Bill of India’s Independence passed by British parliament?
a.) August 14, 1947
b.) August 1, 1947
c.) July 1, 1947
d.) June 30,1947
ANSWER - July 1, 1947

15. When was Vande Mataram first sung at a session of Indian National Congress?
a.) 1890
b.) 1892
c.) 1896
d.) 1900
ANSWER - 1896

16. Which title did Mahatma Gandhi surrender to British government during Non-Cooperation movement?
a.) Kaiser- e- Hind
b.) Hind Kesari
c.) Honoray
d.) Patriarch
ANSWER - Kaiser- e- Hind

17. When did Quit India Movement start?
a.) August 5, 1942
b.) August 7, 1942
c.) August 8, 1942
d.) August 9, 1942
ANSWER - August 8, 1942

18. Who was the founder of Indian National Congress?
a.) Motilal Nehru
b.) Jawahar Lal Nehru
c.) A.O. Hume
d.) W.C. Bannerjee
ANSWER - A.O. Hume

19. When was the partition of Bengal annulled?
a.) 1907
b.) 1910
c.) 1911
d.) 1913
ANSWER - 1911

20. When was Ilbert Bill introduced?
a.) 1880
b.) 1881
c.) 1882
d.) 1883
ANSWER - 1883

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