History Test series 2

1. Delhi became the capital of India in :

         (a) 1916

         (b) 1910

         (c) 1931

         (d) 1911

2. With reference to Indian Freedom Struggle, who of the following was the lady representative of India at the Second Round Table Conference?

         (a) Sucheta Hriplani

         (b) Aruna Asaf Ali

         (c) Vijayalakshmi Pandit

         (d) Sarojini Naidu

3. At which congress session did Dadabhai Naoroji announce that Swaraj was the goal of India’s political efforts?

         (a) 1906 Calcutta session

         (b) 1905 Banaras session

         (c) 1893 Lahore session

         (d) 1906 Calcutta session

4. The first movement launched against the British in India was :

         (a) Swadeshi Movement

         (b) Khilafat Movement

         (c) Quit India Movement

         (d) Non-Cooperation Movement

5. The first women’s university in India was founded by :

         (a) Dhondo Keshave Karve

         (b) Rani Ahilya Devi

         (c) J.C. Kumarappa

         (d) Gandhiji

6. The name of the famous person of India who returned the knighthood conferred on him by the British Government as a token of protest against the atrocities in Punjab in 1919 was:

         (a) Syed Ahmed Khan

         (b) Rabindra Nath Tagore

         (c) Ashutosh Mukherjee

         (d) Tej Bahadur Sapru

7. Who said “I therefore want freedom immediately, this very night, before dawn if it can be had”?

               (a) Mahatma Gandhi

               (b) Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru

               (c) Annie Besant

               (d) Dr. Rajendra Prasad

8. Who amongst the following was involved in the Alipore Bomb case?

               (a) Jatin Das

               (b) Aurobindo Ghosh

               (c) Bipin Chandra Pal

               (d) S.N. Benerjee

9. Ram Prasad Bismil was associated with

               (a) Kanpur Conspiracy Case

               (b) Meetut Conspiracy Case

               (c) Alipore Bomb Case

               (d) Kakori Conspiracy Case

10. The INA trials took place in the :

               (a) Parliament House, Delhi

               (b) Ahmednagar Fort

               (c) Red Fort, Delhi

               (d) Old Secretary, Delhi

11.The first European to be elected as President of the Indian National Congress was

               (a) A.O. Hume

               (b) George Yule

               (c) Alfred Webb

               (d) Annie Besant

12.Who among the following was never elected as a President of the ‘Indian National Congress’?

               (a) LalaLajpat Rai

               (b) Annie Besant

               (c) Motilal Nehru

               (d) Bal Gangadhar Tilak

13.Who called the Indian National Congress as a ‘Begging Institute’?

               (a) B.C. Pal

               (b) B G Tilak

               (c) Aurobindo Ghosh

               (d) None of the above

14.Who among the following hanged in Kakori conspiracy case by English Government?

               (a) Bhagat Singh

              (b) Ram Prasad Bismil

               (c) Chandr(a)Shekhar Azad

               (d) Batukeshwar Dutt

15.Name the first recorded Muslim who was hanged for Indian freedom.

               (a) Mohammad Ali

               (b) Shaukat Ali

               (c) Ashfaqullah Khan

               (d) Azizuddin

16. Which movement started after the Partition of Bengal?

               (a) Civil Disobedience

               (b) Swadeshi Movement

               (c) Quit Indi(a)Movement

17. At which session was the Indian National Congress (INC) divided into two groups – ‘Naram Dal’ and ‘Garam Dal’?

               (a) Bombay

               (b) Surat

               (c) Allahabad

               (d) Lahore

18. Symbol of 1857 independence struggle was

               (a) Lotus and Chapatis

               (b) Eagle

               (c) Scarf

19. Which of the following act led to the introduction of dual system of government in India?

              (a) Pitt’s Indi(a)Act, AD 1784

               (b) The Regulating Act, AD 1773

               (c) Charter Act, 1793 AD

               (d) Charter Act, 1813 AD

20. Simon Commission had visited India during the times of which among the following Viceroys?

               (a) Lord Irwin

               (b) Lord Chelmsfords

               (c) Lord Willingdon