361. Who was the pioneer of the western system of eduction in India ?
Correct Answer:-C ( Raja Ram Mohan Roy )
Description:- Raja Ram Mohan Roy believed education to be an implement for social reform. He protested against the government`s policy to strengthen the Sanskrit Colleges in the Presidency Towns of Kolkata, Varanasi and Chennai and helped the British government to promote a more liberal and enlighten system in learning. In the new system of education, he introduced the subjects of practical use like Mathematics, Natural Philosophy, Chemistry, and Anatomy with other useful sciences. The protests of Raja Ram Mohan found expression when the Government was agreed to encourage the study of English as well as the other oriental languages.
362. Who gave the slogan, ‘Dilli Chalo’?
Correct Answer:-C ( Subhash Chandra Bose )
Description:- ‘Dilli Chalo’ was a slogan of Subhas Chandra Bose. The ultimate goal of the Azad Hind Fauz during the freedom struggle was to capture Delhi and establish Swaraj.
363. Lord Dalhousie annexed Oudh for the British Empire in India
Correct Answer:-C ( as the State being maladministered )
Description:- The British took over Awadh (Oudh) (1856) claiming that the local ruler was not ruling properly despite the fact that the British relations with the state of Awadh went back to the Treaty of Allahabad in 1765. In 1851, William Sleeman, Resident at Lucknow, reported on the ‘spectacle of human misery and careless misrule’. But Sleeman was against the policy of annexing Awadh. After surveying the situation in Awadh, Dalhousie annexed it in 1856. Nawab Wajid Ali was granted a pension of 12 lakhs of rupees per year.
364. In which city did the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre take place ?
Correct Answer:-D ( Amritsar )
Description:- Jallianwala Bagh is a public garden in Amritsar in the Punjab state of India, and houses a memorial of national importance, established in 1951 to commemorate the murder of peaceful celebrators on the occasion of the Punjabi New Year on April 13, 1919 in the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre. Official British Raj sources placed the fatalities at 379, and with 1100 wounded.
365. Who is associated with the term ‘Loknayak’ in India ?
Correct Answer:-C ( Jay Prakash Narayan )
Description:- Jayaprakash Narayan was fondly called as Lok Nayak or public leader. He was an Indian independence activist and political leader, remembered especially for leading the opposition to Indira Gandhi in the 1970s and for giving a call for peaceful Total Revolution
366. Gandhiji was the staunch supporter of
Correct Answer:-B ( cottage industries )
Description:- Gandhi believed that the country can only prosper if we make our villages economically independent through cottage industries. This was the principle behind the Khadi movement, behind Gandhi’s urging that Indians spin their own clothing rather than buy British goods. Spinning would create employment during the many annual idle months for millions of Indian peasants. He cherished the ideal of economic independence for the village. He identified industrialization with materialism and felt it was a dehumanizing menace to man’s growth. His last words were to make our villages economically independent through cottage industries.
367. Who was the last Viceroy of India?
Correct Answer:-B ( Lord Mountbatten )
Description:- Louis Mountbatten was the last Viceroy of India (1947) and the first Governor-General of the independent Union of India (1947–48), from which the modern Republic of India emerged in 1950. When India and Pakistan attained independence at midnight on the night of 14-15 August 1947, Mountbatten remained in New Delhi for ten months, serving as India’s first governor general until June 1948.
368. The Swarajya Party was formed following the failure of
Correct Answer:-A ( Non-Cooperation Movement )
Description:- The Swarajya Party, established as the Congress- Khilafat Swarajaya Party, was a political party formed in India in 1923 that sought greater self-government and political freedoms for the Indian people from the British Raj. It was inspired by the concept of Swaraj. It was formed on 1 January, 1923 by Indian politicians and members of the Indian National Congress who had opposed Mahatma Gandhi’s suspension of all civil resistance on 5 February 1922 in response to the Chauri Chaura tragedy, where policemen were killed by a mob of protestors.
369. Who was the founder of Aligarh Movement ?
Correct Answer:-D ( Sir Sayyid Ahmad Khan )
Description:- Aligarh Movement was the movement led by Sir Syed Ahmed Khan, to educate the Muslims of the South Asia after the defeat of the rebels in the Indian rebellion of 1857. Its most significant achievement was the establishment of Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College at Aligarh, which later became Aligarh Muslim University.
370. In which year, Gandhiji established Sabarmati Ashram in Gujarat ?
Correct Answer:-B ( 1917)
Description:- The ashram was originally established at the Kocharab Bungalow of Jivanlal Desai on 25 May, 1915. The Ashram was then shifted on 17 June, 1917 to a piece of open land on the banks of the river Sabarmati. Reasons for this shift included: Gandhi wanted to do some experiments in living (e.g. farming, animal husbandry, cow breeding, khadi and related constructive activities for which he was in search of this kind of barren land.)
371. Where was the First Session of Indian National Congress held?
Correct Answer:-A ( Bombay )
Description:- Founded in 1885 with the objective of obtaining a greater share in government for educated Indians, the first session of the Indian National Congress was held in Bombay during December 28-December 31, 1885.
372. Gandhiji’s movement of boycotting the foreign goods aimed at
Correct Answer:-D ( promotion of cottage industries )
Description:- Gandhi believed that the country can only prosper if we make our villages economically independent through cottage industries. This was the principle behind the Khadi movement, behind Gandhi’s urging that Indians spin their own clothing rather than buy British goods.
373. Mangal Pandey fired the first shot of the Revalt of 1857 at
Correct Answer:-A ( Barrackpore )
Description:- Mangal Pandey was a sepoy in the 34th Bengal Native Infantry (BNI) regiment of the English East India Company who is primarily known for his involvement in an attack on several of the regiment’s officers at Barrackpore in 1857. He killed Lieutenant Baugh, Adjutant of the 34th Bengal Native Infantry (BNI) and was subsequently court-martialled. Barrackpore is located in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
374. Who said ‘Swaraj is my birthright and I shall have it’ ?
Correct Answer:-B ( B.G. Tilak )
Description:- Bal Gangadhar Tilak was one of the first and strongest advocates of ‘Swaraj’ (self-rule) and a strong radical in Indian consciousness. His famous quote, ‘Swaraj is my birthright, and I shall have it!’ is wellremembered in India even today.
375. After the Chauri -Chaura incident, Gandhiji suspended the
Correct Answer:-C ( Non-Cooperation Movement )
Description:- Chauri Chaura came into prominence in 1922 when its inhabitants whole-heartedly participated in the Nonco- operation movement started by Gandhi. However, in February 1922, a police chowki (station) was set on fire by a mob of angry citizens, killing 23 policemen inside. On February 12, 1922, the Indian National Congress halted the Non-cooperation Movement on the national level as a direct result of the Chauri Chaura tragedy.
376. According to Mahatma Gandhi, which of the following is correct?
Correct Answer:-B ( Politics and religion must go hand in hand. )
Description:- Religion was central to Gandhi’s life, thoughts and work, and he regarded politics as applied religion. However, he was a lifelong opponent of ‘communalism’ (i.e. basing politics on religion). For him, the two things — the social reordering and the fight for political swaraj — must go hand in hand.
377. Who expounded ‘The Theory of Drain’
Correct Answer:-B ( Dadabhai Nauroji )
Description:- The acknowledged high priest of the drain theory was Dadabhai Naoroji. It was in 1867 that Dadabhai Naoroji put forward the idea that Britain was draining India.
378. Which place among the following was the headquarters of-the Portuguese in India ?
Correct Answer:-B ( Goa )
Description:- In 1510, Afonso de Albuquerque defeated the Bijapur sultans with the help of Timayya, on behalf of the Hindu Vijayanagara Empire, leading to the establishment of a permanent settlement in Velha Goa (or Old Goa). The Southern Province, also known simply as Goa, was the headquarters of Portuguese India, and seat of the Portuguese viceroy who governed the Portuguese possessions in Asia.
379. Bal, Pal and Lal were the most prominent leaders of the :
Correct Answer:-D ( Congress Party )
Description:- Lal Bal Pal, (Lala Lajpat Rai, Bal Gangadhar Tilak and Bipin Chandra Pal) were assertive nationalists- a triumvirate who advocated the Swadeshi movement involving the boycott of all imported items and the use of Indian-made goods in 1907. Lal-Bal-Pal, mobilized Indians across the country against the Bengal partition, and the demonstrations, strikes and boycotts of English goods that began in Bengal soon spread to other regions in a broader protest against the Raj. All the three men were associated with the Indian National Congress.
380. The Governor General of India impeached by the House of Commons in England was:
Correct Answer:-A ( Waren Hastings )
Description:- Warren Hastings was famously accused of corruption in an impeachment in 1787. He was impeached for crimes and misdemeanors during his time in India in the House of Commons upon his return to England. The house sat for a total of 148 days over a period of seven years during the investigation. The House of Lords finally made its decision on April 1795 acquitting him on all charges.
381. What is the name of the Fort built by the English in Calcutta ?
Correct Answer:-C ( Fort William )
Description:- Fort William is a fort built in Calcutta on the Eastern banks of the River Hooghly, the major distributary of the River Ganges, during the early years of the Bengal Presidency of British India. It was named after King William III of England and Ireland and II of Scotland.
382. C.R. Das and Motilal Nehru formed the ‘Swaraj Party’ after,
Correct Answer:-B ( Non Cooperation Movement )
Description:- The Swaraj Party, established as the Congress- Khilafat Swarajaya Party, was a political party formed in India in 1923 after the termination of the Non- Cooperation movement. It was inspired by the concept of Swaraj and formed on 1 January, 1923 by Indian politicians and members of the Indian National Congress who had opposed Mahatma Gandhi’s suspension of all civil resistance on 5 February 1922 in response to the Chauri Chaura tragedy.
383. What was Lala Lajpat Rai demonstrating against when he succumbed to police brutality ?
Correct Answer:-C ( Simon Commission )
Description:- Lala Lajpat Rai sustained serious injuries by the police when leading a non-violent protest against the Simon Commission and died less than three weeks later. His death anniversary (November 17) is one of several days celebrated as Martyrs’ Day in India.
384. The last Governor-General of the East India Company ,and the first Viceroy under the crown was
Correct Answer:-B ( Lord Canning )
Description:- Lord Canning, known as The Viscount Canning from 1837 to 1859, was an English statesman and Governor- General of India during the Indian Rebellion of 1857. In 1858, he was made the first Viceroy of India.
385. The first Governor-General of Bengal was
Correct Answer:-B ( Lord Warren Hastings )
Description:- Warren Hastings was the first Governor-General of India, from 1773 to 1785. He became the Governor of Bengal in 1772 and in 1774; he became the first Governor-General of Bengal.
386. On April 12, 1944 Subhash Chandra Bose hoisted the INA Flag in a town. In which State/ Union Territory is that town now ?
Correct Answer:-C ( Manipur )
Description:- During World War II, Moirang in Manipur was the headquarters of Azad Hind Fauz. Colonel Malik of the Indian National Army, (INA) hoisted the Tricolour for the first time on Indian soil on 14 April 1944, in Moirang with the help of Manipuris like Shri Mairembam Koireng Singh and others who were members of the INA.
387. Name the ‘Political Guru’ of Mahatma Gandhi.
Correct Answer:-A ( Gopalakrishna Gokhale )
Description:- Gopal Krishna Gokalae, the famous moderate leader of the Indian national Congress, was the political guru of Mahatma Gandhi. When Gandhi returned to India in 1915, on the advice of his political guru Gopal Krishna Gokhale, he spent the first year touring throughout the country to know the real India.
388. Who said that ‘India’s soul lives in villages’ ?
Correct Answer:-D ( Mahatma Gandhi )
Description:- Gandhi had said: India’s ‘soul’ lives in villages. He, therefore, in his constructive work programme gave primacy to rural work. He wanted workers to go to villages and work with the people. His special emphasis was to improve the status of rural women.
389. What was the name of the Newspaper edited by Gandhiji till 1933 ?
Correct Answer:-D ( Young India )
Description:- Young India was brought out in English by Mahatma Gandhi from 1919 to 1932. Gandhi wrote various quotations in this journal that inspired many. He used the Young India to spread his unique ideology and thoughts regarding independence.
390. Who among the following revolutionaries was executed by the British ?
Correct Answer:-C ( Rajguru )
Description:- Shivaram Hari Rajguru was an Indian revolutionist from Maharashtra who was a colleague of Bhagat Singh and Sukhdev, and took part in the murder of a British police officer, J.P. Saunders, at Lahore in 1928. All three were convicted of the crime and hanged on March 23, 1931.
