391. Who among the following was the first Viceroy of India ?
Correct Answer:-C ( Lord Canning )
Description:- Lord Canning was an English statesman and Governor- General of India during the Indian Rebellion of 1857. For his tact and capabilities in dealing with the revolt, he was rewarded by being made the first Viceroy of India in 1858.
392. Who among the following established the Ghadar Party ?
Correct Answer:-C ( Lala Hardayal )
Description:- Lala Har Dayal was an Indian nationalist revolutionary who founded the Ghadar Party in America.
393. Mahatma Gandhi launched the Civil Disobedience Movement in 1930 from
Correct Answer:-A ( Sabarmati Ashram )
Description:- On March 12, 1930, Gandhi and 78 satyagrahis many of them were scheduled castes, set out on foot for the coastal village of Dandi, Gujarat, over 390 kilometres (from their starting point at Sabarmati Ashram, marking the beginning of the Civil Disobedience Movement.
394. ‘Kesari’, the Newspaper was started by :
Correct Answer:-B ( B. G. Tilak )
Description:- Kesari is a newspaper founded in 1881 by Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak, a prominent leader of the Indian Independence movement. Tilak used to run his two newspapers, the Kesari, in Marathi and Maratha in English from Kesari Wada.
395. The Third battle of Panipat was fought in the year :
Correct Answer:-C ( 1761 A.D. )
Description:- The Third Battle of Panipattook place on 14 January 1761 between a northern expeditionary force of the Maratha Empire and a coalition of the King of Afghanistan, Ahmad Shah Durrani with two Indian Muslim allies—the Rohilla Afghans of the Doab, and Shuja-ud-Daula, the Nawab of Oudh. The battle is considered one of the largest fought in the 18th century, and has perhaps the largest number of fatalities in a single day reported in a classic formation battle between two armies.
396. The ‘Poorna Swaraj’ resolution was adopted in the annual session of the Indian National Congress held at
Correct Answer:-B ( Lahore )
Description:- Jawaharlal Nehru became the youngest President of the Indian National Congress at its annual session in Lahore on 29 December, 1929. At that session, the Indian National Congress adopted the attainment of Poorna Swaraj as the immediate objective of India.
397. Who introduced ‘doctrine of lapse’ ?
Correct Answer:-C ( Lord Dalhousie )
Description:- The Doctrine of Lapse was an annexation policy purportedly devised by Lord Dalhousie who was the Governor General for the East India Company in India between 1848 and 1856.
398. The Lahore Conspiracy Case was registered against whom?
Correct Answer:-B ( Bhagat Singh )
Description:- Lahore Conspiracy Case refers to the trial of Bhagat Singh, Rajguru, and Sukhdev in 1931. On April 8, 1929, Bhagat Singh and Batukeshwar Dutt, two active members of the Hindustan Republican Socialist Association, went to the Central Legislative Assembly and threw a bomb at government benches and raised the slogan of ‘Long Live the Revolution’.
399. Who among the following was the founder of the Dravida Kazhagam ?
Correct Answer:-A ( Periyar E.V. Ramaswamy Naicker )
Description:- Periyar E. V. Ramasamy was a businessman, politician, Indian independence and social activist, who started the Self-Respect Movement or the Dravidian Movement and proposed the creation of an independent state called Dravida Nadu, comprising the states of South India. He is also the founder of the sociocultural organisation, Dravidar Kazhagam.
400. Aurobindo was arrested in connection with :
Correct Answer:-A ( Alipore Bomb Case )
Description:- Sri Aurobindo was an Indian nationalist, freedom fighter, philosopher, yogi, guru, and poet. He was arrested in May 1908 in connection with the Alipore Bomb Case. He was acquitted in the ensuing trial and released after a year of isolated incarceration.
401. The National Anthem was first sung in the year 1911 at the Annual session of the Indian National Congress held at :
Correct Answer:-C ( Kolkata )
Description:- Jana Gana Mana, the national anthem of India, was first sung in Calcutta Session of the Indian National Congress on 27 December 1911. It was officially adopted by the Constituent Assembly as the Indian national anthem on 24 January 1950.
402. Who is known as the ‘Indian Bismarck’ ?
Correct Answer:-A ( Vallabhai Patel )
Description:- Sardar Vallabhbhai Jhaverbhai Patel is known to be a social leader of India who played an unparalleled role in the country’s struggle for independence and guided its integration into a united, independent nation. Therefore he is also regarded as the ‘Bismarck of India’ and ‘Iron Man of India’.
403. Which Party was established by Subhash Chandra Bose after he came out of Indian National Congress ?
Correct Answer:-C ( Forward Block )
Description:- The All India Forward Bloc is a leftwing nationalist political party in India. It emerged as a faction within the Indian National Congress in 1939, led by Subhas Chandra Bose. The party re-established as an independent political party after the independence of India.
404. The Rama Krishna Mission was established by:
Correct Answer:-A ( Vivekananda )
Description:- The Rama Krishna Mission is a philanthropic, volunteer organization founded by Ramakrishna’s chief disciple Swami Vivekananda on May 1, 1897. The Mission conducts extensive work in health care, disaster relief, rural management, tribal welfare, elementary and higher education and culture.
405. In 1937, the Congress formed ministries in
Correct Answer:-A ( 7 states )
Description:- The Congress Party gained an absolute majority in Bombay, Madras, U.P., Bihar, Orissa and the Central Provinces and was that largest single party in the NWFP Congress ministries were formed in July 1937 in seven out of eleven provinces.
406. Which was the main cause for starting of the Quit India Movement in 1942 ?
Correct Answer:-C ( Failure of the Cripps Mission )
Description:- After the failure of the Cripps Mission, the All India Congress Committee meeting at Bombay on August 8, 1942 adopted the ‘Quit India’ resolution.
407. Which movement got the support both from Hindus and Muslims?
Correct Answer:-A ( Non Cooperation Movement )
Description:- In support of the Khilafat movement Gandhiji inaugurated the Non-cooperation campaign on August 1, 1920.
408. In which session of the Indian National Congress was ‘Purna Swaraj’ adopted as its goal?
Correct Answer:-D ( Lahore )
Description:- At its Lahore Session (December 29-31, 1929) the Indian National Congress adopted the resolution of Complete Independence for India as its goal.
409. Name the Governor-General who accepted the view of Macaulay to make English as the medium of instruction.
Correct Answer:-D ( Lord William Bentinck )
Description:- Lord Macaulay’s views were accepted and embodied in a Resolution of March 7, 1835 by Lord William Bentinck.
410. ‘Give me blood, I will give you freedom’. These words are attributed to :
Correct Answer:-A ( Subhash Chandra Bose )
Description:- Subhash Chandra Bose was President of Indian National Congress (1938), founded Forward Bloc and formed Indian National Army (Azad Hind Fauj).
411. Who was the first Muslim President of Indian National Congress ?
Correct Answer:-A ( Badruddin Tyabji )
Description:- Badruddin Tyabji was the first Muslim President of Indian National Congress. He presided over the third session of Indian National Congress held in 1887 in Madras.
412. Who was the first Indian Governor General after Lord Mountbatten?
Correct Answer:-B ( C. Rajagopalachari )
Description:- C. Rajagopalachari was the first and the last Indian Governor-General.
413. Where did the so-called ‘Black Hole Tragedy’ take place ?
Correct Answer:-C ( Calcutta )
Description:- Fort William at Calcutta was besieged on June 15, 1756 by Nawab of Bengal Siraj-ud-daula and he captured it. English prisoners at Calcutta were lodged in a prison room of the fort. The room was very small and so only 23 out of 146 prisoners survived the next day.
414. India was granted freedom during the British Prime Minister :
Correct Answer:-A ( Clement Attlee )
Description:- India attained Independence on August 15, 1947. At that time Clement Attlee was the Prime Minister of Britain.
415. The Khilafat Movement was launched to protest against the humiliation of
Correct Answer:-A ( The Turkish Caliph )
Description:- The Khilafat Movement was launched to protest against the humiliation of the Turkish Caliph. The Sultan of Turkey was accepted by the Indian Muslims as their spiritual head.
416. Who among the following founded the All India Muslim League?
Correct Answer:-C ( Aga Khan )
Description:- All India Muslim League was founded by Aga Khan. The first conference of the All India Muslim League was held at Amritsar under the presidentship of Sir Syed Ali Imam.
417. The first Satyagraha of Gandhiji for the cause of indigo farmers was observed at
Correct Answer:-A ( Champaran )
Description:- The Satyagraha of Gandhiji for the cause of indigo farmers was observed at Champaran, Bihar in 1917.
418. The Portuguese Governor who abolished Sati in Goa was
Correct Answer:-A ( Albuquerque )
Description:- The Portuguese Governor who abolished Sati in Goa was Albuquerque.
419. According to Gandhi, the scope for class struggle and love for property can be reduced by
Correct Answer:-D ( Trusteeship )
Description:- The proposal for Trusteeship was put forward by Gandhiji.
420. The battle of Plassey was fought between
Correct Answer:-C ( East India Company and Sirajuddaula )
Description:- The Battle of Plassey was fought between East India Company and Nawab of Bengal Sirajauddaula in June 1757. The Nawab was killed in this battle.
