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- Who was not associated with the formation of ‘Swarajya Dal”?
[A] Gandhiji
[B] C. R. Das
[C] Motilal Nehru
[D] None of these
- In which year Swarajya Dal was formed by Chitta Ranjan Das and Motilal Nehru
[A] 1905
[B] 1911
[C] 1923
[D] 1925
- In which year Simon Commission came to India from England?
[A] 1922
[B] 1924
[C] 1926
[D] 1928
- In which year Congress Party took a resolution to have complete freedom (i.e ‘Purna Swaraj’) for India?
[A] 1928
[B] 1930
[C] 1929
[D] 1932
- Which day was declared as the Independence Day for India in the Lahore Session held in 1929?
[A] 26th January of 1930
[B] 26th January of 1935
[C] 26th January of 1940
[D] 26th January, 1950
- In which year Gandhiji organized ‘Dandi March’ from Sabarmati Ashram to Dandi Sea Shore in Gujrat against the ban on salt production imposed by British rulers?
[A] 1928
[B] 1930
[C] 1932
[D] None of these
- “Red Shirt” (Lai Kurta) Party was formed in:
[A] Uttar Pradesh
[B] NWFP
[C] NEFP
[D] None of these
- In which place stores of arms and ammunitions of British Security force were looted by a group led by Surya Sen?
[A] Midnapore
[B] Dhaka
[C] Chittagong
[D] None of these
- By whom the Bardoli Movement was organized and led?
[A] Mahatma Gandhi
[B] Motilal Nehru
[C] Vallabhbhai Patel
[D] None of these
- In which year All India Juddha (Corridor Battle) happened in Calcutta Secretariat?
[A] 8th December,1928
[B] 8th December,1930
[C] 8th December,1932
[D] None of these
- In which place the First Round Table Conference was arranged?
[A] Calcutta
[B] Delhi
[C] London
[D] None of these
- In which year Communal Award was announced by British rulers?
[A] 1930
[B] 1932
[C] 1934
[D] None of these
- Who among the following died for continuing indefinitely fast?
[A] Jatin Das
[B] Bhagat Singh
[C] Sukhdev
[D] Rajguru
- Who killed a British Officer in London?
[A] Lai Hardayal
[B] Madan Lai Dhingra
[C] Damodar Chapekar
[D] None of these
- In which year elections were held to elect representatives for the Provincial Assemblies on the basis of the Government of India Act. 1935?
[A] 1936
[B] 1937
[C] 1938
[D] None of these
- In which year Subhas Bose had to resign the post of Congress President after being elected?
[A] 1937
[B] 1938
[C] 1939
[D] 1940
- In which year Muslim League took a resolution to have a separate land for Indian Muslims?
[A] 1938
[B] 1940
[C] 1942
[D] None of these
- In which year Subhas Bose escaped from his house arrest in his Elgin Road Residence of Kolkata and went to Germany via Afghanistan?
[A] 1941
[B] 1942
[C] 1943
[D] None of these
- In which year Wavell Plan was announced by British rulers?
[A] 1943
[B] 1944
[C] 1945
[D] None of these
- Which one of the following groups of islands was named a ‘Saheed Dweep’ by INA leader Netaji Subhas Bose?
[A] Andamans
[B] Nicobars
[C] Lakshadweep
[D] None of these
- In which year Cripps Mission led by Sir Stafford Cripps, a member of the British Council of Ministers and experts in constitutional affairs, proposed to arrange Dominion Status and some other political advantages for the Indians after the end of the on-going Second World War came to India?
[A] 1940
[B] 1941
[C] 1942
[D] None of these
- In which day ‘Quit India Movement’ was started?
[A] 9th July 1942
[B] 9th August 1942
[C] 9th September 1942
[D] None of these
- In which year Bengal faced high famine conditions?
[A] 1942-43
[B] 1943-44
[C] 1944-45
[D] None
- In which year the Cabinet Mission arrived in India from England?
[A] 1944
[B] 1945
[C] 1946
[D] None
- In which place a large number of Navy personnel of Indian origin revolted on 18th February 1946?
[A] Calicut
[B] Madras
[C] Bombay
[D] None of these
- In which month ‘Direct Action’ Day was observed by the Muslim League in 1946?
[A] July
[B] August
[C] September
[D] October
- On which day of 1946, an Interim Government was formed under the leadership of Pandit Jawhar Lai Nehru in India in order to arrange Indian freedom?
[A] 2nd July
[B] 2nd August
[C] 2nd September
[D] 2nd October
- Who was chosen as Governor-General of Free India in 1947?
[A] Rajendra Prasad
[B] C. Rajagopalachari
[C] Lord Mountbatten
[D] None of these
- Who was Governor-General of Indian origin in Free India?
[A] C. Rajagopalachari
[B] Dr. Rajendra Prasad
[C] Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
[D] None of these
- When Vasco-da-Gama reached in a port of Kerla in 1498 AD his party was given friendly treatment by the King of.
[A] Cochin
[B] Calicut
[C] Trivancur
[D] None of these
- As the Chief of the Portuguese administration, Alfonso de Albuquerque gave military support to the King of:
[A] Goa
[B] Bijapur
[C] Cochin
[D] Calicut
- In 1510 Portuguese power captured Goa from the kingdom of :
[A] Cochin
[B] Calicut
[C] Bijapur
[D] None of these
- Trading activities of English East India started at first in :
[A] Bombay
[B] Kolkata
[C] Ahmadabad
[D] Surat
- English envoy Mr. William Hawkings brought a letter for Emperor Jahangir in 1609 from the British Monarch named:
[A] Queen Elizabeth I
[B] King James I
[C] King Edward V
[D] None of these
- Sir Thomas Roe, who came to the court of Jahangir as an envoy of British King James I in 1615 stayed in India for:
[A] 1 year
[B] 2 years
[C] 3 years
[D] 4 years
Correct Answer: [C] 3 years[/su_spoiler] - By which power, Bombay (now Mumbai) was made a colony at the earliest?
[A] English
[B] Portuguese
[C] Dutch
[D] French
- The British power got possession of Bombay through :
[A] War
[B] Sale deed
[C] marriage dowry
[D] None of these
- The East India company got the right to trade in Bengal in payment of Rs. 3000 per year from :
[A] Emperor Jahangir
[B] Emperor Aurangzeb
[C] Bengal Subedar Shuja
[D] None of these
- British envoy John Surman secured various trading facilities for the East India Company in India from Mughal emperor named :
[A] Aurangzeb
[B] Farrukhsiyar
[C] Bahadur Shah
[D] None of these
- Which European power sold their colonies of India to the English power in 1845 AD :
[A] Dutch
[B] Danish
[C] Armenian
[D] None of these
- English power had high conflicts with the French power in :
[A] Eastern India
[B] Western India
[C] Northern India
[D] Southern India
- La Bourdonnais was the Governor of the French colony of :
[A] Pondicherry
[B] Sri Lanka
[C] Mauritius
[D] None of these
- French power of India led by whom agreed to maintain peace and not to interfere in activities of English power in India?
[A] Duplex
[B] Godehu
[C] Bussy
[D] None of these
- In the Battle of Wandiwash in 1760 AD the French power of India faced complete defeat under English General named :
[A] Eyre Coote
[B] Robert Clive
[C] Lally
[D] None of these
- Dutch power in Bengal had their principal trading center at :
[A] Serampore
[B] Chinsura
[C] Kasimbazar
[D] Dhaka
- In which relation Siraj-ud-Doula was related to Nawab Alivardi Khan?
[A] son’s son
[B] daughter’s son
[C] brother’s son’s son
[D] None of these
- When Siraj-ud-Doula emerged as Nawab of Bengal then his rival cousin Shaukat Jang was serving as Governor of an area of :
[A] North Bengal
[B] Bihar
[C] Orissa
[D] None of these
- In which year ‘Black Hole Tragedy’ happened in Calcutta?
[A] 1755
[B] 1756
[C] 1757
[D] None of these
- Around how many army men of European origin were associated with the Battle of Plassey held on 23rd June 1757 AD?
[A] 8000
[B] 10,000
[C] 12,000
[D] 15,000
- Mughal Emperor Shah Alam II who gave ‘Diwani Right’ to the English power in 1765 AD had actual name of :
[A] Ali Gauhar
[B] Mirza Beg
[C] Salahuddin
[D] None of these
- Who was the General of the English army to cause the defeat of Anti-English forces in the Battle of Buxar ending in 1765 AD?
[A] Carnac
[B] Clive
[C] Hector Munro
[D] None of these
- Who was the head of the English administration of Bengal when the Supreme Court of Calcutta was set up?
[A] Robert Clive
[B] Warren Hastings
[C] Lord Cornwallis
[D] None of these
- In which year Warren Hastings appointed ‘Amini’ Commission to collect useful information regarding revenue matters?
[A] 1776
[B] 1777
[C] 1778
[D] None of these
- Maharaja Nanda Kumar was given death sentence and executed on charges of :
[A] Murder
[B] treason
[C] forgery
[D] None of these
- Against whom Maharaja Nanda Kumar brought allegations of bribe taking :
[A] Robert Clive
[B] Warren Hastings
[C] Lord Cornwallis
[D] None of these
- Which one of the following institutions were established at the earliest by the East India Company?
[A] Hindu School
[B] Calcutta Madrasa
[C] Sanskrit College
[D] None of these
- Who established District courts for Judicial reforms?
[A] Lord Cornwallis
[B] Warren Hastings
[C] Lord Wellesley
[D] None of these
- Which region was brought under the Subsidiary Alliance system at the earliest?
[A] Oudh
[B] Hyderabad
[C] Mysore
[D] None of these
- Which area was brought under the Doctrine of Lapse at the earliest?
[A] Jaipur
[B] Nagpur
[C] Satara
[D] None of these
- Who was Chief of English administration of India when the Treaty of Amritsar was signed with Ranjit Singh in 1809 AD?
[A] Lord Wellesley
[B] Lord Minto
[C] Lord Hastings
[D] None of these
- Who provided equality, at the earliest for all irrespective of race, descent, color, place of birth in holding services under the East India company?
[A] Lord Cornwallis
[B] Lord Amherst
[C] Lord Bentinck
[D] None of these
- Who annexed Punjab under the East India Company rule?
[A] Lord Hardinge
[B] Lord Dalhousie
[C] Lord Canning
[D] None of these
- Telegraph & modern postal system was introduced in India by :
[A] Lord Dalhousie
[B] Lord Canning
[C] Lord Elgin
[D] None of these
- Who was murdered while serving as Governor-General of India?
[A] Lord Lawrence
[B] Lord Mayo
[C] Lord Northbrook
[D] None of these
- Who was the Governor-General of India when the Vernacular Press Act was introduced in India in 1878 AD?
[A] Lord Lytton
[B] Lord Ripon
[C] Lord Dufferin
[D] None of these
- Ilbert Bill proposed to be introduced in 1883 during the reign of Lord Ripon advocated?
[A] Higher power for European Magistrates
[B] Equal power for European and Indian Magistrates
[C] Abolish the appointment of Indian Judges in High Courts
[D] None of these.
- Who was the Governor-General of India when the Indian National Congress was formed in 1885 AD?
[A] Lord Ripon
[B] Lord Dufferin
[C] Lord Landsdowne
[D] None of these
- Which one was not done during the reign of Lord Curzon?
[A] Lyall Commission was set up to enquire into the causes of famines
[B] Sir Andrew Frazer Commission was set up to enquire Police administration
[C] Universities Commission was set up to improve the workings of Universities
[D] Sir Colin Scott Commission was set up to take steps to improve irrigation
- Partition of Bengal was revoked in 1911 AD during the reign of :
[A] Lord Curzon
[B] Lord Hardinge
[C] Lord Chelmsford
[D] None of these
- Shuja-ud-Daula was the Nawab of :
[A] Ahmednagar
[B] Hyderabad
[C] Awadh
[D] None of these
- Chait Singh who had conflicts with Warren Hastings was the ruler of :
[A] Benaras
[B] Gwalior
[C] Patna
[D] None of these
- Hafiz Rahman Khan was a leader of the :
[A] Pathans
[B] Rohillas
[C] Moplas
[D] None of these
- Mughal ruler Shah Alam II had to live under Maratha protection led by :
[A] Mahadji Sindhia
[B] Balaji Baji Rao
[C] Madhav Rao
[D] None of these
- ‘Misl’ used to mean small kingdom was associated with the :
[A] Afghans
[B] Sikhs
[C] Marathas
[D] None of these
- Rohillas were originally people of :
[A] Persian origin
[B] Arabian origin
[C] Afghan origin
[D] Mongolian origin
- In the treaty of Salbai signed in 1782 AD the representative of Peshwa was :
[A] Raghunath Rao
[B] Mahadji Sindhia
[C] Nana Fadnavis
[D] Sakharam Bapu
- The place ‘Salbai’ remained not far away from :
[A] Pune
[B] Mumbai
[C] Gwalior
[D] Nasik
- Who served as a ‘Nail’ in the army of King Nagaraj ?
[A] Nana Fadnavis
[B] Haider Ali
[C] Muhammad Ali
[D] None of these
- During which Anglo-Mysore war Tipu Sultan faced death while fighting?
[A] Third
[B] Fourth
[C] Fifth
[D] None of these
- The Treaty of Bassein was concluded between English power and Maratha power led by :
[A] Daulat Rao Scindia
[B] Mahadji Scindia
[C] Baji Rao
[D] Yaswant Rao Holkar
- British ruler Lord Moira is also known as :
[A] Lord Hastings
[B] Lord Barlow
[C] Lord Minto
[D] None of these
- Pindaries were Muslims soldiers serving under the :
[A] Nizam Shahi
[B] Maratha power
[C] Mughal power
[D] English power
- Indian King who used to employ soldiers of many European nationalities was :
[A] Tipu Sultan
[B] Ranjit Singh
[C] Shivaji
[D] None of these
- In which year Hindu Widows’ Remarriage Act was passed :
[A] 1829
[B] 1839
[C] 1842
[D] 1956
- Sir Charles Wood sent a report to the British rulers of India on issues of :
[A] Tax collection
[B] Railway expansion
[C] Education system
[D] Judicial system
- The great famine in Bengal occurred in :
[A] 1770
[B] 1772
[C] 1774
[D] 1776
- Which region had ‘Bhonsle State’ under Maratha power?
[A] Satara
[B] Pune
[C] Nagpur
[D] None of these
- Lord Cornwallis was appointed as the Chief of the English administration of India for the second time in 1805 after the reign of :
[A] Lord Minto
[B] Lord Wellesley
[C] Lord Hastings
[D] None of these
- Who was the Viceroy of British India when the last Mughal ruler was exiled?
[A] Lord Dalhousie
[B] Lord Elgin
[C] Lord Canning
[D] None of these
- In which year British East India Company was formed?
[A] 1600 AD
[B] 1602 AD
[C] 1664 AD
[D] None of these
- Joseph Dupleix was appointed as the administrator of :
[A] Goa
[B] Pondicherry
[C] Surat
[D] Madras
- Which power was not associated with 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Carnatic Wars?
[A] English
[B] French
[C] Dutch
[D] None of these
- In which century Fort William was established by the English power?
[A] 16th
[B] 17th
[C] 18th
[D] None of these
- Who among the following was not against Siraj-ud-Doullah?
[A] Saukat Jung
[B] Ghoseti Begum
[C] Mirzafar
[D] Mohanlal
- In which year Siraj-Ud-Doullah captured Fort William?
[A] 1755
[B] 1756
[C] 1757
[D] None of these
- In which year Fort William was recaptured by Lord Clive?
[A] January, 1755
[B] January, 1756
[C] January, 1757
[D] None of these
- For how many times Mirzafar emerged as Nawab of Bengal?
[A] Once
[B] Twice
[C] Thrice
[D] None of these.
- Which one of the following battles happened at the earliest?
[A] Battle of Wandiwash
[B] 3rd Battle of Panipath
[C] Battle of Buxar
[D] Battle of Plassey
- When the Battle of Wandiwash happened?
[A] 1757
[B] 1760
[C] 1761
[D] 1764
- When the Battle of 3rd Panipat happened?
[A] 1757
[B] 1760
[C] 1761
[D] 1764
- When the Battle of Buxer happened?
[A] 1757
[B] 1760
[C] 1761
[D] 1764
- When the Battle of Plassey was happened?
[A] 1757
[B] 1760
[C] 1761
[D] 1764
- Who served as the first Governor of Bengal under Company rule?
[A] Warren Hastings
[B] Robert Clive
[C] Vansitart
[D] None of these
- Who worked as the First Governor-General of British India?
[A] Lord Amherst
[B] Lord William Bentinck
[C] Lord Cornwallis
[D] None of these
- Who was appointed as the first Governor-General cum Viceroy of British India through the Declaration of Queen Victoria, 1858?
[A] Lord Elgin
[B] Lord Dalhousie
[C] Lord Canning
[D] None of these
- Which one of the following has not been correctly matched?
[A] Permanent Settlement: Lord Cornwallis
[B] Subsidiary System of Alliance: Lord Wellesley
[C] Doctrine of Lapse: Lord Dalhousie
[D] First Partition of Bengal: Lord Irwin
- Who was the ruler of British India when the first Railway Line between Thane and Bombay was opened in 1853 in India?
[A] Lord Bentinck
[B] Lord Dalhousie
[C] Lord Canning
[D] None of these
- Who abolished Sati System in 1829 in India?
[A] Lord Bentinck
[B] Lord Dalhousie
[C] Lord Canning
[D] None of these
- The Capital of Sikh empire built by Ranjit Singh was at :
[A] Chandigarh
[B] Amritsar
[C] Lahore
[D] None of these
- The capital of the Kingdom of Tipu Sultan was at :
[A] Hyderabad
[B] Bangalore
[C] Madras
[D] Srirangapatnam
- Which Native States was acquired by the British rulers led by Lord Dalhousie through applying the Doctrine of Lapse, at the earliest?
[A] Satara
[B] Bhagatpur
[C] Udaypur
[D] Nagpur
Correct Answer: [A] Satara[/su_spoiler] - In which year’s First Railway Line of Bengal between Howrah and Hooghly was opened?
[A] 1852
[B] 1854
[C] 1856
[D] None of these
- In which country the British power of India did not conduct an invasion?
[A] Myanmar
[B] Tibet
[C] Afghanistan
[D] Iran
- In Which year the British Government started direct administration of the Indian areas?
[A] 1773
[B] 1833
[C] 1858
[D] None of these
- In which year the Capital of British India was transferred from Calcutta to Delhi?
[A] 1858
[B] 1905
[C] 1912
[D] None of these
- Who was not associated with the Treaty of Bassein of 1802?
[A] Lord Wallesley
[B] 2nd Baji Rao
[C] Ranjit Singh
[D] None of these
- In which year Asiatic society was established in Calcutta by Sir William Jones to carry on research on literature and the History of India?
[A] 1784 AD
[B] 1785 AD
[C] 1786 AD
[D] 1787 AD
- Who set up the Fort William College to educate British employees on various sides of Indian Language and culture etc. in Calcutta in 1800 AD?
[A] Lord Cornwallis
[B] Lord Wellesley
[C] Lord Dalhousie
[D] None of these
- In which year Calcutta University was established to expand education in British India?
[A] 1835
[B] 1857
[C] 1880
[D] None of these
- William Carrey, European Christian priest had his major activities around :
[A] Calcutta
[B] Howrah
[C] Srerampore
[D] Chinsurah
- Who, among the following, recommended introducing English language in the education system of India?
[A] William Hunter
[B] Lord Macaulay
[C] David Hare
[D] None of these
- In which year Regulating Act was passed by the British Parliament?
[A] 1757
[B] 1765
[C] 1773
[D] 1778
- Who introduced Permanent settlement in Bengal?
[A] Lord Hastings
[B] Lord Cornwallis
[C] Lord armherst
[D] Lord Clive
- In which year Pitt’s India Act was passed in British Parliament?
[A] 1773
[B] 1780
[C] 1784
[D] 1789
- In which year Hindu College of Calcutta was set up?
[A] 1805
[B] 1817
[C] 1828
[D] 1833
- In which year British Queen Victoria was declared as the Empress of India?
[A] 1858
[B] 1861
[C] 1877
[D] 1885
- In which year Vernacular Press Act was passed?
[A] 1868
[B] 1878
[C] 1885
[D] 1895
- In which year Indian National Congress was formed?
[A] 1885
[B] 1905
[C] 1911
[D] 1913
- In which year the Rowlett Act was passed?
[A] 1918
[B] 1919
[C] 1921
[D] 1925
- The Anandabazar Patrika was first published in the year
[A] 1912
[B] 1922
[C] 1925
[D] 1937
- In which year the Howrah Bridge was opened for the public?
[A] 1935
[B] 1943
[C] 1945
[D] 1951
- In which year, the Nobel Prize in Literature was given to Rabindranath Tagore
[A] 1903
[B] 1913
[C] 1915
[D] 1917
- Who is the first Chancellor of Calcutta University
[A] Sir James William Colvile
[B] Jadu Nath Bose
[C] Lord Canning
[D] Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
- The University of Calcutta was founded in
[A] 1850
[B] 1857
[C] 1890
[D] 1901
- India’s first pharmaceutical company Bengal Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals was established by
[A] Surendranath Bose
[B] Meghnad Saha
[C] Satyendra Nath Bose
[D] Prafulla Chandra Roy
- Who is known as the founder of the Indian Statistical Institute?
[A] Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis
[B] Bidhan Chandra Roy
[C] Meghnad Saha
[D] Jagdish Chandra Bose
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