Saturday, July 24, 2010

GK History Questions SET-27

Q. The wahabi movement was founded in India by______________
A. Saiyed Ahmed

Q. ‘Sanjibani Sahha’ was founded by______________
A. Jyotirindra Nath Tagore

Q. Which newspaper popularized the Indigo Movement?
A. Hindu Patriot

Q. Who founded the ‘Anusilan Samity’?
A. P. Mitra

Q. Who says, ‘Once more, the world must e conquered by India’?
A. Swami Vivekananda

Q. Who gave the title, ‘A Hero of the Illiad’ to Swami Dayanand Swaraswati?
A. Roma Rolland

Q. Who defined that Swaraj as self-govt. within the Empire?
A. Dada Bhai Nauraji

Q. Nana Saheb was the adopted son of______________
A. Peshwa Baji Rao II

Q. The first secretary of state for India was______________
A. Lord Stanle

Q. The Pitt’s India act was implemented in______________
A. 1784

Tuesday, July 20, 2010

GK History Questions SET-26

Q. ‘Vande Mataram’ first sung at the INC in______________
A. 1896

Q. Prabhudha Bharat and Udbodhan were published by the______________
A. Ramkrishna Mission (1893)

Q. On whose initiative the Muslim league was founded 1n 1906?
A. Nabab Salimullah

Q. The Rowlatt Act (1919) enabled the Govt. to suspend the right of ______________
A.Hebeas Corpus

Q. The Moderates and Extremists in the congress were united in the year______________
A. 1916

Q. After resigning from INC Subhas Chandra Bose founded______________
A. Forward Block (1939)

Q. Who was the leader of the extremist group in the Indian National Congress?
A. Bal Gangadhar Tilak

Q. In the ‘Lucknow Pact – 1916’ the Indian National congress______________
A. Agreed to separate electorate for the Muslims

Q. The Organizational change to turn the congress party into a real mass political party was made for the first time in______________
A. 1920

Q. The lady congress leader who went underground during the ‘Quit India Movement’ was______________
A. Aruna Asaf Ali

Wednesday, July 14, 2010

GK History Questions SET-25

Q. To remove growing instances of social discrimination in India, Ilbert Bill was proposed by______________
A. Lord Ripon

Q. What was the important element in the strength of the Revolt of 1857?
A. Hindu-Muslim Unity

Q. The culmination of traditional opposition to British rule came with the revolt of 1857 which started from______________
A. Meerut

Q. The 1857 revolt which began with the mutiny of the sepoy commenced from______________
A. May 10, 1857

Q. As a result of 1857 revolt, which ruler of native states of India was made prisoner?
A. Bahadur Shah II

Q. Who was president of the Congress when it declared Poorna Swaraj as the objective?
A. J. L. Nehru

Q. Who was known as ‘Lokhitwadi’?
A. Gopal Han Deshmukh

Q. English education in India was introduced by______________
A. Macaulay (1833)

Q. Raja Rammohan Roy belonged to a Bengal brahim family and his actual surname was______________
A. Bandopadhyay

Q. The French challenge to British supremacy in India came to an end with______________
A. The battle of Wandiwash (1760)

Tuesday, July 13, 2010

GK History Questions SET-24

Q. Who founded the Swaraj party?
A. Chitta Ranlan Das, Moti Lal Nehru

Q. What was Nehru commission?
A. Unofficial commission for jalianwala bag tragedy

Q. All India youth congress was formed in the year______________
A. 1928

Q. Who was the first president of INC?
A. Womesh Chandra Bannerjee

Q. In which place the 2nd session of INC was held?
A. Calcutta

Q. Who was the Governor-General during the period 1774-1785?
A. Lord Hastings

Q. The INC adopted the resolution of “Complete Independence” in its session held at______________
A. Lahore (1929)

Q. Who was the great protagonist of the ‘Doctrine of Lapse’?
A. Lord Dalhousi

Q. Who was known as ‘The Father of India’s social reform Movement’ and ‘Father of India Renaissance’?
A. Raja Rammohan Roy

Q. Who organized the ‘East India Association’ in London to mobilize public opinion for Indian welfare?
A. Dadabhai Naoroji (1866)

Monday, July 12, 2010

GK History Questions SET-23

Q. What was the immediate cause of the revolt of 1857?
A. Introduction of greased cartridges

Q. Who was the leader of Barielly at the Revolt of 1857?
A. Khan Bahadur Khan

Q. The revolt of 1857 at Jhansi was suppressed by______________
A. Hugh Rose

Q. Which leader was hanged due to the revolt of 1857?
A. Tantia Tope

Q. Who lead the revolt in 1857 in Lucknow?
A. Begam Hazrat Mahal

Q. Which association was the fore-runner of the INC?
A. National Conference

Q. Who was the first Muslim President of INC?
A. Badaruddin Tayebji

Q. First woman president of INC?
A. Annie Besant

Q. J. L. Nehru became president of INC for the first time in the year______________
A. 1929 (Lucknow)

Q. First British President of INC?
A. George Yule