Q. Who demarcated the line, which divides India and Pakistan? (a) Sir Cyril Radcliffe (b) Sir Mortimer Durand (c) Sir Henry McMohan (d) Lord Mountbatten Ans: (a) Sir Cyril Radcliffe Explanation: The correct answer is (a) Sir Cyril Radcliffe. Sir Cyril Radcliffe, a British ...

Q. Who was the Congress President when India became free? (a) Jawaharlal Nehru (b) J. B. Kripalani (c) Mahatma Gandhi (d) Sardar Patel Ans: (b) J. B. Kripalani Explanation: The correct answer is (b) J. B. Kripalani. Jawaharlal Nehru served as the first Prime Minister of India ...

Q. Who coined the slogan ‘Jai Jawan Jai Kisan’? (a) Mahatma Gandhi (b) Jawaharlal Nehru (c) Lal Bahadur Shastri (d) Sardar Patel Ans: (c) Lal Bahadur Shastri Explanation: The correct answer is (c) Lal Bahadur Shastri. Lal Bahadur Shastri, who served as the Prime Minister of India ...

Q. Which of the following was mainly responsible for the transfer of power by the British to India on 15 August 1947? (a) Cabinet Mission Plan (b) Attlee Declaration (c) Simon Commission Plan (d) Mountbatten Declaration Ans: (d) Mountbatten Declaration Explanation:  3rd ...

Q. The first president of independent India was (a) Dr. Rajendra Prasad (b) M. K. Gandhi (c) Dr. S. Radhakrishnan (d) Jawaharlal Nehru Ans: (a) Dr. Rajendra Prasad Explanation: The first president of independent India was Dr. Rajendra Prasad. He served as the President of India ...

Q. On the death of Gandhiji, who said that ‘The light has gone out of our lives …’? (a) Dr. Rajendra Prasad  (b) Jawaharlal Nehru (c) Dr. S. Radhakrishna (d) Lord Mountbatten Ans: (b) Jawaharlal Nehru Explanation: The statement "The light has gone out of our lives ..." was ...

Q. When was the Indian national calendar adopted? (a) 26 January 1940 (b) 15 August 1947 (c) 26 January 1926 (d) 22 March 1957 Ans: (d) 22 March 1957 Explanation: The Indian national calendar, also known as the Saka calendar, was adopted by the Government of India on 22 March ...

Q. When was Goa liberated from the Portuguese? (a) 1950 (b) 1947 (c) 1961 (d) 1964 Ans: (c) 1961 Explanation: Goa was liberated from Portuguese rule on 19 December 1961. The Indian Armed Forces conducted a military operation called "Operation Vijay" to liberate Goa, along with ...

Q. Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated on (a) 30 January 1949 (b) 30 January 1948 (c) 26 January 1948 (d) 30 January 1950. Ans: (b) 30 January 1948 Explanation: The correct answer is (b) 30 January 1948. Mahatma Gandhi, the leader of the Indian independence movement and an ...

Q. India was partitioned by the (a) Cabinet Mission (b) Mountbatten Plan (c) Cripps’ Mission (d) None of these Ans: (b) Mountbatten Plan Explanation: The correct answer is (b) Mountbatten Plan. India was partitioned through the Mountbatten Plan, also known as the Mountbatten ...

Q. Who was the President of the All India Kisan Sabha in the year 1936? (a) Vidyanand (b) Vivekananda (c) Swami Sahajananda Saraswati (d) Baba Ramchandra Ans: (c) Swami Sahajananda Saraswati Explanation: The correct answer is (c) Swami Sahajananda Saraswati. Swami Sahajananda ...

Q. What was the main aim of the Poona Pact? (a) To promote Hindu-Muslim unity. (b) To review the working of governance. (c) To stop privileges given of the princes. (d) To give representation to the lower castes. Ans: (d) To give representation to the lower castes. Explanation: ...