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

Q. Quit India Movement was launched in (a) 1936 (b) 1941 (c) 1942 (d) 1947 Ans: (c) 1942 Explanation: The Quit India Movement was launched in option (c) 1942. The Quit India Movement, also known as the August Movement, was a significant civil disobedience movement launched by ...

Q. Who gave the ‘Communal Award’ in India? (a) C. R. Attlee (b) Ramsay Macdonald (c) Stafford Cripps (d) None of the above Ans: (b) Ramsay Macdonald Explanation: The 'Communal Award' in India was given by option (b) Ramsay Macdonald. Ramsay Macdonald was the British Prime ...

Q. The first session of Indian National Congress in 1885 was held at (a) Bombay (b) Calcutta (c) Lahore (d) Lucknow Ans: (a) Bombay Explanation: The correct answer is Bombay. The Indian National Congress (INC) was founded by Allan Octavian Hume on 28th December 1885. The first ...

Q. The demand for Pakistan was made by the Muslim League for the first time in (a) 1938 (b) 1940 (c) 1941 (d) 1946 Ans: (b) 1940 Explanation: The demand for Pakistan was made by the Muslim League for the first time in option (b) 1940. The demand for Pakistan, a separate nation ...

Q. The first among the following to establish trade links with India were (a) Dutch (b) French (c) Portuguese (d) English Ans: (c) Portuguese Explanation: The first among the options provided to establish trade links with India were option (c) Portuguese. The Portuguese were the ...

Q. After Chauri Chaura incident in which 22 policemen were killed, the result was that (a) Gandhiji started his Dandi March (b) Gandhiji called off the no tax campaign (c) Gandhiji withdrew his movement of noncooperation (d) Gandhiji went to-talk with the Viceroy, Lord Irwin Ans: ...

Q. The first great experiment of Gandhiji in ‘Satyagraha’ took place in (a) Dandi (b) Champaran (c) South Africa (d) Bardoli Ans: (c) South Africa Explanation: Gandhiji's first great experiment in Satyagraha was accomplished in 1917 in Champaran, Bihar. The indigo cultivators of ...

Q. The Indian national movement became organised for the first time in (a) 1885 (b) 1857 (c) 1905-06 (d) 1916-17 Ans: (c) 1905-06 Explanation: Indian national movement became organized for the first time during the period of Swadeshi movement in 1905-06.The movement was stated by ...

Q. Indian National Congress was founded by (a) W. C. Bannerjee (b) A. O. Hume (c) Mahatma Gandhi (d) Annie Besant Ans: (b) A. O. Hume Explanation:  The Indian National Congress was founded by option (b) A. O. Hume. Allan Octavian Hume, a retired British civil servant, played a ...

Q. Who can be called the father of local self-government in India? (a) Lord Ripon (b) Lord Minto (c) Lord Curzon (d) Lord Dufferin Ans: (a) Lord Ripon Explanation: The individual who can be called the father of local self-government in India is option (a) Lord Ripon. Lord Ripon, ...

Q. The capital of India was shifted from Calcutta to Delhi in the year (a) 1905 (b) 1911 (c) 1912 (d) 1916 Ans: (b) 1911 Explanation: The capital of India was shifted from Calcutta (now Kolkata) to Delhi in the year option (b) 1911. The decision to shift the capital from Calcutta ...