Q. Which party was founded by Subhash Chandra Bose in the year 1939 after he broke away from the Congress? (a) Indian Freedom Party (b) Azad Hind Fauj (c) Revolutionary Front (d) Forward Block Ans: (d) Forward Block Explanation: After Subhash Chandra Bose broke away from the ...

Q. Consider the following events during India’s freedom struggle: 1. Chauri-Chaura Outrage 2. Minto-Morley Reforms 3. Dandi March 4. Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms Which one of the following is the correct chronological order of the events given above? (a) 1-3-2-4 (b) 2-4-1-3 ...

Q. Consider the following Viceroys of India during the British rule : 1. Lord Curzon 2. Lord Chelmsford 3. Lord Hardinge 4. Lord Irwin Which one of the following is the correct chronological order of their tenure? (a) 1-3-2-4 (b) 2-4-1-3 (c) 1-4-2-3 (d) 2-3-1-4 Ans: (a) ...

Q. The name of the famous person of India who returned the Knighthood conferred on him by the British Government as a token of protest against the atrocities in Punjab in 1919 was: (a) Tej Bahadur Sapru (b) Ashutosh Mukherjee (c) Rabindra Nath Tagore (d) Syed Ahmad Khan Ans: (c) ...

Q. The Montagu-Chelmsford Report formed the basis of : (a) the Indian Councils Act, 1909 (b) the Government of India Act, 1919 (c) the Government of India Act, 1935 (d) the Indian Independence Act, 1947 Ans: (b) the Government of India Act, 1919 Explanation: The ...

Q. During the Indian Freedom Struggle, who among the following proposed that Swaraj should be defined as complete independence free from all foreign control? (a) Mazharul Haque (b) Maulana Hasrat Mohani (c) Hakim Ajmal Khan (d) Abul Kalam Azad Ans: (b) Maulana Hasrat Mohani ...

Q. Consider the following statements: Some of the main features of the Government of India Act, 1935 were the 1. Abolition of diarchy in the Governors’ provinces 2. Power of the Governors to veto legislative action and to legislate on their own 3. Abolition of the principle of communal ...

Q. During the colonial period in India, what was the purpose of the Whitley Commission? (a) To review the fitness of India for further political reforms (b) To report on the existing conditions of labour and to make recommendations (c) To draw up a plan for financial reforms for India ...

Q. Who headed the Interim Cabinet formed in the year 1946? (a) Rajendra Prasad (b) Jawaharlal Nehru (c) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel (d) Rajagopalachari Ans: (b) Jawaharlal Nehru Explanation: The correct answer is (b) Jawaharlal Nehru. Jawaharlal Nehru, who later became the first ...

Q. With reference to the entry of European powers into India, which one of the following statements is NOT correct? (a) The Portuguese captured Goa in 1499 (b) The English opened their first factory in South India at Masulipatam (c) In Eastern India, the English Company opened its first ...