Q. Which of the following statements are true of the Congress Socialist Party? A. It was a forum for various kinds of socialists in India. B. It was a rival organization of the Indian National Congress. C. It championed the cause of the workers and peasants. (a) A and B (b) A, B and ...

Q. Which one of the following organised the first all-India agitations in 1877–78 on the issue of civil services? (a) Poona Sarvajanik Sabha (b) Indian Association (c) Chennai Mahajan Sabha (d) Mumbai Presidency Association Ans: (b) Indian Association Explanation:  The ...

Q. Vande Mataram was first published in (a) Gitanjali (b) Harijan (c) Kesari (d) Anand Math. Ans: (d) Anand Math. Explanation: The correct option is (d) Anand Math. "Vande Mataram" is a patriotic song that became one of the rallying cries of the Indian independence movement. ...

Q. To which professions did the earlier leaders who struggled for the freedom of India mainly belonge? (a) Lawyers (b) Teachers (c) Journalists (d) All the above Ans: (d) All the above Explanation: The earlier leaders who struggled for the freedom of India mainly belonged to (d) ...

Q. The theory of economic drain of India during British imperialism was propounded by (a) M. K. Gandhi (b) Jawaharlal Nehru (c) Dadabhai Naoroji (d) R. C. Dutt. Ans: (c) Dadabhai Naoroji Explanation: The theory of economic drain of India during British imperialism was propounded ...

Q. What was the primary effect of the Western conquest and the Western culture on the new social awakening in India? (a) It made them realise the superiority of the Western thought. (b) It exposed the weakness and decay in Indian society. (c) It made them realise the superiority of ...

Q. Universities in the Presidency towns in India were established in (a) 1857 (b) 1858 (c) 1900 (d) 1909. Ans: (a) 1857 Explanation: Universities in the Presidency town in India were established in 1857. They were established on the recommendations of Sir Charles Wood's Despatch.

Q. The Indian Independence League was set up by (a) Ras Behari Bose (b) S. M. Joshi (c) Jayaprakash Narayan (d) Aruna Asaf Ali. Ans: (a) Ras Behari Bose Explanation: The correct option is (a) Ras Behari Bose. The Indian Independence League was set up by Ras Behari Bose. He was ...

Q. The first national leader to attack the Salt Tax in Indian legislature was (a) G. K. Gokhale  (b) Mahatma Gandhi (c) Dadabhai Naroroji (d) Pherozeshah Mehta. Ans: (b) Mahatma Gandhi Explanation: The correct option is (b) Mahatma Gandhi. Mahatma Gandhi was the first ...

Q. The first Indian Councils Act was passed in (a) 1853 (b) 1857 (c) 1861 (d) 1892. Ans: (c) 1861 Explanation: The Indian Councils Act 1861 was an act of the British Parliament that made significant changes in the Governor-General's Council.