Q. Which one of the following suggested the reconstitution of the Viceroy’s Executive council in which all the portfolios including that of War Members were to be held by the Indian leader? (a) Simon Commission (b) Shimla Conference (c) Cripps Proposal (d) Cabinet Mission Ans: (b) ...

Q. During the Indian Freedom Struggle, who of the following raised an army called ‘Free Indian Legion’? (a) LalaHardayal (b) Rashbehari Bose (c) Subhas Chandra Bose (d) V.D.Savarkar Ans: (c) Subhas Chandra Bose The correct answer is (c) Subhas Chandra Bose. Explanation: ...

Q. Who among the following rejected the title of knighthood and refused to accept a position in the Council of the Secretary of State for India? (a) Motilal Nehru (b) M.G. Ranade (c) G.K. Gokhale (d) B.G. Tilak Ans: (c) G.K. Gokhale Explanation: Gopal Krishna Gokhale was a great ...

Q. Who among the following Gandhian followers was a teacher by Profession ? (a) A.N. Sinha (b) Braj Kishore Prasad (c) J.B. Kriplani (d) Rajendra Prasad Ans: (c) J.B. Kriplani Explanation: Following his education at Fergusson College in Pune, Kriplani worked as a schoolteacher ...

Q. Which one of the following was a journal brought out by Abul Kalam Azad? (a) Al-Hilal (b) Comrade (c) The Indian Sociologist (d) Zamindar Ans: (a) Al-Hilal  The correct answer is (a) Al-Hilal. Explanation: Al-Hilal was a journal brought out by Abul Kalam Azad. Abul ...

Q. Which one of the following was the first fort constructed by the British in India? (a) Fort William (b) Fort St. George (c) Fort St. David (d) Fort St. Angelo Ans: (b) Fort St. George The correct answer is (b) Fort St. George. Explanation: Fort St. George was the first ...

Q. Who among the following Europeans were the last to come to pre independence India as traders? (a) Dutch (b) English (c) French (d) Portuguese Ans: (c) French The correct answer is (c) French. Explanation: Among the options provided, the French were the last to come to ...

Q. Who among the following started the newspaper Shome Prakash?  (a) Dayanand Saraswati (b) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar (c) Raja Rammohan Roy (d) Surendranath Banerjee Ans: (b) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar Explanation: Shom Prakash newspaper was started by Ishwar Chandra ...

Q. At which one of the following Place did Mahatma Gandhi first start his Satyagraha in India? (a) Ahmedabad (b) Bardoli (c) Champaran (d) Kheda Ans: (c) Champaran The correct answer is (c) Champaran. Explanation: Mahatma Gandhi first started his Satyagraha in India in ...

Q. Which one of the following aroused a wave of popular indignation that led to the massacre by the British at Jallianwala Bagh ? (a) The arms Act (b) The Public Safety Act (c) The Rowlatt Act (d) The Vernacular Press Act Ans: (c) The Rowlatt Act Explanation: The correct answer ...