Indian History MCQ (Part 1)

Current Affairs MCQ

1. Lala Lajpat Rai was also known as -

 A) Sher-e-Bengal
 B) Sher-e-Rajasthan
 C) Sher-e-Punjab
 D) Sher-e-Maharashtra

ANSWER: (C) 

Note:- Lala Lajpat Rai was born on 28 January 1865 in Dhudike of Punjab. Lala Lajpat Rai was popularly known as Punjab Kesari meaning The Lion of Punjab, also known as Sher-E- Punjab in Punjabi for his contribution to the freedom movement.

 

2. The chief base of the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) is in which among the following states?

 A) Kerela
 B) West Bengal
 C) Punjab
 D) Haryana

ANSWER: (B) Kerela

Note:- Indian Union Muslim League was formed in the year 1948. It is an Indian political party primarily based in the state of Kerala. After the partition of India in 1947, the All-India Muslim League was succeeded by the IUML in the new India. 

 

3. The famous Vidyasagar Setu is located in which among the following cities?.

 A) Patna
 B) Kolkatta
 C) Lucknow
 D) Goa

ANSWER: (B) Kolkatta 

Note:- Vidyasagar Setu is also known as Second Hooghly Brdige. It is named after Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar.

 

4. Which party observed the “Black Day” on July 3, 1947, against the Partition of India?.

 A) Indian National Congress
 B) Forward Bloc
 C) Hindu Mahasabha
 D) Communist Party of India

ANSWER: (C) Hindu Mahasabha

Note:- Black Day was observed by Hindu Mahasabha on July 3, 1947, to express resentment regarding the partition of India. The observation met with considerable success in Maharashtra – in Bombay, Poona, and Sholapur.

 

5. The Rowlatt Act was passed in the year 

 A) 1913
 B) 1905
 C) 1925
 D) 1919

ANSWER: (D) 

Note:- The Rowlatt Act was passed by the British government to enhance their superiority over the common people. This law was passed in March 1919 by the Imperial Legislative Council which gave them the power to arrest any person without any trial.

 

6. Which among the following leaders was instrumental in bringing the Extremists and the Moderates together at the Lucknow session of 1916?

 A) Annie Besant
 B) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
 C) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
 D) Mahatma Gandhi

ANSWER: (A) Annie Besant 

Note:- Moderate and Extremist split in Surat Session 1907 and reunited in 1916 Session due to efforts of Annie Besant. Annie Besant was a prominent British socialist, Theosophist, women’s rights activist, writer and orator, and supporter of Irish and Indian self-rule.

 

7. Mahatma Gandhi launched Kheda Satyagrah on Gujrat in 1918 to support the cause of :

 A) Mill Owners
 B) Land Lords
 C) The Peasants
 D) Kol Rebellion

ANSWER: (C) The Peasants 

Note:- The Kheda peasant struggle is also known as the no-tax peasant struggle. It was a satyagraha launched in March 1919 under the leadership of Gandhiji, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, Indulal Yajnik, N.M. Joshi, Shankerlal Pareekh and several others. It was again an experiment, quite like that of Champaran, made on non-violence.

 

8. Which among the following was also known as Western Presidency in early times of East India Company?

 A) Panaji
 B) Chennai
 C) Surat
 D) Lucknow

ANSWER: (C) Surat

Note:- Western Presidency or Surat Presidency of the company existed from 1612 to 1687. It used to include all factories on the west coast of India, including Ahmadabad, Balasore (1655–84), Bombay (1665–87), Hooghly (1655–84). It was terminated in 1687 when the seat of the presidency was moved to Bombay.

 9. Who among the following founded the Theosophical Society in the USA?

 A) Dr. Annie Besant
 B) Tilak and Gokhale
 C) Madam Blavatsky and Olcott
 D) A.O. Hume

ANSWER: (C) Madam Blavatsky and Olcott

Note:- Madam HP Blavatsky, a Russian woman & Col. H.S Olcott, an American, founded the Theosophical Society in Newyork in 1875. They advocated the revival & strengthening of ancient religions of Hinduism. 

 

10. Who is the founder of Haryanka Dynasty?

 A) Ajatashatru
 B) Harshvardhan
 C) Bimbisara
 D) Ghananand

ANSWER: (C) Bimbisara

Note:- Initially, the capital was Rajagriha. Later, it was shifted to Pataliputra, near the present-day Patna in India. The founder of this dynasty was Bimbisara himself. According to the Buddhist text, the Mahavamsa, Bimbisara was anointed king by his father at the age of fifteen.

 

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