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Indian History Quiz

(259 Question & Answers)

  • 1
    Who founded Haryanka Dynasty?

    • A
      Ajatashatru done clear
    • B
      Harshvardhan done clear
    • C
      Bimbisara done clear
    • D
      Ghananand done clear
    FAQ
    Who was the first king of Haryanka dynasty?
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    Bimbisara was considered one of the greatest king of the Haryanka Dynasty as he was the founder of the dynasty and he also played an important role in its expansion. Bimbisara was appointed king at the age of fifteen and reigned from 545 to 493 BCE.

  • 2
    Revolutionary like Chandra Shekhar Azad, Ashfaqullah Khan, Ram Prasad Bismil, Roshan Singh and Rajendra Lahiri were all associated with which incident :

    • A
      The Kakori Conspiracy case (1925) done clear
    • B
      1857 Revolt done clear
    • C
      Chauri Chaura Case done clear
    • D
      The Jallianwala Bagh massacre done clear
    FAQ
    Which freedom fighter shot himself?
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    Chandrashekhar Azad shot himself dead because of the pledge he made to himself to never get captured alive by the British police.

  • 3
    The Moplah Rebellion also known as Māppila Lahaḷa in 1921 in Malabar was Muslim Peasants Revolt against :

    • A
      Muslim Land Holders done clear
    • B
      The British Government Authority done clear
    • C
      The non-tribal outsiders done clear
    • D
      Hindu Land Holders done clear
    FAQ
    What were the causes of Moplah rebellion?
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    The main reasons for these movements were the increase in land taxes, total insecurity of tenure to the Moplahs and exploitation of the poor peasantry. The exactions practised by the Jenmis were of very high order and often the Moplahs were discriminated against the Hindu tenants.

  • 4
    In which year the Rowlatt Act was passed:

    • A
      1905 done clear
    • B
      1913 done clear
    • C
      1919 done clear
    • D
      1925 done clear
    FAQ
    Who passed the Rowlatt Act and why?
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    The Anarchical and Revolutionary Crimes Act of 1919, popularly known as the Rowlatt Act was passed by Imperial Legislative Council in Delhi, which gave powers to the police to arrest any person without any reason. The purpose of the Act was to control the growing nationalist upsurge in the country.

  • 5
    In 1918, Mahatma Gandhi launched the Kheda Satyagrah in Gujrat in support of:

    • A
      Mill Owners done clear
    • B
      Land Lords done clear
    • C
      The peasants done clear
    • D
      Kol Rebellion done clear
    FAQ
    Why did Mahatma Gandhi launched Satyagraha in Kheda?
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    Mahatma Gandhi launched Satyagraha at Kheda in Gujarat to support the peasants as they were unable to pay high taxes levied by the British due to the failure of crops and a plague epidemic.

  • 6
    In which year The East India Association was set up:

    • A
      1866 done clear
    • B
      1857 done clear
    • C
      1836 done clear
    • D
      1885 done clear
    FAQ
    Who was the founder of East India Association?
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    Dadabhai Naoroji established The East India Association. The Association informed the British citizens and members of Parliament on all Indian subjects. Additionally, it addressed Indians' grievances and proposed some solutions.

  • 7
    By Whom the Hindu Dharma Sangrakshini Sabha was established in the year 1893 :

    • A
      Bal Gangadhar Tilak done clear
    • B
      Raja Ram Mohan Rai done clear
    • C
      Dyanand Sarshawati done clear
    • D
      Damodar and Balkrishana Chapekar done clear
    FAQ
    What was the objectives of Dharma Sabha?
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    The main intent of Dharma Sabha was to oppose the pro-Western value- acquainted propaganda of Brahmo Samaj. Another main interest of Dharma Sabha was to defy Lord William Bentinck's legislation to prohibit Sati in 1829.

  • 8
    Bande Matram, a series of articles, was released in 1907 by:

    • A
      Bal Gangadhar Tilak done clear
    • B
      Sri Aurobindo Ghosh done clear
    • C
      Domadar Chapekar done clear
    • D
      Balkrishana Chapekar done clear
    FAQ
    Who started Bande Mataram newspaper?
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    Bipin Chandra Pal launched The Bande Mataram in 1905, a weekly newspaper that was edited by Sri Aurobindo and published from Kolkata. Its purpose was to get Indians ready for the fight of complete freedom.

  • 9
    Who was praised as a ferocious Hindu in 1893 at the World Parliament of Religious in Chicago?

    • A
      Swami Dyanand Sarshawati done clear
    • B
      Rabindra Nath Tagore done clear
    • C
      Gautam Budha done clear
    • D
      Swami Vivekanand done clear
    FAQ
    Who said Swami Vivekananda is the "maker of modern India"?
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    Swami Vivekananda was referred to as "the maker of modern India" by Subhash Chandra Bose. Gandhiji claimed that Swami Vivekananda had a positive impact on his love for his country. He is praised for giving the nation a modern vision.

  • 10
    Who were related with the Indian league, which was founded in Calcutta in 1875?

    • A
      Sisir Kumar Ghosh and Arvindo Ghosh done clear
    • B
      Kali Mohan Das and Arvindo Ghosh done clear
    • C
      Sisir Kumar Ghosh and Sambhu Charan Mukherjee done clear
    • D
      None of these done clear
    FAQ
    Who was Sisir Kumar Ghosh?
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    Sisir Kumar Ghosh was a well known Indian journalist and a freedom fighter from Bengal. He founded a Bengali language newspaper the Amrita Bazar Patrika in 1868. He was among the first group of students to pass the Calcutta University's first entrance test in 1857.

  • 11
    Subhash Chandra Bose was referred to as "Desh Nayak" by whom?

    • A
      Lala Lajpat Rai done clear
    • B
      Rabindranath Tagore done clear
    • C
      Mahatma Gandhi done clear
    • D
      Bal Gangadhar Tilak done clear
    FAQ
    Whose birth anniversary is celebrated as Parakram Diwas?
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    In the honour of great freedom fighter Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose's birth anniversary, Parakram Diwas is observed as a national holiday in India. It is observed every year on January 23.

  • 12
    Indian Association was established in Bengal on July 26, 1876, and its notable founders included:

    • A
      Anand Mohan Bose and Surendranath Banerjee done clear
    • B
      Sisir Kumar Ghosh and Kali Mohan Das done clear
    • C
      Kali Mohan Das and Shambhuchand Mukherjee done clear
    • D
      Shambhuchand Mukherjee and Jogesh Chandra Dutt done clear
    FAQ
    What were the main objectives of the Indian Association?
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    The primary goals were to strengthen public opinion on political affairs and to bring Indians together under a common political agenda. It also encouraged the promotion of various legitimate means including the political, intellectual, and material growth of the Indian people.

  • 13
    Who referred to the Government of India Act of 1935 as a "Charter of Slavery"?

    • A
      Mahatma Gandhi done clear
    • B
      Subhash Chandra Bose done clear
    • C
      Sardar Ballabh Bhai Patel done clear
    • D
      Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru done clear
    FAQ
    What were the key features of the Government of India Act 1935?
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    The Government of India Act of 1935 has the following notable features: Elimination of the provincial dyarchy and establishment of the dyarchy at the centre. A new advisory body was established instead of the Indian Council. Including British India provinces and princely states in an All India Federation.

  • 14
    The Quit India Resolution was adopted by the Indian National Congress at:

    • A
      Wardha Session, 1942. done clear
    • B
      Bombay Session, 1934 done clear
    • C
      Tripuri Session, 1939 done clear
    • D
      Ramgarh Session, 1940 done clear
    FAQ
    Why Congress passed Quit India resolution?
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    The failure of Cripps Mission served as the movement's immediate inducement. The Indian National Congress did not agree with the British idea that India would back them in World War II without condition. Among the Indian population, the desire for complete independence and anti-British sentiments had grown in popularity.

  • 15
    Lord Wavell proposed the Wavell Plan, which largely addressed the Indian demand for self-rule and the reconstitution of the Viceroy's Council in:

    • A
      1935 done clear
    • B
      1942 done clear
    • C
      1945 done clear
    • D
      1943 done clear
    FAQ
    When did Wavell come to India?
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    Lord Wavell accepted Prime Minister Winston Churchill's offer to make him Viceroy of India on June 15, 1943. Lord Wavell established a new Executive Council on June 14, 1945, with all members except the Viceroy and the Commander in Chief being Indians.

  • 16
    Who was the third person to volunteer for the individual Satyagrah launched by Mahatma Gandhi in October 1940:

    • A
      Brahma Datt done clear
    • B
      Acharya Vinoba Bhave done clear
    • C
      Jawahar Lal Nehru done clear
    • D
      None of these done clear
    FAQ
    Who was the first person to launch individual satyagraha?
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    The Individual Satyagraha was started by Mahatma Gandhi to defend the right to free speech. Acharya Vinoba Bhave, Jawaharlal Nehru, and Brahma Datt were the first three Satyagrahis respectively, chosen by Mahatma Gandhi to launch Individual Satyagraha.

  • 17
    In November, 1943, when Japan gave Subhash Chandra Bose control of the Andaman and Nicobar islands, he named these islands as :

    • A
      Shaheed Island and Samaj Island respectively done clear
    • B
      Samaj Island and Swaraj Island respectively done clear
    • C
      Swaraj Island and Shaheed Island respectively done clear
    • D
      Shaheed Island and Swaraj Island respectively done clear
    FAQ
    Which island did Japan conquered in November 1943?
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    Japan took control of the Andaman and Nicobar islands in November 1943 and gave them to the Azad Hind government. They were renamed "Shaheed and "Swaraj," respectively, by Netaji.

  • 18
    In which year Subhash Chandra Bose was appointed Indian National Army's Supreme Commander:

    • A
      1932 done clear
    • B
      1935 done clear
    • C
      1943 done clear
    • D
      1945 done clear
    FAQ
    Who formed the Indian National Army in Singapore in 1941?
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    Rash Behari Bose founded it initially, and he served as its leader until April 1942. In 1943, Subhas Chandra Bose took over as INA's leader.

  • 19
    The proposal by Lord Mountbatten for the division of India and the formation of Pakistan was made in:

    • A
      On May 3, 1947 done clear
    • B
      On June 3, 1947 done clear
    • C
      On July 3, 1947 done clear
    • D
      On August 3, 1947 done clear
    FAQ
    When was the partition of India and Pakistan decided?
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    The British decided to end their 200-year control over the Indian subcontinent in August 1947 and split it into Pakistan, which has a Muslim majority, and India, which has a Hindu majority.

  • 20
    In 1942, when the Quit India Resolution was passed, the Viceroy of India was:

    • A
      Lord Linlithgow done clear
    • B
      Lord Wavell done clear
    • C
      Lord Willingdon done clear
    • D
      Lord Mountbatten done clear
    FAQ
    Who presented Quit India resolution in 1942?
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    Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi started the "Quit India" movement on August 8, 1942, at the All-India Congress Committee meeting in Bombay.
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