Modern History

(a) Christopher Columbus (b) Vasco da Gama

1. The Arrival of Europeans in (c) Bartolomeu Dias (d) Marco Polo
India SSC JE Mechanical 27.10.2020 (Shift-I)
Ans. (b) : Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama
(i) Portuguese becomes the first European to reach India. He sailed
from Lisbon in 1497 on a mission to reach India and
1. In which year was the 'Battle of Goa' Fought? open a sea route from Europe to the East. After sailing
(a) 1502 (b) 1514 down the western coast of Africa and rounding the
(c) 1510 (d) 1524 Cape of Good Hope, his expedition made numerous
SSC CGL (Tier-I) – 11/06/2019 (Shift-III) stops in Africa before reaching the trading post of
SSC JE Electrical 10/10/2023 (Shift-II) Calicut(Kozikode), India, in May 1498.
Ans. (c) : The battle of Goa was fought in 1510. In
1510, the Portguese, under the leadership of Afonso de 6. Who discovered sea route to India?
Albuquerque, defeated the ruling sultan of Bijapur, (a) Babur (b) Vasco-da-Gama
yusuf Adilshah, and captured Goa from him. It is (c) Galileo (d) Ferondoz
significant that Afonso de Albuquerqe (Governor) is (SSC 10+2 CHSL 15.01.17, 1:15 pm)
considered to be the real founder of Portuguese Power.
Ans : (b) See the explanation of above question.
2. Who among the following built the first
European fort in India in the year 1503? 7. In which year did Vasco da Gama land in
(a) Dutch (b) British Calicut (Kozhikode)?
(c) French (d) Portuguese (a) 1442 (b) 1472
SSC MTS 11/10/2021 (Shift-I) (c) 1458 (d) 1498
Ans. (d) : The Portuguese were the first European who SSC CGL (Tier-I) – 11/06/2019 (Shift-II)
discovered the sea-route to India. They encounter with Ans. (d) : See the explanation of the above question.
the Indian Sub-continent after Vasco da Gama reached 8. Which explorer discovered a sea route to India
Calicut on Malabar coast in 1498AD. In 1503AD, the in 1498 ?
Portuguese had established their first fort in Cochin in
India. (a) Vasco da Gama (b) Thomas Coryat
(c) Marco Polo (d) Megasthenes
3. The first Europeans to come to India were :
(a) British (b) Dutch SSC CPO-SI – 09/12/2019 (Shift-I)
(c) French (d) Portugese Ans. (a) : See the explanation of the above question.
SSC CGL (TIER-1) 10-09-2016, 1:15 pm 9. Where did Vasco da Gama arrive in India in
Ans : (d) The first European to visit India were 1498?
Portuguese. The order of arrival of Europeans was (a) Madras (b) Calcutta
Portuguese Dutch, British, Danes and French. (c) Calicut (d) Bombay
4. Which of the following union territories was a SSC JE Civil - 23/01/2018 (Shift-I)
Portuguese colony till 1954 ? Ans. (c) : The first Portuguese traveller Vasco da
(a) Lakshadweep Gama with the help of a Gujarati pioneer named
(b) Dadra and Nagar Haveli 'Abdul Majid' in 1498 AD landed on the coast of
Calicut (India). Pedro Alvares Cabral was the second
(c) Andaman and Nicobar Island Portuguese traveller to visit India after Vasco da
(d) Puducherry Gama.
SSC JE Civil – 23/03/2021 (Shift-I) 10. Who were the first among the following to
Ans. (b) : Dadra and Nagar Haveli is a union territory. establish trade relations with India?
It lies near the west coast and consists of two separate (a) Dutch (b) French
parts. Dadra is surrounded by the state of Gujarat, and
Nagar Haveli lies on the borders of Maharashtra and (c) English (d) Portuguese
Gujarat. The Union Territory covers an area of 491 (SSC 10+2 CHSL 24.01.17, 1:15 pm)
square kilometers. Dadra and Nagar Haveli was a Ans : (d) Portuguese were the first Europeans to start
Portuguese colony. It was annexed by the Portuguese trade with India. After the fall of Ottoman Empire and
in 1779 and became a part of independent India in capture of Constantinople in 1453 it became difficult
1954. Till 1961 it operated independently and was for Europeans to trade with India via land route. So
self-governing. In the same year it became a union they searched for new sea route and in 1498 Vasco da
territory of India. The union territory was merged with Gama of Portugal discovered new sea route via Cape of
the neighbouring union territory of Daman and Diu to Good Hope to India.
form the new union territory of "Dadra and Nagar
Haveli and Daman and Diu" on 26 January 2020. 11. Churches and Convents of Goa were built by?
(a) British (b) Dutch
5. In 1498, who among the following was the first
European to sail around Africa and discover a (c) Portuguese (d) Mughals
new sea route from Europe to India? (SSC J.E. 03.03.17, 2:45 pm)
 Ans : (c) Churches and Convents of Goa were built Ans : (d) Dutch trading company established the first
under the Portuguese rule in the 16th–17th centuries factory in India in 1605 at Masulipatnam (Machilipatnam)
located on the west coast of India, these Churches and during the Mughal Empire and the Portuguese
Convents are known for their architectures. established their first factory in Cochin in 1503. British
established their permanent factory in Surat in 1613.
12. In which year did the Portuguese capture Goa?
(a) 1610 AD (b) 1510 AD
(c) 1540 AD (d) 1475 AD (iii) English
SSC CGL (Tier-I)-2019 – 09/03/2020 (Shift-I) 17. Which of the following pairs is correct
Ans. (b) : The real founder of Portuguese power in regarding the East India company army?
India was Alfanso de Albuquerque. In the year 1509 I. Sawar- Men on horses
AD he came to India as the governor of the Portuguese II. Musket- A heavy gun used by infantry
government. In November 1510 AD, he captured Goa Soldiers.
by defeating Yusuf Adilshah the ruler of Bijapur in a (a) Only (b) Only II
battle. (c) Both I and II (d) Neither I nor II
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13. Who among the following was the first viceroy
of the Portuguese state of India? Ans. (b) : Regarding the East India Company army,
only statement II is correct because the Musket was a
(a) Alfonso de Albuquerque heavy gun used by infantry soldiers. It is noteworthy
(b) Lopo Soares de Albergaria that the East India Company was established on 31
(c) Duarte de Menezes December 1600. Warren Hastings was appointed the
(d) Francisco de Almeida first Governor General of the East India Company.
Initially the objective of the company was to earn
SSC CPO-SI 23/11/2020 (Shift-II) money. But later it also started looking after
Ans. : (d) The first Portuguese Viceroy of India was administrative work. After the battle of Buxar, the
Francisco de Almeida. Almeida was famous for his company established its dominance.
Blue Water Policy/Cartaze system. Alfonso de 18. In which of the following years did the East
Albuquerque was the second Viceroy of the Indian India Company abolish the diarchy system of
territory that came under Portuguese control in India. Bengal?
He is considered as the real founder of Portuguese (a) 1772 (b) 1765
power in India. He made cochin his headquarters. (c) 1779 (d) 1757
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14. The 'Instrument of Surrender' which ended SSC CHSL (Tier-1) – 11/08/2023 (Shift-I)
the Portuguese rule in India was signed
on_____. Ans. (a) : East India Company abolished the diarchy
system of Bengal in 1772. The Diarchy system refers to
(a) 19th December 1961 (b) 15th August 1947 the dual system of administration where the British East
(c) 29th December 1951 (d) 26th January 1948 India Company shared power with the Nawabs of
SSC CGL (Tier-I) – 13/06/2019 (Shift-III) Bengal. This system was abolished by warren Hastings
and Bengal was brought under direct control of the
Ans : (a) The Instrument of surrender was signed on British.
th
19 December 1961. It was signed by General Antonio 19. English East India company acquired Diwani
Vassalo Silva, to hand over the territory of Goa to the of Bengal in –––––––.
Indian government. The annexation of Goa, by the (a) 1770 (b) 1765
Indian Army was held under the "Operation Vijay". (c) 1760 (d) 1755
th th
Goa became the 25 state of India on 30 May 1987. SSC MTS– 10/05/2023 (Shift-I)
15. In the Battle of Swally (1612) the British Ans. (b) : The Mughal emperor shah Alam II granted
fought against the .......... the Diwani of Bengal, Bihar and Odisha to the east
(a) Danish (b) Portuguese India company in 1765. The Diwani allowed the
(c) French (d) Dutch company to use the vast revenue resources of Bengal.
After the victory of the company at the Battle of Buxar
SSC CHSL 06/08/2021 (Shift-I) (22nd October, 1764), lord clive signed two treaties with
Ans. (b) : Battle of Swally (Suvali) took place on 29- the defeated powers known as the first treaty of
30th November 1612. It was held near "Suvali" a Allahabad (12th August. 1765) and Second Treaty of
village near the city of Surat. In this battle the East Allahabad (16th August 1765). First treaty was signed
India Company made a tremendous victory over between lord clive, Mughal emperor shah Alam II and
Portuguese galleons. Nawab shuja-ud - Daula of Bengal and Second treaty
was signed between lord clive and Nawab Shuja-ud-
Daula of Awadh. According to first Treaty of
(ii) Dutch Allahabad the company received the diwani rights of
Bengal, Bihar and Odisha. Now revenues from India
16. The..........commercial companies set up their could finance company expenses.
base in India during the Mughal Empire at 20. The British east India company captured
Masulipatnam in 1605 : Pondicherry (Puducherry) from the French in
(a) British (b) French the year ––––.
(a) 1699 (b) 1738
(c) Portuguese (d) Dutch (c) 1674 (d) 1761
(SSC J.E. 04.03.17, 2:45 pm) SSC CGL (Tier-I) 11/04/2022 (Shift-I)
Ans. (d) : The British East India company captured (c) William Edward
Pondicherry (Puducherry) from the French in the year (d) Ralph Fitch
1761. Puducherry changed hands throughout the Anglo- SSC CGL (TIER-1) 01-09-2016, 4:15 pm
French wars from 1742 to 1763 with the British 'East
India Company' capturing puducherry from the French Ans : (b) Captain Willian Hawkins was the first
in 1761 and the French company administration being Englishman to appear in the Mughal Court during the
restored by the Treaty of Paris in 1763. reign of Jahangir in April 1609. He was well received
21. Who among the following led the Battle of by Jahangir in spite of the opposition of the Jesuit Fr.
Buxar on behalf of British East India Pinheiro who represented the Portuguese interests at
company? Mughal court. Jahangir called him "English Khan" who
(a) Hector Munro was able to persuade the emperor to grant a commission
(b) John William Fortes cue for an English factory.
(c) Charles Stuart
(d) Robert Clive 27. The East India Company acquired charter
SSC MTS/Havaldar– 11/07/2022 (Shift-III) from the ruler of England, Queen Elizabeth I,
Granting it the sole right to trade with the East
Ans. (a) : The Battle of Buxar occurred in the year in the year:
1764 in the Bihar territory. It was fought between the
British troops and the Nawab of Bengal, Awadh and the (a) 1600 (b) 1800
Mughal emperor. Mir Qasim, shuja-ud-Daulah, and (c) 1401 (d) 1500
shah Alam II's combined army fought against Major SSC JE Mechanical – 22/03/2021 (Shift-I)
Hector Munro who was the commander of the British
East India Company. This fight confirmed the British Ans. (a) : In 1600, a group of London merchants led by
dominance over the areas of Bihar and Bengal and Sir Thomas Smythe petitioned Queen Elizabeth I to
confirmed the earlier success they gained at the Battle grant them a royal charter to trade with the countries of
of Plassey (1757). the eastern hemisphere. And so, the ‘Honourable
22. The British East India Company captured Company of Merchants of London trading with the East
Pondicherry (Puducherry) from the French in Indies’ or East India Company, as it came to be known
the year ______. was founded. In 1600, the East India Company acquired
(a) 1761 (b) 1699 a charter from the ruler of England, Queen Elizabeth I,
granting it the sole right to trade with the East, without
(c) 1674 (d) 1738 competition from other British traders.
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28. In which year was the East India Company
Ans : (a) The British East India Company captured incorporated for the exploitation of trade with
Pondicherry (Puducherry) from the French in the year East and Southeast Asia and India?
1761. (a) 1600 (b) 1596
23. East India Company was established in…….. (c) 1612 (d) 1605
(a) 1400 (b) 1500 SSC CGL (Tier-I) – 11/06/2019 (Shift-I)
(c) 1600 (d) 1700
Ans. (a) : The East India Company was established on
(SSC 10+2 CHSL 10.01.17, 10 am) 31 December 1600 in Britain. Queen Elizabeth I of
Ans : (c) The English East India Company was Britain granted this company 21 years of exemption to
formed in 1600 and received Royal Charter from trade with East Asia, South-East Asia and India.
Queen Elizabeth on 31 December 1600. It was
established to pursue trade in Indian sub-continent. 29. British achieved political power in India after
which of the following?
24. For how many years did the British rulers (a) Battle of Plassey (b) Battle of Panipat
ruled India?
(a) 200 years (b) 500 years (c) Battle of Buxar (d) Battle of Wandiwash
(c) 100 years (d) 50 years SSC CGL (TIER-1) 10-09-2016, 1:15 pm
SSC GD 09/03/2019 (Shift-II) Ans : (a) The Battle of Plassey was a decisive victory
of the British East India Company over the Nawab of
Ans. (a) : According to modern historical evidences Bengal and his French allies on 23rd June, 1757. British
and archives the British ruled over India for 200 years. East India Company fought this battle under the
25. In 1617 the British East India Company was leadership of Robert Clive. After this battle the British
given permission by……….to trade in India. achieved political power in India.
(a) Babur (b) Akbar 30. The East India Company sent Captain William
(c) Aurangzeb (d) Jahangir Hawkins to the court of Emperor ___ in 1608
SSC CGL (TIER-1) 01-09-2017, 4:15 pm to seek permission to open a factory at Surat.
Ans : (d) In 1617 the British East India Company was (a) Humayun (b) Shah Jahan
given permission by the Mughal Emperor Jahangir to (c) Akbar (d) Jahangir
trade in India. SSC CGL (Tier-I) – 13/06/2019 (Shift-III)
26. Who was the first Englishman to appear in the Ans : (d) In 1608 AD the East India company sent
Mughal Court during Jahangir's reign?
Captain Willam Hawkins to the court of the Mughal
(a) Paul Canning emperor Jahangir to get permission for trade. Willam
(b) Captain William Hawkins Hawkins was sent by the king James of England.
31. British East India company defeated the
Portuguese in the _____.
(iv) French
(a) Battle of Chamkaur (b) Battle of Plassey 36. Joseph Francois Dupleix was the Governor
(c) Battle of Buxar (d) Battle of Suvali General of which of the following east India
companies in India?
SSC CGL (Tier-I) – 12/06/2019 (Shift-III) (a) French (b) Dutch
Ans. (d) : The Battle of Swally or Battle of Suvali was (c) English (d) Portuguese
a naval battle between the British and the Portuguese. SSC CHSL (Tier-1) – 08/08/2023 (Shift-II)
It took place on 29–30 November 1612 of the coasts of Ans. (a) : Joseph Francois Dupleix was the Governor
Suvali (a village near the Surat City, Gujarat). The General of the French east India company in India. He
British won the battle. served as the Governor General from 1742 to 1754.
Dupleix was known for his ambitious plans to expand
32. In which year the administration of India was French influence in India and played a key role in the
handed over to the British monarch by the first Carnatic wars (1746-1748).
proclamation of Queen Victoria? 37. The French commercial companies set up their
(a) 1842 (b) 1858 base in India at ......... in 1673 :
(c) 1864 (d) 1887 (a) Goa (b) Pondicherry
SSC CHSL (Tier-I) –09/07/2019 (Shift-II) (c) Bombay (d) Calcutta
Ans. (b) : After the revolution of 1857, in August (SSC J.E. 04.03.17, 10:00 am)
1858 the rule of the East India Company was Ans : (b) In 1673 AD Francois Martin, directors of the
abolished by the British Parliament by passing an act French company obtained a small village from Sher
and control of power of India was handed over to the Khan Lodi, the muslim Subedar of Valikandapuram to
British Emperor. By this act, the Governor-General of establish a French settlement known as Pondicherry. It
was completely Fortified. The Fort of Pondicherry
India came to be called as Viceroy that is came to be known as Fort Saint Louis.
representative of the British monarch.
38. The French Revolution, a period that brought
33. In which year was the Battle of Saragarhi far-reaching social and political upheaval in
fought? France, began in .................
(a) 1854 (b) 1897 (a) 1689 (b) 1789
(c) 1878 (d) 1867 (c) 1889 (d) 1989
SSC CGL (Tier-I) – 13/06/2019 (Shift-II) (SSC J.E. 01.03.17, 2:45 pm)
Ans : (b) The Battle of Saragarhi was fought on 12 Ans : (b) The French Revolution which started a
September, 1897 between the British Indian soldiers period of widespread political upheaval in France,
and Afghan tribesmen. The British troops were led by started in 1789 AD and lasted till 1799. Political,
Havildar Ishwar Singh. The British had 21 Sikhs from Social and Economical conditions were responsible for
French Revolution that took place during the reign of
the 4th battalion of 36th Regiments who were attacked Louis XVI.
by 10,000 Afghans.
39. Where in India was the first French factory
34. The Supreme Court was established at fort established?
William in ____as the Apex Court in 1774. (a) Surat (b) Pondicherry
(a) Kolkata (b) Delhi (c) Chandannagore (d) Masulipatnam
(c) Shimla (d) Mumbai SSC CGL (TIER-1) 31-08-2016, 4:15 pm
SSC GD 03/03/2019 (Shift-I) Ans : (a) The first French factory was established at
Ans. (a) : To control the activities of company in India Surat under French East India Company. French
the British Parliament passed Regulating Act of 1773. Company was formed in 1664 at the time of King Louis
Along with other provisions it contained a provision of XIV. After Surat, they established another factory at
Masulipatnam, Andhra Pradesh. French East India
establishing a Supreme Court at Fort William of company took hold of Yanam in 1723 AD, Mahe on
Calcutta. Its Chief justice was Sir Elijah Impey. Malabar Coast in 1725 AD and Karaikal in 1739 AD.
35. The English defeated the………in the battle of 40. In which year did the French traveller
Wandiwash. Francois Bernier arrive in India?
(a) German (b) French (a) 1656 (b) 1678
(c) Indians (d) Americans (c) 1658 (d) 1662
(SSC 10+2 CHSL 11.01.17, 1:15 pm) SSC GD 01/03/2019 (Shift-II)
Ans : (b) In the Seven Year's War (1756-1763) of Ans. (c) : Francois Bernier was a resident of France.
Europe, France began support Austria and which led to He was a physician political philosopher and a
historian. Bernier was in search of opportunities came
a war between the French and English Forces in India. to India during Mughal period in 1658 AD. He lived in
In 1760 AD, under the leadership of Sir Eyre Coote India for twelve years and maintained close relations
from the English army, the French were severely with the Mughal Court. Initially he worked as a
defeated in the battle of Wandiwash. In 1761 AD, the Physician to Dara Shikoh, the eldest son of the Mughal
British wrested Pondicherry from the French. Emperor Shah Jahan.
41. The First Carnatic War was fought between 45. Which of the following pairs is associated with
the ______ and the ______. the taxation system of the Marathas?
(a) English; French (a) Chauth and Sardeshmukhi
(b) Portuguese; English (b) Zat and Sawar
(c) Dutch; English (c) Polaj and Parauti
(d) French; Portuguese (d) Iqta and Jagir
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Ans. (a) : Carnatic was the name given by the Ans. (a) : Chauth and Sardeshmukhi were the two
Europeans to the Coromandel coast and its hinterland. important taxes collected during the time of Shivaji.
The First Carnatic War was an extension of the Anglo- Chauth was only a means of buying off one robber and
French War in Europe which was caused by the not a subsidiary system for the maintenance of peace
Austrian War of Succession. The First Carnatic War is and order against all enemies. Thus Chauth was a
remembered for the Battle of St. Thome (in Madras) military contribution paid towards off any attack of the
fought between the French forces and the forces of Marathas. Sardeshmukhi was an additional tax of 10%
Anwar-ud-din, the Nawab of Carnatic, to whom the which Shivaji claimed as the hereditary Sardeshmukhi
English appealed for help. or overlord of Maharashtra.
46. Representatives of the Maratha Empire and
2. Maratha Empire the British East India Company signed the
'Treaty of Salbai' in which year ?
42. In which of the following years was the third (a) 1758 (b) 1771
Battle of Panipat fought? (c) 1782 (d) 1769
(a) 1751 (b) 1786
(c) 1707 (d) 1761 SSC CPO-SI – 09/12/2019 (Shift-I)
SSC GD 16/12/2021 (Shift-I) Ans. (c) : Treaty of Salbai was signed between the
SSC MTS– 11/05/2023 (Shift-II) Marathas (May 17, 1782) and the British East India
SSC MTS/Havaldar–04/09/2023 (Shift-II) Company and this treaty ended the first Anglo
Ans. (d) : The third Battle of Panipat took place on Maratha war. The first Anglo Maratha war lasted from
January 14, 1761 in Panipat between the Maratha 1775 to 1782 AD.
Empire and Ahmed shah Durrani of Afghanistan. In 47. What was the immediate aim of the Treaty of
this war, Rohilla Afghans of Doab and Nawab shuja - Purander in 1665?
ud- Daula of Awadh supported Ahmed shah Abdali.
The Marathas were defeated in this war. The Maratha (a) To gain goodwill of Shivaji
army was led by Sadashivrao Bhau in this war. (b) To sow seeds of contention between Shivaji
43. Baji Rao I or Baji Rao Ballal was the son of –. and Sultan of Bijapur
(a) Raghunath Rao (c) To deceive Shivaji
(b) Peshwa Balaji Vishwanath (d) To make Shivaji a puppet of mughals
(c) Madhav Rao
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(d) Shivaji
SSC MTS– 11/05/2023 (Shift-II) Ans : (b) Under the terms of the treaty of Purander
Ans. (b): Baji Rao I or Baji Rao Ballal was the second signed between Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and Raja Jai
Peshwa of the Maratha Empire and was the son of Singh in 1665, the Maratha ruler was required to fight
Peshwa Balaji Vishwanath. He was the seventh peshwa on behalf of Mughal emperor Aurangzeb whenever
of the Maratha Empire. On April 17, 1720 shahu demanded. There were some secret clauses in the treaty
nominated Baji Rao as Peshwa, succeeding his father. as well which provided for Shivaji participation in the
He is known for his military campaigns and conquests, war against Bijapur on the behalf of the Emperor
especially his victory over the Nizam of Hyderabad in Aurangzeb.
the Battle of Palkhed. 48. Who are credited to a large extent for ending
44. Which of the following Anglo-Maratha wars the Mughal rule in India?
resulted in merging the Peshwas territories (a) Mauryas (b) Cholas
with the Bombay Presidency?
(a) Third (b) First (c) Guptas (d) Marathas
(c) Fourth (d) Second SSC CGL (TIER-1) 05-09-2016, 1:15 pm
SSC CHSL (Tier-1) – 02/08/2023 (Shift-I) Ans : (d) The Maratha Empire was largely responsible
Ans. (a) : The Anglo-Maratha war that resulted in for the disintegration of the Mughal Empire in the 17th
merging the Peshwas territories with the Bombay was Century. With the beginning of the process of
the Third Anglo-Maratha war (1817-1818). It was the disintegration of Mughal Empire the Maratha Empire
final and decisive conflict between the British east India was the most powerful in the process of establishing
Company and the Maratha Empire in India. The Third independent states in the country.
Anglo-Maratha war marked the end of Maratha
resistance and the beginning of British colonial rule 49. Who pioneered the guerrilla warfare methods?
over much of India. (a) Babur (b) Akbar
• First Anglo - Maratha war ––– 1775-1782 (c) Shivaji (d) Bajirao Peshwa
• Second Anglo - Maratha war ––– 1803-1806 (SSC 10+2 CHSL 22.01.17, 4:15 pm)
 Ans : (c) Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj started guerrilla Ans : (d) Pune is an important city in the Indian states
warfare in India against the Mughals and other powers of Maharashtra. Pune was established in 1749 AD
in 1645 leading to the establishment of the Maratha during the period of Peshwa. During the years of the
state in 1674, sowing seeds of what would become the Peshwa, Pune made a lot of progress until 1818 Pune
last great empire (Maratha empire) in free India. was ruled of the Marathas.
50. In which year, Shivaji was crowned as the 55. Baji Rao II (1796-1818 A.D.) was the ruler of
Chhatrapati? which dynasty ?
(a) 1608 (b) 1646 (a) Nanda (b) Haryanka
(c) 1674 (d) 1610 (c) Maurya (d) Peshwas
(SSC 10+2 CHSL 20.01.17, 1:15 pm) (SSC 10+2 CHSL 15.01.17, 1:15 pm)
Ans : (c) On June 6, 1674 Shivaji got his coronation Ans : (d) Peshwa was mainly the Prime Minister of the
done by the famous scholar Ganga Bhatta of Kashi in king of Maratha Empire. This post became hereditary
Raigad and assumed the title of 'Chhatrapati'. Apart from the time of Baji Rao-I. Its function was to look
from this Shivaji adopted the 'Hindu post padshahi' took after the governance of the entire state. Bajirao II
a how to protect the low and the Brahmins and assumed (1796-1818AD) became Peshwa after the assassination
the title of 'Hindu-Reformer. Shivaji first captured the of Madhavrao Narayan. He was an inefficient ruler. In
fort of Sinhagad in Bijapur in 1643. The name of 1802, it made the treaty of Basin with British and
Shivaji guru was Samarth Ramdas. The actual accepted a subsidiary treaty under it. Due to which
administration of Shivaji rule was done by eight differences started among the Maratha officers.
ministers named as 'Ashta Pradhan'. 56. In the year ___, the Maratha Empire ceased to
51. Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj (1674-1680 AD) exist with the surrender of the Marathas to the
was the ruler of which dynasty? British, ending the Third Anglo-Maratha War.
(a) Nanda (b) Haryanka (a) 1792 (b) 1811
(c) Maurya (d) Maratha (c) 1818 (d) 1806
(SSC 10+2 CHSL 30.01.17, 4:15 pm) SSC CGL (Tier-I) – 12/06/2019 (Shift-I)
Ans : (d) Chhatrapati Shivaji was the ruler of the Ans : (c) There were three Anglo Maratha wars fought
Maratha Kingdom. whereas they belonged to the between the late 18th Century and the beginning of the
th
'Bhosale dynasty'. His father name was Shahaji 19 Century between the British and the Marathas. The
Bhonsle and mother name was Jijabai. His patron was third and final phase of the Anglo Maratha was began
Dada Kondev and his guru Samarth Ramdas. The when Hastings arrived. In this war Bajirao II was
coronation of Shivaji was done in 1674 in Raigad by defeated by British and made the treaty of Puna (1817).
Ganga Bhatt, the famous scholar of Kashi. He assumed After the treaty of Puna Bajirao fought two more wars
the title of Chhatrapati. There were eight ministers with the British the first took place on 1 January 1818
called 'Ashta Pradhan in Shivaji administration. AD in Koregaon and the second on 20 February 1818.
Finally Baji Rao II surrendered to Sir John Malcolm
52. Who was known as the Second founder of the and with this third Anglo Maratha war also ended.
Maratha Empire? First Anglo Maratha war– (1775 – 1782 AD)
(a) Balaji Bishwanath (b) Balaji Baji Rao Second Anglo Maratha war – (1803 – 1805 AD)
(c) Baji Rao I (d) Madhav Rao Third Anglo Maratha war – (1817 – 1819 AD)
SSC CGL (TIER-1) 28-08-2016, 10 am
57. The council of Ministers during the time of
Ans : (a) Balaji Bishwanath was known as the second Shivaji Maharaj was known as:
founder of the Maratha Empire. Balaji Bishwanath (a) Ashta Pradhan (b) Navaratnas
assisted the Maratha Emperor Shahu to consolidate his
grip damaged by the attack of Mughal Rulers. (c) Agraharam (d) Ashta Diggajas
SSC CGL (Tier-I)-2019 – 07/03/2020 (Shift-I)
53. Bajirao I (1720-1740 AD) was the ruler of
which dynasty? Ans : (a) Shivaji was born on 26 April 1627 AD. He
was from the fort of Shivner near Poona. His father
(a) Nanda (b) Peshwas name was Shahji Bhosale and mother name was Jijabai.
(c) Haryanka (d) Maurya During the reign of Shivaji the actual administration of
(SSC 10+2 CHSL 23.01.17, 4:15 pm) the government was done by eight ministers named
Ans : (b) Peshwa Baji Rao I was a great General. He "Ashtapradhan' whose work was to advise the king.
was the Peshwa of Shahuji Maharaj the fourth Ministers included in Shivaji's Ashtapradhan
Chhatrapati of the Maratha Empire from 1720 to 1740 1. Peshwa or Prime Minister
Bajirao I is considered the best among all the Peshwas. 2. Waqianavis or Minister.
Baji Rao Peshwa is the only first name in the world 3. Amatya or Mazumdar
History, which has never seen the face of defeat. 4. Shurunavis/Sacheev or Secretary
54. Pune was once known as the capital of 5. Dabir or Sumant
(a) Scindias (b) Holkars 6. Sir-e-Naubat
(c) Bhosales (d) Peshwas 7. Sadar or Panditrao
(SSC 10+2 CHSL 11.01.17, 4:15 pm) 8. Nyayadhish
 3. Independent Kingdoms Ans. (d) : The capital of Tipu Sultan was
Srirangpatnam. He was killed in 4th Anglo Mysore war
(i) Mysore of 1799. He was born in 1750 in modern day
Karnataka in Devanhalli. His full name was Sultan
58. Which of the following options was the capital Fateh Ali Sahab Tipu.
during the rule of Tipu sultan? 63. Tipu Sultan and British East India Company
(a) Nazarbad (b) Mangalore signed the Treaty of Mangalore in the year___.
(c) Srirangapatnam (d) Mysore (a) 1799 (b) 1784
SSC CHSL (Tier-1) – 20/03/2023 (Shift-I) (c) 1764 (d) 1792
Ans. (c) : Tipu sultan was the ruler of Mysore. Its SSC CGL (Tier-I) – 12/06/2019 (Shift-III)
capital was Srirangapatnam. Born in November 1750,
Tipu Sultan was Haidar Ali's son and a great warrior, Ans. (b) : Tipu Sultan was the ruler of Mysore. The
also known as the Tiger of Mysore. He maintained treaty of Mangalore was signed between Tipu Sultan
positive relations with the French. He ruled Mysore and the British East India Company on 11 March
from 1782-1799. Tipu sultan was killed defending his 1784. It was signed in Mangalore and brought an end
capital Srirangapatnam. to the Second Anglo Mysore War.
59. The second Anglo-Mysore war ended with the 64. According to the treaty of Srirangapatam,
signing of which of the following treaties? which of the following was ceded to the
(a) Treaty of Mangalore British?
(b) Treaty of Arcot (a) Mysore (b) Hampi
(c) Treaty of Wandiwash (c) Kannur (d) Malabar
(d) Treaty of Madras SSC JE Civil - 23/01/2018 (Shift-I)
SSC CHSL (Tier-1) – 04/08/2023 (Shift-III) Ans. (d) : Under the treaty of Srirangapatanam of
Ans. (a) Treaty of Mangalore was signed in 1784 1792 Baramahal, Dindigul and Malabar were ceded to
between the British east India company and Tipu the British and half of the war indemnity was to be
sultan, the ruler of Mysore. The second Anglo-Mysore paid immediately while rest was to be given in
was one of the most important wars in history. It installments for which Tipu's two sons were taken as
happened between the kingdom of Mysore and the hostages by the Britishers.
British east India company. The war started in the year 65. Who was defeated by the Britishers at the
1780 and continued to 1784. In this war, Hyder Ali Battle of Srirangapatnam in 1799 ?
defeated the British and captured Arcot. Hyder Ali died
in the battle of Portonova on December 7, 1782. His (a) Najeeb Jung (b) Tipu Sultan
son Tipu sultan continued the fight but due to the treaty (c) Siraj ud-Daulah (d) Peshwa
of Europe the French withdrew from the war. SSC MTS 14/08/2019 (Shift-I)
Ultimately Tipu singed the. Treaty of Mangalore with Ans. : (b) Tipu Sultan was defeated by the Britishers at
the British in 1784. the Battle of Seringapatam in 1799. He was cleverly
60. In the 18th century, the British fought –––––– assassinated by the British at Srirangapatna in
wars with the Mysore rulers. Karnataka.
(a) Six (b) Three 66. Tipu Sultan lost his life in the…………Anglo-
(c) Four (d) Two Mysore War.
SSC MTS/Havaldar– 07/07/2022 (Shift-III)
(a) 1st (b) 2nd
Ans. (c) : The series of four wars fought between the
British and the kingdom of Mysore in south India (c) 3rd (d) 4th
during the 14th century was known as the Anglo- Ans : (d) Tipu Sultan ascended the throne of Mysore in
Mysore war. 1782 after the death of his father Hyder Ali. Lord
* First Anglo - Mysore war –––– 1767 - 1769 AD Wellesley was the Governor–General of the English
* Second Anglo - Mysore war –––– 1780 - 1784 AD Company during the Fourth Anglo-Mysore War. Tipu
*Third Anglo - Mysore war ––––– 1790 - 1792 AD fought bravely and attained Martyrdom on May 4,
* Fourth Anglo - Mysore war –––– 1798 - 1799 AD 1799. British army plundered Tipu's Capital
Srirangapatnam and his palace. Tipu introduced the
61. Which of the following places was ruled by the modern calendar and introduced the new warfare
Wodeyar dynasty? system.
(a) Guwahati (b) Jabalpur 67. Who ruled Mysore under a subsidiary alliance
(c) Patna (d) Mysore with the British after the defeat of Tipu Sultan
SSC CGL (Tier-I) – 04/06/2019 (Shift-I) at the Battle of Seringapatam?
Ans : (d) The Wodeyar dynasty was an Indian Royal (a) Kadambas (b) Wodeyars
dynasty that ruled the Kingdom of Mysore from 1399 (c) Pandyans (d) Gangas
to 1947, until the Independence of India from British SSC CPO-SI – 09/12/2019 (Shift-I)
rule and the subsequent unification of India dominion Ans. (b) : Krishnaraja or Wadiyar ruled under a
and Princely states into the republic India. subsidiary alliance with the British after the defeat of
62. During the rule of Tipu Sultan, which was the Tipu Sultan at the Battle of Seringapatam.
capital city of his state Mysore? 68. Tipu Sultan was also known as the Lion of
(a) Bangalore (b) Madurai (a) Bangalore (b) Delhi
(c) Bidar (d) Srirangapatnam (c) Kochi (d) Mysore
SSC CHSL 19/10/2020 (Shift-III) (SSC 10+2 CHSL 27.01.17, 10 am)
 Ans : (d) Tipu Sultan was great ruler of Mysore also (a) Ibrahim khan (b) Mansur Ali khan
known as the Lion of Mysore. He faught two Anglo- (c) Mir zafar (d) Murshid Quli khan
Mysore war. The third Anglo-mysore war was fought SSC CGL (Tier-I) 18/04/2022 (Shift-III)
between Tipu Sultan and East India Company in 1789- Ans. (a): Chandannagar was established as a French
1792 and Fourth Anglo Mysore war was also fought colony in 1673 obtaining permission from Ibrahim
between Tipu and East India company (1798-1799) khan, the then Nawab of Bengal, to establish a trading
69. The Treaty of Mangalore was signed between permanent post on the right bank of the river Hooghly. It became a
the British East India Company and ______. French settlement in 1688. In 1730 Joseph
Francois Dupleix was appointed governor of the city.
(a) Nawab of Arcot (b) Tipu Sultan
75. Chandannagar was established as a French
(c) Nizam of Hyderabad (d) Bajirao II colony in 1673, obtaining permission from
SSC CGL (Tier-I) – 19/06/2019 (Shift-III) _____the then Nawab of Bengal, to establish a
Ans. (b) : The Treaty of Mangalore was signed trading post on the right bank of the river
between Tipu Sultan and the British East India Hooghly.
Company on 11 March, 1784. It was signed in (a) Mansur Ali Khan (b) Murshid Quli Khan
Mangalore and brought an end to the Second Anglo- (c) Ibrahim Khan (d) Mir Zafar
Mysore War. SSC CGL 18/04/2022 (Shift-III)
70. Who was the Governor General of Bengal Ans. (c) Chandannagar was established as a French
during the 3rd Anglo-Mysore war? colony in 1673, obtaining permission from Ibrahim
(a) Warren Hastings (b) John Macpherson Khan, the then Nawab of Bengal, to establish a trading
(c) Lord Cornwallis (d) John Shore post on the right bank of the river Hooghly.
SSC CGL (Tier-I)-2019 – 06/03/2020 (Shift-III) 76. In which of the following years was the Diwani
Ans. (c) : The third Anglo-Mysore war (1790 AD- of Bengal transferred to the East India
1792 AD) took place during the time of Lord Company?
Cornwallis. The fourth Anglo-Mysore war took place (a) 1678 (b) 1880
during the time of Lord Wellesley (1798-1805) in (c) 1765 (d) 1554
Which British completely annihilated the kingdom of SSC CHSL 13/04/2021 (Shift-II)
Mysore.
Ans. (c) : The Mughal Emperor Shah Alam II granted
the Diwani of Bengal, Bihar and Odisha to the East
(ii) Bengal India Company in 1765.
77. Who was made the Nawab of Bengal following
71. Who founded the independent state of Bengal? the Battle of Plassey?
(a) Shuja-ud-Din (b) Murshid Quli khan (a) Mir Jafar (b) Alivardi Khan
(c) Sarafraz khan (d) Alivardi khan
SSC CGL (Tier-1) – 21/07/2023 (Shift-IV) (c) Sirajuddaulah (d) Mir Qasim
Ans. (b) : The founder of the Independent state of SSC MTS 05/10/2021 (Shift-I)
Bengal was Murshid Quli khan, who served as the Ans. (a) : After the Battle of Plassey, Mir Jafar was
governor of Bengal under the Mughal empire from made Nawab of the Bengal.
1717 to 1727
78. Alivardi Khan was a Nawab of ______.
72. Who led the English Army in the Battle of
Buxar? (a) Bengal (b) Awadh
(a) Lord Clive (b) William Henry Sleeman (c) Malabar (d) Deccan
(c) Hector Munro (d) Charles Orcutt SSC CGL–(Tier-I) 18/08/2021 (Shift I)
SSC CGL (Tier-1)– 17/07/2023 (Shift-II) Ans. (a) : Alivardi Khan was the Nawab of Bengal from
Ans. (c) : The battle of buxar took place on October 22, 1740 to 1756. He toppled the Nasiri dynasty of Nawabs
1764 between the British army led by Hector Munro and assumed power himself. He is also known for his
and a combined alliance of Indian rulers from Bengal, victory during the Battle of Burdwan against the Maratha
Awadh, and the Mughal Empire. The combined forces Empire during the Maratha invasions of Bengal.
of these rulers were defeated by the company army. The
victory at Buxar gave the British political control over 79. Who became the Nawab of Bengal after
Bengal and Bihar which eventually led to their conquest Alivardi Khan ?
of large parts of India. (a) Sarfaraaz Khan
73. Mir Qasim's name is associated with which of (b) Shuj-ud-din Muhammad khan
the following battles of India? (c) Siraj-ud-Daulah
(a) Battle of buxar (b) Battle of Lahore (d) Mir Zafar
(c) Battle of Kirkee (d) Battle of Plassey
SSC CHSL (Tier-1) – 03/08/2023 (Shift-IV) SSC MTS 02/08/2019 (Shift-I)
Ans. (a) : Mir Qasim's name is associated with battle of SSC CPO-SI – 09/12/2019 (Shift-I)
Buxar fought on 23 October 1764. Mir Qasim was the Ans. (c) : Alivardi Khan (1740-1756), the Nawab of
Nawab of Bengal from 1760-1763. He was installed as Bengal died in 1756 AD. After him Siraj-Ud-Daula
a nawab by British east India Company replacing Mir became the Nawab of Bengal. Due to increasing
Jafar his father in law who himself helped British east tension between Siraj-ud-Daulah, the Nawab of
India company in Battle of Plessey. Bengal and British company, Siraj-ud-Daulah attack
74. Chandanagar was established as a French on Calcutta forced the British to flee from there. The
colony in 1673, obtaining permission from ––– Battle of Plassey was fought on 23 June 1757 between
the then Nawab of Bengal, to establish a trading the forces of Siraj-ud-daulah and East India company
post on the right bank of the river Hooghly. led by Robert Clive.
80. One of the main reasons for the defeat of Ans. (d) : The Treaty of Alinagar was signed on 9
Nawab Siraj-ud-Daulah in the Battle of Plassey February 1757 between Robert Clive of the British
was that the forces led by _ _ _ _ _, one of his East India Company and the Nawab of Bengal, Siraj-
commanders who never fought the battle. ud-Daulah. The treaty restored Calcutta to the East
(a) Mir Khalifa (b) Mir Jafar India company with its privileges and permitted the
fortification of the town and the coining of money.
(c) Mir Jumla (d) Mahabat Khan The treaty was named after the short-lived title given
SSC CPO-SI 25/11/2020 (Shift-II) to Calcutta by Siraj after his capture of the city.
Ans. (b) : The Battle of Plassey was fought in North 85. Which of the following battles were fought in
Eastern part of India on 23 June 1757. Troops of the 1764?
British East India Company, led by Robert Clive, (a) Battle of Buxar
came up against the forces of Siraj-ud-daulah, the last
Nawab of Bengal, led by Mir Jafar, and his French (b) First Battle of Panipat
allies. The battle became famous because it was the (c) Second Battle of Panipat
first major victory of British and it was a major turning (d) Battle of Plassey
point in the history of India. The battle continued for 7 SSC JE Mechanical 27.10.2020 (Shift-I)
years (1757-1763), and finally, Siraj-ud-Daulah got Ans. (a) : The Battle of Buxar was fought on 22
defeated and assassinated by British deceit from his October, 1764 between the forces under the command
commander in chief Mir Jafar, whom Clive lured to of British East India Company, led by Hector Munro
give the position of the Nawab. and the combined armies of Mir Qasim, Nawab of
81. Battle of Plassey was fought in ........... Bengal, Nawab of Awadh and the Mughal Emperor
(a) 1657 (b) 1707 Shah Alam II. The battle of Buxar proved itself to be a
turning point in the history of India.
(c) 1757 (d) 1807
Battle of Plassey- It is a battle fought between the East
(SSC 10+2 CHSL 21.01.17, 10 am) India Company force headed by Robert Clive and Siraj-
Ans : (c) See the explanation of above question. ud-Daulah. It was fought on June 23, 1757.
82. Mir Madan and Mohanlal are associated with: The First Battle of Panipat- It was fought between the
(a) First Anglo Mysore war forces of Babur and Ibrahim Lodi. The Battle was
fought on April 21, 1526.
(b) First Anglo Maratha war The Second Battle of Panipat- It was fought between
(c) Battle of Buxar Hindu Emperor Hemu Chandra Vikramaditya and
(d) Battle of Plassey Akbar. It was fought on 5th November 1556.
SSC JE Civil 30.10.2020 (Shift-II) 86. In which year was the Battle of Buxar fought?
Ans. (d) : Mir Madan and Mohanlal are associated with (a) 1764 (b) 1757
the Battle of Plassey. The Battle of Plassey was fought (c) 1765 (d) 1758
on 23 June 1757. This battle was fought between the SSC CPO-SI – 11/12/2019 (Shift-II)
East India Company headed by Robert Clive and the
Nawab of Bengal (Siraj-ud-Daulah) and his French Ans. (a) : See the explanation of above question.
Troop. It was fought under the leadership of Robert 87. When did Shuja-ud-daulah and Shah Alam
Clive. British won the war due to the defection of Mir sign treaties at Allahabad with Robert Clive
Jafar Ali Khan, who was Siraj-ud-Daulah's commander (a) 1764 (b) 1766
in chief. The faithful commanders of Nawab were Mir (c) 1765 (d) 1767
Madan and Mohan Lal. SSC CHSL 19/03/2020 (Shift-I)
83. Who was the Mughal Emperor the time of Ans. (c) : Treaty of Allahabad was signed in 1765 AD
Battle of Plassey? between Robert Clive and Emperor Shah Alam II on
(a) Alamgir II (b) Siraj-ud-Daulah behalf of East India Company. Through this treaty
(c) Mir Quasim (d) Shah Alam II East India Company accepted the return of District of
Kara (Manikpur) and Allahabad to Shah Alam II. Also
SSC CHSL 26/10/2020 (Shift-III) company had agreed to pay an annual Khiraja (land
Ans. (a) : The Battle of Plassey was held on 23rd June Tax) of 26 lakh rupees to the emperor. In return the
1757 on the banks of Hooghly River in Nadiya district. company received the diwani of Bengal, Bihar and
It was fought between East India Company and Siraj- Odisha.
ud-Daulah, the Nawab of Bengal. In this the leadership
of Clive led to victory of British and Nawab got (iii) Punjab
defected. The contemporary Mughal ruler was
Alamgir II. 88. The treaty of Lahore was Signed in 1846
84. Who signed the treaty of Alinagar with the between the British empire and –––––.
British? (a) Maharani chand kaur
(a) Alivardi Khan (b) Mir Jafar (b) Maharaja Ranjit Singh
(c) Maharaja Duleep Singh
(c) Mir Qasim (d) Siraj-ud-Daula (d) Maharaja Kharaka Singh
SSC CGL (Tier-I)-2019 – 09/03/2020 (Shift-II) SSC MTS/Havaldar– 05/07/2022 (Shift-I)
Ans.(c): Treaty of Lahore was signed on 9th March 4. Colonial Economy
1846 between Sikhs and the British. The treaty was
assigned by the British and Maharaja Duleep Singh. 93. Who among the following was the first Person
After the treaty was signed, be continued to remain its to discuss poverty line in pre-independent India?
ruler. The Sikhs were asked to pay a very huge war (a) Mahalanobis
indemnification to the British. They were asked to pay (b) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
15 million as an assurance to the East India Company. (c) Dadabhai Naoroji
The main reason behind signing the treaty was that (d) R.K. Shanmukham Chetty
these two parties agreed to not shelter each other's SSC CGL (Tier-1) – 14/07/2023 (Shift-IV)
enemy. Ans. (c) : In Pre-independent India, Dadabhai Naoroji
89. The British annexed Punjab after defeating the was the first to discuss the concept of a Poverty Line.
Sikhs in the Anglo-Sikh War in the year…… Dadabhai Naoroji made the first estimate of the poverty
(a) 1849 (b) 1839 line through his book Poverty and Unbritish Rule in
India, in which he estimated the per capita annual
(c) 1835 (d) 1845 income to be Rs. 20 He is also known as the 'Grand old
SSC CPO-SI 24/11/2020 (Shift-II) man of India.'
Ans. (a) : The Anglo-Sikh Battle was fought on 21st 94. The Ryotwari Settlement, in which cultivators
Feb 1849, Where Charles Nepiyar leaded the British had to pay annual taxes directly to the
forces. In this battle the British devastated Sikhs with government, was primarily introduced in
their excellent cannons. After that on 29th March which of the following provinces ?
1849, the Punjab Province was made a part of British (a) Madras and Bombay (b) Central Province
by Dalhousie's declaration. (c) Assam and Bengal (d) Punjab
SSC MTS 19/08/2019 (Shift-III)
90. _______________ is well-known for the golden SSC CGL (Tier-1) – 24/07/2023 (Shift-I)
beautification of the Harmandir Sahib Ans. (a): The Ryotwari settlement in which cultivators
Gurudwara in Amritsar, famously known as had to pay annual taxes directly to the government, was
the Golden temple. primarily introduced in Madras and Bombay provinces.
(a) Duleep Singh (b) Ranjit Singh Ryotwari System was introduced by Thomas Munro in
(c) Charat Singh (d) Maha Singh 1820. This was the primary land revenue system in
South India. In Ryotwari System the ownership rights
SSC CGL (Tier-I) – 12/06/2019 (Shift-I) were handed over to the peasants. British Government
Ans : (b) Ranjit Singh is well known for the Golden collected taxes directly from the peasants. The revenue
Gurudwara in Amritsar, Punjab famously known as the rates of the Ryatwari System were 50% where the lands
Golden Temple, the most prominent Gurudwara of were dry and 60% in irrigated land.
Sikh. 95. There are two statements in the question, the
91. The Sikh Empire was founded by which of the first being Assertion (A) and the second being
following Indian rulers? Reason (R). Use them to choose the right
option.
(a) Kharak Singh (b) Dalip Singh Assertion (A) : During British rule, India's
(c) Maharaja Ranjit Singh (d) Sher Singh exports exceeded its imports, leading to a
SSC JE Civil 28.10.2020 (Shift-II) surplus trade balance.
Reason (R): The surplus of trade balance was
Ans. (c) : Maharaja Ranjit Singh (13 November 1780 – used for the development and upliftment of
27 June 1839) popularly known as Sher-e-Punjab or India.
"Lion of Punjab", was the first Maharaja of the Sikh (a) A is true and R is false.
Empire. The Sikh Empire, was existed from 1799 to (b) Both A and R are true and R is the correct
1849. It was also known as the Sikh Raj and Sarkar-a- explanation of A.
Khalsa was in the Punjab region, the name of which (c) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct
means "the land of the five rivers". The five rivers are explanation of A.
the Beas, Ravi, Sutlej, Chenab and Jhelum, all of which (d) A is false and R is true
are tributaries of the river Indus. The geographical SSC CGL (Tier-1) – 27/07/2023 (Shift-III)
reach of the Sikh Empire under Singh included all lands Ans. (a) : By the end of the 18th century, India's exports
north of Sutlej river, and south of the high valleys of the exceeded its imports primarily due to the east India
northwestern Himalayas. The major towns at that time Company's Practice of purchasing Indian goods and
included Srinagar, Attock, Peshawar, Bannu, exporting them. This practice allowed the company to
Rawalpindi, Jammu, Gujarat, Sialkot, Kangra, access a wide range of high-quality Indian goods and
Amritsar, Lahore and Multan. export them to international markets. The surplus of
trade balance was not used for the development and
92. What was the capital of Maharaja Ranjit upliftment of India. The east India company's practice
Singh’s kingdom? of purchasing Indian goods allowed the company to
(a) Patna (b) Fatehpur Sikri export these Indian goods to other parts of the world,
(c) Islamabad (d) Lahore including Europe and china, where they were in high
(SSC 10+2 CHSL 09.01.17, 10 am) demand. Hence, Assertion (A) is true and Reason (R)
is false.
Ans : (d) Lahore was the capital of Maharaja Ranjit 96. Who introduced the Zamindari Settlement as a
Singh Kingdom. Ranjit Singh acquired Jammu and measure of land revenue administration?
Amritsar and thus political capital was made Lahore (a) Lord Cornwallis (b) Lord Lytton
and religious capital was Amritsar of Punjab. He also (c) Lord Curzon (d) Lord Wellesley
maintained good relation with Nepalese and Dogras. SSC CGL (Tier-1) – 25/07/2023 (Shift-II)
Ans. (a) : Lord Cornwallis is introduced the Zamindari (a) Warren Hastings
Settlement in 1793 as a measure of land revenue (b) Sir John Macpherson
administration in British India. It was introduced in the (c) Sir John Shore
provinces of Bengal, Bihar, Orissa and Varanasi. The
Zamidari System also known as Permanent Settlement (d) Lord Cornwallis
System was a system of land revenue collection where SSC CHSL 10/08/2021 (Shift-II)
Zamindars were recognized as the owner of the lands. Ans. (d) : The Permanent Settlement of Bengal was
Zamindars were given the rights to collect the rent from brought into effect by the East India Company headed
the peasants. The realized amount would be divided
into 11 parts. 1/11 of the share belongs to Zamindars by the Governor-General Lord Cornwallis in 1793.
and 10/11 of the share belongs to east India Company. This was basically an agreement between the company
and the zamidars to fix the land revenue. First enacted
97. The Ryotwari system of revenue collection in Bengal, Bihar and Odisha, this was later followed in
started by the British in India was based on –. South district of Madras presidency and Varanasi.
(a) Malthus's rent theory
(b) Smith's rent theory 102. In the year 1854, India's first cotton mill was
(c) Ricard's rent theory established as spinning mill in ____.
(d) Marx's rent theory (a) Bombay (b) Calcutta
SSC CGL (Tier-1) – 14/07/2023 (Shift-I)
(c) Madras (d) Delhi
Ans. (c) : The Ryotwari system of revenue collection
started by the British in India was based on the Ricardian SSC CHSL (Tier-I) –09/07/2019 (Shift-I)
theory of rent, which states that rent is the surplus income Ans. (a) : India's first cotton mill was set up in
earned by landowners due to the differential fertility of Bombay. The first cotton mill to be established in
land. Ryotwari System was introduced by Thomas Munro Bombay was the Bombay Spinning and Weaving
in 1820. In Ryotwari System the ownership rights were Company. It was the first cotton mill to be established
handed over to the peasants. British Government collected in Bombay, India, on 7 July 1854 at Tardeo by Cowasji
taxes directly from the peasants. The revenue rates to the Nanabhai Davar (1815-73) and his associates.
Ryotwari System were 50% where the lands were dry and
60% in irrigated land. 103. Which of the following was the most important
98. The first train inaugurated in 1853 was characteristic of India's trade throughout the
between which two stations? colonial period?
(a) Bangalore and Mysore (a) Import surplus (b) Import deficiency
(b) Delhi and Chandigarh (c) Export deficiency (d) Export surplus
(c) Mumbai and Thane SSC CGL (Tier-I) – 07/06/2019 (Shift-II)
(d) Mumbai and Surat
(SSC J.E. 04.03.17, 2:45 pm) Ans : (d) During the Colonial Period (1760-1947) the
SSC CHSL 02/06/2022 (Shift-I) most significant characteristic of our trade was the
Ans : (c) On 16 April 1853, the first train in India was generation of a large export surplus. This surplus cost
to run between Bori Bunder, Bombay (now Mumbai) our economy heavily, several essential commodities
and Thane at a distance of around 34 km. During the like food grains, clothes, Kerosene etc were not
reign of Lord Reading, the first electrified railway line available in the domestic market.
in India was built between Mumbai and Kurla, where 104. In 1853, a Railway line was laid connecting
the first train was operated with electric power on 3 Bombay with which city ?
February 1925.
99 In which of the following years were the Mont- (a) Thane (b) Pune
Ford Reforms report presented by the British (c) Nashik (d) Surat
colonial government in India? (SSC J.E. 04.03.17, 2:45 pm)
(a) 1942 (b) 1938
(c) 1918 (d) 1907 Ans : (a) Railway was introduced by Dalhousie who
SSC CGL (Tier-I) 19/04/2022 (Shift-II) served as the Governor-General of India from 1848-
1856. First Railway line was led from Bombay to
Ans. (c) : In 1918, the Mont-Ford Reforms report Thane. It was 34 km long Railway line. First electric
presented by the British colonial government in India.
The British government announced further Railway line was led between Bombay to Kurla during
constitutional reform in 1918 known as the Montagu- the period of Lord Reading.
Chelmsford reform. Based on that reform, the 105. Shirts, trousers, skirts etc were brought to
Government of India Act, 1919 was enacted. India in the eighteenth century by whom?
100. Where was the first jute mill set up at Kolkata (a) Europeans (b) Mongols
in 1859? (c) Afghans (d) Turks
(a) Sreerampur (b) Mesra SSC MTS 11-10-2017 (Shift-II)
(c) Howrah (d) Rishra Ans. (a) : Shirts, trousers, skirts etc were brought to
SSC MTS 05/10/2021 (Shift-I) India in the eighteenth century by Europeans. Cotton
Ans. (d) : The first jute mill was setup at Kolkata in was extensively used by Europeans in the manufacture
1859 in Rishra. The jute spinning machinery was of textiles, which helped in the development of new
brought by George Acland from Dundee. types of clothing. Important things introduced by
101. Who was the Governor-General of Bengal Portuguese in India were printing press, use of
when the Permanent Settlement was tobacco, use of explosives, ship construction,
introduced there in 1793? groundnut etc.
106. Who devised the Mahalwari Settlement? 5. Development of Education in
(a) Holt Mackenzie (b) Lord Dalhousei
(c) Edmund Burke (d) Warren Hastings
Modern India
SSC MTS 10-10-2017 (Shift-II) 111. By whom was the first women's university
Ans. (a) : The Mahalwari System was first introduced established in India?
by Holt Mackenzie in 1822. Under this system the (a) Ashutosh Mukherjee
land revenue was fixed on the basis of gross village (b) Dhondo keshav karve
production. Also in this system the fixing of land (c) Syed Ahmad khan
revenue was done on an estimate. Due to this critical (d) William Hunter
system the government spent more money on SSC MTS/Havaldar–05/09/2023 (Shift-III)
collection process and the amount they got in form of Ans. (b) : The first women's University in India was
land revenue was less than that. Firstly it was enacted Shreemati Nathibai Damodar Thackersey (SNTD)
in UP, MP, Punjab. Women's University. It was founded in 1916 by a social
reformer, Maharishi Dr. Dhondo keshav karve, for
107. The Ryotwari System of revenue collection was women's education.
implemented in which province of British
India? 112. The Hindu College was established in Banaras
in –––––––––.
(a) Northern India (b) South India (a) 1784 (b) 1786
(c) Wast India (d) East India (c) 1791 (d) 1785
SSC MTS 14/08/2019 (Shift-I) SSC MTS– 18/05/2023 (Shift-I)
Ans. (c) : The Hindu College was established in 1791
Ans. : (b) Ryotwari system was introduced by Thomas to encourage the study of ancient Sanskrit texts. Sri
Munro in 1820. This was the primary land revenue Jonathan Duncan and Governor General Lord
system in South India. Major areas of introduction Cornwallis established the Sanskrit College.
inclued Madras, Bombay, parts of Assam and Coorg
Provinces of British India. In this system the ownership 113. Who was associated with the establishment of
rights were handed over to the peasants. British Fergusson college?
Government collected taxes directly from the peasants. (a) Balgangadhar Tilak
The revenue rates of the Ryotwari System were 50% (b) Gopal krishna Gokhale
where the lands were dry and 60% in irrigated land. (c) Lala lajpat Rai
(d) Dadabhai Naoroji
108. Who introduced Ryotwari System in India ? SSC CGL (Tier-1) – 27/07/2023 (Shift-III)
(a) Lord lrwin Ans. (a): Fergusson College was founded by the Deccan
(b) Holt Mackenzie Education Society in 1885 at Pune. It was named after
Sir James Fergusson, the Governor of Bombay. It was
(c) Lord Cornwallis and Alexander Reed founded by the Vaman Shriram Apte, Bal Gangadhar
(d) Alexander Reed and Thomas Munro Tilak, Vishnushashtri Chiplunkar, Mahadeo Ballal
SSC MTS 19/08/2019 (Shift-III) Namjoshi and Gopal Ganesh Agarkar.
Ans. (d) : Alexander Reed and Thomas Munro Started 114. When was a comprehensive despatch on
the Raiyatwar/Ryotwari system in India. After the education called wood's despatch on education
Permanent Settlement Act the British adopted a new sent?
system of land Revenue known as the Ryotwari (a) 1813 (b) 1833
System. Under this system the peasant were made the (c) 1858 (d) 1854
permanent owners of the land. Under this 1/4th of total SSC CGL (TIER-1) 27-10-2016, 10 am
production was collected as land revenue. SSC CGL (TIER-1) 07-09-2016, 4.15 pm
SSC CGL (Tier-1) – 26/07/2023 (Shift-I)
109. When was the Permanent Settlement Ans. (d) : In 1854, Charles Wood prepared a Despatch
introduced by the East India Company? on an educational system for India. It was considered
(a) 1793 (b) 1765 the "Magna Carta of English Education in India." It was
(c) 1776 (d) 1765 the first comprehensive plan to envisage mass
SSC MTS 11-10-2017 (Shift-II) education in India.
115. 'The Deccan Sabha' was founded by which of
Ans. (a) : Permanent Settlement was introduced in
1793 by Lord Cornwallis and covered Bengal, Bihar, the following nationalists?
Odisha Parts of Northern Karnataka etc. This was (a) Pherozeshah Mehata
basically an agreement between company and (b) Surendra Nath Banerjee
(c) Dadabhai Naroji
zamindars to fix the land revenue. It was also known (d) Gopal krishna Gokhale
as Zamindari system as Zamindars were recognized as SSC CHSL (Tier-1) – 10/08/2023 (Shift-IV)
the owners of the land.
Ans. (d) : The Decan Sabha was founded in 1895 by
110. Zamindari system was Introduced by _____in Gopal Krishna Gokhale, who was a prominent Indian
1793. nationalist and social reformer. The Deccan Sabha was
(a) Curzon (b) Cornwallis one of the prominent political organization of the
(c) Clive (d) Clint nineteenth century in the Pune district of Maharashtra.
The organization played a significant role in stirring the
SSC GD 12/02/2019 (Shift-III) patriotic sentiments of the Indians and safeguarding
Ans. (b) : See the explanation of above question. their rights and welfare.
116. Which Education Commission had argued that (c) Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose
European education would uplift the moral (d) Sardar Vallab bhai Patel
character of Indians ? SSC CGL (TIER-1) 07-09-2016, 4:15 pm
(a) Linlithgow commission
Ans : (a) Raja Ram Mohan Roy introduced western
(b) Ramsay Macdonald Award education in India. He was an Indian educational
(c) Wood's dispatch reformer. He was also known as 'Maker of Modern
(d) Irwin report India' and 'Father of Indian Renaissance'. He believed
SSC MTS 13/08/2019 (Shift-I) in the modern scientific approach and principle of
human dignity and social equality.
Ans. (c) : On July 19, 1854 a draft was declared by He set up the Atmiya Sabha in 1814 to propagate the
Charles Wood (Head of Board of control) for a mass monotheistic ideals of Vedanta and campaign against
planning over the India education system and this idolatry, caste rigidities and other social ills. Raja Ram
draft later came to be known as Woods Despatch of Mohan Roy founded Brahma Sabha in August 1828,
1854. This was also known as "Magnacarta of English later renamed Brahmo Samaj.
Education"
117. Wood's Despatch was about
(a) Industry (b) Army
6. Development of Newspaper
(c) Education (d) Agricultrue in India
SSC CGL (TIER-1) 27-10-2016, 10 am 121. In which year were the Arms Act and
Ans : (c) In 1854, Charles Wood prepared a despatch Vernacular Press Act Passed?
on an educational system for India. This document is (a) 1879 (b) 1878
called Wood’s Despatch. It suggested that primary (c) 1877 (d) 1876
schools must adopt vernacular languages. Through the SSC MTS/Havaldar–08/09/2023 (Shift-II)
despatch, he also suggested that high schools use anglo- Ans. (b) : The Arms Act and Vernacular Press Act
vernacular medium and that English should be the passed in 1878. Lord Lytton (1876-1880) passed the
medium for college-level education. Hence, the Wood’s Indian Arms Act according to which it was a criminal
Despatch is considered as ‘Magna-Carta’ of English offence for Indians to possessing arms without license.
Education in India. The Vernacular Press Act of 1878 was enacted to
118. Which of the following viceroys appointed the restrict the freedom of the Indian press and prevent the
Hunter Commission in 1882? expression of criticism towards British policies. Both
(a) Lord Ripon (b) Lord Mayo these acts fuelled the anger and resentment of Indians
towards the British rule.
(c) Lord Minto (d) Lord Lytton 122. The Vernacular Press Act was enacted during
SSC CPO-SI 24/11/2020 (Shift-I) the reign of which viceroy of India?
Ans. : (a) Hunter Education Commission was (a) Lord Lytton (b) Lord Hastings
formulated by Lord Ripon in 1882. During British rule (c) Lord Dalhousie (d) Lord Ripon
it was constituted to measure the growth in education SSC MTS 05/10/2021 (Shift-I)
system as running on the basis of Wood's Despatch SSC CHSL (Tier-1) – 04/08/2023 (Shift-I)
declaration. It was constituted in the chairmanship of SSC CHSL (Tier-1) – 10/08/2023 (Shift-II)
William Wilson Hunter and also it had 8 Indian Ans.(a): In the year 1878, the vernacular press act was
members. Hunter Commission was confined only upto established by Lord Lytton. The act was designed to
primary and elementary education level. control the "Vernacular press" better and to repress and
119. In the context of colonial India, the Hartog punish the" seditious reports." better and to repress and
committee report is related to which of the punish the "seditious reposts." The vernacular press act
following fields. also allowed the British government to confiscate
newspaper assets which include the printing press and
(a) Health (b) Education other media.
(c) Irrigation (d) Urbanisation 123. Who among the following is one of the
SSC CPO-SI 23/11/2020 (Shift-II) founders of 'The Hindu' newspaper which was
Ans. : (b) Hartog Committee was constituted in 1929 founded in 1878?
under the leadership of Philip Hartog to measure the (a) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
growth of education in India. It had following (b) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
recommendations.
(c) Motilal Nehru
→ Fixation of the duration of primary course to 4 (d) G. Subramania Iyer
years.
SSC JE Mechanical 27.10.2020 (Shift-II)
→ Improvement in the quality training, status, pay,
service condition of teachers. Ans. (d) :
→ Adjustment of school hours and holidays to Newspaper/ Founder/Editor Year
seasonal and local requirement Magazine
→ Main emphasis of matriculation level.
The Hindu G. Subramania Iyer 1878
120. Who introduced Western education?
(a) Raja Ram Mohan Roy Samwad Raja Ram Mohan Roy 1821
Kaumudi
(b) Lal Bahadur Shastri
 Shom Ishwar Chandra 1859 comrades. They ransacked the nearby military station
Prakash Vidyasagar and killed any Europeans they could find. It was the
first expression of organized resistance against the
Amruta Motilal Ghosh/Shishir 1868 British east India Company.
Bajar Kumar Ghose 129. Who led the 1857 Revolt in Bihar ?
Al Hilal Abul Kalam Azad 1912 (a) Bakht Khan (b) Maulvi Ahmadullah
(c) Veer Kunwar Singh (d) Azimullah
Bengalee Girish Chandra Ghosh 1862 SSC JE Electrical 09/10/2023 (Shift-III)
Pratap Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi 1913 SSC CGL (Tier-1)– 18/07/2023 (Shift-III)
Ans. (c) : Major centers of 1857 rebellion and its
124. Which is the first newspaper of India? leaders:-
(a) Bombay Gazette (b) Bengal Gazette (Revolt Places) (Leader)
(c) Bombay Times (d) Hindustan Times *Barrackpore Mangal Pandey
(SSC 10+2 CHSL 20.01.17, 4:15 pm) * Delhi General Bakht Khan
* Kanpur Nana Saheb
Ans : (b) In 1780, James Augustus Hicky published * Lucknow Begum Hazrat Mahal
Bengal Gazette, which is considered to be the "first * Jhansi Rani Laxmibai
newspaper of India". The origin of newspapers in * Bihar Veer Kunwar Singh
India is made by Europeans. Printing press was started * Kanpur/Gwalior Tatya Tope
in India in 16th century by Portuguese missionaries. * Maulvi Liaquat Ali Allahabad
The "National Printing Press in India" was set up by
Raja Ram Mohan Roy. 130. In which year did the Sepoy Mutiny end?
Hindustan Times was edited by KM Panikkar in 1920. (a) 1874 (b) 1862
(c) 1888 (d) 1858
125. Which is the first Hindi newspaper of India?
SSC MTS 08/10/2021 (Shift-I)
(a) Udaan (b) Azad Vichaar
(c) Udant Martand (d) Vichaar Vyakti Ans. (d) : Indian Sepoy Mutiny began on 10 May 1857
and ended in Gwalior on 20 June 1858. It is the first
(SSC 10+2 CHSL 18.01.17, 1:15 pm) war of Independence widespread to Delhi, Agra,
Ans : (c) Udant Martand was the first Hindi newspaper. Lucknow and Kanpur.
It was first published in 1826 from Kolkata as a local 131. Whose proclamation of November 1, 1858
weekly. Its publisher was Jugal Kishore who was a declared that thereafter India would be
resident of Kanpur. The paper used to be set out every governed by and in the name of the British
Tuesday. Monarch through a Secretary of State?
(a) King Louis' (b) King Philips'
7. Revolt of 1857 (c) Queen Victoria's (d) Queen Elizabeth's
SSC MTS 08/10/2021 (Shift-I)
126. Which freedom fighter of India led the famous
revolt of 1857 (sepoy mutiny) at Lucknow? Ans. (c) : Queen Victoria's proclamation of November
(a) Begum Hazart Mahal (b) Alluri Sita 1, 1858 declared that thereafter India would be
(c) Rani Laxmi Bai (d) Kasturba Gandhi governed by and in the name of the British Monarch
SSC MTS – 15/05/2023 (Shift-I) through a Secretary of State.
Ans. (a) : Begum Hazrat Mahal led the famous revolt 132. The Indian Mutiny of 1857 effectively ended in
of 1857 (sepoy mutiny) at Lucknow. She provided the the city of _____.
leadership and proclaimed her son, Birjis Qadr, as the (a) Lucknow (b) Amritsar
Nawab of Awadh. She was the second wife of Nawab (c) Gwalior (d) Vadodara
of Awadh Wajid Ali Shah.
127. Which Mughal ruler contributed to the rebellion SSC CHSL 12/08/2021 (Shift-I)
of 1857? Ans. (c) : The Indian Mutiny of 1857 effectively
(a) Shah Alam II (b) Bahadur Shah I ended in the city of Gwalior. The most significant
(c) Bahadur Shah II (d) Alamgir II outcame of the Revolt of 1857 was the end of the East
SSC CGL (Tier-1) – 25/07/2023 (Shift-IV) India Company rule and assumption of the
Ans. (c) : The Mughal Emperor during the 1857 revolt Government of India directly by the crown.
in India was Bahadur shah II (Bahadur shah zafar) who 133. Which of the following battles did Maulvi
was the 19th and the last Mughal emperor. The Revolt Ahmadullah Shah fight, defeating the forces
of 1857 was a nationalist uprising in British-ruled India under Henry Lawrence?
against the east India Company. Bahadur shah Zafar (a) Battle of Kintoor (b) Battle of Saragarhi
was arrested and exiled to Burma after the revolt was
suppressed. He died in 1862. (c) Battle of Chinhat (d) Battle of Naafgarh
128. Where did the uprising of 1857 start? SSC CHSL 04/08/2021 (Shift-III)
(a) Meerut (b) Agra Ans. (c) : The Battle of Chinhat was fought on 30th June
(c) Kanpur (d) Delhi 1857 between forces of Maulvi Ahmadullah Shah and
SSC CHSL (Tier-1) – 04/08/2023 (Shift-I) British forces under the leadership of Henry Lawrence at
Ans. (a) : The Revolt of 1857 proper began at Meerut Chinhat near Lucknow. Britishers were badly defeated in
on 10 May. 1857. Eighty-five members of the 3rd this war. Hailing from a noble warrior family of Awadh
Bengal Light cavalry, who had been jailed for refusing in Faizabad, Maulavi Ahmadullah Shah was known as
to use cartridges they believed to be at odds with their the 'Lighthouse of Rebellion.'
134. Begum Hazrat Mahal is associated to which of 139. Who among the following was NOT associated
the following revolts of India? with the revolt of 1857 ?
(a) Moplah Revolt 1921 (b) Raika Revolt 1817 (a) Kunwar Singh (b) Bhagat Singh
(c) Gond Revolt 1941 (d) Sepoy Mutiny 1857 (c) Begum Hazrat Mahal (d) Mangal Pandey
SSC GD 11/02/2019 (Shift-II) SSC CGL (Tier-I)-2019 – 07/03/2020 (Shift-II)
Ans. (d) Begum Hazarat Mahal was the wife of Ans. (b) : Bhagat Singh was not even born during the
Nawab Wajid Ali Shah, the Nawab of Awadh. She is rebellion of 1857 AD. Bhagat Singh was born on 27
associated with Sepoy Mutiny 1857. September 1907. He was one of the most influential
She led the revolt against the British East India revolutionaries of the Nationalist Movement.
Company during the Indian Rebellion of 1857. Hazrat
Mahal worked in association with Nana Saheb and 140. Who among the following was a leader from
Maulavi of Faizabad. She was the leader of the 1857 Allahabad (now Prayagraj) in the revolt
revolt in Lucknow, Agra, and Awadh. Begum Hazrat against the British in 1857 ?
Mahal's tomb is located in Kathmandu, Nepal. (a) Maulvi Liaquat Ali
135. Veer Kunwar Singh Jayanti is celebrated in –– (b) Khan Bahadur Khan
in order to recognise the achievements of (c) Tatya Tope
Kunwar Singh during the Indian rebellion of
1857. (d) Rani Laxmi Bai
(a) Himachal Pradesh (b) Bihar SSC CHSL 21/10/2020 (Shift-II)
(c) Uttarakhand (d) Uttar Pradesh Ans. (a) : The Revolution of 1857 is considered as the
SSC CGL (Tier-I) – 04/06/2019 (Shift-III) first freedom struggle of India. This revolution started
from Meerut on May 10, 1857. The leader of
Ans. (b) : Veer Kunwar Singh Jayanti is celebrated Allahabad (Prayagraj) in this rebellion was Maulvi
every year on April 23rd in Bihar. Babu Kunwar Singh Liaquat Ali. The following are the main persons of the
was a leader during the Indian revolt of 1857. He was Sepoy Rebellion of 1857 and the area related to them.
associated with Jagdispur (Bihar) He was the chief
organizer of fight against British in Bihar. In his Centres of Revolt Leaders
honour, Veer Kunwar Singh University has been Delhi General Bakht Khan
established by Bihar Government in Arrah district in Kanpur Nana Saheb
1992.
Lucknow Begum Hazrat Mahal
136. Mutiny of 1857 was described as the First Bihar Kunwar Singh
Indian of Independence by
(a) Bal Gangadhar Tilak Jhansi Rani Laxmi Bai
(b) Subhash Chandra Bose Faizabad Maulvi Ahmadullah
(c) Bhagat Singh Bareilly Khan Bahadur Khan
(d) V.D. Savarkar Jagdishpur Kuwar Singh
SSC CGL (TIER-1) 09-09-2016, 4:15 pm 141. Who was the organizer of revolt of 1857 in
Ans : (d) In India, the term first War of Independence Bihar ?
was first popularized by Vinayak Damodar Savarkar in (a) Bahadur Shah (b) Nana Sahib
his 1909 book, "The History of War of Indian (c) Maulvi Ahmadullah (d) Kunwar Singh
Independence". which was originally written in SSC MTS 08/08/2019 (Shift-III)
Marathi.
Ans. (d) : See the explanation of above question.
137. In which of the following cities is the tomb of
Rani of Jhansi situated? 142. During the 1857 Uprising, who among the
(a) Ujjain (b) Jabalpur following took up the leadership at Faizabad?
(c) Gwalior (d) Indore (a) Maulvi Ahmadullah
SSC CGL (Tier-I)-2019 – 05/03/2020 (Shift-III) (b) Begum Hazrat Mahal
Ans. (c) : Rani Lakshmibai was born on 19 November (c) Khan Bahadur
1828 in the town of Varanasi into a Marathi family. (d) Kunwar Singh
She was named Manikarnika and nicknamed Manu. SSC CPO-SI – 13/12/2019 (Shift-I)
Revolt of 1857 in Jhansi was led by Rani Lakshmibai.
She died on 18 June 1858 AD in Gwalior. Lakshmibai Ans : (a) See the explanation of above question.
tomb is situated in the Phool Bagh area of Gwalior. 143. The Sepoy Mutiny in India started from ___.
138. Who was the Mughal emperor during the 1857 (a) Rajkot (b) Champaran
revolt in India? (c) Bareilly (d) Meerut
(a) Shah Alam II (b) Alamgir II SSC CGL (Tier-I) – 11/06/2019 (Shift-I)
(c) Bahadur Shah II (d) Akbar Shah II Ans. (d) : The Sepoy Rebellion began in India on May
SSC MTS 06/08/2019 (Shift-III) 10, 1857 AD from the city of Meerut. The credit for
Ans. (c) : Bahadur Shah Zafar was the last ruler of the initiating the Sepoy Rebellion of 1857 AD in India
Mughal Empire in India. Bahadur Shah Zafar led the goes to Amar Saheed Kotwal Dhan Singh Gurjar.
Indian Soldiers in the first Indian struggle for Every year 10 May in India is celebrated as Kranti
independence of 1857. Diwas.
144. Where was Mangal Pandey hanged on 29 148. With reference to the 1857 revolt consider the
March 1857 ? following statements.
(a) Meerut (b) Barrakpore 1. The sepoys of Meerut appealed to Bahadur
(c) Agra (d) Delhi Shah Zafar to accept the leadership of the
revolt.
SSC MTS 7-10-2017 (Shift-I) 2. In Kanpur, the sepoys made Nana Sahib as
Ans. (b) : Mangal Panday was an Indian freedom their leader.
fighter who played an important role in India's first 3. In Awadh, Rani Laxmibai was made the
freedom struggle in 1857. He was a soldier of 34th leader.
Bengal Infantry of East India Company. He was hanged Which of the given statements is/are correct?
to death on 8 April 1857 in Barrackpore Jail.
(a) 1 only (b) 1 and 2 only
145. After the Revolt of 1857, which of the following (c) 2 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3
changes was not made in India by the British
Government ? (SSC J.E. 01.03.17, 2:45 pm)
(a) Secretary of state for India was appointed Ans : (b) Regarding the revolt of 1857, statement 1 and
2 are correct because after the death of Mangal Panday,
(b) Proportion of Indian Soldiers in the British the sepoys of Meerut gathered around the Red Fort on
army were increased. 11th May 1857 and appealed to Bahadur Shah Zafar to
(c) Power of the East India Company was be the new leader of the revolt. The Revolt of Kanpur
handed over to the British Crown. was led by Nana Sahib who attacked General Wheeler's
(d) Governer-General of India became Viceroy entrenchment on 5th June 1857 and was joined by the
of India rebel sepoys. Rani Laxmibai led the revolt at Jhansi.
SSC MTS 13/08/2019 (Shift-I) 149. ____ was the Mughal emperor during the
revolt of 1857.
Ans. (b) : After the Revolt of 1857, the following
changes were made in India by the British (a) Akbar II (b) Bahadur Shah II
Government (c) Bahadur Shah I (d) Shah Alam II
(1) Government of India Act, 1858 abolished the SSC CHSL 12/04/2021 (Shift-III)
company rule and the Government of India was Ans : (b) Bahadur Shah II was the last emperor of
transferred from the hands of the company to crown Mughal Empire. He was the successor of Akbar II. He
(2) The assembly of director's and the assembly of was a famous Urdu poet and used write under pen name
rights were abolished and all their powers were given 'Zafar'. He was declared emperor by British authority.
to secretary of India. He became the symbol of unity during the great
rebellion of 1857.
(3) An Assembly of 15 members, the Council of India
was established.
(4) The Governor–General was now the representative 8. Peasant and Religius
of the crown, so he come to be called as the Viceroy. Movement
146. The mutiny in which of the following cities
marked the beginning of the Revolt of 1857? 150. Alluri Sitaram Raju was a tribal freedom
fighter from state of India.
(a) Meerut (b) Jhansi (a) Andhra Pradesh (b) Maharashtra
(c) Lucknow (d) Delhi (c) Gujarat (d) Bihar
SSC JE Mechanical 11.12.2020 (Shift-I) SSC MTS – 15/05/2023 (Shift-I)
Ans. (a) : Alluri Sitarama Raju was an Indian
Ans. (a) : Indian Mutiny, also called Sepoy Mutiny or revolutionary who fought against the British colonial
First War of Independence, widespread rebellion rule in India. He was born on July 4, 1897, in
against British rule in India in 1857–58. Begun in Pandrangi, Andhra Pradesh. He is widely regarded as a
Meerut by Indian troops (sepoys) in the service of the hero of the jungle or Manyam Veerudu by the local
British East India Company, it spread to Delhi, Agra, people for his bravery and sacrifiec. He led the Rampa
Kanpur, and Lucknow. Rebellion, a tribal uprising against British colonial rule
147. Who among the following was bestowed with in the Visakhapatnam district of Andhra Pradesh.
the title of ‘Saheb-e-Alam Bahadur’ by 151. In which year did the koya rebellion take place
Bahadur Shah during the uprising of 1857? in the east Godavari region?
(a) 1887-1888 (b) 1882-1883
(a) Nana Sahib (b) Birjis Qadir (c) 1874-1875 (d) 1879-1880
(c) Bakht Khan (d) Tatya Tope SSC CGL (Tier-II) – 07/03/2023
SSC JE Civil - 27/01/2018 (Shift-II) SSC Selection Posts XI– 28/06/2023 (Shift-I)
Ans. (c) : India's first military rebellion started on 10 Ans. (d) : In 1879-1880, the koya rebellion in the
eastern Godavari tract of present-day Andhra Pradesh
May, 1857 from Meerut. The rebels of Meerut reached which also affected some portions of the Malkangiri
Delhi and on 12 May, and captured Delhi and declared region of koraput district in Odisha. It was led by
Bahadur Shah II the emperor of India and the leader of Tomma Dora, the koya leader. Tomma Dora was hailed
rebellion. On 3 July 1857 Bakht Khan was declared as by the koyas as the 'King of Malkangiri. The movement
the main leader of the rebellion and Bahadur Shah II reflected the problems faced by the tribals like the
gave the title of 'Saheb-e-Alam Bahadur' to the Bakht erosion of customary rights over forests, the
Khan. Bakht Khan was Subedar of the British army in exploitation by moneylenders who began to control the
Bareilly was the leading rebel sepoys in Delhi. life of the koyas through loans and land transfers.
152. In 1921-22, the farmers of the Malabar coast of Ans. (b) : In the year 1880, Tama Dora, a brave koya
Kerala organized a great revolt known as the – young man led the koya troops, defeated the British
–––. Police of Malkangiri and declared himself as the ruler
(a) Kol rebellion (b) Moplah rebellion of Podia and Motu. Koya rebellion was a tribal revolt
(c) Munda rebellion (d) Santhal rebellion against British colonial rule and the oppressive
SSC CGL (Tier-1)– 19/07/2023 (Shift-I) zamindari system.
SSC Selection Posts XI– 27/06/2023 (Shift-II) 157. With whom is the 'Patharughat Uprising'
Ans. (b) : On 20 August 1921, a group of Muslim associated?
agricultural workers in Kerala's Malabar region went up (a) Lawyers uprising (b) Soldiers uprising
in arms against "unfair land" of the British, which while
granting landowners complete ownership of agricultural (c) Teachers uprising (d) Peasants' uprising
lands, reduced this group to mere labourers with no SSC MTS 26/10/2021 (Shift-I)
control over the land they tilled or the produce there of. Ans. (d) : Before the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre,
The Malabar Rebellion, or the Mapilla or Moplah Patharughat Peasants' Uprising occurred on 28th
rebellion started off as a peasant movement against the January 1894. More than 100 peasants fell to British
British and the upper-caste Hindu landlords, owing bullets in the Patharughat area, around 60 km North-
mainly to the new land-laws introduced by the British East of Guwahati, in the Darrang district.
government in the early 19th century. The movement 158. In which of the following years did the Santhal
was led by the Moplahs, the indigenous Muslim Revolt take place?
Community in Kerala's Malabar region. This uprising
which carried on for several months led to the death of (a) 1848-49 (b) 1874-75
around 10000 people. (c) 1825-26 (d) 1855-56
153. Rani Gaidinliu is associated with which of the SSC CHSL 09/08/2021 (Shift-I)
following movements? Ans. (d) : The Santhal Revolt took place in 1855-56.
(a) Nisha Bandish (b) Heraka Santhals were a tribal group concentrated in the state
(c) Nupi Lan (d) Meera Pabi of Jharkhand. This was the first peasant revolt that
SSC Selection Posts XI– 27/06/2023 (Shift-I) occurred in India. The Santhals formed their own
Ans. (b) : Rani Gaidinliu is associated with Heraka armies composed of peasant marching against their
religious movement. At the age of 13, she joined this oppressors. This revolt was headed by 4 brothers of
movement of her cousin Haipou Jadonang. She was a Murmus clan-Sidhu, Kanhu, Chand and Bhairav.
Naga spiritual and political leader who led this 159. A large area of land demarcated as Damin-i-
movement in India. The goal of the Heraka movement Koh in 1832 was declared as the land of the __.
was to restore the ancient Naga religious beliefs. She is (a) Warlis (b) Paharias
famously recognized as 'Rani Laxmibai' of Nagaland.
(c) Murias (d) Santhals
154. Which of the following parts of India was
affected by the kuka movement? SSC CHSL 12/04/2021 (Shift-III)
(a) Punjab (b) Bihar Ans : (d) In 1832, the officials of the British East India
(c) Jharkhand (d) Bengal company demarcated the forested hilly regions of
SSC Selection Posts XI– 28/06/2023 (Shift-III) Rajmahal Hills as Damin - i-Koh. Later on due to
Ans.(a): KuKa Movement (Namdharis) started in collection of Lagaan from this region, the revolt of
Punjab, after the annexation of Punjab in 1849. It aimed Santhalis was raised in the leadership of Sidhu, Kanhu
to purify the Sikh religion, only to the recitation of the Chand and Bhairav.
name of the guru that's why they are known as 160. What was the meaning of 'Ryot' in British
Namdharis. The Kuka Movement marked the first records in the 18th century?
major reaction of the people in the Punjab to the new (a) Weavers (b) Peasants
political order initiated by the British. (c) Jobbers (d) Traders
155. Where was the first All India Kisan Sabha SSC CHSL 19/04/2021 (Shift-III)
formed?
(a) Amritsar (b) Delhi Ans. (b) : The meaning of Ryot in British records in
(c) Lucknow (d) Lahore the 18th century was a peasant, tenant farmer or
SSC JE Civil - 29/01/2018 (Shift-II) cultivator of the soil in India. Ryot was a general
SSC CGL (Tier-1) – 21/07/2023 (Shift-IV) economic term used through out India for peasant
Ans. (c) : The All India Kisan Sabha was formed in cultivators.
1936 at Lucknow. The All India Kisan sabha is a peasnt 161. When did the peasant movement in Bardoli
front in India that advocates for farmer rights and the begin?
anti-feudal campaign. The first session of All India (a) 1943 (b) 1934
kisan sabha was held in Lucknow under the president (c) 1928 (d) 1919
ship of Sahajanand Saraswati. The all India kisan sabha
wsa well-known peasant uprising against the Zamindari SSC CHSL 19/08/2021 (Shift-II)
system that started in the 20th century. It aided in the Ans. (c) : The Bardoli Satyagraha was started in
improvement of living conditions for farmers, Gujarat in 1928, after the increased in unfair taxes
peasantry, and other and agricultural laborers. which the farmers of Bardoli had to pay to the British
156. Who led the koya rebellion in Malkangiri Government. The movement was eventually led by
(Present day Odisha) during 1880? Vallabhbhai Patel, and its success gave rise to Patel
(a) Ratan Naik (b) Tama Dora becoming one of the main leaders of the independence
(c) Rindo Majhi (d) Dayanidhi Dharua movement. He got the title of 'Sardar' from the local
farmers and peasants due to this Satyagrah.
SSC CHSL (Tier-1) – 08/08/2023 (Shift-IV)
162. In which of the following years did the revolt in 167. The movement of the local farmers of Bardoli
the countryside of the Bombay Deccan occur? in Gujarat against the British in 1928 was led
(a) 1875 (b) 1890 by ____.
(c) 1790 (d) 1905 (a) Vallabhbhai Patel (b) Lal Bahadur Shashtri
SSC CGL–(Tier-I) 16/08/2021 (Shift III) (c) Lokmanya Tilak (d) Jawaharlal Nehru
Ans. (a) : The revolt in the countryside of the Bombay SSC CGL (Tier-I) – 13/06/2019 (Shift-III)
Deccan occurred in 1875. Peasants in various parts of Ans : (a) See the explanation of above question.
India rose in revolt against moneylenders and grain 168. The Paika Rebellion was led by-
dealers as the British had introduced the Ryotwari
settlement as the system of land revenue. Under this (a) Bakshi Jagabandhu (b) Titu Mir
system, the revenue of land was fixed on a yearly (c) Sidhu (d) Kanhu
basis. SSC JE Civil - 25/09/2019 (Shift-I)
163. Who among the following was the first General Ans. (a) : Paika Rebellion of 1817 is an armed revolt
Secretary of All India Kisan Congress? against the British by the Paikas of Khurda in Odisha.
(a) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel The rebellion took form and shape under the leadership
(b) NG Ranga of Bakshi Jagabandhu Bidyadhara.
(c) Swami Sahajanand Saraswati 169. “All India Kisan Sabha” was founded in…… ..
(d) Acharya Narendra Dev (a) 1936 AD (b) 1939 AD
SSC CGL–(Tier-I) 17/08/2021 (Shift II) (c) 1942 AD (d) 1945 AD
Ans. (b) : At the Lucknow Session of Indian National SSC JE Civil - 29/01/2018 (Shift-II)
Congress in 1936, all radical developments on the Ans. (a) : All India Kisan Sabha is a peasant front
peasant front culminated in the formation of All India founded in 1936 at Indian National Congress Lucknow
Kisan Sabha (AIKS) with Sahajananda Saraswati Session. Swami Sahajanand Saraswati was first
elected as first President and N.G. Ranga as a General President and N.G. Ranga was the first General
Secretary. Secretary of All India Kishan Sabha. The motives of
164. Who among the following was one of the the All India Kisan Sabha were:
leaders of the Santhal rebellion? 1. To abolish zamindari system.
(a) Sidhu Manjhi (b) BR Ambedkar 2. To reduce land revenue etc.
(c) Surya Sen (d) Swami Vivekanand 170. Which year against the Tax policies of the
SSC CGL–(Tier-I) 20/08/2021 (Shift II) British in Assam did the Patharughat Present
rebellion in India?
Ans. (a) : In 1855, the Santhal rebellion was started in
present-day Jharkhand and Bengal (Purulia and (a) 1862 (b) 1873
Bankura) in eastern India against both the British (c) 1894 (d) 1885
colonial authority and Zamindars by the Santhal people. SSC CGL (Tier-I) – 11/06/2019 (Shift-II)
Sidhu and Kanhu were brothers and leaders of the Ans. (c) : The incident took place in Patharughat a
rebellion. The other associates were Chand and small village in Assam's Darang district, on January
Bhairav. 1894 When British officer refused to listen the farmers
165. Who was the leader of the Bardoli Peasant grievances & there was lathi charge open fire against
Satyagraha? farmers where in many peasant got killed.
(a) Vallabhbhai Patel (b) Baldev Singh
(c) TT Krishnamachari (d) Abdul Kalam Azad 9. Social and Religious Reform
SSC JE Mechanical 27.10.2020 (Shift-I) Movements
Ans. (a) : Bardoli Peasant Satyagraha was led by
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel in 1928. Bardoli Satyagraha
(i) Brahmo Samaj
was launched against government's order of increasing
22% tax. Under the leadership of Patel the Bardoli 171. Which of the following does not belong to
Peasants decided to refuse payment of taxes. After the Brahmo Samaj?
success of this movement Gandhi ji gave the 'Sardar' (a) Raja Ram Moha Roy
title to Vallabhabhai Patel on the behalf of Bardoli (b) Atmaram Pandurang
Women. (c) Keshab Chandra Sen
(d) Debendranath Tagore
166. In which of the following peasant uprisings, SSC Selection Posts XI– 27/06/2023 (Shift-IV)
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel took part? Ans. (b) : Raja Ram Mohan Roy is regarded as father
(a) Eka Movement of Modern India who founded the first religious reform
(b) Tebhaga Movement organization i.e. Brahmo Samaj in 1828. The two most
(c) Kisan Sabha prominent leader of the Brahmo Samaj were
Debendranath Tagore and keshab chandra sen. It
(d) Bardoli Satyagraha forbade idol-worship and discarded meaningless rites
SSC MTS 07/08/2019 (Shift-II) and rituals. The Samaj also forbade its members from
Ans. (d) : See the explanation of above question. attacking any religion.
172. In which language was Raja Ram Mohan Ans : (d) Raja Ram Mohan Roy was the harbinger of
Roy's book 'Gift to Monotheists' originally Indian Reform movement and also known as the "father
written? of Modern India". Ishwar Chandra Vidya Sagar played
(a) Sanskrit (b) Persian significant role in passing of Widow Remarriage Act of
(c) Bengali (d) Arabic language 1856 and Jyotiba Phule founded the Satyashodhak
SSC CGL (Tier-1) – 26/07/2023 (Shift-III) Samaj and lead the depressed classes.
SSC JE Civil - 29/01/2018 (Shift-I)
SSC CHSL (Tier-1) – 03/08/2023 (Shift-II) 177. Among the following personalities, who was
Ans. (b) : In 1804, Raja Ram Mohan Roy wrote 'A Gift NOT associated with Prarthana Samaj?
to Monotheists' (Tulfat-ul-Muwahhidin) in Persian with (a) Ishwar Chand Vidyasagar
an introduction in Arabic. In this book he put forward (b) Atmaram Pandurang
the idea that people must worship a single God. Raja
Ram Mohan Roy was the father of Modern India's (c) R. G. Bhandarkar
Renaissance. (d) M.G. Ranade
173. Who was the founder of the Brahma Samaj SSC JE Civil - 23/09/2019 (Shift-II)
Founded in 1828? Ans. (a) : Prarthna Samaj was founded in Mumbai in
(a) Rabindranath Tagore the year 1867 with the inspiration of Acharya Keshav
(b) Subhash Chandra Bose Chandra Sen, by Atmaram Pandurang Chandravarkar
(c) Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel etc. GR Bhandarkar was the foremost leader of
Prarthana Samaj. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar was
(d) Raja Ram Mohan Roy related to widow remarriage act. In 1855 AD, he gave
(SSC 10+2 CHSL 07.01.17, 10 am) the signed petition of 984 people to company
Ans : (d) Raja Ram Mohan Roy was the founder of government to make widow remarriage law and on 26
Brahma Samaj founded on 20 August, 1828. The long July 1856 AD Widow Remarriage Act was passed.
term agenda of Brahmo Samaj to purify Hinduism and 178. Who is known as 'Father of Indian Renaissance'?
to preach monotheism was based on the twin pillar of
reason and the Vedas and Upanishads. (a) Vivekanand
174. Who started Ganesha Festival? (b) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(a) Mahatma Gandhi (b) Lokmanya Tilak (c) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
(c) Pandit Nehru (d) Indira Gandhi (d) Surendranath Banerjee
(SSC 10+2 CHSL 20.01.17, 1:15 pm) SSC CGL (TIER-1) 27-10-2016, 1:15 pm
Ans : (b) Lokmanya Tilak (Bal Gangadhar Tilak) Ans : (c) Raja Ram Mohan Roy is known as the 'Father
started Ganesh festival in Maharashtra in 1893. Tilak of Indian Renaissance'. He was the first Indian who
was the first person who was punished for journalism in opposes the social ills of Indian society. He wrote two
1882. He had edited 'Maratha' and 'Kesari' Newspapers. books-
In 1896-97, he launched a 'non-payment of taxes' (1) Gift to Monotheists (1809)
movement in the whole of Maharashtra during which
public gave him the title of 'Lokmanya Tilak'. During (2) Precepts of Jesus (1820).
his stay in Mandalay Jail (Burma), he composed a book
called 'Gita Rahasya'. Tilak was the only Congress (ii) Arya Samaj
leader who could not become the president of Indian
National Congress. In Valentine's Chirol consideration 179. Some followers of Swami Dayanand started a
he has been called the father of Indian unrest. network of schools and colleges called DAV.
175. Who established the “Atmiya Sabha” a What is the full form of 'A' in DAV?
precursor in the socio-religious reforms in (a) Anglo (b) Author
Bengal? (c) Angel (d) Accept
(a) Vivekanand SSC Selection Posts XI– 28/06/2023 (Shift-IV)
(b) Dayanand Saraswati Ans. (a): The full name of DAV schools is Dayanand
Anglo vedic, and it was created by Arya Samaj with the
(c) Raja Ram Mohan Roy slogan "lead us from darkness to light". On June 1,
(d) Arbindo 1886, the first DAV school was established in Lahore
SSC JE Civil - 29/01/2018 (Shift-I) with Mahatma Hansraj's sefl-abnegation as a tribute to
Ans. (c) : Raja Ram Mohan Roy established the Swami Dayanand Saraswati
"Atmiya Sabha" a precursor in the socio-religious 180. Which of the following statements is/are
reforms in Bengal to propagate the monotheistic ideals correct regarding Arya Samaj and Swami
of the Vedanta and to compaign against idolatry caste Dayanand Saraswati?
rigidities meaningless rituals and other social ills. Statement A: The original name of Swami
176. Which of the following was not actively engaged Dayanand Saraswati was Moolshankar Tiwari.
in social and religious reforms in India? Statement B : Swami Dayanand Saraswati was
(a) Raja Ram Mohan Roy a native of Gujarat.
Statement C : Arya Samaj was established in
(b) Pandit Iswar Chandra Vidyasagar the year 1875.
(c) Jotiba Phule (a) All A, B and C (b) Only C
(d) Bharatendu Harish Chandra (c) Only A (d) Only A and B
SSC CGL (TIER-1) 10-09-2016, 1:15 pm SSC CHSL (Tier-II) – 26/06/2023
Ans. (a) : Swami Dayanand Saraswati was born on 12th founded Arya Samaj at Bombay. It was a hindu reform
February in Tankara, Gujarat in a Brahmin family. His movement meaning "Society of Nobles". He authored
parents, Lalji Tiwari and Yashodhabai were orthodox the books like "Satyarth Prakash"
Brahmin. He was earlier named Mool shankar Tiwari as Rigvedadibhashyabhumika and Vyavharabhanu etc.
he was born during Mool nakshatra. Arya Samaj was Brahmo Samaj was founded by Raja Ram Mohan Roy.
founded by Swami Dayanand Saraswati in 1875. Arya 185. “Back to the Vedas”, whose statement is this?
Samaj is a reform movement of Vedic Dharma and he was (a) Swami Vivekananda
the first to give the call for Swaraj as "India for Indian" in
1876. Hence, all statement are correct. (b) Swami Dayanand Saraswati
181. Lala Lajpat Rai was an active member of which (c) Swami Shraddhanand
organization? (d) S. Radhakrishnan
(a) Brahmo Sabha (b) Prarthana Samaj SSC JE Civil - 24/01/2018 (Shift-II)
(c) Arya Samaj (d) Brahmo Samaj Ans. (b) : Swami Dayanand Saraswati gave slogan of
SSC GD 01/12/2021 (Shift-II) Back to the Vedas and called for a revival of Vedic
SSC MTS– 16/05/2023 (Shift-II) learning and Vedic purity of religion and not a revival
Ans. (c) : Lala Lajat Rai was one of the greatest of vedic times. First Arya Samaj unit was formally set
freedom fighters of India. He was also known as up by Swami Dayananda Saraswati at Bombay in
'Punjab Kesari' and 'Lion of Punjab'. Influenced by 1875.
Swami Dayanand, he joined the Arya Samaj in Lahore.
He believed that idealism in Hinduism, combined with 186. Who among the following was the founder of
nationalism, would lead to the establishment of a the Arya Mahila Samaj in the early 1880s?
secular state. He was an active member of Arya Samaj (a) Swami Dayananda Saraswati
182. Which of the following reformist organizations (b) Swami Vivekananda
considered the vedas to be the source of all (c) Ramabai Ranade
knowledge? (d) Pandita Ramabai
(a) Prarthana Samaj (b) Arya Samaj SSC JE Civil - 22/01/2018 (Shift-I)
(c) Brahmo Samaj (d) Theosophical Society
SSC CGL (Tier-1)– 17/07/2023 (Shift-II) Ans. (d) : Pandita Ramabai founded the Arya Mahila
SSC CHSL (Tier-1) – 17/08/2023 (Shift-IV) Samaj in the early 1880s after she moved to Pune. In
1889 Ramabai established Sharada Sadan for the
Ans. (b) : Arya Samaj was a Vedic religious reform Widow's. Ramabai was a social activist as well as a
movement. Which considered the Vedas as the source great learner. She translated Bible in Marathi.
of all knowledge. Arya Samaj was founded by
Dayanand Saraswati in 1875 in Mumbai and later its
headquarters was established in Lahore. Dayanand's (iii) Ram Krishna Mission
thoughts were published in his famous work 'Satyarth
Prakash'. He gave the slogan 'Return to the Vedas'. 187. Which of the following movements started in
183. Who was the founder of Arya Samaj? Bengal?
(a) Arya Samaj
(a) Acharya Narendra Dev (b) Prarthana Samaj
(b) Dayanand Saraswati (c) Ramakrishna Mission
(c) Raja Ram Mohan Roy (d) Satyashodhak Samaj
(d) Acharya Vinoba Bhave SSC MTS/Havaldar–01/09/2023 (Shift-I)
Ans. (c): Ramakrishna Movement started in Bengal.
SSC CGL (TIER-1) 01-09-2016, 4:15 pm This movement was initiated by Swami Vivekananda to
Ans : (b) Arya Samaj was Hindu social reform spread the universal message of Vedanta in the light of
movement, which was founded by Swami Dayanand Sri Ramakrishna. With this aim, Swami Vivekananda
Saraswati in Bombay in 1875 with the inspiration of founded the Ramakrishna Mission in May 1897. The
Swami Virjanand of Mathura. This movement was headquarters of Ramakrishna Mission is situated in
started in response to western influence to reform Belur Math, west Bengal.
Hinduism. Arya Saraj believed in Pure Vedic. They 188. Karsondas Mulji and Dadoba Pandurang were
used to reject Avatarism, and also false rituals and associated with ––––– which worked against
superstitions beliefs. evils like caste system and encouraged widow
184. Which of the following statements about remarriage.
Swami Dayanand Saraswati is INCORRECT? (a) Ramakrishna Mission
(b) Paramahansa Mandali
(a) His birthplace was Gujarat. (c) Arya Samaj
(b) He authored the book 'Satyarth Prakash'. (d) Brahmo Samaj
(c) He was the founder of Brahmo Samaj. SSC CGL (Tier-1) – 26/07/2023 (Shift-I)
(d) He was the founder of Arya Samaj. Ans. (b) : Paramahansa Mandali, founded in 1849 in
Bombay (now Mumbai), was the first socio-religious
SSC CGL–(Tier-I) 13/08/2021 (Shift I) organization in Maharashtra. It was established by
Ans. (c) : Swami Dayanand Saraswati was born on Dadoba Pandurang, Karsondas Mulji, Durgaram
12th February, 1824 in Tankara, Gujarat. He was born Mehtaji, and a group of their friends. The organization
as Mool Shankar (original name). His father was operated as a secret society and aimed to reform Hindu
Karshanji Lalji Tiwari and his mother was religion society. They worked against evils like caste
Yashodabai. In April 1875 Dayanand Saraswati system and encouraged widow remarriage.
189. Swami Vivekananda established Ramakrishna 193. What was the name of Swami Vivekananda's
Mission in the year ____. Guru?
(a) 1897 (b) 1876 (a) Ramana Maharishi
(c) 1899 (d) 1882 (b) Paramhansa Yogananda
(c) Adi Shankaracharya
SSC CHSL 12/04/2021 (Shift-I)
(d) Ramkrishna Paramahansa
Ans : (a) Swami Vivekananda founded the Ramkrishna SSC MTS 07/08/2019 (Shift-I)
Mission at the monastery of Belur Math on the Ganges
(Ganga) river near Calcutta in 1897. Ans. (d) : Ramkrishna Paramahansa was the spiritual
Guru of Swami Vivekananda. Swami Vivekananda
The mission is named after Indian Saint Ramakrishna founded the Ramakrishna Mission in 1897. The
Paramahamsa. The organisation mainly propagates the mission stood for social service.
Hindu philosophy of Advaita Vedanta and four Yogic
ideals - Jnana, Bhakti, Karma and Raja Yoga. (iv) Theosophical Society
190. Who was the founder of the Ramakrishna
Mission? 194. Who was the founder of the Theosophical
(a) Swami Dayanand Society?
(b) Debendranath Tagore (a) Justice Ranade (b) Madam Blavatsky
(c) Annie Besant (d) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(c) Swami Vivekananda
SSC CGL (TIER-1) 27-08-2016, 4:15 pm
(d) Atmaram Pandurang
Ans : (b) The Theosophical Society was founded by
SSC CHSL 21/10/2020 (Shift-I) Madam H.P. Blavatsky and Colonel Olcott in New
Ans. (c) : The Ramakrishna Mission was founded by York in 1875. In 1882, the headquarters of the society
Swami Vivekananda on 1st May, 1897. Its first was established in Adyar near Chennai in India. In
cloister/math was established in Baranagar (Kolkata) 1889, Mrs. Annie Besant joined the Society in England.
This movement was popularised by Annie Besant in
where as its headquarter is in Belur Math, West India.
Bengal. Swami Vivekananda was the disciple of
Ramkrishna Paramahansa. He was born on 12th 195. Who was the founder of the Theosophical
January 1863 and the day is every year celebrated as Society of India?
"Yuva Diwas". (a) Annie Besant
(b) Womesh Chandra Bannerjee
191. Who was the revolutionary leader who ended
his days as a Swami of Ramakrishna Mission? (c) Ram Prasad Bismil
(d) Subhash Chandra Bose
(a) Ajit Singh
SSC CGL (TIER-1) 08-09-2016, 1:15 pm
(b) Aurobindo Ghosh
Ans : (a) See the explanation of above question.
(c) Jatindranath Bandopadhyay
(d) Hemachandra Kanungo
(v) Muslim Reform Movements
SSC CGL (TIER-1) 28-08-2016, 10 am
Ans : (c) Jatindranath Bandopadhyay who is also 196. Who among the following was the founder of
known by the nickname "Niralamba Swami'. the Aligarh Movement, which was largely
Jantindranath ended his days as a Swami of responsible for the revival of Muslims in
Ramkrishna Mission. He stayed with Maharishi India?
(a) Mirza Ghulam Ahmad
Aurobindo in his revolutionary life. He was born on 19 (b) Muhammad Iqbal
November, 1877 and died in 1930. (c) Sayyid Ahmad khan
192. Identify the correctly matched pair of the (d) Abdul Gaffar khan
founder and the social/socio-religious SSC CGL (Tier-I) – 13/06/2019 (Shift-I)
organisation founded. SSC GD 14/12/2021 (Shift-I)
SSC CGL (Tier-1) – 18/07/2023 (Shift-II)
(a) Swami Vivekananda-Ramakrishna Mission Ans. (c) : The Aligarh Movement is known as the most
(b) Ram Krishna Paramahansa-Ramakrishna important socio-religious movement among Muslims. It
Mission was organized by Syed Ahmad khan, who was largely
(c) Raja Ram Mohan Roy-Arya Samaj responsible for the revival of Muslims in India. Aligarh
Movement was a systemic movement aimed at
(d) Dayanand Saraswati - Brahmo Samaj reforming the social, political and educational aspects
SSC CHSL 18/03/2020 (Shift-III) of the Muslim community. Sir Syed Ahmad khan
Ans. (a) : The Socio-Religious organization realised that Muslims could only make progress if they
took to modern education. For this he started the
'Ramakrishna Mission' was founded by Swami Aligarh movement.
Vivekananda in Kolkata in 1897. Swami Dayanand 197. By whom was the Mohammedan Literary
Saraswati founded 'Arya Samaj' in year 1875. 'Brahma Society established in Calcutta in 1863?
Samaj was founded by Raja Ram Mohan Roy in the (a) Mirza Ghulam (b) Syed Ahmad
year 1828. Ramkrishna Paramahansa was a great saint (c) Syed Ahmad Khan (d) Nawab Abdul Latif
spiritual teacher and thinker of India. SSC CHSL (Tier-1) – 14/08/2023 (Shift-IV)
Ans. (d) : The Mohammedan Literary Society of (vi) Other Social Movements
Kolkata was founded in 1863 by Nawab Abdul Latif.
Its main objective was to promote education among the 202. The Veda Samaj of Madras was inspired ––.
exploited, deprived and backward Muslims and to (a) Deoband Movement
provide them a respectable place in the society. This is (b) Brahmo Samaj
the reason why Latif is also called the father of Muslim (c) Wahabi Movement
renaissance in Bengal. (d) Arya Samaj
198. The Begums of Bhopal founded a primary SSC MTS 06/10/2021 (Shift-III)
school for girls in the early twentieth century SSC Selection Posts XI– 27/06/2023 (Shift-IV)
at ––––––––. Ans. (b) : The Veda samaj of madras was inspired by
(a) Aligarh (b) Pune the ideas of Brahmo Samaj. The Veda Samaj was
(c) Bombay (d) Lahore established in Madras (Chennai) in 1864. The Veda
SSC MTS/Havaldar– 07/07/2022 (Shift-III) Samaj was an extremely important social reform in the
Ans. (a) : The Begums of Bhopal founded a primary Southern India. The Samaj was established mainly with
school for girls in the early 20th century at Aligarh. The the efforts of Sridharalu Naidu and keshab chandra sen.
Bhopal province was ruled by four women kudsia It worked to abolish caste distinctions and promote
Begum, Sikander begum, shah Jahan Begum and sultan widow remarriage and women's education.
Jahan Begum. Begum Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain, 203. Who among the following advocated the
another remarkable woman, founded schools for ideology of "oru jati, oru matam, oru daivam
Muslim females in Patna and Calcutta. She was a bold manushyanu" (one caste, one religion, one
opponent of traditional ideologies, arguing that all good for humankind)?
religious authorities gave women a lower status. (a) Keshab chandra sen
199. The Aligarh Movement was started by ____. (b) Swami Shradhanand
(c) Narayana Guru
(a) Maulana Manzoor Ahsan (d) Birsa Munda
(b) Dr. Maghfoor Ahmad Ajazi SSC CGL (Tier-1)– 19/07/2023 (Shift-I)
(c) Muhammad Ali Jinnah Ans. (c) : Narayan Guru advocated the ideology of "oru
(d) Syed Ahmad Khan jati, oru matam, oru daivam manushyanu" (one caste,
one religion, one god for humankind). He was a great
SSC CGL (Tier-I) – 13/06/2019 (Shift-I) saint and social reformer of India. He is considered to
Ans : (d) Aligarh Movement was started from be one of the greatest religious and social leaders of
Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh. The founder of this kerala. He preached for religious unity and social
movements was Sir Syed Ahmad Khan. He had equality in Hinduism.
established an 'Anglo Muslim College' (also known as 204. R. G. Bhandarkar was a popular leader of
Muhammadan Anglo Oriental College) in Aligarh in which reformist organization?
1875. (a) Theosophical Society (b) Prarthana Samaj
200. What was the chief objective of the 'Wahabi (c) Brahmo Samaj (d) Arya Samaj
Movement'? SSC CGL (Tier-1)– 18/07/2023 (Shift-III)
(a) Forge cordial relations with the British Ans. (b) : R.G. Bhandarkar was a pupular leader of
Prarthana Samaj. He joined it in 1870. Prarthana Samaj
(b) Purify Islam was founded in Maharashtra by Dr. Atmaram
(c) Improve the condition of women Pandurang in 1867 under the influence of Brahmo
(d) Adopt rational education Samaj leader keshab chandra sen.
SSC CGL (TIER-1) 01-09-2016, 1:15 pm 205. The Principal of a Sanskrit College
Ans : (b) The Wahabi Movement existed between representing the mixture of Indian and western
1820-1870 with its harbinger Sir Sayyid Ahmad of culture was - - - -.
Raebareli. The centre of the movement was Patna (a) Debendranath Tagore
mainly it gained momentum in North, central India. It (b) Keshab Chandra Sen
was an Islamic revivalist movement whose stress was to (c) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
condemn any change into the original Islam and return (d) Ishwar chandra VidyaSagar
to its true spirit. SSC Selection Posts XI– 28/06/2023 (Shift-III)
Ans. (d) : The Principal of a Sanskrit College
201. Who established the Muhammedan Anglo representing the mixture of Indian and western culture
Oriental College at Aligarh? was Ishwar chandra Vidyasagar. In 1850, he became
(a) Mohammad Ali Jinnah the principal of Sanskrit College.
(b) Syed Sadulla 206. Who started the temple entry movement in
(c) Syed Ahmad Khan 1927?
(a) Bhimrao Ambedhar
(d) Dadabhai Naoroji (b) Annie Besant
SSC JE Civil 29.10.2020 (Shift-I) (c) Mahatma Gandhi
Ans. (c) : Muhammedan Anglo-Oriental College was (d) Mahadev Govind Ranade
established in 1875 in Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh by Sir SSC MTS/Havaldar–04/09/2023 (Shift-II)
Syed Ahmad Khan, initially as a grammar school, with Ans. (a) : Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar started the temple
the aim of taking it to a college-level organization, entry movement in 1927 After this, people of lower
referred to as Muhammedan Anglo-Oriental College. In castes were allowed to enter temples and also use and
year 1920 it became Aligarh Muslim University. draw water from temple wells.
207. Which of the following institutions was Ans. (b) : The Satyashodhak Samaj was established by
founded by M.G. Ranade and G.V. Joshi? the great social reformer Jyotiba phule in the Pune
(a) Abhinav Bharat Presidency Association district of Maharashtra in 1873. Phule's principal
(b) Poona Sarvajanik Sabha objective was to ameliorate the conditions of the
(c) The Bombay Presidency Association depressed classes in Maharashtra and to prevent their
(d) Indian National Congress
SSC MTS/Havaldar–01/09/2023 (Shift-I) economic and social exploitation by the oppressive
nexus of moneylenders and the colonial administration.
Ans. (b) : The Poona Sarvajanik Sabha was established
by M. G. Ranade and G. V. Joshi on 2nd April 1870. 212. In 1867, Keshab Chandra Sen helped
Poona Sarvajanik Sabha started with the aim of Atmaram Pandurang in establishing the
working as a mediating body between the government Prarthana Samaj in ––––––.
and people of India and to popularize the peasants' legal (a) Pune (b) Bombay
rights. (c) Calcutta (d) Chennai
208. Who was the founder of widow Remarriage SSC MTS– 10/05/2023 (Shift-I)
Association (1861)? Ans. (b) : In 1867, Keshab Chandra Sen helped
(a) Raja Ram Mohan Roy Atmaram pandurang in establishing the Prarthana
(b) R.G. Bhandarkar Samaj in Bombay. Prarthana Samaj was a movement
(c) Atmarama Pandurang for religious and social reforms to make people believe
(d) Mahadev Govind Ranade in one God.
SSC MTS– 19/05/2023 (Shift-III)
SSC CHSL (Tier-1) – 02/08/2023 (Shift-I) 213. Where was the Vaikom Satyagraha (1924-25)
Ans. (d) : Mahadev Govind Ranade founded the widow (a) Kerala (b) Tamil Nadu
Remarriage Association in 1861 with the aim of (c) Karnataka (d) Andhra Pradesh
promoting the remarriage of widows, which was a
SSC JE Civil - 27/01/2018 (Shift-I)
taboo in society at that time. He was a social reformer
who played a crucial role in the widow Remarriage Ans. (a) : Vaikom Satyagraha (1924-25) was a
Movement in India. Satyagraha in Travancore, India (Now part of Kerala)
209. Who was the founder of Dharma Sabha? against untouchablity in Hindu society. The satyagraha
(a) Radhakanta Deb aimed at securing freedom of movement for all section
(b) Dadoba Pandurang of society through the public roads leading to the Sri
(c) R.G. Bhandarkar Mahadeva Temple at Vaikon. K. Kelappan played a
(d) Raja Ram Mohan Roy dominant role in the famous Vaikom Satyagraha.
SSC MTS– 18/05/2023 (Shift-I)
214. Which of the following modern states
Ans. (a) :
Sabha /Samaj - Founder witnessed the origin of the 'Vaikom'
• Dharma Sabha - Radhakanta Deb movement?
• Atmiya Sabha - Raja Ram Mohan Roy (a) Goa (b) Andhra Pradesh
• Prarthana Samaj - Atmaram Panduranga (c) Kerala (d) Sikkim
• Gyan Prasarak Sabha - Dadoba Pandurang SSC JE Electrical – 24/03/2021 (Shift-II)
210. Who founded the Tattvabodhini Sabha,
formed to discover spiritual truth? Ans. (c) : Kerala state witnessed the origin of the
(a) Debendranath Tagore "Vaikom movement". The movement began on 30th
(b) Raja Ram Mohan Roy March 1924. The movement is for temple entry of the
(c) Keshab chandra Sen depressed classes. It happened near the Shiva Temple at
(d) Dayananda Saraswati Vaikom, Kottayam district, Kerala during 1924-25. At
SSC CGL (Tier-1) – 26/07/2023 (Shift-II) that time, Vaikom was a part of the princely state of
Ans. (a) : The 'Tattvabodhini Sabha' was established Travancore. Gandhiji, Chatampi Swamikal, E. V.
by Debendranath Tagore. Tattvabodhini sabha was a Ramaswami Naicker, and Sree Narayana Guru
particular reform movement organization, aiming to supported the movement.
popularize Brahmo faith. When Brahmo Samaj 215. Who was the founder of the Satyashodhak
became weak after the death of its founder Raja Ram
Mohan Roy, Debendranath Tagore took every possible Samaj in the 19th century?
initiative and established the 'Tattvaranjini sabha on 6 (a) Swami Vivekananda
October 1839. This Sabha was later renamed as (b) BR Ambedkar
'Tattvabodhini Sabha.' Its prime objective was to (c) Jyotiba Phule
propagate the spirit of Hindu Scriptures, including the
Vedas. (d) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
211. Jyotiba phule founded the Satyashodhak SSC CPO-SI – 09/12/2019 (Shift-II)
Samaj (Truth Seeker's Society) in –––––. Ans : (c) Mahatma Jyotiba Phule was born on 11 April
(a) 1898 (b) 1873 1827 in Katgun, Satara District in Maharashtra
(c) 1865 (d) 1852 Mahatma Phule founded the Satyashodhak Samaj on 24
SSC CPO-SI – 09/12/2019 (Shift-II)
September 1873. He opposed caste system and idolatry.
SSC MTS 14/10/2021 (Shift-I)
SSC MTS/Havaldar– 06/07/2022 (Shift-II) Gulamgiri and Sarvajanik Satya Dharma are prominent
SSC MTS– 11/05/2023 (Shift-II) book written by him.
 10. Acts brought for Social Ans. (c) : The first woman president of the Indian
national Congress was Annie Besant. She was elected
Reforms president in the Kolkata session in 1917. Whereas
Sarojini Naidu was the first Indian woman to become
216. Who was the then Governor-General of British the President of Congress (1925 Kanpur session).
India, when 'Sati Pratha' became illegal and
punishable ? 222. The first session of the Indian National
congress was held in –––––.
(a) Warren Hastings (b) Lord Cornwallis (a) Calcutta (b) Bombay
(c) Lord William Bentinck (d) Lord Wellesley (c) Lahore (d) Surat
SSC CGL (Tier-I)-2019 – 04/03/2020 (Shift-III) SSC MTS– 02/05/2023 (Shift-I)
Ans. (c) : Lord William Bentinck was the first Ans. (b) : The first session of the Indian National
Governor-General of India from 1828-1835. He made Congress was held in Bombay in the year 1885, whose
several efforts regarding social, educational legal and president was Vyomesh chandra Banerjee. It was held
administrative changes. In 1829 along with the help of in Bombay, at the 'Gokuldas Tejpal Sanskrit Pathshala'
Raja Ram Monan Roy, he banned the Sati System. and 72 delegates had participated.
217. Which governor general of India abolished 223. Self-rule or 'Swaraj' as the ultimate goal of the
Sati system in 1829 by declaring it an offence ? Indian national Congress was announced by
(a) Lord William Bentinck (b) Lord Dalhousie Dadabhai Naoroji in which of the following
(c) Lord Wellesley (d) Lord Cornwallis sessions of the Indian national congress?
(a) Bankipur (b) Bombay
SSC CHSL 13/10/2020 (Shift-II) (c) Calcutta (d) Madras
Ans. (a) : See the explanation of the above question. SSC CGL (Tier-1) – 20/07/2023 (Shift-IV)
218. The practice of Sati was abolished under the Ans. (c) : Under the President ship of Dadabhai
governorship of ____. Naoroji, the Calcutta session of the Indian national
(a) Lord William Bentick (b) Lord Elenborough congress was held at 1906. In this session, congress
(c) Lord Metcalfe (d) Lord Auckland adopted resolution on Partion of Bengal, self
Government (Swaraj), Swadeshi and boycott. In this
SSC CPO-SI 25/11/2020 (Shift-I)
session congress adopted self-rule or Swaraj as the
Ans. (a) : See the explanation of above question. ultimate goal.
224. Who was the president of the second session of
11. Indian National Congress the Indian National Congress?
(a) Firoz shah Mehta
219. Who among the following was one of the (b) Dadabhai Naoroji
founders of the Indian Association established (c) George Yule
in 1876? (d) Womesh Chandra Bonnerjee
(a) Shishir Kumar Ghosh SSC CGL (Tier-1) – 20/07/2023 (Shift-I)
(b) Dadabhai Nooroji Ans. (b) :
(c) Surendranath Banerjee Indian National President
(d) Mahadev Govind Ranade Congress Sessions
SSC CHSL (Tier-1) – 14/08/2023 (Shift-II) • Bombay (1885) W.C. Bonnerjee
SSC CHSL (Tier-1) – 08/08/2023 (Shift-II)
• Calcutta (1886) Dadabhai Naoroji
Ans. (c): The Indian National Association was
established in 1876 as one of the first nationalist • 1888 (Allahabad) George Yule
organizations by Surendranath Banerjee and Anand • Calcutta (1890) Feroz Shah Mehta
Mohan Bose. It is also known as the Indian Association 225. The origin of the Directive Principles of state
of Calcutta. It advocated for the promotion of various Policy can be traced to which of the following?
legitimate means such as the political, intellectual, and (a) Poona Pact
material advancement of the people of India. (b) Second Round Table Conference
220. Who among the following was the president of (c) Gandhi-Irwin Pact
the Indian national congress during its 1915 (d) Karachi resolution
session? SSC CGL (Tier-1)– 18/07/2023 (Shift-III)
(a) Satyendra Prasad sinha Ans. (d) : The origin of the Directive Principles of state
(b) Bhupendra Nath Bose Policy can be traced in Karachi Resolution. It was
(c) Ambika Charan Majumdar passed by the Indian National Congress in 1931.
(d) Madan Mohan Malviya
SSC CGL (Tier-II) – 06/03/2023 226. In which of the following sessions of the Indian
Ans. (a) : The 1915 session of the Indian national National Congress did George Yule become the
Congress was presided over by Satyendra Prasad Sinha. President in 1888?
It was organized in Mumbai. The Lucknow session of (a) Calcutta (b) Allahabad
1916 was presided over by Ambika Charan Majumdar. (c) Madras (d) Bombay
221. Who was the first women president of the SSC CGL 12/04/2022 (Shift-III)
Indian national congress?
(a) Asaf Ali (b) Sarojini naidu Ans. (b) George Yule was choosen the President of
(c) Annie Besant (d) Usha Mehta Indian National Congress in Allahabad Session of INC
SSC MTS/Havaldar–08/09/2023 (Shift-II) in 1888.
227. In which of the following years did the Ans : (b) Ambika Charan Mazumdar was the President
resolution at the Karachi Session of the Indian of the Indian National Congress for the Lucknow
National Congress dwell on how Independent Session 1916. Lucknow Pact was made by the Indian
India’s Constitution should look?
National Congress headed by Bal Gangadhar Tilak and
(a) 1931 (b) 1928 the All India Muslim League.
(c) 1946 (d) 1945
1. The major achievements of Lucknow Pact was that
SSC CGL 13/04/2022 (Shift-II) the moderates and radicals reunited and they jointly
Ans. (b) In 1928, Motilal Nehru and eight other demanded self rule for India.
congress leaders drafted a constitution for India. In 2. The Congress and the Muslim league reached a
1931, the resolution at the Karachi Session of the Indian
National Congress dwelt on how independent India's settlement and both decide to struggle together.
constitution should look like. 232. In which of the following years did the Indian
228. The Lucknow Pact of December 1916 was an National Congress split at Surat and cause the
understanding between the Indian National session to break up?
Congress and the _____. (a) 1907 (b) 1929
(a) Swatantra Party (b) Hindu Mahasabha (c) 1915 (d) 1903
(c) Communist Party (d) Muslim League SSC JE Mechanical - 25/09/2019 (Shift-II)
SSC CHSL 16/04/2021 (Shift-I)
Ans. (a) : The Surat Session of the Congress (1907
Ans. (d) : Lucknow Pact, was carried out between AD) under chairmanship of Ras Bihari Ghose was
Indian National Congress headed by Maratha leader historically very important, due to the differences
Bal Gangadhar Tilak and the All-India Muslim League
led by Muhammad Ali Jinnah. By this pact the between the extremist and moderate parties. The
Moderates and the Extremists wings of the congress Congress was divided into two parts in this session.
reunited. Through this pact the congress also agreed to Due to this proceeding of Surat Session could not be
separate electorates for Muslims in provincial council completed. It was again organized in Madras in the
elections. same year. In 1916 Lucknow session again extremist
229. Who among the following presided over the and moderate leaders united.
special session of Congress in September 1923 233. With reference to the sessions of the Indian
and at the age of 35 became the youngest man National Congress which of the following pairs
to be elected as the President of the Congress?
is correct?
(a) Mahadev Govind Ranade
(a) 1939 Haripura (b) 1917 - Madras
(b) Ram Manohar Lohia
(c) Bal Gangadhar Tilak (c) 1929 - Bombay (d) 1907 - Surat
(d) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad SSC JE Mechanical - 27/09/2019 (Shift-I)
SSC CHSL 06/08/2021 (Shift-I) Ans. (d) : The Congress Session was held in Tripuri in
Ans. (d) : Maulana Abul Kalam Azad presided the 1939, whose president was Subhash Chandra Bose.
special session of congress in 1923 at Delhi and then The annual session of 1917 was presided over by Mrs.
became the youngest man to be elected as Congress Annie Besant in Calcutta. In 1929 annual session of
President. He also became India's first Education Congress was held in Lahore, whose President was Pt.
Minister. Jawaharlal Nehru. Annual Session of 1907 was held in
230. Who was the President of the Indian National Surat which was presided over by Rash Bihari Ghosh
Congress when India won its freedom in the and in this session first split of the congress took
year 1947? place.
(a) Abul Kalam Azad (b) Vallabhbhai Patel 234. The Haripura Session of Indian National
(c) Jawaharlal Nehru (d) J.B. Kripalani Congress was Presided over by –––––.
SSC CHSL 09/08/2021 (Shift-III) (a) Motilal Nehru (b) Subhash Chandra Bose
Ans. (d) : Jivatram Bhagwandas Kripalani popularly (c) AC Mazumdar (d) Abul Kalam Azad
known as Acharya Kripalani was an India politician, SSC JE Electrical -26/09/2019 (Shift-II)
noted particularly for holding the presidency of the
Indian National Congress during the transfer of power Ans : (b) Haripur Session of Indian National Congress
in 1947. He was husband of Sucheta Kriplani, India's was the 51st session held in 1938. This session was
first woman Chief Minister. presided over by Subhash Chandra Bose.
231. What was the important feature/outcome of 235. Subhas Chandra Bose was elected President of
Lucknow Pact of 1916 ? the Haripura Congress Session in ––––.
(a) The Congress did not agree for separate (a) 1938 (b) 1942
electorates for Muslims in provincial council
elections (c) 1936 (d) 1940
(b) It marked the reunion of the moderate and SSC MTS 07/08/2019 (Shift-II)
radical wings of the Congress Ans. (a) : Subhas Chandra Bose was elected President
(c) It widened the gap between the Hindus and of the Haripura Congress session in 1938. During the
the Muslims Haripura Congress session Subhas Chandra Bose
(d) It led to the partition of Bengal establish a National Planning Committee under the
SSC CPO-SI – 13/12/2019 (Shift-II) chairmanship of Jawaharlal Nehru.
236. Who was elected the Congress president after 241. In which Congress Session, was the demand
the end of the Tripuri Crisis? for 'Purna Swaraj' adopted ?
(a) Pattabhi Sitaramayya (a) Karachi Session (b) Surat Session
(b) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel (c) Kanpur Session (d) Lahore Session
(c) Dr. Rajendra Prasad SSC MTS 13/08/2019 (Shift-III)
(d) Abul Kalam Azad Ans. (d) : Indian National Congress adopted the Purna
SSC JE Civil - 25/01/2018 (Shift-II) Swaraj resolution in Lahore session in December
Ans. (c) : Subhas Chandra Bose was elected president 1929. In this historic session congress manifesto of
for the annual session of congress held at Haripura in Purna Swaraj was prepared and declared the main goal
1938 AD. The 52nd session of Congress was held at of Congress. Jawahar Lal Nehru was president of this
Tripuri in 1939 AD. In the convention Subhash session.
Chandra Bose defeated the Gandhiji Candidate
Pattabhi Sitaramayya. Gandhi ji considered this defeat 242. In which session did the Indian National Congress
as his own defeat. Due to Gandhi displeasure Subhash declare Purna Swaraj as its specific target?
Chandra Bose resigned from the post of president after (a) Lahore Session, 1929
which Dr. Rajendra Prasad became the president. of (b) Tripuri session, 1939
session.
(c) Surat Session, 1905
237. Who presided over the first session of Indian
National Congress? (d) Special Session of Kolkatta, 1920
(a) A.O. Hume (b) Surendranath Banerjee SSC CGL (TIER-1) 27-10-2016, 1:15 pm
(c) W. C. Banerjee (d) Badruddin Tayyabji Ans : (a) See the explanation of the above question.
SSC CGL (TIER-1) 03-09-2016, 10 am 243. Who was the second woman to become the
Ans : (c) Indian National Congress was established president of the Indian National Congrees in
during the British period in 1885. It's founder was A.O. 1925 and the first Indian woman to do so?
Hume. The first session of Indian National Congress (a) Vijaylakshmi Pandit(b) Sarojini Naidu
was held in Bombay from 28 to 31 December 1885, (c) Padmaja Naidu (d) Fathima Bibi
presided over by W.C. Banerjee. A total of 72
delegatesparticipated in it. SSC CGL (TIER-1) 08-09-2016, 10:00 am
238. When was India National Congress Ans : (b) Sarojini Naidu is popularly known as
established? 'Nightingle of India'. She was the second woman (After
(a) 1880 (b) 1885 Annie Besant) and the first Indian Woman to become
(c) 1890 (d) 1895 the President of Indian National Congress. Sarojini
Naidu presided over the Kanpur session in 1925.
SSC MTS 9-10-2017 (Shift-II)
244. The Working Commitee of National Congress
Ans. (b) : During the time of British governor Lord sanctioned the resolution named Quit India' at
Dufferin on 28 December, 1885 a British officer
named A.O. Hume founded the 'Indian National (a) Wardha (b) Nagpur
Congress' in Mumbai. It's first President was Womesh (c) Mumbai (d) Delhi
Chandra Bannerjee. SSC CGL (TIER-1) 04-09-2016, 4:15 pm
239. The first Muslim to be elected President of Ans : (c) The Working Committee of National
'Indian National Congress' was? Congress sanctioned the resolution named 'Quit India'
(a) Maulana Azad (b) Mohammed Ali at Bombay (Mumbai), on 8 August, 1942. The
(c) Badruddin Tyabji (d) Shah Wali - ullah Resolution was proposed by Jawaharlal Nehru and
SSC CGL (TIER-1) 11-09-2016, 4:15 pm seconded by Sardar Patel.
Ans : (c) Badruddin Tyabji was the first Muslim 245. Which one of the following Pacts sought to be
President of Indian National Congress. He presided the resolved the Hindu-Muslim differences?
Madras session of 1887. The first Christian president of (a) Lucknow Pact (b) Poona Pact
Indian National Congress was George Yule in 1888 in
Allahabad session. (c) Gandhi-Irwin Pact (d) Lahore Pact
240. Who was the President of Indian National SSC CPO (TIER-1) 2016
Conrgess at the time of Indian independence? Ans : (a) The most important contribution in Lucknow
(a) Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad pact of 1916 was of Muhammad Ali Jinnah and Bal
(b) J. B. Kriplani Gangadhar Tilak. This pact was signed between
(c) Jawahar Lal Nehru Muslim League and the Indian National Congress. They
were of the clear opinion that self government in India
(d) Rajendra Prasad could be achieved only through Hindu Muslim unity.
SSC CGL (TIER-1) 08-09-2016, 4:15 pm
246. During the freedom struggle, who was the only
Ans : (b) At the time of Indian Independence J.B. President of Indian National Congress who
Kriplani was the President of Indian National resigned from the presidency even after being
Congress. J.B Kripalani real name was Jiwatram elected?
Bhagwandas. In 1946 he was elected as president and
in November, 1947 he tendered his resignation to the (a) Nellie Sengupta (b) Jawaharlal Nehru
Congress. He formed new party 'Krishik Mazdoor (c) JB Kripalini (d) Subhash Chandra Bose
Party' and started a weekly paper called 'Vigil'. SSC CPO-SI – 11/12/2019 (Shift-II)
 Ans. (d) : The only president of the Indian National (a) The Gandhi-Irwin Pact was ratified
Congress during the Indian war of Independence who (b) Mahatma Gandhi presided over the session
resigned from the Presidency even after being elected (c) The Quit-India Resolution was passed
was Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose who defeated (d) The Khilafat movement was launched at this
Pattabhi Sitaramayya by 203 votes in January 1939 in event
the election of Congress President in Tripuri session
and later resigned as Congress president on 23 April SSC CGL (Tier-I)-2019 – 06/03/2020 (Shift-II)
1939. And with in the Congress he established his own Ans. (a) : The Gandhi-Irwin Pact was ratified by
party called All India Forward Bloc (1939). Congress in the Karachi Session of 1931, that was held
from 26 to 31 March. In Karachi Session Gandhi was
247. During which of the following sessions of nominated to represent the India National Congress in
Indian National Congress did Subhash the second round table conference to be held in
Chandra Bose resign from the presidentship of London and Resolutions on Fundamental Rights and
INC? National Economic Programme was passed in this
(a) Tripuri (b) Calcutta session.
(c) Jaipur (d) Haripura 252. The Indian National Congress session of
SSC JE Mechanical – 22/03/2021 (Shift-I) September 1920 was held at ____.
Ans. (a) : See the explanation of the above question. (a) Calcutta (b) Madras
(c) Nagpur (d) Lucknow
248. In which year did the Lahore session of the
Indian National Congress declare 26 January SSC CGL (Tier-I)-2019 – 07/03/2020 (Shift-I)
as Independence Day? Ans : (a) Calcutta Session of Indian National Congress
(a) 1929 (b) 1920 was held in September 1920. Non-Cooperation
movement motion was moved by Ghandhiji in the
(c) 1942 (d) 1935 Congress Session of 1920. Lala Lajpat Rai was the
SSC GD 18/02/2019 (Shift-III) President of Calcutta Session.
Ans. (a) : Mahatma Gandhi was elected as the 253. Who presided over a Conference of Nationalist
President of Lahore session but he made Jawaharlal Delegates at Surat in December 1907 ?
Nehru the President in his place, that is Lahore session (a) Sri Aurobindo (b) Lala Lajpat Rai
was presided over by Nehru. In this session 26 January (c) Pherozeshah Mehta (d) Dadabhai Naoroji
was decided as to celebrate Independence Day in all SSC CPO-SI – 13/12/2019 (Shift-II)
over India, also in the very session the demand for
"Purna Swaraj" was raised. 26 January is celebrated as Ans : (*) The growing difference between the
Republic Day every year for the same season because Moderates and the Extremists came at Surat Session
a pledge was taken by the people of India on 31 1907 when against the wishes of Extremists who
December 1929 was fulfilled on 15 August 1947. 26 preferred Lala Lajpat Rai to be the President. Dr Rash
January was celebrated as Republic day to make 26 Bihari Ghosh was elected as the Congress President, the
January unforgettable. extremists left the Congress.
249. National Anthem of India. "Jana Gana Mana"
was sung for the first time in the____session of 12. Partition of Bengal /
Indian National Congress. Swadeshi Movement
(a) Tripuri (b) Kolkatta
(c) Lahor (d) Belgam 254. Moved by the Swadeshi Movement, _________
painted his famous image of Bharat Mata
SSC CPO-SI 24/11/2020 (Shift-I) portraying her as an ascetic figure.
Ans. : (b) National Anthem of India was composed by (a) Satyendranath Tagore
Rabindranath Tagore. The National Anthem was first (b) Abanindranath Tagore
composed in Bengali language and this song was first (c) Joytirindranath Tagore
sung on 27 December 1911 during Calcutta session of
Congress under President Bishan Narayan Dar. On 24 (d) Dwijendranath Tagore
January 1950 constituent assembly adopted the "Jana SSC MTS 05/10/2021 (Shift-I)
Gana Mana" as National Anthem of India. Ans. (b) : Moved by the Swadeshi Movement,
250. Who was the President of Congress during Abanindranath Tagore painted his famous image of
Belgaum Summit of Congress in 1924 ? Bharat Mata portraying her as an ascetic figure.
(a) K.L. Nehru (b) Charu Majumdar 255. Which of the following parties supported the
(c) J.L. Nehru (d) M.K. Gandhi move for partition of Bengal?
(a) Gadar Party
SSC MTS 02/08/2019 (Shift-III)
(b) Forward Bloc
Ans. (d) : Belgaum town had the honour of hosting (c) All India Muslim League
the All India 39th Congress Session in 1924 that was
the only session which was presided over by Mahatma (d) Communist Party of India
Gandhi and the only session held in Karnataka. SSC MTS 18/04/2022 (Shift-II)
251. Which of the following statements is correct Ans. (c) All Indian Muslim League and Nawab
with reference to the Karachi Session of the Salimullah from Dhaka were supported the move for
Congress (1931)? Partition of Bengal.
256. Who announced the partition of the state of Ans. (b) : The All India Muslim League was founded
Bengal in 1905? on 30 December, 1906 in a conference at the invitation
(a) Lord Ripon (b) Lord Lyton of Nawab Salimullah Khan of Dhaka, which was
presided over by the Aga Khan. The Muslim League
(c) Lord Mountbatten (d) Lord Curzon supported Curzon's partition of Bengal in 1905. The
SSC JE Mechanical - 27/09/2019 (Shift-II) partition of Bengal was done for effective
Ans. (d) : Begal was partitioned in 1905 under the administration and to discourage Hindu-Muslim unity.
Lord Curzon Viceroy of India despite heavy 261. Which of the following parties supported the
opposition from Indian nationalists. Swadeshi move for partition of Bengal?
movement was announced in the Town Hall of (a) All India Muslim league
Calcutta against the partition of Bengal on 16 October (b) Forward Bloc
1905. When the capital of Country was shifted from (c) Indian Communist Party
Calcutta to Delhi, East Bengal and West Bengal (d) Ghadar Party
became united. SSC CGL (Tier-I) 18/04/2022 (Shift-II)
Ans. (a) : See the explanation of above question.
257. The decision to effect the Partition of Bengal
was announced in 1905 by? 262. When was the Muslim League founded?
(a) Lord William Bentinck (a) 1901 (b) 1906
(b) Lord Mountbatten (c) 1903 (d) 1905
(c) Warren Hastings SSC CHSL 17/03/2020 (Shift-III)
(d) Lord Curzon Ans. (b) : The Muslim League was established on 30th
December, 1906, in Dhaka. Its founder was Nawab
(SSC 10+2 CHSL 31.01.17, 10 am) Salimullah. Its headquarter was Lucknow. In 1940 its
Ans : (d) Partition of Bengal was announced in 1905 Lahore session held under chairmanship of
by Lord Curzon. Decision of partition was one of Muhammad Ali Jinnah, where he demanded the
Curzon's most criticized moves. It triggered widespread creation of a Muslim country Pakistan.
opposition not only in Bengal but across India and gave 263. In which year the Congress and the Muslim
impetus to the freedom movement. Curzon was viceroy League signed the historic Lucknow pact ?
of India from 1899 to 1905. (a) 1915 (b) 1906
258. The Swadeshi Boycott Movement is related to (c) 1916 (d) 1917
(a) Partition of Bengal in 1947 SSC MTS 13/08/2019 (Shift-II)
(b) Partition of Bengal in 1905 Ans. (c) : In 1916 in Lucknow an agreement was
(c) Non Cooperation movement in 1921 signed between Muhammad Ali Jinnah & Congress.
(d) Partition of Punjab in 1947 Under it both the parties established a joint committee
and the Congress agreed to fulfill the communal
SSC CGL (TIER-1) 09-09-2016, 4:15 pm demand of Muslim league. This came to be known as
Ans : (b) The Swadeshi Boycott Movement is related the Lucknow Pact. In 1914, Lucknow Session of
to Partition of Bengal in 1905. This movement was Congress was presided by Ambika Charan Mazumdar.
formally started from Town Hall Calcutta on 7 August The pact was opposed by Madan Mohan Malviya.
1905 to boycott foreign goods by relying on domestic
production. Vande Mataram became the boycott and 14. Delhi Darbar
Swadeshi movements theme song. For the first time
women came out of their homes and joined processions 264. Which of the following Hindustani singers
and picketing of foreign made goods shops. from Allahabad, along with her famous
259. In which year did Lord Curzon orderd the contemporary Gauhar khan, and the privilege
partition of Bengal ? of performing for emperor George v at the
Delhi Darbar in 1911?
(a) 1905 (b) 1945 (a) Janki Bai (b) Allah Jilai Bai
(c) 1930 (d) 1915 (c) Anupapamaa (d) Shobha Abhyankar
SSC CHSL 18/03/2020 (Shift-III) SSC CHSL 24/05/2022 (Shift-I)
Ans. (a): Janki Bai of Allahabad (1880-1934) was a
Ans. (a) : Lord Curzon ordered the partition of Bengal talented poet and composed a book of Urdu poems called
in the year 1905. Official reason was given that Bengal 'Diwan-e-Janki' along with her famed contemporary
with population of 78 million had become too big to Gauhar Khan, Janki Bai Had the privilege of performing
be administered. It was decided to cancel the partition for emperor George v at the Delhi Durbar in 1911.
of Bengal in 1911 mainly to control the political
unrest. 265. Which city was the capital of British India
upto 1911?
(a) Calcutta (b) Delhi
13. Muslim League (c) Lucknow (d) Patliputra
SSC MTS 11-10-2017 (Shift-III)
260. The All India Muslim League was formed in
Dhaka in the year –––––. Ans. (a) : From 1772 to 1911, Calcutta was the capital
(a) 1904 (b) 1906 of British India. On 12th December 1911, at the
(c) 1908 (d) 1902 historic Delhi Durbar, George V, the Emperor of the
SSC JE Mechanical 27.10.2020 (Shift-I) British Empire proclaimed the shifting of the capital
SSC MTS– 12/05/2023 (Shift-III) from Calcutta to Delhi.
266. In which year did King George V assume the 270. As a reaction to Rowlatt Act, ––––– was
crown the India ? organised as National Humiliation Day.
(a) 1917 (b) 1923 (a) 14th June 1921 (b) 6th April 1919
(c) 1906 (d) 1911 (c) 2nd February 1913 (d) 8th May 1920
SSC CPO-SI – 09/12/2019 (Shift-I) SSC CGL (Tier-I) – 10/06/2019 (Shift-III)
Ans. (d) : The Imperial Crown of India is the Crown Ans. (b) : In March, 1919 the Rowlatt Act was passed
that used by King George V in his capacity as emperor which was based on the report of the Rowlatt
of India at the Delhi Darbar of 1911. He returned all commission. This gave law power to the police to
German titles during the first World War (1914–1918). arrest any person without any reason.
Gandhi who had formed a Satyagraha Sabha earlier
15. Rowlatt Act called for a country wide protest. Throughout the
country 6 April, 1919 was observed as a National
267. As a reaction to the Rowlatt Act ––––– was Humiliation Day.
observed as national Insult day. 271. What was the Rowlatt Act (1919) all about ?
(a) 14 June 1921 (b) 6 April 1919 (a) It allowed peaceful processions to take place
(c) 2 Feburary (d) 8 May 1920
SSC CGL (Tier-I) – 10/06/2019 (Shift-III) (b) It repressed political activities and allowed
Ans. (b) : As a reaction to the Rowlatt Act 6 April, detention of political prisoners without trial
1919 was observed as national Insult day. A committee for two years
was appointed under the chairmanship of Judge Sidney (c) It was formulated to ban all mass protests
Rowlatt with the aim ending the influence of (d) It was against non-cooperation movement
revolutionaries in India and crushing national
sentiment. On the basis of the recommendations of this SSC CPO-SI – 13/12/2019 (Shift-II)
committee, the Rowlatt Bill was passed by the central Ans : (b) Rowlatt Satyagraha was in response to the
legislative council of British India. On the basis of this British government enacting the Anarchical and
Act, the British Government could arrest anyone on the Revolutionary Crimes Act 1919 popularly known as the
basis of suspicion. This Act was called 'without lawyer, Rowlatt act. It gave the government enormous powers
without appeal, without argument' law. In protest to repress political activites and allowed detention of
against this Act, April 6, 1919 was celebrated as political prisoners without trial for two years.
National Insult Day.
272. Which of the following events did NOT occur
268. What was the Rowlatt Act (1919) in its in 1919 ?
entirety?
(a) It was proposed to ban all types of mass (a) Rowlatt Act was passed
movements. (b) Partition of Bengal took place
(b) It suppressed political activities and allowed (c) Montague Chelmsford Reform was announced
political prisoners to be detained without trial (d) Jallianwala Bagh tragedy took place
for up to two years.
(c) It gave permission to take out a peaceful SSC CGL (Tier-I)-2019 – 09/03/2020 (Shift-II)
procession. Ans. (b) : Following is the list of important events that
(d) It was against the non-cooperation movement. took place in 1919.
SSC CPO-SI – 13/12/2019 (Shift-II) 1. Imposing of the Rowlatt Act.
Ans : (b) There was a Provision in the Rowlatt Act that
a magistrate could put a person in jail indefinitely only 2. On 13th April 1919, Jallianwala Bagh Massacre
on the basis of suspicion. There was a provision to keep took place
political prisoners in custody without any trial for two 3. Government of India Act, 1919 better known as
years. Montagu-Chelmsford Act was passed.
269. Which of the following events did not happen Note- Partition of Bengal took place in 1905 during
in 1919? tenure of Lord Curzon.
(a) Rowlatt Act was passed
(b) Bengal was divided 273. In 1991, Gandhiji gave a call for Satyagraha
(c) Montague Chelmsford Reforms were against which Act that was passed by the
announced. British?
(d) Jallianwala bagh massacre took place. (a) Rowlatt Act
SSC CGL (Tier-I)-2019 – 09/03/2020 (Shift-II) (b) Calico Act
SSC JE Electrical 10/10/2023 (Shift-II) (c) The Arms Act
Ans. (b) : The following events took place in the year
1919:- (d) The English Educationn Act
• Rowlatt Act was implemented on March 19, 1919 SSC JE Electrical – 24/03/2021 (Shift-II)
• The Jallianwala Bagh massacre took place in Ans. (a) : Mahatma Gandhi in 1919 decided to launch a
Amritsar on April 13, 1919. nationwide Satyagraha against the proposed Rowlatt
• Lord chelmsford was the Viceroy of India from 1916 Act (1919).This Act had been hurriedly passed through
to 1921. During his tenure, the government of India Act the Imperial Legislative Council despite the united
1919 was passed, which is also called Montague opposition of the Indian members. It gave the
Chelmsford Reforms. Under this reform, for the first government enormous powers to repress political
time in India, women got the right to vote. activities and allowed the detention of political
• Partition of Bengal took place in 1905 during the prisoners without trial for two years. The act was
reign of Lord Curzon. passed as per recommendations of the Rowlatt
Committee chaired by a judge, Sir Sidney Rowlatt, after 279. ––– was executed at Lahore in November 1915
whom the act is named. It empowered the police to for his role in the Ghadar Conspiracy in
search for a place without a warrant. Mahatma Gandhi February 1915.
wanted non-violent civil disobedience against such (a) Tantia Mama (b) Kartar Singh Sarabha
unjust laws, which would start with a hartal on 6 April. (c) Maganbhai Patel (d) Vijay Singh Pathik
Rallies were organised in various cities, workers went
on strike in railway workshops, and shops closed down. SSC CGL (Tier-I)-2019 – 09/03/2020 (Shift-III)
Ans. (b) : Kartar Singh Sarabha was a member of the
Ghadar Party formed in America to free India from
16. Revolutionary Movement in slavery of the British. He was hanged along with many
Foreign others by British government in connection with plan
for a major revolution in India. When Kartar was
274. Sohan singh Bhakna and Hardayal were hanged in Lahore he was only nineteen year old.
mainly associated with which of the following 280. The Gadar (or Ghadar) Party was formed in
organizations? the year _______.
(a) Yugantar (b) Ghadar Party (a) 1921 (b) 1918
(c) Anushilan Samiti (d) Kisan Sabha (c) 1915 (d) 1913
SSC CGL (Tier-1) – 17/07/2023 (Shift-III) SSC CGL (Tier-I)-2019 – 05/03/2020 (Shift-II)
Ans. (b) : Sohan Singh Bhakna and Hardayal were
mainly associated with Ghadar Party. The Ghadar Party Ans. (d) : The Ghadar Party, initially named the
was a Political movement founded in 1913 which aimed Pacific Coast Hindustan Association, was formed on
to end British rule in India. It founded in United states 15 July 1913 in United States under the leadership of
Lala har Dayal, Sant Baba Wasakha Singh, Baba
of America. The Ghadar Party, initially named the Jawala Singh and Sohan Singh Bhakna as its
Pacific Coast Hindustan Association. president. Ghadar Party found a large support base
275. At which Place was the headquarters of among Indian expatriate living in the United States
Ghadar Party located? Canada, East Africa and Asia.
(a) San Francisco (b) Washington 281. One of the following was not associated with
(c) Washington (d) New York the Gadar party
SSC JE CIVIL 09/10/2023 (Shift-I)
(a) Lala Hardayal
Ans. (a): The Ghadar Party headquarter situated at
Yugantar Ashram in San Francisco, United States of (b) Baba Gurdit Singh
America. It was founded in 1913 by Sohan Singh (c) Mohammad Barkatullah
Bhakna. (d) Sohan Singh Bhakna
276. India House "revolutionary organization, was SSC CGL (TIER-1) 09-09-2016, 10 am
founded by Shyamji krishna Varma in –––––, Ans : (b) Baba Gurdit Singh was associated with the
to spread Indian Nationalism. Komagata Maru incident.
(a) San Francisco (b) Paris
(c) London (d) Singapore 282. What was 'Komagata Maru'?
SSC CGL (Tier-1) – 19/07/2023 (Shift-IV) (a) An army unit (b) A harbour
Ans. (c) : To spread Indian Nationalism Shyamji (c) A ship (d) An industrial township
Krishna Varma started the India house in London, in SSC CGL (TIER-1) 11-09-2016, 1:15 pm
1905. India House was a student residence at London. Ans : (c) The Komagata Maru incident is about a
277. With which of the following organisations was Japanese Steamship called 'Komagata Maru' that
Lala Har Dayal associated? voyaged from Hong Kong to Vancouver British
Columbia in Canada passing through China. The
(a) Ghadar Party Incident got highlighted because out of all 376
(b) Indian Independence League Passengers 24 were admitted to Canada but other 352
(c) Indian Home Rule Society passengers were not allowed to Canada and ship was
(d) Swaraj Party forcefully returned to India.
SSC CGL 19/04/2022 (Shift-II)
Ans.(a) Lala Har Dayal was an Indian revolutionary
17. Jallianwala Bagh Massacre
and freedom fighter. He was associated with Ghadar 283. Expressing his pain and anger over the
Party. Jallianwala Bagh massacre, ––––– returned his
278. Who among the following assassinated Sir 'knighthood' title.
William Hutt Curzon Wyllie in London? (a) Dadabhai Naoroji
(b) Badruddin Tyabji
(a) Sukhdev Thapar (b) Surya Sen (c) Rabindranath Tagore
(c) Madan Lal Dhingra (d) Khudiram Bose (d) Surendranath Banerje
SSC CGL–(Tier-I) 13/08/2021 (Shift II) SSC CHSL (Tier-1) – 21/03/2023 (Shift-IV)
Ans. (c) : Rabindranath Tagore had returned his
Ans. (c) : Madan Lal Dhingra was an Indian ''knighthood'' title and expressed his pain and anger
revolutionary pro-independence activist. While after Jallianwala Bagh massacre event. It is noteworthy
studying in England, he assassinated William Hutt that Tagore was given this title on June 3, 1915, 'Sir'
Curzon Wyllie, a British official. M.L. Dhingra was was added to the name of the person who received this
hanged in Britain for this deed. title.
284. When and where did the Jallianwala Bagh Ans : (c) On 13th April 1919 (Day of Vaisakhi) lot of
Massacre take place? public gathered in Jallianwala Bagh (Punjab) for many
(a) 13 April 1919 Amritsar issues like
(b) 14 March 1919, Amritsar 1. Detention of Dr. Satyapal & Saifuddin Kitchlew
(c) 13 May 1918, Amritsar
(d) 12 May 1919, Chauri Chaura 2. In the disfavour of Rowlatt Act.
SSC CGL (Tier-1) – 21/07/2023 (Shift-II) Here General O Dyer ordered for an open fire on public
Ans. (a): On April 13, 1919 Brigadier General in which thousands of people died and more than that
Reginald Dyer ordered the firing on people attending a were injured.
peaceful meeting held at jallianwala Bagh in Amritsar, 289. General Dyer, who was responsible for
killing thousands of unarmed men, women and Jallianwala Bagh massacre, was shot dead by?
children. These people were peacefully protesting (a) Hasrat Mohini (b) Vir Savarkar
against the Rowlatt Act 1919. In the year 1940, General
Dyer was assassinated by Udham Singh. (c) Udham singh (d) Jatin Das
285. Which of the following events occurred as a SSC CGL (TIER-1) 04-09-2016, 10 am
consequence of the jallianwala Bagh Massacre Ans : (c) Udham Singh was a political activist who got
(13 April 1919)? associated with the Ghadar Party while in the US. In
(a) Hunger strike to settle the dispute between 1940, Singh shot and killed Michael O' Dwyer the
mill owners and workers. colonial official considered responsible for Jallianwala
(b) Any king could personally sing a separate Bagh massacre.
agreement with the British
(c) Popularization of charkha and khadi by 290. Where did the Jallianwala Bagh massacre took
Congress volunteers. place?
(d) Appointment of Hunter Commission by the (a) Kashmir (b) Delhi
British Government (c) Kerala (d) Punjab
SSC MTS/Havaldar– 08/07/2022 (Shift-II) SSC GD 11/03/2019 (Shift-III)
Ans. (d): During the Rowlatt Act, the british Ans. (d) : Jallianwala Bagh massacre is a dark chapter
government arrested two popular leaders of Punjab, Dr. in the history of British India. About 103 years ago on
Saifuddin kitchlu and Dr. Satyapal was arrested. To April 13, 1919 British officer General Dyer opened
protest against this arrest, a public meeting was fire on the crowd present at Jallianwala Bagh in
organized at Jallianwala Bagh in Amritsar on April Amritsar, Punjab. In this massacre, more than
13,1919 on which General Dyer opened fire, due to thousand people were killed and more than 1500 were
which hundreds of people were killed. The British injured. On being sad with the incident Ravindra Nath
Government appointed a Hunter Commission under the Tagore returned his title of Knighthood.
Chairmanship of Lord Hunter on October 1,1919 to
investigate the Jallianwala Bagh massacre.
Note:- To investigate the jallianwala Bagh massacre, 18. Revolutionary Movement
Congress appointed 'Investigation Committee' (1919
AD) whose chairman was 'Madan Mohan Malviya' 291. Where was the Hindustan Socialist Republican
286. Which of the following British officers issued Association established in 1928?
the infamous ‘crawling order’ whereby Indians (a) Kanpur (b) Delhi
had to crawl on all fours to pass an alley? (c) Amritsar (d) Lucknow
(a) General Dyer (b) Warren Hastings SSC MTS 19/08/2019 (Shift-I)
SSC CGL (Tier-I) – 10/06/2019 (Shift-III)
(c) Lord Irwin (d) Lord Curzon SSC CGL (Tier-I)-2019 – 06/03/2020 (Shift-III)
SSC CGL 21/04/2022 (Shift-II) SSC MTS/Havaldar–06/09/2023 (Shift-I)
Ans. (a) General Dyer issued the infamous 'Crawling Ans. (b) : The Hindustan Socialist Republican Association
order' whereby Indians had to crawl on all fours to pass (HSRA) was a revolutionary set up by Ram Prasad Bismil,
an alley. Chandra Shekhar Azad, Bhagat Singh and his associates to
fight against british colonial rule in India and achieve to
287. ––––– renounced his knighthood in protest for fight against British colonial rule in India and achieve
Jallianwala Bagh mass killing. independence for the country through on armed rebellion
(a) Jamsetjee Jejeebhoy if necessary. It was established in 1928 at Feroz Shah
(b) Rabindranath Tagore Kotla in New Delhi.
(c) Shivajirao Holkar 292. When did Bhagat Singh and Batukeshwar Dutt
(d) Surendranath Banerjee throw a bomb in the Central Assembly of
Delhi?
SSC CGL (Tier-I)-2019 – 05/03/2020 (Shift-II) (a) 8 March 1929 (b) 8 April 1929
Ans. (b) : In protest of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre (c) 8 January 1929 (d) 8 May 1929
(13th April 1919) Rabindranath Tagore renounced his SSC JE CIVIL 09/10/2023 (Shift-III)
"Knighthood" title. Also in the very same case Pt Ans. (b) : On April 8, 1929, Bhagat Singh and batukesh
Vishnudatt Shukla renounced his title of "Rai Bahadur" war Dutt threw a bomb in the Central Assembly of
288. When did ‘Jallianwala Bagh’ tragedy occur? Delhi. The purpose of which was to oppose the
repressive laws of the British like public safety Bill and
(a) 13th April 1867 (b) 15th June 1947 Trade Disputes Bill. In this Bomb like Batukeshwar
(c) 13th April 1919 (d) 17th May 2011 Dutt was given jail and Bhagat Singh was given death
(SSC 10+2 CHSL 19.01.17, 1:15 pm) sentence under the Lahore Conspiracy Case.
293. Revolutionary –––––– was martyred on 298. Which of the following revolutionaries was
February 27, 1931. arrested by the British as an accused in the
(a) Bhagat Singh Alipore Bomb Conspiracy Case?
(b) Batukeshwar Dutt (a) Kanailal Dutta (b) Rajendra Lahiri
(c) Sachindra Nath Sanyal
(d) Chandra Shekhar Azad (c) Roshan Singh (d) Ashfaq Ullah Khan
SSC JE CIVIL 11/10/2023 (Shift-II) SSC CGL 12/04/2022 (Shift-II)
Ans. (d) : Revolutionary Chandra Shekhar Azad was Ans. (a) In 1908, a revolutionary conspiracy was
martyred on 27th February 1931 at Azad Park in intrigued to kill the chief presidency magistrate D.H.
Allahabad (now Prayagraj). He was born 23rd July 1906 Kingsford of Muzaffarpur. The task was entrusted to
in the Alirajpur district of Madhya Pradesh. When he Khudiram Bose and Prafulla Chaki. Kanailal Dutta
was 15 year old student, joined a Non-Cooperation arrested by the British after murder of Narendranath
Movement in December 1921. Goswami.
294. In 1908, –––––––– and Prafulla chaki threw a
bomb at a carriage carrying what he believed 299. Who among the following was one of the
to be kimsford, the unpopular judge of founders of the Hindustan Republic
Muzaffarpur. Association?
(a) Bhagat Singh (b) Khudiram Bose (a) Ram Prasad Bismil (b) Lala Lajpat Rai
(c) Rajguru (d) Jatindranath Bose (c) Jatindranath Mukherjee (d) Surya Sen
SSC CGL (Tier-1) – 19/07/2023 (Shift-IV)
Ans. (b) : On 30 April 1908, Khudiram Bose and SSC CGL–(Tier-I) 13/08/2021 (Shift I)
Prafulla chaki threw a bomb on the carriage of the chief Ans. (a) : Hindustan Republic Association was a
Presidency Magistrate Douglas Kingsford of Calcutta in revolutionary organization of India which was
Muzaffarpur district in present-day Bihar, because he established in 1924 in East Bengal. It was founded by
believed to be kingsford, the unpopular judge of Sachindra Nath Sanyal, Narendra Mohan Sen and
Muzaffarpur. It resulted in the killing of 2 women who Pratul Ganguly as an offshoot of Anushilan Samiti. Its
were aboard the carriage. Khudiram Bose was arrested other members were - Bhagat Singh, Chandra Sekhar
and Prafulla chaki committed suicide. Azad, Sukhdew, Ram Prasad Bismil, Roshan Singh,
295. In which of the following was khudiram Bose Ashfaqullah Khan, Rajendra Lahiri.
hanged? 300. Identify the revolutionary from West Bengal
(a) Chatgaon (b) Alipur
(c) Barishal (d) Muzaffarpur who participated in the freedom movement.
SSC CGL (Tier-I) 20/04/2022 (Shift-III) (a) Balakrishnan Nair (b) Puli Thevar
Ans. (d) At the age of 19 years, khudiram Bose was (c) Mukunda Kakati (d) Khudiram Bose
hanged on August 11, 1908 at Muzaffarpur Jail, on SSC CHSL 15/04/2021 (Shift-II)
charges of bombing the carriage of kingsford, in the
attack of which barrister Pringle Kennedy's wife and Ans : (d) Khudiram Bose was a brave freedom fighter
daughter were killed. who fought for the independence of our country and
296. Who among the following persons was related laid down his life for it. He was from a small village
to the chittagong armoury raid ? called Mohobani which was located in West Bengal's
(a) Vishnu sharan dublish Medinipur (then Midnapore) district. He was born on
(b) Ardhendu Dastidar December 3, 1889.
(c) Manmath Nath Gupta 301. Who among the following laid the foundations
(d) Sachindra Nath Bakshi of the Indian National Movement by founding
SSC CGL (Tier-I) 21/04/2022 (Shift-III) the Indian Association at Calcutta in 1876?
Ans. (b) : Ardhendu Dastidar was an active member of (a) Womesh Chandra Banerjee
the revolutionary party of Chittagong armoury raid
under the leadership of Master-da (Surya Sen). The (b) Dadabhai Naoroji
Chittagong uprising began on April 18, 1930. (c) Surendranath Banerjee
297. Which of the following pairs of Indian (d) Aurobindo Ghose
revolutionaries and organisations is SSC CGL–(Tier-I) 16/08/2021 (Shift III)
CORRECTLY paired?
Ans. (c) : Surendranath Banerjee laid the foundations
(a) M Veera Raghavachari – Poona Sarvajanik of the Indian National Movement by founding the
Sabha Indian Association at Calcutta in 1876. The main
(b) Badruddin Tyabji – Bombay Presidency objective of this Association was "to bring the people
Association of India on one platform on the basis of their common
(c) Mahadev Govind Ranade – Madras Mahajana political interests and objectives". It later merged with
Sabha the Indian National Congress.
(d) Surendranath Banerjee – East India Association 302. What was the name of the women's regiment in
SSC CGL 19/04/2022 (Shift-III) the Indian National Army founded by Subhash
Ans. (b) Badruddin Tyabji formed the Bombay Chandra Bose?
Presidency Association in 1885. Mahadev Govind (a) Rani Ahalyabai Regiment
Ranade founded Poona Sarvajanik Sabha. The (b) Rani of Didda Regiment
organization, Madras Mahajana Sabha and East India
Association were formed by M. Veeraraghavachari and (c) Rani of Jhansi Regiment
Dadabhai Naoroji respectively. Thus the correctly (d) Rani Padmawati Regiment
matched pair is option (b). SSC CGL–(Tier-I) 18/08/2021 (Shift III)
Ans. (c) : The Rani of Jhansi Regiment was the Ans : (a) The Kakori conspiracy was train robbery that
women's regiment of the Indian National Army founded took place at Kakori village near Lucknow on 9 August
by Subhas Chandra Bose. The Indian National Army 1925. The robbery was organized with the dangerous
was an armed force established in the year 1942 by intention of waging a fierce war against the British Raj.
Indian nationalist in southeast Asia during the second In this case 4 revolutionaries Ramprasad Bismil,
world war. The unit of Rani of Jhansi Regiment was led Ashfaqulla, Roshanlal and Rajendra Lahiri were hanged.
by Captain Lakshmi Sahgal. 307. On March 23rd, India observes _____ day/
303. In order to overturn the British rule through divas as a tribute to Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev
arms, the Kakori Conspiracy was planned by and Rajguru on their death anniversary.
the members of the _____in 1925. (a) Vidroh Divas (b) Shaheed Divas
(a) Indian National Congress (c) Protest Day (d) Tribute Day
(b) Gadar Party SSC CGL (Tier-I) – 07/06/2019 (Shift-II)
(c) Hindustan Republican Association Ans : (b) On 23rd March Martyr's Day or Shaheed
(d) Indian National Army Diwas is celebrated to pay tribute to three extra
SSC CPO-SI 25/11/2020 (Shift-II) ordinary revolutionaries of India Bhagat Singh,
Shivaram Rajguru and Sukhdev Thapar. Bhagat Singh.
Ans. (c) : The Hindustan Republican Association was Sukhdev Rajguru were hanged on charges of Lahore
established in 1924 in Kanpur by Sachindranath Conspiracy (1929).
Sanyal, Yogesh Chatterji. On 9th August 1925 the 308. Members of which National Association were
members of this group looted the government treasure led by Chandra Shekhar Azad and Bhagat
by stopping a freight train near Kakori village. Total Singh?
29 revolutionaries were arrested and kept in trial. The
active personatities were Ram Prasad Bismil, Rajendra (a) Hindustan Socialist Republican Association
Lahidi, Chandrashekhar Azad, Ashfaqulla Khan. (b) Indian National Congress
304. Who among the following conceived the (c) Rashtiya Sewa Sangh
Kakori robbery in 1925 ? (d) Communist Party of India
(a) Ram Prasad Bismil and Ashfaqullah Khan SSC MTS 19/08/2019 (Shift-I)
(b) Baikuntha Shukla Ans. (a) : Hindustan Socialist Republican Association
(c) Manmath Nath Gupta and Matangini Hazra (HSRA) was founded in 1928 in Feroze Shah Kotla in
(d) Ubaidullah Sindhi Delhi by Chandra Shekhar Azad along with Bhagat
Singh, Sukhdev Thapar, Ashfaqulla Khan, Jogesh
SSC CGL (Tier-I)-2019 – 05/03/2020 (Shift-III) Chandra Chatterjee, Batukeshwar Dutt and Rajguru.
Ans. (a) : The revolutionaries of Hindustan Earlier its name was HRA–Hindustan Republican
Republican Association successfully robbed 8 down Association founded in 1924 by Sachindranath Sanyal,
goods train going to Kakori on Saharanpur-Lucknow Narendra Mohan Sen and Pratul Ganguly.
line on 9th August 1925. In this regard 29 309. The Hindustan Socialist Republican
revolutionaries were arrested and trialed in Kakori Association (HSRA) was formed in the year
Conspiracy case in which the main conspirators Ram ___ with an aim to overthrow the British.
Prasad Bismil, Ashfaqulla Khan, Roshanlal and
Rajendra Lahiri were hanged in Gorakhpur, Faizabad, (a) 1921 (b) 1922
Naini and Gonda respectively. (c) 1930 (d) 1928
305. _____ was an important member of the SSC CGL (Tier-I) – 10/06/2019 (Shift-III)
Hindustan Republican Association, who along Ans. (d) : See the explanation of above question.
with his associates executed the train dacoity at 310. In which year was the Hindustan Socialist
Kakori. Republican Association (HSRA) founded?
(a) Khudiram Bose (b) Jatin Banerjee (a) 1929 (b) 1928
(c) Ashfaqulla Khan (d) Sohan Singh Bhakna (c) 1930 (d) 1926
SSC CHSL 15/10/2020 (Shift-II) SSC CGL (Tier-I)-2019 – 06/03/2020 (Shift-III)
Ans. (c) : Hindustan Republican Association was Ans. (b) : See the explanation of above question.
established by Sachindranth Sanyal, Narendra Mohan
Sen and others in 1924. The organization played a 311. Who among the following is related to the
significant role in Kakori train dacoity which took Chittagong Armoury Raid?
place on 9th Aug 1925. The main involved member of (a) VD Savarkar (b) Ashfaqulla Khan
HRA were Rajendra Lahidi, Ramprasad Bismil, (c) Aurobindo Ghosh (d) Kalpana Datta
Ashfaqulla Khan, Chandrasekhar Azad, Sachindra
Bakshi, Keshab Chakravarthy, Banwari Lal, Murari SSC JE Mechanical 28.10.2020 (Shift-II)
Lal, Mukundi Lali, Manmath Nath Gupta. Ans. (d) : Chittagong Armoury Raid's main leader was
Suryasen, also known as 'Master Da'. This incident
306. In which year did the kakori conspiracy case took place on 18 April 1930. Suryasen founded
take place ? Republican Army in Bengal. Kalpana Dutta, a member
(a) 1925 (b) 1924 of this organization was sentenced to life
(c) 1926 (d) 1927 imprisonment in the case of Chittagong Armoury raid
SSC CGL (TIER-1) 27-08-2016, 10am on 16 February 1933.
312. In which year did Khudiram Bose tried to 317. When Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev and Rajguru
assassinate Kingsford in Muzaffarpur? were hanged?
(a) 1904 AD (b) 1906 AD (a) 23 March, 1931 (b) 23 February,1930
(c) 1908 AD (d) 1910 AD (c) 28 January,1933 (d) 23 April,1932
SSC JE Civil - 24/01/2018 (Shift-I) SSC CHSL (Tier-I) –11/07/2019 (Shift-III)
Ans. (c) : D.H. Kingsford was the Judge of
Ans. (a) : Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev and Rajguru were
Muzaffarpur district of Bihar. On 30th April 1908 the
revolutionary Khudiram Bose and Prafulla Kumar hanged in Lahore Jail on 23 March 1931. Bhagat
Chaki throw a bomb in Muzaffarpur in which Singh arrested for the murder of Saunders and
Kingsford survived but unfortunately Mr. Kennedy's throwing bombs in the Central Assembly.
daughter and wife were killed. After this incident 318. What was the age in years of the revolutionary
Prafulla kumar shot himself to escape from police Bhagat Singh when he was hanged till death?
while Khudiram Bose was arrested on 11 May 1908 (a) 20 (b) 23
AD. He was hanged in Muzaffarpur Jail.
(c) 30 (d) 26
313. "Abhinav Bharat" was founded in 1904 as a SSC CGL 12/04/2022 (Shift-II)
secret society of revolutionaries by:
(a) Damodar Chapekar (b) V.D. Savarkar Ans. (b) Bhagat Singh was exceuted on 23 March,
1931 at the age of 23 years.
(c) Praffula Chaki (d) Khudiram Bose
SSC CGL (TIER-1) 10-09-2016, 4:15 pm
Ans : (b) Abhinav Bharat was founded in 1904 by
19. Mahatma Gandhi and
Vinayak Damodar Savarkar. It was initially a secret National Movement
named 'Mitra Mela'. Apart from Maharashtra its
branches were also established in Karnataka and 319. 26 January was chosen as the date of
Madhya Pradesh. Its annual conference was held in inauguration of the Constitution because on this
secret. In 1906 Savarkar moved to London yet this date in 1930, the Indian National Congress had
organization continued. He was the one who called the promulgated –.
revolt of 1857 as the "first planned Indian (a) Quit India Movement
Independence war. (b) Poorna Swaraj Movement
314. Mitra Mela was a revolutionary organisation (c) Khilafat Movement
founded by Veer Savarkar in the year ____. (d) Salt Satyagraha
(a) 1900 (b) 1856 SSC MTS/Havaldar–06/09/2023 (Shift-I)
Ans. (b) : 26 January was chosen as the date of
(c) 1864 (d) 1873
inauguration of the Constitution because on this date in
SSC CGL (Tier-I) – 12/06/2019 (Shift-II) 1930, that the Indian National Congress launched the
Ans : (a) Mitra Mela a secret organization of the Purna Swaraj Movement. In the historic session of
revolutionaries, established by Vinayak Damodar congress held in Lahore in December 1929, Congress
Savarkar at Nashik in 1899. It was later renamed as had declared its goal of 'Complete Swaraj' by passing a
Abhinav Bharat Society in 1904. resolution.
315. Which Freedom Fighter from Bengal died at the 320. In which province of India did the Bardoli
age of 18? Satyagraha start?
(a) Khudiram Bose (a) Gujarat (b) Tamil Nadu g
(b) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (c) Bihar (d) Kerala
SSC JE CIVIL 10/10/2023 (Shift-III)
(c) Chittaranjan Das
Ans. (a) : Enhancement of land revenue by 30% in the
(d) Raja Ram Mohan Roy Bardoli district of Gujarat by the British government
(SSC 10+2 CHSL 01.02.17, 4:15 pm) led to the organization of a 'No-Revenue Campaign' by
Ans : (a) Khudiram Bose was an Indian Revolutionary the Bardoli Peasants under the leadership of Vallabhai
from Bengal Presidency who was sentenced to death Patel. A woman in Bardoli gave Vallabhai Patel the
and subsequently executed. Bose was one of the title of 'Sardar'.
youngest martyrs of the Indian Independence 321. Who was the leader of kheda Satyagraha that
Movement. Khudiram Bose was arrested and trialed for was launched against the Government?
the murder of the two women. He was one of the first (a) N.G. Ranga
freedom fighters in Bengal to be executed by (b) Baba Ramachandra
Britishers. (c) Mahatma Gandhi
316. At which of the following jails was Khudiram (d) Sardar Patel.
Bose sent to the gallows? SSC JE CIVIL 11/10/2023 (Shift-II)
(a) Chittagong (b) Barishal Ans. (c) : Kheda Satyagraha was a significant
(c) Muzaffarpur (d) Alipore movement launched in 1918 in the kheda district of
Gujarat, against the oppressive policies of the British
SSC CGL 20/04/2022 (Shift-III) government regarding the payment of land revenue.
Ans. (c) Khudiram Bose was sent to the gallows in The movement gained prominence under the leadership
Muzaffarpur jail (West Bengal). of Mahatma Gandhi.
322. Who among the following returned his kaisar- 328. Champaran Satyagraha was launched in
e-Hind title in 1920? which of the following years?
(a) Mahatma Gandhi (a) 1928 (b) 1917
(b) Rabindranath Tagore (c) 1935 (d) 1945
(c) Sarojini Naidu
(d) S. Subramania Iyer SSC CHSL 12/04/2021 (Shift-I)
SSC Selection Posts XI– 27/06/2023 (Shift-III) Ans : (b) The Champaran Satyagraha was launched in
Ans. (a): Mahatma Gandhi returned his title of 'kaisar-e- 1917 by Mahatma Gandhi to support farmers in their
Hind', which was given to him by British Government for revolt against Britishers. It was the first movement led
his services during the Boer war in South Africa, in by him in India.
response to the Jallianwala Bagh massacre (13 April, 1919 Champaran is a district in Bihar. The movement was
AD). Rabindranath Tagore returned his 'Sir' title in started by Gandhi against the exploitative Indigo
response to the massacre. plantation system. Under this system, poor farmers
323. Mahatma Gandhi return to India from South were forced to grow Indigo on 3/20 part of the land and
Africa in –––––. sell it to Company officials on cheap prices.
(a) January 1912 (b) January 1913 329. After over 21 years stay in South Africa,
(c) January 1915 (d) January 1914
SSC CPO-SI 24/11/2020 (Shift-II) Gandhiji returned to India in ______.
SSC MTS 18/10/2021 (Shift-II) (a) 1917 (b) 1919
SSC CHSL 11/08/2021 (Shift-II) (c) 1916 (d) 1915
SSC CGL (Tier-1) – 19/07/2023 (Shift-III) SSC CHSL 11/08/2021 (Shift-II)
Ans. (c) : Mahatma Gandhi return to India from South Ans. (d) : After over 21 years stay in South Africa,
Africa on 9 January 1915, at the request of Gopal Gandhiji returned to India on January 9, 1915 with his
Krishna Gokhale. After arriving in India, Mahatma wife Kasturba. It is notable that in 1893 he got an offer
Gandhi successfully organized Satyagraha Movement from Dada Abdulla who owned a shipping business in
in various places. Every, January 9 is celebrated as South Africa to serve as his lawyer in South Africa.
'Pravasi Bharatiya Divas' to commemorate Gandhi ji
return to India from South Africa. 330. Gandhiji's first major appearance took place
324. When did Mahatma Gandhi establish 'All at the inauguration of the Banaras Hindu
India Harijan sevak Sangh'? University (BHU) in ____.
(a) 1920 (b) 1928 (a) February 1916 (b) December 1917
(c) 1932 (d) 1936 (c) September 1915 (d) January 1918
SSC MTS– 08/05/2023 (Shift-III) SSC CPO-SI 25/11/2020 (Shift-II)
Ans. (c) : Harijan Sevak Sangh was founded by
Mahatma Gandhi in 1932 to eradicate untouchability in Ans. (a) : Gandhiji was invited to inaugurate 'Banaras
India, working for Harijan (Dalit people) and upliftment Hindu University' on 1 February 1916. This was his
of the Depressed class of India. first major public appearance in India after his return
325. Who was the founder of Harijan Sevak Sangh from South Africa.
established in 1932? 331. Mahatma Gandhi formed the Natal Indian
(a) Mahatma Gandhi (b) B R Ambedkar Congress in the year ..........
(c) Jyotiba phule (d) Jawaharlal Nehru (a) 1854 (b) 1863
SSC CGL (Tier-1) – 17/07/2023 (Shift-III) (c) 1894 (d) 1874
Ans. (a) : See the explanation of above question.
SSC CGL (Tier-I) – 10/06/2019 (Shift-II)
326. After Mahatma Gandhi's release from prison
in January 1931, congress leaders met in ––––– Ans : (c) Natal Indian Congress was an organization
to plan future action. that aimed to fight discrimination against Indians in
(a) Surat (b) Allahabad South Africa, Natal India Congress was founded by
(c) Lahore (d) Calcutta Mahatma Gandhi in 1894. Gandhi ji also founded
SSC CGL (Tier-I) 11/04/2022 (Shift-II) Tolstoy Farm and Phoenix Ashram in South Africa.
Ans. (b) : After Mahatma Gandhi release from prison 332. Which Indian founded the Natal Indian
in January 1931, Congress leaders met in at Allahabad Congress (NIC) ?
to Plan the future course of action. (a) Jawaharlal Nehru
327. In 1917, Mahatma Gandhi organised a (b) Govind Ranade
satyagraha for the peasants of Kheda district (c) Mahatma Gandhi
of Gujarat. The satyagraha was for the (d) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
demand of:
SSC MTS 16/08/2019 (Shift-II)
(a) relaxation in revenue collection
(b) improvement in irrigation facilities Ans. : (c) See the explanation of above question.
(c) better quality seeds 333. Who set up the Sabarmati Ashram in
(d) a health centre Ahmedabad?
(a) Subhash Chandra Bose
SSC MTS 18/10/2021 (Shift-I)
(b) Mohandas Gandhi
Ans. (a) : In 1917, Mahatma Gandhi organised a
satyagraha for the peasants of Kheda district of Gujarat. (c) Jawaharlal Nehru
The satyagraha was for the demand of relaxation in (d) Sarojini Naidu
revenue collection. (SSC 10+2 CHSL 31.01.17, 4:15 pm)
 Ans : (b) Sabarmati Ashram is situated on the bank of 339. Which of the following was not advocated by
Sabarmati river in Gujarat State of India. This ashram Mahatma Gandhi?
was established in 1917 by Gandhiji at a place called (a) Prohibition (b) Heavy Industries
Kochrab in Ahmedabad. It was from here that Gandhi (c) Village Panchayat (d) Dignity of Labour
led the Dandi March also known as Salt Satyagraha on SSC CGL 03-09-2016, 1:15 pm
12 March 1930.
Ans : (b) Mahatma Gandhi did not support heavy
334. Who built Sabarmati Ashram? industries. According to Gandhiji, Heavy industries
(a) Guru Ramdas (b) Shah Jahan promote unemployment because machine work in such
(c) Rao Jodhaji (d) Mahatma Gandhi industries due to which person becomes unemployed,
while he supported prohibition of alcohol, village
SSC 10+2 CHSL 17.01.17, 1:15 pm panchayat and dignity of Labour.
Ans : (d) See the explanation of above question. 340. Gandhiji's first Satyagraha in India was held
335. Gandhi ji studied Law in……… at.
(a) India (b) United Kingdom (a) Champaran (b) Ahmedabad
(c) South Africa (d) Bhutan (c) Khedae (d) Allahabad
(SSC 10+2 CHSL 03.02.17, 4:15 pm) SSC CGL (TIER-1) 06-09-2016, 1:15 pm
Ans : (b) Gandhiji went to London in 1888 to study Ans : (a) Champaran Satyagraha was held in
Champaran district of Bihar in 1917 under the
law and in 1893 he went to South Africa for practice. leadership of Gandhiji. This was the first Satyagraha in
He returned to India in 1915. Gandhiji led the first India under the leadership of Gandhiji. Thousands of
Satyagraha called 'Champaran Satyagraha' and after his landless labours and poor farmers were forced to
full leadership Rabindranath Tagore gave him the title cultivate indigo and cash crops instead of food grains.
of 'Mahatma'. There was a lot of atrocities on the indigo cultivators.
336. Who among the following did Gandhiji regard There was a lot of exploitation by British. It was also
as his political Guru? called Tinkathia System.
(a) Mahadev Desai 341. What did Gandhiji meant by ‘Sarvodaya’?
(b) Dayanand Saraswati (a) Non- violence
(c) Acharya Narendra Dev (b) Upliftment of untouchables or dalits
(c) The birth of a new society based on ethical
(d) Gopal Krishna Gokhale values
SSC CGL (TIER-1) 01-09-2016, 10 am (d) Satyagraha
Ans : (d) Mahatma Gandhi considered Gopal Krishna SSC CGL (TIER-1) 09-09-2016, 1:15 pm
Gokhale as his political guru. Gopal Krishna Gokhale Ans : (b) Sarvodaya is a term meaning 'universal uplift
was a freedom fighter, social worker, thinker and or progress of all. The term was first coined by Gandhi
reformer of India. He was a disciple of Mahadev as the title of his 1908 translation of John Ruskins
Govind Ranade. He was also the founder of "Servants critique on political economy, "Unto This Last". In
of India Society". Gandhian Philosophy Sarvodaya is the true panacea for
337. Gandhiji's Satyagrana meant an attachment to all types of social or political problems experienced by
the following two elements Indian society.
(a) Knowledge and religion 342. In 1918, Mahatma Gandhi did Satyagraha in
Kheda district of Gujarat in support of whom?
(b) Truth and non-violence
(a) For the cotton mill workers who were
(c) Truth and chastity demanding better wages.
(d) Love of motherland and hate colonial (b) The tribal's whose customary rights were
masters being welted.
SSC CGL (TIER-1) 01-09-2016, 4:15 pm (c) For women who were fighting against the
Ans : (b) The basic meaning of Satyagraha is 'urge to oppressive patriarchal system.
truth. These words are of Hindi language. The essence (d) For those farmers who were affected by crop
of Satyagraha is while opposing injustice do not have failure and epidemics.
animosity toward the unjust. Truth and Non-violence is SSC CHSL (Tier-I) –10/07/2019 (Shift-I)
the basic foundations of Satyagraha. Ans. (d) : Peasants of Kheda district were in extreme
338. The Idea of Satyagraha emphasized the power distress due to failure of crops and their appeal for the
of_____. remission of land revenue were being ignored by
British government. Though they were entitled to full
(a) Poverty (b) Truth remission under land revenue code. In case if less than
(c) Weakness (d) Efficiency 1/4th of normal production, after Gandhiji intervention
Government passed a resolution and order to collect
SSC GD 11/03/2019 (Shift-II) revenue only from rich peasants.
Ans. (b) : Satyagraha is a Hindi word which mean 343. Where was Mahatma Gandhi born
"holding firmly to truth.'' It was formulated by Gandhi
ji in 1894 and performed firstly in South Africa. (a) Madhya Pradesh (b) Assam
Usually a Satyagrahi fights with evil and triumphs (c) Rajasthan (d) Gujarat
over it by means of truth and non-violence. (SSC 10+2 CHSL 16.01.17, 4:15 pm)
Ans : (d) Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was born on 20. Ahmedabad Mill Movement
October 2, 1869 at Porbandar in the present day
Gujarat. His father name was Karamchand Gandhi and 349. In which year did Mahatma Gandhi organize a
his mother name was Putlibai. Gandhi's father was Satyagraha in kheda district of Gujarat in
Diwan of a small Princely state of Kathiawar support of farmers?
(Porbander) during the British Raj. (a) 1916 (b) 1920
344. Mahatma Gandhi was born in which year? (c) 1919 (d) 1918
SSC MTS 18/10/2021 (Shift-I)
(a) 1869 (b) 1879 SSC CHSL (Tier-1) – 09/03/2023 (Shift-I)
(c) 1889 (d) 1899 Ans. (d) : The kheda Satyagraha of 1918 was a
(SSC 10+2 CHSL 16.01.17, 10 am) Satyagraha movement in the kheda district of Gujarat in
India organized by Mahatma Gandhi during the period
Ans : (a) See the explanation of above question. of the British Raj. On the request of the local peasant
345. Who killed Mahatma Gandhi? leaders, Gandhi decided to support the struggle of the
(a) Nathuram Godse (b) James Russell peasants for revenue remission. In kheda, the peasants
had lost about 25% of their crop due to excessive rains.
(c) Sucha Singh Bassi (d) Kunder Mehta They wanted the land revenue installment to be
(SSC 10+2 CHSL 09.01.17, 10 am) suspended.
Ans : (a) Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated by 350. Primarily under whose persuasion did
Nathuram Godse on 30th January, 1948 in a prayer Mahatma Gandhi visit Champaran to
meeting at Birla Bhavan, New Delhi. Nathuram Godse understand the problems of peasants?
was a journalist and Hindu Nationalist. Gandhiji's (a) Maulana Mazharul Haque
(b) Vallabhbhai Patel
memorial is at Rajghat on the west bank of Yamuna (c) Rajkumar Shukla
River. (d) Jayprakash Narayan
346. A Satyagrahi can win by non-violence. SSC CGL (Tier-1) – 26/07/2023 (Shift-III)
(a) By influencing the allies of the oppressors Ans. (c) : Gandhi was persuaded to visit champaran
primarily at the initiative of a semi-literate indigo
(b) By influencing the compassion of the tyrants. farmer Pandit Rajkumar Shukla. Gandhi was informed
(c) influencing the conscience of the tyrants. about the atrocities on indigo farmers in champran at
(d) influencing the leadership of tyrants. the 31st session of the Indian National Congress in
SSC GD 09/03/2019 (Shift-II) Lucknow. In a written statement. Shukla stated that the
East India Company had started, indigo plantation in
Ans. (c) : Non-violence means 'not to do violence' i.e India, including in Champaran, in 1779, and British
not to cause any harm to any living being by body, farmers assumed the role of zamindars. By 1867, the
mind, deed, word and speech by influencing the poor farmers were forced to grow indigo in at least
conscience of the oppressors. a satyagrahi can win by three kathas out of each acre of their land. Keeping his
non-violence. promise to visit champaran, Gandhi reached patna on
April 10, 1917 for his first visit to Bihar. He reached
347. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi came back to champaran on April 15, 1917 with Rajkumar shukla.
India in the year_____after living abroad for
two decades. 351. In which city Mahatma Gandhi did successfully
lead Millworker's strike in 1918 A.D.?
(a) 1869 (b) 1915
(a) Bombay (b) Madras
(c) 1905 (d) 1893
(c) Ahmedabad (d) Calcutta
SSC CPO-SI 24/11/2020 (Shift-II)
SSC MTS 11-10-2017 (Shift-I)
Ans. (b) : Gandhiji lived in Africa for about 21 years. Ans : (c) Mahatma Gandhi successfully leaded the
He returned to India on 9 January 1915. Gandhiji first strike of labours on February 1918 in Ahmedabad.
important public speech was in February 1916 at There came a conflict between workers and mill owners
opening ceremony of the Banaras Hindu University. on the issue of plague bonus. Gandhi went on fasting
His political mentor was Gopal Krishna Gokhale. and made available 35% bonus to workers.
348. In which month of the year 1915, did Mahatma
Gandhi finally return from South Africa after
his successful movement against the racist
21. Khilafat Movement
rule? 352. Who among the following was one of the
(a) January (b) March leaders who was instrumental in convincing
(c) May (d) July Mahatma Gandhi about the need to start a
non-cooperation movement in support of the
SSC CPO-SI 23/11/2020 (Shift-I) Khilafat?
Ans. (a) : On 9th January, 1915 Mahatma Gandhi (a) Muhammad Ali Jinnah
returned to India from South Africa, after a successful (b) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
movement against the racist regime. Pravasi Bharatiya
(c) Abdul Ghaffar Khan
Diwas was first celebrated in the year 2003. On this
day Indians commemorates the return of Mahatma (d) Shaukat Ali
Gandhi from South Africa. SSC CGL–(Tier-I) 16/08/2021 (Shift III)
 Ans. (d) : Khilafat and Non-cooperation, two mass 357. During whose rule in India did the Khilafat
movements were organized in the year 1919, 1920 Movement begin?
respectively to oppose the British rule in India. (a) Lord Mountbatten (b) Lord Dalhousie
Shaukat Ali was the leader who convinced Mahatma (c) Lord Chelmsford (d) Lord Curzon
Gandhi about the need to start a non-cooperation
movement in support of the Khilafat. SSC JE Civil - 22/01/2018 (Shift-I)

353. With whom was the Khilafat movement Ans. (c) : The Khilafat and Non-cooperation
related? movement was started during the period of Lord
Chelmsford (1916-1921). Khilafat movement was
(a) Turkey (b) Egypt initiated under the leadership of two Ali brothers (namely
(c) Saudi Arabia (d) Iran Mohammed Ali and Shaukat Ali), Maulana Azad and
SSC CGL (TIER-1) 27-10-2016, 10 am Hakim Ajmal Khan. This movement was started to
Ans : (a) The Muslims all over the world, regarded support the Sultan of Turkey whom Muslim population
the Sultan of Turkey as their Spiritual leader, Khalifa in British India considered their religious head.
(Caliph). During the first world war, Turkey had allied 358. Khilafat Committee was formed by Ali
with Germany & Austria against the British. The Indian brothers in ––––––.
Muslims supported the British government during (a) Bombay in 1919 (b) Madras in 1920
World War-I with an understanding that the sacred
places of Ottoman Empire would be in the hand of (c) Kolkata in 1919 (d) Lucknow in 1919
Khalifa. However, after the war the Ottoman Empire SSC MTS 09/08/2019 (Shift-III)
was divide & the Khalifa was removed from power. SSC JE Mechanical 27.10.2020 (Shift-I)
This angreed the Muslims who took it as an insult to the
Khalifa. Shaukat Ali & Mohammad Ali started the Ans. (a) : Khilafat Committee was formed in Bombay
Khilafat movement (1919-1924) against the British in 1919 under the leadership of Ali brothers, Maulana
government. Azad, Ajmal Khan and Hasrat Mohani too forced the
British government to change its stand on Turkey. The
354. The Khilafat Movement of 1920 was organised Muslim of world and India regarded the Sultan of
as a protest against the injustice done to –––––. Turkey as their spiritual leader Khalifa (Caliph). After
(a) Turkey (b) Egypt the world war I Ottoman Empire was divided, Turkey
(c) Afghanistan (d) Iraq was dismembered and the Khalifa was removed form
SSC CGL (Tier-I) – 10/06/2019 (Shift-III) power.
Ans. (a) : See the explanation of above question.
355. Which movement was led by Muhammad Ali
22. Non-Cooperation Movement
and Shaukat Ali?
359. When did Mahatma Gandhi Launched the
(a) Dadshahi Movement (b) Khilafat Movement "Non-Cooperation Movement, which was the
(c) Deoband Movement (d) Sultania movement first mass movement organized nation wide?
SSC GD 18/02/2019 (Shift-III) (a) April 1923 (b) March 1919
Ans. (b) : The Khilafat Movement continued from (c) January 1922 (d) August 1920
1919-1924. Though it was not related to India but it SSC GD 08/03/2019 (Shift-III)
was actually an agitation made by Indian Muslims in
order to oppose British and re-establish the post of Ans. (d) : The Non-Cooperation movement bill was
Khalifa. In India, it was started by Ali Brother's- presented in the Calcutta session of INC on 4th
Mohammad Ali and Shaukat Ali. Maulana Azad and September 1920 and it was started by Mahatma Gandhi
Mohammad Ali made its publicity through their on 1st August, 1920. It was a kind of first countrywide
newspapers "Al Hilal & Comrade" respectively. movement agitation started by Mahatma Gandhi. The
movement was further declared off by Mahatma Gandhi
356. Gandhi expressed the hope that by combining due to Chauri-Chaura incident in 1922.
non-cooperation with__. India's two main
religious communities. Hindu and Muslim 360. Gandhi Ji started the Non- Cooperation
could collectively bring an end to colonial rule. Movement in?
(a) Sepoy Muting (a) 1880 (b) 1900
(b) Khilafat Movement (c) 1920 (d) 1940
(c) Civil-disobedience Movement SSC JE 25.10.2019 (Shift-I)
(d) Swadeshi Movement. Ans : (c) See the explanation of above question.
SSC CPO-SI 25/11/2020 (Shift-II) 361. The ideas of Non-Cooperation movement
Ans. (b) : During the Khilafat movement Gandhi felt during freedom struggle did not envisage on__.
that this was a golden opportunity to cement Hindu (a) the bycott of civil services
Muslim unity and to bring Muslim masses into the (b) the bycott of Foreign goods
national movement. He hope that by combining non- (c) Common riots (violence)
cooperation with Khilafat movement two main
religious communities could collectively bring an end (d) the surrender of British titles
to colonial rule. SSC JE Civil - 22/01/2018 (Shift-II)
Ans : (c) The ideas of Non-Cooperation movement (c) Sukhdev and Rajguru
during freedom struggle did not envisage on common (d) Aruna Asaf Ali and Subhash Chandra Bose
riots (violence). The non-cooperation movement was an SSC CGL (Tier-I)-2019 – 07/03/2020 (Shift-III)
important phase of the Indian Independence movement
from British rule. It aimed to resist British Rule in India Ans. (b) : Swaraj Party was founded on 1 January
through non-violent means i.e. 'Ahimsa'. This principle 1923 by Deshbandhu Chittaranjan Das and Pt. Motilal
was given by Mahatma Gandhi. Nehru. The first session of this party was held in
Allahabad in which its constitution and programme
362. When did the Non-Cooperation Movement end?
was determined.
(a) 1930 (b) 1925
367. Motilal Nehru and C.R. Das were founder of
(c) 1922 (d) 1920 which party?
SSC MTS 06/08/2019 (Shift-III) (a) Gadar Party (b) Forward Block
Ans. (c) : The Non-Cooperation movement was (c) Swaraj Party (d) Socialist congress
st
started on 1 August 1920, by Gandhi ji following the
demand of Swaraj. Its sole purpose was not to support SSC CGL (TIER-1) 27-10-2016, 1:15 pm
the governmental activities. After 5th Feb. 1922, Ans : (c) See the explanation of the above question.
Gandhiji declared off the movement due to incident of 368. Swaraj Party was formed by ––––.
Chauri Chaura of Gorakhpur.
(a) C.R. Das and Jawaharlal Nehru
363. The 'Chauri Chaura incident' took place in __ .
(b) C.R. Das and Motilal Nehru
(a) 1915 (b) 1910
(c) Motilal Nehru and Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
(c) 1930 (d) 1922
(d) Subhas Chandra Bose and Jawaharlal Nehru
SSC JE Electrical – 24/03/2021 (Shift-II)
SSC MTS 13/08/2019 (Shift-II)
Ans. (d) : The Chauri Chaura incident occurred at
Chauri Chaura in the Gorakhpur district of the United Ans. (b) : See the explanation of the above question.
Province, (modern Uttar Pradesh) in British India on 5
February 1922, when a large group of protesters,
participating in the Non-Cooperation Movement,
24. Simon Commission
clashed with police, who opened [Link] incident 369. Which great leader died due to injuries in the
resulted in the death of 22 policemen and 1 civilian. anti-Simon Commission movement of 1928?
Mahatma Gandhi, who was a preacher of non-violence, (a) Lala Hardayal
stopped the Non-Cooperation movement at the national (b) Bhagat Singh
level as a result of the Chauri Chaura incident. (c) Lala Lajpat Rai
364. The incident on 5 February, 1922, at Chauri (d) Bal Gamngadhar Tilak
Chaura was the main cause for the withdrawal SSC CHSL (Tier-1) – 11/08/2023 (Shift-I)
of: Ans. (c) : Lala Lajpat Rai was one of the greatest
(a) Civil Disobedience Movement freedom fighters of India. He was also called 'Punjab
(b) Rowlatt Satyagraha Kesari' and "Lion of Punjaab". He was born on 28th
(c) Non-Cooperation Movement January, 1865 in a small village named Dhudike in
Punjab's Ferozepur district. In 1928, he was leading a
(d) Quit India Movement silent protest against the Simon Commission in Lahore
SSC JE Mechanical 28.10.2020 (Shift-II) when he was brutally lathi-charged by Superintendent
Ans. (c) : See the explanation of above question. of Police, James Scott. He died of injuries sustained a
few weeks later.
23. Swaraj Party 370. Which year Simon Commissin came to India?
(a) 1919 (b) 1925
365. With whom did chittaranjan Das establish the (c) 1928 (d) 1932
Swaraj party in 1923 to contest elections? SSC MTS 9-10-2017 (Shift-III)
(a) Vallabhahai Patel (b) Jawaharlal Nehru
(c) Rajendra Prasad (d) Motilal Nehru Ans : (c) Simon commission was set up in 1927 to look
SSC CGL (Tier-1) – 27/07/2023 (Shift-II) after the working of the Government. of India Act,
SSC CGL (TIER-1) 27-10-2016, 1.15 pm 1919 and give its report. The commission consisted
SSC MTS 13/08/2019 (Shift-II) only of Englishmen, without a single Indian
Ans. (d) : In 1923, chittaranjan Das, the President of the representative. The commission arrived in India on
Swaraj Party, and Motilal Nehru, the secretary of the February 3, 1928. There were strike throughout the
party, formed Swaraj Party with an aim for contesting country & meetings were held condemning the
elections to enter the legislative council for obstructing appointment of the Commission.
the foreign Government. Swaraj party was formed after 371. The ____ was a group of seven Members of
the annual conference of the national congress in Gaya in Parliament from the United Kingdom,
December 1922. constituted to suggest constitutional reforms
366. The Swaraj Party was founded by : for British India.
(a) Bhimrao Ambedkar and Sardar Vallabhbhai (a) Fraser Commission (b) Hunter Commission
Patel (c) Simon Commission (d) Sargent Commision
(b) Motilal Nehru and Chittaranjan Das SSC CGL (Tier-I) – 06/06/2019 (Shift-III)
 Ans. (c) : The Simon Commission was a group of 7 Ans. (c) : Dandi March is known as Salt Satyagraha.
MPs from Britain who were sent to India in 1928 to Mahatma Gandhi started the Dandi March on 12
Study Constitutional reforms and make March 1930 from Sabarmati Ashram near
recommendation to the government. All the members Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Through this march, Gandhi
of this commission were British so there was intense opposed the law of levying tax on salt by the British
opposition by Indians calling it a White Commission. government. Salt Satyagraha, the anti-salt law was
Fraser Commission – (1902) Police reform violated on 6 April 1930 by 78 people including
Hunter Commission – (1882) Development of Gandhiji on foot (about 241 miles) from Ahmedabad
Sabarmati Ashram to sea village Dandi for 24 days.
education
376. Dandi, the destination of the Dandi Salt March
Sargent Commission – (1944) Development of under the leadership of Mahatma Gandhi, is
education. situated in which of the following states?
372. The Simon Commission which was sent by the (a) Gujarat (b) Tamil Nadu
British Government was bycotted because (c) Bihar (d) Punjab
(a) There were differences amongst the members SSC JE Mechanical – 22/03/2021 (Shift-II)
(b) The Commission did not have any India member Ans : (a) See the explanation of the above question.
(c) The Commission curbed financial
independence of India 377. Who among the following participated in the
Salt Satyagarha of Gandhiji?
(d) If gave special powers to the princely states.
(a) Sarojini Naidu
SSC GD 18/02/2019 (Shift-III)
(b) Rajkumari Amrit Kaur
Ans. (b) : In February 1928, when Simon Commission (c) Kamladevi Chattopadhyaya
reached Bombay the whole of India took negative
stand on it and welcome it using black flags and (d) All options are correct
slogans of " Simon Go Back." The main reason of SSC JE Civil - 22/01/2018 (Shift-II)
agitation was that the commission did not have any Ans : (d) On 12th March 1931 Gandhiji started march
India member and India political autonomy was going from Sabarmati Ashram with 72 people and reached
to be decided by peoples of the foreign land. It was Dandi on April 6, 1930 and broke salt law by picking
also known as White Man Commission and Sir John up a handful of salt at Dandi. Freedom Fighters such as
Simon was its head, along 7 other British members. Sarojini Naidu, Rajkumari Amrit Kaur, Kamaladevi
Simon commission was appointed in November, 1927. Chattopadhyay were parts of this march.
373. Indian Statutory Commission 1928 was headed 378. Gandhiji started famous Dandi March from:
by ––––––. (a) Sevagram Ashram (b) Sabarmati Ashram
(a) Daniel RadCliffe (c) Porbandar House (d) Agra Fort
(b) Viceroy Lord Irwin SSC JE Mechanical – 22/03/2021 (Shift-I)
(c) Sir John Simon
Ans. (b) : See the explanation of the above question.
(d) Viceroy Lord Chelmsford
SSC MTS 09/08/2019 (Shift-III) 379. Who led the Salt Satyagraha protest in Tamil
Nadu?
Ans. (c) : The Indian Statutory Commission, commonly (a) Bhartidasan (b) Subramania Bharathi
referred to as the Simon Commission after its chairman
Sir John Allsebrook Simon, was sent to India in 1928 to (c) Sreenivasa Shastry (d) C. Rajagopalachari
study potential constitutional reform. SSC JE Mechanical - 27/09/2019 (Shift-II)
Ans. (d) : Chakravarti Rajagopalachari born in the
25. Salt Satyagrah village of Thorapalli in the Salem district of Madras
Presidency was an Indian freedom fighter, writer,
374. C Rajagopalachari led the Salt Satyagraha in lawyer and a prominent leader of congress. In 1930
which of the following states? when Mahatma Gandhi conducted Dandi March in
Gujarat. C. Rajagopalachari also visited Vedaranyam
(a) Rajasthan (b) Maharashtra near Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu and broke salt law.
(c) Gujarat (d) Tamil Nadu He named it 'Vedaranyam March'.
SSC CGL–(Tier-I) 20/08/2021 (Shift I) 380. Which of the following movements was started
Ans. (d) : C. Rajagopalachari was an Indian lawyer in the year 1930 by Mahatma Gandhi ?
independence activist, politician, writer and statesman. (a) Non-Cooperation Movement
While Gandhi marched along India's west coast his (b) Civil Disobedience Movement
close associate C. Rajagopalachari who later became
independent India's first Governor-General, did a Salt (c) Quit India Movement
March in parallel on the east coast. His group started (d) Khilafat Movement
from Tiruchirappali, in Madras presidency (now part SSC CHSL 20/10/2020 (Shift-II)
of Tamil Nadu), to the coastal village of Vedaranyam.
Ans. (b) : The Civil Disobedience Movement was
375. Approximately what distance did Mahatma started by Gandhiji in 1930. It was an extension of the
Gandhi cover for the Salt Satyagraha Dandi March which was started on 12th March 1930
movement? from Sabarmati Ashram. Gandhiji and 78 others
(a) 350 miles (b) 400 miles reached Dandi on 6th April, 1930 and broke the salt
(c) 241 miles (d) 123 miles law by making salt on the sea shore. Initial disobeying the
law was the main aim of civil disobedience movement.
SSC GD 01/03/2019 (Shift-II)
381. Choose the correct option with respect to the Ans. (b) In 1934, the civil disobedience campaign
Round Table Conference held in the 1930s. completly ceased. The civil disobedience movement
(a) MK Gandhi took part in the third Round came to end because of the Gandhi-Irwin Pact.
Table Conference 386. The Second Round Table Conference was held
(b) Dr. BR Ambedkar participated in all three in 1931 in which of the following countries?
conferences
(a) UK (b) USA
(c) Lord Reading was the Viceroy when the first
Round Table Conference was held (c) South Africa (d) Italy
(d) The Congress participated in all three SSC CHSL 13/04/2021 (Shift-I)
conferences Ans. (a) : The Second Round Table Conference was
SSC JE Mechanical 28.10.2020 (Shift-II) held in London (UK) from 7 September 1931 to 1
Ans. (b) : Mahatma Gandhi attended only the second December 1931 with the participation of Gandhi and
round table conference which took place in 1931 the Indian National Congress. The Gandhi- Irwin Pact,
representing the Indian National Congress. Lord Irwin agreement was signed between Mahatma Gandhi and
was the Governor-General and Viceroy of India from 3 Lord Irwin (British Viceroy of India) on March 5 1931
April 1926 to 18 April, 1931 and the First Round Table before Second Round Table Conference.
Conference held from 12 November 1930 – 19 January 387. What was the outcome of the Gandhi-Irwin
1931. The Congress participated in the Second Round Pact of 1931?
Table Conference only. B.R. Ambedkar took part in all (a) Indian provincial elections were announced.
the three round table conferences. T. B Sapru also took
part in all the three round table conferences. (b) Indian National Congress agreed on a
peaceful partition of Bengal.
26. Gandhi-Irwin Pact (c) Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev were be
given a fair trial.
382. When did depressed classes get the reserved (d) Indian National Congress agreed to end the
seats in provincial and central legislative Civil Disobedience Movement.
councils, but they were to be voted in by SSC CHSL 13/04/2021 (Shift-III)
General electorate? Ans.(d) : "Indian National Congress agreed to end the
(a) September 1930 (b) November 1932
(c) November 1930 (d) September 1932 Civil Disobedience Movement was the outcome of the
SSC CHSL (Tier-1) – 15/03/2023 (Shift-III) Gandhi Irwin Pact of 1931. The Gandhi-Irwin Pact is
Ans. (d) : Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar had demanded the name given to a political agreement concluded on
separate constituencies for Dalits in the second Round 5 March 1931 by Mahatma Gandhi and the then
Table conference. When the British government Viceroy of India, Lord Irwin. In 1930, the Salt
accepted Ambedkar's demand, Gandhi ji started a fast Satyagraha was organized and India and Gandhi
unto death. He believed that separate electorates for attracted worldwide attention. The INC participated in
Dalits would slow down the process of their integration the Second Round Table Conference which was held
into the society. Ambedkar finally accepted Gandhi ji in September-December in 1931.
point and it resulted in the Poona pact in September 388. In which of the following years was the Second
1932. The agreement provided for the reservation of Round Table Conference in London held?
seats in the provincial and central legislative councils
for the Depressed classes (later called the scheduled (a) 1925 (b) 1939
castes), but they were to vote like General electors. (c) 1931 (d) 1941
383. The Poona Pact of 1932 was a revolutionary SSC CGL–(Tier-I) 13/08/2021 (Shift I)
agreement between mahatma Gandhi and –––. Ans. (c) : The Round Table Conference was the
(a) Bal Gangadhar Tilak (b) Lord Irwin consequence of a review of the Government of India
(c) Aurobindo Ghosh (d) B.R. Ambedhar
SSC CGL (Tier-I) 18/04/2022 (Shift-I) Act 1919 which was undertaken in 1927 by the Simon
Commission. Between 1930 and 1932 the British
Ans. (d) : See the explanation of above question. government called three conferences to consider the
384. After Mahatma Gandhi’s release from prison future government of India. These three conferences
in January 1931, Congress leaders met at were:
______ to plan the future course of action. 1. First Round Table Conference was held in London
(a) Calcutta (b) Lahore between 12 Nov. 1930 and 19 January 1931.
(c) Allahabad (d) Surat 2. Second Round Table Conference was held in
SSC CGL 11/04/2022 (Shift-II) London from 7 September 1931 to 1 December 1931.
Ans : (c) After Mahatma Gandhi’s release from prison [Link] Round Table Conference was held between 17
in January 1931, Congress leaders met at Allahabad November. 1932 and 24 December. 1932.
(Prayagraj) to plan the future course of action. 389. Choose the correct option with respect to the
385. In which of the following years was the civil Poona Pact.
disobedience campaign completely ceased? (a) Signed in August 1931 between Mahatma
(a) 1917 (b) 1934 Gandhi and BR Ambedkar
(c) 1923 (d) 1943 (b) Signed in August 1931 between Mahatma
SSC CGL 12/04/2022 (Shift-III) Gandhi and Lord Irwin.
 (c) Signed in September 1932 between Mahatma Ans : (a) On 5th Marth 1931, an agreement was held
Gandhi and Lord Irwin. between Gandhiji & Lord Irwin which came to be known
(d) Signed in September 1932 between Mahatma as Gandhi-Irwin Pact. In accordance with the pact the INC
Gandhi and BR Ambedkar. had to put off its Civil Disobedience movement and agree
SSC JE Civil 11.12.2020 (Shift-II) to participate in Round Table Conference. Irwin on behalf
of the government agreed on–
Ans. (d) : On September 24, 1932 Gandhiji and B.R.
Ambedkar signed the Poona Pact. Under which ♦ Immediate release of all political prisoners not
separate electorates of depressed classes were convicted of violence.
abolished but the number of seats reserved for Dalits ♦ Withdrawal of emergency ordinances.
in provincial legislatures was increased from 71 to ♦ Right to make salt in coastal villages for personal
147. The number of seats reserved for Dalits in the consumption (not for sale) etc.
central legislature was increased by 18 percent.
395. The famous Irwin Pact of 31 October 1929 had
390. Poona Pact, 1932, was signed between –––––. provision of :
(a) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar and Mahatma Gandhi (a) Total integrations of princely states with the
(b) Mahatma Gandhi and Viceroy Irwin rest of India
(c) Dr. B. R. Ambedkar and Jawaharlal Nehru (b) Universal adult franchise is India
(d) Mahatma Gandhi and McDonald (c) States of Dominion for India
SSC MTS 13/08/2019 (Shift-II) (d) Independence of princely states
Ans. (a) : On 24th September 1932 an agreement took SSC CPO-SI – 12/12/2019 (Shift-II)
place between Gandhiji and Dr. Ambedkar and it came Ans : (c) In the famous Irwin Declaration on 31
to be known as Poona Pact. In accordance with the October 1929 it talks about giving India the status of a
pact combined elections were accepted and also Dr. dominion state. In December 1929 the Congress
Ambedkar demanded for a separate electoral college Session was held in Lahore by Jawaharlal Nehru and it
for Harijans. demanded complete Home Rule, an agreement was
391. The Third Round Table Conference was held reached in Delhi on 5 March, 1931, this agreement is
in the year –––––. called Gandhi-Irwin Agreement.
(a) 1931 (b) 1933 396. ____ was elected as the President at the annual
(c) 1930 (d) 1932 session of the Indian National Congress held in
Lahore city in December 1929.
SSC CPO-SI – 13/12/2019 (Shift-I)
(a) Lal Bahadur Shastri
SSC CGL (Tier-I)-2019 – 07/03/2020 (Shift-II)
(b) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Ans : (d) Third Round Table Conference was held in (c) Subhash Chandra Bose
London on November 17, 1932. Congress refused to
attend it and Labour Party also refused to attend it only (d) Jawaharlal Nehru
46 people reached out there. White Paper issued by the SSC CPO-SI 24/11/2020 (Shift-II)
government, on the basis of this Government of India Ans. (d) : See the explanation of the above question.
Act 1935 was to be passed.
397. Which one of the following was NOT a
392. In which year was the First Round Table condition laid down in the Gandhi-Irwin Pact?
Conference held in London ?
(a) Removal of salt tax; allowing to produce,
(a) 1930 (b) 1923 trade and salt legally
(c) 1907 (d) 1919 (b) Withdrawal of tax on Khadi production
SSC CGL (Tier-I)-2019 – 09/03/2020 (Shift-I) (c) Participation in the Round Table Conference
Ans. (a) : The First Round Table Conference was held by the Indian National Congress
with the effort of Lord Irwin. This conference was (d) The Indian National Congress should stop the
held from 12th November 1930 to 19th January 1931. Civil Disobedience Movement
Total 90 delegates participated in this conference. The
representatives of British India and Princely states SSC CGL (Tier-I) – 06/06/2019 (Shift-III)
were Persons like Sir Tej Bahadur Sapru, Srinivas Ans. (b) : Gandhi-Irwin Pact, a political agreement
Shastri, Dr. Jayakar and Dr. Ambedkar. It was concluded by Mahatma Gandhi and Lord Irwin, the
inaugurated by George V and presided over by then Viceroy of India on 5 March, 1931.
Ramsay MacDonald. Feature of Gandhi – Irwin Pact.
393. Which of the following chaired first Round 1. INC to take part in the Round Table Conference
Table Conference? 2. INC would stop the Civil Disobedience Movement
(a) Clement Attlee (b) Winston Churchill 3. Removal of the Salt tax
(c) Stanley Baldwin (d) Ramsay Macdonald 4. Withdrawal of all prosecutions except those
SSC JE Civil - 25/01/2018 (Shift-II) involving violent crimes.
Ans. (d) : See the explanation of the above question. 398. Which among the following founded the
394. In which of the following year the Gandhi- Depressed Classes Association.
Irwin Pact was signed? (a) Babu Jagjivan Ram
(a) 1931 (b) 1929 (b) Mahatma Gandhi
(c) 1935 (d) 1932 (c) Dr. BR Ambedkar
SSC CPO (TIER-1) 2016 (d) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
(SSC 10+2 CHSL 03.02.17, 1:15 pm) SSC MTS 09/08/2019 (Shift-III)
 Ans. (c) : The All-India Depressed Classes urged Indians to act as a free nation and follow non-
Association was established by Dr. BR Ambedkar in violent civil disobedience. This took place in August
1930 to make the fair representation of scheduled kranti Maiden.
castes in the decision making bodies of India. 403. Who among the following was the only
revolutionary to be martyred by hanging
during the Quit India Movement of the Indian
27. Cripps Mission Independence Movement?
(a) Kanhaiya Lal Maniklal Munshi
399. In 1942, which of the following British (b) Kushal Konwar
delegations came to India to hold talks with (c) Potti Sriramulu
Indian leaders on their demands? (d) Senapati Bapat
(a) Cabinet Mission (b) Cripps Mission SSC CGL (Tier-I) 21/04/2022 (Shift-III)
(c) Simon Commission (d) Sargent Commission Ans. (b) : Kushal konwar was the only martyr of the
SSC JE Civil 30.10.2020 (Shift-I) Quit India phase of the freedom movement who was
hanged. He was a 'Satyagrahi' and Gandhian, a
Ans. (b) : Cripps Mission was sent by the British descendant of the Ahom Dynasty.
Government in March 1942 to India with key objective
to secure Indian cooperation and support for British 404. Who among the following was the only martyr
War Efforts. It was headed by Sir Stafford Cripps. This of the Quit India phase of the freedom
mission sought to negotiate an agreement with Indian movement who was hanged?
leaders. The Mission was rejected by the INC, the (a) Potti Sreeramulu
Muslim League and other Indian groups. Gandhiji said (b) Senapati Bapat
that Cripps' offer of Dominion Status after the war was (c) Kushal Konwar
a "post-dated cheque drawn on a failing bank". It is also
believed that the mission failed because of a clear lack (d) Kanaiyalal Maneklal Munshic
of support for it by then Viceroy Linlithgow, British SSC CGL 21/04/2022 (Shift-III)
PM Winston Churchill and the Secretary of State for Ans. (c) Kushal Konwar was the only martyr of the
India, Leo [Link] the failure of the mission, Quit India phase of the freedom movement who was
Cripps returned to England, and the Congress-led by hanged.
Gandhi started their new campaign, the Quit India
Movement in August 1942. 405. Who among the following freedom fighters
hoisted the Indian flag at the Gowalia Tank
400. When cripps mission arrived in India in 1942, Maidan in Mumbai during the Quit India
who was the Prime Minister of England? Movement?
(a) A.V Alexander (b) Winston Churchill (a) Aruna Asaf Ali (b) Sarojini Naidu
(c) Pethick Lawrence (d) Clement Attley (c) Tara Rani Srivastava (d) Matangini Hazra
SSC JE Civil 29.10.2020 (Shift-I) SSC CGL 13/04/2022 (Shift-II)
Ans. (b) : See the explanation of above question. Ans. (a) Aruna Asaf Ali, popularly known as the
'Grand Old lady' of the Independence Movement, is
28. Quit India Movement known for hoisting the Indian flag at the Gowalia Tank
Maidan in Mumbai during the Quit-India Movement.
401. Who among the following along with his close 406. In which of the following locations was the Quit
associates started the secret Congress Radio India Movement launched Gandhi in 1942?
during the Quit India Movement? (a) August Kranti Maidan (b) Shivaji Park
(a) Lakshmi Sehgal (b) Usha Mehta (c) Jallianwala Bagh (d) Pragati Maidan
(c) Sarojini Naidu (d) Bhikaji Cama
SSC CGL (Tier-1) – 25/07/2023 (Shift-IV) SSC CGL (Tier-I)-2019 – 05/03/2020 (Shift-I)
Ans.(b): Quit India Movement started on 8 August, Ans. (a) : The Quit India movement is also called the
1942. On the morning of 9th August, all the important August Revolution. On 8th August 1942, Mahatma
leaders of Congress were arrested under 'Operation Gandhi gave a final call to end the British rule and
Zero Hour'. Some leaders provided leadership to this launched the Quit India Movement at the session of
movement by staying underground. In Bombay, Usha All India Congress committee in Bombay (Mumbai).
Mehta and her colleagues broadcast the secret Congress Gandhiji gave the slogan "Do or Die" in his speech
Radio for several months. Ram Manohar Lohia used to delivered at Gowalia Tank Maidan now popularly
speak regularly on radio. The police discovered and know as August Kranti Maidan and the britishers
confiscated it in November 1942. arrested the main leaders of revolt under "operation
402. In which session of All India Congress zero hour" and Gandhiji was kept into Aaga Khan
Committee was the Quit India proposal Palace, Pune.
accepted? 407. When did the Quit India Movement Start ?
(a) Madras (b) Bombay (a) 1930 (b) 1942
(c) Delhi (d) Calcutta
SSC CGL (TIER-1) 10-09-2016, 10 am (c) 1932 (d) 1940
SSC CGL (TIER-1) 04-09-2016, 4.15 pm SSC MTS 02/08/2019 (Shift-I)
SSC CHSL (Tier-1) – 03/08/2023 (Shift-IV) SSC CHSL 12/10/2020 (Shift-III)
Ans. (b) : On August l8, 1942, the Quit India (SSC 10+2 CHSL 08.01.17, 4:15 pm)
Resolution was passed at the Bombay session of the Al
India Congress Committee. On the same day, Gandhi Ans. (b) : See the explanation of above question.
408. ‘Do or Die’ is associated with which of the Ans. (b) : The Indian Independence leader, Netaji
movements in India’s freedom struggle Subhash Chandra Bose formed the 'Free Indian legion'
(a) Dandi March or 'Tiger Legion', with the help of German Government
(b) Nen-Cooperation Movement to fight against the British. The legion was made up
Indian prisoners of wars and expatriates in Europe.
(c) Khilafat Movement
413. Who was the founder of Forward Block?
(d) Quit India Movement
(a) Arvind Ghosh
SSC CGL (TIER-1) 10-09-2016, 10 am
(b) Captain Mohan Singh
Ans : (d) See the explanation of above question. (c) Bhagat Singh
409. Mahatma Gandhi launched the Quit India (d) Subhas Chandra Bose
Movement for freedom from the British in the SSC JE Civil 29.10.2020 (Shift-I)
year:
SSC JE Civil - 27/01/2018 (Shift-I)
(a) 1919 (b) 1929
Ans. (d) : The Forward Bloc was founded by Netaji
(c) 1922 (d) 1942 Subhas Chandra Bose on May 3, [Link] Chandra
SSC JE Electrical – 24/03/2021 (Shift-I) Bose resigned from the Indian National Congress after
Ans. (d) : See the explanation of above question. his conflict with Mahatma Gandhi. The formation of
the Forward Bloc was publicly declared in a rally in
410. Which of the following districts witnessed the Kolkata. It is a left-wing nationalist political party in
establishment of a parallel government in 1943? India. It emerged as a faction within the Indian National
(a) Nasik (b) Rajamundry Congress. The main objective of the Forward Bloc was
(c) Pune (d) Satara to establish a classless society and follow the ideals of
Socialism. The Indian National Army also known as the
SSC JE Electrical 29.10.2020 (Shift-II) Azad Hind Fauj was founded by Netaji to fight for the
Ans (d) : The Quit India movement led many changes freedom of India.
in phase of freedom struggle. One of its phase of 414. Which one of the following party was founded
freedom struggle. One of its main characteristics of it by Subhash Chandra Bose?
was the establishment of parallel government in (a) Abhinav Bharat (b) Azad Hind Sena
different region.
(c) Revolutionary Army (d) Forward Block
These regions are:-
SSC CGL (TIER-1) 03-09-2016, 10 am
1. Satara (Maharashtra) → 1943-46
Ans : (d) See the explanation of above question.
2. Balia (UP) → August 1942 (1 week) in leadership
of Chittu Pandey 415. Subhas Chandra Bose was born in the year…
3. Tamuluk (West Bengal) → 1942-1994 (a) 1797 (b) 1847
(c) 1897 (d) 1947
(SSC 10+2 CHSL 15.01.17, 1:15 pm)
29. Azad Hind Fauj/Subhas
Ans : (c) Netaji was born on 23rd January, 1897 in
Chandra Bose Cuttack (Odisha division), Bengal Province. His father
was Janakinnath Bose and Mother Prabhavati Bose. He
411. Who among the following founded the was the representative personality cult in Indian war of
'Forward Bloc'? independence in the later phase.
(a) Surendranath Banerjee
(b) Motilal Nehru 416. Which of the following is the birthplace of
(c) Dadabhai Naoroji Subhash Chandra Bose ?
(d) Subhas Chandra Bose (a) Raipur (b) Darjeeling
SSC JE Civil - 27/01/2018 (Shift-I) (c) Calcutta (d) Cuttack
SSC JE Civil 29.10.2020 (Shift-I) SSC JE Civil – 23/03/2021 (Shift-I)
SSC Selection Posts XI– 28/06/2023 (Shift-I) SSC CPO-SI – 11/12/2019 (Shift-II)
Ans. (d) : The Forward Bloc was founded by Netaji
Subhas Chandra Bose in 1939. The founding date of the Ans. (d) : See the explanation of above question.
nd
Forward Bloc was decided as 22 June. Subhas 417. During the Independence Movement, Subhas
chandra Bose resigned from the Indian National Chandra Bose revamped the Indian National...
Congress after his conflict with Mahatma Gandhi. The (a) Navy (b) Army
formation of the Forward Bloc was publicly declared in (c) Defence (d) Air Force
a rally in Kolkata. It is nationalist party with left wing
ideologies. Forward Bloc has its main operations in (SSC 10+2 CHSL 24.01.17, 4:15 pm)
west Bengal. Ans : (b) During the independence S.C. Bose
412. Who among the following was the founder of revamped the India National Army (INA) so called
'Tiger Legion' or 'Free India Legion'.? "Azad Hind Fauj". An old revolutionary Rash Behari
(a) Lala Hardayal Bose who was residing in Japan handed over the
(b) Subhas Chandra Bose leading of the INA to Subash Babu. Later on in same
(c) Sohan Singh Bhakhna phase Bose established a "temporory government" in
(d) Vinayak Damodar Savarkar Singapore and gave his famous slogan ''Give me
SSC CGL (Tier-1) – 14/07/2023 (Shift-I) Blood and I will give you freedom".
418. Azad Hind was an Indian provisional Ans. (d) : Lord Mountbatten, India's last Viceroy,
government established in …….in 1943. released a plan on the country's independence from the
(a) Australia (b) Sri Lanka British on June 3, 1947. The plan, also known as the
Mountbatten plan or 3rd June plan, came to be
(c) Singapore (d) Bangladesh celebrated as 'last plan for independence.' Mountbatten
(SSC 10+2 CHSL 27.01.17, 4:15 pm) was appointed Viceroy to India to speed up the process
Ans : (c) S.C. Bose established Azad Hind of transfer of power by the then British prime minister
Government on 25st October, 1943 in Singapore. It clement Atlee.
was ratified by the governments of Germany, Japan 423. In which of the following years was the Indian
Philippines, Korea, China, Italy. Japan handed over Independence Act passed by the British
Andman & Nicobar islands to this government. Parliament?
(a) 1945 (b) 1947
30. Cabinet Mission (c) 1942 (d) 1946
SSC CGL–(Tier-I) 18/08/2021 (Shift III)
419. The ‘Cabinet Mission’ of 1946 was led by Ans. (b) : The Indian Independence Act, 1947 was an
(a) Lord Linlithgow act of the British Parliament that partitioned India into
(b) Lord Mountbatten two independent dominions of India and Pakistan.
(c) Sir Pethick Lawrence 424. Mountbatten Plan (June 1947) provided for a
(d) Sir Mountford referendum in which of the following
province?
SSC CGL (TIER-1) 09-09-2016, 1:15 pm (a) Sindh
Ans : (c) The Cabinet Mission came to India in (b) Punjab
February 1946. It was established by British PM (c) Baluchistan
Clement Attlee with the purpose of formulation of a
plan to hand over the political power to regional (d) North–West Frontier Province
Indian leaders. The mission had three British cabinet SSC JE Civil - 25/01/2018 (Shift-I)
members : Ans. (d) : On March 22, 1947 the last British
1. Lord Pethick Lawrence (the leading figure of the Governor General of India Lord Mountbatten came to
commission). India, whose only objective was to give India
complete independence as soon as possible.
2. Sir Stafford Cripps Mountbatten Plan provided for a referendum in North-
3. A.R. Alexander West Frontier Province (Balochistan).
420. Who among the following was NOT a minister 425. The India Independence Bill was first
of Cabinet Mission Plan, 1946 ? presented in the House of Commons in London
(a) Sir Pethick Lawrence (b) Lord Wavell on :
(c) Sir Stafford Cripps (d) Alexander (a) August 1, 1947 (b) August 10, 1947
SSC CGL (Tier-I)-2019 – 06/03/2020 (Shift-III) (c) July 4, 1947 (d) July 14, 1947
SSC CPO (TIER-1) 2016
Ans. (b) : Lord Wavell was not a member of the
Cabinet Mission. Ans : (c) On March 22, 1947 AD, Lord Mountbatten,
the last British Viceroy of India, came to India. On June
3, 1947 AD, a plan was announced by Lord
31. Attlee Declaration Mountbatten, which is known as the 'Mountbatten Plan'
(or the 3rd June plan). Based on the Mountbatten Plan,
421. Who among the following was the Prime the Indian Independence Bill was introduced in the
Minister of England when India was given British Parliament on July 4, 1947, which was approved
independence? on 18 July, 1947.
(a) Attlee (b) Mountbatten
(c) Wavell (d) Churchill 33. Governor/Governor-General/
SSC CPO (TIER-1) 2016 Viceroy
Ans: (a) When India was given independence Clement
Attlee was the PM of Britain. His tenure as a PM was 426. Who among the following annexed the state of
from 1945-51. The period marked as ruling of Labour Punjab to British India as a result of the
Party in Britain. second Anglo-Sikh war
(a) Lord Dalhousie (b) Lord Mayo
(c) Lord Elgin (d) Lord Canning
32. Mountbatten Plan SSC JE CIVIL 10/10/2023 (Shift-I)
Ans. (a): The Punjab and the North-West Frontier were
422. By which of following names in the plan for the both annexed by the British Empire on 29 March, 1849.
partition of India known? Punjab was annexed by Lord Dalhousie as per the
(a) 15th August plan (b) 5th May plan Treaty of Lahore. The Second Anglo-Sikh war (1848 to
(c) 18th July plan (d) 3rd June plan 1849) resulted in the fall of the Sikh Empire and the
SSC JE CIVIL 09/10/2023 (Shift-I) annexation of the Punjab.
427. Who decided to go ahead with his plan to (a) Lord Amherst (b) Lord Cornwallis
invade Afghanistan, resulting in the First (c) Lord Hastings (d) Lord Auckland
Anglo-Afghan War? SSC CHSL (Tier-1) – 17/03/2023 (Shift-II)
(a) Lord Auckland (b) Lord Lytton Ans. (c) : During the reign of Lord Hastings (Governor-
(c) Lord Alanbaro (d) Lord Dalhousie General from 1813 to 1823), a new policy of 'supremacy'
SSC JE CIVIL 11/10/2023 (Shift-I) was launched. The Company claimed that its authority
Ans. (a) : On 1 October 1838, Lord Auckland issued was paramount or supreme, so that its power was superior
the Simla Declaration attacking Dost Mohammed khan to that of the Indian states. Policy of Paramountcy means
for making "an unprovoked attack" on the empire of supremacy of British authority over Indian affairs.
'our ancient ally, Maharaja Ranjeet Singh", going on to 432. Which act is also known as Morley-Minto
declare that shuja shah was "popular throughout Reforms?
Afghanistan" and would enter his former realm (a) Government of India Act, 19365
"surrounded by his own troops and be supported against (b) Indian Council Act, 1909
foreign interference and factious opposition by the (c) Rowlatt Act 1919
British Army. It resulting in the First-Anglo Afghan
war (1838 to 1842) which was fought between the (d) Government of India Act, 1912
British Empire and the Empire of kabul. In this war, SSC CGL (Tier-II) – 02/03/2023
British was harmed financially, strategically and Ans. (b) : Indian Council Act of 1909, also known as
economically. the Morley-Minto Reforms was majorly aimed at
428. Who was the Governor General during the appearing the moderates of the country. It introduced
Anglo-Nepal war? numerous improvements in the legislative councils and
(a) Lard Hastings (b) Lord Hardinge increased the role of Indians in the governance of their
(c) Lord Auckland (d) Lord Wellesley country, along with the Britishers.
SSC JE CIVIL 09/10/2023 (Shift-III) 433. What was the distance (approximately)
Ans. (a) : covered for the first time by a train between
Governor -General Important Events Bombay and Thane in 1853?
Lord Hastings • Anglo – Nepal war (1814-16) (a) 25 (b) 51
(1813–1823) • The Treaty of Sagauli, 1816 (c) 38 (d) 34
Lord Wellesley Introduction of the Subsidiary SSC CGL (Tier-II) – 03/03/2023
(1798-1805) Alliance System (1798), Fourth Ans. (d) : The distance covered for the first time by
Mysore war (1799), Second train was 34 km between Bombay and Thane in 1853.
Maratha war (1803-05) This train ran during the reign of British Governor
Lord Auckland First Afghan war (1838-42) General Lord Dalhousie. Therefore, Lord Dalhousie is
(1839-1842) called the father of Indian Railways.
Lord Hardinge I First Anglo-Sikh war (1845-46) 434. Which of the following Governor General of
(1844-1848) and the Treaty of Lahore (1846) Bengal had declared the practice of sati illegal?
429. During the tenure of which Viceroy, the (a) William Bentinck (b) Warren Hastings
Meerut conspiracy trial place? (c) Charles Cornwallis (d) Charles Canning
(a) Lord Reading (b) Lord Hardinge SSC MTS–– 04/05/2023 (Shift-II)
(c) Lord Chelmsford (d) Lord Irwin Ans. (a) : A regulation act was passed to ban the
SSC JE CIVIL 10/10/2023 (Shift-III) practice of sati or the burning alive of widows in the
Ans. (d) : The Meerut Conspiracy Case was a year 1829. The Indian activist Raja Ram Mohan Roy
controversial court case that took place during the tenure along with other Christian activists made the then
of Viceroy Lord Irwin (1926-1931). In March 1929, the Governor General Lord William Bentinck pass the
British government imprisoned 31 labor leaders and Bengal sati Regulation, 1829 which made practice of
brought them to Meerut and put them on trial. Among sati illegal.
them were three British communists, Philip Spratt, Bain 435. In 1809, Lord ––––– Signed the Treaty of
Bradley and Lester Hutchinson. Amritsar with Maharaja Ranjit Singh.
430. The Pitts India Act of ------- distinguished (a) Michael John Hastings
between the commercial and political functions (b) William Bentinck
of the British East India (c) James Andrew Ramsay-Dalhousie
(a) 1818 (b) 1792 (d) Charles T. Metcalfe
(c) 1784 (d) 1802 SSC CHSL (Tier-1) – 15/03/2023 (Shift-I)
SSC CHSL (Tier-1) – 21/03/2023 (Shift-II)
Ans. (c) : The Pitts India Act of 1784 was passed to Ans. (d) : The Treaty of Amritsar of 1809 was an
separate the commercial and political functions of the agreement between the British East India Company and
Company. Pitt's India Act of 1784 reduced the strength Ranjit Singh, the Sikh leader who founded the Sikh
of the governor general's council to three members. It empire. Charles T. Metcalfe who was representing the
placed the Indian affairs under the direct control of the British east India Company signed the Treaty of
British Government. The company's territories in India Amritsar with Maharaja Ranjit Singh.
were called "the British possession of India" 436. In which of the following years, the Nawab of
431. A new policy of 'Supremacy' was introduced Awadh accepted the subsidiary alliance
during the reign of ––––– (Governor-General initiated by Lord Wellesley, the Governor
from 1813 to 1823). Now the company claimed General of British India?
that its authority was paramount or supreme, (a) 1796 (b) 1806
hence its power was comparable to that of the (c) 1809 (d) 1801
Indian states was more. SSC Selection Posts XI– 27/06/2023 (Shift-II)
Ans. (d) : Subsidiary Alliance was basically a treaty 441. Who among the following was the Governor-
between the British East India Company and the Indian General of India when the permanent
princely states. The Subsidiary alliance in India was settlement was imposed in Bengal by the east
planned by Lord Wellesely. The Nawab of Awadh was India company for revenue collection?
the first ruler to enter into the subsidiary alliance with (a) Lord Canning (b) Lord Wellesley
the British in 1801. There were other states that (c) Lord Dalhousie (d) Lord Cornwallis
accepted the Subsidiary Alliances viz. Hyderabad SSC CHSL (Tier-1) – 14/08/2023 (Shift-II)
(1798), Mysore (1799), Tanjore (1799), Peshwa (1802), Ans. (d) : Permanent settlement was introduced by the
and Scindia (1803). second governor-General of Bengal, Lord Cornwallis in
437. Under whom was CP Ilbert, a law member of 1793. It was a settlement system that was first enacted
the Council? in Odisha, Bihar, and Bengal. By the terms of the
(a) Lord Lytton (b) Lord Ripon settlement, the rajas and taluqdars were recognized as
(c) Lord Cornwallis (d) Lord Curzon Zamindars. They were asked to collect rent from the
SSC CGL (Tier-1) – 14/07/2023 (Shift-IV) peasants and pay revenue to the company. It was fixed
Ans. (b) : CP Ilbert was a law member of the council that 10/11th of the land revenue collected was to be
under Lord Ripon, Viceroy of India from 1880 to 1884. given to the British and 1/11th of it was to be retained
The Ilbert Bill was a legislative act introduced in 1883. by the Zamindr.
According to the said Act, Indian judges could try a 442. Who is known as the 'father of civil services' in
European accused. The bill faced vehement opposition India?
from Britishers, especially those settled in India. (a) Lord William Bentinck (b) Lord Cornwallis
Eventually, It was enacted in 1884 in a very (c) Lord Dalhousie (d) John shore
compromised manner. SSC CHSL (Tier-1) – 09/08/2023 (Shift-III)
438. Who among the following formulated a policy Ans. (b) : Warren Hastings laid the foundation of Civil
which came to be known as the Doctrine of Services in India, while Lord Cornwallis rationalised
Lapse? and modernized the same. Therefore, Lord Cornwallis
(a) Lord Canning (1786-1793) is known as the " Father of Indian Civil
(b) Lord William Bentinck services."
(c) Lord Dalhousie
(d) Lord Alanbaro 443. Who among the following was accused of
SSC MTS 19/08/2019 (Shift-III) judicially murdering Raja Nand Kumar?
SSC MTS 14/08/2019 (Shift-I) (a) Lord Dalhousie (b) Lord Wellesley
SSC Stenographer – 11/11/2021 : Shift-I (c) Lord Cornwallis (d) Warren Hastings
SSC MTS/Havaldar– 05/07/2022 (Shift-I) SSC CHSL (Tier-1) – 17/08/2023 (Shift-IV)
SSC CGL (Tier-1) – 27/07/2023 (Shift-II) Ans. (d) : On 5th August 1775, Raja Nanda Kumar was
Ans. (c) : The Governor-General of the English East executed on the charge of graft, in Calcutta. He was an
India company from 1848 to 1856, Lord Dalhousie, influential person in Bengal. The case and death
introduced the Doctrine of Lapse. The policy helped the sentence by the High court judge Impey, a close
company take over territories of rulers who didn't have a associate of warren Hastings, was said to be an
natural heir. This policy made the Britishers the most imperialist conspiracy, and has been laballed as
powerful in India. states were annexed by Lord "Judicial Murder".
Dalhousie by applying 'Doctrine of Lapse' viz. Satara 445. Governor General Lord Dalhousie had said
(1848), Jaitpur (1849), Sambhalpur (1849), Bahat (1850), about the princely state of –––––– as "a cherry
Udaipur (1852), Jhansi (1853) and Nagpur (1854). that will drop into our mouth one day"
439. Who designed the Administrative Code to (a) Ahom (b) Mysore
separate revenue administration from judicial (c) Maratha (d) Awadh
administration? SSC MTS– 08/05/2023 (Shift-III)
(a) Lord Cornwallis (b) Lord Lytton Ans. (d) : Lord Dalhousie described the kingdom of
(c) Lord Auckland (d) Warren Hastings Awadh as "a cherry that will drop into our mouth one
SSC CGL (Tier-1) – 21/07/2023 (Shift-II) day". He said this in 1851. In 1856, the kingdom was
Ans. (a) : Lord Cornwallis, Governor of Bengal from formally annexed to the British Empire. The Doctrine
1786 to 1793 designed the administrative code to of Lapse was an annexation policy followed widely by
separate revenue administration from judicial lord Dalhousie (1848 to 1856).
administration. It is known as Cornwallis code, which is 446. Which British Governor abolished the diarchy
a body of legislation passed in 1793. This code system in Bengal?
established a system of revenue collection which was (a) John Shore (b) Warren Hastings
followed until the 20th century. (c) Robert Clive (d) William Bentinck
440. Elphinstone was the Governor of which SSC MTS/Havaldar– 11/07/2022 (Shift-III)
province of India during 1819-27? Ans. (b) : Warren Hastings (1773-1785) abolished the
(a) Madras (b) Bombay Dual system in Bengal which was established by Robert
(c) North west Frontier province (d) Bengal Clive in 1765. In this Dual System of Government in
SSC CGL (Tier-1) – 20/07/2023 (Shift-I) Bengal, the company had Diwani rights that is the
Ans. (b) : Elphinstone was a British statesman, rights to collect revenue and the Nizam or Indian chiefs
diplomat, and colonial administrator who served as the had the power on administrative authority. After
Governor of Bombay from 1819 to 1827. He is abolition of Dual system in 1772 Bengal was brought
renowned for his initiative in opening new educational under direct control of the British. The Nawabs
institutions where he made it accessible for the Indians. remained as the mere pensioners of the East India
He wrote a book based on India and Afghanistan. Company.
447. Who among the following singed the Tripartite 452. In which of the following years was the origin
pact to intervene in the affairs of Afghanistan and enactment of the Indian Age of Consent
on behalf of the British government? Act passed?
(a) Lord Wellesley (b) Lord Auckland (a) 1889 (b) 1901 (c) 1891 (d) 1834
(c) Lord Canning (d) Lord Mayo SSC CGL–(Tier-I) 16/08/2021 (Shift II)
SSC CHSL (Tier-1) – 07/08/2023 (Shift-II)
Ans. (c) : The Indian Age of Consent Act was
Ans. (b) : A Treaty was signed in June 1838 between legislated on 19th March 1891 during the colonial rule.
Ranjit Singh, shah shuja and Lord Auckland. As per It raised the age of consent for girls from 10 years to
this treaty, shah shuja would be reinstated on the 12 years. This reformation was brought during
Throne but he will recognize the claim of Ranjit Singh Viceroyship Lord Lansdowne (1888-1894).
on land on right bank of Indus. Shah shuja also agreed
to determine his foreign policy with the advice of 453. Which British Viceroy of India was associated
with the llbert Bill enacted in 1884 ?
British. This led the Afghan people tag shah shuja as a
British Agent and thus, rebellion occured that led to (a) Lord Ripon (b) Lord Northbrook
humiliating defeat for British in First Anglo-Afghan (c) Lord Dufferin (d) Lord Napier
war (1839-42). Hence, British intervention in Afghan SSC CPO-SI – 12/12/2019 (Shift-I)
affairs by Tripartite pact gave birth to three Afghan wars. Ans : (a) Lord Ripon (1880-1884 AD) is considered as
448. Who was the Governor-General of Bengal the "father of local self-government" in India. Ilbert Bill
when the permanent Settlement was introduced (1883) was brought during his tenure. The bill was
there in 1793? meant to abolish distinction and permit the Indian
(a) Charles Cornwallis judges to try the cases of Europeans as well. European
(b) Lord William Bentinck in India protested the passing of the bill and Ilbert bill
(c) Lord Mountbatten controversy helped the cause of Indian nationalism.
(d) Lord Ripon 454. Which of the following legislations ought to
(SSC J.E. 01.03.17, 2:45 pm) allow senior Indian magistrates to preside over
SSC CHSL (Tier-1) – 09/03/2023 (Shift-IV) cases involving British subjects in India?
Ans. (a) : Lord/ Charles Cornwallis (1786 - 1793) was (a) Ilbert Bill, 1884
the Governor-General of Bengal when the Permanent (b) Ingress into India Ordinance, 1914
Settlement was introduced there in 1793. The
Permanent Settlement was one of the most famous (c) Government of India Act, 1919
measures of Lord Cornwallis. It was an agreement (d) Age of Consent Act, 1891
between the British East India Company and the SSC CGL 13/04/2022 (Shift-II)
Landlords of Bengal to settle the land revenue to be Ans. (a) Ilbert Bill, in the history of India, a
raised. controversial measure proposed in 1883 that sought to
449. The Vernacular Press Act of 1878 was allow senior Indian magistrates to preside over cases
repealed during the tenure of Viceroy ______. involving British subjects in India.
(a) Lord Ripon (b) Lord Dufferin 455. In which year did Warren Hastings become the
(c) Lord Lansdowne (d) Lord Northbrook first Governor-General of India?
SSC CGL 21/04/2022 (Shift-I) (a) 1780 (b) 1775 (c) 1770 (d) 1773
SSC CGL (Tier-I) 21/04/2022 (Shift-I) SSC JE Mechanical 27.10.2020 (Shift-I)
Ans. (d) : Warren Hastings (1773 – 1785) became the
Ans. (a) The Vernacular Press Act of 1878 was first Governor of the Presidency of Fort William
repealed during the tenure of Viceroy Lord Ripon. (Bengal) in 1772 and the first Governor-General of
450. Which of the following Acts was enacted in Bengal in 1774 by the Regulating Act of 1773 which
British India in the year 1878? was passed during his term. He resigned in [Link]
(a) Indian Contract Act also abolished the system of dual government in 1772.
Treasury was moved from Murshidabad to Calcutta.
(b) Transfer of Property Act Calcutta became Bengal’s capital in 1772. He Divided
(c) Vernacular Press Act Bengal into districts and British collectors were
(d) East India Stock Dividend Redemption Act. appointed for each district and an Accountant General
was also appointed.
SSC MTS 05/10/2021 (Shift-I)
456. As per the Provisions of the Regulating Act of
Ans. (c) : Vernacular Press Act was enacted in British 1773, _______ was appointed as the Governor-
India in the year 1878. The Act was proposed by Lord General of the Presidency of Fort William :
Lytton, then Viceroy of India. (a) Warren Hastings (b) Sir George Barlow
451. In which of the following years was the (c) John Shore (d) Lord Cornwallis
Cornwallis Code enacted? SSC JE Civil – 23/03/2021 (Shift-I)
(a) 1857 (b) 1793 Ans. (a) : See the explanation of above question.
(c) 1805 (d) 1723 457. Who was the First Governor-General of Bengal?
SSC CHSL 04/08/2021 (Shift-III) (a) Lord William Bentinck
Ans. (b) : Lord Cornwallis was a member of British (b) Sir William Denison
army, a civil administrator and a harbinger diplomat. (c) The Lord Napier
He was also known as the father of civil services in (d) Warren Hastings
India. The Cornwalis Code was enacted in the year
1793. The code contained significant provisions about (SSC 10+2 CHSL 10.01.17, 4:15 pm)
governing policing, judicial and civil administration. Ans : (d) See the explanation of above question.
458. Who introduced diarchy system in Bengal? Ans : (d) The Subsidiary Alliance was a system
(a) Robert Clive (b) Warren Hastings devised by Lord Wellesley in [Link] Dalhousie
(c) Lord Wellesley (d) John Adams served as Governor-General of India from 1848 to
1856. During this period, the Second Anglo-Sikh War
SSC JE Civil - 29/01/2018 (Shift-II) (1848-1849) was fought in which the Sikhs were
Ans. (a) : When two independent authorities work defeated and Dalhousie was successful in annexing the
simultaneously is called Diarchy system The system of whole of Punjab to the British administration. During
dual government was introduced in Bengal by Robert his tenure, the first railway line between Bombay and
Clive of British East India Company. It lasted from Thane was opened in 1853 and in the same year,
1765 to 1772. The system was abolished by Warren Calcutta and Agra were connected by telegraph. His
Hastings in 1772 and Bengal was brought under direct other reforms include the setting up of P.W.D. and the
control of the British and the Nawabs remained the drafting of the Widow Remarriage Act (1856). Charles
pensioner of company. Wood, a British Liberal Politician and Member of
Parliament sent the “Wood’s despatch” to Governor-
459. Lord Hastings intiated the ____where the East General Lord Dalhousie recommending some important
India Company claimed that its authority was changes in the education system.
supreme and hence its power was greater than
that of Indian states. 463. Who among the following drafted the Indian
Penal Code which later became the basis of the
(a) Doctrine of Lapse Indian Criminal Code?
(b) Policy of 'Paramountcy' (a) Thomas Babington Macaulay
(c) Government's Strores policy (b) Sir Henry McMohan
(d) Imperial policy (c) Maurice Linford Gwyer
SSC CPO-SI 24/11/2020 (Shift-II) (d) William Wedderburn
Ans. (b) : Lord Hasting (1813-1823) was the man who SSC JE Mechanical - 27/09/2019 (Shift-I)
credited with formulation of "Policy of Paramountcy." Ans. (a) : Macaulay prepared the draft of the Indian
According to it the Supreme power of state vests in the penal code which later became the basis of the Indian
company and also the company is superior than states Criminal Code. Lord Macaulay was a famous English
in terms of power. poet, essayist, historian, politician etc. In between
460. Who was the Viceroy of India when India got 1834-1838 he was a law member in Indian Supreme
independence on 15 august 1947? Council and also the head of law commission.
(a) Warren Hastings (b) Lord Mountbatten 464. Governor-General Canning decided that_____
(c) Lord Wavell (d) Lord Kingsford would be the last Mughal king and after his
death none of his descendants would be
SSC JE Civil 29.10.2020 (Shift-I) recognised as king
Ans. (b) : On 15 August, 1947 India became (a) Bahadur Shah Zafar (b) Aurangzeb
independent from the British Empire following the (c) Jahandar Shah (d) Shahjahan
Independence Movement led by Mahatma Gandhi and
his message of non-violent resistance. The handover of SSC JE Civil - 23/09/2019 (Shift-II)
power was overseen by Lord Mountbatten (1947-1948), Ans. (a) : On 1st November, 1858 by the declaration of
the last Viceroy of India. Queen Victoria, Lord Canning was appointed as the
461. Charles Cornwallis was the Governor General first Viceroy of India. Lord Canning was the one who
made decision that after the death of Bahadur Shah II
of..............when the Permament Settlement was his heirs won't be deemed to be a king. During his
introduced there in 1793. tenure Widow Remarriage Act (1856) & Indian Penal
(a) Bihar (b) Madras Code (1861) were formulated and established
(c) Punjab (d) Bengal respectively.
(SSC J.E. 01.03.17, 2:45 pm) 465. During which Governor-General’s time was
Ans : (d) The Permanent Settlement (also Permanent the annexation of Sindh in British State done?
Settlement of Bengal) was introduced by Lord (a) Lord Dalhousie (b) Lord Chelmesford
Cornwallis in 1793. It was an agreement between the (c) Lord Ellenborough (d) Lord Hastings
British East India Company and the Landlords of SSC JE Civil - 23/01/2018 (Shift-II)
Bengal to settle the land revenue to be raised. Lord Ans. (c) : In 1843 during the tenure of Lord
Cornwallis came to India as the Governor-General. The Ellenborough Sindh was annexed in British State. It is
Permanent Settlement was one of the most famous noteworthy that during his tenure Indian Slavery Act
measures of Lord Cornwallis. It was agreed that the 1843 was passed.
landlords would have perpetual and hereditary right
over the land, so long as they pay the fixed revenue to 466. The only Viceroy to be assassinated in India
the British Government. was.
(a) Lord Harding (b) Lord Northbrook
462. Which of the following events did NOT happen
during the tenure of Lord Dalhousie? (c) Lord Elenborough (d) Lord Mayo
(a) Introduction of first telegraph line SSC CGL (TIER-1) 27-08-2016, 4:15 pm
(b) Introduction of Doctrine of Lapse Ans : (d) The tenure of Lord Mayo was from 1869-72.
He was the only Viceroy to be assassinated in India in
(c) Passing of Widow Remarriage Act 1872 by an Afghan. He started the population census in
(d) Introduction of Subsidiary Alliance System 1872. He also established an agriculture department in
SSC JE Mechanical – 22/03/2021 (Shift-II) 1872.
468. During whose Viceroyalty, the capital of India Ans : (d) During the British East India Company rule
was shifted from Calcutta to Delhi? Sadr-Diwani Adalat was established by Warren
(a) Lord Canning (b) Lord Hardinge Hastings. Some other important works of Warren
Hasting's are:
(c) Lord Lytton (d) Lord Clive
1. Abolition of dual government in Bengal (1772)
SSC CGL (TIER-1) 03-09-2016, 4:15 pm
2. Establishment of a Supreme Court in Calcutta (1774)
Ans : (b) The credit of shifting India's capital from 3. Establishment of the Calcutta General Post Office
Calcutta to Delhi goes to Lord Hardinge II. In the year (GPO) in 1774 under the Post Master General.
1911, Delhi became the Capital of British India and it
was shifted from Calcutta to Delhi. Lord Hardinge II 474. The system of Budget was introduced in India
was the Viceroy of India from 1910-16. During his during the Viceroyalty of-
tenure on 4th August 1914 the first World War started. (a) Canning (b) Dalhousie
469. Who was the first Indian Governor General of (c) Ripon (d) Elgin
Independent India? SSC CGL (TIER-1) 07-09-2016, 4:15 pm
(a) Rajendra Prasad (b) C. Rajagopalachari Ans : (a) Lord Canning was the last Governor-General
(c) A. Kriplani (d) Lord Mountbatten appointed by the Company in India and first Viceroy of
India appointed under the British Empire. During his
SSC CGL (TIER-1) 06-09-2016, 1:15 pm tenure system of budget was introduced in India by
Ans : (b) Chakravarti Rajagopalachari was also known Finance minister James Wilson on 7th April, 1860.
with name of Rajaji. He was a lawyer, writer, politician 475. Who was first Viceroy and Governor-General
and philosopher. He was the second Governor-General of pre-independence era?
of Independent India and the first Indian Governor- (a) Lord Willian Bentinck (b) Warren Hastings
General of Independent India. (c) Lord Mountbatten (d) Lord Canning
470. During the period of which Governor (SSC 10+2 CHSL 21.01.17, 1:15 pm)
General/Viceroy was the Indian Civil Service Ans : (d) Lord Canning served as Governor-General of
introdued? India from 1856 to 1862. During his tenure, the
(a) Dalhousie (b) Curzon Government of India Act, 1858 was passed which
(c) Bentick (d) Cornwallis created the office of Viceroy to be held by the same
SSC CGL (TIER-1) 09-09-2016, 10 am person who was Governor-General of India. Thus, Lord
Canning also served as first Viceroy of India. The
Ans : (d) Lord Cornwallis was the founder of Civil important events during his tenure include the Mutiny
Services in India. Earlier the Civil Services Exam was of 1857, which he was able to suppress successfully,
held in England only but from 1923 it started to get Passing of Indian Councils Act, 1861 which introduced
held in India. Satyendranath Tagore was the first to portfolio system in India, withdrawal of "Doctrine of
qualify this exam. Cornwallis is also said to be the founder Lapse" in which was one of the main reasons of Mutiny
of Police Service & Permanent Settlement in India. of 1857, introduction of Code of Criminal Procedure,
enactment of Indian High Courts Act, Indian Penal
471. Which Governor-General decided to make Code (1858), Bengal Rent Act (1859), introduction of
English as the medium of instruction in India? Income tax on experimental basis etc.
(a) Lord Wellesley 476. Who among the following was appointed as the
(b) Lord Hardinge first Viceroy of British India?
(c) Lord Dalhousie (a) Lord Wavell (b) Lord Canning
(d) Lord William Bentinck (c) Lord Irwin (d) Lord Mayo
SSC CGL (TIER-1) 11-09-2016, 1:15 pm SSC CHSL (Tier-I) –09/07/2019 (Shift-III)
Ans : (d) Lord William Bentinck was Governor of Ans. (b) : After the 1857 revolution, for a better
Madras from 1803-1808 and from 1828-1835 being the governance the British parliament passed
Governor-General of India. In 1835 Bentinck took an "Government of India Act 1858". Under this act the
important decision that the Britishers will only support rule of East India Company came to an end in India
& aid the English medium institutions in India. and power was shifted to British Crown. The post of
Governor-General of India was renamed as Viceroy of
472. English education was introduced in India by India under this act. So Lord Canning (1856-62)
(a) Curzon (b) Macaulay became the first Viceroy of India.
(c) Dalhousie (d) Bentick 477. Which Governor-General of India, in 1772
SSC CGL (TIER-1) 31-08-2016, 1:15 pm introduced two courts in each district a
criminal court (faujdari adalat) and a civil
Ans : (b) Macaulay was the harbinger of English court (diwani adalat) ?
education in India. Macaulay issued a draft in 1835 in (a) Warren Hastings (b) Lord Dalhousie
which the medium of education was deemed to be
English. (c) Richard Wellesley (d) Robert Clive
SSC CPO-SI – 09/12/2019 (Shift-I)
473. Who established the Sadr-Diwani-Adalat
during the British East India Company’s rule? Ans. (a) : Warren Hastings Governor-General of India
from 1773 to 1785 introduced several administrative
(a) Cornwallis (b) Wellesley reforms. A new system of Justice was establisted in
(c) Dalhousie (d) Warren Hastings 1772 in which each district have two courts a criminal
SSC CGL (TIER-1) 30-07-2016, 1:15 pm court (Faujdari adalat) and civil courts (diwani adalat).
478. Which of the following Governor-Generals by Lord Wellesley in 1798. It was actually used for the
introduced a code which provided for the first time by the French Governor-General Marquis
separation of revenue administration from Dupleix. The Nawab of Awadh was the first ruler to
judicial administration? enter into the Subsidiary Alliance with the British after
(a) Warren Hastings (b) William Bentinck the Battle of Buxar. However, The Nizam of
(c) Lord Cornwallis (d) Lord Wellesley Hyderabad was the first to accept a well-framed
subsidiary alliance.
SSC CPO-SI – 11/12/2019 (Shift-I) Order in which the Indian States entered into
Ans : (c) British Governor-General, Lord Cornwallis Subsidiary Alliances
presented the Cornwallis Code in 1793 which was Hyderabad (1798)
provided to separate the revenue administration from
the administration of justice. Lord Cornwallis made a Mysore (1799 – After Tipu Sultan was defeated in the
significant reforms in relation to the administrative, Fourth Anglo-Mysore War)
judicial, police, and revenue department etc. Tanjore (1799)
479. The Aitchison Commission, 1886, was Awadh (1801)
appointed to make recommendations for Peshwa (Marathas) (1802)
reforms in the : Scindia (Marathas) (1803)
(a) Indian Judicial System Gaekwad (Marathas) (1803)
(b) Indian Civil Services 482. The Subsidiary Alliance System, through
(c) Armed Force which the British were responsible for
(d) Administration of Princely States protecting their Indian allies from external and
SSC CPO-SI – 12/12/2019 (Shift-II) internal threats to their power, was devised by:
(a) Lord Wellesley (b) Lord Curzon
Ans : (b) Aitchison Commission was a Public Service
Commission which was set up in the year 1886 during (c) Lord Dalhousie (d) Lord Bentinck
the Viceroyship of Lord Dufferin. The Chairman of the SSC JE Electrical – 24/03/2021 (Shift-I)
committee was Sir Charles Umpherston Aitchison. As Ans. (a) : See the explanation of above question.
per the recommendations of entry in Civil Services.
1. Maximum age was fixed at 23. 483. Who gave the 'Doctrine of Lapse' ?
2. Statutory civil services system of recruitment should (a) Lord Cornwallis (b) Lord Betting
be abolished. (c) Lord Dalhousie (d) Lord Canning
3. Simultaneous examinations in England and India SSC MTS 14/08/2019 (Shift-I)
should be stopped. Ans. : (c) In order of integration of Riyasats, Lord
4. Two tier classification of civil service would be Dalhousie enacted the Doctrine of Lapse. The Riyasats
replaced by three tier classification. who accepted this are:
480. Who among the following British Prime → Satara (1848)
Ministers had announced the Communal → Jaitpur (1849)
Award in 1932 during India's Freedom → Udaipur (1852)
Movement ?
(a) Andrew Bonar Law → Nagpur (1854)
(b) Herbert Henry Asquith → Awadh (1856)
(c) James Ramsay MacDonald → Sambalpur (1849)
(d) David Lloyd George → Baghat (1850)
SSC CPO-SI – 12/12/2019 (Shift-I) → Jhansi (1853)
Ans : (c) The Communal Award was announced by the → Karauli (1855)
British Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald in 16 484. In which order were the states annexed by
August 1932 to grant separate electorates to minority Britishers under Doctrine of Lapse ?
communities including Muslim, Sikhs and Dalit. (a) Nagpur-Satara-Jhansi
481. Which Governor-General introduced the (b) Udaipur-Jhansi-Nagpur
policy of Subsidiary Alliance, under which the (c) Jhansi-Satara-Nagpur
Indian ruler agreed to keep British forces in
his territory ? (d) Satara-Udaipur-Jhansi
(a) Lord Wellesley (b) Lord Cornwallis SSC MTS 19/08/2019 (Shift-III)
(c) Lord William Bentick(d) Lord Mayo Ans. (d) : See the explanation of above question.
SSC CHSL 26/10/2020 (Shift-II) 485. Which of the following princely states was
Ans. (a) : Subsidiary Alliance was basically a treaty annexed by the British under the pretext of
between the British East India Company and the 'misgovernment of the Nawab'?
Indian Princely States, by virtue of which the Indian (a) Udaipur (b) Awadh
kingdoms lost their sovereignty to the English. It also (c) Nagpur (d) Satara
was a major process that led to the building of the SSC MTS 05/10/2021 (Shift-I)
British Empire in India. It was framed by Lord
Wellesley, the Governor-General of India from 1798 Ans. (b) : Awadh was annexed by the British under the
to [Link] Subsidiary Alliance was a system devised pretext of misgovernment of the Nawab.
486. To which of the following event Lord Curzon is 490. The Governor-General of India was given the
related? title of Viceroy for the first time in :
(a) Partition of Bengal (a) 1856 (b) 1859
(b) Setting up of Durand Commission (c) 1857 (d) 1858
(c) Bhutan War SSC CPO-SI – 09/12/2019 (Shift-II)
(d) Introduction to system of Budget
Ans : (d) Lord Canning served as Governor-General of
SSC MTS 05/08/2019 (Shift-I) India from (1856 to 1862). During his tenure the
Ans. (a) : Lord Curzon was the Viceroy of India from government of India Act 1858 was passed which
1899-1905. He was one of the most notorious created the office of viceroy to be held by the same
Viceroys of India. Important events of his tenure are– person who was Governor-General of India. Thus
• Appointment of Police Commission (1902). Canning also served as "first viceroy of India". During
• Appointment of Universities Commission (1902). Lord Cannings tenure Indian High Court Act 1861 was
• Indian Universities Act (1904). passed to form Supreme Court and Sadar Adalats and
also establish high courts of Calcutta, Madras and
• Partition of Bengal (1905). Bombay.
487. Which of the following Viceroys of India
addressed the Bengal famine 1943 by ordering
the army to distribute relief supplies to the 34. Nicknames and Statements
starving rural Bengalis ?
(a) Lord Linlithgow (b) Lord Wavell 491. Who is known as Bihar Kesari?
(c) Lord Willington (d) Lord Mountbatten (a) Rajendra Prasad (b) Sri Krishna Sinha
SSC CGL (Tier-I)-2019 – 05/03/2020 (Shift-III) (c) Karpuri Thakur (d) Lala Lajhpat Rai
SSC CHSL (Tier-1) – 09/03/2023 (Shift-I)
Ans. (a) : The Bengal famine took place in 1943. Ans. (b):
During this 2 to 3 million people died of "hunger" At Leader Nickname
this time Viceroy was Lord Linlithgow. He orderd the
military forces to distribute essentials to normal • Sri Krishna Sinha - Bihar Kesari, Shri Babu
people. • Dr. Rajendra Prasad - Desh Ratna
488. When was the Famine Commission under the • Karpuri Thakur - Jan Nayak
Chairmanship of Sir Richard Strachey set up? • Lala Lajpat Rai - Punjab Kesari
(a) 1895 (b) 1912 492. In British India, who among the following
(c) 1904 (d) 1878 national leaders was called the 'Grand old Man
of India?
SSC JE Civil 11.12.2020 (Shift-II) (a) Mahadev Govind Ranade
Ans. (d) : • Famine Commission was set up in 1878 (b) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
under the Chairmanship of Sir Richard Strachey. It was (c) Dadabhai Naoroji
the first Famine Commission which recommended state (d) Prithvi Chandra Roy
interference in food trade in the event of famine. SSC CPO-SI – 12/12/2019 (Shift-I)
• Second Famine Commission was constituted in 1897 SSC Selection Posts XI– 27/06/2023 (Shift-I)
under the Chairmanship of Sir James Lyall. This Ans. (c) :
commission recommended the development of Leader Nickname
irrigation facilities. Dadabhai Naoroji Grand old Man of India
• Third Famine Commission was set up in 1900 under Mahadev Govind Ranade Socrates of Maharashtra
the Chairmanship of Sir Anthony (Later Lord) Gopal Krishna Gokhale Diamond of India
McDonnel to re-evaluate and recommend changes in Sir Prafulla Chandra Ray Father of Indian Chemistry
the report of the previous commission, based on the
findings of the recent famine. This Commission 493. Which of the following social reformers of
recommended that the official machinery dealing with a British India is known as 'Lokahitwadi'?
famine must work around the year so that the scarcity (a) Gopal Ganesh Agarkar
of food grains could be controlled well in time. (b) Gopal hari Deshmukh
(c) Dadoba Pandurng
489. Which of the following is INCORRECTLY
matched with regards to Viceroy and the (d) Balshastri Jambhekar
corresponding incidents? SSC Selection Posts XI– 28/06/2023 (Shift-IV)
(a) Lord Chelmsford – Rowlatt Act Ans. (b) : Gopal Hari Deshmukh, popularly Known as
'Lokahitwadi', was a social reformer from Maharashtra. He
(b) Lord Reading–Establishment of Swaraj Party devoted his life for emancipation and education of women
(c) Lord Irwin–First Round Table Conference and worked against child marriage, dowry system and
(d) Lord Wavell – The Cripps Mission polygamy.
SSC JE Civil 11.12.2020 (Shift-II) 494. Who gave the slogan 'Swaraj is my birth right
Ans. (d) : Lord Linlithgow was the Viceroy of India and I shall have it?
from 1936-1944 and the Cripps Mission came in India (a) Bal Gangadhar Tilak (b) Badruddin Tyabji
during his tenure. On the other hand Lord Wavell was (c) Lala Lajpat Rai (d) Vipin Chandra Pal
Viceroy of India from 1944 to 1947. Shimla Pact was SSC MTS– 10/05/2023 (Shift-I)
one of important incident of his tenure. Hence the SSC GD 08/12/2021 (Shift-I)
option is matched incorrectly while the other matches SSC CGL (Tier-I) 19/04/2022 (Shift-III)
are correct. SSC MTS 9-10-2017 (Shift-I)
 Ans. (c) : 499. Who called dams as the 'Temples of Modern
Leader Slogan India''?
• Bal Gangadhar Freedom (Swaraj) is my (a) T.T Krishnamachari
Tilak birthright and I shall have it (b) Sardar Vallabhabai Patel
• Lalla Lajpat Rai Every blow aimed at me is a (c) Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
nail in the coffin of British
Imperialism (d) Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru
• Mahatma Gandhi Do Or Die SSC GD 18/02/2019 (Shift-III)
• Jawaharlal Nehru Laziness is harmful to Ans. (d) : Pt. Nehru was the cult figure who called
oneself (Aaram haram hai) dams & river valley projects as the "Temple's of the
495. Which Indian freedom fighter is also called Modern India." He was the first Prime Minister of
Bismarck of India? India and wrote his autobiography "Toward Freedom".
(a) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
(b) Mahatma Gandhi 500. Who gave the slogans 'Dilli Chalo' and 'Give
(c) Lal Bahadur Shastri me blood and I will give you Freedom'?
(d) Jawaharlal Nehru (a) Subhas Chandra Bose
SSC CHSL (Tier-1) – 09/03/2023 (Shift-IV) (b) Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
Ans. (a) : (c) Jawaharlal Nehru
Leader Nickname (d) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Nickname
• Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Bismarck of India SSC CHSL 19/10/2020 (Shift-III)
• Mahatma Gandhi Bapu Ans. (a) : Subhas Chandra Bose was one of the most
• Lal Bhadur Shastri Man of Peace prominent freedom fighters of India. He was the head
• Jawaharlal Nehru Chacha of Azad Hind Fauj. Its headquarters was in Singapore.
496. Who among the following personalities, known Subhash Chandra Bose gave a famous quote for his
by the affectionate moniker 'Nightingale of army (Indian National Army or Azad Hind Fauj)
India', Passed away in February 2022? “Give me blood, and I will give you freedom” in
(a) Lata Mangeshkar (b) Tarla Joshi Burma in 1944. Dilli Chalo Slogan was given by
(c) Abhilasha Patil (d) Saroj Khan Subhas Chandra Bose. He used this slogan to motivate
SSC MTS/Havaldar– 05/07/2022 (Shift-I) the Indian National Army (INA) in 1944, when the
INA commenced its military campaign against Burma.
Ans. (a) : Legendary Singer Lata Mangeshkar, known
by the affectionate moniker 'Nightingale of India, 501. Who among the following nationalist leaders
passed away in February 2022, at the age of 92. Voice gave the slogan 'Dilli Chalo'?
of the Millennium, Lata Mangeshkar was born in a (a) Subhas Chandra Bose
Brahmin family on 28 September 1929 in Indore, (b) Mahatma Gandhi
Madhya Pradesh. She was bestowed with India's (c) Jawaharlal Nehru
highest civilian honour Bharat Bharat Ratna in 2001.
(d) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
497. Who among the following leaders of Indian
Freedom Movement gave the slogan ‘Freedom SSC JE Electrical 28.10.2020 (Shift-I)
is my birthright and I shall have it’? Ans (a) : See the explanation of the above question.
(a) Subhash Chandra Bose 502. Who among the following nationalist leaders
(b) Bal Gangadhar Tilak had the nickname 'Mahamana'?
(c) Gopalkrishna Gokhale (a) Madan Mohan Malviya
(d) Lala Lajpat Rai (b) Surendranath Banerjee
SSC CGL 19/04/2022 (Shift-III) (c) Dadabhai Naoroji
Ans. (b) Bal Gangadhar Tilak gave the slogan 'Freedom' (d) Motilal Nehru
is my birthright and I shall have it" in Belgaum, SSC JE Electrical 28.10.2020 (Shift-I)
Karnataka in 1916 during Indian Freedom Movement. Ans (a) : Pt. Madan Mohan Malviya was nicknamed
498. Who among the following freedom fighters 'Mahamana'. He was a moderate leader and a lawyer by
wrote the poem 'Vande Mataram' in 1875? profession, he served the provincial and central
(a) Bipin Chandra Pal legislature for many [Link] his efforts, a
memorial was built at the Jallianwala Bagh site. He
(b) Bhagat Singh founded the Nationalist Party in 1926. He was
(c) Rabindranath Tagore appointed as the Vice-Chancellor of Banaras Hindu
(d) Bankim Chandra Chatterjee University. He served as the editor of Hindustan,
SSC CGL–(Tier-I) 17/08/2021 (Shift II) Abyudaya, and the Indian Union. He was
posthumously conferred with Bharat Ratna, India's
Ans. (d) : Bankim Chandra Chatterjee was the highest civilian award, on 24 December, 2014, a day
personality who wrote the famous song Vande Matram before his 153rd Birth Anniversary.
which was later accepted as the "National Song of
India". The song was taken from a novel 503. Who among the following coined the famous
"Anandamath" which was based on Sannyasi rebellion slogan 'Jai Jawan Jai Kisan'?
that took place in 1770-1800. The song was (a) Indira Gandhi (b) Charan Singh
recognized as the National Song of India on 24th (c) Lal Bahadur Shastri (d) Morarji Desai
January, 1950 by the Constituent Assembly. SSC JE Mechanical - 27/09/2019 (Shift-I)
 Ans. (c) : Jai Jawan Jai Kisan is a famous slogan of Ans : (c)
India. This slogan was given by Prime Minister Lal
Bahadur Shastri during the 1965 war. It is a well [Link]. Person Slogan
known slogan of India which shows the hard work of 1. Bhagat Singh Inquilab Zindabad
soldiers and farmers.
2. Lokmanya Swaraj is my birth right
504. To protest against the Jallianwala Bagh Tilak and I shall have it
massacre, who returned his title of
'Knighthood' to British? 3. Subhas Give me blood and I will
Chandra Bose give you freedom
(a) Maulana Azad
(b) Gopal Krishna Gokhale 4. Mahatma Do or Die
Gandhi
(c) Mahatma Gandhi
5. Dayanand Go back to Vedas
(d) Ravindranath Tagore Saraswati
SSC JE Civil 29.10.2020 (Shift-I)
509. Which Freedom Fighter addressed Mahatma
Ans. (d) : The Incident of Jallianwala Bagh massacre Gandhi as ''Father of the Nation'' For the 1st
took place at Jallianwala Bagh in Amritsar on the day time?
of Baisakhi on 13 April 1919. On the orders of (a) Jawaharlal Nehru
General Dyer British soldiers opened fire on the
unarmed crowd. Against the protest of this massacre (b) Subhas Chandra Bose
Rabindranath Tagore returned the title of 'Knighthood' (c) Sarojini Naidu
conferred by the British. K. Sankaran Nair also (d) Chandra Shekhar Azad
resigned from the membership of the Executive (SSC 10+2 CHSL 08.01.17, 4:15 pm)
Council. Ans : (b) First time on 6th July, 1944, Subhas
505. Who was given the title of ‘Punjab Kesari’? Chandra Bose, during a broadcasting of "Azad Hind
(a) Ranjit Singh (b) Bhagat Singh Radio" called Gandhiji as 'Father of the Nation'.
(c) Sardar Baldev Singh (d) Lala Lajpat Rai Note- Bose got title of Netaji by Indians in Germany.
SSC JE Civil - 24/01/2018 (Shift-II) 510. Which leader of India's freedom movement
Ans. (d) : Lala Lajpat Rai was also known as "Punjab was called the 'Grand Old Man of India'?
Kesari." He was one of leading cult of extremist wing (a) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
and was a supporter of the western education system. (b) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
While opposing the Simon Commission in 1928, he (c) Dadabhai Naoroji
got injured and died on 17th November 1928. (d) Lala Lajpat Rai
506. Who is referred to as 'Frontier Gandhi'? SSC CPO-SI – 12/12/2019 (Shift-I)
(a) Sheikh Abdullah Ans : (c) Dadabhai Naoroji known as the Grand Old
(b) Manilal Gandhi Man of India was a Parsi intellectual educator, cotton
(c) Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan trader and on early Indian political and social leader.
The first Indian to be elected to the British Parliament,
(d) Gopal Krishna Gokhale he was one of the founding member of Indian National
SSC JE Civil - 20/02/2018 (Shift-II) Congress and thrice in 1886, 1893 and 1906 elected as
Ans : (c) Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan is also known as Congress president. He also founded the Rahnumai
Frontier Gandhi. He leaded the Satyagrah in North- Mazdayasnan Sabha and edited a magazine Rast-Goftar
western province during the incident of salt Satyagrah. for this.
He started the "Laal Kurti" Movement which is better 511. Who among the following was given the title
known as Khudai Khidmaatgaar (Servants of the 'Quaid-i-Azam'?
Almighty). He also had a title of Fakhr-e-Afghan. He (a) Mahatma Gandhi
also launched a magazine called "Pakhtoon" in "Pashto" (b) Jawaharlal Nehru
language. He was also known as Badshah Khan. (c) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
507. "Earth provides enough to satisfy every man's (d) Muhammad Ali Jinnah
needs, but not every man's greed". SSC CGL (Tier-I) – 12/06/2019 (Shift-II)
(a) Guru Nanak Dev (b) Mahatma Gandhi Ans : (d) The title of Quaid-i-Azam was given to
(c) Pope Paul VI (d) Smt. Indira Gandhi Muhammad Ali Jinnah by Mahatma Gandhi.
Ans : (b) Earth provides enough to satisfy every man's Muhammad Ali Jinnah is known as the founder of
needs, but not every man's greed" the famous statement Pakistan. He was the leader of the Muslim League and
is of Mahatma Gandhiji. became the first Governor-General of Pakistan.
512. The slogan 'Do or Die' was given during which
508. Who coined the slogan 'Inquilab Zindabad'? of the following movement of India?
(a) Subhas Chandra Bose (a) Quit India Movement
(b) Balagangadhar Tilak (b) Civil Disobedience Movement
(c) Bhagat Singh (c) Non-Cooperation Movement
(d) Sukhdev (d) Rowlatt Movement
SSC CGL (TIER-1) 06-09-2016, 4:15 pm SSC GD 14/02/2019 (Shift-II)
 Ans. (a) : The slogan "Do or Die" was given by 517. Who among the following was called as
Mahatma Gandhi on 8th August 1942, during 'Ajatashatru' by Gandhiji?
beginning of Quit India Movement. The movement (a) Lala Lajpat Rai (b) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
also came better to be known as the "August (c) Bhagat Singh (d) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
Revolution". The term "Quit India" was coined by
Yusuf Meher Ali. SSC MTS 09/08/2019 (Shift-II)
513. Jayaprakash Narayan was given the title Ans. (d) : Dr. Rajendra Prasad fondly known as
of___. Rajendra Babu embodied the essential Gandhian ethic
in politics and was the epitome of simplicity and
(a) Loknayak (b) Deshbandhu selflessness. His personal way of life and integrity
(c) Jana Nayak (d) Deenbandhu were his greatest assets. This was one of the main
SSC CPO-SI 23/11/2020 (Shift-II) reasons why he was described as a "Gentleman of
SSC CPO-SI 24/11/2020 (Shift-II) Indian Politics," prompting Gandhiji to call him
"Ajatashatru-one who had no enemies."
Ans. : (a) Jayaprakash Narayan was a famous Indian
freedom fighter and politician. He led the opposition
against Indira Gandhi in 1970. He ordered to debar 35. Books/Papers/Magazines
Indira from her post. He launched a movement known
as "Sampoorna Kranti." He was given the famous title 518. For which community, the magazine Rast
of "Lok Nayak". Goftar was started for the purpose of socio-
514. Who raised the slogan ''Swaraj is my birth religious reforms?
right and I shall have it''? (a) Muslim (b) Hindu
(c) Sikh (d) Persian
(a) Mahatma Gandhi SSC MTS/Havaldar–06/09/2023 (Shift-I)
(b) Subhash Chandra Bose Ans. (d) : Dadabhai Naoroji started a journal called
(c) Lala Lajpat Rai Rast Goftar, for the purpose of social-religious reforms
(d) Bal Gangadhar Tilak among the Parsis. He played an important role in the
SSC MTS 9-10-2017 (Shift-I) spread of education, especially among girls.
519. Hind Swaraj or Indian Home Rule was written
Ans : (d) Bal Gangadhar Tilak, was a nationalist by which of the following freedom fighters?
leader. He was known as the "father of the Indian (a) Annie Besant (b) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
unrest." He was born on July 23rd 1856. He gave the (c) Dadabhai Naoroji (d) Mahatma Gandhi
famous slogan "Swaraj is my Birth Right and I shall SSC CGL (Tier-1) – 19/07/2023 (Shift-III)
have it." He was also conferred with the title
Lokmanya. Ans. (d) : Hind Swaraj or Indian Home Rule is a book
written by Mahatma Gandhi in 1909. In it he expresses
515. ––––– was a mentor to both, Mahatma Gandhi his views on Swaraj, modern civilization,
and Muhammad Ali Jinnah. mechanization, among other matters.
(a) Rabindranath Tagore * Annie Besant → 'New India'
(b) Bal Gangadhar Tilak * Bal Gangadhar → 'Geeta Rahasya'
(c) Gopal Krishna Gokhale * Dadabhai Naoroji → 'Poverty and un-British /Rule in
India'
(d) Lala Lajpat Rai
520. The autobiography of Surendranath Banerjee
SSC CHSL 20/10/2020 (Shift-III) is called ––––––.
Ans. (c) : Gopal Krishna Gokhale was the political (a) Hints for self-culture (b) Hind Swaraj
guru and teacher of Mahatma Gandhi and Muhammad (c) A Nation in Making (d) Young India
Ali Jinnah both. Gandhi started an anti-racial SSC CHSL 31/05/2022 (Shift-II)
movement in Africa by taking inspiration from him. Ans. (c) : The autobiography of Surendranath Banerjee
Also Gandhi wrote a book named "Gokhale: My is called 'A Nation in making.'
Political Guru." * Hints for self - culture → Har Dayal
516. Who among the following was known as * Hind Swaraj → Mahatma Gandhi
'Andhra Kesari' ? * Young India → Mahatma Gandhi
(a) T. Prakasam 521. Which of the following books has been written
(b) Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan by Jawaharlal Nehru.
(a) Ranade, Gandhi and Jinnah
(c) Mahatma Gandhi (b) Waiting for a Visa : Autobiography Notes
(d) Chittaranjan Das (c) Riddles in Hinduism
SSC CGL (Tier-I)-2019 – 07/03/2020 (Shift-II) (d) A bunch of old letters
Ans. (a) : Personalities Titles SSC CGL (Tier-I) 21/04/2022 (Shift-III)
Sardar Patel Lauhpurush Ans. (d) :
Book Writer
Mahatma Gandhi Father of Nation • A bunch of old letters Jawaharlal Nehru
Jai Prakash Narayan Lok Nayak • Ranade, Gandhi and Jinnah B.R. Ambedkar
T. Prakasam Andhra Kesari • Waiting for a Visa B.R. Ambedkar
Lala Lajpat Rai Punjab Kesari • Riddles in Hinduism B.R. Ambedkar
522. Whose autobiography is 'My Experiment with 527. Which of the following books is written by
Truth? Rajendra Prasad?
(a) Vipin Chandra Pal (b) Subhash Chandra Bose (a) India Divided
(c) Mahatma Gandhi (d) Jawaharlal Nehru (b) An Autobiography: Towards Freedom
SSC MTS 27/10/2021 (Shift-II)
SSC CHSL 30/05/2022 (Shift-II) (c) The Discovery of India
SSC CHSL 02/06/2022 (Shift-II) (d) Glimpses of World History
Ans. (c) : 'My Experiment with Truth' is autobiography SSC MTS 05/10/2021 (Shift-I)
of Mahatma Gandhi. Ans. (a) :
* Vipin Chandra Pal → The Spirit of Indian
Nationalism Writer Book
* Subhash Chandra Bose → The Indian Struggle Dr. Rajendra Prasad India Divided
* Jawaharlal Nehru → The Discovery of India
523. Who is the author of the book titled, 'Why I Jawaharlal Nehru The Discovery of India
Am an Atheist'? 528. Which of the following books was written by
(a) Jyotiba Phule (b) Raja Ram Mohan Roy Jawaharlal Nehru?
(c) Bhagat Singh (d) B.R. Ambedkar (a) A Bunch of Old Letters
SSC MTS 27/10/2021 (Shift-III) (b) Riddles in Hinduism
SSC CHSL 25/05/2022 (Shift-II)
Ans. (c) : (c) Ranade, Gandhi and Jinnah
Book Writer (d) Waiting For A Visa: Autobiographical Notes
• Why I am an Atheist Bhagat Singh SSC CGL 21/04/2022 (Shift-III)
• Gulamgiri Jyotiba Phule Ans. (a) A Bunch of Old Letters was written by
• Tuhfat-ul-Muwahhidin Raja Ram Mohan Roy Jawaharlal Nehru.
(A Gift to Monotheists) 529. Who among the following had authored
• Philosophy of B.R. Ambedkar 'Buddha Gaya : The Hermitage of Sakya
Hinduism Muni' in 1878?
524. The famous novel 'Anand Math' was originally (a) John Marshall (b) Rajendralal Mitra
written in ––––––– language. (c) Alexander Cunningham (d) HH Cole
(a) Sanskrit (b) Bengali
(c) Odia (d) Hindi SSC CHSL 12/08/2021 (Shift-I)
SSC CHSL 31/05/2022 (Shift-II) Ans. (b) : Raja Rajendralal Mitra was among the first
Ans. (b) : The famous novel 'Anand Math' was Indian cultural researcher and historians writing in
originally written in Bengali language. Bankim English. A Polymath and the first Indian president of
Chandra Chattopadhyay's Bengali novel 'Anandamath' the Asiatic Society of Bengal, he was a pioneer figure
was released in 1882. It is considered one of the most in the Bengali Renaissance, He was an Indian Sanskrit
important books in Bengali and Indian Literature since critic. Mitra published a number of Sanskrit texts
it is inspired by and set in the context of the Sannyasi mainly in Bibliotheca Indica and major works of him
rebellion in the late 18th century. are: The Antiquities of Odisha (1875-80), Buddh Gaya
: The Hermitage of Sakya Muni' (1878), Indo-Aryans
525. Who wrote the book 'India wins freedom'? (1881) etc.
(a) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
(b) Mahatma Gandhi 530. Who is the author of the book 'Pathway to God'?
(c) Vijaylaxmi Pandit (a) Jawaharlal Nehru
(d) Shyama Prasad Mukherjee (b) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
SSC CGL (Tier-I) 18/04/2022 (Shift-II) (c) Sri Aurobindo
SSC CPO-SI 23/11/2020 (Shift-II)
SSC GD 18/11/2021 (Shift-II) (d) Mahatma Gandhi
SSC CHSL 03/06/2022 (Shift-III) SSC CHSL 12/04/2021 (Shift-I)
Ans. : (a) Ans : (d) Mahatma Gandhi is the author of the book
• India wins Freedom Maulana Abul Kalam 'Pathway to God'.
Azad Some other Books written by him are-
• The story of My Mahatma Gandhi The Story of My Experiments with Truth (An
Experiments with Truth autobiography)
• Prison Days Vijay Lakshmi Pandit
Hind Swaraj or Indian Home Rule (1909)
• Bengal Famine An Shyma Prasad
Unpunished Genocide Mukherjee Truth is God
All Men are Brothers
526. Who among the following is the author of the
book ‘The Secret of the Veda’? Satyagraha in South Africa
(a) Sri Aurobindo (b) Annie Besant 531. Which of the following books was written by
(c) Swami Vivekananda (d) J Krishnamurti Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose?
SSC CGL 11/04/2022 (Shift-I) (a) Poverty and Un-British Rule in India
(b) Anandamath
Ans : (a) Sri Aurobindo Ghose was an Indian
Nationalist, Journalist and Philosopher. He edited (c) The Indian Struggle
newspapers such as Bande Matram. 'The Secret of the (d) Unhappy India
Veda' is written by Sri Aurobindo Ghose. SSC CPO-SI 25/11/2020 (Shift-II)
 Ans. (c) : Writers Books Ans : (b) "Anandamath", is the famous Bengali novel
Subhas Chandra Bose The Indian Struggle written by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee also known as
Bankim Chandra Chattopadhayay in 1882. He was born
(autobiography) on 27 June 1838 in the village Kanthalpara of 24
Dadabhai Naoroji Poverty and un-British rule Paraganas district of Bengal.
in India 535. Who is the author of book named "Anand
Bankim Chandra Anandamath Math".
Chatterjee (a) Panini
Lala Lajpat Rai Unhappy India (b) Sarojini Naidu
532. Choose the INCORRECT match with respect (c) Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
to newspaper and its corresponding editor: (d) Rabindranath Tagore
(a) New India - Bipin Chandra Pal SSC MTS 9-10-2017 (Shift-II)
(b) Comrade - Bal Gangadhar Tilak Ans. (c) : See the explanation of above question.
(c) Sandhya - Brahmabandhab Upadhyay 536. Which of the following was published by
(d) Vande Mataram - Aurobindo Ghosh Gandhiji during his stay in South Africa?
SSC JE Mechanical 28.10.2020 (Shift-II) (a) Young India (b) Indian Opinion
Ans. (b) : The Comrade was a weekly English- (c) Nav Jivan (d) None of These
language newspaper that was published and edited by SSC CGL (TIER-1) 02-09-2016, 1:15 pm
Muhammad Ali Jauhar between 1911 and 1914. Ans : (b) Gandhiji started weekly newspaper "Indian
• Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak started publishing a Opinion" in 1903 in South Africa. It was published
Marathi newspaper, Kesari in 1881. every saturday in 4 languages viz. English, Tamil,
• The Bande Mataram was an English language weekly Hindi, Gujarati. In India Gandhiji published 3
magzines.
newspaper published from Calcutta (now Kolkata)
founded in 1905 by Bipin Chandra Pal and edited by Young India – 1919-1931
Sri Aurobindo Ghose. Harijan – 1933-1942
• Sandhya newspaper was started by Brahmabandhab Navjivan – first published on 7
Upadhyay in 1906 during the movement of the September, 1919
partition of Bengal. It was edited and published by Young India was published in English, while
Brahmabandhab Upadhyay himself. Navgivan and Harijan were published in Gujarati and
• New India, a daily newspaper, was founded in 1914 Hindi both.
by Annie Besant, to highlight issues related to the 537. Which one of the following papers edited by
Indian freedom struggle. The editor of this newspaper Gandhiji in South Africa?
was Bipin Chandra Pal. (a) Indian Opinion (b) Harijan
533. Which of the following periodicals is not (c) Young India (d) Indian Mirror
correctly matched with its editor? SSC JE Civil - 20/01/2018 (Shift-II)
(a) Bande Mataram: Aurobindo Ghosh Ans : (a) See the explanation of above question.
(b) New India: Bipin Chandra Pal 538. ' Hind Swaraj' was written by –––––.
(c) Yugantar: Bhuendranath Dutta (a) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
(d) Sandhya: Barindra Ghosh (b) Jawahar Lal Nehru
SSC CGL (TIER-1) 29-08-2016, 10 am (c) Vallabhbhai Patel
Ans : (d) Aurobindo Ghosh was a famous sage and (d) Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
philospher. He used to publish magzine "Vande SSC MTS 09/08/2019 (Shift-III)
Matram". Bipin Chandra Pal was an Indian Ans. (d) : Hind Swaraj or Indian Home Rule is a book
revolutionary, journalist and writer. He edited many written by Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi in 1909.
journals like Paridarshak (1886), New India (1902),
India (1901), Swaraj (1908-1911) Bande Mataram 539. Who wrote the book, ‘Indian Home Rule’?
(1906). (a) M K Gandhi
Bhupendranath Datta was a revolutionary, sociologist (b) Jawaharlal Nehru
who edited a magzine named "Yugantar". He was the (c) Subhash Chandra Bose
elder brother of Swami Vivekananda. (d) Babasaheb Ambedkar
Barindra Ghosh also edited "Yugantar" magzine. In (SSC 10+2 CHSL 10.01.17, 10 am)
1950 he became editor of "Dainik Basumati."
Ans : (a) See the explanation of above question.
534. The famous work 'Anandamath' was written by 540. Who is the author of the book named "My
(a) Sri Aurobindo Experiment with Truth".
(b) Sri Bankim Chandra Chatterjee (a) Harbans Singh (b) Satyajit Ray
(c) Sri Rabindra Nath Tagore (c) Atal Bihari Vajpayee (d) M.K. Gandhi
(d) Sri Aarti Chaudhary SSC MTS 10-10-2017 (Shift-II)
SSC CGL (TIER-1) 11-09-2016, 10 am SSC CHSL 12/10/2020 (Shift-III)
 Ans. (d) : "My Experiments with Truth" is the 545. Which of the following poems is not written by
autobiography of Mahatma Gandhi. It was originally Sarojini Naidu?
written in Gujarati. He wrote other famous books & (a) In the forest
magzines like Young India, Navjivan, Hind Swaraj. (b) My Dead Dream
541. Which of the following books is called the (c) The Banyan Tree
‘Bible of Socialism’? (d) A Love Song from the North
(a) Economics of Welfare (b) Das Capital SSC CPO-SI 24/11/2020 (Shift-II)
(c) Value and Capital (d) Asian Drama Ans. (c) : In the given options only the poem "The
SSC CGL (TIER-1) 03-09-2016, 10 am Banyan Tree" is not written by Sarojini Naidu and
Ans : (b) "Das Capital" is a book written by Karl Marx other are written by her. The two epic poems 'the Bird
in 1867, containing analysis of capital and capitalism. of Time' & 'the Broken Wing' made her famous in the
The book correctly advices labour & worker to get out world of literature. 'The Banyan Tree' Poem is written
of the zone of exploitation. The book is known as the by Rabindranath Tagore.
"Bible of Socialism" 546. ''Nil Darpan'' was written by Dinbandhu
542. Who had written the book 'India Wins Mitra to portray the oppression faced by
Freedom'? peasants to grow indigo in :
(a) Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad (a) Madras (b) Assam
(b) Mahatma Gandhi (c) Gujarat (d) Bengal
(c) Vijay Laxmi Pandit SSC MTS 08/08/2019 (Shift-III)
(d) Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Ans. (d) : Indigo Movement/Neel Andolan was the
SSC CPO-SI 23/11/2020 (Shift-II) most influential, famous and first successful revolt led
by Indian farmers. The oppression made on the
Ans. : (a) farmers/peasants was picturised into literary lines by
Dinbandhu Mitra as 'Nil Darpan'.
Writer's Book
547. Who is the writer of the book 'Thoughts on
Maulana Abul India Wins Freedom Pakistan ?
Kalam Azad
(a) Muhammad Ali Jinnah
Mahatma Gandhi My Experiments with (b) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
Truth, Hind Swaraj (c) Mahatma Gandhi
Jawaharlal Nehru The Discovery of India (d) Rajendra Prasad
SSC MTS 06/08/2019 (Shift-III)
Sachindra Nath Bandi Jeevan Ans. (b) : "Thoughts on Pakistan" (Pakistan or the
Sanyal Partition of India) is the book written by Dr. Bhimrao
543. Who was the author of 'Life Divine' Ambedkar.
(a) Dyanand Saraswati (b) Sri Aurobindo 548. Who among the following first translated the
(c) Swami Vivekanand (d) Amrita Preetam Bhagavad Gita into English ?
SSC CPO-SI 23/11/2020 (Shift-II) (a) Sir Alexander Cunningham
(b) William Jones
Ans. : (b)
(c) James Prinsep
Writers Book (d) Charles Wilkins
Sri Aurobindo The Life Divine SSC CGL (Tier-I)-2019 – 06/03/2020 (Shift-III)
Dayananda Saraswati Satyarth Prakash Ans. (d) : A prominent orientalist and devoted
typographer Sir Charles Wilkins was a pioneer in the
Swami Vivekananda Gyan Yog study of Sanskrit and he was first European to
Amrita Preetam Revenue Stamp translate Bhagavad Gita into English.
544. Which of the following books was written by 549. Who is the author of the book titled 'The
Dr. B.R. Ambedkar? Anarchy: The East India Company, Corporate
(a) Annihilation of Caste Violence, and the Pillage of an Empire'?
(b) The new economic menace to India (a) Pankaj Mishra (b) William Dalrymple
(c) Savitri (c) V.P. Menon (d) Shashi Tharoor
(d) Satyarth Praksah SSC CGL (Tier-I)-2019 – 07/03/2020 (Shift-II)
SSC CPO-SI 25/11/2020 (Shift-I) Ans. (b) : Book titled "The Anarchy: The East India
Company Corporate, Violence and the Pillage of an
Ans. (a) : The book "Annihilation of Caste" is a finest Empire is written by Scottish origin writter William
work of Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar. In this book he has Dalrymple. Books written by others authors V.P.
perfectly carved out his notion against the caste Menon→ The Transfer of Power in India, The Story of
system. He also wrote other books like 'Who Were the the Integration of Indian States.
Shudras', Riddles in Hinduism, Federation Versus
Freedom. Shashi Tharoor→An Era of Darkness, Pax Indica.
550. Who started the magazine 'Kesari' ? Ans. (c) The Open Hand Monument in Chandigarh was
(a) Lala Lajpat Rai (b) Bal Gangadhar Tilak designed by Le Corbusier.
(c) Dadabhai Naoroji (d) Bipin Chandra Pal 556. Which monument was built in 1924 to welcome
SSC MTS 09/08/2019 (Shift-III) King George V and Queen Mary?
Ans. (b) : In 1881 Bal Gangadhar Tilak started two (a) Bombay Castle (b) Gateway of India
newspapers (c) Victoria Memorial (d) Chattri Brighton
Kesari→ Marathi Language SSC CHSL 15/04/2021 (Shift-I)
The Maratha→ English language Ans. (b) : The Gateway of India is an arch-monument
Tilak was the one who started Ganpati festival and built in the early 20th century in the city of Mumbai,
Shivaji festival in Maharashtra. India. It was erected to commemorate the landing of
King George V and Queen Mary, the first British
36. Architecture of British Period Monarch to visit India. Its construction started on 31
March, 1913 and completed on 1924. The monument
551. Which of the following architects designed the is built of yellow basalt and reinforced concrete. The
Gateway of India? final design of the monument was designed by
(a) Hebert Bekar (b) George Wittet Architect George Wittet.
(c) Laurie Baker (d) Henry Irwin 557. Fort Saint Louis was a ____ fort that stood in
SSC CHSL (Tier-I) –09/07/2019 (Shift-I) Pondicherry on the eastern coast of India.
(SSC 10+2 CHSL 16.01.17, 4:15 pm) (a) Dutch (b) French
(SSC 10+2 CHSL 16.01.17, 4.15 pm) (c) British (d) Danish
(SSC 10+2 CHSL 16.01.17, 10 am)
SSC CHSL (Tier-I) –09/07/2019 (Shift-I) SSC CHSL 16/04/2021 (Shift-I)
SSC CGL (Tier-I)-2019 – 03/03/2020 (Shift-II) Ans. (b) : Fort Louis or Fort Saint Louis was a French
SSC Selection Posts XI– 27/06/2023 (Shift-III) fort that stood in Pondicherry on the eastern coast of
Ans. (b) : The Gateway of India was designed by the India. The fort was built around 1701 by Francois
British architect, George wittet, a Scottish architect. In Martin and completed posthumously around 1706.
March 1911, Sir George Sydenham clarke, who was
then the Governor of Bombay, laid down the 558. In which year was the foundation stone for the
monument's foundation. It was built as a triumphal Gateway of India laid in Bombay (now
arch to commemorate the visit of king George V and Mumbai)?
Queen Marry to visit Mumbai. (a) 1913 (b) 1920
552. Which style of architecture was used in (c) 1905 (d) 1915
Lakshmi Vilas Palace of Vadodara, Gujarat? SSC CGL (Tier-I)-2019 – 03/03/2020 (Shift-II)
(a) Indo-Arabic (b) Mughal
(c) Hindu temple (d) Indo-Islamic Ans. (a) : The Gateway of India was built to
SSC Selection Posts XI– 27/06/2023 (Shift-II) commemorate the visit of King George V and Queen
Ans. (a) : Indo-Saracenic (Indo-Arabic) architecture Mary to India. It was built during British rule and was
was used in Lakshmi vilas Palace of Vadodara Gujarat. inaugurated on December, 1924. The foundation stone
It was constructed in 1890 by Maharaja Sayajirao was laid by the then governor of Mumbai, Sir George
Gaekwad III, the ruler of Baroda (1875-1939). Sydenham Clarke on March, 1913. Architecture is
553. Aga khan Palace is located in –––– city of built in Indo- Saracenic style. George Wittet was the
Maharashtra? Chief architect of the Gateway of India.
(a) Pune (b) Aurangabad 559. Who built the Sheesh Mahal in Patiala ?
(c) Ahmednagar (d) Mumbai
SSC CHSL (Tier-1) – 10/03/2023 (Shift-II) (a) Yadavindra singh
Ans. (a) : Aga khan Palace is located in Pune city of (b) Baba Ala Singh Sidhu
Maharashtra. Situated near the River Mula, the Palace (c) Maharaja Narinder Singh
was built by sultan Muhammed Shah Aga khan III in (d) Bhalindra Singh
1892. Aga khan Palace was made famous because
Mahatma Gandhi and his close associates were SSC MTS 09/08/2019 (Shift-II)
imprisoned here from August 10th, 1942 to May 6th, Ans. (c) : The Sheesh Mahal was built in 1847 in
1944. Patiala by King Narindra Singh (1845-1862). The
554. In which of the following Indian states will you palace is known as the "the Palace of Mirrors"
find the Buxa Fort? 560. Edwin Lutyens and Herbert Baker are two
(a) Odisha (b) Karnataka architects to have designed the city of :
(c) West Bengal (d) Tamil Nadu (a) Allahabad (b) Chandigarh
SSC CGL 11/04/2022 (Shift-III) (c) Raipur (d) New Delhi
Ans : (c) Buxa Fort is situated in West Bengal. SSC CPO-SI – 09/12/2019 (Shift-I)
555. The Open Hand Monument in Chandigarh Ans. (d) : Edwin Lutyens, architect and designer of
was designed by ______. the imperial capital of Delhi and leading architect
(a) Matthew Nowicki (b) Maxwell Fry Herbert Baker are credited with the construction of
(c) Le Corbusier (d) Albert Mayer Rashtrapati Bhavan and twin Secretariat buildings
SSC CGL 18/04/2022 (Shift-III) (Now the North an South Blocks).
561. India Gate was designed by 568. Safdarjung's tomb, set in the middle of a
(a) Frank Lloyd Wright (b) Sir Edwin Lutyens garden, was built by Nawab Shuja-ud-Daulah
(c) Frank Genry (d) Zaha Hadid in_____
(SSC 10+2 CHSL 15.01.17, 1:15 pm) (a) Uttar Pradesh (b) Uttarakhand
Ans : (b) India Gate, situated in Delhi, the Capital of (c) Delhi (d) Bihar
India is a memorial built in commemoration of more SSC CGL (Tier-I) – 10/06/2019 (Shift-I)
then 80,000 Indian soldiers who were killed during Ans : (c) The Safdarjung Tomb also referred to as
World War I. It was designed by the famous architect 'Safdarjung ka Maqbara' is a garden tomb in New Delhi.
Edwin Lutyens. India gate was earlier named All India Made of Marble and Sandstone, it was built in 1754 in the
War Memorial. It was built in 1931 by British late Mughal Empire style for Nawab Safdarjung.
Government.
569. In which period was the legendary Victoria
562. In which year was the Currency Building in Terminus station (currently Chhatrapati
the BBD Bagh or Dalhousie area of Kolkata Shivaji Maharaj Terminus), Mumbai built?
constructed?
(a) 1900 (b) 1850 (a) 1911 to 1921 (b) 1843 to 1853
(c) 1833 (d) 1910 (c) 1933 to 1943 (d) 1878 to 1888
SSC CGL (Tier-I)-2019 – 05/03/2020 (Shift-I) SSC CGL (Tier-I)-2019 – 04/03/2020 (Shift-II)
Ans. (c) : Currency Building is a 3 storey building in Ans. (d) : The Victoria Terminus Station which is
Kolkata, designed in Italian style. In 1833, it was currently called as the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus
constructed for office of Agra Bank Ltd. but in 1868 was built with the imaginative approach of Fredrick
government took control over its larger part and William in between 1878-1888.
renamed it as Currency Building. 570. ......is also known as the 'All India War Memorial'.
563. Victoria Memorial in Kolkata was proposed to (a) India Gate
be built by (b) Gateway of India
(a) Lord Canning (c) Raj Ghat
(b) Lord Curzon (d) Victory at Sea Memorial
(c) William Hastings SSC CHSL 26/10/2020 (Shift-I)
(d) Lord William Bentinck
Ans. (a) : India Gate, official name Delhi Memorial,
(SSC 10+2 CHSL 11.01.17, 10 am) originally called All India War Memorial, monumental
Ans : (b) Victoria Memorial situated in Kolkata is a sandstone arch in New Delhi, dedicated to the troops
building dedicated to Queen Victoria. It was proposed of British India who died in wars fought between 1914
to be built during tenure of Lord Curzon. It was and 1919.
constructed between 1906-1921, and is made up of
white marbles. 571. Which of the following monuments bears a
similarity to the French war memorial, the
564. The Victoria Memorial, conceived by Lord Arc-de-Triomphe?
Curzon, represents the architectural climax of (a) Charminar (b) Victoria Memorial
______city.
(a) Jaipur (b) Kolkata (c) India Gate (d) Gateway of India
(c) Mumbai (d) Delhi SSC CGL (Tier-I)-2019 – 09/03/2020 (Shift-III)
SSC CGL (Tier-I) – 07/06/2019 (Shift-II) Ans. (c) : Designed by Edwin Lutyens, the 42 m high
India Gate is similar to that of French war memorial
Ans : (b) The Victoria Memorial conceived by Lord Arc-de-Triomphe. It is a counter part of French war
Curzon (1899-1905) represents the architectural climax memorial, containing name of 7000 Indian soldiers. Who
of Kolkata city. Lord Curzon proposed the construction died in 1st world war due to being a part of British army.
of this grand building after the death of Queen Victoria
in January 1901. After the completion of the It is also known as "All India War Memorial".
construction of this monument it was formally opened
to the common people in 1921. 37. Miscellaneous
567. Who built Gateway of India?
(a) Guru Ramdas 572. On 15 August 1947, India's first Prime
(b) Maharaja Pratap Singh Minister Jawaharlal Nehru hoisted the Indian
(c) Rabindra Nath Tagore national flag over the –––––– of the Red Fort.
(a) Kashmir Gate (b) Ajmeri Gate
(d) British Government (c) Delhi Gate (d) Lahori Gate
(SSC 10+2 CHSL 16.01.17, 10 am) SSC MTS/Havaldar–01/09/2023 (Shift-I)
Ans : (d) In 1911 King George V and Queen Mary Ans. (d) : India's first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru
visited Delhi so to commemorate the arrival of their unfurled the national flag for the the first time over the
king, the Britishers decided to make a gateway of Lohori Gate of the Red Fort on 15th August, 1947.
India. The chief architect of this gateway was George 573. Who founded the Indian League in 1875?
Wittet. Its construction wasth completed in 1924. The (a) Dadabhai Naoroji
gateway was opened on 4 December 1924, by the (b) Anand Mohan Bose
Viceroy, the Earl of Reading. Its central dome is 15 (c) S.N. Banerjee
metres in diameter, and touches the height of 26 metres (d) Shishir Kumar Ghosh
above the ground. SSC JE CIVIL 10/10/2023 (Shift-I)
Ans. (d) : Shishir Kumar Ghosh started the Indian Ans. (d) : Dr. B.R Ambedkar formed the depressed
league in 1875 with the object of stimulating the sense classes Association for the benefit of Dalits. This
of nationalism amongst the people. He was the founder association was formed in 1930.
of the Amrita Bazar Patrika, a noted Bengali language 580. Who was the first nationalist to give the theory
newspaper in 1868. He was a freedom fighter from of drain of money from India to England?
Bengal. (a) Dadabhai Naoroji (b) R.C. Dutt
574. Syed Ahmed Barelvi was the founder of which (c) S.N. Banerjee (d) Mahatma Gandhi
Muslim reform movement? SSC CGL (Tier-1) – 24/07/2023 (Shift-I)
(a) Aligarh Movement Ans. (a) : Dadabhai Naoroji was the first nationalist
(b) Deoband Movement leader who gave the theory of the drain of wealth from
(c) Ahmadiyya Movement India to England. He was a Parsi intellectual and a
(d) Wahhabi Movement social reformer who was also known as the 'Grand old
SSC JE CIVIL 11/10/2023 (Shift-I) Man of India'.
Ans. (d) : Sayyid Ahmed Barelvi was the founder of 581. Which of the following leaders led the Bardoli
Satyagraha?
the wahabi Movement (1820), is also referred to as the (a) Lala Lajpat Rai (b) Vallabhabhai Patel
"Wahhabi Movement", a social and religious reform (c) [Link] (d) Motilal Nehru
movement among Muslims that got its start in SSC CGL (Tier-1) – 18/07/2023 (Shift-II)
oppostion to western influences. Ans. (b) : The Bardoli Satyagraha, 1928 was a
575. Where did Lord Wavell call a conference to movement in the independence struggle led by Sardar
reach an agreement between the leaders of the Vallabhai patel for the farmers of Bardoli against the
Congress and the Muslim League? unjust raising of taxes.
(a) Shimla (b) Lucknow 582. Who among the following organized public
(c) Delhi (d) Calcutta Ganesh utsav to awaken national sentiments
SSC JE CIVIL 10/10/2023 (Shift-III) among the public?
Ans. (a) : On 25 June, 1945 Lord Wavell (1944-1947) (a) Aurobinod Ghosh (b) Bipin Chandra Pal
call a conference to reach an agreement between the (c) Lokmanya Tilak (d) Lala Lajpat Rai
leaders of the Congress and the Muslim League in SSC CHSL (Tier-1) – 09/08/2023 (Shift-I)
Shimla. All the major political leaders were involved in Ans. (c) : In 1893, Lokmanya Tilak organized
this conference. However, the Muslim League and the Sarvajanik Ganesh utsav to awaken national sentiments
Indian National congress failed to reach a mutual among the public.
agreement. Thus, on 14 July, 1946, Lord Wavell 583. Who became the first vice chancellor of
announced the failure of the Shimla Conference. jawaharlal Nehru University in 1969?
576. When was the Indian Association established? (a) Y. Nayudamma (b) K.R. Narayanan
(a) 1871 (b) 1875 (c) B.D. Nagchaudhuri (d) G. Parthasarathy
SSC CHSL (Tier-1) – 07/08/2023 (Shift-IV)
(c) 1874 (d) 1876
SSC JE CIVIL 11/10/2023 (Shift-II) Ans. (d) : Jawaharlal Nehru University was established in
1969 by an act of parliament was named after Jawaharlal
Ans. (d) : The Indian national Association was Nehru, India's first prime minister and was founded by
established in 1876 by Surendranath Banerjee and Indira Gandhi, and G. Parthsarthi was the first vice-
Anand Mohan Bose in Calcutta (Now Kolkata). chancellor.
577. Which event in Bengal, India in 1770 resulted 584. In 1866, who among the following founded the
in the death of one-third of the population? East India Association in London?
(a) Genocide (b) Slavery (a) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
(c) Famine (d) Chemical explosion (b) Satyendra Nath Tagore
SSC MTS– 19/05/2023 (Shift-III) (c) Syed Ahmad khan
Ans. (c) : A disastrous famine affected the lower (d) Dadabhai Naoroji
Gangetic plains of India including the region of Bengal SSC GD – 01/02/2023 (Shift-II)
and Bihar between 1769 and 1773 where 1/3rd of the Ans. (d) : The East India Association was founded by
population perished. An estimated 10 million people Dadabhai Naoroji in 1866, in collaboration with Indians
died of starvation and famine-triggered and retired British officials in Landon.
578. Whom did Udham Singh kill? 585. Established in 1829 ______ is the oldest golf
(a) John Simon (b) Michael O' Dwyer club in India and the first outside Great
(c) Sidney Rowlatt (d) Reginald Dyer Britain.
SSC GD – 08/02/2023 (Shift-IV) (a) The royal calcutta gold club
(b) The Bangalore Golf club
Ans. (b) : On 13 March, 1940 Michael O' Dwyer, (c) The Bangalore Golf Club
former lieutenant governor of the Punjab, was killed by (d) East Point Golf club
Udham Singh in London to avenge the Jallianwala SSC GD – 13/02/2023 (Shift-I)
Bagh massacre in Amritsar. He was hanged to death on Ans. (a) : The Royal calcutta Golf club was established
July 31, 1940 for committing a murder. in 1829, making it the oldest golf club in India. It is also
579. Who among the following founded the 1829, making it the aldest golf club in India. It is also
Depressed class Association in 1930? the first golf club established outside of Great Britain.
(a) Jayprakash Narayan 586. Where was the communist party of India (CPI)
(b) Mahatma Gandhi founded in 1920?
(c) Swami Sahajanand Saraswati (a) Namangon (b) Tashkent
(d) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar (c) Bukhara (d) Adegan
SSC Selection Posts XI– 28/06/2023 (Shift-II) SSC GD – 13/02/2023 (Shift-I)
Ans. (b) : On october 17, 1920 the communist party of Arrival of Simon Commission 1928
India was founded at Tashkent, Uzbekistan. M.N. Roy, Dandi March 12 March, 1930 to
Abani Mukherji and others founded the commenter 6 April 1930
leader.
587. Sociologist Jan Breman described the change Hence, Partition of Bengal occurred first among the
in the nature of the relationship between given options during the Indian National Movement.
landlords, belonging to the dominant class, and 592. Which of the following events occurred before
agricultural workers, belonging to the lower 1919?
caste, as a shift from _______. (a) Gandhi-Irwin Pact
(a) Bonded labour to free labour
(b) Tenant to tiller (b) Chauri Chaura Incident
(c) Patronage to exploitation (c) Lahore Session of Congress
(d) Exploitation to patronage (d) Partition of Bengal
SSC CHSL (Tier-1) – 14/08/2023 (Shift-II) SSC CGL 19/04/2022 (Shift-I)
Ans. (c) : Sociologist Jan Breman described the change
in the nature of the relationship landlords, belonging to Ans. (d) The Partition of Bengal was took place in
the dominant class, and agricultural workers, belonging 1905. Rest other events occurred after 1919.
to the lower caste, as a shift from patronage to 1. Gandhi-Irwin Pact– 5 March, 1931
exploitation. 2. Chauri-Chaura Incident – 4 February 1922
588. In which of the following years did the Indian 3. Lahore Session of Congress – December 1929
Army liberate Goa from the Portuguese?
(a) 1961 (b) 1967 593. In which year did India give shelter to Dalai
(c) 1956 (d) 1959 Lama, the Tibetan spiritual leader?
SSC CGL (Tier-I) 20/04/2022 (Shift-I) (a) 1962 (b) 1957
Ans. (a) : The Liberation of Goa was a military action (c) 1960 (d) 1959
undertaken by the Government of India to liberate the SSC MTS 11/10/2021 (Shift-I)
territories of Diu, Daman and Goa from Portuguese rule
on 17-19 December 1961. Ans. (d) : On March 31, 1959 Dalai Lama, the Tibetan
589. During the Indian National Movement, which spiritual leader began a permanent exile in India,
of the following events occurred first? settling at Dharamsala, where he established a
(a) Kheda Satyagraha democratically based shadow Tibetan government.
(b) Dandi March 594. In which of the following years was the Mont-
(c) Partition of Bengal Ford Reforms report presented by the British
(d) Arrival of Simor Commission in India colonial government in India?
SSC CGL (Tier-I) 13/04/2022 (Shift-I) (a) 1907 (b) 1918
Ans. (c) : The sequence of events that took place during (c) 1934 (d) 1942
the Indian national Movement is as follows :-
(i) Partition of Bengal → 1905 SSC CGL 19/04/2022 (Shift-II)
(ii) Kheda Satyagraha → 1918 Ans. (b) Mont-Fort Reforms report was presented in
(iii) Arrival of Simon Commission in India → 1928 July, 1918 and formed the basis of the Government of
(iv) Dandi March → 1930 India Act, 1919.
590. Which of the following events happened before 595. Which of the following pairs is incorrectly
1919? matched?
(a) Lahore Session of the Congress
(b) Chauri Chaura Incident (a) 1764 - Battle of Buxar
(c) Gandhi Irwin Pact (b) 1556-Battle of Haldighati
(d) Partition of Bengal (c) 1539 - Battle of Chausa
SSC CGL (Tier-I) 19/04/2022 (Shift-I) (d) 1757 - Battle of Plassey
Ans. (d) : The time sequence of the given events is as
SSC JE Mechanical - 27/09/2019 (Shift-I)
follows–
(i) Partition of Bengal → 1905 Ans. (b) : Battle of Buxar (22nd October, 1764):
(ii) Chauri Chaura Incident → 1922 The Battle of Buxar is a significant battle in the history
(iii) Lahore Session of the Congress → 1929 of India was fought between British East India
(iv) Gandi Irwin Pact → 1931 Company and the combined forces of Nawabs and the
591. Which of the following events occurred first Mughal Emperor. While the East India Company force
during the Indian National Movement? was led by Hector Munro, the Indian forces was led by
Mughal ruler of there Princely States Mir Qasim, the
(a) Arrival of Simon Commission Nawab of Bengal Shuja-ud-Daulah, the Nawab of
(b) Partition of Bengal Awadh and Shah Alam II.
(c) Kheda Satyagraha Battle of Haldighati–The Battle of Haldighati was a
(d) Dandi March battle fought on 18 June 1576 between the armies of
SSC CGL 13/04/2022 (Shift-I) Rana of Mewar Maharana Pratap and Mughal emperor
Akbar forces led by Man Singh I of Amber, Battle
Ans. (b) Events Occurred ended with defeat for the forces of Mewar, Maharana
Partition of Bengal 1905 Pratap escaped continuing his valiant resistance
Kheda Satyagraha 1918 against the Mughal Empire.
 Battle of Chausa:- The Battle of Chausa occurred on 600. In which of the following years was the
June 26, 1539 at Chausa in Bihar, India. The Battle Supreme Court set up in Calcutta by the East
was between Mughal ruler Humayun and an Afghan India Company?
Pathan, Sher Shah Suri. Humayun escapped from the (a) 1734 (b) 1850
battlefield to save his life. Sher Shah was victorious
and crowned himself Farid-al-Din Sher Shah. (c) 1890 (d) 1773
Battle of Plassey:- The historic Battle of Plassey took SSC CHSL 19/04/2021 (Shift-I)
place on 23 June 1757 between the Nawab of Bengal, Ans. (d) : The Regulating Act of 1773 established a
Siraj-ud-Daulah and the British East India Company. supreme court at Fort William, Calcutta. This supreme
Siraj-ud-Daulah was completely defeated by British court consisted of one Chief Justice and three other
East India Company in this battle. This battle changed regular Judges. Sir Elijah Imphey was the first Chief
the course of Indian history. Justice of this Supreme Court. The Supreme Court was
Hence, from above explanation it is clear that option the supreme judiciary over all British subjects
(b) is incorrectly matched. including the provinces of Bengal, Bihar and Odisha.
596. In which of the following years was the Indian This was the starting point of Modern Constitutional
Association established? History of India, under the British Rule.
(a) 1903 (b) 1881 (c) 1876 (d) 1856 601. Which Maharaja of Manipur signed the
SSC CGL–(Tier-I) 17/08/2021 (Shift I) Instrument of Accession with the Government
of India?
Ans. (c) : The Indian National Association was (a) Kulachandra Singh (b) Bodhachandra Singh
formed in 1876 by Surendra Nath Banergee with the
help of Anunda Mohan Bose. Leter on this (c) Nara Singh (d) Gambhir Singh
organization was merged with Indian National SSC CHSL 05/08/2021 (Shift-II)
Congress. Banergee also started a newspaper 'The Ans. (b) : The Maharaja of Manipur, Bodha chandra
Bengali' in 1879. Singh signed the 'Instrument of Accession' with the
597. Who was the Nawab of Bhopal that ruled from Indian government on the assurance that internal
1868 to 1901? autonomy of Manipur would be maintained. The
(a) Shah Jahan Begum Maharaja held elections in Manipur in June 1948 and
(b) Begum Sajida Sultan the state became a constitutional monarchy. Thus
(c) Sikander Jahan Begum Manipur was the first part of India to hold an election
based on Universal Adult Franchise.
(d) Sultan Kaikhusrau Jahan Begum
SSC CHSL 11/08/2021 (Shift-I) 602. Who among the following was a leader who led
a revolt against the British rule from North
Ans. (a) : 17 days after her mother Sikandar Begum's East India?
death, Shah Jahan became the next Begum of Bhopal (a) Rani Gaidinliu (b) Pritilata Waddedar
and her then ten-year old daughter, Sultan Jahan,
became the heir. Shahjahan wrote a reformist manual (c) Matangini Hazra (d) Durgawati Devi
for women titled Tehzib un-Niswan wa Tarbiyat ul- SSC CHSL 13/04/2021 (Shift-II)
Insan (the Reform of women and the cultivation of Ans. (a) : Rani Gaidinliu was a leader who led a
Humanity) Shah Jahan was a strong administrator like revolt against the British rule from North East India.
her mother, She improved the tax system, built many She was a Naga spiritual and political leader.
palaces mosques and monuments.
598. Which modern day Indian state was created on 603. Which of the following statements is correct?
1 April 1937 as the United Provinces by the (a) In 1774, the Asiatic Society was founded by
Britishers? Sir Williams Jones
(a) Andhra Pradesh (b) Arunachal Pradesh (b) In 1775, the Siraj ud-Daullah was defeated in
(c) Uttar Pradesh (d) Madhya Pradesh the Battle of Plassey
SSC CHSL 11/08/2021 (Shift-I) (c) In 1776, the first railway service began from
Bombay to Thane
Ans. (c) : By 1935, the entire office was shifted to (d) In 1793, the Cornwallis code was enacted
Lucknow. Lucknow became the capital of the
province, the name of which was again changed to SSC CHSL 05/08/2021 (Shift-III)
United Province in April 1937. The name was changed Ans. (d) : From the above statement, only statement of
once again to Uttar Pradesh in January 1950, under the option (d) is correct. Lord Cornwallis introduced an
Constitution of India. administrative framework in 1793 in British India
599. In which state will you find Mayurbhanj known as the Cornwallis Code. Its best known
district, the last among the princely states, that provision was the Permanent Settlement (or the
merged with the state? zamindari system enacted in 1793), which established
(a) Kerala (b) Jharkhand a revenue collection scheme. Asiatic Society of Bengal
(c) Odisha (d) Chhattisgarh was founded on January, 15, 1784 by Sir William
Jones for rediscovery of India's glorious past. Battle of
SSC CHSL 12/08/2021 (Shift-I) Plassey was fought on 23rd June 1757 in which the
Ans. (c) : After the Independence of India, Nawab (ruler) of Bengal Siraj-ud-Daulah was
Mayurbhanj state under Maharaja Pratap Chandra defeated. India's first railway service began in 1853, a
Bhanj Deo acceded to the Indian Union on 1 January 34 km line between Bombay and Thane during the
1949 and was merged with Orissa province, which Governorship of Lord Dalhousie who served as the
became later the state of Odisha. Governor-General of India from 1848 to 1856.
604. Veer Surendra Sai was a freedom fighter from: 1919 two popular leader of Punjab Dr. Satyapal and Dr.
(a) Nagaland (b) Sikkim Saifuddin Kitchlew was arrested. In protest against his
(c) Odisha (d) Telangana arrest on the day of Vaisakhi on 13 April 1919 a huge
meeting was organized at Jallianwala Bagh in Amritsar.
SSC CGL–(Tier-I) 13/08/2021 (Shift II) Dyer ordered to shoot the huge public meeting resulting
Ans. (c) : Veer Surendra Sai was a freedom fighter into a horrific massacre. During World War I (1914-
from Sambalpur District in Odisha. In an open attack 1918) the US, Britain, Italy, France and Germany
on the British in Sambalpur, Sai was caught and banned the press.
imprisoned for 17 years from 1840 till 1857. 609. Who among the following was one of the
605. In which of the following years was the Asiatic founders of the Congress Socialist Party ?
Society at Calcutta (Kolkata) founded by Sir (a) Ram Manohar Lohia
William Jones? (b) SK Patil
(a) 1820 (b) 1800 (c) C Natarajan Annadurai
(c) 1784 (d) 1767 (d) Atulya Ghosh
SSC CGL–(Tier-I) 20/08/2021 (Shift II) SSC CHSL 21/10/2020 (Shift-I)
Ans. (c) : The Asiatic Society of Bengal was founded Ans. (a) : Congress Socialist Party was founded in the
by Sir William Jones in 1784. year 1934. This Party was founded by the efforts of
The Asiatic Society of India was formed mainly with an Ram Manohar Lohia, Acharya Narendra Dev, Ashok
objective to initiate and enlighten the Oriental Mehta and Jai Prakash Narayan.
knowledge available in history, scriptures, or regional 610. When was the Indian Reform Association
texts in India or the Indian Subcontinent. formed?
In 1825, the society was renamed as "The Asiatic (a) 1856 (b) 1870
Society". In 1832 the name was changed to "the Asiatic
Society of Bengal" and again in 1936 it was renamed as (c) 1860 (d) 1885
"The Royal Asiatic Society of Bengal". SSC CHSL 17/03/2020 (Shift-II)
606. In which of the following years did Japan Ans. (b) Indian Reform Association was established
invade India resulting in the Battle of Imphal? on 29th October, 1870 in Calcutta. Its president was
Keshab Chandra Sen. Its main goals were change in
(a) 1862 (b) 1944 condition of women, labours, education etc.
(c) 1901 (d) 1899
611. The Asiatic Society was established in Calcutta
SSC CGL–(Tier-I) 18/08/2021 (Shift I) by-
Ans. (b) : In 1944, Japanese army attempted to (a) Warren Hastings (b) Sir William Jones
destroy the allied forces at Imphal and invade India, (c) Raja Ram Mohan Roy (d) Macaulay
but were driven back into Burma with heavy loss. The
Battle of Imphal took place in the region around the SSC CGL (TIER-1) 07-09-2016, 4:15 pm
city of Imphal, the capital of the state of Manipur in Ans : (b) On 15th January, 1784 a supporter of
Northeast India. Hastings, William Jones established "Asiatic Society
607. During World War II, the Battles of Kohima of Bengal" "Asiatic researches" was the one of
and Imphal were fought in the year ____. magazine being published from this associations.
William Jones translated "Abhigyanshakuntalam" and
(a) 1944 (b) 1943 "Geet Govind" into English.
(c) 1942 (d) 1945 Note: Willkins Translated Bhagvad Gita and
SSC CGL (Tier-I) – 12/06/2019 (Shift-I) Hitopadesha into English.
Ans : (a) See the explanation of above question. 612. Who was the first person to be selected for
608. With reference to India's freedom struggle "Individual Satyagraha" during the Indian
consider the following statements. Independence Movement?
1. Gandhiji's first major public appearance was at (a) Deshbandhu Chittaranjan Das
the opening of the Banaras Hindu University (b) Sardar Vallabhai Patel
(BHU) in February 1916. (c) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
2. During the Great War of 1914-18, the French (d) Acharya Vinoba Bhave
had instituted censorship of the press and SSC JE Civil - 25/01/2018 (Shift-I)
permitted detention without trial.
Ans. (d) : Individual Satyagraha was started on 17
3. Jallianwala Bagh massacre took place in October 1940. Rejecting the August proposals
Amritsar in April 1919. completely, Congress started individual Satyagraha
Which of the statements given above is/are under the leadership of Gandhiji. As the first
correct? Satyagrahi Gandhiji choose Acharya Vinoba Bhave.
(a) 1 and 2 only (b) 2 and 3 only While the second Satyagrahi was Pt. Jawaharlal
Nehru.
(c) 3 only (d) 1 and 3 only
(SSC J.E. 02.03.17, 2:45 pm) 613. –––––– was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1913
and a Knighthood in 1915.
Ans : (d) Mahatma Gandhi returned to India from (a) Mother Teresa (b) Mahatma Gandhi
South Africa in January 1915. Gandhi first important
public speech was in February 1916 at opening (c) Rabindranath Tagore (d) Sarojini Naidu
ceremony of the Banaras Hindu University. On 9 April SSC CGL (Tier-I)-2019 – 09/03/2020 (Shift-III)
 Ans. (c) : Rabindranath Tagore was poet, writer, Ans. (d) : The following events are arranged in a
composer, philosopher, social reformer and painter. chronological order as–
He got the Nobel Prize in Literature for his book 1. Champaran Satyagraha in April 1917.
'Gitanjali' in 1913. Tagore was awarded a Knighthood
by King George V in 1915 but Tagore renounced it 2. The Kakori conspiracy took place on 9th August
after the 1919 Jallianwala Bagh Massacre. National 1925.
anthem of India–'Jana Gana Mana' and national 3. Death of Chandra Shekhar Azad on 27 February
anthem of Bangladesh 'Amar Sonar Bangla' are the 1931.
compositions of Tagore. 4. The Indian National Army (INA) was formed in
614. Which of the following Indians was one of the 1942 under leadership of Captain Mohan Singh.
founders of Dartington Hall School in Japan? 618. In 1930, a conference was held under the
(a) Swami Vivekananda chairmanship of Muhammad Iqbal, in which
(b) Subhash Chandra Bose there was a demand to give the status of
(c) Dadabhai Naoroji Muslim state to Northwest India. Where was
this conferece held?
(d) Rabindranath Tagore
(a) Lahore (b) Mumbai
SSC CGL (Tier-I) – 13/06/2019 (Shift-I)
(c) Karachi (d) Allahabad
Ans : (d) Rabindranath Tagore was one of the
founders of Dartington Hall School in Japan. He had SSC JE Civil 30.10.2020 (Shift-II)
established an experimental school in (1901) the rural Ans. (d) : In 1930, a conference was held under the
area of West Bengal. chairmanship of Muhammad Iqbal in which there was a
615. Which of the following abbreviations related to demand to give the status of Muslim state to northwest
categories of Indian Civil Services is India. This conference was held in Allahabad presently
INCORRECT? known as Prayagraj.
(a) IPS (b) IAS 619. With reference to India's freedom struggle
(c) ICS (d) IFS consider the following statements.
SSC CHSL 19/10/2020 (Shift-III) 1. The Turkish ruler Mehmed Murad–V abolished
the Caliphate
Ans. (c) : Indian Administrative Services were called 2. In February 1922, a group of peasants
ICS (Indian Civil Service) during the British Period.
Presently Indian Civil Services is known as All India attacked and torched a police station in the
Services. It has three categories. hamlet of Chauri Chaura
3. During the Non–Cooperation Movement
☞ Indian Administrative Service (IAS). Gandhiji was arrested in March 1922, and
☞ Indian Police Service (IPS). charged with sedition
☞ Indian Forest Service (IFS). Which of the statements given above is/are
Eligible Candidates are selected every year through correct ?
the exam conducted by the Union Public Service (a) 1 and 3 only (b) 3 only
Commission. (c) 2 and 3 only (d) 2 only
616. Who was the founder of the 'Bhoodan (SSC J.E. 01.03.17, 10:00 am)
Movement' (Land Gift Movement)?
Ans : (c) In India the Khilafat Movement was linked
(a) Mahatma Gandhi (b) Baba Amte with the division of Turkey. Even after making a
(c) Vinoba Bhave (d) Jayaprakash Narayan promise the British decided to divide Turkey. But in the
SSC JE Mechanical 11.12.2020 (Shift-I) leadership of Mustafa Kamal Pasha the Khalifa revolt
Ans. (c) : In the year 1951, the Bhoodan Movement took place and the post was banned. So the Turkey got
was initiated by Acharya Vinoba Bhave at Pochampally divide and Khilafat movement ended in India. During
village (Present day Telangana). The movement was the Non-cooperation movement in Chauri-Chaura of
also known as Land Gift Movement. Through the Gorakhpur a masacre took place on 5th Feb, 1922. The
Bhoodan Movement they tried to force the landowners police station was set on fire and lead to the burning of
to provide some percentage of their land voluntarily to 22 police personnel. Seing this Gandhiji called off the
the landless people. movement. So the British government put Gandhi on
trial for seditions charges and announced a 6 years
617. Arrange the following events in chronological imprisonment.
order and select the correct option from those
given below 620. With reference to India's freedom struggle
1. Death of Chandra Shekhar Azad consider the following statements :
2. Kakori Conspiracy 1. The socialist activist Kamaladevi
Chattopadhyay had persuaded Gandhiji not to
3. Formation of Indian National army by restrict the protests to men alone
Mohan Singh
2. The first meeting of the "Round Table
4. The Champaran Satyagraha Conferences" was held in November 1930 in
(a) 2-4-1-3 (b) 2-4-3-1 Munbai
(c) 4-2-3-1 (d) 4-2-1-3 3. Viceroy Lord Willingdon was sympathetic to
SSC JE Civil 30.10.2020 (Shift-II) Mahatma Gandhi
 Which of the statements given above is/are Ans. (c) : After the independence names of some state
correct? and UT's were changed:
(a) 1 and 3 only (b) 2 and 3 only United Province → Uttar Pradesh (1950)
(c) 1 only (d) 1, 2 and 3 Madras → Tamil Nadu (1969)
(SSC J.E. 04.03.17, 2:45 pm) Mysore →Karnataka (1973)
Ans : (c) Padma Bhushn Laureate Kamaladevi Uttaranchal → Uttarakhand (2007)
Chattopadhyay was a Gandhian freedom fighter. He
was the one who urged Gandhiji not to restrict the Pondichery → Puduchery (2006)
protest to man alone. 625. With reference to India's freedom struggle
Theth First Round Table Conference took place from consider the following statements :
12 Nov 1930 – 9th Jan 1931 in London. Lord Irwin 1. Entrepreneurs, such as G.D. Birla opposed the
(1926-1931) was the British Viceroy during this time national movement openly.
Second (1931) and Third Round Table Conference
(1932) held during Lord Willingdon (1931-1936) 2. On 26 January 1930, "Independence Day" was
period. PM Willingdon was never has a sympathetic observed.
attitude towards Gandhiji nor INC itself. 3. The Dandi March ended on 6 April 1930.
621. With reference to India's freedom struggle Which of the statement given above is/are
consider the following statements. correct ?
1. In January 1915, Gandhiji returned to India (a) 2 and 3 only (b) 3 only
after two decades of residence abroad. (c) 1 and 3 only (d) 1 only
2. Muhammad Ali Jinnah, was a doctor of (SSC J.E. 02.03.17, 10:00 am)
Punjabi extraction trained in Lahore.
Ans : (a) In December 1929 the Lahore Session of
3. Gopal Krishna Gokhale was Gandhij's Congress was held and here the goal of "Purna Swaraj"
acknowledged political mentor.
was accepted. On 31st December 1929 Indian freedom
Which of the statements given above is/are flag was hoisted. 26th January 1930 was observed as the
correct? "Independence Day" in the meeting. Gandhiji started
(a) 1 and 2 only (b) 2 and 3 only Dandi March on 12th March 1930 and completed it by
(c) 1, 2 and 3 (d) 1 and 3 only breaking salt law on 6th April 1930. Entrepreneurs like
(SSC J.E. 03.03.17, 10:00 am) G.D Birla were in full support of the national
movement.
Ans : (d) Gandhiji returned to India on January 9, 1915
after two decades of abroad resident in South Africa. It 626. Who propounded the "Doctrine of Passive
was a time when 1st world war was going on. He Resistance?
became much influenced with the thoughts of Gopal (a) Balgangadhar Tilak (b) Aurobindo Ghosh
Krishna Gokhale and declared him as his "political (c) Lala Lajpat Rai (d) Bipin Chandra Pal
th
teacher". Muhammad Ali Jinnah was born on 25 Dec,
1876 in Karachi, in the house of a Muslim merchant. SSC CGL (TIER-1) 11-09-2016, 4:15 pm
His education was completed in London and Bombay Ans : (b) The Doctrine of "Passive Resistance" was
Gandhiji gave him the title of "Quaid-i-Azam". highlighted by Aurobindo Ghosh. Aurobindo was
622. The summer capital of British India was ........ against the moderates theory of "Politics of Petition"
along with Tilak belonged to the Extremist section. In
(a) Coorg (b) Shimla place of "prayer, petition, protest and please" he
(c) Nainital (d) Munnar advocated the more radical policy of boycott.
SSC JE Mechanical - 27/09/2019 (Shift-I)
627. Who was the reformer of oppressed and
Ans. (b) After 1814-16 Gorkha War, in 1818 the city backward classes?
of Shimla was established by Britishers in order to (a) Dayanand Saraswati
shelter their soldiers. In 1864 Shimla was declared as
the summer capital of the British India. (b) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
623. Who among the following was the ruler of (c) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
Jammu and Kashmir when India gained (d) Mahatam Gandhi
independence? SSC CGL (TIER-1) 27-10-2016, 10 am
(a) Pawan Singh (b) Raghu Singh Ans : (c) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar tried to promote
(c) Mahadeo Singh (d) Hari Singh education to untouchables and uplift them. His first
SSC JE Mechanical - 25/09/2019 (Shift-II) organized attempt was his establishment of the central
Ans. (d) : Hari Singh was the ruler of Jammu and institution Bahishkrit Hitakarini Sabha, intended to
Kashmir when India gained Independence. He was the promote education and socio-economic improvement,
last ruling Maharaja of the state. He ruled from 1925 welfare of "outcastes" for the defence of Dalit rights.
to 1949. He also served as the page of honour to Lord 628. Who was the first Indian to be elected as the
Curzon in 1903. leader of the Communist International?
624. When was the name of Madras State changed (a) Jawaharlal Nehru
in Tamil Nadu? (b) P.C. Joshi
(a) 1956 (b) 1968 (c) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
(c) 1969 (d) 1967 (d) M. N. Roy
SSC JE Civil - 25/01/2018 (Shift-II) SSC CGL (TIER-1) 08-09-2016, 1:15 pm
Ans : (d) The first Indian who was elected to the Ans : (c) Shantiniketan is situated in Beerbhoom
leadership of the Communist International was M.N. district of West Bengal. Nobel Laureate Sri.
Roy. Manabendra Nath Roy whose original name was Rabindranath Tagore established an Ashram here.
Narendra Nath Bhattacharya was a famous political Tagore also established here a Vishva Bharati
philosopher. He was the founder of communist party in University.
India & Mexico both. 635. With reference to India's freedom struggle
629. In which years was the communist party consider the following statements :
formed in India? 1. In March 1940, the Muslim League passed a
(a) 1925 (b) 1922 resolution committing itself to the creation of a
(c) 1927 (d) 1930 seperate nation called "Pakistan"
SSC MTS 02/08/2019 (Shift-II) 2. The 'Salt Satyagraha' campaign began in
August 1942'
Ans. (a) : The Communist Party of India was formed
in 1925. The founder of the party was MN Roy. 3. Jayaprakash Narayan was a socialist member
of the Congress and was active in the
630. Kargil War against Pakistan started in the underground resistance during Quit India
year? Movement
(a) 1961 (b) 1965 Which of the statements given above is/are
(c) 1972 (d) 1999 correct ?
(SSC 10+2 CHSL 24.01.17, 1:15 pm) (a) 1 and 2 only (b) 2 and 3 only
Ans : (d) The Kargil War of 1999 took place in (c) 1 and 3 only (d) 3 only
between India and Pakistan in Kargil area of Kashmir. (SSC J.E. 04.03.17, 10:00 am)
India came out as the Winner of the war.
Ans : (c) On 23rd March 1940, Lahore session of
631. Sri Aurobindo was born in the year____. Muslim League was held under chairmanship of
(a) 1772 (b) 1822 Muhammad Ali Jinnah. In this session they firstly
(c) 1872 (d) 1922 demanded the creation of another Muslim state
(SSC 10+2 CHSL 10.01.17, 4:15 pm) "Pakistan" The term "Pakistan" was coined by
Chaudhari Rehmat Ali in 1939. Gandhi started his
Ans : (c) Sri Aurobindo was one of the first Indians Dandi March on 12th March 1930. During the
educated in England. He was a poet, thinker, freedom underground resistance of Quit India movement of
fighter, and spiritual leader. He was born on 15 August 1942, leaders like Aruna Asaf Ali, Sucheta Kripalani,
1872 in Kolkata, West Bengal. Ram Monohar Lohiya and Jayaprakash Narayan were
632. Who was the first Indian to be elected as a foremost active. Also during this movement congress
Member of the British House of Commons? launched a radio broadcasting.
(a) Jayaprakash Narayan 636. Which of the following films is set in the back-
(b) Dada Bhai Naoroji drop of the India-China War of 1962?
(c) Ram Manohar Lohia (a) Haqeeqat (b) Aakrosh
(d) Sarojini Naidu (c) Roja (d) Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi
SSC CGL (TIER-1) 04-09-2016, 1:15 pm SSC CPO-SI – 11/12/2019 (Shift-II)
Ans : (b) Womesh Chandra Bannerji was the one to Ans. (a) : Haqeeqat is a 1964 film directed by Chetan
contest in the House of Commons election, but he was Anand in this film Dharmendra Balraj, Sahni Vijay
unsuccessful. But it was Dadabhai Naoroji who got Anand Priya Rajvansh, Sanjay Khan, is in the lead
elected in the house of commons. He is also known as role. The film is based on the background of India,
the Grand Oldman of India. He was also an editor of China war in 1962. The film won the "National award"
newspaper Rast Goftar and founder of Rahnumai for second best feature film in 1965.
Mazdayasnan Sabha. 637. The noted freedom fighter Saheed Laxman
633. The “Red Shirts” movement was led by? Nayak belonged to the state of –––––––.
(a) Maulana Azad (a) Odisha (b) Gujarat
(b) Mohammed Ali (c) Chhatisgarh (d) Uttar Pradesh
(c) Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan SSC CPO-SI – 13/12/2019 (Shift-I)
(d) Asfaqulla Khan Ans : (a) Laxman Nayak was a tribal leader and
SSC CGL (TIER-1) 28-08-2016, 10 am freedom fighter. He belonged to Bhumia tribe of
Ans : (c) Red Shirts movement or Khudai Khidmatgar Odisha. He was born on 22nd November 1899
was started by Abdul Ghaffar Khan of North-West Tentuligumma of Malkangiri. His father was Padlam
frontier province of India in 1930. His followers were Naik Laxman worked for the rights of tribals in South
pledged to non-violence and they derived their popular Odissa.
title from the red colour of their shirt. 638. In 1876 in Calcutta...... The Indian National
634. Who built Shantiniketan? Association was established by.
(a) Guru Ramdas (a) Badruddin Tyabji
(b) Maharaja Pratap Singh (b) Anand Mohan Bose
(c) Rabindranath Tagore (c) Shishir Kumar Ghosh
(d) British Govt (d) V.K. Chiplankar
(SSC 10+2 CHSL 15.01.17, 4:15 pm) SSC CGL (Tier-I) – 04/06/2019 (Shift-I)
Ans : (b) The Indian National Association was establish in Junagarh → Through Referendum
1876 by Anand Mohan Bose and Surendra Nath Banerjee in Kashmir Integration → Signing of instrument of
Calcutta. The objectives of this association were "Promoting accession
by every legitimate means the political intellectual and 644. Arrange the following events in correct
material advancement of the people". chronology.
639. The First Anglo-Burmese War ended with the (1) Champaran Satyagraha against indigo
signing of the ............ plantation
(a) Treaty of Purandar (b) Treaty of Yandabo (2) Strating of non-cooperation Khilafat
(c) Treaty of Titalia (d) Treaty of Salbai movement
SSC CGL (Tier-I) – 10/06/2019 (Shift-II) (3) Rowlatt Satyagraha
Ans : (b) The Treaty of Yandabo brought peace and (4) Arrival of Simon commission in India
ended the first Anglo Burmese war The agreement was (a) 3-4-2-1 (b) 1-2-3-4
Signed on February 24, 1826. As per this treaty, Assam (c) 1-3-2-4 (d) 4-2-1-3
Manipur Arkan were ceded to British SSC GD 18/02/2019 (Shift-I)
1. Treaty of Purandar – 1776 (English and Maratha's)
Ans. (c) : Champaran Satyagraha against indigo
2. Treaty of Titalia – 1817 (Chogyal and British plantation was in 1917. It was Mahathama Gandhi's
East India Company) first satyagraha in India. It took place at Champaran in
640. The former Princely state of Tripura in the Bihar. Demand for high rent and illegal dues by
north-eastern part of India was ruled by ____ European planters leads to Champaran Satyagraha.
Dynasty. British agreed to the demands of the farmers at the end
of this satyagraha.
(a) Nagvanshi (b) Haihaya
Rowlatt Satyagraha was in 1919. It was against
(c) Ahom (d) Manikya the anarchical and revolutionary crimes act (Rowlatt
SSC CGL (Tier-I) – 11/06/2019 (Shift-III) act) was passed on 6th February 1919. Gandhiji called
Ans. (d) : The Manikya dynasty was a ruling dynasty in this act as "black act". The act empowered the British
Tripura kingdom. Tripura was the original name of government to arrest any person without reason,
princely state of Tripura and the modern day state Tripura. search any place without warrant and imprison anyone
without trial.
641. Surendranath Banerjee and Ananda Mohan
Bose founded ____ in Bengal in 1876. The Non-Cooperation Khilafat movement was
started in 1920. It is the first mass political movement
(a) Indian Association (b) Oriental Association under Gandhiji in India. The attainment of swaraj by
(c) Tathagat Association (d) Bengal Association peaceful means was the main goal of this movement. It
SSC CGL (Tier-I) – 13/06/2019 (Shift-I) was called off by Gandhiji due to the Chauri Chaura
incident.
Ans : (a) Surendranath Banerjee and Ananda Mohan
Bose founded Indian National Association on 26th The Simon Commission arrived in India in
July 1876, in Bengal. It favoured local self 1928. It was formed to study constitutional reforms
government and served as a preparatory agent for and make recommendations to the government in
Indian National Congress. India. Simon commission was an all-white
commission without any Indain members. It was
642. Which state of India was ruled by the Ahom formed on 26th Novemebr 1927. Simon commission
Dynasty? arrived in India on 3rd February, 1928. Simon
(a) Assam (b) Karnataka commission submitted its reports on 27 May, 1930.
(c) Odisha (d) Rajasthan 645. Which of the following statements is NOT true
SSC CGL (Tier-I) – 13/06/2019 (Shift-II) about C Rajagopalachari ?
Ans : (a) The Ahom was a prominent dynasty that (a) He was a senior leader of the Congress
ruled the Assam regions. And also perhaps the Ahoms (b) He was the first recipient of the Padma Shri
were the first who raised the banner of revolt against Award
British in 1827. And the leader of the revolt was (c) He was the founder of the Swatantra Party
Gomdhar Konwar.
(d) He was the first Indian to become the
643. Who played a decisive role in the integration of Governor General of India
the princely states of India? SSC CPO-SI 25/11/2020 (Shift-II)
(a) Motilal Nehru
Ans. (b) : Chakravarti Rajagopalachari was the second
(b) APJ Abdul Kalam person to get Bharat Ratna. He was a prominent
(c) Sardar Vallabhbai Patel writer, lawyer and Philosopher. He was also known
(d) T.T Krishna Murthy with the name Rajaji. He the first Indian Governor-
General. As a tribute to him Rajaji National Park was
SSC GD 18/02/2019 (Shift-III) opened in Uttarakhand.
Ans. (c) : Sardar Patel played a significant role in 646. Who was the first Indian to join the Viceroy's
integration of Indian province/riyasats. He made the Executive Council ?
integration of 565 Indian Riyasets. Some significant
steps he took for (a) Tej Bahadur Sapru
Hyderabad → through operation 'Polo' (b) PS Siwaswami Lyer
 (c) Syed Ali Iman 652. In which year Sanchi was discovered after
(d) Satyendra Prasad Sinha being abandoned for nearly 600 years ?
SSC CHSL 19/03/2020 (Shift-I) (a) 1818 (b) 1814
(c) 1816 (d) 1817
Ans. (d) : According to 1909 Morley Minto reforms
the councils and their powers were extended. SSC CGL (Tier-I)-2019 – 03/03/2020 (Shift-I)
Satyendra Prasad Sinha become first Indian to join the Ans. (a) Sanchi was rediscovered after 600 years by
Viceroy's executive council. Official majority was Bengal Cavalry of Britishers in 1818. The discovery is
retained in central legislative council and provincial attributed to General Henry Taylor. The town of
legislative councils to have non-official majority. Sanchi, the abode of one of the principal Buddhist
sites in located in the state of Madhya Pradesh. The
647. 18th Century freedom fighter Veerapandiya Buddhist monuments there were awarded the status of
Kattabomman was from which present state ? UNESCO World Heritage site in 1989. The Sanchi
(a) Kerala (b) Tamil Nadu Stupa is the centre of attraction in the town. Its
(c) Telangana (d) Karnataka foundation was laid by King Ashoka. He builds a
hemispherical mound over the relics of Buddha. Later
SSC MTS 16/08/2019 (Shift-II) expansion of Stupa took place during the time of the
Ans. : (b) Veerapandiya Kattaboman was a 18th Shunga, the Satvahnas and the Gupta period. The
century freedom fighter from Tamil Nadu. He was a victory of Chandragupta II has been carved on the
chieftain of Panchalan Kurichi. He denied the supremacy railing of the Stupa as an inscription.
of East India Company and made a war against it and this 653. Who among the following is known as the
war came to be known as Polygars revolt. 'father of Muslim renaissance' in Bengal ?
648. Which of the following became a union (a) Nawab Salimullah Khan
territory of India in 1954 after about 280 years (b) Nawab Abdul Latif Khan
of French rule ? (c) Ameer Ali
(a) Dadra and Nagar Haveli (b) Daman and Diu (d) Sir Sayed Ahmed Khan
(c) Puducherry (d) Lakshadweep SSC CGL (Tier-I)-2019 – 04/03/2020 (Shift-III)
SSC MTS 08/08/2019 (Shift-I) Ans. (b) : Nawab Abdul Latif Khan is known as the
Ans. (c) : Earlier the Puducherry was subjected to 'Father of Muslim Renaissance' in Bengal. Nawab Abdul
French rule. It also contained Yanam Mahe & Latif Khan: (1828-1893) was a prominent personality of
Karaikal, headquartered in Puducherry itself. On 1st mid 19th century Bengal. He was the pioneer of Muslim
November, 1954 it was added to Indian territory. modernization and the architect of the Muslim
Renaissance. He has been compared to Raja Ram Mohan
649. In which year was the Battle of Saragarhi fought? Roy as Nawab Abdul was considered as the greatest
(a) 1880 (b) 1870 Muslim Reformer of his times. He persuaded Muslim
(c) 1897 (d) 1890 Community who were opposed to English education due
to a combination of social, economic and religious
SSC MTS 19/08/2019 (Shift-I) reasons to understand the importance of English
Ans. (c) : The Battle of Saragarhi took Place on 12th education and take part in politics. He also founded
September 1897. It was held against 10,000 pashtoons. Mohammadan Literary Society in April 1863. He also
Earlier Saragarhi used to be a part of India, but after proposed an new syllabus for the madarsha that included
the partition it came in the area of Pakistan. arithmetic, algebra geometry, philosophy with moral.
650. The Khurda Uprising took place in the year : 654. In which city was the Jhanda Satyagraha or
Flag Satyagraha of 1923 held ?
(a) 1817 (b) 1822
(a) Nagpur (b) Ahmedabad
(c) 1917 (d) 1875
(c) Bombay (d) Calcutta
SSC MTS 09/08/2019 (Shift-II)
SSC CGL (Tier-I)-2019 – 04/03/2020 (Shift-II)
Ans. (a) : The Paika Khurda uprisings took place in Ans. (a) : The Jhanda Satyagrah mainly took place in
1817 at a spot named Khurda in modern Odisha Nagpur and other regions of India in 1923. It was a
against exploiting policies of British. Leader kind of citizen's civil disobedient movement, where
"Jagbandhu" along his handful men defeated the they hosted the Indian flag at many places.
Britishers successfully.
655. In which of the following years was the
651. Veteran freedom fighter, social reformer and Congress Socialist Party (CSP) founded?
feminist Savitribai Phule hailed from which of (a) 1943 (b) 1934
the following states of India?
(c) 1924 (d) 1914
(a) Maharastra (b) Rajasthan
SSC CGL (Tier-I)-2019 – 05/03/2020 (Shift-III)
(c) Gujarat (d) Odisha
Ans. (b) : The Congress Socialist Party was founded
SSC CGL (Tier-I)-2019 – 03/03/2020 (Shift-I) in 1934 in Bombay. Its founder was Acharya Narendra
Ans. (a) : Savitribai Phule was born on 3rd January Dev and Jayaprakash Narayan. Its first conference
1831 in Satara (Maharashtra). She became the first held in Patna in 1934.
female principle of the first girls school of country. 656. The World's Parliament of Religions where
She played a significant role in aiding of women Swami Vivekananda gave the famous speech
education and empowerment. She was married with on the Universality of Religions was held in
Jyotibarao Phule. Chicago (US) in which of the following year?
 (a) 1978 (b) 1882 662. Who, before going to the gallows, had expressed
(c) 1889 (d) 1893 his desire for keeping his ashes intact till India is
reunited and throwing them into the Indus after
SSC CHSL (Tier-I) –09/07/2019 (Shift-I) the reunification has been achieved?
Ans. (d) : Swami Vivekananda (1863-1902) is best (a) Uddham Singh (b) Surya Sen
known in the United States for his groundbreaking (c) Nathuram Godse (d) Bhagat Singh
speech to the 1893 world's Parliament of Religions in SSC CPO-SI – 11/12/2019 (Shift-II)
which he introduced Hinduism to America and called Ans. (c) : Nathuram Godse before going to the gallows
for religious tolerance and an end to fanaticism. had expressed his desire for keeping his ashes intact till
657. Which leader gave us the C R Formula? India is reunited and throwing them into the Indus after the
(a) Tilak (b) C.R. Das reunification has been achieved. He assassinated Mahatma
Gandhi on 30th January, 1948. He was executed in the
(c) Mahatma Gandhi (d) C. Rajagopalachari Ambala Central Jail on 15 November 1949.
SSC CGL (Tier-I)-2019 – 06/03/2020 (Shift-I) 663. Who was the founder of the Andhra Mahila Sabha?
Ans : (d) C.R. Formula also called Rajaji Formula (a) Durgabai Deshmukh (b) Pandita Ramabai
was given out by C. Rajagopalchari. He proposed a (c) Gayatri Devi (d) Sarojini Naidu
person formula in 1944 so that congress and the SSC JE Mechanical 27.10.2020 (Shift-I)
Muslim League may come together and may co- Ans. (a) : Durgabhai Deshmukh was the founder of the
operate in a better way. Gandhi was one of the biggest Andhra Mahila Sabha and founded it in 1937. She
supporter of this formula. organized Salt Satyagrah during the Civil disobedience
658. Jawaharlal Nehru addressed the Parliament on movement in Madras and was imprisoned. She was the
the midnight of August 15, 1947, who was the founder of AMS (Andhra Mahila Sabha) institutions and
speaker after him? other important social welfare organizations. he, with the
help of two other prominent nationalists (A. K. Prakasam
(a) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel and Desodharaka Nageswararao), started the movement
(b) Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan in Madras. She was a member of the Constituent
(c) C. Rajagopalachari Assembly. She was awarded the Tamrapatra and Paul
(d) Rajendra Prasad Hoffman Award after independence in recognition of her
service to society. In 1975 Durgabai Deshmukh was
SSC CPO-SI 23/11/2020 (Shift-I) awarded with Padma Vibhushan award from the
Ans. (b) : On 15th August 1947, after the speech of Pt. government of India for his Social [Link] Durgabai
Nehru. Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan was the one who Deshmukh Award for women’s development was
addressed the parliament. His philosophy was constituted in 1997 by Central Social Welfare Board, an
grounded in Advaita Vedanta. autonomous organization of the Ministry of Women and
Child Development, Government of India, to honour the
659. After Independence, who became India's first memory of its founder chairperson Dr. Durgabai Deshmukh.
Deputy Prime Minister?
666. Before its Independence, Bangladesh was part of..
(a) Sardar Vallabhai Patel (b) Morarji Desai (a) India (b) China
(c) Jagjivan Ram (d) Charan Singh (c) Pakistan (d) United Kingdom
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Ans. (a) : After the India got Independence, Sardar Ans : (c) With the partition of India in 1947, it became
Patel was made the Vice Prime Minister and the home the Pakistani province of East Bengal (later renamed
Minister of the country. East Pakistan), one of five provinces of Pakistan,
separated from the other four by 1,100 miles (1,800 km)
660. Kala Bhavana, founded in 1919, is a noted of Indian territory. In 1971 it became the independent
institution of education and research in visual country of Bangladesh, with its capital at Dhaka.
arts. It is located in______ 667. Who was the founder of the Indian Reform
(a) Bihar (b) Uttar Pradesh Association in 1870?
(c) West Bengal (d) Sikkim (a) Debendranath Tegore (b) Keshab Chandra sen
SSC CGL (Tier-I) – 06/06/2019 (Shift-II) (c) Rammohan Roy (d) Dayanand Saraswati
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Ans : (c) Kala Bhavana is the fine arts faculty of Visva
Bharati University in Shantiniketan, West Bengal. It is Ans : (b) Indian Reform Association was formed on 29
an institution of education and research in Visual arts October 1870, its founder and first president was
founded in 1919, by Nobel laureate Rabindranath Keshav Chandra Sen. He was born on 19 Novermber
Tagore. 1838 in Kolkata. In 1866. Keshav Chandra Sen founded
the Bharatvarsha Brahma Samaj on which
661. Who among the following was the President of Devendranath named his society as Adi Brahmo Samaj.
the Central Legislative Assembly in August Keshav Chandra went to England in 1870 where he
1925? mentioned the Indian society on Religious Reform.
(a) C. R. Das (b) Motilal Nehru 668. Who was the first Indian to get selected in ICS?
(c) M.R. Jayakar (d) Vitthalbhai Patel (a) Dadabhai Naorojee
SSC JE Civil - 27/01/2018 (Shift-II) (b) Subhash Chandra Bose
Ans. (d) : Vitthalbhai Patel was the President of the (c) Ravindra Nath Tagore
Central Legislative Assembly in August 1925. He was (d) Satyendra Nath Tagore
the co-founder of the Swaraj Party and legislator and
political leader of India. He was the President of the SSC JE Civil - 29/01/2018 (Shift-I)
Central Legislative Assembly between 24 August 1925 Ans. (d) : Satyendranath Tagore was selected for the
to April 1930. Indian Civil Service (ICS) in June 1863. He completed
 his probationary training and returned to India in SSC CGL (Tier-I)-2019 – 06/03/2020 (Shift-I)
November 1964. He was posted as Judge, Satara after Ans : (c) D.C. Sircar was an epigraphist, historian,
his examination. He was first Indian to get selected in numismatist and folklorist, known particularly in India
ICS (Indian Civil Services).
and Bangladesh for his work deciphering inscriptions.
669. Which of the following was the precursor of He published Indian Epigraphy and Indian Epigraphical
Indian National Congress? Glossary in 1965-66. It is a comprehensive dictionary
(a) Servants of India Society of documents dating back to nearly 2000 years ago.
(b) Indian Association During 1949-1962, he was the Chief Epigraphist of the
(c) Indian National Union Archaeological Survey of India. Sircar has also given
his interpretation of various cultural references and
(d) Indian League documents of this glossary.
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674. In 1945, the_______Government came to
Ans. (b) : Precursor of Indian National Congress was power in Britain and committed itself to
Indian Association. This was the first recognized granting independence to India.
nationalist organization founded in British India by
Surendranath Banerjee and Annand Mohan Bose in (a) Conservative Party (b) Labour Party
1876. Indian League was British based organization (c) Green Party (d) Liberal Democrats
whose aim was to campaign for full independence and SSC JE Mechanical – 23/03/2021 (Shift-II)
self government for India.
Ans. (b) : In 1945 , the Labour Party Government came
670. Who was the chairman of the Economic to power in Britain and committed itself to granting
Programme Committee (EPC) that was formed independence to India.
by All India Congress Committee in 1947 ?
(a) Purshotamdas Thakuras 675. The Sino-Indian Border Confict was a war
between China and India that occurred in……
(b) Jawaharlal Nehru
(a) 1952 (b) 1962
(c) Dadabhai Naoroji
(c) 1972 (d) 1982
(d) Subhash Chandra Bose
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Ans. (b) : Economic Programme Committee was Ans : (b) The India-China War, also known as the
formed in 1947 by All India Congress Committee. It's India China border dispute, was a war in 1962. On 20
chairman was Jawaharlal Nehru. This committee was October 1962 the Chinese army launched simultaneous
formed to make a plan to balance private and public attacks in Ladakh and across the McMahon line and
partnerships and urban and rural economies. In 1948 captured Rezang-La in Chushul in the western region
this committee had recommended for Planning and Tawang in the east.
Commission. 676. Which of these countries got Independence from
671. Which of the following states has a district United Kingdom?
named Tonk? (a) Uzbekistan (b) Pakistan
(a) Madhya Pradesh (b) Rajasthan (c) Venezuela (d) South Korea
(c) Maharashtra (d) Odisha (SSC 10+2 CHSL 02.02.17, 10 am)
SSC JE Electrical 29.10.2020 (Shift-II) Ans : (b) On 14 August 1947, Pakistan achieved
Ans (b) : Tonk is a district of the state of Rajasthan in independence from United Kingdom. One day prior to
western India. The city of Tonk is the administrative Indian independence. India was partitioned, and an
headquarters of the district. It is situated 95 km by road East and West Pakistan formed.
south of Jaipur, near the right bank of the Banas River. The
region was under Mauryas then it was merged into Malvas. 677. When was the Constitution of Pakistan enforced?
Later most of the region was part of the Harsh Vardhan (a) 1973 (b) 1947
empire. Tonk was also the capital of the eponymous (c) 1952 (d) 1965
princely state of British India from 1817 to 1947.
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672. Who is considered the 'father of Indian
Communism'? Ans. (a) : The constitution of Pakistan was enforced in
1973 but the country celebrates adoption of constitution
(a) C.R. Das (b) Kanailal Dutta on 23rd March. The county became republic as its first
(c) Charu Majumdar (d) M.N. Roy constitution was approved in 1956. but later was
SSC JE Mechanical – 23/03/2021 (Shift-II) abrogated by a military coup. And again a second
constitution was approved in 1962 but later abrogated in
Ans. (d) : Manabendra Nath Roy (22 February 1887 – 1972. But the 1973 constitution was the first Pakistan
25 January 1954) was prominent Indian philosopher of constitution to be framed by the elected representatives.
a twentieth century. He was famous as the Father of
Indian communism and viewed as the first 678. In which of the following Indian states will you
revolutionary leader of India. He was born in 1887 in find the Tibetan Buddhist Golden Temple?
Arebelia, a village near Calcutta, West bengal. (a) Sikkim (b) Karnataka
673. In which year did D.C. Sircar publish Indian (c) Himachal Pradesh (d) Tamil Nadu
Epigraphy and Indian Epigraphical Glossary? SSC CGL 13/04/2022 (Shift-III)
(a) 1966-67 (b) 1967-68 Ans. (b) Tibetan Buddhist Golden Temple is situated in
(c) 1965-66 (d) 1964-65 Karnataka.