Indian History Question For Competitive Exam

1. The British started the policy of subordinate union from?

Ans: 1857

  @ The British policy towards princely states can be divided in to five. They are the following

  F Struggle for equality (1740-1765)

  F Policy of Ring fence (1765-1813)

F Policy of Subordinate isolation (1813-1857)

F Policy of Subordinate Union (1857-1935)

F Policy of equal federation (1935-1947)

2. Name the largest princely state in India.

Ans: Hyderabad

3. Who was the ruler of Kashmir during India's independence?

Ans: Harisingh

4. The Butler committee was appointed in:

Ans: 1927

F The Butler committee was appointed to inquire into the relation between Britain and the princely states in India.

5. The Governor General of India during the Santhal rebellion.

Ans: Lord Delhousie

6. The Kuke revolt took place in:

Ans: 1872

7. Who repealed the Vernacular Press Act?

Ans: Lord Rippon

8. Name the Viceroy who followed the policy of Masterly Inactivity.

Ans: Sir John Lawrence

9. Where did Tufzal Hasan Khan lead the Revolt of 1857?

Ans: Farrukhabad

10. Who suppressed the Revolt of 1857 at Jhansi?

Ans: Hugh Rose

11. Name the secretary of state for India during India's independence.

Ans: William Francis Hare

12. Who considered the Revolt of 1857 as a discontent manifested through sepoys?

Ans: VA. Smith

13. Name the founder of Veda Samaj.

Ans: Keshab Chandra Sen

14. Gangadhar Chattopadhyaya was the original name of:

Ans: Ramakrishna Paramahamsa

15. Name the second headquarter of Ramakrishna Mission.

Ans: Mayavati (Almora)

                                            Its first headquarter was at Belur in Calcutta

16. Who founded Devasamaj?

Ans: Shiva Narayana Agnihotri

17. Who was the first principal of the Mohammedan Anglo Oriental College?

Ans: Theodore Beck

18. Who is considered as the father of Indian Revolutionary terrorism?

Ans: Shishir Kumar Ghosh

19. Name the liberator of Indian Press.

Ans: Charles Metcalf

20. Name the author of the book, 'Towards Struggle'.

Ans: Jayaprakash Narayan

21. The education commission under Thomas Raleigh was appointed in: 

Ans: 1902

22. Who started police service in India?

Ans: Lord Cornwallis

23. The co-operative credit societies act was passed during the Viceroyalty of:

Ans: Lord Curzon

24. Who founded Indian Union?

Ans: A.O. Hume

25. Who suggested the name, 'Indian National Congress’?

Ans: Dadabhai Naorji

26. The extremist phase of the INC was:

Ans: 1905-1916

27. Who propagated the theory of safely valve in connection with the INC? - Ans: Lalalajpat Rai

28. Name the president of the Surat session of the INC in 1907.

Ans: Rash Bihari Ghosh

                                   In the Surat session of 1907 INC was divided into moderates and extremists

29. The headquarter of the Ghadar Party.

Ans: Yugantar ashramam in Sanfrancisco

30. The book Bhavani Mandir was published by:

Ans: Annsilan Samiti

31. Who started Mitra Mela?

Ans: V.D. Savarkar

                                      In 1900 V.D. Savarkar started Mitra Mela at Nasik. He was influenced by Joseph Mazzini'S Young Italy.

32. Name the mother of Indian revolution.

Ans: Madam Kama

33. The Hindustan Republican Association was founded in:

Ans: 1924

34. Name the headquarter of the Home Rule League of Mrs. Annie Besant.

Ans: Adayar

35. Who said that 'the Rowlatt Act is a preventive murder?

Ans: Disraeli

36. Name the author of 'Rangbhumi’.

Ans: Premchand

37. Subhash Chandra Bose resigned the president ship of the INC in:

Ans: 1939

38. Name the founder of Madras Lawyers Association.

Ans: Singaravelu Chettiyar

39. Who was the first president of the Swaraj Party?

Ans: C.R. Das

40. The first Round Table conference was held in:

Ans: 1930

41. Name the author of the 'Indian Struggle'.

Ans: Subhash Chandra Bose

42. The provisional government of Azad Hind was founded by:

Ans: Subhash Chandra Bose

43. Name the first Indian to join the Viceroy's Executive council.

Ans: S.P. Sinha

44. Who is called as Father of Communal electorate?

Ans: Lord Minto

45. The Act which introduced Dyarchy in provinces.

Ans: Montegue-Chelmsford Reforms of 1919

46. The August offer was made in:

Ans: 1940

                   The Viceroy Lord Linlithgow made the August offer

47. Which is known as Dicky Bird Plan?

Ans: Mount Batten Plan

48. The Thebhoga movement was held in:

Ans: 1946

49. Name the founder of Hindustan Sanghathan Movement.

Ans: Lala Lajpat Rai

50. Name the founder of the paper 'Som Prakash'.

Ans: Iswar Chandra Vidyasagar