History Capsule PDF 1 1. Following the famous ‘Quit India resolve’ the top Congress leaders were arrested on (A) August 8, 1942 (B) August 9, 1942 (C) August 10, 1942 (D) August 11, 1942 2. The historic 1929 Lahore session of the Indian National Congress was presided over by (A) Motilal Nehru (B) Jawaharlal Nehru (C) Lala Lajpat Rai (D) Mahatma Gandhi 3. The Cabinet Mission to India was headed by (A) Stafford Cripps (B) AY Alexander (C) Lord Pethick-Lawrence (D) Hugh Gaitskell 4. The founder of the weekly Newspaper Al Hilal was (A) Abdul Kalam Azad (B) Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan (C) Mohammad Ali Jinnah (D) Rafi Ahmad Kidwai 5. Which of the following events is not related with Lord William Bentinck? (A) Abolition of Sati (B) Suppression of Thugi (C) Construction of railway lines (D) Introduction of English education 6. Mahatma Gandhi was the editor of (A) Young India (B) National Herald (C) Seminar (D) Modern Review 7. The Rotwari Settlement was introduced by the British in the. (A) Bengal Presidency only (B) Bombay Presidency only (C) Madrasw Presidency only (D) Madras and Bombay Presidencies 8. What is the correct chronological sequence of the following stages in the political life of Mahatma Gandhi? (1). Champaran (2) Ahmedabad Mill Strike (3) Kheda (4) Non-Cooperation Movement (A) 4, 3. 2, 1 (B) 3, 4, 2, 1 (C) 1, 3, 2, 4 (D) 2, 4, 3, 1 9. Gandhiji started Satyagraha in 1919 to protest against the (A) Salt Law (B) Rowlatt Act (C) Act of 1909 (D) Jallianwala Bagh Massacre 10. Universities in the Presidency towns in India were established in (A) 1857 (B) 1858 (C) 1900 (D) 1909 11. Who was the first Indian to become a Member of the British Parliament? (A) M.Malabari (B) Dadabhai Naoroji (C) DN. Wacha (D) W.C. Bonnerjee 12. Who started the Doctrine of Lapse? (A) Lord Dalhousie (B) Lord Hardinge (C) Lord Curzon (D) Lord Hastings 13. Mahatma Gandhi was first referred to as the Father of the Nation by (A) Vallabhbhai Patel (B) C.Rajagopalachari (C) Jawaharlal Nehru (D) Subhas Chandra Bose 14. The first political Organisation established in India in 1838 was known as (A) Bengal British India Society (B) Settlers Association (C) Zamindari Association (D) British India Society History Capsule PDF 1 15. The Ryotwari Settlement was introduced by (A) James Thomas (B) Thomas Munroe (C) Lord Cornwallis (D) Mount Stuart Elphinstone 16. The theory of economic drain of India during British Imperialism was propounded by (A) Jawaharlal Nehru (B) Dadabhai Naoroji (C) R.C. Dutt (D) M.K. Gandhi 17. Where did Mahatma Gandhi first try the weapon of Satyagraha? (A) Champaran (B) Bardoli (C) Dandi (D) South Africa 18. The first session of the Indian National Congress was held under the presidentship of (A) W.C. Bonnerji (B) A.O. Hume (C) B.Malabari (D) Badruddin Tyabji 19. The most effective measure against injustice adopted by Gandhiji was (A) Hijrat (B) Picketing (C) Stoppage of work (D) Fasting 20. The llbert Bill Controversy during Lord Lytton’s period was related to the concepts of (A) Judical equality (B) Political representation (C) Economic justice (D) Revenue allocation 21. In which year and at which place did Subhas Chandra Bose reorganized the Azad Hind Fauj (also known as Indian National Army)? (A) 1941; Berlin (B) 1942; Toky (C) 1943; Singapore (D) 1943; Rangoon 22. Under an agreement with which of the following countries did Subhas Chandra Bose organize the Indian soldiers, taken as prisoners by the Axis Powers, into the Azad Hind Fauj? (A) China (B) Germany (C) Italy (D) Japan 23. The Indian National Army, organised by Subhas Chandra Bose, surrendered to the British after the callapse of (A) Germany (B) Italy (C) Japan (D) After the cessation of Second World War 24. In the Second World War, which of the following Axis Powers surrendered first of all? (A) German (B) Italy (C) Japan (D) Germany and Italy, simultaneously 25. After the elections held for the first time in 1937, under the Government of India Act, 1935, in how many provinces, out of a total of eleven, did the Congress form its Ministries? (A) 6 (B) 7 (C) 8 (D) 9 26. On which of the following dates did the Second World War commerce? (A) September 1, 1939 (B) September 15, 193 (C) October 1, 1939 (D) October 15, 1939 27. In which of the following sessions of the Round Table Conference held in London did Gandhiji participate as the sole representative of the Indian National Congress? (A) From Nov. 12, 1930 to Jan. 19, 1931 (B) From Sept. 7, 1931 to Dec. 1, 1931 (C) From Nov. 17, 1932 to Dec. 24, 1932 (D) None of these History Capsule PDF 1 28. Which of the following principle(s) was/were embodied in the Constitutional Act. Of 1935, passed by the British Parliament on August 2, 1935? (A) All-India Federation, comprising Governor’s Provinces, Chief Commissioner’s Provinces and the Federating Indian States (B) Provincial Autonomy, with a Government responsible to an elected Legislature in every Governor’s Province. (C) The functions and powers of “paramountcy in regard to the Indian States were to be exercised by the Crown through a representative” (D) All of these 29. How many new Governors’ Provinces were created under the Government of India Act of 1935? (A) One (B) Two (C) Three (D) Four 30. The Bandung Conference of Asian African Nations, which drew up ten principles for peaceful co-existence, was held in (A) 1954 (B) 1955 (C) 1959 (D) 1962 31. The agreement between India and China, by which both accepted Panchsheel as the basis of their relations, was signed in (A) 1950 (B) 1951 (C) 1953 (D) 1954 32. Who was the ‘first Indian to be appointed as Member of the Governor General’s Executive Council? (A) Raja Kishori Lal Goswami (B) Satyendra Prasanna Sinha (afterwards the first Lord Sinha of Raipur) (C) Sir Sankaran Nair (D) Sir Ali Imam 33. In which of the following constitutional documents did the British Government, for the first time, officially lay down as the goal of constitutional development in India not only Dominion Status but also Responsible Government? (A) Indian Councils Act, 1892 (B) Indian Councils Act, 1909 (C) Government of India Act, 1919 (D) Government of India Act 1935 34. Who was the founder of the Servants of India Society? (A) G.K. Gokhale (B) N.M. Joshi (C) Hriday Nath Kunzru (D) Srinivasa Sastri 35. To evolve a peaceful settlement of the conflict between India and China, which of the following non-aligned Afro-Asain nations participated in a conference held in December 1962? (A) Burma (now Myanmar), Cambodia, Indonesia and UAE (B) Burma (now Myanmar), Sri Lanka, Cambodia and Indonesia (C) Burma (now Myanmar), Indonesia, Ghana and Sir Lanka (D) All the countries mentioned in (A), (B) & (C) 36. Which of the following territories of India was/were invaded by China on November 19, 1962? (A) North-East Frontier Agency (NEFA) (B) Ladakh, NEFA and Assam (C) Ladakh and NEFA (D) Ladakh, NEFA, Assam and Sikkim History Capsule PDF 1 37. Which of the following reform movements during the 19th century resulted in the establishment of a group or order outside the pale of orthodox Hindu society? (A) Brahmo Samaj (B) Ramakrishna Mission (C) Arya Samaj (D) None of these 38. Which of the following reform movement was the first to be started in the 19th century? (A) Arya Samaj (B) Brahmo Samaj (C) Prathana Samaj (D) Ramakrishna Mission 39. The Prarthana Samaj came into existence as a lasting movement in 1867 under the enthusiastic guidance of (A) Devendranath Tagore (B) M.G. Ranade (C) Keshab Chandra Sen (D) Ishwar Chander Vidyasagar 40. All of the following were active leaders of the Brahmo Samaj or Sadharan Brahmo Samaj, after Raja Rammoh Roy, except (A) Devendranath Tagore (B) Keshab Chandra Sen (C) Akshay Kumar Datta (D) Swami Vivekananda 41. The departure of Raja Rammohun Roy England and his death there led to a steady decline of Brahmo Samaj till new life was infused into it by (A) Devendranath Tagore (B) Keshab Chandra Sen (C) Akshay Kumar Datta (D) Rabindranath Tagore 42. When were the high Courts in Calcutta, Madras and Bombay established? (A) 1861 (B) 1929 (C) 1932 (D) 1935 43. When was the famous Gandhi-Irwin Pact signed? (A) 1931 (B) 1932 (C) 1933 (D) 1934 44. The famous Lucknow Pact between the Congress and the Muslim League was concluded in (A) 1912 (B) 1914 (C) 1916 (D) 1918 45. Which of the following events caused the parting of ways by the Moderates and the Radicals in the Congress for good? (A) Constitution of 1919 (B) Montagu-Chelmsford Report (C) Morley-Minto Reforms (D) Simon Commission Report 46. Which of the following years is considered to be a memorable landmark in the history of India’s struggle for freedom? (A) 1918 (B) 1919 (C) 1920 (D) 1921 47. Who, amongst the following leaders in the freedom movement, was a Moderate? (A) Lala Lajpat Rai (B) Bipin Chandra Pal (C) Surendranath Bannerjee (D) B.G. Tilak 48. In an agricultural country like India, irrigation has always formed an important branch of administration. Who, amongst the following Governors General, was the first to initiate a new policy for execution of extensive irrigation schemes? (A) Canning (B) Elgin (C) Lawrence (D) Mayo History Capsule PDF 1 49. Which of the following canals for irrigation was the first to be completed during the British Rule? (A) Agra Canal (B) Lower Chenab Canal (C) Lower Ganges Canal (D) Sirhind Canal 50.