Deck 1: Indian History Trivia: Founders, Movements, and Leaders

Question 1

Who founded Brahma Samaj?

A)mohan roy
B)benkin chandra chatterji
C)tagore
D)none .

Answer 1

mohan roy

Question 2

Dayantha Saraswathy founded …........

A)arya samaj
B)prarthana samaj
C)aligarh movement
D)brahma samaj.

Answer 2

arya samaj

Question 3

In 1917 Annie Besant was elected …........ of the Indian Natioanl Congress.

A)vice roy
B)cheif executive officer
C)manager
D)president.

Answer 3

president.

Question 4

Which sect of Bhudhism flourished in Ceylon?

A)mahayan
B)hinayan
C)vajrayana
D)mahayana and hinayana equally

Question 5

The battle of plassey took place in the year .

A)1757
B)1787
C)1907
D)1717

Question 6

The Drain Theory was propounded by

A)jawaharlal nehru
B)dadabhai naoroji
C)r c dutt
D)m k gandhi.

Question 7

Velu Thampi led a revolt against the British state of

A)travancore
B)baroda
C)hyderabad
D)mysore

Question 8

.Tipu Sultan was the ruler of

A)hyderabad
B)b madurai
C)mysore
D)vijaya nagar

Question 9

.Wellesely came to India as governor general in

A)1796
B)1797
C)1798
D)1799

Question 10

Hindu college Calcutta founded by

A)rajaram mohan roy
B)vivekanda
C)syyed ahmed khan
D)none.

Question 11

India struggle for Independence is a book edited by

A)bipan chandra
B)satish chandra
C)sumit sarkar
D)none.

Question 12

The battle of Buxar took place in the year

A)1757
B)1764
C)1907
D)1717

Question 13

S N D P formed in the year …......

A)1905
B)1903
C)1914
D)none.

Question 14

Panditha Rama Bai belongs to …...........

A)karnataka
B)delhi
C)bengal
D)kerala

Question 15

Which was the first news paper in India?

A)bengal gazate
B)malayala manorama
C)mathrubhumi
D)the hindu

Question 16

Social back ground of Indian Nationalism is a work by …...

A)dr a c das
B)prof maxmuller
C)ram lal desai
D)dr k k sharma

Question 17

How many branches of Home rule league did Bal Gangadhar Tilak setup?

A)6
B)8
C)10
D)8.

Question 18

. The papers New India and "common weal " were started by …........

A)bal gangadhar tilak
B)jawahar lal nehru
C)mahatma gandhi
D)annie besant

Question 19

Where and when the extremists were readmitted in to the congress ?

A)lahore-1916
B)lucknow 1916
C)karachi 1917
D)surat,1917.

Question 20

Who said the following of the Indian National Congress ;A safety valve for the escape of great and growing forces generated by our own actions was urgently needed ?

A)a o hume
B)m a jinnah
C)bal ganghadhar tilak
D)bipin chandra pal

Question 21

Where was the first section of Indian National Congress held in 1885

A)poona
B)calcutta
C)bombay
D)agra

Question 22

Who presided over the second session of INC?

A)pherozeshah metha
B)a o hume
C)dada bhai naoroji
D)mahatma gandhi

Question 23

In which session the Indian National Congress split in to the Moderates and the extremists?

A)1905
B)1909
C)1908
D)1907

Question 24

Who was the first women president of Indian Natioanl Congress?

A)sarojini naidu
B)annie besant
C)nellie sen gupta
D)lakhshmi sehgal

Question 25

Who was the Viceroy of India during Swadeshi Movement ?

A)lord curzon
B)lord irwin
C)lord willingdon
D)lord lansdowne