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Total questions: 50

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Name
Class
Date
1.
The first Indian Governor of independent India
a)
Rajgopalachari
b)
Surindnath
c)
Rajendra Prasad
d)
B.R. Ambedkar
2.
Who is regarded as “Maker of Modern India”?
a)
M. G. Ranade
b)
Mahatma Gandhi
c)
Keshav Chandra Sen
d)
Ram Mohan Roy
3.
Who of these were famous in the name of ' Sher — a — Punjab '?
a)
Rajguru
b)
Bhagat Singh
c)
Udham Singh
d)
Lala Lajpat Rai
4.

Indicate the correct sequence of the outbreak of revolt of 1857 in the following places? 1. Kanpur, 2. Lucknow, 3. Allahabad

a)

2,3,1

b)

2,1,3

c)

3,2,1

d)

1,2,3

5.

Which among the following Acts had introduced federation and provincial autonomy?

a)

Government of India Act, 1919

b)

Indian Councils Act of 1909

c)

Indian Councils Act of 1892

d)

Government of India Act, 1935

6.
Who among the following fired a point blank at the Governor while receiving her degree?
a)
Bina Das
b)
Urmila Chaterjee
c)
Jyoti Das
d)
Sharmila Sen
7.
In whose viceroyalty, Burma was separated from India?
a)
Lord Willingdon
b)
Lord Linlithgow
c)
Lord Wavell
d)
Lord Irwin
8.
Which of the following Acts had seized the sovereignty and responsibility of the British Crown?
a)
Government of India Act, 1919
b)
Indian Councils Act of 1909
c)
Indian Independence Act, 1947
d)
Government of India Act, 1935
9.

The magazine, Bande Mataram, was started by

a)

Shyamji Krishnavarma

b)

Bankimchandra Chatterji

c)

Girishchandra Ghose

d)

Madam Bhikaji Cama

10.
‘Do or Die’ is the famous slogan given by
a)
Mahatma Gandhi
b)
Vallabhbhai Patel
c)
Jawaharlal Nehru
d)
Rajiv Gandhi
11.
The English established their first factory in India at
a)
Surat
b)
Bombay
c)
Madras
d)
Calcutta
12.

Who said, “At the stroke of midnight, when the world sleeps, India awakes to life and freedom”?

a)

Subhas Chandra Bose

b)

Mahatma Gandhi

c)

Swami Vivekananda

d)

Jawaharlal Nehru

13.
Who started the first English newspaper in India?
a)
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
b)
Raja Rammohan Roy
c)
J.A. Hickey
d)
Lord William Bentinck
14.
Who is called the ‘Father of the Indian National Congress’?
a)
Mahatma Gandhi
b)
A.O Hume
c)
Lokmanya Tilak
d)
Surendra Nath Banerjee
15.
Mahatma Gandhi owed his inspiration for civil disobedience and non-payment of taxes to
a)
Thoreau
b)
Leo Tolstoy
c)
John Ruskin
d)
Gopal Krishna Gokhale
16.
Who among the following visited Gandhiji in South Africa?
a)
B.G Tilak
b)
Vallabhbhai Patel
c)
J.L Nehru
d)
G.K Gokhale
17.
In which year Salt Satyagraha took place?
a)
1929
b)
1930
c)
1945
d)
1932
18.
Muslim League was founded in the year
a)
1900
b)
1905
c)
1906
d)
1902
19.
Who was the first Viceroy of India?
a)
Lord Canning
b)
Lord Hardinge
c)
Lord Dalhousie
d)
Lord Elgin
20.
Who was the first woman President of Congress?
a)
Annie Besant
b)
Sarojini Naidu
c)
Aruna Asaf AH
d)
Nellie Sengupta
21.
Which tourist destination receives the highest rainfall in India?
a)
Cherrapunji
b)
Gangtok
c)
Mawsynram
d)
Kerala
22.

'Bibi Ka Maqbara' in Maharashtra is in

a)

Aurangabad

b)

Akola

c)

Nagpur

d)

Pune

23.
Which of these states is famous for weaving carpets?
a)
Sikkim
b)
Kashmir
c)
Tamil Nadu
d)
Orissa
24.
In which state is Silent Valley?
a)
Maharashtra
b)
Kerala
c)
Punjab
d)
Kashmir
25.
Name the oldest mountain range of India?
a)
Himalayas
b)
Nilgiris
c)
Aravallis
d)
Vindhyas
26.
Which city is called 'White City' of Rajasthan?
a)
Bihar
b)
Jaipur
c)
Udaipur
d)
Jodhpur
27.
The 'Golconda Fort' is in which state?
a)
Telangana
b)
Uttar Pradesh
c)
Bihar
d)
Karnataka
28.
The world famous 'Khajuraho' sculptures are located in
a)
Gujarat
b)
Madhya Pradesh
c)
Orissa
d)
Maharashtra
29.
Siachen is a
a)
desert frontier zone between India and Pakistan
b)
frontier zone between China and India
c)
frontier zone between India and Myanmar
d)
glacier frontier zone between India and Pakistan
30.
Badrinath is situated on the bank of the river
a)
Ganga
b)
Yamuna
c)
Alaknanda
d)
Saraswathi
31.

'Tin Bhiga' lease by India to Bangladesh, was a part of

a)

West Bengal

b)

Assam

c)

Meghalaya

d)

Tripura

32.

The famous Rock Garden is located in which city?

a)

Jaipur

b)

Lucknow

c)

Simla

d)

Chandigarh

33.
The famous Dilwara Temples are located in
a)
Uttar Pradesh
b)
Rajasthan
c)
Maharashtra
d)
Madhya Pradesh
34.
What Indian city is the capital of two states?
a)
Mumbai
b)
Chennai
c)
Kolkata
d)
Chandigarh
35.
Which of these is not a river of India?
a)
Brahmaputra
b)
Mekong
c)
Yamuna
d)
Kaveri
36.
Ministry of Tourism has launched a program to train college students as ____________.
a)
Tourist guides
b)
Tourist facilitators
c)
Paryatak Mitras
d)
Both b and c
37.
Who is the founder of Ellora caves in Aurangabad?
a)
Humayun
b)
Chandela Kings
c)
Rashtakuta
d)
Rana Kumbha
38.
Where is the Bhimbetka cave located?
a)
Agra
b)
West Bengal
c)
Maharashtra
d)
Madhya Pradesh
39.
Where is the world’s highest motorable road located?
a)
Umling La
b)
Khardung La
c)
Dungri La
d)
Marsimik La
40.
Which is the longest bridge in India?
a)
Bhupen Hazarika Setu, Assam
b)
Mahatma Gandhi Setu, Bihar
c)
Dibang River Bridge, Arunachal Pradesh
d)
Bogibeel Bridge, Assam
41.
The national anthem of India ‘Jana Gana Mana’ was first sung at
a)
Calcutta, 1911
b)
Delhi, 1911
c)
Calcutta, 1912
d)
Mumbai, 1912
42.
Which among the following is India’s first Oil refinery?
a)
Vishakhapatnam Refinery
b)
Barauni Refinery
c)
Guwahati Refinery
d)
Digboi Refinery
43.

Who among the following was the author of Anand Math?

a)

Bankim Chandra Chatterjee

b)

Raja Ram Mohan Roy

c)

Bal Gangadhar Tilak

d)

Ravindranath Tagore

44.
Who among the following presided the historic Lahore session of 1929 of Indian National Congress?
a)
Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
b)
Pandit Motilal Nehru
c)
Rajendra Prasad
d)
None of these
45.
Who among the following introduced the Vernacular Press Act?
a)
Alexander John Arbuthnot
b)
Lord Stanley
c)
Sir Ashley Eden
d)
Lord Lytton
46.

Mahabodhi Temple is located at

a)

Bodh Gaya

b)

Agra

c)

Tamil Nadu

d)

New Delhi

47.

Kanha National Park is in

a)

Shimoga

b)

Bellary

c)

Chhattisgarh

d)

Nainital

48.

Half-moon beach is located at

a)

Pondicherry

b)

Goa

c)

Gokarna

d)

Kerala

49.
Where is India’s first and the highest bungee jumping spot located?
a)
Goa
b)
Gujarat
c)
Rishikesh
d)
Bengaluru
50.
Which city is known as the ‘Rock Capital of India’?
a)
Bengaluru
b)
Shillong
c)
Mumbai
d)
Jaipur