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Indian History Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Vernacular Press Act, aimed at curbing the freedom of the press, was passed in which year?

a)

1878

b)

1882

c)

1905

d)

1910

2.

The Social Service League, formed in 1911, aimed at uplifting the backward classes. Who was its founder?

a)

M.K. Gandhi

b)

B.R. Ambedkar

c)

Gopal Krishna Gokhale

d)

Narayan Malhar Joshi

3.

Who was the first Indian to be elected to the British Parliament?

a)

Dadabhai Naoroji

b)

Womesh Chunder Bonnerjee

c)

Gopal Krishna Gokhale

d)

Bal Gangadhar Tilak

4.

The Bombay Mutiny of 1946 was a naval revolt led by ratings against the British. What was their main demand?

a)

Higher wages

b)

Better living condition

c)

Indianisation of the Navy

d)

Independence for India

5.

The Cabinet Mission Plan of 1946 proposed the creation of how many groups of provinces in India?

a)

Two

b)

Three

c)

Four

d)

Five

6.

The Quit India Movement of 1942 was launched on the call of Mahatma Gandhi from which place?

a)

Sabarmati Ashram

b)

Wardha

c)

Gowalia Tank, Bombay

d)

Jallianwala Bagh

7.

The leader of the Red Shirts Movement in Kerala against untouchability was:

a)

K.K. Kelappan

b)

A.O. Hume

c)

E.V. Ramasamy

d)

Periyar E.V. Ramasamy

8.

The leader of the Indian National Congress during the Lahore Session of 1929 when the demand for complete independence was made was:

a)

Jawaharlal Nehru

b)

Subhas Chandra Bose

c)

Sardar Patel

d)

Rajendra Prasad

9.

The leader of the Swaraj Party after C.R. Das was:

a)

Jawaharlal Nehru

b)

Motilal Nehru

c)

Rajendra Prasad

d)

Sardar Patel

10.

The Karachi Session of the Indian National Congress in 1931 is notable for:

a)

Adoption of the Poona Pact

b)

Adoption of the Fundamental Rights resolution

c)

Declaration of complete independence

d)

Launching the Quit India Movement

11.

The 'August Offer' of 1940, a set of proposals by the British government, was made during the tenure of which Viceroy?

a)

Lord Linlithgow

b)

Lord Willingdon

c)

Lord Irwin

d)

Lord Mountbatten

12.

The leader of the Hindustan Socialist Republican Association

a)

Bhagat Singh

b)

Rajguru

c)

Sukhdev

d)

Ram Prasad Bismil.

13.

The Kakori Conspiracy case was associated with the robbery of a train carrying government funds. Who was the mastermind behind this?

a)

Bhagat Singh

b)

Chandrasekhar Azad

c)

Ram Prasad Bismil

d)

Rajendra Lahiri

14.

The Simon Commission, which arrived in India in 1928, was boycotted because:

a)

It had no Indian members

b)

It proposed further restrictions on civil liberties

c)

It ignored the demands of the Congress

d)

It recommended the partition of Bengal

15.

The Indian National Army (INA) was supported and recognized by which Axis power during World War II?

a)

Germany

b)

Italy

c)

Japan

d)

Soviet Union

16.

The leader of the Chittagong Armoury Raid was:

a)

Subhas Chandra Bose

b)

Surya Sen

c)

Rash Behari Bose

d)

Bhagat Singh

17.

The leader of the Hindustan Republican Association who threw a bomb in the Central Legislative Assembly was:

a)

Bhagat Singh

b)

Chandrasekhar Azad

c)

Batukeshwar Dutt

d)

Rajguru

18.

The 'Rampur Conspiracy Case' of 1924 involved the trial of communist leaders, including:

a)

Bhagat Singh

b)

Chandrasekhar Azad

c)

M.N. Roy

d)

Jatin Das

19.

--- founded the All India Forward Bloc in 1939 after differences with the Congress leadership, particularly with Mahatma Gandhi and other senior leaders.

a)

Jawaharlal Nehru

b)

Sardar Patel

c)

Rajendra Prasad

d)

Subhas Chandra Bose

20.

The Kheda Satyagraha of 1918, was a protest against the British policy of:

a)

Salt Tax

b)

Land Revenue

c)

Indigo Plantation

d)

Forest Laws