[Indian History] British Rule in India & Freedom Struggle GK Sets | Page 1

Important Questions on Indian History General Knowledge for OPSC ASO, OSSSC, SSC, OSSC & many other exams. All these questions collected from a variety of sources so that you can read all that questions at one place.

History of British Rules in India and Freedom Struggle

1. Which of the following Acts made Governor of Bengal as the Governor General of British Territories of India?

1. Regulating Act, 1773
2. Pitts India Act, 1784
3. Charter Act, 1793
4. Charter Act, 1813
Ans: (1)



2. The theory of Economics drain of India British Imperialism was propounded by

1. R.C. Dutt
2. M K Gandhi
3. Jawaharlal Nehru
4. Dadabhai Naroji
Ans: (4)



3. Who is known as the 'Grand Old Man' of India ?

1. Lala Lajpat Rai
2. Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan
3. Dadabhai Naoroji
4. C. Rajgopalchari
Ans: (3)



4. Who among the following is known as the 'Heroine' of 1942 Quit India Movement?

1. Dr. Annie Besanta
2. Sucheta Kripalani
3. Aruna Asaf Ali
4. Sarojini Naidu
Ans: (3)



5. The 'Khudai Khidmatgar' movement in British India was led by which personalilty

1. Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan
2. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
3. Mohammad Ali Jinnah
4. Liaquat Ali Khan
Ans: (1)



6. Who was the leader of Bardoli Satyagraha?

1. Mahatma Gandhi
2. Vallabhbhai Patel
3. Vinoba Bhave
4. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Ans: (2)



7. Which of the following began with the Dandi March ?

1. Home Rule Movement
2. Non Co-operation Movement
3. Civil Disobedience Movement
4. Quit India Movement
Ans: (3)



8. The first Indian ruler who joined the Subsidiary Alliance during the East India Company Rule was ?

1. The Nawab of Oudh
2. The Nizam of Hyderbad
3. Peshwa Baji Rao
4. Tipu Sultan
Ans: (2)





9. Who was the Viceroy of India during the partition of Bengal in 1905?

1. Lord Canning
2. Lord Mayo
3. Lord Ripon
4. Lord Curzon
Ans: (4)



10. With which of the following Indian National Movements, is the slogan 'Do or Die' associated?

1. Swedeshi Movement
2. Non-cooperation Movement
3. Civil Disobedience Movement
4. Quit India Movement
Ans: (4)



11. Who is Raja Ravi Verma?

1. A famous painter from Kerala during British India.
2. A king and successor of Krishnadev Raya of Vijayanagar Empire.
3. A great exponent of Carnatic music in India
4. A famous movie star of Tamil film industry.
Ans: (1)



12. In which place was the 1st Science Congress held in January, 1914?

1. Kolkata
2. Allahabad
3. Chennai
4. Pune
Ans: (1)



13. In which year, Mahatama Gandhi travelled to Champaran to Bihar to inspire the peasants to struggle against the oppressive plantation system?

1. 1914
2. 1915
3. 1916
4. 1917
Ans: (4)



14. With which objective, CR Das and Motilal Nehru formed the Swaraj Party within the Congress ?

1. Spearhead the mass struggles
2. Forge Hindu-Muslim unity
3. Participate in elections to the provincial councils
4. Organise legislative protests against Rowlatt Act
Ans: (3)



15. The industrial working class did not participate in the Civil Disobedience Movement in large numbers, except in -

1. Nagpur region
2. Madras region
3. Surat region
4. Calcutta region
Ans: (1)



16. Who brought the printing press for the first time to India in the mid-16th century?

1. Dutch cloth merchants
2. British Traders
3. Portuguese Missionaries
4. Arab manuscript writers
Ans: (3)



17. Measures in India to impose censorship on printed materials were initiated in 1798 by the East India Company. It was directed against -

1. Bengali social reformers
2. Englishmen in India
3. Bengali writers
4. Indian Princely States
Ans: (2)



18. The British received permission to establish their Company in India from

1. Akbar
2. Jahangir
3. Shahjahan
4. Aurangzeb
Ans: (2)





19. Which of the political party of Britain was in power when India became independence?

1. Labour party
2. Conservative party
3. Liberal party
4. Democratic party
Ans: (1)



20. The Moplah rebellion was broke out in which of the following states in 1921?

1. Andhra Pradesh
2. Nagaland
3. Kerala
4. Mizoram
Ans: (3)

Other Indian History GK Questions Sets (20 Q & A)

1. Question 01 to 20
2. Question 21 to 40
3. Question 41 to 60