Q 1 – Lucknow pact was signed in
(a) Dec. 1929
(b) Jan 1915
(c) Dec. 1916
(d) Jan 1917
Ans. (c) Dec. 1916
Q 2 – A separate Electorate was given to the Muslims in
(a) 1892
(b) 1909
(c) 1919
(d) 1935
Ans. (b) 1909
Q 3 – Muslim league was established in
(a) 1906
(b) 1909
(c) 1911
(d) 1916
Ans. (a) 1906
Q 4 – Who was known as Frontier Gandhi?
(a) Maulana Abul Kalam
(b) Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan
(c) Sheikh Abdullah
(d) Nawab Salimmullah
Ans. (b) Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan
Q 5 – Direct Action Day was celebrated on
(a) l6 Aug 1943
(b) 26 Jan 1930
(e) 15 Aug 1947
(d) 16 Aug 1946
Ans. (d) 16 Aug 1946
Q 6 – Bangladesh was established in
(a) 1948
(b) 1952
(c) 1971
(d) 1975
Ans. (c) 1971
Q 7 – Unionist Party belonged to
(a) Punjab
(b) Bengal
(c) Madras
(d) All of these’
Ans. (a) Punjab
Q 8 – Which of the following options is correct:
(a) Jawaharlal Nehru favoured a strong centre.
(b) Dr. Ambedkar was chairman of the Drafting Committee.
(c) The Constituent Assembly passed the Constitution on 26th November 1949.
(d) Hindi was made National language.
Ans. (a) Jawaharlal Nehru favoured a strong centre.
Q 9 – Consider the following events:
1. Wavel plan
2. Cabinet mission
3. Direct Action Day
4. Formation of interim government.
(a) 1, 2, 3, 4
(b) 1, 2, 4, 3
(c) 2, 1, 3, 4
(d) 3, 4, 2, 1
Ans. (a) 1, 2, 3, 4
Q 10 – Choose the correct option:
(a) Muslim League demanded Pakistan in 1940
(b) Cabinet Mission came to India in March 1946
(c) Lord Mountbatten arrived in India in 1947
(d) All of these
Ans. (d) All of these
Q 11 – When was Hindu Mahasabha founded?
(a) 1915
(b) 1916
(c) 1917
(d) 1918
Ans. (a) 1915
Q 12 – When were separate electorates granted to the Muslims by the colonial rulers?
(a) 1905
(b) 1907
(c) 1908
(d) 1909
Ans. (d) 1909
Q 13 – When was the Lucknow Pact signed?
(a) 1915
(b) 1916
(c) 1919
(d) 1921
Ans. (b) 1916
Q 14 – In which of the following year, elections to the provincial legislatures were held for the first time?
(a) 1906
(b) 1918
(c) 1937
(d) 1947
Ans. (c) 1937
Q 15 – Who gave the ‘Two-Nation’ theory?
(a) Jawaharlal Nehru
(b) Mohammad Ali Jinnah
(c) Shaukat Ali
(d) Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel
Ans. (b) Mohammad Ali Jinnah
Q 16 – Which of the following statements is incorrect regarding the Partition of India?
(a) People were rendered homeless.
(b) People lost all of their immovable and movable assets.
(c) Boundary dispute was the main issue of this Partition.
(d) Women were mistreated.
Ans. (c) Boundary dispute was the main issue of this Partition.
Q 17 – Which of the following is not one of the advantages of oral history?
(a) It broadens the scope of history.
(b) It is in chronological order.
(c) It provides information other than the government policy and official records.
(d) It explores the experiences of the ignored people.
Ans. (b) It is in chronological order.
Q 18 – Who is the writer of the song ‘Sare Jahan Se Achha Hindustan Hamara’?
(a) Rabindranath Tagore
(b) Mahatma Gandhi
(c) Sarojini Naidu
(d) Mohammad Iqbal
Ans. (d) Mohammad Iqbal