HISTORY
1. Who introduced the token currency for the first time in India ?
a. Muhammad-bin-Tughlag
b. Shah Jahan
c. babar
d. Shivaji
Ans: a.
2. Which new city did Akbar build near Agra ?
a. Vrindavan
b. Shahjahanbad
c. Fatehpur Sikri
d. None of these
Ans: c.
3. Name the last Mughal Emperor to sit on the Peacock Throne.
a. Muhammad Ibrahim
b. Ahmad Shah
c. Muhammad Shah
d. Azam Shah
Ans: c.
4. Who was the founder of the holy city of Amritsar ?
a. Guru Nanak
b. Guru Ram Das
c. Ranjit Singh
d. Sri Govind Singh
Ans: b.
5. During whose reign did Mahakavi Kalidas live ?
a. Chandragupta -II
b. Samudragupta
c. Ashoka the Great
d. Chandragupta Maurya
Ans: a.
6. Who was the first Indian emperor to be depicted on a coin featuring a veena ?
a. Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq
b. Akbar
c. Sher Shah Suri
d. Samudragupta
Ans: d.
7. Who, according to Jains, was the founder of Jaiunsm ?
a. Rishabhadeva
b. Mahavira
c. Arishtanemi
d. Samudragupta
Ans: a.
8. Ashoka the Great ruled India in ________.
a. third century B.C.
b. third century A.D.
c. second century B.C.
d. second century A.D.
Ans: a.
9. Kautilya was the Prime Minister of Chandragupta. Real name of Kautilya is _______.
a. Chanakya
b. Radhagupta
c. Rakshasa
d. Bindusara
Ans: a.
10. Sarnath's Lion Capital is attributed to :
a. Kanishka
b. Harshavardhana
c. Ashoka
d. Chandragupta
Ans: c.
11. Shaka era was founded by :
a. Ashoka
b. Harsha
c. Kanishka
d. Vikramaditya
Ans: c.
12. Ajanta paintings depicted scenes from the :
a. Ramayana
b. Mahabharata
c. Jatakas
d. Upanishads
Ans: c.
13. Which one amongst the following is the oldest Dynasty ?
a. Pallava Dynasty
b. Chola Dynasty
c. Maurya Dynasty
d. Gupta Dynasty
Ans: c.
14. Hieun Tsang, the Chinese pilgrim, visited India during the reign of :
a. Chandragupta - I
b. Kanishka
c. Ashoka
d. Harshavardhana
Ans: d.
15. The rock-cut caves at Elephanta belong to the period of :
a. Rashtrakutas
b. Chalukyas
c. Satavahanas
d. Vakatakas
Ans: b.
16. Who build the famous Dilwara temple at Mount Abu in the 13th century ?
a. Mahendrapala
b. Devpala
c. Rajyapala
d. Vastapul Tejpal
Ans: d.
17. The statue of Gommateshwara at Shravanabelagola was built by :
a. Chandragupta Maurya
b. Kharavela
c. Amoghavarsha
d. Chamundaraya
Ans: d.
18. The famous book geet Govind was Written by :
a. Mirabai
b. Kalidas
c. Banabhatta
d. Jayadeva
Ans: d.
19. Kamarupa was the oldest name of :
a. Bengal
b. Bihar
c. Odisha
d. Assam
Ans: d.
20. Who among the following called himself as the ' Second Alexander' ?
a. Alauddin Khilji
b. Samudragupta
c. Chandragupta -II
d. Kanishka
Ans: a.
21. The first Muslim invasion of India was led by :
a. Mahmud of Ghazni
b. Muhammad Ghori
c. Muhammad-bin-Qasim
d. Timur
Ans: c.
22. Timur invaded India during the reign of :
a. Alauddin Khilji
b. Bahlol Lodi
c. Firuz Shah Tughlaq
d. Nasiruddin Mehmud
Ans: d.
23. The city of Agra was founded in 1504 by :
a. Rana sanga
b. Ibrahim Lodhi
c. Firuz Shah Tughlaq
d. Sikandar Lodi
Ans: d.
24. Which sufi saint's dargah is at Ajmer ?
a. Salim chisti
b. Moinuddin Chishti
c. Baba Farid
d. Hazrat Nizamuddin
Ans: b.
25. Akbar assumed actual control over the administration of his empire in :
a. 1556
b. 1562
c. 1558
d. 1560
Ans: a.
26. The coin Rupia was first issued by :
a. Sher Shah Suri
b. Alauddin Khilji
c. Akbar
d. Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq
Ans: a.
27. Who was the ruler of medieval India who is credited with the building of the Grand Trunk Road ?
a. Babar
b. Sher Shah Suri
c. Jahangir
d. Krishnadeva Raya
Ans: b.
28. Akbar founded his own religion known as 'Din-i-Ilahi' which means :
a. house of worship
b. universal peace
c. divine faith
d. none of these
Ans: c.
29. When did Vasco da Gama come to India ?
a. 1492
b. 1498
c. 1398
d. 1542
Ans: b.
30. Shivaji was crowned as an independent king at :
a. Poona
b. Surat
c. Raigarh
d. Singhagarh
Ans: c.
31. Tipu Sultan ruled from :
a. Srirangapatna
b. Mysore
c. Halebid
d. Belur
Ans: a.
32. Which Indian king requested Napoleon for helf to drive the British From India ?
a. Rani of Jhansi
b. Jai Singh
c. Shivaji
d. Tipu Sultan
Ans: d.
33. The capital of the kingdom of Maharaja Ranjit Singh was :
a. Patiala
b. Amritsar
c. Lahore
d. Kapurthala
Ans: c.
34. India's famous Peacock Throne and the diamond Koh-e-Noor were taken away by :
a. Ahmad Shah Abdali
b. Muhammad Ghori
c. Nadir Shah
d. Robert Clive
Ans: c.
35. The Third Battle of Panipat was fought in the year :
a. 1707
b. 1739
c. 1757
d. 1761
Ans: d.
36. Who among the following was called as 'Father of Indian Renaissance' ?
a. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
b. Gopal Krishna Gokhale
c. Lala Lajpat Rai
d. Raja Ram Mohan Roy
Ans: d.
37. Which of the following Mughal emperor's tomb is outside India ?
a. Jahangir
b. Akbar
c. Shah Jahan
d. Aurangzeb
Ans: a.
38. Where did Buddha preach his first sermon ?
a. Meerut
b. Sarnath
c. Lumbini
d. Sanchi
Ans: b.
39. ____________ metal was first used by the Vedic people.
a. Zinc
b. Iron
c. Silver
d. Copper
Ans: d.
40. In the court of which king did Bana Bhatta live ?
a. Yashovarman
b. Harshvardhana
c. Pulakesin II
d. Samudragupta
Ans: b.
41. Name the revenue item that was collected only in cash under the Mauryas.
a. Bhaga
b. Pranaya
c. Hiranya
d. Kara
Ans: c.
42. __________ were the immediate successors of the Mauryas in Magadha.
a. Pandyas
b. Satavahanas
c. Kushanas
d. Sungas
Ans: d.
43. __________ was the capital of the Haryanka King Bimbisara.
a. Ujjain
b. Champa
c. Rajagriha or Girivraya
d. Vaishali
Ans: c.
44. Name the Indian ruler East India Company was set up.
a. Jahangir
b. Akbar
c. Humayun
d. Aurangzeb
Ans: b.
45. __________ is the monument at Delhi which is the precurssor of the Taj Mahal.
a. The Moti Masjid at Lal Qila
b. The Safdarjung tomb
c. Humayun's tomb
d. None of these
Ans: c.
46. ___________ was the first Indian ruler to face the invasions of Mahmud of Ghazni.
a. Prithvi Raj Chauhan
b. Jayachandra of the Gahadavala dynasty
c. The Shaka King, Jaipala
d. None of these
Ans: c.
47. Name the Sultan of Delhi who brought Ashoka's pillar to Delhi.
a. Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq
b. Qutub-ud-din Aibak
c. Firuz Shah Tughlaq
d. Jalaluddin Khilji
Ans: c.
48. _________ laid the foundation of the Mughal rule in India.
a. Battle of Talikota
b. Battle of Plassey
c. First Battle of Panpat
d. None of these
Ans: c.
49. What was the decisive battle which Babur fought in India ?
a. The battle of Panipat
b. The battle of Khanua
c. The battle of Chanderi
d. The battle of Ghanghara
Ans: b.
50. When was the Somnath Temple invaded by Mahmud of Ghazni ?
a. 1025 A.D.
b. 1009 A.D.
c. 1027 A.D.
d. 1000 A.D.
Ans: a.
51. Qutub-ud-Din Aibak was an important ruler of __________.
a. Slave dynasty
b. Khilji dynasty
c. Lodi dynasty
d. Tughlaq dynasty
Ans: a.
52. Which of the following was common both to the Harappan society and the Rigvedic society ?
a. Iron implements
b. Female deities
c. Urban centres
d. Horses
Ans: d.
53. What was the main occupation of the Paleolithic people ?
a. Mining
b. Animal husbandry
c. Agriculture
d. Hunting and gathering food
Ans: d.
54. Why did the British government summon the first Round Table Conference in London ?
a. To discuss the Nehru report
b. To sign the pact with Gandhi
c. To discuss the Simon Commission report
d. To finalise the partition of the country
Ans: a.
55. Where is Mohenjo-daro situated ?
a. Shind province in Pakistan
b. Afghanistan
c. Punjab state in Pakistan
d. Gujarat state in India
Ans: a.
56. Name the Italian traveler who left a very praiseworthy account of the Vijayanagar empire ?
a. Marco Polo
b. Tome Pires
c. Nicolo Conti
d. Barbosa
Ans: c.
57. _________ are believed to be the earliest settlers of India.
a. Kols
b. Aryans
c. Huns
d. Dravidians
Ans: a.
58. What did the Indus Valley Civilisation represent ?
a. Nomadic culture
b. Tribal culture
c. Urban culture
d. Rural culture
Ans: c.
59. The caste system was more rigid during the ___________ as compared to the Gupta age.
a. Mauriyan age
b. Harshavardhan rule
c. Mughal age
d. Sultanate period
Ans: a.
60. Clive laid the foundation of the British Empire by winning the battle of ____________.
a. Wandiwash
b. Panipat
c. Plassey
d. Buxar
Ans: c.
61. Between whom was the Battle of Buxar fought in 1764 A.D. ?
a. The English and Haider Ali
b. The Nizam and the English
c. The English and Marathas
d. The English and Mir Qasim
Ans: d.
62. Razia Sultana belongs to the _________ Dynasty.
a. Slave
b. Tughlaq
c. Ghori
d. Khilji
Ans: a.
63. In Indian history, which period is regarded as the age of ''Hindu Renaissance'' ?
a. Gupta Period
b. British Period
c. Mauryan Period
d. Bahmani Period
Ans: a.
64. ___________ immediately preceded the Jallianwala Bagh carnage.
a. Passage of Rowlatt Act
b. Coming of the Simon Commission
c. Partition of Bengal
d. Mahatma Gandhi's salt satyagraha
Ans: a.
65. When was the Second Battle of Tarain fought ?
a. 1196
b. 1192
c. 1197
d. 1191
Ans: b.
66. Who is the author of famous book ''Ramcharitmanas'' ?
a. Kalidas
b. Tulsidas
c. Alberuni
d. Valmiki
Ans: b.
67. Who was the 24th Tirthankara of Jainism ?
a. Lord Mahavira
b. Lord Neminath
c. Lord Parshvanath
d. Lord Rishabhdev
Ans: a.
68. Jesus Christ was born in ______.
a. 2 B.C.
b. 2 A.D.
c. 4 B.C.
d. 4 A.D.
Ans: c.
69. The Indus Valley Civilisation flourished during :
a. 5000-3500 B.C.
b. 3000-1500 B.C.
c. 2500-1750 B.C.
d. 1500-500 B.C.
Ans: c.
70. The main characteristic of the Indus Valley Civilisation was :
a. Town planning
b. Drainage system
c. Well laid out roads
d. Pucca houses
Ans: a.
71. The Indus Valley Civilisation belongs to the :
a. Neolithic age
b. Palaeolithic age
c. Chalcolithic age
d. Mesolithic age
Ans: a.
72. The earliest city discovered in India was :
a. Harappa
b. Rangpur
c. Mohenjo-daro
d. Sindh
Ans: b.
73. How many Indian languages share the Devanagiri script ?
a. Four
b. Five
c. Six
d. Ten
Ans: a.
74. The 'Panchsheel Principles' were jointly initiated in 1954 by India, China and ________ ?
a. Nepal
b. Myanmar
c. Pakistan
d. Bhutan
Ans: b.
75. Dyarchy was introduced in India under the _________.
a. Government of India Act, 1935
b. Government of India Act, 1919
c. Gandhi-Irwin Pact
d. Special Act of 1945
Ans: b.
76. Who can be said to have laid the foundation of the British Empire in India ?
a. Richard Wellesley
b. Robert Clive
c. John Canning
d. Lord Dalhousie
Ans: b.
77. In which year did Robert Clive become the Governor of Bengal ?
a. 1768
b. 1756
c. 1758
d. 1746
Ans: c.
78. The Vernacular Press Act was passed in _________.
a. 1887
b. 1868
c. 1858
d. 1878
Ans: d.
79. The Quit India Resolution was passed by the Congress leader on _________.
a. August 2, 1942
b. August 8, 1942
c. November 14, 1942
d. October 2, 1942
Ans: b.
80. Which incident gave birth to the Swadeshi Movement and the boycott of foreign goods in India ?
a. The Partition of Bengal
b. Jallianwala Bagh Massacre
c. Chauri Chaura Incident
d. Home Rule Movement
Ans: a.
81. Queen Victoria gave the Governor General of India the title of Viceroy. Who was the first Viceroy of India ?
a. Lord Canning
b. Lord Mountbatten
c. Sir John Shore
d. Robert Clive
Ans: a.
82. In which year was the capital of India Shifted from Calcutta to Delhi ?
a. 1912
b. 1911
c. 1909
d. 1910
Ans: b.
83. Who conferred the title of ''Mahatma'' upon Gandhiji ?
a. Pt Jawaharlal Nehru
b. Subash Chandra Bose
c. Rabindranath Tagore
d. Womesh Chunder Bonnerjee
Ans: c.
84. Which historic event can be associated with April 6, 1930 ?
a. Dandi March
b. Quit India Movement
c. Chauri Chaura
d. Jallianwala Bagh Massacre
Ans: a.
85. Who announced the Partition of India into two separate states, India and Pakistan, in 1947 ?
a. Lord Dalhousie
b. Lord Canning
c. Lord Curzon
d. Lord Mountbatten
Ans: d.
86. Who is also known as ''Frontier Gandhi'' ?
a. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
b. Swami Ramakrishna
c. Muhammad Ali Jinnah
d. Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
Ans: d.
87. Which one of the following items is related to Dandi March ?
a. Water
b. Salt
c. Sugar
d. Milk
Ans: b.
88. In which year did Hitler become the Chancellor of Germany ?
a. 1933 A.D.
b. 1924 A.D.
c. 1939 A.D.
d. 1945 A.D.
Ans: a.
89. By what name was Delhi known in the old days ?
a. Gaya
b. Ayodhya
c. Indraprastha
d. Pataliputra
Ans: c.
90. Vande Mataram was first sung at the session of the Indian National Congress (INC) in :
a. 1904
b. 1896
c. 1892
d. 1886
Ans: b.
91. The first session of the Indian National Congress was held under the Presidentship of :
a. Badruddin Tyyabji
b. A.O. Hume
c. B. Malabari
d. Womesh Chunder Bonnerjee
Ans: d.
92. Who among the following pioneered Khilafat Movement ?
a. Sir Syed Ahmed Khan
b. Muhammad Ali Jinnah
c. Mahatma Gandhi
d. Ali Brothers
Ans: d.
93. The title ' Punjab Kesari' was conferred on :
a. Ranjit Singh
b. Bhagat Singh
c. Sardar Baldev Singh
d. Lala Lajpat Rai
Ans: d.
94. The Non-Cooperation Movement was launched by :
a. Dadabhai Naoroji
b. Jawaharlal Nehru
c. Chhittaranjan Das
d. Mahatma Gandhi
Ans: d.
95. The most important feature of the Government of India Act of 1919 was the introduction of :
a. Dyarchy
b. Separate electorate
c. Provincial autonomy
d. Adult franchise
Ans: a.
96. The first women president of the Indian National Congress was :
a. Kasturba Gandhi
b. Sarojini Naidu
c. Annie Besant
d. Vijayalakshmi Pandit
Ans: c.
97. The Chauri-Chaura incident (during Non-cooperation Movement) relates to :
a. the burning of a police post by a mob
b. large scale looting of government property by Congress workers
c. massive police firing on unarmed Satyagrahis
d. a major offensive by underground revolutionaries
Ans: a.
98. Jallianwala Bagh massacre occurred on :
a. January 30, 1918
b. August 14, 1920
c. April 13, 1919
d. July 3, 1930
Ans: c.
99. During the Indian Freedom Struggle, the Simon Commission was appointed to :
a. examine the working of the reforms of 1919
b. determine the relations of the British Government with the Indian states
c. review the provisions of the Rowlatt Act.
d. explore the possibility of granting dominion status of India
Ans: a.
100. From where did Mahatma Gandhi start his historic Dandi March ?
a. Champaran
b. Dandi
c. Chauri Chaura
d. Sabarmati Ashram
Ans: d.
101. The first Indian university was opened at ________ in 1857.
a. Madras
b. Calcutta
c. Bombay
d. Banaras
Ans: b.
102. The system of budged was introduced in India during the viceroyalty of :
a. Lord Dalhousie
b. Lord Canning
c. Lord Ripon
d. Lord Elgin
Ans: b.
103. The first census was conducted in India at the time of :
a. Lord Dufferin
b. Lord Lytton
c. Lord Ripon
d. Lord Mayo
Ans: d.
104. Who was known as the ''Liberator of the Press'' ?
a. Lord Willing Bentinck
b. Lord Hastings
c. Lord Metcalfe
d. Thomas Babington Macaulay
Ans: c.
105. The Doctrine of Lapse was introduced by :
a. Lord Wellesley
b. Warren Hastings
c. Lord Canning
d. Lord Dalhousie
Ans: d.
106. Who amongst the following Englishmen was a fellow of Gandhiji in South Africa ?
a. Charls Frees Andrews
b. Henry Polak
c. Peterson
d. None of these
Ans: b.
107. The Veracular Press Act of 1878, adopted by Lord Lytton, intended to :
a. help English newspapers
b. promote freedom of the press
c. restrain newspapers published in Indian Languages
d. curb freedom of the press in general
Ans: c.
108. Who was the British PM at the time of Revolt of 1857 ?
a. Winstone Churchill
b. Viscount Palmerston Pamstern
c. Clement Attle
d. William Ewart Gladstone
Ans: b.
109. Lord Curzon is best known for which of the following ?
a. University Act of 1904
b. Partition of Bengal on 1905
c. Indian Councils Act of 1892
d. Government of India Act of 1909
Ans: b.
110. Who gave the slogan ''Inquilab Zindabad ?
a. Mahatma Gandhi
b. Subash Chandra Bose
c. Iqbal
d. Bhagat Singh
Ans: c.
111. Gandhiji started the Satyagraha Movement in 1919 in protest against the :
a. Simon Commission
b. Champaran wrongs
c. Enactment of Rowlatt Act
d. Colonial Exploitation of India
Ans: c.
112. The Quit India Movement started at :
a. Delhi on Aug. 15, 1942
b. Lahore on July 7, 1942
c. Bombay on Aug. 8, 1942
d. Wardha on Aug. 7, 1942
Ans: c.
113. When Subhas Chandra Bose resigned as the President of INC, who was appointed in his place ?
a. Abdul Kalam Azad
b. Pattabhi Sitaramiah
c. C. Rajagopalachari
d. Dr. Rajendra Prasad
Ans: d.
114. The Montague-Chelmsford Report formed the basis of :
a. the Indian Council Act, 1909
b. the Government of India Act, 1919
c. the Government of India Act, 1935
d. the Indian Independence Act, 1947
Ans: b.
115. Mahatma Gandhi gave the call ''Do or Die'' during the :
a. Khilafat Movement
b. Non-Cooperation Movement
c. Civil Disobedience Movement
d. Quit India Movement
Ans: d.
116. Who was the British Prime Minister at the time of Second Round Table Conference
a. Ramsay MacDonald
b. Clement Attlee
c. Neville Chamberlain
d. None of these
Ans: a.
117. Mahatma Gandhi entered into freedom struggle in India in the year :
a. 1911
b. 1917
c. 1919
d. 1915
Ans: d.
118. The Capital of India was shifted to Delhi during the reign of :
a. Minto
b. Lord Curzon
c. Chelmsford
d. Hardinge
Ans: d.
119. Before Delhi, what was the capital of India during the British India ?
a. Lucknow
b. Calcutta
c. Patna
d. Bombay
Ans: b.
120. Swarajya was declared as the goal of Congress at its session held in 1906 at :
a. Bombay
b. Calcutta
c. Madras
d. Lucknow
Ans: b.
121. Who headed the Cabinet Mission ?
a. Sir Stafford Cripps
b. A.V. Alexander
c. Lord Pethick Lawrence
d. None of these
Ans: c.
122. The Indian National Army (I.N.A) came into existence in :
a. Burma
b. Japan
c. Singapore
d. Malaysia
Ans: a.
123. What was the main cause of the failure of 1857 mutiny ?
a. It was premature
b. The British got French support
c. Lack of planning and leadership
d. The British numbered more
Ans: c.
124. Name the Governor-General when the 1857 revolt broke out.
a. Lord Curzon
b. Lawrence
c. Lord Canning
d. Lord Dalhousie
Ans: c.
125. During whose rule was the Indian Civil Service introduced ?
a. Lord Curzon
b. Lord Dalhousie
c. Lord Cornwallis
d. Lord Bentinck
Ans: c.
126. ____________ introduced English education in India.
a. Lord Dalhousie
b. Lord Lawrence
c. Lord Curzon
d. Lord Macaulay
Ans: d.
127. Name the first fortified English port in India.
a. Fort St George
b. Masulipatam
c. Armagaon
d. Surat
Ans: c.
128. ______________ was the ultimate goal of Gandhi's Salt Satyagraha.
a. Curtailment of the Government's power
b. Economic relief to the common people
c. Repeal of salt laws
d. 'Purna swaraj' for India
Ans: d.
129. What was the movement that came to an abrupt end due to the Chauri Chaura incident ?
a. Home rule movement
b. Civil Disobedience movement
c. Non-cooperation movement
d. Wahabi movement
Ans: c.
130. ______ was the Viceory of India when the Quit India Movement started in 1942.
a. Lord Linlithgow
b. Lord Willingdon
c. Lord Wavell
d. None of these
Ans: a.
131. Mahadev Govind Ranade was associated with _________.
a. India League
b. Prarthana Swamaj
c. Arya Awamaj
d. Theosophical Society
Ans: b.
132. Where did Lala Lajpat Rai sustain fatal injuries while protesting against Simon Commission in a demonstration ?
a. Amritsar
b. Meerut
c. Lahore
d. Jallandhar
Ans: c.
133. When was the Individual Civil Disobedience Movement launched ?
a. 1947
b. 1942
c. 1940
d. 1945
Ans: c.
134. __________ gave Vallabhbhai Patel the title of 'Sardar'.
a. Muhammad Ali Jinnah
b. C. Rajagopalachari
c. Mahatma Gandhi
d. Jawaharlal Nehru
Ans: c.
135. Who was the Congress President when India became free ?
a. Sardar Patel
b. Jawaharlal Nehru
c. Mahatma Gandhi
d. Jivatram Bhagwandas Kripalani
Ans: d.
136. In __________ the British Government announced for the first time dominion status as the goal of British policy in India.
a. 1935
b. 1929
c. 1932
d. 1922
Ans: b.
137. Who demarcated the boundary between India and Pakistan ?
a. Sir Cyril Radcliffe
b. Sir Strafford Cripps
c. Lord Mountbatten
d. Lord Lawrence
Ans: a.
138. During whose Viceroyalty was the Rowlatt Act passed ?
a. Minto-II
b. Hardinge-II
c. Lord Chelmsford
d. None of these
Ans: c.
139. ___________ attended all the three Round Table Conference.
a. Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
b. M. Malaviya
c. Vallabhbhai Patel
d. None of these
Ans: a.
140. By whom was the Individual Satyagraha inaugurated on 17 October 1940 ?
a. Jawaharlal Nehru
b. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
c. Acharya Vinoba Bhave
d. Mahatma Gandhi
Ans: c.
141. On February 20, _________, Prime Minister, Attlee announced the British Government's decision to withdraw from India latest by :
a. 1945
b. 1947
c. 1948
d. 1946
Ans: b.
142. In which of the following movement did Mahatma Gandhi make the first use of hunger strike as a weapon ?
a. Non-cooperation movement, 1920-1922
b. Rowlatt satyagraha, 1919
c. Ahmedabad strike, 1918
d. Bardoli satyagraha, 1928
Ans: c.
143. __________ gave representation to Indians for the first time in the legislature.
a. Indian Council Act, 1919
b. Indian Council Act, 1909
c. Government of India
d. None of these
Ans: c.