Mark-100 Time-50 Minute
Chung Sajak
1. Who founded the Indian National Army (INA)?
A. Subhash Chandra Bose
B. Mahatma Gandhi
C. Ras Behari Bose and Captain Mohan Singh
D. Jawaharlal Nehru
2. Subhash Chandra Bose took command of the INA in which year?
A. 1941
B. 1942
C. 1943
D. 1944
3. Subhash Chandra Bose escaped from India in the year:
A. 1940
B. 1941
C. 1942
D. 1943
4. The slogan “Chalo Dilli” is associated with:
A. Mahatma Gandhi
B. Jawaharlal Nehru
C. Sardar Patel
D. Subhash Chandra Bose
5. The Rani Jhansi Regiment was a:
A. Youth training unit
B. Women’s regiment in the INA
C. Medical wing
D. British Indian Army unit
6. The INA was primarily formed with the support of which country?
A. Germany
B. Soviet Union
C. Japan
D. Italy
7. The INA headquarters were located at:
A. Berlin and Tokyo
B. Singapore and Rangoon
C. Calcutta and Delhi
D. Lahore and Karachi
8. Which of the following brigades was not a part of INA?
A. Gandhi Brigade
B. Nehru Brigade
C. Azad Brigade
D. Patel Brigade
9. The first INA trial took place at:
A. Lahore Fort
B. Red Fort
C. Fort William
D. Fort St. George
10. Which of the following was not one of the accused in the INA trials?
A. Gurbaksh Singh Dhillon
B. P.K. Sehgal
C. Shah Nawaz Khan
D. S.C. Bose
11. Who among the following was not a defense counsel in the INA trials?
A. Bhulabhai Desai
B. Jawaharlal Nehru
C. Asaf Ali
D. C. Rajagopalachari
12. The Royal Indian Navy revolt began in:
A. January 1946
B. February 1946
C. March 1946
D. April 1946
13. The revolt of the Royal Indian Navy began at which ship?
A. INS Vikrant
B. HMIS Talwar
C. HMS Cornwallis
D. INS Mysore
14. What was the primary reason for the RIN revolt?
A. Communist propaganda
B. Poor food and racial discrimination
C. Salary issues
D. Support for Partition
15. Who wrote “Quit India” on a ship during the RIN revolt?
A. Shah Nawaz Khan
B. B.C. Dutta
C. Mohan Singh
D. K.M. Cariappa
16. The RIN revolt spread to how many naval bases approximately?
A. 10,000 ratings
B. 5 bases
C. Around 20,000 ratings
D. Only 1 base
17. What was the main impact of the INA trials on Indian politics?
A. Revival of Congress
B. Strengthening of British rule
C. Surge in nationalist sentiment
D. Support for Partition
18. The INA primarily consisted of:
A. Indian civilians
B. British deserters
C. Indian POWs held by Japanese
D. Japanese volunteers
19. Who handed over the leadership of the INA to Subhash Chandra Bose?
A. Captain Mohan Singh
B. Sardar Patel
C. Ras Behari Bose
D. Jawaharlal Nehru
20. Which regiment of INA was made exclusively for women?
A. Gandhi Brigade
B. Rani Jhansi Regiment
C. Nehru Brigade
D. Azad Brigade
21. When did the Cabinet Mission arrive in India?
A) August 16, 1946
B) March 15, 1946
C) May 16, 1946
D) March 24, 1946
22. Who was the chairman of the Cabinet Mission?
A) Sir Stafford Cripps
B) Lord Mountbatten
C) Lord Pethick-Lawrence
D) A.V. Alexander
23. Which member of the Cabinet Mission had earlier visited India in 1942?
A) A.V. Alexander
B) Sir Stafford Cripps
C) Lord Wavell
D) Clement Attlee
24. What was the primary objective of the Cabinet Mission?
A) To form Pakistan
B) To hold elections
C) To transfer power and frame a constitution
D) To suppress Indian protests
25. When were the Cabinet Mission proposals published?
A) March 15, 1946
B) May 16, 1946
C) July 16, 1946
D) August 15, 1946
26. What was the Muslim League’s main demand during the Cabinet Mission negotiations?
A) Interim Government
B) Pakistan
C) Princely autonomy
D) Indianisation of Army
27. What type of government structure did the Cabinet Mission Plan suggest?
A) Unitary
B) Federal
C) Presidential
D) Dictatorial
28. How many groups of provinces were proposed in the Cabinet Mission Plan?
A) Two
B) Four
C) Three
D) Five
29. Which of the following was not a member of the Cabinet Mission?
A) A.V. Alexander
B) Sir Stafford Cripps
C) Lord Wavell
D) Lord Pethick-Lawrence
30. What did the Cabinet Mission reject?
A) Constituent Assembly
B) Princely States
C) Demand for Pakistan
D) Federal Government
31. Which political party launched ‘Direct Action Day’?
A) Indian National Congress
B) Forward Bloc
C) Hindu Mahasabha
D) Muslim League
32. What was the outcome of Direct Action Day?
A) Peaceful protests
B) Economic reforms
C) Communal riots
D) Quit India Movement
33. When was the Interim Government formed?
A) August 16, 1946
B) September 2, 1946
C) July 16, 1946
D) January 26, 1947
34. Who led the Interim Government of 1946?
A) M.A. Jinnah
B) Rajendra Prasad
C) Jawaharlal Nehru
D) Sardar Patel
35. Why did the Muslim League boycott the Interim Government?
A) They were not invited
B) They opposed federalism
C) They rejected the Cabinet Mission Plan
D) They had joined Congress
36. What was one long-term outcome of the Cabinet Mission failure?
A) Repeal of Rowlatt Act
B) Declaration of Emergency
C) Partition of India
D) Launch of Green Revolution
37. Which party won a majority in the Constituent Assembly elections of 1946?
A) Muslim League
B) Congress
C) Hindu Mahasabha
D) Communist Party
38. What was the British government’s position on Princely States in the Plan?
A) Immediate independence
B) Separate dominion
C) Inclusion in federal union
D) Merging with Pakistan
39. Which of the following was not a feature of the Cabinet Mission Plan?
A) Grouping of provinces
B) Separate electorate for Muslims
C) Federal union
D) Constitution-making body
40. Why did the Cabinet Mission prefer a united India?
A) Easier for the British to rule
B) Religious harmony
C) Defense, economy, and unity
D) Demand from princely states
41. When did the Constituent Assembly of India first meet?
A. August 15, 1947
B. January 26, 1950
C. December 9, 1946
D. July 18, 1947
42. Who was elected as the President of the Constituent Assembly?
A. B.R. Ambedkar
B. Jawaharlal Nehru
C. Rajendra Prasad
D. Sardar Patel
43. Which political party boycotted the Constituent Assembly?
A. Indian National Congress
B. Communist Party of India
C. Muslim League
D. Swaraj Party
44. Who was the British Prime Minister who announced the withdrawal of British rule?
A. Winston Churchill
B. Clement Attlee
C. Ramsay MacDonald
D. Neville Chamberlain
45. When did Attlee make the withdrawal announcement?
A. August 16, 1946
B. February 20, 1947
C. July 18, 1947
D. January 26, 1947
46. Who succeeded Lord Wavell as the Viceroy of India?
A. Lord Linlithgow
B. Lord Mountbatten
C. Lord Curzon
D. Lord Irwin
47. When was the Mountbatten Plan announced?
A. July 18, 1947
B. June 3, 1947
C. August 15, 1947
D. December 9, 1946
48. According to the Mountbatten Plan, India would be divided into:
A. Three regions
B. India and Burma
C. India and Pakistan
D. India and Ceylon
49. Which provinces were to be partitioned under the Mountbatten Plan?
A. Assam and Orissa
B. Bengal and Punjab
C. Bombay and Madras
D. Sindh and Bihar
50. A referendum was held in which of the following regions?
A. Hyderabad
B. Bengal
C. North-West Frontier Province (NWFP)
D. Bombay
51. Which law gave legal shape to the Mountbatten Plan?
A. Government of India Act, 1935
B. Rowlatt Act
C. Indian Independence Act, 1947
D. Cabinet Mission Plan
52. When did the Indian Independence Act come into effect?
A. January 26, 1950
B. August 15, 1947
C. July 4, 1947
D. June 3, 1947
53. Who was the first Home Minister of independent India?
A. Rajendra Prasad
B. Jawaharlal Nehru
C. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
D. B.R. Ambedkar
54. How many princely states existed at the time of independence?
A. 462
B. 532
C. 562
D. 600
55. Which princely states initially refused to accede to India?
A. Kashmir, Hyderabad, Junagarh
B. Mysore, Baroda, Travancore
C. Gwalior, Jaipur, Bhopal
D. Patiala, Cochin, Udaipur
56. What was the Instrument of Accession?
A. A treaty between Britain and India
B. An agreement allowing provinces to form a federation
C. A legal document used by princely states to join India or Pakistan
D. A constitution of Pakistan
57. When did India gain independence?
A. January 26, 1947
B. July 4, 1947
C. August 15, 1947
D. June 30, 1948
58. Which European country controlled Goa until 1961?
A. Britain
B. France
C. Netherlands
D. Portugal
59. Which territory remained under French control even after 1947?
A. Pondicherry
B. Daman
C. Kashmir
D. Sikkim
60. Which two new dominions were created by the Indian Independence Act, 1947?
A. India and Bangladesh
B. India and Sri Lanka
C. India and Pakistan
D. India and Burma
61.Who threw a bomb on the carriage of Judge Kingsford in 1908?
A) Bhagat Singh
B) Khudiram Bose and Prafulla Chaki
C) Chandrashekhar Azad
D) Surya Sen
62.What was the outcome for Khudiram Bose after the Muzaffarpur bombing?
A) Escaped to Nepal
B) Arrested and hanged
C) Imprisoned for life
D) Pardoned by British
63.Who were the main leaders involved in the Delhi Conspiracy Case of 1912?
A) Bhagat Singh and Rajguru
B) Rash Behari Bose and Sachindra Nath Sanyal
C) Chandrashekhar Azad and Jatin Das
D) Ram Prasad Bismil and Ashfaqulla Khan
64.The Hindustan Republican Association was formed in which year?
A) 1908
B) 1919
C) 1924
D) 1930
65.What was the main objective of the Kakori Train Robbery?
A) Assassinate British officers
B) Loot treasury to fund revolution
C) Destroy railway tracks
D) Free political prisoners
66.Who among the following was NOT involved in the Kakori Train Robbery?
A) Ram Prasad Bismil
B) Ashfaqulla Khan
C) Bhagat Singh
D) Chandrashekhar Azad
67.Why was Saunders assassinated by Bhagat Singh and his associates?
A) He ordered the lathi charge on Lala Lajpat Rai
B) He was the Governor of Punjab
C) He led British troops in Jallianwala Bagh
D) He was a traitor to India
68.What was the significance of the Central Assembly bombing in 1929?
A) To kill all British members in Assembly
B) To protest repressive laws
C) To start a full-scale war
D) To escape British rule
69.Who died after 63 days of hunger strike in Lahore Jail protesting prison conditions?
A) Jatin Das
B) Bhagat Singh
C) Rajguru
D) Sukhdev
70.The raid on Chittagong armoury in 1930 was led by:
A) Bhagat Singh
B) Surya Sen
C) Chandrashekhar Azad
D) Ram Prasad Bismil
71.What was the fate of Surya Sen?
A) Escaped to Burma
B) Became a political leader post-independence
C) Hanged in 1933
D) Imprisoned for life
72.How did Chandrashekhar Azad die?
A) In a police encounter in Alfred Park by shooting himself
B) Hanged by the British
C) Died in prison hunger strike
D) Killed in a train accident
73.Which revolutionary organization did Ram Prasad Bismil belong to?
A) Indian National Army
B) Hindustan Republican Association
C) Ghadar Party
D) Forward Bloc
74.What was the slogan popularized by Bhagat Singh during the assembly bombing?
A) Vande Mataram
B) Inquilab Zindabad
C) Jai Hind
D) Swaraj is my birthright
75.What was the main reason for the formation of the Hindustan Republican Association?
A) To promote non-violent protests
B) To initiate armed struggle against British
C) To form a political party
D) To draft a constitution
76.What was the immediate cause of the assassination of Saunders?
A) Failure of non-cooperation movement
B) Death of Lala Lajpat Rai due to police brutality
C) Arrest of Bhagat Singh
D) Partition of Bengal
77.Who among the following revolutionaries was hanged in the Alipore Conspiracy case?
A) Chandrashekhar Azad
B) Khudiram Bose
C) Surya Sen
D) Jatin Das
78.Which revolutionary died fighting against the British rather than being captured?
A) Bhagat Singh
B) Surya Sen
C) Chandrashekhar Azad
D) Jatin Das
79.The Indian Republican Army was associated with which region?
A) Punjab
B) Bengal
C) Maharashtra
D) Uttar Pradesh
80.Which of the following revolutionary acts involved non-lethal bombing?
A) Kakori Train Robbery
B) Central Assembly Bombing
C) Chittagong Armoury Raid
D) Muzaffarpur Bombing
81.Who was the last Governor-General of India and the first Viceroy?
a) Lord Dalhousie
b) Lord Canning
c) Lord Lawrence
d) Lord Mayo
82.Which major event took place during Lord Canning’s tenure?
a) First Anglo-Sikh War
b) Revolt of 1857
c) Partition of Bengal
d) Champaran Satyagraha
83.What policy did Lord Canning withdraw after the Revolt of 1857?
a) Subsidiary Alliance
b) Doctrine of Lapse
c) Permanent Settlement
d) Ryotwari System
84.Which universities were established during Lord Canning’s period?
a) Delhi, Pune, and Bangalore
b) Calcutta, Bombay, and Madras
c) Aligarh and Hyderabad
d) Lucknow and Allahabad
85.The Indian Councils Act of 1861 was passed under which Viceroy?
a) Lord Dalhousie
b) Lord Mayo
c) Lord Canning
d) Lord Lawrence
86.Which Viceroy established telegraphic communication between India and Europe?
a) Lord Mayo
b) Lord Lawrence
c) Lord Canning
d) Lord Curzon
87.The High Courts of Calcutta, Bombay, and Madras were established in which year?
a) 1857
b) 1861
c) 1865
d) 1871
88.Who created the Indian Forest Department?
a) Lord Canning
b) Lord Mayo
c) Lord Lawrence
d) Lord Ripon
89.Financial decentralization in India was started by which Viceroy?
a) Lord Dalhousie
b) Lord Mayo
c) Lord Curzon
d) Lord Hardinge
90.Which college was established by Lord Mayo for Indian princes?
a) Rajkot College
b) Mayo College
c) Aligarh Muslim University
d) Presidency College
91.When was the first Census of India conducted?
a) 1851
b) 1861
c) 1871
d) 1881
92.Which survey was organized by Lord Mayo?
a) Geological Survey
b) Census Survey
c) Statistical Survey
d) Agricultural Survey
93.Who was the only British Viceroy assassinated in office?
a) Lord Canning
b) Lord Mayo
c) Lord Hardinge
d) Lord Wavell
94.The assassination of Lord Mayo took place in which location?
a) Delhi
b) Andaman Islands
c) Calcutta
d) Bombay
95.The Doctrine of Lapse was introduced by which Governor-General?
a) Lord Canning
b) Lord Dalhousie
c) Lord Lawrence
d) Lord Mayo
96.The Indian Councils Act of 1861 is significant because it:
a) Abolished princely states
b) Allowed limited Indian representation
c) Introduced income tax
d) Ended the Doctrine of Lapse
97.Which Viceroy’s tenure saw the expansion of canal works and railways?
a) Lord Canning
b) Lord Mayo
c) Lord Lawrence
d) Lord Curzon
98.Which educational institutions were set up by Lord Mayo?
a) Universities of Calcutta, Bombay, Madras
b) Mayo College and Rajkot College
c) Aligarh Muslim University
d) Banaras Hindu University
99.The Revolt of 1857 is also called:
a) The Sepoy Mutiny
b) The First War of Indian Independence
c) Both a and b
d) None of the above
100.Who was the Chairman of the Cabinet Mission Plan?
a) Lord Pethick Lawrence
b) Lord Curzon
c) Lord Mountbatten
d) Lord Wavell
