Congress : Banaras, Calcutta and Surat Session MCQs

500. Who presided over the Banaras Session of the Indian National Congress in 1905?

(A) Surendra Nath Banerjee

(B) Feroz Shah Mehta

(C) Gopal Krishna Gokhale

(D) Dinshaw Wacha

Ans: (C)

501. “A graduate at 18, professor and associate editor of the Sudharak at 20, Secretary of the Sarvajanik Sabha and of the Provincial Conference at 25, Secretary of the National Congress at 29, leading witness before an important Royal Commission at 31, Provincial legislator at 34, Imperial legislator at 36, President of the Indian National Congress at 39, a patriot whom Mahatma Gandhi himself regarded as his master”. This is how a biographer describes

(A) Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya

(B) Mahadev Govind Ranade

(C) Gopal Krishna Gokhale

(D) Bal Gangadhar Tilak

Ans: (C)

502. In which year did Gopal Krishna Gokhale found ‘Servants of India Society’?

(A) 1902 

(B) 1903

(C) 1904 

(D) 1905

Ans: (D)

503. Which of the following leaders presided over the Congress Session at Calcutta in 1906?

(A) B.G. Tilak

(B) G.K. Gokhale

(C) Aurobindo Ghosh

(D) Dadabhai Naoroji

Ans: (D)

504. Gopal Krishna Gokhale presided over the session of Congress in

(A) 1902 

(B) 1905

(C) 1906 

(D) 1909

Ans: (B)

505. Swaraj as a national demand was first made by

(A) B.G. Tilak

(B) C.R. Das

(C) Dadabhai Naoroji

(D) Mahatma Gandhi

Ans: (C)

506. Congress passed the ‘Swaraj’ resolution in the year 1905. The purpose of the resolution was

(A) right to make a constitution for themselves but it was not done

(B) to secure self-rule

(C) responsible Government

(D) self-Government

Ans: (B)

507. The first leader to use the word ‘Swaraj’ was

(A) Bal Gangadhar Tilak

(B) Lala Lajpat Rai

(C) Dayanand Saraswati

(D) Mahatma Gandhi

Ans: (C)

508. In which of the following sessions of the Indian National Congress, the word ‘Swaraj’ was uttered for the first time?

(A) Banaras Session, 1905

(B) Calcutta Session, 1906

(C) Surat Session, 1907

(D) None of the above

Ans: (B)

509. First Indian elected to the British House of Commons was Dadabhai Naoroji who contested on the ticket of

(A) Liberal Party

(B) Labour Party

(C) Conservative Party

(D) Communist Party

Ans: (A)

510. Dadabhai Naoroji was formally known as

(A) Punjab Kesari

(B) Gujarat Ratna

(C) Guru Dev

(D) Grand Old Man of India

Ans: (D)

511. Who among the following is known by the title of ‘The Grand Old Man’?

(A) Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan

(B) W.C. Banerjee

(C) Dadabhai Naoroji

(D) Motilal Nehru

Ans: (C)

512. Who was called the ‘Grand Old Man of India’?

(A) Dadabhai Naoroji

(B) Gopal Krishna Gokhale

(C) Ramesh Chandra Banerjee

(D) Sir Syed Ahmad Khan

Ans: (A)

513. Which one of the following statements is not correct about Dadabhai Naoroji?

(A) He was the first Indian to be appointed as Professor of Mathematics and Physics at Elphinstone College, Bombay

(B) He was elected as a member of the British Parliament in 1892

(C) He started a Gujarati Journal, ‘Rast Goftar’

(D) For four times he had presided over the Indian National Congress

Ans: (D)

514. Which one of the following statements is not correct about Dadabhai Naoroji?

(A) He wrote the book ‘Poverty and Un-British Rule in India’

(B) He worked as a Professor of Gujarati at the University College, London

(C) He laid the foundation for woman’s education in Bombay

(D) He was elected as a member of the British Parliament on the ticket of the Conservative Party

Ans: (D)

515. At which session was the Indian National Congress (INC) divided into two groups – ‘Naram Dal’ and ‘Garam Dal’?

(A) Bombay 

(B) Surat

(C) Allahabad 

(D) Lahore

Ans: (B)

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

(A) Ras Bihari Bose

(B) Surendra Nath Banerjee

(C) Dadabhai Naoroji

(D) Vithalbhai Patel

Ans: (C)

517. The President of the Surat Session of the Indian National Congress (1907) was

(A) Dadabhai Naoroji

(B) Bal Gangadhar Tilak

(C) Gopal Krishna Gokhale

(D) R.B. Ghosh

Ans: (D)

518. Where did the Indian Congress got divided into two wings moderates and extremists?

(A) Surat Session, 1907

(B) Lahore Session, 1909

(C) Calcutta Session, 1911

(D) Karachi Session, 1913

Ans: (A)

519. The process of split in Congress in the early years of the twentieth century began over

(A) Strategies of the Congress Movement

(B) Objectives of the Congress

(C) Participation of the people in the Congress Movement

(D) All of the above

Ans: (D)

520. Four resolutions were passed at the famous Calcutta Session of the Indian National Congress in 1906. The question of either retention or rejection of these four resolutions became the cause of a split in Congress at the next Congress Session held in Surat in 1907. Which one of the following was not one of those resolutions?

(A) Annulment of partition of Bengal

(B) Boycott

(C) National education

(D) Swadeshi

Ans: (A)

521. When was the first partition of the Indian National Congress was held?

(A) 1907 

(B) 1906

(C) 1969 

(D) 1911

Ans: (A)

522. ‘Split of Surat’ in Indian National Congress was held in

(A) 1905 

(B) 1906

(C) 1907 

(D) 1908

Ans: (C)

523. What was the main reason for the split in the Indian National Congress at Surat in 1907?

(A) Introduction of communalism into Indian politics by Lord Minto

(B) Extremists’ lack of faith in the capacity of the moderates to negotiate with the British Government

(C) Foundation of Muslim League

(D) Aurobindo Ghosh’s inability to be elected as the President of the Indian National Congress

Ans: (B)

524. Surat split was led by

(A) Hume 

(B) Dufferin

(C) Tilak 

(D) Gandhiji

Ans: (C)

Partition of Bengal (1905) and the Indigenous Movement

474. In the context of the Indian Freedom Struggle, 16th October 1905 is well known for which one of the following reasons?
(A) The formal proclamation of the Swadeshi Movement was made in Calcutta town hall
(B) Partition of Bengal came into effect
(C) Dadabhai Naoroji declared that the goal of the Indian National Congress was Swaraj
(D) Lokmanya Tilak started Swadeshi Movement in Poona
Ans: (B)
475. Which of the following occurred last?
(A) Annexation Policy
(B) Partition of Bengal
(C) Permanent Settlement
(D) Subsidiary Alliance
Ans: (B)
476. Which movement started after the Partition of Bengal?
(A) Civil Disobedience
(B) Swadeshi Movement
(C) Quit India Movement
(D) Non-co-operation Movement
Ans: (B)
477. Name the Viceroy of India concerned with the Bengal partition.
(A) Lord Hardinge
(B) Lord Curzon
(C) Lord Lytton
(D) Lord Minto
Ans: (B)
478. Anti-partition movement of Bengal was initiated on
(A) 20th July 1905
(B) 7th August 1905
(C) 16th October 1905
(D) 7th November 1905
Ans: (B)
479. Who among the following led the agitation against the partition of Bengal (1905)?
(A) Surendra Nath Banerjee
(B) C.R. Das
(C) Ashutosh Mukherjee
(D) Rabindra Nath Tagore
Ans: (A)
480. The Lieutenant Governor of Bengal at the time of the Partition of Bengal was
(A) Sir Andrew Fraser
(B) H.H. Risley
(C) Brodrick
(D) A.T. Arundel
Ans: (A)
481. Who was the first to suggest the boycott of British goods in Bengal?
(A) Aurobindo Ghosh
(B) Krishna Kumar Mitra
(C) Motilal Ghosh
(D) Satish Chandra Mukherjee
Ans: (B)
482. Who among the following were the critics of the Swadeshi movement and pleaded for a better understanding between the East and the West?
(A) W.C. Banerjee
(B) S.N. Banerjee
(C) R.N. Tagore
(D) B.G. Tilak
Ans: (C)
483. Partition of Bengal was done mainly for
(A) To divide the Hindu and Muslims
(B) For administrative convenience
(C) To weaken the growth of Nationalism in Bengal
(D) For the development of Bengal
Ans: (C)
484. Boycott of British goods was adopted as a national policy in
(A) 1899 

(B) 1901
(C) 1903 

(D) 1905
Ans: (D)
485. What was the immediate cause for the launch of the Swadeshi Movement?
(A) The partition of Bengal was done by Lord Curzon
(B) A sentence of 18 months of rigorous imprisonment was imposed on Lokmanya Tilak
(C) The arrest and deportation of Lala Lajpat Rai and Ajit Singh; and the passing of the Punjab Colonization Bill
(D) Death sentence pronounced on the Chapekar brothers
Ans: (A)
486. The ‘Swadeshi’ and ‘Boycott’ were adopted as methods of struggle for the first time during the
(A) agitation against the Partition of Bengal
(B) Home Rule Movement
(C) Non-co-operation Movement
(D) visit of the Simon Commission to India
Ans: (A)
487. In which year partition of Bengal made by Lord Curzon was cancelled?
(A) 1911
(B) 1904
(C) 1906
(D) 1907
Ans: (A)
488. Bengal was partitioned in 1905, but due to opposition it was again divided in
(A) 1906 

(B) 1916
(C) 1911 

(D) 1909
Ans: (C)
489. The Partition of Bengal made by Lord Curzon in 1905 lasted until
(A) The First World War, when Indian troops were needed by the British and the partition, was ended
(B) King George V abrogated Curzon’s Act at the Royal Durbar in Delhi in 1911
(C) Gandhi launched his Civil Disobedience Movement
(D) The Partition of India in 1947 when East Bengal became East Pakistan
Ans: (B)
490. When was Bengal reunited due to the protests by Indians?
(A) 1905
(B) 1911
(C) 1947
(D) 1971
Ans: (B)
491. Who among the following led the Swadeshi Movement at Delhi?
(A) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(B) Ajit Singh
(C) Lajpat Rai
(D) Syed Haidar Raja
Ans: (D)
492. Who was the leader of the Swadeshi Movement in Madras?
(A) Srinivas Shastri
(B) Rajagopalachari
(C) Chidambaram Pillai
(D) Chintamani
Ans: (C)
493. With reference to the period of the extremist nationalist movement in India with its spirit of Swadeshi, which one of the following statements is not correct?
(A) Liyakat Hussain led the Muslim peasants of Barisal in their agitations
(B) In 1889, the scheme of national education was formulated by Satish Chandra Mukherjee
(C) The Bengal National College was founded in 1906 with Aurobindo as the Principle
(D) Tagore preached the cult of Atmasakti, the main plank of which was the social and economic regeneration of the villages
Ans: (A)
494. Vande Mataram became the theme song of the Indian National Movement during
(A) Swadeshi Movement
(B) Champaran Movement
(C) Anti-movement of Rowlett Act
(D) Non-Cooperation Movement
Ans: (A)
495. The British journalist H.W. Nevinson was associated with
(A) Non-Co-operation Movement
(B) Civil Disobedience Movement
(C) Swadeshi Movement
(D) Quit India Movement
Ans: (C)
496. Which of the statement is not correct regarding the ‘Swadeshi Movement?
(A) Some specific Muslims joined in it
(B) Women’s actively participated in this movement
(C) Neither this movement affected Bengal farmers nor they were joined
(D) It was limited to Bengal
Ans: (D)

497. The following programmes were launched by the nationalist against the partition of Bengal.

1. Boycott

2. Swadeshi

3. Non-Co-operation

4. National education Select the correct answer

(A) 1, 2 and 3 

(B) 2, 3 and 4

(C) 1, 3 and 4 

(D) 1, 2 and 4

Ans: (D)

498. Who among the following had founded the ‘Indian Society of Oriental Art’ to revive ancient art traditions of India?

(A) Abanindranath Tagore

(B) Nand Lal Bose

(C) Asit Kumar Haldar

(D) Amrita Shergill

Ans: (A)

14 July 2022 Current Affairs

1➤ 1. किसने हाल ही में पहली “आर्टिफिशियल इंटेलिजेंस इन डिफेंस (AIDEf) संगोष्ठी और प्रदर्शनी” का उद्घाटन किया है?

=> Ans. राजनाथ सिंह
रक्षा मंत्री राजनाथ सिंह ने हाल ही में पहली “आर्टिफिशियल इंटेलिजेंस इन डिफेंस (AIDEf) संगोष्ठी और प्रदर्शनी” का उद्घाटन किया है. रक्षा मंत्रालय के तहत रक्षा उत्पादन विभाग द्वारा AIDEf संगोष्ठी और प्रदर्शनी का आयोजन किया गया.

2➤ किस राज्य में स्थित सिंगालीला नेशनल पार्क में लाल पांडा को लाया जाएगा?

=> Ans. पश्चिम बंगाल
पश्चिम बंगाल के दार्जिलिंग जिले में सिंगालीला रिज पर स्थित सिंगालीला नेशनल पार्क में लाल पांडा को लाया जाएगा. यह राज्य का सबसे ऊँचा स्थान है यह पार्क शुरू में एक वन्यजीव अभयारण्य था। 1992 में इसे राष्ट्रीय उद्यान में बदल दिया गया था.

3➤ हाल ही में किसके द्वारा जारी रिपोर्ट के मुताबिक, भारत के अगले वर्ष आबादी में चीन को पीछे छोड़ देगा?

=> Ans. संयुक्त राष्ट्र
विश्व जनसंख्या दिवस पर संयुक्त राष्ट्र के द्वारा जारी रिपोर्ट के मुताबिक, भारत के अगले वर्ष आबादी में चीन को पीछे छोड़ देगा. जनसंख्या विभाग के आर्थिक और सामाजिक मामलों के संयुक्त राष्ट्र विभाग के एक शोध के अनुसार, 15 नवंबर, 2022 को दुनिया की आबादी आठ अरब से अधिक होने का अनुमान है.

4➤ किस केंद्रीय मंत्री ने हाल ही में “स्वाधीनता संग्राम ना सुरविरो” किताब लांच की है?

=> Ans. मीनाक्षी लेखी
केंद्रीय विदेश और संस्कृति राज्य मंत्री मीनाक्षी लेखी ने हाल ही में "स्वाधीनता संग्राम ना सुरविरो" किताब लांच की है. यह पुस्तक हमारे स्वतंत्रता सेनानियों के योगदान को याद करती है जिन्होंने साम्राज्यवाद से लड़ाई लड़ी और मां भारती के लिए अपना जीवन समर्पित कर दिया है.

5➤ दक्षिण कोरिया में आयोजित ISSF विश्व कप में भारत के अर्जुन बबुता ने कौन सा मैडल जीता है?

=> Ans. गोल्ड मैडल
दक्षिण कोरिया में आयोजित ISSF विश्व कप में भारत के अर्जुन बबुता ने निशानेबाजी में अपना पहला गोल्ड मैडल जीता है. गोल्ड मैडल के मुकाबले में अर्जुन ने टोक्यो ओलंपिक 2020 के रजत पदक विजेता लुकास कोजेंस्की को 17-9 से हराया है.

6➤ निम्न में से किस राज्य के मुख्यमंत्री, कॉनराड के संगमा ने बचपन शिक्षा कार्यक्रमों में 300 करोड़ का निवेश करने की घोषणा की है?

=> Ans. मेघालय
मेघालय के मुख्यमंत्री, कॉनराड के संगमा ने बचपन शिक्षा कार्यक्रमों में 300 करोड़ का निवेश करने की घोषणा की है. डीईआरटी के निर्माण पर अनुमानित 8.33 करोड़ रुपये खर्च किए गए हैं। राज्य और प्रारंभिक बचपन शिक्षा कार्यक्रमों में निवेश करने के लिए एक रोड मैप लेकर आया है.

7➤ 94 वर्षीय भारतीय धावक भगवानी देवी डागर ने कितने मीटर स्प्रिंट में स्वर्ण पदक जीता है?

=> Ans. 100 मीटर
94 वर्षीय भारतीय धावक भगवानी देवी डागर ने हाल ही में विश्व मास्टर्स एथलेटिक्स चैंपियनशिप में फिनलैंड के टाम्परे में 100 मीटर स्प्रिंट में स्वर्ण पदक जीता है. उन्होंने 24.74 सेकेंड के समय के साथ स्वर्ण में पहला स्थान हासिल किया है.

8➤ प्रसिद्ध पुरातत्वविद् और किस पुरस्कार से सम्मानित इनामुल हक का हाल ही में निधन हो गया है?

=> Ans. पद्मश्री
प्रसिद्ध पुरातत्वविद् और इतिहासकार, कला के विशेषज्ञ और बांग्लादेश राष्ट्रीय संग्रहालय के पूर्व महानिदेशक प्रोफेसर डॉ इनामुल हक का हाल ही में निधन हो गया है. उन्होंने 28 सितंबर, 1983 से 6 फरवरी, 1991 तक राष्ट्रीय संग्रहालय के महानिदेशक के रूप में कार्य किया है.

9➤ किस मंत्रालय ने खान और खनिजों पर छठे राष्ट्रीय सम्मेलन की मेजबानी की है?

=> Ans. खान मंत्रालय
डॉ. अम्बेडकर इंटरनेशनल सेंटर में आयोजित होने वाले कोलोक्वियम में खान और खनिजों पर छठे राष्ट्रीय सम्मेलन की खान मंत्रालय ने मेजबानी की है.

10➤ Who has recently inaugurated the first “Artificial Intelligence in Defense (AIDEf) Symposium and Exhibition”?

=> Ans. Rajnath Singh
Defense Minister Rajnath Singh has recently inaugurated the first "Artificial Intelligence in Defense (AIDEf) Seminar and Exhibition". AIDEf Seminar and Exhibition was organized by the Department of Defense Production under the Ministry of Defence.

11➤ In which state will the red panda be brought to the Singalila National Park?

=> Ans. West Bengal
The red panda will be brought to the Singalila National Park located on the Singalila Ridge in Darjeeling district of West Bengal. It is the highest point in the state. The park was initially a wildlife sanctuary. In 1992 it was converted into a national park.

12➤ According to the recently released report, India will overtake China in population next year?

=> Ans. United Nations
According to the report released by the United Nations on World Population Day, India will overtake China in population next year. According to a research by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the Department of Population, the world population is estimated to exceed eight billion on November 15, 2022.

13➤ Which Union Minister has recently launched the book “Swadhinta Sangram Na Suraviro”?

=> Ans. Meenakshi Lekhi
Union Minister of State for External Affairs and Culture Meenakshi Lekhi has recently launched the book "Swadhinta Sangram Na Suraviro". This book remembers the contribution of our freedom fighters who fought imperialism and dedicated their lives for Maa Bharati.

14➤ Arjun Babuta of India has won which medal in the ISSF World Cup held in South Korea?

=> Ans. Gold Medal
Arjun Babuta of India has won his first gold medal in shooting in the ISSF World Cup held in South Korea. In the gold medal match, Arjun defeated Tokyo Olympics 2020 silver medalist Lukas Kozenski 17-9.

15➤ The Chief Minister of which of the following state, Conrad K Sangma has announced to invest 300 crores in early childhood education programs?

=> Ans. Meghalaya
The Chief Minister of Meghalaya, Conrad K Sangma has announced an investment of 300 crores in early childhood education programmes. An estimated Rs 8.33 crore has been spent on the construction of DERT. The state has come up with a road map for investing in more early childhood education programmes.

16➤ 94 year old Indian sprinter Bhagwani Devi Dagar has won gold medal in how many meters sprint?

=> Ans. 100m
94-year-old Indian sprinter Bhagvani Devi Dagar has won a gold medal in the 100m sprint at the recent World Masters Athletics Championships in Tampere, Finland. He has secured the first position in gold with a time of 24.74 seconds.

17➤ Eminent archaeologist and awardee of which award Inamul Haq has passed away recently?

=> Ans. Padma Shri
Professor Dr. Inamul Haque, renowned archaeologist and historian, expert in art and former Director General of Bangladesh National Museum, has passed away recently. He served as the Director General of the National Museum from 28 September 1983 to 6 February 1991.

18➤ Which ministry has hosted the 6th National Conference on Mines and Minerals?

=> Ans. Ministry of Mines
Ministry of Mines has hosted the 6th National Conference on Mines and Minerals at the Colloquium to be held at the Dr. Ambedkar International Centre.

Revolutionary Activities Outside India

450. Who among the following founded the ‘Gadar Party?
(A) Lala Hardayal
(B) Lala Lajpat Rai
(C) Bhagat Singh
(D) Barkatullah
Ans: (A)
451. The Indian Home Rule Society in London was started by
(A) Annie Besant
(B) B.G. Tilak
(C) M.K. Gandhi
(D) Shyamji Krishna Verma
Ans: (D)
452. The ‘Indian Home Rule Society’ was founded in
(A) 1900 A.D. 
(B) 1901 A.D.
(C) 1902 A.D. 
(D) 1905 A.D.
Ans: (D)
453. Gadar Party was established in the year
(A) 1907 
(B) 1913
(C) 1917 
(D) 1920
Ans: (B)
454. Shyamji Krishna Verma established the Indian Home Rule Society in
(A) London 
(B) Paris
(C) Berlin 
(D) San Francisco
Ans: (A)
455. The Gadar Movement was founded by
(A) Ajit Singh
(B) Lala Hansraj
(C) Lala Hardayal
(D) Sohan Singh Bhakna
Ans: (D)
456. Who was the leader of the Gadar Party?
(A) Bhagat Singh
(B) Lala Hardayal
(C) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(D) V.D. Savarkar
Ans: (B)
457. Where were the Gadar revolutionaries, who became active during the outbreak of World War I based?
(A) Central America
(B) North America
(C) West America
(D) South America
Ans: (C)
458. Who amongst the following was the first Chairman of the Gadar Party?
(A) Lala Hardayal
(B) Sohan Singh Bhakna
(C) Pandit Kashi Ram
(D) Keshar Singh
Ans: (B)
459. In which of the following countries ‘Gadar Party’ was founded?
(A) U.S.A. 
(B) Germany
(C) Spain 
(D) France
Ans: (A)
460. Gadar Party was founded in
(A) Afghanistan
(B) Myanmar
(C) England
(D) the United States of America
Ans: (D)
461. What was the cause of the outbreak of the Gadar Revolution?
(A) Arresting of Lala Hardayal
(B) Kamagatamaru incident
(C) Beginning of the first World War
(D) Hanging of Kartar Singh Sarabha
Ans: (C)
462. The Gadar (Ghadar) was a
(A) Revolutionary association of Indians with headquarters at San Francisco
(B) Nationalist organization operating from Singapore
(C) Militant organization with headquarters in Berlin
(D) Communist movement for India’s freedom with headquarters at Tashkent
Ans: (A)
463. A provisional Government of India with Raja Mahendra Pratap as its President was established during the First World War in
(B) Germany
(C) Singapore 
(D) Turkey
Ans: (A)
464. Who among the following established a Republican Government abroad?
(A) Mahendra Pratap
(B) Subhash Chandra Bose
(C) Ras Behari Bose
(D) None of the above
Ans: (A)
465. Where did Madam Cama hoist the first tricolour flag in 1907?

(A) London 
(B) Paris
(C) Moscow 
(D) Stuttgart
Ans: (D)
466. Who is regarded as the ‘Mother of Indian Revolution’?
(A) Annie Besant
(B) Sarojini Naidu
(C) Rama Bai
(D) Bhikaji Rustam Cama
Ans: (D)
467. What was common among Madam Bhikaji Cama, M. Barkatullah, V.V.S. Iyer and M.N. Roy?
(A) All of them were leading members of the International Communist Movement
(B) M. Barkatullah was the Prime Minister and the rest were ministers in the Provisional Government of free India established by a group of revolutionaries at Kabul
(C) All of them were among the prominent revolutionaries outside India operating in different countries during the freedom movement
(D) All of them were accused in the case relating to the throwing of a bomb on Lord Hardinge
Ans: (C)
468. Which of the following pair got sentenced to be hanged for the assassination of the British officers in England?
(A) Rajguru and Sukhdev
(B) Khudiram Bose and Surya Sen
(C) Madal Lal Dhingra and Udham Singh
(D) Kartar Singh Sarabha and Ashfaqullah Khan
Ans: (C)
469. Who one of the following was associated with ‘Kamagatamaru episode’?
(A) Sardar Ajit Singh
(B) Baba Gurdip Singh
(C) V.D. Savarkar
(D) Sardar Bhagat Singh
Ans: (B)
470. What was Kamagatamaru?
(A) A political party based in Taiwan
(B) Peasant Communist leader of China
(C) A naval ship of Voyage to Canada
(D) A Chinese village where Mao Tse lung began his long march
Ans: (C)
471. Who had established the ‘India Independence League’?
(A) Motilal Nehru
(B) Mahatma Gandhi
(C) Rasbihari Bose
(D) Lala Lajpat Rai
Ans: (C)
472. ‘Kamagatamaru’ is famous for
(A) Being 10,000 feet high place in North-East India
(B) Being a Ship
(C) Due to a Festival in Hill area
(D) Being a tribal cast
Ans: (B)
473. Consider the following statements about Madam Bhikaji Cama.
1. Madam Cama unfurled the National Flag at the International Socialist Conference in Paris in the year 1907.
2. Madam Cama served as private secretary to Dadabhai Naoroji.
3. Madam Cama was born to Parsi. Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
(A) 1, 2 and 3
(B) Only 2 and 3
(C) Only 1 and 2
(D) Only 3
Ans: (B)

(A) Afghanistan 

Quiz on GURU PURNIMA/गुरु पूर्णिमा विशेष प्रश्न मंजूषा

Revolutionary Movement in India MCQs

380. The Secret Society founded by V.D. Savarkar was
(A) Yugantar Samiti
(B) Anushilan Committee
(C) Hindustan Republican Association
(D) Abhinav Bharat
Ans: (D)
381. ‘Abhinava Bharat’ a secret society of revolutionaries was organised by
(A) Khudiram Bose
(B) V.D. Savarkar
(C) Prafulla Chaki
(D) Bhagat Singh
Ans: (B)
382. An anti-British outfit ‘Abhinav Bharat’ was founded by
(A) R.G. Bhandarkar
(B) V.D. Savarkar
(C) S.R. Das
(D) Sardar Bhagat Singh
Ans: (B)
383. Who among the following started the ‘Mitra Mela’ union?
(A) Shyamji Krishna Verma
(B) Vinayak Damodar Savarkar
(C) Lala Hardayal
(D) Sohan Singh Bhakana
Ans: (B)
384. The revolutionary association ‘Abhinav Bharat’ was set up in 1905 in
(A) Odisha
(B) Bengal
(C) Uttar Pradesh
(D) Maharashtra
Ans: (D)
385. Yugantar Party was led by
(A) Jatindra Nath Mukherjee
(B) Sachindra Nath Sanyal
(C) Rasbehari Bose
(D) Subhash Chandra Bose
Ans: (A)
386. In which year the Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh was founded by Hedgewar?
(A) 1927 

(B) 1929
(C) 1924 

(D) 1925
Ans: (D)
387. Activities of Barindra Ghosh had given birth to a secret revolutionary organization named as
(A) Anushilan Samiti
(B) Swadeshi Bandhav Samiti
(C) Brati Samiti
(D) Sadhawa Samaj
Ans: (A)
388. Who founded the ‘Anushilan Samiti’?
(A) P. Mitra
(B) Varindra Ghosh
(C) V.D. Savarkar
(D) Narendra Gosain
Ans: (A)
389. The ‘Anushilan Samiti’ was
(A) dedicated to the upliftment of women
(B) promoting widow remarriage
(C) interested in labour welfare
(D) a revolutionary organization
Ans: (D)
390. Barindra Ghosh was associated
(A) Anushilan Samiti
(B) Sadhawa Samaj
(C) Abhinav Bharat
(D) Swadeshi Bandhav Samiti
Ans: (A)
391. Bal Gangadhar Tilak was given the epithet of Lokmanya during
(A) Swadeshi Movement
(B) Revolutionary Movement
(C) Home Rule Movement
(D) Quit India Movement
Ans: (B)
392. Barindra Ghosh was associated with which of the following?
(A) Sadhana Samaj
(B) Anushilan Samiti
(C) Abhinav Bharat
(D) Swadesh Bandhav Samiti
Ans: (B)
393. When did the attempt to murder Kingsford was made at Muzaffarpur?
(A) 1908
(B) 1909
(C) 1907
(D) 1911
Ans: (A)
394. The Barrah dacoity was the first major venture of the revolutionary terrorists of the freedom movement in
(A) Bombay-Karnataka
(B) Punjab
(C) East Bengal
(D) The Madras Presidency
Ans: (C)
395. Aurobindo Ghosh was brilliantly defended in the Alipore Conspiracy Case by
(A) Chittaranjan Das
(B) W.C. Banerjee
(C) Motilal Nehru
(D) Tej Bahadur Sapru
Ans: (A)
396. Muzaffarpur Bombing Case (1908) is associated with
(A) Savarkar
(B) Ajit Singh
(C) Prafulla Chaki
(D) Bipin Chandra Pal
Ans: (C)
397. Which year ‘Hindustan Republican Association’ was set up?

(A) 1920 
(B) 1924
(C) 1928 

(D) 1930
Ans: (B)
398. Which of the following statement is true about the active revolutionary movement in India during the years of World War?
(A) Chandra Shekhar Azad founded the Anushilan Samiti
(B) Bhagat Singh was the founder of Naujawan Bharat Sabha
(C) Prafulla Chaki established the Hindustan Republican Association
(D) Shachindra Nath Sanyal was the founder of Yugantar
Ans: (B)
399. Who among the following was not a member of the Hindustan Republican Association (HRA)?
(A) Bhagat Singh
(B) Chandra Shekhar Azad
(C) Ram Prasad Bismil
(D) Shiv Verma
Ans: (D)
400. The Hindustan Republican Association was founded at
(A) Allahabad 

(B) Kanpur
(C) Lucknow

 (D) New Delhi
Ans: (B)
401. Who penned the following lines? ‘Sarfaroshi ki tamanna ab hamare dil me hai dekna hai zor kitna baju-e-qatil me hai’.
(A) Bismil
(B) Rajguru
(C) Bhagat Singh
(D) Azad
Ans: (A)
402. Who amongst the following revolutionaries refused to drink the given milk on the eve of his execution and said “Now, I shall take my mother’s milk only”?
(A) Rajguru
(B) Ashfaquallah
(C) Ram Prasad Bismil
(D) Bhagat Singh
Ans: (C)
403. Kakori Conspiracy Case took place in the year
(A) 1920 

(B) 1925
(C) 1930 

(D) 1935
Ans: (B)
404. Who among the following hanged in the Kakori conspiracy case by the English Government?
(A) Bhagat Singh
(B) Ram Prasad Bismil
(C) Chandra Shekhar Azad
(D) Batukeshwar Dutt
Ans: (B)
405. Who among the following was not associated with the Kakori incident?
(A) Ram Prasad Bismil
(B) Surya Sen
(C) Rajendra Lahiri
(D) Ashfaqullah
Ans: (B)
406. Among the following revolutionaries not associated with Kakori Conspiracy.
(A) Ram Prasad Bismil
(B) Roshan Singh
(C) Bhagat Singh
(D) Ashfaqullah Khan
Ans: (C)
407. Who among the following was the Government advocate in Kakori Conspiracy Case?
(A) Mohal Lal Saxena
(B) Jagat Narain Mulla
(C) Krishna Bahadur
(D) Prabhat Chandra
Ans: (B)
408. Who among the following revolutionaries escaped from the Kakori case?
(A) Schindra Nath Bakshi
(B) Mukundi Lal
(C) Chandra Shekhar Azad
(D) Mamathnath Gupta
Ans: (C)
409. Hindustan Socialist Republican Army was formed by
(A) Subhash Chandra Bose
(B) Ras Bihari Bose
(C) Chandra Shekhar Azad
(D) Sardar Bhagat Singh
Ans: (C)
410. “Daro-deewar pe hasrat ki nazar karte hain, khush raho ahle-vatan ham to safar karte hain” was said by
(A) Ashfaqullah Khan
(B) Bahadur Shah Zafar
(C) Ram Prasad Bismil
(D) Wazid Ali Shah
Ans: (D)
411. One of the founder leaders of the Hindustan Socialist Republican Army was
(A) B.R. Ambedkar
(B) Bhagat Singh
(C) Subhash Chandra Bose
(D) Jai Prakash Narayan
Ans: (B)
412. ‘Hindustan Socialist Republican Army’ was founded in the year
(A) 1919 

(B) 1927
(C) 1916 

(D) 1928
Ans: (D)
413. In the year 1928, where Hindustan Socialist Republic Association was established.
(A) In Kanpur
(B) In Delhi
(C) In Allahabad
(D) In Lahore
Ans: (B)
414. Who among the following changed the name of the Hindustan Republic Association established by Sachindra Nath Sanyal to the Hindustan Socialist Republican Association?
(A) Rasbihari Bose
(B) Batukeshwar Dutt
(C) Sardar Bhagat Singh
(D) Chandra Shekhar Azad
Ans: (D)
415. Who gave the ‘Inquilab Zindabad’ slogan?
(A) Iqbal
(B) M.K. Gandhi
(C) Bhagat Singh
(D) S.C. Bose
Ans: (C)
416. How revolutionary Chandra Shekhar Azad was killed by the Britishers?
(A) By Hanging
(B) By Stabbing
(C) By bullets in the encounter
(D) By putting down Army Jeep
Ans: (C)
417. Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev were executed on
(A) 23 March 1931
(B) 23 March 1932
(C) 23 March 1933
(D) 23 March 1934
Ans: (A)
418. The slogan ‘Long Live Revolution’ is associated with
(A) Chandra Shekhar Azad
(B) Ram Prasad Bismil
(C) Sardar Bhagat Singh
(D) Lala Hardayal
Ans: (C)
419. Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev and Rajguru were sentenced to death in
(A) Alipur conspiracy case
(B) Lahore conspiracy case
(C) Kakori conspiracy case
(D) Kanpur conspiracy case
Ans: (B)
420. Bhagat Singh threw a bomb in Central Assembly along with
(A) Chandra Shekhar Azad
(B) Sukhdev
(C) Batukeshwar Dutt
(D) Rajguru
Ans: (C)
421. Bhagat Singh’s memorial is situated at
(A) Ferozpur 

(B) Amritsar
(C) Ludhiana 

(D) Gurudaspur
Ans: (A)
422. Bhagat Singh was executed along with two of his comrades, on 23rd March of 1931. Who were those two?
(A) Rajguru and Sukhdev
(B) Sukhdev and B.K. Dutt
(C) Rajguru and B.K. Dutt
(D) Chandra Shekhar Azad and Sukhdev
Ans: (A)
423. Name the first recorded Muslim who was hanged for Indian freedom.
(A) Mohammad Ali
(B) Shaukat Ali
(C) Ashfaqullah Khan
(D) Azizuddin
Ans: (C)
424. Which of the following revolutionary was not hanged for the Lahore conspiracy?
(A) Batukeshwar Dutt
(B) Sukhdev
(C) Sardar Bhagat Singh
(D) Rajguru
Ans: (A)
425. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
(A) Howrah Conspiracy Case – 1910
(B) Victoria Conspiracy Case – 1914
(C) Lahore Conspiracy Case – 1916 and 1930
(D) Kakori Conspiracy Case – 1924
Ans: (D)
426. Which of the following trials attracted worldwide publicity and drew sympathetic comments from Albert Einstein, H.G. Wells, Harold Laski and Roosevelt in favour of the convicts?
(A) INA trial
(B) Lahore conspiracy case
(C) Meerut conspiracy case
(D) None of the above
Ans: (C)
427. Who among the following organized the famous Chattagaon armoury raid?
(A) Laxmi Sehgal
(B) Surya Sen
(C) Batukeshwar Dutt
(D) J.M. Sengupta
Ans: (B)
428. Muzaffar Ahmad, S.A. Dange, Shaukat Usmani and Nalini Gupta were jailed for which conspiracy?
(A) Kakori train heist
(B) Chattagaon Armoury raid
(C) Meerut conspiracy case
(D) Kanpur Bolshevik conspiracy case
Ans: (D)
429. On what charge was Jatin Das arrested?
(A) Meerut Conspiracy
(B) Peshawar Conspiracy
(C) Lahore Conspiracy
(D) Chattagaon Armed Dacoity
Ans: (C)
430. Martyr of least age in the war of Independence was
(A) Sukhdev
(B) Ashfaqullah Khan
(C) Khudiram Bose
(D) Hemu Kalani
Ans: (C)
431. Under whose chairmanship a committee formed to defend the accused in Kakori Case?
(A) Acharya Narendra Dev
(B) Govind Ballabh Pant
(C) Chandrabhanu Gupta
(D) Motilal Nehru
Ans: (B)
432. The freedom fighter who died in jail due to a hunger strike was
(A) Bhagat Singh
(B) Bipin Chandra Pal
(C) Jatin Das
(D) S.C. Bose
Ans: (C)
433. Which of the following revolutionary was hanged at the Gorakhpur Jail?
(A) Ram Prasad Bismil
(B) Rajendra Lahiri
(C) Roshan Singh
(D) Ashfaqullah Khan
Ans: (A)
434. Who propounded the doctrine of ‘Passive Resistance?
(A) Mahatma Gandhi
(B) Bipin Chandra Pal
(C) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(D) Aurobindo Ghosh
Ans: (D)
435. Who among the following female revolutionary fired at the English Governor (Chancellor) while receiving her degree at the convocation?
(A) Shanti Ghosh
(B) Suniti Chaudhary
(C) Bina Das
(D) Kalpana Dutta (Joshi)
Ans: (C)
436. Which one of the following was an extremist?
(A) Feroz Shah Mehta
(B) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
(C) Bipin Chandra Pal
(D) None of the above
Ans: (C)
437. Which amongst the following statements is/are true about V.D. Savarkar?
1. He founded Abhinav Bharat – A revolutionary organization.
2. In order to inspire Indian nationalists, he wrote the biography of Mazzini.
3. He also authored ‘The Indian War of Independence-1857’ which provides a nationalist view of the revolt of 1857.
4. He jumped into the sea from the sailing ship in order to escape British captivity. Choose the correct answer.
(A) 1, 2, 3 and 4
(B) Only 3 and 4
(C) Only 1, 3 and 4
(D) Only 1 and 4
Ans: (A)
438. Who said, “criticism and independent thought are the two characteristics of a revolutionary”?
(A) Bhagat Singh
(B) Ram Prasad Bismil
(C) Sachindra Nath Sanyal
(D) Bhagwati Charan Vohra
Ans: (A)
439. Lahore conspiracy case resulted in the hanging of
1. Ram Prasad Bismil
2. Roshan Singh
3. Bhagat Singh
4. Sukhdev
5. Rajguru Select the correct answer from the code given below. 

Code
(A) 1 and 2 

(B) 1, 2 and 4
(C) 2, 3 and 4 

(D) 3, 4 and 5
Ans: (D)
440. Who among the following threw a bomb in the Central Legislative Assembly on April 8, 1929, to make the deaf British Government hear?
1. Bhagat Singh
2. Sukhdev
3. Rajguru
4. Batukeshwar Dutt Select the answer from the code given below. 

Code
(A) 1 and 2 

(B) 2 and 3
(C) 1 and 3 

(D) 1 and 4
Ans: (D)
441. Given below is a list of organizations. Select those engaged in revolutionary activities, using the codes given below the lists.
1. Abhinav Bharat
2. Anushilan Samiti
3. New Nationalist Party
4. Indian Patriot Association 

Code
(A) 1, 2 and 3 

(B) 1 and 2
(C) 2, 3 and 4 

(D) 1, 2 and 4
Ans: (B)
442. Given below is a list of some cases. Select their correct chronological order by using the codes given at the end.
1. Lahore case 2. Kakori case
3. Meerut case 4. Kanpur case Code
(A) 1, 3, 2 and 4 

(B) 2, 4, 3 and 1
(C) 1, 4, 2 and 3 

(D) 1, 4, 3 and 2
Ans: (C)
443. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists. List-I
(a) Abhinav Bharat Society
(b) Anushilan Samiti
(c) Gadar Party
(d) Swaraj Party List-II
1. Sri Aurobindo Ghosh
2. Lala Hardayal
3. C.R. Das
4. V.D. Savarkar 

Code
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 4 1 3 2 

(B) 1 4 3 2
(C) 1 4 2 3 

(D) 4 1 2 3
Ans: (D)
444. Consider the following statements and select the correct answer from the code given below.
1. Subhash Chandra Bose formed the Forward Block.
2. Bhagat Singh was one of the founders of the Hindustan Republican Socialist Association. Code
(A) Only 1 is correct
(B) Only 2 is correct
(C) Both 1 and 2 are correct
(D) None of the above
Ans: (C)
445. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists. 

List-I
(a) Chattagoan Armoury Raid
(b) Kakori Conspiracy
(c) Lahore Conspiracy
(d) Ghadar Party 

List-II
1. Lala Hardayal
2. Jatin Das
3. Surya Sen
4. Ram Prasad Bismil
5. Vasudeo Phadke Code
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 3 4 1 5 

(B) 4 3 2 5
(C) 3 4 2 1 

(D) 2 4 3 1
Ans: (C)
446. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists. 

List-I (Organizations)
(a) Abhinav Bharat
(b) Mitra Mela
(c) Indian Republican Army
(d) Hindustan Republic Association 

List-II (Founders)
1. V.D. Savarkar
2. G.D. Savarkar
3. S.N. Sanyal
4. S. Sen Code
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 1 2 3 4 

(B) 2 3 1 4
(C) 4 2 3 1 

(D) 2 1 4 3
Ans: (D)
447. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists. 

List-I
(a) Chattagaon Armoury Raid
(b) Abhinav Bharat
(c) Anushilan Samiti
(d) Kuka Movement 

List-II
1. Kalpana Dutt
2. Guru Ram Singh
3. Vinayak Damodar Savarkar
4. Aurobindo Ghosh 

Code
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 1 3 4 2 (B) 1 3 2 4
(C) 3 1 2 4 (D) 3 1 4 2
Ans: (A)
448. Match the following on the basis of the end of lives of the following revolutionaries. List-I
(a) Jatin Das
(b) Chandra Shekhar Azad
(c) Bhagat Singh
(d) Kalpana Dutt 

List-II
1. During life imprisonment
2. Hunger strike
3. During the encounter
4. Hanged 

Code
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 3 2 4 1 (B) 2 3 4 1
(C) 2 3 1 4 (D) 3 4 1 2
Ans: (B)
449. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists. 

List-I (Associations)
(a) Revolt group
(b) Hindustan Republican Association
(c) Hindustan Socialist Republican Association
(d) Punjab Naujawan Bharat Sabha 

List-II (Founders)
1. Ram Prasad Bismil
2. Chandra Shekhar Azad
3. Lala Lajpat Rai
4. Bhagat Singh
5. Surya Sen Code
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 1 3 4 5 

(B) 3 4 2 1
(C) 4 5 2 3 

(D) 5 1 2 4
Ans: (D)