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Q1.India gained independence from British rule on which date?
- A.26 January 1950
- B.9 August 1942
- C.15 August 1947✓ Correct Answer
- D.2 October 1947
Explanation: India became independent on 15 August 1947; Jawaharlal Nehru delivered the "Tryst with Destiny" speech at midnight.
Q2.The Battle of Plassey, which laid the foundation of British rule in India, was fought on which date?
- A.22 October 1764
- B.5 November 1556
- C.21 April 1526
- D.23 June 1757✓ Correct Answer
Explanation: Robert Clive defeated Siraj-ud-Daulah at Plassey on 23 June 1757.
Q3.The Revolt of 1857 began at which place on 10 May 1857?
- A.Meerut✓ Correct Answer
- B.Delhi
- C.Kanpur
- D.Jhansi
Explanation: Sepoys at Meerut revolted on 10 May 1857 and marched to Delhi, proclaiming Bahadur Shah Zafar leader.
Q4.The Jallianwala Bagh massacre took place at Amritsar on which date?
- A.13 March 1919
- B.13 April 1919✓ Correct Answer
- C.13 April 1920
- D.30 January 1948
Explanation: General Dyer ordered firing on an unarmed crowd gathered at Jallianwala Bagh on Baisakhi, 13 April 1919.
Q5.August Kranti Diwas, observed on 9 August, commemorates which movement launched in 1942?
- A.Quit India Movement✓ Correct Answer
- B.Non-Cooperation Movement
- C.Civil Disobedience Movement
- D.Swadeshi Movement
Explanation: The Quit India resolution was passed on 8 August 1942 at Gowalia Tank, Bombay, and the movement began on 9 August.
Q6.The Partition of Bengal, announced by Lord Curzon, came into effect on which date?
- A.16 October 1905✓ Correct Answer
- B.7 August 1905
- C.12 December 1911
- D.16 October 1911
Explanation: Bengal was partitioned on 16 October 1905, which led to the Swadeshi Movement; it was annulled in 1911.
Q7.The Chauri Chaura incident, after which Gandhi withdrew the Non-Cooperation Movement, occurred on which date?
- A.4 March 1922
- B.12 March 1930
- C.4 February 1922✓ Correct Answer
- D.4 February 1930
Explanation: A mob burnt a police station at Chauri Chaura (Gorakhpur) on 4 February 1922, killing 22 policemen.
Q8.The Kakori train action by the Hindustan Republican Association took place on which date?
- A.9 August 1942
- B.9 August 1925✓ Correct Answer
- C.9 January 1915
- D.9 September 1925
Explanation: Ram Prasad Bismil and others looted the government treasury on a train at Kakori near Lucknow on 9 August 1925.
Q9.The Poona Pact between Gandhi and Ambedkar was signed on which date?
- A.24 August 1932
- B.16 August 1932
- C.5 March 1931
- D.24 September 1932✓ Correct Answer
Explanation: The Poona Pact of 24 September 1932 replaced separate electorates for the Depressed Classes with reserved seats in joint electorates.
Q10.Gandhi's Dandi March, the start of the Civil Disobedience Movement, began on which date?
- A.6 April 1930
- B.12 March 1930✓ Correct Answer
- C.12 January 1930
- D.5 March 1931
Explanation: Gandhi left Sabarmati Ashram with 78 followers on 12 March 1930 and broke the salt law at Dandi on 6 April.
Q11.Pravasi Bharatiya Divas, 9 January, marks the return to India of whom in 1915?
- A.Subhas Chandra Bose
- B.Mahatma Gandhi✓ Correct Answer
- C.Dadabhai Naoroji
- D.Swami Vivekananda
Explanation: Gandhi returned from South Africa to Bombay on 9 January 1915; Pravasi Bharatiya Divas has been observed on this date since 2003.
Q12.The National Emergency (internal) was declared by the Indira Gandhi government on which date in 1975?
- A.26 June
- B.25 May
- C.25 June✓ Correct Answer
- D.25 July
Explanation: The Emergency under Article 352 was proclaimed on the night of 25 June 1975 and lasted until 21 March 1977.
Q13.Goa was liberated from Portuguese rule through which Indian military operation in December 1961?
- A.Operation Trident
- B.Operation Vijay✓ Correct Answer
- C.Operation Polo
- D.Operation Meghdoot
Explanation: Operation Vijay ended Portuguese rule in Goa, Daman and Diu on 19 December 1961; Goa Liberation Day is observed on that date.
Q14.Sikkim became the 22nd state of the Indian Union on which date?
- A.16 May 1974
- B.26 January 1975
- C.16 May 1975✓ Correct Answer
- D.15 August 1975
Explanation: The 36th Constitutional Amendment (1975) made Sikkim a full state on 16 May 1975.
Q15.The Simon Commission arrived in India on 3 February 1928 and faced which famous slogan of protest?
- A.Do or Die
- B.Quit India
- C.Simon Go Back✓ Correct Answer
- D.Inquilab Zindabad
Explanation: The all-white Simon Commission, which excluded Indians, was met with black flags and "Simon Go Back" slogans.
Q16.In which year did Gandhi launch the Champaran Satyagraha, his first Satyagraha in India?
- A.1915
- B.1918
- C.1919
- D.1917✓ Correct Answer
Explanation: The Champaran Satyagraha (1917) in Bihar protested the forced cultivation of indigo under the tinkathia system.
Q17.The Battle of Buxar, after which the East India Company obtained the Diwani of Bengal, was fought on which date?
- A.22 October 1764✓ Correct Answer
- B.23 June 1757
- C.22 October 1765
- D.12 August 1765
Explanation: Hector Munro defeated the combined forces of Mir Qasim, Shuja-ud-Daula and Shah Alam II at Buxar on 22 October 1764.
Q18.The First Battle of Panipat, which established Mughal rule in India, was fought on which date?
- A.21 April 1526✓ Correct Answer
- B.5 November 1556
- C.17 March 1527
- D.21 April 1556
Explanation: Babur defeated Ibrahim Lodi at Panipat on 21 April 1526.
Q19.The Mountbatten Plan, which proposed the partition of India, was announced on which date?
- A.3 March 1947
- B.15 August 1947
- C.16 May 1946
- D.3 June 1947✓ Correct Answer
Explanation: The plan was announced on 3 June 1947; the Indian Independence Act followed on 18 July 1947.
Q20.The Gandhi-Irwin Pact, which suspended the Civil Disobedience Movement, was signed on which date?
- A.5 March 1930
- B.24 September 1932
- C.5 April 1931
- D.5 March 1931✓ Correct Answer
Explanation: The pact signed on 5 March 1931 let Gandhi attend the Second Round Table Conference in London.
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