Q.1:- The main grievance of the peasants in the Champaran Satyagraha (1917) was regarding the ?
- Abwabs on illegal taxes
- Oppression of the landlords
- Land revenue demands
- Tinkathiya systems
Q.2:- Which Sikh Guru assumed the title ‘Saccha Padshah’ ?
- Guru Nanak
- Guru Tegbahadur
- Guru Hargovind
- Guru Gobind Singh
Q.3:- The East India Company secured the Diwani from ?
- Sujauddaulah
- Aurangzeb
- Bahadur Shah
- Shah Alam II
Q.4:- Who was the Governor General when the first Anglo-Burmese was started ?
- George Barlow
- Lord Hastings
- Lord Minto
- Lord Amherst
Q.5:- During the colonial period of India, Asiatic Society of Bengal was founded ?
- For carrying on researches into the past history and antiquities of India
- To examine the policy of colonial discrimination against the Indians
- For developing English education in India
- For carrying out social reforms
Q.6:- The original name of Swami Dayanand Saraswati was ?
- Mula Shankar
- Abhi Shankar
- Gauri Shankar
- Daya Shankar
Q.7:- ‘Hati’ system concerned ?
- Bonded labour
- Untouchability
- Exploitation of peasants
- Illiteracy
Q.8:- The Mohammadan Anglo-Oriental College of Aligarh was founded by ?
- Ali Jinnah
- Mohammad Ali
- Shuakat Ali
- Sir Syed Ahmed Khan
Q.9:- In India, the first bank of limited liability managed by Indians and founded in 1881 was ?
- Hindustan Commercial Bank
- Punjab and Sind Bank
- Punjab National Bank
- Oudh (Awadh) Commercial Bank
Q.10:- Under which of the following systems, the British Government collected revenue directly from the farmers ?
- Zamindari
- Ryotwari
- Annawari
- Desaiwari
Q.11:- Which British Commander was defeated by the Santhals in 1855 ?
- Captain Nek Feville
- Bastain
- Major Burrough
- Colonel White
Q.12:- Indian Factory Act was promulgated in ?
- 1861
- 1881
- 1887
- 1898
Q.13:- The founder president of All India Kisan Sabha was ?
- Acharya Narendra Dev
- Sahajanand Saraswati
- Bankim Mukherjee
- Jay Prakash Narayan
Q.14:- Which was the working area of Birsa Munda ?
- Champaran
- Ranchi
- Balia
- Alipur
Q.15:- The first All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC) was founded in 1920 by ?
- M. Joshi
- Purushottamdas Thakurdas
- V. Giri
- Shyama Prasad Mukherji
Q.16:- Gandhiji’s Champaran Movement was for ?
- The security of rights of Harijans
- Civil Disobedience Movement
- Maintaining the unity of Hindu Society
- Solving the problem of Indigo Workers
Q.17:- During which one of the following movements did Mahatma Gandhi write : ‘Personally I am so sick of slavery that I am even prepared to take the rise of anarchy’ ?
- Home Rule Movement
- Non-Cooperation Movement
- Civil Disobedience Movement
- Quit India Movement
Q.18:- Who was the Governor General of India during the launch of Civil Disobedience Movement ?
- Lord Chelmsford
- Lord Reading
- Lord Irwin
- Lord Wavell
Q.19:- Till date, who is the only Indian to have been awarded the Nobel Prize for literature ?
- Ramdhari Singh Dinkar
- Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
- Rabindra Nath Tagore
- K. Narayan
Q.20:- Who has written ‘Jhanda Geet’ ?
- Rabindra Nath Tagore
- Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
- Maithilisharan Gupta
- Shyamlal Gupta ‘Parshad’
Q.21:- Which one among the following newspapers, was published first ?
- The Madras Mail
- The Times of India
- The Bengali Gazette
- The Indian Social Reformer
Q.22:- Who among the following was called ‘Tagore of Punjab’ ?
- Puran Singh
- Mohan Singh
- Kartar Singh Duggal
- Amrita Pritam
Q.23:- Who wrote ‘Discovery of India’ ?
- Jawahar Lal Nehru
- Lala Lajpat Rai
- Dadabhai Naoroji
- Moti Lal Nehru
Q.24:- Which one of the following books is associated with the rise of national movement in India ?
- Gitanjali
- Anand Math
- Satyartha Prakash
- Gita Rahasya
Q.25:- Who was the founder of Hindu Mela ?
- Nabagopal Mitra
- Bal Gangadhar Tilak
- Akshay Kumar Dutt
- Surendranath Bannerjee
