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Q1mediummcqGeneral AwarenessSSC Selection Post 2021 Matriculation Level2026
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In which of the following years did Shah Alam grant the Diwani of Bengal province, i.e. the responsibility of collecting revenue, to the East India Company?
Q2hardmcqGeneral AwarenessSSC Selection Post 2021 Matriculation Level2026
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In 1954, in which of the following states did the Indian Government decide to integrate Chandranagar (also called Chandernagore), which was under the rule of the French?
Q3hardmcqGeneral AwarenessSSC Selection Post 2021 Matriculation Level2026
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In which of the following years did the British suffer defeat in the Battle of Chinhat?
Q4mediummcqGeneral AwarenessSSC Exam2026
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During the British rule in India, who among the following unfurled the flag of India in Germany in 1907?
Q5mediummcqGeneral AwarenessSSC Exam2026
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In 1908 Khudiram Bose along with ________ was involved in throwing a bomb at a carriage believing it to be occupied by Kingsford, the then sitting judge of Muzaffarpur.
Q6hardmcqHistorySSC CGL2026
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The Vidhava Vivaha Uttejaka Mandal (Society for Encouragement of Widow Marriage) was established in _________ in the second half of the nineteenth century.
Q7mediummcqHistorySSC CGL2026
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________ introduced the daroga system, replacing zamindari thanedars under the direct control of the district head and on its payroll.
Q8mediummcqHistorySSC CGL2026
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Which of the following statements about Bharat Naujawan Sabha is INCORRECT?
Q9mediummcqGeneral AwarenessCompetitive Exam2026
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Who among the following founded the Khudai Khidmatgars or the Red Shirts, a powerful non-violent movement?
Q10mediummcqHistorySSC CGL2026
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Who has served maximum time as the Prime Minister of India?
Q11mediummcqGeneral AwarenessCompetitive Exam2026
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The Ryotwari system, devised by Thomas Munro, in which peasant cultivators had to pay annual taxes directly to the government, was prevalent in which of the following present-day states/provinces?
Q12mediummcqHistoryCompetitive Exam Practice2026
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The Swadeshi Movement started in India during the:
Q13easymcqGeneral StudiesCompetitive Exam2026
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Which battle marked the beginning of the British colonial rule in India?
Q14mediummcqHistoryWBCS Prelims 20182026
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Who was the first Muslim President of Indian National Congress?
Q15mediummcqGeneral StudiesWBCS Prelims 20182026
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Which Governor-General of India advocated and systematically planned rapid railway construction in India?
Q16mediummcqIndian HistoryWBCS Prelims 20182026
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Who among the following was associated with the French?
Q17mediummcqHistorySSC GD2026
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The British ruled India for nearly:
Q18mediummcqHistoryCompetitive Exams2026
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Mahatma Gandhi called a halt to the Non-Cooperation Movement after the Chauri Chaura incident. Where among the following places is Chauri Chaura located?
Q19mediummcqHistoryWBCS Prelims 20182026
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Who gave the slogan 'Back to Vedas'?
Q20mediummcqHistorySSC GD2026
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The Prime Minister who led India during the 1965 war with Pakistan is:
Q21mediummcqHistoryWBCS Prelims 20182026
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Party founded by Subhash Bose was
Q22mediummcqGeneral AwarenessSSC GD2026
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Where did the Chipko movement first started in India?
Q23mediummcqHistoryWBCS Prelims 20182026
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Who wrote the book 'Ghulamgiri'?
Q24mediummcqHistoryCompetitive Exams2026
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Who among the following was the Viceroy of British India when the Shimla conference was held in 1945?
Q25mediummcqHistoryCompetitive Exams2026
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Whom did Lord Curzon entrust as architect for Victoria Memorial Hall?
Q26mediummcqHistorySSC CGL2026
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The decision to effect the Partition of Bengal was announced in 1905 by?
Q27mediummcqHistorySSC General Awareness2026
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Baji Rao II () was the ruler of which dynasty?
Q28mediummcqGeneral AwarenessStaff Selection Commission2026
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In 1883, which of the following allowed Indians to try Europeans in courts of law?
Q29mediummcqHistorySSC CGL2026
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Who addressed the Congress as President in 1887 thus - "This Congress is composed of the representatives, not of any one class or community of India, but of all the different communities of India"?
Q30mediummcqHistorySSC CGL2026
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The Principal of a Sanskrit College who represented a blend of Indian and Western culture was __________.
Q31mediummcqHistorySSC CGL2026
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The Muslim League announced ______ 1946 as ‘Direct Action Day’.
Q32mediummcqHistoryGeneral Practice2026
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Who passed the 'Vernacular Press Act'?
Q33mediummcqHistoryWBCS Prelims2026
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Hind Mazdoor Sangh was founded by
Q34mediummcqGeneral StudiesWBCS Prelims 20152026
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In which year the capital of India was shifted from Calcutta to Delhi?
Q35mediummcqHistoryGeneral Practice2026
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Who was the defence lawyer at the INA trials of 1946?
Q36mediummcqHistoryGeneral Practice2026
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The major difference between the moderates and the extremists in the Congress session of 1907 was regarding?
Q37mediummcqGeneral AwarenessStaff Selection Commission2026
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__________ was elected as the president of the third session of Indian National Congress.
Q38mediummcqHistorySSC CGL2026
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Which of the following parts of India was affected by the Kuka movement?
Q39mediummcqGeneral AwarenessSSC CGL2026
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Who among the following was the Prime Minister of United Kingdom at the time of India’s independence?
Q40mediummcqHistoryWBCS Prelims2026
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Servants of India Society was founded by
Q41mediummcqHistoryCompetitive Exam2026
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Rashtrapati Bhavan was built in ______.
Q42mediummcqHistoryGeneral Practice2026
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When the Muslim League was established?
Q43mediummcqGeneral StudiesWBCS Prelims 20152026
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Partition of Bengal was withdrawn in
Q44mediummcqGeneral AwarenessSSC CGL2026
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Under _____ a new policy of “paramountcy” was initiated. In this policy the Company claimed that its authority was paramount or supreme, hence its power was greater than that of Indian states.
Q45mediummcqHistoryGeneral Practice2026
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Who introduced the railways and telegraphs in India?
Q46mediummcqHistoryGeneral Practice2026
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Who introduced the system of Civil Service?
Q47mediummcqHistoryMock Test2026
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In which year was the Battle of Buxar fought?
Q48mediummcqHistoryGeneral Practice2026
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Who among the following was not associated with the Home Rule movement?
Q49easymcqGeneral AwarenessSSC Selection Post 2021 Matriculation Level2026
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Which of the following villages is related to the 'Bhoodan Movement' initiated by Vinoba Bhave?
Q50mediummcqGeneral KnowledgePractice Paper2026
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Which of the following political leaders wrote "Prison Diary", a work reflecting on the period of the Emergency in India?
Q51mediummcqHistoryIndian Competitive Exam Prep2026
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The leader of the Tana Bhagat movement was
Q52mediummcqHistoryGeneral Knowledge2026
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Who became the Congress President after the resignation of Subhas Chandra Bose?
Q53mediummcqHistory & CivicsPrepp2026
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Match the following movements/organizations with their respective founders:

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Q54mediummcqGeneral AwarenessSSC Selection Post 2021 Matriculation Level2026
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In which year did Debendranath Tagore establish the Tattvabodhini Sabha?
Q55mediummcqHistoryGeneral Knowledge2026
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Who was sent by the Indian National Congress to represent its views at the Versailles Conference in 1919?
Q56mediummcqIndian HistoryCompetitive Examination2026
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Which among the following was circulated as symbols by the rebels during the Revolt of 1857?
Q57mediummcqGeneral Knowledge and General AwarenessSSC CPO 20242026
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Who among the following was a pioneer of widow remarriage in Maharashtra and also opened a school for girls in Poona along with his wife?
Q58mediummcqIndian HistoryCompetitive Examination2026
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The Vice President of the interim government formed in 1946 was
Q59mediummcqIndian HistoryCompetitive Examination2026
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‘The Notes on Infant Marriage and Enforced Widowhood’ was written by
Q60mediummcqHistoryGeneral Practice2026
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Who was Titumir? The leader of
Q61mediummcqHistoryGeneral Knowledge2026
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Who was first selected by Gandhiji for his ‘Individual Satyagraha’ movement?
Q62mediummcqIndian HistoryCompetitive Examination2026
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Who was the first Indian ruler to join the Subsidiary Alliance?
Q63hardmcqGeneral AwarenessSSC Selection Post 2021 Matriculation Level2026
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In which of the following years was the Women's Indian Association established in Madras (Chennai)?
Q64mediummcqGeneral AwarenessSSC CGL2026
The first train steamed off from Mumbai to ________.
Q65mediummcqIndian HistoryGeneral Knowledge Competitive Exams2026
Which of the following Pacts succeeded the Communal Award of 1932?
Q66mediummcqGeneral StudiesPractice Test2026
Who authored the book titled "India for Indians"?
Q67mediummcqGeneral StudiesPractice Paper2026
The Madras Native Association was founded in :
Q68mediummcqGeneral AwarenessSSC Combined Graduate Level Exam2026
Sanskrit College at Benaras was founded by_________.
Q69mediummcqIndian HistoryGeneral Knowledge Competitive Exams2026
All India Kisan Sabha was founded in 1936 at Indian National Congress (INC) ________ Session as All India Kisan Congress.
Q70mediummcqHistoryCompetitive Exam2026
The battle of Plassey was fought between the East India Company, force headed by Robert Clive, and the Nawab of Bengal, ________ in 1757.
Q71mediummcqHistoryCompetitive Exam2026
Who among the following was one of the founders of the Swaraj Party?
Q72mediummcqHistoryIndian Competitive Exams2026
The historic Salt March was started by Mahatma Gandhi and his followers from ________.
Q73mediummcqGeneral StudiesCompetitive Exam2026
Who among the following personalities renounced his knighthood after the Jallianwala Bagh massacre?
Q74mediummcqGeneral StudiesCompetitive Exam2026
The Quit India Resolution was ratified in the ________ session of Indian National Congress to launch the movement.
Q75mediummcqHistoryIndian Competitive Exams2026
Post 1857 revolt, the Peel commission was set up to give recommendations on reorganisation of British India ___________.
Q76mediummcqHistorySSC CHSL Previous Year Paper2026
Which of the following agreements between India and Pakistan is also known as the 'Nehru-Liaquat Agreement'?
Q77mediummcqHistorySSC CHSL Previous Year Paper2026
Gandhiji organised a satyagraha among cotton mill workers at Ahmedabad in the year_______.
Q78mediummcqHistoryIndian Polity & History Quiz2026
In which year did Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan assume office as the first Vice-President of India?
Q79mediummcqGeneral KnowledgePractice Test2026
Who was the Portuguese explorer and navigator and the first person to sail directly from Europe to India?
Q80mediummcqGeneral AwarenessPractice Test2026
The Battle of Plassey was fought between the East India Company and who among the following?
Q81mediummcqGeneral AwarenessIndian Competitive Exams2026
In the context of British rule in India, who among the following Governor-Generals created a professional cadre of company servants making provisions for them for generous salaries?
Q82mediummcqHistorySSC CGL2026
The Indian Education Commission of 1882 was appointed by:
Q83mediummcqHistorySSC CGL2026
Which of the following is known as Tipu Sultan's Summer Palace?
Q84easymcqGeneral StudiesAdda2472026
The Quit India Movement was launched in response to:
Q85mediummcqGeneral AwarenessIndian Competitive Exams2026
In the context of British rule in India, who among the following became the first Governor-General after the post of Governor was elevated to Governor-General of Bengal?
Q86mediummcqHistorySSC CGL2026
After the Santhal Revolt (1855-56), the Santhal Pargana was created, carving out 5,500 square miles from which of the following districts?
Q87mediummcqGeneral AwarenessGovernment Exams2026
Where did the Tebhaga Movement, an indigenous peasant agitation, take place between 1946 and 1947?
Q88mediummcqGeneral StudiesUP Police Assistant Operator Exam2026
In which year was the Simla Agreement signed between India and Pakistan?
Q89mediummcqGeneral Knowledge and General AwarenessSSC CPO 20242026
Who wrote the patriotic song ‘Sare Jahan Se Achha Hindustan Hamara’ that was published in the weekly journal Ittehad on 16 August 1904?
Q90mediummcqGeneral StudiesUP Police Assistant Operator Exam2026
Which freedom fighter is the author of the book "Introduction to Dreamland"?
Q91mediummcqGeneral AwarenessGovernment Exams2026
In which of the following years did Mahatma Gandhi represent India in the Second Round Table Conference to discuss constitutional reform in India?
Q92mediummcqHistoryPrepp2026
Under the Charter Act of 1833 in British India, the East India Company’s monopoly on trade with which of the following countries was abolished?
Q93mediummcqGeneral StudiesUP Police Assistant Operator Exam2026
Which Indian ruler was defeated by the British in the historic Battle of Buxar in 1764?
Q94mediummcqHistoryPrepp2026
In which year did the annexation of Awadh by Lord Dalhousie take place?
Q95mediummcqGeneral AwarenessSSC CGL2026
Who among the following is NOT associated with Brahmo Samaj?
Q96mediummcqGeneral AwarenessSSC CGL2026
The Veda Samaj of Madras was inspired by the _______.
Q97mediummcqGeneral AwarenessGovernment Exams2026
Operation ________ was the code name for the police action against the Princely State of Hyderabad in September 1948 by the newly independent republic of India.
Q98mediummcqHistory and CultureStaff Selection Commission2026
The Prevention of Seditious Meetings Act was passed in ________ by colonial Government.
Q99hardmcqEnvironmental StudiesUPTET 2021 Memory Based Paper 12026
What was 'Sandhya'?
Q100easymcqGeneral AwarenessSSC Selection Post 2021 Matriculation Level2026
Who among the following is the author of the book 'An Era of Darkness: The British Empire in India'?
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