The partition of Bengal in 1905 was ordered by which Viceroy?
Correct answer C. Lord Curzon
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Indian History MCQs
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The song ‘Vande Mataram’, a rallying cry of the Swadeshi movement, comes from which novel?
Correct answer A. Anandamath
The Indian Councils Act of 1909, known as the Morley-Minto Reforms, introduced what?
Correct answer D. Separate electorates for Muslims
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The Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms, enacted as the Government of India Act 1919, introduced which system in the provinces?
Correct answer A. Dyarchy
The Lucknow Pact of 1916 was an agreement between the Indian National Congress and which body?
Correct answer D. All-India Muslim League
Who invited Mahatma Gandhi to Champaran in 1917 to look into the grievances of indigo cultivators?
Correct answer B. Rajkumar Shukla
During which 1918 struggle did Gandhi undertake his first hunger strike in India?
Correct answer A. Ahmedabad mill strike
The Jallianwala Bagh firing on 13 April 1919 was ordered by which officer?
Correct answer D. Brigadier-General Reginald Dyer
Gandhi called off the Non-Cooperation Movement in February 1922 after violence at which place?
Correct answer C. Chauri Chaura
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Why was the Simon Commission boycotted by Indian parties in 1928?
Correct answer D. It had no Indian member
Dandi, where Gandhi broke the salt law on 6 April 1930, is located in which present-day district of Gujarat?
Correct answer A. Navsari
The Gandhi-Irwin Pact of March 1931 led to Gandhi attending which conference?
Correct answer D. Second Round Table Conference
The Poona Pact of 1932 was signed between Mahatma Gandhi and whom?
Correct answer C. B.R. Ambedkar
Which act introduced provincial autonomy in British India?
Correct answer A. Government of India Act 1935
Gandhi gave the call ‘Do or Die’ at the launch of the Quit India Movement in August 1942 at which ground in Bombay?
Correct answer D. Gowalia Tank Maidan
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Bhagat Singh threw bombs in the Central Legislative Assembly on 8 April 1929 along with whom?
Correct answer D. Batukeshwar Dutt
Chandrashekhar Azad died in an encounter with police in 1931 at which park in Allahabad?
Correct answer A. Alfred Park
The Buland Darwaza at Fatehpur Sikri commemorates Akbar’s conquest of which region?
Correct answer A. Gujarat
The ‘dahsala’ or zabti revenue system of Akbar is chiefly associated with which minister?
Correct answer C. Raja Todar Mal
In the Battle of Haldighati in 1576, Maharana Pratap fought against a Mughal army led by whom?
Correct answer B. Man Singh