Question 1:
Who was the first Governor-General of independent India?
(a) Lord Mountbatten
(b) Jawaharlal Nehru
(c) C. Rajagopalachari
(d) Rajendra Prasad
Answer: (c) C. Rajagopalachari
Question 2:
The Quit India Movement was launched in which year?
(a) 1942
(b) 1947
(c) 1930
(d) 1929
Answer: (a) 1942
Question 3:
The famous “Salt March” or “Dandi March” was led by which Indian leader?
(a) Subhas Chandra Bose
(b) Jawaharlal Nehru
(c) Mahatma Gandhi
(d) Lala Lajpat Rai
Answer: (c) Mahatma Gandhi
Question 4:
Who was the last Viceroy of India?
(a) Lord Curzon
(b) Lord Mountbatten
(c) Lord Wavell
(d) Lord Linlithgow
Answer: (b) Lord Mountbatten
Question 5:
The Indian National Congress was founded in which year?
(a) 1857
(b) 1906
(c) 1885
(d) 1947
Answer: (c) 1885
Question 6:
Who was the first woman President of the Indian National Congress?
(a) Sarojini Naidu
(b) Kasturba Gandhi
(c) Annie Besant
(d) Begum Hazrat Mahal
Answer: (a) Sarojini Naidu
Question 7:
Which of the following events marked the beginning of the First War of Indian Independence (1857)?
(a) Jallianwala Bagh massacre
(b) Revolt of 1857
(c) Partition of Bengal
(d) Salt March
Answer: (b) Revolt of 1857
Question 8:
Who was the founder of the All India Muslim League?
(a) Muhammad Ali Jinnah
(b) Sir Syed Ahmed Khan
(c) Lala Lajpat Rai
(d) Maulana Azad
Answer: (b) Sir Syed Ahmed Khan
Question 9:
The Lahore Resolution, which later led to the creation of Pakistan, was passed in which year?
(a) 1940
(b) 1930
(c) 1947
(d) 1929
Answer: (a) 1940
Question 10:
The “Swadeshi Movement” was launched in response to which event?
(a) Jallianwala Bagh massacre
(b) Partition of Bengal
(c) Salt March
(d) Quit India Movement
Answer: (b) Partition of Bengal