Knowledge Check: Indian Freedom struggle
Q1: The Revolt of 1857 started from
A) Delhi
B) Meerut
C) Kanpur
D) Lucknow
Q2: Mangal Pandey attacked British officers at
A) Meerut
B) Barrackpore
C) Delhi
D) Jhansi
Q3: The sepoys declared Bahadur Shah Zafar as the Emperor of India at
A) Meerut
B) Delhi
C) Kanpur
D) Lucknow
Q4: Rani Lakshmibai fought for the Revolt at
A) Delhi
B) Kanpur
C) Jhansi
D) Awadh
Q5: Nana Saheb led the Revolt at
A) Jhansi
B) Kanpur
C) Lucknow
D) Bareilly
Q6: Begum Hazrat Mahal led the Revolt at
A) Kanpur
B) Jhansi
C) Lucknow
D) Delhi
Q7: Kunwar Singh led the Revolt in
A) Bihar
B) Bengal
C) Punjab
D) Madras
Q8: After 1857, the Governor-General was given the new title of
A) King
B) Viceroy
C) President
D) Prime Minister
Q9: Queen Victoria’s Proclamation was issued in
A) 1857
B) 1858
C) 1909
D) 1919
Q10: After 1857, the proportion of Indian soldiers in the army was
A) Increased
B) Reduced
C) Same
D) Removed
Q11: The Indian National Congress was founded in
A) 1885
B) 1905
C) 1919
D) 1920
Q12: The first President of Indian National Congress was
A) Dadabhai Naoroji
B) W.C. Banerjee
C) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
D) Surendranath Banerjee
Q13: The Moderates believed in
A) Violent methods
B) Prayers, petitions and meetings
C) Boycott
D) Armed struggle
Q14: The Rowlatt Act was passed in
A) 1917
B) 1919
C) 1920
D) 1930
Q15: Gandhi returned to India from South Africa in
A) 1915
B) 1919
C) 1920
D) 1930
Q16: The Non-Cooperation Movement was launched in
A) 1919
B) 1920
C) 1930
D) 1942
Q17: The Non-Cooperation Movement was called off after
A) Jallianwala Bagh
B) Chauri Chaura incident
C) Simon Commission
D) Dandi March
Q18: The Simon Commission came to India in
A) 1927
B) 1928
C) 1930
D) 1935
Q19: Purna Swaraj resolution was passed at Lahore session in
A) 1927
B) 1929
C) 1930
D) 1942
Q20: The Dandi Salt March started on 12 March 1930 and reached Dandi on
A) 5 April
B) 6 April
C) 6 May
D) 12 April
Q21: Gandhi-Irwin Pact was signed on
A) 5 March 1931
B) 6 April 1930
C) 26 January 1930
D) 15 August 1947
Q22: Quit India Movement was launched on
A) 8 August 1942
B) 9 August 1942
C) 26 January 1930
D) 15 August 1947
Q23: The Indian National Army (INA) was formed by
A) Gandhi
B) Subhas Chandra Bose
C) Jawaharlal Nehru
D) Bhagat Singh
Q24: Subhas Chandra Bose gave the slogan
A) Do or Die
B) Jai Hind
C) Inquilab Zindabad
D) Satyameva Jayate
Q25: The Cabinet Mission came to India in
A) 1942
B) 1946
C) 1947
D) 1935
Q26: India got independence on
A) 26 January 1950
B) 15 August 1947
C) 26 November 1949
D) 15 August 1950
Q27: A school boy refuses to salute the British flag during 1857. This shows
A) Fear of British
B) Love for British
C) Feeling against British rule
D) Respect for school
Q28: A farmer stops paying revenue during Non-Cooperation Movement. He is following
A) Gandhi’s call
B) British law
C) Zamindar order
D) Village rule
Q29: The Khilafat Movement was started to support
A) Turkish Khalifa
B) Indian King
C) British Queen
D) French President
Q30: The Swaraj Party was formed by
A) Gandhi and Nehru
B) Motilal Nehru and C.R. Das
C) Subhas Bose and Bhagat Singh
D) Lala Lajpat Rai and Tilak
Q31: Which is NOT a cause of 1857 Revolt?
A) Greased cartridges
B) Doctrine of Lapse
C) High revenue demand
D) Free education for all
Q32: The Naval Mutiny took place in
A) 1942
B) 1946
C) 1930
D) 1920
Q33: Mountbatten Plan was announced on
A) 3 June 1947
B) 15 August 1947
C) 26 January 1950
D) 2 October 1947
Q34: The first Round Table Conference was held in
A) 1930
B) 1931
C) 1932
D) 1942
Q35: The Jallianwala Bagh massacre took place on
A) 13 April 1919
B) 10 May 1857
C) 8 August 1942
D) 6 April 1930
Q36: Alluri Sitarama Raju led tribal revolt in Andhra during
A) 1857
B) 1922-24
C) 1930
D) 1942
Q37: Tanguturi Prakasam was called Andhra Kesari for his role in
A) Simon Go Back
B) Salt Satyagraha
C) Quit India
D) Non-Cooperation
Q38: The Chirala-Perala boycott (1921) in Andhra was led by
A) Duggirala Gopalakrishnayya
B) Alluri Sitarama Raju
C) Potti Sriramulu
D) Kandukuri Veeresalingam
Q39: Potti Sriramulu fasted for separate Andhra state and died in
A) 1947
B) 1952
C) 1956
D) 1969
Q40: Vandemataram Movement in Andhra (1907) was part of
A) Swadeshi Movement
B) Non-Cooperation
C) Civil Disobedience
D) Quit India