Friends, welcome to an exciting and challenging quiz that will put your knowledge of India's rich and diverse history to the test. This quiz explores a wide range of topics related to British rule in India, from the East India Company to the entire Indian Revolution. The questions in this quiz will test your ability to remember important historical events and figures. So, if you think you know enough about the British era in India, take these quizzes.
GK Quiz - Indian History
Q1. When did the British East India Company establish its first factory in India?
a) 1615
b) 1650
c) 1700
d) 1750
Answer: a) 1615. The British East India Company established its first factory in India at Surat in 1615 and its second in 1616 at Masulipatnam on the Andhra Coast of the Bay of Bengal.
Q2. Who was the first Governor-General of India?
a) Lord Cornwallis
b) Lord Dalhousie
c) Lord William Bentinck
d) Warren Hastings
Answer: c) Lord William Bentinck became the first governor general of India in 1833. Warren Hastings was the first governor general of Bengal.
Q3. When was the Sepoy Mutiny also known as the First War of Indian Independence?
a) 1857-1858
b) 1860-1861
c) 1865-1866
d) 1870-1871
Answer: a) 1857-1858. The Sepoy Mutiny, also known as the First War of Indian Independence, occurred in 1857-1858.
Q4. Who introduced the Doctrine of Lapse in India?
a) Lord Dalhousie
b) Lord Canning
c) Lord Hastings
d) Lord Cornwallis
Answer: a) Lord Dalhousie. Lord Dalhousie introduced the Doctrine of Lapse in India in 1848, which stated that any Indian princely state that did not have a male heir could be annexed by the British.
Q5. Who founded the Indian National Congress in 1885?
a) Dadabhai Naoroji
b) Mahatma Gandhi
c) Jawaharlal Nehru
d) Allan Octavian Hume
Answer: d) Allan Octavian Hume. Allan Octavian Hume, a retired British civil servant, founded the Indian National Congress in 1885.
Q6. Who was the last Mughal emperor of India?
a) Bahadur Shah Zafar
b) Shah Jahan
c) Aurangzeb
d) Akbar
Answer: a) Bahadur Shah Zafar. Bahadur Shah Zafar was the last Mughal emperor of India, who was exiled to Rangoon after the Indian Rebellion of 1857.
Q7. When was the British Indian Empire partitioned into India and Pakistan?
a) 1947
b) 1950
c) 1955
d) 1960
Answer: a) 1947. The British Indian Empire was partitioned into India and Pakistan on August 15, 1947.
Q8. Who was the first Indian to be awarded the Nobel Prize?
a) Rabindranath Tagore
b) C.V. Raman
c) Amartya Sen
d) Kailash Satyarthi
Answer: a) Rabindranath Tagore. Rabindranath Tagore was the first Indian to be awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1913.
Q9. When All India Muslim League was formed?
a) 1885
b) 1919
c) 1906
d) 1942
Answer: c) 1906, on 30 December 1906, All India Muslim Leagues was formed at Dacca. It was formed to safeguard the rights of Indian Muslims.
Q10. Who was the Governor-General of India during the Great Revolt of 1857?
a) Lord Dalhousie
b) Lord Canning
c) Lord Cornwallis
d) Lord Hastings
Answer: b) Lord Canning. Lord Canning was the Governor-General of India during the Great Revolt of 1857.
Q11. When was the Jallianwala Bagh massacre?
a) 1919
b) 1921
c) 1923
d) 1925
Answer: a) 1919. A short distance away from the Golden Temple complex is a spacious park, Jallianwalla Bagh, where on April 13, 1919, British colonial government troops fired on a crowd of unarmed Indian protesters. According to British Govt. records, 379 people including men, women, and children were killed while 1,200 were injured in the indiscriminate firing ordered by Colonel Reginald Dyer.
Q12. Who founded the Indian National Army (INA)?
a) Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
b) Captain Mohan Singh
c) Jawaharlal Nehru
d) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Answer: b) Captain Mohan Singh. Indian National Army (INA) was formally established on 17 February 1942 by Captain Mohan Singh in Singapore, and Rash Behari Bose was appointed as the President. On a invitation from Rash Behari Bose ,Subhash Chandra Bose came to East Asia on June 13, 1943 and renamed Indian National Army to Azad Hind Fauz.
Q13. When was the first War of Indian Independence?
a) 1757
b) 1857
c) 1905
d) 1919
Answer: b) 1857. The first War of Indian Independence took place in 10th May 1857 to 8th July 1859
Q14. Who was the founder of the All India Muslim League?
a) Muhammad Ali Jinnah
b) Aga Khan III
c) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
d) Khwaja Salimullah Bahadur
Answer: d) Khwaja Salimullah Bahadur. The All India Muslim League founded by Khwaja Salimullah Bahadur at Dacca on 30 December 1906.
Q15. Who was the Viceroy of India when India got independence in 1947?
a) Lord Mountbatten
b) Lord Wavell
c) Lord Irwin
d) Lord Willingdon
Answer: a) Lord Mountbatten. Lord Mountbatten was the Viceroy of India when India
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