Indian History MCQs 29 (For UPSC PSC and other prelims exams)

 

81. Consider the following statements regarding the First Battle of Panipat (1526):

1. It was fought between Babur and Ibrahim Lodi.
2. Babur used the ‘Tulughma’ military strategy.
3. The battle led to the establishment of the Mughal Empire in India.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2, and 3

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82. Who among the following was known as the ‘Grand Old Man of India’?

(a) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(b) Dadabhai Naoroji
(c) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
(d) Surendranath Banerjee

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83. Consider the following statements regarding the Gandhi-Irwin Pact (1931):

1. It led to the suspension of the Civil Disobedience Movement.
2. The British agreed to release all political prisoners.
3. It provided for full independence of India.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2, and 3

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84. Who was the first Indian to be elected to the British Parliament?

(a) Subhas Chandra Bose
(b) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
(c) Dadabhai Naoroji
(d) Lala Lajpat Rai

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85. Consider the following statements regarding the Home Rule Movement (1916-1918):

1. It was led by Bal Gangadhar Tilak and Annie Besant.
2. The movement demanded complete independence from British rule.
3. The movement led to the immediate formation of a Constituent Assembly.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 2 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2, and 3

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86. Who among the following was the Viceroy of India during the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre (1919)?

(a) Lord Curzon
(b) Lord Irwin
(c) Lord Chelmsford
(d) Lord Linlithgow

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87. Consider the following statements about the Treaty of Lahore (1846):

1. It was signed between the British and the Sikh Empire.
2. The treaty marked the end of the First Anglo-Sikh War.
3. Under the treaty, the British annexed Punjab.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2, and 3

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88. Who was the founder of the Prarthana Samaj?

(a) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
(b) Atmaram Pandurang
(c) Swami Vivekananda
(d) Dayananda Saraswati

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89. Consider the following statements regarding the August Offer (1940):

1. It was proposed by the British government to seek Indian cooperation during World War II.
2. The offer promised Dominion Status after the war.
3. It was accepted by the Indian National Congress.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2, and 3

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90. Who was the first Indian woman to receive the Bharat Ratna?

(a) Indira Gandhi
(b) M.S. Subbulakshmi
(c) Mother Teresa
(d) Sarojini Naidu