41. The first Indian to be elected to the British House of Commons was?
(a) Dadabhai Naoroji
(b) Mahatma Gandhi
(c) B.R. Ambedkar
(d) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
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Answer: (a) Dadabhai Naoroji
📖 Explanation: Dadabhai Naoroji was the first Indian elected to the British House of Commons in 1892 as a member of the Liberal Party. He was a strong advocate for Indian self-rule and formulated the Drain Theory.
42. Who was the first Indian Governor-General of Independent India?
(a) Lord Mountbatten
(b) Rajendra Prasad
(c) C. Rajagopalachari
(d) Jawaharlal Nehru
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Answer: (c) C. Rajagopalachari
📖 Explanation: C. Rajagopalachari became the first Indian Governor-General of Independent India in 1948, after Lord Mountbatten. He was also one of the prominent leaders in the freedom struggle.
43. Who established the Vikramshila University?
(a) Harsha
(b) Dharampala
(c) Chandragupta I
(d) Rajendra Chola I
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Answer: (b) Dharampala
📖 Explanation: Dharampala, the ruler of the Pala Dynasty, established Vikramshila University in the 8th century CE in modern-day Bihar to promote Buddhist learning.
44. Who introduced the Subsidiary Alliance system in India?
(a) Lord Dalhousie
(b) Lord Wellesley
(c) Lord Cornwallis
(d) Lord Canning
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Answer: (b) Lord Wellesley
📖 Explanation: Lord Wellesley introduced the Subsidiary Alliance system, under which Indian rulers were forced to accept British military protection and maintain British troops at their own expense.
45. Which revolutionary was the mastermind behind the Kakori Conspiracy (1925)?
(a) Bhagat Singh
(b) Chandra Shekhar Azad
(c) Ram Prasad Bismil
(d) Sukhdev
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Answer: (c) Ram Prasad Bismil
📖 Explanation: Ram Prasad Bismil, along with Ashfaqulla Khan and others, planned the Kakori Conspiracy (1925), in which revolutionaries looted a train carrying British treasury money to fund India’s independence movement.
46. Who was the Viceroy of India during the Jallianwala Bagh massacre?
(a) Lord Chelmsford
(b) Lord Curzon
(c) Lord Linlithgow
(d) Lord Hardinge
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Answer: (a) Lord Chelmsford
📖 Explanation: The Jallianwala Bagh massacre (1919) occurred under Lord Chelmsford’s tenure. General Dyer ordered open fire on peaceful protesters in Amritsar, killing hundreds.
47. Which Indian freedom fighter founded the ‘Azad Hind Fauj’?
(a) Bhagat Singh
(b) Subhas Chandra Bose
(c) Sardar Patel
(d) Mangal Pandey
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Answer: (b) Subhas Chandra Bose
📖 Explanation: Subhas Chandra Bose founded the Azad Hind Fauj (Indian National Army) in 1942 to fight the British with Japanese support during World War II.
48. Which among the following is the first fort built by the British in India?
(a) Fort William
(b) Fort St. George
(c) Fort St. David
(d) Fort Bassein
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Answer: (b) Fort St. George
📖 Explanation: Fort St. George, built in 1644 in Madras (Chennai), was the first fort constructed by the British in India, serving as a trading post and later a military stronghold.
49. Who led the Santhal Rebellion (1855-56) against British rule?
(a) Birsa Munda
(b) Sidhu and Kanhu Murmu
(c) Mangal Pandey
(d) Kunwar Singh
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Answer: (b) Sidhu and Kanhu Murmu
📖 Explanation: Sidhu and Kanhu Murmu, tribal leaders, led the Santhal Rebellion (1855-56) against the oppressive revenue policies of the British and zamindars in the Jharkhand-Bihar region.
50. The Simon Commission was sent to India in which year?
(a) 1919
(b) 1927
(c) 1935
(d) 1942
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Answer: (b) 1927
📖 Explanation: The Simon Commission was sent to India in 1927 to review the Government of India Act, 1919, but was boycotted because it had no Indian members, leading to widespread protests.
