History: modern India and freedom struggle - One Line Questions

1. The Battle of Plassey, a pivotal event in Indian history, was fought in which year? — 1757
2. The Indian National Congress was founded in which year? — 1885
3. Mahatma Gandhi returned to India from South Africa in which year? — 1915
4. The Non-Cooperation Movement was launched by the Indian National Congress in which year? — 1920
5. The Chauri Chaura incident, which led to the suspension of the Non-Cooperation Movement, occurred in: — 1922
6. The First Round Table Conference was held in London in which year? — 1930
7. The Quit India Movement was launched in August of which year? — 1942
8. The Cabinet Mission Plan, which proposed a three-tier structure for India, arrived in India in: — 1946
9. Who was the first President of the Indian National Congress? — W.C. Bonnerjee
10. Who founded the Theosophical Society in India? — Annie Besant
11. The Jallianwala Bagh Massacre took place in Amritsar on which date? — April 13, 1919
12. Who founded the Forward Bloc? — Subhas Chandra Bose
13. The 'Abhinav Bharat' society was founded by: — V.D. Savarkar
14. The last Governor-General of British India was: — Lord Mountbatten
15. Who among the following was a prominent leader of the extremist faction of the Indian National Congress? — Lala Lajpat Rai
16. The Rowlatt Act, passed in 1919, allowed for: — Trial of political prisoners without jury
17. The Simon Commission, appointed in 1927, was boycotted by most Indian political parties because: — It did not include any Indian members
18. The Swadeshi Movement was launched in response to which event? — Partition of Bengal
19. Who led the Salt March (Dandi March) as a part of the Civil Disobedience Movement? — Mahatma Gandhi
20. The famous 'Poona Pact' was signed between Mahatma Gandhi and whom? — B.R. Ambedkar
21. Who is known as the 'Iron Man of India'? — Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
22. Who authored the book 'My Experiments with Truth'? — Mahatma Gandhi
23. The Indian Independence Act, which formalized the partition, received Royal Assent in which month and year? — July 1947
24. The Partition of India was announced on: — June 3, 1947
25. The 'Divide and Rule' policy is often attributed to which British official in India? — Lord Minto
26. Who was the British Governor-General during the Sepoy Mutiny of 1857? — Lord Canning
27. The 'Doctrine of Lapse' was a policy associated with which British Governor-General? — Lord Dalhousie
28. Who was the Viceroy of India during the Quit India Movement? — Lord Linlithgow
29. Who was the first Indian Governor-General of independent India? — C. Rajagopalachari
30. The Permanent Settlement of Bengal was introduced by which Governor-General? — Lord Cornwallis
31. Who founded the Servants of India Society? — Gopal Krishna Gokhale
32. Who is known as the 'Grand Old Man of India'? — Dadabhai Naoroji
33. Who wrote the book 'Annihilation of Caste'? — B.R. Ambedkar
34. The 'Drain Theory' of economic exploitation was propounded by: — Dadabhai Naoroji
35. The Bardoli Satyagraha, a major peasant uprising, was led by: — Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
36. Who was the editor of the newspaper 'Harijan'? — Mahatma Gandhi
37. Which Indian leader is known as the 'Frontier Gandhi'? — Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
38. The 'Home Rule Movement' was started in India by: — Bal Gangadhar Tilak and Annie Besant
39. The Government of India Act of 1919 is also known as the: — Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms
40. The Ghadar Party, formed by Indian immigrants in North America, aimed to: — Secure self-rule in India
41. The peasant uprising known as the Tebhaga Movement occurred in which region? — Bengal
42. The 'Vande Mataram' song was written by: — Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
43. The Arya Samaj was founded by: — Swami Dayanand Saraswati
44. Who formed the Provisional Government of Free India (Azad Hind Fauj)? — Subhas Chandra Bose
45. Who was the first woman President of the Indian National Congress? — Annie Besant
46. The Aligarh Movement was primarily associated with the educational and social upliftment of which community? — Muslims
47. Who was the founder of the Brahmo Samaj? — Raja Ram Mohan Roy
48. Who is known as the 'Father of Modern India' for his role in social and religious reforms? — Raja Ram Mohan Roy
49. The Ramakrishna Mission was established by: — Swami Vivekananda
50. The Cripps Mission visited India in 1942 to discuss: — India's post-war status and future governance
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