Modern India and Freedom Movement - One Line Questions

1. The Battle of Plassey, a significant event leading to British rule in India, was fought in which year? — 1757
2. The 'Sepoy Mutiny' or the First War of Indian Independence is generally considered to have started in which year? — 1857
3. The 'Partition of Bengal' was revoked in which year? — 1911
4. The Jallianwala Bagh Massacre occurred in Amritsar in which year? — 1919
5. The 'Quit India Movement' was launched in which year? — 1942
6. The 'Partition of India' into India and Pakistan took place in which year? — 1947
7. Who founded the 'Theosophical Society' in India? — Both Annie Besant and H.P. Blavatsky
8. The 'Poona Pact' was signed between Mahatma Gandhi and which leader in 1932? — B.R. Ambedkar
9. Who wrote the famous book 'Anandmath', which includes the national song 'Vande Mataram'? — Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
10. The 'Sanyasi Rebellion' (1770-1820) primarily took place in which region of India? — Bengal
11. Who founded the Indian National Army (INA) during World War II? — Subhas Chandra Bose
12. Who is known as the 'Napoleon of India' for his military conquests in the Gupta Empire? — Samudragupta
13. The 'Non-Cooperation Movement' was called off by Mahatma Gandhi after which incident? — Chauri Chaura incident
14. Who was the first President of the Indian National Congress? — Womesh Chandra Bonnerjee
15. The 'Simon Commission' was appointed in 1927 to review which aspect of India? — Constitutional reforms
16. Who founded the Servants of India Society in 1905? — Gopal Krishna Gokhale
17. The 'Chauri Chaura incident', which led to the suspension of the Non-Cooperation Movement, occurred in which state? — Uttar Pradesh
18. Which act introduced the principle of 'separate electorates' for Muslims, leading to communal tensions? — Indian Councils Act, 1909 (Morley-Minto Reforms)
19. Who is known as the 'Iron Man of India' for his role in integrating princely states? — Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
20. Who is considered the chief architect of the Indian Constitution? — B.R. Ambedkar
21. Who was the first Viceroy of India? — Lord Canning
22. Who is credited with introducing the telegraph and postal system in India? — Lord Dalhousie
23. The 'Doctrine of Lapse' was a policy introduced by which Governor-General? — Lord Dalhousie
24. The 'August Offer' of 1940 was made by which British Viceroy? — Lord Linlithgow
25. Who was the first Indian Governor-General of independent India? — C. Rajagopalachari
26. Who is known as the 'Grand Old Man of India'? — Dadabhai Naoroji
27. The 'Bardoli Satyagraha' in 1928 was led by which prominent leader? — Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
28. Who is associated with the 'Drain Theory' that argued British rule was draining India's wealth? — Dadabhai Naoroji
29. Who is revered as the 'Saint of the Gutters' for his work among the poor and destitute? — Mother Teresa
30. Who was the first Indian to be elected to the British Parliament? — Dadabhai Naoroji
31. Who is considered the 'Father of Modern India'? — Raja Ram Mohan Roy
32. The 'Moplah Rebellion' took place in which region of India in 1921? — Malabar Coast
33. Which movement was initiated by Mahatma Gandhi in 1930, famously involving a march to the sea to make salt? — Civil Disobedience Movement (Salt March)
34. The 'Dandi March' was a part of which major movement? — Civil Disobedience Movement
35. The 'Rowlatt Act' of 1919 was also known as the: — Sedition Act
36. The 'Arya Samaj' was founded by whom with the motto 'Back to the Vedas'? — Swami Dayanand Saraswati
37. Who was the first Indian woman to preside over the Indian National Congress? — Sarojini Naidu
38. Who was the first woman Governor of an Indian state? — Sarojini Naidu
39. Who was the first Governor-General of Bengal under the Regulating Act of 1773? — Warren Hastings
40. Who founded the 'Forward Bloc' party in 1939? — Subhas Chandra Bose
41. Who was the founder of the 'Brahmo Samaj', a socio-religious reform movement? — Raja Ram Mohan Roy
42. Who founded the 'Ramakrishna Mission' in memory of his guru, Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa? — Swami Vivekananda
43. Who is known as the 'Socrates of India' for his philosophical teachings? — Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
44. The 'Cabinet Mission Plan' was proposed in 1946 to discuss: — The formation of an interim government and a constituent assembly
45. The 'Khilafat Movement' was launched by Muslims in India to protest against the treatment of: — The Ottoman Caliph
46. The 'Swadeshi Movement' was a direct response to which event? — The Partition of Bengal
47. The 'Indian Councils Act of 1861' allowed Indians to be associated with: — The legislative council
48. The 'Champaran Satyagraha' in 1917 was related to the indigo cultivation by farmers against which system? — Tinkathia system
49. The Ghadar Party, formed to fight for India's freedom, was primarily based in which country? — United States of America
50. The Permanent Settlement of Bengal was introduced by which Governor-General? — Lord Cornwallis
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