1.

Who was the Governor General of India during the Sepoy Mutiny also called the
first war of Indian Independence ?
Ans. Lord Canning.
2. Who was the last Governor General of India ?
Ans. Lord Canting.
3. Who was the first viceroy of India under the crown ?
Ans. Lord Canning.
4. Where the first High Court of India was established in 1857 AD ?
Ans. At Kolkata.
5. For the first time in India at which places universities were established on the
pattern of London University in 1857 AD ?
Ans. Kolkata, Mumbai and Chennai.
6. When the Telegraph service started between India and Europe ?
Ans. 1805 AD.
7. Who was the; first viceroy who decentralise the Public Finance ?
Ans. Lord Mayo.
8. Who established the Lord Mayo College at Ajmer ?
Ans. Lord Mayo.
9. Who established the Agriculture department 1872 AD ?
Ans. Lord Mayo.
10. How Lord Mayo was killed ?
Ans. He was killed by a prisoner in 1872 AD, during a visit to Cellular Jail in
Andamans.
11. Who was given the title of "Kaiser-e-Hind" in" 1877 AD ?
Ans. Queen Victoria of Britain.

12. During whose regime the Vernacular Press Act was passed in 1878 AD ?
Ans. Lord Lytton.
13. "Ilbert Bill" was submitted during whose regime ?
Ans. Lord Rippon.
14. Who introduced the local self government in India ?
Ans. Lord Rippon
15. Who repealed Vernacular Press Act in 1882 AD ?
Ans. Lord Rippon.
16. During whose regime a Muslim Anglo-Oriental college was established at
Aligarh?
Ans. Lord Rippon.
17. During whose regime First Factory Act in India was passed in 1881 ?
Ans. Lord Rippon.
18. During whose regime Hunter Commission for education reforms was
constituted ?
Ans. Lord Rippon.
19. During whose regime First Census was started in India in 1881.
Ans. Lord Rippon.
20.By which name do Indians very lovingly remember Lord Rippon ?
Ans. Gentleman Rippon.
21. During whose regime the birth of Indian National Congress did take place in
1885 AD ? Ans. Lord Dufferin.
22. At which place the first session of Indian National Congress was held ?
Ans. Mumbai.
23. Who was the president of the first session of Indian National Congress ?
Ans. Womesh Chandra Banerjee.

24. Who founded the Indian National Congress ?

Ans. A.O. Hume.
25. During whose regime Ancient Monument Act was passed ?
Ans. Lord Curzon.
26.During the reign of which viceroy division of Bengal in 1905 AD was taken
place ?
Ans. Lord Curzon.
27. What was the motto behind the division of Bengal ?
Ans. The main motto to divide the Bengal was to crush the national movement.
28. Where was the headquarters of the eastern part of the divided Bengal ?
Ans. Dacca
29. Where was the headquarters of the western part of the divided Bengal ?
Ans. Kolkata
30. Who compared Lord Curzon with the Mughal ruler Aurangzeb ?
Ans. Gopal Krishna Gokhle.
31. The period (1885-1905) of Indian National Congress was known by which
name ?
Ans. Moderate period.
32. Who founded the Muslim league in 1906 AD ?
Ans. Nawab Salim Khan of Dacca and Agha Khan.
33. Where the Muslim league was founded ?
Ans. At Dacca
34. During whose reign the Muslim League was founded ?
Ans. Lord Minto.

35. Which viceroy incited the Muslims to establish the Muslim League?
Ans. Lord Minto.
36.During which session the Indian National Congress divided into two parts ?
Ans. Surat session.
37. When the Indian National Congress was divided in to two parts ?
Ans. In 1907 AD.
38.By which name the divided Indian National Congres were known ?
Ans. Moderates and the extremists.
39. Who were the famous moderates ?
Ans. Surendranath Banerjee, Dada Bhai Nairoji and Gopal, Krishna Gokhle.
40. Who were the famous extremists ?
Ans. Lai a Lajpat Rai, Bal Gangadhar Tilak and Bipinchandra Pal. They were also
known as Lai, Bal, Pal.
41.When Morley Minto reforms act was passed ?
Ans. In 1909 AD.
42. What was the Morley-Minto reforms act ?
Ans. This reforms act was passed for providing separate electorates for the Ss in
state and central legislative.
43.When George visited India ?
Ans. In 1911 AD.
44. When the division of Bengal was annulled ?
Ans. In 1911 AD.
45.When the capital of India was shifted from Kolkata to Delhi ?
Ans. In 1911 AD.
46.In whose honour a gala Durbar was organised in Delhi?
Ans. The king of England George Vth.

47. During whose regime the capital of India was shifted from Kolkata to Delhi ?
Ans. Lord Harding.
48. During whose reign the first world war broke up 1914 AD ?
Ans. Lord Harding.
49. When and at which session two Indian National Congress groups merged into
one ?
Ans. In 1916 AD at Lucknow session.
50. What is Lucknow Pact ?
Ans. A pact was signed between the Congress and the Muslim League at Lucknow
in 1916 AD which is known as Lucknow pact.
51. What is the Home Rule Movement ?
Ans. The demand of the self-government in the history of India is known as the
Home Rule Movement.
52. When the Home Rule Movement was started ?
Ans. In 1916 AD. (RRB 2000)
53. Who started the Home Rule Movement ?
Ans. Bal Gangadhar Tilak and Mrs. Annie Besant.
54. Bal Gangadhar Tilak started the Home Rule Movement from which place ?
Ans. Pune.
55. From which place did Mrs. Annie Besant start the Home Rule Movement ?
Ans. Chennai.
56. Which country did Mrs. Annie Besant belong to ?
Ans. Ireland.
57. Who founded the Theosophical Society of India ?
Ans. Mrs. Annie Besant.

58. When Mrs. Annie Besant joined the Indian National Congress ?
Ans. In 1914 AD.
59. When Montague-Chelmsford Reforms was passed ?
Ans. In 1919 AD.
60. Which reforms is also known as the "System of Dyarchy"?
Ans. Montague-Chelmsford Reforms.
61. What was the Rowlatt act and when it was passed ?
Ans. According to this act the British government was empowered to detain
anyone in the lockup without any trial.
62. When Jallianwala Bagh massacre took place in Amritsar ?
Ans. In 1919 AD.
63.Which British officer ordered the firing in Jallianwala Bagh massacre ?
Ans. General Dyre.
64. Of which viceroy Rowlatt act was passed during the regime ?
Ans. Lord Chelmsford.
65. Why the Hunter Commission was constituted ?
Ans. To enquire the Jallianwala Bagh massacre.
66.To protest which event Rabindranath Tagore return his knighthood to the
British government ?
Ans. Jallianwala Bagh massacre.
67.When Mahatma Gandhi returned to India from Sow Africa ?
Ans. In 1915 AD.
68. What was the first Satyagraha of Mahatma Gandhi ?
Ans. Champaran Satyagraha.

69.When Mahaima Gandhi started his Champarar Satyagraha ?

Ans. In 1917 AD.
70.On whose invitation Mahatma Gandhi went Champaran ?
Ans. Raj Kumar Shukla.
71.Who started the Khilafat Movement in 1920 AD ?
Ans. Maulana Mohammad Ali and his brother Maulana Shaukat Ali.
72.When the AH India Trade Union Congress was founded?
Ans. In 1920 AD
73. When first non-cooperation movement was started Mahatma Gandhi ?
Ans. In 1921 AD.
74.During whose reign the first non-cooperation movement was started by
Mahatma Gandhi?
Ans. Lord Chelmsford.
75. When Chauri Chaura incident took place in Gorakhpur during the noncooperation movement ?
Ans. In 1922 AD.
76.Why did Mahatma Gandhi withdraw the non-cooped movement ?
Ans. Due to Chauri Chaura incident.
77. Who established the Swaraj Party in 1>23 AD.
Ans. Motilal Nehru and C. R. Dis.
78. Who was the President of the Swaraj Party ?
Ans. C. R. Das.
79. Why the Swaraj Party was founded ?
Ans. When Mahatma Gandhi withdrew the non-cooperation movement due to
Chauri Chaura incident, many congness leaders got angry with Gandhiji and
founded Swaraj Party.

80. Who was the secretary of the Swaraj Party ?

Ans. Motilal Nehru.
81. In 1922 AD, where the session of the India>n National Congress was held ?
Ans. Gaya (Bihar).
82.Who presided over the session of Indian National Congress held in 1922 AD ?
Ans. Chitranjan Das.
83. When the "Hindustan Republican Association" was formed ?
Ans. In 1924 AD.
84. Who formed the "Hindustan Republican Association" ?
Ans. Sachindra Sanyal, Yatindra Mukherjee and the members of extremist outfit.
85. For which purpose the "Hindustan Republican Association" was formed ?
Ans. To uproot the British government from India.
86. When and where the Kakori Incident took place?
Ans. On 9th Aug. 1925 AD in Uttar Pradesh near Lucknow.
87.What is Kakori incident ?
Ans. The members of the Hindustan Republican Association looted the treasury of
the British government from a train between Hardoi and Lucknow railway station.
This incident is known as Kakori incident in Indian history.
88. Who were hanged to death in Kakori incident?
Ans. Ram Prasad Bismil, Ashfaque-ullah Khan and Roshan Singh
89. Which new association was formed in 1928 AD in place Hindustan Republican
Association ?
Ans.The Hindustan Socialist Republican Armv.
90. Who formed the Hindustan Socialist Republican Army,
Ans. Chandrashekhar Azad and Bhagat Singh.

91.When Simon Commission reached India ?

Ans. In 1927 AD.
92.Who boycotted the Simon Commission ?
Ans. The Congress.
93. Who led the procession at Lahore protesting against the arrival of Simon
Commission Ans. Lala Lajpat Rai.
94.Who was heavily lathi charged and seriously injured during the procession at
Lahore protesting against Simon Commission ?
Ans. Lala Lajpat Rai.
95.Which British Police officer ordered lathi charge at Lahore Procession ?
Ans. Police officer Saunders.
96.When "Nehru report" was submitted ?
Ans. In 1928 AD.
97.When a bomb was thrown in the Central Legislative Council ?
Ans. On 8th April, 1929 AD.
98. Who threw the bomb in the Central Legislative Council ?
Ans. Bhagat Singh and Batukeshwar Dutt.
99.Why the bomb was thrown in the Central Legislate Council ?
Ans. To protest the Public Safety Bill.
100. When Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev were hanged to death ?
Ans. 23 March, 1931 AD.
101. When and how Chandrashekhar Azad died ?
Ans. In the Alfred Park at Allahabad during the encounter^ Police, he shot himself
and died.
102. During whose regime Simon Commission came India ?
Ans. Lord Irwin.

103. Who died during the hunger strike in Lahore jail in 1929 AD ?
Ans. Jatin Das.
104. When complete independence was declared as the goal of the Indian National
Congress?
Ans. In 1929 AD.
105- Under whose leadership the complete independence was declared in 1929 AD
at Lahore session ?
Ans. Jawaharlal Nehru.
106. When the Bardoli Satyagraha was observed ?
Ans. In 1928 AD.
107- Who was related with Bardoli Satyagraha ?
Ans. Sardar Ballabh Bhai Patel.
108.When Gandhiji started the Civil Disobedience Movement with his famous
Dandi March?
Ans. In 1930 AD.
109.Gandhiji started his Dandily March from which place ?
Ans. Sabarmati Ashram.
110. Why Gandhiji took up the famous Dandi March ?
Ans. To challange the tax on salt.
111. When the first round table conference was held in London ?
Ans. In 1930 AD.
112.Who represented the Congress in the first round table conference held in 1930
AD ?
Ans. The Congress did not participate in the conference.
113.When the famous Gandhi-Irwin Pact was signed ?
Ans. In 1931 AD.

114. When the second round table conference was held in London and who
represented the Congress ?
Ans. In 1932 AD, Gandhiji.
115.Which British Prime Minister announced the Communal Award in 1932 AD ?
Ans. Ramsay Mac Donald.
116- What was the Communal Award ?
Ans. According to this award the Dalits were provided with separate representation
in the electorates.
117. When the Poona Pact was signed ?
Ans. In 1932 AD.
118. The Poona Pact was signed between whom ?
Ans. Between Mahatma Gandhi and Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
119.Why was the Poona Pact signed in 1932 AD ?
Ans. To settle the differences arising due to foe commit award between Mahatma
Gandhi and Dr. B. R. Ambedkar,
120. When the third round table conference was held in London ?
Ans. In 1932 AD.
121. Who represented the Congress in the thy round table conference ?
Ans. The Congress did not participate in the conference.
122.When the second world war broke out )
Ans. In 1939 AD.
123.Who founded the Forward Block and when ?
Ans. Subhashchandra Bose in 1939 AD.
124.When Muslim League demanded a country for the Muslims for the first time ?
Ans. In 1940 AD.

125.Muslim League demanded a separate for the Muslims at which session ?

Ans. Lahore session.
126. When the British announced the August proposal ?
Ans. 1940 AD.
127.When Cripps Mission came to India ?
Ans. In 1942 AD.
128. When "Quit India Movement" was starty ?
Ans. On 8th August, 1942 AD.
129.Who gave the slogan "Do or die"?
Ans. Mahatma Gandhi.
130. On which occasion the slogan "Do or die" was given?
Ans. Quit India Movement.
131.Quit India Movement was started from which place?
Ans. Mumbai.
132.Who founded the Azad Hind Fauj (Indian national Army)?
Ans. Captain Mohan Singh.
133.When Indian National Army was founds ?
Ans. In 1943 AD.
134. Where the Indian National Army was folded ?
Ans. In Singapur.
135. Who gave the slogan "Dilli Chalo" ?
Ans. Subhash Chandra Bose.
136. Who gave the slogan "Jai Hind" ?
Ans. Subhash Chandra Bose.

137.How and when Subhash Chandra Bose died. ?

Ans. He died in an air crash in Japan in 1945 AD.
138.Which popular Indian leader is known as Netaji ?
Ans. Subhash Chandra Bose.
139. What is "Simla Conference" ?
Ans. The viceroy of India Lord Wavell convened a conference of Congress and
Muslim League leaders to sort out the constitutional problems and differences in
Simla. This conference is known as Simla Conference.
140. What is "Wavell Plan".
Ans. Since the Simla Conference was convened by Lord Wavell, the then viceroy
of India. Therefore, this conference is also known as Wavell Plan. The Wavell Plan
was submitted to the leaders to sort out the differences.
141. When the "Wavell Plan" was submitted ?
Ans. In 1945 AD.
142. When Cabinet Mission visited India ?
Ans. In 1946 AD.
143.There were how many members in the Cabinet Mission ?
Ans. Three.
144.Who launched the direct action campaign in 1946 AD ?
Ans. The Muslim League.
145.Who was invited by the Lord Wavell to form the interim government ?
Ans. Jawaharlal Nehru.
146.When the interim government was formed ?
Ans. 24th August, 1946 AD.
147When the Constituent Assembly was constituted ?
Ans. In 1946 AD.

148.Who was the last viceroy of India ?

Ans. Lord Mountbatten.
149.At the time of Indian independence who was the Prime Minister of England ?
Ans. C. R. Atlee.
150.When India got independence ?
Ans. On 15th August, 1947.
151. At the time of Indian Independence which new country was born from India ?
Ans. Pakistan, on 14th August, 1947 AD.
152. Who was the first Prime Minister of Independent India?
Ans. Jawaharlal Nehru.
153. Who was the first Governor General of Independent India ?
Ans. Lord Mountbatten.
154. Who was the first Indian Governor General of Independent India ?
Ans. C. Rajgopalachari.
155. Who was the first Governor General of Pakistan?
Ans. Mohammad Ali Jinnah.
156. When the Indian Constitution was enacted after5 independence ?
Ans. 26 January, 1950 AD.