Quiz 2: Indian History Quiz Question and Answers

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1. Who of the following first mooted the idea of a Constituent Assembly to frame a Constitution for an Independent India ?

A. Swaraj party in 1935
B. Congress Party in 1936
C. Muslim League in 1942
D. All Parties Conference in 1946


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D. All Parties Conference in 1946

2. Who of the following killed General Dyer-responsible for Jallianwala Bagh massacre?

A. Prithwi Singh Azad
B. Sohan Singh Josh
C. Udham Singh
D. Sardar Kishan Singh


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C. Udham Singh

3. Acharya Vinoba Bhave was arrested for the first time for taking part in _____________.

A. Bardoli Movement
B. Champaran Satyagrah
C. Civil disobedience Movement
D. Non co-operation Movement


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C. Civil disobedience Movement

4. Which one of the following Congress leaders was fully in favour of Cabinet Mission Plan ?

A. Jawahar Lal Nehru
B. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
C. Mahatma Gandhi
D. Sardar Patel


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B. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad

5. Two Home Rule Leagues were started in 1915-16 under the leadership of :

A. Tilak and Annie Besant
B. lilak and Aurobindo Ghosh
C. Tilak and Lala Lajpat Rai
D. Tilak and Vipin Chandra Pal


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A. Tilak and Annie Besant

6. With which of the following movements was Gandhiji not associated ?

A. Khilafat Movement
B. Individual Satyagrah Movement
C. Quit India Movement
D. Swadeshi Movement


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D. Swadeshi Movement

7. Of the following, who was called the "Father of Indian unrest" ?

A. A. O. Hume
B. Dadabhai Naoroji
C. Lokmanya Tilak
D. Mahatma Gandhi


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C. Lokmanya Tilak

8. The English introduced Rayatwadi settlement in :

A. Bengal Presidency
B. Madras Presidency
C. Bombay presidency
D. Madras and Bombay Presidencies


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D. Madras and Bombay Presidencies

9. Which one of the following Acts empowered the Governor General of India to issue Ordinances ?

A. Charter Act of 1833
B. Indian Council Act of 1861
C. Indian Council Act of 1892
D. Indian Council Act of 1909


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D. Indian Council Act of 1909

10. Which Sikh Guru helped the rebel prince Khusro with money and blessings :

A. Guru Hargovind
B. Guru Govind Singh
C. Guru Arjun Deva
D. Guru Tegh Bahadur


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C. Guru Arjun Deva