GK/Pakistan Affairs
The Chauri-Chaura incident relates to:
A.
Large scale looting of government property vy Congress worker
B.
The burning of a police post by a mob
C.
Massive police firing in unarmed satyagrahis
D.
None of these
Shuddhi Movement was started by:
A.
Arya Samaj
B.
Prathna Samaj
C.
Brahmo Samaj
D.
Theosophical society
King George V visited India during the viceroyalty of:
A.
Lord Curzon
B.
Lord Hardinge
C.
Lord Reading
D.
Lord Rippon
Arya Samaj was founded in:
A.
February 12, 1905
B.
February 17, 1905
C.
February 22, 1905
D.
March 4, 1905
Who initiated the introduction of education in English in India?
A.
Lord Macaulay
B.
Lord Dalhousie
C.
Lord Curzon
D.
Lord Bentick
Who was responsible for the introduction of English as the official language in India?
A.
Sir Charles Wood
B.
Lord William Bentick
C.
A. O. Hume
D.
Lord Dalhousie
The first Indian Councils Act was passed in:
A.
January 26, 1905
B.
January 30, 1905
C.
February 3, 1905
D.
March 6, 1905
Which school of religion, started in 1867, was basically anti-British?
A.
Wahabi
B.
Deobandi
C.
Aligarh
D.
Faraizi
The capital of India was shifted to Delhi during the reign of:
A.
Lord Minto
B.
Lord Chelmsford
C.
Lord Hardinge
D.
Lord Curzon
Which governor-general abolished the system of dual government established by Robert Clive and established the Company's control over Bengal?
A.
Lord Wellesley
B.
Warren Hastings
C.
Lord Cornwallis
D.
Sir Charles McDonald
The Home Rule Movement started by Annie Besant aimed at:
A.
Educating the Indian masses
B.
Agitating against the British monopoly
C.
Attaining self-rule for India
D.
Boycotting foreign goods
General Dyer who was responsible for Jallianwala Bagh massacre was shot dead by:
A.
Udham Singh
B.
Hasrat Mohani
C.
Sohan Singh
D.
Kirpan Singh
The prime minister of Britain at the time of India's independence was:
A.
Clement Attlee
B.
Winston Churchill
C.
Lord Mountbatten
D.
Ramsay McDonald
The title of governor-general was changed to viceroy in:
A.
1858 AD
B.
1880 AD
C.
1840 AD
D.
1860 AD
What was the chief characteristic of Government of India Act, 1953?
A.
Federal government at centre
B.
Unitary government at centre
C.
Interim Indian government at centre
D.
None of these
After 1853 a very large amount of the British capital was invested in:
A.
Jute Mils
B.
Railways
C.
Coal mining
D.
Tea plantation
The office of the Secretary of State for India was created through the:
A.
Minto-Morley Reforms
B.
Government of India Act, 1858
C.
Indian Council Act, 1861
D.
None of these
The Gandhi-Irwin Pact proclaimed the suspension of:
A.
Non-Cooperation Movement
B.
Civil Disobedience Movement
C.
Dandi March
D.
None of these
The Vernacular Press Act of 1878 was repealed by:
A.
Lord Ripon
B.
Lord Minto
C.
Lord Lytton
D.
Lord Curzon
The Simon Commission was concerned with:
A.
Constitutional reforms
B.
Higher education
C.
Reforms in princely states
D.
Famines
The practice of Sati was declared illegal by:
A.
Lord William Bentick
B.
Lord Cornwallis
C.
Raja Ram Mohan
D.
None of these
Quit India Movement started after the failure of :
A.
Cripps Mission
B.
Simon Commission
C.
Cabinet Mission
D.
None of these
The first railway started in India under the Governor-Generalship of:
A.
Lord Dalhousie
B.
Lord Caornwallis
C.
Lord Hastings
D.
None of these
Partition of Bengal tool place in:
A.
March 19, 1905
B.
March 22, 1905
C.
March 24, 1905
D.
March 27, 1905
The Doctrine of Lapse was introduced by:
A.
Lord Wellesley
B.
Lord Dalhousie
C.
Syed Amir Ali
D.
Lord Canning