The 1857 uprising began in which city on 10 May?
A Lucknow
B Meerut
C Kanpur
D Delhi
The soldiers at Meerut rose in rebellion on 10 May 1857.
Who was declared the symbolic emperor during the 1857 uprising?
A Akbar II
B Ranjit Singh
C Nana Sahib
D Bahadur Shah Zafar
Rebels in Delhi declared Bahadur Shah Zafar their emperor.
Mangal Pandey became known for his actions at which place in 1857?
A Barrackpore
B Jhansi
C Kanpur
D Meerut
Mangal Pandey was stationed at Barrackpore.
Which kingdom was ruled by Rani Lakshmibai?
A Satara
B Awadh
C Jhansi
D Mysore
Rani Lakshmibai was the queen of Jhansi.
Begum Hazrat Mahal led resistance against the British mainly in which region?
A Punjab
B Awadh
C Bihar
D Maharashtra
Begum Hazrat Mahal became a leading figure in the resistance in Awadh.
Kunwar Singh led the 1857 revolt in which region?
A Bihar
B Mysore
C Sindh
D Punjab
Kunwar Singh led rebel forces in Bihar.
Tatya Tope supported which leader during the 1857 uprising?
A Lord Dalhousie
B Bahadur Shah Zafar
C Kunwar Singh
D Nana Sahib
Tatya Tope was closely associated with Nana Sahib’s forces.
The Doctrine of Lapse is most closely associated with which Governor-General?
A Lord Ripon
B Lord Curzon
C Lord Dalhousie
D Lord Canning
Lord Dalhousie used the Doctrine of Lapse to annex several states.
Which 1858 law transferred the government of India from the Company to the British Crown?
A Government of India Act 1858
B Charter Act 1833
C Indian Councils Act 1909
D Regulating Act 1773
The Government of India Act 1858 ended East India Company rule.
Who founded the East India Association in London in 1866?
A A. O. Hume
B Bal Gangadhar Tilak
C Gopal Krishna Gokhale
D Dadabhai Naoroji
Dadabhai Naoroji founded the East India Association in London.
Who founded the Indian Association in 1876 with Anandamohan Bose?
A Lala Lajpat Rai
B Madan Mohan Malaviya
C Surendranath Banerjea
D Pherozeshah Mehta
Surendranath Banerjea and Anandamohan Bose founded the Indian Association.
Which publications did the Vernacular Press Act of 1878 target most directly?
A Private letters sent overseas
B Newspapers in Indian languages
C Government reports in Persian
D English-language books from Britain
The act aimed to control newspapers published in Indian languages.
What did the Arms Act of 1878 restrict for Indians?
A Starting textile mills
B Owning land in cities
C Using Indian languages in court
D Possessing arms without a licence
The Arms Act restricted possession of arms without a licence.
What change did the proposed Ilbert Bill seek in criminal trials?
A Indian judges could try European British subjects
B Indian rulers could appoint the Viceroy
C Newspapers could print without any laws
D The army could recruit only Indian officers
The bill proposed equal jurisdiction for Indian judges over Europeans.
Dadabhai Naoroji’s “drain of wealth” idea described what?
A A fall in river water levels
B Indian factories moving to Europe
C Wealth flowing from India to Britain
D British money being sent to India
Naoroji argued that colonial policies transferred Indian wealth to Britain.
Which methods did early Moderate leaders commonly use?
A Foreign military alliances
B Petitions, speeches and newspapers
C Armed rebellion and secret raids
D Refusal to attend all public meetings
Moderates used petitions, public discussion and the press to seek change.
Which leaders are popularly grouped together as Lal-Bal-Pal?
A Lajpat Rai, Tilak and Bipin Chandra Pal
B Gandhi, Nehru and Patel
C Gokhale, Naoroji and Hume
D Bose, Azad and Bhagat Singh
The name Lal-Bal-Pal refers to Lala Lajpat Rai, Bal Gangadhar Tilak and Bipin Chandra Pal.
In which year did the Congress split at Surat between Moderates and Extremists?
A 1909
B 1916
C 1905
D 1907
The Surat split occurred in 1907.
The Morley-Minto reforms are formally known as the Indian Councils Act of which year?
A 1935
B 1909
C 1892
D 1919
The Morley-Minto reforms were enacted through the Indian Councils Act 1909.
The 1909 reforms first introduced separate electorates for which community?
A Sikhs
B Anglo-Indians
C Muslims
D Indian Christians
The 1909 reforms introduced separate electorates for Muslims.
What does the word satyagraha most closely mean?
A Boycott of Indian-made goods
B Military resistance
C Rule by elected councils
D Insistence on truth
Satyagraha combines the ideas of truth and insistence or firmness.
Who were the “Ali brothers” associated with the Khilafat movement?
A Mohammad Ali and Shaukat Ali
B Hasrat Mohani and Maulana Azad
C Abul Kalam Azad and Hakim Ajmal Khan
D Liaquat Ali and Jinnah
Mohammad Ali and Shaukat Ali were the leading Ali brothers.
What did Rabindranath Tagore give up in protest after the Jallianwala Bagh massacre?
A His seat in the Viceroy’s Council
B His membership of the Muslim League
C His British knighthood
D His title as a university professor
Tagore renounced his knighthood after the massacre.
Which inquiry committee investigated the 1919 Punjab disturbances, including Jallianwala Bagh?
A Butler Committee
B Hunter Committee
C Sarkaria Commission
D Simon Commission
The British government appointed the Hunter Committee to investigate the Punjab events.
Which 1916 agreement marked cooperation between the Congress and the Muslim League?
A Delhi Pact
B Poona Pact
C Gandhi-Irwin Pact
D Lucknow Pact
The Congress and the Muslim League reached the Lucknow Pact in 1916.
Which leader started a Home Rule League in western India in 1916?
A Bal Gangadhar Tilak
B Mahatma Gandhi
C Motilal Nehru
D C. R. Das
Tilak established a Home Rule League in 1916, alongside Annie Besant’s league.
Which Irish-born leader organized a separate Home Rule League in India?
A Madame Cama
B Annie Besant
C Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit
D Sarojini Naidu
Annie Besant led a Home Rule League during the freedom movement.
Which Marathi newspaper was edited by Bal Gangadhar Tilak?
A Bande Mataram
B Young India
C Kesari
D The Hindu
Kesari was a Marathi newspaper edited by Tilak.
In the deltaic Andhra region, the Swadeshi Movement was also called what?
A Vande Mataram Movement
B Khilafat Movement
C Bardoli Movement
D Ghadar Movement
The Swadeshi struggle in deltaic Andhra was known as the Vande Mataram Movement.
What did the Home Rule Leagues mainly demand for India?
A A separate army for each province
B An end to all elected councils
C A return to Company rule
D Self-government
The Home Rule Leagues campaigned for self-government in India.