History Mcqs Set 3 (234 MCQs) | JKSSB & SSC Quiz

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Question 31 Discuss
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The College of Fort William was established at under British rule.

A
Bombay
B
Calcutta
C
Delhi
D
Madras

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: B

The College of Fort William was founded in 1800 by Lord Wellesley in Calcutta to train British civil servants in Indian languages and culture.
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Which among the following is considered the first experiment of Satyagraha by Gandhiji in India?

A
Rowlatt Satyagraha
B
Kheda
C
Ahmedabad
D
Champaran

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: D

Gandhi's involvement in the Champaran agitation in 1917, fighting for the rights of indigo farmers, was his first successful Satyagraha in India.
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In which of the following sessions of Congress did the Party issue a call to celebrate 26 th January as 'Purna Swaraj Day'?

A
Lahore 1929
B
Karachi 1931
C
Madras 1927
D
Delhi 1923

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: A

The Indian National Congress, at its 1929 Lahore session, passed the historic resolution demanding 'Purna Swaraj' (total independence).
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Who was the court poet of king Harshavardhana?

A
Kalidas
B
Vatsbhatti
C
Ravikirti
D
Banabhatta

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: D

Banabhatta was a 7th-century Sanskrit scholar and the court poet of King Harsha, famously authoring the biography 'Harshacharita'.
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Which of the following social organisations was founded by Swami Dayananda Saraswati in 1875?

A
Brahmo Samaj
B
Satyashodhak Samaj
C
Prarthana Samaj
D
Arya Samaj

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: D

Swami Dayananda Saraswati founded the Arya Samaj in 1875 to promote the infallible authority of the Vedas and advocate for social reforms.
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Who among the following was the first woman President of the Indian National Congress?

A
Sucheta Kriplani
B
Aruna Asaf Ali
C
Annie Besant
D
Sarojini Naidu

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: C

Annie Besant, a prominent British socialist and theosophist, became the first woman President of the Indian National Congress in 1917.
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Who among the following was the pioneer of 'Bhoodan Movement'?

A
Bhimrao Ambedkar
B
Vallabh bhai Patel
C
Jawaharlal Nehru
D
Acharya Vinoba Bhave

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: D

Acharya Vinoba Bhave pioneered the Bhoodan (Land Gift) Movement in 1951 to peacefully address land inequality in rural India.
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Who regarded Vedas as the source of all knowledge and known for the slogan 'Go back to the Vedas'?

A
Swami Dayanada Saraswati
B
Swami Vivekananda
C
Keshav Chandra sen
D
Raja Rammohun Roy

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: A

Swami Dayananda Saraswati believed the Vedas were the ultimate source of truth and urged Indians to return to their core teachings.
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The last Mughal emperor of India was:

A
Shah Jahan
B
Aurangzeb
C
Akbar II
D
Bahadur Shah II

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: D

Bahadur Shah Zafar (Bahadur Shah II) was the last Mughal emperor, deposed and exiled to Rangoon by the British after the 1857 rebellion.
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Who among the following founded the 'Satyashodhak Samaj' in 1873?

A
Vinoba Bhave
B
Gopal Ganesh Agarkar
C
Vinayak Damodar Savarkar
D
Jyotiba Phule

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: D

Jyotirao Phule founded the Satyashodhak Samaj (Truth Seekers' Society) to secure human rights and social justice for low-caste marginalized groups.
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