History GK Questions and Answers Quiz
Q. Which one of the following about Cripps Mission is NOT correct ?
1) In March 1942, Cripps persuaded War Cabinet to agree to a draft declaration
2) Jawaharlal Neharu and Sardar Patel represented Congress to negotiate with the mission
3) The mission offered Dominion status after the war
4) The mission offered formation of constitution making body after the war
Q. Which one of the following statements about the Treaty of Allahabad is NOT correct ?
1) It was signed in the year 1765
2) The Mughal Emperor by a farman formally granted the Diwani of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa to the East India Company
3) Awadh was restored to its Nawab on payment of Rs. 50 Lakhs
4) Banaras and the Surrounding tracts were detached from Awadh and handed over to shah Alam II
Q. Which among the following was NOT the provision of the Gandhi-Irwin Pact ?
1) Immediate release of all political prisoners of the Civil Disobedience Movement
2) Clause 2 of the March 1931 pact defined 'reservations and safeguards' to cover financial credit of India
3) The return of confiscated land already sold to third parties
4) Reservation of 18 per cent seats for Depressed classes
Q. Who among the following leaders is associated with the concept of party less democracy ?
1) J. B. Kripalani
2) Jayprakash Narayan
3) Achary Narendra Dev
4) Vinoba Bhave
Q. Which among the following was NOT the recommendation of the Nehru Report ?
1) Dominion Status
2) Separate Electorate
3) Unitary and Democratic Centre
4) Adult Suffrage
Q. Which one of the following statement about the Indigo Revolt of 1859 is correct ?
1) It broke out at Poona and Ahmadnagar
2) It was directed against money lenders
3) It was supported by the intelligentsia of Bengal
4) It was directed against the petty Zamindars and employees of the planters
Q. Which one of the following statements about land tenure system is NOT correct ?
1) During the British rule in India three categories of land tenure system, viz. Zamindari, Mahalwari and Ryotwari were introduced
2) Under Zamindari system, land was held by one person or at the most by a few joint owners who were responsible for the payment of land revenue
3) Under the Mahalwari system, the agricultural lands belonged to the Government
4) Under Ryotwari system, the individual holders had the permanent right over land and were directly responsible for payment of land revenue
Q. Who among the following scholars has conceptualized the Constitution of India as a 'seamless web' ?
1) MV Pylee
2) DD Basu
3) Granville Austin
4) Subhash Kashyap
Q. Which one of the following statements about the English Education Act of 1835 is NOT correct ?
1) It was proposed by Governor General William Bentinck on the advice of Macaulay
2) It made English the language of instruction in Indian education system
3) With the formal institutionalization of English as the language of instruction, the stage was set for a new direction to Indian education
4) To the existing Oriental Institutions fresh awards of stipends to students and the publication of classical texts were to continue
Q. Which one of the following dynasties ruled under the suzerainty of Kingdom of Vijayanagar ?
1) Sangamas, Saluvas, Tuluvas and Aravidus
2) Sangamas, Hoysalas, Aravidus and Tuluvas
3) Hoysalas, Saluvas, Poligars and Sangamas
4) Yadavas of Devagiri, Hoysales, Saluvas and Aravidus
