The first country which discovered sea route to India was

(1) Portugal                   (2) Dutch
(3) French                     (4) Britain

Who introduced the Indian University Act?

(1) Lord Curzon                  (2) Lord Minto
(3) Lord Morely                   (4) Lord Rippon

The Quit India Resolution (1942) proposed the starting of a non-violent mass struggle on the widest possible scale. Who gave the mantra “Do or Die” for this struggle?

(1) Mahatma Gandhi                                                                                                                          (2) Subhash Chandra Bose
(3) Jawaharlal Nehru
(4) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

Which Charter Act brought to an end, the East India Company’s monopoly in India’s foreign trade?
(1) Charter Act of 1853
(2) Charter Act of 1793
(3) Charter Act of 1813
(4) Charter Act of 1833

‘There are no politics devoid of religion’ is stated by
(1) Nehru
(2) Gandhi
(3) Vinoba Bhave
(4) Jaya Prakash Narayan

Who betrayed Siraj-ud-Daula in the Battle of Plassey in 1757?
(1) Hyder Ali                               (2) Mir Qasim
(3) Mir Jaffar                              (4) Nawab of Oudh

British Crown assumed sovereignty over India from the East India Company in the year
(1) 1857                         (2) 1858
(3) 1859                         (4) 1860

The first woman President of Indian National Congress was

(1) Kamala Devi Chattopadhyaya
(2) Sarojini Naidu
(3) Annie Besant
(4) Rajkumari Amrit Kaur

Who among the following was responsible for the revival of Hinduism in the 19th century?

(1) Swami Dayanand
(2) Swami Vivekanand
(3) Guru Shankaracharya
(4) Raja Ram Mohan Roy

Who was the French Governor of Pondicherry? Who tried to make the French Company as a
powerful company?
(1) Thomas Arthur, Comte de Lally
(2) Godeheu
(3) La Bourdonnais
(4) Joseph Francois Dupleix

The first Mysore War fought between the British and Hyder Ali in 1767 - 69 A.D., came to an end by the
(1) Treaty of Pondicherry
(2) Treaty of Madras
(3) Treaty of Mysore
(4) Treaty of Aix - la - Chapelle