What was the immediate cause of the Mutiny of 1857?
(1) The discontentment of the soldiers
(2) The use of greased cartridges in the new Enfield Rifle
(3) The social conditions of India
(4) The introduction of railways and telegraphs

Who introduced the “Doctrine of Lapse” to expand British territories in India?

(1) Lord Hastings
(2) Lord Wellesley
(3) Lord William Bentinck
(4) Lord Dalhousie

The Sharda Act is related to
(1) Upliftment of scheduled tribes
(2) Upliftment of minorities
(3) Child Marriage
(4) Empowerment of women

Gandhiji’s ‘Satyagraha’ meant an attachment to the following two elements
(1) Knowledge and religion
(2) Truth and non-violence
(3) Truth and chastity
(4) Love of motherland and hate for colonial masters

Who was the founder of Arya Samaj?
(1) Acharya Narendra Dev
(2) Dayanand Saraswati
(3) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
(4) Acharya Vinoba Bhave

During whose Viceroyalty, the capital of India was shifted from Calcutta to Delhi?
(1) Lord Canning
(2) Lord Harding                                                                                                                                  (3) Lord Lytton
(4) Lord Clive

The Working Committee of National Congress sanctioned the resolution named ‘Quit India’ at
(1) Wardha                         (2) Nagpur
(3) Mumbai                         (4) Delhi

Who coined the slogan “Inquilab Zindabad”?
(1) Subash Chandra Bose
(2) Balagangadhar Tilak
(3) Bhagat Singh
(4) Sukhdev

Who introduced Western education?

(1) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
(2) Lal Bahadur Shastri
(3) Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose
(4) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

The system of Budget was introduced in India during the Viceroyalty of

(1) Canning                        (2) Dalhousie
(3) Ripon                            (4) Elgin

Who was the President of the Indian National Congress at the time of Indian independence?
(1) Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad
(2) J. B. Kriplani
(3) Jawahar Lal Nehru
(4) Rajendra Prasad