Indian History Top 100 GK MCQ With Free Exam SET:-2

Q71. Who has written about the revolt of 1857- ‘this was an eruption of social volcano’ where many spent forces found vent. After the vent the whole social topography has changed. The scars of rebellion remained deep and shining” ?

(A) Brahma Datt
(B) V. D. Savarkar
(C) Dr. Gopal
(D) Ashok Mehta

Answer: Ashok Mehta

Q72. Which Act may be regarded as the beginning of representative system in modern India ?

(A) The Indian councils Act 1861
(B) Government of India Act 1918
(C) Government of India Act 1925
(D) Government of India Act 1935

Answer: The Indian councils Act 1861

Q73. By which Act may be the British parliament did Queen Victoria assume the title of ‘the Empress of India’ to emphasize British sovereignty over the whole of British provinces in India and Indian states ?

(A) The Royal Titles Act 1866
(B) The Royal Titles Act 1870
(C) The Royal Titles Act 1876
(D) The Royal Titles Act 1886

Answer: The Royal Titles Act 1876

Q74. The Vernacular press Act as a safety valve against vernacular newspapers was passed by Lord Lytton on

(A) April 14, 1878
(B) March 14, 1878
(C) March 14, 1876
(D) March 14, 1870

Answer: March 14, 1878

Q75. Who was the first to call the revolt of 1857 as an organized war for national Independence ?

(A) Ashok Mehta
(B) Dr. S Gopal
(C) Syed Hasan Imam
(D) V. D. Savarkar

Answer: V. D. Savarkar

Q76. Who founded Atmiya Sabha in 1815 ?

(A) Brahma Datt
(B) Dayanand Saraswati
(C) Raja Rammohan Roy
(D) None of these

Answer: Raja Rammohan Roy

Q77. Who wrote in 1900 to the Secretary of state for India-‘It is my firm belief that the congress is staggering towards its downfall and it is my great desire that during my stay in India I should help in its peaceful demise” ?

(A) Lord Curzon
(B) Lord Hardinge
(C) Lord Chelmsford
(D) Lord Minto

Answer: Lord Curzon

Q78. Bal Gangadhar Tilak popularly known as Lokamanya Tilak was born in 1856 at

(A) Ratnagiri
(B) Pune
(C) Mumbai
(D) None of these

Answer:Ratnagiri

Q79. An English weekly called ‘New India’ was started by ;

(A) K M Pannikar
(B) Devendra Nath Tagore
(C) Annie Besant
(D) Mahatma Gandhi

Answer: Annie Besant

Q80. Bang Darshan was the main newspaper of

(A) Sisir Kumar Ghosh
(B) Birendra Nath Chatterjee
(C) Pini Chandra Pal
(D) Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay

Answer: Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay