Latest Indian History General Knowledge(GK) Questions and answers

1 .

The Act Prohibiting Child Marriages was passed in 1891 due to the efforts of

A)

Keshab Chandra Sen and Mahadev Govind Ranade.

B)

Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar and Jyotiba Phule.

C)

Mahadev Govind Ranade and Jyotiba Phule.

D)

Keshab Chandra Sen and Behramji Malabari.

Correct Answer : Option (D) - Keshab Chandra Sen and Behramji Malabari.

Controlling Child Marriage: The Age of Consent Act (1891) forbade the marriage of girls below the age of 12, was passed due to relentless efforts of B.M. Malabari. Women Education: The Bethune School, founded by J.E.D.

2 .

The generals of the I.N.A. Shah Nawaz, Gurdial Singh Dhillon and Prem Sehgal, were formerly officers of the

A)

British Army

B)

Kashmiri Army

C)

British Indian Army

D)

Punjab Army

Correct Answer : Option (C) - British Indian Army

3 .

As a result of the Poona Pact the numbers of seats reserved for the depressed classes out of general electorate seats were

A)

Abolished

B)

Retained

C)

Increased

D)

Decreased

Correct Answer : Option (C) - Increased

4 .

Shyamji Krishna Varma set up the India House in London to work for Indiaâ€™s freedom in the year

A)

1904

B)

1905

C)

1906

D)

1907

Correct Answer : Option (B) - 1905

Krishna Varma co-founded the IHRS in February 1905, with Bhikaji Cama, S.R.

5 .

After 1833 the single biggest source of drain of Indian wealth to Britain was

A)

British capital investment in India

B)

Export of opium

C)

Export of cotton

D)

Export of indigo

Correct Answer : Option (A) - British capital investment in India

After 1833, the single biggest source of drain of Indian wealth to Britain was. British capital investment in India. Import of mill-made textiles and woollens. Export of opium and indigo.

6 .

The land revenue demand under the Ryotwari in Madras was finally fixed to fifty percent of the rental and the settlement was made for thirty years in the year

A)

1854

B)

1858

C)

1860

D)

1864

Correct Answer : Option (D) - 1864

7 .

In whose honour Gateway of India was built?

A)

Queen Victoria

B)

King George V

C)

King George VI

D)

Prince of Wales

Correct Answer : Option (B) - King George V

The Gateway of India is an arch monument built during the 20th century in Bombay, India. The monument was erected to commemorate the landing of King George V and Queen Mary at Apollo Bunder on their visit to India in 1911.

8 .

The confederates against Tippu Sultan in the Third Mysore War included

A)

The English, Marathas and the Nizam of Hyderabad

B)

Travancore Raja, Nizam of Hyderabad and the English

C)

The English, Nawab of Carnatic and the Nizam of Hyderabad

D)

The English, Marathas and the Nawab of Carnatic

Correct Answer : Option (A) - The English, Marathas and the Nizam of Hyderabad

9 .

Name the First Indian selected to Indian Civil Service?

A)

Gurudas Banerjee

B)

Anandamohan Bose

C)

Satyendra Nath Tagore

D)

Surendranath Banerjee

Correct Answer : Option (C) - Satyendra Nath Tagore

Satyendranath Tagore(/ÊƒÉ™ËˆtÉ›ndrÉ™nÉ‘Ët tæËˆÉ¡É”Ër/; Bengali: à¦¸à¦¤à§à¦¯à§‡à¦¨à§à¦¦à§à¦°à¦¨à¦¾à¦¥ à¦ à¦¾à¦•à§à¦°; [ÊƒÉ”tÉ›ndronatÊ° ÊˆÊ°akur]) (1 June 1842 – 9 January 1923) was the first Indian to join the Indian Civil Service.

10 .

The First President of the All India Congress Socialist Party was

A)

Ram Manohar Lohia

B)

Sampurnanand

C)

Achyut Patwardhan

D)

Jay Prakash Narayan

Correct Answer : Option (D) - Jay Prakash Narayan

JP Narayan convened a meeting in Patna on 17 May 1934, which founded the Bihar Congress Socialist Party. He was a Gandhian Socialist. Narayan became general secretary of the party and Acharya Narendra Deva became president.