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History General Knowledge Questions and Answers – Set 6

Q1. In which year did the Simon Commission visit India?
A. 1929
B. 1926
C. 1927
D. 1928
[su_spoiler title=”Show Answer” style=”fancy”]Answer: C. 1927[/su_spoiler]


Q2. Who was the Governor General of India at the time of First Round Table Conference?
A. Lord Irwin
B. Lord Wellington
C. Lord Ready
D. Lord Minto
[su_spoiler title=”Show Answer” style=”fancy”]Answer: A. Lord Irwin [/su_spoiler]


Q3. The massacre at Jallianwala Bagh was preceded by the
A. Partition of Bengal
B. Surat Split
C. Passage of the Rowlett Act
D. Minto-Morley Reforms
[su_spoiler title=”Show Answer” style=”fancy”]Answer: C. Passage of the Rowlett Act[/su_spoiler]


Q4. The Chauri Choura incident occurred on
A. March 12, 1923
B. February 15, 1922
C. January 13, 1922
D. February 5, 1922
[su_spoiler title=”Show Answer” style=”fancy”]Answer: D. February 5, 1922[/su_spoiler]


Q5. Lala Lajpat Rai was seriously injured in a police assault and died shortly thereafter. He was leading a demonstration against the
A. Rowlett Act
B. Partition of Bengal
C. Simon Commission
D. Cripps Mission
[su_spoiler title=”Show Answer” style=”fancy”]Answer: C. Simon Commission[/su_spoiler]


Q6. Under whose leadership was the All India Muslim League founded?
A. Aga Khan
B. Maulana Mohammad Ali
C. Hasrat Mohani
D. Mohammad Ali Jinna
[su_spoiler title=”Show Answer” style=”fancy”]Answer: A. Aga Khan[/su_spoiler]


Q7. The pioneer of Indian Renaissance was
A. Swami Vivekanand
B. Swami Dayand Saraswati
C. Dadabhai Naroji
D. Raja Ram Mohan Ray
[su_spoiler title=”Show Answer” style=”fancy”]Answer: D. Raja Ram Mohan Ray[/su_spoiler]


Q8. Which of the following states was not annexed by using the “Doctrine of Lapse”?
A. Jhansi
B. Nagpur
C. Satara
D. Oudh
[su_spoiler title=”Show Answer” style=”fancy”]Answer: D. Oudh[/su_spoiler]


Q9. The slogan “from each according to ehis capacity and to each according to his work” was first coined by
A. Proudhon
B. Karl Marx
C. Fedrick Engels
D. Saint Simon
[su_spoiler title=”Show Answer” style=”fancy”]Answer: B. Karl Marx[/su_spoiler]


Q10. The name “United Nations” was first coined by
A. Winston Churchill
B. Joseph Stalin
C. Chiang Kai Shek
D. F.D. Roosevelt
[su_spoiler title=”Show Answer” style=”fancy”]Answer: D. F.D. Roosevelt[/su_spoiler]


Q11. The first woman of Indian origin in space
A. Kalpana Chawla
B. Shubha Tole
C. Yamuna Krishnan
D. None of these
[su_spoiler title=”Show Answer” style=”fancy”]Answer: A. Kalpana Chawla-Kalpana Chawla was an Indo-American astronaut and the first woman of Indian origin in space.[/su_spoiler]