History

Indian and World History – History is an important topic for all competitive examinations. Under which India and the world study events or events related to it so far. Examples of ancient world history, history of the modern world, the history of ancient India, history of medieval India, history of modern India, etc. have been given here.

1. Khilafat Movement was supported by
Question Asked : Uttarakhand PCS (Mains) 2002

(A) Hume
(B) Sir Sayyed
(C) Curzon
(D) Gandhiji

2. Why did Mahatma Gandhi support the Khilafat Movement?
Question Asked : 48th to 52nd BPSC (Pre) 2008

(A) The Khalifa had given shelter to Indian revolutionaries
(B) Gandhiji wanted to win the support of the Indian Muslims against the British
(C) The Khalifa supported Indian struggle for freedom
(D) The Khalifa was a friend of Gandhiji

3. Who was elected as President of the All India Khilafat Conference in 1919?
Question Asked : UPPCS (Pre) 1993

(A) Mahatma Gandhi
(B) Muhammad Ali Jinnah
(C) Maulana Shaukat Ali
(D) Motilal Nehru

4. Who among the following, were prominent leaders of the ‘Khilafat Movement’?
Question Asked : UPPCS (Pre) 2016

(A) Maulana Mohammad Ali and Shaukat Ali
(B) Mohammad Ali Jinnah and Shaukat Ali
(C) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad and Rafi Ahmed Kidwai
(D) Rafi Ahmed Kidwai and Shaukat Ali

5. Which one of the following events, was characterized by Montague as ‘Preventive Murder’?
Question Asked : UPPCS (Pre) 1998

(A) Killing of INA activities
(B) Massacre of Jallianwala Bagh
(C) Shooting of the Mahatma
(D) Shooting of Curzon-Wythe

6. Who was the Prime Minister of England when the Montague-Chelmsford Act was passed in 1919?
Question Asked : 60th to 62nd BPSC (Pre) 2016

(A) Lloyd George
(B) George Hamilton
(C) Sir Samuel Hoare
(D) Lord Salisbury

7. Who was the Viceroy of India at the time of Jallianwala Bagh Massacre in 1919?
Question Asked : UPPCS (Pre) 1990

(A) Lord Chelmsford
(B) Lord Minto
(C) Lord Dalhousie
(D) Lord Canning

8. The task of drafting Congress Inquiry Committee report on Jallianwala Bagh Massacre was entrusted to
Question Asked : UPPCS (Pre) 2014

(A) Jawaharlal Nehru
(B) Mahatma Gandhi
(C) C.R. Das
(D) Fazlul Haq

9. Sir Michael O’ Dwyer was shot dead on 13th March, 1940 in London by
Question Asked : 60th to 62nd BPSC (Pre) 2016

(A) Madan Lal Dhingra
(B) M.P.T. Acharya
(C) Y.D. Savarkar
(D) Udham Singh

10. Udham Singh killed in London
Question Asked : Uttarakhand PCS (Mains) 2006

(A) Lord Hoarding
(B) General Dyer
(C) Sir Michael O’ Dwyer
(D) Lord Willingdon