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Q1. Who was the European President of INC?
(a) Badruddin Tyabji
(b) W.C. Bonnerjee
(c) George Yule
(d) None
S1. Ans.(c)
Sol. In 1888 Allahabad, George Yule was the First European President of INC
Q2. Which one of the following Mughal buildings is said to possess the unique feature of being exactly equal in length and breadth?
(a) Agra Fort
(b) Red Fort
(c) Taj Mahal
(d) Buland Darwaza
S2.Ans.(c)
Sol.The Taj Mahal is an ivory-white marble mausoleum on the south bank of the Yamuna river in the Indian city of Agra. It was commissioned in 1632 by the Mughal emperor, Shah Jahan, to house the tomb of his favourite wife, Mumtaz Mahal.
Q3. The word Swaraj was first used by Dadabhai Naoroji in the congress session held in ________ at ________.
(a) 1904, Bombay
(b) 1906, Calcutta
(c) 1907, Surat
(d) 1916, Lucknow
S3. Ans.(b)
Sol. The Correct answer is 1906, Calcutta.
The word swaraj was first used by Dadabhai Naoroji in the congress session held at Calcutta in 1906.
Q4. The Khilji Sultans of Delhi were
(a) Mongols
(b) Afghans
(c) Turks
(d) A Jat tribe
S4. Ans.(c)
Sol.The Khiljis were one of the clans of the Turks. The rule of Khilji Dynasty has reached the power and influence of Delhi Sultanate to its peak. The Khilji’s were marked by wars and internal conflicts.
Q5. Who was Mahatma Gandhi’s preferred presidential candidate in 1939 Indian National Congress (INC) Tripuri Session?
(a) Subhash Chandra Bose
(b) Pattabhi Sitharamayya
(c) Jawaharlal Nehru
(d) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
S5. Ans.(b)
Sol. Pattabhi Sitharamayya was Mahatma Gandhi’s preferred presidential candidate in the 1939 Indian National Congress (INC) Tripuri session.
Gandhi Ji nominated him for the presidency of the Congress against the growing extremist wing.
Pattabhi Sitharamayya was defeated by Subash Chandra Bose in the 1939 Indian National Congress (INC) Tripura session.
The Tripuri session in 1939 was the 52nd session of the Indian National Congress (INC),
Pattabhi Sitharamayya was the first president of the Indian National Congress after independence.
Q6. Sarojini Naidu was the President of which Congress session
(a) 1922, Gaya
(b) 1928, Calcutta
(c) 1925, Kanpur
(d) 1931, Karachi
S6. Ans.(c)
Sol. Sarojini Naidu:
She became the president of the Indian National Congress in the Kanpur session in 1925.
She was given the title of “Nightingale of India” for her contributions in the field of poetry writing.
Q7. The first woman president of Indian National Congress was____.
(a) Sarojini Naidu
(b) Sucheta Kriplanai
(c) Indira Gandhi
(d) Annie Besant
S7. Ans.(d)
Sol. The first woman president of Indian National Congress was Annie Besant.
Besant converted to Theosophy in 1889.
She came to India in 1893 for the first time as part of the Theosophical Society.
Besant Launched All Indian hoem rule league in 1916 along with Balgangadhar tilak.
Q8. Which session of INC passed the famous 4 resolutions, namely – swaraj, swadeshi, Boycott and National Education?
(a) 1906 Calcutta session
(b) 1920 Calcutta session
(c) 1929 Lahore session
(d) 1919 Amritsar session
S8. Ans.(a)
Sol. 1906 Calcutta session:
This session was held under the presidentship of Dadabhai Naoroji.
This session of INC passed the famous 4 resolutions, namely – swaraj, swadeshi, Boycott, and National Educations.
Q9. The Qutub Minar was completed by the famous ruler
(a) Qutub-ud-din Aibak
(b) Iltutmish
(c) Babur
(d) Alauddin Khilji
S9.Ans.(b)
Sol. The construction of the Qutub Minar was started by Qitub-ud-Din Aibak, but he only constructed the basement. The construction of the tower was later taken over by his successor Iltutmish who constructed three more stories.
Q10. Mahatma Gandhi was elected as the President of the Indian National Congress (INC) in the Annual Session held at
(a) Ahmedabad
(b) Poona
(c) Belgaum
(d) Kanpur
S10. Ans.(c)
Sol. Mahatma Gandhi was elected as the President of the Indian National Congress (INC) in the Annual Session held at Belgaum in 1924.
He held the position of the President of the INC only once.
Q11. During the rule of______ Ibn Batuta visited India.
(a) Iltutmish
(b) Ala-ud-din Khalji
(c) Muhammad bin Tughluq
(d) Balban
S11. Ans.(c)
Sol. After his third pilgrimage to Mecca, Ibn Battuta decided to seek employment with the Muslim Sultan of Delhi, Muhammad bin Tughluq. In the autumn of 1330 (or 1332), he set off for the Seljuk controlled territory of Anatolia with the intention of taking an overland route to India.
Q12. Subhash Chandra Bose became the President of the Congress Party in _____.
(a) 1932
(b) 1938
(c) 1941
(d) 1943
S12. Ans.(b)
Sol. Subhash Chandra Bose became the President of the Congress Party in 1938.
In 1919, Bose headed to London to give the Indian Civil Services (ICS) examination and he was selected. Bose, however, resigned from Civil Services as he believed he could not side with the British.
Q13. Where did Babar die?
(a) Agra
(b) Kabul
(c) Lahore
(d) Delhi
S13.Ans.(a)
Sol.Babur died in 1530 and was succeeded by Humayun. According to Babur’s wishes, he was buried in Bagh-e-Babur in Kabul, Afghanistan
Q14. The Annual Session of the Congress in 1907 was held at:
(a) Tripura
(b) Surat
(c) Bhopal
(d) Ahmedabad
S14. Ans.(b)
Sol. The Annual Session of the Congress in 1907 was held at Surat.
The Surat Split at the Surat session in 1907 was the division of the Indian National Congress into two parties – the Radicals and the Moderates.
Q15. 15hen was the Indian national song ‘Vande Mataram’ sung for the first time on a political occasion?
(a) 1896 INC session
(b) 1903 INC session
(c) 1911 INC session
(d) 1900 INC session
S15. Ans.(a)
Sol. The first political occasion when ‘Vande Mataram’ was sung was the 1896 session of the Indian National Congress.
The 1896 session of the Indian National Congress was held in Calcutta.
The Calcutta session of the INC in 1896 was presided by M. Rahmathulla Sayani.
