GK Questions

Answer: Lord Mountbatten

Lord Louis Mountbatten was the last Viceroy of India (March-August 1947) and became the first Governor-General of independent India. He oversaw the transfer of power and Partition. [[1]]

Answer: A united India with a weak center and grouped provinces

The Cabinet Mission (1946) proposed a united India with a weak central government handling defense, foreign affairs, and communications, while provinces were grouped into three sections with significant autonomy. [[30]]

Answer: Lakshmi Sehgal

Captain Lakshmi Sehgal (née Swaminathan) led the Rani of Jhansi Regiment, the women's wing of the Indian National Army. She was a doctor and a key figure in the Azad Hind government. [[30]]

Answer: Subhash Chandra Bose

Subhash Chandra Bose proclaimed the Provisional Government of Free India (Azad Hind) in Singapore on October 21, 1943. The Indian National Army fought under its banner against the British in Southeast Asia. [[1]]

Answer: Train robbery near Lucknow

The Kakori Conspiracy (August 9, 1925) involved HRA members robbing a government treasury on a train near Kakori, Lucknow. Ram Prasad Bismil, Ashfaqulla Khan, and others were executed for their role. [[30]]

Answer: Ram Prasad Bismil and Sachindra Nath Sanyal

The Hindustan Republican Association (HRA) was founded in 1924 by Ram Prasad Bismil, Sachindra Nath Sanyal, and others. It was later renamed Hindustan Socialist Republican Association (HSRA) in 1928. [[1]]

Answer: 1931

The Gandhi-Irwin Pact was signed on March 5, 1931, between Mahatma Gandhi and Viceroy Lord Irwin. It ended the Civil Disobedience Movement and allowed Congress to participate in the Second Round Table Conference. [[30]]

Answer: Chauri Chaura

Gandhi suspended the Non-Cooperation Movement in February 1922 after the Chauri Chaura incident, where protesters burned a police station killing 22 policemen. Gandhi believed the movement had turned violent. [[1]]

Answer: Both A and B

The Rowlatt Act (1919), officially the Anarchical and Revolutionary Crimes Act, was called the 'Black Act' by Indians. It allowed detention without trial and sparked nationwide protests leading to the Jallianwala Bagh massacre. [[30]]

Answer: Champaran

Gandhi's first satyagraha in India was the Champaran Satyagraha (1917) in Bihar, where he supported indigo farmers against exploitative plantation systems. This marked the beginning of his mass movement strategy. [[1]]

Answer: Andhra Pradesh

Alluri Sitarama Raju led the Rampa Rebellion (1922-24) in the Godavari agency area of present-day Andhra Pradesh against the Madras Forest Act, which restricted tribal access to forest resources. [[1]]

Answer: Sidhu and Kanhu

The Santhal Rebellion (1855-56) was led by brothers Sidhu and Kanhu Murmu against British exploitation and zamindari oppression in present-day Jharkhand. It was one of the largest tribal uprisings in colonial India. [[30]]

Answer: Kesari

Bal Gangadhar Tilak started 'Kesari' (in Marathi) and 'Mahratta' (in English) in 1881. These newspapers became powerful tools for mobilizing public opinion against British rule. [[30]]

Answer: James Augustus Hickey

James Augustus Hickey started 'Hickey's Bengal Gazette' in 1780, the first newspaper in India. It was critical of the East India Company and was eventually suppressed by Governor-General Warren Hastings. [[1]]

Answer: David Hare and Raja Ram Mohan Roy

Hindu College was founded in 1817 by Scottish philanthropist David Hare with support from Raja Ram Mohan Roy and other Bengali intellectuals. It became a center for Western education and social reform. [[1]]

Answer: Thomas Babington Macaulay

Macaulay's Minute (1835) advocated for English education to create 'a class of persons Indian in blood and colour, but English in taste and opinions'. This led to the English Education Act of 1835. [[30]]

Answer: Lord William Bentinck

Lord William Bentinck, with support from Raja Ram Mohan Roy, abolished Sati through Regulation XVII of 1829, prohibiting the immolation of widows on their husbands' funeral pyres. [[30]]

Answer: Warren Hastings

Warren Hastings served as the first Governor-General of Bengal (1773-85) under the Regulating Act of 1773. He established administrative foundations but was later impeached for alleged corruption. [[1]]

Answer: Joseph Dupleix

Joseph François Dupleix served as French Governor-General of Pondicherry (1742-54). He pioneered the policy of intervening in local succession disputes to expand French influence, though ultimately unsuccessful. [[1]]

Answer: War of Austrian Succession

The First Carnatic War (1746-48) was the Indian theatre of the War of Austrian Succession (1740-48) in Europe. It saw French forces under Dupleix capture Madras from the British. [[30]]