PET Practice Set 4

Under the Charter Act of 1833, which Governor-General of Bengal became the first Governor-General of India?

1. A.Lord Cornwallis
2. B.William Bentinck✓
3. C.Lord Dalhousie
4. D.Lord Canning

Correct answer: B

Who was the Governor-General of India at the time of the Revolt of 1857?

1. A.Lord Dalhousie
2. B.Lord Canning✓
3. C.Lord Wellesley
4. D.Lord Curzon

Correct answer: B

The Revolt of 1857 started from which place when Indian soldiers (sepoys) refused to use the new Enfield rifle cartridges?

1. A.Delhi
2. B.Kanpur
3. C.Meerut✓
4. D.Lucknow

Correct answer: C

After the Revolt of 1857, the British Crown took over the governance of India from the East India Company through which Act?

1. A.Indian Councils Act, 1861
2. B.Government of India Act, 1858✓
3. C.Charter Act, 1853
4. D.Regulating Act, 1773

Correct answer: B

The Indian National Congress was founded in 1885 at Bombay. Who is credited as the founder?

1. A.Dadabhai Naoroji
2. B.Surendranath Banerjee
3. C.A.O. Hume✓
4. D.W.C. Bonnerjee

Correct answer: C

The Brahmo Samaj, a socio-religious reform movement that campaigned against Sati and promoted widow remarriage, was founded in 1828 by whom?

1. A.Swami Vivekananda
2. B.Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
3. C.Raja Ram Mohan Roy✓
4. D.Dayanand Saraswati

Correct answer: C

The Arya Samaj, which emphasized the authority of the Vedas and rejected idol worship and caste discrimination, was founded in 1875 by whom?

1. A.Raja Ram Mohan Roy
2. B.Swami Dayanand Saraswati✓
3. C.Swami Vivekananda
4. D.Ramakrishna Paramahamsa

Correct answer: B

The Swadeshi Movement was launched as a protest against which event of 1905?

1. A.Jallianwala Bagh Massacre
2. B.Rowlatt Act
3. C.Partition of Bengal✓
4. D.Simon Commission

Correct answer: C

Mahatma Gandhi launched the Non-Cooperation Movement in 1920. The movement was withdrawn in February 1922 after violence at which place?

1. A.Jallianwala Bagh
2. B.Bardoli
3. C.Chauri Chaura✓
4. D.Dandi

Correct answer: C

The Civil Disobedience Movement began with Mahatma Gandhi's famous Dandi March in 1930. What law did Gandhi violate at Dandi?

1. A.Rowlatt Act
2. B.Salt Law✓
3. C.Arms Act
4. D.Press Act

Correct answer: B

The Quit India Movement was launched by Mahatma Gandhi on August 8, 1942 with which famous slogan?

1. A.Swaraj is my birthright
2. B.Jai Hind
3. C.Do or Die✓
4. D.Inquilab Zindabad

Correct answer: C

The Jallianwala Bagh Massacre of April 13, 1919 was ordered by which British officer?

1. A.Lord Chelmsford
2. B.Lord Irwin
3. C.General Dyer✓
4. D.Lord Curzon

Correct answer: C

Lord Mountbatten, the last Viceroy of India, oversaw the Partition of India in 1947. India was partitioned into India and Pakistan under which Act?

1. A.Government of India Act, 1935
2. B.Indian Independence Act, 1947✓
3. C.Indian Councils Act, 1909
4. D.Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms

Correct answer: B

Who was the first President of the Indian National Congress?

1. A.A.O. Hume
2. B.Dadabhai Naoroji
3. C.W.C. Bonnerjee✓
4. D.Surendranath Banerjee

Correct answer: C

The slogan 'Swaraj is my birthright, and I shall have it' is attributed to which freedom fighter?

1. A.Mahatma Gandhi
2. B.Bhagat Singh
3. C.Bal Gangadhar Tilak✓
4. D.Subhas Chandra Bose

Correct answer: C

The Battle of Buxar was fought in which year, resulting in the British gaining control over Bengal, Bihar, and Odisha?

1. A.1757
2. B.1761
3. C.1764✓
4. D.1799

Correct answer: C

The Third Battle of Panipat (1761) was fought between the Marathas and which invader?

1. A.Nadir Shah
2. B.Ahmed Shah Abdali (Durrani)✓
3. C.Muhammad Ghori
4. D.Mahmud of Ghazni

Correct answer: B

In which year was the Permanent Settlement (land revenue system) introduced by Lord Cornwallis in Bengal?

1. A.1773
2. B.1784
3. C.1793✓
4. D.1799

Correct answer: C

The Second Battle of Panipat (1556) was fought between Hemu and the forces of which Mughal ruler?

1. A.Babur
2. B.Humayun
3. C.Akbar✓
4. D.Aurangzeb

Correct answer: C

Vasco da Gama, the first European to reach India by sea, arrived at Calicut in which year?

1. A.1492
2. B.1498✓
3. C.1510
4. D.1526

Correct answer: B

The Rowlatt Act, which authorized the British government to imprison any person without trial, was passed in which year?

1. A.1909
2. B.1919✓
3. C.1935
4. D.1942

Correct answer: B

The Indian Independence Act received Royal Assent on July 18, 1947. India became independent on which date?

1. A.August 14, 1947
2. B.August 15, 1947✓
3. C.January 26, 1947
4. D.January 30, 1948

Correct answer: B

The Lahore Session of the Indian National Congress (1929), which declared 'Purna Swaraj' (complete independence) as its goal, was presided over by whom?

1. A.Mahatma Gandhi
2. B.Jawaharlal Nehru✓
3. C.Subhas Chandra Bose
4. D.Motilal Nehru

Correct answer: B

The first Round Table Conference (1930-31) between the British government and Indian representatives was held in which city?

1. A.Delhi
2. B.Calcutta
3. C.London✓
4. D.Simla

Correct answer: C

The Cripps Mission visited India in which year with proposals for Indian self-governance after World War II?

1. A.1940
2. B.1942✓
3. C.1944
4. D.1946

Correct answer: B

Which of the following is a Trans-Himalayan river?

1. A.Ganga
2. B.Yamuna
3. C.Sutlej✓
4. D.Ravi

Correct answer: C

Which river flows through a rift valley?

1. A.Luni
2. B.Chambal
3. C.Son
4. D.Tapi✓

Correct answer: D

The Narmada river originates in which state?

1. A.Maharashtra
2. B.Uttar Pradesh
3. C.Madhya Pradesh✓
4. D.Andhra Pradesh

Correct answer: C

Jog Falls (Gerosoppa Falls) is located on which river?

1. A.Tapi
2. B.Sharavathi✓
3. C.Cauvery
4. D.Bhima

Correct answer: B

Which of the following rivers flow through Karnataka, Kerala, and Tamil Nadu?

1. A.Narmada
2. B.Krishna
3. C.Cauvery✓
4. D.Godavari

Correct answer: C