GATEWAY TO CGL MAINS 2015 : History Quiz

1.Which one of the following is the most fundamental difference between Mahayana Buddhism and Hinayana Buddhism?

A) Casteless society

B) Worship of stupa

C) Worship of gods and goddesses

D) Emphasis on ahimsa

2.Which of the following was first started by Mahatma Gandhi?

A) Champaran

B) Quit India Movement

C) Civil Disobedience

D) Non-cooperation

3.Mahatma Gandhi used for the first time hunger strike as a weapon during?

A) Bardoli Satyagraha

B) Champaran Satyagraha

C) Khadi Satyagraha

D) Ahmedabad Strike

4.The Dandi March is associated with the?

A) Khilafat Movement

B) Civil Disobedience Movement

C) Non-cooperation Movement

D) Partition of Bengal

5.Ali brothers are related to which of the following?

A) Quit India Movement

B) Civil Disobedience Movement

C) Khilafat Movement

D) Partition of Bengal

6.The key leaders of Khilafat Movement were?

A) Mohammad Ali and Shaukat Ali

B) Muhammad Iqbal and Salimullah Khan

C) Muhammad Ali Jinnah and Sikandar Hayat Khan

D) Syed Ahmad Khan and Agha khan

7.At which place was the All India Khilafat Conference held in 1919?

A) Delhi

B) Lucknow

C) Kolkata

D) Mumbai

8.Who organized the Satyagraha Sabha whose members took a pledge to disobey the Rowlatt Acts?

A) Mahatma Gandhi

B) Saifuddin Kitchlew

C) Motilal Nehru

D) Jawaharlal Nehru

9.What prompted the British Government to arrest Gandhi and get him convicted after the suspension of the Non-cooperation movement ?

A) It took advantage of the division among the nationalist forces caused by the suspension of the Non-c

B) It wanted to save Gandhi from public disgrace for suspending the movement

C) It wanted to ensure that there was no resurgence of the movement

D) It wanted to create terror in the hearts of other nationalists

10.The resolution for non-cooperation was passed by?

A) Simultaneously by the Congress and Khilafat Committee

B) By the Congress at the special session held in Calcutta in 1920

C) By the Khilafat Committee

D) By Gandhi immediately after the Jallianwalla Bagh Tragedy

ANSWER KEY:
1 - (C)
2 - (A)
3 - (D)
4 - (B)
5 - (C)
6 - (B)
7 - (A)
8 - (A)
9 - (A)
10- (B)