History Questions and Answers for TNPSC GK paper

1) The title ‘Punjab Kesari’ was conferred on
 A.    Ranjit Singh
 B.    Bhagat Singh
 C.    Lala Lajpat Rai
 D.    SardarBaldev Singh

Answer : C.

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2) Indian Constitution was amended for the first time in
 A.    1950
 B.    1951
 C.    1952
 D.    1953

Answer : B.

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3) Who among the following was called as ‘Father of Indian Renaissance’?
 A.    B. G. Tilak
 B.    Gopal Krishna Gokhale
 C.    Lala Lajpat Rai
 D.    Raja Ram Mohan Roy

Answer : D.

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4) Muslim League first demanded partition of India in
 A.    1906
 B.    1916
 C.    1940
 D.    1946

Answer : C.

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5) Who among the following is known as the ‘Heroine of 1942 Quit India Movement’?
 A.    Dr. Annie Besant
 B.    Suchitra Kriplani
 C.    Aruna Asaf Ali
 D.     Sarojini Naidu

Answer : C.

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6) Brahma Samaj mainly insisted upon
 A.    Abolition of sati
 B.    Abolition of child marriage
 C.    Monotheism
 D.    Reintroduction of converted Hindus

Answer : C.

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7) The first to start a joint stock company to trade with India were the
 A.    Portuguese
 B.    Dutch
 C.    French
 D.    Danish

Answer : A.

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8) The affairs of East India Company came into the hands of the British Crown under
 A.    Pitt’s India Act
 B.    Cabinet Mission Plan
 C.    Regulating Act
 D.    Govt. of India Act

Answer : C.

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9) The leader of the Young Bengal Movement was
 A.    Dwarkanath Tagore
 B.    Chandrashekhar Deb
 C.    Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
 D.    Henry Vivian Derozio

Answer : D.

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10) Vande Mataram was first sung at the session of the Indian National Congress in
 A.    1886
 B.    1892
 C.    1896
 D.    1904

Answer : C.