University Assistant Model Questions and Answers
1. Who was the father of Local Self Government in India?
Lord Rippon
2. Who was the first Director General of Archaeological Survey of India?
Sir John Marshall
3. Name the commission appointed by the British to investigate Jalian walabagh incident.
Hunter Commission
4. In which year was Indian Arms Act introduced by Lord Lytton?
1878
5. Name the Viceroy who partitioned Bengal?
Lord Curzon
6. Mayo college is situated at:
Ajmeer (Rajastan)
7. The Viceroy who shifted India's capital from calcutta to Delhi (I911).
Lord Hardinge II
8. In which year was Muslim league formed in Dhaka?
1906
9. Which Viceroy is known as Aurangazeb of British India?
Lord Curzon
10. Who was the first Viceroy and last Governor General of India?
Lord Canning
11. The British Viceroy who repealed the partition of Bangal.
Lord Hardinge II
12. In which year was Indian Universities Act passed by the British?
1904
13. The Viceroy who appointed Durant commission to divide British India and Afghanistan.
Lord Landsdowne
14. Hunter Commission (Education Commission) was appointed by which Viceroy?
Lord Ripon
15. Who was the Viceroy during the formation of INC?
Lord Dufferin
16. The Viceroy who passed Vernacular Press Act.
Lord Lytton
17. In which year was Vernacular Press Act passed?
1878
18. The Viceroy who withdrawn Vernacular Press Act?
Lord Rippon
19. In which year was the first factory act passed by the British?
1881
20. The Viceroy who conducted the first census in India?
Lord Mayo
21. The Viceroy who started statistical Survey of India.
Lord Mayo
22. Who was the British Governor General during the first war of Indian Independence?
Lord Canning
23. The Viceroy who passed Indian Evidence Act.
Lord Mayo
24. In which year was Indian Evidence Act passed by the British?
1872
25. Name the Prisoner who murdered Lord Mayo?
Sher Ali
26. Who was known as the 'Viceroy of Reserve Character’?
Lord Lytton
27. Who was the Viceroy of India during the time of lllbert Bill Controversy?
Lord Ripon
28. In which year was Illbert Bill introduced by the British?
1883
29. Who said these words:Lord Dufferin ‘Congress is a Microscopic Minority of the People'.
Lord Dufferin
30. Who was known as the ‘Babar of British India’?
Robert Clive
31. Who was the author of the book ‘The life of Lord Curzon’?
Ronald Shay
32. Indian Councils Act 1909 in Popularly known as:
Minto Morley Reforms
33. Which Viceroy was regarded as the ‘Father of Communal Electorate System in India’?
Lord Minto Il
34. Which Indian patriot tried to kill Lord Hardinge II :
Rash Behari Bose
35. Name the university commission appointed by Lord Chelmsford in 1917.
Saddler Commission
36. Who was the first Viceroy to visit Travancore?
Lord Curzon
37. The Viceroy who reduced the age limit of Civil Service from 21 to 19.
Lord Lytton
38. Which Viceroy was known as ‘The Popular Viceroy’?
Lord Rippon
39. The Viceroy who passed ‘Royal Titles Act of 1876'.
Lord Lytton
40. The Viceroy who conducted first regular census in India?
Lord Rippon
41Which Viceroy was popularly known as ‘Christian Viceroy’?
Lord Irwin
42. Which Viceroy appointed ‘Hilton Young Commission” which led to the establishment of RBI?
Lord Reading
43. Name the British Prime Minister who proclaimed communal award.
Ramsay Mac Donald
44. Name the Viceroy who put forward ‘August offer’.
Lord Linlithgow
45. Who was the Viceroy during the arrival of Cabinet Mission ?
Lord Wavell
46. In which year was ‘Cabinet Mission’ arrived India?
1946
47. Who was the last Viceroy of British India?
Lord Mountbatten
48. Who was the last Governor General of Independent India?
C . Rajagopalachari
49. Who was the first Governor General of Independent India?
Lord Mountbatten
50. The British Viceroy who partitioned Bengal?
Lord Curzon
51. The Governor General who was called as ‘Liberator of Press’.
Charles Metealfe
52. Which is the first princely state which was annexed to British dominion as per Doctrine of Lapse Policy?
Satara
53. The Viceroy who introduced Doctrine of Lapse?
Lord Dalhousie
54. Which is considered as the Magnacarta of Indian Education?
Woods Despatch
55. The Governor General who established Supreme Court in Kolkata.
Warren Hastings
56. Which Viceroy is known as ‘Father of Indian Police System’?
Lord Cornwallis
57. The Viceroy who implemented Subsidiary Alliance.
Lord Wellesley
58. The Viceroy who implemented Permanent Settlement.
Lord Cornwallis
59. Who was regarded as ‘Father of Indian Civil Service’?
Lord Cornwallis
60. Which was the first state to accept the subsidiary Alliance?
State of Hyderabad
61. The revolt of 1857 started at:
Meerut (UP)
62. In which year was Paika rebellion took place?
1817
63. In which place (state) was Paika rebellion took place?
Odisha
64. Who was the main leader of Paika rebellion?
Baxi Jagabandhu Bidyadhara
65. Who was the Governor General during the period of 1857 revolt?
Lord Canning
66. Who was the first martyr of revolt of 1857?
Mangal Pandey
67. Who was the leader of Kanpur during the revolt of 1857?
Nana Sahib
68. Who led the revolt of 1857 at Lucknow?
Beegum Hazrat Mahal
69. The film ‘Mangal Pandey-The Rising’ was directed by:
Ketan Mehta
70. The real name of Rani Lakshmi Bhai is:
Manikarnika
71. The novel ‘Queen of Jhansi’ was written by:
Mahasweta Devi
72. Who called the revolt of 1857 as ‘First war of Indian Independence’?
V. D. Sarvarkar
73. Name the European officer who defeated Rani Lakshmibai of Jhansi during the revolt of 1857.
General Hugh Rose
74. Ramachandra Pandurang was the real name of :
Tantia Tope
75. Who wrote the novel ‘Amritam Thedi’ based on the revolt of 1857?
Malayattoor Ramakrishnan
76. The leader who conducted ‘Guerilla war-fare against British during the revolt of 1857.
Tantia Tope
77. In which year was the battle of koregon took place between British and Peshwa Baji Rao II (Maratha)?
1818
78.Vellore mutiny was held in the year:
1806
79. Which was the first organised massive resistance against British in India?
Revolt of 1857
80. When was the revolt of 1857 started?
10th May 1857
81. Name the British Prime Minister who presented the Act of 1858 (Queens Proclamation ) in British Parliament?
Lord Palmerston
82. Who was the author of the book ‘The Great Rebellion of 1857’?
Ashok Mehta
83. Who was the founder of Prarthana Samaj?
Atmaram Pandurang
84. Name the Telugu reformer who encouraged ‘Prarthana Samaj’ in South India.
Veeresalingam Pantulu
85. Who founded ‘Madras-Hindu Association’ in 1904?
Annie Besant
86. Who was the founder of Satyashodak Samaj?
Jyotirao Phule
87. Who published the monthly journal ‘Jagath Mithra’?
Furdunji Naoroji
88. In which year was Aligarh Movement Started?
1875
89. Who was the leader of Aligarh Movement?
Sir Syed Ahmed Khan
90. Who launched Swadeshi Steam Navigation Company?
V . O. Chidambaram Pillai
91. In which year was All India Trade Union Congress founded?
1920
92. Who founded East India Association?
Dadabhai Naoroji
93. When was Indian National Congress founded?
28th December 1885
94. Who was the founder of Indian National Congress (INC)?
A . O. Hume
95. Who was the first President of INC?
W . C . Banerjee
96. How many deligates attended the first session of INC?
72
97. Who was the first Malayalee to attended the first session of INC?
G . P . Pillai
98. Who was known as ‘The Grand Oldman’ of India?
Dadabhai Naoroji
99. The first session of INC held at :
Gokul Das Tejpal Sanskrit College (Bombay)
100. The second session of INC held at :
Calcutta
101. Total number of deligates participated in the 2nd
session of INC?
434
102. Who was the first foreign President of INC?
George Yule ( 1888)
103. The only malayalee who became the President of INC?
C . Sankaran Nair (1897)
104. Who was the author of the book ‘Poverty and Un British Rule in India’?
Dadabhai Naoroji
105. Who was the first elected President of INC?
Subash Chandra Bose
106. In which session of INC was Gandhiji first participated?
Calcutta Session (1901)
107. Who was the chief propounder of ‘Brain Drain Theory’?
Dadabhai Naoroji
108. Who was the founder of Indian Association (1876) ?
Surendranath Banerjee
109. Which movement was known as ‘Qadiani Movement’?
Ahmadiya Movement
110. Who was the author of the novel ‘Anandamath’ based on Sanyasi Revolt in Bengal?
Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
111. Who was the author of the book ‘The Indian War of Independence 1857’?
V . D. Sarvarkar
112. Who published the newspaper ‘New India’ and ‘Common Wheel’?
Annie Besant
113. In which year was Satyashodak Samaj founded?
1873
114. Who was the author of the work ‘Ghulam Giri’?
Jyotirao Phule
115. Who started Deva Samaj at Lahore in 1887?
Shivanarayan Agnihotri
116. Who started ‘Bharat Matha Assosiation’?
Neelakanta Brahmachari
117. Safety Valve Theory was related to the formation of which organization?
Indian National Congress (INC)
118. Who was the author of the book ‘The law of population’?
Annie Besant
119. Who was the founder of Benarus Hindu University?
Madan Mohan Malavya
120. In which session of INC the word ‘Swaraj’ first used by Dadabhai Naoroji?
Calcutta (1906)
121. Who was the President of INC during the time of Jalian Walabagh Massacre?
Motilal Nehru (Amritsar)
122. The only session of INC presided over by Gandhiji.
Belgam (1924)
123. Who was the first person to hoist Indian Tricolour flag on an international forum?
Madam Bhikajicama
124. Who was the first woman President of INC?
Annie Besant (1917. Kolkata)
125. In which year was C. Sankaran Nair became the President of INC?
1897 (Amaravathi)
126. Who composed the song ‘Sare jahamse acha’?
Muhammed Iqbal
127. Who was the first president of Muslim League?
Aga Khan
128. In which session of INC the moderates and extremists were divided?
Surat Session (1907)
129. Who was hanged on 11th August 1908 related to Alipore Conspiracy?
Kudhiram Bose
130. Who commited suicide during the raid of police to arrest the suspects of Alipore Conspiracy?
Prafulla Chakri
131. In which session of INC the moderates and extremists reunited?
Lucknow Session (1916)
132. Who was the President of INC when moderates and extremists were divided?
Rash Bihari Ghosh
133. When was Muslim League formed?
30th December 1906
134. Who put forward the idea of ‘Pakistan’?
Muhammed Iqbal
135. The formation of Muslim League held at :
Dhaka
136. Who was known as the Helmsman of Tamilnadu (Kappalottiya Tamizhan)?
V . O. Chidambaram Pillai
137. Which national movement was started to protest against the partition of Bengal?
Swadeshi Movement
138. In which year was partition of Bengal cancelled by Lord Hardinge II?
1911
139. Who was the first Indian woman President of INC?
Sarojini Naidu
140. Which session of INC was presided over by Gopalakrishna Gokhale?
Benarus (1905)
141. In which session of INC was National song ‘Vandematharam’ first sung?
Kolkatta Session (1896)
142. In which session of INC was ‘Janaganamana’ (National Anthem) first sung?
Kolkatta Session (1911)
143. In which session of INC was Poorna Swaraj resolution passed?
Lahore Session (1929)
144. Who was defeated by Subhash Chandra Bose during Tripuri Session of INC in 1939?
Pattabhi Sitaramayya
145. Who was the President of INC at the time of Quit India Movement?
Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad
146. Who was the President of INC in Lahore Session of 1929?
Jawaharlal Nehru
147. Who led the Swadeshi Movement in Tamil Nadu?
V . O. Chidambaram Pillai
148. Who is the author of the book ‘The other side of silence voices from the partition of India’?
Urvashi Butalia
149. The first session of Muslim League was held at:
Karachi (1907)
150. Who was the first Governor General of Pakistan?
Muhammad Ali Jinnah
151. Which pact was signed by Bala Gangadhara Tilak and Mohammad Ali Jinnah in 1916?
Lucknow Pact
152. In which session of INC Jawaharlal Nehru unfurled the flag of India’s Independence on the bank of river Ravi?
Lahore Session (1929)
153. In which INC Session decision was taken to start Civil Disobdience Movement?
Lahore Session (1929)
154. Who was known as the official historian of Indian National Congress?
Pattabhi Sitaramayya
155. Who was the President of INC at the time when India got freedom?
J.B.Kripalini
156. In which year was Badruddin Tyabji became the president of INC?
1887 (Madras)
157. Name the Urudu poet who represented in second and third Round Table Conference?
Muhammed Iqbal
158. Name the lawyer who appeared for Aurobindo Ghosh in Alipore Conspiracy case.
Chittaranjan Das
159. Name the person who first sung ‘Janaganamana’.
Rabindra Natha Tagore
160. In which session of INC decision was taken to celebrate 26th as Independence day?
Lahore Session (1929)
161. Who was the first Indian to be appointed on Governor Generals executive council?
S.P. Sinha
162. Who was the General Secretary of Ghadar Party?
Lala Hardayal
163. The headquarters of Ghadar Party was in:
San Francisco
164. In which year was Champaran Satyagraha took place?
1917
165. In which state was Champaran situated?
Bihar
166. Who was known as the ‘Nightingale of India’?
Sarojini Naidu
167. Which was the first hunger strike performed by Gandhiji in India?
Ahamedabad Mill Strike (1918)
168. In which year was Khilafat Movement started in India?
1919
169. In which year was Montaque-Chelmsford Reforms passed by the British ?
1919
170. Who was the founder of Swaraj Party?
C . R . D as
171. In which place was the first session of Swaraj Party held?
Allahabad
172. Who was the first secretary of Swaraj Party?
Motilal Nehru
173. Who was the leader of chittagon armoury raid in 1930?
Surya Sen
174. Who wrote the biography ‘Mahanayak Surya Sen’?
Kalpana Dutta
175. Nehru report of 1928 was published under the chairmanship of:
Motilal Nehru
176. Who put forward 14 point formula against Nehru report?
Muhammed Ali Jinnah
177. Who was the leader of Bardoli Satyagraha of 1928?
Sardar Vallabhai Patel
178. In which state was Bardoli situated?
Gujarat
179. In which year was Rowlatt Act passed by the British?
1919
180. Who renounced his knighthood in protest against the Jallianwala Bagh Tragedy?
Rabindra Nath Tagore
181. In which year was chauri chaura incident took place?
1922
182. Who was known as ‘Desabandhu’?
C . R . Das
183. In which year was Simon Commission arrived India?
1928
184. Who gave the title ‘Sardar’ to Vallabhai Patel?
Gandhiji
185. When was Bhagath Singh, Sukh Dev and Rajguru hanged to death?
23 March 1931
186. Name the famous freedom fighter who died after the police lathi charge on the activists, protesting the arrival of Simon Commission.
Lala Lajpath Rai
187. In which year was Kakori Train Conspiracy took place?
1925
188. In which year was Hindustan Republican Association (HRA) established?
1924
189. When was Jalianwala Bagh Massacre took place?
13th April 1919
190. Name the British officer who gave the order to troops for foring the people gathered at Jallianwala Bagh.
Genaral Dyer
191. Who was the Governor of Punjab during the Jalianwala Bagh Massacre?
Michael . O . Dyer
192. Who was known as ‘Frontier Gandhi’?
Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan
193. Which was Gandhiji’s first satyagraha in India?
Champaran Satyagraha (1917)
194. Who started Home Rule Movement at Adayar near Madras?
Annie Basent
195. Which Act of British introduced communal representation for Muslims for the first time in India?
Minto Morly Reforms (Indian Council Act of 1909)
196. From which country was the term ‘Home Rule’ adopted?
Ireland
197. Which Act of British was called by Gandhiji as ‘The Black Act’?
Rawlatt Act 1919
198. The Indian patriot who murdered Michael .O. Dyer?
Udham Singh
199. Who was known as ‘Deenabandhu’?
C .F . Andrews
200. Name the patriot who shot himself on 1931 related to Kokori Train Conspiracy.
Chandrasekhar Azad