NTA History 2

Question 1

The Battle of Plassey in 1757 marked the beginning of British political dominance in India. Who led the British East India Company forces in this battle?

Accepted Answer

Robert Clive

Answer

Warren Hastings

Answer

Arthur Wellesley

Answer

Charles Cornwallis

Question 2

The Indian Rebellion of 1857, often called the First War of Indian Independence, began as a mutiny among which group?

Accepted Answer

Indian sepoys (soldiers) in the Bengal Army

Answer

Zamindars (landlords)

Answer

Peasants in Bengal

Answer

Merchants opposing trade restrictions

Question 3

Who founded the Indian National Congress (INC) in 1885?

Accepted Answer

Allan Octavian Hume

Answer

Mahatma Gandhi

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Bal Gangadhar Tilak

Answer

Gopal Krishna Gokhale

Question 4

Mahatma Gandhi launched the Non-Cooperation Movement in 1920 in response to which British action?

Accepted Answer

Rowlatt Act (1919) and Jallianwala Bagh Massacre (1919)

Answer

Partition of Bengal (1905)

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Simon Commission Report (1930)

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Government of India Act (1935)

Question 5

The Salt March (Dandi March) of 1930 was a key event in India's independence struggle. How far did Mahatma Gandhi march to reach the sea?

Accepted Answer

241 miles (388 km)

Answer

100 miles (161 km)

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500 miles (805 km)

Answer

75 miles (121 km)

Question 6

Which plan proposed by Lord Mountbatten in 1947 provided the framework for the partition of British India into the independent nations of India and Pakistan?

Accepted Answer

Mountbatten Plan (Indian Independence Act)

Answer

Cripps Mission Plan

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Cabinet Mission Plan

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Wavell Plan

Question 7

Who was the first Prime Minister of independent India?

Accepted Answer

Jawaharlal Nehru

Answer

Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

Answer

Rajendra Prasad

Answer

B.R. Ambedkar