1. The noted freedom fighter Saheed Laxman Nayak belonged to the state of ____ ?

Gujrat

Chhattisgarh

Uttar pradesh

Odisha

Answer: Odisha

Explanation:

Lakshman Naik was the famous tribal leader of Orissa in the independence movement. The heroism and patriotism displayed by Lakshman Naik during the Quit India Movement forms a glorious landmark in the history of the freedom movement in Orissa.


2. Who said the following words. “A flag is a necessity for all nations. Millions have died for it.” ?

Sarojini Naidu

Mahatma Gandhi

Bhikaji Cama

Jawaharlal Nehru

Answer: Mahatma Gandhi

Explanation:

Mahatma Gandhi said, ‘A flag is a necessity for all nations. Millions have died for it. It is no doubt a kind of idolatry which would be a sin to destroy. For, a flag represents an Ideal.’ The national flag is the banner that imparts a nation its own unique identity.


3. In which year was the Non-Cooperation Movement launched ?

1877

1920

1856

1919

Answer: 1920

Explanation:

The Non-Cooperation Movement was a significant phase of the Indian independence movement from British rule. It was led by Mohandas KaramchandGandhi after the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre. ... The non-cooperation movement was launched on 31st August, 1920.


4. Which British Viceroy of India was Associated with the Ilbert Bill enacted in 1884 ?

Lord Rippon

Lord Dufferin

Lord Northbrook

Lord Napier

Answer: Lord Rippon

Explanation:

The Ilbert Bill was a bill formally introduced on 9 February 1883 during the Viceroyship of the Marquess of Ripon, which was drafted by Sir Courtenay Peregine Ilbert. It concerned the jurisdiction of Magistrates or Sessions Judges to try charges against European British subjects if they were themselves not European. It is named after Courtenay Ilbert, who had proposed it as a compromise between two previously suggested bills.


5. The Khurda Uprising took place in the year ?

1817

1822

1917

1875

Answer: 1817

Explanation:

It's 202 years since the army led by the King of Khurda revolted against the British on April 2, 1817.


6. Who built the Sheesh Mahal Patiala ?

Yadavindra Singh

Baba Ala Singh Sidhu

Maharaja Narinder Singh

Bhalindra Singh

Answer: Maharaja Narinder Singh

Explanation:

Sheesh Mahal is one of the most magnificent structures in Patiala. The palace was built by Maharaja Narinder Singh in the year 1845 to 1862 behind the main Moti Bagh Palace. The architecture of the palace is an amalgamation of both the Mughal and European styles.


7. In which year was the first Round Table Conference held in London ?

1907

1923

1919

1930

Answer: 1930

Explanation:

The First Round Table Conference was officially inaugurated by his Majesty George V on November 12, 1930 in the Royal Gallery House of Lords at London[ 1] and chaired by the Prime Minister. Ramsay MacDonald was also chairman of a subcommittee on minority representation, while for the duration his son, Malcolm MacDonald, performed liaison tasks with Lord Sankey' s constitutional committee.


8. _____ was a mentor to both, Mahatma Gandhi and Mohammed Ali Jinnah. ?

Gopal Krishna Gokhale

Rabindranath Tagore

Lala Lajpat Rai

Bal Gangadhar Tilak

Answer: Gopal Krishna Gokhale

Explanation:

Gopal Krishna Gokhale was a mentor to both, Mahatma Gandhi and Mohammed Ali Jinnah.


9. Who, before going to the gallows, had expressed his desire for keeping his ashes intact till India is reunited and throwing them into the Indus after the reunification has been achieved ?

Uddham Singh

Nathuram Godse

Surya Sen

Bhagat Singh

Answer: Nathuram Godse

Explanation:

Nathuram Godse expressed his desire for keeping his ashes intact till India is reunited and throwing them into the Indus after the reunification has been achieved. “The ashes will be immersed in the Sindhu river (Indus) only when Godse’s dream of Akhand Bharat (undivided India) is fulfilled” its Godse’s statement.


10. In which month of 1915 did Mahatma Gandhi finally return from South Africa after his successful agitation against the racist regime ?

July

January

May

March

Answer: January

Explanation:

Gandhi ji returned to indian with his wife kasturba on 9th january 1915 . Nowadays this day is celebrated as pravasi bhartiya diwas.