1. In which year was the Battle of Saragarhi fought ?

1867

1897

1854

1878

Answer: 1897

Explanation:

The Battle of Saragarhi was fought on 12 September 1897 between the British Indian Empire and the Afghan tribesmen. It occurred in the North-West Frontier Province. 21 Sikh soldiers fought on behalf of the British Indian Army against 10,000 Pashtun Orakzai tribesmen.


2. The Hindustan Socialist Republican Association (HSRA) was formed in the year ____ with an aim to overthrow the British. ?

1930

1922

1928

1921

Answer: 1928

Explanation:

The Hindustan Socialist Republican Association (HSRA) was formed in the year 1928 with an aim to overthrow the British. It was founded by Chandrasekhar Azad, Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev Thapar in 1928 at Feroze Shah Kotla in New Delhi.


3. In which city was the Jhanda Satyagraha or Flag Satyagraha of 1923 held ?

Bombay

Nagpur

Calcutta

Ahmedabad

Answer: Nagpur

Explanation:

Flag Satyagraha is a part of civil disobedience during the Indian independence movement. Its main aim was to exercise the right and freedom to hoist the nationalist flag. It was held in Ahmedabad in 1923.


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

1877

1920

1856

1919

Answer: 1920

Explanation:

The Non-cooperation movement was launched on 4 September 1920 by Mahatma Gandhi with the aim of self governance and to get full independence (Purna Swaraj).


5. The firing order issued by_____on a gathering of people on Baisakhi Day, 1931 became a turning point in India’s freedom struggle. ?

Lord Wellesley

General Dyer

Lord Cornwallis

Warren Hastings

Answer: General Dyer

Explanation:

The firing order issued by General Dyar on a gathering of people on Baisakhi Day, 1931 became a turning point in India’s freedom struggle. On 13th April, Baisakhi day, a large crowd of people mostly from neighboring villages, unaware of the prohibitory orders in the Amritsar gathered in the Jallianwala Bagh.


6. Which freedom fighter had established Indian National Army to free India from the british rule ?

Bhagat Singh

Subhash Chandra Bose

Chandra Shekhar Azad

Veer Savarkar

Answer: Subhash Chandra Bose

Explanation:

Subhash Chandra Bose (23 January 1797 - unknown or 18 August 1945) was an Indian freedom fighter who believed that violent protest against British rule was justified. He founded the famous Azad Hind Fauj.


7. When was the Home Rule League started by Bal Gangadhar Tilak ?

1922

1916

1912

1920

Answer: 1916

Explanation:

Tilak founded the first home rule league at the Bombay provincial congress at Belgaum in April,1916. Unification of moderates and radicals as well as unity between Muslim League and Indian National Congress was a remarkable achievement of Annie Besant.


8. When was Patharughat peasant revolt held against Britishers taxation policy in Assam ?

1894

1862

1873

1885

Answer: 1894

Explanation:

In 1894 Patharughat peasant revolt held against Britishers taxation policy in Assam.This incident is one of the most tragic & inspiring episodes in the saga of Indian freedom movement but rarely features in mainstream historical discourse of freedom struggle.


9. Surendranath Banerjee and Ananda Mohan Bose founded ______ in Bengal in 1876. ?

Bengal Association

Indian Association

Tathagat Association

Oriental Association

Answer: Indian Association

Explanation:

Surendranath Banerjee and Ananda Mohan Bose founded Indian Association. Surendranath Banerjee later joined Indian National Congress, he supported the Montagu-Chelmsford reforms in contrast to congress. Later he left congress and formed Indian National Liberation Federation in 1919.


10. Who among the following had played the lead role in the Bardoli Satyagraha ?

Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

Tilka Manjhi

Chandra Shekhar Azad

Subhash Chandra Bose

Answer: Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

Explanation:

The Bardoli Satyagraha, 1928 was a movement in the independence struggle led by Sardar Vallabhai Patel for the farmers of Bardoli against the unjust raising of taxes.