CBSE Class 10 Social Science History MCQs Set 06

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Multiple Choice Questions

Question 1: Who founded the Asiatic Society of Bengal in Kolkata?
(a) Warren Hastings
(b) John Shore
(c) Sir William Jones
(d) Lord Cornwallis
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Answer: (c) Sir William Jones

Explanation:
1. Sir William Jones founded the Asiatic Society of Bengal at Calcutta on 15 January 1784.

Question 2: Who among the following first propounded the idea of Basic Education?
(a) Jawahar Lal Nehru
(b) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
(c) Mahatma Gandhi
(d) Dayanand Saraswati
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Answer: (c) Mahatma Gandhi

Explanation:
1. Mahatma Gandhi propounded Basic Education (Nai Talim) in 1937 at the Wardha conference.

Question 3: Who first propounded the idea of Basic Education?
(a) Jawaharlal Nehru
(b) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
(c) Mahatma Gandhi
(d) Dayanand Saraswati
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Answer: (c) Mahatma Gandhi

Explanation:
1. Gandhi proposed Basic Education (Nai Talim) in 1937.

Question 4: Who among the following is regarded as a founder and was the first president of the All India Muslim League?
(a) Syed Ahmed Khan
(b) Muhammad Ali
(c) Aga Khan
(d) Hamid Ali Khan
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Answer: (c) Aga Khan

Explanation:
1. The Muslim League was founded at Dhaka in 1906; Sir Aga Khan III was its first (honorary) president.

Question 5: Who among the following was the founder of the Muslim League (1906)?
(a) Muhammad Ali Jinnah
(b) Shaukat Ali
(c) Nawab Salimullah
(d) Aga Khan
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Answer: (c) Nawab Salimullah

Explanation:
1. The All-India Muslim League was founded at Dhaka in 1906 at the initiative of Nawab Salimullah; Aga Khan III was its first president.

Question 6: The All India Muslim league was founded by which of the following leaders?
(a) Maulana Ahmed Ali
(b) Mohammad Ali Jinnah
(c) Agha Khan
(d) Hakim Ajmal Khan
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Answer: (c) Agha Khan

Explanation:
1. All India Muslim League was founded by the Agha Khan and Salim-Ullah-Khan (Nawab of Dhaka) in December 1906 in Dhaka to safeguard the rights of Indian Muslims.

Question 7: Who among the following was a founder of the Muslim League?
(a) Muhammad Ali Jinnah
(b) Shaukat Ali
(c) Nawab Salimullah
(d) Aga Khan
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Answer: (c) Nawab Salimullah

Explanation:
1. The League was founded in 1906 at Dhaka at the initiative of Nawab Salimullah.

Question 8: The All India Muslim League was founded on
(a) 30 December 1906
(b) 28 December 1885
(c) 16 October 1905
(d) 23 March 1940
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Answer: (a) 30 December 1906

Explanation:
1. It was founded at Dhaka in 1906.

Question 9: Who among the following was the first to accept a ministerial position in the Central Provinces in October 1925?
(a) B. S. Moonje
(b) M. R. Jayakar
(c) S. B. Tambe
(d) B. N. Sasmal
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Answer: (c) S. B. Tambe

Explanation:
1. Swarajist S. B. Tambe accepted a ministerial post in the Central Provinces in 1925.

Question 10: The Swarajya party was formed after the failure of which movement?
(a) Non-Cooperation Movement
(b) Civil Disobedience Movement
(c) Quit India Movement
(d) Champaran Satyagraha
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Answer: (a) Non-Cooperation Movement

Explanation:
1. After the withdrawal of the non- cooperation movement two groups emerged within congress, Pro-Changers and No- Changers.

Question 11: Motilal Nehru and C.R. Das were the founders of a party known as the :
(a) Gadar Party
(b) Forward Bloc
(c) Swarajya Party B D C
(d) Socialist Congress
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Answer: (c) Swarajya Party B D C

Explanation:
1. Motilal Nehru and C.R. Das founded the Swaraj Party.

Question 12: Who accorded the title 'Mahatma' to M.K. Gandhi?
(a) Sardar Patel
(b) Nehru
(c) Sarojini Naidu
(d) Rabindranath Tagore
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Answer: (d) Rabindranath Tagore

Explanation:
1. Rabindranath Tagore is credited with giving the title 'Mahatma' to M.K. Gandhi.

Question 13: Mahatma Gandhi left South Africa to return to India in
(a) 1911
(b) 1915
(c) 1917
(d) 1919
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Answer: (b) 1915

Explanation:
1. Gandhiji returned from South Africa to India on 9 January 1915.

Question 14: Which of the following places was chosen by Gandhiji to start his first Satyagraha in India?
(a) Ahmedabad
(b) Champaran
(c) Gaya
(d) Porbandar
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Answer: (b) Champaran

Explanation:
1. Gandhiji's first Satyagraha in India was at Champaran, Bihar, in 1917, for indigo farmers.

Question 15: The power of Satyagraha emphasized the power of what:
(a) poverty
(b) strength
(c) truth
(d) weakness
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Answer: (c) truth

Explanation:
1. The power of Satyagraha emphasized on the power of truth. Satyagrahis appeal to the conscience of the oppressor and persuade them to see the truth.

Question 16: In which of the following movements did Mahatma Gandhi make first use of the hunger strike as a weapon?
(a) Ahmedabad Strike
(b) Rowlatt Satyagraha
(c) Non-Cooperation Movement
(d) Bardoli Satyagraha
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Answer: (a) Ahmedabad Strike

Explanation:
1. In 1918, during the Ahmedabad strike Gandhi intervened in a dispute between the workers and mill owners and undertook a fast unto death to strengthen the workers’ resolve.

Question 17: Other than Annie Besant, who among the following also launched the Home Rule Movement in India?
(a) Aurobindo Ghosh
(b) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(c) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
(d) Motilal Nehru
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Answer: (b) Bal Gangadhar Tilak

Explanation:
1. Tilak launched his Home Rule League in April 1916.

Question 18: The two Home Rule Leagues of 1916 were led by
(a) Tilak and Annie Besant
(b) Gandhi and Nehru
(c) Gokhale and Tilak
(d) Besant and Gandhi
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Answer: (a) Tilak and Annie Besant

Explanation:
1. Tilak and Besant led separate leagues in 1916.

Question 19: The Home Rule League was started by
(a) M.K. Gandhi
(b) B.G. Tilak
(c) Ranade
(d) K.T. Telang
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Answer: (b) B.G. Tilak

Explanation:
1. B.G. Tilak started the Home Rule League in 1916.

Question 20: The first woman President of the Indian National Congress was
(a) Annie Besant
(b) Sarojini Naidu
(c) Nellie Sengupta
(d) Sucheta Kripalani
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Answer: (a) Annie Besant

Explanation:
1. Annie Besant presided over the 1917 Calcutta session.

Question 21: Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel is known as
(a) Iron Man of India
(b) Deshbandhu
(c) Punjab Kesari
(d) Lokmanya
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Answer: (a) Iron Man of India

Explanation:
1. He unified the princely states.

Question 22: Madan Mohan Malaviya was given the title
(a) Mahamana
(b) Deshbandhu
(c) Lokmanya
(d) Punjab Kesari
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Answer: (a) Mahamana

Explanation:
1. He founded the Banaras Hindu University.

Question 23: Chittaranjan Das is known as
(a) Deshbandhu
(b) Deenabandhu
(c) Punjab Kesari
(d) Netaji
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Answer: (a) Deshbandhu

Explanation:
1. C.R. Das was a founder of the Swaraj Party.

Question 24: Jawaharlal Nehru was affectionately known as
(a) Chacha
(b) Bapu
(c) Lokmanya
(d) Deshbandhu
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Answer: (a) Chacha

Explanation:
1. Children called him Chacha Nehru.

Question 25: Dadabhai Naoroji is known as the
(a) Grand Old Man of India
(b) Iron Man of India
(c) Lokmanya
(d) Punjab Kesari
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Answer: (a) Grand Old Man of India

Explanation:
1. He was a pioneer of the drain of wealth theory.

Question 26: Rabindranath Tagore is popularly called
(a) Gurudev
(b) Mahatma
(c) Deshbandhu
(d) Netaji
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Answer: (a) Gurudev

Explanation:
1. He founded Visva-Bharati at Santiniketan.

Question 27: Subhas Chandra Bose is popularly known as
(a) Netaji
(b) Rajaji
(c) Loknayak
(d) Punjab Kesari
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Answer: (a) Netaji

Explanation:
1. He founded the Azad Hind Fauj.

Question 28: The Indian National Congress was founded in
(a) 1885
(b) 1857
(c) 1905
(d) 1906
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Answer: (a) 1885

Explanation:
1. It was founded by A. O. Hume.

Question 29: The Nizam dynasty of Hyderabad was founded by
(a) Asaf Jah I
(b) Salabat Jung
(c) Nizam Ali
(d) Osman Ali Khan
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Answer: (a) Asaf Jah I

Explanation:
1. He was Nizam-ul-Mulk.

Question 30: The last Nizam of Hyderabad was
(a) Osman Ali Khan
(b) Mahbub Ali Khan
(c) Nizam Ali Khan
(d) Sikandar Jah
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Answer: (a) Osman Ali Khan

Explanation:
1. He ruled until 1948-49.

Question 31: Hyder Ali was the ruler of
(a) Mysore
(b) Hyderabad
(c) Awadh
(d) Punjab
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Answer: (a) Mysore

Explanation:
1. His son was Tipu Sultan.

Question 32: Maharaja Ranjit Singh was the ruler of
(a) Punjab
(b) Awadh
(c) Mysore
(d) Hyderabad
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Answer: (a) Punjab

Explanation:
1. He founded the Sikh Empire.

Question 33: At which session of the Indian National Congress did Jawaharlal Nehru draft the resolution on Fundamental Rights and Economic Programme?
(a) Lahore Session
(b) Bombay Session
(c) Calcutta Session
(d) Karachi Session
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Answer: (d) Karachi Session

Explanation:
1. The 1931 Karachi session adopted the Fundamental Rights resolution.

Question 34: Who was elected President of the All India Khilafat Conference held at Delhi in November 1919?
(a) Motilal Nehru
(b) Mahatma Gandhi
(c) M.A. Jinnah
(d) Shaukat Ali
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Answer: (b) Mahatma Gandhi

Explanation:
1. Mahatma Gandhi presided over the All India Khilafat Conference at Delhi in November 1919.

Question 35: The Khilafat Movement was merged with which movement?
(a) Non-cooperation movement
(b) Civil disobedience movement
(c) Dandy March
(d) Quit India movement
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Answer: (a) Non-cooperation movement

Explanation:
1. Gandhiji merged the Khilafat Movement with the Non-Cooperation Movement (1920).

Question 36: Who was elected President of the All India Khilafat Conference at Delhi in 1919?
(a) Motilal Nehru
(b) Mahatma Gandhi
(c) M.A. Jinnah
(d) Shaukat Ali
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Answer: (b) Mahatma Gandhi

Explanation:
1. Gandhi presided over the Khilafat Conference in November 1919.

Question 37: The Purna Swaraj resolution, following which 26 January 1930 was celebrated as Independence Day, was passed at the Congress session held at
(a) Haripura
(b) Lahore
(c) Karachi
(d) Calcutta
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Answer: (b) Lahore

Explanation:
1. The Purna Swaraj resolution was passed at the Lahore session (December 1929), and 26 January 1930 was celebrated as Independence Day.

Question 38: Which one of the following was not a demand made by the Congress moderates?
(a) Universal adult franchise
(b) Repeal of the Arms Act
(c) Extension of Permanent Settlement
(d) Higher jobs for Indians in the army
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Answer: (a) Universal adult franchise

Explanation:
1. The Moderates sought gradual reforms such as extension of Permanent Settlement, repeal of the Arms Act and higher army posts for Indians, but not universal adult franchise.

Question 39: Who was called 'The Father of Indian Unrest' by the British?
(a) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
(b) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(c) Lala Lajpat Rai
(d) Madan Mohan Malaviya
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Answer: (b) Bal Gangadhar Tilak

Explanation:
1. Valentine Chirol called Tilak 'the Father of Indian Unrest'.

Question 40: Who was the first Indian elected to the British House of Commons?
(a) Mohammad Ali Jinnah
(b) Jawaharlal Nehru
(c) Motilal Nehru
(d) Dada Bhai Naoroji
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Answer: (d) Dada Bhai Naoroji

Explanation:
1. Dada Bhai Naoroji who is also known as Grand Old Man of India was the first Indian elected to the British House of Commons.

Question 41: Lala Lajpat Rai is also known as
(a) Sher-e-Punjab
(b) Punjab Kesari
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(d) None of the above
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Answer: (c) Both (a) and (b)

Explanation:
1. He was called both Sher-e-Punjab and Punjab Kesari.

Question 42: Bal Gangadhar Tilak is popularly known as
(a) Lokmanya
(b) Loknayak
(c) Deshbandhu
(d) Mahamana
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Answer: (a) Lokmanya

Explanation:
1. Tilak was honoured as Lokmanya.

Question 43: The Non co-operation Movement started in which year?
(a) 1900
(b) 1920
(c) 1940
(d) 1935
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Answer: (b) 1920

Explanation:
1. The Non-Cooperation Movement was launched on 1 August 1920 and approved at the Calcutta special session in September 1920.

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