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GK Questions: Indian History – Set 13

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Hello Aspirants. Welcome to Online General Knowledge section in Affairs cloud, which is important for all the competitive exams. We have created Some questions related to India Gk(Indian History) !!!

  1. The Gateway of India was built in ……………………
    1.1924
    2.1930
    3.1920
    4.1911
    5.None of these
    Answer – 4.1911
    Explanation :
    The Gateway of India is a monument built during the 20th century in Mumbai City of Maharashtra state in Western India. It is located on the waterfront in the Apollo Bunder area in South Mumbai and overlooks the Arabian Sea
    Started: 1911 and completed : 1924

  2. Kesari was a …………………. newspaper
    1.Telungu
    2.Hindi
    3.Gujarati
    4.Marathi
    5.None of these
    Answer – 4.Marathi
    Explanation :
    Kesari is a Marathi newspaper which was founded in 1881 by Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak

  3. ‘The Soul of India resides in village’ said by …………
    1.Jawaharlal Nehru
    2.MahatamaGandhi
    3.Indira Gandhi
    4.Vivekananda
    5.None of these
    Answer – 2.MahatamaGandhi
    Explanation :
    “The future of India lies in its villages this sage assertion by Mahatma Gandhi.

  4. ………………….. is the Father of Extremism in India
    1.Sardar Patel
    2.Bal Gangadhar Tilak
    3.Mahatma Gandhi
    4.Lala Lajpat Rai
    5.None of these
    Answer – 2.Bal Gangadhar Tilak
    Explanation :
    The British colonial authorities called him “Father of the Extremism” He was also conferred with the honorary title of “Lokmanya”.

  5. Who said “ Rest is forbidden” ?
    1.Sir Syed Ahmed Khan
    2.Saroji Naidu
    3.Jawaharlal Nehru
    4.Vivekananda
    5.None of these
    Answer – 3.Jawaharlal Nehru
    Explanation ;
    The quote “Rest is forbidden” said by Jawaharlal Nehru

  6. The Quit India movement began from ……………..
    1.Lucknow
    2.Kolkata
    3.Bombay
    4.Ahmedabad
    5.None of these
    Answer – 3.Bombay
    Explanation :
    On 8th August 1942, Mahatma Gandhi launched the Quit India Movement for freedom from British rule in Mumbai (then Bombay). The Quit India Movement, also known as the August Movement was a Civil Disobedience Movement launched by Gandhi

  7. Who founded the ‘ Deccan Education Society’ during India’s freedom Struggle ?
    1.Rajagopalachari
    2.Bal Gangadhar Tilak
    3.Abdul Gaffar Khan
    4.Lord Irwin
    5.None of these
    Answer – 2. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
    Explanation :
    In 1880 Vishnushastri Chiplunkar and Bal Gangadhar Tilak founded the New English School in Pune.In 1884 they created the Deccan Education Society with Gopal Ganesh Agarkar, Mahadev Ballal Namjoshi, V. S. Apte, V. B. Kelkar, M. S. Gole and N. K. Dharap.

  8. ‘Every blow that is hurled to me will act as a nail in the coffin of the British Empire’ said by
    1.MK Gandhi
    2.Sardar Patel
    3.Lala Lajpat Rai
    4.Annnie Besant
    5.None of these
    Answer – 3.Lala Lajpat
    Rai
    Explanation :
    Lala Lajpat Rai words, “Every blow made upon me will act like a nail in the coffin of the British empire” proved Prophetic, as British officer Saunders was murdered soon after and following a chain of events, Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev, Rajguru were hanged till death.

  9. ………………… was described by Mahatma Gandhi as his mother
    1.Bhagvad Gita
    2.Ramayanam
    3.Mahabharatha
    4.Bible
    5.None of these
    Answer – 1.Bhagvad Gita
    Explanation :
    Mahatma Gandhi described the Gita as his mother

  10. Who said “ Patriotism is religion and religion is love for India” ?
    1.Acharya Vinoba Bhave
    2.Gopal  Krishna Gokhale
    3.Jawaharlal Nehru
    4.Mahatma Gandhi
    5.None of these
    Answer – 1.Acharya Vinoba
    Bhave
    Explanation :
    Patriotism is religion and religion is love for India Acharya said by Vinoba Bhave





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