Indian Independence & Social Reformation

Question 1

The Indian rebellion of 1857 began in the town of ___________________ and spread to the Upper Gangetic Plain and Central India.

Answer 1

Meerut

Question 2

Mahatma Gandhi was once thrown out of a first class train compartment reserved only for white in __________________.

Answer 2

South Africa

Question 3

Azad Hind Fauj or INA, organised by Subhash Chandra Bose, fought in Burma and Imphal against the ___________________.

Answer 3

British

Question 4

In 1942, ___________________ was arrested during the Quit India Movement and was in jail for many months with Gandhiji.

Answer 4

Sorojini Naidu

Question 5

Rani Lakshmi Bai, queen of Jhansi, was killed on 17 June 1858, fighting against the British at ______________.

Answer 5

Gwalior

Question 6

Jai Hind’ was a greeting introduced by ___________________.

Answer 6

Subhash Chandra Bose

Question 7

The patriotic song ‘Sare Jahan Se Achha’ was composed by __________________.

Answer 7

Mohammed iqbal

Question 8

Vanar Sena, which participated in the Indian Freedom Struggle, was led by ___________________.

Answer 8

Indira Gandhi

Question 9

Bal Gangadhar Tilak and Annie Besant set up ___________________ with Swaraj as the goal

Answer 9

Home Rule League

Question 10

Founder of Brahmo Samaj, a great scholar who believed in unity of all religions, was given the title of ‘Raja’ by a Mughal emperor; his greatest achievement was the abolition of Sati in 1829.

Answer 10

Raja Ram Mohan roy

Question 11

He championed the cause of low caste Indians whom he called (Harijan) Children of God.

Answer 11

Mahatma Gandhi

Question 12

Muslim social reformer who founded the Aligarh Muslim University, originally called Mohammedan Anglo-Oriental College in 1875.

Answer 12

Syed Ahmad Khan

Question 13

A freedom fighter and a spiritual leader who started the Bhoodan Movement (gift of the land).

Answer 13

Vinoba Bhave

Question 14

A great scholar and philosopher who preached against dogmatic Hindu rituals. He founded the Arya Samaj with a motto to make the world noble.

Answer 14

Dayananda Saraswati

Question 15

She devoted her life in serving the poor and ill. She established the Missionaries of Charity in Kolkata. She was made a saint by the Pope in 2016.

Answer 15

Mother teresa

Question 16

He is an ex- army man and a social activist. He is constantly fighting against corruption. He has been the main force behind the Right to Information Movement and the Jan Lokpal Bill Movement.

Answer 16

Anna Hazare

Question 17

He dedicated his entire life to the care and rehabilitation of leprosy patients. He also initiated the Bharat Jodo Movement.

Answer 17

Baba Amte

Question 18

He brought awareness among people on the health of the Ganges river, protection of environment and he lobbied against deforestation whereby people chained themselves to trees that government officials planned to cut down.

Answer 18

Sunderlal Bahugana

Question 19

She has been the organiser of Narmada Bachao Andolan to stop the construction of a series of dams on river Narmada. She is also associated with the movement against corruption.

Answer 19

Medha Patkar

Question 20

One of the prominent members of Anna Hazare’s Jan Lokpal Bill, she is the first woman IPS officer. She brought in several prison reforms, took steps for child welfare and drug abuse prevention through her NGOs.

Answer 20

Kiran Bedi

Question 21

He wanted to uplift the status of women, particularly in his native Bengal. He introduced the practice of widow remarriages.

Answer 21

Ishwashandara Vidyasagar

Question 22

He was one of the founders of the Non Aligned Movement, the first Prime Minister of India and a great visionary.

Answer 22

Nehru

Question 23

He introduced Vedanta and Yoga to the western world and founded ayananda Sir Syed he the Ramakrishna Mission.

Answer 23

Swami Vivekanand

Question 24

He promoted khadi and village industries in India. He followed the Gandhian principles and wanted to remove untouchability. He founded the Bajaj group of industries.

Answer 24

Jampa Lal Bajaj

Question 25

The first war of independence started on

Answer 25

May 10, 1857

Question 26

Indian National Congress was formed in

Answer 26

1885

Question 27

Founder of Indian National Congress

Answer 27

A. O. Hume

Question 28

On 13 April 1919, massacre at Amritsar took place in

Answer 28

Jallianwala Bagh

Question 29

Movement that started on August 8, 1942 in Bombay

Answer 29

Quit India movement

Question 30

Mahatma Gandhi first started his birthright

Answer 30

Champaran, Bihar

Question 31

Bal Gangadhar tilak said

Answer 31

Swaraj is my birthright and I shall have it

Question 32

Boycott of British goods is related to

Answer 32

Swadeshi movement

Question 33

The 1857 war of independence started as a

Answer 33

Revolt of the Indian soldiers against the British rule

Question 34

The last Mughal emperor who was chosen as the leader of the first war of independence

Answer 34

Bahadur Shah Zafar

Question 35

The Indian National Army that fought the British troops during World War II was organised by

Answer 35

Subhash Chandra Bose

Question 36

Salt Satyagraha to break the salt law in 1930 was called

Answer 36

Dandi March

Question 37

A hand grenade was thrown in Delhi’s central assembly on 8 April 1929 by

Answer 37

Bhagat Singh and Bakuteshwar Dutt