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General Knowledge MCQ - Practice Questions with Answers
Solve 17 General Knowledge questions for RAS/RPSC preparation.
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Q1Who among the following participated in the world Parliament of Religion organised in Chicago in 1893 ?
Swami Vivekananda attended the World’s Parliament of Religions held in Chicago in 1893 and became widely known through his speeches there. Among the given options, this identifies Swami Vivekananda. Therefore option B is correct.
Q2Who was the founder of the “India House” in London?
Shyamji Krishna Varma founded India House in London in 1905 as a centre for Indian students and nationalist activity. Therefore, among the given options, the founder is correctly identified in option C. Madan Lal Dhingra and V. D. Savarkar were associated with revolutionary activity, but they were not the founders of India House.
Q3In which of the following years, 100 years of the Champaran Satyagrah was completed ?
Champaran Satyagraha began in 1917, and official Government of India releases marked its centenary in April 2017. Hence, 100 years of Champaran Satyagraha were completed in 2017. Option B is therefore correct.
Q4Who among the following was related to The Murder of Mr. Rand at Poona ?
Walter Charles Rand, the British Plague Commissioner at Poona, was assassinated in 1897 by Damodar and Balkrishna Chapekar. Hence the murder of Mr. Rand at Poona is associated with the Chapekar Brothers. Option C is correct.
Q5Who invited Gandhiji to lead the peasants of Champaran ?
Rajkumar Shukla, an indigo cultivator from Champaran, persuaded Gandhi to come and examine the peasants’ condition. Government of India accounts also note that Gandhi reached Patna in April 1917 at Shukla’s request. Therefore option B is correct.
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6Who among the following was one of the leader of the revolt of 1857 in Kota ?
7Who conceived the idea of the Indira Gandhi Canal Project ?
8Consider the following statements : (a) The 1857 Revolt began at Meerut on 10 May, 1857. (b) At Kanpur, the revolt was led by Kunwar Singh. (c) At Lucknow, the revolt was led by Hazarat Mahal. (d) At Bihar, the revolt was led by Khan Bahadur. Which of the statements given above are correct ?
9The term ‘Swaraj’ was first used by –
10With which of the followings Mahatma Gandhi was not associated ?
11Arrange the following movements in the ascending chronological order- (A) Home Rule Movement (B) Civil Disobedience Movement (C) Khilafat Movement (D) Quit India Movement Correct is -
12Which of the following Industrialists did not take membership of the Indian National Congress during the Freedom Movement ?
13Subhash Chandra Bose addressed Mahatma Gandhi as Rashtrapita on –
14Madras was restored to the English by the French through the treaty of :
15On 13th April 1919, an assembly was organised in Jallianwala Bagh to protest against the __________.