BA Third Year (Sem 5 & 6) History – Daily Revision MCQ (English Medium)
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In which year did Vasco da Gama reach Calicut by the sea route around the Cape of Good Hope?
Chapter 2: Advent of the Europeans in India
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Answer: B. 1498
Vasco da Gama landed at Calicut in May 1498, opening the sea route from Europe to India.Who became the first Governor-General of Bengal under the Regulating Act of 1773?
Chapter 5: Constitutional Development under Company Rule (1773–1858)
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Answer: C. Warren Hastings
The Regulating Act of 1773 raised the Governor of Bengal to Governor-General; Warren Hastings was the first.The Santhal rebellion of 1855–56 was led by which brothers?
Chapter 6: Peasant and Tribal Revolts against British Rule
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Answer: A. Sidhu and Kanhu
The Santhal Hul of 1855–56 in the Rajmahal hills was led by the brothers Sidhu and Kanhu Murmu.Which document of 1854 is often called the 'Magna Carta of English education in India'?
Chapter 9: Growth of Western Education and the Press
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Answer: D. Wood's Despatch
Charles Wood's Despatch of 1854 laid out a full education system from primary school to university, hence the title.Who presided over the first session of the Indian National Congress held at Bombay in December 1885?
Chapter 10: Rise of Indian Nationalism
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Answer: C. W. C. Bonnerjee
The first INC session (Bombay, 28 December 1885, 72 delegates) was presided over by Womesh Chandra Bonnerjee.After resigning as Congress President in 1939, Subhas Chandra Bose formed which party?
Chapter 14: Revolutionaries and Subhas Chandra Bose
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Answer: B. Forward Bloc
Bose resigned the Congress presidency after differences with Gandhiji and founded the Forward Bloc in 1939.The parallel government (Prati Sarkar) set up in Satara during the Quit India Movement was led by:
Chapter 15: Maharashtra and Vidarbha in the Freedom Struggle
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Answer: A. Krantisinh Nana Patil
Krantisinh Nana Patil led the Prati Sarkar in Satara district (1943–46), which ran its own administration and courts.In which city was the All-India Muslim League founded in December 1906?
Chapter 17: The Muslim League and Communal Politics
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Answer: D. Dhaka
The All-India Muslim League was founded at Dhaka on 30 December 1906.The plan for the partition of British India announced on 3 June 1947 is known as the:
Chapter 18: Partition and Independence
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Answer: C. Mountbatten Plan
Viceroy Lord Mountbatten announced the partition plan on 3 June 1947; it led to the Indian Independence Act, 1947.The police action of September 1948 that ended the Nizam's rule in Hyderabad State was code-named:
Chapter 19: Integration of Princely States and the Hyderabad Liberation Struggle
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Answer: B. Operation Polo
Operation Polo (13–17 September 1948) brought Hyderabad into India; 17 September is marked as Marathwada Liberation Day.
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