Comprehensive collection of questions from Indian History asked in recent state service examinations. Each question is verified with official answer keys and step-by-step bilingual solutions.
The decision to implement the Constitution on 26 January was taken because–
The last Viceroy of India was–
How many princely states were merged into the 'United State of Kathiawar' (Saurashtra Union) on 15 February 1948?
Who was the first Law Minister of independent India?
Who among the following was the President of the Indian National Congress on 15 August 1947?
Who assumed power as the interim parliament on the midnight of 14/15 August 1947?
Who sang Iqbal's song 'Hindustan Hamara' and 'Jana Gana Mana' in the Central Assembly on the midnight of 14/15 August 1947?
Who among the following leaders did not participate anywhere in the celebrations of Independence Day in August 1947?
Who presided over the session of the Indian National Congress held in Meerut in 1946?
Who was the Congress President when power was transferred to Indians by the British in the year 1947?
Who among the following voted against the partition of India in the All India Congress Committee meeting held on 14-15 June 1947?
In the Partition Council formed under the chairmanship of Lord Mountbatten, the Indian National Congress was represented by– 1. Abul Kalam Azad 2. Jawaharlal Nehru 3. Sardar Patel 4. Rajendra Prasad Select the correct answer using the code given below:
The Mountbatten Plan (June 1947) recommended a referendum / popular determination in which of the following province(s)?
Who among the following supported the resolution of partition in the meeting of the All India Congress Committee held in New Delhi in 1947?
Which one of the following is the correct chronological sequence of persons holding the office of the President of India from the very beginning?
At the time of partition of India, the President of the Indian National Congress was–
Who among the following regarded the passing of the partition resolution by the Congress Committee meeting in 1947 as a 'surrender of nationalism in favor of communalism'?
The Radcliffe Committee was appointed to–
As an alternative to the partition of India, Gandhiji suggested to Mountbatten that he should–
Who chaired the Boundary Commission appointed in 1947 in the context of India's partition?
Assertion (A): The British granted independence to India in 1947. Reason (R): The British had become weakened during the Second World War. Choose the correct answer from the code below:
Given below are two statements, labeled as Assertion (A) and Reason (R): Assertion (A): Britain's sovereignty continued in independent India. Reason (R): The Governor-General of independent India was appointed by the sovereign British monarch. In the context of both statements, which of the following is correct?
In 1947, the Indian National Congress agreed to the partition of the country mainly because–
Who among the following led the two Boundary Commissions established in 1947 to draw the international borders between India and Pakistan?
Assertion (A): The Indian National Congress accepted the Mountbatten Plan. Reason (R): It believed in the two-nation theory. Select the correct answer using the code below: