Important questions on Important Events of the Indian Freedom Movement with one or two-word answers, useful for competitive exams.

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Early Resistance (1757–1857)

Which battle marked the beginning of British rule in India?

→ Battle of Plassey

Who was the last ruler of Bengal before British rule?

→ Siraj-ud-Daulah

Which battle established British dominance in India?

→ Battle of Buxar

Who led the First War of Indian Independence in 1857?

→ Mangal Pandey

Who was the last Mughal emperor involved in the 1857 revolt?

→ Bahadur Shah II

Who led the 1857 revolt in Jhansi?

→ Rani Lakshmibai

Who was the leader of the 1857 revolt in Kanpur?

→ Nana Sahib

Who led the 1857 revolt in Lucknow?

→ Begum Hazrat Mahal

Who led the 1857 revolt in Bihar?

→ Kunwar Singh

What was the immediate cause of the 1857 revolt?

→ Enfield Rifle

Formation of Nationalist Organizations

 

When was the Indian National Congress (INC) founded?

→ 1885

Who was the founder of the Indian National Congress?

→ A.O. Hume

Where was the first session of INC held?

→ Bombay

Who presided over the first INC session?

→ W.C. Bonnerjee

In which year was the Muslim League founded?

→ 1906

Who was the founder of the Muslim League?

→ Aga Khan

Where was the Muslim League founded?

→ Dhaka

What was the main demand of the Muslim League?

→ Separate Electorates

Who introduced the Doctrine of Lapse?

→ Lord Dalhousie

What was the first major peasant revolt in British India?

→ Indigo Revolt

 

Partition of Bengal & Swadeshi Movement

 

Who partitioned Bengal in 1905?

→ Lord Curzon

What was the main reason for the partition of Bengal?

→ Divide and Rule

Which movement was started to oppose the partition of Bengal?

→ Swadeshi Movement

Who was the political guru of Mahatma Gandhi?

→ Gopal Krishna Gokhale

Which book was written by

Dadabhai

 

Naoroji

on poverty?

→ Poverty and Un-British Rule in India

What was the first political organization in India?

→ Indian Association

Who was called the "Grand Old Man of India"?

→ Dadabhai Naoroji

Who led the Swadeshi Movement in Bengal?

→ Surendranath Banerjee

Which act led to the formation of separate Muslim electorates?

→ Morley-Minto Reforms

Who led the militant nationalism movement in Bengal?

→ Aurobindo Ghosh

 

Revolutionary Movements & Mass Struggles

 

When was the Jallianwala Bagh massacre?

→ 1919

Who ordered the Jallianwala Bagh massacre?

→ General Dyer

Which act led to the Jallianwala Bagh massacre?

→ Rowlatt Act

Who founded the Hindustan Socialist Republican Association?

→ Bhagat Singh

Who threw bombs in the Central Assembly in 1929?

→ Bhagat Singh & Batukeshwar Dutt

Who assassinated Saunders in Lahore?

→ Bhagat Singh

Which movement was launched by Mahatma Gandhi in 1919?

→ Non-Cooperation Movement

Who started the Khilafat Movement?

→ Ali Brothers

In which session did the INC declare '

Purna

Swaraj'?

→ Lahore Session, 1929

Who was the first president of INC after independence?

→ Pattabhi Sitaramayya

 

Civil Disobedience & Quit India Movement

 

Which event marked the beginning of Civil Disobedience Movement?

→ Salt March

Who led the Salt Satyagraha in Tamil Nadu?

→ C. Rajagopalachari

Who led the Salt Satyagraha in Maharashtra?

→ K. Kelappan

In which year was the Simon Commission sent to India?

→ 1927

What was the slogan against Simon Commission?

→ Simon Go Back

Who gave the slogan "Do or Die"?

→ Mahatma Gandhi

In which year was the Quit India Movement launched?

→ 1942

Where did Gandhi give the 'Quit India' speech?

→ Bombay

Who was called the "Iron Man of India"?

→ Sardar Patel

Which British leader announced the Cabinet Mission Plan?

→ Lord Pethick-Lawrence

 

Freedom Fighters & Their Contributions

 

Who founded the Forward Bloc?

→ Subhas Chandra Bose

Who gave the slogan "Give me blood, and I will give you freedom"?

→ Subhas Chandra Bose

What was the name of Subhas Chandra Bose’s army?

→ Indian National Army

Where was the Azad Hind Government formed?

→ Singapore

Who was known as the "Lion of Punjab"?

→ Lala Lajpat Rai

Who founded the

Ghadar

Party?

→ Lala Hardayal

Who was the first Indian woman to become the President of INC?

→ Sarojini Naidu

Who was the first Governor-General of independent India?

→ Lord Mountbatten

Who was the last Viceroy of British India?

→ Lord Mountbatten

Who was the first Indian Governor-General of independent India?

→ C. Rajagopalachari

 

 

Partition & Independence

 

Which plan led to the partition of India?

→ Mountbatten Plan

When was the Indian Independence Act passed?

→ 1947

Who was the first Prime Minister of independent India?

→ Jawaharlal Nehru

When did India gain independence?

→ 15 August 1947

Who was the first President of independent India?

→ Dr. Rajendra Prasad

Which state was the first to merge with India after independence?

→ Hyderabad

Who was the first Indian to hoist the national flag in 1947?

→ Suhasini Ganguly

Who was the first Indian to be hanged by the British?

→ Khudiram Bose

Who wrote the song "

Vande

 

Mataram

"?

→ Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay

What was the original name of Gandhi’s autobiography?

→ The Story of My Experiments with Truth