Quiz 6 - Indian Freedom Struggle

How many princely stages were there in India before independence

• 848

• 655

• 486

• 565

Who was the first European explorer to reach India via Atlantic Ocean?

• Christopher Columbus

• Vasco de Gama

• Amerigo Vespucci

• Ferdinand Magellan

Which one of the following countries did not try to make India as their colony?

• Spain

• Britain

• Dutch

• Portuguese

Name the port where Vasco de Gama landed

• Musiris

• Kolkotta

• Kappad, Kerala

• Goa

Name the princely ruler who defeated Dutch in 1741 at Colechel

• Marthanda Varma

• Shah Bahadur

• Tipu Sultan

• Chatrapati Sivaji

Which battle victory lead to the beginning of British Empire in India?

• Battle of Buxar

• Maratha War

• Plassey War

• Battle of Panipat

In which year the first major Indian Rebellion took place (where Jahnsi Rani, Tantia Tope, Nana Saheb, Mangal Pandel and Bahadur Shah Zafar fought against the British?

• 1785

• 1857

• 1587

• 1897

Who was the first Indian governor-general of India?

• C Rajagopalachari (Rajaji)

• Subhash Chandra Bose (Netaji)

• Chandrasekhar Azad

• Jawaharlal Nehru

Who was the ruler of Britain when "Government of India Act 1858" was implemented?

• Queen Victoria

• Queen Charlotte

• Queen Elizabeth I

• Queen Elezabeth II

Who was the first Viceroy of British India?

• Lord Mountbatten

• William Bentinck

• Robert Clive

• Lord Canning