CAMBRIDGE EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS
SRI RAM NAGAR, KRISHNAGIRI - 635001
STD: 7 to 8 WORKSHEET – 6
GK QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
INDIAN HISTORY
1. All India Kisan Sabha was established in the year
a) 1930 b) 1933 c) 1936 d) 1940
Answer: (c) 1936
2. Who was the first President of the Madras Mahajana Sabha?
a) T.M. Nair b) P. Rangaiah c) G. Subramaniam d) G.A. Natesan
Answer: b) P. Rangaiah
3. Where was the third session of the Indian National Congress held?
a) Chennai b) Vellore c) Salem d) Coimbatore
Answer: a) Chennai
4. Who set up the satyagraha camp in Udyavanam near Madras?
a) Kamaraj b) Rajaji c) K. Santhanam d) T. Prakasam
Answer: d) T. Prakasam
5. Who set up the first Home Rule League in April 1916?
a) Annie Basant b) Bipin Chandra Pal c) Lala Lajpat Rai d) Tilak
Answer: d) Tilak
6. When did the Partition of Bengal come into effect?
a) 19 June 1905 b) 16 October 1905 c) 19 August 1907 d) 18 July 1906
Answer: b) 16 October 1905
7. India’s first organised trade union, the Madras Labour Union was formed in__________.
a) 1918 b) 1917 c) 1916 d) 1914
Answer: a) 1918
8. __________ was the first elected Legislative Council Member from the depressed class in
Madras Province.
a) M. C. Rajah b) Rettaimalai Srinivasan c) T.M. Nair d) P. Varadarajulu
Answer: a) M. C. Rajah
9. Which one of the following was launched by Haji Shariatullah in 1818 in East Bengal?
a) Wahhabi Rebellion b) Farazi Movement c) Tribal uprising d) Kol Revolt
Answer: b) Farazi Movement
10. Who declared that “Land belongs to God” and collecting rent or tax on it was against divine
law?
a) Titu Mir b) Sidhu c) Dudu Mian d) Shariatullah
Answer: c) Dudu Mian
11. A foreigner can acquire Indian citizenship through
a) Descent b) Registration c) Naturalisation d) All of the above
Answer: c) Naturalisation
12. Which one of the following rights was described by Dr. B.R. Ambedkar as the heart and
soul of the Constitution?
a) Right to freedom of religion b) Right to equality
c) Right to Constitutional remedies d) Right to property
Answer: c) Right to Constitutional remedies
13. Under which Article financial emergency can be proclaimed?
a) Article 352 b) Article 356 c) Article 368 d) Article 360
Answer: d) Article 360
14. The Chief Justice and other Judges of the Supreme court are appointed by:
a) The President b) The Attorney General c) The Governor d) The Prime Minister
Answer: a) The President
15. The Governor of the State is appointed by the
a) Prime Minister b) Chief Minister c) President d) Chief Justice
Answer: c) President
16. The minimum age for the membership of the Legislative Council is
a) 25 years b) 21 years c) 30 years d) 35 years
Answer: c) 30 years
17. _____ was the Chief minister of Tamil Nadu from 1947- 1949.
a) Thiru C.N. Annadurai b) Thiru O.P. Ramasamy
c) Thiru K. Kamaraj d) Thiru C. Rajagopalachari
Answer: b) Thiru O.P. Ramasamy
18. The Rajya Sabha consists of
a) 543 b) 200 c) 280 d) 250
Answer: d) 250
19. How many members are elected to the Rajya Sabha from Tamil Nadu?
a) 16 b) 17 c) 18 d) 19
Answer: c) 18
20. At present, _________ language are recognized by the language committee.
a) 16 b) 19 c) 20 d) 22
Answer: d) 22
