431. The Boundary Commission was headed by:
A) Lord Mountbatten
B) Sir Cyril Radcliffe
C) Lord Wavell
D) Stafford Cripps
Answer: B
432. The Indian Independence Act came into effect on:
A) 14 August 1947
B) 15 August 1947
C) 3 June 1947
D) 1 July 1947
Answer: B
433. The founder of the Congress Party was:
A) Gandhi
B) A.O. Hume
C) Nehru
D) Tilak
Answer: B
434. The title “Sir” was conferred on Syed Ahmad Khan in:
A) 1864
B) 1869
C) 1888
D) 1892
Answer: C
435. The founder of the Pakistan National Movement in England was:
A) Iqbal
B) Rehmat Ali
C) Jinnah
D) Liaquat
Answer: B
436. The main aim of the Swadeshi Movement was to:
A) Support British goods
B) Boycott British goods
C) Demand partition
D) Demand elections
Answer: B
437. The founder of the Brahmo Samaj was:
A) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
B) Tilak
C) Gandhi
D) Malaviya
Answer: A
438. The Congress accepted partition in:
A) 1945
B) 1946
C) 1947
D) 1948
Answer: C
439. The Direct Action Day was announced on:
A) 29 July 1946
B) 16 August 1946
C) 3 June 1947
D) 23 March 1940
Answer: A
440. The War of Independence 1857 resulted in the exile of:
A) Bahadur Shah Zafar
B) Sir Syed
C) Nana Sahib
D) Rani Laxmi Bai
Answer: A