General Knowledge Mixed Practice — MCQs with Answers (Set 16)

Accounts describe Hazra continuing to hold the flag and chant ‘Vande Mataram’ even after being shot, until she succumbed to her injuries.

Hazra was shot multiple times by British police as she continued to advance with the procession.

At around 73 years old, Hazra led a large procession, carrying the national flag at the front of the march.

Matangini Hazra was an elderly freedom fighter from the Tamluk region of Bengal, active during the Quit India Movement of 1942.

The INA’s captured soldiers became a powerful symbol back home, feeding directly into the nationwide sympathy seen during the Red Fort Trials.

The defeats at Imphal and Kohima ended any realistic chance of the INA reaching Delhi through a direct military campaign.

Both battles ended in defeat for the Japanese-INA forces, as British and Commonwealth troops held their ground and pushed the invasion back.

The Battle of Kohima, one of the fiercest engagements of the campaign, was fought in Nagaland around the same time as Imphal.

The Battle of Imphal saw Japanese forces and the INA attempt to push into British-controlled India through Manipur in 1944.

The Act’s passage was widely criticised as a step back that prioritised political considerations over gender equality.

Rajiv Gandhi became Prime Minister in 1984 immediately after Indira Gandhi’s assassination, leading Congress to a massive electoral victory.

The Bhopal gas tragedy was caused by a toxic gas leak at a Union Carbide pesticide plant in December 1984, killing thousands of people.

Indira Gandhi’s assassination was followed by widespread anti-Sikh violence in Delhi and other cities, killing thousands of Sikhs.

Indira Gandhi was assassinated by her own bodyguards on 31 October 1984, in direct response to Operation Blue Star.

The operation caused significant damage to the Akal Takht, a major Sikh religious structure, deeply angering many in the Sikh community.

Operation Blue Star, launched in June 1984, was a military operation to remove armed militants from the Golden Temple complex in Amritsar.

The correct answer is Lord Kitchener. Curzon’s departure in 1905 followed a bitter dispute with Kitchener over army organisation. Memory hook: Curzon quit after clashing with Kitchener.

The correct answer is Edward VII’s succession as Emperor of India. The 1903 Delhi Durbar marked his coronation. Curzon planned it. Memory hook: Durbar 1903, Edward VII.

The correct answer is Reduced the number of elected members. The 1899 Act cut elected members in the Calcutta Corporation. British members gained a majority. Memory hook: 1899, fewer elected.

The correct answer is Tightened government control and restricted their autonomy. The 1904 Act put universities under government control. Affiliation became harder. Memory hook: 1904 Universities Act, more control.

The correct answer is Protect and restore historic monuments. The 1904 Act aimed at preserving ancient monuments. It also controlled excavation and the antiquities trade. Memory hook: 1904 Act, monuments.

The 1962 Sino-Indian War was fought mainly in the North-East Frontier Agency (NEFA) and Ladakh. India’s defeat led to a major rethink of its defence policy.

The First Five Year Plan (1951-56) prioritised agriculture and irrigation, including major dam projects, to boost food production in the newly independent, newly partitioned country.

Nehru founded the Non-Aligned Movement alongside leaders including Yugoslavia’s Tito, Egypt’s Nasser, Indonesia’s Sukarno, and Ghana’s Nkrumah, at the 1961 Belgrade summit.

The answer is peaceful coexistence. The 1954 agreement lists five principles in its preamble. The fifth is peaceful co-existence. The five describe how two states should treat each other. Why the others fail: a military alliance is not on the list. Free trade is not on the list. A shared currency is not on the list. Memory hook: five principles, one idea, live and let live.