Kerala PSC History Question and Answers Part-37
1. Which was the first municipal corporation set up in India in the year 1687?
Madras
2. Who was called the Bismark of India?
Ballabh Bhai Patel
3. Who was called the Grand old man of India?
Dadabhai Naoroji
4. The main sphere of activity of Abhinav Gharat organised by Savarkar:
Bombay
5. Who was the first Vice Chancellor of Benarus Hindu University?
Sir Sundarlal
6. Who was the first Chancellor of the Chamber of Princes?
King of Bikaner
7. Who was called the hero of the Bardoli Sathyagraha?
Vallabh Bhai Patel
8. Who was defeated by Subhas Chandra Bose in 1939 when he was elected to the post of Congress President?
Pattabhi Seetharamaiah
9. Who was instrumental in the integration of princely states after the independence?
Vallabh Bhai Patel
10. Who was popularly called Rajaji?
Rajagopalachari
11. Which European power supported Nawab of Bengal in the Battle of Plassey?
French
12. Who was the First Home Minister of India?
Vallabh Bhai Patel
13. Who was the founder of Muslim League?
Agha Khan
14. Who was the political guru of Gopala Krishna Gokhale?
Mahadev Govind Ranade
15. Who was the president of Indian National Congress when it launched Quit India Movement?
Abul Kalam Azad
16. The British king whose letter was carried by Captain Hawkins when he proceeded to Agra to meet the Mughal Emperor:
James I
17. Who wrote 'Gitarahasya'?
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
18. The Dutch established their first factory in India at:
Machilipatanam
19. The first foreigner to become the president of Indian National Congress?
George Yule
20. The Governor General who made female infanticide a punishable offence?
William Bentick
