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Hisorty of Pakistan & India MCQs

Who is popularly known as the Father of the Indian Constitution?

  • A. Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar
  • B. Mahatma Gandhi
  • C. Sardar Patel
  • D. Jawaharlal Nehru
Explanation:
Dr. B.R. Ambedkar is known as the chief architect of the Indian Constitution.

The first Nobel Prize to be awarded to a South Asian was to ____.

  • A. Rabindranath Tagore
  • B. Sir C.V. Raman
  • C. Dr. Abdus Salam
  • D. Dr. Amartya Sen
Explanation:
Rabindranath Tagore received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1913.

Vand-e-Mataram written by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee is in the ____ novel.

  • A. Ananda Math
  • B. Nirmala
  • C. Gitanjali
  • D. None of these
Explanation:
"Vande Mataram" appears in Bankim Chandra Chatterjee's novel Anandamath.

When did a devastating earthquake jolt KPK?

  • A. 8-Oct-2005
  • B. 8-Oct-2005
  • C. 18-Oct-2005
  • D. 28-Oct-2005
Explanation:
The Kashmir Earthquake of 8 October 2005 also severely affected parts of KPK.

In which year did an earthquake occur in Baluchistan, resulting in a loss of 50,000 lives?

  • A. 1924
  • B. 1935
  • C. 1974
  • D. 2005
Explanation:
The devastating Quetta earthquake occurred on 31 May 1935.

In 1946, ____ protest against British for bad food and low salary.

  • A. Punjab Labor Force
  • B. Indian Army
  • C. Royal Indian Navy Officers
  • D. Punjab Police Constables
Explanation:
The Royal Indian Navy (RIN) Mutiny broke out in 1946 over grievances, including food and pay.

The British Government arrested few Moplahs from ____ who wanted to organize Khilafat Movement.

  • A. Bombay
  • B. Delhi
  • C. Aligarh
  • D. Kerala
Explanation:
The uprising started in the Malabar region of Kerala.

Jallianwala Bagh Massacre was also called as ____.

  • A. Lahore Massacre
  • B. Delhi Massacre
  • C. Amritsar Massacre
  • D. Kolkata Massacre
Explanation:
It is famously known as the Amritsar Massacre or Jallianwala Bagh Massacre.

Who ordered the open firing on the crowd gathered in Jallianwala Bagh?

  • A. General Dyer
  • B. Jawaharlal Nehru
  • C. Mahatma Gandhi
  • D. None of these
Explanation:
Brigadier-General Reginald Dyer ordered the firing.

Jallianwala Bagh Massacre took place on ____.

  • A. 13-Apr-1919
  • B. 15-Apr-1919
  • C. 17-Apr-1919
  • D. None of These
Explanation:
The massacre occurred on 13 April 1919 (Baisakhi day) in Amritsar.