Indian History and World History (Part-28)

1. Who gave the title 'Nightingale of India' to Sarojini Naidu? [S.S.C. Online Graduate Level (T-I) 8.09.2016 (Shift-III)]

(a) Jawaharlal Nehru
(b) Rabindranath Tagore
(c) Rajendra Prasad
(d) Mahatma Gandhi

Correct Answer: (d) Mahatma Gandhi

Solution:Sarojini Naidu (February 13, 1879 to March 2, 1949) was born in Hyderabad. She wrote a poem called 'Lady of the Lake' while she was 13 years old. She met Gandhiji for the first time in England and was influenced by his ideas, devoted herself to the country. Sarojini Naidu was given the title of 'Nightingale of India' ('Bharat Kokila') by Mahatma Gandhi. She was an Indian freedom fighter and poet. Got the honor of being the first Indian woman Congress President (the Year 1925 Kanpur). Appointed the first woman governor of Uttar Pradesh.

2. Who among the following earned the sobriquet 'Bharat Kokila' from Mahatma Gandhi? [S.S.C. Online CGL (T-I) 23.08.2021 (Shift-III)]

(a) Sucheta Kriplani
(b) Annie Besant
(c) Sarojini Naidu
(d) Toru Dutt

Correct Answer: (c) Sarojini Naidu

Solution:Sarojini Naidu (February 13, 1879 to March 2, 1949) was born in Hyderabad. She wrote a poem called 'Lady of the Lake' while she was 13 years old. She met Gandhiji for the first time in England and was influenced by his ideas, devoted herself to the country. Sarojini Naidu was given the title of 'Nightingale of India' ('Bharat Kokila') by Mahatma Gandhi. She was an Indian freedom fighter and poet. Got the honor of being the first Indian woman Congress President (the Year 1925 Kanpur). Appointed the first woman governor of Uttar Pradesh.

3. Who among the following was known as 'Andhra Kesari'? [S.S.C. Online Graduate Level (T-I) 7.03.2020 (Shift-II)]

(a) T. Prakasam
(b) Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
(c) Mahatma Gandhi
(d) Chittaranjan Das

Correct Answer: (a) T. Prakasam

Solution:T. Prakasam was an Indian politician and Chief Minister of Madras Presidency, popularly known as 'Andhra Kesari'. He became the first Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, established after the division of Madras in the year 1953.

4. Who is known as the Iron Man of India? [S.S.C. Online MTS (T-I) 20.08.2019 (Shift-III)]

(a) Vallabhbhai Patel
(b) Jawaharlal Nehru
(c) Raja Rammohan Roy
(d) Bal Gangadhar Tilak

Correct Answer: (a) Vallabhbhai Patel

Solution:Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel is known as the Iron Man of India. The women of Bardoli gave him the title of 'Sardar'.

5. Who is known as the "Iron Man of India"? [S.S.C. Online Constable GD 12.02.2019 (Shift-II)]

(a) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(b) Jawaharlal Nehru
(c) Vallabhbhai Patel
(d) Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi

Correct Answer: (c) Vallabhbhai Patel

Solution:Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel is known as the Iron Man of India. The women of Bardoli gave him the title of 'Sardar'.

6. Which of the following nationalist leader's surname was 'Mahamana'? [S.S.C. JE Electrical Exam 28.10.2020 (Shift-I)]

(a) Madan Mohan Malaviya
(b) Surendranath Banerjee
(c) Motilal Nehru
(d) Dadabhai Naoroji

Correct Answer: (a) Madan Mohan Malaviya

Solution:Madan Mohan Malviya's nickname was 'Mahamana'. He founded Banaras Hindu University in 1916 with the help of Annie Besant. He was posthumously awarded the Bharat Ratna in the year 2015.

7. To whom did Mahatma Gandhi give the title 'Deen Bandhu'? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 15.10.2020 (Shift-I)]

(a) Abdul Ghaffar Khan
(b) CF Andrews
(c) Rajendra Prasad
(d) Rabindranath Tagore

Correct Answer: (b) CF Andrews

Solution:In Durban, CF Andrews met Mahatma Gandhi and was influenced by his nonviolent resistance movement, and the two remained close friends afterwards. He became the president of the All-India Trade Union Congress in 1925. It was Mahatma Gandhi who gave the title 'Deen Bandhu' to CF Andrews.

8. The Queen ,______ had the nickname "Bloody Mary''. [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 19.01.2017 (Shift-III)]

(a) Elizabeth
(b) Victoria
(c) Mary I
(d) Ruth

Correct Answer: (c) Mary I

Solution:Mary I, also called Mary Tudor, by the nickname Bloody Mary, (born February 18, 1516, died November 17, 1558), was the first queen to rule England (1553-58) in her own right. She was known as Bloody Mary for her persecution of Protestants in a vain attempt to restore Roman Catholicism in England.

9. Who is referred to as 'Frontier Gandhi'? [S.S.C. Online Graduate Level (T-I) 2.09.2016 (Shift-II)]

(a) Sheikh Abdullah
(b) Manilal Gandhi
(c) Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan
(d) Gopal Krishna Gokhale

Correct Answer: (c) Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan

Solution:Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan was referred to as frontier Gandhi. He was also known as Bacha Khan. He was a Pashtun independence activist who campaigned to end the rule of the British Raj in India. Due to his adherence to pacifism and close association with Mahatma Gandhi, he earned the nickname "Frontier Gandhi".

10. Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan was popularly known as ________. [S.S.C. Online MTS (T-I) 20.09.2017 (Shift-II)]

(a) Suleiman
(b) Badshah Khan
(c) Abdul Khan
(d) None of these

Correct Answer: (b) Badshah Khan