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| 1. |
The first biography of Karl Marx in an Indian language was written by _____________ in 1914. |
| A. | EMS |
| B. | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| C. | Abdul Ghaffar Khan |
| D. | R. Rama Krishna Pillai |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2. |
The third Round Table Conference was convened in _____________ on November 17th to December 24th in the years 1932. |
| A. | Cambridge |
| B. | India |
| C. | London |
| D. | Oxford |
| Answer» D. Oxford | |
| 3. |
Direct Action Day hartal called by the _____________ on August 16, 1946 to get rid of 'British slavery and contemplated future caste-Hindu domination'. |
| A. | CPI |
| B. | Congress |
| C. | CSP |
| D. | Muslim League |
| Answer» E. | |
| 4. |
The initial demand for a separate state was made by an eminent writer and philosopher _____________ who raised his voice for a separate electorate for the less represented group of Muslim Communities. |
| A. | Tej Bahadur Sapru |
| B. | Mohammed Ali Jinnah |
| C. | Ghulam Hussain |
| D. | Allama Iqbal |
| Answer» E. | |
| 5. |
The short biographical article titled Karl Marx , a modern Rishi was written by the German-based Indian revolutionary _____________ |
| A. | Ramsay Macdonald |
| B. | Abdul Ghaffar Khan |
| C. | Lenin |
| D. | Lala Har Dayal |
| Answer» E. | |
| 6. |
Ramsay MacDonald was the _____________Prime Minister |
| A. | French |
| B. | Indian |
| C. | Russian |
| D. | British |
| Answer» E. | |
| 7. |
Raj Narain, a socialist who was defeated by Indira Gandhi in the Rae Bareilly parliamentary constituency of _____________ submitted to the Allahabad High Court charges of corruption in the election process against Mrs. Gandhi. |
| A. | Uttar Pradesh |
| B. | Bengal |
| C. | NewDelhi |
| D. | Bihar |
| Answer» B. Bengal | |
| 8. |
After the notice had expired the Non-Cooperation movement was launched formally on 1st August of________. |
| A. | 1918 |
| B. | 1916 |
| C. | 1920 |
| D. | 1915 |
| Answer» D. 1915 | |
| 9. |
_____________ published a pamphlet titled Gandhi Vs. Lenin in 1921 |
| A. | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| B. | Abdul Ghaffar Khan |
| C. | Ghulam Hussain |
| D. | S. A. Dange |
| Answer» E. | |
| 10. |
Direct Action Day hartal called by the Muslim League on 16th August _____________ to get rid of 'British slavery and contemplated future caste-Hindu domination'. |
| A. | 1946 |
| B. | 1938 |
| C. | 1935 |
| D. | 1926 |
| Answer» B. 1938 | |
| 11. |
_____________ the chief architect of anti-British freedom movement in Chittagong, Bengal [now in Bangladesh]. |
| A. | M.N. Roy |
| B. | Baikuntha Shukla |
| C. | Abani Mukherji |
| D. | Surya Sen |
| Answer» E. | |
| 12. |
The police party in search of Khilafat rebels entered the famous____________ mosque at Tirurangadi. |
| A. | Valluvanad |
| B. | Pokottur |
| C. | Manjeri |
| D. | Mambaram |
| Answer» E. | |
| 13. |
With the recognition of the trade unions by the Trade Union Act of_____________ the trade union movements in India gained momentum. |
| A. | 1923 |
| B. | 1920 |
| C. | 1926 |
| D. | 1918 |
| Answer» D. 1918 | |
| 14. |
The Rowlatt act was effective from 10th March,_________. |
| A. | 1923 |
| B. | 1919 |
| C. | 1927 |
| D. | 1914 |
| Answer» C. 1927 | |
| 15. |
_____________ was connected with Calcutta Chhatri Sangha, a quasi revolutionary organisation for young girls. |
| A. | Sir Stafford Cripps |
| B. | Abdul Ghaffar Khan |
| C. | Lala Har Dayal |
| D. | Bina Das Bhaumik |
| Answer» E. | |
| 16. |
After ____________ came back to India from South Africa, where he worked as a barrister. |
| A. | Motilal Nehru |
| B. | Rabindranath Tagore |
| C. | Gopal Krishna Gokhale |
| D. | Mahatma Gandhi |
| Answer» E. | |
| 17. |
In the fight against injustice _____________ weapons were non-cooperation and peaceful resistance. |
| A. | Tilak |
| B. | Motilal Nehru |
| C. | Rabindranath Tagore |
| D. | Gandhi`s |
| Answer» E. | |
| 18. |
By the efforts of the leaders like N.M. Joshi, Lala Lajpat Rai andJoseph, the All-India Trade Union Congress [AITUC] was established in___________ |
| A. | 1919 |
| B. | 1918 |
| C. | 1920 |
| D. | 1916 |
| Answer» D. 1916 | |
| 19. |
Lord Mountbatten replaced _____________ as Viceroy of India in 1947. |
| A. | Clement Attlee |
| B. | Lord Rippon |
| C. | Lord Irwin |
| D. | Lord Wavell |
| Answer» E. | |
| 20. |
In October, 1943 _____________ who had succeeded Lord Linlithgow as Governor-General, made an attempt resolve the stalemate the deadlock in India. |
| A. | Lord Mountbatten |
| B. | Lord Wavell |
| C. | Sir Stafford Cripps |
| D. | Clement Attlee |
| Answer» C. Sir Stafford Cripps | |
| 21. |
The _______were fighting against the Turkish Empire which was ruledby the Caliph [Khalifa]. |
| A. | Autria |
| B. | British |
| C. | Hungary |
| D. | Germany |
| Answer» C. Hungary | |
| 22. |
A series of non-violence campaigns of Civil Disobedience Movement were launched by the Indian National Congress under the leadership of ____________ |
| A. | Motilal Nehru |
| B. | Mahatma Gandhi |
| C. | Sri Aurobindo |
| D. | Mohammad Ali Jinnah |
| Answer» C. Sri Aurobindo | |
| 23. |
When Prime Minister Indira Gandhi declared a state of emergency in India? |
| A. | 5th June 1975 |
| B. | 2nd June 1975 |
| C. | 20th June 1975 |
| D. | 25th June 1975 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 24. |
The Communist Party of India [CPI] split into two in _____________ |
| A. | 1925 |
| B. | 1920 |
| C. | 1964 |
| D. | 1918 |
| Answer» D. 1918 | |
| 25. |
_____________ came to be known as 'Frontier Gandhi'. |
| A. | Abdul Ghaffar Khan |
| B. | Mohammad Ali Jinnah |
| C. | Mohammad Shafiq Siddiqui |
| D. | Tej Bahadur Sapru |
| Answer» B. Mohammad Ali Jinnah | |
| 26. |
Whose autobiography was titled 'My Experiments with Truth?' |
| A. | C. Rajagopalachari |
| B. | Motilal Nehru |
| C. | Rajendra Prasad |
| D. | Mahatma Gandhi |
| Answer» E. | |
| 27. |
_____________ emerged as the leader of the nationalist movement in India during the First World War. |
| A. | Rabindranath Tagore |
| B. | Gopal Krishna Gokhale |
| C. | Motilal Nehru |
| D. | Gandhiji |
| Answer» E. | |
| 28. |
The Indian Muslims joined the Khilafat Movement for the defence of______ against the British. |
| A. | Bulgaria |
| B. | America |
| C. | Italy |
| D. | Turkey |
| Answer» E. | |
| 29. |
The States Reorganisation Act was passed by parliament in November _____________ |
| A. | 1957 |
| B. | 1956 |
| C. | 1948 |
| D. | 1947 |
| Answer» C. 1948 | |
| 30. |
In the power struggle, the liberal leader _____________ left the AITUC and formed another organisation named' Indian Trade Union Federation. |
| A. | Muzaffar Ahmed |
| B. | S.A.Dange |
| C. | Joglekar |
| D. | N.M. Joshi |
| Answer» E. | |
| 31. |
The chief editor of _____________ was Kazi Nazrul Islam and the editor was Manibhusan Mukhopadhaya. |
| A. | Bengal Gazette |
| B. | Yugandar |
| C. | Madras mail |
| D. | Langal |
| Answer» E. | |
| 32. |
_____________ called on all Congressmen and Indians to maintain discipline via non violence and Do or Die in order to achieve ultimate freedom. |
| A. | Bal Gangadhar Tilak |
| B. | Motilal Nehru |
| C. | Sri Aurobindo |
| D. | Mahatma Gandhi |
| Answer» E. | |
| 33. |
In order to give some concession to Indians in the field of administration, the Government of India Act, 1935 was designed on the basis of the recommendation of _____________ |
| A. | Cabinet mission |
| B. | Cripps Mission |
| C. | Lord Wavell |
| D. | Simon Commission |
| Answer» E. | |
| 34. |
_____________ formed in 1929 the Bihar Provincial Kisan Sabha [BPKS] to mobilise peasant grievances against the zamindari attacks on their occupancy rights. |
| A. | P.C.Joshi |
| B. | P.Sundarayya |
| C. | B.T.Ranadive |
| D. | Swami Sahajanand Saraswati |
| Answer» E. | |
| 35. |
_____________ was born on 23rd Jan, 1897 in Cuttack, Orissa, India. |
| A. | N.C.Sekhar |
| B. | Krishna Pillai |
| C. | B.R.Ambedkar |
| D. | Subhas Chandra Bose |
| Answer» E. | |
| 36. |
In ___________ the Akali Movement was considered as a part of Non-Cooperation movement. |
| A. | Haryana |
| B. | Kahmir |
| C. | Delhi |
| D. | Punjab |
| Answer» E. | |
| 37. |
The Cabinet Mission, which arrived in India on 24 March _____________ |
| A. | 1942 |
| B. | 1939 |
| C. | 1946 |
| D. | 1938 |
| Answer» D. 1938 | |
| 38. |
In 1871 a group in Calcutta had contacted _____________ with the purpose of organising an Indian section of the First International. |
| A. | EMS |
| B. | Karl Marx |
| C. | Bipin Chandra Pal |
| D. | Lenin |
| Answer» C. Bipin Chandra Pal | |
| 39. |
The first INA under Mohan Singh collapsed and finally it was revived under the leadership of _____________ in 1943. |
| A. | Jyoti Basu |
| B. | Bankim Mukerji |
| C. | Harkishan Singh Surjeet |
| D. | Subash Chandra Bose |
| Answer» E. | |
| 40. |
Mahatma Gandhi assassinated on 30th January 1948 by a radical minded Hindu, _____________ |
| A. | Ghulam Hussain |
| B. | Mohammed Ali Jinnah |
| C. | Pethick Lawrence |
| D. | Nathuram Godse |
| Answer» E. | |
| 41. |
Mahatma Gandhi on August 8, __________ gave the call for Quit India Movement. |
| A. | 1942 |
| B. | 1930 |
| C. | 1920 |
| D. | 1919 |
| Answer» B. 1930 | |
| 42. |
Non Cooperation movement was led by ___________ and the Indian National Congress. |
| A. | Gokhale |
| B. | Mahatma Gandhi |
| C. | Rabindranath Tagore |
| D. | Motilal Nehru |
| Answer» C. Rabindranath Tagore | |
| 43. |
_____________ was the first President of India. |
| A. | S.Radhakrishnan |
| B. | Dr. Rajendra Prasad |
| C. | Moraji Desai |
| D. | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| Answer» C. Moraji Desai | |
| 44. |
In Punjab the protest movement was vast and strong. On 10th April,1919 two renowned leaders of the Congress, ________ and Dr.Saifuddin Kithlew were arrested and were taken to unknown place. |
| A. | Rabindranath Tagore |
| B. | Gopal Krishna Gokhale |
| C. | Dr. Satya Pal |
| D. | Mahatma Gandhi |
| Answer» D. Mahatma Gandhi | |
| 45. |
The Indian Independence Act 1947 was the legislation passed and enacted by the _____________ Parliament that officially announced theIndependence of India and the partition of India. |
| A. | French |
| B. | Indian |
| C. | Dutch |
| D. | British |
| Answer» E. | |
| 46. |
___________ idea of winning over Muslim support also helped in Non-Cooperation Movement of India. |
| A. | Bal Gangadhar Tilak's |
| B. | Gandhiji`s |
| C. | Sri Aurobindo's |
| D. | Motilal Nehru's |
| Answer» C. Sri Aurobindo's | |
| 47. |
At the_________Session on September, 1920 the program of the Non-Cooperation movement was started. |
| A. | Lahore |
| B. | Delhi |
| C. | Calcutta |
| D. | Punjab |
| Answer» D. Punjab | |
| 48. |
The educational boycott was most successful in ____________ under the leadership of Chitta Ranjan Das and Subhas Chandra Bose. |
| A. | Bengal |
| B. | Bombay |
| C. | Madras. |
| D. | Bihar |
| Answer» B. Bombay | |
| 49. |
In _____________ the All India Trade Union Congress was founded. |
| A. | 1920 |
| B. | 1918 |
| C. | 1934 |
| D. | 1916 |
| Answer» B. 1918 | |
| 50. |
A women regiment in Indian National Army was formed in _____________ |
| A. | 1939 |
| B. | 1936 |
| C. | 1943 |
| D. | 1934 |
| Answer» D. 1934 | |