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51.

*$_Bal Gangadhar Tilak introduced the slogan Swaraj is my birth right in :?

A. 1896
B. 1904
C. 1906
D. 1910
Answer» D. 1910
52.

*$_In March 1923 Chittranjan Das along with Motilal Nehru formed :?

A. The Gaddar Party
B. The Forward Block
C. The Swaraj Party
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
53.

*$_Which Act provided for the establishment of an All India federation at the centre consisting of the provinces of British India and the princely states??

A. The Government of India Act 1935
B. Government of India Act 1918
C. Government of India Act 1925
D. Government of India Act 1930
Answer» B. Government of India Act 1918
54.

*$_The committee headed by Motilal Nahru constituted to draw up a blue print for the future constitution of India published?

A. Nehru Report
B. Constitution report
C. Government of India Report
D. None of these
Answer» B. Constitution report
55.

*$_Bang Darshan was the main newspaper of?

A. Sisir Kumar Ghosh
B. Birendra Nath Chatterjee
C. Pini Chandra Pal
D. Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
Answer» E.
56.

*$_While delivering the presidential address’ The Congress president who advocated the introduction of Roman Script for Hindi language was?

A. Surendranath Banerjee
B. Dadabhai Naoroji
C. Subhash Chandra Bose
D. Sankaran Nair
Answer» D. Sankaran Nair
57.

*$_Who wrote famous thesis entitled ‘South India in 1857: war of Independence’:?

A. J K Hikki
B. K M Pannikar
C. M G Ranade
D. V.D. Savarkar
Answer» E.
58.

*$_Who was the first to call the revolt of 1857 as an organized war for national Independence??

A. Ashok Mehta
B. Dr. S Gopal
C. Syed Hasan Imam
D. V. D. Savarkar
Answer» E.
59.

*$_The first economic thinker of India who showed through his writings that the basic cause of India’s poverty lay in the British exploitation and drain of wealth was?

A. Badruddin Tyabji
B. Womesh Chandra Bonnerjee
C. Dadabhai Naoroji
D. N.G. Chandavarkar
Answer» D. N.G. Chandavarkar
60.

*$_Mahatma Gandhi gave the title of Sardar to Vallabhbhai Patel for his great organizational skill in:?

A. Kheda Satyagraha
B. Champaran Satyagraha
C. The Bardoli Satyagraha
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
61.

*$_Who was the commander of 1857 revolt in Rohilkhand??

A. Ahmadullah
B. Begum Hazrat Mahal
C. Jung Bahadur Rana
D. Tatya Tope
Answer» B. Begum Hazrat Mahal
62.

*$_There were widespread risings against the British in the 1820s. Which one of the following did not revolt in the 1820s??

A. Santhals
B. Ahoms
C. Pagal Panthis
D. Ramosi
Answer» B. Ahoms
63.

*$_The Hindu Dharma Sangrakshini Sabha was formed in :?

A. 1872
B. 1883
C. 1886
D. 1893
Answer» E.
64.

*/*_Mahatma Gandhi launched Kheda Satyagrah on Gujrat in 1918 to support the cause of :?

A. Mill Owners
B. Land Lords
C. The peasants
D. Kol Rebellion
Answer» D. Kol Rebellion
65.

*/*_The Queen Victoria assumed the title of the Empress of India in 1876 by :?

A. British parliament
B. Indian Sabha
C. Singaporian Parliament
D. None of these
Answer» B. Indian Sabha
66.

*/*_Who is the author of the book ‘The Great Rebellion’??

A. Robert Knight
B. T N Das
C. Ashok Mehta
D. K M Pannikar
Answer» D. K M Pannikar
67.

*/*_Who was the founder of a society known as ‘Abhinav Bharat’ ??

A. J K Hikki
B. B B Upadhyay
C. Vinayak Damodar Savarkar
D. None of the above
Answer» D. None of the above
68.

*/*_Who played an important role in the Gadar Movement in 1915??

A. Lala Hardayal
B. Lala Lajpat Rai
C. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
D. None of above
Answer» B. Lala Lajpat Rai
69.

*/*_Which foreigner arrived in India on Nov. 16, 1893??

A. Khan Abdul Gaffar
B. W A Hume
C. Annie Besant
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
70.

*/*_Who said," One Country One God, One Caste, one Mind brothers all of us Without Difference, without Doubt ?"?

A. V. D. Savarkar
B. Syed Hasan Imam
C. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
D. Lala Lajpat Rai
Answer» B. Syed Hasan Imam
71.

*/*_In the elections held in 1937 under the provisions of the Government of India Act of 1935 Congress Ministries were formed in :?

A. Eleven States
B. Nine States
C. Five States
D. Ten States
Answer» B. Nine States
72.

*/*_The British government declared Communist Party of India illegal in:?

A. 1924
B. 1934
C. 1930
D. 1939
Answer» C. 1930
73.

*/*_Vivekanand established Ramakrishna Mission :?

A. In 1892
B. In 1897
C. In 1937
D. In 1939
Answer» C. In 1937
74.

*/*_In 1893 mahatma Gandhi went to South Africa in connection with the trial of a merchant:?

A. Hemu Kalani
B. Sachindra Bakshi
C. Manmath Nath Gupta
D. Abdulla Seth
Answer» E.
75.

*/*_In accordance with provisions of the Government of India Act 1935 elections to the Provincial Legislatures were held in :?

A. February 1925
B. February 1932
C. February 1935
D. February 1937
Answer» E.
76.

*/*_Lucknow pact of 1916 was between:?

A. Indian Muslim League and Mahatma Gandhi
B. Indian Muslim League and Indian National congress
C. Indian National congress and Lord Hardinge
D. Lord Hardinge and Mahatma Gandhi
Answer» C. Indian National congress and Lord Hardinge
77.

*/*_To conquer and annex Peshawar and Punjab, Mahmud of Ghazni defeated?

A. Ghurids
B. Arabs
C. Karkotakas
D. Hindushahis
Answer» E.
78.

*/*_An English weekly called ‘New India’ was started by;?

A. K M Pannikar
B. Devendra Nath Tagore
C. Annie Besant
D. Mahatma Gandhi
Answer» D. Mahatma Gandhi
79.

*/*_The year 788 AD was a good one for Hinduism. Why??

A. Shankracharya was born that year.
B. Harsha Vardhana, the last Buddhist king, died.
C. Samudragupta converted to Hinduism.
D. All Muslim invaders were defeated.
Answer» B. Harsha Vardhana, the last Buddhist king, died.
80.

*/*_In 1942, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill sent :?

A. Wavell Mission to India
B. Cripps Mission to India
C. Mount Mission to India
D. August Offer
Answer» C. Mount Mission to India
81.

*/*_Which slogan was given by the Congress in opposition to British Government involving India in Second World War in 1939 without consulting the people of India ??

A. Karo ya Maro
B. Nahi Karenge, Nahi Ladenge
C. Na koi bhai, na koi pai.
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
82.

*/*_The Rowlatt Act was passed in :?

A. 1905
B. 1913
C. 1919
D. 1925
Answer» D. 1925
83.

%_Against which Mughal Emperor was a FATWA issued from Jaunpur?_%

A. Humayun
B. Akbar
C. Shahjahan
D. Aurangzeb
Answer» C. Shahjahan
84.

%_Who was governor general when the 1857 revolt broke out?_%

A. Canning
B. Lawrence
C. Dalhousie
D. Curzon
Answer» B. Lawrence
85.

%_The territory of Porus who offered strong resistance to Alexander was situated between the rivers of_%

A. Sutlej and Beas
B. Jhelum and Chenab
C. Ravi and Chenab
D. Ganga and Yamuna
Answer» C. Ravi and Chenab
86.

%_The treaty of Srirangapatna was signed between Tipu Sultan and_%

A. Robert Clive
B. Cornwallis
C. Dalhousie
D. Warren Hastings
Answer» C. Dalhousie
87.

%_We hear of two envoys being sent to the Roman kings, one in 27-28 AD to the court of Augustus and the other in 110-20 AD to the court of_%

A. Cartius
B. Trajan
C. Nero
D. Brutus
Answer» C. Nero
88.

%_To conquer and annex Peshawar and Punjab, Mahmud of Ghazni defeated_%

A. Ghurids
B. Arabs
C. Karkotakas
D. Hindushahis
Answer» E.
89.

%_To which of the following dynasties did King Bhoja, a great patron of literature and art, belong?_%

A. Karkota
B. Utpala
C. Paramara
D. Gurjara Pratihara
Answer» D. Gurjara Pratihara
90.

%_Subhash Chandra Bose was elected the president of the Indian national congress :_%

A. Ramgarh Session, 1940
B. Bombay Session, 1934
C. Tripuri session, 1939
D. Wardha Session, 1942
Answer» D. Wardha Session, 1942
91.

%_Gandhiji launched the Non-cooperation movement in:_%

A. The year 1910
B. The year 1915
C. The year 1917
D. The year 1920
Answer» E.
92.

%_Lucknow pact of 1916 was between:_%

A. Indian Muslim League and Mahatma Gandhi
B. Indian Muslim League and Indian National congress
C. Indian National congress and Lord Hardinge
D. Lord Hardinge and Mahatma Gandhi
Answer» C. Indian National congress and Lord Hardinge
93.

%_Who was the selected as first satyagrahi by Mahatma Gandhi to begin individual satyagraha in 1940?_%

A. Vinoba Bhave
B. Jawahar Lal Nehru
C. Brahma Datt
D. Annie Besant
Answer» B. Jawahar Lal Nehru
94.

%_Who said “one religion one caste and one God for mankind?”_%

A. Dayanand Sarshwati
B. Swami Sachidanand Sarshwati
C. Swami Ramanand Sarshwati
D. Narayan Guru
Answer» E.
95.

%_Who was admired as tempestuous Hindu in 1893 in the World Parliament of Religious in Chicago ?_%

A. Swami Dyanand Sarshawati
B. Rabindra Nath Tagore
C. Gautam Budha
D. Swami Vivekanand
Answer» E.
96.

%_The Indian National Congress passed Quit India Resolution at :_%

A. Wardha Session, 1942.
B. Bombay Session, 1934
C. Tripuri Session, 1939
D. Ramgarh Session, 1940
Answer» B. Bombay Session, 1934
97.

%_Lord Mountbatten put forth the plan proposing the partition of India and the creation of Pakistan :_%

A. On May 3, 1947
B. On June 3, 1947
C. On July 3, 1947
D. On August 3, 1947
Answer» C. On July 3, 1947
98.

%_In 1942, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill sent :_%

A. Wavell Mission to India
B. Cripps Mission to India
C. Mount Mission to India
D. August Offer
Answer» C. Mount Mission to India
99.

%_Indian Dyarchy was started by :_%

A. Indian Council Act, 1861
B. Minto-Morley Reforms, 1909
C. Indian Council Act, 1992
D. Montague-Chelmsford Reforms, 1919
Answer» E.
100.

%_An interim cabinet headed by Jawaharlal Nehru was formed by the congress in :_%

A. August 1940
B. August 1943
C. September 1946
D. September 1942
Answer» D. September 1942