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101.

%_Under the Government of India act 1935 it was decided to establish a federation consisting of :_%

A. Governor’s provinces
B. Princely states
C. Governor’s provinces and princely states
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
102.

%_Vivekanand established Ramakrishna Mission :_%

A. In 1892
B. In 1897
C. In 1937
D. In 1939
Answer» C. In 1937
103.

%_The term 'Yavanapriya' mentioned in ancient Sanskrit texts denoted_%

A. Ivory
B. Pepper
C. A fine variety of Indian muslin
D. Damsels sent to the Greek court for dance performance
Answer» C. A fine variety of Indian muslin
104.

%_The system of Dual Government during the latter half of the 18th century AD is associated with the name of_%

A. Clive
B. Comwallis
C. Waren Hastings
D. William Bentinck
Answer» B. Comwallis
105.

%_The title given by the British Government to Mahatma Gandhi which he surrendered during the non-cooperation movement was_%

A. Hind Keasri
B. Kaiser-e-Hind
C. Rai Bahadur
D. Rt. Honorable
Answer» C. Rai Bahadur
106.

%_Tolkappiyam is associated with the_%

A. first Sangam period
B. second Sangam period
C. third Sangam period
D. post-third Sangam period
Answer» C. third Sangam period
107.

%_Tulsidas, the author of Ramcharitmanas, was a contemporary of which of the following rulers?_%

A. Akbar
B. Humayun
C. Shahjahan
D. Sher Shah Suri
Answer» B. Humayun
108.

%_The two principles monuments of Alaud-din Khilji's reign - the Jama at Kana Masjid and Alai Darwaza - were constructed at_%

A. Agra
B. Delhi
C. Dhar
D. Gulbarga
Answer» C. Dhar
109.

%_We can know about early vedic period from_%

A. archaeological excavations
B. the Rig Veda
C. Jatak Katha
D. contemporary culture
Answer» C. Jatak Katha
110.

%_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.
111.

%_Aurobindo Ghose, Barindra kumar Ghose B.P. Mitra abinash Bhattacharya and Bhupendranath Dutta were associated with the revolutionary organization :_%

A. Anushilan Samiti (in Bengal).
B. Satya Shodhak Samaj
C. Bengal Society
D. None of these
Answer» B. Satya Shodhak Samaj
112.

%_Justice C. Y. Chintamani called Government of India Act 1935?_%

A. Lazy Duck
B. Lame Duck
C. Lazy Federation
D. Lame Federation
Answer» E.
113.

%_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.
114.

%_The organization of Khudai Khidmatgar was established:_%

A. Under the leadership of Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan.
B. Under the leadership of Abul Kalam Azad
C. Under the leadership of M.A. Ansari
D. Under the leadership of Syed Hasan Imam
Answer» B. Under the leadership of Abul Kalam Azad
115.

%_Who said “Every blow on my body will prove a nail in the coffin of the British Empire?”_%

A. Lala Lajpat Rai.
B. Kunwar Singh
C. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
D. Chandra Sekhar Azaad
Answer» B. Kunwar Singh
116.

%_The Indian National congress decided to launch an individual civil disobedience in place of Mass civil Disobedience in:_%

A. 1942
B. 1935
C. 1933
D. 1928
Answer» D. 1928
117.

%_Which report became the basis for enacting the Government of India Act 1935?_%

A. Reading's report
B. Montague Chelmsford Declaration
C. Morley Minto Reforms
D. Simon Commission’s report
Answer» E.
118.

%_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
119.

%_“In this instance we could not play off the Mohammedans against the Hindus.” To which one of the following events did this remark of Aitchison relate?_%

A. Bang Bhang
B. Santhal Movement
C. Kishan Andolan
D. Revolt of 1857
Answer» E.
120.

%_Who led the revolt in 1857 in Bihar and defeated the British Army near Aara?_%

A. Bahadur Shah Jafar
B. Kunwar Singh
C. Tatya Tope
D. Mangal Pandey
Answer» C. Tatya Tope
121.

%_The Vernacular press Act as a safety valve against vernacular newspapers was passed by Lord Lytton on_%

A. April 14, 1878
B. March 14, 1878
C. March 14, 1876
D. March 14, 1870
Answer» C. March 14, 1876
122.

%_The most outstanding representative of Militant Nationalist School of thought was_%

A. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
B. Bhagat Singh
C. Bismil
D. Lala Lajpat Rai
Answer» B. Bhagat Singh
123.

%_Rehnumai Mazdayasan Sabha started in 1851 by Naoroji Furdonji Dadabahi Naroji, S.S. Bengalee and other was a_%

A. Parsi Economical Reform Association
B. Parsi education Reform Association
C. Parsi culture Reform Association
D. Parsi religious Reform Association
Answer» E.
124.

_ Which revolutionary said - “freedom is objective of our life and the Hindu religion would led us to the attainment of this objective?”$?

A. Vinoba Bhave
B. Narayan Guru
C. Dayanand Sarshwati
D. Aurobindo Ghosh
Answer» E.
125.

_ The language of discourses of Gautama Buddha was$?

A. Bhojpuri
B. Magadhi
C. Pali
D. Sanskrit
Answer» D. Sanskrit
126.

_ Who said “Curzon’s partition of Bengal gave unwitting initiative to events of such magnitude which returned many years later to port with the cargo of freedom?”$?

A. Syed Hasan Imam
B. Dr. S.Gopal
C. M.A. Ansari
D. Bharat Kumar
Answer» C. M.A. Ansari
127.

_ The Rowlatt Act was passed in :$?

A. 1905
B. 1913
C. 1919
D. 1925
Answer» D. 1925
128.

_ The year which is associated with the Gadar movement is:$?

A. 1911
B. 1913
C. 1917
D. 1922
Answer» C. 1917
129.

_ Who called the revolt of 1857 as a war between barbarism and civilization?$?

A. V A Smith
B. T. R. Holmes
C. J K Hikki
D. Sir Ahmed Khan
Answer» C. J K Hikki
130.

_ Which Indian revolutionary was called by the Britishers as ‘The Father of Indian Disaffection and biggest traitor’?$?

A. Lala Lajpat Rai
B. Lala Hardyal
C. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
D. M G Ranade
Answer» D. M G Ranade
131.

_ In 1906 Dadabhai Naoroji had passed a resolution approving the issues of swadeshi and national education in:$?

A. The Calcutta Session of the Indian National congress
B. The Lucknow Session of the Indian National congress
C. The Meerut Session of the Indian National congress
D. The Lahore Session of the Indian National congress
Answer» B. The Lucknow Session of the Indian National congress
132.

_ 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.
133.

_ Who said, “India is for Indians?”$?

A. Syed Hasan Imam
B. Mahatma Gandhi
C. Dr. S.Gopal
D. Dayanand Saraswati
Answer» E.
134.

_ 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
135.

_ The Cabinet mission arrived in Delhi on:$?

A. August 24, 1946
B. May 24, 1946
C. March 24, 1946
D. April 24, 1946
Answer» D. April 24, 1946
136.

__Which of the following is not included in Mughal paintings?__

A. Portraits
B. Islamic themes
C. Flowers and plants
D. Hunting scenes
Answer» C. Flowers and plants
137.

__Which Viceroy of India had largest tenure during British rule:__

A. Lord Linlithgow
B. Lord Mountbatten
C. Lord Bentic
D. None of above
Answer» B. Lord Mountbatten
138.

__The Battle of Plassey was fought in__

A. 1757
B. 1782
C. 1748
D. 1764
Answer» B. 1782
139.

__The theory of economic drain of India during British imperialism was propounded by__

A. Jawaharlal Nehru
B. Dadabhai Naoroji
C. R.C. Dutt
D. M.K. Gandhi
Answer» C. R.C. Dutt
140.

__Under an agreement with which of the following countries did Subhas Chandra Bose organize the Indian soldiers, taken as prisoners by the Axis Powers, into the Azad Hind Fauj?__

A. China
B. Germany
C. Italy
D. Japan
Answer» E.
141.

__The treaty of Mangalore was signed between__

A. the English East India Company and Haidar Ali
B. the English East India Company and Tipu Sultan
C. Haidar Ali and the Zamorin of Calicut
D. the French East India Company and Tipu Sultan
Answer» C. Haidar Ali and the Zamorin of Calicut
142.

__The title of 'Viceroy' was added to the office of the Governor-General of India for the first time in__

A. 1848 AD
B. 1856 AD
C. 1858 AD
D. 1862 AD
Answer» D. 1862 AD
143.

__In 1906 to protest discrimination against Indians in S. Africa Mahatma Gandhi started__

A. Satyagraha at Durban
B. Satyagraha at Cape Town
C. Satyagraha at Port Elizabeth
D. Satyagraha at Johannesburg
Answer» E.
144.

__Raja Rammohan Roy founded Brahma samaj on__

A. 20 August,1838
B. 20 August,1828
C. 20 August,1848
D. 20 August,1858
Answer» C. 20 August,1848
145.

__Under which document was the separate electorate granted for muslims ?__

A. Charter Act of 1813
B. The Permanent Settlement
C. Mahalwari System Reforms
D. Morley Minto Reforms
Answer» E.
146.

__The major Muslim organizations which opposed the partition of India were__

A. The Jamiat-Ulema-hind
B. Khudai Khidmatgar
C. Majlis-e-Ahrar –Hind
D. All of these
Answer» E.
147.

__Who led the revolt of 1857 in Lucknow?__

A. Bahadur Shah Jafar
B. Jung Bahadur Rana
C. Begum Hazrat Mahal
D. Tatya Tope
Answer» D. Tatya Tope
148.

__Bande Matram was a series of articles published in the year 1907 by :__

A. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
B. Sri Auronbindo Ghosh
C. Domadar Chapekar
D. Balkrishana Chapekar
Answer» C. Domadar Chapekar
149.

__Who called Government India Act 1935 a Charter of Slavery ?__

A. Mahatma Gandhi
B. Subhash Chandra Bose
C. Sardar Ballabh Bhai Patel
D. Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru
Answer» E.
150.

__Subhash Chandra Bose became the Supreme Commander of Indian National Army in :__

A. 1932
B. 1935
C. 1943
D. 1945
Answer» D. 1945