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1.

“One Caste One Religion, One God for Man” is the teaching of ______?

A. Rajaram Mohan Roy
B. Sree Narayana Guru
C. C. Kesavan
D. Mahatma Gandhi
Answer» C. C. Kesavan
2.

In which year was the Hindustan Socialist Republican Association (HSRA) founded?

A. 1928
B. 1926
C. 1929
D. 1930
Answer» B. 1926
3.

During the Indian freedom struggle, who among the following criticised the ‘moderates’ for their ‘politics of prayers’?

A. B R Ambedkar
B. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
C. Rajendra Prasad
D. Chakravarti Rajagopalachari
Answer» C. Rajendra Prasad
4.

At the time of Sepoy Mutiny, in Kanpur, Nana Sahib was proclaimed as the Peshwa and ________ led his troops.

A. Chandrashekhar Azad
B. Bakht Khan
C. Kanwar Singh
D. Tatya Tope
Answer» E.
5.

Nepali language is written in which script?

A. Uchen
B. Tirhuta
C. Devanagari
D. No option is correct.
Answer» D. No option is correct.
6.

"Give me blood and I shall give you freedom" is the slogan of which freedom fighter?

A. Subhas Chandra Bose
B. Bhagat Singh
C. Jawaharlal Nehru
D. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Answer» B. Bhagat Singh
7.

After the battle of ________ in 1757, the British achieved political power in lndia.

A. Buxar
B. Plassey
C. Saragarhi
D. Aliwal
Answer» C. Saragarhi
8.

Mahatma Phule gave testimony in front of which commission regarding education?

A. Hunter Commission
B. Simon Commission
C. University Grants Commission
D. Macaulay commission
Answer» B. Simon Commission
9.

About the event of 1857, who said "It was far more than a mutiny ... yet much less than a first war of independence"?

A. Lord Canning
B. John Lawrence
C. Stanley Wolpert
D. None of the above
Answer» D. None of the above
10.

After his release from jail in 1909, Aurobindo Ghose started two weeklies namely ______ and ______.

A. Dainik Jagran in Hindi and Manorama in Malayali
B. Dainik Jagran in Hindi and Anandabazar Patrika in also Hindi
C. Karmayogin in English and Dharma in Bengali
D. Anandabazar Patrika in Hindi and Manorama in Malayali
Answer» D. Anandabazar Patrika in Hindi and Manorama in Malayali
11.

In which of the following order were the Satyagraha movements organised by Mahatma Gandhi?

A. Dandi March, Rowlatt, Champaran, Kheda
B. Dandi march, Champaran, Rowlatt, Kheda
C. Champaran, Kheda, Rowlatt, Dandi March
D. Champaran, Kheda, Dandi March, Rowlatt
Answer» D. Champaran, Kheda, Dandi March, Rowlatt
12.

In 1921, All India Khilafat conference was held at

A. Karachi
B. Bombay
C. Poona
D. Nagpur
Answer» B. Bombay
13.

1929 session of Congress that formalized the demand for 'Purna Swaraj' was held in __________.

A. Kolkata
B. Lahore
C. Amritsar
D. Delhi
Answer» C. Amritsar
14.

"Hounest, but a Bolshevik and for that reason very dangerous" - who said this about Gandhi?

A. Lord willington
B. Lord Irwin
C. General Smuts
D. Berkinhead
Answer» B. Lord Irwin
15.

In which year did the partition of Bengal take place?

A. 1910
B. 1902
C. 1903
D. 1905
Answer» E.
16.

In which session, the congress had accepted to start the freedom struggle in princely states?

A. Surat session - 1907
B. Lucknow session - 1916
C. Lahore session - 1929
D. Haripura session - 1938
Answer» E.
17.

In which of the following places was the Hindustan Socialist Republican Association (HSRA) founded in 1928?

A. Karachi
B. Lahore
C. Amritsar
D. None of the above
Answer» E.
18.

Aurobindo Ghose was born in Calcutta (now Kolkata) on _______

A. 15th August,1972
B. 29th October 1765
C. 15th August.1872
D. 25th September, 1860
Answer» D. 25th September, 1860
19.

Aruna Asaf Ali is remembered for hoisting the Indian National Congress Flag at

A. Non-cooperation Movement.
B. Civil Disobedience Movement.
C. Self-rule Movement.
D. Quit India Movement.
Answer» E.
20.

Jallianwala Bagh Massacre event took place in the year ______.

A. 1920
B. 1981
C. 1919
D. 1891
Answer» D. 1891
21.

In which of the following years, East India Company was established?

A. 1400
B. 1500
C. 1600
D. 1700
Answer» D. 1700
22.

Prior to independence which were the 'Thikanas' which had the status of non Salute State?

A. Lawa
B. Kushalgarh
C. Nimrana
D. All of above
Answer» E.
23.

In which year did Mahatma Gandhi give a call for a satyagraha against the Rowlatt Act that the British had passed?

A. 1915
B. 1905
C. 1919
D. 1911
Answer» D. 1911
24.

Ramcharitmanas is an epic poem written in ________.

A. Santali
B. Magahi
C. Awadhi
D. Sanskrit
Answer» D. Sanskrit
25.

In which year Swadeshi Movement started?

A. 1900
B. 1890
C. 1905
D. 1911
Answer» D. 1911
26.

___________ is known as the Iron Man of India.

A. Vallabhbhai Patel
B. Jawaharlal Nehru
C. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
D. Raja Rammohan Roy
Answer» B. Jawaharlal Nehru
27.

Indian National Army formed by _______

A. Mohan Singh
B. Subhash Chandra Bose
C. Chandrasekhar Azad
D. Ras Bihari
Answer» B. Subhash Chandra Bose
28.

Murshid Quli Khan, Alivardi Khan and Sirajuddaullah were all nawabs of __________?

A. Lucknow
B. Varanasi
C. Hyderabad
D. Bengal
Answer» E.
29.

At the time of partition of India, which of the following provinces of British India came forward with a plan for United and Independent existence?

A. Assam
B. Punjab
C. Bengal
D. Bihar
Answer» C. Bengal
30.

Mahatma Gandhi in 1919 decided to launch a nationwide Satyagraha against the proposed _________.

A. Simon Commission
B. Rowlatt Act
C. Salt Act
D. Pitt's India Act
Answer» C. Salt Act
31.

In which city Mahatma Gandhi did successfully lead Millworker's strike in 1918 A.D?

A. Bombay
B. Madras
C. Ahmedabad
D. Calcutta
Answer» D. Calcutta
32.

In 15th century, who among the following was one of the leading proponents of Vaishnavism in Assam?

A. Jayadeva
B. Shankaradeva
C. Raidas
D. Ghasidas
Answer» C. Raidas
33.

M.K. Gandhi "the father of Nation" by profession was a ________.

A. Business man
B. Farmer
C. Freedom fighter
D. Lawyer
Answer» E.
34.

In 1921, during which one of the following tours, Gandhiji shaved his head and began wearing loincloth in order to identify with the poor?

A. Ahmadabad
B. Champaran
C. Chauri Chaura
D. South India
Answer» E.
35.

In which year English East India Company made its first appearance in India?

A. 1498
B. 1615
C. 1608
D. 1650
Answer» D. 1650
36.

Consider the following statements regarding Subhash Chandra Bose when he endeavoured to consolidate the Muslim League Party in 1940.1. The agitation to remove the Holwell Monument erected by G Holwell during the short tenure of his Calcutta Governorship in 1760 to commemorate those deceased in the Black Hole.2. The Holwell Monument was a symbol representing the alleged savagery of the last Nawab of Bengal, Sirajuddowla and the bravery of the British soldiers who sacrificed their lives.Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

A. Only 2
B. Both 1 and 2
C. Only 1
D. Neither 1 nor 2
Answer» C. Only 1
37.

In which year did Khudiram Bose tried to assassinate Kingsford in Muzaffarpur?

A. 1904 AD
B. 1906 AD
C. 1908 AD
D. 1910 AD
Answer» D. 1910 AD
38.

Match List-I and List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists: List-I(Historian)List-II (Book)A.Sumit Sarkar1. The Rise and growth of economic nationalism in IndiaB.Shahid Amin2. A Rule of Property for BengalC.Ranajit Guha3. The Swadeshi Movement in BengalD.Bipan Chandra4. Event, Metaphor, Memory - Chauri Chaura

A. A-3, B-4, C-2, D-1
B. A-3, B-2, C-4, D-1
C. A-1, B-2, C-4, D-3
D. A-1, B-4, C-2, D-3
Answer» B. A-3, B-2, C-4, D-1
39.

In 1918, Mahatma Gandhi went to __________ to organise a satyagraha movement amongst cotton mill workers.

A. Madras
B. Bombay
C. Surat
D. Ahmedabad
Answer» E.
40.

Gandhi Ji started the Non-Cooperation Movement in ________

A. 1880
B. 1900
C. 1920
D. 1940
Answer» D. 1940
41.

Rabindra Nath Tagore gave up his 'Knighthood' in protest to which one of the following?

A. Rowlatt Act
B. Massacre at Jallianwala Bagh
C. Simon Commission
D. Cripps Mission
Answer» C. Simon Commission
42.

Before which of the following Round Table Conferences the pact between M.Gandhi and Lord Irwin was signed?

A. Third Round Table Conference
B. First Round Table Conference
C. Second Round Table Conference
D. None of the above
Answer» D. None of the above
43.

Even before East India Company consolidated power, India was exporting fine textiles made of:

A. Only cotton
B. only silk
C. only nylon
D. cotton and silk
Answer» E.
44.

Choose the correct chronological order of the following events:(i) Lucknow Pact(ii) Formation of the Swaraj Party(iii) Jallianwala Massacre(iv) Death of Bal Gangadhar TilakSelect the answer from the following code:

A. (i), (iv), (iii) & (ii)
B. (iv), (iii), (i) & (ii)
C. (i), (iii), (iv) & (ii)
D. (i), (ii), (iii) & (iv)
Answer» D. (i), (ii), (iii) & (iv)
45.

In which year was the East India Company incorporated for the exploitation of trade with East and Southeast Asia and India?

A. 1612
B. 1600
C. 1605
D. 1596
Answer» C. 1605
46.

‘Purna Swaraj’ was announced in the Indian National Congress session of ______.

A. Nagpur
B. Poona
C. Calcutta
D. Lahore
Answer» E.
47.

Match the following (Leaders of Chhattisgarh imprisoned during Quit India Movement of 1942 and places)List - I(Leaders)List - II(Places)A. Tretanath Tiwari1. MalkapurB. Raghunandan Pd. Singhrol2. RaipurC. Amar Singh Sahgal3. BilaspurD. Pt. Ravishankar Shukla4. Durg

A. A - 4, B - 1, C - 3, D - 2
B. A - 4, B - 2, C - 1, D - 3
C. A - 3, B - 4, C - 2, D - 1
D. A - 1, B - 2, C - 4, D - 3
Answer» D. A - 1, B - 2, C - 4, D - 3
48.

In which of the following peasant uprisings, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel took part?

A. Bardoli Satyagrah
B. Tebhaga Movement
C. Eka Movement
D. Kisan Sabha
Answer» B. Tebhaga Movement
49.

Prabodhankar Thakre in his letter published in 'Navshakti' on 20th August 1947 wrote that the flag of Shivaji at the time of coronation was _____

A. very simple with no marks.
B. very simple with letter 'Om'.
C. very simple with words Jai Bhavani.
D. very simple with Swastik.
Answer» B. very simple with letter 'Om'.
50.

In 1908, Bal Gangadhar Tilak was imprisoned for six years and was sent to ________.

A. Madras
B. Yervada
C. Singapore
D. Mandalay
Answer» E.