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901.

*/*_The Tata Iron and Steel Works was completed with the aid of?

A. Japanese experts
B. Russian experts
C. American experts
D. French experts
Answer» D. French experts
902.

*/*_Provincial autonomy was introduced in India by the?

A. Indian Councils Act, 1909
B. Govemment of India Act, 1919
C. Govemment of India Act, 1935
D. Indian Independence Act, 1947
Answer» D. Indian Independence Act, 1947
903.

*/*_The Shimla Conference which was convened as per Wavell's Plan ended in failure because of the stiff opposition of?

A. Gandhi
B. Jawaharlal Nehru
C. Jinnah
D. Rajaji
Answer» D. Rajaji
904.

%_The Portuguese Governor who abolished Satt in Goa was_%

A. Albuquerque
B. Cabral
C. Almeida
D. De Braganza
Answer» B. Cabral
905.

%_The Theosophical Society was officially formed in New York City, United States, in November 1875 by Helena Blavatsky, Henry Steel Olcott, William Quan Judge and others_%

A. Madras
B. Calcutta
C. Bombay
D. New York
Answer» E.
906.

%_Jyotirao's family belonged to __________ caste_%

A. Mali
B. Thiyya
C. Pulaya
D. Mahar
Answer» B. Thiyya
907.

%_The most Important cause for the outbreak of the Ghadar revolution was the_%

A. Commencement of World War I
B. Hanging of Kartar Singh Sarabha
C. Komagata Maru Incident
D. Arrest of Lala Hardayal
Answer» D. Arrest of Lala Hardayal
908.

%_Who preached the idea of Home Rule through his two news papers - the Kesari and the Maratha?_%

A. Gokhale
B. Annie Besant
C. Tilak
D. Jawaharlal Nehru
Answer» D. Jawaharlal Nehru
909.

%_SN Banerjee was appointed Professor in English in the Metropolitan Institute at_%

A. Bombay
B. Madras
C. Calcutta
D. Bangalore
Answer» D. Bangalore
910.

%_The Gandhi-lrwin Pact (1931) was vehemently criticised and opposed by the people on the ground that_%

A. the Civil Disobedience Movement was suspended
B. the sufferings of thousands of people in the Civil Disobedience Movement were wasted
C. It was contrary to the pledge of the Congress for Poorna Swaraj
D. Gandhi did nothing to save the lives of Bhagat Singh, Sukh Dev and Raj Guru who had been awarded the death sentence
Answer» E.
911.

%_The Aligarh Institute Gazette, an organ of the Scientific Society was started in March and succeeded in transforming the minds in the traditional Muslim Society_%

A. 1766
B. 1866
C. 1869
D. 1870
Answer» C. 1869
912.

%_The Treaty of Bessein (1802) was signed between_%

A. The British and the Peshwa
B. The British and the Nizam
C. The British and Sikh
D. The British and Nawab of Arcot
Answer» B. The British and the Nizam
913.

%_Which of the following was established by B.R.Ambedkar?_%

A. Swaraj Party
B. Samaj Samata Party
C. All India Schedule Castes Federation
D. Congress Party
Answer» D. Congress Party
914.

%_After 1893, when complete ban was imposed on all commercial activities of the Company. India was left open to exploitation by_%

A. British officers in India
B. Planters
C. British mercantile industrial capitalist class
D. Zamindars and big landlords
Answer» D. Zamindars and big landlords
915.

%_The main cause of the tribal uprisings of the 19th century was_%

A. the British land settlements and land laws had created tension in the tribal society
B. Christian Missionary activities in the tribal areas
C. the British Forest Laws
D. new excise regulations and police exactions
Answer» D. new excise regulations and police exactions
916.

%_As per Cabinet Mission Plan, the Princely States would be represented by __________ members in the Constituent Assembly_%

A. 90
B. 93
C. 103
D. 100
Answer» C. 103
917.

The first statue of the Guru was conceived by ___________

A. Moorkoth Kumaran
B. Tavaroli
C. Bodhananda Swamikal
D. Gokahale
Answer» B. Tavaroli
918.

%_Sarvodaya stands for_%

A. Total revolution
B. Non-cooperation
C. Upliftment of all
D. Non-violence
Answer» D. Non-violence
919.

%_When was M.K Gandhi participated in the Second Round Table Conference?_%

A. Signing the Gandhi-Irwin Pact of March, 1931
B. Getting assurance from the Muslim League that it would not oppose his claim to represent the whole of India
C. Fruitful talks with Sapru
D. Receiving assurances that independence was fast coming
Answer» B. Getting assurance from the Muslim League that it would not oppose his claim to represent the whole of India
920.

%_The Minto Morley reforms was in the year ___________%

A. 1906
B. 1907
C. 1909
D. 1919
Answer» D. 1919
921.

%_Which of the following is the correct chronological order of in modern Indian history?_%

A. Morley-Minto Reforms, Gandhi-Irwin Pact, August Offer, Jallianwala Bagh Massacre
B. August Offer, Morley-Minto Reforms, Jallianwala Bagh Massacre, Gandhi-Irwin Pact
C. Morley-Minto Reforms, Jallianwala Bagh Massacre, Gandhi-Irwin Pact, August Offer
D. Jallianwala Bagh Massacre, Gandhi-Irwin Pact, August Offer, Morley-Minto Reforms
Answer» D. Jallianwala Bagh Massacre, Gandhi-Irwin Pact, August Offer, Morley-Minto Reforms
922.

%_Which of the following Governor-General introduced the services of Railway and telegraph systems?_%

A. Lord Cornwallis
B. Lord Dalhousie
C. Lord Wellesley
D. Lord Bentinck
Answer» C. Lord Wellesley
923.

%_After reading Thomas Paine's famous book __________Jyotirao was greatly influenced by his ideas_%

A. The Rights of Man
B. Prince
C. Utopia
D. Advaitha Deepika
Answer» B. Prince
924.

%_Which of the following event compel the Rabindranath Tagore to renounce his knighthood?_%

A. To protest against the Jallianwalla Bagh incident
B. To protest against lathi charge on Lala Lajpat Rai that caused his death
C. To express solidarity with the leaders of Non-Cooperation Movement
D. To express solidarity with the protestors against the arrival of Simon Commission
Answer» B. To protest against lathi charge on Lala Lajpat Rai that caused his death
925.

%_Which of the following statements is not correct? The materials for the Government of India Act of 1935 were drawn from_%

A. The Simon Commission Report
B. The Nehru Committee Report
C. The White Paper issued by the British Government
D. Morley-Minto Reforms
Answer» E.
926.

%_Lord Mountbatten had held detailed discussions on the approaching partition of India with_%

A. Mohammed Ali Jinnah
B. Jawaharlal Nehru
C. Mahatma Gandhi
D. All of the above
Answer» E.
927.

%_The landmarks or Dalhousie's administration did not include_%

A. Indian Railways
B. English as the medium of instruction
C. Public works department
D. Telegraph
Answer» C. Public works department
928.

%_AI Hilal was a_%

A. Mosque
B. Journal
C. Madrasah
D. Garden
Answer» C. Madrasah
929.

%_Loamanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak hailed form_%

A. Bengal
B. Kashmir
C. Maharashtra
D. Tamil Nadu
Answer» D. Tamil Nadu
930.

%_Who among the following controlled maximum trade in the western coastal region during 17th century?_%

A. Portuguese
B. Dutch
C. The house of Jagat Seth
D. Mulla Abdul Gaffar
Answer» B. Dutch
931.

%_Calcutta medical college in___________%

A. 1735
B. 1745
C. 1832
D. 1835
Answer» E.
932.

%_Among the numerous followers of Gandhi's 'philosophy' was, were_%

A. Bertrand Russell
B. Marshal Tito
C. Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan
D. All of the above
Answer» D. All of the above
933.

%_On what charge was Khudiram Bose, a boy of 18, sentenced to death on April 30, 1908?_%

A. for being an active member of the Anushilan Samiti, the first revolutionary organisation in Bengal
B. for participating in the Alipur Conspiracy
C. for murdering one Kennedy in Muzaffarpur
D. for attempting to murder Kingsfords, the Chief Presidency Magistrate at Muzaffarpur, who had ordered severe flogging to some young men for minor offences.
Answer» E.
934.

%_A 19th century social reformer who is regarded as the bridge between the past and the future is_%

A. Keshab Chandra Sen
B. Devendra Nath Tagore
C. Ishwar chandra
D. Raja Ram Mohan Roy
Answer» E.
935.

%_The Indian Universities were first founded in thetime of_%

A. Macaulay
B. Warren Hastings
C. Lord Canning
D. Lord William Bentinck
Answer» D. Lord William Bentinck
936.

%_Rohelas were of __________ origin_%

A. Turkish
B. Afghan
C. British
D. Chinese
Answer» C. British
937.

%_Which of the following was the most important feature of the Montague-Chelmsford reforms?_%

A. Self-government
B. The Factory Act
C. System of Dyarchy
D. Transfer of Power of Congress
Answer» D. Transfer of Power of Congress
938.

%_Which of the following treaty ended the First Carnatic War?_%

A. Salbai
B. Bassein
C. Aix-Ia-Chapelle
D. Paris
Answer» D. Paris
939.

%_In which of the following tribal rebellions did two tribal brothers, Kanhu and Sidhu, proclaim the end of the Company's rule in their region, and to supress their rebellion the government had to use military force?_%

A. Khasi Rebellion in Assam (1855)
B. Naika Tribal Uprising in Gujarat (1868)
C. Munda Rebellion in Ranchi (1899)
D. Santhal Rebellion in Bihar (1855-56)
Answer» E.
940.

%_In 1916 Mahatma Gandhi travelled to__________ to inspire the peasants to struggle against the oppressive plantation system_%

A. Dandi
B. Sabarmati
C. Champaran
D. Chauri Chaura
Answer» D. Chauri Chaura
941.

%_The term of office of member of the Council of India as per the act of 1919 was_%

A. 5 years
B. 4 years
C. 2 years
D. 6 years
Answer» B. 4 years
942.

%_Which of the following statements is correct about Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru?_%

A. Nehru did not believe in the doctrine of non-violence
B. Nehru was not in favour of socialism
C. Nehru had his higher education in India only
D. Nehru stressed the importance of national planning
Answer» E.
943.

%_Who said: "Let the pilgrims congregate at the beginning of the Gregorian calendar year. It should be Dhanu 16-17 in Malayalam calendar. Let the pilgrims observe 10 days'self-purification according to Sri Buddha's principles of five purities - body, food, mind, word, and deed called as Pancha Dharma"_%

A. S.Sankunni
B. P.V.Raghavan
C. M.S.Raghavan
D. Sree Narayana Guru
Answer» E.
944.

%_Which religious reformer of Westem India was known as 'Lokhitwadi'?_%

A. Gopal Hari Deshmukh
B. R.G. Bhandarkar
C. Mahadev Govind Ranade
D. B.G Tilak
Answer» B. R.G. Bhandarkar
945.

%_The Company's monopoly of Trade was abolished by the Act of_%

A. 1793
B. 1813
C. 1833
D. Pitt's India Act
Answer» D. Pitt's India Act
946.

%_The first Defence Minister of India was_%

A. K.M. Cariappa
B. Gopalaswami Aiyangar
C. Baldev Singh
D. Sardar Patel
Answer» D. Sardar Patel
947.

%_Dadabhai Naroji has described his theory of 'Drain of Wealth' in the book_%

A. Poverty and Un-British Rule in India
B. British Rule and its Consequences
C. Exploitative Nature of British Rule in India
D. Nature of British Colonial Rule
Answer» B. British Rule and its Consequences
948.

%_After the 1935 elections, the only two provinces out of eleven which had non-Congress ministries were_%

A. Bengal and Punjab
B. Assam and Kerala
C. Bengal and Assam
D. Punjab and Kerala
Answer» B. Assam and Kerala
949.

%_Which of the following Acts had provision of Indian Civil Services recruitment on the basis of competitive examination?_%

A. Charter Act of 1813
B. Government of India Act, 1858
C. Charter Act of 1853
D. Charter Act of 1833
Answer» D. Charter Act of 1833
950.

%_Mahatma Gandhi's remark, "A post-dated cheque on a crumbling bank" is regarding the proposals of_%

A. Simmon Commission
B. Cripps Mission
C. Cabinet Mission
D. Wavel Plan
Answer» C. Cabinet Mission