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1101.

__Who was the Nawab of Bengal during "Battle of Plassey"?__

A. Mir Jafar
B. Mir Qasim
C. Sirajudduala
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
1102.

__Who was the first Governor General of the new Indian Dominion?__

A. Rajendra Prasad
B. Vallabhbhai Patel
C. Rajagopalachari
D. Lord Mountbatten
Answer» E.
1103.

__In early 1898 Swami Vivekananda acquired a big plot of land on the western bank of the Ganga at a place called Belur to have a permanent abode for the monastery and monastic Order originally started at Baranagar, and got it registered as Ramakrishna Math after a couple of years__

A. Allahabad
B. Lahore
C. Amritsar
D. Belur
Answer» E.
1104.

__Gandhi-Irwin Pact was signed on__

A. March 10, 1930
B. March 20, 1931
C. March 20,1931
D. March 5,1931
Answer» E.
1105.

__Shuja-ud-Daulah wanted to acquire the territory of__

A. Rohelas
B. Marathas
C. Sikhs
D. Tamils
Answer» B. Marathas
1106.

__The Asiatic Society had been established in Calcutta by__

A. TB Macaulay
B. Sir William Jones
C. GK Gokhale
D. Annie Besant
Answer» C. GK Gokhale
1107.

__The Young Bengal group published the __________(Quest for Knowledge) for propagating their views__

A. Jnananvesan
B. Parthenon
C. Hesperus
D. Enquirer
Answer» B. Parthenon
1108.

__What was the name of the English weekly edited by Mahatma Gandhi?__

A. Young India
B. Kesari
C. Bombay Chronicle
D. Resurgent India
Answer» B. Kesari
1109.

__Before the passing of the Act of 1773, each of the three English Settlement in India was governed by__

A. Viceroy
B. President
C. Secretary
D. Director
Answer» C. Secretary
1110.

__The immediate cause of split In the INC at its Surat Session was__

A. election of the President of the INC
B. expulsion of Tilak from the INC
C. demand of Swaraj as the goal of the INC
D. resolutions on Swaraj, Swadeshi, Boycott and National Education
Answer» B. expulsion of Tilak from the INC
1111.

__Which of the following was not included in the early three English Settlements in India?__

A. Madras
B. The Punjab
C. Bombay
D. Calcutta
Answer» C. Bombay
1112.

__The immediate cause of the Battle of Plassey was__

A. The English attempts to strengthen their fortifications at Fort William.
B. The English support and asylum to the political rivals of Nawab Siraj-ud-Daulah
C. Misuse of Dastaks (passes for free trade) by the Company and its officials
D. Siraj-ud-Daulah's attack on Fort William and capture of Calcutta (Alinagar)
Answer» E.
1113.

__Who established the Indian Civil Liberties Union in 1936?__

A. Subhash Chandra Bose
B. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
C. Jawahar Lal Nehru
D. Rajendra Prasad
Answer» D. Rajendra Prasad
1114.

__Cripps Mission came to India__

A. 1946
B. 1945
C. 1942
D. 1940
Answer» D. 1940
1115.

__Who, among the following, founded the 'All India Depressed Classes Federation' in 1920?__

A. M.K. Gandhi
B. Jyotiba Phule
C. G.K. Gokhale
D. B.R. Ambedkar
Answer» E.
1116.

__The immediate cause for the Mutiny was__

A. Doctrine of Lapse
B. The Social Legislation of 1856
C. The Episode of the Greased Cartridges
D. The fear of me Indians that they would be converted to Christianity
Answer» D. The fear of me Indians that they would be converted to Christianity
1117.

__Who persuaded the ratings of the RIN (Royal India Navy) to surrender on the 23rd February 1946?__

A. Mahatma Gandhi
B. Jawaharlal Nehru and Maulanav Abdul Kalam Azad
C. Vallabh Bhai Patel and M.A. Jinnah
D. Morarji desai and J.B.Kripalani
Answer» D. Morarji desai and J.B.Kripalani
1118.

__Who founded the Naujawan Bharat Sabha?__

A. B.C.Pal
B. G.Subramania lyer
C. Sardar Baghat Singh
D. Rukmani Lakshmipth
Answer» D. Rukmani Lakshmipth
1119.

__On which date was the announcement formally made that India and Pakistan would be made free?__

A. May 2, 1947
B. June 3, 1947
C. July 4, 1947
D. August 5, 1957
Answer» C. July 4, 1947
1120.

__The famous revolutionary song' Sarfaroshi ki tamanna ab ham are dil mei hai ' was composed by__

A. Bhagat Singh
B. Khudiram Bose
C. Chandrasekhar Azad
D. Ramprasad Bismil
Answer» E.
1121.

__The Servants of India Society was founded in 1905 by__

A. BG Tilak
B. Lala Lajpat Rai
C. Gopal Krishna Gokhale
D. Aurobindo Ghosh
Answer» D. Aurobindo Ghosh
1122.

__The maximum number of additional members for the council of Bengal was raised from 20 to ____________

A. 60
B. 50
C. 70
D. 25
Answer» C. 70
1123.

__Which of the following pair of Congress Session is not correctly matched?__

A. Nagpur Session 1920: Changes in the Constitution of the Congress
B. Madras Session 1927: Independence Resolution passed for the first time at the instance of Jawaharlal Nehru
C. Calcutta Session 1928: Return of Gandhi to active politics after six years
D. Lahore Session 1929:¬¨‚Ä Resolution on Fundamental Rights and National Economic Policy
Answer» E.
1124.

__Krishnamohan started the __________ in 1831__

A. Enquirer
B. Hindu Pioneer
C. Quill
D. Bengal Spectator
Answer» B. Hindu Pioneer
1125.

__Confessions of Thug' was written by__

A. Burke
B. Meadows Taylor
C. Havell
D. Moreland
Answer» C. Havell
1126.

__The office of the Secretary of State for India was created by the Act of__

A. 1853
B. 1858
C. 1861
D. 1892
Answer» C. 1861
1127.

__The Government of India Act of 1935 had divided India into __________ provinces__

A. 5
B. 8
C. 11
D. 14
Answer» D. 14
1128.

__An emigre (a person or thing who/which has emigrated) communist journal brought out by M N Roy was__

A. Anushilan
B. The Worker
C. Kisan Sabha
D. Vanguard
Answer» E.
1129.

__According to __________ the Mutiny was a popular rebellion__

A. V D Sarkar
B. V ASmith
C. L Mukherjee
D. Chabbra
Answer» C. L Mukherjee
1130.

__After the ruin of India's trade, Industries and handicrafts, the burden of taxation in India had to be mainly borne by__

A. Zamindars
B. Peasantry
C. Income-tax payers
D. All the above
Answer» C. Income-tax payers
1131.

__The English established their first factory in Bengal in 1651 at ____________

A. Hugli
B. Kassimbazar
C. Patna
D. Calcutta
Answer» B. Kassimbazar
1132.

__Who is commonly known as the 'Iron Man'?__

A. Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel
B. Vittal Bhai Patel
C. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
D. Bipin Chandra Pal
Answer» B. Vittal Bhai Patel
1133.

__Who was the first Indian ruler to apply the western methods to his administration?__

A. Haider Ali
B. Tipu Sultan
C. Murshid Quli Khan
D. Malhar Rao Holkar
Answer» C. Murshid Quli Khan
1134.

_Which of the following is correctly matched?$?

A. Third Battle of Panipat: 1764
B. Regulating Act: 1773
C. Pitt's India Act: 1761
D. Treaty of Allahabad: 1784
Answer» C. Pitt's India Act: 1761
1135.

_Who of the following has the distinction of having Authored the National Anthems of two countries of the world?$?

A. TS Eliot
B. WB Yeats
C. Rabindranath Tagore
D. Mohammad Iqbal
Answer» D. Mohammad Iqbal
1136.

_The last of the Charter Act concerning India was the Act of$?

A. 1773
B. 1813
C. 1853
D. 1793
Answer» D. 1793
1137.

_In the Provinces were allowed to form groups with common executives and legislatures$?

A. Wavell Plan
B. Dikie Bird Plan
C. Cabinet Mission Plan
D. Mountbatten Plan
Answer» D. Mountbatten Plan
1138.

_In which of the following system of land settlement adopted by the English did provide more protectionto the interest of farmers?$?

A. Permanent Settlement of Bengal
B. Ryotwari Settlement of Madras
C. Zamindari Settlement of Central States
D. Malgujari (land revenue) Settlement of UnitedState
Answer» C. Zamindari Settlement of Central States
1139.

_What was Jagat Seth's claim to fame in Bengal? He was the$?

A. Diwan of Siraj-ud-Daulah
B. Leading popular poet
C. Biggest banker in Bengal
D. Commander of the Nawab's troops
Answer» D. Commander of the Nawab's troops
1140.

_Upon whom was the title 'Punjab Kesari' conferred?$?

A. Bhagat Singh
B. Sardar Baldev Singh
C. Lala Lajpat Rai
D. Ranjit Singh
Answer» D. Ranjit Singh
1141.

_Which of the following books were written by Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru? I. Discovery of IndiaII. Outline of HistoryIII. Glimpses of World HistoryIV. A Study of History$?

A. I & IV
B. II & IV
C. I & III
D. I, II, III & IV
Answer» C. I & III
1142.

_Education is the manifestation of the perfection already in man'.who said?$?

A. Swami Vivekananda
B. Sri Ramakrishna
C. Chandra Sekhar Deb
D. Sri Narayana Guru
Answer» B. Sri Ramakrishna
1143.

_Who among the following had authored the book, 'At the Feet of Mahatma Gandhi'?$?

A. JB Kripalani
B. Rajendra Prasad
C. Jayaprakash Narayan
D. Vinoba Bhave
Answer» C. Jayaprakash Narayan
1144.

_Pitt's India Bill was introduced by __________ in 1784$?

A. Prime Minister Pitt
B. Governor-General of India
C. Senior Merchants
D. East India Company
Answer» B. Governor-General of India
1145.

_Who was the Governor-General when Pindaris had created havoc in Central India by indulging in large-scale looting?$?

A. Lord William Bentinck
B. Lord Hastings
C. Lord Cornwallis
D. Lord Wellesley
Answer» C. Lord Cornwallis
1146.

_Who had rounded the first women's university in India?$?

A. Rani Ahilya Devi
B. Ishwar Chandra Vidayasagar
C. Rani of Thomi
D. Dhondo Keshav Karve
Answer» E.
1147.

_Who said "The Simmon Commission Report should be thrown on a heap of rubbish"?$?

A. Mahatma Gandhi
B. Shivaswami Iyer
C. Mohammad Ali Jinnah
D. Jawaharlal Nehru
Answer» C. Mohammad Ali Jinnah
1148.

_Baba Ram Singh passed away on November 29, __________$?

A. 1885
B. 1887
C. 1889
D. 1923
Answer» B. 1887
1149.

_Which of the following leader organised the Swaraja Party?$?

A. Lala Lajpat Rai and Feroz Shah Mehta
B. Sarojini Naidu and Annie Besant
C. R. Das and Motilal Nehru
D. C. Rajagopalachari and C. Y. Chintamani
Answer» D. C. Rajagopalachari and C. Y. Chintamani
1150.

_Who is the author of Vande Mataram?$?

A. Mahatma Gandhi
B. Rabindranath Tagore
C. Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
D. Sarat Chandra Chatterjee
Answer» D. Sarat Chandra Chatterjee