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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 | |