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1151.

_With which conspriracy case Aurobindo Ghosh's name is conected?$?

A. Kakori Conspiracy Case
B. Lahore Conspiracy Case
C. Meerut Conspiracy Case
D. Alipore Conspiracy Case
Answer» E.
1152.

_Mahatma Gandhi was profoundly influenced by the writings of$?

A. Bernard Shaw
B. Karl Marx
C. Lenin
D. Leo Tolstoy
Answer» E.
1153.

_Mahabandula was killed at __________$?

A. Rangoon
B. Tenesserin
C. Danubyu
D. Prome
Answer» D. Prome
1154.

_The revolutionary who was an accused in Lahore Conspiracy Case and who died in Jail after 64 days fast was$?

A. Jatin Das
B. Sukh Dev
C. Raj Guru
D. Both (a) and (b) above
Answer» B. Sukh Dev
1155.

_The two states which had non Congress Ministries in 1937 were$?

A. Bengal and Punjab
B. Punjab and NWFP
C. Madras and Central Provinces
D. Bihar and Uttar Pradesh
Answer» B. Punjab and NWFP
1156.

_Pazhassi Samarangal (Malayalam) was written by __________$?

A. K.K.N.Kurup
B. Bhattacharya Sabya
C. K.K.Kusuman
D. B.Sobhanan
Answer» B. Bhattacharya Sabya
1157.

_M.A. Jinnah, in his early political life$?

A. Supported two nation theory
B. Initiated Hindu-Muslim unity
C. Imagined Pakistan as an independent State
D. Was a communalist
Answer» C. Imagined Pakistan as an independent State
1158.

_The 'political philosophy' was the work of __________$?

A. Gopala Krishna Gokhale
B. Dadabai Naoroji
C. R. C. Dutt
D. Lala Lajpath Rai
Answer» B. Dadabai Naoroji
1159.

_Who is regarded as 'the Mother of the Indian Revolution'?$?

A. Rani Lakshmi Bai
B. Sarojini Naidu
C. Madam Bhikaji Cama
D. Priti Lata Waddedar
Answer» D. Priti Lata Waddedar
1160.

_The word Pakistan was coined by$?

A. Mohammed Iqbal
B. Jinnah
C. Abul Kalam Azad
D. Rahmat Ali
Answer» E.
1161.

_The Mayo College was started at$?

A. Delhi
B. Calcutta
C. Agra
D. Ajmer
Answer» E.
1162.

_Who among the following leader headed the interim Government of 1946?$?

A. C. Rajagopalachari
B. M.K Gandhi
C. Jawaharlal Nehru
D. Dr. Rajendra Prasad
Answer» D. Dr. Rajendra Prasad
1163.

_Who was the founder of Swatantra Party?$?

A. B.G Tilak
B. Dadabhai Naoroji
C. Gopal Krishna Gokhale
D. C. Rajagopalachari
Answer» E.
1164.

_During the Second World War Churchill replaced __________ as Prime Minister of England$?

A. Chamberlain
B. Attlee
C. Disraeli
D. Asquith
Answer» B. Attlee
1165.

_The INC for the first time passed the resolutions on Swaraj, Boycott and National Education at its annual session held at$?

A. Banaras (1905)
B. Calcutta (1906)
C. Surat (1907)
D. Madras (1908)
Answer» C. Surat (1907)
1166.

_From which of the following Upanishads the words 'Satyameva Jayate' inscribed in Devanagari Script below the abacus of the state Emblem are?$?

A. Prashna
B. Yajurveda
C. Mundaka
D. Ishavasya
Answer» D. Ishavasya
1167.

_Who was advocated of the famous INA Trials?$?

A. Bhulabhai Desai
B. Asaf Ali
C. Subhash Chandra Bose
D. C. Rajagopalachari
Answer» C. Subhash Chandra Bose
1168.

_Which of the following literary personalities made the greatest contribution in arousing patriotism in the 19th century?$?

A. Dinbandhu Mitra's exposure of Indigo planters in Nil Darpana
B. Bankim Chandra with his historical novels culminating with Ananda Math (1882)
C. Vishnu Krishna Chiplunkar's Journal Nibandhamaka (1874-81)
D. Bharatendu Harishchandra (1850-85) through his plays, poems and journals advocating use of Swadeshi articles and use of Hindi in courts
Answer» C. Vishnu Krishna Chiplunkar's Journal Nibandhamaka (1874-81)
1169.

_The Headquarters of the Ramakrishna Math and Mission established by Vivekananda in 1898 are at$?

A. Kanyakumari
B. Belur
C. Hyderabad
D. Murshidabad
Answer» C. Hyderabad
1170.

_Who was the author of the book My Experiment with Truth?$?

A. Aurobindo
B. Tilak
C. Gandhi
D. Vinobha
Answer» D. Vinobha
1171.

_Who had observed that "Good government was never a good substitute for self-government"?$?

A. Swami Vivekananda
B. Ramakrishna Paramahansa
C. Swami Dayananda
D. Aurobindo Ghose
Answer» D. Aurobindo Ghose
1172.

_The first Carnatic War in India was an extension of the Anglo-French War in$?

A. Canada
B. Europe
C. Africa
D. America
Answer» C. Africa
1173.

_The Dandi March undertaken by Gandhi was$?

A. Aroutine March
B. Apart of the Quit India Movement
C. Apart of the Civil Disobedience Movement
D. Ademonstration of Congress power
Answer» D. Ademonstration of Congress power
1174.

_Noakhali is situated in$?

A. West Bengal
B. Bangladesh
C. Tripura
D. Bihar
Answer» C. Tripura
1175.

_The film Mangal Pandey released in August 2005 deals with$?

A. Jallianwala Bagh tragedy
B. Netaji Subash Bose's fight against Britishoccupation of India
C. The first war of Indian Independence in 1857
D. The partition of India and Pakistan
Answer» D. The partition of India and Pakistan
1176.

_The famous resolution on Non-Cooperation under the inspiration of Mahatma Gandhi was adopted in a special session of Congress held at Calcutta in$?

A. September 1920.
B. December 1922.
C. October 1924.
D. November 1925.
Answer» B. December 1922.
1177.

_The first Indian who was elected to the leadership of the Communist International was$?

A. SADange
B. SS Joshi
C. MN Roy
D. PC Joshi
Answer» D. PC Joshi
1178.

_Which of the following statement is incorrect about the Act of 1919?$?

A. British India must an integral part of the British Empire
B. Responsible government would be realised only by progressive stages
C. Provincial subjects were classified into reserved subjects & transferred subjects
D. The salary of the Secretary of State for India was drawn out of the revenues of Indian government
Answer» E.
1179.

_In 1913 .founded the Advaita Ashram at Aluva$?

A. Narayana Guru
B. Mahatma Gandhi
C. Chattambi Swamikal
D. K.Madhavan
Answer» B. Mahatma Gandhi
1180.

_Muslim League established in December$?

A. Syed Ahmed of Rai Bareilly
B. ViIayet Ali
C. Mohammad Ali
D. Jahan Dad Khan
Answer» B. ViIayet Ali
1181.

_Who is generally acknowledge as the pioneer of local self-government in modern India?$?

A. Ripon
B. Mayo
C. Lytton
D. Curzon
Answer» B. Mayo
1182.

_In 1875, Sir Syed founded the Madarsatul Uloom in __________$?

A. Delhi
B. Aligarh
C. Bengal
D. Agra
Answer» C. Bengal
1183.

___________, second President of The Theosophical Society from 1907 to 1933, was described as a 'Diamond Soul', for she had many brilliant facets to her character$?

A. Annie Besant
B. Krishnamohan Banerjee
C. Hari Mohan
D. Govind Chandra Sen
Answer» B. Krishnamohan Banerjee
1184.

_In which year was the All India Muslim League founded?$?

A. 1903
B. 1906
C. 1909
D. 1912
Answer» C. 1909
1185.

_Who among the following reformer associated with the passing of the Widow Remarriage Act?$?

A. Swami Vivekananda
B. Raja Rammohan Roy
C. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
D. Ramakrishna Paramahansa
Answer» D. Ramakrishna Paramahansa
1186.

_Who was the governor-general during the Second Anglo Mysore War?$?

A. Lord Wellesley
B. Lord Cornwallis
C. Sir John Shore
D. Warren Hastings
Answer» E.
1187.

_The majority of the moderate leaders of India's freedom struggle may be traced to hail from$?

A. Bengal
B. Rural areas
C. Urban areas
D. Both rurals as well as urban parts
Answer» D. Both rurals as well as urban parts
1188.

_Wahabis were __________ fanatics$?

A. Hindu
B. Muslim
C. Christian
D. Sikh
Answer» C. Christian
1189.

_This social reformer most ardently worked for the removal of untouchability and uplift the depressed classes before Mahatma Gandhi came on the scene$?

A. M G Ranade
B. Jyotiba Phule
C. Dayanand Saraswati
D. Atmaram Panduranga
Answer» C. Dayanand Saraswati
1190.

_In 1904 the then Maharajah of Travancore exempted Narayana Guru from personal appearances in court, an honour recognizing the Guru as a distinguished living personality$?

A. Kannur
B. Thalassery
C. Travancore
D. Cochi
Answer» D. Cochi
1191.

_What was the name of the Sabha started by Debendranath Tagore?$?

A. Arya Samaj
B. Dharma Sabha
C. Tattvabodhini Sabha
D. Tattvabodhini Samaj
Answer» D. Tattvabodhini Samaj
1192.

_Name the 'Political Guru' of Mahatma Gandhi$?

A. Gopalkrishna Gokhle
B. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
C. Aurobindo Ghosh
D. Lala Lajpat Rai
Answer» B. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
1193.

_Of the following, which did not influence the fathers of Indian Constitution? The Constitution of$?

A. The USA
B. The USSR
C. Canada
D. Ireland
Answer» C. Canada
1194.

_The Swaraj Party was organised by$?

A. Lala Lajapat Rai and Feroze Shah Mehta
B. Sarojini Naidu and Annie Besant
C. CR Das and Motilal Nehru
D. C Rajagopalachari and CY Chintamani
Answer» D. C Rajagopalachari and CY Chintamani
1195.

_Which of the following leader was associated with the formation of the Congress Socialist Party?$?

A. P.C. Joshi
B. Subhas Chandra Bose
C. Acharya Narendra Dev
D. Ram Manohar Lohia
Answer» D. Ram Manohar Lohia
1196.

_In 1921, Mahatma Gandhi resolved to wear only a loin cloth to propagate home spun cotton to signify$?

A. the poverty of the Indian people
B. the ruin of India's handloom textiles
C. his identification with the Indian people
D. his resolve to wear tailored clothes only when India became independent
Answer» D. his resolve to wear tailored clothes only when India became independent
1197.

_The revolutionary leader who had organized an attack on the armoury of Chittagong was$?

A. Surya Sen
B. Jatin Das
C. Chandra Shekhar Azad
D. CR Das
Answer» B. Jatin Das
1198.

_In 1893 __________ landed in India, made a tour of the country in the company of H. S. Olcott, and, by her splendid presentation of Indian philosophy and her undisguised personal preference for the Indian spiritual heritage, won the support of orthodox Brahmins to Theosophy$?

A. Annie Besant
B. Upendranath Basu
C. I. N. Gurtu
D. George Thompson
Answer» B. Upendranath Basu
1199.

_Author of 'Culture ideology Hegemony Intellectual and Social consciousness in Colonial India' is$?

A. K.N.Ganesh
B. K.N.Panikkar
C. R.C. Majumdar
D. Herman Kulke
Answer» C. R.C. Majumdar
1200.

_On April 12, 1944 Subhash Chandra Bose hoisted the INA Flag in a town. In which State/Union Territory is that town now?$?

A. Tripura
B. Culcutta
C. Manipur
D. Mizoram
Answer» D. Mizoram