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| 201. |
Who proclaimed: It is years since I left castes and religions. Yet some people think that I belong to their caste. That is not correct. I do not belong to any particular caste or religion |
| A. | ahatma Gandhi |
| B. | . K. Madhavan |
| C. | ajaram Mohan Roy |
| D. | ree Narayana Guru |
| Answer» E. | |
| 202. |
The Editor of 'Young India' and 'Harijan' was |
| A. | ehru |
| B. | mbedkar |
| C. | ahatma Gandhi |
| D. | ubhash Chandra bose |
| Answer» D. ubhash Chandra bose | |
| 203. |
Jyotirao's family belonged to __________ caste |
| A. | ali |
| B. | hiyya |
| C. | ulaya |
| D. | ahar |
| Answer» B. hiyya | |
| 204. |
In 1942, Europe had witnessed a great war between |
| A. | weden and Russia |
| B. | rance and Germany |
| C. | rance and England |
| D. | ermany and Russia |
| Answer» E. | |
| 205. |
Which Brigadier was associated with Jallianwala Bagh tragedy? |
| A. | eneral Dyer |
| B. | rthur Wellesly |
| C. | eneral Harris |
| D. | olonel Wellesly |
| Answer» B. rthur Wellesly | |
| 206. |
Mrs Annie Besant became the first woman President of the INC in |
| A. | 916 |
| B. | 917 |
| C. | 918 |
| D. | 920 |
| Answer» C. 918 | |
| 207. |
The Theosophical Society was officially formed in . . . . ., United States, in November 1875 by Helena Blavatsky, Henry Steel Olcott, William Quan Judge and others |
| A. | adras |
| B. | alcutta |
| C. | ombay |
| D. | ew York City |
| Answer» E. | |
| 208. |
Who were called "Kukas"? |
| A. | amdhari |
| B. | irankari |
| C. | ilak |
| D. | ri Aurobindo |
| Answer» B. irankari | |
| 209. |
Identify the revolutionary among the following who was not active in London? |
| A. | hyamji Krishna Varma |
| B. | shfaqullah |
| C. | ala Hardayal |
| D. | D Savarkar |
| Answer» C. ala Hardayal | |
| 210. |
Tilak called him the 'Diamond of India, the jewel of Maharashtra and the Prince of Workers'. Who is referred in these words |
| A. | ajpat Rai |
| B. | hivaji |
| C. | okhale |
| D. | adhava Rao |
| Answer» D. adhava Rao | |
| 211. |
Who was not among the three revolutionaries who were hanged on March 23, 1931? |
| A. | hagat Singh |
| B. | zad |
| C. | ajguru |
| D. | ukhdev |
| Answer» C. ajguru | |
| 212. |
Murshid Quli Khan, Alivardi Khan andSirajuddaullah were all nawabs of__________ ? |
| A. | ucknow |
| B. | aranasi |
| C. | yderabad |
| D. | engal |
| Answer» E. | |
| 213. |
Baba Ram Singh passed away on November 29, __________ |
| A. | 885 |
| B. | 887 |
| C. | 889 |
| D. | 923 |
| Answer» B. 887 | |
| 214. |
"India for the Indians" was the political message of |
| A. | E Wacha |
| B. | ivekanand |
| C. | ayanand |
| D. | ume |
| Answer» D. ume | |
| 215. |
Who formed SNDP Yogam? |
| A. | .K.Madhavan |
| B. | ataraja Guru |
| C. | arayana Guru |
| D. | r.Palpu |
| Answer» D. r.Palpu | |
| 216. |
The Portuguese Governor who abolished Sati in Goa was |
| A. | lbuquerque |
| B. | abral |
| C. | lmeida |
| D. | e Braganza |
| Answer» B. abral | |
| 217. |
By the Act of 1858, the powers of the Board of Control and the Court of Directors were transferred to __________ |
| A. | he Secretary of State |
| B. | arliament |
| C. | iceroy |
| D. | ommander-in-Chief |
| Answer» B. arliament | |
| 218. |
The Lucknow Session of INC and the Lucknow Pact (1916) were significant on account of |
| A. | nity between the Moderates and the Extremists with the return of the Extremists to the Congress |
| B. | he pact between the Congress and Muslim League |
| C. | oth (a) and (b) above |
| D. | he beginning of the tide of Indian Nationalism |
| Answer» D. he beginning of the tide of Indian Nationalism | |
| 219. |
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad was a scholar in |
| A. | ersian |
| B. | rabic |
| C. | anskrit |
| D. | rench |
| Answer» C. anskrit | |
| 220. |
Who was the Governor-General when Pindaris had created havoc in Central India by indulging in large-scale looting? |
| A. | ord William Bentinck |
| B. | ord Hastings |
| C. | ord Cornwallis |
| D. | ord Wellesley |
| Answer» C. ord Cornwallis | |
| 221. |
Who among the following had observed, upon Gandhi's assassination. "None will believe that a man like this body and soul ever walked on this earth"? |
| A. | ertrand Russel |
| B. | elson Mandela |
| C. | lbert Einstein |
| D. | eo Tolstoy |
| Answer» D. eo Tolstoy | |
| 222. |
After a few years Olcott and Blavatsky moved to India and established the International Headquarters at Adyar, in__________ |
| A. | ew Zealand |
| B. | anada |
| C. | ustralia |
| D. | adras |
| Answer» E. | |
| 223. |
Hardayal, an intellectual giant, was associated with |
| A. | ome Rule Movement |
| B. | hadar Movement |
| C. | wadeshi Movement |
| D. | on-Cooperation Movement |
| Answer» C. wadeshi Movement | |
| 224. |
Who had rounded the first women's university in India? |
| A. | ani Ahilya Devi |
| B. | shwar Chandra Vidayasagar |
| C. | ani of Thomi |
| D. | hondo Keshav Karve |
| Answer» E. | |
| 225. |
Who was the first woman President of Congress? |
| A. | rs. Annie Besant |
| B. | rs. Sarojini Naidu |
| C. | rs. Nelline Sengupta |
| D. | runa Asaf Ali |
| Answer» B. rs. Sarojini Naidu | |
| 226. |
In which ot the following places was the Ryotwari settlement introduced by |
| A. | ttar Pradesh and Punjab |
| B. | orth-West Provinces and Punjab |
| C. | adras and Bombay |
| D. | engal and Bihar |
| Answer» D. engal and Bihar | |
| 227. |
Pitts India Act of 1784 was a/an |
| A. | hite Paper |
| B. | egulating Act |
| C. | rdinance |
| D. | esolution |
| Answer» C. rdinance | |
| 228. |
Who among the following had authored the book, 'At the Feet of Mahatma Gandhi'? |
| A. | B Kripalani |
| B. | ajendra Prasad |
| C. | ayaprakash Narayan |
| D. | inoba Bhave |
| Answer» C. ayaprakash Narayan | |
| 229. |
Gandhi called for an all India Hartal (strike) to protest against Rowlatt Act on 6th April __________ |
| A. | 918 |
| B. | 919 |
| C. | 926 |
| D. | 925 |
| Answer» C. 926 | |
| 230. |
"Go back to Vedas" This callis given by |
| A. | amakrishna Paramhansa |
| B. | ivekananda |
| C. | yotiba Phule |
| D. | ayanand Saraswati |
| Answer» E. | |
| 231. |
Montagu who toured in India in 1918 was a |
| A. | ember of Privy Council |
| B. | ember of Viceroy's Council |
| C. | ecretary of State for India |
| D. | iceroy of India |
| Answer» D. iceroy of India | |
| 232. |
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. | & IV |
| B. | I & IV |
| C. | & III |
| D. | , II, III & IV |
| Answer» D. , II, III & IV | |
| 233. |
Writing Social History is the book of __________ |
| A. | nia Loomba |
| B. | umit Sarkar |
| C. | ohn Bernard |
| D. | anajith Guha |
| Answer» C. ohn Bernard | |
| 234. |
Which of the following events inspired for the formation of the Home Rule Leagues? |
| A. | irst World War |
| B. | ust before the First World War |
| C. | fter the First World War |
| D. | fter the passing of the Act of 1909 |
| Answer» B. ust before the First World War | |
| 235. |
Which of the following periods is considered as the revolutionary era in Indian history? |
| A. | 857-60 |
| B. | 857-1947 |
| C. | 857-90 |
| D. | 845-1947 |
| Answer» D. 845-1947 | |
| 236. |
'Education is the manifestation of the perfection already in man'.Who said this? |
| A. | wami Vivekananda |
| B. | ri Ramakrishna |
| C. | handra Sekhar Deb |
| D. | ri Narayana Guru |
| Answer» B. ri Ramakrishna | |
| 237. |
Which of the following leaders died as a result of injuries sustained during a protest demonstration against Simon Commission? |
| A. | al Gangadhar Tilak |
| B. | adabhai Naoroji |
| C. | oplakrishna Gokhale |
| D. | aIa Lajpat Rai |
| Answer» E. | |
| 238. |
Which amidst the following sites/monuments in India is on the UNESCO's list of World Cultural Heritages? |
| A. | llora Caves |
| B. | ashi Viswanath Temple |
| C. | utab Minar |
| D. | anas Wildlife -Sancturary |
| Answer» C. utab Minar | |
| 239. |
Swami Vivekananda's father, __________, was a successful attorney with interests in a wide range of subjects |
| A. | ishwanath Datta |
| B. | arendra Nath Datta |
| C. | ri Ramakrishna |
| D. | ashik Krishna Mallik |
| Answer» B. arendra Nath Datta | |
| 240. |
When was the First Round Table Conference held? |
| A. | 933 |
| B. | 931 |
| C. | 930 |
| D. | 903 |
| Answer» D. 903 | |
| 241. |
Pitt's India Bill was introduced by __________ in 1784 |
| A. | rime Minister Pitt |
| B. | overnor-General of India |
| C. | enior Merchants |
| D. | ast India Company |
| Answer» B. overnor-General of India | |
| 242. |
I. It favoured Dominion Status.II. It favoured a federal system.III. It rejected the system of Communal Electorate.IV. It was against the setting up of a Supreme Court.Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct related to the Nehru Report? |
| A. | & IV |
| B. | & III |
| C. | I, III & IV |
| D. | , II & III |
| Answer» E. | |
| 243. |
What was the charge against Bal Gangadhar Tilak, for which he was sentenced to six years transportation in July 1908? |
| A. | or being the chief exponent of the cult of extremism |
| B. | or insiting violence during the Surat session of the INC |
| C. | or seditious writings in his paper Kesari |
| D. | or being instrumental in the murder of the British Plaque commissioner in Poona. |
| Answer» D. or being instrumental in the murder of the British Plaque commissioner in Poona. | |
| 244. |
The Indians were allowed to frame their Constitution by |
| A. | he Council Act of 1909 |
| B. | ontford Reforms |
| C. | ugust Offer |
| D. | he Government of India Act of 1935 |
| Answer» D. he Government of India Act of 1935 | |
| 245. |
Which of the following songs was so dear to Mahatma Gandhi's heart, that he wrote: 'That one song is enough to sustain me, even if I were to forget the 'Bhagavad Gita' |
| A. | are Ram |
| B. | aghupati Raghav Raja Ram |
| C. | aishnava Jana To Tene Kahiye |
| D. | shwar Allah Tero Nam |
| Answer» D. shwar Allah Tero Nam | |
| 246. |
What was Jagat Seth's claim to fame in Bengal? |
| A. | iwan of Siraj-ud-Daulah |
| B. | eading popular poet |
| C. | iggest banker in Bengal |
| D. | ommander of the Nawab's troops |
| Answer» D. ommander of the Nawab's troops | |
| 247. |
Nanu moved to his hermitage deep inside the hilly forests of__________, where he led an austere life immersed in meditative thought and yoga and subjected himself to extreme sustenance rituals |
| A. | ilanka |
| B. | aruthwamala |
| C. | arunagapally |
| D. | ayamkulam |
| Answer» C. arunagapally | |
| 248. |
According to the Regulating Act, Directors were to be elected for a period of |
| A. | years |
| B. | years |
| C. | years |
| D. | years |
| Answer» C. years | |
| 249. |
Who said "Truth is the ultimate reality and it is God"? |
| A. | wamy Vivekananda |
| B. | abindra Nath Tagore |
| C. | .K. Gandhi |
| D. | adhakrishnan |
| Answer» D. adhakrishnan | |
| 250. |
Upon whom was the title 'Punjab Kesari' conferred? |
| A. | hagat Singh |
| B. | ardar Baldev Singh |
| C. | ala Lajpat Rai |
| D. | anjit Singh |
| Answer» D. anjit Singh | |