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1301.

Jyotiba Phule died On 28 November,__________?

A. 1850
B. 1859
C. 1870
D. 1890
Answer» E.
1302.

On account of his differences with Mahatma Gandhi, Subhas Bose resigned the Presidentship of the Congress (April 1939) and organised a new party called?

A. Congress Socialist Party
B. Azad Hind Fauz
C. Congress Liberal party
D. Forward Block
Answer» E.
1303.

Mohan Das Karamchand Gandhi was called as 'Mahatma' by?

A. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
B. Motilal Nehru
C. Jawaharlal Nehru
D. Rabindra Nath Tagore
Answer» E.
1304.

In __________ , Jyotiba Phule formed the Satya Shodhak Samaj (Society of Seekers of Truth)?

A. 1773
B. 1853
C. 1873
D. 1889
Answer» D. 1889
1305.

The Charter Act of 1813 allotted Rupees __________ annually for Indian learning and spread of Scientific knowledge?

A. One lakh
B. Two lakhs
C. £10000
D. £5000
Answer» B. Two lakhs
1306.

The Muslim League demanded creation of Pakistan (Pakistan Resolution) in its session held on March 24, 1940 at?

A. Karachi
B. Lahore
C. Islamabad
D. Aligarh
Answer» C. Islamabad
1307.

The Pakistan panacea was sponsored by?

A. Azad Kalam
B. Jinnah
C. Md Iqbal
D. Liyakat All Khan
Answer» D. Liyakat All Khan
1308.

In a message to the Sree Narayana Dharma Paripalana Yogam in 1926 __________ declared, No community can make progress except through organization?

A. Chattambi Swamikal
B. Dr.Palpu
C. Narayana Guru
D. Rajaram Mohan Roy
Answer» D. Rajaram Mohan Roy
1309.

Who said that "India's Soul live in villages"??

A. Vinoba Bhave
B. Jayaprakash Narayan
C. Jawahar Lal Nehru
D. Mahatma Gandhi
Answer» E.
1310.

Who instituted Scientific Society in 1863 to create a scientific temperament among the Muslims and to make the Western knowledge available to Indians in their own language??

A. Mohammad Iqbal
B. Sir Syed Ahmed Khan
C. Karim Ali
D. Inayat Ali
Answer» C. Karim Ali
1311.

The Diwani Adalat was presided over by?

A. Collector
B. Governor
C. Resident
D. Nawabs
Answer» B. Governor
1312.

One of the best known tribal rebellions In Bihar, known as Ulgulan (meaning Great Tumult), was launched by the Mundas under the leadership of?

A. Kanhu
B. Sidhu
C. Birsa Munda
D. Rampa Munda
Answer» D. Rampa Munda
1313.

The first political association of India founded in 1891 was the?

A. Landholders Society of Calcutta
B. Indian Association
C. British Indian Association
D. Madras Native Association
Answer» B. Indian Association
1314.

Who of the following was for the first time designated as the Governor of India?

A. Clive
B. Comwallis
C. Warren Hastings
D. Wellesley
Answer» D. Wellesley
1315.

The number of members in the Simon Commission/was __________?

A. 10
B. 20
C. 7
D. 12
Answer» D. 12
1316.

In which state was the first non-Congress Government set up independent India??

A. Punjab
B. Bihar
C. Maharashtra
D. Kerela
Answer» E.
1317.

Which among the following is correctly matched??

A. Non-Cooperation Movement - Surendra NathBanerjee
B. Swadeshi Movement - Rabindra Nath Tagore
C. Indian National Army - Subhash Chandra Bose
D. Swaraj Party - Mahatma Gandhi
Answer» D. Swaraj Party - Mahatma Gandhi
1318.

As per Pitt's India Act the Committee of Secrecy would consist of three members of __________?

A. The Board of Control
B. The Court of Directors
C. The House of Commons
D. The House of Lords
Answer» C. The House of Commons
1319.

A focal point of all revolutionary activities in London was?

A. India House
B. Kaiser House
C. Singh Sabha Building
D. Dadabhai Naoroji's House
Answer» B. Kaiser House
1320.

The Province of Bengal was partitioned into two parts in 1905 by?

A. Lord Lytton
B. Lord Ripon
C. Lord Dufferin
D. Lord Curzon
Answer» E.
1321.

Rowlatt after whom Rowlatt Act was named was a?

A. Justice
B. General
C. Member of Parliament
D. Secretary of State for India
Answer» B. General
1322.

"Sir Saiyad was a prophet of education" who said??

A. Mahatma Gandhi
B. Sree Narayana Guru
C. Chattambi Swamikal
D. Tilak
Answer» B. Sree Narayana Guru
1323.

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. Silanka
B. Maruthwamala
C. Karunagapally
D. Kayamkulam
Answer» C. Karunagapally
1324.

Which was the earliest settlement of the Dutch in India??

A. Masulipatnam
B. Pulicat
C. Surat
D. Ahmedabad
Answer» C. Surat
1325.

Writing Social History is the book of __________?

A. Ania Loomba
B. Sumit Sarkar
C. Cohn Bernard
D. Ranajith Guha
Answer» C. Cohn Bernard
1326.

Which of the following leaders died as a result of Injuries sustained during a protest demonstration against Simon Commission??

A. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
B. Dadabhai Naoroji
C. Goplakrishna Gokhale
D. LaIa Lajpat Rai
Answer» E.
1327.

Gandhi called for an all India Hartal (strike) to protest against Rowlatt Act on 6th April __________?

A. 1918
B. 1919
C. 1926
D. 1925
Answer» C. 1926
1328.

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. I & IV
B. I & III
C. II, III & IV
D. I, II & III
Answer» E.
1329.

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. Bertrand Russel
B. Nelson Mandela
C. Albert Einstein
D. Leo Tolstoy
Answer» D. Leo Tolstoy
1330.

Who was the first woman President of Congress??

A. Mrs. Annie Besant
B. Mrs. Sarojini Naidu
C. Mrs. Nelline Sengupta
D. Aruna Asaf Ali
Answer» B. Mrs. Sarojini Naidu
1331.

Who declared "Swaraj is my birth right and I shall have it"??

A. Gopal Krishna Gokhale
B. Bal Gangadhara Tilak
C. Lala Lajpat Rai
D. K.T Telang
Answer» C. Lala Lajpat Rai
1332.

"India for the Indiana" was the political message of?

A. D E Wacha
B. Vivekanand
C. Dayanand
D. Hume
Answer» D. Hume
1333.

"Sir Saiyad was a prophet of education" who said?

A. Mahatma Gandhi
B. Sree Narayana Guru
C. Chattambi Swamikal
D. Tilak
Answer» B. Sree Narayana Guru
1334.

The first woman to become a Chief Minister of any State in India was?

A. Nandlni Satpathy
B. Dr. J. Jayalalitha
C. Sucheta Kripalani
D. Ms. Mayawati
Answer» D. Ms. Mayawati
1335.

What is Gandhi's definition of Rama Raj??

A. The rule as it was during the time of Rama
B. Sovereignty of the people based on pure moralauthority
C. The greatest good of all
D. The absolute powerconcentrated in the hands ofaking
Answer» C. The greatest good of all
1336.

Who among of the following started Marathi fortnightly newspaper 'Bahishkrit Bharat'??

A. Dr.B.R.Ambedkar
B. Vir Savarkar
C. Vinobha Bhave
D. Lokmanya Tilak
Answer» B. Vir Savarkar
1337.

Which of the following reason that compel the Congress leader not to attend the Round Table Conference??

A. The British government was not in favour of M. K. Gandhi's participation in it
B. The British government wanted to give representation to communal organisations
C. The British government did not give any¬¨‚Ä assurance to the effect that the discussions¬¨‚Ä would proceed on the basis of granting¬¨‚Ä Poorna Swaraj
D. Fazl-i-Hussain who was suspected of dislike towards the Muslims with leanings towards the Congress was to guide the British government in the choice of Muslim delegates to the conference
Answer» D. Fazl-i-Hussain who was suspected of dislike towards the Muslims with leanings towards the Congress was to guide the British government in the choice of Muslim delegates to the conference
1338.

'A day of deliverance and thanks giving' was celebrated in 1939 by?

A. Congress Party
B. Muslim League
C. Forward Bloc
D. Communist Party
Answer» C. Forward Bloc
1339.

In the Carnatic, the English supported the claims of?

A. Anwaruddin
B. Chanda Sahib
C. Nasir Jang
D. Muzaffar Jang
Answer» B. Chanda Sahib
1340.

Which of the following is not one of the reasons why Mahatma Gandhi is known as the Father of Nation??

A. He was universally adored, admired and respected by all castes, communities and classes
B. Starting with opposition to the Rowlatt Acts, till the Quit India Movement he was the supreme leader and the main spirit behind the national movement
C. His social political, economic and religious ideologies were based on Indian values with a very strong moral and ethical content
D. He was the founder President of the Indian National Congress
Answer» B. Starting with opposition to the Rowlatt Acts, till the Quit India Movement he was the supreme leader and the main spirit behind the national movement
1341.

The Tokyo Conference which passed a resolution to form an Indian National Army or Azad Hind Fauj was a conference of?

A. different associations of Indians living in South-East Asia
B. Indians living in Tokyo
C. Indian prisoners of war in Japanese custody
D. Indian revolutionaries living outside India
Answer» B. Indians living in Tokyo
1342.

Which of the following personality is related with the "Deepavali Declaration"??

A. Lord Irwin in 1929
B. Lord Linlithgow in 1940
C. Gandhiji in 1930
D. Subhas Chandra Bose in 1941
Answer» B. Lord Linlithgow in 1940
1343.

The English established their first factory in India at?

A. Bombay
B. Surat
C. Sutanati
D. Madras
Answer» C. Sutanati
1344.

Which of the following writers did not have a profound influence on the thinking of Mahatma Gandhi??

A. Tolstoy
B. Thoreau
C. Ruskin
D. Marx
Answer» E.
1345.

Jawaharlal Nehru had helped to start the newspaper?

A. Pioneer
B. National Herald
C. Kesari
D. Patriot
Answer» C. Kesari
1346.

Who among the following was the first to sign the 'Instruments of Accession'??

A. The Maharaja of Baroda
B. The Dewan of Travancore
C. The Nizam of Hyderabad
D. The Raja of Jodhpur
Answer» C. The Nizam of Hyderabad
1347.

Bal Gangadhar Tilak earned the epithet of Lokamanya during?

A. his trial in 1907-08
B. the Lucknow pact of 1916
C. the Home Rule Movement
D. the Congress Session in 1917
Answer» D. the Congress Session in 1917
1348.

Which of the following statements is not correct? Provision was made In the Act of 1935 for?

A. The Central Subjects
B. Provincial Subjects
C. Concurrent Lists
D. AList of Subjects for Princely States
Answer» E.
1349.

Who was the first Indian Governor General of India??

A. B.R. Ambedkar
B. C.Raja Gopalachari
C. Dr.Rajendra Prasad
D. Dr. S.Radhakrishnan
Answer» C. Dr.Rajendra Prasad
1350.

Jathi Nirnayam is the work of __________?

A. Sree Narayana Guru
B. C.Kesavan
C. Nataraja Guru
D. T.K.Madhavan
Answer» B. C.Kesavan