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1401.

The Deccan Riots of 1874-75 in Maharashtra were directed against

A. Big landlords
B. Moneylenders
C. Revenue collectors
D. British opium planters
Answer» C. Revenue collectors
1402.

Who of the following was associated with the publication of a large number of weeklies and dailies such as Hindustan, Indian Union, Leader, Maryada, Kissan, Abhudaya etc.?

A. Motilal Nehru
B. Jawaharlal Nehru
C. Madan Mohan Malaviya
D. Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi
Answer» E.
1403.

Under whose leadrship was the Congress Socialist Party founded in 1934?

A. Jawaharlal Nehru and Mahatma Gandhi
B. Acharya Narendra Bose and P.C, Joshi
C. Subhas Chandra Bose and P.C. Joshi
D. Saifuddin Kitchlwe and Rajendra Prasad
Answer» C. Subhas Chandra Bose and P.C. Joshi
1404.

The Special Congress Session held in 1920 at Calcutta was presided over by

A. Nehru
B. LaIa Lajpat Rai
C. Bose
D. Gandhi
Answer» C. Bose
1405.

Jinnah gave his opposition to Wavell's Plan in the Conference held at __________

A. Delhi
B. Shimla
C. Calcutta
D. Madras
Answer» C. Calcutta
1406.

Who among the following leader presided the historic 1916 Lucknow Session of the Congress?

A. Annie Besant
B. Madan Mohan Malviya
C. Ambika Charan Majumdar
D. Subhas Chandra Bose
Answer» D. Subhas Chandra Bose
1407.

Who among of the following was the founder of society called 'Abhinav Bharat'?

A. Lala Lajpat Rai
B. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
C. Vinayak Damodar Savarkar
D. Bipin Chandra Pal
Answer» D. Bipin Chandra Pal
1408.

Who termed Cripps proposals as " a post dated cheque in a crashing bank"?

A. Ambedkar
B. Annie Besant
C. Patel
D. Gandhiji
Answer» E.
1409.

Who gave the concept of Total Revolution?

A. Jayaprakash Narayan
B. Mahatma Gandhi
C. Karl Marx
D. Lenin
Answer» B. Mahatma Gandhi
1410.

Where did the revolutionaries have their deliberations, which led to the formation of the Hindustan Republican Association?

A. Calcutta
B. Kanpur
C. Madras
D. Allahabad
Answer» C. Madras
1411.

Who started the journal'The Commonweal'?

A. N.G.Chandavarkar
B. Annie Besant
C. M.G. Ranade
D. R.G. Bhandarkar
Answer» C. M.G. Ranade
1412.

Mahatma Gandhi participated In the Second Round Table conference after

A. signing the Gandhi-Irwin Pact of March 1931
B. refusing to hold direct talks with the Muslim League
C. being permitted by the Congress
D. receiving assurance that independence was fast coming
Answer» B. refusing to hold direct talks with the Muslim League
1413.

Infanticide was completely banned by the

A. Bengal Regulation Act XVII of 1829
B. Sharda Act, 1930
C. Bengal Regulation Act XXI of 1795
D. Minto-Morley reforms
Answer» D. Minto-Morley reforms
1414.

Who was the Congress President at the time when India become free?

A. Jawaharlal Nehru
B. V L Pandit
C. Sardar Patel
D. J B Kripalani
Answer» E.
1415.

The Battle of Buxar was fought between the combined armies (of the Nawab of Awadh, the Mughal Emperor and Mir Kasim II) and the

A. French
B. Dutch
C. Portuguese
D. English
Answer» E.
1416.

Who introduced the permanent settlement in Bengal?

A. Lord Cornwallis
B. Lord Dalhousie
C. William Bentinck
D. Lord Curzon
Answer» B. Lord Dalhousie
1417.

The Interim Government which took office on September 2, 1946 was headed by

A. Rajendra Prasad
B. Jawaharlal Nehru
C. Vallabhbhai Patel
D. C Rajagopalachari
Answer» C. Vallabhbhai Patel
1418.

The first organisation in the Madras Presidency to agitate for the rights of Indians was the Madras Native Association which was established by publicist __________ Chetty in 1849. This organisation did not survive for long and was eventually disbanded

A. Gazulu Lakshminarasu
B. S. Ramaswami Mudaliar
C. P. Anandacharlu
D. R. Balaji Rao
Answer» B. S. Ramaswami Mudaliar
1419.

The Battle of Wandiwash was fought between

A. The Nizam of Hyderabad and the French
B. The English and the French
C. The English and Hyder Ali
D. The Nawab of Carnatic and the English
Answer» C. The English and Hyder Ali
1420.

In 1939 Subhash Chandra Bose was elected as President of the Congress Party defeating

A. Pattabhi Sitharamayy
B. Jawaharlal Nehru
C. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
D. VB Patel
Answer» B. Jawaharlal Nehru
1421.

Bicameral Legislature was first provided to India by the

A. Pitt's India Act
B. Government of India Act of 1935
C. Government of India Act of 1919
D. Council Act of 1861
Answer» D. Council Act of 1861
1422.

Bhulabhai Desai's most memorable achievement was his defence of the India National Army (I.N.A.) personnel at the Red fort Trial towards the end of

A. 1943
B. 1944
C. 1945
D. 1946
Answer» D. 1946
1423.

The Secretary of State for India was given powers by

A. The Act of 1909
B. The Act of 1919
C. The Act of 1858
D. The Act of 1861
Answer» C. The Act of 1858
1424.

The Communist Party of India was founded in 1921 by

A. Hiren Mukherjee
B. SM Joshi
C. MN Roy
D. RC Dutt
Answer» D. RC Dutt
1425.

August Offer' was issued by __________

A. Crown
B. Parliament
C. Viceroy
D. Secretary of State
Answer» D. Secretary of State
1426.

As per provisions of the Charter Act of 1833, a Law Commission (for consolidating, codifying and improving Indian laws) was constituted under the Chairmanship of

A. Lord Benttick
B. Raja Rammohan Roy
C. Lord Macaulay
D. Lord Dalhousie
Answer» D. Lord Dalhousie
1427.

In 1937 , an educational conference endorsing Gandhi's proposals for 'basic education' through the vernacular medium was held at

A. Surat
B. Bombay
C. Ahmedabad
D. Wardha
Answer» E.
1428.

Who was in favour of a partyless democracy?

A. Jai Prakash Narayan
B. Bhupendra Nath Dutta
C. M.N.Roy
D. Jawaharlal Nehru
Answer» B. Bhupendra Nath Dutta
1429.

'The Times of India' which celebrated its 150th anniversary in 1988, was first published in 1838 as

A. Bombay Chronicle
B. Bombay Times
C. Indian Times
D. National Times
Answer» C. Indian Times
1430.

Who had conceived and founded the Ramakrishna Mission?

A. Swami Muktananda
B. Annie Besant
C. CR Das
D. Swami Vivekananda
Answer» E.
1431.

The Presidents of early English Settlements (Madras, Bombay and Calcutta) were responsible to __________

A. The House of Common
B. The House of Lords
C. The Home Government of the Company
D. The Council of Senior Merchants
Answer» D. The Council of Senior Merchants
1432.

Tilak called him the 'Diamond of India' the jewel of Maharashtra and the Prince of Workers'. Who is referred in these words

A. Lajpat Rai
B. Shivaji
C. Gokhale
D. Madhava Rao
Answer» D. Madhava Rao
1433.

In 1920 under her leadership the__________, the Ahmedabad textile mill workers union was established

A. Majoor Mahajan
B. Ushabai Dange
C. Parvati Bhore
D. Maniben Kara
Answer» B. Ushabai Dange
1434.

Which one of the following novels was a source of inspiration for the freedom fighters in India?

A. Pariksha Guru
B. Anandmath
C. Rangbhoomi
D. Padmarag
Answer» C. Rangbhoomi
1435.

The problem that exercised and evoked the reformists in the 19th century to the greatest extent related to

A. Education
B. Caste restrictions
C. Religious revivalism
D. Women's issues
Answer» E.
1436.

What was the Ilbert Bill intended for?

A. To remove racial discrimination in employment
B. To enable India District Magistrates and Session Judges to try Europeans
C. To save Indians from racial humiliation
D. To change the method of recruitment in the Indian Civil Service
Answer» C. To save Indians from racial humiliation
1437.

Who had founded the Indian Home Rule Society?

A. Madan Lal Dhingra
B. V D Savarkar
C. Lala Hardayal
D. Shyamji Krishna Varma
Answer» E.
1438.

Who was the founder of the Servent of India Society?

A. G K Gokhale
B. MG Ranade
C. B G Tilak
D. Bipin Chandra Pal
Answer» B. MG Ranade
1439.

The Government of India Act of 1935 consists of __________ sections and 10 schedules

A. 300
B. 330
C. 321
D. 331
Answer» D. 331
1440.

Who amidst the following great music composerswas the ruler of a State?

A. Tyagaraja
B. Shyama Shastri
C. Muthu Swami Diskshitar
D. Swati Thirunal
Answer» E.
1441.

The first weekly paper published by the INC (in 1889) was

A. Young India
B. India
C. Indian People
D. Voice India
Answer» C. Indian People
1442.

With whom is the slogan "Do or Die" associated?

A. Subhas Chandra Bose
B. Lala Lajpat Rai
C. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
D. Mahatma Gandhi
Answer» E.
1443.

The Indian Civil Service Examination was thrown open to all by the Act of

A. 1853
B. 1858
C. 1813
D. 1784
Answer» C. 1813
1444.

The first Indian to enter the Indian Civil Service was

A. Gokhale
B. Satyendra Nath Tagore
C. Ramanuja
D. Rabindranath Tagore
Answer» C. Ramanuja
1445.

Who among the following started Bengal weeklynewspaper 'Samvad Kaumudi' in year 1821?

A. Raja Ram Mohan Roy
B. Aurobindo Ghosh
C. Ramkrishna Paramhans
D. Debendranath Tagore
Answer» B. Aurobindo Ghosh
1446.

Sati was prohibited by

A. Warren Hastings
B. Lord Wellesley
C. Lord William Bentinck
D. Lord Dalhousie
Answer» D. Lord Dalhousie
1447.

__________ was primarily responsible for making India a secular State

A. Gandhi
B. Patel
C. Jawaharlal Nehru
D. Gokhale
Answer» D. Gokhale
1448.

Which of the following event was probe by the Hunter Commission?

A. Chauri Chaura incident
B. Demolition of Kanpur mosque
C. Jalianwalla Bagh massacre
D. Kakori train dacoity incident
Answer» D. Kakori train dacoity incident
1449.

Which of the following was a leader of the Hindustan Socialist Republican Army founded in 1928?

A. Khudiram Bose
B. Bhagat Singh
C. Chandra Shekhar Azad
D. Subhash Chandra Bose
Answer» D. Subhash Chandra Bose
1450.

Who was the ruler of Delhi when Ahmad Shah Abdali defeated the Marathas in the third Battle of Panipat in 1761?

A. Alamgir-I
B. Muhammad Shah
C. Jahadar Shah
D. Shah Alam-II
Answer» E.