question_answer 1)
One of the following was the English East India Company's policy towards the Indians in the late 18th-19th centuries:
A)
Controlling India through non-intervention in India's social matters done
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B)
Controlling India through intervention in India's cultural and social life done
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C)
Controlling India through cautious intervention in the Indian social institutions done
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D)
Controlling India through Company's efforts to liberate the Indians from their religions superstitions done
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question_answer 2)
Which one of the following Acts allocated one lakh rupees for purposes of encouraging the revival and providing support to literature in India:
A)
The Charter Act of 1773 done
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B)
The Pitt's India Act of 1784 done
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C)
The Charter Act of 1793 done
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D)
The Charter Act of 1813 done
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question_answer 3)
Who, among the following, wanted the Indians to have an education in European literature inculcated through the medium of English education?
A)
Warren Hastings done
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B)
Cornwallis done
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C)
Thomas Macaulay done
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D)
William Bentinck done
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question_answer 4)
In 1857, three universities were started. One of the following was not among those three universities:
A)
Delhi done
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B)
Calcutta done
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C)
Bombay done
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D)
Madras done
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question_answer 5)
Consider the following with regard to Orientalist-Anglicist controversy in 18th-19th centuries India and select the correct code.
1. The orientalists wanted vernacular languages in teaching. 2. The Englicists wanted the use of English language in teaching.
Codes:
A)
1 is true but 2 is false, done
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B)
2 is true but 1 is false. done
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C)
1 and 2 both are true. done
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D)
1 and 2 both are false. done
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question_answer 6)
One of the following is not true with regard to the 1854 Woods Despatch. Which one is it?
A)
The Governments object was to impart education through the English and vernacular language at all levels: schools and colleges. done
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B)
Establishment of institutions on English model done
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C)
Universities in India to follow the model of London University done
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D)
Female education to be encouraged by the Government done
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question_answer 7)
The Hunter Commission (1882) was appointed during the regime of:
A)
Bentinck done
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B)
Canning done
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C)
Dalhousie done
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D)
Ripon done
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question_answer 8)
The motto of Teaming through activity" was that of
A)
Radhakrishnan Commission done
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B)
Raleigh Commission done
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C)
Wardha Scheme of Education done
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D)
University Grant Commission done
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question_answer 9)
Who, among the following rebellions, is related to "Sidhu and Kanhu"?
A)
Santhal (1855) done
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B)
Kol (1820-37) done
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C)
Munda (1899-1900) done
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D)
Tamar (1795) done
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question_answer 10)
One of the following does not match. Which one is it?
A)
Tamar revolt: 1795 done
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B)
Khasi uprising: 1783 done
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C)
Naga uprising: 1849 done
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D)
Khonds uprising: 1818 done
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question_answer 11)
Which one of the following does not match correctly?
A)
Kuki revolt: 1820 done
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B)
Faqir revolt: 1776-77 done
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C)
Kuka revolt: 1860-1870 done
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D)
Gadkari revolt: 1844 done
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question_answer 12)
One of the following was the leader of the Wahabi movement. Who was he?
A)
Dadu-hu-Mian done
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B)
Chiragi Ali done
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C)
Vilayat Ali done
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D)
Anna Sahib done
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question_answer 13)
One of the following codes is correct with regard to the Chottanagpur uprising of the 191 century:
1. The Oraons tribal community rebelled in 1831-32. 2. The Kol tribals organised an insurrection in 1820.
Codes:
A)
1 is true but 2 is false, done
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B)
2 is true but 1 is false. done
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C)
1 and 2 both are true. done
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D)
1 and 2 both are false. done
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question_answer 14)
Who, among the following, led the Tamar revolts?
A)
Ganga Narain Singh done
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B)
Bhola Nath Sahay done
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C)
Bhai Ram Singh done
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D)
Manju Shah done
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question_answer 15)
Consider the following statement with regard to the tribal revolts
1. Bhils revolt (1868) was popular in Khandesh. 2. Hos uprisings was led by the Raja of Singhbhum
Select the correct statements and choose the code accordingly
A)
1 is true but 2 is false done
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B)
2 is true but 1 is false done
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C)
1 and 2 both are true done
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D)
1 and 2 both are false done
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question_answer 16)
Consider the following and choose the correct code giving the correct statements.
1. Warren Hastings founded the Mohammedan College in 1781. 2. Sanskrit college was founded in Kashi. 3. Asiatic Society of Bengal sought to promote the study of Indian culture. 4. Fort William College at Calcutta was established to train civil servants in Indian languages.
A)
1, 2, 4 done
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B)
1, 3, 4 done
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C)
1, 2, 3 done
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D)
2, 3, 4 done
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question_answer 17)
Which one of the following statement or statements is correct?
I. Caste system during the 191 -20th centuries was denounced by the Christian missionaries and the socio-religious reformists. II. Brahmo Samaj was founded by Raja Ram Mohan Roy and its other leaders included Devender Nath Tagore and Dayanand Saraswati. III. Brahmo Samaj, Adi Brahmo Samaj and the Sadharan Brahmo Samaj were the same.
Codes:
A)
Only statement I is correct. done
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B)
Statement I and II are correct. done
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C)
Statement I and III are correct. done
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D)
Statement II and III are correct. done
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question_answer 18)
The Theosophical Society was founded in 1875 in
A)
Washington done
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B)
Chicago done
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C)
New York done
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D)
Madras done
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question_answer 19)
The Young Bengal Movement was founded by Henry Vivian Derozio and some of its principles included the following:
1. Vedas are infallible 2. Liberty, equality and fraternity (the French Revolutions ideals) 3. Free thinking 4. To live or die for Truth
Codes:
A)
1, 2, 3 done
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B)
1, 2, 4 done
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C)
1, 3, 4 done
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D)
2, 3, 4 done
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question_answer 20)
Rahnumai Mazdayasnan Sabha was founded in 1851. One of the following was not its founders:
A)
Dadabhai Naoroji done
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B)
Naoroji Furdonji done
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C)
M. G. Ranade done
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D)
J. B. Wacha done
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question_answer 21)
Which one of the following was not the teachings of the Veda Samaj?
A)
All religions are true. done
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B)
Caste distinctions need to be avoided. done
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C)
Abstain from polygamy. done
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D)
Deva Shastra contains the teachings of the Veda Samaj. done
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question_answer 22)
Who, among the following, started a journal named Tahzib-alakhlaq.
A)
Khawaja Altaf Ali done
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B)
Rashid Ahmad Gangohi done
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C)
Mohammad Alt done
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D)
Syed Ahmed Khan done
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question_answer 23)
Which one of the following was the movement of the depressed classes?
A)
Self-Respect Movement done
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B)
Aravipuram Movement done
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C)
Deoband Movement done
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D)
Shuddhi Movement done
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question_answer 24)
Who founded the Satyashodhak Samaj?
A)
Sri Narayan Guru done
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B)
Bhaskar Rao Jadav done
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C)
Jyotiba Phule done
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D)
B. R. Ambedkar done
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question_answer 25)
Match List I with List II
List -I
List -II
A
Vanchilyer
1
Vaikom Satyagraha
B
T.K. Madhavan
2
Tinnevelly conspiracy case
C
Sai Niwas Pillai
3
Hindu Progressive Improvement Society
D
D.E.V. Ramaswamy Naiker
4
Self-Respect Movement
A)
A-2 B-4 C-3 D-1 done
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B)
A-3 B-2 C-4 D-1 done
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C)
A-2 B-1 C-3 D-4 done
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D)
A-1 B-2 C-4 D-3 done
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question_answer 26)
Who led the Khasi revolt against the British?
A)
Surendra Sai done
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B)
Titu Mir done
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C)
Birsa Munda done
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D)
Utirot Singh done
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question_answer 27)
Who among the followed launched the modernisation drive of the Muslims in India?
A)
Syed Ahmad Khan done
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B)
Abdul Latif done
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C)
Bahruddin Tyabji done
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D)
Saijid Anir Alt done
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question_answer 28)
The Singh Sabha founded by Thakur Singh and Gian Singh did not include one of the following. Which one was it?
A)
To restore the purity of the Sikh religion done
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B)
To condemn the evils of society done
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C)
To popularise the Punjabi language done
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D)
To publish religious and historical Sikh literature done
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question_answer 29)
Ahmadiya Movement was led by:
A)
Saiyid Nazar done
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B)
Rashid Ahmad Gangohi done
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C)
Syed Ahmad Khan done
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D)
Mirza Ghulam Ahamad done
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question_answer 30)
Who, among the followed, had said: "one religion, one caste, and one God for mankind"?
A)
Ramaswamy Naiker done
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B)
Mahatma Gandhi done
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C)
Sri Narayan Guru done
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D)
Jyotiba Phule done
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question_answer 31)
Which of the following matches correctly?
A)
Gokhale: Poverty and the Un-British Rule in India done
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B)
Annie Besant: Home Rule Movement done
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C)
Bhulabhai Desai: The Arms Act done
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D)
Bardoli Satyagraha: Mahatma Gandhi done
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question_answer 32)
Who, among the following wrote the books jnana Yoga, Karam Yoga and Raja Yoga
A)
Swami Dayanand Sarawati done
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B)
Swami Vivekananda done
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C)
Devendra Nath Tagore done
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D)
Keshav Chandra Sen done
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question_answer 33)
Brahmo Samaj of India was founded by
A)
Raja Ram Mohan Roy done
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B)
Debendranath Tagore done
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C)
Rabindranath Tagore done
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D)
Keshav Chandra Sen done
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question_answer 34)
Which one of the following was the teaching of Paramahansa Mandali?
1. The Mandali condemned the caste system. 2. It believed that the Brahmins only possess all knowledge. Select the correct code:
A)
1 is true but 2 is false, done
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B)
2 is true but 1 is false. done
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C)
1 and 2 both are true. done
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D)
1 and 2 both are false. done
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question_answer 35)
Gita Rahasya was written by:
A)
B.G. Tilak done
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B)
Gopal Krishna Gokhale done
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C)
Bipin Chandra Pal done
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D)
Aurobindo Ghosh done
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question_answer 36)
Consider the constituents of the economic drain during the British rule in India and choose the code with the correct ones.
1. Expenditure incurred in England by the Secretary of India 2. Interest on public debt rose abroad 3. Civil and military charges 4. Expenditure on flood
A)
1, 2, 3 done
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B)
1, 3, 4 done
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C)
1, 2, 4 done
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D)
2, 3, 4 done
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question_answer 37)
One of the following was founded by Raja Rammohan Roy
A)
Sadharan Brahmo Samaj done
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B)
Tattavabodhini Sabha done
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C)
Atmiya Sabha done
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D)
Brahmo Samaj of India done
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question_answer 38)
To which organization did the Calcutta daily The English Man referred to as the "first marked sign of the awakening of the people" of India?
A)
Indian League done
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B)
British India Society done
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C)
Bombay Presidency Association done
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D)
Indian Association done
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question_answer 39)
As explained by Surendranath Bannerji, the object of the Indian Association included
1. Creating effective public opinion 2. Unifying all the races of the Indian people on the basis of common inspiration 3. Promoting Hindu-Muslim friendship
Select the code with the correct objective/objectives.
A)
1 and 2 done
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B)
2 and 3 done
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C)
1 and 3 done
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D)
1, 2 and 3 done
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question_answer 40)
Choose the correct code from the following statements:
1. The II Bert Bill prompted the formation of the National Conference in 1883. 2. A.O. Hume founded the National Conference.
A)
Only 1 is true. done
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B)
Only 2 is true. done
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C)
1 and 2 both are true. done
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D)
1 and 2 both are false. done
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question_answer 41)
Arrange the following socio-religious reform movements in their chronological order -
1. Sadharan Brahmo Samaj 2. Brahmo Samaj of India 3. Brahmo Samaj
A)
1, 2, 3 done
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B)
2, 3, 1 done
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C)
3, 2, 1 done
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D)
3, 1, 2 done
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question_answer 42)
Who among the following Englishmen were the founder-members of the Indian National Congress in addition to A.O. Hume?
A)
Wedderburn and Webb done
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B)
Webb and Yule done
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C)
Yule and Cotton done
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D)
Jardine and Wedderburn done
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question_answer 43)
One of the following was described as the 'Rashtragum? in the early moderate Congress
A)
Dadabhai Naoriji done
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B)
W.C. Bonnerji done
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C)
Surendranath Bannnerjea done
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D)
Pherozeshah Mehta done
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question_answer 44)
Consider of following statements and choose the code with the correct ones: The British India Society (1843) had the following objects:
1. Collecting information about peoples actual conditions 2. Securing lawful methods to employ for the welfare of the people 3. Seeking debate with the English rulers on matters relating of India 4. Advancing the interest of the people
Codes:
A)
1, 2, 3 done
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B)
1, 2, 4 done
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C)
1, 3, 4 done
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D)
2, 3, 4 done
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question_answer 45)
Match the leaders with their pre-Congress organizations
Leaders Organization A R.L. Mitra I Bombay Association B S.N. Bannerjea II Indian National Union C Naoroji Furdunji III British Indian Association D A.O. Hume IV Indian Association
A)
A-III B-IV C-I D-II done
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B)
A-II B-I C-III D-IV done
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C)
A-III B-I C-II D-IV done
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D)
A-IV B-III C-II D-I done
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question_answer 46)
Which one of the following of the Indian National Congress sessions does not match?
A)
Lahore (1894) : Dadabhai Naoroji done
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B)
Calcutta (1901) : Dinesh Wacha done
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C)
Bombay (1904) : Lalmohan Ghose done
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D)
Benaras (1905) : Gopal Krishan Gokhale done
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question_answer 47)
Dadabhai Naoroji was the President of the Indian National Congress thrice. These years were:
A)
1886, 1893, 1906 done
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B)
1887, 1892, 1905 done
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C)
1887, 1904, 1906 done
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D)
1886, 1894, 1906 done
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question_answer 48)
Consider the following statements with regard to the revolutionary movement:
1 Sarvakar founded the Abhinav Bahrat. 2. Swadeshi Movement emerged as a reaction against the Partition of Bengal scheme. 3. Khudiram Bose was a revolutionary while Prafulla Chaki was a Gandhian« 4. 'Pagri Sambhal 0 Jaffa was written by Banke Dayal. Select the code with the correct statements:
A)
1, 2, 3 done
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B)
1, 2, 4 done
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C)
1, 3, 4 done
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D)
2, 3, 4 done
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question_answer 49)
Which one of following did not include the three wishes of Madan Lal Dhingra expressed to Savarkar (1909) before he was hanged?
A)
His last rituals be conducted according to the Hindu traditions done
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B)
His relatives need not touch his dead body done
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C)
His father be allowed to witness his cremation done
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D)
AJ1 his belongings be auctioned and the money received be used in national activities done
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question_answer 50)
Which one of the following was a woman revolutionary working abroad?
A)
Sarojini Naidu done
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B)
Bhikaji Cama done
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C)
Kasturba Gandhi done
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D)
Kamla Nehru done
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question_answer 51)
Which one of the following was not the methods adopted by the extremist-Congressmen?
A)
Passive resistance done
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B)
Use of national education done
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C)
Use of bombs and killing foreigners done
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D)
Boycott done
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question_answer 52)
With whose name the concept 'Ganga-Jamuna civilization associated?
A)
Maulana Azad done
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B)
M.A. Jinnah done
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C)
Syed Ahmad Khan done
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D)
Mohammad Iqbal done
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question_answer 53)
Whose ambition was to become a Muslim Gokhale?
A)
M.A. Jinnah done
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B)
Zakir Hussain done
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C)
Mohammad Shaft done
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D)
Agha Khan done
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question_answer 54)
Khalifat movement was mainly related to one of the following. Which was it?
A)
Opposing the British rule in India done
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B)
Opposing Turkeys dismemberment done
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C)
Opposing the objectives of the Muslim League done
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D)
Opposing the Congress's demand for Swaraj done
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question_answer 55)
Consider the following statements and choose the code with the correct statements.
1. Rowlatt bills constituted three bills in a row. 2. The major villain of the Amritsar (1919) tragedy was Curzon. 3. Rabindranath Tagore gave up his knighthood as a protest against the Jallianwala massacre. 4. Mahatma Gandhi turned into a non-cooperator to protest against the Amritsar tragedy.
Codes:
A)
1, 2 done
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B)
2, 3 done
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C)
3, 4 done
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D)
1, 2 and 3 done
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question_answer 56)
Give the chronological order of the following events:
1. Round Table Confrence II 2. Formation of the Congress Socialist Party 3. Purna Swaraj resolution 4. Cripps Mission
Select the correct code:
A)
2, 1, 3, 4 done
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B)
3, 1, 2, 4 done
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C)
1, 2, 4, 3 done
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D)
3, 2, 4, 1 done
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question_answer 57)
Who was the first Governor-General of free India?
A)
C. Rajagopalachari done
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B)
Lord Wavell done
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C)
Lord Mountbatten done
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D)
Rajendra Prasad done
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question_answer 58)
I. Civil Disobedience Movement II. Quit India Movement III. Individual Satyagraha IV. Non-cooperation Movement
Give the above movements a chronological order from the code given below:
A)
IV, I, III, II done
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B)
IV, III, II, I done
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C)
I, II, III, IV done
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D)
III, II, II, IV done
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question_answer 59)
Whom did Sarojini Naidu describe the ambassador of Hindu-Muslim unity?
A)
Maulana Azad done
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B)
Mohamad Alt Jinnah done
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C)
Syed Ahmad Khan done
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D)
Baddruddin Tyabji done
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question_answer 60)
Who described Mahatma Gandhi as the father of the nation for the first time?
A)
Jawaharlal Nehru done
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B)
Subhash Chandra Bose done
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C)
Vallabhbhai Patel done
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D)
B.G. Tilak done
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question_answer 61)
The twin methods of Mahatma Gandhi were:
A)
Truth and violence done
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B)
Right means and right-ends done
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C)
Satyagraha and truth done
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D)
Khadi and ahimsa done
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question_answer 62)
Amar Sonar Bangla was composed by
A)
Rajanikant Sen done
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B)
Syed Abu Mohamed done
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C)
Rabindranath Tagore done
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D)
Mukunda Das done
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question_answer 63)
Which one of the following is correct/true?
A)
The division of power between the Centre and the Provinces was not a part of the Nehru Report. done
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B)
The Calcutta session of the Congress (1928) approved the Nehru Report with an ultimatum that it be accepted by the British government within one year. done
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C)
Provision for joint electorates was provided in the Nehru Report as a solution to the communal question. done
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D)
Jinnah?s fourteen points were discussed in the Nehru Report, done
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question_answer 64)
The Bardoli peasants5 movement was organized by
A)
Sardar Ballbah Bhai Patel done
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B)
Mahatma Gandhi done
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C)
Lala Lajpat Rai done
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D)
Jawaharlal Nehru done
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question_answer 65)
Mahatma Gandhi was the President of the Congress session, only once. When and where?
A)
In 1923, Delhi done
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B)
In 1924, Belgaum done
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C)
In 1928, Calcutta done
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D)
In 1929, Lahore done
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question_answer 66)
Consider the following :
1. Ghadar Party 2. Khilafat Movement 3. Dandi March 4. Champaran Satyagraha
Their correct chronological sequence is
A)
4, 1, 2, 3 done
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B)
1, 4, 3, 2 done
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C)
4, 1, 3, 2 done
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D)
1, 4, 2, 3 done
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question_answer 67)
Which of the following does not match?
A)
Maharashtra : Chapekar Brothers done
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B)
Tamil Nadu : Savarkar Brothers done
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C)
Punjab : Sufi Amba Prasad done
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D)
Andhra Pradesh : Harsarvottam Rao done
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question_answer 68)
Consider the following statements and choose the correct code given below:
1. The Meerut conspiracy case was related to the workers where thirty one persons were sent for imprisonment. 2. The Meerut conspiracy case was one where the sedition charges were investigated,
Codes:
A)
1 is true but 2 is false, done
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B)
2 is true but 1 is false. done
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C)
1 and 2 both are true. done
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D)
1 and 2 both are false. done
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question_answer 69)
Who among the following was involved in the Kakori conspiracy case?
A)
Ashfaqullah done
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B)
Bhagat Singh done
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C)
Chandrashekhar Azad done
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D)
Madanlal Dhingra done
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question_answer 70)
Bhagat Singh is said to have organized one of the following. Which one?
A)
Hindustan Republican Socialist Association done
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B)
Hindustan Socialist Association done
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C)
Hindustan Republican Association done
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D)
Hindustan Socialist Republican Association done
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question_answer 71)
The Ahrar conference of May, 1937 was critical of both Jinnah and the Muslim League. The conference made some comments on the League and Jinnah. Choose the correct code from the statements made in this regard:
1. Jinnah was an outdated politician. 2. He indulged in mocking constitutionalism 3. The Muslim League was a party of the Khan Bahadurs and Nawabs.
Codes:
A)
Only 1 is true. done
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B)
Only 2 is true. done
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C)
1, 2 and 3 are true. done
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D)
1, 2 and 3 - all are false. done
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question_answer 72)
The slogan 'No ek pai, na ek bhaf was raised on the eve of World War II, by the socialists mostly belonging to :
A)
Kerala done
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B)
Punjab done
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C)
Bengal done
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Maharashtra done
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question_answer 73)
Which one of the following was founded by B.R. Ambedkar?
A)
All India Depressed Classes League done
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All India Depressed Classes Congress done
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C)
All India Depressed Classes Association done
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D)
None of the above done
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question_answer 74)
The Cripps Mission included the following:
1. Dominion Status with the right to secede 2. Defence of India would be the responsibility of the Indians. 3. A constituent body to frame India's Constitution Choose the correct code:
A)
1, 2 done
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B)
1, 3 done
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C)
2, 3 done
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D)
1, 2, 3 done
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question_answer 75)
Who provided the services of the defence counsel to the INA soldiers in their trial?
A)
Tej Bahadur Sapru done
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B)
Bhulabhai Desai done
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C)
Rajendra Prasad done
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D)
Mahatma Gandhi done
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question_answer 76)
The Cabinet Mission proposals had the following recommendations. Choose the correct code:
1. India to be a Union. 2. Provinces to have residuary powers. 3. Provinces not permitted to have their groups. 4. The proposed constitution body would have members only from the British Indian provinces.
Code:
A)
1, 2, 3, 4 done
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B)
1, 2 done
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C)
2, 3 done
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D)
3, 4 done
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question_answer 77)
Consider the following statements and choose the correct code.
I. Gandhi was a socialist without socialism. II. Nehru was a communist without Marxism. III. Lohia was a Gandhian with socialism.
A)
Statement I only is correct. done
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B)
Statement II only is correct. done
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C)
Statement I, II and III are correct. done
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D)
All the statements are false. done
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question_answer 78)
One of the following codes gives the social and economic programme of the 1931 Karachi session of the Congress.
1. To boycott foreign clothes 2. To promote indigenous industries while protecting English interests 3. To reform the land revenue system 4. To reduce military expenditure
Which is the correct code?
A)
1, 2, 3 done
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B)
1, 2, 4 done
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C)
1, 3, 4 done
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D)
2, 3, 4 done
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question_answer 79)
The demand for the Tebhaga Peasant Movement in Bengal was for:
A)
The reduction of the share of the landlords from one-half of the crop to one-third done
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B)
The grant of the ownership of land to peasants as they were the actual cultivators of the land done
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C)
The uprooting of Zamindari system and the end of serfdom done
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D)
Writing off all the peasants debts done
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question_answer 80)
The people of India agitated against the arrival of Simon Commission because
A)
Indians never wanted the review of the working of the Act of 1919 done
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B)
The Simon Commission recommended Dyarchy in the provinces done
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C)
There was no Indian member in the Simon Commission done
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D)
The Simon Commission suggested the partition of the country done
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question_answer 81)
Quit India Movement was launched in response to
A)
Cabinet Mission Plan done
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B)
Cripps Mission done
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C)
Simon Commission Report done
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D)
Wavell Plan done
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question_answer 82)
Annie Besant was
1. Responsible for starting the Home Rule Movement 2. The founder of the Theosophical Society 3. One of the Presidents of the Indian National Congress
Select the correct statement(s) using the code given below:
A)
1 only done
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B)
2 and 3 only done
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C)
1 and 3 only done
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D)
1, 2 and 3 done
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question_answer 83)
The Congress ministries resigned in the seven provinces in 1939 because:
A)
The Congress could not form ministries in the other four Provinces done
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B)
Emergence of a 'left wing' in the Congress made the working of the ministries impossible done
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C)
There was widespread communal disturbance in their provinces done
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D)
None of the statements (a), (b) and (c) given above done
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question_answer 84)
Which of the following parties was established by Dr. B. R. Ambedkar?
1. The Peasants and the Workers Party 2. All India Scheduled Caste Federation 3. The Independent Labour Party
Select the correct statement(s) using the code given below:
A)
1 and 2 only done
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B)
2 and 3 only done
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C)
1 and 3 only done
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D)
1, 2 and 3 done
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question_answer 85)
Consider the following statements: The most effective contribution made by Dadabahai Naoroji to the cause of the Indian National Movement was that he
1. Ex posed the economic exploitation of India by the British 2. Interpreted the ancient Indian texts and restored the self-confidence of Indians 3. Stressed the need for eradication of all social evils before anything else
Which of these statements are correct?
A)
1 only done
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B)
2 and 3 only done
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C)
1 and 3 only done
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D)
1, 2 and 3 done
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question_answer 86)
The Lahore session of the Indian National Congress (1929) is very important in history, because
1. The Congress passed a resolution demanding complete independence 2. The rift between the moderates and the extremists was resolved in that session 3. A resolution was passed rejecting the two-nation theory in that session
Which of these statements are correct?
A)
1 only done
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B)
2 and 3 only done
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C)
1 and 3 done
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D)
None of the above done
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question_answer 87)
Which one of the following observations is not true about the 1942 Quit India Movement?
A)
It was a non-violent movement. done
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B)
It was led by Mahatma Gandhi. done
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C)
It was a spontaneous movement. done
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D)
It did not attract the labour class in general. done
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question_answer 88)
Why was the 1929 session of Indian National Congress significant in India's freedom movement?
A)
Because it declared self-government as India?s objective done
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B)
Because it passed the Puma Swaraj resolution done
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C)
Because it had helped launch non-cooperation movement done
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D)
Because it made the Quit India movement possible done
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question_answer 89)
Consider the following statements and choose the correct code.
1. The Swarajists within Congress were led by Motilal Nehru and Jawahar Lal Nehru. 2. The Lahore session of the Muslim League finally proclaimed that the Muslims be given a saparate nation.
A)
1 is true but 2 is false, done
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B)
2 is true but 1 is false. done
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C)
1 and 2 both are true. done
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D)
1 and 2 both are false. done
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question_answer 90)
One of the following does not match
A)
Vaikom Satyagraha : 1931-33 done
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B)
Kali temple Satyagraha : 1929 done
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C)
Kalaram temple Satyagraha : 1930-35 done
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D)
Individual Satyagrah : 1940 done
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question_answer 91)
Who among the following had opened the Sharda Sadan for windows in Bombay?
A)
Pandita Ramabai done
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B)
Saria Devi Chaudhrain done
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C)
Bhikaji Cama done
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D)
Vijayalakshmi Pandit done
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question_answer 92)
"Do or Die" was Gandhi?s mantra in the following movement:
A)
Quit India done
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B)
Non-cooperation done
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C)
Civil Disobedience done
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D)
Champaran and Ahmadabad done
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question_answer 93)
Who of the following was an old terrorist revolutionary who contributed to the formation of Azad Hind Fauj with Subhash Chandra Bose?
A)
Rash Behari Ghosh done
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B)
M. N. Roy done
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C)
Rash Behari Bose done
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D)
Aurobindo Ghose done
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question_answer 94)
Which one of the following matches?
A)
Khadi : Mahatma Gandhi done
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B)
Jai Hind : M.N.Roy done
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C)
Radical Humanism : Subhash Chandra Bose done
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D)
Swaraj : Dadabhai Naoroji done
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question_answer 95)
Who said that 'sedition has become my religion?
A)
Bhagat Singh done
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B)
M.N.Roy done
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C)
Subhash Chandra Bose done
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D)
Mahatma Gandhi done
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question_answer 96)
Nehru said of a woman: "A day will come when India will also remember her and cherish her." Whom did Nehru refer to?
A)
Kamla Nehru done
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B)
Rani Jhansi done
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C)
Rani Gaidilieu done
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D)
Annie Besant done
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question_answer 97)
Consider the following statements and choose the correct code:
1. The Rowlatt Act provided for imprisonment without any trial. 2. It imposed restriction on the moderates.
A)
Only 1 is true. done
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B)
Only 2 is true. done
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C)
1 and 2 both are true. done
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D)
1 and 2 both are false. done
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question_answer 98)
Consider the following:
1. Civil Disobedience Movement 2. Khilafat Movement 3. Champaran Satyagraha 4. Quit India Movement
Choose the correct code which provides the chronological order of these movements.
A)
3, 2, 1, 4 done
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B)
2, 3, 1, 4 done
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C)
1, 2, 3, 4 done
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D)
4, 1, 2, 3 done
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question_answer 99)
What is the historical sequence of the founding of the following associations?
1. Ramakrishna Mission 2. Arya Samaj 3. Servants Society of India 4. Prarthana Samaj 5. Deccan Educational Society 6. Tattvabodhini Sabha
Choose the correct code:
A)
6, 4, 2, 5, 1, 3 done
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B)
1, 2, 6, 3, 4, 5 done
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C)
6, 5, 4, 1, 3, 2 done
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D)
1, 6, 5, 2, 3, 4 done
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question_answer 100)
To whom is credited the "Plan Balkan" with regard to the India's freedom?
A)
Lord Wavell done
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B)
Lord Attlee done
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C)
Lord Mountbatten done
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D)
None of the above done
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