question_answer 1)
Consider the following statements regarding Annie Besant:
1. Annie Besant spread her ideas through New India and Commonweal. 2. Central Hindu School at Banaras was established by Annie Besant that later became Banaras Hindu university. 3. Annie Besant and Gandhiji had differences of opinion on Montague- Chelmsford reforms. Non-cooperation movement
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Which of the following pairs is not matched correctly?
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(Consider the following statements regarding educational history of India:
1. Lord Curzon paid special attention to training of teachers 2. Wood's Despatch, 1854 was said to be 'the Magna Carta of Indian education. 3. Baroda was the first Indian state to introduce, in 1906, compulsory and free primary education.
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Consider the following statements regarding Cripps Proposals 1942:
1. India would be a dominion associated with the Unite Kingdom. 2. Indians were given promise of liberty to frame their own constitution. 3. Muslim league supported the proposals of Cripps.
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Which of the following statements is incorrect regarding Arya Samaj?
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question_answer 6)
Consider the following statements regarding Ahom's revolt:
1. The revolt against the British was organized under the Ahom prince Gomdhar Konwar. 2. The main reason of this revolt was annexation of territories of Ahom regions into British Empire.
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'Drain of wealth' theory was/were supported by:
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India Appreciated Justin Trudeau's Apology on Komagata Mar Incident. Komagata Maru incident was related to?
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question_answer 9)
Consider the following statements regarding Home Rule Leagu Movement:
1. When the First World War was near closing, Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Annie Besant, Mohammad Alt Jinnah, Joseph Baptista, G. S. Khaparde, Sir S. Subramania lyer, all came together under the umbrella of the All India Home Rule League. 2. The demand of the league was self-government within th British Empire for all of India. 3. The All India Home league elected Mahatma Gandhi as its President in 1920, within a year of which it merged into the Indian National Congress.
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Consider the following statements regarding Hindustan Socialist Republican Association:
1. Hindustan Socialist Republican Association (HSRA) was established by Chandrasekhar Azad, Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev and others. 2. Previously it was known as Hindustan Republican Association (HRA) whose written constitution and published manifesto was titled 'The Revolutionary'. 3. Hindustan Socialist Republican Association (HRA) was are revolutionary organization to uproot the British Raj from the country through armed struggle.
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question_answer 11)
Consider the following journal/ newspapers and their publishers / editors:
(Journal/Newspapers) (Publishers /Editors) 1. Bharat Mata : Lala Hardayal 2. National Herald : Jawahar Lal Nehru 3. Som Prakash : Ishwar Chandra Vidya Sagar
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question_answer 12)
Consider the following statements regarding Indigo Revolt:
1. The peasants were provided loans called "dadon" for indig planting which was at a very low interest rate. 2. The leaders were Digambar and Bishnu Bishwas. 3. The condition was depicted in the play Nil Darpan.
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question_answer 13)
Consider the following statements regarding Satya Shodhak Samaj:
1. Satya Shodhak Samaj was founded by Mahatma Jotiba Phule with an objective to liberate the Shudras and Ati Shudras and to prevent their exploitation by the upper caste like ruling caste Maraths. 2. Satya Shodhak Samaj refused to regard the Vedas a sacrosanct, opposed idol worship, and denounced the chaturvarnya system. 3. The existence of God was replaced by Nirmik. 4. Deenbandhu was the name of mouthpiece of the Satya Shodhak Samaj.
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From as early as first century BC the ancient port of Muziris ha acted as a focal point for external trade. It is located in the present state of?
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Consider the following statements regarding Vernacular Press Act 1878:
1. Vernacular Press Act was proposed by Lord Lytton, the then Viceroy of India. 2. The act was intended to prevent the vernacular press from expressing criticism of British policies. 3. The act excluded English-language publications. 4. It elicited strong and sustained protests from a wide spectrum of the Indian populace.
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Which of the following is not correct?
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question_answer 17)
Consider the following statements regarding Individual Satyagraha 1940-41:
1. The Individual Satyagraha was initiated by Jawaharial Nehru. 2. The Individual Satyagraha was not to seek independence but affirm the right of speech.
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Consider the following statements regarding Quit India Movement:
1. During Quit India movement in many parts of India parallel governments were established. 2. In Ballia under the leadership of Chittu Pandey paralle government was established.
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question_answer 19)
Consider the following statements regarding 1st Anglo-Maysor war(1767-69):
1. The main causes of this war were Haider's ambition to drive the British away from the Carnatic and finally from India and the British realization of the threat posed to them by Haider. 2. A tripartite alliance was formed against Haider by the British the Nizam and the Marathas. 3. Haider's success in breaking the alliance and declaration of war on the British. The war ended with the defeat of British.
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Which of the following statements is incorrect?
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question_answer 21)
During independence movement Chauri Chaura incident was related with:
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question_answer 22)
Consider the following statements regarding Dharma Sabha:
1. It was initiated by Radhakant Deb in 1830. 2. It was opposed Hindu religious reforms and protected orthodoxy.
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Consider the following statements regarding the objectives of Theosophical Society in India:
1. To form a nucleus of the universal brotherhood of human it without distinction of race, creed, sex, caste, or colour. 2. To encourage the study of comparative religion, philosophy, and science. 3. To investigate the unexplained laws of nature and the powers latent in man.
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question_answer 24)
Consider the following pairs:
(Magazine/Newspaper) (Founder/editor) 1. Independence ma Madan mohan malviya 2. Al Bilag Mohammad Jinnah 3. Hindu patriot Harishchandra Mukharji
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Consider the following statements regarding Wahab Movement during freedom struggle in India:
1. The Wahab Movement was a part of the Indian free do struggle as it offered a serious threat to British supremacy in India in the 19th century. 2. The movement was led by Syed Ahmed Barelvi, who was greatly influenced by the teaching of Abdul Wahab of Arabi and the preaching of Delhi saint Shah Walliullah. The Wahabl Movement essentially condemned all changes and innovations to Islam.
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Which among the following was not related to the establishment of the Hindu College of Calcutta?
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question_answer 27)
Consider the following statements regarding Rowlatt's act:
1. Under, Rowlatt Act, Government had the authority and power to arrest people and keep them in prisons without an trial if they are suspected with the charge of terrorism. 2. The government earned the power to refrain the newspaper from reporting and printing news. 3. The Act was ill famed as 'Black Act' by the people and Indian revolted in protest against the Rowlatt Act.
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question_answer 28)
Consider the following statements regarding Surat Session of Indian National Congress:
1. The 1907 Surat session was held at the bank of the Tapti River in Surat. 2. The Extremist camp was led by Lal ,Bal and Pal and the moderate camp was led by Gopal Krishna Gokhle. 3. The president of the Surat session was presided by Dr. Rash Behari Ghosh. 4. Extremists were trying to make Lala Lajpat Roy as the Chairperson of Indian National Congress at Surat Coference 1907.
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question_answer 29)
Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay's famous novel Anandamath story was based on which of the following rebellion?
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question_answer 30)
Which of the following statements is/are correct?
1. Gandhiji's first public address in India was at Champaran. 2. Gandhiji's first agricultural Satyagraha was in Champaran. 3. The first president of All India Trade Union Congress was Vallabhbhai Patel.
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question_answer 31)
Which of the of the following persons, accepted 1857 revolt as a national freedom movement?
1. Dr. R.C. Majumdar 2. Dr. S. N. Sen 3. V.D. Savarkar
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question_answer 32)
Consider the following statements regarding Vyaktigat (Individual ) Satyagrah (1940):
1. Frist individual satyagrahi was Vinoba Bhave and second on was Jai Prakash. 2. Vyaktigat Satyagrah which had two phases, begun on 17 October 1940.
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Which of the following pairs are matched incorrectly?
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question_answer 34)
Consider the following statements:
1. Bengal was too big to be administered, therefore for the administrative reason it was divided. 2. The division of Bengal was essential due to the emergence of nationalism in Bengal and rest of India.
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Who describes Gandhiji's advent as "a powerful current of fresh air"?
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Consider the following statements regarding the specific nature of communist and revolutionary extremist movement in India context:
1. Both the communist and the revolutionary extremist advocated India would be republic. 2. Both the communist and the revolutionary extremist believed in internationalism. 3. Support bases of communist were labourers, peasants and other working class whereas supporters of revolutionary extremist were middle class of cities.
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question_answer 37)
Which of the following statements was/were not correct regarding the Indian Government Act-1935?
1. Diarchy was established both at the Center and the Province level. 2. Federal structure which was described by the Government of India Act-1935 took place in reality. 3. Provinces were given autonomy.
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question_answer 38)
Indian Education System faced radical reform during 1800 A.D. to 1900 A.D. when traditional education system was replaced by colonial system. For setting up colonial system of education, four major decisions were undertaken by the then government. Which of the following was NOT among these?
1. The decision of Bentinck (1835) to use English as the medium of instruction 2. The decision of Hardinge (1844) to employ educated people under government 3. The Wood's Despatch of 1854 4. The Indian Education Commission of 1882
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question_answer 39)
Mahatma Gandhi was a national leader of great stature. Many of his followers were part of constituent assembly. Mahatma Gandhi believed that strengthening Village Panchayats is a means of effective decentralization. Yet the subject of local government including panchayats did not receive adequate importance in the Original Constitution of 1950. The main reason attributed to this is?
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question_answer 40)
Simon Commission was appointed in November 1927 by the British Conservative government under Stanley Baldwin to report on the working of the Indian constitution established by the Government of India Act of 1919, but this commission was boycotted in India. The commission was boycotted by:
1. Congress 2. Muslim League 3. Hindu Mahasabha
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Which of the following statements is/are correct about India's freedom struggle?
1. The Satyagraha Sabha was established to oppose the Rowlat Act. 2. Mahatma Gandhi took part in the First Round Table Conference. 3. Gandhi suspended the Civil Disobedience Movement after the Gandhi-Irwin pact.
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Which of the following proposals was/were made by Cripps Mission 1942?
1. An Indian Union with a dominion status would be set up. 2. The making of the constitution was to be solely in Indian hands now. 3. Defence of India would remain in British hands.
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Which of the following statements regarding Royal Indian Navy (RIN) Revolt is/are correct?
1. The RIN Revolt spread to all shores from Mumbai to Karachi to Calcutta. 2. The Congress, Muslim league and Communist flags were jointly hoisted on the ships' masts.
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Which of the following statements regarding Eka Movement, of 1921 is/are correct?
1. Main causal reason was very high rents, even 50 per cent higher than the recorded rates. 2. Baba Ramchandra was one of its main leader. 3. The movement was marked by symbolic religious rituals. Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
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question_answer 45)
Who among the following were members of different associations which have been established before congress came into existence in 1885?
1. Justice Ranade 2. Dada bhai Naoroji 3. Anand Charlu 4. W C Bonnerjee
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question_answer 46)
Consider the following statements regarding Tattwabodhini Sabha:
1. It was formed to propagate the ideas of Raja Ram Mohan Roy. 2. It supported the improvement of the ryot's condition and temperance. 3. It promoted a systematic study of India's past through its organ Tattwabodhini Patrika in Sanskrit.
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question_answer 47)
Consider the following statements regarding the Swarajists:
1. They advocated Hindu-Muslim unity. 2. They advocated the end of boycotting the legislative council.
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question_answer 48)
Consider the following statements regarding Row latt Act:
1. It enables the government to suspend the right of Habeas corpus. 2. It was opposed by every single Indian member of the Central Legislative Council.
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Which of the following statements is not correct regarding the Swadeshi Movement?
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question_answer 50)
In reference with Indian National Movement consider the following statements:
1. Non Co-operation was started by Mahatma Gandhi on August 1, 1920. 2. Bal Gangadhar Tilak died on August 1, 1920. 3. Congress special session of 1920 was organized under the President ship of Bipin Chandra Pal.
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question_answer 51)
Consider the following statements regarding The Theosophical Society.
1. They preached the universal brotherhood of man 2. It recognized the doctrine of the transmigration of the soul 3. The society advocated the revival and strengthening of Hinduism only
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Which of the following statements is/are correct regarding Young Bengal Movement?
1. This movement peripherally involved Christians. 2. It was launched in Calcutta by a group of radical Bengali free thinkers, called Derozians. 3. The freedom of the Press was demanded in this movement.
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question_answer 53)
Consider the following about the Permanent Settlement:
1. Zamindars were allowed to keep, force and maintain order in their districts. 2. The revenue amount to be paid was fixed from time to time. 3. The state had no direct contact with the peasants.
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question_answer 54)
Consider the following statements under the British administration:
1. Both the Zamindari and Ryotwari systems departed fundamentally from the traditional land systems of the country. 2. All over the country land was now made saleable, mortgageable and alienable.
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question_answer 55)
Which of the statements about Lucknow Pact is not correct?
1. Muslims should be given two-third representation in the central government. 2. The number of Muslims in the provincial legislatures should be laid down province by province. 3. The salaries of the Secretary of State for Indian Affairs should be paid by the British government and not from Indian funds.
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question_answer 56)
Consider the following pairs:
1. First Anglo Maratha War : Warren Hastings 2. Second Anglo Maratha War : Lord Cornwallis 3. Third Anglo Maratha War : Lord Hastings
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question_answer 57)
Representation of the Indian National Congress by whom among the following, was/were opposed by the Indian Muslim League the Simla Conference?
1. Rajendra Prasad 2. Abul Kalam Azad 3. Jawaharlal Nehru
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question_answer 58)
Who among the following was /were the leaders of the Revolt of 1857.
1. Liakat Ali 2. Surendra Sai 3. Rao Tula Ram
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question_answer 59)
Which of the following statements is not correct regarding Mugha Emperor Akbar?
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question_answer 60)
Which of the following statement is not correct regarding the Champaran Satyagraha?
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question_answer 61)
Consider the following statements regarding Anti-Partition of Bengal Movement.
1. Both the moderates and militant nationalists co-operated during the course of the movement. 2. The day of partition was declared as a day of national mourning throughout the country. 3. Rabindra Nath Tagore composed the national song, 'Ama Sonar Bangia for the movement.
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question_answer 62)
Which of the following were included in the Fourteen Point demands of Mohammad Ali Jinnah?
1. Formation of a unitary government at central. 2. Muslim representation should not be less than one third in the central legislature. 3. Separation of Sind from the Bombay presidency.
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question_answer 63)
With reference Bahadur Shah I reign which of the following statement is not correct?
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question_answer 64)
Consider the following statements regarding Gadar Party.
1. It was formed at San Francisco. 2. It was formed by Lala Hardayal. 3. Its head Quater was known as 'Yugantar Ashram.
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question_answer 65)
Who among the following nationalist leaders emphasized in detail the extremely deleterious effects of drain of wealth?
1. R.C. Dutt 2. M.G. Ranade 3. Dada Bhai Naoroji
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question_answer 66)
Consider the following statements regarding Derozians.
1. They worshipped Truth. 2. They attacked old and decadent customs, rites and traditions.
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question_answer 67)
Consider the following statements regarding the Justice Party
1. It was the oldest and most enduring Dravidian movement. 2. For the first time the demand of reservation was raised in India by it.
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question_answer 68)
Which of the following is not correct regard in the contribute of Portuguese in India?
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question_answer 69)
Consider the following statements regarding Cripps Mission:
1. It was sent to India to take the active cooperation of Indian in the Second World War. 2. It proposed to give dominion status to India after the war. 3. It was accepted by the Indian Muslim League but rejected by the Indian National Congress.
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question_answer 70)
Which of the following statements are correct regarding the India Independence Act, 1947?
1. It provided for partition of Punjab and Bengal. 2. It provided mandatory accession of princely states with either India or Pakistan. 3. It provided for continuation of privileges of civil servant who had been appointed before the August 15, 1947.
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question_answer 71)
Consider the following statements regarding the princely states, which signed on the Subsidiary Alliance with the British Indian Rule:
1. Many soldiers of allied states became unemployed. 2. The interests of the common people of allied states were neglected. 3. The Britishers did not interfere in the internal affairs of the allied states.
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question_answer 72)
Consider the following statements regarding peasant's movements in India in nineteenth century:
1. They opposed the system of landlordism. 2. They had an adequate understanding of the colonial system.
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question_answer 73)
Consider the following statements regarding the Indian National Movements:
1. The moderate nationalists had a deep faith in the common people. 2. The revolutionary terrorism lacked a mass base.
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question_answer 74)
During the Champaran Satyagraha Mahatma Gandhi reached at the conclusion that the European planters were able to repress cultivators because:
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question_answer 75)
Consider the following provisions:
1. Independence for India within the British Commonwealth. 2. Separate electorates for different communities. 3. Fundamental rights.
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question_answer 76)
The Cabinet Mission recommended for the:
1. Partition of India. 2. Formulation of an interim government. 3. Formulation of a constituent assembly.
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question_answer 77)
The Anglo-French struggle was started in India for the first time in:
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question_answer 78)
Which of the following institutions were introduced in India by Lord Cornwallis?
1. Civil services 2. Police organisation 3. Judicial organisation
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question_answer 79)
Which of the following factors connected the rebels of 1857 to one another?
1. Commonly shared hatred for Britishers. 2. A common political perspective. 3. A common vision of the future
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question_answer 80)
Consider the following statements about the Swadeshi Movement:
1. It was confined to Bengal. 2. It promoted the establishment of national educational institutes.
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question_answer 81)
The Lucknow Pact dealt with:
1. The structure of the Government of India. 2. The relation of the Hindu and Muslim communities.
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question_answer 82)
Which of the following statements is correct about the Swarajists?
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question_answer 83)
Consider the following statements regarding the August Offer proposed in 1940 by the then Governor General of India:
1. It proposed to set up a constituent assembly after the World War II. 2. It ignored the demands of minorities. 3. It proposed to expand the executive council of the Governor General.
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question_answer 84)
Consider the following communal parties:
1. The Hindu Mahasabha 2. The Sikh League 3. The Indian Muslim League
Which of the above parties supported the war prisoners of the Indian National Army against their trial?
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question_answer 85)
Which of the following statements is correct regarding India in eighteenth century?
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question_answer 86)
Which of the following industries flourished in India during the British Rule?
1. Cotton textile 2. Heavy engineering machines 3. Coal mining
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question_answer 87)
In which of the following sessions of the Indian National Congress, the song Jana gana-mana was sung for the first time?
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question_answer 88)
Consider the following statements:
1. The British Indian Government responded to the Indigo Revolt 1859-1860 in a restrained manner. 2. The Pabna peasant unrest arose against unjustified provisions of the Ryotwari system.
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question_answer 89)
Mahatma Gandhi launched the Individual Satyagraha to:
1. Give the expression to Indian people's strong concurrent political feelings. 2. Give the British Government an opportunity to peacefully accept the concurrent Indian demands.
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question_answer 90)
Before launching the Civil Disobedience Movement Mahatma Gandhi presented minimum demands, in the form of 11 points, before the British Indian Government. Which of the following was/were included in those demands?
1. Reduction in the rate of land revenue. 2. Abolition of salt tax. 3. Reduction in the military expenditure.
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question_answer 91)
Who were Jotedars that arose at the end of eighteenth century in Bengal?
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question_answer 92)
The Azamgarh Proclamation that was about the objectives of the rebels of 1857, mentioned to fulfill the interests of which of the following classes?
1. Zamindars 2. Merchants 3. Public servants
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question_answer 93)
Consider the following statements regarding the civil rebellion against the British Indian Rule before 1857:
1. They were inspired by the sentiment of nationalism. 2. They were often led by impoverished zamindars, landlords and poligars. 3. They were supported by masses.
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question_answer 94)
Which of the following statements about the Rowlatt Acts is/ are correct?
1. They permitted internment of suspects without trial. 2. They were enforced with the immediate effect.
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question_answer 95)
Consider the following pairs:
(Monuments) (Locations) 1. Leh palce :Ladakh 2. Dhameskh stupa Sarnath 3. Mattancherry Kanyakumari 4. Vivekananda Rock memorial West Bengal
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question_answer 96)
Consider the following statements regarding economic and cultural life in Pre-British India:
1. The economic and cultural life in the village was poor, almost stationary and scarcelyt ranscending the perimeter of the village. 2. The economic and cultural life in the town was mobile, rich and in constant contact with the outside world. 3. The great philosophic and artistic movements grew and flourished in towns.
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question_answer 97)
Consider the following statements regarding the Young Bengal Movement:
1. It was founded by the Brahmo Samaj. 2. It was one of the pioneer political movements in Bengal.
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question_answer 98)
Which of the following statements is correct regarding the rise of left wing in the Indian National Congress?
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question_answer 99)
Which among the following statements are correct regarding the Gandhi-Irvin Pact?
1. Gandhiji pledged to give up the Satyagraha campaign. 2. Irwin agreed to allow Indians to make salt for domestic use. 3. Gandhiji agreed to attend all the round table conferences.
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question_answer 100)
On behalf of the Indian National Congress who among the following participated in negotiations with the Cabinet Mission?
1. Abul Kalam Azad 2. C. Rajagopalachari 3. Jawaharlal Nehru
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question_answer 101)
Consider the following personality:
1. Tej Bahadur Sapru 2. Dr. B. R. Ambedkar 3. Motilal Nehru
Who among the given above attended all the Round Table Conferences organized by British?
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question_answer 102)
Consider the following statements regarding Simon Commission:
1. Its mandate was to suggest further reforms in the structure of Indian Government. 2. The Commission included only one Indian member. 3. Indian National Congress as well as the Muslim League gave a call to boycott it under the leadership of Mahatma Gandhi.
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question_answer 103)
Which one of the following pairs is incorrectly matched with reference to the 1857 revolt?
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question_answer 104)
With reference to Civil Disobedience Movement, consider the following statements:
1. The aim of the movement was the complete disobedience of the orders of the British Government. 2. During this movement was decided the lndia would celebrate 26th January as Independence Day all over the country. 3. During this time, Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev and Rajguru were arrested on the charges of throwing a bomb in the Central Assembly Hall.
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question_answer 105)
Consider the following pairs:
1. Ryotwari Settlement: Madras and Bombay 2. Mahalwari Settlement: Bengal and Bihar 3. Permanent Settlement: North Western Provinces
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question_answer 106)
The Chittagong Armoury Raid Case was the most daring revolutionary endeavour by the youth during the Indian freedom movement. This well-devised raid was conducted under the leadership of whom among the following person?
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question_answer 107)
Consider the following statements regarding Raja Rammohan Roy:
1. He was regarded as the first great leader of the modern India. 2 .He started the Atmiya Sabha in 1830. 3. He supported the worship of idols. 4. He held that all the principle ancient texts of the Hindu preached monotheism.
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question_answer 108)
With reference to the Rowlett Act of 1919, consider the following statements:
1. Every single Indian member of the Central Legislative Council opposed it. 2 .This Act authorised the Government to imprison any person without trial and conviction in a court of law.
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question_answer 109)
Which of the following is/are the causes of failure of 1857 revolt?
1. There was no complete cooperation between Hindus and Muslims at all levels. 2. The Indian soldiers were poorly equipped materially. 3. All Indian rulers refused to join revolt and gave active help the British. 4. The mutineers lacked a clear understanding of colonial rule.
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question_answer 110)
Consider following:
1. Hartals 2. Resolutions 3. Demonstrations 4. Petitions
Which of the political methods given above was/were used against British by the Moderate nationalists?
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question_answer 111)
With reference to the Religious and Social reform movements in the modern India, which one of the following pairs is correctly matched?
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question_answer 112)
Consider the following statements regarding 'Champaran Satyagraha':
1. It was the first Satyagraha movement inspired by Mahatma 2. Gandhi occurred in Champaran district of Bihar in 1917 Gandhiji was joined by many young nationalists from all over India during this movement, including Rajendra Prasad, Sardar Patel, Acharya Kriplani, and later Jawaharlal Nehru.
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question_answer 113)
Consider the following statements regarding the Ghadar Party:
1. The Ghadar Party was formed in 1913 in the United States under the leadership of Sohan Singh Bhakna, Baba Jawala Singh, Santokh Singh and Har Dayal as its president. 2. The Ghadar Party was built around the monthly paper The Ghadar, which carried the caption on the masthead: Angrezi Raj Ka Dushman. 3. The Ghadar Party was pledged to wage revolutionary was against the British in India as soon as the First World War broke out in 1914.
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question_answer 114)
Which of the followings Statements are correct with respect Subhas Chandra Bose?
1. Subhash Chandra Bose was born on 23 January, 1897 in Cuttack (Orissa). 2. Subhash Chandra Bose had been a leader of a younger, more radical wing of the Indian National Congress. 3. Subhash Chandra Bose had become Congress President 1938 and 1939. 4. On 22 June 1939 Subhash Chandra Bose organised the All India Forward Bloc an independent bloc outside the Indian National Congress.
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question_answer 115)
Which of the following statements are correct with reference to the Indian Councils Act of 1909?
1. It was passed to win the support of the 'Extremists' in the Congress. 2. The principle of election to the councils was legally recognized. 3. Communal representation was for the first time introduced in the interests of Muslims. 4. The Act had desired to set up a parliamentary form of government in India.
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question_answer 116)
Which of the following statements are correct regarding 'Individua Satyagraha'?
1. Gandhiji decided to launch Individual Satyagraha after he was dissatisfied with 'August Offer'. 2. Individual Satyagraha was limited, symbolic and non-violent in nature. 3. Acharya Vinoba Bhave was the first Individual Satyagrahi. 4. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel was the second Individual Satyagrahi.
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question_answer 117)
Tipu Sultan concluded the 'Treaty of Srirangapattinam' with the British, which of the following terms of the treaty was/were correct?
1. According to this treaty, Tipu Sultan had to give up half his dominions. 2. According to this treaty, Tipu Sultan had to surrender two of his sons as hostages to the English. 3. According to this treaty, both sides, agreed to release the prisoners of war.
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question_answer 118)
Consider the following statements with regard to the 'Subsidiary Alliance':
1. Hyderabad was the first state which was brought under Wellesley's Subsidiary System in 1818. 2. It fixed the amount to be paid annually at Rs.24 lakhs for the subsidiary force to Hyderabad. 3. In accordance with the treaty, all the French troops in Hyderabad were disbanded and replaced by a subsidiary British force.
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question_answer 119)
Mahatma Gandhi announced his plan to begin Non-Cooperation with the government as a sequel to which of the following?
1. Rowlatt Act 2. Jallianwala Bagh massacre 3. Khilafat Movement
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question_answer 120)
Ajmer has earned the epithet of "Madinatui Hind or the Madina of India". Each year, the devotees of all sects and faiths congregate here from all parts of the world on the occasion of the annual festival of Urs. It is famous for its rich architecture/ architectures of which of the following?
1. Indo-Islamic 2. Royal Rajasthani 3. Indo-Saracenic 4. Jain styles
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question_answer 121)
Which of the following was/were methods used by the extremist against British?
1. Promotion of Swadeshi 2. Boycott of foreign goods 3. Introduction and promotion of national education 4. Resolutions
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question_answer 122)
Consider the following pairs with regard to the widely knows places during British Period:
1. Muslin : Banares 2. Silk : Tanjore 3. Carpets : Dacca
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question_answer 123)
Which of the following was/were major events occurred during the Luc known Pact, 1916?
1. The divided Indian National Congress became united during Luc know Pact. 2. Joint action against the British was reached between the Congress and the Muslim League during Luc know Pact. 3. The separate electorates for the Muslims in the Imperia Legislative Council elections were agreed by the Indian. National Congress during Lucknow Pact.
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question_answer 124)
Consider the following statements with regard to Charter Act of 1833:
1. This act provided one lakh of rupees annually for the promotion of Indian education. 2. According to this act, East India Company ceased to be a commercial agency in India. 3. According to this act, Governor-General of Fort William was hereafter called 'the Governor- General of India.
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question_answer 125)
Consider the following statements with regard to Gandhi-Irwin Pact:
1. As per this pact, Mahatma Gandhi agreed to suspend the Civil-Disobedience Movement 2. As per this pact, Mahatma Gandhi agreed to participate in the Second-Round Table Conference.
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question_answer 126)
Consider the following statements:
1. The Governor-General of Bengal was made the Governor- General of India through the Charter Act of 1833. 2. The Charter Act of 1833 declared that no Indian shall hold any government position under the company.
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question_answer 127)
Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay's famous novel 'Anandamath' was based on which of the following rebellion?
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question_answer 128)
Who among the following later Mughal rulers was referred to the "Shah-i-Bekhabar"?
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question_answer 129)
Consider the following statements regarding 'Dastaks':
1. It was free passes for the movement of goods for trade. 2. It was used by the officials of British Government. 3. It meant loss of revenue to the Bengal Government.
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question_answer 130)
Consider the following statements regarding to the specific nature of communist and revolutionary extremist movement in Indian context:
1. Both the communist and the revolutionary extremist advocated India would be republic. 2. Both the communist and the revolutionary extremist believed in internationalism. 3. Support bases of communist were labourers, peasants and other working class whereas supporters of revolutionary extremist were middle class of cities.
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question_answer 131)
Consider the following statements regarding Hunter Commission:
1. The Commission recommended for the expansion and improvement of the elementary education of the masses. 2. The Commission suggested two channels for the secondary education-one was literary education leading up to the Entrance Examination of the university and the other preparing the students for a vocational career.
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Consider the following statements with regard to Khilafat Movement:
1. The chief cause of the Khilafat Movement was the defeat of Turkey in the First World War. 2. The whole movement was based on the Muslim belief that the Sultan of Turkey was the religious head of the Muslims in the western countries of the Asia only.
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question_answer 133)
The Revolt of 1857 was/were considered as the 'First War of Indian Independence' by whom among the following?
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question_answer 134)
Which of the following institutions were introduced in India by Lord Cornwallis?
1. Civil services 2. Police organisation 3. Judicial organisation
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question_answer 135)
Which of the following statements is/are correct?
1. Bal Bharati, a monthly for children in Hindi, is being regularly published since June 1948. 2. A reputed literary monthly 'Aajkal', in the field of literature, art and culture has been published both in Hindi and Urdu.
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question_answer 136)
Which of the following factor/factors connected the rebels of 1857 to one another?
1. Commonly shared hatred for British. 2. A common political perspective. 3. A common vision of the future
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question_answer 137)
Consider the following statements regarding peasant's movements in India in nineteenth century:
1. They opposed the system of landlordism. 2. They had an adequate understanding of the colonial system.
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question_answer 138)
Consider the following pairs:
Tribe : State 1. Sahariya : Andhra Pradesh 2. Bhil : Madhya Pradesh 3. Apatanis : Arunachal Pradesh
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question_answer 139)
What is the correct sequence of the following events?
1. The August offer 2. The Quit India Movement 3. The Royal Indian Naval Mutiny 4. The Cripps mission
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question_answer 140)
Which one of the following defines extremist ideology during the early phase of Indian freedom struggle?
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question_answer 141)
Consider the following statements:
1. The Rowlatt Act imposed judgement without trial in India. 2. The Rowlatt Act was enacted in 1919.
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question_answer 142)
Who among the following was/were the founders of the Hindustan Socialist Republican Association in 1928?
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question_answer 143)
Consider the following:
1. Bahiskrit Hitkarini Sabha 2. Satya Sadhak Samaj 3. Harijan Sevak Sangh
Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar is associated with the establishments of which of the above?
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question_answer 144)
Mahatma Gandhi began his experiments with Satyagraha against the oppressive European indigo planters at:
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Which of the following statements is/are correct with respect to the significance of the Non-Cooperation Movement?
1. It was the real mass movement with the participation of different sections of Indian society such as peasants, workers, students, teachers and women. 2. It demonstrated the willingness and ability of the masses to endure hardships and make sacrifices. 3. It witnessed the spread of nationalism to the remote corners of India.
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question_answer 146)
Who of the following were the programmes of the Non- Cooperation Movement?
1. Surrender of titles and honorary positions:. 2. Resignation of membership from the local bodies. 3. Establishment of national schools, colleges and private panchayat courts. 4. Boycott of elections held under the provisions of the 1919 Act.
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question_answer 147)
Which of the following statements was/were correct regarding the Simon Commission?
1. All members of the Commission were Englishmen. 2. As there was no Indian member in it, the Commission faced a lot of criticism even before its landing in India. 3. Almost all the political parties including the Congress decided to oppose the Commission. 4. At Lahore, the students took out a large anti-Simon Commission demonstration on 30 October 1928 under the leadership of Motilal Nehru.
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question_answer 148)
By 1930, Dr Ambedkar had become a leader of national staturt championing the cause of the depressed people of the country. He demanded the separate electorates for depressed classes in which of the round table conferences/pact?
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question_answer 149)
Consider the following statements regarding the "Individual Satyagraha":
1. It was limited, symbolic and non-violent in nature and it was left to Mahatma Gandhi to choose the Satyagrah is. 2. Acharya Vinoba Bhave was the first Satyagrahi and Sardar Vallabhai Patel was the second Satyagrahi chosen by Mahatma Gandhi.
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Which of the following statements was/were correct regarding the Swadeshi Movement?
1. Promotion of National Education through the establishment of national schools and colleges. 2. In Bengal, even the landlords joined in this movement. 3. The women did not participate in this movement.
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'The Champaran tenant', informs Mahatma Gandhi, 'he was bound by law to plant three out of every twenty parts of his land with indigo for his landlord'. This system was called:
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question_answer 152)
Consider the following statements regarding the Indian Councils Act of 1909:
1. The principle of election to the councils was legally recognized, but communal representation was for the first time introduced in the interests of all minorities in India. 2. According to this act, an Indian member was appointed for the first time to the Governor-General's Executive Council.
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question_answer 153)
Consider the following statements regarding the Prarthana Samaj:
1. It was founded in 1867 in Bombay by Pandit Ishwar Chandra. 2. It was an off-shoot of Brahmo Samaj. 3. It was a reform movement within Hinduism and concentrated on social reforms like inter-dining, inter-marriage, widow remarriage and uplift of women and depressed classes.
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question_answer 154)
With reference to the Justice Party, consider the following statements:
1. The Justice Party represented the Non Brahmin Movement. 2. The Justice Party engineered a social revolution against the domination of Brahmins in the sphere of public services and education.
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Consider the following statements regarding the 'Theosophical Society':
1. The Theosophical Society was founded in USA in 1875 by H.P. Blavatsky and Henry Steel cost. 2. Their main objectives were to form a universal brotherhood of man without any distinction of race, colour or creed and to promote the study of ancient religions and philosophies. 3. They arrived in India and established their headquarters at Adyar in Madras in 1882.
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question_answer 156)
Consider the following statements regarding Kadambini Ganguly:
1. She became one of the few Indian women doctors qualified to practice western medicine in 1886. 2. She presided the fifth session of the Indian National Congress in 1889. 3. She organized the Women's Conference in Calcutta in 1906 in the aftermath of the partition of Bengal.
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question_answer 157)
Which the following statements about the Charter Act of 1853, related to the East India Company, is not correct?
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question_answer 158)
Consider the following statements regarding the Bardol Satyagraha:
1. It sparked off in 1926, when the British authorities decided increase the land revenue by 30%. 2. Vallabhbhai Patel was conferred with the title of "Sardar" in this movement.
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question_answer 159)
Which of the following personalities were associated with the Non-Cooperation Movement of 1920?
1. Subhash Chandra Bose 2. Mahatma Gandhi 3. C. R. Das
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Which of the following was not recommended by the Wood' despatch?
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question_answer 161)
Consider the following statements regarding "the Young Men's Indian Association":
1. It was organised by Annie Besant in 1914 in Madras. 2. Its main aim was to put Christian principles into practice by developing a healthy "body, mind and spirit".
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Who among the following were called "Kukas"?
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Consider the following statements regarding the great social reformer 'Jyotirao Phule':
1. He formed the Satya Shodhak Samaj. 2. He opened the first school for girls in India in August 1848.
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Consider the following statements regarding the Akali Movement:
1. It was started by the Sikh reformers to purify their religious places and removal of the evil social practices. 2. It resulted in the passing of the State Gurudwara Act of 1925 in the Punjab Province.
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Consider the following statements regarding the "Council of Four" established by the Regulating Act of 1773:
1. It was also known as the Calcutta Council. 2. It was established, to limit the powers of Warren Hastings, the Governor-General.
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Which of the following are associated with regime of Lord Corn wan is?
1. Treaty of Salbai 2. Treaty of Seringapatam 3. The permanent settlement of Bengal
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question_answer 167)
Consider the following statements regarding the Indian Press before independence:
1. Under the Newspaper Act 1908, the District Magistrate had the power to confiscate the assets of a press. 2. Under the Vernacular Press Act 1878, Magistrates were authorized to ask publisher of any newspaper to give assurance of not publishing anything threatening peace and security.
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question_answer 168)
Consider the following statements regarding Raja Rammohun Roy:
1. He started Amitya Sabha. 2. He wrote a book in Persian called Tuhfat al-Muwahhiddin. 3. He published the Bengali translation of the Vedas.
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Consider the following statements regarding Mohammedan Literary Society founded in 1863:
1. It was founded by Sayyid Ahmed Khan. 2. It was founded at Lucknow. 3. It promoted discussion of religious, social and political questions in the light of modern ideas.
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In response to the attack of Japan on China in 1937, what was the response of Indian National Congress?
1. It passed a resolution calling upon the Indian people to refrain from the use of Japanese goods. 2. It sent a medical mission to work with the Chinese armed forces. 3. It passed a resolution urging the British Indian Government to send army to fight against Japanese forces.
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What was the original name of the commission appointed by the British government, popularly called the Simon Commission?
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question_answer 172)
Consider the following statements regarding Punjab Naujawan Bharat Sabha established in 1926:
1. Bhagat Singh was its first secretary. 2. It was associated with some communal bodies and other parties with communal ideas. 3. It aspired to create the spirit of general toleration among the public. 4. It considered religion as a matter of personal belief of man and to act upon it fully.
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question_answer 173)
Consider the following statements regarding the rise of communism in India:
1. In the late 1920s two powerful left parties, the Communist Party of India and the Congress Socialist Party emerged. 2. The Kirti Kisan Party of Hindustan was founded at Lahore.
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Consider the following statements about Surendranath Banerjee:
1. He was the first Indian to pass the Indian Civil Services Examination. 2. He was unjustly turned out of the Indian civil services. 3. He founded the Indian Association.
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question_answer 175)
Consider the following statements about Cripps proposals, 1942:
1. The congress party objected to it because it did not even talk about granting dominion status to India. 2. It was different from the August offer because formulation of the Constitution now was to be in the Indian hands only. 3. It recognized the rights of provinces for a separate constitution and separate union, if they did not want to join the Indian union.
4. Gandhiji described it as a post-dated cheque. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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question_answer 176)
Consider the following statements regarding Rajagopalachari formula:
1. The Muslim League was to endorse the Indian demand for independence and cooperate with the congress in the provisional government in the transitiona period. 2. At the end of the war, a commission was to be appointed to demarcate the Muslim- majority areas and then a plebiscite
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question_answer 177)
Consider the following statements regarding charter act of 1773:
1. It elevated the Governor of Bengal to the post of Governor General of Calcutta council. 2. It established a Supreme Court at Fort William in Calcutta. 3. It allowed the servants of the company to engage in small private trades.
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question_answer 178)
Which of the following was not the reason for the strike of Royal Indian Navy Ratings at Bombay in 1946?
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question_answer 179)
Consider the following statements about M.G. Ranade:
1. He was the founder of Prarthana Samaj. 2. He was the founder of Indian National Social Congress.
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question_answer 180)
Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya was the founder/one of the founders of which of the following?
1. Banaras Hindu University 2. Bharat Scouts 3. A newspaper named 'Leader' 4. Congress Nationalist Party
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question_answer 181)
The Nagpur Congress session of 1920 was especially important because:
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question_answer 182)
Which among the following literatures were considered to be extolling revolutionary terrorism in India's struggle for Independence?
1. 'Bandi Jivan by Sachin Sanyal. 2. 'Father Dab by Sharatchandra Chatterjee. 3. 'Why I am an Atheist' by Bhagat Singh.
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Sri Aurobindo published series of articles titled 'New Lamps for Old' in Indu Prakash, a daily newspaper from Bombay. Its theme was:
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During the Indian freedom struggle, which of the following events led to first 'All India Hartal'?
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During the period of 1600 AD to 1800 AD, local rulers of which of the following places built temples in a unique style that were profusely decorated with terracotta plaques and stucco patterns?
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Consider the following statements regarding Swadeshi and boycott movements:
1. The moderates wanted to limit boycott only to foreign goods and not with every association with the government. 2. The extremists wanted to confine boycott movement only to Bengal.
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Which of the following sessions of the Indian National Congress witnessed the defeat of the proposal of the council entry, which led to the formation of Congress-Khilafa Swarajya party?
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Non-cooperation movement was the first mass mobilization and agitation movement of India for freedom struggle. Which of the following statements are correct regarding the movement?
1. C.R. Das moved the main resolution on non-cooperation in annual session of Congress at Nagpur. 2. Second phase of Non-cooperation movement included mass civil disobedience by non-payment of taxes. 3. Second phase of the movement was launched by Gandhiji from Bardoli Taluqa of Surat district, which proved to be immensely successful.
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Working class movement during British rule charted different path from the mainstream struggle of independence. Which among the following statements is correct regarding India's working class movement?
1. First attempt to limit working hours for labour was brought by Sorabjee Shapoorjee Bengalee. 2. 'Bombay Mill Hands Association' was established by Dadabhai Naoroji in 1890. 3. Attitude of Indian National Congress towards working class movement was of indifference only, despite of their ownership being foreign or domestic.
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Public Safety Bill, 1928 was defeated by Swarajists by series of adjournment motions. In retaliation, government arrested many leaders and famous Meerut Conspiracy Case was started. For what purpose the Public Safety Bill was introduced by government at first place?
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question_answer 191)
Development of Education has its humble beginning by Charter Act of 1813. What are the correct chronological order of developments regarding development in field of education in India?
1. Wood's Despatch 2. Macaulay's Minute 3. The Saddler commission 4. Hunter commission
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Lord William Bentinck served as Governor-General for the period from 1828-1833. Which among the following events took lace during his tenure?
1. Vernacular language replaced Persian language as an official court language. 2. District fauzdari courts were abolished and circuit courts were established. 3. Collectors were made responsible only for revenue administration with no magisterial functions.
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Quit India Movement was the most radical and last mass movement in India's struggle for independence. Which of the following statements are incorrect with regard to this movement?
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Many provisions of present Indian constitution have been borrowed from Government of India Act, 1935. Which of the statements given below are correct in this regard?
1. It introduced federation and provincial autonomy, though envisaged federation never came into being. 2. It provided the provision of the bicameral Central Legislature consisting of Federal Assembly and Council of State. 3. It provided three fold division of legislative powers into Federal, Provincial and Concurrent lists.
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question_answer 195)
Which of the following pairs are correctly matched?
(Governor General) :(Function/Event) 1. Warren Hastings - Regulating Act 2. Cornwallis - Permanent Land Settlement 3. Wellesley - Subsidiary Alliance 4. Dalhousie - Abolition of Sati
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Which of the statements given below are correct?
1. Raja Ram Mohan Roy is considered as father of Indian Renaissance. 2. Bhagat Singh was known as Punjab Kesari. 3. Brahmo Samaj mainly insisted on monotheism. 4. Dutch were the first to start a joint stoc company to trade with India.
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Which among the following statements/fax explain the significance of the Bengal Regulation of 1793?
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Nehru Report was an answer to question posed by Lord Birkenhead that Indians cant make single draft on which all parties agree. Which one of the following statements did not form a part of Nehru Report?
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Consider the following statements regarding the socio-religious reforms movement, in India, during British Rule:
1. It totally rejected Indian traditions. 2. It aimed at modernization of Indian society. 3. It aimed at westernization of Indian society.
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Which of the following communities did not significantly participate in the Swadeshi Movement?
1. Lower middle class in cities 2. Women and students 3. Muslim masses 4. Peasantry across the nation
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Which of the following events occurred during the Non- Cooperation Movement?
1. Foundation of a Working Committee of fifteen members of the Indian National Congress. 2. Visit of India by the Prince of Wales. 3. Foundation of All India Kisan Sabha.
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According to early nationalists which of the following was a major obstacle to rapid industrial development, in India, during the British Rule?
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Consider the following features of the Indian capitalist class during the Indian National Movement:
1. This class grew as subordinate and junior partner of the British capital. 2. This class argued for comprehensive land reform in India. 3. Close to the independence this class cornered major share of the domestic market.
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Consider the following statements regarding the Simla Conference, 1945:
1. It was summoned to approve the Wavell Plan, by Indian political leaders, for Indian self-government. 2. The All-India Muslim League boycotted the Conference.
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Tej Bahadur Sapru was a liberal nationalist who played an important role in Indian National Movement. Which of the following statements about his contribution in the freedom struggle of India are correct?
1. He was the head of Liberal Federation of India. 2. He defended the extremists during Meerut conspiracy case. 3. He took part in all of the three Round Table conferences. 4. He played major role in the declaration of 'Poorna Swaraj' by the Indian National Congress in 1929.
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Which of the following statements are correct?
1. Monfcagu-Chelmsford reforms for the first time brought the provision by which the official majority in Provincial legislative assemblies was gone. 2. Indian Councils Act 1919, provided more representatives and for the first time bi-cameral Central Legislature. 3. Transfer of subjects to provinces, during the British Rule in India, was made on the principle of delegation of legislation rather than division of powers.
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Consider the following statements in regard to Rowlatt Act:
1. It was enforced in 1919. 2. It provided the British Indian Government massive power to repress political Activities. 3. It allowed the British Indian Government to imprison anybody without a trial for indefinite time.
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question_answer 208)
Consider the following statements in regard to Khilafat Movement:
1. The aim of the movement was to protect the position of the Ottoman sultan as the spiritual leader of the Muslims. 2. It was organised in Bombay in March, 1919. 3. Muhammad Alt and Shaukat Alt, two active Khilafat leaders denied having any relation with non-cooperation movement.
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Consider the following statements regarding land revenue system introduced by the British Government in India:
1. The share of land under the permanent land revenue settlement system was equivalent to the share of land that was under the Ryotwari System. 2. John Shore was main proponent of permanent land revenue settlement.
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Which among the following incidents happened during the tenure of Lord Chelmsford as the Governor-General of India?
1. Foundation of Sabarmati Ashram. 2. Enforcement of the Rowlatt Act. 3. Jallianwala Bagh Massacare. 4. Kakori train robbery. 5. Moplah rebellion in Kerala.
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Arrange the following in the correct chronological order:
1. Wave Plan 2. August Offer 3. Cripps Mission 4. C Rajagopalachari Formula 5. Cabinet Mission
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Which of the following statements is/are correct?
1. Swami Dayanand's slogan of 'Back to Vedas' was a call for revival of Vedic learning and Vedic purity of religion and not revival of Vedic times. 2. Raja Ram Mohan Roy was the initiator of public agitation on political issues in India. 3. Swami Vivekananda abhorred materialism and preached ascetic way of life for attaining spiritual transcendence.
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Earlier approach of the Indian National Congress towards princely states was not to interfere but later on it actively backed the movements in these states. Which of the following reason brought this distinct change in attitude of the Congress?
1. Government of India Act, 1935 projected a scheme of Federation which brought princely states into a direct constitutional relationship with British India. 2. Formation of congress ministries in the manjority of the provicnces in British India 1937 3. Mahatma Gandhi was a natice of a princely state rather than British India. 4. Many members of the congress ministries belonged to the princely states.
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Consider the following reasons for the spontaneous emergence of Princely States in India, especially after 1707 AD:
1. The disintegration of the Mughal Empire. 2. Weak Mughal leadership after Aurangzeb. 3. Factionalism within the system, leading to lack of political stability. 4. Frequent attacks made by Europeans weakened the political strength, leading to disintegration of Indian Territory.
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During 1937-39, Congress ministries faced several constraints, which prevented the complete overhaul of Indian agrarian structure. These constraints were:
1. Poverty of cultivators. 2. Zamindars had to be conciliated and neutralized first. 3. Reactionary legislative councils dominated by landlords, moneylenders etc. 4. Agrarian structure, at that time, was too complicated.
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In 1933, Jawaharlal Nehru was arrested for sedition and was awarded a two-year sentence because:
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Consider the following statements regarding the 1928 Calcutta Session of the Indian National Congress:
1. The Nehru Report was rejected in this session. 2. Mahatma Gandhi and Motilal Nehru suggested that a two- year grace period be given to the British India Government to accept the demand for a dominion status. 3. JL Nehru and Subhash Chandra Bose expressed their dissatisfaction with dominion status as the goal of the congress.
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Consider the following statements about the sessions of the Indian National Congress:
1. Surendranath Banerjee did not participate in the first session of the Congress. 2. Swaraj was demanded for the first time at the Calcutta session in 1906. 3. Mrs Sucheta Kriplani was the first Indian woman to preside over a session at Calcutta in 1917. 4. Sir William Wedderburn is the only British to have presided over two sessions.
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Consider the following statements Madam Bhikaji Cama's contribution to the Indian freedom struggle:
1. She carried out her revolutionary activities from Paris. 2. She unfurled her own version of the tri-colour of the India national flag in Europe. 3. She also ran a secret radio for easy and quick communication between revolutionaries. 4. She started a newspaper Bande Matram from Paris.
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Consider the following statements regarding Hunter Commission on education:
1. It was appointed to examine the progress of education after India since Wood's Despatch of 1854. 2. It emphasized on extension and improvement of primary level education. 3. It recommended division of education into literary and vocational divisions. 4. It recommended setting up of special schools for girls.
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Consider the following statements with regards to The 'Wardha Scheme of Basic Education:
1. It was based on Mahatma Gandhi's idea of 'Learning through Activity'. 2. It emphasized inclusion of Handicrafts in basic syllabus. 3. English as a medium of education was to be imparted after 8th Class. 4. Zakir Hussain was the president of the Wardha Conference on Education, where the scheme was proposed.
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The British followed a policy of non-interference in India till 1813 but gradually changed their course towards modernization of Indian society due to:
1. Industrial Revolution because the British capitalists believed that India cannot become its market unless .there is modernization. 2. French Revolution led to the introduction of words like liberty, equality and fraternity, which was unheard of earlier and made a huge impact on the masses worldwide. 3. The outbreak of Russian Revolution and the British Government's fear that its domino effect could reach India also.
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Consider the following statements about the Aitchison Committee on Public Services, 1886:
1. It recommended abolishing the terms covenanted' and 'un- covenanted'. 2. It recommended classification of the civil services into 'Imperial Civil Services', 'Provincial Civil Services' and 'Subordinate Civil Services'. 3. It recommended that 1/6111 of the posts of Civil Services should be filled from elite Indian families nominated by provincial governments, subject to the approval of the Secretary of States for India. 4. It recommended raising the age limit to 23 years for Civil Services.
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Consider the following statements:
1. The first non-Indian to be the President of Indian National Congress was A.O. Hume. 2. Besides Annie Besant and Sarojini Naidu, Nellie Sengupta was the only lady to become the President of Indian National Congress before 1947.
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Which of the following pairs are correctly matched?
(Sessions of Indian National Congress) (Resolution passed) 1. 1908 : a constitution for congress 2. 1931 : a resolution on fundamental right and economic policy 3. 1945 : resolution on landlordism
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Consider the following statements:
1. NM Lokhande established Bombay Handmill Association and Indian Trade Union Federation in 1931. 2. Indian Trade Union Federation was later dissolved in 1940.
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Consider the following statements regarding Bijolia Movement:
1. It was started in Mewar against the excessive land revenue exactions, where the peasants refused to do begar and held back the taxes. 2. Initial leadership to the movement was provided by Sitaram Das, later Bhoop Singh and Maniklal Verma prominently further carried the movement. 3. One of the objectives of the movement was to save the lower castes from the Brahmins hypocritical attitude.
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question_answer 228)
In the struggle between the Britishers and the French to establish supremacy over India, which of the following were the possible causes for British victory?
1. Naval superiority of British as compared to their counterparts. 2. Greater autonomy given to deal with 'Indian Matters' to the British officers from their home government. 3. Strategic locations inclined towards British.
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question_answer 229)
Consider the following statements with regard to 'Vernacular Press Act, 1878':
1. It empowered District Magistrates to get bonds signed by publishers not to print anything against the British government. 2. The Magistrate's action could be challenged in a court of law. 3. The District Magistrate was empowered to siege the property of publisher. 4. English newspapers published by Indians were also covered under this act.
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question_answer 230)
Consider the following statements regarding V D Savarkar:
1. He laid the foundation of Abhinav Bharat. 2. He formed the Hindu Dharma Sangrakhshini Sabha. 3. He wrote the 'Indian war of Independence' and celebrate Golden jubilee of Revolt of 1857 pronouncing it as the First war of Independence. 4. 'Peak-Weak' and 'Scotts papers' were other names for his book 'Indian war of Independence'.
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question_answer 231)
Consider the following statements:
1. Jawaharlal Nehru did not agreed to the basic Gandhian strategy of Struggle-Truce-Struggle. 2. According to Jawahar Lal Nehru, both the withdrawal of Civil Disobedience Movement and entry in the legislative councils represented as a 'spiritual defeat' and a surrender of ideals of the national movement. 3. Mahatma Gandhi agreed for the entry in the legislative councils and he believed that councils work would also help in attaining Swaraj.
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question_answer 232)
Consider the following statements regarding the partition of India:
1. During Cripps Mission, the Indian National Congress did not accept the autonomy of Muslim majority provinces. 2. During Gandhi-Jinnah talks, Gandhiji did not accept the right of self-determination of Muslim-majority provinces. 3. After the Cabinet Mission Plan, Congress conceded the possibility of Muslim majority provinces by setting up a separate constituent assembly for the Muslims.
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question_answer 233)
Consider the following statements regarding Individual Satyagraha movement:
1. 'Dilli Chalo' slogan was given during this movement. 2. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad was the second individual satyagrahi. 3. The demand of a satyagrahi would be for the freedom of speech to preach against Indian participation in the second World War-II:
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question_answer 234)
Consider the following:
1. Introduction of Local Self Government 2. Abolition of Sati System 3. Suppression of Thugs 4. Prohibition against female infanticide
Which of the events given above are associated with Lord William Bentinck?
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question_answer 235)
Consider the following statements:
1. Anandi Gopal Joshi was the first Indian woman to obtain degree in western medicine. 2. Kadambini Ganguly earned a medical degree after Anandi Gopal Joshi in the same year. 3. Kadambini Ganguly was one of the six female delegates to the fifth session of the Indian National Congress.
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question_answer 236)
Consider the following statements regarding the Indian Working I Class movement during the Independence struggle:
1. Working class did not participate in the Quit India Movement owing to opposition by the Communists. 2. Dewan Chaman Lal became the first general secretary of All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC) in 1920. 3. Most of the nationalist newspapers actively opposed the Factories Act of 1881 and 1891.
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question_answer 237)
Which of the following statements is/are correct about Tebhaga movement?
1. The storm centre of the movement was Eastern Uttar Pradesh. 2. There was mass struggle to implement the Flood Commission's recomme-ndations of Tebhaga i.e. two-thirds' share to share croppers instead of one-half share.
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question_answer 238)
Which of the following statements is/are correct about Woods : Despatch (1854)?
1. It asked the British Indian Government to assume; responsibility for the education of the masses. 2. It recommended English as the medium of instruction for higher studies as well as elementary education. 3. It failed to address female and vocational education. 4. It recommended a system of grants-in-aid to encourage private enterprise.
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question_answer 239)
Consider the following statements regarding Non-Aligned Movement (NAM):
1. While many of the Non-Aligned Movement's members were actually quite closely aligned with one or the other of the super powers, the movement still maintained cohesion throughout the Cold War. 2. Belarus remains the sole member of the Movement in Europe. 3. The 17th Summit of the Non Aligned Movement is to be held in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil in 2015.
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question_answer 240)
Consider the following statements regarding the Asiatic Society:
1. It was founded during the rule of Lord Cornwallis. 2. The main objective behind setting up the institute was to promote the study of Indian languages and scriptures. 3. Rajendralal Mitra was the first Indian President of the Society.
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question_answer 241)
Which among the following statements is not correct in regard to the Quit India Movement?
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It was a non-violent movement. done
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question_answer 242)
Who among the following participated in the Sanyasi rebellion (1763-1800) against the British Rule?
1. Displaced peasants 2. Demobilized soldiers 3. Bankrupt traders 4. Dispossessed zamindars 5. Religious monks
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question_answer 243)
Which of the following was/were introduced during the Non- Cooperation Movement?
1. Organization of a Working Committee of fifteen members to look after the day-to-day affairs of the Indian National Congress. 2. Organization of Provincial Congress Committees on regional basis. 3. Use of Hindi by the Congress as far as possible.
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question_answer 244)
Which of the following steps were taken by the Congress Ministries during 1937-39?
1. Passing of laws that enabled untouchables to enter temples. 2. Introduction of basic education with an emphasis on manual and productive work. 3. Providing subsidies to Khadi, spinning and village industries.
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question_answer 245)
Who among the following supported the prisoners of the Indian National Army?
1. The Muslim League 2. The Justice Party 3. The Hindu Mahasabha 4. The Communist Party of India 5. The Sikh League
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question_answer 246)
Consider the following statements with regard to Nehru Report:
1. It was prepared by a committee of the All Parties Conference chaired by Motilal Nehru with his son Jawaharlal acting as its secretary. 2. All Muslim Parties Conference held under the president- ship of Agha khan in Delhi unanimously rejected the Nehru Report. 3. It contained the Bill of Rights.
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question_answer 247)
Consider the following statements:
1. The Communal Award was declared by the British Prime Minister Ramsay Macdonald granting separate electorates in British India for the Muslims and depressed classes of Hindu community only. 2. The demand of separate electorates for the untouchables was raised by Dr. B.R. Ambedkar. 3. Mahatma Gandhi began an indefinite hunger strike at Yerwada Jail to protest against the communal Award.
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question_answer 248)
The Home Rule Movement had been organized by Annie Besant, Bal Gangadhar Tilak etc for the demand of
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question_answer 249)
Who was the Governor General of India during the introduction of the Railway service in India?
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question_answer 250)
Consider the following statements regarding the Indian Council Act 1909:
1. It effectively allowed the election of Indians to the various legislative councils in India for the first time. 2. The Right to separate electorate was given to the Muslims. 3. The act provided diarchy system for major provinces.
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question_answer 251)
Consider the following statements regarding Surendra Nath Banerjee:
1. Surendra Nath Banerjee was one of the founders of the Indian National Association. 2. Surendra Nath Banerjee merged Indian National Association with Indian National Congress owing to their common objectives and memberships.
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question_answer 252)
Which among the following were the reasons of Kheda Satyagraha?
1. The peasants were suffering from plague and drought. 2. The British Indian government introduced new higher land revenue-rate. 3. High prices due to the World War I.
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question_answer 253)
Consider the following statements in regard to the civil rebellions during the first hundred years of the British rule:
1. The leadership of the rebellions was from the rack rented peasant, ruined artisans and demobilized soldier groups. 2. The major reason behind these rebellions was the changes brought by British in the economy, administration and land revenue system. 3. The main objectives of the rebellions were to fight against the foreign rule and bring a new form of rule and social relations. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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question_answer 254)
Consider the following statements in regard to the Mount batten plan :
1. Princely states were allowed to have independence. 2. In case of partition it was proposed to create two dominions and two constituent assemblies. 3. Accession of Hyderabad to Pakistan was accepted.
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question_answer 255)
Consider the following statements in regard to the event during the rule of Lord Cornwallis as the Governor General:
1. He brought in the separation of revenue administration and civil jurisdiction through the Cornwallis code. 2. He introduced the civil services in India. 3. Subsidiary alliance system was started under his rule.
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question_answer 256)
Which of the following was one of the most significant development laid by Charter Act of 1813?
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Indian Civil Services was opened for all. done
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question_answer 257)
Consider the following statements in regard to Indigo Revolt:
1. The revolt observed tremendous initiative and cooperation from the Ryots. 2. The revolt failed to see the unity between Hindu and Muslim. 3. Intelligentsia of Bengal supported the rebellious peasantry by organizing powerful campaigns by means of newspapers, mass meetings.
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question_answer 258)
Consider the following statements with regard to revolutionary terrorism after the withdrawal of non co - operation movement:
1. The revolutionary terrorist started to work under a unified banner on an all India basis. 2. The revolutionaries were influenced by the upsurge of working class trade unionism after the war. 3. The success of Russian revolution and the success of the young socialist state in consolidating itself was a major influence on the rise of revolutionary terrorists.
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question_answer 259)
Consider the following statement in regard to Akali Movement:
1. It developed on a political issue that was related to British interference in Gurdwara administration. 2. The reformers wanted to free Gurdwaras from the Mahants who were used by British government to preach loyalism to Sikhs and in turn keep them away from the rising nationalist movement. 3. The reformers organized group of volunteers known as Jathas to carry out the activities of movement.
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question_answer 260)
Which of the following statements in regard to the Indian National Movement are correct?
1. It demanded for the adult franchise. 2. It adopted a pro-poor orientation from its beginning. 3. The socialist wing of the movement successfully challenged the hegemony of the Bourgeois over it.
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