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Which one of the following is correctly matched?
List-I - List-II

  1. Mahatma Gandhi - The Law and the Lawyers
  2. Ram Manohar Lohiya - India Divided
  3. Dr. Rajendra Prasad - Guilty Men of India's Partition
  4. Abdul Kalam Azad - Ghubar-e-Khatir
Modern Indian History

The person who returned his token of Honour to Government of India on May 30, 1919 was:

  1. Jamnalal Bajaj
  2. Tej Bahadur Sapru
  3. Mahatma Gandhi
  4. Rabindra Nath Tagore
Modern Indian History

The first meeting of Indian National Congress was held at-

  1. Bombay
  2. Poona
  3. Madras
  4. Calcutta
Modern Indian History

The following are the events of national movements:

I Champaran Satyagraha
II Non-cooperation Movement
III Quit India Movement
IV Dandi March

The correct chronological order is:

  1. I, II, IV, III
  2. II, I, III, IV
  3. III, II, I, IV
  4. II, III, I, IV
Modern Indian History

Consider the following events connected with Indian National Movement:

1. Gandhi-Irvin Pact
2. Execution of Bhagat Singh
3. Karachi Session of Indian National Congress, 1931
4. Martyrdom of Chandra Shekhar Azad

Find the correct chronological order of the events from the codes given below
Codes :

  1. 4, 1, 2, 3
  2. 1, 2, 3, 4
  3. 2, 3, 4, 1
  4. 4, 1, 3, 2
Modern Indian History

Who among the following established a modern armoury in Dindigal Mysore in 1755 ?

  1. Nanjraj
  2. Haider Ali
  3. Devraj
  4. Chikka Krishnaraj
Modern Indian History

The Marathi fortnightly "Bahishkrit Bharat" was started by:

  1. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
  2. B. R. Ambedkar
  3. V. D. Savarkar
  4. Gopal Krishna Gokhle
Modern Indian History

Muslim League observed the 'Direct Action Day' on

  1. 12 August 1942
  2. 16 August 1943
  3. 16 August 1946
  4. 14 August 1947
Modern Indian History

By which one of the following Acts was created the Federal Court in India ?

  1. Indian Council Act, 1861
  2. Government of India Act, 1909
  3. Government of India Act, 1919
  4. None of the above
Modern Indian History

Who among the following was the leader of the Farazi rebellion?

  1. Aga Muhammad Raza
  2. Dadu Miyan
  3. Shamsher Gazi
  4. Wazir Ali
Modern Indian History

Who out of the following was given the award of "Rashtra Kavi" due to his influencing contribution to the Independence movement of India through his literary works?

  1. Maithili Sharan Gupta
  2. Jai Shankar Prasad
  3. Sumitra Nandan Pant
  4. Ram Dhari Singh
Modern Indian History

Who among the following were prominent leaders of the 'Khilafat Movement"?

  1. Maulana Mohammad Ali and Saukat Ali
  2. Mohammad Ali Jinnah and Saukat Ali
  3. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad and Rafi Ahmed Kidwai
  4. Rafi Ahmed Kidwai and Saukat Ali
Modern Indian History

Who was responsible for encouraging the Local self Govt, in India?

  1. Lord Mayo
  2. Lord Lytton
  3. Lord Canning
  4. Lord Ripon
Modern Indian History

Capital of Tipu Sultan was?

  1. Balur
  2. Dwar Samundra
  3. Seringapatam
  4. Srirangam (Shri Rangapatnam)
Modern Indian History

Which of the following events was the last in chronological order?

  1. Home Rule Movement
  2. Khilafat Movement
  3. Jallianwala Bagh Massacre
  4. Moplah Revolt
Modern Indian History

Who was the last ruler of "Jaunpur state"?

  1. Mohammed Shah
  2. Hussain Shah
  3. Mubarak Shah
  4. Ibrahim Shah
Modern Indian History

In India the First Municipal Corporation was set up in which one among the following places ?

  1. Calcutta
  2. Madras
  3. Bombay
  4. Delhi
Modern Indian History

First women president of Indian National Congress was?

  1. Shri Annie Besant
  2. Kamla Nehru
  3. Sarojini Naidu
  4. Vijayalakshmi Pandit
Modern Indian History

Arrange the following events in chronological order choose the correct answer from the codes given below:

A. Amritsar Incident
B. Chauri Chaura Incident
C. Champaran Movement
D. Moplah Rebellion

  1. A, B, C, D
  2. B, A, C, D
  3. C, A, D, B
  4. C, A, B, D
Modern Indian History

Who among the following never presided a session of Indian National Congress?

  1. Lala Lajpat Rai
  2. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
  3. Gopal Krishna Gokhle
  4. Subhash Chandra Bose
Modern Indian History

Who of the following attacked on Dr. B.R. Ambedkar by saying: "Ambedkar has had his leadership thrust upon him by a benign British Government because his services were necessary to embarrass the Nationalist leaders."

  1. Mahatma Gandhi
  2. Subhash Chandra Bose
  3. Dr. B.S. Moonje
  4. Sir Mirza Ismail
Modern Indian History

The first mass movement started by Mahatma Gandhi was:

  1. Non-Cooperation Movement
  2. Salt movement
  3. Quit India Movement
  4. Indigo Movement
Modern Indian History

Match List – I with List – Il and select the correct answer from the code given below the lists.
List – I (Newspaper/Magazine) – List – II (Place of publication)

A. Swadesh – 1. Agra
B. Bharat Bandhu – 2. Almora
C. Satyawadi – 3. Hathras
D. Shakti – 4. Gorakhpur

Code:
A B C D

  1. 3 2 1 4
  2. 4 3 1 2
  3. 2 3 4 1
  4. 1 2 3 4
Modern Indian History

Which of the following was first victim of Lord Dalhousie's policy of doctrine of lapse??

  1. Jhansi
  2. Satara
  3. Karauli
  4. Sambalpur
Modern Indian History