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The President of Surat Session of Indian National Congress, 1907 was-

  1. R. B. Ghosh
  2. B. G. Tilak
  3. Annie Besant
  4. G. K. Gokhale
Modern Indian History

After the formation of ministries in the provinces in 1937, Congress rules lasted for

  1. 28 months
  2. 29 months
  3. 30 months
  4. 31 months
Modern Indian History

Vidhan Sabha elections held in the year 1937, In which of the following province Indian National Congress did not get Majority.

  1. Madhya Pradesh
  2. Bihar
  3. Punjab
  4. Madras
Modern Indian History

Who among the following was the leader of the revolution of 1857 in Assam ?

  1. Diwan Maniram Dutta
  2. Kandarpeshwar Singh
  3. Purandar Singh
  4. Piali Barua
Modern Indian History

Lahore Session of Muslim League (1940) was presided over by

  1. Liaqat Ali Khan
  2. Chaudhary Khaliquzzaman
  3. Mohammad Ali Jinah
  4. Fatima Jinah
Modern Indian History

Consider the following events and arrange them in chronological order.

I. Battle of Mudki
II. Battle of Porto Novo
III. Battle of Shakarkheda
IV. Battle of Bedara

Select the correct answer from the code given below:
Code:

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

Who was the author of the book 'Bandi Jiwan' ?

  1. Dinabandhu Mitra
  2. Hema Chandrakar
  3. Ram Prasad Bismil
  4. Sachindra Sanyal
Modern Indian History

Who among the following was not associated with the Home Rule Movement?

  1. C.R. Das
  2. S. Subramaniya Iyer
  3. Annie Besant
  4. B. G. Tilak
Modern Indian History

Assertion (A): Dandi March was performed by Gandhi Ji
Reason( R): He wanted to right over the salt to poor people of India

  1. Both A and R are correct, and R is correct explanation of A
  2. A and R both are correct, but R is not the correct explanation of A
  3. A is true, R is not
  4. R is true but not A
Modern Indian History

Which one of the following was favoured by Nehru but not favoured by Gandhiji?

  1. Truth
  2. Non-violence
  3. Untouchability
  4. Heavy industrialisation
Modern Indian History

Assertion (A): The Quit India Movement marked the culmination of Indian National Movement.

Reason (R): After the Quit India Movement it was a matter of time to find a suitable mechanism for transfer of power.

Select the correct answer from the code given below:
Code:

  1. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
  2. Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
  3. (A) is true, but (R) is false
  4. (A) is false, but (R) is true
Modern Indian History

Who accused Indian National Congress of practising politics of "Pray, petition and protest"?

  1. B.G.Tilak
  2. M.A. Jinnah
  3. S.C. Bose
  4. Annie Besant
Modern Indian History

Consider the following events and arrange them into chronological order:

1. Sharda Act
2. Nehru Report
3. Simon commission
4. Dandi march

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

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

The date April 6, 1930 is known In Indian history for:

  1. First Round Table Conference in London
  2. Non-cooperation Movement
  3. Gandhi-Irwin Pact
  4. Dandi March by Mahatma Gandhi
Modern Indian History

Who among the following Pakistani National was awarded the "Bharat Ratna" by the Indian Government?

  1. LiaqatAli Khan
  2. M.A. Jinnah
  3. Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
  4. Muhammad Iqbal
Modern Indian History

The Poona pact was concerned with:

  1. Depressed classes
  2. Hindu Muslim unity
  3. Constitutional progress
  4. Educational Reforms
Modern Indian History

Avadh was annexed to British Empire in India by:

  1. Policy of subsidiary alliance
  2. Doctrine of lapse
  3. By declaring the State as Maladministered
  4. By waging war
Modern Indian History

Who returned the "Knighthood" title to the British Government in reaction against Jalianwala Bagh Massacre ?

  1. Md. Ali Jinnah
  2. Rabindranath Tagore
  3. Rameshwar Singh
  4. Shankaran Nair
Modern Indian History

Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

  1. Prabna revolt - 1873
  2. Deccan Kisan revolt - 1875
  3. Sanyasi revolt - 1894
  4. Kol uprising - 1831
Modern Indian History

Who among the following were associated with the formation of "Swaraj Party"?

1. Subhash Chandra Bose
2. C.R.Das
3. Jawaharlal Nehru
4. Motilal Nehru

Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
Codes:

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

Who had merged Sikkim in India ?

  1. Lord Hastings
  2. Lord William Bentinck
  3. Lord Dalhousie
  4. Lord Auckland
Modern Indian History

Match List-I and List-II and select the correct answer from the code given below:
List-I - List-II

A. Socialist Party - 1. C.R. Das
B. Communist Party - 2. Ram Manohar
C. Swaraj Party - 3. LalaHardayal
D. Ghadar Party - 4. PC. Joshi

Code:
A B C D

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

Who among the following founded the Abhinav Bharat, a secret association of revolutionaries?

  1. Arbindo Ghosh
  2. Shachindra Sanyal
  3. Surya Sen
  4. V. D. Savarkar
Modern Indian History

Who was the first lady President of the Indian National Congress:

  1. Nellie Sengupta
  2. Sarojini Naidu
  3. Annie Besant
  4. Kadambini Bose
Modern Indian History