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According to Gandhiji nonviolence is:

  1. a way to attain truth
  2. a way to win political freedom
  3. the only way to realise God
  4. an end in itself
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The author of the book "India Divided" was:

  1. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
  2. Dr. Rajendra Prasad
  3. Narendra Deva
  4. Asaf Ali
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Which one of the following uprisings occurred in Maharastra?

  1. Bhil uprising
  2. Kol uprising
  3. Rampa uprising
  4. Santhal uprising
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The first railway line was opened in India between

  1. Howrah and Serampore
  2. Bombay and Thane
  3. Madras and Guntur
  4. Delhi and Agra
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Who among the following leaders was the supporter of "Swadeshi"?

  1. Arbindo Ghosh
  2. Pheroz Shah Mehta
  3. Dadabhai Naoroji
  4. Subhash Chandra Bose
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Which of the following policy was adopted by Indian National Congress during 2nd world war?

  1. To cooperate the British Govt. after getting the assurance of complete independence
  2. Active cooperation to Britain
  3. Neutrality
  4. None of these
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In which year the book "Poverty and Unbritish Rule in India" was published ?

  1. 1900 A.D.
  2. 1901 A.D.
  3. 1902 A.D.
  4. 1903 A.D.
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Who remarked about the East India Company that "The Company is an anomaly but it is part of a system where everything is an anomaly"?

  1. Warren Hastings
  2. G. B. Macaulay
  3. Lord Clive
  4. Henry Dundas
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Who was the founder of ‘Satyashodhak Samaj’ having its primary emphasis on the seeking of truth?

  1. Tarabai Shinde
  2. M. G. Ranade
  3. Jyotiba Phule
  4. Raja Ram Mohan Roy
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The date April 6, 1930 is known in Indian History for:

  1. Dandi March by Mahatma Gandhi
  2. First Round Table Conference
  3. Gandhi-Irwin Pact
  4. Jallianwala Bagh massacre
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With which one of the following movements was Aruna Asaf Ali associated?

  1. Khilafat Movement
  2. Non Cooperative Movement
  3. Civil Disobedience Movement
  4. Quit India Movement
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Who of the following did express that Mohammad Ali Jinnah was the "Ambassador of Hindu-Muslim unity"?

  1. Sarojini Naidu
  2. Annie Besant
  3. Rajkumari Amrit Kaur
  4. Aruna Asaf Ali
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Local Self-Government institutions in India were strengthened in 1882 by:

  1. George Barlow
  2. Lord Rippon
  3. Lord Curzon
  4. Lord Lytton
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Who said, "The Congress is tottering to its fall and one of my greatest ambition while in. India is to assist it to a peaceful demise.":

  1. George Hamilton
  2. Lord Curzon
  3. Lord Dufferin
  4. Lord Minto
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The secret of success of East India Company in India was:

  1. Absence of nationalism in India.
  2. The company had western trained infantry armed with modern weapons.
  3. The Indian soldiers lacked national sprit and could be hired by any one who paid them well.
  4. All the three above.
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Quit India Movement started in?

  1. 1936
  2. 1940
  3. 1942
  4. 1947
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Who of the following took the passing of resolution on partition in the meeting of the Congress Committee (1947) as a "Surrender of Nationalism in favour of Communalism" ?

  1. Dr. Kitchlew
  2. Purushottam Das Tandon
  3. Jawaharlal Nehru
  4. G.B. Pant
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"You give me blood, I will give you Freedom" who had said this statement:

  1. Subhash Chandra Bose
  2. Bhagat Singh
  3. Rasbihari Bose
  4. Batukeshwar Dutt
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The paper "Indian Mirror" was published during 1861 from-

  1. Bombay
  2. Calcutta
  3. Madras
  4. Pondicherry
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When was the Gandhi Irwin Pact signed?

  1. 1921
  2. 1929
  3. 1931
  4. 1933
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The theme of the novel Anandmath is based on:

  1. Chuar Revolt
  2. Sanyasi Revolt
  3. Poligar Revolt
  4. Talukdar's Revolt
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Sharada Act fixed the minimum age of marriage of girls and boys respectively as:

  1. 12 and 16
  2. 14 and 18
  3. 15 and 21
  4. 16 and 22
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The Mounthantten Plan became the basis for

  1. Continuity of British rule
  2. Transfer of power
  3. Partition of the country
  4. Solution of communal-problems
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Who among the trio-Lal, Bal and Pal became President of the Indian National Congress?

  1. Lala Lajpat Rai
  2. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
  3. Bipin Chandra Pal
  4. None of them
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