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An anti British outfit "Abhinava bharat" was founded by:

  1. R.G. Bhandarkar
  2. V.D. Savarkar
  3. S.R. Das
  4. Sardar Bhagat Singh
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The first session of the Indian National Congress was held at:

  1. Delhi
  2. Bombay
  3. Calcutta
  4. Madras
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Who described Mahatma Gandhi for the first time as the "Father of the Nation"?

  1. Sarojini Naidu
  2. Sardar Patel
  3. Jawahar Lal Nehru
  4. Subhash Chandra Bose
Modern Indian History

The English introduced Rayatwadi settlement in:

  1. Bengal Presidency
  2. Madrash Presidency
  3. Bombay Presidency
  4. Madras and Bombay Presidencies
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Match list-I and list-II and select the correct answer from the code given below?
List-I - List-II

A. August Declaration - 1. Lord Linlithgow
B. August Offer - 2. Montague
C. August Resolution - 3. Mohammad Ali Jinnah
D. Direct Action Day - 4. Mahatma Gandhi

Code:
A B C D

  1. 2 1 4 3
  2. 3 4 1 2
  3. 1 3 2 4
  4. 4 2 3 1
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Which one of the following is not true about the Cripps Mission?

  1. Dominion status since the war ended.
  2. Constitution framed by the Constituent Assembly acceptable.
  3. The formation of new Executive Council with equal representation for both Hindus & Muslims.
  4. Any province could remain outside the Indian Union.
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The Lieutenant Governor of Bengal at the time of Partition of Bengal was:

  1. Sir Andrews Fraser
  2. H.H. Risley
  3. Brodrick
  4. A.T. Arundel
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Who of the following was sent as representative of labourers by Indian Government in the Washington Summit of I.L.O. in the year 1919?

  1. VP Wadia
  2. NM Joshi
  3. CF Andrews
  4. Joseph Baptista
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Who said that "Every attack on my back bone would prove to be a nail in the shroud of the British Empire."?

  1. Lala Lajpat Rai
  2. Bhagat Singh
  3. Chandrasekhar Azad
  4. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
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Given below are four events connected with India's struggle for independence. Select their correct chronological order by using the codes given below the events:

1. Second Round Table Conference.
2. Karachi Session of Indian National Congress.
3. Execution of Bhagat Singh.
4. Gandhi-Irwin Pact.

Codes:

  1. 1,2,3,4
  2. 2,1,3,4
  3. 4,3,2,1
  4. 2,4,3,1
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Arrange the following in chronological order. Select the correct answer from the codes given below:

1. Non-Cooperation Movement
2. Civil Disobedience Movement
3. Khilafat Movement
4. Quit India Movement

Codes:

  1. 1,3,2,4
  2. 2,3,1,4
  3. 3,1,2,4
  4. 4,2,3,1
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In February 1922 Gandhiji was forced to postpone Non-Cooperation Movement because of the:

  1. Violence at Chauri Chaura and other places
  2. Disputes
  3. Government suppression
  4. Rush in the jails
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What is the name of party founded by Saumyandra Nath Tagore?

  1. Indian Bolshevik Party
  2. Revolutionary Communist Party
  3. Bolshevik Leninist Party
  4. Radical Democratic Party
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Who said? "Tilak is the father of Indian unrest,"

  1. V. Chirol
  2. Louis Fishcer
  3. Web Miller
  4. Lord Reading
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Who among the following great men is called the "Father of Indian Renaissance"?

  1. Vivekananda
  2. Raja Ram Mohan Roy
  3. Rabindra Nath Tagore
  4. Dayanand Saraswati
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By which of the following Acts, the system of 'Chamber of Princes' with 120 members was created?

  1. Charter Act of 1853
  2. Act of 1793
  3. Act of 1909
  4. Act of 1919
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The editor of the "Hindu Patriot" who strongly supported the Indigo Movement was:

  1. Hem Chandrakar
  2. Harish Chandra Mukherjee
  3. Dinbandhu Mitra
  4. Digambar Biswas
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Who among the following had seconded the resolution on partition in the meeting of All India Congress Committee held in New Delhi in 1947?

  1. Govind Ballabh Pant
  2. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
  3. J.B. Kripalani
  4. Abul Kalam Azad
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Lahore session of Indian National Congress was held in the year?

  1. 1927
  2. 1929
  3. 1939
  4. 1941
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The ‘Cabinet-Mission’ of 1946 was led by:

  1. Sir Pethick Lawrence
  2. Lord Linlithgow
  3. Lord Wavell
  4. Sir John Simon
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Who opposed Planned Development in India?

  1. Mahatma Gandhi
  2. Jawaharlal Nehru
  3. Indira Gandhi
  4. Rajiv Gandhi
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The prefix "mahatma" was added with the name of Gandhi:

  1. during Champaran Satyagraha
  2. during the satyagraha against Rowlatt Act
  3. In Amritsar Session of the India National Congress 1919
  4. At the begining of Khilafat movement
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Who among the following said about the Act of 1935 "a car which has brake but no engine" ?

  1. Jawahar Lal Nehru
  2. C. Rajgopalachari
  3. Mahatma Gandhi
  4. S. C. Bose
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In the contexts of Indian history, which of the following statement/s is/are correct regarding Vaikom Satyagraha ?

1. It was a satyagraha against untouchability and caste discrimination.
2. Mahatma Gandhi participated in this Satyagraha.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
Codes :

  1. 1 only
  2. 2 only
  3. Both 1 and 2
  4. Neither 1 nor 2
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