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Which Act for the first time made it possible for Indians to take some share in the administration of their country?

  1. Charter Act 1833
  2. Charter Act 1853
  3. Government of India Act 1858
  4. Indian Councils Act 1861
Modern Indian History

The main outcome of 1921-22 non-cooperation movement was

  1. Hindu-Muslim unity
  2. More powers to provinces
  3. Increase in elected members to the Central Legislative Assembly
  4. Division in the Indian National Congress
Modern Indian History

Which one of the following was the Emperor of India when British East India Company was formed in London?

  1. Akbar
  2. Jahangir
  3. Shahjahan
  4. Aurangzeb
Modern Indian History

The Brahama Samaj is based on the principle of:

  1. Atheism
  2. Monism
  3. Monotheism
  4. Polytheism
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Who among the following leaders did NOT participated in the Second Round Table Conference ?

  1. MK Gandhi
  2. Sarojini Naidu
  3. Pt. Madan Mohan Malviya
  4. Dr. Rajendra Prasad
Modern Indian History

Those who joined Mahatma Gandhi during the Champaran Satyagrah included:

  1. Vallabh Bhai Patel and Vinoba Bhave
  2. Jawaharlal Nehru and Rajendra Prasad
  3. Rajendra Prasad and Anugraha Narain Sinha
  4. Mahadev Desai and Maniben Patel
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Match List-I (Congress President) with List-II (Location) and select the correct answer from the codes given below the lists:
List-I - List-II

A. Dr. MA Ansari - 1. Haripura
B. Purushottam Das - 2. Kanpur
C. Sarojini Naidu - 3. Madras
D. Subhas Chandra - 4. Nasik

A B C D

  1. 1 2 4 3
  2. 2 3 1 4
  3. 3 4 2 1
  4. 4 1 2 3
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Who among the following was the envoy of the British King James I at Jahangir’s Court?

  1. William Hawkins
  2. Willin Finch
  3. Piera Della Vella
  4. Edward Terry
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Who of the following had regarded the Karachi Session of Indian National Congress (1931) as the 'pinnacle of Mahatma Gandhi's popularity 'and prestige' ?

  1. S.C. Bose
  2. Pattabhi Sitaramayya
  3. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
  4. Sardar Kishan Singh
Modern Indian History

The name of the foreign journalist who reported about Satyagraha at Dharsana salt works was:

  1. Francis Louis
  2. Mark Tully
  3. Web Miller
  4. Philip Sprat
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Name the organization formed by Surendranath Banerjee which merged with the Indian National Congress in 1886-

  1. East India Association
  2. London India Society
  3. Indian Association
  4. Indian National Conference
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Muslim League was established in 1906 at:

  1. Bombay
  2. Lahore
  3. Dhaka
  4. Delhi
Modern Indian History

On the first occasion, the Prime Minister of India was appointed by:

  1. The Governor General
  2. The British Emperor
  3. Mahatma Gandhi
  4. The Viceroy
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Cabinet Mission, 1946 comprised of three cabinet ministers. Who among the following was not its member?

  1. Lord Pethick Lawrence
  2. A.V Alexander
  3. Sir Stafford Cripps
  4. Lord Emery
Modern Indian History

Which of the following books was known as "Bible of Bengali Patriotism"?

  1. Geetanjali
  2. Anand Math
  3. Devdas
  4. Gora
Modern Indian History

Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R).

Assertion (A): The Asiatic Society of Bengal was established in the period of Warren Hastings and he modestly declined the offer of Presidentship of that learned body in favour of Sir William Jones.

Reason (R): Warren Hastings was himself a great scholar and an ardent orientalist who used to encourage the study of Sanskrit, Persian and Arabic.

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

  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

First Muslim President of Indian National Congress was:

  1. Abul Kalam Azad
  2. Rafi Ahmad Kidwai
  3. M.A. Ansari
  4. Badruddin Tyabji
Modern Indian History

The INA was a brainchild of:

1. Giani Pritam Singh
2. Mohan Singh
3. Subhas Chandra Bose
4. Major Iwaichi Fujiwara

Select the correct answer from the codes given below:

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

The formula for transfer of sovereignty to India in 1947 was known as:

  1. Durand Plan
  2. Morely-Minto Reforms
  3. Mountbatten Plan
  4. Wavell Plan
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Who among the following Governor Generals ridiculed congress as representing only a 'microscopic minority' of people?

  1. Lord Dufferin
  2. Lord Curzon
  3. Lord Minto
  4. Lord Lansdown
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Which one of the following is correctly matched ?

  1. Radhaswami Satsang – Lahore
  2. Bharat Dharma Mahamandal – Delhi
  3. Sanatan Dharma Rakshini Sabha – Calcutta
  4. Deva Samaj – Banaras
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Who of the following had pleaded from the side of Indian National Army Officers in their Red Fort trial?

  1. C.R. Das
  2. Motilal Nehru
  3. M.A. Jinnah
  4. Sir T.B. Sapru
Modern Indian History

Lala Lajpat Rai had injured?

  1. In the lathi charge of protesting against Simon Commission
  2. In the lathi charge of protesting against Rowlatt Act
  3. In the lathi charge of protesting against Quit India Movement
  4. In the lathi charge of protesting against Govt. of India Act
Modern Indian History

Who has moved a resolution for the creation of Pakistan in the Muslim League Session of 1940?

  1. M.A. Jinnah
  2. Mohammed Iqbal
  3. A. K. Fazlul Huq
  4. Khaliqujjaman
Modern Indian History