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1
Mahatma Gandhi considered preconditions as necessary for a satyagrahi to fulfill namely :
A
Follow truth and cultivate fearlessness.
B
Prefect Chastity
C
Adopts poverty
D
All of the above
2
The Kakori Conspiracy took place in :
A
1925
B
1922
C
1920
D
1915
3
Jallianwala Bagh Massacre in Amritsar took place on :
A
March 13 1919
B
April 13 1919
C
May 13 1919
D
June 13 1919
4
Whom did Mahatma Gandhi consider his political guru?
A
Shri Bharat Kumar
B
Purushottam Das Tandon
C
Sir William Wedderburn
D
Gopal Krishna Gokhale
5
The organization of Khudai Khidmatgar was established:
A
Under the leadership of Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan.
B
Under the leadership of Abul Kalam Azad
C
Under the leadership of M.
D
Under the leadership of Syed Hasan Imam
6
Bal Gangadhar Tilak introduced the slogan Swaraj is my birth right in :
A
1896
B
1904
C
1906
D
1910
7
Who founded Abhinav Bharat ?
A
V.
B
Savarkar
C
Arbindo Ghosh
D
None of these
8
The two names which were associates with the publication of the paper ‘Yugantar’ are:
A
Barindra kumar Ghose and Arbindo Ghosh
B
Bhupendranath Dutta and Arbindo Ghosh
C
Barindra kumar Ghose and Bhupendranath Dutta
D
Sawarkar
9
Delhi was formally declared the future capital of the British India in :
A
1906
B
1909
C
1912
D
1911
10
The year which is associated with the Gadar movement is:
A
1911
B
1913
C
1917
D
1922
11
The Queen Victoria assumed the title of the Empress of India in 1876 by :
A
British parliament
B
Indian Sabha
C
Singaporian Parliament
D
None of these
12
Who said – “Our Life and religion are useless without the attainment of Swaraj�
A
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
B
Veer Kunwar
C
Lala Lajpat Ra
D
Bhagat Singh
13
The newspapers ‘The Punjabi and The pupil’ were published by :
A
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
B
Lala Lajpat Rai
C
Bhagat Singh
D
Lala Hardyal
14
The National College in Calcutta had been established on :
A
September 14 1906
B
July 14 1906
C
March 14 1906
D
August 14 1906
15
In 1906 Dadabhai Naoroji had passed a resolution approving the issues of swadeshi and national education in:
A
The Calcutta Session of the Indian National congress
B
The Lucknow Session of the Indian National congress
C
The Meerut Session of the Indian National congress
D
The Lahore Session of the Indian National congress
16
Who played an important role in the Gadar Movement in 1915?
A
Lala Hardayal
B
Lala Lajpat Rai
C
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
D
None of the above
17
In 1821 Raja Ram Mohan Roy started the Bengal quarterly:
A
Samvad Kaumudi
B
Bengali renaissance
C
Bengal Gazette
D
The Brahmonical
18
The first man after the revolt of 1857 who wanted to overthrow the British regime by means of an armed rebellion and establish self-government in India was:
A
Bhakt Khan
B
Nana Sahib
C
Vasudeo Balwant Phadke
D
Jung Bhadur Rana
19
Who established East India Association in London 1866?
A
Subhash Chandra Bose
B
Dadabhai Naoroji
C
V. O. Chidambaram Pillai
D
Hemu Kalani
20
In 1893 Mahatma Gandhi went to South Africa in connection with the trial of a merchant:
A
Hemu Kalani
B
Sachindra Bakshi
C
Manmath Nath Gupta
D
Abdulla Seth
21
Barindra Kumar Ghose and Bhupendranath Dutta started:
A
Jugantar
B
Som Prakash
C
Vichar Lahiri
D
Sandhya
22
Lord Curzon announced the partition of Bengal on :
A
16 October 1911
B
16 October 1896
C
16 October 1907
D
16 October 1905
23
Whose statement is this –“The Indians should no longer be satisfied with mere mendicancy neither should they beg the English for concessions�
A
V N Mandalik
B
Lala Lajpat Rai
C
Bipin Chandra Pal
D
Abdul Kalam Azad
24
Which Indian revolutionary was called by the Britishers as ‘The Father of Indian Disaffection and biggest traitor’?
A
Lala Lajpat Rai
B
Lala Hardyal
C
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
D
M G Ranade
25
Who was the founder of a society known as ‘Abhinav Bharat’ ?
A
J K Hikki
B
B B Upadhyay
C
Vinayak Damodar Savarkar
D
None of the above
26
Maulana qasim Nanautavi, Rashid Ahmad Gangohi, Sheikhul Hind Maulana- Mahmud-ul Hasan were the prominent figures who represented?
A
Deoband Movement
B
Santhal Movement
C
Indigo Movement
D
None of these
27
In the history of Indian National Movement Santhal Rebellion took place between :
A
1845-47
B
1849-50
C
1855-56
D
1866-67
28
The famine which killed nearly 8 lakh people during British rule as per the report furnished by the Femine Commissioon of 1660 had struck :
A
Eastern India
B
Northern India
C
Southern India
D
Western India
29
Who called the revolt of 1857 as a war between barbarism and civilization?
A
V A Smith
B
T. R. Holmes
C
J K Hikki
D
Sir Ahmed Khan
30
Who is the author of the book ‘The Great Rebellion’?
A
Robert Knight
B
T N Das
C
Ashok Mehta
D
K M Pannikar
31
Who said, “this (the revolt 1857) was an eruption of social volcano, where many spent forces found vent. After the eruption, the whole social topography had changed; the scars if rebellion remained deep and shining?â€
A
J K Hikki
B
Ashok Mehta
C
K M Pannikar
D
None of the above
32
Sisir Kumar Ghosh, Shambhuchand Mukherhee, Kali Mohan Das and Jogesh Chandra Dutt were editors of:
A
Amrit Bazar Patrika
B
Hindu
C
Sudharak
D
Yugantar
33
Which of the British Acts provided for the establishment of All India Federation at the centre ?
A
The Government of India Act 1935.
B
The Government of India Act 1919.
C
Indian Independence act 1947
D
The Registration act 1908
34
The Cabinet mission arrived in Delhi on:
A
August 24 1946
B
May 24 1946
C
March 24 1946
D
April 24 1946
35
The British government declared Communist Party of India illegal in:
A
1924
B
1934
C
1930
D
1939
36
Under which British Act was the provision to establish a Federation of India concession of Governor’s provinces and Princely states made?
A
Government of India Act 1918
B
Government of India Act 1925
C
Government of India Act 1930
D
Government of India Act 1935
37
When was Poona Pact between Mahatma Gandhi and Dr. B. R. Ambedkar signed?
A
In 1920
B
In 1925
C
In 1928
D
In 1932
38
The British Prime Minister Atlee announced the withdrawal of the Britishers in the House of Commons from India on
A
February 20 1942
B
February 20 1947
C
March 20 1947
D
March 20 1942
39
Who said, “India is for Indians?â€
A
Syed Hasan Imam
B
Mahatma Gandhi
C
Dr. S.Gopal
D
Dayanand Saraswati
40
Who said,†One Country One God, One Caste, one Mind brothers all of us Without Difference, without Doubt ?â€
A
V.
B
Savarkar
C
Syed Hasan Imam
D
Lala Lajpat Rai
41
United India House organizes Unity among Indians in the United states of America in
A
1906
B
1908
C
1910
D
1917
42
The Indian People play people’s role in the people’s war was the slogan of:
A
The Forward Block
B
Indian National Congress
C
Communist Party of India
D
None of these
43
Who in the year 1907 unfurled the first national flag at the International socialist conference in Stuttgart (Germany)?
A
Madame Bhikaji Cama
B
Subash Chandra Bose
C
Jawahar Lal Nehru
D
Sardar Patel
44
In 1942 who appealed the Britishers to leave India in God’s hands?
A
Jawahar Lal Nehru
B
Mohhamad Ali Jinnah
C
Sardar patel
D
Mahatma Gandhi
45
Individual Satyagrah – symbolic and non-violent in nature was started on:
A
October 17 1942
B
October 17 1940
C
October 17 1939
D
October 17 1938
46
In 1906 to protest discrimination against Indians in S. Africa Mahatma Gandhi started
A
Satyagraha at Durban
B
Satyagraha at Cape Town
C
Satyagraha at Port Elizabeth
D
Satyagraha at Johannesburg
47
Which slogan was given by the Congress in opposition to British Government involving India in Second World War in 1939 without consulting the people of India ?
A
Karo ya Maro
B
Nahi Karenge Nahi Ladenge
C
Na koi bhai na koi pai.
D
None of these
48
Subhash Chandra Bose was elected the president of the Indian national congress :
A
Ramgarh Session 1940
B
Bombay Session 1934
C
Tripuri session 1939
D
Wardha Session 1942
49
Bal Gangadhar Tilak began his drive for new awakening among the Indians by publishing two newspapers in 1881
A
The Maratha and Kesari
B
The Maratha and Samwad
C
The Samwad and Kesari
D
The Maratha and Kumudi
50
In the elections held in 1937 under the provisions of the Government of India Act of 1935 Congress Ministries were formed in :
A
Eleven States
B
Nine States
C
Five States
D
Ten States
51
Whom did the Britishers call the father of Indian disaffection and the biggest traitor?
A
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
B
Lala Hardayal
C
Lala Lajpat Rai
D
None of these
52
Who established in 1893 the society for the removal of Obstacles to the Hindu Religion?
A
Dayanand Sarshawati
B
Raja Ram Mohan Rai
C
The Chapekar brothers
D
None of these
53
Raja Rammohan Roy founded Brahma samaj on
A
20 August1838 B. C. D.
B
20 Augus 1828
C
20 August1848
D
20 August1858
54
Gandhiji launched the Non-cooperation movement in:
A
The year 1910
B
The year 1915
C
The year 1917
D
The year 1920
55
Swami Sahajanand Saraswati was the first president of
A
All India Hindu Mahasabha
B
All India Unity Mahasabha
C
All India Kisan Mahasabha
D
None of these
56
From where did the quit India Movement begin?
A
Calcutta
B
Mysore
C
Bombay
D
Pune
57
Abhinav Bharat organized in 1904 was :
A
Hindu Mahashabha
B
A secret society of revolutionary activists
C
All India Kisan Mahasabha
D
None of these
58
The major Muslim organizations which opposed the partition of India were
A
The Jamiat-Ulema-hind
B
Khudai Khidmatgar
C
Majlis-e-Ahrar –Hind
D
All of the these
59
Who was the selected as first satyagrahi by Mahatma Gandhi to begin individual satyagraha in 1940?
A
Vinoba Bhave
B
Jawahar Lal Nehru
C
Brahma Datt
D
Annie Besant
60
Who was the mastermind of bomb attack on Lord Hardinge at chandani chowk in Delhi in 1912?
A
Amir Chand
B
Avadh Behari
C
Rasbihari Bose
D
Basant Kumar Biswas
61
Quit India movement began on:
A
August 9 1940
B
August 9 1941
C
August 8 1942
D
August 9 1944
62
Under which document was the separate electorate granted for muslims ?
A
Charter Act of 1813
B
The Permanent Settlement
C
Mahalwari System Reforms
D
Morley Minto Reforms
63
Lucknow pact of 1916 was between:
A
Indian Muslim League and Mahatma Gandhi
B
Indian Muslim League and Indian National congress
C
Indian National congress and Lord Hardinge
D
Lord Hardinge and Mahatma Gandhi
64
During the tenure of which Governor general was the resolution of total independence passed?
A
Lord Irwin
B
Lord Minto
C
Lord Chelmsford
D
Lord Reading
65
The main centre of Wahabi Movement during the freedom movement was
A
Lucknow
B
Mysore
C
Patna
D
Delhi
66
Swami Dayanand established the head quarters of Arya Samaj in:
A
Calcutta
B
Lahore
C
Mumbai
D
Chennai
67
In 1912 Mohammad Ali started the paper
A
The Native Opinion
B
The New India
C
Al-Balagh
D
The Comrade
68
The Indian National congress decided to launch an individual civil disobedience in place of Mass civil Disobedience in:
A
1942
B
1935
C
1933
D
1928
69
Which Act provided for the establishment of an All India federation at the centre consisting of the provinces of British India and the princely states?
A
The Government of India Act 1935
B
Government of India Act 1918
C
Government of India Act 1925
D
Government of India Act 1930
70
When did Mahatma Gandhi go on fast unto death for the first time?
A
1921
B
1917
C
1918
D
1915
71
What is called the magna carta of Western Education system in Indian?
A
Dispatch of Charles wood secretary of state 1854
B
Slavery Bill for Education
C
Wonder of Education refoms
D
None of these
72
Who led the revolt of 1857 in Lucknow?
A
Bahadur Shah Jafar
B
Jung Bahadur Rana
C
Begum Hazrat Mahal
D
Tatya Tope
73
Who said “one religion one caste and one God for mankind?â€
A
Dayanand Sarshwati
B
Swami Sachidanand Sarshwati
C
Swami Ramanand Sarshwati
D
Narayan Guru
74
On what ground did the second split in the congress take place in 1918?
A
Charter act of India
B
Montague Chelmsford Declaration
C
Morley Minto Reforms
D
None of these
75
Which revolutionary wrote books Colour of Swadeshi and Revolutionary Life?
A
Bhagat Singh
B
Sukhdev
C
Pandit Ram Prasad Bismil
D
Raj Guru
76
Which revolutionary was associated with the foundation of the Punjab Navjivan Bharat Sabha in 1926?
A
Rash Behari Bose
B
Amir Chand
C
Basant Kumar Biswas
D
Bhagat Singh
77
The novel ‘Neel Darpan’ depicting the harassment and oppression of Indigo farmers by the Britishers was written by:
A
M M Malviya
B
Bipin Chandra Pal
C
Tara Shankar Bandhopadhyay
D
Sisir Kumar Ghosh
78
Who led the revolt in 1857 in Bihar and defeated the British Army near Aara?
A
Bahadur Shah Jafar
B
Kunwar Singh
C
Tatya Tope
D
Mangal Pandey
79
Who wrote famous thesis entitled ‘South India in 1857: war of Independence’:
A
J K Hikki
B
K M Pannikar
C
. M G Ranade
D
Savarkar
80
Who has written about the revolt of 1857- ‘this was an eruption of social volcano’ where many spent forces found vent. After the vent the whole social topography has changed. The scars of rebellion remained deep and shining?â€
A
Brahma Datt
B
V.
C
Savarkar
D
Ashok Mehta
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