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1701.

Which lawyer defended Arvind Ghosh in Alipore bombing?

A. b. C . sail
B. Motilal Nehru
C. Bhulabhai Desai
D. C . R. Slave
Answer» E.
1702.

In which year Lord Hoarding canceled the partition of Bengal?

A. 1911 ,
B. 1904 ,
C. 1906 ,
D. 1907 ,
Answer» B. 1904 ,
1703.

In the year 1916, who made the agreement between the Muslim League and the Congress

A. b. G. Tilak
B. G. K. gokhale
C. annie besant
D. J. L. Nehru
Answer» D. J. L. Nehru
1704.

When was the assassination of Kingsford attempted in Muzaffarpur?

A. 1908 ,
B. 1909 ,
C. 1907 ,
D. 1911 ,
Answer» B. 1909 ,
1705.

Who among the following was the one who escaped the death penalty in the Kakori Conspiracy Case?

A. ashfaqullah khan
B. Rajendra Lahiri
C. Ram Prasad Bismil
D. Chandrashekhar Azad
Answer» E.
1706.

What was the immediate reason for the start of the Swadeshi Movement (1905-08)?

A. Partition of Bengal by Lord Curzon
B. Sentenced to 18 months rigorous imprisonment imposed on Lokmanya Tilak
C. Arrest and deportation of Lala Lajpat Rai and Ajit Singh
D. Chapekar brothers sentenced to death
Answer» B. Sentenced to 18 months rigorous imprisonment imposed on Lokmanya Tilak
1707.

Which one of the following presided over the session of the Indian National Congress held at Lucknow in 1916?

A. annie besant
B. Lala Lajpat Rai
C. Motilal Nehru
D. Ambika Charan (A.C.) Majumdar
Answer» E.
1708.

Who among the following led the Swadeshi Movement in Delhi?

A. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
B. Ajit Singh
C. by Lajpat Rai
D. Syed Haider Raza
Answer» E.
1709.

After the year 1947, which of the following states was forcibly merged into the Union of India by military action?

A. Hyderabad
B. Kashmir
C. Patiala
D. Mysore
Answer» B. Kashmir
1710.

During the First World War, where was a provisional government of India formed, whose President was Raja Mahendra Pratap?

A. In Afghanistan
B. in german
C. in Singapore
D. In Turkey
Answer» B. in german
1711.

British police officer Captain Saunders was shot dead by-

A. Batukeshwar Dutt
B. Ram Prasad Bismil
C. Chandrashekhar Azad
D. Bhagat Singh
Answer» E.
1712.

Where did Mahatma Gandhi first use the method of Satyagraha?

A. Dandi
B. Champaran
C. kheda
D. Ahmedabad
Answer» C. kheda
1713.

In which of the following year did the Muslim League accept the resolution of a separate nation (Pakistan resolution)?

A. 1907 ,
B. 1922 ,
C. 1931 ,
D. 1940 ,
Answer» E.
1714.

Who said, you give me blood, I will give you freedom -

A. Subhash Chandra Bose
B. Arvind Ghosh.
C. Bhagat Singh
D. Chandrashekhar Azad
Answer» B. Arvind Ghosh.
1715.

he title of Desh Bandhu is related to -

A. b. R. Ambedkar
B. Chittaranjan (C.R.) Das
C. Bipin Chandra Pal
D. Rabindranath Tagore
Answer» C. Bipin Chandra Pal
1716.

Subhash Chandra Bose gave the slogan ofDelhi Chaloin Singapore -

A. in 1942
B. in 1943
C. in 1944
D. in 1945
Answer» C. in 1944
1717.

The 1929 session of the Congress, in which the goal ofPurna Swarajwas declared, was held at -

A. Bombay
B. Calcutta
C. Lahore
D. Madras
Answer» D. Madras
1718.

In which year did the Congress pass the Quit India Movement resolution?

A. in 1940
B. in 1941
C. in 1946
D. in 1942
Answer» E.
1719.

Where did the Jallianwala Bang massacre take place in the year 1919?

A. Amritsar
B. Nagpur
C. Chandigarh
D. Calcutta
Answer» B. Nagpur
1720.

Gandhi-Irwin Pact (5 March 1931) is related to-

A. Quit India Movement
B. Civil disobedience movement
C. Non-cooperation - Khilafat Movement
D. roulette movement
Answer» C. Non-cooperation - Khilafat Movement
1721.

Why was the Non-Cooperation Movement (1920 - 22) suspended?

A. Due to Gandhiji's ill health
B. Due to differences between Hindus and Muslims
C. Due to differences among leaders
D. Cheri - Due to the violent incident in Cheri
Answer» E.
1722.

Under which of the following Acts, the Government was given the authority to imprison any person by the Court of Law without trial and conviction -

A. Rowlatt Act of 1919
B. GOVERNMENT OF INDIA ACT OF THE YEAR 1935
C. Indian Council Act of 1909
D. GOVERNMENT OF INDIA ACT OF THE YEAR 1919
Answer» B. GOVERNMENT OF INDIA ACT OF THE YEAR 1935
1723.

Due to which of the following acts, Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev were hanged on 23 March 1931?

A. Reasons for the murder of Saunders in Lahore in the year 1928
B. Because of Kakori Conspiracy
C. Reasons for throwing bomb in the Central Legislative Assembly in the year 1929
D. Because of the Lahore Conspiracy
Answer» B. Because of Kakori Conspiracy
1724.

Who was the first Maharajapala (Governor General) of independent India?

A. Lord Atlee
B. lord mountbatten
C. C . Rajagopalachari
D. Rajendra Prasad
Answer» C. C . Rajagopalachari
1725.

Who among the following persuaded the rebels of the Royal Indian Navy to surrender on 23 February 1946?

A. Mahatma Gandhi
B. Jawaharlal Nehru and Abul Kalam Azad
C. Vallabhbhai Patel and Mohammad Ali Jinnah
D. Morarji Desai and J. b. kripalani
Answer» D. Morarji Desai and J. b. kripalani
1726.

In which act the federal structure for India was introduced for the first time?

A. Act of 1909
B. Act of 1919
C. Act of 1935
D. Act of 1947
Answer» D. Act of 1947
1727.

The firing order was given in Jallianwala Bang

A. lord simon
B. roulette
C. O . dior
D. Curzon Wylie
Answer» D. Curzon Wylie
1728.

On 20 September 1932 in Yerwada Jail, Mahatma Gandhi went on a fast unto death in protest against

A. Against British repression on Satyagrahis
B. Against Violation of Gandhi-Irwin Pact
C. Against Ramsey Macdonald's Communal Arbitration
D. Against communal riots in Calcutta
Answer» D. Against communal riots in Calcutta
1729.

Who called Mahatma Gandhi theFather of the Nationfor the first time?

A. Vallabh Bhai Patel
B. C . Rajagopalachari
C. Subhash Chandra Bose
D. J. L. Nehru
Answer» D. J. L. Nehru
1730.

In which of the following movements did Mahatma Gandhi use hunger strike as a weapon for the first time?

A. 1920-22 Non-Cooperation Movement
B. Rowlatt Satyagraha of 1919
C. Ahmedabad Mill Workers' Strike of 1918
D. Bardoli Satyagraha
Answer» D. Bardoli Satyagraha
1731.

When India celebrated its first independence on 15 August 1947, Mahatma Gandhi was

A. at Sabarmati Ashram
B. at Sevagram Ashram
C. in New Delhi
D. in Kolkata
Answer» E.
1732.

For the first time in 1939 , Mahatma Gandhi adopted a special technique of conducting a controlled mass struggle in the native state . He allowed one of his close associates to conduct Satyagraha, he was a close ally -

A. K in Mysore. T. commentary
B. Jamnalal Bajaj in Jaipur
C. Vallabhbhai Patel in Rajkot
D. Nebakrishna Choudhary in Dhankalal
Answer» D. Nebakrishna Choudhary in Dhankalal
1733.

What was the most important reason for the failure of Cripps Mission (1942)?

A. Winston Churchill's Reactionary
B. Difference of opinion on the question of the functions of the Indian Defense Minister
C. Gandhi's pacifism
D. Cripps' take-or-miss approach
Answer» E.
1734.

Under which plan did the partition of India and Pakistan take place?

A. mountbatten plan
B. cripps plan
C. Chelmsford Plan
D. wavel plan
Answer» B. cripps plan
1735.

Who was the longest serving President of Indian National Congress?

A. Abul Kalam Azad
B. Dadabhai Naoroji
C. W. C . Banerjee
D. Vallabh Bhai Patel
Answer» B. Dadabhai Naoroji
1736.

The author of the famous bookIndia for Indiansduring the Indian independence movement was -

A. Jawahar Lal Nehru
B. Sardar Patel
C. Chittaranjan Das
D. Motilal Nehru
Answer» D. Motilal Nehru
1737.

Who killed General Mike O'Dwyer?

A. Bhagat Singh
B. Nathuram Godse
C. Udham Singh
D. Chandrashekhar Azad
Answer» D. Chandrashekhar Azad
1738.

The political guru of Mahatma Gandhi was

A. Madan Mohan Malviya
B. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
C. Lala Lajpat Rai
D. Gopal Krishna Gokhale
Answer» E.
1739.

Saare Jahan Se Achcha Hindustan is the creator of our-

A. Rabindranath Tagore
B. Iqbal
C. Rahmat Ali
D. Bhagat Singh
Answer» C. Rahmat Ali
1740.

Who was involved with Mahatma Gandhi during Champaran Satyagraha?

A. Vallabhbhai Patel and Vinoba Bhave
B. Jawaharlal Nehru and Rajendra Prasad
C. Rajendra Prasad and Anugrah Narayan Singh
D. Mahadev Desai and Mani Ben Patel
Answer» D. Mahadev Desai and Mani Ben Patel
1741.

My Experiment with Truth is authored by -

A. Mahatma Gandhi
B. Maulana Azad
C. Jawahar Lal Nehru
D. Jai Prakash Narayan
Answer» B. Maulana Azad
1742.

The Indian National Congress agreed to the partition of the country in 1947, what was the main reason for this?

A. The two-nation theory was then acceptable to them
B. It was imposed by the British Government and the Congress was compelled in this matter.
C. Congress wanted to avert large-scale communal riots
D. Otherwise, India would have been deprived of the opportunity of achieving independence.
Answer» D. Otherwise, India would have been deprived of the opportunity of achieving independence.
1743.

Who is not related to Azad Hind Fauj (INA)?

A. Gurdial Singh Dhillon
B. Shahnawaz Khan
C. General Mohan Singh
D. R. C . Dutta
Answer» E.
1744.

How much distance did Gandhiji protest against the salt law in Dandi Yatra?

A. 248 lbs. I
B. 385 lbs. I
C. 284 lbs. I
D. 348 lbs. I
Answer» C. 284 lbs. I
1745.

Who is popularly known asLal Kurti(shirts)?

A. Congress Socialists
B. Members of Azad Hind Fauj
C. to excavation workers
D. People led by Rani Godinlyu
Answer» D. People led by Rani Godinlyu
1746.

The first split of the Congress took place in the Surat session of 1907. When did the second division take place in this -

A. Kolkata, 1917
B. Mumbai, 1918
C. Delhi, 1918
D. Nagpur , 1920
Answer» C. Delhi, 1918
1747.

Who returned the title ofSirreceived from the British Government in protest against the brutal atrocities committed in Punjab in the year 1919?

A. Tej Bahadur Sapru
B. Ashutosh Mukherjee
C. Rabindranath Tagore
D. Syed Ahmed Khan
Answer» D. Syed Ahmed Khan
1748.

At the time of independence, Mahatma Gandhi was

A. Member of the Congress Working Committee
B. was not a member of Congress
C. President of the Congress
D. General Secretary of Congress
Answer» C. President of the Congress
1749.

Which book is written by Jawahar Lal Nehru?

A. a passage to india
B. my experiment with tooth
C. India Wins Freedom
D. Discovery of India
Answer» E.
1750.

Who was the Viceroy of India at the time of Jallianwala Bang massacre?

A. lord canning
B. lord ripon
C. Lord Curzon
D. Lord Chelmsford
Answer» E.