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| 51. |
Dadabhai Naroji has described his theory of Drain of Wealth' in the book. |
| A. | Poverty and Un-British Rule in India |
| B. | British Rule and its Consequences |
| C. | Exploitative Nature of British Rule in India |
| D. | Nature of British Colonial Rule |
| Answer» B. British Rule and its Consequences | |
| 52. |
n which of the following movements did Mahatma Gandhi make the first use of Hunger Strike as a weapon? |
| A. | Non-Cooperation Movement 1920-22 |
| B. | Rowlatt Satyagraha, 1919 |
| C. | Ahmedabad Strike, 1918 |
| D. | Bardoli Satyagraha |
| Answer» D. Bardoli Satyagraha | |
| 53. |
In which session of Indian National Congress the tricolor flag was unfurled for the first time? |
| A. | Calcutta Session, 1920 |
| B. | Annual Session of Congress at Nagpur, 1920 |
| C. | Lahore Congress, 1929 |
| D. | Haripura Congress Conference, 1938 |
| Answer» D. Haripura Congress Conference, 1938 | |
| 54. |
Which year did Bankim Chandra Chatopadhyay write Anand math? |
| A. | 1858 |
| B. | 1892 |
| C. | 1882 |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» D. None of these | |
| 55. |
Who said "The Simon Commission Report should be thrown on a heap of rubbish"? |
| A. | Mahatma Gandhi |
| B. | Shivaswami Ayyar |
| C. | Mohammad Ali Jinnah |
| D. | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| Answer» C. Mohammad Ali Jinnah | |
| 56. |
In Gandhian Socialism - |
| A. | State is required |
| B. | State is not required |
| C. | State is sometimes required and sometimes not required |
| D. | State is neither required nor not required |
| Answer» C. State is sometimes required and sometimes not required | |
| 57. |
The State Jhansi was made a part of the British Empire in India through - |
| A. | Doctrine of Lapse |
| B. | Policy of Subsidiary Alliance |
| C. | War against Rani Lakshmi Bai |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. Policy of Subsidiary Alliance | |
| 58. |
ho amongst the following made it possible for the Indians to enter the Indian Civil Service through an open competitive examination? |
| A. | William Bentinck |
| B. | Dalhousie |
| C. | Mayo |
| D. | Ripon |
| Answer» C. Mayo | |
| 59. |
The first Governor General of the East India Company in India was - |
| A. | Robert Clive |
| B. | Sir John Shore |
| C. | Warren Hastings |
| D. | Marquis of Hastings |
| Answer» D. Marquis of Hastings | |
| 60. |
One tme associate of Mahatma Gandhi, broke off from him and launched a radical movement called 'self-respect movement. Who was he? |
| A. | P. Thyagaraja Sheti |
| B. | Chhatrapati Maharaj |
| C. | E.V. Ramaswamy Naicker |
| D. | Jyotirao Govindrao Phule |
| Answer» D. Jyotirao Govindrao Phule | |
| 61. |
The first to come and last to leave India were - |
| A. | the Portuguese |
| B. | the French |
| C. | the English |
| D. | the Dutch |
| Answer» B. the French | |
| 62. |
The Civil Disobedience Movement was launched by Mahatma Gandhi in - |
| A. | 1928 |
| B. | 1930 |
| C. | 1931 |
| D. | 1922 |
| Answer» C. 1931 | |
| 63. |
Mahatma Gandhi launched the Civil Disobedience Movement in 1930 from - |
| A. | Sabarmati Ashranm |
| B. | Ahmedabad |
| C. | Porbandar |
| D. | Dandi |
| Answer» B. Ahmedabad | |
| 64. |
Mahatma Gandhi owed his inspiration for civil disobedience and non-payment of taxes to - |
| A. | Thoreau |
| B. | Leo Tolstoy |
| C. | John Ruskin |
| D. | Gopal Krishna Gokhale |
| Answer» B. Leo Tolstoy | |
| 65. |
The non-cooperation movement was called off due to - |
| A. | Jallianwalla Bagh Tragedy |
| B. | Chauri Chaura Incident |
| C. | Poona pact |
| D. | Gandhi-Irwin pact |
| Answer» C. Poona pact | |
| 66. |
Mahatma Gandhi was first arrested during 'Satyagrah' in the year - |
| A. | 1906 |
| B. | (3) 1913 |
| C. | (2) 1908 |
| D. | (4) 1917 |
| Answer» D. (4) 1917 | |
| 67. |
According to Mahatma Gandhi which of the following is correct? |
| A. | Religion is to be separated from politics |
| B. | Politics and religion must go hand in hand. |
| C. | Religion should be completely banned. |
| D. | Politics must be completely eliminated from socio-economic life |
| Answer» C. Religion should be completely banned. | |
| 68. |
In which year did Gandhiji start Satyagraha Movement? |
| A. | 1919 |
| B. | 1927 |
| C. | 1934 |
| D. | 1942 |
| Answer» B. 1927 | |
| 69. |
Do or Die' (Karenge ya Marenge) - Gandhiji gave this Mantra to the nation on the eve of which mass movement? |
| A. | Rowlatt Satyagraha |
| B. | Salt Satyagraha |
| C. | Quit India Movement |
| D. | Non-Cooperation Movement |
| Answer» D. Non-Cooperation Movement | |
| 70. |
Gandhiji's movement of boycotting the foreign goods aimed at - |
| A. | Full independence |
| B. | Creating anti-British sentiment |
| C. | Promotion of welfare state |
| D. | Promotion of cottage industries |
| Answer» E. | |
| 71. |
The Kuka movement started in mid- Nineteenth century in - |
| A. | Western Punjab |
| B. | Maharashtra |
| C. | Bengal |
| D. | Madhya Bharat |
| Answer» B. Maharashtra | |
| 72. |
Apat from the Quit India Movement which started on 9th August 1942, what other sensational activity of the freedom fighters were done on 9th August? |
| A. | Salt Satyagraha |
| B. | Boycott of Simon Commission |
| C. | Champaran Satyagraha |
| D. | Kakori Mail train "robbery" |
| Answer» E. | |
| 73. |
he Indian National Congress had passed the famous resolution on Non- Cooperation" in 1920 at its session held at - |
| A. | Lucknow |
| B. | Delhi |
| C. | Bombay |
| D. | (4) Calcutta |
| Answer» E. | |
| 74. |
What was the ultimate goal of Mahatma Gandhi's Salt Satyagraha? |
| A. | repeal of Salt Satyagraha |
| B. | curtailment of the Government's power |
| C. | economic relief to the common people |
| D. | 'Purna Swaraj' for India |
| Answer» E. | |
| 75. |
The Home Rule League was started by - |
| A. | M.K. Gandhi |
| B. | B.G. Tilak |
| C. | Ranade |
| D. | K.T. Telang |
| Answer» C. Ranade | |
| 76. |
"India Wins Freedom" is the autobiography of - |
| A. | Abul Kalam Azad |
| B. | Muhammad Ali |
| C. | Zakir Hussain |
| D. | Syed Ahmad Khan |
| Answer» B. Muhammad Ali | |
| 77. |
The first General Secretary of the Indian National Congress was - |
| A. | Dadabhai Naoroji |
| B. | A.O. Hume |
| C. | Ferozeshah Mehta |
| D. | Badruddin Tyabji |
| Answer» C. Ferozeshah Mehta | |
| 78. |
The Indian National Congress and the Muslim League came closer to each other in 1916 at - |
| A. | Lahore |
| B. | Amritsar |
| C. | Lucknow |
| D. | Haripura |
| Answer» D. Haripura | |
| 79. |
The Ahmedabad Satyagraha of Gandhi was directed against - |
| A. | British mill owners and goverment officials |
| B. | Indian mill owners and non government officials |
| C. | British non-government officials |
| D. | Indian government officials |
| Answer» C. British non-government officials | |
| 80. |
The joint session of the Congress and Muslim League was held in 1916 at - |
| A. | Delhi |
| B. | Kanpur |
| C. | Lucknow |
| D. | Madras |
| Answer» D. Madras | |
| 81. |
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad started an Urdu Weekly, The Al-Hilal in 1912, but, on its being banned by the Government, he founded at Al-Balagh in - |
| A. | 1913 |
| B. | 1914 |
| C. | 1915 |
| D. | 1916 |
| Answer» D. 1916 | |
| 82. |
High Courts were established in Calcutta, Bombay and Madras in - |
| A. | 1935 |
| B. | 1919 |
| C. | 1892 |
| D. | 1861 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 83. |
What is the name of the Fort built by the English in Calcutta? |
| A. | Fort St. David |
| B. | Fort St. Andrew |
| C. | Fort William |
| D. | Fort Victoria |
| Answer» D. Fort Victoria | |
| 84. |
The Muslim League advocated a separate Muslim State - |
| A. | At its birth in 1906 |
| B. | During the Khilafat Movement |
| C. | In 1930, when it opposed the Civil Disobedience Movement |
| D. | At the Lahore Session of 1940 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 85. |
Which one of the following personalities is known as Grand Old Man of India'? |
| A. | Bal Gangadhar Tilak |
| B. | Dadabhai Naoroji |
| C. | Motilal Nehru |
| D. | Lala Lajpat Rai |
| Answer» C. Motilal Nehru | |
| 86. |
Who among the following organised the "All India Depressed Classes Association." in colonial India? |
| A. | M.K.Gandhi |
| B. | Jyotiba Phule |
| C. | Pandita Ramabai |
| D. | B.R. Ambedkar |
| Answer» E. | |
| 87. |
Who was the founder of 'Ghadar Party'? |
| A. | Sachindranath Sanyal |
| B. | Chandrashekhar Azad |
| C. | Lala Har Dayal |
| D. | Batukeshwar Dutt |
| Answer» D. Batukeshwar Dutt | |
| 88. |
Who was the founder-editor of the famous newspaper 'Kesari during the National Struggle? |
| A. | Mahatma Gandhi |
| B. | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| C. | Lokmanya Tilak |
| D. | Muhammad lqbal |
| Answer» D. Muhammad lqbal | |
| 89. |
Te National Anthem was first sung in the year 1911 at the Annual session of the Indian National Congress held at - |
| A. | Pune |
| B. | Mumbai |
| C. | Kolkata |
| D. | Lucknow |
| Answer» D. Lucknow | |
| 90. |
Indian Universities Act, 1904 was passed during the governorship of - |
| A. | Lord Lytton |
| B. | Lord Curzon |
| C. | Lord Ripon |
| D. | Lord Hardinge-I |
| Answer» C. Lord Ripon | |
| 91. |
November 26, 1949 is a significant day in our constitutional history because - |
| A. | India took a pledge of complete independence on this day |
| B. | The Constitution was adopted on this day |
| C. | India became a Republic on this day |
| D. | The first amendment of the Constitution was passed on this day |
| Answer» C. India became a Republic on this day | |
| 92. |
'Give me blood. I will give you 4 freedom'. These words are attributed to: |
| A. | Subhash Chandra Bose |
| B. | Khudiram Bose |
| C. | Bhagat Singh |
| D. | Veer Savarkar |
| Answer» B. Khudiram Bose | |
| 93. |
The partition of Bengal was revoked by the British in - |
| A. | 1911 |
| B. | 1914 |
| C. | 1917 |
| D. | 1919 |
| Answer» B. 1914 | |
| 94. |
Permanent Settlement of Bengal was done by British Governor General: |
| A. | Lord Cornwallis |
| B. | Lord Minto |
| C. | Lord Wellesley |
| D. | Lord Warren Hastings |
| Answer» B. Lord Minto | |
| 95. |
Who wrote : "Sarfaroshi Ki Tamanna Ab Hamaare Dil Mein Hai"? |
| A. | Mohammed Iqbal |
| B. | Ramprasad Bismil |
| C. | Kazi Nazrul Islam |
| D. | Firaq Gorakhpuri |
| Answer» C. Kazi Nazrul Islam | |
| 96. |
Who scripted Gandhiji's favorite song Vaishnav Jan To . |
| A. | Narsinh Mehta |
| B. | Premanand |
| C. | Chunilal |
| D. | Dharmiklal |
| Answer» B. Premanand | |
| 97. |
The immortal national song Bande Mataram has been written by - |
| A. | Rabindranath Tagore |
| B. | Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyaya |
| C. | Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyaya |
| D. | Surendranath Bandopadhyaya |
| Answer» D. Surendranath Bandopadhyaya | |
| 98. |
The most significant Act which declared that the sovereignty of the British Empire in India was in the hands of the British Crown was - |
| A. | the Company's Charter Act of 1813 |
| B. | the Company's Charter Act of 1853 |
| C. | the Indian Councils Act of 1851 |
| D. | the Indian Councils Act of 1893 |
| Answer» B. the Company's Charter Act of 1853 | |
| 99. |
The first Viceroy of India was - |
| A. | Lord Canning |
| B. | Lord Hardinge |
| C. | Lord Dalhousie |
| D. | Lord Elgin |
| Answer» B. Lord Hardinge | |
| 100. |
A prominent leader of the Ghadar Party was - |
| A. | P. Mitra |
| B. | Lala Har Dayal |
| C. | B.G. Tilak |
| D. | Bipin Chandra Pal |
| Answer» C. B.G. Tilak | |