UPSC History Indian National Movement Question Bank

done Modern History & Indian National Movement - II Total Questions - 272

• question_answer1)
  Who was Rani Gaidinliu?
  A)
  A Female leader of Indian National Army. done clear
  B)
  A leader from Nagaland who raised the banner of rebellion against the foreign rule on the call of Gandhi. done clear
  C)
  An important member of the group which ran Congress radio during the Quit India Movement. done clear
  D)
  Revolutionary terrorist who assassinated Stevens, the district magistrate of Tippera. done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer2)
  Consider the following statements in regard to the land revenue system introduced by the British in India:

  1. The Zamindari and the Ryotwari systems departed fundamentally from the traditional land systems of India.

  2. Under the new system the land became a new form of private property which was now made saleable, mortgage able and alienable.

  3. The main aim to introduce the private ownership in land was to promote the commercialization of agriculture.

  Which of the statements given above are correct?
  A)
   1 and 2 only     done clear
  B)
   2 and 3 only done clear
  C)
   1 and 3 only     done clear
  D)
   1, 2 and 3 done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer3)
  Consider the following statement in regards to the session of Congress during freedom struggle of India:

  1. Both the wings of the Congress got reunited for the first time after the split of 1907.

  2. Muslim League and Congress came up with common political demands before the British Indian government.

  3. The events given above took place in which session of Congress?

  A)
   1911                      done clear
  B)
   1913 done clear
  C)
   1916                      done clear
  D)
   1920                     done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer4)
    Consider the following statements in regards to the Gandhi Irwin Pact:

  1. According to the pact British Government accepted to release all the political prisoners.

  2. Irwin on behalf of British government agreed on giving the right to peaceful and non-aggressive picketing of liquor and foreign cloth shops.

  3. British government allowed making of salt for personal consumption in coastal regions.

  Which of the statements given above are correct?                  
  A)
   1 and 2 only     done clear
  B)
   2 and 3 only                done clear
  C)
   1 and 3 only     done clear
  D)
   1, 2 and 3             done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer5)
       Consider the following statement in regards to First World War  and Nationalists' response to it:                                    

  1. Moderates opposed the British Empire in the time of war foreseeing the hidden selfish motive of British government of protecting its colonial interest by waging a war.

  2. Extremist supported the war efforts of the British believing that Britain will repay India's loyalty.

  3. The period of first World War witnessed revolutionary activities against the British government through organization like Ghadar party in North America.

  Which of the statements given above are correct?
  A)
   1 and 2 only     done clear
  B)
   2 and 3 only done clear
  C)
   1 and 3 only     done clear
  D)
   1, 2 and 3 done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer6)
  Consider the following statements in regards to "Swadeshi Movement':

  1. The movement had its genesis in the anti-partition movement against the British decision to partition Bengal.

  2. The movement did not witness any participation from women and rural population in the politics.

  3. The movement was confined to the region of Bengal only and failed to outreach other regions of the country.

  Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
  A)
   1 only                      done clear
  B)
   2 and 3 only done clear
  C)
   3 only                      done clear
  D)
   1 and 3 only done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer7)
  Consider the following statements in regards to 'Swaraj Party' formed in December 1922:

  1. Swaraj party was formed out of congress to function as an independent political party.

  2. The Swarajist believed in participation of the council elections.

  3.  Swarajist got the majority in November 1923 election due to which they were able to out vote the government in Central Assembly repeatedly.

  Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
  A)
   1 and 2 only     done clear
  B)
   2 only done clear
  C)
   2 and 3 only     done clear
  D)
   1, 2 and 3 done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer8)
  Consider the following statements in regards to 'Nehru Report':

  1. It stated in dia's political objective to be complete independence'.

  2. It rejected the principle of separate communal electorates.

  3. Muslim League gave its complete support to the report.

  Which of the statements given above is/are not correct?
  A)
   1 and 2 only     done clear
  B)
   1 and 3 only done clear
  C)
   2 and 3 only     done clear
  D)
   1, 2 and 3 done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer9)
  Consider the following statements in regards to 'Individual Satyagraha:

  1. The demand of a satyagrahi was to be the freedom of speech to preach against participation in war.

  2. The satyagrahi had to inform the district magistrate of the time and place of his/her speech.

  3. Jawaharlal Nehru was the first individual satyagrahi,

  Which of the statements given above are correct?
  A)
   1 and 2 only     done clear
  B)
   2 and 3 only done clear
  C)
   1 and 3 only     done clear
  D)
   1, 2 and 3 done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer10)
  Consider the following statement in regards to Eka Movement:

  1. The movement was started in the background of peasant discontent in the districts of Hardoi, Bahraich and Sitapur.

  2. One of the major grievances was relating to the extraction of a rent that was generally 50 percent higher than the recorded rent.

  3. Congress and Khilafat leaders did not provided the required initial thrust to the peasant grievances due to which the government was able to suppress the movement easily.

  Which of the statements given above are correct?
  A)
   1 and 2 only     done clear
  B)
   2 and 3 only done clear
  C)
   1 and 3 only     done clear
  D)
   1, 2 and 3 done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer11)
  Which of the following were the features of Theosophical Society in India?

  1. It advocated the revival and strengthening of two religions Zoroastrianism and Jainism.

  2. It recognized the doctrine of the transmigration of soul.

  3. It was a movement lead by westerners who glorified Indian religious and philosophical traditions.

  Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
  A)
   1 and 2            done clear
  B)
   2 and 3 done clear
  C)
   1 and 3            done clear
  D)
   1, 2 and 3 done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer12)
  Consider the following statement in regard to 'Poona Pact' of 1932

  1. It accepted the concept of separate electorates for the depressed classes.

  2. It was accepted by the government as an amendment to the Communal Award.

  3. On the ground of separate electorates for depressed classes, the seats reserved for depressed classes in provincial legislature were decreased.

  Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
  A)
   1 and 2 only                 done clear
  B)
   2 only done clear
  C)
   1 and 3 only                 done clear
  D)
   3 only done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer13)
  The East India Company used a policy, known as 'investments', to exploit the weal the Bengal. The policy of investments' was a process of
  A)
   Purchase of Indian goods out of the revenue of Bengal to export them to other colonies. done clear
  B)
   Purchase of Indian goods out of the revenue of Britain to export them to other colonies. done clear
  C)
   Using of profit of the Company to extend its trade within India and rest Asia. done clear
  D)
   Investment of the wealth, exploited in Bengal, to promote the industrial revolution in Britain. done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer14)
  Consider the following statement in regards to the proposals of 'Cabinet Mission Plan :

  1. It accepted the demand for a separate state of' Pakistan

  2. It proposed for more provincial autonomy and residual powers to be with the provinces.

  3. It proposed for three tier legislature system.

  Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
  A)
   1 only                     done clear
  B)
   1 and 2 only done clear
  C)
   2 and 3 only                done clear
  D)
   1 and 3 only done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer15)
  Consider the following statements in regard to 'August Offer' of 1940:

  1. Congress accepted the offer.

  2. It proposed that consent of minorities is essential for any further constitutional development.

  3. It stated dominion status as the long term objective of India.

  Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
  A)
   1 only                     done clear
  B)
   1 and 2 only done clear
  C)
   3 only                     done clear
  D)
   2 and 3 only done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer16)
  Consider the following statements:

  1. Indian social reformers, during 19th century, prepared primer books of Indian languages.

  2. Modern and reformist ideas were spread among the mass of people in India, primarily through English literature.

  Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
  A)
   1 only              done clear
  B)
   2 only done clear
  C)
   Both 1 and 2     done clear
  D)
   Neither 1 nor 2 done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer17)
  Consider the following statements in regard to the Indian Councils Act,1919:

  1. It introduced bicameral legislature.

  2. It separated provincial budgets from the Central budget.

  3. It introduced the separate representation of chambers of commerce, universities and zamindars.

  Which of the statements given above are correct?
  A)
   1 and 2 only     done clear
  B)
   2 and 3 only done clear
  C)
   1 and 3 only     done clear
  D)
   1, 2 and 3 done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer18)
  Which of the following statements in regard to the response of the Indian peasants towards the Quit India Movement is/are correct?

  1. Their participation, in the movement, was strictly confined up to the Northern India.

  2. The prosperous peasants kept themselves away from the movement.

  Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
  A)
   1 only              done clear
  B)
   2 only done clear
  C)
   Both 1 and 2     done clear
  D)
   Neither 1 nor 2 done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer19)
  Consider the following statements regarding the revolt of the Royal Indian Navy in 1946:

  1. The revolt was launched to protest against racial discrimination and unpalatable food.

  2. Lord Wavell, the concurrent Viceroy of India, condemned the response of the Indian Army towards the revolt.

  Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
  A)
   1 only              done clear
  B)
   2 only done clear
  C)
   Both 1 and 2     done clear
  D)
   Neither 1 nor 2 done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer20)
   Consider the following statements regarding the Mahalwari System of land revenue:

  1. It was introduced in the Ganga valley, the North-West Provinces, parts of Central India and the Punjab.

  2. The revenue settlement under this system was done with landlords or heads of families who collectively claimed to be landlords of the village or the estate.

  3. Under this system the land revenue was determined on permanent basis.

  Which of the statements given above are correct?
  A)
   1 and 2 only     done clear
  B)
   2 and 3 only done clear
  C)
   1 and 3 only     done clear
  D)
   1, 2 and 3 done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer21)
  Consider the following movements:

  1. Peasants movement in Avadh

  2. Defiance of forest laws in Andhra

  3. Akali Movement in Punjab

  4. Guruvayur Satyagraha in Kerala

  Which of the movements given above were associated with the Non-Cooperation Movement?
  A)
   1, 2 and 3 only  done clear
  B)
   2 and 3 only done clear
  C)
   1, 3 and 4 only  done clear
  D)
   1, 2 3 and 4 done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer22)
   Consider the following policy ethos of the British Indian Government:

  1. To maintain its own rule it promoted communal forces in India.

  2. It denied considering the representative nature of the Indian. National Congress during early period of the National Movement.

  3. At the time of power transfer to Indians it emphasized on the theory of two-nations.

  Which of the policy ethos given above were followed by the British Indian Government?
  A)
   1 and 2 only     done clear
  B)
   2 and 3 only done clear
  C)
   1 and 3 only     done clear
  D)
   1, 2 and 3 done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer23)
  Which one of the following was not a feature of C.R. Formula?  
  A)
   Recognition of the partition of the country in principle. done clear
  B)
   Conduct a Plebiscite, before the partition, in the regions where Muslims were in majority. done clear
  C)
   Permission to all parties to express their stance and views on the partition before the plebiscite.                         done clear
  D)
   Mandatory transfer of population across border after the partition. done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer24)
  Consider the following statements in regards to the Revolt of 1857 in India?

  1. It spread to all the major revolt centers of North India.

  2. In the beginning the British Rule was invariably toppled at all the centers by the rebels.

  3. South India participated in the revolt on a large scale.

          Which of the following statements given above are correct?       
  A)
   1 and 2 only done clear
  B)
   2 and 3 only                                            done clear
  C)
   1 and 3 only done clear
  D)
   1, 2 and 3 done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer25)
  Consider the following statements in regard to the Ghadar Movement:

  1. Only Hindu and Sikh communities participated in the movement.

  2. The ideology and the publications of the movement were strongly secular in tone.

  Which of the following statements is/are correct?
  A)
   1 only              done clear
  B)
   2 only done clear
  C)
   Both 1 and 2     done clear
  D)
   Neither 1 nor 2 done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer26)
  Consider the following statements regarding Non-Cooperation Movement:

  1. The Indian National congress unanimously accepted the proposal of non-cooperation.

  2. Before launch of the movement, Gandhiji gave a notice to the Viceroy about the movement.

  3. Lokmanya Tilak passed on the day the movement was launched.

  Which of the statements given above are correct?
  A)
   1 and 2 only     done clear
  B)
   2 and 3 only done clear
  C)
   1 and 3 only     done clear
  D)
   1, 2 and 3 done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer27)
  Consider the following statements in regard to the ministries of the Indian National Congress constituted in 1937:

  1. Jawaharlal Nehru was a stern critic of the ministries especially due to the Minister's response to the popular protest against the British Rule.

  2. Gandhiji welcomed the resignation of ministries because he was in consensus with the stand of Congress on the issue of the political crisis brought by World War II.

  Which of the statements given above is/ are correct?
  A)
   1 only done clear
  B)
   2 only done clear
  C)
   Both 1 and 2 done clear
  D)
   Neither 1 nor 2 done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer28)
  Which of the following events did not happen during the Quit India Movement?                                          
  A)
   The Government arrested all the top leaders of the Indian National Congress before the movement was launched,       done clear
  B)
   There were physical attacks on few Europeans by the people. done clear
  C)
   Underground networks of the movement were also established in the various part of the country.               done clear
  D)
   Gandhiji condemned the people's resort to violence during the movement,                                         done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer29)
   Which of the following statements in regard to the Governor-I General of India after the introduction of the Government of India Act, 1858, is/are correct?                                

  1. The Governor-General now on wards was generally called as the Viceroy

  2. The title of the Viceroy had a statutory status and was used in the legislative affairs.

  Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
  A)
   1 only              done clear
  B)
   2 only done clear
  C)
   Both 1 and 2     done clear
  D)
   Neither 1 nor 2 done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer30)
  The British Rule introduced Ryotwari land revenue settlement inSouth and South-Western India because-                       

  1. The British officials believed that landlords, with large estates in the region, could oppose the foreign rule.

  2. The British officials found that under the Permanent Settlement land revenue system the government was a financial loser, as it had to share the revenues with landlords.  !

  3. Under the Permanent Settlement land revenue system the cultivators were left at the mercy of the landlords who can oppress them at will.

  Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
  A)
   1 and 2 only done clear
  B)
   1 and 3 only                                            done clear
  C)
   2 and 3 only done clear
  D)
   3 only done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer31)
  Consider the following statements as the results of Charles Wood's Dispatch regarding the education policy of the British Indian Government:

  1. Departments of Education were instituted in all provinces.

  2. Universities were established in 1857 at Calcutta, Bombay and Madras.

  Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
  A)
   1 only              done clear
  B)
   2 only done clear
  C)
   Both 1 and 2     done clear
  D)
   Neither 1 nor 2 done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer32)
  Which of the following statements in regard to the Khilafat Movement is incorrect?
  A)
   The movement was launched against the division of Turkey after First World War. done clear
  B)
   Gandhiji advised the Khilafat Committee for a non-violent non-cooperation movement. done clear
  C)
   The Khilafat Committee adopted the suggestion of Gandhi ji on non-cooperation unanimously. done clear
  D)
   The Khilafat Committee asked Ah brothers to lead the movement. done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer33)
  Consider the following statements in regard to Bardoli Satyagraha:

  1. The moderate nationalist members of the Bombay Legislative Council opposed the movement.

  2. Questions, about the movement, were raised in the British Parliament.

  Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
  A)
   1 only              done clear
  B)
   2 only done clear
  C)
   Both 1 and 2     done clear
  D)
   Neither 1 nor 2 done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer34)
  Consider the following:

  1. Reduction in land revenue.

  2. Subsidy to food grain traders.

  3. Creation of employment in effected areas.

  Which of the measures given above were introduced by the British Indian Government to prevent and combat famines?
  A)
   1 and 2 only     done clear
  B)
   2 and 3 only done clear
  C)
   1 and 3 only     done clear
  D)
   1, 2 and 3 done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer35)
  Consider the following statements in regard to the indigenous Indian industries between two World Wars (1919-1939):

  1. They suffered from global recession.

  2. A few industries, like steel and chemical, were protected by the British Indian Rule.

  3. They recorded a rapid decline in their production and their share in Indian economy.

  Which of the statements given above are correct?
  A)
   1 and 2 only     done clear
  B)
   2 and 3 only done clear
  C)
   1 and 3 only     done clear
  D)
   1, 2 and 3 done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer36)
  Consider the following statements in regard to the modern education in India:

  1. The Christian Missionaries played a significant role in the spread of modern education.

  2. The Christian Missionaries supported the religious education.

  Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
  A)
   1 only              done clear
  B)
   2 only done clear
  C)
   Both 1 and 2     done clear
  D)
   Neither 1 nor 2 done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer37)
  Which of the following activities of the peasants was not a part of the Indigo Revolt 1857-59?
  A)
   They kept themselves away from violence. done clear
  B)
   They refused to pay the enhanced rent of the land raised by the indigo planters. done clear
  C)
   They initiated legal actions against the planters. done clear
  D)
   They use dsocialboy cottt of or ceaplanter' servants to leave him. done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer38)
  Which of the following were intentions of British Indian Rule behind the partition of Bengal?

  1. To create a majority of Bengalis against non-Bengalis in the parent Bengal.

  2. To keep Bengali, Oriya and Hindi speaking people together in the parent Bengal.

  3. To create a minaret Muslims in the Past Rei-nral

  Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
  A)
   1 and 2 only     done clear
  B)
   2 and 3 only done clear
  C)
   1 and 3 only     done clear
  D)
   1, 2 and 3 done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer39)
  Consider the following statements about Mahatma Gandhi:

  1. He had a faith in the moderate methods of political struggle.

  2. He did not join the Home Rule Movement in India.

  3. He was against the strategies of the Home Rulers.

  4. He believed that there was only one way of political struggle i.e. "Satyagraha".

  Which of the statements given above are correct?
  A)
   1, 2 and 3 only  done clear
  B)
   1, 2 and 4 only done clear
  C)
   2, 3 and 4 only  done clear
  D)
   1, 2, 3 and 4 done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer40)
  Consider the following statements:

  1. The Gandhi-Irvin Pact, 1931, placed the Indian National

  2. Congress on an equal footing with the British Indian Government.

  3. The participation of Muslims in the Civil Disobedience Movement was less than that of the Non-Cooperation Movement.

  Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
  A)
   1 only              done clear
  B)
   2 only done clear
  C)
   Both 1 and 2     done clear
  D)
   Neither 1 nor 2 done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer41)
  Consider the following statements in regard to the indigenous capitalist class during the National Movement of India:

  1. The Indian National Congress demanded   for its political support.

  2. It opposed the Swadeshi Movement.

  3. It actively opposed the Satyagraha method of struggle.

  4. It supported the Civil Disobedience Movement.

  Which of the statements given above are correct?
  A)
   1 and 2 only     done clear
  B)
   1, 3 and 4 only done clear
  C)
   2, 3 and 4 only  done clear
  D)
   2 and 4 only done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer42)
  Consider the following statements in regard to the Indian National Army's personnel who were taken as prisoners:

  1. Both political and religious organizations of India supported them.

  2. Many officials and army-men of the British Indian Government supported them.

  3. The support for the prisoners was confined within the cities and towns.

  Which of the statements given above is/ are correct?
  A)
   1 and 2 only                 done clear
  B)
   2 only done clear
  C)
   1 and 3 only                 done clear
  D)
   1, 2 and 3 done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer43)
  Consider the following statements in regard to the Revolt of 1857 in India:

  1. Almost half the Indian soldiers did not participate in the Revolt,

  2. The British recovered Agra first.

  3. Indian Merchants supported the Revolt.

  4. The Indian intelligentsia prayed for the success of the British.

  Which of the statements given above are correct?                
  A)
   1 and 2 only     done clear
  B)
   2 and 3 only              done clear
  C)
   3 and 4 only     done clear
  D)
   1 and 4 only done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer44)
  Which of the following was/were reasons for the emergence of revolutionary terrorism, in India, after the split in the Indian   National Congress in 1907?

  1. The British Indian Government took an arrogant and repressive step against the National Movement.

  2. The extremist national leaders failed to give a positive lead to the people.

  3. The revolutionists succeeded to develop a well-planned system to struggle against the British Rule.

  Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
  A)
   1 only              done clear
  B)
   1 and 2 only done clear
  C)
   1 and 3 only     done clear
  D)
   1, 2 and 3 done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer45)
  Consider the following statements in regard to the Home Rule Movement in India:

  1. The movement was launched by the Indian National Congress.

  2. The moderate nationalists joined the movement on a large scale.

  3. Though the movement got much more success in 1917 however it dissolved in 1918.

  Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
  A)
   1 and 2 only     done clear
  B)
   1 and 3 only done clear
  C)
   2 only              done clear
  D)
   2 and 3 only done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer46)
  Which of the following statements is not true about the Eka Movement of peasants during 1920s?
  A)
   The movement was initiated during the Non-Cooperation Movement. done clear
  B)
   It was based mostly on tenants. done clear
  C)
   It strictly followed the discipline of the non-violence. done clear
  D)
   Many small zamindars also joined it. done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer47)
  Consider the following statements in regard to the provincial governments of the Indian National Congress constituted in 1937:

  1. They did not try for the abolition of zamindari.

  2. They did not undertake measures of social reform.

  Which of the statements given above is/are not incorrect?
  A)
   1 only              done clear
  B)
   2 only done clear
  C)
   Both 1 and 2     done clear
  D)
   Neither 1 nor 2 done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer48)
  Consider the following statements in regard to the Quit India Movement;

  1. It was a very violent movement.

  2. There was a total lack of any incidents of anti-zamindar violence by the peasants.

  3. The Communists did not join the movement.

  Which of the statements given above is/are incorrect?
  A)
   1 only              done clear
  B)
   1 and 2 only done clear
  C)
   2 and 3 only     done clear
  D)
   3 only done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer49)
  Which of the following denied the demand of Pakistan?

  1. Cripps Mission

  2. Wavell Plan

  3. Cabinet Mission

  Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
  A)
   1 and 2 only                 done clear
  B)
   2 only done clear
  C)
   1 and 3 only                 done clear
  D)
   3 only done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer50)
  Consider the following statements in regard to Congress Socialist Party:

  1. The main leaders of the party were Acharya Narendra Deo, Jayaprakash Narayan, Abdul Bari and M.R. Masani.

  2. This party was against the growing influence of the Communist Party.

  3. It endorsed the stand of the Indian National Congress during World War II but changed its stand after Soviet Union joined the Allied Nations in the war.

  Which of the statements given above are correct?
  A)
   1 and 2            done clear
  B)
   2 and 3 done clear
  C)
   1 and 3            done clear
  D)
   1, 2 and 3 done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer51)
  Consider the following statements in regard to the Permanent Settlement of land revenue introduced by the British in India:

  1. Under the system, the right of the landlords of ownership was made hereditary and transferable.

  2. The landlord was the owner of land in relation to the both the tenant and the state.

  3. The sum to be paid by the landlord as land revenue was fixed forever.

  Which of the statements given above are correct?
  A)
   1 and 2 only done clear
  B)
   2 and 3 only done clear
  C)
   1 and 3 only done clear
  D)
   1, 2 and 3 done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer52)
  Consider the following statements in regard to the Indian Civil Services:

  1. Fort William College at Calcutta was established to educate fresh recruits of civil services.

  2. Its members often participated in the making of policies of the Government.

  3. In course of time it became the supporter of all that was progressive in Indian life.

  Which of the statements given above are correct?
  A)
   1 and 2 only     done clear
  B)
   2 and 3 only done clear
  C)
   1 and 3 only                 done clear
  D)
   1, 2 and 3 done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer53)
  Which of the following statements is incorrect with reference to the social and cultural awakening, in India, during the first half of the 19th century?
  A)
   Impact of the modern western culture was   a reason of the new awakening. done clear
  B)
   A large number of Indians denied their faith in traditional Indian ideas and institutions. done clear
  C)
   Some Indians came to hold that elements of the modern Western thought had to be imbibed for the regeneration of    the society. done clear
  D)
   Nearly all 191 century intellectuals shared the conviction that social and religious reforms was urgently needed. done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer54)
  Consider the following statements regarding moderate leaders of the Indian National Movement:

  1. They lacked faith in the common people.

  2. They did not organize any all-India campaign.

  3. The British Rules always respected them.

  4. After first decade of 20' century their own failures made their politics obsolete.

  Which of the statements given above are correct?
  A)
   1 and 2 only     done clear
  B)
   2 and 4 only done clear
  C)
   1, 2 and 4 only  done clear
  D)
   1, 2, 3 and 4 done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer55)
  Consider the following statements in reference to the peasants' movements during the Non-Cooperation Movement:

  1. Peasants' movements, in U.P. and Malabar, were closely linked with the National Movement and they maintained their closeness with it.

  2. During the movement the nationalist leaders asked the peasants not to take any extreme step like stopping the payment of rent to landlords.

  Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
  A)
   1 only              done clear
  B)
   2 only done clear
  C)
   Both 1 and 2     done clear
  D)
   Neither 1 nor 2 done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer56)
  Consider the following statements in regards to Gandhiji:

  1. He did not accept the role of class-struggle.

  2. He opposed the use of violence even in defence of the interests of the poor.

  3. He opposed the nationalization of large-scale industries.

  Which of the statements given above are correct?
  A)
   1 and 2 only     done clear
  B)
   2 and 3 only done clear
  C)
   1 and 3 only     done clear
  D)
   1, 2 and 3 done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer57)
  Consider the following statements in regard to caste system in India during 18th century:

  1. It was a major divisive force and element of social disintegration.

  2. It had fixed the place of the people in the society.

  3. In the entire country caste status had become completely stable.

  4. Sometimes an entire caste would succeed in raising itself in the caste hierarchy.

  Which of-the statements given above are correct?
  A)
   1 and 2 only done clear
  B)
   1, 2 and 3 only done clear
  C)
   2, 3 and 4 only done clear
  D)
   1, 2 and 4 only done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer58)
  Consider the following statements regarding the administrative policies of the East India Company, in India, during 1757 to 1857:

  1. The administrative policies remained same without any major change during this period.

  2. The main emphasis of the administration was placed on the maintenance of law and order.

  3. In 1772 the Company ended the Dual government in Bengal and undertook the administration directly.

  Which of the statements given above is/are not incorrect?
  A)
   1 and 2 only     done clear
  B)
   2 and 3 only done clear
  C)
   1 and 3 only     done clear
  D)
   3 only done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer59)
  Consider the following statements:

  1. The conservative school in Britain, during 191' century, maintained that Indian civilization was different from. European civilization but was not necessarily inferior to it.

  2.  The conservatives of Britain favoured the social stability the most and opposed any rapid change in Indian society introduced by the British Government.

  3. The nature of the British Rule in India was progressive though the majority of its officials were conservative.

  Which of the statements given above is/are incorrect?
  A)
   1 only              done clear
  B)
   2 and 3 only done clear
  C)
   3 only              done clear
  D)
   1 and 3 only done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer60)
  Consider the following statements in regard to the princely states in India during the British Rule:

  1. Two-fifths of the Indian sub-continent were being ruled by princes.

  2. Most of the states were basically responsible themselves for the poverty and backwardness of their people.

  3. A few states introduced political reforms and promoted industrial and agricultural developments.

  Which of the statements given above are correct?
  A)
   1 and 2 only     done clear
  B)
   2 and 3 only done clear
  C)
   1 and 3 only done clear
  D)
   1, 2 and 3 done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer61)
  Consider the following statements in regard to the period of 1870- 1918 in India:

  1. In the absence of a competent organistion the Press was the chief instrument for the politicization of the people and propagation of nationalist ideology.

  2. During this era the access of the Press was confined up to the cities and large towns.

  3. To publish a newspaper was a much more costly business and thus the circulation of the newspapers was very limited.

  Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
  A)
   1 only              done clear
  B)
   1 and 2 only done clear
  C)
   1 and 3 only     done clear
  D)
   2 and 3 only done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer62)
  Which of the following features of the Indian National Movement were results of the Left-Wing's effect over the movement?

  1. Dominance of the Extremist Nationalists in the movement.

  2. Resolution on Fundamental Rights and Economic Policy passed by the Indian National Congress.

  3. Setting up of a National Planning Committee in 1938.

  4. Foundation of the Progressive Writers' Association.

  Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
  A)
   1, 2 and 3 only  done clear
  B)
   2, 3 and 4 only done clear
  C)
   1, 3 and 4 only  done clear
  D)
   1, 2, 3 and 4 done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer63)
  Consider the following socialists:

  1. Acharya Narendra dev

  2. Minoo Masani

  3. AshokMehta

  4. Jayaprakash Narayan

  5. Achyut Patwardhan

  Who among the personalities given above were nominated, by Jawaharlal Nehru during his chairmanship, to the All Indi National Congress Working Committee?
  A)
   1, 2 and 3 only  done clear
  B)
   2, 3 and 5 only done clear
  C)
   1, 3 and 5 only  done clear
  D)
   1, 4 and 5 only done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer64)
  Which of the following were the causes of decay of Indian Handicrafts during the British rule?

  1. Competition from machine made goods

  2. Discriminatory tariff policy of the state

  3. Introduction of Railways in India

  4. New patterns of demand

  Select the correct answer from the code given below:
  A)
   1 and 2 only     done clear
  B)
   2, 3 and 4 only done clear
  C)
   1, 2 and 3 only  done clear
  D)
   1, 2, 3 and 4 done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer65)
  What is not correct regarding Government of India Act, 1935?
  A)
   There was provision to have a council of Ministers, not exceeding ten in number, to aid and advise the Governor General. done clear
  B)
   There was no reference in the Act to either collective or individual responsibility of the ministers to the Federal Legislatures. done clear
  C)
   The Governor General could appoint and dismiss ministers at his discretion. done clear
  D)
   The Prime Minister was only nominal head of the Council of Ministers and had nothing to do with the appointment and dismissal of the ministers. done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer66)
  Which of the following steps was/were taken by the provincial governments of the Indian National Congress constituted in 1937?

  1. The ban against the Communist Party of India was lifted

  2. The blacklist of newspapers for purpose of government advertising was given up.

  3. The revolutionaries were released.

  Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
  A)
   1 only                     done clear
  B)
   1 and 2 only done clear
  C)
   2 only                     done clear
  D)
   2 and 3 only done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer67)
  Consider the following statements in regard to Cripps Mission:

  1. Its head Stafford Cripps was a leftist member of the Labour Party of Britain.

  2.  It offered for a dominion-status for India after the World War

  3. It strictly denied the demand of Pakistan.

  4. It was not allowed to bargain and negotiate with Indians.

  Which of the statements given above are correct?
  A)
   1, 2 and 3 only  done clear
  B)
   1, 2 and 4 only done clear
  C)
   2, 3 and 4 only  done clear
  D)
   1, 2, 3 and 4 done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer68)
  Consider the following statements about Indian Economy during 18th century:

  1. India was a large-scale manufacturer of mineral and metallic products.

  2. Ship-building industry was underdeveloped and ships were purchased from other countries.

  3. The emergence of new courts and local nobility led to the emergence of new cities like Lucknow, Patna etc.

  4. Expansion of sea trade and foreign companies also assisted it.

  Which of the statements given above are correct?
  A)
   2, 3 and 4 only  done clear
  B)
   3 and 4 only done clear
  C)
   1, 3 and 4 only done clear
  D)
   1, 2, 3 and 4 done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer69)
  Consider the following statements in regard to the development of railway in India under the British Rule:

  1. The steam driven railways in India was first proposed in England.

  2. Lord Dalhousie, the Governor General of India, was a fervent pleader of rapid railway construction in India.

  3. The construction of railway was started by the British India Government and latter private companies were incorporated in the project.

  4. The British Indian Government guaranteed to pay an interest of 5 percent on the investment in railway by private companies.

  Which of the statements given above are not incorrect?
  A)
   1 and 4 only     done clear
  B)
   1, 2 and 4 only done clear
  C)
   2, 3 and 4 only       done clear
  D)
   3 and 4 only done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer70)
  Consider the following statements:

  1. Cornwallis established a regular police force in India to maintain law and order and zamindars were relieved from their police work.

  2. Indians were excluded from all the superior posts in the police department, during 19 century under British Rule.

  3. In the beginning the British Police model was followed to organize Indian Police.

  Which of the following statements is/are correct?
  A)
   1 and 2 only     done clear
  B)
   2 and 3 only done clear
  C)
   3 only              done clear
  D)
   1, 2 and 3 done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer71)
  Which of the following statements about Rammohan Roy is incorrect?
  A)
   He was both a religious as well as a social reformer. done clear
  B)
   He faced a social boycott for his advanced thoughts by the orthodox people, whom his mother also joined. done clear
  C)
   He presented a counter-petition of enlightened Hindus, against the petition of orthodox Hindus, before the British Parliament for the approval of Bentinck's action of banning the rite of Sati. done clear
  D)
   In spite of being dependent on the sacred religious books to prove Sati custom unfair he sought the assistance of humanism and rationalism. done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer72)
  Which of the following statements is incorrect in reference to the Revolt of 1857 in India?
  A)
   Since the rebel soldiers had no leaders from their own ranks they adopted the leadership of the traditional leaders in Indian society like feudal chiefs. done clear
  B)
   Khan Bahadur at Barielly was a pensioner of the British Rule and he informed the British Commissioner about the impending mutiny before he joined it. done clear
  C)
   In Bihar, Kunwar Singh had pre-planned programme to oppose the British Rule on a large scale and he started his war from Dinapore. done clear
  D)
   In the beginning of the revolt Rani Lakshmibai offered to keep Jhansi safe for the British if they would grant her wishes. done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer73)
  Which of the policies, given below, were followed by the All India National Congress, from its beginning, to expand the feeling of nationality among Indians?

  1. To rotate its sessions among different parts of the country.

  2. The president of the session was to belong to a region other than where it was being held.

  3. To launch a movement against social evils for the politicization of the people.

  Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
  A)
   1 and 2 only     done clear
  B)
   1 and 3 only done clear
  C)
   1, 2 and 3                     done clear
  D)
   1 only done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer74)
  Consider the following statements:

  1. Lokmanya Tilak linked up the question of Swaraj (Self Rule) with the demand of formation of the linguistic states and education in the vernacular.

  2. Members of Gokhale's 'Servants of India Society' were completely apart from the Home Rule Movement as they were not permitted to join it.

  Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
  A)
   1 only              done clear
  B)
   2 only done clear
  C)
   Both 1 and 2     done clear
  D)
   Neither 1 nor 2 done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer75)
  Which one of the following statements is not correct regarding the reconstitution of the All India National Congress during the Non- Cooperation Movement?
  A)
   The membership fee was reduced to four nanas per year to enable the poor to become members. done clear
  B)
   To reach down to the village and the town level, village and town committees were also organized. done clear
  C)
   It was to use Hindi as far as possible. done clear
  D)
   To avoid linguistic conflict provincial committees were organized on a linguistic basis. done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer76)
  Which of the following statements is incorrect about the Indian working class during the second half of the 19th century?
  A)
   The nationalists, in the beginning, ignored the questions linked to the interests of the workers. done clear
  B)
   Strikes in Indian textiles mills were generally not supported by the National Movement. done clear
  C)
   Sorabjee Shapoorji Bengalee tried to introduce a Bill, in the Bombay Legislative Assembly, in favor of the working class but did not succeed. done clear
  D)
   The nationalist newspapers demanded for the Government legislation to regulate working conditions in the interests of the working class and supported the Factory Act of 1881 and 1891. done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer77)
  Which of the statements given below is/are incorrect about the condition of Punjab after the death of its ruler Maharaja Ranjit Singh?

  1. The political power came into the hand of army, which had become undisciplined.

  2. During the Anglo-Sikh War in 1845 the Hindus, the Muslim and the Sikhs became united to face the foreigner enemy.

  3. After the first Anglo-Sikh War the British annexed the Cis-Sutlej area and executed the first treaty with Sikhs at Jalandhar.

  Choose the correct answer:
  A)
   1 and 2 only     done clear
  B)
   2 and 3 only done clear
  C)
   2 only              done clear
  D)
   3 only done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer78)
  Consider the following statements:

  1. The Regulating Act of 1773 was the first important Parliamentary Act passed by the British Parliament, which completely subjected the activities of the East India Company to the supervision of the British Government.

  2. One important reason to pass the Regulating Act of 1773 was that many British statesmen wanted to control the activities of the East India Company because they were afraid that the powerful Company would corrupt the English nation and its politics.

  Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
  A)
   1 only              done clear
  B)
   2 only done clear
  C)
   Both 1 and 2     done clear
  D)
   Neither 1 nor 2 done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer79)
  Consider the following statements in regard to the features of the British Indian army up to 1857:

  1. It was the chief instrument to extend and to defend the British Empire in Asia and Africa.

  2. The Indian soldiers were recruited in the army from all over India and they had no feeling of national unity against the foreigner rule.

  3. The Indian soldiers had a long tradition or loyalty to the salt.

  Which of the statements given above are correct?
  A)
  1 and 2 only      done clear
  B)
  2 and 3 only done clear
  C)
  1 and 3 only      done clear
  D)
  All of the above done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer80)
  Which of the following conclusions is not correct in reference to the Revolt of 1857 in India?
  A)
   It was well planned and organized before the revolt started. done clear
  B)
   It was a direct result of the discontent concurrently prevalent among the Indian soldiers of the British Indian army as well as the common people of India. done clear
  C)
   All the rebels recognized the Mughal Emperor Bahadur Shah II as their leader. done clear
  D)
   The first impulse of the rebels, whether they were at anywhere, was always to proceed to Delhi. done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer81)
  Consider the following statements in regard to the movements related to the socio-religious awakening in India during 19th century:

  1. These movements were often exclusively religious in character.

  2. These movements were inspired by the ideology of humanism and rationalism.

  3. Their attention was focused more on spiritualism than that of worldly existence.

  Which of the following statements is/are not incorrect?
  A)
   1 and 2 only     done clear
  B)
   2 and 3 only done clear
  C)
   2 only              done clear
  D)
   3 only done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer82)
  Who among the following extremist nationalists was recognized as the leader of the Ghadar revolutionists in 1915 to organize the revolt against the British Rule in India?
  A)
   Sohan Singh Bhakna      done clear
  B)
   Bhai Parmanand done clear
  C)
   Kartar Singh Saraba        done clear
  D)
   Rash Behari Bose done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer83)
  Consider the following statements regarding the Satyagraha against the Rowlatt Act:

  1. It was launched by Gandhij i to oppose the Rowlatt Act, which was passed to curtail the civil liberty of Indians in the name of curbing terrorist violence.

  2. It initiated in Delhi before the date, which was fixed for its launching.

  3. During the movement, Gandhiji was deported from Bombay to Patna by the British Rule, when he was trying to quiet the turbulent people.

  4. Gandhiji recalled the movement, when he saw that its total atmosphere had become violent.

  Which of the statements given above are correct?
  A)
   1, 2 and 4 only  done clear
  B)
   2 and 3 only done clear
  C)
   1, 3 and 4 only  done clear
  D)
   3 and 4 only done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer84)
  Consider the following statements in reference to the Simon Commission:

  1. It was a statutory commission constituted to recommend whether India was ready for further constitutional progress and on which lines.

  2. It was constituted by the Government of Liberal Party in

  3. Britain, which wanted to solve the issue of India as soon as possible.

  4. It was opposed by the both moderate and extremist nationalists of India.

  Which of the statements given above are correct?
  A)
   1 and 2 only     done clear
  B)
   2 and 3 only done clear
  C)
   1 and 3 only     done clear
  D)
   1, 2 and 3 done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer85)
  Which of the statements given below in regard to peasant movements, in India, in 1930s and 40s is/are not incorrect?

  1. They were a result of the concurrent Great Economic Depression.

  2. They were also inspired by the new phase of mass struggle launched by the All India National Congress in 1930.

  3. They demanded for the fundamental reforms, like abolition of zamindari, in the existing agrarian system.

  Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
  A)
   1 only              done clear
  B)
   1 and 2 only done clear
  C)
   2 and 3 only     done clear
  D)
   1, 2 and 3 done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer86)
  Consider the following:

  1. Bhulabhai Desai

  2. K.N. Katju

  3. Tej Bahadur Sapru

  4. Asaf Ali

  5. Vithalbhai Patel

  6. Rajendra Prasad

  Who among the personalities given above appeared as defence counsels of prisoners of the Indian National Army at the historic Red Fort Trial?
  A)
   1, 2, 3, and 4 only           done clear
  B)
   1, 2, 4 and 5 only done clear
  C)
   1, 3, 4 and 6 only           done clear
  D)
   1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 only done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer87)

  Assertion: The caste system was a major element of social disintegration in India, in 18th century.

  Reason (R): It was possible for a person to acquire a higher social status by the acquisition of a high office or power.

  A)
   Both A and R are true and R is correct explanation of A. done clear
  B)
   Both A and R are true but R is not correct explanation of A. done clear
  C)
   A is true bur R is false. done clear
  D)
   A is false but R is true. done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer88)
  Which one of the following observations is not true in regard to the Indigo revolt of 1859-60 in India?
  A)
   It was the most militant and widespread peasants agitation just after the Revolt of 1857. done clear
  B)
   One of the major reasons for the success of the revolt was the complete unity among Hindu and Muslim peasants. done clear
  C)
   The Christian Missionaries opposed the indigo peasants in their struggle. done clear
  D)
   The government's response to the revolt was not as harsh as in the case of civil rebellions. done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer89)
  Consider the following statements in regard to the famine relief measures taken during British rule in India:

  1. Lord Ripon appointed a famine commission, under the chairmanship of Richard Strachey.

  2. The Strachey Famine Commission recommended for the appointment of a Famine Commissioner to operate the relief programmes in the area affected by the famine.

  Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
  A)
   1 only              done clear
  B)
   2 only done clear
  C)
   Both 1 and 2     done clear
  D)
   Neither 1 nor 2 done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer90)
  Among the various forms of struggle thrown up by the Swadeshi Movement, which one of the following met with the greatest visible success at the practical and popular level?
  A)
   The boycott of foreign goods. done clear
  B)
   Public meetings and processions against the British rule. done clear
  C)
   Picketing of shops selling liquor and foreign goods. done clear
  D)
   Arrest of the political workers on a large scale. done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer91)

  Assertion (A): A major lacuna in the early education policy of the British rule in India (during 1813 to 1857) was the almost total neglect of the education of .girls.

  Reason (R): Social discrimination based on sex was prevalent in

  A)
   Britain also up to the 19th century and even the British women were treated as secondary subjects of the British Crown. done clear
  B)
   Both A and R are true and R is correct explanation of A. done clear
  C)
   A is true but R is false. done clear
  D)
   A is false bur R is true. done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer92)
  Consider the following statements in respect of factory acts introduced in India by the British Government:

  1. There was a gap of approximate one decade between the passing of first and second factory acts.

  2. The first factory act was primarily related to the problem of child labour.

  3. The second factory act fixed working hours for all workers and it could not be more than 11 hours per day.

  Which of the statements given above are correct?
  A)
   1 and 2 only     done clear
  B)
   2 and 3 only done clear
  C)
   1 and 3 only     done clear
  D)
   1, 2, and 3 done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer93)
  Which one of the statements regarding the role of women in the freedom struggle of India is incorrect?
  A)
   Women participation in the nationalist movement against the partition of Bengal, was very less. done clear
  B)
   Several women participated as candidates in the elections of provincial assemblies in 1937 and also assumed offices in the Congress ministries. done clear
  C)
   The women participated at forefront in trade union movements and Kisan movements which arose in India, In the 1920s. done clear
  D)
   The All India Women's Conference was founded in 1927. done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer94)
  The Akali Movement in Punjab was one of the powerful movements in India, that commenced along with Non-Cooperatio Movement and successfully ended. Which one of the following observations is not correct about the Akali Movement?
  A)
   The movement developed on a purely religious issue but ended rup as a powerful episode of the freedom movement of India. done clear
  B)
   The movement arose with an aim of freeing the Gurudwaras from the control of corrupt managers and custodians of Gurudwaras who were appointed by the government after the British annexation of Punjab. done clear
  C)
   In 1925 the British Government handed over control over all the Punjab Gurudwaras to an elected body of Sikh, known as Shiromani Gurudwara Prabandhak Committee (SGPC). done clear
  D)
   The movement made a massive contribution to the political development of Punjab and awakened the Peasantry but also promoted Sikh communalism. done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer95)
  During the Civil Disobedience Movement, in Bengal, no-tax campaign, specially refusal to pay chowkidara tax, was started instead of violation of salt law, because-
  A)
   Chowkidara tax had become unbearable in Bengal and it was more needed to oppose it than to oppose salt law. done clear
  B)
   The people at remote areas in Bengal were more interested in no-tax campaign. done clear
  C)
   The Congressmen, to carry the movement for a long time, wanted to expand it up to new issues. done clear
  D)
   Due to onset of the monsoon it was difficult to make salt in Bengal. done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer96)
  Consider the following statements in respect of growth of communalism in India:

  1. Communalism initiated in India in the 1880s, when Syed Ahmad Khan opposed the national movement led by the All India National Congress.

  2. Mahatma Gandhi and the All India National Congress made a deep analysis of the communal phenomenon to meet its challenges.

  3. Constant negotiation of All India National Congress with the Muslim communal leaders weakened the position of secular, anti-imperialist Muslims and Muslim leaders.

  Which of the statements given above are correct?
  A)
   1 and 2 only     done clear
  B)
   2 and 3 only done clear
  C)
  1 and 3 only      done clear
  D)
   1, 2 and 3 done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer97)
  Which one of the following statements is not correct in regard to the transfer of power from the British to Indians?
  A)
   Cabinet Mission of Britain, which was prepared for a long stay in India, visited it, to negotiate with Indians to set up of a national government and to set into motion machinery for transfer of power. done clear
  B)
   The policy of Britain in 1946 was clearly in favour of a united India in sharp contrast to its earlier policy of divide and rule. done clear
  C)
   On 2nd September, 1946, the Interim Government of Indi was formed with Congress members alone with Jawaharlal Nehru as its actual head. done clear
  D)
   When the All India Muslim League recognised the long term provisions of the Cabinet Mission Plan for the transfer of power. Lord Wavell brought it into the interim government of India. done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer98)
  Consider the following statements in respect of the report presented by the Decent ralisation Commission constituted by the British Government in India in 1908:

  1. According to the report the major stumbling block in the effective functioning of the local bodies was the unnecessary interference of the government in their works.

  2. It recommended that for proper functioning of village Panchayats, these should be given adequate source of income and the interference of district officers should be circumscribed.

  3. It recommended that Sub-District Boards should be established in every taluka or tehsil and should be the principal agencies in rural board administration.

  Which of the statements given above are correct?
  A)
   1 and 2 only                done clear
  B)
   2 and 3 only done clear
  C)
   1 and 3 only               done clear
  D)
   1, 2 and 3 done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer99)
  Consider the following statements in regard to India Independence Act, 1947:

  1. By this act, the legislative powers of the Governor General was removed but power to promulgate ordinances only in case of emergency for the peace and good government of the dominion, was conferred.

  2. By this Act, the Governor General ceased to be a part of the Dominion Legislature and his power of dissolution was ended.

  Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
  A)
   1 only              done clear
  B)
   2 only done clear
  C)
   Both 1 and 2     done clear
  D)
   Neither 1 nor 2 done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer100)
  Which one of the following observations about the response of Indian capitalist and other traders during the Indian National Movement is correct?
  A)
   Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI), founded in 1927, was very soon recognised by the British government as representing the dominant opinion of the Indian capitalist class. done clear
  B)
   Smaller traders and merchants never supported the movement because they suffered a lot during the mass movements. done clear
  C)
   The capitalist class supported the Swadeshi Movement on a large scale. done clear
  D)
   In   1930,   Federation   of  Indian   Chambers   of Commerce  and  Industry  (FICCI)  supported  the first  round  table  conference  along with  liberal nationalists. done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer101)
  Consider the following statements in respect of the social reforms brought by the British rule, up to 1857, in India:

  1. The biggest achievement of the British rule in India against the social evils was the prohibition against the Sati custom.

  2. Raja Rammohun Roy as well as the Christian missionaries agitated persistently for the abolition of Sati custom.

  3. Female infanticide prevalent in South India was prohibited forcefully by Thomas Munro.

  Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
  A)
   1 and 2 only                 done clear
  B)
   2 and 3 only done clear
  C)
   1 and 3 only                done clear
  D)
   1 only done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer102)

  Assertion (A): The Indian Councils Act, 1861 provided to incorporate Indians in the Governor General's Executive Council to represent the Indian views.

  Reason (R): A statutory commission constituted by the British government under the chairmanship of Charles Wood, in 1859, recommended for the appointment of Indians in the Governor General's Executive Council.

  A)
   Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is correct explanation of (A) done clear
  B)
   Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not correct explanation of (A). done clear
  C)
   (A) is true but (R) is false. done clear
  D)
   (A) is false but (R) is true done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer103)
  Which one of the following observations is incorrect about the early moderate nationalists during the Indian Freedom Movement?
  A)
   They were declared seditious Brahmins by the British officials. done clear
  B)
   They lost their control over the movement raised in Bengal against its partition. done clear
  C)
   They could not develop proper communication with the common Indian people. done clear
  D)
   They could not keep the concurrent young generation with them. done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer104)
  Which one of the following reasons was not responsible for the decline of the Home Rule Movement in India, in 1918?
  A)
   The moderate nationalists, had joined the movement after the arrest of Annie Besant, left the movement when the British government released her and promised for the government reforms. done clear
  B)
   Bal Gangadhar Tilak went England to pursue the libel case, which he had filed against Valentine Chirol, the author of 'Indian Unrest' and thus he became absent to lead the movement. done clear
  C)
   Annie Besant was unable to give a firm lead to the movement. done clear
  D)
   After the declaration of Montagu-Chelmsford reforms, the national leaders recalled the movement. done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer105)
  Choose the incorrect observation from the followings in respect of the Princely states during the British rule in India?
  A)
   The burden of the land tax over the peasants in the princely states was usually heavier than that of in British India. done clear
  B)
   The Princes of the states were called upon by the British government to play the role of bulwarks of reaction against the Indian National Movement. done clear
  C)
   A few princely states like Baroda showed sympathy with the national freedom movement. done clear
  D)
   No princely state tried to promote industrial and agricultural developments or administrative and political reforms. done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer106)

  Assertion (A): Before 1905 the nationalist leaders during the Indian National Movement showed lukewarm attitude towards the interests of the labourer class in India.

  Reason (R): The early nationalist leaders belonged to either the middle class or upper class of the society and they were not very keen for the welfare of the labour class.

  A)
   Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is correct explanation of (A) done clear
  B)
   Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not correct explanation of (A). done clear
  C)
  (A) is true but (R) is false done clear
  D)
  (A) is false but (R) is true done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer107)
  Which one of the following statements is not correct in respect of Harijan campaign of Mahatma Gandhi?
  A)
   In May 1933, Mahatma Gandhi took a major fast to convince his followers of the importance of the issue and seriousness of his effort for the campaign. done clear
  B)
   Sabarmati Ashram was handed over to Harijan Sevak Sangha in order to Momote the harijan cause. done clear
  C)
   Gandhiji repeatedly declared that Harijan movement was not a political movement. done clear
  D)
   In 1934, the British Government of India passed the Temple Entry bill in the Central Legislative Assembly, in favour of untouchables. done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer108)
  Consider the following statements in regard to Communist Movement in India, during the Indian Freedom Struggle:

  1. Guided by Sixth Congress of the Communist International, the communists of India broke their connection with All

  India National Congress and declared it to be a class party of the bourgeoisie.

  2. The Workers and Peasants Party was also dissolved on the ground that it was not appropriate to form a two-class (Workers and Peasants) Party.

  3. The communists stood apart from the Civil Disobedience Movement and did not participate it actively.

  Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
  A)
   1 only              done clear
  B)
   1 and 2 only done clear
  C)
   3 only              done clear
  D)
   1 and 3 only done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer109)
   Operation Polo was related to-
  A)
   arrest of Jawaharlal Nehru during the Quit India Movement. done clear
  B)
   invasion of Indian National army over British India. done clear
  C)
   annexation of Hyderabad state by the government of India. done clear
  D)
   freedom struggle of Goa against the Portuguese. done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer110)

  Assertion (A): In 1813 the British Government abolished the East India Company's monopoly of Indian Trade.

  Reason (R): The British traders, who were not partners in the East India Company, powerfully campaigned against the Company's monopoly to get a share in the high profitable trade with India.

  Select the correct answer using the codes given bellows:
  A)
   Both A and R are true and R is correct explanation of A. done clear
  B)
   Both A and R are true but R is not correct Explanation of A. done clear
  C)
   A is true but R is false. done clear
  D)
   A is false but R is true. done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer111)
  Consider the following statements:

  1. Lord Cornwallis laid the foundation of a new judicial system in British India through a hierarchy of civil and criminal courts.

  2. Lord Cornwallis separated the posts of the Civil Judge and the Revenue Collector in a district in British India.

  Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
  A)
   1 only done clear
  B)
   2 only done clear
  C)
   Both 1 and 2 done clear
  D)
   Neither 1 nor 2 done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer112)

  Assertion (A): After the Revolt of 1857 in India, the British recruited the soldiers in the British Indian Army from Punjabi, Gurkha and Pathan Communities on a large scale and declared them as martial communities.

  Reason (R): The soldiers from these communities staunchly secured the British interests outside India on a large scale.

  Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
  A)
   Both A and R are true and R is correct explanation of A. done clear
  B)
   Both A and R are true but R is not correct explanation of A. done clear
  C)
   A is true but R is false. done clear
  D)
   A is false but R is true. done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer113)
  The British separated Burma (Myanmar) from India in 1935. What was the major reason of this separation?
  A)
   The British found it very difficult to rule over India and Burma as an integrated unit. done clear
  B)
   The All India National Congress pleaded for nationalism and appealed to the British Government to separate Burma from India. done clear
  C)
   The British wanted to use Burma as a gate barrier against the Japanese imperialism to escape their Indian empire. done clear
  D)
   The British separated Burma from India in the hope of weakening the Burmese freedom struggle. done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer114)
  Consider the following statements in respect of the Theosophical Society movement in India:

  1. The Theosophical Society movement was led by westerners (Europeans and Americans) who glorified Indian religious and philosophical traditions.

  1. This movement tended to give the Indians a sense of false pride in their past greatness.

  2. This movement got remarkable success within India as well as outside India.

  Which of the statements given above are correct?
  A)
   1 and 2 only     done clear
  B)
   2 and 3 only done clear
  C)
   1 and 3 only     done clear
  D)
   1, 2 and 3 done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer115)
  Consider the following provisions envisaged by Muhammad Ali Jinnah under his fourteen points demand in 1929:

  1. All cabinets at central or local level should have at least 1/3rd Muslim representation.

  2. In the Central Legislature, Muslim representation should not be less than one third.

  3. Sindh should be separated from the Punjab Province.

  4. Communal electorate system should be abolished.

  Which of the provisions given above are correct?
  A)
   1 and 2 only     done clear
  B)
   1, 2 and 3 only done clear
  C)
   1, 2 and 4 only  done clear
  D)
   1, 2, 3 and 4 done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer116)
  Which of the statements given below is not correct in regard to Bardoli Satyagraha movement?
  A)
  The movement started as the taluka of Bardoli in Gujarat was suffering from floods and famine at that time, but the Government of the Bombay Presidency had raised the land revenue rate by 30% that year, done clear
  B)
  Though Sardar Patel led the movement but Mahatma Gandhi and Sardar Patel decided that neither the Congress nor Gandhi would directly involve themselves in the movement and the struggle was left entirely to the people of Bardoli taluka. done clear
  C)
  The movement was ended when at the instruction of the Viceroy of India, the Bombay Presidency Government cancelled land revenue payment of Bardoli for tha year done clear
  D)
   During the movement a publication bureau was set up that published the daily Bardoli Satyagrah Patrika. done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer117)
  Consider the following statements in respect of the Chittagong Armoury Raid case:

  1. Barindra Kumar Ghosh led the revolutionaries of the Chittagong Armoury Raid case.

  2. The raid was undertaken in the name of the Indian Republican Army, Chittagong Branch.

  3. Pritilata Waddedar was one of the female revolutionaries of the Chittagong Armoury Raid case.

  Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
  A)
   1 only                      done clear
  B)
   3 only done clear
  C)
   1 and 2 only                done clear
  D)
   2 and 3 only done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer118)
  The Shimla Conference of political parties of India, in 1945, was called-
  A)
   To seek the solution of communal problems existing at that time in India. done clear
  B)
   To agree on and approve the Wavell Plan for Indian self- government. done clear
  C)
   to make a discussion about the elections going to be held in India in the post World War II conditions. done clear
  D)
   to demonstrate the support of all Indian political parties with Indian National Army. done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer119)
  Which one of the statements given below is not true about the Swaraj Party constituted by Chittaranjan Das and Motilal Nehru?
  A)
   Chittaranjan Das and Motilal Nehru resigned from their offices in the All India National Congress to constitute Congress-Khilafat Swaraj Party. done clear
  B)
   The Swaraj Party declared to present the national demand for self-government in the legislative councils under the British rule. done clear
  C)
   The Swarajists stated that participation in the legislative councils under the British rule, was necessary to occupy the piece of power, which was provided to the councils by the Mont-Ford reforms. done clear
  D)
   The Swarajists lacked any policy of coordinating their militant workin the legislative councils with mass political work outside. done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer120)
  During the Indian Freedom Struggle though the left-wing (communist and socialist) workers were among the most courageous, militant and sacrificing of freedom fighters however they failed to establish the hegemony of socialist ideas and parties over the national freedom movement. Which one of the reasons given below was not responsible for their failure?
  A)
   They always had a conflict against the dominant leadership of the All India National Congress on wrong issues as methods of struggle. done clear
  B)
   They always showed ideological and tactical flexibility to compromise with political ideas and programmes of the right wing of the freedom movement. done clear
  C)
   They could not make a deep study of contemporary Indian reality. done clear
  D)
   They were divided into different parties and groups and worked unitedly only for short periods. done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer121)
  Which one of the following observations is not true in respect of the Quit India Movement?
  A)
   Many smaller zamindars participated in the movement, whereas big zamindars maintained a stance of neutrality and refused to assist the British in crushing the movement. done clear
  B)
   Under the movement, a special pattern of peasant activity was its total concentration on attacking symbols of British authority and a total lack of anti-zamindar violence. done clear
  C)
   The government officials, specially assuming lower posts, generously provided their assistance to the movement. done clear
  D)
   The Muslim Community also participated in the movement on a large scale though the Muslim League was apart from the movement. done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer122)
  There were a number of upsurges against the British rule in India in 1946, like the upsurge in Calcutta against the imprisonment sentence of an Indian National Army officer Rashid Ali or upsurge in Bombay when the ratings; of the Royal Indian Navy (RIN) went on strike. Consider the following statements in regard to these upsurges and choose the correct answer?

  1. These upsurges were concentrated in urban areas and it was easy for the British officials to suppress them.

  2. The communal unity witnessed during this period was the unity of the people and it was more than the organizational unity.

  3. These upsurges demonstrated that till this time, the British rule's wherewithal to repress was intact.

   Correct Code:
  A)
   1 only                     done clear
  B)
   1 and 2 only done clear
  C)
   2 only                     done clear
  D)
   1 and 3 only done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer123)
  Which of the following events was associated with Lord Lytton?
  A)
   Telegraphic communication was opened with Europe. done clear
  B)
   High Courts were established at Calcutta, Bombay and Madras. done clear
  C)
   The Doctrine of Lapse was withdrawn. done clear
  D)
   Grand Durbar was arranged in Delhi, when country was under severe famine. done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer124)
  Consider the following statements about Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan:

  1. Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan remained a member of the Congress Working Committee for many years, resigning only in 1939 because of his differences with the Party's War Policy but later rejoined the Congress Party when the War Policy was revised.

  2. Gaffar Khan favoured the partition of India.

  3. When the referendum over accession of NWFP to Pakistan was held, Badshah Khan and the Indian National Congress Party voted against the referendum. Identify the incorrect statement(s)?

  A)
   2 only  done clear
  B)
   1 and 2 only done clear
  C)
   2 and 3 only     done clear
  D)
   None of the above done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer125)
  Identify the incorrect statement with regard to Gujarat Sabha?
  A)
   Vallabh Bhai Patel served as its president in 1918-19. done clear
  B)
   The "Gujarat Sabha" was established in 1884 at Ahmedabad. done clear
  C)
   The Sabha played a pivotal role in organizing the peasants during in Kheda rebellion in 1918-19. done clear
  D)
   It merged into the Indian National Congress in 1920 - becoming the Gujarat Pradesh Congress Committee. done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer126)
  Consider the following events in the life of Ganesh Vasudev Mavalankar:

  1. He joined the Swaraj Party in the 1920s, and did not join Indian National Congress later due to ideological differences with Salt Satyagraha and Gandhi.

  2.  Mavalankar was elected to the Bombay Province Legislative

  2. Assembly and became its Speaker in 1937.

  3. On May 15, 1952, after the first general elections in independent India, Mavalankar was elected the Speaker of the first Lok Sabha.

  Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
  A)
   3 only              done clear
  B)
   1 and 2 only done clear
  C)
   2 and 3 only     done clear
  D)
   1, 2 and 3 done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer127)
  Consider the following statements regarding Salt Satyagraha:

  1. The salt satyagraha began on March 12, 1930 and ended in Dandi with Gandhi breaking the Salt Act on April 6, 1930.

  2. Gandhi chose April 6 to launch the mass breaking of the salt laws for a symbolic reason?it was the first day of "National Week", begun in 1919 when Gandhi conceived of the national hartal (strike) against the Rowlatt Act.

  3.  Instead of choosing the direct route from Ahmedabad to Dandi, Gandhiji chose to pass through areas under the rulers of the princely states to avoid arrest.

  4. Lord Reading was the British Viceroy during Salt Satyagraha.

  Which of the statements given above are correct?
  A)
   1 and 2 only                done clear
  B)
   2, 3 and 4 only done clear
  C)
   3 and 4 only                done clear
  D)
   1, 2, 3 and 4 done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer128)
  Consider the following statements about British committees in India from 1918-1919:

  1. The Feetham committee recommended the allocation of subjects between the centre and the provinces, as well as the division of provincial subjects into the Reserved and Transferred categories.

  2. The Southborough Committee recommended a scheme of territorial constituencies, urban and rural, the latter based on communal representation for Mohammedans and Sikhs and for Indian Christians, Europeans, and Anglo-Indians and the representation of special interests, including commerce and industry.

  3. The Home Administration committee recommended the reorganization of the Council of India, the appointment of High Commissioner for India in London, and placing of charges on account of political and administrative work of Indian office on the British exchequer."

  Correct Code:
  A)
   1 only              done clear
  B)
   2 only done clear
  C)
   2 and 3 only     done clear
  D)
   1, 2 and 3 done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer129)
  Consider the following statements in regard to Indian Home rule movement:

  1. S. Subramania lyer and Annie Besant headed the league In Calcutta.

  2. Jinnah led the Delhi division of the movement.

  3. Most activities were undertaken in the cities of Calcutta, Bombay and Madras and the head was situated in Delhi.

  Identify the incorrect statement(s)?
  A)
   1 only              done clear
  B)
   1 and 2 only done clear
  C)
   2 and 3 only     done clear
  D)
   1, 2 and 3 done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer130)
  Consider the following statements:

  1. Netaji Subhas National Institute of Sports (NIS) is Asia's largest Sports Institute located in Punjab.

  2. The Azadi Stadium is Iran's largest national stadium.

  3. Shah Alam Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium located In Bangladesh.

  Which of the following statements given above is/are correct?
  A)
   1 only                          done clear
  B)
   2 only done clear
  C)
   1 and 2 only     done clear
  D)
   1, 2 and 3 done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer131)
  Consider the following statements regarding Swadeshi movement:

  1. It was a positive counterpart of Boycott and it wast applied first to the economic field involving the use of Swadeshi or indigenous goods.

  2. On a larger scale, the movement gave a stimulus to Prafulla Chandra Roy's Bengal Chemical Works.

  3. This movement had practically entire future political programme of Gandhism with non-violence and no-tax campaigns and no-rent calls.

  Identify the correct statements?
  A)
   1 and 2 only     done clear
  B)
   2 and 3 only done clear
  C)
   1 and 3 only     done clear
  D)
   1, 2 and 3 done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer132)
  Consider the following statements in regard to the Dawn society:

  1. The Dawn Society was founded in Calcutta by Rabindra Nath Tagore, a proponent of national education, in 1902.

  2. The society was critical of the colonial education imparted by the university of Calcutta, which, according to it, was "all- too-literary, all-too-academic, unscientific and unindustrial."

  3. The Dawn society merged into the National Council of Education in 1906

  Which of the statements given above are correct?
  A)
   1 and 2 only                done clear
  B)
   2 and 3 only done clear
  C)
   1 and 3 only                done clear
  D)
   1,2 and 3 done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer133)
  Consider the following statements regarding the Indian Councils Act of 1861:

  1. The Indian Councils Act of 1861, in the first place added to the Viceroy's executive council fifth member, who was to be a gentleman of legal profession, a jurist rather than a technical lawyer.

  2. The Governor General was empowered by the Act of 1861, to issue without the concurrence of the Legislative Council ordinances, which were not to remain in force for more than six months.

  3. By the Councils Act of 1861, attempts were made to demarcate the jurisdiction of the Central and the Local Legislature. Identify the correct statement(s)?

  A)
   1 only              done clear
  B)
   1 and 2 only done clear
  C)
   1 and 3 only     done clear
  D)
   1, 2 and 3 done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer134)
  Consider the following statements regarding Muslim socio- religious movements:

  1. Fairazi movement was started by Haji Shariatullah and Dudhi Miyan, which gave emphasis on strict monotheism and anti-British ethos.

  2. Taiyuni movement, which was started at Dacca by Maulana Shibli Numani, was opposed to Fairazi movement and supported the British rule.

  Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
  A)
   1 only              done clear
  B)
   2 only done clear
  C)
   Both 1 and 2     done clear
  D)
   Neither 1 nor 2 done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer135)
  With reference to the Permanent Settlement system of land revenue in Bengal, which of the following statements is not correct?
  A)
   The security of tenure of landlords was guaranteed. done clear
  B)
   It was introduced by the British government to increase the yield of the soil. done clear
  C)
   It gave rise to the commercialization of land. done clear
  D)
   Under this system, small landholders could be expelled by the new landholders. done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer136)
  With regard to Lord Macaulay's Minute, consider the following statements:

  1. It gave preference to western sciences and literature over traditional Indian learning.

  2. It proposed English as a medium of instruction in schools and colleges.

  3. It forwarded the 'downward filtration theory'.

  4. It led to the opening of a large number of elementary schools.

  Which of the statements given above are correct?
  A)
   1 and 2 only     done clear
  B)
   1, 2 and 3 only done clear
  C)
   2 and 3 only     done clear
  D)
   1, 2, 3 and 4 done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer137)
  With regard to Singh Sabha Movement, which of the following statements is/are correct?
  A)
   It aimed for the modern western education for Sikhs. done clear
  B)
   It was formed to counter proselytising activities in Sikhs by Hindu revivalists. done clear
  C)
   The Akali Movement was an offshoot of this movement. done clear
  D)
   All of the above. done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer138)
  Consider the following statements about Sir Syed Ahmed Khan:

  1. He held Quran to be the ultimate authority.

  2. He believed in the fundamentals underlying the unity of religion.

  3. He opposed political activities by the Muslims.

  4. He opposed purdah and polygamy.

  Which of the above statements is/are correct?
  A)
   1 only              done clear
  B)
   1 and 3 only done clear
  C)
   2 and 4 only     done clear
  D)
   1, 2, 3 and 4 done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer139)
  What significance does Satyendra Sinha hold in Modern Indian History?
  A)
   The first Indian to be appointed to the Viceroy's Executive Council. done clear
  B)
   The first Indian to join Indian Civil Service. done clear
  C)
   One of the founders of the Indian Association of Calcutta. done clear
  D)
   None of these. done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer140)
  With regard to Quit India Movement, consider the following statements:

  1. It called for immediate end to British rule in India.

  2. Gandhiji directed the civil servants to resign.

  3. The failure of Cripps Mission was one of the reasons of the movement.

  4. There was active participation of peasants.

  Which of the above statements are correct?
  A)
   1, 3 and 4 only  done clear
  B)
   1 and 4 only done clear
  C)
   2, 3 and 4 only  done clear
  D)
   1, 2, 3 and 4 done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer141)
  The main objective behind the launch of Individual Satyagrahas was:
  A)
   Freedom of speech against the war. done clear
  B)
   To foster Hindu-Muslim unity. done clear
  C)
   To protest against excessive taxation. done clear
  D)
   None of the above.                             done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer142)
  Which of the following events was/ were the possible reasons behind the launch of the Non Co-operation Movement?

  1. First World War

  2. Rowlatt Act

  3. Hunter Commission Report

  Correct code:
  A)
   1 only              done clear
  B)
   2 only done clear
  C)
   1 and 2 only     done clear
  D)
   1, 2 and 3 done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer143)
  Which one of the following statements about Tipu Sultan, the ruler of Mysore is not correct?
  A)
   He tried to build a modern navy and established two dockyards. done clear
  B)
   In treaty of Mangalore, Tipu Sultan dictated terms to British. done clear
  C)
   Tipu Sultan had a rocket brigade called Kushoons In his army. done clear
  D)
   The economy of Mysore under his rule was free from the contemporary economic backwardness. done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer144)
  Lord Dalhousie, the British Governor General of India, to extend direct British rule over maximum possible area in the country, declared that the extinction of all native states of India was just a question of time. The inherent motive of this extension policy of the British rule over India was:
  A)
   To expand the export of the British goods to India. done clear
  B)
   To add the Indian economy to the concurrent global market, through the British economy. done clear
  C)
   To impose similar rule over maximum part of India for the maintenance of law and order. done clear
  D)
   To convert India as a unified economic unit. done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer145)

  Assertion (A): From the second decade of the 19th century, many British officials, political leaders and traders pleaded to the British Government in India to reduce the land revenue.

  Reason (R): They all wanted to improve the status of the Indian peasants.

  A)
   Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is correct explanation of (A). done clear
  B)
   Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not correct explanation of (A). done clear
  C)
  (A) is true but (R) is false. done clear
  D)
  (A) is false but (R) is true. done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer146)
  Consider the following statements in regard to the modern education system during the British period in India:

  1. The British education system neglected the mass education.

  2. The English medium of education generated a linguistic and cultural distance between the educated persons and masses.

  3. Bethune School founded by D.K. Karve at Pune, was one of the pioneer institutes in India, to provide modern education to the girls.

  Which of the statements given above are correct?
  A)
   1 and 2 only                done clear
  B)
   2 and 3 only done clear
  C)
   1 and 3 only                done clear
  D)
   1, 2 and 3 done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer147)
  Consider the following reasons for the development of the Indian National Movement:

  1. The basic reason of the Indian nationalist movement was that British rule became the major cause of economic backwardness of India.

  2. The modern educational system was one of the major resources to create the national movement.

  3. The Indian capitalists realised that there was a contradiction between the British interests and their own growth.

  Which of the reasons given above are correct?
  A)
   1 and 2 only     done clear
  B)
   2 and 3 only done clear
  C)
   1 and 3 only     done clear
  D)
   1, 2 and 3 done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer148)
  Which one of the following statements is not correct regarding the religious reforms in western India during 19th century?
  A)
   Gopal Hari Deshmudh was one of the earlie4st religious reformers in western India who rationally attacked on Hindu orthodoxy. done clear
  B)
   Paramhans Mandali, which activities spread to south India due to the efforts of the Telugu reformer Viresalingam, agitated against idolatry and the caste system. done clear
  C)
   Prarthana Samaj preached for the worship of one god and tried to free religion of caste orthodoxy and priestly domination. done clear
  D)
   Gopal Ganesh Agarkar, one of the greatest rationalist thinkers of modern India, advocated for the power of human reason. done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer149)
  Which one of the following statements in regard to Vaikom Temple Entry Movement for Avarna Class, is not incorrect?
  A)
   This movement was commenced along with the Civil Disobedience Movement. done clear
  B)
   Many Savarna organisations like Nair Samajam and Kerala Hindu Sabha opposed the movement. done clear
  C)
   E.V. Ramaswami Naicker also opposed the movement because it was led by the leaders from upper caste. done clear
  D)
   Gandhiji in his Kerala tour, during the movement did not visit a single temple in Kerala because they were not opened for the avarnas. done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer150)
  Which one of the statements given below is not incorrect in regard to the Swadeshi Movement?
  A)
   The social base of the national movement did not reach to the zamindari sections. done clear
  B)
   The movement was confined to the upper and middle classes and within the big cities and it did not incorporate small towns and lower class. done clear
  C)
   The women kept on distance from the movement and did not join it. done clear
  D)
   The movement was not able to mobilize the peasantry on a large scale. done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer151)
  Consider the following statements regarding the Ghadar Movement:

  1. The Ghadar Movement failed to generate an effective and sustained leadership which was capable of integrating the various aspects of the movements.

  2. The Ghadarites unwillingly promoted communal sentiments among the Punjabis.

  Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
  A)
   1 only              done clear
  B)
   2 only done clear
  C)
   Both 1 and 2     done clear
  D)
   Neither 1 nor 2 done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer152)
  Consider the following statements in regard to the Civil Disobedience Movement:

  1. As a part of this movement an agitation arose in Assam against the Cunningham Circular, which was released to promote alcoholism.

  2. Under this movement, in United Province 'no-revenue and no-rent' campaign was commenced in which 'no-revenue part was a call to the Zamindars to refuse to pay revenue to the government.

  Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
  A)
   1 only              done clear
  B)
   2 only done clear
  C)
   Both 1 and 2     done clear
  D)
   Neither 1 nor 2 done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer153)
  Which of the following statements is incorrect in regard to the Non-Cooperation Movement 1920-22?
  A)
   The Committee of the Khilafat Movement accepted the suggestions of non-cooperation and asked Gandhiji to lead the movement. done clear
  B)
   The Congress at its Calcutta meeting accepted the non- cooperation proposal. done clear
  C)
   During the movement the province of Madras remained lukewarm. done clear
  D)
   Just after the movement came to an end, the Prince of Wales visited India. done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer154)
  Which one of the following statements is not correct regarding the Tripuri Crisis?
  A)
   Subhash Chandra Bose branded the majority of the top All India National Congress leadership as rightists. done clear
  B)
   After the election of Subhash Chandra Bose as the President of the All India National Congress its twelve members of working committee resigned. done clear
  C)
  Jawaharlal Nehru did not resign from the working committee of the All India National Congress though he did not agree with the ideas of Subhash Chandra Bose about the top leadership of the Congress. done clear
  D)
   The Congress Socialists did not support Subhash Chandra Bose in the matter because they were against his militant leftist ideas. done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer155)
  Whatever anarchy in administration and economy existed in India during 18 century, was a result of which one of the following major reasons?
  A)
   The decline and break-up of the Mughal Empire and breakdown of law and order in different parts of India. done clear
  B)
   The British wars of conquest and the British intervention in the internal affairs of the Indian States. done clear
  C)
   The increasing number and political strength of Zamindars and Jagirdars. done clear
  D)
   The constant decline in the internal trade and the constant increase in foreign trade. done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer156)
  Consider the following statements in regard to Ryotwari Settlement of land revenue system in India under the British rule:

  1. Under the Ryotwari Settlement, the cultivator was recognized as the owner of his plot of land for the payment of land revenue.

  2. The Ryotwari Settlement brought into existence a system of peasant ownership over the land.

  Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  A)
   1 only              done clear
  B)
   2 only done clear
  C)
   Both 1 and 2     done clear
  D)
   Neither 1 nor 2 done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer157)
  Which one of the following statements regarding the Indian Civil Services under the British rule is not true?
  A)
   The Civil Service, introduced by the East India Company was the highest paid service in the world. done clear
  B)
   The Company Charter Act, 1853 provided that all recruits to the Civil Service were to be selected through a competitive examination. done clear
  C)
   Since the regime of Cornwallis, the Indians were strictly excluded from the Civil Service. done clear
  D)
   Cornwallis ensured the promotion of the members of the Civil Service on the basis of their performance. done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer158)
  After 1833, in India, there was imposed strict centralisation in the administration, under British rule as the power of the provincial governments to pass laws was taken and their expenditure subjected to strict central control. But very soon, the evil of the extreme centralisation came out that was the most obvious in which one of the fields given below?
  A)
   Legislation in respect of the regional subjects done clear
  B)
   Maintenance of law and order done clear
  C)
   Proper conduction of the internal and foreign trade and to fulfil the commercial interests of the British. done clear
  D)
   Coordination and adjustment of finance between the central and provincial governments. done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer159)
  Which one of the factors given below did not help the money- lenders to exploit the cultivators under the British rule in India?
  A)
    The new legal system and new land revenue policy introduced by the British. done clear
  B)
   The introduction of transferability of land. done clear
  C)
   The growing commercialization of agriculture. done clear
  D)
   Support of money-lending traditions, prevalent for a very long time. done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer160)
  Consider the following statements:

  1. During the freedom movement of India, the tendency of the Hindu revivalists to look up only to the heritage of ancient India while ignoring the equally great achievements of the medieval India, encouraged the growth of the communal sentiments.

  2. During the freedom movement of India, the falls sense of pride of the great legacies of ancient India motivated the Indians on a large scale to look critically at their society.

  Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
  A)
   1 only              done clear
  B)
   2 only done clear
  C)
   Both 1 and 2     done clear
  D)
   Neither 1 nor 2 done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer161)
  Which one of the following statements in regard to the participation of All India National Congress in the provincial assembly elections held in 1937, under the Government of India Act 1935, is not incorrect?
  A)
   Only the Right Wing of the Congress participated in the elections. done clear
  B)
   The objective of the reaffirmed election manifesto of the Congress was to use the Act in the maximum possible welfare of the common people of India. done clear
  C)
   Mahatma Gandhi did not address a single election meeting. done clear
  D)
   The Congress won the elections in the half of the provinces. done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer162)
  Consider the following provisions regarding the Wavell Plan:

  1. The reconstruction of the Executive Council of the Governor- General was proposed, until a new constitution was framed.

  2. The equal representation of Muslims and upper caste Hindus were provided in the Executive Council of the Governor General.

  3. The veto power of the Governor-General was abolished.

  Which of the statements given above are correct?
  A)
   1 and 2 only     done clear
  B)
   2 and 3 only done clear
  C)
   1 and 3 only     done clear
  D)
   1, 2 and 3 done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer163)
  Which one of the following statements is not correct about the Karachi Conference of All India National Congress, held in March 1931?
  A)
   The Congress endorsed the Gandhi-Irvin pact at this conference. done clear
  B)
   The resolution on the fundamental rights of the citizens was passed for the first time at the conference. done clear
  C)
   The Congress passed also a resolution on National Economic Plan at the conference. done clear
  D)
   At this conference the people specially the youths showed their absolute support to Mahatma Gandhi to lead the national movement. done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer164)
  In 1940 Mahatma Gandhi initiated limited Satyagraha on individual basis because-
  A)
   He wanted to unite both the left and right wing of the All India National Congress during the national movement. done clear
  B)
   He wanted to express symbolic oppose against the British Rule as it was appeasing the Fascist Powers in Europe. done clear
  C)
   He wanted to give the British rule a chance to peacefully accept the Indian demands of freedom and to constitute immediately an interim Indian government. done clear
  D)
   He wanted to provide his active support to the British Rule to oppose the fascist powers in Europe. done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer165)

  Assertion (A): The Akhil Bhartiya Kisan Sabha succeeded to organise the Indian peasants to struggle against the British rule on a national scale.

  Reason (R): The abolition of the self-dependent economy of the Indian villages under the British Rule was a progressive step towards the economic unification of rural India.

  A)
   Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is correct explanation of (A) done clear
  B)
   Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not correct explanation of (A) done clear
  C)
  (A) is true but (R) is false done clear
  D)
  (A) is false but (R) is true done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer166)
  Which one of the following was the primary cause of majority of civil rebellion against the British Rule before 1857?
  A)
   Exploitation of the village artisans and farmers by moneylenders along with Britishers. done clear
  B)
   The rapid changes that the British introduced in the economy, administration and land revenue system. done clear
  C)
   The colonial policy of intensifying demands for land revenue and extracting as large an amount as possible. done clear
  D)
   Not even a part of the enhanced revenue was spent on the development of agriculture or the welfare of the cultivator. done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer167)
  Consider the following state Aents in regard to the administrative changes in India after 1858:

  1. First step towards separating central and provincial finances was taken by Lord Lytton whereby the provincial governments were granted fixed sums out of central revenues.

  2. In the regime of Lord Ripon, the system of giving fixed grants to the provinces was discontinued and a province was to get the entire income from certain sources of revenue within it and a fixed share of the income from other sources.

  Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
  A)
   1 only              done clear
  B)
   2 only done clear
  C)
   Both 1 and 2     done clear
  D)
   Neither 1 nor 2 done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer168)
  Consider the following statements in regard to Arya Samaj Movement:

  1. Dayanand Saraswati rejected later religious thoughts, which were in conflict with the Vedas, but his dependence on the Vedas and their infallibility gave his teachings an orthodox colouring.

  2. The Arya Samajists though fought against untouchability but supported the rigidities of hereditary caste system.

  3. The Arya Samaj movement tried to prevent the conversion of Hindus to other religions, leading to inter-religious frictions, which was one of the factors in the growth of communalism in India in the 20th century.

  Which of the statements given above are correct?
  A)
   1 and 2 only     done clear
  B)
   1 and 3 only done clear
  C)
   2 and 3 only     done clear
  D)
   1, 2 and 3 done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer169)
  Consider the following statements in regard to the All India States' People's Conference in the Princely States during the Indian National Movement:

  1. The first conference of All India States' People's Conference was held in 1927.

  2. In the beginning though the All India National Congress allowed the residents of the Princely States to become the members of the Congress but forbade them to initiate any political activity in the States in the name of the Congress.

  3. With the launching of Civil Disobedience Movement, the Congress made no distinction between British India and the Princely States and call for struggle was extended to the people of the Princely States.

  Which of the statements given above are correct?
  A)
   1 and 2 only     done clear
  B)
   2 and 3 only done clear
  C)
   1 and 3 only     done clear
  D)
   1, 2 and 3 done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer170)
  Consider the following statements in regard to the Congress of Oppressed Nationalities at Brussels in 1927:

  1. The All India National Congress sent a delegation of five members to the meet.

  2. Jawahar Lal Nehru was elected the General secretary of the League Against Imperialism, which was organised at this Congress.

  3. After this Congress, the All India National Congress took a firm stand against imperialism in any part of the world.

  Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
  A)
   1 and 2 only     done clear
  B)
   2 and 3 only done clear
  C)
   3 only              done clear
  D)
   1, 2 and 3 done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer171)
  Which one of the following conditions was not mentioned in the Lucknow Pact between All India National Congress and All India Muslim League?
  A)
   Muslims should be given one-third representation in the central government. done clear
  B)
   The separate electorates should be abolished. done clear
  C)
   All members, except nominated, should be elected directly on the basis of adult franchise. done clear
  D)
   The term of the Legislative Council should be five years. done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer172)
  Parisada Hindu Dharma (Hinduism Society) was a major reform movement and organization that assisted in the revival of Hinduism. It was started in 1960 by D.R. Ida Bagus Mantra and led by Gedong Bagus Oka. In which of the following countries was this movement started?
  A)
   Thailand                       done clear
  B)
   Myanmar done clear
  C)
   Indonesia done clear
  D)
   Cambodia done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer173)
  Consider the following statements in regard to the land revenue policy in India under the British Rule:

  1. Nearly all the major changes in the administration and judicial system till 1813 were geared to the collection of land revenues.

  2. The British could not have expanded their empire in a vast country as India if they had not taxed the peasants heavily.

  Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  A)
   1 only              done clear
  B)
   2 only done clear
  C)
   Both 1 and 2     done clear
  D)
   Neither 1 nor 2 done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer174)
  Consider the following statements regarding revolutionaries of 1857 in India:

  1. The revolutionaries had little understanding of colonialism, which had overpowered India, or the modern world.

  2.  The rebel units had a common plan of military action or authoritative heads.

  3. The leaders of the revolt were suspicious and jealous of one other and often indulged in suicidal battles.

  Which of the statements given above are correct?
  A)
   1 and 2 only                done clear
  B)
   1 and 3 only done clear
  C)
   2 and 3 only               done clear
  D)
   1, 2 and 3 done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer175)
  Which one of the following observations is irrelevant in regard to the peasant movements in India after 1857?
  A)
   After 1857, the peasants emerged as the main force in the agrarian movements. They fought for their own demands, centered almost wholly on economic issues, and against their immediate enemies like foreign planter, moneylenders and landlords. done clear
  B)
   A major weakness of the 19th century peasant movements was the lack of an adequate understanding of the colonial system and of the social framework of the movements themselves. done clear
  C)
   In the 20 century during the peasant movements the violent clashes were the exception and not the norm. done clear
  D)
   During second stage of the peasant movements, a major demand was to improve the working condition of agriculture labourers. done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer176)
  Which one of the following statements about the battle of Wan di wash, fought between 'the English and the French is incorrect?
  A)
   In the very beginning of war, the English managed to gain control over Bengal. done clear
  B)
   The English General Eyre Coot defeated the French commander Lilly. done clear
  C)
   The war ended with the signing of the Treaty of Ex La Chappelle. done clear
  D)
   After the war of Wendi wash, the French lived in India under British protection. done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer177)
  The main emphasis of the administrative machinery of the British Government in India during 1757-1857 was placed on the maintenance of law and order. By this, the British desired to:
  A)
   carry on their profitable trade and to collect taxes for remission to England. done clear
  B)
   trade with India and to exploit Indian resources without any disturbance. done clear
  C)
   send a message to the Indian masses that the British rule is peaceful and just. done clear
  D)
   make innovations in the administration to meet their needs. done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer178)

  Assertion (A): In the beginning the Indian rulers tolerated and even encouraged the establishment of the East India Company's factories in India.

  Reason (R): The nature of the business of the company initially increased the export of Indian manufacturers and thus encouraged their production.

  Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
  A)
   Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is correct explanation of (A). done clear
  B)
   Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not correct explanation of (A). done clear
  C)
  (A) is true but (R) is false. done clear
  D)
  (R) is true but (A) is false. done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer179)
  Consider the following statements with regard to 'Permanent Settlement system' of land revenue:

  1. The work related to this system though started by Warren Hastings, was completed by Lord Cornwallis.

  2. Lord Cornwallis was assisted by Sir John Shore in adopting this settlement policy.

  3. Under this settlement, Zamindars were recognized as the owner of the land.

  4. Lord Cornwallis had adopted this settlement to teach a lesson to the peasants of India.

  Which of the above given statements is/are incorrect?
  A)
   1 only              done clear
  B)
   2 and 3 only done clear
  C)
   4 only              done clear
  D)
   2 and 4 only done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer180)
  Consider the following statements:

  1. During the Quit India Movement, the revolutionaries set up parallel government in Ballia (Uttar Pradesh) and in Tamluk (Bengal).

  2. The All India Congress Committee passed the Quit India resolution at Bombay on 14 August 1942.

  3. The Indian peasants remained aloof from the Quit India movement.

  Which of the statements given above is/ are incorrect?
  A)
   1 only                      done clear
  B)
   2 only done clear
  C)
   1 and 3 only                done clear
  D)
   2 and 3 only done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer181)
  Consider the following proposals mentioned in the August Offer 1940:

  1. The expansion of the governor-general's Executive Council to include more Indians was promised.

  2. Establishment of an Advisory War Council was proposed.

  3. The weight to minority opinion was ignored but the untouchables were weighted within the proposals.

  4. Indians' right to frame their own constitution after the war would end, was recognised.

  Which of the statements given above is/are incorrect?
  A)
   2 and 3            done clear
  B)
   3 and 4 done clear
  C)
   3 only              done clear
  D)
   4 only done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer182)
  Consider the following statements regarding causes of revolt of l857:

  1. Denial of the adoption of child by the childless king.

  2. The British Policy of looking down upon Indian subjects.

  3. Discriminations among English and Indian soldiers.

  4. Social reform and conversion to Christianity.

  Which of the statement(s) given above is/are incorrect?
  A)
   1 only              done clear
  B)
   2 only done clear
  C)
   3 and 4 only     done clear
  D)
   None of the above done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer183)

  Assertion (A): The Vernacular Press Act 1878 was brought with a view to prevent the criticism of the government policies and the Act excluded English-language publications.

  Reason (R): Lord Ripon repealed the Vernacular Press Act, 1878.

  Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
  A)
   Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is correct explanation of (A). done clear
  B)
  Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is NOT the correct explanation of (A). done clear
  C)
  (A) is true but (R) is false. done clear
  D)
  (A) is false but (R) is true done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer184)
  Consider the following statements:

  1. The objective behind the Partition of Bengal, 1905 was to weaken the rising sentiments of nationalism.

  2. Partition of Bengal began a transformation of the India National Congress from a middle-class pressure group into a nationwide mass movement.

  3. Partition of Bengal suppressed the rising sentiments of the nationalism.

  Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
  A)
   1 only                     done clear
  B)
   2 only done clear
  C)
   1 and 2 only                done clear
  D)
   1, 2 and 3 done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer185)
  Consider the following statements regarding Deboned Movement:

  1. The Deoband Movement was started under the leadership of Muhammad Qasim Nanotavi and Rashid Ahmad Gangohi.

  2. The objective of this movement was to train the religious leaders of the Muslim Community.

  3. It was not a revivalist movement.

  Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
  A)
   1 only              done clear
  B)
   1 and 2 only done clear
  C)
   2 and 3 only     done clear
  D)
   1, 2 and 3 done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer186)
  Consider the following pairs:

  (Event)		(date)
  1.	Communal Award	August 1932
  2.	Second Round Table conference	December 1932
  3.	Gandhi Irwin pact	March 1931

  Which of the above given pair(s) is/are correctly matched?
  A)
   1 only              done clear
  B)
   1 and 2 only done clear
  C)
   1 and 3 only     done clear
  D)
   All of the above done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer187)

  Assertion (A): Earlier congress leader did not adopt aggressive approach towards the British Government and followed a moderate approach.

  Reason (R): Earlier congress leaders knew the limit of their activity.

  Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
  A)
   Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is correct explanation of (A). done clear
  B)
  Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is NOT the correct explanation of (A). done clear
  C)
  (A) is true but (R) is false. done clear
  D)
  (A) is false but (R) is true. done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer188)
  In reference to the rise of the Left Wing in the Indian Freedom Movement which one of the following observations in regard to Jawaharlal Nehru is not correct?
  A)
   He imparted a socialist vision to the national movement and became the symbol of socialism and socialist ideas in India after 1929. done clear
  B)
   He developed an interest in economic questions when he came in touch with Subhash Chandra Bose. done clear
  C)
   He joined hands with Subhash Chandra Bose to organize the Independence for India League to fight for the complete independence and a socialist revision of the economic structure of society. done clear
  D)
   He criticized Gandhiji for refusing to recognise the conflict of classes, for preaching harmony among the exploiters and the exploited. done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer189)
  Dada Bhai Naoroji organized 'East India Association to serve which one of the following purposes?
  A)
   To promote nationalism among the peasants of India. done clear
  B)
   To discuss the Indian questions and influence British public to promote Indian welfare. done clear
  C)
   To unite all nationalist leader under one organization. done clear
  D)
   To start an independent organization apart from congress. done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer190)
  Consider the following statements:

  1. Following Dandi salt march, Mahatma Gandhi chose Dharasana salt Satyagarha in Mysore as the next non-violent protest against British rule.

  2. In Eastern India during Civil Disobedience Movement, people refused to pay chowkidari tax.

  Which of the statements given above is/ are correct?
  A)
   1 only              done clear
  B)
   2 only done clear
  C)
   Both 1 and 2     done clear
  D)
   Neither 1 nor 2 done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer191)
  .Consider the following statements with regard to the Government of India Act, 1935:

  1. The Act provided for the establishment of an All India Federation.

  2. The All India Federation was to be based on a union of the provinces of British India and the princely states.

  3. There was to be a bicameral federal legislature.

  4. The representative of the states was to be elected.

  5. Only 10 percent of total population in British India was given right to vote.

  Which of the statements given above is/ are correct?
  A)
   1 and 2 only     done clear
  B)
   1, 2 and 3 only done clear
  C)
   2, 3 and 4 only  done clear
  D)
   1, 3, 4 and 5 only done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer192)
  The Indian National Congress organized a National conference on Education in 1937. On the basis of resolution passed in this conference, Zakir Hussain formulated a detailed National scheme for basic education based on the principle of 'learning through activity'. At which of the following places, this 'National conference on Education' in 1937 was organized?
  A)
   Poona              done clear
  B)
   Nagpur done clear
  C)
   Wardha                        done clear
  D)
   Ahmedabad done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer193)
  Consider the following statements about Lala Lajpat Rai:

  1. Lala Lajpat Rai presided over the Special Congress Session in Calcutta in 1920.

  2. He authored the book 'Unhappy India'.

  3. After withdrawal of the Non-Cooperation Movement, Lala Lajpat Rai joined the Swarajya Party founded by C. R. Das and Motilal Nehru.

  Which of the statements given above are correct?
  A)
   1 and 2 only     done clear
  B)
   2 and 3 only done clear
  C)
   1 and 3 only     done clear
  D)
   1, 2 and 3 done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer194)
   Which of the following charter acts were associated with recommending decent treatment to Indians in matters of selection for civil services?

  1. Charter Act 1853

  2. Charter Act 1813

  3. Charter Act 1833

  Correct Code:
  A)
   1 and 2 only               done clear
  B)
   2 and 3 only done clear
  C)
   1 and 3 only               done clear
  D)
   1, 2 and 3 done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer195)
  Consider the following statements about Swadeshi Movement:

  1. A powerful press campaign was launched against the partition proposals through newspapers and journals like Bengalee, Hitabadi and Sanjibani.

  2. The Indian National Congress supported the Swadeshi and Boycott Movement in Bengal at its Banaras session in 1905.

  Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
  A)
  1 only               done clear
  B)
  2 only done clear
  C)
  Both 1 and 2      done clear
  D)
   Neither 1 nor 2 done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer196)
  Consider the following statements about the Theosophical Society:

  1. The Theosophical Society advocated the revival and strengthening of Hinduism, Zoroastrianism and Jainism.

  2. The Theosophical Society was founded by Madam H.P. Blavatsky and Colonel H.S. Olcott.

  Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
  A)
   1 only              done clear
  B)
   2 only done clear
  C)
  Both 1 and 2      done clear
  D)
  Neither 1 nor 2 done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer197)
  Under Non-cooperation Movement, which of the following boycott programme was most successful?
  A)
   Boycott of Law Courts done clear
  B)
   Educational boycott in the form of leaving schools and colleges done clear
  C)
   Boycott of foreign cloth done clear
  D)
   Boycott of Government services done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer198)
  Which of the following recommendations of Nehru report is not correct?
  A)
   Provincial Councils to have 5 year tenure headed by the Governor acting on the advice of the Provincial Executive Council. done clear
  B)
   Full protection of cultural and religious interests of Muslims. done clear
  C)
   Responsible Government at the Centre and in the Provinces. done clear
  D)
   Provinces should be made on the basis of administrative requirements. done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer199)
  In Bombay, Indian National Congress gave slogan that the 'workers and peasants are the hands and the feet of the Indian National Congress'.  This slogan was given by Indian National Congress during:
  A)
   Quit India movement done clear
  B)
   Non-cooperation movement done clear
  C)
   Civil disobedience movement done clear
  D)
   Swadeshi movement done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer200)
  Consider the following statements:

  1. The main form of political work by the early Communists was to organize peasant's and worker's parties and work through them in 1920s.

  2. Labour Swaraj party was organized by Muzaffar Ahmed, Qazi Nazrul Islam and Hemanta Kumar Sarkar in Bengal under the fold of Indian National Congress for working with the workers.

  Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
  A)
   1 only              done clear
  B)
   2 only done clear
  C)
   Both 1 and 2     done clear
  D)
   Neither 1 nor 2 done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer201)
  In March 1942, a mission headed by Stafford Cripps was sent toIndia with constitutional proposals to seek Indian support for the Second World War. Which of the following leaders were official negotiators for Indian National Congress for negotiating with Cripps mission?

  1. Jawaharlal Nehru

  2. C. Rajagopalachari

  3. Maulana Azad

  4. B.R. Ambedkar

  A)
  1 and 3 only      done clear
  B)
  1 and 4 only done clear
  C)
  2 and 3 only      done clear
  D)
   2 and 4 only done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer202)
  Consider the following statements about Rajendra Prasad:

  1. Dr Rajendra Prasad wrote the greater part of Autobiography while he was in prison between 1942 and 1945 and it was published in Hindi.

  2. Rajendra Prasad wrote articles for the revolutionary publications 'Searchlight' and the 'Desh' and collected funds for these papers.

  Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
  A)
   1 only              done clear
  B)
   2 only done clear
  C)
   Both 1 and 2     done clear
  D)
   Neither 1 nor 2 done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer203)
  Which of the following was not a member of the Simon Commission?
  A)
   Clement Attlee             done clear
  B)
   George Lane-Fox done clear
  C)
   Vernon Hartshorn          done clear
  D)
   Lord Birkenhead done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer204)
  Who formed the Indian National Army in 1942?
  A)
   SC Bose                       done clear
  B)
   Mohan Singh done clear
  C)
   Shah Nawaz Khan         done clear
  D)
   P.K. Sahgal done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer205)
  Which Indian nationalist movement is also known as 'August Movement'?
  A)
   Swadeshi Movement done clear
  B)
   Civil Disobedience Movement done clear
  C)
   Quit India Movement done clear
  D)
   Non-Cooperation Movement done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer206)
  The Communal Award was made by the
  A)
   Ramsay Macdonald        done clear
  B)
   Lord lrwin done clear
  C)
   Lord Macaulay  done clear
  D)
   Lord Ripon done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer207)
  Anandwan was founded by
  A)
   Baba Amte                   done clear
  B)
   Rajiv Gandhi done clear
  C)
   Mahatma Gandhi          done clear
  D)
   Anna Hazare done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer208)
  Ilbert Bill was introduced during the tenure of
  A)
   Lord Ripon                    done clear
  B)
   Lord Macaulay done clear
  C)
   Lord Dalhousie  done clear
  D)
   Lord Willington done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer209)
  Who said" The truth comes as conqueror only because we have lost the art of receiving it as guest."?
  A)
   Mahatma Gandhi done clear
  B)
   Jawaharlal Nehru done clear
  C)
   Rabindranath Tagore done clear
  D)
   Swami Vivekanand done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer210)
  In which year 'Tana Bhagat Resistance Movement' started?
  A)
   1910                done clear
  B)
   1914 done clear
  C)
   1918                done clear
  D)
   1922 done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer211)
   Naujawan Bharat Sabha was founded in
  A)
   March, 1924     done clear
  B)
   March, 1926 done clear
  C)
   March, 1931     done clear
  D)
   March, 1942 done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer212)
  Which of the following year was not a part of' Imperial Durbar' in India?
  A)
   1877                done clear
  B)
   1903 done clear
  C)
   1911                done clear
  D)
   1921 done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer213)
  During World War I, which of the following was not a part of the Allied Powers?
  A)
   Romania                  done clear
  B)
   Belgium done clear
  C)
   Greece                   done clear
  D)
   Bulgaria done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer214)
  "King Cotton" was a famous slogan used in which of the following historical events?
  A)
   American Civil War done clear
  B)
   Indian struggle against British in 1857 done clear
  C)
   World War I done clear
  D)
   World War II done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer215)
  Who founded the 'Indian National Union during 1884?
  A)
   Firoz shah Mehta           done clear
  B)
   A 0 Hume done clear
  C)
   Mary Carpente     done clear
  D)
  d) Anand Mohan Bose done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer216)
  Which of the following treaty was signed at the end of the First World War?
  A)
   Treaty of Versailles          done clear
  B)
   Maastricht Treaty done clear
  C)
   Treaty of Lisbon             done clear
  D)
   Treaty of Rome done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer217)
  Poona Pact was signed in which of the following years?
  A)
   1932                done clear
  B)
   1934 done clear
  C)
   1936                done clear
  D)
   1938 done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer218)
  Home Rule League was started in Maharashtra by
  A)
   Annie Besant              done clear
  B)
   Bal Gangadhar Tilak done clear
  C)
   Both (A) and (B)            done clear
  D)
   Jawaharlal Nehru done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer219)
  Battle of Buxar was fought in
  A)
  1763 done clear
  B)
  1764 done clear
  C)
  1857 done clear
  D)
  1761 done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer220)
  Which of the following statements is not true about Bal Gangadhar Tilak?
  A)
  Tilak started the home rule league. done clear
  B)
  Tilak was a strong radical in Indian consciousness. done clear
  C)
  Tilak was one of the first and strongest advocates of "Swaraj" (self-rule). done clear
  D)
  None of the above done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer221)
  Regulating Act 1773 deals with
  A)
   Act limited the dividends of the company done clear
  B)
   Prohibited the servants from engaging in any private trade done clear
  C)
   Both (A) and (B) done clear
  D)
   None of these done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer222)
  Moplah rebellion took place in
  A)
   1919                done clear
  B)
   1920 done clear
  C)
   1921                done clear
  D)
   1922 done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer223)
  When was the first Law Commission established in India?
  A)
   1834                done clear
  B)
   1839 done clear
  C)
   1843                done clear
  D)
   1853 done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer224)
  The first Anglo-Afghan war was fought near the middle of the
  A)
   sixteenth century,           done clear
  B)
   seventeenth century. done clear
  C)
   eighteenth century,          done clear
  D)
   nineteenth century. done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer225)
  The Purna Swaraj declaration was made on January 26
  A)
   1928                done clear
  B)
   1929 done clear
  C)
   1930                done clear
  D)
   1931 done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer226)
  Who among the following is called as the "Bismarck of India"?
  A)
   Bhagat Singh               done clear
  B)
   M.K. Gandhi done clear
  C)
   Jawaharlal Nehru           done clear
  D)
   Vallabhbhai Patel done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer227)
  Which Viceroy in British India was popularly known as' Christian Viceroy'?
  A)
   Lord Cornwallis           done clear
  B)
   Lord Mountabatten done clear
  C)
   Lordlrwin      done clear
  D)
   None of the above done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer228)
  The "Permanent Settlement" was enacted under which of the following Governors-Generals of India?
  A)
   Lord Auckland   done clear
  B)
   Lord Cornwallis done clear
  C)
   Lord Minto                    done clear
  D)
   Lord Dalhousie done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer229)
  The Theosophical Society was officially formed by Helena Blavatsky, Henry Steel Olcott and others in
  A)
   Russia              done clear
  B)
   Japan done clear
  C)
   USA                 done clear
  D)
   England done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer230)
  The last Mughal Emperor of India, Bahadur Shah Zafar, was exiled by the East India Company to
  A)
   China               done clear
  B)
   Iran done clear
  C)
   Bhutan             done clear
  D)
   Burma done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer231)
  The Morley-Minto Reforms were officially known as the
  A)
   Indian Councils Act 1861    done clear
  B)
   Indian Councils Act 1909 done clear
  C)
   Defence of India Act 1900   done clear
  D)
   Defence of India Act 1915 done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer232)
  Who founded the Indian National Association in 1876?
  A)
   Sir Syed Ahmed Khan done clear
  B)
   Surendranath Banerjee done clear
  C)
   Dadabhai Naoroji done clear
  D)
   Bankim Chandra Chatterjee done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer233)
  The first President of Constituent Assembly of India was
  A)
   Rajendra Prasad            done clear
  B)
   Sacchidananda Sinha done clear
  C)
   Jawaharlal Nehru            done clear
  D)
   Morarji Desai done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer234)
  Lord Cornwallis introduced
  A)
   Mahalwari System done clear
  B)
   Permanent Revenue Settlement done clear
  C)
   Ryotwari System done clear
  D)
   Jagirdari System done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer235)
  Tipu Sultan concluded the Treaty of Srirangapattinam with
  A)
   French  done clear
  B)
   Nizam of Hyderabad done clear
  C)
   British  done clear
  D)
   Marathas done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer236)
  The first state which was brought under Wellesley's Subsidiary Alliance in 1798 was
  A)
   Oudh               done clear
  B)
   Tanjore done clear
  C)
   Surat                done clear
  D)
   Hyderabad 89 done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer237)
  The Second Mysore War came to an end by the Treaty of
  A)
   Salbai              done clear
  B)
   Mangalore done clear
  C)
   Purander                       done clear
  D)
   Mysore done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer238)
  Rohilla War took place during the administration of
  A)
   Lord Cornwallis done clear
  B)
   Lord Wellesley done clear
  C)
   Warren Hastings done clear
  D)
   William Bentinck done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer239)
  The third Anglo-Mysore War took place after the death of
  A)
   Hyder Ali                      done clear
  B)
   Tipu Sultan done clear
  C)
   Lord Macartney done clear
  D)
   None of the above done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer240)
  The English Education in India was introduced by
  A)
   Lord William Bentinck      done clear
  B)
   Lord Hastings done clear
  C)
   Lord Minto                done clear
  D)
   Lord Ripon done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer241)
  The Governor-General of Bengal was given charge of all the company's possessions in India by the
  A)
   Regulating Act (1773) done clear
  B)
   Pits Act (1784) done clear
  C)
   Charter Act (1793) done clear
  D)
   Amending Act (1781) done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer242)
  With the approval of Lord Duffer in, who among the following brought about the first meeting of the Indian National Congress in 1884?
  A)
   Allan Octavian Hume       done clear
  B)
   George Yule done clear
  C)
   William Wed derburn       done clear
  D)
   Philip Spratt done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer243)
  The Battle of Plassey took place in the year
  A)
   1757    done clear
  B)
   1764 done clear
  C)
   1772                done clear
  D)
   1777 done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer244)
  Which one of the following is the central theme of the Chipko Movement, started by Sunderlal Bahuguna in 1973?
  A)
   Conservation of river water done clear
  B)
   Protection of birds done clear
  C)
   Protection of cheetals        done clear
  D)
   Conservation of forests done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer245)
  Humayun's Tomb was built by
  A)
   Hamida Banu   done clear
  B)
   Haji Begam done clear
  C)
   Chand Begum   done clear
  D)
   Ruqaiya Sultan Begum done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer246)
  Who among the following is called as 'Einstein of India?
  A)
   Aryabhata                    done clear
  B)
   Nagarjuna done clear
  C)
   Baudhayana     done clear
  D)
   Varahamihira done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer247)
  Bambodhini Patrika, a journal for women was started by
  A)
   Keshav Chandra Sen done clear
  B)
   Atmaram Pandurang done clear
  C)
   Debendranath Tagore done clear
  D)
   Swami Dayananda Saraswati done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer248)
  Who among the following is regarded as the founder of Calcutta?
  A)
   John Child                    done clear
  B)
   Robert Clive done clear
  C)
   Lod Wellesly                 done clear
  D)
   Job Charnock done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer249)
  The term Dustak Implies...
  A)
   Diary done clear
  B)
   Trade Routes done clear
  C)
   Group of traders done clear
  D)
   Free Pass for trade done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer250)
   Who among the following Sikh Gurus wrote Adi Grantha?
  A)
   Gurunanak                    done clear
  B)
   Guru Ram Das done clear
  C)
   Guru Arjun Dev done clear
  D)
   Guru Gobind Singh done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer251)
  Who among the following gave the title of Mahatma to Gandhiji?
  A)
   B.G. Tilak                 done clear
  B)
   Moti Lala Nehru done clear
  C)
   Rabindra Nath Tagore      done clear
  D)
   Gopal Krishna Gokhale done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer252)
  Who among the following was the First Honorary president of Muslim League?
  A)
   Aga Khan         done clear
  B)
   Mustaq Hussain done clear
  C)
   Salimullah        done clear
  D)
   Sir Syed Ahmed Khan done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer253)
   The principle of election in India was introduced by...
  A)
   Indian council Act of 1861 done clear
  B)
   Indian council Act of 1892 done clear
  C)
   Indian council Act of 1909 done clear
  D)
   Indian council Act of 1919 done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer254)
  "Dilli Chalo" slogan was given by:
  A)
   Bal Gangadhar Tilak        done clear
  B)
   Aurobindo Ghosh done clear
  C)
   Gopal Krishna Gokhale     done clear
  D)
   Subhash Chandra Bose done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer255)
  All India Muslim League was formed in which among the following years?
  A)
   1902                done clear
  B)
   1905 done clear
  C)
   1906                done clear
  D)
   1911 done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer256)
  The Servants of India Society was founded by:
  A)
   Bal Gangadhar Tilak      done clear
  B)
   Annie Beasant done clear
  C)
   Gopal Krishna Gokhale     done clear
  D)
   Dadabhai Naroji done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer257)
  Gandhiji began the Non-Cooperation Movement in:
  A)
   1919                      done clear
  B)
   1920 done clear
  C)
   1921                      done clear
  D)
   1922 done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer258)
  Who was the first woman Cabinet Minister in India?
  A)
   Sarojini Naidu   done clear
  B)
   Annie Beasant done clear
  C)
   Rajkumari Amrit Kaur     done clear
  D)
   Aruna Asaf Ali done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer259)
  The first Anglo-Afghan war was fought near the middle of the:
  A)
   Sixteenth century           done clear
  B)
   Seventeenth century done clear
  C)
   Eighteenth century          done clear
  D)
   Nineteenth century done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer260)
  The first session of Indian National Congress after Independence in 1948 was held in:
  A)
   Lucknow                       done clear
  B)
   Pune done clear
  C)
   Guwahati                      done clear
  D)
   Jaipur done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer261)
  "Satvameva Jaya the". This was popularized by...
  A)
   Mahatma Gandhi          done clear
  B)
   Subhas Chandra Bose done clear
  C)
   Jawaharlal Nehru          done clear
  D)
   Madan Mohan Malaviya done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer262)
   Prarthana Samaj was founded by
  A)
   Athmaram Panduranga     done clear
  B)
   Dayanada Saraswati done clear
  C)
   Swami Vivekananda        done clear
  D)
   None of the above done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer263)
  Hindustan Republican Association (1924) was founded by:
  A)
   Bhagat Singh               done clear
  B)
   Chandrashekhar Azad done clear
  C)
   Sachindra Nath Sanyal      done clear
  D)
   Pulin Bihari Das done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer264)
  During the Quit India Movement in 1942, the longest term parallel government was established in:
  A)
   Balia (UP)                  done clear
  B)
   Tamulak (Bengal) done clear
  C)
   Satara (Maharastra)         done clear
  D)
   Talchar (Odisha) done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer265)
  Who was the first satyagrahi to be arrested in Civil Disobedience Movement?
  A)
   Mahatma Gandhi          done clear
  B)
   Jawaharlal Nehru done clear
  C)
   Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel    done clear
  D)
   Vinoba Bhave done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer266)
  Who was the British Governor General at the outbreak of First War of independence in 1857?
  A)
   Lord Curzon      done clear
  B)
   Lord Canning done clear
  C)
   Lord Dalhousie  done clear
  D)
   Lord Mayo done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer267)
  In which among the following cities in India the first European factory was built by the Portuguese in 1500 AD:
  A)
   Kozhikode                     done clear
  B)
   Goa done clear
  C)
   Surat                done clear
  D)
   Calicut done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer268)
  In which year 'Tana Bhagat Resistance Movement' started?
  A)
   1910                done clear
  B)
   1914 done clear
  C)
   1918                done clear
  D)
   1922 done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer269)
  Which of the following Acts classified the subjects of administration into two categories - Central and Provincial?
  A)
   Indian Councils Act, 1861 done clear
  B)
   Indian Councils Act, 1892 done clear
  C)
   Indian Councils Act, 1909 done clear
  D)
   Indian Councils Act, 1919 done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer270)
  Who has called Bal Gangadhar Tilak as the 'Father of Indian Unrest?'
  A)
   Lord Curzon              done clear
  B)
   Muhammad Ali Jinnah done clear
  C)
   Valentine Chirol           done clear
  D)
   Webb Miller done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer271)
  What was the code name of the action which the Indian Armed Forces invaded the State of Hyderabad and overthrew its Nizam?
  A)
   Operation Polo            done clear
  B)
   Operation Cobra done clear
  C)
   Operation Gondwana       done clear
  D)
   Operation Midnight done clear
  View Solution play_arrow

• question_answer272)
  The famous Gateway of India was designed by:
  A)
   William Stevens done clear
  B)
   Joseph Baptista done clear
  C)
   George Wittet    done clear
  D)
   Francis Newton Souza done clear
  View Solution play_arrow