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done British Rule and Its Impacts and Regional Powers Total Questions - 156

• question_answer1)
  State the sectors where highest amount of British capital was invested in India?
  A)
   Tea, coffee and indigo    done clear
  B)
   Railways, banking, insurance and shipping done clear
  C)
   Tax tiles done clear
  D)
   Jute Mills done clear
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• question_answer2)
  The last King of Sikh Kingdom was
  A)
   Ranjeet Singh done clear
  B)
   Navnihal Singh done clear
  C)
   Duleep Singh done clear
  D)
   Sher Singh done clear
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• question_answer3)
  Who was the first Viceroy of India?
  A)
   Lord Canning done clear
  B)
   Warren Hastings done clear
  C)
   Lord William Bentinck done clear
  D)
   Lord Curzon done clear
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• question_answer4)
  In whose viceroyalty, the white mutiny took place?
  A)
   Lord Curzon done clear
  B)
   Lord Minto done clear
  C)
   Lord Hardinge done clear
  D)
   Lord Ripon done clear
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• question_answer5)
  Who among the following had repealed the Vernacular Press Act?
  A)
   Lord Lytton done clear
  B)
   Lord Ripon done clear
  C)
   Lord Duffer in done clear
  D)
   Lord Lansdowne done clear
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• question_answer6)
  Lord Curzon is best known for which of the following?
  A)
   Universities Act 1904 done clear
  B)
   Partition of Bengal in 1905 done clear
  C)
   Indian Council Act 1892 done clear
  D)
   Government of India Act 1909 done clear
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• question_answer7)
  King George V visited India during the viceroy ship of
  A)
   Lord Hardinge   done clear
  B)
   Lord Mayo done clear
  C)
   Lord Ripon        done clear
  D)
   Lord Curzon done clear
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• question_answer8)
  Who is rightly called the 'Father of Local Self Government' in India?
  A)
   Lord Curzon      done clear
  B)
   Lord Hardinge done clear
  C)
   Lord Lytton      done clear
  D)
   Lord Ripon done clear
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• question_answer9)
  Who was the Viceroy of India when the British India's capital was shifted from Calcutta to Delhi?
  A)
   Lord Curzon      done clear
  B)
   Lord Hardinge done clear
  C)
   Lord Dalhousie done clear
  D)
   Lord Dufferin done clear
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• question_answer10)
  Among the following viceroys of India in whose time. Indian Penal Code, Civil Procedure Code, and Criminal Code were passed?
  A)
   Lord Canning    done clear
  B)
   Lord Mayo done clear
  C)
   Lord Lytton      done clear
  D)
   Lord Dufferin done clear
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• question_answer11)
  Which viceroy is regarded as the catalyst of Indian nationalism?
  A)
   Lord Minto        done clear
  B)
   Lord Dalhousie done clear
  C)
   Lord Canning    done clear
  D)
   Lord Curzon done clear
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• question_answer12)
  Who among the following is remembered for the annulment of the Partition of Bengal?
  A)
   Lord Chelmsford            done clear
  B)
   Lord Hardings done clear
  C)
   Lord Minto        done clear
  D)
   Lord Curzon done clear
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• question_answer13)
  The capital of India was shifted from Calcutta to Delhi in
  A)
   1910    done clear
  B)
   1911 done clear
  C)
   1912    done clear
  D)
   1913 done clear
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• question_answer14)
  Queen Victoria's proclamation was read out by Lord Canning on 1st November 1858 at
  A)
   Allahabad         done clear
  B)
   Calcutta done clear
  C)
   Bombay           done clear
  D)
   Madras done clear
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• question_answer15)
  The system of indirect election was introduced in India in the year
  A)
   1861    done clear
  B)
   1892 done clear
  C)
   1909    done clear
  D)
   1919 done clear
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• question_answer16)
  The conspiracy to divide Bengal was aimed at
  A)
   To weaken die National Freedom Movement done clear
  B)
   To break the Hindu-Muslim Unity done clear
  C)
   To bring Hindu in minority in the new state done clear
  D)
   All of the above done clear
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• question_answer17)
  Which one of the following policies was adopted by the British towards native states after the revolt of 1857?
  A)
   To annex Indian states into the British Empire. done clear
  B)
   To give greater power to Indian states. done clear
  C)
   To allow Indian stales to establish relations with foreign power. done clear
  D)
   To maintain status quo of Indian states. done clear
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• question_answer18)
  With reference to the Colonial rule in India, consider the following events.

  1. Morley-Minto Reforms Act

  2. Transfer of the capital from Calcutta to Delhi

  3. First world war

  4. Lucknow pact

  The correct chronological order of these events is
  A)
   2, 1, 3, 4 done clear
  B)
   1, 2, 3, 4 done clear
  C)
   2, 1, 4, 3 done clear
  D)
   1, 2, 4, 3 done clear
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• question_answer19)
  Which of the following were intentions of British Indian rule behind the partition of Bengal?

  1. To create a majority of Bengal 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 majority of Muslims in the East Bengal.

  Select the correct answer from 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
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• question_answer20)
  Consider the following statement and identify with the help of the codes given below. The Viceroy who made the statement and when: In my belief, Congress is tottering to its fall and one of my great ambitions while in India is to assist it to a peaceful demise.
  A)
   Lord Curzon, in a letter to the Secretary of States in 1900 done clear
  B)
   Lord Curzon, while announcing the partition of Bengal done clear
  C)
   Lord Duffer in, during the farewell speech at Calcutta done clear
  D)
   Lord Minto, while addressing the Muslim delegation which met him at Shimla in 1906 done clear
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• question_answer21)
  Who was the architect of Communal Award?
  A)
   Lord Linlithgow done clear
  B)
   Lord Reading done clear
  C)
   Lord Irwin done clear
  D)
   Ramsay Macdonald done clear
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• question_answer22)
  Where was the 'Jatiya Sarkar' formed during the Quit India Movement?
  A)
   Ballia done clear
  B)
   Nagpur done clear
  C)
   Satara done clear
  D)
   Tamluk done clear
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• question_answer23)
  Vinoba Bhave was chosen as the first Satyagrahi of the individual Satyagraha. Who was the second?
  A)
   Dr. Rajendra Prasad done clear
  B)
   Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru done clear
  C)
   C. Rajgopalachari done clear
  D)
   Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel done clear
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• question_answer24)
  Where was the Hindustan Socialist Republican Association founded in 1928?
  A)
   Kanpur done clear
  B)
   Delhi done clear
  C)
   Allahabad done clear
  D)
   Lahore done clear
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• question_answer25)
  A Provisional Government of India with Raja Mahendra Pratap as its president was established during the First World War in
  A)
   Afghanistan done clear
  B)
   Germany done clear
  C)
   Singapore done clear
  D)
   Turkey done clear
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• question_answer26)
  Who out of the following had told Destruction is the best method of dealing with the foreign clothes"?
  A)
   Ravindranath Tagore      done clear
  B)
   Mahatma Gandhi done clear
  C)
   Chittaranjan Das done clear
  D)
   Subhas Chandra Bose done clear
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• question_answer27)
  Where was Mahatma Gandhi when a raid was made by Congress Volunteers on Dharsana Salt Depot?
  A)
   In Yervada Jail done clear
  B)
   In Sabarmati Jail done clear
  C)
   In Agha Khan Palace Poona done clear
  D)
   In Ahmadanagar Fort Jail done clear
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• question_answer28)
  Who was the leader of the 'Red Shirt Party'?
  A)
   Mahatma Gandhi done clear
  B)
   Maulana Azad done clear
  C)
   Jawahar Lal Nehni done clear
  D)
   Abdul Gaffar Khan done clear
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• question_answer29)
  Who was the founder of the Swaraj Party?
  A)
   Mahatama Gandhi         done clear
  B)
   Jawahar Lal Nehru done clear
  C)
   Chittaranjan Das done clear
  D)
   Bal Gangadhar Tilak done clear
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• question_answer30)
  Who among the following was the one to have escaped being hanged in the Kakori conspiracy case?
  A)
   Ashfaqullah Khan          done clear
  B)
   Rajendra Lahiri done clear
  C)
   Ram Prasad Bismil         done clear
  D)
   Chandra Shekhar Azad done clear
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• question_answer31)
  Who among the following attended all the three Round Table Conferences?
  A)
   Mahatma Gandhi done clear
  B)
   Bhimrao Ambedkar done clear
  C)
   Vallabhbhai Patel done clear
  D)
   Jawaharlal Nehru done clear
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• question_answer32)
  Who among the following female revolutionary fired at the English Governor (Chancellor) while receiving her degree at the convocation?
  A)
   Shanti Ghosh done clear
  B)
   Suniti Chaudhary done clear
  C)
   Bina Das done clear
  D)
   Kalpana Dutta done clear
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• question_answer33)
  The freedom fighter who died in jail due to hunger strike was
  A)
   Ram Prasad Bismil done clear
  B)
   Bipin Chandra Pal done clear
  C)
   Jatin Das done clear
  D)
   C.R. Das done clear
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• question_answer34)
  Who of the following was not amongst the lawyers to fight the case of Indian National Army in 1946 in the Delhi Red Fort trial?
  A)
   Bhulabhai Desai done clear
  B)
   Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru done clear
  C)
   Sardar Vallabh bhai Patel done clear
  D)
   Dr. Kailash Nath Katju done clear
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• question_answer35)
  Name the first recorded Muslim revolutionary who was hanged for India's independence?
  A)
   Mohammad Ali done clear
  B)
   Shaukat Ali done clear
  C)
   Ashfaque-ullah-Khan done clear
  D)
   Azizuddin done clear
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• question_answer36)
  Which one of the following revolutionaries is not associated with Kakori Conspiracy Case?
  A)
   Ram Prasad Bismil done clear
  B)
   Ashfaque-ullah-Khan done clear
  C)
   Roshan Singh done clear
  D)
   Bhagat Singh done clear
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• question_answer37)
  The province where Indian National Congress did not form Ministry after the general election of 1937 was
  A)
   Odisha done clear
  B)
   Bihar done clear
  C)
   Madras done clear
  D)
   Bengal done clear
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• question_answer38)
  In which of the following jails, the book "Discovery of India" was written by Jawahar Lal Nehni?
  A)
   Ahmadnagar Fort Jail done clear
  B)
   Alipur Central Jail done clear
  C)
   Yervada Jail done clear
  D)
   Deoli Camp Jail done clear
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• question_answer39)
  The person who on April 4, 1919 delivered a speech on Hindu-Muslim Unity from the pulpit of Jama Masjid in Delhi was
  A)
   Mahatma Gandhi done clear
  B)
   Mohammad Ali done clear
  C)
   Mahamana Madan Mohan Mat viva done clear
  D)
   Swami Shradhanand done clear
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• question_answer40)
  The person who returned his token of honour Government of India oil May 30, 1919 was
  A)
   Mahatma Gandhi          done clear
  B)
   Tej Bahadur Sapru done clear
  C)
   Ravindranath Tagore done clear
  D)
   Janma Lal Bajaj done clear
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• question_answer41)
  The title given by the British Government to Mahatma Gandhi and which was surrendered during the Non- cooperation Movement was
  A)
   Hind Kesari done clear
  B)
   Kaiser-e-Hind done clear
  C)
   Rai Bahadur done clear
  D)
   Rt. Honourable done clear
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• question_answer42)
  Which of the following came to India after the Second World War in 1946?
  A)
   Cripps Mission done clear
  B)
   Cabinet Mission done clear
  C)
   Wavell Plan done clear
  D)
   Simon Commission done clear
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• question_answer43)
  Which of the following parties did not support Quit India Movement?
  A)
   The Hindu Mahasabha done clear
  B)
   The Communist Party of India done clear
  C)
   The Unionist Party of Punjab done clear
  D)
   All the above done clear
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• question_answer44)
  Which portfolio was held by Rajendra Prasad in the interim government formed in 1946?
  A)
   External Affairs done clear
  B)
   Defense done clear
  C)
   Food and Agriculture      done clear
  D)
   None of these done clear
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• question_answer45)
  Who amongst the following made regular broadcast on Congress radio operated during Quit India Movement?
  A)
   Jay Prakash Narayan done clear
  B)
   Subhas Chandra Bose done clear
  C)
   Ram Manohar Lohia done clear
  D)
   Sucheta Kriplani done clear
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• question_answer46)
  Kakori conspiracy case took place in the year
  A)
   1920 done clear
  B)
   1925 done clear
  C)
   1930 done clear
  D)
   1935 done clear
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• question_answer47)
  Which one of the following was directly related to the Poona Pact of 1932?
  A)
   Indian women   done clear
  B)
   Indian labour class done clear
  C)
   Indian farmers   done clear
  D)
   Indian depressed class done clear
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• question_answer48)
  Tinkathia system in Champaran meant
  A)
   Cultivation of Indigo on the 3/20 area of land. done clear
  B)
   Cultivation of Indigo on the 3/19 area of land. done clear
  C)
   Cultivation of Indigo on the 3/18 area of land. done clear
  D)
   None of these done clear
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• question_answer49)
  Lahore Session of Muslim League (1940) was presided over by
  A)
   Liaqat Alt Khan done clear
  B)
   Chaudhary Khaliquzzaman done clear
  C)
   Mohammad Ali Jinnah done clear
  D)
   Fatima Jinnah done clear
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• question_answer50)
  Which one of the following had led the defense pleaders in the famous Indian National Army trial in the Red Fort of Delhi
  A)
   Jawahar Lal Nehru done clear
  B)
   Asaf Ali done clear
  C)
   Sir Tej Bahadur Saprau done clear
  D)
   Bhulabhai Desai done clear
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• question_answer51)
  Which operation was started by the British Government to arrest the leaders of Quit India Movement?
  A)
   Operation Reander Paste done clear
  B)
   Operation Zero Hour done clear
  C)
   Operation Thunderbolt done clear
  D)
   Operation Blue Star done clear
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• question_answer52)
  The party which observed the 'Black Day' on 3 July, 1947 against partition of India was
  A)
   Indian National Congress done clear
  B)
   Forward Bloc done clear
  C)
   Hindu Mahasabha done clear
  D)
   Communist Party of India done clear
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• question_answer53)
  In which of the following session of Muslim League "Two-Nation Theory" was propounded?
  A)
   Lahore Session, 1940 done clear
  B)
   Bombay Session, 1915 done clear
  C)
   Delhi Session J 918 done clear
  D)
   Calcutta Session, 1917 done clear
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• question_answer54)
  The provision for the establishment of All India Federation was included in the
  A)
   Government of India Act 1919 done clear
  B)
   Government of India Act 193 5 done clear
  C)
   August offer 1940 done clear
  D)
   Cabinet Mission Proposal 1946 done clear
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• question_answer55)
  Gandhiji's Champaran Movement was for
  A)
   The security of the rights of Harijans done clear
  B)
   Civil disobedience Movement done clear
  C)
   Maintaining of Unity of Hindu Society done clear
  D)
   Solving the problems of Indigo worker done clear
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• question_answer56)
  The Muslim League demanded separate Pakistan for the first time in the year
  A)
   1939 done clear
  B)
   1940 done clear
  C)
   1941 done clear
  D)
   1942 done clear
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• question_answer57)
  Which one of the following is not true about the First Round Table Conference?
  A)
   It was held in 1930 done clear
  B)
   It was to discuss the Report of the Simon Commission done clear
  C)
   It was held in London done clear
  D)
   It was attended by the Congress delegation done clear
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• question_answer58)
  Two independent states of India and Pakistan were created by
  A)
   The Shimala Conference done clear
  B)
   The Crips Proposal done clear
  C)
   The Cabinet Mission Plan done clear
  D)
   The Indian Independence Act done clear
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• question_answer59)
  Which one of the following commissions was appoint by British Government to investigation into the massacre in Jallianwala Bagh?
  A)
   Hunter Commission done clear
  B)
   Simon Commission done clear
  C)
   Webby Commission done clear
  D)
   Butler Committee done clear
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• question_answer60)
  During whose tenure as the Viceroy of India, were the great martyrs Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev hanged?
  A)
   Lord Curzon      done clear
  B)
   Lord Irwin done clear
  C)
   Lord Minto        done clear
  D)
   Lord Cheimsford done clear
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• question_answer61)
  The main reason for the boycott of Simon Commission India was
  A)
   Appointment before time done clear
  B)
   All the members were Englishmen done clear
  C)
   Chairman was a member of British Liberal Party done clear
  D)
   None of these done clear
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• question_answer62)
  Who was invited by Lord Wavell to form the Interim Government in India in 1946?
  A)
   Dr. Rajendra Prasad done clear
  B)
   Jawahar Lal Nehru done clear
  C)
   Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel done clear
  D)
   C. Rajagopalachari done clear
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• question_answer63)
  Read the following events connected with Indian freedom struggle and find the correct chronological order of the events from the codes given below:

  1. Muslim Deliverance Day

  2. Direct Action Day

  3. Resignation of Congress Ministries

  4. Individual Satyagraha

  A)
   3, 1, 4, 2 done clear
  B)
   1, 2, 3, 4 done clear
  C)
   4, 3, 2, 1 done clear
  D)
   1, 3, 2, 4 done clear
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• question_answer64)
  Consider the following events related to India's freedom struggle and find their correct chronological order from the codes given below the events;

  1. Bomb-hurling at the Central Legislative Assembly Hall in Delhi.

  2. Martyrdom of Jatin Das.

  3. Martyrdom of Bhagat Singh.

  4. Karachi session of the Indian National Congress.

  A)
   1, 2, 3 and 4 done clear
  B)
   4, 3, 2 and 1 done clear
  C)
   3, 4, 1 and 2     done clear
  D)
   2, 1, 3 and 4 done clear
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• question_answer65)
  Which one of the following statements is not correct about the book Indian struggle written by Subhash Chandra Bose?
  A)
   It covers the period of India's Struggle for freedom between 1920 and 1942. done clear
  B)
   It comprises the Haripura (1938) and Tripura (1939) sessions. done clear
  C)
   It has a chapter The Gandhi-Irwin Pact and after done clear
  D)
   It depicts the comprehensive history of the Peasant Movement in India. done clear
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• question_answer66)
  Arrange the following events in chronological order and choose the correct answer using the codes given below:

  A. Amritsar Incident

  B. Chauri Chaura Incident

  C. Champaran Movement

  D. Moplah Revolt

  A)
   A, B, C, D done clear
  B)
   B, A, C, D done clear
  C)
   C, A, D, B done clear
  D)
   C, A, B, D done clear
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• question_answer67)
  Which of the following newspapers advocated revolutionary terrorism during the period of Indian freedom struggle?

  1. Sandhya

  2. Yugantar

  3. Kaal

  Choose tie correct answer from the codes given below:
  A)
   1, 2 done clear
  B)
   1, 3 done clear
  C)
   2, 3 done clear
  D)
   1, 2 and 3 done clear
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• question_answer68)
  Who of the following had started the Khilafat Movement? Choose the answer from the codes given below:

  1. Shaukat Ali

  2. Mohammad Ali

  3. Shariatullah

  4. Abul Kalam Azad

  A)
   1 and 2 done clear
  B)
   1, 2 and 3 done clear
  C)
   1, 3 and 4 done clear
  D)
   1, 2, 3 and 4 done clear
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• question_answer69)
  Arrange the following in the chronological order and the select the correct answer from the codes given below:

  1. The August offer

  2. The Cabinet Mission Plan

  3. The Cripps Mission Plan

  4. The Wavell Plan

  A)
   1, 2, 4, 3 done clear
  B)
   4, 3, 2, 1 done clear
  C)
   1, 3, 4, 2 done clear
  D)
   3, 4, 1, 2 done clear
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• question_answer70)
  Consider the following statements and select the correct answer from the codes given below:

  Assertion [A]: The Congress boycotted the Simon Commission.

  Reason [R]: The Simon Commission did not have a single Indian member.

  A)
   Both A and R are true and R is the 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
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• question_answer71)
  Put the following events in chronological order and choose your answer with the help of given codes:

  A. Formation of an interim government.

  B. The arrival of the Cabinet Mission.

  C. Muslim League Launches Direct Action.

  D. Jinnah's Wrecking of the Shimla Conference.

  A)
   B, D, C, A done clear
  B)
   D, B, C, A done clear
  C)
   A, B, D, C done clear
  D)
   D, B, A, C done clear
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• question_answer72)
  Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the lists:

  List-I (Act)	List-II (Largely based on)
  A. Indian Council Act 1909	1. Mountbatten Plan
  B. Government of India Act 11919	2. Simon Commission Report and joint select committee recommendation
  C. Government of India Act 1968	3. Montague Chelmsford Reforms
  D. Independence Act 1947	4. Morley-Minto Reform

   
  A)
              A-1       B-2       C-3       D-4 done clear
  B)
              A-4       B-3       C-2       D-1 done clear
  C)
              A-3       B-4       C-1       D-2 done clear
  D)
              A-4       B-1       C-2       D-3 done clear
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• question_answer73)
  Given below are four events connected with India's struggle for independence. Select their correct chronological order by using the codes given below the events:

  1. Second Round Table Conference.

  2. Karachi session of India National Congress.

  3. Execution of Bhagat Singh.

  4. Gandhi-Irwin Pact.

  A)
   1, 2, 3, 4 done clear
  B)
   4, 3, 2, 1 done clear
  C)
   2, 1, 3, 4 done clear
  D)
   2, 4, 3, 1 done clear
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• question_answer74)
  Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer by from the codes given below the lists:

  List-I (Event)	List-II (Year)
  A. Non-Cooperation Movement	1.1942
  B. Civil Disobedience Movement	2.1937
  C. Formation of Congress Ministries	3.1930
  D. Quit India Movement	4.1920

  A)
              A-1       B-2       C-3       D-4 done clear
  B)
              A-4       B-3       C-2       D-1 done clear
  C)
              A-2       B-1       C-4       D-3 done clear
  D)
              A-3       B-4       C-1       D-2 done clear
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• question_answer75)
  Consider the following statements and select the correct answer from the codes given below:

  Assertion [A]: Lord Linlithgow described the August Movement of 1942 as the most serious rebellion since Sepoy Muting.

  Reason [A]: There was massive upsurge of the peasantry in certain areas.

  A)
   Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A. done clear
  B)
   Both A and R are true, but R is the 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
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• question_answer76)
  Consider the following statements:

  1. The government of India Act 1935 provided for

  2. The provincial autonomy.

  3. The establishment of Federal Court.

  4. All India Federation at the centre.

  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
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• question_answer77)
  Consider the following statements:

  1. In the First Round Table conference. Dr. Ambedkar demanded separate electorates for the depressed classes.

  2. In the Poona Act, special provisions for representation of the depressed people in the local bodies and civil sendees were made.

  3. The Indian National Congress did not take part in the Third Round Table Conference.

  Which of the statements given above is/are correct? [CDS 2017-2]
  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
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• question_answer78)
  Consider the following statements and select the correct answer from the codes given below:

  Assertion [A]: The Congress rejected the Cripps' proposals.

  Reason [R]: The Cripps Mission consisted solely of Whites.

  A)
   Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A. done clear
  B)
   Both A and R are true, but R is not a 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
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• question_answer79)
  Consider the following statements: Indian nationalists were bitterly disappointed at the closing stages of the First World War due to the reason that

  1. Only few Indian princess participated in the Imperial Conference and Peace Conference.

  2. The closing of the World War brought to India not peace but the sword.

  3. Gandhi was prevented by the government from proceeding to Delhi in 1919.

  4. The Rowlatt Act was passed in 1919.

  [CDS-2017-2] Which of these statements are correct?
  A)
   1 and 3 done clear
  B)
   1 and 4 done clear
  C)
   2 and 4 done clear
  D)
   2 and 3 done clear
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• question_answer80)
  Consider the following statements and select the correct answer from the codes given below:

  Assertion [A]: According to the Wavell Plan, the number of Hindu and Muslim members in the Executive Council were to be equal.

  Reason [R]: Wavell thought that this arrangement would have avoided the partition of India.

  A)
   Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct explanation of A. done clear
  B)
   Both A and R are individually 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
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• question_answer81)
  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 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
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• question_answer82)
  Consider the following statements in regards to Swaraj Party:

  1. Swaraj Party was fanned 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
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• question_answer83)
  Consider the following statements in regard to the Indian Council 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
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• question_answer84)
  Consider the following statements and select the correct answer from the codes given below:

  Assertion [A]: The Congress Ministries in all the provinces Designed in the year 1939.

  Reason [R]: The Congress did not accept the decision of the viceroy to declare war against Germany in the context of the Second World War.

  A)
   A and R are individually true and R is the correct explanation of A. done clear
  B)
   A and R are individually 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
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• question_answer85)
  Consider the following statements:

  1. The Gandhi-Irwin Pact 1931, placed the Indian National Congress on an equal footing with the British Indian Government.

  2. 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
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• question_answer86)
  Which of the following statements in regard to the 3rd June Plan are correct?

  1. The successor governments would be given dominion status.

  2. There was a provision for the Boundary Commission to determine boundaries of the successor states as India and Pakistan.

  3. It was mandatory for India and Pakistan lo remain within the British Commonwealth.

  Select the correct answer using the codes given below: [CDS 2017-2]
  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
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• question_answer87)
  There are two statements one labelled as the Assertion [A] and the other as Reason [R].

  Assertion [A]: The British sovereignty continued to exist in free India.

  Reason [R]: The British sovereign appointed the last Governor General of free India.

  Examine these two statements carefully and select the answers by using the codes given below:
  A)
   Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A. done clear
  B)
   Both A and R are true, but R is not a 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
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• question_answer88)
  Consider the following statements:

  1. The province of Assam was created in the year 1911

  2. Eleven districts comprising Assam were separated from the Lieutenant Governorship of Bengal and established as an independent administration under a Chief Commissioner in the year 1874.

  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
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• question_answer89)
  Who among the following was the Governor-General of India immediately proceeding Chakravarthi Raja gopalachari? [NDA2007-II]
  A)
   The Marquess of Linlithgow done clear
  B)
   Lord Mountbatten done clear
  C)
   Lord Wavell done clear
  D)
   Lord Chelmsford done clear
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• question_answer90)
  After 1857, which of the following announced, at a Darbar at Allahabad, the assumption of the Government of India by the Sovereign of Great Britain? [NDA 2008-I]
  A)
   Lord Canning done clear
  B)
   Sir John Lawrence done clear
  C)
   Lord Mayo done clear
  D)
   Lord Northbrok done clear
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• question_answer91)
  Arrange the following in chronological order [NDA 2008-I]

  1. Partition of Bengal

  2. Chauri-Chaura Incident

  3. First Round Table Conference

  A)
   1, 2, 3 done clear
  B)
   3, 2, 1 done clear
  C)
   1, 3, 2 done clear
  D)
   2, 1, 3 done clear
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• question_answer92)
  Who among the following was the Viceroy of India at the time of the formation of Indian National Congress? [NDA 2008-I]
  A)
   Lord Mayo done clear
  B)
   Lord Ripon done clear
  C)
   Lord Dufferin done clear
  D)
   Lord Lansdowne done clear
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• question_answer93)
  Who among the following was not a member of the Cabinet Mission? [NDA 2008-II]
  A)
   Sir Stafford Cripps done clear
  B)
   AV Alexander done clear
  C)
   Radcliffe done clear
  D)
   Pathick Lawrence done clear
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• question_answer94)
  'A Forgotten Empire', written by the renowned historian Robert Sewell is about which one of the following empires? [ND 2008-II]
  A)
   Kushan Empire done clear
  B)
   Mauryan Empire done clear
  C)
   Vijayanagar Empire done clear
  D)
   Mughal Empire done clear
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• question_answer95)
  Which among the following was not one of the provisions of the ' Communal Award'? [NDA 2009-1]
  A)
   Member of the depressed classes were assigned reserved seats and separate electorates done clear
  B)
   Separate electorates for the Muslims done clear
  C)
   Separate electorates for the Europeans and the Sikhs done clear
  D)
   The separate electorates were to lapse at the end of 10 years done clear
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• question_answer96)
  Consider the following statements relating to the famous Muzaffarpur murders (1908) [NDA 2009-II]

  1. The bomb, which was hurled at their carriage of Mrs Pringle and her daughter was actually intended for Mr Kingsford, the District Judge of Muzaffaipur.

  2. The revolutionaries wanted to kill Mr. Kingsford, because he had inflicted severe punishments on Swadeshi activists.

  3. Khudiram and Prafulla Chaki had to pay the penalty for their action by death.

  Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
  A)
   Only 1 done clear
  B)
   Only 2 done clear
  C)
   2 and 3 done clear
  D)
   All of these done clear
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• question_answer97)
  When Lord Mountbatten became the first Governor- General of India, who among the following became the Governor-General for Pakistan?[NDA 2009-II]
  A)
   Lord Mountbatten done clear
  B)
   Muhammad Ali Jinnah done clear
  C)
   Liaquat Ali Khan done clear
  D)
   Shaukat Ali done clear
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• question_answer98)
  Which one of the following was not a result of British colonial rule in India? [NDA 2010-I]
  A)
   Ruin of Indian agriculture done clear
  B)
   Ruin of Indian industries done clear
  C)
   Ruin of Indian trade done clear
  D)
   Ruin of Indian feudalism done clear
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• question_answer99)
  In addition to Macaulay's Minutes on Education, another landmark draft is also attributed to him. Identify the draft from the following.  [NDA 2011-I]
  A)
   Draft of Indian Penal Code done clear
  B)
   Draft of Indian Forest Policy done clear
  C)
   Draft of the Zamindari Abolition Act done clear
  D)
   Draft of the Maritime Trade Policy done clear
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• question_answer100)
  What was the 'privy purse' in the context of the history of modem India? [NDA 2011-II]
  A)
   A purse given privately by one organization to another done clear
  B)
   A purse given by the Government of India to dignitaries for sendees rendered done clear
  C)
   A grant given by the Government of India to the erstwhile Prince of India done clear
  D)
   A gift given by an erstwhile Prince of India to the Government of India done clear
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• question_answer101)
  The Constituent Assembly of India was choosen on the basis of the provincial elections of 1946. With the withdrawal of the Muslim League from the Constituent Assembly, it turned out that majority of the assembly members were also members of the Congress. Under that circumstance, how was the Constituent Assembly given a broader social basis? [NDA 2011-II]
  A)
   By nominating independent members from various minority groups done clear
  B)
   By nominating independent members from various caste and religious groups done clear
  C)
   By nominating independent members of different castes, religious groups and women and also taking in representatives of the princely states and asking for written submission from the public at large done clear
  D)
   By taking in representatives of the princely states an asking for written submission from the public at large done clear
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• question_answer102)
  The first effort at drafting a Dominion Status Constitution for India was made in response to the [NDA 2011-II]
  A)
   Minto-Morley reforms done clear
  B)
   Montague-Chelmsford reforms done clear
  C)
   Simon Commission done clear
  D)
   First Round Table Conference done clear
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• question_answer103)
  The Viceregal Lodge at Shimla is a well-known ancient monument. Which of the following statements about the monument are correct? [NDA 2012-I]

  1. The Lodge was built by 17th Viceroy, Earl Dufferin.

  2. The present shape of the building was given by Earl of Marquis of Lansdowne.

  3. It is famous for holding three meetings before Independence of India including the Cabinet Mission.

  Select the correct answer using the codes given below
  A)
   1, 2 and 3 done clear
  B)
   2 and 3 done clear
  C)
   1 and 3 done clear
  D)
   1 and 2 done clear
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• question_answer104)
  The Cabinet Mission Plan for India envisaged a [NDA 2012-I]
  A)
   Federation done clear
  B)
   Confederation done clear
  C)
   Unitary form of Government done clear
  D)
   Union of States done clear
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• question_answer105)
  British colonialism in India saw the emergence of new cities. Calcutta, now Kolkata, was one of the first cities. Which of the following villages were, amalgamated to form the city of Calcutta? [NDA 2013-I]
  A)
   Midnapur, Chittagong, Burdwan done clear
  B)
   24-Parganas, Kalikata. Thakurgaon done clear
  C)
   Sutanuti, Kalikata, Gobindapur done clear
  D)
   Midnapur, Thakurgaon, Gobindapur done clear
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• question_answer106)

  Statement I: The economy of India in die 19th century came to a state of ruin under English East India Company.

  Statement II: English East India Company's acquisition of Diwani right led to the miseries of the peasants and those associated with the traditional handicrafts industry of India.

  A)
   Both the statements are true and the Statement II is the correct explanation of Statement I. done clear
  B)
   Both the statements are true, and Statement II is not the correct explanation of Statement I. done clear
  C)
   Statement I is true, but Statement II is false. done clear
  D)
   Statement II is false, but Statement II is true. done clear
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• question_answer107)
  Which among the following was the reason of the resignations of the Indian Ministers in all the provinces in the year I939? [NDA 2014-I]
  A)
   The Governors refused to act as constitutional heads done clear
  B)
   The Centre did not provide the required financial help to provinces done clear
  C)
   The Governor-General converted Indian administration from federal to unitary one because of the beginning of the World War II done clear
  D)
   India was declared a party to the World War II without the consent of the provincial government done clear
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• question_answer108)
  Under the forceful thrust of British rule, a rapid transformation the Indian economy look place. In this context, which of the following statements is/ are correct? [NDA 2014-II]

  1. Indian economy was transformed into a colonial economy in the 19th century whose structure was determined by Britain's fast developing industrial economy.

  2. The influx of cheap Indian products into England gave a great blow to English textile industries.

  3. The 19th century saw the collapse of die traditional Indian village economy and fresh economic alignment along commercial lines.

  Select the correct answer using the code given below:
  A)
   1 and 3 done clear
  B)
   1 only done clear
  C)
   2 only done clear
  D)
   1 and 2 done clear
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• question_answer109)
  The worst famine in India under the British rule occurred during - [Bihar J. Service 2016]
  A)
   1860 - 1861 done clear
  B)
   1876 - 1878 done clear
  C)
   1896 - 1897 done clear
  D)
   1899 - 1900 done clear
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• question_answer110)
  Simon Commission visited India in ? [Bihar J. Service 2016]
  A)
   1927    done clear
  B)
   1928 done clear
  C)
   1929 done clear
  D)
   1930 done clear
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• question_answer111)
  Queen Victoria's proclamation took place in ? [Bihar J. Service 2016]
  A)
   1856 done clear
  B)
   1858 done clear
  C)
   1859 done clear
  D)
   1860 done clear
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• question_answer112)
  Census of India was started for the first time during the rule of-
  A)
   Lord Mayo done clear
  B)
   Lord Lytton done clear
  C)
   Lord Ripon done clear
  D)
   Lord Curzon done clear
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• question_answer113)
  The resolution of total independence of India was passed during the tenure of -
  A)
   Lord Chelmsford done clear
  B)
   Lord Wavell done clear
  C)
   Lord Irwin done clear
  D)
   Lord Willington done clear
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• question_answer114)
  An important event of Lord Dufferin's tenure as Viceroy was- [MP-PSC(F)2017]
  A)
   establishment of Ramakrishna Mission done clear
  B)
   establishment of Muslim League in Dhaka done clear
  C)
   establishment of Indian National Congress done clear
  D)
   beginning of the first Census done clear
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• question_answer115)
  Who among the following had not participated in the Second Round Table Conference? [MP-PSC (F) 2017]
  A)
   Mahadev Desai done clear
  B)
   Pyarelal Nayyar done clear
  C)
   Madan Mohan Malaviya done clear
  D)
   Jawaharlal Nehru done clear
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• question_answer116)
  Identity the correct sequence of the following events of Indian history -

  1. Foundation of Indian Muslim League.

  2. Surat Split.

  3. Partition of Bengal.

  4. Transfer of capital from Calcutta to Delhi

  Select the correct answer using the codes given below -
  A)
   1, 2, 3, 4 done clear
  B)
   2, 3, 4, 1 done clear
  C)
   3, 1, 2, 4 done clear
  D)
   4, 3, 2, 1 done clear
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• question_answer117)
  Sir Michael O' Dwyer was shot dead on 13th March. 1940 in London by- [BPSC (P) 2017]
  A)
   Madan Lal Dhingra done clear
  B)
   M.P.T. Acharya done clear
  C)
   V D. Savarkar done clear
  D)
   Udham Singh done clear
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• question_answer118)
  Who was the Prime Minister of England when the Montague-Chelmsford Act was passed in 1919? [BPSC (P) 2017]
  A)
   Lloyd George done clear
  B)
   George Hamilton done clear
  C)
   Sir Samuel Hoare done clear
  D)
   Lord Salisbury done clear
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• question_answer119)
  First Indian elected to the British House of Commons was Dada-bhai Naoroji who contested on the ticket of-[BPSC(P)2017]
  A)
   Liberal Party     done clear
  B)
   Labour Party done clear
  C)
   Conservative Party done clear
  D)
   Communist Party done clear
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• question_answer120)
  Which among the following year Surendra Nath Bannerjee was eliminated from Indian Civil Services?    [BPSC (P) 2017]
  A)
   1874 AD done clear
  B)
   1877 AD done clear
  C)
   1855 AD done clear
  D)
   1892 AD done clear
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• question_answer121)
  Who is known as father of Dyarchy? [BPSC (P) 2017]
  A)
   Lord Clive done clear
  B)
   Hector Munaro done clear
  C)
   Sir Leonil Cartis done clear
  D)
   None of the above done clear
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• question_answer122)
  'Hindustan Socialist Republican Army' was founded in the year- [UK-PSC 2016]
  A)
   1919 done clear
  B)
   1927 done clear
  C)
   1916 done clear
  D)
   1928 done clear
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• question_answer123)
  Who of the following was the President of 'All Parties' Conference held in February 1928? [Chhatis G-PSC 2016]
  A)
   Motilal Neharu done clear
  B)
   Dr. M. A. Ansari done clear
  C)
   Subhaschandra Bose done clear
  D)
   M.K Gandhi done clear
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• question_answer124)
  Read the following statements. [Chhatis G-PSC 2016]

  1. On 29 July, 1938 Pi Ravishankar Shukia of Chhattisgarh formed second congress cabinet of the central provinces.

  2. This cabinet introduced the 'Vidya Mandir' scheme in the province.

  3. On 8 November 1939 this cabinet tendered resignation.

  Select the correct answer.
  A)
   1, 2 and 3 are correct done clear
  B)
   1 and 3 are correct done clear
  C)
   2 and 3 are correct done clear
  D)
   1 and 3 are correct done clear
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• question_answer125)
  In which of the following year Chhattisgarh became a division of the central provinces? [Chhatis G-PSC 2016]
  A)
   1860 done clear
  B)
   1862 done clear
  C)
   1863 done clear
  D)
   1865 done clear
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• question_answer126)
  Consider the following statements: [UP-RO 2016]

  Assertion [A]: Jawaharlal Nehru represented the Indian National Congress in the Second Round Table Conference (1932).

  Reason [R]: It was implicit in the Gandiji Irwin Pact (1931) that the Indian National Congress will participate in the Second Round Table Conference (1932).

  Choose the correct answer from the code given below:
  A)
   Both A and R are true and R is the 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
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• question_answer127)
  Who among the following was the President of the Central legislative Assembly in August 1925?  [UP-RO 2016]
  A)
   C. R. Das done clear
  B)
   Motilal Nehru done clear
  C)
   M. R. Jayakar done clear
  D)
   Vitthal Bhai Patel done clear
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• question_answer128)
  Consider the following provinces of British India and identify those where the Indian National Congress did not form ministry in 1937? [UP-RO 2016]

  1. Central Provinces

  2. Orissa

  3. Bengal

  4. Punjab

  Select the correct answer from the code given below-
  A)
   1 and 2 done clear
  B)
   3 and 4 done clear
  C)
   2 and 3 done clear
  D)
   1 and 4 done clear
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• question_answer129)
  The Ghadar Party was formed in [UP-PCS 2008]
  A)
   Afghanistan done clear
  B)
   Burma done clear
  C)
   England done clear
  D)
   United States of America done clear
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• question_answer130)
  Given below are four events connected with India's struggle for independence. Select their correct chronological order by using the codes given below the events: [UP-PCS 2009]

  1. Second Round Table Conference.

  2. Karachi Session of Indian National Congress.

  3. Execution of Bhagat Singh.

  4. Gandhi - Irwin Pact.

  A)
   1, 2, 3, 4 done clear
  B)
   2, 1, 3, 4 done clear
  C)
   4, 3, 2, 1 done clear
  D)
   2, 4, 3, 1 done clear
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• question_answer131)
  The institution of local self-government got a fillip during the Viceroyalty of [UP-PCS 2010]
  A)
   Lord Mayo        done clear
  B)
   Lord Ripon done clear
  C)
   Lord Dufferin     done clear
  D)
   Lord Curzon done clear
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• question_answer132)
  Put the following events in chronological order and choose your answer with the help of given code:       [UP-PCS 2010]

  A. Formation of an interim Government

  B. The arrival of the Cabinet Mission

  C. Muslim League launches Direct Action

  D. Jinnah's wrecking of die Shimla Conference

  A)
   BDCA done clear
  B)
   DBCA done clear
  C)
   ABDC done clear
  D)
   DBAC done clear
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• question_answer133)
  Given below are two statements labelled as: [UP-PCS 2010]

  Assertion [A]: The Congress boycotted the Simon Commission.

  Reason [R]: The Simon Commission did not have a Single Indian member

  In the context of the above, which one of the following correct?
  A)
   Both A and R are true and R is the 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
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• question_answer134)
   Arrange the following in the Chronological order the select the correct answer from the code given below: [UP-PCS 2011]

  1. The August Offer

  2. The Cabinet Mission Plan

  3. The Cripps Mission Plan

  4. The Wavell Plan

  A)
   1, 2, 4, 3 done clear
  B)
   4, 3, 2, 1 done clear
  C)
   1, 3, 4, 2 done clear
  D)
   3, 4, 1, 2 done clear
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• question_answer135)
  Who among the following led the agitation against the Partition of Bengal (1905)?
  A)
   Surendra nath Banerjee done clear
  B)
   C. R. Das done clear
  C)
   Ashutosh Mukherjee done clear
  D)
   Rabindranath Tagore done clear
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• question_answer136)
  A Provisional Government of India with Raja Mahendra Pratap as its President was established during the First World War in
  A)
   Afghanistan done clear
  B)
   Germany done clear
  C)
   Singapore done clear
  D)
   Turkey done clear
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• question_answer137)
  The National Leader who was elected President (Speaker) of the Central Legislative Assembly in 1925 was
  A)
   Motilal Nehru done clear
  B)
   C.R. Das done clear
  C)
   Vallabhbhai Patel done clear
  D)
   Vithal bhai Patel done clear
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• question_answer138)
  The Mountbatten Plan became the basis for [UP-PCS 2013]
  A)
   Continuity of British rule done clear
  B)
   Transfer of power done clear
  C)
   Partition of the country done clear
  D)
   Solution of communal problems done clear
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• question_answer139)
  After the formation of ministries in the provinces in 1937, Congress rule lasted for [UP-PCS 2013]
  A)
   28 months done clear
  B)
   29 months done clear
  C)
   30 months done clear
  D)
   31 months done clear
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• question_answer140)
  When were High Courts established in Bombay, Madras and Calcutta? [UP-PCS 2013]
  A)
   1861 done clear
  B)
   1851 done clear
  C)
   1871 done clear
  D)
   1881 done clear
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• question_answer141)
  Who of the following had pleaded from the side of Indian National Army officers in their Red Foil trial? [UP-PCS 2013]
  A)
   C.R. Das done clear
  B)
   Motilal Nehru done clear
  C)
   M. A. Jinnah done clear
  D)
   Sir T.B. Sapru done clear
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• question_answer142)
  Who among the following had resigned from the Viceroy's Executive Council protesting Jallianwala Bagh Massacre? [UP-PCS 2013]
  A)
   Riabindra nath Tagore done clear
  B)
   Madan Mohan Malviya done clear
  C)
   Sir Shankaran Nair done clear
  D)
   All three an above done clear
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• question_answer143)
  In which of his following books did Mahatma Gandhi call British Parliament as sterile and prostitute? [UP-PCS 2014]
  A)
   Sarvodaya or Universal dawn done clear
  B)
   An Autobiography or the story of my experiments with truth done clear
  C)
   Hind Swaraj done clear
  D)
   The Story of a Satyagrahi done clear
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• question_answer144)
  The task of drafting Congress Inquiry Committee report on Jallianwala Bagh Massacre was entrusted to [UP-PCS 2014]
  A)
   Jawaharlal Nehru done clear
  B)
   Mahatma Gandhi done clear
  C)
   C.R. Das           done clear
  D)
   Fazlul Haq done clear
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• question_answer145)
  Along with Mahatma Gandhi who amongst the following Muslims did lift the bier of Bal Gangadhar Tilak? [UP-PCS 2014]
  A)
   Shaukat Ali       done clear
  B)
   Muhammad Ali done clear
  C)
   Maulana A.K. Azad done clear
  D)
   M. A. Ansari done clear
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• question_answer146)
  Which one of the following statements is not correct about Dadabhai Naoroji? [UP-PCS 2014]
  A)
   He was the first Indian to be appointed as professor of Mathematics and Physics at Elphinslone College. Bombay done clear
  B)
   He was elected as the member of British Parliament in 1892 done clear
  C)
   He started a Gujarati Journal,' Rast Goftar'. done clear
  D)
   For four times he had presided over the Indian National Congress. done clear
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• question_answer147)
  After the sentence of B.G. Tilak, who among the following had pleaded for mercy and said: "My interest in Tilak is that of a Sanskrit scholar"? [UP-PCS 2014]
  A)
   Rabindranath Tagore done clear
  B)
   Max Muller done clear
  C)
   Bipinchandra Pal           done clear
  D)
   William Jones done clear
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• question_answer148)
  Consider the following events connected with Indian National Movement and the find the correct chronological order of the events from the codes given below: [UP-PCS 2014]

  1. Demise of B.G. Tilak

  2. Passing of Rowlatt Bill as an Act

  3. Jallianwala Bagh Massacre

  4. Amristar Session of Indian National Congress, 1919

  A)
   2, 3, 4, 1 done clear
  B)
   4, 3, 2, 1 done clear
  C)
   3, 4, 2, 1 done clear
  D)
   1, 2, 3, 4 done clear
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• question_answer149)
  Under whose chairmanship a committee was formed to defend the accused in Kakori Case?  [UP-PCS 2014]   
  A)
   Acharya Narendra Dev   done clear
  B)
   Govind Ballabh Pant      done clear
  C)
   Chandrabhanu Gupta     done clear
  D)
   Motilal Nehru done clear
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• question_answer150)
  Who amongst the following revolutionaries refused to drink the given milk on the eve of his execution and said "Now. I shall take my mother's milk only??? [UP-PCS 2014]
  A)
   Rajguru done clear
  B)
   Ashfaqulla        done clear
  C)
   Ram Prasad Bismil done clear
  D)
   Bhagat Singh done clear
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• question_answer151)
  Who of the following took the passing of resolution on partition on the meeting of the congress Committee (1947) as a "Surrender of Nationalism, in favour of Communalism? [P-PCS 2014]
  A)
   Dr. Kitchlew done clear
  B)
   Purushottam Das Tandon done clear
  C)
   Jawaharlal Nehru done clear
  D)
   G.B Pant          done clear
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• question_answer152)
  Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched? [UP-PCS 2015]
  A)
   How mil Conspiracy Case - 1910 done clear
  B)
   Delhi Conspiracy Case - 1915      done clear
  C)
   Lahore Conspiracy Case - 1930 done clear
  D)
   Kakori Conspiracy Case - 1924    done clear
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• question_answer153)
  The revolutionary association "Abhinav Bharati' was setup in 1903 in [UP-PCS 2015]
  A)
   Odisha done clear
  B)
   Bengal done clear
  C)
   Uttar Pradesh done clear
  D)
   Maharashtra done clear
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• question_answer154)
  At which one of the following Round Table Conferences held in London was Mahatma Gandhi present? [UP-PCS 2015]
  A)
   First done clear
  B)
   Second done clear
  C)
   Third done clear
  D)
   None of the above done clear
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• question_answer155)
  'Halt System' concerned [UP-PCS 2015]
  A)
   Bonded labour done clear
  B)
   Exploitation of peasants done clear
  C)
   Untouchability done clear
  D)
   Illiteracy done clear
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• question_answer156)
  In the context of Indian history, the principle of "Dyarchy (diarchy)" refers to [IAS 2017]       
  A)
   Division of the central legislature into two houses. done clear
  B)
   Introduction of double government i.e. Central and State governments.         done clear
  C)
   Having two sets of rulers; one in London and another in Delhi. done clear
  D)
   Division of the subjects delegated to the provinces into two categories, done clear
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