question_answer 1)
State the sectors where highest amount of British capital was invested in India?
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Railways, banking, insurance and shipping done
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C)
Tax tiles done
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D)
Jute Mills done
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question_answer 2)
The last King of Sikh Kingdom was
A)
Ranjeet Singh done
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Navnihal Singh done
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Duleep Singh done
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Sher Singh done
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question_answer 3)
Who was the first Viceroy of India?
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Lord Canning done
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B)
Warren Hastings done
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Lord William Bentinck done
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D)
Lord Curzon done
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question_answer 4)
In whose viceroyalty, the white mutiny took place?
A)
Lord Curzon done
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B)
Lord Minto done
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Lord Hardinge done
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D)
Lord Ripon done
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question_answer 5)
Who among the following had repealed the Vernacular Press Act?
A)
Lord Lytton done
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B)
Lord Ripon done
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C)
Lord Duffer in done
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D)
Lord Lansdowne done
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question_answer 6)
Lord Curzon is best known for which of the following?
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Universities Act 1904 done
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B)
Partition of Bengal in 1905 done
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C)
Indian Council Act 1892 done
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D)
Government of India Act 1909 done
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question_answer 7)
King George V visited India during the viceroy ship of
A)
Lord Hardinge done
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B)
Lord Mayo done
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C)
Lord Ripon done
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D)
Lord Curzon done
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question_answer 8)
Who is rightly called the 'Father of Local Self Government' in India?
A)
Lord Curzon done
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B)
Lord Hardinge done
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C)
Lord Lytton done
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D)
Lord Ripon done
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question_answer 9)
Who was the Viceroy of India when the British India's capital was shifted from Calcutta to Delhi?
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Lord Curzon done
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B)
Lord Hardinge done
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C)
Lord Dalhousie done
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D)
Lord Dufferin done
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question_answer 10)
Among the following viceroys of India in whose time. Indian Penal Code, Civil Procedure Code, and Criminal Code were passed?
A)
Lord Canning done
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Lord Mayo done
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Lord Lytton done
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D)
Lord Dufferin done
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question_answer 11)
Which viceroy is regarded as the catalyst of Indian nationalism?
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Lord Minto done
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B)
Lord Dalhousie done
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C)
Lord Canning done
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D)
Lord Curzon done
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question_answer 12)
Who among the following is remembered for the annulment of the Partition of Bengal?
A)
Lord Chelmsford done
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B)
Lord Hardings done
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C)
Lord Minto done
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D)
Lord Curzon done
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question_answer 13)
The capital of India was shifted from Calcutta to Delhi in
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1910 done
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B)
1911 done
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C)
1912 done
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D)
1913 done
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question_answer 14)
Queen Victoria's proclamation was read out by Lord Canning on 1st November 1858 at
A)
Allahabad done
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B)
Calcutta done
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C)
Bombay done
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D)
Madras done
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question_answer 15)
The system of indirect election was introduced in India in the year
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1861 done
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B)
1892 done
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C)
1909 done
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D)
1919 done
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question_answer 16)
The conspiracy to divide Bengal was aimed at
A)
To weaken die National Freedom Movement done
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To break the Hindu-Muslim Unity done
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To bring Hindu in minority in the new state done
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D)
All of the above done
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question_answer 17)
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
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To give greater power to Indian states. done
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C)
To allow Indian stales to establish relations with foreign power. done
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To maintain status quo of Indian states. done
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question_answer 18)
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
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B)
1, 2, 3, 4 done
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2, 1, 4, 3 done
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D)
1, 2, 4, 3 done
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question_answer 19)
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
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B)
2 and 3 only done
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C)
1 and 3 only done
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D)
1, 2 and 3 done
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question_answer 20)
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
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B)
Lord Curzon, while announcing the partition of Bengal done
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C)
Lord Duffer in, during the farewell speech at Calcutta done
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D)
Lord Minto, while addressing the Muslim delegation which met him at Shimla in 1906 done
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question_answer 21)
Who was the architect of Communal Award?
A)
Lord Linlithgow done
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B)
Lord Reading done
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C)
Lord Irwin done
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D)
Ramsay Macdonald done
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question_answer 22)
Where was the 'Jatiya Sarkar' formed during the Quit India Movement?
A)
Ballia done
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B)
Nagpur done
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Satara done
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D)
Tamluk done
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question_answer 23)
Vinoba Bhave was chosen as the first Satyagrahi of the individual Satyagraha. Who was the second?
A)
Dr. Rajendra Prasad done
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B)
Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru done
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C. Rajgopalachari done
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D)
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel done
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question_answer 24)
Where was the Hindustan Socialist Republican Association founded in 1928?
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Kanpur done
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B)
Delhi done
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C)
Allahabad done
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D)
Lahore done
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question_answer 25)
A Provisional Government of India with Raja Mahendra Pratap as its president was established during the First World War in
A)
Afghanistan done
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B)
Germany done
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C)
Singapore done
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D)
Turkey done
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question_answer 26)
Who out of the following had told Destruction is the best method of dealing with the foreign clothes"?
A)
Ravindranath Tagore done
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B)
Mahatma Gandhi done
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C)
Chittaranjan Das done
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D)
Subhas Chandra Bose done
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question_answer 27)
Where was Mahatma Gandhi when a raid was made by Congress Volunteers on Dharsana Salt Depot?
A)
In Yervada Jail done
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B)
In Sabarmati Jail done
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C)
In Agha Khan Palace Poona done
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D)
In Ahmadanagar Fort Jail done
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question_answer 28)
Who was the leader of the 'Red Shirt Party'?
A)
Mahatma Gandhi done
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B)
Maulana Azad done
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C)
Jawahar Lal Nehni done
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D)
Abdul Gaffar Khan done
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question_answer 29)
Who was the founder of the Swaraj Party?
A)
Mahatama Gandhi done
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B)
Jawahar Lal Nehru done
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C)
Chittaranjan Das done
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D)
Bal Gangadhar Tilak done
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question_answer 30)
Who among the following was the one to have escaped being hanged in the Kakori conspiracy case?
A)
Ashfaqullah Khan done
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B)
Rajendra Lahiri done
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C)
Ram Prasad Bismil done
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D)
Chandra Shekhar Azad done
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question_answer 31)
Who among the following attended all the three Round Table Conferences?
A)
Mahatma Gandhi done
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B)
Bhimrao Ambedkar done
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C)
Vallabhbhai Patel done
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D)
Jawaharlal Nehru done
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question_answer 32)
Who among the following female revolutionary fired at the English Governor (Chancellor) while receiving her degree at the convocation?
A)
Shanti Ghosh done
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B)
Suniti Chaudhary done
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C)
Bina Das done
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D)
Kalpana Dutta done
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question_answer 33)
The freedom fighter who died in jail due to hunger strike was
A)
Ram Prasad Bismil done
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B)
Bipin Chandra Pal done
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C)
Jatin Das done
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D)
C.R. Das done
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question_answer 34)
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
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B)
Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru done
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C)
Sardar Vallabh bhai Patel done
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D)
Dr. Kailash Nath Katju done
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question_answer 35)
Name the first recorded Muslim revolutionary who was hanged for India's independence?
A)
Mohammad Ali done
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B)
Shaukat Ali done
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C)
Ashfaque-ullah-Khan done
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D)
Azizuddin done
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question_answer 36)
Which one of the following revolutionaries is not associated with Kakori Conspiracy Case?
A)
Ram Prasad Bismil done
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B)
Ashfaque-ullah-Khan done
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C)
Roshan Singh done
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D)
Bhagat Singh done
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question_answer 37)
The province where Indian National Congress did not form Ministry after the general election of 1937 was
A)
Odisha done
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B)
Bihar done
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C)
Madras done
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D)
Bengal done
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question_answer 38)
In which of the following jails, the book "Discovery of India" was written by Jawahar Lal Nehni?
A)
Ahmadnagar Fort Jail done
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B)
Alipur Central Jail done
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C)
Yervada Jail done
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D)
Deoli Camp Jail done
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question_answer 39)
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
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B)
Mohammad Ali done
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C)
Mahamana Madan Mohan Mat viva done
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D)
Swami Shradhanand done
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question_answer 40)
The person who returned his token of honour Government of India oil May 30, 1919 was
A)
Mahatma Gandhi done
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B)
Tej Bahadur Sapru done
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C)
Ravindranath Tagore done
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D)
Janma Lal Bajaj done
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question_answer 41)
The title given by the British Government to Mahatma Gandhi and which was surrendered during the Non- cooperation Movement was
A)
Hind Kesari done
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B)
Kaiser-e-Hind done
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C)
Rai Bahadur done
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D)
Rt. Honourable done
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question_answer 42)
Which of the following came to India after the Second World War in 1946?
A)
Cripps Mission done
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B)
Cabinet Mission done
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C)
Wavell Plan done
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D)
Simon Commission done
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question_answer 43)
Which of the following parties did not support Quit India Movement?
A)
The Hindu Mahasabha done
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B)
The Communist Party of India done
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C)
The Unionist Party of Punjab done
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D)
All the above done
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question_answer 44)
Which portfolio was held by Rajendra Prasad in the interim government formed in 1946?
A)
External Affairs done
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Defense done
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C)
Food and Agriculture done
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D)
None of these done
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question_answer 45)
Who amongst the following made regular broadcast on Congress radio operated during Quit India Movement?
A)
Jay Prakash Narayan done
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B)
Subhas Chandra Bose done
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C)
Ram Manohar Lohia done
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D)
Sucheta Kriplani done
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question_answer 46)
Kakori conspiracy case took place in the year
A)
1920 done
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B)
1925 done
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C)
1930 done
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D)
1935 done
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question_answer 47)
Which one of the following was directly related to the Poona Pact of 1932?
A)
Indian women done
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B)
Indian labour class done
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C)
Indian farmers done
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D)
Indian depressed class done
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question_answer 48)
Tinkathia system in Champaran meant
A)
Cultivation of Indigo on the 3/20 area of land. done
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B)
Cultivation of Indigo on the 3/19 area of land. done
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C)
Cultivation of Indigo on the 3/18 area of land. done
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D)
None of these done
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question_answer 49)
Lahore Session of Muslim League (1940) was presided over by
A)
Liaqat Alt Khan done
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Chaudhary Khaliquzzaman done
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C)
Mohammad Ali Jinnah done
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D)
Fatima Jinnah done
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question_answer 50)
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
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B)
Asaf Ali done
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C)
Sir Tej Bahadur Saprau done
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D)
Bhulabhai Desai done
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question_answer 51)
Which operation was started by the British Government to arrest the leaders of Quit India Movement?
A)
Operation Reander Paste done
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B)
Operation Zero Hour done
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C)
Operation Thunderbolt done
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D)
Operation Blue Star done
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question_answer 52)
The party which observed the 'Black Day' on 3 July, 1947 against partition of India was
A)
Indian National Congress done
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Forward Bloc done
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Hindu Mahasabha done
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D)
Communist Party of India done
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question_answer 53)
In which of the following session of Muslim League "Two-Nation Theory" was propounded?
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Lahore Session, 1940 done
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Bombay Session, 1915 done
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C)
Delhi Session J 918 done
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D)
Calcutta Session, 1917 done
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question_answer 54)
The provision for the establishment of All India Federation was included in the
A)
Government of India Act 1919 done
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B)
Government of India Act 193 5 done
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C)
August offer 1940 done
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D)
Cabinet Mission Proposal 1946 done
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question_answer 55)
Gandhiji's Champaran Movement was for
A)
The security of the rights of Harijans done
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Civil disobedience Movement done
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Maintaining of Unity of Hindu Society done
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Solving the problems of Indigo worker done
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question_answer 56)
The Muslim League demanded separate Pakistan for the first time in the year
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1939 done
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B)
1940 done
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C)
1941 done
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D)
1942 done
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question_answer 57)
Which one of the following is not true about the First Round Table Conference?
A)
It was held in 1930 done
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B)
It was to discuss the Report of the Simon Commission done
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C)
It was held in London done
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D)
It was attended by the Congress delegation done
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question_answer 58)
Two independent states of India and Pakistan were created by
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The Shimala Conference done
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The Crips Proposal done
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The Cabinet Mission Plan done
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D)
The Indian Independence Act done
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question_answer 59)
Which one of the following commissions was appoint by British Government to investigation into the massacre in Jallianwala Bagh?
A)
Hunter Commission done
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B)
Simon Commission done
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C)
Webby Commission done
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D)
Butler Committee done
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question_answer 60)
During whose tenure as the Viceroy of India, were the great martyrs Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev hanged?
A)
Lord Curzon done
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B)
Lord Irwin done
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C)
Lord Minto done
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D)
Lord Cheimsford done
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question_answer 61)
The main reason for the boycott of Simon Commission India was
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Appointment before time done
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All the members were Englishmen done
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Chairman was a member of British Liberal Party done
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None of these done
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question_answer 62)
Who was invited by Lord Wavell to form the Interim Government in India in 1946?
A)
Dr. Rajendra Prasad done
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B)
Jawahar Lal Nehru done
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C)
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel done
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D)
C. Rajagopalachari done
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question_answer 63)
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
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B)
1, 2, 3, 4 done
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C)
4, 3, 2, 1 done
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D)
1, 3, 2, 4 done
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question_answer 64)
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
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B)
4, 3, 2 and 1 done
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C)
3, 4, 1 and 2 done
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D)
2, 1, 3 and 4 done
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question_answer 65)
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
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B)
It comprises the Haripura (1938) and Tripura (1939) sessions. done
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C)
It has a chapter The Gandhi-Irwin Pact and after done
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D)
It depicts the comprehensive history of the Peasant Movement in India. done
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question_answer 66)
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
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B)
B, A, C, D done
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C)
C, A, D, B done
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D)
C, A, B, D done
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question_answer 67)
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
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B)
1, 3 done
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C)
2, 3 done
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D)
1, 2 and 3 done
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question_answer 68)
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
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1 and 2 done
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B)
1, 2 and 3 done
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C)
1, 3 and 4 done
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D)
1, 2, 3 and 4 done
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question_answer 69)
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
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B)
4, 3, 2, 1 done
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C)
1, 3, 4, 2 done
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D)
3, 4, 1, 2 done
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question_answer 70)
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
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B)
Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A. done
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C)
A is true, but R is false. done
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D)
A is false, but R is true. done
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question_answer 71)
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
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B)
D, B, C, A done
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C)
A, B, D, C done
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D)
D, B, A, C done
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question_answer 72)
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
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B)
A-4 B-3 C-2 D-1 done
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C)
A-3 B-4 C-1 D-2 done
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D)
A-4 B-1 C-2 D-3 done
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question_answer 73)
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
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B)
4, 3, 2, 1 done
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C)
2, 1, 3, 4 done
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D)
2, 4, 3, 1 done
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question_answer 74)
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
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A-4 B-3 C-2 D-1 done
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C)
A-2 B-1 C-4 D-3 done
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A-3 B-4 C-1 D-2 done
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question_answer 75)
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
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B)
Both A and R are true, but R is the not correct explanation of A. done
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C)
A is true, but R is false. done
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D)
A is false, but R is true. done
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question_answer 76)
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
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B)
2 and 3 done
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C)
1 and 3 done
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D)
1, 2 and 3 done
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question_answer 77)
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
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B)
2 and 3 done
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C)
1 and 3 done
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D)
1, 2 and 3 done
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question_answer 78)
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
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B)
Both A and R are true, but R is not a correct explanation of A. done
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C)
A is true, but R is false. done
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D)
A is false, but R is true. done
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question_answer 79)
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
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B)
1 and 4 done
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C)
2 and 4 done
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D)
2 and 3 done
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question_answer 80)
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
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B)
Both A and R are individually true, but R is not the correct explanation of A. done
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C)
A is true, but R is false. done
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D)
A is false, but R is true. done
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question_answer 81)
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
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B)
2 and 3 only done
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C)
1 and 3 only done
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D)
1, 2 and 3 done
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question_answer 82)
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
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question_answer 83)
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
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question_answer 84)
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
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question_answer 85)
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
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B)
2 only done
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C)
Both 1 and 2 done
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D)
Neither 1 nor 2 done
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question_answer 86)
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
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B)
2 and 3 only done
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C)
1 and 3 only done
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D)
1, 2 and 3 done
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question_answer 87)
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
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D)
A is false, but R is true. done
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question_answer 88)
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
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B)
2 only done
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C)
Both 1 and 2 done
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D)
Neither 1 nor 2 done
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question_answer 89)
Who among the following was the Governor-General of India immediately proceeding Chakravarthi Raja gopalachari? [NDA2007-II]
A)
The Marquess of Linlithgow done
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B)
Lord Mountbatten done
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C)
Lord Wavell done
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D)
Lord Chelmsford done
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question_answer 90)
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
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B)
Sir John Lawrence done
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C)
Lord Mayo done
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D)
Lord Northbrok done
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question_answer 91)
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
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B)
3, 2, 1 done
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C)
1, 3, 2 done
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D)
2, 1, 3 done
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question_answer 92)
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
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B)
Lord Ripon done
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C)
Lord Dufferin done
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D)
Lord Lansdowne done
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question_answer 93)
Who among the following was not a member of the Cabinet Mission? [NDA 2008-II]
A)
Sir Stafford Cripps done
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B)
AV Alexander done
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C)
Radcliffe done
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D)
Pathick Lawrence done
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question_answer 94)
'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
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B)
Mauryan Empire done
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C)
Vijayanagar Empire done
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D)
Mughal Empire done
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question_answer 95)
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
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B)
Separate electorates for the Muslims done
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C)
Separate electorates for the Europeans and the Sikhs done
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D)
The separate electorates were to lapse at the end of 10 years done
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question_answer 96)
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
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B)
Only 2 done
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C)
2 and 3 done
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D)
All of these done
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question_answer 97)
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
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B)
Muhammad Ali Jinnah done
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C)
Liaquat Ali Khan done
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D)
Shaukat Ali done
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question_answer 98)
Which one of the following was not a result of British colonial rule in India? [NDA 2010-I]
A)
Ruin of Indian agriculture done
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B)
Ruin of Indian industries done
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C)
Ruin of Indian trade done
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D)
Ruin of Indian feudalism done
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question_answer 99)
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
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B)
Draft of Indian Forest Policy done
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C)
Draft of the Zamindari Abolition Act done
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D)
Draft of the Maritime Trade Policy done
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question_answer 100)
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
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B)
A purse given by the Government of India to dignitaries for sendees rendered done
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C)
A grant given by the Government of India to the erstwhile Prince of India done
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D)
A gift given by an erstwhile Prince of India to the Government of India done
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question_answer 101)
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
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B)
By nominating independent members from various caste and religious groups done
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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
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D)
By taking in representatives of the princely states an asking for written submission from the public at large done
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question_answer 102)
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
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B)
Montague-Chelmsford reforms done
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C)
Simon Commission done
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D)
First Round Table Conference done
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question_answer 103)
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
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question_answer 104)
The Cabinet Mission Plan for India envisaged a [NDA 2012-I]
A)
Federation done
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B)
Confederation done
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C)
Unitary form of Government done
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D)
Union of States done
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question_answer 105)
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
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B)
24-Parganas, Kalikata. Thakurgaon done
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C)
Sutanuti, Kalikata, Gobindapur done
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D)
Midnapur, Thakurgaon, Gobindapur done
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question_answer 106)
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
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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
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question_answer 107)
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
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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
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question_answer 108)
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
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question_answer 109)
The worst famine in India under the British rule occurred during - [Bihar J. Service 2016]
A)
1860 - 1861 done
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B)
1876 - 1878 done
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C)
1896 - 1897 done
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D)
1899 - 1900 done
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question_answer 110)
Simon Commission visited India in ? [Bihar J. Service 2016]
A)
1927 done
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B)
1928 done
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C)
1929 done
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D)
1930 done
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question_answer 111)
Queen Victoria's proclamation took place in ? [Bihar J. Service 2016]
A)
1856 done
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B)
1858 done
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C)
1859 done
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D)
1860 done
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question_answer 112)
Census of India was started for the first time during the rule of-
A)
Lord Mayo done
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B)
Lord Lytton done
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C)
Lord Ripon done
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D)
Lord Curzon done
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question_answer 113)
The resolution of total independence of India was passed during the tenure of -
A)
Lord Chelmsford done
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B)
Lord Wavell done
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C)
Lord Irwin done
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D)
Lord Willington done
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question_answer 114)
An important event of Lord Dufferin's tenure as Viceroy was- [MP-PSC(F)2017]
A)
establishment of Ramakrishna Mission done
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B)
establishment of Muslim League in Dhaka done
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C)
establishment of Indian National Congress done
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D)
beginning of the first Census done
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question_answer 115)
Who among the following had not participated in the Second Round Table Conference? [MP-PSC (F) 2017]
A)
Mahadev Desai done
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B)
Pyarelal Nayyar done
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C)
Madan Mohan Malaviya done
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D)
Jawaharlal Nehru done
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question_answer 116)
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
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B)
2, 3, 4, 1 done
clear
C)
3, 1, 2, 4 done
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D)
4, 3, 2, 1 done
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question_answer 117)
Sir Michael O' Dwyer was shot dead on 13th March. 1940 in London by- [BPSC (P) 2017]
A)
Madan Lal Dhingra done
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B)
M.P.T. Acharya done
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C)
V D. Savarkar done
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D)
Udham Singh done
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question_answer 118)
Who was the Prime Minister of England when the Montague-Chelmsford Act was passed in 1919? [BPSC (P) 2017]
A)
Lloyd George done
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B)
George Hamilton done
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C)
Sir Samuel Hoare done
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D)
Lord Salisbury done
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question_answer 119)
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
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B)
Labour Party done
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C)
Conservative Party done
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D)
Communist Party done
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question_answer 120)
Which among the following year Surendra Nath Bannerjee was eliminated from Indian Civil Services? [BPSC (P) 2017]
A)
1874 AD done
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B)
1877 AD done
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C)
1855 AD done
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D)
1892 AD done
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question_answer 121)
Who is known as father of Dyarchy? [BPSC (P) 2017]
A)
Lord Clive done
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B)
Hector Munaro done
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C)
Sir Leonil Cartis done
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D)
None of the above done
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question_answer 122)
'Hindustan Socialist Republican Army' was founded in the year- [UK-PSC 2016]
A)
1919 done
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B)
1927 done
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C)
1916 done
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D)
1928 done
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question_answer 123)
Who of the following was the President of 'All Parties' Conference held in February 1928? [Chhatis G-PSC 2016]
A)
Motilal Neharu done
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B)
Dr. M. A. Ansari done
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C)
Subhaschandra Bose done
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D)
M.K Gandhi done
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question_answer 124)
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
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B)
1 and 3 are correct done
clear
C)
2 and 3 are correct done
clear
D)
1 and 3 are correct done
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question_answer 125)
In which of the following year Chhattisgarh became a division of the central provinces? [Chhatis G-PSC 2016]
A)
1860 done
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B)
1862 done
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C)
1863 done
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D)
1865 done
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question_answer 126)
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
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D)
A is false, but R is true done
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question_answer 127)
Who among the following was the President of the Central legislative Assembly in August 1925? [UP-RO 2016]
A)
C. R. Das done
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B)
Motilal Nehru done
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C)
M. R. Jayakar done
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D)
Vitthal Bhai Patel done
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question_answer 128)
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
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question_answer 129)
The Ghadar Party was formed in [UP-PCS 2008]
A)
Afghanistan done
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B)
Burma done
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C)
England done
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D)
United States of America done
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question_answer 130)
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
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B)
2, 1, 3, 4 done
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C)
4, 3, 2, 1 done
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D)
2, 4, 3, 1 done
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question_answer 131)
The institution of local self-government got a fillip during the Viceroyalty of [UP-PCS 2010]
A)
Lord Mayo done
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B)
Lord Ripon done
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C)
Lord Dufferin done
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D)
Lord Curzon done
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question_answer 132)
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
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B)
DBCA done
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C)
ABDC done
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D)
DBAC done
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question_answer 133)
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
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D)
A is false, but R is true. done
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question_answer 134)
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
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B)
4, 3, 2, 1 done
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C)
1, 3, 4, 2 done
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D)
3, 4, 1, 2 done
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question_answer 135)
Who among the following led the agitation against the Partition of Bengal (1905)?
A)
Surendra nath Banerjee done
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B)
C. R. Das done
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C)
Ashutosh Mukherjee done
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D)
Rabindranath Tagore done
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question_answer 136)
A Provisional Government of India with Raja Mahendra Pratap as its President was established during the First World War in
A)
Afghanistan done
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B)
Germany done
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C)
Singapore done
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D)
Turkey done
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question_answer 137)
The National Leader who was elected President (Speaker) of the Central Legislative Assembly in 1925 was
A)
Motilal Nehru done
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B)
C.R. Das done
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C)
Vallabhbhai Patel done
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D)
Vithal bhai Patel done
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question_answer 138)
The Mountbatten Plan became the basis for [UP-PCS 2013]
A)
Continuity of British rule done
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B)
Transfer of power done
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C)
Partition of the country done
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D)
Solution of communal problems done
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question_answer 139)
After the formation of ministries in the provinces in 1937, Congress rule lasted for [UP-PCS 2013]
A)
28 months done
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B)
29 months done
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C)
30 months done
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D)
31 months done
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question_answer 140)
When were High Courts established in Bombay, Madras and Calcutta? [UP-PCS 2013]
A)
1861 done
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B)
1851 done
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C)
1871 done
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D)
1881 done
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question_answer 141)
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
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B)
Motilal Nehru done
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C)
M. A. Jinnah done
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D)
Sir T.B. Sapru done
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question_answer 142)
Who among the following had resigned from the Viceroy's Executive Council protesting Jallianwala Bagh Massacre? [UP-PCS 2013]
A)
Riabindra nath Tagore done
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B)
Madan Mohan Malviya done
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C)
Sir Shankaran Nair done
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D)
All three an above done
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question_answer 143)
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
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B)
An Autobiography or the story of my experiments with truth done
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C)
Hind Swaraj done
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D)
The Story of a Satyagrahi done
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question_answer 144)
The task of drafting Congress Inquiry Committee report on Jallianwala Bagh Massacre was entrusted to [UP-PCS 2014]
A)
Jawaharlal Nehru done
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B)
Mahatma Gandhi done
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C)
C.R. Das done
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D)
Fazlul Haq done
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question_answer 145)
Along with Mahatma Gandhi who amongst the following Muslims did lift the bier of Bal Gangadhar Tilak? [UP-PCS 2014]
A)
Shaukat Ali done
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B)
Muhammad Ali done
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C)
Maulana A.K. Azad done
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D)
M. A. Ansari done
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question_answer 146)
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
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B)
He was elected as the member of British Parliament in 1892 done
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C)
He started a Gujarati Journal,' Rast Goftar'. done
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D)
For four times he had presided over the Indian National Congress. done
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question_answer 147)
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
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B)
Max Muller done
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C)
Bipinchandra Pal done
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D)
William Jones done
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question_answer 148)
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
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B)
4, 3, 2, 1 done
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C)
3, 4, 2, 1 done
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D)
1, 2, 3, 4 done
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question_answer 149)
Under whose chairmanship a committee was formed to defend the accused in Kakori Case? [UP-PCS 2014]
A)
Acharya Narendra Dev done
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B)
Govind Ballabh Pant done
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C)
Chandrabhanu Gupta done
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D)
Motilal Nehru done
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question_answer 150)
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
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B)
Ashfaqulla done
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C)
Ram Prasad Bismil done
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D)
Bhagat Singh done
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question_answer 151)
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
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B)
Purushottam Das Tandon done
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C)
Jawaharlal Nehru done
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D)
G.B Pant done
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question_answer 152)
Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched? [UP-PCS 2015]
A)
How mil Conspiracy Case - 1910 done
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B)
Delhi Conspiracy Case - 1915 done
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C)
Lahore Conspiracy Case - 1930 done
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D)
Kakori Conspiracy Case - 1924 done
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question_answer 153)
The revolutionary association "Abhinav Bharati' was setup in 1903 in [UP-PCS 2015]
A)
Odisha done
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B)
Bengal done
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C)
Uttar Pradesh done
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D)
Maharashtra done
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question_answer 154)
At which one of the following Round Table Conferences held in London was Mahatma Gandhi present? [UP-PCS 2015]
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First done
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B)
Second done
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C)
Third done
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D)
None of the above done
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question_answer 155)
'Halt System' concerned [UP-PCS 2015]
A)
Bonded labour done
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B)
Exploitation of peasants done
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C)
Untouchability done
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D)
Illiteracy done
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question_answer 156)
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
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B)
Introduction of double government i.e. Central and State governments. done
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C)
Having two sets of rulers; one in London and another in Delhi. done
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D)
Division of the subjects delegated to the provinces into two categories, done
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