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Q.1
The Portuguese Governor who abolished Sati in Goa was
Albuquerque
Cabral
Almeida
De Braganza
Q.2
Which of the following provision is a part of the Government of India Act of 1919?
Transfer of power to the Indians
The enlargement of the Viceroy's Executive Council
Remodelling of the Central legislature
Doing away with the distinction between the regulation and non-regulation provinces
Q.3
Who was in favour of a partyless democracy?
Jai Prakash Narayan
Bhupendra Nath Dutta
M. N. Roy
Jawaharlal Nehru
Q.4
According to __________ the mutiny was a purely military outbreak
VD Sarkar
VASmith
Sir John Lawrence
Roberts
Q.5
As per provisions of the Charter Act of 1833, a Law Commission (for consolidating, codifying and improving Indian laws) was constituted under the Chairmanship of
Lord Benttick
Raja Rammohan Roy
Lord Macaulay
Lord Dalhousie
Q.6
The Ganapati festival was started in __________
1792
1793
1893
1904
Q.7
Who formed SNDP Yogam?
T. K. Madhavan
Nataraja Guru
Narayana Guru
Dr. Palpu
Q.8
'There are no politics devoid of religion' is stated by
Nehru
Gandhi
Vinoba Bhave
Jaya Prakash Narayan
Q.9
Who had conceived and founded the Ramakrishna Mission?
Swami Muktananda
Annie Besant
CR Das
Swami Vivekananda
Q.10
As per Wavell's Plan the external affairs would be under the charge of __________
Viceroy
Parliament
An Indian Member of the Executive Council
Secretary of State
Q.11
Aurobindo was arrested in connection with
Alipore Bomb case
Kolhapur Bomb Case
Lahore Conspiracy Case
Kakori
Q.12
The Tata Iron and Steel Works was completed with the aid of
Japanese experts
Russian experts
American experts
French experts
Q.13
Who scripted Gandhiji's favorite song 'Vaishnav Jan to __________ '?
Narsi Mehta
Premanand
Chunilal
Dharmiklal
Q.14
A Royal Commission on the Public Service was appointed in the year
1912
1915
1910
1918
Q.15
Shuja-ud-Daulah was the Nawab of
Rampur
Arcot
Awadh
Surat
Q.16
Which great war was fought between the years 1914 and 1918?
The Battle of Tarain
The First World War
The Battle of Plassey
The Second World War
Q.17
Sati was declared a punishable offence in__________
1727
1729
1829
1834
Q.18
The Shimla Conference which was convened as per Wavell's Plan ended in failure because of the stiff opposition of
Gandhi
Jawaharlal Nehru
Jinnah
Rajaji
Q.19
A Federal Railway Authority was established by the Act of
1909
1919
1935
1861
Q.20
The Battle of Plassey is a particularly important event in Indian history because
The Nawab of Bengal lost in it
It enabled the British to have power in Bengal
It laid the foundation for British rule in India
It enabled the British to reap higher trade profits
Q.21
Who among the following had observed, upon Gandhi's assassination. "None will believe that a man like this body and soul ever walked on this earth"?
Bertrand Russel
Nelson Mandela
Albert Einstein
Leo Tolstoy
Q.22
Who was the Governor-General when Pindaris had created havoc in Central India by indulging in large-scale looting?
Lord William Bentinck
Lord Hastings
Lord Cornwallis
Lord Wellesley
Q.23
Gandhi wanted the students to spend their vacations in
Studies
Social service
Games
Rebellious deeds
Q.24
Gandhi called for an all India Hartal (strike) to protest against Rowlatt Act on 6th April __________
1918
1919
1926
1925
Q.25
Who was the first woman President of Congress?
Mrs. Annie Besant
Mrs. Sarojini Naidu
Mrs. Nelline Sengupta
Aruna Asaf Ali
Q.26
Who had rounded the first women's university in India?
Rani Ahilya Devi
Ishwar Chandra Vidayasagar
Rani of Thomi
Dhondo Keshav Karve
Q.27
The High Commissioner for India in the United Kingdom must be appointed by __________
Secretary of State for India
The Government of India
Parliament of England
By Indian National Congress
Q.28
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad was a scholar in
Persian
Arabic
Sanskrit
French
Q.29
Which amidst the following sites/monuments in India is on the UNESCO's list of World Cultural Heritages?
Ellora Caves
Kashi Viswanath Temple
Qutab Minar
Manas Wildlife - Sancturary
Q.30
Which of the following leaders died as a result of injuries sustained during a protest demonstration against Simon Commission?
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Dadabhai Naoroji
Goplakrishna Gokhale
LaIa Lajpat Rai
Q.31
What was the charge against Bal Gangadhar Tilak, for which he was sentenced to six years transportation in July 1908?
for being the chief exponent of the cult of extremism
for insiting violence during the Surat session of the INC
for seditious writings in his paper Kesari
for being instrumental in the murder of the British Plaque commissioner in Poona.
Q.32
I. It favoured Dominion Status.
II. It favoured a federal system.
III. It rejected the system of Communal Electorate.
IV. It was against the setting up of a Supreme Court.
Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct related to the Nehru Report?
I & IV
I & III
II, III & IV
I, II & III
Q.33
Who was the first to use the term 'Adivasi' to refer to the tribal people?
Jyotiba Phule
Thakkar Bappa
M N Srinivas
B R Ambedkar
Q.34
Writing Social History is the book of __________
Ania Loomba
Sumit Sarkar
Cohn Bernard
Ranajith Guha
Q.35
Who among the following had authored the book, 'At the Feet of Mahatma Gandhi'?
JB Kripalani
Rajendra Prasad
Jayaprakash Narayan
Vinoba Bhave
Q.36
Pitts India Act of 1784 was a/an
White Paper
Regulating Act
Ordinance
Resolution
Q.37
Hardayal, an intellectual giant, was associated with
Home Rule Movement
Ghadar Movement
Swadeshi Movement
Non-Cooperation Movement
Q.38
After a few years Olcott and Blavatsky moved to India and established the International Headquarters at Adyar, in__________
New Zealand
Canada
Australia
Madras
Q.39
Who founded the Ramakrishna Mission?
Derozio
Satkari Datta
Swami Vivekananda
Sri Ramakrishna Parama Hamsar
Q.40
'Education is the manifestation of the perfection already in man'.Who said this?
Swami Vivekananda
Sri Ramakrishna
Chandra Sekhar Deb
Sri Narayana Guru
Q.41
Which of the following periods is considered as the revolutionary era in Indian history?
1857-60
1857-1947
1857-90
1845-1947
Q.42
Which of the following events inspired for the formation of the Home Rule Leagues?
First World War
Just before the First World War
After the First World War
After the passing of the Act of 1909
Q.43
Pitt's India Bill was introduced by __________ in 1784
Prime Minister Pitt
Governor-General of India
Senior Merchants
East India Company
Q.44
When was the First Round Table Conference held?
1933
1931
1930
1903
Q.45
What was Jagat Seth's claim to fame in Bengal?
Diwan of Siraj-ud-Daulah
Leading popular poet
Biggest banker in Bengal
Commander of the Nawab's troops
Q.46
Swami Vivekananda's father, __________, was a successful attorney with interests in a wide range of subjects
Vishwanath Datta
Narendra Nath Datta
Sri Ramakrishna
Rashik Krishna Mallik
Q.47
Which of the following books were written by Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru?
I. Discovery of India
II. Outline of History
III. Glimpses of World History
IV. A Study of History
I & IV
II & IV
I & III
I, II, III & IV
Q.48
Montagu who toured in India in 1918 was a
Member of Privy Council
Member of Viceroy's Council
Secretary of State for India
Viceroy of India
Q.49
"Go back to Vedas" This call is given by
Ramakrishna Paramhansa
Vivekananda
Jyotiba Phule
Dayanand Saraswati
Q.50
In which ot the following places was the Ryotwari settlement introduced by
Uttar Pradesh and Punjab
North-West Provinces and Punjab
Madras and Bombay
Bengal and Bihar
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