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Modern Indian History

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1. The army of emperor Bahadur Shah in Delhi was commanded by...






2. Balagangadhar Tilak was given the epithet of ' LOKMANYA ' during






3. Which of the following leaders of 1857 revolt escaped to Nepal and whose subsequent movements were never known thereafter?






4. Lord Dalhousie tried to snatch away the remaining geory of the Mughal Emperor Bahadur Shah-II by






5. The INC gave upits ideal of united India & accepted partition - because






6. The word 'Congress






7. In 1934 - Gandhi withdrew from all political activities and made a country wide tour covering a distance of 12 -504 miles. This tour is known as






8. Who discovered Balgangadhar Tilak as the Father of Indian Unrest?






9. On the suggestion of Ravindranath Tagore The date of partition of Bengal oct 16 - 1905 was celebrated as






10. The university Grants Commission was constituted in 1953 A.D. which among the followmg first recommended for it?






11. Megasthenese States






12. Which of the following was responsible for the large scale communal riots during and after August 1946 especially ' Great Calcutta Killings






13. During 1857 revolt -the British after capturing Delhi what was their most Brutal act( by General Hudson -commander in chief of the English troops)?






14. Lucknow session of Congress - 1916






15. 'Why should the neglected state of this land create uneasiness in our minds and why should we expend our money and time to vender it fruitful ? We may be deprived of it in a single moment - and our exertions would benefit neither ourselves nor our ch






16. The earliest public association to be formed in modern India in 1837 was:a) The Bengal British Indian Society






17. Karachi session of Congress - 1931






18. Who organized the Satyagraha Sabha whose members took a pledge to disobey the Rowlatt Act?






19. Champaran -Kheda - Ahmedabad mill strike - Non-Cooperation Movement






20. 'I issue such order to the people as I consider to be beneficial for them and the State. I do not know whether they are permitted by the Shariat or not






21. Every pearl in the Royal crown is but the crystallized drop of blood fallen from the tearful eyes of the Poor Peasant. The above remark about the poverty of the Indian Peasants during the Delhi sultanate was made by






22. Who of the following founded a National society - a national paper - a national school and a national Gymnasium and made the word ' National ' popular in the later half of 19th century?






23. Where did the rebels of 1857 revolt massacre alarge number of Englishmen and women after promising them safe conduct?






24. Consider the following passage : 'His records proclaim him as a feudatory of the emperor Somesvara III. He was his capitals at Talakad in the South and Bankpura in the North. It was in A. D. 1137 that he performed the great ceremony of Tulapurusha.






25. Dhondu Pant






26. Which of the following were the main objectives for the Khilafath Movement?






27. members of the Cabinet Mission?






28. Partitioning of Bengal & Punjab - Acceptance of Governor Generalship of Independent India Union - Advancing the date of transfer of power from June 1948 to August 1947 - Holding referendum in NWFP






29. 'Amongst his great nobles he (the king) was so predominant that none dare lift his head too high but with the humble classes he was benevolent and debonair - willingly giving them audience and hearing their petitions. He was pleased to accept their p






30. Which - among the following - Round Table Conferences held in London - was attended by M.K. Gandhi as the sole representative of the Congress?






31. Chittagong Armory raid was organized by...






32. Both the transfer of power and the partition of India were hurled through in____days






33. The historic importance of the second session of INC held in Calcutta 1886 was that






34. After the passing of Govt of India Act 1935 -the total number of provinces in British India became






35. 'Service was his portion in life






36. The first tri-colour flag was hoisted on...






37. In the interim govt formed in 1946 - the vice-president of executive council was






38. As a result of the Poona Pact the number of seats reserved for the Depressed classes out of general electorate seats were






39. Kunwar Singh






40. In which year All India Muslim League was founded?






41. What did the Mountbatten plan relate to?






42. The provision for separate electorate for which of the following communities ' in the communal Award<1932> made Gandhiji undertake a fast unto death






43. Madan lal Dhingra murdered Curzon Wyllie in London - who was a ____________






44. According to the provisions of which of the following acts - Burma was separated from the British Indian Administration?






45. Fueled the intensity of the labour movements in India in the Frist Quarter of the 20th Centuary






46. The modern Indian historian who has written 'it is difficult to avoid the conclusion that the so called First National war of Independence was neither first nor national nor a war of independence






47. According to the Cabinet Mission an Interim National Government was formed at the Centre and the Constituent Assembly held its First Session on...






48. The most important centre of Revolt of 1857 in Rajasthan was






49. Who worked for the upliftment of Ezhavazas in Kerla in 20th century?






50. Who was instrumental in founding the National Committee in 1938 for drawing up a plan for economic development on the basis of industrialization?