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Modern Indian History

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1. Dhondu Pant






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






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






4. 'There was little sympathy in spite of loud professions of loyalty. Moderate and extremist alike learnt with satisfaction of German Victories. There was no love for Germany of course - only the desire to see our rulers humbled.






5. Subhas Chandra Bose was re-elected president of INC at the Tripuri session in 1939 by defeating






6. The Muslim league demanded a separate home land for the Indian Muslims openly for the first time at its annual session held in Lahore in the year






7. Chittagong Armory raid was organized by...






8. '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






9. Faizpur session of Congress - 1936






10. The revolutionaries who were arrested in the assembly bomb case were






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






12. Which one was not a principle of the Panchsheel?






13. The historic Lucknow session of INC in 1916 was presided over by_________






14. The concept of national education was propounded during the course of the _______ movement






15. A women revolutionary - who while receiving her degree at the convocation of the university of Calcutta from the Governor of Bengal was






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






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






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






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






20. The title given by British govt to the Mahatma Gandhiji which he surrendere during the Non-Cooperation Mov was






21. The unique contribution of Rani Gaidinlu's Naga movement was that






22. The leader of the 1857 revolt in Assam was?






23. Through which of the following was the partition of Bengal subsequently annualled?a) Minto-Morley Reforms 1909






24. The British Government declared to leave India in any case before June - 1948 in...






25. Megasthenese States






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






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






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






29. How did the British Government react to the Wardha Resolution?






30. The objective of the new policy of 'Council Entry






31. Lucknow session of Congress - 1916






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






33. 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






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






35. 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.






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






37. 'Decay is inherent in all component beings. Work out your own salvation with deligence.






38. 1951 - Saw the biggest peasant guerrilla war so for the Modern Indian History






39. The most important international event which influenced the course of the Indian National Movement during the early 20th century was:a) The Russian Revolution 1917






40. Dadabhai Naoroji






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






42. Gandhiji gave the title of 'SARDAR






43. W C Bannerjee






44. A novel and remarkable feature of the Civil Disobedience movement was the widespread participation of






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






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






47. What was the net gain of Non-co-operation Movement?






48. Mahatma Gandhi presided over the annual session of INC for only once at






49. What did the Mountbatten plan relate to?






50. 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?