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Modern Indian History

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1. Where did the sepoys break out in revolt on 10th May - 1857?






2. Badaruddin Tyabji






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






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






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






6. 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






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






8. 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






9. Kunwar Singh






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






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






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






13. On 23rd March 1940 - the Pakistan Resolution was passed by the All India Muslim League at its






14. Dadabhai Naoroji






15. 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






16. Quit India Movement was carried on the overall leadership of






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






18. The word 'Congress






19. What did the Mountbatten plan relate to?






20. W C Bannerjee






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






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






24. The HSRA movement ended with the death of...






25. The popular movements in various princely states were launched by the local organizations known as






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






27. Who were the leaders of Khilafat Movement?






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






29. Lucknow session of Congress - 1916






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






31. '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






32. The Indian Association and National Conference both were founded by...






33. Who among the following is considered to be the father of the Idea of Pakistan?






34. With the capture of which of the following rebels in April 1858 - could be said as the end of 1857 revolt?






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






36. Begum Hazrat Mahal






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






38. The brain behind the bomb attack an Viceroy Lord Hardinge at Chandni chowk - Delhi in Dec 1912 was






39. members of the Cabinet Mission?






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






41. The day Mahatma Gandhi launched the Non-Cooperation movement - a great national leader died. He was_________






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






43. 'Service was his portion in life






44. 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






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






46. The 'call of deliverance day






47. Dhondu Pant






48. '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.






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






50. 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