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Modern Indian History

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






2. '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






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






4. Badaruddin Tyabji






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






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






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






8. George Yule






9. Why did the crowd had gathered at JallianwalahBagh - Amritsar on Apr 13 - 1919






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






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






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






13. 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.






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






15. Gandhiji gave the title of 'SARDAR






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






17. 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






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






19. Who was the famous Urdu poet who witnessed the massacre of male civilians of Delhi by the British soldiers?






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






21. The Civil Disobedience Movement was started by Mahatma Gandhi in the year






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






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






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






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






26. 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






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






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






29. 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






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






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






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






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






34. 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






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






36. Dhondu Pant






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






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






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






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






41. Dadabhai Naoroji






42. Lahore session of Congress - 1929






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






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






45. 'Service was his portion in life






46. After the partition of Bengal - two new provinces which came into existence were?






47. '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






48. On 23rd






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






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