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Modern Indian History

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1. 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






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






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






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






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






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






7. The word 'Congress






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. 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






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






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






12. George Yule






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






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






15. 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?






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






17. Khan Bahadur Khan






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






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






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






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






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






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






24. Chittagong Armory raid was organized by...






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






26. Badaruddin Tyabji






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






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






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






30. On 23rd






31. 'No one is allowed to marry outside his own caste - or to exchange are profession or trade for another or to follow more than business.






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






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






34. 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






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






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






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






38. 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






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






40. Begum Hazrat Mahal






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






42. Dadabhai Naoroji






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






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






45. Dhondu Pant






46. Karachi session of Congress - 1931






47. The 'call of deliverance day






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






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






50. Gandhiji gave the title of 'SARDAR