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Modern Indian History

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






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






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






4. George Yule






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






6. Who was the first Muslim to preside over the session of Indian National Congres?






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






8. Lucknow session of Congress - 1916






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. 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






11. Dhondu Pant






12. Lahore session of Congress - 1929






13. members of the Cabinet Mission?






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






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






16. '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






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






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






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






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






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






22. Begum Hazrat Mahal






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






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






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






26. Chittagong Armory raid was organized by...






27. Kunwar Singh






28. Panchsheel was declared by India and China in...






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






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






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






32. The statement that 'If by worshipping stones one can find God - I shall worship a mountain






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






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






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






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






37. Karachi session of Congress - 1931






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






39. Khan Bahadur Khan






40. 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






41. 1951 - Saw the biggest peasant guerrilla war so for the Modern Indian History






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






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






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






45. 'Service was his portion in life






46. On 23rd






47. Faizpur session of Congress - 1936






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






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






50. '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