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Modern Indian History

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






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






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






4. The most important centre of Revolt of 1857 in Rajasthan was






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






6. Karachi session of Congress - 1931






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. 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






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






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. The objective of the new policy of 'Council Entry






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






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






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






21. Lahore session of Congress - 1929






22. Dadabhai Naoroji






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






24. What did the Mountbatten plan relate to?






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






26. W C Bannerjee






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






28. The word 'Congress






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






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






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






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






33. 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






34. Badaruddin Tyabji






35. Megasthenese States






36. 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






37. 'Service was his portion in life






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






39. Kunwar Singh






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






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






42. On 23rd






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






44. The leaders of the 1857 revolt who sent 3 letters to King Napolean III of France during the rebellion was






45. members of the Cabinet Mission?






46. 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






47. 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.






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






49. 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?






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