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Modern Indian History

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






2. 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






3. 'Service was his portion in life






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






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






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






7. Who were the leaders of Khilafat Movement?






8. 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.






9. The 'call of deliverance day






10. Faizpur session of Congress - 1936






11. Lucknow session of Congress - 1916






12. '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.






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






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






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






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






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






18. members of the Cabinet Mission?






19. On 23rd






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






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






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






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






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






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






26. 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?






27. What did the Mountbatten plan relate to?






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






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






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






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






32. Kunwar Singh






33. 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






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






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






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






37. Karachi session of Congress - 1931






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






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






40. 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






41. The word 'Congress






42. '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.






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






44. 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






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






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






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






48. Chittagong Armory raid was organized by...






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






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