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Modern Indian History

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1. On 23rd






2. '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.






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






4. '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.






5. Chittagong Armory raid was organized by...






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






7. Begum Hazrat Mahal






8. The historic Lucknow session of INC in 1916 was presided over by_________






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






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






11. Dhondu Pant






12. George Yule






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






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






15. 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






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






17. Who discovered Balgangadhar Tilak as the Father of Indian Unrest?






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






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






20. 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.






21. 'Decay is inherent in all component beings. Work out your own salvation with deligence.






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






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






24. The 'call of deliverance day






25. '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






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






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






28. 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






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






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






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






33. Lahore session of Congress - 1929






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






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






36. 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






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






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






39. The popular movements in various princely states were launched by the local organizations known as






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






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






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






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






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






45. 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






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






47. Megasthenese States






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






49. Who were the leaders of Khilafat Movement?






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