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Modern Indian History

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






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






3. George Yule






4. Through which of the following was the partition of Bengal subsequently annualled?a) Minto-Morley Reforms 1909






5. Chittagong Armory raid was organized by...






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






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






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






9. What did the Mountbatten plan relate to?






10. '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.






11. W C Bannerjee






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






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






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






15. The word 'Congress






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






30. 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






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






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






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






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






35. 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






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






37. On 23rd






38. Dadabhai Naoroji






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






40. Who were the leaders of Khilafat Movement?






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






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






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






44. Badaruddin Tyabji






45. Dhondu Pant






46. The 'call of deliverance day






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






48. Lahore session of Congress - 1929






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






50. 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