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Modern Indian History

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






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






3. On 23rd






4. W C Bannerjee






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






6. 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?






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






8. 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






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






10. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






20. Lahore session of Congress - 1929






21. Khan Bahadur Khan






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






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






24. 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






25. Dadabhai Naoroji






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






27. 1951 - Saw the biggest peasant guerrilla war so for the Modern Indian History






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






29. What did the Mountbatten plan relate to?






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






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






32. George Yule






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






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






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






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






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






38. 'I issue such order to the people as I consider to be beneficial for them and the State. I do not know whether they are permitted by the Shariat or not






39. Dhondu Pant






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






41. The 'call of deliverance day






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






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






44. '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.






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






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






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






48. 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.






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






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