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Modern Indian History

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






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






3. Megasthenese States






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






5. Chittagong Armory raid was organized by...






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






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






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






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






10. Gandhiji gave the title of 'SARDAR






11. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. What did the Mountbatten plan relate to?






20. 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






21. 1951 - Saw the biggest peasant guerrilla war so for the Modern Indian History






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






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






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






25. Lucknow session of Congress - 1916






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






27. Who were the leaders of Khilafat Movement?






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






29. Begum Hazrat Mahal






30. 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?






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






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






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






34. The 'call of deliverance day






35. On 23rd






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






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






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






39. Dadabhai Naoroji






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






41. After the partition of Bengal - two new provinces which came into existence were?






42. On the suggestion of Ravindranath Tagore The date of partition of Bengal oct 16 - 1905 was celebrated as






43. 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.






44. members of the Cabinet Mission?






45. George Yule






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






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






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






49. The word 'Congress






50. Faizpur session of Congress - 1936