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Modern Indian History

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






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






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






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






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






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






7. Chittagong Armory raid was organized by...






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






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






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






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






12. Lucknow session of Congress - 1916






13. The INC gave upits ideal of united India & accepted partition - because






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






15. Megasthenese States






16. 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.






17. The word 'Congress






18. Gandhiji gave the title of 'SARDAR






19. '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






20. George Yule






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






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






23. The 'call of deliverance day






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






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






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






27. Dhondu Pant






28. 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






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






30. Badaruddin Tyabji






31. What did the Mountbatten plan relate to?






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






33. W C Bannerjee






34. 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






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






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






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






38. Kunwar Singh






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






47. Dadabhai Naoroji






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






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






50. 'Why should the neglected state of this land create uneasiness in our minds and why should we expend our money and time to vender it fruitful ? We may be deprived of it in a single moment - and our exertions would benefit neither ourselves nor our ch