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Modern Indian History

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






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






3. Badaruddin Tyabji






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






5. 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






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






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






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






9. Dadabhai Naoroji






10. 1951 - Saw the biggest peasant guerrilla war so for the Modern Indian History






11. Kunwar Singh






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






13. '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






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






15. W C Bannerjee






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






17. Who were the leaders of Khilafat Movement?






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






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






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






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






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






23. The most important international event which influenced the course of the Indian National Movement during the early 20th century was:a) The Russian Revolution 1917






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






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






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






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






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






29. Lucknow session of Congress - 1916






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






31. Khan Bahadur Khan






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






33. Gandhiji gave the title of 'SARDAR






34. On 23rd






35. Faizpur session of Congress - 1936






36. 'Service was his portion in life






37. 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






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






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






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






41. '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.






42. Both the transfer of power and the partition of India were hurled through in____days






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






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






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






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






48. '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






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






50. members of the Cabinet Mission?