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Modern Indian History

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






2. 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






3. Why did the crowd had gathered at JallianwalahBagh - Amritsar on Apr 13 - 1919






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






5. Who were the leaders of Khilafat Movement?






6. Khan Bahadur Khan






7. The brain behind the bomb attack an Viceroy Lord Hardinge at Chandni chowk - Delhi in Dec 1912 was






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






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






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






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






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






13. 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.






14. '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






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






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






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






18. On 23rd






19. 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






20. Lucknow session of Congress - 1916






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






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






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






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






25. '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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






33. The word 'Congress






34. The 'call of deliverance day






35. What did the Mountbatten plan relate to?






36. Gandhiji gave the title of 'SARDAR






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






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






39. Megasthenese States






40. 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






41. Lahore session of Congress - 1929






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






43. George Yule






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






45. 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






46. Faizpur session of Congress - 1936






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






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






49. 1951 - Saw the biggest peasant guerrilla war so for the Modern Indian History






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







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