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Modern Indian History

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1. '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






2. The 'call of deliverance day






3. Lucknow session of Congress - 1916






4. 1951 - Saw the biggest peasant guerrilla war so for the Modern Indian History






5. '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






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






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






8. What did the Mountbatten plan relate to?






9. Lahore session of Congress - 1929






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






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






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






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






14. 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






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






16. '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






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






18. Who were the leaders of Khilafat Movement?






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






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






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






22. Khan Bahadur Khan






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






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






25. '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.






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






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






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






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






31. 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.






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






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






34. Dadabhai Naoroji






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






36. 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?






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






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






39. The word 'Congress






40. George Yule






41. Kunwar Singh






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






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






44. Dhondu Pant






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






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






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






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






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