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Modern Indian History

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1. 1951 - Saw the biggest peasant guerrilla war so for the Modern Indian History






2. Dhondu Pant






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






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






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






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






7. '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.






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






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






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






11. Subhas Chandra Bose was re-elected president of INC at the Tripuri session in 1939 by defeating






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






13. Gandhiji gave the title of 'SARDAR






14. W C Bannerjee






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






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






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






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






19. '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






20. Faizpur session of Congress - 1936






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






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






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






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






25. '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






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






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






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






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






30. 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






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






32. Chittagong Armory raid was organized by...






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






34. members of the Cabinet Mission?






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






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






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






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






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






40. Karachi session of Congress - 1931






41. Badaruddin Tyabji






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






43. Khan Bahadur Khan






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






45. The 'call of deliverance day






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






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






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






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






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