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Modern Indian History

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






2. Begum Hazrat Mahal






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






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






5. The concept of national education was propounded during the course of the _______ movement






6. Kunwar Singh






7. '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






8. 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






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






10. Dhondu Pant






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






12. Gandhiji gave the title of 'SARDAR






13. The 'call of deliverance day






14. The leader of the 1857 revolt in Assam was?






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






16. 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






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






18. Fueled the intensity of the labour movements in India in the Frist Quarter of the 20th Centuary






19. Who were the leaders of Khilafat Movement?






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






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






22. The word 'Congress






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






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






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






26. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






33. Lahore session of Congress - 1929






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






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






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






37. Lucknow session of Congress - 1916






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






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






40. Chittagong Armory raid was organized by...






41. Khan Bahadur Khan






42. 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






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






44. members of the Cabinet Mission?






45. 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.






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






47. Megasthenese States






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






49. W C Bannerjee






50. George Yule