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Modern Indian History

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






2. Chittagong Armory raid was organized by...






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






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






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






6. '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






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






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






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






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






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






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






13. 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






14. Dadabhai Naoroji






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






16. Quit India Movement was carried on the overall leadership of






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






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






19. Begum Hazrat Mahal






20. Megasthenese States






21. 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?






22. 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.






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






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






25. '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






26. 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






27. Khan Bahadur Khan






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






29. Who were the leaders of Khilafat Movement?






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






31. W C Bannerjee






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






33. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






43. The word 'Congress






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






45. 1951 - Saw the biggest peasant guerrilla war so for the Modern Indian History






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






47. On 23rd






48. '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






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






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