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Modern Indian History

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1. 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






2. 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






3. Lahore session of Congress - 1929






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






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






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






7. '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






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






9. Badaruddin Tyabji






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






11. The historic Lucknow session of INC in 1916 was presided over by_________






12. Who discovered Balgangadhar Tilak as the Father of Indian Unrest?






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






14. Through which of the following was the partition of Bengal subsequently annualled?a) Minto-Morley Reforms 1909






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






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






17. 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?






18. 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






19. Champaran -Kheda - Ahmedabad mill strike - Non-Cooperation Movement






20. Gandhiji gave the title of 'SARDAR






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






22. members of the Cabinet Mission?






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






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






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






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






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






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






30. Karachi session of Congress - 1931






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






32. 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






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






34. Faizpur session of Congress - 1936






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






36. The word 'Congress






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






38. Who were the leaders of Khilafat Movement?






39. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






48. Dhondu Pant






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






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