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Modern Indian History

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






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






3. Faizpur session of Congress - 1936






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






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






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






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






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






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






10. Chittagong Armory raid was organized by...






11. 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.






12. '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






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






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






15. Khan Bahadur Khan






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






17. 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






18. Lahore session of Congress - 1929






19. '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.






20. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






28. The word 'Congress






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






30. Badaruddin Tyabji






31. Kunwar Singh






32. 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






33. Mahatma Gandhi presided over the annual session of INC for only once at






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






35. Dhondu Pant






36. The 'call of deliverance day






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






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






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






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






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






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






43. After the partition of Bengal - two new provinces which came into existence were?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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