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These multiple-choice questions (MCQs) are designed to enhance your knowledge and understanding in the following areas: General Knowledge (GK) , Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) .
| 51. |
Who wrote : "Sarfaroshi Ki Tamanna Ab Hamaare Dil Mein Hai"? |
| A. | Mohammed Iqbal |
| B. | Ramprasad Bismil |
| C. | Kazi Nazrul Islam |
| D. | Firaq Gorakhpuri |
| Answer» B. Ramprasad Bismil | |
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Explanation: Sarfaroshi ki Tamanna is a patriotic poem in Urdu written by Pandit Ram Prasad, (pen name: Bismil) he was an Indian Independence Movement leader known popularly with Kakori Train Robbery, during British Raj in India. |
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| 52. |
'Dyarchy' was introduced in the Government of India Act of - |
| A. | 1909 |
| B. | 1919 |
| C. | 1935 |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. 1919 | |
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Explanation: Dyarchy was the system of double government introduced by the Government of India Act (1919) for the provinces of British India. It marked the first in troduction of the democratic principle into the execu tive branch of the British administration of India. |
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| 53. |
Which one of the following was not a French settlement in India? |
| A. | Puducherry |
| B. | Mahe |
| C. | Goa |
| D. | Chandarnagar |
| Answer» C. Goa | |
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Explanation: Goa is a former Portuguese colony; the Portuguese overseas territory of Portuguese India existed for about 450 years until it was annexed by India in 1961. In 1510, the Portuguese defeated the ruling Bijapur kings with the help of a local ally, Timayya, leading to the establishment of a permanent settlement in Velha Goa (or Old Goa). |
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| 54. |
Who from the following leaders was not assassinated? |
| A. | Mahatma Gandhi |
| B. | Liaqat Ali Khan |
| C. | Muhammed Ali Jinnah |
| D. | Lord Louis Mountbatten |
| Answer» C. Muhammed Ali Jinnah | |
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Explanation: Muhammad Ali Jinnah died at age 71 in September 1948, just over a year after Pakistan gained independence from the British Raj. He died from tuberculosis. |
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| 55. |
The original name of Swami Dayananda Saraswati was - |
| A. | Abhi Shankar |
| B. | Gowri Shankar |
| C. | Daya Shankar |
| D. | Mula Shankar |
| Answer» D. Mula Shankar | |
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Explanation: Dayananda Saraswati was an important Hindu religious scholar, reformer, and founder of the Arya Samaj, a Hindu reform movement. He was the first to give the call for Swarajya- "India for Indians" – in 1876, later taken up by Lokmanya Tilak. Since he was born under Mul Nakshatra, he was named "Moolshankar", and led a comfortable early life, studying Sanskrit, the Vedas and other religious texts to prepare himself for a future as a Hindu priest. |
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| 56. |
Who represented India in the Second Round Table Conference? |
| A. | Aruna Asaf Ali |
| B. | Sucheta Kripalani |
| C. | Sarojini Naidu |
| D. | Kalpana Joshi |
| Answer» C. Sarojini Naidu | |
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Explanation: The Gandhi-Irwin Pact opened the way for Congress participation in this conference. Mahatma Gandhi was invited from India and attended as the sole official Congress representative accompanied by Sarojini Naidu and also Madan Mohan Malaviya, Ghanshyam Das Birla, Muhammad Iqbal, Sir Mirza Ismail Diwan of Mysore, S.K. Dutta and Sir Syed Ali Imam Gandhi claimed that the Congress alone represented political India; that the Untouchables were Hindus and should not be treated as a "minority"; and that there should be no separate electorates or special safeguards for Muslims or other minorities. These claims were rejected by the other Indian participants |
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| 57. |
What was the ultimate goal of Mahatma Gandhi's Salt Satyagraha? |
| A. | repeal of Salt Satyagraha |
| B. | curtailment of the Government's power |
| C. | economic relief to the common people |
| D. | 'Purna Swaraj' for India |
| Answer» D. 'Purna Swaraj' for India | |
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Explanation: The Salt Satyagraha started on March 12, 1930, with the undertaking of the Dandi Yatra (Dandi March). The triggering factor for this movement was the British monopoly of salt trade in India and the imposition of a salt tax. According to the contemporary British laws, the sale or production of salt by anyone but the British government was a criminal offense. |
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| 58. |
Who persuaded the ratings of the RIN (Royal India Navy) to surrender on the 23rd February 1946? |
| A. | Mahatma Gandhi |
| B. | Jawaharlal Nehru and Maulana Abul Kalam Azad |
| C. | Vallabh Bhai Patel and M.A Jinnah |
| D. | Morarji Desai and J.B. Kripalani |
| Answer» C. Vallabh Bhai Patel and M.A Jinnah | |
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Explanation: In February 1946, the Royal Indian Navy (RIN) experienced a major mutiny, on a magnitude rare among modern navies. The Second Battalion of the Black watch was called from their barracks in Karachi to deal with this mutiny on Manora Island. Both Muhammad Ali Jinnah and Sardar Patel successfully persuaded the ratings to surrender. Patel wrote, "Discipline in the army cannot be tampered with. We will want [the] army even in free India". |
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| 59. |
On September 20, 1932 Mahatma Gandhi began a fast unto death in Yervada Jail against - |
| A. | British repression of the Satyagrahis |
| B. | Violation of the Gandhi-Irwin Pact. |
| C. | Communal award of Ramsay MacDonald |
| D. | (4) Communal riots in Calcutta. |
| Answer» C. Communal award of Ramsay MacDonald | |
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Explanation: In 1932, a round table conference was organized and Ambedkar, an eminent lawyer and a Dalit leader was invited to attend the same. Through his campaigning, the government granted untouchables separate electorates under the new constitution. In protest Gandhi began a fast-unto-death while imprisoned in the Yerwada Central Jail of Pune in 1932 against the separate electorate for untouchables only. |
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| 60. |
The Swadeshi Movement was launched |
| A. | as a protest against division of Bengal |
| B. | with a view to improve the economic condition of the people by encouraging consumption of Indian goods |
| C. | as a protest against the massacre of Indian people at Jallianwala Bagh |
| D. | due to the failure of the British Government to introduce responsible Government in India |
| Answer» A. as a protest against division of Bengal | |
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Explanation: The Swadeshi movement, part of the Indian indepenndence movement and the developing Indian nationalism, was an economic strategy aimed at removing the economic conditions in India by following the principles of swadeshi (self-sufficiency), which had some success. |
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| 61. |
The 19th Century reawakening in India was confined to the |
| A. | Priestly class |
| B. | Upper middle class |
| C. | Rich peasantry |
| D. | Urban landlords |
| Answer» B. Upper middle class | |
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Explanation: The 19th century awakening in India was on the hand led by the very presence of the British rule in India and the education of the middle classes. |
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| 62. |
The Government of India, 1919 is also known as - |
| A. | Morley-Minto Reforms |
| B. | Montague - Chelmsford Reforms |
| C. | Regulating Act |
| D. | Pitts India Act |
| Answer» B. Montague - Chelmsford Reforms | |
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Explanation: The Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms were reforms introduced by the British Government in India to introduce self - governing institutions gradually to India, The reforms take their name from Edwin Samuel Montagu, the Secretary of State for India during the latter parts of World War I and Lord Chelmsford, Viceroy of India between 1916 and 1921. |
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| 63. |
Who is called the 'Father of the Indian National Congress? |
| A. | Mahatma Gandhi |
| B. | A.O. Hume |
| C. | Lokmanya Tilak |
| D. | Surendra Nath Banerjee |
| Answer» B. A.O. Hume | |
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Explanation: Allan Octavian Hume was a civil servant, political reformer and amateur ornithologist and horticulturalist in British India. He was one of the founders of the Indian National Congress for which he is known as the 'Father of the Indian National Congress'. A nota- ble ornithologist, Hume has also been called "the Father of Indian ornithology." |
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| 64. |
Gandhiji considered Khadi as a symbol of - |
| A. | industrialisation |
| B. | economic independence |
| C. | economic growth |
| D. | moral purity |
| Answer» B. economic independence | |
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Explanation: The Khadi movement aimed at boycotting foreign goods and promoting Indian goods, thereby improving India's economy. Mahatma Gandhi began promoting the spinning of khadi for rural selfemployment and self- reliance (instead of using cloth manufactured industrially in Britain) in 1920s India thus making khadian integral part and icon of the Swadeshi movement. |
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| 65. |
"India Wins Freedom" is the autobiography of - |
| A. | Abul Kalam Azad |
| B. | Muhammad Ali |
| C. | Zakir Hussain |
| D. | Syed Ahmad Khan |
| Answer» A. Abul Kalam Azad | |
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Explanation: Abul Kalam Azad spent the final years of his life focusing on writing his book India Wins Freedom, an exhaustive account of India's freedom struggle and its leaders, which was published in 1957. |
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| 66. |
Te transfer of Government from the Company' to the Crown' was pronounced by Lord Canning (November 1, 1858) at - |
| A. | Calcutta |
| B. | Delhi |
| C. | Patna |
| D. | Allahabad |
| Answer» D. Allahabad | |
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Explanation: The first Viceroy of India Lord Canning organized Durbar at Allahabad on in November 1, 1858, in which he legally declared the assumption of power by Queen Victoria. It was in this durbar that authority was transferred from the East India Company to the Crown. |
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| 67. |
Mahatma Gandhi's remark, "A post- dated cheque on a crumbling bank" is regarding the pro posals of - |
| A. | Simon Commission |
| B. | Cripps Mission |
| C. | Cabinet Mission |
| D. | Wavel Plan |
| Answer» B. Cripps Mission | |
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Explanation: Early in 1942, Sir Stafford Cripps, a member of the War Cabinet of Winston Churchill, was sent to make a definite offer to India on behalf of the British Government. The proposals gave a severe blow to Indian unity as the provinces could not opt to join the federation and this tantamounted to the acceptance of Pakistan in principle. |
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| 68. |
Under whose leadership was the Congress Socialist Party founded in 1934? |
| A. | Jawaharlal Nehru and Mahatma Gandhi |
| B. | Acharya Narendra Dev and Jai Prakash Narayan |
| C. | Subhas Chandra Bose and Р.С. Joshi |
| D. | Saifuddin Kitchlew and Rajendra Prasad |
| Answer» B. Acharya Narendra Dev and Jai Prakash Narayan | |
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Explanation: The Congress Socialist Party (CSP) was founded in 1934 as a socialist caucus within the Indian National Congress. Its members rejected what they saw as the anti- rational mysticism of Mohandas Gandhi as well as the sectarian attitude of the Communist Part of India towards the Congress Party. |
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| 69. |
Simon Commission was boycotted by the nationalist leaders of India because: |
| A. | they felt that it was only an eyewash |
| B. | all the members of the Commission were English |
| C. | the members of the Commission were biased against India |
| D. | it did not meet the demands of the Indians |
| Answer» B. all the members of the Commission were English | |
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Explanation: Simon Commission was primarily boycotted because it had no Indian members. The Commission was a group of seven British Members of Parlia that had been dispatched to India in 1927 to study constitutional reform in India. |
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| 70. |
Who among the following British persons admitted the Revolt of 1857 as a national revolt? |
| A. | Lord Dalhousie |
| B. | Lord Canning |
| C. | Lord Ellenborough |
| D. | Disraeli |
| Answer» D. Disraeli | |
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Explanation: Benjamin Disraeli, the leader of the conservative party of England has called it a "National revolt." "The motives of leadership of revolt, geographical extent of the sway of revolt, its loose organizational infrastructure and the fragile basis of national consciousness at that moment do not provide substance to the so- called characterization of sepoy mutiny as 'National struggle." |
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| 71. |
The first newspaper which was published in India was - |
| A. | The Calculatta Gazette |
| B. | The Calculatta Gazette |
| C. | The Oriental Magazine of Calcutta |
| D. | The Bengal Gazette |
| Answer» D. The Bengal Gazette | |
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Explanation: Hicky's Bengal Gazette was an English newspaper published from Kolkata (then Calcutta), India. It was the first major newspaper in India, started in 1780 It was published for two years. |
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| 72. |
The Portuguese built their first fort on Indian soil in the territory of the Raja of |
| A. | Calicut |
| B. | Cochin |
| C. | Daman |
| D. | Bijapur |
| Answer» B. Cochin | |
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Explanation: Afonso de Albuquerque was an exceedingly energetic commander of Portuguese India, who established a Portuguese fort at Cochin in 1503 on his initial voyage. It was a timber fortress, the first fortress erected by the Portuguese in India. |
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| 73. |
The Sati System was abolished in 1829 A.D. by - |
| A. | Lord Curzon |
| B. | Lord Wellesley |
| C. | Lord Lytton |
| D. | Lord William Bentinck |
| Answer» D. Lord William Bentinck | |
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Explanation: It was on 4 December, 1829, when the practice was formally banned in all the lands under Bengal Presidency by Lord William Bentinck. |
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| 74. |
The Poona Pact signed in 1934 provided for - |
| A. | the creation of dominion status for India |
| B. | separate electorates for Muslims |
| C. | separate electorates for the Harijans |
| D. | joint electorate with reservation for Harijans |
| Answer» D. joint electorate with reservation for Harijans | |
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Explanation: A compromise between the leaders of caste Hindu and the depressed classes was reached on September 24,1932, popularly known as Poona Pact. The resolution announced in a public meeting on September 25 in Bombay confirmed -" henceforth, amongst Hindus no one shall be regarded as an untouchable by reason of his birth and they will have the same rights in all the social institutions as the other Hindus have". |
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| 75. |
Who said that "India's soul lives in villages"? |
| A. | Vinoba Bhave |
| B. | Jayaprakash Narayan |
| C. | Jawahar Lal Nehru |
| D. | Mahatma Gandhi |
| Answer» D. Mahatma Gandhi | |
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Explanation: Gandhi had said: India's "soul" lives in villages. He, therefore, in his constructive work programme gave primacy to rural work. He wanted workers to go to villages and work with the people. His special emphasis was to improve the status of rural women. |
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| 76. |
What was the name of the Newspaper edited by Gandhiji till 1933? |
| A. | Sarvodaya |
| B. | Arya |
| C. | Times of India |
| D. | Young India |
| Answer» D. Young India | |
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Explanation: Young India was brought out in English by Mahatma Gandhi from 1919 to 1932. Gandhi wrote various quotations in this journal that inspired many. He used the Young India tospread his unique ideology and thoughts regarding independence. |
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| 77. |
In which session of the Indian National Congress was the "Poorna Swaraj” resolution adopted? |
| A. | Lucknow Session in 1916 |
| B. | Belgaum Session in 1924 |
| C. | Lahore Session in 1929 |
| D. | Karachi Session in 1931 |
| Answer» C. Lahore Session in 1929 | |
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Explanation: Jawaharlal Nehru presided over the Indian Nation Congress at Lahore in 1929 and demanded complete independence or severance of links from the British Empire. The resolution of complete Independence was passed on December 31, 1929. |
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| 78. |
Who was regarded by Gandhiji as his political Guru? |
| A. | Lala Lajpat Rai |
| B. | Bipin Chandra Pal |
| C. | Bal Gangadhar Tlak |
| D. | Gopal Krishna Gokhale |
| Answer» D. Gopal Krishna Gokhale | |
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Explanation: Gopal Krishna Gokhale (1866- 1915) was political guru of Mahatma Gandhi. He was known as 'Mahatma Gandhi's Conscience Keeper". He founded Servants of India Society in 1905. He was the President of Indian National Congress in 1905, held at Benares. |
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| 79. |
Which one of the following events did not take place during the Vice royalty of Lord Curzon? |
| A. | Establishment of the Department of Archaeology |
| B. | Second Delhi Durbar |
| C. | Formation of Indian National Congress |
| D. | Partition of Bengal |
| Answer» C. Formation of Indian National Congress | |
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Explanation: The Indian National Congress was formed in 1885 when Lord Dufferin was the Viceroy of India. Allan Octavian Hume brought about its first meeting in Bombay, with the approval of Lord Dufferin. |
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| 80. |
Who among the following organised the "All India Depressed Classes Association." in colonial India? |
| A. | M.K.Gandhi |
| B. | Jyotiba Phule |
| C. | Pandita Ramabai |
| D. | B.R. Ambedkar |
| Answer» D. B.R. Ambedkar | |
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Explanation: The All India Depressed Classes Federation was formed at the Conference of the Depressed Classes at Nagpur on August 8, 1930. This organization was the brainchild of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar who presided over this conference. |
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| 81. |
The only AICC session Gandhiji presided was held at: |
| A. | Calcutta |
| B. | Madras |
| C. | Belgaum |
| D. | Lahore |
| Answer» C. Belgaum | |
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Explanation: Mahatma Gandhi presided over the Belgaum session of Indian National Congress in December 1924. That was the only session which was presided over by him. The session was historic as the Swaraj Party returned to the Congress fold. |
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| 82. |
Indian National Congress split for the first time in its session at- |
| A. | Allahabad |
| B. | Calcutta |
| C. | Surat |
| D. | Lahore |
| Answer» C. Surat | |
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Explanation: The Congress split into 'Moderates' and Extrenists' after a violent clash at the Surat session in 1907. The extremists were led by Lokmanya Tilak, Lajpat Rai, and Sri Aurobindo; while, the moderates were led by Gopal Krishna Gokhale, Pherozeshah Mehta and Surendranath Banerjee. |
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| 83. |
What was Kuomintang? |
| A. | A nationalist party in Japan |
| B. | A fascist party in Japan |
| C. | A terrorist organisation in China |
| D. | A nationalist party in China |
| Answer» D. A nationalist party in China | |
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Explanation: The Kuomintang (KMT), often translated as the Nationalist Party of China or Chinese Nationalist Party, is a major political party in the Republic of China (ROC). It is currently the second-largest in the country. The KMT traces its ideological and organizational roots to the work of Sun Yat-sen, a proponent of Chinese nationalism and democracy. |
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| 84. |
English education was introduced in India by - |
| A. | Curzon |
| B. | Macaulay |
| C. | Dalhousie |
| D. | Bentick |
| Answer» B. Macaulay | |
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Explanation: Thomas Babington Macaulay is credited with the official introduction of English education in India. His Minute Upon Indian Education," published in 1835 called for the replacement of Persian by English as official language, the use of English as the medium of instruction in all schools, and the training of English-speaking Indians as teachers. |
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| 85. |
Which Governor General was called as the 'Father of Local Self-Government' in India? |
| A. | Lord Wellesley |
| B. | Lord Canning |
| C. | Lord William Bentinck |
| D. | Lord Ripon |
| Answer» D. Lord Ripon | |
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Explanation: Lord Ripon is known as the Father of Local Self Government' in India. In his famous resolution on local self-government on May 18, 1882, Ripon recognized the twin considerations of local government administrative efficiency and (i) political education. He moved the famous resolution, known as the Magna Carta of local self- government in India, to devolve financial and administrative powers to the in situations of local self-government. |
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| 86. |
Who among the following was the first European to be selected as President of Indian National Congress? |
| A. | Annie Besant |
| B. | George Yule |
| C. | A.O. Hume |
| D. | Alfred Webb |
| Answer» B. George Yule | |
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Explanation: George Yule, a Scottish merchant in England and India, served as the fourth President of the Indian National Congress in 1888 at Allahabad. He was the first non-Indian and European to hold that office. He served as Sheriff of Calcutta and as President of the Indian Chamber of Commerce. |
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| 87. |
Which of the following pair is incorrect? |
| A. | Comrade-Mohammed Ali |
| B. | Indian Sociologist- Lala Har Dayal |
| C. | Young India-Lala Lajpat Rai |
| D. | Common Weal-Annie Besant |
| Answer» C. Young India-Lala Lajpat Rai | |
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Explanation: Young India was a weekly paper or journal in English published by Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi from 1919 to 1932. He used Young India to spread his unique ideology and thoughts regarding the use of nonviolence in organizing movements and to urge readers to consider, organise, and plan for India's eventual independence from Britain. |
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| 88. |
The sepoy mutiny of 1857 occurred during the Governor Generalship of - |
| A. | Lord Dalhousie |
| B. | Lord Lytton |
| C. | Lord William Bentinck |
| D. | Lord Canning |
| Answer» D. Lord Canning | |
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Explanation: The Sepoy Mutiny started on 10 May 1857 and continued till 1858. Lord Canning (28 February 1856 - 1 November 1858) was the Governor General then. |
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| 89. |
Who coined the term 'Satyagraha'? |
| A. | Gandhi |
| B. | Sri Aurobindo Ghosh |
| C. | Rabindranath Tagore |
| D. | Ram Mohan Roy |
| Answer» A. Gandhi | |
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Explanation: Satyagraha is a particular philosophy and practice within the broader overall category generally known as nonviolent resistance or civil resistance. The term “satyagraha" was coined and developed by Mahat Gandhi who deployed it in the Indian independence movement and also during his earlier struggles in South Africa for Indian rights. |
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| 90. |
Which among the following movements was not led by Mahatma Gandhi? |
| A. | Quit India Movement |
| B. | Swadeshi Movement |
| C. | Non-Cooperation Movement |
| D. | Civil Disobedience Movement |
| Answer» B. Swadeshi Movement | |
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Explanation: Mahatma Gandhi did not lead the Swadeshi Movement of 1905. On October 16,1905 when the Partition of Bengal was given effect to, Bengal plunged into grief. The people decided to boycott the foreign goods and use Swadeshi. A special session of the Indian National Congress was convened at Calcutta in September 1920 to adopt the policy of progressive non-violent non-cooperation in augurated by Mahatma Gandhi. |
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| 91. |
Who among the following is known as the "Father of the Indian Renaissance"? |
| A. | Raja Ram Mohan Roy |
| B. | Rabindra Nath Tagore |
| C. | Swami Dayanand Saraswati |
| D. | Swami Vivekanand |
| Answer» A. Raja Ram Mohan Roy | |
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Explanation: Raja Ram Mohan Roy (1774- 1833) was the founder of Brahmo Samaj. In August 1828 he founded the Brahmo Sabha which was later renamed Brahmo Samaj. Roy is known as the Father of the India Renaissance. |
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| 92. |
Who among the following revolutionaries was executed by the British? |
| A. | Jatin Das |
| B. | Chandrashekhar Azad |
| C. | Rajguru |
| D. | Kalpana Dutt |
| Answer» C. Rajguru | |
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Explanation: Shivaram Hari Rajguru was an Indian revolutionist from Maharashtra who was a colleague of Bhagat Singh and Sukhdev, and took part in the murder of a British police officer, J.P. Saunders, at Lahore in 1928. |
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| 93. |
Who among the following was the first Viceroy of India? |
| A. | Lord Cornwallis |
| B. | Pitt |
| C. | Lord Canning |
| D. | Robert Clive |
| Answer» C. Lord Canning | |
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Explanation: Lord Canning was an English statesman and Governor-General of India during the Indián Rebellion of 1857. For his tact and capabilities in dealing with the revolt, he was rewarded by being made the first Viceroy of India in 1858. |
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| 94. |
Bardoli Satyagraha is associated with - |
| A. | Rajendra Prasad |
| B. | Acharya Vinoba Bhave |
| C. | Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel |
| D. | Jamnalal Bajaj |
| Answer» C. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel | |
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Explanation: The Bardoli Satyagraha of 1928, in the state Gujarat, India during the period of the British Raj was a major episode of civil disobedience and revolt in the Indian Independence Movement. |
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| 95. |
Capt. Saunders, the English Police Officer was shot dead by - |
| A. | Batukeshwar Dutt |
| B. | Ram Prasad |
| C. | Chandra Shekar Azad |
| D. | Bhagat Singh |
| Answer» D. Bhagat Singh | |
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Explanation: Seeking revenge for the death of Lala Lajpat Rai at the hands of the police, Bhagat Singh was involved in the assassination of British police officer John Saunders. |
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| 96. |
The partition of Bengal was revoked by the British in - |
| A. | 1911 |
| B. | 1914 |
| C. | 1917 |
| D. | 1919 |
| Answer» A. 1911 | |
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Explanation: The decision to affect the Partition of Bengal was announced in July 1905 by the Viceroy of India, Lord Curzon. The partition took effect in October 1905 and separated the largely Muslim eastern areas from the largely Hindu western areas. |
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| 97. |
Who among the following, analysed the causes of the uprising of 1857 advocating a reconciliation between the British and the Muslims? |
| A. | Syed Ahmed Brelvi |
| B. | Shah Waliullah |
| C. | Syed Ahmed Khan |
| D. | Syed Amir Ali |
| Answer» C. Syed Ahmed Khan | |
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Explanation: During the Indian Rebellion of 1857, Sir Syed Ahmad Khan remained loyal to the British and was noted for his actions in saving European lives. After the rebellion, he penned the booklet Asbab-e-BaghawateHind (The Causes of the Indian Mutiny) - a daring critique, at the time, of British policies that he blamed for causing the revolt. |
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| 98. |
The communal electorate was introduced for the first time in India in - |
| A. | 1919 |
| B. | 1935 |
| C. | 1906 |
| D. | 1909 |
| Answer» D. 1909 | |
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Explanation: The Government of India Act of 1909-also known as the Morley-Minto Reforms granted separate electorates and communal representation to Muslims. |
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| 99. |
The two states which had non-Congress Ministries in 1937 were - |
| A. | Bengal and Punjab |
| B. | Punjab and NWFP |
| C. | Madras and Central Provinces |
| D. | Bihar and Uttar Pradesh |
| Answer» A. Bengal and Punjab | |
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Explanation: Provincial elections were held in British India in the winter of 1936-37 as mandated by the Government of India Act 1935. Elections were held in eleven provinces - Madras, Central Provinces, Bihar, Orissa, United Provinces, Bombay Presidency, Assam NWFP, Bengal, Punjab and Sindh. |
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| 100. |
Which one of the following is incorrectly matched? |
| A. | Columbus- 1492 |
| B. | Vasco de Gama - 1498 |
| C. | Magellan - 1520 |
| D. | Balboa 1530 |
| Answer» D. Balboa 1530 | |
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Explanation: Vasco Nunez de Balboa crossed the Isthmus of Panama to the Pacific Ocean in 1513, becoming the first European to lead an expedition to have seen or reached the Pacific from the New World. He traveled to the New World in 1500 and, after some exploration, settled on the island of Hispaniola. |
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