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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) .
| 101. |
Who founded the Home Rule League in Calcutta in 1916 A,D.? |
| A. | Bipin Chandra Pal |
| B. | Arvind Ghosh |
| C. | Lokmanya Tilak |
| D. | Mrs. Annie Besant |
| Answer» D. Mrs. Annie Besant | |
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Explanation: The All India Home Rule League was a national political organization founded in 1916 to lead the national demand for self- government. termed Home Rule, and to obtain the status of a Dominion within the British Empire as enjoyed by Australia, Canada, South Africa, New Zealand and Newfoundland at the time. On April 23, 1916 Bat Gangadhar Tilak formed The Home Rule League in Bombay. |
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| 102. |
Who was the first Indian to be elected to the British Parliament? |
| A. | Dadabhai Naoroji |
| B. | Gopala Krishna Gokhale |
| C. | Bipin Chandra Pal |
| D. | Lala Lajpat Rai |
| Answer» A. Dadabhai Naoroji | |
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Explanation: Dadabhai Naoroji, known as the Grand Old Man of India, was a Parsi intellectual, educator, cotton trader, and an early Indian political and social leader. His book Poverty and Un-British Rule in India brought attention to the draining of India's wealth into Britain. |
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| 103. |
When did the British make English the medium of instruction in India? |
| A. | 1813 |
| B. | 1833 |
| C. | 1835 |
| D. | 1844 |
| Answer» C. 1835 | |
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Explanation: Lord William Bentinck introduced western or English education in India in 1835. Macaulay's Minute formed the basis for the reforms introduced in the English Education Act of 1835. Macaulay famously stated in his "Minute on Indian Education" (1835): "all the historical information which has been collected from all the books written in Sanskrit language is less valuable than what may be found in the most paltry abridgments used at preparatory schools in England. |
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| 104. |
The Indian National Congress and the Muslim League came closer to each other in 1916 at - |
| A. | Lahore |
| B. | Amritsar |
| C. | Lucknow |
| D. | Haripura |
| Answer» C. Lucknow | |
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Explanation: Lucknow Pact, (December 1916) refers to an agreement made by the Indian National Congress headed by Maratha leader Bal Gangadhar Tilak and the All India Muslim League led by Muhammad Ali Jinnah; it was adopted by the Congress at its Lucknow session on December 29 and by the league on December 31, 1916. |
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| 105. |
Permanent Revenue Settlement of Bengal was introduced by - |
| A. | Clive |
| B. | Hastings |
| C. | Wellesley |
| D. | Cornwallis |
| Answer» D. Cornwallis | |
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Explanation: Cornwallis's greatest achievement in India was the reorganization of the land taxation, known as the Permanent Settlement of 1793. Agricultural land in Bengal was cultivated by a large number of small farmers, who paid rent to a group of Zamindars (landowners). Under the Mughals, the government had collected taxes from the Zamindars. |
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| 106. |
Gandhi wanted to realize 'truth through |
| A. | Ahimsa (Non-violence) |
| B. | Dharma (Religion) |
| C. | Karma (Service) |
| D. | Dhyana (Meditation) |
| Answer» A. Ahimsa (Non-violence) | |
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Explanation: To Gandhi, truth occupied the first place and Ahimsa, the second. In the course of pursuit of truth, he discovered Ahimsa. He wanted to realize truth through Ahimsa. To him truth was harmony of thoughts with words and of words with actions. |
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| 107. |
In 199, for the first time, Gandhiji tried out his specific techniques of controlled mass struggle in a native state. He allowed a close associate of his to lead a Satyagraha. Who was he? |
| A. | K. T. Bhashyam in Mysore |
| B. | Jamnalal Bajaj in Jaipur |
| C. | Vallabh Bhai Patel in Rajkot |
| D. | Nebakrushna Chaudhri in Dhenkanal |
| Answer» C. Vallabh Bhai Patel in Rajkot | |
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Explanation: Gandhi was against Congress intervention in the affairs of Princely states. He at first showed "exceptional rigidity" (some very limited attempts at "controlled mass struggle") in Rajkot, where there was little danger of agrarian radicalism. |
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| 108. |
One tme associate of Mahatma Gandhi, broke off from him and launched a radical movement called 'self-respect movement. Who was he? |
| A. | P. Thyagaraja Sheti |
| B. | Chhatrapati Maharaj |
| C. | E.V. Ramaswamy Naicker |
| D. | Jyotirao Govindrao Phule |
| Answer» C. E.V. Ramaswamy Naicker | |
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Explanation: The Self-Respect Movement is a movement with the aim of achieving a society where backward castes have equal human rights, and encouraging backward castes to have self- respect in the context of a caste based society that considered them to be a lower end of the hierarchy. It was founded in 1925 by Periyar Ramasamy (also known as Periyar) in Tamil Nadu India. |
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| 109. |
Who introduced the permanent settlement in Bengal? |
| A. | Lord Cornwallis |
| B. | Lord Dalhousie |
| C. | William Bentinck |
| D. | Lord Curzon |
| Answer» A. Lord Cornwallis | |
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Explanation: The Permanent Settlement was an agreement between the East India Company and Bengali landlords to fix revenues to be raised from land, with farreachi consequences for both agricultural methods and productivity in the entire Empire and the political really of the Indian countryside |
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| 110. |
When was the first passenger train run in India? |
| A. | January 1848 |
| B. | April 1853 |
| C. | May 1857 |
| D. | April 1852 |
| Answer» B. April 1853 | |
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Explanation: The first train in India had become operational on 2 December 1851 for localized hauling of canal construction material in Roorkee. A year and a half later on 16 April 1853, the first passenger train service as inaugurated between Bori Bunder in Bombay and Thane. |
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| 111. |
Mahatma Gandhi owed his inspiration for civil disobedience and non-payment of taxes to - |
| A. | Thoreau |
| B. | Leo Tolstoy |
| C. | John Ruskin |
| D. | Gopal Krishna Gokhale |
| Answer» A. Thoreau | |
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Explanation: It was from Thoreau's essay, Civil Disobedience, that Gandhi borrowed the phrase used widely to describe his program. Thoreau himself was influenced by the writings of the forest wise men of India, who wrote the Upanishads. These ancient Hindu writings were translated into English in the early 1800s. Thoreau read and pondered them in the Harvard College library. |
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| 112. |
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel was equated with - |
| A. | Mazzini |
| B. | Cavour |
| C. | Garibaldi |
| D. | Bismarck |
| Answer» D. Bismarck | |
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Explanation: Sardar Vallabhbhai Jhaverbhai Patel played an unparalleled role in the country's struggle for independence and guided its integration into a united, independent nation. Therefore he is also regarded as the "Bismarck of India" and "Iron Man of India". |
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| 113. |
Who propounded the theory of Economic Drain of India' during British imperialism? |
| A. | W.C. Bannerji |
| B. | Dadabhai Naoroji |
| C. | Gopalkrishna Gokhale |
| D. | Gandhiji |
| Answer» B. Dadabhai Naoroji | |
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Explanation: The acknowledged high priest of the drain theory was Dadabhai Naoroji. It was in may 1867 that Dadabhai Naoroji put forward the idea that Britain was draining India. From then on for nearly half a century he launched a raging campaign against the drain, hammering at the theme through every possible form of public communication. |
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| 114. |
Durig whose Veceroyship did the High Courts come into existence at the three presidential cities of Calcutta, Madras and Bombay? |
| A. | Warren Hastings |
| B. | Lord Cornwallis |
| C. | John Lawrence |
| D. | Lord Dalhousie |
| Answer» C. John Lawrence | |
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Explanation: It was during the period of Lord Lawrence (1864 - 1869) that the three High Courts were established at Calcutta, Bombay and Madras in 1865. The Universities of Calcutta, Bombay and Madras were established in 1857 during the period of Lord Canning (1856 |
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| 115. |
Who was popularly known as Nana Saheb"? |
| A. | Baji Rai I |
| B. | Balaji Baji Rao |
| C. | Balaji Vishwanath |
| D. | Madhav Rao |
| Answer» B. Balaji Baji Rao | |
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Explanation: Nanasaheb Peshwa, also known as Balaji Baji Rao, was the son of Bajirao from his marriage with Kashibai and one of the Peshwa of the Maratha Empire. He contributed heavily to the development of the city of Pune, India. He was appointed as Peshwa by Chtrapati Shahu himself. |
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| 116. |
Through which principle/device did Mahatma Gandhi strive to bridge economic inequalities? |
| A. | Abolition of machinery |
| B. | Establishment of village industries |
| C. | Adoption of non-violence |
| D. | Trusteeship theory |
| Answer» D. Trusteeship theory | |
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Explanation: Trusteeship is a socio-economic philosophy that was propounded by Mahatma Gandhi. It provides a means by which the wealthy people would be the trustees of trusts that looked after the welfare of the people in general. |
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| 117. |
Which one of the following was the first English ship that came to India? |
| A. | Elizabeth |
| B. | Bengal |
| C. | Red Dragon |
| D. | Mayflower |
| Answer» C. Red Dragon | |
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Explanation: Formed on 31 December, 1600, the East India Company's first voyage departed on 13 February 1601. The flagship of the five- vessel fleet was the Scourge of Malice, purchased from the Earl of Cumberland for 3700 pounds. |
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| 118. |
Who created the Madras Presidency as it existed till Indian Independence? |
| A. | Sir Thomas Munro |
| B. | Lord Hastings |
| C. | Lord cornwallis |
| D. | Lord Welliesley |
| Answer» B. Lord Hastings | |
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Explanation: In 1639 AD, the English East India Company purased the village of Madraspatnam and one year later it established the Agency of Fort St George, precursor of the Madras Presidency, although there had been Company factories at Machilipatnam and Armagon since the very early 17th century. |
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| 119. |
The theory of economic drain' was propounded by - |
| A. | B.G. Tilak |
| B. | R.C. Dutt |
| C. | Dadabhai Naoroji |
| D. | G.K, Gokhale |
| Answer» C. Dadabhai Naoroji | |
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Explanation: The acknowledged high priest of the drain theory as Dadabhai Naoroji. It was in 1867 that Dadabhai Naoroji put forward the idea that Britain was draining India. From then on for nearly half a century he launched a raging campaign against the drain, ham mering at the theme through every possible form of public communication. |
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| 120. |
The Muslim League adopted the resolution for a separate nation in the year - |
| A. | 1907 |
| B. | 1922 |
| C. | 1931 |
| D. | 1940 |
| Answer» D. 1940 | |
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Explanation: Lahore Resolution had been the pioneering step of the Muslim League towards the creation of Pakistan. Also known as Pakistan Resolution, the Muslim League adopted a formal resolution in the three day session held from 22- 24th March, 1940 regarding their claim for a separate state with Muslim majority. |
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| 121. |
The man behind the first railway line in India was: |
| A. | William Dudley |
| B. | Roger Smith |
| C. | George Clark |
| D. | Warren Hastings |
| Answer» A. William Dudley | |
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Explanation: Colonel George Thomas Clark was a British engineer and antiquary, particularly associated with the management of the Dowlais Iron Company. From 1843 to 1847, Clark worked on the Great Indian Peninsula Railway, surveying and planning the first passenger line in India, from Bombay to Thana which was opened in 1852. |
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| 122. |
Who among the following established the Ghadar Party? |
| A. | V.D. Savarkar |
| B. | Bhagat Singh |
| C. | Lala Hardayal |
| D. | Chandrashekhar Azad |
| Answer» C. Lala Hardayal | |
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Explanation: Lala Har Dayal was an Indian nationalist revolutionary who founded the Ghadar Party in America. |
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| 123. |
Mahatma Gandhi launched the Civil Disobedience Movement in 1930 from - |
| A. | Sabarmati Ashranm |
| B. | Ahmedabad |
| C. | Porbandar |
| D. | Dandi |
| Answer» A. Sabarmati Ashranm | |
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Explanation: On March 12, 1930, Gandhi and 78 satyagrahis many of them were scheduled castes, set out on foot for the coastal village of Dandi, Gujarat, over 390 kilometres (from their starting point at Sabarmati Ashram, marking the beginning of the Civil Disobedience Movement. |
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| 124. |
Who wrote the song 'Sare Jahan Se Accha Hindoostan Hamara'? |
| A. | Ashafaqullah Khan |
| B. | Sahir Ludhianvi |
| C. | Mohammad Iqbal |
| D. | Ramprasad Bismil |
| Answer» C. Mohammad Iqbal | |
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Explanation: It was written by Mohammad Iqbal and published on August 16, 1904 in the weekly journal Itched. It became an anthem of opposition to the British rule in India. |
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| 125. |
Who was called the "Father of Local Self-government" in India? |
| A. | Lord Ripon |
| B. | Lord Hardinge |
| C. | Lord Dalhousie |
| D. | Lord Lytton |
| Answer» A. Lord Ripon | |
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Explanation: Lord Ripon (1880-84) is called the Father of Local Self-Government' in India. He introduced the resolution on Local Self Government in 1882. In pursuance of this resolution, Local Self Government Bills were passed in various provinces during 1883-85. |
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| 126. |
India became independent during the viceroyalty of - |
| A. | William Bentinck |
| B. | Wellesley |
| C. | Wavell |
| D. | Mountbatten |
| Answer» D. Mountbatten | |
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Explanation: Lord Mountbatten was the last Viceroy of India who presided over the independence of both India and Pakistan. He was the first Governor-General of the independent Dominion of India (1947-48), from which the modern Republic of India was to emerge in 1950. |
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| 127. |
The Ramakrishna Mission was founded by - |
| A. | Dayanand Saraswati |
| B. | Keshab Chandra |
| C. | Ram Mohari Roy |
| D. | Vivekananda |
| Answer» D. Vivekananda | |
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Explanation: The Ramakrishna Mission is a philanthropic, volunteer organisation founded by Ramakrishna's chief disciple Vivekananda on 1 May 1897. The mission headquartered near Kolkata at Belur Math in Howrah, West Bengal, subscribes to the ancient Hindu philosophy of Vedanta. It is affiliated with the monastic organisation Ramakrishna Math. |
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| 128. |
With which conspiracy case Aurobindo Ghosh's name is connected? |
| A. | Kakori Conspiracy Case |
| B. | Lahore Conspiracy Case |
| C. | Meerut Conspiracy Case |
| D. | Alipore Conspiracy Case |
| Answer» D. Alipore Conspiracy Case | |
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Explanation: Aurobindo Ghose is related to the Alipore bomb conspiracy case, an important court trial, during May 1908 to May 1909. Aurobindo was arrested on charges of planning and overseeing the attack. However he was eventually acquitted in 1909. His defense counsel was Chittaranjan Das. |
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| 129. |
Who was the founder of Swatantra Party? |
| A. | B.G.Tilak |
| B. | Dadabhai Naoroji |
| C. | Gopal Krishna Gokhale |
| D. | C. Rajagopalachari |
| Answer» D. C. Rajagopalachari | |
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Explanation: The Swatantra Party was an Indian classical liberal political party that existed from 1959 to 1974. It was founded by C. Rajagopalachari in reaction to what he felt was the Jawaharlal Nehru-dominated Indian National Congress's increasingly socialist and statist outlook. |
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| 130. |
What was the chief objective of the Wahabi movement? |
| A. | Forge cordial relations with the British |
| B. | Purify Islam |
| C. | Improve the condition of women |
| D. | Adopt rational education |
| Answer» B. Purify Islam | |
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Explanation: The Wahabi movement primarily aimed at purging the faith of prevalent superstitions on the line prescribed by the Prophet. It was reformist movement within Islam that started in Arabia in the 18th century. In India, this movement took off in the early 19th entury when Syed Ahmed of Rai Bareilly in Uttar Pradesh started it. |
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| 131. |
Which of the following was published by Gandhiji during his stay in South Africa? |
| A. | Young India |
| B. | Indian Opinion |
| C. | Nav Jivan |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Indian Opinion | |
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Explanation: The Indian Opinion was a newspaper established by Indian leader Mahatma Gandhi during his stay in South Africa. The publication was an important tool for the political movement led by Gandhi and the National Indian Congress to fight racial discrimination and win civil rights for the Indian immigrant community in South Africa. |
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| 132. |
Who is referred to as 'Frontier Gandhi’? |
| A. | Sheikh Abdullah |
| B. | Manilal Gandhi |
| C. | Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan |
| D. | Gopal Krishna Gokhale |
| Answer» C. Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan | |
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Explanation: Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan, a Pashtun independence activist against the rule of the British Raj, was known as Frontier Gandhi. He hugely inspired the Pathans of the North- West Frontier to follow the Gandhian values of non-violence and non-possession. |
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| 133. |
Who referred to Mahatma Gandhi as "Father of the Nation" for the first time? |
| A. | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| B. | Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel |
| C. | C. Rajgopalachari |
| D. | Subhash Chandra Bose |
| Answer» D. Subhash Chandra Bose | |
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Explanation: It was Subhash Chandra Bose who used the term Father of the Nation, for Mahatma Gandhi, in a radio address from Singapore in 1944. Later, it was recognized by the Indian government. Father of the Nation is an honorific title given to a man considered the driving force behind the establishment of a nation. |
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| 134. |
The Political Guru of Mahatma Gandhi was - |
| A. | Dadabhai Naoroji |
| B. | Gopal Krishna Gokhale |
| C. | Mahadev Govind Ranade |
| D. | Bal Gangadhar Tilak |
| Answer» B. Gopal Krishna Gokhale | |
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Explanation: In an article, titled "Gokhale: My Political Guru,” published in February 1918, Mahatma Gandhi knowledged Gopalkrishna Gokhale as his guru. It was on his advice that Gandhi toured throughout the country to know the real India after coming from South Africa in 1915 (The Collected Works of Mahatma Gandhi, Vol XIV). |
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| 135. |
Who among the following is known as the 'Napoleon of India'? |
| A. | Chandragupta |
| B. | Samudragupta |
| C. | Harshavardhana |
| D. | Ashoka |
| Answer» B. Samudragupta | |
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Explanation: Samudragupta (335-375 AD) of the Gupta dynasty is known as the Napoleon of India. Historian A V Smith called him so because of his great military conquests known from the 'Prayag Prasastíi written by his courtier and poet Harisena. |
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| 136. |
Who was the founder of 'Ghadar Party'? |
| A. | Sachindranath Sanyal |
| B. | Chandrashekhar Azad |
| C. | Lala Har Dayal |
| D. | Batukeshwar Dutt |
| Answer» C. Lala Har Dayal | |
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Explanation: The Ghadar Party was an organization founded in 1913 by Punjabi Indians, in the United States and Canada with the aim to liberate India from British rule. Among its founders were: Lala Har Dayal, Sohan Singh Bhakna, Kartar Singh Sarabha, and Rash behari Bose. It was dissolved in 1919. |
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| 137. |
Socialism is essentially a movement of - |
| A. | Intellectuals |
| B. | The poor people |
| C. | The middle classes |
| D. | The workers |
| Answer» A. Intellectuals | |
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Explanation: Socialism is a social and economic system characterized by social ownership of the means of production and co- operative management of the economy Modern socialism originated from an 18th-century intellectual and working class political movement that criticized the effects of industrialization and private property on society. |
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| 138. |
Which among the following is correctly matched? |
| A. | Non-Cooperation Movement - Surendra Nath Banerjee |
| B. | Swadeshi Movement - Rabindra Nath Tagore |
| C. | Indian National Army - Subhash Chandra Bose |
| D. | Swaraj Party – Mahatma Gandhi |
| Answer» C. Indian National Army - Subhash Chandra Bose | |
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Explanation: The resolution on Non- cooperation Movement, initiated by MahatmaGandhi, was placed at a special session of the Indian National Congress convened at Calcutta in September 1920. On October 16, 1905 when the partition of Bengal was given effect to, the Swadeshi movement and Boycott of foreign goods were started by the people of Bengal. |
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| 139. |
In which year did the Indian National Congress split between moderates and extremists? |
| A. | 1907 |
| B. | 1908 |
| C. | 1909 |
| D. | 1910 |
| Answer» A. 1907 | |
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Explanation: It was during the Surat session in 1907 that the Indian National Congress split into two. The two groups were moderates and extremists. Extremists were led by Bal, Pal, Lal while the moderates by G.K. Gokhale. |
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| 140. |
Kesari', the Newspaper was started by: |
| A. | G.K. Gokhale |
| B. | B. G. Tilak |
| C. | Sardar Patel |
| D. | Raja Ram Mohan Roy |
| Answer» B. B. G. Tilak | |
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Explanation: Kesari is a newspaper founded in 1881 by Lok manya Bal Gangadhar Tilak, a prominent leader of the Indian Independence movement. Tilak used to run his two newspapers, the Kesari, in Marathi and Maratha in English from Kesari Wada. |
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| 141. |
The Third battle of Panipat was fought in the year: |
| A. | 1526 A.D. |
| B. | 1556 A.D. |
| C. | 1761 A.D. |
| D. | 1776 A.D. |
| Answer» C. 1761 A.D. | |
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Explanation: The Third Battle of Panipattook place on 14 January 1761 between a northern expeditionary force of the Maratha Empire and a coalition of the King of Afghanístan, Ahmad Shah Durrani with two Indian Muslim allies-the Rohilla Afghans of the Doab, and Shuja-ud- Daula, the Nawab of Oudh. |
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| 142. |
To end the III Anglo-Mysore War Tipu Sultan signed the following Treaty with the British |
| A. | Treaty of Mangalore |
| B. | Treaty of Srirangapatnam |
| C. | Treaty of Mysore |
| D. | Treaty of Bidnur |
| Answer» B. Treaty of Srirangapatnam | |
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Explanation: The Treaty of Seringapatam, signed 19 March 1792, ended the Third Anglo- Mysore War. Its signatories included Lord Cornwallis on behalf of the British East India Company, representatives of the Nizam of Hyderabad and the Mahratta Empire, and Tipu Sultan, the ruler of Mysore. |
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| 143. |
The original name of Swami Vivekananda was - |
| A. | Narendranath Dutta |
| B. | Batukeshwara Dutta |
| C. | Krishna Dutta |
| D. | Surendra Dutta |
| Answer» A. Narendranath Dutta | |
| Explanation: Swami Vivekananda was born as Narendra Nath Datta. He was the chief disciple of the 19th-century saint Ramakrishna and the founder of the Ramakrishna Math and the Ramakrishna Mission. | |
| 144. |
Where was the first session of the Indian National Congress held? |
| A. | Lucknow |
| B. | Calcutta |
| C. | Bombay |
| D. | Madras |
| Answer» C. Bombay | |
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Explanation: Founded in 1885 with the objective of obtaining a greater share in government for educated Indians, the first session of the Indian National Congress was held in Bombay during December 28 - December 31. |
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| 145. |
Who was the first Muslim President of the Indian National Congress? |
| A. | Mohammad Ali Jinnah |
| B. | Badruddin Tyabji |
| C. | Sir Syed Ahmed Khan |
| D. | Abul Kalam Azad |
| Answer» B. Badruddin Tyabji | |
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Explanation: Badruddin Tyabji was an Indian lawyer who served as the third President of the Indian National Congress at the Madras session in 1887. He was the first Muslim President of the Congress. He is considered to be one of the most moderate Muslims during the freedom movement of India. |
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| 146. |
The All India Muslim League was founded by - |
| A. | Maulana Ahmed Ali |
| B. | Mohammad Ali Jinnah |
| C. | Agha Khan |
| D. | Hakim Ajmal Khan |
| Answer» C. Agha Khan | |
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Explanation: The All-India Muslim League was founded by the All India Muhammadan Educational Conference at Dhaka (now Bangladesh), in 1906. Aga Khan III was one of the founders and the first president of the All India Muslim League, and served as President of the League of Nations from 1937-38. |
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| 147. |
Gandhiji was influenced by the writings of - |
| A. | Karl Marx |
| B. | Thomas Hobbes |
| C. | Charles Darwin |
| D. | Leo Tolstoy |
| Answer» D. Leo Tolstoy | |
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| 148. |
I which session of the Indian National Congress did the historic union of Congress and Muslim League take place? |
| A. | Surat |
| B. | Bombay |
| C. | Calcutta |
| D. | Lucknow |
| Answer» D. Lucknow | |
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Explanation: Lucknow Pact, (December 1916) was a famous agreement made by the Indian National Congres headed by Maratha leader Bal Gangadhar Tilak and the All-India Muslim League led by Muhammad Jinnah which was adopted by the Congress at Lucknow session onDecember 29 and by the league on December 31, 1916. |
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| 149. |
Who attended the Imperial Durbar of 1877 dressed in hand-spun Khadi? |
| A. | M.K. Gandhi |
| B. | Bal Gangadhar Tilak |
| C. | Bípin Chandra Pal |
| D. | Ganesh Vasudev Joshi |
| Answer» D. Ganesh Vasudev Joshi | |
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Explanation: Called the “Proclamation Durbar", the Durbar of 1877 was held beginning on 1 January 1877 to designate the coronation and proclaim Queen Victoria as Empress of India. The 1877 Durbar was largely an official event and not a popular occasion with mass appeal like 1903 and 1911. |
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| 150. |
Which is the oldest trade union organisation in India? |
| A. | Indian National Trade Union Congress (INTUC) |
| B. | Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU) |
| C. | All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC) |
| D. | Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh (BMS) |
| Answer» C. All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC) | |
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Explanation: The All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC) is the oldest trade union federations in India and one of the five largest. It was founded on 31 October, 1920 in Bombay by Lala Lajpat Rai and a few others and, until 1945 when unions became organised on party lines; it was the primary trade union organisation in India. |
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