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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) .
| 301. |
Mahatma Gandhi was first arrested during 'Satyagrah' in the year - |
| A. | 1906 |
| B. | (3) 1913 |
| C. | (2) 1908 |
| D. | (4) 1917 |
| Answer» C. (2) 1908 | |
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Explanation: Gandhi went to South Africa in 1893 but he was shocked to see racism, prejudice and inequality against Indian citizens in South Africa and he established the Natal Indian Congress in 1894 and formed an Indian community in South Africa. In 1906, the Transvaal government of South Africa promulgated a new Act compelling registration of the colony's Indian population. At a mass protest meeting held in Johannesburg on 11 September that year, Gandhi adopted his still evolving methodology of Satyagraha (devotion to the truth), or non-violent protest, for the first time In June 1907, he organized Satyagraha against compulsory registration of Asiatics (TheBlack Act). In 1908, Gandhiji had to stand trial for instigating the Satyagraha. He was sentenced to two months in jail (the first time), however after a compromise with General Smuts he was released. |
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| 302. |
The Indian Universities were first founded in the time of - |
| A. | Macaulay |
| B. | Warren Hastings |
| C. | Lord Canning |
| D. | Lord William Bentinck |
| Answer» C. Lord Canning | |
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Explanation: The University of Calcutta is a public state university located in Kolkata, West Bengal, India established in on 24 January 1857. By foundation date, it is the first institution in South Asia to be established as a multidisciplinary and secular Western style universe. |
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| 303. |
One of the following was not involved in the Chittagong Armoury Raid, 1934. Who was he? |
| A. | Kalpana Dutt |
| B. | Surya Sen |
| C. | Pritialata Woddedar |
| D. | Dinesh Gupta |
| Answer» D. Dinesh Gupta | |
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Explanation: The Chittagong armoury raid was an attempt on April 18, 1930 to raid the armoury of police and auxiliary forces from the Chittagong (in present-day Bangladesh) armoury in Bengal province of British India by armed revolutionaries led by Surya Sen. |
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| 304. |
The first Viceroy of India was - |
| A. | Lord Canning |
| B. | Lord Hardinge |
| C. | Lord Dalhousie |
| D. | Lord Elgin |
| Answer» A. Lord Canning | |
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Explanation: Charles John Canning, known as The Viscount Canning from 1837 to 1859, was an English states-man and Governor-General of India during the Indian Rebellion of 1857. In 1858 he was rewarded by being made the first Viceroy of India. In April 1859 he received thethanks of both Houses of Parliament for his great services during the rebellion. |
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| 305. |
From hich of the following Upanishads the words 'Satyameva Jayate' inscribed in Devanagari Script below the abacus of the State Emblem are? |
| A. | Prashna |
| B. | Mundaka |
| C. | Mandukya |
| D. | Ishavasya |
| Answer» B. Mundaka | |
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Explanation: S4 tyameva Jayate (Truth Alone Triumphs) is a mantra from the ancient Indian scripture Mundaka Upanishad which is one of the earlier, "primary" (mukhya) Upanishads, a genre of Hindu scriptures commented upon by Shankara. It is associated with the Atharva Veda. Upon independence of India, it was adopted as the national motto of India. The origin of the motto is a well-known mantra 3.1.6 from the Mundaka Upanishad. |
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| 306. |
The Home Rule League was started by - |
| A. | M.K. Gandhi |
| B. | B.G. Tilak |
| C. | Ranade |
| D. | K.T. Telang |
| Answer» B. B.G. Tilak | |
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Explanation: The All India Home Rule League was a national political organization founded in 1916 to lead the naional demand for self- government, termed Home Ruland to obtain the status of a Dominion within the British Empire. |
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| 307. |
Which of the following reform movements was the first to be started in the 19th century? |
| A. | Prarthana Samaj |
| B. | Brahmo Samaj |
| C. | Arya Samaj |
| D. | Rama Krishna Mission |
| Answer» B. Brahmo Samaj | |
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Explanation: The Brahmo Samaj was the first modern Hindu reform movement. It was founded in Calcutta in 1828 by Ram Mohan Roy (1772-1833). As an expression of the social and religlous views of a small but influential group of westernized Indians, the Brahmo Samafsought to create a purified form of Hinduism, a Hindu dharma free of all Puranic elements such as temple rituals and image worship. |
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| 308. |
Which one of the following personalities is known as Grand Old Man of India'? |
| A. | Bal Gangadhar Tilak |
| B. | Dadabhai Naoroji |
| C. | Motilal Nehru |
| D. | Lala Lajpat Rai |
| Answer» B. Dadabhai Naoroji | |
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Explanation: Dadabhai Naoroji, of Bombay Parsee origin, is the Grand Old Man of India" and the "Father of Indian Nationalism" who worked with perseverance and unshakeable faith towards the goal of Swaraj was the first Indian to claim self-government for his people Dadabhai Naoroji was also the first Indian to show that India was being drained of its wealth under the British rule and thus was fast succumbing to poverty. |
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| 309. |
The pledge for "Poorna Swaraj" was taken at the Congress Session of - |
| A. | Calcutta |
| B. | Lahore |
| C. | Allahabad |
| D. | Madras |
| Answer» B. Lahore | |
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Explanation: In December 1929, the Congress held its annual session at Lahore. Jawaharlal Nehru was the president at this session. In this session, the Congress declared 'Purna Swaraj' or Complete Independence as its ultimate goal. It asked all Congressmen and nationalists not to participate in elections to the legislatures and to resign from the legislatures. |
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| 310. |
Tricolour was adopted as the National Flag in - |
| A. | Lahore Congress |
| B. | Belgaum Congress |
| C. | Allahabad Congress |
| D. | Haripura Congress |
| Answer» A. Lahore Congress | |
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Explanation: Jawaharlal Nehru became the youngest President of the Indian National Congress at its annual session in Lahore on 29 December, 1929. At that sessiorn, the IndianNational Congress adopted the attainment of Poorna Swaraj as the immediate objective of India and the tricolor was unfurled on the banks of Ravi River. |
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| 311. |
Who presided over the first Session of the Indian National Congress? |
| A. | A.O. Hume |
| B. | W.C. Bannerjee |
| C. | Surendranth Bannerjee |
| D. | Badruddin Tyabji |
| Answer» B. W.C. Bannerjee | |
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Explanation: Womesh Chandra Banerjee was an Indian barrister and was the first president of Indian National Congress in 1885. He was the first Indian to contest the election for British House of Commons. However he lost the election. |
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| 312. |
Who said "Give me Blood. I will give you Freedom"? |
| A. | Subhash Chandra Bose |
| B. | Lala Lajpat Rai |
| C. | Bal Gangadhar Tilak |
| D. | Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel |
| Answer» A. Subhash Chandra Bose | |
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Explanation: Subhas Chandra Bose organised Indian National Army and sought the help of Japan for military assistance. He famously said, "Tum mujhe khoon do, meirn tumhe azadi dunga" (Give me your blood and I will give you freedom). |
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| 313. |
Simon Commission was sent by British Parliament to India to review the - |
| A. | progress of English education |
| B. | social reforms |
| C. | working of dyarchy |
| D. | Hindu-Muslim unity |
| Answer» C. working of dyarchy | |
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Explanation: The Government of India Act 1919 had introduced the system of dyarchy to govern the provinces of British India. However, the Indian public clamoured for revision of the difficult dyarchy form of government, and the Government of India Act 1919 it self stated that a commission would be appointed after 10 years to in vestigate the progress of the governance scheme and suggest new steps for reform. |
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| 314. |
Who revived the Theosophical Society? |
| A. | Mother Teresa |
| B. | Annie Besant |
| C. | Florence Nightingale |
| D. | Sarojini Naidu |
| Answer» B. Annie Besant | |
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Explanation: The Theosophical Society was officially formed in New York City, United States, in November 1875 by Helena Blavatsky, Henry Steel Olcott, William Quan Judge and others. After a few years Olcott and Blavatsky moved to India and established the Internationl Headquarters at Adyar, in Madras (Chennai). |
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| 315. |
Who was the pioneer of the western system of education in India? |
| A. | Dayanand Saraswati |
| B. | Lala Lajpat Rai |
| C. | Raja Ram Mohan Roy |
| D. | Surendranath Bannerjee |
| Answer» C. Raja Ram Mohan Roy | |
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Explanation: Raja Ram Mohan Roy believed education to be an implement for social reform. He protested against the government's policy to strengthen the Sanskrit Coleges in the Presidency Towns of Kolkata, Varanasi and Chennai and helped the British grvernment to promote a more liberal and enlighten system in learning. |
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| 316. |
Which movement got the support both from Hindus and Muslims? |
| A. | Non Cooperation Movement |
| B. | Quit India Movement |
| C. | Champaran Satyagraha |
| D. | Anti-Partition Movement |
| Answer» A. Non Cooperation Movement | |
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Explanation: Support of the Khilafat movement Candhijl inaugurated the Non-cooperation campaign on August 1, 1920. |
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| 317. |
In which session of the Indian National Congress was ‘Purna Swaraj' adopted as its goal? |
| A. | Bombay |
| B. | Lucknow |
| C. | Calcutta |
| D. | Lahore |
| Answer» D. Lahore | |
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Explanation: At its Lahore Session (December 29-31, 1929) the Indian National Congress adopted the resolution of Complete Independence for India as its goal. |
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| 318. |
ho was the other Congress leader who joined with Motilal Nehru to start the Swaraj Party in 1923? |
| A. | B.G. Tilak |
| B. | Chittaranjan Das |
| C. | M.K. Gandhi |
| D. | G.K. Gokhale |
| Answer» B. Chittaranjan Das | |
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Explanation: In December 1922, Chittaranjan Das, Narasimha Chintaman Kelkar and Motilal Nehru formed the Congress-Khilafat Swarajaya Party with Das as the present and Nehru as one of the secretaries. Other prominent leaders included Subhas Chandra Bose, Vithalbhai Patel and other Congress leaders who were becoming dissatisfied with the Congress. |
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| 319. |
Who is known for establishing the "Anand Van"? |
| A. | Jubilant Buddha |
| B. | H. N. Bahuguna |
| C. | Baba Amte |
| D. | Motilal Nehru |
| Answer» C. Baba Amte | |
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Explanation: Anandvan, located near Warora in Chandrapur district in the state of Maharashtra, India, is an ashram and a community rehabilitation centre for leprosy patients and the disabled from downtrodden sections of society. It was founded in 1948 by noted social activist, Baba Amte. |
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| 320. |
British Crown assumed sovereignty over India from the East India Company in the year - |
| A. | 1857 |
| B. | 1858 |
| C. | 1859 |
| D. | 1860 |
| Answer» B. 1858 | |
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Explanation: The British Crown assumed full sovereignty over India in 1858 after the Sepoy Mutiny of 1857. The Government of India Act 1858 led to the British Crown to assume direct control of India in the new British Raj. |
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| 321. |
The first woman President of Indian National congress was - |
| A. | Kamala Devi Chattopadhyaya |
| B. | Sarojini Naidu |
| C. | Annie Besant |
| D. | Rajkumari Amrit Kaur |
| Answer» C. Annie Besant | |
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Explanation: Annie Besant was the first woman President of Indian National Congress. She presided over the 1917 Calcutta session of the Indian National Congres. |
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| 322. |
who was referred to as the “Ambassador of Hindu-Muslim Unity" by Sarojini Naidu? |
| A. | Muhammad Ali Jinnah |
| B. | Abdul Ghaffar Khan |
| C. | Shaukat Ali |
| D. | Maulana Azad |
| Answer» A. Muhammad Ali Jinnah | |
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Explanation: Jinnah began his political career showing the most ferocious will to forge unity between Hindu and Muslim Indians. At the end of the first ten years of his career from 1906 to 1919, this attitude earned him the nickname the ambassador of Hindu-Muslim Unity from Sarojini Naidu |
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| 323. |
'Do or Die' is associated with which of the movements in India's freedom struggle? |
| A. | Dandi March |
| B. | Non-Cooperation Movement |
| C. | Khilafat Movement |
| D. | Quit India Movement |
| Answer» D. Quit India Movement | |
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Explanation: On 8 August 1942, Gandhi made a call to Do or Die in his Quit India speech delivered at the Gowalia Tank Maidanin Bombay. The Quit India Movement was a civil disobedience movement launched on 8 August 1942, during World War II, demanding an end to British Rule of India. |
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| 324. |
Who was responsible for the integration of princely states into the Indian Union after Independence? |
| A. | Sri Rajagopalachari |
| B. | Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru |
| C. | Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel |
| D. | Maulana Abul Kalam Azad |
| Answer» C. Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel | |
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Explanation: As the first Home Minister and Deputy Prime Minister of India, Sardar Vallabh bhai Patel led the task of forging a united India, successfully integrating into the newly independent nation those British colonial provinces that had been "allocated" to India. |
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| 325. |
Who gave the title Nightingale of India' to Sarojíni Naidu? |
| A. | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| B. | Rabindranath Tagore |
| C. | Rajendra Prasad |
| D. | Mahatma Gandhi |
| Answer» D. Mahatma Gandhi | |
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Explanation: Mahatma Gandhi gave the title Nightingale of India' (Bharat Kokila) to Sarojini Naidu on account of the beautiful and rhythmic words of her poems that could be sung as well. Some of her notable poems include; The Golden Threshold, The Bird of Time, The Broken Wing, The Wizard Mask, etc. |
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| 326. |
The Swadeshi Boycott Movement is related to - |
| A. | Partition of Bengal in 1947 |
| B. | Partition of Bengal in 1905 |
| C. | Non cooperation movement in 1921 |
| D. | Partition of Punjab in 1947 |
| Answer» B. Partition of Bengal in 1905 | |
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Explanation: The Swadeshi Movement was officially proclaimed on August 7, 1905 at the Calcutta Town Hall against the partition of Bengal by the British. Boycott movement was also launched along with the Swadeshi movement. The movements included using goods produced in India and burning British- made goods. |
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| 327. |
Mutiny of 1857 was described as the First Indian War of Independence by - |
| A. | Bal Gangadhar Tilak |
| B. | Subhash Chandra Bose |
| C. | Bhagat Singh |
| D. | V. D. Savarkar |
| Answer» D. V. D. Savarkar | |
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Explanation: It was V D Savarkar, who, in his book The Indian War of Independence, described the revolt as the first Indian war of independence. This contrasted with British historians who described the revolt more sepoy mutiny and rebellion rather than an war of independence. |
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| 328. |
"Abhinav Bharat" was founded in 1904 as a secoret society of revolutionaries by: |
| A. | Damodar Chapekar |
| B. | V. D. Savarkar |
| C. | Praffula Chaki |
| D. | Khudiram Bose |
| Answer» B. V. D. Savarkar | |
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Explanation: Abhinav Bharat Society (Young India Society) was a secret society founded by Vinayak Damodar Savarkar and his brother Ganesh Damodar Savarkar in 1903. Initially founded at Nasik as Mitra Mela when Vinayak Savarkar was still a student Fergusson College at Pune, the society extended to various parts of India and London. It carried out a few assassinations of British officials, after which the Savarkar brothers were convicted and imprisoned. |
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| 329. |
Who was the first Governor General of free India? |
| A. | Lord Mountbatten |
| B. | V. V. Giri |
| C. | C. Rajagopalachari |
| D. | Lord Dalhousie |
| Answer» A. Lord Mountbatten | |
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Explanation: Lord Mountbatten was the last Viceroy of India (1947) and the first Governor- General of the independent Dominion of India (1947-48). C. Rajagopalachari was the last Governor-General of India from 1948 to 1950. |
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| 330. |
Who among the following was responsible for the revival of Hinduism in 19th century? |
| A. | Swami Dayanand |
| B. | Swami Vivekanand |
| C. | Guru Shankaracharya |
| D. | Raja Ram Mohan Roy |
| Answer» B. Swami Vivekanand | |
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Explanation: In the 19th century Vivekananda played a major role in the revival of Hinduism, and the spread of Advaita Vedanta to the west via the Ramakrishna Mission. His interpretation of Advaita Vedanta has been called "Neo- Vedanta.” |
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| 331. |
Who was the French Governor of Pondicherry. Who tried to make the French Company as a powerful company? |
| A. | Thomas Arthur, Comte de Lally |
| B. | Godeheu |
| C. | La Bourdonnais |
| D. | Joseph Francois Dupleix |
| Answer» D. Joseph Francois Dupleix | |
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Explanation: Joseph Francois Dupleix, the first French governor of Pondicherry, tried to make the French company as powerful as the trading company. He was conmpelled to embark for Erance on 12 October 1754. |
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| 332. |
Rowlatt Act 1919 was enacted during the period of - |
| A. | Lord Chelmsford |
| B. | Lord William |
| C. | Lord Minto |
| D. | Lord Bentinck |
| Answer» A. Lord Chelmsford | |
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Explanation: The Rowlatt Act was passed by the Imperial Legislative Council in London on 10 March 1919, indefinitely extending "emergency measures" enacted during the First World War in order to control public unrest and root out conspiracy. Lord Chelmsford (1916 to 1921) was the Viceroy of India then. |
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| 333. |
Constituent Assembly of India was formulated on the recommendation of - |
| A. | Wavel Plan |
| B. | Cripps Mission |
| C. | August Offer |
| D. | Cabinet Mission |
| Answer» D. Cabinet Mission | |
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Explanation: The Constituent Assembly was set up while India was still under British rule, following negotiations between Indian leaders and members of the 1946 Cabinet Mission to India from the United Kingdom. The announcement of the Plan on May 16, 1946 was preceded by the Shimla Conference of 1945. |
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| 334. |
Nme the Governor-General who accepted the view of Macaulay to make English as the medium of instruction. |
| A. | Lord Canning |
| B. | Lord Ripon |
| C. | Lord Lytton |
| D. | Lord William Bentinck |
| Answer» D. Lord William Bentinck | |
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Explanation: Lord Macaulay's views were accepted and embodied in a Resolution of March 7, 1835 by Lord Willam Bentinck. |
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| 335. |
'Give me blood. I will give you 4 freedom'. These words are attributed to: |
| A. | Subhash Chandra Bose |
| B. | Khudiram Bose |
| C. | Bhagat Singh |
| D. | Veer Savarkar |
| Answer» A. Subhash Chandra Bose | |
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Explanation: Subhash Chandra Bose was President of Indian National Congress (1938), founded Forward Bloc and formed Indian National Army (Azad Hind Fauj). |
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| 336. |
Who gave the slogan, Dilli Chalo'? |
| A. | Lal Bahadur Shastri |
| B. | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| C. | Subhash Chandra Bose |
| D. | G.К. Gokhale |
| Answer» C. Subhash Chandra Bose | |
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Explanation: "Dilli Chalo" was a slogan of Subhas Chandra Bose. The ultimate goal of the Azad Hind Fauz during the freedom struggle was to capture Delhi and establish Swaraj. |
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| 337. |
Lord Dalhousie annexed Oudh for the British Empire in India - |
| A. | through policy of subsidiary alliance |
| B. | through doctrine of lapse |
| C. | as the State being maladministered |
| D. | through wagging a war |
| Answer» C. as the State being maladministered | |
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Explanation: The British took over Awadh (Oudh) (1856) claiming that the local ruler was not ruling properly despite the fact that the British relations with the state of Awadh went back to the Treaty of Allahabad in 1765. In 1851, William Sleeman, Resident at Lucknow, reported on the "spectacle of human misery and careless misrule". |
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| 338. |
Who was the first Governor-General of Independent India? |
| A. | Lord Attlee |
| B. | Lord Mountbatten |
| C. | C. Rajagopalachari |
| D. | Rajendra Prasad |
| Answer» B. Lord Mountbatten | |
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Explanation: Louis Mountbatten was the last Viceroy of India (1947) and the first Governor- General of the independent Union of India (1947-48), from which the modern Republic of India emerged in 1950. |
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| 339. |
The Arya Samaj is against - |
| A. | existence of God |
| B. | rituals and idol-worship |
| C. | Hinduism |
| D. | Islam |
| Answer» B. rituals and idol-worship | |
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Explanation: Arya Samaj unequivocally condemned practices such as polytheism, iconolatry, animal sacrifice, ancestor worship, pilgrimage, priestcraft, the belief in Avatars or incarnations of God, the hereditary caste system, untouchability and child marriage on the grounds that all these lack Vedic sanction. |
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| 340. |
When was the Dandi March undertaken? |
| A. | 31st December, 1929 |
| B. | 12th March, 1930 |
| C. | 5th April, 1930 |
| D. | 5th May, 1930 |
| Answer» B. 12th March, 1930 | |
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Explanation: On March 12, 1930, Gandhi and 78 satyagra his 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. |
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| 341. |
Who was the first propounder of the Doctrine of Passive Resistance? |
| A. | B.G. Tilak |
| B. | Aurobindo Ghosh |
| C. | Lajpat Rai |
| D. | G. K. Gokhale |
| Answer» B. Aurobindo Ghosh | |
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Explanation: Sri Aurobindo wrote The Doctrine of Passive Resistance as a series of articles first appearing in the Indian daily Bande Mataram under the general title of New Thought from April 11 to April 23, 1907. It was here that the doctrine was enunciated and explaine. It was brought out in 1948 in book form and named The Doctrine of Passive Resistance. |
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| 342. |
Who was the founder of the Servants of India Society? |
| A. | G.K. Gokhale |
| B. | M.G. Ranade |
| C. | B.G. Tilak |
| D. | Bipin Chandra Pal |
| Answer» A. G.K. Gokhale | |
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Explanation: The Servants of India Society was formed in Pune, Maharashtra, on June 12, 1905 by Gopal Krishna Gokhale, who left the Deccan Education Society to form this association. |
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| 343. |
Mahatma Gandhi was profoundly influenced by the writings of - |
| A. | Bernard Shaw |
| B. | Karl Marx |
| C. | Lenirn |
| D. | Leo Tolstoy |
| Answer» D. Leo Tolstoy | |
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Explanation: When Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi starte practice law in South Africa as a young barriste the 1890s, he was confrontedwith glaring racial discrimination as well as various other injustices. |
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| 344. |
Who ws the President of Indian National Congress when the Mountbatten Plan of independence was accepted? |
| A. | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| B. | Sardar Patel |
| C. | Maulana Azad |
| D. | Acharya J. B. Kripalani |
| Answer» D. Acharya J. B. Kripalani | |
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Explanation: Jivatram Bhagwandas Kripalani, popularly known as Acharya Kripalani, was an Indian politician, noted particularly for holding the presidency of the Indian National Congress during the transfer of power in 1947. |
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| 345. |
Who developed the idea that “means justify the ends"? |
| A. | Kautilya |
| B. | Raja Ram Mohan Roy |
| C. | Swami Dayanand Saraswati |
| D. | Mahatma Gandhi |
| Answer» D. Mahatma Gandhi | |
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Explanation: Gandhi firmly believed that the means always justify the end. So he chose only good means to drive away the British from India. He never resorted to violence. He said, “For me it is enough to know the means. |
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| 346. |
The founder of the 'Brahmo Samaj' was - |
| A. | Swami Dayananda Saraswati |
| B. | Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar |
| C. | Raja Ram Mohun Roy |
| D. | Swami Vivekananda |
| Answer» C. Raja Ram Mohun Roy | |
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Explanation: Brahmo Samaj was conceived at Kolkata in 1830 by Devendranath Tagore and Ram Mohan Roy as reformation of the prevailing Brahmanism of the time (specifically Kulin practices) and began the Bengal Renaissance of the 19th century pioneering all religious, social and educational advance of the Hindu community in the 19th century. |
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| 347. |
Lahore was Ranjeet Singh's Political Capital. Which city was called his Religious Capital? |
| A. | Amritsar |
| B. | Anandpur Shahib |
| C. | Gujranwala |
| D. | Peshawar |
| Answer» A. Amritsar | |
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Explanation: Ranjit Singh, chief of the Sukerchakia misl, who first occupied Lahore (1799), the traditional capital of the Punjab, declaring himself Maharaja in 1801, ex-tended his hegemony to Amritsar in 1805 when he took over the town from his traditional rivals, the Bhangi chiefs. Already in 1809 he had constructed the Gobindgarh Fort outside Lahauri Gate complete with a formidable moat, three lines of defence and several bastions and emplacements for heavy guns. |
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| 348. |
Which of the following events made the English East India Company the legitimate masters of the Bengal Suba? |
| A. | Battle of Buxar, 1764 |
| B. | Battle of Plassey, 1757 |
| C. | Farrukh Siyar's Farman, 1717 |
| D. | Ibrahim Khan's Farman, 1690 |
| Answer» A. Battle of Buxar, 1764 | |
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Explanation: The Battle of Buxar was fought on 23 October 1764 between the forces under the command of the British East India Company led by Hector Munro, and the combined Muslim army of Mir Qasim, the Nawab of Bengal; Shuja-ud-Daula the Nawab of Awadh and the Mughal King Shah Alam II. |
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| 349. |
Permanent Revenue settlement of Bengal was introduced by: |
| A. | Clive |
| B. | Hastings |
| C. | Wellesley |
| D. | Cornwallis |
| Answer» D. Cornwallis | |
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Explanation: The Permanent Settlement- also known as the Permanent Settlement of Bengal- was an agreement between the East India Company and Bengali land lords to fix revenues to be raised from land, with far reachingconsequences for both agricultural methods and productivity in the entire Empire and the political realities of the Indian countryside. It was concluded in 1793, by the Company administration headed by harles, Earl Cornwallis. It formed one part of a larger body of legislation enacted known as the Cornwallis Code. |
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| 350. |
The father of extremist movement in India is: |
| A. | Motilal Nehru |
| B. | Gopal Krishna Gokhale |
| C. | Vallabhbhai Patel |
| D. | Bal Gangadhar Tilak |
| Answer» D. Bal Gangadhar Tilak | |
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Explanation: Lokmanya Tilak, born as Keshav Gangadhar Tilak (23 July 1856 1 August 1920), was an Indian nationalist, journalist, teacher, social reformer, lawyer and independence fighter who was the first popular leader of the Indian Independence Movement. The British colonial authorities derogatorily called him "Father of the Indian unrest". Tilak professed a different ethics from that of Gandhi and followed a trend of extremism and violence, which earned him the appellation of the father of Indian unrest'. He advocated violence as the higher duty' based on his interpretation of the Bhagavad-Gita ('Song of the Lord'). |
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