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These multiple-choice questions (MCQs) are designed to enhance your knowledge and understanding in the following areas: Bachelor of Arts in History (BA History) .
| 101. |
Jagjit Singh Chauhan placed an advertisement in The New York Times proclaiming the formation of ............. and was able to collect millions of dollars. |
| A. | khalistan |
| B. | telengana |
| C. | maratha |
| D. | punjab |
| Answer» A. khalistan | |
| 102. |
On 12 April.............., Jagjit Singh Chauhan held a meeting with the Indian Prime Minister, Indira Gandhi before declaring the formation of "National Council of Khalistan", at Anandpur Sahib. |
| A. | 1946 |
| B. | 1957 |
| C. | 1980 |
| D. | 1987 |
| Answer» C. 1980 | |
| 103. |
On 12 April 1980, ...................held a meeting with the Indian Prime Minister, Indira Gandhi before declaring the formation of "National Council of Khalistan", at Anandpur Sahib. |
| A. | balbir singh sandhu |
| B. | anandpur sahib |
| C. | jagjit singh chauhan |
| D. | jarnail singh |
| Answer» C. jagjit singh chauhan | |
| 104. |
On 12 April 1980, Jagjit Singh Chauhan held a meeting with the Indian Prime Minister, Indira Gandhi before declaring the formation of "National Council of Khalistan", at ............... |
| A. | anandpur sahib |
| B. | jarnail singh bhindranwale |
| C. | indira gandhi |
| D. | rajiv gandhi |
| Answer» A. anandpur sahib | |
| 105. |
In May 1980, Jagjit Singh Chauhan travelled to ............. and announced the formation of Khalistan. |
| A. | germany |
| B. | hydreabad |
| C. | london |
| D. | japan |
| Answer» C. london | |
| 106. |
In June 1984, the Indian Army led by the Sikh General Kuldip Singh Brar forcibly entered the Harimandir Sahib (the Golden Temple) to overpower the armed militants and the religious leader .............. |
| A. | jarnail singh bhindranwale |
| B. | jagjit singh |
| C. | rajiv gandhi |
| D. | anandpur sahib |
| Answer» A. jarnail singh bhindranwale | |
| 107. |
The Indian Prime Minister .............. was assassinated by her two Sikh bodyguards in retaliation. |
| A. | indira gandhi |
| B. | rajiv gandhi |
| C. | jawaharlal nehru |
| D. | morarji desai |
| Answer» A. indira gandhi | |
| 108. |
Following ............................ death, thousands of Sikhs were massacred in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, termed as genocide by the Sikh groups. |
| A. | i.k. gujaral |
| B. | charan singh |
| C. | jawaharlal nehru |
| D. | indira gandhi |
| Answer» D. indira gandhi | |
| 109. |
In January............, the Golden Temple was occupied by militants belonging to All India Sikh Students Federation and Damdami Taksal. |
| A. | 1947 |
| B. | 1958 |
| C. | 1966 |
| D. | 1986 |
| Answer» D. 1986 | |
| 110. |
On 26 January.............., the gathering passed a resolution (gurmattā) favouring the creation of Khalistan. |
| A. | 1928 |
| B. | 1936 |
| C. | 1949 |
| D. | 1986 |
| Answer» D. 1986 | |
| 111. |
Indian security forces suppressed the insurgency in the early 1990s, but Sikh political groups such as the Khalsa Raj Party and SAD (A) continued to pursue an independent ............... through non-violent means. |
| A. | khalistan |
| B. | ulfa |
| C. | telengana |
| D. | marathwada |
| Answer» A. khalistan | |
| 112. |
The Government of India had banned ‘The United Liberation Front of Assam’ organization in ................... |
| A. | 1920 |
| B. | 1940 |
| C. | 1960 |
| D. | 1990 |
| Answer» D. 1990 | |
| 113. |
ULFA claims to have been founded at the site of Rang Ghar on April 7, ............., a historic structure from the Ahom kingdom. |
| A. | 1919 |
| B. | 1929 |
| C. | 1969 |
| D. | 1979 |
| Answer» D. 1979 | |
| 114. |
The peasant insurrection of 1946-51 in the Telengana region of the erstwhile .............state was a pivotal moment in Indian history. |
| A. | madras |
| B. | pune |
| C. | ahmadabad |
| D. | hyderabad |
| Answer» D. hyderabad | |
| 115. |
Before Indian independence, ..............state was a princely state within the territory of British India, comprised of three linguistic regions: the Telugu-speaking Telengana area (including the capital city, Hyderabad), the Marathi-speaking Marathwada area, and a small Kannada-speaking area. |
| A. | mumbai |
| B. | pune |
| C. | ahmadabad |
| D. | hyderabad |
| Answer» D. hyderabad | |
| 116. |
The death of ..................enraged the people, sparking a massive revolt amongst the Telengana peasantry, with people from neighbouring villages marching, holding meetings in front of the landlords’ house, and declaring: “Sangham is organised here. No more vetti, no more illegal exactions, no evictions”. |
| A. | komarayya |
| B. | indira gandhi |
| C. | j.n.chaudhuri |
| D. | j.nehru |
| Answer» A. komarayya | |
| 117. |
In October................, the Nizam’s government banned the AMS, and a spurt of arrests and military raids took place. |
| A. | 1926 |
| B. | 1936 |
| C. | 1939 |
| D. | 1946 |
| Answer» D. 1946 | |
| 118. |
In February 1948, the ...................introduced a new policy aimed at encouraging guerrilla offensives, largely influenced by the success of the Telengana insurrection. |
| A. | congress |
| B. | janatha |
| C. | cpi |
| D. | bjp |
| Answer» C. cpi | |
| 119. |
Following the capture of the razakars, a military administration was set up under General.............., and a military offensive was directed at the peasant rebels in the Telengana region. |
| A. | j.n.chaudhuri |
| B. | indira gandhi |
| C. | jawaharlal nehru |
| D. | morarji desai |
| Answer» A. j.n.chaudhuri | |
| 120. |
The Jagir Abolition Regulation was passed on August ............ |
| A. | 1909 |
| B. | 1919 |
| C. | 1939 |
| D. | 1949 |
| Answer» D. 1949 | |
| 121. |
General ................., the military governor made a statement from Hyderabad, calling all “communists to surrender within a week, failing which they would be exterminated”. |
| A. | j.n. chaudhuri |
| B. | indira gandhi |
| C. | jawaharlal nehru |
| D. | morarji desai |
| Answer» A. j.n. chaudhuri | |
| 122. |
The Telengana struggle withdrawn on October 21, ................. |
| A. | 1911 |
| B. | 1921 |
| C. | 1941 |
| D. | 1951 |
| Answer» D. 1951 | |
| 123. |
Naxalbari is a small village in the southern part of India’s .............. province. |
| A. | bengal |
| B. | andhra pardesh |
| C. | chattisgarh |
| D. | orissa |
| Answer» A. bengal | |
| 124. |
The CPI (Leninist-Marxist) emerged when the Indian Communist Party broke up into several factions in............... |
| A. | 1917 |
| B. | 1927 |
| C. | 1937 |
| D. | 1967 |
| Answer» D. 1967 | |
| 125. |
The Santhal tribals of ............., armed with bows and arrows, forcibly occupied the land of the kulaks and ploughed them to establish their ownership. |
| A. | naxalbari |
| B. | telengana |
| C. | kerala |
| D. | hyderabad |
| Answer» A. naxalbari | |
| 126. |
Charu Mazumdar was arrested by the ............. Police detectives on July 16, 1972. |
| A. | calcutta |
| B. | hyderabad |
| C. | pune |
| D. | ahmadabad |
| Answer» A. calcutta | |
| 127. |
The Naxalite movement, drawing inspiration from the .............. ideology, had a meteoric phase for about two years from the formation of the party till the end of June 1971. |
| A. | maoist |
| B. | congress |
| C. | bjp |
| D. | cpi |
| Answer» A. maoist | |
| 128. |
Charu Mazumdar was arrested by the Calcutta Police detectives on July 16,.............. |
| A. | 1942 |
| B. | 1952 |
| C. | 1962 |
| D. | 1972 |
| Answer» D. 1972 | |
| 129. |
............. death marked the end of a phase in the Naxalite movement. |
| A. | charu mazumdar |
| B. | indira gandhi |
| C. | akg |
| D. | ems |
| Answer» A. charu mazumdar | |
| 130. |
The formation of People’s War Group in Andhra Pradesh subsequently in 1980 under the leadership of ................ gave a new lease of life to the Naxalite movement. |
| A. | kondapalli seetharamaiah |
| B. | indira gandhi |
| C. | charu mazumdar |
| D. | k. ajitha |
| Answer» A. kondapalli seetharamaiah | |
| 131. |
The revolutionary writers of the Jana Natya Mandali, the cultural front of the PWG, greatly helped in preparing the environment in which the .............ideology found ready acceptance. |
| A. | naxalite |
| B. | communist |
| C. | congress |
| D. | bjp |
| Answer» A. naxalite | |
| 132. |
The Andhra Pradesh government banned the PWG and its six front organizations in............. |
| A. | 1952 |
| B. | 1962 |
| C. | 1972 |
| D. | 1992 |
| Answer» D. 1992 | |
| 133. |
Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, declared a state of emergency in ................... |
| A. | 1965 |
| B. | 1975 |
| C. | 1985 |
| D. | 1995 |
| Answer» B. 1975 | |
| 134. |
The Indian Emergency of 25th June 1975-21st March 1977 was a 21 month period, when President................, upon advice by Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, declared a state of emergency under Article 352 of the Constitution of India, effectively bestowing on her the power to rule by decree, suspending elections and civil liberties. |
| A. | fakhruddin ali ahmed |
| B. | indira gandhi |
| C. | rajiv gandhi |
| D. | morarji desai |
| Answer» A. fakhruddin ali ahmed | |
| 135. |
The imposition of the emergency in ............... struck at the very core of these ideals, which constitute our democracy. |
| A. | 1935 |
| B. | 1965 |
| C. | 1968 |
| D. | 1975 |
| Answer» D. 1975 | |
| 136. |
On 25th June 1975, Prime Minister ............ imposed an emergency in the country. |
| A. | indira gandhi |
| B. | fakhruddin ali ahmed |
| C. | morarji desai |
| D. | rajiv gandhi |
| Answer» A. indira gandhi | |
| 137. |
In many ways the foundation for the emergency was laid when the ...............High Court set aside Indira Gandhi’s re-election to the Lok Sabha in 1971 on the grounds of electoral malpractices. |
| A. | allahabad |
| B. | ahmedabad |
| C. | islamabad |
| D. | hyderabad |
| Answer» A. allahabad | |
| 138. |
In many ways the foundation for the emergency was laid when the Allahabad High Court set aside Indira Gandhi’s re-election to the Lok Sabha in ............. on the grounds of electoral malpractices. |
| A. | 1931 |
| B. | 1941 |
| C. | 1961 |
| D. | 1971 |
| Answer» D. 1971 | |
| 139. |
In many ways the foundation for the emergency was laid when the Allahabad High Court set aside .............. re-election to the Lok Sabha in 1971 on the grounds of electoral malpractices. |
| A. | indira gandhi’s |
| B. | fakhruddin ali ahmed |
| C. | charan singh |
| D. | i.k. gujaral |
| Answer» A. indira gandhi’s | |
| 140. |
Many regard .............as “the Gandhi of Independent India”. |
| A. | jayaprakash narayan |
| B. | indira gandhi |
| C. | charan singh |
| D. | morarji desai |
| Answer» A. jayaprakash narayan | |
| 141. |
After the .............High Court verdict, “JP”, as Jayaprakash Narayan was better known, gave the call for a “Total Revolution” and also demanded the resignation of Mrs. Gandhi. |
| A. | islamabad |
| B. | ahmedabad |
| C. | allahabad |
| D. | poona |
| Answer» C. allahabad | |
| 142. |
Prof. ............., Secretary to the Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and her chief official advisor during this period. |
| A. | p.n. dhar |
| B. | rabindranth tagore |
| C. | a.k. menon |
| D. | i. k. gujral |
| Answer» A. p.n. dhar | |
| 143. |
In his book “Indira Gandhi, the emergency and Indian Democracy”, Prof. ..............states that it was largely because of the opposition pressure that she was forced to resign. |
| A. | r.c.datt |
| B. | i. k. gujral |
| C. | p.n. dhar |
| D. | romila thaper |
| Answer» C. p.n. dhar | |
| 144. |
...............poem was “Where the mind is without fear and the head is held high”. |
| A. | rabindranth tagore’s |
| B. | p.sukathakumari |
| C. | o.n.v. kurup |
| D. | vallathol |
| Answer» A. rabindranth tagore’s | |
| 145. |
One of Indira Gandhi’s first acts on 26th June 1975 was to remove her mild-mannered and democratically inclined Information minister ................ and replace him with Vidya Charan Shukla, who she thought would better serve her Goebbelsian design.” |
| A. | i. k. gujral |
| B. | p.n. dhar |
| C. | charan singh |
| D. | rajiv gandhi |
| Answer» A. i. k. gujral | |
| 146. |
Vinod Mehta, who edited the sleazy girlie magazine Debonair from ............, was asked to have his articles and pictures cleared before they were sent to the printer. |
| A. | poona |
| B. | allahabad |
| C. | bombay |
| D. | bhubaneswar |
| Answer» C. bombay | |
| 147. |
The .............. conflict is a dispute over sacred space between the two largest religious communities in South Asia: Hindus and Muslims. |
| A. | allahabad |
| B. | bombay |
| C. | ayodhya |
| D. | bhopal |
| Answer» C. ayodhya | |
| 148. |
'Two Nations Theory' was put forward by ............ in 1930. |
| A. | muhammad iqbal |
| B. | jinnah |
| C. | kunjalikutty |
| D. | ali brothers |
| Answer» A. muhammad iqbal | |
| 149. |
The destruction of the Babri Masjid in ............. on 6 December 1992 by militant Hindu nationalist outfits. |
| A. | cuttack |
| B. | allahabad |
| C. | varanasi |
| D. | ayodhya |
| Answer» D. ayodhya | |
| 150. |
The destruction of the Babri Masjid in Ayodhya on 6 December ............... by militant Hindu nationalist outfits. |
| A. | 1932 |
| B. | 1942 |
| C. | 1962 |
| D. | 1992 |
| Answer» D. 1992 | |
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