June 2023

Q. Subhash Chandra Bose resigned from the Presidentship of the Congress in (a) 1938 (b) 1939 (c) 1940 (d) none of the above Ans: (b) 1939  Explanation: Subhash Chandra Bose was elected as the President of the Indian National Congress in 1938. However, due to ideological differences and disagreements with the Congress leadership, particularly regarding […]

Q. The colonial construction of Indian history transported which of the following into the intellectual makeup of the educated middle-class of the time: 1. James Mill’s periodisation of Indian history 2. Marshman’s description of social customs 3. Henry Beveridge’s account of religious practices 4. Robert Orme’s explanation of the British military success Select the code

Q. Some of the native states refused to join the Indian Union till the last minute. Point the odd one out. (a) Travancore (b) Hyderabad (c) Junagadh (d) Rajkot Ans: (d) Rajkot

Q. Historically significant events occurred during the reign of different Governor Generals in the colonial period such as: 1. Simla Conference – Wavell 2. The Moplah Revolt – Reading 3. Grant of Communal Award – Willingdon 4. First demand for Pakistan – Linlithgow Select the code for correct pairs: (a) Only 1 (b) 1 and

Q. ‘Direct Action’ to achieve Pakistan sparked off unprecedented bloodshed during August 16–19, 1946 as a result of Hindu-Muslim riots in (a) Bombay (b) Garhmukteshwar (c) Calcutta (d) Patna Ans: (c) Calcutta Explanation:    The ‘Direct Action’ to achieve Pakistan sparked off unprecedented bloodshed during August 16-19, 1946, as a result of Hindu-Muslim riots in

Q. The three states which had not acceded to either Dominion by August 15, 1947, were all ruled by Princes whose own religion was different from that of the majority of their subjects. Point the odd one out. (a) Bhopal (b) Junagarh (c) Hyderabad (d) Kashmir Ans: (a) Bhopal

Q. On February 20, 1947, Prime Minister Attlee announced the British Government’s decision to withdraw from India latest by (a) August 1947 (b) January 1948 (c) June 1948 (d) August 1948 Ans: (c) June 1948 Explanation: On 20 February, 1947, Clement Attlee, the then British Prime Minister, announced in the British Parliament’s House of Commons

Q. In different corners of India in the colonial period some popular revolts that took place were as follows: 1. Tomma Dora : Koya Rebellion 2. Birsa Munda : Ulgulan 3. Shambhu Nath Pal : Pabna Uprising Select the code for correct pairs: (a) Only 1 (b) 1 and 2 (c) 3 only (d) 1,

Q. ‘A Sanyasi who came to that district after a spell as an indentured labourer in Fiji carrying a copy of Tulsidas Ramayana on his back from which he would recite verses to rural audience’ refers to which peasant leader? (a) Jhingura Singh (b) Jadunandan Sharma (c) Baba Ram Chandra (d) Sahajananda Saraswati Ans: (c)

Q. The most enduring as well as the most militant of the agitations originating in the period 1945–47 was the (a) Tebhaga Movement (b) Telengana Movement (c) The Travancore agitation (d) The Bakasht Peasants agitation Ans: (b) Telengana Movement Explanation: The correct answer is (b) Telengana Movement. The Telengana Movement, also known as the Telangana