June 2023

Q. Some of the important works of modern times and their authors have been cited here: 1. Chamana Atha Guntha: Fakir Mohan Senapati 2. Karambhumi: Premchand 3. Bipradas: Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay 4. Ganadevata: Tarashankar Bandyopadhyay Select the code for correct statements. (a) 1, 2 (b) 2, 3 (c) Only 4 (d) 1, 2, 3, 4 […]

Q. Who wrote the play ‘Andher Nagari Chaupat Raja’? (a) Govardhanram M Tripathi (b) Munshi Premchand (c) Fakir Mohan Senapati (d) Bhartendu Harishchandra Ans: (d) Bhartendu Harishchandra Explanation: The correct answer is (d) Bhartendu Harishchandra. The play ‘Andher Nagari Chaupat Raja’ was written by Bhartendu Harishchandra, a renowned Hindi writer and playwright. He is considered

Q. Which of the following statements regarding Mohammad Ali Jinnah is not true? (a) He was Dadabhai Naoroji’s secretary at the Calcutta session of Congress in 1906. (b) He became a communal nationalist in 1913 when he joined the Muslim League. (c) He and Tilak were the joint authors of Lucknow Pact. (d) In 1919–20,

Q. When did Muslim League adopt self government as one of its objectives? (a) 1919 (b) 1911 (c) 1913 (d) 1920 Ans: (c) 1913 Explanation: The Muslim League was founded in 1906 to safeguard the rights of Indian Muslims. At first the league was encouraged by the British and was generally favourable to their rule,

Q. In march 1908, who was elected as the ‘Permanent’ president of the Muslim league? (a) Nawab Salimullah (b) Syed Ahmad Khan (c) Aga Khan (d) Syed Amir Ali Ans: (c) Aga Khan Explanation: The correct answer is (c) Aga Khan. In March 1908, Aga Khan III, Sir Sultan Muhammad Shah, was elected as the

Q. Who was the traditional Muslim scholar of the Deoband school who held the view that there was no conflict between Muslims and nationalism? (a) Badruddin Tyabji (b) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (c) Maulana Mohammad Ali (d) Maulana Zafar Ali Khan Ans: (b) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Explanation:    The correct answer is (b) Maulana

Q. The Ahrar movement (a) was directed by ideas of self government (b) disliked the loyalist politics of the Aligarh school and the big nawabs and zamindars (c) advocated participation in the militant nationalist movement (d) all of the above Ans: (d) all of the above

Q. The Mohammedan Anglo-oriental Defence Association (1893) was started by (a) Sayed Ahmad Khan (b) T Beck (c) A S Samuelson (d) none of these Ans: (a) Sayed Ahmad Khan Explanation: Mohammedan Anglo-Oriental Defence Association was established in 1893 by Syed Ahmad Khan as a part of the Aligarh movement. He established it as he