Q. Which among the following was the reason of the resignations of the Indian Ministers in all the provinces in the year 1939? (a) The Governors refused to act as constitutional heads (b) The Centre did not provide the required financial help to provinces (c) The Governor-General converted Indian administration from federal to unitary one […]
Q. Who among the following was not associated with the activities of the Theosophical Society? (a) Madame H P Blavatsky (b) Mr A O Hume (c) Col H S Olcott (d) Mrs Annie Besant Ans: (b) Mr A O Hume
Q. The social ideals of Mahatma Gandhi were first put forth in (a) Hind Swaraj (b) An Authobiography–The Story of My Experiments with Truth (c) History of the Satyagraha in South Africa (d) The Bhagavad Geeta According to Gandhi Ans: (c) History of the Satyagraha in South Africa
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Q. Which one among the following statements about Civil Disobedience Movement is correct? (a) It started with Gandhiji’s march to Champaran (b) Under Gandhi–lrwin agreement Congress agreed to give up Civil Disobedience Movement (c) The British Government was quite soft towards the movement from the beginning (d) There was no violence during the movement Ans:
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Q. Who among the following first used the word ‘Swarajya’ in its political sense and accepted Hindi as the national language of India? (a) Rammohan Roy (b) Swami Vivekananda (c) Mahatma Gandhi (d) Bal Gangadhar Tilak Ans: (d) Bal Gangadhar Tilak Explanation: The correct answer is (d) Bal Gangadhar Tilak. Bal Gangadhar Tilak, a prominent
Q. Which one among the following was the primary reason behind the failure of the Young Bengal Movement in Bengal? (a) It did not appeal to educated people (b) Its economic programme was not popular (c) It was too radical (d) It did not have good leaders Ans: (c) It was too radical Explanation: The
Q. Consider the following ‘India would be far more reliable as a base foroperations.Moreover, the prospect of a settlement will be greatly enhanced by thedisappearance of Gandhi, who had for years torpedoed every attempt at asettlement.’ The above statement was made by the British in the context of(a) Kheda Satyagraha(b) Civil Disobedience Movement(c) Quit India
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Q. Several socio-political organisations were formed in the 19th and 20th centuries in India, Anjuman-e-Khawatin-e- Islam founded in the year 1914 was (a) All India Muslim Ladies Conference (b) A radical wing of the All India Muslim League (c) All India Muslim Student’s Conference (d) All India Islamic Conference Ans: (a) All India Muslim Ladies
Q. Who among the following was not associated with the foundation of the All India Trade Union Congress? (a) NM Joshi (b) Lajpat Rai (c) VV Giri (d) Joseph Baptista Ans: (c) VV Giri
Q. Several nationalist leaders in India wrote commentaries on the Bhagvad Geeta to argue the case for an ethical foundation to Indian nationalism, who among the following is an exception to it? (a) Sri Aurobindo (b) Mahatma Gandhi (c) Bal Gangadhar Tilak (d) Ram Manohar Lohia Ans: (c) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
