Q. Who headed the Interim Cabinet formed in the year 1946? (a) Rajendra Prasad (b) Jawaharlal Nehru (c) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel (d) Rajagopalachari Ans: (b) Jawaharlal Nehru Explanation: The correct answer is (b) Jawaharlal Nehru. Jawaharlal Nehru, who later became the first Prime Minister of independent India, headed the Interim Cabinet formed in the year […]
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Q. With reference to the entry of European powers into India, which one of the following statements is NOT correct? (a) The Portuguese captured Goa in 1499 (b) The English opened their first factory in South India at Masulipatam (c) In Eastern India, the English Company opened its first factory in Orissa in 1633 (d)
Q. When Congress leaders condemned the Montagu- Chelmsford Report, many moderates left the party to form the: (a) Swarajya party (b) Indian Freedom Party (c) Independence Federation of India (d) Indian Liberal Federation Ans: (a) Swarajya party Explanation: The correct answer is (a) Swarajya party. When Congress leaders condemned the Montagu-Chelmsford Report, which was a
Q. With reference to colonial rule in India, what was sought by the Ilbert Bill in 1883? (a) To bring Indians and Europeans on par as far as the criminal jurisdiction of courts was concerned (b) To impose severe restrictions on the freedom of the native press as it was perceived to be hostile to
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Q. An important aspect of the Cripps Mission of 1942 was : (a) That all Indian States should join the Indian Union as a condition to consider any degree of autonomy for India (b) The creation of an Indian Union with Dominion status very soon after the Second World War (c) The active participation and
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Q. Which one of the following provisions was NOT made in the Charter Act of 1833? (a) The trading activities of the East India Company were to be abolished (b) The designation of the supreme authority was to be changed as the Governor-General of India in Council (c) All law-making powers to be conferred on
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Q. The leader of the Bardoli Satyagraha (1928) was: (a) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel (b) Mahatma Gandhi (c) Vithalbhai J. Patel (d) Mahadev Desai Ans: (a) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Explanation: The correct answer is (a) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. The leader of the Bardoli Satyagraha in 1928 was Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. Bardoli Satyagraha was a significant non-violent
Q. Assertion (a): The effect of labour participation in the Indian nationalist upsurge of the early 1930s was weak. Reason (R): The labour leaders considered the ideology of Indian National Congress as bourgeois and reactionary. (a) Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct explanation of A (b) Both A and
Q. During the Indian freedom struggle, the Khudai Khidmatgars, also known as Red Shirts, called for (a) the Union of Pashtun tribal areas in north-west with the Afghanistan (b) the adoption of terrorist tactics and methods for terrorising and finally ousting the colonial rulers (c) the adoption of communist revolutionary ideology for political and social
Q. With reference to the Indian freedom struggle, which one of the following statements is correct? (a) Hakim Ajmal Khan was one of the leaders to start a nations list and militant Ahrar movement (b) When the Indian National Congress was formed, Sayyid Ahmad Khan opposed it (c) The All-India Muslim League which was formed
