The Hunter Commission was appointed after the
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Who among the following, was the President of the All-India States’ Peoples’ Conference in 1939?
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A London branch of the All-India Muslim League was established in 1908 under the presidency of
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Who among the following organised the famous Chittagong armoury raid?
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Consider the following statements about the Indian National Congress:
Q. Consider the following statements about the Indian National Congress: 1. Sarojini Naidu was the first woman to be the President of the Congress. 2. C.R. Das was in prison when he functioned as the President of the Congress. 3. The first Britisher to become the President of the Congress was Alan Octavian Hume. 4.
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Which one of the following is not a feature of the Government of India Act of 1935?
Q. Which one of the following is not a feature of the Government of India Act of 1935? (a) Diarchy at the Centre as well as in the provinces (b) A bicameral legislature (c) Provincial autonomy (d) An All-India Federation Ans: (b) A bicameral legislature
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That the per capita income in India was Rs. 20 in 1867-68, was ascertained for the first time by
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Assertion (A): The basic weakness of the early nationalist movement lay in its narrow social base.
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Assertion (A): Lord Linlithgo described the August Movement of 1942 as the most serious revolt after the Sepoy mutiny.
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After returning from South Africa, Gandhiji launched his first successful Satyagraha in
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