July 2023

Q. The word Adivasi was used for the first time to refer to the tribal people by (a) Mahatma Gandhi (b) Thakkar Bappa (c) Jyotiba Phule (d) B.R. Ambedkar Ans: (b) Thakkar Bappa Explanation: Adivasis have been living in India from as early as 2000 BCE. The word ‘Adivasi’ is derived from Sanskrit and means ‘the earliest inhabitants’. Adivasi is […]

Q. Hooghly was used as a base for piracy in the Bay of Bengal by (a) the Portuguese (b) the French (c) the Danish (d) the British Ans: (a) the Portuguese Explanation: Hooghly was used as a base for piracy in the Bay of Bengal by (a) the Portuguese. The Portuguese were known for establishing

Q. Which one of the following was an emigree Communist Journal of M.N. Roy? (a) Kisan Sabha (b) The Worker (c) Vanguard (d) Anushilan Ans: (c) Vanguard Explanation: The emigree Communist Journal of M.N. Roy was (c) Vanguard. Vanguard was an influential communist journal founded by M.N. Roy, an Indian revolutionary and a prominent figure

Q. The radical wing of the Congress Party, with Jawaharlal Nehru as one of its main leaders, founded the ‘Independence for India League’ in opposition to (a) the Gandhi-Irwin Pact (b) the Home Rule Movement (c) the Nehru Report (d) the Montford Reforms Ans: (c) the Nehru Report

Q. In the interim government formed in 1946, the Vice- President of the Executive Council was (a) Jawaharlal Nehru (b) Dr. S. Radhakrishnan (c) C. Rajagopalachari (d) Dr. Rajendra Prasad Ans: (a) Jawaharlal Nehru Explanation: In the Interim Government, the Viceroy’s Executive Council was equivalent to the position of Council of Ministers which acted as

Q. In the interim government formed in 1946, the Vice- President of the Executive Council was (a) Jawaharlal Nehru (b) Dr. S. Radhakrishnan (c) C. Rajagopalachari (d) Dr. Rajendra Prasad Ans: (a) Jawaharlal Nehru