Q. In November 1945 three former INA officers were charged with waging war against the King-emperor. Point the odd man out. (a) Col Shah Nawaz (b) Captain Sehgal (c) Lt Dhillon (d) Damodar Chapekar Ans: (d) Damodar Chapekar Explanation: The odd man out in this context is (d) Damodar Chapekar. In November 1945, three former […]
Q. During the First World War, assistance was organised through few centres abroad. Which one of the following was not such a centre? (a) Kabul (b) New York (c) London (d) Berlin Ans: (c) London
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Q. At the Tripuri session of the Indian national Congress (March 1939), Subhash Chandra Bose defeated Mahatma Gandhi’s official candidate for the Presidentship. Who was he? (a) Abdul Kalam Azad (b) V. Rajgopalachari (c) Pattabhi Sitaramayya (d) Vallabhbhai Patel Ans: (c) Pattabhi Sitaramayya Explanation: The correct answer is (c) Pattabhi Sitaramayya. At the Tripuri session
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Q. Consider the following statements in the context of women’s participation in the Indian National movement: 1. Leelawati Nag established the StreeSangh in Dacca which played a crucial role in the recruitment and training of women revolutionaries. 2. The Tebhaga Movement, 1946, saw the formation of women Brigade as Nari Bahinis to fight against colonial
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Q. Who was the bearer of honorific title ‘Vaikom Veerar’ (Hero of Vaikom)? (a) V V S Iyer (b) C Rajagopalachari (c) E V Ramaswamy (d) None of the above Ans: (c) E V Ramaswamy Explanation: The bearer of the honorific title “Vaikom Veerar” (Hero of Vaikom) was (c) E V Ramaswamy, also known as
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Q. An expatriate, a gifted linguist, an assistant of the Oxford Sanskritist, Sir Monier Monier-Williams, later a full time worker for the Indian national cause in England, who came under the spell of Herbert Spencer, refers to: (a) Chhaganlal Gandhi (b) Shyamji Krishna Varma (c) V Chattopadhyaya (d) Pranjivan Mehta Ans: (b) Shyamji Krishna Varma
Q. Initially an associate of Gandhi, he left the Congress, broke off with Gandhi and launched a radical social movement called the ‘Self-Respect Movement’. The reference here is to (a) Chhatrapati Maharaj (b) E V R Naicker (c) P Tyagaraya Chetti (d) Jyotirao Govindrao Phule Ans: (b) E V R Naicker Explanation: The correct answer
Q. Carefully examine the statements telling us about the nationalists’ different contribution to the national cause. 1. The chief architect of the organisation of States on linguistic basis in India was Pattabhi Sitaramaiah. 2. Jamnalal Bajaj was the treasurer of the Indian National Congress. 3. M R Jayakar was a member of the Drafting Committee
Q. Some of the landmark events of the colonial period were as follows: 1. Meerut Conspiracy case 2. The enunciation of the new British policy of ‘discriminating protection’ by the fiscal commission 3. The laying down of discriminatory policy against the sons of soil in their employment in high positions in government 4. The reorganisation
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Q. Give the correct ascending chronological sequence of events: 1. Swadeshi movement 2. Non-cooperation movement 3. Quit India movement 4. Civil Disobedience movement Choose the correct sequence. (a) 1, 2, 3, 4 (b) 1, 2, 4, 3 (c) 2, 1, 3, 4 (d) 4, 1, 2, 3 Ans: (b) 1, 2, 4, 3
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