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
Q. With which one of the following mountain tribes did the British first come into contact with after the grant of Diwani in the year 1765? (a) Garo (b) Khasis (c) Kukis (d) Tipperahs Ans: (b) Khasis Explanation: With the grant of Diwani in the year 1765, the British first came into contact with the
Q. With reference to the period of extremist nationalist movement in India with its spirit of Swadeshi, which one of the following statements is correct? (a) Liakat Hussain led the Muslim peasants of Barisal in their agitations (b) In 1989, the scheme of national education was formulated by Satish Chandra Mukherjee (c) The Bengal National
Q. The President of India National Congress as the time of partition of India was (a) C Rajagopalachari (b) J B Kripalani (c) Jawaharlal Nehru (d) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Ans: (b) J B Kripalani Explanation: Acharya J.B Kriplani was the President of Indian National Congress at the time of partition of India. He also served
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Q. Which one of the following Acts of British India strengthened the Viceroy’s authority over his executive council by substituting “portfolio” or departmental system for corporate functioning? (a) Indian Council Act, 1861 (b) Government of India Act, 1858 (c) Indian Councils Act, 1892 (d) Indian Councils Act, 1909 Ans: (a) Indian Council Act, 1861 Explanation:
