Q. At a time when empires in Europe were crumbling before the might of Napoleon which one of the following Governors- General kept the British flag flying high in India? (a) Warren Hastings (b) Lord Cornwallis (c) Lord Wellesley (d) Lord Hastings Ans: (c) Lord Wellesley Explanation: After the Treaty of Amiens (1802) between Napoleon […]
Q. The Governor-General who followed a spirited “Forward” policy towards Afghanistan was (a) Minto (b) Dufferin (c) Elgin (d) Lytton Ans: (d) Lytton Explanation: The Governor-General who followed a spirited “Forward” policy towards Afghanistan was Lord Lytton. Lord Lytton, whose full name was Edward Robert Bulwer-Lytton, served as the Viceroy of India from 1876 to
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Q. “It made its proposals in May. It still wanted a united India. There was to be a Federal Union composed of British provinces.” The above quotation is related to (a) Simon Commission (b) Gandhi-Irwin Pact (c) Cripps Mission (d) Cabinet Mission Ans: (d) Cabinet Mission Explanation: Cabinet Mission reached Delhi on March 24, 1946.
Q. The most short-lived of all of Britain’s constitutional experiments in India was the (a) Indian Councils Act of 1861 (b) Indian Councils Act of 1892 (c) Indian Councils Act of 1909 (d) Government of India Act of 1919 Ans: (c) Indian Councils Act of 1909 Explanation: Indian Council Act, 1909 proved to be the
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Q. ‘Abinava Bharat’ a secret society of revolutionaries was organised by (a) Khudiram Bose (b) V. D. Savarkar (c) Prafulla Chaki (d) Bhagat Singh Ans: (b) V. D. Savarkar Explanation: The secret society of revolutionaries known as ‘Abinava Bharat’ was organized by (b) V. D. Savarkar. Veer Savarkar, also known as Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, was
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Q. The Congress policy of pray and petition ultimately came to an end under the guidance of (a) Aurobindo Ghosh (b) Bal Gangadhar Tilak (c) Lala Lajpat Rai (d) Mahatma Gandhi Ans: (b) Bal Gangadhar Tilak Explanation: Bal Gangadhar Tilak described the method of three P’s – Prayer, petition and protest as political mendicancy. He
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Q. The first venture of Gandhi in all-India politics was the (a) Non-Cooperation Movement (b) Rowlatt Satyagraha (c) Champaran Movement (d) Dandi March Ans: (b) Rowlatt Satyagraha Explanation: Rowlatt Satyagraha was the first venture of Gandhi in all-India politics. On 24th February, 1919 at Bombay, Mahatma Gandhi started a campaign and formed a Satyagraha Sabha against the Rowlatt
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Q. Who was the leader of the Ghaddar Party? (a) Bhagat Singh (b) Lala Hardayal (c) Bal Gangadhar Tilak (d) V. D. Savarkar Ans: (b) Lala Hardayal Explanation: The leader of the Ghadar Party was (b) Lala Hardayal. Lala Hardayal, also known as Sohan Singh Bhakna, was a prominent figure in the Indian independence movement.
Q. “The Congress is tottering to its fall and one of my great ambitions while in India, is to assist it to a peaceful demise.” This statement is attributed to (a) Lord Dufferin (b) Lord Curzon (c) Lord Lytton (d) None of the above Ans: (b) Lord Curzon Explanation: Lord Curzon served as Governor General
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