Q. Which of the following political parties is/are national political parties? 1. Muslim League 2. Revolutionary Socialist Party 3. All-India Forward Block 4. Peasants and Workers Party of India Choose the correct answer from the codes given below: (a) 1, 2 and 3 (b) 2 and 4 ...

Q. The Barrah dacoity was the first major venture of the revolutionary terrorist of the freedom movement in (a) Bombay-Karnataka (b) Punjab (c) East Bengal (d) The Madras Presidency Ans: (c) East Bengal Explanation: The Barrah dacoity was the first major venture of the ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

Q. Which of the following international events influenced the course of the national movement in India before the advent of Mahatma Gandhi? 1. Italian-Abyssinian War, 1898 2. Boxer Movement in China 3. Revolutionary Movement in Ireland 4. Victory of Japan in the Russo-Japanese War ...

Q. What is common among Madam Bhikaji Cama, M. Barkatulla, V.V.S. Iyer and M.N. Roy? (a) All of them were leading members of the International Communist Movement (b) M. Barkatulla was the Prime Minister and the rest were Ministers in the Provisional Government of Free India established by a ...