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The Barrah dacoity was the first major venture of the revolutionary terrorist of the freedom movement in

The Barrah dacoity was the first major venture of the revolutionary terrorist of the freedom movement in

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 revolutionary terrorists of the freedom movement in 1908, in Dhaka district of

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The word Adivasi was used for the first time to refer to the tribal people by

The word Adivasi was used for the first time to refer to the tribal people by

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

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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

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

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

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In the interim government formed in 1946, the Vice- President of the Executive Council was

In the interim government formed in 1946, the Vice- President of the Executive Council was

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

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Which of the following international events influenced the course of the national movement in India before the advent of Mahatma Gandhi?

Which of the following international events influenced the course of the national movement in India before the advent of Mahatma Gandhi?

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 Choose the correct answer from the code given below: (a) 1,

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What is common among Madam Bhikaji Cama, M. Barkatulla, V.V.S. Iyer and M.N. Roy?

What is common among Madam Bhikaji Cama, M. Barkatulla, V.V.S. Iyer and M.N. Roy?

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 group of revolutionaries at Kabul (c)

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