Q. Who was the heroine of the 1942 Quit India Movement? (a) Dr Annie Besant (b) Sucheta Kriplani (c) Aruna Asaf Ali (d) Sarojini Naidu Ans: (C) Aruna Asaf Ali Explanation: Aruna Asaf Ali is called Heroine of 1942 Quit India Movement. It was her chivalrous behaviour that gave her the title of ‘Heroine of […]
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Q. Bhagat Singh shot Police Commissioner Saunders dead because (a) he forced the Public Safety Bill through the Legislative Assembly (b) he had led the lathi charge against the peaceful procession in which Lajpat Rai was injured (c) he had led the campaign against the armoury raid culprits (d) Chandra Shekhar Azad was killed in
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Q. Protesting against Simon Commission in a demonstration, Lala Lajpat Rai sustained fatal injuries. Where did the incident occur? (a) Amritsar (b) Meerut (c) Lahore (d) Jalandhar Ans: (c) Lahore
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Q. Important initiatives of some of the distinctive nationalists during the course of the Indian freedom struggle were as follows: 1. Bardoli Satyagraha – Vallabhbhai Patel 2. Swarajist – C R Das 3. Khilafat – Maulana A K Azad 4. Khudai Khidmatgar – Abdul Ghaffar Khan Select the code for correct pairs: (a) Only 1
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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
