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1. Which of the following committee and act is associated with the Sedition act?
Rowlatt Committee
Muddiman Committee
Butler Committee
Both A & B
2. Consider the following statement(s) regarding Khilafat Movement: I. The Amritsar Session of the INC gave a great fillip to the Khilafat agitation. II. Khilafat conference held in Calcutta under Presidentship of Jinnah. III. Khilafat Movement was started to support Ottoman Empire. Which of the above statement (s) is/are correct? Codes.
Only I
Both I and II
Both I and III
I, II and III
3. Which of the following was the achieved milestone of the Non-Cooperation Movement of 1921?
It stopped the injustice done to the Khilafat
Indian obtains some political rights
The Hindus and the Muslims came closer in political pursuit
It avenged the Punjab atrocities
4. Which of the following leader given the term ‘insenate waste’ on the the burning of the foreign clothes during the Non-Cooperation Movement?
Lord Reading
Motilal Nehru
Rabindra Nath Tagore
Mohammad Ali
5. When was the Non-Cooperation Movement got momentum under the leadership of Mahatma Gandhi and the Indian National Congress?
1920-1922
1922-1924
1987-1989
1990-1992
6. Which of the following event compel M.K Gandhi to withdraw the Nation’s cooperation from the British Government?
Jallianwala massacre
Bhagat singh Hanging
Lathi charge
All of the above
7. When was M.K Gandhi suspend after the violent act of peasants at Police station of Chauri Chaura, near Gorakhpur in UP?
Feb-22
Mar-22
Jan-20
Feb 1920
8. When was the non-cooperation movement started by M.K Gandhi?
After Rowlatt Act
Chauri-Chaura incident
Jalliawalabagh Massacre
None of the above
9. Which of the following event was the reason for the withdrawn of non cooperation movement?
Chauri Chaura incident
Jallianwala massacre
Gandhi Imprisionment
None
10. Consider the following statement (s) related to the Non-cooperation Movement I.It aimed to resist British rule in India through nonviolent means. Protestors would refuse to buy British goods, adopt the use of local handicrafts and picket liquor shops. II.The ideas of Ahimsa and nonviolence, and Gandhi's ability to rally hundreds of thousands of common citizens towards the cause of Indian independence, were first seen on a large scale in this movement through the summer 1920, they feared that the movement might lead to popular violence Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct? Codes.
Only I
Only II
Both I & II
Neither I nor II
11. When was the 'Quit India Movement' Launched by Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi?
1946
1939
1942
1940
12. What was the another name of 'Quit India movement'?
Khilafat Movement
Swadeshi Movement
Home Rule Movement
August Kranti
13. Which of the following leader who presided All India Congress Committee session on 9th August?
Jawaharlal Nehru
Aruna Asif Ali
Mahatma Gandhi
Annie Besant
14. Whean was the August Kranti pulled back?
1947
1942
1943
1945
15. Who had given the slogan of 'Do or Die'during All India Congress Committee in Bombay and ratified the 'Quit India' resolution?
Mahatma Gandhi
Jawaharlal Nehru
Subhash Chandra Bose
Jayaprakash Narayan
16. Which of the following statements is not correct with reference to the Indian Freedom Struggle?
The Rowlatt Act aroused a wave popular indignation and led to the JalianwallaBagh Massacre
Subhash Chandra Bose formed the Forward Bloc
Bhagat Singh was one of the founders of Hindustan Republican Socialist Association
In 1931, the Congress Session at Karachi opposed Gandhi-Irwin Pact
17. Which of the following provision was not included in the Nehru Report?
India must be given Dominion status
The Governor General must be only the constitutional head
There was to be no separate electorate
Diarchy should be introduced both at the centre as well as provinces
18. Consider the following statement (s) related to the Indian National Congress I. The Poorna Swarajya resolution was passed in Lahore session of the Congress held in December II. The Congress Working Committee,-which met on January 2, 1930, decided that January 26,1930, should be observed as the PoornaSwarajya Day. Which of the above statement (s) is/are correct? Codes
Only I
Only II
Both I and II
Neither I nor II
19. What was the another name of 'Pledge of Indian Independence'?
Declaration of Independence
Declaration of Constitution
Declaration of Constituent Assembly
None of the above
20. Consider the following statement (s) regarding Poona Pact (1932) I. It refers to an agreement between Babasaheb Ambedkar and Mahatma Gandhi signed on 24 September 1932 at Yerwada Central Jail in Pune (now in Maharashtra), India. II. It was signed by Pt Madan Mohan Malviya and B.R. Ambedkar and some Dalit leaders to break the fast unto death undertaken by Gandhi in Yerwada prison to annul the Macdonald Award giving separate electorates to Dalits for electing members of state legislative assemblies in British India. Select the correct answer from the codes given below: Codes:
Only I
Only II
Both I and II
Neither I nor II
21. What was the Rigvedic name of river Ravi?
Parushni
Vipas
Vitasta
Kubha
22. Who written the book “poverty and un-British rule in India”
R.C. Dutta
Dadabhai Naoroji
D.R. Gadgil
P.C. Mahalnobis
23. Who introduced the Ryotwari Syatem in India?
Munro and Charles Reed
Lord Cornwallis
John shore
None of these
24. Where did Moplah revolt taken place?
Bengal
Bihar
Uttar Pradesh
Kerala
25. Which of the following is not match correctly?
Harappa : Pakistan
Lothal: India
Dholavira : Rajasthan
Banwali: Haryana
26. What was the name of capital of Anga (a mahajapada)?
Champa
Varanasi
Kaushambi
Viratnagar
27. Who had written the book “Tuzuk-i- jahangiri”?
Abul fazl
Jahangir
Mulla daud
Abdul haq
28. Who had written the book “poverty and un-British rule in India”?
R.C. Dutta
Dada bhai Naoroji
S.C Bose
R.C. Das
29. Who founded the organization “servants of Indian society”?
Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
Mahatma Gandhi
DAYANAND SARASWATI
Gopal Krishna Gokhle
30. Who is called as “beacon of light of Asia”
Gautam Buddha
Mahatma Gandhi
Subhash Chandra Bose
Abdul Gaffer khan
31. As per Asoka’s inscriptions, which among the following place was declared tax free and proclaimed only 1/8th part as taxable?
Kushinagar
Lumbini
Kathmandu
Sarnath
32. The rulers of which among the following dynasties adopted the title Devaputra ?
Maurya
Sunga
Kushana
Saka-Kshatrapa
33. During whose reign was the Fourth Buddhist Council held?
Ashoka
Kalasoka
Ajatsatru
Kanishka
34. Who presided First Buddhist Council?
Mahakassapa
Vasumitra
Moggliputra Tissa
Sabakami
35. Which among the following Buddhist scripture deals in the moral code of conduct?
Abhidhamma Pitaka
Vinay Pitaka
Sutta Pitaka
None of them
36. Where was the second Jain council held?
Pataliputra
Vallabhi
Patliputra
Vaishali
37. Which among the following define the similarities between Buddhism and Jainism?
Both opposed Brahmanical domination and caste system
Both accepted the theories of rebirth
Both preached truth and non-violence
All of the above
38. By whom Pallava King Mahendravarman-I got defeated?
Pulakesin II
Vikramaditya II
Yajnavarman
Pulakesin I
39. Which of the following inscriptions mentions the name of Kalidasa?
Allahabad pillar inscription
Aihole inscription
Alapadu grant
Hanumakonda inscription
40. Mauryan Emperor Ashoka is referred as Ashokavardhana in which of the following?
Junagarh Inscription
Puranas
Nitlur minor rock edict
Maski edict
41. Who was the founder of Gupta Dynasty?
Sri Gupta
Samudragupta
Chandragupta I
Chandragupta II
42. Which of the following is / are the 9 gems of Chandragupta Vikramaditya?
Amarsimha
Harisena
Kahapanaka
All of the above
43. Which among the following can best define the Neolithic Revolution ?
Green Revolution
Technology Revolution
Milk Revolution
Agricultural Revolution
44. Buddhism from India was introduced to which current region by Kasyapa Matanga?
China
South East Asia
Sri Lanka
Africa
45. Which among the following Pala rulers is known to have founded the Vikramshila Vihara?
Gopala
Devpala
Dharampala
Mahendrapala
46. The term “Vitasta” in Rig Veda refers to which among the following rivers?
Indus
Beas
Jhelum
Chenab
47. Which dynasty Asoka the Great was emperor of ?
Maurya Dynasty
Kakatiya dynasty
Nanda dynasty
Pradyota dynasty
48. Who among the following was the first famous and powerful king of Sen dynasty?
Ballal Sen
Vijay Sen
Samanta Sen
Vikram Sen
49. What is the correct Chronological Order of Nandas, Sungas, Mauryas & Hayankas dynasties of Ancient India?
Nandas, Sungas, Mauryas, Hayankas
Mauryas, Hayankas, Sungas, Nandas
Hayankas, Nandas, Mauryas, Sungas
Nandas, Mauryas, Sungas, Haranyakas
50. Earth, Water, Fire, Air, and Ether (sky) these are the panchtatvas (5 elements) and when they combine they give rise to new objects. This is a principle of which of the Vedic philosophies?
Sankhya
Yoga
Vaisheshika
Advita
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