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[2023] With reference to the Indian History, Alexander Rea, A.H. Longhurst, Robert Sewell, James Burgess and Walter Elliot were associated with
- (a) archaeological excavations
- (b) establishment of English Press in Colonial India
- (c) establishment of Churches in Princely States
- (d) construction of railways in Colonial India
Correct Answer: (A) archaeological excavations
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[2021] Who among the following is associated with ‘Song from Prison’, a translation of ancient Indian religious lyrics in English?
- (a) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
- (b) Jawaharlal Nehru
- (c) Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
- (d) Sarojini Naidu
Correct Answer: (C) Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
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[2021] With reference to Madanapalle of Andhra Pradesh, which one of the following statements is correct?
- (a) Pingali Venkayya designed the tricolour Indian National Flag here.
- (b) Pattabhi Sitaramaiah led the Quit India Movement of Andhra region from here.
- (c) Rabindranath Tagore translated the National Anthem from Bengali to English here.
- (d) Madame Blavatsky and Colonel Olcott set up headquarters of Theosophical Society first here
Correct Answer: (C) Rabindranath Tagore translated the National Anthem from Bengali to English here.
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[2020] With reference to the book “Desher Katha” written by Sakharam Ganesh Deuskar during
the freedom struggle, consider the following statements:
(1) It warned against the Colonial State’s hypnotic conquest of the mind.
(2) It inspired the performance of swadeshi street plays and folk songs.
(3) The use of ‘desh’ by Deuskar was in the specific context of the region of Bengal.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
- (a) 1 and 2 only
- (b) 2 and 3 only
- (c) 1 and 3 only
- (d) 1, 2 and 3
Correct Answer: (A) 1 and 2 only
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[2020] One common agreement between Gandhism and Marxism is
- (a) the final goal of a stateless society
- (b) class struggle
- (c) abolition of private property
- (d) economic determinism
Correct Answer: (A) the final goal of a stateless society
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[2019] With reference to the British colonial rule in India, consider the following statements:
1. Mahatma Gandhi was instrumental in the abolition of the system of ‘indentured labour’.
2. In Lord Chelmsford’s ‘War Conference’, Mahatma Gandhi did not support the resolution on recruiting Indians for World War.
3. Consequent upon the breaking of Salt Law by Indian people, the Indian National Congress was declared illegal by the colonial rulers.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
- (a) 1 and 2 only
- (b) 1 and 3 only
- (c) 2 and 3 only
- (d) 1, 2 and 3
Correct Answer: (B) 1 and 3 only
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[2018] He wrote biographies of Mazzini, Garibaldi, Shivaji and Shrikrishna; stayed in America for some time; and was also elected to the Central Assembly. He was
- (a) a)Aurobindo Ghosh
- (b) b)Bipin Chandra Pal
- (c) c)Lala Lajpat Rai
- (d) d)Motilal Nehru
Correct Answer: (C) c)Lala Lajpat Rai
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[2016] What was the main reason for the split in the Indian National Congress at Surat in 1907?
- (a) Introduction of communalism into Indian politics b Lord Minto
- (b) Extremists' lack of faith in the capacity of the moderates to negotiate with the British Government
- (c) Foundation of Muslim League
- (d) Aurobindo Ghosh's inability to the elected as the President of the Indian National Congress
Correct Answer: (B) Extremists' lack of faith in the capacity of the moderates to negotiate with the British Government
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[2015] Consider the following statements :
(1) The first woman President of the Indian National Congress was Sarojini Naidu.
(2) The first Muslim President of the Indian National Congress was Badruddin Tyabji.
Which of the statements given above is/ are correct?
- (a) 1 only
- (b) 2 only
- (c) Both 1 and 2
- (d) Neither 1 nor 2
Correct Answer: (B) 2 only
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[2015] Who of the following organized a march on the Tanjore coast to break the Salt Law in April 1930?
- (a) V. O. Chidambaram Pillai
- (b) C. Rajagopalachari
- (c) K. Kamaraj
- (d) Annie Besant
Correct Answer: (B) C. Rajagopalachari
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[2015] Who of the following was/were economic critic/critics of colonialism in India?
(1) Dadabhai Naoroji
(2) G. Subramania Iyer
(3) R. C. Dutt
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
- (a) 1 only
- (b) 1 and 2 only
- (c) 2 and 3 only
- (d) 1, 2 and 3
Correct Answer: (D) 1, 2 and 3
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[2013] Annie Besant was
1. Responsible for starting the Home Rule Movement
2. The founder of the Theosophical Society
3. Once the President of the Indian National Congress
Select the correct statement/statements using the codes given below.
- (a) 1 only
- (b) 2 and 3 only
- (c) 1 and 3 only
- (d) 1, 2 and 3
Correct Answer: (C) 1 and 3 only
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[2012] Consider the following statements: The most effective contribution made by Dadabhai Naoroji to the cause of Indian National Movement was that he:
1. Exposed the economic exploitation of India by the British.
2. Interpreted the ancient Indian texts and restored the self-confidence of Indians.
3. Stressed the need for eradication of all the social evils before anything else.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
- (a) 1 only
- (b) 2 and 3 only
- (c) 1 and 3 only
- (d) 1, 2 and 3
Correct Answer: (A) 1 only
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[2011] Karl Marx explained the process of class struggle with the help of which one of the following theories?
- (a) Empirical liberalism
- (b) Existentialism
- (c) Darwin's theory of evolution
- (d) Dialectical materialism
Correct Answer: (D) Dialectical materialism
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[2011] With reference to Indian freedom struggle, Usha Mehta is well-known for
- (a) Running the secret Congress Radio in the wake of Quit India Movement
- (b) Participating in the Second Round Table Conference
- (c) Leading a contingent of Indian National Army
- (d) Assisting in the formation of Interim Government under Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
Correct Answer: (A) Running the secret Congress Radio in the wake of Quit India Movement
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[2011] What was the purpose with which Sir William Wedderburn and W.S.Caine had set up the Indian Parliamentary Committee in 1893?
- (a) To agitate for Indian political reforms in the House of Commons
- (b) To campaign for the entry of Indians into the Imperial Judiciary
- (c) To facilitate a discussion on India’s Independence in the British Parliament
- (d) To agitate for the entry of eminent Indians into the British Parliament
Correct Answer: (A) To agitate for Indian political reforms in the House of Commons
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[2011] Mahatma Gandhi said that some of his deepest convictions were reflected in a book titled, “Unto this Last” and the book transformed his life. What was the message from the book that transformed Mahatma Gandhi?
- (a) Uplifting the oppressed and poor is the moral responsibility of an educated man
- (b) The good of individual is contained in the good of all
- (c) The life of celibacy and spiritual pursuit are essential for a noble life
- (d) All the statements (a), (b) and (c) are correct in this context
Correct Answer: (B) The good of individual is contained in the good of all
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[2011] What was the reason for Mahatma Gandhi to organize a satyagraha on behalf of the peasants of Kheda?
1. The Administration did not suspend the land revenue collection in spite of a drought.
2. The Administration proposed to introduce Permanent Settlement in Gujarat.
- (a) 1 only
- (b) 2 only
- (c) Both 1 and 2
- (d) Neither 1 nor 2
Correct Answer: (A) 1 only
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[2010] Consider the following statements:
1. Dr. Rajendra Prasad persuaded Mahatma Gandhi to come to Champaran to investigate the problem of peasants.
2. Acharya J.B. Kriplani was one of Mahatma Gandhi’s colleagues in his Champaran investigation.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- (a) 1 only
- (b) 2 only
- (c) Both 1 and 2
- (d) Neither 1 nor 2
Correct Answer: (B) 2 only
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[2010] By a regulation in 1793, the District Collector was deprived of his judicial powers and made the collecting agent only. What was the reason for such regulation ?
- (a) Lord Cornwallis felt that the District Collector's efficiency of revenue collection would enormously increase without the burden of other work
- (b) Lord Cornwallis felt that Judicial power should compulsorily be in the hands of Europeans while Indians can be given the job of revenue collection in the districts
- (c) Lord Cornwallis was alarmed at the extent of power concentrated in the District Collector and felt that such absolute power was undesirable in one person.
- (d) The judicial work demanded a deep knowledge of India and a good training in law and Lord Cornwallis felt that District Collector should be only a revenue collector
Correct Answer: (C) Lord Cornwallis was alarmed at the extent of power concentrated in the District Collector and felt that such absolute power was undesirable in one person.
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[2010] Who among the following Governor Generals created the Covenanted Civil Service of India which later came to be known as the Indian Civil Service?
- (a) Warren Hastings
- (b) Wellesley
- (c) Cornwallis
- (d) William Bentinck
Correct Answer: (C) Cornwallis
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[2009] Among the following Presidents of India, who was also the Secretary General of Non-Aligned Movement for some period ?
- (a) Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
- (b) Varahairi Venkatagiri
- (c) Giani Zail Singh
- (d) Dr. Shanker Dayal Sharma
Correct Answer: (C) Giani Zail Singh
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[2009] During the freedom struggle, Aruna Asaf Ali was a major woman organizer of underground activity in
- (a) Civil Disobedience Movement
- (b) Non-Cooperation Movement
- (c) Quit India Movement
- (d) Swadeshi Movement
Correct Answer: (C) Quit India Movement
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[2008] Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:
List-I (Author) List-II (Work)
A. Bankimchandra 1.Shatranj ke Khilari
B. Dinabandhu Mitra 2. Debi Chaudhurani
C. Premchandra 3. Nil-Darpan
4. Chandrakanta
- (a) 2 4 1
- (b) 3 4 2
- (c) 2 3 1
- (d) 3 1 4
Correct Answer: (C) 2 3 1
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[2008] Who was the Viceroy of India when the Rowlatt Act was passed?
- (a) Lord Irwin
- (b) Lord Reading
- (c) Lord Chelmsford
- (d) Lord Wavell
Correct Answer: (C) Lord Chelmsford
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[2008] Who among the following gave a systematic critique of the moderate politics of the Indian National Congress in a series of articles entitled New Lamps for Old?
- (a) Aurobindo Ghosh
- (b) R.C. Dutt
- (c) Syed Ahmad Khan
- (d) Viraraghavachari
Correct Answer: (A) Aurobindo Ghosh
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[2008] Who among the following used the phrase ‘Un-British’ to criticize the English colonial control of India?
- (a) Anandmohan Bose
- (b) Badruddin Tyabji
- (c) Dadabhai Naoroji
- (d) Pherozeshah Mehta
Correct Answer: (C) Dadabhai Naoroji
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[2008] During the Indian Freedom Struggle, who of the following raised an army called ‘Free Indian Legion’?
- (a) Lala Hardayal
- (b) Rashbehari Bose
- (c) Subhas Chandra Bose
- (d) V.D. Savarkar
Correct Answer: (C) Subhas Chandra Bose
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[2008] Who among the following rejected the title of knighthood and refused to accept a position in the Council of the Secretary of State for India?
- (a) Motilal Nehru
- (b) M.G. Ranade
- (c) G.K. Gokhale
- (d) B.G. Tilak
Correct Answer: (C) G.K. Gokhale
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[2008] Who among the following Gandhian followers was a teacher by profession?
- (a) A.N. Sinha
- (b) Braj Kishore Prasad
- (c) J.B. Kriplani
- (d) Rajendra Prasad
Correct Answer: (C) J.B. Kriplani
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[2008] Where was the first session of the Indian National Congress held in December 1885?
- (a) Ahmedabad
- (b) Bombay
- (c) Calcutta
- (d) Delhi
Correct Answer: (B) Bombay
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[2008] Which one of the following was a journal brought out by Abul Kalam Azad?
- (a) Al-Hilal
- (b) Comrade
- (c) The Indian Sociologist
- (d) Zamindar
Correct Answer: (A) Al-Hilal
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[2007] Who among the following wrote the book ‘Babuvivah’?
- (a) Raja Rammohan Roy
- (b) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
- (c) Pandita Ramabai
- (d) Rabindranath Tagore
Correct Answer: (B) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
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[2007] The song ‘Amar Sonar Bangla’ written during the Swadeshi Movement of India inspired the liberation struggle of Bangladesh. Who wrote this song?
- (a) Rajni Kanta Sen
- (b) Dwijendralal Ray
- (c) Mukunda Das
- (d) Rabindranath Tagore
Correct Answer: (D) Rabindranath Tagore