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On 17th October 1940, the individual Satyagraha was first started by _________.
- A. Vinobha Bhave
- B. Gandhiji
- C. Tilak
- D. Subhash Chandra Bose
Correct Answer: A —
Solution
Vinoba Bhave was selected by Mahatma Gandhi as the first individual Satyagrahi on 17th October 1940. Gandhiji himself started the movement, but Vinoba Bhave was the one who inaugurated it by delivering an anti-war speech.
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Who was the Viceroy of India when the Quit India Movement started in 1942 ?
- A. Lord Mountbatten
- B. Lord Wavell
- C. Winston Churchill
- D. Lord Linlithgow
Correct Answer: D —
Solution
Lord Linlithgow was the Viceroy of India from 1936 to 1943. When the Quit India Movement was launched in August 1942, Lord Linlithgow held the office. Lord Mountbatten was the last Viceroy, Lord Wavell succeeded Linlithgow, and Winston Churchill was the Prime Minister of the UK at the time.
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The first President of the Indian National Congress was :
- A. A.O. Hume
- B. Surendranath Bannerjee
- C. W.C. Bannerjee
- D. Badruddin Tyabji
Correct Answer: C —
Solution
W.C. Bannerjee (Womesh Chandra Bonnerjee) presided over the first session of the Indian National Congress held in Bombay in 1885. A.O. Hume was the founder, Surendranath Bannerjee was a prominent leader of the Indian Association, and Badruddin Tyabji was the first Muslim President of the Congress.
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When was the tri-colour flag of freedom hoisted ?
- A. January 26, 1930
- B. December 31, 1929
- C. January 26, 1931
- D. March 12, 1930
Correct Answer: A —
Solution
Following the Lahore session of the Congress in 1929, it was declared that January 26, 1930, would be celebrated as Purna Swaraj day. On this day, the tri-colour flag of freedom was hoisted across the country.
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Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour was planned by _________.
- A. Kaiser William II
- B. Yamamoto
- C. Hirohito
- D. Schuschnigg
Correct Answer: B —
Solution
Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, the Commander-in-Chief of the Combined Fleet of the Imperial Japanese Navy, was the mastermind behind the surprise military strike against the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
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Laissez Faire is a word coined by __________.
- A. Fischer
- B. John A. Hobson
- C. Gournay
- D. Karl Marx
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Match the following : (1)Kanpur Conspiracy Case (i)Fundamental rights (2)Meerut Conspiracy Case (ii)Surya Sen (3)Chittagong Armoury Raid (iii)1929 (4)Karachi Session of Indian National Congress(iv)1924
- A. (1) - (iii), (2) - (iv), (3) - (i), (4) - (ii)
- B. (1) - (i), (2) - (ii), (3) - (iii), (4) - (iv)
- C. (1) - (iv), (2) - (iii), (3) - (ii), (4) - (i)
- D. (1) - (ii), (2) - (iii), (3) - (iv), (4) - (i)
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Who among the following was arrested in Kanpur Conspiracy Case ?
- A. S.A. Dange
- B. M.N. Roy
- C. Ram Prasad Bismil
- D. Bhagat Singh
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Q9
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The first State formed on Linguistic basis was :
- A. Andhra
- B. Kashmir
- C. Orissa
- D. Assam
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Q10
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“Swaraj is my birth right and I shall have it,” was said by :
- A. Subhash Chandra Bose
- B. Bala Gangadhar Tilak
- C. Bharathiyar
- D. Dadabhai Naoroji
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Q11
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Which one of the following is correctly paired ?
- A. Lord Minto - The University Act of 1904
- B. Bankim Chandra Chatterjee - Anandmath
- C. Epicentre of militant nationalism- Madras
- D. G. Subramaniam - Dawn Society
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Assertion (A) : V.O. Chidambaram established a Swadeshi Steam Navigation Company. Reason (R) : He wanted to oppose the monopoly of the British in Navigation through the coast.
- A. (A) is correct and (R) is wrong.
- B. (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
- C. (A) is wrong and (R) is correct.
- D. (A) and (R) are true and (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
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Q13
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The official residence of Louise XVI was __________.
- A. Marseilles
- B. Versailles
- C. Tuileries
- D. Toulon
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Q14
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Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act was passed in the year __________.
- A. 2007
- B. 2005
- C. 2008
- D. 2006
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The UNO came into existence on :
- A. 24th November 1946
- B. 24th October 1944
- C. 24th November 1945
- D. 24th October 1945
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During the Mughal period the official and court language was :
- A. Marathi
- B. Urdu
- C. Persian
- D. Hindi
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Q17
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INA was founded with the help of :
- A. France
- B. Germany
- C. USA
- D. Japan
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Q18
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In the American War of Independence the British army was led by __________.
- A. William Howe
- B. Richard Lee
- C. Rockingham
- D. George Washington
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Q19
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The Home Rule Movement in South India was started by :
- A. B.P. Wadia
- B. Tilak
- C. H.S. Olcott
- D. Annie Besant
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Arrange the different stages of Non-cooperation Movement in chronological order. (1)The most heinous of political crime was perpetrated on an unarmed mass by the British regime at Amritsar town. (2)Rowlatt Act was promulgated to imprison any person without trial by a law court. (3)Chauri Chaura incident of Mob violence made Gandhi to announce the suspension of Non-cooperation Movement. (4)A special session held at Calcutta resolved to accept Gandhi’s proposal on non-cooperation with the colonial state.
- A. (2), (4), (1), (3)
- B. (2), (1), (4), (3)
- C. (3), (2), (4), (1)
- D. (1), (3), (2), (4)
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Q22
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What was called the Mendicant Policy of the Moderates ?
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Q23
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Name the book and weekly published by Annie Besant.
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Q24
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Who were the local leaders to accompany Gandhiji to Champaran ?
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Q25
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Why is J.N. Tata called the ‘Father of Indian Modern Industry’ ?
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Q27
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What is the significance of Article 370 of the Constitution ?
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Q28
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What impact did the European settlement in North America make on the indigenous population ?
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Q29
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What was the essence of the Munich Agreement ?
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Q30
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Name the countries which remained as Central Powers during the World War I.
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Q31
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Analyse Macaulay’s “Minute on Indian Education”.
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Att Act was promulgated to imprison any person without trial by a law court. (3) Chauri Chaura incident of Mob violence made Gandhi to announce the suspension of Non-cooperation Movement. (4) A special session held at Calcutta resolved to accept Gandhi’s proposal on non-cooperation with the colonial state.
- A. (2), (4), (1), (3)
- B. (2), (1), (4), (3)
- C. (3), (2), (4), (1)
- D. (1), (3), (2), (4)
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Q34
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Give an account of the proceedings of Surat Session that ended in the split of the Congress.
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Q35
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Point out the difference between pro-changers and no changers.
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Q36
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Explain how Surya Sen organised the Chittagong Armoury Raid.
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Q37
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What was the context in which Gandhi thought of Quit India Movement ?
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Q38
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What were the reasons for agricultural backwardness in India ?
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Q39
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Long before the revolution of 1789, there was a revolution in the realm of ideas. Explain.
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Q41
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Highlight the important results of the Second World War.
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Q42
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What are the achievements of Five Year Plan ?
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Q43
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To what extent the repressive and racist policy measures of the British were responsible for the national awakening in India ?
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Q44
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Narrate the work done by two Home Rule movements one under Tilak and another under Annie Besant.
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Q45
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Sketch the education career of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar with particular focus on his activism to secure social justice to the depressed classes.
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Q46
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Discuss Bhagat Singh’s radical strand of nationalism and his revolutionary activism that led to his hanging.
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Q48
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What were the problems in the merger of princely states with Indian Union and explain how they were ably handled by Patel and Nehru ?
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Q49
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Why did Industrial revolution start in England first ? What impact did it make on modern society ?
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Q50
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The Treaty of Versailles was harsh and humiliating for Germany. Substantiate the statement.
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Q51
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Examine to what extent Germany and Hitler were responsible for the outbreak of Second World War ?
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Q52
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Discuss the origin of Arab-Israeli conflict and show how subsequent developments caused a major war between the two in 1967.
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Q53
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Write about the role played by V.O. Chidambaram in Indian National Movement.
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Q54
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Mark the following places where Indian National Movement took place on the Outline Map of India. (i) Calcutta (ii) Nagpur (iii) Delhi (iv) Thoothukudi (v) Kashmir
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Q55
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Explain the causes for the American War of Independence.
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Q56
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Draw a time-line from 1920 to 1950 and mark any five important events of Indian National Movement.
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Q57
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Arrange the different stages of Non-cooperation Movement in chronological order. (1)The most heinous of political crime was perpetrated on an unarmed mass by the British regime at Amritsar town. (2)Rowlatt Act was promulgated to imprison any person without trial by a law court. (3)Chauri Chaura
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Q58
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To what extent the repressive and racist policy measures of the British were responsible for the national awakening in India ? OR Narrate the work done by two Home Rule movements one under Tilak and another.
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