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Q1: Why did Rabindranath Tagore renounce his Knighthood during the Freedom Struggle ?
1. Partition of Bengal
2. Jallianwala Bagh Massacre
3. Execution of Bhagat Singh, Rajguru, and Sukhdev
4. None of them
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Answer: 2
Explanation: Rabindranath Tagore renounced his Knighthood in protest against the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre. He wrote to Lord Chelmsford expressing his strong opposition to the tragic event.
Q2: In which year did Rabindranath Tagore receive Knighthood ?
1. 1910
2. 1915
3. 1920
4. 1925
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Answer: 2
Explanation: Rabindranath Tagore was honoured with Knighthood in the year 1915. He was the first Indian to receive this award, which was given for his significant contributions to literature. However, he later returned this award as a protest against the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre in 1919.
Q3: Who was the President of the Indian National Congress at the time of India’s independence ?
1. Gandhi
2. J.B. Kripalani
3. Sarojini Naidu
4. None of the above
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Answer: 4
Explanation: J.B. Kripalani was not the President of the Indian National Congress at the time of independence. The correct answer is None of the above.
Q4: Which socialist leader escaped from the Hazaribagh Prison and joined the Quit India Movement ?
1. Ram Manohar Lohia
2. Minoo Masani
3. Jayprakash Narayan
4. Achyut Patwardhan
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Answer: 3
Explanation: Jayprakash Narayan, a prominent socialist leader, successfully escaped from Hazaribagh central jail in 1942 and then joined the Quit India Movement. He played a significant role in the struggle for India’s independence.
Q5: Who established the Swadesh Bandhab Samiti ?
1. Ashwini Kumar Datta
2. Bagha Jatin
3. Bhavabhushan Mitra
4. Narendranath Bhattacharya
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Answer: 1
Explanation: Ashwini Kumar Dutta established the Swadesh Bandhab Samiti, an organization that aimed to promote the consumption of indigenous products and boycott foreign goods.
Q6: In which place and under what circumstances did Bal Gangadhar Tilak make the declaration Swaraj ha maza janmasidha adhikar aahe ani to mi milavinach in Marathi ?
1. In Pune Jail
2. In Yavarda Jail
3. In Court
4. In Mandalay Jail
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Answer: 3
Explanation: Bal Gangadhar Tilak made the declaration Swaraj ha maza janmasidha adhikar aahe ani to mi milavinach (Swaraj is my birthright, and I shall have it) in court during his trial for sedition. Later, he was sent to Mandalay Jail for six years.
Q7: P. Mitra (Pramathanath Mitra) is associated with the foundation of which revolutionary organization ?
1. Anushilan Samiti
2. India House
3. Jugantar
4. None of the above
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Answer: 1
Explanation: Pramathanath Mitra, also known as P. Mitra, founded the Anushilan Samiti (Calcutta) on 24th March 1902. This revolutionary secret society included prominent leaders like Sri Aurobindo, Deshabandhu Chittaranjan Das, Surendranath Tagore, Jatindranath Banerjee, Bagha Jatin, Bhupendra Nath Datta, Barindra Ghosh, etc.
Q8: What was the original title of the Indian National Anthem when it was penned by Rabindranath Tagore ?
1. Jana Gana Mana
2. Bharat Bhagya
3. Bharat Bhagya Vidhata
4. Bharat Vidhata
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Answer: 2
Explanation: The original title of the Indian National Anthem when it was penned by Rabindranath Tagore was Bharat Bhagya. Later, it was adopted in its Hindi version by the Constituent Assembly and became the National Anthem of India on 24th January 1950.
Q9: Who played a dominant role in the famous Vaikom Satyagraha of 1924-25 ?
1. T. K. Madhavan
2. Muloor S. Padmanabha Panicker
3. Balarama Varma
4. K. Kelappan
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Answer: 4
Explanation: K. Kelappan played a dominant role in the famous Vaikom Satyagraha of 1924-25. The Vaikom Satyagraha was a movement against untouchability in Hindu society, centered at the Shiva temple at Vaikom, near Kottayam.
Q10: Who initiated the Ganapati Festival in 1893 and gave it a national character ?
1. Ganesh Damodar Savarkar
2. Nana Patil
3. Lokmanya Tilak
4. Vinoba Bhave
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Answer: 3
Explanation: Lokmanya Tilak initiated the Ganapati Festival in 1893 and transformed the traditional festival of Maharashtra into a national celebration. His efforts helped in unifying people for the cause of independence.
Q11: Who resigned from the membership of the Viceroy’s Executive Council as a protest against the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre ?
1. C. P. Ramaswami Iyer
2. Muhammad Ali Jinnah
3. B. N. Sarma
4. Shankaran Nair
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Answer: 4
Explanation: Shankaran Nair resigned from the membership of the Viceroy’s Executive Council as a protest against the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre on April 13, 1919.
Q12: On which date did the martyrdom of Chandrashekhar Azad take place ?
1. 11381
2. 11365
3. 11426
4. 11549
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Answer: 1
Explanation: Chandrashekhar Azad, the Indian revolutionary leader, met martyrdom on February 27, 1931, while fighting with the police in Azad Park, Allahabad.
Q13: Who played a dominant role in the famous Vaikom Satyagraha of 1924-25 ?
1. T. K. Madhavan
2. Muloor S. Padmanabha Panicker
3. Balarama Varma
4. K. Kelappan
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Answer: 4
Explanation: K. Kelappan played a dominant role in the famous Vaikom Satyagraha of 1924-25. The Vaikom Satyagraha was a movement against untouchability in Hindu society, centered at the Shiva temple at Vaikom, near Kottayam.
Q14: Who started the newspaper The Bengalee in 1879 ?
1. Surendranath Banerjee
2. Anandmohan Bose
3. Nabagopal Mitra
4. Rajnarayan Basu
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Answer: 1
Explanation: Surendranath Banerjee started the newspaper The Bengalee in 1879. He was one of the earliest political leaders during British rule and played a significant role in India’s freedom struggle.
Q15: During which event did Bal Gangadhar Tilak receive the epithet of ‘Lokmanya’ ?
1. Home Rule Movement
2. Surat Split
3. Swadeshi Movement
4. His imprisonment in 1908
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Answer: 1
Explanation: Bal Gangadhar Tilak received the epithet of ‘Lokmanya’ during the Home Rule Movement. This movement aimed at self-government within the British Empire and brought Tilak to the forefront of Indian politics.
Q16: Who among the following made the following statement ?
The only lesson required in India at present is to learn how to die, and the only way to teach is by dying ourselves. Therefore, I die and glory in my martyrdom.
1. Aurbindo Ghosh
2. Khudiram Bose
3. Chandra Shekhar Azad
4. Madan Lal Dhingra
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Answer: 4
Explanation: Madan Lal Dhingra made the statement before his execution in 1909. He was a revolutionary from Punjab and associated with the Indian Home Rule Society, The Abhinav Bharat Society, and the Indian House in London.
Q17: The Hindu Mahasabha was organized for the first time in 1914 at which of the following places?
1. Haridwar
2. Allahabad
3. Varanasi
4. None of the above
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Answer: 1
Explanation: The first All India Hindu Mahasabha Conference was organized at Haridwar in 1915. The Hindu Mahasabha was founded in 1914 by Madan Mohan Malviya, and it worked with Arya Samaj and other Hindu organizations.
Q18: Who wrote Gita Rahasya ?
1. Gopal Krishna Gokhale
2. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
3. Bidhan Chandra Roy
4. KM Munshi
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Answer: 2
Explanation: Gita Rahasya, an analysis of Karma yoga found in the Bhagavad Gita, was written by Indian social reformer and independence activist Bal Gangadhar Tilak while he was in prison at Mandalay, Burma.
Q19: Who among the following is said to have hatched the Delhi Conspiracy 1912 ?
1. Rasbehari Bose
2. Chandra Shekhar Azad
3. Khudi Ram Bose
4. Sohan Lal Pathak
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Answer: 1
Explanation: The Delhi conspiracy refers to a conspiracy in 1912 to assassinate the Viceroy of India, Lord Hardinge. It was said to have been hatched by Ras Bihari Bose, but it was never proved.
Q20: Who defended Aurbindo Ghosh in the Alipore conspiracy case ?
1. Tej Bahadur Sapru
2. Motilal Nehru
3. Jawahar Lal Nehru
4. Chitranjan Das
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Answer: 4
Explanation: Chittaranjan Das (Deshbandhu) defended Aurobindo Ghose in the Alipore Conspiracy Case (1908) and was the defense counsel in the Dacca Conspiracy Case.
Q21: The name of Operation Trojan Horse has been linked to the martyrdom of which among the following freedom fighters ?
1. Bhagat Singh, Rajguru, and Sukhdev
2. Chandra Shekhar Azad
3. Khudi Ram Bose
4. Madan Lal Dhingra
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Answer: 1
Explanation: According to certain accounts, the ‘execution’ of Bhagat Singh, Rajguru, and Sukhdev was part of a conspiracy code-named Operation Trojan Horse. However, these claims are not proven.
Q22: Who founded Banaras Hindu University, the largest residential Central University in Asia located in Varanasi ?
1. Vivekananda
2. Annie Besant
3. Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya
4. Jawaharlal Nehru
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Answer: 3
Explanation: Banaras Hindu University was established in 1915 by Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya. The idea of this university was mooted as early as 1904.
Q23: Sadakat Ashram memorial in Patna is dedicated to which former President of India ?
1. Dr. Rajendra Prasad
2. VV Giri
3. Muhammad Hidayatullah
4. Basappa Danappa Jatti
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Answer: 1
Explanation: Sadakat Ashram in Patna is dedicated to Dr. Rajendra Prasad, the first President of India. It was established by Mahatma Gandhi, and Jayaprakash Narayan launched his historic movement from this place after India’s independence.
Q24: Who was the first Indian to get elected in the House of Commons ?
1. Bhikaji Kama
2. JRD Tata
3. Dadabhai Naoroji
4. Dinshaw Edulji Wacha
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Answer: 3
Explanation: Dadabhai Naoroji was the first Indian to become a member of the House of Commons on the Liberal Party ticket. He served as a Member of the House of Commons from 1892 to 1895.
Q25: Who is known as the Father of Indian Unrest ?
1. Gopal Krishna Gokhale
2. Mahatma Gandhi
3. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
4. Bidhan Chandra Roy
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Answer: 3
Explanation: Bal Gangadhar Tilak is known as the Father of Indian Unrest and is credited with demanding complete Swarajya.
Q26: Who was the first Indian prince who actively participated in the Revolutionary Movement within and outside India ?
1. Raja Aridaman Singh
2. Raja Hari Singh
3. Raja Kumar Singh
4. Raja Mahendra Pratap
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Answer: 4
Explanation: Raja Mahendra Pratap was an Indian freedom fighter, journalist, writer, and Marxist revolutionary social reformist. He believed in religious unity and racial equality. He formed the first government outside India in Afghanistan in 1915. After 32 years of exile, he returned to India and became a member of the second Lok Sabha from Mathura constituency.
Q27: Curzon Wyllie, who was murdered by Madan Lal Dhingra in London, was____ ?
1. Secretary of State for India
2. Adviser to the Secretary of State of India
3. Law Member
4. Governor of Bengal
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Answer: 2
Explanation: Madan Lal Dhingra, an Indian political activist, assassinated Curzon Wyllie, who was an adviser to the Secretary of State of India, and Cowasji Lalcaca in London in 1909. His action was aimed at avenging the atrocities committed by the British in India.
Q28: Who among the following made the following statement ?
The only lesson required in India at present is to learn how to die, and the only way to teach is by dying ourselves. Therefore, I die and glory in my martyrdom.
1. Aurbindo Ghosh
2. Khudiram Bose
3. Chandra Shekhar Azad
4. Madan Lal Dhingra
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Answer: 4
Explanation: Madan Lal Dhingra made the statement before his execution in 1909. He was a revolutionary from Punjab and associated with the Indian Home Rule Society, The Abhinav Bharat Society, and the Indian House in London.
Q29: On which of the following charges was Bal Gangadhar Tilak arrested in 1908 ?
1. Murder of Douglas
2. Sedition
3. Opposing the Age of Consent Bill
4. Inciting Chapekar Brothers to commit violence
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Answer: 2
Explanation: Bal Gangadhar Tilak was arrested in 1908 on the charge of sedition. He had been defending the revolutionaries and calling for immediate self-rule through his newspaper Kesari, which led to his arrest and subsequent imprisonment.
Q30: Who initiated the slogan Inquilab Zindabad ?
1. Bhagat Singh
2. Chandra Shekhar Azad
3. Iqbal
4. Hasrat Mohani
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Answer: 4
Explanation: The slogan Inquilab Zindabad, which translates to Long Live the Revolution! was coined by Maulana Hasrat Mohani and became a prominent revolutionary chant during the British rule in India.
Q31: Who founded the Servants of India Society ?
1. Gopal Krishna Gokhale
2. Dadabhai Naoroji
3. Raja Ram Mohan Roy
4. Mahatma Gandhi
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Answer: 1
Explanation: The Servants of India Society was founded in 1905 by Gopal Krishna Gokhale with the aim of building a dedicated group of individuals for social service and reforms. The society played a significant role in famine relief, union organization, cooperatives, and upliftment of tribals and the oppressed.
Q32: Which among the following is Not true about C. Rajagopalachari ?
1. He served as the Last Governor-General of India.
2. He served as the Premier of the Bombay Presidency.
3. He founded the Swatantra Party.
4. All are correct.
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Answer: 4
Explanation: The statement is incorrect. C. Rajagopalachari did not serve as the Last Governor-General of India; that position was held by Lord Louis Mountbatten.
Q33: Which among the following is not correct about V.D. Savarkar ?
1. He is considered a central figure in the Hindu nationalist Movement.
2. He supported and took part in the Quit India struggle in 1942.
3. He founded a revolutionary organization called Mitra Mela.
4. He was one of those accused in the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi.
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Answer: 2
Explanation: The statement is incorrect. V.D. Savarkar opposed the Quit India struggle in 1942. He was serving as the president of the Hindu Mahasabha and did not participate in the movement.
Q34: Who among the following was the founder of Bihar Vidyapeeth ?
1. Abdul Kalam Azad
2. Dr. Rajendra Prasad
3. Lok Manya Tilak
4. JB Kriplani
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Answer: 2
Explanation: Dr. Rajendra Prasad, along with Mahatma Gandhi and Maulana Majharul Haq, established Bihar Vidyapeeth in 1921.
Q35: Which of the following revolutionaries has written Bandi Jeevan ?
1. Chandra Shekhar Azad
2. Sachindra Nath Sanyal
3. Ras Behari Bose
4. Bhagat Singh
Answer: 2
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Explanation: Sachindra Nath Sanyal, a prominent figure in the Hindustan Republican Association, wrote the book Bandi Jeevan while serving his sentence in the Cellular Jail in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
Q36: Pingali Venkaya is related to which of the following ?
1. Indian Army
2. India’s National Flag
3. India’s National Anthem
4. India’s Constitution
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Answer: 2
Explanation: Pingali Venkayya designed India’s National Flag, which was later adopted by the Constituent Assembly of India on 22 July 1947.
Q37: Who among the following is known to oppose the Age of Consent Bill ?
1. Behramji Malabari
2. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
3. Mahatma Gandhi
4. Bipin Chandra Pal
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Answer: 2
Explanation: Bal Gangadhar Tilak opposed the Age of Consent Act, 1891, arguing against government interference in regulating social customs and ways of living.
Q38: Who among the following was elected the president of the Naval Central Strike committee of the Royal Indian Navy prior to the RIN Mutiny of 1946 ?
1. M.S. Khan
2. General Shah Nawaz Khan
3. Colonel Prem Sehgal
4. Colonel Gurbaksh Singh Dhillon
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Answer: 1
Explanation: M.S. Khan was elected the President of the Naval Central Strike committee before the RIN Mutiny of 1946.
Q39: Who among the following is best known for defending three Indian National Army soldiers accused of treason during World War II ?
1. Asaf Ali
2. Bhulabhai Desai
3. Subhash Chandra Bose
4. C. Rajagopalachari
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Answer: 2
Explanation: Bhulabhai Desai, a prominent lawyer, defended three Indian National Army soldiers accused of treason during World War II. He was also involved in negotiations with Liaquat Ali Khan of the Muslim League for a secret power-sharing agreement.
Q40: Only mad men outside lunatic asylums could think or talk of independence. Who among the following had made this remark in the context of the budding idea of Swarajya ?
1. Lord Hardinge
2. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
3. Gopal Krishna Gokhale
4. Pheroz Shah Mehta
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Answer: 3
Explanation: Gopal Krishna Gokhale, a social reformer and political leader during the Indian Independence Movement, made this remark in 1903, ridiculing the idea of Swaraj (independence).
Q41: There was only one genuine extremist in India, and that was Mr. Tilak. Who among the following had made this remark in the context of Bal Gangadhar Tilak ?
1. Mahatma Gandhi
2. Moti Lal Nehru
3. Edwin Montague
4. Lord Hardinge
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Answer: 3
Explanation: Edwin Samuel Montagu, the Secretary of State for India between 1917 and 1922, made this remark, referring to Bal Gangadhar Tilak as the only genuine extremist in India.
Q42: Who gave the safety valve theory for the Indian National Congress ?
1. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
2. Lala Lajpat Rai
3. Bipinchandra Pal
4. MN Roy
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Answer: 2
Explanation: Lala Lajpat Rai used the safety valve theory in Young India in 1916, suggesting that the idea of constitutional agitation within the Indian National Congress served as a safety valve to prevent a larger and more dangerous revolution.
Q43: Who among the following founded the Depressed Classes Mission of India ?
1. Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar
2. Maharshi Vitthal Ramji Shinde
3. Annabhau Sathe
4. Shantabai Kamble
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Answer: 2
Explanation: Mahatma Jyotirao Phule’s disciple, Mahatma Vitthal Ramji Shinde, founded the Depressed Classes Mission of India in 1906. The organization aimed to work against untouchability and uplift the oppressed classes on a national level.
Q44: Who was the founder of the Madras Hindu Association in 1892 ?
1. Siva Narain Agnihotri
2. Veresalingam Pantulu
3. Gopal Krishna Gokhale
4. Behramji M. Malabari
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Answer: 2
Explanation: Kandukuri Veresalingam Pantulu founded the Madras Hindu Social Reforms Association in 1892. The organization was focused on combating social issues like the Devadasi System and the plight of widows.
Q45: There was only one genuine extremist in India, and that was Mr. Tilak. Who among the following had made this remark in the context of Bal Gangadhar Tilak ?
1. Mahatma Gandhi
2. Moti Lal Nehru
3. Edwin Montague
4. Lord Hardinge
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Answer: 3
Explanation: Edwin Samuel Montagu, the Secretary of State for India between 1917 and 1922, made this remark, referring to Bal Gangadhar Tilak as the only genuine extremist in India.
Q46: Who among the following was popularly known as the ‘Frontier Gandhi’ ?
1. Hasrat Mohani
2. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
3. Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
4. Iqbal Khan
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Answer: 3
Explanation: Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan, also known as Bacha Khan, was a political and spiritual leader who supported nonviolent opposition, similar to Mahatma Gandhi. He was popularly known as the Frontier Gandhi for his commitment to nonviolence and his efforts to promote social reforms and nationalism.
Q47: Who was the founder of the Servants of India Society (1905) at Pune ?
1. G.K.Devadhar
2. Veresalingam Pantulu
3. Gopal Krishna Gokhale
4. Behramji M. Malabari
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Answer: 3
Explanation: Gopal Krishna Gokhale founded the Servants of India Society in 1905 in Pune, Maharashtra. The society aimed to promote education, sanitation, healthcare, and fight social evils such as untouchability and discrimination.
Q48: Who among the following personalities founded Poona Seva Sadan in 1909 ?
1. G.K.Devadhar
2. Ramabai Ranade
3. Gopal Krishna Gokhale
4. Behramji M. Malabari
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Answer: 2
Explanation: Poona Seva Sadan was founded by G.K.Devadhar and Ramabai Ranade (wife of M.G.Ranade) in 1909 at Pune, Maharashtra, with the goal of promoting the welfare of women and addressing social issues.
Q49: Who founded the Indian Home Rule League in 1916 at Poona ?
1. Annie Besant
2. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
3. Mahdev Govind Ranade
4. N.D. Majumdar
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Answer: 2
Explanation: The Indian Home Rule League was founded by Bal Gangadhar Tilak in April 1916 at Poona. It aimed to establish self-government, promote political education, and demand greater political representation from the British government.
Q50: The Labour Swaraj Party was set up by whom in 1928 ?
1. Abdul Gaffar Khan
2. Kazi Nazrul Islam
3. Joseph Baptista
4. C.R. Das
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Answer: 4
Explanation: C.R. Das set up the Labour Swaraj Party in 1928 at Bengal to advocate for the rights and interests of laborers and workers.
Q51: Who founded the Radical Democratic Party in 1940 at Calcutta ?
1. C.R. Das
2. MN Roy
3. Joseph Baptista
4. ND Mazumdar
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Answer: 2
Explanation: MN Roy founded the Radical Democratic Party in 1940 at Calcutta.
Q52: The Indian National Army (INA) was founded by whom in 1942 ?
1. Subhash Chandra Bose
2. Rash Bihari Bose
3. Captain Mohan Singh
4. Raja Mahendra Pratap
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Answer: 3
Explanation: The Indian National Army (INA) was formed by Captain Mohan Singh in Singapore in September 1942.
Q53: Where was the Hindustan Socialist Republican Association (HSRA) founded ?
1. Kanpur
2. Nasik
3. Delhi
4. Lahore
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Answer: 3
Explanation: The Hindustan Socialist Republican Association (HSRA), a revolutionary organization, was founded in 1928 at Feroz Shah Kotla in Delhi by Chandrasekhar Azad, Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev Thapa, etc.
Q54: The Dacca Anushilan Samiti was founded by whom in 1905 ?
1. Pulin Behari Das
2. Barinder Kumar Ghosh
3. Pramathanath Mitra
4. None of the above
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Answer: 1
Explanation: Under the leadership of Pulin Behari Das, the Dacca Anushilan Samiti was founded in 1902. The organization was one of the first revolutionary secret societies in Bengal.
Q55: Who was the founder of the Mitra Mela in 1899 ?
1. Lala Hardayal
2. V.D. Savarkar
3. Ganesh Savarkar
4. None of the above
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Answer: 2
Explanation: In 1899, V.D. Savarkar and his brother Ganesh Savarkar established a revolutionary society called Mitra Mela, which aimed to fight for the absolute political independence of India.
Q56: Who was the founder of the organization Abhinav Bharat in 1904 ?
1. Lala Hardayal
2. V.D. Savarkar
3. Ganesh Savarkar
4. None of the above
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Answer: 3
Explanation: Ganesh Damodar Savarkar, elder brother of V.D. Savarkar, founded the Abhinav Bharat organization in 1904 with the objective of achieving India’s independence from British rule.
Q57: Who founded the Anushilan Samiti in 1902 ?
1. Pulin Das
2. Barinder Kumar Ghosh
3. Pramathanath Mitra
4. Both 1 and 2
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Answer: 2
Explanation: Anushilan Samiti was launched on 24 March 1902 by Barinder Kumar Ghosh, Jatindernath Banerji, and Pramathanath Mitra.
Q58: Who was the founder of the Gadar Party in 1913 at San Francisco ?
1. Lala Hardayal
2. Sohan Singh Bhakna
3. Rash Bihari Bose
4. Ganesh Savarkar
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Answer: 1
Explanation: The Gadar Party was founded by Lala Hardayal and Sohan Singh Bhakna in 1913 at San Francisco, USA, with the aim of securing India’s independence from British rule.
Q59: Who was the founder of India House in 1904 at London ?
1. Shyamji Krishna Verma
2. Sohan Singh Bhakna
3. Lala Hardayal
4. V.D. Savarkar
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Answer: 1
Explanation: Shyamji Krishna Verma founded India House in 1904 at London to promote nationalist views among Indian students in Britain.
Q60: The Indian Independence League (1942) was founded by whom in Tokyo ?
1. Taraknath Das
2. Raja Mahendra Pratap
3. Subhash Chandra Bose
4. Rash Bihari Bose
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Answer: 4
Explanation: Rash Bihari Bose, a veteran freedom fighter, founded the Indian Independence League in 1942 in Tokyo, Japan, with the goal of removing British colonial rule from India.
Q61: Who established the first Provisional Government of India at Kabul in Afghanistan ?
1. Raja Mahendra Pratap
2. Taraknath Das
3. Subhash Chandra Bose
4. Rash Bihari Bose
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Answer: 1
Explanation: On December 1, 1915, during World War I, Raja Mahendra Pratap established the first Provisional Government of India at Kabul in Afghanistan as a government-in-exile of Free Hindustan, with himself as President, Maulavi Barkatullah as Prime Minister, and Maulavi Abaidullah Sindhi as Home Minister.
Q62: The Indian Independence League (1907) was founded by whom in the USA ?
1. Taraknath Das
2. Raja Mahendra Pratap
3. Subhash Chandra Bose
4. Rash Bihari Bose
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Answer: 1
Explanation: The Indian Independence League (1907) was founded by Taraknath Das in the USA.
Q63: Who founded the All India Kisan Sabha in 1936 ?
1. Mahatma Gandhi
2. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
3. JB Kriplani
4. Sahajanand Saraswati
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Answer: 4
Explanation: All India Kisan Sabha was founded by Swami Sahajanand Saraswati in April 1936 at Lucknow. Swami Sahajanand was the first president of the Kisan Sabha.
Q64: Who among the following was charged in absentia in the Kanpur Bolshevik Conspiracy Case 1924 ?
1. M N Roy
2. Muzaffar Ahamed
3. SA Dange
4. Shaukat Usmani
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Answer: 1
Explanation: In the Kanpur Bolshevik Conspiracy Case 1924, M N Roy was charged in absentia along with other communist leaders for their activities against the British government.
Q65: Who was the president of the Indian Home Rule League, which came into existence on April 28, 1916 ?
1. NC Kelkar
2. GS Kharpade
3. BS Moonje
4. Joseph Baptista
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Answer: 4
Explanation: Joseph Kaka Baptista was the president of the Indian Home Rule Movement when it was established on April 28, 1916.
Q66: Who among the following had founded the Swadeshi Samaj with one of its objectives to impart education through the medium of the Bengali language ?
1. Aurobindo Ghosh
2. Rabindra Nath Tagore
3. Surendra Nath Banerjee
4. Satyendra Nath Tagore
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Answer: 2
Explanation: Rabindra Nath Tagore founded the Swadeshi Samaj, an essay/lecture that proposed self-help-based reorganization of rural Bengal to promote nationalist views and impart education in the Bengali language as a response to the proposed partition of Bengal by the British government.
Q67: Who among the following is associated with the Silk Letter Conspiracy ?
1. Bhikaiji Rustom Cama
2. Mahatma Gandhi
3. Subhash Chandra Bose
4. Maulana Obeidullah Sindhi
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Answer: 4
Explanation: The Silk Letter Conspiracy was organized by Deobandi leaders Maulana Obeidullah Sindhi and Maulana Barkatullah between 1913 and 1920. It aimed to free India from British rule by forming alliances with Ottoman Turkey, Imperial Germany, and Afghanistan.
Q68: Who was the first Indian to join the Viceroy’s executive council ?
1. G.K. Gokhale
2. Mahatma Gandhi
3. Satyendra Prasad Sinha
4. Ambika Charan Majumdar
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Answer: 3
Explanation: The Indian Councils Act of 1909 provided for the first time the association of Indians with the executive councils of Viceroys and Governors. Satyendra Prasad Sinha became the first Indian to join the Viceroy’s executive council and was appointed as a law member.
Q69: Who among the following are known as Chapekar Brothers ?
1. Only 1 and 2
2. Only 2 and 3
3. Only 3 and 4
4. Only 1 and 4
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Answer: 1
Explanation: Damodar Hari Chapekar and Balkrishna Hari Chapekar are known as Chapekar Brothers. They played a significant role in the revolutionary movement of Maharashtra and were involved in the killing of Mr. W. C. Rand, the Plague commissioner of Pune, in 1897.
Q70: Who of the following gave the title to Vasudev Balwant Phadke The father of the Indian armed rebellion ?
1. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
2. R. C. Majumdar
3. Mahatma Gandhi
4. Rabindranath Tagore
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Answer: 2
Explanation: Historian Dr. Ramesh Chandra Majumdar gave the title to Vasudev Balwant Phadke The father of the Indian armed rebellion. Phadke organized the first revolutionary organization in Maharashtra.
Q71: Who of the following was considered as the first martyr outside India ?
1. Madan Lal Dhingra
2. Prafulla Chaki
3. Khudiram Bose
4. Mangal Pandey
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Answer: 1
Explanation: Madan Lal Dhingra was considered the first martyr outside India. He assassinated Sir Curzon Willie on July 1, 1909, and was later executed on August 17, 1909.
Q72: Who of the following was the public prosecutor of the Alipore Bombing Conspiracy case ?
1. C.R. Das
2. Narinder Gosain
3. Asutosh Biswas
4. S.N. Sen
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Answer: 3
Explanation: Asutosh Biswas was the public prosecutor in the Alipore Bombing Conspiracy case. The case started in 1908, and Chitta Ranjan Das was the lawyer of the convicted side.
Q73: Who of the following established the Anti-circular Society ?
1. C.R. Das
2. Srinivas Ayyengar
3. Pattabhi Sittaramaiya
4. Sachindra Prasad Bose
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Answer: 4
Explanation: Sachindra Prasad Bose established the Anti-circular Society on November 4, 1905. The society was formed to oppose the circular introduced by R. W. Carlyle.
Q74: Who is known as Punjab Kesari ?
1. Lala Lajpat Rai
2. Lala Haradayal
3. C.R. Das
4. Ajit Singh
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Answer: 1
Explanation: Lala Lajpat Rai is popularly known as Punjab Kesari. He played a significant role in the Indian freedom movement.
Q75: Who of the following threw a bomb over Lord Hardinge on 23 December 1912 ?
1. Rash Behari Bose
2. Batukeswar Dutta
3. Shuk Dev
4. None of the above
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Answer: 4
Explanation: It was not mentioned in the provided information who threw a bomb over Lord Hardinge on December 23, 1912.
Q76: The patriotic poem Sarfaroshi ki tamanna ab hamare dil mein hai was written by who of the following ?
1. Bhagat Singh
2. Batukeswar Dutt
3. Bismil Azimabadi
4. Mahatma Gandhi
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Answer: 3
Explanation: In the year 1921, Bismil Azimabadi of Patna wrote the patriotic poem Sarfaroshi ki tamanna ab hamare dil mein hai, which later became associated with the freedom fighter Ramprasad Bismil.
Q77: Who of the following assisted Bhagat Singh during the time of Central Assembly Bombing ?
1. Naren Gosain
2. Bismil Azimabadi
3. Basanta Biswas
4. Batukeswar Dutt
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Answer: 4
Explanation: During the Central Assembly Bombing in 1929, Bhagat Singh was assisted by Batukeswar Dutt. They threw a bomb into the assembly and raised the slogan Inquilab Zindabad.
Q78: Who was the Brigadier-General of Punjab who ordered troops of the British Indian Army to fire on unarmed Indian civilians in Jallianwala Bagh ?
1. Michael O’Dwyer
2. Edward Dyer
3. Reginald Dyer
4. None of the above
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Answer: 3
Explanation: Brigadier-General Reginald Edward Harry Dyer ordered the troops of the British Indian Army to fire on unarmed Indian civilians at Jallianwala Bagh on April 13, 1919, resulting in the Jallianwala Bagh massacre. The Lieutenant-Governor of Punjab at that time was Sir Michael O’Dwyer.
Q79: Who of the following was known as Frontier Gandhi ?
1. Abdul Gaffar Khan
2. Md. Ali Jinnah
3. Gopal Krishna Gokhale
4. None of the above
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Answer: 1
Explanation: Abdul Gaffar Khan, also known as Frontier Gandhi or Bacha Khan, led the Civil Disobedience Movement in the Northwest Frontier Province (now Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) of British India. He was the founder of the Khudai Khidmatgar or Red Shirts Force.
Q80: Gopal Krishna Gokhale regarded whom as his Guru ?
1. Dadabhai Naoroji
2. Rashbehari Bose
3. M.K. Gandhi
4. Bipin Chandra Paul
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Answer: 1
Explanation: Gopal Krishna Gokhale considered Dadabhai Naoroji as his Guru. Naoroji was a prominent leader and a mentor to many Indian nationalist leaders.
Q81: Who of the following were associated with the Poona Sarvajanik Sabha ABCDR
1. S. H. Chiplunkar
2. Mahadev Govind Ranade
3. Ganesh Vasudeo Joshi
Choose the correct option from the codes given below:
1. 2 only
2. 1 & 2
3. 2 & 3
4. 1, 2 & 3
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Answer: 4
Explanation: The Poona Sarvajanik Sabha was founded in 1870 by Mahadev Govind Ranade, Ganesh Vasudeo Joshi, and S. H. Chiplunkar. It served as a mediating body between the people of India and the government.
Q82: Who gave the title The father of the Indian unrest to Bal Gangadhar Tilak ?
1. Gandhiji
2. Valentine Chirol
3. Dadabhai Naoroji
4. Annie Besant
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Answer: 2
Explanation: Valentine Chirol, a prominent British journalist, gave the title The father of the Indian unrest to Bal Gangadhar Tilak.
Q83: Henry Vivian Derozio was the leader of which of the following movement ?
1. Young Bengal Movement
2. Quit India Movement
3. Salt March
4. None of the above
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Answer: 1
Explanation: Henry Vivian Derozio was a prominent figure in the Young Bengal Movement, which was a socio-cultural and intellectual movement in the early 19th century India. The movement aimed to challenge traditional customs and promote rational thinking, social reforms, and Western education.
Q84: Who headed the Arbitral Tribunal set up for the settlement of unresolved questions between India and Pakistan at the time of partition ?
1. Sir Patrick Spens
2. Sir William Wedderburn
3. Sir Pherozshah Mehta
4. Romesh Chunder Dutt
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Answer: 1
Explanation: Sir Patrick Spens was the ex-Chief Justice of India who headed the Arbitral Tribunal set up for the resolution of unresolved issues between India and Pakistan during the partition.
Q85: Who formed the Indian Parliamentary Committee along with Dadabhai Naoroji ?
1. Sir Patrick Spens
2. Henry Vivian Derozio
3. Sir Pherozshah Mehta
4. Sir William Wedderburn
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Answer: 4
Explanation: In 1893, Sir William Wedderburn entered the British Parliament as a liberal member and formed the Indian Parliamentary Committee with Dadabhai Naoroji and other Indian sympathizers.
Q86: Who was an editor of the journal India ?
1. Sir William Wedderburn
2. Sir Pherozshah Mehta
3. Henry Vivian Derozio
4. Sir Patrick Spens
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Answer: 1
Explanation: Sir William Wedderburn was not only the chairman of the Indian Parliamentary Committee but also served as an editor of the journal India.
Q87: Who was also known as the Lion of Mumbai ?
1. Sir Pherozshah Mehta
2. Dadabhai Naoroji
3. Henry Vivian Derozio
4. None of the above
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Answer: 1
Explanation: Sir Pherozshah Mehta, a Parsi businessman, was known as the Lion of Mumbai. He was a prominent political figure and served as the Municipal Commissioner of Bombay Municipality for four terms.
Q88: Who started the Bombay Chronicle ?
1. Dadabhai Naoroji
2. Sardar Patel
3. Sir Pherozshah Mehta
4. Anandamohan Bose
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Answer: 3
Explanation: Sir Pherozshah Mehta, the Indian Parsi politician and lawyer, founded the Bombay Chronicle, an English-language weekly newspaper.
Q89: Who founded the Triplicane Literary Society ?
1. Panambakkam Anandacharlu
2. Surendranath Banerjee
3. Romesh Chunder Dutt
4. Sir Pherozshah Mehta
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Answer: 1
Explanation: Panambakkam Ananda Charlu, an Indian leader from Andhra Pradesh, founded the Triplicane Literary Society in 1884.
Q90: Who founded the Madras Mahajana Sabha ?
1. S. Ramaswami Mudaliar
2. Panambakkam Anandacharlu
3. Romesh Chunder Dutt
4. Surendranath Banerjee
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Answer: 2
Explanation: Panambakkam Ananda Charlu, along with S. Ramaswami Mudaliar, founded the Madras Mahajana Sabha in 1884, which became a prominent public forum.
Q91: Who founded the Indian National Association ?
1. Rashtraguru Surendranath Banerjee
2. Panambakkam Anandacharlu
3. Romesh Chunder Dutt
4. None of the above
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Answer: 1
Explanation: Rashtraguru Surendranath Banerjee founded the Indian National Association before the Indian National Congress (INC) and later became a senior leader of the Congress.
Q92: Who started the newspaper The Bengalee ?
1. Romesh Chunder Dutt
2. Surendranath Banerjee
3. Sir Pherozshah Mehta
4. Anandamohan Bose
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Answer: 2
Explanation: Surendranath Banerjee, along with Anand Mohan Bose, founded the newspaper The Bengalee in 1879.
Q93: Who headed the Calcutta Municipal Corporation ?
1. Surendranath Banerjee
2. Romesh Chunder Dutt
3. Panambakkam Anandacharlu
4. Sir Pherozshah Mehta
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Answer: 1
Explanation: Surendranath Banerjee headed the Calcutta Municipal Corporation and also served as a minister in the Bengal Government.
Q94: Who became a member of the Royal Commission on Indian Decentralisation in 1907 ?
1. Romesh Chunder Dutt
2. Sir Pherozshah Mehta
3. Panambakkam Anandacharlu
4. Surendranath Banerjee
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Answer: 1
Explanation: Romesh Chunder Dutt, the historian and Dewan of Baroda state, became a member of the Royal Commission on Indian Decentralisation in 1907.
Q95: Who published the newspaper The Leader ?
1. Ashutosh Mukherjee
2. Madan Mohan Malaviya
3. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
4. Pandit Sohan Lal Pathak
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Answer: 2
Explanation: Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya, also known as Mahamana, published the newspaper The Leader from Allahabad.
Q96: Who presided over the First Indian Science Congress, which was held in 1914 at Kolkata ?
1. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
2. Romesh Chunder Dutt
3. Raja Ram Mohan Roy
4. Ashutosh Mukherjee
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Answer: 4
Explanation: Ashutosh Mukherjee, the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Calcutta, presided over the First Indian Science Congress held in 1914 at Kolkata.
Q97: Who is credited for establishing the Bengal Technical Institute, Calcutta University College of Science, and Calcutta Mathematical Society ?
1. Raja Ram Mohan Roy
2. Ashutosh Mukherjee
3. Romesh Chunder Dutt
4. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
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Answer: 2
Explanation: Ashutosh Mukherjee, who was the father of Syama Prasad Mookerjee, is credited for establishing the Bengal Technical Institute in 1906, Calcutta University College of Science in 1914, and Calcutta Mathematical Society in 1908.
Q98: Who was hanged in Mandalay jail on February 10, 1916, for inciting rebellion against the British Government ?
1. Romesh Chunder Dutt
2. Pandit Sohan Lal Pathak
3. Ashutosh Mukherjee
4. Jatindranath Mookherjee
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Answer: 2
Explanation: Pandit Sohan Lal Pathak, a leader of the Ghadar Party, was hanged in Mandalay jail on February 10, 1916, for inciting rebellion against the British Government.
Q99: Dadabhai Naoroji co-signed a letter with which of the following to request support for a new association The Society for the Furtherance of Human Brotherhood ?
1. Pandit Sohan Lal Pathak
2. Alfred Webb
3. Romesh Chunder Dutt
4. Gopal Ganesh Agarkar
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Answer: 2
Explanation: Dadabhai Naoroji co-signed a letter with Alfred Webb and others to request support for a new association named The Society for the Furtherance of Human Brotherhood.
Q100: Who was the second Muslim to become the President of the Indian National Congress after Badruddin Taiyyabji ?
1. Rahimtulla M. Sayani
2. Hakim Ajmal Khan
3. Syed Hasan Imam
4. None of the above
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Answer: 1
Explanation: Rahimtulla M. Sayani was the second Muslim to become the President of the Indian National Congress after Badruddin Taiyyabji. He also served as a member of the Bombay Municipal Corporation and was the Sheriff of Bombay in 1885.
Q101: Who was the only Keralite to be the President of the Indian National Congress ?
1. Pattabhi Sitaraimayya
2. S. Srinivasa Iyengar
3. C. Sankaran Nair
4. Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
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Answer: 3
Explanation: C. Sankaran Nair was the only Keralite to become the President of the Indian National Congress in 1897, held at Amraoti. He was also appointed Secretary to the Raleigh University Commission by Lord Curzon in 1902.
Q102: Who was the President of the Indian Merchants’ Chamber in 1915 ?
1. Lalmohan Ghosh
2. Dinshaw Edulji Wacha
3. Sir Henry Cotton
4. None of the above
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Answer: 2
Explanation: Sir Dinshaw Edulji Wacha, one of the founders of the Indian National Congress, served as its President in 1901. He was also the President of the Indian Merchants’ Chamber in 1915.
Q103: Who is best known for his plea for compulsory primary education in India in his Presidential Address at the Madras session of the Congress ?
1. Lalmohan Ghosh
2. C. Sankaran Nair
3. Dinshaw Edulji Wacha
4. Both 1 and 2
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Answer: 1
Explanation: Lalmohan Ghosh, the sixteenth President of the Indian National Congress, is best known for his plea for compulsory primary education in India during his Presidential Address at the Madras session of the Congress.
Q104: Who led the opposition to Curzon’s invasion of Tibet and the partition of Bengal ?
1. Sir Patrick Spens
2. Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
3. Sir Henry Cotton
4. Sir William Wedderburn
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Answer: 4
Explanation: Sir William Wedderburn, a member of the Indian Civil Service, was a supporter of Indian Home Rule and served as the President of the Indian National Congress in 1904. He led the opposition to Lord Curzon’s invasion of Tibet and the partition of Bengal.
Q105: Who was the founder, editor, and publisher of a weekly newspaper called The Frontier Mail ?
1. Amir Chand
2. Dinshaw Edulji Wacha
3. Rahimtulla M. Sayani
4. Both 1 and 2
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Answer: 1
Explanation: Amir Chand, a journalist and freedom fighter in the Indian independence movement, was the founder, editor, and publisher of a weekly newspaper called The Frontier Mail.
Q106: Who was active in the killing of policemen, sabotaging railway lines, and died in Lahore jail in 1916 ?
1. Kumaran Asan
2. Asur Singh
3. Bhai Balmukand
4. None of the above
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Answer: 2
Explanation: Asur Singh was active in the killing of policemen and sabotaging railway lines. He played a vital role in the Delhi conspiracy case and remained underground for 18 months. He died in Lahore jail in December 1916.
Q107: Who founded the Muhammadan educational congress ?
1. Hakim Ajmal Khan
2. Sir Sayyid Ahmed Khan
3. Rahimtulla M. Sayani
4. Both 1 and 2
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Answer: 4
Explanation: Sir Sayyid Ahmed Khan, a Muslim social reformer and judicial officer under the East India Company, founded the Muhammadan educational congress, also known as the Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental Educational Conference
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