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(101) What is the reason behind the shifting of the capital of British India Empire from Calcutta to Delhi?
[A] The climate of Delhi was more suitable for Europeans
[B] Delhi was located at the centre of the empire
[C] Delhi was the traditional seat for of Imperial powers
[D] Calcutta was the hotbed of revolutionaries

Comment

Answer: Option [D]

Calcutta was the hotbed of revolutionaries is the reason behind the shifting of the capital of British India Empire from Calcutta to Delhi. The British government believed that ruling India from Delhi was easier and more convenient than from Calcutta. Four million British pounds was the cost of shifting the entire administration from Calcutta to Delhi.

(102) Who raised the slogan "Inquilab Zindabad" ?
[A] Chandrasekhar Azad
[B] M K Gandhi
[C] Loka Manya Tilak
[D] Hasrat Mohani

Comment

Answer: Option [D] The famous slogan Inquilab Zindabad was given by Maulana Hasrat Mohani. After bombing the Central Assembly in Delhi the slogan was shouted by Bhagat Singh. It was one of the rallying cries of the Indian independence movement.

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(103) In which year All India Trade Union Congress(AITUC) was formed ?
[A] 01 February 1917
[B] 31 December 1920
[C] 28 August 1921
[D] 14 November 1922

Comment

Answer: Option [B]

All India Trade Union Congress(AITUC) was formed in 31 December 1920. The All India Trade Union Congress is the oldest trade union federation in India. It is associated with the Communist Party of India.

(104) Jallianwala Bagh massacre occurred on :
[A] January 31, 1917
[B] August 12, 1918
[C] April 13, 1919
[D] December 25, 1922

Comment

Answer: Option [C]

Jallianwala Bagh Massacre, Jallianwala also spelled Jallianwalla, also called Massacre of Amritsar, incident on April 13, 1919, in which British troops fired on a large crowd of unarmed Indians in an open space known as the Jallianwala Bagh in Amritsar in the Punjab region (now in Punjab state) of India.

(105) Who commented that Cripps Mission was a postdated cheque on a crashing bank?
[A] Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
[B] Mahatma Gandhi
[C] Subhash Chandra Bose
[D] Jawaharlal Nehru

Comment

Answer: Option [B]

Mahatma Gandhi commented that Cripps Mission was a postdated cheque on a crashing bank.

(106) Who founded the Banaras Hindu University ?
[A] Mahatma Gandhi
[B] Jawaharlal Nehru
[C] Madan Mohan Malaviya
[D] None of the above

Comment

Answer: Option [C]

Madan Mohan Malaviya founded the Banaras Hindu University. Banaras Hindu University, formerly Central Hindu College, is a collegiate, central, and research university located in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India.

(107) Who conceived the idea of Pakistan ?
[A] Asaf Ali
[B] Mohd. Ali Jinnah
[C] H.S. Suharwardhy
[D] Chowdhary Rahmat Ali

Comment

Answer: Option [D]

Chowdhary Rahmat Ali Who conceived the idea of Pakistan.

(108) A series of articles by Aurobindo Ghosh known as ‘Doctrine of Passive Resistance’ are associated with which one of the following movements ?
[A] Swadeshi and Boycott movement
[B] Non-Cooperation movement
[C] Young Bengal movement
[D] Civil Disobedience movement

Comment

Answer: Option [A]

In April 1907, these articles had shown inefficiency of the ideals propagated by Moderates during Swadeshi movement.

(109) Who was the President of Lahore session of INC at which the resolution of ‘Complete Independence’ was passed ?
[A] S.N. Banerjee
[B] Dadabhai Naoroji
[C] Jawaharlal Nehru
[D] Badruddin Tyabji

Comment

Answer: Option [C]

The 1929 Lahore session under the presidency of Jawaharlal Nehru holds special significance as in this session "Purna Swaraj" (complete independence) was declared as the goal of the INC. 26 January, 1930 was declared as "Purna Swaraj Diwas".

(110) The Home Rule League Movement in India was started by:
[A] S.N. Banerjee and W.C. Banerjee
[B] Mahatma Gandhi and Motilal Nehru
[C] Annie Besant and Gokhale
[D] Annie Basant and Tilak

Comment

Answer: Option [D]

The Home Rule League Movement in India was started by Annie Basant and Tilak. The Indian Home Rule movement was a movement in British India on the lines of the Irish Home Rule movement and other home rule movements.

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