Q. Assertion (a): Lord Linlithgow described the August Movement of 1942 as the most serious rebellion since Sepoy Mutiny. Reason (R): There was massive upsurge of the peasantry in certain areas. (a) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A (b) Both A and R are true, ...

Q. The term “imperial preference” was applied to the (a) special privileges on British imports in India (b) racial discrimination by the Britishers (c) subordination of Indian interest to that of the British (d) preference given to British political agents over Indian Princes Ans: ...

Q. Which one of the following Indian leaders was dismissed by the British from the Indian Civil Service? (a) Satyendranath Tagore (b) Surendranath Banerji (c) R. C. Dutt (d) Subhash Chandra Bose Ans: (b) Surendranath Banerji Explanation: Surendranath Banerji cleared the ...

Q. Which one of the following leaders of the Congress was totally in favour of Cabinet Mission Plan? (a) Mahatma Gandhi (b) Jawaharlal Nehru (c) Sardar Patel (d) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Ans: (c) Sardar Patel Explanation: Sardar Patel was totally in favour of Cabinet Mission Plan. ...

Q. Which Indian nationalist leader looked upon a war between Germany and Britain as a godsent opportunity which would enable Indians to exploit the situation to their advantage? (a) C. Rajagopalachari (b) M. A. Jinnah (c) Subhas Chandra Bose (d) Jawaharlal Nehru Ans: (c) Subhas ...

Q. At a time when empires in Europe were crumbling before the might of Napoleon which one of the following Governors- General kept the British flag flying high in India? (a) Warren Hastings (b) Lord Cornwallis (c) Lord Wellesley (d) Lord Hastings Ans: (c) Lord Wellesley ...

Q. The Governor-General who followed a spirited “Forward” policy towards Afghanistan was (a) Minto (b) Dufferin (c) Elgin (d) Lytton Ans: (d) Lytton Explanation: The Governor-General who followed a spirited "Forward" policy towards Afghanistan was Lord Lytton. Lord Lytton, ...

Q. “It made its proposals in May. It still wanted a united India. There was to be a Federal Union composed of British provinces.” The above quotation is related to (a) Simon Commission (b) Gandhi-Irwin Pact (c) Cripps Mission (d) Cabinet Mission Ans: (d) Cabinet Mission ...

Q. The most short-lived of all of Britain’s constitutional experiments in India was the (a) Indian Councils Act of 1861 (b) Indian Councils Act of 1892 (c) Indian Councils Act of 1909 (d) Government of India Act of 1919 Ans: (c) Indian Councils Act of 1909 Explanation: Indian ...

Q. ‘Abinava Bharat’ a secret society of revolutionaries was organised by (a) Khudiram Bose (b) V. D. Savarkar (c) Prafulla Chaki (d) Bhagat Singh Ans: (b) V. D. Savarkar Explanation: The secret society of revolutionaries known as 'Abinava Bharat' was organized by (b) V. D. ...

Q. The Congress policy of pray and petition ultimately came to an end under the guidance of (a) Aurobindo Ghosh (b) Bal Gangadhar Tilak (c) Lala Lajpat Rai (d) Mahatma Gandhi Ans: (b) Bal Gangadhar Tilak Explanation: Bal Gangadhar Tilak described the method of three P’s – ...

Q. The first venture of Gandhi in all-India politics was the (a) Non-Cooperation Movement (b) Rowlatt Satyagraha (c) Champaran Movement (d) Dandi March Ans: (b) Rowlatt Satyagraha Explanation: Rowlatt Satyagraha was the first venture of Gandhi in all-India politics. On 24th ...