Q. The left wing within the Congress emerged under S C Bose and J L Nehru’s initiative (a) in the aftermath of the First World War (b) in the post non-cooperation period (c) as a result of world wide depression in the 1930’s (d) none of the above Ans: (b) none of the above

Q. He wanted to become a ‘Muslim Gokhale’; Gokhale returned the compliment by saying, ‘he has true stuff in him and that freedom from all sectarian prejudice will make him the best ambassador of a Hindu-Muslim unity. The reference here is to (a) Syed Ahmad Khan (b) Aga Khan (c) M A ...

Q. Who was the heroine of the 1942 Quit India Movement? (a) Dr Annie Besant (b) Sucheta Kriplani (c) Aruna Asaf Ali (d) Sarojini Naidu Ans: (C) Aruna Asaf Ali Explanation: Aruna Asaf Ali is called Heroine of 1942 Quit India Movement. It was her chivalrous behaviour that gave her ...

Q. Bhagat Singh shot Police Commissioner Saunders dead because (a) he forced the Public Safety Bill through the Legislative Assembly (b) he had led the lathi charge against the peaceful procession in which Lajpat Rai was injured (c) he had led the campaign against the armoury raid ...

Q. Protesting against Simon Commission in a demonstration, Lala Lajpat Rai sustained fatal injuries. Where did the incident occur? (a) Amritsar (b) Meerut (c) Lahore (d) Jalandhar Ans: (c) Lahore

Q. Important initiatives of some of the distinctive nationalists during the course of the Indian freedom struggle were as follows: 1. Bardoli Satyagraha - Vallabhbhai Patel 2. Swarajist - C R Das 3. Khilafat - Maulana A K Azad 4. Khudai Khidmatgar - Abdul Ghaffar Khan Select the ...

Q. In November 1945 three former INA officers were charged with waging war against the King-emperor. Point the odd man out. (a) Col Shah Nawaz (b) Captain Sehgal (c) Lt Dhillon (d) Damodar Chapekar Ans: (d) Damodar Chapekar Explanation: The odd man out in this context is (d) ...

Q. During the First World War, assistance was organised through few centres abroad. Which one of the following was not such a centre? (a) Kabul (b) New York (c) London (d) Berlin Ans: (c) London

Q. At the Tripuri session of the Indian national Congress (March 1939), Subhash Chandra Bose defeated Mahatma Gandhi’s official candidate for the Presidentship. Who was he? (a) Abdul Kalam Azad (b) V. Rajgopalachari (c) Pattabhi Sitaramayya (d) Vallabhbhai Patel Ans: (c) Pattabhi ...

Q. Consider the following statements in the context of women’s participation in the Indian National movement: 1. Leelawati Nag established the StreeSangh in Dacca which played a crucial role in the recruitment and training of women revolutionaries. 2. The Tebhaga Movement, 1946, saw the ...

Q. Who was the bearer of honorific title ‘Vaikom Veerar’ (Hero of Vaikom)? (a) V V S Iyer (b) C Rajagopalachari (c) E V Ramaswamy (d) None of the above Ans: (c) E V Ramaswamy Explanation: The bearer of the honorific title "Vaikom Veerar" (Hero of Vaikom) was (c) E V Ramaswamy, ...

Q. An expatriate, a gifted linguist, an assistant of the Oxford Sanskritist, Sir Monier Monier-Williams, later a full time worker for the Indian national cause in England, who came under the spell of Herbert Spencer, refers to: (a) Chhaganlal Gandhi (b) Shyamji Krishna Varma (c) V ...