Q. Who wrote the play ‘Andher Nagari Chaupat Raja’? (a) Govardhanram M Tripathi (b) Munshi Premchand (c) Fakir Mohan Senapati (d) Bhartendu Harishchandra Ans: (d) Bhartendu Harishchandra Explanation: The correct answer is (d) Bhartendu Harishchandra. The play 'Andher Nagari ...

Q. Which of the following statements regarding Mohammad Ali Jinnah is not true? (a) He was Dadabhai Naoroji’s secretary at the Calcutta session of Congress in 1906. (b) He became a communal nationalist in 1913 when he joined the Muslim League. (c) He and Tilak were the joint authors of ...

Q. When did Muslim League adopt self government as one of its objectives? (a) 1919 (b) 1911 (c) 1913 (d) 1920 Ans: (c) 1913 Explanation: The Muslim League was founded in 1906 to safeguard the rights of Indian Muslims. At first the league was encouraged by the British and was ...

Q. In march 1908, who was elected as the ‘Permanent’ president of the Muslim league? (a) Nawab Salimullah (b) Syed Ahmad Khan (c) Aga Khan (d) Syed Amir Ali Ans: (c) Aga Khan Explanation: The correct answer is (c) Aga Khan. In March 1908, Aga Khan III, Sir Sultan Muhammad ...

Q. Who was the traditional Muslim scholar of the Deoband school who held the view that there was no conflict between Muslims and nationalism? (a) Badruddin Tyabji (b) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (c) Maulana Mohammad Ali (d) Maulana Zafar Ali Khan Ans: (b) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad ...

Q. The Ahrar movement (a) was directed by ideas of self government (b) disliked the loyalist politics of the Aligarh school and the big nawabs and zamindars (c) advocated participation in the militant nationalist movement (d) all of the above Ans: (d) all of the above

Q. The Mohammedan Anglo-oriental Defence Association (1893) was started by (a) Sayed Ahmad Khan (b) T Beck (c) A S Samuelson (d) none of these Ans: (a) Sayed Ahmad Khan Explanation: Mohammedan Anglo-Oriental Defence Association was established in 1893 by Syed Ahmad Khan as a part ...

Q. What were the Hindu counterparts of the Tabligh and Tanzim movements? (a) Satya Shodhak movement (b) Shuddhi and Sangathan movement (c) Self Respect movement (d) Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh Ans: (b) Shuddhi and Sangathan movement Explanation: The correct answer is (b) Shuddhi ...

Q. M A Jinnah and a section of the Muslim League was willing to give up separate electorate in favour of a joint electorate (with certain conditions) at the time of the (a) Cabinet Mission (b) Simon Commission (c) Wavell plan (d) None of above Ans: (b) Simon Commission

Q. The main leaders of the Swarajist party were  (a) Vithalbhai J Patel and Dr Ansari (b) M N Roy and Muzaffar Ahmed (c) Motilal Nehru and C R Das (d) B R Ambedkar and P C Joshi Ans: (c) Motilal Nehru and C R Das Explanation: The correct answer is (c) Motilal Nehru and C ...

Q. In 1923, Swaraj party gained absolute majority in (a) Legislative Assembly of India (b) UP Council (c) Bengal Council (d) CP Council Ans: (c) Bengal Council Explanation: The correct answer is (c) Bengal Council. In 1923, the Swaraj Party gained an absolute majority in the ...

Q. What was the chief programme of the Swaraj party? (a) Council entry (b) Constitutional opposition (c) Rural reconstruction programme (d) None of the above Ans: (a) Council entry