Q. The first political association in the Bombay Presidency was established by (a) Gopal Krishna Gokhale in 1905 (b) S. N. Bannerjee in 1894 (c) Dadabhai Naoroji in 1852 (d) Annie Besant in 1924 Ans: (c) Dadabhai Naoroji in 1852 Explanation: The first political association in the ...

Q. Who declared, “Swaraj had ‘stunk in the nostrils’ and that without adequate discipline and restraint on the part of the people the movement had proved to be a ‘Himalayan blunder’.” (a) Bal Gangadhar Tilak (b) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel (c) Mahatma Gandhi (d) Subash Chandra Bose ...

Q. “Anushilan Samithi” was the terrorist organisation with its headquarters at (a) Lahore (b) Calcutta (c) Chandigarh (d) Islamabad Ans: (b) Calcutta Explanation: "Anushilan Samiti" was a revolutionary organization based in option (b) Calcutta (now Kolkata). Anushilan Samiti, ...

Q. Gokaldas Tejpal Sanskrit Pathshala was the place where (a) The first session of Indian National Congress was held (b) Max Mueller came to study Sanskrit (c) A.O. Hume used to live (d) Gandhiji made his first Ashram Ans: (a) The first session of Indian National Congress was held ...

Q. Swaraj Party was formed after the failure of (a) Quit India Movement (b) Satyagraha Movement (c) Noncooperation Movement (d) Civil Disobedience Movement Ans: (c) Noncooperation Movement Explanation: The Swaraj Party was formed after the failure of option (c) Noncooperation ...

Q. Rajagopalachari’s formula was (a) Merger of princely States (b) Formulation of a separate Muslim State (c) Plebiscite to Muslims whether they should form a separate State (d) Forming a Constituent Assembly Ans: (c) Plebiscite to Muslims whether they should form a separate State ...

Q. Which of the following Acts was introduced by the Britishers to remove the shortcomings of the Regulating Act? (a) Pitt’s India Act, 1784 (b) Rowlatt Act (c) The Charter Act of 1793 (d) Government of India Act 1919 Ans: (a) Pitt’s India Act, 1784  Explanation: The Act ...

Q. The founder of Asiatic Society was  (a) William Jones (b) Annie Besant (c) William Kerry (d) Havell Ans: (a) William Jones Explanation: The founder of the Asiatic Society was option (a) William Jones. Sir William Jones, a British philologist and scholar, established the ...

Q. “Poverty and Un-British Rule in India” was written by (a) Dadabhai Naoroji (b) Mahatma Gandhi (c) Sardar Patel (d) Madan Mohan Malviya Ans: (a) Dadabhai Naoroji Explanation: The book "Poverty and Un-British Rule in India" was written by option (a) Dadabhai Naoroji. Dadabhai ...

Q. Which of the following proposals were made by the Cripps Mission? 1. Participation of Indian States in the Constitutionmaking body 2. Forming separate State for the Muslims 3. Election of the Constitution-making body by the members of the lower house of the Provincial Legislature ...

Q. Which of the following statements is true about Annie Besant? 1. She was the President of Indian National Congress 2. She was the founder of the Asiatic Society 3. She was the founder of the Theosophical Society Codes : (a) 1 and 2 (b) 1 and 3 (c) 1 only (d) 1, 2 and 3 ...

Q. ‘Go back to the Vedas’ was the motto of (a) Swami Vivekananda (b) Raja Ram Mohan Roy (c) Swami Dayanand Saraswati (d) M. G. Ranade Ans: (c) Swami Dayanand Saraswati Explanation: The motto "Go back to the Vedas" was associated with option (c) Swami Dayanand Saraswati. Swami ...