Q. The people of India agitated against the arrival of Simon Commission because (a) Indians never wanted the review of the working of the Act of 1919 (b) Simon Commission recommended the abolition of Dyarchy (Diarchy) in the Provinces (c) there was no Indian member in the Simon Commission ...

Q. The demand for the Tebhaga Peasant Movement in Bengal was for (a) the reduction of the share of the landlords from one-half of the crop to one-third (b) the grant of ownership of land to peasants as they were the actual cultivators of the land (c) the uprooting of Zamindari system and ...

Q. With reference to Indian History, the Members of the Constituent Assembly from the Provinces were (a) directly elected by the people of those Provinces (b) nominated by the Indian National Congress and the Muslim League (c) elected by the Provincial Legislative Assemblies (d) ...

Q. With reference to Ryotwari Settlement, consider the following statements : 1. The rent was paid directly by the peasants to the Government. 2. The Government gave Pattas to the Ryots. 3. The lands were surveyed and assessed before being taxed. Which of the statements given above ...

Q. Mahatma Gandhi undertook fast unto death in 1932 mainly because (a) Round Table Conference failed to satisfy Indian political aspirations (b) Congress and Muslim League had differences of opinion (c) Ramsay Macdonald announced the Communal Award (d) None of the statements a, b and c ...

Q. Which of the following parties were established by DR. B. R. Ambedkar? 1. The Peasants and Workers party of India 2. All India Scheduled Castes Federation 3. The Independent Labour Party Select the correct answer using the codes given below: (a) 1 and 2 only (b) 2 and 3 only ...

Q. During Indian freedom struggle, the National Social Conference was formed. What was the reason for its formation? (a) Different social reforms groups or organizations of Bengal region united to form a single body to discuss the issues of larger interest and to prepare appropriate petitions/ ...

Q. Which of the following is/ are the principal feature(s) of the Government of India Act, 1919? 1. Introduction of dyarchy in the executive government of the provinces. 2. Introduction of separate communal electorates for Muslims 3. Devolution of legislative authority by the centre to ...

Q. The distribution of powers between the Centre and the States in the Indian Constitution is based on the scheme provided in the (a) Morley-Minto reforms 1909 (b) Montagu-Chelmsford Act 1919 (c) Government of India Act, 1935 (d) Indian Independence Act 1947 Ans: (c) Government of ...

Q. The Lahore Session of the Indian National Congress (1929) is very important in history because 1. The congress passed a resolution demanding complete independence 2. The rift between the extremists and moderates was resolved in that session 3. A resolution was passed rejecting two ...

Q. Which of the following statements is/ are correct regarding Brahmo Samaj? 1. It opposed idolatry. 2. It denied the need for a priestly class for interpreting the religious texts. 3. It popularized the doctrine that the Vedas are infallible Select the correct answer using the codes ...

Q. The Rowlatt act aimed at (a) compulsory economic support to war efforts (b) imprisonment without trial and summary procedures for trial (c) suppression of the Khilafat movement (d) imposition of restrictions on freedom of the press Ans: (b) imprisonment without trial and summary ...