Q. Which one among the following prompted Rabindranath Tagore to surrender his title of ‘Sir’? (a) The passing of the Rowlatt Act (b) The passing of the Act of 1919 (c) To support Mahatma Gandhi’s Satyagraha Movement (d) To protest against the massacre at Jallianwala Bagh and the ...

Q. Which among the following are the five principles of peaceful co-existence of Panchsheel as outlined by Jawaharlal Nehru? (a) Mutual respect, military collaboration, economic collaboration, de-colonisation and territorial integrity (b) Mutual respect for each other territorial integrity ...

Q. Consider the following paragraph He was seriously injured in police lathi charge in Lahore during demonstrations against Simon Commission, for which he subsequently died in November, 1928. Later on, the British officer who was responsible for the lathi charge on him, was shot dead by Bhagat ...

Q. When Lord Mountbatten became the first Governor- General of India, who among the following became the Governor-General for Pakistan? (a) Lord Mountbatten  (b) Muhammad Ali Jinnah (c) Liaquat Ali Khan (d) Shaukat Ali Ans: (b) Muhammad Ali Jinnah Explanation: The correct ...

Q. ‘Dyarchy’ was first introduced in India under (a) Morley-Minto reforms (b) Montford reforms (c) Simon Commision plan (d) Government of India Act, 1935 Ans: (a) Morley-Minto reforms

Q. Which one of the following commissions/ committees was appointed by the British Government to investigate into the massacre in Jallianwala Bagh? (a) Welby Commission (b) Hunter Committee (c) Simon Commission (d) Butler Committee Ans: (b) Hunter Committee  Explanation: The ...

Q. Who drafted the Constitution of Muslim League, ‘The Green Book’? (a) Rahamat Ali (b) Muhammad Iqbal (c) Muhammad Ali Jinnah (d) Maulana Muhammad Ali Jauhar Ans: (d) Maulana Muhammad Ali Jauhar Explanation: The League's constitution was framed in 1907, espoused in the "Green ...

Q. October 26, 1947 is an important date in the Indian history, because of (a) Maharaja Hari Singh’s signing on Instrument of Accession (b) ceasefire with Pakistan (c) merger of Sind (d) declaration of war over India by Pakistan Ans: (a) Maharaja Hari Singh’s signing on Instrument ...

Q. The Nehru-Liaquat Pact between India and Pakistan was signed in 1950 to resolve the issue of (a) the protection of minorities (b) the accession of princely states (c) the border disputes (d) the problem of refugees Ans: (a) the protection of minorities Explanation: The correct ...

Q. After the death of Raja Rammohan Roy, the Brahmo Samaj split into two sections; the Brahmo Samaj of India and the Adi Brahmo Samaj. Who were the leaders of the two sections, respectively? (a) Keshab Chandra Sen and Debendranath Tagore (b) Radhakanta Deb and Debendranath Tagore (c) ...

Q. Which of the following statements on Gandhian movements is not correct? (a) Mahatma Gandhi was in favour of mass movement (b) Gandhian movements were non-violent in nature (c) In Gandhian movements, leadership had no role  (d) Mahatma Gandhi was in favour of passive resistance ...

Q. The Doctrines of ‘Non-Violence’ and ‘Civil Disobedience’ associated with Mahatma Gandhi were influenced by the works of (a) Churchill-lrwin-Tolstoy (b) Ruskin-Tolstoy-Thoreau (c) Thoreau-Humen-Shaw (d) Cripps-Tolstov-Howes Ans: (b) Ruskin-Tolstoy-Thoreau Explanation: The ...