Q. The legislature that first conferred the symbol and instrument of equal citizenship on women or allowed women to be represented in the Legislative Council was the: (a) Madras Legislative Council (b) Bihar Legislative Council (c) Bombay Legislative Council (d) none of the above ...

Q. During the course of the Quit India Movement (1942) where did popular forces organize themselves to challenge the colonial power? (a) Keda district of Gujarat (b) Shahbad district of Bihar (c) Satara district of Maharashtra (d) None of the above Ans: (c) Satara district of ...

Q. The ‘defeat was more mine than his...’ Gandhi said it for (a) C R Das (b) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel (c) Pattabhi Sitaramaya (d) C Rajagopalacharya Ans: (c) Pattabhi Sitaramaya

Q. Bhagat Singh and B K Dutt threw a bomb in the central legislative assembly (a) to protest against the passage of the Public Safety Bill (b) to overthrow the British government (c) to kill the members of the legislative council (d) to avenge the death of Lala Lajpat Rai Ans: (a) ...

Q. Which is the correct chronological order of the following developments? 1. Cripps Mission 2. Gandhi-Irwin pact 3. Simon Commission 4. Partition of the country Choose the correct order. (a) 1, 2, 3, 4 (b) 2, 1, 4, 3 (c) 2, 1, 3, 4 (d) 3, 2, 1, 4 Ans: (d) 3, 2, 1, 4

Q. Which of the following classes participated the least in the Indian national movement? (a) Capitalists (b) Princes of states (c) Governments officials (d) Peasants Ans: (b) Princes of states Explanation: The class that participated the least in the Indian national movement ...

Q. Who of the following played a notable role in the World Communist movement? (a) A K Gopalan (b) S A Dange (c) M N Roy (d) E M S Namboodiripad Ans: (c) M N Roy Explanation: M.N. Roy was an Indian revolutionary, radical activist and political theorist. He was also an Indian ...

Q. One of the most effective strategies the capitalists evolved to contain the Left in the national movement was to (a) start a new party committee to protect their interests (b) dissociate themselves from the Congress mainstream (c) remain within the Congress and strengthen the right ...

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 ...