Q. Initially an associate of Gandhi, he left the Congress, broke off with Gandhi and launched a radical social movement called the ‘Self-Respect Movement’. The reference here is to (a) Chhatrapati Maharaj (b) E V R Naicker (c) P Tyagaraya Chetti (d) Jyotirao Govindrao Phule Ans: (b) ...

Q. Carefully examine the statements telling us about the nationalists’ different contribution to the national cause. 1. The chief architect of the organisation of States on linguistic basis in India was Pattabhi Sitaramaiah. 2. Jamnalal Bajaj was the treasurer of the Indian National ...

Q. Some of the landmark events of the colonial period were as follows: 1. Meerut Conspiracy case 2. The enunciation of the new British policy of ‘discriminating protection’ by the fiscal commission 3. The laying down of discriminatory policy against the sons of soil in their employment in ...

Q. Give the correct ascending chronological sequence of events: 1. Swadeshi movement 2. Non-cooperation movement 3. Quit India movement 4. Civil Disobedience movement Choose the correct sequence. (a) 1, 2, 3, 4 (b) 1, 2, 4, 3 (c) 2, 1, 3, 4 (d) 4, 1, 2, 3 Ans: (b) 1, 2, ...

Q. Linlithgow described it as ‘by far the most serious rebellion since that of the 1857, the gravity and extent of which we have so far concealed from the world for reasons of military security. Which is the movement referred to here? (a) Khilafat Movement (b) Civil Disobedience Movement ...

Q. In which year were the five districts and the tribal areas were taken away from Punjab to create the North-West Frontier Province? (a) 1904 (b) 1935 (c) 1901 (d) 1911 Ans: (c) 1901 Explanation: This frontier zone remained part of the Punjab until separated into the North-West ...

Q. What is the correct chronological sequence of the following events? 1. Announcement of Dominion Status 2. Formation of All India States Peoples Conference 3. Abolition of Caliphate by the Turks 4. Gandhi-Irwin Pact Select the code. (a) 2, 3, 4, 1 (b) 3, 1, 4, 2 (c) 3, 2, 1, ...

Q. The tenure of some of the Viceroys in India was witness to some of the important events/developments in the history of colonial India. Examine the statements: 1. Lord Hardinge II witnessed the Coronation Durbar at Delhi 2. Chelmsford’s tenure saw the passing of Rowlatt Act 3. Reading’s ...

Q. The newspaper/weekly that have been the mouthpiece of different nationalists, are paired here with the founder: 1. New India Commonwealth : Annie Besant 2. Comrade : Maulana Mohammad Ali 3. Sanjivani : K K Mehta 4. Vanguard of Indian Independence : M N Roy Select the code for ...

Q. King George V visited India during the viceroyalty of (a) Lord Ripon (b) Lord Curzon (c) Lord Hardinge (d) Lord Hasting Ans: (c) Lord Hardinge