Q. Rabindranath Tagore surrendered his title to the British because of (a) Civil Disobedience Movement (b) Non-Cooperation Movement (c) Jallianwalah Bagh massacre (d) Partition of Bengal Ans: (c) Jallianwalah Bagh massacre Explanation: Rabindranath Tagore surrendered his title to ...

Q. The Lucknow Congress Session of 1916 refers to (a) Concession of separate electorates for the Muslims by the Congress Party (b) Merger of Muslim League into Congress (c) Selection of Muslim leader as the Congress President (d) None of the above Ans: (a) Concession of separate ...

Q. The aim of the Cripps Mission to India was to (a) Appease the Indian public opinion (b) Appease the American people (c) Decentralise the power to States (d) None of the above Ans: (b) Appease the American people

Q. “Khilafat” movement subsided because of the (a) Concessions given to Muslims by the British (b) Amity achieved between Congress and Muslim League (c) Accession of Kamal Pasha on the throne of Turkey (d) None of the above Ans: (c) Accession of Kamal Pasha on the throne of Turkey ...

Q. Who commented “the Cripps Mission was a postdated cheque on a crashing bank”? (a) Mahatma Gandhi (b) Jawaharlal Nehru (c) Subhash Chandra Bose (d) Sardar Patel Ans: (a) Mahatma Gandhi

Q. Gandhiji’s “Champaran Movement” was for (a) The security of rights of Harijans (b) Civil disobedience movement (c) Maintaining the unity of Hindu society (d) Solving the problem of the Indigo workers Ans: (d) Solving the problem of the Indigo workers Explanation: Gandhiji's ...

Q. Gandhiji started Dandi March in 1930 (a) Against imposition of salt tax laws (b) Against the announcement of communal award (c) Against atrocities committed on Harijans (d) Against all of the above Ans: (a) Against imposition of salt tax laws Explanation: Gandhiji started the ...

Q. The cause for the immediate precipitation of the Sepoy Mutiny was (a) Use of cartridges greased with cow fat (b) Doctrine of Lapse (c) The disparity between salaries of Native Sepoys and the British Soldiers (d) The Spread of Christianity Ans: (a) Use of cartridges greased with ...

Q. The Home Rule movement was launched by  (a) Annie Besant (b) Bal Gangadhar Tilak (c) Mahatma Gandhi (d) Lala Lajpat Rai Ans: (a) Annie Besant Explanation: The Home Rule movement was launched by (a) Annie Besant. Annie Besant, a prominent British socialist, theosophist, ...

Q. First Europeans, who started trade with India, were (a) The Portuguese (b) The British (c) The French (d) The Dutch Ans: (a) The Portuguese Explanation: The first Europeans who started trade with India were (a) The Portuguese. The Portuguese were the first Europeans to ...