Q. What was the immediate cause for the launch of the Swadeshi movement? (a) The partition of Bengal done by Lord Curzon (b) A sentence of 18 months rigorous imprisonment imposed on LokmanyaTilak (c) The arrest and deportation of LalaLajpatRai and Ajit Singh; and passing of the Punjab ...

Q. Who among the following Governor Generals created the Covenanted Civil Service of India which later came to be known as the Indian Civil Service? (a) Warren Hastings (b) Wellesley (c) Cornwallis (d) William Bentinck Ans: (c) Cornwallis

Q. After Quit India Movement, C. Rajagopalachari issued a pamphlet entitled ‘The Way Out”. Which one of the following was a proposal in this pamphlet? (a) The establishment of a “War Advisory Council” composed of representatives of British India and the Indian States (b) Reconstitution of ...

Q. Who among the following were official Congress negotiators with Cripps Mission? (a) Mahatma Gandhi and Sardar Patel (b) Acharya J. B. Kripalani and C. Rajagopalachari (c) Pandit Nehru and Maulana Azad (d) Dr. Rajendra Prasad and Rafi Ahmed Kidwai Ans: (c) Pandit Nehru and Maulana ...

Q. With reference to Simon Commission’s recommendations, which one of the following statements is correct? (a) It recommended the replacement of diarchy with responsible government in the provinces (b) It proposed the setting up of inter- provincial council under the Home Department ...

Q. For the Karachi session of Indian National Congress in 1931, presided over by Sardar Patel, who drafted the Resolution on Fundamental Rights and Economic Programme? (a) Mahatma Gandhi (b) Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru (c) Dr. Rajendra Prasad (d) Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Ans: (b) Pandit ...

Q. Who of the following Prime Ministers sent Cripps Mission to India? (a) James Ramsay MacDonald (b) Stanley Baldwin (c) Neville Chamberlain (d) Winston Churchill Ans: (d) Winston Churchill The correct answer is (d) Winston Churchill. Explanation: Winston Churchill, who ...

Q. During the Indian Freedom Struggle, why did Rowlatt Act arouse popular indignation? (a) It curtailed the freedom of religion (b) It suppressed the Indian traditional education (c) It authorized the government to imprison people without trial (d) It curbed the trade union activities ...

Q. In collaboration with David Hare and Alexander Duff, who of the following established Hindu College at Calcutta? (a) Henry Louis Vivian Derozio (b) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar  (c) Keshab Chandra Sen (d) Raja Rammohan Roy Ans: (d) Raja Rammohan Roy Explanation: Raja ...

Q. With reference to Union Government, consider the following statements : 1. The number of Ministries at the Centre on 15th August 1947 was 18. 2. The number of Ministries at the Centre at present is 36. Which of the statements given above is are correct? (a) 1 only (b) 2 only ...