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171 Who was the writer of “Sare Jahan Se Achha, Hindustan Hamara…” ?
A Mohammad Iqbal
B Robindranath Tagore
C Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
D None of the above

Answer: Option [A]

Mohammad Iqbal was the writer of “Sare Jahan Se Achha, Hindustan Hamara”. his song became very popular because of its beautiful meaning, and it depicted all the features of the country in a single line. The poem was published in the weekly journal lttehad on August 16, 1904. Recited by Iqbal the following year at Government College , Lahore, the song quickly became an anthem of opposition to the British rule in India.

172 The ruling party in the U.K. when India got independence was:
A Socialist Party
B Conservative Party
C Liberal Party
D Labour Party

Answer: Option [D]

The ruling party in the U.K. when India got independence was Labour Party. At the time of Independence Clement Attlee was the Prime Minister of Britain and the leader of Labour Party.

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173 Who voted against the partition of India in the A.I.C.C. meeting held on 14 June 1947 ?
A Sardar Patel
B Abul Kalam Azad
C Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
D Govind Vallabh Pant

Answer: Option [C]

Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan voted against the partition of India in the A.I.C.C. meeting held on 14 June 1947.

174 Who is regarded as the ‘Mother of the Indian Revolution’ ?
A Kasturba Gandhi
B Madame Bhikaiji Cama
C Rani Lakshmibai
D Sarojini Naidu

Answer: Option [B]

Madame Bhikaiji Cama is regarded as the ‘Mother of the Indian Revolution’. She was married to Rustom Cama, a wealthy lawyer based in Bombay. Having worked as a social worker during the Bombay Plague epidemic in 1897, she became ill herself and was sent to Britain in 1901/2 for treatment.

175 The special Congress session held in September 1920 at Calcutta, in which the resolution for Non-Cooperation was presided over by:
A Bal Gangadhar Tilak
B Lala Lajpat Rai
C Mahatma Gandhi
D Pandit Motilal Nehru

Answer: Option [B]

The special Congress session held in September 1920 at Calcutta, in which the resolution for Non-Cooperation was presided over by Lala Lajpat Rai. It met to pass the resolution of the Non-Cooperation Movement. Mahatma Gandhi wrongly predicted that if the Non-cooperation movement gets successful, Swaraj could be attained in One year.

176 The first All-Indian Trade Union congress was created in 1920 by:
A N.M. Joshi
B V.V. Giri
C Shyama Prasad Mukherjee
D Purshottamdas Thakurdas

Answer: Option [A]

The first All-Indian Trade Union congress was created in 1920 by N.M. Joshi. It was founded on 31 October 1920 with Lala Lajpat Rai as its first president. In Bombay by Lala Lajpat Rai, Joseph Baptista, N. M. Joshi, Diwan Chaman Lall and a few others and, until 1945 when unions became organised on party lines, it was the primary trade union organisation in India.

177 The proposals for the partition of India into India and Pakistan were contained in the:
A Cabinet Mission Proposals
B Cripps Mission Proposals
C Mountbatten Plan of 3rd June, 1947
D Prime Minister Attlee’s statement of 20th February, 1947

Answer: Option [C]

The proposals for the partition of India into India and Pakistan were contained in the mountbatten plan of 3rd June, 1947. Partition of India was mentioned in the Mountbatten Plan. It was also known as Indian Independence Act 1947 and was put forward by Lord Mountbatten on June 3, 1947. It resulted in the creation of two independent dominions, India and Pakistan.

178 What was the immediate reaction of the government to the Salt Satyagraha and the Dandi march ?
A The Congress was banned
B It did not take it seriously
C The government resorted to repressive measures
D It was on its guard and took measures to prevent the mischief from spreading

Answer: Option [B]

The correct answer is it did not take it seriously. The Salt Satyagraha was a mass civil disobedience movement initiated by Mahatma Gandhi against the salt tax imposed by the British government in India. Civil disobedience broke out all across India, soon involving millions of Indians, and British authorities arrested more than 60,000 people.

179 The last opportunity to avoid the partition of India was lost with the rejection of:
A Cabinet Mission
B Wavell Plan
C Cripps Mission
D Rajgopalachari Formula

Answer: Option [A]

The last opportunity to avoid the partition of India was lost with the rejection of Cabinet Mission. But Muslim League rejected the plan even though they won 73 out of 78 seats in the interim government.

180 The agitation against the partition of Bengal was led by:
A C. R. Das
B Aruna Asaf Ali
C Subhash Chandra Bose
D Surendranath Banerjee

Answer: Option [D]

The agitation against the partition of Bengal was led by Surendranath Banerjee. To destroy the nationalist consciousness of Bengal, the British government decided to partition Bengal on 20 July 1905. The Swadeshi movement started on 18 October 1905 after the partition of Bengal, which was led by Surendra Nath Banerjee.

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