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  1. The Quit India Movement was launched in 1942 in the month of

  2. A.

    January

    B.

    March

    C.

    August

    D.

    December


  3. Match the following:

    Column –I Column-II

    [a. Keshab Sen. 1. Prarthana Samaj

    [b. Dayanand Saraswati 2. Brahmo Samaj

    [c. Atmaram Panduranga 3. Aligarh Movement

    [d. Sayyed Ahmad Khan 4. Arya Samaj

  4. A.

    A-4, B-1, C-3, D-2

    B.

    A-1, B-4, C-2, D-3

    C.

    A-2, B-4, C-1, D-3

    D.

    A-3, B-2, C-4, D-1


  5. Who was the first English President of the Indian National Congress?

  6. A.

    George Yule

    B.

    William Wedderburn

    C.

    A.O.Hume

    D.

    Henry Cotton


  7. Who was the founder of the 'Servant of India Society'?

  8. A.

    G.K. Gokhale

    B.

    M.G. Ranade

    C.

    B.G. Tilak

    D.

    Bipin Chandra Pal


  9. Mahatma Gandhi was profoundly influenced by the writings of

  10. A.

    Bernard Shaw

    B.

    Karl Marx

    C.

    Lenin

    D.

    Leo Tolstoy


  11. India attained 'Dominion Status' on

  12. A.

    15th January, 1947

    B.

    15th August, 1947

    C.

    15th August, 1950

    D.

    15th October, 1947


  13. What is Gandhi's definition of Rama Raj?

  14. A.

    The rule as it was during the time of Rama

    B.

    Sovereignty of the people based on pure moral authority

    C.

    The greatest good of all

    D.

    The absolute power concentrated in the hands of a king


  15. Who among the following was the first to sign the 'Instruments of Accession'?

  16. A.

    The Maharaja of Baroda

    B.

    The Dewan of Travancore

    C.

    The Nizam of Hyderabad

    D.

    The Raja of Jodhpur


  17. The decline of Indian Handicrafts industry in the 19th century was attributed to

  18. A.

    competition from British manufacturing industries only

    B.

    disappearance of Indian Princely Courts only

    C.

    establishment of alien rule only

    D.

    All of the above


  19. Why was the Simon Commission boycotted by the Indians?

  20. A.

    It did not include any Indian as a member

    B.

    It did not have any woman member

    C.

    It was appointed before the stipulated time

    D.

    If refused to meet prominent Indian leaders