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  1. The Portugues build their first fort on India soil in the territory of the Raja of

  2. A.

    Calicul

    B.

    Cochin

    C.

    Daman

    D.

    Bijapur


  3. Who among the following analysed the causes of the uprising of 1857 advocating a reconciliation between the British and the Muslims?

  4. A.

    Sayyed Ahmad Brelvi

    B.

    Shah Waliullah

    C.

    Sayyed Ahmad Khan

    D.

    Sayyed Amir Ali


  5. Where was the first session of the Indian National Congress held?

  6. A.

    Lucknow

    B.

    Calcutta

    C.

    Bombay

    D.

    Madras


  7. Who led the armed raid on the government armoury at Chittagong in 1930?

  8. A.

    Chandra Shekhar Azad

    B.

    Bhagat Sino

    D) Sukhdev

    C.

    Surya Sen


  9. The Indian tricolour was unfurled for the first time by Jawaharlal Nehru

  10. A.

    At the ramparts of the red ford in 1947

    B.

    On the bank of Ravi at Lahore in 1929

    C.

    When India became a democratic republic in 1950

    D.

    When The Government of India Act was passed in 1935.


  11. In which region did Birsa Munda operate against the British ?

  12. A.

    Punjab

    B.

    Chhota Nagpur

    C.

    Tarai

    D.

    Manipur


  13. Which of the following authorised the British Government to imprison any person without trial and conviction in a court of law

  14. A.

    Rowlatt Act of 1919

    B.

    Government of India Act of 1935

    C.

    Indian Council Act of 1909

    D.

    Government of India Act of 1919


  15. Which of the following movement was NOT led by Mahatma Gandhi?

  16. A.

    Champarah Satyagraha

    B.

    Wahabi Movement

    C.

    Non-Coorperation Movement

    D.

    Civil Disobedience Movenment


  17. Who said "Give me Blood, I will give you Freedom"?

  18. A.

    Subhash Chandra Bose

    B.

    Lala Lajpat ka

    C.

    Bal Gangadhar Tilak

    D.

    Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel


  19. The Arya Samaj is against

  20. A.

    Existence of God

    B.

    Rituals and idol-worship

    C.

    Hinduism

    D.

    Islam