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  1. The first Satyagraha of Gandhiji for the cated of indigo farmers was observed at

  2. A.

    Champaran

    B.

    Chauri-Chaura

    C.

    Bardoli

    D.

    Sabarmati


  3. The Portuguese Governor who abolished Sati in Goa was

  4. A.

    Albuquerque

    B.

    Cabral

    C.

    Almeida

    D.

    De Braganza


  5. The battle of Plassey was fought between

  6. A.

    East India Company and Ahmad Shah

    B.

    East India Company and Tipu Sultan

    C.

    East India Company and Sirajuddaulla

    D.

    East India Company and Anwaruddin


  7. The Non-Cooperation Movement started in

  8. A.

    1870

    B.

    1920

    C.

    1921

    D.

    1942


  9. Who was the Nawab when Dalhousie annexed Awadh in 1854?

  10. A.

    Nasiruddin Mahmud Shah

    B.

    Wajid Ali Shah

    C.

    Sirajud - daulla

    D.

    Alivardi Khan


  11. Who among the following Viceroys became a victim of one of the convicts during his visit to the Andamans?

  12. A.

    Curzon

    B.

    Mayo

    C.

    Ripon

    D.

    Lytton


  13. Who termed Cripps' proposals as 'a post dated cheque in a crashing bank?

  14. A.

    Ambedkar

    B.

    Annie Besant

    C.

    Patel

    D.

    Gandhiji


  15. The State Jhansi was made a part of the British Empire in India through

  16. A.

    Doctrine of Lapse

    B.

    Policy of Subsidiary Alliance

    C.

    War against Rani Lakshmi Bai

    D.

    None of the above


  17. Who said about Mahatma Gandhi that he is a "half naked Fakir”?

  18. A.

    Winston Churchill

    B.

    Lord Mountbatten

    C.

    Lord Wavell

    D.

    Lord Linlithgow


  19. Which among the following movements was not led by Mahatma Gandhi ?

  20. A.

    Quit India Movement

    B.

    Swadeshi Movement

    C.

    Non-Cooperation Movement

    D.

    Civil Disobedience Movement