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  1. Who attended the Imperial Durbar of 1877 dressed in hand-spun Khadi?

  2. A.

    M.K. Gandhi

    B.

    Bal Gangadhar Tilak

    C.

    Bipin Chandra Pal

    D.

    Ganesh Vasudev Joshi


  3. Who was the founder-editor of the famous news paper 'Kesari' during the National Struggle?

  4. A.

    Mahatma Gandhi

    B.

    Jawaharlal Nehru

    C.

    Lokmanya Tilak

    D.

    Muhannad Iqbal


  5. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists:

    List – I List - II

    (a. Sarojini Naidu 1. Muslim League

    (b. M.A. Jinnah 2. Indian National Congress

    (c. Tej Bahadur Sapru 3. Hindu Mahasabha

    (d. V.D. Savarkar 4. Liberal Party

    Code:

    A B C D

  6. A.

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

    B.

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

    C.

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

    D.

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


  7. Who was the only Indian to be elected as President of the United Nations General Assembly?

  8. A.

    Vijayalakshmi Pandit

    B.

    V.K. Krishna Menon

    C.

    Jawaharlal Nehru

    D.

    Rajeswar Dayal


  9. Which of the following according to Mahatma Gandhi, is the strongest force in the world?

  10. A.

    Non- violence of the brave

    B.

    Non- violence of the weak

    C.

    Non-violence of the coward

    D.

    Non-violence of the down-trodden


  11. Which of the following according to Mahatma Gandhi, is the strongest force in the world?

  12. A.

    Non- violence of the brave

    B.

    Non- violence of the weak

    C.

    Non-violence of the coward

    D.

    Non-violence of the down-trodden


  13. The British introduced the railways in India in order to

  14. A.

    Promote heavy industries in India

    B.

    Facilitate British commerce and adminitstrative control

    C.

    More foodstuff in case of famine

    D.

    Enable Indians to move freely within the

    Country


  15. According to Dadabhai Naoroji ‘Swaraj' means

  16. A.

    Complete independence

    B.

    Self government

    C.

    Economic independence

    D.

    Political independence


  17. Which religious reformer of Western India was known as 'Lokhitwadi'?

  18. A.

    Gopal Hari Deshmukh

    B.

    R.G. Bhandarkar

    C.

    Mahadev Govind Ranade

    D.

    B.G Tilak


  19. Which scripture was called his 'mother' by Gandhiji?

  20. A.

    Ramayana

    B.

    The New Testament

    C.

    Bhagwat Gita

    D.

    The Holy Quran