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  1. Who among the following British persons admitted the Revolt of 1857 as a national revolt?

  2. A.

    Lord Dalhousie

    B.

    Lord Canning

    C.

    Lord Ellenborough

    D.

    Disraeli


  3. The communal electorate was introduced for the first time in India in

  4. A.

    1919

    B.

    1935

    C.

    1906

    D.

    1909


  5. The two states which had non- Congress Ministries in 1937 were-

  6. A.

    Bengal and Punjab

    B.

    Punjab and NWFP

    C.

    Madras and Central Provinces

    D.

    Bihar and Uttar Pradesh


  7. Through which principle/device did Mahatma

    Gandhi strive to bridge economic inequalities?

  8. A.

    Abolition of machinery

    B.

    Establishment of village industries

    C.

    Adoption of non-violence

    D.

    Trusteeship theory


  9. Which one of the following was the first English ship that came to India?

  10. A.

    Elizabeth

    B.

    Bengal

    C.

    Red Dragon

    D.

    Mayflower


  11. The All India Muslim league was founded by

  12. A.

    Maulana Ahmed Ali

    B.

    Mohammad Ali Jinnah

    C.

    Agha Khan

    D.

    Hakim Ajmal Khan


  13. In which years did Gandhiji start Satyagraha Movement?

  14. A.

    1919

    B.

    1917

    C.

    1934

    D.

    1909


  15. Where was the Royal Durbar Held on November 1st, 1858 to issue to Queen's proclamation?

  16. A.

    Lucknow

    B.

    Cawnpore

    C.

    Delhi

    D.

    Kanpur


  17. Who is called as the “Prophet of New India”

  18. A.

    Dayanand Saraswati

    B.

    Sri Ramkrishna

    C.

    Raja Ram Mohan Roy

    D.

    Swami Vivekananda

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  19. Who declared "Swaraj is my birth right and I shall have it"?

  20. A.

    Gopal Krishna Gokhale

    B.

    Bal Gangadhara Tilak

    C.

    Lala Lajpat Rai

    D.

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