111. During the independence movement, newspaper ‘Kesari’ was published by_:
[A]Subhash Chandra Bose
[B]Bal Gangadhar Tilak
[C]Mohammad Ali Jinnah
[D] Lala Lajpat Rai
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Answer: [B]Bal Gangadhar Tilak Explanation: Kesari is a newspaper founded in 1881 by Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak, a prominent leader of the Indian Independence movement. Bal Gangadhar Tilak used to run his two newspapers, the Kesari, in Marathi and Maratha in English from Kesari Wada. The Wada still has the offices of Kesari, and mementos of Tilak, including his writing desk original letters and documents |
112. On which among the following dates, the Second Round Table Conference was held ?
[A]November 17, 1932
[B]November 12, 1930
[C]September 7, 1931
[D]September 7, 1932
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Answer: [C]September 7, 1931 Explanation: The second session opened on September 7, 1931. There were three major differences between the first and second Round Table Conferences. By the second namely Congress Representation, National Government and Financial Crisis. |
113. Who among the following played a dominant role in establishing the All India Trade Union Congress ?
[A]Basawon Singh (Sinha)
[B]Subodh Banerjee
[C]Lala Lajpat Rai
[D]Ashok Mehta
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Answer: [C]Lala Lajpat Rai Explanation: The All India Trade Union Congress is the oldest trade union federations in India and one of the five largest. It was founded on 31 October 1920 in Bombay by Lala Lajpat Rai and Joseph Baptista. It was the primary trade union organization in India. Since then it has been associated with the Communist Party of India. |
114. Who among the following was the first woman president to chair the Indian National Congress at Kanpur session of 1925 ?
[A]Sarojini Naidu
[B]Annie Beasant
[C]Nellie Sengupta
[D]Indira Gandhi
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Answer: [A]Sarojini Naidu Explanation: Sarojini Naidu presided the Indian National Congress at Kanpur session in 1925. |
115. Which among the following Charter Acts ended the commercial monopoly of East India Company in India ?
[A]Charter Acts of 1793
[B]Charter Acts of 1813
[C]Charter Acts of 1833
[D]Charter Acts of 1853
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Answer:[B]Charter Acts of 1813 Explanation: Charter Acts of 1813 was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which renewed the charter issued to the British East India Company, and continued the Company’s rule in India. However, the Company’s commercial monopoly was ended, except for the tea trade and the trade with China. Reflecting the growth of British power in India. |
116. Who among the following introduced the subsidiary alliance system in India ?
[A]Lord Clive
[B]Lord Wellesley
[C]Lord Cunningham
[D]Lord Canning
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Answer:[B]Lord Wellesley Explanation: The doctrine of subsidiary alliance was introduced by Lord Wellesley, British Governor-General of India from 1798 to 1805.The Nizam of Hyderabad was the first to enter into such an alliance in 1798.Tipu Sultan of Mysore refused to do so, but after the British victory in the Fourth Anglo-Mysore War, Mysore was forced to become a subsidiary state in 1799.The Nawab of Awadh was the next to accept the Subsidiary Alliance, in 1801 |
117. Who among the following signed the Treaty of Bassein in 1802 with the British East India Company ?
[A]Baji Rao II
[B]Baji Rao I
[C]Sultan Bahadur
[D]None of the above
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Answer: [A]Baji Rao II Explanation: The Treaty of Bassein (Now called Vasai) was a pact signed on December 31, 1802 between the British East India Company and Baji Rao II, the Maratha peshwa of Pune (Poona) in India after the Battle of Poona. The treaty was a decisive step in the dissolution of the Maratha Confederacy, which led to the East India Company’s usurpation of the peshwa’s territories in western India in 1818. |
118. Which among the following was the first municipal corporation set up in India in the year 1687 ?
[A]Madras Municipal Corporation
[B]Bombay Municipal Corporation
[C]Delhi Municipal Corporation
[D]None of the above
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Answer: [A]Madras Municipal Corporation Explanation: The first municipal corporation was set up in India in 1687 at Madras preceding the Bombay and Delhi municipal corporations. |
119. Which among the following events was a major set back to Khilafat Movement?
[A]Announcements of concession to Muslims by British Government
[B]Pact signed between Indian National Congress and Muslim League
[C]Revolution in Turkey
[D]Violence in Chauri Chaura
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Answer: [C]Revolution in Turkey Explanation: |
120. Which among the following events took place immediately before the massacre at Jallianwalla Bagh?
[A]Partition of Bengal
[B]llbert Bill
[C]Passage of the Rowlatt Act
[D]Minto-Morley Reforms
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Answer: [C]Passage of the Rowlatt Act Explanation: |
