31. Which among the following was the first civil disobedience movement of Mahatma Gandhi in India?
[A] Kheda Satyagraha
[B] Champaran Satyagraha
[C] Ahmedabad Mill Strike
[D] None of the above
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Answer:[B] Champaran Satyagraha Explanation: Champaran Satyagraha 1917 : It was his first civil disobedience movement in India.Gandhiji entered into the active politics with Champaran satyagraha to redress grievances of the cultivators oppressed by Indigo planters of Bihar. |
32. Which among the following marks Mahatma Gandhi’s first fast unto death?
[A] Kheda Satyagraha
[B] Champaran Satyagraha
[C] Ahmedabad Mill Strike
[D] Jallianwala Bagh tragedy
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Answer: [C] Ahmedabad Mill Strike Explanation: In March 1918, under the leadership of Gandhi, there was a strike in the cotton mills in Ahmedabad. It was at this juncture that Gandhi began the ‘first’ of his seventeen ‘fasts unto death’ on 15 March, 1918. |
33. Who among the following is said to have hatched the Delhi Conspiracy 1912?
[A] Rasbehari Bose
[B] Bhai Paramanand
[C] Sachindranath Sanyal
[D] Sohan Lal Pathak
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Answer: [A] Rasbehari Bose Explanation: Delhi conspiracy refers to a conspiracy in 1912 to assassinate the then Viceroy of India, Lord Hardinge, on the occasion of transferring the capital of British India from Calcutta to New Delhi. On December 23rd 1912, when the possession of Lord Hardinge reached Chandni Chowk (Delhi), a bomb aimed at Hardinge ended up killing a man to his right and 20 other spectators. Basanta Kumar Bisbas, who threw the bomb disguised as a lady was arrested and hanged in Ambala jail. It is said that the Delhi Conspiracy was hatched by Ras Bihari Bose, but was never proved. |
34. Who among the following established the Bhil Seva Mandal in 1922?
[A] Narain Malhar Joshi
[B] Amritlal Vitthaldas Thakkar
[C] Jyotiba Phule
[D] Baba Amte
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Answer: [B] Amritlal Vitthaldas Thakkar Explanation: Amritlal Vithaldas Thakkar, popularly known as Thakkar Bapa He was an Indian social worker who worked for upliftment of tribal people in Gujarat state in India. In 1922, he founded the Bhil Seva Mandal. |
35. Who among the following established the Ved Samaj in Madras in 1864?
[A] Keshabchandra Sen
[B] Lokhitwadi
[C] Shibnath Shastri
[D] Debendranath Tagore
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Answer: [A] Keshabchandra Sen Explanation: Reform in Southern India Brahmo Samaj under the leadership of Keshabchandra Sen made its appearance in 1864 in Madras with the name Ved Samaj. |
36. The magna carta of western education system in India is___?
[A] The report of the Committee of Public Instruction, 1823
[B] The Charter Act of 1833
[C] Report of the Hunter Commission, 1862
[D] Wood’s Despatch, 1854
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Answer: [D] Wood’s Despatch, 1854 Explanation: Wood’s Despatch on Education in 1854 laid the foundation of Indian educational system and the establishments of Universities in Kolkata, Mumbai and Chennai. The despatch came to be considered as the Magna Carta of English education in India. The Scheme of education, as proposed by Wood`s Despatch, envisaged a co-ordinated system of education through out the country. |
37. Who among the following preached the doctrine of “One religion, one caste and one God for mankind“?
[A] Jyotiba Phule
[B] Vivekananda
[C] Sri Narayan Guru
[D] Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
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Answer: [C] Sri Narayan Guru Explanation: Sri Narayana Guru preached the doctrine of ‘One caste, One religion, One God.’ Its worth note that one of his athiest disciples, Sahadaran Ayyapan, changed into ‘no religion, no caste and no God for mankind. |
38. The leader of revolt of 1857 in Lucknow was __?
[A] Tatya Tope
[B] Maulvi Ahmadullah Shah
[C] Birjis Qadir
[D] Begum Hazrat Mahal
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Answer: [D] Begum Hazrat Mahal Explanation: Begum Hazrat Mahal :The wife of Nawab Wazid Ali Shah of Awadh. She ruled on behalf of her 11-year-old son Birjis Qadar .and led the revolt of 1857 in Lucknow .She refused to accept the pension offered to her by the British and choose to die unmourned in Nepal. |
39. Which among the following was annexed into the East India territories via the Doctrine of Lapse?
[A] Satara
[B] Nagpur
[C] Jhansi
[D] Mysore
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Answer: [D] Mysore Explanation: The company took over the princely states of Satara (1848), Jaitpur and Sambalpur (1849), Nagpur and Jhansi (1854), Tanjore and Arcot (1855) and Awadh (Oudh, 1856, with the reason that the ruler was not ruling properly) and Udaipur using this doctrine. Mysore was not among them. |
40. Who among the following entered into a triple alliance against Haider immediately before the first Anglo-Mysore war of 1767-69 ?
1. The English
2. Nizam of Hyderabad
3. The Marathas
4. Raja of Travancore
Choose the correct option from the codes given below:
[A] 1, 2, 3
[B] 1, 3, 4
[C] 1, 2, 4
[D] 2, 3, 4
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Answer: [A] 1, 2, 3 Explanation: In 1766 the British, the Marathas, and the Nizam of Hyderabad entered into a triple alliance against Haider. However, Haider soon bought off the Marathas. The Nizam abandoned the war in 1768, leaving the British to face Haider Ali alone. The latter attacked Arcot and reached the outskirts of Madras. He dictated peace on the basis of the status quo. The English also agreed to help Haider Ali against any third party invasion in future. |
