Siraj-ud-Daulah renamed which city as Alinagar?
A. Calcutta
B. Agra
C. Ferozpur
D. Fatehpur
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Who is also known by the name of 'Tiger of 'Mysore'?
A. Haidar Ali
B. Tipu Sultan
C. Yaduraya Wodeyar
D. Krishna Devaraya
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On June 14, 1927 __________consecrated a mirror - with the message "Om shanti" written on the surface - in a temple in Kalavankode
A. Rajaram Mohan Roy
B. T. K. Madhavan
C. Sree Narayana Guru
D. Govindan Vaidyar
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The immediate cause of split in the INC at its Surat Session was
A. election of the President of the INC
B. expulsion of Tilak from the INC
C. demand of Swaraj as the goal of the INC
D. resolutions on Swaraj, Swadeshi, Boycott and National Education
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Which of the following treaty ended the First Carnatic War?
A. Salbai
B. Bassein
C. Aix-Ia-Chapelle
D. Paris
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Which of the following was the 'Newspaper' of Annie Besant?
A. The Hindu
B. Indian Express
C. The Times of India
D. New India
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In the Battle of Buxar the English army was commanded by
A. Major Munro
B. Clive
C. Rojer Drake
D. Boughton
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The Sikhs were defeated by the English at __________ in 1856
A. Sobraon
B. Amritsar
C. Lahore
D. Kashmir
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Which of the following was not included in the early three English Settlements in India?
A. Madras
B. The Punjab
C. Bombay
D. Calcutta
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In which of the following tribal rebellions did two tribal brothers, Kanhu and Sidhu, proclaim the end of the Company's rule in their region, and to supress their rebellion the government had to use military force?
A. Khasi Rebellion in Assam (1855)
B. Naika Tribal Uprising in Gujarat (1868)
C. Munda Rebellion in Ranchi (1899)
D. Santhal Rebellion in Bihar (1855-56)
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Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad Started an Urdu Weekly, The Al-Hilal in 1912 but on its being banned by the Government he founded Al-Balagh in
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My Experiments with Truth is the work of Mahatma Gandhi published in
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The battle of Balakot was in __________
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The immediate cause of the Battle of Plassey was
A. The English attempts to strengthen their fortifications at Fort William
B. The English support and asylum to the political rivals of Nawab Siraj-ud-Daulah
C. Misuse of Dastaks (passes for free trade) by the Company and its officials
D. Siraj-ud-Daulah's attack on Fort William and capture of Calcutta (Alinagar)
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In 1916 Mahatma Gandhi travelled to__________ to inspire the peasants to struggle against the oppressive plantation system
A. Dandi
B. Sabarmati
C. Champaran
D. Chauri Chaura
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Madame HP Blavatsky had laid the foundation of the Theosophical Society in the year
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The second session of the congress met in Calcutta on December 1886, under the president ship of __________
A. Dadabhai Naoroji
B. Kadambini Ganguli
C. Pherozeshah Mehta
D. D.Ewacha
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The Interim Government which took office on September 2, 1946 was headed by
A. Rajendra Prasad
B. Jawaharlal Nehru
C. Vallabhbhai Patel
D. C Rajagopalachari
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The National Liberal Federation was founded by
A. S. N. Bannerjee
B. Motilal Nehru
C. Abul Kalam Azad
D. Mrs. Annie Besant
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The Pitt's India Act empowered the Governor-General with
A. Power of vote
B. A casting vote
C. The power to dismiss the council
D. The power to add more members to the council
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