The author of 'A Nation in the Making' was
A. SN Banerjee
B. Mahatma Gandhi
C. Hume
D. Tilak
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Under pressure from his family, Nanu married__________, the daughter of a traditional village doctor
A. Meenkshi Amma
B. Kaliamma
C. Rohini
D. None of the above
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Which one among the following pairs of battle is correctly matched?
A. The 2nd battle of Tarain : Defeat of Jaichand of Kannauj by Muhammad Ghori
B. The first battle of Panipat : Defeat of Sikander Lodi by Babur
C. The battle of Chausa : Defeat of Humayun by SherShah
D. The battle of Khanwa : Defeat of Rana Pratap by Akbar
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The famous resolution on Non-Cooperation under the inspiration of Mahatma Gandhi was adopted in a special session of Congress held at Calcutta in
A. September 1920.
B. December 1922.
C. October 1924.
D. November 1925.
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Sindhia's troops were defeated by General Wellesley at
A. Bessein
B. Assaye
C. Tanjore
D. Poona
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Provision was made in the Act of 1773, for the office of a Governor-General of
A. India
B. Fort William
C. Madras
D. Bombay
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What benefits did the Poona Pact offer to the depressed classes?
A. 44 seats in the central legislature
B. 20% reservation in the provincial legislature
C. 18% seats in the central legislature and 148 seats in the provincial legislature
D. 50% reservation in the ICS
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'August Offer' was issued by __________
A. Crown
B. Parliament
C. Viceroy
D. Secretary of State
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The Government of India, 1919 is also known as
A. Morley - Minto Reforms
B. Montague - Chelmsford Reforms
C. Regulating Act
D. Pitts India Act
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The founder-president of Indian Independence League was
A. Rash Behari Bose
B. Subhas Chandra Bose
C. MK Gandhi
D. Motilal Nehru
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The Objective of Non-alignment of India's foreign policy means
A. To stand in isolation from world affairs
B. To judge every international issue on its own merit
C. To interfere in the internal matters of a country
D. Not to help any country
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Servants of India Society was founded in
A. England
B. India
C. America
D. Burma
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The Communist Party of India was founded in 1921 by
A. Hiren Mukherjee
B. SM Joshi
C. MN Roy
D. RC Dutt
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Which of the following statement relates the Dadabhai Naoroji's definition of 'Drain of Wealth'?
A. Those resources of the country were being utilized in the interest of Britain
B. That a part of India's national wealth or total annual product was being exported to Britain for which India got no material return
C. That the British industrialists were being given an opportunity to invest in India under the protection of the imperial power
D. That the British goods were being imported into the country making it poorer day by day
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In 1848, an incident took place in his life that later sparked off the dalit-revolution in the Indian society. Jyotirao was invited to attend a wedding of one of his __________friends
A. Brahmin
B. Christian
C. Pulaya
D. Nayar
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The Congressmen who wanted to contest the elections under the Act of 1919 and enter the legislature, formed a party (1923) called
A. Swaraj Party
B. Congress Swarajya Party
C. Nationalist Party
D. Liberal Party
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As a result of the elections held in early 1937 under the Act of 1935 the Congress formed ministries in provinces
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The Secretary of State for India was given powers by
A. The Act of 1909
B. The Act of 1919
C. The Act of 1858
D. The Act of 1861
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Who said that the constant 'drain of wealth' from India was responsible for India's economic miseries?
A. BC Pal
B. BP Wadia
C. Dadabhai Naoroji
D. GS Arundale
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'AI Hilal' was a newspaper launched for propagating nationalism by
A. Syed Ahmed Khan
B. Mahatma Gandhi
C. Abul Kalam Azad
D. DE Wacha
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