Which of the following treaties brought an end to the independent existence of Peshwa Baji Rao-II?
A. The Treaty of Purandhar
B. Convention of Wadgaon
C. Treaty of Bassein
D. Treaty of Salbai
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Who started the first English newspaper in India?
A. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
B. Raja Rammohan Roy
C. J. A. Hickey (James Augustus Hickey)
D. Lord William Bentinck
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The first woman to become a Chief Minister of any State in India was
A. Nandini Satpathy
B. Dr. J. Jayalalitha
C. Sucheta Kripalani
D. Ms. Mayawati
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Who is the author of Vande Mataram?
A. Mahatma Gandhi
B. Rabindranath Tagore
C. Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
D. Sarat Chandra Chatterjee
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Who is regarded as as the 'father of modern India'
A. Raja Ram Mohan Roy
B. Swami Dayananda Saraswati
C. Sri Aurobindo
D. Bhagat Singh
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__________ is remembered as the 'Grand old man of India'
A. Ranade
B. Dadabhai Naoroji
C. Pulinbehari Sarkar
D. Amaresh Chakravarty
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One Caste One Religion, One God for Man is the teaching of __________
A. Rajaram Mohan Roy
B. Chattambi Swamikal
C. C. Kesavan
D. Sree Narayana Guru
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The passage of the Rowlatt Act had been almost immediately followed by the
A. Minto-Morley Reforms
B. Khilafat Movement
C. Jallianwala Bagh Massacre
D. Chauri-Chaura Incident
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In 1904 the then Maharaja of . . . . . . exempted Narayana Guru from personal appearances in court, an honour recognizing the Guru as a distinguished living personality
A. Kannur
B. Thalassery
C. Travancore
D. Cochi
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All are of one Self-fraternity such being the dictum to avow, in such a light how can we take life and devoid of least pity go on to eat. Who said this?
A. Tilak
B. Chattambi Swamikal
C. Rajaram Mohan Roy
D. Sree Narayana Guru
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Which of the following leader said that the Act of 1935 provided 'a machine with strong brakes but no engine'?
A. Jawaharlal Nehru
B. Rajendra Prasad
C. Mahatma Gandhi
D. Vallabhbhai Patel
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Which of the following according to Mahatma Gandhi, is the strongest force in the world?
A. Non-violence of the brave
B. Non-violence of the weak
C. Non-violence of the coward
D. Non-violence of the down-trodden
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When was the first train steamed off in India?
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Of the following, which country's constitution did not influence the fathers of Indian Constitution?
A. The USA
B. The USSR
C. Canada
D. Ireland
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What was Lala Lajpat Rai demonstrating against when he succumbed to police brutality?
A. Rowlatta Act
B. Minto-Morley Reforms
C. Simon Commission
D. Pitts India Act
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On the Direct Action Day unprecedented bloodshed took place (as a result of Hindu-Muslim riots) in
A. Dacca
B. Calcutta
C. Delhi
D. Meerut and Karachi
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In which session of India National Congress the tricolour flag was unfurled for the first time?
A. Calcutta Session, 1920
B. Annual Session of Congress at Nagpur, 1920
C. Lahore Congress, 1929
D. Haripura congress conference, 1938
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During the Dandi March the song 'Raghupati Raghav Raja Ram' had been sung by the renowned musician
A. Digambar Vishnu Paluskar
B. Onkar Nath Thakur
C. Mallikarjun Mansur
D. Krishna Rao Shankar Pandit
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The Swaraj Party was organised by
A. Lala Lajapat Rai and Feroze Shah Mehta
B. Sarojini Naidu and Annie Besant
C. CR Das and Motilal Nehru
D. C Rajagopalachari and CY Chintamani
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Who was the first to give the call for Swarajya – "India for Indians"?
A. Dayanand Saraswati
B. Lokmanya Tilak
C. Sri Aurobindo
D. Bhagat Singh
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