Nawab Siraj-ud-Daulah of Bengal was defeated by the English in the battle of Plassey, mainly
A. because the English forces were much stronger than those of the Nawab
B. because of Clive's conspiracy with the Nawab's Commanderin- Chief Mir Jafar and rich bankers of Bengal
C. because of Siraj-ud-Daulah's retirement from the battlefield
D. because of the capture of a band of Frenchmen under the Nawab's service by the English
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Who was the first European to translate the Bhagavad Gita into English?
A. Alexander Cunningham
B. William Jones
C. James Prinsep
D. Charles Wilkins
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When was the famous Resolution on non-cooperation under the inspiration of Mahatma Gandhi was adopted in a special session of the Congress held in Calcutta?
A. September, 1920
B. December, 1922
C. October, 1924
D. November, 1925
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Which of the following leader was associated with the formation of the Congress Socialist Party?
A. P. C. Joshi
B. Subhas Chandra Bose
C. Acharya Narendra Dev
D. Ram Manohar Lohia
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Whom had the rebels of 1857 enthroned as the emperor/emperess of India?
A. Rani Laxmi Bai of Jhansi
B. Tantia Tope
C. Bahadur Shah Zafar
D. Faqir-ud-din
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Who was the founder of 'Gadhar party'
A. Sachindranath Sanyal
B. Chandarshekhar Azad
C. Lala Har Dayal
D. Batukeshwar Dutt
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Which one of the following novels was a source of inspiration for the freedom fighters in India?
A. Pariksha Guru
B. Anandmath
C. Rangbhoomi
D. Padmarag
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Which of the following acts gave representation of the Indians for the first time in legislation?
A. Indian Councils Act, 1909
B. Indian Councils Act, 1919
C. Government of India Act, 1935
D. None of the above
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After the elections to the Constituent Assembly were held in July 1946, the Constituent Assembly met for the first time in New Delhi on
A. December 9, 1946
B. January 15, 1947
C. February 10, 1947
D. August 15, 1947
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The most Important cause for the outbreak of the Ghadar revolution was the
A. Commencement of World War I
B. Hanging of Kartar Singh Sarabha
C. Komagata Maru Incident
D. Arrest of Lala Hardayal
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'Dyarchy' was introduced in the Government of India Act of
A. 1909
B. 1919
C. 1935
D. None of these
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The problem that exercised and evoked the reformists in the 19th century to the greatest extent related to
A. Education
B. Caste restrictions
C. Religious revivalism
D. Women's issues
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The 'Hero of Plassey' was
A. Warren Hastings
B. Dupleix
C. Clive
D. Shuja-ud-Daulah
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The hero of the Kakori 'Dacoity' case was
A. Ramprasad Bismil
B. Bhagat Singh
C. Batukeshwar Datta
D. Barkatulla
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Who preached the idea of Home Rule through his two news papers - the Kesari and the Maratha?
A. Gokhale
B. Annie Besant
C. Tilak
D. Jawaharlal Nehru
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The use of the mother tongue in India in the law Court was permitted by
A. Lord Hastings
B. Cornwallis
C. Lord Dalhousie
D. Bentinck
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What was the Ilbert Bill intended for?
A. To remove racial discrimination in employment
B. To enable India District Magistrates and Session Judges to try Europeans
C. To save Indians from racial humiliation
D. To change the method of recruitment in the Indian Civil Service
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Of the following who was not the leader of the Extremists?
A. Lokamanya Tilak
B. Aurobindo Ghose
C. Lala Lajpat Rai
D. Hume
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Who had observed that "Political freedom is the life-breath of a nation"?
A. BG Tilak
B. Annie Besant
C. Sri Aurobindo Ghose
D. Rabindranath Tagore
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SN Banerjee was appointed Professor in English in the Metropolitan Institute at
A. Bombay
B. Madras
C. Calcutta
D. Bangalore
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