The first attempt to introduce a representative and popular element in the governance of India was made through :
(1) Indian Council Act, 1861
(2) Indian Council Act, 1892
(3) Indian Council Act, 1909
(4) Government of India Act, 1919

What did Jyotiba Phule’s Satyashodhak Samaj attempt in the last century?
(1) Saving the lower castes from hypocritical Brahmans and their opportunistic scriptures
(2) Attacking the caste system

(3) Led an anti-landlord and antimahajan upsurge in Satara

(4) Separate representation for untouchables

In which of the following movements did Mahatma Gandhi make the first use of Hunger Strike as a weapon?
(1) Non-Cooperation Movement,1920-22
(2) Rowlatt Satyagraha, 1919
(3) Ahmedabad Strike, 1918
(4) Bardoli Satyagraha

Who led the Salt Satyagraha Movement with Gandhi?
(1) Annie Besant
(2) Mridula Sarabhai
(3) Muthu Lakshmi
(4) Sarojini Naidu

Sati was prohibited by
(1) Warren Hastings
(2) Lord Wellesley
(3) Lord William Bentinck
(4) Lord Dalhousie

The Simon Commission was formed to review
(1) legislatures in India
(2) fitness of India for further reforms
(3) the position of the viceroy
(4) a Constitution for India

Where did Aurangzeb die?
(1) Ahmednagar
(2) Aurangabad
(3) Allahabad
(4) Lahore

When was the first train steamed off in India?
(1) 1848                         (2) 1853
(3) 1875                         (4) 1880

Which one of the following libraries has the largest collection of manuscripts of historical value?

(1) Khuda Baksh Oriental Public Library

(2) Tanjavur Maharaja Serfoji Saraswati Mahal Library
(3) Asiatic Society Library
(4) Rampur Raza Library

In which of the following systems of land settlement adopted by the English did provide more protection to the interests of farmers?

(1) Permanent Settlement of Bengal

(2) Ryotwari Settlement of Madras

(3) Zamindari Settlement of Central States

(4) Malgujari (land revenue) Setternent of United State

Which of the following pairs contributed significantly to integrate the princely states into Indian
Union?
(1) Sardar Patel and Jawaharlal Nehru
(2) Sardar Patel and V.P. Menon
(3) Sardar Patel and Mahatma Gandhi
(4) Sardar Patel and K.M. Munsi