The original name of Swami Dayananda Saraswati was

(1) Abhi Shankar
(2) Gowri Shankar
(3) Daya Shankar
(4) Mula Shankar

The Swadeshi Movement was launched
(1) as a protest against the division of Bengal
(2) with a view to improving the economic condition of the people by encouraging consumption of Indian goods

(3) as a protest against the massacre of Indian people at Jallianwala Bagh

(4) due to the failure of the British Government to introduce a responsible Government in India

The 19th Century reawakening in India was confined to the
(1) Priestly class
(2) Upper middle class
(3) Rich peasantry
(4) Urban landlords

Who was the first Indian to be elected to the British Parliament?
(1) Dadabhai Naoroji
(2) Gopala Krishna Gokhale
(3) Bipin Chandra Pal
(4) Lala Lajpat Rai

Who introduced the permanent settlement in Bengal?
(1) Lord Cornwallis
(2) Lord Dalhousie
(3) William Bentinck
(4) Lord Curzon

When was the first passenger train run in India?
(1) January 1848
(2) April 1853
(3) May 1857
(4) April 1852

Who designed the national flag of Independent India?
(1) Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
(2) Rabindranath Tagore
(3) Mahatma Gandhi
(4) Pingali Venkaiah

Which of the following European Colonisers did not have a settlement on the Eastern Coast of India?
(1) French                                    (2) Portuguese
(3) Dutch                                      (4) Danish

In which session of the Indian National Congress the tricolour flag was unfurled for the first time?
(1) Calcutta Session, 1920
(2) Annual Session of Congress at Nagpur, 1920
(3) Lahore Congress, 1929

(4) Haripura Congress Conference, 1938

Which among the following regulations made English as a medium of education compulsory in government-aided schools and colleges?
(1) Pitts India Act, 1784
(2) Educational Despatch, 1854
(3) Macaulay Minute, 1835
(4) Regulating Act, 1773

During the colonial period, British capital was mainly invested in :
(1) Infra structure                          (2) Industry
(3) Agriculture                               (4) Services