Who was the only Indian to be elected as President of the United Nations General Assembly?
(1) Vijayalakshmi Pandit
(2) V.K. Krishna Menon
(3) Jawaharlal Nehru
(4) Rajeshwar Dayal

What was the reason for Gandhiji’s support for the decentralization of power?
(1) Decentralisation ensures more participation of the people into democracy
(2) India had decentralization of power in the past
(3) Decentralisation was essential for the economic development of the country
(4) Decentralisation can prevent communalism

Which of the following, according to Mahatma Gandhi, is the strongest force in the world?
(1) Non-violence of the brave
(2) Non-violence of the weak
(3) Non-violence of the coward

(4) Non-violence of the downtrodden

Who among the following were members of the Swaraj Party?
(a) Motilal Nehru
(b) Sardar Patel
(c) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
(1) a and b (2) a only
(3) b and c (4) a, b and c

Where are the traces of Portuguese culture found in India?

(1) Goa                 (2) Calicut
(3) Cannanore      (4) Cochin

The British introduced the railways in India in order to
(1) promote heavy industries in India
(2) facilitate British commerce and administrative control
(3) move foodstuff in case of famine
(4) enable Indians to move freely within the country

According to Dadabhai Naoroji ‘Swaraj’ meant
(1) Complete independence
(2) Self-government
(3) Economic independence
(4) Political independence

Which religious reformer of Western India was known as ‘Lokhitwadi’?
(1) Gopal Hari Deshmukh
(2) R.G. Bhandarkar
(3) Mahadev Govind Ranade
(4) B.G. Tilak

Who was the first Governor-General of Bengal?
(1) Robert Clive
(2) Warren Hastings
(3) William Bentinck
(4) Cornwallis

Which scripture was called his ‘mother’ by Gandhiji?
(1) Ramayana
(2) The New Testament
(3) Bhagwat Gita
(4) The Holy Quran

The Quit India Movement was launched in 1942 in the month of
(1) January               (2) March
(3) August                 (4) December