Who was the first English President of the Indian National Congress?
(1) George Yule
(2) William Wedderburn
(3) A.O. Hume
(4) Henry Cotton

Which one of the following personalities is known as ‘Grand Old Man of India’?
(1) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(2) Dadabhai Naoroji
(3) Motilal Nehru
(4) Lala Lajpat Rai

The pledge for “Poorna Swaraj” was taken at the Congress Session of
(1) Calcutta               (2) Lahore
(3) Allahabad            (4) Madras

Who was the founder of the ‘Servants of India Society’ ?
(1) G.K. Gokhale
(2) M.G. Ranade
(3) B.G. Tilak
(4) Bipin Chandra Pal

Mahatma Gandhi was profoundly influenced by the writings of
(1) Bernard Shaw
(2) Karl Marx
(3) Lenin
(4) Leo Tolstoy

Who is rightly called the “Father of Local Self Government” in India?
(1) Lord Mayo                   (2) Lord Ripon
(3) Lord Curzon                (4) Lord Clive

Which Governor General is associated with the Doctrine of Lapse?
(1) Lord Ripon
(2) Lord Dalhousie
(3) Lord Bentinck
(4) Lord Curzon

India attained ‘Dominion Status’ on
(1) 15th January 1947
(2) 15th August 1947
(3) 15th August 1950
(4) 15th October 1947

What is Gandhi’s definition of Rama Raj?
(1) The rule as it was during the time of Rama
(2) Sovereignty of the people based on the pure moral authority

(3) The greatest good of all

(4) The absolute power concentrated in the hands of a king

Who among the following was the first to sign the ‘Instruments of Accession’?
(1) The Maharaja of Baroda
(2) The Dewan of Travancore
(3) The Nizam of Hyderabad
(4) The Raja of Jodhpur

The decline of Indian Handicrafts Industry in the 19th century was attributed to
(1) competition from British manufacturing industries only
(2) disappearance of Indian Princely Courts only
(3) establishment of alien rule only
(4) All of the above