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

Why was the Simon Commission boycotted by the Indians?
(1) It did not include any Indian as a member
(2) It did not have any woman member
(3) It was appointed before the stipulated time
(4) It refused to meet prominent Indian leaders

Who among the following started the first newspaper in India?
(1) Dadabhai Naoroji
(2) W.C. Bonnerjee
(3) Rabindranath Tagore
(4) James A. Hickey

English education was introduced in India by
(1) Lord Curzon
(2) Jawaharlal Nehru
(3) Lord Macaulay
(4) Lord Dalhousie

Name the important French possession in India.
(1) Goa                      (2) Pondicherry
(3) Daman                 (4) Cochin