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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

As per provisions of the Charter Act of 1833, a Law Commission (for consolidating, codifying and improving Indian laws) was constituted under the Chairmanship of
(1) Lord Bentinck
(2) Raja Rammohan Roy
(3) Lord Macaulay
(4) Lord Dalhousie

Who was the first Indian to become member of the British Parliament?
(1) W.C. Bonnerjee
(2) Behramji M. Malabari
(3) D.N. Wacha
(4) Dadabhai Naoroji

Who said, “Patriotism is religion and religion is love for India”?
(1) Raj Narain Bose
(2) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(3) Swami Vivekananda
(4) Acharya Vinoba Bhave

According to Gandhiji, which of the following are the major means of Satyagraha?
(a) Non-cooperation
(b) Strike
(c) Demonstration
(d) Civil disobedience
(1) a and b are correct
(2) a and d are correct
(3) b and d are correct
(4) c and d are correct

Hardayal, an intellectual giant, was associated with
(1) Home Rule Movement
(2) Ghadar Movement
(3) Swadeshi Movement
(4) Non-Cooperation Movement

The credit of discovering the sea route of India goes to the
(1) French                    (2) Dutch
(3) Portuguese             (4) English

The song ‘Jana-Gana-Mana’ composed by Rabindra Nath Tagore was first published in January 1912 under the title of
(1) Jay He
(2) Rashtra Jagriti
(3) Bharat Vidhata
(4) Matribhoomi

On imprisonment in 1908 by the British, Bal Gangadhar Tilak was sent to
(1) Andaman and Nicobar
(2) Rangoon
(3) Singapore
(4) Mandalay

The Civil Disobedience Movement was launched by Mahatma Gandhi in
(1) 1928                         (2) 1930
(3) 1931                         (4) 1922

At which place in Bengal was the East India Company given permission to trade and build a factory by the Mughals in 1651?
(1) Calcutta                    (2) Qasim Bazar
(3) Singur                       (4) Burdwan