pete McQ Who of the following Prime Ministers sent Cripps Mission to India? (a) James Ramsay MacDonald (b) Stanley Baldwin (c) Neville Chamberlain (d) Winston Churchill Ans.:(d) Who of the following kings was an ardent follower of Jainism? (a) Bimbisara (b) Mahapadma Nanda (c) Kharavela (d) Pulakesin - II Ans.:(c) Indian National Congress was founded by? (a) Allan Octavian Hume (b) W.C. Banerjee (c) Lala Lajpat Rai (d) None of the above Ans.:(a) Who is the Viceroy of India during Quit India Movement ? (a) Linlithgow (b) Cornwallis (c) Mountbatten (d) Munro Ans.:(a) Among the following, which Mughal Emperor introduced the policy of Sulh-i- kul? (a) Babar (b) Humayun (c) Akbar (d) Shahjahan Ans.:(c) Among the following, who is given the credit of carrying Jainism in South India? (a) Sudharmana (b) Indrabhuti (c) Bhadrabahu (d) Sthulabhadra Adda247 | No. 1 APP for Banking & SSC Preparation Website: store.2dt2247.com | Email: ebooks@sdd2247.com10. 11. Ans.:(c) Amongst the following, who cooperated with Raja Ram Mohan Roy in the implementation of his educational programmes? (a) Dwarkanath Tagore —(b) David Hare (c) Henri Derozio (d) William Jones Ans.:(b) During the Mughal period, which one of the following trades were the first to come to India? (a) Portuguese (b) Dutch (c) Danish (d) English Ans.:(a) Malik Kafur was whose General? (a) Balban (b) Ala-ud- din khilji (c) Muhammad bin Tughluq (d) Firoz Shah Tughlug Ans.:(b) The aim of education as stated by the Wood's despatch of 1854 was? (a) the creation of employment opportunity for native Indians (b) the promotion of literacy among the people using English medium of language (c) the introduction of scientific research and rationalism in the traditional Indian education (d) None of these Ans.:(b) The Chinese pilgrim Fa - Hien visited India during the reign of? (a) Kanishka (b) Chandragupta I (c) Chandragupta II (d) Harshavardhan Adda247 | No. 1 APP for Banking & SSC Preparation Website: store 2dda247.com | Email: ebooks@adda247.com_14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. Which of the following is associated with Lord Wellesley, the Governor General of India from 1798 to 1805? (a) Doctrine of Lapse (b) Subsidiary Alliance (c) First Mysore War (d) Conquest of Rajputana Ans.:(b) Which of the following kings of ancient India embraced Jainism and became a Sanyasi? (a) Bimbisara (b) Chandra Gupta Maurya (c) Pushyamitra (d) Harsha Ans.:(b) Codes of conduct of the Vedic Society are laid down in (a) Puranas (b) Vedas (c) Brahmanas (d) Smritis Ans.:(d) Which of the following was not one of the distinguished tribes of the later Vedic period?” (a) Videhas (b) Bharatas (c) Panchalas (d) Kurus Ans.:(b) In Rig Vedic period, the most important functionary after the king was (a) Purohita (b) Senani (c) Law Officer (d) Tax Collector Ans.:(a) The tax which the kings used to collect from the people in the Vedic period was called (a) Kara (b) Varman (c) Bali (d) Vidatha Ans.:(c) In the Vedic Society, the term used to denote a group of families was Adda247 | No. 1 APP for Banking & SSC Preparation Website: store adda247.com | Email: cbooks@adda247.com21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. (a) gotra (b) jana (c) vish (d) grama Ans.:(b) The Puranas are......... in number. (a) 18 (b) 25 (c) 52 (d) 108 Ans.:(a) Which of the following Vedangas contains the Srautra, the Grihya and the Dharma Sutras? (a) Nirukta (b) Shiksha (c) Chhandas (d) Kalpa Ans.:(d) Which one of the following is the earliest school of Indian philosophy? (a) Samkhya (b) Yoga (c) Karma mimamsa (d) None of these Ans.:(a) Taxila was a famous site of (a) Mauryan Art (b) Gupta Art (c) Gandhara Art (d) Early Vedic Art Ans.:(b) The world is God and God is my soul is the philosophy contained in the (a) Vedas (b) Puranas (c) Brahamanas (d) Upanishads Ans.:(d) Who has given the slogan "Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan''? (a) Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru (b) Lal Bahadur Shastri (c) Indira Gandhi (d) Rajiv Gandhi APP for Banking & SSC Preparation com | Email: cbooks@adda247.00m27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. Ans.:(b) When the Republic of India was officially proclaimed? (a) 26 January 1949 (b) 26 November 1949 (c) 26 January 1950 (d) 26 January 1947 Ans.:(c) Name the Prime minister who gave a very famous speech “A Tryst with Destiny”? (a) Rajiv Gandhi (b) Lal Bahadur Shastri (c) Indira Gandhi (d) Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Ans.:(d) Which ruler of Gupta Empire is also known as “Napoleon of India”? (a) Chandragupta I (b) Chandragupta II (c) Samudra Gupta (d) Srigupta Ans.:(c) The important books written by Banabhata were . (a) Harshcharita (b) Kadambari. (c) Both of the above (d) None of the above Ans.:(c) When Jallianwala Bagh massacre took place? (a) 13 April 1918 (b) 13 June 1919 (c) 13 April 1919 (d) 13 April 1920 Ans.:(c) The French East India Company was founded in . (a) 1669 (b) 1664 (c) 1665 (d) 1666 Ans.:(b) Rabindranath Tagore was born on . (a) June 7, 1861 (b) May 7, 1861 (c) July 7, 1861 (d) May 7, 1862 Ans.:(b) Adda247 | No, 1 APP for Banking & SSC Preparation Website: storeadda247.com | Email: cbooks@add2247.com35. 36. 37. 38. 39 40. The Minto Morley reforms also known as Indian Council Act was passed in during the tenure of Lord Minto. (a) 1910 (b) 1909 (c) 1919 (d) 1918 Ans.:(b) Which freedom fighter was popularly known as “Deshbandhu'? (a) Lala Lajpat Rai (b) Bal Gangadhar Tilak (c) Chittaranjan Das (d) C. Andrews Ans.:(c) Who was the first president of the Indian National Congress ? (a) Dadabahi Naoroji (b) Badruddin Tyabji (c) Pherozeshah Mehta (d) Womesh Chandra Bonnerjee Ans.:(d) Who wrote 'Ashtadhyayi', the earliest existing grammar of Sanskrit ? (a) Panini (b) Sushruta (c) Patanjali (d) Charak Ans.:(a) Who was the political guru of M. K. Gandhi? (a) Bal Gangadhar Tilak (b) Badruddin Tyabji (c) Lala Lajpat Rai (d) Gopal Krishna Gokhale Ans.:(d) What was the objective of Dandi March started by M. K. Gandhi? (a) To start the mass struggle (b) To break the salt law (c) To Fight against the British Policy (d) None of the above Ans.:(b) Partition of Bengal was announced in 1905 by . Adda247 | No. 1 AFF for Banking & SSC Freparation Website: store.add=247.com | Email: ebooks@add=247.com41. 42. 43, 45, 46. 47. (a) Lord Chelmsford. (b) Lord Ripon (c) Lord Curzon. (d) Lord Cunning Ans.:(c) The Maratha and Kesari were newspapers published by Lokmanya Tilak. In which language was the Maratha published? (a) Marathi (b) Gujarati (c) English (d) Hindi Ans.:(c) Who was the first Indian to have entered the Indian Civil Service? (a) Satyendra Nath Tagore (b) CC Desai (c) Surendra Nath Banerjee(d) Subash Chandra Bose Ans.:(a) Who is called the ‘Nightingale of India’? (a)Sarojini Naidu (b) Vijayalakhmi Pundit (c) Indira Gandhi (d) Mother Teresa Ans.:(a) Who was the founder of Mughal Empire in India? (a) Akbar (b) Babur (c) Humayun (d) Timur Ans.:(b) At which place was Akbar born? (a) Delhi (b) Agra (c) Amarkot (Umerkot) — (d) Kannauj Ans.:(c) Who was the first Governor General of free India? (a) C Rajagopalachari (b) Mountbatten (c) Nehru (d) Vallabhai Patel Ans.:(b) The number of Vedas is Adda247 | No. 1 APP for Banking & SSC Preparation ‘Website: store addz247.com | Email: ebooks@adda247.com48. 49. 50. 51 52. 53. (a) Eight (b) Four (c) Ten (d) Two Ans.:(b) Under whose reign were the earliest of Ajanta caves made? (a) Chalukyas (b) Vakatakas (c) Cheras (d) Kshatrapas Ans.:(b) The earliest evidence regarding a ploughed field has been found from? (a) Lothal (b) Kalibangan (c) Harappa (d) Maski Ans.:(b) In which year was the Capital of India moved from Calcutta to Delhi? (a)1910 (b) 1911 (c) 1912 (d) 1913 Ans.:(b) Who among the following estimated Indian National Income and criticized the constant drain of wealth from India to England? (a) Gandhiji (b) Gokhale (c) Dadabhai Naoroji (d) Bal Gangadhar Tilak Ans.:(c) To which period does the Mehrauli Pillar inscription belong? (a)Mauryas (b) Sungas (c) Kushanas (d) Guptas Ans.:(d) Who built the stupa at Sanchi in Madhya Pradesh ? (a) Kanishka (b) Chandragupta (c) Ashoka (d) Harsha Ans.:(c) Adda247 | No.1 APP for Banking & SSC Preparation Website: store.adda247.com | Email: ebooks @add2247.com57. 58. 59. 60. 61. 62. 63. Gandhara School of Art was established in (a) Eastern India (b) Southern India (c) North-Western India (d) Western India Ans.:(c) Fourteen rock edicts of Ashoka have been unearthed at (A) Sasaram. (bo) Kandhar (c) Girnar (d) None of these Ans.:(c) The Bahmani Kingdom was founded by? (a) Alauddin Bahman Shah (b) Timur (c) Zain - ul Abidin (d) Malik Kafur Ans.:(a) The monuments at Khajuraho belong to the period of? (a) Chandelas (b) Vakatakas (c) Rashtrajutas (d) Gahadavalas Ans.:(a) Which place did the British construct their first port in India? (a) Calcutta (b) Bombay (c) Chennai (d) Surat Ans.:(c) Who among the following are known as King Makers in Indian History? (a) Sayyid Brothers (o) Hussain Brothers (c) Hassan Family (d) Tardi Begh Ans.:(a) The silver coins of the Gupta period were known as? (a) Dinar (b) Rupyaka (c) Satamana (d) Karshapana Ans.:(b) Which one of the following observations is not true about the Quit India Movement of 1942? adda247 APP for Banking & SSC Preparation Website: store adda247.com | Email: cbooks@adda247.com(a) It was a non-violent movement (b) It was led by Mahatma Gandhi (c) It was a spontaneous movement (d) It did not attract the labour class in general Ans.:(d) . Where is Ibadat Khana situated? (a) Lahore (b) Delhi (c) Agra (d) Fatehpur Sikri Ans.:(d) . The Uprising of 1857 was described as the first Indian war of Independence by ? (a) V. D. Savakar (b) B. G. Tilak (c) R. C. Mazumdar (d) S.N. Sen Ans.:(a) . Taj Mahal is on the banks of (a) Ganges (b) Tapti (c) Cauvery (d) Yamuna Ans.:(d) . The Vedic deity Indra was the Goddess of (a) fire (b) rain and thunder (c) eternity (d) wind Ans.:(b) . Tulsidas, the author of Ramcharitmanas, was a contemporary of which of the following rulers? (a) Shahjahan (b) Humayun (c) Akbar (d) Sher Shah Suri Ans.:(c) . To conquer and annex Peshawar and Punjab, Mahmud of Ghazni defeated? (a) Ghurids (b) Arabs (c) Karkotakas (d) Hindushahis Adda247 | No, 1 APP for Banking & S5C Freparation Website: store.adds247.com | Email: ebooks@add=247.com71. 72. 73. 7A, 75. 76. 77. Ans.:(d) Gandhara School of art developed during the time of (a) Sungas (b) Kushans (c) Sakas (d) Mauryas Ans.:(b) To which king belongs the Lion capital at Sarnath? (a) Chandragupta (b) Ashoka (c) Kanishka (d) Harsha Ans.:(b) Who among the following made the ‘August offer’ of 1940 rejected by the Congress? (a) Lord Wavell (b) Lord Linlithgow (c) Sir George Stanley (d) Lord Willington Ans.:(b) Who among the Governor Generals of India is called the “Maker of Modern India’? (a)Cornwallis (b) Warren Hastings (c) Lord Ripon (d) Lord Dalhousie Ans.:(d) What did Ramanuja preach? (a) Satya (b) Ahimsa (c) Gyana (d) Bhakti Ans.:(d) The earliest evidence of silver in India is found in the — (a) Harappan culture (b) Chalcolithic cultures of Western India (c) Vedic texts (d) Silver punch marked coins Ans.:(a) The Dutch first established their hold in India in 1605 at (a) Gujrat (b) Surat Adda247 | No. 1 APP for Banking & S5C Freparation Website: store adda247.com | Email: ebcoks@adda247.com_78. 79, 80. 81. 82. 83. (c) Masulipatnam (d) Goa Ans.:(c) The tax collected by Marathas was known as (a) Chauth (b) Pilgrim Tax (c) Jazia (d) Sardeshmukhi Ans.:(a) The first political organisation established in India in 1838 was known as— (a) British India Society —_(b) Bengal British India Society (c) Settlers Association (d) Zamindary Association Ans.:(d) The foundation of modern education system in India was laid by— (a) The Charter Act of 1813 (b) Macaulay's Minutes of 1835 (c) The Hunter Commission of 1882 (d) Wood's Despatch of 1854 Ans.:(b) Uplift of the backward classes was the main programme of the— (a) PrarthanaSamaj (b) SatyaShodhakSamaj (c) AryaSamaj (d) Ramakrishna Mission Ans.:(b) The Ryotwari settlement was introduced by the British in the — (a) Bengal Presidency (b) Madras Presidency (c) Bombay Presidency (d) Madras and Bombay Presidencies Ans.:(d) The Buddhist Sect Mahayana formally came into existence during the reign of — (a) Ajatashatru (b) Ashoka Adda247 | No.1 APP for Banking & SSC Preparation Website: store.adda247.com | Email: ebooks @add2247.com85. 86. 87. 88. 89. (c) Dharmapala (d) Kanishka Ans.:(d) Who succeeded Mir Jafar ? (a) Haider Ali (b) Tipu Sultan (c) Chanda Sahib (d) Mir Qasim Ans.:(d) Albuquerque captured Goa from the ruler of (a) Vijaynagar (b) Bijapur (c) Golconda (d) Ahmednagar Ans.:(b) Shivaji defeated the Mughals in the battle of? (a) Purandhar (b) Raigarh (c) Salhar (d) Shivner Ans.:(c) Between whom was the treaty of Purandhar in 1776 made? (a) English and Nizam of Hyderabad (b) Marathas and Portuguese (c) Marathas and English (d) English and Sultan of Mysore Ans.:(c) Who among the following streamline the Maratha administration after Shambhaji : (a) Raja Ram (b)BalajiVishwanath (c) Ganga Bai (d) NanajiDeshmukh Ans.:(a) Who among the following was the daughter of Emperor Aurangzeb ? (a) Jahan Ara (b) Roshan Ara (c) GauharAra (d) Zebunnisa Ans.:(d) Adda247 | No.1 APP for Banking & SSC Preparation Website: store adda247.com | Email: ebooks @add2247.com90. 91. 92. 93. 95. 96. The Mughal Emperor who appointed maximum number of Hindu Officer was? (a) Humayun (b) Akbar (c) Shahjahan (d) Aurangzeb Ans.:(d) What was the capital of Shivaji's kingdom ? (a) Raigad (b) Karwar (c) Pune (d) Purandhar Ans.:(a) Tipu Sultan was defeated in Third Mysore War in 1790 by (a) Lord Cornwallis (b) Sir John Macpherson (c) John Shore (d) Warren Hastingts Ans.:(a) At the time when Nadir Shah attacked Delhi, the Mughal emperor was? (a) Ahmad Shah (b) Bahadur Shah (c) Muhammad Shah (d) Shah Alam II Ans.:(c) Who was the Mughal Emperor to have lifted the Jaziya on Hindus ? (a) Babur (b) Akbar (c) Jahangir (d) Shahjahan Ans.:(b) When First Round Table Conference was convened by British Government.. (a) Nov. 1929 (b) Nov. 1930 (c) Dec. 1930 (dJNov. 1931 Ans.:(b) What was the title first given by the author of National Anthem : (a) Morning Song of India Adda247 | No, 1 APP for Banking & SSC Preparation Website: store adda247.com | Email: ebooks @adda247.com(b) Freedom Song of India (c) Bharat Vidhata (d) None of the above Ans.:(c) 97. Who was the Author of the National Anthem : (a) Rabindranath Tagore (b) Sarojini Naidu (c) Bankim Chandra Chatterjee (d) Sri Aurobindi Ans.:(a) 98. The beginning of the British political sway over India can be traced to the battle of (a) Panipat (b) Plassey (c) Buxar (d) Wandiwash Ans.:(b) 99. The Maratha Chief, Sambhaji, was executed during the reign of (a) Aurangzeb (b) Mahabat Khan (c) Jehangir (d) Shahjahan Ans.:(a) 100. When did Vasco Da Gama come to India ? (a) 1398 (b) 1542 (c) 1492 (d) 1498 Ans.:(d) 101. Where was the first Congress Session held in 1907 at which the first split in Congress took place? (a) Calcutta (b) Meerut (c) Allahabad (d) Surat Ans.:(d) 102. From which of the following places was the Civil Disobedience Movement started by Gandhiji in 1930? (a) Sevagram (b) Dandi Fr Adda247 | No. 1 APP for Banking & S5C Freparation Website: store 2dde247.com | Email: cbooks@add=247.com(c) Sabarmati (d) Wardha Ans.:(b) 103. Who among the following used Hughly as the base for piracy in the Bay of Bengal? (a) The Portuguese (b) The French (c) The Danish (d) The British Ans.:(a) 104. Who among the following is known as ‘the liberator of the press’? (a) William Jones (b) Wellesley (c) Sir Charles Metcalfe (d) Lord Minto Ans.:(c) VIDEO "| COURSE by India’s Top Faculties puna DCR UC LU) oreo 150 ele) se) a Adda247 | No. 1 APP for Banking & SSC Preparation Website: store 2dda247.com | Email: cbooks@adda247.com105. Who had given the title of ‘Mahatma’ to Gandhi ? (a) B. G. Tilak (b) Gopal Krishna Gokhale (c) MotiLal Nehru (d) RabindraNath Tagore Ans.:(d) 106. Who had said on the death of Tilak ‘my strongest bulkwar is gone’? (a) Shaukat Ali (b) Muhammad Ali (c) LalaLajpatRai (d) Mahatma Gandhi Ans.:(d) 107. Rabindra Nath Tagore renounced his knighthood for which reason ? (a) Jallianwalla Bagh Tragedy (b) Cruel stuippression of Civil Disobedience Movement (c) Bhagat Singh was hanged (d) Chauri-Chaura incident Ans.:(a) 108. Who was the first to use the term Harijan for tribal people? (a) Mahatma Gandhi (b) Swami Vivekananda (c) Jyotiba Phule (d) BR Ambedkar Ans.:(a) 109. Who founded the Satyagraha Ashram at Wardha? (a) Gandhiji (b) Jamanlal Bajaj (c) JawaharLal Nehru (d) JB Kripalani Ans.:(b) 110. The territory of Porus who offered strong resistance to Alexander was situated between the rivers of (a) Sutlej and Beas (b) Jhelum and Chenab (c) Ravi and Chenab (d) Ganga and Yamuna Ans.:(b) 111. Under Akbar, the Mir Bakshi was required to look after (a) Military affairs (b) The state treasury 22 Adda247 | No.1 APF for Banking & S5C Freparation Website: store.add=247.com | Email: ebooks@add=247.com(c) The royal household = (d) The land revenue system Ans.:(a) . The partition of Bengal made in 1905— (a) Was annulled as a result of the Morley-Minto Reforms in 1909 (b) Was withdrawn in 1908 because of the immense protests it evoked (c) Was annulled by the king’s proclamation at the Delhi Durbar in 1911 (d) Continued till India got independence Ans.:(c) . The basic defect of the Lucknow Pact was— (a) It was an agreement purely based on the bond of common hatred of the foreign rule (b) It was based on the wrong notion that Hindus and Muslims formed separate communities (c) It was a marriage of convenience without a pontiff (d) It was a pact between powerless potentates Ans.:(b) . Which among the following pair accused for killing English officers in England was hanged ? (a) Raj Guru and Sukhdev (b) Khudi Ram Bose and Suryasen (c) MadanLal Dhingra and Udham Singh (d) Kartar Singh Sarabhai and Ashfaqullah Khan Ans.:(c) . Write the correct chronological order of the following : 1. Foundation of Swaraj Party 2. JallianwallaBagh Tragedy 3. Congress-Muslim League Pact 4. Chauri-Chaura incident Adda247 | No. 1 AFF for Banking & SSC Freparation Website: store.adds247.com | Email: ebooks@add=247.com116. 117. 118. 119. 120. (a)2.3,1,4 (0)3,214 (c)3,2,4,1 (4)2,3,4,1 Ans.:(c) In 1908 an attempt was made on the life of Kingsford, the unpopular judge at Muzzafarpur by — 1. Satyendra Bose 2. BarindraGhosh 3. PrafullaChaki 4. Khudiram Bose (a) land 2 (b) 3and 4 (c) Land 4 (d) 2and3 Ans.:(b) Which of the following were involved in throwing a bomb at the procession of Lord Hardinge through Chandni Chowk (Delhi) in 1912 ? 1. Pulin Das 2. Basanta Kumar Biswas 3 Avadh Behari 4. Amir Chand (a) 1,2,3 (b) 2,3,4 (c)2and3 (d) None of these Ans.:(b) Who defended Aurbindo Ghosh in the Alipur bomb case ? (a) Chittaranjan Das (b) Motilal Nehru (c) B.G. Tilak (d) Surendra Nath Banerjee Ans.:(a) Bal Gangadhar Tilak was given the epithet of ‘Lokmanya’ during — (a) Home Rule Movement (b) Surat Split (c) Swadeshi Movement (d) His imprisonment in 1908 Ans.:(a) The only Indian prince who actively participated in the Revolutionary Movement within and outside India was— Adda247 | Wo. 1 APP for Banking & SSC Preparation ‘Website: store.adda247.com | Email: ebooks@adda247.com(a) Raja Aridaman Singh (b) Raja Hari Singh (c) Raja Kumar Singh (d) Raja Mahendra Pratap Ans.:(d) . The term ‘nishka’ which meant an ornament in the Vedic period was used in later times to denote a/an— (a) Weapon (b) Agricultural implement (c) Script (d) Coin Ans.:(d) . The founder of Boy Scouts and Girl Guides movement was— (a) Charles Andrews (b) Robert Montgomery (c) Richard Temple (d) Baden Powell Ans.:(d) . Chanakya was known as— (a) Bhattasvamin (b) Rajasekhara (c) Vishnugupta (d) Visakhadatta Ans.:(c) . In Jainism ‘perfect knowledge’ is referred to as— (a) Jina (b) Ratna (c) Kaivalya (d) Nirvanas Ans.:(c) . Ashokan inscriptions were first deciphered by — (a) Buhler (b) Robert Sewell (c) James Prinsep (d) Codrington Ans.:(c) . Who among the following were members of the Swaraj party? 1. Motilal Nehru 2. Sardar Patel 3. Gopal Krishna Gokhle (a)1 only (b)l and 2 (c)2 and 3 (d)1, 2 and 3 Ans.:(a) Adda247 | No, 1 APP for Banking & SSC Freparation Website: storeadds247.com | Email: ebooks@add=047.com127. Who was the author of the book ‘My Experiments with Truth’? (a) Aurobindo Ghosh (b) Bal Gangadhar Tilak (c) MLK. Gandhi (d) Vinoba Bhave Ans.:(c) 128. Gandhiji movement of boycotting the foreign goods aimed at__ (a) full independence (b) creating anti-British sentiment (c) promotion of cottage industry (d) promotion of welfare state Ans.:(c) 129. After the Chauri-Chaura incident, Gandhiji suspended the__ (a) Civil Disobedience Movement (b) Khilafat Movement (c) Non-Co-operation Movement (d) Quit India Movement Ans.:(c) 130. India attained ‘Dominion States’ on__ (a)15th January, 1947 (b)15th August, 1947 (c)15th August, 1950 (d)15th October, 1947 LEY ae Nepdal tte Ss A pad oot ——— NOW IN YOUR aU HANDS ae Gate aN Adda247| No, 1 APP for Banking & SSC Preparation Website: store adda247.com | Email: ebooks @add2247.com131. 132. 133. 134. 135. Who called Gandhiji ‘half naked beggar’? (a)Mountbatten (b)hastings (c)Winston Churchill (d)Jinnah Ans.:(c) Consider the following events with reference to India’s Freedom Movement: LFirst Round Table Conference ILPoona Pact TILSimon commission IV.Gandhi-Irwin Pact The correct chronological sequence of these event is__~_ (a)L-IN-I-IV (b)I-L-IIV (c)I-I-AIV-II (@)I-L-IV-II Ans.:(d) Assertion (A): During the Indian Freedom struggle, the Non- Co-operation Movement was called off by the Congress Working Committee in its meeting at Bardoli. Reason (R): Mob violence occurred at Chauri-Chaura in 1992. (a)Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A (b)Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A (c)A is true but R is false (d)A is false but R is true Ans.:(a) The final arrangements for the India’s independence were worked out by the__ (a)Cabinet Mission (b)Simon Commission (c)Gandhi-Irwin Pact (d)Cripps Mission Ans.:(a) Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists: List-I (Event) List-I](Year) Adda247 | No. 1 APP for Banking & SSC Preparation Website: store adda247.com | Email: ebooks @adda247.com136. 137. 138. A. Khilafat Movement 1. 1930 B. Chauri-Chaura Incident 2.1917 C. Champaran Movement 3.1919 D. First Round Table Conference 4. 1922 Codes: A B C D (fa) 2 3 4 1 (b) 4 1 2 3 () 2 1 4 3 (3 4 2 1 Ans.:(d) Assertion (A) :Rabindra Nath Tagore relinguished the Knigthood. Reason (R) :The Jallianwala Bagh massacre caused deep anguish in the heart of Rabindra Nath Tagore and that prompted him to relinguish the Knighthood. (a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A (b) Both A and R is true but R is not a correct explanation of A (c) Ais true but R is false (d) A is false but R is true Ans.:(a) With which of the following newspapers was Jawahar Lal Nehru associated? (a) The Leader (b) Amrit Bazar Patrika (c) The Tribune (d) National Herald Ans.:(d) Which of the following days was declared as the ‘International Day of Non-voilence’ by the UNO? (a) August, 15 (b) October, 2 (c) November, 12 (d) October, 26 (e) January, 30 Ans.:(b) Adda247 | No.1 APP for Banking & SSC Preparation Website: store adda247.com | Email: ebooks@adde247.com_139. ‘Dyarchy’ in the provincial Government was established by the__ (a) Act of 1892 (b) Act of 1909 (c) Act of 1919 (d) Act of 1935 Ans.:(c) 140. During India’s freedom struggle, which one of the following led to the first ‘All India Hartal’? (a) Protest against Rowlatt Act (b) Protest against Jallianwalla Bagh Massacre (c) Trial of Mahatma Gandhi (d) Arrival of Simon Commission Ans.:(d) 141. What was the type of marriage in the Vedic period in which, in place of the dowry, there was a token bride price of a cow and abull? (a) Asura (b) Arsa (c) Gantharva (d) Rakshsa Ans.:(a) 142. In which field of art extraordinary progress was made in the Gupta period? (a) Architecture (b) Sculpture (c) Painting (d) Coinage. Ans.:(c) 143. Which one of the following is correctly matched? (a) Brahmo Samaj - Annie Basant (b) Arya Samaj - Lala Lajpat Rai (c) Ram Krishna Mission - Keshab Chandra Sen (d) Theosophical Society - Vivekananda Ans.:(b) 144. Which one of the following is the correct sequence of the victories of Babur? Adda247| No, 1 APP for Banking & SSC Preparation Website: store adda247.com | Email: ebooks@add2247.com(a) Panipat, Chanderi, Ghaghara and Khanwah (b) Panipat, Ghaghara, Khanwah and Chanderi (c) Panipat, Khanwah, Chanderi and Ghaghara (d) Ghaghara, Panipat, Khanwah and Chanderi Ans.:(c) 145. The battle at Waihind in 1008-09 A.D was fought between? (a) Mahmud of Ghazni and Jayapala (b) Mahmud of Ghazni and Anandapala (c) Muhammad Ghori and Prithviraj (d) Muhammad Ghori and Jaichandra Ans.:(b) 146. As a prince where was Ashoka sent to suppress the revolt? (a) Taxila (b) Kalinga (c) Ujjain (d) Deccan Ans.:(a) 147. Among the following foreign travellers who was the first to visit India? (a) Bernier (b) Ibn Batuta (c) Abdur Rajjak (d) Vasco-da-Gama Ans.:(b) 148. Against whom Skandagupta had to wage long wars on the North West border? (a) Shakas (bo) Yavanas (c) Huns (d) Greeks Ans.:(c) 149. The oldest Veda is? (a) Atharva Veda (b) Rig Veda (c) Yajur Veda (d) Sama Veda Ans.:(b) 150. Over Which territory there were frequent clashes between Bahamani Kingdom and Vijaynagar Kingdom? Adda247 | No, 1 APP for Banking & SSC Preparation Website: store adda 247.com | Email: ebooks@addz247.com(a) The Raichur Doab (b) Warangal (c) Madurai (d) Malabar Ans.:(a) 151. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad started an urdu weekly, the Al- Hilal in (a) 1912 (b) 1914 (c) 1915 (d) 1916 Ans.:(a) 152.Who was the first women president of Indian National Congress ? (a) Sarojini Naidu (b) Sucheta Kripalani (c) Rajkumari Amrit Kaur (d) Annie Besant Ans.:(d) 153. In which session of the Indian National Congress did the historic union of Congress and Muslim league take place? (a) Surat (b) Bombay (c) Calcutta (d) Lucknow Ans.:(d) 154. Who was the founder-editor of the famous newspaper Kesari during the National struggle? (a) Mahatma Gandhi (b) Jawaharlal Nehru (c) Lokmanya Tilak (d) Muhammad Iqbal Ans.:(c) 155. The split between the Extremists and Moderates came up in the open at the Surat Congress session in the year (a) 1905 (b) 1906 (c) 1907 (a) 1910 Ans.:(c) 156, All India Muslim League was formed at___ (a) Lahore (b) Aligarh (c) Lucknow (d) Dhaka Adda247 | No.1 APP for Banking & SSC Preparation Website: store.adda247.com | Email: ebooks @add2247.com157. 158. 159. Ans.:(d) With reference to the colonial rule in India, consider the following events: I. Morley-Minto Reforms Act IL. Transfer of the capital from Calcutta to Delhi IIL. First Worl War IV. Lucknow Pact The correct chronological order of these events is : (a) ILLIIL-IV (b) HIILIV (c) I4-IV-I (d) LILIV-IV Ans.:(b) Consider the following statements regarding Freedom Movement: I. The Congress was split into two factions as its Surat Session in 1907. Il. Bal Gangadhar Tilak revived the festivals of Ganpati and Shivaji in Maharashtra to arouse a new spirit among the youth of the country. II. Aurobindo Ghosh was arrested in connection with Alipore bomb case. Which of these statements(s) is/are correct? (a) III only (b) I and II (c) Land II (a) L and II Ans.:(d) Consider the following nationalists. 1. Bal Gangadhar Tilak 2. Gopalkrishna Gokhle 3. Bipin Chandra Pal 4. Lala Lajpat Rai Who among these were referred to as militant nationalist of the freedom movements? Adda247 | Wo, 1 APP for Banking & SSC Preparation Website: store adda247.com | Email: ebooks@add2247.com(a) 1, 2and3 (b) 2and4 (c) 1,3 and 4 (d)1,2,3and4 Ans.:(c) 160. Who of the following was a founder of the Bharat Naujawan Sabha in 1926? (a) Lale Lajpat Rai (b) Sardar Bhagat Singh (c) Lala Hardayal (d) Sohan Singh Bhakhna Ans.:(b) 161. With reference to the Indian freedom struggle, which one of the following is the correct chronological order of the given events? (a) Partition of Bengal-Surat Split of Congress___Lucknow Pact (b) Partition of Bengal__Lucknow Pact__Surat Split of Congress (c) Surat Split of Congress___Partition of Bengal__Lucknow Pact (d) Surat Split of Congress__Lucknow Pact __Partition of Bengal Ans.:(a) 162. Other than Annie Besant, who among the following also launched Home Rule Movement in India? (a) Aurobindo Ghosh (b) Bal Gangadhar Tilak (c) Gopal Krihna Gokhle (d) Moti Lal Nehru Ans.:(b) 163. Consider the following statements: 1. Prior to the establishment of Home Rule League by Annie Besant, it was Lokmanya Tilak who had set up a Home Rule League at Poona. 2. The Congress in its Bombay Session in 1915, passed a resolution demanding Home Rule for India. Which of the statements given above is/are correct? APP for Banking & SSC Preparation Email: ebooks@adda247.com164, 165. 166. 167. (a) 1 only (b) 2 only (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2 Ans.:(a) Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched? (a) Partition of Bengal ____1905 (b) Foundation of Muslim League 1906 (c) Surat Split 1907 (d) Transfer of India’s Capital from Calcutta to Delhi 1909 Ans.:(d) Who among the following leaders dominated the Lucknow Pact in December, 1916? (a) Jawahar Lal Nehru (b) Bal Gangadhar Tilak (c) Moti Lal Nehru (d) Madan Mohan Malviya Ans.:(b) Who of the following revolutionaries set up the United India House in the USA? (a) Ramnath Puri and Vir Savarkar (b) Taraknath Das and G.D. Kumar (c) Lala Hardayal and Bhagat Singh (d) Harnam Singh and Bhagwan Singh Ans.:(b) Consider the following paragraph. He was seriously injured in police lathi charge in Lahore during demonstrations against Simon Commison for which he subsequently died in November 1928. Later on the British Officer, who was responsible for the lathi charge on him, was shot dead by Bhagat Singh and Rajguru. The revolutionary referred to in the above paragraph is (a) Pandit Gobind Ballabh Pant (b) Mangal Singh (c) Moti Lal Nehru. Adda247 | No. 1 APP for Banking & SSC Preparation Website: store adda 247 com | Email: ebooks@adda247.com(d) Lala Lajpat Rai Ans.:(d) 168. Which of the following leaders presided over the Congress Session at Calcutta in 1906? (a) Bal Gangadhar Tilak —_(b) Gopal Krishna Gokhle (c) Aurobindo Ghosh (d) Dadabhai Naoroji Ans.:(d) 169. Which one of the following was not an extremist? (a) Bal Gangadhar Tilak (b) Madan Lal Dhingra (c) Udham Singh (d) Gopal Krishna Gokhle Ans.:(d) eM Smeal me) An) OS v5 ONLINE TEST SERIES reo — — ‘uo Ban a Waco ppt aa ‘aa oF 4 For Adda247 ONLINE TEST | Vi tore.adda247.com170. Who had founded the Anushilan Samiti in Kolkata? (a) Pramath Nath Mitra (b) Varindra Ghosh (c) V.D. Savarkar (d) Narendra Gosain Ans.:(a) 171. When did the partition of Bengal take place ? (a) 1904 (b) 1905 (c) 1906 (d) 1911 Ans.:(b) 172.Which one of the following nationalist leaders has been described as being radical in Politics but conservative in social issues? (a) Bal Gangadhar Tilak —_(b) Gopal Krishna Gokhle (c) Lala Lajpat Rai (d) Madan Mohan Malviya Ans.:(a) 173.The newspaper brought out by Bal Gangadhar Tilak to promote nationalism was__ (a) Yugantar (b) Deshbhakti (c) Kesari (d) Kranti Ans.:(c) 174. Who called Bal Gangadhar Tilak the ‘Father of Indian Unrest’? (a) Lord Curzon (b) Vincent Smith (c) Valentile Chirol (d) Henry Cotton Ans.:(c) 175. Who declared as his ultimate aim the ‘wiping of every tear from every eye’? (a) Jawahar Lal Nehru (b) Gandhiji (c) Bal Gangadhar Tilak (d) Sardar Patel Ans.:(a) 176. According to Dadabhai Naoroji Swaraj meant___ (a)Complete independence (b)Self government Adda247 | No.1 APP for Banking & SSC Preparation Website: storeadda247.com | Email: ebooks @add2247.com177. 178. 179. 180. (c)Economic independence (d)Political independence Ans.:(b) Which book was written by Dadabhai Naoroji on Indian poverty and economy under British rule ? (a)Indian Economy under British rule? (b)British Rule and Economic Drain of India (c)Poverty and Un-British Rule in India (d)Economic Drain and Poverty of India Ans.:(c) The partition of Bengal (1905) was annulled by the___ (a)Indian Councils Act of 1909 (b)Chelmsford-Montague Report, 1919 (c)Proclamation of Delhi Durbar in 1911 (d)Government of India Act, 1935 Ans.:(c) Who founded the East India Association? (a)C.R. Das (b)Dadabhai Naoroji (c)Debendranath Tagore (d)V.D. Savarkar Ans.:(b) Consider the following statements: 1. The Indian National Congress was founded during the viceroyalty of Lord Dufferin. 2. The first President of Indian National Congress was W.C. Banerji. 3. The first session of the Indian National Congress was held in Calcutta. 4. In the first session of the Indian National Congress some government officials were also present. Which of the statements given above are correct? (a) 1, 2, and 3 only (b) 1,2 and 4 only Adda247 | No.1 APP for Banking & SSC Preparation Website: store adda247.com | Email: ebooks @adde247.com181. 182. 183. 184. 185. (c) 3 and 4 only (d) 1, 2,3 and 4 Ans.:(b) At which congress session did Dadabhai Naoroji announce that Swaraj was the goal of India’s political efforts? (a) 1886 Calcutta session (b) 1893 Lahore session (c) 1905 Benaras sessions (d) 1906 Calcutta session Ans.:(d) The first session of the Indian National Congress was shifted from Poona to Bombay almost at the eleventh hour because (a) The leaders of the Bombay Presidency Association were against holding the first meeting of the Congress at Poona. (b) The Bombay Governor agreed to A.O. Hume’s proposal to act as First President of the Congress. (c) Bombay as the capital of the presidency would help the conference attract more attention if it was held there. (d) An outbreak of cholera in Poona forced the organizers of the Congress to shift its venue from poona to Bombay Ans.:(d) With reference to Indian freedom struggle, who among the following was labelled as ‘Moderate’ leader in the Congress? (a) Gopal Krishna Gokhle (b) Bipin Chandra Pal (c) Lala Lajpat Rai (d) Aurobindo Ghosh Ans.:(a) Who among the following was thrice elected president of the Indian National Congress? (a)Dadabhai Naoroji (b)Surendranath Banerji (c)Gopal Krishna Gokhle (d)Shankaran Nair Ans.:(a) Consider the following statements and identify the person. Adda247 | No, 1 APP for Banking & S5C Freparation Website: store.adds247.com | Email: ebooks@add=247.com186. 187. 188. 189. 190. During his stay in England, he endeavored to educate the British people about their responsibilities as rulers of India. He delivered speeches and published articles to support his opposition to the unjust and oppressive regime of the British Raj. In 1867, he helped to established the East India Association of which he became the Honorary Secretary. (a)Pheroze Shah Mehta = (b) Mary Carpenter (c)Dadabhai Naoroji (d)Anand Mohan Bose Ans.:(c) Where was the first session of Indian National Congress held? (a)Calcutta (b)Bombay (c)Ahmedabad (d)Allahabad Ans.:(b) Indian National Congress was founded by____ (a)Womesh Chandra Banerjee (b)Michal Hume (c)Allon Octavian Hume (d)Mahatma Gandhi Ans.:(c) Who was the founder of the Indian Association? (a)Dadabhai Naoroji (b)Bal Gangadhar Tilak (c)A.O. Hume (d)Surendranath Banerjee Ans.:(d) The second session of Indian National Congress was presided over by__ (a)Ganesh Agarkar (b)Surendranath Banerjee (c)Dadabhai Naoraji (d)Pheroz Shah Mehta Ans.:(c) The partition of Bengal came into effect on___ (a) 15th August, 1905 (b) 15th September, 1905 (c) 16th October, 1905 (d) 15th November, 1905 Ans.:(c) Adda247 | No.1 APP for Banking & SSC Preparation Website: store.adda247.com | Email: ebooks @add2247.com191. Who among the following was NOT known as a moderate in the National Movement? (a)Bal Gangadhar Tilak = (b)Dadabhai Naoroji (c)M.G., Ranade (d)Gopal Krishna Gokhle Ans.:(a) 192. Which of the following papers was essentially the mouth-piece of the policies of liberals? (a)New India (b)Leader (c)Young India (d)Free Press Journal Ans.:(b) 193. The method of moderate leaders of the Congress was? (a) Non Co-operation (b) Constitutional Legitations (c) Passive Resistance (d) Civil Disobedience Ans.:(b) 194.The most important organisation of the pre-congress nationalist organizations was the___ (a)Bengal British India Society (b)East India Association (c)Young Bengal Association (d)Indian Association of Calcutta Ans.:(d) 195. The correct chronological order of following organizations is. 1.Bombay Association 2.Madras Mahajan Sabha 3.Indian Association 4 Indian League (a)1-2-3-4 (b)2-3-14 (c)3-4-2-1 (d)1-4-3-2 Ans.:(c) 196, Who said, ‘The Congress is tottering to its fall and one of my greatest ambition while in India is to assist it to a peaceful demise’? Adda247 | No. 1 APP for Banking & SSC Preparation Website: storeadda247.com | Email: cbooks@adda247.com197. 198. 199. 200. 201. (a) George Hamilton (b) Lord Curzon. (c) Lord Dufferin (d) Lord Minto Ans.:(b) Who of the following was the first Muslim President of Indian National Congress? (a) Badaruddin Tayabji (b) Abul Kalam Azad (c) Rafi Ahmed Kidwai = (d) M.A. Ansari Ans.:(a) Who is the exponent of the theory of ‘economic drain’ of India during the British rule? (a) Dadabhai Naoroji (b) MLN. Roy (c) Jai Prakash Narayan = (d) Ram Manohar Lohiya Ans.:(a) The first Indian to contest an election to the British House of Commons was___ (a)Dadabhai Naoroji (b)Gopal Krishna Gokhle (c)Pheroz Shah Mehta (d)W.C. Bannerjee Ans.:(a) Given below a list of persons who became President of India National Congress. Arrange them in chronological order. Select your answer using the codes given below the list: 1. Mahatma Gandhi 2. Jawaharlal Nehru 3. Vallabhbhai Patel 4, Smt. Sarojini Naidu Codes: (a) 1-2-3-4 (b) 1-3-4-2 (c) 1-4-2-3 (d) 4-3-1-2 Ans.:(c) The master stroke of Lord Wellesley to establish British patamountcy in India was (a) Doctrine of Lapse (b) Subsidiary Alliance (c) Mediatisation (d) Annexation of Indian States Adda247 | No. 1 APP for Banking & SSC Preparation ‘Website: store.adda247.com | Email: ebooks@adda247.comAns.:(b) 202. Who said that the constant ‘drain of wealth’ from India was tesponsible for India’s economic miseries? (a) BC Pal (b) BP Wadia (c) Dadabhai Naoroji (d) GS Arundale Ans.:(c) 203. Who was the Birtish Prime Minsiter who convened the First Round Table Conference in London? (a) Churchill (b) Ramsay McDonald (c) Chamberlain (d) Disraeli Ans.:(b) 204. Gandhi called for an all India Hartal (strike) to protest against Rowlatt Act on 6th April . (a) 1918 (b) 1919 (c) 1926 (d) 1925 Ans.:(b) 205. Purna Swaraj was declared as the goal of the Congress in the ‘Congress session held at Lahore under the Presidentship of (a) Jawaharala Nehru (b) CR Das (c) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (d) Gokhale Ans.:(a) 206. What term was used for the advance money given by the merchants to artisans for the required goods? (a) Tagavi (b) Dasturi (c) Dadni (d) None of these Ans.:(c) 207. Who among the following Mughal kings had sent Raja Ram Mohan Roy as his envoy to London? (a) Alamgir II (b) Shah Alam I adda247 Website: store adda: for Banking & SSC Preparation | Email: cbooks@adda247.com(c) Akbar IT (d) Bahadur Shah II Ans.:(c) 208. Who among the following ladies was a poetess? (a) Gulbadan Begum (b) Jahanara (c) Roshanara (d) Asmat Begum Ans.:(b) 209.One of the greatest painters of Akbar’s court whom he employed as mint officer was (a) Basawan (b) Keshav (c) Mukund (d) Daswant Ans.:(d) 210. The greatest painter of birds at Jahangir’s court was (a) Basawan (b) Mansur (c) Syed Ali Tabrizi (d) Khwaja Abdus Samad Ans.:(b) 211. Who among the following prohibited the use of Tobacco? (a) Akbar (b) Jahangir (c) Shahjahan (d) Aurangzeb Ans.:(b) 212.The noble who introduced important reforms in the land revenue administration of Mughals in Deccan during the reign of Shahjahan, was (a) Murshid QuliKhan —_(b) Asaf Khan (c) Mahabat Khan (d) Khan-i-Zama Ans.:(a) 213. Who among the following led a deputation of Banaras Pandits to the Mughal emperor to seek abolition of the Banaras and Allahabad? (a) Harnath (b) Jagannath (c) Kavi Hariram (d) Kavindracharya Ans.:(d) Adda247 | No.1 APP for Banking & SSC Preparation Website: store.add2247.com | Email: ebooks @add2247.com214. Who among the following was the first English man to visit western India ? (a) Captain Hawkins (b) John Mildenhall (c) Ralph Fitch (d) Thomas Stephens Ans.:(d) 215.Who among the following was the official historian of Aurangzeb’s reign? (a) Ishwardas Nagar (b) Bhimsen Kayastha (c) Khafi Khan (d) Mohammad Kazim Ans.:(d) 216. “Din-i-Ilahi’ was a movement of Akbar’s folly, not of his wisdom.” Who made this statement? (a) ALL. Srivastava (b) RP. Tripathi (c) V.A. Smith (d) S.R. Sharma Ans.:(c) 217.Who among the following Sufis is known as Mujaddid or reformer? (a) Dara Shikoh (b) Khwaja Baqi Billah (c) Shah Waliullah (d) Sheikh Ahmad Sirhindi Ans.:(d) 218. Who among the following painters committed suicide? (a) Basawan (b) Lal (c) Daswant (d) Mahesh Ans.:(c) 219. The offsprings of which Mughal emperor were born in a Sufi’s Khangah instead of the Mughal haram? (a) Humayun (b) Akbar (c) Shahjahan (d) Aurangzeb Ans.:(b) 220. Historian Abul Fazal was killed by (a) Hemu (b) Bairam Khan ‘Adda247 | No, 1 APP for Banking & SSC Preparation Website: storeadda?47.com | Email: ebooks@adda247.com(c) Udai Singh (d) Bir Singhdeo Bundela Ans.:(d) 221. Who gave the slogan ‘Inquilab Zindabad’? (a) Bhagat Singh (b) Subhash Chandra Bose (c) Md Iqbal (d) Chandra Shekhar Azad Ans.:(a) 222. Kanishka's capital was at (a) Mathura (b) Peshawar (c) Amravati (d) Kanauj Ans.(b) 223. Which of the following was an important port of the eastern coast during the Gupta period ? (a) Kalyan (b) Sopara (c) Tamralipti (d) Broach Ans.:(c) 224.Who among the following has been called the Napoleon of India? 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Ranade Ans.:(b) Simon Commission of 1927 was boycotted because (a) There was no Indian Member in the Commission (b) It supported the Muslim League (c) Congress felt that the people of India are entitled to Swaraj (d) There were differences among the members Ans.:(a) Consider the following events in the history of Indian freedom struggle (a) Champaran Satyagraha (b) Bardoli Satyagraha (c) Ahmedabad Mill Workers Strike (d) Chauri-Chaura Incident Which one of the following is a correct chronological sequence of the above events starting from the earliest? (a) 1,3,2,4 (b) 1,2,4,3 (c) 13,4, 2 (d) 3,1,2,4 ‘Adda247 | No. 1 APP for Banking & SSC Preparation Website: storeadda247.com | Email: eeock:@adde247.com230. 231. 232. 233. Ans.:(c) Who attend the Congress of Oppressed Nationalist at Brussels in 1927, on behalf of the National Congress? 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Gandhi Codes: ‘Adda247 | No. 1 APP for Banking & £5C Preparation Website: storeadda247.com | Email: ebocks@adda247.com235. 236. 237, 238. A B C D (a) 2 1 4 3 (b) 1 2 4 3 (c) 1 2 3 4 (d) 4 12 3 Ans.:(a) With which of the following movements was Gandhiji NOT associated? (a) Khilafat Movement (b) Individual Satyagraha Movement (c) Quit India Movement (d) Swadeshi Movement Ans.:(a) Who of the following was a founder of the Bharat Naujawan Sabha in 1926? (a) Lale Lajpat Rai (b) Sardar Bhagat Singh (c) Lala Hardayal (d) Sohan Singh Bhakhna Ans.:(b) Other than Annie Besant, who among the following also launched Home Rule Movement in India? (a) Aurobindo Ghosh (b) Bal Gangadhar Tilak (c) Gopal Krishna Gokhle (d) Moti Lal Nehru Ans.:(b) In which of the following movements Bande Mataram was adopted slogan for agitation? 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