331. Who among the following attended all the three Round Table Conferences?
Correct Answer:-B ( Dr. B. R. Ambedkar )
Description:- In 1929, Ambedkar made the controversial decision to co-operate with the all-British Simon Commission which was to look into setting up a responsible Indian Government in India. The Congress decided to boycott the Commission and drafted its own version of a constitution for free India. The Congress version had no provisions for the depressed classes. Ambedkar became more skeptical of the Congress’s commitment to safeguard the rights of the depressed classes. He attended all the three Round Table Conferences in London and forcefully argued for the welfare of the ‘untouchables’.
332. The Gandhian economy was based on the principle of
Correct Answer:-C ( Trusteeship )
Description:- Trusteeship is a socio-economic philosophy that was propounded by Mahatma Gandhi. It provides a means by which the wealthy people would be the trustees of trusts that looked after the welfare of the people in general. This concept was condemned by socialists as being in favor of the landlords, feudal princes and the capitalists.
333. Who among the following was instrumental in the abolition of Sati in 1829?
Correct Answer:-C ( Lord Bentick )
Description:- It was on 4 December, 1829, when the practice was formally banned in all the lands under Bengal Presidency by Lord William Bentinck. By this regulation, the people who abetted sati were declared guilty of ‘culpable homicide.’
334. Bengal was partitioned in 1905 under the viceroyalty of
Correct Answer:-A ( Lord Curzon )
Description:- The decision to effect the Partition of Bengal was announced in July 1905 by the Viceroy of India, Lord Curzon. The partition took effect in October 1905.
335. Where did Mahatma Gandhi first apply his technique of Satyagraha?
Correct Answer:-D ( South Africa )
Description:- In 1908, the Transvaal government promulgated the Asiatic Registration Act, compelling registration of the colony’s Indian population. At a mass protest meeting held in Johannesburg on September 11 that year, Gandhi adopted his methodology of satyagraha (devotion to the truth), or non-violent protest, for the first time, calling on his fellow Indians to defy the new law and suffer the punishments for doing so, rather than resist through violent means.
336. The Azad Hind Fauj was formed in
Correct Answer:-B ( 1942)
Description:- The Azad Hind Fauj was an armed force formed by Indian nationalists in 1942 in Southeast Asia during World War II. The aim of the army was to secure Indian independence with Japanese assistance. Initially composed of Indian prisoners of war captured by Japan in the Malayan campaign and at Singapore, it later drew volunteers from Indian expatriate population in Malaya and Burma.
337. ‘Deshbandhu’ is the title of
Correct Answer:-B ( C.R. Das )
Description:- Chittaranjan Das, popularly called Deshbandhu (Friend of the country), was an Indian politician and leader of the Swaraj (Independence) Party in Bengal under British rule. He was a leading figure in Bengal during the Non-Cooperation Movement of 1919-1922, and initiated the ban on British clothes, setting an example by burning his own European clothes and wearing Khadi clothes.
338. The Bhoodan Movement was launched by
Correct Answer:-C ( Vinoba Bhave )
Description:- The Bhoodan movement was a voluntary land reform movement in India started by Acharya Vinoba Bhave in 1951 started at Pochampally village now known as Bhoodan Pochampally. The mission of the movement was to persuade wealthy landowners to voluntarily give a percentage of their land to lower castes.
339. The Indian National Congress had its first meeting in the city of
Correct Answer:-B ( Bombay )
Description:- The Indian National Congress was formed when 72 delegates from all the presidencies and provinces of India met at Bombay from 28 to 30 December 1885. Allan Octavian Hume, a retired British Indian Civil Servant played a leading role in the formation of the Congress. He established contact with some of the most important Indian Leaders all over the country and received their cooperation in forming the Congress.
340. Begum Hazrat Mahal led the 1857 revolt from :
Correct Answer:-A ( Lucknow )
Description:- Begum Hazrat Mahal also known as Begum of Awadh, was the first wife of Nawab Wajid Ali Shah. She was stunningly beautiful, and used her courage and leadership qualities to rebel against the British East India Company during the Indian Rebellion of 1857.
341. The Sati System was abolished in 1829 A.D. by
Correct Answer:-D ( Lord William Bentinck )
Description:- It was on 4 December, 1829, when the practice was formally banned in all the lands under Bengal Presidency by Lord William Bentinck. By this regulation, the people who abetted sati were declared guilty of ‘culpable homicide.’
342. The Poona Pact signed in 1934 provided for
Correct Answer:-D ( joint electorate with reservation for Harijans )
Description:- A compromise between the leaders of caste Hindu and the depressed classes was reached on September 24,1932, popularly known as Poona Pact. The resolution announced in a public meeting on September 25 in Bombay confirmed -‘ henceforth, amongst Hindus no one shall be regarded as an untouchable by reason of his birth and they will have the same rights in all the social institutions as the other Hindus have’. This landmark resolution in the history of the Dalit movement in India subsequently formed the basis for giving due share to Dalits in the political empowerment of Indian people in a democratic Indian polity.
343. Bardoli Satyagraha is associated with
Correct Answer:-C ( Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel )
Description:- The Bardoli Satyagraha of 1928, in the state of Gujarat, India during the period of the British Raj, was a major episode of civil disobedience and revolt in the Indian Independence Movement. Its success gave rise to Vallabhbhai Patel as one of the greatest leaders of the independence struggle.
344. Capt. Saunders, the English Police Officer was shot dead by
Correct Answer:-D ( Bhagat Singh )
Description:- Seeking revenge for the death of Lala Lajpat Rai at the hands of the police, Bhagat Singh was involved in the assassination of British police officer John Saunders. Sufficient evidence was brought against him for a conviction in the Saunders case, after trial by a Special Tribunal and appeal at the Privy Council in England. He was convicted and subsequently hanged for his participation in the murder.
345. The Muslim League adopted the resolution for a separate nation in the year
Correct Answer:-D ( 1940)
Description:- Lahore Resolution had been the pioneering step of the Muslim League towards the creation of Pakistan. Also known as Pakistan Resolution, the Muslim League adopted a formal resolution in the three day session held from 22-24th March, 1940 regarding their claim for a separate state with Muslim majority. While the resolution was presented by A.K. Fazlul Haq, the name Pakistan was initially suggested by Choudhury Rehmat Ali in his Pakistan declaration.
346. The man behind the first railway line in India was:
Correct Answer:-C ( George Clark )
Description:- Colonel George Thomas Clark was a British engineer and antiquary, particularly associated with the management of the Dowlais Iron Company. From 1843 to 1847, Clark worked on the Great Indian Peninsula Railway, surveying and planning the first passenger line in India, from Bombay to Thana which was opened in 1852. On his return to England, he published a report on the geology of the region
347. To end the III Anglo-Mysore War. Tipu Sultan signed the following Treaty with the British
Correct Answer:-B ( Treaty of Srirangapatnam )
Description:- The Treaty of Seringapatam, signed 19 March, 1792, ended the Third Anglo-Mysore War. Its signatories included Lord Cornwallis on behalf of the British East India Company, representatives of the Nizam of Hyderabad and the Mahratta Empire, and Tipu Sultan, the ruler of Mysore.
348. The original name of Swami Vivekananda was
Correct Answer:-A ( Narendranath Dutta )
Description:- Swami Vivekananda was born as Narendra Nath Datta. He was the chief disciple of the 19th century saint Ramakrishna and the founder of the Ramakrishna Math and the Ramakrishna Mission.
349. The British Governor-General who introduced the Postal system in India was
Correct Answer:-A ( Lord Dolhousie )
Description:- The basis of the modern postal system was laid down under Lord Dalhousie. As a result of the findings of an expert commission, a new post office Act was passed in 1854. Under the new system, a Director- General was appointed to superintend the work of Post Office in all the Presidencies and a postage stamp was issued for the first time.
350. The Communal Awared of 1932, gave separate representation to
Correct Answer:-A ( Harijans )
Description:- The Communal Award was by the British Prime Minister Ramsay Macdonald on 16 August, 1932 to grant separate electorates to minority communities in India, including Muslims, Sikhs, and Dalit (then known as the depressed classes or Untouchables) in India.
351. Who among the following Portuguese captured Goa ?
Correct Answer:-B ( Alfonso de Albuquerque )
Description:- Afonso de Albuquerque was a Portuguese fidalgo, or nobleman, whose military and administrative activities as second governor of Portuguese India conquered and established the Portuguese colonial empire in the Indian Ocean. He was appointed ‘Governor and Captain-General of India’ and shortly before his death ‘Duke of Goa’, the first Portuguese nobility title landed overseas, by king Manuel I of Portugal, becoming the first Portuguese duke not from the royal family. The famous battles and offensives lead by Albuquerque include the conquest of Goa in 1510 and the capture of Malacca in 1511.
352. The Indian National Congress was formed during the Governor-Generalship of
Correct Answer:-C ( Lord Dufferin )
Description:- Lord Dufferin was as eighth Viceroy of India in 1884. Among other things, the Indian National Congress was founded during his term in 1885, and he laid the foundations for the modern Indian Army by establishing the Imperial Service Corps, officered by Indians.
353. Federal form of government was introduced under the
Correct Answer:-B ( Government of India Act, 1935 )
Description:- The Government of India Act 1935 made provision for the establishment of a ‘Federation of India’, to be made up of both British India and some or all of the ‘princely states.
354. Subhash Chandra Bose set up the provisional Government of Free India in
Correct Answer:-B ( Singapore )
Description:- Azad Hind or the Provisional Government of Free India was an Indian provisional government established in Singapore in 1943. It was a part of a political movement originating in the 1940s outside of India with the purpose of allying with Axis powers to free India from British Rule. Established by Indian nationalists-in-exile during the latter part of the second world war in Singapore with monetary, military and political assistance from Imperial Japan, to fight against British Rule in India.
355. Who was the first Indian woman President of the Indian National Congress?
Correct Answer:-A ( Annie Besant )
Description:- Annie Besant was a prominent British socialist, Theosophist, women’s rights activist, writer and orator and supporter of Irish and Indian self-rule who became the president of the India National Congress in late 1917.
356. Which among the following States was forced to merge itself with the Union of India after 1947?
Correct Answer:-A ( Hyderabd )
Description:- Hyderabad was the state which was forcibly merged with the Union of India. Operation Polo code name for The Hyderabad Police Action was a military operation in September 1948 in which the Indian Armed Forces invaded the State of Hyderabad and ended the rule of Nizam, annexing the state into the Indian Union
357. Who gave the solgan – ‘Jai Hind’?
Correct Answer:-A ( Subhash Chandra Bose )
Description:- Jai Hind was coined by Chempakaraman Pillai, of Indian Independence Movement and Hindu-German Conspiracy. It was immortalized by Subhas Chandra Bose as the battle cry of the Indian National Army (Azad Hind Fauj).
358. Which of the Directive Principles can be described as Gandhian in character?
Correct Answer:-B ( Organisation of Village Panchayats as effective units of self-Government )
Description:- A number of the Directive Principles are entirely Indian and Gandhian in nature like setting up of village panchayat and cottage industries, prohibition, protection against cow-slaughter etc. Again, such provisions as compulsory primary education for the children up to 14 years and securing the improvement of public health and the prohibition of intoxicating drinks and drugs are all reflections of the amalgamation of Gandhian philosophy.
359. Which was the first Indian newspaper that was printed ?
Correct Answer:-B ( The Bengal Gazette )
Description:- The first major newspaper in India—The Bengal Gazette—was started in 1780 under the British Raj by James Augustus Hickey. Other newspapers such as The India Gazette, The Calcutta Gazette, The Madras Courier (1785), The Bombay Herald (1789) etc. soon followed.
360. Who revived the Theosophical Society ?
Correct Answer:-B ( Annie Besant )
Description:- The Theosophical Society was officially formed in New York City, United States, in November 1875 by Helena Blavatsky, Henry Steel Olcott, William Quan Judge and others. After a few years Olcott and Blavatsky moved to India and established the International Headquarters at Adyar, in Madras (Chennai). In 1907, Annie Besant became the President of the Theosophical Society.
