241. The System of Dyarchy was introduced in India in
Correct Answer:-C ( 1919)
Description:- The Government of India Act 1919 provided a dual form of government (a ‘dyarchy’) for the major provinces. In each such province, control of some areas of government, the ‘transferred list’, were given to a Government of ministers answerable to the Provincial Council. The ‘transferred list’ included Agriculture, supervision of local government, Health and Education. The Provincial Councils were enlarged. At the same time, all other areas of government (the ‘reserved list’) remained under the control of the Viceroy. The ‘reserved list’ included Defence (the military), Foreign Affairs, and Communications.
242. The Editor of ‘Young India’ and ‘Harijan’ was
Correct Answer:-C ( Mahatma Gandhi )
Description:- Indian Opinion, Young India, Harijan were famous weeklies of Gandhi. Mahatma Gandhi, in a journalistic career spanning nearly four decades, edited six journals. Between 1933 and 1940, Harijan (English), Harijan Bandu (Gujarati) and Harijan Sevak (Hindi) became the Mahatma’s voice to the people of India. These newspapers found the Mahatma concentrating on social and economic problems.
243. Who of the following attended all the Three Round Table Conferences ?
Correct Answer:-A ( B.R. Ambedkar )
Description:- Dr. Ambedkar attended all the three Round Table Conferences in London and each time, forcefully projected his views in the interest of the ‘untouchable’. He exhorted the downtrodden sections to raise their living standards and to acquire as much political power as possible. He was of the view that there was no future for untouchables in the Hindu religion and they should change their religion if need be. In 1935, he publicly proclaimed,’ I was born a Hindu because I had no control over this but I shall not die a Hindu’.
244. The call of ‘Back to the Vedas’ was given by :
Correct Answer:-B ( Swami Dayanand Saraswati )
Description:- ‘Back to Vedas’ was Swami Dayanand Saraswati’s call when he established the Arya Samaj. By exhorting the nation to reject superstitious notions, his aim was to educate the nation to ‘Go back to the Vedas’. He wanted the people who followed Hinduism to go back to its roots and to follow the Vedic life, which he pointed out. By doing this, he felt that Hindus would be able to improve the depressive religious, social, political, and economic conditions prevailing in India in his times.
245. Simon Commission was boycotted by the nationalist leaders of India because :
Correct Answer:-B ( all the members of the Commission were English )
Description:- Simon Commission was primarily boycotted because it had no Indian members. The Commission was a group of seven British Members of Parliament that had been dispatched to India in 1927 to study constitutional reform in India.
246. Who among the following British persons admitted the Revolt of 1857 as a national revolt ?
Correct Answer:-D ( Disraeli )
Description:- Benjamin Disraeli, the leader of the conservative party of England has called it a ‘National revolt.’ ‘The motives of leadership of revolt, geographical extent of the sway of revolt, its loose organizational infrastructure and the fragile basis of national consciousness at that moment do not provide substance to the so-called characterization of sepoy mutiny as ‘National struggle.’
247. The communal electorate was introduced for the first time in India in
Correct Answer:-D ( 1909)
Description:- The Government of India Act of 1909—also known as the Morley-Minto Reforms granted separate electorates and communal representation to Muslims. This was for the first time that, electorate for returning to the representatives to the councils was decided on the basis of class & community.
248. The two states which had non- Congress Ministries in 1937 were
Correct Answer:-A ( Bengal and Punjab )
Description:- Provincial elections were held in British India in the winter of 1936-37 as mandated by the Government of India Act 1935. Elections were held in eleven provinces – Madras, Central Provinces, Bihar, Orissa, United Provinces, Bombay Presidency, Assam, NWFP, Bengal, Punjab and Sindh. The Indian National Congress emerged in power in all the provinces except for three – Bengal, Punjab, and Sindh. The All- India Muslim League failed to form the government in any province.
249. Through which principle/device did Mahatma Gandhi strive to bridge economic inequalities?
Correct Answer:-D ( Trusteeship theory )
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.
250. Which one of the following was the first English ship that came to India ?
Correct Answer:-C ( Red Dragon )
Description:- Formed on 31 December, 1600, the East India Company’s first voyage departed on 13 February 1601. The flagship of the five-vessel fleet was the Scourge of Malice, purchased from the Earl of Cumberland for 3700 pounds. On a more peaceful mission, the East India Company renamed the vessel the Red Dragon. The other vessels in the fleet were the Hector (300 tons), Ascension (260 tons), Susan (240 tons) and the Gift, a small victualler.
251. The All India Muslim League was founded by
Correct Answer:-C ( Agha Khan )
Description:- The All-India Muslim League was founded by the All India Muhammadan Educational Conference at Dhaka (now Bangladesh), in 1906. Aga Khan III was one of the founders and the first president of the All- India Muslim League, and served as President of the League of Nations from 1937-38. He was nominated to represent India to the League of Nations in 1932. He was instrumental in the creation of Pakistan.
252. Gandhiji was influenced by the writings of
Correct Answer:-D ( Leo Tolstoy )
Description:- After coming to South Africa, Gandhi started a study of a wide range of literature and Tolstoy’s works were among those which influenced him the most. He went through a time of religious ferment, engaging in wide-ranging religious discussions and reading eclectically among the religious texts that came his way. One of these texts was Tolstoy’s book on living an authentic Christian life. Gandhi commented: ‘Tolstoy’s The Kingdom of God is Within You overwhelmed me. It left an abiding impression on me. Before the independent thinking, profound morality, and the truthfulness of this book, all the books given me by Mr. Coates seemed to pale into insignificance.’
253. The Governor-General who abolished the practice of Sati was
Correct Answer:-C ( William Bentinck )
Description:- Lord William Bentinck was responsible for the abolition of Sati and Thugee. Both of these customs involved death. The only difference was that in case of Sati the death took place voluntarily and in the case of Thugee it was inflicted by the Thugs on others. By regulation of December 1829, Bentinck declared the practise of Sati as illegal and punishable as ‘culpable homicide’. There was no strong opposition from the orthodox sections of society but Bentinck had the courage of a reformer and he carried out the reform.
254. In which year did Gandhiji start Satyagraha Movement ?
Correct Answer:-A ( 1919)
Description:- The first Satyagraha revolutions inspired by Mahatma Gandhi in the Indian Independence Movement occurred in Kheda district of Gujarat and the Champaran district of Bihar between the years of 1917 and 1919. Champaran Satyagraha was the first to be started but the word Satyagraha was used for the first time in Anti Rowlatt agitation.
255. Who is called as the ‘Prophet of New India’ ?
Correct Answer:-B ( Sri Ramakrishna )
Description:- Swami Vivekananda called Swami Ramkrishna as the ‘Prophet of New India’. Ramakrishna, born Gadadhar Chattopadhyay, was a famous mystic of 19thcentury India. His religious school of thought led to the formation of the Ramakrishna Mission by his chief disciple Swami Vivekananda.
256. Who declared ‘Swaraj is my birth right and I shall have it’?
Correct Answer:-B ( Bal Gangadhara Tilak )
Description:- Bal Gangadhar Tilak was one of the first and strongest advocates of ‘Swaraj’ (self-rule) and a strong radical in Indian consciousness. His famous quote, ‘Swaraj is my birthright, and I shall have it!’ is wellremembered in India even today. Known as the father of the Indian unrest, Tilak was the first popular leader of the Indian Independence Movement.
257. The Indian council Act of 1909 was popularly known as :
Correct Answer:-C ( Minto-Morely Reforms )
Description:- The Indian Councils Act 1909, commonly known as the Morley-Minto Reforms, was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that brought about a limited increase in the involvement of Indians in the governance of British India. It effectively allowed the election of Indians to the various legislative councils in India for the first time.
258. Federal form of Government at the centre was introduced in India under :
Correct Answer:-C ( Government of India Act of 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.’ The parts of the Act intended to establish the Federation of India never came into operation, due to opposition from rulers of the princely states.
259. ‘Royal Asiatic Society’ was founded by
Correct Answer:-A ( Sir William Jones )
Description:- The Asiatic Society was founded by Sir William Jones on January 15, 1784 in a meeting presided over by Sir Robert Chambers, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court at the Fort William in Calcutta, then capital of the British Raj, to enhance and further the cause of Oriental research. In 1832 the name was changed to ‘The Asiatic Society of Bengal’ and again in 1936 it was renamed as ‘The Royal Asiatic Society of Bengal.’
260. The Indian National Army (Azad Hind Fauj) fought in the Second World War against–
Correct Answer:-D ( Great Britain )
Description:- Indian National Army (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.
261. Indian Universities Act, 1904 was passed during the governorship of
Correct Answer:-B ( Lord Curzon )
Description:- Lord Curzon was the first person to appoint a commission on University education. On January 27, 1902, the Indian University Commission was appointed under the Chairmanship of Sir Thomas Ralley to enquire into the conditions of the Universities established in British India, and to consider and report upon the proposals for improving their constitution and working. The Indian Universities Act of 1904, passed on March, 21 was formulated on the basis of the recommendations of the Indian University Commission of 1902.
262. The hero of the Kakori ‘Dacoity’ case was
Correct Answer:-A ( Ramprasad Bismil )
Description:- In the Kakori Rail Dacoity which took place on August 9, 1925, Ramprasad Bismil along with his nine revolutionary followers looted the British government’s money from the guard’s carriage. The incident jolted the government and they issued arrest warrants against the participants and other leaders of the Hindusthan Republican Association. Ramprasad Bismil, Ashfaqulla Khan, Rajendra Lahiri and Roshan Singh were sentenced to death by the British.
263. The person responsible for introducing the conception of Dyarchy in the1919 Act was
Correct Answer:-A ( Montague )
Description:- Dyarchy was introduced as a constitutional reform by Edwin Samuel Montagu (secretary of state for India, 1917–22) and Lord Chelmsford (viceroy of India, 1916–21). It marked the first introduction of the democratic principle into the executive branch of the British administration of India. Though much-criticized, it signified a breakthrough in British Indian government and was the forerunner of India’s full provincial autonomy (1935) and independence (1947).
264. Tricolour was adopted as the National Flag in—
Correct Answer:-A ( Lahore Congress )
Description:- Jawaharlal Nehru became the youngest President of the Indian National Congress at its annual session in Lahore on 29 December, 1929. At that session, the Indian National Congress adopted the attainment of Poorna Swaraj as the immediate objective of India and the tricolor was unfurled on the banks of Ravi River. A consensus on the tricolour flag was reached at the AICC meet at Karachi in 1931. The flag was interpreted as saffron for courage, white for truth and peace, and green for faith and prosperity.
265. Who presided over the first Session of the Indian National Congress?
Correct Answer:-B ( W.C. Bannerjee )
Description:- Womesh Chandra Banerjee was an Indian barrister and was the first president of Indian National Congress in 1885. He was the first Indian to contest the election for British House of Commons. However he lost the election.
266. When was the Dandi March undertaken?
Correct Answer:-B ( 12th March, 1930 )
Description:- On March 12, 1930, Gandhi and 78 satyagrahis many of them were scheduled castes, set out on foot for the coastal village of Dandi, Gujarat, over 390 kilometres (from their starting point at Sabarmati Ashram. Salt March was also called the White Flowing river because all the people were joining the procession wearing white khadi.
267. Who was the first propounder of the Doctrine of Passive Resistance?
Correct Answer:-B ( Aurobindo Ghosh )
Description:- Sri Aurobindo wrote The Doctrine of Passive Resistance as a series of articles first appearing in the Indian daily Bande Mataram under the general title of New Thought from April 11 to April 23, 1907. It was here that the doctrine was enunciated and explained. It was brought out in 1948 in book form and named The Doctrine of Passive Resistance.
268. Who was the Congress President during 1940-46?
Correct Answer:-C ( Maulana Azad )
Description:- Abul Kalam Azad served as Congress President from 1940 to 1945, during which the Quit India rebellion was launched and Azad was imprisoned with the entire Congress leadership for three years. Azad became the most prominent Muslim opponent of the demand for a separate Muslim state of Pakistan and served in the interim national government. Following India’s independence, he became the first Minister of Education in the Indian government. He was posthumously awarded India’s highest civilian award, the Bharat Ratna in 1992.
269. What are the Morley-Minto Reforms of 1909 known for?
Correct Answer:-A ( Separate Electorates )
Description:- Separate electorates were given statutory recognition in the Indian Councils Act of 1909. Muslims were accorded not only the right to elect their representatives by separate electorates, but also the right to vote in general constituencies. In addition, they were also given weightage in representation.
270. What was meant by the Secretary of State for India during the British rule?
Correct Answer:-C ( A British minister given full control over the Government of India )
Description:- The Secretary of State for India was the British Cabinet minister responsible for the government of India, Burma and Aden, and the political head of the India Office. The post was created in 1858 when the East India Company’s rule in India ended and British India was brought under the direct administration of the government in London, beginning a period often called the British Raj. Edward Stanley, 15th Earl of Derby, was the first Secretary of State for India.
