Previous Year Papers

81. The editor of the ‘Hindu Patriot’ who strongly supported  the Indigo Movement was

82. The statement: “Swaraj is my birthright, I will have it”  was made for the first time by Tilak in the session of  the Indian National Congress at:

83. Consider the following events in the history of India’s  freedom movement and select the correct  chronological order from the codes given below:  1. Non-Co-operation Movement  2. Home Rule Movement  3. Quit India Movement  4. Civil Disobedience Movement  Codes:

84. Which three Indian states delayed accession to India  even after other princely states had joined India?

85. The Supreme Court was set up for the first time in India  under the:

86. The name of the periodical published by Mahatma  Gandhi in South Africa was:

87. Who among the following were associated with the  formation of ‘Swaraj Party’?  1. Subhas Chandra Bose  2. C.R. Das  3. Jawaharlal Nehru  4. Motilal Nehru  Select the correct answer from the codes given below:  Codes:

88. In the 1930s, peasant movements were started in  different parts of the country at the instance of various  leaders. Match them with their respective areas of  influence.  A. Sahajanand Saraswati             1. Hyderabad  B. Khudai Khidmatgars                 2. Southern Assam  C. Swami Ramanand                    3. Bihar  D. Abdul Hamid Khan                   4. NWFP  Codes:  A B C D

89. The French failed to establish power in the Deccan  because:

90. Who among the following founded the Abhinav Bharat,  a secret association of revolutionaries?

91. Who among the following issued the ‘Communal  Award’?

92. The Brahmo Samaj is based on the principle of:

93. On what charge was Jatin Das arrested?

94. Those who joined Mahatma Gandhi during the Champaran  Satyagraha included:

95. Who among the following gave up his legal practice  during the non-cooperation movement?

96. Who presided over the Benares Session of the Indian  National Congress in 1905?

97. Who was the first lady president of the Indian National  Congress?

98. Match List–I with List–II and select the correct answer  using the codes given below:  List–I                                                List–II  (Newspaper)                                  (Editors)  A. Hindu                                          1. Dadabhai Naoroji  B. Shaudharak                               2. G.K. Gokhale  C. Voice of India                            3. G. Subramaniya lyer  D. Bengalee                                    4. S.N. Banerjee  Codes:  A B C D

99. Which freedom fighter died in jail while on hunger  strike?        

100. Assertion (A): Britain made India free in 1947.  Reason (R): Britain had become weak during the second  World War. In the context of the above two statements, which of  the following is correct?