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121. Who of the following did express that Mohammad Ali  Jinnah was the ‘Ambassador of Hindu-Muslim unity’?

  • A
  • Sarojini Naidu

  • B
  • Annie Besant

  • C
  • Rajkumari Amrit Kaur

  • D
  • Aruna Asaf Ali

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Correct Answer : A [Sarojini Naidu]

122. The book titled ‘Indian Struggle’ on Indian National  Movement was written by:

  • A
  • Subhash Chandra Bose

  • B
  • Pattabhi Sitaramaiyya

  • C
  • Jawaharlal Nehru

  • D
  • None of the above

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Correct Answer : A [Subhash Chandra Bose]

123. The Congress supported the Khilafat Movement mainly  for:  1. reinstatement of Caliph  2. removal of Caliph  3. getting the sympathy of the Muslims  4. marginalising Jinnah in the Congress  Select the correct answer from the codes given below:  Codes:  

  • A
  • 1 and 3

  • B
  • 2 and 4

  • C
  • 3 and 4

  • D
  • 1 and 4

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Correct Answer : A [1 and 3]

124. Match the following List–I with List–II and select the  correct answer using the codes given below:  List–I                                                List–II  (Authors)                                        (Books)  A. Mahatma Gandhi                     1. India Divided  B. Ram Manohar Lohia                2. India Wins Freedom  C. Dr. Rajendra Prasad                 3. Hind Swaraj  D. Abul Kalam Azad                      4. The Wheel of History  Codes:  A B C D

  • A
  • 1 3 4 2

  • B
  • 4 3 2 1

  • C
  • 3 4 1 2

  • D
  • 4 3 2 1

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Correct Answer : C [3 4 1 2]

125. Karamchand Gandhi was a Dewan of:

  • A
  • Porbandar

  • B
  • Rajkot

  • C
  • Wakaner

  • D
  • All the above states

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Correct Answer : D [All the above states]

126. Which one of the following persons called lrwin and  Gandhi as ‘the two Mahatmas’?

  • A
  • Mira Behn

  • B
  • Sarojini Naidu

  • C
  • Madan Mohan Malviya

  • D
  • Jawaharlal Nehru

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Correct Answer : B [Sarojini Naidu]

127. The first census in India during the British period was  held during the tenure of:

  • A
  • Lord Dufferin

  • B
  • Lord Lytton

  • C
  • Lord Mayo

  • D
  • Lord Ripon

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Correct Answer : C [Lord Mayo]

128. Which one of the following was the first to impose  censorship of the press?

  • A
  • Wellesley

  • B
  • Hastings

  • C
  • John Adams

  • D
  • Dalhousie

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Correct Answer : A [Wellesley]

129. MacDonald’s Communal Award does not provide  separate electorates and reserved seats in provincial  legislatures to:

  • A
  • Muslims

  • B
  • Sikhs

  • C
  • Scheduled Castes

  • D
  • Buddhists

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Correct Answer : D [Buddhists]

130. Assertion (A): Britain granted independence to India in  1947.  Reason (R): Britain was weakened in the World War II.  Choose the correct answer from the codes given below:  Codes:                

  • 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 the correct explanation of A.

  • C
  • A is true, but R is false.

  • D
  • Both A and R are false.

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Correct Answer : A [Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.]

131. The INA was a brainchild of:  1. Giani Pritam Singh  2. Mohan Singh  3. Subhas Chandra Bose  4. Major Fujiwara  Select the correct answer from the codes given below:

  • A
  • 1 and 2

  • B
  • 2 and 3

  • C
  • 1 and 3

  • D
  • 1 and 4

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Correct Answer : A [1 and 2]

132. The most decisive battle that led to the establishment  of supremacy of the British in India was:

  • A
  • The battle of Plassey

  • B
  • The battle of Buxar

  • C
  • The battle of Wandiwash

  • D
  • The third battle of Panipat

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Correct Answer : B [The battle of Buxar]

133. On November 1, 1858, Queen Victoria Proclamation  was read out at Allahabad by:

  • A
  • Lord William Bentinck

  • B
  • Lord Canning

  • C
  • Lord Burnham

  • D
  • Sir Harcourt Butler

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Correct Answer : B [Lord Canning]

134. Which one the following is correctly matched:

  • A
  • Mahatma Gandhi: Muk Naik

  • B
  • Bal Gangadhar Tilak: Young India

  • C
  • Annie Besant: Commonwealth

  • D
  • B.R. Ambedkar: Kesari

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Correct Answer : C [Annie Besant: Commonwealth]

135. The prefix ‘Mahatma’ was added with the name of  Gandhi:            

  • A
  • during Champaran Satyagraha

  • B
  • during the Satyagraha against Rowlatt Act

  • C
  • In Amritsar Session of the Indian National Congress, 1919

  • D
  • At the beginning of Khilafat movement

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Correct Answer : A [during Champaran Satyagraha]

136. Who was the first President of All India Trade Union  Congress?

  • A
  • Dewan Chaman Lal

  • B
  • Lala Lajpat Raj

  • C
  • N.G. Ranga

  • D
  • Swami Sahajanand

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Correct Answer : B [Lala Lajpat Raj ]

137. Kanpur Conspiracy Case was against leaders of

  • A
  • Khilafat movement

  • B
  • Non-cooperation movement

  • C
  • Communist movement

  • D
  • Revolutionary movement

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Correct Answer : C [Communist movement]

138. Of the following, who was not a signatory to the historic  Poona Pact of 1932?

  • A
  • B.R. Ambedkar

  • B
  • Madan Mohan Malviya

  • C
  • C. Rajagopalachari

  • D
  • M.K. Gandhi

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Correct Answer : C [C. Rajagopalachari]

139. On the first occasion, the Prime Minister of India was  appointed by:

  • A
  • The Governor-General

  • B
  • The British Emperor

  • C
  • Mahatma Gandhi

  • D
  • The Viceroy

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Correct Answer : A [The Governor-General]

140. The American Publicist who was with Mahatma Gandhi  during his ‘Quit India’ movement was:    

  • A
  • Louis Fischer

  • B
  • William L. Shiver

  • C
  • Web Miller

  • D
  • Negley Farson

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Correct Answer : A [Louis Fischer]
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