Q.1:- Several Nationalist leaders in India wrote commentaries on the Bhagavadgita to argue the case for an ethical foundation to Indian nationalism. Who among the following is an exception to it ?
- Sri Aurobindo
- Mahatma Gandhi
- Bal Gangadhar Tilak
- Ram Manohar Lohiya
Q.2:- To which part of India did the poet Iqbal, who wrote ‘Saare Jahan Se Accha Hindustan Hamara’, belong ?
- Delhi
- UP
- Punjab
- Hyderabad
Q.3:- When did the British Government appoint Sadler University Commission for reforms in education ?
- 1919
- 1917
- 1921
- 1896
Q.4:- Which of the following books was known as the ‘Bible of Bengali Patriotism’ ?
- Geetanjali
- Anand Math
- Devdas
- Gora
Q.5:- The author of ‘Nil Darpan’ was ?
- Dinbandhu Mitra
- Sivnath Shastri
- Devendra Nath Tagore
- Harishchandra Mukherjee
Q.6:- Who is the author of the novel ‘Devdas’ ?
- Rabindranath Tagore
- Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
- Sharat Chandra Chattopadhyay
- Munshi Premchand
Q.7:- In which field of Art did Jamini Roy make his name ?
- Sculpture
- Music
- Painting
- Drama
Q.8:- During whose Viceroyship did the High Court come into existence at the three presidential cities of Calcutta, Madras and Bombay ?
- Warren Hastings
- Lord Cornwallis
- John Lawrence
- Lord Dalhousie
Q.9:- The only AICC session Gandhiji Presided was held at ?
- Lahore
- Calcutta
- Madras
- Belgaum
Q.10:- Who was the first person to establish an independent Indian Army outside India ?
- N. Roy
- Lala Hardayal
- Ras Bihari Bose
- Subhash Chandra Bose
Q.11:- Gandhiji Champaraj Movement was for ?
- The security of rights of Harijans
- Civil Disobedience Movement
- Maintaining the unity of Hindu Society
- Solving the problem of Indigo Workers
Q.12:- The real intention of the British to include the Princely States in the Federal Union Proposed by the Indian Act of 1935 was to ?
- Exercise more and direct political and administrative control over the Princely States
- Involve the princes actively in the administration of the colony
- Finally effect the complete political and administrative take-over of all the Princely States by the Brithsh
- Use the princes to counter balance the anti-imperialist doctrines of the nationalist leaders
Q.13:- Where did the Tebhaga Movement occur in 1946 ?
- Bihar
- Punjab
- Gujarat
- Bengal
Q.14:- Who handed over the charge of India National Army to Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose ?
- Ras Bihari Bose
- Mohan Singh
- Hardayal
- Mahendra Pratap
Q.15:- Who is known as ‘Lok Nayak’ ?
- Mahatma Gandhi
- Subhash Chandra Bose
- Jai Prakash Narayan
- Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Q.16:- Who among the following Urdu poets was invited to the Second and Third Round Table Conference ?
- Faiz Ahmed Faiz
- Josh Malihabadi
- Muhammad Iqbal
- Firaq Gorakhpuri
Q.17:- Who was the first woman President of India National Congress ?
- Annie Besant
- Aruna Asaf Ali
- Sarojini Naidu
- Vijayalaxmi Pandit
Q.18:- During whose tenure as the Viceroy of India were the great martyrs Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev hanged ?
- Lord Curzon
- Lord Irwin
- Lord Minto
- Lord Chelmsford
Q.19:- When Lord Mountbatten became the first Governor General of free India, who among the following became the Governor General of Pakistan ?
- Lord Mountbatten
- A. Jinnah
- Liaquat Ali Khan
- Shaukat Ali
Q.20:- Who among the following was elected as the President of All India Khilafat Conference met at Delhi in November, 1919 ?
- Motilal Nehru
- Mahatma Gandhi
- A. Jinnah
- Shaukat Ali
Q.21:- During the Indian freedom struggle, which one among the following formed earliest ?
- Congress Socialist Party
- Communist Party of India
- Hindustan Republican Socialist Association
- All India State People’s Conference
Q.22:- Who was the architect of North and South Blocks of the Central Secretariat in Delhi ?
- Sir Edward Lutyens
- Herbert Backers
- Robert Tor Tussel
- Antonin Raymond
Q.23:- For which of the following sessions the congress elected its first woman president ?
- Calcutta session 1917
- Gaya session 1922
- Allahabad session 1921
- Lucknow session 1916
Q.24:- Which is regarded as the Magna Carta of Indian Education ?
- Wood’s Despatch
- Hunter Commission
- Sadler Commission
- Wardha Scheme
Q.25:- Who amongst the following made it possible for the Indians to enter the Indian Civil Services (ICS) through an open competitive examination ?
- William Bentick
- Dalhousie
- Mayo
- Ripon