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1. Who wrote „Indian War of Independence, 1857′? [A] R.C Majumdar [B] V.D. Savarkar [C] S.B. Chaudhary [D] S.N. Sen 2. Dalhousie‟s worst political blunder was ? [A] Annexation of Punjab [B] Occupation of lower Burma [C] Abolition of the „Doctrine of Lapse‟ [D] Annexation of Oudh 3. The Congress is in reality a civil war without arms. The above statement was made by _ ? [A] W. Wedderburn [B] Sir Saiyid Ahmad Khan [C] D.W. Bethune [D] Lord Dufferin 4. The Governor General of at the time of foundation of was ? [A] Lord Chelmsford [B] Lord Dalhousie [C] Lord Dufferin [D] None of these 5. Who among the following founded in USA? [A] Dr. [B] A. O. Hume [C] Tilak and Gokhale [D] Madam Blavatsky and Olcott 6. The first President of the Indian League (1916)was__? [A] Joseph Bapista [B] Annie Besant [C] N.C. Kelkar [D] B.G. Tilak 7. The founder of Satya Shodhak Samaj was ? [A] Atmaram Pandurang [B] Gopal Hari [C] M. G. Ranade [D] Jyotiba Phule 8. Who among the following is known as Father of Muslim Renaissance in ? [A] [B] Ameer Ali [C] Nawab Abdul Latif Khan [D] Nawab Samiullah Khan 9. Who among the following was not one of the founding fathers of the All India Muslim League ? [A] Nawab Moshin-ul-Mulk [B] Maulana Abul KalamAzad [C] Aga Khan [D] Nawab Salimullah of Dacca 10. Which was the only session of Indian National Congress, presided by ? [A] Allahabad [B] [C] Belgaum [D] Kakinada 11. The resolution of Swadeshi was adopted in which session of Congress? [A] Madras session of 1903 [B] Bombay session of 1904 [C] Benaras session of 1905 [D] Calcutta session of 1906 12. President of Indian National Congress at the time of independence was_ ? [A] J. B. Kripalani [B] Maulana Abul Azad [C] Dr. [D] Jawahar Lal Nehru 13. Who is known as Father of Indian Unrest ? [A] Dadabhai Nauroji [B] G. K. Gokhale [C] Mahatma Gandhi [D] 14. The first Englishmen to preside over a Congress session was ? [A] George Yule [B] Dufferin [C] W. Wedderburn [D] None of these 15. Which among the following organizations merged with Congress in 1886? [A] East Indian Association [B] Indian National Conference [C] British Indian Association [D] Indian League 16. The is rotten to the core, corrupt in every direction and tyrannical and mean. The above statement was made by ? [A] Mrs. Annie Besant [B] W. Digby [C] [D] 17. Which among the following was the venue of the INA trial? [A] Calcutta High Court [B] Supreme Court [C] Federal Court [D] Red Fort 18.Which among the following was the most revolutionary secret organization of Bengal? [A] Abhinava Bharat [B] Mitra Mela [C] Ghadar Party [D] 19. The Grand Old Man of Indian politics was__? [A] [B] [C] Surendra Nath Bannerjee [D] Rasbehari Bose 20. Moderates and the Extremists in the Indian National Congress split in 1907 at ? [A] Surat [B] Calcutta [C] [D] Madras 21. Who among the following defended Aurbindo Ghosh in the Alipore conspiracy case? [A] Tej Bahadur Sapru [B] [C] Jawahar Lal Nehru [D] Chitranjan Das 22. Which city is known for the “Jhanda ” and observance of the All India Flag Day on June 18, 1923? [A] Kanpur [B] Nagpur [C] Nainital [D] 23. Which among the following was the venue of All India Khilafat Conference, 1919? [A] [B] [C] [D] Porbandar

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24. Who among the following were the main leaders of ? [A] Syed Ahmad Khan and Agha khan [B] Mohammad Ali and [C] Muhammad Iqbal and Salimullah Khan [D] and Sikandar Hayat Khan 25. Gandhi‟s Dandi March is associated with which among the following movements? [A] Partition of Bengal [B] Khilafat Movement [C] Non-cooperation Movement [D] Movement 26. Which among the following was the first civil disobedience movement of Mahatma Gandhi in India? [A] Kheda Satyagraha [B] [C] Mill Strike [D] None of the above 27. Which among the following marks Mahatma Gandhi‟s first fast unto death? [A] Kheda Satyagraha [B] Champaran Satyagraha [C] Ahmedabad Mill Strike [D] tragedy 28. Who among the following is said to have hatched the Delhi Conspiracy 1912? [A] Rasbehari Bose [B] Bhai Paramanand [C] Sachindranath Sanyal [D] Sohan Lal Pathak 29. Who among the following established the Bhil Seva Mandal in 1922? [A] Narain Malhar Joshi [B] Amritlal Vitthaldas Thakkar [C] Jyotiba Phule [D] 30. Who among the following established the Ved Samaj in Madras in 1864? [A] Keshabchandra Sen [B] Lokhitwadi [C] Shibnath Shastri [D] Debendranath Tagore 31. The magna carta of western system in India is ? [A] The report of the Committee of Public Instruction, 1823 [B] The Charter Act of 1833 [C] Report of the Hunter Commission, 1862 [D] Wood‟s Despatch, 1854 32. Who among the following preached the doctrine of “One religion, one caste and one God for mankind“? [A] Jyotiba Phule [B] Vivekananda [C] Sri Narayan Guru [D] Dr. B. R. Ambedkar 33. The leader of revolt of 1857 in Lucknow was ? [A] [B] Maulvi Ahmadullah Shah [C] Birjis Qadir [D] 34. Which among the following was annexed into the East India territories via the Doctrine of Lapse? [A] Satara [B] Nagpur [C] Jhansi [D] Mysore 35. Who among the following entered into a triple alliance against Haider immediately before the first Anglo-Mysore war of 1767-69 ? 1. The English 2. Nizam of 3. The Marathas 4. Raja of Travancore Choose the correct option from the codes given below: [A] 1, 2, 3 [B] 1, 3, 4 [C] 1, 2, 4 [D] 2, 3, 4 36. Which among the following was the first Presidency of British in India ? [A] Madras [B] Masulipattam [C] Surat [D] Hugli 37. Who among the following was the founder of French East India Company for trade in India? [A] Colbert [B] Francois Martin [C] Francois Caron [D] De La Haye 38. On which among the following occasions, Bombay was handed over to Britishers by the Portuguese ? [A] Freedom of Portuguese from the control of Spain [B] Marriage of Charles II with the Portuguese princess Catherine of Braganza [C] Crushing of Spanish Armada by British in 1588 [D] The Treaty of Madrid in 1630 39. Which among the following called himself Naib-i-Khudai? [A] Iltutmish [B] Balban [C] Alauddin Khalji [D] Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq 40. Which among the following was the venue of the Second Table Conference at ? [A] St. James Palace [B] Kingsley Palace [C] Buckingham Palace [D] 10, Downing Street 41. “Springing Tiger: A Study of a Revolutionary” is a biographical work on ? [A] [B] Chandrashekhar Azad [C] [D] Shyamji Krishna Verma 42. Consider the following events of Indian National Movement. 1. Gandhi Irwin Pact 2. Poona Pact 3. Karachi Session of Indian National Congress. 4. Individual Satyagraha Select the correct chronological order of the events from the codes given below. Codes : [A] 1, 3, 2, 4 [B] 2, 3, 4, 1 [C] 3, 4, 2, 1 [D] 4, 3, 2, 1

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43. The first Indian woman to preside a session of Indian National Congress was__? [A] Rajkumari [B] [C] [D] 44. The Congress and Muslim League had most cordial relationships in between which among the following years? [A] 1906 to 1916 [B] 1916 to 1922 [C] 1922 to 1928 [D] 1928 to 1934 45. The drain theory of Dadabhai Naoroji was formally accepted in which among the sessions of the Indian National Congress? [A] Benaras session, 1905 [B] Calcutta session, 1906 [C] Surat session, 1907 [D] None of the above 46. Kumaran Asan is associated with the social renaissance in which among the following current states? [A] Kerala [B] [C] Andhra Pradesh [D] None of the above 47. The annulment of Partition of Bengal was done by ? [A] Lord Curzon [B] Lord Minto [C] Lord Hardinge [D] Lord Chelmsford 48. Which among the following regions was most affected by the Revolution of 1857 ? [A] Punjab [B] [C] Avadh [D] Madras 49. Mahalwari System of Revenue Settlement was introduced in which of the following? [A] Bengal [B] Bombay [C] Madras [D] North Western Provinces 50. What is the correct chronological order of setting up of the following Commissions ? 1. Macdonell Commission 2. First Industrial Commission 3. First Fiscal Commission Select the correct answer from the code given below. [A] 1, 2, 3 [B] 2, 3, 1 [C] 2, 1, 3 [D] 1, 3, 2 51. The British East India Company ceased to be a trading Company via which among the following legislation? [A] Pitts India Act of 1784 [B] Charter Act of 1833 [C] Charter Act of 1813 [D] Government of India Act 1858 52. Which one of the following native states was NOT annexed by the British on the basis of the Doctrine of Lapse ? [A] Satara [B] Punjab [C] Jhansi [D] Karauli 53. Avadh was annexed into the British East India territories on which ground? [A] Doctrine of Lapse [B] Alleged misgovernment [C] Failure to pay subsidy [D] Maintenance of relations with foreign powers 54. Who said that British established a robber state in Bengal between 1765 and 1772 ? [A] G. W. Forrest [B] Lord Macaulay [C] K. M. Panikkar [D] Nand Lal Chatterji 55. The first victim of the British policy of Subsidiary Alliance was_ ? (A) Avadh [B] Mewar [C] Mysore [D] Hyderabad 56. The Peshwa accepted the Subsidiary Alliance with the British via which among the following treaties? [A] Treaty of Purandhar [B] Treaty of Bassein [C] Treaty of Salbai [D] Treaty of Surji Arjungaon 57. Under which among the following treaties, the British East India Company secured the Diwani right of Bengal, and Orissa ? [A] Alinagar [B] Faizabad [C] Allahabad [D] Benaras 58. “The Meerut outbreak was sudden and short-lived like a summer gale”. This statement with reference to 1857 mutiny was of ? [A] S. N. Sen [B] S. B. Chaudhari [C] V. D. Savarkar [D] R. C. Majumdar 59. In which among the following years, Bombay transferred to the East India Company by Charles II ? [A] 1662 A.D. [B] 1664 A.D. [C] 1666 A.D. [D] 1668 A.D. 60. Hind , a book by Mahatma Gandhi in 1909 was originally written in ? [A] Hindi [B] [C] Gujarati [D] English 61. Fatehchand (one of the traitors of Plassey) was bestowed with the title of Jagath Seth by ? [A] Alivardi Khan [B] Sirajuddaula [C] Mir Zafar [D] Muhammad Shah 62. Who was the Nawab of Bengal when the incident of “Black Hole” took place ? [A] Mir Zafar [B] [C] Alivardi Khan [D] Sirajuddaula 63. With reference to , which among the following statements is not true? [A] He was an emperor without empire [B] He was a warrior without any war experience [C] Hassan Askari was his spiritual guide [D] He succeeded to the throne in 1845 A.D. 64. Who of the following wrote the first Indian poetic work in English? [A] Kashi Prasad Ghosh [B] Ramchandra Vidyavagish [C] Krishna Mohan Banerjee [D] Hariharanand 65.The Portuguese built their first fortress in India at ? [A] Cochin [B] Goa [C] Anjidiv [D] Cannanore 66. Which was the first State to be created on linguistic basis ? [A] Madras [B] Andhra Pradesh [C] Andhra State [D] 67. The Bijauliya Movement is related to the agrarian struggle in the current state of ?

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[A] Kerala [B] Assam [C] Rajasthan [D] Orissa 68. Who was the President of the “Flag Committee” ? [A] B. R. Ambedkar [B] J. B. Kriplani [C] K. M. Munshi [D] D. P. Khetan 69.Which one of the following leaders was not a part of Non cooperation movement ? [A] M. A. Ansari [B] M. A. Zinnah [C] Abul Kalam Aza [D] 70. Who is considered the “Father of Muslim Renaissance in Bengal” in Bengal? [A] Abdul Latif [B] Mirza Ghulam Ahmed [C] Muhammad Qasim [D] Rashid Ahmed Gangohi 71. In which year English was made the medium of instruction in India ? [A] 1844 A.D. [B] 1835 A.D. [C] 1833 A.D. [D] 1813 A.D. 72. The most fervent supporter of Gandhi‟s proposal for an all-out campaign of civil disobedience during was ? [A] Ram Manohar Lohia [B] Sardar [C] Subhash Chandra Bose [D] Jai Prakash Narayan 73. The biographical memoir of A. O. Hume was written by ? [A] W. Wederbirn [B] Lord Dufferin [C] J. Charles [D] None of the above 74. The Two Nation Theory was propounded in which session of the Muslim League? [A] Session, 1940 [B] Bombay Session, 1915 [C] Delhi Session, 1918 [D] Calcutta Session, 1917 75. The Treaty of Alinagar was signed in ? [A] February 1756 [B] September 1756 [C] February 1757 [D] April 1757 76. During the company rule, Widows Remarriage Act was drafted by ? [A] Lord Canning [B] Lord Dalhousie [C] Lord Hardinge [D] None of the above 77. The statement “Like summer gale revolt of Meerut was unprecedented and short-lived” was made by ? [A] S. N. Sen [B] R. C. Majumdar [C] S. B. Chaudhuri [D] V. D. Savarkar 78. The First President of Muslim League was ? [A] Nawab Viqar-ul-Mulk Mustaq Hussain [B] Mian Abdul Aziz [C] Hidayat Hussain Khan [D] Mohammad Ali Jinnah 79. Which party observed the “Black Day” on July 3, 1947 against ? [A] Indian National Congress [B] Forward Bloc [C] Hindu Mahasabha [D] Communist Party of India 80. Who was elected the President of Indian National Congress in the famous Tripuri Session of 1939 ? [A] Acharya Narendra Deo [B] Sarat Chandra Bose [C] Subhash Chandra Bose [D] Maulana 81. The Hindu Mahasabha was organized for the first time in 1915 at : [A] Haridwar [B] Allahabad [C] [D] None of the above 82. The “Quit India Resolution” was drafted by ? [A] Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel [B] Jawahar Lal Nehru [C] Mahatma Gandhi [D] Acharya Narendra Deo 83. Who among the following is known as Mother of Indian Revolutionaries ? [A] Annie Besant [B] Sarojini Naidu [C] Madam Cama [D] 84. Which Bengali writer suggested the of Hindi as India‟s National Language? [A] Bhudeva Mukherjee [B] Dinbandhu Mitra [C] Madhusudan Datta [D] Kali Prasanna Sinha 85. Who among the following had drafted the fundamental rights resolution at the Karachi Session, 1931 ? [A] [B] Acharya Narendra Deo [C] Subhash Chandra Bose [D] Maulana Abul Kalam Azad 86. The name of the operation started by the British Government to arrest the leaders of Quit India Movement was__? [A] Operation Reander Paste [B] Operation Zero Hour [C] Operation Thunderbolt [D] Operation Blue Star 87. During which among the following movements, Mahatma Gandhi remarked: “on bended knees I asked for bread and received stone instead”? [A] Khilafat Movement [B] Non-Cooperation Movement [C] Dandi March [D] Quit India Movement 88. Which one of the following Bengali drama was directed against Polygamy ? [A] Bhanumati Chittavikas [B] Kulin Kulasarvasva [C] Vidhva Vivaha [D] Nava Natak 89. 100 years ago, the Hindustan Gadar Party was launched in which among the following cities in United States? [A]Chicago [B]San Francisco [C]Oregon City [D]New York 90. Which one of the following books is the official History of Revolt of 1857 published by publication division ,Ministry of

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Information and broadcasting ,Government of India? [A] Eighteen Fifty Seven [B] Theories of Indian Mutiny [C] The Sepoy Mutiny and the Revolt of 1857 [D] None of the above 91. The Special Calcutta Session, 1920, in which Mahatma Gandhi moved the Non cooperation resolution was presided by ? [A] C. R. Das [B] B. C. Pal [C] [D] Motilal Nehru 92. The famous book “Ghulamgiri” was written by : [A] B. R. Ambedkar [B] Narayan Guru [C] Jyotiba Phule [D] M. P. Pillai 93. Who among the following made the following statement? “The only lesson required in India at present is to learn how to die and the only way to teach is by dying ourselves. Therefore, I die and glory in my martyrdom” [A] Aurbindo Ghosh [B] [C] [D] Madan Lal Dhingra 94. Basumati, the oldest Bengali Daily paper was edited by : [A] Anand Mohan Bose [B] [C] Barinder Kumar Ghosh [D] V. D. Savarkar 95. Curzon Wyllie, who was murdered by Madan Lal Dhingra in London, was_ ? [A] Secretary of State for India [B] Adviser to the Secretary of State of India [C] Law Member [D] Governor of Bengal 96. Who was the only Indian prince who actively participated in the Revolutionary Movement within and outside India? [A] Raja Aridaman Singh [B] Raja Hari Singh [C] Raja Kumar Singh [D] Raja Mahendra Pratap 97. During which among the following events, Bal Gangadhar Tilak was given the epithet of „Lokmanya‟? [A] Home Rule Movement [B] Surat Split [C] [D] His imprisonment in 1908 98. The national anthem of India „Jana Gana Mana‟ was first sung at : [A]Calcutta, 1911 [B]Calcutta, 1912 [C]Delhi, 1911 [D], 1912 99. In which among the following countries, Battaglione Azad Hindoustan, a legion unit of ( Fauj) was formed during the World War II ? [A] Japan [B] Germany [C] Italy [D] Singapore 100. Communal Awards to grant separate electorates to minority communities in India, including , and Dalits was given by_: [A]Ramsay MacDonald [B]Winston Churchill [C]Stanley Baldwin [D]Austen Chamberlain 101. “The Bengalee” Newspaper was started by which among the following activists in 1879? [A] [B]Anandmohan Bose [C]Nabagopal Mitra [D]Rajnarayan Basu 102. At which among the following places, Hindu Mela was started in 1867 by Nabagopal Mitra ? [A]Calcutta [B]Delhi [C]Allahabad [D]Varanasi 103. Who among the following played a dominant role in the famous Vaikom Satyagraha of 1924–25 ? [A]T. K. Madhavan [B]Muloor S.Padmanabha Panicker [C]Balarama Varma [D]K. Kelappan 104. During freedom struggle, who among the following led the in the Eastern Coast in Tiruchirappalli to the coastal village of Vedaranyam ? [A] [B]C. Rajagopalachari [C]P. S. Kumaraswamy Raja [D]None of these 105. At which among the following places, All India Muslim League was established in 1906? [A]Dhaka [B]Naypyidaw [C]Islamabad [D]Muscat 106. During the independence movement, newspaper „Kesari‟ was published by_: [A]Subhash Chandra Bose [B]Bal Gangadhar Tilak [C]Mohammad Ali Jinnah [D] Lala Lajpat Rai 107. On which among the following dates, the Second Round Table Conference was held ? [A]November 17, 1932 [B]November 12, 1930 [C]September 7, 1931 [D]September 7, 1932 108. Who among the following played a dominant role in establishing the All India Trade Union Congress ? [A]Basawon Singh (Sinha) [B]Subodh Banerjee [C]Lala Lajpat Rai [D]Ashok Mehta 109. Who among the following was the first woman president to chair the Indian National Congress at Kanpur session of 1925 ? [A]Sarojini Naidu [B]Annie Beasant [C] [D] 110. Which among the following Charter Acts ended the commercial monopoly of East India Company in India ? [A]Charter Acts of 1793 [B]Charter Acts of 1813

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[C]Charter Acts of 1833 [D]Charter Acts of 1853 111. Who among the following introduced the subsidiary alliance system in India ? [A]Lord Clive [B]Lord Wellesley [C]Lord Cunningham [D]Lord Canning 112. Who among the following signed the Treaty of Bassein in 1802 with the British East India Company ? [A]Baji Rao II [B]Baji Rao I [C] Bahadur [D]None of the above 113. Which among the following was the first municipal corporation set up in India in the year 1687 ? [A]Madras Municipal Corporation [B]Bombay Municipal Corporation [C]Delhi Municipal Corporation [D] None of the above 114. Which among the following events was a major set back to Khilafat Movement? [A]Announcements of concession to Muslims by British Government [B]Pact signed between Indian National Congress and Muslim League [C]Revolution in Turkey [D]Violence in Chauri Chaura 115. Which among the following events took place immediately before the massacre at Jallianwalla Bagh? [A]Partition of Bengal [B]llbert Bill [C]Passage of the [D]Minto-Morley Reforms 116. In 1953, under whose chairmanship was the first OBC Commission formed ? [A]Joachim Alva [B] [C]Hardekar Manjappa [D]K. K. Shetty 117. Which among the following books was authored by Mahatma Gandhi? [A]Hindu View of Life [B]Hind Swaraj [C]Discovery of India [D]My Truth 118. In which year, first census was conducted in India ? [A]1884 [B]1872 [C]1881 [D]1856 119. Martyrdom of Chandrashekhar Azad took place on which among the following dates? [A]February 17, 1931 [B]February 11, 1931 [C]April 13, 1931 [D]August 14, 1931 120. In which of the following languages was the Ghadar Journal was first published? [A]Urdu [B]English [C]Pushtu [D]Punjabi 121. On which among the following dates, Jallianwala Bagh Massacre took place ? [A]April 16,1919 [B]April 13,1919 [C]April 3,1919 [D]April 14,1919 122. Who among the following resigned from the membership of the Viceroy‟s Executive Council as a protest against Jallianwala Bagh Massacre ? [A]C. P. Ramaswami Iyer [B] Muhammad Ali Jinnah [C]B. N. Sarma [D]Shankaran Nair 123. Which among the following was the first registered Trade Union of India ? [A]Hindu Mazdoor Sabha [B]Bhartiya Mazdoor Sangh [C]Madras Labour Union [D]United Trade Union Congress 124. Who among the following founded the Madras Labour Union? [A]Subodh Banerjee [B]B.P. Wadia. [C]Lala Lajpat Rai [D]Bharat Bhushan Pandey 125. Who among the following presided over the Surat Session of Indian National Congress in 1907? [A]Dadabhai Naoroji [B] [C]Pandit [D]Ras Bihari Ghosh 126. Who among the following introduced the Vernacular Press Act ? [A]Sir Ashley Eden [B]Alexander John Arbuthnot [C]Lord Lytton [D]Lord Stanley 127. Who among the following started Ganapati Festival in 1893 and thereby gave it national character? [A]Ganesh Damodar Savarkar [B]Nana Patil [C]Lok manya Tilak [D] 128. Which among the following observed the on August 16, 1946 ? [A]Muslim League [B]Christian League [C]Sikh League [D]Hindu League 129. Who among the following was nominated as first Satyagrahi by Mahatma Gandhi for the Individual Satyagarha of 1940 ? [A]Vinoba Bhave [B]Jawarharlal Nehru [C] [D]S. Satyamurti 130. The Lucknow session of Indian National Congress that took place in 1916 was presided by : [A]Rashbihari Ghosh [B]Ambika Charan Majumdar [C] [D]None of these 131. Who among the following presided the historic Lahore session of 1929 of Indian National Congress? [A]Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru [B]Rajendra Prasad [C]Lala Lajpat Rai [D]Pandit Motilal Nehru 132. Who among the following leaders joined Gandhiji in the Champaran Satyagraha held on April 10, 1917 ? [A]Bal Gangadhar Tilak [B]Subhash Chandra Bose [C]Rajendra Prasad [D]None of these

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133. Who among the following launched the Home Rule Movement in 1916 ? [A]Frank Besant [B] [C] [D]Annie Besant 134. Who among the following presided the Karachi session of Indian National Congress in 1931? [A]Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel [B]Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru [C]Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya [D] Dr. M A Ansari 135. On which among the following dates, execution of Bhagat Singh took place ? [A]March 19,1931 [B]April 23, 1931 [C]March 23, 1931 [D]March 14, 1931 136. On which among the following dates, the Gandhi-Irwin Pact was signed? [A]5 March 1931 [B]6 March 1941 [C]4 March 1931 [D]15 March 1931 137. Who among the following was the author of Anand Math? [A]Bankim Chandra Chatterjee [B]Ravindranath Tagore [C]Raja [D]Bal Gangadhar Tilak 138. The Indian National Association formed in Calcutta by whom among the following? [A]Dwarkanath Tagore [B]Surendranath Banerjee [C]Prasanno Kumar Tagore [D]Debendranath Tagore 139. Who among the following edited and published the newspaper Indian Mirror in 1861? [A]Amitava Ghosh [B]Ravindranath Tagore [C]Sumit Ganguly [D]Manmohan Ghosh and Devendranath Tagore 140. The first meeting of Indian National Congress was held in Bombay in1885 A.D. under the leadership of : [A]Dadabhai Naoroji [B]Sir C. Sankaran Nair [C]Vyomesh Chandra Banerjee [D] 141. During of Governor-General Lord Ellenborough, which among the following acts declared slavery as illegal ? [A]Act VI [B]Act V [C]Act III [D]Act VIII 142. What was the title of the famous work of Dadabhai Naoroji, via which he made important observations about the decline of Indian Economy during the British Era? [A] Poverty Under British Rule in India [B] Poverty in British Rule in India [C] Poverty and Un British Rule in India [D] Indian Poverty and British Rule

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