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History & Freedom Struggle Assignment HISTORY & FREEDOM STRUGGLE ASSIGNMENT 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 India at the time of foundation of Indian National Congress was ? [A] Lord Chelmsford [B] Lord Dalhousie [C] Lord Dufferin [D] None of these 5. Who among the following founded Theosophical Society in USA? [A] Dr. Annie Besant [B] A. O. Hume [C] Tilak and Gokhale [D] Madam Blavatsky and Olcott 6. The first President of the Indian Home Rule 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 Deshmukh [C] M. G. Ranade [D] Jyotiba Phule 8. Who among the following is known as Father of Muslim Renaissance in Bengal? [A] Syed Ahmad Khan [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 Mahatma Gandhi? [A] Allahabad [B] Guwahati [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 Kalam Azad [C] Dr. Rajendra Prasad [D] Jawahar Lal Nehru 13. Who is known as Father of Indian Unrest ? [A] Dadabhai Nauroji [B] G. K. Gokhale [C] Mahatma Gandhi [D] Bal Gangadhar Tilak 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 British empire 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] Sister Nivedita [D] William Wedderburn 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] Anushilan Samiti 19. The Grand Old Man of Indian politics was__? [A] Bipin Chandra Pal [B] Dadabhai Naoroji [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] Nagpur [D] Madras 21. Who among the following defended Aurbindo Ghosh in the Alipore conspiracy case? [A] Tej Bahadur Sapru [B] Motilal Nehru [C] Jawahar Lal Nehru [D] Chitranjan Das 22. Which city is known for the “Jhanda Satyagraha” and observance of the All India Flag Day on June 18, 1923? [A] Kanpur [B] Nagpur [C] Nainital [D] Bhopal 23. Which among the following was the venue of All India Khilafat Conference, 1919? [A] Lucknow [B] Delhi [C] Aligarh [D] Porbandar SHIELD DEFENCE ACADEMY LUCKNOW Page 1 HISTORY & FREEDOM STRUGGLE ASSIGNMENT 24. Who among the following were the main leaders of Khilafat Movement? [A] Syed Ahmad Khan and Agha khan [B] Mohammad Ali and Shaukat Ali [C] Muhammad Iqbal and Salimullah Khan [D] Muhammad Ali Jinnah 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] Civil Disobedience Movement 26. Which among the following was the first civil disobedience movement of Mahatma Gandhi in India? [A] Kheda Satyagraha [B] Champaran Satyagraha [C] Ahmedabad 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] Jallianwala Bagh 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] Baba Amte 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 education 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] Tatya Tope [B] Maulvi Ahmadullah Shah [C] Birjis Qadir [D] Begum Hazrat Mahal 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 Hyderabad 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 East India Company 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 Sultans 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 Round Table Conference at London? [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] Bhagat Singh [B] Chandrashekhar Azad [C] Subhas Chandra Bose [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 SHIELD DEFENCE ACADEMY LUCKNOW Page 2 HISTORY & FREEDOM STRUGGLE ASSIGNMENT 43. The first Indian woman to preside a session of Indian National Congress was__? [A] Rajkumari Amrit Kaur [B] Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit [C] Aruna Asaf Ali [D] Sarojini Naidu 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] Tamil Nadu [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] Maharashtra [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.
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