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Arya Samaj was founded in Bombay in 1875. Its headquarters was shifted in 1877 to:

  • Lahore
  • Calcutta
  • Madras
  • Amritsar
  • Correct Option: A  [ Lahore ]

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Who gave the title 'Mahatma' to M. K. Gandhi ?

  • Rabindra Nath Tagore
  • Subhas Chandra Bose
  • Jawaharlal Nehru
  • Bal Gangadhar Tilak
  • Correct Option: A  [ Rabindra Nath Tagore ]

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Who among the following is known as Liberator of the Press?

  • Charles Metcalfe
  • Lord Auckland
  • Lord Amherst
  • Lord Ripon
  • Correct Option: A  [ Charles Metcalfe ]

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Who among the following was elected as the first President of the All-India Trade Union Congress?

  • Vallabhbhai Patel
  • Bipin Chandra Pal
  • Motilal Nehru
  • Lala Lajpat Rai
  • Correct Option: D  [ Lala Lajpat Rai ]

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Who was the Sultan of Delhi who is reputed to have built the biggest network of canals in India ?

  • Nasir-ud-din-Mahmud
  • Sultan Zainul Abidin
  • Feroz Shah Tughlaq
  • None of these
  • Correct Option: C  [ Feroz Shah Tughlaq ]

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Hieun-Tsang came to India during the reign of

  • Kanishka
  • Harshavardhana
  • Asoke
  • Chandragupta
  • Correct Option: B  [ Harshavardhana ]

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Who said 'You give me blood, and I will give you freedom' ?

  • Bal Gangadhar Tilak
  • Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose
  • Capt. Shah Nawaz Khan
  • Gurbaksh Singh Dhilon
  • Correct Option: B  [ Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose ]

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When did Gandiji arrived India from South Africa?

  • 15 August, 1917
  • 9th January, 1915
  • 10 March, 1915
  • 26 January, 1915
  • Correct Option: B  [ On 9th January, 1915 at the Apollo Bunder Bombay. ]

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Gandhiji's 'Wardha Scheme' relates to:

  • Providing basic education to every child
  • Promoting swadeshi goods
  • Alleviation of rural poverty
  • Improving living standards of Harijans
  • Correct Option: A  [ Providing basic education to every child ]

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Where in 1943 was the Azad Hind Fauz organized?

  • Mandalay
  • Singapore
  • Midnapur
  • Kualalampur
  • Correct Option: B  [ Singapore ]

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