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Which one of the following News papers was founded by Mahatma Gandhi in 1903 at South Africa ?

  • Harijan
  • Indian Voice
  • Indian Beat
  • Indian Opinion
  • Correct Option: D  [ Indian Opinion ]

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What proposals were made in the 'August Offer' ?

  • Complete independence of India gradually
  • Dominion Status
  • Provincial autonomy
  • Representative government at the centre
  • Correct Option: B  [ Dominion Status ]

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Where did Swami Vivekananda attend the World Parliament of Religions?

  • Chicago
  • New York
  • Washington
  • Boston
  • Correct Option: A  [ Chicago ]

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In which year did Lokmanya Tilak gave the slogan Swaraj is my birth right and I will have it.

  • 1914
  • 1915
  • 1916
  • 1917
  • Correct Option: C  [ 1916 ]

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Which of the following Acts was nicknamed as the 'Gagging Act'?

  • Vernacular Press Act, 1878
  • Factory Act, 1911
  • Rowlatt Act, 1919
  • Workmen's Compensation Act, 1923
  • Correct Option: A  [ Vernacular Press Act, 1878 ]

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The Lahore Resolution of 1940 is important in the history of Muslim League because here the :

(A) Pakistan resolution was adopted

(B) Resolution for 'Direct action' was adopted

(C) 'Communal Award' was announced

(D) 'Two-nation' theory was announced

  • Pakistan resolution was adopted
  • Resolution for 'Direct action' was adopted
  • 'Communal Award' was announced
  • 'Two-nation' theory was announced
  • Correct Option: A  [ Pakistan resolution was adopted ]

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In which of its sessions did the Muslim League put forth for the first time its demand of Pakistan ?

  • Lahore
  • Karachi
  • Sindh
  • Aligarh
  • Correct Option: A  [ Lahore ]

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Vande Mataram the national song was a part of

  • Durgeshnandini
  • Anand Math
  • Kapalkundala
  • Grihadaha
  • Correct Option: B  [ Anand Math ]

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Which book depicts the plight of Indigo Cultivators?

  • Dinabandhu
  • Neel Darpan
  • Neel Darshan
  • Anandamath
  • Correct Option: B  [ Neel Darpan ]

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The National Anthem of India was written by :

  • Dwijendra Lal Roy
  • Rajani Kanta Sen
  • Bal Gangadhar Tilak
  • Rabindranath Tagore
  • Correct Option: D  [ Rabindranath Tagore ]

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