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The name of Chitta Ranjan das is associated with :

  • Indigo Revolt
  • Meerut conspiracy case
  • Formation of Swarajya Party
  • The Cabinet Mission
  • Correct Option: C  [ Formation of Swarajya Party ]

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Who took arms and led an anti-British movement when the British tried to annex the State of Kitoor?

  • Sethu Lakshmi Bhai
  • Rudramadevi
  • Rani Channamma
  • Rani Lakshmi Bhai
  • Correct Option: C  [ Rani Channamma ]

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Who was the first Indian to contest election to the British House of Commons ?

  • W C Banerjee
  • Surendra Nath Banerjee
  • Rash Behari Bose
  • Motilal Nehru
  • Correct Option: A  [ W C Banerjee ]

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Who, apart from Mrs. Annie Besant, also launched the Home Rule Movement ?

  • Bal Gangadhar Tilak
  • Balwant Phadke
  • Madan Mohan Malaviye
  • Lala Hardayal
  • Correct Option: A  [ Bal Gangadhar Tilak ]

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During which Movement did Mahatma Gandhi give the slogan of Do or Die ?

  • Champaran Satyagraha
  • Non-Cooperation Movement
  • Civil Disobedience Movement
  • Quit India Movement
  • Correct Option: D  [ Quit India Movement ]

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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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The capital of India was shifted from Calcutta to Delhi in the year

  • 1911
  • 1912
  • 1920
  • 1909
  • Correct Option: A  [ 1911 ]

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Who was William Hunter ?

  • Chairman of the Education Commission of 1882-83
  • Chairman of the Education Commission of 1917-1919
  • Chairman of the Education Commission of 1929
  • Educational Advisor to the Goverment of India, appointed by the Central Advisory Board of Education, 1944.
  • Correct Option: A  [ Chairman of the Education Commission of 1882-83 ]

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Who was the leader of the Bardoli Satyagraha of 1928?

  • Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel
  • Mahatma Gandhi
  • Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
  • Subhas Chandra Bose
  • Correct Option: A  [ Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel ]

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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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