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Who was tried and hanged for an attempt to kill Mr. Kingsford, the Presidency Magistrate ?

  • Khudiram Bose
  • Hari Natu
  • Prafulla Chaki
  • Bina Das
  • Correct Option: A  [ Khudiram Bose ]

    Remark:

Mahatma Gandhi's remark of "a post dated cheque on a Crumbling Bank" was regarding the proposals of:

  • Cabinet Mission
  • Mountbatten Plan
  • Simon Commission
  • Cripps Mission
  • Correct Option: D  [ Cripps Mission ]

    Remark:

All India Trade Union Congress was established in :

  • 1920
  • 1924
  • 1925
  • 1930
  • Correct Option: A  [ 1920 ]

    Remark:

Which movement had to be withdrawn after the Chauri-Chaura incident ?

  • Khilafat
  • Moplah
  • Non-cooperation
  • Quit India
  • Correct Option: C  [ Non-cooperation ]

    Remark:

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 ]

    Remark:

When was the Carlyle "Circular" issued?

  • 1905
  • 1901
  • 1902
  • 1906
  • Correct Option: A  [ 1905 ]

    Remark: the Carlyle Circular (1905) prohibiting students' participation in politics; and the partition of Bengal, sinisterly designed to fracture and cripple Bengal politically and culturally.

Who is the composer of Allahabad Prasasti?

  • Harishena
  • Bishakhdutta
  • Kalidasa
  • Shudrak
  • Correct Option: A  [ Harishena ]

    Remark: Allahabad Pillar Inscription (Prayag Prasasti) on written by Harisena in Sanskrit and Brahmi script.

What forms the main theme of Ajanta Painting?

  • Jataka Stories
  • Panchatantra
  • Stories of Ramayana
  • None of these
  • Correct Option: A  [ Jataka Stories ]

    Remark:

Who of the following refused to allow the adopted son of Lakshmi Bai to succeed to the throne after the death of her husband and subsequently annexed the State?

  • Lord Dalhousie
  • Lord William Bentinck
  • Lord Wellesley
  • Lord Canning
  • Correct Option: A  [ Lord Dalhousie ]

    Remark:

The 'Young India' was edited by

  • Mahadev Desai
  • Mahatma Gandhi
  • Jawaharlal Nehru
  • Acharya Vinoba Bhave
  • Correct Option: B  [ Mahatma Gandhi ]

    Remark: