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Who among the following was hanged for his involvement in the Chittagong Armoury Raid?

  • Surya Sen
  • Ashfaqullah Khan
  • Sachindra Nath Sanyal
  • Ram Prasad Bismil
  • Correct Option: A  [ Surya Sen ]

    Remark:

Who was the first Indian to join the Civil Service in 1863?

  • Surendra Nath Banerjee
  • Romesh Chandra Dutta
  • Satyendranath Tagore
  • Biharilal Gupta
  • Correct Option: C  [ Satyendranath Tagore ]

    Remark:

The Poona Pact aimed at:

  • Hindu-Muslim unity
  • representation of lower castes
  • privileges of the princes
  • review of the working of dyarchy
  • Correct Option: B  [ representation of lower castes ]

    Remark:

Which of the following pair is not properly matched?
A) Jallianwala Massacre - 1919
B) Mahatma Gandhi assassination - 1948
C) Tashkent Agreement - 1966
D) India first exploded nuclear device - 1975

  • Jallianwala Massacre - 1919
  • Mahatma Gandhi assassination - 1948
  • Tashkent Agreement - 1966
  • India first exploded nuclear device - 1975
  • Correct Option: D  [ India first exploded nuclear device - 1975 ]

    Remark: India first exploded nuclear device on 18 May 1974.

In 1917, at Champaran, the government forced farmers to undertake

  • hallow cultivation
  • land ceiling.
  • opium cultivation
  • indigo cultivation
  • Correct Option: D  [ indigo cultivation ]

    Remark:

Which movement was also famous as 'August Kranti' movement ?

  • Tebhaga
  • Santhal
  • Quit India
  • Champaran Non-Cooperation
  • Correct Option: C  [ Quit India ]

    Remark:

the act of 1919 is known as:

  • Rowlatt Act
  • Morley Minto Act
  • Mont Fort Act
  • Simon Act
  • Correct Option: A  [ Rowlatt Act ]

    Remark:

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 ]

    Remark:

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:

Who among the following is considered as the 'Grandmother of Indian Revolutionary Movement'?

  • Sarojini Naidu
  • Lakshmibai, the Rani of Jhansi
  • Annie Besant
  • Madam Cama
  • Correct Option: D  [ Madam Cama ]

    Remark: