Direct Action Day was observed by the Muslim League to press its demand for Pakistan on:

• 12th August, 1946
• 14th August, 1946
• 16th August, 1946
• 28th August, 1946
Correct Option: C  [ 16th August, 1946 ]

Remark:

First Governor-General of pre-independent India was:

• William Bentinck
• Robert Clive
• Warren Hastings
• Sir Charles Metcalfe
Correct Option: A  [ William Bentinck ]

Remark:

In which year Britain was conquered by the Romans?

• 42 BC
• 43 AD
• 47 AD
• none of these
Correct Option: B  [ 43AD ]

Remark: The Roman conquest of Britain was a gradual process, beginning effectively in AD 43 under Emperor Claudius

Who led a delegation to London to meet the secretary of State Montagu to demand female franchise ?

• Madame Cama
• Annie Besant
• Sarojini Naidu
• Sarala Devi
Correct Option: C  [ Sarojini Naidu ]

Remark:

Who was the last governor general of India ?

• Chakraborty Rajagopalachari
• Lord Mountbatten
• Rajendra Prasad
• Maulana Abul Kamal Azad
Correct Option: A  [ Chakraborty Rajagopalachari ]

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:

Vande Mataram the national song was a part of

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

Remark:

Who attacked and looted the famous Somnath temple in 1026 AD?

• Mahmud of Ghazni
• Muhammad Gori
• Genghis khan
• Nadir shah
Correct Option: A  [ Mahmud of Ghazni ]

Remark:

The Poona Pact (1932) was an agreement between:

• Gandhi and Nehru
• Nehru and Ambedkar
• Gandhi and Ambedkar
• Malaviya and Ambedkar
Correct Option: C  [ Gandhi and Ambedkar ]

Remark:

On September 20, 1932 Mahatma Gandhi began a fast unto death in Yerwada Jail against

• communal riots in Calcutta
• communal Award of Ramsay Macdonald
• British repression of the satyagrahis
• violation of the Gandhi-Irwin Pact
Correct Option: B  [ communal Award of Ramsay Macdonald ]

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