In the year 1912 the capital of India was shifted from Calcutta to :

• Delhi
• Bombay
• Madras
• Kanpur
Correct Option: A  [ Delhi ]

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The Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms were announced in the year:

• 1919
• 1918
• 1920
• 1921
Correct Option: B  [ 1918 ]

Remark: The Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms were announced in the year 1918, which formed the basis of the Government of India Act-1919.

Who was the first person to establish an independent Indian army outside India?

• M. N. Roy
• Lala Hardayal
• Rashbehari Bose
• Subhas Chandra Bose
Correct Option: C  [ Rashbehari Bose ]

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The practice of 'Sati Daha' was prohibited in India by :

• Lord Bentinck
• Lord Dalhousi
• Lord Cornwallis
• Lord Curzon
Correct Option: A  [ Lord Bentinck ]

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Who pioneered "Rakhi Bandhan" festival during partition of Bengal?

• Chittaranjan Das
• Rabindranath Tagore
• Pramathanath Mitra
• Pulin Behari Das
Correct Option: B  [ Rabindranath Tagore ]

Remark: The British government passed the orders of Bengal partition in August 1905, which came into effect on October 16, 1905. Rabindranath Tagore used "Rakhi Bandhan" festival to celebrate concept of brotherhood, togetherness as a medium to protest against British’s partition policy.

General Dyer, who was responsible for Jallianwalan Bagh massacre, was shot dead by?

• Hasrat Mohini
• Vir Savarkar
• Udham Singh
• Jatin Das
Correct Option: C  [ Udham Singh ]

Remark:

Which of the following pairs is a mis-match ?

• The Indian Struggle - Subhas Chandra Bose
• My Experiments with truth - Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
• The Discovery of India - Jawaharlal Nehru
• Life Divine - Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Correct Option: D  [ Life Divine - Bal Gangadhar Tilak ]

Remark:

First elected President of the 'All India Kishan Sabha' was

• Sahajananda Saraswati
• N. G. Ranga
• Bankim Mukherjee
• None of them
Correct Option: A  [ Sahajananda Saraswati ]

Remark:

Lal Bahadur Shastri former Prime Minister of India died in :

• Paris
• London
• Tashkent
• Varanasi
Correct Option: C  [ Tashkent ]

Remark: On 11 January 1966

Which of the following movements truly reflected the spirit of Hindu-Muslim unity :

• Khilafat Movement
• Swadeshi Movement
• Civil Disobedience Movement
• none of these
Correct Option: A  [ Khilafat Movement ]

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