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He was born in 1817.
He was knighted in 1888.
He founded the Anglo-Oriental College at Aligarh.
He was a member of the Governor General's Executive Council.
Who was he?

  • Badruddin Tyabji
  • Aga Khan
  • Syed Ahmed Khan
  • Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
  • Correct Option: C  [ Syed Ahmed Khan ]

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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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What proposals were made in the 'August Offer' ?

  • Complete independence of India gradually
  • Dominion Status
  • Provincial autonomy
  • Representative government at the centre
  • Correct Option: B  [ Dominion Status ]

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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 ]

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Who among the following had constructed the Red Fort in Delhi ?

  • Akbar
  • Shah Jahan
  • Aurangzeb
  • Jahangir
  • Correct Option: B  [ Shah Jahan ]

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In response to which of the following proposals was the 'Quit India Movement' launched ?

  • Simon Commission Report
  • Cripps Mission Proposal
  • Cabinet Mission Plan
  • Wavell Plan
  • Correct Option: B  [ Cripps Mission Proposal ]

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When was the National Council of Education established?

  • 1906
  • 1903
  • 1904
  • 1905
  • Correct Option: A  [ 1906 ]

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From where did Mahatma Gandhi start his historic Dandi March?

  • Dandi
  • Champaran
  • Chauri-Chaura
  • Sabarmati Ashram
  • Correct Option: D  [ Sabarmati Ashram ]

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Lord Ripon assumed charge as Governor General of India in :

  • 1880
  • 1881
  • 1883
  • 1885
  • Correct Option: A  [ 1880 ]

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Gandhiji's 'Wardha Scheme' relates to:

  • Providing basic education to every child
  • Promoting swadeshi goods
  • Alleviation of rural poverty
  • Improving living standards of Harijans
  • Correct Option: A  [ Providing basic education to every child ]

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