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The famous 'Chicago speech' was given by Swami Vivekananda in the year :

  • 1891
  • 1893
  • 1895
  • 1897
  • Correct Option: B  [ 1893 ]

    Remark:

Who was the first Indian to become member of the British Parliament?

  • Badruddin Tyabji
  • Dadabhai Naoroji
  • W.C. Banerjee
  • None of these
  • Correct Option: B  [ Dadabhai Naoroji ]

    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:

The wrongly paired match among the following is

  • Mahatma Gandhi - Dandi March
  • Subhas Chandra Bose - Forward Block
  • Sir Syed Ahmed Khan - Aligarh Muslim University
  • Mohammad Ali Jinnah - Khilafat Movement
  • Correct Option: D  [ Mohammad Ali Jinnah - Khilafat Movement ]

    Remark:

Who was the founder of Tattwabodhini Sabha in Bengal?

  • Dadoba Pandurang
  • Debendranath Tagore
  • Radha Kanta Deb
  • Keshab Chandra Sen
  • Correct Option: B  [ Debendranath Tagore ]

    Remark: On 6 October 1839, Debendranath Tagore, the father of Rabindranath Tagore, established Tattvaranjini Sabha which was shortly thereafter renamed the Tattwabodhini ("Truth-seeker") Sabha.

The Cripps Mission visited India in the year:

  • 1940
  • 1941
  • 1942
  • 1945
  • Correct Option: C  [ 1942 ]

    Remark:

Grand Trunk Road was built during the reign of ?

  • Sher Shah
  • Akbar
  • Shahjahan
  • none of these
  • Correct Option: A  [ Sher Shah ]

    Remark:

The resolution of Purna Swaraj was adopted in:

  • Lahore Session, 1929
  • Calcutta Session, 1933
  • Lucknow Session, 1936
  • Tripuri Session, 1939
  • Correct Option: A  [ Lahore Session, 1929 ]

    Remark:

Whom did British Govt of India awarded 'Kaiser-I-Hind' on his birth day?

  • Netaji
  • Nehru
  • Gandiji
  • none of these
  • Correct Option: C  [ Gandiji ]

    Remark:

The first railway line in India was opened to traffic in:

  • 1783
  • 1824
  • 1923
  • 1853
  • Correct Option: D  [ 1853 ]

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