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Which Act provided for establishing a Public Service Commission for both the Union and each State ?

  • Government of India Act, 1909
  • Government of India Act, 1919
  • Government of India Act, 1935
  • Indian Independence Act, 1947
  • Correct Option: C  [ Government of India Act, 1935 ]

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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 ]

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The Asiatic Society of was established in Calcutta by

  • Warren Hasting
  • Sir William Jones
  • Raja Rammohan Roy
  • None of these
  • Correct Option: B  [ Sir William Jones ]

    Remark: 15 January 1784

Who among the following was the provisional Chairman of the Constituent Assembly ?

  • Dr. S. N. Sinha
  • Dr. Rajendra Prasad
  • Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
  • Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
  • Correct Option: A  [ Dr. S. N. Sinha ]

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Indo-China War broke out in:

  • 1952
  • 1971
  • 1962
  • 2001
  • Correct Option: C  [ 1962 ]

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Name the book of Bankim Chandra Chatterjee which contains the national song 'Bande Mataram'.

  • Kapal Kundala
  • Durgesh Nandini
  • Ananda Math
  • Rajsingha
  • Correct Option: C  [ Ananda Math ]

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The Quit India campaign was launched by the National Congress after the failure of the

  • Cripps Mission
  • Simla Conference held at the instance of the Governor General, Lord Wavell
  • Cabinet Mission
  • none of the above
  • Correct Option: A  [ Cripps Mission ]

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Dayananda Saraswati was the founder of

  • Brahmo Samaj
  • Arya Samaj
  • Theosophical Society
  • Prarthana Samaj
  • Correct Option: B  [ Arya Samaj ]

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The Government of India Act, 1935 was based on:

  • Lord Clive's report
  • Simon Commission
  • Lord Curzon Commission
  • Dimitrov Thesis
  • Correct Option: B  [ Simon Commission ]

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Rabindranath Tagore gave up his Knight-hood in protest against the :

  • Rowlatt Act
  • Jallianwala Bagh incident
  • Partition of Bengal Proposal
  • Formation of All India Muslim League
  • Correct Option: B  [ Jallianwala Bagh incident ]

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