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When did Gandiji arrived India from South Africa?

  • 15 August, 1917
  • 9th January, 1915
  • 10 March, 1915
  • 26 January, 1915
  • Correct Option: B  [ On 9th January, 1915 at the Apollo Bunder Bombay. ]

    Remark: Pravasi bharatiya diwas celebrated every year

Who was the first president of the All India Kisan Sabha?

  • Swami Sahajanand Saraswati
  • N.G. Ranga
  • Jawaharlal Nehru
  • Jaya Prakash Narayan
  • Correct Option: A  [ Swami Sahajanand Saraswati ]

    Remark: The All-India Kisan Sabha was established at the Lucknow session of the Indian National Congress in April 1936, with Swami Sahajanand Saraswati chosen as its first President.

Fahien came to India during the reign of

  • Harshavardhana
  • Kanishka
  • Chandragupta Vikramaditya
  • None of these
  • Correct Option: C  [ Chandragupta Vikramaditya ]

    Remark:

After completing his Dandi March Gandhiji broke the Salt law on:

  • 5th April, 1930
  • 6th April, 1930
  • 7th April, 1930
  • 8th April, 1930
  • Correct Option: B  [ 6th April, 1930 ]

    Remark:

Arya Samaj was founded in Bombay in 1875. Its headquarters was shifted in 1877 to:

  • Lahore
  • Calcutta
  • Madras
  • Amritsar
  • Correct Option: A  [ Lahore ]

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On reaching India in February, 1928, Simon Commission first visited:

  • Lahore
  • Bombay
  • Calcutta
  • Lucknow
  • Correct Option: B  [ Bombay ]

    Remark:

Mahatma Gandhi undertook fast unto death in 1932 mainly because

  • Congress and Muslim League had differences of opinion
  • Round Table Conference failed to satisfy Indian political aspirations
  • Ramsay Macdonald announced the Communal Award
  • None of the statements a, b and c given above is correct in this context
  • Correct Option: C  [ Ramsay Macdonald announced the Communal Award ]

    Remark:

The year 1919 is associated with

  • Chauri Chaura Incident
  • Partition of Bengal
  • Jallianwala Bagh Tragedy
  • Dandi March by Mahatma Gandhi
  • Correct Option: C  [ Jallianwala Bagh Tragedy ]

    Remark:

Rabindra Nath Tagore return honour to protest against Jalianwalabagh massacre.

  • 30th May, 1919
  • 13 April, 1919
  • 14 April, 1919
  • None of these
  • Correct Option: A  [ On 30th May, 1919 ]

    Remark: Jalianwalabagh massacre on 13th April, 1919

Mrs. Annie Besant was the first woman President of the Indian National Congress. Which session of the Congress did she preside over ?

  • Calcutta
  • NagPur
  • Madras
  • Bombay
  • Correct Option: A  [ Calcutta ]

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