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Who among the following was not a moderate leader ?

  • Phiroze Shah Mehta
  • Rash Behari Ghose
  • Bipin Chandra Pal
  • Womesh Chandra Banerjee
  • Correct Option: C  [ Bipin Chandra Pal ]

    Remark:

Who enunciated his famous formula that "Swaraj" must be for the "masses" and not for the "classes" alone?

  • Motilal Nehru
  • Gandhiji
  • Subhas Chandra Bose
  • C.R. Das
  • Correct Option: D  [ C.R. Das ]

    Remark: At the Dehradun U.P. Provincial Conference two months before Gaya, C.R. Das enunciated his famous formula that "Swaraj" must be for the "masses" and not for the "classes".

When was Burma separated from India ?

  • 1936
  • 1937
  • 1938
  • 1939
  • Correct Option: B  [ 1937 ]

    Remark:

The control of Indian administration was transferred from the East India Company to the Crown (British Govt.) by :

  • The Goverment of India Act, 1858
  • The Indian Council Act, 1861
  • The Royal Title Act, 1876
  • The Arms Acts, 1878
  • Correct Option: A  [ The Goverment of India Act, 1858 ]

    Remark:

Ram Prasad Bismil's name is associated with:

  • Kakori Conspiracy Case
  • Lahore Conspiracy Case
  • Alipur Bomb Case
  • Meerat Conspiracy Case
  • Correct Option: A  [ Kakori Conspiracy Case ]

    Remark: On August 9, 1925, Ram Prasad Bismil along with companions Ashfaqulla Khan and others executed the plan of looting the train at Kakori near Lucknow.

The Congress President who conducted negotiation with Cripps in 1942 and Wavell at the Shimla Conference was

  • Abul Kalam Azad
  • Jawaharlal Nehru
  • J. B. Kripalani
  • C. Rajagopalachari
  • Correct Option: A  [ Abul Kalam Azad ]

    Remark:

Who transferred the capital of Bengal from Dhaka to Murshidabad?

  • Siraj-ud-Daullah
  • Mir Qasim
  • Mir Jafar
  • None of these
  • Correct Option: A  [ Siraj-ud-Daullah ]

    Remark:

Who among the following was hanged for his involvement in the Chittagong Armoury Raid?

  • Surya Sen
  • Ashfaqullah Khan
  • Sachindra Nath Sanyal
  • Ram Prasad Bismil
  • Correct Option: A  [ Surya Sen ]

    Remark:

Who among the following is known as Liberator of the Press?

  • Charles Metcalfe
  • Lord Auckland
  • Lord Amherst
  • Lord Ripon
  • Correct Option: A  [ Charles Metcalfe ]

    Remark:

Who is known as the Father of local self-Government in India?

  • Lord Bentinck
  • Lord Dufferin
  • Lord Ripon
  • Lord Lytton
  • Correct Option: C  [ Lord Ripon ]

    Remark: