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History Modern Indian

Q. __________ made a whirlwind tour of the country in 1916 and in his speeches he said, “Swaraj is my birthright and I will have it.”

A.
Mahatma Gandhi
B.
Tilak
C.
Gokhale
D.
Jawaharlal Nehru

Answer

Correct Answer : Tilak

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British Rule History

Q. __________ started an all-India campaign for restoring the entrance age of 21 and for simultaneous ICS examination in India

A.
S. N. Banerjee
B.
Gokahale
C.
Tilak
D.
William Logan

Answer

Correct Answer : S. N. Banerjee

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History Modern Indian

Q. __________ started The Adyar Bulletin, which continued until 1929

A.
J. Krishnamurti
B.
Annie Besant
C.
Durgabai Deshmukh
D.
Kamaladevi Chattopadhyaya

Answer

Correct Answer : Annie Besant

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Goa State

Q. __________ was conducted to decide whether Goa should become part of Maharashtra or remain separate?

A.
1978
B.
1980
C.
1967
D.
1976

Answer

Correct Answer : 1967

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History Modern Indian

Q. __________ was primarily responsible for making India a secular State

A.
Patel
B.
Gandhi
C.
Jawaharlal Nehru
D.
Gokhale

Answer

Correct Answer : Jawaharlal Nehru

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History Independence

Q. __________ was prominent in the Labour and Socialist movements, a member of the Fabian Society and Social Democratic Federation, and took an active part in Trade Union work among unskilled labourers

A.
H. P. Blavatsky
B.
Annie Besant
C.
W. T. Stead
D.
H. S. Olcott

Answer

Correct Answer : Annie Besant

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History Independence

Q. __________ was the Founder Father of Aligarh movement

A.
Maqsud Ali
B.
Sir Syed Ahmed Khan
C.
Abul kalam Azad
D.
Karim Ali

Answer

Correct Answer : Sir Syed Ahmed Khan

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Maharashtra State

Q. __________ wrote at length about economic exploitation in his work “Poverty and unBritish Rule in India”

A.
Dadabhai Naoroji
B.
Subramaniam Iyer
C.
Justice Ranade
D.
K. T. Telang

Answer

Correct Answer : Dadabhai Naoroji

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British Rule History

Q. __________, a judge of the Supreme Court founded the Asiatic society of Bengal in 1784 A.D.

A.
Warren Hastings
B.
Sir William Jones
C.
Raja Ram Mohan Roy
D.
Lord Macaulay

Answer

Correct Answer : Sir William Jones

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History Modern Indian

Q. __________, second President of The Theosophical Society from 1907 to 1933, was described as a ‘Diamond Soul’, for she had many brilliant facets to her character

A.
Krishnamohan Banerjee
B.
Annie Besant
C.
Hari Mohan
D.
Govind Chandra Sen

Answer

Correct Answer : Annie Besant

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