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8 questions · 2001 · answers as per the UPSC key

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Topics: Gandhian Mass Movements (1915-1942) (3)Advent Of Europeans & British Expansion (1)British Administration & Economic Policies (1)Early Nationalism & Indian National Congress (1885-1915) (1)Revolutionary & Communist Movements (1)Social & Religious Reform Movements (1)

Who among the following organised the famous Chittagong armoury raid?

(a) Laxmi Sehgal
(b) Surya Sen
(c) Batukeshwar Datta
(d) J. M. Sengupta
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Answer: (b) Surya Sen

A London branch of the All-India Muslim League was established in 1908 under the presidency of

(a) Agha Khan
(b) Ameer Ali
(c) Liaquat Ali Khan
(d) M. A. Jinnah
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Answer: (b) Ameer Ali

Who among the following was the President of the All-India States’ Peoples’ Conference in 1939?

(a) Jaya Prakash Narayan
(b) Jawaharlal Nehru
(c) Sheikh Abdullah
(d) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
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Answer: (b) Jawaharlal Nehru

Who among the following Indian rulers established embassies in foreign countries on modern lines?

(a) Haider Ali
(b) Mir Qasim
(c) Shah Alam II
(d) Tipu Sultan
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Answer: (d) Tipu Sultan

The Hunter Commission was appointed after the

(a) Black hole incident
(b) Jalian Walla Bagh massacre
(c) Uprising of 1857
(d) Partition of Bengal
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Answer: (b) Jalian Walla Bagh massacre

Under the Permanent Settlement, 1793, the zamindars were required to issue pattas to the farmers which were not issued by many of the zamindars. The reason was

(a) the zamindars were trusted by the farmers
(b) there was no official check upon the zamindars
(c) it was the responsibility of the British Government
(d) the farmers were not interested in getting pattas
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Answer: (b) there was no official check upon the zamindars

Consider the following statements: I. Arya Samaj was founded in 1835.

II. Lala Lajpat Rai opposed the appeal of Arya Samaj to the authority of Vedas in support of its social reform programmes. III. Under Keshab Chandra Sen, the Brahmo Samaj campaigned for women’s education. IV. Vinoba Bhave founded the Sarvodaya Samaj to work among refugees.

Which of these statements are correct?

(a) I and II
(b) II and III
(c) II and IV
(d) III and IV
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Answer: (d) III and IV

Who among the following leaders proposed to adopt Complete Independence as the goal of the Congress in the Ahmedabad session of 1920?

(a) Abul Kalam Azad
(b) Hasrat Mohani
(c) Jawaharlal Nehru
(d) Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
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Answer: (b) Hasrat Mohani