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41. When the Simon Commission visited India the Viceroy was A. Lloyd George B. Lord Irwin C. Lord Reading D. Lord Ripon Answer Option : B 42. The number of members in the Simon Commission/was _____. A. 10 B. 20 C. 7 D. 12 Answer Option : C 43. Of the following who died as

51. In which of the following Satyagraha campaigns, Gandhiji did not participate directly? A. Rajkot Satyagraha B. Non-Cooperation Movement C. Kheda Satyagraha D. Vaikom Satyagraha Answer Option : A 52. The Bardoli Satyagraha was led by A. Rajendra Prasad B. Mahatma Gandhi C. Vallabhbhai Patel D. Morarji Desai Answer Option : C 53. The Second

61. Har Bilas Sarda was Instrumental in the passage of the famous Sarda Act of 1930, which provided for A. enforcing monogamy B. removal of restrictions on intercaste marriages C. penalisation of parties to a marriage in which the girl was below 14 or the boy was below 18 year D. civil marriages Answer Option

31. Gandhi called for an all India Hartal (strike) to protest against Rowlatt Act on 6th April ______. A. 1918 B. 1919 C. 1926 D. 1925 Answer Option : B 32. At Jallianwaia Bagh meeting ______ ordered the troops to open fire. A. Benn B. Irwin C. Dyer D. Montagu Answer Option : C 33.

21. Which of the following was the ‘Newspaper’ of Annie Besant? A. The Hindu B. Indian Express C. The Times of India D. New India Answer Option : D 22. Aligarh Muslim University was founded by A. Jinnah B. Syed Ahmed Khan C. Abul Kalam Azad D. Bhutto Answer Option : B 23. Who said

11. When was the First Round Table Conference held? A. 1933 B. 1931 C. 1930 D. 1903 Answer Option : C 12. Mahatma Gandhi participated In the Second Round Table conference after A. signing the Gandhi-Irwin Pact of March 1931 B. refusing to hold direct talks with the Muslim League C. being permitted by the

01. Gandhi-Irwin Pact was signed on 15th March A. 1928 B. 1930 C. 1931 D. 1935 Answer Option : C 02. The famous resolution on Non-Cooperation under the inspiration of Mahatma Gandhi was adopted in a special session of Congress held at Calcutta in A. September 1920 B. December 1922 C. October 1924 D. November

71. One of the earliest and the best known mutinies before the Revolt of 1857 was A. the Native Infantry Mutiny (1824) B. Indian Soldiers Mutiny at Vellore (1806) C. Sholapur Mutiny (1838) D. Assam Soldiers Mutiny (1824) Answer Option : B 72. The first political association of India founded in 1891 was the A.

81. The single biggest item of British capital investment in India was A. railways B. plantations and mines C. banking and insurance D. shipping Answer Option : A 82. The new proletariat class which emerged in India on account of the British economic policies, consisted of A. money lenders B. landlords C. traders D. All

91. From 1885 to 1905 (the moderate phase of the INC) the object before the INC was A. wider employment of Indians in higher public services B. establishment of representative institutions C. self-government to India D. Only (a) and (b) above Answer Option : D 92. Who said, “The Congress is tottering to its fall