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525401. Who was the first Indian selected as a member of the British Parliament?

A

M.K. Gandhi

B

Dadabhai Naoroji

C

J. L. Nehru

D

None of the above

B

Correct Answer: B. Dadabhai Naoroji

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1861402. Keshab Chandra Sen (i) Adopted a radical and comprehensive scheme of social reforms. (ii) Infused the concept of Bhakti into Brahmoism (iii) Influenced the socio-religious reformers in Bombay and Madras (iv) Opposed the introduction of western education in India. Which one is correct

A

i, iii and iv

B

ii, iii and iv

C

i, ii and iii

D

All of them

C

Correct Answer: C. i, ii and iii

SSC CGL/CHSL - 2005

3758403. Who spoke: 'At the stroke of midnight, when the world sleeps, India awakes to life and freedom' ?

A

Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose

B

Mahatma Gan dhi

C

Jawaharlal Nehru

D

C. Rajagopalachari

C

Correct Answer: C. Jawaharlal Nehru

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397404. Which Mission or Commission visited India in 1946?

A

Simon Commission

B

Hunter Commission

C

Cripps' Mission

D

Cabinet Mission

D

Correct Answer: D. Cabinet Mission

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618405. Who founded the Indian Reform Association in 1870?

A

Keshab Chandra Sen

B

Iswar Chandra Vidyasagar

C

Ram Mohan Roy

D

Debendranath Tagore

A

Correct Answer: A. Keshab Chandra Sen

SSC CGL/CHSL - 2013

4613406. Who coined the name 'Pakistan'?

A

Mohammad Ali Jinnah

B

Fazlul Haq

C

Liaquat Ali Khan

D

Choudhry Rehmat Ali

D

Correct Answer: D. Choudhry Rehmat Ali

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530407. Who was the painter of the famous 'Bharatmata'?

A

Nandalal Bose

B

Jamini Roy

C

Gagamendra Nath Tagore

D

Abanindra Nath Thakur

D

Correct Answer: D. Abanindra Nath Thakur

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654408. A complete outcome of the Wavell plan was the

A

summoning of Simla Conference

B

The constitution of the Constituent Assembly

C

a holding of a referendum in the N. W. frontier province.

D

absorption of the State of Hyderabad with the Indian Union

A

Correct Answer: A. summoning of Simla Conference

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445409. In which year the resolution to fight for 'Punaa Swaraj' was taken by the Congress?

A

1930

B

1931

C

1928

D

1929

D

Correct Answer: D. 1929

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317410. The leader of the Munda rebellion (Ulgulan) was

A

Bapat

B

Kona Malya

C

Sidho

D

Birsa

D

Correct Answer: D. Birsa
Explanation:

Bisra Munda started the Munda Rebellion also called 'Ulgulan', or 'The Great Tumult'. His struggle against the exploitation and discrimination faced by the tribals hit the British government hard and led to the enactment of the Chotanagpur Tenancy Act, passed in 1908. Munda Rebellion is one of the prominent 19th-century tribal rebellions.

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