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1. The Two Nation Theory was propounded in which session of the Muslim League?

 Lahore session, 1940


2. Who launched the Indian Home Rule League at Madras?
 Annie Besant
3. The first Interim National Government was announced on –
 2 September 1946
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4. Other name of Quit India Movement is __


 August Movement/ Bharat Choddo Andolan
5. Quit India Movement was lauched by Mahatma Gandhi at which session of All India Congress Committee?
 Bombay,1942
6. Who gave the call of ‘Do or Die’?
 Mahatma Gandhi
7. Who gave the quote ‘Give me blood, I will give you freedom’?
 Subhas Chandra Bose
8. __Revolt of 1857__ is known as
 ‘First War of Independence’.
9. The ‘ Bhoodan Movement’ also known as Land Gift Movement was initiated by _
 Vinoba Bhave
10. _Bal Gangadhar Tilak__ is also known as
 ‘Father of Indian Unrest’.
11. Lucknow Pact was seen as beacon of hope to Hindu Muslim unity.
12. Who founded the Forward Bloc of the INC?
 Subhas Chandra Bose
13. Which Indian mass movement began with the famous ‘Dandi March’?
 Civil Disobedience Movement
14. Lord Irwin was the viceroy during the launch of CDM.
15. Sarojini Naidu was the leader to accompany Mahatma Gandhi during Dandi March.
16. The word Swaraj was first used by Dadabhai Naoroji in the congress session held in 1906 at Calcutta
17. The word ‘Swaraj’ was used synonymously with ‘ Home Rule’ by –
 Dayanand Saraswati
18. The Khilafat movement was started by –
 Shoukat Ali and Mohammad Ali
19. In which session did the Indian National Congress declare Poorna Swaraj (Complete Independence) to be its goal?
 Lahore, 1929
20. Which important event immediately preceded the Jallianwala Bagh massacre?
 Rowlatt Act
21. The Hunter Commission was appointed by the British to probe the –
 Jallianwala Bagh Massacre
22. Who was the Prime Minister of U. K. at the time of India’s independence?
 Clement Richard Attlee
23. On Independence Day, the Prime Minister of India hoists our tricolour flag at-
 The Red Fort , Old Delhi
24. Who among the following was the first Governor-General of new Dominions of India until June 1948?
 Lord Mounbatten
25. The famous quote "a tryst with destiny" is given by -
 Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru
26. When the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre take place?
 13 April,1919
27. In which session of the Congress both Extremist and Moderate leaders were united?
 Lucknow session of Congress, 1916
28. When was Non-Cooperation Movement started?
 1920
29. The first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru raised the Indian National Flag on 15 August, 1947 which of the following gates of
the Red Fort?
 Lahori Gate
30. Who among the following played Shehnai at the celebration of Indian Independence Day 1947?
 Bismillah Khan
31. Who was conferred with the rank of first Field Marshal of India?
 Sam Manekshaw
32. Which among the following given options, is popularly known as the “Grand Old Man of India”?
 Dadabhai Naoroji
33. Gandhi’s Salt Satyagraha is also known as –
 Civil disobedience Movement
34. Burma got separated from India in which year-
 1937
35. The Indian National Congress was founded by:
 O. Hume
36. Who amongst the following was the first woman President of the Indian National Congress?
 Annie Besant
37. Vande Matram was first sung at the session of the Indian National Congress in –
 1896
38. The name "Indian National Congress" was given by:
 Dadabhai Naoroji
39. Who said, "Swaraj is my birth right"?
 Bal Gangadhar Tilak
40. Who is known as ‘ Frontier Gandhi’?
 Abdul Gaffar Khan
41. The founder of Gadar party was?
 Sohan Singh Bhakna under the leadership of Lala Hardayal and many more.
42. The term 'dastak' implies?
 Duty free trade
43. Who coined the word Quit India?
 Yusuf Mehrali
44. Who is known as the hero of Quit India movement ?
 Jayaprakash Narayan
45. Who is known as the heroine of Quit India program?
 Aruna Asafali
46. For how many minutes did Gandhiji speak at the conference that passed the Quit India Resolution?
 140 minutes
47. Who led the Quit India movement in Kerala?
 Dr KB Menon
48. Which ground is known as August Kranti Maidan?
 Gowalia Tank Ground, Mumbai
49. Who called the Quit India struggle a ‘Mad Venture’?
 Dr B R Ambedkar
50. The newspaper that introduced the idea of Quit India –
 Harijan

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