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1. In the context of the freedom struggle of 4. With reference to the Provincial Government
India, who among the following were under Montford Reforms consider the
associated with the Independence for India following statements:
1. The Governor was the executive head of
League in 1928?
the province.
1. Subhas Chandra Bose
2. The Governor administered the reserved
2. Jawaharlal Nehru subjects through his executive council.
3. Srinivasa Iyengar 3. All members of provincial legislative
Select the correct answer using the code councils were elected.
given below. Which of the statements given above is/are
(a) 1 only correct?
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3 (d) 1, 2 and 3

2. In the context of literary contribution during 5. With respect to the Mukti Sena (Freedom
the freedom struggle, Annie Besant was Army), consider the following statements:
associated with which of the following 1. It consisted of the prisoners of war of
Indian origin captured by Germany and
literary works?
Italy.
1. India: A Nation; A Plea for Self
2. Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose refused to
Government head the Freedom Army and rather
2. My path to atheism joined the Indian National Army in
3. Philosophy of Hinduism Singapore.
Select the correct answer using the code Which of the statements given above is/are
given below. correct?
(a) 1 only
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(b) 1 and 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(c) 2 and 3 only (d) Neither 1 nor 2
(d) 1 and 3 only
6. Consider the following statements with
3. With reference to the Salt Satyagraha, who reference to the Commonwealth Games
among the following was/were involved in 2022:
1. Countries outside the Commonwealth
the Dharasana salt raid?
are not invited to take part in these
1. Sarojini Naidu
games.
2. Imam Sahib 2. 3x3 Basketball, Women’s T20 Cricket,
3. Ambika Kant Sinha and Para Table Tennis were included in
Select the correct answer using the code this edition of the games.
given below. Which of the statements given above is/are
(a) 1 only correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) 1, 2 and 3 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
7. Which of the following were associated with 10. With reference to the Shimla Conference of
the left movement in India? 1945, consider the following statements:
1. It was attended by both Mahatma
1. Progressive Writers’ Association
Gandhi and M A Jinnah.
2. Indian Peoples’ Theatre Association
2. Lord Wavell accepted that Muslim
3. Indian Association League is the sole representative of
Select the correct answer using the code Muslims in India.
given below. Which of the statements given above is/are
(a) 1 and 2 only correct ?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(b) 2 only
(c) 1 and 3 only (c) Both 1 and 2
(d) 1, 2 and 3 (d) Neither 1 nor 2

8. Consider the following statements with 11. Consider the following statements regarding
National Automated Fingerprint
respect to Mahatma Gandhi's experience in
Identification System (NAFIS):
South Africa: 1. It assigns a unique 10-digit National
1. Mahatma Gandhi started his weekly Fingerprint Number to each person
paper Indian Opinion as a means to arrested for a crime.
serve and consolidate the Indian 2. It is managed by the National Crime
Records Bureau.
community.
Which of the statements given above is/are
2. During the Second Boer War, Gandhiji
correct?
created Indian Ambulance Corps to help (a) 1 only
the British. (b) 2 only
3. Gandhi-Smuts agreement was signed in (c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
1905 to settle disputes regarding
immigration.
12. With reference to the Nagpur session of the
Which of the statements given above are Indian National Congress of 1920, consider
correct? the following statements:
(a) 1 and 3 only 1. C.R.Das moved the main resolution on
non-cooperation.
(b) 2 and 3 only
2. Congress set the goal of the attainment
(c) 1 and 2 only
of self-government through
(d) 1, 2 and 3 constitutional means.
3. Congress from now onwards decided to
9. In the context of revolutionary activities form provincial congress committees on
during the freedom struggle, the United a linguistic basis.
Which of the statements given above are
India House in Seattle was set up by
correct?
(a) Tarak Nath Das and G.D. Kumar (a) 1, 2 and 3
(b) Sohan Singh Bhakna and Lala Hardayal (b) 2 and 3 only
(c) Bhai Parmanand and G.D. Kumar (c) 1 and 2 only
(d) Rashbehari Bose and Tarak Nath Das (d) 1 and 3 only
13. In the context of Non-Brahmin movements 15. Consider the following statements with

in India, consider the following pairs: reference to the Indian Antarctic Act, 2022:

Publication Associated 1. It is the first domestic legislation

concerning India's activities in
Personality
Antarctica.
1. Ishara : B.R Ambedkar
2. It lays out penal provision for crimes in
2. Kudi Arasu : E.V. Ramasami
Antarctica by Indian and foreign citizens
Naicker
who are a part of the Indian expeditions.
3. Harijan : Mahatma Gandhi
3. It prohibits Indian expedition to
4. Who Were the : Jyotiba Phule Antarctica without permit or written
Shudras? authorisation of another party to the
Which of the pairs given above are correctly Antarctic Treaty.

matched? Which of the statements given above is/are

(a) 1 and 2 only correct?

(a) 1 and 3 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(b) 1, 2 and 3
(c) 1, 3 and 4 only
(c) 3 only
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
(d) 1 only

14. Consider the following statements:

16. In the context of the freedom struggle in
1. India ceased to be a dominion of Britain India, the Swadeshi movement in Barak
in 1947. Valley was led by
2. Nehru Report recommended Dominion (a) Kamini Kumar Chanda

status for India within British (b) Chittaranjan Das

Commonwealth. (c) Durga Mohan Das

3. The British government acknowledged (d) Barindra Kumar Ghosh

India’s right to be a dominion first time

17. In the context of colonial history of India,
under the Cabinet Mission Plan.
the Rajah-Moonje pact was signed to
Which of the statements given above is/are
advocate
correct?
(a) constitutional reforms in British India
(a) 1 and 2 only (b) joint electorate on the basis of reserved
(b) 2 only seats for untouchables
(c) 1 and 3 only (c) political reforms in princely states
(d) 1, 2 and 3 (d) Indian capitalists' interests
18. Which of the following types of batteries are 21. Consider the following statements about the
covered under Battery Waste Management Communist Party of India (CPI):
1. It was founded in Kanpur in1925.
Rules, 2022?
2. Its activities were supported by the
1. Electric Vehicle Batteries
Britishers.
2. Portable Batteries Which of the statements given above is/are
3. Automotive Batteries and correct?
4. Industrial Batteries (a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
Select the correct answer using the code
(c) Both 1 and 2
given below.
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
(a) 1, 2, and 3 only
(b) 2 and 4 only 22. In the context of revolutionary activities
(c) 1, 3, and 4 only during the freedom struggle, who among the
following was associated with the Berlin
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
Committee for Indian Independence?
1. Virendranath Chattopadhyay
19. In the context of Civil Disobedience 2. Bhupendranath Dutta
Movement, the famous incident in which the 3. Lala Hardayal
soldiers of Garhwal regiment refused to open Select the correct answer using the code
given below.
fire on unarmed crowd occurred in
(a) 1 only
(a) Peshawar
(b) 1 and 2 only
(b) Delhi (c) 2 and 3 only
(c) Calcutta (d) 1, 2 and 3
(d) Amritsar
23. With reference to the Congress Socialist
Party (CSP), consider the following
20. Consider the following statements regarding
statements:
the Minerals Security Partnership (MSP): 1. It was formed under the leadership of
1. It is a UN-led partnership initiative that Jaya Prakash Narayan and Acharya
aims to bolster critical mineral supply Narendra Dev in 1934.
2. It was against the policy of supporting
chains.
the British in World War II and instead
2. India is one of its founding members.
advocated a revolutionary mass struggle
Which of the statements given above is/are for Independence.
correct? Which of the statements given above is/are
(a) 1 only correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
24. With reference to the Central Bank Digital 27. Arrange the following events regarding
Currency (CBDC), consider the following Gandhiji’s struggle in South Africa in the
statements: correct chronological sequence:
1. It is a legal tender issued by a central
1. Public burning of Registration
bank in digital form.
Certificates
2. It appears as an asset on the central
bank's balance sheet. 2. Formation of Passive Resistance
Which of the statements given above is/are Association.
correct? 3. Resistance against the imposition of the
(a) 1 only poll tax on all ex-indentured Indians.
(b) 2 only Select the correct answer using the code
(c) Both 1 and 2
given below
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
(a) 2-1-3

25. Consider the following statements regarding (b) 2-3-1

the 1931, Karachi session of the Indian (c) 1-3-2
National Congress: (d) 3-1-2
1. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel was the
president of this session. 28. In 1909, who among the following has led a
2. The resolution on Fundamental rights
deputation of the London branch of All India
passed in the session was drafted by
Muslim League to Lord Morely, the then
Mahatma Gandhi.
3. Gandhi-Irwin pact was endorsed in this Secretary of State for India, to request
session. separate electorates for Muslims?
Which of the statements given above is/are (a) Syed Ameer Ali
correct? (b) Nawab Khwaja Salimullah
(a) 1 only (c) A. K. Fazlul Huq
(b) 2 and 3 only
(d) Muhammad Ali Jinnah
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
29. With reference to the C. R. Formula,
26. For which of the following purposes was consider the following statements:
the Passive Resistance Association formed 1. It was proposed in 1944 to solve the
by Gandhiji? political deadlock between Muslim
(a) To raise awareness about the passive League and Indian National Congress.
resistance methods among Indian masses
2. The formula ruled out the prospect of
before participating in mainstream
partition of British India.
Indian politics.
(b) To conduct a Satyagraha campaign 3. The National Liberal Federation
against mandatory carrying of opposed the C. R. Formula.
registration certificates by migrant Which of the statements given above is/are
Indians in South Africa. correct?
(c) To peacefully mobilize Ahmedabad Mill (a) 1 and 2 only
workers for fulfilling their demand of
(b) 2 only
plague bonus.
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) To advocate non violent means of
struggle among the militant nationalists. (d) 1, 2 and 3
30. With reference to the All India States 33. In the context of the growth of revolutionary
People’s Conference (AISPC), consider the nationalism during the British time, arrange
following statements: the events in chronological order.
1. It was established as a reaction to the 1. Unsuccessful attempt under the
idea of the All India Federation leadership of Rash Behari Bose and
proposed by the Government of India Sachin Sanyal to kill the Viceroy, Lord
Act 1935. Hardinge.
2. The first session of AISPC was held in 2. Prafulla Chaki and Khudiram Bose
Bombay. threw a bomb at a carriage of Kingsford.
3. It advocated the separation of freedom 3. Assassination of Curzon-Wylie in
struggle in princely states from that of London by Madan Lal Dhingra.
British India. 4. Chapekar brothers, Damodar and Bal
Which of the statements given above is/are Krishna murdered the plague
correct? commissioner of Poona.
(a) 2 only Select the correct answer using the code
(b) 1 and 2 only given below.
(c) 2 and 3 only (a) 2-3-4-1
(d) 1 and 3 only (b) 4-3-2-1
(c) 2-4-3-1
31. Consider the following statements with (d) 4-2-3-1
reference to Kamakhya temple:
1. It is one of the 51 Shakti Peethas in 34. With reference to the recently enacted
India. Labour Code laws, consider the following
2. The Ambubachi Mela and Manasa Puja statements:
are important festivals associated with 1. As per the Code on Industrial Relations,
this temple. 2020 companies can permit employees
Which of the statements given above is/are to work for a four-day in a week.
2. Code on Social Security, 2020 restricts
correct?
allowances to fifty percent of the total
(a) 1 only
salary.
(b) 2 only
Which of the statements given above is/are
(c) Both 1 and 2
correct?
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
32. In the context of the freedom struggle,
(c) Both 1 and 2
consider the following statements regarding
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ghadar Movement:
1. Its objective was the establishment of an
35. With reference to Kushiyara River which
independent republic of India.
was in news recently, consider the following
2. Bande Mataram was adopted as the
statements:
rallying cry of the Ghadar movement.
1. It forms a border between India-
3. Ghadarites criticized the loyalist role
Bangladesh.
played by the Punjabis during 1857.
2. It originates in the state of Meghalaya.
Which of the statements given above is/are
Which of the statements given above is/are
correct?
correct?
(a) 1 only
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 only
(c) 2 and 3 only (c) Both 1 and 2
(d) 1, 2 and 3 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
36. Who among the following was the founder
of the Congress Democratic Party or
Democratic Swarajya Party, a group within
the congress that recognized equal religious
freedom to all citizens and proclaimed
adherence to the ideal of Hindu-Muslim
unity?
(a) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(b) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
(c) Bipin Chandra Pal
(d) Motilal Nehru
37. With reference to the League against
Imperialism formed in the early decades of
the 20th century, consider the following
statements :
1. Jawarlal Nehru was elected to the
executive council of the league.
2. Indian National Congress was an
associated member of the league.
Which of the statements given above is/are
correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
38. Consider the following statements regarding
the GPS-aided GEO augmented navigation
(GAGAN):
1. It is an Indian Satellite Based
Augmentation System jointly developed
by the Airports Authority of India and
the ISRO.
2. India is the only country to have such a
space based augmented navigation
system.
3. It will allow aircrafts to land in low-
visibility scenarios.
Which of the statements given above is/are
not correct?
(a) 1 and 3 only
(b) 1 and 2 only
(c) 2 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
39. With respect to the political integration of
India, consider the following statements with
respect to the integration of Princely states:
1. Under the Mountbatten plan, Princely
states were given the choice to either
remain independent or accede to India or
Pakistan.
2. Hyderabad's accession to India was
completed in 1947.
3. The concept of Privy-purse offered by
the British administration to princely
states was abolished immediately after
independence.
Which of the statements given above is/are
correct?
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 1, 2 and 3
(c) 1 only
(d) None
40. He was born in the Kaya village in the
Kushtia district of undivided Bengal. As a
college student, he participated in the relief
work undertaken by Ramakrishna Mission,
on the streets of cholera-hit Calcutta. He was
tasked with creating a “network of the secret
society” to train dedicated youth for the
revolution against the British by Aurobindo
Ghosh, later known as Jugantar. He was
arrested in the Alipore bomb case and the
Howrah conspiracy case. In 1912, he met the
German Crown Prince in Kolkata and asked
him for arms for an insurrection to create a
socialist government in India.
Who among the following is being described
in the passage given above?
(a) Jatindranath Mukherjee
(b) Barindra Kumar Ghosh
(c) Sachindra Nath Sanyal
(d) Rash Behari Bose
41. Consider the following statements regarding
the recently reported dwarfing of rice plants:
1. It is caused by the Southern Rice Black-
Streaked Dwarf Virus (SRBSDV).
2. It is transmitted from one crop to another
through the white-backed plant hopper.
Which of the statements given above is/are
correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
44. Which one of the following statements best
describes the Operation U-Go?
(a) It was the Japanese offensive against
forces of the British Empire in the
northeast Indian regions of Manipur and
the Naga Hills during World War II.
(b) It was launched by sending Indian army
to fight against the German empire on
the western front in World War I.
(c) It was the deployment of Indian National
army units in espionage during Malayan
campaign in World War II.
(d) It was launched by Indian army to siege
German controlled port in China during
World War I.

42. With reference to Subhas Chandra Bose, 45. With reference to the August Offer, consider
consider the following statements: the following statements:
1. He presided over Anti-Compromise 1. It was announced by Viceroy Lord
Wavell to seek Indian support for World
Conference held in Ramgarh.
War II.
2. He was arrested in 1940 when he 2. It provided for setting up of a constituent
protested against a proposed monument assembly after the war.
commemorating the Black Hole 3. It explicitly promised a dominion status
Tragedy. for India.
Which of the statements given above is/are
Which of the statements given above is/are
correct?
correct? (a) 1 and 2 only
(a) 1 only (b) 2 and 3 only
(b) 2 only (c) 3 only
(d) 1 and 3 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
46. With reference to the term 'orphan crops',
sometimes seen in the news, consider the
43. In the context of colonial history of India, following statements:
16th August, 1946 is well known for which 1. These are neglected and underutilized
crops which are rarely traded around the
of the following?
world.
(a) The Indian National Army trials began 2. They are usually adapted to grow well in
at the Red Fort. harsh conditions.
(b) Direct Action Day was observed by Which of the statements given above is/are
Muslim League. correct?
(a) 1 only
(c) The Royal Indian Navy mutiny was
(b) 2 only
started. (c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Shimla conference was organised. (d) Neither 1 nor 2
47. Consider the following statements regarding 50. In 1929, who among the following formed
the Strong Thermal Emission Velocity Bihar Provincial Kisan Sabha (BPKS) in
Enhancement (STEVE) phenomenon: order to mobilise peasant grievances against
1. It is an atmospheric optical phenomenon the zamindari attacks on their occupancy
that leads into a purple streak of light.
rights?
2. Unlike auroras, it appears at the equator
(a) N.G Ranga
and tropical latitudes.
(b) Sahajanand Saraswati
Which of the statements given above is/are
(c) Indulal Yagnik
correct?
(d) Yadunandan Sharma
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2 51. With reference to the Gandhi-Irwin Pact of

(d) Neither 1 nor 2 1931, which of the following conditions

were agreed by Viceroy Irwin?
48. Who among the following foreigners acted 1. Immediate release of all political
as Congress presidents during the extremist prisoners not convicted for violence.
phase of the Indian freedom struggle? 2. Right to make salt for consumption in
1. William Wedderburn villages along the coast.
2. George Yule
3. Public enquiry into police excesses
3. Annie Besant
involving violence.
Select the correct answer using the code
Select the correct answer using the code
given below.
given below.
(a) 1 only
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 3 only
(b) 1 and 2 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3 (c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
49. In the context of the freedom struggle, who
among the following belonged to the 52. In the context of the freedom struggle, the
extremist faction of the Indian National iconic image of Bharat Mata as a four-armed
Congress? Hindu goddess wearing saffron-colored
1. Rahmat Ullah Sayani robes, holding a book, sheaves of rice, a
2. Bipin Chandra Pal
mala, and a white cloth that captured the
3. Anand Mohan Bose
people's imagination during the swadeshi
Select the correct answer using the code
movement was painted by
given below.
(a) Abanindranath Tagore
(a) 1 and 3 only
(b) Dwarkanath Tagore
(b) 2 only
(c) 2 and 3 only (c) Jamini Roy

(d) 1 and 2 only (d) Nandalal Bose

53. With reference to the Indian National 55. With reference to the Faizpur session of the
Indian National Congress in 1936, consider
Congress session of the year 1905, consider
the following statements:
the following statements : 1. The agrarian programme adopted by the
INC at this session called for the
1. It was held in Calcutta.
abolition of the Zamindari system.
2. The formal proclamation of the 2. It was during this session that the first
Swadeshi movement took place in this meeting of All India Kisan Sabha was
held under the presidentship of Swami
session. Sahajanand Saraswati.
3. At the time of this session, Lord Which of the statements given above is/are
correct?
Hardinge was the viceroy of British (a) 1 only
India. (b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
Which of the statements given above is/are
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
not correct?
56. With reference to Civil Disobedience
(a) 1 only
Movement, consider the following
(b) 1 and 2 only statements:
1. The salt march started from
(c) 2 and 3 only
Ahmedabad’s Sabarmati Ashram to
(d) 1, 2 and 3 Dandi.
2. The salt march did not have any women
volunteer.
54. With reference to the infamous 1908 sedition Which of the statements given above is/are
case against Bal Gangadhar Tilak, consider correct?
(a) 1 only
the following statements : (b) 2 only
1. Tilak was charged with sedition for (c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
defending revolutionaries Khudiram
Bose and Prafulla Chaki in his 57. Consider the following passage :
He is famous for his involvement in the
newspaper Kesari.
Mainpuri conspiracy of 1918. He published
2. Mohammed Ali Jinnah was one of the a pamphlet titled ‘Deshwasiyon ke Naam’
and distributed it along with his poem
lawyers who defended Tilak in court.
‘Mainpuri ki Pratigya’. He was also one of
3. At the end of the trial Tilak was the chief founders of the revolutionary
organization Hindustan Republican
acquitted of all charges.
Association (HRA). At a very young age of
Which of the statements given above is/are 30, the British government executed him on
correct? 19 December 1927 in Gorakhpur Jail.
Who among the following is being described
(a) 1 only in the passage given above?
(b) 1 and 2 only (a) Bhagat Singh
(b) Ram Prasad Bismil
(c) 2 and 3 only (c) Sachindra Nath Sanyal
(d) 1, 2 and 3 (d) Khudiram Bose
58. With reference to the Desai-Liaqat plan, 61. Consider the following pairs:
consider the following statements: Works Authored by
1. It recommended for equal representation
of Congress and the Muslim League in 1. Bandi Jiwan : Sachindra Nath
the Interim Government. Sanyal
2. It was announced after objections to the
2. Philosophy of : Batukeshwar Dutt
Wavell plan were made by Congress and
League. Bomb
3. Liaqat Ali Khan was the deputy leader 3. Pather Dabi : Sarath Chandra
of the Muslim League in Central
Chattopadhyay
Legislative Assembly.
Which of the statements given above is/are Which of the pairs given above are correctly
correct? matched?
(a) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 3 only (a) 1 and 2 only
(c) 1 and 2 only (b) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1 and 3 only
(c) 2 and 3 only

59. In the context of Round Table Conferences (d) 1, 2 and 3

during freedom struggle, who among the
following attended all three Round Table
62. In the context of jurisprudence in India,
Conferences?
1. B.R Ambedkar which of the following statements is not
2. Tej Bahadur Sapru correct?
3. Narayan Malhar Joshi
(a) The term 'bail' has been defined under
Select the correct answer using the code
given below. the Criminal Procedure Code, 1973.
(a) 1 only (b) A person accused of a non-bailable
(b) 1 and 2 only
(c) 2 and 3 only offense cannot claim bail as a right.
(d) 1, 2 and 3 (c) Interim bail is a direct order by the court
to provide temporary bail to the accused.
60. With reference to the Indian National Army
(INA), consider the following statements: (d) Anticipatory bail is available to a person
1. The decision to form INA was formally before the arrest.
taken at the Bangkok Conference of
1942.
2. Subhash Chandra Bose took over the 63. India is to develop two hydropower projects
leadership of INA from Rash Behari namely the West Seti Hydropower Project
Bose.
3. The Japanese army handed over the and the Seti River Hydropower Project in
Andaman and Nicobar Islands to the which of the following neighboring
INA during World War II.
countries?
Which of the statements given above are
correct? (a) Nepal
(a) 1 and 2 only (b) China
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) Bhutan
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3 (d) Bangladesh
64. In the context of the Swadeshi movement, 67. Consider the following pairs:
the Thakurmar Jhuli: Banglar Rupkatha, a Ramsar Site State

collection of children's oral folk tales, that 1. Ansupa Lake : Odisha

2. Nanda Lake : Goa
aimed at the restoration of the cultural
3. Sirpur Wetland : Madhya Pradesh
identity of the Bengalis was written by
4. Tampara Lake : Kerala
(a) Dakhinaranjan Mitra Majumdar How many pairs given above is/are correctly
(b) Rabindranath Tagore matched?
(c) Swami Vivekananda (a) Only one pair
(d) Mrinalini Devi (b) Only two pairs
(c) Only three pairs
(d) All four pairs
65. The Congress Ministries were established in
which of the following provinces after the
68. The Muslim League observed 'a day of
elections of 1937?
deliverance and thanks giving’ as a response
1. Madras to
2. Bihar (a) declaration of dominion status for India
3. Bengal under Cabinet Mission Plan.

4. North-West Frontier province (b) resignation of Congress ministries in

1939.
5. Punjab
(c) acceptance of demand of separate state
Select the correct answer using the code
under Mountbatten Plan.
given below:
(d) invitation by the Lord Wavell to become
(a) 1 and 2 only part of the Viceroy's executive council.
(b) 2, 4 and 5 only
(c) 1, 2 and 4 only 69. Two boundary commissions were appointed

(d) 1, 3, 4 and 5 only to delineate borders between India and

Pakistan. In this context, consider the
following statements:
66. Who among the following were the members
1. Sir Cyril Radcliffe was appointed as the
of the Imperial Legislative Council?
chairman of both the boundary
1. Sachchidananda Sinha commissions.
2. Madan Mohan Malaviya 2. The committees had nominees from both
3. C. Vijayaraghavachariar the Indian National Congress and
Select the correct answer using the code Muslim League.
Which of the statements given above is/are
given below.
correct?
(a) 1 only
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 only
(c) 2 and 3 only (c) Both 1 and 2
(d) 1, 2 and 3 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
70. Consider the following statements with 72. With reference to the 1911 annulment of the

reference to the British response to the Bengal partition, consider the following
statements :
Champaran satyagraha:
1. It took place during the tenure of Lord
1. Government appointed an enquiry Chelmsford.
committee with Gandhiji as one of its 2. The capital was shifted from Delhi to
Calcutta.
member.
3. East and West Bengal were reunited.
2. The Champaran Agrarian Act was Which of the statements given above is/are
enacted which freed the tenants from the correct?
(a) 1 only
special tax levied by the indigo planters.
(b) 2 and 3 only
Which of the statements given above is/are
(c) 1 and 3 only
correct? (d) 3 only

(a) 1 only
73. Consider the following statements regarding
(b) 2 only
Naujawan Bharat Sabha:
(c) Both 1 and 2 1. Bhagat Singh was the founding secretary
(d) Neither 1 nor 2 of the Sabha.
2. It actively collaborated with Kirti Kisan
Party to organise workers and peasants.
71. Consider the following statements with Which of the statements given above is/are
respect to Foreign Cloth Boycott Committee: correct?
(a) 1 only
1. It was formed by Indian National
(b) 2 only
Congress during the Non-Cooperation
(c) Both 1 and 2
movement. (d) Neither 1 nor 2
2. Madan Mohan Malaviya was a member
74. In the context of the freedom struggle,
of the Committee.
consider the following statements regarding
3. Its objective was to bring about boycott Swadesh Bandhab Samiti:
of foreign cloth by advocating the 1. It was set up by Ashwini Kumar Dutta.
2. Its main aim was to encourage the
adoption of handwoven Khadar.
consumption of native products and
Which of the statements given above is/are boycott European goods.
correct? Which of the statements given above is/are

(a) 1 only correct?

(a) 1 only
(b) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 2 only
(c) 3 only (c) Both 1 and 2
(d) 2 and 3 only (d) Neither 1 nor 2
75. With reference to Quit India movement,
consider the following statements:
1. The movement was a leaderless one and
there was wide spread violence.
2. Lord Linlithgow was the Viceroy of
India during the Movement.
3. The three Indian members of the
Viceroy Executive committee, continued
to work for the British.
Which of the statements given above are
correct?
(a) 1 and 3 only
(b) 1 and 2 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
76. In the context of the Swadeshi movement,
the Risley Circular in 1906 aimed at:
(a) financial decentralization of local bodies.
(b) prohibition of students' participation in
politics.
(c) regulating famines measures.
(d) extradition of nationalists from princely
states.
77. In the context of revolutionary activities
during the freedom struggle, arrange the
79.
following events in chronological order.
1. Kakori train robbery
2. Assassination of Saunders
3. Death of Jatindra Nath Das after hunger
strike in prison
Select the correct answer using the code
given below.
(a) 1-2-3
(b) 1-3-2
(c) 2-1-3
(d) 3-2-1
78. Consider the following passage :
He was a medical scientist who contributed
immensely to medical education and the
Swadeshi enterprise in Colonial Bengal. He
established Swadeshi industries like the
National tannery, National Soap Factory,
Rangamati Tea Company, etc. He along with
PC Ray and Satyasundar Deb heralded the
industrial rejuvenation of Bengal. He was
instrumental in establishing the Bengal
Technical Institute. He was also a member of
the Bengal legislative council from 1912-27.
In 1920 he traveled to England to represent
the University of Calcutta at the Empire
Universities Conference in London.
Who among the following is being described
in the above passage?
(a) Jagadish Chandra Bose
(b) Nilratan Sirkar
(c) Prafulla Chandra Ray
(d) Meghnad Saha
The ‘Dutt-Bradley’ thesis was a popular
document during India’s struggle for
freedom. It was concerned with
(a) cooperation between the Communists
and the Indian National Congress.
(b) demand for separate state of Pakistan.
(c) a strategy for instigating a revolt in
armed forces.
(d) demand for greater representation to
women in Central Assembly.
80. In the context of the freedom struggle, the 83. Arrange the following events in
firebrand leader Lala Lajpat Rai was chronological order.
associated with which of the following 1. Commencement of Delhi Chalo
organizations? Movement

1. Social Service League 2. Start of World War II

3. Formation of Forward Bloc
2. Home Rule League of America
Select the correct answer using the code
3. Servants of the People Society
given below.
Select the correct answer using the code
(a) 1-2-3
given below.
(b) 2-1-3
(a) 1 only
(c) 3-2-1
(b) 1 and 2 only (d) 1-3-2
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3 84. Consider the following statements regarding
the Delhi Durbar of 1911:
81. In the context of the Swadeshi movement, 1. It was held to mark the coronation of
consider the following statements regarding King George V.
the Barisal conference of 1906 : 2. All the ceremonies, traditions, and
1. It was boycotted by Muslims. processions associated with the durbar
were exclusively British and no Indian
2. Singing of Vande Mataram was banned
element was involved.
at the Barisal conference by the British.
Which of the statements given above is/are
Which of the statements given above is/are
correct?
correct?
(a) 1 only
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(b) 2 only (c) Both 1 and 2
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
85. Consider the following statements with
82. With reference to the 'Ahmedabad mill respect to Interim Government formed in
strike', consider the following statements: 1946:
1. The primary reason for the strike was the 1. Muslim League never joined the Interim
discontinuation of the plague bonus Government.

given in times of crisis to the workers. 2. It was constituted during the viceroyalty
of Lord Mountbatten.
2. It was Gandhiji's first hunger strike in
3. Dr. Rajendra Prasad was the Vice-
the Indian National Movement.
President of the Executive Council.
Which of the statements given above is/are
Which of the statements given above are not
correct?
correct?
(a) 1 only
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 only (b) 2 and 3 only
(c) Both 1 and 2 (c) 1 and 3 only
(d) Neither 1 nor 2 (d) 1, 2 and 3
86. Consider the following statements regarding 89. Which of the following were the
achievements of Swarajists?
the Alipore Bomb Case of 1908:
1. Formation of a clear majority
1. Most of the accused in this case were government in the provincial assembly
members of the revolutionary group of Central Provinces in 1923.
2. Election of Vithalbhai Patel as the
Anushilan Samiti.
speaker of the Central Legislative
2. Motilal Nehru was the defense attorney Assembly in 1925.
of Aurobindo Ghosh. 3. The defeat of the Public Safety Bill in
1928.
Which of the statements given above is/are
Select the correct answer using the code
correct? given below.
(a) 1 only (a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(b) 2 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) 1, 2 and 3
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
90. Consider the following statements regarding
the Revolutionary Socialist Party:
87. The objective of the Lothian committee of 1. It refused to support the allies' power
1932 was to: even after the U.S.S.R joined it during
WW II.
(a) decide on the matters concerning
2. It was against the Congress Socialist
franchise. party ideology.
(b) suggest reforms in agrarian policy. Which of the statements given above is/are
correct?
(c) suggest reforms in policing.
(a) 1 only
(d) develop framework for technical (b) 2 only
education in India. (c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2

88. The trial lasted 3.5 years and resulted in the 91. With reference to colonial history of India,
conviction of many leaders. The principal arrange the following events in
chronological order.
charge against 31 trade union leaders was of
1. National Planning Committee was
“conspiring to deprive the king of the appointed under the chairmanship of
sovereignty of India”. Which of the Jawaharlal Nehru.
2. Bombay Manifesto was signed.
following trials is being described in the 3. Lees-Mody pact was signed.
passage given above? Select the correct answer using code given
below.
(a) Delhi Conspiracy Case
(a) 3-2-1
(b) Peshawar Conspiracy Case (b) 1-2-3
(c) Kanpur Bolshevik Conspiracy Case (c) 1-3-2
(d) 3-1-2
(d) Meerut Conspiracy Case
92. Which of the following statements is/are 94. In the context of freedom struggle, consider
correct regarding One Nation-One Fertilizer the following statements regarding the
(ONOF) initiative? Meerut Conspiracy case of 1929:
1. It was initiated as a response to the
1. As per the initiative all fertilizer
attempt to kill the Viceroy of India.
companies will use the new brand
2. Muzaffar Ahmad, Shripad Amrit Dange,
Bharat and the logo of the subsidy
and Puran Chand Joshi were among the
scheme on the bags. group of people tried in this case.
2. This has been launched under Which of the statements given above is/are
Pradhanmantri Bhartiya Janurvarak correct?
Pariyojana. (a) 1 only
Select the correct answer using the code (b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
given below.
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
95. Consider the following statements regarding
(c) Both 1 and 2 the Tuticorin Coral Mills strike of 1908:
(d) Neither 1 nor 2 1. The workers' demanded a reduction in
the number of working hours and a hike
93. With reference to the Home Rule Movement in salary.
during the freedom struggle, consider the 2. The workers' cause was spearheaded by
V.O. Chidambaram Pillai.
following statements :
3. The Mill was owned by the Britishers.
1. Joseph Baptista was the president of
Which of the statements given above is/are
Tilak's Home Rule League.
correct?
2. Deputations of both Bal Gangadhar (a) 1 only
Tilak's and Annie Besant's Leagues (b) 1 and 2 only
pleaded for the early grant of responsible (c) 2 and 3 only
government before the Joint (d) 1, 2 and 3
Parliamentary Committee in Britain.
96. Which of the following statements best
3. At the Lucknow session of the Indian
describes the term ‘Chandler wobble’,
National Congress (1916), Tilak's Home
mentioned in the news recently?
Rule League was allowed to propagate
(a) It is the variation in the spin of the Earth
the message of the self-government on its own axis.
resolution of congress. (b) It is the jerkiness experienced by a
Which of the statements given above is/are satellite orbiting closer to the Earth to
correct? resist the stronger gravitational pull.
(a) 1 only (c) It is the slight change in the Moon’s
orbit around Earth over a period of time.
(b) 1 and 2 only
(d) It is the deviation in earth's shape due to
(c) 2 and 3 only
gravitational force exerted by the Sun
(d) 1, 2 and 3
and the Moon.
97. In the context of the growth of 99. As per the Government of India Act, 1919
communalism during the freedom struggle, who was entitled to vote?
consider the following statements regarding 1. Those who were paying an income tax
the Shimla Deputation of 1906: on the minimum income of Rs 10,000.
1. It was led by Muhammad Ali Jinnah. 2. A person must be in the senate of a
2. It was in this deputation that the claim to university.
separate Muslim representation was 3. One must have some past experience in
made to the Viceroy. some legislative council of India.
3. In this deputation it was proposed that Select the correct answer using the code
Muslim representation in the Imperial given below.
Legislative Council should be (a) 1, 2 and 3
determined on the basis of numerical
(b) 2 and 3 only
strength.
(c) 1 and 2 only
Which of the statements given above is/are
(d) 1 and 3 only
not correct?
(a) 1 only
100. In the context of revolutionary activities
(b) 1 and 3 only
during freedom struggle, consider the
(c) 3 only
following statements regarding the
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Gopinatha Saha case of 1924:
1. Gopinath Saha was arrested for writing
98. With reference to the Royal Indian Navy
seditious article encouraging violence.
Mutiny of 1946, consider the following
2. At Mahatma Gandhi's instance, All India
statements:
Congress Committee passed a resolution
1. It started as a strike by ratings of HMIS
criticising his action.
Talwar at Cochin harbour.
3. Gopinath Saha was acquitted of all
2. Indian National Congress (INC)
charges after the trial.
officially supported the mutiny.
Which of the statements given above is/are
Which of the statements given above is/are
correct? correct?

(a) 1 only (a) 2 only

(b) 2 only (b) 1 and 2 only

(c) Both 1 and 2 (c) 1 and 3 only

(d) Neither 1 nor 2 (d) 1, 2 and 3