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The year 1919 is associated with

  • Chauri Chaura Incident
  • Partition of Bengal
  • Jallianwala Bagh Tragedy
  • Dandi March by Mahatma Gandhi
  • Correct Option: C  [ Jallianwala Bagh Tragedy ]

    Remark:

Who among the following was the provisional Chairman of the Constituent Assembly ?

  • Dr. S. N. Sinha
  • Dr. Rajendra Prasad
  • Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
  • Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
  • Correct Option: A  [ Dr. S. N. Sinha ]

    Remark:

Gandhi Irwin Pact signed on ?

  • 1930
  • 1932
  • 1929
  • 1931
  • Correct Option: D  [ 1931 ]

    Remark:

Who is popularly known as 'Master da' ?

  • Arobindo Ghosh
  • Batukeswar Dutta
  • Dinesh Gupta
  • Surya Sen
  • Correct Option: D  [ Surya Sen ]

    Remark:

The Self-respect Movement was founded by:

  • Ambedkar
  • Periyar E. V. Ramasamy Naicker
  • Dinkarrao Javalkar
  • Keshavrao Jedhe
  • Correct Option: B  [ Periyar E. V. Ramasamy Naicker ]

    Remark: Self Respect Movement was started in Tamil Nadu in 1925 by E.V. Ramaswamy Naicker popularly known as Periyar.

On February 20, 1947, Prime Minister Attlee announced the British Government's decision to withdraw from India latest by

  • June, 1948.
  • August, 1948.
  • January, 1948.
  • August, 1947.
  • Correct Option: A  [ June, 1948. ]

    Remark:

C Rajagopalachari was the

  • Last Governor General of free India
  • First Indian Governor General of free India
  • Last Governor General of India
  • None of these
  • Correct Option: B  [ First Indian Governor General of free India ]

    Remark:

Which of the following Acts marked the end of British rule in India and made India free on 15th August, 1947 :

  • The Goverment of India Act
  • The Rawlatt Acts
  • The Indian Independence Acts
  • None of the above
  • Correct Option: C  [ The Indian Independence Acts ]

    Remark:

The Poona Pact aimed at:

  • Hindu-Muslim unity
  • representation of lower castes
  • privileges of the princes
  • review of the working of dyarchy
  • Correct Option: B  [ representation of lower castes ]

    Remark:

Who was the first president of the All India Kisan Sabha?

  • Swami Sahajanand Saraswati
  • N.G. Ranga
  • Jawaharlal Nehru
  • Jaya Prakash Narayan
  • Correct Option: A  [ Swami Sahajanand Saraswati ]

    Remark: The All-India Kisan Sabha was established at the Lucknow session of the Indian National Congress in April 1936, with Swami Sahajanand Saraswati chosen as its first President.