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Modern history - Test Set 2

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  1. Question 1

    WBCS Mains 2019
    British Prime Minister Attlee made the historic announcement of the end of British rule of India on
    1. February 20, 1947
    2. August 16, 1946
    3. March 7, 1947
    4. December 9, 1946
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  2. Question 2

    Chhattisgarh PCS Pre 2005
    With which one of the following movements is the slogan ‘Do or Die’ associated?
    1. Swadeshi Movement
    2. Non-Cooperation Movement
    3. Civil Disobedience Movement
    4. Quit India Movement
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  3. Question 3

    Geoscientists 2022
    Who among the following established the Public Works Department (PWD) in India?
    1. Lord Dalhousie
    2. Lord Bentinck
    3. Lord Cornwallis
    4. Warren Hastings
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  4. Question 4

    Haryana PSC Pre 2016
    In the leadership of Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru interim Government formed in
    1. July, 1946
    2. August, 1946
    3. September, 1946
    4. October, 1946
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  5. Question 5

    Odisha PSC Pre 2020
    Which one of the following European trading company was the first to establish its factory at Surat?
    1. The Dutch
    2. The English
    3. The French
    4. The Portuguese
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  6. Question 6

    SSC Graduate Level 2013
    The Peshwaship was abolished by the British at the time of Peshwa-
    1. Raghunath Rao
    2. Narayan Rao
    3. Madhav Rao II
    4. Bali Rao II
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  7. Question 7

    WBCS Pre 2011
    Who introduced Permanent Settlement?
    1. Lord Cornwallis
    2. Warren Hastings
    3. John Shore
    4. Lord Bentinck
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  8. Question 8

    SSC CPO 2004
    The ‘Doctrine of Lapse’ was first applied to the princely State of-
    1. Satara
    2. Jhansi
    3. Awadh
    4. Jaunpur
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  9. Question 9

    SSC MTS 2023
    Who among the following leaders lead the revolt of 1857 in Bihar?
    1. Rajendra Prasad
    2. Devi Singh
    3. Rajkumar Shukla
    4. Kunwar Singh
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  10. Question 10

    WBCS Pre 2009
    Who passed Vernacular Press Act?
    1. Lord Lytton
    2. Lord Dalhousie
    3. Lord Wellesley
    4. Lord Curzon
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  11. Question 11

    UPPCS Mains 2007
    Who among the following was offered membership of the Royal Asiatic Society of Paris?
    1. Dadabhai Naoroji
    2. Michael Madhusudan Dutta
    3. Raja Ram Mohan Roy
    4. Vivekanand
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  12. Question 12

    SSC Steno. 2024
    Where was the first Headquarters of the Theosophical Society established in India?
    1. Adyar
    2. Puducherry
    3. Madurai
    4. Kolkata
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  13. Question 13

    SSC CGL 2023
    The Veda Samaj of madras was inspired by the _________.
    1. Brahmo Samaj
    2. Arya Samaj
    3. Deoband Movement
    4. Wahabi Movement
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  14. Question 14

    SSC Tax Assistant 2004
    Satyagraha finds expression in-
    1. Sudden outbursts of violence
    2. Armed conflicts
    3. Non-cooperation
    4. Communal riots
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  15. Question 15

    WBCS Mains 2020
    The members of Khand Abdul Ghaffar Khan’s Red Shirt Movement were known as
    1. Khidmathars
    2. Insan-i-Khidmatgar
    3. Khuda-i-Khidmatgar
    4. Angels of Freedom
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  16. Question 16

    SSC MTS 2013
    In which year did the Indian National Congress split between Moderates and Extremist?
    1. 1907
    2. 1908
    3. 1909
    4. 1910
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  17. Question 17

    WBCS Mains 2020
    The second Muslim President of Indian National Congress was
    1. Ajmal Khan
    2. M. A. Jinnah
    3. Abul Kalam Azad
    4. Rahimtullah M. Sayani
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  18. Question 18

    SSC GD 2024
    Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel served President of the Congress in __________.
    1. 1935
    2. 1925
    3. 1931
    4. 1921
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  19. Question 19

    SSC CGL 2022
    Which of the following parties supported the move for partition of Bengal?
    1. Gadar Party
    2. Forward Bloc
    3. All India Muslim League
    4. Communist Party of India
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  20. Question 20

    WBCS Mains 2019
    Arrange the following events in the correct chronological Order:

    1. Partition of Bengal
    2. Varanasi Session of the I.N.C.
    3. Calcutta Session of the I.N.C.
    4. Foundation of Muslim League
    1. 1, 2, 3, 4
    2. 2, 1, 3, 4
    3. 1, 2, 4, 3
    4. 1, 3, 2, 4
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