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Q41.In the year 1911, who among the following formed the Social Service League in Bombay?

AG.K. Gokhale BS.A. Dange CN.M. Joshi DM.R. Jayakar

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Q42.Who among the following was not part of the group of 'no-changers' in the Congress Party?

ASardar Vallabhbhai Patel BDr. Ansari CBabu Rajendra Prasad DMotilal Nehru

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Q43.Who among the following was not a member of the Cabinet Mission?

APethick-Lawrence BStafford Cripps CA.V. Alexander DLord Wavell

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Q44.Who is the author of the work, The Evolution of Provincial Finance in British India: A Study in the Provincial Decentralisation of Imperial Finance?

ADadabhai Naoroji BDr. B. R. Ambedkar CM. N. Roy DJawaharlal Nehru

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Q45.In the context of international affairs, which one of the following is correct about Lord Curzon?

AHe advocated a pacifist policy. BHe wanted to establish a British sphere of influence over the Persian Gulf and Seistan. CHe wanted England and Russia to become friends against China. DHe wanted to lead a flag-waving mission to the USA.

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Q46.Which one of the following is correct about Assam in British India?

AIt was a part of the North-East Frontier Agency. BIt was made a province in 1865. CIt was separated from Bengal in 1874, and along with Sylhet made into a Chief Commissioner's province. DIt was a Princely State ruled by Ahom kings.

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Q47.What were the peasant associations set up in Kerala in the 1930s called?

AKisan Sabha BKirti Kisan CKarshaka Sangam DKisan Morcha

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Q48.Why did the Congress declare 9th May to be Ethiopia Day'?

ABecause the Ethiopians declared their support for the cause of Indian independence from British rule. BBecause Ethiopia became independent from Britain on that day. CBecause Ethiopia was attacked by Italy in early 1936 and their resistance was considered freedom struggle. DBecause Ethiopian denounced Mussolini.

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Q49.Who set up the Bharat Stree Mahamandal which was first met in Allahabad in 1910?

AAnnie Besant BMeherbai Tata CSaraladevi Chaudhurani DTarabai Shinde

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Q50.Which one of the following is not a feature of the Non-Cooperation Movement?

AEconomic boycott was intense and successful. BThe middle class participated in very large numbers in the movement. CIt was marked by uneven geographical spread and regional variations. DAlong with Non-Cooperation, other Gandhian social reform movements, such as the anti-liquor campaign, achieved some success.

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Q51.Which one of the following publications was started by Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan in 1928?

APakhtun BKhudai Khidmatgar CYoung India DIndia Awakens

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Q52.Who among the following was the founder of the Arya Mahila Samaj in the early 1880s?

ASwami Dayananda Saraswati BSwami Vivekananda CPandita Ramabai DRamabai Ranade

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Q53.Who among the following is considered to be the first Indian to go to jail in performance of his duty as a journalist?

AMahatma Gandhi BRabindranath Tagore CLokmanya Tilak DSurendranath Banerjee

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Q54.Which of the following was/were the reason/ reasons for the lack of economic development in India in the 19th century? 1. Officially, the British Government was committed to a policy of laissez-faire, but it was actually a policy of discriminatory intervention. 2. European entrepreneurs had connections to banks and agency houses, while Indians had to rely on kin, family and caste men. 3. When plantations were transferred to individual capitalist ownership, native investors were deliberately ignored. Select the correct answer using the code given below.

A1 only B2 and 3 only C1 and 3 only D1, 2 and 3

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Q55.Which social reformer's autobiography, entitled Looking Back, describes his experiences in setting up schools for women in Poona in the 1890s?

ADhondo Keshav Karve BK. T. Telang CJyotirao Phule DDr. B. R. Ambedkar

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Q56.Who was the first Director General of the Archaeological Survey of India?

AJohn Marshall BAlexander Cunningham CMortimer Wheeler DFrancis Buchanan

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Q57.Which of the following works was not contributed by the famous social reformer Begum Rokeya?

AArdhangi BGriha CMother India DSultana's Dream

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Q58.Which one of the following is not a characteristic of the Mughal chronicles?

AThey present a continuous chronological record of events. BThey were a repository of factual information about the Mughals. CThey allow us to understand how imperial ideologies were created and disseminated. DThey contain brief biographies of the authors of the chronicles.

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Q59.What is the meaning of the term 'didactic'?

AIntended to be inspirational BTeaching a moral lesson CReceived as comical DSharing an informative experience

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Q60.Which of the following statements are correct in respect of 'Stridhana'? 1. Various types of movable property gifted to a woman on various occasions during her lifetime. 2. Various types of movable property gifted to a woman at the time of her first marriage. 3. On the woman's death, this wealth could be inherited by her children and husband. 4. On the woman's death, this wealth could be inherited by her natural, legally adopted children, with none of the sons-in-law having any claim on any part thereof. Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

A2 and 3 only B2 and 4 only C1 and 4 only D1 and 3 only

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