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Consider the following statements about Savitribai Phule:

1. She is formally recognized as India’s first woman teacher.
2. She started the Balhatya Pratibandhak Griha for orphan female children.
3. She opened the country’s first school for girls in Pune with the help of Bal Gangadhar Tilak.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) 1 only

(b) 1 and 3 only

(c) 2 and 3 only

(d) 1, 2 and 3

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Consider the following statements with respect to the Vaikom Satyagraha:

1. It happened in the erstwhile Hyderabad state.
2. It was a temple entry movement supported by Mahatma Gandhi.
3. It happened as an offshoot of the Civil Disobedience Movement of the 1930s.

How many of the statements given above are correct?

(a) Only one

(b) Only two

(c) All three

(d) None

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With reference to the Prarthana Samaj, consider the following statements:

1. It was a reformist movement that opposed the caste system.
2. It was founded by Naoroji Furdonji and Behramji M. Malabari in Bombay.
3. The Samaj placed a strong emphasis on the education of women and increasing the legal age of marriage.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) 1 and 2 only

(b) 1 and 3 only

(c) 3 only

(d) 1, 2 and 3

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M.G. Ranade is associated with the establishment of which of the following organizations?

1. Satya Shodhak Samaj
2. Deccan Education Society
3. The Servants of India Society
4. Vaktruttvottejak Sabha
5. Poona Sarvajanik Sabha

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

(a) 1, 2 and 4 only

(b) 2, 3, 4 and 5 only

(c) 1, 3 and 5 only

(d) 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5

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Which of the following were the main proposals of the Wavell Plan?

1. With the exception of the governor-general, all the members of the executive council were to be Indians.
2. Caste Hindus and Muslims were to have equal representation.
3. The reconstructed council was to function as an interim government within the framework of the Government of India Act of 1935.
4. The Governor General was to exercise his veto on the advice of ministers.
5. Possibilities were to be kept open for negotiations on a new constitution once the war was finally won.

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

(a) 1, 2, 3 and 4 only

(b) 1, 3 and 5 only

(c) 2, 3, 4 and 5 only

(d) 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5

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Who of the following Prime Ministers sent Cripps Mission to India?

(a) James Ramsay MacDonald

(b) Stanley Baldwin

(c) Neville Chamberlain

(d) Winston Churchill

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Consider the following statements with reference to the Shimla Conference:

1. It was convened by British Prime Minister Clement Attlee to reconstruct the governor general’s executive council pending the preparation of a new constitution.
2. The Congress and Muslim League had a different stand on the issue of nomination of Muslim members.

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

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With reference to the Indian National Army (INA), consider the following statements:

1. The INA was formed on 17 February 1942 by Rashbehari Bose in Tokyo.
2. Subhash Chandra Bose took charge of INA from Rashbehari Bose in Tokyo.

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

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With reference to the Indian National Army (INA), consider the following statements:

1. In 1943 the Andaman Island was renamed as Shahid Dweep while Nicobar Island as Swaraj Dweep.
2. The Rani of Jhansi Regiment within INA was formed under the command of Captain Rani Bhattacharya.

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

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After Quit India Movement, C. Rajagopalachari issued a pamphlet entitled “The Way Out”. Which one of the following was a proposal in this pamphlet?

(a) The establishment of a “War Advisory Council” composed of representatives of British India and the Indian States

(b) Reconstitution of the Central Executive Council in such a way that all its members, except the Governor General and the Commander-in-Chief should be Indian leaders

(c) Fresh elections to the Central and Provincial Legislatures to be held at the end of 1945 and the Constitution making body to be convened as soon as possible

(d) A solution for the constitutional deadlock

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Which of the following statements are correct with reference to the C.R. Formula?

1. It was prepared by C.R. Das.
2. It later became the basis of the partition of India.
3. As per the formula, Muslim League was to endorse Congress’s demand for independence.
4. After the end of the war, the entire population of Muslim-majority areas in North-West and North-East was to decide by a plebiscite, whether or not to form a separate sovereign state.
5. The terms of the Formula were to be operative only if England transferred full powers to India.

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

(a) 1, 2 and 5 only

(b) 2, 3, 4 and 5 only

(c) 3 and 4 only

(d) 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5

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Which one of the following statements is not correct with reference to the RIN Mutiny?

(a) One of the triggers for the RIN strike was the arrest of a rating, BC Dutt, who had scrawled “Quit India” on HMIS Talwar.

(b) They were protesting against racial discrimination and demanding equal pay for Indian and white soldiers.

(c) MS Khan and Vallabhbhai Patel helped to end the mutiny.

(d) The Mutiny was supported by both the Congress and the Muslim League.

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Consider the following organisations:

1. Hindu Mahasabha
2. Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh
3. Muslim League
4. Communists

How many of the above organizations/party did not participate in the Quit India Movement (QIM)?

(a) Only one

(b) Only two

(c) Only three

(d) All four

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Which one among these operated an underground radio during the Quit India Movement?

(a) Sucheta Kripalani

(b) Aruna Asaf Ali

(c) Sarojini Naidu

(d) Usha Mehta

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With reference to the Indian National Army (INA), consider the following statements:

1. INA Defence Committee was headed by Jawaharlal Nehru.
2. The first public trial of INA officers, Prem Kumar Sehgal, Shah Nawaz Khan and Gurbaksh Singh Dhillon, was held at the Red Fort.
3. The sentences of the INA officers were commuted due to huge public sympathy as well unrest within the British Indian troops.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) 1 and 2 only

(b) 2 only

(c) 1 and 3 only

(d) 2 and 3 only

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Which one of the following observations is not true about the Quit India Movement of 1942?

(a) It was a non-violent movement

(b) It was led by Mahatma Gandhi

(c) It was a spontaneous movement

(d) It did not attract the labour class in general

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With reference to the Quit India Movement (QIM), consider the following statements:

1. The students of schools and colleges remained at the forefront.
2. The participation of government officials in QIM eroded loyalty to the British government.
3. Muslims did not participate in large numbers during the movement and there were communal clashes at various places.

How many of the statements given above are correct?

(a) Only one

(b) Only two

(c) All three

(d) None

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With reference to the Individual Satyagraha, consider the following statements:

1. In 1940, Gandhiji asked every Indian to start a personal satyagraha against British rule because it was not possible to launch a mass civil disobedience during wartime.
2. Acharya Vinoba Bhave was the first satyagrahi to start an individual satyagraha, and Jawaharlal Nehru was the second.

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

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Which of the following was/were the reasons behind sending the Cripps Mission in March 1942 to India?

1. To allow administrative concessions to nationalists in order to avoid political conflict in India.
2. To seek Indian support for the war because of the reverses suffered by Britain in South-East Asia.
3. There was pressure on Britain from the Allies like USSR and USA to seek Indian cooperation in War.
4. The German threat to invade India after the fall of Belgium, Holland and France put England in a conciliatory mood.

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

(a) 1, 2 and 3 only

(b) 1, 2 and 4 only

(c) 2, 3 and 4 only

(d) 1, 3 and 4 only

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Which of the following were the reasons behind the failure of the Cripps Mission?

1. The Congress was opposed to the idea of granting right to provinces to secede from the Union.
2. Muslim League did not favour the idea of establishment of a single Indian Union.
3. The Congress objected to the absence of any plan for immediate transfer of power.

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

(a) 1 and 2 only

(b) 1 and 3 only

(c) 2 and 3 only

(d) 1, 2 and 3

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Which one among these called the Cripps Mission a “post-dated cheque on a failing bank”?

(a) Rajendra Prasad

(b) Subhas Chandra Bose

(c) Mahatma Gandhi

(d) Jawaharlal Nehru

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With reference to the Quit India Resolution, consider the following statements:

1. It was ratified on August 8, 1942 at Wardha.
2. Congress demanded an immediate end to British rule in India.
3. Gandhi was named the leader of the mass movement by the Congress Working Committee.

How many of the statements given above are correct?

(a) Only one

(b) Only two

(c) All three

(d) None

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Which of the following was/were the demands made by the Indian National Congress (INC) to support Britain in the Second World War?

1. Establishment of a genuine responsible government at the Centre during the War times.
2. The formation of a Constituent Assembly after the war to frame a new constitution for an Independent India.

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 only

(c) Both 1 and 2

(d) Neither 1 nor 2

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In March 1942, Subhas Chandra Bose addressed the people of India on the Azad Hind Radio broadcast from which of the following countries?

(a) Germany

(b) Japan

(c) Singapore

(d) Burma

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Which of the followings were provisions of the August Offer of 1940 announced by Viceroy Linlithgow?

1. It proposed Dominion status as the objective for India.
2. Expansion of viceroy’s executive council which would have a majority of Indians.
3. Setting up a Constituent Assembly solely of Indians to frame a new constitution after the war.
4. It proposed that no future constitution be adopted without the consent of minorities.

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

(a) 1, 2 and 3 only

(b) 1, 2 and 4 only

(c) 2, 3 and 4 only

(d) 1, 3 and 4 only

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With reference to the proposals of Cripps Mission, consider the following statements:

1. The Constituent Assembly would have members nominated by the Provincial Assemblies as well as the Princely States.
2. Any Province, which is not prepared to accept the new Constitution would have the right to sign a separate agreement with Britain regarding its future status.

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

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With reference to the proposals of the Cabinet Mission, consider the following statements:

1. It rejected the Muslim League demand for a separate state of Pakistan.
2. It introduced the concept of groupings wherein the provinces and princely states were free to form groups under the Union and enjoyed significant autonomy.
3. The residuary powers were vested in the provinces.

How many of the statements given above are correct?

(a) Only one

(b) Only two

(c) All three

(d) None

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The plan of the Cabinet Mission envisaged that:

(a) India should be granted complete independence

(b) India should be partitioned into two before granting independence

(c) India should be made a republic with a condition that she will join the Commonwealth

(d) India should be given Dominion status

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With reference to Royal Indian Navy Mutiny, consider the following statements:

1. The ratings demanded the withdrawal of Indian troops from Indonesia.
2. The ratings hoisted the tricolour on the mast of the rebel fleet.

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

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With reference to the proposals of the Wavell Plan, consider the following:

1. Equal representation to Hindus and Muslims irrespective of their proportionate population.
2. Executive council of the Viceroy to consist of all Indian members.
3. The Viceroy was given the power of veto over the advice of ministers.

How many of the statements given above are correct?

(a) Only one

(b) Only two

(c) All three

(d) None

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Consider the following statements with respect to India’s freedom movement:

1. In 1939, the Congress ministries resigned in protest of Viceroy Linlithgow’s declaration of India’s participation in the war.
2. At the Ramgarh session in 1940, Gandhiji advocated direct action against British rule in India.

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

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Consider the following European trading companies:

1. Portuguese
2. English
3. Danes
4. Dutch
5. French

Which one of the following is the correct chronological sequence of advent of these European trading companies in India?

(a) 1-2-3-4-5

(b) 1-2-4-5-3

(c) 3-1-2-4-5

(d) 1-4-2-3-5

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With reference to Vasco da Gama, consider the following statements:

1. He discovered the sea route from Europe to India via the Cape Horn.
2. He arrived at Calicut and was received by the Zamorin of Calicut.
3. He visited India only once and made huge profits on his trade.

How many of the statements given above are correct?

(a) Only one

(b) Only two

(c) All three

(d) None

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Which of the following statements correctly explains the impact of the Industrial revolution on India during the first half of the nineteenth century?

(a) Indian handicrafts were ruined

(b) Machines were introduced in the Indian textile industry in large numbers

(c) Railway lines were laid in many parts of the country

(d) Heavy duties were imposed on the imports of British manufacturers

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With reference to the Danes, consider the following statements:

1. Danes established their first factory at Serampore in 1620.
2. Serampore, which was a Danish crown colony, became a safe haven for missionaries in India when the British prohibited missionary operations in their territory.
3. Serampore College, founded by William Carey, was one of the first institutions in Asia to provide western-style higher education.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) 1 and 2 only

(b) 2 and 3 only

(c) 1 and 3 only

(d) 1, 2 and 3

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With reference to the Indian history, consider the following statements:

1. The Dutch established a township at Chandernagore near Calcutta.
2. Dupleix pioneered the system of Subsidiary Alliance in India.
3. Britishers received the islands of Bombay from the feudatories of the Peshwa in early 18th century.

How many of the statements given above are correct?

(a) Only one

(b) Only two

(c) All three

(d) None

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With reference to the colonial history of India, consider the following statements:

1. French EIC first recruited and trained a completely Indian battalion.
2. The English EIC in early 19th century, illegally sold opium to China to finance its purchases of Indian tea and other goods.
3. The English EIC was awarded the right to collect land revenue by the Nawab of Bengal after the Battle of Buxar.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) 1 and 2 only

(b) 2 and 3 only

(c) 1 and 3 only

(d) 1, 2 and 3

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‘Sunset Law’ is related to which one of the following during the British rule in India?

(a) Suppression of thuggery and Pindaris

(b) Permanent Settlement

(c) Expansion of territories under the British rule

(d) Factories Act

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Which of the following were the major factors which led to success of British East India Company in gaining foothold in India as compared to other European powers?

1. Non-feudalistic nature of British East India Company
2. Naval Superiority
3. Industrial Revolution
4. Religious zeal for conversion of natives to Christianity

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

(a) 1 and 3 only

(b) 1, 2 and 3 only

(c) 2 and 4 only

(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4

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Which of the following were the reasons behind French East India Company’s defeat at British hands in India?

1. French East India Company was a private company while the East India Company was a state-owned company.
2. English navy was superior to the French navy.
3. French subordinated their commercial interest to territorial ambition.
4. Superiority of the commanders in the British camp as compared to the French side.

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

(a) 1 and 3 only

(b) 2 and 4 only

(c) 2, 3 and 4 only

(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4

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