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In 1920, which of the following changed its name to 'Swarajya Sabha'?
All India Home Rule League
Hindu Mahasabha
South Indian Liberal Federation
The Servants of India Society
All India Home Rule League
In October 1920, All-India Home Rule League reconstituted as 'Swarajya Sabha'.
Which among the following events happened earliest?
Swami Dayanand established Arya Samaj
Dinabandhu Mitra wrote Neeldarpan
Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay wrote Anandmath
Satyendranath Tagore became the first Indian to succeed in the Indian Civil Services Examination
Dinabandhu Mitra wrote Neeldarpan
Which of the following is/ are the features(s) of the Brahmadeya Grants during 600-1200 AD ?
1. Their creation meant a renunciation of actual or potential sources of revenue by the State.
2. These grants could vary from a small plot to several villages.
3. Most grants were made in unsettled area.
Select the correct answer using the code given below—
1 only
2 and 3 only
1 and 2 only
1, 2 and 3
1 and 2 only
Consider the following statement: "A sound body means one which bends itself to the spirit and is always a ready instrument at its services." The above statement is attributed to—
Sardar Patel
Winston Churchill
Mahatma Gandhi
Baden-Powell
Mahatma Gandhi
Economically, one of the results of the British rule in India in the 19th century was the —
increase in the export of Indian handicrafts
growth in the number of Indian owned factories
commercialization of Indian agriculture
rapid increase in the urban population
rapid increase in the urban population
In the Federation established by the Government of India Act of 1935, residuary powers were given to the—
Federal Legislature
Governor General
Provincial Legislatures
Provincial Governors
Governor General
Verses ascribed to poet-saint Kabir have been compiled in which of the following traditions?
1. Bijak in Varanasi.
2. Kabir Granthavali in Rajasthan
3. Adi Granth Sahib
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
1 and 2 only
1, 2 and 3
2 and 3 only
3 only
1, 2 and 3
Which one of the following is a very significant aspect of the Champaran Satyagraha?
Active all-India participation of lawyers, students and women in the National Movement
Active involvement of Dalit and Tribal communities of India in the National Movement
Joining of peasant unrest to India's National Movement
Drastic decrease in the cultivation of plantation crops and commercial crops
Joining of peasant unrest to India's National Movement
Who among the following were the founders of the 'Hind Mazdoor Sabha' established in 1948?
B. Krishna Pillai, E.M.S. Namboodiripad and K.C. George
Jayaprakash Narayan, Deen Dayal Upadhyay and M.N. Roy
C.P. Ramaswamy Iyer, K. Kamaraj and Veeresalingam Pantulu
Ashok Mehta, T.S. Ramanujam and G.G. Mehta
Ashok Mehta, T.S. Ramanujam and G.G. Mehta
Which of the following led to the introduction of English Education in India?
1. Charter Act of 1813
2. General Committee of Public Instruction, 1823
3. Orientalist and Anglicist Controversy
Select the correct answer using the code given below :
1 and 2 only
2 only
1 and 3 only
1, 2 and 3
1, 2 and 3