During the reign of who of the following was Indian National Congress banned and over 1,20,000 persons were arrested?
(a) Lord Reading
(b) Lord Irwin
(c) Lord Willingdon
(d) Lord Linlithgow
Answer. (c)
Delhi became the capital of India in:
(a) 1910
(b) 1911
(c) 1916
(d) 1923
Answer. (b)
In which of the following years was the All-India Trade Union Congress formed in Bombay?
(a) 1910
(b) 1919
(c) 1920
(d) 1921
Answer. (c)
During the Indian Freedom Struggle, who of the following raised an army called Free Indian Legion’?
(a) Lala Hardayal
(b) Rashbehari Bose
(c) Subhash Chandra Bose
(d) V. D. Savarkar
Answer. (c)
Who was the Viceroy of India at the time of Jallianwala Bagh Massacre?
(a) Lord Curzon
(b) Lord Hardinge
(c) Lord Chelmsford
(d) Lord Irwin
Answer. (c)
In the Interim Government formed in the year 1946, who ofthe following held the portfolio of Defence?
(a) Vallabhbhai Patel
(b) Jagiivan Ram
(c) Baldev Singh
(d) Asaf Ali
Answer. (c)
Consider the following events of 1919 A.D.:
1. Rowlatt Act
2. Hunter Report
3. Jallianwala Bagh Massacre
4. Return of Knighthood by Rabindranath Tagore
Their correct chronological sequence is:
(a) 1, 2, 3,4
(b) 1, 3, 4, 2
(c) 2, 1, 3, 4
(d) 3, 1, 2, 4
Answer. (b)
The capital of the British Indian Empire was shifted from Calcutta to Delhi because
(a) Delhi was located at the centre of the empire
(b) The climate of Delhi was more suitable for Europeans
(c) Calcutta was the hotbed of revolutionaries
(d) Delhi was the traditional seat of Imperial powers
Answer. (c)
Which one of the following was not authored by Annie Besant?
(a) How India Fought for Freedom
(b) The Future of Indian Politics
(c) The Case for India
(d) India Old and New
Answer. (d)
Who of the following was the first President of the Indian Trade Union Congress in 1920?
(a) Bipin Chandra Pal
(b) Chittaranjan Das
(c) Lala Lajpat Rai
(d) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
Answer. (c)