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  • Question 1
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    Which one of the following leaders of modern India is wrongly paired with the year of his birth?
    Solution
    Muhammad Ali Jinnah was a barrister, politician and the founder of Pakistan. He served as the leader of the All-India Muslim League from 1913 until Pakistan's independence on August 14, 1947. He was born on December 25, 1876.
    Hence, option 4 is correct.
  • Question 2
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    "I am restless I thirst for the distant, the far away." Whose words are these?
    Solution
    "I am restless I thirst for the distant, the far away" are the words of Rabindranath Tagore. Hence, option 3 is correct.
  • Question 3
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    Rabindranath Tagore was a protagonist of
    Solution
    Tagore had an innate streak of liberalism which was, obviously, strengthened by his contact with the west gaining him the Nobel Prize in 1913 for Gitanjali. Importantly, the first half of the 20th century when Tagore stated his globalist views with clarity and firmness was also a period of intense nationalism, worldwide. Hence, option 1 is correct.
  • Question 4
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    Rabindranath Tagore was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in the year
    Solution
    The Nobel Prize in Literature 1913 was awarded to Rabindranath Tagore "because of his profoundly sensitive, fresh and beautiful verse, by which, with consummate skill, he made his poetic thought, expressed in his own English words, a part of the literature of the West". Hence, option 3 is correct.
  • Question 5
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    Which one of the following statements about Tagore is wrong?
  • Question 6
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    Tagore's Gitanjali is:
    Solution
    The English Gitanjali or Song Offerings is a collection of 103 English prose poems, which are Tagore's own English translations of his Bengali poems first published in November 1912 by the Indian Society of London.
  • Question 7
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    Those who joined Mahatma Gandhi during the Champaran struggle included:
    Solution
    Gandhi arrived in Champaran on April 10, 1917 with a team of eminent lawyers: Brajkishore Prasad, Rajendra Prasad, Anugrah Narayan Sinha and others including Acharya Kripalani.
  • Question 8
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    Gandhiji kept fast unto death (which is wrong):
    Solution
    Correct Answer: The Aga Khan Palace Poona-1943
  • Question 9
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    Who among the following suggested the winding up of the Indian Congress after India attained independence?
    Solution
    Mahatma Gandhi suggested the winding up of the Indian National Congress after India attained independence, as its main aim to fight for Indian independence had been attained.
  • Question 10
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    In 1930, Mahatma Gandhi started the Civil Disobedience Movement from
    Solution
    Gandhi inaugurated the Civil Disobedience Movement by conducting the historic Dandi Salt March starting from Sabarmati Ashram to Dandi where he went on to break the Salt Law imposed by the British Government. Along with this activity, activities like no tax campaign, no revenue, and no rent (land tax) campaign became very popular in different parts of India. The movement was very tense in Bengal and the north-west. Hence, option 3 is correct.
  • Question 11
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    'The Making of the Mahatma' has been directed by
    Solution
    'The Making of the Mahatma' is a 1996 joint Indian-South African produced film, directed by Shyam Benegal, about the early life of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi during his 21 years in South Africa. Hence, option 2 is correct.
  • Question 12
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    Mahatma Gandhi launched the Satyagraha Movement in 1919
    Solution
    Anti-Rowlatt Satyagraha Movement was started by Gandhiji against the Rowlatt Act, 1919 for the exclusion of freedom of press and detention without trial set up a Satyagraha Sabha on 24th February, 1919.
    After the incident of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre on 13th April, 1919, the Anti-Rowlatt Satyagraha lost momentum. The movement was against the exclusion of freedom of press and detention without trial at Bombay, as the Rowlatt Act empowered the Britishers regarding the suspension of the right of Habeas Corpus. Hence, option 3 is correct.
  • Question 13
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    Of the following, who was not a signatory to the historic Poona Pact of 1932?
    Solution
    An agreement was signed between Babasaheb Ambedkar and Mahatma Gandhi on September 24, 1932. The agreement was signed by Pt. Madan Mohan Malaviya, Dr. B. R. Ambedkar and some Dalit leaders at Yerwada Central Jail in Pune, to break Mahatma Gandhi's fast unto death. Hence, option 3 is correct.
  • Question 14
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    Which of the following titles was surrendered by Gandhi during the Non-cooperation movement?
    Solution
    On 1st August, 1920, the day on which the dead body of Bal Gangadhar Tilak was carried for his funeral, Mahatma Gandhi began his Non-cooperation campaign. He surrendered the Kaiser-e-Hind medal, which had been awarded to him by the British for his services during the war. Hence, option 4 is correct.
  • Question 15
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    "Al Hilal" was a newspaper started for propagating nationalism by:
    Solution
    "Al Hilal" was a weekly Urdu language newspaper established by the Indian Muslim independence activist Maulana Abul Kalam Azad. Hence, option 1 is correct.
  • Question 16
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    The leader of Bardoli Satyagraha (1928) was:
    Solution
    Amid the farmers' protests in several parts of the country, the Surat unit of the BJP decided to celebrate 'Bardoli Day' on June 12 to mark the Bardoli Satyagraha, which was led by Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel in 1928 and earned him the title of Sardar. Hence, option 1 is correct.
  • Question 17
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    Which of the following is correctly matched?
    Solution
    Ambedkar argued for creating separate electorates and reservations for untouchables and other religious communities. In 1920, he began the publication of the weekly Mooknayak (Leader of the Silent) in Mumbai with the help of Shahu of Kolhapur, i.e. Shahu IV (1874–1922).

    Young India was a weekly paper or journal in English published by Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi from 1919 to 1931.

    Annie Besant (October 1, 1847 – September 20, 1933) was a British socialist, theosophist, women's rights activist, writer, orator, educationist, and philanthropist. Regarded as a champion of human freedom, she was an ardent supporter of both Irish and Indian self-rule.

    Kesari is a Marathi newspaper which was founded in 1881 by Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak, a prominent leader of the Indian Independence movement.

    Hence, option 3 is correctly matched.
  • Question 18
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    The Home Rule Movement was started by
    Solution
    Annie Besant started the Home Rule League in September 1916, and Tilak started it in April 1916. Tilak's movement was confined to Maharashtra and Karnataka. Hence, option 4 is correct.
  • Question 19
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    Mahatma Gandhi's ideas were influenced by the works of
    Solution
    Mahatma Gandhi's ideas were influenced by the works of Raychandbhai by his living contact; Tolstoy by his book "The Kingdom of God is Within You"; and Ruskin by his "Unto This Last". Besides these three personalities, Gopal Krishna Gokhale and the Gita and the Bible were lifelong sources of inspiration for Gandhi. Hence, "All of them" is the correct option.
  • Question 20
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    Salt Satyagraha was launched by Gandhiji in the year
    Solution
    Salt March, also called Dandi March or Salt Satyagraha, was a major non-violent protest action in India led by Mohandas (Mahatma) Gandhi in March-April 1930. Hence, option 3 is correct.
  • Question 21
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    In which year did Rabindranath Tagore die?
    Solution
    Rabindranath Tagore was a Bengali poet, writer, composer, philosopher and painter. He reshaped Bengali literature and music, as well as Indian art with contextual modernism in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. A period of prolonged agony ended with Tagore's death on August 7, 1941. Hence, option 4 is correct.
  • Question 22
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    How many years did Gandhiji spend in Africa?
    Solution
    In April 1893, Gandhi, aged 23, set sail for South Africa to be the lawyer for Abdullah's cousin. He spent 21 years in South Africa, where he developed his political views, ethics and politics. Hence, option 4 is correct.
  • Question 23
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    Dwarkanath Tagore was Rabindranath Tagore's
    Solution
    Dwarkanath Tagore (1794–1846), one of the first Indian industrialists to form an enterprise with British partners and entrepreneurs, was the founder of the Jorasanko branch of the Tagore family. He was the grandfather of Rabindranath Tagore. Hence, option 1 is correct.
  • Question 24
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    Which one of the following is a central university?
    Solution
    In May 1951, Visva-Bharati was declared a central university and an institution of national importance by an Act of Parliament. It was granted the status of a unitary, teaching and residential university. Hence, option 4 is correct.
  • Question 25
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    Rabindranath Tagore was a
    Solution
    Rabindranath Tagore, popularly called "Kabiguru", was born on May 7, 1861. His name is written as Rabindranath Thakur in many languages of India. He was a poet, philosopher, and artist. He wrote many stories, novels, poems, and dramas.
    Hence, option 4 is correct.

  • Question 26
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    When was the first non-cooperation movement launched by Mahatma Gandhi?
    Solution
    The non-cooperation movement was launched on 5th September, 1920 by the Indian National Congress (INC) under the leadership of Mahatma Gandhi. In September 1920, in Congress Session in Calcutta, the party introduced the non-cooperation programme. Hence, option 4 is correct.
  • Question 27
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    Which eminent Indian was commonly known as 'Gurudev'?
    Solution
    Tagore was the first notable contemporary to refer to Gandhi as Mahatma. Gandhiji also called him Gurudev, a term of respect by which many others called the poet. Even before the two actually met, a mutual regard existed between them.
    Hence, option 2 is correct.
  • Question 28
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    Champaran, where Gandhiji had his first major experiment in Satyagraha in India, is in the state of
    Solution
    India's first civil disobedience movement was launched by Mahatma Gandhi to protest against the injustice meted out to tenant farmers in Champaran district of Bihar. It is widely regarded as the place where Gandhi made his first experiment in Satyagraha and then replicated them elsewhere. Hence, option 3 is correct.
  • Question 29
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    "It is a post-dated cheque drawn upon a crashing bank". Who said this about the Cripps Mission?
    Solution
    Mahatma Gandhi was disappointed with the proposals of the Cripps Mission. He termed it as a 'post-dated cheque' instead of a tangible effort to meet Indian expectations. He stated that the proposals offered were 'too little too late'. Hence, option 2 is correct.
  • Question 30
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    For how many years was Jawaharlal Nehru the Prime Minister of India?
    Solution
    Jawaharlal Nehru was an Indian independence activist and, subsequently, the first Prime Minister of India for 17 years (15th August, 1947 – 27th May, 1964) as well as a central figure in Indian politics both before and after independence. Hence, option 3 is correct.
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