Post Views: 36
1. Gokaldas Tejpal Sanskrit Pathshala was the place where?
[A] The first session of the Indian National Congress was held
[B] Max Mueller came to study Sanskrit
[C] A.O. Hume used to live
[D] Gandhiji made his first Ashram
Correct Answer: A [ The first session of the Indian National Congress was held]
Notes:
The First meeting of the INC was organized by A 0 Hume at Gokaldas Tejpal Sanskrit College on 28th December 1885 (Bombay). Its first President was W C Bonnerjee. It was the first organized expression of the Indian National movement on an all-India scale.
2. Which one of the following pairs is NOT correctly matched?
[A] Holt Mackenzie Mahalvari settlement in Northern India
[B] Thomas Munro Ryotwari settlement
[C] Lord Ripon Local Self-Government
[D] Lord Cornwallis’s Subsidiary system
Correct Answer: D [Lord Cornwallis Subsidiary system]
Notes:
The doctrine of subsidiary alliance was introduced by Lord Wellesley, British Governor-General in India from 1798 to 1805. Early in his governorship, Wellesley adopted a policy of non-intervention in the princely states, but he later adopted the policy of forming subsidiary alliances.
3. The King of Portugal gifted Bombay as a dowry to whom?
[A] King Williams
[B] King Sullivan
[C] King Charles II
[D] King John
Correct Answer: C [King Charles II]
Notes:
The King of Portugal gifted Bombay as a dowry to King Charles II of England. He married the Portuguese princess Catherine. Later King Charles II handed over Bombay to the East India Company for an annual payment of ten pounds.
4. King Charles II handed over the Bombay Island to the company in which year?
[A] 1668
[B] 1661
[C] 1660
[D] 1707
Correct Answer: B [1661]
Notes:
King Charles II of England handed over Bombay Island to the company in 1661 on an annual payment of 10 pounds.
5. The first factory of French East India Company was set up in India at which of the following places?
[A] Madras
[B] Masulipatnam
[C] Broach
[D] Surat
Correct Answer: D [Surat]
Notes:
The first factory of the French East India Company was set up at Surat in December 1667 by the then Director-General, Francis Caron.
6. Frazer Commission was established for reforms in which among the following in 1902?
[A] Police
[B] Education
[C] Army
[D] Civil service
Correct Answer: A [Police]
Notes:
The Indian Police Commission of 1902-03, known as the Frazer Commission, was set up by the British government in India to improve the police system. Sir Andrew Frazer led the commission along with Lord Curzon. Its main aim was to make the police force in India more efficient and effective. A major recommendation was to create a centralized police intelligence system, which greatly enhanced police intelligence gathering and analysis. The Commission also suggested separating the police’s executive and judicial roles and establishing a police training school. Overall, the recommendations of the Frazer Commission significantly influenced the Indian police system, and many were put into action.
7. Who among the following is the author of “Mahatma Gandhi and His Myths”?
[A] Dominique Lepierre
[B] Mark Shepard
[C] Minoo Masani
[D] None of the above
Correct Answer: B [Mark Shepard]
Notes:
“Mahatma Gandhi and His Myths: Civil Disobedience, Nonviolence, and Satyagraha in the Real World” was written by Mark Shepard. The book discussed about the exact implicit meaning of nonviolent action of Gandhiji.
8. Who among the following attained martyrdom in jail while on hunger strike?
[A] Jatin Mukherjee
[B] Chandra shekar Azad
[C] Sachin Sanyal
[D] Jatin Das
Correct Answer: D [Jatin Das]
Notes:
Jatindra Nath Das was an Indian freedom fighter and revolutionary. In Lahore jail, on 13 July 1929 he started a hunger strike with other revolutionary fighters by demanding equal treatment for Indian political prisoners with those from Europe. He died on 13 September 1929 at the age of 24 after 63 days long Hunger Strike.
9. All India Khilafat Conference was held in 1919 at _______:
[A] Lahore
[B] Mumbai
[C] Delhi
[D] Dhaka
Correct Answer: C [Delhi]
Notes:
After the Jalianwala Bagh incident, Gandhiji wrote in his “Young India” magazine that “This satanic government can not be mended, it must be ended”. Later he realized the Khilafat movement could unite Hindus and Muslims together. In the year 1919 (24th November), Gandhiji presided at the All India Khilafat Conference in Delhi. The non-violence agenda was taken by the Khilafat Committee in June 1920.
10. Who among the following established Ramakrishna Mission?
[A] Swami Nityaswarupananda
[B] Swami Ashokananda
[C] Swami Vivekananda
[D] Swami Kirtidananda
Correct Answer: C [Swami Vivekananda]
Notes:
Ramakrishna Mission is a Hindu religious and spiritual organization that was founded on 1 May 1897 by Swami Vivekananda. The headquarters of the organization is located at Belur Math, Howrah. Sri Ramakrishna Paramahansa Dev was a saint, and religious leader in 19th century Bengal. He was a Priest at Dakshineswar Kali Temple. Swami Vivekananda was one of the notable disciples of Ramakrishna Dev. It was said that before his death Ramkrishna Dev transferred all his spiritual power to Vivekananda.
