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1. Who among the following personalities associated with the Indian National Association (1876)?
[A] Anand Mohan Bose
[B] Surendra Nath Banerjee
[C] Dadabhai Naoroji
[D] Both 1 & 2
Correct Answer: D [Both 1 & 2]
Notes:
The Indian National Association was the first declared Nationalist Organization founded in British India by Surendranath Banerjee and Anand Mohan Bose in 1876. The purpose of this Association was to promote every legitimate means- the political, intellectual, and material advancement of the people. Later, it merged with the Indian National Congress (INC).
2. “A Code of Gentoo Laws” was used in the British Courts as a reference for Hindu Laws in the late 18th century. The source of this book was _______?
[A] Manusmriti
[B] Dharmashashtra
[C] Vivadabhangarnava
[D] Nitishataka
Correct Answer: C [Vivadabhangarnava]
Notes:
English translation of jagannath tarkapanchanan’s celebrated work on Hindu law, the Vivadabhangarnava under the title Digest of Hindu Law on Contracts and Successions was taken by the Asiatic Society. It was first translated into Persian which was an official language of that time and later into English for use in courts of the East India Company as “A code of Gentoo laws”.
3. Who among the following is known to have first granted the famous “double batta” to the East India Company?
[A] Mir Jafar
[B] Siraj-Ud-Dullah
[C] Mir Qasim
[D] Shuja-ud-Daulah
Correct Answer: A [Mir Jafer]
Notes:
Mir Jafar, the Company’s puppet Nawab of Bengal, first granted the famous “double batta” to the East India Company. Batta was a field allowance or extra pay or Active-Service allowance of the Company’s troops. Mir Jafar had doubled it when he had been installed for the second time as Nawab of Bengal. But in 1766, the Court of Directors decided to stop it.
4. Which state was the first state to be renamed by the government of India in 1950 after independence?
[A] Uttar Pradesh
[B] Tamil Nadu
[C] Karnataka
[D] Uttaranchal
Correct Answer: A [Uttar Pradesh]
Notes:
After independence, the Government of India changed the names of some of the States and Union Territories. The United Provinces was the first State to have a new name. It was renamed Uttar Pradesh in 1950.
5. Who among the following wrote the patriotic song ‘Saare Jahan Se Achcha’?
[A] Rabindranath Tagore
[B] Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
[C] Hafeez Jullundhri
[D] Muhammad Iqbal
Correct Answer: D [Muhammad Iqbal]
Notes:
A poet and philosopher, Muhammad Iqbal is remembered for his famous poem ‘Sare Jahan se Accha’ which remains one of the most prominent patriotic poems in Urdu which is used as a marching composition at a number of national events.
6. The ambassador of Emperor James I, who reached in the court of Jahangir in 1615 was _______:
[A] Sir James Hay
[B] Sir Thomas Roe
[C] Sir Thomas Howard
[D] Sir John Digby
Correct Answer: B [Sir Thomas Roe]
Notes:
As an ambassador of Emperor James l, Sir Thomas Roe reached in the court of Mughal Emperor Jehangir at Agra in 1615. Jehangir presented him with the Mansab of 400.
7. Who was the last independent Nawab of Bengal?
[A] Anwaruddin
[B] Mir Kasim
[C] Mir Jafar
[D] Siraj ud Daula
Correct Answer: D [Siraj ud Daula]
Notes:
Siraj ud Daula succeeded Alivardi Khan (Maternal grandfather) as the Nawab of Bengal in 1756 when he was 23. He lost the Battle of Plassey on 23 June 1757 due to the betrayal of Mir Jafar (Commander of Nawab’s army). He is considered to be the last independent Nawab of Bengal.
8. Who among the following was nominated as the first Satyagrahi by Mahatma Gandhi for the Individual Satyagarha of 1940?
[A] Sarojini Naidu
[B] Jawarharlal Nehru
[C] Lal Bahadur Shastri
[D] Vinoba Bhave
Correct Answer: D [Vinoba Bhave]
Notes:
The Congress faced confusion again after the August Offer. The radicals and leftists aimed to start a mass Civil Disobedience Movement, but Gandhi pushed for Individual Satyagraha instead. This Individual Satyagraha was meant to support the right to free speech, not to demand independence. The first person chosen for Satyagraha was Acharya Vinoba Bhave, who was imprisoned for speaking out against the war. The second was Jawahar Lal Nehru. The third was Brahma Datt, a member of Gandhi’s Ashram.
9. Under which among the following treaties, Clive had secured the grant of the diwani of Bengal, Bihar and Odisha from Mughal Emperor Shah Alam?
[A] Treaty of Allahabad
[B] Treaty of Buxar
[C] Treaty of Bassein
[D] Treaty of Sugauli
Correct Answer: A [ Treaty of Allahabad]
Notes:
Clive had secured the grant of the diwani of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa from Mughal Emperor Shah Alam under Treaty of Allahabad 1765.
10. In which year, Sabarmati Ashram was established?
[A] 1919
[B] 1915
[C] 1916
[D] 1917
Correct Answer: B [1915]
Notes:
Sabarmati Ashram or Gandhi Ashram (Harijan Ashram, or Satyagraha Ashram) is located in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. It was originally established at the Kocharab Bungalow of Jivanlal Desai (A barrister and friend of Gandhiji) on 25 May 1915. The ashram was relocated to an area on the banks of the river Sabarmati on 17 June 1917. It was the place from where the Dandi march was started on 12 March 1930.
