With reference to the Indian freedom struggle, which one of the following statements is not correct?

Hakim Ajmal Khan was one of the leaders to start a nationalist and militant Ahrar movement

When the Indian National Congress was formed, Sayyid Ahmad Khan opposed it

The All-India Muslim League which was formed in 1906 vehemently opposed the partition of Bengal and separate electorates

Maulana Barkatullah and Maulana Obeidullah Sindhi were among those who formed a Provisional Government of India in Kabul

During the Indian freedom struggle, the Khudai Khidmatgars, also known as Red Shirts, called for

the Union of Pashtun tribal areas in north-west with the Afghanistan

the adoption of terrorist tactics and methods for terrorising and finally ousting the colonial rulers

the adoption of communist revolutionary ideology for political and social reform

the Pathan regional nationalist unity and a struggle against colonialism

Assertion (A): The effect of labour participation in the Indian nationalist upsurge of the early 1930s was weak. Reason (R): The labour leaders considered the ideology of Indian National Congress as bourgeois and reactionary.

Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct explanation of A

Both A and R are individually true but R is not a correct explanation of A

Under the Permanent Settlement, 1793, the zamindars were required to issue pattas to the farmers which were not issued by many of the zamindars. The reason was

the zamindars were trusted by the farmers

there was no official check upon the zamindars

it was the responsibility of the British Government

the farmers were not interested in getting pattas

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Prelims 2002Q111Personalities, Organisations & Press
With reference to the Indian freedom struggle, which one of the following statements is not correct?
Prelims 2002Q123Gandhian Era (1915-1942)
During the Indian freedom struggle, the Khudai Khidmatgars, also known as Red Shirts, called for
Prelims 2002Q144Peasant, Tribal & Working Class Movements
Assertion (A): The effect of labour participation in the Indian nationalist upsurge of the early 1930s was weak.
Reason (R): The labour leaders considered the ideology of Indian National Congress as bourgeois and reactionary.
Prelims 2001Q2Revolutionary Movements
Who among the following organised the famous Chittagong armoury raid?
Prelims 2001Q6Personalities, Organisations & Press
A London branch of the All-India Muslim League was established in 1908 under the presidency of
Prelims 2001Q12Personalities, Organisations & Press
Who among the following was the President of the All-India States’ Peoples’ Conference in 1939?
Prelims 2001Q61British Expansion & Policies
Who among the following Indian rulers established embassies in foreign countries on modern lines?
Prelims 2001Q71Gandhian Era (1915-1942)
The Hunter Commission was appointed after the
Prelims 2001Q76British Expansion & Policies
Under the Permanent Settlement, 1793, the zamindars were required to issue pattas to the farmers which were not issued by many of the zamindars. The reason was
Prelims 2001Q81Socio-Religious Reform Movements
Consider the following statements:
I.Arya Samaj was founded in 1835.
II.Lala Lajpat Rai opposed the appeal of Arya Samaj to the authority of Vedas in support of its social reform programmes.
III.Under Keshab Chandra Sen, the Brahmo Samaj campaigned for women’s education.
IV.Vinoba Bhave founded the Sarvodaya Samaj to work among refugees.
Which of these statements are correct?
Prelims 2001Q94Gandhian Era (1915-1942)
Who among the following leaders proposed to adopt Complete Independence as the goal of the Congress in the Ahmedabad session of 1920?
Prelims 2000Q4Personalities, Organisations & Press
While delivering the presidential address, the Congress President who advocated the introduction of Roman script for Hindi language was
Prelims 2000Q8Towards Independence & Partition
At the time of partition of India, which one of the following provinces of the British India came forward with a plan for a united and independent existence?
Prelims 2000Q15Towards Independence & Partition
The Balkan Plan for fragmentation of India was the brain-child of
Prelims 2000Q19Personalities, Organisations & Press
Consider the following statements about the Indian National Congress:
I.Sarojini Naidu was the first woman to be the President of the Congress.
II.C. R. Das was in prison when he functioned as the President of the Congress.
III.The first Britisher to become the President of the Congress was Alan Octavian Hume.
IV.Alfred Webb was the President of the Congress in 1894.
Which of these statements are correct?
Prelims 2000Q50Revolt of 1857
“In this instance we could not play off the Mohammedans against the Hindus”. To which one of the following events did this remark of Aitchison relate?
Prelims 2000Q57Constitutional Development (1773-1935)
Which one of the following is not a feature of the Government of India Act of 1935?
Prelims 2000Q60Towards Independence & Partition
The Indian National Army (INA) came into existence in 1943 in
Prelims 2000Q65British Expansion & Policies
The last major extension of British Indian territory took place during the time of
Prelims 2000Q70Towards Independence & Partition
As an alternative to the partition of India, Gandhiji suggested to Mountbatten that he

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