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The native State of Tripura became involved in the Freedom Movement early in the 20th century because
That the per capita income in India was Rs. 20 in 1867-68, was ascertained for the first time by
After returning from South Africa, Gandhiji launched his first successful Satyagraha in
Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists:
List I
I.Chittagong Armoury RaidII.Abhinav BharatIII.Anushilan SamitiIV.Kuka MovementList II
A) Kalpana Dutt
B) Guru Ram Singh
C) Vinayak Damodar Savarkar
D) Aurobindo Ghosh
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Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists:
List I – Land system
I.Land allotted to big feudal landlordsII.Land allotted to revenue farmers or rent collectorsIII.Land allotted to each peasant with the right to sublet, mortgage, transfer, gift or sellIV.Revenue settlements made at village levelList II
A) Jagirdari System
B) Ryotwari System
C) Mahalwari System
D) Zamindari System
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Assertion (A): Lord Linlithgow described the August Movement of 1942 as the most serious revolt after the Sepoy mutiny.
Reason (R): Peasants joined the movement in large number in some places.
Assertion (A): The basic weakness of the early nationalist movement lay in its narrow social base.
Reason (R): It fought for the narrow interests of the social groups which joined it.
The first venture of Gandhi in all-India politics was the
The Congress policy of pray and petition ultimately came to an end under the guidance of
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List I (Persons)
I.Shyamji Krishna VarmaII.Madame Bhikaji CamaIII.Annie BesantIV.Aurobindo GhoshList II (Journals)
A.Bande MataramB.Indian SociologistC.The TalwarD.CommonwealCodes:
There was no independent development of industries in India during British rule because of the
'Abhinav Bharat' a secret society of revolutionaries was organised by
The most short-lived of all of Britain’s constitutional experiments in India was the
'It made its proposals in May. It still wanted a united India. There was to be a Federal Union composed of British provinces.' The above quotation is related to
The Governor General who followed a spirited "Forward" policy towards Afghanistan was
At a time when empires in Europe were crumbling before the might of Napoleon which one of the following Governors-General kept the British flag flying high in India?
Which Indian nationalist leader looked upon a war between Germany and Britain as a god-sent opportunity which would enable Indians to exploit the situation to their advantage?
Which one of the following leaders of the Congress was totally in favour of Cabinet Mission Plan?
Which one of the following Indian leaders was dismissed by the British from the Indian Civil Service?
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List I (Books)
I.The First Indian War of IndependenceII.Anand MathIII.Life DivineIV.SadhanaList II (Authors)
A) Rabindranath Tagore
B) Sri Aurobindo
C) Bankim Chandra Chatterji
D) Vinayak Damodar Savarkar