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With reference to Madanapalle of Andhra Pradesh, which one of the following statements is correct?
Who among the following is associated with ‘Songs from Prison’, a translation of ancient Indian religious lyrics in English?
The Vital-Vidhvansak, the first monthly journal to have the untouchable people as its target audience was published by
Consider the following pairs :
Movement/Organization : Leader
1.All India Anti-Untouchability League : Mahatma Gandhi2.All India Kisan Sabha : Swami Sahajanand Saraswati3.Self-Respect Movement : E. V. Ramaswami NaickerWhich of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?
With reference to Indian National Movement, consider the following pairs :
Person : Position held
1.Sir Tej Bahadur Sapru : President, All India Liberal Federation2.K. C. Neogy : Member, The Constituent Assembly3.P. C. Joshi : General Secretary, Communist Party of IndiaWhich of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?
He wrote biographies of Mazzini, Garibaldi, Shivaji and Shrikrishna; stayed in America for some time; and was also elected to the Central Assembly. He was
In 1920, which of the following changed its name to "Swarajya Sabha" ?
Which among the following events happened earliest ?
Consider the following pairs :
1.Radhakanta Deb — First President of the British Indian Association2.Gazulu Lakshminarasu Chetty — Founder of the Madras Mahajana Sabha3.Surendranath Banerjee — Founder of the Indian AssociationWhich of the above pairs is/are correctly matched ?
Consider the following statements :
1.The first woman President of the Indian National Congress was Sarojini Naidu.2.The first Muslim President of the Indian National Congress was Badruddin Tyabji.Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Annie Besant was
1.Responsible for starting the Home Rule Movement2.The founder of the Theosophical Society3.Once the President of the Indian National CongressSelect the correct statement/statements using the codes given below.
Which of the following parties were established by Dr. B. R. Ambedkar?
1.The Peasants and Workers Party of India2.All India Scheduled Castes Federation3.The Independent Labour PartySelect the correct answer using the codes given below :
In collaboration with David Hare and Alexander Duff, who of the following established Hindu College at Calcutta?
Who of the following is the author of a collection of poems called “Golden Threshold”?
Who among the following rejected the title of Knighthood and refused to accept a position in the Council of the Secretary of State for India?
Who among the following Gandhian followers was a teacher by profession?
Which one of the following was a journal brought out by Abul Kalam Azad?
Who among the following started the newspaper "Shome Prakash"?
Consider the following statements about Madam Bhikaji Cama :
1.Madam Cama unfurled the National Flag at the International Socialist Conference in Paris in the year 1907.2.Madam Cama served as private secretary to Dadabhai Naoroji.3.Madam Cama was born to Parsi parents.Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Who among the following was a proponent of Fabianism as a movement?
When Congress leaders condemned the Montagu-Chelmsford Report, many moderates left party to form the
Which one of the following submitted in 1875 a petition to the House of Commons demanding India’s direct representation in the British Parliament?
With reference to the Indian freedom struggle, which one of the following statements is not correct?
A London branch of the All-India Muslim League was established in 1908 under the presidency of
Who among the following was the President of the All-India States’ Peoples’ Conference in 1939?
While delivering the presidential address, the Congress President who advocated the introduction of Roman script for Hindi language was
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?
Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists:
List I (Persons)
I.Shyamji Krishna VarmaII.Madame Bhikaji CamaIII.Annie BesantIV.Aurobindo GhoshList II (Journals)
A.Bande MataramB.Indian SociologistC.The TalwarD.CommonwealCodes:
Which one of the following Indian leaders was dismissed by the British from the Indian Civil Service?
Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists:
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