The C. Rajagopalachari formula was formulated to resolve the deadlock between which of the following political parties during the Indian National Movement?
(A) Congress and Hindu Mahasabha
(B) Congress and Akali Dal
(C) Congress and Muslim League
(D) None of these
Rajagopalachari's formula or Rajaji Formula was proposed to solve the political deadlock between the All India Muslim League and the Indian National Congress on the independence of British India.
Who among the following started the Vaikom Satyagraha and marched from Calicut to Payyanur in defense of the Salt Law?
(A) Mani Lal
(B) Rajagopalachari
(C) K. kelappan
(D) N. Ethiran
K. Kelappan was the hero of the Vaikom Satyagraha who walked from Calicut to Payyannur to break the salt law.
Assertion (A): Dadabhai Naoroji organized the East India Association in London.
Reason (R) : He wanted to influence the thoughts of the British public.
In the following two statements are given, one labeled 'Assertion (A)' and the other labeled 'Reason (R)'.
Select your answer using the code given below.
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(A) Both A and R are true and A is the correct explanation of R.
(B) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(C) A is correct but R is incorrect.
(D) A is wrong but R is correct.
After the Battle of Buxar (1764), the East India Company got the Diwani rights of which of the following places?
(A) Bengal
(B) Bihar
(C) Orissa
(D) ALL OF THE ABOVE
The Mughal Emperor Shah Alam II granted the Diwani of Bengal, Bihar, and Orissa to the East India Company in 1765. The Battle of Buxar was fought between the British and the combined forces of Mir Qasim, Shuja Ud Daulah who was the Nawab of Awadh, and the Mughal Emperor Shah Alam II.
Which of the following Acts was criticized by Jawaharlal Nehru by saying – "A machine with only brakes and no engine"?
(A) Government of India Act, 1919
(B) Government of India Act, 1935
(C) Indian Independence Act, 1947
(D) Indian Council Act, 1909
The Government of India Act came into force on 4 August 1935. The first political reaction was towards the way, the representation of the princely states was proposed. The delegates were not to be elected by the public but by the rulers. The second important reaction was against the proposed form of dyarchy. The Dyarchy had been a total failure in the provinces, but now there was an experiment coming up at the centre. The safeguards and the special powers vested in the Governor-General was something like a “Charter of Slavery” as mentioned by Jawahar Lal Nehru. He compared it with a “machine with all brakes, no engine“.
To the 'Deewani' East India Company of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa. was given by the treaty of 1756 with
(A) Shah Alam II
(B) Mir Qasim
(C) Siraj-ud-Daula
(D) Francis Joseph Dupleix
Battle of Buxar ended with the signing of Treaty of Allahabad in 1765 by Shah Alam II and Robert Clive of East India Company. It gave diwani rights or the right to collect taxes of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa to the East India Company.
Who called the British economic policy 'Colonial Economy'?
(A) Mahatma Gandhi
(B) Jawaharlal Nehru
(C) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
(D) Madan Mohan Malaviya
British's profits came primarily from the sale of Indian goods abroad. It tried constantly to open new markets for Indian goods in Britain and other countries. Thereby, it increased the export of Indian manufactures and thus encouraged their production.
Which Muslim leader joined the Home Rule League founded by Annie Besant?
(A) Mohammad Iqbal
(B) Mohammad Ali Jinnah
(C) Syed Ahmed Khan
(D) Abul Kalam Azad
From 1916 to 1918, the movement gained momentum throughout the country. Prominent leaders such as Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Annie Besant, G.S. Khaparde, Sir S. Subramania Iyer, Joseph Baptista, and Muhammad Ali Jinnah came together. They recognised the need for a year-round national alliance.
Which one of the following statements is not correct with reference to the Swadeshi movement during the Indian freedom struggle?
(A) The theme song of the Swadeshi movement in Bengal was "Amar Sonar Bangla".
(B) Sayeed Haider Raza led the Swadeshi movement in India
(C) Ganapati and Shivaji festivals became the medium of the movement
(D) The partition of Surat in 1907 laid the foundation of the Swadeshi movement.
Who said that the Revolt of 1857 was "neither the first, nor a national, nor a war of independence"?
(A) V. D. Savarkar
(B) S.N. Sen
(C) R.C. Mazumdar
(D) Benjamin Disraeli
Dr. R.C. Majumdar, however, considers the revolt of 1857 as neither the first, nor national nor a war of independence as a large part of the country remained unaffected and many sections of the people took no part in the upsurge.
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