Indian National Movement (Civil Service Examination), Questions and Answers, GK for UPSC, Bank PO & All Exams

1. With reference to the Indian freedom struggle, which one of the following statements is not correct? [2002]

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

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

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

d. Maulana Barkataullah and Maulana Obeidullah Sindhi were among those who formed a Provisional Government oflndia in Kabul.

2. During the Indian freedom struggle, the Khudai Khidmatgars, also known as Red Shirts called for: [2002]

a. the Union of Pakhtun tribal areas in north-west with the Afghanistan

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

c. the adoption of communist revolution ideology for political and social reform

d. the Pathan regional nationalist unity and a struggle against colonialism.

3. Who among the following organized the famous Chittagong armoury raid? [2001]

a. Laxmi Sehgal

b. Surya Sen

c. Batukeshwar Datta

d. J.M. Sengupta

4. Assertion (A): The effect of labour participation in the Indian nationalist upsurge of the early 1930s was weak. Reason (R): The abour leaders considered the ideology of Indian National Congress as bourgeois and reactionary. [2002]

a. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A

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

c. A is true but R is false

d. A is false but R is true

5. Which one of the following is not a feature of the Government of India Act of 1935? [2000]

a. Diarchy at the Centre as well as in the provinces

b. a bicameral legislature

c. provincial autonomy

d. an All-India Federatior

6. Consider the following statements: [2010]
1. The "Bombay Manifesto" signed 1936 openly opposed the preaching of socialist ideals.
2. It evoked support from a large section of business community from all across India.
Which of the statements given above is/ are correct?

a. 1 only

b. 2 only

c. Both 1 and2

d. Neither 1 nor2

7. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists: [1999]
List I - List II
A. Shyamji Krishna - 1. BandeMataram Varma
B. Madame Bhikaji - 2. Indian Sociologist Cama
C. Annie Besant - 3. TheTalwar
D. Aurobindo Gosh - 4. Commonwealth
Codes:

a. A-2; B-3; C-4; D-1

b. A-3; B-2; C-1; D-4

c. A-2; B-3; C-1; D-4

d. A-3; B-2; C-4;D-1

8. At the time of partition of India, which one of the following provinces of British India came forward with a plan for a united and independent existence? [2000]

a. Punjab

b. Assam

c. Bengal

d. Bihar

9. Who among the following leaders proposed to adopt Complete Independence as the goal of the Congress in the Ahmedabad session of 1920? [2001]

a. Abdul Kalam Azad

b. Hasrat Mohani

c. Jawahar Lai Nehru.

d. Mohandas Karamachand Gandhi

10. The native state of Tripura became involved in the Freedom movement early in the 20th century because: [2000]

a. the kings of Tripura were always anti-British

b. the Bengal revolutionaries took shelter in Tripura

c. the tribes of the state were fiercely freedom loving

d. there were already some groups fighting against the kingship and its protector, the British

General Knowledge

1. World Geography -Test-01

2. World Geography -Test-02

3. World Geography -Test-03

4. Geography of India -Test-01

5. Geography of India -Test-02

6. Geography of India -Test-03

7. Geography of India -Test-04

8. Geography of India -Test-05

9. History of India - Test - 01

10. History of India - Test - 02

11. History of India - Test - 03

12. History of India - Test - 04

13. History of India - Test - 05

14. History of India - Test - 06

15. History of India - Test - 07

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Ajanta Caves

The Discovery

In the early 19th century, some British soldiers spotted a horseshoe shaped rock while out hunting in the Deccan plateau. What caught his attention was the entrance of a cave and this made the soldiers cross the ravine of the Waghora River.They discovered several caves, against which bush, shrubs earth, stones had piled up and some were even being used as shelters. Archaeologists started excavations and the news of the discovery spread far and wide. All the rock cut caves had paintings on verandahs, inner walls and ceilings, these revealed some of the most beautiful masterpieces of world art.More symbolic Buddhist mounds like the stupas and the dwelling cells for monks, called the viharas, were also discovered in these caves. An inscription of King Harisena of the Vakataka dynasty was also unearthed in cave No.17. It seems that the local Vakatakas had relations, through marriage, with the great Gupta kings of North India.