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41.

Which of the following statements about the Chittagong group is NOT correct?

  • Its membership included a large number of vouth including Ganesh Ghosh, Lokenath Baul and Anant Singh

  • Its leader Surya Sen had been a lawyer in Dhaka before joining the group

  • Surya Sen and his group were closely associated with Congress work in Chittagong

  • This group had prepared an action plan to occupy the armouries in Chittagong


42.

Which one of the following was a significant feature of the Quit India Movement?

  • Women did not play an important role in the movement

  • Nasik in Maharashtra was an important regional base during the movement

  • It was marked by anti-zamindar violence

  • It was marked by the emergence of parallel governments in different parts of India


43.

Which one of the following characteristics does NOT describe the Khilafat movement?

  • Mahatma Gandhi sought to link it to the Non Co-operation movement

  • It was not supported by the Congress

  • It demanded that the Turkish Sultan must retain control over Muslim sacred places in the erstwhile Ottoman empire

  • It was led by Muhammad Ali and Shaukat Ali


44.

Which one of the following was NOT a feature of railways in colonial India?

  • The main purpose of the setting up of railways in India was to serve the interest of the empire

  • British capital investments were invited with 15% guaranteed interest to be paid if necessary from Indian revenues

  • The construction work disturbed ecology

  • The construction of the railways was planned, in such a way that it connected the internal markets with the ports, but provided no interconnection between internal market cities


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45.

Which colonial administrator made the following declaration about the partition of Bengal in 1904? "Bengal united is a power. Bengal divided will pull in different ways. That is perfectly true and one of the merits of the scheme"

  • Lord Curzon

  • H. H. Risley

  • Lord Minto

  • Sir Lancelot Hare


46.

Who launched the Bardoli Satyagraha on 4th February, 1928?

  • Mahatma Gandh

  • Yallabhbhai Patel

  • Rajendra Prasad

  • Kalyanji Mehta


47.

Which one of the following Princely States did NOT support the Congress during the course of the Civil Disobedience Movement?

  • Bhavnagar

  • Mysore

  • Junagadh

  • Kathiawar


48.

Which one of the following is a feature of thought and philosophy of the Kandukuri Yiresalingam?

  • He believed that science and morality were unconnected to truth

  • He believed in universal education

  • He believed that language had no role in inculcating morality in students

  • He did not attempt to build a national consciousness on a cultural base


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49.

Name the calligrapher in Akbar's court who was honoured with the title "Zarrin Kalam" or Golden Pen.

  • Abul Fazl

  • Tansen

  • Muhammad Husayn

  • Muhammad Kasim


50.

Who among the following was the author of Badshah Nama?

  • Abdul Hamid Lahori

  • Abul Fazl

  • Shah Jahan

  • Sadullah Khan


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