Soon after the formation of Indian National Congress, the British became suspicious of nationalists. Who among the following called Congress representing only the elite 'a microscopic minority'?

• Lord Napier

• Lord Dufferin

• Lord Ripon

• Lord Lytton

What is the common element among Ram Prasad Bismil, Roshan Singh and Rajendra Lahiri?

• They threw a bomb in the Central Legislative Assembly on 8 April, 1929

• They were the founder members of Swaraj Party

• They were the founders of Hindustan Republican Association

• They were associated with Kakori Conspiracy case

Mahatma Gandhi's Hind Swaraj is essentially

• a critique of Western modernity

• an outline of his philosophy of Satyagraha

• an invocation to Indians to free themselves from the British

• a blueprint of Gram Swaraj

Pochampally in Nalgonda district of Telengana became famous in April, 1951 because

• the Bhoodan movement was launched there by Vinoba Bhave

• the landless peasants rose up in arms against the landlords

• it witnessed violent anti-Hindi agitation

• Silk weavers' cooperative was formed for the first time in India

Who among the following was not associated with the Sarvodaya movement?

• Jaya Prakash Narayan

• Acharya Vinoba Bhave

• Dhirendra Mazumdar

• GV Apparao

Which one of the following statements about Subsidiary Alliance devised by Lord Wellesley in the year 1798 is not correct?

• The territories entering into a subsidiary alliance with the British were responsible for their own internal and external protection.

• In the territory of the ally, a British armed contingent would be stationed

• The ally would have to provide the resources for maintaining the British contingent in the territory

• The permission of the British was needed for the ally to enter into agreements with other rulers

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Who among the following was associated with the Mughal Court as a physician to Prince Dara Shukoh?

• Hakim Afzal Khan

• lbn Battuta

• Francois Bernier

• Duarte Barbosa

Which one of the following statements about Khilafat Movement is not correct?

• The Khilafat Movement demanded that the Khalifa must retain control over Muslim holy places

• The radical trend in the Khilafat Movement was represented by younger leaders like Muhammad Ali, Shaukat Ali, and Maulana Azad

• Indian Muslim leaders used Khilafat as a symbol that could unite the Indian Muslim community

• The Delhi conference of the Central Khilafat Committee in 1920 decided to launch a massive Non-Cooperation Movement

Which of the following features of the Permanent Settlement of 1793 is / are correct?

1. The Permanent Settlement vested land ownership rights in the peasants
2. The Permanent Settlement vested land ownership rights in the Zamindars
3. The Zamindars had to pay a fixed amount of rent by a particular date
4. The Zamindars benefited hugely from the Permanent Settlement while the peasants suffered

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

• 1 only

• 2 and 3 only

• 4 only

• 1,2 and 3

The Vijayanagara Empire received its death blow at the battle of:

• Talikota in 1565

• Panipat in 1661

• Talikota in 1665

• Raichur in 1510