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The Sepoy Mutiny broke out on May 10, 1857 at __________
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Answer: Option A
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It was on May 10, 1857 that the Indian soldiers at the Meerut cantonment in modern UP revolted against the British.
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The programme of Swadeshi and Boycott against the partition of Bengal was visualised by
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Answer: Option C
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The Swadeshi movement started with the partition of Bengal by the Viceroy of India, Lord Curzon in 1905 and continued up to 1911. It was the most successful of the pre-Gandhian movement. Its chief architects was Aurobindo Ghosh.
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As per 'August Offer 1940' the Constitution of India would be drawn by
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Answer: Option D
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The August Offer was a proposal made by the British government in 1940 promising the expansion of the Executive Council of the Viceroy of India to include more Indians, the establishment of an advisory war council, giving full weight to minority opinion, and the recognition of Indians' right to frame their own constitution (after the end of the war).
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The first Carnatic War in India was an extension of the Anglo-French War in
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Answer: Option B
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First Carnatic War was an extension of the Anglo-French War in Europe which was caused by the Austrian War of Succession.
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Which of the following statement is related with the provision of the Charter Act of 1833?
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Answer: Option B
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The East India Company Act 1813, also known as the Charter Act 1813, was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which renewed the charter issued to the British East India Company, and continued the Company's rule in India. However, the Company's commercial monopoly was ended, except for the tea and opium trade and the trade with China, this reflecting the growth of British power in India.
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Gandhiji considered Khadi as a symbol of
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Answer: Option B
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Khadi was used a symbol of economic independence and promoted in Vijayawada session of INC (1921).
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Which of the following institutions was not founded by Gandhi?
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Answer: Option B
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Ramakrishna Mission (RKM) is a Hindu religious and spiritual organisation which forms the core of a worldwide spiritual movement known as the Ramakrishna Movement or the Vedanta Movement. The mission is named after and inspired by the Indian saint Ramakrishna Paramahamsa and founded by Ramakrishna's chief disciple Swami Vivekananda on 1 May 1897.
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Indian Association formed in __________ was one of the pioneer political associations with an all India outlook
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Answer: Option D
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Indian Association formed in 1876 was one of the pioneer political associations with an all India outlook. During the second half of the 19th century India witnessed marked changes in social and economic life.
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On April 12, 1944 Subhash Chandra Bose hoisted the INA Flag in a town. In which State/Union Territory is that town now?
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Answer: Option C
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Moirang is a city and Municipal council in the state of Manipur where Subhash Chandra Bose hoisted the INA flag. During world war-II Moirang was the head quarters of Azad Hind Fauz, colonel Shaukat Malik of INA hoisted the Tri-colour for the first on Indian soil on 14 April 1944 in Moirang with the help of Manipuris.
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China invaded Indian frontiers in the year __________
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Answer: Option C
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Exactly 55 years ago, a full-fledge war broke out between India and China. The Sino-India war began on October 20, 1962 when the People's Liberation Army of China invaded Ladakh and Arunachal Pradesh (then known as the North East Frontier Agency) in a synchronised move.