Thursday, January 24, 2019

WBCS Polity and Constitution MCQs Prelims and Mains

MODERN HISTORY MCQ, PDF DOWNLOAD FOR WBCS PRELIMS & MAINS P1


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5351. Raksha Bandhan was observed as a symbol of unbreakable unity, introduced at the time of
A
Jalianwalabag Masacare
B
Partition of Bengal
C
Session of Indian Nation Congress
D
Swadeshi Movement
B
Correct Answer: B. Partition of Bengal
Explanation: Raksha Bandhan was started by Rabindranath Tagore 16 October 1905, To show Hindu, Muslim unity against the event of Bengal Partition. It was the same day when Bengal was partitioned by Lord Curzon.
4232. Indigo Revolt was regularly highlighted in
A
Statesman
B
Englishman
C
Hindu Patriot
D
Times of India.
C
Correct Answer: C. Hindu Patriot
Explanation: Hindu Patriot magazine was an English weekly published from Kolkata. The founding editor of this magazine was Girish Chandra Ghosh.
3233. Where was the Gadar party formed?
A
Japan
B
United Kingdom
C
U.S.A
D
Russia
C
Correct Answer: C. U.S.A
Explanation:
The Ghadar Movement was an early 20th century, international ... Founders, Sohan Singh Bhakna ... The official founding has been dated to a meeting on 15 July 1913 in ... Following the outbreak of World War I in 1914, some Ghadar party  ...
Founded: 15 July 1913
President: Sohan Singh Bhakna
5344. When was the University of Calcutta founded?
A
1860
B
1874
C
1854
D
1857
D
Correct Answer: D. 1857
Explanation: Calcutta University was established in 1857 at time of Vice-Roy Lord Caning. He was also the first chancellor. It was the same year when the Sepoy Mutiny happened. The first vice-chancellor was James William Colvile. The first graduate of this university was Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay and Joddu Nath Bose. The first Indian Vice-Chancellor was Gooroodas Banerjee
3005. The first Newspaper which was published in India was titled
A
Bombay Herald
B
Madras Courier
C
The Bengal Gazette
D
The Calcutta Chronicle
C
Correct Answer: C. The Bengal Gazette
Explanation: Hicky's Bengal Gazette or The Bengal Gazette was also known as The Original Calcutta General Advertiser. It was and weekly newspaper in the English language published from Calcutta (Now Kolkata). It was the first newspaper printed in Asia by James Augustus Hicky. It was also popularly known for its strong critic against the British administration in India and promotion of the anti-war and anti-colonial rule in India.
3526. All India Home Rule was started by
A
Bipin Ch. Pal
B
Nivedita
C
Rajagopalachari
D
Annie Besant
D
Correct Answer: D. Annie Besant
Explanation: The Indian Home Rule movement was a movement in British India on the lines of the Irish Home Rule movement and other home rule movements. The movement lasted around two years between 1916–1918 and is believed to have set the stage for the independence movement under the leadership of Annie Besant and Bal Gangadhar Tilak. In 1921 All India Home Rule League changed its name to Swarajya Sabha.
30177. Who declared as his ultimate aim the wiping of every tear from every eye?
A
Jawaharlal Nehiii
B
Gandhiji
C
Bal GartgadharTilak
D
Sardar Patel
A
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Correct Answer: A. Jawaharlal Nehiii
Explanation: The father of the nation Mahatma Gandhi said it first as his mission in life. In his famous speech 'Freedom at midnight', the first prime minister of the country, Jawaharlal Nehru mentioned, 'The ambition of the greatest men of our generation has been to wipe every tear from every eye. That may be beyond us, but as long as there are tears and suffering, so long our work will not be over.'
That mission of Gandhi and ambition of Nehru is still a dream, or a pipe dream.
31658. In which year did Gandhiji start Satyagraha Movement ?
A
1926
B
1917
C
1934
D
1942
B
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Correct Answer: B. 1917
Explanation: Gandhi first conceived satyagraha in 1906 in response to a law discriminating against Asians that was passed by the British colonial government of the Transvaal in South Africa. In 1917 the first satyagraha campaign in India was mounted in the indigo-growing district of Champaran.
5809. The Times of India was first published in
A
1862
B
1858
C
1875
D
1861
D
Correct Answer: D. 1861
Explanation: In 1861, he changed the name from the Bombay Times and Standard to The Times of India.
42910. Voice of India' was published from
A
Madras s
B
Delhi
C
Calcutta
D
Bombay
D
Correct Answer: D. Bombay
Explanation: Dadabhai Naoroji started the newspaper the Voice of India in 1883 in Bombay.


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