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WBCS PRE - YYYY

605591. Who among the following was the pro-agonist of India National Conference in 1876?

A

Dadabhai Nauroji

B

Jatindranath Banerjee

C

S. N. Banerjee

D

Dwarkanath Tagore

C

Correct Answer: C. S. N. Banerjee

WBCS PRE - YYYY

539592. Aim of the Swarajya Party was to —

A

Enter the legislature and wreck the Government from within

B

Resort to Extremism

C

Agitate for total freedom

D

Boycott the Congress moves

A

Correct Answer: A. Enter the legislature and wreck the Government from within

SSC CGL/CHSL - 2000

4834593. Who among the following, analysed the causes of the uprising of 1857 advocating a, reconciliation between the British and the Muslims?

A

Syed Ahmed Brelvi

B

Shah Waliullah

C

Syed Ahmed Khan

D

Syed Amir Ali

C

Correct Answer: C. Syed Ahmed Khan

SSC CGL/CHSL - 2007

3169594. Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched

A

Lord Dalhousie - Doctrine of Lapse

B

Lord Minto - Indian Coun-cils Act, 1909

C

Lord Wellesley - Subsidiary Alliance

D

Lord Curzon Vernacular Press Act, 1878

D

Correct Answer: D. Lord Curzon Vernacular Press Act, 1878
Explanation: Lord Ripon is known as the Father of Local Self Government in India. He repealed the controversial Vernacular Press Act of 1878 passed by Lytton, in 1882. He obtains a Bengal land tenancy bill (eventually the Bengal Tenancy Act 1885) that would improve the situation of the peasants. He introduced Ilbert Bill in 1883.

WBCS PRE - YYYY

615595. Who founded 'School Book Society'?

A

William Jones

B

Bethune

C

David Hare

D

Hyde East

C

Correct Answer: C. David Hare

SSC CGL/CHSL - 2007

4669596. The province of Bengal was partitioned into two parts in 1905 by

A

Lord Lytton

B

Lord Ripon

C

Lord Dufferin

D

Lord Curzon

D

Correct Answer: D. Lord Curzon

SSC CGL/CHSL - 2007

4659597. After leaving the Congress, Subhash Chandra Bose formed, in 1939, his own party, named

A

Socialist Bloc

B

Revolutionary Socialist Bloc

C

Forward Bloc

D

Socialist-Congress Bloc

C

Correct Answer: C. Forward Bloc

WBCS PRE - YYYY

556598. Jinnah Which was the date of the Direct Action of the Muslim League?

A

August 15, 1946

B

August 16,1946

C

August 12, 1946

D

August 14, 1946

B

Correct Answer: B. August 16,1946

SSC CGL/CHSL - 2003

4501599. What did the Hunter Commission appointed by the Viceroy probe?

A

Bardoli Satayagraha

B

Khilafat Agitation

C

Jallianwala Bagh tragedy

D

Chauri Chaura incident

C

Correct Answer: C. Jallianwala Bagh tragedy

SSC CGL/CHSL - 2008

4822600. Who is associated with the term 'Loknayak' in India ?

A

Lala Laajpat Rai

B

Bal Gangadhar Tilak

C

Jay Prakash Narayan

D

Madan Mohan Malviya

C

Correct Answer: C. Jay Prakash Narayan

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