211. The most fervent supporter of Gandhi’s proposal for an all-out campaign of civil disobedience during Quit India Movement was ? [A] Ram Manohar Lohia [B] Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel [C] Subhash Chandra Bose [D] Jai Prakash Narayan Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Explanation Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel- known as the “Iron Man of India” or “Bismarck of India”. Patel was most fervent supporter of Gandhi’s proposal for an all-out campaign of civil disobedience to force the British to Quit India. He participated in Gandhi’s call for individual disobedience, and was arrested in 1940 and imprisoned for nine months. He also opposed the proposals of the Cripps’ mission in 1942. 212. The biographical memoir of A. O. Hume was written by __? [A] W. Wederbirn [B] Lord Dufferin [C] J. Charles [D] None of the above W. Wederbirn Explanation Sir William Wedderburn, or W. Wederbirn was a Scottish civil servant in India and a politician. He wrote a biographical memoir of A. O. Hume who died in 1912. (A. O. Hume was the founder of the Indian National Congress). 213. The Two Nation Theory was propounded in which session of the Muslim League? [A] Lahore Session, 1940 [B] Bombay Session, 1915 [C] Delhi Session, 1918 [D] Calcutta Session, 1917 Lahore Session, 1940 Explanation Fazlul Haq, the premier of Bengal, who along with Muslim League had formed the government of Bengal Province ,moved a resolution ,which was passed by Muslim League. In this session ,Jinnah in his presidential address gave the famous Two.Nation Theory as fellows: “India cannot be assumed today to be Unitarian and homogeneous nation,but on the contrary ,there are two nations in the main- the Hindus and Muslims”. The term Pakistan was not used in this session. Gandhiji rejected the two nation theory. 214. The Treaty of Alinagar was signed in ___? [A] February 1756 [B] September 1756 [C] February 1757 [D] April 1757 February 1757 Explanation February 9, 1757 the treaty of Alinagar (changed name of Calcutta) was signed between Robert Clive of the British East India Company and the Nawab of Bengal, Mirza Muhammad Siraj Ud Daula. According to this treaty a) All preivileges granted by Farrukshiyar were confirmed. b) All goods under the british dastak went to be duty free. c) The british were given right of making coin in Bengal. The signing of the treaty was one of the events leading up to the famous Battle of Plassey. 215. During the company rule, the Hindu Widows Remarriage Act was drafted by__ ? [A] Lord Canning [B] Lord Dalhousie [C] Lord Hardinge [D] None of the above Lord Dalhousie Explanation The Hindu Widows’ Remarriage Act, 1856, also Act XV, 1856, enacted on 25 July 1856, legalized the remarriage of Hindu widows in all jurisdictions of India under East India Company rule was drafted by Lord Dalhousie. 216. The statement “Like summer gale revolt of Meerut was unprecedented and short-lived” was made by __? [A] S. N. Sen [B] R. C. Majumdar [C] S. B. Chaudhuri [D] V. D. Savarkar S. N. Sen Explanation The Merrut 1857 Uprising was described by Dr.Surendra Nath Sen-“ Like summer gale revolt of Meerut was unprecedented and short-lived”. He was the author of a number of major works, mostly on the history of the Marathas.In 1956, the Indian government commissioned him to write a history of the Indian Popular Uprising of 1857–59; the work, entitled Eighteen Fifty-seven, was published in 1957. 217. The First President of Muslim League was __? [A] Nawab Viqar-ul-Mulk Mustaq Hussain [B] Mian Abdul Aziz [C] Hidayat Hussain Khan [D] Mohammad Ali Jinnah Nawab Viqar-ul-Mulk Mustaq Hussain Explanation Muslim League, a political organization of India and Pakistan, founded in 1906 as the All-India Muslim League by Aga Khan III. Its original purpose was to safeguard the political rights of Muslims in India. Nawab Mushtaq Husain Viqar-ul-Mulk also known as Mushtaq Hussain, was a Muslim politician and one of the founders of All India Muslim League. He is also known for his involvement in the Aligarh Movement. 218. Which party observed the “Black Day” on July 3, 1947 against Partition of India? [A] Indian National Congress [B] Forward Bloc [C] Hindu Mahasabha [D] Communist Party of India Hindu Mahasabha Explanation . 3 June Plan or Mountbatten Plan was the partition of British India on the basis of religious demographics. This led to the creation of the sovereign states of the Dominion of Pakistan. 219. Who was elected the President of Indian National Congress in the famous Tripuri Session of 1939 ? [A] Acharya Narendra Deo [B] Sarat Chandra Bose [C] Subhash Chandra Bose [D] Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Subhash Chandra Bose Explanation 52nd Session : Subhash Chandra Bose was re-elected the President of INC at the Tripuri Session in 1939 by defeating the Gandhi ji’s Candidate Pattabhai Sitaramaiyya. He demanded that the Congress should deliver a six-months’ ultimatum to Britain and in the event of its rejection a country-wide struggle for ‘Poorna Swaraj’ should be launched. His warning and advice went unheeded, his powers as President were sought to be curtailed. He, therefore, resigned in April 1939, and announced, in May 1939, the formation of the Forward Bloc within the Congress. 220. The Hindu Mahasabha was organized for the first time in 1915 at ___: [A] Haridwar [B] Allahabad [C] Varanasi [D] None of the above Haridwar Explanation Hindu Mahasabha was founded in 1915 by Madan Mohan Malvi.It work with Arya Samaj and other Hindu communal organizations. It was directly link with Rashtriya Swam Sevak Sangh founded in 1925 at Nagpur by K.B.Hegewar.The first All India Hindu Mahasabha Conference was organized at Hardwar in 1915. The Sabha ecame more aggressive after 1929 and started propagating Hindu Rashtra which was totally differ from Gandhiji’s Ram Rajya.
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