Which is the correct chronological sequence of the following associations?
(i) East India Association
(ii) Madras Mahajana Sabha
(iii) Madras Native Association
(iv) India Society
Select the answer from the codes given below:

(a)

ii, i, iii, iv

(b)

ii, iii, i, iv

(c)

iii, iv, i, ii

(d)

iii, iv, ii, i

The first President of the Indian National Congress was

(a)

Surendranath Bannerjea

(b)

Badruddin Tyabji

(c)

A.O. Hume

(d)

W.C. Bonnerjee

Assertion: The British Government pursued a policy of free trade (or) laissez fair.
Reason: India had comparative advantage from England's free trade policy.

(a)

A is correct but R does not explain A

(b)

A is correct and R explains A

(c)

A is correct and R is incorrect

(d)

Both A and R are wrong

Anushilan Samity of Calcutta was founded by

(a)

Pulin Behari Das

(b)

Hemachandra Kanungo

(c)

Jatindernath Banerjee and Barindar Kumar Ghose

(d)

Khudiram Bose and Prafulla Chaki

The author of the book Indian Unrest was

(a)

Lala Lajpat Rai

(b)

Valentine Chirol

(c)

Tilak

(d)

Annie Besant

When was the tri-colour flag of freedom hoisted?

(a)

December 31, 1929

(b)

March 12, 1930

(c)

January 26, 1930

(d)

January 26, 1931

Which of the following is not correctly paired?

(a)

Lt. Governor of Punjab - Reginad Dyer

(b)

Dalit-Bahujan Movement - Dr. Ambedkar

(c)

Self Respect Movement - Periyar E.V.R.

(d)

Satyagraha Sabha - Rowlatt Act

Non-Cooperation movement included
(A) boycott of government schools and colleges
(B) return of government conferred titles
(C) observing protest fasts
(D) conducting underground movements
Choose the correct answer from the codes given below

(a)

A and B

(b)

B and C

(c)

A and D

(d)

C and D

Which of the undermentioned personality is unrelated to Swaraj Party?

(a)

Rajaji

(b)

Chitaranjan Das

(c)

Motilal Nehru

(d)

Sathya murthi

Gandhi set out on the March and reached Dandi on _____

(a)

6th April 1930

(b)

6th March 1930

(c)

4th April 1939

(d)

4th March 1930

Kalpana Dutt was associated with

(a)

Hindustan Socialist Republican Association

(b)

Bengal Association

(c)

Communist Party of India

(d)

Indian Republican Army

The first passenger train ran in 1853 between

(a)

Madras – Arakkonam

(b)

Bombay – Pune

(c)

Bombay – Thane

(d)

Kolkata – Hoogly

The first Jute Mill in Calcutta was founded in

(a)

1855

(b)

1866

(c)

1877

(d)

1888

During the Mughal Period the Official and Court language was

(a)

Urdu

(b)

Hindi

(c)

Marathi

(d)

Persian

In the 1937 elections, Congress won in

(a)

12 Provinces

(b)

7 Provinces

(c)

5 Provinces

(d)

8 Provinces

Direct Action Day organised by the Muslim League on

(a)

25 December, 1942

(b)

16 August, 1946

(c)

21 March, 1937

(d)

22 December, 1939

Match the following

A. Hindu MuslimRiot	-	1. Mohan Singh
B. August Offer	-	2. Govind Ballabh Pant
C. Proposal of Partition Resolution	-	3. Lord Linlithgow
D. Indian National Army	-	4. Naokhali

(a)

A	B	C	D
3	4	2	1

(b)

A	B	C	D
4	2	1	3

(c)

A	B	C	D
4	3	2	1

(d)

A	B	C	D
3	2	4	1

Mahatma Gandhi gave the call ‘Do or Die’ during the

(a)

Civil Disobedience Movement

(b)

Non-Cooperation Movement

(c)

Quit India Movement

(d)

All of the above

Who appeared in court in defense of the INA soldiers

(a)

Jawaharlal Nehru

(b)

Motilal Nehru

(c)

Rajaji

(d)

Subhash Chandra Bose

INA was founded with the help of

(a)

Germany

(b)

Japan

(c)

France

(d)

USA

Write a note on Indigo revolt?

Highlight the contribution of missionaries to modern education.

Make a list of the important political associations formed in India prior to the Indian National Congress.

How did M.G. Ranade explain the idea of Swadesh?

Why was militant nationalism was on the decline by 1908?

What were the repressive measures adopted by colonial government to crush the growing nationalist movement during 1903-1914?

Describe the Defence of India Act, 1915

Name the three British communists sent by the Communist Party of Great Britain to help build the party in India.

What do you know of the notorious Sessions Judge of Gorakhpur H.E. Holmes?

Why is J.N. Tata called the father of Indian modern industry?

Point out the role played by press in creating nationalist consciousness in British India.

Name the prominent participants in the inaugural meeting of Madras Mahajana Sabha held in May 1884?

What were the items which constituted Home Charges?

What was the outcome of the plan of the Swadeshi leaders to celebrate the release of Bipin Chandra Pal from prison as Swarajya Day in Tirunelveli?

Why is Ghadar Movement considered an important episode in India’s freedom struggle.

What was the impact and significance of the Madras Labour Union?

How did Gandhi view the Malabar Rebellion of 1921.

How is communalism as an ideology defined?

Highlight the tragic consequences of Partition.

What was the outcome of Green Revolution in India?

1. Explain the objectives of the Indian National Congress and contributions of the early nationalists to the cause of India’s liberation from the colonial rule.

2. Evaluate the contributions of Lal-Bal-Pal triumvirate to Indian National Movement.

1. In what way was the Civil Disobedient Movement different from Non-cooperation Movement?

2. Estimate the role of Mahathma Gandhi in the Indian Freedom Struggle.

1. Discuss Bhagat Singh’s radical strand of nationalism, and his revolutionary activitsm that led to his hanging.

2. Examine the importance of Karachi session of India National Congress in articulating the socio-economic political aspirations, under the pressure of Great Depression.

1. Hindu nationalism, Muslim nationalism and Indian nationalism were equally responsible for the partition of the country. How?

2. Attempt a comprehensive account of the evolution of England, France and Spain as nation-states.

1. Explain the initiatives of Portugal and Spain in the discovery of new sea routes to the East and point out why it is considered as an important event in the economic history of modern world.

2. Sketch the course of French Revolution from the storming of Bastille to the execution of Robespierre.

1.  Identify the important collectivist thinkers of nineteenth century and highlight their contributions to Socialism.

2.  Why is Bismarck considered the true architect of a unified Germany?

1. Examine to what extent Germany and Hitler were responsible for the outbreak of Second World War.

2. Describe Mao Tse Tung’s contribution to the establishment of Communist government in China.