History Practice Questions Set 8

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Which among the following are the five principles of peaceful co-existence of Panchsheel as outlined by Jawaharlal Nehru?
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Mutual respect, military collaboration, economic collaboration, de-colonization, and territorial integrity

Mutual respect for each other territorial integrity and sovereignty, non-aggression, non-interference, equality, mutual benefit, and peaceful co-existence

Peaceful co-existence, economic collaboration cultural interaction, territorial integrity, and decolonization

Disarmament, peaceful co-existence, economic collaboration, cultural interaction, and territorial integrity

When Lord Mountbatten became the first Governor-General of India, who among the following became the Governor-General for Pakistan?
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Lord Mountbatten

Muhammad Ali Jinnah

Liaquat Ali Khan

Shaukat Ali

Which one of the following sums up Marx’s view about history?
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History is a record of the wars between various people

History is a succession of struggles between the oppressor and the oppressed classes

History is a faithful record of the past events

None of the above

Which of the following statements regarding Mahatma Gandhi’s philosophy of Satyagraha is/are correct?

1. Truth and non-violence are their two vital ingredients.
2. The follower of Satyagraha would resist evil but not hate the evildoer.
3. The Satyagrahi would, if necessary, inflict suffering on himself, and also on the evildoer.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below

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1, 2 and 3

2 and 3

Only 1

1 and 2

Consider the following paragraph
He was seriously injured in a police lathi charge in Lahore during demonstrations against Simon Commission, for which he subsequently died in November 1928. Later on, the British officer who was responsible for the lathi charge on him was shot dead by Bhagat Singh and Rajguru.
The revolutionary referred to in the above paragraph is
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Pandit Govind Ballabh Pant

Lala Lajpat Rai

Mangal Singh

Motilal Nehru

The Russian revolutionaries derived their ideology from the doctrines of ___
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Lenin and Stalin

Marx and Lenin

Marx and Engels

Lenin and Engels

Consider the following statements relating to Indigo Revolt

1. The Indigo Revolt is particularly memorable for the role played by the intelligentsia to uphold the cause of the movement.
2. After the revolt, the colonial authorities set up the Indigo Commission to enquire into the grievances of the Indigo cultivators.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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Only 1

Only 2

Both 1 and 2

Neither 1 nor 2

Which one among the following prompted Rabindranath Tagore to surrender his title of ‘Sir’?
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The passing of the Rowlatt Act

The passing of the Act of 1919

To support Mahatma Gandhi’s Satyagraha Movement

To protest against the massacre at Jallianwala Bagh and the imposition of martial law in Punjab

‘Dyarchy’ was first introduced in India under
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Morley-Minto reforms

Montford reforms

Simon Commission plan

Government of India Act, 1935

Which of the following was/were the main feature(s) of the Government of India Act, 1919?

1. Introduction of separate electorates for Muslims.
2. Devolution of legislative authority by the center to the provinces.
3. Expansion and reconstitution of central and provincial legislatures.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below

1 point

Only 2

1 and 3

Only 3

2 and 3

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