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Question 1 of 5
1. Question
1 pointsWhich of the following act first recognized the voting rights of women in India?
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Government of India Act, 1919 for the first time allowed women to vote.
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Government of India Act, 1919 for the first time allowed women to vote.
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Question 2 of 5
2. Question
1 pointsConsider the following statements
1. Khudai Khidmatgar was a violent struggle against the British Empire by the Pashtuns in North West frontier province.
2. Ambedkar coined the term Harijan to address the depressed classes.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?Correct
Khudai Khidmatgar was nonviolent struggle against the British Empire by the Pashtuns in North West frontier province.
M K Gandhi coined the term Harijan to address the depressed classes.Incorrect
Khudai Khidmatgar was nonviolent struggle against the British Empire by the Pashtuns in North West frontier province.
M K Gandhi coined the term Harijan to address the depressed classes. -
Question 3 of 5
3. Question
1 pointsThe Allahabad inscription is often associated with which of the following rulers?
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It provides very specific details of Samudragupta’s military achievements and conquests from which it is possible to delineate the extent
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It provides very specific details of Samudragupta’s military achievements and conquests from which it is possible to delineate the extent
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Question 4 of 5
4. Question
1 pointsConsider the following statements about Young Bengal Movement.
1. The movement was launched by Surendranath Banerjea and later gained prominence with the participation of Henry Vivian Derozio.
2. The movement had influence of French Revolution.
3. The movement failed to have a long-term impact.
Which of the above statements is/are incorrect?Correct
Young Bengal Movement was launched by Henry Louis Vivian Derozio (1809-1831), who had come to Calcutta in 1826 and was appointed in the Hindu College as a teacher.
Drawing inspiration from the great French Revolution, Derozio inspired his pupils to think freely and rationally, question all authority, love liberty, equality and freedom, and oppose decadent customs and traditions. The Derozians also supported women’s rights and education.
The Derozians, however, failed to have a long-term impact. Derozio was removed from the Hindu College in 1831 because of his radicalism. The main reason for their limited success was the prevailing social conditions at that time, which were not ripe for the adoption of radical ideas.
Further, there was no support from any other social group or class.Incorrect
Young Bengal Movement was launched by Henry Louis Vivian Derozio (1809-1831), who had come to Calcutta in 1826 and was appointed in the Hindu College as a teacher.
Drawing inspiration from the great French Revolution, Derozio inspired his pupils to think freely and rationally, question all authority, love liberty, equality and freedom, and oppose decadent customs and traditions. The Derozians also supported women’s rights and education.
The Derozians, however, failed to have a long-term impact. Derozio was removed from the Hindu College in 1831 because of his radicalism. The main reason for their limited success was the prevailing social conditions at that time, which were not ripe for the adoption of radical ideas.
Further, there was no support from any other social group or class. -
Question 5 of 5
5. Question
1 pointsConsider the following statements
1. He got knighthood by British government.
2. He had participated in all three Round Table Conference sessions (1930-32).
3. He was also one of the main lawyers engaged to defend captured soldiers of the Indian National Army.
The above statements describe which of the following historical personalities?Correct
Sir Tej Bahadur Sapru, was a prominent Indian freedom fighter, lawyer and politician. He was a key figure in India’s struggle for independence, helping draft the Indian Constitution. He was the leader of the Liberal party in British-ruled India.
He was knighted in 1922. He was a member of the United Provinces (now Uttar Pradesh) Legislative Council (1913–16) and of the Imperial Legislative Council (1916– 20), a law member of the Viceroy’s Council (1920–23), and a delegate to the three Round Table Conference sessions in London (1930–32) concerning the government of India. His mediation helped to bring about the Gandhi-Irwin Pact (1931), by which the Indian nationalist leader Mohandas K. Gandhi terminated a civil disobedience campaign and was allowed to attend the second session of the Round Table Conference. Sapru was also in part responsible for the Poona Pact modifying the British plan for a separate electorate of Hindu untouchables.Incorrect
Sir Tej Bahadur Sapru, was a prominent Indian freedom fighter, lawyer and politician. He was a key figure in India’s struggle for independence, helping draft the Indian Constitution. He was the leader of the Liberal party in British-ruled India.
He was knighted in 1922. He was a member of the United Provinces (now Uttar Pradesh) Legislative Council (1913–16) and of the Imperial Legislative Council (1916– 20), a law member of the Viceroy’s Council (1920–23), and a delegate to the three Round Table Conference sessions in London (1930–32) concerning the government of India. His mediation helped to bring about the Gandhi-Irwin Pact (1931), by which the Indian nationalist leader Mohandas K. Gandhi terminated a civil disobedience campaign and was allowed to attend the second session of the Round Table Conference. Sapru was also in part responsible for the Poona Pact modifying the British plan for a separate electorate of Hindu untouchables.
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