1. Who issued firman granting Diwani of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa to the english ?

2. Which one among the following prominently rose in revolt against the British in 1857 ?

3. The Non-Cooperation Movement was withdrawn for the

4. William Bentinck attempted to reform Hindu society by suppressing/abolishing social evils. Which one among the following was not included in them?

5. Who among the following first used the word' Swarajya'?

6. For Mahatma Gandhi, Satyagraha is
1. a political force.
2. a philosophy of life.
3. an ideology of action. Select the correct answer using the code given below:

7. Neel Darpan is a play based on the story of Indigo Rebellion of Bengal of 1860 – 61. Who authored it?

8. Sati was declared illegal and punishable by the Regulation XVII during the Governor Generalship of

9. Consider the following statements relating to planning in India :
1. In the year 1938, the National Planning Committee was set up in India under the chairmanship of Jawaharlal Nehru.
2. The Bombay Plan was prepared by the Indian industrialists.
3. Acharya Kripalini prepared the Gandhian Plan. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

10. Who among the following national leaders did not opt to defend the case dealing with the trial of the soldiers of the Indian National Army in 1945 ?

11. Who founded the Fort William College at Calcutta?

12. The implementation of factory legislation in India in the nineteenth century was a result of the pressure on the Government of India from

13. DIRECTIONS (Qs. 62-64) : The next three (03) items are based on the passage given below. The myth is that the Indian National Congress was started by A.O. Hume and others under the official direction, guidance and advice of no less a person than Lord Dufferin, the Viceroy, to provide a safe, mild, peaceful and constitutional outlet of safetyvalve for the rising discontent among the masses, which was inevitably leading towards a popular and violent revolution. Consequently, the revolutionary potential was nipped in the bud. Most writers accept the core of the myth, that a violent revolution was on the cards at the time and was avoided only by the foundations of the congress,…….. All of them agree that the manner of its birth affected the basic character and future work of the congress in a crucial manner.
62. The colonial rulers, according to the safety valve thesis, were trying to use congress as

14. Who among the following was not associated with the Lahore conspiracy case?

15. Who among the following first imparted a mass character to the Indian National Congress?

16. Which one among the following statements is not true about Bahadur Shah Jafar II?

17. The Jury Act of 1827 was opposed by many Indians. One of the grounds for opposing it was that it denied both to the Hindus and Mohammedans the honor of a seat on the Grand Jury. Which among the following was known for his opposition to the Jury Act ?

18. Kandh Revolt against the British was led by

19. Which of the following statements about Brahmo Samaj is/ are correct?
1. The Brahmo Marriage Act of 1872 allowed inter-caste and widow re-marriage only if the contracting parties declared themselves to be non-Hindus.
2. Keshub Chandra Sen arranged the marriage of his minor daughter with the Maharaja of Burdwan.
3. Keshub Chandra Sen's followers broke away to form the Naba Brahmo Samaj.
4. The Brahmo Samaj grew from a small elite group to a mass movement in the 19^th century. Select the correct answer using the code given below:

20. Who among the following is/was associated with 'Maharashtra Andhashraddha Nirmoolan Samiti'?

21. Consider the following statements :
1. Consequent to the recommendations of the Simon Commission, Three Round Table Conferences were held in Simla, Delhi and Calcutta. 2. The Government of India Act, 1935 contained support towards self-government which was first proposed in the Montagu-Chelmsford Report. Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

22. Which among the following about Mahatma Gandhi's Non- Cooperation Movement are correct?
1. Refusal to attend Government Durbars and official functions
2. Participation in elections
3. Participation in rallies for the boycott of foreign goods
4. Surrender of titles Select the correct answer using the code given below : Code :

23. Who among the following was associated with the Hindustan Socialist Republican Association?

24. Who among the following was not associated with the Sarvodaya movement ?

25. Consider the following statements about Rashtrakuta kings:
1. They were ardent patrons of Shaivism and did not support other forms of religion.
2. They promoted only Sanskrit scholars and gave them large grants Which of the statements given above is/are correct?