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

2. Consider the following statements about the Indo-Saracenic archi tecture :
1. It combined the Indian with the European style, of architecture in the beginning of the 20th century.
2. The Gateway of India in Mumbai is the most famous example of this style.
3. There are many famous examples of this style in the colonial cities of Bombay (Mumbai) and Madras (Chennai).
4. It takes its imputation from ancient Greece. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

3. Who among the following is one of the authors of the book “Philosophy of the Bomb”?

4. Which one among the following was not a demand of the early congress (1885-1905)?

5. '… it has reduced us politically to serfdom. It has sapped the foundations of our culture … it has degraded us spiritually.' This was Mahatma Gandhi complaining of the ill-effect on Indians of which action/policy of the colonial government?

6. In Hind Swaraj, Mahatma Gandhi was critical of railways, because they are
1. carriers of plague germs
2. instruments for frequency of famines
3. responsible for creating class division in the society
4. accident-prone Select the correct answer using the code given below:Code:

7. Gandhiji’s call for breaking Salt Laws was in response to the

8. Which of the following statements about the first act of the Revolt of 1857 is/are true?
1. It occurred in Meerut, when two sepoys stole a superior officer's rifle.
2. It began when the Rani of Jhansi declared war on the British.
3. It began when Mangal Pandey fired at a European officer in Meerut.
4. It began when Mangal Pandey fired at a European officer in Barrackpore. Select the correct answer using the code given below:

9. Gandhiji's 'Harijan Campaign' sought to
1. attack caste system as a whole
2. open wells, road, temples, etc to Harijans
3. encourage social work among Harijans Select the correct answer using the code given below.

10. Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched ?

11. 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

12. Which one among the following statements relating to the Home Rule movement is not correct ?

13. Planning in India drew on

14. Consider the following statements:
1. Morley-Minto reforms ended the official majority in state legislative assemblies.
2. Despite the Government of India Act, 1909 the nonofficials were elected to local bodies indirectly. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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

16. 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:

17. Arrange the following events of Indian freedom movement in correct sequence beginning from the earliest:
1. Second Round Table Conference
2. Communal Award
3. Poona Pact
4. Simon Commission Select the correct answer using the code given below:

18. Consider the following statements relating to Gandhian strategy of Satyagraha
I. Under the Gandhian strategy, which may be described as Struggle-Truce-Struggle (S-T-S), phase of a vigorous extra-legal mass movement and confrontation with colonial authority alternate with phases, during which direct confrontation is withdrawn.
II. The entire political process of S-T-S was an upward spiraling one, which also assumed that the freedom struggle would pass through several stages, ending with the transfer of power by the colonial regime itself. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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

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

21. Which one among the following newspapers was published first?

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

23. Who was the Governor General of India during the Revolt of 1857 ?

24. Who among the following annuled the Partition of Bengal?

25. 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 ?