1. 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 ?

2. Match List-I with List-ll and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists :List-I List-ll (Peasant Movement) (Region)
A. Mappila outbreak 1. Maharashtra
B. Ramosi peasant force 2. Bengal
C. Kuka revolt 3. Malabar
D. Pabna revolt 4. PunjabCode : A B C D

3. Who among the following founded the Rajahmundri Social Reform Association in 1878 in support of widow remarriage?

4. Who was the first Indian native ruler to accept the system of Subsidiary Alliance?

5. What was the common element among the following three newspapers?
(i) The Servant of India (ii) Dnyan Prakash (iii) Hitawad

6. Which one among the following statements regarding the Government of India Act, 1935 is not correct?

7. The Indian States Committee was formed in 1928 under:

8. Who of the following was associated with the August Offer?

9. Mahatma Gandhi’s Hindu Swaraj is essentially

10. Consider the following declaration and identify the person who made it using the codes given below. The times has come when badges of honour make our shame glaring in their incongruous context of humiliation and I, for my part, wish to stand shorn of all special distinction, by the side of my countrymen who, for their so-called insignificance are liable to suffer degradation not fit for human beings.Codes :

11. Match List^_I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists:List-I List-II
A. Ryotwari Settlement 1. Singapore
B. Formation of Azad 2. Allahabad Hind Fauj
C. All party conference 3. North-western resolution to boycott frontier province school, college and law court in 1920.
D. Referendum held for 4. Madras and provinces to join Pakistan. Bombay presidency A B C D

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

13. 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:

14. The Haripura Congress (1938) remains a milestone in Indian freedom struggle, because

15. What is the common element among Ram Prasad Bismil, Roshan Singh and Rajendra Lahiri ?

16. Who among the following has authored the book Hind Swaraj ?

17. Consider the following statements:
1. The Indian National Congress was formed during the Viceroyalty of Lord Dufferin.
2. The first President of Indian National Congress was Woomesh Chandra Banerji.
3. The first session of the Indian National Congress was held in Calcutta.
4. In the first session of the Indian National Congress some government officials were also present. Which of the following statements given above are correct ?

18. Who founded the Fort William College at Calcutta?

19. Bande Mataram, the nationalist song, was a part of

20. Subsidiary Alliance was a system devised by

21. 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?

22. The Rowlatt Act was passed to

23. Soon after the formation of Indian National Congress, the British became suspicious of nationalists. Who among the following called Congress representing only the elite — 'a microscopic minority' ?

24. Which of the following statements about Ryotwari system is/are correct?
1. The government collected the revenue directly from the individual cultivators.
2. The cultivators were not recognized in law as the owners of the land. Select the correct answer using the code given below:

25. Which of the following statements with regard to freedom struggle are correct ?
1. The British rule could prevail in India on the basis of the consent or acquiescence of many sections of Indian people.
2. The social basis of the colonial regime was among the Zamindars and upper classes.
3. The Indian National Army forced the British to withdraw from India.
4. The Hindu Mahasabha supported the partition of India. Select the correct answer using the code given below:Code: