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

2. 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' ?

3. Consider the following:
1. Bardoli Satyagraha 2. Champaran Satyagraha
3. Rowlatt Satyagraha Which one of the following is the correct chronological order of the above?

4. By the late 19th century, India was one of the largest producers and exporters of

5. Which one of the following movements started from Dandi?

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

7. Which of the following features of the Permanent Settlement of 1793 is / are correct?
1. The Permanent Settlement vested Land ownership rights in the peasants
2. The Permanent Settlement vested land ownership rights in the Zamindars
3. The Zamindars had to pay a fixed amount of rent by a particular date
4. The Zamindars benefited hugely from the Permanent Settlement while the peasants suffered Select the correct answer using the code given below:

8. 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 :

9. The Swadeshi Movement evoked serious responses in

10. Which one of the following statements with regard to 'Direct Action Day' is correct?

11. Which of the following statements about hill stations of colonial India is/are correct?
1. The architecture of hill stations sought to recreate the European style
2. Hill stations were developed as sanitariums where soldiers were treated for illness
3. Shimla became the official residence of the Commander in Chief of the Indian Army
4. In 1864, Shimla had to be evacuated because of a Typhoid epidemic Select the correct answer using the code given below:

12. Which of the following was/were the new feature/features visible in the Quit India Movement (1942)?
1. Large-scale movements in some of the industrial areas.
2. Large-scale mass involvement in some of the Princely States
3. Increase in the activities of the Kisan Sabha Select the correct answer using the code given below.

13. The Senia tradition is:

14. Which one of the following with regard to the Poona Pact, 1932 is not correct?

15. Consider the following statements:
1. Dadabhai Naoroji first put forward 'the theory of drain of wealth'.
2. The Indian National Congress adopted a resolution to criticize the drain of wealth in its annual session at Calcutta in 1896. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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

17. The Indian National Congress was founded during the Viceroyalty of

18. Consider the following statements:
1. Annie Besant was the first woman President of the Indian National Congress.
2. The historic Lucknow session of the Congress in 1916 was presided by Madan Mohan Malviya.
3. Mahatma Gandhi presided over the annual session of Congress only once at Belgaum in 1924. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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

20. The Government of India Act, 1935 was based on

21. Where was the first Peasant Movement launched by Mahatma Gandhi ?

22. 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

23. No Indian 'shall by reason only of his religion, place of birth, descent, colour or any of them be disabled from holding any office or employment under the company'. This was a pledge first given by the

24. Which one among the following wars ended by the Treaty of Salbai ?

25. Consider the following statements about Salt Satyagraha:
1. It was a form of Civil Disobedience.
2. It was the first nationalist activity in which women participated in large numbers.
3. Gandhiji first experimented with Salt Satyagraha in South Africa. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?