(GK) Events: Independence

(GK) Events: Independence
1. The British Viceroy who was assassinated in IndiaLord Mayo2. The Governor General of India known as the ‘Maker of Modern India’Lord Dalhousie3. The ‘Ryotwari System’ in India was introduced byThomas Munro4. Sarada Act sought to abolishChild marriage5. Who is known as man of massesKumaraswami Kamaraj6. Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated byNathuram Godse7. The Ryotwari settlement was introduced by the British in thea. Madras and Bombay Presidenciesb. Bengal Presidencyc. Madras Presidencyd. Bombay PresidencyAns : A8. Which year Subhash Chandra Bose resigned the Presidentship of Congress19399. Why did Subhas Chandra Bose resign the Presidentship of the Indian National Congress in 1939a. Opposition of Gandhijib. Ill healthc. Desire to form a new partyd. Wanted to make room for Pattabhi SitaramayyaAns : A10. When did Cabinet Mission come into India24th March 194611. Hunter commission on education was appointed during the period ofa. Lord Dufferinb. Lord Lyttonc. Lord Curzond. Lord RiponAns : D12. The Khilafat movement was started byAli brothers13. Who introduced the ‘subsidiary alliance’ systemWellesley14. Who said the following: “We could have preferred a united India. We couldn’t get it, though we tried hard”Clement Atlee15. What was often referred as the steel frame of the British RajThe Indian Civil Service16. The congress observed as INA week during the periodNovember 5-11, 194517. “India’s last war of Independence has begun, ..... Father of our Nation! In this holy war of India’s liberation, we ask for your blessing and good wishes”. Who said this Subhash Chandra Bose on Azad Hind Radio (6th July 1944)18. The women regiment formed by the Indian National Army was known asRani Jhansi Regiment19. Where did Subhash Chandra Bose setup the Provincial Government of Free India in 1943Singapore20. Which woman was an important member of the small group, that operated the Congress Ratio in 1942Usha Mehta21. Which political party did not support the Quit India MovementCommunists22. A ‘Jatiya Sarkar ‘was established by the people during the Quit India Movement inMidnapur (Bengal)23. In which year the Cripp’s mission came to India194224. The Delhi Chalo movement was associated withIndividual Satyagraha25. Who was the first person to perform the Individual Satyagraha in 1940Vinoba Bhave (Nehru was the second one)26. Who was elected as the President of Indian National Congress in 1939, after the resignation of Subhash Chandra BoseDr. Rajendra Prasad27. Who was referred to as ‘The Ambassador of Hindu-Muslim Unity’Muhammad Ali Jinnah28. Who represented the Indian National Congress in the International Congress against colonial oppression and imperialism held in Brussels in 1927Jawaharlal Nehru29. In which year the Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry was established192730. The group of paramilitary force used by the Nizam of Hyderabad to attack the struggle by the people of the state was known asRazakars31. In which year, the congress appointed the National Planning Committee193832. How long did the provincial congress ministries formed in 1937 in power28 months33. Which act by the British, provided for an All India FederationGovt. of India Act 193534. Which political party was formed by Subhash Chandra Bose in 1939Forward Block35. In 1934, which party was organized under the leadership of Jayaprakash Narayan, Acharya Narendra Dev and Minno MasaniCongress Socialist Party36. Which organization was founded by Gandhiji to propagate the removal of untouchabilityHarijan Sewak Sangh37. The Poona Pact was signed betweenGandhiji and Ambedkar38. Which Round Table Conference was attended by GandhijiSecond39. Which session of the Indian National Congress, approved the resolution on Fundamental Rights and the National Economic program1931, Karachi40. Which nationalist leader formed a band of revolutionaries known as ‘Khudai Khidmatgars’ (Red Shirts)Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan (Frontier Gandhi)41. Which congress leader led a march from Trichanapally to Vedaranyam to break the Salt LawC. Rajagopalachari42. On which day, Gandhiji broke the Salt law6th April 193043. From which place, Gandhiji has started his Dandi March to break the Salt lawSabarmathi Ashramam44. Who proposed the ‘fourteen points’ in objection to the Nehru report framed by Motilal Nehru in 1928M.A Jinnah45. Which commission was setup by the British in 1927, to look into ‘whether India was ready for further constitutional progress and on which lines?'Simon Commission46. Which foreign power ruled over Pondicherry before 1954, when it was ceded to IndiaFrench47. The Dewan of Junagadh who invited the Government of India to intervene in Junagadh wasShah Nawaz Bhuto48. Which three Princely States, did not accede to India by 15th August 1947Junagadh, Jammu & Kashmir and Hyderabad49. Who played the lead role, in the integration of the Princely States to IndiaSardar Patel50. Which office had been called by Nehru as the ‘Linchpin of Government’Prime Minister