941. Indian National Congress split for the first time in its session at –
1. Allahabad
2. Calcutta
3. Surat
4. Lahore
Option “3” is correct The Indian National Congress (INC) which was established in 1885 was divided into two groups(in the year 1907) mainly by extremists and moderates at the Surat Session of the Congress.
942. Which of the following institutions was not founded by Mahatama Gandhi?
Option “3” is correct Visva-Bharati University is a public central government funded university located in Santiniketan, West Bengal. It was founded by Rabindranath Tagore who called it Visva-Bharati, which means the communion of the world with India.
943. English education was introduced in India by –
1. Curzon
2. Macaulay
3. Dalhousie
4. Bentick
Option “2” is correct English education was introduced in India by Macaulay in 1835 as the name of Macaulay minute.
944. Who among the following did Gandhiji regard as his political Guru?
Option “4” is correct Gandhiji regarded Gopal Krishna Gokhale as his political guru.
945. The first inscription evidence of Satipratha has been found from-
1. Eran
2. Junagarh
3. Mandsaur
4. Sanchi
Option “1” is correct Eran is an ancient Indian historical city in Sagar district in Madhya Pradesh state. One of the earliest Sati Pillars of India was found in Eran dated 510 AD during Gupta Era. This was discovered by General Alexander Cunningham in 1874- 1875 A.D.
946. The Kushans ruled in-
1. 1st century AD
2. 5nd century BC
3. 4rd century AD
4. 2th century BC
Option “1” is correct The Kushan Empire was a syncretic empire, formed by Yuezhi, in the Bactrian territories in the early 1st century. It spread to encompass much of Afghanistan,present-day Pakistan, and then the northern parts of India at least as far as Saketa and Sarnath near Varanasi where inscriptions have been found dating to the era of the Kanishka the Great.
947. Gandhi called for an all India Hartal (strike) to protest against Rowlatt Act on 6th April ________.
1. 1918
2. 1919
3. 1926
4. 1925
Option “2” is correct Gandhiji was aroused by the Rowlatt Act. In February 1919 he founded the Satyagraha Sabha at Bombay. Its members took a pledge to disobey the Act and thus to court arrest. It was new method of struggle.
948. Which of the following struggles of Mahatma Gandhi was related to industrial workers?
1. Champaran Satyagraha
2. Ahmedabad Struggle
3. Kheda Struggle
4. None of these
Option “2” is correct In February March 1918, there was a situation of conflict between the Gujarat Mill owners and workers on the question of Plague Bonus of 1917. In March 1918, under the leadership of Gandhi, there was a strike in the cotton mills. Gandhiji himself went on a “fast unto death” to strengthen the workers resolved to continue the strike.
949. In which city of South Africa was Mahatma Gandhi beaten up and thrown off the pavement by the white people?
1. Cape Town
2. Transvaal
3. Port Elizabeth
4. Pietermaritzburg
Option “4” is correct While traveling by train to Pretoria, Gandhiji experienced his first taste of racial discrimination. Inspite of carrying first class ticket, he was indiscriminately thrown out of the train by the authorities on the instigation of a white man. Pietermaritzburg Railway Station is famous as being the place where Mahatma Gandhi was thrown off a train for riding first class in 1893.
950. The name of the periodical among the following published by Mahatma Gandhi during his stay in South Africa—
1. Navjivan
2. India Gazette
3. Africaner
4. Indian Opinion
Option “4” is correct The Indian Opinion was a newspaper established by Indian leader Mahatma Gandhi. The publication was an important tool for the political movement led by Gandhi and the Indian National Congress to fight racial discrimination and win civil rights for the Indian immigrant community in South Africa.
