Modern history miscellaneous


  1. Who founded the Naujawan Bharat Sabha ?









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    The Naujawan Bharat Sabha was founded by Bhagat Singh in March 1926 and was declared illegal under the Criminal Law Amendment Act of 1908 in Septem- ber 1934. Its purpose was to help foster revolution against the British Raj by gathering together worked and peasant youth.

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    The Naujawan Bharat Sabha was founded by Bhagat Singh in March 1926 and was declared illegal under the Criminal Law Amendment Act of 1908 in Septem- ber 1934. Its purpose was to help foster revolution against the British Raj by gathering together worked and peasant youth.


  1. Which of the following tribes is associated with the “Tana Bhagat” movement ?









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    Just like the Birsa’s religious movement among the Mundas, a similar religious movement gained among the Oraon known as Tana Bhagat. The movement was apparently initiated in 1914 by a young Oraon tribesman known as Jatra Oraon.

    Correct Option: A

    Just like the Birsa’s religious movement among the Mundas, a similar religious movement gained among the Oraon known as Tana Bhagat. The movement was apparently initiated in 1914 by a young Oraon tribesman known as Jatra Oraon.



  1. Who said “Truth is the ultimate reality and it is God” ?









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    Gandhi was known to have considered truth something similar to that. Baruch Spinoza considered ultimate truth as the ultimate reality of a rationally ordered system that is God. This ultimate truth is God (as God is also Truth) and morality - the moral laws and code - its basis.

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    Gandhi was known to have considered truth something similar to that. Baruch Spinoza considered ultimate truth as the ultimate reality of a rationally ordered system that is God. This ultimate truth is God (as God is also Truth) and morality - the moral laws and code - its basis.


  1. Constituent Assembly of India was formulated on the recommendation of









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    The Constituent Assembly was set up while India was still under British rule, following negotiations between Indian leaders and members of the 1946 Cabinet Mission to India from the United Kingdom. The announcement of the Plan on May 16, 1946 was preceded by the Shimla Conference of 1945.

    Correct Option: D

    The Constituent Assembly was set up while India was still under British rule, following negotiations between Indian leaders and members of the 1946 Cabinet Mission to India from the United Kingdom. The announcement of the Plan on May 16, 1946 was preceded by the Shimla Conference of 1945.



  1. Rowlatt Act 1919 was enacted during the period of









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    The Rowlatt Act was passed by the Imperial Legislative Council in London on 10 March 1919, indefinitely extending “emergency measures” enacted during the First World War in order to control public unrest and root out conspiracy. Lord Chelmsford (1916 to 1921) was the Viceroy of India then.

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    The Rowlatt Act was passed by the Imperial Legislative Council in London on 10 March 1919, indefinitely extending “emergency measures” enacted during the First World War in order to control public unrest and root out conspiracy. Lord Chelmsford (1916 to 1921) was the Viceroy of India then.