Tuesday 20 March 2018

Kerala PSC History Question and Answers - 25


1. In which state is the birth place of Jayaprakash Narayan?


2. Founder of Avadh state


3. The annexation of which state under Dalhousie's Doctrine of Lapse was not approved by the Court of Directors?


4. Under which Act, Court of Directors were appointed as a governing body to directly report to the crown?


5. The famous novelist who was one of the first two graduates of Calcutta University in 1858


6. The first secretary of Brahma Sabha


7. The total number of members in the interim cabinet assumed office on 2nd September 1946 :


8. Which act appointed 'Board of Control' for the supervision of the administration of India? - Pitt's India Act, 1784


9. Which act ended the monopoly of East India Company for trade in India?


10. Which court was considered as the highest court of appeal in India for trying criminals cases during the East India Company's rule?


11. Who was defeated by General Eyre Coot at Porto Novo in 1781?


12. Who was dismissed from the Hindu College, Calcutta in 1831 due to his revolutionary stand?


13. 'Namdari' was a reform movement of


14. After independence, in which type of states, former rulers were appointed as 'Rajapramukh' to head the administration?


15. After the Revolt of 1857, Begum of Avadh escaped to


16. During the British reign who appointed the Governors of the Presidencies of Madras, Bombay and Calcutta?


17. Mangal Pandey was hanged on :


18. The revolutionary movement associated with Vanchi Iyer 


19. The significance of 16th October 1905 in the history of India is


20. Vishnu Shastri Chiplunkar was a nationalist writer in ___ during the struggle for freedom


21. Where All India Women's Federation established Lady Irwin College in 1926?


22. The first Governor General of Independent India


23. While staying at Rome, during a European visit, which Indian leader declined the invitation of Benitto Musssolini to meet him?


24. Who became the principal of National College in Kolkata founded during the Swadeshi Movement?


25. The Viceroy who introduced financial decentralization? 


26. Who called Bal Gangadhar Tilak, father of Indian Unrest?


27. Who recommended the acceptance of Pakistan in principle as a basis of settlement between Congress and League, in 1942 April?


28. Who represented Indian National Congress in the Congress of Oppressed Nationalists held in Brussels in 1927?


29. Who founded 'Mitra Mela'?


30. Who gave a systematic critique of the moderate politics of the Indian National Congress in a series of articles entitled 'New Lamps of Old'? 


31. Who founded Madras Labour Union?


32. During Swadeshi Movement National Education Council was fomred by the freedom fighters in


33. During the revolt of 1857, Delhi was captured by the mutineers on - 12th May 1857


34. In which year Dadabhai Naoroji put forwarded his 'Drain of Wealth' theory?


35. Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose established provisional government of India (Government of Azad Hind) based in Singapore on


36. In which year Shiromani Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee was formed?


37. The first to become the President of the Indian National Congress 


38. The longest running parallel government formed during Quit India Movement was in


39. The second session of the All India Kisan Sabha held in Faizpur was presided over by


40. The venue of the first conference of the Indian National Congress in 1885


41. What is the name of the fort build by the English in Kolkata?


42. During the Quit India Movement the first 'parallel government' was established in


43. During the Quit India Movement, Congress Radio was broadcasted from


44. Who along with Bhulabhai Desai resigned from Congress in opposition to Quit India Movement? 


45. During the Quit India Movement which organisation was formed in Tamluk?