Q280. Who wrote Poverty and Un-British Rule in India, a major critique of the colonial drain of wealth?
[OSSC CGLRE Mains, Paper II (8 July 2026)]
- A. Surendranath Banerjee
- B. Gopal Krishna Gokhale
- C. Dadabhai Naoroji
- D. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Answer: C. Dadabhai Naoroji
Explanation: Dadabhai Naoroji published this influential economic analysis in 1901. He argued that British administrative and commercial arrangements transferred Indian resources abroad without adequate return, helping turn the critique of colonial exploitation into a central argument of early Indian nationalism.
Q279. Which description best identifies Gopal Krishna Gokhale’s contribution to early Indian nationalism?
[RRB NTPC UG CBT-I (20 June 2026, Shift 3)]
- A. Moderate constitutional reforms and Gandhi’s political mentorship
- B. Leading the Salt March in 1930
- C. Organizing armed underground revolution
- D. Founding the Swaraj Party in 1923
Answer: A. Moderate constitutional reforms and Gandhi’s political mentorship
Explanation: Gopal Krishna Gokhale favoured constitutional agitation, legislative debate and political education. As a moderate Congress leader and founder of the Servants of India Society, he influenced Gandhi’s understanding of public service and political reform.
Q278. The Preamble of the Constitution is based on which resolution moved by Jawaharlal Nehru?
[RRB NTPC UG CBT-I (17 June 2026, Shift 1)]
- A. Directive Principles
- B. Fundamental Rights
- C. Directive Resolution
- D. Objectives Resolution
Answer: D. Objectives Resolution
Explanation: Jawaharlal Nehru moved the Objectives Resolution in the Constituent Assembly on 13 December 1946. Adopted in January 1947, its ideals of sovereignty, democracy, justice and equality subsequently informed the philosophical foundations of the Indian Constitution’s Preamble.
Q277. Which accomplishment of Vallabhbhai Patel during the independence movement is correctly identified?
[RRB NTPC UG CBT-I (14 June 2026, Shift 1)]
- A. Leading anti-Rowlatt protests in Punjab
- B. Drafting the Lucknow Pact
- C. Commanding the INA in Burma
- D. Leading Bardoli Satyagraha and earning the title Sardar
Answer: D. Leading Bardoli Satyagraha and earning the title Sardar
Explanation: Patel directed the 1928 Bardoli farmers’ struggle against increased land-revenue demands in Gujarat. Its disciplined nonviolent resistance forced concessions from the colonial administration. The leadership he displayed there helped establish the popular honorific Sardar attached to his name.
Q276. Who used Poverty and Un-British Rule in India to expose colonial-era poverty?
[RRB NTPC UG CBT-I (14 June 2026, Shift 3)]
- A. Pherozeshah Mehta
- B. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
- C. Mahatma Gandhi
- D. Dadabhai Naoroji
Answer: D. Dadabhai Naoroji
Explanation: The work was written by Dadabhai Naoroji, one of the early economic critics of British rule. He connected Indian poverty with transfers of wealth to Britain through pensions, official remittances and other colonial expenses lacking corresponding benefit to India.
Q275. Who was an early Indian thinker to estimate the poverty line using the book Poverty and Un-British Rule in India?
[RRB NTPC UG CBT-I (13 June 2026, Shift 2)]
- A. Rabindranath Tagore
- B. Mahatma Gandhi
- C. Dadabhai Naoroji
- D. Jawaharlal Nehru
Answer: C. Dadabhai Naoroji
Explanation: Naoroji advanced early estimates of Indians’ subsistence requirements alongside his wider examination of colonial economic exploitation. His pioneering calculations were not modern official poverty measurements, but they helped demonstrate the material deprivation experienced under British rule.
Q274. Which monument dedicated to Vallabhbhai Patel is the world’s tallest statue?
[RRB NTPC UG CBT-I (13 June 2026, Shift 2)]
- A. Statue of Unity
- B. Statue of Equity
- C. Statue of Equality
- D. Statue of Liberty
Answer: A. Statue of Unity
Explanation: The Statue of Unity commemorates Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel near the Sardar Sarovar Dam in Gujarat. Its 182-metre height symbolizes Patel’s role in bringing hundreds of princely states into the Indian Union.
Q273. Who founded the All India Forward Bloc?
[UPSSSC Lekhpal Mains (21 May 2026)]
- A. Mahatma Gandhi
- B. Subhas Chandra Bose
- C. Jawaharlal Nehru
- D. Bhagat Singh
- E. None of the above
Answer: B. Subhas Chandra Bose
Explanation: Subhas Chandra Bose established the Forward Bloc in 1939 after his dispute with Congress leadership and resignation from the Congress presidency. It sought to unite left-wing and radical nationalist forces in support of complete independence and far-reaching socioeconomic change.
Q272. Which organisation did Gopal Krishna Gokhale establish in 1905?
[DSSSB MTS (12 May 2026, Shift 2)]
- A. Servants of India Society
- B. Fergusson College
- C. Indian National Congress
- D. Deccan Education Society
Answer: A. Servants of India Society
Explanation: Gokhale founded the Servants of India Society in Pune in June 1905 to train dedicated workers for public service. Its activities emphasized education, civic responsibility, healthcare and social reform, using constitutional approaches rather than revolutionary violence.
Q271. Which idea best represents Rabindranath Tagore’s critique of aggressive nationalism?
[UP PGT History (9 May 2026)]
- A. He opposed militant nationalism and favoured universal humanism
- B. He treated nationalism only as an economic question
- C. He rejected every cultural identity for Westernization
- D. He justified expansionist nationalism
Answer: A. He opposed militant nationalism and favoured universal humanism
Explanation: Tagore warned that aggressive nationalism could subordinate human dignity and ethical values to state power. His writings promoted cooperation, cultural exchange and a universal human outlook, while retaining a deep attachment to India’s literary and social traditions.