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Q180. Whom did Rabindranath Tagore call Nritya Samragini, or empress of dance?

[SSC MTS (17 October 2024, Shift 3)]

1. A. Mrinalini Sarabhai
2. B. Gangu Bai
3. C. Rukmini Arundale
4. D. Sitara Devi

Answer: D. Sitara Devi

Explanation: Sitara Devi was a prominent Kathak dancer renowned for energetic performances and artistic innovation. Tagore’s appreciative title recognized her exceptional dancing talent and helped establish her reputation within modern Indian classical dance.

Q179. Who headed the 1928 Nehru Report committee proposing a dominion-status constitution?

[SSC MTS (30 September 2024, Shift 2)]

1. A. Motilal Nehru
2. B. Jawaharlal Nehru
3. C. Subhas Chandra Bose
4. D. Mahatma Gandhi

Answer: A. Motilal Nehru

Explanation: Motilal Nehru, father of Jawaharlal Nehru, chaired the committee that drafted the 1928 Nehru Report. It proposed constitutional reforms and dominion status, while younger nationalist leaders increasingly pressed for complete independence.

Q178. Following which event did Tagore renounce his British knighthood?

[SSC CGL Tier-I (19 September 2024, Shift 1)]

1. A. Charan Paduka incident
2. B. Partition of Bengal
3. C. Jallianwala Bagh massacre
4. D. Chauri Chaura incident

Answer: C. Jallianwala Bagh massacre

Explanation: Tagore returned his knighthood after the Amritsar massacre of April 1919. His protest expressed moral outrage at colonial violence and gave powerful symbolic support to the nationalist demand for dignity and justice.

Q177. What is the birth date of Subhas Chandra Bose?

[TNPSC Group II (14 September 2024)]

1. A. 23 January 1897
2. B. 23 January 1891
3. C. 26 January 1901
4. D. 23 January 1895
5. E. Answer not known

Answer: A. 23 January 1897

Explanation: Netaji was born on 23 January 1897 at Cuttack. He later led the Forward Bloc and the revived Indian National Army, pursuing freedom through international alliances and armed struggle during the Second World War.

Q176. In which location was the Indian National Army first organized?

[SSC CGL Tier-I (13 September 2024, Shift 2)]

1. A. Singapore
2. B. Germany
3. C. London
4. D. Japan

Answer: A. Singapore

Explanation: The first Indian National Army emerged in Singapore in 1942 under Captain Mohan Singh, drawing on Indian prisoners of war held by Japan. Subhas Chandra Bose reorganized it the next year.

Q175. Which advocate appeared on behalf of INA defendants during the Red Fort trials of 1945–46?

[RPSC Assistant Professor History Paper II (12 September 2024)]

1. A. Vallabhbhai Patel
2. B. Aruna Asaf Ali
3. C. K. M. Munshi
4. D. Bhulabhai Desai

Answer: D. Bhulabhai Desai

Explanation: Bhulabhai Desai was a leading defence lawyer in the Indian National Army proceedings. The trials became politically significant because public sympathy for the accused intensified nationalist mobilization across religious and regional boundaries.

Q174. Who wrote the book The Indian Struggle?

[SSC CGL Tier-I (10 September 2024, Shift 2)]

1. A. Mahatma Gandhi
2. B. Motilal Nehru
3. C. Vallabhbhai Patel
4. D. Subhas Chandra Bose

Answer: D. Subhas Chandra Bose

Explanation: The Indian Struggle is Subhas Chandra Bose’s account of the nationalist movement and its political controversies. It illuminates his interpretation of Indian independence politics and the strategic debates shaping Congress and revolutionary approaches.

Q173. At which village did Vinoba Bhave receive the first land donation linked to the Bhoodan movement?

[UPSC NDA-II GAT (1 September 2024)]

1. A. Ramgarh
2. B. Garhwa
3. C. Hyderabad
4. D. Pochampally

Answer: D. Pochampally

Explanation: The movement began at Pochampally in April 1951 when villagers’ need for land prompted voluntary donation. Bhave thereafter travelled widely, asking landowners to contribute holdings for redistribution to families lacking agricultural land.

Q172. Arrange:
(1) Lucknow Pact,
(2) Bose’s return to India,
(3) Cripps Mission,
(4) Bombay Naval Mutiny, from earliest to latest.

[UPSC CDS-II General Knowledge (1 September 2024)]

1. A. 4–3–2–1
2. B. 3–4–2–1
3. C. 1–2–3–4
4. D. 2–1–3–4

Answer: C. 1–2–3–4

Explanation: The Lucknow Pact dates to 1916, followed by Bose’s return to India in 1921 after resigning from the Indian Civil Service. The Cripps Mission came in 1942, and the Royal Indian Navy revolt occurred in February 1946.

Q171. Who was the first Indian recipient of the Nobel Prize in Literature?

[UP Police Constable Re-exam (24 August 2024, Shift 1)]

1. A. Sarojini Naidu
2. B. C. V. Raman
3. C. Rabindranath Tagore
4. D. Mother Teresa

Answer: C. Rabindranath Tagore

Explanation: Tagore won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1913, gaining international recognition for Gitanjali. His influence extended beyond poetry to music, education, the Swadeshi debates and the cultural dimensions of Indian nationalism.