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Q100. Under which pair of leaders did the Kheda peasant movement take place?

[Rajasthan CET Graduate Level (7 January 2023, Shift 2)]

1. A. Mahatma Gandhi and Vallabhbhai Patel
2. B. Vallabhbhai Patel and Vasudev Balwant Phadke
3. C. Mahatma Gandhi and Vijay Singh Pathik
4. D. Sitaram Das and Vijay Singh Pathik

Answer: A. Mahatma Gandhi and Vallabhbhai Patel

Explanation: Gandhi and Vallabhbhai Patel provided major leadership to the 1918 Kheda campaign in Gujarat. Farmers sought remission of land revenue after crop failure. The protest became an important early example of Gandhian civil resistance in India.

Q99. As a representative of which British political party did Dadabhai Naoroji enter the House of Commons?

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1. A. Conservative Party
2. B. Liberal Party
3. C. Labour Party
4. D. Labour–Liberal coalition

Answer: B. Liberal Party

Explanation: Dadabhai Naoroji was elected as a Liberal MP for Central Finsbury in 1892. His parliamentary service provided a platform for explaining Indian grievances and challenging exploitative economic policies of British imperial rule.

Q98. At which location was the Azad Hind Fauj, also called the Indian National Army, formed?

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1. A. Singapore
2. B. Tokyo
3. C. Berlin
4. D. Rangoon

Answer: A. Singapore

Explanation: The first Indian National Army took shape in Singapore in 1942 under Mohan Singh, drawing on Indian prisoners of war in Southeast Asia. Subhas Chandra Bose later reorganized and led the force in pursuit of independence.

Q97. Sarojini Naidu became the first woman governor of which Indian state?

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1. A. Madhya Pradesh
2. B. Uttar Pradesh
3. C. Tamil Nadu
4. D. West Bengal

Answer: B. Uttar Pradesh

Explanation: After independence in 1947, Sarojini Naidu was appointed governor of the United Provinces, subsequently named Uttar Pradesh. Earlier she had been a poet, women’s rights advocate and Congress leader, becoming the first Indian woman to preside over a Congress session.

Q96. Which freedom-era figure disliked oppressive, rigid schooling during childhood?

[SSC CGL Tier-I (13 December 2022, Shift 2)]

1. A. Mahatma Gandhi
2. B. Jawaharlal Nehru
3. C. Jyotiba Phule
4. D. Rabindranath Tagore

Answer: D. Rabindranath Tagore

Explanation: Tagore remembered conventional schooling as confining and uninspiring. His educational experiments at Santiniketan emphasized freedom, nature, creativity and learning through arts as alternatives to rigid classroom instruction.

Q95. Who founded Visva-Bharati University?

[SSC CGL Tier-I (8 December 2022, Shift 1)]

1. A. Madan Mohan Malaviya
2. B. Lala Har Dayal
3. C. Swami Vivekananda
4. D. Rabindranath Tagore

Answer: D. Rabindranath Tagore

Explanation: Rabindranath Tagore established Visva-Bharati at Santiniketan in 1921. He envisioned a place for dialogue between Indian and international intellectual traditions, rooted in creative education and a universal humanist outlook.

Q94. In which movement did Sarojini Naidu encourage Gandhi to include women?

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1. A. Quit India Movement
2. B. Champaran Satyagraha
3. C. Salt Satyagraha
4. D. Non-Cooperation Movement

Answer: C. Salt Satyagraha

Explanation: Sarojini Naidu argued for the participation of women in the Salt Satyagraha of 1930. She subsequently helped lead the Dharasana campaign after Gandhi’s arrest, strengthening women’s visibility in mass civil disobedience.

Q93. Which book by Naoroji criticized the economic effects of British colonial rule?

[SSC CGL Tier-I (3 December 2022, Shift 3)]

1. A. India Today
2. B. The Idea of India
3. C. Poverty and Un-British Rule in India
4. D. The History of British India

Answer: C. Poverty and Un-British Rule in India

Explanation: Naoroji’s book Poverty and Un-British Rule in India presented his drain-of-wealth argument. Drawing on official data and other evidence, he criticized the transfer of Indian resources to Britain without adequate return.

Q92. Which profession also describes Dadabhai Naoroji, the prominent early nationalist?

[SSC CGL Tier-I (2 December 2022, Shift 4)]

1. A. Businessman
2. B. Doctor
3. C. Soldier
4. D. British army officer

Answer: A. Businessman

Explanation: Naoroji worked in commerce as well as journalism, education and politics. He became the first Indian elected to the British House of Commons and was an important early critic of colonial economic extraction.

Q91. On what date did the Royal Indian Navy mutiny begin in Bombay?

[Punjab and Haryana High Court Clerk (22 November 2022, Shift 3)]

1. A. 6 August 1946
2. B. 18 February 1946
3. C. 30 December 1946
4. D. 29 April 1946

Answer: B. 18 February 1946

Explanation: The revolt began on 18 February 1946 when ratings associated with HMIS Talwar protested poor food, racial discrimination and service conditions. It spread rapidly and reflected broader political turbulence in the armed forces.