Sample questions
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CSE
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer: List-I List-II A.Abhinav Bharat Society 1. SriAurobindo Ghosh B.Anushilan Samiti 2.Lala Hardayal C.GadarParty 3.C.R. Das D.Swaraj Party 4.V.D. Savarkar Codes:
- A A- 4; B - l; C- 3; D - 2
- B A- l; B - 4; C - 3; D - 2
- C A- l; B - 4; C- 2; D - 3
- D A- 4; B - l; C - 2; D - 3 ✓
✓ Correct answer: (D)
History › Freedom Struggle (1857–1947)
CSE
Match the columns:
- A M. N. Roy (i) Swarajist Party ✓
- B C.R. Das (ii) Hindustan Socialist Republican Association
- C Chandra Shekhar Azad (iii) Congress Socialist Party
- D Acharya Narendra (iv) Communist International
✓ Correct answer: (A)
History › Freedom Struggle (1857–1947)
CSE
Swaraj as a national demand was first made by
- A Bal Gangadhar Tilak
- B Dadabhai Naoroji ✓
- C Jawaharlal Nehru
- D Chittaranjan Das
✓ Correct answer: (B)
History › Freedom Struggle (1857–1947)
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