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Q1mediummcqGeneral StudiesWBCS Prelims2026
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Who was the editor of the 'Hindoo Patriot'?
Q2mediummcqHistoryWBCS Prelims2026
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Who declared the Communal Award in 1932?
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In collaboration with David Hare and Alexander Duff who of the following established Hindu College at Calcutta?
Q4mediummcqGeneral StudiesWBCS Prelims2026
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Who organised the 'Council of Barabhais'?
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Who was the first woman President of the Indian National Congress?
Q6mediummcqGeneral StudiesWBCS Prelims2026
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What was the number of the Princely States in India at the time of Partition?
Q7mediummcqGeneral StudiesWBCS Prelims2026
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Who started the newspaper Shom Prakash?
Q8mediummcqGeneral StudiesWBCS Prelims2026
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Who laid the foundation of the 'Theosophical Society'?
Q9mediummcqHistoryWBCS Prelims2026
Who wrote 'Poverty and Unbritish Rule in India'?
Q10mediummcqIndian HistoryWBCS Prelims2026
Who was the founder of the Jamia Milia Islamia?
Q11mediummcqHistoryWBCS Prelims2026
Who was the editor of the nationalist newspaper 'Sandhya'?
Q12mediummcqHistoryWBCS Prelims2026
Which part of the world was the agenda of Khilafat movement involved with?
Q13mediummcqHistoryWBCS Prelims2026
Gandhiji was influenced by
Q14mediummcqHistoryWBCS Prelims2026
Who among the following freedom fighters did not belong to revolutionary (militant) nationalism?
Q15mediummcqHistoryWBCS Prelims2026
Which was the first incident of a British official's assassination after the revolt of 1857?
Q16mediummcqGeneral KnowledgeWBCS Prelims2026
Who was Sikkim's last sovereign king?
Q17mediummcqHistoryWBCS Prelims2026
Which among the following novels of Sarat Chandra vividly reflected the revolutionary movement of India ?
Q18mediummcqHistoryWBCS Prelims2026
"Swaraj is my birthright and I shall have it" - who said this?
Q19mediummcqHistoryWBCS Prelims2026
Who was the founder of the ‘Forward Bloc’?
Q20mediummcqHistoryWBCS Prelims2026
When did the Chittagong Armory Raid take place and who was its chief organizer?
Q21mediummcqHistoryWBCS Prelims2026
Which Mission/Commission visited India in 1946 to discuss the transfer of power?
Q22mediummcqHistoryWBCS Prelims2026
The Indian Independence Act was passed by the British Parliament in which year and month?
Q23mediummcqIndian HistoryWBCS Prelims2026
The English East India Company established their first permanent regular factory in India at:
Q24mediummcqHistoryWBCS Prelims2026
When and where did the Jallianwala Bagh massacre take place?
Q25mediummcqIndian HistoryWBCS Prelims2026
Which Governor-General of India strongly advocated and initiated rapid railway trunk line construction across British India?
Q26mediummcqHistoryWBCS Prelims2026
In which year was the Indian National Congress established?
Q27mediummcqHistoryWBCS Prelims2026
Which political party was founded in 1906?
Q28mediummcqHistoryWBCS Prelims2026
With which revolt are the names of Sidhu and Kanhu associated?
Q29mediummcqHistoryWBCS Prelims2026
Who was the Governor-General of India at the time of the outbreak of the Revolt of 1857?
Q30mediummcqHistoryWBCS Prelims2026
In which year was the Lucknow Pact signed between the Muslim League and the Indian National Congress?
Q31mediummcqHistoryWBCS Prelims2026
_______ was the center of the Aligarh movement.
Q32mediummcqHistoryWBCS Prelims2026
The Morley-Minto Reform was declared in the year _____.
Q33mediummcqIndian HistoryWBCS Prelims2026
What was the date of "Queens proclamation"?
Q34mediummcqHistoryWBCS Prelims2026
Who was the President of the First Session of the Indian National Congress?
Q35mediummcqHistoryWBCS Prelims2026
Which phase is considered to be the liberal (moderate) phase of the Indian National Congress?
Q36mediummcqHistoryWBCS Prelims2026
The Partition of Bengal was annulled in which year?
Q37mediummcqGeneral StudiesWBCS Prelims2026
The first railway line of India was operationalised in 1853 between:
Q38mediummcqIndian HistoryWBCS Prelims2026
In which year did the famous 'Great Escape' of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose from house arrest in Calcutta to Germany take place?
Q39mediummcqIndian HistoryWBCS Prelims2026
What was the primary direct trigger for the rapid rise of Extremism within the Indian National Movement during the early 20th century?
Q40mediummcqIndian HistoryWBCS Prelims2026
Who founded the Forward Block?
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