Modern History Of India (Part-II) (Railway)

Total Questions: 50

31. Who founded the Visva Bharati which later became a Central University? [RRB NTPC CBT-1 Exam, 22.01.2021 Shift-I]

Correct Answer: (4) Rabindranath Tagore
Solution:Founded by the first non European Nobel Laureate Rabindranath Tagore in 1921, Visva Bharati is located in Shantiniketan, West Bengal.

It was declared to be a Central University and an institution of national importance by an Act of Parliament in 1951

32. Tatya Tope was one of the leader who participated in the Indian rebellion of: [RRB NTPC CBT-1 Exam. 23.01.2021 (Shift-I)]

Correct Answer: (1) 1857
Solution:Ramachandra Pandurang Tope, also known as Tatya Tope, was one of the most notable Indian freedom fighters and a general in the Re- bellion of 1857.

Tatya Tope was an intimate friend and the right hand of Nana Sahib, the adopted son of Peshwa.

In May 1857, Tatya Tope won the battle over the Indian troops of the East India Company at Kanpur.

33. When was Goa captured by the Portuguese? [RRB NTPC CBT-1 Exam, 23.01.2021 (Shift-I)]

Correct Answer: (3) 1510 AD
Solution:In 1510 AD, Afonso de Albuquerque captured Goa from the Sultan of Bijapur, Ismail Adil Shah with the help of Krishnadev raya (ruler of Vijaynagar empire).

• He is also known to have abolished the practice of Sati in Goa.

• India liberated Goa on December 19, 1961.

34. National Song 'Vande Mataram', written by Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay, is a part of which of these novels? [RRB NTPC CBT-1 Exam, 23.01.2021 (Shift-I)]

Correct Answer: (1) Anandmath
Solution:The song Vande Mataram was composed in Sanskrit by Bankimchandra Chatterji.

The first political occasion when it was sung was the 1896 Kolkata session of the Indian National Congress.

• It was published in a Bengali fiction novel 'Anandmath'.

35. In the year 1937, the Congress session was held for the first time in a village at: [RRB NTPC CBT-1 Exam, 23.01.2021 (Shift-I)]

Correct Answer: (1) Faizpur
Solution:The Fiftieth (50th) Session of the Indian National Congress was held on 27 and 28 December 1936 at Faizpur, a village on the outskirts of Yawal Taluka of Jalgaon District of Bombay Presidency (Maharashtra).

• It was, here, for the first time that Congress held its Annual Session in a backward rural setting.

• It was presided by Jawaharlal Nehru.

36. During the Quit India Movement, Aruna Asaf Ali hoisted the National Congress Flag in: [RRB NTPC CBT-1 Exam, 23.01.2021 (Shift-I)]

Correct Answer: (4) Bombay (now Mumbai)
Solution:Aruna Asaf Ali is popularly known as the 'Grand Old Lady' of the Independence Movement.

Her first endeavor into politics started with an active participation in the Salt Satyagraha in 1930.

• She is known for hoisting the Indian flag at the Gowalia Tank Maidan in Mumbai during the Quit India Movement.

37. The Khilafat Movement originated in______. [RRB NTPC CBT-1 Exam, 25.01.2021 (Shift-I)]

Correct Answer: (3) Turkey
Solution:The Muslims all over the world, including India, regarded the sultan of Turkey as their spiritual leader, Khalifa (Caliph).

In early 1919, the All India Khilafat Committee was formed to force the British Government to change its attitude to Turkey.

38. Which two freedom fighters threw smoke bombs at the Delhi Central Legislative Assembly in 1929? [RRB NTPC CBT-1 Exam, 25.01.2021 (Shift-I)]

Correct Answer: (2) Bhagat Singh and Batukeshwar Dutt
Solution:On 8 April, 1929, revolutionaries Bhagat Singh and Batukeshwar Dutt threw smoke bombs at the Central Legislative Assembly at Delhi.

• Both of them were members of the Hindustan Socialist Republican Association. Their motive, as stated by them. was not to kill or injure people, but to 'make the deaf hear'.

39. Which of the following 'ashrams' was NOT established by Mahatma Gandhi? [RRB NTPC CBT-1 Exam, 27.01.2021 (Shift-II)]

Correct Answer: (1) Paunar
Solution:The primary ashrams founded by Mahatma Gandhi in their chronological order are following:

• Phoenix Settlement (est. 1904 in Natal).

• Tolstoy Farm (1910 outside Johannesburg).

• Sabarmati Ashram (1915 out- side Ahmedabad).

• Sevagram Ashram (1936).

• Paunar Ashram was founded by the great social reformer and activist Acharya Vinoba Bhave for the treatment of leprosy patients.

40. Which freedom fighter started the newspaper Al-Hilal? [RRB NTPC CBT-1 Exam, 27.01.2021 (Shift-II)]

Correct Answer: (2) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
Solution:Al-Hilal was a weekly Urdu language newspaper started by Maulana Abul Kalam Azad.

The first edition of Al-Hilal was published in Calcutta in 1912.

In 1921, Mufti Shaukat Ali Fehmi purchased the press that Azad had used to publish Al-Hilal to establish his own Urdulanguage magazine, Din Dunia.