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[#86] The main centre of Gadar Movement of 1915 was :
Correct Answer

(A) United States of America.

Explanation

Solution: In 1914, Kasi Ram Joshi a member of the party from Haryana, returned to India from America. On 15 March 1915 he was hanged by the colonial government. The Ghadar party commanded a loyal following the province of Punjab, but many of its most prominent activists were forced into exile to Canada and the United States.

[#87] Who brought out a paper with the title of the ‘loyal Muhammadanans of India’ ?
Correct Answer

(A) Sir Sayyid Ahmad Khan.

Explanation

Solution: Sir Sayyid Ahmad Khan brought out a paper with the title of the ‘loyal Muhammadanans of India’.

[#88] Individual Satyagrah was started on:
Correct Answer

(C) October 17, 1940

Explanation

Solution: On October 17, 1940, the Father of the Nation, Mahatma Gandhi had chosen Acharya Vinoba Bhave as the first satyagrahi (proponent of satyagraha) to start personal satyagraha (movement which meant holding to the truth) and Jawaharlal Nehru as the second.

[#89] In order to secure co-operation of Indians the British government in the midst of worsening wartime international situation sent Cripps Mission to India:
Correct Answer

(B) In 1942

Explanation

Solution: The Cripps mission was an attempt in late March 1942 by the British government to secure full Indian cooperation and support for their efforts in World War II. The mission was headed by Sir Stafford Cripps, a senior left-wing politician and government minister in the War Cabinet of Prime Minister Winston Churchill.

[#90] In accordance with provisions of the Government of India Act 1935 elections to the Provincial Legislatures were held in :
Correct Answer

(D) February 1937

Explanation

Solution: Provincial elections were held in British India in the winter of 1936-37 as mandated by the Government of India Act 1935. Elections were held in eleven provinces - Madras, Central Provinces, Bihar, Orissa, United Provinces, Bombay Presidency, Assam, NWFP, Bengal, Punjab and Sindh. The final results of the elections were declared in February 1937.