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[#356] Who threw two bombs on the Door of the Central Assembly in New Delhi on April 8, 1929?
Correct Answer

(D) Both A and B above

Explanation

Solution: Bhagat Singh also disapproved that the two should be escorted after the bombing by the rest of the party. On 8 April 1929, Singh and Dutt threw a bomb onto the corridors of the assembly and shouted “Inquilab Zindabad!” (“Long Live the Revolution!”). This was followed by a shower of leaflets stating that it takes a loud voice to make the deaf hear.

[#357] Noakhali is situated in
Correct Answer

(B) Bangladesh

Explanation

Solution: Noakhali is a district in South East Bangladesh 16th August, 1946 was declared the 'Direct Action Day'(also known as Calcutta killings Great) by Muslim League putting forward the demand of separate Nation and the riots broke out at Noakhali.

[#358] During the first Carnatic War, the French Governor-General of Pondicherry was
Correct Answer

(C) Dupleix

Explanation

Solution: General Joseph François Dupleix was the French Governor-General of Pondicherry during the first Carnatic War.

[#359] Who said that 'the real seat of taste is not the tongue but the mind.'?
Correct Answer

(B) Mahatma Gandhi

Explanation

Solution: It is the statement from the autobiography of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi which contains the life incidents of Gandhi ji from his childhood. It was published weekly in his other journal , Navjeevan.

[#360] Rabindranath Tagore had renounced his knighthood because
Correct Answer

(C) Of the Jallianwala Bagh tragedy

Explanation

Solution: Rabindranath Tagore had renounced his knighthood because of the Jallianwala Bagh tragedy.