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Q1. The Hindustan Republican Association (HRA) was founded in 1924 by:
Explanation
Sachindra Nath Sanyal founded the Hindustan Republican Association (HRA) in 1924 at Kanpur. It was later reorganised as the Hindustan Socialist Republican Association (HSRA) in 1928 by Bhagat Singh and Chandrashekhar Azad.
Q2. The Tebhaga Movement (1946) was a peasant movement in:
Explanation
The Tebhaga Movement of 1946-47 was a peasant movement in Bengal led by the Kisan Sabha. Sharecroppers demanded two-thirds (tebhaga) of the crop instead of the existing half share.
Q3. Who started the Home Rule League in April 1916?
Explanation
Bal Gangadhar Tilak started the Indian Home Rule League in April 1916 at Poona (Pune). It operated in Maharashtra, Karnataka, Central Provinces and Berar.
Q4. Who hoisted the flag at Gowalia Tank during Quit India?
Explanation
Aruna Asaf Ali hoisted the Indian flag at Gowalia Tank (now August Kranti Maidan) on August 9, 1942 after Congress leaders were arrested. She went underground and continued the movement. She is called the 'Grand Old Lady of Indian Independence'.
Q5. The Lahore Conspiracy Case (1929-1930) is associated with:
Explanation
The Lahore Conspiracy Case involved the trial of Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev Thapar, and Shivaram Rajguru for the murder of British police officer J.P. Saunders on 17 December 1928 in Lahore. The killing was to avenge the death of Lala Lajpat Rai (who died from injuries sustained in the anti-Simon Commission lathi charge). A special tribunal (without jury) sentenced all three to death. They were executed on 23 March 1931.
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Q6. The Calcutta Session of INC (1911) was significant because:
Q7. The Tattvabodhini Sabha was founded by:
Q8. During which Viceroy's tenure was the Poona Pact signed in 1932?
Q9. Who presided over the Surat Session of Congress in 1907 where the split occurred?
Q10. The Quit India Movement's underground leadership included:
Q11. The Home Rule Leagues of Tilak and Besant merged with Congress at which session?
Q12. Gandhi published which newspapers?
Q13. Raja Ram Mohan Roy's 'Tuhfat-ul-Muwahhidin' (1803) argued for:
Q14. The INC split into Moderates and Extremists. Which trio was called 'Lal-Bal-Pal'?
Q15. The Ghadar Party was founded by:
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