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When was the vernacular press act passed?

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1878

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The …………………………. act forbade the vernacular papers to publish any material that might excite feelings of dissatisfaction against the British government

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Vernacular Press Act

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When was Indian arms act passed?

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1878

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Indian Arms Act?

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The Indian Arms act of 1878 made it a criminal offence for Indians to carry arms without license

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Raja Rammohan Roy was the greatest social and religious reformers of the ……………………..

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19th Century

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When was Ilbert Bill passed?

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1883

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Raja Rammohan Roy was a great ………………….

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humanist

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What is Monotheism?

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Worship of one god

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When was Atmiya Sabha started?

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1814

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When was Bramho Sabha started?

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1828

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What was the Brahmo Sabha renamed to?

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Brahmo Samaj

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The Brahmo Samaj believed in …………………………..

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Monotheism

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Raja Rammohan Roy started a camapign for the abolition of ………………….. and …………………

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sati and purdah system

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Who was the Governor-General who made sati illegal and when?

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William Bentinck in 1829

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The Bengali weekly started by Raja Rammnohan Roy?

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Samwad Kaumudi

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What was the Persian paper started by Raja Rammohan Roy?

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Mirat-ul-Akhbar

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Raja Rammohan Roy was the initiator of …………………………

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public agitation

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In the words of Rabindranath Tagore, Raja Rammohan Roy was the …………………………………….. and ………………………………………..

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father of Indian Renaissance and the prophet of Indian Nationalism

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In 1851, Jyothiba Phule with his wife, Savitribahi Phule started one of the first ………………….. in ………..

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girls school in pune

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Who was the first to use the word ‘swaraj’?

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Swami Dayanand Saraswati

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In which book did Jyothiba Phule describe the hardships and distress felt by the lower castes?

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Jyothiba Phule founded the ………………….

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Satya Sodhak Samaj

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When was the Satya Sodhak Samaj Founded?

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Who proclaimed the superiority of the indian culture and civilisation?

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Swami Vivekananda and Swami Dayanand Saraswathi

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Name some of the newspapers which played a prominent role in the Rise of Nationalism in Inda?
Kohinoor, Times of India, The Hindu, The Statesman
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Who was the first to raise the slogan 'India for the Indians.'?
Swami Dayanand Saraswati
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Some prominent newspapers of the later half of the 19th century
Amrit Bazar Patrika, The Bengali, The Tribune, The Times of India, The Hindu, The Pioneer, The Statesman
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Which was the first political association to be started in India by the Indians
The Landholders' Society
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When was The Landholders' Society started?
1838
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When and where was the East India Association founded?
In London, in 1866
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Who founded the East India Association?
Dadabhai Naroji
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Who was A.O Hume?
A retired British member of the Indian Civil Service
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When was the foundation for the Indian National Union Laid?
1884
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How many delegates attended the first meeting of the Indian National Union?
72
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Why was the first meeting of the Indian National Union shifted from Pune to Mumbai?
Because plague broke out in Pune
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Who was the president of the first meeting of the Indian National Union
Womesh Chandra Bonnerjee
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When was the foundation of the Indian National Congress Laid?
28th December 1885
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On whose suggestion was the name of the Indian National Union changed to Indian National Congress
Dadabhai Naroji
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Who was the viceroy who favoured the formation of the Indian National Congress?
Lord Dufferin
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When did the Congress hold its sessions every year?
In the month of December
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Why did the Congress hold sessions in the month of December?
To chalk out it programmes to achieve its aims
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Who was the president of the first session of the congress?
W.C Bonnerjee
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How many delegates attended the first session of the congress?
72
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Where was the second session of the Congress held?
Kolkata
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Who was the president of the second session of the congress?
Dadabhai Naroji
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When was the Surat Session held?
1907
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Who was the president of the Surat Session?
Rashbehari Ghosh
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Between whom was a dispute in the Surat Session?
The Early Nationalists and The Assertive Nationalists
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When was the Congress United?
At the Lucknow Session in 1916

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