916: Which one of the following was the first fort constructed by the British in India ?
(a) Fort William
(b) Fort St. Angelo
(c) Fort St. David
(d) Fort St. George
Explanation:
Fort St. George - 1644 (Madras) - British
Fort William - 1700 (Calcutta) - British
Fort St. David - Fort sold by Marathas to British in 1690.
Fort Angelo - Built by Portuguese in 1505 at Kannur (Kerala).
917: With reference to the period of extremist nationalist movement in India with its spirit of Swadeshi, which one of the following statements is not correct ?
(a) Laikat Hossain led the Muslim peasants of Barisal in their agitations
(b) In 1989, the scheme of national education was formulated by Satish Chandra Mukherjee
(c) The Bengal National College was founded in 1906 with Aurobindo as the Principal
(d) Tagore preached the cult of Atmasakti, the main plank of which was social and economic regeneration of the villages
Explanation:
Barisal Movement was for breaking salt law during Civil Disobedience Movement. Liakat Hussain did not lead the
Barisal movement of peasants.
918: Assertion (A):
The Khilafat movement did bring the urban Muslims into the fold of the National Movement.
Reason (R):
There was a predominant element of anti-imperialism in both the National and Khilafat Movements.
(a) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are true, but R is NOT a correct explanation of A
(c) A is true, but R is false
(d) A is false, but R is true
Explanation:
The prominent element of anti-imperialism was the main reason to the urban muslims to come into the fold of National movement.
919: Which of the following represents the integration of Hindus and Muslims for a common cause ?
(a) Khilafat Movement
(b) Quit India Movement
(c) Civil Disobedience Movement
(d) None of the above
920: Which of the following organizations brings out the publication known as 'World Economic Outlook' ?
(a) The International Monetary Fund
(b) The United Nations Development Programme
(c) The World Economic Forum
(d) The World Bank