Modern Indian History Mixed Practice — MCQs with Answers (Set 6)

Chittu Pandey was born on 10 May 1895 at Rattuchak in Ballia district. He died on 6 December 1946.

The district history says troops entered on 22-23 August. A long period of reprisals followed.

They formed separate panchayats for different localities. Chittu Pandey was the first head of the popular government.

The district history gives a figure of about 50,000. Treat it as an estimate, not an exact count.

Kundal was the seat of the Prati Sarkar. Shenoli is where the train raid took place.

The raiders attacked a Pune-Miraj train carrying officials’ salaries. The money went to the Prati Sarkar and to the poor.

The songs are called Maniram Dewanar Geet. He is also remembered as Kalita Raja in Upper Assam.

Piyali Barua, chief advisor of Kandarpeswar Singha, was hanged on the same day. Kandarpeswar himself was arrested.

Cinnamara in Jorhat made him the first Indian to grow tea commercially in Assam. He also set up a garden at Selung.

Arun Bahni was written by Santi Ghose. She later served in the West Bengal Legislative Council and Assembly.

She was held at the Hijli Detention Camp. She was freed in 1939 after about seven years.

She was chosen Captain of the Women’s Volunteer Corps. Santi Ghose was a founding member and secretary of the Sangha.

A fellow student, Prafullanalini Brahma, recruited them into the Jugantar Party. It was a militant group active in Bengal.

The Denationalisation of Goans appeared in 1944. Another booklet was Four Hundred Years of Foreign Rule.

He was first held at Fort Aguada in Goa. He was later sent to Peniche Fortress in Portugal.

Cunha studied electrical engineering at the Sorbonne. In Paris he shared a residence with Ho Chi Minh.

He wrote Punjabi poetry in free verse. His poems often criticised British rule and organised religion.

The museum is at Siswan in Mohali district. It has five sections with his photographs and writings.

He was President of the Indian Independence League’s regional wing in Port Blair. He was never formally a soldier of the INA.

He was arrested on 23 October 1943 on a charge of spying. He died in custody on 14 January 1944.

Vagde Pani appeared in 1938. His second collection, Antim Lehran, came out after his death.

He taught that Bhils were rightful owners of the land. He pictured a Bhil Raj in the Sunth and Banswara hills.

Punja Dhirji, also called Punja Pargi, was captured with him. He was later sent to the Andaman Cellular Jail.

He became a disciple of the monk Rajgiri. In his honour Vinda took the name Govindgiri.

Govind Guru’s followers made a defensive camp at Mangarh. British and state troops attacked it on 17 November 1913.