In the context of the Indian freedom struggle, 16 October 1905 is well known for which of the following reasons?
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36%
The formal proclamation of the Swadeshi movement was made in Calcutta Town Hall.
57%
Partition of Bengal took effect.
4%
Dadabhai Naoroji declared that the goal of the Indian National Congress was Swaraj.
4%
Lokmanaya Tilak started the Swadeshi movement in Poona.
Who among the following gave a systematic critique of the moderate politics of the Indian National Congress in a series of articles entitled New Lamps for Old?
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68%
Aurobindo Ghosh
16%
R. C. Dutt
6%
Syed Ahmed Khan
10%
Viraghavachariar
Where were the Ghadar revolutionaries, who became active during the outbreak of World war I based
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3%
Central America
77%
North America
13%
West America
7%
South America
A London branch of the All India Muslim League was established in 1908 under the presidency of
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43%
Aga Khan
43%
Ameer Ali
14%
Liyaqat Ali Khan
0%
M. A. Jinnah
Which member of the Servants of India Society founded the Seva Samiti at Allahabad in 1914?
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6%
Shri Ram Bajpai
71%
Hriday Nath Kunzru
6%
S. G. Vaze
16%
Srinivas Shastri
Who among the following pioneering Bengali women serialised her autobiography Amar Katha between 1910 and 1913?
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39%
Binodini Dasi
25%
Rashsundari Debi
28%
Begum Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain
8%
Kailashbashini Debi
The headquarters of the Ghadar Movement/Party were at
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95%
San Francisco
5%
Stanford University
0%
Portland
0%
Florida
Who among the following was one of the founders of the Indian Society of Oriental Art?
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24%
Rabindranath Tagore
61%
Abanindranath Tagore
13%
Dwarakanath Tagore
3%
Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyaya
Who founded the 'Seva Samiti at Allahabad in 1914?
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54%
Hridayanath Kunzru
28%
G. K. Gokhale
13%
Shri Ram Bajpai
5%
T. B. Sapru
Who among the following had organised, in 1904, a secret society of revolutionaries named Abhinav Bharat?
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7%
Khudiram Bose
20%
Shyamji Krishna Verma
7%
Har Dayal
66%
VD Savarkar
After the First World War, the Triveni Sangh was formed by
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31%
the Jats and Gujjars
24%
the Rajputs and Yadavs
21%
the Jats and Yadavs
24%
the Ahirs and Kurmis
Why was Vasudeo Balwant Phadke known in history?
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18%
He led a violent struggle against the British during the revolt of 1857
16%
He was a critic of Gandhian struggle
45%
He led an armed uprising against the British in the 1870s
20%
He was a radical leader of the Indian National Congress
Who was the First President of All India Muslim League?
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6%
Barrister Jinnah
35%
Aga Khan
46%
Sir Sayyad Ahmed Khan
13%
Salimullah Khan
........ was the First Political Association in Maharashtra.
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14%
East India Association
53%
Poona Sarvajanik Sabha
29%
Bombay Association
4%
Indian National Congress
...... is known as the 'Magna Carta' of Modern Indian Education.
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10%
Hunter Commission 1882
69%
Wood's despatch 1854
2%
University Act 1904
19%
Lord Macaulay's Proposal 1835
Identify the river - rises from the kaimur hills is famous for SHAJAR STONE
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20%
Ken
18%
Betwa
33%
Son
30%
Karmanasha
Special Category Status (SCS) is a classification given by the Central government to assist the development of states that face geographical and socio-economic disadvantages. The Constitution does not make a provision for SCS, and this classification was later done on the recommendations of the Fifth Finance Commission in 1969.
The National Development Council bases its decision to give special category designation on the following criteria:
• Hilly and difficult terrain
• Low population density
• Presence of a sizable tribal population
• Strategic location along borders with neighboring countries
• Economic and infrastructure backwardness
• Non-viable nature of state finances
Presently, 11 states have been accorded the special category state status, including Assam, Nagaland, Himachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Sikkim, Tripura, Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram, Uttarakhand and Telangana. Telangana was accorded the status as it was carved out of another state, Andhra Pradesh.
The 14th Finance Commission has done away with the special category status except for the Northeastern and three hill states. It suggested filling the resource gap of such states through increased tax devolution from 32% to 42%.
The National Development Council bases its decision to give special category designation on the following criteria:
• Hilly and difficult terrain
• Low population density
• Presence of a sizable tribal population
• Strategic location along borders with neighboring countries
• Economic and infrastructure backwardness
• Non-viable nature of state finances
Presently, 11 states have been accorded the special category state status, including Assam, Nagaland, Himachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Sikkim, Tripura, Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram, Uttarakhand and Telangana. Telangana was accorded the status as it was carved out of another state, Andhra Pradesh.
The 14th Finance Commission has done away with the special category status except for the Northeastern and three hill states. It suggested filling the resource gap of such states through increased tax devolution from 32% to 42%.
The states currently requesting special category status are:
1 Andhra Pradesh: Demanding SCS since 2017 after bifurcation from Telangana, hoping to receive necessary funds to develop Amravati as the state capital.
2 Bihar: Seeking SCS since 2007, citing economic and infrastructural backwardness after the separation of mineral-rich Jharkhand in 2000.
3 Odisha: Has made similar demands in the past, though the current status of its request is unclear.
1 Andhra Pradesh: Demanding SCS since 2017 after bifurcation from Telangana, hoping to receive necessary funds to develop Amravati as the state capital.
2 Bihar: Seeking SCS since 2007, citing economic and infrastructural backwardness after the separation of mineral-rich Jharkhand in 2000.
3 Odisha: Has made similar demands in the past, though the current status of its request is unclear.
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The main benefits of Special Category Status (SCS) for states are:
1 Central assistance of up to 90% in the form of grants and 10% loan for centrally sponsored schemes, while non-SCS states receive only 30% grant and 70% loan.
2 Tax concessions and exemptions from excise duty, customs duty, corporate tax, and income tax to attract investments. However, many tax benefits have been subsumed under the GST regime.
3 A huge 30% of the planned expenditure of the central budget goes to Special Category States.
4 Special Plan Assistance for projects of importance to the state.
5 Unspent funds at the end of the financial year do not lapse and are carried forward to the next year.
6 Preferential treatment in getting central funds, which attracts more development projects to the state.
7 Debt swapping and debt relief schemes are available to Special Category States
1 Central assistance of up to 90% in the form of grants and 10% loan for centrally sponsored schemes, while non-SCS states receive only 30% grant and 70% loan.
2 Tax concessions and exemptions from excise duty, customs duty, corporate tax, and income tax to attract investments. However, many tax benefits have been subsumed under the GST regime.
3 A huge 30% of the planned expenditure of the central budget goes to Special Category States.
4 Special Plan Assistance for projects of importance to the state.
5 Unspent funds at the end of the financial year do not lapse and are carried forward to the next year.
6 Preferential treatment in getting central funds, which attracts more development projects to the state.
7 Debt swapping and debt relief schemes are available to Special Category States
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