modern history of punjab Flashcards

1
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when did british annex punjab

A

March 1849

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2
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when was rhe foundation of the british empire laid in punjab

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1849

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3
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penal code was introduced in punjab in which year

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1862

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4
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in which year was the penal code introduced in punjab

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1862

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5
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the first railway line in the punjab that commenced on 8 feb 1859 ran from?

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amritsar to multan

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6
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the first railway line in punjab was commenced between which two locations

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amritsar to multan

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7
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who amongst the following was the lieutenant governor of punjab in 1859

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sir john lawrence

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8
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who was appointed as the first lieutenant governor of punjab province

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john laird mair lawrence

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9
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on which river was khanki headworks built which irrigated 3 million acres of barren lands in west punjab during the british period

A

chenab

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10
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which area was known as the ‘cis-sutlej states’

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the area east of river sutlej

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11
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which train ran between atari, in indian punjab, to lahore in pakistan

A

samjhauta express

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12
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who was famous for his contribution to spread science education in colonial punjab

A

ruchi ram sahni

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13
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when did the last punjab legislative assemblu before independence, held its last sitting

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July 4, 1947

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14
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which monarch of patiala attended the first-round table conference at london in 1930

A

maharaja bhupinder singh

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15
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komagata maru’ was the name of a

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ship

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16
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what was komagata maru

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a naval ship on voyage to canada

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17
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komagata maru’ was a steamer from which place

A

japan

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18
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which famous personalities chartered the steamer komagata maru

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gurdit singh

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19
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what was the name of the ship rented by baba gurdit singh from japan

A

guru nanak ship

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20
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which year jallianwala bagh massacre happened

A

1919

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21
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which year komagata maru happened

A

1914

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22
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in which year jaito morcha happened

A

1924

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23
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in which year nankana sahib massacre happened

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1921

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24
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where did the ‘jallianwala bagh ‘ tragedy take place

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amritsar

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25
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jallianwala bagh tragedy at amritsar happened on

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13 April 1919

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26
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jallianwala bagh massacre was held in

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1919

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27
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which act led to jallianwala bagh massacre in amritsar

A

rowlatt act

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28
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why was people gathered in jallianwala bagh

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the victims gathered in the bagh to protest against the arrest and deportation of their popular leaders, dr. satyapal and dr. kitchlu

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29
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who renounced his knighthood inprotest of the killings

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rabindra nath tagore

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30
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a public meetig was held on april 13 1919 at jallianwala bagh to

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protest against the arrest of popular leaders

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31
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who was the person who commanded the british force to fire on the crowd present in jallaianwala bagh

A

general dyer

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32
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who renounced his knighthood inprotest of the killings

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rabindra nath tagore

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33
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the monument named ‘the flame of liberty’ is associated with

A

jallianwala bagh massacre

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34
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the famous ‘flame of liberty’ is situated at which location

A

amritsar

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35
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hunter commision was appointed to enquire about

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jallianwala bagh massacre

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36
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which committee that was formed in 1919 to look into the events that occured in punjab

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hunter commission

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37
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lord hunter was part of hunter commission

A

yes

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38
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wf rice was member of hunter commission

A

yes

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39
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tundi laat’ was an epithet given by punjabi to which british governor general

A

henry hardinge

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40
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major personalities associated with peasant movement in punjab

A

baba sohan singh, baba rur singh, reja singh swatantar, wadhawa ram

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41
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which amongst the following personalities found the ‘brahmo smaj’

A

raja ram mohan roy

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42
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which personality started ‘arya samaj’

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dayanand saraswati

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43
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where was the first branch of ‘arya samaj’

A

lahore

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44
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the nirankari movement was founded by

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baba dayal singh

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45
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who amongst the following founded the nirankari movement in punjab

A

baba dayal singh

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46
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nirankari darbar’ was situated at which of the following places

A

rawalpindi

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47
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which personalty of nirankari movement issued a hukamnama to standardize the rituals connected with birth, engagement, marriage, and death, based on the guru granth sahib

A

baba darbara singh

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48
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who stated socio religious reform movements is called as ‘harbinger of sikh renaissance’

A

nirankari movement

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49
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which leader started the radha soami movement

A

shiv dayal

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50
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does radha saomi believe in a living guru

A

yes

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51
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a meditation practice, surat shabd yoga related to which of the religious movement

A

radha saomi

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52
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who founded kuka movement

A

baba balak singh

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53
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namdhari or kuka movement was founded by

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baba balak singh

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54
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which movement was known as namdhari mission

A

kuka

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55
Q

the namdhari movement was founded by ______ in ________ at bhaini sahib

A

ram singh

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56
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namdhari movement also called kuka movement was started by whom and when

A

bhai ram singh on 1st april 1857

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57
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which leader of the kuka movement issued hukamnamas to his followers

A

baba ram singh

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58
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who formed the ‘sant khalsa’ in punjab in 1857

A

ram singh kuka

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59
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who was the cheif inspiration of kuka movement

A

ram singh

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60
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who was the cheif inspiratior of kuka movement

A

ram singh

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61
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who was the guru of bhai ram singh

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balak singh

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62
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which animal was worshipped in kuka movement

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cow

63
Q

the namdharis are required to wear five symbols of sikhism except

A

kirpan

64
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name the journals of kuka’s

A

nawan hindustan, sacha marg, satyug

65
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which organisation aimed at protecting the interests of sikhs through education and literature

A

singh sabha

66
Q

which was the trigger movement that led to formation of singh sabha movement

A

conversion of sikhs to christianity

67
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the singh sabha was rechristened as khalsa diwan in april

A

1880

68
Q

sri guru singh sabha, amritsar was formed in the year ______ for the upliftment of sikh community

A

1873

69
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singh sabha was formed in which year

A

1873

70
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khalsa college, amritsar was founded in which year

A

1892

71
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where was the first formal meeting convened of people from all sikh faith of the ‘sri guru singh sabha’

A

akal takht

72
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who was appointed as the first chairman of the ‘sri guru singh sabha’

A

sardar thakur singh sandhawalia

73
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which personality was appointed as the first secretary of the ‘sri guru singh sabha’

A

giani gian singh

74
Q

which vranch of ‘singh sabha’ was renamed as the ‘khalsa diwan’

A

amritsar

75
Q

who founded singh sabha at lahore

A

professor gurmukh singh

76
Q

who found the literacy club, anjuman-i-punjab

A

dr gottlieb wilhelm leitner

77
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in which year did ‘anjuman-i-punjab was formed

A

1865

78
Q

anjuman-i-punjab was founded with a purpose of

A

translating important english books into punjabi language

79
Q

which personality was the first president of the ‘chief khalsa diwan’

A

bhai arjan singh

80
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which personality was elected as the ‘chief khalsa diwan’s first secretary

A

sardar sunder singh majithia

81
Q

in which year was the ‘anand marriage act’ passed by the british govt

A

1909

82
Q

which personality wrote the gurmat prabhakar

A

bhai dit singh

83
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which personality wrote the punjabi magazine - ‘dukh nivaran’

A

bhai mohan singh

84
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which personality wrote ‘ham hindu nahin’

A

bhai kahan singh

85
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who wrote the ‘panth prakash’ and ‘tawarikh guru khalsa’

A

giani gian singh

86
Q

which organisation started the paper named ‘akali’

A

sikh league

87
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guru balak singh is related with

A

namdhari movement

88
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dyal das is related with

A

nirankari movement

89
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shiv dayal is associated with

A

Radha saomi

90
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dayanand saraswati is associated with

A

arya samaj

91
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who wrote ‘encyclopardia of sikh literature’

A

bhai ditt singh

92
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what was the main motive behind the start of the ‘ghadar movement’

A

emancipation of india from the clutches of the british

93
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the yugantar ashram was related to which movement

A

ghadar movement

94
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who was the cheif editor of the weekly ‘ghadar’

A

lala hardyal

95
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where was the original headquarter of the ghadar party located

A

san francisco

96
Q

who amongst the following was the first presodent of the hindustani association of pacific coast

A

baba sohan singh bhakna

97
Q

at which place was the indian independence army raised

A

iran

98
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when did gurudwara reform movement started

A

1920

99
Q

name the form of punjabi music that contains the bani of saints and sikh gurus

A

gurmat sangeet

100
Q

what is also known as shabad kirtan

A

gurmat sangeet

101
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saka nankana sahib, jaito da morcha, guru ka bagh da morcha is all related with

A

gurudwara reform movement

102
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which was the main objective behind the akali movement

A

for the liberation of shrines from the priests

103
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the political bodu of sikhs called sikh league had its frist session at

A

lahore

104
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the shiromani gurdwara parbandhak committee was estd on

A

15 Nov 1920

105
Q

the shiromani akali dal was found on

A

14 Dec 1920

106
Q

genenral dyer, the perpetrator of jallianwala massacre was honoured at which venue

A

golden temple

107
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at which place was the first session of the shiromani gurudwara prabhandhak committee held

A

amritsar

108
Q

who was elected to be the first president of the shiromani gurudwara prabandhak committee

A

sunder singh majithia

109
Q

who was elected to be the first secretary of the shiromani gurudwara prabandhak committee

A

bhai jodh singh

110
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which political party was formed as a direct consequence of the punjab land alienation act

A

national unionist party

111
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who was the first president of the shiromani gurudwara prabandhak committee after the implementation of gurudwaras act 1925

A

baba kharak singh

112
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guru ka bagh morcha was an offshoot of which movement

A

akali movement

113
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guru ka bagh morcha was aimed at

A

reformation of sikhs

114
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which was the main reason for guru ka bagh morcha to occur

A

cutting down the timber from the land of the garden for firewood

115
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jaito morcha’ was for which reason

A

for restoration of maharaja ripudaman singh of nabha to his throne

116
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jaito morcha ended after the passing of which act

A

sikh gurudwara act 1925

117
Q

the babbar akali movement in year ____ was a separate faction of militant sikhs whi seceded from the akali movement due to their greater emphasis on non-violence towards gurudwara reforms

A

1921

118
Q

the sikh furdwaras act was enacted in the year

A

1925

119
Q

when was SGPC estd in punjab

A

1925

120
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babbar akali movement was a radical outgrowth of which movements

A

gurudwara reform movement

121
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in which year ‘ punjab ryasti praja mandal’ formed

A

1928

122
Q

who was elected as the first president of punjab riyasti praja mandal

A

seva singh thikriwala

123
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who was the president of riyasat prajamandal party during the reign of maharaja bhupinder singh of patiala and the british

A

seva singh thikriwala

124
Q

wo was elected as the first general secretary of the ‘punjab ryasti praja mandal’

A

bhagwan singh longowalia

125
Q

who opened a relentless campaign against maharaja bhupinder singh of patiala

A

master tara singh

126
Q

where was the first regular session of the punjab ryasti praja mandal convened

A

lahore

127
Q

when was pepsu formed

A

15 July 1948

128
Q

what moved shaheed bhagat singh in his early life to resist the english rule

A

jallianwala bagh massacre

129
Q

who formed the ‘hindustan republican association’

A

jogesh chatterjee, sachindranath sanyal, ramprasad bismil

130
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which was the assumed name of bhagat singh when he was hiding away from the police at the time jaito morcha was on in punjab

A

balwant singh

131
Q

bhagat singh and his friends decided to take revenge from the person who had lathi charged lala lajpat rai. who was he

A

james a. scott

132
Q

where was bhagat singh hanged

A

lahore

133
Q

bhagat singh, rajguru, and sukhdev were hanged in which of the following jail

A

lahore central jail

134
Q

who stareted the kirti kisan party

A

santokh singh and sohan singh josh

135
Q

who founded the naujawan bharat sabha

A

sardar bhagat singh

136
Q

the naujawan bharat sabha was formed by sh. bhagat singh in the year

A

1926

137
Q

who killed british police officer john saunders?

A

bhagat singh

138
Q

the two companions of bhagat singh, who were hanged along with him were

A

sukhdev and rajguru

139
Q

at which date was bhagat singh, rajguru, and sukhdev hanged?

A

23 marcha 1931

140
Q

martyr bhagat singh, sukhdev, and rajguru’s half burnt bodies were thrown into which river by goverment

A

river sutlej

141
Q

indian revolutionary, rajguru, was from which state of india

A

maharashtra

142
Q

which personality was popularly known as the ‘Gunman of the HSRA’?

A

rajguru

143
Q

lala lajpat rai died due to injuries received in a brutual lathi charge conducted by the british goverment on the procession against which commission?

A

simon commission

144
Q

which party kartar singh sarabha belongs to

A

ghadar party

145
Q

what was real name of shaheed udham singh

A

sher singh

146
Q

which name was chosen by shaheed udham singh after his return from jail?

A

ram muhammad singh azad

147
Q

whom did sardar udham singh kill to take revenge of the jallianwala bagh massacre

A

sir michael o’dwyer

148
Q

which indian freedom fighter killed a british officer in britian ?

A

udham singh

149
Q

who was reponsible for jallianwala bagh tragedy

A

o’dwyer

150
Q

michael o’dwyer was assassinated by which of these indian revolutionaries?

A

udham singh

151
Q

where was shaheed udham singh hanged

A

pentonville prison

152
Q

where is the new shaheed udham singh memorial opened up in 2021

A

sunam

153
Q

who started naujawan bharat sabha

A

bhagat singh, sukhdev, ram chandra, bhagwati charan vohra