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Q61. Who among the following annulled the Partition of Bengal ?

(A) Lord Hardinge
(B) Lord Chelinsford
(C) Lord Curzon
(D) Lord Minto

Answer: Lord Hardinge

Q62. Which movement was regarded as turning point in the history of class struggle in West Bengal ?

(A) Singur Movement
(B) Khadya Andolan
(C) Naxalbari Movement
(D) None of the above

Answer: Khadya Andolan

Q63. Where did the Tebhaga Movement occur in 1946 ?

(A) Bihar
(B) Gujarat
(C) Punjab
(D) Bengal

Answer: Bengal

Q64. When was East Bengal created ?

(A) 1905
(B) 1947
(C) 1971
(D) 1954

Answer: 1905

Q65. When did the communist movement in Bengal take a definite shape ?

(A) 1940s to 1950s
(B) 1920s to 1930s
(C) 1930s to 1940s
(D) 1950s to 1960s

Answer: 1930s to 1940s

Q66. What was the reason behind the Chittagong uprising in 1930 ?

(A) Revolt against the use of Enfield rifle
(B) Making indigenous bombs to attack the British offices
(C) Destroy British armouries and disrupt telephone lines
(D) Protest against indigo plantations

Answer: Destroy British armouries and disrupt telephone lines

Q67. What was the effective date of the partition of Bengal ?

(A) 14^th August, 1946
(B) 22^nd July, 1911
(C) 29^th March, 1901
(D) 16^th October, 1905

Answer: 16^th October, 1905

Q68. Under the leadership of Sidhu and Kanhu, Santhals asserted themselves independent in

(A) 1853
(B) 1854
(C) 1852
(D) 1855

Answer: 1854

Q69. The School of Musketry was established in place of Dum Dum headquarters of Bengal Artillery. The School of Musketry was established for

(A) providing training for usage of Enfield Rifle
(B) for managing the Barrackpore Cantonment
(C) for establishing watch tower on revolts and uprisings
(D) All of the above

Answer: providing training for usage of Enfield Rifle

Q70. The Naxalbari Peasant Movement in Darjeeling district was stared in

(A) 1965
(B) 1972
(C) 1970
(D) 1975

Answer: 1972