Some sample questions from this category:
* Where was Gandhi living when he first read the Vedas?
* Which of the following was Gandhi's close friend and became the first Prime-minister of independent India in 1949?
* What was the name that Gandhi gave to his method of struggle?
* Where did Gandhi receive his Law Degree?
* Which of the following was directly responsible for Gandhi's assassination?
* What native 'cottage industry' did Gandhi spend a great deal of time trying to revive in India?
* What was Gandhi's middle initial?
* In 1761, his father, ________________, was the ruler of all of Mysore.
* In 1767, Tipu's father was at war with the British, who were allied by the Nizam of Hyderabad and the _______________.
* In 1780, Tipu's father attacked Carnatic and routed a British army. He was defeated and died in _______.
* Tipu made peace with the ______________ in 1784.
* In 1789, Tipu attacked the British controlled state of Travancore, triggering another war. In 1792, Tipu surrendered to British commander ________________.
* In 1798, Tipu signed a secret agreement with the French leader, __________________.
* In 1799, the British attacked Mysore. Many of Tipu's high-ranking officials were involved in a conspiracy with the British. Most important of these was, ________________, his prime-minister.
* The final act of betrayal was when Tipu went himself to fight the British soldiers that were able to enter the fort courtyard. One of the traitors then ordered the inner doors to be shut. Who was this traitor?
* On ______________, Tipu Sultan was killed.
* Jawarhal Nehru was famous (or notorious) for his affair with a married woman; a love story with an ironical twist! Who was this lady?
* According to the very controversial book 'Murder of Democracy' by Balraj Madhok, which of the following reasons was pivotal in ensuring that Nehru became the First Prime Minister of India?
* Who said, "those who attack Congress and spare Nehru are fools. They do not know the A.B.C of politics ... "?
* After the death of Jawaharlal Nehru, Lal Bahadur Shastri became India’s Prime Minister – a short but remarkable reign. To appease the Nehru supporters, he had to give Indira a berth in the cabinet. What was she made the minister of?
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