The 'Damodar Valley Corporation' (DVC) was established in which year? MCQ with Answer and Explanation

The 'Damodar Valley Corporation' (DVC) was established in which year?
A. 1948
B. 1951
C. 1947
D. 1950
Answer: Option A
Solution (By JKSSB Mock Tests)
DVC was set up in 1948 as the first multipurpose river valley project in independent India, modeled on the Tennessee Valley Authority.

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The 'Indian National Army' captured the Andaman and Nicobar Islands in 1942 and named them?
A. Azad Hind
B. Azad Dweep
C. Shaheed and Swaraj
D. Netaji Dweep

Correct Answer: Option C


Explanation:
They were named Shaheed Dweep and Swaraj Dweep by the Japanese and INA. (Modern renaming later.)

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The 'August Offer' of 1940 was rejected by the Congress because it did not?
A. Abolish separate electorates
B. Promise independence
C. Include Indian representation in the War Council
D. Recognize the right of Indians to frame their constitution

Correct Answer: Option D


Explanation:
The August Offer proposed dominion status after the war but did not recognize the Indian people's right to frame their own constitution, hence it was rejected.

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The Hindustan Republican Association (HRA) was renamed as Hindustan Socialist Republican Association (HSRA) in September 1928 at a historic meeting held at:
A. Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi
B. Alfred Park, Allahabad
C. Kakori, Uttar Pradesh
D. Jallianwala Bagh, Amritsar

Correct Answer: Option A


Explanation:
Under the leadership of Chandrashekhar Azad and Bhagat Singh, the HRA met at Feroz Shah Kotla in Delhi and formally adopted socialism as its primary goal, renaming the outfit.

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