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Rise of Gandhi
Q 1. What is the correct chronological sequence of the following events in the political life of Mahatma Gandhi?
1. Champaran Satyagrah
2. Ahmedabad Mill Strike
3. Non-Co-operation Movement
4. Rowlatt Act
Code
(A) 2, 4, 3, 1
(B) 1, 2, 4, 3
(C) 4, 3, 2, 1
(D) 3, 4, 2, 1
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Ans:- (B) 1, 2, 4, 3
Q 2. The name of the magazine published by Mahatma Gandhi during his stay in South Africa was______.
(A) Navjeevan
(B) India Gazette
(C) Africaner
(D) Indian opinion
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Ans:- (D) Indian opinion
Q 3. At which one of the following places did Mahatma Gandhi first start his Satyagraha in India?
(A) Ahmedabad
(B) Bardoli
(C) Champaran
(D) Kheda
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Ans:- (C) Champaran
Q 4. Gandhiji’s Champaran Movement was for ______.
(A) The Security of the rights of Harijans
(B) Civil Disobedience Movement
(C) Maintaining of unity of Hindu Society
(D) Solving the problems of Indigo worker
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Ans:- (D) Solving the problems of Indigo worker
Q 5. When did World War 1 start?
(A) 1911
(B) 1913
(C) 1914
(D) 1918
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Ans:- (C) 1914
Q 6. When did World War 1 ended?
(A) 1911
(B) 1913
(C) 1914
(D) 1918
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Ans:- (D) 1918
Q 7. When was the Russian Revolution started?
(A) 1913
(B) 1914
(C) 1917
(D) 1918
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Ans:- (C) 1917
Q 8. Where was Gandhi Ji born?
(A) Porbandar
(B) Rajkot
(C) Ahmedabad
(D) Gandhinagar
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Ana:- (A) Porbandar
Q 9. Which political association was formed by Mahatma Gandhi?
(A) Indian National Congress
(B) Indian opinion
(C) Natal Indian Congress
(D) India Gazette
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Ans:- (C) Natal Indian Congress
Q 10. Who amongst the following was first used the word ‘Satyagraha’?
(A) Harilal Gandhi
(B) Mahatma Gandhi
(C) Ramdas Gandhi
(D) Manilal Gandhi
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Ans:- (B) Mahatma Gandhi
Q 11. During India’s struggle for independence which was the first to start ‘Satyagraha’?
(A) Sardar Patel
(B) Jawaharlal Nehru
(C) Vinoba Bhave
(D) Mahatma Gandhi
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Ans:- (D) Mahatma Gandhi
Q 12. Which event occurred first?
(A) Kheda Satyagraha
(B) Civil Disobedience Movement
(C) Non-Co-operation Movement
(D) Champaran Satyagraha
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Ans:- (D) Champaran Satyagraha
Q 13. Gandhiji started his first Satyagraha against____.
(A) British attack on Turkey
(B) Government of India Act, 1935
(C) Payment of low wages to workers
(D) Rowlatt Act
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Ans:- (C) Payment of low wages to workers
Q 14. Who participated in ‘Satyagraha’ started by Gandhiji at Ahmedabad in 1917-18?
(A) Cultivators class
(B) Industrial workers
(C) Public
(D) Labourers
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Ans:- (B) Industrial workers
Q 15. For whom among the following was Ahmedabad Satyagraha launched?
(A) Farmers
(B) Cotton Mill Workers
(C) Jewellery artisans
(D) Press Freedom
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Ans:- (B) Cotton Mill Workers
Q 16. At which place in Bihar, did Gandhiji start the Satyagraha movement for the first time in India?
(A) Patna
(B) Gaya
(C) Madhubani
(D) Champaran
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Ans:- (D) Champaran
Q 17. In which Farmers’ movement did Mahatma Gandhi participate first of all?
(A) Kheda
(B) Champaran
(C) Bardoli
(D) Baroda
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Ans:- (B) Champaran
Rowlatt Act, 1919
Q 18. During the Indian Freedom Struggle, why did the Rowlatt Act arouse popular Indignation?
(A) It curtailed the freedom of religion
(B) It suppressed the traditional Indian education
(C) It authorized the Government to imprison people without trial
(D) It curbed the trade union activities
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Ans:-(C) It authorized the Government to imprison people without trial
Q 19. Who was the Viceroy of India when the Rowlatt Act was passed?
(A) Lord Irwin
(B) Lord Reading
(C) Lord Chelmsford
(D) Lord Wavell
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Ans:-(C) Lord Chelmsford
Q 20. When was the Rowlatt Act passed?
(A) 1909
(B) 1919
(C) 1930
(D) 1942
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Ans:- (B) 1919
Q 21. The Rowlatt Act aimed at____.
(A) Compulsory economic support to war efforts
(B) Imprisonment without trial and summary procedures for trial
(C) Suppression of the Khilafat Movement
(D) Imposition of restrictions on freedom of the press
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Ans:- (B) Imprisonment without trial and summary procedures for trial
Q 22. Which important event immediately preceded the Jallianwala Bagh massacre?
(A) Non-Co-operation Movement
(B) Enactment of Rowlatt Act
(C) Communal Award
(D) Arrival of Simon Commission
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Ans:-(B) Enactment of Rowlatt Act
Jallianwala Bagh Massacre
Q 23. Rabindra Nath Tagore gave up his ‘Knighthood’ in protest to which one of the following?
(A) Rowlatt Act
(B) Massacre at Jallianwala Bagh
(C) Simon Commission
(D) Cripps Mission
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Ans:- (B) Massacre at Jallianwala Bagh
Q 24. The massacre of the crowd at Jallianwala Bagh at Amritsar took place on _____.
(A) 5 May, 1918
(B) 1 April, 1919
(C) 13 April, 1919
(D) 29 July, 1919
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Ans:- (C) 13 April, 1919
Q 25. The Jallianwala Bagh Massacre took place in the city_____.
(A) Meerut
(B) Agra
(C) Amritsar
(D) Lahore
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Ans:-(C) Amritsar
Q 26. During the Indian freedom struggle, a large unarmed crowd gathered in the Jallianwala Bagh at Amritsar on 13 April, 1919 to protest against the arrest of____.
(A) Swami Shraddhananda and Mazharul Haq
(B) Madan Mohan Malviya and Mohammad Ali Jinnah
(C) Mahatma Gandhi and Abul Kalam Azad
(D) Dr. Saifuddin Kitchlu and Dr. Satyapal
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Ans:- (D) Dr. Saifuddin Kitchlu and Dr. Satyapal
Q 27. Why did people gather to demonstrate at Jallianwala Bagh?
(A) To protest against the arrest of Gandhi and Lajpat Rai
(B) To protest against the arrest of Kitchlu and Satyapal
(C) To offer prayers on the Baisakhi Day
(D) To protest against the arbitrary of inhuman acts of the Punjab Government
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Ans:- (B) To protest against the arrest of Kitchlu and Satyapal
Q 28. The name of the famous person of India who returned the Knighthood conferred on him by the British Government as a token of protest against the atrocities in Punjab in 1919 was _____.
(A) Tej Bahadur Sapru
(B) Ashutosh Mukherjee
(C) Rabindra Nath Tagore
(D) Syed Ahmed Khan
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Ans:- (C) Rabindra Nath Tagore
Q 29. The Hunter Committee was appointed after the _____.
(A) Black-hole incident
(B) Jallianwala Bagh Massacre
(C) Uprising of 1857
(D) Partition of Bengal
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Ans:- (B) Jallianwala Bagh Massacre
Q 30. General Dyer O’ Dwyer name is associated with which of the following event?
(A) Black Hole of Calcutta
(B) Battle of Rani Durgavati
(C) Battle of 1857
(D) Jallianwala Bagh
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Ans:- (D) Jallianwala Bagh
Q 31. Who was the Viceroy of India at the time of the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre in 1919?
(A) Lord Chelmsford
(B) Lord Minto
(C) Lord Dalhousie
(D) Lord Canning
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Ans:- (A) Lord Chelmsford
Khilafat Movement
Q 32. Why did Mahatma Gandhi support the Khilafat Movement?
(A) The Khalifa had given shelter to Indian revolutionaries
(B) Gandhiji wanted to win the support of the Indian Muslims against the British
(C) The Khalifa supported Indian struggle for freedom
(D) The Khalif
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Ans:- (B) Gandhiji wanted to win the support of the Indian Muslims against the British
Q 33. Who among the following were prominent leaders of the ‘Khilafat Movement’?
(A) Maulana Mohammad Ali and Shaukat Ali
(B) Mohammad Ali Jinnah and Shaukat Ali
(C) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad and Rafi Ahmed Kidwai
(D) Rafi Ahmed Kidwai and Shaukat Ali
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Ans:- (A) Maulana Mohammad Ali and Shaukat Ali
Q 34. Who viewed the Khilafat Movement as a golden opportunity for integrating Hindus and Muslims on the national front?
(A) Ali Brothers
(B) Abul Kalam Azad
(C) Mahatma Gandhi
(D) Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan
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Ans:-(C) Mahatma Gandhi
Q 35. Khilafat Movement was supported by______.
(A) Hume
(B) Sir Syed
(C) Curzon
(D) Gandhiji
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Ans:- (D) Gandhiji
The Non-Cooperation Movement
Q 36. Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
(A) 1919-Jallianwala Bagh Massacre
(B) 1905-The Partition of Bengal
(C) 1917-Champaran Satyagraha
(D) 1930-Non-Co-operation Movement
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Ans:- (D) 1930-Non-Co-operation Movement
Q 37. Indicate the true sequence of events concerning the postponement of the Non-Co-operation Movement.
1. Police firing in Chauri-Chaura.
2. Police station fired by the violent crowd.
3. Arresting of Gandhiji.
4. Postponement of Movement by Gandhiji.
Select your answer of the following code.
(A) 1, 2, 4 and 3
(B) 2, 1, 3 and 4
(C) 4, 1, 2 and 3
(D) 2, 1, 4 and 3
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Ans:- (A) 1, 2, 4 and 3
Q 38. Consider the following statements.
The Non-Co-operation Movement led to the ______.
1. Congress becoming a mass Movement for the first time.
2. Growth of Hindu-Muslims unity.
3. Removal of fear of the British might come from the minds of the people.
4. British Government’s willingness to grant political concessions to Indians.
Of these statements.
(A) 1, 2, 3 and 4 are correct
(B) 1, 2 and 3 are correct
(C) 1 and 3 are correct
(D) 3 and 4 are correct
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Ans:-(B) 1, 2 and 3 are correct
Q 39. The main outcome of the 1921-22 Non-Co-operation Movement was_____.
(A) Hindu-Muslim unity
(B) More powers to provinces
(C) Increase in elected members to the Central Legislative Assembly
(D) Division in the Indian National Congress
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Ans:- (A) Hindu-Muslim unity
Q 40. Gandhiji launched the Non-Cooperation Movement in_____.
(A) 1920
(B) 1919
(C) 1921
(D) 1922
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Ans:- (A) 1920
Q 41. When did Gandhiji give the slogan of ‘Swaraj in a year’?
(A) During Dandi March
(B) During Non-Co-operation Movement
(C) During Civil Disobedience Movement
(D) During Round Table Conference
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Ans:- (B) During Non-Co-operation Movement
Q 42. The Chauri-Chaura episode took place on _____.
(A) 5th February, 1922
(B) 4th February, 1922
(C) 2nd February, 1922
(D) 6th February, 1922
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Ans:- (A) 5th February, 1922
Q 43. In which district is Chauri-Chaura situated?
(A) Deoria
(B) Gorakhpur
(C) Kushinagar
(D) Maharajganj
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Ans:- (B) Gorakhpur
Q 44. Due to which of the event, Mahatma Gandhi halted the Non Co-operation Movement?
(A) Kakori Case
(B) Chauri-Chaura incident
(C) Jallianwala Bagh Massacre
(D) Muzaffarpur case
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Ans:- (B) Chauri-Chaura incident
Q 45. Why did Mahatma Gandhi withdraw the Non-Co-operation Movement in 1922?
(A) Most of the leaders were arrested and they were in prison
(B) Britishers were ready to accept the demands partly
(C) Because of the violence in Chauri-Chaura
(D) There was not any chance of success of the movement
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Ans:- (C) Because of the violence in Chauri-Chaura
Q 46. After which incident, did Mahatma Gandhi call the Non-Cooperation Movement as his ‘Himalayan Blunder’?
(A) Chauri-Chaura
(B) Kheda Satyagraha
(C) Nagpur Satyagraha
(D) Rajkot Satyagraha
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Ans:- (A) Chauri-Chaura
Q 47. The Non-Co-operation Movement was launched in 1920. When it was ended?
(A) 1920
(B) 1921
(C) 1922
(D) 1924
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Ans:- (C) 1922
Simon Commission
Q 48. Simon Commission of 1927 was boycotted because_____.
(A) Congress felt that the people of India are entitled to Swaraj
(B) There was no Indian member in the Commission
(C) It supported the Muslim League
(D) There were differences among the members
Q 49. Which of the following statements are true about the Simon Commission?
Select the correct answer from the codes given below the statements.
1. It was appointed to enquire into the working of the 1919 Act.
2. It was headed by Sir John Simon.
3. It has one Indian member
4. It was opposed by the Indian leaders.
Code
(A) Only 1 and 2
(B) Only 1, 2 and 4
(C) Only 2, 3 and 4
(D) All of the above
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Ans:- (B) Only 1, 2 and 4
Q 50. Simon Commission in 1928 came to India with the purpose____.
(A) To consider Administrative reform
(B) To improve Education
(C) To improve the Agricultural sector
(D) To evaluate Military capacity
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Ans:- (A) To consider Administrative reform
Q 51. Lala Lajpat Rai was injured_____.
(A) In lathi charge in protest to Simon Commission
(B) In lathi charge in protest to Rowlatt Act
(C) In lathi charge in protest to Quit India Movement
(D) In lathi charge in protest to Government of India Act
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Ans:- (A) In lathi charge in protest to Simon Commission
Q 52. The 1929 Session of the Indian National Congress is of significance in the history of the Freedom Movement because the_____.
(A) Attainment of Self-Government was declared as the objective of the Congress
(B) Attainment of Purna Swaraj was adopted as the goal of the Congress
(C) Non-Co-operation Movement was launched
(D) Decision to participate in the Round Table Conference in London was taken
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Ans:- (B) Attainment of Purna Swaraj was adopted as the goal of the Congress
Q 53. When was the first Independence Day unofficially celebrated before Independence?
(A) On 26th January 1929
(B) On 26th January 1931
(C) On 26th January 1935
(D) On 26th January 1930
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Ans:- (D) On 26th January 1930
Q 54. When did the Simon Commission visit India?
(A) 1927
(B) 1928
(C) 1929
(D) 1931
View Answer
Ans:- (B) 1928
Q 55. When did the Congress pass the proposal of complete independence of India for the first time?
(A) 1929
(B) 1915
(C) 1942
(D) 1935
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Ans:- (A) 1929
Q 56. In which one of the following Sessions of the Indian National Congress ‘Purna Swaraj’ was declared the goal of Congress?
(A) Lahore, 1929
(B) Karachi
(C) Delhi
(D) Bombay
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Ans:- (A) Lahore, 1929
Civil Disobedience Movement
Q 57. Which one of the following statements is not correct about Mahatma Gandhi’s Dandi March?
(A) It was started from Sabarmati Ashram
(B) The march terminated at Dandi, a village beside the sea
(C) Mahatma Gandhi prepared salt at the seashore
(D) It was altogether a pedestrian march
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Ans:- (C) Mahatma Gandhi prepared salt at the seashore
Q 58. Which one of the following statements is not correct about Mahatma Gandhi’s Dandi March?
(A) It was an altogether pedestrian march
(B) It started at Sabarmati Ashram and ended at Dandi
(C) The entire march from Sabarmati was covered in 25 days
(D) The march was started on 15 March, 1930
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Ans:- (D) The march was started on 15 March, 1930
Q 59. When did the ‘Dandi March’ begin?
(A) 31st December, 1929
(B) 26th January, 1930
(C) 12th March, 1930
(D) 6th April, 1930
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Ans:- (C) 12th March, 1930
Q 60. At which Congress Session was the working committee authorized to launch a programme of CivilDisobedience?
(A) Bombay
(B) Lahore
(C) Lucknow
(D) Tripura
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Ans:- (B) Lahore
Q 61. Which one of the following began with the Dandi March?
(A) Home Rule Movement
(B) Non-Co-operation Movement
(C) Civil Disobedience Movement
(D) Quit India Movement
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Ans:- (C) Civil Disobedience Movement
Q 62. Gandhiji started Dandi March from ______.
(A) Champaran
(B) Sabarmati
(C) Bardoli
(D) Dandi
View Answer
Ans:- (B) Sabarmati
Q 63. The Civil Disobedience Movement started with______.
(A) Declaration of Home Rule
(B) Partition of Bengal
(C) Dandi March
(D) Declaration of Purna Swaraj by the Congress
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Ans:- (C) Dandi March
Q 64. The historic ‘Dandi March’ is associated with______.
(A) Boycott of elections
(B) Violation of ‘Salt Law’
(C) Hindu-Muslim Unity
(D) Abolition of untouchability
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Ans:- (B) Violation of ‘Salt Law’
Q 65. Which event occurred first?
(A) Dandi March
(B) Quit India Movement
(C) Arrival of Simon Commission
(D) Gandhi-Irwin Pact
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Ans:- (C) Arrival of Simon Commission
Q 66. The date 6 April, 1930 is known in Indian History for______.
(A) Dandi March of M. Gandhi
(B) First Round Table Conference in London
(C) Gandhi-Irwin Pact
(D) Jallianwala Bagh Massacre
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Ans:- (A) Dandi March of M. Gandhi
Q 67. Who among the following was popularly known as the ‘Frontier Gandhi’?
(A) Ali Brothers
(B) Abul Kalam Azad
(C) Mahatma Gandhi
(D) Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan
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Ans:- (D) Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan
Q 68. During the Indian freedom struggle, the Khudai Khidmatgars, also known as Red Shirts was organised by______.
(A) M A Jinnah
(B) Abul Kalam Azad
(C) Mahatma Gandhi
(D) Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan
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Ans:- (D) Mahatma Gandhi
Q 69. Who was the President of the Congress when the decision was taken to celebrate 26 January 1930 as Independence Day?
(A) M A Jinnah
(B) Abul Kalam Azad
(C) Mahatma Gandhi
(D) Jawaharlal Nehru
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Ans:- (D) Jawaharlal Nehru
Gandhi-Irwin Pact, 1931
Q 70. Gandhi-Irwin Pact was signed in_____.
(A) 1931
(B) 1932
(C) 1942
(D) 1930
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Ans:- (A) 1931
Q 71. The Second Round Table Conference in London was held in the backdrop of the ______.
(A) Emerson-Gandhi Pact
(B) Hailey-Gandhi Pact
(C) Irwin-Gandhi Pact
(D) Gandhi-Simon Pact
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Ans:- (C) Irwin-Gandhi Pact
Round Table Conference
Q 72. In which of the following Round Table Conference, did the representative of the Indian National Congress participated for the first time?
(A) First Round Table Conference
(B) Second Round Table Conference
(C) Third Round Table Conference
(D) None of the above
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Ans:- (B) Second Round Table Conference
Q 73. Which one of the following is not true about the First Round Table Conference?
(A) It was held in 1930
(B) It was to discuss the Report of the Simon Commission
(C) It was held in London
(D) It was attended by the Congress delegation
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Ans:- (D) It was attended by the Congress delegation
Q 74. On which issue did the Second Round Table Conference fail?
(A) Communal Delegations
(B) Granting Dominion Status
(C) The date of transfer of ruling power
(D) Postponement of Civil Disobedience Movement
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Ans:- (A) Communal Delegations
Q 75. When was the First Round Table Conference of Indian leaders summoned in London by the British Government?
(A) 1931
(B) 1929
(C) 1930
(D) 1932
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Ans:- (C) 1930
Q 76. Who represented Congress in the Second Round Table Conference?
(A) Jawaharlal Nehru
(B) Motilal Nehru
(C) Abul Kalam Azad
(D) Mahatma Gandhi
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Ans:- (D) Mahatma Gandhi
Q 77. At which one of the following Round Table Conferences held in London was Mahatma Gandhi present?
(A) First
(B) Second
(C) Third
(D) None of these
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Ans:- (B) Second
Q 78. Which Round Table Conference was held in 1932?
(A) First
(B) Second
(C) Third
(D) Fourth
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Ans:- (B) Second
Communal Award, 1932
Q 79. When did Mahatma Gandhi start first fast unto death?
(A) At the time of the Communal Award
(B) At the time of the Calcutta Riots
(C) At the time of Jallianwala Bagh Mishap
(D) At the time of the Delhi Riots
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Ans:- (A) At the time of the Communal Award
Q 80. Which were not allocated separate electorate and reserved seats by the Communal Award of MacDonald?
(A) Muslims
(B) Sikhs
(C) Depressed Castes
(D) Buddhists
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Ans:- (D) Buddhists
Q 81. Who among the following issued the ‘Communal Award’?
(A) Ramsay MacDonald
(B) Stanley Baldwin
(C) Neville Chamberlain
(D) Winston Churchill
View Answer
Ans:- (A) Ramsay MacDonald
Q 82. Mahatma Gandhi undertook a fast unto death in 1932, mainly because ______.
(A) Round Table Conference failed to satisfy Indian political aspirations
(B) Congress and the Muslim League had differences of opinion
(C) Ramsay MacDonald announced the Communal Award
(D) None of the statements (A), (B) and (C) given above is correct in this context
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Ans:- (C) Ramsay MacDonald announced the Communal Award
Q 83. The Poona Pact was concerned with ______.
(A) Depressed classes
(B) Hindu-Muslim unity
(C) Constitutional progress
(D) Educational reforms
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Ans:- (A) Depressed classes
Q 84. Which among of following was implemented after the announcement of the ‘Communal Award’?
(A) Lucknow Pact
(B) Karachi Agreement
(C) Lahore Agreement
(D) Poona Pact
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Ans:- (D) Poona Pact
Q 85. ‘Harijan Sewak Sangh’ was organized by______.
(A) Mahatma Gandhi
(B) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
(C) G.D. Birla
(D) Swami Vivekananda
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Ans:- (A) Mahatma Gandhi
Q 86. The Provincial Governments were constituted under the Act of______.
(A) 1935
(B) 1932
(C) 1936
(D) 1947
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Ans:- (A) 1935
Formation of Congress Ministers, 1937-39
Q 87. Consider the following provinces of British India and identify those where the Indian National Congress did not form a ministry in 1937.
1. Central
2. Orissa
3. Bengal
4. Punjab
Select the correct answer from the code given below.
(A) 1 and 2
(B) 3 and 4
(C) 2 and 3
(D) 1 and 4
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Ans:- (B) 3 and 4
Q 88. In how many provinces was the Congress ministry formed in the election of the year 1937?
(A) 11
(B) 8
(C) 6
(D) 3
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Ans:- (B) 8
Q 89. The province where Indian National Congress did not form its ministry after the general elections of 1937 was ______.
(A) Bengal
(B) Bihar
(C) Madras
(D) Orissa
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Ans:- (A) Bengal
Q 90. When did the Congress Ministers resign after their formation in 1937?
(A) 1938
(B) 1939
(C) 1940
(D) 1941
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Ans:- (B) 1939
Q 91. What was the policy of the Indian National Congress during IInd World War?
(A) Co-operation of Britain in the case of assurance of Complete Independence
(B) Active collaboration of British (Britain)
(C) Neutrality
(D) None of the above
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Ans:- (A) Co-operation of Britain in the case of assurance of Complete Independence
Demand for Pakistan, 1940
Q 92. Muslim League celebrated the day of Deliverance in_______.
(A) 1939
(B) 1942
(C) 1946
(D) 1947
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Ans:- (A) 1939
Q 93. Who among the following led the movement for the separate State of Pakistan?
(A) Agha Khan
(B) Nawab Salim Ullah
(C) Liaqat Ali Khan
(D) Mohammad Ali Jinnah
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Ans:- (D) Mohammad Ali Jinnah
Q 94. The resolution demanding the formation of Pakistan was passed by the Muslim League in the year of_______.
(A) 1939
(B) 1940
(C) 1941
(D) 1942
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Ans:- (B) 1940
Q 95. Who did the Chairmanship of the Lahore Session (1940) of the Muslim League?
(A) Liyaquat Ali Khan
(B) Chaudhary Khaliq-uz-Zaman
(C) Mohd. Ali Jinnah
(D) Fatimah Jinnah
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Ans:- (C) Mohd. Ali Jinnah
Individual Satyagraha, 1940
Q 96. Who was selected as the first Satyagrahi in the Individual Satyagraha Movement by Mahatma Gandhi?
(A) Jawaharlal Nehru
(B) Sardar Patel
(C) Sarojini Naidu
(D) Vinoba Bhave
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Ans:- (D) Vinoba Bhave
Q 97. Consider the following statements in the context of Individual Satyagraha:
1. Individual Satyagraha movement was also called the “Delhi Chalo” movement.
2. Mahatma Gandhi was the first satyagrahi to court arrest.
3. Individual Satyagraha was a successful movement.
Select the incorrect statements.
(A) 1,2
(B) 2, 3
(C) 1, 3
(D) 1, 2, 3
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Ans:- (B) 2, 3
Q 98. The individual Satyagraha of Gandhiji was the direct result of which event?
(A) Round Table Conference
(B) Cripps Mission
(C) August Offer
(D) Civil Disobedience Movement
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Ans:- (C) August Offer
Q 99. Which of the following was not correct about the August Offer of 1940?
(A) It called for a war advisory council to be set up.
(B) It proposed the expansion of the Viceroy’s Executive Council.
(C) Congress rejected the August Offer.
(D) The Muslim League accepted the August offer.
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Ans:- (D) The Muslim League accepted the August offer.
Cripps Mission, 1942
Q 100. The plan of Sir Stafford Cripps envisaged that after the Second World War ______.
(A) India should be granted complete independence
(B) India should be partitioned into two before granting independence
(C) India should be made a republic with the condition that she will join the Commonwealth
(D) India should be given Dominion status
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Ans:- (D) India should be given Dominion status
Q 101. Quit India Movement was launched in response to _______.
(A) Cabinet Mission Plan
(B) Cripps Proposals
(C) Simon Commission Report
(D) Wavell Plan
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Ans:- (B) Cripps Proposals
Q 102. In which year did the Cripps Mission come to India?
(A) 1940
(B) 1942
(C) 1944
(D) 1946
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Ans:- (B) 1942
Q 103. Who viewed the Cripps proposal as a post-dated cheque upon a crashing bank?
(A) Mahatma Gandhi
(B) Jawaharlal Nehru
(C) J.B. Kriplani
(D) Jai Prakash Narayan
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Ans:- (A) Mahatma Gandhi
Q 104. In which year did the Cripps Mission come to India?
(A) 1940
(B) 1942
(C) 1943
(D) 1944
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Ans:- (B) 1942
Quit India Movement, 1942
Q 105. The Prime Minister of England during the Quit India Movement was_____.
(A) James Ramsay MacDonald
(B) Clement Attlee
(C) Neville Chamberlain
(D) Winston Churchill
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Ans:- (D) Winston Churchill
Q 106. Where did the Congress launch the Quit India Movement on 8 August, 1942?
(A) Bombay
(B) Wardha
(C) Lucknow
(D) Tripura
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Ans:- (A) Bombay
Q 107. Why is the year 1942 important?
(A) Salt Satyagraha
(B) Non-Co-operation Movement
(C) Quit India Movement
(D) Independence of India
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Ans:- (C) Quit India Movement
Q 108. When did the All India Congress Working Committee pass the August Movement?
(A) 8th August, 1942
(B) 10th August, 1942
(C) 15th August, 1942
(D) 16th August, 1942
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Ans:- (A) 8th August, 1942
Q 109. The slogan ‘Do or Die’ was given by______.
(A) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(B) Jawaharlal Nehru
(C) Bhagat Singh
(D) Mahatma Gandhi
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Ans:- (D) Mahatma Gandhi
Q 110. With which one of the following movements is the slogan ‘Do or Die’ associated?
(A) Swadeshi Movement
(B) Non-Co-operation Movement
(C) Civil Disobedience Movement
(D) Quit India Movement
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Ans:- (D) Quit India Movement
Indian National Army
Q 111. Who suggested the idea of the Indian National Army?
(A) Mohan Singh
(B) Niranjan Singh Gill
(C) Shahnawaz
(D) Subhash Chandra Bose
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Ans:- (A) Mohan Singh
Q 112. In which year was the Indian National Army founded?
(A) 1939
(B) 1941
(C) 1942
(D) 1943
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Ans:- (C) 1942
Q 113. Subhash Chandra Bose announced the establishment of the Provisional Government of Free India on______.
(A) 21st October, 1943
(B) 22nd October, 1943
(C) 23rd October, 1943
(D) 24th October, 1943
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Ans:- (A) 21st October, 1943
Q 114. Where was Azad Hind Fauj set up in 1942?
(A) Japan
(B) Burma
(C) Singapore
(D) Malaya
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Ans:- (D) Malaya
Q 115. Which Indian revolutionary helped Subhash Chandra Bose in the establishment of Azad Hind Fauj?
(A) Batukeshwar Dutt
(B) Ras Behari Bose
(C) Ram Prasad Bismil
(D) Suryasen
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Ans:- (B) Ras Behari Bose
Q 116. Who said, ‘Give me blood and I shall give you freedom’?
(A) Mahatma Gandhi
(B) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(C) Subhash Chandra Bose
(D) Bhagat Singh
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Ans:- (C) Subhash Chandra Bose
Q 117. Who gave the slogan ‘Jai Hind’?
(A) J.L. Nehru
(B) Subhash Chandra Bose
(C) Bhagat Singh
(D) Ras Behari Bose
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Ans:- (B) Subhash Chandra Bose
Towards Independence
Q 118. Who arrived in India, in 1946 after the Second World War?
(A) Cripps Mission
(B) Cabinet Mission
(C) Wavell Mission
(D) Simon Commission
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Ans:- (B) Cabinet Mission
Q 119. Who among the following was not a member of the Cabinet Mission?
(A) Pathick Lawrence
(B) John Simon
(C) Stafford Cripps
(D) A.V. Alexander
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Ans:- (B) John Simon
Q 120. Which one of the following is not correct about the Cabinet Mission Plan?
(A) Provincial Grouping
(B) Interim Government
(C) Acceptance of Pakistan
(D) Constituent Assembly
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Ans:- (C) Acceptance of Pakistan
Q 121. Muslim League observed the ‘Direct Action Day’ on_____.
(A) 13th August, 1946
(B) 14th August, 1946
(C) 15th August, 1946
(D) 16th August, 1946
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Ans:- (D) 16th August, 1946
Q 122. The British Government decided and declared to leave India by June, 1948 in_______.
(A) 1946
(B) February, 1947
(C) April, 1947
(D) June, 1947
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Ans:- (B) February, 1947
Q 123. Who was the Prime Minister of England when India attained independence?
(A) Winston Churchill
(B) Clement Attlee
(C) Harold Mc Millan
(D) None of the above
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Ans:- (B) Clement Attlee
Declaration of June 3, 1947
Q 124. Mountbatten Plan (June 1947) provided for a referendum in which of the following province(s)?
(A) Sindh
(B) Baluchistan
(C) North-West Frontier Province
(D) All of the above
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Ans:- (C) North-West Frontier Province
Indian Independence Act, 1947
Q 125. The British Parliament passed the Indian Independence Act in_______.
(A) January, 1947
(B) July, 1947
(C) August, 1947
(D) August, 1947
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Ans:- (B) July, 1947
August 15,1947, birth of Independent India
Q 126. Which one of the following is the boundary line between India and India?
(A) Durand Line
(B) McMohan Line
(C) LOC
(D) Radcliffe Line
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Ans:- (D) Radcliffe Line
Q 127. The Radcliffe Committee was appointed to ______.
(A) Solve the problem of minorities in India
(B) Give effect to the Independence Bill
(C) Demarcate the boundaries between India and Pakistan
(D) Enquire into the riots in East Bengal
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Ans:- (C) Demarcate the boundaries between India and Pakistan
Q 128. Who was the first Governor General of Independent India?
(A) C. Rajagopalachari
(B) Lord Wavell
(C) Lord Dalhousie
(D) Lord Mountbatten
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Ans:- (D) Lord Mountbatten
Q 129. Who was the first Governor General of Independent Pakistan?
(A) C. Rajagopalachari
(B) Mohammad Ali Jinnah
(C) Lord Dalhousie
(D) Lord Mountbatten
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Ans:- (B) Mohammad Ali Jinnah
Q 130. Which one of the following is the boundary line between India and Bangladesh?
(A) Durand Line
(B) McMohan Line
(C) LOC
(D) Radcliffe Line
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Ans:- (D) Radcliffe Line
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