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The Gandhian Era (1917-47) MCQ

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Q201. Who among the following organized the famous Chittgong armoury raid?

  1. ALaxmi Sehgal
  2. BSurya Sen
  3. CBatukeshwar Datta
  4. DJ.M.Sengupta
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Answer: B) Surya Sen

Q202. During the Indian freedom struggle, the Khudai Khidmatgars, also known as Red Shirts (Lal Kurtis), called for-

  1. Athe Pathan nationalist unity and a struggle against colonialism
  2. Bthe union of Pasthun tribal areas in north-west with the Afghanistan
  3. Cthe adoption of terrorist tactics and methods for terrorisingand finally ousting the colonial rulers.
  4. Dthe adoption of communist revolutionary ideology for political and social reform
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Answer: A) the Pathan nationalist unity and a struggle against colonialism

Q203. Assertion (A) : The effect of labour participation in the Indian nationalist upsurge of the early 1930s was waek.nReason (R) : The labour leaders considered the ideology of lndian National Congress as bourgeois and reactionary.

  1. ABoth A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
  2. BBoth A and R is true, but R is not a correct explanation of A
  3. CA is true, but R is false
  4. DA is false, but R is true
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Answer: A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A

Q204. The last opportunity to avoid the partition of lndia was lost with the rejection of -

  1. ACripps Mission
  2. BRajagopalachari Formula
  3. CCabinet Mission plan
  4. DWavel Plan
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Answer: C) Cabinet Mission plan

Q205. The real intention of the British to include the Princely States in the Federal Union proposed by the lndian Act of 1935 was to-

  1. Aexercise more and direct political and administrative control over the princely States
  2. Binvolve the princes actively in the administration of the colony
  3. Cfinally effect the complete political and administrative take-over of all the princely States by the British
  4. Duse the princes to counter-balance the anti-imperialist doctrines of the nationalist leaders
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Answer: D) use the princes to counter-balance the anti-imperialist doctrines of the nationalist leaders

Q206. The president of lndian National Congress at the time of partition of lndia was-

  1. AC.rajagopalachari
  2. BJ.B.Kripalani
  3. CJawahar Lal Nehru
  4. DMaulana Abul Kalam Azad
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Answer: B) J.B.Kripalani

Q207. When Congress leaders condemned the Montague-Chelmsford Report, many moderates left the party to form the-

  1. Alndian Liberal Federation
  2. BSwaraj party
  3. Clndian Freedom party
  4. Dlndependene Federation of lndia
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Answer: A) lndian Liberal Federation

Q208. With reference to lndia freedom struggle, which one of the following statements is NOT correct ?

  1. AThe Rowlatt Act aroused a wave popular in dignation and led to the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre?
  2. BSubhash Chandra Bose formed the forward Bloc
  3. CBhagat Singh was one of the founders of Hidnustan Republican Socialist Association
  4. Dln 1931 the Congress Session at Karanchi opposed Gandhi-lrwin pact
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Answer: D) ln 1931 the Congress Session at Karanchi opposed Gandhi-lrwin pact

Q209. Who headed the lnterim Cabinet formed in the year 1946?

  1. ARajendra Prasad
  2. BJawahar Lal Nehru
  3. CSardar Vallabhbhai Patel
  4. DRajagopalachari
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Answer: B) Jawahar Lal Nehru

Q210. The leader of the Bardoli Satyagraha (1928) was-

  1. ASardar Vallabhbhai Patel
  2. BMahatma Gandhi
  3. CVitthalbhi j. Patel
  4. DMahadev Desai
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Answer: A) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

Q211. The Montague-Chelmsford Report formed the basis of -

  1. Athe lndian Councils Act, 1909
  2. Bthe Government of lndia Act, 1919
  3. Cthe Government of lndia Act, 1935
  4. Dthe lndian lndependence Act, 1947
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Answer: B) the Government of lndia Act, 1919

Q212. During the lndian freedom struggle, who among the following proposed that Swaraj should be defined as complete independence free from all foreign control ?

  1. AMazharul Haque
  2. BMaulana Hasarat Mohani
  3. CHakim Ajmal Khan
  4. DAbul Kalam Azad
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Answer: B) Maulana Hasarat Mohani

Q213. The name of the famous person of lndia who refurned the Knigthood conferred on him by the British Government as a token of protest against the atrocities in punjab in 1919 was -

  1. ATej Bahadur Sapru
  2. BAshutosh Mukherjee
  3. CRabindra Nath Tagore
  4. DSyed Ahmed Khan
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Answer: C) Rabindra Nath Tagore

Q214. Consider the following events during lndia's freedom struggle : 1. Chauri-Chaura Qutrage 2. Morley-Minto Reforms 3. Dandi March 4. Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms Which one of the following is the correct chronological order of the events above ?

  1. A1-3-2-4
  2. B2-4-1-3
  3. C1-4-2-3
  4. D2-3-1-4
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Answer: B) 2-4-1-3

Q215. Consider the following statements : On the eve of launch of Quit lndia Movement Mahatma Gandhi : 1. asked the government statements to resign 2. asked the soldiers to leave thir posts 3. asked the prinees of the princely States to accept the sovereignty of their own people Which of the statement (S) given above is/are correct ?

  1. A1 and 2
  2. B2 and 3
  3. C3 only
  4. D1, 2 and 3
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Answer: D) 1, 2 and 3

Q216. ln which one of the following provinces was a congress ministry not foemed under the Act of 1935 ?

  1. ABihar
  2. BMadras
  3. COrissa
  4. DPunjab
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Answer: D) Punjab

Q217. At which Congress Session was the Congress Working Committee authorised the launch a programme of Civil Disobedience ?

  1. ABombay
  2. BLahore
  3. CLucknow
  4. DTripuri
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Answer: B) Lahore

Q218. ln October, 1920, who of the following headed a group of lndians gathered at Tashkent to set up a Communist Party of lndia ?

  1. AH.K. Sarkar
  2. BP.C. Joshi
  3. CM.C.C. Chagla
  4. DM.N. Roy
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Answer: D) M.N. Roy

Q219. Who among the following drafted the resolution on Fundamental Rights and Economic Programme for the Karachi Session of Congress in 1931 ?

  1. AB.R. Ambedkar
  2. BPandit Jawahar Lal Nehru
  3. CRajendra Prasad
  4. DSardar Vallabhbhi Patel
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Answer: B) Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru

Q220. Consider the foolowing statements : Lord Mountbatten was the Viceroy when Simla conference took place . 2. lndian Navy Revolt 1946 took place when the lndian sailors in the against the Government . Which of the statement (S) given above is/are correct ?

  1. A1 only
  2. B2 only
  3. CBoth 1 and 2
  4. DNeither 1 nor 2
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Answer: B) 2 only

Q221. Consider the following statements : 1. ln the first Round Table Conference Dr. Ambedkar demanded separate electorates for the depressed classes . 2. ln the poona pact special provisions for representation of the depressed people in the local bodies and civil services were made . 3. The lndian National Congress did not take part in the third Round Tble Conference .Which of the statement (s) given above is are correct ?

  1. A1 and 2
  2. B2 and 3
  3. C1 and 3
  4. D1, 2 and 3
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Answer: C) 1 and 3

Q222. Which party was founded by Subhash Chandra Bose in the year 1939 after he broke away from the Congress ?

  1. AInian Freedom Party
  2. BAzad Hind Fauj
  3. CRevolutionary Front
  4. DForward Bloc
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Answer: D) Forward Bloc

Q223. Consider the following statement :nThe Government of India Act, 1935 provided for :n1. The provincial autonomyn2. The establishment of Federal Courtn3. All Indian Federation at the CentrenWhich of the statement (s) given are correct ?

  1. A1 and 2
  2. B2 and 3
  3. C1 and 3
  4. D1, 2 and 3
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Answer: D) 1, 2 and 3

Q224. Under whose presidentship was the Lahore Session of the Indian National Congress held in the year 1929 where a resolution was adopted to gain Poorna Swaraj (Complete Independence) from the British ?

  1. ABal Gangadhar Tilak
  2. BGopal Krishna Gokhle
  3. CJawahar Lal Nehru
  4. DMoti Lal Nehru
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Answer: C) Jawahar Lal Nehru

Q225. Which portfolio was held Dr. Rajendra Prasad in the Interim Government formed in the year 1946 ?

  1. ADefence
  2. BExternal Affairs and Common wealth Relations
  3. CFood and Agriculture
  4. DNone of these
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Answer: C) Food and Agriculture

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