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Miscellaneous (Modern India) MCQ

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Q226. Which one of the following aroused a wave of popular indignation that led to the massacre by the British at Jallianwala Bagh ?

  1. AThe Arms Act
  2. BThe Public Safety Act
  3. CThe Rowlatt Act
  4. DThe Vernacular Press Act
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Answer: C) The Rowlatt Act

Q227. Who wrote the book 'The story of the Integration of the Indian States' ?

  1. AB.N. Rao
  2. BC. Rajagopalachari
  3. CKrishna Menon
  4. DV.P.Menon
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Answer: D) V.P.Menon

Q228. Assertion (A) : Acording to the Wavel Plan, the number of Hindu and Muslim members in the Executive Council were to be equal.nReason (R) : Wavel thought that this arrangement would have avoided the partition of India.

  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: C) A is true, but R is false

Q229. Who was the Viceroy of India when the Rowlatt Act was passes ?

  1. ALord Irwin
  2. BLord Reading
  3. CLord Chelmsford
  4. DLord Wavel
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Answer: C) Lord Chelmsford

Q230. Which one of the following suggested the reconstitution of the Vicerou's Executive Council in which all the portfolios including that of Was members were to be held by the India leaders ?

  1. ASimon Commission
  2. BSimla Conference
  3. CCripps Proposal
  4. DCabinet Mission
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Answer: B) Simla Conference

Q231. During the Indian freedom struggle, who of the following raised an army called 'ree India Legion' ?

  1. ALala Hardayal
  2. BRas Bihari Bose
  3. CSubhas Chandra Bose and P.C. Joshi
  4. DV. D. Savarkar
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Answer: C) Subhas Chandra Bose and P.C. Joshi

Q232. Assertion (A) : The Congress Ministries in all provinces resigned in the year 1939.nReason (R) : The Congress did not accept the decision of the viceroy to declare war against Germany in the comtext of the Second World War.

  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

Q233. Who among the following Gandhian followers was a teacher by profession ?

  1. AA. N. Sinha
  2. BBraj Kishore Prasad
  3. CJ. B. Kriplani
  4. DRajendra Prasad
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Answer: C) J. B. Kriplani

Q234. Which one of the following was a journal brought out by Abul Kalam Azad ?

  1. AAI - Hilal
  2. BComrade
  3. CThe Indian Sociologist
  4. DZamindar
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Answer: A) AI - Hilal

Q235. Consider the following statement :n1. The discussion in the third Round Table Conference eventually led to the passing of the Government of India Act of 1935.n2. The Government of India Act of 1935 provided for the establishment of an India Federation to the based on a union of the Provinces of British India and the Princely States.nWhich 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: C) Both 1 and 2

Q236. Who of the following Prime Miniters sent Cripps Mission to India ?

  1. ARamsay MacDonald
  2. BStanely Baldwin
  3. CNeville Chamberlain
  4. DWinston Churchill
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Answer: D) Winston Churchill

Q237. During the Indian freesom sttrugle, why did Rowlatt Act arouse popular Indignation ?

  1. AIt curtailed the freedom of religion
  2. BIt suppressed the Indian traditional education
  3. CIt authorized the government to imprison people without trial
  4. DIt curbed the Trade-Union activities
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Answer: C) It authorized the government to imprison people without trial

Q238. In the Individual Satyagraha Vinoba Bhave was chosen as the forst Satyagrahi. Who was the second ?

  1. ADr. Rajendra Prasad
  2. Bandit Jawahar Lal Nehru
  3. CC. Rajagopalachari
  4. DSardar Vallabhbhai Patel
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Answer: B) andit Jawahar Lal Nehru

Q239. Consider the following statement :nThe cripps Proposl include the provision for :n1. full ipndependence for Indian2. creation of constitution - making bodynWhich 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

Q240. With reference to Simon Commission's recommendations, which one of the following statement is correct ?

  1. AIt recommended the replacement of diarchy with responsible government in the province
  2. BIt proposed the setting up of interprovincial souncil under the Home Department
  3. CIt suggested the abolition of bicameral legislature at the centre
  4. DIt recommended the creation of Indian Police Service with a provision for increased pay and allowances for British recruits as compared to Indian recruits
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Answer: A) It recommended the replacement of diarchy with responsible government in the province

Q241. After Quit India Movement, C. Rajagopalachari issued a pamphlet entitled 'The Way out'. Which one of the following was a proposal in this pamphlet ?

  1. AThe establishment of a 'War Advisory Council' composed of representatives of British India and the Princely States
  2. BReconstitution of the Central Executive Council in such a way that all its members, except the Governor General and Commander-in-Chief should be Indian leaders
  3. Cresh elections to the Central and Provincial Legislatures to be held at the end of 1945 and the constitution-making body to be convened as soon as possible
  4. DA solution for the constitutional deadlock
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Answer: D) A solution for the constitutional deadlock

Q242. Who among the following were official Congress negotiators with Cripps Mission ?

  1. AMahatma Gandhi and Sardar Patel
  2. BAcharya J.B. Kripalani and C. Rajagopalachari
  3. CPandit Nehru and Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
  4. DDr. Rajendra Prasad and Rafi Ahmed Kidwai
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Answer: C) Pandit Nehru and Maulana Abul Kalam Azad

Q243. The Congress ministries resigned in the seven provinces in 1939, because

  1. Athe Congress could not form ministeries in the other four provinces
  2. Bemergence of a 'left wing' in the Congress made the working of the ministries impossibe
  3. Cthere were widespred communal disturbances in their provinces
  4. DNone of the statement 'a', 'b' and 'c' given above is correct
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Answer: D) None of the statement 'a', 'b' and 'c' given above is correct

Q244. Which of the following parties were established by DR. B.R. Ambedkar ?n1. The Peasants and Workers Party of Indian2.All India Scheduled Castes Federationn3. The Independence Labour PartynSelect the correct answer Using the codes given below :

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

Q245. Mahatma Gandhi undertook fast unto death in B243, mainly because

  1. ARound Table Conference failed to satisfy Indian Political aspirations
  2. BCongress and Muslim league had differencesof opinion
  3. CRamsay Macdonald announced the Communal Award
  4. DNone of the statement 'a', 'b' and 'c' given above is correct
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Answer: C) Ramsay Macdonald announced the Communal Award

Q246. The Rowlatt Act aimed at

  1. ACompulsory economic support to war efforts
  2. Bimprisonment withouttrial and summary procedures for trial
  3. Cimposition of restrictions on freedom of the press
  4. Dsuppression of the Khilafat Movement
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Answer: B) imprisonment withouttrial and summary procedures for trial

Q247. The Lahore Session of the lndian National Congress (1929) is very important in history because 1. the Congress passed a resolution demanding complete independence 2. the rift between the extremists and moderates were resolved in that session 3. a resolution was passed rejecting the two nation theory in that session Which of the statement (S) given above is /are correct ?

  1. A1 only
  2. B2 and 3 only
  3. C1 and 3
  4. DNone of the above
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Answer: A) 1 only

Q248. The only AlCC session Gandhiji Presided was held at-

  1. ALahore
  2. BCalcutta
  3. CMadras
  4. DBelgaum
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Answer: D) Belgaum

Q249. These are no Polity devoid of religion ' is stated by -

  1. AJ.L. Nehru
  2. BMahatma Gandhi
  3. CVinoba Bhave
  4. DJay Prakash Narayan
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Answer: B) Mahatma Gandhi

Q250. At which one of the following Round Table conferences held in London was Mahatma Gandhi Present ?

  1. AFirst
  2. BSecond
  3. CThird
  4. DNone of these
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Answer: B) Second

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