The Gandhian Era (1917-47) MCQ: MCQ Test (50 questions)

Question 1 of 50

Who of the following suggested the winding up of the lndian National Congress after lndia attained freedom ?

AC. Rajagopalachari
BAcharya J.B. Kripalani
CMahatma Gandhi
DJai Prakash Narayan

Question 2 of 50

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

AThe Arms Act
BThe Public Safety Act
CThe Rowlatt Act
DThe Vernacular Press Act

Question 3 of 50

Give the correct chronological order of the following events- 1. formation of Muslim League 2. formation of All lndia Untouchability League 3. formation of All lndia Trade Union Congress 4. formation of lndia National Congress

A2-4-1-3
B3-4-1-2
C4-3-1-2
D4-1-3-2

Question 4 of 50

Who of the following took the burning of foreign clothes during the Non-Co-operation Movement as insensate waste ?

ARabindra Nath Tagore
BMohammad Ali
CLord Reading
DMoti Lal Nehru

Question 5 of 50

When Lord Mountbatten became the first Governor General of free lndia Who among the following became the Governor General for Pakistan?

ALord Mountbatten
BM.A. Jinnah
CLiaquat Ali Khan
DShaukat Ali

Question 6 of 50

Who of the following was known as Deshbandhu ?

AAurobindo Ghosh
BChitta Ranjan (C.R.) Das
CDadabhai Naoroji
DJyotia Phule

Question 7 of 50

The object of Butler Committee of 1927 was to

Amodernise the lndian army
Bmodernise the lndian agriculture
Cimpose censorship on National Press
Dimprove the relationship between Government of lndia and lndian Princely states

Question 8 of 50

Consider the following events: 1 Gandhi-lrwin pact 2 First Round Table Conference 3 Simon Commission 4 Poona Pact The correct chronological order of these events is :

A1-4-3-2
B2-1-3-4
C3-2-1-4
D2-3-1-4

Question 9 of 50

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 ?

ABal Gangadhar Tilak
BGopal Krishna Gokhle
CJawahar Lal Nehru
DMoti Lal Nehru

Question 10 of 50

A large crown gathered in the Jallianwala Bagh at Amritsar on April 13, 1919 to protest against the arrest of-

ASwami Shradhanand and Mazharul Haq
BMadan Mohan Malviya and Mohammad Ali Jinnah
CMahatma Gandhi and Abul Kalam Azad
DDr. Saifuddin Kitchlu and Dr. Satyapal

Question 11 of 50

Who is Known as 'LoK Nayak?

AMahatma Gandhi
BSubhash Chandra Bose
CJai Prakash Narayan
DBal Gangadhar Tilak

Question 12 of 50

Aim of the Swarajya Party was to-

AAgitate for total freesom
BBoycott the Congress moves
CEnter the legislature and wreck the Government from within
DResort to extremism

Question 13 of 50

The goal of the Lahore Congress (1929) was-

ASelf government for India
BFederal government for India
CComplete Independence for India
DLocal Self-government for India

Question 14 of 50

At the second Round Table Conference, the Indian National Congress was represented by-

AJawahar Lal Nehru
BRajendra Prasad
CMohands Karamchand Gandhi
DVallabh Bhai Patel

Question 15 of 50

The Swarajya Party was formed following the failure of

ANon-Co-operation Movement
BCivil Disobedience Movement
CQuit lndia Movement
DChamparan Satyagraha

Question 16 of 50

Cabinet Mission was Presided over by-

ALord Attlee
BStafford Cripps
CClement Atlee
DPathic Lawrence

Question 17 of 50

Who developed the idea that ' Means justify the ends ?

AKautilya
BRaja Ram Mohan Roy
CDayanand Saraswati
DMahatma Gandhi

Question 18 of 50

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

Athe Congress could not form ministeries in the other four provinces
Bemergence of a 'left wing' in the Congress made the working of the ministries impossibe
Cthere were widespred communal disturbances in their provinces
DNone of the statement 'a', 'b' and 'c' given above is correct

Question 19 of 50

Who gave the slogan 'Jai Hind' ?

AM. K. Gandhi
BJ. L. Nehru
CS. C. Bose
DB. G. Tilak

Question 20 of 50

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

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

Question 21 of 50

Which one of the following Commissions / Committees was appointed by the British Government to investigate into the massacre in Jallianwala Bagh?

AWelby Commission
BHunter Commission
CSimon Commission
DButler Committee

Question 22 of 50

The lndian National Congress observed lndependence Day' for the first time on 26th january in-

A1920
B1925
C1930
D1947

Question 23 of 50

Sabarmati Ashram, established by Mahatma Gandhi during the course of lndia 's independence movement is located on the outskirt of -

AGandhinagar
BAhmedabad
CRajkot
DWardha

Question 24 of 50

ln which year was the Swarajya Party established ?

A1923
B1925
C1930
D1941

Question 25 of 50

The Muslim League first gave the call for a separate state of Pakistan in-

A1939
B1940
C1941
D1942

Question 26 of 50

Consider the following statements :n1. Both congress and Muslim League refused the offer of the Cripps Mission.n2. The interim government formed in 1946 had nominees of the Congress only and not those of the Muslim League.nWhich of the statement (s) is/are correct ?

A1 only
B2 only
CBoth 1 and 2
DNeither 1 nor 2

Question 27 of 50

When was Rowlatt Act passed ?

A1919
B1920
C1921
D1922

Question 28 of 50

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

AInian Freedom Party
BAzad Hind Fauj
CRevolutionary Front
DForward Bloc

Question 29 of 50

In ends and means relationship, Gandhiji believed-

AMeans determine the ends
BMeans become good if they serve the ends
CEnd is everything no metter what or how the means are
DEnds and means are watertight compartments

Question 30 of 50

Which one of the following is the correct chronological order?

AFirst Round Table Conference-Poona pact-Simon Commission-Gandhi-lrwin Pact
BSimon Commission-First Round Table Conference - Gandhi - Irwin Pact - Poona Pact
CGandhi - Irwin Pact - Simon Commission - First Round Table Conference - Poona Pact
DPoona Pact - Simon Commission - First Round Table Conference - Gandhi - Irwin Pact

Question 31 of 50

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

AA. N. Sinha
BBraj Kishore Prasad
CJ. B. Kriplani
DRajendra Prasad

Question 32 of 50

Poona Pact was signed between-

AGandhiji and Lord lrwin
BGandhiji and Jinnah
CGandhiji and S.C. Bose
DGandhiji and Ambedkar

Question 33 of 50

Which among the following capitalists served as AlCC Treasurer for a long time and went to jail in 1930 ?

AG.D. Birla
BJamanalal Bajaj
CJ.R.D. Tata
DBalchand Hirachand

Question 34 of 50

Bhagat Singh Rajguru and Sukhdev were hanged on -

AMarch 23,1931
B11771
CMarch 23,1933
D12501

Question 35 of 50

Who is the author of the autobiography the lndian Struggle ?

AMaulana Abul Kalam Azad
BJawahar Lal Nehru
CLala Lajpat Rai
DSubhash Chandra Bose

Question 36 of 50

Consider- Assertion (A) : Nehru had no regard for Upanishads. Reason (R) : His attitude was scientific. Codes :

ABoth A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
BBoth A and R is are true, but R is not a correct explanation of A.
CA is true, but R is false
DA is false, but R is true

Question 37 of 50

Consider the following statements and select the correct answer from the code given here under : Assertion (A) : ln the wake of Quit lndia Movement the British and the Muslims in their common hatred for the Congress closer to each other. Reason (R): Jinnah acted as a staunchally of the British Government and told Muslims to keep away from the Congress movement of 1942. Codes:

ABoth A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
BBoth A and R are true, but R is not a correct explanation of A
CA is true, but R is false
DA is false, but R is true

Question 38 of 50

From where did Acharya Vinoba Bhava start the individual Satyagraha in 1940 ?

ANadiad in Gujarat
BPaunar in Maharashtra
CAdyar in Tamil Nadu
DGuntur in Andhra Pradesh

Question 39 of 50

Who was the Nationalist Leader to be elected as Speaker of Central Legislative Assembly in 1925 ?

AMotilal Nehru
BVitthalbhai Patel
CVallabhbhai Patel
DC.R. Das

Question 40 of 50

When was Non-Co-operation Movement called off ?

A15th February, 1922
B20th February, 1922
C19th February, 1922
D28th February, 1922

Question 41 of 50

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.

ABoth A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
BBoth A and R is true, but R is not a correct explanation of A
CA is true, but R is false
DA is false, but R is true

Question 42 of 50

Who attend the Congress of Oppressed Nationalist at Brussels in 1927 on behalf of the National Congress ?

AJawahar Lal Nehru
BMahatma Gandhi
CDr. Ansari
DMoti Lal Nehru

Question 43 of 50

Gandhiji's movement of boycotting the foreign goods aimed at-

Apromotion of welfare state
Bcreating anti-British sentiment
Cpromotion of cottage industry
Dfull independence

Question 44 of 50

The Balkan plan for fragmentation of lndia was the brain-child of -

AW. Churchil
BM.A. Jinnah
CLord Mountbatten
DV.P.Menon

Question 45 of 50

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

AH.K. Sarkar
BP.C. Joshi
CM.C.C. Chagla
DM.N. Roy

Question 46 of 50

Mahatma Gandhi's remark, 'A post-dated Cheque on a crumbling bank' is regarding the proposals of-

ASimon Commission
BCripps Mission
CCabinet Mission
DWavel Plan

Question 47 of 50

Who Played an important role in signing of Gandhi- lrwin Pact ?

AMotilal Nehru
BMadan Mohan Malviya
CTej Bahadur Sapru
DChintamani

Question 48 of 50

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 ?

A1 only
B2 only
CBoth 1 and 2
DNeither 1 nor 2

Question 49 of 50

Who was the first person to observe lndividual Satyagraha ?

AVinoba Bhave
BMahatma Gandhi
CVallabh Bhai Patel
DGovind Ballabh Pant

Question 50 of 50

In 'Hindi Swaraj', Mahatma Gandhi was critical of railways, because they are :n1. carriers of plague germsn2. instruments for frequency of faminesn3. responsible for creating class division in the societyn4. accident-pronenSelect the correct answer using the code given below :nCodes :

A1, 2 and 3
B1 and 2 only
C2 and 3 only
D1 and 4 only