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101. What was the main objective of the Wahabi movement which
during 1852-70 was particularly active in the Punjab,
Bengal, Bihar and the NWFP?
(a) To oust the British from India
(b) To overthrow the Sikhs in the Punjab and the British in
Bengal and to restore Muslim power in India
(c) To eradicate religious corruption from Muslim society
(d) To organise the Muslims into a nationalist community
Ans: (b)
102. The Moplahs of Malabar (Kerala) who were largely Muslim
leaseholders and cultivators, Indulged in a series of
rebellions in Kerala between 1836-1919. Which of the
following regarding these Moplah uprisings is not true?
(a) They were mainly directed against the upper caste Hindu
landlords
(b) These uprisings were a peculiar form of rural terrorism
(c) Most of the Moplah martyrs were poor peasants of landless
lobourers
(d) A small band of Moplahs committed collective suicides in
the belief of being called Shahids (martyrs)
Ans: (d)
103. Jyotiba Phule, popularly known as Baba Phule, was a social
reformer in Maharashtra. Which of the Coli owing Is not
true about him
(a) He was the first to raise his voice against Brahmans in
Maharashtra in the 1870s
(b) Phule through his book Ghulamagiri (1872) and his
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organization Satyashodhak Mandal, proclaimed the need to save
the lower castes from the hypocritical Brahmans and their
scriptures
(c) His Satyashodhak Mandal contained both an elite based
conservative trend and a genuine mass-based radicalism
(d) The urban educated Marathas were his most ardent followers
Ans: (d)
104. Which of the following literary personalities made the
greatest contribution in arousing patriotism in the 19th
century?
(a) Dinbandhu Mitra's exposure of Indigo planters in Nil
Darpana
(b) Bankim Chandra with his historical novels culminating with
Ananda Math (1882)
(c) Vishnu Krishna Chiplunkar's Journal Nibandhamaka (1874-
81)
(d) Bharatendu Harishchandra (1850-85) through his plays,
poems and journals advocating use of Swadeshi articles and use
of Hindi in courts
Ans: (b)
105. The immediate forerunner of the Indian National congress
was
(a) Indian Association of Calcutta
(b) Indian National Conference
(c) British India association
(d) Indian Union
Ans: (b)
106. At the Calcutta session of the Indian National Congress
(INC) held in 1906 the flag of Swaraj for India was unfuried
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by
(a) AD Hume
(b) Dadabhai Naoroji
(c) GK Gokhale
(d) BG Tilak
Ans: (b)
107. The first weekly paper published by the INC (in 1889) was
(a) Young India
(b) India
(c) Indian People
(d) Voice India
Ans: (b)
108. From 1885 to 1905 (the moderate phase of the INC) the
object before the INC was
(a) wider employment of Indians in higher public services
(b) establishment of representative institutions
(c) self-government to India
(d) Only (a) and (b) above
Ans: (d)
109. Who said,
"The Congress is tottering to its fall and one of
my greatest ambitions while in India is to assist it to a
peaceful demise"?
(a) Lord Dufferin
(b) Lord Curzon
(c) Lord Lansdowne
(d) Lord Elgin
Ans: (b)
110. As a result of the partition of Bengal announced by Lord
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Curzon in 1905, Bengal was partitioned into two provinces
of
(a) East Bengal and West Bengal
(b) Bengal and Eastern Bengal & Assam
(c) Bengal and Assam
(d) Bengal and Odisha and East Bengal and Assam
Ans: (b)
111. The programme of Swadeshi and Boycott against the
partition of Bengal was visualised by
(a) Surendra Nath Bennerjee
(b) BC Pal
(c) Aurobindo Ghose
(d) Rash Behari Bose
Ans: (c)
112. On October 16, 1905, when the partition of Bengal was
enforced, the great poet Rabindranath Tagore, to emphasise
the unity of Bengal, Suggested the programme of
(a) singing Bande Mataram
(b) tying of Rakhi on each other's wrists
(c) composing of patriotic songs
(d) establishing national educational institutions
Ans: (c)
113. The INC for the first time passed the resolutions on Swaraj,
Boycott and National Education at its annual session held at
(a) Banaras (1905)
(b) Calcutta (1906)
(c) Surat (1907)
(d) Madras (1908)
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Ans: (b)
114. The immediate cause of split In the INC at its Surat Session
was
(a) election of the President of the INC
(b) expulsion of Tilak from the INC
(c) demand of Swaraj as the goal of the INC
(d) resolutions on Swaraj, Swadeshi, Boycott and National
Education
Ans: (a)
115. What was the charge against Bal Gangadhar Tilak, for
which he was sentenced to six years' transportation in July
1908?
(a) for being the chief exponent of the cult of extremism
(b) for insiting violence during the Surat session of the INC
(c) for seditious writings in his paper Kesari
(d) for being instrumental in the murder of the British Plaque
commissioner in Poona.
Ans: (c)
116. After Tilak's deportation which of the following extremist
leaders was not similarly deported to Mandalay prison in
Burma?
(a) Lala Lajpat Rai
(b) Bipin Chandra Pal
(c) Aswini Kumar Datta
(d) CR Das
Ans: (d)
117. On what charge was Khudiram Bose, a boy of 18, sentenced
to death on April 30, 1908?
(a) for being an active member of the Anushilan Samiti, the first ..
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revolutionary organisation in Bengal
(b) for participating in the Alipur Conspiracy
(c) for murdering one Kennedy in Muzaffarpur
(d) for attempting to murder Kingsfords, the Chief Presidency
Magistrate at Muzaffarpur, who had ordered severe flogging to
some young men for minor offences.
Ans: (d)
118. Which of the following was not of the achievements of the
Exteremist Group in the Congress?
(a) The partition of Bengal was annulled in 1911
(b) The Calcutta Corporation Act and the Indian Universities
Act were taken off the statute book
(c) Nationalism took root among the progressive sections of
society
(d) The Extremists taught people self-confidence and self-
reliance and prepared the social base of the nationalist movement
Ans: (b)
119. The All India Muslim League was founded in December
1906 at
(a) Karachi
(b) Dacca
(c) Calcutta
(d) Aligarh
Ans: (b)
120. India Home Rule Society, founded in London in February
1905, was one of the earliest revolutionary societies set up
outside India. This society was founded by
(a) Lala Har Dayal
(b) VD Savarkar
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(c) Shyamji Krishnavarma
(d) Madan Lal Dhingra
Ans: (c)
121. Who is regarded as 'the Mother of the Indian Revolution'?
(a) Rani Lakshmi Bai
(b) Sarojini Naidu
(c) Madam Bhikaji Cama
(d) Priti Lata Waddedar
Ans: (c)
122. Madam Bhikajl Cama unfolded the National Flag of India
in 1907 at
(a) India House, London
(b) International Socialist Congress Stuttgart
(c) Vande Mataram Office at San Francisco
(d) Indian Workers Meet Vancouver
Ans: (b)
123. The Ghadar Party was founded (November 1913) at San
Francisco USA by
(a) Madam Bhikaji Cama
(b) Lala Har Dayal
(c) Shyamji Krishana Verma
(d) Both (a) and (b) above
Ans: (b)
124. The Ghadar Party took the name Ghadar from
(a) the Revolt of 1857
(b) its objective to wage another revolt
(c) a weekly paper Ghadar published in commemoration of the
Revolt of 1857
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(d) All the above
Ans: (c)
125. The first truly revolutionary organisation in Bengal was
(a) Anusilan Samiti
(b) Yugantar
(c) Abhinava Bharata
(d) Abhinava Bharat Society
Ans: (a)
126. The leader of the Anuslian Samiti was
(a) Barindra Kumar Ghosh
(b) Pulin Das
(c) Kanai Lal Dutta
(d) Prafulla Chaki
Ans: (a)
127. The Alipore conspiracy case was launched against the
revolutionary activities of
(a) Anusilan Samiti
(b) Abhinava Bharat
(c) Abhinava Bharat Society
(d) Ghadar Party of India
Ans: (a)
128. The main brain behind hurling a bomb at Lord Hardinge,
while he was making his state entry into Delhi was
(a) Ras Behari Bose
(b) Bhagat Singh
(c) Sachindra Sanyal
(d) Jatin Das
Ans: (a)
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129. The Lucknow Session of INC and the Lucknow Pact (1916)
were significant on account of
(a) unity between the Moderates and the Extremists with the
return of the Extremists to the Congress
(b) the pact between the Congress and Muslim League
(c) Both (a) and (b) above
(d) the beginning of the tide of Indian Nationalism
Ans: (c)
130. The idea of starting a Home Rule League in 1915 was first
propounded by
(a) B G Tilak
(b) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
(c) Annie Besant
(d) Both (a) and (b) above
Ans: (c)
131. The Home Rule Movement was aimed at
(a) complete independence for India
(b) complete autonomy to India
(c) self-government for India within the British Commonwealth
(d) larger participation of Indians in India's administration
Ans: (c)
132. To campaign for Home Rule, Mrs Annie Besant published
the newspaper (s)
(a) New India and Commonweal
(b) Young India and Home Rule News
(c) Mahratta and Kesari
(d) Home Rule Courier
Ans: (a)
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133. Bal Gangadhar Tilak earned the epithet of Lokamanya
during
(a) his trial in 1907-08
(b) the Lucknow pact of 1916
(c) the Home Rule Movement
(d) the Congress Session in 1917
Ans: (c)
134. Mrs Annie Besant became the first woman President of the
INC in
(a) 1916
(b) 1917
(c) 1918
(d) 1920
Ans: (b)
135. The Khilafat Movement of the Indian Muslims related to
(a) provision of separate electorate for the Muslims in the Act of
1919
(b) restoration of territories to Turkey captured by Britain in the
First World War
(c) restoration of the Sultan of Turkey who was Caliph of the
Muslim World
(d) lifting of martial law in Punjab
Ans: (c)
136. Mahatma Gandhi gave up the title of Kaiser-i-Hind and
returned all the war medals which were awarded to him by
the British for his war services (during the First World War)
(a) in protest against the Jallianwala Bagh tragedy
(b) during the Non-Cooperation Movement
(c) in support of the Khilafat demand when the Central Khilafat
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Committee organised a general all-India hartal on August 1, 1920
(d) during the Champaran Satyagraha
Ans: (c)
137. The main objectives of the Non-Cooperation Movement were
(a) restoration of the old status of the Caliph (Khilafat Demand)
and attainment of Swaraj for India
(b) protest against the Punjab wrongs and withdrawal of the
Rowlatt Acts
(c) lifting of martial law from Punjab and withdrawal of
repressive laws
(d) None of the above
Ans: (a)
138. Rabindranath Tagore surrendered his knighthood in protest
against
(a) Martial law in the Punjab
(b) Jallianwala Bagh tragedy
(c) Rawlatt Acts
(d) All the above
Ans: (b)
139. The Non-Cooperation Movement was suspended in
February 1922 on account of
(a) the Chauri Chaura incident
(b) Hindu Muslim riots
(c) arrest of Gandhiji and his imprisonment for six years
(d) all the above
Ans: (a)
140. The most Important feature of the Government of India Act
of 1919 was
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(a) enlargement of Indian Councils
(b) provision for direct election
(c) dyarchy in the Provinces
(d) All the above
Ans: (d)
141. The Congressmen who wanted to contest the elections under
the Act of 1919 and enter the legislature, formed a party
(1923) called
(a) Swaraj Party
(b) Congress Swarajya Party
(c) Nationalist Party
(d) Liberal Party
Ans: (a)
142. The main founder (s) of the Swaraj Party was/were
(a) CR Das
(b) Motilal Nehru
(c) Madan Mohan Malaviya
(d) Only (a) and (b) above
Ans: (d)
143. The Hindustan Republican Association, subsequently styled
as the Hindustan Socialist Republican Association (HSRA)
was founded in 1924 by
(a) Bhagat Singh
(b) Chandra Shekhar Azad
(c) Jogesh Chandra Chatterji
(d) Sachindra Sanyal
Ans: (d)
144. In the famous Kakori Conspiracy Case (August 1925) which
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of the following revolutionaries was not hanged?
(a) Ram Prasad Bismil
(b) Asafaqulla Khan
(c) Snehlata
(d) Suhasini Sarkar
Ans: (c)
145. To avenge the brutal lathi charge on Lala Lajpat Rai
(October 30, 1928), which was believed to have caused his
death subsequently, who murdered Saunders, the Assistant
Superintendent of Police, Lahore?
(a) Batukeshwar Dutt
(b) Bhagat Singh
(c) Chandra Shekhar Azad
(d) Sachindra Sanyal
Ans: (b)
146. The revolutionary who was an accused in Lahore
Conspiracy Case and who died in Jail after 64 days fast was
(a) Jatin Das
(b) Sukh Dev
(c) Raj Guru
(d) Both (a) and (b) above
Ans: (a)
147. Who threw two bombs on the Door of the Central Assembly
in New Delhi on April 8, 1929?
(a) Bhagat Singh
(b) Batukeshwar Dutt
(c) Raj Guru
(d) Both (a) and (b) above
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Ans: (d)
148. At midnight on December 31, 1929 who unfuried the tricolor
flag on Indian Independence on the banks of the Ravi at
Lahore?
(a) Mahatma Gandhi
(b) Subhas Bose
(c) Jawaharlal Nehru
(d) Motilal Nehru
Ans: (c)
149. Which of the following was not one of the historic decisions
of the Lahore Session (1929) of the Indian National
Congress?
(a) Decision to launch a programme of civil disobedience
(b) Complete independence (Poorna Swaraj) as the goal of the
Indian National Congress
(c) Decision to observe Januazy 26 as the Poorna Swaraj Day
(d) To treat the communal problem as a national issue
Ans: (d)
150. Mahatma Gandhi launched the Civil Disobedience
Movement on March 12, 1930 by
(a) asking the Viceroy through a letter containing Eleven Points
Programme to remove the evils of the British rule
(b) Dandi March to break the Salt Laws
(c) asking the people to take Poorna Swaraj Pledge
(d) launching the non-payment of taxes campaign
Ans: (b)
151. Match the dates of the following events:
List-I List-II
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A. Publication of the Simon-Commission Report
1. March 23, 1931
B. First Round Table Conference inaugurated 2.
March 5, 1931
C. Signing of the Gandhi-Irwin Pact 3.
November 12, 1930
D. Execution of Bhagat Singh, Sukh Dev and Raj Guru 4.
June 7, 1930
Codes:
A B C D
(a) 1 2 3 4
(b) 4 3 1 2
(c) 4 3 2 1
(d) 2 1 4 3
Ans: (c)
152. The Gandhi-lrwin Pact (1931) was vehemently criticised and
opposed by the people on the ground that
(a) the Civil Disobedience Movement was suspended
(b) the sufferings of thousands of people in the Civil
Disobedience Movement were wasted
(c) It was contrary to the pledge of the Congress for Poorna
Swaraj
(d) Gandhi did nothing to save the lives of Bhagat Singh, Sukh
Dev and Raj Guru who had been awarded the death sentence
Ans: (d)
153. On September 20, 1932 Mahatma Gandhi began a fast unto
death in Yeravada Jail against
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(b) Violation of the Gandhi-Irwin pact
(c) Communal Award of Ramsay McDonald
(d) All the above
Ans: (d)
154. Mahatma Gandhi broke his epic fast unto death on
September 26, 1932 after the Poona Pact, which provided for
(a) common electorate for all Hindus
(b) reservation of 48 seats for the depressed classes in different
provincial legislatures
(c) reservation of 18 per cent of the seats in the Central
Legislature
(d) All the above
Ans: (d)
155. The Civil Disobedience Movement was suspended after the
Gandhi-Irwin Pact. Why did the Congress decide to resume
the movement In January 1932?
(a) Failure of the Second Round Table Conference
(b) Repudiation of the Gandhi-Irwin Pact by the British
Government
(c) British policies of repression
(d) All the above
Ans: (d)
156. In May 1933, Mahatma Gandhi began a fast of 21 days
(a) to appeal to the Hindus to throw open the temples and public
wells to the Harijans
(b) to launch a campaign against untouchability
(c) for his own purification and that of his associates for greater
commitment to the cause of the Harijans
(d) For all the above
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Ans: (c)
157. On account of severe British repression the Civil
Disobedience movement was again suspended In July 1933
and people were asked to offer Satyagraha
(a) individually
(b) in groups
(c) locally
(d) against liquor shops
Ans: (a)
158. In 1934 Mahatma Gandhi withdrew from active politics and
even resigned his membership of the Congress because
(a) of the failure of the Civil Disobedience Movement
(b) the political climate of India was unsuitable for any political
movement
(c) he wanted to devote himself fully to constructive programme
and Harijan welfare
(d) of his opposition to the desire of congressmen to enter
legislatures under the Government of India Act of 1935
Ans: (c)
159. The first constitutional measure Introduced by the British in
India which worked till the framing of the Indian
Constitution was
(a) the Act of 1919
(b) the Act of 1935
(c) Indian Independence Bill
(d) Cabinet Mission Plan
Ans: (b)
160. The Golden Jubilee of the Indian Rational Congress (1885-
1935) fell in 1935, which was observed during the session ..
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held at
(a) Karachi
(b) Lucknow
(c) Faizpur
(d) Nowhere
Ans: (d)
161. The most important feature of the Government of India Act
of 1935 was
(a) proposed All India Federation
(b) Bicameral Legislature
(c) Provincial Autonomy
(d) Communal representation
Ans: (b)
162. As a result of the elections held in early 1937 under the Act
of 1935 the Congress formed ministries in provinces.
(a) 7
(b) 9
(c) 10
(d) 8
Ans: (d)
163. The Congress ministries cave up office in October 1939 over
the issue of
(a) constant interference by Governors in day-to-day
administration
(b) propaganda of the Muslim League against the Congress
(c) India having been unwillingly dragged into the Second World
War
(d) failure of the British to define their war aims
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Ans: (d)
164. At the historic Tripuri Session of the Congress (March 1939)
Subhas Bose defeated Mahatma Gandhi's official candidate
for the Presidentship of the Congress. Who was Gandhiji's
nominee?
(a) Abdul Kalam Azad
(b) Jawaharlal Nehru
(c) Pattabhi Sitaramayya
(d) Vallabhbhai Patel
Ans: (c)
165. On account of his differences with Gandhiji, Sub has Bose
resigned the Presidentship of the Congress (April 1939) and
organised a new party called
(a) Congress Socialist Party
(b) Azad Hind Fauz
(c) Congress Liberal party
(d) Forward Block
Ans: (d)
166. The day (December 22, 1939) the Congress Ministries
resigned in the Provinces the, Muslim League observed
(a) Deliverance Day
(b) Direct Action Day
(c) Victory Day
(d) Alliance Day
Ans: (a)
167. Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan, better known as Frontier
Gandhi, organised the Red Shirt Movement in the North-
West Frontier Province (NWFP) for
(a) countering the communal propaganda of the Muslim League ..
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(b) establishing separate Pakhtoonistan
(c) social and religious reforms
(d) All the above
Ans: (c)
168. The members of Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan's Red Shirt
Movement were known as:
(a) Khidmatgars (Servants)
(b) Insan-i-Khidmatgar (Servants of the people)
(c) Khuda-i-Khidamatgar (Servants of God)
(d) Angels of Freedom
Ans: (c)
169. The Frontier Gandhi actively participated in
(a) Khilafat Movement
(b) Non-Cooperation Movement
(c) Civil Disobedience Movement
(d) All the above
Ans: (c)
170. The first definite and forceful expression of the concept of a
separate homeland for the Muslims came from (or the Cather
of the idea of Pakistan was)
(a) Sir Mohammad Iqbal
(b) Rahmat Ali
(c) MAJinnah
(d) Liaqat Ali
Ans: (a)
171. The Muslim League demanded creation of Pakistan
(Pakistan Resolution) in its session held on March 24, 1940
at
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(a) Karachi
(b) Lahore
(c) Islamabad
(d) Aligarh
Ans: (b)
172. Azad Hind Fauz or the Indian National Army (IRA) was
founded by
(a) Subhash Bose
(b) Rash Behari Bose
(c) General Mohan Singh
(d) Shah Nawaz
Ans: (c)
173. The INA was largely composed of
(a) Indian Revolutionaries
(b) Overseas Indians
(c) Indian Prisoners of war under the Japanese
(d) Deserters from the British Indian Army
Ans: (c)
174. Subhash Bose established the Provisional Government of
Free India at
(a) Berlin
(b) Bangkok
(c) Singapore
(d) Tokyo
Ans: (c)
175. Subhash Bose selected the best soldiers from the three
existing brigades (named after Gandhi, Azad and Nehru)
and organised a new brigade which the soldiers themselves
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called
(a) Himalayan Brigade
(b) Swatantra Bharat Brigade
(c) Bhagat Singh Brigade
(d) Subhash Brigade
Ans: (d)
176. In March 1942, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill
appointed the Cripps Mission to resolve Indian political
crisis because
(a) he was under pressure from the US President Roosevelt
(b) of the gravity of the Japanese war menace on India's borders
(c) both (a) and (b) above
(d) of INA’s initial success on India's eastern borders
Ans: (c)
177. Kasturba Gandhi died in detention (in 1944) at
(a) Yeravada Jail
(b) Ahmedabad Prison
(c) Aga Khan Palace
(d) Ahmednagar Fort
Ans: (c)
178. In 1921, Mahatma Gandhi resolved to wear only a loin cloth
to propagate home spun cotton to signify
(a) the poverty of the Indian people
(b) the ruin of India's handloom textiles
(c) his identification with the Indian people
(d) his resolve to wear tailored clothes only when India became
independent
Ans: (c)
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179. The Working Committee of the Congress passed the Quit
India resolution on
(a) July 14, 1942
(b) August 10, 1942
(c) August 8, 1942
(d) June 30, 1942
Ans: (a)
180. Which of the following was not one of the points stressed by
Mahatma Gandhi while exhorting the people to join the Quit
India Movement?
(a) Forget the differences between the Hindus and Muslims and
think of yourselves as Indians only.
(b) our quarrel is not with British people, we fight their
imperialism and we must purge ourselves of hatred.
(c) Feel from today that you are a free man and pot a dependent.
Do or die. Either free India or die in the the attempt.
(d) Freedom of India is an end that will purify all means
employed to achieve it.
Ans: (d)
181. The Simla Conference called by Viceroy Lord Wavell (to
discuss the so-called Wavell Plan) in June 1945 failed on
account of
(a) Jinnah's demand that the Muslim League alone would
nominate Muslim members to the Executive Council
(b) the demand of the Congress to include the members of all
communities in their quota to the Executive Council
(c) the demand of the Scheduled Castes to reserved seats in the
Executive Council in Proportion to their population
(d) All the above
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Ans: (d)
182. The famous 'Ratings Mutiny' (Revolt of a section of Indian
soldiers serving In the Royal Indian Navy) in Bombay in
February 1946 was calmed down largely by the efforts of
(a) Mahatma Gandhi
(b) C Rajagopalachari
(c) Jawahar Lal Nehru
(d) Vallabhbhai Patel
Ans: (d)
183. Which of the following was not one of the recommendations
of the Cabinet Minion (1946) about the Constitution of
India?
(a) There should be a Union of India embracing both British
India and the States
(b) The Muslim majority provinces should be separately
constituted into a Union of Pakistan
(c) The provinces should enjoy autonomy for all subjects and
should be free to form groups
(d) Three basic Groups proposed by the Mission were Group A
(Hindumajority Provinces) Group B (Muslim-majority Provinces)
and Group C (Bengal and Assam)
Ans: (b)
184. Mahatma Gandhi spent a year of complete silence in 1926 to
(a) consolidate Khadi programme
(b) work for harijan welfare
(c) cl do penance for Chauri-Chaura violence
(d) write his autobiography
Ans: (b)
185. The Muslim League withdrew its acceptance of the Cabinet ..
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Minion Plan and decided to resort to Direct Action Day on
(a) August 16, 1946
(b) September 2, 1946
(c) October 15, 1946
(d) July 29, 1946
Ans: (a)
186. On the Direct Action Day unprecedented bloodshed took
place (as a result of Hindu-Muslim riots) in
(a) Dacca
(b) Calcutta
(c) Delhi
(d) Meerut and Karachi
Ans: (b)
187. The Interim Government which took office on September 2,
1946 was headed by
(a) Rajendra Prasad
(b) Jawaharlal Nehru
(c) Vallabhbhai Patel
(d) C Rajagopalachari
Ans: (b)
188. After the elections to the Constituent Assembly were held in
July 1946, the Constituent Assembly met for the first time in
New Delhi on
(a) December 9, 1946
(b) January 15, 1947
(c) February 10, 1947
(d) August 15, 1947
Ans: (a)
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189. British Prime Minister Attlee made the historic
announcement of the end of British rule in India (and
transfer of power to responsible Indian hands by a date not
later than June1948) on
(a) May 16, 1946
(b) February 20, 1947
(c) March 10, 1946
(d) December 31, 1946
Ans: (b)
190. India was partitioned as a consequence of the formula
contained in
(a) Cabinet Mission Plan
(b) Attlee's Declaration
(c) June 3 Plan or Mountbatten Plan
(d) Both (b) and (c) above
Ans: (c)
191. Why did Mahatma Gandhi ultimately lend his support to
the resolution passed by the Congress Working Committee
agreeing to the partition of India in spite of his personal, life-
long outspoken disapproval of Pakistan?
(a) There was no other go after he was presented with a fait
accompli
(b) Jawaharlal Nehru convinced him about the justification in
favour of it
(c) To prevent the loss of prestige of the Congress Ministers who
had agreed to the partition
(d) The problem at home were far too pressing to carp about a
minor concession being conceded to the Muslim League
Ans: (c)
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192. The last constitutional provision (covering undivided India)
passed by the House of Commons was
(a) Government of India Act 1935
(b) Cabinet Mission Plan
(c) Mountabatten (or June 3) Plan
(d) Indian Independence Bill
Ans: (a)
193. Match the national leaders with papers published by them
List-I List-II
A. The Maharatta and Kesri (i) Annie Besant
B. Bande Matram and The People (ii) B G Tilak
C. Young India (iii) Lala Lajpat Rai
D. New India (iv) Mahatma Gandhi
Codes:
A B C D
(a) iv iii ii i
(b) ii i iv iii
(c) i ii iii iv
(d) ii iii iv i
Ans: (d)
194. The Servants of India Society was founded in 1905 by
(a) BG Tilak
(b) Lala Lajpat Rai
(c) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
(d) Aurobindo Ghosh
Ans: (c)
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195. Match the national leaders with the epithets by which they
were known:
List-I List-II
A. Lala Lajpat Rai (i) Grand old man of India
B. BG Tilak (ii) Iron Man of India
C. CF Andrews (iii) Deenabandhu
D. Vallabhbhai Patel (iv) Lokmanya
E. Dadabhai Naoroji (v) Lion of Punjab
Codes:
A B C D E
(a) i ii iii iv v
(b) v iv i ii iii
(c) v iv iii ii i
(d) v iv ii iii i
Ans: (c)
196. Mahatma Gandhi compared Pherozeshah Mehta with the
Himalayas, Tilak with the Ocean and Gokhale with
(a) the Sky
(b) the Ganges
(c) the Gangotri
(d) the Mansarovar Lake
Ans: (b)
197. Who did Mahatma Gandhi recognise as his political Guru?
(a) Pheroze Shah Mehta
(b) BG Tilak
(c) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
(d) Dadabhai Naoroji
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Ans: (c)
198. The first Congress and nationalist leader to face repeated
imprisonment was
(a) Pheroze Shah Mehta
(b) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
(c) Dadabhai Naoroji
(d) BG Tilak
Ans: (d)
199. Which of the following brought Aurobindo Ghose into the
fold of the Indian National Movement?
(a) The famines of 1896-97 and 1899-1900
(b) The partition of Bengal
(c) The Surat Split
(d) The Jallianwala Bagh episode
Ans: (b)
200. Which of the following was the main part of Aurobindo's
programme to achieve independence?
(a) Organisation of secret societies
(b) Passive resistance
(c) Constitutional agitation
(d) Terrorism
Ans: (b)
