Instructions: Choose the correct option for each question.
- Question: The idea of Satyagraha emphasized:
a) The power of truth and the need to search for truth.
b) The use of physical force against oppressors.
c) The importance of armed resistance.
d) The need for passive resistance only.
Answer: a) The power of truth and the need to search for truth.
- Question: When did Mahatma Gandhi return to India from South Africa?
a) January 1915 b) March 1918 c) April 1919 d) December 1920
Answer: a) January 1915
- Question: The Rowlatt Act (1919) allowed the British government to:
a) Introduce universal adult franchise.
b) Arrest people without a warrant.
c) Imprison political prisoners without trial for two years.
d) Promote Indian participation in legislative councils.
Answer: c) Imprison political prisoners without trial for two years.
- Question: The Jallianwala Bagh incident took place on:
a) 10th April 1919 b) 13th April 1919 c) 15th April 1919 d) 18th April 1919
Answer: b) 13th April 1919
- Question: Who founded the ‘Khilafat Committee’ in Bombay in March 1919?
a) Mahatma Gandhi
b) Jawaharlal Nehru and Sardar Patel
c) Ali Brothers (Muhammad Ali and Shaukat Ali)
d) Motilal Nehru and C.R. Das
Answer: c) Ali Brothers (Muhammad Ali and Shaukat Ali)
- Question: Why did Mahatma Gandhi decide to withdraw the Non-Cooperation Movement?
a) The movement was losing popularity.
b) The Chauri Chaura incident turned violent.
c) The British government agreed to his demands.
d) He felt the Satyagrahis were well-trained.
Answer: b) The Chauri Chaura incident turned violent.
- Question: The Swaraj Party was formed by:
a) Motilal Nehru and C.R. Das
b) Sardar Patel and Mahatma Gandhi
c) Jawaharlal Nehru and Subhas Chandra Bose
d) Bhagat Singh and Sukhdev
Answer: a) Motilal Nehru and C.R. Das
- Question: The Simon Commission was constituted to:
a) Prepare a report on Indian education.
b) Look into the functioning of the constitutional system in India.
c) Investigate the Jallianwala Bagh massacre.
d) Recommend economic reforms in India.
Answer: b) Look into the functioning of the constitutional system in India.
- Question: The ‘Purna Swaraj’ (full independence) resolution was adopted at the Congress session of: a) Calcutta, 1920
b) Nagpur, 1920
c) Lahore, 1929
d) Karachi, 1931
Answer: c) Lahore, 1929
- Question: The famous ‘Dandi March’ began on:
a) 12th March 1930 b) 6th April 1930 c) 26th January 1930 d) 5th May 1930
Answer: a) 12th March 1930
- Question: The Gandhi-Irwin Pact was signed in:
a) 1929 b) 1930 c) 1931 d) 1932
Answer: c) 1931
- Question: Who designed the ‘Swaraj flag’ in 1921?
a) Jawaharlal Nehru
b) Mahatma Gandhi
c) Sardar Patel
d) Abanindranath Tagore
Answer: b) Mahatma Gandhi
- Question: The ‘Dalit’ movement demanded:
a) Separate electorates
b) Reservation of seats in educational institutions
c) Abolition of untouchability
d) All of the above
Answer: d) All of the above
- Question: Dr. B.R. Ambedkar clashed with Mahatma Gandhi over the issue of:
a) Separate electorates for Dalits.
b) Non-Cooperation Movement.
c) Salt March.
d) Quit India Movement.
Answer: a) Separate electorates for Dalits.
- Question: The ‘Poona Pact’ (1932) was signed between:
a) Mahatma Gandhi and Lord Irwin
b) Mahatma Gandhi and Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
c) Jawaharlal Nehru and Muhammad Ali Jinnah
d) Subhas Chandra Bose and Sardar Patel
Answer: b) Mahatma Gandhi and Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
- Question: Who created the first image of ‘Bharat Mata’?
a) Rabindranath Tagore
b) Abanindranath Tagore
c) Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
d) Raja Ravi Varma
Answer: b) Abanindranath Tagore
- Question: The song ‘Vande Mataram’ was written by:
a) Rabindranath Tagore
b) Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
c) Abanindranath Tagore
d) Mahatma Gandhi
Answer: b) Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
- Question: The first World War created a new economic and political situation in India because:
a) It led to a huge increase in defence expenditure.
b) Forced recruitment was introduced.
c) Customs duties were raised, and income tax was introduced.
d) All of the above.
Answer: d) All of the above.
- Question: The movement of indigo peasants (Satyagraha) was organized in:
a) Kheda, Gujarat
b) Champaran, Bihar
c) Ahmedabad, Gujarat
d) Guntur, Andhra Pradesh
Answer: b) Champaran, Bihar
- Question: The peasant movement in Awadh was led by:
a) Mahatma Gandhi
b) Sardar Patel
c) Baba Ramchandra
d) Alluri Sitaram Raju
Answer: c) Baba Ramchandra
- Question: Which of the following statements about the Non-Cooperation Movement is incorrect?
a) It was launched in January 1921.
b) It saw students leaving government schools and colleges.
c) Lawyers gave up their legal practices.
d) It was aimed at achieving complete independence immediately.
Answer: d) It was aimed at achieving complete independence immediately.
- Question: The tribal peasants of Gudem Hills (Andhra Pradesh) revolted under the leadership of:
a) Baba Ramchandra
b) Alluri Sitaram Raju
c) Sardar Patel
d) Jawahar Lal Nehru
Answer: b) Alluri Sitaram Raju
- Question: The ‘inland Emigration Act of 1859’ was related to:
a) Preventing Indians from travelling abroad.
b) Restricting plantation workers from leaving tea gardens without permission.
c) Allowing Indians to settle in other countries.
d) Promoting emigration of skilled workers.
Answer: b) Restricting plantation workers from leaving tea gardens without permission.
- Question: The ‘Bardoli Satyagraha’ (1928) was a peasant movement led by:
a) Mahatma Gandhi
b) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
c) Jawaharlal Nehru
d) Baba Ramchandra
Answer: b) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
- Question: What was the main purpose of the ‘Simon Commission’?
a) To reform the education system in India.
b) To recommend changes in the constitutional structure of India.
c) To investigate the Chauri Chaura incident.
d) To assess the economic situation of India.
Answer: b) To recommend changes in the constitutional structure of India.
- Question: The main reason for the boycott of the Simon Commission by Indians was:
a) It demanded separate electorates.
b) It proposed the partition of India.
c) There was no Indian member in the Commission.
d) It imposed high taxes on Indians.
Answer: c) There was no Indian member in the Commission.
- Question: The ‘Civil Disobedience Movement’ was launched with:
a) The Jallianwala Bagh massacre.
b) The Dandi March.
c) The Khilafat Movement.
d) The Chauri Chaura incident.
Answer: b) The Dandi March.
- Question: The demand for ‘Swaraj’ was initially presented by the Congress at the:
a) Calcutta Session, 1920
b) Nagpur Session, 1920
c) Lahore Session, 1929
d) Madras Session, 1927
Answer: c) Lahore Session, 1929 (where it was declared ‘Purna Swaraj’)
- Question: Who presided over the Lahore Congress session of December 1929?
a) Mahatma Gandhi
b) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
c) Jawaharlal Nehru
d) Subhas Chandra Bose
Answer: c) Jawaharlal Nehru
- Question: The ‘Quit India Movement’ was launched in:
a) 1930 b) 1935 c) 1942 d) 1947
Answer: c) 1942