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The Gandhian Era (1917-47) MCQ

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Q26. Who among the following were member of the Swaraj Party ?n1. Motilal Nehrun2. Sardar Pateln3. Gopal Krishna Gokhle

  1. A1 only
  2. B1 and 2
  3. C2 and 3
  4. D1, 2 and 3 only
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Answer: A) 1 only

Q27. Who was the author of the book 'My Experiments with Truth ?

  1. AAurobindo Ghosh
  2. BBal Gangadhar Tilak
  3. CM. K. Gandhi
  4. DVinoba Bhave
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Answer: C) M. K. Gandhi

Q28. Gandhiji's movement of boycotting the foreign goods aimed at-

  1. Apromotion of welfare state
  2. Bcreating anti-British sentiment
  3. Cpromotion of cottage industry
  4. Dfull independence
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Answer: C) promotion of cottage industry

Q29. After the Chauri-Chaura incident, Gandhiji suspended the-

  1. ACivil Disobedience Movement
  2. BKhilafat Movement
  3. CNon-co-operation Movement
  4. DQuit India Movement
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Answer: C) Non-co-operation Movement

Q30. India attained 'Dominion States' on-

  1. A15th January, 1947
  2. B15th August, 1947
  3. C15th August, 1950
  4. D15th october, 1947
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Answer: B) 15th August, 1947

Q31. Who called Gandhiji 'half naked beggar' ?

  1. AMountbatten
  2. BHastings
  3. CWinston Churchill
  4. DJinnah
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Answer: C) Winston Churchill

Q32. Consider the following events with reference to India's Freedom Movement :nI. First Round Table ConferencenII. Poona PactnIII. Simon Commission IV. Gandhi-Irwin PactnThe correct Chronological sequence of these events is :

  1. AI-III-III-IV
  2. BIII-I-II-IV
  3. CI-III-IV-II
  4. DIII-I-IV-II
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Answer: D) III-I-IV-II

Q33. Assertion (A) : During the Indian Freedom struggl, the Non-Co-operation Movement was called off by the Congress Working Committee in its meeting at Bardoli.nReason (R) : Mob violence occurred at Chauri-Chaura in 1922.

  1. ABoth A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
  2. BBoth A and R are 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

Q34. The final arrangements for the India's independence were worked out by the-

  1. ACabinet Mission
  2. BSimon Commission
  3. CGandhi-Irwin Pact
  4. DCripps Mission
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Answer: A) Cabinet Mission

Q35. Assertion (A) : Rabindra Nath Tagore relinguished the Knighthood.nReason (R) : The Jallianwala Bagh Massacre caused deep anguish in the heart of Rabindra Nath Tagore and that prompted him to relinguish the Knighthood.

  1. ABoth A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
  2. BBoth A and R are 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

Q36. With which of the following newspapers was Jawahar Lal Nehru associated ?

  1. AThe Leader
  2. BAmrit Bazar Patrike
  3. CThe Tribune
  4. DNational Herald
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Answer: D) National Herald

Q37. Which of the following days was declared as the 'International Day of Non-Voilence' by the UNO ?

  1. A45153
  2. B45201
  3. C45242
  4. DOctober 26n(e) January 30
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Answer: B) 45201

Q38. Dyarchy' in the provincial Government was eastablished by the-

  1. AAct of 1892
  2. BAct of 1909
  3. CAct of 1919
  4. DAct of 1935
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Answer: C) Act of 1919

Q39. During lndia 's freedom struggle which one of the following led to the first ' All lndia Hartal?

  1. AProtest against Rowlatt Act
  2. BProtest against Jallianwalla Bagh Massacre
  3. CTrial of Mahatma Gandhi
  4. DArrival of Simon Commission
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Answer: A) Protest against Rowlatt Act

Q40. On which one of the following dates Jawahar Lal Nehru unfurl the tri-colour national flag on the banks of the Ravi as the clock struck the midnight?

  1. A31 December, 1929
  2. B26th January, 1930
  3. C31st December, 1931
  4. D26th January, 1933
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Answer: A) 31 December, 1929

Q41. The famous lNA trials took Place in the Red Fort Delhi in-

  1. A1945
  2. B1946
  3. C1944
  4. D1947
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Answer: A) 1945

Q42. Who among the following had headede the group of advocates to argue the case on behalf of the lndian National Army in 1946 in the Red Fort trials?

  1. ABhulabhai Desai
  2. BKailash Nath Katju
  3. CTej Bahadur Sapru
  4. DJawahar Lal Nehru
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Answer: A) Bhulabhai Desai

Q43. During which one of the following movements did Mahatma Gandhi write : Personally l am so sick of slavery that l am even prepared to take the rise of anarchy?

  1. AHome Rule movement
  2. BNon-Co-operation movement
  3. CCivil Disobedience movement
  4. DQuit India Movement
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Answer: D) Quit India Movement

Q44. Consider the following statements: 1. The Lahore Session of the Congress in 1929 adopted the resolution on Purna Swaraj (Complete lndependence). The Karanchi Session of the Congress in 1931 passed the resolution on the Fundamental Rights. 3. The Congress Session of Lucknow in 1936 was held under the presidentship of Subhash Chandra Bose.n4. The August, 1942 resolution of the Congress Party adopted the Congress Party adopted the slogan 'Do or Die'.nWhich of these statement(s) is/are correct ?

  1. A1 and 3
  2. BOnly 4
  3. C2 and 3
  4. D1, 2 and 4
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Answer: D) 1, 2 and 4

Q45. Consider the following events :n1. Swadeshi Movementn2. Gurudwara Guru-ka-Bagh AgitationnChittagong Armoury Raidn4. Guruvayur Temple SatyagrahanThe correct chronological order of these events is :

  1. A1-2-3-4
  2. B3-4-2-1
  3. C4-3-2-1
  4. D3-2-4-1
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Answer: A) 1-2-3-4

Q46. Who among the following was associated with Kakori Conspiracy Case ?

  1. AAbul Kalam Azad
  2. BShahnawaz Khan
  3. CKhan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
  4. DAsfaqulla
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Answer: D) Asfaqulla

Q47. Who among the following wrote the book 'A nation in the Making ?

  1. ADinbandhu Mitra
  2. BBal Gangadhar Tilak
  3. CSurendra Nath Banerjee
  4. DSubhash Chandra Bose
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Answer: C) Surendra Nath Banerjee

Q48. At the second Round Table Conference, the Indian National Congress was represented by-

  1. AJawahar Lal Nehru
  2. BRajendra Prasad
  3. CMohands Karamchand Gandhi
  4. DVallabh Bhai Patel
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Answer: C) Mohands Karamchand Gandhi

Q49. Assertion (A) : The Indian National Congress Opposed the Simon Commission and did not co-operated with it.nReason (R) : The Simon Commission had no Indian representative.

  1. ABoth A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
  2. BBoth A and R are 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

Q50. With reference to lndia freedom struggle, consider the following statements: 1. C.R. Das and Moti Lal Nehru formed the Congress- Khilafat Swaraj Party. 2. ln 1919 Gandhiji was elected president of the Khilafat Conference. 3.ln Communist Party of lndia was banned by the Government in 1934. Which of the statement (s) is/are correct?

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

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