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The Gandhian Era (1917-47) MCQ

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Q76. Who was the first woman President of Indian National Congress ?

  1. AAnnie Besant
  2. BAruna Asaf Ali
  3. CSarojini Naidu
  4. DVijayalaxmi Pandit
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Answer: A) Annie Besant

Q77. Ramsay Mc Donald's Communal Award gave-

  1. APrivy purse to native princes
  2. BCommunal representation to Muslims
  3. CReservations to Sikhs in elections
  4. DSeparate electorates for depressed classes
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Answer: D) Separate electorates for depressed classes

Q78. Who of the following was known as Deshbandhu ?

  1. AAurobindo Ghosh
  2. BChitta Ranjan (C.R.) Das
  3. CDadabhai Naoroji
  4. DJyotia Phule
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Answer: B) Chitta Ranjan (C.R.) Das

Q79. Which one of the following is the correct chronological order?

  1. AFirst Round Table Conference-Poona pact-Simon Commission-Gandhi-lrwin Pact
  2. BSimon Commission-First Round Table Conference - Gandhi - Irwin Pact - Poona Pact
  3. CGandhi - Irwin Pact - Simon Commission - First Round Table Conference - Poona Pact
  4. DPoona Pact - Simon Commission - First Round Table Conference - Gandhi - Irwin Pact
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Answer: B) Simon Commission-First Round Table Conference - Gandhi - Irwin Pact - Poona Pact

Q80. Assertion (A) : During India's freedom struggle, C.R. Das formed Congress-Khilafat Swaraj Party within the Congress which was later known as the Swarajest Party.nReason (R) : At special Calcutta Session of 1920, C.R. Das opposed Gandhijii.

  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: B) Both A and R are true, but R is not a correct explanation of A

Q81. 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 ?

  1. A1 only
  2. B2 only
  3. CBoth 1 and 2
  4. DNeither 1 nor 2
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Answer: A) 1 only

Q82. In the year 1946, who among the following joined the Viceroy's Executive Council with finance portfolio ?

  1. AMohammad Ali Jinnah
  2. BLiaqat Ali Khan
  3. CNawab Salimullah
  4. DShaukat Ali
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Answer: B) Liaqat Ali Khan

Q83. During whose tenure as the Viceroy of India were the great martyrs Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev hanged ?

  1. ALord Curzon
  2. BLord Irwin
  3. CLord Minto
  4. DLord Chelmsford
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Answer: B) Lord Irwin

Q84. During lndia 's freedom struggle which one of the following happened earliest?

  1. ASimon Commission
  2. BGaya Session of Congress
  3. CTripuri Session of Congress
  4. DGandhi-lrwin pact
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Answer: B) Gaya Session of Congress

Q85. The Rani Jhansi Regiment the women's regiment of Azad Hind Fauj was under whose command?

  1. AUsha Mehta
  2. BAnne Marcarence
  3. CAnnie Basant
  4. DLakshmi Sehgal
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Answer: D) Lakshmi Sehgal

Q86. Who among the following was elected as the President of All-lndia Khilafat Conference met at Delhi November, 1919?

  1. AMotilal Nehru
  2. BMahatma Gandhi
  3. CM.A. Jinnah
  4. DShaukat Ali
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Answer: B) Mahatma Gandhi

Q87. Who among the following was NOT a member of the Cabinet Mission?

  1. ASir Stafford Cripps
  2. BA.V.Alexander
  3. CRedcliff
  4. DPethwick Lawrence
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Answer: C) Redcliff

Q88. Who among the foolowing Urdu Poets was invited to the Second and Third Round Table Conference?

  1. AFaiz Ahmed Faiz
  2. BJosh Malihabadi
  3. CMuhammad lqbal
  4. DFiraq Gorakhpuri
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Answer: C) Muhammad lqbal

Q89. What is the correct sequence of the Following events? 1. Bardoli Satyagraha 2. Rajkot Satyagraha 3. Champaran Satyagraha 4. Nagpur Satyagraha Select the correct answer used the codes given below: Codes:

  1. A1-2-4-3
  2. B4-3-1-2
  3. C3-1-4-2
  4. D3-4-1-2
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Answer: D) 3-4-1-2

Q90. When Lord Mountbatten became the first Governor General of free lndia Who among the following became the Governor General for Pakistan?

  1. ALord Mountbatten
  2. BM.A. Jinnah
  3. CLiaquat Ali Khan
  4. DShaukat Ali
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Answer: B) M.A. Jinnah

Q91. Which one of the following Commissions / Committees was appointed by the British Government to investigate into the massacre in Jallianwala Bagh?

  1. AWelby Commission
  2. BHunter Commission
  3. CSimon Commission
  4. DButler Committee
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Answer: B) Hunter Commission

Q92. October 26 1947 is an important date in the lndian History because of-

  1. AMaharaja Hari Signing of lnstrument of Accession
  2. BCeasefire with Pakistan
  3. CMerger of Sind
  4. DDeclaration of War over lndia by Pakistan
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Answer: A) Maharaja Hari Signing of lnstrument of Accession

Q93. Cabinet Mission was Presided over by-

  1. ALord Attlee
  2. BStafford Cripps
  3. CClement Atlee
  4. DPathic Lawrence
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Answer: D) Pathic Lawrence

Q94. Jai Prakash Narayan belonged to which Party?

  1. ACongress
  2. BKisan Sabha
  3. CSocialist
  4. DRaivadi
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Answer: A) Congress

Q95. Who of the Following ahot dead Miachel O' Dyer responsible for Jallianwala Bagh Massacre?

  1. AKhudiram
  2. BBhagat Singh
  3. CMadan Lal Dhingra
  4. DUdham Singh
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Answer: D) Udham Singh

Q96. Quit lndia Movement was led by-

  1. AB.R. Ambedkar
  2. BJawahar Lal Nehru
  3. CMahatma Gandhi
  4. DNone of them
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Answer: C) Mahatma Gandhi

Q97. The mantra Do or Die was given by-

  1. AP.C. Roy
  2. BJ.C. Bose
  3. CC.V. Raman
  4. DMahatma Gandhi
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Answer: D) Mahatma Gandhi

Q98. Bhagat Singh Rajguru and Sukhdev were hanged on -

  1. AMarch 23,1931
  2. B11771
  3. CMarch 23,1933
  4. D12501
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Answer: A) March 23,1931

Q99. Where was Azad Hind Fauj set up-

  1. AJapan
  2. BBurma
  3. CSingapur
  4. DEngland
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Answer: C) Singapur

Q100. Who is Known as 'LoK Nayak?

  1. AMahatma Gandhi
  2. BSubhash Chandra Bose
  3. CJai Prakash Narayan
  4. DBal Gangadhar Tilak
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Answer: C) Jai Prakash Narayan

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