The Gandhian Era (1917-47) MCQ: MCQ Test (25 questions)

Question 1 of 25

ln which year was the Swarajya Party established ?

A1923
B1925
C1930
D1941

Question 2 of 25

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.

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 3 of 25

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?

ABhulabhai Desai
BKailash Nath Katju
CTej Bahadur Sapru
DJawahar Lal Nehru

Question 4 of 25

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 5 of 25

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.

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 6 of 25

The Montague-Chelmsford Report formed the basis of -

Athe lndian Councils Act, 1909
Bthe Government of lndia Act, 1919
Cthe Government of lndia Act, 1935
Dthe lndian lndependence Act, 1947

Question 7 of 25

During the lndian freedom struggle, who among the following proposed that Swaraj should be defined as complete independence free from all foreign control ?

AMazharul Haque
BMaulana Hasarat Mohani
CHakim Ajmal Khan
DAbul Kalam Azad

Question 8 of 25

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:

A1-2-4-3
B4-3-1-2
C3-1-4-2
D3-4-1-2

Question 9 of 25

There is going to be a revolution here (in lndia) and we must get out quick who said it ?

AStafford Cripps
BLord Pethwic Lawrence
CLord Wavell
DA.V.Alexander

Question 10 of 25

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 11 of 25

Who addressed Gandhiji as ' one man boundary force ?

AChurchill
BAttlee
CMountbatten
DSimon

Question 12 of 25

Which one of the following movement started from Dandi March ?

ASwadeshi Movement
BQuit India Movement
CCivil Disobedience movement
DNon-Co-operation Movement

Question 13 of 25

The prime Minister of England at the time of Quit lndia Movement was-

AChamberlain
BChurchill
CClement Attlee
DMac Donald

Question 14 of 25

Which one of the following pair is not correctly matched?

APurna Swaraj Resolution : 1929
BMartyrdom of Sardar Bhagat Singh : 1931
CFormation of Congress Socialist Party : 1938
DSimla Conference : 1945

Question 15 of 25

Arrange the following events in Chronological order : 1. Dandi March 2. Simla Pact 3. Death of Tilak 4. Champaran Satyagraha Select the answer from following codes :

A1-3-4-2
B2-4-1-3
C3-4-2-1
D4-3-1-2

Question 16 of 25

At which place in Bihar was the session of lndian National Congress of 1922 held ?

AHaripura
BPatna
CGaya
DRamgarh

Question 17 of 25

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 18 of 25

Who wrote the book 'The story of the Integration of the Indian States' ?

AB.N. Rao
BC. Rajagopalachari
CKrishna Menon
DV.P.Menon

Question 19 of 25

When was Non-Co-operation Movement called off ?

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

Question 20 of 25

The name of the famous person of lndia who refurned the Knigthood conferred on him by the British Government as a token of protest against the atrocities in punjab in 1919 was -

ATej Bahadur Sapru
BAshutosh Mukherjee
CRabindra Nath Tagore
DSyed Ahmed Khan

Question 21 of 25

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 ?

A1 and 3
BOnly 4
C2 and 3
D1, 2 and 4

Question 22 of 25

With reference to lndia freedom struggle, which one of the following statements is NOT correct ?

AThe Rowlatt Act aroused a wave popular in dignation and led to the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre?
BSubhash Chandra Bose formed the forward Bloc
CBhagat Singh was one of the founders of Hidnustan Republican Socialist Association
Dln 1931 the Congress Session at Karanchi opposed Gandhi-lrwin pact

Question 23 of 25

Assertion (A) : Lord Linlithgow described the August Movement of 1942 as the most serious revolt after the Sepoy Mutiny of 1857.nReason (R) : Peasants joined the movement in large number in som places.

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 24 of 25

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

AMotilal Nehru
BMahatma Gandhi
CM.A. Jinnah
DShaukat Ali

Question 25 of 25

Who was Known as the Frontier Gandhi (Simanta Gandhi) ?

AAbdul Ghaffar Khan
BMahatma Gandhi
CShaukat Ali
DMohammad Ali Jinnah