Miscellaneous (Modern India) MCQ: MCQ Test (25 questions)

Question 1 of 25

Which party was founded by Subhash Chandra Bose in the year 1939 after he broke away from the Congress ?

AInian Freedom Party
BAzad Hind Fauj
CRevolutionary Front
DForward Bloc

Question 2 of 25

Quit lndia Movement began on-

A9th August, 1942
B10th August,1942
C15th August, 1942
D16th August, 1942

Question 3 of 25

The lady Congress leader who went underground during the Quit India Movement was-

ASucheta Kripalani
BVijay Laxmi Pandit
CAruna Asaf Ali
DSarojini Naidu

Question 4 of 25

The president of lndian National Congress at the time of partition of lndia was-

AC.rajagopalachari
BJ.B.Kripalani
CJawahar Lal Nehru
DMaulana Abul Kalam Azad

Question 5 of 25

Cabinet Mission was Presided over by-

ALord Attlee
BStafford Cripps
CClement Atlee
DPathic Lawrence

Question 6 of 25

Aim of the Swarajya Party was to-

AAgitate for total freesom
BBoycott the Congress moves
CEnter the legislature and wreck the Government from within
DResort to extremism

Question 7 of 25

When did Cabinet Mission arrive in lndia?

A1942
B1945
C1946
D1947

Question 8 of 25

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.

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 9 of 25

Gandhiji took up Dandi March as a Civil Disobedience Movement on -

A31st December, 1929
B26th January, 1930
C12th March, 1930
D6th April, 1930

Question 10 of 25

Which one of the following was favoured by Nehru but not favoured by Gandhiji ?

ATruth
BNon-violence
CUntouchability
DHeavy industrialisation

Question 11 of 25

Consider the following statements : On the eve of launch of Quit lndia Movement Mahatma Gandhi : 1. asked the government statements to resign 2. asked the soldiers to leave thir posts 3. asked the prinees of the princely States to accept the sovereignty of their own people Which of the statement (S) given above is/are correct ?

A1 and 2
B2 and 3
C3 only
D1, 2 and 3

Question 12 of 25

Who among the following was associated with Kakori Conspiracy Case ?

AAbul Kalam Azad
BShahnawaz Khan
CKhan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
DAsfaqulla

Question 13 of 25

These are no Polity devoid of religion ' is stated by -

AJ.L. Nehru
BMahatma Gandhi
CVinoba Bhave
DJay Prakash Narayan

Question 14 of 25

Consider the following statement :nThe Government of India Act, 1935 provided for :n1. The provincial autonomyn2. The establishment of Federal Courtn3. All Indian Federation at the CentrenWhich of the statement (s) given are correct ?

A1 and 2
B2 and 3
C1 and 3
D1, 2 and 3

Question 15 of 25

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

ASimon Commission
BGaya Session of Congress
CTripuri Session of Congress
DGandhi-lrwin pact

Question 16 of 25

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

AMohammad Ali Jinnah
BLiaqat Ali Khan
CNawab Salimullah
DShaukat Ali

Question 17 of 25

Bhulabhai Desai's most memorable achievement was his defence of the Indian National Army (ANA) personnel at the Red Fort Trial towards the ends od-

A1943
B1944
C1945
D1946

Question 18 of 25

Who among the following were official Congress negotiators with Cripps Mission ?

AMahatma Gandhi and Sardar Patel
BAcharya J.B. Kripalani and C. Rajagopalachari
CPandit Nehru and Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
DDr. Rajendra Prasad and Rafi Ahmed Kidwai

Question 19 of 25

Who among the following national leaders did not opt to defend the case dealing with the trial of the soldiers of the Indian National Army in 1945 ?

ATej Bahadur
BBhulabhai Desai
CC. Rajagopalachari
DJawahar Lal Nehru

Question 20 of 25

Which one of the following statements with regard to Direct Action Day is correct ?

AHasan Suhrawardy presided over the Direct Action Day
BDirect Action Day took place in Delhi
CDirect Action Day led to the Bihar riot
DDirect Action Day was endorsed by the Congress Party

Question 21 of 25

The object of Butler Committee of 1927 was to

Amodernise the lndian army
Bmodernise the lndian agriculture
Cimpose censorship on National Press
Dimprove the relationship between Government of lndia and lndian Princely states

Question 22 of 25

Which among the following capitalists served as AlCC Treasurer for a long time and went to jail in 1930 ?

AG.D. Birla
BJamanalal Bajaj
CJ.R.D. Tata
DBalchand Hirachand

Question 23 of 25

Which of the following Acts was described by Jawahar Lal Nehru as ' New Charter of Slavery ?

AGovernment of lndia Act, 1919
BGovernment of lndia Act, 1935
CRegulatting Act of 1773
DPitt' s lndia Act of 1784

Question 24 of 25

After returning from South Africa Gandhiji launched his first successful Satyagraha in-

AChauri-Chaura
BDandi
CCamparan
DBardoli

Question 25 of 25

Who was the first person to establish an independent lndian Army outside lndia ?

AM.N. Roy
BLala Hardayal
CRas Behari Bose
DSubhash Chandra Bose