Miscellaneous (Modern India) MCQ: MCQ Test (50 questions)

Question 1 of 50

Which one of the following aroused a wave of popular indignation that led to the massacre by the British at Jallianwala Bagh ?

AThe Arms Act
BThe Public Safety Act
CThe Rowlatt Act
DThe Vernacular Press Act

Question 2 of 50

Mahatma Gandhi undertook fast unto death in B243, mainly because

ARound Table Conference failed to satisfy Indian Political aspirations
BCongress and Muslim league had differencesof opinion
CRamsay Macdonald announced the Communal Award
DNone of the statement 'a', 'b' and 'c' given above is correct

Question 3 of 50

Two independent states of India and Pakistan were created by-

AThe Simla Conference
BThe Cripps Proposal
CThe Cabinet Mission plan
DThe Indian Independence Act

Question 4 of 50

Which one of the following suggested the reconstitution of the Vicerou's Executive Council in which all the portfolios including that of Was members were to be held by the India leaders ?

ASimon Commission
BSimla Conference
CCripps Proposal
DCabinet Mission

Question 5 of 50

Who handed over the charge of lndian National Army to Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose ?

ARas Bihari Bose
BMohan Singh
CHardayal
DMahendra Pratap

Question 6 of 50

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 7 of 50

Which of the following institutions were founded during the Non-Co-operation Movement (1920-22)? 1. Kashi Vidyapeeth 2. Gujarat Vidyapeeth 3. Jamia Milia 4. Kashi Hindu Vishwavidayalaya Select the correct answer from the codes given below :

A1 and 2 only
B2 and 3 only
C1, 2 and 3 only
DAll the above

Question 8 of 50

Who of the following was known as Deshbandhu ?

AAurobindo Ghosh
BChitta Ranjan (C.R.) Das
CDadabhai Naoroji
DJyotia Phule

Question 9 of 50

Who among the following Pakistani National was awarded Bharat Ratna by the lndian Government ?

ALiaquat Ali Khan
BM.A. Jinnah
CKhan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
DMuhammad lqbal

Question 10 of 50

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 11 of 50

The goal of the Lahore Congress (1929) was-

ASelf government for India
BFederal government for India
CComplete Independence for India
DLocal Self-government for India

Question 12 of 50

The Congress in Travencore launched a Civil Disobedience Movement against the autocratic Government of the Dewan of Travancore State who was:

AC.P. Ramaswami Aiyer
BJ. Krishna Swamy
CP.K. Warrier
DBhaskaran Nair

Question 13 of 50

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

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

Question 14 of 50

Who accompanied bhagat singh to bomb at the Central Legislature Assembly in Delhi ?

AChandra Sekhar Azad
BBagha Jatin
CBatukeswar Dutta
DParamanand

Question 15 of 50

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

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

Question 16 of 50

The freedom fighter who died in jail due to hunger strike was-

ABhagat Singh
BBipin Chandra Pal
CJatin Das
DSubhash Chandra Bose

Question 17 of 50

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.

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 18 of 50

The Lahore Session of the lndian National Congress (1929) is very important in history because 1. the Congress passed a resolution demanding complete independence 2. the rift between the extremists and moderates were resolved in that session 3. a resolution was passed rejecting the two nation theory in that session Which of the statement (S) given above is /are correct ?

A1 only
B2 and 3 only
C1 and 3
DNone of the above

Question 19 of 50

For which one of the following movements did Mahatma Gandhi give the slogan Do or Die?

Akheda Satyagraha
BNon-Co-operation movement
CCivil Disobedience movement
DQuit India Movement

Question 20 of 50

The Poona Pact aimed-

Aat Hindu-Muslim Unity
Bto represent to lower cast
Cat privileges to Princes
Dto review the Dyarchy

Question 21 of 50

Who attend the Congress of Oppressed Nationalist at Brussels in 1927 on behalf of the National Congress ?

AJawahar Lal Nehru
BMahatma Gandhi
CDr. Ansari
DMoti Lal Nehru

Question 22 of 50

Where did the Tebhaga Movement occur in 1946 ?

ABihar
BPunjab
CGujarat
DBengal

Question 23 of 50

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

AFaiz Ahmed Faiz
BJosh Malihabadi
CMuhammad lqbal
DFiraq Gorakhpuri

Question 24 of 50

Who founded All India Harijan Sangh ?

AB. R. Ambedkar
BMahatma Gandhi
CJai Prakash Narayan
DRaj Narayan

Question 25 of 50

Where was Azad Hind Fauj set up-

AJapan
BBurma
CSingapur
DEngland

Question 26 of 50

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 27 of 50

ln which of the following did Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel play a leading role ?

ABijolia Movement
BDandi March
CBardoli Satyagraha
DTextile Mill workers strike at Ahmedabad

Question 28 of 50

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 29 of 50

Which one of the following is NOT a feature of the Government of India Act of 1935 ?

ADiarchy at the centre as well as in the provinces
BA bicameral legislature
CProvincial autonomy
DAn All India Federation

Question 30 of 50

Who was called the 'Iron Man of India' ?

ASardar Ballabhbhai Patel
BSurendranath Bannerjee
CBipin Chandra Pal
DLala Lajpat Rai

Question 31 of 50

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 32 of 50

Which one of the following movement started from Dandi March ?

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

Question 33 of 50

Who among the following organized the famous Chittgong armoury raid?

ALaxmi Sehgal
BSurya Sen
CBatukeshwar Datta
DJ.M.Sengupta

Question 34 of 50

Gandhi considered Khadi as a symbol of-

AIndustrialisation
BEconomic Independence
CEconomic growth
DMoral Purity

Question 35 of 50

With which of the following movements was Gandhiji NOT associated ?

AKhilafat Movement
Blndividual Satyagraha Movement
CQuit lndia Movement
DSwadeshi Movement

Question 36 of 50

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 37 of 50

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

ALord Mountbatten
BM.A. Jinnah
CLiaquat Ali Khan
DShaukat Ali

Question 38 of 50

During the Indian freedom struggle, which one among the following formed earliest ?

ACobgress Socialist Party
BCommunist Party of India
CHindustan Republican Socialist Association
DAll India State people's Conference

Question 39 of 50

ln Delhi congress Session in 14 June 1947 the resolution for lndia 's partition was passed. The session was presided over by-

ARajendra Prasad
BSardar Vallabhbhai Patel
CAcharya J.B. Kriplani
DJawahar Lal Nehru

Question 40 of 50

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?

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

Question 41 of 50

Who wrote Unhappy lndia ?

ABal Gangadhar Tilak
BLala Lajpat Rai
CSurendranath Banerjee
DDadabhai Naoroji

Question 42 of 50

Consider the following statement :n1. The discussion in the third Round Table Conference eventually led to the passing of the Government of India Act of 1935.n2. The Government of India Act of 1935 provided for the establishment of an India Federation to the based on a union of the Provinces of British India and the Princely States.nWhich of the statement(s) given above is/are correct ?

A1 only
B2 only
CBoth 1 and 2
DNeither 1 nor 2

Question 43 of 50

The first mass movement started by Mahatma Gandhi was -

ANon-Co-operation Movement
BSalt Movement
CQuit lndia Movement
Dlndigo Movement

Question 44 of 50

Who called Gandhiji 'half naked beggar' ?

AMountbatten
BHastings
CWinston Churchill
DJinnah

Question 45 of 50

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 46 of 50

Who addressed Gandhiji as ' one man boundary force ?

AChurchill
BAttlee
CMountbatten
DSimon

Question 47 of 50

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 48 of 50

Who was the first Indian Woman to preside over the Indian National Congress ?

ASarojini Naidu
BPadmaja Naidu
CAnnie Basant
DPritilata Waddekar

Question 49 of 50

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

AChamberlain
BChurchill
CClement Attlee
DMac Donald

Question 50 of 50

ln which chronological order the following events took place ? 1. Chauri - Chaura Episode 2. Jallianwala Bagh Massacre 3. Rowlatt Satyagraha 4. Champaran Satyagraha Codes:

A1-2-3-4
B2-3-4-1
C4-3-2-1
D3-2-4-1