Struggle For Independence Of India
Part Number —————5
- ‘Poorna Swaraj‘ was declared to be the goal of the Indian National Congress in its session of–
A. Lucknow, 1916
B. Lahore, 1929
C. Tripuri, 1939
D. Lahore, 1940
Answer: Option B
Explanation:Poorna Swaraj was declared in the Lahore session 1929, Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru was the chairman of this session.
2. The first session of Indian National Congress was held in—
A. Surat
B. Calcutta
C. Bombay
D. Lahore
Answer: Option C
Explanation :Hume organised the first meeting in Bombay with the approval of the Viceroy Lord Dufferin. Womesh Chandra Bonnerjee was the first president of Congress; the first session was attended by 72 delegates.
3. Where was the first session of the Indian National Congress held?
A. Lucknow
B. Calcutta
C. Bombay
D. Madras
Answer: Option C
Explanation :The first session of indian National Congress held at Bombay on 28 Dec 1885 under the Presidentship of WC Banarjee.
- Who was the President of Indian National congress when the Mountbatten Plan of independence was accepted?
A. Jawaharlal Nehru
B. Sardar Patel
C. Maulana Azad
D. Acharya J. B. Kripalani
Answer: Option D
Explanation : In the Session of 1947 held at Meerut Acharya J.B Kripalani was the President of Indian National Congress when Mountbatten plan of independence was accepted.
5. The Indian National Congress was founded in December 1885 at____
A. Bombay
B. Calcutta
C. Madras
D. Gujarat
Answer: Option A
Explanation :On 28 December 1885, the Indian National Congress was founded at Gokuldas Tejpal Sanskrit College in Bombay, with 72 delegates in attendance.
6. The Indian National Congress had passed the famous resolution on “Non-cooperation” in 1920 at its session held at——
A. Lucknow
B. Delhi
C. Bombay
D. Calcutta
Answer: Option D
Explanation :The Calcutta Special Session of Congress in September 1920 passed the Non-cooperation resolution, the resolution was officially valid in the Nagpur annual session in Dec 1920. It was the movement under the leadership of Mahatma Gandhi.
7. The Indian National Congress was the first organized expression of Indian nationalism on an all India Scale; a retired English LC.S officer played an important rule in its formation–
A. A. O. Hume
B. Man Mohan Gosh
C. W. C. Banerjee
D. S. N. Sen
Answer: Option A
Explanation :After the Indian National Congress was founded in 1885, the association gradually lost ground; it was not heard of after 1888. It was the first organized expression of Indian nationalism on an all India Scale. A. O. Hume, a retired English LC.S officer played an important role in its formation.
8. The Indian National Congress had been formed with the knowledge and approval of Lord
A. Dufferin
B. Mountbatten
C. Ripon
D. Curzon
Answer: Option A
Explanation :First meeting of the Congress was held in Bombay, with the approval of Lord Dufferin, the then-Viceroy.
9. Which of the following leader was not present in the very first meeting of Indian National Congress?
A. Dadabhai Naoroji
B. Kashinath Trimbak Telang
C. Pherozeshah Mehta
D. Surendranath Banerjee
Answer: Option D
Explanation :The first session of the National Conference, held in Calcutta on December 28 – 30, 1883, was attended by more than a hundred delegates from different parts of India. Surendranath Banerjee was not present in the very first meeting of Indian National Congress.
10. In December 1885, when the Indian National Congress was founded, AO Hume acted as its–
A. President
B. Vice-President
C. General Secretary
D. Member of the Working Committee
Answer: Option C
Explanation :On 28 December 1885, the Indian National Congress was founded at Gokuldas Tejpal Sanskrit College in Bombay, with 72 delegates in attendance. Hume assumed office as the General Secretary, and Womesh Chunder Bonnerjee of Calcutta was elected President.
11. The background of the foundation of the Muslim League at — on 30 December 1906 may be traced back to the establishment of the Indian national congress in 1885
A. Dhaka
B. Shahbag
C. Simla
D. Bengal
Answer: Option A
Explanation :The background of the foundation of the Muslim League at Dhaka on 30 December 1906 may be traced back to the establishment of the indian national congress in 1885.
12. In which year did the Indian National Congress hold its first meeting in Bombay?
A. 1832
B. 1844
C. 1885
D. 1890
Answer: Option C
Explanation :The first meeting was scheduled to be held in Poona, but due to a cholera outbreak it was shifted to Bombay. Womesh Chandra Bonnerjee was the first president of the Congress; the first session was held from 28–31 December 1885, and was attended by 72 delegates.
13. The first General Secretary of the Indian National Congress was—
A. Dadabhai Naoroji
B. A.O. Hume
C. Ferozshah Mehta
D. Badruddin Tayyabji
Answer: Option B
Explanation :A. O. Hume assumed the title of first general secretary of the Indian National Congress after the establishment of Indian National Congress on 28 Dec 1885.
14. The English who twice served as President of the Indian National Congress was—
A. George Yule
B. Sir William Wedderburn
C. AO Hume
D. Mrs Annie Besant
Answer: Option B
Explanation : William Wedderburn (1838–1918), Gokhale’s closest British adviser and himself later elected twice to serve as president of the Congress, and William Wordsworth, principal of Elphinstone College, both appeared as observers.
15. The immediate forerunner of the Indian National congress was—
A. Indian Association of Calcutta
B. Indian National Conference
C. British India association
D. Indian Union
Answer: Option B
Explanation :The immediate forerunner of the Indian National congress was Indian National Conference.
16. At the Calcutta session of the Indian National Congress (INC) held in 1906 the flag of Swaraj for India was unfurled by
A. AO Hume
B. Dadabhai Naoroji
C. GK Gokhale
D. BG Tilak
Answer: Option B
Explanation :At the Calcutta session of the Indian National Congress (INC) held in 1906 the flag of Swaraj for India was unfurled by Dadabhai Naoroji.
- Which of the following leader gave the safety valve theory for Indian National Congress and said that it was brain child of Lord Dufferin?
A. Dadabhai Nairoji
B. M N Roy
C. Lala Lajpat Rai
D. Motilal Nehru
Answer: Option C
Explanation :Safety valve theory was given by Lala Lajpat Rai in 1916 in his book ‘Young India’. It describes INC as the safety valve for british indian empire.
18. The Indian National Congress and the Muslim League came to each other in 1916 at—
A. Lahore
B. Amritsar
C. Lucknow
D. Haripura
Answer: Option C
Explanation :Lucknow Pact, (December 1916), agreement made by the Indian National Congress headed by Maratha leader Bal Gangadhar Tilak and the All-India Muslim League led by Muhammad Ali Jinnah; it was adopted by the Congress at its Lucknow session on December 29 and by the league on Dec. 31, 1916.
19. The Indian National Congress was formed —
A. 1885
B. 1887
C. 1888
D. 1895
Answer: Option A
Explanation :On 28 December 1885, the Indian National Congress was founded at Gokuldas Tejpal Sanskrit College in Bombay, with 72 delegates in attendance. Hume assumed office as the General Secretary, and Womesh Chunder Bonnerjee of Calcutta was elected President.
20. Which of the following movement was NOT led by Mahatma Gandhi?
A. Champarah Satyagraha
B. Wahabi Movement
C. Non-Coorperation Movement
D. Civil Disobedience Movenment
Answer: Option B
Explanation :Wahabi Movement was an Islamic movement centred around Patna, it tried to purify Islam by eliminating all the Unislamic practices.
21. Which among the following movements was not led by Mahatma Gandhi?
A. Quit India Movement
B. Swadeshi Movement
C. Non-Cooperation Movement
D. Civil Disobedience Movement
Answer: Option B
Explanation :Swadeshi Movement (1905) was not led by Mahatma Gandhi. This movement was related to Partition of Bengal by Lord Curzon.
- Nirankari movement was started by—-
A. Baba Dyal Singh
B. Ranjit Singh
C. Lal Singh
D. Tej Singh
Answer: Option A
Explanation :The Nirankari movement was founded by Dayal Das (died 1855), who belonged to a half-Sikh, half-Hindu community in Peshawar. He believed that God is formless, or nirankar (hence the name Nirankari).
23. ______was prominent in the Labour and Socialist movements, a member of the Fabian Society and Social Democratic Federation, and took an active part in Trade Union work among unskilled labourers
A. Annie Besant
B. H. P. Blavatsky
C. W. T. Stead
D. H. S. Olcott
Answer: Option A
Explanation- Annie Besant (1847–1933), second President of The Theosophical Society from 1907 to 1933, was described as a ‘Diamond Soul’, for she had many brilliant facets to her character. She was an outstanding orator of her time, a champion of human freedom, educationist, philanthropist, and author with more than three hundred books and pamphlets to her credit.
24. Which of the following place where the first meeting/session of the Indian National Congress was held?
A. Calcutta
B. Bombay
C. Madras
D. Allahabad
Answer: Option B
Explanation :The first meeting was originally scheduled for Pune but due to plague outbreak, the venue was shifted to Mumbai. The first Session of INC was held from 28-31 December 1885, and was attended by 72 delegates. A O Hume assumed office as the General Secretary. Womesh Chandra Bonnerjee of Calcutta was elected President.
25. Who was the founder of the Boy Scouts and Civil Guides Movement in India?
A. Richard Temple
B. Baden Powell
C. Charles Andrew
D. Robert Montgomery
Answer: Option B
Explanation :Robert Baden-Powell, the founder of the Scout movement. He was enamoured by the book and formed one of India’s first Scout groups for native boys.
26. In 1930, Mahatma Gandhi started the Civil Disobedience Movement from—
A. Wardha
B. Sevagram
C. Sabarmati
D. Dandi
Answer: Option C
Explanation :Gandhi led the Dandi March from his base, Sabarmati Ashram, 240 miles (384 km) to the coastal village of Dandi, which was at a small town called Navsari (now in the state of Gujarat) to produce salt without paying the tax, growing numbers of Indians joined them along the way.
27. Who, among the following, was the pioneer of social reform movements in 19th century India?
A. Aurobindo Ghosh
B. Raja Ram Mohan Roy
C. Devendra Nath Tegore
D. Keshav Chandra Sen
Answer: Option B
Explanation :Raja Ram Mohan Roy is considered as the pioneer of modern Indian Renaissance for the remarkable reforms he brought in the 18th and 19th century India. Among his efforts, the abolition of the brutal and inhuman Sati Pratha was the most prominent.
28. Arrange the following historical events in the chronological order of their occurrence
I. Non-Cooperation Movement
II. Civil Disobedience Movement
III. Chauri – Chaura
A. I, II, III
B. I, III, II
C. II, I, III
D. III, II, I
Answer: Option B
Explanation :The following historical events in the chronological order of their occurrence are Non-Cooperation Movement – 1920, Chauri Chaura – 1922, Civil Disobedience Movement – 1930.
29. The Shuddhi Movement, involving the conversion of non-Hindus to Hinduism, was started by
A. Swami Vivekanand
B. Raja Ram Mohan Roy
C. Swami Dayanand Saraswati
D. Aurobindo Ghosh
Answer: Option C
Explanation :The socio-political movement, derived from ancient rite of shuddhikaran, or purification was started by the Arya Samaj, and its founder Swami Dayanand Saraswati and his followers like Swami Shraddhanand, who also worked on the Sangathan consolidation aspect of Hinduism, in North India, especially Punjab in early 1900s, though it gradually spread across India. Shuddhi had a social reform agenda behind its belligerent rationale and was aimed at abolishing the practise of untouchability by converting outcasts from other religions to Hinduism and integrating them into the mainstream community by elevating their position, and instilling self-confidence and self-determination in them.
30. Which of the following tribes is associated with the “Tana Bhagat” movement?
A. Uraon
B. Munda
C. Santhal
D. Konadora
Answer: Option A
Explanation :Tana Bhagat movement was associated with Oraon. It is a tribal community in India (J.K.) He opposed British government (1914) for the unfair taxes imposed on them. They were the followers of Mahatma Gandhi and believes in Ahinsa(Non-Violence).
31. The Wahabi Movement named after its founder Abdul Wahab originated in ———18th century with a view to restoring Islam to its pristine purity and order
A. Manipal
B. Arabia
C. America
D. Africa
Answer: Option B
Explanation :The Wahabi Movement named after its founder Abdul Wahab originated in Arabia in the 18th century with a view to restoring Islam to its pristine purity and order.
32. Who led the Salt Satyagraha Movement with Gandhi?
A. Annie Besant
B. Mridula Sarabhai
C. Muthu Lakshmi
D. Sarojini Naidu
Answer: Option D
Explanation :Sarojini Naidu also led the Salt Satyagraha Movement with Gandhi. Sarojini Naidu was an Indian poet and political activist. While studying in London, she joined in on suffragist movements, and in 1924, she traveled through East Africa and South Africa promoting the nonviolent movements to obtain rights for Indians.
33. The Quit India Movement was Launched in 1942 in the month of
A. January
B. March
C. August
D. December
Answer: Option C
Explanation :The Quit India Movement, or the ‘August Movement’, was a movement launched at the Bombay session of the All-India Congress Committee by Mahatma Gandhi on 8 August 1942, during World War II, demanding an end to British Rule of India.