Struggle For Independence Of India
Part Number – – – – – – – 8
1. Who told that Indian National Congress represents only microscopic minorities?
A. Lord Curzon
B. Lord Dufferin
C. Lord Minto
D. None of these
Answer: Option B
Explanation :Lord Dufferin initially did not take Congress much seriously. He initially called Congress as representative of “microscopic minority of India” but later in the fourth session of Allahabad, the Government servants were disallowed to take part in the proceedings of the Congress.
2. Who said that Indian National Congress is a ‘begging institute’?
A. Mahatma Gandhi
B. Bipin Chandra Pal
C. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
D. Aurobindo Ghosh
Answer: Option D
3. Which of the following leader was not associated with extremist leadership of Indian National Congress?
A. Lokmanya Tilak
B. Aurobindo Ghosh
C. Lala Lajpat Rai
D. A. O. Hume
Answer: Option D
4. The Indian National Congress had adopted the famous Poorna Swaraj (Complete Independence) resolution at its session held at—
A. Karachi
B. Allahabad
C. Lahore
D. Calcutta
Answer: Option C
Explanation :The Indian National Congress, at its historic Lahore session in December 1929, under the presidency of Jawaharlal Nehru, adopted a resolution to gain complete independence from the British.
5. The Working Committee of the Congress passed the Quit India resolution on—
A. July 14, 1942
B. August 10, 1942
C. August 8, 1942
D. June 30, 1942
Answer: Option A
Explanation :In July 1942, the Congress Working Committee met at Wardha. Here a long resolution was passed that demanded that the “British Rule in India must end immediately”. This resolution was an outcome of the change in attitude of Congress and Gandhi himself towards British.
6. Who had given the slogan of ‘Do or Die’ during All India Congress Committee in Bombay and ratified the ‘Quit India’ resolution?
A. Mahatma Gandhi
B. Jawaharlal Nehru
C. Subhash Chandra Bose
D. Jayaprakash Narayan
Answer: Option A
Explanation :The historic session of the All India Congress Committee began on the 7th August and concluded after midnight of 8th August 1942 at Gowalia Tank Maidan, Bombay. In a speech entitled, “Do or Die (Karo ya Mro),” given on by Mahatma Gandhi urged the masses to act as an independent nation and not to follow the orders of the British.
7. The famous ‘Ratings Mutiny’ (Revolt of a section of Indian soldiers serving in the Royal Indian Navy) in Bombay in February 1946 was calmed down largely by the efforts of
A. Mahatma Gandhi
B. C Rajagopalachari
C. Jawahar Lal Nehru
D. Vallabhbhai Patel
Answer: Option D
Explanation :The mutiny was ended by intervention of Sardar Patel, who after a meeting with M. S. Khan made a statement of ending the strike. The similar statement was made by Jinnah in Calcutta. The mutineers surrendered but despite the assurances of Congress and Muslim League, many mutineers were arrested, subjected to court martial and dismissed from the services.
8. As per the Indian Independence Act of 1947, which of the following did not form a part of Pakistan?
A. East Bengal and the West Punjab
B. Sind and British Baluchistan
C. The North West Frontier
D. Assam
Answer: Option D
9. Who was the leader of the Bardoli Satyagraha?
A. Dr. Rajendra Prasad
B. Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
C. Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel
D. Acharya J. B. Kriplani
Answer: Option C
Explanation :The Bardoli Satyagraha of 1928, in the state of Gujarat, India during the period of the British Raj, was a major episode of civil disobedience and revolt in the Indian Independence Movement. The movement was eventually led by Vallabhbhai Patel, and its success gave rise to Patel becoming one of the main leaders of the independence movement.
10. In which of the following Satyagraha campaigns, Mahatma Gandhi did not participate directly?
A. Rajkot Satyagraha
B. Non-Cooperation Movement
C. Kheda Satyagraha
D. Vaikom Satyagraha
Answer: Option A
11. Where did Moplah revolt took place?
A. Bengal
B. Bihar
C. Uttar Pradesh
D. Kerala
Answer: Option D
Explanation :The Moplah Rebellion or the Malabar Rebellion was an extended version of the Khilafat Movement in Kerala in 1921. The Government had declared the Congress and Khilafat meetings illegal. So, a reaction in Kerala began against the crackdown of the British in Eranad and Valluvanad taluks of Malabar.
12. As per Indian Independence Act, the suzerainty of His Majesty over the Indian State would come to an end on ———
A. 15 August 1947
B. 14 August 1947
C. 15 August 1950
D. 26 January 1950
Answer: Option B
Explanation :As per Indian Independence Act, the Suzerainty of His Majesty over the Indian State would come to an end on 14 August 1947.
13. Who is called as “beacon of light of Asia”
A. Gautam Buddha
B. Mahatma Gandhi
C. Subhash Chandra Bose
D. Abdul Gaffer khan
Answer: Option C
14. When did M.K Gandhi suspend non cooperation movement after the violent act of peasants at Police station of Chauri Chaura, near Gorakhpur in UP?
A. Feb 1922
B. Mar 1922
C. Jan 1920
D. Feb 1920
Answer: Option A
15. Champaran Satyagraha was related to——
A. Indigo
B. Mill-owners
C. Plague
D. Fresh assessment of land
Answer: Option A
Explanation :Champaran Satyagraha was related to indigo held in 1917. It was Gandhiji’s first Satyagraha movement against “Teen Kathiya System”.
16. In which year salt Satyagraha took place?
A. 1929
B. 1930
C. 1931
D. 1932
Answer: Option B
Explanation :In the year 1930 Salt satyagraha took place, it was also known as Dandi March initiated by Mahatma Gandhi.
17. The Bardoli Satyagraha was led by
A. Rajendra Prasad
B. Mahatma Gandhi
C. Vallabhbhai Patel
D. Morarji Desai
Answer: Option C
Explanation :The Bardoli Satyagraha, 1928 was a movement in the independence struggle led by Sardar Vallabhai Patel for the farmers of Bardoli against the unjust raising of taxes.
18. In which of the following years 26th January was celebrated as an independence day?
A. 1930
B. 1929
C. 1942
D. 1946
Answer: Option A
Explanation :In 1930 when declaration of Indian Independence (Purna Swaraj) was proclaimed by the Indian National Congress opposed to the Dominion Status offered by British reign, 26th Jan 1930, was celebrated as an Independence day.
19. When is the Independence Day of Pakistan celebrated?
A. 15th August, 1947
B. 4th July, 1947
C. 16th August, 1947
D. 14th August, 1947
Answer: Option D
Explanation :On the basis of Mountbatten plan it was declared that India will be divided into two dominion states i.e. India (15 Aug. 1947) and Pakistan (14 Aug. 1947). Pakistan gained independence on 14 August,1947.
20. Who had written the book “poverty and Un-British rule in India”
A. R. C. Dutta
B. Dadabhai Naoroji
C. D. R. Gadgil
D. P. C. Mahalnobis
Answer: Option B
21. Which of the following was not one of the techniques of ‘Satyagraha’ advocated by Mahatama Gandhi?
A. Ahimsa
B. Fasting
C. Civil Disobedience
D. Non-Cooperation
Answer: Option A
Explanation :Gandhian Satyagraha should be squarely located within conflict resolution discourse. In this principle of non-violence, Mahatma Gandhi introduced technique of resistance to evil and untruth. His Satyagraha is inspired by boundless love and compassion. It is opposed to sin, not sinner, the evil, not evildoer. For him truth was God. Truth is not yours or mine.
22. Who had stated with regard to the formation and raison d’etre of the Indian National Congress, a safety valve for the escape of great and growing forces generated by our own action was urgently needed?
A. Lord Curzon
B. M. A. Jinnah
C. Annie Beasnt
D. A. O. Hume
Answer: Option D
Explanation :A. O. Hume had stated with regard to the formation and raison d’etre of the Indian National Congress, a safety valve for the escape of great and growing forces generated by our own action was urgently needed.
23. In which year did the Indian National Congress split between moderates and extremists?
A. 1907
B. 1908
C. 1909
D. 1910
Answer: Option A
Explanation :In Surat Session of INC clearly divided into Garm Dal and Naram Dal. The Chairman was Ras Bihari Ghosh. It is also known as Surat-Split.
24. Which of the following statement is not true about the Indian National Congress?
A. It was formed in 1885
B. W.C. Bannerjee was the first president of congress
C. It was formed when 72 delegates from all the presidencies and provinces of India met at Bombay
D. Its founder, Allan Octavian Hume, was a retired British professor in India
Answer: Option D
Explanation :Allan Octavian Hume, CB ICS was a member of the Imperial Civil Service (later the Indian Civil Service), a political reformer, ornithologist and botanist who worked in British India. He was one of the founders of the Indian National Congress, a political party that was later to lead in the Indian independence movement. A notable ornithologist, Hume has been called “the Father of Indian Ornithology” and, by those who found him dogmatic, “the Pope of Indian ornithology. ”
25. Who is called the ‘Father of the Indian National Congress?
A. Mahatma Gandhi
B. A. O. Hume
C. Lokmanya Tilak
D. Surendra Nath Banerjee
Answer: Option B
Explanation :A.O Hume is called the father of the Indian National Congress. He is also known as Harmit of Shimla.
26. Who was the first Muslim President of the Indian National congress?
A. Muhammad Ali Jinnah
B. Badruddin Tyabji
C. Sir Sayyed Ahmad Khan
D. Abul Kalam Azad
Answer: Option B
Explanation :The first Muslim president of the Indian National Congress party was Badruddin Tyabji. He was selected as the third President of the Congress from 1887 to 1888 after WC Bannerjee and Dadabhai Naoroji (1886).
27. The youngest President of the Indian National Congress, who held that office at the age of 35, was
A. Jawaharlal Nehru
B. Subhash Chandra Bose
C. Annie Besant
D. Abul Kalam Azad
Answer: Option D
Explanation :In 1923, at an age of 35, he became the youngest person to serve as the President of the Indian National Congress. In October 1920, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad was elected as a member of foundation committee to establish Jamia Millia Islamia at Aligarh in U. P. without taking help from British colonial government.
28. Which Party was established by Subhash Chandra Bose after he came out of Indian National Congress?
A. Indian National Army
B. Republican party
C. Forward Bloc
D. Socialist Party
Answer: Option C
Explanation :The Forward Bloc of the Indian National Congress was formed on May 3, 1939 by Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, who had resigned from the presidency of the Indian National Congress on 29 April after being out manoeuvered by Mohandas K. Gandhi.
29. In which pact, warm relations were established between “Garam dal” and Naram dal” the two groups of the Indian National Congress?
A. Gandhi-Irwin Pact
B. Lucknow Pact
C. Karachi agreement
D. Lahore declaration
Answer: Option B
Explanation :The bitter relations between two groups of Indian national Congress i.e. Garam Dal (Extremists) and Naram Dal(Moderates) were pacified or brought back to Normal in Lucknow pact 1916. The Chairman was Ambika Charan Majoomdar.
30. In which pact, warm relations were established between “Garam dal” and Naram dal” the two groups of the Indian National Congress?
A. Gandhi-Irwin Pact
B. Lucknow Pact
C. Karachi agreement
D. Lahore declaration
Answer: Option B
Explanation :The bitter relations between two groups of Indian national Congress i.e. Garam Dal (Extremists) and Naram Dal(Moderates) were pacified or brought back to Normal in Lucknow pact 1916. The Chairman was Ambika Charan Majoomdar.
31. Which of the following was not one of the historic decisions of the Lahore Session (1929) of the Indian National Congress?
A. Decision to launch a programme of civil disobedience
B. Complete independence (Poorna Swaraj) as the goal of the Indian National Congress
C. Decision to observe January 26 as the Poorna Swaraj Day
D. To treat the communal problem as a national issue
Answer: Option D
Explanation :To treat the communal problem as a national issue was not one of the historic decisions of the Lahore Session (1929) of the Indian National Congress.
32. Who is regarded as the father and founder of the Indian National Congress?
A. Dadabhai Naoroji
B. SN Banerjee
C. AO Hume
D. Pheroze Shah Mehta
Answer: Option C
Explanation :The important role of Allan Octavian Hume (1829-1912) in the establishment and early development of the Indian National Congress is generally acknowledged. It was not, indeed, without good reason that many first generation leaders of the movement regarded Hume as the ‘Father of Congress’. Hume has been called “the Father of Indian Ornithology” and, by those who found him dogmatic, “the Pope of Indian ornithology”.
33. Which of the following is the Journal published in Britain by the Committee of the Indian National Congress?
A. Calcutta Gazette
B. India
C. Bengal Tribune
D. Calcutta Tribune
Answer: Option B
Explanation :India is the journal published in Britain by the committee of the Indian National Congress.