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This section includes 415 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your History knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
Where did Mahatma Gandhi first apply his technique of Satyagraha? |
| A. | andi |
| B. | oakhali |
| C. | ngland |
| D. | outh Africa |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2. |
When was congress split? |
| A. | t Surat session in 1907 |
| B. | t Benares session in 1905 |
| C. | t Madras in1908 |
| D. | t Lahore in1909 |
| Answer» B. t Benares session in 1905 | |
| 3. |
Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct regarding Poona Pact (1932)? I. It refers to an agreement between Babasaheb Ambedkar and Mahatma Gandhi signed on 24 September 1932 at Yerwada Central Jail in Pune (now in Maharashtra), India. II. It was signed by Pt Madan Mohan Malviya and B.R. Ambedkar and some Dalit leaders to break the fast unto death undertaken by Gandhi in Yerwada prison to annul the Macdonald Award giving separate electorates to Dalits for electing members of state legislative assemblies in British India |
| A. | nly I |
| B. | nly II |
| C. | oth I and II |
| D. | either I nor II |
| Answer» D. either I nor II | |
| 4. |
After the Bardoli Satyagraha, the title of 'Sardar' to Vallabhbhai Patel was given by |
| A. | awaharlal Nehru |
| B. | otilal Nehru |
| C. | ahatma Gandhi |
| D. | aulana Abdul Kalam Azad |
| Answer» D. aulana Abdul Kalam Azad | |
| 5. |
The Home Rule Society, popularly called 'India House' , had been established in London to promote the cause of Indian independence, by |
| A. | ala Hardayal |
| B. | adan Lal Dhingra |
| C. | hyamji Krishna Varma |
| D. | D Savarkar |
| Answer» D. D Savarkar | |
| 6. |
Champaran Satyagraha was led by __________ |
| A. | maresh Chakravarty |
| B. | ulinbehari Sarkar |
| C. | andhi |
| D. | atel |
| Answer» D. atel | |
| 7. |
Who said that the congress is tottering to its fall, and one of my great ambitions, while in India, is to assist it to a peaceful demise? |
| A. | ord Curzon |
| B. | ord Dufferin |
| C. | ord Minto |
| D. | one of these |
| Answer» B. ord Dufferin | |
| 8. |
Who founded the organization "servants of Indian society"? |
| A. | r. B.R. Ambedkar |
| B. | ahatma Gandhi |
| C. | ayanand Saraswati |
| D. | opal Krishna Gokhle |
| Answer» E. | |
| 9. |
Satyagraha finds expression in |
| A. | udden outbursts of violence |
| B. | rmed conflicts |
| C. | on-Cooperation |
| D. | ommunal riots |
| Answer» D. ommunal riots | |
| 10. |
According to Gandhiji, which of the following are the major means of Satyagraha ?(A) non-cooperation(B) Strike,(C ) Demostration(D) Civil disobedience |
| A. | and B are correct |
| B. | and D are correct |
| C. | and D are correct |
| D. | and D are correct |
| Answer» C. and D are correct | |
| 11. |
Who introduced the Ryotwari System in India? |
| A. | unro and Charles Reed |
| B. | ord Cornwallis |
| C. | ohn shore |
| D. | one of these |
| Answer» B. ord Cornwallis | |
| 12. |
Who had written the book "Tuzuk-i- jahangiri"? |
| A. | bul fazl |
| B. | ahangir |
| C. | ulla daud |
| D. | bdul haq |
| Answer» C. ulla daud | |
| 13. |
When was the August Kranti pulled back? |
| A. | 947 |
| B. | 942 |
| C. | 943 |
| D. | 945 |
| Answer» C. 943 | |
| 14. |
Which of the following was the main part of Aurobindo's programme to achieve independence? |
| A. | rganisation of secret societies |
| B. | assive resistance |
| C. | onstitutional agitation |
| D. | errorism |
| Answer» C. onstitutional agitation | |
| 15. |
Which of the following leader was not moderate? |
| A. | ada Bhai Naoroji |
| B. | nand Charlu |
| C. | ipin Chandra Pal |
| D. | adan Mohan Malviya |
| Answer» D. adan Mohan Malviya | |
| 16. |
Which of the following statements is not correct with reference to the Indian Freedom Struggle? |
| A. | he Rowlatt Act aroused a wave popular indignation and led to the JalianwallaBagh Massacre |
| B. | ubhash Chandra Bose formed the Forward Bloc |
| C. | hagat Singh was one of the founders of Hindustan Republican Socialist Association |
| D. | n 1931, the Congress Session at Karachi opposed Gandhi-Irwin Pact |
| Answer» E. | |
| 17. |
Which of the following statements about Mahatma Gandhi's views on Satyagraha is not correct? |
| A. | t denotes assertion of the power of the human soul against social, political and economic dominance |
| B. | t is the exercise of the purest soul force against all injustice, oppression and exploitation |
| C. | t is the best weapon of the weak against the strong |
| D. | ahatma Gandhi's theory of Satayagraha was based on the acceptance of the concept of self-suffering |
| Answer» D. ahatma Gandhi's theory of Satayagraha was based on the acceptance of the concept of self-suffering | |
| 18. |
In what session did Congress declared complete Independence (Poorna Swaraj) as its goal? |
| A. | ahore session held in 1929 |
| B. | adras session held in 1927 |
| C. | hmadabad session held in 1921 |
| D. | aya session held in 1922 |
| Answer» B. adras session held in 1927 | |
| 19. |
When was the first Independence day unofficially celebrated before Independence? |
| A. | n 26th January 1929 |
| B. | n 26th January 1931 |
| C. | n 26th January 1935 |
| D. | n 26th January 1930 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 20. |
At midnight on December 31, 1929 who unfurled the tricolor flag on Indian Independence on the banks of the Ravi at Lahore? |
| A. | ahatma Gandhi |
| B. | ubhas Bose |
| C. | awaharlal Nehru |
| D. | otilal Nehru |
| Answer» D. otilal Nehru | |
| 21. |
Mahatma Gandhi was first arrested, during 'Satyagrah' in the year |
| A. | 906 |
| B. | 908 |
| C. | 913 |
| D. | 917 |
| Answer» C. 913 | |
| 22. |
Who led the Bardoli Satyagraha in 1928? |
| A. | orarji Desai |
| B. | . K. Gandhi |
| C. | ahadev Desai |
| D. | allabhbhai Patel |
| Answer» E. | |
| 23. |
Which Satyagraha was held at Nagpur in 1923? |
| A. | alt Satyagraha |
| B. | ndividual Satyagraha |
| C. | yots Satyagraha |
| D. | lag Satyagraha |
| Answer» E. | |
| 24. |
Champaran, the site of Gandhi's first experiment in Satyagraha, is located in the state of |
| A. | ihar |
| B. | erala |
| C. | ujarat |
| D. | unjab |
| Answer» B. erala | |
| 25. |
The Working Committee of the Congress passed the Quit India resolution on |
| A. | uly 14, 1942 |
| B. | ugust 10, 1942 |
| C. | ugust 8, 1942 |
| D. | une 30, 1942 |
| Answer» B. ugust 10, 1942 | |
| 26. |
Who had given the slogan of 'Do or Die' during All India Congress Committee in Bombay and ratified the 'Quit India' resolution? |
| A. | ahatma Gandhi |
| B. | awaharlal Nehru |
| C. | ubhash Chandra Bose |
| D. | ayaprakash Narayan |
| Answer» B. awaharlal Nehru | |
| 27. |
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. | ahatma Gandhi |
| B. | Rajagopalachari |
| C. | awahar Lal Nehru |
| D. | allabhbhai Patel |
| Answer» E. | |
| 28. |
In which of the following Satyagraha campaigns, Mahatma Gandhi did not participate directly? |
| A. | ajkot Satyagraha |
| B. | on-Cooperation Movement |
| C. | heda Satyagraha |
| D. | aikom Satyagraha |
| Answer» B. on-Cooperation Movement | |
| 29. |
Where did Moplah revolt took place? |
| A. | engal |
| B. | ihar |
| C. | ttar Pradesh |
| D. | erala |
| Answer» E. | |
| 30. |
As per Indian Independence Act, the suzerainty of His Majesty over the Indian State would come to an end on __________ |
| A. | 5 August 1947 |
| B. | 4 August 1947 |
| C. | 5 August 1950 |
| D. | 6 January 1950 |
| Answer» C. 5 August 1950 | |
| 31. |
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. | eb 1922 |
| B. | ar 1922 |
| C. | an 1920 |
| D. | eb 1920 |
| Answer» B. ar 1922 | |
| 32. |
When is the Independence Day of Pakistan celebrated? |
| A. | 5th August, 1947 |
| B. | th July, 1947 |
| C. | 6th August, 1947 |
| D. | 4th August, 1947 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 33. |
In which of the following years 26th January was celebrated as an independence day? |
| A. | 930 |
| B. | 929 |
| C. | 942 |
| D. | 946 |
| Answer» B. 929 | |
| 34. |
The Bardoli Satyagraha was led by |
| A. | ajendra Prasad |
| B. | ahatma Gandhi |
| C. | allabhbhai Patel |
| D. | orarji Desai |
| Answer» D. orarji Desai | |
| 35. |
What was the name of capital of Anga (a mahajanapada)? |
| A. | hampa |
| B. | aranasi |
| C. | aushambi |
| D. | iratnagar |
| Answer» B. aranasi | |
| 36. |
Who had written the book "poverty and Un-British rule in India" |
| A. | .C. Dutta |
| B. | adabhai Naoroji |
| C. | .R. Gadgil |
| D. | .C. Mahalnobis |
| Answer» C. .R. Gadgil | |
| 37. |
Which of the following was not one of the techniques of 'Satyagraha' advocated by Mahatama Gandhi? |
| A. | himsa |
| B. | asting |
| C. | ivil Disobedience |
| D. | on-Cooperation |
| Answer» B. asting | |
| 38. |
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. | ord Curzon |
| B. | A Jinnah |
| C. | nnie Beasnt |
| D. | O Hume |
| Answer» E. | |
| 39. |
Which Party was established by Subhash Chandra Bose after he came out of Indian National Congress? |
| A. | ndian National Army |
| B. | epublican party |
| C. | orward Bloc |
| D. | ocialist Party |
| Answer» D. ocialist Party | |
| 40. |
The youngest President of the Indian National Congress, who held that office at the age of 35, was |
| A. | awaharlal Nehru |
| B. | ubhash Chandra Bose |
| C. | nnie Besant |
| D. | bul Kalam Azad |
| Answer» E. | |
| 41. |
Who was the first Muslim President of the Indian National congress? |
| A. | uhammad Ali Jinnah |
| B. | adruddin Tyabji |
| C. | ir Sayyed Ahmad Khan |
| D. | bul Kalam Azad |
| Answer» C. ir Sayyed Ahmad Khan | |
| 42. |
Who was the first English President of the Indian National Congress? |
| A. | eorge Yule |
| B. | illiam Wedderburn |
| C. | .O.Hume |
| D. | enry Cotton |
| Answer» B. illiam Wedderburn | |
| 43. |
In which pact, warm relations were established between "Garam dal" and Naram dal" the two groups of the Indian National Congress? |
| A. | andhi-Irwin Pact |
| B. | ucknow Pact |
| C. | arachi agreement |
| D. | ahore declaration |
| Answer» C. arachi agreement | |
| 44. |
Which of the following was not one of the historic decisions of the Lahore Session (1929) of the Indian National Congress? |
| A. | ecision to launch a programme of civil disobedience |
| B. | omplete independence (Poorna Swaraj) as the goal of the Indian National Congress |
| C. | ecision to observe January 26 as the Poorna Swaraj Day |
| D. | o treat the communal problem as a national issue |
| Answer» E. | |
| 45. |
The Ahmedabad Satyagraha of Gandhi was directed against |
| A. | ritish mill owners and government officials |
| B. | ndian mill owners and non government officials |
| C. | ritish non-government officials |
| D. | ndian government officials |
| Answer» C. ritish non-government officials | |
| 46. |
Given below are the names of prominent leaders and their respective operational areas during the the revolt period. Select the incorrect pair |
| A. | ani Laxmibai-Indore |
| B. | han Bahadur Khan-RuhelKhand |
| C. | unwar Singh-Sahabad |
| D. | ana Saheb-Kanpur |
| Answer» B. han Bahadur Khan-RuhelKhand | |
| 47. |
Which of the following committee and act is associated with the Sedition act? |
| A. | owlatt Committee |
| B. | uddiman Committee |
| C. | utler Committee |
| D. | oth A & B |
| Answer» B. uddiman Committee | |
| 48. |
Who among the following initiated the Kheda Satyagraha? |
| A. | ahatma Gandhi |
| B. | ohanlal Pandya |
| C. | ardar Patel |
| D. | inoba Bhave |
| Answer» C. ardar Patel | |
| 49. |
Which of the following event compel M.K Gandhi to withdraw the Nation's cooperation from the British Government? |
| A. | allianwala massacre |
| B. | hagat singh Hanging |
| C. | athi charge |
| D. | ll of the above |
| Answer» B. hagat singh Hanging | |
| 50. |
From where did Acharya Vinoba Bhave start the Individual Satyagraha in 1940? |
| A. | adiad in Gujrat |
| B. | avnar in Maharashtra |
| C. | dyar in Tamil Nadu |
| D. | untur in Andhra Pradesh |
| Answer» C. dyar in Tamil Nadu | |