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Indian National Movement - 3 (Gen. Studies)

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Which of the following newspapers was published by Sir Syed Ahmed Khan?

  1. Muslim Movement

  2. Reformation of Muslims

  3. Loyal Mohammedans of India

  4. Khilafat Rise


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Option (3) is correct.

The second session of the Round Table Conference broke down on the question of

  1. Separate electorates for the minorities

  2. Gandhiji's fast unto death

  3. Government's unwillingness to release all political prisoners

  4. Gandhiji not being treated on equal terms with the representatives of the King Emperor


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

During the Conference, Gandhi could not reach agreement with the Muslims on Muslim representation and safeguards. At the end of the conference Ramsay MacDonald undertook to produce a Communal Award for minority representation, with the provision that any free agreement between the parties could be substituted for his award. Gandhiji took particular exception to the treatment of untouchables as a minority separate from the rest of the Hindu community. He clashed with the Untouchable leader, B. R. Ambedkar, over this issue: the two eventually resolved the situation with the Poona Pact of 1932. 

The Indian Republican Army was founded in 1933 at

  1. Chittagong

  2. Karachi

  3. Allahabad

  4. Jalalabad


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Indian Republican Army was founded in 1933 at Chittagong by Suryasen.

'Indian Association' was founded by

  1. Mary Carpenter

  2. Raja Ram Mohan roy

  3. S. N. Banerjee and Anand Mohan Bose

  4. Dayananda Saraswathi


Correct Option: C

How many members were there in Simon Commission?

  1. 6

  2. 7

  3. 8

  4. 9


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

There were 7 members including its Chairman Sir John Simon.

Where was the Indian Republican Army founded in 1933?

  1. Chittagong

  2. Karachi

  3. Allahabad

  4. Jalalabad


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Indian Republican Army was founded in Chittagong in 1933.

The weekly Commonweal was started by

  1. Annie Besant

  2. Bipan Chandra Pal

  3. Bal Gangadhar Tilak

  4. Sarojini Naidu


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Correct answer is (1). 

What did Cripps' proposal include?

I. Independence to India after the war II. Constituent Assembly to be constituted after the war to decide the constitution III. Meanwhile, Defence of India to remain in Indian hands

  1. I, II and III

  2. I only

  3. II and III only

  4. I and III only


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

 I is wrong as Cripps proposed dominion status for India, and not independence. Proposals II and III are what Cripps proposed.

The patriot who died in prison after 63 days of fast for the improvement of jail conditions was

  1. Sukh Dev

  2. Ram Manohar Lohia

  3. Jatin Das

  4. Jayprakash Narayan


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Correct answer is (3). 

Burma was separated from British India in the year

  1. 1937

  2. 1939

  3. 1947

  4. 1950


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

In 1937, Burma began to be administered separately by the Burma office under the Secretary of State for India and Burma. 

The non-cooperation movement did not envisage

  1. reviving hand-spinning and weaving as part of Swadeshi

  2. deliberate violation of laws

  3. boycott of foreign goods

  4. refusal to cooperate with the government


Correct Option: B

The “Sadharana Brahma Samaj” was founded by ____________.

  1. Keshav Chandra Sen

  2. Raja Ram Mohan Roy

  3. Chandra Vidya Sagar

  4. Ananda Mohan Bose


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The Sadharan Brahmo Samaj was started with three distinguished men as its leaders on 15th May 1878. These three were Ananda Mohan Bose, Shibchandra Deb and Umesh Chandra Datta. These three were initiated into the Brahmo Samaj of India by Keshub Chandra Sen

Who was the first among the Maratha leaders to sign a Subsidiary Alliance Treaty with the British?

  1. Appa Sahib Bhonsle

  2. Peshwa Baji Rao II

  3. Yashwant Rai Holkar

  4. Daulat Rai Scindia


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Peshwa Baji Rao II was the first among the Maratha leaders to sign a Subsidiary Alliance Treaty with the British.

The Gadar Party was established by

  1. Nana Phadnavis

  2. Lala Hardayal

  3. Sardar Kartar Singh

  4. Bal Gangadhar Tilak


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The Gadar Party, initially the Pacific Coast Hindustan Association, was formed in 1913 in the United States under the leadership of Lala Hardayal.

Who among the following was the leader of the moderates?

  1. Annie Besant

  2. C. F. Andrews

  3. B. G. Tilak

  4. Gopal Krishan Gokhale


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, Jinnah and Gopal Krishna Gokhale

Census was introduced in India during the time of

  1. Lord Ripon

  2. Lord Carnwallis

  3. Lord Clive

  4. Lord William Bentic


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Correct answer is (1). 

Which of the following Indian states was annexed by Lord Dalhousie on the pretext of maladministration?

  1. Oudh

  2. Udaipur

  3. Nagpur

  4. Satara


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Dalhousie was keen on annexing the kingdom of Oudh (Awadh), but the task presented certain difficulties. Finally, Lord Dalhousie hit upon the idea of alleviating the plight of the people of Awadh. At last, it was annexed in 1856.

During whose tenure did the Prince of Wales visit India in the 1920s?

  1. Lord Irwin

  2. Lord Chelmsford

  3. Lord Reading

  4. Lord Hardinge


Correct Option: C

NWFP was created under the tenure of

  1. Lord Chelmsford

  2. Lord Elgin

  3. Lord Elgin II

  4. Lord Curzon


Correct Option: D

Who was the Governor-General of India during the launch of Civil Disobedience Movement?

  1. Lord Dalhousie

  2. Lord Irwin

  3. Lord William Bentick

  4. Lord Reading


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The period of Lord Irwin's rule as the Indian Viceroy was regarded as a phase of great political turmoil in the country. He witnessed several important events which included the Simon Commission report, Nehru report, All Parties' Conference, Jinnah's 14 points and Civil Disobedience Movement.

The Sarabandi Campaign of 1922 was led by

  1. Vallabhbhai Patel

  2. Gandhiji

  3. Rajendra Prasad

  4. C. R. Das


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Sarabandi (no-tax) campaign of 1922 was led by Vallabhbhai Patel.  

The Governor General of Fort William became the Governor General of India under the Charter Act of

  1. 1781

  2. 1813

  3. 1833

  4. 1973


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The Charter Act of 1833 centralised the administration in India. The Governor General of Bengal, according to the act, was declared as the Governor General of India. The jurisdiction of the Governor General in council was extended considerably.

Which factor influenced Gandhiji's idea on Indian culture the most?

  1. Belief in the fundamentals of ancient culture

  2. Influence of western ideas

  3. Sermon on the mount

  4. The Bhagawad Gita


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Gandhiji was a firm believer of the ancient literature. This is where he found the concept for truth and non-violence.

The Ryotwari Settlement was introduced by

  1. James Thomson

  2. Thomas Munro

  3. Lord Cornwallis

  4. Mount Stuart Elphinstone


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The Ryotwari Settlement was introduced by Thomas Munro

Who among the following transferred the Portuguese capital from Cochin to Goa?

  1. Vasco da Gama

  2. Alfonso d’ Albuquerque

  3. Nino da Cunha

  4. Martin Alfonso De Souza


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Correct answer is (3). 

Which of the following battles was fought between Siraj-ud-Daulah and Robert Clive?

  1. Battle of Buxar

  2. Battle of Wandiwash

  3. Battle of Plassey

  4. Battle of Karri


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Battle of Plassey was fought between Siraj-ud-Daulah and Robert Clive.

What fate did the Swarajists meet in the elections of 1926?

  1. They were highly successful.

  2. They did not win even at a single Constituency.

  3. The Swarajists did not contest the elections.

  4. There was a mixed result.


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

In the elections of 1926, the Swarajists bagged 40 out of total 104 seats. Though, they lost in a few areas, yet they were able to obstruct many government legislations and bills. For example, Public Safety Bill, 1928.

The demand for ‘purna swaraj’, for the first time, was raised by the Indian National Congress along the banks of the

  1. Jhelum

  2. Indus

  3. Ravi

  4. Satluj


Correct Option: C

Which of the following states was not annexed under the Doctrine of Lapse?

  1. Sambalpur

  2. Jhansi

  3. Punjab

  4. Satara


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Doctrine of Lapse is a formula devised by Lord Dalhousie, governor-general of India (1848–56), to deal with questions of succession to Hindu Indian states.

» Satara was annexed in 1848. » Sambalpur was annexed in 1849. » Karauli was annexed in 1852. » Jhansi was annexed in 1854.

The leader of the revolt of 1857 in Bihar was

  1. Kunwar Singh

  2. Mangal Pandey

  3. Nana Saheb

  4. Tantia Tope


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Veer Kunwar Singh (1777-1858), one of the leaders of the Indian Rebellion of 1857, belonged to a royal Kshatriya (Rajput) house of Jagdispur, currently a part of Bhojpur district, Bihar, India.

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