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Indian National Movement - 2 (Gen. Studies)

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Assertion (A) : Cripps came to India with his proposals in 1942 Reasoning (B): there was a German threat to invade Britain and Britain sought Indian cooperation in the war

  1. Assertion (A) and Reasoning ( R ) is correct and R is the correct explanation of A

  2. Assertion (A) and Reasoning ( R ) are correct but R is not the correct explanation for A

  3. Assertion ( A ) is correct and Reasoning ( R ) is wrong

  4. Assertion ( A ) is wrong and Reasoning ( R ) is correct


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

 A is correct. Cripps came in 1942 with his proposals but it was because there was a Japanese threat to invade India after Japan captured Singapore in 1942. there was no German threat to invade Britain. so R is wrong. hence option 3 is the correct answer

Poorna Swaraj was proclaimed in the _______ session of the INC.

  1. Madras

  2. Lahore

  3. Bombay

  4. Karachi


Correct Option: B

When was Gandhi-Irwin Pact signed?

  1. March 5, 1931

  2. March 5, 1930

  3. March 5, 1932

  4. None of these


Correct Option: A

Labour Kisan Party was formed by

  1. P. B. Wadia

  2. Lala Lajpat Rai

  3. Singaravelu Chettiar

  4. N. G. Ranga


Correct Option: C

Muzaffar Ahmed and S. A. Dange were tried in ________ conspiracy case.

  1. Lahore

  2. Kanpur

  3. Calcutta

  4. Bombay

  5. None of these


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

They were involved in Kanpur conspiracy case.

Vande Mataram was first sung at the session of the Indian National Congress in

  1. 1892

  2. 1896

  3. 1904

  4. 1886


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

  Option 2 is the correct answer.

By 15th August, 1947, all the princely states had joined either the Indian Union or Pakistan, except

  1. Kashmir, Hyderabad and Junagadh

  2. Kashmir, Sindh and Assam

  3. Kashmir, Hyderabad and Assam

  4. Kashmir, Assam and Pondicherry


Correct Option: A

Who was the Prime Minister of Britain when India got independence?

  1. Anthony Eden

  2. Winston Churchill

  3. Clement Attlee

  4. G. Brown


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Clement Richard Attlee (January 3, 1883 – October 8, 1967) was a British Labour politician who served as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1945 to 1951 and he was the Prime Minister of Britain when India got independence.

The All India Trade Union Congress came into being in 1920 as the foremost representative of the labour movement in India. Who was one of its founder?

  1. V. V. Giri

  2. N. M. Joshi

  3. S. N. Kunzru

  4. Shriram Bajpai


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The All India Trade Union Congress came into being in 1920 as the foremost representative of the labour movement in India. The one of the founder of The All India Trade Union Congress was N.M.Joshi. 

The All Parties Conference produced the Nehru Report, which advocated

I. dominion status as a form of government for India II. universal adult suffrage III. dissociation of the state from religion in any form IV. no reservation of sets for Muslims or any other group

  1. II and IV

  2. I, II and III

  3. II, III and IV

  4. I, II and IV


Correct Option: B

The Indian National Congress found wide acceptance initially among the

  1. educated middle class

  2. peasants and wrking class

  3. businessmen

  4. landlords


Correct Option: A

The Bengali weekly published by Raja Mohan Roy was

  1. Brahmo News

  2. Bengal Daily

  3. Dainik Vartha

  4. Sambad Kaumudi


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The Bengali weekly published by Raja Mohan Roy was Sambad Kaumudi.

Who among the following committed the most daring murder of Sir William Curzon Wyllie in 1907 in a public meeting in London?

  1. Sardar Ajit Singh

  2. B.N. Dutta

  3. M.L. Dhingra

  4. S.C. Chatterjee


Correct Option: C

The post of the Secretary of State was created by the act of

  1. 1861

  2. 1858

  3. 1876

  4. 1892


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The Secretary of State for India or India Secretary was the British Cabinet minister responsible for the Government of India, Burma and Aden, and the political head of the Indian Office. The post was created in 1858 when the East India Company's rule in India ended and British India was brought under the direct administration of the government in London, beginning a period that is often called the British Raj. 

The Jallianwala Bagh massacre took place during the Viceroyalty of

  1. Lord Curzon

  2. Lord Rippon

  3. Lord Chelmsford

  4. Lord Canning


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The Jallianwala Bagh massacre took place during the Viceroyalty of Lord Chelmsford.

The first Subsidiary Alliance Treaty was signed by Lord Wellesley with the ruler of Hyderabad in 1798. Who was the ruler?

  1. Sikandar Jah

  2. Muzzafar Jang

  3. Nizam Ali

  4. Salabath Jang


Correct Option: C

During whose viceroyalty was India's capital shifted from Calcutta to New Delhi?

  1. Lord Minto II

  2. Lord Hardinge

  3. Lord Irwin

  4. Lord Curzon


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Lord Hardinge's tenure was a memorable one, seeing the visit of King George V and the Delhi Durbar of 1911, as well as the move of the capital from Calcutta to New Delhi in 1912.

Which British Governor of Madras concluded the Treaty of Mangalore with Tipu Sultan?

  1. Lord Stephenson

  2. Lord Hamilton

  3. Lord Harris

  4. Lord Macartney


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Lord Macartney was the British Governor of Madras who concluded the Treaty of Mangalore with Tipu Sultan.

Which of the following events immediately preceded the enactment of Rowlatt Act?

  1. Jallianwala Bagh Massacre

  2. Khilafat Movement

  3. Non Cooperation Movement

  4. Civil Disobedience Movement


Correct Option: A

Which among the following leaders dominated the Lucknow Pact in December, 1916?

  1. Jawaharlal Nehru

  2. Moti Lal Nehru

  3. Bal Gangadhar Tilak

  4. Madam Mohan Malviya


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Correct answer is (3). 

The theory of economic drain of India during British imperialism was propounded by

  1. Jawaharlal Nehru

  2. M. K. Gandhi

  3. R. C. Dutt

  4. Dadabhai Naoroji


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Dadabhai Naoroji is known as the Grand Old Man of India, was a Parsi intellectual, educator, cotton trader, and an early Indian political and social leader. His book 'Poverty and Un-British Rule in India' brought attention to the drainage of India's wealth into Britain.

The British rulers introduced a new system of education in India chiefly because they wanted to

  1. generate the capacity for self-government

  2. promote the work of Christian missionaries

  3. create an awareness of scientific and technical developments

  4. provide a class of office workers for the company


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Accessibility to education is one of the main advantages to present day education. In the past, education was only for the wealthy. The poor were not given an opportunity to improve their lot in life. Females were also denied an education by virtue of the fact they would get married and so, an education would be wasted on females. 

The correct chronological order in which the British established their trading centre in the places mentioned below is

  1. Surat, Madras, Calcutta, Bombay

  2. Calcutta, Bombay, Madras, Surat

  3. Bombay, Madras, Surat, Calcutta

  4. Surat, Madras, Bombay, Calcutta


Correct Option: D

The Kuka movement to overthrow the British rule was organized in

  1. Uttar Pradesh

  2. Bihar

  3. Punjab

  4. Bombay


Correct Option: C

Which university in India was the first to be established by the British?

  1. Calcutta

  2. Madras

  3. Bombay

  4. Delhi


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Calcutta University in India was the first to be established by the British on 24th January, 1857.

Who among the following were the first to come to India and establish trade relations?

  1. Dutch

  2. British

  3. Portuguese

  4. French


Correct Option: C

Who among the following supported the Swarajists in forming a common front after entering the Central Legislative Assembly?

  1. M.M. Malviya

  2. Gandhi ji

  3. M.A. Jinnah

  4. All of these


Correct Option: D

The Madras Province Swarajya Party was established in 1923 by

  1. N. M. Kelkar

  2. S. Satyamurti

  3. C. Rajagopalachari

  4. G. V. Agarkar


Correct Option: B

The first spark of the revolt of 1857 was witnessed at

  1. Meerut

  2. Delhi

  3. Berhampur

  4. Arrah


Correct Option: C

General Bakht Khan led the revolt of 1857 at

  1. Delhi

  2. Lucknow

  3. Kanpur

  4. Bareilly


Correct Option: A
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