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From communalism to the partition - class-XI

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Statement I: Mahatma Gandhi wished everyone had clothes to wear.
Statement II: He forced everyone to wear the single loin cloth as he did

  1. Statement I is true, Statement II is false

  2. Statement II is true, Statement I is false

  3. Both Statements are true, Statement II provides explanation to Statement I

  4. Both Statements are true, Statement II does not provide explanation to Statement I


Correct Option: A

 Which one of the following aimed at providing a federal structure for India?

  1. Indian Council Act, 1909

  2. Montague-Chelmsford Reforms Act, 1919

  3. Charter Act, 1831

  4. Government of India Act, 1935


Correct Option: D

The Government of India Act of 1935 is considered as an important document, because it _______.

  1. Introduced bicameral governments in provinces

  2. Appointed Board of control

  3. Formed separate electoral constituencies based on religion

  4. Led to the creation of a federal structure in the country


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Government of India Act 1935 was passed by British Parliament in August 1935. With 321 sections and 10 schedules, this was the longest Act passed by British Parliament so far and was later split into two parts viz. Government of India Act 1935 and Government of Burma Act 1935. This act ended the system of dyarchy introduced by GOI Act 1919 and provided for establishment of a Federation of India to be made up of provinces of British India and some or all of the Princely states. The act also provided for the establishment of Federal Court to interpret the Act and adjudicate disputes relating to the federal matters. 

The Government of India Act of $1935$ was an important step in shaping of our present constitution because _______.

  1. Dyarchy was abolished in the provinces

  2. Reserve Bank of India was established

  3. Provided basic framework for the Federal Government of India

  4. Provided the provincial autonomy.


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Government of India Act 1935 was passed by British Parliament in August 1935. It had 321 sections and 10 schedules and was the longest act passed by British Parliament so far. It was later split into two parts viz. Government of India Act 1935 and Government of Burma Act 1935. This act ended the system of dyarchy introduced by GOI Act 1919 and provided for establishment of a Federation of India to be made up of provinces of British India and some or all of the Princely states. The act also provided for the establishment of Federal Court to interpret the Act and adjudicate disputes relating to the federal matters. 

Jay Prakash Narayan became General Secretary of ____________

  1. Swaraj Party

  2. Indian National Congress

  3. Congress Socialist Party

  4. Hindustan Repulic Association


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The Socialist thoughts became popular during 1930s in and out of Congress party. By 1934, a Socialist Group had clearly emerged in the congress. Most of the socialists were younger generation. They established Congress Socialist Party. Jaya Prakash Narayan became its General Secretary. Acharya Narendra Dev, Jawaharlal Nehru and Subhas chandra Bose were the other leaders. Though Nehru identified himself as Socialist, he was with Gandhiji. The Socialists organized the farmers and workers to attain social justice in Indian society. Jayaprakash Naryan, Ram Manohar Lohia and Aruna Asf Ali and other Socialist leaders took part in Quit India movement and performed major roles in its success and emerged as popular leaders.

The Socialist group emerged in Congress by ______.

  1. 1934

  2. 1936

  3. 1935

  4. 1940


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Socialist thoughts became popular during 1930s in and out of Congress party. By 1934, a Socialist Group had clearly emerged in the congress. Most of the socialists were younger generation. They established Congress Socialist Party. Jaya Prakash Narayan became its General Secretary. Acharya Narendra Dev, Jawaharlal Nehru and Subhas chandra Bose were the other leaders. Though Nehru identified himself as Socialist, he was with Gandhiji. The Socialists organized the farmers and workers to attain social justice in Indian society. Jayaprakash Naryan, Ram Manohar Lohia and Aruna Asf Ali and other Socialist leaders took part in Quit India movement and performed major roles in its success and emerged as popular leaders.

The Socialist thoughts became popular during _________ in and out of the Congress Party.

  1. 1910s

  2. 1920s

  3. 1930s

  4. 1890s


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The Socialist thoughts became popular during 1930s in and out of Congress party. By 1934, a Socialist Group had clearly emerged in the congress. Most of the socialists were younger generation. They established Congress Socialist Party. Jaya Prakash Narayan became its General Secretary. Acharya Narendra Dev, Jawaharlal Nehru and Subhas chandra Bose were the other leaders. Though Nehru identified himself as Socialist, he was with Gandhiji. The Socialists organized the farmers and workers to attain social justice in Indian society. Jayaprakash Naryan, Ram Manohar Lohia and Aruna Asf Ali and other Socialist leaders took part in Quit India movement and performed major roles in its success and emerged as popular leaders.

___________ was the General Secretary of the Congress Socialist Party.

  1. Acharya Narendra Dev

  2. Jay Prakash Narayan

  3. Jawaharlal Nehru

  4. Subhasg Chandra Bose


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The Socialist thoughts became popular during 1930s in and out of Congress party. By 1934, a Socialist Group had clearly emerged in the congress. Most of the socialists were younger generation. They established Congress Socialist Party. Jaya Prakash Narayan became its General Secretary. Acharya Narendra Dev, Jawaharlal Nehru and Subhas Chandra Bose were the other leaders. Though Nehru identified himself as Socialist, he was with Gandhiji.

Which of the following were leaders of the Congress Socialist Party.

  1. Acharya Narendra Dev

  2. Subhaschandra Bose

  3. Jawaharlal Nehru

  4. All


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The Socialist thoughts became popular during 1930s in and out of Congress party. By 1934, a Socialist Group had clearly emerged in the congress. Most of the socialists were younger generation. They established Congress Socialist Party. Jaya Prakash Narayan became its General Secretary. Acharya Narendra Dev, Jawaharlal Nehru and Subhas chandra Bose were the other leaders. Though Nehru identified himself as Socialist, he was with Gandhiji. The Socialists organized the farmers and workers to attain social justice in Indian society. Jayaprakash Naryan, Ram Manohar Lohia and Aruna Asf Ali and other Socialist leaders took part in Quit India movement and performed major roles in its success and emerged as popular leaders.

Though __________ identified himself as a socialist, he was with Gandhiji.

  1. Jawaharlal Nehru

  2. Jay Prakash Narayan

  3. Subaschandra Bose

  4. Acharya Narendra Dev


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Socialist thoughts became popular during 1930s in and out of Congress party. By 1934, a Socialist Group had clearly emerged in the congress. Most of the socialists were younger generation. They established Congress Socialist Party. Jaya Prakash Narayan became its General Secretary. Acharya Narendra Dev, Jawaharlal Nehru and Subhas chandra Bose were the other leaders. Though Nehru identified himself as Socialist, he was with Gandhiji. The Socialists organized the farmers and workers to attain social justice in Indian society. Jayaprakash Naryan, Ram Manohar Lohia and Aruna Asf Ali and other Socialist leaders took part in Quit India movement and performed major roles in its success and emerged as popular leaders.

Ambedkar was born in the _______ caste.

  1. Priest

  2. Warrior

  3. Untouchable

  4. Merchant


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Ambedkar was born in Mhow of the Central Province (present Madhyapradesh) on April 14th, 1891. Father was Ramaji Sakpal and mother was Bheemabai.  He was born in a untouchable caste called Mahar.

Most of the Socialists were of a __________ generation.

  1. Younger

  2. Older

  3. A mix of younger and older

  4. None


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Socialist thoughts became popular during 1930s in and out of Congress party. By 1934, a Socialist Group had emerged in the Congress. Most of the socialist leaders belonged to the younger generation. The Socialists organized the farmers and workers to attain social justice in Indian society. Jayaprakash Naryan, Ram Manohar Lohia and Aruna Asf Ali and other Socialist leaders took part in Quit India movement and performed major roles in its success and emerged as popular leaders.

Jayaprakash Naryan, Ram Manohar Lohia and Aruna Asf Ali and other Socialist leaders took part in __________ movement 

  1. Non Co - operation

  2. Civil Disobedience

  3. Quit India

  4. Khilafat


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The Socialist thoughts became popular during 1930s in and out of Congress party. By 1934, a Socialist Group had emerged in the Congress. The Socialists organized the farmers and workers to attain social justice in Indian society. Jayaprakash Naryan, Ram Manohar Lohia and Aruna Asf Ali and other Socialist leaders took part in Quit India movement and performed major roles in its success and emerged as popular leaders.

The Mahad movement was launched by _______

  1. Gandhiji

  2. Dr. B.R Ambedkar

  3. Jay Prakash Narayan

  4. Subaschandra Bose


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Ambedkar was born in Mhow of the Central Province (present Madhyapradesh) on April 14th, 1891. Father was Ramaji Sakpal and mother was Bheemabai. His birth name was Bheemrao and completed his studies locally. He completed his education at Elphinstone High School in Bombay. He completed his higher education at London School of Economics and earned his P.hd from the Coloumbia University. He also got LLD and Bar at Law degrees. He cultivated an independent personality through his selfstudy. He belonged to an untouchable caste called Mahar. He launched many movements against untouchability. Among them Mahad Movement and Entering the Kalaram temple of Nasik are important. He created awareness and self identity among the Dalits.

Dr. B.R Ambedkar's father's name was Ramaji Sakpal and mother's name was Bheemabai.

  1. True

  2. False


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Ambedkar was born in Mhow of the Central Province (present Madhya Pradesh) on April 14th, 1891. His father was Ramaji Sakpal and mother was Bheemabai. His birth name was Bheemrao and completed his studies locally. He completed his education at Elphinstone High School in Bombay. He completed his higher education at London School of Economics and earned his PhD from the Colombia University. He also got LLB and Bar at Law degrees. He cultivated an independent personality through his selfstudy.

Dr. B.R Ambedkar was born in _________.

  1. Mhow

  2. Bengaluru

  3. Bhopal

  4. Jaipur


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Ambedkar was born in Mhow of the Central Province (present Madhyapradesh) on April 14th, 1891. Father was Ramaji Sakpal and mother was Bheemabai. His birth name was Bheemrao and completed his studies locally. He completed his education at Elphinstone High School in Bombay. He completed his higher education at London School of Economics and earned his P.hd from the Coloumbia University. He also got LLD and Bar at Law degrees. He cultivated an independent personality through his selfstudy.

The Socialists organized the _____ and ______ to attain social justice in Indian society.

  1. Zamindars and peasants

  2. Farmers and workers

  3. Dalits and women

  4. None


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The Socialist thoughts became popular during 1930s in and out of Congress party. By 1934, a Socialist Group had emerged in the Congress. The Socialists organized the farmers and workers to attain social justice in Indian society. Jayaprakash Naryan, Ram Manohar Lohia and Aruna Asf Ali and other Socialist leaders took part in Quit India movement and performed major roles in its success and emerged as popular leaders.

Jayaprakash Naryan, Ram Manohar Lohia and Aruna Asf Ali were __________ Leaders.

  1. Socialist

  2. Gandhian

  3. Radical Extremists

  4. None


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Socialist thoughts became popular during 1930s in and out of Congress party. By 1934, a Socialist Group had emerged in the Congress. The Socialists organized the farmers and workers to attain social justice in Indian society. Jayaprakash Naryan, Ram Manohar Lohia and Aruna Asf Ali and other Socialist leaders took part in Quit India movement and performed major roles in its success and emerged as popular leaders.

Dr. B.R Ambedkar's birth name was ____________

  1. Ramaji

  2. Bheemrao

  3. Mookanayak

  4. None


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Ambedkar was born in Mhow of the Central Province (present Madhyapradesh) on April 14th, 1891. Father was Ramaji Sakpal and mother was Bheemabai. His birth name was Bheemrao and completed his studies locally. He completed his education at Elphinstone High School in Bombay. He completed his higher education at London School of Economics and earned his P.hd from the Coloumbia University. He also got LLD and Bar at Law degrees. He cultivated an independent personality through his selfstudy.

The socialists organised the farmers and workers to attain _________ in Indian society.

  1. Economic Justice

  2. Social Justice

  3. Legal Justice

  4. All


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The Socialist thoughts became popular during 1930s in and out of Congress party. By 1934, a Socialist Group had emerged in the Congress. The Socialists organized the farmers and workers to attain social justice in Indian society. Jayaprakash Naryan, Ram Manohar Lohia and Aruna Asf Ali and other Socialist leaders took part in Quit India movement and performed major roles in its success and emerged as popular leaders.

The Mooknayak was edited by __________.

  1. Gandhiji

  2. J.L Nehru

  3. Subaschandra Bose

  4. Dr. B.R Ambedkar


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Dr. B.R Ambedkar was a reformist and freedom fighter who belong to an untouchable caste called Mahar. He undertook many movements against untouchability. Among them Mahad Movement and Entering the Kalaram temple of Nasik are important. He created awareness and self identity among the Dalits. He edited Mookanayak and Bahiskruth Bharat periodicals to voice the issues of Dalits. He also established Bahiskruth Hithakarani Sabha'

The Poona pact was an agreement between _________ and Ambedkar.

  1. Subaschandra Bose

  2. J.L Nehru

  3. Gandhiji

  4. Jay Prakash Narayan


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Dr. B.R Ambedkar was a reformist and freedom fighter who belong to an untouchable caste called Mahar. He undertook many movements against untouchability. Among them Mahad Movement and Entering the Kalaram temple of Nasik are important. He created awareness and self identity among the Dalits. He edited Mookanayak and Bahiskruth Bharat periodicals to voice the issues of Dalits. He also established Bahiskruth Hithakarani Sabha'. He took part in all the three Round Table Conferences held in London as a representative of the Dalit Class. Ambedkar and Gandhi arrived at an agreement and entered Poona Pact in 1932 that ended the conflict of the Communal Award according to which a separate electorate for the Dalits was to be created.

Ambedkar took part in _____ Round table conferences held in London

  1. 1

  2. 2

  3. 3

  4. None


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Dr. B.R Ambedkar was a reformist and freedom fighter who belong to an untouchable caste called Mahar. He undertook many movements against untouchability. Among them Mahad Movement and Entering the Kalaram temple of Nasik are important. He created awareness and self identity among the Dalits. He edited Mookanayak and Bahiskruth Bharat periodicals to voice the issues of Dalits. He also established Bahiskruth Hithakarani Sabha'. He took part in all the three Round Table Conferences held in London as a representative of the Dalit Class.

The historic fast by Gandhiji at Yerawada jail came to an end as a result of the _________.

  1. Poona Pact

  2. Issue of White Paper

  3. Gandhi-Irwin Pact

  4. Arrival of Simon Commission


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Poona Pact was an agreement between Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar and Mahatma Gandhi signed on September 24, 1932, at Yerwada Central Jail in Pune, to break Mahatma Gandhi's fast unto death. Poona pact was the result of the communal award granted in 1932 by the British government. Mahatma Gandhi objected to the provision of separate electorates for the Scheduled Castes, which in his view separated them from the whole Hindu community. 

The last constitutional provision (covering undivided India) passed by the House of Commons was _______.

  1. Government of India Act $1935$

  2. Cabinet Mission Plan

  3. Mountabatten(or June $3$) Plan

  4. Indian Independence Bill


Correct Option: A
Explanation:
Government of India 1935 was one of the lengthiest Acts at that time and was the last constitutional provision of British India. SOme of its features were:
1. Introduced provincial autonomy and dyarchy at centre.
2. It gave a measure to form a federal form of government and an all India Federation.
3. It provided for the establishment of a federal court.

The most important feature of the Government of India Act $1935$ was ________.

  1. Proposed All India Federation

  2. Bicameral Legislature

  3. Provincial Autonomy

  4. Communal representation


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Government of India Act of 1919 was passed on the basis of recommendations of Montford Reforms. It introduced provincial government dyarchy. Subjects were divided into two lists: reserved and transferred subjects. The Indian Council was to be made of not less than 8 and not more than 12 members.  Also the number of Indians on the council was increased from two to three. The most important feature of the Act was introduction of bicameral legislature. It made an important change that from then onward Secretary of State was to be paid from the British exchequer.

The first constitutional measure introduced by the British in India which worked till the framing of the Indian Constitution was _________.

  1. The Act of $1919$

  2. The Act of $1935$

  3. Indian Independence Bill

  4. Cabinet Mission Plan


Correct Option: B
Explanation:
Government of India Act of 1935 was the last constitution of British India, before the country was divided, in 1947 and worked till the Indian Constitution was framed. Some of its features were:
1. Introduced provincial autonomy and dyarchy at centre.
2. It provided for the establishment of a federal court.
3. It gave a measure to form a federal form of government and an all India Federation.

The Frontier Gandhi actively participated in _________.

  1. Khilafat Movement

  2. Non-Cooperation Movement

  3. Civil Disobedience Movement

  4. All the above


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan was nicknamed the "Frontier Gandhi" in British India by his close associate Amir Chand Bombwal. He formed a formal alliance with INC and Gandhi and became a formidable force during the INC’s civil disobedience campaign of 1930-1931. In April 1930, Abdul Ghaffar Khan was arrested for organising the Civil Disobedience movement.

The Government of India Act of $1935$ has divided India into __________ provinces.

  1. $5$

  2. $8$

  3. $11$

  4. $14$


Correct Option: C
Explanation:
Government of India Act of 1935 was the last constitution of British India, before the country was divided, in 1947 and worked till the Indian Constitution was framed. Some of its features were:
1. Introduced provincial autonomy and dyarchy at centre.
2. It provided for the establishment of a federal court.
3. It gave a measure to form a federal form of government and an all India Federation. The proposed all India federation included 11 provinces of British India, 6 Chief Commissioners Provinces and those princely states who might accede to the federation.

Which of the following statement is not correct about Poona pact?

  1. It was signed between Madan Mohan Malaviya and Dr. Ambedkar

  2. It was signed on January 23, 1932

  3. It was signed in yarvada jail in Puna

  4. This act increased the number of seats reserved for depressed class from 71 to 148.


Correct Option: B

Identify the body among the following that was not founded by Dr. B. R. Ambedkar?

  1. Samaj Samato Sangh

  2. People's Education Society

  3. Deccan Education Society

  4. Depressed Classes Institute


Correct Option: C

Which of the following statements is not correct? The materials for the Government of India Act of $1935$ were drawn from.

  1. The Simon Commission Report

  2. The Nehru Committee Report

  3. The White Paper issued by the British Government

  4. Morley-Minto Reforms


Correct Option: D

The Communal Award, which was subsequently changed, following Gandhi's fast unto death in jail at Poona, had been given by _______.

  1. Ramsay Mcdonald

  2. Lloyd George

  3. Stanley Baldwin

  4. A.V. Alexander


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

On August 16, 1932, the British Prime Minister McDonald announced the Communal Award. It  declared the depressed classes to be minorities, and entitled them to separate electorates. Mahatma Gandhi objected to this provision which in his view separated them from the whole Hindu community. 

Which of the following statement is not correct about provisions of $1935$ Government Act?

  1. The Central Subjects

  2. Provincial Subjects

  3. Concurrent Lists

  4. A List of Subjects for Princely States


Correct Option: D
Explanation:
Government of India Act of 1935 was the last constitution of British India, before the country was divided, in 1947 and worked till the Indian Constitution was framed. It consisted of 321 sections and 10 schedules. Some of its features were:
1. Introduced provincial autonomy and dyarchy at centre.
2. It provided for the establishment of a federal court.
3. It gave a measure to form a federal form of government and an all India Federation.
4. The act divided the powers between the Centre and provinces in terms of three list-Federal List (for Centre, with 59 items), Provincial List (for Provinces, with 54 items), and Concurrent list (for both, with 36 items). Residuary powers were given to the Viceroy.

The Government of India Act of $1935$ borrowed its preamble from ________.

  1. The Constitution of the USA

  2. The Constitution of Australia

  3. From the Government of India Act of $1919$

  4. From Pitt's India Act


Correct Option: C
Explanation:
Government of India Act of 1935 was the last constitution of British India, before the country was divided, in 1947 and worked till the Indian Constitution was framed. It had no preamble of its own, but kept in place the 1919 Act's preamble even while repealing the remainder of that Act. Some of its features were:
1. Introduced provincial autonomy and dyarchy at centre.
2. It provided for the establishment of a federal court.
3. It gave a measure to form a federal form of government and an all India Federation.

A Federal Railway Authority was established by the Act of ______.

  1. $1909$

  2. $1919$

  3. $1935$

  4. $1861$


Correct Option: C
Explanation:
Government of India Act of 1935 was the last constitution of British India, before the country was divided, in 1947 and worked till the Indian Constitution was framed. It consisted of 321 sections and 10 schedules. Some of its features were:
1. Introduced provincial autonomy and dyarchy at centre.
2. It provided for the establishment of a federal court.
3. It gave a measure to form a federal form of government and an all India Federation
4. It vested the control of Railway in a new authority called Federal Railway Authority, which had seven members.

Which of the following statements is not correct? As per the Act of $1935$, the Federal Court would have jurisdiction to decide disputes between?

  1. The Federating Units

  2. The Federating Units and the Federal Government

  3. The Federal Government and a Federating Units

  4. The Centre and constituent units


Correct Option: D
Explanation:
Government of India Act of 1935 was the last constitution of British India, before the country was divided, in 1947 and worked till the Indian Constitution was framed. It consisted of 321 sections and 10 schedules. Some of its features were:
1. Introduced provincial autonomy and dyarchy at centre.
2. It provided for the establishment of a federal court which was given exclusive original jurisdiction to decide disputes between the Centre and constituent units.
3. It gave a measure to form a federal form of government and an all India Federation.

Which of the following is not the part of Government of India Act, 1935

  1. This act provided for setting up of the federation of India comprising British Indian provinces.

  2. Diarchy in the provinces was replaced by provincial autonomy.

  3. The post of Indian council of secretary of state for India made permanent.

  4. The diarchy was introduced at the centre.


Correct Option: C

In which of the following provinces the Congress Ministry was not formed in June $1937$?

  1. United Provinces

  2. Central Provinces

  3. Madras

  4. Assam


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

In the 1937 elections, the Indian National Congress emerged in power in eight of the provinces - the three exceptions being Bengal, Punjab, and Sindh. It formed MInistries in 8 out of the 11 provinces. IN Assam it had won 33 out of 108 seats and though it was the single largest party it was not in a position to form a Ministry. 

After the $1935$ elections, the only two provinces out of eleven which had non-Congress ministries were ________.

  1. Bengal and Punjab

  2. Assam and Kerala

  3. Bengal and Assam

  4. Punjab and Kerala


Correct Option: A

When the Congress Ministries were formed in the provinces in June $1937$, the Viceroy of India was __________________.

  1. Lord Willingdon

  2. Lord Irwin

  3. Lord Linlithgow

  4. Viscount Wavell


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

In the 1937 elections, the Indian National Congress emerged in power in eight of the provinces - the three exceptions being Bengal, Punjab, and Sindh. It formed MInistries in 8 out of the 11 provinces. The Viceroy at the time was Lord Linlithgow. He had issued a statement expressing the British government's desire to work with the Congress in implementing the Government of India Act, 1935.

Mahatma Gandhi broke his epic fast unto death on September $26$, $1932$ after the Poona Pact, which provided ________.

  1. Common electorate for all Hindus

  2. Reservation of $48$ seats for the depressed classes in different provincial legislatures

  3. Reservation of $18$ per cent of the seats in the Central Legislature

  4. All the above


Correct Option: D

What benefits did the Poona Pact offer to the depressed classes?

  1. $44$ seats in the central legislature

  2. $20\%$ reservation in the provincial legislature

  3. $19\%$ seats in the central legislature and $148$ seats in the provincial legislature

  4. $50\%$ reservation in the ICS


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Poona Pact was an agreement between Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar and Mahatma Gandhi signed on September 24, 1932 at Yerwada Central Jail in Pune, to break Mahatma Gandhi's fast unto death. Poona pact was the result of communal award granted in 1932 by the British government. It provided asked for allocation of 148 seats to depressed classes in the provincial legislature. In the Central Legislature, 19% of the seats would be reserved for the Depressed Classes.

Which of the following statements about the Government of India Act of 1935 is not correct?

  1. Diarchy was established in the provinces.

  2. The Viceroy was given special powers.

  3. The federal executive was to consist of the Viceroy, councillors and the ministers.

  4. The federal legislature was to be bicameral.


Correct Option: A

The Government of India Act of $1935$ consist of __________ sections and $10$ schedules.

  1. $300$

  2. $330$

  3. $321$

  4. $331$


Correct Option: C
Explanation:
Government of India Act of 1935 was the last constitution of British India, before the country was divided, in 1947 and worked till the Indian Constitution was framed. It consisted of 321 sections and 10 schedules. Some of its features were:
1. Introduced provincial autonomy and dyarchy at centre.
2. It provided for the establishment of a federal court.
3. It gave a measure to form a federal form of government and an all India Federation.

. Consider the following statement (s) 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.
Select the correct answer from the codes given below:

  1. Only I

  2. Only II

  3. Both I and II

  4. Neither I nor II


Correct Option: C

Which of the following is not the provision of government of India act, 1935?

  1. This act ended the system of diarchy.

  2. The structure for Federation of India was established for both British India and some or all of the princely states.

  3. Burma became the part of India.

  4. The introduction of direct elections, thus increasing the franchise from seven million to thirty-five million people.


Correct Option: C

Which of the following leader said that the Act of 1935 provided 'a machine with strong brakes but no engine'?

  1. Jawaharlal Nehru

  2. Rajendra Prasad

  3. Mahatma Gandhi

  4. Vallabhbhai Patel


Correct Option: A

Congress conference at Vatakara in 1931 was the first women conference in Kerala.

  1. True

  2. False


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

In 1931, as part of the Congress conference in Vatakara, a women's conference was also organized. It is known to be the first women conference in Kerala. 

Identify the revolutionary among the following who was not active in London?

  1. Shyamji Krishna Varma

  2. Ashfaqullah

  3. Lala Hardayal

  4. V D Savarkar


Correct Option: B

Khudiram Bose was hanged in the year of ________.

  1. 1905

  2. 1906

  3. 1908

  4. 1910


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Khudiram Bose was hanged on August 11, 1908. He was sentenced to death on the charge conducting a series of the bomb attack.

Who among the following killed Curzon Wyllie in London?

  1. Bhagat Singh

  2. C. P. Mitra

  3. Madanlal Dhingra

  4. Prasad Bismil


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Curzon Wyllie was murdered by an Indian student Madanlal Dhingra. Dhingra shot Wyllie at a Bloomsbury lecture hall in July 1909. He shot at Curzon Wyllie with V.D. Savarkar and some other revolutionaries. He claimed that he had murdered Curzon as a patriotic act and in revenge of the inhuman killing of Indians by British Government in India.

The secret society Abhinav Bharat was established in ________.

  1. 1902

  2. 1903

  3. 1904

  4. 1905


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Abhinav Bharat Society was a secret society founded by Vinayak Damodar Savarkar and his brother Ganesh Damodar Savarkar in 1904. It believed in armed revolution. It carried out a few assassinations of British officials, after which the Savarkar brothers were convicted and imprisoned. The society was formally disbanded in 1952.

"With this salt, l am shaking the foundations of the Empire."
This statement was made during a nonviolent campaign which was led by whom?

  1. Nelson Mandela

  2. Patrick Henry

  3. Sun Yat-sen

  4. Mohandas K. Gandhi

  5. Brennus of Gaul


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

On 12th March 1930, Gandhi inaugurated the Civil Disobedience Movement by conducting the historic 'Dandi Salt March', where he broke the Salt Laws imposed by the British Government. Followed by seventy-nine ashramites, Gandhi embarked on his march from his Sabarmati Ashram to Dandi that is located on the shores of the Arabian Sea.

On 6th April 1930, after a prayer, Gandhi raised a lump of salty mud and declared, ‘with this, I am shaking the foundations of the British Empire’. He then boiled it in seawater, producing illegal salt. He asked his thousands of followers to do the same and broke the salt law.

The idea of Satyagraha emphasised on the need and search for __________.

  1. Truth

  2. Love

  3. Passion

  4. Fear


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

It suggested that if the cause was true, if the struggle was against injustice, then physical force was not necessary to fight the oppressor.

Who had said about Gandhiji - a "seditious Middle Temple Lawyer", now "Posing as a half naked fakir"?

  1. Winston Churchill

  2. Stafford Cripps

  3. Pathick Lawrence

  4. M.A. Jinnah


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Winston Churchill had described Gandhiji "as a seditious Middle Temple Lawyer, now, posing as a half naked fakir".

Stated below are some statements
a. The tribals, during the non-cooperation movement, demanded Swatantra Bharat
b. The non-cooperation programme was adopted at  the Calcutta session of the Congress
c. The Indian Councils Act, 1909 is also known as Morley-Minto reforms 
Which of these statements are true ?

  1. a and b

  2. a and c

  3. b and c

  4. a, b and c


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The non-cooperation programme was adopted at the Nagpur session of the Congress in December 1920.

Who gifted us with truth and honesty in Politics?

  1. Gopalkrishna Gokhale

  2. Lok Manya Tilak

  3. Dadabhai Naroji

  4. Mahatma Gandhi


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

 The idea of satyagraha emphasised the power of truth and the need to search for truth. It suggested that if the cause was true, if the struggle was against injustice, then physical force was not necessary to fight the oppressor. People – including the oppressors – had to be persuaded to see the truth, instead of being forced to accept truth through the use of violence. By this struggle, truth was bound to ultimately triumph.

Jallianwala Bagh Massacre happened in the year _________.

  1. 1919 AD

  2. 1922 AD

  3. 1924 AD

  4. 1930 AD


Correct Option: A
Explanation:
The Punjab region as a whole Amritsar, in particular, witnessed the worst scenes of violence in $1919$. 
In Amritsar, the news of Gandhi's arrest led to mob violence. ( Gandhiji was arrested due to Rowlatt satyagraha)
On $13^{th}$ April, $1919$, general Dyer ordered his troops to fire on a peaceful unarmed crowd assembled at Jallianwala Bagh. 

The Jallianwala Bagh massacre took place in 1918.

  1. True

  2. False


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The Jallianwala Bagh mass killings happened on 13th April, 1919. The massacre took place when General Dyer ordered British Indian Army troops to open fire on the unarmed civilians who had gathered in the park.

Hindu-Muslim unity had been particularly reflected during the ____________ Movement.

  1. Swadeshi

  2. Quit India

  3. Khilafat

  4. Civil Disobedience


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The Khilafat movement was an agitation by Indian Muslims, allied with Indian nationalists, to pressure the British government to preserve the authority of the Ottoman Sultan as Caliph of Islam after World War I. The leaders joined forces with Mahatma Gandhi’s noncooperation movement for Indian freedom, promising nonviolence in return for his support of the Khilafat movement. This movement reflected great level of Hindu-Muslim unity.

Which one of the following leaders was not a part of the Non-cooperation movement?

  1. M. A. Ansari

  2. M. A. Zinnah

  3. Hakim Ajmal Khan

  4. Abul Kalam Azad


Correct Option: B

Martyrdom of Chandrashekhar Azad took place on which among the following dates?

  1. 27 February 1931

  2. 11 February 1931

  3. 13 April 1931

  4. 14 August 1931


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Martyrdom of Chandrashekhar Azad took place on 27 February 1931.

The ____________ was formed in 1906 to look after the interest of the Muslims in India.

  1. Indian League

  2. Pakistan League

  3. Muslim League

  4. Home Rule League


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The Muslim League was founded in 1906 at Dhaka to safeguard the rights of Indian Muslims. It was a political group that led the movement calling for a separate Muslim nation to be created at the time of the partition of British India in 1947 because it feared that an independent India would be dominated by Hindus.

Anglo-Oriental School at Aligarh was started in 1875 by _________.

  1. Sir Syed Ahmad Khan

  2. Sir Mirza Ismail

  3. Muhammad Ali Jinnah

  4. Ali brothers


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College was founded in 1875. The college started as a primary school on Queen Victoria's birthday, 24 May 1875 known as Muhammedan Anglo-Oriental Collegiate School. It was established as Madrasatul Uloom Musalmanan-e-Hind in 1875 and after two years it became Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College. The Anglo–Indian statesman Sir Syed Ahmad Khan founded the predecessor of AMU, the Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College, in 1875 having already established two schools. The movement of Muslim awakening associated with Syed Ahmad Khan and M.A.O. College came to be known as Aligarh Movement.

Who gave the 'two-nation' theory ?

  1. Mian Iftikhar-ud-din

  2. Muhammad Ali Jinnah

  3. G.V. Mavalankar

  4. Lord Mountbatten


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The two nation theory was given by Muhammad Ali Jinnah. Two nation theory is the basis of creation of Pakistan. It states that Muslims and Hindus are two separate nations from every definition, therefore Muslims should have a separate homeland in the Muslims majority areas of India , where they can spend their lives according to the glorious teachings of Islam.

In which year did the Muslim league started demanding a separate nation for the Muslims?

  1. 1919

  2. 1925

  3. 1929

  4. 1940


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

From the year 1940, the Muslim League started demanding a separate nation for the Muslims. It was based on the two-nation theory. The Muslim League demanded that the areas in which the Muslims are in a majority as in the North-Western and Eastern Zones of India should be grouped to constitute an Independent State.

Which policy British decided to follow to encourage communal and separatist tendencies?

  1. Divide and Rule Policy

  2. Separation Policy

  3. Education Policy

  4. Religious Policy


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

After the First War of Independence in 1857, the British became apprehensive of the safety and stability of their empire in India. They saw the unity between the Hindus and Muslims as a threat to them. Thus, to check the growth of a united national feeling in India and to encourage communal and separatist tendencies in Indian politics they decided to follow the policy of 'Divide and Rule'.

Who sowed the seeds of dissension between the two communities and encouraged separatist and communal tendencies?

  1. Muslim

  2. Hindu

  3. British

  4. None of these


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

After the 1870s, the British government changed its attitude and followed the policy of appeasing the Muslims in order to undermine the Nation Movement. They sowed the seeds of dissension between the two communities and encouraged separatist and communal tendencies.

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