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Struggle for Independence of India
History Multiple Choice Questions and
Answers
1. The roots of the 1857 revolt lay in
A. Blatantly discriminatory policies
B. Exploitative land revenue policy
C. The policy of greased cartridges
D. All of the above

Answer

2. The Revolt of 1857 was started by

A. The sepoys
B. The zamindars
C. The peasants
D. The plantations workers

Answer

3. The revolt of 1857 had its beginning in

A. Meerut
B. Plassey
C. Madras
D. Bombay

Answer

4. An effect of the 1857 revolt was that

A. The spirit of rebellion in Indian was crushed
B. The British became totally demoralized
C. The British abandoned their repressive policies
D. Unity was forged between the Hindus and Muslims

Answer

5. The Revolt of 1857 failed mainly because

A. of superior resources of the British empire
B. it was poorly organised and the rebels had no common ideal
C. it had very little nationalist sentiment
D. it was localised restricted and scattered

Answer

6. 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

7. 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. O. Hume

Answer

8. 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

9. Which of the following statement (s) is/are correct related to the Indian National
Congress? ,I. The Poorna Swarajya resolution was passed in Lahore session of the
Congress held in December ,II. The Congress Working Committee which met on
January 2, 1930, decided that January 26,1930, should be observed as the Poorna
Swarajya Day
A. Only I
B. Only II
C. Both I and II
D. Neither I nor II

Answer

10. Who told that Indian National Congress represents only microscopic minorities?
A. Lord Curzon
B. Lord Dufferin
C. Lord Minto
D. None of these

Answer

11. In the absence of Gandhi, the Quit India Movement had been led by
A. Jawaharlal Nehru
B. Sarojini Naidu
C. Aruna Asaf Ali
D. Dadabhai Naoroji

Answer

12. For how many days did Mahatma Gandhi’s volunteers of the Salt satyagraha walk?
A. 24
B. 36
C. 12
D. 6

Answer

13. Two great socio-religious reformers of the 19th century who provided inspiration to
the Indian National Movement were
A. Dayanand Saraswati and Vivekananda
B. Raja Ram Mohan Roy and Debendra Nath Tagore
C. MG Ranade and DK Karve
D. Keshab Chandra Sen and Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
 Answer

14. The Non-Cooperation Movement was suspended in February 1922 on account of

A. the Chauri Chaura incident
B. Hindu Muslim riots
C. arrest of Mahatma Gandhi and his imprisonment for six years
D. all the above

Answer

15. Which of the following statements about Mahatma Gandhi’s views on Satyagraha
is not correct?
A. It denotes assertion of the power of the human soul against social political and
economic dominance
B. It is the exercise of the purest soul force against all injustice oppression and
exploitation
C. It is the best weapon of the weak against the strong
D. Mahatma Gandhi’s theory of Satayagraha was based on the acceptance of the
concept of self-suffering

Answer

16. Which of the following statements is not correct with reference to the Indian
Freedom Struggle?
A. The Rowlatt Act aroused a wave popular indignation and led to the JalianwallaBagh
Massacre
B. Subhash Chandra Bose formed the Forward Bloc
C. Bhagat Singh was one of the founders of Hindustan Republican Socialist Association
D. In 1931 the Congress Session at Karachi opposed Gandhi-Irwin Pact

Answer

17. The Bhoodan Movement had been started by

A. M K Gandhi
B. Acharya Kripalani
C. Jayaprakash Narayan
D. Vinoba Bhave

Answer

18. Which of the following event was the reason for the withdrawn of non cooperation
movement?
A. Chauri Chaura incident
B. Jallianwala massacre
C. Gandhi Imprisionment
D. None

Answer

19. Which of the following leader was not moderate?

A. Dada Bhai Naoroji
B. Anand Charlu
C. Bipin Chandra Pal
D. Madan Mohan Malviya

Answer
20. Which of the following was the main part of Aurobindo’s programme to achieve
independence?
A. Organisation of secret societies
B. Passive resistance
C. Constitutional agitation
D. Terrorism

Answer

21. Who was the author of the Book, the Indian War of Independence, 1857?
A. Sir Syed Ahmad Khan
B. V.
C. Savarkar
D. Majumdar

Answer

22. One of the earliest and the best known mutinies before the Revolt of 1857 was
A. the Native Infantry Mutiny (1824)
B. Indian Soldiers Mutiny at Vellore (1806)
C. Sholapur Mutiny (1838)
D. Assam Soldiers Mutiny (1824)

Answer

23. Which among the following place, was not an important centre of the Revolt of
1857 ?
A. Agra
B. Kanpur
C. Jhansi
D. Lucknow

Answer

24. I. The rebels lacked effective leadership.,II. They did not get the support of the
civilian people anywhere in the country.,III. There was no central organisation to guide
them.,IV. Their military equipment was inferior to that of the English.,Which of these
statements is/are correct related the causes for the failure of the Great Revolt of
1857?
A. I III ; IV
B. I II ; III
C. III ; IV
D. II III ; IV

Answer

25. Who are among the following leaders of the Revolt of 1857 managed to escape to
Nepal? ,I. Kunwar Singh,II. Nana Sahab,III. Begum of Awadh,IV. Bakht Khan
A. I and II
B. I and IV
C. II and IV
D. II and III

Answer

26. The Ghadar Party was founded (November 1913) at San Francisco USA by
A. Madam Bhikaji Cama
B. Lala Har Dayal
C. Shyamji Krishana Verma
D. Both (a) and (b) above

Answer

27. Which of the following pair leader associated with the Revolt of 1857 is not
correctly matched?
A. Hazrat Mahal : Kanpur
B. Khan Bahadur Khan : Bareilly
C. Kunwar Singh : Bihar
D. Bakht Khan : Delhi

Answer

28. The administrative consequence of the Revolt of 1857 was transfered to power
from
A. East India Company to the British Crown
B. British Crown to the East India Company
C. East India Company to the Governor General
D. British Crown to the Board of Directors

Answer

29. After the initial success of the Revolt of 1857, the objective for which the leaders
of the revolt worked was
A. to restore the former glory to the Mughal empire
B. to form a Federation of Indian States under the aegis of Bhadur Shah II
C. elimination of foreign rule and return of the old order
D. each leader wanted to establish his own power in his respective region

Answer

30. What was the main objective of the Wahabi movement which during 1852-70 was
particularly active in the Punjab, Bengal, Bihar and the NWFP?
A. To oust the British from India
B. To overthrow the Sikhs in the Punjab and the British in Bengal and to restore Muslim
power in India
C. To eradicate religious corruption from Muslim society
D. To organise the Muslims into a nationalist community

Answer

31. Govind Dhondu Pant, popularly known was Nanasaheb, and one of the principal
leaders of the Revolt of 1857, was the adopted heir and successor of
A. Peshwa Baji Rao II
B. King of Jhansi
C. Madhav Rao Sindhia
D. Malhar Rao Holkar

Answer

32. As per the Act of Indian Independence, the boundaries of East Bengal, West
Bengal and Assam would be determined by
A. The National Congress
B. The Muslim League
C. The Award of a Boundary Commission
D. The People living in those boundary areas

Answer

33. The spark for the Swadeshi Movement was the __________ decision to partition
Bengal
A. French
B. British
C. Dutch
D. Portuguese

Answer

34. Arrange the following historical events in the chronological order of their
occurrence.,
I. Champaran Satyagraha,
II. Partition of Bengal,
III. Jallianwala Bagh Massacre
A. I II III
B. II III I
C. II I III
D. I III II

Answer

35. The swadeshi movement in Bengal started on __________

A. 1902
B. 1905
C. 1908
D. 1909

Answer

36. The Revolt of 1857 in Awadh and Lucknow was led by

A. Wajid Ali Shah
B. Begum Hazrat Mahal
C. Asaf-ud-daula
D. Begum Zeenat Mahal

Answer

37. The 1857 revolt did not acquire much intensity in

A. Delhi
B. Awadh
C. Bombay
D. The Chambal Region

Answer

38. Which of the following statements best explains the nature of revolt of 1857?
A. The last effort of the old political order to regain power
B. Mutiny of a section of sepoys of the British Army
C. A struggle of the common people to overthrow common rule
D. An effort to establish a limited Indian nation

Answer
39. Name the Mughal emperor occupying the throne of Delhi when the revolt of 1857
took place
A. Shah Alam II
B. Jahandar Shah
C. Bahadur Shah Zafar
D. Humayun

Answer

40. Which of the following upheavals took place In Bengal immediately after the revolt
of 1857?
A. Santhal rebellion
B. Indigo disturbances
C. Sanyasi rebellion
D. Pabna disturbances

Answer

41. Arrange the following events in a correct sequence of Indian National Movement ,
I. Foundation of Indian National Congress, II. Simon Commission, III. Home Rule
Movement,IV. Cabinet Mission
A. I III II IV
B. III I IV II
C. I II IV III
D. I IV III II

Answer

42. When was the Non-Cooperation Movement got momentum under the leadership of
Mahatma Gandhi and the Indian National Congress?
A. 1920-1922
B. 1922-1924
C. 1987-1989
D. 1990-1992

Answer

43. Eminent Tamil Poet C Subramania Bharati was associated with which of the
following movements of the Indian National Congress?
A. Extremist
B. Non-Cooperation
C. Civil Disobedience
D. Quit India

Answer

44. During the freedom struggle a parallel movement launched in the Indian states (in
the states ruled by the Indian rulers such as Kashmir, Nizam’s Hyderabad, Travancore,
etc.) was/were
A. State People’s Movement
B. Praja Mandal Movement
C. Both (a) and (b) above
D. Swaraj Movement

Answer
45. Khilafat Movement was organised by
A. Jinnah
B. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
C. Ali Brothers
D. Agha Khan

Answer

46. Khilafat Movement was organised to protest against the injustice done to
A. Persia
B. Turkey
C. Arabia
D. Egypt

Answer

47. After the failure of the Civil Disobedience Movement, Mahatma Gandhi laid
emphasis on
A. compromise with the British
B. limited use of Violence
C. constructive programme
D. None of the above

Answer

48. The peasant movements, revolts, riots, struggles, etc. in 19th century, India
remained mainly localised because
A. they were mainly directed against enhancement in rent evictions usurious practices
of moneylenders etc.
B. the peasants had no leadership and organisation
C. they grew out of local grievances
D. the big landlords were allies of the British

Answer

49. Mahatma Gandhi launched the Civil Disobedience Movement in 1930 from
A. Sabarmati Ashram
B. Ahmedabad
C. Porbandar
D. Dandi

Answer

50. When was the ‘Quit India Movement’ launched by Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi?
A. 1946
B. 1939
C. 1942
D. 1940

Answer

51. Sir Syed Ahmed Khan had started a reform movement among the Muslim, called
the __________ Movement
A. Sufi
B. Aligarh
C. Jaipur
D. Wahabi
 Answer

52. The Namdhari, or Kuka, movement had its origin in the __________ corner of the
Sikh kingdom, away from the places of royal pomp and grandeur
A. North-west
B. North-south
C. North-east
D. South

Answer

53. Which of the following was the achieved milestone of the Non-Cooperation
Movement of 1921?
A. It stopped the injustice done to the Khilafat
B. Indian obtains some political rights
C. The Hindus and the Muslims came closer in political pursuit
D. It avenged the Punjab atrocities

Answer

54. __________ was the Founder Father of Aligarh movement

A. Sir Syed Ahmed Khan
B. Maqsud Ali
C. Abul kalam Azad
D. Karim Ali

Answer

55. The members of Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan’s Red Shirt Movement were known as
A. Khidmatgars (Servants)
B. Insan-i-Khidmatgar (Servants of the people)
C. Khuda-i-Khidamatgar (Servants of God)
D. Angels of Freedom

Answer

56. Gandhi gave the call to reject all foreign goods during the __________ Movement
A. Khilafat
B. Non-cooperation
C. Swadeshi
D. Civil Disobedience

Answer

57. Gandhi had given out the stirring call of ‘Do or Die’ during the __________
Movement
A. Non-cooperation
B. Khilafat
C. Civil Disobedience
D. Quit India

Answer

58. Vivian Derozio had been associated with the __________ movement
A. Swadeshi
B. Back to the Vedas
C. Young Bengal
D. Young India

Answer

59. In which year Lala Lajpat Rai was deported to Mandalay for organising the
agrarian movement in Punjab?
A. 1905
B. 1907
C. 1909
D. 1911

Answer

60. Who was in command of the nationalist movement before Gandhi had assumed
leadership of the Congress?
A. C R Das
B. Motilal Nehru
C. Lala Lajpat Rai
D. Lokmanya Tilak

Answer

61. The Kuka movement started in mid-nineteenth century in

A. Western Punjab
B. Maharashtra
C. Bengal
D. Madhya Bharat

Answer

62. The issue on which the Civil disobedience movement of 1930 was launched was
A. Equal employment opportunities for Indians
B. The proposed execution of Bhagat Singh
C. Salt monopoly exercised by the British Government
D. Complete freedom

Answer

63. Assertion (A): The introduction of ‘Western Education’ and English language as
medium of instruction led the foundation for the rise and growth of nationalism in
India. ,Reason (R): The Indian National Movement would not have been possible
without the English language as the medium
A. Both A and R is true and R is the correct explanation of A
B. Both A and R is true but R is not a correct explanation of A
C. A is true but R is false
D. A is false but R is true

Answer

64. The Khilafat Movement was launched to protest against the humiliation of
A. The Turkish Caliph
B. Aga Khan
C. Muhammad Ali Jinnah
D. Abdul Kalam Azad
 Answer

65. Which of the following reform movements was the first to be started in the 19th
Century?
A. Prathana Samaj
B. Brahmo Samaj
C. Arya Samaj
D. Rama Krishna Mission

Answer

66. ‘Do or Die’ (Karenge ya Marenge) Gandhiji gave this Mantra to the nation on the
eve of which mass movement?
A. Rowlatt Satyagraha
B. Salt Satyagraha
C. Quit India Movement
D. Non-Cooperation Movement

Answer

67. In violation of the Salt Laws, Gandhiji started a movement called

A. Non-Cooperation movement
B. Swadeshi Movement
C. Civil Disobedience movement
D. None of the above

Answer

68. Which of the following was not one of the points stressed by Mahatma Gandhi
while exhorting the people to join the Quit India Movement?
A. Forget the differences between the Hindus and Muslims and think of yourselves as
Indians only.
B. our quarrel is not with British people we fight their imperialism and we must purge
ourselves of hatred.
C. Feel from today that you are a free man and pot a dependent. Do or die. Either free
India or die in the the attempt.
D. Freedom of India is an end that will purify all means employed to achieve it.

Answer

69. In which years did Gandhiji start Satyagraha Movement?

A. 1919
B. 1917
C. 1934
D. 1909

Answer

70. The father of extremist movement in India is

A. Motilal Nehru
B. Gopal Krishna Gokhale
C. Vallabh Bhai Patel
D. Bal Gangadhar Tilak

Answer
71. The Non-Cooperation movement had been launched by Gandhi in the year
A. 1916
B. 1919
C. 1920
D. 1923

Answer

72. Two socio-religious reform movements founded in India in 1875 were

A. Brahmo Samaj and Prarthana Samaj
B. Arya Samaj and Ramakrishna Mission
C. Theosophical Society and Arya Samaj
D. Aligarh Movement and Servants of Indian Society

Answer

73. Which movement got the support from both Hindus and Muslims?
A. Non-Cooperation Movement
B. Quit India Movement
C. Champaran Stayagraha
D. Anti-Partition Movement

Answer

74. Apart from the Quit India Movement which started on 9th August 1942, what other
sensational activity of the freedom fighters was done on 9th August?
A. Salt Satyagraha
B. Boycott of Simon Commission
C. Champaran Satyagraha
D. Kakori Mail train robbery

Answer

75. During Quit India Movement,’Parallel Government’ was constituted at

A. Varanasi
B. Allahabad
C. Lucknow
D. Ballia

Answer

76. All India State’s Peoples Conference formed in 1927 launched popular movements
in
A. Princely States
B. British Provinces
C. Hill Regions
D. Tribal Areas

Answer

77. Who among the following freedom fighter opposes the Annie Besant’s idea of
launching Home Rule Movement?
A. G. K. Gokhale
B. Mahatma Gandhi
C. Aurobindo Ghosh
D. G. Tilak
 Answer

78. Which of the following trio leaders referred to as Lal, Bal and Pal during the
freedom movement?
A. Lala Lajpat Rai Bal Gangadhar Tilak and Bipin Chandra Pal
B. Lal Bahadur Shastri Bal Gangadhar Tilak and Bipin Chandra Pal
C. Lal Bahadur Shastri Bal Gangadhar Tilak and Gopala Krishna Gokhale
D. Rajagopalachari

Answer

79. In India, the Wahabi movement was started by __________

A. 1901
B. 1906
C. 1915
D. None of these

Answer

80. Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct related to the Non-cooperation
Movement?,I. It aimed to resist British rule in India through non violent means.
Protestors would refuse to buy British goods, adopt the use of local handicrafts and
picket liquor shops. ,II. The ideas of Ahimsa and nonviolence, and Gandhi’s ability to
rally hundreds of thousands of common citizens towards the cause of Indian
independence, were first seen on a large scale in this movement through the summer
1920, they feared that the movement might lead to popular violence
A. Only I
B. Only II
C. Both I ; II
D. Neither I nor II

Answer

81. Mahatma Gandhi launched the Civil Disobedience Movement on March 12, 1930
by
A. asking the Viceroy through a letter containing Eleven Points Programme to remove
the evils of the British rule
B. Dandi March to break the Salt Laws
C. asking the people to take Poorna Swaraj Pledge
D. launching the non-payment of taxes campaign

Answer

82. The non cooperation movement was called off due to

A. Jallianwalla Bagh Tragedy
B. Chauri Chaura Incident
C. Poona pact
D. Gandhi-Irwin pact

Answer

83. Socialism is essentially a movement of

A. Intellectuals
B. The poor people
C. The middle classes
D. The workers
 Answer

84. What was the another name of ‘Quit India movement’?

A. Khilafat Movement
B. Swadeshi Movement
C. Home Rule Movement
D. August Kranti

Answer

85. Which one is the correct chronological order of the following vents?,
I.Quit India Movement,II. Shimla Conference,III. Poona Pact,IV. Cabinet Mission
A. II IV I III
B. III IVII I
C. III I II IV
D. IV II III I

Answer

86. Where did Gandhi call the Congress Working Committee to announce the
suspension of Non-Cooperation movement?
A. Bardoli
B. Poona
C. Calcutta
D. Madras

Answer

87. The main objectives of the Non-Cooperation Movement were

A. restoration of the old status of the Caliph (Khilafat Demand) and attainment of
Swaraj for India
B. protest against the Punjab wrongs and withdrawal of the Rowlatt Acts
C. lifting of martial law from Punjab and withdrawal of repressive laws
D. None of the above

Answer

88. In 1918, Mahatma Gandhi went to__________ to organise a satyagraha movement

amongst
cotton mill workers
A. Madras
B. Bombay
C. Surat
D. Ahmedabad

Answer

89. In which of the following movement did Mahatma Gandhi make the first use of
Hunger Strike as a weapon?
A. Non-Cooperation Movement 1920-22
B. Rowlatt Satyagraha 1919
C. Ahmedabad Strike 1918
D. Bardoli Satyagraha

Answer
90. The Home Rule Movement was aimed at
A. complete independence for India
B. complete autonomy to India
C. self-government for India within the British Commonwealth
D. larger participation of Indians in India’s administration

Answer

91. Who among the following had pioneered the Khilafat Movement?
A. The Ali brothers
B. MA Jinnah
C. Syed Ahmed Khan
D. RM Sayani

Answer

92. The Non-Cooperation Movement started in

A. 1870
B. 1920
C. 1921
D. 1942

Answer

93. The objective(s) of the Kuka Movement in the Punjab was/were

A. To purify Sikh religion of its abuses and superstitions
B. The revival of Sikh sovereignty
C. Both (a) and (b) above
D. The revival of the Khalsa

Answer

94. When was the non-cooperation movement started by M.K Gandhi?

A. After Rowlatt Act
B. Chauri-Chaura incident
C. Jalliawala bagh Massacre
D. None of the above

Answer

95. When was Mahatma Gandhi arrested during the ‘Quit India Movement’ of 1942?
A. 7th August 1942
B. 30th April 1942
C. 9th August 1942
D. 5th July 1942

Answer

96. Which was the main cause for starting of the Quit India Movement in 1942 ?
A. Severe unrest among the people
B. Report of Simon Commission
C. Failure of the Cripps Mission
D. British involved in the world was-II

Answer
97. One time associated of Mahatma Ghandhi, broke off from him and launched a
radical movement called ‘self-respect movement’. Who was he?
A. P. Thyagaraja Shetti
B. Chhatrapati Maharaj
C. E.V.Ramaswamy Naicker
D. Jyotirao Govindrao Phule

Answer

98. Which of the following is the correct chronological order of the establishment of
parties during Indian Struggle Movement?
A. Indian National Congress Justice Party Swaraj party Muslim League
B. Indian National Congress Muslim League Justice Party Swaraj party
C. Swaraj Party Indian National Congress Muslim League Justice Party
D. Swaraj Party Indian National Congress Justice Party Muslim League

Answer

99. Who among the following played an important role in Gadhar Movement?
A. Shyamiji Krishna Verma
B. Lala Hardayal
C. Bipin Chandra Pal
D. Vishnu Ganesh Pingle

Answer

100. The slogan of ‘Bande Matram’ was first adopted during the __________
Movements?
A. Non-cooperation
B. Civil Disobedience
C. Swadeshi
D. Quit India

Answer

101. The earliest nationalist to commit political dacoities (a feature of the later
revolutionary movements) was
A. Jyotiba Phule
B. Chapekar brothers
C. Vasudev Balwant Phadke
D. Yatindra Das

Answer

102. Arrange the following events in correct sequence with reference to the Indian
freedom struggle, I. Passing of ‘Indian Press Act’, II. Surat Split of Congress, III. Launch
of Non-Cooperation Movement, IV. Passing of ‘Rowlatt Act’
A. I II III IV
B. II I III IV
C. II I IV III
D. I II IV III

Answer

103. __________ joined the National Secular Society in 1874 and worked in the free
thought and radical movements led by Charles Bradlaugh, MP
A. Annie Besant
B. Tarachand Chakravarty
C.
D. Brojnath Dhar

Answer

104. The Civil Disobedience Movement had been led in the North-West Frontier
Province (NWFP) by
A. Sheikh Mohammed Tyabji
B. Dr M A Ansari
C. Badruddin Tyabji
D. Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan

Answer

105. The Swadeshi Movement was launched

A. As a protest against division of Bengal
B. With a view to improve the economic condition of the people by encouraging
consumption of Indian goods
C. As a protest against the massacre of Indian people at Jallianwala Bagh
D. Due to the failure of the British Government to introduce responsible Government
in India

Answer

106. The Non-Cooperation Movement was withdrawn in 1922 because of

A. Gandhi’s ill health
B. The Congress’ extremist policies
C. Afervent appeal by the government to do so
D. Violence erupting at Chauri Chaura

Answer

107. Hindu-Muslim unity had been particularly reflected in the __________ Movement
A. Swadeshi
B. Quit India
C. Khilafat
D. Civil Disobedience

Answer

108. Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan, better known as Frontier Gandhi, organised the Red
Shirt Movement in the NorthWest Frontier Province (NWFP) for
A. countering the communal propaganda of the Muslim League
B. establishing separate Pakhtoonistan
C. social and religious reforms
D. All the above

Answer

109. Who has been called the ‘Heroine’ of the 1942 Quit India Movement?
A. Annie Besant
B. Sucheta Kripalani
C. Sarojini Naidu
D. Aruna Asaf Ali

Answer
110. Why was the Khilafat Movement started?
A. To protest against the injustice done to Egypt
B. To protest against the injustice done to Arabia
C. To protest against the injustice done to Persia
D. To protest against the injustice done to Turkey

Answer

111. The Civil Disobedience Movement was suspended after the Gandhi-Irwin Pact.
Why did the Congress decide to resume the movement In January 1932?
A. Failure of the Second Round Table Conference
B. Repudiation of the Gandhi-Irwin Pact by the British Government
C. British policies of repression
D. All the above

Answer

112. Which of the following tribes is associated with the “Tana Bhagat” movement?
A. Uraon
B. Munda
C. Santhal
D. Konadora

Answer

113. The Khilafat Movement of the Indian Muslims related to

A. provision of separate electorate for the Muslims in the Act of 1919
B. restoration of territories to Turkey captured by Britain in the First World War
C. restoration of the Sultan of Turkey who was Caliph of the Muslim World
D. lifting of martial law in Punjab

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114. Which of the following brought Aurobindo Ghose into the fold of the Indian
National Movement?
A. The famines of 1896-97 and 1899-1900
B. The partition of Bengal
C. The Surat Split
D. The Jallianwala Bagh episode

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115. I. The Amritsar Session of the INC gave a great fillip to the Khilafat agitation.,II.
Khilafat conference held in Calcutta under Presidentship of Jinnah.,III. Khilafat
Movement was started to support Ottoman Empire.,Which of the above statement (s)
is/are correct regarding Khilafat Movement?
A. Only I
B. Both I and II
C. Both I and III
D. I II and III

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116. The Wahabi Movement named after its founder Abdul Wahab originated in . . . . .
. in the 18th century with a view to restoring Islam to its pristine purity and order
A. Manipal
B. Arabia
C. America
D. Africa

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117. Who led the Salt Satyagraha Movement with Gandhi?

A. Annie Besant
B. Mridula Sarabhai
C. Muthu Lakshmi
D. Sarojini Naidu

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118. Which of the following leader given the term ‘insenate waste’ on the burning of
the foreign clothes during the Non-Cooperation Movement?
A. Lord Reading
B. Motilal Nehru
C. Rabindra Nath Tagore
D. Mohammad Ali

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119. Which of the following event was the reason for suspension of the Non-
Cooperation Movement?
A. The non Co-operators were not enthusiastic
B. The leaders like Subhas Chandra Bose were against it
C. Gandhiji bowed to the pressure of the British government
D. Chauri Chaura incident

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120. The Quit India Movement was Launched in 1942 in the month of
A. January
B. March
C. August
D. December

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121. The Shuddhi Movement, involving the conversion of non-Hindus to Hinduism,

was started by
A. Swami Vivekanand
B. Raja Ram Mohan Roy
C. Swami Dayanand Saraswati
D. Aurobindo Ghosh

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122. Arrange the following historical events in the chronological order of their
occurrence,
I.Non-Cooperation Movement,
II.Civil Disobedience Movement,
III.Chauri – Chaura
A. I II III
B. I III II