The Gandhian Era (1917-47) MCQ: MCQ Test (50 questions)

Question 1 of 50

The Balkan plan for fragmentation of lndia was the brain-child of -

AW. Churchil
BM.A. Jinnah
CLord Mountbatten
DV.P.Menon

Question 2 of 50

Consider the following statements : 1. ln the first Round Table Conference Dr. Ambedkar demanded separate electorates for the depressed classes . 2. ln the poona pact special provisions for representation of the depressed people in the local bodies and civil services were made . 3. The lndian National Congress did not take part in the third Round Tble Conference .Which of the statement (s) given above is are correct ?

A1 and 2
B2 and 3
C1 and 3
D1, 2 and 3

Question 3 of 50

ln which chronological order the following events took place ? 1. Chauri - Chaura Episode 2. Jallianwala Bagh Massacre 3. Rowlatt Satyagraha 4. Champaran Satyagraha Codes:

A1-2-3-4
B2-3-4-1
C4-3-2-1
D3-2-4-1

Question 4 of 50

The Congress ministries resigned in the seven provinces in 1939, because

Athe Congress could not form ministeries in the other four provinces
Bemergence of a 'left wing' in the Congress made the working of the ministries impossibe
Cthere were widespred communal disturbances in their provinces
DNone of the statement 'a', 'b' and 'c' given above is correct

Question 5 of 50

Who among the following national leaders did not opt to defend the case dealing with the trial of the soldiers of the Indian National Army in 1945 ?

ATej Bahadur
BBhulabhai Desai
CC. Rajagopalachari
DJawahar Lal Nehru

Question 6 of 50

Jammu and Kashmir became an integral part of lndia on-

A26th October, 1947
B26th October, 1948
C26th November, 1948
DNone of these

Question 7 of 50

Who among the following decided to launch the lndependent Party on 16th December, 1922 ? Select the correct answer from the codes given below : 1. Lala Hardayal 2. MadanMohanMalviya 3. Mohammad Ali Jinnah 4. Moti Lal Nehru Coded :

A1 and 2
B2 and 3
C3 and 4
D2 and 4

Question 8 of 50

Who led the Salt Satyagraha Movement with Mahatma Gandhi ?

AAnnie Besant
BMridula Saranhai
CMuthu Lakshmi
DSarojini Naidu

Question 9 of 50

Which one of the following writings is NOT related to Mahatma Gandhi ?

AMy Experiments with Truth
BHarijan
CThe Holy Family
DHind Swaraj

Question 10 of 50

Who is Known as 'LoK Nayak?

AMahatma Gandhi
BSubhash Chandra Bose
CJai Prakash Narayan
DBal Gangadhar Tilak

Question 11 of 50

Which one of the following statements with regard to Direct Action Day is correct ?

AHasan Suhrawardy presided over the Direct Action Day
BDirect Action Day took place in Delhi
CDirect Action Day led to the Bihar riot
DDirect Action Day was endorsed by the Congress Party

Question 12 of 50

Who was the author of the book 'My Experiments with Truth ?

AAurobindo Ghosh
BBal Gangadhar Tilak
CM. K. Gandhi
DVinoba Bhave

Question 13 of 50

Consider the following incidents with reference to the Civil Disobedience Movement during freedom struggle :n1. Chittgong armoury raidn2. Refusal of a platoon of Garhwal Regiment to open fire on a batch of Khudai Khidmatgarsn3. Strike of textile workers in Sholapur involving attacks to government buildingdn4. Increase the number of Muslim participants in it all provincesnWhich of these incidents caused alarm among the British rulers ?

A1, 2 and 3
B2, 3 and 4
C1 and 4
D1, 2, 3 and 4

Question 14 of 50

The whole dispute between Subhash Chandra Bose and right wing, after the Tripuri Session of Congress centred round to the question of-

Aformation of Congress Working Committee
Bpolicy towards Princely States
Cattitude towards Central Government
DDouble membership of Congress Socialist Party members

Question 15 of 50

The Second Round Table Conference at London was held in the backdrop of the-

AEmerson- Gandhi Pact
BHailey-Gandhi Pact
CGandhi-Irwin Pact
DGandhi-Simon Pact

Question 16 of 50

Under whose presidentship was the Lahore Session of the Indian National Congress held in the year 1929 where a resolution was adopted to gain Poorna Swaraj (Complete Independence) from the British ?

ABal Gangadhar Tilak
BGopal Krishna Gokhle
CJawahar Lal Nehru
DMoti Lal Nehru

Question 17 of 50

At which one of the following Round Table conferences held in London was Mahatma Gandhi Present ?

AFirst
BSecond
CThird
DNone of these

Question 18 of 50

Assertion (A) : Indian National Congress Boycotted the Simon Commission.nReason (R) : It was opposed to the composition of the commission

ABoth A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
BBoth A and R are true, but R is not a correct explanation of A
CA is true, but R is false
DA is false, but R is true

Question 19 of 50

The lady Congress leader who went underground during the Quit India Movement was-

ASucheta Kripalani
BVijay Laxmi Pandit
CAruna Asaf Ali
DSarojini Naidu

Question 20 of 50

The Round Table Conference at London met for the decision of-

AA future constitution of India
BProvision of Provincial Autonomy
CGandhi's demands for calling off Civil Disobedience Movement
DCongress Claim to be the sole representative of Indians

Question 21 of 50

Assertion (A) : The Indian National Congress Opposed the Simon Commission and did not co-operated with it.nReason (R) : The Simon Commission had no Indian representative.

ABoth A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
BBoth A and R are true, but R is not a correct explanation of A
CA is true, but R is false
DA is false, but R is true

Question 22 of 50

Gandhi considered Khadi as a symbol of-

AIndustrialisation
BEconomic Independence
CEconomic growth
DMoral Purity

Question 23 of 50

Who gave the slogan 'Jai Hind' ?

AM. K. Gandhi
BJ. L. Nehru
CS. C. Bose
DB. G. Tilak

Question 24 of 50

After returning from South Africa Gandhiji launched his first successful Satyagraha in-

AChauri-Chaura
BDandi
CCamparan
DBardoli

Question 25 of 50

Who declared Every blow that is hurled on my back will be a nail in the coffin of the British Empire?

ALala Lajpat Rai
BBhagat Singh
CBal Gangadhar Tilak
DChandra Sekhar Azad

Question 26 of 50

Who called Gandhiji 'half naked beggar' ?

AMountbatten
BHastings
CWinston Churchill
DJinnah

Question 27 of 50

Montague-Chelmsford reforms provided for-

Adiarchy
Bprovincial autonomy
Cpartial independence
Dseparate communal electorate

Question 28 of 50

Who was the first woman President of Indian National Congress ?

AAnnie Besant
BAruna Asaf Ali
CSarojini Naidu
DVijayalaxmi Pandit

Question 29 of 50

The last opportunity to avoid the partition of lndia was lost with the rejection of -

ACripps Mission
BRajagopalachari Formula
CCabinet Mission plan
DWavel Plan

Question 30 of 50

The Rowlatt Act aimed at

ACompulsory economic support to war efforts
Bimprisonment withouttrial and summary procedures for trial
Cimposition of restrictions on freedom of the press
Dsuppression of the Khilafat Movement

Question 31 of 50

During lndia 's freedom struggle which one of the following happened earliest?

ASimon Commission
BGaya Session of Congress
CTripuri Session of Congress
DGandhi-lrwin pact

Question 32 of 50

Which one of the following is the correct chronological order?

AFirst Round Table Conference-Poona pact-Simon Commission-Gandhi-lrwin Pact
BSimon Commission-First Round Table Conference - Gandhi - Irwin Pact - Poona Pact
CGandhi - Irwin Pact - Simon Commission - First Round Table Conference - Poona Pact
DPoona Pact - Simon Commission - First Round Table Conference - Gandhi - Irwin Pact

Question 33 of 50

Who was the first Indian Woman to preside over the Indian National Congress ?

ASarojini Naidu
BPadmaja Naidu
CAnnie Basant
DPritilata Waddekar

Question 34 of 50

The correct chronological order of following events is- 1. C.R. Formula 2. Cabinet Mission 3. Gandhi-Jinnah Dialogue 4. Wavel Plan

A4-3-2-1
B1-2-3-4
C1-3-2-4
D1-3-4-2

Question 35 of 50

ln which one of the following provinces was a congress ministry not foemed under the Act of 1935 ?

ABihar
BMadras
COrissa
DPunjab

Question 36 of 50

Under whose leadership was the Congress Socialist Party founded in 1934 ?

AJawahar Lal Nehru and Mahtma Gandhi
BAcharya Narendra Dev and jai Prakash Narayan
CSubhas Chandra Bose and P.C. Joshi
DSaifuddin Kitchlew and Rajendra Prasad

Question 37 of 50

What is the correct sequence of the Following events? 1. Bardoli Satyagraha 2. Rajkot Satyagraha 3. Champaran Satyagraha 4. Nagpur Satyagraha Select the correct answer used the codes given below: Codes:

A1-2-4-3
B4-3-1-2
C3-1-4-2
D3-4-1-2

Question 38 of 50

The issue on which the Civil Disobedience Movement of 1930 was launched was-

AEqual employment opportunities for Indians
BThe proposed execution of Bhagat Singh
CSalt monopoly exercised by the British Government
DComplete freedom

Question 39 of 50

The Congress in Travencore launched a Civil Disobedience Movement against the autocratic Government of the Dewan of Travancore State who was:

AC.P. Ramaswami Aiyer
BJ. Krishna Swamy
CP.K. Warrier
DBhaskaran Nair

Question 40 of 50

Who was the Commander-in-Chief of lNA before Subhash Chandra Bose ?

AGiani Pritam Singh
BCapt. Mohan Singh
CMajor Fuzihara
DCapt. Suraj Mal

Question 41 of 50

The lndian National Congress observed lndependence Day' for the first time on 26th january in-

A1920
B1925
C1930
D1947

Question 42 of 50

The Haripura Congress (1938) remains a milestone in Indian freedom struggle, because-

Ait declared war on the British Empire
Bit apointed Jawahar Lal Nehru as the future Prime Minister of India
Cof the introduction of the idea of a planning commission
Dof the acceptance of the Government of India Act, 1935 by the Congress

Question 43 of 50

The real intention of the British to include the Princely States in the Federal Union proposed by the lndian Act of 1935 was to-

Aexercise more and direct political and administrative control over the princely States
Binvolve the princes actively in the administration of the colony
Cfinally effect the complete political and administrative take-over of all the princely States by the British
Duse the princes to counter-balance the anti-imperialist doctrines of the nationalist leaders

Question 44 of 50

Who were directly related to the Poona pact of 1932 ?

Alndian Women
Blndian Labour Class
Clndian Farmmers
Dlndian Depressed Classes

Question 45 of 50

The freedom fighter who died in jail due to hunger strike was-

ABhagat Singh
BBipin Chandra Pal
CJatin Das
DSubhash Chandra Bose

Question 46 of 50

Assertion (A) : The Congress Ministries in all provinces resigned in the year 1939.nReason (R) : The Congress did not accept the decision of the viceroy to declare war against Germany in the comtext of the Second World War.

ABoth A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
BBoth A and R is true, but R is not a correct explanation of A
CA is true, but R is false
DA is false, but R is true

Question 47 of 50

Who developed the idea that ' Means justify the ends ?

AKautilya
BRaja Ram Mohan Roy
CDayanand Saraswati
DMahatma Gandhi

Question 48 of 50

Gandhiji Champaran Movement was for-

AThe security of rights of Harijans
BCivil Disobedience Movement
CMaintaining the unity of Hindu Society
DSolving the problem of Indigo Workers

Question 49 of 50

A large crown gathered in the Jallianwala Bagh at Amritsar on April 13, 1919 to protest against the arrest of-

ASwami Shradhanand and Mazharul Haq
BMadan Mohan Malviya and Mohammad Ali Jinnah
CMahatma Gandhi and Abul Kalam Azad
DDr. Saifuddin Kitchlu and Dr. Satyapal

Question 50 of 50

Consider the following statements: 1. The Lahore Session of the Congress in 1929 adopted the resolution on Purna Swaraj (Complete lndependence). The Karanchi Session of the Congress in 1931 passed the resolution on the Fundamental Rights. 3. The Congress Session of Lucknow in 1936 was held under the presidentship of Subhash Chandra Bose.n4. The August, 1942 resolution of the Congress Party adopted the Congress Party adopted the slogan 'Do or Die'.nWhich of these statement(s) is/are correct ?

A1 and 3
BOnly 4
C2 and 3
D1, 2 and 4