Indian National Movement (AD 1900 – 1947) SECTION 3

1.       During the freedom struggle who established ‘The Deccan Educational Society?

(a)    BG  Tilak

(b)   Dadabhai Naoroji

(c)    GK Gokhale

(d)   MG Ranade

2.       Who among the following used the term ‘Drain of Wealth ‘for the first time?

(a)    Surendranath Bannerjee

(b)   Bal Gangadhar Tilak

(c)    Dadabhal naoroji

(d)   Mahatma Gandhi

3.       In India, in the overall index of industrial production the indices of eight core industries have a combined weight of 37-90% which of the following is among those eight core industries?

1.       Cement

2.       Fertilizers

3.       Natural gas

4.       Refinery products

5.       Textiles

Select the correct answer using the codes given below

(a)    1  and 5

(b)   2, 3 and 4

(c)    1, 2, 3 and 4

(d)   All of these 

4.       British colonialism in India saw the emergence of new cities. Calcutta, now Kolkata, was one the first cities. Which of the following villages were amalgamated to form the city of Calcutta?

(a)    Midnapur, Chittagong, Burdwan

(b)   24- Parganas, Kalikata, thakurgaon

(c)    Sultanuti, kalikata, Gobindapur

(d)   Midnapur, Thakurgaon . Gobindapur

5.       Who among the following said “my boy, no, you are an Indian first and then a Muslim”?

(a)    Jawaharlal Nehru

(b)   Mohammad iqbal

(c)    Mohammad Ali Jinnath

(d)   Syed ahmad khan

6.       What was ziyarat in the language of the Sufis?

(a)    Pilogrimage to the tombs of Sufi saints for seeking barkat (Spiritual grace)

(b)   Reciting divine name

(c)    Offering free kitchens run or futuh (unasked for charity)

(d)   Setting up of  auqaf (charitable trusts)

7.       Which one of the following was a journal brought out by Abul Kalam Azad?

(a)    Al  Hilal

(b)   Comrade

(c)    The Indian Sociologist

(d)   Zamindar

8.       Statement I the permanent zamindari settlement of land created a new class of landlords.

Statement II the new class of landlords became strong political allies of the British and was interested in the continuance of British dominion.

Codes

(a)    Both the statements are true and Statement II is the correct explanation of statements II

(b)   Both the statements are true, but Statement II is not the correct explanation of Statement I

(c)    Statement I is true, but statement II is false

(d)   Statement I is false, but statement II is true

9.       In 1917, at champaran the government force farmers to undertake

(a)    Indigo cultivation

(b)   Hallow cultivation

(c)    Opium cultivation

(d)   Land ceiling

10.   Statement I the Permanent Zamindari settlement of land created a new class of Landlords.

Statement II the new class of landlord became strong political allies of the British and was interested in the continuance of British dominion.

Codes:

(a)    Both the statements are true and statement II is the correct explanation of Statements  I

(b)   Both the statements are true, but statement II is not the correct explanation of Statement  I

(c)    Statement I is true, but statement II is false

(d)   Statement I is false, but Statement II is true

Answer:

Indian National Movement (AD 1900 – 1947) SECTION 2

1.       The Indian Independence league was set up by

 (a)    Ras Behari Bose

(b)   Jayaprakash Narayan

(c)    SM  Joshi

(d)   Aruna Asaf Ali

2.       The Lahore Session of the Indian National Congress (1929) is very important in history because

1.       The Congress passed a resolution demanding complete independence.

2.       The rift between the extremists and moderates was resolved in that session.

3.       A resolution was passed rejecting the two- nation theory in that session.

Which of the statement (s) given above is/ are correct?

 (a)    Only 1

(b)   2  and 3

(c)    1  and 3

(d)   None of these

3.       The first Prime Minister of Indian in 1947 was appointed by

(a)    The Governor General

(b)   the president of India

(c)    Mahatma Gandhi

(d)   A committee headed by Dr. Rajendra Prasad

4.        Which of the following parties were established by Dr BR Ambedkar?

1.       The Peasants and Workers Party of India

2.       All India Scheduled Castes Federation.

3.       The independent Labour Party.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below

 (a)    1  and 2

(b)   2 and 3

(c)    1  and 3

(d)   All of these

5.       With reference of Indian freedom struggle who of the following was the lady representative of India at the second Round Table Conference?

(a)    Aruna Asaf Ali

(b)   Sarojini Naidu

(c)    Sucheta kriplani

(d)   Vijayalakshmi  pandit

6.       Mahatma Gandhi undertook fast unto death in 1932 mainly because

(a)    Round table Conference falled to satisfy Indian politics aspirations

(b)   Congress and Muslim League had differences of opinion

(c)    Ramsay MacDonald announced the communal award

(d)   None of the statements ‘a’ , ‘b’ and ‘ c’ given above is correct in this context

 7.       Match the following

List I	List II
A.      Ram Prasad Bismil B.      Surya Sen C.      Arvind Ghosh D.      Bhagat Singh	1.       Lahore Conspiracy Case 2.       Kakori Conspiracy case 3.       Chittagong Armoury  Raid 4.       Alipore Bomb

Codes:

      A   B   C   D

(a)    4     2   3   1

(b)   2     3   4   1

(c)    3     4    1   2

(d)   4     1     2   3

 8.       The congress ministers resigned in the seven provinces in 1939, because

(a)    The congress could not form ministries in the other four provinces

(b)   Emergence of a left  wing in the congress made the working of the ministries impossible

(c)    There were widespread communal disturbances in their provinces

(d)   None of the statements ‘a’ ‘b’ and ‘c’ given above is  correct

9.       Which  of the following political methods was / were incorporated by Mahatma Gandhi?

1.       Petitioning to the British

2.       Village reconstruction

3.       Gheraos

4.       Fasts

Select the correct answer using the codes given below

(a)    Only 4

(b)   1,  2 and 4

(c)    1,  2 and 3

(d)   All of these

10.   Consider the following events

1.       Gandhi Irwin pact

2.       First Round  Table conference

3.       Simon Commission

4.       Poona pact

Codes

(a)    1   4   3   2

(b)   2   1   3   4

(c)    3   2   1    4

(d)   2    3   1   4

 Answer:

Indian National Movement (AD 1900 – 1947) SECTION 1

      1.       ‘ Mahatma’ was added before Gandhiji’s name during

(a)    Champaran Satyagraha

(b)   Rowlatt Satyagraha

(c)    Amritsar session of INC in 1919

(d)   Initial stages of Khilafat Movement

2.       Who among the following Urdu poets was invited to the Second and Third Round table Conference?

(a)    Faiz Ahmand  faiz

(b)   Josh Malihabadi

(c)    Muhammad Iqbal

(d)   Firaq Gorakhpuri

3.        In which of the following years was the all India Trade Union Congress formed in Bombay?

(a)      1910    (b) 1919   (c)  1920   (d)  1921

4.       During Indian freedom struggle, the national Social Conference was formed. What was the reason for its formation?

(a)    Different social reform groups or organization of Bengal region united to form a single body to discuss  the issues of larger interest and to prepare appropriate  petitions/ representations to the government

(b)   Indian national Congress did not want to include social reforms in the deliberations and decided to form a separate body for such a purpose

(c)    Behramji Malabari and MC Ranade decided to bring tighter all the social reform groups of the country under one organization

(d)   None of the statements ‘a’, ‘b’ and ‘c’ given is correct in this context

5.       Mahatma Gandhi’s first attempt at leading an all India struggle was his call for a Satyagraha against which one of the following?

(a)    The public safety Bill

(b)   Rowlatt Act

(c)    The government of India Act, 1919

(d)   The trade Disputes Act.

6.       The Jury act of 1827 was opposed by many Indians.  One of the grounds for opposing, it was that it denied both to the Hindus and Mohammedans, the honour of a seat on the Grand Jury. Which among the following was known for his opposition the Jury Act?

(a)    Gopal Krishna Gokhale

(b)   Lord Sinha

(c)    Sir Syed Ahmed Khan

(d)   Raja Rammohan Roy

7.       Who was founder of All India Harijan Sangha in 1932?

(a)    MK Gandhi

(b)   BR  Ambedkar

(c)    Jagjivan ram

(d)   Vinoba Bhave

8.       Match the following :

list I (Governor General )	list II (important policy)
A.      lord Cornwallis       B.      lord Wellesley       C.      lord Dalhousie       D.      lord Curzon	1.        partition of Bengal          2.       doctrine of lapse         3.       permanent  settlement         4.       subsidiary alliance

Codes

       A   b   c   d 

(A)     3   4   2   1

(B)     1   2   4   3

(C)     3    2   4   1

(D)     1    4    2   3

9.       Who among the following started the newspaper called the Voice of India?

(a)    Bhikaji Cama

(b)   Dadabhai Naoroji

(c)    Lala hardayal

(d)   VD  Savarkar

 10.   The Rowlatt Act aimed at

(a)    Compulsory economic support to war efforts

(b)   Imprisonment without trial and summary procedures  for trial

(c)    Suppression of the khilafat movement

(d)   Imposition of restrictions on freedom of the press

 Answer:

Expansion of British Supremacy / Revolt of 1857 SECTION 7

1.       Consider the following declaration and identify the person, who made it?

The times has come when badges of honour make our shame glaring in their incongruous context of humiliation and I, for my part, wish to stand shorn of all special distinction by the side of my countrymen, who for their so-called insignificance are liable to suffer degradation not fit  for human beings.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below

(a)    Mahatma Gandhi

(b)   Jawaharlal Nehru

(c)    Dadabhai Naoroji

(d)   Rabindranth Tagore

 

2.   Identify the nationalist leader, who was sentenced in the words outlined below.

“The fact that in the eyes of millions of your countrymen you are a great patriot and great leader but as a man subject to the law who ahs, by his own admission broken the law you are subject to six years imprisonment”.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below

(a)    CR Das

(b)   Mahatma Gandhi

(c)    Subhash Chandra Bose

(d)   Jawaharlal Nehru

3.   Prior to 1813, which among the following measures, was not adopted by the British to exploit the Indians economically?

(a)    Monopolizing the trade of raw goods wherever possible and selling them at high rates

(b)   Forcing Indian crafts men to produce quality products in fixed quantity and at fixed price

(c)    Free trade policy

(d)   Elimination of Indian traders from competition by ever means

4.   Which one of the following statements regarding the revolt of 1857 is not correct?

(a)    The revolt was supported whole heartedly by the educated, elite Indian everywhere

(b)   The diverse elements which took part in the revolt were united by their hatred of British Rule

(c)    The role of Hindu-Muslim unity in the revolt was acknowledge by many, including British officials

(d)   The revolt did not spread to south India

5.   Consider the following events in the history of British India

1.       Santhal Rebellion

2.       Indigo Revolt

3.       Sanyasi and Fakir Rebellion

4.       Birsa Munda Rebellion

Which one of the following is a correct chronological sequence of the above events starting with the earliest?

(a)    3  2   1  4

(b)   1   4   2   3

(c)    3   1   2  4

(d)   2   1   4  3

6.   Which one of the following was not a result of British colonial rule of India?

(a)    Ruin of Indian Agriculture

(b)   Ruin of Indian Industries

(c)    Ruin of Indian Trade

(d)   Ruin of Indian Feudalism

7.Which of the following statements about Ryotwari settlement is/ are correct?

1.       It recognized the cultivators as the owner of land.

2.       It was a temporary settlement.

3.       It was introduced later than the permanent settlement.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below

(a)    1  and 2

(b)   1,  2 and 3

(c)    Only 1

(d)   2 and 3

8.   Who was the governor General of India during the sepoy mutiny?

(a)    Lord Canning

(b)   Lord Dalhousie

(c)    Lord Harding’s

(d)   Lord Lytton

Answer: