Hints
55. Assertion (A) : Lord Curzon partitioned Bengal
Reason (R) : The Congress was split between the Moderates and Extremists.
(A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
(B) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A
(C) A is true but R is false (D) A is false but R is true
56. In which of the following sessions of the Indian National Congress was the demand for
‘Swarajya’ made ?
(A) Lahore, 1929 (B) Lucknow, 1899 (C) Calcutta, 1928 (D) Karachi, 1931 57. Which one of the following authors put forth
the theory of the Drain of India's resources to England ?
(A) Raja Rammohan Roy (B) Bankim Chandra Chatterjee (C) G.G. Agarkar
(D) Dadabhai Naoroji
58. During the Indian freedom struggle, an un-armed large crowd gathered in the Jallianwala
BaghatAmritsaron13thApril1919toprotest against the arrest of—
(A) Dr. Saifuddin Kitchlu and Dr. Satyapal (B) Swami Shraddhanand and Mazharul Haq (C) Madan Mohan Malaviya and Mohammed
Ali Jinnah
(D) Mahatma Gandhi and Abul Kalam Azad 59. Under the permanent settlement 1793, the
Zamindars were required to issue pattas to the farmers which were not issued by many of the Zamindars. The reason was—
(A) The Zamindars were trusted by the farmers
(B) There was no official check upon the Zamindars.
(C) It was the responsibility of the British Government
(D) The farmers were not interested in getting pattas.
60. Who among the following leaders proposed to adopt complete Independence as the goal of the Congress in the Ahmedabad session of 1920 ?
(A) Abul Kalam Azad (B) Hasrat Mohani (C) Jawahar Lal Nehru
(D) Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
61. Who among the following organized the famous Chittagong Armoury raid ?
(A) Laxmi Sehgal (B) Surya Sen
(C) Batukeshwar Dutta (D) J.M. Sengupta
62. A London branch of the All India Muslim League was established in 1908 under the presidency of—
(A) Aga Khan (B) Ameer Ali (C) Liaquat Ali Khan (D) M.A. Jinnah
63. Who among the following was the President of The All India State ‘Peoples’ Conference in 1937 ?
(A) Jaya Prakash Narayan (B) Jawahar Lal Nehru (C) Seikh Abdullah
(D) Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel
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64. All India Muslim League was formed in—
(A) Lahor (B) Aligarh (C) Lucknow (D) Dhaka
65. Which one of the following Viceroys of India utilised for the first time local self govern-ment as the basis of election?
(A) Lord Bentinck (B) Lord Cornwallis (C) Lord Ripon (D) Lord Lansdowne 66. Mahatma Gandhi gave up his 'Fast unto death'
he had undertaken to protest against the Communal Award because—
(A) The British Government withdrew the offer of Communal Award
(B) The depressed classes refused to accept the concessions awarded to them by the government
(C) The Congress agreed to fight against the award, till it was withdrawn by the government
(D) The Poona pact was ratified by the Hindu Mahasabha and accepted by the Govern-ment
67. Which of the followimg pairs are correctly matched ?
1. Surya Sen—Chittagong armoury raid 2. Rabindranath Tagore—Raksha-bandhan
festival
3. Sir Syed Ahmad Khan—Aligarh move-ment
4. Lord Lytton—Ilbert Bill
Select the correct answer using the codes given below—
(A) 2, 3 and 4 (B) 1, 2 and 4 (C) 1, 3 and 4 (D) 1, 2 and 3
68. In the colonial period of India, which one of the following was a consequence of the other three ?
(A) Reform movement of the 19th century (B) Rise of the middle classes
(C) Spread of education (D) Missionary activity
69. Which one of the following was the aim of the Nehru Report of 1928 ?
(A) To draft a Constitution for India
(B) To prepare a plan to achieve freedom for India through revolution
(C) To bring a rapprochement between the Indian National Congress and the Muslim League
(D) To determine the responsibility of Brig-Dyer for the Jallianwala Bagh tragedy 70. Three amongst the following were charged
with waging war against the King Emperor in November 1945. Who was not ?
(A) Col. Shah Nawaz Khan (B) Capt. Sehgal
(C) Lt. G.S. Dhillon (D) Damodar Chapekar
71. The Government of India Act 1935 provided for a federation with the provinces and the princely states as its units. Why did this part of the Act not come into force? Because—
(A) The Congress did not accept it (B) The Muslim league did not accept it (C) Some of the provinces did not accept it (D) The rulers of the princely states did not
consent to join
72. The Hunter Inquiry Committee was appointed by the British Government which was expected to look into—
(A) Bardoli Satyagraha (B) Khilafat agitation
(C) Jallianwala Bagh Massacre (D) Chauri-Chaura incident
73. Why did the Indians decide to boycott the Simon Commission appointed to look into the working of the Act of 1919? Because—
(A) It intended to provide communal representation to the untouchables (B) It denied the Congress the right to
nominate a Muslim as a representative on the Commission
(C) It did not include any Indian as its member
(D) It accorded greater representation to the Muslims than their strength in Muslim minority areas
74. Whichofthefollowingstateswasnot annexed under the Doctrine of Lapse ?
(A) Satara (B) Jhansi
(C) Awadh (D) Nagpur
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against when he succumbed to police brutality ?
(A) Rowlatt Act
(B) Minto Morley Reforms (C) Pitts India Act
(D) Simon Commission
76. Who founded the Servants of India Society ? (A) Chittaranjan Das
(B) Bal Gangadhar Tilak (C) Lala Her Dayal (D) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
77. The first Governor General of The East India Company in India was—
(A) Robert Clive (B) Sir John Shore (C) Warren Hastings (D) Marquis of Hastings
78. Who among the following attended all the three Round Table Conferences ?
(A) Jawaharlal Nehru (B) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar (C) Vallabh Bhai Patel (D) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
79. The Indian National Army (I.N.A.) came into existence in—
(A) Burma (B) Japan (C) Malaysia (D) Singapore
80. The call ‘Dilli Challo’ was given by—
(A) Lala Lajpat Rai (B) Dr. Rajendra Prasad (C) Subhash Chandra Bose (D) Mahatma Gandhi
81. Who among the following was instrumental in the abolition of sati in 1829 ?
(A) Lord Hastings (B) Lord Rippon (C) Lord Bentinck (D) Lord Irwin
82. The Simon Commission was formed to review—
(A) Legislatures in India
(B) Fitness of India for further reforms (C) The position of the Viceroy (D) A Constitution for India
83. One time associate of Mahatma Gandhi broke off from him and launched a radical move-mentcalled‘Selfrespectmovement’Whowas he?
(A) P. Thyagaraja Shetti (B) Chhatrapati Maharaj (C) E.V. Ramaswamy Naicker (D) Jyotirao Govindrao Phule
84. The first attempt to introduce a representative and popular element in the governance of India was made through—
(A) Indian Councils Act 1861 (B) Indian Councils Act 1892 (C) Indian Councils Act 1909 (D) Govenment of India Act 1919
85. What was the attempt of Jyotiba Phule's satyashodhak samaj in the last century ? (A) Saving the lower castes from hypocritical
Brahmans and their opportunistic scrip-tures
(B) Attacking the caste system
(C) Led an anti landlord and anti mahajan up-surge in Satara
(D) Separate representation for untouchables 86. In which of the following movements 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
87. Who led the Salt Satyagraha Movement with Gandhi ?
(A) Annie Besant (B) Mridula Sarabhai (C) Muthu Lakshmi (D) Sarojini Naidu
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88. Who persuaded the ratings of the RIN (Royal Indian Navy) to surrender on February 23, 1946 ?
(A) Mahatma Gandhi
(B) Jawaharlal Nehru and Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
(C) Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel and M.A.
Jinnah
(D) Morarji Desai and J.B. Kripalani
89. On September 20, 1932 Mahatma Gandhi began a fast unto death in Yervada jail against the—
(A) British repression of the satyagrahis (B) Violation of the Gandhi Irwin Pact (C) Communal award of Ramsay
Mac-Donald
(D) Communal riots in Calcutta
90. What was the ultimate goal of Mahatma Gandhi's salt satyagraha ?
(A) Repeal of salt satyagraha
(B) Curtailment of the Government's power (C) Economic relief to the common people (D) Purna swaraj for India
91. In 1939, for the first time, Gandhiji tried out his specific techniques of controlled mass struggle in his native state. He allowed one of his close associates to lead a satyagraha. Who was he ?
(A) K.T. Bhashyam in Mysore (B) Jamnalal Bajaj in Jaipur
(C) Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel in Rajkot (D) Nebakrishna Chaudhri in Dhenkanal 92. Bengal was partitioned in 1905 under the
Viceroyalty of—
(A) Lord Curzon (B) Lord Dufferin (C) Lord Hardinge (D) Lord Minto 93. Where did Mahatma Gandhi first apply his
technique of satyagraha?
(A) Dandi (B) Champaran (C) England (D) South Africa 94. The Azad Hind Fauj was formed in—
(A) 1937 (B) 1942
(C) 1943 (D) 1945
Answers
1. (D) 2. (C) 3. (C) 4. (A) 5. (C) 6. (A) 7. (B) 8. (B) 9. (D) 10. (C) 11. (B) 12. (B) 13. (C) 14. (C) 15. (A) 16. (C) 17. (D) 18. (A) 19. (C) 20. (A) 21. (B) 22. (A) 23. (A) 24. (B) 25. (C) 26. (C) 27. (A) 28. (A) 29. (A) 30. (A) 31. (A) 32. (C) 33. (B) 34. (B) 35. (D) 36. (B) 37. (A) 38. (A) 39. (B) 40. (A) 41. (B) 42. (C) 43. (B) 44. (C) 45. (A) 46. (D) 47. (B) 48. (D) 49. (A) 50. (B) 51. (B) 52. (D) 53. (C) 54. (C) 55. (B) 56. (A) 57. (D) 58. (A) 59. (B) 60. (D) 61. (B) 62. (B) 63. (B) 64. (D) 65. (C) 66. (D) 67. (D) 68. (A) 69. (A) 70. (D) 71. (A) 72. (C) 73. (C) 74. (C) 75. (D) 76. (D) 77. (C) 78. (B) 79. (D) 80. (C) 81. (C) 82. (B) 83. (C) 84. (D) 85. (B) 86. (C) 87. (D) 88. (C) 89. (C) 90. (D) 91. (B) 92. (A) 93. (D) 94. (B)
Hints
15. Warren Hastings.
17. Gandhiji believed that Satyagrah is the weapon of the strong or brave.
37. Wellesley was the first to impose censorship of press in 1799.
41. The first session of All India Trade Union Congress was held at Bombay, Lala Lajpat Rai was the president of this session.
46. Tilak started akharas, lathi clubs, Shivaji and Ganapati festivals to inculcate among the people the spirit of service to the nation. He used religion as a political weapon but he was not a communalist.
48. On may 10, 1919 Rabindra Nath Tagore returned his token of Honour to the Govern-ment of India in protest against Jallianwalah Bagh massacre.
64. In 1906.
65. In 1881-82.