Objective Questions:
Questions asked in Pre-boards and previous years boards
Q.1 Who was the President of Muslim League in 1930?
a. Sir Muhammad Iqbal
b. Shaukat Ali
c. Muhammad Ali Jinnah
d. Maulana Azad
Answer: a. Sir Muhammad Iqbal
Q.2 Certain events are given below. Choose the appropriate chronological order:
i. Coming of Simon Commission to India
ii. Demand of Purna Swaraj in Lahore Session of INC
iii. Government of India Act, 1919
iv. Champaran Satyagraha.
a. iii-ii-iv-i
b. i-ii-iv-iii
c. ii-iii-i-iv
d. iv-iii-i-ii
Answer: d. iv-iii-i-ii
Q.3 Which of the following was the reason for calling off ‘the Non-Cooperation movement’ by Gandhi ji? (Imp.)
a. Chauri-chaura incident
b. Gandhiji’s arrest
c. second round table conference
d. All of the above.
Answer: a. Chauri-chaura incident
Q.4 In which of the following Indian National Congress Session, the idea of Non-Cooperation Movement was accepted?
a. Lahore Session
b. Nagpur Session
c. Calcutta Session
d. Madras Session
Answer: b. Nagpur Session
Q.5 Why did the Simon Commission come to India? Identify the correct reason from the following options.
a. To control the campaign against the British in cities.
b. To look into the functioning of the British.
c. To initiate salt law in India.
d. To suggest changes in the functioning of the constitutional system in India.
Answer: d. To suggest changes in the functioning of the constitutional system in India.
Q.6 The Jallianwala Bagh incident took place in:
a. 15th March 1920
b. 19th March 1920
c. 13th April 1919
d. 18th April 1919
Answer: c. 13th April 1919
Q.7 Which of the following personalities painted the famous image of ‘Bharat Mata’?
a. Rabindranath Tagore
b. Raja Ravi Varma
c. Abanindranath Tagore.
d. Jawaharlal Nehru.
Answer: c. Abanindranath Tagore.
Q.8 When did Mahatma Gandhi return to India from South Africa:
a. 1915
b. 1921
c. 1919
d. 1913
Answer: a. 1915
Q.9 Choose the incorrect statement regarding Satyagraha as a idea.
- The power of truth and the demand to search for truth.
- Without being aggressive, a satyagrahi could win the battle through non violence.
- Vengeance was bound to ultimately triumph.
a. 1 and 2
b. 3 only
c. 1 only
d. 2 and 3
Answer: a. 1 and 2
Q.10 With the growth of nationalism, who created the image of Bharat Mata?
a. Mahatma Gandhi
b. Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
c. Abanindranath Tagore
d. Rabindranath Tagore
Answer: c. Abanindranath Tagore
Q.11 Identify the correct option that describes the act given below.
i) The Act was passed by the Imperial Legislative Council.
ii) It gave power to the government to repress political activities.
iii) It empowered the government to detain political prisoners without trial.
a. Rowlatt Act
b. Vernacular Press Act
c. Government of India Act
d. Inland Emigration Act
Answer: a. Rowlatt Act
Q.12 Who was the writer of the book ‘Hind Swaraj’?
a. Rabindranath Tagore
b. B.R. Ambedkar
c. Mahatma Gandhi
d. Jawahar Lal Nehru
Answer: c. Mahatma Gandhi
Q.13 Khilafat Committee was formed in 1919 in the city of
a. Bombay
b. Calcutta
c. Lucknow
d. Amritsar
Answer: a. Bombay
Q.14 Why did the movement in the cities gradually slow down?
a. Khadi cloth was less expensive than mill cloth.
b. Poor people couldn’t afford Khadi cloth for long.
c. British institutions were successfully boycotted.
d. Indian institutions were established quickly.
Answer: b. Poor people couldn’t afford Khadi cloth for long.
Q.15 What economic impact did the Non-Cooperation Movement have in terms of foreign goods?
a. Increase in import
b. Picketing of foreign goods
c. Boycotting of Indian goods
d. Decrease in import
Answer: d. Decrease in import
Q.16 What movement did Vallabhbhai Patel lead in 1928 against the enhancement of land revenue in Bardoli, Gujarat?
a. Quit India Movement
b. Non-Cooperation Movement
c. Bardoli Satyagraha
d. Civil Disobedience Movement
Answer: c. Bardoli Satyagraha
Q.17 In the Gudem Hills of Andhra Pradesh, what led to the militant guerrilla movement in the early 1920s?
a. Closure of large forest areas
b. Economic prosperity
c. British officials’ cooperation
d. Implementation of the Inland Emigration Act
Answer: a. Closure of large forest areas
Q.18 Who claimed to be an incarnation of God and led the rebels in the Gudem Hills?
a. Jawaharlal Nehru
b. Mahatma Gandhi
c. Vallabhbhai Patel
d. Alluri Sitaram Raju
Answer: d. Alluri Sitaram Raju
Q.19 How did the movements interpret the term “swaraj”?
a. As complete independence from British rule
b. As a time when all suffering and troubles would be over
c. As a form of government without elected officials
d. As a synonym for non-violence
Answer: a. As complete independence from British rule