June 2023

Q. Gandhiji experimented with Satyagraha at Champaran in Bihar to (a) Unite the peasants, landlords and businessmen against the British Indian Government (b) Launch a Civil Disobedience Movement (c) Remove untouchability (d) Help the indigo workers. Ans: (d) Help the indigo workers. Explanation: The correct option is (d) Help the indigo workers. Gandhiji’s experiment with […]

Q. The Government in the India Act of 1919, clearly defined the (a) Separation of power between the judiciary and the legislature (b) Jurisdiction of the central and provincial governments (c) Jurisdiction of the Viceroy and the Governors of the provinces (d) Powers of the Secretary of State of India and the Viceroy. Ans: (b)

Q. Which of the following national leaders powerfully stressed that Swaraj as the goal of the Indian People? (a) Dadabhai Naoroji (b) W. C. Bannerjee (c) Badruddin Tyabji (d) R. M. Sayani Ans: (a) Dadabhai Naoroji  Explanation: The national leader who powerfully stressed that Swaraj (self-governance) was the goal of the Indian people was Dadabhai

Q. Which important event immediately preceded the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre? (a) Rowlatt Act enactment (b) Communal Award (c) Simon Commission (d) Quit India Movement Ans: (a) Rowlatt Act enactment Explanation: The important event that immediately preceded the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre was (a) Rowlatt Act enactment. The Rowlatt Act, also known as the Anarchical and Revolutionary

Q. Who established the Home Rule Society, popularly called the ‘India House’ to promote the cause of Indian independence, in London? (a) Madan Lal Dhingra (b) V. D. Sarvarkar (c) Shyamji Krishna Varma (d) Lala Hardayal Ans: (c) Shyamji Krishna Varma Explanation: The Home Rule Society, popularly called the ‘India House,’ was established by (c)

Q. ‘Theosophist, educationist and Indian national leader’. Who fits this description? (a) Madan Mohan Malviya (b) Srinivasa Shastri (c) Annie Besant (d) Shyama Prasad Mukherji Ans: (c) Annie Besant Explanation: The person who fits the description of being a “Theosophist, educationist, and Indian national leader” is (c) Annie Besant. Annie Besant was a prominent British

Q. The word Adivasi was used for the first time to refer to the tribal people by (a) B. R. Ambedkar (b) Mahatma Gandhi (c) Jyotiba Phule (d) Thakkar Bappa. Ans: (c) Jyotiba Phule Explanation: The word “Adivasi” was used for the first time to refer to the tribal people by (c) Jyotiba Phule. Jyotiba