History Quiz

Q. How was the performance of the Muslim League in the Muslim majority provinces of Sindh, Punjab and the North-West Frontier Province in the elections held in 1937? (a) remarkable (b) very good (c) good (d) excellent Ans: (b) very good

Q. How many seats did the depressed classes get as per the Communal Award and Poona Pact? (a) 77 and 179 respectively (b) 78 and 83 respectively (c) 71 and 147 respectively (d) 79and 129 respectively Ans: (c) 71 and 147 respectively Explanation: The correct answer is (c) 71 and 147 respectively. The Communal Award,

Q. In which of the following regions, was the National government not established after the Quit India Movement of 1942? (a) Monghyr (b) Satara (c) Tamluk (d) Talcher Ans: (a) Monghyr

Q. Which of the following statements about the Wavell Plan of 1945 are correct? 1. The National leaders could be nominated as the members of the executive Council. 2. The number of Hindu and Muslim members of the executive council were to be equal. 3 The subject of foreign affairs was to withdraw from the

Q. In which of the following regions was there a widespread defiance of the forest laws which was a form of the Civil Disobedience Movement? (a) North-West Frontier Province (b) Karnataka, Maharashtra and the Central Provinces (c) Punjab and Kashmir (d) Bengal and Orissa Ans: (b) Karnataka, Maharashtra and the Central Provinces Explanation: The correct

Q. What is the correct chronological order of the following events? (i) Cabinet Mission Plan (ii) Mumbai Plan (iii) Mountbatten Plan (iv) Wavell Plan (a) (ii) (i) (iii) (iv) (b) (ii) (i) (iv) (iii) (c) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (d) (iv) (iii) (ii) (i) Ans: (b) (ii) (i) (iv) (iii)

Q. What is the correct chronological order of the following events? (i) Quit India Movement (ii) Cripps Mission (iii) August Offer (iv) Individual Satyagraha (a) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (b) (iv) (iii) (i) (ii) (c) (iii) (iv) (ii) (i) (d) (ii) (i) (iv) (iii) Ans: (c) (iii) (iv) (ii) (i)

Q. What was the result of the Wavell Plan? (a) A referendum was to be held in the North-West Frontier Province. (b) The States were to be given more autonomy. (c) The Simla Conference was to be summoned. (d) The Constituent Assembly was to be constituted. Ans: (c) The Simla Conference was to be summoned.

Q. Which of the following organization organised ‘Ryothu Rakshana Yatra’ from Ichapuram to Chennai in the Chennai presidency 1937–38? (a) Kisan Sabha (b) Muslim League (c) Indian National Congress (d) Swaraj Party Ans: (a) Kisan Sabha Explanation: The correct answer is (a) Kisan Sabha. The organization that organized the ‘Ryothu Rakshana Yatra’ from Ichapuram to

Q. Which statement regarding the Industrial Disputes Act, 1938 is true? (a) It did not check the freedom to strike. (b) It followed the idea of conciliation, arbitration and negotiation. (c) The Left and the Congress supported it. (d) It made the registration process of the trade unions easy. Ans: (a) It did not check