History Quiz

Q. Subhash C Bose was unhappy with the Congress resolution at Ramgarh in March 1940 because (a) Gandhi agreed to give support to the British war effort (b) Gandhi did not give a call for an immediate struggle (c) Subhash wanted no compromise with imperialism and wanted people to be ready for action (d) all […]

Q. Who of the following attended all the three Round Table Conferences? (a) B R Ambedkar (b) M M Malaviya (c) Vallabhbhai Patel (d) None of the above Ans: (a) B R Ambedkar Explanation: The correct answer is (a) B R Ambedkar. B R Ambedkar attended all three Round Table Conferences. The Round Table Conferences

Q. Many of Gandhi’s associates came to join him during the course of activities he undertook in his political career to strengthen the national movement. Select the correct statements and choose the right code: 1. Rajendran Prasad, Braj Kishore Prasad and J B Kripalani during the Champaran indigo cultivators agitation 2. Vallabhbhai Patel and Indulal

Q. A public meeting was held on 13th April 1919 in Jallianwala Bagh to (a) protest against the arrest of popular leaders (b) organise a hartal (c) protest against the Rowlatt Act (d) demand Swaraj Ans: (a) protest against the arrest of popular leaders

Q. Who looked upon the Khilafat agitation as ‘an opportunity for uniting Hindus and Mohammedans as would not arise in a hundred years’? (a) Gandhi (b) Maulana Azad (c) B G Tilak (d) None of the above Ans: (a) Gandhi

Q. The Quit India campaign was launched by the National Congress after the failure of the (a) Cripps Mission (b) Simla Conference held at the instance of the Governor General, Lord Wavell (c) Cabinet Mission (d) none of the above Ans: (a) Cripps Mission Explanation: The correct answer is (a) Cripps Mission. The Quit India

Q. The movement that came to an abrupt end because of the Chauri Chaura incident was the (a) Wahabi Movement (b) Home rule movement (c) Non-cooperation movement (d) Civil Disobedience movement Ans: (c) Non-cooperation movement  Explanation:  The correct answer is (c) Non-cooperation movement. The movement that came to an abrupt end because of the Chauri

Q. What was the ultimate goal of Gandhi’s Salt Satyagraha? (a) Repeal of salt laws (b) Curtailment of the Government’s power (c) Economic relief to the common people (d) for India ‘Purna Swaraj’ Ans: (d) for India ‘Purna Swaraj’ Explanation: The correct answer is (d) for India ‘Purna Swaraj’. The ultimate goal of Gandhi’s Salt

Q. Put the following events in the correct chronological sequence. 1. March from Sabarmati Ashram to Dandi beach 2. The Lahore Congress 3. Gandhi attends the second Round Table Conference 4. The Gandhi–Irwin Pact Select the code for correct chronological order: (a) 2, 3, 4, 1 (b) 1, 3, 4, 2 (c) 2, 1, 4,

Q. Who led the revolutionary Yugantar party which tried to conserve its resources and build international contacts so as to organise a real military conspiracy at an appropriate time? (a) Jatindranath Mukherjee (b) Sachindranath Sanyal (c) Rash Behari Bose (d) None of the above Ans: (a) Jatindranath Mukherjee Explanation: The correct answer is (a) Jatindranath