Q. In order to find social acceptance in South Africa Gandhiji suggested his family to dress like which community once they reached South Africa? (a) Muslim (b) Parsi (c) British (d) Jews Ans: (b) Parsi
Q. Who said “We must not tamper with the labourers. It is dangerous to make political use of the factory proletariat”, and left the labour politics after the workers of the textile mills of Ahmedabad, refused to break the strike on terms agreed between him and the nationalist mill owners? (a) Lala Lajpat Rai (b)
Q. Which of the following statements about the Ghadar Party is true? (a) The Ghadar party had a well-worked out socialist programme and an organised structure. (b) Ghadarites had the support of their home governments in Vancouver and California. (c) The Ghadarites were opposed to the revolutionaries back home in India. (d) The Ghadarites hoped
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Q. Lala Hardyal of the Ghadar movement cannot be said to have (a) imparted to the movement an egalitarian ideology (b) created a truly international outlook among the Ghadar revolutionaries (c) established a proof of the so-called martial traditions of the Sikhs (d) become a propagandist, an inspirer and an ideologue, of the Ghadar movement
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Q. The Headquarters of the Ghadar party was at (a) Moscow (b) Berlin (c) San Francisco (d) Karachi Ans: (c) San Francisco Explanation: The correct answer is (c) San Francisco. The headquarters of the Ghadar party, also known as the Ghadar Movement, was located in San Francisco, California, in the United States. The Ghadar party
Q. Which one of the following songs was so dear to Gandhi that he wrote. ‘That one song is enough to sustain me even if I were to forget the Bhagwad Gita’? (a) Jana Gana Man Adhinayak . . . (b) Raghupati Raghav Raja Ram . . . (c) Vaishnava Jana to Tene Kahiye .
Q. The first common forum for all trade union workers in India was the (a) Kamgar Hitvardhak Sabha (b) Madras Labour Union (c) Madras Labour Union (d) All-India Workers’ and Peasants’ Party Ans: (c) Madras Labour Union
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Q. Who is regarded as India’s first labour leader much before the beginning of the trade union movement? (a) Sorabjee Shapoorjee Bengalee (b) Narayan Meghjee Lokhanday (c) Lala Lajpat Rai (d) B P Wadia Ans: (b) Narayan Meghjee Lokhanday
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Q. Who coined the term ‘discriminating protection’ while appearing before the Indian Fiscal Commission? (a) Lala Harkishanlal (b) C R Das (c) Motilal Nehru (d) Rajendra Prasad Ans: (a) Lala Harkishanlal Explanation: The term “discriminating protection” was coined by Lala Harkishanlal while appearing before the Indian Fiscal Commission. Lala Harkishanlal, also known as Lala Harkishan
Q. Which famine in colonial India was attributed to man-made causes? (a) Famine of 1868–70 (b) Bengal Famine of 1943 (c) Famine of 1876–78 (d) Famine of 1896–97 Ans: (b) Bengal Famine of 1943 Explanation: The correct answer is (b) Bengal Famine of 1943. The Bengal Famine of 1943, also known as the Great Bengal
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