Q. “The Congress is tottering to its fall and one of my great ambitions while in India, is to assist it to a peaceful demise.” This statement is attributed to (a) Lord Dufferin (b) Lord Curzon (c) Lord Lytton (d) None of the above Ans: (b) Lord Curzon Explanation: Lord Curzon served as Governor General […]
Q. Which one of the following defines extremist ideology during the early phase of Indian freedom movement? (a) Stimulating the production of indigenous articles by giving them preference over imported commodities (b) Obtaining self-government by aggressive means in place of petitions and constitutional ways (c) Providing national education according to the requirements of the country
Q. Which one of the following events, was characterised by Montague as ‘Preventive Murder’? (a) Killing of INA activists (b) Massacre of Jallianwalla Bagh (c) Shooting of the Mahatma (d) Shooting of Curzon-Wythe Ans: (b) Massacre of Jallianwalla Bagh Explanation: The correct answer is (b) Massacre of Jallianwalla Bagh. The Massacre of Jallianwalla Bagh, which
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Q. The Indian Muslims, in general, were not attracted to the Extremist movement because of the (a) influence of Sir Sayyid Ahmed Khan (b) anti-Muslim attitude of extremist leaders (c) indifference shown to Muslim aspirations (d) Eextremists’ policy of harping on Hindu past Ans: (d) Eextremists’ policy of harping on Hindu past
Q. Simon Commission of 1927 was boycotted because (a) there was no Indian Member in the Commission (b) it supported the Muslim League (c) Congress felt that the people of India are entitled to Swaraj (d) there were differences among the members Ans: (a) there was no Indian Member in the Commission Explanation: The correct
Q. At the time of India’s Independence, Mahatma Gandhi was (a) a member of Congress Working Committee (b) not a member of the Congress (c) the President of the Congress (d) the General Secretary of the Congress Ans: (b) not a member of the Congress
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Q. The Indian National Congress agreed in 1947 to the partition of the country mainly because (a) the principle of two-Nation theory was then acceptable to them (b) it was imposed by the British Government and the Congress was helpless in this regard (c) they wanted to avoid large-scale communal riots (d) India would have
Q. When the Indian Muslim League was inducted into the interim government in 1946, Liyaqat Ali Khan was assigned the portfolio of (a) Foreign affairs (b) Home (c) Finance (d) Defence Ans: (c) Finance
Q. Assertion (A): Gandhi stopped the Non-Co-operation Movement in 1922. Reason (R): Violence at Chauri-Chaura led him to stop the movement. (a) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A (b) Both A and R are true, but R is NOT a correct explanation of A (c) A is
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Q. Assertion (A): The Congress rejected the Cripps proposals. Reason (R): The Cripps Mission consisted solely of whites. (a) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A (b) Both A and R are true, but R is NOT a correct explanation of A (c) A is true, but R
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