upsc history quiz

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

Q. Who has been referred to as ‘Lokhitwadi’? (a) Motilal Nehru (b) Lala Lajpat Rai (c) Gopal Hari Deshmukh (d) Vishnu Krishna Chiplunkar Ans: (c) Gopal Hari Deshmukh Explanation: The correct answer is (c) Gopal Hari Deshmukh. Gopal Hari Deshmukh, also known as Lokhitwadi, was an important figure in the social and political history of

Q. Some of the organizations that the early nationalists actively associated with: 1. Madan Mohan Malviya with Nationalist Party 2. Surendra Nath Bannerji with Indian National Liberal Federation 3. Gopal Krishan Gokhale with Servants of India Society 4. Kashinath Trimbak Telang with National Social Conference Select the code for correct statements: (a) 1 and 2

Q. The swadeshi movement started in India during (a) the Champaran satyagraha of Gandhi (b) the anti-Bengal partition agitation (c) the protest against the Rowlatt Act (d) the Non-Co-operation movement in 1919–22. Ans: (b) the anti-Bengal partition agitation Explanation: The correct answer is (b) the anti-Bengal partition agitation. The Swadeshi movement in India was a

Q. To counter unfavourable articles on India in the British Press and to supply authentic information a journal was started in 1890. Name it. (a) Dawn (b) News Chronicle (c) India (d) Wheel of History Ans: (c) India

Q. Who among the early nationalists worked to mobilise public opinion in favour of Indian National movement in England? (a) Gopal Krishna Gokhale (b) Lala Lajpat Rai (c) Dadabhai Naoroji (d) D E Wacha Ans: (c) Dadabhai Naoroji Explanation: The correct answer is (c) Dadabhai Naoroji. Dadabhai Naoroji, also known as the “Grand Old Man

Q. One of the acts of Government that gave the nationalist movement final push to set up an organisation such as the Indian National Congress was: (a) The Vernacular Press Act (b) The Arms Act (c) The Ilbert Bill (d) Lowering the age for Indian Civil Service Examination Ans: (c) The Ilbert Bill