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sabha system.
Mahajansabha revolutionaries.
Which of the pairs given above is/are Select the correct answer using the code
32. When Gandhiji returned to India from South 34. With reference to the Tebhaga struggle
Africa he was not in favour of Home rule consider the following statements:
2. He had faith in the moderate methods croppers and the jotedars for payment of
3. He believed that it was not the best time 3. The Floud Commission had made
to agitate for Home rule when Britain recommendations in the favour of the
Which of the statements given above is/are Which of the statements given above is/are
correct? correct?
36. Consider the following statements with 39. The Quit India Movement was started after
regard to Bhagat Singh: the failure of:
1. He Believed communalism was as big
(a) Cabinet Mission
enemy as colonialism.
(b) Wavell Plan
2. He launched political-ideological
(c) Cripps Mission
campaign against Lala Lajpat Rai.
(d) Simon Commission
3. He established Punjab Naujawan Bharat
Sabha.
40. Which of the following reflects the influence
Which of the statement given above is/are
of socialist ideas on Congress?
correct?
1. Resolution on Fundamental Rights
(a) 1 only
passed by Karachi Session.
(b) 2 and 3 only
2. Formation of National Planning
(c) 1 and 3 only
Committee in 1938.
(d) 1, 2 and 3
3. Election manifesto of the Congress in
1936.
37. With reference to the Indian national
Select the correct answer using the codes
movement, 'Abhinav Bharat' was:
given below.
(a) a secret society of revolutionaries
(a) 2 only
(b) newspaper published by the extremists
(b) 1 and 2 only
(c) a tribal movement of central India
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) concept of swaraj as envisaged by
(d) 1, 2 and 3
moderates
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41. Which of the following activities were 44. Which among the following statements
undertaken during the Quit India movement? is not correct regarding Swadesh Bandhab
1. Disruption of communication channels. Samiti?
2. Attacks on government officials and
(a) It was a popular corp of volunteers based
police informers.
in Barisal.
3. Use of underground radio to disseminate
(b) It was set up by Surendranath Banerjee.
news.
4. Formation of parallel governments in (c) It led to large number of Muslim
different parts of the country. peasantry joining Swadeshi movement.
Which of the statements given above are (d) It settled many disputes through it's
correct? Arbitration committee.
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 1 and 3 only
45. The Non-cooperation movement's
(c) 2, 3 and 4 only
programme included which of the
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
following?
42. Which of the following is correct regarding 1. Boycott of legislative councils
Cunningham Circular? 2. Boycott of official titles and honours.
(a) It permitted people living at the sea coast 3. Boycott of foreign cloth
to collect duty free salt. Select the correct answer using the code
(b) It prohibited the press to publish any given below.
criticism of British government.
(a) 1 and 2 only
(c) It prohibited the students from
(b) 2 and 3 only
participating in political activities
associated with the freedom movement. (c) 1 and 3 only
(d) It raised the land revenue by 50% in (d) 1, 2 and 3
Bengal.
46. The Swadeshi movement failed to attract
43. Consider the following statements with Muslim peasantry on a wider scale because
reference to the INA upsurges: of?
1. Sardar Patel advised the rebel members
1. divide and rule policy of British which
to continue the agitation till
divided Bengal on communal lines.
independence.
2. Gandhiji lauded the efforts undertaken 2. the use of traditional popular customs,
by ratings and fully supported their festivals and institutions for mobilizing
mutiny. the masses.
3. Muhammad Ali Jinnah wanted Muslim 3. promise of abolition of zamindari system
INA members to surrender before the by British in East Bengal.
authority instead of striking. Select the correct answer using the code
Which of the statements given above is/are
given below.
correct?
(a) 3 only
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only (b) 1 only
(c) 1, 2 and 3 (c) 1 and 2 only
(d) 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3
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47. With reference to Cabinet mission plan 50. Which among the following were the
which of the following statements is/are reasons for the restrictions on Indian
correct? immigration into Canada in 1908 which lead
1. It rejected the demand of Pakistan.
to Komagata Maru incident?
2. It recommended independence to
1. Resentment of Native American
Princely states.
3. The elections to form interim labourers against Indian labourers who
49. The aim of Public Safety Bill, 1928 was to: population in Punjab and Bengal.
(a) regulate the manufacture, sale, 3. Nehru report included all the demands
possession, and carrying of firearms. raised in the Delhi proposals.
(b) allow British subjects to be tried by Which of the statement given above is/are
Indian judges.
correct?
(c) deport the foreigners suspected of
(a) 1 and 2 only
propagating socialist and communist
ideas. (b) 1 and 3 only
54. The main intention behind the Cripps 57. 'Bombay Plan' during the Indian national
movement refers to which of the following?
Mission was to:
(a) An initiative taken by British
(a) decide on partition of India. government to improve the economic
(b) study the feasibility of continuation of condition of India.
(b) A plan made by leading Indian
British Rule over India.
industrialists for the development of the
(c) review the working of Government of Indian economy.
India Act 1935 and to propose changes if (c) Outcome of all party meeting held in
any. Bombay to upgrade the economic status
of India.
(d) secure India's cooperation in the war
(d) A plan to make Bombay as
efforts. administrative capital of India.
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58. Which among the following statements 60. Consider the following statements:
is/are correct with respect to the acceptance 1. Abhinav Bharat, a secret society of
39? Savarkar.
1. Congress formed ministries in all the 2. Newspapers Sandhya in Bengal and Kal
in Maharashtra advocated revolutionary
provinces.
terrorism.
2. Mahatma Gandhi never supported the
3. Anushilan Samiti was a revolutionary
acceptance of ministries by congress
organisation active in Bengal.
members.
Which of the statements given above is/are
3. Provincial Governments were formed as
correct?
per the proposals of Government of
(a) 1 only
India Act, 1935.
(b) 1 and 2 only
Select the correct answer using the code
(c) 2 and 3 only
given below.
(d) 1, 2 and 3
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only 61. Which of the following was/were the the
(c) 3 only weakness of the Ghadar movement?
(d) None 1. Its underestimation of the British's
70. Who among the following appeared at the 2. Kheda : advised the peasants to
historic Red Fort trials for the defence of Satyagraha withhold payment of
INA prisoners? revenue
1. Bhaulabhai Desai 3. Rowlatt : founded Satyagraha
2. Asaf Ali Satyagraha Sabhas whose members
3. Vallabhai Patel would disobey the act and
4. K N Katju court arrest
Select the correct answer using code given Which of the above pairs is/are correctly
below. matched?
(a) 1 and 2 only (a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 3 and 4 only (b) 2 only
(c) 1, 2 and 3 only (c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 4 only (d) 1, 2 and 3
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74. With reference to the plague in Poona in 77. Consider the following statements with
1897, consider the following statements: regard to young revolutionaries of 1920s:
1. Bal Gangadhar Tilak supported the 1. Chandra Shekhar Azad was critical of
measures taken by the government to socialist ideas.
control the plague. 2. The Hindustan Republican Association
2. Resentment against official plague was formed to organise an armed
measures resulted in assassination of revolution.
Rand and Lt. Ayerst by the Chapekar 3. Bhagat Singh wanted to use the
brothers. legislative assembly as a forum for
Which of the statements given above is/are debate and discussion.
correct? Which of the statements given above
(a) 1 only are not correct?
(b) 2 only (a) 1 and 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2 (b) 2 and 3 only
(d) Neither 1 nor 2 (c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
75. Consider the following pairs:
Committee Objective 78. Which of the following sections of masses
1. Butler : to clarify the relationship actively participated in the Civil
committee between the British crown Disobedience Movement?
and the Princely states. 1. Students
2. Hunter : to report on development of 2. Traders and commercial associations
Committee local self government 3. Workers
3. Hartog : to look into the Punjab Which of the statement given above is/are
Committee wrongs correct?
Which of the pairs given above is/are (a) 1 and 2 only
correctly matched? (b) 1 only
(a) 1 only (c) 2 and 3 only
(b) 1 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3 79. Which of the following factors resulted in
popular support for Home rule league?
76. Which of the following leaders were the 1. The world war destroyed the myth of
founders of Congress Socialist Party? racial superiority of colonial powers.
1. Jayaprakash Narayan 2. Heavy taxation and high prices during
2. Acharya Narendra Dev the world war.
3. Jawaharlal Nehru 3. Failure of the congress to launch mass
4. Subhash Chandra Bose movement under moderate leadership.
Select the correct answer using the code Select the correct answer using the code
given below. given below.
(a) 1 and 4 only (a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 2 only (b) 1 and 3 only
(c) 3 and 4 only (c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3
82. Who were called as the 'responsivists' during (a) refusal of the government to remit land
the Indian national movement? revenue in light of the crop failure.
(a) A group which was influenced by
(b) exploitation of peasants working on
socialist and communist ideas.
(b) A group which wanted to organise an indigo plantations by the European
armed revolt against the colonial planters.
government.
(c) withdrawal of plague bonus given to the
(c) A group which promoted communal
harmony. workers.
(d) A group which offered support to the (d) increase in land revenues imposed by the
government for the protection of Hindu
colonial government in the district.
interests.
Select the correct answer using code given in Bombay 1942 India Resolution
Select the correct answer using the code
below.
given below.
(a) 1 and 4 only
(a) 1 and 3 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1, 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 only
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
(d) 1, 2 and 3