Test: Indian History- 2 - UPSC MCQ

Which of the following developments occurred in the national movement during the period of WW1:

1. The activity of Ghadars gained momentum due to the arrival of Har Dayal
2. The Indians locally have not reacted to the situation created by WW1 on a notable scale

Which of the following statements is/are true about Annie Besant:

1. Annie Besant was born in India to British parents working for the British administration
2. She began her political career as a proponent of Fabianism, Radicalism, Free Thought and Theosophy
3. She established Theosophical Society at Adyar, Madras

In the context of Tilak’s Home Rule League, which of the following statements is/are correct:

1. It worked in Maharashtra (excluding Bombay), Central Provinces, Karnataka and Berar
2. Tilak demanded for Home Rule as India was matured enough to care of itself
3. Tilak recognized the formation of states on linguistic basis and also education in vernacular languages

4. Tilak’s organisation of the league was more better than Annie Besant’s league which was loosely organised

In the context of the Lucknow session of Congress in 1916, which of the following statements is/are true:

1. The Congress- League Pact was signed
2. Tilak and his men were welcomed back into the Congress after ten years of separation

Which among the following events were associated with Gandhi’s early career in India:

1. Swadeshi Movement
2. Lucknow Pact
3. Poona Pact
4. Champaran Satyagraha

Which of the following statements is/are true about Raja Ram Mohan Roy:

1. He alone founded the Brahmo Samaj to reform the prevailing Brahminism of the time
2. Raja Ram Mohan Roy supported Vedic education to children and rejected the idea of Western
education in the school curriculum

In the context of the Pitts India Act of 1784, which of the following is true:

1. It was passed to rectify the Regulating Act of 1773

2. In this dual system of control, the company was represented by the Court of Directors and the British government by the Board of Control.

3. The Act gave the British government supreme control over the company’s administration

Which of the following changes were brought in the Congress Party during the days of Non Cooperation Movement:

1. The membership to the Congress was made free so as to attract more and more poor people
2. To have better control over the movement, Congress was made more centralised removing the hierarchy
in terms of village, taluka and district level committees
3. The Congress committees were reorganised on linguistic basis so as to connect well with the common
people

About the Khilafat Movement, which of the following statements is/are true:

1. Khilafat Movement was launched by Muslims in protest of the Jallianwallah bagh Massacre
2. Khilafat Movement also made an alliance with the Congress to fight for Swaraj

Which of the following statements is/are true about Rowlatt Satyagraha:

1. Gandhiji called off the Satyagraha after the incident of Jalliawallah bagh
2. The Satyagraha had no support from the Muslim League and the Home Rule League

With reference to Tebhaga Movement, which of the following statements are true:

1. The movement occurred in Bengal over the issue of share croppers paying half crop to the jotedars
2. The movement was led by the Congress Socialist Party

Which of the following statements is/are true about Eka Movement:

1. The Movement was primarily a peasant movement started with the support of the congress and the
khilafat leaders
2. The movement faded away naturally without facing any repression from the government
3. The movement was unique as it did not attach any religious aspects to carry on the revolt

Which of the following statements is/are true about the Anushilan Samiti:

1. Hindustan Republican Association is an offshoot of the Anushilan Samiti
2. Anushilan abstained from violence during the Non cooperation Movement due to the appeal of
Gandhi

Which of the following statements is/are true about the No-changers:

1. No-changers did not prescribe any change in the status of Noncooperation Movement and wanted
to continue it even after Chauri- Chaura
2. They believed in educating the masses and the constructive program

With reference to Morley-Minto Reforms:

1. It introduced separate electorates for muslims in the central legislative council for the first time
2. The Act allowed discussions on the budget and any resolutions to be passed only after it was finally
approved

Which of the following statements is/are true about the Revolutionary Terrorism in India in the pre independence period:

1. The organisations did not enjoy mass support like the Congress
2. They operated in small groups through violent acts against the government without strategic long
term agenda
3. Bhagat Singh founded the Hindustan Republican Association
4. The rivalry between Anushilan and Jugantar also weakened their potential to show impact

About Chittagong uprising, which of the following statements is/are true:

1. The raiders included women like Pritilata Waddedar and Kalpana Dutta while Surya Sen led the troops
2. The intention of the raiders was to raid of the armoury of police and auxiliary forces from Chittagong
armoury

With reference to the Simon Commission:

1. The commission recommended to conduct Round Table Conferences to discuss constitutional reforms
2. The commission was setup to investigate the constitutional progress of British India

Which of the following statements is/are true about the Communal Award of Ramsay MacDonald:

1. To show his disagreement, Gandhi decided to fast in the Yarawada jail
2. It provided reservation to women in the legislatures
3. It proposed joint electorates to the minorities

Which of the following were the demands of Gandhi at the second RTC:

1. The untouchables should not be treated as minorities as they were Hindus
2. A responsible government should be established in both centre and provinces immediately
3. There should be separate electorates only for Muslims and Sikhs

Consider the following statements in the context of Nehru Report:

1. There will be separate electorates for Muslims as per the Lucknow Pact
2. The report defined some fundamental duties for the people of India
3. The committee was formed based on an all party conference to draft a constitution for India
4. Jinnah voted against the report

Which of the following statements is/are true about the Civil Disobedience Movement:

1. Congress was declared illegal after the movement was resumed after Gandhi’s return from London
2. The Red Shirts carried on the movement in the North Eastern Regions

Consider the statements in the context of Civil Disobedience Movement and Non- Cooperation Movement:

1. There was no wilful violation of law in NCM, unlike the CDM
2. NCM gathered the support of Muslims, while CDM increased the gap between Hindus and Muslims

Which of the following is true about Purna Swaraj:

1. It was the resolution passed by congress with support from leaders like Jawaharlal Nehru and Subash
Chandra Bose
2. Pledge of independence was made one month after the resolution was passed

Consider the following statements about Delhi Manifesto:

1. The manifesto demanded Round Table Conference to discuss on the gradual grant of dominion status in
phases
2. The congress must have majority representation at congress as per the manifesto

Consider the following about Gandhi Irwin Pact:

1. As per the pact, Gandhi discontinued the Civil Disobedience Movement and agreed to participate in second RTC on behalf of congress
2. Government agreed to release all those detained in connection with the movement

Which of the following statements is/are true about the Govt of India Act of 1935:

1. The act was based on the white paper released during the second RTC attended by Gandhi
2. The act ended the system of diarchy at the provincial level and proposed federation of India