Top 25 Important MCQs on the Indian Independence Movement:
1. Champaran Satyagraha was the first to be started but the word Satyagraha was used for the first time in which of the following?
[A] Anti Rowlatt agitation
[B] Agitation against Simon Commission
[C] Amritsar Massacre of 1919
[D] Non-cooperation movement
Correct Answer: A [Anti Rowlatt agitation]
2. Which of the following leaders were associated with the Pagal Panthis Revolt (1825-50)?
[A] Tipu Shah
[B] Karam Shah
[C] Both A & B
[D] None of the above
Correct Answer: C [Both A & B]
3. Which of the following provisions was not included in the Nehru Report?
[A] India must be given Dominion status
[B] The Governor-General must be only the constitutional head
[C] There was to be no separate electorate
[D] Diarchy should be introduced both at the centre as well as provinces
Correct Answer: D [ Diarchy should be introduced both at the centre as well as provinces ]
4. As per Gandhi Irwin Pact, the British Government agreed to:
1. Release all political prisoners except those guilty of violence
2. Abolish the salt tax
3. Withdraw all ordinances and prosecutions
4. Accept Indian National Congress as the sole representative of Indians
Choose the correct statements from the codes given below:
[A] 1, 2 & 3
[B] 1, 3 & 4
[C] 1 & 3
[D] 1 & 2
Correct Answer: [C] 1 & 3
5. Which of the following was the symbol of the Santhal rebellion?
[A] Arrows and Bow
[B] Plough
[C] Hammer
[D] Sal tree
Correct Answer: D [Sal tree]
6. Pabna Peasant Uprising was started in which year?
[A] 1870
[B] 1873
[C] 1876
[D] 1880
Correct Answer: B [1873]
7. In which of the following years were High Courts established in Bombay, Madras and Calcutta?
[A] 1861
[B] 1851
[C] 1871
[D] 1881
Correct Answer: A [1861]
8. Who was the “Second Muslim” to become the “President of Indian National Congress” after Badruddin taiyyabji?
[A] Rahimtulla M. Sayani
[B] Hakim Ajmal Khan
[C] Syed Hasan Imam
[D] None of the above
Correct Answer: A [Rahimtulla M. Sayani]
9. Who inspired the young Bengal Movement in the 19th century?
[A] Ram Tanu Lahiri
[B] Henry Vivian Dorozev
[C] Rasik Kumar Malik
[D] Piyare Chand Mitra
Correct Answer: B [ Henry Vivian Dorozev ]
10. The name of the operation started by the British Government to arrest the leaders of the Quit India Movement was__?
[A] Operation Reander Paste
[B] Operation Zero Hour
[C] Operation Thunderbolt
[D] Operation Blue Star
Correct Answer: C [Operation Thunderbolt]
11. “Springing Tiger: A Study of a Revolutionary” is a biographical work on __?
[A] Bhagat Singh
[B] Chandrashekhar Azad
[C] Subhas Chandra Bose
[D] Shyamji Krishna Verma
Correct Answer: C [Subhas Chandra Bose]
12. The Dacca Anushilan Samiti was founded by whom in 1905?
[A] Pulin Behari Das
[B] Barinder Kumar Ghosh
[C] P. Mitra
[D] All of the above
Correct Answer: A [Pulin Behari Das]
13. Who founded the Anushilan Samiti in 1902?
[A] Pulin Das
[B] Barinder Kumar Ghosh
[C] Pramathanath Mitra
[D] Both 2 & 3
Correct Answer: D [Both 2 & 3]
14. The Butler committee was appointed for which of the following reasons?
[A] For educational reforms
[B] For Civil Service reforms
[C] To adjust the economic relation between the Indian States and British India
[D] All of them
Correct Answer: C [To adjust the economic relation between the Indian States and British India]
15. Who called Subhash Chandra Bose Desh Nayak?
[a] Rabindranath Tagore
[b] Mahatma Gandhi
[c] Bal Gangadhar Tilak
[d] Lala Lajpat Rai
Correct Answer: [a] Rabindranath Tagore
16. Mahatma Gandhi’s remark, ‘ A post-dated cheque on a crumbling bank’ is regarding the proposal of __
[a] Simon Commission
[b] Cripps Mission
[c] Cabinet Mission
[d] Wavel Plan
Correct Answer: [b] Cripps Mission
17. Which of the following persons accompanied Gandhi to Champaran?
1) Rajendra Prasad
2) Jawaharlal Nehru
3) J B Kriplani
4) Vallabhbhai Patel
5) Mazhar-ul-Haq
6) Mahadev Desai
Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
[a] 1, 2, 4 and 6
[b] 1, 3, 5 and 6
[c] 2, 3, 4 and 6
[d] 1, 2, 4 and 5
Correct Answer: [b] 1, 3, 5 and 6
18. Which of the following statements is/are not true about the Hindustan Republican Association?
(1) It was founded by Sachin Sanyal and Jogesh Chandra Chatterji.
(2) It was the first revolutionary association at the all-India level.
(3) It was renamed as the Hindustan Communist Republican Association by Chandrashekhar Azad.
(4) It was later joined by Bhagat Singh.
Choose the correct answer from the codes given below:
(a) 3 only
(b) 3 and 4
(c) 1 and 2
(d) 2 and 3
Correct Answer: (a) 3 only
19. Who was the first propounder of the doctrine of “passive resistance”?
(a) BG Tilak
(b) Aurobindo Ghosh
(c) G K Gokhle
(d) M K Gandhi
Correct Answer: (b) Aurobindo Ghosh
20. Who presided over the Surat Session of the Indian National Congress (INC)?
(a) Dadabhai Naoroji
(b) Gopala Krishna Gokhale
(c) Rash Behari Ghosh
(d) S.N. Ranerji
Correct Answer: (c) Rash Behari Ghosh
21. Arrange the following events in chronological order:
(1) Champaran Satyagraha
(2) Launching of the Khilafat Movement
(3) Reunion of the Congress
(4) Nagpur Session of the Congress
Choose the correct answer from the codes given below:
(a) 3 – 1 – 2 – 4
(b) 3 – 1 – 4 – 2
(c) 1 – 3 – 4 – 2
(d) 1 – 4 – 3 – 2
Correct Answer: (a) 3 – 1 – 2 – 4
22. The Quit India Movement was supported by:
1. Hindu Mahasabha
2. Communist Party of India
3. Princely states
Choose the correct option from the codes given below:
[A] Only 1 & 2
[B] Only 2 & 3
[C] Only 1 & 3
[D] None of them
Correct Answer: [D] None of them
23. The Civil Disobedience Movement was finally withdrawn in _?
[A] March 1933
[B] April 1934
[C] August 1934
[D] January 1935
Correct Answer: [B] April 1934
24. The proposals of the August Offer of Lord Linlithgow included:
- Establishment of a constitution-making body for India
- Expansion of Viceroy’s Executive Council
- Freedom after war
Choose the correct option from the codes given below:
[A] Only 1 & 2
[B] Only 2 & 3
[C] Only 1 & 3
[D] 1, 2 & 3
Correct Answer: [A] Only 1 & 2
25. The Wavell Plan offered that:
- A new Executive Council was to be formed at the Centre in which all but the Viceroy and
the Commander in Chief will be Indians - This executive council was for the time being till a new permanent constitution could be
agreed upon and come to force. - All portfolios except the Defense would be held by the Indian Members
Choose the correct option from the codes given below:
[A] Only 1 & 2
[B] Only 2 & 3
[C] Only 1 & 3
[D] 1, 2 & 3
Correct Answer: [D] 1, 2 & 3
Also refer:
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- BPSC 66th prelims question paper : हिंदी में, English
