23. Nationalist Movements in India (History Quiz)

23. Nationalist Movements in India (History Quiz) Questions

• 11

  Which act was considered by Gandhi, Jinnah and other leaders as devilish, tyrannical and observed 6 April 1919 as a day of non-violent opposition to this Act?
  A. Vernacular Press Act
  B. Ilbert Bill
  C. Rowlatt Act
  D. Arms Act

  Answer - C

  Solution

  Points to Know-
  In 1919 Gandhiji gave a call for a satyagraha against the Rowlatt Act that the British had just passed.
  The Act curbed fundamental rights such as the freedom of expression and strengthened police powers.
  Mahatma Gandhi, Mohammad Ali Jinnah and others criticised the Act as “devilish” and tyrannical.
  Gandhiji asked the Indian people to observe 6 April 1919 as a day of non-violent opposition to this Act, as a day of “humiliation and prayer” and hartal (strike).

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• 12

  Rabindranath Tagore renounced his knighthood due to
  A. Chauri Chaura incidence
  B. Jajjianwala Bagh massacre
  C. Killing of Lala Lajpat Rai
  D. Acute famine in Bengal in 1920s

  Answer - B

  Solution

  Points to Know-
  On learning about the Jajjianwala Bagh massacre, Rabindranath Tagore expressed the pain and anger of the country by renouncing his knighthood.

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• 13

  Non-cooperation movement started for-
  i. Jallianwala massacre
  ii. Khilafat wrongs
  iii. Demand swaraj

  A. Only I, ii
  B. Only i, iii
  C. Only ii, iii
  D. All of the above

  Answer - D

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• 14

  which movement was called off due to Chauri-chaura incident?
  A. Civil disobedience movement
  B. Non-cooperation movement
  C. Quit India movement
  D. Kheda movement

  Answer - B

  Solution

  Points to Know-
  Mahatma Gandhi abruptly called off the Non-Cooperation Movement when in February 1922 a crowd of peasants set fire to a police station in Chauri Chaura. Twenty two policemen were killed on that day. The peasants were provoked because the police had fired on their peaceful demonstration.

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• 15

  Hindustan Socialist Republican Association was founded by-
  A. Bhagat Singh
  B. Lala Lajpat Rai
  C. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
  D. Subhash Chandra Bose

  Answer - A

  Solution

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  • Bhagat Singh founded Hindustan Socialist Republican Association (HSRA) in 1928 at Ferozeshah Kotla in Delhi
  • Members of it assassinated Saunders, a police officer whose lathicharge caused the death of Lala Lajpat Rai

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• 16

  Which of the following is true?
  A. Congress resolved to fight for Purna Swaraj (complete independence) in 1929 under the presidentship of Mahatma Gandhi
  B. Congress split In 1907 because Radicals were opposed to use boycott
  C. Business groups reaped fabulous profits from the first world war
  D. None of these

  Answer - C

  Solution

  The First World War led to a huge rise in the defence expenditure of the Government of India. The government increased taxes on individual incomes and business profits.
  Increased military expenditure and the demands for war supplies led to a sharp rise in prices which created great difficulties for the common people. On the other hand, business groups reaped fabulous profits from the war
  Congress split in 1907. The Moderates were opposed to the use of boycott. They felt that it involved the use of force.
  Congress resolving to fight for Purna Swaraj (complete independence) in 1929 under the presidentship of Jawaharlal Nehru. Consequently, “Independence Day” was observed on 26 January 1930 all over the country.

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• 17

  Who was the first Indian woman to become president of Indian National Congress?
  A. Annie Besant
  B. Sarojini Naidu
  C. Neelie Sengupta
  D. Begum Hazrat Mahal

  Answer - B

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• 18

  Who announced 16 August 1946 as ‘Direct Action Day’?
  A. Congress
  B. Azad Hind Fauj
  C. Muslim League
  D. Rashtriya Seva Sangh

  Answer - C

  Solution

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  Muslim League decided on mass agitation for winning its Pakistan demand. It announced 16 August 1946 as “Direct Action Day”. On this day riots broke out in Calcutta, lasting several days and resulting in the death of thousands of people

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• 19

  Who was the founder of Khudai Khidmatgars?
  A. Mohammad Ali Jinnah
  B. Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
  C. Maulana Azad
  D. Shaukat Ali

  Answer - B

  Solution

  Points to Know-
  Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan, the Pashtun leader from the North West Frontier Province, Also known as Badshah Khan, he was the founder of the Khudai Khidmatgars, a powerful non-violent movement among the Pathans of his province.

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• 20

  Identify the activist from the following hints-
  i. Born in Mecca
  ii. Scholar of Islam and n exponent of the notion of wahadat-i-deena
  iii. Advocated Hindu Muslim unity

  A. Mohammad Ali Jinnah
  B. Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
  C. Maulana Azad
  D. Shaukat Ali

  Answer - C

  Solution

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  Azad was born in Mecca to a Bengali father and an Arab mother. Well-versed in many languages, Azad was a scholar of Islam and an exponent of the notion of wahadat-i-deen, the essential oneness of all religions. An active participant in Gandhian movements and a staunch advocate of Hindu Muslim unity, he was opposed to Jinnah’s two-nation theory

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