Indian History and World History (Part-34)

NATIONAL MOVEMENT

Total Questions: 50

41. The First Woman President of the Indian National Congress was- [S.S.C. Online Graduate Level (T-I) 30.08.2016 (Shift-II)]

Correct Answer: (c) Annie Besant
Solution:

Women Presidents of the Indian National Congress

  1. Annie Besant

    • Year: 1917

    • Session: Calcutta (now Kolkata)

    • First woman president of the INC

    • British-born; also led the Home Rule Movement

  2. Sarojini Naidu

    • Year: 1925

    • Session: Kanpur

    • First Indian woman president of the INC

    • Known as the Nightingale of India; prominent poet and freedom fighter

  3. Nellie Sengupta

    • Year: 1933

    • Session: Calcutta (Kolkata)

    • Elected when most senior Congress leaders were in jail

42. Who was the first woman to be elected as the President of the Indian National Congress? [S.S.C. Online MTS (T-I) 22.10.2021 (Shift-II)]

Correct Answer: (d) Annie Besant
Solution:

Women Presidents of the Indian National Congress

  1. Annie Besant

    • Year: 1917

    • Session: Calcutta (now Kolkata)

    • First woman president of the INC

    • British-born; also led the Home Rule Movement

  2. Sarojini Naidu

    • Year: 1925

    • Session: Kanpur

    • First Indian woman president of the INC

    • Known as the Nightingale of India; prominent poet and freedom fighter

  3. Nellie Sengupta

    • Year: 1933

    • Session: Calcutta (Kolkata)

    • Elected when most senior Congress leaders were in jail

43. Who was the second woman to become the president of the Indian National Congress in 1925 and the first Indian woman to do so? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 22.01.2017 (Shift-I)]

Correct Answer: (b) Sarojini Naidu
Solution:

Women Presidents of the Indian National Congress

  1. Annie Besant

    • Year: 1917

    • Session: Calcutta (now Kolkata)

    • First woman president of the INC

    • British-born; also led the Home Rule Movement

  2. Sarojini Naidu

    • Year: 1925

    • Session: Kanpur

    • First Indian woman president of the INC

    • Known as the Nightingale of India; prominent poet and freedom fighter

  3. Nellie Sengupta

    • Year: 1933

    • Session: Calcutta (Kolkata)

    • Elected when most senior Congress leaders were in jail

44. In which of the following years did Sarojini Naidu preside over the Indian National Congress session? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 15.10.2020 (Shift-I)]

Correct Answer: (a) 1925
Solution:

Women Presidents of the Indian National Congress

  1. Annie Besant

    • Year: 1917

    • Session: Calcutta (now Kolkata)

    • First woman president of the INC

    • British-born; also led the Home Rule Movement

  2. Sarojini Naidu

    • Year: 1925

    • Session: Kanpur

    • First Indian woman president of the INC

    • Known as the Nightingale of India; prominent poet and freedom fighter

  3. Nellie Sengupta

    • Year: 1933

    • Session: Calcutta (Kolkata)

    • Elected when most senior Congress leaders were in jail

45. The Round Table Conferences were organized by the British to discuss________. [C.P.O.S.L. 5.06.2016 (Shift-II)]

Correct Answer: (b) Future Constitution of India
Solution:

The Round Table Conference was held in London to discuss the report submitted by the Simon Commission.

Through this discussion, a future constitution for British India was to be prepared.

46. In which year was the first Round Table Conference held in London? [S.S.C. Online Graduate Level (T-I) 9.03.2020 (Shift-I)]

Correct Answer: (a) 1930
Solution:

In November 1930, the first Round Table Conference was held at St. James's Palace (London).

89 delegates participated in this conference, but Congress did not participate. The Christians in this conference were represented by KT Paul.

The conference was inaugurated by the British monarch and presided over by British Prime Minister Ramsay Macdonald.

The Round Table Conferences were a series of three official meetings organized by the British Government in London to discuss constitutional reforms in India.

  1. First Round Table Conference (1930)

    • Held in London (Nov 1930 – Jan 1931)

    • Congress boycotted it

    • No major outcome

  2. Second Round Table Conference (1931)

    • Held in London (Sept – Dec 1931)

    • Gandhi attended as Congress representative

    • Disagreements over minority rights

    • Ended in failure

  3. Third Round Table Conference (1932)

    • Held in London (Nov – Dec 1932)

    • Congress absent again

    • Few Indian leaders attended

    • Resulted in the Government of India Act, 1935

47. The second Round Table Conference was held in 1931 in which of the following countries? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 13.04.2021 (Shift-I)]

Correct Answer: (b) The UK
Solution:

The Second Round Table Conference was held in the United Kingdom (UK) in the year 1931.

The conference lasted from 7 September 1931 to 1 December 1931 in London. Gandhiji participated in it as the sole representative of the Congress, but due to deadlocks, the conference was declared over on 1 December and Gandhiji had to return empty-handed.

48. In which of the following years was the Second Round Table Conference in London held? [S.S.C. Online CGL (T-I) 13.08.2021 (Shift-I)]

Correct Answer: (c) 1931
Solution:

The Second Round Table Conference was held in the United Kingdom (UK) in the year 1931.

The conference lasted from 7 September 1931 to 1 December 1931 in London. Gandhiji participated in it as the sole representative of the Congress, but due to deadlocks, the conference was declared over on 1 December and Gandhiji had to return empty-handed.

49. In which year did the Third Round Table Conference take place? [S.S.C. Online Graduate Level (T-I) 7.03.2020 (Shift-II)]

Correct Answer: (c) 1932
Solution:

  1. Third Round Table Conference (1932)

    • Held in London (Nov – Dec 1932)

    • Congress absent again

    • Few Indian leaders attended

    • Resulted in the Government of India Act, 1935

50. The 'Chauri-Chaura incident' took place in________. [S.S.C. JE Electrical Exam 24.03.2021 (Shift-II)]

Correct Answer: (d) 1922
Solution:

The Chauri-Chaura incident took place on February 4, 1922, in Gorakhpur. On this day, a large group of protestors, participating in the Non-Cooperation Movement, clashed with police, who opened fire.

In retaliation the demonstrators attacked and set fire to a police station, killing all of its occupant. The incident led to the deaths of three civilians and 23 policemen.

Due to this incident, Mahatma Gandhi withdrew from the non-cooperation movement.