Indian National Movement (Part-I)

Total Questions: 50

11. B.R. Ambedkar was elected to the Constituent Assembly from: [1996]

(a) West Bengal
(b) Bombay President
(c) Madhya Bharat
(d) Punjab

Correct Answer: (a) West Bengal

Solution:He was a resident of Bombay Presidency, but was elected to Constituent Assembly from WB.

12. The Anarchical and Revolutionary Crime Act (1919) was popularly known as the: [1996]

(a) Rowlatt Act
(b) Pitt's India Act
(c) Indian Arms Act
(d) Ilbert Bill

Correct Answer: (a) Rowlatt Act

Solution:The Anarchical and Revolutionary Crime Act (1919) was popularly known as the Rowlatt Act. Gandhi ji called it a Black act.

13. The meeting of Indian and British political leaders during 1930-32 in London has often been referred to as the First, Second and Third Round Table Conferences. It would be incorrect to refer to them as such because: [1996]

(a) the Indian National Congress did not take part in two of them.
(b) Indian parties other than the Indian National Congress, participating in the conference represented sectional interests and not the whole of India.
(c) the British Labour Party had withdrawn from the conference thereby making the proceeding of the conference partisan.
(d) It was an instance of a conference held in three session and not that of three separate conference

Correct Answer: (d) It was an instance of a conference held in three session and not that of three separate conference

Solution:First round table conference was initially between the British and the Indian as equals. The INC did not participated in the first and third conference.

14. Who among the following was a prominent leader of the Congress Socialist Party? [1996]

(a) M.N. Roy
(b) Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi
(c) Pattam Thanu Pillai
(d) Acharya Narendra Dev

Correct Answer: (d) Acharya Narendra Dev

Solution:CSP was formed in 1934 by JP Narayan, Acharya Narendra Dev, Basawon Singh and Yogendra Shukla

15. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer: [1996]

List-I	List-II
A. Surendranath Banerjee	1. Hind Swaraj
B. M.K. Gandhi	2. The Indian Struggle
C. Subhash Chandra Bose	3. Autobiographical
D. Lajpat Rai	4. A Nation in Making

Codes:

	A	B	C	D
(a)	4	1	3	2
(b)	1	4	3	2
(c)	4	1	2	3
(d)	1	4	2	3

Correct Answer: (c)

Solution:The correct matches of the following persons with their books are given below:

16. Consider the following statements about Jawaharlal Nehru: [1996]

1. He was the president of the Congress Party in 1947

2. He presided over the Constituent Assembly

3. He formed the first Congress ministry in United Province before India's independence Of these statements:

(a) 1, 2 and 3 are correct
(b) 1 and 3 are correct
(c) 1 and 2 are correct
(d) none is correct

Correct Answer: (d) none is correct

Solution:Acharya JB Kriplani was the president of the Congress Party in 1947. Dr Rajendra Prasad presided over the Constituent Assembly. GB Pant formed the first Congress ministry in United Province before India attained independence.

17. Which one of the following is not correct' about the Cabinet Mission Plan? [1996]

(a) Provincial grouping
(b) Interim Cabinet of Indians
(c) Acceptance of Pakistan
(d) Constitution framing right

Correct Answer: (c) Acceptance of Pakistan

Solution:Cabinet mission proposed a rejection of the demand for a full fledged Pakistan because the Pakistan so formed would include large non-muslim population 38% in the N-W and 48% in the N-E.

18. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer: [1996]

List-I	List-II
A. Abhinav Bharat Society	1. Sri Aurobindo Ghosh
B. Anushilan Samiti	2. Lala Hardayal
C. Gadar Party	3. C.R. Das
D. Swaraj Party	4. V.D. Savarkar

Codes:

	A	B	C	D
(a)	4	1	3	2
(b)	1	4	3	2
(c)	1	4	2	3
(d)	4	1	2	3

Correct Answer: (d)

Solution:Abhinav Bharat 1904; Anushilan Samiti - 1906; Gadar Party-1913; Swaraj Party - 1906

19. Match List I with II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists: [1996]

List-I	List-II
A. 1883	1. Announcement of Communal Award from Whitehall
B. 1906	2. Formation of the All India State Peoples Conference
C. 1927	3. Foundation of Muslim League at Dacca
D. 1932	4. First session of National Conference at Calcutta

Codes:

	A	B	C	D
(a)	4	3	1	2
(b)	3	4	1	2
(c)	4	3	2	1
(d)	3	4	2	1

Correct Answer: (c)

Solution:First session of National Conference at Calcutta was organized in 1883, Muslim league was founded in 1906 at Dacca, the formation of All India States Peoples Conference was held in 1927 and the Communal Award from Whitehall was announced in 1932.

20. Consider the following statements: [1996]

The Non-Cooperation Movement led to:

1. Congress becoming a mass movement for the first time

2. Growth of Hindu-Muslims unity

3. Removal of fear of the British might from the minds of the people

4. British government's willingness to grant political concessions to Indians

Of these statements:

(a) 1, 2, 3 and 4 are correct
(b) 2 and 3 are correct
(c) 1 and 3 are correct
(d) 3 and 4 are correct

Correct Answer: (b) 2 and 3 are correct

Solution:Non Cooperation Movement and Khilafat Movement were launched in 1920. The two movements emerged from separate issues, but they adopted a common programme of action that of non-violent and non-cooperation. There was increasing Hindu-Muslim unity against the British.

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Indian National Movement (Part-I)

11. B.R. Ambedkar was elected to the Constituent Assembly from: [1996]

12. The Anarchical and Revolutionary Crime Act (1919) was popularly known as the: [1996]

13. The meeting of Indian and British political leaders during 1930-32 in London has often been referred to as the First, Second and Third Round Table Conferences. It would be incorrect to refer to them as such because: [1996]

14. Who among the following was a prominent leader of the Congress Socialist Party? [1996]

15. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer: [1996]

16. Consider the following statements about Jawaharlal Nehru: [1996]

17. Which one of the following is not correct' about the Cabinet Mission Plan? [1996]

18. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer: [1996]

19. Match List I with II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists: [1996]

20. Consider the following statements: [1996]

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