Indian National Movement (Part-II)

Total Questions: 50

1. Which one of the following leaders of the Congress was totally in favour of Cabinet Mission Plan? [1999]

(a) Mahatma Gandhi
(b) Jawaharlal Nehru
(c) Sardar Patel
(d) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad

Correct Answer: (c) Sardar Patel

Solution:Cabinet Mission Plan came into being in May 1946. Sardar Patel was totally in favor of cabinet Mission Plan.

2. Which one of the following Indian leaders was dismissed by the British from the Indian Civil Service? [1999]

(a) Satyendranath Tagore
(b) Surendranath Banerji
(c) R.C. Dutt
(d) Subhash Chandra Bose

Correct Answer: (b) Surendranath Banerji

Solution:Surendranath Banerji cleared the competitive examination in 1869, but was barred owing to a dispute over his exact age. After clearing the matter in the courts, Banerjee cleared the exam again in 1874 and was posted as assistant magistrate in Sylhet. However, Banerjee was dismissed soon from his job owing to racial discrimination. Satyendranath Tagore in 1863 became the first Indian to qualify the ICS.

3. The term "imperial preference" was applied to the: [1999]

(a) special privileges on British imports in India
(b) racial discrimination by the Britishers
(c) subordination of Indian interest to that of the British
(d) preference given to British political agents over Indian princes

Correct Answer: (a) special privileges on British imports in India

Solution:Imperial Preference (later Commonwealth Preference) was a proposed system of reciprocally-levelled tariffs or free trade agreements between different Dominions and Colonies within the British Commonwealth of Nations. The purpose of such practices was to promote the mutual prosperity, and thus unity, of allied imperial nations. So best answer is a.

4. Assertion(A): LordLinlithgowdescribedthe AugustMovement of 1942 as the most serious rebellion since Sepoy Mutiny. [1999]

Reason (R): There was massive upsurge of the peasantry in certain areas.

(a) Both A and R are true but R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A
(c) A is true but R is false
(d) A is false but R is true

Correct Answer: (a) Both A and R are true but R is the correct explanation of A

Solution:This movement placed the demand for independence on the immediate agenda of national movement. After Quit India, there could be no going back. In this struggle, common people displayed unparalleled heroism. That's why Lord Linlithgow (1936-44) described the Quit India Movement as the most serious revolt after the sepoy mutiny.

5. The first venture of Gandhi in all-India politics was the: [1999]

(a) Non-Cooperation Movement
(b) Rowlatt Satyagraha
(c) Champaran Movement
(d) Dandi March

Correct Answer: (c) Champaran Movement

Solution:Champaran movement was the first action of Gandhi on all India level. Satyagraha was to be launched on April 6, 1919. But after the Jallianwala Bagh massacre, Gandhiji was alarmed by the atmosphere of violence and withdrew the Movement on April 18, 1919.

6. The Congress policy of pray and petition ultimately came to an end under the guidance of: [1999]

(a) Aurobindo Ghosh
(b) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(c) Lala Lajpat Rai
(d) Mahatma Gandhi

Correct Answer: (b) Bal Gangadhar Tilak

Solution:Bal Gangadhar Tilak described the method of three P's - Prayer, petition and protest as political mendicancy. He propagated militancy and not mendicancy.

7. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists: [1999]

List-I	List-II
A. Shyamji Krishna Varma	1. Bande Mataram
B. Madame Bhikaji Cama	2. Indian Sociologist
C. Annie Besant	3. The Talwar
D. Aurobindo Gosh	4. Commonwealth

Codes:

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

Correct Answer: (a)

Solution:Here the best possible answer is a.

8. "In this instance we could not play off the Mohammedans against the Hindus." [2000]

To which one of the following events did this remark of Aitchison relate?

(a) Revolt of 1857
(b) Champaran Satyagraha (1917)
(c) Khilafat and Non-Cooperation Movement
(d) August Movement of 1942

Correct Answer: (c) Khilafat and Non-Cooperation Movement

Solution:Aitcheson was the Lieutenant Governor of the Punjab, under The British India. This statement was made by him. He indirectlyacceptedtheHindu-Muslimunity factorofrevolt1857.

9. Which one of the following is not a feature of the Government of India Act of 1935? [2000]

(a) Diarchy at the Centre as well as in the provinces
(b) a bicameral legislature
(c) provincial autonomy
(d) an All-India federation

Correct Answer: (a) Diarchy at the Centre as well as in the provinces

Solution:In the Act of 1935 provincial autonomy replaced diarchy The GIA, 1919 provided for diarchy at the Centre as well as in the provinces.

10. The Indian National Army (I.N.A.) came into existence in 1943 in: [2000]

(a) Japan
(b) Burma
(c) Singapore
(d) Malaya

Correct Answer: (a) Japan

Solution:In Japan INA came into existence in March, 1942 under the leadership of Mohan Singh. The idea of INA was first conceived in Malaya.

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