Indian National Movement (Part-III)

Total Questions: 50

11. Consider the following statements about Madam Bhikaji Cama: [2006]

1. Madam Cama unfurled the National Flag at the International Socialist Conference in Paris in the year 1907.

2. Madam Cama served as private secretary to Dadabhai Naoroji.

3. Madam Cama was born to a Parsi.

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?

(a) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 2 only
(d) 3 only

Correct Answer: (b) 2 and 3 only

Solution:MadamCama unfurled the National Flag at the International Socialist Conference in Stuttgart, a city in Germany (not in Paris) on 21st August, 1907.

12. Which Portfolio was held by Dr. Rajendra Prasad in the Interim Government formed in the year 1946? [2006]

(a) Defence
(b) External Affairs and Commonwealth Relations
(c) Food and Agriculture
(d) None of the above

Correct Answer: (c) Food and Agriculture

Solution:After the Indian independence in 1947, Dr. Rajendra Prasad became the first Indian President of India.

13. Assertion (A): According to the Wavell Plan, the number of Hindu and Muslim members in the Executive Council were to be equal. [2007]

Reason (R): Wavell thought that this arrangement would have avoided the partition of India.

(a) Both A are 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: (c) A is true but R is false

Solution:Wavell Plan was proposed in Simla Conference in June 1945.

14. Which one of the following aroused a wave of popular indignation that led to the massacre by the British at Jallianwala Bagh? [2007]

(a) The Arms Act
(b) The Public Safety Act
(c) The Rowlatt Act
(d) The Vernacular Press Act

Correct Answer: (c) The Rowlatt Act

Solution:Jallianwala Bagh massacre took place on 13 April, 1919 during anti-Rowlatt agitation in Amritsar. Rowlatt Act was passed in March 1919 which authorized the government to imprison any person without trial and conviction in a court of law. Tagore renounced his Knighthood in protest against Jallianwala Bagh massacre.

15. At which one of the following places did Mahatma Gandhi first start his Satyagraha in India? [2007]

(a) Ahmedabad
(b) Bardoli
(c) Champaran
(d) Kheda

Correct Answer: (c) Champaran

Solution:Mahatma Gandhi first started his Satyagraha in India at Champaran in Bihar in 1917. He was requested by Rajkumar Shukla to look into the problems of poor peasants caused by the indigo planters of Chamaparan.

16. The song 'Amar Sonar Bangla' written during the Swadeshi Movement of India inspired the liberation struggle of Bangladesh and was adopted as the National Anthem of Bangladesh. Who wrote this song? [2007]

(a) Rajni Kanta Sen
(b) Dwijendralal Ray
(c) Mukunda Das
(d) Rabindranath Tagore

Correct Answer: (d) Rabindranath Tagore

Solution:The song was written in 1905 in Bangla. Rabindranath Tagore was the only person to write National Anthem of two countries, i.e. India and Bangladesh.

17. Who among the following rejected the title of Knighthood and refused to accept a position in the Council of the Secretary of State for India? [2008]

(a) Motilal Nehru
(b) MG Ranade
(c) GK Gokhale
(d) B G Tilak

Correct Answer: (c) GK Gokhale

Solution:In 1905, Gokhale had established the Servants of India Society. He had also rejected the title of knighthood and refused to accept a position in the Council of State.

18. During the Indian Freedom Struggle, who of the following raised an army called 'Free Indian Legion'? [2008]

(a) Lala Hardayal
(b) Rashbehari Bose
(c) Subhas Chandra Bose
(d) V D Savarkar

Correct Answer: (c) Subhas Chandra Bose

Solution:In January 1942, the Propaganda Ministry announced the formation of the "Indian National Army" (Jai Hind) in Berlin. At the end of July 1942, three hundred volunteers were issued German Army uniforms bearing a badge on the right arm which showed a leaping tiger superimposed on an Indian tricolour. surrounded by the legend "Freies Indien". The men were then officially designated the "Free Indian Legion".

19. Who suggested the reconstitution of the Viceroy Executive Council in which all the Portfolios including that of War Members were to be held by the Indian leaders? [2008]

(a) Simon Commission(b
(b) Shimla Conference
(c) Cripps Proposal
(d) Cabinet Mission

Correct Answer: (b) Shimla Conference

Solution:Suggested in June, 1945 by the Viceroy Lord Wavell in Shimla. It is also known as the Wavell Plan.

20. Who gave a systematic critique of the moderate politics of the Indian National Congress in a series of articles entitled New Lamps for Old? [2008]

(a) Aurobindo Ghosh
(b) R C Dutt
(c) Syed Ahmad Khan
(d) Viraraghavachari

Correct Answer: (a) Aurobindo Ghosh

Solution:K.G. Deshpande, a friend of Aurbindo from his Cambridge days, was in charge of a weekly, "Induprakash", published from Bombay. He requested Sri Aurobindo to write upon the current political situation. Sri Aurobindo began writing a series of fiery articles under the title "New Lamps for Old", strongly criticising the Congress for its moderate policy.

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