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Comprehensive Notes and 500+ MCQ on Indian National Movement Part- III for WBCS
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- Indian National Movement Phase- III (1935-1947)
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- Indian National Movement: Miscellaneous topics
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- Mangal Pandey was a sepoy at
[A] 34th Bengal Native Infantry
[B] Madras Light Cavalry
[C] 5th Royal Gurkha Rifle
[D] None of the above
- Which one is the first fort constructed by the British in India
[A] Fort William
[B] Fort St George
[C] Fort St Angelo
[D] Fort St David
- The second battle of Panipat, 1556 fought between
[A] Babur and Lodi
[B] Maratha and Durrani
[C] Akbar and Hemu
[D] Mughal and British
- Who wrote the biography of Akbar – “Akbarnama” (Book of Akbar)
[A] Abul Fazl
[B] Shaikh Mubarak
[C] Abd al-Qadir Bada’uni
[D] Abdul Hamid Lahori
- Vande Matram was first sung at the session of the Indian National Congress im
[A] 1896
[B] 1892
[C] 1886
[D] 1947
- The first Muslim to be elected President of the Indian National Congress was
[A] Abul Kalam Azad
[B] R.[A]Kidwai
[C] Badruddin Tyabji
[D] Mohammad Ali
- Who amongst the following was the first woman President of the Indian National Congress?
[A] Annie Besant
[B] Mira Behn
[C] Sarojini Naidu
[D] Kasturba Gandhi
- The viceroy who invited the delegates of the Indian National Congress to a garden Party in 1886 was:
[A] Lord Canning
[B] Lord Mayo
[C] Lord Liton
[D] Lord Dufferin
- Which one of the following was the most immediate factor for the spread of Swadeshi?
[A] Curzon’s attempt to control the universities
[B] Curzon’s design to curtail the sphere of local self-government
[C] Curzon’s partition of Bengal
[D] Curzon’s plan to curb the growing popularity of the Indian National Congress
- The political methods of the moderates can be summed up as
[A] extra-parliamentary means
[B] constitutional agitation within the four walls of the law
[C] petitions
[D] resolutions and speeches
- Who had said, “Let’s go back to the Vedas?
[A] Vivekananda
[B] Dayanand Saraswati
[C] Ram Mohan Roy
[D] Ramakrishna Paramhansa
- In which year, the first census was conducted in India?
[A] 1884
[B] 1872
[C] 1881
[D] 1856
- In which region freedom movement of India started at earliest?
[A] Punjab
[B] Maharashtra
[C] Bengal
[D] Gujrat
- The zamindars of India were found generally:
[A] helpful towards the freedom movement
[B] against the freedom movement
[C] indifferent towards the freedom movement
[D] None of these
- Which had the highest effect on the freedom movement in India?
[A] Economic exploitation
[B] Political oppression
[C] transportation development
[D] expansion of education
- Raja Ram Mohan Roy wrote a book on ‘Monotheism’ in:
[A] English
[B] Bengali
[C] Persian
[D] Sanskrit
- During the period of Sepoy Mutiny, Nana Sahib declared himself as the Peshwa of:
[A] Nagpur
[B] Gwalior
[C] Kanpur
[D] None
- The Indian National Trade Union Congress (INTUC) was organized by:
[A] Mahatma Gandhi
[B] Sardar Vallabhai Patel
[C] Motilal Nehru
[D] None of these
- Which one of the following district was mainly associated with the ‘Chuar’ rebellion?
[A] Burdwan
[B] Murshidabad
[C] Midnapore
[D] None of these
- Who criticized Congress Conference as ‘Circus for three days’?
[A] Lord Curzon
[B] Lala Lajpat Rai
[C] Ashwini Kumar Dutta
[D] Subhas Bose
- Badruddin Tayabjee was chosen as the third President of Indian National Congress in Conference held in 1887 in
[A] Allahabad
[B] Lucknow
[C] Madras
[D] Pune
- ‘Dawn Society’ was established by:
[A] Aurobindo Ghosh
[B] Rashbehari Ghosh
[C] Satish Chandra Mukherjee
[D] None of these
- In which year Satish Chandra Basu organized ‘Anusilan Samity’?
[A] 1902 AD
[B] 1906 AD
[C] 1909 AD
[D] None of these
- On which day of 1908 AD, Khudiram Basu was hanged to death in Muzaffarpur jail?
[A] 30th April
[B] 16th May
[C] 17th June
[D] 11th August
- Rash Bihari Bose bombed towards Lord Hardinge in 1912 AD when he was serving as a Forest Research Officer in:
[A] Delhi
[B] Lucknow
[C] Dehradun
[D] None of these
- Hindustan Republic Association was organized in 1912 by:
[A] Jogesh Chandra Chatterjee
[B] Chandra Sekhar Azad
[C] Basant Biswas
[D] None of these
- Who organized the Communist Party of India in Tashkent of the Soviet Union?
[A] Manabendranath Roy
[B] Sripad Amrit Dange
[C] P. C. Joshi
[D] None of these
- Who was theChief of British ruler of India when the First War of Indian Independence or Sepoy Mutiny happened in India?
[A] Lord Dalhousie
[B] Lord Canning
[C] Lord Elgin
[D] None of these
- In which year Subhas Bose had to resign the post of Congress President after being elected?
[A] 1937
[B] 1938
[C] 1939
[D] 1940
- In which region freedom movement of India started at earliest?
[A] Punjab
[B] Maharasthra
[C] Bengal
[D] Gujrat
- Which one helped towards the launch of the First War of Indian independence in 1857?
[A] Zamindary system
[B] Subsidiary alliance
[C] Doctrine of lapse
[D] None of these
- ‘Poverty and Un-British Rule in India’ was authored by :
[A] R. C. Dutta
[B] G. V. Joshi
[C] Ram Mohan Roy
[D] None of these
- The Pioneer of ‘Drain Theory’ who authored Economic History of India, was :
[A] R. C. Dutta
[B] G. V. Joshi
[C] Ram Mohan Roy
[D] None of these
- During the British rule the foreign trade of India remained :
[A] Balanced
[B] Favourable
[C] Unfavourable
[D] None of these
- During British rule India used to have more export in relation to import to have trade surplus to be invested in :
[A] India
[B] England
[C] Wars
[D] None of these
- During the period of British rule in India the cottage industries of India began to face closure for :
[A] Shortage of demand in India
[B] import of cheap machine-made Items
[C] forcible closure of industries by British rulers
[D] None of these
- The zamindars of India were found generally :
[A] helpful towards the freedom movement
[B] against the freedom movement
[C] indifferent towards the freedom movement
[D] None of these
- Sir Hyde East, who was a pioneer of expansion of education in India, was :
[A] Chancellor of Calcutta University
[B] Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
[C] Education Secretary of British India
[D] None of these
- Which one has not been correctly matched regarding the year of the establishment?
[A] Sanskrit College : 1823
[B] Roorkee Engineering College : 1849
[C] Presidency college : 1853
[D] Calcutta University : 1865
- Which had the highest effect on freedom movement in India?
[A] Economic exploitation
[B] Political oppression
[C] transportation development
[D] expansion of education
- Who used to publish ‘Sambad Kaumudi’?
[A] Ram Mohan Roy
[B] Iswar Chandra Vidya Sagar
[C] Dwaraka Nath Tagore
[D] None of these
- Raja Ram Mohan Roy wrote a book on ‘Monotheism’ in :
[A] English
[B] Bengali
[C] Persian
[D] Sanskrit
- Which one is not true about the life of Raja Ram Mohan Roy
[A] He served under British rulers
[B] He established Vedanta College
[C] He was against the philosophy Vedas
[D] He died at Bristol of England
- Which one of the following associations were not set up in Calcutta/Kolkata?
[A] Zamindary Association
[B] British India Association
[C] Indian Association
[D] Indian National Congress
- During the period of the ‘Sepoy Mutiny’ around what percentage of the members of Armed forces under the British rulers of India were of European origin?
[A] 20
[B] 30
[C] 40
[D] 50
- In a day of which month in 1857 AD Mangal Pande revolted at Barrackpore?
[A] February
[B] March
[C] June
[D] None
- During the period of Sepoy Mutiny, Nana Sahib declared himself as the Peshwa of :
[A] Nagpur
[B] Gwalior
[C] Kanpur
[D] None
- Who described Lakshmi Bai of Jhansi as the ‘best and bravest’ of the rebels?
[A] Sir Henry Lawrence
[B] Sir Hugh Rose
[C] R. C. Majumder
[D] None of these
- Sepoy Mutiny activist who was caught and executed was :
[A] Nana Saheb
[B] Kunwar Singh
[C] Tantia Tope
[D] Lakshmi Bai
- Who authored ‘War of Indian Independence of 1857’?
[A] V. D. Savarkar
[B] Dababhai Nauroji
[C] Subhas Chandra Bose
[D] None of these
- Permanent Settlement adversely affected the interest of the :
[A] Zaminders
[B] businessmen
[C] tenants
[D] None of these
- The Sir William Hunter Commission to enquire about educational system was set up in 1882 by :
[A] Lord Ripon
[B] Lord Lytton
[C] Lord Mayo
[D] None of these
- The Prarthana Samaj was established by Keshab Chandra Sen in 1867 in :
[A] Calcutta
[B] Allahabad
[C] Bombay
[D] None of these
- The ‘Suddhi’ program was introduced by:
[A] Swami Sraddhananda
[B] Dayanand Saraswati
[C] Lala Lajpat Rai
[D] None of these
- Indians had a higher sense of nationalism from :
[A] American freedom Movement
[B] French Revolution
[C] Russian Revolution
[D] all of these
- Which one has not been correctly matched?
[A] Dayanand Saraswati: Satartha Prakash
[B] Surendranath Banerjee: A National in Making
[C] Deena Bandhu Mitra: Neel Darpan
[D] Michael Madhusudhan Dutta: Sitaram
- The first Bengali weekly ‘Samachar Darpan’ was started in 1818 from :
[A] Calcutta
[B] Serampore
[C] Howrah
[D] None of these
- Margaret Nobel, popularly known as Sister Nivedita, was off:
[A] English origin
[B] Irish origin
[C] French origin
[D] American origin
- Which one has not been correctly matched?
[A] Atmiya Sabha: Rammohan Roy
[B] Satya Shondhak Samaj: Jyotirao Govindrao Phule
[C] Samaj Samata Sangh: B. R. Ambedkar
[D] Tatvabodhini Sabha: Dwaraka Nath Tagore
- The book ‘Taufat-ul-Muwahidin’ or ‘A Gift to Monotheists’ was authored by :
[A] Rammohan Roy
[B] Abul Kalam Azad
[C] M.G.Ranade
[D] None of these
- Satyashodhak Samaj was set up for the upliftment of the conditions of :
[A] Peasants
[B] workers
[C] Lower caste people
[D] None of these
- A Congress Committee led by Motilal Nehru demand ‘Dominion’ Status for India in 1928 during the reign of :
[A] Lord Chelmsford
[B] Lord Irwin
[C] Lord Linlithgow
[D] None of these
- Which colony of Britain was not enjoying Dominion status when Congress leaders of India was willing to have this Status?
[A] Canada
[B] Australia
[C] New Zealand
[D] Nigeria
- Indian leader who attended all the three Round Table Conferences held in London was :
[A] M. K. Gandhi
[B] B. R. Ambedkar
[C] Sarojini Naidu
[D] None of these
- Which one has not been correctly matched?
[A] Champaran Satyagraha :1917
[B] Kaira or Kheda Satyagraha : 1918
[C] Moplah Rebellion : 1921
[D] Bardoloi Satyagraha : 1929
- Which one was not an aspect of the Gandhi-Irwin Pact of 1931?
[A] Withdrawal of civil Disobedience Movement launched by Gandhiji in 1930
[B] Participation of the Congress Party in the Second Round Table Conference
[C] Release of all Satyagrahi prisoners by the British rulers
[D] Decision to accord ‘Dominion’ status for India
- Gandhi-Irwin Pact was signed in March 1931 and Gandhiji attended the Second Round Table Conference in London in 1931 starting in :
[A] September
[B] October
[C] November
[D] December
- Gandhiji was arrested and sent to Yervada prison of Poona in 1932 during the reign of :
[A] Lord Irwin
[B] Lord Willingdon
[C] Lord Linlithgow
[D] None of these
- In August 1928 an all-party Conference was arranged in :
[A] Lahore
[B] Allahabad
[C] Lucknow
[D] Bombay
- British Prime Minister Mr. Ramsay Macdonald announced Communal Award in :
[A] 1931
[B] 1932
[C] 1933
[D] None of these
- On the basis of the Government of Indian Act of 1935, Congress Ministries were formed in the majority of Indian provinces in:
[A] 1936
[B] 1937
[C] 1938
[D] None of these
- Poona Pact was signed in 1932 mainly between Gandhiji and :
[A] Mohammed Ali Jinnah
[B] Lord Willingdon
[C] B. R. Ambedkar
[D] None of these
- In 1938 Subhas Chandra Bose was chosen as the President of All India Congress in Congress session held at :
[A] Lucknow
[B] Haripura
[C] Tripura
[D] None of these
- Pattabhi Sitaramayya was defeated by Subhas Chandra Bose for the post of the Congress President in Conference held in:
[A] Tripuri
[B] Calcutta
[C] Haripura
[D] None of these
- Lord Wavell arranged an all-party conference in 1945 at :
[A] Poona
[B] Lucknow
[C] Shimla
[D] None of these
- The Congress adopted the ‘Quit India Movement’ resolution after the arrival :
[A] Simon Commission
[B] Cripps Mission
[C] Cabinet Mission
[D] None of these
- In which year the Provincial Congress Ministries resigned and the Muslim League observed ‘Deliverance Day’?
[A] 1939
[B] 1940
[C] 1941
[D] None of these
- Who was not associated as a member of the Cabinet Mission?
[A] Sir Stafford Cripps
[B] A. V. Alexander
[C] Lord Pethick Lawrence
[D] Lord Chelmsford
- When the Cabinet Mission came to India from London then Chief of the British rulers of India was :
[A] Lord Wavell
[B] Lord Linlithgow
[C] Lord Mountbatten
[D] None of these
- Rajaji Formula put forward by C. Rajagopalachari was in :
[A] 1943
[B] 1944
[C] 1945
[D] None of these
- Which one has not been correctly matched
[A] Debendranath Tagore set up Tatvabodhini Sabha
[B] The pioneer of the young Bengal Movement was Henry Vivian Derozio
[C] Adi Brahmo Samaj was organized by Keshab Chandra Sen
[D] The pioneer of the Aligarh Movement was Sir Syed Ahmed
- In which year the Deccan Peasant uprising happened mainly in Maharashtra?
[A] 1875
[B] 1895
[C] 1915
[D] None of these
- Who was the President of the first All India Kishan Sabha at Lucknow in 1936?
[A] N. G. Ranga
[B] Gauri Shankar Mishra
[C] Swami Sahajanand
[D] None of these
- The first newspaper of India ‘The Bengal Gazette’ by James Augusts Hickey had the first publication in :
[A] 1780
[B] 1795
[C] 1815
[D] None of these
- Who started the publication of ‘Mirat-ul-Akbar’?
[A] Raja Rammohan Roy
[B] Sir Syed Ahmed
[C] Mazhar-ul-Huq
[D] None of these
- The Bardoli Satyagraha held in 1928 against the increase of land tax rate by :
[A] 15%
[B] 22%
[C] 26%
[D] 30%
- Which one has not been correctly matched?
[A] Kesari: B. G. Tilak
[B] Voice of India: Dadabhai Nouroji
[C] Bengalee: S. N. Banerjee
[D] Indian Mirror: G. K. Gokhale
- Who, among the following served in the post of the Congress President?
[A] Allen Octavian Hume
[B] Bal Gangadhar Tilak
[C] Ramesh Chandra Dutta
[D] None of these
- Shimla Conference organized by Lord Minto was arranged in :
[A] 1906
[B] 1907
[C] 1908
[D] None of these
- Though the Muslim League was organized in Dhaka in 1906 the activities of this organization were mainly in the areas of :
[A] Maharashtra
[B] Delhi
[C] Calcutta
[D] Uttar Pradesh
- Which one is not true about Ms. Annie Besant?
[A] She organized the Theosophical Society
[B] She organized ‘Home Rule League’ in Madras
[C] She was elected the first women Congress President in 1917 AD
[D] She was associated with the Non-Cooperation Movement
- The Indian National Trade Union Congress (INTUC) was organized by :
[A] Mahatma Gandhi
[B] Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
[C] Motilal Nehru
[D] None of these
- Who led the formation of the Radical Democratic Party?
[A] M. N. Roy
[B] Lala Lajpat Rai
[C] N. M. Joshi
[D] None of these
- Which one of the following districts were mainly associated with ‘Chuar’ rebellion?
[A] Burdwan
[B] Murshdabad
[C] Midnapore
[D] None of these
- Sidhu and Kanhu were associated with :
[A] Ho rebellion
[B] Santal rebellion
[C] Sanyasi rebellion
[D] None of these
- Farazi rebellion led by Haji Shariatullah happened mainly in the district of :
[A] Dhaka
[B] Chittagong
[C] Malda
[D] Faridpur
- Begam Hazrat Mahal was an important leader of Sepoy Mutiny in :
[A] Lucknow
[B] Kanpur
[C] Bareilly
[D] None of these
- Who stated, “Political freedom is the breath of a nation”?
[A] B. G. Tilak
[B] Aurobindo Ghosh
[C] Swami Vivekananda
[D] None of these
- Which one was not organized by V. D. Savarkar?
[A] Mitra Mela
[B] Abhinav Bharat
[C] Yugantar
[D] None of these
- The ‘Ghadar Party’ was organized in the USA but its activities led by Lala Hardyal used to be operated from :
[A] Tokyo
[B] Singapore
[C] Berlin
[D] Paris
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