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451.

The demand of full Swaraj come during Lahore session under the chairmanship of

A. Subhash Chandra Bose
B. Jawaharlal Nehru
C. Mahatma Gandhi
D. C.R. Das
Answer» C. Mahatma Gandhi
452.

Who among the following had headed the group of advocates to argue the case on behalf of Indian National Army in 1946 in the

A. Bhulabhai Desai
B. Kailash Nath Katju
C. Tej Bahadur Sapru
D. Jawahar Lal Nehru
Answer» B. Kailash Nath Katju
453.

At which place of Bihar, Gandhiji started Satyagrapha Movement for the first time in India ?

A. Patna
B. Gaya
C. Madhubani
D. Champaran
Answer» E.
454.

Gandhiji launched the Non-Co-operation Movement in

A. 1920
B. 1919
C. 1921
D. 1922
Answer» B. 1919
455.

During the Indian freedom struggle, which one among the following formed earliest ?

A. Congress Socialist Party
B. Communist Party of India
C. Hindustan Republican Socialist Association
D. All India State People's Conference
Answer» C. Hindustan Republican Socialist Association
456.

Gandhi cosidered Khadi as a symbol of

A. Industrialisation
B. Economic Independence
C. Economic growth
D. Moral Purity
Answer» C. Economic growth
457.

Who among the following wrote the book

A. Dinbandhu Mitra
B. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
C. Surendra Nath Bannerjee
D. Subhash Chandra Bose
Answer» D. Subhash Chandra Bose
458.

Who among the following was associated with

A. Abul Kalam Azad
B. Shahnawaz Khan
C. Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
D. Asfaqulla
Answer» E.
459.

Who of the following said,

A. B.R. Ambedkar
B. M.A. Jinnah
C. V.D. Savarkar
D. None of these
Answer» B. M.A. Jinnah
460.

Who was the Nationalist Leader to be elected as Speaker of

A. Motilal Nehru
B. Vitthalbhai Patel
C. Vallabhbhai Patel
D. C.R. Das
Answer» C. Vallabhbhai Patel
461.

The name of the periodical among the following published by

A. Navjivan
B. India Gazette
C. Africaner
D. Indian Opinion
Answer» E.
462.

There is going to be revolution here (in India) and we must get out quick

A. Stafford Cripps
B. Lord Pathoric Lawrence
C. Lord Wavell
D. A.V. Alexander
Answer» D. A.V. Alexander
463.

Which of the following struggles of

A. Champaran Satyagraha
B. Ahmedabad Struggle
C. Kheda Struggle
D. None of these
Answer» C. Kheda Struggle
464.

The date April 6, 1930 is known in

A. Dandi March by Mahatma Gandhi
B. First Round Table Conference
C. Gandhi-Irwin Pact
D. Jallianwala Bagh Massacre
Answer» B. First Round Table Conference
465.

Which incident led Gandhiji to withdraw

A. Kakori episode
B. Chauri-Chaura episode
C. Jallianwala Bagh episode
D. Muzaffarpur episode
Answer» C. Jallianwala Bagh episode
466.

Who were directly related to the

A. Indian Women
B. Indian Labour Class
C. Indian Farmmers
D. Indian Depressed Classes
Answer» E.
467.

The Muslim League

A. 1939
B. 1940
C. 1941
D. 1942
Answer» C. 1941
468.

Quit India Movement began on

A. 9th August, 1942
B. 10th August, 1942
C. 15th August,1942
D. 16th August, 1942
Answer» B. 10th August, 1942
469.

Who declared,

A. Lala Lajpat Rai
B. Bhagat Singh
C. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
D. Chandra Sekhar Azad
Answer» B. Bhagat Singh
470.

In Delhi congress Session on 14 June,1947, the resolution for India's partition was passed . The session was presided over by

A. Rajendra Prasad
B. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
C. Acharya J.B. Kriplani
D. Jawahar Lal Nehru
Answer» B. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
471.

What was the reaction of the people for the

A. The welcomed the act
B. There was no reaction
C. People were unhappx and they organised rallies
D. None of the above
Answer» D. None of the above
472.

Dyarchy

A. Government of India Act, 1935
B. Morley-Minto Reforms
C. Mont-Ford Reforms
D. Simon Commission Plan
Answer» D. Simon Commission Plan
473.

In the year 1946, who among the following joined the

A. Mohammad Ali Jinnah
B. Liaqat Ali Khan
C. Nawab Salimullah
D. Shaukat Ali
Answer» C. Nawab Salimullah
474.

Who among the following took the burning of the foreign clothes during the

A. Rabindra Nath Tagore
B. Mohammad Ali
C. Lord Reading
D. Moti Lal Nehru
Answer» B. Mohammad Ali
475.

Poona pact

A. Gandhiji and Lord Irwin
B. Gandhiji and Jinnah
C. Gandhiji and S.C. Bose
D. Gandhiji and Ambedkar
Answer» E.
476.

When was the Non-Co-operation Movement suspended ?

A. 1940
B. 1932
C. 1922
D. 1920
Answer» D. 1920
477.

During Indian freedom struggle, which one of the following happened earliest ?

A. Simon Commission
B. Gaya Session of Congress
C. Tripuri Session of Congress
D. Gandhi-Irwin Pact
Answer» C. Tripuri Session of Congress
478.

The name of the famous person of India who returned the kingdhthood conferred on him by the British Government as a token of Protest against the atrocities in Punjab in 1919 was

A. Tej Bahadur Sapru
B. Ashutosh Mukherjee
C. Rabindra Nath Tagore
D. Syed Ahmed Khan
Answer» D. Syed Ahmed Khan
479.

Sabarmati Ashram

A. Gandhinagar
B. Ahmedabad
C. Rajkot
D. Wardha
Answer» C. Rajkot
480.

What reference to

A. It recommended the replacement of diarchy with responsible government in the province
B. It proposed the setting up of interprovincial council under the Home Department
C. it suggested the abolition of bicameral legislature at the centre
D. It recommended the creation of Indian Police Service with a provision for increased pay and allowances for British recruits as compared to Indian recruits
Answer» B. It proposed the setting up of interprovincial council under the Home Department
481.

Match List - I with List - II and select the correct answer from the codes given below

A. A.
B. B.
C. C.
D. D.
Answer» B. B.
482.

Consider :

A. Both A and R are true and 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
Answer» E.
483.

Which one of the following chronological orders of the given event is correct ?

A. The Civil Disobedience Movement - The Cripps Mision - The cabinet Mission's Plan
B. The Cripps Mission - The Civil Disobedience Movement - The Cabinet Mission's Plan
C. The Cripps Mission - The Cabinet Mission's Plan - The Civil Disobedience Movement
D. The Civil Disobedience Movement - The Cabinet Mission's Plan - The Cripps Mission
Answer» E.
484.

Jammu and Kashmir

A. 26th October, 1947
B. 26th October,1948
C. 26th November,1948
D. None of these
Answer» B. 26th October,1948
485.

India attained 'Dominion States' on

A. 15th January, 1947
B. 15th August, 1947
C. 15th August, 1950
D. 15th October, 1947
Answer» C. 15th August, 1950
486.

Which one of the following is the correct chronological order ?

A. First Round Table Conference - Poona Pact - Simon Commission - Gandhi - Irwin Pact
B. Simon Commission - First Round Table Conference - Gandhi - Irwin Pact - Poona Pact
C. Gandhi - Irwin Pact - Simon Commission - First Round Table Conference - Poona Pact
D. Poona Pact - Simon Commission - First Round Table Conference - Gandhi - Irwin Pact
Answer» C. Gandhi - Irwin Pact - Simon Commission - First Round Table Conference - Poona Pact
487.

The Indian National Congress observed

A. 1920
B. 1925
C. 1930
D. 1947
Answer» D. 1947
488.

What is the correct sequence of the following events ?

A. 1-2-4-3
B. 4-3-1-2
C. 3-1-4-2
D. 3-4-1-2
Answer» E.
489.

A large crown gathered in the

A. Swami Shradhanand and Mazharul Haq
B. Madan Mohan Malviya and Mohammad Ali Jinnah
C. Mahatma Gandhi and Abul Kalam Azad
D. Dr. Saifuddin Kitchhu and Dr. Satyapal
Answer» E.
490.

Who is the author of the autobiography 'The Indian Struggle' ?

A. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
B. Jawahar Lal Nehru
C. Lala Lajpat Rai
D. Subhash Chandra Bose
Answer» E.
491.

During the freedom struggle, Aruna Asaf Ali was a major woman organiser of the underground activities in

A. Bardoli Satyagraha
B. Quit India Movement
C. Civil Disobedience Movement
D. Khilafat Movement
Answer» C. Civil Disobedience Movement
492.

At which Congress Session was the Congress Working Committee authorised the launch a programme of Civil Disobedience

A. Bombay
B. Lahore
C. Lucknow
D. Tripuri
Answer» C. Lucknow
493.

Gandhiji Champaran Movement

A. The security of rights of Harijans
B. Civil Disobedience Movement
C. Maintaining the unity of Hindu Society
D. Solving the Problem of Indigo Workers
Answer» E.
494.

Monatgue-Chelmsford

A. diarchy
B. provincial autonomy
C. partial independence
D. separate communal electorate
Answer» B. provincial autonomy
495.

In Awadh peasant were ledby.........during the non cooperation movement.

A. Mahatma Gandhi
B. Subhash Chandra Bose
C. Baba Ram Chandra
D. Moti Lal Nehru
Answer» D. Moti Lal Nehru
496.

The goal of the

A. Self-government for India
B. Federal government for India
C. Complete Independence for India
D. Local Self-government for India
Answer» D. Local Self-government for India
497.

Aim of the

A. Agitate for total freedom
B. Boycott the Congress moves
C. Enter the legislature and wreck the Government from within
D. Resort to extremism
Answer» D. Resort to extremism
498.

Where was the first

A. Bardoli
B. Dandi
C. Champaran
D. Wardha
Answer» D. Wardha
499.

Which one of the following aroused a wave of papular indignation that led to the massacre by the British at

A. The Arms Act
B. The Public Safety Act
C. The Rowlatt Act
D. The Vernacular Press Act
Answer» D. The Vernacular Press Act
500.

Who of the following Prime Ministers sent

A. Ramsay Mac Donald
B. Stanely Baldwin
C. Neville Chamberlain
D. Winston Churchill
Answer» E.