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230+ Indian National Movement Solved MCQs

These multiple-choice questions (MCQs) are designed to enhance your knowledge and understanding in the following areas: Bachelor of Arts (BA) , Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) .

1.

Who among the following opposed Gandhiji’s Satyagraha against the Rowlett Act?

A. M.A Jinnah
B. Abdulbari
C. Annie Besant
D. none of them
Answer» C. Annie Besant
2.

Which of the following places witnessed the worst scenes of the violence in the wake of Rowlett Satyagraha?

A. Bengal
B. Delhi
C. Punjab
D. Maharashtra. 3. The Indian independence league was formed in 1942 in
Answer» C. Punjab
3.

The president of all India Kisan sabhain1936 was.............

A. N.G. Ranga
B. Swami shahajananda saraswathi
C. Vidyanand
D. Baba Ramachandra.
Answer» C. Vidyanand
4.

Who was the first commander of I.N.A?

A. Rash behari Bose
B. Mohan sing
C. S.C. Bose
D. Niranjan Sing Gill.
Answer» D. Niranjan Sing Gill.
5.

The congress president who conducted negotiations with Cripps in 1942 and Wavell at Simla conference was ..............

A. Abdul Kalam Azad
B. Jawaharlal Nehru
C. J.B. Kripalani
D. C. Rajagopalachari
Answer» B. Jawaharlal Nehru
6.

In1946 there was a mutiny of Indian ratings in...

A. Calcutta
B. Madras
C. Visakhapattanam
D. Bombay
Answer» B. Madras
7.

What proved to be the chief instrument for spreading the message of nationalism?

A. Railway
B. English education
C. Press
D. Telegraph
Answer» C. Press
8.

Which one of the following organizations was the first organised expression of the Indian national movement?

A. Indian Association
B. East India Association
C. British India Association
D. Indian National Congress.
Answer» D. Indian National Congress.
9.

Lyton was not associated with the -----------

A. Arms Act
B. Vernacular Press Act
C. Ilbert bill
D. Stratchey Commission.
Answer» C. Ilbert bill
10.

The number of resolutions adopted by the first congress session

A. 7
B. 9
C. 11
D. 13
Answer» B. 9
11.

Which of the following sections of the Indian middle class dominated the congress in its early phase?

A. Teacher
B. Journalists
C. Lawyers
D. Big Zamindars.
Answer» C. Lawyers
12.

Who was the first president of I.N.C.?

A. Gokhale
B. W.C. Banerjee.
C. Naoroji.
D. Tilak
Answer» B. W.C. Banerjee.
13.

Amruta pritam was a ............. writer

A. Punjabi
B. Bengali
C. Marathi
D. Hindi
Answer» A. Punjabi
14.

The quit India movement was in the year

A. 1943
B. 1944
C. 1942
D. 1941.
Answer» C. 1942
15.

The famous battle cry chalo Delhi was given by ..............

A. Azad
B. Nehru
C. Bose
D. None of these.
Answer» C. Bose
16.

Tebhaga movement was in the state of ................

A. Bengal
B. Andhra
C. Maharashtra
D. Gujarat.
Answer» A. Bengal
17.

Who was the leader of bardoli Satyagraha?

A. Gandhiji.
B. Patel
C. Rajendra Prasad
D. Sarojini Naidu
Answer» B. Patel
18.

The Lahore Session of Muslim league was in the year

A. 1940
B. 1946
C. 1947
D. 1921
Answer» A. 1940
19.

Quit India resolution was passed on

A. August 6
B. August 9
C. August 8
D. August 11
Answer» C. August 8
20.

Indian independence act was passed on ...............

A. July 14
B. June 14
C. August 15
D. January 26
Answer» A. July 14
21.

R.I.N. Ratings was in .............

A. 1946.
B. 1945
C. 1947
D. 1948
Answer» A. 1946.
22.

C.R. Formula was framed in the year

A. 1944
B. 1942
C. 1943
D. 1940
Answer» A. 1944
23.

Desai –Liaqat pact was concluded after .............

A. Gandhi -jinnah talk
B. Quit India Movement
C. Wavell plan
D. None of these.
Answer» A. Gandhi -jinnah talk
24.

The Wavell plan was announced in ..............

A. June 1945
B. June1944
C. June 1946
D. June 1954
Answer» A. June 1945
25.

The Simla conference was held under the viceroyalty of ..............

A. Lytton
B. Wavell
C. Canning
D. Mount Batten
Answer» B. Wavell
26.

Cabinet mission was sent to India by.............

A. Britain
B. America
C. Pakistan
D. China.
Answer» A. Britain
27.

A.V. Alexander was a member of ...............

A. British Parliament
B. Cripps Mission
C. Cabinet Mission
D. Simon Commission
Answer» C. Cabinet Mission
28.

The direct action day of Muslim league was ..................

A. 16 August 1946
B. 16 August 1940
C. 16 August 1936
D. None of these.
Answer» A. 16 August 1946
29.

The interim cabinet was headed by .................

A. Liaqat
B. Nehru
C. Jinnah
D. Desai.
Answer» B. Nehru
30.

Mount batten plan is also known as ................

A. June 3rd plan
B. July 14th plan
C. August 15th plan
D. contingency plan.
Answer» A. June 3rd plan
31.

Who was the ruler of Kashmir at the time of independence?

A. Hari sing
B. Farook Abdullah
C. Muhammad Abdullah
D. Sainul abidin.
Answer» A. Hari sing
32.

Who was the home minister of free India?

A. Patel
B. Nehru
C. Azad
D. Ambedkar.
Answer» A. Patel
33.

Who was the first deputy prime minister of India?

A. Nehru
B. Patel
C. Banerjee
D. Indira Gandhi
Answer» B. Patel
34.

Who was in charge of the integration of princely states?

A. Patel
B. V.P Menon
C. Syamaprasad
D. None of these
Answer» A. Patel
35.

India wins freedom was written by ...................

A. Azad
B. Patel
C. Sarojini Naidu
D. Bipan Chandra
Answer» A. Azad
36.

Who was the first governor general of Pakistan?

A. Batten
B. Jinnah
C. Liaqat
D. Ayyoob khan
Answer» B. Jinnah
37.

Pinjar was written by ...........

A. Amrita pro-am
B. Amitav ghosh
C. R,K. Narayan
D. Attia Hussein
Answer» A. Amrita pro-am
38.

The dark dancer, a novel authored by ...............

A. Balachandrarajan
B. Faiz ahammed
C. Bapsi Sidhwa
D. None of these
Answer» A. Balachandrarajan
39.

Freedom at midnight was co-authored with Dominique lapierre ...........

A. H.S. Gill
B. Larry Collins
C. Raj Gill
D. none of these.
Answer» B. Larry Collins
40.

What was the role of East India Company in India from 1600 to 1757?

A. Territorial power
B. supplier of bullion
C. supplier of ship
D. trading corporation
Answer» D. trading corporation
41.

When did the drain of wealth from Bengal Begin?

A. 1764
B. 1759
C. 1757
D. 1755
Answer» C. 1757
42.

Who founded the Fort William College at Calcutta?

A. Lord Hasting
B. Cornwallis
C. Lord Wellesley
D. John shore
Answer» C. Lord Wellesley
43.

Wellesley came to India in -----------

A. 1801
B. 1802
C. 1800
D. 1798
Answer» D. 1798
44.

Under the permanent settlement the zamindars could keep -------- of the rental

A. 5/11
B. 4/11
C. 3/11
D. 1/11
Answer» D. 1/11
45.

Who established a madrasa in Calcutta in 1781?

A. Monson
B. John Shore
C. Cornwallis
D. Warren Hastings
Answer» D. Warren Hastings
46.

Who became the Chairman of the Board of Control in 1853?

A. Sullivan
B. Stephenson
C. Charles wood
D. Macaulay
Answer» C. Charles wood
47.

Indian sepoys began to be recruited in the British army from

A. 1746
B. 1749
C. 1740
D. 1742
Answer» D. 1742
48.

Who was the nationalist leader associated with the paper Harijan

A. J.L. Nehru
B. Ambedkar
C. Annie Besant
D. Mahatma Gandhi
Answer» D. Mahatma Gandhi
49.

When was the Sarada Act Passed?

A. 1927
B. 1929
C. 1930
D. 1931
Answer» C. 1930
50.

Where were universities established in Calcutta, Madras and Bombay?

A. 1854
B. 1857
C. 1855
D. 1856
Answer» B. 1857

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