1.

With reference to " Jallianwala Bagh Massacre ", consider the following
statements.

1) On April 10, 1919, two nationalist leaders Satyapal and Dr Saifuddin

Kichlu were arrested.

2) On 13 April, the public gathered to protest against the arrest of those

two leaders.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

A. 1 only
B. 2 only
C. Both 1 and 2
D. Neither 1 nor 2

Answer ||| C

Solution |||

Statement 1 is true. On April 10, 1919, two nationalist leaders Satyapal

and Dr Saifuddin Kichlu were arrested. Statement 2 is true. Amritsar has
a small park named Jallianwala Bagh. The park is surrounded on three
sides by high walls. A short street leads to the park. On 13 April, the
public gathered to protest against the arrest of those two leaders. The
gathering was peaceful. There were a large number of old men, women
and children in the assembly. Then suddenly British officer General Dyer
arrived at the park with his soldiers. He ordered his troops to shoot
without warning the public to disperse.

2.Consider the following statements:

1) The Government of India Act, 1919, made a provision for a review

committee on its working after 10 years.

2) The committee was appointed in 1927.

3) Since no Indian was the member of the committee, it was boycotted by

all parties in India.

The statements given above describe which of the following committees?

A. Raleigh Commission
B. Simon Commission
C. Hartog Commission
D. Sadler Commission

Answer ||| B

Solution |||

The given statements describe Simon Commission. Thus, Option B is the

correct answer.

• The Government of India Act 1919 made a provision for a review

committee on its working after 10 years.

• The committee was appointed in 1927.

• It had 7 members under the chairmanship of Sir John Simon.

• Since no Indian was the member of the committee, it was boycotted by

all parties in India.

• The committee was greeted with black flags and hartals.

• Some of the recommendations of the commission were:

i. The continuation of communal representation

ii. The abolition of diarchy

iii. Creation of Indian federation of British India and princely states

iv. The extension of responsible government in provinces

3.When Congress leaders condemned the Montague–Chelmsford report,

many moderates left the party to form the

A. Swarajya party
B. Indian freedom party
C. Independence federation of India
D. Indian liberal federation

Answer ||| D

Solution ||| When Montague-Chelmsford report was announced on 20th

August, 1917, moderates welcomed it while the extremists condmened it
in the leadership of Tilak. In 1918, Congress called a special meeting, in
which, this report was called 'hopeless and unsatisfactory'. Due to this,
moderates left Congress and formed Indian liberal federation, whose first
President was Surendranath Banerjee.

4.Choose the correct chronological order of the following events:

I. Lucknow Pact

II. Formation of Swaraj Party

III. Jallianwala Massacre

IV. Death of Bal Gangadhar Tilak

Select the answer from the following code:

A. (i), (iv), (iii) & (ii)

B. (iv), (iii), (i) & (ii)
C. (i), (iii), (iv) & (ii)
D. (i), (ii), (iii) & (iv)

Answer ||| C

Solution |||

The correct chronological order of the given events is-

I. Lucknow Pact (Dec. 1916)

III. Jallianwala Massacre (13 April 1919)

IV. Death of Bal Gangadhar Tilak (1 Aug. 1920)

II. Formation of Swaraj Party (9 January 1923)

5.Gandhiji withdrew the Non-Cooperation Movement due to

A. Chauri-Chaura Incident
B. Champaran Movement
C. Kakori Conspiracy
D. Bardoli Movement
Answer ||| A

Solution ||| The non-cooperation movement was withdrawn because of

the Chauri Chaura incident. The incident led to the deaths of three
civilians and 22 policemen. Mahatama Gandhi, who was strictly against
violence, halted the non-co-operation movement on the national level on
12 February 1922, as a direct result of this incident.

6.Swaraj Party was formed following the failure of:

A. Non-Cooperation Movement
B. Civil Disobedience Movement
C. Rowlatt Bill Satyagraha
D. Champaran Satyagraha
E. None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer ||| A

Solution ||| After the Chauri-Chaura incident in 1922, Gandhiji withdrew

the Non-Cooperation Movement. Opposing this, dissatisfied Leaders like
CR Das and Motilal Nehru organised Swaraj party.
Chauri-Chaura is a town near Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh.

7.Jallianwalla Bagh Massacre (1919) occurred during period of which

viceroy?

A. Lord Chelmsford
B. Lord Curzon
C. Lord Hardinge II
D. Lord Reading

Answer ||| A

Solution |||

• Jallianwala Bagh Massacre (1919) took place on 13th April 1919 in

Amritsar during the tenure of Viceroy Lord Chelmsford (1916-1921).

• Rabindranath Tagore returned his knighthood in protest of Jallianwala

Bagh Massacre.
• The Hunter Commission was appointed to inquire into Jallianwala
Bagh Massacre.

8.Arrange the following historical events in the chronological order of their

occurrence:-

I. Non-Cooperation Movement
II. Civil Disobedience Movement
III. Chauri-Chaura

A. I, II, III
B. I, III, II
C. II, I, III
D. III, II, I

Answer ||| B

Solution |||

 The Non-cooperation movement was started in 1920 by the

Indian National Congress (INC) under the leadership of Mahatma
Gandhi.

 The Chauri Chaura incident happened at Chauri Chaura in the

Gorakhpur district of the United Province, (presently known as Uttar
Pradesh) in British India on 5 February 1922.

 Civil Disobedience movement started as the result of the SALT

SATYAGRAHA which was held by 1930 March 12th near Dandi. It
was started by Mahatma Gandhi. The main features of this
movement are salt tax must be stopped, to protect the Indian
textiles and coastal shipping, and all the political prisoners should
be released.

9.Which one of the following is not a feature of the Non-Cooperation

Movement?
A. Economic boycott was intense and successful.
B. The middle class participated in very large numbers in the movement.
C. It was marked by uneven geographical spread and regional variations.
D. Along with Non-Cooperation, other Gandhian social reform movements
like the anti-liquor campaign achieved some success.

Answer ||| B

Solution |||

Non-Cooperation Movement

• At a special session of Congress in Calcutta in September 1920, a non-

cooperation programme was approved to remove Punjab and Khilafat
wrongs and to establish swaraj.

• The program was endorsed at the Nagpur session in December 1920.

• Unprecedented popular upsurge were seen during 1921 & 1922.

• Economic boycott was intense and successful during the movement.

• The movement was led by People from the middle classes initially but
later they showed a lot of reservations.

• It was marked by uneven geographical spread and regional variations.

• Along with Non-Cooperation, other Gandhian social reform movements

like the anti-liquor campaign achieved some success.

10.Consider the following statements regarding the recommendations of

the Nehru Report in 1928:

1) The formation of provinces on linguistic basis.

2) Demands of 19 fundamental rights, which included equal rights for

women, liberty of making associations, right to vote for men and women
above 21 years, etc.

3) A federal form of government with residual powers invested in centre

and provinces equally.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

A. 1 and 2 only
B. 2 and 3 only
C. 1 and 3 only
D. All are correct

Answer ||| A

Solution |||

The Nehru Report was prepared in 1928 by a committee headed by Pt.

Moti Lal Nehru. The committee was created when Lord Birkenhead, the
then Secretary of State, asked the Indian leaders to draft constitution for
the country, which is acceptable in all groups and parties. The main
recommendations of report was Dominion status for India similar to
Canada, Australia, etc., i.e., no separate electorates, secular state, etc. A
federal form of government with residual powers invested in the centre in
India.

11.Poona Pact, in modern history refers to

A. An agreement between Mahatma Gandhi and Babasaheb Ambedkar on

reservation of electoral seats.
B. An agreement between British Government and MK Gandhi on release
of political prisoners.
C. British Government official invitation to the Indian National Congress to
participate in Round Table Conferences.
D. None of the above

Answer ||| A

Solution |||

The Poona Pact was an agreement between Mahatma Gandhi and

Babasaheb Ambedkar on behalf of depressed classes and upper caste
Hindu leaders on the reservation of electoral seats for the depressed
classes in the legislature of British India government in 1930. It was
signed by Ambedkar on behalf of the depressed classes and Madan Mohan
Malviya on behalf of upper caste Hindus.

12.Which among the following is correct about the Lahore session of the
Indian National Congress(1929)?
A. The congress moved a resolution demanding complete independence.
B. The rift between the extremist and the moderates was resolved in that
session
C. A resolution was passed rejecting the two-nation theory in that session
D. All the above statements are correct.

Answer ||| A

Solution |||

The Indian National Congress Lahore session was held in December 1929
under the chairmanship of Jawaharlal Nehru.

He had declared the proposal to Indian’s independence for the first time
in that session

The rift between the extremist and the moderates was resolved in the
1916 session.

No resolution was passed, rejecting the two-nation theory in the Lahore

session.

Thus the answer is A

13.Mahatma Gandhi started Dandi march along with 79 followers from

A. Ahemdabad
B. Wardha Ashram
C. Sabarmati Ashram
D. Kheda Ashram

Answer ||| C

Solution |||

Gandhi started his famous Dandi March along with 79 followers from
Sabarmati Ashram on 12 March 1930 to the small village of Dandi to
break the Salt Law. It is also called the ’Salt Satyagraha’ or the ’Dandi
March’. The Congress leaders and workers had been busy at various
levels with the organizational tasks of enrolling volunteers and members,
forming Congress Committees at the grass-root level, collecting funds and
touring villages and towns to spread nationalistic messages.
14.Which British Prime Minister announced the communal award in 1932?

A. Ramsay MacDonald
B. Maichel Macdonald
C. Winston Churchill
D. Clement Atlee

Answer ||| A

Solution |||

While Gandhi was arrested on his return from London after the Second
Round Table Conference, Ramsay MacDonald announced the Communal
Award on 16 August 1932. This was another expression of the age-old
British policy of ‘Divide and Rule’. Besides containing provisions for the
representation of Muslims, Sikhs and Europeans, it envisaged communal
representation of the depressed classes also. According to the Award, the
right of separate electorates was not only given to the Muslims of India,
but also to all the minority communities in the country.

15.Consider the following events regarding the Indian freedom struggle:

1) Communal Award

2) Poona Pact

3) Third Round Table Conference

4) 3 June plan

What is the correct chronological sequence of the events given above?

A. 1-2-3-4
B. 2-1-3-4
C. 2-3-1-4
D. 1-4-3-2

Answer ||| A

Solution |||

The Communal Award, also known as MacDonald Award, was announced

after the Second Round Table Conference by British Prime
Minister Ramsay MacDonald on August 16th 1932 and extended the
separate electorate to depressed Classes and other minorities.

The Poona Pact was an agreement between Gandhiji and B R Ambedkar,

signed in the Yerwada Central Jail, Poona on September 24th, 1932 to
ensure the depressed classes for the reservation of the electoral seats in
the Legislature of the British Government.

Third Round Table Conference was held in London on November 17th,

1932. This was just a nominal conference. Congress refused to attend it,
and in Britain, the Labor party also refused to attend it. So, only 46
people reached out there. The key outcome of the Third Round Table
conference was the “White Paper” issued by the Government. On the
basis of this paper, the Government of India Act 1935 was to be passed.

Lord Mountbatten’s 3 June plan, 1947- The 3 June Plan included the
principles of partition, autonomy, sovereignty to both nations, right to
make their own constitution.

16.With reference to the "Gandhi-Irwin Pact", which of the following

statements is/are correct?

1. Indian people can protest against liquor and foreign cloth shops within
the limits of the law.

2. Congress will not boycott British goods.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

A. 1 only
B. 2 only
C. Both 1 and 2
D. Neither 1 nor 2

Answer ||| C

Solution |||

The Gandhi-Irwin Pact was signed in Delhi on March 5, 1931. Under this
agreement -

1. Except for the political prisoners who are accused of violence, the rest
will be released.

2. Indians can make salt along the sea.

3. Indian people can protest against liquor and foreign clothing shops
within the limits of the law.

4. Congress will participate in the second round table conference to be

held in the near future.

5. Congress will not boycott British goods.

17.At which one of the following Round Table Conferences held in London
was Mahatma Gandhi present?

A. First
B. Second
C. Third
D. none of the above

Answer ||| B

Solution ||| The second Round Table Conference was held from 17
September to 1 December 1931 in London, Mahatma Gandhi reached
London as the sole representative of the Congress.

18.Who among the following leaders was not a members of Congress

Socialist Party?

A. Jayaprakash Narayan
B. Acharya Narendra Dev
C. Jawahar Lal Nehru
D. Minoo Masani

Answer ||| C

Solution ||| Congress Socialist Party (CSP) was formed at Bombay in

October 1934 under the leadership of Jayaprakash Narayan, Acharya
Narendra Dev and Minoo Masani.
However, Nehru never formally joined this group.

19.In which year Congress Socialist Party formed?

A. 1928
B. 1934
C. 1921
D. 1936

Answer ||| B

Solution |||

* The Congress Socialist party was formed in 1934.

* Jayprakash Narayan, Acharya Narendra Dev, Minoo Masani and

Yogendra Shukla were among the founding fathers of Congress Socialist
party of india.

* It was influenced by Fabianism and Marxism.

20.At which Session was the Congress Working Committee authorised to

launch the programme of Civil Disobedience?

A. Lucknow Session, 1916

B. Lahore Session, 1929
C. Amravati Session, 1897
D. Calcutta Session, 1901

Answer ||| B

Solution |||

 The Indian National Congress started a program of Civil

Disobedience in Lahore in 1929.
 The session was organized under the chairmanship of Jawaharlal
Nehru and full independence or 'full swaraj' was declared as the
goal of the Congress.
 Jawaharlal Nehru authorized Mahatma Gandhi to choose the time
and place for selection of civil disobedience program.
 This session passed a resolution of complete Swaraj (absolute
independence) as its full goal.

21.Regarding which proposal, Mahatma Gandhi remarked ‘A post-dated

cheque on a crumbling bank’?
A. August Offer
B. Cripps Mission
C. Wavell Plan
D. Simon Commission

Answer ||| B

Solution ||| Regarding the Cripps Mission proposal, Mahatma Gandhi

remarked ‘A post-dated cheque on a crumbling bank’.
The Cripps mission was an attempt in late March 1942 by the British
government to secure full Indian cooperation and support for their efforts
in World War II. The mission was headed by Sir Stafford Cripps. Cripps
proposed Dominion Status after the war but his proposal was rejected by
all the political leaders and the Cripps Mission ended in failure.

22.Who was the first Satyagrahi in the Individual Satyagraha?

A. Mahatma Gandhi
B. Jawaharlal Nehru
C. Acharya Vinoba Bhave
D. Brahma Datt

Answer ||| C

Solution ||| The Congress was in a confused state again after the August
Offer. Gandhi insisted on Individual Satyagraha. The Individual
Satyagraha was not to seek independence but to affirm the right of
speech. The first Satyagrahi selected was Acharya Vinoba Bhave, who
was sent to Jail when he spoke against the war.

23.Who among the following leaders presented the papers of Pakistan

resolution in the Lahore session of Muslim League?

A. Khaliqujjama
B. Sikander Hayat Khan
C. Fajlul Haq
D. Mohd Ali Jinnah

Answer ||| C

Solution |||
The Pakistan resolution was written and prepared by Muhammad
Zafrullah Khan and was presented by A.K. Fazlul Haq, the Prime Minister
of Bengal, in Lahore session. It was a formal political statement adopted
by the All India Muslim League on the occasion of its three day general
session in Lahore on 22-24 March 1940. However, the name of Pakistan
had been proposed by Choudhary Rahmat Ali in his Pakistan Declaration.

24.Consider the following events regarding the Indian freedom struggle:

1) Communal Award

2) Poona Pact

3) Third Round Table Conference

4) 3 June plan

What is the correct chronological sequence of the events given above?

A. 1-2-3-4
B. 2-1-3-4
C. 2-3-1-4
D. 1-4-3-2

Answer ||| A

Solution |||

The Communal Award, also known as MacDonald Award, was announced

after the Second Round Table Conference by British Prime
Minister Ramsay MacDonald on August 16th 1932 and extended the
separate electorate to depressed Classes and other minorities.

The Poona Pact was an agreement between Gandhiji and B R Ambedkar,

signed in the Yerwada Central Jail, Poona on September 24th, 1932 to
ensure the depressed classes for the reservation of the electoral seats in
the Legislature of the British Government.

Third Round Table Conference was held in London on November 17th,

1932. This was just a nominal conference. Congress refused to attend it,
and in Britain, the Labor party also refused to attend it. So, only 46
people reached out there. The key outcome of the Third Round Table
conference was the “White Paper” issued by the Government. On the
basis of this paper, the Government of India Act 1935 was to be passed.
Lord Mountbatten’s 3 June plan, 1947- The 3 June Plan included the
principles of partition, autonomy, sovereignty to both nations, right to
make their own constitution.

25.Which of the following were the features of Government of India Act

1935?

A. It provided for the establishment of an All-India Federation consisting

of provinces and princely states as units
B. It introduced the bicameralism at the provincial level
C. It provided for the establishment of Federal Court.
D. All of the above

Answer ||| D

Solution ||| Features of the Act:

• It provided for the establishment of an All-India Federation consisting of
provinces and princely states as units.
• This act divided the powers between the central and provinces in terms
of three lists- Federal list (central), Provincial list (Provinces) and
concurrent list (both central and provinces)
• It abolished dyarchy in the provinces and introduced provincial
autonomy.
• It introduced bicameralism in six out of eleven provinces.
• It provided for the establishment of Provincial and Joint Public service
commissions.
• It provided for the establishment of the Federal court, which was set up
in 1937.