INDIAN NATIONAL MOVEMENT – 13

Q.1 The people of India agitated against the arrival of Simon Commission because

 (a) Indians never wanted the review of the working of the Act of 1919

 (b) Simon Commission recommended the abolition of Dyarchy (Diarchy) in the Provinces

 (c) There was no Indian member in the Simon Commission

 (d) The Simon Commission suggested the partition of the country.

 

Q.2 Quit India Movement was launched in response to

 (a) Cabinet Mission Plan

 (b) Cripps Proposals

 (c) Simon Commission Report

 (d) Wavell Plan

 

Q.3 The 1929 Session of Indian National Congress is of significance in the history of the Freedom Movement because the

 (a) Attainment of Self-Government was declared as the objective of the Congress

 (b) Attainment of Poorna Swaraj was adopted as the goal of the Congress

 (c) Non-Cooperation Movement was launched

 (d) Decision to participate in the Round Table Conference in London was taken

 

Q.4 Which one of the following movements has contributed to a split in the Indian National Congress resulting in the emergence of ‘moderates’ and ‘extremists’?

 (a) Swadeshi Movement

 (b) Quit India Movement

 (c) Non-Cooperation Movement

 (d) Civil Disobedience Movement

 

Q.5  With reference to Congress Socialist Party, consider the following statements:

1. It advocated the boycott of British goods and evasion of taxes.
2. It wanted to establish the dictatorship of proletariat.
3. It advocated separate electorate for minorities and oppressed classes.

  Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  (a) 1 and 2 only

  (b) 3 only

  (c) 1,2 and 3

  (d) None

 

Q.6 With reference to Rowlatt Satyagraha, which of the following statements is/are correct?

1. The Rowlatt Act was based on the recommendations of the ‘Sedition Committee’.
2. In Rowlatt Satyagraha, Gandhi ji tried to utilize the Home Rule League.
3. Demonstrations against the arrival of Simon Commission coincided with Rowlatt Satyagrha.

 Select the correct answer using the code given below.

 (a) 1 only

 (b) 1 and 2 only

 (c) 2 and 3 only

 (d) 1,2 and 3

 

Q.7  Who of the following organized a march on the Tanjore coast to break the Salt Law in April 1930?

 (a) V.O. Chidambaram Pillai

 (b) C. Rajagopalachari

 (c) K. Kamaraj

 (d) Annie Besant

 

Q.8  Consider the following statements

1. The first woman President of the Indian National Congress was Sarojini Naidu.
2. The First Muslim President of the Indian National Congress was Badruddin Tyabji.

 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

 

Q.9 The ‘Swadeshi’ and ‘Boycott’ were adopted as methods of struggle for the first time during the

 (a) Agitation against the Partition of Bengal

 (b) Home Rule Movement

 (c) Non-Cooperation Movement

 (d) Visit of the Simon Commission to India

 

Q.10  Who among the following was/were associated with the introduction of Ryotwari Settlement in India during the British rule?

1. Lord Cornwallis
2. Alexander Reed
3. Thomas Munro

 Select the correct answer using the code given below

 (a) 1 Only

 (b) 1 and 3 only

 (c) 2 and 3 only

 (d) 1,2 and 3

 

 

          

Answer key
1	C
2	B
3	B
4	A
5	D
6	B
7	B
8	B
9	A
10	C