Q.1 Which one of the following is not a feature of the Government of India Act of 1935?
(a) Diarchy at the Centre as well as in the provinces
(b) A bicameral legislature
(c) Provincial autonomy
(d) An All- India federation
Q.2 The Indian National Army (I.N.A.) came into existence in 1943 in:
(a) Japan
(b) Burma
(c) Singapore
(d) Malaya
Q.3 As an alternative to the partition of India, Gandhiji suggested to Mountbatten that he:
(a) Postponed granting of independence
(b) Invited Jinnah to form the government
(c) Invited Nehru and Jinnah to form the government
(d) Invited the army to take over for some time
Q.4 The native state of Tripura became involved in the freedom
(a) The Kings of Tripura were always anti-British
(b) The Bengal revolutionaries took shelter in Tripura
(c) The Tribes of the state were fiercely freedom loving
(d) There were already some groups fighting against the kingship and its protector, the British
Q.5 After returning from South Africa, Gandhi ji launched his first successful satyagraha in:
(a) Chauri-Chaura
(b) Dandi
(c) Champaran
(d) Bardoli
Q.6 Assertion (A): Lord Linlithgo described the August Movement of 1942 as the most serious revolt after the sepoy mutiny.
Reason (R): Peasants joined the movement in large number in some places.
Q.7 Assertion (A): The basic weakness of the early nationalist movement lay in its narrow social base
Reason (R): If fought for the narrow interests of the social groups which joined it.
Q.8 While delivering the presidential address, the Congress President who advocated the introduction of Roman script for Hindi language was:
(a) Mahatma Gandhi
(b) Jawaharlal Nehru
(c) Abdul Kalam Azad
(d) Subhash Chandra Bose
Q.9 At the time of partition of India, which one of the following united and independent existence?
(a) Punjab
(b) Assam
(c) Bengal
(d) Bihar
Q.10 The Balkan Plan for fragmentation of India was the brain child of:
(a) W. Churchill
(b) M.A. Jinnah
(c) Lord Mountbatten
(d) V.P. Menon
| Answer key | |
| 1 | A |
| 2 | A |
| 3 | B |
| 4 | D |
| 5 | C |
| 6 | A |
| 7 | C |
| 8 | D |
| 9 | A |
| 10 | C |