Some important Questions on History.

(a) 1919
(b) 1920
(c) 1921
(d) 1922
Ans (a)

2. Gandhiji launched the Non-Cooperation Movement in—
(a) 1920
(b) 1919
(c) 1921
(d) 1922
Ans (a)



3. Quit India Movement began on—
(a) 9th August, 1942
(b) 10th August, 1941
(c) 15th August, 1942
(d) 16th August, 1942
Ans (a)

4. The correct chronological order of following events is—
1. C. R. Formula
2. Cabinet Mission
3. Gandhi-Jinnah Dialogue
4. Wavel Plan
(a) 4 – 3 – 2 – 1
(b) 1 – 2 – 3 – 4
(c) 1 – 3 – 2 – 4
(d) 1 – 3 – 4 – 2
Ans (d)

5. Who of the following took the burning of the foreign clothes during the Non – Cooperation Movement as ‘insensate waste’?
(a) Rabindra Nath Tagore
(b) Mohammad Ali
(c) Lord Reading
(d) Moti Lal Nehru
Ans (a)

6. Find out the correct sequence of the following from the code given below:
1. C. Rajagopalachari Plan
2. Wavell Plan
3. Mountbatten Plan
4. Cabinet Mission Plan
Code :
(a) 1 – 2 – 3 – 4
(b) 2 – 3 – 4 – 1
(c) 1 – 2 – 4 – 3
(d) 2 – 1 – 3 – 4
Ans (c)

7. The name of the periodical among the following published by Mahatma Gandhi during his stay in South Africa—
(a) Navjivan
(b) India Gazette
(c) Africaner
(d) Indian Opinion
Ans (d)

8. In which of the following did Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel play a leading role?
(a) Bijolia Movement
(b) Dandi March
(c) Bardoli Satyagraha
(d) Textile Mill Workers strike at Ahmedabad
Ans (c)

9. A large crowd gathered in the Jallianwala Bagh at Amritsar on April 13, 1919 to protest against the arrest of—
(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
Ans (d)

10. The date April 6, 1930 is known in Indian History for—
(a) Dandi March by Mahatma Gandhi
(b) First Round Table Conference
(c) Gandhi – Irwin Pact
(d) Jallianwala Bagh Massacre
Ans (a)

11. Which of the following struggles of Mahatma Gandhi was related to industrial workers?
(a) Champaran Satyagraha
(b) Ahmedabad Struggle
(c) Kheda Struggle
(d) None of these
Ans (b)

12. Match List–I with List–II and select the correct answer from the code given below :
 List–I List–II
A. August Declaration 1. Lord Linlithgow
B. August Offer 2. Montague
C. August Resolution 3. M. A. Jinnah
D. Direct Action 4. Gandhi

Codes : A B C D
(a) 2 1 4 3
(b) 1 2 4 3
(c) 1 2 3 4
(d) 4 1 2 3
Ans (a)

13. With which of the following movements was Gandhiji NOT associated?
(a) Khilafat Movement
(b) Individual Satyagraha Movement
(c) Quit India Movement
(d) Swadeshi Movement
Ans (d)

14. The main reason for the boycott of Simon Commission in India was—
(a) Appointment before time
(b) All the members were Englishmen
(c) Chairman was a member of the British Liberal Party
(d) Gandhiji’s Non–Co–operation Movement
Ans (b)

15. Dyarchy was first introduced in India under—
(a) Government of India Act, 1935
(b) Morley – Minto Reforms
(c) Mont – Ford Reforms
(d) Simon Commission Plan
Ans (c)