Gandhian Era (1915-1942) PYQs

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1. Prelims 2009Q61Gandhian Era (1915-1942)

   In the ‘Individual Satyagraha’, Vinoba Bhave was chosen as the first Satyagrahi. Who was the second?

   aDr. Rajendra PrasadbPandit Jawaharlal NehrucC. RajagopalacharidSardar Vallabhbhai Patel
2. Prelims 2009Q63Gandhian Era (1915-1942)

   During the freedom struggle, Aruna Asaf Ali was a major woman organizer of underground activity in

   aCivil Disobedience MovementbNon-Cooperation MovementcQuit India MovementdSwadeshi Movement
3. Prelims 2008Q84Gandhian Era (1915-1942)

   Who was the Viceroy of India when the Rowlatt Act was passed?

   aLord IrwinbLord ReadingcLord ChelmsforddLord Wavell
4. Prelims 2008Q135Gandhian Era (1915-1942)

   Assertion (A): The Congress Ministries in all the provinces resigned in the year 1939.

   Reason (R): The Congress did not accept the decision of the Viceroy to declare war against Germany in the context of the Second World War.

   aBoth A and R are individually true and R is the correct explanation of AbBoth A and R are individually true but R is not the correct explanation of AcA is true but R is falsedA is false but R is true
5. Prelims 2007Q50Gandhian Era (1915-1942)

   Which one of the following aroused a wave of popular indignation that led to the massacre by the British at Jallianwala Bagh?

   aThe Arms ActbThe Public Safety ActcThe Rowlatt ActdThe Vernacular Press Act
6. Prelims 2007Q52Gandhian Era (1915-1942)

   At which one of the following places did Mahatma Gandhi first start his Satyagraha in India?

   aAhmedabadbBardolicChamparandKheda
7. Prelims 2006Q135Gandhian Era (1915-1942)

   Under whose presidency was the Lahore Session of the Indian National Congress held in the year 1929 wherein a resolution was adopted to gain complete independence from the British?

   aBal Gangadhar TilakbGopal Krishna GokhalecJawaharlal NehrudMotilal Nehru
8. Prelims 2005Q13Gandhian Era (1915-1942)

   Which party was founded by Subhash Chandra Bose in the year 1939 after he broke away from the Congress?

   aIndian Freedom PartybAzad Hind FaujcRevolutionary FrontdForward Bloc
9. Prelims 2005Q55Gandhian Era (1915-1942)

   Which one of the following pairs are correctly matched?

   Movement / Satyagraha Person Actively Associated With

   1.Champaran Rajendra Prasad

   2.Ahmedabad Mill Workers Morarji Desai

   3.Kheda Vallabhbhai Patel

   Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

   a1 and 2b2 and 3c1 and 3d1, 2 and 3
10. Prelims 2005Q57Gandhian Era (1915-1942)

    Who among the following drafted the resolution on fundamental rights for the Karachi Session of Congress in 1931?

    aDr. B.R. AmbedkarbPandit Jawaharlal NehrucDr. Rajendra PrasaddSardar Vallabhbhai Patel
11. Prelims 2005Q59Gandhian Era (1915-1942)

    At which Congress Session was the Working Committee authorized to launch a programme of Civil Disobedience?

    aBombaybLahorecLucknowdTripuri
12. Prelims 2005Q60Gandhian Era (1915-1942)

    In which one of the following provinces was a Congress Ministry not formed under the Act of 1935?

    aBiharbMadrascOrissadPunjab
13. Prelims 2005Q61Gandhian Era (1915-1942)

    Consider the following statements: On the eve of the launch of Quit India Movement, Mahatma Gandhi

    1.Asked the Government servants to resign.

    2.Asked the soldiers to leave their posts.

    3.Asked the Princes of the Princely States to accept the sovereignty of their own people.

    Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

    a1 and 2b2 and 3c3 onlyd1, 2 and 3
14. Prelims 2005Q75Gandhian Era (1915-1942)

    Consider the following statements :

    1.In the First Round Table Conference Dr. Ambedkar demanded electorates for the depressed classes.

    2.In the Poona Pact, special provisions for representation of the depressed people in the local bodies and civil services were made.

    3.The Indian National Congress did not take part in the Third Round Table Conference.

    Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

    a1 and 2b2 and 3c1 and 3d1, 2 and 3
15. Prelims 2004Q29Gandhian Era (1915-1942)

    During the Indian Freedom Struggle, who among the following proposed that Swaraj should be defined as complete independence free from all foreign control?

    aMazharul HaquebMaulana Hasrat MohanicHakim Ajmal KhandAbul Kalam Azad
16. Prelims 2004Q32Gandhian Era (1915-1942)

    The name of the famous person of India who returned the Knighthood conferred on him by the British Government as a token of protest against the atrocities in Punjab in 1919 was

    aTej Bahadur SaprubAshutosh MukherjeecRabindra Nath TagoredSyed Ahmad Khan
17. Prelims 2004Q122Gandhian Era (1915-1942)

    Consider the following events during India’s freedom struggle:

    1.Chauri-Chaura Outrage

    2.Minto-Morley Reforms

    3.Dandi March

    4.Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms

    Which one of the following is the correct chronological order of the events above?

    a1 ‑ 3 ‑ 2 ‑ 4b2 ‑ 4 ‑ 1 ‑ 3c1 ‑ 4 ‑ 2 ‑ 3d2 ‑ 3 ‑ 1 ‑ 4
18. Prelims 2003Q81Gandhian Era (1915-1942)

    With reference to Indian freedom struggle, which one of the following statements is not correct?

    aThe Rowlatt Act aroused a wave of popular indignation and led to the Jallianwala Bagh massacrebSubhash Chandra Bose formed the Forward BloccBhagat Singh was one of the founders of Hindustan Republican Socialist AssociationdIn 1931, the Congress Session at Karachi opposed Gandhi-Irwin Pact
19. Prelims 2003Q86Gandhian Era (1915-1942)

    The leader of the Bardoli Satyagraha (1928) was

    aSardar Vallabhbhai PatelbMahatma GandhicVithalbhai J PateldMahadev Desai
20. Prelims 2003Q111Gandhian Era (1915-1942)

    Assertion (A): In 1916, Maulana Mohammad Ali and Abul Kalam Azad resigned from the Legislative Council.

    Reason (R): The Rowlatt Act was passed by the government in spite of being opposed by all Indian members of the Legislative Council.

    aBoth A and R are individually true and R is the correct explanation of AbBoth A and R are individually true but R is NOT the correct explanation of AcA is true but R is falsedA is false but R is true
21. Prelims 2002Q81Gandhian Era (1915-1942)

    With reference to the colonial period of Indian history, match List I (Person) with List II (Event) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:

    List I (Person)

    A.MacDonald

    B.Linlithgow

    C.Dalhousie

    D.Chelmsford

    List II (Event)

    1.Doctrine of Lapse

    2.Communal Award

    3.August Offer

    4.Dyarchy

    aA-3, B-2, C-1, D-4bA-3, B-2, C-4, D-1cA-2, B-3, C-1, D-4dA-2, B-3, C-4, D-1
22. Prelims 2002Q123Gandhian Era (1915-1942)

    During the Indian freedom struggle, the Khudai Khidmatgars, also known as Red Shirts, called for

    athe Union of Pashtun tribal areas in north-west with the Afghanistanbthe adoption of terrorist tactics and methods for terrorising and finally ousting the colonial rulerscthe adoption of communist revolutionary ideology for political and social reformdthe Pathan regional nationalist unity and a struggle against colonialism
23. Prelims 2001Q71Gandhian Era (1915-1942)

    The Hunter Commission was appointed after the

    aBlack hole incidentbJalian Walla Bagh massacrecUprising of 1857dPartition of Bengal
24. Prelims 2001Q94Gandhian Era (1915-1942)

    Who among the following leaders proposed to adopt Complete Independence as the goal of the Congress in the Ahmedabad session of 1920?

    aAbul Kalam AzadbHasrat MohanicJawaharlal NehrudMohandas Karamchand Gandhi
25. Prelims 2000Q80Gandhian Era (1915-1942)

    After returning from South Africa, Gandhiji launched his first successful Satyagraha in

    aChauri-ChaurabDandicChamparandBardoli
26. Prelims 2000Q84Gandhian Era (1915-1942)

    Assertion (A): Lord Linlithgow 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.

    aBoth A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of AbBoth A and R are true, but R is not a correct explanation of AcA is true, but R is falsedA is false, but R is true
27. Prelims 1999Q9Gandhian Era (1915-1942)

    The first venture of Gandhi in all-India politics was the

    aNon-cooperation MovementbRowlatt SatyagrahacChamparan MovementdDandi March
28. Prelims 1999Q83Gandhian Era (1915-1942)

    Which Indian nationalist leader looked upon a war between Germany and Britain as a god-sent opportunity which would enable Indians to exploit the situation to their advantage?

    aC. RajagopalacharibM. A. JinnahcSubhas Chandra BosedJawaharlal Nehru
29. Prelims 1999Q98Gandhian Era (1915-1942)

    Assertion (A): Lord Linlithgow described the August Movement of 1942 as the most serious rebellion since Sepoy Mutiny.

    Reason (R): There was massive upsurge of the peasantry in certain areas.

    aBoth A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of AbBoth A and R are true, but R is not a correct explanation of AcA is true, but R is falsedA is false, but R is true
30. Prelims 1998Q29Gandhian Era (1915-1942)

    Assertion (A): The Khilafat movement did bring the urban Muslims into the fold of the National Movement.

    Reason (R): There was a predominant element of anti-imperialism in both the National and Khilafat Movements.

    aBoth A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of AbBoth A and R are true, but R is NOT a correct explanation of AcA is true, but R is falsedA is false, but R is true