1. The period from 1909 to 1935 witnessed significant changes in the constitutional framework of British India. Analyze the following statements in the context of these changes:
- The introduction of separate electorates aimed to address the concerns of minority communities.
- The Government of India Act of 1919 ushered in a system of dyarchy in provincial administration.
- The expansion of the franchise under these reforms primarily benefitted the landed gentry.
- These reforms were a direct response to the growing nationalist movement in India.
Which of the statements are TRUE? - A) 1 and 2 only
- B) 2 and 3 only
- C) 3 and 4 only
- D) 1, 2, and 4
Answer: D) 1, 2, and 4
2. By the Act of 1858, India was to be governed:
- A) By the Company
- B) In the name of the Crown
- C) By a Board of Directors
- D) In the name of the Governor-General of India
Answer: B) In the name of the Crown
3. The Ghadar Party was founded (November 1913) at San Francisco, USA by:
- A) Madam Bhikaji Cama
- B) Lala Har Dayal
- C) Shyamji Krishana Verma
- D) Both (a) and (b) above
Answer: D) Both (a) and (b) above
4. The Poona Pact (1932) was an agreement between:
- A) Nehru and Ambedkar
- B) Gandhi and Ambedkar
- C) Malaviya and Ambedkar
- D) Gandhi and Nehru
Answer: B) Gandhi and Ambedkar
5. Which of the following national leaders did not defend soldiers of the Indian National Army in the 1945 case dealing with trial?
- A) Sir Tej Bahadur Sapru
- B) Bhula Bhai Desai
- C) Jawaharlal Nehru
Answer: C) Jawaharlal Nehru
6. Which treaty brought an end to the independent existence of Peshwa Baji Rao-II?
- A) The Treaty of Purandhar
- B) Convention of Wadgaon
- C) Treaty of Bassein
- D) Treaty of Salbai
Answer: C) Treaty of Bassein
7. Who started the first English newspaper in India?
- A) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
- B) Raja Rammohan Roy
- C) Lord William Bentinck
Answer: B) Raja Rammohan Roy
8. The first woman to become a Chief Minister of any State in India was:
- A) Nandini Satpathy
- B) Dr. J. Jayalalitha
- C) Sucheta Kripalani
- D) Ms. Mayawati
Answer: C) Sucheta Kripalani
9. Who is the author of Vande Mataram?
- A) Mahatma Gandhi
- B) Rabindranath Tagore
- C) Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
- D) Sarat Chandra Chatterjee
Answer: C) Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
10. Who is regarded as the ‘father of modern India’?
- A) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
- B) Swami Dayananda Saraswati
- C) Sri Aurobindo
- D) Bhagat Singh
Answer: A) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
- Who was the Viceroy of India during the launch of the Quit India Movement?
- A) Lord Linlithgow
- B) Lord Wavell
- C) Lord Mountbatten
- D) Lord Irwin
Answer: A) Lord Linlithgow
- The Simon Commission was boycotted because:
- A) It included only British members
- B) It was set up in response to the Nehru Report
- C) It proposed the abolition of dyarchy
- D) It suggested the partition of India
Answer: A) It included only British members
- The Cripps Mission visited India in the year:
- A) 1940
- B) 1942
- C) 1945
- D) 1946
Answer: B) 1942
- The Indian National Congress session presided by Subhash Chandra Bose was held at:
- A) Haripura
- B) Tripuri
- C) Lahore
- D) Karachi
Answer: B) Tripuri
- The Non-Cooperation Movement was called off due to:
- A) Gandhi-Irwin Pact
- B) Chauri Chaura incident
- C) Simon Commission’s arrival
- D) Round Table Conferences
Answer: B) Chauri Chaura incident
- The Rowlatt Act aimed to:
- A) Allow detention of suspects without trial
- B) Introduce reforms in the Indian administration
- C) Repeal the Salt Tax
- D) Provide employment to Indians in the British army
Answer: A) Allow detention of suspects without trial
- The Salt Satyagraha is also known as:
- A) Non-Cooperation Movement
- B) Quit India Movement
- C) Civil Disobedience Movement
- D) Swadeshi Movement
Answer: C) Civil Disobedience Movement
- Who founded the All India Muslim League?
- A) Muhammad Ali Jinnah
- B) Aga Khan III
- C) Sir Syed Ahmed Khan
- D) Allama Iqbal
Answer: B) Aga Khan III
- The Partition of Bengal in 1905 was annulled in the year:
- A) 1911
- B) 1919
- C) 1923
- D) 1947
Answer: A) 1911
- The Jallianwala Bagh Massacre took place in the city of:
- A) Delhi
- B) Amritsar
- C) Lahore
- D) Kolkata
Answer: B) Amritsar
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