11. Who joined Subhas Chandra Bose to found All India Forward Bloc and actively associated with the INA movement?
(a) Jai Prakash Narayan
(b) Baikunth Shukla
(c) Sheel Bhadra Yajee
(d) Ram Narain Prasad
(e) None of the above/More than one of the above
Correct Answer:
(c) Sheel Bhadra Yajee
Explanation:
Sheel Bhadra Yajee, a nationalist leader from Bihar, was a close associate of Subhas Chandra Bose. He was instrumental in the formation of the All India Forward Bloc and later joined the Indian National Army (INA).
12. Who is regarded as “The Mother of Indian Revolution”?
(a) Mrs. Annie Besant
(b) Snehlata Wadekar
(c) Sarojini Naidu
(d) Madam Bhikhaji Rustam Cama
(e) None of the above/More than one of the above
Correct Answer:
(d) Madam Bhikhaji Rustam Cama
Explanation:
Madam Cama was a prominent figure in the early Indian nationalist movement abroad. She is famous for hoisting the first version of the Indian flag at the International Socialist Congress in Stuttgart, Germany, in 1907.
13. Which journal was not associated with the revolutionary activities?
(a) Sandhya
(b) Yugantar
(c) Ghadr
(d) Young India
(e) None of the above/More than one of the above
Correct Answer:
(d) Young India
Explanation:
Sandhya, Yugantar, and Ghadr
were publications that supported revolutionary nationalism. Kal in Maharashtra,
Sandhya, Yugantar from Bengal and Journal Ghadr was published by Ghadr movement
in North America. Young India was a
journal published by Mahatma Gandhi to propagate his philosophy of
non-violence.
14. First Indian elected to the British House of Commons was Dadabhai Naoroji who contested on the ticket of ;
(a) Liberal Party
(b) Labour Party
(c) Conservative Party
(d) Communist Party (e) None of the above/More than one of the above
Correct Answer:
(a) Liberal Party
Explanation:
Dadabhai Naoroji was elected to the British House of Commons in 1892 from the constituency of Finsbury Central on a Liberal Party ticket, becoming the first Indian MP.
15. Swaraj Party was formed following the failure of:
(a) Non-Cooperation Movement
(b) Civil Disobedience Movement
(c) Rowlatt Bill Satyagraha
(d) Champaran Satyagraha
(e) None of the above/More than one of the above
Correct Answer:
(a) Non-Cooperation Movement
Explanation:
After the abrupt withdrawal of the Non-Cooperation Movement by Gandhi in 1922, a section of Congress leaders, including C.R. Das and Motilal Nehru, formed the Swaraj Party in 1923 to advocate for council entry.
16. The Chittagong Armoury Raid had been planned by
(a) Surya Sen
(b) Chandan Dutta
(c) Vidhan Ghosh
(d) Jatin Das
(e) None of the above/More than one of the above
Correct Answer:
(a) Surya Sen
Explanation:
The Chittagong Armoury Raid of April 1930 was an audacious plan led by the revolutionary leader Surya Sen, also known as ‘Master Da’.
17. The Cabinet Mission came to India in :
(a) February 1942
(b) March 1942
(c) April 1942
(d) May 1942
(e) None of the above/More than one of the above
Correct Answer:
(e) None of the above/More than one of the above
Explanation:
The Cabinet Mission arrived in India in 24March 1946. None of the given options (all in 1942) are correct.
18. A pleader of Bihar who left his lucrative practice during Non-Cooperation Movement was :
(a) Jai Prakash Narayan
(b) Rajendra Prasad
(c) Sahajanand Saraswati
(d) Raj Kumar Shukla
(e) None of the above/More than one of the above
Correct Answer:
(b) Rajendra Prasad
Explanation:
On the call of Mahatma Gandhi, Dr. Rajendra Prasad gave up his highly successful and lucrative legal practice to join the Non-Cooperation Movement. He was joined by other leaders like C.R. Das, Motilal Nehru, Jawaharlal Nehru and Lajpat Rai
19. The precursor of Indian National Congress was:
(a) British Indian Association
(b) Indian Association
(c) Indian National Union
(d) Indian League
(e) None of the above/More than one of the above
Correct Answer:
(b) Indian Association
Explanation:
The Indian Association, founded by Surendranath Banerjee and Ananda Mohan Bose in 1876, is considered the most important precursor to the INC due to its broader, all-India based objectives.
20. Who organised the “Khudai Khidmatgar” in 1929?
(a) Abdul Gaffar Khan
(b) Ali Brothers
(c) Ansari Brothers
(d) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
(e) None of the above/More than one of the above
Correct Answer:
(a) Abdul Gaffar Khan
Explanation:
Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan, popularly known as the ‘Frontier Gandhi’, founded the Khudai Khidmatgar (Servants of God), a non-violent resistance movement among the Pashtuns of the North-West Frontier Province.
