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Q1

With reference to the nationalist response to British participation in the First World War, consider the following statements:

1. The moderates supported the British while the extremists were against it.

2. The revolutionaries decided to utilize the opportunity to wage a war on British rule and liberate the country.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Q2

With reference to the Home Rule League Movement, consider the following statements:

1. These leagues were organized on the lines of the Irish Home Rule Leagues.

2. They represented the emergence of a new trend of active politics.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Q3

Which of the following factors led to the formation of the Home Rule Movement during the Indian struggle for independence?

1. High taxation and a rise in prices

2. Montagu–Chelmsford Reforms

3. Absence of the requirement of a popular pressure among all nationalists leaders. 

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Q4

Which of the following statements is/are correct about the Rowlatt Act?

1. It allowed political activists to be tried without juries or even imprisoned without trial.

2. Gandhi termed the act as ‘the Black Act’.

3. Gandhi tried to use the young forces of the Home Rule Leagues in the Rowlatt Satyagraha.

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Q5

With reference to the second Lucknow session the Indian National Congress, consider the following statements:

1. At this session, extremists were accepted back into Congress.

2. It was decided to oppose the Muslim League's demand for separate electorates for Muslims.

3. It was presided by Sarojini Naidu.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Q6

Consider the following pairs:

Newspaper      founder

1. Al Hilal: Mohammad Ali

2. Comrade: Maulana Azad

3. Rast Goftar: Kharshedji Cama

Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?

Q7

For which of the following purpose the Hunter Committee was appointed by the British Government?

1 To review the reforms made in the field of education and civil services.

2 To investigate the Punjab atrocities.

3 To study constitutional reform in Britain's largest and most important possession.

4 To review the reforms made in the field of education.

Q8

With reference to the Khilafat Non-Cooperation Movement, consider the following statements:

1. The were not able to bring the urban Muslims into the national movement.

2. It gave strength to the divisive forces in national politics.

3. The Chauri-Chaura incident prompted Gandhi to withdraw this movement.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Q9

With reference to the moderates, consider the following statement

  1. They believed that political connections with the British are in India’s social, political and cultural interests.
  2. They used constitutional and extra-constitutional methods to achieve their objectives.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Q10

Which among the following organizations was/were founded by Mahatma Gandhi?

  1. Dakshina Bharat Hindi Prachar Sabha
  2. All India Anti Untouchability League
  3.  Natal Indian Congress

Select the correct code using the option given below

Q11

The object of the Hunter Commission was to

 

 

Q12

Which of the following is/are provisions of the Rowlett Act?

  1. Imprisonment of Indians without trials.
  2.  No right to appeal for the accused against the order of the court.
  3. The court of Law shall consist of European Judge exclusively.

Select the correct code using the option given below

Q13

“Marked by the surrender of Government titles, the boycott of government schools and colleges, law courts etc, it was the first open extra-constitutional programme of mass mobilization started by the Congress. The programme condemned untouchability and decided to maintain non-violence”

Which of the following movement is being described in the following passages?

Q14

In the context of Indian History, the ‘Dyarchy’ refers to

Q15

Which of the following statement is correct regarding the “Tolstoy Farm”?

 

 

Q16

Which among the following events happened earliest?

Q17

In which session of the Indian National Congress did the historic union of Congress and Muslim take place?

  1.  
Q18

With reference to the Nationalist Response to British participation in the First World War, Consider the following statement

  1. While the moderates supported Britain in the war, extremist opposed the move.
  2. The revolutionaries saw the war as an opportunity to wage a fight against British rule and liberate the country.

Which of the statement given above is/are correct?

Q19

In response to which of the following incidents did Mahatma Gandhi withdrew the Non- Cooperation Movement?

 

Q20

Mahatma Gandhi organized a satyagraha on behalf of the peasants of Champaran to:

  1. Oppose exploitation by the European planters under the Tinkkathia System.
  2. Conduct a detailed inquiry into the condition of the cotton sharecroppers in that region.

Select the correct code using the option given below

Q1.

With reference to the nationalist response to British participation in the First World War, consider the following statements:

1. The moderates supported the British while the extremists were against it.

2. The revolutionaries decided to utilize the opportunity to wage a war on British rule and liberate the country.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 and 2
d) Neither 1 nor 2
Solution : b)
Unattempted. Explanation :-

Exp) Statement 1 is incorrect. In the First World War (1914-1919), Britain allied with

France, Russia, USA, Italy, and Japan against Germany, Austria-Hungary and Turkey. The Moderates supported the empire in the war as a matter of duty.

The Extremists, including Tilak (who was released in June 1914), supported the war efforts in the mistaken belief that Britain would repay India’s loyalty with gratitude in the form of self-government.

Statement 2 is correct.  The revolutionaries decided to utilize the opportunity to wage a war on British rule and liberate the country. The revolutionary activity was carried out through the Ghadr Party in North America, Berlin Committee in Europe and some scattered mutinies by Indian soldiers, such as the one in Singapore. In India, for revolutionaries striving for immediate complete independence, the War seemed an opportunity, draining India of troops (the number of white soldiers went down at one point to only 15,000), and raising the possibility of financial and military help from Germany and Turkey-the enemies of Britain.

Source)

Chapter 14; page number 329

Q2.

With reference to the Home Rule League Movement, consider the following statements:

1. These leagues were organized on the lines of the Irish Home Rule Leagues.

2. They represented the emergence of a new trend of active politics.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 and 2
d) Neither 1 nor 2
Solution : b)
Unattempted. Explanation :-

Exp) Statement 1 is correct. The Indian Home Rule movement was a movement in British India on the lines of Irish Home Rule movement and other home rule movements.

Statement 2 is incorrect. Two Indian Home Rule Leagues represented the emergence of a new trend of aggressive politics. Annie Besant and BG Tilak were the pioneers of this new trend.

Source)

Chapter 14; page number 329

Q3.

Which of the following factors led to the formation of the Home Rule Movement during the Indian struggle for independence?

1. High taxation and a rise in prices

2. Montagu–Chelmsford Reforms

3. Absence of the requirement of a popular pressure among all nationalists leaders. 

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

a) 3 only
b) 1 only
c) 1 and 2 only
d) 2 and 3 only
Solution : b)
Unattempted. Explanation :-

Exp) Some of the factors leading to the formation of the Home Rule Movement were as follows:

(i) A section of the nationalists felt that popular pressure was required to attain concessions from the government. Hence, statement 3 is incorrect.

(ii) The Moderates were disillusioned with the Morley- Minto reforms. Hence, statement 2 is incorrect. (The Montagu–Chelmsford Reforms-1919)

(iii) People were feeling the burden of wartime miseries caused by high taxation and a rise in prices, and were ready to participate in any aggressive movement of protest. Hence, statement 1 is correct.

(iv) The war, being fought among the major imperialist powers of the day and backed by naked propaganda against each other, exposed the myth of white superiority.

(v) Tilak was ready to assume leadership after his release in June 1914, and had made conciliatory gestures— to the government reassuring it of his loyalty and to the Moderates that he wanted, like the Irish Home Rulers, a reform of the administration and not an overthrow of the government.

(vi) Annie Besant, the Irish theosophist based in India since 1896, had decided to enlarge the sphere of her activities to include the building of a movement for home rule on the lines of the Irish Home Rule Leagues.

Source)

Chapter 14; page number 330

Q4.

Which of the following statements is/are correct about the Rowlatt Act?

1. It allowed political activists to be tried without juries or even imprisoned without trial.

2. Gandhi termed the act as ‘the Black Act’.

3. Gandhi tried to use the young forces of the Home Rule Leagues in the Rowlatt Satyagraha.

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

a) 3 only
b) 1 and 2 only
c) 1 and 3 only
d) 1, 2 and 3
Solution : d)
Unattempted. Explanation :-

Exp) All the statements are correct.  The Rowlatt Act of 1919 allowed political activists to be tried without juries or even imprisoned without trial. It allowed the arrest of Indians without a warrant on the mere suspicion of 'treason'. Such suspects could be tried in secrecy without recourse to legal help. 

He called the Rowlatt Act the “Black Act” and argued that not everyone should get punishment in response to isolated political crimes. Gandhi called for a mass protest at all India level. But soon, having seen the constitutional protest meet with ruthless repression, Gandhi organized a Satyagraha Sabha and roped in younger members of Home Rule Leagues and the Pan Islamists. The forms of protest finally chosen included observance of a nationwide hartal (strike) accompanied by fasting and prayer, and civil disobedience against specific laws, and courting arrest and imprisonment.

Source)

Chapter 15; page number 358

Q5.

With reference to the second Lucknow session the Indian National Congress, consider the following statements:

1. At this session, extremists were accepted back into Congress.

2. It was decided to oppose the Muslim League's demand for separate electorates for Muslims.

3. It was presided by Sarojini Naidu.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

a) 2 only
b) 1 and 2 only
c) 1 only
d) 1, 2 and 3
Solution : c)
Unattempted. Explanation :-

Exp) Statement 1 is correct. Both the Moderates and the Extremists realized that the split had led to political inactivity. The extremists were welcomed back into Congress. The first Lucknow session was held in 1899.

Statement 2 is incorrect. The Lucknow Congress was significant also for the famous Congress League Pact, popularly known as the Lucknow Pact. Both Tilak and Annie Besant had played a leading role in bringing about this agreement between the Congress and the League, much against the wishes of many important leaders, including Madan Mohan Malaviya. The pact accepted the principle of separate electorates for the Muslims.

Statement 3 is incorrect. The session was presided over by Ambika Charan Majumdar.

Source)

Chapter 15; page number 335

Q6.

Consider the following pairs:

Newspaper      founder

1. Al Hilal: Mohammad Ali

2. Comrade: Maulana Azad

3. Rast Goftar: Kharshedji Cama

Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?

a) 3 only
b) 1 and 3 only
c) 2 only
d) 1, 2 and 3
Solution : a)
Unattempted. Explanation :-

Exp) Pairs 1 and 2 are incorrectly matched.

Maulana Azad founded Al Hilal and Mohammad Ali founded Comrade. during the First World War, both the newspapers faced suppression while the leaders such as Ali brothers, Maulana Azad and Hasrat Mohani faced internment. This generated anti-imperialist sentiments among the ‘Young Party’.

Pair 3 is correctly matched. Rast Goftar was an Anglo-Gujarati paper operating in Bombay that was started in 1854 by Dadabhai Naoroji and Kharshedji Cama and championed social reform among Parsis in Western India.

Source)

Chapter 15; page number 336

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rast_Goftar

 

Q7.

For which of the following purpose the Hunter Committee was appointed by the British Government?

1 To review the reforms made in the field of education and civil services.

2 To investigate the Punjab atrocities.

3 To study constitutional reform in Britain's largest and most important possession.

4 To review the reforms made in the field of education.

a) 1 only
b) 2 and 3 only
c) 1, 2 and 3
d) 4 Only
Solution : d)
Unattempted. Explanation :-

Exp) The British Government established a Disorders Inquiry Committee headed by Lord William Hunter, a Senator of College of Justice of Scotland to inquire into the events in Punjab. It was also termed as the Disorders Inquiry Committee.

It was the Simon Commission which arrived in British India in 1928 to study constitutional reform in Britain's largest and most important possession.

Source)

Chapter 16; page number 366

 

Q8.

With reference to the Khilafat Non-Cooperation Movement, consider the following statements:

1. The were not able to bring the urban Muslims into the national movement.

2. It gave strength to the divisive forces in national politics.

3. The Chauri-Chaura incident prompted Gandhi to withdraw this movement.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

a) 1 only
b) 3 only
c) 2 and 3 only
d) 1 and 3 only
Solution : c)
Unattempted. Explanation :-

Exp) Statement 3 is correct. The Chauri-Chaura Incident (February 5, 1922)—Violence by agitated mob prompted Gandhi to withdraw the Khilafat Non-Cooperation Movement.

 

Statement 1 is incorrect. Khilafat Non-Cooperation Movement brought the urban Muslims into the national movement.

Statement 2 is incorrect. The Khilafat Non-Cooperation Movement communalized national politics, to an extent. Although Muslim sentiments were a manifestation of the spread of a wider anti-imperialist feeling, the national leaders failed to raise the religious-political consciousness of the Muslims to a level of secular political consciousness.

Source)

Chapter 16; page number 378

Q9.

With reference to the moderates, consider the following statement

  1. They believed that political connections with the British are in India’s social, political and cultural interests.
  2. They used constitutional and extra-constitutional methods to achieve their objectives.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 and 2
d) Neither 1 nor 2
Solution : a)
Unattempted. Explanation :-

Explanation:

  • Statement 1 is correct: The Moderates believed in England’s providential mission in India. They believed that political connections with the British are in India’s social-political and cultural interests. The professed loyalty to the British crown.
  • Statement 2 is Incorrect: Moderates insisted on the use of constitutional methods only. It was extremists who used the extra-constitutional method like boycott and passive resistance to achieve their objectives.
Q10.

Which among the following organizations was/were founded by Mahatma Gandhi?

  1. Dakshina Bharat Hindi Prachar Sabha
  2. All India Anti Untouchability League
  3.  Natal Indian Congress

Select the correct code using the option given below

a) 2 only
b) 1 and 3 only
c) 2 and 3 only
d) 1, 2 and 3
Solution : d)
Unattempted. Explanation :-

Explanation:

  • Option D is the Correct Answer.
  • Dakshina Bharat Hindi Prachar Sabha was established in the year 1918 by Mahatma Gandhi with the sole aim of propagating Hindi in the Southern States.
  • On 30th September 1932, Mahatma Gandhi founded All India Untouchability League, to remove untouchability in the society, which later renamed as Harijan Sevak Sangh
  • The Natal Indian Congress was an organization that aimed to fight discrimination against Indians in South Africa. The Natal Indian Congress was founded by Mahatma Gandhi in 1894.
Q11.

The object of the Hunter Commission was to

 

 

a) Extend the provision of separate electorates, initially given only to the Muslims.
b) Define the powers of the Secretary of State for India.
c) To investigate the Jalianwala Bagh Massacre.
d) Impose censorship on national press.
Solution : c)
Unattempted. Explanation :-

Explanation:

  • The government formed a Hunter Commission to investigate the Jallianwala Bagh shootings. On October 14, 1919, the Government of India announced the formation of the Disorders Inquiry Committee. The committee was commonly known as Hunter Commission after the name of chairman, Lord William Hunter. It also had Indian members. In the final report submitted in March 1920, the committee unanimously condemned Dyer’s actions. However, the Hunter Committee did not impose any penal or disciplinary action against General Dyer.

 

Q12.

Which of the following is/are provisions of the Rowlett Act?

  1. Imprisonment of Indians without trials.
  2.  No right to appeal for the accused against the order of the court.
  3. The court of Law shall consist of European Judge exclusively.

Select the correct code using the option given below

a) 1 only
b) 2 and 3 only
c) 1 and 2 only
d) 1, 2 and 3
Solution : c)
Unattempted. Explanation :-

Explanation:

  • In the wake of Khilafat and Home rule agitation, the British government passed the Rowlett Act in March 1919. The act also is known as the” Black Act” or “Black Bill” by the Indians who protested it.
  • Statement 1 is Correct: This act authorized the Government to imprison any person without trial and conviction in a court of law, thus enabling the Government to suspend the right of habeas corpus which had been the foundation of civil liberties in Britain.
  • Statement 2 is Correct: The accused did not have the right to appeal against the court orders.
  • Statement 3 is Incorrect: Regarding the composition of the Court, it laid down that Chief Justice shall nominate three of the High Court judges for the trial of the information, and shall fix a date for the commencement of the trial. It did not explicitly discriminate against the judges of Indian origin.
Q13.

“Marked by the surrender of Government titles, the boycott of government schools and colleges, law courts etc, it was the first open extra-constitutional programme of mass mobilization started by the Congress. The programme condemned untouchability and decided to maintain non-violence”

Which of the following movement is being described in the following passages?

a) Rowlett Satyagraha
b) Non-Cooperation Movement
c) Civil Disobedience Movement
d) Quit India Movement
Solution : b)
Unattempted. Explanation :-

Explanation:

  • The Non-cooperation movement was formally launched on August 1, 1920. That day was also marked by the death of Lokmanya Tilak, which witnessed strikes and processions to mourn the passing away of this great national leader.
  • It involved the surrender of government titles and honorary positions, boycott of government schools and colleges, law courts and foreign cloth.
  • It was decided to set up national schools and colleges, establish and strengthen the panchayats for settlement of disputes, promotion of hand spinning and weaving, condemnation and renunciation of untouchability, maintenance of communal amity and strict observance of non-violence.
  • It was for the first time, an open extra-constitutional programme of mass mobilization was started by the congress.
Q14.

In the context of Indian History, the ‘Dyarchy’ refers to

a) Division of the central legislature into two houses.
b) Introduction of double government i.e. Central and State governments
c) Having two sets of rulers; one in London and another in Delhi.
d) Division of the subjects delegated to the provision into two categories.
Solution : d)
Unattempted. Explanation :-

Explanation:

  • In line with the government policy contained in Montagu’s statement of August 1917, the government announced further constitutional reforms in July 1918, known as Montagu-Chelmsford or Montford Reform. Based on these, the Government of India Act, 1919 was enacted.
  • Dyarchy – i.e rule of two- Executive councillors and popular ministers was introduced. The governor was to be the executive head in the province.
Q15.

Which of the following statement is correct regarding the “Tolstoy Farm”?

 

 

a) It is a book written by Gandhi about his experiences in South Africa.
b) It is a place where Gandhi was kept under house arrest.
c)   It was set up by Gandhi to house the families of the Satyagraha in South Africa.
d)   It was a farm where Indians were brought as indentured labourers to work.
Solution : c)
Unattempted. Explanation :-

Explanation:

  • Tolstoy Farm was established by Mahatma Gandhi in South Africa which was made possible through the generosity of his German friend Kallenbach, to house the families of the Satyagraha and give them a way to sustain themselves.

 

Q16.

Which among the following events happened earliest?

a) Kakori Conspiracy Case.
b) Muslim League passed a resolution for demanding Pakistan.
c) Outbreak of the First World War.
d) Chittagong armoury raid.
Solution : c)
Unattempted. Explanation :-

Explanation:

  • The Kakori Conspiracy case was a train robbery that took place between Kakori and, near Lucknow, on 9 August 1925.
  • The resolution for the establishment of a separate homeland for the Muslims of British India passed in the annual session of the All India Muslim League held in Lahore on 22–24 March 1940.
  • World War I, also known as the First World War, was a global war originating in Europe that lasted from 28 July 1914 to 11 November 1918.
  • Chittagong armoury raid, also known as the Chittagong uprising, was an attempt on 18 April 1930 to raid the armoury of police and auxiliary forces from the Chittagong armoury in the Bengal Presidency of British Raj.
Q17.

In which session of the Indian National Congress did the historic union of Congress and Muslim take place?

  1.  
a) Tripuri Session, 1939
b) Lahore Session, 1940
c) Meerut Session, 1946
d) Lucknow Session, 1916
Solution : d)
Unattempted. Explanation :-

Explanation:

  • Lucknow Pact, (December 1916), an agreement made by the Indian National Congress headed by Maratha leader Bal Gangadhar Tilak and the All-India Muslim League led by Muhammad Ali Jinnah; it was adopted by the Congress at its Lucknow session on December 29 and by the league on Dec. 31, 1916.
Q18.

With reference to the Nationalist Response to British participation in the First World War, Consider the following statement

  1. While the moderates supported Britain in the war, extremist opposed the move.
  2. The revolutionaries saw the war as an opportunity to wage a fight against British rule and liberate the country.

Which of the statement given above is/are correct?

a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 and 2
d) Neither 1 nor2
Solution : b)
Unattempted. Explanation :-

Explanation:

  • Statement 2 is Correct: In the First World war(1914-1919), Britain allied with France, Russia, USA, Italy and Japan against Germany, Austria, Hungary and Turkey. The nationalist response to British participation in the war was threefold-
  • The Moderates supported the empire in the war as a matter of duty;
  • The extremists, including Tilak, supported the war efforts in the mistaken belief Britain would repay India’s loyalty with gratitude in the form of self-government.
  • The revolutionaries decided to utilize the opportunity to wage a war and liberate the country
Q19.

In response to which of the following incidents did Mahatma Gandhi withdrew the Non- Cooperation Movement?

 

a)   Jalianwala Bagh Committee
b)    Chauri Chaura Outrage
c) Announcement of Morley-Minto Reforms
d) The signing of Gandhi-Irwin Pact
Solution : b)
Unattempted. Explanation :-

Explanation:

  • On 5 February 1922, a clash took place at Chauri Chaura, a small town in the district of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. A police officer had attacked some volunteers picketing a liquor shop. A whole crowd of peasants that had gathered there went to the police chowki (station). The mob set fire to the police chowki with some 22 policemen inside it. Mahatma Gandhi felt that the revolt was veering off-course, and was disappointed that the revolt had lost its non-violent nature. He did not want the movement to degenerate into a contest of violence, with police and angry mobs attacking each other back and forth, victimizing civilians in between. Gandhi appealed to the Indian public for all resistance to end, went on a fast lasting 3 weeks, and called off the non-cooperation movement.
Q20.

Mahatma Gandhi organized a satyagraha on behalf of the peasants of Champaran to:

  1. Oppose exploitation by the European planters under the Tinkkathia System.
  2. Conduct a detailed inquiry into the condition of the cotton sharecroppers in that region.

Select the correct code using the option given below

a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 and 2
d) Neither 1 nor2
Solution : a)
Unattempted. Explanation :-

Explanation:

  • The peasants of the Champaran and other areas of North Bihar were growing the Indigo under the tinakathia system. Under the tinakathia system, the peasants were bound to plant 3 out of 20 parts of his land with indigo for his landlord. This means that out of 20 khatas which make an acre, they had to dedicate 3 khatas for indigo plantation. This was the root cause of the trouble. They had to lease this part in the return to the advance at the beginning of each cultivation season. The price was too less and was fixed on the area cultivated rather than the crop produced. They were actually being cheated by the English planters. The planters had agreed to the peasants to relive them from the lease contracts but demanded heavy compensations which they were not able to pay. One local peasant leader Rajkumar Shukla had invited Mahatma Gandhi to visit Champaran. Gandhi Ji arrived in Champaran but was later ordered by the District magistrate of Champaran WB Heycock to leave the district. Gandhi Ji refused and persisted. He decided to commit Satyagraha. He proceeded towards the Champaran. The commissioner of tirhut division ordered Gandhi’s arrest but Government of India cancelled the arrest because it did want to make him a hero.