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Q1

The Cabinet mission rejected the idea of creating a separate Pakistan, because

1. Proposed Pakistan had many Non-Muslim populations.

2. The Partition would result in economic and administrative problems.

3. The regional ties of Bengal and Punjab would be disturbed.

4. The idea might lead to further balkanization of the territory of India

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Q2

Which of the following statements is/are correct about the 'Quit India' Resolution?

1. It was endorsed at the Congress annual session at Wardha on August 8, 1942.

2. It sanctioned a civil disobedience movement against British rule.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Q3

Regarding Gandhi's general instructions to different sections of society during the Quit India movement, consider the following statements:

1. He asked government servants to resign and declare their allegiance to the Congress.

2. He asked the soldiers to leave the Army and fight for a free India.

3. He requested the princes of princely states to support the masses and accept the sovereignty of their people.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Q4

With reference to the participation of students in the Quit India movement, consider the following statements:

1. They wrote and distributed illegal news sheets.

2. They responded by going on strike in schools and colleges.

3. They participated in processions.

4. They acted as couriers for underground networks.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Q5

Consider the following statements:

1. The Communists did not join the Quit India movement.

2. The lower levels in police and administration participated in the Quit India movement.

3. The peasants of all strata were at the heart of the movement while no zamindars participated in the quit India movement.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Q6

Which of the following organizations/groups opposed the quit India movement?

1. The Muslim League

2. The Hindu Mahasabha

3. The Princely states

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Q7

Consider the following personalities:

1. Shah Nawaz Khan

2. Prem Kumar Sehgal

3. Gurbaksh Singh Dhillon.

4. Rashbehari Bose

Who of the above were associated with the Indian National Army?

Q8

Which of the following is/are correct about the Quit India Movement?

1. It was an immediate reaction of the Indian National Congress on the failure of the Cripps mission.

2. Usha Mehta was started underground radio in Bombay during this movement.

3. No communal conflicts were observed during the period of this movement.

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Q9

Which of the following was/were the Fundamental Cause of the 1943 Famine?

  1. Non-intervention of the British government to import rice from abroad.
  2. Gross mismangement and deliberate profiteering.
  3. Need to feed a vast army diverted foodstuffs.

Select the correct code using the option given below

Q10

Which of the following points was/were in the C.Rajagopalachari Formula?

  1. Caste Hindus and Muslims were to have equal representation.
  2. Muslim League to endorse congress demand for independence.
  3. League to cooperate with Congress in forming a provisional government at the centre.
  4. The terms to be operative only if England transferred full powers to India.

Select the correct using the option given below

Q11

With reference to the Quit India Resolution, Consider the following statement

  1. The Quit India Resolution adopted in 1942 Wardha Congress Working Committee.
  2. The Quit India Resolution proposed by Motilal Nehru.

Which of the given statement given above is/are Incorrect?

Q12

Correct the chronological sequence of the following events

  1. Wavell Plan
  2. Rajgopalchari Formula
  3. Quit India Resolution
  4. Desai-Liaquat Pact

Select the correct code using the option given below

Q13

With reference to the Parallel Government established during the Indian Freedom Struggle, Consider the following statement

  1. Parallel government was established under Chittu Pandey in Balia, the town of United Province.
  2. Jatiya Sarkar was an independent parallel government established in Tamluk, Bengal.
  3. Leaders like Yashwant Chavan, Nana Patil established Prati Sarkar in Nagpur.

Which of the statement given above is/are correct?

Q14

Quit India Movement launched in response to

Q15

Who among the following participated during the Quit India Movement?

  1. Bhulabhai Desai
  2. Usha Mehta
  3. Subash Chandra Bose
  4. Satish Samanta

Select the correct code using the option given below

Q16

With reference to the Indian Freedom Struggle, Usha Mehta is well-known for

Q17

Which of the following not correct about Quit India Movement?

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Q18

Which of the following parties were established by Dr B.R. Ambedkar?

  1. The Peasants and Workers Party of India
  2.  All India Scheduled Castes Federation
  3. The Independent Labour Party

Select the correct code using the option given below

Q19

The Congress ministers resigned in the seven provinces in 1939, because

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Q20

Who among the following were official Congress negotiations with Cripps Mission?

Q1.

The Cabinet mission rejected the idea of creating a separate Pakistan, because

1. Proposed Pakistan had many Non-Muslim populations.

2. The Partition would result in economic and administrative problems.

3. The regional ties of Bengal and Punjab would be disturbed.

4. The idea might lead to further balkanization of the territory of India

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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

Exp) Statement 1 is correct. Some Sikh leaders were demanding a separate state if the country was partitioned. The principle of communal self –determination would claim separation of Hindu majority Western Bengal and Sikh and Hindu dominated Ambala and Jullunder divisions of Punjab.

Statement 2 is correct. Pakistan so formed would include a large non-Muslim population; 38% in the North West and 48% in the North East.

Statement 3 is correct. Considering the vastness of the country and scattered economic resources and infrastructures, there was an obvious implication of economic and administrative problems that might occur due to the partition.

Statement 4 is correct. The deep-seated regional ties would be disturbed if Bengal and Punjab were partitioned.

Source) Chapter 24; page number 530

Q2.

Which of the following statements is/are correct about the 'Quit India' Resolution?

1. It was endorsed at the Congress annual session at Wardha on August 8, 1942.

2. It sanctioned a civil disobedience movement against British rule.

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. At a meeting of the Congress Working Committee in Wardha passed the Quit India Resolution on 14th July 1942 which was later endorsed and passed on 8th August at the Bombay session of the Congress.

Statement 2 is correct. The Quit India Resolution was ratified at the Congress session at Gowalia Tank, Bombay. The meeting also resolved to

1. demand an immediate end to British rule in India.

2. declare commitment of free India to defend itself against all types of Fascism and imperialism.

3. form a provisional Government of India after British withdrawal.

4. sanction a civil disobedience movement against British rule.

5. Gandhi was named the leader of the struggle

Source)  Chapter 23; page number 502

Q3.

Regarding Gandhi's general instructions to different sections of society during the Quit India movement, consider the following statements:

1. He asked government servants to resign and declare their allegiance to the Congress.

2. He asked the soldiers to leave the Army and fight for a free India.

3. He requested the princes of princely states to support the masses and accept the sovereignty of their people.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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

Exp) Gandhi's special instructions were spelt out at the Gowalia Tank meeting but not actually issued. They were directed at various sections of society.

Government servants: Do not resign but declare your allegiance to the Congress. Hence, statement 2 is incorrect.

Soldiers: Do not leave the Army but do not fire on compatriots. Hence, statement 2 is incorrect.

Students: If confident, leave studies.

Peasants: If zamindars are anti-government, pay mutually agreed rent, and if zamindars are pro-government, do not pay rent.

Princes: Support the masses and accept the sovereignty of your people. Hence, statement 3 is correct.

Princely states' people: Support the ruler only if he is anti-government and declare yourselves to be a part of the Indian nation.

Source)

Chapter 23; page number 503

Q4.

With reference to the participation of students in the Quit India movement, consider the following statements:

1. They wrote and distributed illegal news sheets.

2. They responded by going on strike in schools and colleges.

3. They participated in processions.

4. They acted as couriers for underground networks.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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

Exp) All the statements are correct. During the Quit India movement, the students responded by going on strike in schools and colleges, participating in processions, writing and distributing illegal news sheets (patrikas) and acting as couriers for underground networks. Workers went on strike in Ahmedabad, Bombay, Jamshedpur, Ahmednagar and Poona.

Source)

Chapter 23

Q5.

Consider the following statements:

1. The Communists did not join the Quit India movement.

2. The lower levels in police and administration participated in the Quit India movement.

3. The peasants of all strata were at the heart of the movement while no zamindars participated in the quit India movement.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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

Exp) Statement 1 is correct. The Communists did not join the movement; in the wake of Russia (where the communists were in power) being attacked by Nazi Germany, the communists began to support the British war against Germany and the ‘Imperialist War’ became the ‘People’s War’.

Statement 2 is correct. Government officials, especially those belonging to lower levels in police and administration, participated resulting in erosion of government loyalty.

Statement 3 is incorrect. Peasants of all strata were at the heart of the movement. Even some zamindars participated. These peasants concentrated their offensive on symbols of authority and there was complete absence of anti-zamindar violence.

Source) Chapter 23; page number 506

 

Q6.

Which of the following organizations/groups opposed the quit India movement?

1. The Muslim League

2. The Hindu Mahasabha

3. The Princely states

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

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

Exp) The Muslim League opposed the movement, fearing that if the British left India at that time, the minorities would be oppressed by the Hindus.

The Hindu Mahasabha boycotted the movement.

The Princely states showed a low-key response. Hence, the correct answer is B.

Source) Chapter 23; page number 506

 

Q7.

Consider the following personalities:

1. Shah Nawaz Khan

2. Prem Kumar Sehgal

3. Gurbaksh Singh Dhillon.

4. Rashbehari Bose

Who of the above were associated with the Indian National Army?

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

Exp)  All were associated with the Indian National Army.

  • Shah Nawaz commanded the INA batallion that accompanied the Japanese Army in the Imphal Campaign.
  • Rashbehari Bose assisted Subhash Chandra Bose in Singapore.
  • Prem Kumar Sehgal was one of the INAprisoners of war.
  • Gurbaksh Singh Dhillon was an officer in the Indian National Army who was charged with "waging war against His Majesty the King Emperor". Along with Shah Nawaz Khan and Prem Kumar Sahgal, he was tried at the end of World War II in the INA trials that began on 5 November 1945 at Red Fort.
  • Source) Chapter 23 and chapter 24; page number 515
Q8.

Which of the following is/are correct about the Quit India Movement?

1. It was an immediate reaction of the Indian National Congress on the failure of the Cripps mission.

2. Usha Mehta was started underground radio in Bombay during this movement.

3. No communal conflicts were observed during the period of this movement.

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

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

Exp) Statement 1 is correct. After Cripps's departure, Gandhi framed a resolution calling for British withdrawal and a non-violent non-cooperation movement against any Japanese invasion. The CWC meeting at Wardha (July 14, 1942) accepted the idea of a struggle. The failure of the Cripps Mission to solve the constitutional deadlock exposed Britain's unchanged attitude on constitutional advance and made it clear that any more silence would be tantamount to accepting the British right to decide the fate of Indians without consulting them.

Statement 2 is correct. Various underground activities were one of the dominant features of the Quit India movement. Usha Sharma started an underground radio in Bombay.

Statement 3 is correct. There were no communal clashes during the Quit India movement. Muslims helped by giving shelter to underground Activists. 

Source) Chapter 23; page number 504

Q9.

Which of the following was/were the Fundamental Cause of the 1943 Famine?

  1. Non-intervention of the British government to import rice from abroad.
  2. Gross mismangement and deliberate profiteering.
  3. Need to feed a vast army diverted foodstuffs.

Select the correct code using the option given below

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

Explanation:

  • All of the given statements was the fundamental cause of the 1943 famine. 1943 Bengal famine, which is estimated to have caused over three million deaths, resulted not from drought as is widely thought but from the British government's policy failures. The fundamental causes of the famine were as follows:
    • The need to feed a vast Army diverted foodstuffs.
    • Rice imports from Burma and South East Asia had been stopped.
    • The famine got aggravated by gross mismanagement and deliberate profiteering; rationing methods were belated and were confined to big cities.
Q10.

Which of the following points was/were in the C.Rajagopalachari Formula?

  1. Caste Hindus and Muslims were to have equal representation.
  2. Muslim League to endorse congress demand for independence.
  3. League to cooperate with Congress in forming a provisional government at the centre.
  4. The terms to be operative only if England transferred full powers to India.

Select the correct using the option given below

a) 1 and 3 only
b) 1, 2 and 4 only
c) 2, 3 and 4 only
d) All of the above
Solution : c)
Unattempted. Explanation :-

Explanation:

  • The objectives of Rajagopalachari Formula were to bridges between the Muslims League and Indian National Congress arises due to the difference of opinion on two-nation theory and independence of India from British. C. Rajagopalachari was the veteran Congress leader, made a formula for the Indian National Congress and Muslim League cooperation to write off the political deadlock. The formula was supported by M.K Gandhi which was in reality, silent acceptance of the League’s demand for Pakistan. The main points in C.Rajagopalachari’s Formula were
    • Muslim League to support the demand for independence of Congress. Hence statement 2 is Correct.
    • League to cooperate with Congress in forming a provisional government at the centre. Hence statement 3 is Correct.
    • At the end of the war, a commission would be appointed to demarcate the districts having a Muslim population in the absolute majority and in elections to be conducted in those areas (including the non-Muslims) on basis of adult suffrage whether or not to form a separate sovereign state.
    • All parties would be allowed to express their stand on the partition and their views before the voting or election.
    • In case of acceptance of partition, agreement to be made jointly for safeguarding defence, commerce, communications, etc.
    • The above terms to be operative only if England transferred full powers to India. Hence statement 4 is Correct.
Q11.

With reference to the Quit India Resolution, Consider the following statement

  1. The Quit India Resolution adopted in 1942 Wardha Congress Working Committee.
  2. The Quit India Resolution proposed by Motilal Nehru.

Which of the given statement given above is/are Incorrect?

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

Explanation:

  • Statement 1 is Correct: In July 1942, the Congress Working Committee met at Wardha and resolved that it would authorise Gandhi to take charge of the non-violent mass movement. The resolution generally referred to as ‘the Quit India Resolution’.
  • Statement2 is Incorrect: The Quit India Resolution proposed by Jawaharlal Nehru and seconded by Sardar Patel.
Q12.

Correct the chronological sequence of the following events

  1. Wavell Plan
  2. Rajgopalchari Formula
  3. Quit India Resolution
  4. Desai-Liaquat Pact

Select the correct code using the option given below

a) 3-4-2-1
b) 3-2-4-1
c) 2-4-3-1
d) 4-3-1-2
Solution : b)
Unattempted. Explanation :-

Explanation:

  • On August 8, 1942, the Quit India Resolution was passed at the Bombay session of the All India Congress Committee (AICC).
  • C. Rajagopalachari, the veteran Congress leader prepared a formula for Congress-League cooperation in 1944.
  • Desai being the leader of the Congress in the Central Assembly and a friend of Liaquat Ali (Leader of Muslim League), met him in January 1945 gave him proposals for the formation of Interim Government at the centre. After Desai’s declaration, Liaquat Ali published the list of an agreement, which came to be known as Desai-Liaqat Pact.
  • Lord Wavell became the Viceroy of India in 1943 succeeding Lord Linlithgow. In June 1945, he announced his proposals to break the constitutional deadlock in India. This was called the Wavell Plan.
Q13.

With reference to the Parallel Government established during the Indian Freedom Struggle, Consider the following statement

  1. Parallel government was established under Chittu Pandey in Balia, the town of United Province.
  2. Jatiya Sarkar was an independent parallel government established in Tamluk, Bengal.
  3. Leaders like Yashwant Chavan, Nana Patil established Prati Sarkar in Nagpur.

Which of the statement given above is/are correct?

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

Explanation:

  • Statement 1 is Correct: Parallel government was established under Chittu Pandey in Balia(in August 1942 for a week), the town of United Province.
  • Statement 2 is Correct: Jatiya Sarkar was an independent parallel government established in Tamluk, Bengal(From December 1942 to September 1944). The Jatiya Sarkar undertook cyclone relief work, sanctioned grants to schools, supplied paddy from the rich to the poor, organised Visyut Vahinis, etc.
  • Statement 3 is Incorrect: Leaders like Yashwant Chavan, Nana Patil established Prati Sarkar in Satara(mid-1943-1945). Village libraries and Nyaydan Mandals were organised, prohibition campaigns were carried on and ‘Gandhi marriages’ were organised.
Q14.

Quit India Movement launched in response to

a) Cabinet Mission Plan
b) Simon Commission Report
c) Cripps Proposals
d) Wavell Plan
Solution : c)
Unattempted. Explanation :-

Explanation:

  • The British Government sent a delegation to India under Sir Stafford Cripps, to negotiate with the Indian National Congress a deal to obtain total cooperation during the war, in return of progressive devolution and distribution of power from the crown and the viceroy to an elected Indian legislature. The talks failed, as they did not address the key demand of a time table of self-government and of the definition of the powers to be relinquished, essentially making an offer of limited dominion status that was wholly unacceptable to the Indian Movement.
Q15.

Who among the following participated during the Quit India Movement?

  1. Bhulabhai Desai
  2. Usha Mehta
  3. Subash Chandra Bose
  4. Satish Samanta

Select the correct code using the option given below

a) 1, 2 and 3 only
b) 1, 3 and 4 only
c) 2, 3 and 4 only
d) All of the above
Solution : d)
Unattempted. Explanation :-

Explanation:

  • All of the above personalities were associated with the Quit India Movement
  • Bhulabhai Desai was the arch-Moderates, who were in the favour of recognising the rights of Muslim majority provinces to secede through plebiscites after independence had been gained.
  • Satish Samanta, a Congress leader and the first Sarbadhinayak of the Tamluk Jatiya Sarkar, helped in establishing a rebel ‘national government’ in Tamluk subdivision of Midnapur.
  • Usha Mehta actively supported the movement and was an important member of a small group which ran the Congress radio.
  • Subhash Chandra Bose joined the Indian National Army in 1943. One of his most famous declarations wa’Tum mujhe khoon do mai tumhe Azadi doonga’

 

Q16.

With reference to the Indian Freedom Struggle, Usha Mehta is well-known for

a) Running the secret congress radio in the wake of quit India movement
b) Participating in the Second Round Table Conference
c) Leading a contingent of Indian National Army
d) Assisting in the formation of Interim Government under Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
Solution : a)
Unattempted. Explanation :-

Explanation:

  • Usha Mehta(March 25, 1920-August 11, 2000) was a renowned Gandhian and freedom fighter of India. She is also remembered for operationalizing the Congress radio, also called the Secret Congress Radio, an underground radio station, which functioned for few months during the Quit India Movement of 1942
Q17.

Which of the following not correct about Quit India Movement?

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a) It was a non-violent movement
b) It was led by Mahatma Gandhi
c) It was a spontaneous movement
d) It did not attract the labour class in general
Solution : d)
Unattempted. Explanation :-

Explanation:

  • Statement D is the Correct: On August 8, 1942, the Quit India Resolution was passed in the Bombay Session of the All India Congress Committee and here Gandhi made a call to participate people in a non-violent way. It’s worth nothing that the communists had opposed this movement. Labour Unions under Communist influence had apparently decided against participation in the movement, there were large scale strikes in mills at Kanpur, Jamshedpur, and Ahmedabad. There was the indifference of the Labour Class.
Q18.

Which of the following parties were established by Dr B.R. Ambedkar?

  1. The Peasants and Workers Party of India
  2.  All India Scheduled Castes Federation
  3. The Independent Labour Party

Select the correct code using the option given below

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

Explanation:

  • The parties established by Dr B.R Ambedkar were- All India Scheduled Castes Federation and the Independent Labour Party.
Q19.

The Congress ministers resigned in the seven provinces in 1939, because

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a) Congress could not form ministeries in the other four provinces
b) The emergence of a ‘left-wing’ in Congress made the working of the ministries impossible
c) There were widespread communal disturbances in their provinces
d) None of the statements(a), (b) and (c) given above is correct
Solution : d)
Unattempted. Explanation :-

Explanation:

  • The Congress ministers resigned in October and November 1939, in protest against Viceroy Lord Linlithgow action of declaring India to be a belligerent in the Second World War without consulting the Indian people.

 

Q20.

Who among the following were official Congress negotiations with Cripps Mission?

a) Mahatma Gandhi and Sardar Patel
b) Acharya J.B. Kripalani and C.Rajagopalachari
c) Pandit Nehru nad Maulana Azad
d) Dr.Rajendra Prasad and Rafi Ahmed Kidwai
Solution : c)
Unattempted. Explanation :-

Explanation: 

  • In March 1942, a mission headed by Stafford Cripps was sent to India with constitutional proposals to seek Indian support for the war by British PM, Winston Churchill. Nehru and Maulana Azad were the official negotiators of the Congress.