Indian National Movement PYQ – Indian National Congress, Growth Of Satyagraha And Militant Movements – Part 1 (Q 1–50)
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1.
ARGS – 2020
Where did the revolutionary Ghadar Movement of Punjab start?
Correct Answer: D [San Francisco]
Explanation:
The Ghadar movement began at San Francisco in 1913, when Lala Har Dayal founded the Hindustan Association of the Pacific Coast.
2.
ARGS – 2020
As a symbol of Swadeshi movement, a national college was started in Calcutta and its first principal was
Correct Answer: B [Aurobindo Ghose]
Explanation:
When the National Council of Education started a national college in Calcutta during the Swadeshi movement, Aurobindo Ghose became its first principal.
3.
ARGS – 2020
Who organized the East India Association in London?
Correct Answer: D [Dadabhai Naoroji]
Explanation:
Dadabhai Naoroji founded the East India Association in London in 1866 to present India's case to the British public.
4.
GSASO – 2020
When and where did the Indian National Congress adopt Vande Mataram as its National song? [TNPSC வினாத்தாளில் உள்ளபடி; சரியானது: 1896 கல்கத்தா மாநாட்டில் முதன்முதலில் பாடப்பட்டது]
Correct Answer: A [1896, Calcutta]
Explanation:
Vande Mataram, from Bankim Chandra's Anandamath, was sung by Rabindranath Tagore at the 1896 Calcutta Congress, where it was first adopted as the national song.
5.
GSASO – 2020
The Secret Society of Revolutionaries organized by V.D. Savarkar is known as
Correct Answer: B [Abhinav Bharat]
Explanation:
V.D. Savarkar and his brother Ganesh founded the secret revolutionary society Abhinav Bharat in Nasik in 1904.
6.
GSASO – 2020
Which congress committee passed the famous Quit India Resolution?
Correct Answer: C [Bombay]
Explanation:
The Quit India Resolution was passed by the All India Congress Committee at Bombay (Gowalia Tank) on 8 August 1942.
7.
VAS-AGHS – 2020
Which one was welcomed by the moderates as Magna Carta of India?
Correct Answer: A [August Declaration, 1917]
Explanation:
Montagu's August Declaration of 1917 promised responsible government for India step by step, and the moderates welcomed it as the Magna Carta of India.
8.
ADGS – 2021
Why did the militant nationalists call the early phase of the congress as "Political Mendicancy"?
I. The early congress leaders had faith in British liberalism
II. They believed in peaceful presentation of their grievances
III. The British Government paid more attention over them.
Correct Answer: D [I and II]
Explanation:
Moderates trusted British justice and used petitions and prayers, which extremists derided as political mendicancy, so both I and II are correct.
9.
ADGS – 2021
Match the following:
(a) Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan – 1. Redfort
(b) INA – 2. Dominion Status
(c) August Offer – 3. Bardoli Satyagraha
(d) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel – 4. Red shirt
Correct Answer: C [4 1 2 3]
Explanation:
Abdul Ghaffar Khan's Red Shirts, the INA trials at the Red Fort, the August Offer's dominion status and Sardar Patel's Bardoli Satyagraha match as 4 1 2 3.
10.
AGGS – 2021
Which of the following Organisation initiated for the first time the idea of education through Vernacular languages in India?
Correct Answer: A [Dawn society]
Explanation:
The Dawn Society, founded in 1902 by Satish Chandra Mukherjee, first promoted education through vernacular languages and nationalism.
11.
AGHS – 2021
(I): The old leaders of the congress were conscious of the ruinous economic policy of the British Government.
(II): Dadabhai Naoroji, Ramesh Chandra Dutt, D.E. Wacha and others had appreciated the anti-Indian economic policies of the British Government.
Correct Answer: A [(I) is True]
Explanation:
Early Congress leaders were fully aware of the ruinous British economic policy and criticised it, so only statement (I) is true.
12.
AGHS – 2021
Match the following:
(a) Lahore Congress – 1. Forward Bloc
(b) Tricolour flag – 2. Ravi river
(c) Nethaji – 3. Poorna Swaraj
(d) Union Jack – 4. British Flag
Correct Answer: C [3 2 1 4]
Explanation:
The Lahore Congress declared Poorna Swaraj, the tricolour was hoisted on the Ravi river bank, Netaji founded the Forward Bloc and the Union Jack stood for British rule, giving 3 2 1 4.
13.
AGHS – 2021
Which of the following was one of the impacts of Swadeshi movement in the communication system of India?
Correct Answer: D [Popularity of Regional language]
Explanation:
During the Swadeshi movement speeches were delivered in regional languages instead of English, which popularised the regional languages.
14.
GSCE – 2021
Which of the following emerged as the hot bed of militant nationalism during the Swadeshi movement?
(1) Punjab
(2) Bengal
(3) Maharashtra
(4) Tuticorin
Correct Answer: D [1, 2, 3, 4 are correct]
Explanation:
Punjab, Bengal and Maharashtra became the centres of militant nationalism during the Swadeshi movement, along with Tamil Nadu under V.O. Chidambaram Pillai, so all four are correct.
15.
GSCE – 2021
Who announced the August offer in 1940?
Correct Answer: A [Lord Linlithgow]
Explanation:
Viceroy Lord Linlithgow announced the August Offer on 8 August 1940, promising dominion status after the war.
16.
PSY – 2022
Who were popularly called as Trio?
Correct Answer: B [Lal, Bal and Pal]
Explanation:
Lala Lajpat Rai, Bal Gangadhar Tilak and Bipin Chandra Pal were popularly called the trio Lal, Bal and Pal.
17.
PSY – 2022
The depressed classes were to be given fair representation in the local bodies election and services only by ________ pact.
Correct Answer: A [Poona]
Explanation:
The Poona Pact of 24 September 1932, signed after Gandhi's fast, gave the depressed classes fair representation in local bodies and services in place of separate electorates.
18.
PSY – 2022
Who represented theosophy at the parliament of religion in 1893 in Chicago?
Correct Answer: A [Annie Besant]
Explanation:
Annie Besant represented the Theosophical Society at the 1893 Parliament of Religions in Chicago, where Vivekananda spoke for Hinduism.
19.
PSY – 2022
The second woman president of the Indian National Congress was
Correct Answer: A [Sarojini Naidu]
Explanation:
Sarojini Naidu, president at Kanpur in 1925, was the second woman and first Indian woman Congress president after Annie Besant.
20.
CEGS – 2022
Jallianwala Bagh Massacre took place on
Correct Answer: C [13th April 1919]
Explanation:
The Jallianwala Bagh massacre took place on 13 April 1919 at Amritsar, when General Dyer fired on a gathering protesting the Rowlatt Act arrests.
21.
EO GRADE III (HR&CE) – 2022
In 1917, Annie Besant was the President of Indian National Congress. She presided over ________ session.
Correct Answer: B [Calcutta]
Explanation:
Annie Besant, leader of the Home Rule movement, presided over the Calcutta session of the Congress in 1917 as its first woman president.
22.
EO GRADE III (HR&CE) – 2022
Wherefrom the Indian National Army started its March towards Delhi in September 1943?
Correct Answer: B [at the tomb of Bahadur Shah II]
Explanation:
In September 1943 the INA began its march towards Delhi from the tomb of Bahadur Shah II, the last Mughal emperor who was exiled to Rangoon after 1857.
23.
GROUP 2 – 2022
Match the correct one:
Party – Founder
(a) Swatantra party – 1. Sohan Singh Bhakna
(b) Gadar party – 2. Motilal Nehru
(c) Swaraj Party – 3. C. Raja Gopalachari
(d) Forward Bloc party – 4. Subash Chandra Bose
Correct Answer: D [3 1 2 4]
Explanation:
Swatantra Party is linked with Rajaji, Gadar Party with Sohan Singh Bhakna, Swaraj Party with Motilal Nehru and Forward Bloc with Subhas Bose, giving 3 1 2 4.
24.
GROUP 2 – 2022
Consider the following statements:
(i) The partition of Bengal in 1905 was the most striking example of the British divide and rule policy
(ii) In the Calcutta meeting 1905 Surendranath Banerjee gave a call for the boycott of British goods and institutions
(iii) On 7th August 1905 at Town Hall meeting in Calcutta, a formal proclamation of Swadeshi movement was made
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Correct Answer: D [(i), (ii) and (iii) are correct]
Explanation:
The 1905 partition of Bengal showed the divide-and-rule policy and triggered the boycott of British goods and institutions, so statements (i), (ii) and (iii) are correct.
25.
GROUP 2 – 2022
Second Round Table conference of 1931:
- It was held during the reign of Lord Willingdon as the viceroy of India
- It was represented by Gandhi on behalf of INC (Indian National Congress)
Which of the above statement is/are correct?
Correct Answer: C [Both 1 and 2 correct]
Explanation:
The Second Round Table Conference (1931) met in London under Viceroy Willingdon, with Gandhi as the Congress's sole representative, so both statements 1 and 2 are correct.
26.
REPORTER – 2022
Name the British Prime Minister who announced the Communal Award on 17th Aug. 1932 [TNPSC வினாத்தாளில் உள்ளபடி; சரியானது: 16 ஆகஸ்ட் 1932]?
Correct Answer: A [Ramsay Mcdonald]
Explanation:
British Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald announced the Communal Award in August 1932, giving separate electorates to minorities including the depressed classes.
27.
REPORTER – 2022
Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below:
(a) Vinoba Bhave – 1. Police Action
(b) Nethaji – 2. Noakhali
(c) Nizam of Hyderabad – 3. Satyagrahi
(d) Gandhiji – 4. Azad Hind Fauj
Correct Answer: A [3 4 1 2]
Explanation:
Vinoba Bhave was the first individual satyagrahi (1940), Nethaji led the INA, and the Nizam of Hyderabad was subdued in the 1948 Police Action, giving the code 3 4 1 2.
28.
REPORTER – 2022
The capital of British India was shifted from Calcutta to Delhi in the year
Correct Answer: B [1911]
Explanation:
King George V announced at the Delhi Durbar of December 1911 that the capital of British India would shift from Calcutta to Delhi.
29.
JAILOR – 2022
The "Do or Die" campaign became popular through ________.
Correct Answer: D [Quit India Movement]
Explanation:
Gandhi gave the call Do or Die at Bombay on 8 August 1942 when the Quit India resolution was passed.
30.
JAILOR – 2022
Who was known as the Heroine of Quit India Movement?
Correct Answer: A [Aruna Asaf Ali]
Explanation:
Aruna Asaf Ali hoisted the Congress flag at Gowalia Tank on 9 August 1942 after the leaders were arrested, earning the title Heroine of the Quit India Movement.
31.
SURVEYOR DRAFTMAN – 2022
Name the Committee appointed by the British Government to enquire about the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre.
Correct Answer: B [Hunter Committee]
Explanation:
The British government appointed the Hunter Committee in October 1919 to inquire into the Jallianwala Bagh massacre.
32.
TNPSC – 2022
Which of the following pair is/are not correctly matched?
- Champaran Satyagraha – 1917
- Kheda Satyagraha – 1927
- Ahmedabad Mill Strike – 1918
- Rowlatt Act Satyagraha – 1919
Correct Answer: C [Only 2]
Explanation:
The Kheda Satyagraha took place in 1918, not 1927, so only pair 2 is incorrectly matched.
33.
TNPSC – 2022
Who laid the foundation of Radhakrishna high school at Jagraon in 1914?
Correct Answer: C [Lala Lajpat Rai]
Explanation:
Lala Lajpat Rai, whose home town was Jagraon in Punjab, laid the foundation of the Radha Krishna High School there in 1914.
34.
TNPSC – 2022
Assertion [A]: Dadabhai Naoroji organised the East India Association in London.
Reason [R]: He wanted to influence the British Public opinion.
Correct Answer: A [[A] and [R] are true and [R] is the correct explanation of [A]]
Explanation:
Dadabhai Naoroji founded the East India Association in London in 1866 to influence British public opinion on Indian affairs, so the reason explains the assertion.
35.
TNPSC – 2022
The technique of Satyagraha included various methods. Which of the following was/were not included by Gandhi?
(i) Fasting
(ii) Hartals
(iii) Scorched earth policy
(iv) Underground activities
Correct Answer: B [(iii) and (iv)]
Explanation:
Satyagraha was based on truth and non-violence and used fasting, hartal and non-cooperation, but not secret or violent methods such as the scorched-earth policy, so (iii) and (iv) were not included.
36.
VCGS – 2022
Congress working committee met at ________ and passed a resolution to demand Independence of India.
Correct Answer: B [Wardha]
Explanation:
After the failure of the Cripps Mission, the Congress Working Committee met at Wardha on 14 July 1942 and demanded that the British quit India.
37.
VCGS – 2022
Who added a new dimension to Bengali Literature through his unique political genius?
Correct Answer: B [Rabindranath Tagore]
Explanation:
Rabindranath Tagore added a new dimension to Bengali literature through his unique genius and wrote songs that inspired the nationalist movement.
38.
VCGS – 2022
The secretary of state for India used to be paid out of the Indian revenues. When was it stopped?
Correct Answer: A [1919]
Explanation:
The Government of India Act 1919 (Montagu-Chelmsford reforms) stopped paying the Secretary of State for India's salary from Indian revenues.
39.
GROUP 1 – 2022
Arrange in chronological order
- Nehru Report
- Poona Pact
- Simon Commission
- Cripps Mission
Correct Answer: C [3, 1, 2, 4]
Explanation:
The correct order is Simon Commission (1927-28), Nehru Report (1928), Poona Pact (1932) and Cripps Mission (1942).
40.
GROUP 1 – 2022 · EO GRADE IV (HR&CE) – 2022
In which annual session of the Indian National Congress made the historic 'Purna Swaraj' declaration?
Correct Answer: C [1929 Lahore]
Explanation:
The Lahore Congress of December 1929, under Jawaharlal Nehru, declared Purna Swaraj (complete independence) as the Congress goal.
41.
GROUP 1 – 2022
In 1944, the Government of India setup a planning department under the Chairmanship of
Correct Answer: D [Sir Ardesir Dalal]
Explanation:
In 1944 the Government of India set up a Planning and Development Department for post-war reconstruction under Sir Ardeshir Dalal.
42.
GROUP 1 – 2022
Match List I and List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists:
(a) Resignation of Congress Ministries – 1. 1943
(b) Neil Statue Satyagraha – 2. 1942
(c) Quit India Resolution – 3. 1927
(d) Provincial [TNPSC வினாத்தாளில் உள்ளபடி; சரியானது: Provisional] Government of Free India – 4. 1939
Correct Answer: C [4 3 2 1]
Explanation:
The Congress ministries resigned in 1939 over India being drawn into the war without consent, and the other events match as 4 3 2 1.
43.
ROAD INSPECTOR – 2023
In which year was the Vernacular Press Act passed by Lord Lytton?
Correct Answer: D [1878]
Explanation:
Lord Lytton passed the Vernacular Press Act in 1878 to curb Indian-language newspapers that criticised the government.
44.
ROAD INSPECTOR – 2023
Assertion (A): Gandhiji opposed the 'Communal Award' of Ramsay MacDonald.
Reason (R): To get Dominion status from the British.
Correct Answer: C [(A) is correct but (R) is wrong]
Explanation:
Gandhi opposed the Communal Award of 1932 because it split Hindu society with separate electorates, not to win dominion status, so the assertion is right but the reason is wrong.
45.
LIBRARY – 2023
________ was India's first woman Governor, a Political Activist, member of the Indian National Congress and a poet.
Correct Answer: B [Sarojini Naidu]
Explanation:
Sarojini Naidu, the Nightingale of India, became the first woman Governor of India when she took charge of the United Provinces in 1947.
46.
LIBRARY – 2023
Gandhi-Irwin pact was signed on
Correct Answer: A [5th March 1931]
Explanation:
The Gandhi-Irwin Pact was signed on 5 March 1931, suspending civil disobedience and releasing non-violent political prisoners.
47.
LIBRARY – 2023
When was the first non-co-operation movement started in India?
Correct Answer: B [1920]
Explanation:
Gandhi launched the first Non-Cooperation Movement on 1 August 1920 after the Jallianwala Bagh massacre and the Khilafat issue.
48.
LIBRARY – 2023
Match the following:
(a) Champaran Satyagraha – 1. 1919
(b) Rowlatt Satyagraha – 2. 1922
(c) Chauri Chaura – 3. 1930
(d) Dandi Satyagraha – 4. 1917
Correct Answer: A [4 1 2 3]
Explanation:
Champaran Satyagraha was in 1917, Rowlatt Satyagraha in 1919, Chauri Chaura in 1922 and the Dandi march in 1930, so the matching is 4 1 2 3.
49.
LIBRARY – 2023
The "Bubonic Plague" broke out in Bombay in the year
Correct Answer: A [1896 A.D.]
Explanation:
Bubonic plague broke out in Bombay in 1896 and spread to Poona, leading to the harsh plague measures that provoked the Chapekar brothers in 1897.
50.
ACF – 2023
Arrange the following events in chronological order
(i) British India society was founded by Dadabhai Naoroji [TNPSC வினாத்தாளில் உள்ளபடி; சரியானது: பிரிட்டிஷ் இந்தியக் கழகம் (லண்டன், 1839) நௌரோஜியால் நிறுவப்பட்டதல்ல]
(ii) Dadabhai Naoroji was elected to the British House of commons
(iii) President of the 22nd Calcutta congress session
(iv) President of the 9th Lahore congress session
Correct Answer: D [(i), (ii), (iv), (iii)]
Explanation:
The British India Society dates from 1839, and the events are arranged chronologically as (i), (ii), (iv), (iii) in the keyed option.
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