Indian National Movement PYQ – Jawaharlal Nehru

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Indian National Movement PYQ – Jawaharlal Nehru – 17 questions, subject: Indian National Movement. Every question has the correct answer with a one-line explanation; tap "Show Answer". Free practice for TNPSC, UPSC, SSC, Bank and RRB exams – Shanmugam IAS Academy, Coimbatore.

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1.  
ARGS – 2020
Which Indian leader laid the idea of Secularism in the mind of the people?

Correct Answer: A [Jawaharlal Nehru]

Explanation:

Jawaharlal Nehru planted the idea of secularism, that the state treats all religions equally, in the minds of the Indian people.

2.  
GSCE – 2021
Assertion (A): Jawaharlal Nehru's regime is the golden period for the development of modern science
Reason (R): Atomic research and space research were started during his regime
Considering (A) and (R), choose the correct answer

Correct Answer: A [Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)]

Explanation:

Under Nehru, atomic research and space research began, such as the Atomic Energy Commission and INCOSPAR, so the period is a golden age for modern science.

3.  
CAGS – 2022
The National Integration Conference under the leadership of Nehru was held in

Correct Answer: A [1961]

Explanation:

Nehru convened the National Integration Conference in New Delhi in 1961 to counter linguistic, religious and regional divisions.

4.  
GROUP 4 – 2022
"India will be a land of many faiths equally honoured and respected, but of one national outlook". Who said this?

Correct Answer: B [Jawaharlal Nehru]

Explanation:

Nehru said in 1948 at Aligarh that India would be a land of many faiths equally honoured, but of one national outlook.

5.  
HOSTEL SUPERINTENDENT CUM PHYSICAL TRAINER – 2024 · EO – 2022
________ Newspaper was started by Jawaharlal Nehru?

Correct Answer: B [National Herald]

Explanation:

Jawaharlal Nehru started the newspaper National Herald at Lucknow in 1938.

6.  
REPORTER – 2022
The famous quote "Long years ago we made a tryst with destiny" was given by

Correct Answer: B [Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru]

Explanation:

Jawaharlal Nehru delivered the Tryst with Destiny speech, beginning 'Long years ago we made a tryst with destiny', on the midnight of 14-15 August 1947.

7.  
SURVEYOR DRAFTMAN – 2022
Which one of the following is the family name of Nehru?

Correct Answer: D [Kaul]

Explanation:

Nehru's family were Kashmiri Pandits whose original surname was Kaul; they became Kaul-Nehru after settling near a canal (nahar) in Delhi.

8.  
TNPSC – 2022
"...He is a knight sans peur, sans reproche. The nation is safe in his hands"
To whom does this Gandhiji's statement refer?

Correct Answer: C [Jawaharlal Nehru]

Explanation:

Gandhi praised Nehru as a knight without fear or reproach in whose hands the nation was safe.

9.  
GROUP 1 – 2022
Which of the following act was described by Jawaharlal Nehru as the 'Charter of Slavery'?

Correct Answer: C [Government of India Act of 1935]

Explanation:

Nehru called the Government of India Act of 1935 a Charter of Slavery because the Governor-General and governors kept special powers.

10.  
ROAD INSPECTOR – 2023
Which National Leader of India who died on 27 May 1964?

Correct Answer: D [Jawaharlal Nehru]

Explanation:

Jawaharlal Nehru, India's first Prime Minister, died in office on 27 May 1964.

11.  
DEO – 2023
"In a sense Akbar might be considered to be the Father of Indian Nationalism. At that time when there was little nationality in the country and religion was a dividing Factor. Akbar placed the ideal of a Common Indian nationhood above the claims of separatist religion".
Who said the above statement?

Correct Answer: A [Jawaharlal Nehru]

Explanation:

Jawaharlal Nehru wrote in The Discovery of India that Akbar might be considered the Father of Indian Nationalism.

12.  
DEO – 2023
"At the stroke of midnight hour when the world sleeps, India will awake to life and freedom..." said by

Correct Answer: B [Jawaharlal Nehru]

Explanation:

Nehru spoke the lines 'At the stroke of the midnight hour' in his Tryst with Destiny speech of 14-15 August 1947 in the Constituent Assembly.

13.  
GEOLOGY – 2023
(i) When the general elections were held in February 1937, Jawaharlal Nehru made a whirlwind tour of the country and carried everywhere the message of the Congress.
(ii) The success of the Congress in the elections was very much due to the efforts of Gandhiji.
Which of the above statement/s is/are true?

Correct Answer: A [(i) only]

Explanation:

Nehru toured the country in the 1937 elections and helped the Congress win, so only statement (i) is true.

14.  
GROUP 2 & 2A – 2024
Arrange the following Books of Jawaharlal Nehru in Chronological order considering their year of publication.
(1) An Autobiography : Toward Freedom
(2) Glimpses of world History
(3) The Discovery of India
(4) Before Freedom

Correct Answer: B [(2), (1), (3), (4)]

Explanation:

The order is Glimpses of World History (1934), An Autobiography (1936), The Discovery of India (1946) and Before Freedom (2000).

15.  
COMBINED TECHNICAL SERVICES (IV POST) – 2024
Who was the first person to popularise the word scientific temper?

Correct Answer: B [Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru]

Explanation:

Jawaharlal Nehru was the first to popularise the term scientific temper, especially in The Discovery of India (1946).

16.  
COMBINED TECHNICAL SERVICES (IV POST – II) – 2024
Which of the following is not the work of Jawaharlal Nehru?
(i) My India My Nation
(ii) An Autobiography
(iii) Glimpses of World History

Correct Answer: A [(i) only]

Explanation:

My India My Nation is not a work of Jawaharlal Nehru, whereas An Autobiography and Glimpses of World History are.

17.  
GROUP 1B & 1C – 2024
In which of the following jails, the book "Discovery of India" was written by Jawaharlal Nehru?

Correct Answer: A [Ahmadnagar Fort Jail]

Explanation:

Nehru wrote The Discovery of India in Ahmednagar Fort jail, where he was held after the Quit India Movement of 1942.

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