UPSC Modern Indian History – Chapter 16: First World War, Home Rule and the Lucknow Pact (22 MCQs)

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UPSC Modern Indian History – Chapter 16: First World War, Home Rule and the Lucknow Pact (22 MCQs) – 22 questions, subject: History. 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.  

Tilak's Indian Home Rule League was founded in April 1916 at:

Correct Answer: D [Belgaum]

Explanation:

Tilak launched his Indian Home Rule League in April 1916 at the Bombay Provincial Conference held at Belgaum.

2.  

The journals New India and Commonweal were associated with:

Correct Answer: C [Annie Besant]

Explanation:

Annie Besant ran the daily New India and the weekly Commonweal to spread the Home Rule demand.

3.  

The Congress session at which the Moderates and Extremists were reunited was held at:

Correct Answer: A [Lucknow, 1916]

Explanation:

At the Lucknow session of December 1916 the Extremists led by Tilak rejoined, ending the split that began at Surat.

4.  

Montagu's August Declaration was made on:

Correct Answer: B [20 August 1917]

Explanation:

Edwin Montagu made his statement on responsible government in the House of Commons on 20 August 1917.

5.  

Under the Lucknow Pact the Congress accepted:

Correct Answer: C [separate electorates for Muslims]

Explanation:

In the Lucknow Pact the Congress accepted separate electorates for Muslims, with agreed shares of seats in the councils.

6.  

The organising secretary of Annie Besant's Home Rule League was:

Correct Answer: A [George Arundale]

Explanation:

George Arundale, Besant's Theosophist colleague, served as organising secretary of the All India Home Rule League.

7.  

The Viceroy who worked with Edwin Montagu on the reform proposals of 1918 was:

Correct Answer: C [Lord Chelmsford]

Explanation:

Lord Chelmsford, Viceroy 1916–1921, toured India with Montagu and co-authored the 1918 Report.

8.  

The Moderates who welcomed the Montford proposals formed the:

Correct Answer: B [Indian National Liberal Federation]

Explanation:

Moderates who welcomed the proposals left the Congress in 1918 and formed the Indian National Liberal Federation under Surendranath Banerjee.

9.  

The two leaders who played key roles in the Congress–League Pact of 1916 were:

Correct Answer: A [Tilak and Jinnah]

Explanation:

Tilak for the Congress and M.A. Jinnah for the Muslim League shaped the common demands agreed at Lucknow in 1916.

10.  

Consider the following about Annie Besant:

1. She founded a Home Rule League at Madras in 1916.
2. She was interned in 1917.
3. She was President of the Lucknow session of 1916.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

Correct Answer: B [1 and 2 only]

Explanation:

Besant founded her League at Madras in September 1916 and was interned in June 1917; she presided at Calcutta, not Lucknow.

11.  

Assertion (A): Many Indians expected self-government as a reward for supporting Britain in the First World War.

Reason (R): Moderates and Gandhi had supported the British war effort.

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

Explanation:

Because Moderates and Gandhi backed Britain's war effort, Indians expected self-government as a reward, so R explains A.

12.  

The South Indian Liberal Federation (Justice Party) was founded in:

Correct Answer: C [1916]

Explanation:

The South Indian Liberal Federation, popularly the Justice Party, was founded at Madras in November 1916.

13.  

Annie Besant presided over the Congress session of 1917 held at:

Correct Answer: B [Calcutta]

Explanation:

Annie Besant was elected President of the Calcutta session of December 1917, soon after her release from internment.

14.  

The Montagu–Chelmsford Report was published in:

Correct Answer: D [1918]

Explanation:

Montagu and Chelmsford published their Report on Indian Constitutional Reforms in 1918; it led to the Act of 1919.

15.  

The Home Rule movement aimed at:

Correct Answer: B [self-government within the British Empire]

Explanation:

Both Leagues demanded self-government within the British Empire, modelled on the Irish Home Rule movement.

16.  

Gandhi returned to India from South Africa in:

Correct Answer: B [1915]

Explanation:

Gandhi returned to India from South Africa in January 1915, after about two decades of struggle there.

17.  

Arrange the following in chronological order:

1. Montagu–Chelmsford Report
2. Lucknow Pact
3. Tilak's release from Mandalay
4. August Declaration

Select the correct answer:

Correct Answer: C [3-2-4-1]

Explanation:

Order: Tilak's release from Mandalay (1914) → Lucknow Pact (1916) → August Declaration (1917) → Montagu–Chelmsford Report (1918).

18.  

Which of the following were areas of Tilak's Home Rule League?

1. Karnataka
2. Central Provinces and Berar
3. Bengal

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Correct Answer: D [1 and 2 only]

Explanation:

Tilak's Home Rule League covered Maharashtra (except Bombay city), Karnataka and the Central Provinces and Berar, while Bengal was in Annie Besant's area.

19.  

The Government of India Act 1919 introduced in the provinces:

Correct Answer: D [dyarchy]

Explanation:

The Act of 1919 divided provincial subjects into reserved and transferred lists, introducing dyarchy in the provinces.

20.  

Which name did the All India Home Rule League adopt in 1920?

Correct Answer: A [Swarajya Sabha]

Explanation:

In 1920 Besant's All India Home Rule League renamed itself Swarajya Sabha, and its members joined the Gandhian movement.

21.  
UPSC Prelims 2018

In 1920, which of the following changed its name to "Swarajya Sabha"?

Correct Answer: A [All India Home Rule League]

Explanation:

The All India Home Rule League adopted the name Swarajya Sabha in 1920 and merged into the Gandhian movement.

22.  
UPSC Prelims 2016

The Montague-Chelmsford Proposals were related to

Correct Answer: D [Constitutional reforms]

Explanation:

The proposals reshaped India's constitution – dyarchy in provinces, enlarged legislatures, wider franchise – enacted as the Government of India Act 1919.

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