1. Which one of the following left the Congress to form the Indian Liberal Federation and give the 1919 Act a chance ?
(A) C.R. Das
(B) S.N. Bannerjee
(C) Anil Baran Roy
(D) None of these
Ans : (A)
2. In which of the following movements ‘Bande Matram’ was adopted slogan for agitation ?
(A) Revolt of 1857
(B) Partition of Bengal in 1905
(C) Non-cooperation Movement in 1922
(D) Quit India Movement in 1942
Ans : (B)
3. The Act of 1909 is also popular as—
(A) Montageau–Chelmsford Reform
(B) Morley–Minto Reform
(C) Balkan plan
(D) None of these
Ans : (B)
4. Which one of the following Acts empowered the Governor General of India to issue ordinances—
(A) Charter Act of 1833
(B) Indian Council Act of 1861
(C) Indian Council Act of 1892
(D) Indian Council Act of 1909
Ans : (A)
5. Under the permanent settlement, 1793, the Zamindars were required to issue pattas to the farmers which were not issued by many of the Zamindars. The reason was—
(A) The Zamindars were trusted by the farmers
(B) There was no official check upon the Zamindars
(C) It was the responsibility of the British Government
(D) The farmers were not interested in getting pattas
Ans : (B)
6. Which of the following gave an impetus to the growth of militant nationalism on a widespread scale ?
(A) Partition of Bengal
(B) Lytton’s oppressive rule
(C) Vernacular Press Act
(D) Ilbert Bill agitation
Ans : (A)
7. The public safety bill on which the Government was defeated in the Legislature in 1928 related to—
(A) Compulsory recruitment to the armed forces
(B) Health measures which offended Indian religious sentiments
(C) Arming the Government with power to deport ‘undesirable’ and ‘subversive foreigners’
(D) Curbing industrial strikes
Ans : (C)
8. The ‘no-changers’ did not include—
(A) N.C. Kelkar
(B) Bithalbai Patel
(C) C. R. Das
(D) Ballabhbhai Patel
Ans : (D)
9. The Act of 1935 was—
(A) Welcomed by all sections of Indian opinion except the Congress
(B) Accepted by the Congress with reservations
(C) Was unanimously rejected by the Congress
(D) Responsible to Gandhi’s resignation from the Congress
Ans : (C)
10. The Act of 1935 provided for—
(A) A unicameral legislature
(B) Diarchy at Central and Provincial Level
(C) Universal adult franchise
(D) A disproportionate representation to princely states in the legislature
Ans : (D)
11. Why was the Simon Commission appointed before the passage of the stipulated ten years after the 1919 reforms ?
(A) The nationalist pressure became too heavy for the British government
(B) The conservative Government of Britain did not want to leave the constitutional issue to the labour government in case of their defeat in the impending election
(C) The British Government capitulated to nationalists demand in the wake of excessive revolutionary activities
(D) All of the above
Ans : (B)
12. Lord Birkenhead, the conservative secretary of State, justified the exclusion of Indians from the Simon Commission on the ground that—
(A) Indians were not yet prepared to be included on such a commission
(B) Due to the revolutionary activities being carried on by the Indians
(C) Indians could not be legally included
(D) There were vital differences among the various Indian political groups
Ans : (D)
13. Which of the following was not a recommendation for the Simon Commission Report ?
(A) Reservation of seats for depressed classes
(B) Establishment of a Responsible Government at the centre
(C) Scrapping of Dyarchy in the provinces
(D) Grant of Federal structure to India
Ans : (B)
14. It was decided to boycott the Simon Commission by the Indian National Congress and—
(A) Jinnah led Muslim League
(B) Hindu Mahasabha
(C) Liberal Federation
(D) All of the above
Ans : (D)
15. The Cripps Mission mainly failed because—
(A) It offered a clear programme for partitioning India
(B) It said nothing about a constitution making body for India
(C) The Congress demand for effective transfer of power to Indians was not met
(D) The Congress was no longer willing to trust the British
Ans : (C)
16. Nehru Report is related to—
(A) Motilal Nehru
(B) Jawahar Lal Nehru
(C) B.K. Nehru
(D) R.K. Nehru
Ans : (A)
17. The ‘fourteen points’ put forward in 1929 came from—
(A) Gandhi
(B) Moti Lal Nehru
(C) Ballabhbhai Patel
(D) Mohammed Ali Jinnah
Ans : (D)
18. Bhoodan Movement was started by—
(A) Acharya Vinoba Bhave
(B) Jaya Prakash Narain
(C) M.K. Gandhi
(D) Gautam Buddha
Ans : (A)
19. Under the provisions of the Act of 1919, elections were held in—
(A) 1926
(B) 1923
(C) 1920
(D) All of the above
Ans : (D)
20. The Congress rejected the Government of India Act, 1935 on the ground that—
(A) The provincial Autonomy armoured with safeguards was violative of democratic rights
(B) The Indian people were not consulted in formulating it
(C) The Act opposed the establishment of a Responsible Government so as to perpetuate the British rule
and exploit India
(D) All of the above
Ans : (D)
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