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Intense Revision Day 13 - Modern Indian History
1. Which among the following are the reasons for resurgence of Nationalist movement post
1919?
1. Paris peace conference
2. Russian revolution.
3. Failure of Moderates.
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
Ans B
Explanation
● Moderates cannot be considered as a complete failure .Moreover the effect of failure of
moderates was not a main reason for the resurgence
2.Consider the following statements regarding Simons commission:
1. The premises for constitution of the commission can be traced back to the times of
Montagu–Chelmsford Reforms.
2. Clement Attlee who later became British PM was a member of the commission.
3. All the major Indian parties unilaterally boycotted the commission.
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
(a) 3 only
(b) 1 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 2 only
(d) 2 only
Ans C
Explanation
● Government of India Act 1919 had introduced the system of dyarchy to govern the
provinces of British India. This act had a provision that a commission would be
appointed after 10 years to investigate the progress of the governance scheme and suggest
new steps for reform. The Government in England was a conservative Government which
was not in very much favour of giving any control to Indians. In March 1927, his
majesty’s Government announced its decision to appoint the “Statutory Commission” in
advance of the prescribed date
● Unionists in Punjab and justice party in south decided not to boycott the commission.
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3. Which of the following acts first introduced an element of election for memberships to
Imperial Legislative Councils?
(a) Indian Councils Act 1892
(b) Indian Councils Act 1861
(c) The Government of India Act 1858
(d) Indian Councils Act 1909
Ans A
Explanation
● Indian Councils Act 1892 was passed by the British Parliament to increase in the size of
the legislative councils. This act marks the beginning of representative form of
Government in India
● A system of indirect elections was introduced to elect the members of the councils. The
universities, district board, municipalities, zamindars and chambers of commerce were
empowered
to
recommend
members
to
provincial
councils.
4. Consider the following statements regarding Swarajya Party:
1. They believed in the use of constitutional methods for achieving freedom for the country.
2. Though initially opposed to Swarajist methodologies, Gandhi later reconciled with them
and expressed solidarity for council entry.
Which of the above statements is/are true?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans B
Explanation
● They didn’t believe in the efficacy of constitutional methods for achieving freedom. For
thm council entry was only a means of exposing real intention of British and weakness of
1919 act to people.
●
5. Consider the following statements regarding Rowlatt Act.
1. It enabled the government to suspend all writs excluding habeas corpus.
2. The act empowered government to imprison person without any trail.
Which of the above statements is/are true?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 and 2
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Ans B
Explanation
● It enabled the government to suspend all writs including habeas corpus.
6. Consider the following statements regarding Gandhi's initial phase.
1. He understood the limitations of the moderate phase.
2. He was not in favour of Home rule movement.
Which of the above statements is/are true?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 and 2
Ans C
Explanation
● He did not favour HRL as he felt it will not be beneficial to agitate the British in time of
war.
7. Consider the following statements regarding Bhagat Singh:
1. Bhagat singh along with Rajguru and Sukhdev were sentenced to death for throwing
bomb on inside the Central Legislative Assembly in Delhi.
2. He was a founding member of Hindustan Republican Association (HRA) .
Which of the above statements is/are true?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans D
Explanation
● Hindustan Republican Association (HRA) was a revolutionary organization of India
established in 1924 at village Bhola Change in East Bengal by Sachindra Nath Sanyal,
Narendra Mohan Sen and Pratul Ganguly as an offshoot of Anushilan Samiti. Its
objective was to establish a “Federated Republic of the United States of India” through an
organized and armed revolution.
● Bhagat singh was sentenced to death for Saunders murder trial, which was also known as
the Lahore Conspiracy Case
8. Consider the following statements regarding Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan:
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1. He was a political and spiritual leader known for his nonviolent opposition to the British
Raj.
2. He strongly opposed the All-India Muslim League's demand for the partition of India.
3. He became the congress president in 1931 following insistence of Gandhi.
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1 , 2 and 3
Ans A
Explanation
● Abdul Ghaffār Khān' nicknamed Bāchā Khān or Pāchā Khān was a Pashtun
independence activist against the rule of the British Raj.
● He was a political and spiritual leader known for his nonviolent opposition, and a lifelong
pacifist and devout Muslim
● Badshah Khan strongly opposed the All-India Muslim League's demand for the partition
of India.When the Indian National Congress declared its acceptance of the partition plan
without consulting the Khudai Khidmatgar leaders, he felt very sad and told the Congress
"you have thrown us to the wolves.
● In 1931 the Congress offered him the presidency of the party, but he refused
9.The younger sections of congress vehemently criticized the Nehru report mainly on
account of which of the following reasons?
(a) Provision for separate electorates for minorities.
(b) Demand for dominion status.
(c) Formation of linguistic states.
(d) Federal
structure
of
governance
Ans B
Explanation
● Not only were the Muslim League, the Hindu Mahasabha and the Sikh communalists
unhappy about the Nehru Report, but the younger section of the Congress led by
Jawaharlal Nehru and Subhash Bose was also angered.
● The younger section regarded the idea of dominion status in the report as a step
backward, and the developments at the All Parties Conference strengthened their
criticism of the dominion status idea. Nehru and Subhash Bose rejected the Congress’
modified goal and jointly set up the Independence for India League.
10. Which of the following statements is/are true regarding Govt. of India Act 1919?
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1. The Act introduced dyarchy in both central and provincial legislative councils.
2. At the centre, legislature had no control over viceroy and his executive council.
3. Women were given right to vote in provincial legislative councils.
4. A bicameral legislature was introduced in central level.
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
(a) 1 , 2 and 3 only
(b) 2 , 3 and 4 only
(c) 1 , 3 and 4 only
(d) 2 and 3 only
Ans B
Explanation
● Dyarchy was introduced only in centre.
11. Identify the correctly matched pair from the below:
1. Champaran Satyagraha
A. First Civil Disobedience Movement
2. Rowlatt Satyagraha
B. First mass strike
3. Kheda Satyagraha
C. First Non-cooperation movement
4. Ahmedabad Mill strike
D. First Hunger strike
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 , 3 and 4 only
(c) 1 , 3 and 4 only
(d) 1 , 2, 3 and 4
Ans D
12. Consider the following statements regarding orientalist and anglicist debates regarding
education system in India:
1. The Orientalists were sure that a social change was required in India and that change
would come when Indian rediscovered the roots of their civilization whereas Anglicists
argued that the aim of the British should be to teach useful learning and that Hindu and
Muslim literature contained only a small portion of any utility.
2. Macaulay's minutes of 1835 settled the debate and was skewed in the favour of
orientalists.
Which of the above statements is/are true?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
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Ans A
Explanation
● The Orientalists were sure that a social change was required in India and that change
would come when Indian rediscovered the roots of their civilization.
● It is in 1832 that Macaulay makes his first appearance, as a member of the Select
Committee in Britain which looked into the affairs of the East India Company.
● The Committee had concluded that the cultivation of English was needed for placing
natives in positions of trust as well for operating on their habits and character.
● Macaulay was an anglicist
13. Which of the following statements regarding Quit India Movement is/are correct?
1. Quit India Movement was a civil disobedience movement launched by Gandhi
demanding an end to British Rule of India.
2. Gandhi asked Govt. servants and soldiers to resign from their posts.
3. Quit India movement was the major reason behind the occurrence of the Royal Indian
Navy mutiny.
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 2 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 2 and 3 only
Ans A
Explanation
● Gandhi did not asked govt servants and soldiers to resign but to pledge their allegiance to
freedom movement and not to fire on innocent people
● The mutiny started as a strike by the ratings to protest against the hardships regarding
pay, food and racial discrimination.
14. Consider the following statements regarding August offer:
1. For the first time it recognized the exclusive rights of Indians to frame their own
constitution.
2. It made Indians a majority in the Viceroy’s executive council.
Which of the above statements is/are true?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans B
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Explanation
● It did not recognize the exclusive right of indians.
15. Why Mahatma Gandhi launched individual satyagrahas in 1940:
(a) As a reaction against the failure of August Offer.
(b) To protest against British decision to make India join second world war.
(c) To affirm the right of speech for Indians.
(d) To prepare masses for quit India movement.
Ans C
Explanation
● The Congress was in a confused state again after the August Offer. The radicals and
leftists wanted to launch a mass Civil Disobedience Movement, but here Gandhi insisted
on Individual Satyagraha. The Individual Satyagraha was not to seek independence but to
affirm the right of speech.
16. Which among the following were the reason for the resurgence of Revolutionary
movement post 1920.
1. Influence of Russian revolution and Marxist ideas.
2. Sudden withdrawal of non cooperation movement by Gandhiji.
3. Increase in activism by working class.
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
(a) 3 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 2 only
(d) 1 ,2 and 3
Ans D
17. Which of the following are correct regarding constitutional reforms in pre independent
India?
1. Provision of an All India Federation – Government of India Act, 1935
2. Introduction of separate electorates – Government of India Act, 1919
3. Dyarchy in provinces – Council Acts, 1892
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1 , 2 and 3
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Ans C
Explanation
● Separate electorates were first introduced in Government of India Act, 1909 (Morley
Minto reforms). Dyarchy in provinces was a feature of government of India Act, 1919
18. Consider the following statements regarding Bombay plan of 1944:
1. The plan was formulated by INC to map an economic programme for post-independent
India.
2. The plan proposed that state intervention in market is significant to post independent
Indian economy.
Which of the above statements is/are true?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans B
Explanation
● The Bombay Plan is the name commonly given to a World War II-era set of proposals the
development of the post-independence economy of India. The plan, published in
1944/1945 by eight leading Indian industrialists, proposed state intervention in the
economic development of the nation after independence from the United Kingdom
(which occurred in 1947).
19. The Aitchison Commission was set up in 1886 under the chairmanship of Sir Charles
Aitchison for:
(a) To suggest reforms in public services under British Raj.
(b) To improve the standard of elementary education in India.
(c) To recommend revocation of press act.
(d) To suggest feasibility of constitutional reforms
Ans A
Explanation
● The Aitchison Commission (Public Service Commission) was set up in 1886 under the
chairmanship of Sir Charles Umpherston Aitchison to come up with a scheme for
fulfilling the claims of Indians to higher and more extensive employment in public
service.
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20. Consider the following statements regarding communalism.
1. The rivalry for jobs, trade and industry between the two communities resulted in the
spread of communalism.
2. Modern political consciousness emerged late in Muslim community
3. The activities of Muslim league and Hindu Mahasabha.
Which of the above statements is/are true?
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 1 and 3
(c) 2 and 3
(d) All the above
Ans D
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