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Q1. Who played a major role in the integration of princely states?
A.
Nehru and Patel
B.
Patel and V P Menon
C.
Panikkar and kunzru
D.
Dhar and Fezl Ali
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Correct Answer:
B
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel and V.P. Menon were the key figures in integrating over 500 princely states.
Q2. Which Act consolidated previous Government of India Acts?
A.
Act of 1858
B.
Act of 1861
C.
Act of 1892
D.
Act of 1915
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Correct Answer:
D
The Government of India Act 1915 was a 'Consolidation Act' for all previous legislation.
Q3. Which movement began with the Dandi March?
A.
Home Rule
B.
Non-Cooperation
C.
Civil Disobedience
D.
Quit India
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Correct Answer:
C
Gandhi's march to Dandi in 1930 signaled the start of the Civil Disobedience Movement.
Q4. The Objectives Resolution was moved in the Constituent Assembly by
A.
Radhakrishnan
B.
Rajendra Prasad
C.
Jawaharlal Nehru
D.
B R Ambedkar
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Correct Answer:
C
Nehru moved the resolution on December 13, 1946.
Q5. The idea of a Constituent Assembly was first mooted by
A.
M N Roy in 1934
B.
INC in 1936
C.
Muslim League in 1942
D.
All Parties Conference
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Correct Answer:
A
M.N. Roy put forward the idea of a Constituent Assembly for India for the first time in 1934.
Q6. Which British PM sent the Cripps Mission to India?
A.
MacDonald
B.
Baldwin
C.
Chamberlain
D.
Churchill
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Correct Answer:
D
Sir Stafford Cripps was sent to India in 1942 by the Winston Churchill government.
Q7. Nationalist demand for a Constituent Assembly was conceded in the
A.
Cripps proposals
B.
August offer
C.
Cabinet Mission Plan
D.
All India Federation
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Correct Answer:
B
The 'August Offer' of 1940 was the first time the British recognized the right of Indians to frame their own constitution.
Q8. Who was returned unopposed to the first Lok Sabha?
A.
Dr YS Parmar
B.
Anand Chand
C.
Pt Padam Dev
D.
Joginder Sen
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Correct Answer:
B
Anand Chand (ruler of Bilaspur) was elected unopposed from Bilaspur in the first general elections.
Q9. Mainstream Nationalism in India aimed at
A.
Chauvinism
B.
Hindu state
C.
National socialism
D.
Emancipation from colonial rule
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Correct Answer:
D
The primary goal was 'Swaraj' or independence from British imperial control.
Q10. A separate Governor for Bengal was to be appointed under the Act?
A.
Pitts India Act 1784
B.
Charter Act 1793
C.
Charter Act 1833
D.
Charter Act 1753
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Correct Answer:
D
The Charter Act of 1753 provided for a separate Governor for the Presidency of Fort William in Bengal.
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