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Indian National Movement (1885-1947) Quiz 09
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Q1. The Rowlatt act aimed at
A.
Khilafat suppression
B.
imprisonment without trial
C.
economic war support
D.
press restrictions
ANSWER & SOLUTION
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Correct Answer:
B
Commonly known as the 'Black Act', it gave the British sweeping powers to suppress political dissent by bypassing legal trials.
Q2. After 1833 the single biggest source of drain of Indian wealth to Britain was
A.
Opium export
B.
Indigo export
C.
British capital investment
D.
Cotton export
ANSWER & SOLUTION
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Correct Answer:
C
The 'Home Charges' and the guaranteed interest on British capital invested in Indian railways and industries led to a massive wealth drain.
Q3. What was the message from the book âUnto this Lastâ that transformed Gandhi?
A.
good of individual in good of all
B.
uplifting the poor
C.
celibacy
D.
all of the above
ANSWER & SOLUTION
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Correct Answer:
A
Gandhi translated Ruskin's work into Gujarati (Sarvodaya), embracing the principle that a person's work is equally valuable.
Q4. Who said, âœImparting education to natives is our moral dutyâ?
A.
Warren Hastings
B.
Wellesly
C.
William Bentinck
D.
Lord Moira
ANSWER & SOLUTION
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Correct Answer:
D
Lord Moira (Marquess of Hastings) expressed that the British had a moral obligation to provide education to the Indian subjects.
Q5. One of the following was not associated with Justice Party:
A.
K.M. Patro
B.
Ramaswami Naikar
C.
Tanguturi Prakasam
D.
Raja Ram Rainingar
ANSWER & SOLUTION
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Correct Answer:
C
Tanguturi Prakasam (Andhra Kesari) was a prominent Congress leader, while the others were associated with the non-Brahmin Justice Party.
Q6. The name Pakistan was coined by
A.
Syed Ahmed Khan
B.
Ali Jinnah
C.
Choudhry Rahmat Ali
D.
Abul Kalam Azad
ANSWER & SOLUTION
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Correct Answer:
C
(Note: Correcting answer to Rahmat Ali) While Iqbal gave the idea, Rahmat Ali, a Cambridge student, coined the name in 1933.
Q7. Which of the following trio leaders referred to as Lal, Bal and Pal?
A.
Lajpat Rai/Tilak/Pal
B.
Shastri/Tilak/Pal
C.
Shastri/Tilak/Gokhale
D.
Lajpat Rai/Tilak/Rajaji
ANSWER & SOLUTION
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Correct Answer:
A
Lala Lajpat Rai, Bal Gangadhar Tilak, and Bipin Chandra Pal represented the 'Extremist' trio within the Congress.
Q8. Who amongst the following invited Mahatma Gandhi to Champaran?
A.
Motilal Nehru
B.
Raj Kumar Shukla
C.
J.B. Kriplani
D.
Rajendra Prasad
ANSWER & SOLUTION
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Correct Answer:
B
A local peasant leader, Raj Kumar Shukla, persuaded Gandhi to visit Champaran to investigate the plight of indigo farmers.
Q9. After the formation of ministries in the provinces in 1937, congress rule lasted for –
A.
31 months
B.
30 months
C.
29 months
D.
28 months
ANSWER & SOLUTION
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Correct Answer:
D
The Congress ministries resigned in late 1939 (after 28 months) to protest India's involvement in WWII without consultation.
Q10. Which event compelled Rabindranath Tagore to renounce his knighthood?
A.
Jallianwalla Bagh
B.
Lala Lajpat Rai death
C.
Non-Cooperation
D.
Simon Commission arrival
ANSWER & SOLUTION
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Correct Answer:
A
Tagore renounced his 'Sir' title in 1919 as a symbolic protest against the inhumanity of the Amritsar massacre.
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