Practice Quiz set 1 - indian history mcq Online Quiz (set-1) For All Competitive Exams
Q-1) The province where Indian National Congress did not form Ministry after the general election of 1937 was
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(b)
(c)
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The province where Indian National Congress did not form ministry after the general election of 1937 was Bengal.
Q-2) Consider the following statements regarding the revolt of the Royal Indian Navy in 1946:- The revolt was launched to protest against racial discrimination and unpalatable food.
- Lord Wavell the concurrent viceroy of India condemned the response of the Indian Army towards the revolt.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
Lord Wavell, the concurrent viceroy of India, gave a clean chit to the Indian Army for its role during the revolt of RIN as it, on a whole, had been most commendably steady.
Q-3) Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below the lists:
List-I (Congress presidents)
List-II (Venues of session)
A. Dr. M. A. Ansari
1. Haripura
B. Purushottam
2. Kanpur Das Tandon
C. Sarojini Naidu
3. Madras
D. Subhash Chandra
4. Nasik Bose
Codes: A B C D
| List-I (Congress presidents) | List-II (Venues of session) |
| A. Dr. M. A. Ansari | 1. Haripura |
| B. Purushottam | 2. Kanpur Das Tandon |
| C. Sarojini Naidu | 3. Madras |
| D. Subhash Chandra | 4. Nasik Bose |
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
- Dr. M.A. Ansari became the President in Madras session.
- Purushottam Das Tandon became the President in Nasik session.
- Sarojini Naidu became the President in Kanpur session.
- Subhash Chandra Bose became the President in Haripura session.
Q-4) Where was the first All Indian Kisan Sabha formed?
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
The first All-India Kisan Sabha was formed in Lucknow. The Kisan Sabha movement started in Bihar under the leadership of Swami Sahajanand Saraswati who had formed in 1929 the Bihar Provincial Kisan Sabha (BPKS) in order to mobilize peasant grievances against the Zamindari attacks on their occupancy rights. Gradually, the peasant movement intensified and spread across the rest of India.
All these radical developments on the peasant front culminated in the formation of the All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS) at the Lucknow session of the Indian National Congress in April 1936 with Swami Sahajanand Saraswati elected as its first President.
The other prominent members of this Sabha were N.G. Ranga, Ram Manohar Lohia, Jayaprakash Narayan, Acharya Narendra Dev and Bankim Mukherji.
Q-5) An article ‘Why I am an Atheist’ was written by
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
Bhagat Singh had written the article ‘Why I am an Atheist’.
Q-6) Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below the lists:
List-I (Event)
List-II (Year)
A. Non-Cooperation Movement
1. 1942
B. Civil Disobedience Movement
2. 1937
C. Formation of Congress Ministries
3. 1930
D. Quit India Movement
4. 1920
Codes: A B C D
| List-I (Event) | List-II (Year) |
| A. Non-Cooperation Movement | 1. 1942 |
| B. Civil Disobedience Movement | 2. 1937 |
| C. Formation of Congress Ministries | 3. 1930 |
| D. Quit India Movement | 4. 1920 |
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
- Non-Cooperation Movement started in 1920.
- Civil Disobedience Movement started in 1930.
- The formation of Congress ministries took place in 1937.
- The Quit India Movement began in 1942.
Q-7) Which of the following were the recommendations of Simon Commission Report?- It proposed separate electorate for depressed classes
- It recommended scrapping of dyarchy in the provinces
- It recommended the establishment of responsible government at the centre
- It argued that the ultimate character of the Indian government had to be federal
Select the answer from the codes given below :
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
Simon commission recommended reservation of seats for depressed classes. It declared that the establishment of responsible government at the centre was to wait indefinitely. Looking at the diversity of India, it argued that future government should be federal.
Q-8) Read the following events connected with Indian freedom struggle and find the correct chronological order of the events from the codes given below:
- Muslim Deliverance Day
- Direct Action Day
- Resignation of Congress Ministries
- Individual Satyagraha
Codes:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
The correct chronological order of the events is:
- Resignation of 29 Oct 1939 Congress Ministries
- Muslim Deliverance Day 22 Dec 1939
- Individual Satyagraha 17 Oct 1940
- Direct Action Day 16 Aug 1946
Q-9) On which of the following fleet, the naval revolt of 1946 was started?
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(b)
(c)
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The naval revolt of 1946 was started on the fleet I.N.S. Talwar.
Q-10) Who was the man to propose a separate state for the Muslims of India for the first time?
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(b)
(c)
(d)
Mohammad Iqbal was the man to propose a separate state for the Muslims of India for the first time.