indian freedom struggle II (1917–1947) MCQs set 1 Questions and Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

Which one of the following statements is not correct about Shyamji Krishna Verma?

a) He started a monthly journal ‘Indian Sociologist’.

b) He was a native of Kathiawar.

c) He established a hostel for Indian students in London which was called ‘India House’.

d) He was the editor of Journal ‘Ghadar’.

Question : 2

Who addressed whom as the spiritual father of Indian Nationalism?

a) Subhashchandra – Swami Bose Vivekanand

b) Lala Hardayal – Tilak

c) Bipinchandra Pal – Swami Dayanand Sarswati

d) Balgangadhar Tilak – Madan Mohan Malviya

Question : 3

Which one of the following Indian freedom fighters coined the slogan ‘Jai Hind’?

a) Bal Gangadhar Tilak

b) Jawahar Lal Nehru

c) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

d) Subhash Chandra Bose

Question : 4

Consider the following statements and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
Assertion (A):
Lord Linlithgow described the August Movement of 1942 as the most serious rebellion since Sepoy Muting.
Reason (R):
There was massive upsurge of the peasantry in certain areas.

a) Both A and R are true, but R is the not correct explanation of A.

b) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

c) A is true, but R is false.

d) A is false, but R is true.

Question : 5

There are two statements one labelled as the Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R).
Assertion (A):
The British sovereignty continued to exist in free India.
Reason (R):
The British sovereign appointed the last Governor General of free India.
Examine these two statements carefully and select the answers by using the codes given below:

a) Both A and R are true, but R is not a correct explanation of A.

b) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

c) A is true, but R is false.

d) A is false, but R is true.

Question : 6

After returning from South Africa, Gandhiji launched his first successful Satyagraha in

a) Chauri Chaura

b) Champaran

c) Bardoli

d) Dandi