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

Question : 1

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 : 2

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 : 3

Which of the following were the recommendations of Simon Commission Report?

1. It proposed separate electorate for depressed classes
2. It recommended scrapping of dyarchy in the provinces
3. It recommended the establishment of responsible government at the centre
4. It argued that the ultimate character of the Indian government had to be federal

a) 3 and 4 only

b) 2 and 3 only

c) 1 and 2 only

d) 2 and 4 only

Question : 4

On 23 January 1948, who said about Subhas Chandra Bose, “ We should emulate him. Subhash was a great patriot. He laid down his life for the country. He has no use for parochialism or caste distinction. He treated all alike”?

a) Jay Prakash Narayan

b) Jawahar Lal Nehru

c) Mahatma Gandhi

d) Bhulabhai Desai

Question : 5

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 : 6

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.