indian freedom struggle II (1917–1947) MCQs set 3 Questions and Answers Detailed Explanation

Answer: (a)

Surendra Nath Banerjee is remembered and widely respected today as a pioneer leader of Indian politics – first treading the path of Indian political empowerment. He published an important work. ‘A Nation in Making; which was widely acclaimed.

Answer: (b)

The first mass movement started by Mahatma Gandhi was Non-cooperation Movement. Mahatma Gandhi announced his plan to begin Non-Cooperation with the government as a sequel to the Rowlatt Act, Jallianwala Bagh massacre, and the Khilafat Movement. It was approved by the Indian National Congress at the Nagpur session in December 1920. The movement began with Mahatma Gandhi renouncing the titles, which were given by the British.

Other leaders and influential persons also followed him by surrendering their honorary posts and titles. Students came out of the government educational institutions. National schools such as the Kashi Vidyapeeth, the Bihar Vidyapeeth, and the Jamia Millia Islamia were set up. All the prominent leaders of the country gave up their lucrative legal practice. Legislatures were boycotted. No leader of the Congress came forward to contest the elections for the Legislatures.

Answer: (b)

Lala Lajpat Rai declared “ Every blow that is hurled on my back will be a nail in the coffin of the British Empire.

Answer: (b)

Abdul Gaffar Khan was known as the Frontier Gandhi (Simanta Gandhi). Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan was a Pashtun political and spiritual leader known for his non-violent opposition to the British Raj in British India, and a lifelong pacifist and devout Muslim.

He was a close friend of Mahatma Gandhi and has been referred to as the “Frontier Gandhi” by the Indians. In 1910, he opened a mosque school at his hometown Utmanzai, and in 1911 joined the freedom movement of Haji Sahib of Turangzai, however, in 1915, the British authorities banned his mosque school.

Answer: (c)

Lord Emery was not a member of the Cabinet Mission Plan. After the Second World War, Lord Atlee became the Prime Minister of England. On 15 March 1946 Lord Atlee made a historic announcement in which the right to self-determination and the framing of a Constitution for India were conceded.

Consequently, three members of the British Cabinet – Pathick Lawrence, Sir Stafford Cripps and A. V. Alexander – were sent to India. This is known as the Cabinet Mission.

Answer: (c)

Aruna Asaf Ali was connected with Quit India Movement. The members of the Socialist Party including Ram Manohar Lohia, Jayaprakash Narayan and Aruna Asaf Ali started consolidating underground networks. The role of the underground movement was seen as one keeping up popular morale by providing a line of command and guidance to activists across the country.