Indian Freedom Struggle II (1917 – 1947) Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions

Question : 26

Who of the following was known as Deshbandhu?

a) Chittranjan Das

b) Aurobindo Ghose

c) Dadabhai Naoroji

d) Surendra Nath Banerjee

Answer: (a)

Chittaranjan Das realized that Hindu-Muslim unity was essential for the attainment of Swaraj. In 1924, he formulated his famous Communal Pact to promote permanent peace between India’s two major communities.

He also wanted assimilation of Eastern spirit and Western technique. He envisioned a pan-Asiatic federation of the oppressed nations and advocated India’s participation in it. For his devotion to the cause of self-rule, he gained the title Deshabandhu (friend of the country).

Question : 27

Which of the following were the salient features of the government of India Act, 1935?

  1. Provided for bicameral federation legislature
  2. Provided provincial autonomy
  3. Provided for a federal court
  4. Dyarchy in Sind and Orissa was maintained
Select the answer from the codes given below :

a) 2 and 4 only

b) 1, 3 and 4 only

c) 1, 2 and 3

d) 1, 2, 3 and 4

Answer: (c)

The Act abolished dyarchy in provinces. Sind and Orissa were created as new provinces. The Princely states were given disproportionate weightage in Bicameral Federation legislature and provincial autonomy was recognised to include diverse voices.

Question : 28

Consider the following statements and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
Assertion (A):
The Congress Ministries in all the provinces resigned in the year 1939.
Reason (R):
The Congress did not accept the decision of the viceroy to declare war against Germany in the context of the Second World War.

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

b) A and R are individually 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.

Answer: (b)

In 1939 Indian nationalists were angry that the British Governor-General of India, Lord Linlithgow, had without consultation with them brought India into the war.

So the congress ministries in all the provinces resigned in the year 1939 and did not accept the decision of the viceroy to declare war against Germany.

Question : 29

A Provisional Government of India with Raja Mahendra Pratap as its president was established during the First World War in

a) Germany

b) Afghanistan

c) Singapore

d) Turkey

Answer: (b)

A Provisional Government of India with Raja Mahendra Pratap as its President was established during the first world war in Afghanistan.

Question : 30

Who among the following had denounced the participation of Mahatma Gandhi in the Khilafat Movement?

a) Muhammad Ali

b) Abul Kalam Azad

c) Shaukat Ali

d) Muhammad Ali Jinnah

Answer: (d)

Muhammad Ali Jinnah had denounced the participation of Mahatma Gandhi in the Khilafat Movement.

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