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

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: (c)

Asaf Ali was in charge of the railways and transport in the interim Government of India from September 2, 1946, before serving as the first ambassador from India to the USA from February 1947 to mid-April, 1948. He was appointed the governor of Odisha, but he resigned from the post in May 1952 on health grounds.

His last assignment was as India’s minister to Switzerland, Austria and the Vatican; he died in office in Bern.

Answer: (a)

1. Indian Council Act 1909 – Morley-Minto Plan
2. Government of India Act 1919 – Montague-Chelmsford Reforms
3. Government of India Act 1935– Simon Commission Report 
4. Independence Act, 1947 – Mount Batten Plan

Answer: (a)

Mahatma Gandhi had told, “Destruction is the best method of dealing with foreign clothes.”

Answer: (b)

The Constituent Assembly met for the first time in New Delhi on 9 December 1946 in the Constitution Hall which is now known as the Central Hall of Parliament House.

The Constituent Assembly took almost three years (two years, eleven months, and seventeen days to be precise) to complete its historic task of drafting the Constitution for Independent India.

During this period, it held eleven sessions covering a total of 165 days. Of these, 114 days were spent on the consideration of the Draft Constitution.