1. Gandhiji started the Dandi March
(a) To demonstrate against the policies of British empire
(b) To break the salt law
(c) To boycott foreign goods
(d) None of the above
2. Who among the following attended all the three Round Table Conferences?
(a) Madan Mohan Malaviya
(b) Mahatma Gandhi
(c) Sarojini Naidu
(d) B. R. Ambedkar
3. Who gave the ‘Communal Award’ in India?
(a) C. R. Attlee
(b) Ramsay Macdonald
(c) Stafford Cripps
(d) Lord Northbrook
4. Who among the following were jailed in the Kanpur Bolshevik conspiracy case in 1924? [UPSC CAPF 2019]
(a) Muzaffar Ahmad, S. A. Dange,Shaukat Usmani, Nalini Gupta
(b) Muhammad Ali and Shaukat Usmani
(c) S. A. Dange and S. V. Ghate
(d) Muzaffar Ahmad and S.S. Mirajkar
5. Why did the early nationalists oppose the Council Act of 1892 ? [UPSC CAPF 2019]
(a) The number of members of the Imperial Legislative Council was increased
(b) The number of members of Provincial Councils was increased
(c) The Councils were given the right to discuss the annual budgets
(d) The Act did not give the Indians control over the public funds
6. Which of the following was/were the features of the Quit India Movement?
1. From the very beginning, it was a rural revolt.
2. It was essentially a moderate movement.
3. It was marked by the Unprecedented use of violence
4. It was marked by acute state repression.
Select the correct answer using the code given below. [UPSC CAPF 2016]
(a) Only 1
(b) 1 and 2
(c) 3 and 4
(d) 1, 3 and 4
7. Who among the following in Congress represented the socialist view? [UPSC CAPF 2018]
(a) Rajendra Prasad
(b) Narendra Dev
(c) Maulana Azad
(d) Sardar Patel
8. ‘Ghadar party’ in U.S.A. was formed by
(a) V. D. Savarkar
(b) Lala Har Dayal
(c) Swami Varma
(d) Raja Pratap Singh
9. The purpose of Cripps’ Mission was
(a) To give India dominion status
(b) To introduce provincial autonomy in India
(c) To discuss future setup for India on the basis of the Simon Commission report
(d) To suppress ‘Quit India’ Movement
10. Swaraj Party was formed after which movement
(a) Quit India Movement
(b) Homerule Movement
(c) Noncooperation Movement
(d) Civil Disobedience Movement
11. In Indian history, who among the following is known as “Frontier Gandhi”?
(a) Maulana Abul Kalain Azad
(b) Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
(c) Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed
(d) Khaliquzzaman Chaudhuri
12. Consider the following events during India’s freedom struggle
- Bardoli Satyagraha
- Champaran Satyagraha
- Moplah Rebellion
- Rebellion of Vizag Agency Tribes
What is the correct chronological sequence of these events?
(a) 2-3-1-4
(b) 2-3-4-1
(c) 3-2-4-1
(d) 3-2-1-4
13. Ilbert Bill was prepared for abolishing judicial disqualification based on racial distinction. The bill was vehemently criticised by the Europeans living in India. Who was the Governor General at that time?
(a) Lord Ripon
(b) Lord Dalhousie
(c) Lord Curzon
(d) Lord Chelmsford
14. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
(a) Partition of Bengal : 1905
(b) Foundation of Muslim League : 1906
(c) Surat Split : 1907
(d) Transfer of India’s capital from Calcutta to Delhi : 1909
15. Arrange the following in a chronological order :
(i) Dandi March
(ii) Simon Commission
(iii) Poona Pact
(iv) Gandhi Irwin Pact
(a) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)
(b) (iii), (ii), (i), (iv)
(c) (ii), (i), (iv), (iii)
(d) (iii), (iv), (ii), (i)
16. Consider the following statements :
1. The growth of socialist tendency in the national movement led to the foundation of the Congress Socialist Party in 1934 under the leadership of Acharya Narendra Deva and Jayaprakash Narayan.
2. In 1936, Jawaharlal Nehru urged the Congress to accept socialism as its goal and to bring itself closer to the peasantry and the working class.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct? [UPSC CAPF 2021]
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
17. Which one of the following is NOT correct about Mahatma Gandhi’s Dandi Yatra or Salt March? [UPSC CAPF 2020]
(a) It was the first national activity in which women participated in large numbers
(b) Gandhiji allowed the women’s participation at the request of Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay
(c) The march was fully covered by the Western press
(d) The march began after the failure of the First Round Table Conference in London
18. The British Committee of the Indian National Congress was founded in [UPSC CAPF 2020]
(a) 1889
(b) 1892
(c) 1898
(d) 1901
19. Who among the following was NOT associated with the Kakori Conspiracy Case ? [UPSC CAPF 2019]
(a) Ramprasad Bismil
(b) Rajendra Lahiri
(c) Ashfaqulla Khan
(d) Surya Sen
20. Which of the following statements about Bhagat Singh is/are NOT true ? [UPSC CAPF 2019]
1. Bhagat Singh was influenced by socialist ideas
2. He was a member of the Hindustan Socialist Republican Association
3. Bhagat Singh threw a bomb in the Central Legislative Assembly in 1929 with the objective to kill as many people as possible
Select the correct answer using the code given below :
(a) 1 and 3
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 2 only
(d) 3 only
21. Which among the following statements about the Jallianwala bagh massacre is/are correct ? [UPSC CAPF 2019]
1. In Jallianwala bagh troops opened fire upon an unarmed crowd
2. The troops were under the command of General Dyer
3. The troops did not issue any Waming to the people before opening fire
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 2 only
(c) 1, 2 and 3
(d) 2 and 3 only
22. Which of the following are true in the context of Swadeshi movement in 1905? [UPSC CAPF 2019]
1. Massive demonstrations were held in Bengal
2. Hartal was observed in Calcutta
3. The movement was initiated by the moderates,but was taken over by the revolutionary nationalists at a later stage
Select the correct answer using the code given below :
(a) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 1 and 2 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1 and 3 only
23. Why was Vasudeo Balwant Phadke known in history ? [UPSC CAPF 2019]
(a) He led a violent struggle against the British during the revolt of 1857
(b) He was a critic of Gandhian struggle
(c) He led an armed uprising against the British in the 1870s
(d) He was a radical leader of the Indian National Congress
24. Arrange the establishment of the following in a chronological order (starting with the earliest): [UPSC CAPF 2019]
1. The East India Association
2. The Poona Sarvajanik Sabha
3. The Madras Mahajan Sabha
4. The Bombay Presidency Association
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
(a) 1, 2, 3, 4
(b) 1, 3, 2, 4
(c) 2, 3, 4, 1
(d) 3, 2, 1, 4
25. Which one of the following pairs of organization and their founders is NOT correctly matched ? [UPSC CAPF 2019]
(a) National Liberation Federalion : Tej Bahadur Sapru and M. R. Jayakar
(b) Jamiat-ul Ulama-i Hind : Maulana Malunudal Hasan Shaikh-ul-Hind
(c) Congress Democratic Party B.G.Tilik
(d) Congress Socialist Party : M. N. Roy
26. Which among the following statements about Mahatma Gandhi’s Satyagraha is/are correct ?
1. It was during the course of his campaign against racialisim South Africa that Gandhiji first applied Satyagraha
2. The two vital ingredients of Satyagraha are “truth’ and ‘non violence
3. The Satyagrahi resists evil by inflicting suffering on himself and not by inflicting suffering on the opponent
4. In India, Satyagraha was first tried by Gandhiji in Champaran
Select the correct answer using the code given below : [UPSC CAPF 2019]
(a) 1 and 4 only
(b) 2 only
(c) 4 only
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
27. Which of the following statements about India’s Independence is/are correct?
1. The formal transfer of power on 15th August, 1947 heralding India’s Independence was announced by Lord Mountbatten.
2. Mahatma Gandhi was not present at the festivities in the capital on 15th August, 1947.
Select the correct answer using the code given below. [UPSC CAPF 2018]
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
28. Who among the following has not written about partition in his works? [UPSC CAPF 2018]
(a) Saadat Hasan Manto
(b) Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
(c) Bhisham Sahni
(d) Narendranath Mitra
29. Who among the following was the author of Hind Swaraj? [UPSC CAPF 2018]
(a) Aurobindo Ghose
(b) C. R. Das
(c) Mahatma Gandhi
(d) Rajendra Prasad
30. Which of the following statements about Binodini Dasi, a pioneering figure in Bengali theatre in the late 19th early 20th century, is/are correct?
1. She was one of the prime movers behind the setting up of the Star Theatre (1883) in Calcutta.
2. She serialized her autobiography Amar Katha (My Story) between 1910 and 1913.
Select the correct answer using the code given below. [UPSC CAPF 2018]
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
31. Which of the following statements about the Champaran Satyagraha is/are correct?
1. The Champaran region had a long tradition of anti-planter discontent and agitation.
2. Mahatma Gandhi gave all India publicity to the grievances of Champaran cultivators.
3. The cultivators of Champaran had protested against excessive taxation on sugar.
Select the correct answer using the code given below. [UPSC CAPF 2016]
(a) Only 1
(b) 1 and 2
(c) 2 and 3
(d) 1, 2 and 3
32. Which of the following statements about the founding of the Indian National Congress (INC) is/are Correct? [UPSC CAPF 2016]
1. The INC was formed in Bombay in 1885.
2. The first President of the INC was WC Banerjee.
Select the correct answer using the code given below. [UPSC CAPF 2016]
(a) Only 1
(b) Only 2
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
33. Which of the following statements about the Swadeshi Movement in Bengal in 1905 are correct? [UPSC CAPF 2016]
1. It was marked by the mass mobilisation through the organisation of ‘Samitis’.
2. It was marked by the mass mobilisation through labour strikes.
3. It advocated a constructive programme of self help or ‘atmashakti’.
4. In the sphere of education, national schools were established.
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
(a) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 1 and 4
(c) 2, 3 and
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
34. Who among the following scientists of Indian origin is/has been the President of Royal Society? [UPSC CAPF 2016]
(a) Ronald Ross
(b) Har Gobind Khorana
(c) Chandrasekhar Venkataraman
(d) Venkatraman Ramakrishnan
35. Which of the following represents the main phases of the Quit India Movement?” [UPSC CAPF 2015]
1. Strikes, boycotts and picketing in urban centres.
2. Widespread attacks in rural areas on the many symbols and means of colonial rule and authority. e.g., railways, telegraph lines and Government buildings.
3. Formation of Home Rule leagues.
4. The Karnataka method
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 2, 3 and 4
(c) 1, 2 and 4
(d) 1 and 4
36. Which of the following was/were not part/parts of the RIN Mutiny? [UPSC CAPF 2015]
1. Indian National Army
2. HMIS Talwar
3. Hunger strike by naval ratings
4. Lord Irwin
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 1 and 4
(d) Only 4
37. Bal Gangadhar Tilak was associated with
1. Poona Sarvajanik Sabha
2. The Age of Consent Bill
3. Gaurakshini Sabha
4. Atmiya Sabha
Select the correct answer “using the code given below. [UPSC CAPF 2015]
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 1, 2 and 4
(c) 3 and 4
(d) 2 and 4
38. The proposals of the Cabinet Mission did not include ?
1. a three-tier structure for the Union of India, with both the Provinces and the Princely States.
2. formation of a Constituent Assembly.
3. creation of a sovereign Pakistan with six Muslim Majority provinces.
Select the correct answer using the code given below. [UPSC CAPF 2015]
(a) 1 and 3
(b) Only 3
(c) Only 2
(d) 1 and 2
39. Which one of the following statements concerning the Freedom and Partition of India is not correct? [UPSC CAPF 2015]
(a) In February 1947, British Prime Minister Attlee announced that the British were Rot going to transfer power to Indians, come what may
(b) Lord Wavell advocated total withdrawal of the British from India by 31 March, 1948
(c) It was Lord Mountbatten who speeded up the process of transfer of power
(d) The Plan Balkan was abandoned on account of Nehru’s opposition to it
40. Which one of the following was not the feature of the Home Rule Movement in India? [UPSC CAPF 2015]
(a) Boycott and Picketing
(b) Two separate Home-Rule Leagues rather than one All-India Home-Rule Organisation
(c) Setting up of discussion groups and reading rooms
(d) Sale and circulation of pamphlets
41. Where and when did Mahatma Gandhi first use his method of hunger-strike to achieve a desired goal? [UPSC CAPF 2015]
(a) At Natal in South Africa in the year 1906
(b) At Champaran in the year 1917
(c) At Ahmedabad in the year 1918
(d) At Cape Town in South Africa in the year 1906
42. Which of the following were the main influences on Vasudev Balwant Phadke? [UPSC CAPF 2015]
1. Experience of the Deccan famine of 1876-77.
2. Hindu revivalism.
3. Theory of Drain of Wealth.
4. Reformist idea of Phule.
Select the correct answer using the code given below. [UPSC CAPF 2015]
(a) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 2, 3 and 4
(c) 1 and 3
(d) 2 and 4
43. Who among the following was not a Communist leader in colonial India? [UPSC CAPF 2015]
(a) PC Roy
(b) SA Dange
(c) Muzaffar Ahmad
(d) Singaravelu
44. Which one of the following statements about the Gandhi-Irwin Pact is not correct? [UPSC CAPF 2015]
(a) Gandhi wrote a letter seeking an interview with the Viceroy
(b) Civil Disobedience movement was to ‘ be discontinued
(c) The imprisoned freedom fighters were to be released
(d) All the lands that had been confiscated were to be returned to the original owners
45. Who among the following socialist activists persuaded Gandhiji not to restrict the salt march protest to men alone? [UPSC CDS 2020-1]
(a) Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay
(b) Sarojini Naidu
(c) MatanginiHazra
(d) Mithuben Petit
46. Who among the following was popularly known as ‘Lokahitwadi’? [UPSC CDS 2020-1]
(a) Gopal Hari Deshmukh
(b) MahadevGovindRanade
(c) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
(d) JyotibaPhule
47. Who founded the Central Hindu School at Benaras which was later developed into Benaras Hindu University? [UPSC CDS 2020-1]
(a) Madan Mohan Malaviya
(b) Annie Besant
(c) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
(d) Madame H.P. Blavatsky
48. In 1943, young leaders in which one of the following districts of Maharashtra set up a parallel Government (pratisarhar) with volunteer corps (seva dals) and village units (tufan dals)? [UPSC CDS 2020-1]
(a) Pune
(b) Nasik
(c) Nagpur
(d) Satara
49. On 31st December, 1929, in which one of the following Congress Sessions was the proclamation of Purna Swaraj made? [UPSC CDS-2020-2]
(a) Ahmedabad
(b) Calcutta
(c) Lahore
(d) Lucknow
50. Mahatma Gandhi’s Dandi March, a great event in India freedom struggle, was associated with [UPSC CDS-2020-2]
(a) Iron
(b) Sodium chloride
(c) Sulphur
(d) Aluminium
51. Who among the following was one of the founders of the Indian Society of Oriental Art? [UPSC CDS-2020-2]
(a) Rabindranath Tagore
(b) Abanindranath Tagore
(c) Dwarakanath Tagore
(d) Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyaya
52. Which one among the following was demanded by the All India Depressed classes Leaders’ Conference at Bombay in 1931? [UPSC CDS-2020-2]
(a) Universal adult suffrage
(b) Separate electorates for untouchables
(c) Reserved seats for the minorities
(d) A unitary State in India
53. Mahatma Gandhi’s opposition to separate electorates for untouchables was because [UPSC CAPF 2013]
(a) separate electorates would ensure them bondage in perpetuity
(b) of the apprehension of offending the conservative high caste Hindus
(c) it would weaken Mahatma Gandhi’s position as a leader
(d) None of the above
54. The Salt Satyagraha [UPSC CAPF 2013]
(a) encouraged Indians to manufacture salt
(b) showed to the government that Indians would break unfair laws
(c) proved that Mahatma Gandhi was a mass leader
(d) was designed to destroy the finances of the colonial government
55. The Khilafat Movement was built around [UPSC CAPF 2013]
(a) opposing British rule in India
(b) protecting the sovereignty of the Khalifa
(c) opposing the national movement
(d) protesting against lack of educational opportunities in India
56. Mahatma Gandhi’s severe criticism of the Congress leadership at the opening of the Banaras Hindu University was focused on [UPSC CAPF 2013]
(a) the Congress strategy for opposing the government
(b) the Congress accepting offices under the government
(c) condemnation of Indian nationalism for being an elite phenomenon
(d) All of the above
57. Which one among the following explains the meaning of the ‘Safety Valve Theory’ in the context of Indian National Movement? [UPSC CAPF 2014]
(a) A theory that argued that the Congress was formed as a safe outlet to the discontented educated Indians
(b) A theory that argued that the Congress was formed as a safe outlet to the hostile attitude of the British towards the Indian people
(c) A theory which believed that the British and the ex-rebels of 1857 should amicably resolve their differences against each other
(d) As idea aimed at promoting goodwill among the Indian people
58. Consider the following statement “India would be far more reliable as a base for operations. Moreover the prospect of a settlement will be greatly enhanced by the disappearance of Gandhi, who had for years torpedoed every attempt at a settlement.” [UPSC CAPF 2012]
The above statement was made by the British in the context of
(a) Kheda Satyagraha
(b) Civil Disobedience Movement
(c) Quit India Movement
(d) Non-Cooperation Movement
59. Which of the following political methods was/were incorporated by Mahatma Gandhi? [UPSC CAPF 2012]
1. Petitioning to the British
2. Village reconstruction
3. Gheraos
4. Fasts
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
(a) Only 4
(b) 1, 2 and 4
(c) 1, 2 and 3
(d) All of these
60. Which of the following Princely States saw Major Movements over the period from 1930s to 1940s? [UPSC CAPF 2012]
1. Tripura
2. Nilgiri
3. Baroda
4. Travancore
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
(a) 1, 2 and 4
(b) 2 and 4
(c) 1 and 3
(d) All of these
61. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below. [UPSC CAPF 2012]
List I (British Policy)
A. Agrarian Settlements
B. Divide and Rule
C. Excluding Indians from Government Jobs
D. Wars and Conquests middle class
List II (Consequence)
1. Partition
2. Famines and popular rebellions
3. Increase of home charges
4. Alienation of the Indian
Codes
– A B C D
(a) 3 4 1 2
(b) 3 1 4 2
(c) 2 1 4 3
(d) 2 4 1 3
62. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below. [UPSC CAPF 2012]
List I (Individual)
A. Bhagat Singh
B. Swami Sahajananda
C. G K Gokhale
D. S A Dange
List II (Organization)
1. Congress
2. Hindustan Socialist Republican Association
3. All India Trade Union Congress
4. All India Kisan Sabha
Code
– A B C D
(a) 2 4 1 3
(b) 2 1 4 3
(c) 3 4 1 2
(d) 3 1 4 2
63. Who among the following had written to the Viceroy, “The Congress is as much opposed to victory for Nazism as any British can be. But their objective cannot be carried to the extent of their participation in the war’? [UPSC CAPF 2012]
(a) Jawaharlal Nehru
(b) Mahatma Gandhi
(c) JB Kripalani
(d) C Rajagopalachari
64. The Khilafat Movement received support from both Hindus and Muslims and it was led from the front by Gandhiji. In spite of this, the movement lost momentum. Why? [UPSC CAPF 2011]
(a) Office of Khalifa was abolished in Turkey itself and better terms offered to Turkey
(b) Muslim League’s opposition to the Indian National Congress
(c) Special concessions given to the Muslims by the British government
(d) Internal frictions between the Congress and the Muslim League
65. Which of the following statements regarding Home Rule Leagues in India are correct? [UPSC CAPF 2011]
1. The movement was led by the moderate Congress leaders.
2. There were two Home Rule Leagues.
3. The movement became strong, because other mass agitations could not be launched by the Congress during the World War.
4. The government was non-reactive to the movement.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below
(a) 1,2 and 3
(b) 2, 3 and 4
(c) 1 and 4
(d) 2 and 3
66. Which of the following pairs are correctly matched? [UPSC CAPF 2011]
1. Jamnalal Bajaj : Satyagraha Ashram
2. Dadabhai Naoroji: Bombay Association
3. Syed Ahmed Khan : MAO College
4. Lala Lajpat Rai: Anusilan Samiti
Select the correct answer using the codes given below
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 3 and 4
(d) 1, 2 and 3
67. Consider the following events in the history of Indian freedom struggle
1. Champaran Satyagraha
2. Bardoli Satyagraha
3. Ahmedabad Mill Workers Strike
4. Chauri-Chaura Incident
Which one of the following is a correct chronological sequence of the above events starting from the earliest? [UPSC CAPF 2011]
(a) 1, 3, 2, 4
(b) 1, 2, 4, 3
(c) 1, 3, 4, 2
(d) 3, 1, 2, 4
68. The State of Hyderabad in the Deccan officially acceded to the Indian Union in the year [UPSC CDS-2020-2]
(a) 1948
(b) 1950
(c) 1949
(d) 1947
69. Which one of the following statements about the Gandhi-Irwin Pact of 1931 is correct? [UPSC CDS 2020-1]
(a) The Government would not release those prisoners who had been nonviolent.
(b) The Government would not release those prisoners who had indulged in the peaceful picketing of liquor and foreign cloth shops.
(c) The Congress did not agree to the suspension of the Civil Disobedience Movement.
(d) The Congress agreed to take part in the Second Round Table Conference.
70. Which one of the following observations is not true about the Quit India Movement of 1942? [UPSC CSE 2011]
(a) It was a non-violent movement
(b) It was led by Mahatma Gandhi
(c) It was a spontaneous movement
(d) It did not attract the labour class in general
