CBSE Questions for Class 8 General Knowledge Modern Indian History Quiz 13 - MCQExams.com

The Sawarjist Manifesto for election in oct 1923 includes:
present the national demand of self-government
British in governing India is to secure interests of their own country was the guiding principle
Which of the statement given above is/are correct?
  • 1 and 2
  • Only 2
  • Only 1
  • None of these
Which one among the following was not a programme adopted by the Congress while launching the Non-cooperation Movement?
  • Surrender of titles and honorary offices, resignation from nominated seats in local bodies, boycott of the official and semi-official functions
  • Withdrawal of children from government schools and colleges
  • Boycott of elections, foreign goods and government courts
  • Refusal to pay the revenues to the government
In 1940, Mahatma Gandhi initiated limited Satyagraha on an individual basis because _____________.
  • He wanted to unite both the left and right wing of the All India National Congress during the national movement
  • He wanted to express symbolic opposition against the British rule as it was appeasing the fascist powers in Europe
  • He wanted to give the British rule a chance to peacefully accept the Indian demands of freedom and to constitute immediately an interim Indian Government
  • He wanted to provide his active support to the British Rule to oppose the fascist powers in Europe
Which of the following movements drew women out from the seclusion of home?
Swadeshi Movement
Home Rule Movement
Non-cooperation Movement
Civil Disobedience Movement
Select the correct answer from the codes given below.
  • 1 and 3
  • 2 and 4
  • 3 and 4
  • All of these
Consider the following statements:
The Government of India Act, 1935 provided for ________.
the provincial autonomy.
the establishment of Federal Court.
all Indian Federation at the Centre.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
  • 1 and 2
  • 2 and 3
  • 1 and 3
  • 1, 2 and 3
Consider the following statements in regard to the All India States People's Conference in the Princely States during the Indian National Movement:
The first conference of All India States' People's Conference was held in 1927.
In the beginning though to All India National Congress allowed the residents of the Princely States to become the members of the Congress but forbade them to initiate any political activity in the States in the name of the Congress.
With the launching of Civil Disobedience Movement, the congress made no distinction between British India and the Princely States and call for struggle was extended to the people of the Princely States.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
  • 1 and 2
  • 2 and 3
  • 1 and 3
  • 1, 2 and 3
Which of the following statements is not correct about the first RTC (Nov 1930 to Jan 1931)?
  • Congress joined the conference
  • Maharaja of Baroda attended the conference
  • BR Ambedkar attended the conference
  • None of the above statements are correct
Which one of the following aroused a wave of popular indignation that led to the massacre by the British at Jallianwala Bagh?
  • The Arms Act
  • The Public Safety Act
  • The Rowlatt Act
  • The Vernacular Press Act
With reference to the period of Indian Freedom Struggle, which of the following was/were recommended by the Nehru Report?
Complete independence for India.
Joint electorates for reservation of seats for minorities.
Provision of Fundamental Rights for the people of India in the Constitution.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
  • Only 1
  • 2 and 3
  • 1 and 3
  • All of these
The Non-cooperation Movement was adopted by the Congress at a special session held at ___________ in September, 1920.
  • Bombay
  • Calcutta
  • Wardha
  • Allahabad
Consider the following statements.
The decision to boycott Simon Commission was taken by the Congress in its 1927 Bombay Session.
Muslim League also decided to boycott Simon Commission.
Which of the above statements are correct?
  • Only 1
  • Only 2
  • Both 1 and 2
  • Neither 1 nor 2
Who of the following was associated with the August Offer?
  • Lord Wavell
  • Lord Irwin
  • Lord Linlithgow
  • Lord Mountbatten
Consider the following statement relating Gandhian strategy of Satyagraha:
Under the Gandhian strategy, which may be described as Struggle Truce Struggle (STS) phase of a vigorous exra-legal mass movement and confrontation with colonial authority alternate with phases, during which direct confrontation is withdrawn.
The entire political process of STS was an upward spiraling one, which also assumed that the freedom struggle would pass through several stages, ending with the transfer of power by the colonial regime itself.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
  • Only 1
  • Only 2
  • Both 1 and 2
  • Neither 1 nor 2
Consider the following statements with regard to Champaran Satyagraha (1917):
The Champaran Satyagraha marked Mahatma Gandhi's first appearance in Indian politics as a leader of the masses.
Young nationalists like Rajendra Prasad and JB Kripalani had worked with Mahatma Gandhi at Champaran.
It was during this movement that Mahatma Gandhi formulated his philosophy of Satyagraha.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
  • Only 3
  • 1 and 2
  • 2 and 3
  • 1 and 3
Consider the following statements in regard to the Congress of oppressed nationalities at Brussels in 1927.
The All India National Congress sent a delegation of five members to the meet.
Jawaharlal Nehru was elected the General Secretary of the League against imperialism which was organised at this Congress.
After this, Congress and the All India National Congress took a firm stand against imperialism in any part of the world.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
  • 1 and 2
  • 2 and 3
  • Only 3
  • 1, 2 and 3
In which one of the following sessions of the Indian National Congress was it proposed that the State shall own or control the key industries, mines and means of transport?
  • Lahore Session, 1929
  • Karachi Session, 1931
  • Calcutta Session, 1933
  • Lucknow Session, 1936
Consider the following statements about the Non-Cooperation Movement.
The movement was a mixture of nationalism, middle class politics, religion, feudalism, agrarian discontent and working class agitation.
The movement was much greater in intensity than any other political agitation which came before it.
The movement helped to foster Hindu-Muslim unity.
Which of the statement given above is/are correct?
  • Only 2
  • 2 and 3
  • Only 3
  • 1 and 3
Consider the following statements:
The discussions in the Third Round Table Conference eventually led to the passing of the Government of India Act of 1935.
The Government of India Act of 1935 provided for the establishment of an All India Federation to be based on a Union of the provinces of British India and the Princely States.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
  • Only 1
  • Only 2
  • Both 1 and 2
  • Neither 1 nor 2
Which among the following was not one of the provisions of the Communal Award?
  • Members of the depressed classes were assigned reserved seats and separate electorates
  • Separate electorates for the Muslims
  • Separate electorates for the Europeans and the Sikhs
  • The separate electorates were to lapse at the end of 10 years
Consider the following statements about the Ahmedabad Mill Strike of 1918.
It was related to a dispute between the workers and the European mill owners regarding hours of work.
Gandhiji advised the workers to go on strike.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
  • Only 1
  • Only 2
  • Both 1 and 2
  • Neither 1 nor 2
Consider the following statements:
A nine-member reform enquiry committee headed by Alexander Muddimen was appointed to examine the working of dyarchy.
In 1927, a three-member committee headed by Hascourt Butter appointed to inquire into the relationship between Indian states and the paramount power.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
  • Only 1
  • Only 2
  • Both 1 and 2
  • None of the above
Consider the following statements.
The 'Bombay Manifesto' signed in 1936 openly opposed the preaching of socialist ideals.
It evoked support from a large section of the business community from all across India.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
  • Only 1
  • Only 2
  • Both 1 and 2
  • Neither 1 nor 2
Consider the following statements.
During the Freedom Movement of India, the tendency of the Hindu revivalists to look up only to the heritage of ancient India while ignoring the equally great achievements of medieval India, encouraged the growth of the communal sentiments.
During the Freedom Movement of India, the false sense of pride of the great legacies of ancient India motivated the Indians on a large scale to look critically at their society.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
  • Only 1
  • Only 2
  • Both 1 and 2
  • Neither 1 nor 2
Mahatma Gandhi undertook 'fast unto death' against the Communal Award. He, however, discontinued the fast because ___________.
  • the Congress leaders successfully prevailed upon Mahatma Gandhi to accept the Award.
  • the British Government withdrew the Communal Award.
  • of the conclusion of the Poona Pact.
  • the weaker classes openly opposed the Award.
Choose the incorrect observation from the following in respect to the princely states during the British rule in India?
  • The burden of the land tax over the peasants in the princely states was usually heavier than that of in British India
  • The Princes of the States were called upon by the British Government to play the role of bulwarks of reaction against the Indian National Movement
  • A few princely states like Baroda showed sympathy with the National Freedom Movement
  • No princely state tried to promote industrial and agricultural developments or administrative and political reforms
Consider the following statements.
During the Quit India Movement, the revolutionaries set up parallel governments in Balia (Uttar Pradesh) and in Tamluk (Bengal).
The All India Congress Committee passed the Quit India Resolution in Bombay on 14th August 1942.
The Indian peasants remained aloof from the Quit India Movement.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are incorrect?
  • Only 1
  • Only 2
  • 1 and 3
  • 2 and 3
In Hind Swaraj, Mahatma Gandhi was critical of railways, because they are:
carriers of plague germs.
instruments for the frequency of famines.
responsible for creating class division in the society.
accident-prone.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
  • 1, 2 and 3
  • 1 and 2
  • 2 and 3
  • 1 and 4
With reference to the Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms, consider the following statements:
Dyarchy arrangement is irrational.
Limited franchise.
Central executive not responsible to legislature.
Which of the above is/are the drawbacks of the aforesaid reforms?
  • 1, 2 and 3
  • 1 and 3
  • 2 and 3
  • 1 and 2
Which of the statements given below about the Champaran Satyagraha is/are correct?
It was related to indigo plantations.
It started because the European planters oppressed the Zamindars.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
  • Only 1
  • Only 2
  • Both 1 and 2
  • Neither 1 nor 2
Under whose overall leadership was the Quit India Movement carried on?
  • Mahatma Gandhi
  • JL Nehru
  • Subhash Chandra Bose
  • None of the above
Gandhiji led the Indian Nationalist Movement from the front and his leadership was motivated by a wider philosophy he nurtured throughout the course of the movement. Which one among the following was a continuous movement based on this philosophy and not a specific movement?
  • Non-Cooperation Movement
  • Swadeshi Movement
  • Quit India Movement
  • Civil Disobedience Movement.
Consider the following statements.
Sisir Kumar Bose formed the Indian Independence League.
A women's regiment of Azad Hind Fauj was formed under the command of Kalpana Dutta.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
  • Only 1
  • Only 2
  • Both 1 and 2
  • Neither 1 nor 2
Consider the following statements in respect of growth of communalism in India.
Communalism initiated in India in the 1880s, when Syed Ahmad Khan opposed the National Movement led by the All India National Congress.
Mahatma Gandhi and the All India National Congress made a deep analysis of the communal phenomenon to meet its challenges.
Constant negotiation of All India National Congress with the Muslim communal leaders weakened the position of secular, anti-imperialist Muslims and Muslim leaders.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
  • 1 and 2
  • 2 and 3
  • 1 and 3
  • None of the above
At which of the following places, parallel government was not formed?
  • Balia in Uttar Pradesh
  • Tamluk in West Bengal
  • Talcher in Orissa
  • Sholapur in Maharashtra
Consider the following statements about the Azad Hind Fauj (Indian National Army) led by Subhash Chandra Bose.
It included Indian soldiers of the British Army who had surrendered at Singapore.
It also included many Indian expatriates in South-East Asia.
It was characteristed by a very large representation of Muslims and Sikhs within its leadership and ranks.
It began its march towards Delhi in 1943 with a ceremonial parade at the tomb of Bahadur Shah Zafar in Burma.
Which of the above statements are correct?
  • 1 and 3
  • 1 and 2
  • 1, 2 and 3
  • All of these
Which one of the following observations is not true in respect to the Quit India Movement?
  • Many smaller zamindars participated in the movement whereas big zamindars and refused to assist the British in crushing the movement
  • Under the movement, a special patter of peasant activity was its total concentration on attacking symbols of British authority and a total lack of anti-zamindar violence
  • The government officials specially assuming lower posts, generously provided their assistance to the movement
  • The Muslim Community also participated in the movement on a large scale though the Muslim League was apart from the movement
The native state of Tripura became involved in the Freedom Movement early in the 20th century because _____________.
  • the kings of Tripura were always anti-British
  • the Bengal revolutionaries took shelter in Tripura
  • the tribes of the state were fiercely freedom loving
  • there were already some groups fighting against the kingship and its protector, the British
Consider the following statements relating to planning in India:
In the year 1938, the National Planning Committee was set up in India under the Chairmanship of Jawaharlal Nehru.
The Bombay Plan was prepared by the Indian industrialists.
Acharya Kripalani prepared the Gandhian Plan.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
  • Only 1
  • Only 2
  • 1 and 2
  • None of these
Arrange the following events chronologically:
Cripps Mission
Cabinet Mission
Quit India Movement
Individual Satyagraha
RIN Mutiny
Select the correct answer from the codes given below.
  • 1, 4, 2, 3, 5
  • 4, 1, 3, 5, 2
  • 4, 1, 3, 2, 5
  • 4, 1, 2, 3, 5
Which of the following is not correct?
  • The decision to launch Individual Satyagraha Movement was taken in Ramgarh session of the Congress
  • The session presided by Maulana Abul Kalam Azad in 1940 launched the Individual Satygraha Movement
  • The first Satyagrahi of Individual Satyagraha Movement was Rajagopalachari
  • Srikrishna Sinha, the Premier of Bihar during Congress rule participated in Individual Satyagraha Movement
Consider the following statements about Cripps Proposals of 1942.
Provision was to be made for the participation of Indian States in the Constitution making body.
British Government undertook the acceptance and implementation of the Constitution.
All provinces of British India were to give an undertaking about the acceptance of the Constitution.
In the ongoing World War, no resources of British India would be used.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
  • 1 and 2
  • Only 2
  • 1, 2 and 4
  • 1, 3 and 4
With reference to the withdrawal of the civil disobedience movement, there was a two-stage debate on the future strategy of the nationalists. What was the objective of the debate?
  • To define the course of National Movement
  • Over the questions of office acceptance in the context of provincial elections
  • Both (a) and (b)
  • None of the above
Consider the following statements.
Both Congress and Muslim League refused the offer of the Cripps Mission.
The Interim Government formed in 1946 had nominees of the Congress only and not those of the Muslim League.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
  • Only 1
  • Only 2
  • Both 1 and 2
  • Neither 1 nor 2
With which one of the following movements is the slogan 'Do or Die' associated?
  • Swadeshi Movement
  • Non-Cooperation Movement
  • Civil Disobedience Movement
  • Quit India Movement
Quit India Movement was launched in response to _______.
  • Cabinet Mission Plan
  • Cripps Proposals
  • Simon Commission Report
  • Wavell Plan
With regard to Quit India Movement consider the following statements.
It called for immediate end to British rule in India.
Gandhiji directed the civil servants to resign.
There was active participation of peasants.
Which of the above statements are correct?
  • 1 and 3
  • 1 and 2
  • 1, 2 and 3
  • None of these
Which of the following statements with regard to freedom struggle are correct?
The British rule could prevail in India on the basis of the consent or acquiescence of many sections of Indian people.
The social basis of the colonial regime was among the zamindars and upper classes.
The Indian National Army forced the British to withdraw from India.
The Hindu Mahasabha supported the partition of India.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
  • 1 and 2
  • 2 and 3
  • 3 and 4
  • All of these
The main programme of the red shirts (Khudai Khidmatgars or Servants of God) organised by Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan in support of the Civil Disobedience Movement was __________.
  • to proceed on the lines of terrorist and revolutionary activities
  • to propagate the Congress programme
  • to resist the military operations of the government in the North-Western frontier province
  • to set up a para-military organisation
Consider the following proposals mentioned in the August Offer, 1940.
The expansion of the Governor-General's Executive Council to include more Indians was promised.
Establishment of an Advisory War Council was proposed.
The weight to minority opinion was ignored but the untouchables were weighed within the proposals.
Indian's right to frame their own Constitution after the Second World War was recognised.
Which of the statements given above is/are incorrect?
  • 2 and 3
  • 3 and 4
  • Only 3
  • Only 4
Consider the following statements.
The first Governor-General of India under the British Rule was Warren Hastings.
The first Governor-General of Free India was Dr Rajendra Prasad.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
  • Only 1
  • Only 2
  • Both 1 and 2
  • Neither 1 nor 2
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