CBSE Questions for Class 8 General Knowledge Modern Indian History Quiz 14 - MCQExams.com

An important aspect of the Cripps Mission of 1942 was _________.
  • that all Indian States should join the Indian Union as a condition to consider any degree of autonomy for India
  • the creation of an Indian Union with Dominion status very soon after the Second World War
  • the active participation and cooperation of the Indian people, communities and political parties in the British war effort as a condition for granting independence with full sovereign status to India after war
  • the framing of a Constitution for the entire Indian Union with no separate Constitution for any province and a Union Constitution to be accepted by all provinces
Consider the following statements:
There should be constructive work on Gandhian Line.
Councils should be utilised to keep up the political interests.
Which of the above is/are the objective of the First Strategic Debate?
  • Only 1
  • 1 and 2
  • Only 2
  • None of these
Which one of the following observations about the Congress Ministries constituted in 1937 under the Government of India Act, 1935 is incorrect?
  • They reduced their own salaries drastically
  • They curbed the powers of the police and released the political prisoners including a large number of revolutionary terrorists
  • They introduced prohibition against intemperance in selected areas
  • They could not succeed much in controlling the communal riots
After Quit India Movement, C Rajagopalachari issued a pamphlet entitled 'The Way Out'. Which one of the following was a proposal in this pamphlet?
  • The establishment of a 'War Advisory Council' composed of representatives of British India and the Indian States
  • Reconstitution of the Central Executive Council in such a way that all its members, except Governor-General and the Commander-in-Chief should be Indian leaders
  • Fresh elections to the Central and Provincial Legislatures to be held at the end of 1945 and the Constitution making body to be convened as soon as possible
  • A solution for the constitutional deadlock
Consider the following statements with reference to the Indian National Movements:
The third RTC led to the formulation of the Act of 1935.
The proposed federation under the Act of 1935 never came up.
Which of the statement(s) give above is/are correct?
  • Only 1
  • 1 and 2
  • Both 1 and 2
  • Neither 1 nor 2
Which of the following statements is correct?
  • The first session of Indian National Congress was held in Bombay under the leadership of WC Banerjee
  • The second session of Indian National Congress was held at Calcultta under the leadership of Dadabhai Naoroji
  • Both Indian National Congress and Muslim League held their sessions at Lucknow in 1916 and concluded the Lucknow pact
  • All of the above
Which one of the following observations is not true about the Quit India Movement of 1942?
  • It was a non-violent movement
  • It was led by Mahatma Gandhi
  • It was a spontaneous movement
  • It did not attract the labour class in general
The last opportunity to avoid the partition of India was lost with the rejection of ________.
  • Cripps Mission
  • Rajagopalachari Formula
  • Cabinet Mission
  • Wavell Plan
At which session of Indian National Congress, the Swaraj Party was formed?
  • Belgaum
  • Gaya
  • Calcutta
  • Lahore
Consider the following statements:
$$1.$$ BG Tilak and Annie Besant both founded Home Rule League.
$$2.$$ Tilak lead the League in 6 provinces excluding Bombay.
$$3.$$ Annie Besant lead the League in rest of India including Bombay.
Which of the above statements are correct?
  • $$1, 2$$ and $$3$$
  • $$1$$ and $$2$$
  • $$2$$ and $$3$$
  • $$1$$ and $$3$$
The Quit India Movement is launched in $$1942$$. It is because of _____________.
  • failure of Cripps offer
  • public discontent against wartime hardship
  • feeling of imminent British collapse
  • all of the above
Which of the following years, the sessions for the Indian National Congress could not be held?
  • $$1930 - 1935$$
  • $$1935 - 1939$$
  • $$1941 - 1945$$
  • $$1943 - 1941$$
Which of the following were included in the Cripps Proposals?
$$1.$$ India was promised Dominion Status.
$$2.$$ A Constitution-making body consisting of the elected representatives from British India and members from the Princely States.
$$3.$$ Setting up of an Executive Council composed of Indians alone.
$$4.$$ It suggested partition of India.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
  • $$1, 2$$ and $$3$$
  • $$2, 3$$ and $$4$$
  • $$1, 3$$ and $$4$$
  • $$1, 2$$ and $$4$$
Consider the following statements about Quit India Movement:
$$1$$. Jaiprakash Narayan and Ramnandan Mishra were Imprisoned in Hazaribagh jail during the movement.
$$2$$. Congress radio was established with Usha Mehta as it announcer.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
  • Only $$1$$
  • Only $$2$$
  • Both $$1$$ and $$2$$
  • Niether $$1$$ nor $$2$$
Mahatma Gandhi's remark 'A post-dated cheque on a crumbling bank' is regarding the proposal of ______________.
  • Simon Commission
  • Cripps Mission
  • Cabinet Mission
  • Wavell Plan
Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists.
List IList II
A. Ryotwari Settlement$$1.$$ Singapore
B. Formation of Azad Hind Fauj$$2.$$ Allahabad
C. All-party Conference resolution to boycott school, college and law courts in $$1920$$$$3.$$ North-Western Frontier Province
D. Referendum held for provinces to join Pakistan$$4.$$ Madras and Bombay Presidency
  • $$A - 4, B - 1, C - 2, D - 3$$
  • $$A - 1, B - 2, C - 3, D - 4$$
  • $$A - 4, B - 2, C - 1, D - 3$$
  • $$A - 1, B - 3, C - 2, D - 4$$
Which of the following is correctly matched?
Area : Parallel Government Established during QIM
  • Tamluk (Midnapur): Jatiya Sarkar under Satish Samant
  • Talcher (Orissa): Parallel Government under Lakshman Nayak
  • Satara (Maharashtra): Prati Sarkar under Nana Patil
  • All of the above
Who among the following national leaders did not opt to defend the case dealing with the trial of the soldiers of the Indian National Army in 1945?
  • Tej Bahadur Sapru
  • Bhulabhai Desai
  • C Rajagopalachari
  • Jawaharlal Nehru
Consider the following statements:
On the eve of the launch of Quit India Movement, Mahatma Gandhi:
$$1.$$ asked the government servants to resign.
$$2.$$ asked the soldiers to leave their posts.
$$3.$$ asked the Princes of the Princely States to accept the sovereignty of their own people.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
  • $$1$$ and $$2$$
  • $$2$$ and $$3$$
  • Only $$3$$
  • All of these
Consider the following statements:
$$1.$$ In the first Round Table Conference, M Ali Jinnah demanded separate electorates for the minority.
$$2.$$ In the Poona Pact, special provisions for representation of the depressed people in the local bodies and civil services were made.
$$3.$$ The Congress took part in all the Round Table Conferences.
Which of the above statements is/are not correct?
  • $$1$$ and $$3$$
  • $$1$$ and $$2$$
  • $$1, 2$$ and $$3$$
  • None of these
Which of the statements is not correct?
  • Nehru Report came in $$1928$$
  • Purna Swaraj declared in $$1929$$
  • Dandi March was started in $$1930$$
  • Gandhi-Irwin Pact was signed in $$1936$$
Which one of the following first mooted the idea of a Constituent Assembly to frame a Constitution for India?
  • Swaraj Party in $$1934$$
  • Congress Party in $$1936$$
  • Muslim League in $$1942$$
  • All Parties Conference in $$1946$$
Wardha Resolution is also known as ___________.
  • Poorna Swaraj Resolution
  • Non-Cooperation Resolution
  • Quit India Resolution
  • Civil Disobedience Resolution
Find out the correct sequence of the following from the codes given below
$$1.$$ C Rajagopalachari Plan
$$2.$$ Wavell Plan
$$3.$$ Mountbatten Plan
$$4.$$ Cabinet Mission Plan
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
  • $$1-2-3-4$$
  • $$2-3-4-1$$
  • $$1-2-4-3$$
  • $$2-1-3-4$$
Who was the Commander-in-Chief of INA before Subhash Chandra Bose?
  • Giani Pritam Singh
  • Captain Mohan Singh
  • Major Fuzihara
  • Captain Suraj Mal
Consider the following statements:
$$1.$$ The trial of INA prisoners began on $$5th$$ November, $$1945$$ at the historic Red Fort, Delhi.
$$2.$$ INA day was observed on $$12th$$ November and INA week was observed from $$5th$$ to $$11th$$ November, $$1945$$.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
  • Only $$1$$
  • Only $$2$$
  • Both $$1$$ and $$2$$
  • None of these
The correct chronological order in which the given parties were established in India is _____________.
  • INC, Swaraj Party, Justice Party, Muslim League.
  • INC, Muslim League, Justice Party, Swaraj Party.
  • Swaraj Party, INC Muslim League, Justice Party.
  • Swaraj Party, INC, Justice Party, Muslim League.
Where was the head office of the Indian National Army located?
  • Tokyo
  • Rangoon
  • Berlin
  • Delhi
The Prime Minister of England at the time of Quit India Movement was __________.
  • Chamberlain
  • Churchill
  • Clement Attlee
  • MacDonald
Where was Azad Hind Fauj set up?
  • Japan
  • Burma
  • Singapore
  • England
Which of the following is/are true about Rajagopalachari Formula?
$$1.$$ It was evolved in $$1944$$ to hold talks with Jinnah.
$$2.$$ It recommends for a Commission, after the World War, to demark the contiguous districts in the North-West and North-East.
$$3.$$ Plebiscite in Muslim majority areas on the question of separate state on the basis of adult suffrage.
Choose the right answer from the following codes.
  • $$2$$ and $$3$$
  • Only $$1$$
  • $$1$$ and $$3$$
  • $$1, 2$$ and $$3$$
The correct chronological order of following events is:
$$1$$. C R Formula
$$2.$$ Cabinet Mission
$$3.$$ Gandhi-Jinnah Dialogue
$$4.$$ Wavell Plan
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
  • $$4-3-2-1$$
  • $$1-4-3-2$$
  • $$1-3-2-4$$
  • $$1-3-4-2$$
Which one of the following Commissions/Committees was appointed by the British Government to investigate into the massacre in Jallianwala Bagh?
  • Welby Commission
  • Hunter Committee
  • Simon Commission
  • Butler Committee
Match the following:
List I
(Incidents)		List II
(Year)
A. Rajagopalachari Formula$$1.$$ September, $$1944$$
B. Wavell Plan$$2.$$ February, $$1946$$
C. Gandhi-Jinnah talks$$3.$$ March, $$1944$$
D. Naval Mutiny$$4.$$ June, $$1945$$
  • $$A - 3, B - 4, C - 1, D - 2$$
  • $$A - 1, B - 4, C - 2, D - 3$$
  • $$A - 2, B - 4, C - 3, D - 1$$
  • $$A - 4, B - 3, C - 1, D - 2$$
The Passive Resistance Association was first formed by Mahatma Gandhi in South Africa in 1906 to organize a campaign against the introduction of ____________.
  • poll Tax
  • Certificate of Registration
  • legislations against Indian businessmen
  • legislation to disenfranchise the Indians
Who made an attempt on the life of Kings ford?
$$1.$$ Prafulla Chaki
$$2.$$ Khudiram Bose
$$3.$$ Sachindra Sanyal
$$4.$$ Bhagat Singh and Others
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
  • $$1$$ and $$2$$
  • Only $$4$$
  • Only $$3$$
  • None of these
Who were responsible for throwing bomb at the procession of Lord Hardings in $$1912$$?
$$1.$$ Pulin Das
$$2.$$ Prafulla Chaki
$$3.$$ Amir Chand
$$4.$$ Avadh Behari
$$5.$$ Bal Mukund
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
  • $$1$$ and $$2$$
  • $$1, 2, 3$$
  • $$2, 3, 4$$
  • $$3, 4, 5$$
Who among the following Urdu poets was invited to the Second and Third Round Table Conference?
  • Faiz Ahmed Faiz
  • Josh Malihabadi
  • Muhammad Iqbal
  • Firaq Gorakhpuri
Consider the following statements:
The Communal Award allotted to each minority a number of seats in the Provincial Legislature.
The Communal Award recommended 7 reserved seats for Marathas in certain selected constituency of the Bombay Presidency.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
  • Only 1
  • Only 2
  • Both 1 and 2
  • None of the above
Consider the following statements:
$$1.$$ Chapekar brothers of Poona-Damodar and Bal Krishna assassinated two British officers.
$$2.$$ In London, Madan Lal Dhingra killed Curzon Willy.
$$3.$$ The Hindu paper carried the inscription Angrezi Raj ka Dushman.
Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct?
  • Only $$1$$
  • $$1$$ and $$2$$
  • Only $$3$$
  • None of these
What was the reason for Mahatma Gandhi to organise a Satyagraha on behalf of the peasants of Kheda?
The Administration did not suspend the land revenue collection inspite of a drought.
The Administration proposed to introduce Permanent Settlement in Gujarat.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
  • Only 1
  • Only 2
  • Both 1 and 2
  • Neither 1 nor 2
Which of the following gave furious impetus to the growth of militant nationalism on a widespread scale?
  • Partition of Bengal
  • Ilbert Bill Agitation
  • Vernacular Press Act
  • Lytton's Oppressive Rule
Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev were hanged for their role in _________.
  • Meerut Conspiracy Case
  • Kakori Case
  • Lahore Conspiracy Case
  • None of the above
Who among the following were hanged in connection with Kakori Train Robbery Case?
$$1.$$ Ramprasad Bismil
$$2.$$ Rajendra Lahiri
$$3.$$ Roshan Singh
$$4.$$ Chandra Shekhar Azad
$$5.$$ BK Dutt
Choose the correct answer.
  • $$1, 2$$ and $$3$$
  • $$1$$ and $$2$$
  • $$1, 2, 3$$ and $$5$$
  • None of these
In September $$1928$$, major young revolutionaries of Northern India met at Ferozshah Kotla Ground at Delhi and changed the name of HRA to HSRA and undertook an oath to kill a police officer to avenge _____________.
  • the death of Lala Lajpat Rai
  • police repression in Punjab
  • repression against Trade Union
  • none of the above
List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists
List I
(Event)		List II
(Result)
A.Morley-Minto Reforms1.Country-wise agitation
B.Simon Commission2.Withdrawal of a movement
C.The Chauri-Chaura Incident3.Communal electorates
D.The Dandi March4.Communal outbreaks
5.Illegal manufacture of salt
  • A-3, B-4, C-5, D-2
  • A-4, B-1, C-2, D-3
  • A-2, B-3, C-4, D-5
  • A-3, B-1, C-2, D-5
BK Dutt and Bhagat Singh threw a bomb in the Central Legislative Assembly to __________.
  • protest against the Public Safety Bill and Trade Dispute Bill
  • press for an early end of British Rule
  • to kill certain members of Legislative Assembly
  • none of the above
Which one of the following was not offered by August Offer of 1940?
  • Dominion status in the unspecified future
  • A post war body to enact the Constitution
  • Expand the Governor-General's Executive Council
  • Complete independence after one year
Which one of the following statements is/are correct?
  • The Cripps Mission of 1942 offered the dominion status to be granted after the war
  • Shimla Conference of 1945 was convened to endorse the Cripps Mission
  • Both 'a' and 'b' are correct statements
  • None of the above statement is correct
When was the Azad Hind Fauj formed?
  • 1st October, 1939
  • 10th August, 1940
  • 11th May, 1941
  • 1st September, 1942
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