INDIAN NATIONAL MOVEMENT MCQS SET 45

INDIAN NATIONAL MOVEMENT MCQS SET 45

441) Consider the following statements
1. Gandhiji launched the Rowlatt Satyagraha in 1919 because of the British measures to impose censorship on the press.
2. Gandhiji launched the Rowlatt Satyagraha because of the British policy of permitted detention without trial.
3. The Rowlatt Act was restricted to Bombay and Madras Presidency.
4. The agitation against the Rowlatt Act reached climax with the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre in Amritsar
Which of the statements given above are correct?
A) 1, 2and3
B) 2and3
C) 1,2and4
D) 1 and4

Answer: 2and3
   
442) Who of the following organised a march on the Tanjore coast to break the Salt Law in April, 1930?
A) VO Chidambaram Pillai
B) C. Rajagopalachari
C) K. Kamaraj
D) Annie Besant

Answer: C. Rajagopalachari
   
443) Mahatma Gandhi was profoundly influenced by the writing of
A) Bernard Shaw
B) Karl Marx
C) Lenin
D) Leo Tolstoy

Answer: Leo Tolstoy
   
444) The Swaraj Party was divided into fractions and its 'Responsivists' faction desired to
A) cooperate with the British Government to safeguard the Hindu interests
B) maintain a separate identity of the Swaraj Party
C) become members of the Legislative Assembly
D) cooperate with the Simon Commission

Answer: become members of the Legislative Assembly
   
445) Consider the following statements
1. The Civil Disobedience Movement with Dandi March on 12 March, 1930 from Sabarmati to Dandi to break the salt law was started by Gandhi ji when his 11 points demands were rejected by the government.
2. Gandhiji established Phoenix farm in Natal.
3. Gandhiji reached South Africa in 1893 to work out legal problem of Dada Abdullah, a Gujarat Merchant.
A) Only 1
B) Only 2
C) 2 and 3
D) All of the above

Answer: All of the above

446) Which one among the following correctly describes Gandhiji's attitude towards the Swaraiist leaders?
A) He was not opposed to their entry into council
B) He had full trust in their bona tides and considered them most valued and respected leaders
C) He was not in favour of maintaining warm personal relations with them
D) He was neutral to Government's offensive against the Swarajists and did not defend them

Answer: He had full trust in their bona tides and considered them most valued and respected leaders
   
447) The Government of India Act of 1919 clearly defined
A) the separation of power between the Judiciary and the Legislature.
B) the jurisdiction of the Central and Provincial Governments
C) the power of the Secretary of State for lndia and the Viceroy V
D) None of the above

Answer: the jurisdiction of the Central and Provincial Governments
   
448) The Simon Commission was appointed when?
A) Irwin was the Viceroy of India
B) Labour Party had an office in Britain
C) Birkhead was the British PM
D) None of the above

Answer: Irwin was the Viceroy of India
   
449) Put them in the chronological order
1. March from Sabarmati to Dandi
2. The Lahore Congress Session
3. Second Round Table Conference
4. The Gandhi-Irwin Pact.
A) 2,1,4,3
B) 1,2,3,4
C) 4,3,2,1
D) 2,3,1,4

Answer: 2,1,4,3
   
450) The government took determined action to suppress the mass agitation and crowned its achievements with the massacre of an unarmed crowd, at Jallianwala Bagh, Amritsar (13 April, 1919) Why had the crowd gathered at Jallianwala Bagh?
A) To protest against the passing of the Rowlatt Act
B) To organise a Satyagraha against the generally rude behaviour of General Dyer
C) To protest against the arrest of their popular leaders, Dr Saifuddin Kitchiew and Dr Satyapal
D) To mourn the death of a local leader in police custody

Answer: To protest against the arrest of their popular leaders, Dr Saifuddin Kitchiew and Dr Satyapal