Q. Which of the following personalities were associated with the Home Rule Movement? 1. Muhammad Ali Jinnah 2. Annie Besant 3. Bal Gangadhar Tilak 4. Mahatma Gandhi (a) 1, 2 and 4 (b) 2, 3 and 4 (c) 3 and 4 (d) 1, 2 and 3. Ans: (d) 1, 2 and 3.

Q. Which of the following were organised under the leadership of Baba Ramchandra Das? (a) Muqaddams (b) Congress (c) Liberals (d) Peasants Ans: (d) Peasants Explanation: The correct answer is (d) Peasants. Baba Ramchandra Das, also known as Baba Ramchandraji, was a prominent ...

Q. Who was the founder of the Ahmedabad Textile Labour Association (ATLA)? (a) Jamsetji Tata  (b) M. K. Gandhi (c) Vallabhbhai Patel (d) N. M. Joshi Ans: (b) M. K. Gandhi Explanation: The correct answer is (b) M. K. Gandhi. Mahatma Gandhi was the founder of the Ahmedabad ...

Q. With which of the following was the Whitley Commission concerned? (a) Human rights (b) Education (c) Administration (d) Labour Ans: (d) Labour

Q. Which of the following revolutionaries was a Professor of Sanskrit and Philosophy in the Berkeley and Stanford University and died in Philadelphia? (a) Shyamji Krishna Verma (b) Bhai Parmanand (c) Tarak Nath Das (d) Lala Har Dayal Ans: (d) Lala Har Dayal Explanation: ...

Q. Why did the Non-Cooperation Movement evoke poor response in Maharashtra and Karnataka? (a) The Congress was not popular in these territories. (b) The upper castes opposed the anti-untouchability content of the movement. (c) The capitalists in these areas opposed the boycott of foreign ...

Q. Which of the following statements is/ are not true about the Non-Cooperation and Khilafat movements? A. At the Vijayawada session of the AICC (April 1921), the Tilak Swaraj Fund was started to finance the Non-Cooperation Movement. B. At the same session, it was decided to enroll one ...

Q. Which of the following is/are associated with the name of Maulana Shaukat Ali? 1. Establishment of Jamia Milia 2. Organization of Muhammedan Anglo Oriental College 3. Organization of the Khilafat Movement 4. Foundation of Muslim League (a) 1 only (b) 3 only (c) 2 and 4 ...

Q. Arrange the following events of 1919 AD, in chronological order: A. Rowlatt Act B. Hunter Report C. Jallianwala Bagh Massacre D. Return of Knighthood by Rabindranath Tagore (a) A, B, C, D (b) A, C, D, B (c) B, A, C, D (d) C, A, B, D. Ans: (b) A, C, D, B

Q. Why did the Khilafat movement lose momentum despite being supported by both Hindus and Muslims and adopted by the Congress through Gandhiji? (a) Muslim League’s opposition to the Indian National Congress (b) Special concessions given to Muslims by the British government (c) Office of ...

Q. Why were the Indians dissatisfied with the Simon Commission? (a) There was no Indian member in the commission (b) Indians never wanted the review of the working of the Act of 1919 (c) It recommended that dyarchy in the provinces be abolished (d) None of these. Ans: (a) There was ...

Q. Why was the Non-Cooperation Movement suspended by Gandhiji so abruptly? (a) It turned out to be ‘violent’, which was against his principles (b) There was no response from the public (c) The British Government suppressed the movement ruthlessly (d) Some differences arose between some ...