Q. In 1940, Vinoba Bhave started individual Satyagraha from (a) Nadiad in Khera district, Gujarat (b) Pavnar, Maharashtra (c) Punnapra-Vayalar, Kerala (d) Guntur, Andhra Pradesh Ans: (b) Pavnar, Maharashtra Explanation: Acharya Vinobha Bhave Start individual Satyagraha from ...

Q. Name the area that most actively took part in the national struggle during the Quit India Movement. (a) Maharashtra (b) Gujarat (c) Eastern Uttar Pradesh and Bihar (d) Punjab Ans: (c) Eastern Uttar Pradesh and Bihar Explanation: The area that most actively took part in the ...

Q. The Red Shirts movement aimed at  (a) creation of an independent Pakhtoonistan (b) the formation of Pakistan (c) trade union activism in India (d) throwing the British out of India Ans: (d) throwing the British out of India Explanation: The Khudai Khidmatgar, also known ...

Q. The Civil Disobedience movement followed the (a) Declaration of Home Rule by Annie Besant (b) Partition of Bengal (c) Dandi March (d) declaration of Poorna Swaraj by the Congress Ans: (d) declaration of Poorna Swaraj by the Congress Explanation: The Civil Disobedience movement ...

Q. The legislature that first conferred the symbol and instrument of equal citizenship on women or allowed women to be represented in the Legislative Council was the: (a) Madras Legislative Council (b) Bihar Legislative Council (c) Bombay Legislative Council (d) none of the above ...

Q. During the course of the Quit India Movement (1942) where did popular forces organize themselves to challenge the colonial power? (a) Keda district of Gujarat (b) Shahbad district of Bihar (c) Satara district of Maharashtra (d) None of the above Ans: (c) Satara district of ...

Q. The ‘defeat was more mine than his...’ Gandhi said it for (a) C R Das (b) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel (c) Pattabhi Sitaramaya (d) C Rajagopalacharya Ans: (c) Pattabhi Sitaramaya

Q. Bhagat Singh and B K Dutt threw a bomb in the central legislative assembly (a) to protest against the passage of the Public Safety Bill (b) to overthrow the British government (c) to kill the members of the legislative council (d) to avenge the death of Lala Lajpat Rai Ans: (a) ...

Q. Which is the correct chronological order of the following developments? 1. Cripps Mission 2. Gandhi-Irwin pact 3. Simon Commission 4. Partition of the country Choose the correct order. (a) 1, 2, 3, 4 (b) 2, 1, 4, 3 (c) 2, 1, 3, 4 (d) 3, 2, 1, 4 Ans: (d) 3, 2, 1, 4

Q. Which of the following classes participated the least in the Indian national movement? (a) Capitalists (b) Princes of states (c) Governments officials (d) Peasants Ans: (b) Princes of states Explanation: The class that participated the least in the Indian national movement ...

Q. Who of the following played a notable role in the World Communist movement? (a) A K Gopalan (b) S A Dange (c) M N Roy (d) E M S Namboodiripad Ans: (c) M N Roy Explanation: M.N. Roy was an Indian revolutionary, radical activist and political theorist. He was also an Indian ...

Q. One of the most effective strategies the capitalists evolved to contain the Left in the national movement was to (a) start a new party committee to protect their interests (b) dissociate themselves from the Congress mainstream (c) remain within the Congress and strengthen the right ...