Q. Many of Gandhi’s ideas and activities owed something to a literary source/person. Carefully examine the statements: 1. Mustafa Kamal Pasha and Mazzini: Indian Opinion 2. Leo Tolstoy’s work: Satyagraha 3. John Ruskin’s ‘Unto this last’: Phoenix settlement 4. Henry David Thoreau: ...

Q. According to Gandhiji, the Khilafat issue offered a golden opportunity for the promotion of the Hindu-Muslim unity in the country. He urged Hindus to lend full support to the Indian Muslims on this issue. The Khilafat issue related to the policy of the British Government after first World War ...

Q. The Khilafat movement subsided following the (a) withdrawal of support by Congress (b) abandonment of the policy of discrimination against the Muslims by the British (c) reservation of seats for Muslims in Central and Provincial legislatures under the Act of 1919 (d) assumption of ...

Q. In which session did the Indian National Congress suggest the extension of the Permanent Settlement and establishment of agricultural banks? (a) 1885 (b) 1891 (c) 1896 (d) 1901 Ans: (d) 1901

Q. Who was referred to as the ‘ambassador of Hindu-Muslim unity’ by Sarojini Naidu in the early years of Gandhian period? (a) Muhammad Ali Jinnah (b) Shaukat Ali (c) Maulana Azad (d) Abdul Ghaffar Khan Ans: (a) Muhammad Ali Jinnah

Q. When and where for the first time after 1916 did Muslim League organises its session separately from the Congress? (a) 1920, Nagpur (b) 1921, Ahmedabad (c) 1923, Lucknow (d) 1924, Lahore Ans: (c) 1923, Lucknow

Q. In 1927 a meeting of Muslim League leaders held at Delhi for settling the issue of electorates and other matters of Muslim interests did not make one of the following proposals: (a) weightage of 1/3 representation to be given to the Muslims in the Central Assembly (b) joint electorates ...

Q. In which year was the constitution of the Muslim League amended to accommodate the demand for Pakistan? (a) 1937 (b) 1939 (c) 1940 (d) 1941 Ans: (C) 1940 Explanation: The constitution of the Muslim League was amended to accommodate the demand for Pakistan in 1940. In 1940, the ...

Q. Why did Muslim League President Muhammad Ali Jinnah declare 22 December 1939 as a “Day of Deliverance”? (a) Fascist forces in the second world war were defeated. (b) Britain declared independence for India. (c) Congress party resigned from provincial ministries. (d) Demand for ...

Q. Which of the following was the reason for the Congress to refuse to form a coalition government in the United Provinces with the Muslim League? (a) Hindu-Muslim animosity (b) The choice of ministers (c) Muslim League’s refusal for merger in Congress (d) Both were hostile to the ...

Q. To investigate Muslim grievances against Congress ministries during 1937–39, the Muslim League formulated the “Pirpur Report” under the chairmanship of (a) Raja Syed Muhammad Mehdi (b) Abul Kalam Azad (c) Fazl-al Haq (d) SM Shareef Ans: (a) Raja Syed Muhammad Mehdi ...

Q. At the Eleventh session of the Muslim League at Delhi in December 1918, whom did MA Ansari hail as “the intrepid leader of India…who is never afraid to speak out the truth and who has by his noble actions endeared himself as much to the Musalmans as to the Hindus”. (a) Jawaharlal Nehru ...