Q. Which one of the following was a reason for the failure of talks held at the Simla Conference in 1945? (a) The Congress boycotted it. (b) The Viceroy was indifferent to the demands of the Congress. (c) The dominion status suggested by the Viceroy was not acceptable to both Congress and ...

Q. When Subhas Chandra Bose resigned as the President of INC, who was appointed in his place? (a) Rajendra Prasad (b) Abul Kalam Azad (c) C. Rajagopalachari (d) Pattabhi Sitaramiah Ans: (a) Rajendra Prasad

Q. When Mahatma Gandhi set out on the Dandi March, he was accompanied, among others, by (a) Vallabhbhai Patel and Sarojini Naidu (b) Jawaharlal Nehru and Sarojini Naidu (c) Jawaharlal Nehru and Rajendra Prasad (d) Rajendra Prasad and Sarojini Naidu. Ans: (b) Jawaharlal Nehru and ...

Q. What was the ultimate goal of Gandhi’s Salt Satyagraha? (a) Repeal of Salt Laws. (b) Abolition of Government monopoly on taxation. (c) Removal of economic hardship to the people. (d) Purna Swaraj for India. Ans: (a) Repeal of Salt Laws. Explanation: The correct answer is ...

Q. During the Indian freedom struggle, who among the following proposed that Swaraj should be defined as complete independence, free from all foreign control? (a) Mazharul Haque (b) Maulana Hasrat Mohani (c) Hakim Ajmal Khan (d) Abul Kalam Azad Ans: (b) Maulana Hasrat Mohani ...

Q. The Indians celebrated the Independence Day for the first time on (a) 1 January 1930 (b) 26 January 1930 (c) 15 August 1947  (d) 26 January 1950. Ans: (b) 26 January 1930 Explanation:  On 26 January 1930, India celebrated its first Independence Day following the ...

Q. The famous song ‘Raghupati Raghav Raja Ram’ was sung during the Dandi March by the renowned musician (a) Mallikarjun Mansur (b) Krishna Rao Shankar Pandit (c) Onkar Nath Thakur (d) Digambar Vishnu Paluskar. Ans: (d) Digambar Vishnu Paluskar. Explanation: The famous song ...

Q. The English weekly edited by Mahatma Gandhi was (a) Kesari (b) Comrade (c) Mumbai Chronicle (d) Young India. Ans: (d) Young India. Explanation: The English weekly edited by Mahatma Gandhi was (d) Young India. Young India was a newspaper published in English and was started by ...

Q. The Congress ministers that had been appointed in several pronvinces in 1937, resigned in November, 1939, in protest against the (a) refusal of the British government to grant independence to India. (b) British policy of repression. (c) participation of India in the Second World War, ...

Q. Who among the following drafted the resolution of fundamental right for the Karachi session of Congress in 1931? (a) Dr B. R. Ambedkar (b) Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru (c) Dr. Rajendra Prasad (d) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Ans: (b) Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Explanation: The resolution ...