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MPPCS pre-2006 | Indian National Movement - GK

Madhya Pradesh Public Service Commission Preliminary Examination-2006

Indian National Movement - Modern Indian History

(Explanatory Solved Question Paper)

Question 1. What were Gandhi's views regarding the ancient caste system?

(a) opposed it

(b) did not express any clear view

(d) accepted it in its original form

Answer- (d) It was accepted in its original form

Explanation -

* Gandhiji accepted the ancient caste system, in which each individual would choose his or her traditional and hereditary occupation provided it was not against the basic moral principles. Therefore, he completely rejected the discrimination of high and low.

Source - H. L. Pandey

Question 2. Who strongly opposed the Ilvert Bill at the time of Ripon?

(a) educated Indians

(b) Indian Association

(d) Surendranath Banerjee

Answer- (c) European traders

Explanation-

* The Ilvert Bill controversy took place in 1884 at the time of Ripon. This bill was strongly opposed by the British. The plotters, English merchants and Christians strongly objected to this reform.

* This protest is also called white rebellion. The Ilbert Bill was an assault on the privileges of the British.

Source - Modern India - Yashpal Grover

Question 3. For how many years in India did A.O. Hume guide the Congress?

(a) twenty years

(b) fifteen years

(d) six years

Answer- (d) Six years

Explanation-

* Indian National Congress was established in 1885 by the efforts of A.O. Hume.

* A.O. Hume was made the General Secretary of the Congress, who remained the General Secretary till 1906 . But for some reason Hume went to England in 1892 and in his absence no one could be elected General Secretary by one opinion. So Hume was the general secretary.

Source - Modern India - Sumit Sarkar

Question 4. In which annual session did the Congress formally declare the goal of the struggle for self-government?

(a) 1885

(b) 1905

(d) 1929

Answer- ( b ) 1905

Explanation -

* In 1905, presiding over the Banaras session of the Congress, Gopal Krishna Gokhale also expressed his support for the Swadeshi and boycott movement.

* In the Calcutta Congress session in 1906, Dadabhai Naoroji presented the demand for Swaraj for the first time.

Source - Modern India - Sumit Sarkar

Question 5. Where did the Moplah rebellion of 1921 AD take place?

(a) Telangana

(b) Malabar

(d) Vidarbha

Answer- (b) Malabar

Explanation -

* The Moplahs were the descendants of Arab Muslims who settled on the Malabar Coast (modern Kerala) in the 8th and 9th centuries. The Moplahs were often engaged in the business of agriculture in the form of Muzaras on the lands of Hindu landlords.

Source – Modern India – Yashpal Grover Page

Question 6. Which of the following newspapers was started by Motilal Nehru?

(a) leader

(b) the independent

(d) National Herald

Answer- (b) The Independent

Explanation-

Newspapers and authors given above

* Leader - Madan Mohan Malviya

* The Independent - Motilal Nehru

* Hindustan Times - KM Panikkar

* National Herald - Jawaharlal Nehru

Source - Modern India - Ram Lakhan Shukla and B. L. Grover

Question 7. Which of the following was the first incident?

(a) Chauri -Chaura incident

(b) Kakori incident

(d) Rowlatt Satyagraha

Answer- (d) Rowlatt Satyagraha

Explanation -

* Chaura - Chauri incident - February 5, 1922

* Kakori incident - August 9, 1925

* Bardoli Satyagraha - 1928

* Rowlatt Satyagraha - 1919

Source - Modern India – B.L Grover

Question 8. Who among the following never became a member of the Congress Socialist Party?

(a) Sampoornanand

(b) Jayaprakash Narayan

(d) Acharya Narendra Dev

Answer- (c) Jawaharlal Nehru

Explanation-

* The Congress Socialist Party was formed within the Congress in October 1934. The main members of this group were Jayaprakash Narayan, Acharya Narendra Dev, Ashok Mehta, Meenu Masani, Achyut Patwardhan etc.

* Although Jawaharlal Nehru supported this party, but he never became a member.

Source - Modern India - Ramlakhan Shukla

Question 9. Why was Swaraj Party established?

(a) To cooperate with the government

(b) to obstruct the Legislative Assemblies

(d) Due to the split in the Congress leadership

Answer- (b) To obstruct the Legislative Assemblies

Explanation-

* After the end of the non-cooperation movement, the question before the Congress was whether to participate in the election of the Legislative Councils declared by the Act of 1919 AD or not.

* Chittaranjan Das and Motilal Nehru entered these meetings and spoke of non-cooperation and in March 1923 established Swaraj Party in Allahabad.

Source - Modern India - Sumit Sarkar

MPPCS 2004 pre | Indian National Movement

Madhya Pradesh Public Service Commission Preliminary Examination-2004

Indian National Movement - Modern Indian History

(Explanatory Solved Question Paper)

Question 1 - Who was the founder of Congress?

(a) Mahatma Gandhi

(b) A. O. Hume

(d) Subhash Chandra Bose

Answer- (b). A. O. Hume

Explanation -

* Congress was established by A.O. Hume at Gokuldas Tejpal Sanskrit Mahavidyalaya in Bombay on December 28, 1885.

* Vyomesh Chandra Banerjee became the first President of Congress.

* Congress name was given to the institution by Dadabhai Naoroji.

Source - History of Modern India - B. L. Grover

Question 2 – Who Supported the Khilafat movement -

(a) A. O. Hume

(b) Sir Syed Ahmed Khan

(d) Mahatma Gandhi

Answer- (d) Mahatma Gandhi

Explanation -

* Against the partition of the Turkish Empire, the issue of Khilafat started gaining momentum in India as well. Gandhi supported it. He found this movement a golden opportunity for Hindu-Muslim unity. Therefore, with the efforts of Gandhi, the Khilafat-Non-cooperation movement went hand in hand.

Source - History of Modern India - B. L. Grover

Q3 - Ghadar Party was founded by-

(a) Barkatullah

(b) Lala Hardayal

(d) Lala Lajpat Rai

Answer- (b) Lala Hardayal

Explanation -

* In 1913, Lala Hardayal founded the Ghadar Party in Yule City of New York. The party opened its headquarters in San Francisco in the name of 'Yugantar Ashram'.

* Gadar Party also brought out its weekly 'Gadar' magazine in 4 languages.

Source - History of Modern India - B. L. Grover

Question 4 - Bang - Bhang is associated with -

(a) Lord Ripon

(b) Lord Curzon

(d) Lord Linlithgow

Answer- (b) Lord Curzon

Explanation -

* Bengal was partitioned during Lord Curzon's time to sow the seeds of communalism, although the British government had called it an administrative compulsion. Later the partition of Bengal had to be canceled in 1912 due to the dissolution of Bengal.

Source - History of Modern India - B. L. Grover

Question 5 - Civil disobedience movement started

(a) Jinnah

(b) Dange

(d) Mangal Pandey

Answer- (c) Gandhi

Explanation -

* Gandhi presented his 11-point demand in front of the government on January 31, 1930, through the 'Young India' paper. The Viceroy at that time was Lord Irwin.

* The government rejected the demands, Gandhi said that I apologized by kneeling down, I got a stone in return and started the civil disobedience movement along with the Dandi March.

Source - History of Modern India - B. L. Grover

Question 6- Jinnah was the leader of-

(a) Muslim League

(b) Socialist Party

(d) Khudai Khidmatgar Party

Answer – (a) Muslim League

Explanation -

* Initially Jinnah was a member of the Indian National Congress and was also an active member of Annie Besant's Home Rule League. But due to the rejection of their 14-point demands, he lost his disillusionment with the Congress forever in 1929 and became the most influential figure of the Muslim League.

Source - Modern India - Ramlakhan Shukla

Question 7 - Bhagat Singh was a member of-

(a) N.I.R.A.K

(b) H. S. R. A. K.

(d) P.C.R.A.K

Answer- (b) ) H.S.R.A.K

Explanation-

* In Kanpur, the Hindustan Republic Association was founded in October 1928 by Chandrashekhar Azad, Bhagat Singh, Sachindra Sanyal etc.

* Later, Chandrashekhar Azad changed the name of (H. R. A.) to Hindustan Socialist Republic Association (H.S.R.A.) at Ferozeshah Kotla in Delhi.

Source - History of Modern India - B. L. Grover

Question 8 - Quit India resolution passed

(a) Karachi

(b) Calcutta

(d) Bombay

Answer- (d) Bombay

Explanation -

* Congress's Wardha resolution was ratified in the Working Committee meeting in Bombay on August 8, 1942 and with this the Quit India Movement of Congress was started.

* Quit India resolution was passed at Gwalia Tank Ground in Bombay.

Source - History of Modern India B L 0 Prover

Question 9 – Motilal Nehru was –

(a) Swaraj Party

(b) Swatantra Party

(d) Muslim League

Answer- (c) Socialist Party

Explanation-

* Differences emerged in the party due to the suspension of the non-cooperation movement of the Congress and in 1923 in Allahabad, Motilal Nehru, Chittaranjan Das, Madan Mohan Malviya etc. together established the 'All India Khilafat Swarajist Party'.

Source - History of Modern India B.L.Prover, page- 316

Question - 20 February 1947 announced

(a) Churchill

(b) Atlee

(d) Patrick Lawrence

Answer- (b) Atlee

Explanation-

* British Prime Minister Attlee made a historic announcement in the House of Commons on February 20, 1947 - We will hand over power to Indians before June 1948.

* Under this, Mountbatten was sent to India as the new Viceroy.

Source - History of Modern India - B. L. Grover

Question 11 - When did the principle of Diarchy rule come into force?

(a) in 1858

(b) in 1919

(d) in 1803

Answer- (b) in 1919

Explanation-

* Diarchy was introduced in the provinces by the Act of 1919 in India and bicameral system was introduced in the Central Legislature.

* In 1935, the bicameral system was started in the provinces.

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Madhya Pradesh Public Service Commission Preliminary Examination-2003 - National Freedom Movement | Indian National Movement

Modern Indian History

(Explanatory Solved Question Paper)

Question 1 - What did the moderate parties want in the Congress?

(a) Administrative Reforms

(b) Complete ban on all British imports

(d) to repeal the social laws introduced by the British

Answer – (a) Administrative Reforms

Explanation-

* Moderate or moderate leaders dominated the Congress from 1885 to 1905. Their goal was to express allegiance to the British government and to inform the government through reports and articles for administrative reform.

* As a result of the partial pressure of the liberals, the Indian Council Act of 1892 was passed.

Source- India's Freedom Struggle - Bipin Chandra

Question 2 - Who among the following was not the President of Congress?

(a) Subhash Chandra Bose

(b) Maulana Azad

(d) Lokmanya Tilak

Answer- (d) Lokmanya Tilak

Explanation-

* Subhash Chandra Bose became the President of Congress in 1938 and 1939 AD.

* Maulana Azad was the President of Congress till 1940 and 1941-45 .

* Motilal Nehru was the President of Congress in 1919 and 1928 .

* Whereas Lokmanya Tilak was never the President of Congress. Although Tilak was elected president in Delhi in 1918, he had to go to England under the Shirol case. Eventually Madan Mohan Malviya was elected the president.

Source - Modern India - Ram Lakhan Shukla

Question 3 - In Lucknow Congress (1916 AD)

(a) A compromise was reached between the Congress and the Muslim League

(b) Soft and hot parties were mixed

( d. All of the above

Answer- (d) All of the above

Explanation -

* Tilak was again included in the Congress in the Lucknow Congress session. President Ambikacharan Majumdar said that both the camps (hot and soft parties) of the national party have become one.

* In this session, the important Congress-League agreement was reached which is known as Lucknow Pact.

* In the Lucknow session, a resolution to achieve Swarajya was passed.

Source- India's Freedom Struggle - Bipin Chandra

Question 4: What was the purpose of Khilafat Movement?

(a) To prevent Hindu-Muslim riots

(b) To protest the Jallianwala Bagh massacre

(d) To carry forward the ideal of Congress

Answer- (c) To protect the interests of Turkey

Explanation -

* In the First World War, Indian Muslims assisted the British against Turkey on the condition that the British should not interfere in the religious affairs of Indian Muslims and at the same time protect their religious places, but after the war, the Government of England reneged on its promise.

* The government also promised that they would not harm the Turkish Empire in any way, but they later decided to disintegrate the Turkish Empire. Therefore, the sympathy of the Indian Muslims became towards Turkey and the Khilafat movement started against the partition of the Turkish Empire.

Source - Modern India - Sumit Sarkar

Question 5 - When was the first Congress cabinet formed?

(a) in 1921 AD

(b) in 1932 AD

(d) 1942 AD

Answer- (c) in 1937 AD

Explanation-

* Through the Government of India Act, 1935, Indians got the right of provincial administration. Congress participated in the elections to the provincial assemblies of 1937 and formed its government in eight provinces.

* On 15 November 1939, the Provincial Congress Ministries resigned.

Source - Modern India - Sumit Sarkar

Question 6 - Why was the Simon Commission formed?

(a) To propose constitutional changes

(b) To get the support of the Muslim League to the government

(d) To promote division in Congress

Answer- (a) To propose constitutional changes

Explanation -

* In the Government of India Act of 1919 AD, there was a provision that after ten years a commission would be appointed which would examine what changes are possible in this act. The British Prime Minister appointed Simon Commission for this work ahead of time.

Source - Modern India - Sumit Sarkar

Question 7 - The Government of India Act, 1935 was the specialty of

(a) Territorial autonomy

(b) Communal Electoral System

(d) Constitution of Legislative Councils

Answer- (a) Territorial autonomy

Explanation-

* By the Government of India Act, 1935 AD, a system of dyarchy was made at the center and provision for provincial autonomy was made.

* The right of communal election was also given to Harijans, Indian Christians, Anglo-Indians.

* The word union was also used by this act.

Source - Modern India - Ram Lakhan Shukla

Question 8 - When did the Muslim League pass the resolution of Pakistan?

(a) 1937 AD

(b) 1940 AD

(d) 1946 AD

Answer- (b) 1940 AD

Explanation -

* For the first time in the Lahore session of the Muslim League in March 1940, a resolution was passed for the creation of a separate state of Pakistan, but the word Pakistan was not mentioned in the resolution.

* The president of this session of the league was Muhammad Ali Jinnah.

Source - Modern India - Ram Lakhan Shukla

Question 9 - Who used to do dastak behavior?

(a) Soldiers

(b) writer class

(d) merchant class

Answer – (d) Merchant class

Explanation-

* 'Dastak' - was the right to trade without octroi.

* Mirkasim, the Nawab of Bengal, realized that the British were abusing the Gumashte (merchant) of Dastak. The British started selling daktak to Indian traders by taking money. Finally, outraged, Mirkasim made the condition of Indian merchants like that of British merchants.

Source - History of Modern India - B. L. Grover

Question 10 - What was the Nehru Report, 1928 related to?

(a) the development of agriculture in India

(b) Industrial development in India

(d) Constitutional reforms in India

Answer- (d) Constitutional reforms in India

Explanation-

* At the time of the appointment of Simon Commission, Lord Birkenhead put a challenge before the Indians to prepare such a constitution which is generally acceptable to all the people of India. In response to this, the committee headed by Motilal Nehru submitted its report on August 1928, which was called the Nehru Report.

Question 11 - Who was the leader of the Garam Dal in Congress?

(a) Gopalkrishna Gokhale

(b) Bipin Chandra Pal

(d) Ferozeshah Mehta

Answer- (b) Bipin Chandra Pal

Explanation-

The leaders of the moderate (liberal party) in the Congress were Gopalkrishna Gokhale, Surendranath Banerjee, Ferozeshah Mehta, Dadabhai Naoroji. Whereas the leaders of the Garam Dal were Bipin Chandra Pal, Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Lala Lajpat Rai, Arvind Ghosh etc.

Source - Modern India - Sumit Sarkar

Question 12 - Who was the Viceroy at the time of Quit India Movement?

(a) Irvine

(b) Willingdon

(d) Wavell

Answer- (c) Linlithgow

Explanation-

* The time of Lord Linlithgow was 1936 -1944. It was during this time that the Quit India Movement was organized.

* In 1944, during this time, the leaders of the separatist Muslim League gave the slogan of 'Partition and Go' in the Karachi session of the League.

Source - Modern India - Sumit Sarkar

Question 13 - What is the wrong statement about Gandhiji?

(a) He participated in all the Round Table Conferences

(b) He supported the Khilafat movement

(d) He became the President of Congress only once

Answer- (a) He participated in all the Round Table Conferences

Explanation -

* Gandhiji participated in only one Second Round Table Conference. In this session held in 1931, he was the only representative of Congress.

Whereas the Congress did not participate in the first and third sessions.

* Gandhiji became the President of Congress only in 1924 in Belgaum session.

Source - Modern India - Ram Lakhan Shukla