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
(c) Jawaharlal Nehru
(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
(c) Lord Curzon
(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
(c) Bhagat Singh
(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
(c) Lord Cornwallis
(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
(c) Gandhi
(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
(c) Communist 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.
(c) B. C. R. A.
(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
(c) Bangalore
(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
(c) Socialist 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
(c) Wavell
(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
(c) in 1792
(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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