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History PYQ Practice: Set 09

Authored CAPF-level history MCQs (hardest) on the freedom struggle, Gandhian mass movements, the rise of nationalism and reform movements, with answer key and explanations, not verbatim PYQs

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Authored practice, not a verbatim PYQ. Twenty-five questions on the modern Indian freedom struggle: the rise of nationalism, the Moderates and Extremists, the Gandhian mass movements, the revolutionary stream and socio-religious reform. Attempt closed-book, then check the key.

Questions

Q1The Indian National Congress was founded in 1885 with the involvement of:

AMahatma Gandhi
BAllan Octavian Hume
CSubhas Chandra Bose
DBhagat Singh

Q2The "Moderate" phase of the Congress is best associated with:

APetitions, prayers and constitutional methods
BArmed revolution
CMass civil disobedience
DBoycott of all British institutions

Q3The slogan "Swaraj is my birthright and I shall have it" is attributed to:

AGopal Krishna Gokhale
BBal Gangadhar Tilak
CDadabhai Naoroji
DSurendranath Banerjee

Q4 (statement-based). Consider the following about the Partition of Bengal (1905) and the Swadeshi Movement:

Lord Curzon ordered the partition of Bengal.
The Swadeshi and Boycott movements followed in protest.
The partition was annulled in 1911. How many are correct?

(a) Only one
(b) Only two
(c) All three
(d) None

Q5The Lucknow Pact of 1916 represented:

AA split between the Congress and the Muslim League
BCongress-Muslim League cooperation and unity on reforms
CThe end of the freedom struggle
DA treaty with the British Crown

Q6The Jallianwala Bagh massacre took place in 1919 at:

ACalcutta
BAmritsar
CBombay
DLahore

Q7The Non-Cooperation Movement (1920 to 1922) was called off by Gandhi after the:

ADandi March
BChauri Chaura incident
CQuit India resolution
DPartition of Bengal

Q8Match List I (Movement) with List II (Year of launch):

ANon-Cooperation Movement
BCivil Disobedience (Salt Satyagraha)
CQuit India Movement
DKhilafat Movement

1942
1920
1919 to 1920 (peak)
1930 Codes:

(a) A-2, B-4, C-1, D-3
(b) A-2, B-1, C-4, D-3
(c) A-4, B-2, C-1, D-3
(d) A-2, B-4, C-3, D-1

Q9The Salt Satyagraha began with the Dandi March led by Gandhi in:

A1919
B1922
C1930
D1942

Q10 (statement-based). Consider the following about the Quit India Movement (1942):

It was launched after the failure of the Cripps Mission.
Gandhi gave the call "Do or Die".
Most senior Congress leaders were arrested soon after. How many are correct?

(a) Only one
(b) Only two
(c) All three
(d) None

Q11The Simon Commission (1928) was boycotted because:

AIt recommended immediate independence
BIt had no Indian member
CIt abolished the Congress
DIt supported partition

Q12The demand for "Purna Swaraj" (complete independence) was adopted by the Congress at its session in:

ALahore (1929)
BSurat (1907)
CKarachi (1931)
DLucknow (1916)

Q13The Hindustan Socialist Republican Association was associated with the revolutionary:

AMahatma Gandhi
BBhagat Singh
CGopal Krishna Gokhale
DMotilal Nehru

Q14 (assertion-reason). Assertion (A): Subhas Chandra Bose sought to free India through armed struggle. Reason (R): He organised the Indian National Army (Azad Hind Fauj) abroad to fight British rule.

(a) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A
(c) A is true, R is false
(d) A is false, R is true

Q15The Brahmo Samaj, a socio-religious reform organisation, was founded by:

ASwami Dayananda Saraswati
BRaja Ram Mohan Roy
CSwami Vivekananda
DJyotirao Phule

Q16The reformer who campaigned against Sati and contributed to its legal abolition in 1829 was:

ARaja Ram Mohan Roy
BBal Gangadhar Tilak
CLala Lajpat Rai
DBipin Chandra Pal

Q17The Arya Samaj, with its slogan "Back to the Vedas", was founded by:

ARaja Ram Mohan Roy
BSwami Dayananda Saraswati
CAnnie Besant
DKeshab Chandra Sen

Q18Match List I (Reformer) with List II (Contribution):

AIshwar Chandra Vidyasagar
BJyotirao Phule
CSwami Vivekananda
DB R Ambedkar

Ramakrishna Mission and address at the Parliament of Religions
Widow remarriage and women's education
Movement against caste oppression in Maharashtra
Champion of the rights of the Depressed Classes Codes:

(a) A-2, B-3, C-1, D-4
(b) A-2, B-1, C-3, D-4
(c) A-3, B-2, C-1, D-4
(d) A-2, B-3, C-4, D-1

Q19The "Home Rule Movement" during the First World War was led in India by:

ABal Gangadhar Tilak and Annie Besant
BMahatma Gandhi alone
CSubhas Chandra Bose
DBhagat Singh

Q20The Rowlatt Act of 1919, which provoked widespread protest, allowed:

AFree trade
BDetention without trial
CUniversal suffrage
DProvincial autonomy

Q21 (statement-based). Consider the following about Mahatma Gandhi's early Satyagrahas in India:

Champaran (1917) concerned indigo cultivators in Bihar.
Kheda (1918) concerned peasants seeking remission of revenue in Gujarat.
Ahmedabad (1918) concerned mill workers' wages. How many are correct?

(a) Only one
(b) Only two
(c) All three
(d) None

Q22The "Cripps Mission" of 1942 offered India:

AImmediate independence
BDominion status after the war, which the Congress rejected
CPartition at once
DContinued Company rule

Q23Dadabhai Naoroji is best remembered for his theory of:

AThe "Drain of Wealth" from India to Britain
BNon-violence
CArmed revolution
DThe two-nation theory

Q24 (assertion-reason). Assertion (A): The Gandhian phase transformed the freedom struggle into a mass movement. Reason (R): Gandhi mobilised peasants, workers and women through non-violent Satyagraha and constructive programmes, broadening the social base of nationalism.

(a) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A
(c) A is true, R is false
(d) A is false, R is true

Q25Which of the following best summarises the freedom struggle from 1885 to 1947?

AA single short uprising
BA long, multi-stranded movement evolving from moderate constitutionalism to mass Gandhian satyagraha, with revolutionary and reformist currents, culminating in independence
CAn exclusively armed revolution
DA movement confined to one region

Answer key

Reveal the answer key and full worked solutions

Q	Answer
1	(b) Allan Octavian Hume
2	(a) Petitions, prayers and constitutional methods
3	(b) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
4	(c) All three
5	(b) Congress-Muslim League cooperation
6	(b) Amritsar
7	(b) The Chauri Chaura incident
8	(a) A-2, B-4, C-1, D-3
9	(c) 1930
10	(c) All three
11	(b) It had no Indian member
12	(a) Lahore (1929)
13	(b) Bhagat Singh
14	(a) Both true, R is the correct explanation
15	(b) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
16	(a) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
17	(b) Swami Dayananda Saraswati
18	(a) A-2, B-3, C-1, D-4
19	(a) Tilak and Annie Besant
20	(b) Detention without trial
21	(c) All three
22	(b) Dominion status after the war, rejected by the Congress
23	(a) The Drain of Wealth
24	(a) Both true, R is the correct explanation
25	(b) A long, multi-stranded movement culminating in independence

Explanations

Q1. The Indian National Congress was founded in 1885 with A O Hume's involvement. See rise of nationalism moderates and extremists.
Q2. The Moderate phase relied on petitions, prayers and constitutional methods. See rise of nationalism moderates and extremists.
Q3. The Swaraj-as-birthright slogan is attributed to Bal Gangadhar Tilak. See rise of nationalism moderates and extremists and personalities of the freedom struggle.
Q4. All three are correct: Curzon ordered the 1905 partition, the Swadeshi and Boycott movements followed, and the partition was annulled in 1911. See rise of nationalism moderates and extremists.
Q5. The Lucknow Pact (1916) marked Congress-Muslim League cooperation on reforms. See rise of nationalism moderates and extremists.
Q6. The Jallianwala Bagh massacre occurred at Amritsar in 1919. See gandhian era and mass movements.
Q7. Gandhi called off Non-Cooperation after the Chauri Chaura violence in 1922. See gandhian era and mass movements.
Q8. Non-Cooperation (1920), Salt Satyagraha (1930), Quit India (1942), Khilafat (peak 1919 to 1920). See gandhian era and mass movements.
Q9. The Salt Satyagraha and Dandi March began in 1930. See gandhian era and mass movements.
Q10. All three are correct about Quit India (post-Cripps, "Do or Die", mass arrests). See gandhian era and mass movements.
Q11. The Simon Commission was boycotted because it had no Indian member. See gandhian era and mass movements and towards independence acts and partition.
Q12. Purna Swaraj was adopted at the Lahore session (1929). See gandhian era and mass movements.
Q13. Bhagat Singh was linked to the Hindustan Socialist Republican Association. See personalities of the freedom struggle.
Q14. Both true and correctly linked: Bose organised the INA (Azad Hind Fauj) for armed struggle. See personalities of the freedom struggle.
Q15. Raja Ram Mohan Roy founded the Brahmo Samaj. See socio religious reform movements.
Q16. Raja Ram Mohan Roy campaigned against Sati, abolished by law in 1829. See socio religious reform movements.
Q17. Swami Dayananda Saraswati founded the Arya Samaj. See socio religious reform movements.
Q18. Vidyasagar (widow remarriage), Phule (anti-caste in Maharashtra), Vivekananda (Ramakrishna Mission), Ambedkar (Depressed Classes). See socio religious reform movements and personalities of the freedom struggle.
Q19. The Home Rule Movement was led by Tilak and Annie Besant. See rise of nationalism moderates and extremists.
Q20. The Rowlatt Act allowed detention without trial. See gandhian era and mass movements.
Q21. All three are correct: Champaran (indigo), Kheda (revenue remission), Ahmedabad (mill workers). See gandhian era and mass movements.
Q22. The Cripps Mission offered dominion status after the war, which the Congress rejected. See towards independence acts and partition.
Q23. Dadabhai Naoroji propounded the Drain of Wealth theory. See rise of nationalism moderates and extremists and personalities of the freedom struggle.
Q24. Both true and correctly linked: Gandhi mobilised peasants, workers and women through non-violent satyagraha, widening the movement's base. See gandhian era and mass movements.
Q25. The struggle was a long, multi-stranded movement evolving from moderate constitutionalism to mass satyagraha, with revolutionary and reformist currents, ending in independence. See rise of nationalism moderates and extremists and gandhian era and mass movements.

Cross-references

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