All India State's Peoples Conference formed in 1927 launched popular movements in
A. Princely States
B. British Provinces
C. Hill Regions
D. Tribal Areas
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Who among the following freedom fighter opposes the Annie Besant's idea of launching Home Rule Movement?
A. G. K. Gokhale
B. Mahatma Gandhi
C. Aurobindo Ghosh
D. B. G. Tilak
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Which of the following trio leaders referred to as Lal, Bal and Pal during the freedom movement?
A. Lala Lajpat Rai, Bal Gangadhar Tilak and Bipin Chandra Pal
B. Lal Bahadur Shastri, Bal Gangadhar Tilak and Bipin Chandra Pal
C. Lal Bahadur Shastri, Bal Gangadhar Tilak and Gopala Krishna Gokhale
D. Lala Lajpat Rai, Bal Gangadhar Tilak and C. Rajagopalachari
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In India, the Wahabi movement was started by __________
A. 1901
B. 1906
C. 1915
D. None of these
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Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct related to the Non-cooperation Movement?
I. It aimed to resist British rule in India through non violent means. Protestors would refuse to buy British goods, adopt the use of local handicrafts and picket liquor shops.
II. The ideas of Ahimsa and nonviolence, and Gandhi's ability to rally hundreds of thousands of common citizens towards the cause of Indian independence, were first seen on a large scale in this movement through the summer 1920, they feared that the movement might lead to popular violence
A. Only I
B. Only II
C. Both I & II
D. Neither I nor II
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Mahatma Gandhi launched the Civil Disobedience Movement on March 12, 1930 by
A. asking the Viceroy through a letter containing Eleven Points Programme to remove the evils of the British rule
B. Dandi March to break the Salt Laws
C. asking the people to take Poorna Swaraj Pledge
D. launching the non-payment of taxes campaign
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The non cooperation movement was called off due to
A. Jallianwalla Bagh Tragedy
B. Chauri Chaura Incident
C. Poona pact
D. Gandhi-Irwin pact
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Socialism is essentially a movement of
A. Intellectuals
B. The poor people
C. The middle classes
D. The workers
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What was the another name of 'Quit India movement'?
A. Khilafat Movement
B. Swadeshi Movement
C. Home Rule Movement
D. August Kranti
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Which one is the correct chronological order of the following events?
I. Quit India Movement
II. Shimla Conference
III. Poona Pact
IV. Cabinet Mission
A. II, IV, I, III
B. III, IV,II, I
C. III, I, II, IV
D. IV, II, III, I
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In the absence of Gandhi, the Quit India Movement had been led by
A. Jawaharlal Nehru
B. Sarojini Naidu
C. Aruna Asaf Ali
D. Dadabhai Naoroji
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Two great socio-religious reformers of the 19th century who provided inspiration to the Indian National Movement were
A. Dayanand Saraswati and Vivekananda
B. Raja Ram Mohan Roy and Debendra Nath Tagore
C. MG Ranade and DK Karve
D. Keshab Chandra Sen and Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
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The Non-Cooperation Movement was suspended in February 1922 on account of
A. the Chauri Chaura incident
B. Hindu Muslim riots
C. arrest of Mahatma Gandhi and his imprisonment for six years
D. all the above
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The Bhoodan Movement had been started by
A. M K Gandhi
B. Acharya Kripalani
C. Jayaprakash Narayan
D. Vinoba Bhave
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Which of the following event was the reason for the withdrawn of non cooperation movement?
A. Chauri Chaura incident
B. Jallianwala massacre
C. Gandhi Imprisionment
D. None
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Where did Gandhi call the Congress Working Committee to announce the suspension of Non-Cooperation movement?
A. Bardoli
B. Poona
C. Calcutta
D. Madras
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The main objectives of the Non-Cooperation Movement were
A. restoration of the old status of the Caliph (Khilafat Demand) and attainment of Swaraj for India
B. protest against the Punjab wrongs and withdrawal of the Rowlatt Acts
C. lifting of martial law from Punjab and withdrawal of repressive laws
D. None of the above
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In 1918, Mahatma Gandhi went to__________ to organise a satyagraha movement amongst
cotton mill workers
A. Madras
B. Bombay
C. Surat
D. Ahmedabad
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In which of the following movement did Mahatma Gandhi make the first use of Hunger Strike as a weapon?
A. Non-Cooperation Movement, 1920-22
B. Rowlatt Satyagraha, 1919
C. Ahmedabad Strike, 1918
D. Bardoli Satyagraha
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The Home Rule Movement was aimed at
A. complete independence for India
B. complete autonomy to India
C. self-government for India within the British Commonwealth
D. larger participation of Indians in India's administration
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