Indian National Movement Questions 1. Mahatma Gandhi gave the title of Sardar to Vallabhbhai Patel for his great organisational skill in— (A) The Salt Satyagraha (B) The Bardoli Satyagraha (C) The Kheda Satyagraha (D) The Indiviual Satyagraha Ans : (B) 2. The first tribal leader who was inspired by Mahatma Gandhi and his ideology, was— (A) Thakkar Bapa (B) Alluri Sitaram Raju (C) Rani Gaidinliu (D) Jadonang Ans : (D) 3. Which of the following national movements was supported by the Indian capitalist class ? (A) Non-cooperation Movement (B) Civil Disobedience Movement (C) Quit India Movement (D) None of these Ans : (B) 4. A Congress leader, who held that the Quit India Movement was misguided and detrimental to India’s long term interests, was— (A) J.B. Kripalani (B) Tej Bahadur Sapru (C) Jaya Prakash Narayan (D) C. Rajagopalachari Ans : (D) 5. Which Ashram was founded by Mahatma Gandhi on the banks of the river Sabarmati near Ahmedabad in 1915 ? (A) Harijan Ashram (B) Satyagraha Ashram (C) Sabarmati Ashram (D) Swaraj Ashram Ans : (B) 6. Which of the following parties supported the Quit India Movement ? (A) The communist party of India (B) The Hindu Mahasabha (C) The Unionist party in the Punjab (D) None of the above Ans : (D) 7. The twin principles of Mahatma Gandhi’s Ram Rajya were— (A) Truth and Non-violence (B) Right means and Right ends (C) Khadi and Ahimsa (D) Satyagraha and Non-violence Ans : (B) 8. A popular movement of the nineteenth century, which was much better planned than the revolt of 1857, was— (A) The Sanyasi rebellion (B) The Munda rebellion (C) The Kuka revolt (D) The Wahabi Movement Ans : (D) 9. Which among the following is popularly known as Gadkari Movement ? (A) The revolt organized by Dadaji Daulat Rao Ghorpade in the interests of Kolhapur (B) The rising of the Sawantwadi under the leadership of phoned sawant (C) The rising of Narsappa for the restoration of the deposed Raja Pratap Singh of Satara (D) The rising of the hereditary servants by Daji Krishna pandit, Minister of Kolhapur Ans : (B) 10. Which of the following tribals rebelled because their villages were transferred from their headmen to Sikh and Muslim revenue collectors ? (A) Santhals of Raj Mahal hills (B) Kots of Chhota Nagpur (C) Bhumij of Manbhum (D) Chuars of Jungle Mahals Ans : (C) 11. Which of the following leaders and their areas of tribal unrest is wrongly matched ? (A) Rani Gaidinliu—Assam (B) Alluri Sitaramaraju—Rampa region (C) Roop Singh—Panch Mahal (D) Birsa Munda—Chhota Nagpur Ans : (B) 12. Yelu thampi, the Dewan of Travancore revolted in— (A) 1800 (B) 1805 (C) 1809 (D) 1811 Ans : (C) 13. Which one of the following was a precursor of the 1857 revolt ? (A) Sanyasi revolt (B) Indigo revolt (C) Veluthampi revolt (D) Pabna uprising Ans : (A) 14. What was the new role of Awadh Talluqdars after the revolt of 1857 ? (A) They lost all interests in politics (B) They organized themselves to fight against the British (C) They became supporters of the Congress (D) They became strong allies of the British Ans : (D) 15. The tribal leader who was regarded as an incarnation of God and father of the world was— (A) Jogia Bhagat (B) Nanak Bhil (C) Birsa Munda (D) Siddhu Santhal Ans : (C) 16. Which one of the following revolts is related with ‘Siddhu’ and ‘Kanhu’ ? (A) Santhal rebellion, 1855 (B) Kol uprising, 1820–37 (C) Munda revolt, 1899-1900 (D) Revolt of Zamindars of Orissa, 1804–1817 Ans : (A) 17. The rebellion of the ‘Moplah’ peasants during 1836 to 1854 were directed against the oppression of— (A) Landlords (B) Moneylenders (C) Foreign planters (D) Revenue officials of the British Government Ans : (A) 18. The play ‘Nil Darpan’ portrays the oppression of— (A) The artisans (B) The indigo planters (C) The handloom wearers (D) The cotton planters Ans : (B) 19. The Kuka Movement to overthrow the British rule was organised in— (A) Uttar Pradesh (B) Bihar (C) Punjab (D) Bombay Ans : (C) 20. Which of the following was the leader of the ‘Pagal panthi’, the sect that defied authority and set the tenants against the Zamindars ? (A) Haji Shariatullah (B) Dadu Mian (C) Tipu (D) Karamshah Ans : (C)
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