Modern Indian History

Question 1HardLevel 15

Morley-Minto reforms institutionalised which tendency in Indian politics?

ACommunal representation through separate electoratesBComplete independenceCPeasant tax freedomDProvincial autonomy

Question 2HardLevel 15

Why is the Lucknow Pact important in Congress and Muslim League relations?

AIt brought both organisations on a common political platformBIt started Company ruleCIt implemented Bengal partitionDIt integrated princely states

Question 3HardLevel 15

Champaran Satyagraha showed which ability of Gandhi in Indian politics?

ATurning a local peasant issue into a national moral issueBLeading a military revoltCEstablishing Company ruleDCreating separate electorates

Question 4HardLevel 15

Opposition to the Rowlatt Act took Gandhi's movement to which level?

AAll-India mass movementBOnly local village councilCOnly courtly negotiationDCompany trade meeting

Question 5HardLevel 15

What was the effect of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre on the national movement?

AIt deeply questioned the moral legitimacy of British ruleBCongress endedCIndia became independent immediatelyDSwadeshi Movement stopped

Question 6HardLevel 15

Why was boycott of colonial institutions important in the Non-Cooperation Movement?

AIt challenged the legitimacy of British ruleBIt strengthened the British armyCIt introduced Permanent SettlementDIt restored Company rule

Question 7HardLevel 15

Which priority of Gandhi became clear after withdrawing the movement following Chauri Chaura?

ATreating non-violence as an essential condition of political actionBPrioritising military victoryCSupporting British taxesDClosing Congress

Question 8HardLevel 15

What strategy did the Swaraj Party advocate within Congress?

AEntering councils to obstruct colonial rule from withinBPermanent support to all councilsCJoining British armyDLeaving Congress to form a company

Question 9HardLevel 15

Opposition to the Simon Commission prepared the background for which constitutional document?

ANehru ReportBTreaty of AllahabadCBrahmo Samaj declarationDPermanent Settlement

Question 10HardLevel 15

The main dispute between the Nehru Report and Jinnah's Fourteen Points was related to what?

AMinority rights and separate representationBRailway fareCSati systemDPrincely armies

Question 11HardLevel 15

What was the practical result of adopting Poorna Swaraj at Lahore session 1929?

ADecision to observe Independence Day on 26 January 1930BReturn of Company ruleCStart of Permanent SettlementDWithdrawal of Ilbert Bill

Question 12HardLevel 15

Which feature of salt helped make Salt Satyagraha a mass movement?

AIt was connected with the life of both rich and poorBIt was only a soldiers' itemCIt was used only in foreign tradeDIt was available only in courts

Question 13HardLevel 15

Why was the Gandhi-Irwin Pact criticised?

AIt did not include a condition to stop the sentence of Bhagat Singh and comradesBIt immediately made India a republicCIt restored Company ruleDIt partitioned Bengal

Question 14HardLevel 15

Which provision of the Communal Award was changed by the Poona Pact?

ASeparate electorates for depressed classesBEducational rights for MuslimsCStructure of Railway BoardDRate of Permanent Settlement

Question 15HardLevel 15

Why did the federation proposed in the Government of India Act 1935 not come into practice?

ARequired participation of princely states did not happenBCongress was founded in 1885CRailways began in 1853DSati was banned in 1829

Question 16HardLevel 15

The failure of the Cripps Mission accelerated the path toward which movement?

AQuit India MovementBSwadeshi MovementCHome Rule MovementDSatyashodhak Samaj movement

Question 17HardLevel 15

What was the feature of Quit India Movement after arrest of leaders?

AIt became spontaneous and spread locallyBIt became a government movementCIt continued only in ParliamentDIt remained limited to merchants

Question 18HardLevel 15

Why did the INA trials influence Indian public opinion?

AThey aroused military nationalism and sense of sacrificeBThey started Company ruleCThey restored SatiDThey partitioned Bengal

Question 19HardLevel 15

On which issue did the biggest difficulty of Cabinet Mission Plan appear?

ADifferences over grouping scheme and power of centreBDifference over SatiCDifference over railway speedDDifference over Permanent Settlement rate

Question 20HardLevel 16

What was the most important meaning of the charter granted to the East India Company in 1600?

AThe Company got the right to trade with eastern countriesBThe Company immediately got rule over IndiaCIndia got independenceDThe Mughal Empire ended

Modern Indian History

Quiz this set

Morley-Minto reforms institutionalised which tendency in Indian politics?

Why is the Lucknow Pact important in Congress and Muslim League relations?

Champaran Satyagraha showed which ability of Gandhi in Indian politics?

Opposition to the Rowlatt Act took Gandhi's movement to which level?

What was the effect of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre on the national movement?

Why was boycott of colonial institutions important in the Non-Cooperation Movement?

Which priority of Gandhi became clear after withdrawing the movement following Chauri Chaura?

What strategy did the Swaraj Party advocate within Congress?

Opposition to the Simon Commission prepared the background for which constitutional document?

The main dispute between the Nehru Report and Jinnah's Fourteen Points was related to what?

What was the practical result of adopting Poorna Swaraj at Lahore session 1929?

Which feature of salt helped make Salt Satyagraha a mass movement?

Why was the Gandhi-Irwin Pact criticised?

Which provision of the Communal Award was changed by the Poona Pact?

Why did the federation proposed in the Government of India Act 1935 not come into practice?

The failure of the Cripps Mission accelerated the path toward which movement?

What was the feature of Quit India Movement after arrest of leaders?

Why did the INA trials influence Indian public opinion?

On which issue did the biggest difficulty of Cabinet Mission Plan appear?

What was the most important meaning of the charter granted to the East India Company in 1600?

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Modern Indian History

Quiz this set

Morley-Minto reforms institutionalised which tendency in Indian politics?

Why is the Lucknow Pact important in Congress and Muslim League relations?

Champaran Satyagraha showed which ability of Gandhi in Indian politics?

Opposition to the Rowlatt Act took Gandhi's movement to which level?

What was the effect of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre on the national movement?

Why was boycott of colonial institutions important in the Non-Cooperation Movement?

Which priority of Gandhi became clear after withdrawing the movement following Chauri Chaura?

What strategy did the Swaraj Party advocate within Congress?

Opposition to the Simon Commission prepared the background for which constitutional document?

The main dispute between the Nehru Report and Jinnah's Fourteen Points was related to what?

What was the practical result of adopting Poorna Swaraj at Lahore session 1929?

Which feature of salt helped make Salt Satyagraha a mass movement?

Why was the Gandhi-Irwin Pact criticised?

Which provision of the Communal Award was changed by the Poona Pact?

Why did the federation proposed in the Government of India Act 1935 not come into practice?

The failure of the Cripps Mission accelerated the path toward which movement?

What was the feature of Quit India Movement after arrest of leaders?

Why did the INA trials influence Indian public opinion?

On which issue did the biggest difficulty of Cabinet Mission Plan appear?

What was the most important meaning of the charter granted to the East India Company in 1600?

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