Quit India Movement, Partition and Independence Multiple Choice Questions
1. Who among the following presided over the meeting of the constituent assembly held on 9th December, 1946?
a. Pandit Jawarlal Nehru
b. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
c. Dr. Rajendra Prasad
d. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Answer: c
2. Which one among the following princely states opted for direct dealing with the constituent assembly in the year 1946, instead of threw the Chamber of the Princess?
a. Baroda
b. Travancore
c. Junagarh
d. Mysore
Answer: a
3. Which one among the following is the correct chronological order of the Freedom Movements of India?
a. Quit India Movement-Non-cooperation Movement-Civil Disobedience Movement
b. Non-cooperation Movement-Civil Disobedience Movement-Quit India Movement
c. Quit India Movement-Civil Disobedience Movement-Non-cooperation Movement
d. Non-cooperation Movement- Quit India Movement-Civil Disobedience Movement
Answer: b
4. The Radcliffe Committee was appointed to?
a. solve the problem of minorities in India
b. give effect to the Independence Bill
c. delimit the boundaries between India and Pakistan
d. Enquire into the riots in East Bengal
Answer: c
5. The first Prime Minister of India in 1947 was appointed by
a. The Governor General
b. The President of India
c. Mahatma Gandhi
d. A committee headed by Dr. Rajendra Prasad
Answer: b
6. 26th October, 1947 is an important day in the India history of because of
a. Maharaja Harisingh’s signing off instrument of accession
b. Ceasefire with Pakistan
c. Merger of Sindh
d. Declaration of war over India by Pakistan
Answer: a
7. Aruna Aasf Ali was associated with which one of the following?
a. Bordoli Satyagraha
b. Quit India Movement
c. Civil Disobedience Movement
d. Khilafat Movement
Answer: b
8. Who was invited by Lord Wavell to form the interim government in 1946?
a. C.Rajagopalachari
b. Sardar Patel
c. Jawarlal Nehru
d. Rajendra Prasad
Answer: c
9. The Cabinet Mission Plan became defunct after
a. The Direction Action Day call by the League
b. The Boycott of the Constituent Assembly by the League
c. The formation of the interim government
d. Attlee’s declaration
Answer: d
10. The C.Rajagopalachari’s formula was an attempt?
a. to arrive at an agreement with the Muslim League on its demand for Pakistan
b. to secure the cooperation of the Muslim League for the formation of the interim government
c. to secure the Muslim League’s support for India’s independence
d. All of the above
Answer: d
11. Quit India Movement was launched in response to?
a. Cabinet Mission Plan
b. Cripps proposals
c. Simon Commission report
d. Wavell plan
Answer: b
12. Which one of the following statements with regard to ‘Direction Action Day’ is correct?
a. Hasan Suhrawardy presided over the ‘Direct Action Day’
b. ‘Direct Action’ took place in Delhi
c. ‘Direct Action Day’ led to the Bihar Riot
d. ‘Direct Action’ was endorsed by the Congress Party
Answer: a
13. In 1943, Muslim League leaders were installed in four provinces. Two of them were in Sindh and NWFP, which were the other two?
a. Punjab and Bengal
b. Assam and Punjab
c. Bengal and Assam
d. Bengal and Uttar Pradesh
Answer: b
14. The Nehru-Liaquat Pact between India and Pakistan was signed in 1950 to resolve the issue of
a. the protection of minorities
b. the accession of princely states
c. the border disputes
d. the problem of refugees
Answer: b
15. With which one of the following movements is the slogan ‘Do or Die’ associated?
a. Swadeshi Movement
b. Non-cooperation Movement
c. Civil Disobedience Movement
d. Quit India Movement
Answer: d
16. India took a very strong anti-West stand during?
a. Suez Canal Crisis
b. Annexation of Goa to India
c. Korean War
d. Belgrade Summit
Answer: a
17. Which one of the following leaders of the Congress was totally in favour of Cabinet Mission plan?
a. Mahatma Gandhi
b. Jawaharlal Nehru
c. Sardar Patel
d. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
Answer: c
18. Who was the Defence Minister of India during the Indo-China War of 1962?
a. R.N. Thapar
b. Jagjivan Ram
c. V.K. Krishna Menon
d. Govind Vallabh Pant
Answer: c
19. Who among the following was the Governor General of India immediately preceding Chakravarthi Rajagopalachari?
a. the Marquess of Linlithgow
b. Lord Mountbatten
c. Lord Wavell
d. Lord Chelmsford
Answer: b
20. Which one of the following observations is not true about the Quit India Movement of 1942?
a. It was a non-violent movement.
b. It was led by Mahatma Gandhi.
c. It was a spontaneous movement.
d. It did not attract the labour class in general.
Answer: a
21. Who of the following was not the member of the Drafting Committee of the Indian Constitution?
a. M. Gopalswami Aiyyangar
b. Alladi Krishanswami Aiyyar
c. K.M. Munshi
d. S.N. Mukherjee
Answer: c
22. Which one of the following is not one of the Commissions and Committee set up to advise on the creation of linguistic states?
a. The Dhar Committee
b. The JVP Committee
c. The States Reorganisation Commission
d. Justice Wanchoo Commission
Answer: d
23. Who among the following was the founder of the Muslim League?
a. Muhammad Ali Jinnah
b. Shaukat Ali
c. Nawab Salimullah
d. Aga Khan
Answer: c
24. As an alternative to partition of India, Gandhiji suggested to Mountbatten that he?
a. postpone granting of independence
b. Invite Jinnah to form the government
c. Invite Nehru and Jinnah to form the government
d. Invite the Army to take over for some time.
Answer: b
25. In which state in India was Panchayati Raj first introduced?
a. Uttar Pradesh
b. Rajasthan
c. Andhra Pradesh
d. Madhya Pradesh
Answer: b
26. Who was the first Foreign Minister of India?
a. V.K. Krishna Menon
b. Sardar Baldev Singh
c. Rafi Ahmed Kidwai
d. Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru
Answer: d
27. Which of the following Muslim leaders was not one of the founding fathers of the All India Muslim League 1906?
a. Muhammad Ali Jinnah
b. Aga Khan
c. Nawab Salimullah of Dacca
d. Nawab Moshin-ul Mulk
Answer: a
28. Who was the first speaker of Indian Parliament?
a. G.V. Mavalankar
b. K.M. Munshi
c. Dr. Rajendra Prasad
d. Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
Answer: a
29. Who drafted the constitution of Muslim League, “The Green Book”?
a. Rehmat Ali
b. Muhammad Iqbal
c. Muhammad Ali Jinnah
d. Maulana Muhammad Ali Jauhar
Answer: c
30. The Indian National Congress agreed in 1947 to the partition of country mainly because?
a. The principle of Two-Nation Theory was then acceptable to them
b. It was imposed by the British Government and the Congress was helpless in this regard.
c. They wanted to avoid large-scale communal riots.
d. India would have otherwise lost the opportunity to obtain freedom
Answer: c
31. Who wrote the book “The Story of the Integration of the Indian States”?
a. B.N. Rao
b. C. Rajagopalachari
c. Krishna Menon
d. V.P. Menon
Answer: d
32. Shortly before the general election in October 1951, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar decided to contest the election of under the banner of?
a. Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party
b. Socialist Party
c. Ram Rajya Parishad
d. Scheduled Castes Federation
.
Answer: d
33. The last opportunity to avoid the partition of India was lost with the rejection of?
a. Cripps Mission
b. Rajagopalachari Formula
c. Cabinet Mission
d. Wavell Plan
Answer: c
34. Who among the following was not a member of Constituent Assembly?
a. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
b. Acharya J.B. Kriplani
c. Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Narayan
d. K.M. Munshi
Answer: c
35. Which one of the following was not one of the French possessions merged with India on 1st November, 1954?
a. Chandranagore
b. Karikal
c. Mahe
d. Yanam
Answer: d
36. ‘The Bhoodan Leader Vinoba Bhave inaugurated the Bhoodan Movement in?
a. Maharashtra
b. Bihar
c. West Bengal
d. Telangana
Answer: a
37. The objective resolution moved by Jawaharlal Nehru in the Constituent Assembly in 13 December, 1946 had been described by K.M. Munshi as?
a. “Solemn pledge by our people”
b. “Horoscope of our Sovereign Democratic Republic”
c. “Framework of the Constitution”
d. “Expression to the aspiration and ideals of the people”
Answer: b
38. After the accession of India States, the rules of many states were appointed as _______ of the states
a. Raja Pramukh
b. Governor
c. Regent
d. Rajya Dhyaksha
Answer: a
39. Which of the following was not included in the August Offer?
a. Expansion of Governor General Council
b. Establishment of a war advisory council
c. The British Government not to accept any Constitution or Government, which did not enjoy the support of the minorities
d. Setting up of a constitution-making body
.
Answer: d
40. Which one of the following statements is correct?
a. The Constituent Assembly of India was elected by the Provincial Assembly in the year 1946
b. Jawaharlal Nehru, M.A. Jinnah and Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel were members of the Constituent Assembly of India
c. The first session of the Constituent Assembly of India was held in January, 1947
d. The Constitution of India was adopted on 26th January, 1950
Answer: a
41. In 1947, Mahatma Gandhi went to fast onto death to
a. compel the Nehru Government to make cash payment of 55 corers to Pakistan
b. compel India and Pakistan to sincerely implement the Inter-dominion Agreement
c. restore communal harmony in the two countries
d. compel the Nehru Government to release the waters of Ravi, Beas and Sutlej to Pakistan
Answer: a
42. With reference to Indian Freedom Struggle, Usha Mehta is well known for?
a. running the Secret Congress Radio in the wake of Quit India Movement
b. participating in the Second Round Table Conference
c. leading a contingent of Indian National Army
d. None of these
Answer: a
43. After the accession of princely states to the Indian Union, which of the following privileges was not grated to their rulers?
a. Privy Purses
b. Possession of palaces for residential purposes
c. Exemption for appearing before a court
d. Flying the National Flag on their building and vehicles
Answer: d
44. Which of the statements is or are correct?
a. Both Congress and Muslim League refused the offer of the Cripps Mission
b. The interim Government formed in 1946 had nominees of the Congress only and not those of the Muslim League
c. Both (a. and (b)
d. only (a)
Answer: d
45. Which of the following statements with regards to Freedom Struggle is or are correct?
a. The British Rule could prevail in India on the basis of the consent or acquiescence of many sections of Indian People.
b. The social basis of the colonial reign was among the zamindars and upper classes
c. Both (a. and (b)
d. None of these
Answer: c
46. Which of the statements is or are correct?
a. Panchsheel was signed between People’s Republic of China and India after the Sino-India War in 1962
b. India and China each supporting in international fora is one of the principles of Panchsheel
c. Both (a. and (b)
d. Neither (a. nor (b)
Answer: c
47. The major disagreement between the Congress and the Muslim League on the Cabinet Mission Plan was that?
a. The Congress felt that the grouping of the provinces was optional, while the League was of the view that it was compulsory.
b. The League felt that the basis of Pakistan was implied in the grouping of provinces.
c. The provinces be given the right to modify the union constitution.
d. The interim government be not formed till it was acceptable to the League
Answer: a
48. The Land Reforms undertaken shortly after India’s Independence comprising of
a. abolition of zamindary, tenancy reforms and Land Ceiling Acts.
b. abolition of zamindary, consolidation of land holding and removal of land intermediaries.
c. distribution of surplus land to landless, Land Ceiling Act and the launching of community development programs.
d. None of these
Answer: a
49. Which of the statements is or are correct?
a. At the time of independence, the Government of India followed the calendar based on Shaka Era
b. The National Calendar commenced on Chaitra 1 Shaka, 1879 corresponding to 22nd March, AD 1957
c. Only (b).
d. Both (a. and (b)
Answer: c
50. Which of the statements is or are correct?
a. The first Governor General was Warren Hastings
b. The first Governor General of free India was Dr. Rajendra Prasad
c. Both (a. and (b)
d. Neither (a. nor (b)
Answer: d
51. At which of the sessions did the Congress officially accept, the socialistic pattern of society?
a. Nagpur Session of 1959
b. Avadi Session of 1955
c. Bombay Session of 1953
d. Calcutta Session of 1957
Answer: b