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Indian Independence Movement

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The Indian Independence Movement encompasses the efforts and events that led to India freeing itself from colonial rule. This hub covers key leaders, the Indian National Congress, and major movements like Quit India. Questions on this topic frequently appear in general awareness sections.

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Indian Independence Movement Questions

Multiple choice

Who among the following Indians was the President of the International Court of Justice at Hague?

  1. R. S. Pathak

  2. P. N. Bhagwati

  3. A. N. Mullah

  4. Shree Nagendra Singh
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Dr. Shree Nagendra Singh served as a Judge at the International Court of Justice from 1973-1988 and was elected President of the ICJ for the term 1985-1988. He was a distinguished Indian jurist and diplomat. R.S. Pathak was also an ICJ Judge but did not serve as President. P.N. Bhagwati was Chief Justice of India, and A.N. Mullah (likely referring to Fazl Ali) is not associated with the ICJ presidency.

Multiple choice

In India, the first attempt to estimate the national income was made by

  1. C. Rajagopalachari

  2. Dadabhai Naoroji

  3. Madan Mohan Malviya

  4. Gopal Krishna Gokhale
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

No specific attempts were made for estimating national income in India during the pre-independence era. In 1868, the first attempt was made by Dadabhai Naoroji. He, in his book ‘Poverty and Un-British Rule in India’, estimated Indian per capita annual income at a level of Rs. 20.

Multiple choice

Which of the following persons was largely associated with the promotion of local self-government in India?

  1. Wavell

  2. Minto

  3. Mayo

  4. Ripon
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Lord Ripon, Viceroy of India from 1880-1884, is famously known as the 'Father of Local Self-Government in India' for his landmark Resolution of 1882 that established the framework for local self-government institutions. The Ripon Resolution recommended elected local bodies and laid the foundation for democratic decentralization in India.

Multiple choice

Immediately prior to Rajnath Singh who amongst the following was the President of BJP?

  1. L.K. Advani

  2. Uma Bharati

  3. Pramod Mahajan

  4. Atal Behari Vajpayee

  5. None of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

L.K. Advani is correct. He served as BJP President from 2004 to 2005, immediately before Rajnath Singh took over in 2006. Atal Behari Vajpayee was never BJP President (he was Prime Minister), while Uma Bharati and Pramod Mahajan held other positions but not the presidency immediately before Rajnath Singh.

Multiple choice

Which of the following were members of the SRC in 1953?

  1. Pattabhi Sitarammaiah
  2. Fazal Ali
  3. H. N. Jandratn
  4. N. K. Panikkar

  1. Only 1, 2 and 4

  2. Only 2, 3 and 4

  3. Only 2 and 4

  4. Only 2 and 3
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

After independence, the demand for State reorganization on linguistic basis was raised from different regions. To make an exhaustive study of the problem, the Government of India set up the State Reorganization Commission in 1953, which was headed by Fazal Ali and other members of the commission were Mr. H. N. Kanzru and Mr. K. N. Panikkar. 

Multiple choice

Which commission was appointed by the Janta Party in 1977 to investigate the circumstances that warranted the declaration of emergency in 1975?

  1. Mudgal Commission

  2. Shah Commission

  3. Mohanty Commission

  4. Verma Commission
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The Shah Commission, officially known as the Committee of Inquiry into Emergency Excesses, was constituted in 1977 by the Janata Party government. Headed by former Chief Justice J.C. Shah, it investigated the circumstances and excesses committed during the 1975 Emergency and submitted its report in 1978.

Multiple choice

Who among the following were the members of the Constitution Drafting Committee?

  1. N. M. Rao
  2. D. P. Khaitan
  3. S. M. Saadullah
  4. K. M. Munshi

  1. Only 2 and 3

  2. Only 2 and 4

  3. Only 2, 3 and 4

  4. All of these
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D Correct answer
Explanation

On 29th August 1947, the Drafting Committee was appointed, with Dr. Ambedkar as the Chairman along with six other members, as below:

1. D. P. Khaitan (T. Krishnamachari, after Khaitan's death in 1948)
2. N. Gopalaswami Ayyangar
3. Alladi Krishnaswami Ayyar (a distinguished jurist)
4. K. M. Munshi (a distinguished jurist)
5. Syyed Mohd. Saadulla
6. N. Madhav Rao (in place of B. L. Mitra)  

Multiple choice

Which of the following pairs of Committee of the Constituent Assembly : Chairperson is/are not correctly matched?

 
1. Provincial Constitution Committee Dr. Rajendra Prasad
2. Committee on Fundamental Rights and Minorities Sardar Patel
3. Union Powers Committee Jawaharlal Nehru
4. Rules of Procedure Committee Dr. B. R. Ambedkar

  1. Only 4

  2. Only 1, 2 and 4

  3. Only 1 and 3

  4. Only 1 and 4
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D Correct answer
Explanation

The Constituent Assembly appointed a number of committees to deal with different tasks of constitution making. Out of these, eight were major committees. These are:

 
1. Union Powers Committee Jawaharlal Nehru
2. Union Constitution Committee Jawaharlal Nehru
3. Provincial Constitution Committee Sardar Patel
4. Drafting Committee Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
5. Advisory Commiittee on Fundamental Rights and Minorities Sardar Patel
6. Rules of Procedure Committee Rajendra Prasad
7. States Committee Jawaharlal Nehru
8. Steering Committee Dr. Rajendra Prasad
Multiple choice

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

  1. Bhadruddin Tyabji became the first Muslim President of the Indian National Congress (INC).
  2. George Yule became the first English President of the INC.
  3. Constitution for the INC was adopted in the Madras Session, 1908.

  1. Only 2

  2. Only 2 and 3

  3. Only 1 and 2

  4. All of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Statement 1 is correct: Bhadruddin Tyabji became the first Muslim President of the Indian National Congress (INC) in 1187 at the Madras Session. Statement 2 is correct: George Yule became the first English President of the INC in the Allahabad Session, 1888. Statement 3 is also correct: Constitution for the INC was adopted in the Madras Session, 1908.

Multiple choice

Who among the following leaders of the Indian National Congress were moderate in their ideology?

  1. Feroz Shah Mehta
  2. G.K. Gokhale
  3. Aurbindo Ghosh
  4. Swami Vivekanada

  1. Only 1, 2 and 3

  2. Only 1, 2 and 4

  3. Only 1 and 2

  4. All of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Moderates: A.O. Hume, Dadabhai Nauroji, W. Wedderburn, S.N. Bannerjee, F.S. Mehta, W.C. Bannerjee, G.K. Gokhale. Extremeists: Bal-Pal-Lal, Aurbindo Ghosh, Swami Vivekananda and Dayananda Saraswati.